The two of them looked at the pile of mangled flesh before them.
"These toads are interesting. They're clearly so fragile, yet they can reach this level with Sage Jutsu. Too bad the other one got away."
Naruto's voice was ice-cold.
He had killed Sage Fukasaku, but he was genuinely surprised by the toad's strength.
Powerful taijutsu, astonishing speed, coupled with absurd sound-based genjutsu.
If not for the fact that both he and Hiruko could ignore sound-based genjutsu, they would have been dragged into a hard fight.
"No matter how far it runs, it's only temporary. We can start planning an attack on Mount Myōboku. Let's make this clear first: I want the Great Toad Sage's corpse. Everything else is yours," Hiruko said.
"Whatever." Naruto shot Hiruko a disdainful glance.
Hiruko noticed, but merely let out a low chuckle, unconcerned.
He had now mastered the Earth Sage Jutsu of the Ryūchi Cave lineage. If he could obtain Mount Myōboku's Sage Jutsu system, his strength would soar once again.
This must be what that guy wants me to do. Does he want to use me as an experiment? Hiruko thought, recalling how Genitsu had forced him to use the Chimera Technique to fuse with the White Snake Sage's corpse.
Hiruko understood his own position very well. In Genitsu's eyes, he was nothing more than a cheap test subject. The moment he lost his usefulness, he would be disposed of immediately.
I wonder when I'll finally be able to purge the cells he left inside me. If I don't, I have no way to survive. Hiruko gritted his teeth in secret.
Before long, a White Zetsu hurried over, staring curiously as it tried to guess what had happened.
But Naruto took a step forward and stomped on White Zetsu's head, grinding it