"Are you out of your mind?" Akaseki glared angrily at Garaga.
"Human, this is unfinished business between me and that salamander! Stay back if you don't want to die!" Garaga snarled.
Akaseki could tell that, in Garaga's eyes, Hanzō seemed to be the Black Salamander King-was that thing's true body its poison sac?
"Fine, fine! When the poison leaves you unable to move, don't come begging!" With that, Akaseki withdrew from the battlefield.
Since Garaga refused to cooperate, he might as well let him keep Hanzō occupied and wear down some of his stamina!
Of course, Akaseki didn't really expect Garaga to accomplish much.
Although Garaga seemed more resistant to poison than ordinary giant snakes, Hanzō's toxins were too powerful. Garaga's movements were already being affected-all Hanzō had to do was stall, and he would win!
Hanzō simply wanted to finish the fight quickly. Otherwise, he could have handled it with even greater ease.
Meanwhile, Hanzō himself was puzzled...
The ninja snakes were one thing. Differences in their nerve conduction systems meant even ordinary snakes were highly resistant to salamander venom. But... why could this Uchiha brat withstand so much of it too?
He had approached Hanzō's battlefield twice, yet seemed completely unaffected...
Under the Great Salamander King's attacks, the giant snake beasts had already lost half their numbers, and many had broken off to fight him. Although the giant salamanders had also suffered heavy losses, there was now little left to hold them in check. So Akaseki went straight to the aid of the other three giant snake beasts...
The ones currently fighting dozens of giant salamanders were a "three-headed giant snake," an "axe-tailed giant snake," and a bizarre "flat giant snake" that looked like a "carpet."
Although they had nothing to fear from ordinary giant salamanders, fighting ten