Kurama: Those Words Sound Familiar

The Aoda lowered its head, and Shiraha jumped onto it.

The man and the snake quickly headed deeper into the forest.

Kushina stayed where she was, standing next to Garaga's head and watching it.

If Garaga continues to act strangely after waking up, then Kushina will have no choice but to punch it again.

"This Garaga's territory is really big! It's almost as big as two Training Ground in Konoha." Shiraha sat on the head of the Aoda. As the Aoda swam at high speed, the scenery on both sides rushed past. Garaga's territory was much larger than he had imagined.

A few minutes later, the Aoda stopped in front of a huge cave.

At the edge of the cave, blue and white plants grew, emitting a strange Energy Field.

The Energy Particles here are unusually active.

"Now that we've reached Shiraha, this is the ' Dragon Transformation Grass.'" The Aoda leaned forward, lowered its head, and presented Shiraha to the "Dragon Transformation Grass."

Shiraha activated "Eye of Truth" and then enhanced his perception with "Sixth Sense".

However, due to insufficient data on "Dragon Transformation Grass", more information could not be obtained.

As his perception expanded, he discovered that the entire cave was radiating the same Energy Field.

"Is this all ' Dragon Transformation Grass '?"

Shiraha looked surprised; there were far too many.

"Aoda, as agreed, you can take any of the ' Dragon Transformation Grass ' here."

After confirming there was no danger, Shiraha took out several large glass jars, pulled up more than a dozen "Dragon Transformation Grass" plants along with their roots, put them into the jars, and sealed them.

"I only need a little bit," the Aoda replied, and without any hesitation, it lowered its head and opened its mouth towards the "Dragon Transformation Grass" below.

However, it was rather refined in its actions, eating less than a hundred plants before spitting out the soil.

Given the size of the Aoda, if it opened its mouth wide, one bite could probably scoop up more than ten tons of soil outside the cave.

"What an elegant snake," Shiraha thought to himself. The Aoda was the most gentle snake he had ever seen, and it was also very reasonable, which suited his taste.

"Shiraha, I'm full. Eating too much is hard to digest." The "Dragon Transformation Grass" that the Aoda ate was probably less than one percent of the vast amount outside the cave, while there was much more inside the cave.

"Hmm." Shiraha nodded, then suddenly had an idea and asked, "Aoda, do you snakes have any special methods for absorbing Natural Energy?"

"Special methods? Whether it's a large snake like myself or the most ordinary snake, all snakes in Ryūchi Cave are born with the ability to absorb Natural Energy. Aside from sleeping, only eating can rapidly increase Chakra, and finally, consuming ' Dragon Transformation Grass '. I'm not sure about the others; perhaps the White Snake Sage and the three goddesses know some secrets."

Aoda explained, not making any definitive statements.

"The White Snake Sage and the Three Great Princesses?" Shiraha fell into deep thought.

"Even if there were other methods, they probably wouldn't be suitable for humans. Unless you learn our Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu and partially transform your body into a snake, you might be able to enhance your Senjutsu Chakra by consuming ' Dragon Transformation Grass.'"

Aoda added.

"Then let's forget about it, it's too dangerous!" Shiraha shook his head. He remained wary of the White Snake Sage and the Three Great Princesses. The cultivation method the White Snake Sage mentioned was too bizarre and too dangerous.

The Aoda said, "Indeed, humans who fail in their cultivation usually turn completely into snakes. However, before they can become snakes, their Chakra is drained by the three goddesses, causing them to die."

Do you pat it dry?

She really is a beautiful snake!

Shiraha felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of that scene.

"Let's go back and see if Garaga has woken up!" Shiraha glanced around the cave, then jumped onto the Aoda's head, signaling it to return the way it came.

"Yes!"

The Aoda quickly turned back the way it came.

A few minutes later, Shiraha returned to Kushina's side.

Garaga remained motionless on the ground, like a dead snake, but his posture was different from when he left, as if he had moved.

"Kushina, did Garaga wake up just now?" Shiraha asked.

"Hmm." Kushina nodded. "It was awake but still pretending to be asleep. Kurama said it was hostile to me, so I punched it again and made it really 'sleep'."

Shiraha: "."

Kurama ' malicious 'radar' is too unfair!

Fortunately, when Shiraha first tricked it, he didn't have any ill intentions, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to make it reconcile with Kushina so quickly.

It now seems that what Kurama can sense is malice that endangers personal safety, not normal banter or deception.

"It seems that even without its Reverse Scale, Garaga's temper isn't so good." Shiraha sized up Garaga's massive body. "Let's wake it up first."

With that, Shiraha jumped onto Garaga's head and began to use gentle Yang Release Chakra to heal him.

Upon sensing a significant fluctuation in the Chakra within Garaga's body, Shiraha quickly jumped off its head and pulled Kushina back.

"Ouch! That hurts! Who are you people?!" Garaga swayed as he propped himself up, shaking his head violently. His eyes had lost their previous ferocity, but his expression towards Shiraha and Kushina was still full of anger.

But that's normal. Anyone who's sleeping soundly at home would be in a bad mood if they got beaten up by an intruder.

At this moment, Garaga looked at Kushina with a hint of fear in his eyes.

After losing its Reverse Scale, it no longer had the same insane killing intent in its eyes as before.

"Sorry for beating you up, mainly because you attacked us first. Actually, we came here to save you."

Shiraha explained without changing his expression.

"Save me?! Human, what nonsense are you spouting?! Don't you want to kill me?" Garaga roared.

Shiraha said, "If I wanted to kill you, would you still be able to talk to me now? I heard from the Aoda that you hate humans and have been living in hatred, so I wanted to help you."

"Help me? You ninjas are the most cunning creatures, you can't believe a single word you say! I lost my right eye because I trusted you!" Garaga became more and more agitated as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Shiraha's heart stirred, and he roughly came up with an idea. He then affirmed, "Indeed, being betrayed by someone you trust is the most painful thing in the world."

But you're so capable, you must have trusted your previous partner implicitly, willing to entrust your life to him, which is why you were betrayed and lost your right eye, right?

Shiraha's words reminded Garaga of the days when he fought alongside the contractor. Unfortunately, the more he trusted him back then, the more he hated humanity after being betrayed.

Seeing Garaga fall silent, Shiraha pressed his advantage and continued:

"You can't condemn all humanity because of the mistake of the last companion!"

Whether it's humans or snakes, there are good and bad.

Everyone hopes to exchange sincerity for sincerity.

"I won't fall for that again!" Garaga said coldly.

Shiraha smiled and said, "I told you, I'm here to help you."

See, isn't the Aoda a perfect example?

It knew that coming with me to take your Reverse Scale might be life-threatening, but it still came.

Moreover, it doesn't back down at crucial moments. Isn't that trust?

Among snakes, if Manda comes with me, I'd be lucky if it didn't backstab me.

Therefore, there is no difference between humans and snakes.

"?" The Kurama in the Sealing Space raised its head slightly, a look of doubt flashing in its eyes. These words sounded familiar, as if it had been heard before.