Talked Him into Submission

"No matter what you say, I will never trust humans! Trust is meant to be betrayed. Don't waste your time; you're too weak for me to submit to!"

Garaga said coldly.

"I think you're asking for a beating?" Kushina heard Garaga underestimate Shiraha, so she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to reason with him.

Shiraha stopped Kushina and chuckled, "Garaga, are you scared?"

"What did you say?!" Garaga's voice was filled with anger.

"Then why don't you dare? You're still stuck in the pain of the past, unwilling to move on. You're afraid your thinking is wrong, otherwise you could stay by my side and see for yourself whether I'm the kind of person you think I am. For you, this is just an experiment in your long life, so why don't you dare?"

Shiraha countered with a question.

Garaga fell silent.

"If you don't dare, then forget I said anything. Removing your Reverse Scale and restoring your sanity is also beneficial to you. Let's leave it at that." Shiraha sighed, "Kushina, Aoda, let's go!"

Shiraha hadn't taken more than a few steps when Garaga suddenly spoke up:

"Etc!"

"What? You've changed your mind?" Shiraha asked calmly.

"You're too weak! That brat next to you is capable, I'm willing to give her a chance!" Garaga's tone was full of pride. "I can sign a temporary targeted Summoning Contract with her."

Shiraha: "."

MMP!

It was clearly his master-level [Flash] that made the difference, okay? Besides, he came from a commoner background, was a 16-year-old Third-Class Apprentice, and had the combat strength of Elite Jonin. Where was he weak?! Even if he had the "Book of the Ancient Warlock," his current strength was acquired step by step through learning and training. It wasn't like he woke up one day and suddenly became like this. Besides, he doesn't have the Kurama cheat!

"Shiraha, can I?" Kushina was completely bewildered. She hadn't expected that after beating up Garaga, he would actually take a liking to her.

"As you wish." Shiraha naturally wouldn't object. A targeted summoning Summoning Contract is a contract that can only summon one specific Summoning Beast. It's like Kushina and Garaga signed a contract separately, but not with the snake clan of Ryūchi Cave. This is a rare type of contract.

Anyway, it doesn't make much difference whether you're with Kushina or him.

"It's malicious!"

Inside the Sealing Space, the Kurama suddenly spoke.

Kushina was taken aback by what she heard. It was obvious that Garaga had been 'persuaded' by Shiraha. How could it have any ill intentions? Could it be that it was so cunning that it even deceived Shiraha?

Seeing that Kushina was in a daze, Shiraha asked, "What's wrong, Kushina?"

Kushina used Chakra to communicate telepathically with Shiraha: [Kurama said Garaga has malicious intent.]

[Malicious?] Shiraha raised an eyebrow. This Garaga looks just as easy to fool as the Kurama. Does he even know how to cheat?

Let me try it first.

As he spoke, Shiraha took out a Blank Scroll from his pocket, inscribed a spell on it, and then handed it to Kushina.

Kushina took the scroll, bit her finger, and pressed her handprint onto the scroll.

Then, he threw the scroll at Garaga.

Garaga offered no resistance, allowing the scroll to adhere to its body.

Contract complete!

Shiraha: [Didn't Kurama say that Garaga had malicious intentions?]

Kushina: [Yeah, that's what they said.]

"What's going on?" Kushina asked in her mind.

"This might be because Mito's seal was too strong, causing my perception to be flawed, right? Damn Mito!" Kurama cursed, clearly lacking confidence, before closing her eyes. "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."

Kushina: "?"

Shiraha: [What happened?]

[Kurama said it might be perceiving incorrectly, but its perception was fine at the beginning, wasn't it?] Kushina was also somewhat puzzled.

Shiraha's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly realized what was going on. He pressed on, asking, "[When I left just now, Garaga woke up and pretended to be asleep. Kurama said it had malicious intent. Before you made your move, did you say anything strange to Kurama?]"

[Strange words? I didn't say anything. I just said that Garaga is really tough. If he could be like Aoda, I would definitely like him. That's all.]

I understand!

What do you understand?

"It's nothing," Shiraha said with a smile, remaining silent.

Good heavens!

That Kurama guy is even lying about military intelligence, and he's getting all jealous here!

It's probably because it's afraid Garaga will compete with it for affection.

If he had come back any later, Garaga would probably have been wrongfully killed!

Shiraha turned to Garaga and said, "Garaga, now that the contract is complete, we won't bother you any longer. Just watch, Kushina won't let you down."

"Hmph!" Garaga snorted coldly, "That's not necessarily true. I won't let my guard down just because of a few words from you."

After saying that, Garaga quickly moved to leave.

"Wait!" Shiraha called out to it.

"What are you doing now?"

Garaga said impatiently.

Shiraha pointed to the puddle of bluish-black liquid on the grass. "If you don't want that saliva anymore, can I take it with me?"

"Whatever, don't ask me about such trivial matters!"

Kushina watched Garaga's retreating figure and waved, calling out, "Garaga, goodbye! I'll come find you again next time!"

"Stop nagging, it's so annoying!" Garaga cursed as he left.

Shiraha looked at Kushina with envy. This girl is the perfect counter to tsundere! If Garaga hadn't been tricked by them, the outcome of a direct battle would have been uncertain. It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious of a Kage Level Summoning Beast.

But since they were all on his side, he didn't hold it against them.

Anyway, Aoda is also very good. She's obedient and not arrogant. With proper training, she won't be any worse than Garaga in the future.

With that in mind, Shiraha decided to collect the bluish-black liquid.

The tips of the weeds that had been stained with the liquid had turned to stone.

"That's truly a powerful ability!"

Shiraha sighed inwardly; he dared not use his hands to do that.

Garaga's Petrification Secret Technique likely involves abilities related to curses and negative energy. If analyzed, it might be able to be utilized.

Even if you can't learn it, it's still excellent for making offensive Demonic items to ambush people.

"*****" Shiraha took out a special Vessel, then silently recited a spell, activating "Shadow Touch".

A large, jet-black hand emerged from the shadow beneath his feet, scooped up the remaining blue-black liquid, and placed it into a specially designed Vessel.

"Aoda, I'm going back now. I'll come find you again next time, and I'll have something good for you then!" After putting away the Vessel, Shiraha bid farewell to the Aoda with satisfaction.

"Yes, goodbye, Shiraha." The Aoda's voice was still deep and magnetic.

Bang!

Shiraha took out the Summoning Scroll, and together with Kushina, they turned into smoke and disappeared, leaving Ryūchi Cave.

The next second, the two appeared at Shiraha's house.

"This trip was incredibly profitable!"

Shiraha mentally calculated the gains from this trip and couldn't help but beam with joy.

After Kushina subdued Garaga, she was not only able to provide him with a super-strong cell sample, but also with the blood he needed to cultivate "Crimson Dragon Calamity" and advance to the Great Knight level.

Both Garaga's petrification skill and "Dragon Transformation Grass" are very worthy of research.

Although the Aoda said that the "Dragon Transformation Grass" was not suitable for human consumption, it might be possible to make it into a special medicine through experimentation and cultivation.

There's still a long way to go before I can be promoted to "Spirit Summoning Warlock".

First, he can advance to the Great Knight by using Garaga's blood, and then learn the strongest burst skill of "Crimson Dragon Calamity," "Crimson Dragon Armor." At that time, he should have the combat power of Kage Level. It's hard to say whether he can fight against the current Five Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, but he should have no problem dealing with normal Kage Level opponents.

Even if another Ninja World War breaks out, Kage Level fighter is more than enough to save their lives.

Moreover, Kushina also has the Kurama as a super power-up, and she has also been promoted to Great Knight. It's unknown how much her combat power will increase.

In any case, Shiraha is just a decent medical Chunin on the surface, and he is not needed to charge into battle.

We're going to be busy again!

PS: Garaga in the original work has this personality; he's as arrogant as Kurama and not very smart.