"This is Mount Myōboku. Isn't it normal for toads to talk?"
"Don't Kakashi's dogs talk too?"
"What a fuss!"
Jiraiya glared at Naruto. He had not expected Naruto to make such a fuss, and he was very dissatisfied.
More importantly,
this could very well make the Great Toad Sage unhappy.
He had been planning to arrange a Summoning Beast for Naruto. If he provoked these toads' displeasure, it would be more trouble than it was worth.
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
Naruto nodded, though he still struggled to climb onto the toad's back.
"Kid, make sure you stand steady!" The Great Toad beneath him snorted, then hopped toward the hall ahead.
Along the way,
he saw other toads watching them as well, their eyes filled with wariness.
It was obvious that they were displeased by Xuanyu, an uninvited guest.
However, Xuanyu showed no reaction to the hostility of these toads. After all, he had come this time to find Toad Maru and to learn Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode.
As for hostility?
If these toads really dared to fight him, then they should not blame him for being merciless and teaching them a lesson.
And so,
they continued onward and soon arrived at the hall.
To show respect, Xuanyu got down before entering the hall, and those behind him also leaped off the Great Toad's body.
At that moment,
everyone could not help but marvel at the magnificent palace before them.
It had to be said that the palace was enormous and luxurious.
Xuanyu took a deep breath and stepped inside. Since the hall was so vast, every step Qin Yu took carried him dozens of meters forward. In only a few steps, he had reached the innermost part of the hall.
"Damn it, wait for me!"
Naruto cried out