The moment those words were spoken, the scene fell into an extremely awkward situation.
Uchiha Yuu had already prepared a dose of poisonous pep talk and was about to force-feed it to Black Snake, only to discover that the newly awakened Black Snake had immediately understood its duty: to serve as a giant meat shield.
"Am I really that heartless? Of course I summoned you to be my muscle. That's your actual job. You're only a meat shield when I run into danger and need you to take a hit for me."
After saying that without the slightest shame, Uchiha Yuu stepped beside him. At the same time, Black Snake stared westward as if facing a great enemy. A cloud of smoke had appeared there, and Gamabunta emerged with twin blades in hand and a pipe clenched in his mouth, glaring fiercely at Black Snake.
The two nearly attacked at the same time. Fortunately, Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Yuu stopped them at the critical moment, or a truly absurd scene would have unfolded.
"Stop! He's an ally we called in. Your battlefield is to the east. You two are not to see each other."
Instantly appearing atop Black Snake's head, Uchiha Yuu spoke with an unyielding command in his voice. Sometimes, the masters of summoned beasts worked together, and the beasts had to temporarily set aside their hatred. Of course, secretly tripping each other up was perfectly normal.
That was exactly the situation now. Gamabunta and Black Snake were sworn enemies, but under the intervention of their respective summoners, they began carrying out their duties and dealing with the enemy.
"Uchiha Yuu, your behavior is getting more outrageous every time. You actually made me cooperate with my mortal enemy. Before, it was physical torment. Now it's mental torment."
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