Because the ground was covered in wet slime, Jiraiya slipped and fell. Orochimaru and Hatake Sakumo, however, remained standing steadily.
Seeing the enormous Slug Sage, Orochimaru had been mentally prepared, but Hatake Sakumo looked somewhat dazed. He had seen many summoned beasts before, but this was the first time he had seen one this large.
"Hello, Slug Sage."
Jingyi raised a hand and greeted the Slug Sage.
"Hello, Little Jingyi."
The Slug Sage lowered its enormous head slightly, and the surrounding light immediately dimmed, as though something had blocked out the sky.
"So huge. Bigger than the toads of Mount Myoboku."
Jiraiya instinctively gestured with his hands. There were quite a few massive toads on Mount Myoboku, but compared to the Slug Sage, they were nothing.
Orochimaru felt the same way.
The snakes of Ryūchi Cave were merely slightly larger little snakes before the Slug Sage.
After exchanging greetings, Jingyi explained why they had come.
"Slug Sage, I would like you to test whether they have the talent to learn Senjutsu. The testing process can be a little longer."
"????"
There was such a strange request?
The straightforward Slug Sage assumed this was a request made by Orochimaru and the others themselves.
The testing process could be a little longer?
Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo had not yet understood, but Orochimaru's expression changed. He sensed that something bad was about to happen.
The next second, the enormous Slug Sage lowered its head and swallowed all three of them in one gulp.
Jingyi had once enjoyed this treatment himself. The three of them got to experience it as well, and for much longer, since the guests had specifically requested it.
As the Slug Sage, it did not really understand how to refuse others, so it could only satisfy its guests' request.
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