"I'm afraid that won't work... With Garaga's temper... Tagitsuhime is holding him back right now. Otherwise, Garaga would've already come to where you live."
"Naruto, just go fight him. Once you beat him up, he'll behave. Otherwise, if Garaga starts making a fuss, there'll be no end to it. Even the White Snake Sage can't do anything about him." Ichikishimahime appeared behind Naruto and wrapped her arms around her neck. Naruto suggested a way to solve all the problems at once, but Tagohime and Ichikishimahime naturally rejected it.
"Garaga wasn't like this before. He was always hot-tempered, but not this insane." Tagohime recalled what Garaga used to be like, then thought of how he was now and sighed.
"Does it have something to do with his eye?" Naruto guessed. Garaga hated humans so much; it was probably connected to the eye he had lost. Had he been hurt by a human he trusted?
"Yes. Garaga used to be a human's Summoning Beast. He often told the snakes in the Great Snake Nest about his experiences fighting alongside that human. Then later... he came back with one eye blinded. His temperament changed drastically, and he became extremely hostile toward humans."
Ichikishimahime recalled those old days. Back then, Garaga had told her about his experiences fighting alongside that human. She had once envied him and even considered finding a human to sign a summoning contract with. But after Garaga lost his eye and changed completely, she abandoned that unrealistic idea. It was better to honestly serve as Ryūchi Cave's examiner for those who wished to meet the White Snake Sage. There was no need to fight for others.
"I heard Garaga was betrayed by the human he trusted... That human was the one who injured his eye."
"So that's why. No wonder