So much so that Orochimaru had been forced to bring Manda in to fight that God of Shinobi alongside him.
Manda had been gravely wounded in that battle and had spent a long time recuperating in Ryūchi Cave before recovering.
Manda deeply hated Hashirama Senju for injuring him.
But he hated Orochimaru, who had summoned him before Hashirama Senju, even more!
If that cold-blooded bastard Orochimaru hadn't summoned him to withstand Hashirama Senju's [Nativity of a World of Trees] head-on-
How could Manda have been hurt so badly!
"Heh heh..."
Orochimaru chuckled, ignoring Manda's icy attitude. He was even in the mood to offer a compliment.
"Well, you are my strongest summoning beast, aren't you?"
Manda had always treated Orochimaru terribly.
Among the current successors of the Three Great Sage Lands-
The relationship between the Katsuyu Sage of Shikkotsu Forest and Princess Tsunade needed no explanation.
The vast Shikkotsu Forest seemed to be home to countless slugs.
But in reality, every little slug was a miniature clone of the Katsuyu Sage.
Only when all the slugs in Shikkotsu Forest gathered together did they form the complete Katsuyu Sage.
In other words.
Every Katsuyu that Princess Tsunade summoned was actually the Katsuyu Sage herself!
Yet even so.
Whenever the Katsuyu Sage addressed Princess Tsunade, she would respectfully call her "Lady Tsunade."
The toads of Mount Myōboku also had a harmonious relationship with Jiraiya.
Although there were "bosses" among them like Gamabunta.
On the whole, Gamabunta still obeyed Jiraiya's orders.
The other toads of Mount Myōboku respected Jiraiya as well.
Manda alone was different.
The relationship between Orochimaru and Manda was like that between an employer and a mercenary.
Every time Orochimaru summoned Manda.
Once the matter was over.
Manda would demand "payment" from Orochimaru-most often in the form of "food."
Or