The White Snake Sage was clearly taken aback that Naruto dared to speak to him like that. However, seeing White Snake Sage's fearless demeanor, Kabuto became suspicious. Could this kid have some particularly powerful trump card? Although what he was doing was a bit excessive, he shouldn't forget that he was the White Snake Sage.
So, where did this brat get the courage to talk to me like that?
The White Snake Sage remained silent, only speculating about Naruto's identity, background, and current strength.
Perhaps it remembered what the old Toad next door had said, or perhaps its conscience hadn't completely disappeared, it gave in to Naruto.
"Kid, what exactly do you want?"
When Naruto heard the White Snake Sage's words, he gave a knowing smile, realizing he'd finally been tricked.
While others might be afraid of this enormous creature, Naruto felt no fear whatsoever. If all else failed, he would simply release Nine-Tails ) and let it touch him.
We can help you, but there are conditions.
When the White Snake Sage heard Naruto say such a thing, he couldn't help but laugh. He never expected that this brat would dare to negotiate with him.
"Hey kid, you don't seem to understand your own position yet."
As the White Snake Sage spoke these words, he exuded a powerful aura. This sudden scene startled Orochimaru, who broke out in a cold sweat and immediately prepared to form a hand Hand Seals to save Naruto.
In contrast, Naruto remained calm when facing the powerful pressure of the White Snake Sage, seemingly not taking the White Snake Sage seriously at all, and simply shouted something to Kurama inside his body.
"Hey~ Kurama, get up and get to work."
Kurama, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, twitched at the corner of his mouth when he heard Naruto's words. So after all that arrogance, in the end, I'm the one who has to clean up your mess?
Although that's what the Kurama thought in its heart, its actions were quite different.
"You wretched little snake, how dare you provoke me!"
The Chakra unique to the Nine-Tails erupted from Naruto's body, instantly surpassing the White Snake Sage's aura. Naruto's sudden action startled the White Snake Sage, who stared at Naruto in disbelief.
I really didn't expect this guy to be the Nine-Tails ' Jinchūriki. You're asking for trouble, you can't take this.
As the White Snake Sage, it knew exactly how the Nine-Tails came to be. The Toad was able to live such a comfortable life because it followed the right person and chose Hagoromo. You know, it had also considered investing in Hagoromo's child, but the other party didn't even look at it.
This put the White Snake Sage in a somewhat awkward position. He hadn't expected to encounter the Nine-Tails again. Coupled with what the Toad had said, the White Snake Sage was now 100% certain that the person before him was the destined one the old Toad had spoken of.
Thinking of this, the White Snake Sage slowly lay back down in his seat, his previous imposing manner completely gone.
"Hmph, brat, state your terms."
When Naruto heard this, he knew that the guy in front of him must have guessed something. Naruto really lived up to his reputation as the protagonist of Shippuden; he was just that useful.
"Hehe, that's easy. Just teach me a few more Senjutsu."
That's it?
"That's it!"
The White Snake Sage hadn't expected Naruto's request to be so simple, and immediately agreed, fearing that if he agreed too late, Naruto might bring up some unreasonable demands later, otherwise it would have no choice but to suffer in silence. "What? You want me to fight the Nine-Tails?"
White Snake Sage: Then let me ask you, what if that old man in Hagoromo comes? Look in my eyes!
Actually, you can't really blame the White Snake Sage. It's mainly because the Sage of Six Paths is too elusive. He was supposed to have ascended to immortality, so why does he keep giving the Shinobi World hints every now and then? Is he trying to prove he's still alive?
"Alright, in that case, I'd like to ask you to help me resolve the issue with Garaga. That guy has been causing trouble in Ryūchi Cave lately, and I hope you can bring back its reverse scale to make it quiet down."
Naruto guessed immediately that he was being asked to deal with Garaga's matter, and said directly:
"Alright, let's find someone to lead the way."
As for Orochimaru, he simply followed behind Naruto without saying a word. Naruto did this in order to gain more leverage to talk to the White Snake Sage.
And so the two arrived at Garaga's territory, led by Tagorihime, who pointed out the cave ahead.
"This is Garaga's territory. It's been making a huge racket lately, it's driving me crazy."
Listening carefully to the sounds inside the cave, it was very quiet. Naruto's expression was a little strange. Could it be that he had arrived too early? Was Garaga's previous master still alive?
Seemingly sensing Naruto's confusion, Tagorihime could only explain to the two of them.
"Sigh, that's because it's quiet during the day, but at night, especially in the early hours of the morning, it starts making a huge racket, howling and ramming into the cave, causing the entire Ryūchi Cave to vibrate."
"Ugh! Do you know how painful it is to be woken up in the middle of the night?"
Looking at Tagorihime, who was frantically tearing at her hair, Naruto was 100% certain that what she said was true, and her state of collapse was not fake.
Under the watchful eyes of Naruto and Orochimaru, Tagorihime crawled away in a dark and twisted manner. This sudden scene left Naruto somewhat amused and exasperated; it seemed that Garaga had been seriously harmed by these people.
The most crucial thing was the way Tianxin Snake Princess escaped just now. I never expected that the usually aloof Snake Princess would be tortured like this.
Let Naruto see what Garaga is up to here.
But when Naruto and Orochimaru entered the cave, their expressions became strange. The main reason was that Garaga was unusually quiet and seemed to be sleeping, not waking up at all because of Orochimaru and Naruto's sudden intrusion.
Naruto's expression was a bit strange. Logically speaking, such a huge creature should have a strong sense of territory.
" Aunt Snake, what do you think?"
Orochimaru shrugged, indicating that he didn't know what was going on either. The two of them had also spotted Garaga, but the guy was fast asleep.
"How about we take a look tonight?"
Orochimaru could only agree with Naruto's words. For some reason, he felt that the White Snake Sage was hiding something from them. Logically speaking, the White Snake Sage should have been able to subdue Garaga with a flick of his finger. Could there be a trick involved?
Even Naruto had this feeling, so the two decided to investigate further that night to see what Garaga had done to get the White Snake Sage to seek help from outsiders, and what the White Snake Sage was really up to.