We were once envied, having walked the roads shrouded in the night...
I can't take it, I really can't take it...
Tell me, why is it all my fault...?
Keep it simple, put it simply...
A deep, mournful song drifted from the cave, a sound so powerful it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it. The voice was so loud that it reached the ears of Naruto and Orochimaru, who had been waiting outside. However, both of them wore strange expressions.
Orochimaru pondered what was wrong with the enormous Garaga inside. Was it sick?
But Naruto knew exactly what Garaga was singing, and his expression turned very strange. "No, is this right?"
If Naruto remembers correctly, this familiar melody is definitely from a modern-day late-night emo prince. Could it be that Garaga is also a time traveler like himself?
This idea was like a spark igniting in a forest; once it started, it was unstoppable.
If Garaga inside really is from another time, then things are getting really interesting. Naruto has already decided to go inside and find out for himself.
Orochimaru saw Naruto walk straight in and quickly followed Naruto.
" Naruto-kun, have you come up with a plan?"
Naruto shook his head and stepped into the cave. He just wanted to further verify his suspicions. As for subduing Garaga? Naruto thought that was Boruto's business, not Naruto. If there were any problems, he should ask Boruto.
Inside the cave, Garaga, still passionately singing, naturally noticed Naruto and Orochimaru entering, but ignored them, continuing to sing its song.
Listening to sad love songs and watching farewell dramas, I suddenly miss you so much...
Naruto's expression turned strange upon hearing this. He seriously suspected that this Garaga had awakened some kind of singing god system, the kind that could increase one's power by singing and even give rewards.
After the song ended, Garaga finally took a closer look at Naruto and Orochimaru. It squinted its eyes and scrutinized the two, feeling that they looked somewhat familiar.
Suddenly, the snake became energetic, looking excitedly at Naruto and Orochimaru standing in front of it.
Clearly, Garaga recognized Naruto and Orochimaru.
A muffled, deep voice came from Garaga's mouth.
"You are Naruto Uzumaki and Orochimaru?"
After hearing this, Naruto and Orochimaru dared not speak anymore, for they hadn't seen anyone tell Garaga their names.
The more Naruto looked at Garaga, the more uneasy he felt. He couldn't believe Garaga wasn't a snake. Orochimaru, on the other hand, simply thought the giant snake seemed to have some strange illness and was already thinking about how to cure it.
While Naruto and Orochimaru were sizing up Garaga, Garaga was also sizing them up, and at the same time, he was feeling quite moved.
"Is this Naruto Uzumaki? The protagonist of this world. And that pale-faced guy next to him, that should be Orochimaru, right? But why are these two together? And why is Naruto in Ryūchi Cave? Shouldn't he be at Mount Myōboku learning Senjutsu from Jiraiya?"
"This script seems off, doesn't it?"
The more Garaga looked at the two, the more uneasy it felt. It sensed something was off about the combination of the two in front of it. Shouldn't it be Jiraiya + Naruto Uzumaki + Mount Myōboku?
How did it become a combination of Orochimaru, Naruto Uzumaki, and Ryūchi Cave?
Garaga was puzzled; this was quite different from the story it had heard as a child.
Garaga Garaga puzzled and confused.
Naruto noticed that Garaga was looking him up and down, and he could see a look of confusion in Garaga's eyes. Although the talking creatures in the Hokage world were all anthropomorphic, Garaga gave Naruto a strange feeling, as if Garaga knew him and Orochimaru. He knew that this big guy would not Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
" Naruto-kun, this giant snake seems to be sick, and quite seriously so."
Just as the two were sizing each other up, Orochimaru, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
When Garaga heard someone say that he was sick, and quite sick at that, he immediately became angry.
"You're the one who's seriously ill, your whole family is seriously ill."
After hearing Garaga's words, Orochimaru was taken aback at first, and then said again:
"Snakes that are seriously ill usually won't admit that they are sick."
Garaga:...
Indeed, Garaga fell silent. It always felt that Orochimaru was the one who was sick. Who would randomly treat people—no, snakes—like this?
Just as Garaga was about to continue cursing, Naruto said something that made Garaga's snake eyes light up.
How are you?
After Naruto spoke those words, Garaga became even more excited. Its entire body twisted with excitement, and its tail swung back and forth uncontrollably, like a propeller.
Its voice trembled with excitement, a hoarse tone carrying a hint of determination as it replied to Naruto:
"I'm fine, thanks."
As Garaga's excited voice rang out, Naruto was now 100% certain that Garaga was definitely someone who had transmigrated just like him. He just didn't know why Garaga had ended up in the body of this snake.
However, all of this was just Naruto's speculation. Garaga just looked at Naruto with excitement, and then nothing more. He just stared blankly at Naruto, leaving Naruto puzzled.
You don't actually think Garaga is from another time, do you?
Naruto and Garaga, one human and one snake, stared at each other for a long time in this stalemate.
Both the man and the snake looked at each other with suspicion. Naruto glanced at Garaga, and Garaga glanced back at Naruto. It already had a guess in its mind: Naruto seemed to be the same kind of guy as its former master.
That's right, the reason why Garaga knows so many things that don't belong to this world, and knows the identities of Naruto and Orochimaru, is because its former master told it.
But its owner only taught it these things, and then disappeared—no, rather than disappearing, it's more accurate to say it perished.
It was only because its former owner transmigrated too early. In that chaotic era of war, without a system, even though he had contracted with the powerful spirit beast Garaga, he still couldn't gain a foothold in this world and ended up with a tragic death.
No one told him that time travelers are not invincible.
After that, Garaga stayed in the Ryūchi Cave, waiting for its master. But even after so long, it still hadn't arrived. In fact, it had already guessed what was going on, but it just didn't want to face it.
"That's all? Loving you alone in the dark alley?"
Garaga:... Hiss hiss hiss
Naruto:???