"Loving you, walking alone through dark alleys?"
Garaga remained silent...
Naruto remained silent, staring at Garaga in disbelief. Didn't it know about this thing?
So Naruto had no choice but to keep trying.
"Odd changes, even remains the same."
Garaga:... Hiss hiss hiss.
"Imperial Jade Liquor?"
"One hundred and eighty cups?"
Naruto looked up in confusion, seeing Garaga's eyes gradually clearing, and continued to ask:
"Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger?"
Garaga:... Hiss hiss hiss.
Naruto fell even more silent now. Why did you have to be so selective with your code words?
Naruto stared at Garaga in front of him, wondering to himself, "What's going on with this guy? Did he come from another world?"
Because Garaga's reaction was so strange, Naruto began to doubt his earlier judgment. He now seriously doubted that Garaga was a real time traveler.
As for Orochimaru, he was completely bewildered when Naruto spoke English, having no idea what Naruto and Garaga, the snake and the human, were doing.
" Naruto-kun, what... what are you doing?"
Naruto remained silent for a moment. He was now 80-90% certain that Garaga in front of him was not a true transmigrator; he really didn't seem like one.
"It's nothing, Aunt Snake, I just think this Garaga is acting strange."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up when he heard Naruto say the same thing. "See? I told you Garaga was sick. Even Naruto-kun could tell that something was wrong with Garaga."
Garaga didn't care about the two people's reactions at all. All it wanted to know was whether this guy named Naruto Uzumaki really came from the same place as its master.
" Uzumaki... Naruto, right?"
Seeing Garaga suddenly approach, Naruto instinctively took a step back.
Seeing this, Garaga quickly comforted her:
"Don't be afraid, I just want to ask you some questions. Come with me."
After speaking, Garaga left without waiting for Naruto's agreement. He even stopped some distance away and waited for Naruto. Naruto could only look at Orochimaru apologetically.
"Well, Aunt Snake, shall I go ahead for a bit?"
Although Orochimaru was surprised that Garaga was being so affectionate with Naruto, he nodded and didn't ask any questions, quietly waiting for Naruto to return.
On the other side, Naruto followed Garaga to the depths of the cave, where Garaga had already coiled himself up and was quietly watching Naruto.
Naruto was puzzled by Garaga's unusual reaction. Garaga was known to be quite irritable when he first appeared in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, so why was this Garaga so calm?
"I know you're curious how I know those things. Actually, it's all related to my master."
"Ha?"
Naruto was just about to use a trick to find out the reason for Garaga's previous reactions, but Shinja just told him himself.
"Master? That makes sense then."
If that's the case, Naruto can understand why Garaga could only understand a small portion of his cipher. The question now is, where is the master Shinja spoke of?
"And where is your master?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Garaga became visibly depressed.
"Master, he..."
Garaga didn't speak, but simply lowered his head.
Naruto understood. It seemed that not all transmigrators were as lucky as him. A hint of pity appeared in his eyes. It seemed that the master of Garaga had already disappeared from the Shinobi World.
"Well."
At this moment Naruto didn't know how to comfort Garaga, especially since Garaga was a loyal and righteous creature. Naruto was at a loss for words. Should he lie to it and say that its master was still alive?
Garaga wasn't stupid; how could he not know that if his master hadn't come to find him for so long, he was most likely already dead?
"You must be from the same place as my master."
"Um."
Upon hearing Naruto's affirmative answer, Garaga's eyes lit up again, and it twisted its body, unable to hide its excitement.
"Um, could you help me find my owner?"
Upon hearing Garaga's request, Naruto's expression was as distressed as the old man on the subway. Go find your master? Where are you going to find him?
Seemingly sensing Naruto's predicament, Garaga continued to plead:
"That's right, if you could go back to that world, I hope you could help me find my master."
Naruto fell silent again. He had no idea how to get back, which meant he was also trapped in the Hokage world. As for Garaga's master, he was probably already dead in this Shinobi World. However, looking at Garaga's condition, Naruto couldn't bear to hurt it, so he reluctantly agreed.
"Okay, if there's a chance, I hope you'll remember your promise from today."
After Garaga finished speaking, he lowered his head.
Naruto hadn't expected to so easily calm Garaga down. He instinctively reached out and touched Garaga's large head. The cool sensation of the snake's scales against his palm felt surprisingly pleasant. Had he become a Naruto -petting man?
"Then, can you tell me why the White Snake Sage and the others wanted me to deal with you?"
"To deal with me?"
Garaga was puzzled for a moment, but quickly understood and explained to Naruto with a smile.
"Sigh, I can't help it. Every night, my mood gets really bad. I feel a sadness weighing on my heart, making me feel so uncomfortable. So, the only way I can relieve my emotions is by singing the songs my former masters taught me."
"Hiss."
Upon hearing this, Naruto stared at Garaga in disbelief.
What do you mean?
You always pretend to be nonchalant and cheerful during the day, but when night falls, you become very sad and upset? (In short: a hypocrite?)
Naruto raised an eyebrow at this thought.
But he hadn't forgotten his mission, and could only offer the following advice:
"Um, could you please be quieter tonight and stop singing?"
Although Garaga didn't quite understand, he remembered what Naruto had promised him earlier, so he nodded, indicating that he would try his best to restrain himself.
Then Naruto saw Garaga spit out a scroll from his mouth.
Naruto immediately understood this behavior; they wanted to sign Summoning Contract with him. Although he had quite a few summoning beasts, he didn't want more. What was there to leave for Boruto? Get this straight, this is Shippuden.
After opening the scroll, Naruto saw the name of the person from before, the one who, like himself, was also a transmigrator.
"Does Yoshinari Yoshikazu?"
Naruto had no recollection of such a name; perhaps he was a very unassuming guy.
When Naruto came out, he saw Orochimaru still waiting for him in the same spot.
"Let's go, Aunt Snake."
"Have all the problems been resolved?"
"Yes, Summoning Contract has been signed."