Seeing they had no intention of staying, Takumi's voice reached Gamabunta's ears
"Hey, aren't you going to stay and help me?"
"Of course not! We don't have a contract with you, why should we help you!"
"Oh? Then I'm afraid I'll have to think of a way to make you help me."
Takumi's tone was filled with an inexplicable meaning.
There's a hint of mischief, and also a hint of anticipation.
Gamabunta felt an inexplicable tightness in his heart, like a bad premonition growing.
"I told you, we won't help someone without a contract. Nothing you say will change that!"
"If we don't go save Jiraiya soon, he'll be beaten to death!"
Gamabunta repeated his answer.
It's not that they can't help, it's that they don't want to!
Who the hell wants to fight a Biju?!
That's no joke.
"Alright then."
A playful smile appeared on Takumi's lips.
He then jumped away from Gamabunta's shoulder and, while in mid-air, swiftly formed hand seals and extended his hand towards an empty area.
"Summoning Technique!"
Poof!
Accompanied by thick smoke that appeared and dispersed.
An even more massive, aged giant toad wearing a large, conical hat appeared.
Seeing this toad, Gamabunta and the others instantly opened their mouths wide, their faces frozen in stupefaction, as if they'd seen a ghost!
Because,
This time, what Takumi had summoned was none other than the boss of Mount Myoboku, the Great Toad Sage!
"G-G-Great... Great Toad Sage?!!!"
All the toads were dumbstruck!
"This... this can't be!"
"It's actually the Great Toad Sage!?"
"Am I seeing things?!"
Not just the three toads, on the ground, the group of young Shinobi were also staring in shock.
"Hey! What's up with that giant toad! It looks so old!"
"Yeah! It looks like it's about to die!"
"Holy crap! Takumi summoned another toad! And it seems like it's the leader of those other toads!"
The young Shinobi naturally didn't understand the status of the Great Toad Sage.
But Konan beside them was different.
'The Great Toad Sage? Could it be the legendary Great Sage who rules Mount Myoboku?'
Konan's fingers trembled slightly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.
The Great Toad Sage...
This is no ordinary summoned beast!
Among summoned beasts, it's like a god-like existence!
And Takumi actually summoned it now!
What on earth is his origin!
"Oh my god! Isn't that the Great Toad Sage?!"
…
In the forest.
Having dealt with the Sunagakure's Shinobi, Jiraiya, who had noticed Gamabunta's figure, happened to arrive.
Then he was shocked to discover that the Great Toad Sage had been summoned!
Not only him, but Tsunade, who appeared alongside him, was equally shocked!
"This is the Great Toad Sage?"
"What's going on! How did even he get brought here!"
It was Tsunade's first time seeing the Great Toad Sage.
It shocked her deeply.
They, the Sannin, might summon huge summoned beasts, but when they signed the contracts, the other party was also small.
It's just that the contract has remained unbroken for decades, so they grew bigger.
But the Great Toad Sage...
Jiraiya, who had been to Mount Myoboku, knew best.
That's not a summoned beast!
It's a Sage!
A deity!
And it was summoned over!
At this moment-
At the center of the battlefield.
The Great Toad Sage was still fast asleep.
It was extremely old and had become very senile, often forgetting things.
However, its power was also immense, though it hadn't fought in a very long time.
"So, what's your answer now?"
Takumi sat cross-legged on the Great Toad Sage's head with a smile.
"You insolent brat, get off the Sage's head immediately!"
Veins bulged on Gamabunta's forehead.
But afraid of waking the sleeping Great Toad Sage, he could only try to keep his voice low.
He lowered his voice, but there was a loudmouth constantly making noise.
"Another toad? What use is this old toad! Watch me kill it!"
Shukaku had no idea its words had stirred up a hornet's nest.
Hearing this, Gamabunta and the others immediately turned to look at Shukaku, their eyes filled with dangerous glints.
However, Shukaku, this troublemaker, didn't hesitate and immediately spat out a Wind Release: Sand Bullet, aimed directly at the sleeping Great Toad Sage!
Boom!
Gamaken immediately took several running steps, blocking in front of the Great Toad Sage, raising its shield to defend. The powerful force of the Wind Release: Sand Bullet pushed it back several steps.
But its size was enormous, and just a few steps covered hundreds of meters.
"Don't you dare harm the Great Toad Sage!"
Gamabunta no longer cared about Takumi's disrespectful act of sitting on the Great Toad Sage's head.
Right now, he had to protect the Great Toad Sage from Shukaku's attacks!
If the Great Toad Sage suffered even a single scratch,
for them, it wouldn't just be an unforgivable insult, it would mean a major disaster for all of Mount Myoboku!
"I'll help you, Bunta!"
Jiraiya, who had rushed over, jumped onto Gamabunta's head, looking gravely at Shukaku.
"What the hell is going on here!"
"The three of you suddenly getting summoned is one thing, but how did the Great Sage get here too?"
Jiraiya said he'd never seen a scene like this.
Damn.
The Great Toad Sage personally on the field?
He'd never seen such a spectacle before!
"No idea. We were all summoned by that kid. Probably the Great Toad Sage too."
Hearing Gamabunta's words, Jiraiya's eyes nearly popped out!?
'What?'
'Summoned by Takumi?'
'You're my summoned beast, how can you be summoned by him?'
"Wait, no, is there some mistake?"
"You didn't sign a contract with Takumi, how can he summon you?"
Jiraiya was utterly baffled.
He had just been riding on Gamabunta's head, and then 'Poof!' the toad ended up over here with Takumi?
Open robbery? Forceful seizure?
Is there any justice?
Bunta wiped sweat from his forehead, equally confused. "Don't know. Anyway, he forcibly brought us here. The other three are the same. Looks like that young man has the ability to forcibly seize other people's summoned beasts."
'Good grief...'
Hearing this, Jiraiya suddenly had a strange feeling.
'Was this like being NTR'd?'
'How could such a thing happen!'
'Forcibly stealing someone else's summoned beast and riding it... what kind of ability is that in the Shinobi World?!'
"Enough talk. You came just in time, Jiraiya. We absolutely cannot let this bastard harm the Great Toad Sage!"
"Otherwise, our Mount Myoboku will be in big trouble!"
With Jiraiya's support, Gamabunta felt much more at ease.
The three toads immediately formed a defensive formation, protecting the Great Toad Sage behind them.
Takumi's move was indeed quite devious.
The other toads didn't want to help him, so he forcibly summoned the Great Toad Sage.
Now they had no choice but to help!