Chapter 40:
Orochimaru didn't recognize the name of the toad Jiraiya had summoned, nor did he know its specific species. He only knew one thing no matter which toad Jiraiya managed to call upon, it wouldn't stand a chance against his snake. After all, snakes were the natural predators of toads.
Unless Jiraiya could somehow summon the two Great Sage Toads, Fukasaku and Shima, from Mount Myoboku, no matter what toad he summoned, it would only get beaten. Sure enough, when the flower patterned python behind Orochimaru hissed and flicked its tongue, the toad that Jiraiya had summoned began to tremble, sweat dripping down its forehead.
The toad seemed to regret being summoned, internally cursing its fate. In its mind, Jiraiya was sending it into the lion's den or rather, the snake's den. It had already endured plenty of training sessions with Jiraiya, but now, being thrown into a fight against Orochimaru's snake was far from ideal.
"Why do I always get dragged into these battles?" the toad muttered internally, bracing itself for the inevitable.
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Onlookers around the training ground couldn't help but gasp in astonishment as they watched the clash between the two young ninja prodigies.
"At their age, they're already summoning creatures with ninjutsu?" one student exclaimed.
"That's Orochimaru, right? He used to be in our class!"
"Yeah, he's always been incredible, but Jiraiya? I didn't think he had it in him to summon something like that!"