“Today I am going to show you your place!” said Sasuke and shouted, ‘Summoning Jutsu!’
Poof!
Suddenly there was another burst of white smoke, and as the smoke cleared, a huge red toad appeared before everyone, and Sasuke was standing on the head of the said giant toad.
Garaga was previously seen by the children, so when Naruto summoned it again, although the children were amazed at the size of Garaga, they didn’t appear to be so excited, however, when Gamabunta was summoned by Sasuke, everyone was shocked and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, “So… So big…! I have never seen a toad this big in my life!”
“Amazing! Sasuke-Kun really has a powerful Summon!”
“Humph… that’s to be expected of Sasuke-Kun… after all, he is the best!”
“Come on… Naruto… Sasuke… fight… show us your strength!”
“Yes… fight…! fight…! fight!”
The children were immediately looking forward to the battle between Sasuke and Naruto. In their opinion, size equals strength, since Garaga and the toad summoned by Sasuke are so big, that means they must be incredibly strong, and they were excited to be able to watch the fight between such strong creatures.
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On the other side.
As soon as Kakashi saw Sasuke’s summon, he was taken aback, and muttered doubtfully, “That… That’s Gamabunta-sama… he is Jiraiya-sama’s Summon… how come Uchiha Sasuke signed a summoning contract with him?”
Asuma’s initial smirk disappeared as he saw Gamabunta, and with a stupefied expression, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Now way… Even Uchiha Sasuke…!”
Kurenai looked at Shisui on the side and said, “No wonder you are not worried about Uchiha Sasuke… he went to Mount Myoboku and signed a summoning contract with Gamabunta-sama?”
Shisui explained with a helpless smile, “Actually I did not know this either… so even I am surprised.”
“Really?” asked Kurenai suspiciously, and added, “Why do I feel that that’s not the case at all?”
Shisui shrugged lightly and Kurenai didn’t pursue the matter.
On the other side, as Anko saw the appearance of Garaga and Gamabunta, she immediately became excited, “This is going to be a good show.” Then said with a saddened smile, “If only I had a few Dango with me!”
“Here you go!” suddenly a voice came from her side and the smell of Dango wafted through Anko’s nose.
Anko looked to the side and noted Kuroto–who had unknowingly appeared beside her–passing a few Dango sticks to her.
“Thank you so much Kuroto!” Anko cheered and quickly took the Dango sticks from Kuroto’s hand as she got busy relishing her favorite flavor. She was least bothered about when and how Kuroto appeared beside her without her noticing. It happens a lot with her and she is used to it by now.
Unlike Anko, the others weren’t the same. They were surprised by Kuroto’s sudden arrival and greeted him, “Kuroto… what are you doing here?”
“Just to see what is Gamabunta capable of.” Said Kuroto as he looked in the direction of Garaga and Gamabunta.
Itachi quickly apologized from the side, “Kuroto-san… I am really sorry about what happened at Mount Myoboku… I hope…”
Kuroto waved his hand at Itachi and said, “Don’t worry about it Itachi… this matter had nothing to do with you or the Uchiha Clan… They selected Sasuke, it’s not like I can blame them for making their choice.”
Mount Myoboku has the right to choose their spokesperson, and Kuroto has no right to feel offended by them just because they chose Sasuke over Neji. Similarly, Uchiha Clan isn’t at fault either, so he has no plans of retaliating against either of them. Of course, since Mount Myoboku made its choice, it will have to be responsible for its choice… In the future, if Mount Myoboku were to get attacked, Kuroto is also going to make his own choice of that time… after all, he can save only one person at a time just like they can only take one spokesperson at a time. As for whom to save… that’s not for Kuroto to decide… it will be fate… decided by the wheel of destiny.
As Kuroto was thinking of this, suddenly, another figure appeared on the battlefield in the distance.
Everyone here was surprised upon noticing that figure, “Huh.. is that… Hyuga Neji? What is he doing there?”
“We have to save him… at this rate, he will die!” said Shisui, extremely worried.
Kuroto shook his head, “No… he has made his choice… now it’s up to him…”
“Are you out of your mind Kuroto…? He is your disciple…! How can you say something so cruel… what if he loses his life?” scolded Kurenai, she couldn’t believe that Kuroto would say this, despite knowing the disparity in strength between Neji and the two Summons.
Kuroto sighed, “Don’t judge me so early.” Then added, “I am not going to explain… Just wait and watch…”
Everyone was surprised at how casual Kuroto is about all this. Knowing Kuroto, they soon realized there must be a reason behind Kuroto’s confidence and eagerly looked at the battlefield. Even if eager, they were also prepared to take action and save Neji should they feel the need. Kuroto paid no mind to them and looked at the battlefield, for he knew full well that there wasn’t a reason for them to be so worried.
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On the Battlefield
Standing on the head of Garaga and Gamabunta, Naruto and Sasuke spotted Neji’s figure and shouted at him, “Neji… you are finally here… you almost missed the duel!”
“That means the fight has yet to start!?” asked Neji looking at Sasuke and Naruto.
Naruto nodded, “We are about to start.” Then added, “You should stand with Shikamaru, Lee, and the others… here you will get injured.”
Neji shook his head, “No… I am going to stay right where I am… for I am not here to watch the duel between you and Sasuke… I am here to fight!”
“Fight?” Sasuke was taken aback, and said lightly, “Neji… I and Naruto aren’t going to hold back… that’s why we have called our Summons… you… you don’t have a Summon… you can’t fight!”
“Yes… you should stand behind, or else you will get injured!” warned Naruto.
“Is that so?” muttered Neji with a chuckle, and said, “Then let me tell both of you… You are mistaken to think that I don’t have a Summon… I do have a summon… and a very powerful one at that!”
“What are you talking about?” asked Sasuke doubtfully.
Neji didn’t answer Sasuke’s question… he felt that it was better to show them than explain them, so he quickly bit his finger started to weave the hand signs, and shouted, ‘Summoning Jutsu!’
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