Tsunade was dead...
Yet Aoi Ren felt little sorrow. This version of Tsunade — one of the Legendary Sannin from this world — had no connection to the young Tsunade he knew from his original world.
And in truth, the person she cared for wasn't really him at all.
She only loved the image of a well-behaved, pitiful, and lovable child. It didn't matter if that child was named Aoi Ren or something else entirely...
But the moment Tsunade died, the entire Shikkotsu Forest began to tremble violently!
A massive, plump Slug slowly emerged from the wetlands. Just as depicted in the legends, it had a cute appearance — a round, white, fleshy body with two small black eyes that stared fixedly at Aoi Ren and Tsunade's lifeless body.
After a long silence, the Slug's tiny mouth suddenly stretched open until it was as wide as a gaping chasm, roaring in fury: "You brat... how dare you kill Tsunade here of all places?!"
Just as I thought...
A summon capable of standing on the battlefield as an equal against the Salamander would never be completely lacking in combat power.
Aoi Ren didn't deny it. He simply nodded with a smirk. "And what if I did?"
"What if?!"
The Slug thrashed wildly, lashing its body against the surrounding bone forest in a rage.
"We of the Shikkotsu Forest made a pact with the First Hokage! For generations, we served his descendants, and in return, he provided us protection! By doing this, haven't you just shattered our covenant?!"
"Contracts can simply be renegotiated and rewritten, can't they?" Aoi Ren replied casually, waving his hand dismissively.
Frankly, he didn't hold the Three Great Sage Lands in particularly high regard. Even Tailed Beasts, those god-like creatures, were constantly captured and used as tools by people.
If these summons were truly as powerful as everyone claimed, the burden of saving the world wouldn't have fallen onto Naruto's shoulders in the first place!
"Renegotiated?!" The Slug stared at him in confusion. "Wait... don't tell me... is Hashirama Senju actually alive?!"
"No. He is dead." Aoi Ren shook his head with a bitter smile. Whether in this world or his original one, Hashirama Senju was long gone.
"Then... who exactly am I supposed to form a contract with now?!"
The Slug whipped its tail in frustration. Among the three great summons, the Slug clan was actually the weakest in terms of offensive power.
Without a powerful master to bind to, they risked losing their status as one of the Three Great Sanctuaries...
"Me."
Aoi Ren narrowed his eyes and produced a scroll marked with a blood seal. "Sign this contract... and from now on, you belong to me."
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Hearing this, the Slug froze for a long moment before bursting into mocking laughter.
"Hahaha! You must be joking, kid! You? A tiny little sprout like you dares to demand a contract from me?!"
"I am not joking." Aoi Ren smiled faintly, pushing the blood contract further forward.
Realizing he was dead serious, the Slug cut its laughter short. It gnashed its teeth and roared, "You little brat... you really shouldn't push your luck!"
"If it wasn't for the fact that you reek of a scent I absolutely despise, I would have chewed you up and swallowed you whole ages ago!" The Slug sneered contemptuously.
"Crawl away while you still can, and maybe I'll spare your miserable life..."
"Hashirama Senju was hailed as the 'God of Shinobi'. Who in the world do you think you are?"
The Slug continued to pour scorn on him, but before it could finish its rant —
"ROAAAR!"
Aoi Ren leaped directly onto its massive underbelly and sank his teeth deep into its flesh. In his Dragon Sage Mode, his razor-sharp teeth pierced the Slug's skin effortlessly.
Great streams of pure Sage Chakra belonging to the Slug were drawn out and absorbed rapidly.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
Sensing its chakra draining away at an alarming rate, the Slug finally panicked.
Gritting its teeth, it instantly broke its body apart, dissolving into thousands upon thousands of tiny slugs scattering everywhere to escape.
"Think you can run?"
Aoi Ren sneered and quickly formed hand seals. He hadn't been idle during all the days since he obtained the Scroll of Seals...
"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Instantly, an equal number of Aoi Rens appeared, filling the entire area.
They caught every single divided piece of the Slug, stuffed them all into their mouths, and continued to suck and devour greedily.
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