Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 292: The Summoning Contract

Two days later, Ishiro's group arrived at the coast of the Land of Hot Water.

The fastest route to the Land of Whirlpools was, of course, by land, crossing the entire Land of Fire. But Ishiro didn't dare to take the risk; traveling through the Land of Fire with three rookie Genin, they would surely be discovered.

To broaden his three disciples' horizons, Ishiro chose not to fly this time. So, he decided to take the three of them by ship.

In fact, this was Ishiro's first time on a ship at sea. Not to mention the three disciples who were seeing the ocean for the first time, even Ishiro himself felt a sense of novelty.

Kiyoshi Ishizawa found a merchant caravan heading to the Land of Whirlpools and exchanged four boat tickets on the condition of providing a free escort.

The fleet was not large, with only three ships. Ishiro led the three of them to train on the deck of one of the ships.

The leader of the fleet was a man of the world. He did not look down on the four of them because of the young age of Kiyoshi and his companions. He knew that a captain who could lead three newly graduated Genin was at least a Chunin.

And a captain who dared to take three rookies out of their own country, even crossing multiple countries to perform a mission, were, without exception, Jonin.

Having a Jonin act as a free bodyguard, the fleet leader couldn't be happier. If not for considering that many ninjas were rather reclusive, the fleet leader would have long since come over to get friendly.

The fleet needed to transit in the Land of Waves. Before that, they were sailing in coastal waters, and Ishiro and his group could always see the coastline in the distance.

The four of them trained while discussing issues related to the sea.

"Teacher Ishiro, does our Land of Earth also have a sea?" Riori Uzumaki asked. The thick-skinned girl had long forgotten how Ishiro had treated her before.

Ishiro nodded, "The Land of Earth also borders the sea, and that sea is even larger than this one."

Ishiro was very satisfied with Riori calling the Land of Earth "our Land of Earth." This showed that the Uzumaki clan had truly integrated into Iwagakure.

"Teacher Ishiro, does our Land of Earth also have large ships?" Akino Atsumi asked. She liked the beautiful scenery of the sea and was thinking of buying a ship when she got old to go out and see the sea view every day.

"We do. We didn't have many large ships like this before, but since we started comprehensive trade with the Land of Lightning, our large ships have become more numerous." Previously, because the Land of Fire, a major enemy, only competed with the Land of Earth on land, the Land of Earth did not attach much importance to sea transport.

But the establishment of the sea trade route had made both the Land of Earth and its maritime industries prosper.

The probability of a fleet encountering enemies at sea was not high. The magical abilities of ninjas made the profession of pirates not very prosperous. After all, pirates couldn't run around everywhere like bandits. There were only a few islands at sea where one could land, making it difficult to even hide.

The real potential trouble for a fleet was in the water, like this time.

Kiyoshi, who was training on the deck, suddenly pointed into the distance and said to Ishiro, "Teacher Ishiro, what is that?"

Ishiro glanced in that direction and let out a light sound of surprise, "Sharks?"

At this time, others in the fleet had also discovered the sharks. The fleet leader came out to look and immediately panicked. One or two sharks would be fine, but this dense school had at least dozens of them. A shark school of this scale was very likely to actively attack the fleet.

No, not just very likely. Looking at the direction they were heading, they were coming straight for the fleet.

The fleet leader immediately ran to Ishiro's side in a panic and said to him with a trembling voice, "Lord Ninja, could you please make a move to drive away these sharks?"

At this moment, the fleet leader was very afraid that Ishiro would abandon them and run away. Ninjas were very fast and could run on the surface of the water. As long as the sharks weren't coming for Ishiro and his group, the possibility of them escaping was still very high.

Ishiro knew the fleet leader was worried about the four of them running away, so he said, "Rest assured, we will handle it. Just steer the ship well and don't delay the journey."

The fleet leader was in no mood to care about any merchant business at this time; his life was on the line.

At Ishiro's level, dealing with a group of sharks was naturally not a problem. However, as this group of sharks entered the perception range of Ishiro's Mind's Eye, he was surprised to find that they all had chakra, and the amount was not low.

Ishiro frowned, subconsciously thinking that his tracks had been exposed and he had attracted the siege of ninjas from another village.

However, Ishiro looked around, and there were no suspicious targets within his line of sight.

He carefully probed everyone in this fleet with his Mind's Eye, and there were no problems; they were all ordinary people.

"Could it really be a coincidence?" Ishiro was somewhat suspicious.

But since these sharks all had chakra, Ishiro naturally couldn't let them get too close.

Gently pushing the fleet leader away from him, Ishiro then gestured a cross with both hands, aimed at the sharks, and prepared to cast Dust Release.

But just then, Kiyoshi suddenly said, "Teacher Ishiro, can we treat these sharks as summoning animals?"

Kiyoshi didn't know what was going on, but this thought popped into his head the moment he saw these sharks.

Ishiro was stunned, then his hands pressed down slightly, and a blue light flashed. On the path that the school of sharks had to pass, a dazzling light suddenly flashed, and the seawater in that area was instantly vaporized.

The advancing school of sharks came to a screeching halt. The sharks, which already possessed some intelligence, sensed the crisis, and their instincts made them want to flee.

At this time, Ishiro created three Earth Clones, then used the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu to fly with his three disciples above the school of sharks.

Seeing Ishiro's group fly over, this group of sharks was about to run. Ishiro's voice was transmitted through chakra at this moment.

"If you dare to run, I'll kill you all."

Most of the sharks still wanted to run, but a few of the larger ones suddenly stopped. They let out a series of calls together, and after a while, the somewhat chaotic school of sharks was calmed down.

Although Ishiro found it somewhat magical, he had at least seen Dango's family and had also seen a giant panda that could speak human language, so he was not very surprised.

"Bring me two who can understand my words," Ishiro said to the school of sharks after flying closer.

Two of the largest sharks immediately swam out from the school. Ishiro sensed one with his Mind's Eye; its chakra amount was about at the Chunin level. Coupled with the shark's already powerful physical strength, it probably had the strength of a Special Jonin.

If they fought a ninja in the sea, even a general Jonin might not be able to keep them there.

A school of sharks having several sharks with strength equivalent to a Special Jonin was very magical.

At this time, a surge of chakra flowed rapidly within Ishiro's body, giving people the feeling that he would unleash a powerful ninjutsu at any moment.

Although these leading sharks were not strong, they still had the most basic judgment: Ishiro could insta-kill them.

"Can you speak human language?" Ishiro asked.

The two sharks quickly shook their heads, at the same time making incomprehensible sounds from their mouths.

Looking at the huge heads shaking from side to side, Ishiro had a bit of a headache. "If they can't speak, then communication is impossible."

"How many sharks are in your clan? Is this all of them?" Ishiro tried asking again.

To be honest, Ishiro really didn't think much of this number of sharks.

Sharks were not suitable summoning animals for Iwagakure. Their main battlefield was on land, after all. And Ishiro looked down on both the quantity and strength of the sharks before him.

Even for his disciples, a Special Jonin-level summoning animal would not be useful for many years. Although the growth of a summoning animal was related to its contractor, and a summoning animal with a contractor grew faster than other group members, this speed was based on frequent summoning. Iwagakure simply didn't encounter many combat environments where sharks could be used.

Hearing Ishiro's words, these two sharks seemed to feel his disdain. They quickly slapped the water surface with their tails while continuing to make that strange sound.

Ishiro frowned. "I don't understand at all."

Just then, Kiyoshi suddenly said, "Teacher Ishiro, they seem to be saying that they have several other groups of companions, in that direction."

Ishiro looked in the direction Kiyoshi was pointing, then at the direction the two sharks' tails were aimed. It seemed to be true.

"Is he right?" Ishiro asked.

The two sharks nodded desperately, at the same time looking at Kiyoshi. Although they still looked ferocious, Ishiro felt they might be expressing gratitude.

Shaking his head to dispel this incredible thought, Ishiro said, "Lead us to your other companions."

The two sharks immediately nodded, then turned to start directing the school.

Ishiro shouted a few words to the fleet in the distance, saying that his group would not be going to the Land of Whirlpools for now. Then Ishiro led his three disciples and flew towards the depths of the sea.

As for the feelings of the people on the fleet at this moment, Ishiro expressed that he didn't care.

Originally, Ishiro thought this flight would take a long time, but after only about half an hour, the school of sharks arrived at its destination.

Looking at the school of sharks numbering around two to three hundred, Ishiro nodded, expressing some satisfaction. Then he turned his gaze to one of the largest sharks among them.

As Ishiro looked over there, the sharks over there were also looking at him. Because Ishiro had not restrained his chakra, the shark still felt the terrifying pressure he brought from a great distance.

The two sharks that had led Ishiro before swam to the side of that large shark. The two sides communicated for a while, and then that large shark immediately swam towards Ishiro.

Ishiro sensed it with his Mind's Eye. Hmm, its chakra was at the Jonin level. With its physical advantage, a general Jonin might not be its opponent.

This level was barely enough.

Ishiro didn't want to waste words with the other party and said directly, "Has your clan ever signed a summoning contract with other people?"

The large shark gently shook its head, indicating no.

Ishiro asked again, "I plan to sign a summoning contract with you. Are you willing?"

The large shark hesitated for a moment, then pointed at Kiyoshi Ishizawa, not knowing what it was saying.

Ishiro frowned. It seemed the other party was not refusing, but what did it mean?

Ishiro looked at Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "It seems to be saying... it wants to sign a summoning contract with me."

"Uh~" Ishiro was stunned, then nodded. It didn't matter who he signed with. Anyway, these sharks weren't of much help to him. This shark school, Ishiro had intended it for his disciples and the village's Chunin and Genin in the first place.

Ishiro took out some materials from his ninja tool pouch and began to make a summoning scroll. This was something Ishiro had not prepared.

If not for Ishiro being the Tsuchikage and Mei having reported to him the progress of the village's research on summoning jutsu, Ishiro wouldn't have known how to make a summoning scroll.

About half an hour later, a summoning contract scroll the size of Ishiro's body was finally completed. Then, the large shark, on behalf of the entire shark school, infused its blood into the scroll. Finally, Kiyoshi bit his finger and wrote his name on the scroll with his blood.

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