Rideable Flying Summoning Beast, Get!

The sunlight glittered across the sea as the Three-Masted Sailing Ship sailed steadily toward the border of the Land of Fire, its sails billowing in the wind.

Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Honoka stood at the bow, holding hands.

They laughed and chatted as they shared amusing stories from their childhoods and their respective experiences growing up.

Even though they had spent three days like this, it still felt as though they had endless things to say to each other.

On the stern deck—

Two crows cawed at a Hawk Falcon chained to the mast.

Every so often, they would fetch scraps of torn cloth, splinters of wood, rusty nails, and the like from all over the ship, then drop them from the air onto the bound Hawk Falcon.

Their smug, obnoxious behavior vividly embodied the phrase "a petty man intoxicated by success."

If Yamanaka Kei had not expressly forbidden them from using disgusting tactics—

Those two fellows, who were relentlessly rubbing the Hawk Falcon's face in it, would probably have flown over its head and dropped a couple of turds on it already.

With its ankles shackled, unable to fly away or pounce on them, the Hawk Falcon had completely given up after being tormented for three days.

Its struggles and rage were not only useless, but would also invite even more unrestrained mockery from the two crows.

What else could it do but give up?

"What good does being this stubborn do you? Follow me, and you'll eat and drink like a king. Isn't that nice?"

Yamanaka Kei wore oversized sunglasses and a pair of beach shorts from his previous life, sprawled inelegantly across a deck chair.

He cast a sidelong glance at the Hawk Falcon, which was still lying on the ground without making a sound.

He tried patiently to persuade the little fellow, which was both hot-tempered and absurdly proud.

"Cry..."

A weak eagle's cry rang out.

Yamanaka Kei's spirits lifted.

This was the first time the Hawk Falcon had responded to him in three days.

He flipped up from the deck chair in a single leap, formed a hand seal with one hand, and used the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Transmission Body Technique.

He linked his emotions with the Hawk Falcon's.

Yamanaka Kei repeated what he had just said.

After giving him a glance, the Hawk Falcon, limp and sprawled over the deck, tucked its head beneath its wings, looking as though it wanted to ignore everyone.

Yet its emotions were directly transmitted back through the Mind Transmission Body Technique.

Sad? Heartbroken? Didn't want to live anymore?

No, bro.

You were just becoming a Summoning Beast and occasionally moonlighting as a flying mount. Was that really worth this much?

Freedom or death?

"Be my Summoning Beast. Food and lodging are covered, and most of the time, you can stay in the ranch and fool around with female eagles. Why are you being so stubborn?"

Yamanaka Kei crouched beside the Hawk Falcon and patted its wing irritably.

"Cry!"

The Hawk Falcon poked its head out from under its wing and shrieked viciously.

This time, far stronger and clearer emotions accompanied its cry.

"I killed your wives... wives?!"

Yamanaka Kei froze for a moment, then slapped the stupid bird in front of him across the head.

Damn it!

He was a transmigrator, yet even he did not dare talk about building a harem. And this Hawk Falcon had gotten there first?

Was there no justice left?

No law?

Uh...

There really did not seem to be such a thing in the Summoning Beast world.

Besides, weren't eagles monogamous? Falcons were monogamous too, right?

What the hell was wrong with this thing?

For others, two negatives made a positive. For it, two positives made a negative?

Wait, eagles and falcons should have reproductive barriers, shouldn't they? What kind of bizarre bloodline did it have?

Damn it!

The Naruto world truly was a strange place!

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Yamanaka Kei's mind.

Seeing the Hawk Falcon glaring at him as if it wanted to tear off a chunk of his flesh, he irritably cast Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique at it.

There were only six birds of prey on Summoning Island.

He was not stupid. Why would he kill them?

Those big birds were scarce resources for Konoha. Plenty of people wanted to buy them.

And once they returned to Konoha, would the clans that bought the female eagles refuse to have a few eagle chicks?

Although the Hawk Falcon Yamanaka Kei had chosen was a little lacking in size, it was still the apex bird of prey on Summoning Island.

With speed and strength far beyond its kind, what ninja would not covet it?

Those old men from the ninja clans were all shrewd as foxes. It would already count as restraint if they did not capture it and drug it.

How could they possibly stop the reunited couples from mating?

The C-rank Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique could wrap whatever the eyes saw in a layer of Genjutsu.

Using the technique's mechanics—

Yamanaka Kei directly extracted a portion of the scenes from the Bird Summoning Beast Ranch within his Memory Palace.

He also extracted the living conditions of Summoning Beasts after they were contracted.

Then, he recreated the six female eagles he had seen that day within the ranch, one for one.

"Chirp?"

The Hawk Falcon tilted its head, staring blankly and adorably at the changing scene.

More than ten minutes later—

After watching the story Yamanaka Kei had simulated with Genjutsu, it finally understood that all of its mates were enjoying themselves somewhere else.

And as long as it became Yamanaka Kei's Summoning Beast, it would soon be able to go there too.

"Cry! Chirp? Cry!"

The Hawk Falcon's desperate demeanor vanished. Its sharp gaze swept over the two crows as it repeatedly cried at Yamanaka Kei.

Animals in the Ninja World that possessed great strength generally had higher intelligence than ordinary animals.

Although this Hawk Falcon had not received specialized Summoning Beast training, its intelligence was roughly equivalent to that of a ten-year-old child.

After believing Yamanaka Kei's explanation—

It not only no longer resisted becoming a Summoning Beast, but actually thought it was quite a good deal.

After all, six mates were not easy to support!

Food and lodging were covered, and it would not have to worry about having too little food to feed its mates and offspring.

How could it refuse that?

Still, it would not forget so easily how those two had messed with its head for three days!

The two crows, who had been enjoying the show and grooming each other's feathers with their beaks, felt a chill run down their backs when the Hawk Falcon's gaze swept over them.

They trembled as they wrapped their wings around each other, looking pitifully toward Yamanaka Kei.

"Ahem... They were frightened by you earlier, so it's normal that they acted out a little, right? As the saying goes, leave an eagle a way out, and you'll meet again someday..."

Yamanaka Kei patted the Hawk Falcon's wing and began sweet-talking it. Its intelligence was passable, but its mind was exceptionally simple.

He had raised the crows in the ranch for years.

He truly could not bear to let the Hawk Falcon wreak havoc on them.

"Cry, cry, chirp... chirp..."

"Yes, yes. They're so small that they wouldn't even fill the gaps between your teeth. Better to have them serve you tea and water from now on."

"Cry, cry..."

"No problem, no problem. From now on, they're your underlings. They have to listen to you."

"Cry..."

"Come on, come on. Let's sign this contract. Mutual consent, fair to young and old alike."

After a round of coaxing, Yamanaka Kei saw the Hawk Falcon finally nod unwillingly.

He decisively took out a blank scroll from the side pocket of his Jonin Vest and used his own blood to draw the Summoning Blood Contract.

After guiding the Hawk Falcon to drip a drop of blood and press its claw print onto the scroll, the Summoning Contract was officially complete!

"Come on! I'll take you to eat and drink like a king!"

Yamanaka Kei patted the Hawk Falcon's massive wing, grinning from ear to ear.

Rideable flying Summoning Beast, get!