Summoning Contract

Two days later, Yichen and his group arrived at the seaside of the Land of Hot Water.

The fastest route to the Land of Whirlpools is, of course, by land, traversing the entire Land of Fire. But Yichen dared not take the risk; Genin the Land of Fire with three rookie genin would surely lead to discovery.

In order to broaden the horizons of his three disciples, Yichen did not choose to fly again, so this time he decided to take them by boat.

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

Ishinose Kiyoshi found a caravan heading to the Land of Whirlpools and offered to escort them for free in exchange for tickets for four people.

The fleet wasn't large, consisting of only three ships. Yichen led the three of them to train on the deck of one of the ships.

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

Without exception, any captain who dares to take three rookies out of their country and even across multiple countries on a mission is Jonin.

The fleet leader was overjoyed to have a Jonin acting as his bodyguard for free. If it weren't for the fact that many ninjas were rather aloof, the fleet leader would have already tried to ingratiate himself with them.

The fleet needed to transit through the Land of Waves. Before that, they had been sailing in the coastal waters, Yichen and his companions could always see the coastline in the distance.

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

"Teacher Yichen, does our Land of Earth also have a sea?" asked Uzumaki Riori, her thick-skinned nature already forgetting how Yichen had treated her before.

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

Yichen was pleased that Uzumaki Riori referred to the Land of Earth as "our Land of Earth," which indicates that the Uzumaki Clan has truly integrated into Iwagakure.

"Teacher Yichen, do we have large ships in our Land of Earth?" Atsumi Akino asked. She loved the beautiful scenery of the sea and was thinking about buying a ship when she got old so she could go out to sea Tenten to see the seascape.

"Yes, we didn't have many large ships like this before, but since we started full-scale trade with the Land of Lightning, we have more large ships." Previously, because the Land of Fire was a major enemy and the Land of Earth only competed with them on land, the Land of Earth did not pay much attention to maritime transport.

However, the establishment of maritime trade routes led to the prosperity of the Land of Earth and its maritime industries.

The fleet was unlikely to encounter enemies at sea, and the ninja's prowess made piracy a less popular profession. After all, pirates couldn't roam freely like bandits. There were only a few islands at sea where they could find shelter, making even hiding difficult.

The fleet's real potential trouble lies in the water, as it has this time.

While cultivating on the deck Ishinose Kiyoshi suddenly pointed into the distance and Yichen said, "Teacher Yichen, what's that?"

Yichen glanced in that direction and let out a soft exclamation. "A shark?"

At this point, other members of the fleet also spotted sharks. The fleet leader came out and immediately panicked. One or two sharks would be fine, but there were at least dozens of them, densely packed together. Such a large Shark Swarm was very likely to attack the fleet.

No, that's not very likely. Judging from the direction they're heading, they're coming straight for the convoy.

The fleet leader immediately rushed to Yichen's side in a panic, and Yichen said in a trembling voice, "Master Ninja, could you please help drive these sharks away?"

At this point, the fleet leader was very afraid that Yichen would abandon them and run away. Ninjas are very fast and can run on the water, so as long as the sharks are not coming for Yichen and his group, the chances of them escaping are still very high.

Yichen knew the fleet leader was worried that the four of them would run away, so he said, "Don't worry, we'll handle it. Just keep sailing and don't delay the journey."

At this point, the captain had no time to care about the caravan; his life was in danger.

With Yichen's skill level, dealing with a group of sharks was naturally a piece of cake. However, as the group of sharks entered the range of Yichen's Mind's Eye, Yichen was surprised to find that they all had Chakra, and the amount of Chakra was not small.

Yichen frowned, instinctively feeling that his whereabouts had been exposed, attracting the ambush of ninjas from other villages.

Yichen simply turned his head and looked around, but there was nothing suspicious in his line of sight.

Using Mind's Eye examined everyone in the fleet and found no problems; they were all ordinary people.

"Could it really be a coincidence?" Yichen wondered.

However, since these sharks all Chakra, Yichen naturally couldn't allow them to get too close.

With a gentle nudge to the fleet leader, Yichen told him to get away, then made a cross with his hands and prepared to use Dust Release on the sharks.

But at this moment, Ishinose Kiyoshi suddenly said, "Teacher Yichen, can we use these sharks as Summoning Beast?"

Ishinose Kiyoshi didn't know why, but this thought popped into her head the moment she saw these sharks.

Yichen was taken aback, then pressed his hands down slightly, and a flash of blue light appeared. A dazzling light suddenly flashed in the path that the Shark Swarm were sure to take, and the seawater in that area was instantly vaporized.

The advancing Shark Swarm suddenly stopped. Sensing the danger, the somewhat intelligent Shark Swarm Hon tried to flee.

At this moment, Yichen created three Earth Style Clones, and then used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly his three disciples above the Shark Swarm.

As Yichen and his group flew over, the sharks tried to flee, but Yichen's voice was transmitted through his Chakra.

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

Most of the sharks tried to escape, but a few of the larger ones suddenly stopped and let out a series of calls, which eventually calmed the somewhat chaotic Shark Swarm down.

Although Yichen found it somewhat amazing, he had seen Dango's family before and had even seen Giant Panda that could speak human language, so he wasn't too surprised.

"Bring two that can understand me," Yichen said to the Shark Swarm after flying closer.

Two of the largest sharks immediately swam out from the Shark Swarm. Yichen sensed one of them with his using Mind's Eye and estimated its Chakra level to be around that of Chunin. Combined with the shark's already powerful physique, it was likely at the level of Special Jonin.

If you were to fight ninjas in the ocean, even Jonin might not be able to capture them.

It's amazing that a Shark Swarm has several sharks with strength comparable to Special Jonin.

At this moment, Yichen's Chakra was flowing rapidly within his body, giving the impression that he was about to unleash a powerful Ninjutsu at any moment.

Although these leading sharks weren't very strong, they still had basic judgment, which allowed Yichen to kill them instantly.

"Can it speak human language?" Yichen asked.

The two sharks immediately shook their heads, making incomprehensible noises at the same time.

Watching the enormous head sway from side to side, Yichen felt a headache coming on. If it couldn't speak, there was no way to communicate.

"How many sharks are in your group? Are these all of them?" Yichen asked again.

To be honest, Shark Yichen really doesn't care about this.

Sharks are not a suitable Summoning Beast for Iwa ninja. Iwa ninja's main battlefield is, after all, on land. Moreover, Yichen doesn't care about the number or strength of the sharks in front of him.

Even for Yichen's disciples, Summoning Beast at the Special Jonin level don't take more than a few years to develop. Although Summoning Beast's growth is related to its contractor, Summoning Beast with contractors grow faster than those of other groups.

However, this speed is based on frequent summoning, and the Iwa ninja rarely encounter combat environments where they can use sharks.

Upon hearing Yichen's words, the two sharks seemed to sense Yichen disdain and immediately slapped the water with their tails while continuing to make that strange sound.

Yichen frowned, completely unable to understand.

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

Yichen looked in the direction Ishinose Kiyoshi pointed, then at the direction the two shark tails were pointing. It seemed that it really was true.

"Is he right?" Yichen asked.

The two sharks nodded frantically, looking at Ishinose Kiyoshi at the same time. Although their faces were still ferocious, Yichen felt that they might be expressing gratitude.

Shaking his head to dismiss the unbelievable thought, Yichen said, "Go find your other companions on our behalf."

The two sharks immediately nodded, then turned and began to direct the Shark Swarm.

Yichen shouted a few words to the fleet in the distance, indicating that his group would not go to the Land of Whirlpools for the time being. Then Yichen led his three disciples and flew into the depths of the sea.

As for how the crew felt, Yichen said he didn't care.

Yichen originally thought the flight would take a long time, but the Shark Swarm arrived at their destination in just about half an hour.

Looking at the Shark Swarm, numbering around two or three hundred, Yichen nodded, indicating his satisfaction, and then turned his gaze to one of the largest sharks.

Yichen was looking over there, and the shark over there was also looking at Yichen. Because Yichen did not restrain his Chakra, the shark could still feel the terrifying pressure that Yichen brought it from a great distance.

The two sharks that had previously guided Yichen swam up to the Great Shark, exchanged a few words, and then the Great Shark immediately swam towards Yichen.

Yichen sensed it with his using Mind's Eye and realized, "Hmm, the Chakra is at the Jonin level. With his physical advantage, even a regular Jonin wouldn't be a match for him."

This level is barely enough.

Yichen didn't want to waste words with the other party and asked directly, "Has your clan ever signed Summoning Contract with anyone else?"

The Great Shark gently shook its head, indicating no.

Yichen then asked, "I plan to sign Summoning Contract with you. Are you willing?"

The Great Shark hesitated for a moment, then pointed at Ishinose Kiyoshi and said something.

Yichen frowned. It seemed the other party wasn't refusing, but what did he mean?

Yichen looked at Ishinose Kiyoshi, Ishinose Kiyoshi scratched his head sheepishly and said, "It seems to be saying that it wants to sign Summoning Contract with me."

"Uh~" Yichen was taken aback, then nodded. It didn't matter who he signed with, since these sharks weren't of much help to him anyway. This Shark Swarm was originally prepared by Yichen for his disciples and the village's Genin and lower).

Yichen took out some materials from his Ninja Tool Bag and began to make Summoning Scroll, something Yichen hadn't prepared beforehand.

If Yichen hadn't been the Tsuchikage, and if Ming hadn't reported to him on the village's progress in researching Summoning Jutsu, Yichen wouldn't have known how to make Summoning Scroll.

About half an hour later, a Summoning Contract scroll the size of Yichen's body was finally completed. Then, the Great Shark, representing all the Shark Swarm, infused its blood into the scroll. Finally Ishinose Kiyoshi bit her finger and wrote her name on the scroll with her blood.