Craving

Neji asked in confusion, "A summoning beast contract trial?"

"Yeah!"

Sasuke nodded, his gaze unconsciously shifting back to Naruto on the training field.

After the combat exercise a few days ago, Sasuke had asked his brother Itachi why Naruto had suddenly become so strong. From Itachi, he learned that Naruto had been able to fight Asuma and the others, who were Jonin, because Naruto had mastered "Senjutsu."

Even in Konoha, the foremost of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, "Senjutsu" was an extremely obscure term.

Throughout Konoha's entire history, only the First Hokage and Jiraiya had mastered "Senjutsu." Even Jiraiya could not enter Sage Mode on his own and required the assistance of the two toad sages, Fukasaku and Shima.

Therefore, even Itachi found it difficult to explain exactly what "Senjutsu" was to Sasuke.

However, as a member of the Uchiha Clan, Sasuke possessed the Sharingan that others envied. Thus, he was not particularly jealous of Naruto's "Senjutsu." In his view, as long as he could tap into the potential of his Sharingan and awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, even Naruto's "Senjutsu" would pale before his eyes.

But Naruto's summoning beast made Sasuke terribly envious.

Naruto's "Senjutsu" was unreliable anyway, and the reason Naruto had suddenly become so popular at the Ninja Academy had everything to do with his possession of a top-tier summoning beast of the shinobi world. With a summoning beast of Garaga's caliber, Naruto would still be a powerful shinobi above Jonin level even if he knew no "Senjutsu."

For that reason, Sasuke was eager to obtain a summoning beast of his own. He had therefore asked his father, the Uchiha Clan head, for one.

Faced with Sasuke's request, Fugaku had merely pondered for a moment before agreeing. Today was the day Fugaku had arranged Sasuke's summoning beast contract