Is This... the Legendary Date?

As the smoke cleared, everyone finally saw Kagura's summon.

However, when the object revealed its true form, everyone was stunned!

Because...

Because what had appeared before Kagura was an egg!

That's right, an egg.

The egg was as large as a human head, snow white like jade, faintly emitting light in the dim surroundings.

With the appearance of this egg, everyone present wore different expressions.

⚆_⚆?

Σ(๑º㉨º๑ )

d(ŐдŐ๑)

๑乛◡乛๑

"HAHAHA..."

In the end, it was Jiraiya's loud laughter that broke the silence.

One hand clutching his stomach and the other pointing at the egg, he laughed loudly.

"HAHAHA, you... Kagura, you actually summoned an egg!

You're killing me!

HAHAHAHAHAHA..."

Listening to Jiraiya's unrestrained laughter, Kagura slowly narrowed his eyes into a pair of Dead Fish Eyes.

Just as Jiraiya was about to say something else, Kagura spoke.

"If you keep laughing, I'll beat you up."

His tone was very calm, but highly effective.

When he realized Kagura was not joking, Jiraiya immediately stopped laughing.

After all, the battle earlier that day was still fresh in his mind. He had no desire to be immobilized by Kagura's genjutsu and then beaten up.

That bizarre method of control had left a deep impression on him.

After spending so much time together, he felt Kagura was fully capable of doing something like that.

Looking doubtfully at the egg, Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated before speaking.

"This...

Although I have Never Before seen anything like this, perhaps there is some kind of Summoned Beast inside the egg?

Perhaps even a rather powerful one. After all, a corresponding summon Also needs energy.

Kagura, you can try again later."

Kagura nodded and gently stroked the egg Before eyes.

As its summoner, Kagura could indeed sense a powerful force contained within the egg.

This energy was not inferior in the slightest to the One-Tails Shukaku within his body.

But no matter how powerful you are, you have to hatch first to be useful!

Otherwise, what was he supposed to do with an egg?

Throw it at enemies as a weapon?

Or fry it in a pan to replenish his energy?

With a helpless sigh, he canceled the Summoning Technique, and the egg disappeared with it.

At this moment, Jiraiya stood up and cleared his throat at everyone.

Once everyone's attention turned toward him, he proudly raised his head and said.

"Hmph!

You People, weaklings!

Let This Lord show you my Summoning Technique!

Let you know what a true strong person is!"

Without giving anyone a chance to speak, he rapidly formed hand seals and stylishly slammed his palm onto the ground.

Smoke rose again, but when it cleared this time, there was only a Toad not much larger than Tsunade's Katsuyu.

The Toad was green all over and carried a miniature pair of twin swords on his back.

At that moment, he was using his pinky... no, rather, the tip of the webbing on his forelimb to pick his nose.

Looking at the little green frog Before eyes, Jiraiya said in surprise.

"Gamahiro?

Didn't I summon your Big Brother?

Where did Gamatatsu go?"

That was right. The one Before eyes was the younger brother of the familiar Bunta, who held a Short Sword in one hand and a pipe in the other like a mafia boss.

It had to be said, you simply could not understand the growth cycle of these creatures.

As the older brother, Bunta was now nearly five meters tall even while squatting on the ground, while Gamahiro, the younger brother, was only thirty centimeters tall...

Hearing Jiraiya's question, Gamahiro Responded truthfully.

"Oh, my Brother is eating.

He told me to let you know that if you dare summon him whenever you feel like it without notifying him beforehand next time,

he'll come over and kick your Buttocks!

All right, I've delivered the message. I Also needs to head back.

Bye-bye!"

After saying that, he disappeared Before everyone's eyes without even waiting for Jiraiya's response.

Jiraiya, abandoned by his own summoned beast, stood alone in the wind in complete disarray. Kagura, who deeply sympathized with him, threw him a comforting glance.

Meanwhile, Tsunade had long since been unable to hold back. Clutching her stomach, she rolled around on the ground laughing.

Orochimaru was relatively more reserved, but he still covered his mouth and snickered at the side.

That farcical scene came to an end. After dismissing their summons, everyone rested well in the forest that night.

During the following two days of travel, they did not encounter any more enemies blocking their path.

Thanks to that, their travel speed was much faster than expected.

At this moment, they were sitting in a small boat.

The boatman standing at the bow was working hard to pole the boat, preparing to send them to the opposite shore.

The Land of Whirlpools was an island not far from the mainland. Other than by ferry, there was currently no other way to reach it.

This was also the final stretch of their journey. Once they reached shore, they would officially arrive in the Land of Whirlpools.

Sitting in the boat and watching the distant Coastline grow larger and larger, Kagura could not help but sigh inwardly.

At this time, the Land of Whirlpools and Konohagakure had long signed a treaty of friendship. To demonstrate the enduring friendship between the two nations, the Konoha higher-ups had even printed the Uzumaki Clan's emblem on Jonin uniforms.

With Konohagakure as a steadfast ally outside, and the deterrence of the First Generation Clan Head, Uzumaki Ashina, within,

the Uzumaki Clan could still protect the peace of their village during this period.

But in the plot Kagura knew, the Land of Whirlpools Before his eyes would be destroyed within the next decade or so.

The Uzumaki Clan would also be forced to scatter in all directions as a result.

The reason was that other clans feared the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique.

After all, it was a ninjutsu capable of sealing even Monsters on the level of Tailed Beasts.

When one possessed treasure without the strength to protect it, destruction was the only thing waiting for them.

After the First Generation Clan Head, Uzumaki Ashina, fell, and Konohagakure was too preoccupied to help,

the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki Clan vanished from history in just a few short years.

The collision as the wooden boat docked pulled Kagura back from his thoughts.

When everyone disembarked and stood on the pier, it also meant that this commission had been completed.

Fuchuan gave everyone a deep bow in thanks, then paid the remaining balance for the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi on the spot.

The payment for this B-Rank Mission was 120,000 ryo. Since Hiruzen Sarutobi had given up his reward this time,

after the village's share was deducted, Kagura and three others could each receive nearly 20,000 ryo.

(The usual fee for a B-Rank Mission was around 80,000 to 200,000 ryo, but that was the total amount the entire team received. The village would also deduct a certain "tax" from it.

Incidentally, to explain the currency system in Hokage: 1 ryo ≈ 10 yen ≈ 0.5 Huaxia currency.)

After bidding Fuchuan farewell, Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that they would remain in the Land of Whirlpools for two days, during which everyone was free to move about as they pleased.

After all, his purpose in coming here was to visit the Uzumaki Clan's Clan Head and maintain the friendly relationship between the two nations.

That itself involved a whole diplomatic process. Strictly speaking, two days was already rather short.

Before leaving, Hiruzen Sarutobi directly gave them the payment for this mission so they could properly enjoy themselves here.

Looking at the mission payment he had just received, Kagura could not help but marvel that being a Ninja really was a lucrative profession.

Although the mission payment would be split among the team members, they could earn the equivalent of 10,000 Huaxia currency from his former world in just three or four days.

Even before transmigrating, he had not possessed such earning power.

Teacher Sarutobi left, taking Orochimaru with him.

Since Orochimaru wanted to study the Land of Whirlpools' Forbidden Sealing Technique, he had begged Hiruzen Sarutobi to take him along to meet the Clan Head.

He wanted to see whether he could obtain the Uzumaki Clan Clan Head's permission to visit their academy, or perhaps directly find a Jonin and observe the legendary Sealing Technique in person.

The remaining three looked at one another, briefly not knowing where to go.

To be honest, as Ninja, they rarely had such idle time.

Usually, they were either training or carrying out missions.

Now that they were truly free, they did not know what to do instead.

With both hands clasped behind his head, Jiraiya said that he wanted to visit the Books store here, then left by himself.

Ever since he heard the prophecy spoken by the Great Toad Sage at Mount Myōboku and learned that he would become a writer who traveled the world, he had become interested in Books from all over.

Now that he had come to the Land of Whirlpools, he also wanted to take the opportunity to see whether there were any books unavailable in Konoha.

Kagura and Tsunade, who had been left behind, helplessly looked at each other.

After a moment of silence, Kagura was the one who finally spoke.

"Hmm, it's still early.

How about we take a walk around the village too?

It's not often that we get to travel abroad."

Tsunade nodded in agreement at Kagura's suggestion.

Thus, the young man and woman began wandering aimlessly through Hidden Whirlpool Village.

Looking at Kagura's Back View ahead of her, Tsunade only then belatedly realized that there were only the two of them now.

The two of them... a man and a woman... walking around together...

Could this... could this be the legendary date?