May 8th, night.
After feeding the Little Tanuki Beast for the fourth time, Akaseki finally pinned it down...
"Hey! Three strikes and you're out. You can't keep freeloading, can you?" Akaseki pinned down the Little Tanuki Beast, which had just taken off its fourth mask and was about to go to sleep.
After a day and a half of care, the Little Tanuki Beast seemed to be steadily recovering. It no longer looked like it was about to fall asleep at any moment.
Ranwu, who had just sparred with Akaseki, rolled her eyes and said, "Could you be gentler?"
"Tanuki?" The Little Tanuki Beast looked at Akaseki curiously.
"Quit acting cute. Be my Ninja Beast from now on!" As Akaseki spoke, he pulled out the Summoning Contract Scroll.
"Tanuki!" The Little Tanuki Beast did not seem resistant, and it even appeared to recognize the thing. It rose onto its hind legs, squatted before Akaseki, nodded, and stretched out its right paw.
"You don't want me to shake paws with you, do you? You're the Ninja Beast—am I the Ninja Beast?" Akaseki looked at it suspiciously.
The Little Tanuki Beast hurriedly shook its head. Seeing this, Ranwu said, "I think it wants a high-five."
Akaseki hesitated for a moment before extending his right hand and high-fiving the soft, pink paw pad in its palm.
Then Akaseki opened the scroll and signed his name on it. The Little Tanuki Beast also left a paw print on it.
It was not merely a name and a paw print. Both of their Chakra had also been left on it.
Because it was a one-on-one Summoning Contract Scroll, the scroll was very short and contained little content. It merely used this special power to maintain a subtle connection between the two, allowing Akaseki to use