The Summoner Summoned Herself Away

Anyone baptized by the modern internet would surely hear that Tokiju was digging a pit for Tsunade.

But Tsunade, still very young at this time, had never encountered such a tactic and immediately flushed red with anger.

As the princess of Konoha, she had never been mocked like this before; she slammed her hand against the floor and roared, "Who said I didn't prepare a gift!"

"You've always wanted to study the Summoning Jutsu, haven't you? I agree now! I'll have you sign a summoning contract with Katsuyu Sage right away!"

While speaking, Tsunade bit her thumb and immediately performed the Summoning Jutsu.

Poof!

Following a burst of white smoke, a slug the size of a human head appeared in the room.

After the Katsuyu Sage appeared, she looked at Tsunade, then at Uzumaki Mito, and said, "Lady Mito, Lady Tsunade, is there something you need by calling me here?"

The voice of the Katsuyu Sage was incredibly pleasant and gentle.

If one were to judge solely by the voice, they would subconsciously assume it belonged to a caring older sister.

But if one were to follow that voice to its source, the result would certainly be quite a surprise.

Uzumaki Mito said nothing; she had long since seen that Tokiju was playing Tsunade, but she had no intention of stopping him.

The Katsuyu Sage was a medical-type summon; if Tokiju and Nawaki could successfully sign the contract, it would better ensure their safety in the future, which was something she was happy to see.

In fact, this was exactly what Tokiju wanted to see.

Having read the original work, he naturally knew that his little brother would be killed by an Explosive Tag trap at the age of twelve.

To avoid this outcome, he had spent years training Nawaki in this regard, making him develop the habit of constantly paying attention to his surroundings.

With the addition of the Katsuyu Sage as a second insurance policy, if Nawaki could still get himself blown up by an Explosive Tag, then Tokiju would truly be at his wit's end.

As for the idea that Nawaki would eventually become Orochimaru's disciple and could sign a contract with Ryūchi Cave?

Regarding that, Tokiju only wanted to say one thing: forget it!

Of the three great sage regions, Ryūchi Cave was the most treacherous; one slight misstep and you would be eaten by the snakes inside. If there was a choice, it was best to avoid Ryūchi Cave.

Tsunade looked at the Katsuyu Sage before her, and having calmed down, she realized she had been played by Tokiju.

After glaring fiercely at Tokiju, Tsunade braced herself and said to the Katsuyu Sage, "Katsuyu Sage, I summoned you this time to ask if you would allow my two younger brothers to sign the summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest?"

Having said that, Tsunade pointed to Tokiju and Nawaki, who were standing behind the Katsuyu Sage.

The Katsuyu Sage turned around upon hearing this.

She first looked at Tokiju, then at Nawaki, and finally let her gaze rest on Tokiju.

Seeing this, Tokiju immediately stepped forward to introduce himself, "Hello, Katsuyu Sage, I am Tokiju, the younger brother of Big Sister Tsunade."

Seeing this, Nawaki did not want to be outdone; he stepped forward and introduced himself, "Um, I am Nawaki, please take care of me, Katsuyu Sage."

The Katsuyu Sage wiggled her antennae and said softly, "Hello to you both. I shall call you Little Tokiju and Little Nawaki from now on."

"As for your desire to sign a summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest, that is no problem. I permit it."

With that, black runes immediately appeared beneath the Katsuyu Sage.

After a puff of white smoke, a summoning scroll half the height of a person was summoned over.

Once the contract scroll appeared, the Katsuyu Sage said, "Come, Little Tokiju and Little Nawaki, use your blood to sign your names on it and then press your handprints. That way, you will have successfully signed the contract with Shikkotsu Forest."

Hearing this, Tokiju immediately took the scroll and spread it open.

He glanced casually at the names of the previous signers and found that they were all rows of Senju.

At the same time, Tokiju was somewhat surprised, as he discovered that the name of the Second Hokage was not on the contract scroll.

This proved that the Second Hokage had never signed a summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest.

Come to think of it, if the Second Hokage had truly signed a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, he wouldn't have been ambushed and killed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

With a slug attached to his body, combined with the Second Hokage's own Flying Thunder God, it would have been difficult to die even if he wanted to.

Finding the empty space after Tsunade's name, Tokiju bit his index finger, signed his name, and pressed his handprint below it.

After doing this, Tokiju pushed the contract scroll toward Nawaki.

Seeing this, Nawaki happily signed his name on the scroll as well.

Seeing that both of them were finished, the Katsuyu Sage immediately retracted the contract scroll and said, "Very well, both Tokiju and Little Nawaki have signed the Shikkotsu Forest summoning contract. You may now attempt to summon my clones."

It should be mentioned here that Shikkotsu Forest is different from the other two sage regions.

The other two great sage regions, besides the Toad Sage and the White Snake Sage at the helm, have countless toads and snakes under their command.

All of those toads and snakes can serve as summoning beasts for the contractors.

Only the Katsuyu Sage is different; there is only one creature in Shikkotsu Forest: the Katsuyu Sage herself.

Everyone who signs a contract with Shikkotsu Forest summons only the clones that the Katsuyu Sage splits off from herself.

And the more chakra consumed when using the Summoning Jutsu, the larger the clone of the Katsuyu Sage that is summoned.

Hearing this, Tokiju immediately intended to give it a try.

He looked at his index finger, wanting to take advantage of the previous wound to perform the Summoning Jutsu, only to find that his wound had already stopped bleeding.

Helpless, Tokiju had no choice but to bite his thumb again and begin weaving the hand seals: "Boar, Dog, Rooster, Monkey, Ram."

Once the seals were complete, Tokiju slammed his hand onto the ground.

Immediately, countless black runes began to spread across the floor.

Seeing this, Tsunade didn't think much of it, but Uzumaki Mito, sitting in the seat of honor, furrowed her brows.

She realized that the runes beneath Tokiju's feet did not appear to be those of a standard Summoning Jutsu.

Katsuyu Sage found it even stranger; although she was currently only a partial manifestation, she was still capable of sensing the fluctuations of summoning energy.

Yet, she felt no such fluctuations from the technique Tokiju was using; on the contrary, she sensed a strange interference.

Before the woman and the slug could ponder it further, the runes beneath Tokiju's feet were fully formed.

Suddenly, Tokiju felt the world spin, and with a poof, he vanished into a cloud of white smoke.

Seeing this, Tsunade was stunned, Nawaki was stunned, and Uzumaki Mito was stunned.

The Katsuyu Sage at the side was even more bewildered; she had never expected someone to summon themselves into oblivion.

Furthermore, the fact that he had disappeared while already having a formal summoning contract with her only deepened her confusion.

After thinking for a long time, the Katsuyu Sage still could not identify the source of the problem.

She had no choice but to dispel the summoning, intending to return to Shikkotsu Forest to see if she could find any trace of Tokiju.

But the result was destined to disappoint them.

Because at this moment, Tokiju had already arrived in a special space where time was sealed.