The Art of Spiritual Communication

So, how could one thoroughly avoid the fallout of the Night of the Uchiha Massacre and secure a guarantee for oneself?

In reality, this problem is exceptionally simple. In this world of ninjas, there has always been an unstoppable method of escape: Space-Time Ninjutsu.

For a ninja who has mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu, aside from the Chibaku Tensei used by the Sage of Six Paths to seal Kaguya, there is almost no means to prevent their escape.

As long as he mastered a type of Space-Time Ninjutsu, Ito Makoto could leave Konoha with his mother at any moment, and no one would be able to track the direction they took or the distance they traveled.

In the world of Naruto, Space-Time Ninjutsu varies in strength; there is the Flying Thunder God, which allows one to traverse the battlefield undefeated, and the Heavenly Transfer Technique, which can only transport objects. Their difficulty in learning is often very high. However, there happens to be a specific type of Space-Time Ninjutsu that is not difficult to learn—only C-rank. Even Might Guy and a newly graduated Naruto Uzumaki could use it. Its popularity is also quite high; it is not some secret technique, and even some background ninjas can use it. That technique is the Summoning Jutsu.

To be honest, the Summoning Jutsu is simply the perfect technique for escape. One only needs to sign a contract with a summoning animal to use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to teleport to the creature's location and flee from danger. Regarding an event like the Uchiha Clan's annihilation, if one had made preparations in advance, with every person possessing a summoning animal, the entire clan could have instantly fled Konoha and hidden away under assumed names. How could a massacre have even occurred?

Regrettably, the Uchiha Clan seemed to have something wrong with their brains; they would rather be wiped out than ever prepare such a method. The only Uchiha who ever used such a tactic was Uchiha Sasuke.

In the original story, Sasuke once used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to escape Deidara's self-detonation, turning the ultimate art that Deidara traded his life for into a comical starfish-shaped explosion. Although he lost Manda, being able to save his own life was a profit regardless of the cost.

Therefore, as long as Ito Makoto learned the Summoning Jutsu, he could sit back and watch the winds of change in Konoha, completely unconcerned about whether the Uchiha Clan's massacre would implicate him.

However, although the Summoning Jutsu is widely spread and many ninjas know it, Ito Makoto did not, and his mother, Ito Mika, was a medical ninja who also did not know this technique. Finding a channel to learn this jutsu became the only difficulty.

Fortunately, his mother's network of connections did not let him down. It was said that one of his mother's former patients had mastered the Summoning Jutsu and was willing to teach it to others.

This person was very enthusiastic, but because he was often injured during training, he frequently went to the hospital for treatment. Over a long period, he had received much help from his mother and, as a result, wanted to repay her.

Although he had been mentally prepared, when Ito Makoto saw the familiar bowl cut, thick eyebrows, green spandex suit, and a beaming, radiant smile, his mouth still couldn't help but twitch.

I can't take it, doesn't this guy feel embarrassed?

"Youth! In accordance with the contract of youth, I have come to teach you a new ninjutsu. Are you ready? Shall we begin a new, passionate training session?"

Might Guy gave a thumbs-up, standing at the doorway, enthusiastically issuing his call.

Ito Makoto couldn't help but cover his face. I can't do it. While it might be fine in an anime, in reality, it's just too much of an eyesore.

"Hey, hey, hey, youth! How can you keep your head down? Quickly, lift your head up!" Might Guy remained confident and overflowing with enthusiasm.

"Let us hold our heads high and start a race of youth toward the morning sun!"

Having said that, Might Guy ran toward the east with passionate intensity, completely ignoring everything else.

Damn it, wait for me! If you aren't going to bring your student along to teach ninjutsu, what are you even here for?

Ito Makoto couldn't worry about much else and hurriedly gave chase.

They arrived at an open space on the outskirts of the city. Located on the periphery of the village, the area was piled with concrete pipes, likely discarded construction materials. Although it wasn't large, it was sufficient for daily training. Clearly, Might Guy had done his homework.

Panting heavily from the chase, Ito Makoto was physically inferior to Might Guy, but after using the Body Flicker Technique to leap across the rooftops, he finally caught up to the jogging Might Guy.

"Youth, your physical stamina is excellent. Would you consider joining my youth training program?" Might Guy flashed a wide smile and extended an invitation.

Might Guy's training? Ito Makoto was instantly tempted. Although Might Guy was unreliable, his strength in taijutsu was beyond doubt. And as someone possessing the Rinnegan, his weakness was taijutsu. If he could learn the Eight Inner Gates from Might Guy, he could compensate for a deficiency in his strength.

"Can I choose not to wear the green spandex?" Ito Makoto asked weakly.

"That won't do! The spandex is essential equipment for youth training."

"Then let me think about it." Ito Makoto backed down. Although he craved the Eight Inner Gates to increase his strength, he still didn't want to be mistaken for a pervert by passersby.

"Shouldn't we be learning the Summoning Jutsu?"

"Right!"

Might Guy slammed his left fist into his right palm, suddenly realizing. "We came here to learn the Summoning Jutsu. No wonder I felt like I'd forgotten something."

Ito Makoto, unable to even complain, watched helplessly as the guy goofed off.

"The Summoning Jutsu is a Space-Time Ninjutsu where the user summons a creature after signing a blood contract," Might Guy finally began to teach the technique seriously. "And to learn the Summoning Jutsu, one must first sign a contract with a summoning animal."

With that, Might Guy took out a scroll and unrolled it.

He bit his right thumb to draw blood, formed hand seals—Boar, Dog, Bird, Monkey, Ram—and slammed his right hand onto the scroll. A spiderweb-like seal pattern appeared on the parchment.

Poof—

A thick cloud of mist dispersed.

However, nothing happened.

"Sorry, sorry." Might Guy stood up and laughed somewhat unnaturally. "I only just learned the Summoning Jutsu recently, so I'm not very proficient with it yet."

Ito Makoto sighed. As expected, Guy is still Guy. The current Guy was only seventeen; there was still a huge gap between him and his future self. Being able to use the Summoning Jutsu at all was already surprising enough.

Might Guy steeled himself, repeating the same sequence of hand seals and slamming his hand onto the scroll again.

Poof—

A thick cloud of mist dispersed.

A figure emerged.

It was a giant turtle, entirely red, with a shell diameter of over a meter. A Konoha forehead protector hung around the turtle's neck.

Might Guy stood beside the turtle and pointed at it with his thumb.

"This is my partner, Ningame. As long as you sign a contract with him, you can start learning the Summoning Jutsu just like me."

"Please treat me well." The red turtle appeared very polite and was capable of human speech; it was clearly an excellent summoning animal.

"How about it? Isn't he impressive? A turtle as large as Ningame is a rare sight in all of Konoha. Besides, the ability to speak is the hallmark of a high-level Ninja Beast." Might Guy pulled out a contract scroll, which bore only his own name. "If you want to sign the contract, you just need to press your handprint onto this scroll."

Clearly, this contract scroll was different from the ones at Mount Myoboku; Mount Myoboku already had many contractors, whereas Might Guy was the very first to sign this one.

Looking at the massive turtle, Ito Makoto felt quite conflicted. He wanted to learn the Summoning Jutsu specifically to escape the Night of the Uchiha Massacre. This required a summon that could move with great speed, allowing him to travel quickly in a short amount of time to ensure his safety. While this turtle could speak and was clearly a high-level Ninja Beast, it simply could not meet his needs.

Furthermore, he could not sign a contract in front of an ordinary person at the moment. Ito Makoto still remembered that he possessed a pair of Rinnegan. Any Ninja Beast contracted through the Rinnegan would have its eyes transformed into the pattern of the Rinnegan.

If he were to sign a contract with this giant turtle and its eyes were influenced by the Rinnegan, turning into purple Rinnegan, wouldn't that expose the existence of his eyes?

Therefore, even though it might bruise Might Guy's ego, Ito Makoto had no choice but to decline the offer to sign the contract.

"I'm sorry, Guy-sensei, but I'm afraid I cannot sign a contract with Senior Ningame." Ito Makoto said with a troubled expression, "In learning the Summoning Jutsu, I was hoping to contract with a swift summon that could act as my eyes and ears for reconnaissance, helping to cover my weaknesses in my future career as a ninja. Senior Ningame cannot fulfill my requirements in that regard."