At the mention of this, Fugaku's expression turned a little strange as well. Clearly, even to him, the reason was rather odd.
"You know Jiraiya of the Sannin, right?"
"Of course. Don't tell me Senior Jiraiya took him on as a disciple?"
"No. He had a similar experience. A Summoning beast clan came to him to sign a contract!"
"!!" Shiro looked at Fugaku in slight shock, unable to speak.
There were not many cases of Summoning Beasts seeking someone out on their own to form a contract. As far as Shiro knew, there were currently only Jiraiya, who had mistakenly entered a Sage Region, and himself, who had been chosen by the Snake Sage.
Of course, his own situation was currently known only to him and Orochimaru. Everyone else still believed Orochimaru had given it to him, so Minamoto Kaze had become the second person to receive such treatment.
Besides, he was only two years old and did not even have Chakra. This was completely a case of the Summoning Beasts rushing to offer themselves up!
That meant that, barring accidents, as long as he worked hard in the future, he would at least reach Jiraiya's level!
And if that was really the case, those elders might actually let go. After all, this way they could also gain another measure of Uchiha friendship, and with the conflict between the Uchiha and the village gradually easing at the moment, there were still many benefits.
But that made no sense!
A Summoning beast clan capable of "offering itself up" like this should have been very famous in the Shinobi World. Even if it could not compare to the Three Great Sage Regions, it should not have been far behind. Even if it had not appeared in the original work, the Snake