"This is the Shikkotsu Forest's Summoning Contract."
Tsunade placed the scroll on the table and gently unrolled it.
Liu Yun noticed two names already written on the scroll.
Hashirama Senju, Tsunade.
Tsunade rested her hand on the scroll and said wistfully, "Unlike Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, very few people get to sign a contract with the slugs."
Liu Yun listened quietly.
In his opinion, Shikkotsu Forest might be the best choice among the Three Great Sage Lands.
Mount Myōboku was always busy searching for the Child of Prophecy, and he had no particular fondness for toads.
Ryūchi Cave had the Snake Princess, but it was far from friendly toward its contractors. Its method of teaching Sage Mode was brutally straightforward, too-nothing short of gambling with your life.
Only Shikkotsu Forest treated its contractors gently, provided you had the chance to become one.
The only known contractors of Shikkotsu Forest in the original story were Hashirama Senju, Tsunade, and the future Sakura Haruno.
"Are you ready?" Tsunade's gaze turned solemn as she pointed to a blank spot on the scroll. "Write your name in your own blood, then leave the prints of all five fingers of one hand below it. That will complete the Summoning Contract."
Liu Yun stepped forward and bit his finger without hesitation.
Blood welled up.
The instant his fingertip touched the scroll-
[New equipment material detected] [Shikkotsu Forest Summoning Scroll] [Estimated quality: blue] [Refining cost: 60,000 ryō per attempt] [Special condition: Katsuyu's permission] [Condition unmet. Unable to refine equipment]
Something stirred in Liu Yun's mind. As expected, it was a blue equipment material, just like Mount Myōboku's Summoning Scroll.
Katsuyu's permission...
He put those thoughts aside. Now wasn't the time to consider that.
After writing his name in the blank space, he left each