After the meeting, Tsubasa led the leaders to inspect the work of the Beast Taming Department, which was led by Tora Inuzuka. They heard that the Beast Taming Department had cultivated some powerful summoning beasts.
Upon arriving at the Beast Taming Department, Tsubasa suddenly looked up at the Beast Taming Department Tora Inuzuka: " Beast Taming Department, I heard you've just trained a Silver Moon Wolf cub and even devised eighteen training courses? Don't hold back, show us the Beast Taming Department's secrets!"
Tora Inuzuka's ears instantly flushed a light red. He knelt on one knee, his palm pressed against the bluestone slab, Chakra seeping into the ground through his fingers. Three breaths later, a commotion arose from the eastern animal pen. First, a massive Iron-Fanged Leopard trod across the gravel, its whip-like tail leaving five half-inch-deep claw marks on the bluestone as it swept across the corner. "This is the standard size of an adult Iron-Fanged Leopard." Tora Inuzuka pulled out a leather measuring scroll. "4.37 meters long, 2.05 meters tall at the shoulder, canines 21 centimeters long, bite force 18,000 pounds—during last week's test, it crushed three stacked steel plates through a three-inch-thick steel slab."
Upon hearing this, Chozan Akimichi immediately patted his belly and snorted, his waistline jiggling and creating three folds. "That's louder than the snakes of Ryūchi Cave! My Three-Tails Red Fox, which cost thirty million taels, is utterly pathetic in combat! You have to give me an explanation!"
" Akimichi- senpai, that's a rare subspecies, the Snow-Sleeping Fox cub." Tora Inuzuka pulled out a fur color identification chart from his sleeve. "Its body temperature is maintained at minus five degrees Celsius year-round; any grass or wood it licks will freeze into a thin layer of ice within three seconds." He suddenly pointed to a snow-white Kageko in the distance, "Look at that little guy rolling a snowball; ice crystals form wherever its paws step. Last week, it accidentally knocked over the heater, freezing the entire pen into a layer of ice."
Suddenly, Tsubasa hooked a pebble with his toe and flicked it towards the Iron-Fanged Leopard's nose. The beast neither dodged nor flinched, but instead let out a low growl. It slammed its forepaw into the ground, and five gleaming barbs shot out from between its toes—each barb as long as an adult's finger, its tip tinged with a faint bluish-black. "Are these poisonous claws?" Tsubasa.
"Yes!" Tora Inuzuka immediately flipped through the Beast Modification Log. "It possesses toxicity comparable to viper venom, and can unleash Lightning Release Chakra; a single claw strike can release 5000 volts of electricity." He suddenly took the booklet from his waist and handed it to Tsubasa. "The claws are equipped with miniature Explosive Tag; they automatically detonate three seconds after the claws pierce the target, with a power equivalent to a C-rank explosive technique."
Chozan Akimichi was speechless, but his fat finger suddenly pointed to the chicken coop under the eaves. "That wretched rooster should be cheaper, right? I saw it peck out a pigeon at the Nara Clan's house!"
"That's the Iron-Beaked Battle Chicken!" Tora Inuzuka strode to the rooster coop, picked up the proud, strutting rooster, and said, "It takes three grams of refined iron powder every day, making its beak HR55 hardness, capable of piercing through a five-centimeter-thick plate of 'golden iron.'" He rolled up his sleeve, revealing three pale pink scratch marks on his forearm. "Last week, an out-of-control war rooster ran into the training ground and dug right through the trial stone—guess what? The barrier that even elite ninjas couldn't break was ripped open by its beak!"
Tsubasa suddenly chuckled softly, the picture book between his fingers swaying in the wind. He glanced at the scaffolding in the distance, where a giant eagle with feathers as black as ink was folding its wings, the golden Cursed Seal on its tail feathers flickering in the sunlight. "Is that Thunder Eagle equipped with third-generation electric shock devices in its claws?"
"It's been replaced!" Tora Inuzuka's eyes lit up as he pulled out a spark plug-sized component from his pocket. The "new Thunder Radiance Claw Ring " uses superconducting materials, increasing its energy storage capacity to 100,000 volts, each release equivalent to the power of an "A-rank Ninjutsu." He suddenly pointed to the pale blue arc of electricity coiled around the eagle's claws. "During yesterday's test, it swooped down from 300 meters in the air and cleaved a giant tree in two meters with a single claw strike—the charred marks on the bark radiated outwards, each a full two meters in diameter!"
Chozan Akimichi suddenly stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Speaking of which, if my snow fox were equipped with this electric shock device..."
"Weak summoning beasts are forbidden from being modified!" Tora Inuzuka immediately interrupted, " The Snow-Sleeping Fox's ice attribute is incompatible with Lightning Release; forcibly adding it..." He recalled the Ninja Cat that had frozen him into an ice sculpture last month, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. "Last time, a villager installed a thruster on a ninja turtle, and as a result, the beast drifted uncontrollably in the lake for three days. When it was pulled out, its shell was cracked!"
Tsubasa tossed the half-eaten piece of jerky beside him to Iron-Fanged Leopard, watching the beast snatch the meat and dart back to its pen. Suddenly, he spoke, "I heard you prepared an 'Enlightenment Beast' for the newborn?"
"Yes!" Tora Inuzuka pulled out a contract the size of a crib from the scroll. "I've carefully selected Blood-Seeking Hound puppies with a keen sense of smell, Illusory Sound Sparrow, and..." He suddenly lowered his voice, " Ninja Ape that can change diapers—their fingers are more nimble than medical-nin. Last week, a crybaby baby clung to Ninja Ape's tail and wouldn't let go, managing to make the beast lose 30% of its fur, but it still didn't harm the child."
Chozan Akimichi suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed until tears streamed down his face, "If my grandson had this kind of treatment, his mother could sleep three more hours! But then again..." He suddenly straightened his face, "Isn't selling those Blood-Seeking Hound puppies for five million taels a bit too much? They're not even fully grown yet!"
"Senior Akimichi, look at this pedigree certificate." Tora Inuzuka unfolded the yellowed beast register. "The mother was a meritorious dog who participated in the First Shinobi World War, and she searched for survivors in a gas-filled area for three days and three nights straight. The puppies were born with Tracking Cursed Seal,' and their olfactory cells are seventeen times more numerous than those of ordinary dogs, allowing them to distinguish bloodstains and scents from three months ago—" He suddenly pointed to the small characters in the corner of the contract, "We've also included three months' worth of ' Spirit-Awakening Milk,' each drop mixed with one-thousandth of a gram of Dragon Life-Extending Dew."
Tsubasa suddenly stood up, his robe sweeping across the scattered pebbles. He walked up to Tora Inuzuka and patted him on the shoulder. "Regarding the price, have the finance department allocate a special subsidy tomorrow. But there's one condition—" He suddenly stared into Tora Inuzuka's eyes, "The modification plan for combat-type summoning beasts must be reviewed by me personally. That ninja wolf three months ago with the self-destruct tag..."
"The improvements have been withdrawn!" Tora Inuzuka quickly stood at attention. "Now I'm using the 'Chakra Overload' mode. In times of crisis, it can unleash the potential of summoned beasts, tripling their explosive power, but they need to rest for seven days afterward..."
"Alright." Tsubasa waved his hand, then suddenly pulled out a brocade pouch embroidered with animal patterns from his sleeve. "I brought you a gift— 'Insect-Chirping Grass,' a specialty of the Shikkotsu Forest. Drinking it as a tea can increase the spiritual resonance between your summoned beast and its master by 20%." He paused, then added, "Don't tell anyone I gave it to you. I don't want anyone asking me for it. This is to make it easier for you to train your summoned beast."
Inuzuka Tora's hand, clutching the brocade pouch, trembled slightly. Suddenly, he heard a flapping sound coming from the chicken coop in the distance. The Iron-Beaked Battle Chicken Tora Inuzuka chasing a rice-stealing ninja rat across the covered bridge, its claws scraping against the bluestone slabs with a harsh sound. Chozan Akimichi, watching the billowing dust, suddenly rubbed his belly and sighed, "Honestly, I'm thinking of buying a Ninja Ape to massage my legs..."
"For leg massage, I recommend 'Jujutsu Ape '." Tora Inuzuka immediately perked up. "Having studied medical massage for three years, I can precisely control my palm strength within thirty kilograms, and I can also massage shoulders and waist." He suddenly saw Tsubasa's ambiguous smile, immediately shut his mouth, and lowered his head to crush a piece of gravel with his toe.
As dusk deepened, Tora Inuzuka sat alone before the animal pen, watching the Silver Moon Wolf cubs chase his tail in circles. The little creatures' paw pads still bore the sticky residue from the daytime test, leaving faint blue claw marks on the stone slabs. He pulled out his training log, and after " Silver Moon Wolf Cub Affinity Increased," he wrote, " Thunder Eagle's acceptance of electric shock devices is 91%, Iron-Fanged Leopard's poison claw accuracy increased to 83%. Also: We need to develop low-irritant animal food suitable for cubs; it is recommended to mix goat milk with medicinal herbs and grind it into a paste..."
A night breeze carried the scent of the animal pen, along with a faint fragrance of grass. Suddenly, the wolf cub bit Tora Inuzuka's shoelace, tilting its head back and letting out a soft, childish whimper. Tora Inuzuka smiled and ruffled its head, then looked up at the starry sky, suddenly feeling that those twinkling lights were just like the vibrant energy dancing in the eyes of the summoned beasts.