An Encounter, Tsunade's Forcefulness

Seeing Rikuto's eagerness, Tsunade was somewhat speechless.

"It's alright, even if I don't use it, I can leave it for Sister Kurenai, Ino, Tenten, and the others..." Rikuto said with a smile.

Given his abilities...

There's really no need for such a summoning beast.

But it cannot be denied that this large lizard was indeed to his liking.

I think it was called Chūbēmaru?

There was another contractor, named... Masashi Kishimoto.

"Forehead..."

Upon hearing Rikuto's words, Shizune was speechless.

The Tonton in my arms cried out, "Baby~~~Baby~~~"

"The Katsuyu shouldn't have any objections, you handle it!"

Tsunade crossed her arms and said casually.

Upon hearing that it was a castle formed from a spirit beast, she had no intention of going inside to explore.

What's so interesting about exploring the belly of a summoned beast?

She had witnessed Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, summon the stomach of the giant toad of Mount Myōboku to trap enemies, and she estimated that the situation inside this castle was similar.

While it wasn't enough to disgust medical-nin like her who was used to all sorts of situations.

There's no need to make yourself uncomfortable.

With Tsunade's permission, Rikuto stepped forward.

A pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan, making no attempt to conceal their imposing aura, radiated a powerful sense of intimidation. "Stop pretending, I know this castle is a figment of your imagination..."

"Roar--"

It seemed to have sensed the power of the newcomer.

A beastly roar echoed from within the eerie castle.

"You probably won't last much longer, will you?" Rikuto said, arms crossed, "I can free you, but you need to sign Summoning Contract with me!"

"Roar..."

If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes!

"Roar..."

Soon--

Under the watchful eyes of Tsunade and Shizune, who were both exasperated.

Even though the spirit beast sensed the other party's strength, which seemed beyond its years, and had already shown a willingness to give it a chance, agreeing to let it sign a contract as long as it passed the test.

But Rikuto had absolutely no intention of going in himself.

Lazy as he was, he simply created several Wood Clones and sent them into the castle.

The spirit beast seemed to be enraged by Rikuto's dismissive behavior.

The Wood Clone of the Rikuto had just broken into the castle.

Several dark passages appeared before them, clearly meant to lead them to different places so they could be defeated one by one.

This will force the Rikuto's true form to come in and undergo the test in person.

But these Wood Clones, possessing some of the strength of the 000 Rikuto, were naturally not afraid.

Without hesitation, they dispersed and each chose to enter a different passage.

"Swish... swish..."

In each passage, the surrounding walls suddenly changed.

It transformed into a fleshy wall that sent chills down your spine, and began to writhe incessantly.

Numerous tentacles appeared one after another.

The attack was launched relentlessly at the Wood Clone.

However, the Wood Clone was equally unwilling to back down. "A tentacle contest? We've never lost!"

A large amount of wooden vines surged out, constantly attacking the tentacles.

It even turned around and entangled those tentacles, devouring their Chakra.

This forced the summoning beast to sever its tentacles to prevent its Chakra from being completely drained.

The traps they set were constantly being breached by these Wood Clones.

If Rikuto hadn't been reluctant to kill this summoned beast, he could have drained it dry with a single Wood Release.

After all, even the Tailed Beast with their enormous Chakra couldn't withstand the Wood Dragon Technique and were completely suppressed.

Not to mention this spirit beast, which was already extremely weak and on the verge of death.

Not long after--

A huge Summoning Scroll.

He was then brought out by the Wood Clone and presented to Rikuto.

"Brush..."

Under the watchful eyes of Tsunade and Shizune.

Rikuto opened the Summoning Scroll.

As expected, before the previous contractor Shuto Goza.

A name caught Rikuto's eye, causing his lips to twitch involuntarily.

Masashi Kishimoto!

Chapter Sixty-Eight: An Accidental Encounter, Tsunade's Power [First Update]

"Lord Rikuto!"

Rikuto then signed his name.

The large white lizard, which had transformed into a castle, spoke, "My name is Chūbēmaru, the chieftain of the Lizard Clan. It is an honor to form a contract with a powerful being like you!"

They were so polite to this spirit beast.

He's nothing like Gamabunta from Mount Myōboku or Manda from Ryūchi Cave— so arrogant.

Rikuto couldn't help but feel a surge of goodwill. "Chūbēmaru, right?"

If it were one of those arrogant, monstrous beasts, he wouldn't mind teaching it a lesson.

He asked directly, "So, how am I supposed to free you?"

That wasn't ordinary Summoning Technique.

A special method is required to terminate the contract.

Otherwise, given that his former contractor Shuto Goza, has been dead for so long, even if he were to return home, Chūbēmaru should have already done so on his own.

"You only need to form the six seals in the order of Yin-Si-Zi-You-Wu-Wei..." Chūbēmaru responded, "And the spell left by the previous contractor will be dispelled!"

It was just saying that.

Rikuto had already completed the Hand Seals in the correct order.

"Untie--"

"Roar--"

The ancient castle swayed.

A fierce hurricane swept across the land.

A gigantic, exaggeratedly large white lizard appeared before Tsunade and Shizune.

"With a size like that, it could easily swallow Gamabunta..."

Tsunade, commenting, "The Giant Rock Shelter Toad Jiraiya was probably about the same size as this!"

Of course, large size does not necessarily equate to combat strength.

Although this giant lizard was certainly no weakling in its prime.

However, Mount Myōboku is one of the three ancient sacred sites for summoning spirit beasts.

The clan has a complete lineage, and its profound heritage is no joke.

Gamabunta's strength is not the strongest among the Toad Clan of Mount Myōboku.

This giant lizard is most likely one of the strongest members of the spirit beast Lizard Clan.

"Rikuto, thank you so much for your help..."

Chūbēmaru was speaking there.

An enormous, incredibly long tongue suddenly lunged forward.

It wrapped around the Summoning Contract that Rikuto had just signed and swallowed it.

Its hoarse voice echoed through the ancient ruins, "I need to return to the Lizard Clan's territory. You may summon me or any other lizard in the clan if needed..."

After saying that.

It was extremely weak.

It had already turned into a huge cloud of smoke and disappeared.

What a fruitful day!

Rikuto smiled.

Summoning Contract with the Lizard Clan.

It was clearly still very useful to him.

He was very interested in the method that could conceal Chakra aura.

If you have time, you can study it carefully.

"Indeed..." Tsunade nodded.

Chūbēmaru's excellent ability to conceal himself was indeed astonishing.

Even a regular Sharingan couldn't detect anything unusual.

Even Rikuto's exceptional perception.

They couldn't sense it at all.

If this were on a battlefield...

It will undoubtedly play a huge role.

"Congratulations, Rikuto!" Shizune said with a smile.

She also has a contract with the Shikkotsu Forest, so she doesn't need any other summoned beasts.

However, due to her limited abilities, she was unable to directly summon Katsuyu of the same size as Gamabunta or Manda.

"Um?"

Rikuto was just about to say something.

Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow and looked into the distance in surprise.

Those familiar Chakra made him chuckle, "A few more 'familiar faces' here?"

"Roots?" Shizune, holding Tonton, said with a hint of anger, "Those guys are really persistent!"

"Rikuto, your technique hasn't failed, has it?"

Tsunade frowned and asked.

That would be a real problem.