"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH," Naruto's scream rang through the whole mansion, startling everyone in the mansion.
Everyone was gathered in the living room, relaxing and having small talks. And when Naruto's scream reached them, they were very shocked. After their shock, they all instantly reacted and were about to go upstairs when Izanami's voice stopped them.
"It's okay, guys; don't worry about Naruto. That boy isn't in any danger," Izanami said as she clenched her fists, holding everyone's shadows in place. Even Hinami was no exception.
This once again shocked everyone, including Hinami. For Tsunade and Shizune, they had never seen Izanami taking action personally. And Hinami was shocked because even she didn't notice when Izanami made a move.
"Hmm, shadows, is this a Nara clan ninjutsu? " Tsunade asked in surprise. This jutsu gave her a sense of deja vu. After thinking for a moment, she immediately remembered this jutsu was something she saw during the 2nd Great Ninja War.
At that time, there was a great senior from the Nara clan who was part of her squad. This senior used a similar technique to hold out 10 elite jonin at the cost of his life in order to complete a mission.
"Oh, you know this technique. Hmm, oh right, yes, this technique from that guy, I remember he said he was a Konoha ninja. "Izanami knew so was puzzled at first before remembering the full story.
Truth be told, Izanami had forgotten how many jutsu and techniques she had in her arsenal. Because every year she gets hundreds, if not thousands, of new unique jutsu taught to her by a group of very nice ninjas.
Okay, jokes aside, what really happened is that Izanami, in order to widen her horizons, met with every single ninja to teach her any unique ninjutsu they knew so she could go through reincarnation quickly.
In short, she is squeezing dry the last bit of value out of these dead souls. Of course, she also kept her word and sent these guys to the reincarnation procedure through the green channel.
Though she didn't really give them any special perks, as they all went through the same procedures as the rest. If some criminals have so much karma that they need to go through Mr. Orochimaru's punishment center, she will, while shedding some crocodile tears, lead them toward him.
You could say that at those times, Orochimaru would be very delighted to find a very special specimen that needed to be thoroughly researched for him to have a breakthrough with his current research project.
Since she had done so much scamming, cough, business, it took some time for her to remember this guy. In fact, for her, jutsu was no longer something she had to memorize. Her body would automatically use the most suitable jutsu for each situation.
So unless she actively starts remembering or consciously does it, even she doesn't know what kind of jutsu she would use.
"Hmm, Izanami, can you set us free before you go into daydreaming? "Hinami spoke after failing to break free a dozen times. Don't misunderstand; although Hinamai is trapped, she could always use brute force to break free, though that would mean this mansion may get damaged in the process. And this may also plunge the whole Konoha into chaos.
"Oh, sorry," Izanami apologized as she released everyone.
Then, as if everyone had already discussed it, hey, earlier, they all ignored the earlier situation and went back to relaxation. As for Naruto's situation, well, Izanami had already said everything was okay, so they would just trust her word on that.
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After some screaming, Naruto finally calmed down. He then began to investigate what the hell really happened.
"Hey, what are you looking at, kid? Have you ever seen a handsome dragon before?" the dragon said with an arrogant look.
"Hmm, are you really a dragon? But are dragons really this small? " Naruto asked as he curiously poked the dragon.
'Wow, this is so life-like,' Naruto exclaimed as he poked the dragon again and again.
"Hey kid, cut it out," the dragon said with annoyance as he pushed away the annoying finger with his tail.
"Oh, sorry. So, um, what are you? " Naruto asked as he scratched the back of his hand.
The dragon sighed and began to explain their origins and how they will help Naruto select the perfect summoning beast for him.
And so Naruto, with excitement, began to explore all his options. Time passed by as Naruto began to talk with each summoning animal. Although he could only choose one animal, Naruto, with his innate friendliness and charm, befriended all the animals in the guidebook.
Heck, he even befriended many Pokémon that were usually very introverted. One could only envy Naruto's networking skills, which are practically tailor-made for a merchant.
If Naruto wants to retire someday, he could run the auction house with confidence, bringing more business opportunities with his silver tongue.
Early in the morning, Naruto came downstairs with two big dark circles on his face. One glance and anyone could tell that he didn't sleep one bit.
Seeing Naruto like this and his excitement, which was still practically overflowing from his eyes, Izanami had a helpless expression.
With a slightly angry tone, she began to lecture Naruto, "Hey, are you seriously going to take your graduation photo looking like this? I dare say that Naruto, even if you don't value your face much, please value mine. I mean, look at you; if one didn't know any better, they would think you were so engrossed in some erotic novels. "
Izanami joked as her fingers touched Naruto's forehead. Then a green light flickered in, and soon all the dark circles and other ailments began to recede quickly. Very soon, Naruto's face returned to its youthful appearance.
"So tell me, what kind of summoning beast do you want as your companion pet? "Izanami asked as she looked at Naruto with some eagerness. She was very curious as to what Naruto might choose.
Hearing about this topic, Naruto obviously couldn't hold back a smile. He then, under the expectant eyes of everyone, said,
"For my contracted beast, I want the tiger tribe. " Naruto said with utmost seriousness.
"Oh, the tiger tribe. I thought you would want to form a contract with the dragon clan. " Izanami asked in surprise. Then she understood why he made this choice.
"Is it because of the arrogance of the dragons? "Izanami asked.
Dragons are very arrogant. In ancient times, there was a saying that a dragon would rather face death than bow its head before an enemy.
In fact, Izanami just now remembered this. She too was once disdained by the dragon clan, but after some beating which spanned for many years, she made that old dragon matriarch spit out the dragon clan's summoning scroll.
If Naruto were to sign a contract with the dragon clan, though the dragons would not make things difficult for him due to Izanami's reputation, they would definitely not fully support him. Though given enough, Izanami thought Naruto may have a 90% chance of friending these guys.
Speaking of which, now that she thinks about it, aren't the Uchiha quite similar to these dragons? She should ask if Kyomi wants a new summoning animal.
Just as Izanami was thinking of many reasons for this rejection, Naruto's honest reply made her almost fall down in shock.
"No, it's because those two dragons are two jerks. They made fun of me all night," Naruto said with a puffed face. Those two dragons (the eastern dragon and the western dragon on the next page) are like two chatterboxes. The Eastern dragon rumbled on nonstop, while the Western dragon always delivered the sharpest comment.
This combo made even the usually easygoing Naruto snap. These two were such bullies that Naruto's fantasy of riding a dragon was crushed by them.
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