HPDBC Chapter 244 Signing the Contract
Chapter 244 Signing the Contract
With the Tailed Beast Ball controversy temporarily over, Naruto reached out again, calmed his mind, and focused on condensing the most basic Rasengan under the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
This time, he carefully guided his own form. Blue chakra served as the core, with only the golden Nine-Tails chakra acting as an auxiliary element, winding and integrating it like threads to increase the stability and duration of the form.
With precise control, a Rasengan finally appeared in his palm, radiating a soft blue light with faint golden threads flowing around its core. It looked more solid and stable than an ordinary Rasengan.
"Rasengan!"
Naruto gave a low shout and slammed the Rasengan in his hand against the earthen wall in front of him.
However, at the instant the Rasengan made contact with the earthen wall—"BOOM!"—the entire thick earthen wall was not punched open with a round hole, but rather it was as if it was disintegrated from the inside by an invisible force, instantly exploding into dust flying everywhere!
The violent shockwave even caused spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the surrounding ground.
Looking at the destruction he had caused once again, far exceeding his expectations, and the slightly altered terrain, Naruto couldn't help but feel somewhat troubled.
He realized that his current situation was like that of an ordinary child holding the trigger button of a nuclear bomb. He could use this power, but he couldn't precisely control its output.
But he absolutely did not believe that this training in control was superfluous. Because he clearly remembered that this special Nine-Tails Chakra Mode seemed to possess a shared characteristic, capable of covering his companions with a chakra cloak.
If you can't even control your own power precisely, what if, when sharing chakra, that violent energy suddenly surges into your teammates' bodies... it could very well burst their meridian systems!
"It's okay, take your time, you'll develop muscle memory."
Jiraiya's voice rang out from the side. Perhaps he was more attentive than in the "original work," because he didn't sneak off to drink or do his "research" as usual, but stayed on site the whole time.
Every time Naruto completed an attempt, he would immediately form hand seals and raise a brand new earthen wall for Naruto to test its power.
Under Jiraiya's continued guidance and encouragement, Naruto began the extremely tedious yet necessary micro-management training. He tried to compress and control the size and energy output of the Rasengan in his palm, little by little. With his intense concentration and precise adjustment of the chakra flow, the Rasengan, originally the size of a fist, began to shrink at a visible rate...
From the size of a fist, to the size of an egg, and then to the size of a walnut... In the end, the Rasengan in Naruto's palm had become as small as a bean, emitting a faint but extremely condensed blue light.
Correspondingly, the destructive effect of the Rasengan on the earthen wall also changed significantly. It went from instantly crushing the entire wall into dust at the beginning to simply blasting a huge gap in it and shattering it later. The control over it was gradually improved.
Naruto felt that he only needed to practice more attentively to achieve the level of precise control that Jiraiya had demonstrated—leaving only a neat, round hole in the wall without affecting the surrounding area.
After about two hours of focused practice without interruption, Naruto gradually felt that mobilizing the massive Nine-Tails chakra within his body was becoming smoother and more natural.
Nowadays, even a simple punch will no longer result in the embarrassing situation of losing control of the force and easily changing the terrain.
As a tiny yet extremely condensed Rasengan appeared in his palm, he precisely pressed it against the earthen wall in front of him—this time, only a perfectly round hole with smooth edges and uniform depth was left in the earthen wall, while the surrounding wall remained intact.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that he had achieved initial success in this stage of power control training.
"Well done!" Jiraiya stepped forward and patted him approvingly on the shoulder. "It seems you've grasped the basics of controlling this power. Now, can you freely exit this state?"
Naruto did as he was told. With a thought, the brilliant golden chakra around him receded like a gentle tide, quickly returning to the seal in his abdomen, revealing his original form.
"So, Mr. Jiraiya," Naruto looked up, his eyes filled with anticipation, "is the next step to learn the new ninjutsu you mentioned earlier?"
Jiraiya paused for a moment, then laughed. "Oh? You're the type who's good at many things? Very good!"
This suited him perfectly, saving him the trouble of persuading Naruto to sign a contract, and making it a natural step for him to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku to train in Sage Mode in the future.
"Looks like you're very enthusiastic about learning! Alright, then I'll demonstrate for you first!" Jiraiya said smugly, skillfully biting his thumb and pressing the oozing blood onto the ground.
"Spiritual communication!"
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a thick plume of white smoke, his loyal workhorse, Hama Zhong, appeared in the arena with his massive and steady figure.
If it were just about learning the Summoning Jutsu itself, Naruto would have already mastered it. He would even know a more special Summoning Jutsu that would produce the three jades of blue, white, red, black, void, south, north, and nine, exclusively for the Nine-Faced Beast.
As always, Gamabunta cooperated with Jiraiya, benevolently extending its long tongue to present Naruto with a huge scroll. This was the precious scroll representing the pact with the toad clan of Mount Myōboku.
"Open that scroll and take a look," Jiraiya said, perched atop Gamachu's broad head, carefully explaining the steps. "This is the certificate for forming a contract with the toad clan of Mount Myōboku. You need to write your name in the blank space with your own blood, and then stamp it with the blood imprint of five fingers..."
Naruto did as instructed and carefully unrolled the scroll. Then, his gaze settled on one of the names.
Minato Namikaze
Upon seeing this familiar name, Naruto was slightly taken aback, then a gentle smile appeared on his lips.
He didn't say much, but silently wrote it down stroke by stroke in his own blood in the blank space below his name.
Naruto Uzumaki
To put it jokingly, while other people's summoning jutsu targets are relatively fixed, when Naruto uses his summoning jutsu, it's more like whichever toad is available comes to help.
After all, it's a contract signed with the entire Myoboku clan. Even if there's insufficient chakra, the summoning won't fail; at most, it will only summon some small toads with no fighting ability.
This is also reflected in Jiraiya; for example, after he was drugged, he could only summon some half-baked creatures.
"Alright, that's good enough!" Jiraiya nodded, looking at the still-wet ink on the blood-red name on the scroll. "Let's try it! The hand seals for the Summoning Jutsu are: Boar-Dog-Rooster-Monkey-Sheep."
Naruto swiftly and smoothly formed hand seals, channeling chakra into his palms, and then slammed them into the ground.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"
The pitch-black summoning jutsu seemed to come alive, rapidly spreading across the ground! Jiraiya stared intently at the rising thick white mist, making his own guesses.
Who will appear during Naruto's first summoning? With his chakra reserves and potential, he should be able to summon Gamabunta, right?
The smoke slowly dissipated...
Naruto stared blankly at the enormous figure that appeared before him—a huge toad with orange skin and a scholarly doctoral cap on its head.
It just looked quite old, with droopy eyelids, as if it had just been awakened from a deep sleep, looking somewhat dazed.
"Hmm...?" The old toad slowly lowered its head, sizing up the tiny blond boy at its feet. "Who... are you again...?"
The moment Jiraiya saw the figure that had been summoned, the anticipation on his face froze, then turned into fear and terror.
"Master...Master?!"
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(Don't worry about the relationship between Kurama and Naruto. There won't be any misunderstandings or plot holes. The author will handle it well.)