Summoning Island, Trade
"Caw~ Caw~ Caw~"
The sea, a dozen nautical miles from Summoning Island of the Land of Sea.
Two Summoning Crows contracted to Yamanaka Kei stood on the ship's gunwale, flapping their wings and cawing loudly.
Even without understanding bird language.
Nor the Yamanaka Clan's secret technique to connect minds, transmitting and perceiving emotions.
Namikaze Minato could tell that these two little fellows were cursing quite foully.
"Alright, alright, I know those guys scared you, I'll help you beat them back later, okay?"
Yamanaka Kei rummaged in the small pocket of his Jonin flak jacket for a moment.
He took out a small handful of special pet jerky and handed it to the two little fellows' mouths.
The two little fellows who had been cursing for half a day.
Hearing that Yamanaka Kei would avenge them, hesitated for a long time before reluctantly nodding.
They hopped closer and began to eat the jerky heartily.
After several reconnaissance missions on Summoning Island.
The animals on the island, each more ferocious than the last, had truly frightened them enough.
If their master hadn't been so skilled, showing off crazy maneuvers in the dense forest, with all sorts of extreme turns.
They would have been soaking in the gastric juices of some unknown raptor long ago.
"How are the Third's preparations going?"
After comforting the two little fellows, Yamanaka Kei turned to ask Namikaze Minato.
Before he and Minato came to Summoning Island.
Neither of them had expected that this island, called the Island of Oblivion by the locals, and not very large, would have such an exaggerated average strength of its animals.
The number of creatures capable of rivaling a Chunin actually exceeded one hundred.
Several clan leaders even possessed Jonin-level speed or strength!
Such creatures, with a little training, would be qualified Summoning Beasts, greatly enhancing a ninja's combat power.
Yamanaka Kei inquired about Jiraiya's whereabouts.
After learning that he was still in Konoha, he immediately decided to use Gamayu, the Great Toad of Mount Myōboku's stomach to pack them up and send them back to Konoha, for a Summoning Beast auction.
Konoha would take 30% of the profits, he would take 30%, Minato would take 20%, and Jiraiya would take 20%.
"Lord Hokage has already sent people to clear Training Ground Zero as their temporary accommodation, and Jiraiya-sensei is also ready."
Namikaze Minato scratched his cheek, feeling a little embarrassed when he mentioned this.
It was the first time for him to discuss profit sharing with the village.
Having been taught the Will of Fire since childhood, he always felt that such things seemed inappropriate?
"Then let's begin."
Yamanaka Kei said, leaping off the boat and standing on the sea.
He saw Minato's inner conflict but didn't say much about it.
Minato, in the end, was too honest.
Giving Konoha thirty percent of the profits was, in essence, a transaction.
Not just for minor things like Konoha providing auction venues.
But to exchange these benefits for a large amount of prestige, as a ladder for the two to advance, greatly accelerating their entry into the upper echelons of Konoha.
In order to seek more autonomy or leadership in the possible upcoming war!
Otherwise, with Yamanaka Kei's usual style, who the hell would share money with the village!
With the current turbulent situation in the ninja world, where a great war could erupt at any time.
The higher-ups should be giving him money!
Minato couldn't see through these tricks, but the Third Hokage and the Council of Elders definitely knew what was up, otherwise they wouldn't have cooperated in clearing out Training Ground Zero specifically.
"Okay!"
Namikaze Minato followed Yamanaka Kei's footsteps closely, leaping onto the sea.
Splash～Splash～Splash～
The two had only run less than a kilometer.
The sea not far away began to surge with undercurrents.
A shadow, noticeably darker than the seawater, was rapidly approaching them!
Yamanaka Kei didn't stop, taking out a sealing scroll from the scroll pouch on his Jonin vest.
He quickly opened the scroll page with one hand, and after forming a hand seal with the other, pressed it onto the storage seal with the character 'fish' written on it.
Release!
Ninjutsu: Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Technique!
A fish-shaped puppet made of special materials, no bigger than a palm, appeared.
Under the control of the Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Technique, it flicked its tail and dived into the increasingly turbulent sea.
In just a few breaths.
Yamanaka Kei and Namikaze Minato stopped simultaneously.
And beneath their feet, a giant Swordfish more than ten meters long slowly floated up under the control of the Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Technique.
Carrying the two of them onward to Summoning Island!
Under Yamanaka Kei's control, the Swordfish quickly flicked its tail, and in just a few breaths, its speed exceeded two hundred kilometers per hour.
And it was still accelerating!
"Ride the wind and waves! I'm almost reluctant to sell you!"
Yamanaka Kei glanced at the Swordfish beneath him.
He suddenly felt that having such a sea transport wasn't bad?
But when he thought about turning this giant Swordfish into a real Summoning Beast, it would not only require domestication and cultivation to improve its intelligence and obedience.
It would also require long-term feeding and care, as well as finding a suitable breeding ground, he dismissed the idea.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but the cost-effectiveness was too low!
Even Mount Myōboku, which he had always complained about, didn't require contractors to find bugs to feed the Toads themselves.
Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~
He circled the rather large Summoning Island.
The two powerful sea beasts hidden beneath the surface of the sea, under Yamanaka Kei's repeated provocations, followed closely behind the Swordfish.
"Minato, get ready."
The storage scroll in Yamanaka Kei's hand, which had not been put away, was pulled open again.
Two special puppet fish, under the control of the Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Technique, crashed into the heads of the two sea beasts like arrows.
Without exception, both were controlled by the Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Technique.
They obediently leaned against the coast, joining the giant Swordfish that was slowly decelerating.
"Toad Mouth Bind Technique!"
Namikaze Minato took out a little blood and performed the Summoning Technique.
Gamayu, the Great Toad of Mount Myōboku's stomach, directly stuffed the three sea beasts that were gathered together inside.
Then he took the three sea beasts back to Mount Myōboku together.
"Roar~"
"Hiss~"
"Moo~"
As soon as Gamayu, the Great Toad of Mount Myōboku's stomach disappeared, roars of beasts came one after another from the dense forest.
It wasn't just the side of the coast near Yamanaka Kei and Namikaze Minato.
But the entire island, all creatures, seemed to feel the aura of a natural enemy at this moment.
Confusion, unease, fear, hatred...
The originally quiet island became a hubbub in a short period of time.
"Have we been discovered?"
Yamanaka Kei put a hand on his forehead, shielding his eyes from the dazzling sunlight, and looked towards the volcano in the center of the island.
His perception ability currently has a maximum range of ten kilometers in diameter.
In other words, the radius with him as the center is only five kilometers.
Currently, their location is a full eight kilometers away from the research institute in the center of the island.
That's more than half of his sensing range.
"We've been riding Swordfish in a big circle around the sea; if we still can't find it, that would be too negligent."
Namikaze Minato also gazed into the distance.
Last night, after they arrived in this sea area, Yamanaka Kei summoned a crow and quietly sent his Flying Thunder God Kunai to the gate of the research institute in the center of the island.
If needed, they could appear there immediately.
So he's not in a hurry at all right now.
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