Konoha's Mission Master

"This is... the contract scroll of Mount Myōboku."

Jiraiya handed the scroll to Yakumo... The scroll was unfurled, and one name after another appeared before his eyes, but the only ones he was familiar with were... Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze.

"Let's make a contract," Jiraiya said softly.

“Okay… Yakumo bites his finger and then signs the contract.”

Blood-red words appeared...

"Jing Yayun".

The next moment, something unexpected happened.

Chapter 127 Contract Failed, Kill Danzo

Akatsuki's stronghold.

The bloodstains that should have congealed on the contract scroll instead... spread out and seeped into the scroll without leaving any trace.

Contract signing failed…

Yakumo was somewhat stunned, as was Jiraiya. Jiraiya then quickly formed hand seals.

"bump."

The hermit Fukasaku, draped in a gray cloak, appeared.

Jiraiya immediately explained the reason.

Fukasaku spoke up.

"Yakumo boy, try making another contract... give it a shot."

"it is good…"

Yakumo bit her finger and rewrote her name…

Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and Rina also gathered around and carefully examined the changes on the scroll.

As time goes by...

The three characters, "井八云", were written.

The next second, the text exploded.

Turning into splattering blood and foam!

"I see…"

The frog's eyes brightened slightly as it continued to speak.

"The summoning beast you previously contracted is now rejecting your contract with Mount Myōboku. In other words, your body has been taken over by another summoning beast."

"This is impossible...!"

Yakumo shook his head and immediately retorted that he had never signed a contract with any summoning beast.

"Try forming the hand seals..." Jiraiya said.

"Okay... I'll give it a try."

"Hai, Xu, You, Shen, Wei..."

"Spirit Spell!"

Yakumo pressed his hand to the ground.

Black ink lines spread outwards from the palm.

"bump."

White smoke rose.

A round, black-and-white cat appeared out of nowhere in front of Yakumo, and it was sleepily looking around.

"Meow...meow...meow...?"

Wow, what a fat cat!

Xiao Nan sighed unconsciously.

"Meow...!!"

The milk ball transformed into black and white lightning and pounced on Xiao Nan.

Yakumo's expression changed slightly as he recalled the terrifying strength of the Milk Ball's true form and its dangerous personality that liked to destroy things.

No more hesitation.

"boom."

With no will to live, Yakumo released the summoning jutsu.

He asked the question, unwilling to accept it.

"Master Fukasaku... is it possible to cultivate Sage Mode without a contract with Mount Myōboku...?"

"Of course not..."

Fukasaku shook his head and answered immediately.

"Alright, now that we've found the reason, I'll head back to Mount Myoboku. My wife's waiting for me at home for dinner, quack quack..."

With a loud bang.

He became a celestial being...and vanished.

“I’ll try again…” Yakumo said.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Yakumo formed hand seals.

"Hai, Xu, You, Shen, Wei—!"

"Spiritualism..."

The smoke cleared...

Milkball lunged at Yakumo, bumping right into her.

"Meow...!!?" Milk Ball's meow was both cute and fierce.

"I've prepared...something delicious for you."

Milkball immediately... gave up.

The proud iron-eating beast will only bend for delicious food.

Yakumo took out a storage scroll and began to take out all sorts of food from it, including the grass green fruit unique to the Land of Grass, as well as eel rice balls bought in Amegakure.

Milkball devoured the food quickly, wolfing it down.

Xiao Nan then squatted down and started petting the cat.

The fur is smooth and feels wonderful to the touch.

Jiraiya thoughtfully examined the large black and white cat before him. He was certain that this cat possessed considerable intelligence, but its combat strength was unknown.

"How strong is this cat in combat?"

Jiraiya asked the question.

"I subdued it with just one punch."

Yakumo answered seriously.

"Very weak...?"

Jiraiya crouched down and flipped Milkball over... Upon closer inspection, Milkball let out a few displeased cries, hooked its front paws onto the food, and quickly stuffed it into its mouth.

With delicious food in front of her, Milkball decided to temporarily forgive the man's rude behavior. Unfortunately, Jiraiya's self-destructive behavior was far from over.

"Let's get it a minor surgery done quickly, so that... it won't have a litter of kittens every year after spring."

"If you say that... it might... be unhappy."

Yakumo instinctively moved away from Jiraiya and simultaneously severed the connection to the summoning jutsu, but it was too late.

With a powerful push from its hind legs, the little ball imprinted itself on Jiraiya's chest. The next second, Jiraiya was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the wall.

"Cough cough..."

Jiraiya struggled to his feet, coughing a few times at first.

He then asked in bewilderment.

"Didn't you only use one punch to subdue it?!"

“That’s right, just one punch,” Yakumo replied.

Yakumo formed hand seals and began using medical ninjutsu to examine Jiraiya's injuries. Fortunately, the kick from the milk ball still had some force left, preventing Jiraiya's injuries from worsening.

The education during this period was quite effective, which greatly diminished Naiqiu's wildness. Even when she was unhappy, she didn't intentionally hurt anyone... or vent her anger by destroying the house.

"Your summoned beast... is quite extraordinary."

Jiraiya clutched his chest and sighed.

The speed that burst forth in that instant was so great that he didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying.

"Lazy and good-for-nothing, utterly useless."

Yakumo muttered a complaint and then dispelled the summoning jutsu.

It seems that Sage Mode is completely out of the question now. He can only resort to creating his own Sage Mode. The good news is that he and Masako now have a messenger between them.

"Lord Jiraiya, I suggest you... maintain Sage Mode frequently. I personally feel that Sage Chakra will subtly improve your body and enhance your physical strength," Yakumo instructed before leaving.

At the same time, two shadow clones were left behind...

"Bon Voyage."

Jiraiya was implying something.

Rina Uzumaki was about to follow Yakumo when Jiraiya stopped her, explaining the reason in a few simple words.

Yakumo leaped into the rain and sped towards the commercial district at an incredible speed.