Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 16 Mounts

"I told you this monster is terrifying, didn't I?"

When the fox spirit spoke, Aokiji could feel her body trembling slightly.

If you were to put yourself in the shoes of the seal that was slapping its shell, Aokiji could more or less sense this.

Aokiji closed his eyes, took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and slowly walked towards the orca in the shallow waters.

Since the fox spirit was being held, and Aokiji was approaching, the fox spirit couldn't help but exclaim, "What are you doing?"

"I'd like to try communicating."

Aokiji was betting on whether these orcas could speak human language. In addition, he was also betting on whether the orcas here had the same living habits as the orcas in his previous life.

"Are you crazy? Don't drag me into this if you're looking to die."

The fox spirit jumped down from Qingzhi's arms; she didn't want to be swallowed whole by the orca while she was still so young and tender.

"Don't go! You'll die!"

The fox spirit didn't particularly like this human; it was just that he was about to die, and she was wondering where she could find such a good meal ticket.

Aokiji gave her a reassuring smile; it was surprising that this vixen cared about him so much.

He cautiously approached the shallow waters and shouted loudly at the orcas that were playing, hoping to attract their attention.

Upon hearing the call, the orcas, who were playing, all stopped what they were doing with their toys and food and looked toward the source of the sound. There, they saw a harmless two-legged creature.

The young orca asked curiously, "Mommy, what kind of creature walks on two legs?"

"Gian, that's a human child."

"Is it okay to eat human children?"

"That's not a creature you can eat; it's an intelligent being just like us." The orca mother laughed, "It's been so long since we've seen humans. Let's go say hello."

After saying that, she led the cubs over.

To be honest, when the mountain-sized killer whale swam right in front of him, Aokiji was so scared that his legs went weak and he almost ran away.

Fortunately, these orcas were not malicious and swam over slowly, not like they were hunting.

"Uh, hello."

Aokiji greeted them politely, hoping the other party would give him permission.

"Hello, human child."

Aokiji breathed a sigh of relief; it was a spirit beast that could speak human language, and it seemed to have a pretty good temper.

Although orcas in the wild are inherently ferocious, they are inexplicably friendly to humans and sometimes even help them.

Orcas are picky eaters. When they hunt sharks and other whales, they only eat the liver. Based on this, some people say that orcas have a strict diet and that human meat is not on their diet because it has little nutritional value. But in reality, orcas sometimes even eat some random birds. In terms of nutritional value, even humans are still much better than those random birds.

The most widely accepted view is that orcas have a high level of intelligence and prefer humans, who also have high intelligence. Therefore, they will not attack humans unless necessary, and may even offer assistance.

Based on the above, Aokiji dared to communicate with the killer whale, and fortunately, he won his gamble.

"My name is Aokiji. I accidentally came to this place because of my psychic abilities. How can I leave this place?"

In just one sentence, Aokiji revealed his name, origin, and purpose.

At the same time, they deliberately kept it a secret and did not mention their surname.

As one of the most powerful clans among ninja clans, the Uchiha clan naturally has many enemies. Perhaps the owners of the summoning beasts here were killed by the Uchiha clan in the past. If I rashly reveal my name, I might be retaliated against.

The orca mother, surprised that Aokiji had come here through psychic abilities, said, "Unfortunately, I cannot answer that question either."

Aokiji lowered his head, looking dejected, but the orca mother's next words rekindled his hope: "But Snow Queen should have a way. You can try asking her. I can show you the way."

"Really?"

Aokiji's eyes lit up, and he became excited.

"Then get on my back, I'll take you there."

The orca mother's kindness seemed almost unreal.

Having never even ridden a horse in his past life, Aokiji was overjoyed to be riding an orca in this one. He kept making "oh oh" sounds and readily agreed.

"Don't go, they're lying to you. You'll die if you go into the sea."

Just then, the fox spirit hiding far away suddenly ran over and warned Aokiji not to be fooled.

Aokiji was taken aback.

Just as the fox spirit said, if these orcas are really wicked and lure him into the sea, then he'll truly be the fish on the chopping block, and I'll be the fish...

Kindness was met with ingratitude. Orca Rain, standing nearby, snorted as if expressing his dissatisfaction, and a jet of water shot out from his back: "If you don't believe me, fine."

The fox spirit whispered in her ear, "Have you forgotten how they treat seals in the sea?"

The orca mother's voice was gentle: "Little fox, if you're afraid of us because of this, then you've misunderstood us. We wouldn't do that to humans, or more precisely, to any creature we can communicate with. So, we're very friendly to you, who speaks our language."

"That's a lie."

The fox spirit shook her head, indicating that she was too clever to be easily swayed.

The orca mother looked at the blue pheasant and smiled, "When it comes to the issue of food, you humans should have more say than I do, right?"

Aokiji nodded, forced to agree.

Humans naturally wouldn't consider the feelings of animals when eating food, because animals and humans cannot communicate. Imagine if one day the pigs we eat every day could suddenly talk, would people still be able to eat them with the same peace of mind as before?

It would be hard to bring myself to eat it.

Orcas are relatively friendly to me because we share a common language.

"I trust you so much."

Aokiji decided to take a gamble.

He's so small, he wouldn't even be enough to fill a killer whale's teeth. Aokiji felt there was no reason for the other party to lie to him.

Seeing that Aokiji was so sensible, the little orca Fat Tiger couldn't help but feel more favorably disposed towards him: "You human are quite reasonable, unlike this fox. In that case, come and sit on my lap."

Although this little orca is a child, thanks to its innate genetic traits, it is quite large, already six or seven meters long, and can easily carry a six-year-old blue pheasant.

"Um, is that okay?"

Fat Tiger boasted, "Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm surprisingly fast!"

"Then I shall respectfully comply."

Aokiji was just being polite. What he really wanted was to ride his mother, because she looked much bigger. The little killer whale in front of him was six or seven meters long and could definitely carry him, but it certainly wouldn't be as comfortable as riding on the other big one. However, since the little one was so proactive, he couldn't refuse, otherwise he would be ungrateful.

The blue pheasant and the orca reached an agreement. Before leaving, the orca mother unexpectedly asked the fox spirit, "Are you coming?"

It could tell that the little fox in front of it was not with this human, but they had just met by chance for some unknown reason.

The fox spirit shook her head. Although she was a little curious about what Iceland looked like, she was more afraid of dying.

The orca mother laughed and said, "Aren't you curious why other foxes are different from you?"

"Uh... how did you know?"

From birth, the fox spirit noticed that she was different from her other brothers and sisters. Specifically, she was good at speaking human language but not fox language, which led to her being ostracized by her own kind.

The orca mother kept everyone in suspense: "You'll find out when you get there..."

What should I do? Should I go?

After struggling with her thoughts for a while, the fox spirit finally decided to go and find out for herself.

She hopped and skipped like a sparrow, leaping onto it and curling up into a ball, resembling a fox fur hat, and said solicitously, "Look how cold it is, shall I be your hat?"

Aokiji: ...

This little fox is clearly afraid of death, yet it speaks with such righteous indignation.

Aokiji didn't call her out on it, giving her some face. To be honest, the fox fur hat was quite warm.

After that, Aokiji rode on the back of an orca to Iceland, sailing smoothly and riding the waves with great pride.

Orcas are round and plump creatures, but their speed is truly remarkable. This is only because they have a person standing on their back, which restricts their movement; otherwise, they would probably swim even faster.

"How was it? I didn't say the speed was bad, did I?"

Hearing the orca beneath his feet ask a question, Aokiji quickly praised, "I used to think that sharks were the most powerful creatures in the sea, that there was no marine creature more powerful than a shark."

"Hmph, sharks are nothing, those things are just food for us."

"The First Country".

"Killing a shark is nothing special. Sometimes we catch creatures that are many times our size. That's what's truly impressive."

"You guys are really brave."

"That is..."

After several rounds of flattery, the little orca was completely charmed and became somewhat carried away. Its age makes it easy to coax.

"What's your name?"

"Just call me Fat Tiger."

"What's your name?"

"My name is Nobita, uh, no, my name is Aokiji."

After a while, the man and the fish became quite familiar with each other. Seeing how fierce the orca was, Aokiji's eyes darted around, and he couldn't help but think that it was impossible for him not to be tempted.

One person can sign multiple summoning beasts, and Aokiji plans to sign several to deal with different situations, at least one of each kind that swims in the sea, runs on the ground, and flies in the sky.

I really don't understand why the people in the original work only signed one contract or used one type.

Now that such an opportunity has presented itself, Aokiji naturally wouldn't let it slip by.

After all that praise, it's time to reveal the real intentions: "Orca Rain, would you like to be my summoned beast?"

"A summoned beast?"

"That's right. Once you become my summoned beast, I can take you to see the outside world. The outside world is so interesting, much more interesting than this place full of glaciers."

Aokiji used both hands and feet, gesticulating wildly, all in an attempt to lure Orca Rain over. However, no matter how eloquently he spoke, Orca Rain showed little interest. He understood the concept of a summoned beast; it was just someone's underling, right?

The fox spirit perched on the head listened with growing fascination, then jumped down, wagging its tail and looking up at Aokiji with sparkling eyes: "In that case, if you don't mind, I'll be your summoned beast."

"you?"

Aokiji glanced at her; she was so petite that all she could do was put a hat on herself and act cute.

"Sorry, I find it disgusting."

Just like everyone who gets rejected, she always likes to ask why, and the vixen asked the same question.

Aokiji (_): You're not as good as me.

Aokiji waved his hand dismissively, "Go away and cool off over there. Don't disturb my conversation with Brother Gian. Why would I use you as a summoning beast when you're so small? You can't even be a mount."

"Hmph, it's just being a mount, letting others ride it, I can do that too."

Aokiji: ? ? ?

What kind of rabid and inhuman words are these?

(End of this chapter)