Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 18 No money, yet you still want to learn immortal arts?

Aokiji knelt on one knee, his head bowed and eyes lowered, displaying a very humble attitude: "My name is Uchiha Aokiji. I came here because I rashly used a summoning jutsu. May I ask, Snow Queen, how do I get back?"

The name Uchiha is quite prestigious. Upon hearing this name, Yukiko's icy eyes showed a hint of interest: "You possess the bloodline limit of Ice Release, don't you?"

"Yes. My father possesses the Sharingan's bloodline limit, and my mother possesses the Ice Release's bloodline limit."

Xuehuang saw through the power within him at a glance. Qingzhi wasn't too surprised; it would be strange if a creature of this level couldn't see it.

Moreover, his own Ice Release ability is, in a sense, a similar ability to it, albeit through a different path.

Those words just now reminded him, and Aokiji, as if clearing away the fog, asked, "Could it be that my accidental arrival here through the summoning technique is actually related to my Ice Release Kekkei Genkai?"

"This only increases the probability a little, but it's really a wonder you managed to stumble upon this place by accident."

Xuehuang said with a touch of emotion.

The Aurora Ice Domain does not exist on this fast continent. The only way for ordinary people to get to this place is through Aokiji.

Using the Summoning Technique without a signed contract is extremely dangerous. Besides cases like Aokiji's, there are also uncontrollable entities that attack the caster and harm themselves.

In the past, there have often been reports of people summoning spirit beasts without signing a contract, only to be killed by the spirit beasts.

With the attitude of learning from mistakes, people always give serious instructions when teaching spirit communication techniques, so very few people will use this technique directly without signing a contract with a spirit beast.

Only someone who's a bit dim-witted and forgot what they were told would use it this way.

It was clear that Xuehuang was not pretentious. Qingzhi scratched his head and laughed cheerfully, "So I guess I'm pretty lucky. If I had gone to some strange places, I would have been in big trouble."

Having said that, let's get back to the main point and ask how to get back to where we started.

Snow Queen didn't make things difficult for Aokiji. She simply told him how to get back. The method was very simple: just use up all your own chakra.

The essence of summoning techniques is spacetime transfer, and the time required to maintain this spacetime transfer is chakra.

Is it really that simple?

Aokiji was taken aback.

He thought it would take a lot of effort, but it turns out it was just like this.

Because normal people rarely do what he does, this method has become little known over time.

Aokiji remained silent for a moment. If he went back like this, he probably wouldn't be able to come back next time.

Places where one can cultivate immortal arts are not found everywhere.

While the three holy lands certainly allow one to cultivate immortal techniques, putting aside other factors, Aokiji felt that none of the immortal technique systems in those three places were as suitable for his Ice Release as the system here.

I'll just ask and see how they react; it won't hurt me anyway.

"If I go back, will it be difficult to come back to this place again?"

Snow Queen replied, "Yes."

Arriving in the Aurora Ice Domain through psychic abilities is highly accidental and cannot be sought after.

"May I ask a question?"

"you say."

"On my way here, I heard that there are magical arts here. What conditions do I need if I want to learn them?"

It's best not to try anything clever with this creature that has lived for who knows how many years, lest you leave a bad impression.

He looks like a child now, and a child should act like a child. Don't be so scheming, just be honest.

The Snow Queen did not refuse, but asked a question: "Why do you want to learn magic? Learning magic is very risky; a slight mistake can turn you into an ice sculpture."

Aokiji stated bluntly, "To become stronger."

Snow Queen continued, "And then?"

"In order to lie flat."

"..."

Yuki-ou had considered all sorts of possible answers from Aokiji, but she never expected him to say such a thing. Even she was a little confused about what he was thinking: "What do you mean?"

Aokiji replied, "I'm not very interested in fighting; I just want to live a good life."

The Snow Queen asked curiously, "If that's the case, why do you pursue power?"

"Because only by becoming the strongest can you rest easy and relax."

To some extent, Aokiji's words made some sense. Yuki-oh found his answer quite amusing and smiled, "Since you want to learn, I won't stop you."

Aokiji breathed a sigh of relief; his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

When he expressed his feelings, he had already prepared for the worst.

At this moment, Mani the penguin stepped forward on his own initiative, opened his mouth, and spat out a scroll with a gagging sound. Upon closer inspection, the scroll was covered with names written on it. These were all contractors who had signed contracts with the Aurora Ice Domain in the past, and they had been away from here for several decades.

Aokiji smiled and, following the instructions of at least Penguin Mani, bit his finger and signed his name in the empty vertical space without hesitation. He then pressed his blood-red fingerprint with his dominant hand to sign a contract with the Aurora Ice Domain.

Normally, summoning beasts and their contractors form a one-to-one contract. However, his contract is special because it covers the entire Aurora Ice Domain. As long as one knows the information about the summoning beast and pays the corresponding amount of chakra, one can summon the corresponding summoning beast.

Of course, this is on the premise that the summoning beast responds to the summoner. The summoning beast has the right to accept whether to be summoned, and can even push the summoning command to other summoning beasts, which is a bit like a WeChat group. You can directly shout in the group, "Summoning beast A, come out and do some work." Summoning beast A says it's busy, so you go find summoning beast B. Then summoning beast B says no problem, and with a bang, summoning beast B is summoned.

(See Gamabunta's statement that he would send a message to his son Gamakichi if he needed anything.)

"I see." Aokiji said excitedly, "Then can I officially begin training in Sage Mode?"

Penguin Mani said, "Not yet. Although you have the Snow Queen's permission, you still need to undergo a trial."

Upon hearing this, Aokiji asked tremblingly, "Trial? What trial?"

He's the kind of person who likes to be prepared for the worst, and subconsciously he tends to think the worst. Could it be like in Ryuchi Cave, where failing the trial means being eaten?

Penguin Manny smiled and asked, "Did you bring any money?"

Aokiji looked puzzled: "Money? Why would I bring money?"

"This is the trial."

"Well……"

This trial is really cliché.

How much do you want?

"In your local currency, ten million will suffice."

Good heavens, you just casually offer ten million? Why don't you just rob someone?

The rewards ninjas receive vary depending on the difficulty of the mission.

The S-level mission is the highest level, with a reward of one million taels of silver.

In other words, Aokiji estimates that he would need to complete at least ten S-rank missions in a row to afford it.

That's a lot of money; even if Aokiji sold his kidney, he couldn't afford to pay it.

Aokiji said with difficulty, "I don't have that much money."

Penguin Manny's expression changed, and she retorted, "You want to learn magic without money?"

"Can I pay for it in advance?" Aokiji asked, looking aggrieved. "I really can't afford that much money right now. I can work to pay off the debt when I grow up."

Manny the penguin flatly refused: "No way."

What if the contractor kicks out halfway through?

The blue pheasant's teeth were itchy.

This is nothing like a penguin.

"What do you need the money for?"

"Watch closely."

Mani the penguin spat out a scroll, unfurled it, and revealed strange runes written on it. He then took out a stack of money, placed it on top of the runes, and after doing all this, he clapped his hands together and pressed down with one hand.

"Immortal Technique: Money Escape - The Art of Equivalent Exchange"

With a bang, white smoke suddenly billowed out from around the reel, and when the smoke dissipated, a table appeared out of thin air.

This action completely stunned Aokiji. He was not surprised by the table itself, but by the unusual dishes and fresh fruits on it.

Ah, this...

What was he yelling about just now? Money escape?

Coach, I want to learn this.

Aokiji exclaimed in admiration, "Amazing!"

"See? This is my secret technique. As long as I have money, I can get anything." Penguin Mani took out an apple, took a bite, and found it crisp and refreshing. He couldn't help but sigh that money is truly a wonderful thing.

Aokiji nodded in agreement: "Money isn't everything, but I absolutely cannot live without it."

Penguin Mani pondered these words for a moment and wholeheartedly agreed: "Hehe... You little rascal, you see things quite clearly at such a young age. Well, it's difficult to ask you to come up with so much money all at once. How about this, you can owe me for now and pay me back when you have the money. With your understanding of money, making money shouldn't be difficult for you."

Aokiji was overjoyed and vowed that he would take good care of his father after he made money.

Mani the penguin nodded in satisfaction. "You're a promising student. From now on, you can call me teacher."

"Yes, Master." Aokiji knelt on one knee, bowed his head in gratitude, and asked, "Does this mean I can learn Sage Mode?"

I've paid the tuition and begged the teacher, now I should finally be taught magic arts, right?

The penguin shook its head, indicating that it wasn't ready yet.

Why?

Is this guy messing with me?

Aokiji suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. Cultivating immortal techniques is a very dangerous thing. My priority right now is not to aim too high, but to honestly lay a solid foundation, right? Teacher has really gone to great lengths."

Penguin Manny was taken aback. "Is that so?"

"Oh, no, you can practice immortal arts anytime. It's just that the previous ten million taels was just the apprenticeship fee. You'll have to pay more to learn immortal arts later."

More money?

You fucking...

As a result, Aokiji inexplicably ended up with a mountain of debt, without having learned anything yet. The worst part was that he didn't dare say no and had to be grateful to the point of tears.

Manny the Penguin has figured out how to make money.

This is nothing like a penguin.

(End of this chapter)