When the lightning and storm dissipated, the Ultimate Summoned Beast was already motionless.
It was released early by Kitazawa, and compared to its counterpart in the original story, its power was significantly weaker.
Of course, even if it hadn't weakened, it would be difficult for it to withstand both Compound Ninjutsu: Hurricane Vortex Jutsu and Lightning Release: Kirin.
Honestly, this Ultimate Summoned Beast is already quite powerful among summoning beasts, second only to the summoning beasts of the three great holy lands.
The only problem is that it has no intelligence, and in essence, it's not suitable to be a summoning beast.
"Congratulations on completing the mission." Kitazawa looked at Tayuya and the others, smiling as he said, "Your performance today was excellent."
"So, can we get full marks?" Tayuya couldn't help but ask.
"Do you think you can get full marks?" Kitazawa raised his hand, tapped her forehead, and asked.
"I..." Tayuya opened her mouth, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to lie and say yes.
In the battle just now, the one who played the biggest role was not her, but Tenten and her summoning beast, Shiromari.
If anyone deserved full marks, it should be Tenten.
"There are many summoning beasts on Summoning Island. I'll give you half a day to find one." Kitazawa waved his hand and said, "We'll wait for you here."
Tayuya immediately perked up.
"Kitazawa-sensei, can you point us in a direction?" Tenten's eyes rolled, and she cleverly asked.
"I found an eagle earlier; its strength is pretty good. Whoever finds it first gets it." Kitazawa casually made something up.
"That's definitely mine!" Tayuya clenched her fists and declared.
"That's not for sure!" Tenten jumped onto the Shiromari and said, "Let's go!"
"Hey, that's cheating!" Tayuya's eyes widened, and she cried out in exasperation.
Shiromari leaped up and disappeared into the distance. Although its body was large, as a lizard, its speed was not slow, and it looked quite agile.
"Damn it!" Tayuya quickly chased after it.
Because Kitazawa had already given a hint, their target was the high mountains and cliffs on the island. After all, eagles often live in such places.
"Do you need me to go with them?" Kurenai looked at Kitazawa and asked.
"No need." Kitazawa shook his head and said, "Their strength combined with the Chameleon Summon is already enough."
"Do you think I should go find a summoning beast?" Kurenai responded and then asked again.
"The summoning beasts on this island won't be of much use to you." Kitazawa pondered and said, "Let me think, what kind of summoning beast would suit you."
"I just asked casually, you don't need to put too much thought into it." Kurenai said indifferently.
Kitazawa stroked his chin.
Actually, he had already considered the issue of summoning beasts even before he helped Tenten find the Chameleon Summon Shiromari.
There are simply too few powerful summoning beasts in the Ninja World; you can count them on one hand.
Kitazawa suddenly had an idea; he actually thought of one: the summoning beast of the Second Mizukage Hōzuki Gengetsu—the Giant clam.
It can release a genjutsu called a Mirage.
This genjutsu is very useful; in the original work, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, it caused Ōnoki and Gaara to feel headaches.
But the problem is that Hōzuki Gengetsu had already passed away a long time ago.
However, the Giant clam must still be alive; otherwise, it wouldn't have been summoned in the original story.
Kitazawa thought of Edo Tensei.
After resurrecting Hōzuki Gengetsu, he would then have him summon the clam, and finally, take out a summoning scroll for Kurenai to sign.
Besides this, there was another method.
The clam's true form is a clam, and clams like to live by the sea. Searching by the sea might yield results, but it would be more time-consuming.
Kitazawa was deep in thought.
He didn't know Edo Tensei, but Konoha Village happened to have someone who did, and that was Orochimaru.
To perform Edo Tensei, there are two conditions.
First, one must find a piece of the resurrected person's flesh and blood. In the original story, Orochimaru and Kabuto adopted the method of being grave robbers.
Since Hōzuki Gengetsu could be Edo Tensei'd during the Fourth Shinobi World War, it means his body was still intact.
Second, there must be a living person to serve as a sacrifice. Although this is rather cruel, finding enemy Ninja or serious criminals would suffice.
People die in the Ninja World all the time, so this condition is actually simple.
The first condition is the most troublesome. After all, Konoha Village and Hidden Mist Village had already signed a peace treaty.
If they were to go dig up the grave of the Second Mizukage Hōzuki Gengetsu and were discovered, even if it didn't lead to a fight, it would still cause Konoha Village to lose face.
Kitazawa decided to first have Gato's shipping company and Underwater Exploration Team search for this clam, and if that didn't work, then resort to Edo Tensei.
He came back to his senses and looked at Uzumaki Honoka, who was chatting with Karin.
"Honoka, have you made up your mind?" Kitazawa asked.
"I'm going to Konoha Village with you," Honoka said without hesitation.
She had already learned from Karin about their mother and daughter's life in Konoha Village.
How to put it? The treatment was extremely good.
Not only could she freely learn Sealing Technique, but Rina Uzumaki had also become the head of Konoha Village's finance department.
She even lived with the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, which was practically being a confidante.
In contrast, Honoka's life in the Land of Sea was quite bleak, just the treatment of an ordinary Ninja, nothing special.
When she arrived at Konoha Village, she didn't expect to surpass Rina Uzumaki, but just to be better and safer than in the Land of Sea would be enough.
"Alright then." Kitazawa nodded and said, "You'll also go to the finance department then."
He planned to follow his original intention and have her be in charge of the Ocean Heart Jewelry Store.
Honoka's spirits lifted upon hearing this. The head of Konoha Village's finance department was Rina Uzumaki, and as a Ninja of the Uzumaki Clan herself, she would definitely receive special care there.
Suddenly, Honoka began to look forward to her future life.
"Is this Ultimate Summoned Beast still useful?" Kurenai looked at the already dead Ultimate Summoned Beast not far away and asked.
"It's useless once it's dead. According to their plan, they wanted to create a summoning beast that could devour and evolve." Honoka replied.
"If it could succeed, then it truly could be called an Ultimate Summoned Beast." Kurenai nodded and said.
Kitazawa was unimpressed. No matter how much it devoured and evolved, could it surpass the Ten-Tails?
The group chatted while waiting. In less than half an hour, a loud eagle cry suddenly echoed from the sky.
"What a big bird!" Choji looked up and blurted out instinctively.
This eagle was indeed very large; even with Tayuya and Tenten standing on its back, it still looked spacious.
"We're back!" Tenten stood on the eagle's back, excitedly waving at them.
Tayuya, standing beside her, was sulking.
The eagle circled once and slowly descended.
"Kitazawa-sensei." Tenten jumped to the ground and asked, "Guess who found it first?"
"Do I even need to guess? The answer is written all over your face." Kitazawa shook his head and said.
A smile couldn't help but appear on Tenten's face.
"What's so special about it?" Choji asked curiously.
"Just being able to fly already makes it an excellent summoning beast," Kurenai exclaimed.
There are very few Ninjas who can fly, and the same goes for summoning beasts. While ordinary eagles can fly, they cannot carry Ninja for long distances, or their flight time is short.
And such a large eagle clearly possesses Chakra. Only with the help of Chakra can it break through its racial limits.
"It can manipulate Wind Release Chakra for attacks." After Tenten finished speaking, she turned to look at it and said, "Noa, show them."
"You named it Noa(Little Sky)?" Kurenai couldn't help but laugh.
"It doesn't sound very majestic." Karin thought for a moment and said, "That name makes it hard for people to associate it with a giant eagle."
"The name isn't the point." Tenten waved her hand dismissively.
The eagle spread its wings and flew into the air. Its wings suddenly accelerated, and the surrounding wind was drawn by it, all rushing towards the ground.
In an instant, a gust of wind swept through, scattering weeds and debris everywhere.
"The power is decent, roughly equivalent to a B-rank Wind Release," Kitazawa commented.
"Besides that, there are its talons, as hard as kunai. If you get caught by one, it's no less than being hit by a kunai or shuriken." Tenten said with a smile.
"Overall, it's a pretty good summoning beast." Kitazawa looked at Tayuya and asked, "What about you?"
"None." Tayuya pouted and said, "The other summoning beasts aren't very good."
"There will be other opportunities in the future." Kitazawa paused, then said, "Let's go, we're heading back to Konoha."
The group, plus an eagle, once again boarded Kado Shipping Company's large ship.
On the ship, Kitazawa casually mentioned the matter of the clam to Kado, asking his shipping company to pay more attention to it in the future.
The Giant clam is a summoning beast, so its size would be much larger than that of an ordinary clam.
Judging from the original work, its diameter was probably about four or five meters, too big to fit in one pot.
Theoretically, it should be easy to find, but it's a sentient summoning beast, and if it really wanted to hide, it would be quite troublesome.
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Monday morning.
Kitazawa and the others returned to Konoha Village.
Honoka was visiting Konoha Village for the first time, but she had long heard of its great reputation.
Upon seeing it now, she immediately felt that the rumors were true; it was indeed one of the most prosperous Ninja villages.
"I'll take Honoka to see Hokage-sama." Kitazawa looked at Kurenai and Tenten, saying, "You all go home and rest."
"So we don't have to go to class?" Tayuya's eyes lit up as she asked.
Monday was theoretical class, and she disliked theoretical class the most.
"If you want to go, you can," Kitazawa replied.
"I'm not going!" Tayuya quickly shook her head and said.
"Then we'll be going now; you go home early," Kurenai said, then left with Karin and the others.
Kitazawa and Honoka headed to the Hokage Office.
A knock sounded.
"Come in." Tsunade put down the documents in her hand and looked up.
Upon seeing Honoka, her gaze immediately fell on her red hair.
"Tsunade-sensei, this is Uzumaki Honoka." Kitazawa introduced her, saying, "We found her on Summoning Island in the Land of Sea."
"Is she really a member of the Uzumaki Clan?" Tsunade's face showed a surprised expression.
"Hokage-sama." Uzumaki Honoka bowed slightly, then began to recount her experiences.
She was very lucky; on the day of the clan's extermination, she happened to be outside, so she narrowly escaped.
Afterward, she boarded a ship heading to the Land of Sea and settled there.
"It is Konoha's fault that we failed you." Tsunade walked up to her and said solemnly, "From now on, you will live in Konoha Village, and no one will bully you."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Honoka nodded.
Tsunade's sincere attitude put her greatly at ease.
"I think she could go to the finance department," Kitazawa suggested.
"The finance department? That's indeed very suitable." Tsunade pondered for a moment, then said, "Kitazawa, go call Rina over."
"Yes." Kitazawa didn't go himself but sent Haru to do it.
"You are both members of the Uzumaki Clan, working together so you can look out for each other." Tsunade then looked at Honoka and said.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Uzumaki Honoka said gratefully, "Thank you, Kitazawa-sama."
Not long after, Rina Uzumaki entered the Hokage Office. She was about to greet them when she saw Honoka, and she paused.
"Rina, take her to the finance department to complete her onboarding." Tsunade said with a smile, "She is also a member of the Uzumaki Clan."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!" A rare look of excitement appeared on Rina Uzumaki's face.
She took Honoka by the hand and headed to the finance department.
"How did you know there were members of the Uzumaki Clan in the Land of Sea?" Tsunade looked at Kitazawa and asked with some curiosity.
"Just good luck," Kitazawa said casually.
"Good luck? You've already found members of the Uzumaki Clan twice in a row." Tsunade blinked and asked, "Are there still any members of the Uzumaki Clan left in the Ninja World?"
There really was one. But Konoha Village couldn't handle him for now.
After all, he now considered himself a god, and until he was knocked off his pedestal, he wouldn't listen to reason.
"How would I know?" Kitazawa spread his hands and retorted.
"To have three members of the Uzumaki Clan is already very rare." Tsunade thought for a moment and said, "I'll credit you with this achievement for now."
"Thank you, Tsunade-sensei." Kitazawa already had many achievements, but that was fine; there was no such thing as too many achievements.
"If you want to cash in on your achievements, just come to me." Tsunade said with a light laugh, "Although I feel like you don't lack anything anymore."
"You actually reminded me." Kitazawa suddenly thought of something and said, "I want the Eight-Headed Serpent Jutsu(Eight Branches Technique)."
"Are you trying to learn from Orochimaru?" Tsunade was stunned for a moment and asked.
"Not learning from him." Kitazawa explained, "I want to have some means to deal with Tailed Beasts."
This was a lie. He just didn't want to waste the Eight-Headed Serpent Jutsu rewarded by the system.
To truly deal with Tailed Beasts, Wood Release combined with the Sealing Technique was already enough.
Tsunade couldn't help but be astonished. It was her first time seeing a Ninja target Tailed Beasts.
But it was also true. With Kitazawa's strength, there weren't many Ninja left who could be considered his opponents, so it was indeed good to increase his means of countering Tailed Beasts.
If there were another Shinobi World War, he would be more composed when facing the Jinchuriki of other Ninja villages.
"I'll go get it for you." Tsunade stood up and left the Hokage Office.
Not long after, she reappeared and handed Kitazawa a Ninjutsu scroll.
Normally, S-rank Ninjutsu scrolls could not be taken away. But Tsunade didn't care about these rules.
And if someone could actually snatch the Ninjutsu scroll from Kitazawa, then giving it to him was harmless anyway.
"You've worked hard; go home and rest." Tsunade waved her hand and said.
"Mm." Kitazawa returned home with the Ninjutsu scroll.
Although this mission wasn't too tiring, outside was ultimately not as good as home.
In the afternoon, Kitazawa went to the backyard to practice Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
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The next day, Tuesday.
Kitazawa met Konan, who had returned from the Akatsuki Organization. He sent a Shadow Clone with her to meet Nagato.
Kitazawa's main body, meanwhile, arrived at the Ninja Academy.
"Kitazawa-sensei!" Ino floated in front of Kitazawa like a butterfly. She brushed her bangs from her forehead, looking at him with anticipation.
Hinata reacted a beat slower, but her speed was not slow, arriving almost simultaneously with Ino.
"Ino, how is your Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death coming along?" Kitazawa thought for a moment and asked.
"Still a bit to go." Ino said a little shyly, "I should be able to learn it before the end of the year."
"Then temporarily stop practicing Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death." Kitazawa said with a slight smile, "I'll teach you a new Ninjutsu; it's called Ninja Art: Mind Butterfly."
"Is it a Genjutsu?" Ino paused slightly, asking curiously.
"It's not a Genjutsu, it's a Yin Release Ninjutsu, or in your words, a Secret Technique." Kitazawa stepped back, looked at her, and said, "I'll demonstrate it once for you. Be prepared; you'll feel dizzy."
"Kitazawa-sensei, go ahead." Ino nodded and said.
Ninja Art: Mind Butterfly!
After forming hand signs, Kitazawa raised his hand. An invisible mental fluctuation, like an arrow, struck Ino.
Ino's body suddenly shook, feeling her head heavy and dizzy, as if she had been hit with a blunt object. She subconsciously took a step forward, but her legs gave out, and she began to fall.
Kitazawa stepped forward and quickly supported her. He placed his hand on her forehead, and Chakra flowed out.
"Thank you, Kitazawa-sensei." Ino quickly returned to normal.
"How was it?" Kitazawa released her and asked with a smile.
"It's amazing!" Ino said excitedly, "If Sakura were hit by this Mind Butterfly Jutsu, she would definitely lose!"
"Then work hard to learn it soon." Kitazawa encouraged her, then looked at Hinata.
"Kitazawa-sensei." Hinata quickly called out.
"Your training is still Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but spend an hour each day practicing archery."
After Kitazawa finished speaking, he took out a bow and arrows he had prepared beforehand.
However, these bows and arrows were very ordinary, similar to regular kunai and shuriken.
Kitazawa's idea was to have her practice archery first, and then give her the Yin Release bow after it was successfully refined.
At that time, he would see how to specifically form combat power or tactics.
"Okay, Kitazawa-sensei."
Although Hinata was a little confused, she still agreed. After all, in her opinion, Kitazawa-sensei would not harm her.