Mei swallowed hard and nodded. Her nervousness slowly transformed into respect, then into a deeper sense of awe. What Mei understood was that this was not just a signature on paper. It was a bridge to another world. The world of Kuchiyose.
Summoning creatures are not just rare; they are a mystery. They choose their owners, not the other way around.
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In the world of ninjas, Kuchiyose no Jutsu is not just a technique.
It is an art. A bond.
A way to connect humans with entities from other domains—beings that have their own will, pride, and history. Not everyone can use it. And even among those who can, not all succeed.
When someone tries to summon for the first time, there are usually only two possibilities.
First: nothing happens. The summoning fails, chakra is depleted, and only frustration remains.
Second: the summoner is dragged into the world of Kuchiyose—a strange land beyond the boundaries of ordinary reality—to be tested. The test can take the form of a fight, a debate, endurance, or even just silence.
But Aoki... was different.
When Aoki first used Kuchiyose no Jutsu, nothing strange happened. There was no transfer, no selection. Where Aoki stood in place, smoke appeared before his eyes—and from that smoke, Kuroshiro emerged, calm, majestic, and unbound by contract.
Minato, who witnessed it firsthand at that moment, could only remain silent.
Even Kuroshiro himself admitted he did not know why he appeared so suddenly. According to Kuroshiro, it might be related to Aoki's body—a body referred to by the elders of Mōsen as the Sealed Body.
The Sealed Body is an extremely rare body, bound to a specific bloodline. It is a legacy from the lineage of Hamura's son, brother of Hagoromo, who has a close connection with the Mōsen—sacred beings residing in Jūmō-shi, a hidden city at the boundary of the real world and the realm of Kuchiyose creatures.
Jūmō-shi is not a place that just anyone can enter. Even many Kuchiyose creatures do not know how to reach it. However, Aoki's body, which has inherited the spiritual bond from Hamura, seems to have an inherent "entrance."
Thus, when Aoki performed Kuchiyose, instead of Aoki's body being summoned to the world of Kuchiyose, a Kuchiyose creature from Jūmō-shi answered the call and appeared in the ninja world. Coincidentally, that creature was Kuroshiro—a small black-and-white cat-like Mōsen, who happened to be living as a pet of a wealthy old woman in Konohagakure at that time. For Kuroshiro, it might have been fate.
Minato had a different opinion. According to Minato, Aoki might possess a unique bloodline, a rare Kekkei Genkai heritage that allows for one-way summoning, without the need for a prior contract. The ninja world is full of surprises, and the birth of someone like Aoki with such an anomaly is not impossible.
Two theories, one direction: Aoki is not an ordinary human.
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Back to the present.
Mei used blood from her index finger as ink, then with slightly trembling hands, she wrote her name. As she bit her thumb quickly, fresh blood dripped from the bite mark. She pressed her thumb onto the scroll, right next to Aoki's name.
In an instant, the wind around them changed. The scroll trembled gently, emitting a white light that seemed to glow from within. Ancient symbols briefly appeared along the fabric, as if something was moving beneath the surface of the world.
Then... everything calmed down.
"Miss Asuna... is that normal?" Mei asked softly.
Asuna smiled faintly, her eyes narrowing slightly. "Every contract has a different reaction. But this one... is quite promising."
As Asuna smoothly rolled the scroll back up, she pinched it between her two tails as before.
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