Chapter 18 8 feet and 3 feet

The two dark grey fur balls shrank their necks, one on the left and one on the right, close to Ling's neck, squatting in the crook of his neck. At first glance, it looked like Ling had gotten himself a short fur collar from somewhere.

Ling had already dressed up and followed Uchiha Yugu, tapping his cane. "Do I have to start making the summoning contract now? My practice is at a critical moment..."

Uchiha Yugu still had the same icy face that hadn't changed for thousands of years. He just tilted his head and glanced at Ling, "Practice? I only saw a moving sandbag."

"A moving sandbag is too much..."

"Then I call them punching bags who are keen on looking for trouble? They challenge you to a physical skill contest..." Uchiha Yugu's tone seemed to never fluctuate, "You are a freak who can compete with the Senju clan and the Kaguya clan in physical skills."

Ling's tone was somewhat helpless, "But I can't see now, the battle situation is not as exaggerated as you said."

"You are blind, but not disabled. At least the habitual movements derived from previous training are still there, right? Those stubborn people have no chance of winning if they only compete with you in physical skills. It's better for them to wait for you to finish your training like Hong and fight with all their strength."

Ling: ...I can’t refute that.

With a slight sigh, Ling moved his neck which was a little itchy from being rubbed by two balls of fur, "Is there anything I need to pay attention to when making a spiritual contract?"

"The only thing you need to pay attention to is the direction of cultivation you want," Uchiha Yugu opened the door and made way for Ling to come in, "You also know that summoning a summoned beast requires a contract, and signing a contract requires paying a price. Moreover, after signing the contract, you are only establishing a link, which does not mean that the summoned beast must serve the master.

But these two ninja crows were born after being channeled by your chakra, so there is a natural trust and connection between you, which is of great benefit to establishing a contract.

First of all, they will unconditionally be close to you because of the same chakra. Secondly, after establishing the contract, you don’t need to pay too much and they will serve you. Finally, because they are newborn ninja beasts, you can train them according to your own ideas and make them more in line with your combat style. This is the advantage of cultivating summoned beasts yourself.

But the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, this kind of spiritual beast that you cultivate yourself lacks inheritance and accumulation. Unless you have an adventure, it is difficult for it to help you in terms of combat power. "

Hearing this, Ling couldn't help but raise his hand and gently rubbed the crow cub curled up in the crook of his neck with his fingertips. His expression softened a lot, "That's enough. I don't need them to fight for me."

Hearing Ling's nickname for crow, Uchiha Yugu's expression finally fluctuated, but he didn't say anything. He just walked over with a blank scroll and said, "Because this is a summoning contract with you as the main one, we need to establish a name for the ninja beast first... Do you have a name in mind?"

"Naming... I'm not very good at it."

"It's okay. It will take me some time to make the spiritual scroll. You can think about it slowly."

Ling tilted his head and rubbed the fur ball at the base of his neck. "Your names will follow you for the rest of your lives, so you can't call them casually. Crows are auspicious birds... What should I call you?"

The fur balls didn't understand Ling's thoughts. They just squinted their eyes and looked like they were about to fall asleep. Ling just sat there straight until Uchiha Yugu came over with a knife, "Hand."

"Need blood?"

"Well, have you thought of a name?" Uchiha Yugu used a knife to cut Ling's arm, collected a bottle of blood in a porcelain bottle, threw away the cloth and turned back, "Stop the bleeding yourself."

"Let's call them Yata and Mitsukoshi," Ling smiled and tightened his arm, then pressed the cut with a cloth, "for good luck."

……

When he left Uchiha Yugu, it was already dark. Although the weather had no effect on him and he could have returned to the simple camp he had built in the back mountain, he had been away from home for more than half a month to practice. It would have been fine if he did not go down the mountain, but there was no reason for him not to go home after going down the mountain.

Of course, this was also due to the fact that he had slept enough in the wilderness and was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with food.

Izunai was so happy when she saw Ling that she almost jumped over and said, "Brother!"

"Long time no see, Izuna." Ling smiled and rubbed the top of Izuna's head, then turned to the house, "Father, I'm back."

Uchiha Tajima nodded slightly, with a hint of smile on his face, "It looks like you've gained a lot."

"Yes, but it's a little hard to deduce a new technique...Is Madara not here?"

"Brother Ban is on a mission and hasn't come back yet." Izuna tugged at the hem of Ling's coat, "Brother, are you leaving again after you come back this time?"

"Hmm - I guess I have to leave. After all, I'm still far from enough... I'm sorry, Izuna, I can't stay and practice with you."

Izuna puffed up her cheeks and muttered, "Why haven't I grown up yet..."

Uchiha Tajima couldn't help but shook his head and laughed at Izuna's expression, "Since you're home, you should have a good rest. Although the war is tense, there's no need to rush."

"Yes." Ling put his cane aside, bent over and picked up Quan Nai and walked into the house. "I will pay attention to combining work and rest."

Quannai, who was picked up by Ling, stared at the two fur balls squatting on Ling's neck with curiosity, but before she could stare for long, she met two pairs of small eyes with a little scrutiny, and immediately looked back more intently.

As a perceptive ninja, Ling naturally reacted when his vitals were stared at so directly - even though the gaze was not hostile.

But he also understood what Izuna was looking at, so he smiled and said, "These are Yatagarasu and Mitsuzoku, my summoning beasts. They transform according to their age. They are about the same age as Izuna, so Izuna must get along well with them."

As Ling finished speaking, the two baby birds chirped as if in agreement with his words.

Izuna blinked her eyes, stretched out her hand and poked the chick's furry body, as if she understood something, "...So I am also a brother?"

After a short silence, Uchiha Tajima and Ling both laughed. Ling even rubbed the top of Izuna's head lovingly, "Yes, they are also family members. Our Izuna is now a big brother."