Chapter 22.2- One Thousand Hands

“That was very stupid” I agreed with myself instinctively until I realised I wasn’t the one that spoke and that I was staring into a pair of flashing red eyes. I shut mine instantly, never forgetting the lesson Izuku had taught me in our fight from so long ago.

“So what animal was it. Something aquatic, I’m guessing” He said, clearly fishing for information.

“Salmon” I replied with no hesitation.

He stopped, and I snapped my eyes open but kept them aimed below his red orbs and enjoyed the look of shock on his face.

“You’re lying”

“Of course I am, Kagami-san. Is there anything you’re going to do about it?” I asked, knowing that the only reason I was running my mouth like this against an Uchiha jounin in a virtually abandoned training ground was because of who precisely this Jounin was. Kagami had been one of Granduncle Tobirama’s students, and one of those that my Granduncle had enough of a healthy relationship to host for dinner once every while. Those dinners had allowed me to meet Danzo as well as Hiruzen before I truly started the relationship where I spent time training with his team.

Perhaps it was the impression I’d left after the dinners and not my stellar performances against jounin many years my senior that made Hiruzen take such a shining to me. I laughed off the thought instantly. As evidenced by Kagami here, I was not one of the most personable people out there.

“So what animal is it? You know your granduncles is opposed to using that technique to discover summoning creatures and bind them as partners.”

“Any reason why? “

“The inherrent dangers. And also the potential of just getting stuck between realms if you mess the technique up enough. One of your Granduncle’s uncles died to that kind of mess so it’s a bit of a sore spot for him but I am sure you’ll figure out how to navigate that. So what animal is it?”

“Whales” I finally said, leaning heavily on my fire release skill to warm my body. In the end, I overshot it by quite a bit and felt a few beads of sweat begin to build up on his foreheads. Kagami seemed o take pity on him and formed a Half ram seal. I felt the winds around us pick up for a second, and it was like I had been cocooned in a strong breeze.

When it was gone, I was completely dry from head to toe.