Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 45 Ninja Beast Tanuki

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Akaishi then emerged from his sleeping bag, puzzled, wondering what he had locked onto...

At this moment, due to the "immersion" system, Akaishi saw a bright spot in the distance.

Akashi knew where the mark appeared; he had even gone to worship there in the evening—Namendo, the shrine of the Uzumaki clan!

"Masks" are a cultural symbol of the Uzumaki clan and also a medium for some sealing techniques. The Namendo, as a place to store masks, has also been given a sacred symbolic meaning by the Uzumaki clan. When attacked, the Uzumaki clan sealed the Namendo, saving it from disaster.

The locked "pet" is in Namen Hall? I haven't seen any living creatures there before...

Akashi hesitated for a moment, then walked over there.

Upon returning to the Namen Hall, Akaishi discovered the "marked" location: behind a mask with two small ears and three empty eye sockets...

The entire wall was covered with many masks.

Behind the three-eyed, pointed-eared monster mask, a glowing light was flashing. Judging from the outline, it should be a small animal such as a puppy or a fox, which was now curled up inside the wall.

"What is this?" Akashi wondered.

Akaishi reached out to move the mask that was covering him, but he couldn't budge it.

Akaishi then remembered what Jiraiya had said during the day—the masks here, though of little value to those outside the Uzumaki clan, each had a sealing technique on them, making them difficult to move.

Just then...

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"Liuliu" GG has appeared again!

Akaishi vaguely understood that after each series ended, there should be a "Liuliu" (a character in the show) who could then pledge something as collateral.

At the same time, the drama "You Call Me a Quack Doctor, I'll Become a Veterinarian" itself was created by this "Da Chi Yi Kou", and "Da Chi Yi Kou" is mentioned at the end of the drama.

Originally, Akaishi was penniless, but at this moment...

Akaishi clearly saw that after he came into contact with the "Three-Eyed Pointed-Ear Mask", the item was marked with a price - a full 500 taels!

A mere mask costs more than three times the price of a custom-made, top-of-the-line ninja tool set?

Akashi was surprised, but he also guessed the process of identifying this thing—only things that belong to oneself can be pledged, but unclaimed things can be identified as one's own through "possession".

There seemed to be chakra present on the mask, making it impossible for Akaishi to move, so...

"This one will do!" Akaishi said.

In an instant, the three-eyed, pointed-ear mask disappeared, replaced by...

Sure enough, a small hole was revealed in the wall, inside which a small beast was sleeping. Chishi felt that it seemed to be on its last breath.

[Should we feed it?] Da Chi asked Akaishi after he tried the food.

"Hey!" Akaishi said after a slight hesitation.

This little beast seems to be on the verge of collapse; things can't get any worse...

Just like the previous rewards, no physical item appeared, only an invisible force, which seemed to surge towards the little beast.

The small beast, which had been barely breathing, gradually regained its strength, its curled-up body began to stretch out, and its expression relaxed...

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from behind.

"Akaishi, have you found something?" Jiraiya's voice came.

Jiraiya was puzzled when he saw Akaishi arrive at Namendo.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I think I heard something, and then I found this... Huh?" Because of the instructions from the clan head and elders, Akaishi kept the matter of "immersion" a secret from everyone else. Fugaku and the others only knew that Akaishi had a special way to relieve eye fatigue.

Akaishi claimed he heard the little beast's voice, but when he turned his head...

The hole in the wall was now empty!

"Huh?" Jiraiya looked at Akaishi's back in surprise.

Akaishi turned his head following Jiraiya's gaze and saw that the little beast from before had stood up and jumped onto the offering table to the side...

After the "big red bite", the effect was really immediate. At this time, the little beast not only looked full of energy, but its fur was no longer dull as before, but had a kind of shining glow.

However, it was still the same size, only the size of a small dog. It looked like a fox, or a raccoon dog, but it was different in some ways. Its bright, piercing eyes made it seem extraordinary...

"This is... a ninja beast from the Uzumaki clan?" Jiraiya recognized the little beast's origin.

"A raccoon dog?" Only then did Akashi realize that this was a ninja beast.

"Raccoon...Raccoon..." The raccoon suddenly spoke, making two soft, tender cries, and nuzzled towards Akashi's hand.

"Huh?" Akashi was somewhat surprised to see this.

"You... want more?" Akaishi asked.

"Raccoon!" The raccoon nodded, clearly understanding human nature.

"That's all." Akaishi spread his hands.

"Raccoon..." Raccoon said, but suddenly his legs went weak and he almost fell off the table.

The reason it didn't fall was because Akaishi caught it.

"Hey... are you trying to scam me?"

"Raccoon...Raccoon..." The raccoon showed a pained expression again, and its fur became dull, so it didn't seem like it was lying.

"This..." Akashi was also in a dilemma.

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya quickly stepped forward to examine it, saying, "This is a raccoon dog, a summoning beast of the Uzumaki clan. Some raccoons can even assist ninjas in performing sealing techniques... We originally thought that the raccoons had been wiped out along with the Uzumaki clan, since their homeland was also in the Land of Whirlpools. We didn't expect there to be one left, but..."

Jiraiya then realized that the raccoon was in a very bad state.

"What did you just do? What does it want?" Jiraiya asked Akaishi.

"That... is a special kind of power." That was the only explanation Akaishi could give.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya naturally understood it to be some kind of power of the Uchiha clan.

Although puzzled—the Uchiha clan clearly didn't have the habit of partnering with ninja beasts, at most raising crows—he didn't ask further. After all, it involved the secrets of the ninja clan's power, and seeing that Akaishi hadn't gone into details, Jiraiya naturally wouldn't break the rules.

"Can we continue to give it to it? It's in a terrible state right now," Jiraiya said.

"This... is possible! But... it's not unlimited," Akaishi said through gritted teeth.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he heard that this thing might be the last "raccoon dog," and he had just pawned a mask and got money in return, so Akaishi decided to spend some money on it.

"Big Red Mouth" is still available, currently on sale for 49.9 per serving. Akashi bought ten servings in one go—if that's still not enough to restore it, then Akashi has no other choice...