"You want to know about the shards of the Shikon Jewel?"
Uchiha Lie looked at Natsume with a strange expression.
"I literally have one on me. Why didn't you just ask me directly?"
Natsume froze.
Then—
She slapped her forehead.
"Oh, right!"
Her red eyes immediately sparkled again.
"Then… can you give the shard to me?"
"No."
He refused instantly.
Clean.
Direct.
No hesitation.
Her ears would have flattened if she had any.
"Why?!" she snapped. "We already signed a contract!"
She stepped forward angrily.
"If you don't give it to me, next time you summon me, I'll refuse! I just found out I can choose not to respond!"
Uchiha Lie raised both hands quickly.
"Calm down, calm down."
He almost reached out to pat her head out of habit—
But her sharp glare stopped him.
He awkwardly pulled his hand back.
"The Shikon Jewel is too dangerous," he said patiently. "I can't just hand it over like it's candy."
Her brows furrowed.
"I'll explain everything," he continued, "but only after you learn the Reverse Summoning Technique and are ready to leave."
"At that time, you can take my message back to your Big Sister Leader. Let her decide what to do."
Natsume crossed her arms and thought for a long time.
Her tail swayed slowly behind her.
Finally—
"Fine. I'll listen to your reason later."
He nodded.
"Good."
---
He pushed open the door to her room.
The layout was almost identical to his own.
A clean wooden bed.
A sturdy table and chairs.
Neatly folded bedding.
And in the corner—
A large bear-skin cushion prepared specially for her.
Natsume's eyes lingered on the cushion for a second.
Then she quickly looked away as if pretending she didn't care.
"Alright," he said, sitting down on the floor. "Time to teach you the Reverse Summoning Technique."
She sat opposite him, hands on her knees, trying to look serious.
Her tail, however, betrayed her excitement by twitching constantly.
"Reverse Summoning Technique?" she asked.
"Yes."
He explained calmly:
"The normal Summoning Technique allows the contractor to summon the summoned being."
"The Reverse Summoning Technique is the opposite—the summoned being summons the contractor."
"It's just a naming distinction."
She nodded.
"Okay. Teach me."
---
In theory, it sounded simple.
In reality—
It was troublesome.
Ninjutsu relied on chakra.
Natsume possessed demonic power.
They were different systems.
But Uchiha Lie reasoned carefully.
Demonic power originated from Natural Energy.
Sage Mode chakra also depended on Natural Energy.
If the toads of Mount Myōboku could use senjutsu to perform summoning—
Then demonic power should work as well.
The problem appeared immediately.
Hand seals were designed to guide chakra flow.
They had no natural effect on demonic power.
Left with no other choice—
He circulated his own chakra and carefully memorized the internal energy pathway used during Summoning Technique seals.
Then he taught Natsume step-by-step.
"Boar."
"Dog."
"Bird."
"Monkey."
"Ram."
Five seals.
Simple on the surface.
But internally, the energy flow had to be precise.
She attempted to copy the pathway using her demonic power.
The first attempt failed completely.
The second attempt caused her demonic aura to burst out wildly.
The third attempt made a small spark appear and disappear instantly.
An entire afternoon passed.
Finally—
She could at least control the demonic energy along the correct trajectory.
Sweat covered her forehead.
Her breathing was slightly uneven.
"This is harder than I thought…" she muttered.
"You're doing fine," he said firmly.
"Keep practicing until the flow becomes smooth."
He wasn't entirely sure it would succeed.
But when he saw her determined red eyes—
He patted his chest confidently.
"You'll master it."
---
Days turned into weeks.
Weeks turned into a full month.
It took Natsume more than a month to successfully perform the Reverse Summoning Technique.
During that time—
Uchiha Lie completely gave up on teaching her any other ninjutsu.
The compatibility between demonic power and chakra was limited.
The fact that she could even learn summoning was already impressive.
But Natsume did not mind.
To a demon with a long lifespan—
A month was nothing.
And when she finally succeeded—
She treated it like the most exciting toy in the world.
---
One afternoon—
Uchiha Lie sat cross-legged in his room, preparing to enter Sage Mode.
Natural Energy swirled faintly around him.
Then—
He felt it.
A familiar pull.
A summoning call.
He sighed.
A helpless smile appeared on his lips.
Poof.
His body turned into smoke.
---
The smoke cleared inside Natsume's room.
As expected—
She was sprawled flat on the floor.
Completely exhausted.
Not even enough strength to lift her paw.
He crouched down.
"Don't you get tired of exhausting all your demonic power every single time?"
She wriggled slightly.
"You're the abnormal one…"
Her voice was weak.
"To summon you… I have to use everything."
The Summoning Technique's energy cost did not depend on distance.
It depended on the strength of the summoned being.
Uchiha Lie's power far exceeded Natsume's.
So she had to empty her reserves completely to call him.
She crawled slightly closer.
Then nudged his pant leg with her forehead.
"I'm hungry…"
Her tone was pitiful.
After spending so much time together—
Her guard had long since disappeared.
Her playful personality.
Her curiosity.
Her gluttony.
All completely exposed.
Fortunately—
Uchiha Lie had years of experience raising Ninja Cats.
He handled her easily.
"I already prepared food."
Her eyes brightened instantly.
He reached down and grabbed her by the back of her collar.
Lifted her up.
She dangled mid-air calmly, no resistance at all.
Instead—
Her tail lazily wrapped around his wrist.
She had grown completely used to this.
He carried her downstairs.
---
As they walked—
He reflected silently.
The summoning scroll currently allowed him to summon only Natsume.
If he wanted to summon the entire Leopard Cat Tribe like Mount Myōboku's scrolls—
There were two options:
First—
Have other Leopard Cat members sign the contract.
Second—
Wait for Natsume to have descendants.
If future Leopard Cat demons were her bloodline—
They could be summoned automatically through the same contract.
For now—
He needed nothing more than Natsume.
He had no intention of contacting her clan directly yet.
The Shikon Jewel situation was delicate.
Rushing would cause disaster.
---
Downstairs, food was already prepared.
Fresh grilled fish.
Perfectly seasoned.
Natsume's exhaustion vanished instantly.
"You're the best!" she declared dramatically.
He chuckled lightly.
"You only say that when you're hungry."
She didn't deny it.
She simply grabbed the fish and began eating happily.
Watching her—
Uchiha Lie's eyes softened slightly.
This arrangement—
Unexpected.
Strange.
But somehow—
Comfortable.
Upstairs, the forest wind blew gently against the wooden house.
And within it—
A human ninja and a Leopard Cat demon quietly deepened a bond that neither had fully expected.
The Summoning Technique was no longer just a contract.
It had become something more.**
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