"..." Lin Nan was a little speechless. "This is just an ordinary little bird, why did you sign a contract with it?"
"Even though it's an ordinary little bird, it can talk. Isn't that amazing?" Ziyang Hua said.
"..."
Lin Nan said, "Don't worry, all spirit beasts in the immortal realm can talk. Let's find a better-looking bird to sign a contract with."
"Alright then!"
Lin Nan then thought of something.
Ziyang Hua's previous panda couldn't talk, which meant it was likely not from the immortal realm.
A wild panda being captured by a purple-haired girl sounded unrealistic.
So where did that panda come from?
Lin Nan hadn't really paid attention to this issue before.
"Ziyang Hua?"
"Hmm?"
"How did you sign the contract with your previous spirit beast panda?" Lin Nan asked.
Ziyang Hua said, "It was left to me by my father. I've lived with it since I was little, and we grew up relying on each other."
"Ah?" Lin Nan was slightly stunned. "So that panda might have... died of old age?"
"Died of old age? That's called passing away peacefully, okay?" Ziyang Hua pouted.
"Alright!"
"Oh right, Pang Pang couldn't talk, but he should be from here too, right? Otherwise, where would he usually be?" Ziyang Hua wondered.
Lin Nan was taken aback. That made sense.
So, some spirit beasts can talk, and some can't.
It was probably related to their intelligence. At least the panda Pang Pang looked like he wasn't very bright.
Based on Lin Nan's understanding of the immortal realm's geography from the bird's mind, their current location was equivalent to the central forest region.
At the three vertices of the triangle formed by the forest were Mount Myōboku, the Slug Forest, and the Snake Sage's Hideout.
These three great sage lands were very famous even in the immortal realm.
Of course, each of the three great sage lands occupied a relatively small area of the immortal realm. The immortal realm was vast and boundless, with numerous spirit beast factions.
The three great sage lands were the supreme powers, essentially in a state of non-aggression and neutrality.
However, other places were in fierce competition.
Besides the three great sage lands, the immortal realm was divided into five regions.
The first was the small spirit beast area under the protection of Mount Myōboku, where spirit beasts like ninja dogs, ninja cats, and ninja turtles generally lived, called the Mountain Region.
The second was the poisonous spirit beast area under the protection of the Snake Sage's Hideout, where spirit beasts like spiders and centipedes lived, called the Cave Region.
The third was the aquatic spirit beast area, where spirit beasts like sharks and leviathans lived, called the Water Region.
The fourth was the area for giant, non-pack spirit beasts, such as bulls, rhinoceroses, and nightmares, called the Wasteland Region.
The fifth was the area for various bird spirit beasts, called the Forest Region.
Lin Nan and Ziyang Hua were currently within the Forest Region, but at the central location of the immortal realm.
Since the first two were protected, they were relatively peaceful. The latter three were basically fiercely competitive and fought daily.
"Ziyang Hua, what kind of spirit beast do you want to sign a contract with? Flying, swimming, or land-dwelling? Small or large?" Lin Nan asked.
Ziyang Hua immediately replied, "I want them all!"
Lin Nan pondered, "Do you want poisonous ones? Like spiders?"
Ziyang Hua shook her head like a rattle drum. "No, they're so scary!"
Lin Nan nodded. "The forest we're in now has all sorts of birds. Let's sign contracts with these spirit beasts first!"
Ziyang Hua nodded like a little chick.
Lin Nan took Ziyang Hua into the air and then activated his Rinne Sharingan, using its clairvoyant-like function to search for spirit beasts.
"I don't need too many. One flying, one swimming. Wait, wouldn't one be lonely? Then two flying, two swimming, two land-dwelling, two large ones, and two small ones..."
Ziyang Hua muttered, and Lin Nan could only smile wryly.
Fine, you're getting more spirit beasts than in the original work.
For flying creatures, Lin Nan found a giant red firebird for Ziyang Hua. It had a phoenix-like appearance, but its strength wasn't actually that great.
It was probably just a snack for Gamabunta.
The firebird was acquired. Then Lin Nan found a peacock for Ziyang Hua. It was beautiful, but just a pretty face. It was probably one of the weakest beings in the immortal realm.
Normally, for creatures like this, Lin Nan could easily subdue them with a genjutsu.
However, Ziyang Hua insisted that Lin Nan not be forceful. She chose a gentle approach, communicating with these spirit beasts to sign contracts with her.
But in the end, Lin Nan yawned incessantly, and Ziyang Hua still hadn't succeeded.
The peacock was fine; it was terrified and hesitantly signed the contract. It was at the bottom of the food chain, so it had no backbone.
But the firebird was different. It probably really thought it was a phoenix. Although not strong, and its flames were just ordinary fire, it was arrogant.
They talked from day to night, and Lin Nan was so sleepy he was crying. Ziyang Hua finally decided to give up.
Lin Nan finally understood the pain of accompanying his girlfriend shopping.
It was finally Lin Nan's turn to act. Lin Nan even wanted to slap the firebird, it was so ungrateful.
But Ziyang Hua was so kind; she certainly wouldn't want Lin Nan to do such a thing.
So, Lin Nan simply cast a genjutsu.
As dusk deepened, Ziyang Hua got sleepy, and Lin Nan took her to the Kamui dimension to sleep.
Not to mention, the Kamui dimension was awesome!
Of course, sleeping here was literal, don't misunderstand.
It wasn't that Lin Nan didn't want to, but he felt that if he did anything in this body, it would be like him wearing a green hat.
That feeling was unbearable, so Lin Nan directly gave up, and would only consider it when he had his own clone.
Ziyang Hua was so pure, and the ninja academy in Amegakure didn't teach such things, so she basically knew nothing.
From this, one could see that those fanfictions about Naruto entering a world and frantically collecting a harem were not groundless.
Most of the young girls in the ninja world were easy to fool, that was for sure.
The night passed without incident, and the next day's progress was much faster.
By the third day, Ziyang Hua had basically obtained most of the spirit beasts she wanted.
Then Lin Nan took Ziyang Hua back to the ninja world.
Spending these three months with Ziyang Hua was like a vacation.
Afterward, Lin Nan focused on supervising the clone project, hoping to complete it as soon as possible.
Orochimaru and Kabuto were very efficient, and they were basically just one step away.
However, Lin Nan knew that that final step often required a lot of time for calculations.