- It's up to you," Uzumaki shook her head.
- And about the main question - how does it even go and how long does it take? Not a dozen years, I hope?
Given Uzumaki's longevity, it could be.
- Usually, summoned animals grow faster than humans and much slower than their normal relatives who don't use chakra," Mito began to explain with a heavy sigh, "but that only applies to those that live in their natural habitat - the world of summoning. If such an animal is energized by an external source, in this case, a contractor, the whole process is greatly accelerated and a dozen years turns into just a couple.
- So, summoned animals need human chakra for rapid development? - Clarified her.
- Founder, by signing the scroll, you not only got the opportunity to summon panthers, albeit in a limited version, but also agreed to give your chakra on a permanent basis, - Mito waved her hand, - for us it's such a small thing that you can not notice, and for their world to improve living conditions, because such chakra is much better suited for absorption than the local - natural.
- And by summoning a particular cat...
- You not only give it chakra to stay in our world for a while, but also have a very beneficial effect on its development," she nodded, "so the growth rate of the partner depends directly on the activity of the summoner, as well as nutrition also falls on your shoulders.
I nodded understandingly, remembering Nyala's mumbling about the goodies.
- It took me a little more than three years to grow my partner," Mito sighed, her expression suggesting that she was remembering some of her best moments. "When your cat gets a little older, you can send her out on scouts, but you can't use her in battles until she reaches at least waist height in the withers.
- Until Nyala is at the jonin level, I could use a regular kage bunshin more than a summon," I dismissed the warning.
Basically, summoning animals are only needed when there is the ability to create joint powerful unique techniques, the opponent also uses giant summoning or against massive techniques like Susano. Or when a summoned animal has certain useful features, like Tsunade's slug, needed at the current moment.
It's also possible to suppress a lot of weak opponents, but I can do that myself. In all other cases, it is better to spend the necessary chakra on your own clone, which is the best partner that will understand you at a glance, is an expendable resource that is not a pity to sacrifice in exchange for the enemy and if necessary, as an object kawarimi (replacement).
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