Things were indeed as Uzumaki Jiang Ming had thought; Yahiko had indeed sunk to the bottom of the sea.
After the rope suddenly went taut, Uzumaki Jiang Ming, protected by the rope, landed safely.
But Yahiko, without the rope's protection, was propelled forward by inertia.
But luckily.
Because Yahiko had tightly wrapped his legs around Uzumaki Jiang Ming's waist, his speed had significantly decreased.
This meant Yahiko wasn't greatly harmed when he fell into the sea.
At least it wasn't as bad as the demonstration.
Although he didn't faint this time, there was no rope either.
"Whoosh~ Gurgle~ Gurgle~"
This was the sound of Yahiko rapidly plunging downwards in the water.
"Thud!"
This was the sound of Yahiko hitting a hard object at the bottom.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Yahiko reached for his head again with both hands.
Sure enough, another large bump had appeared on his head.
Immediately, he wanted to see what kind of hard object could cause another bump on his head.
But the next second he saw the object, he was completely stunned.
Before him was a giant clam.
It should be a clam, right? Yahiko was a bit unsure.
Because the shell in front of him was simply too large, lying horizontally on the seabed, its exposed half was over ten meters high.
Its length was even thirty to forty meters.
The clam was slightly open at this moment, its tender white flesh exposed in the seawater, looking extremely serene.
At the same time, it made Yahiko extremely excited.
With such a huge clam, how big would the pearl inside be!
If he could find a red or shimmering white pearl inside... Nagato and Jiang Ming would surely kneel down and call him dad.
As soon as he thought of this, a drool of infatuation flowed from the corner of Yahiko's mouth.
Then, without another word, he prepared to reach out and touch the tender white clam meat.
Just as Yahiko was about to make contact.
A sudden shout exploded in Yahiko's mind.
"Impudent! Junior. What are you doing!"
"Who! Who's talking!"
Yahiko was startled by the sudden voice and quickly withdrew his hand, looking around for who was speaking.
"Hmph! Ignorant junior, I am right in front of you!"
"Behind! Behind! Where are you looking?"
"Yes, that's right, it's me! Right in front of you!"
Seeing Yahiko finally turn his head towards himself, the speaking creature finally stopped talking.
But not long after, the voice couldn't help but come out again.
"Speak! Why aren't you speaking! Are you mute?"
"Oh dear! What should I do? I finally met someone again, but I didn't expect him to be mute!"
"You're the mute one!"
The chatter of the speaking creature finally succeeded in bringing Yahiko back to his senses, and he immediately retorted.
"Oh, you can talk. Then why didn't you speak for so long? I thought you were mute."
"Was I unwilling to speak? I was shocked."
Looking at the... clam in front of him, Yahiko still couldn't figure out how this thing was talking.
"Hmph! What's so shocking about that? A bumpkin is a bumpkin! Isn't it normal for a Summoning Beast to talk!"
"I've seen Summoning Beasts talk, but a Summoning Beast talking should at least have a mouth, right? Do you have a mouth?"
"How dare you speak! You stinky brat! Who doesn't have a mouth! Who doesn't have a mouth! Isn't this thirty to forty-meter-long opening my mouth!"
Saying that, the giant clam opened and closed its large shell, then spoke.
"I'm telling you, you're the rudest human I've seen in decades."
But Yahiko no longer cared what the giant clam was saying; his eyes were now gleaming with golden light.
Because just as the giant clam opened and closed, Yahiko saw a huge pearl through the gap, almost as big as his own head, emitting a seven-colored glow.
Regardless of what the giant clam was saying, he immediately kowtowed.
"Lord Clam, may you be auspicious! This junior Yahiko greets you! Are you tired from lying down all the time? Do you need this junior to go inside and give you a massage?"
Giant Clam: "..."
[What's going on, why is he suddenly so polite! How... how embarrassing!]
"Ahem! Well... you don't have to call me Lord Clam, I have a name, I'm called Shen." [Clams are also considered shellfish, right?]
"Okay, Lord Shen! Do you need this junior to give you a full body massage?"
Shen: "..."
"Boy, haven't you heard of me?"
"How could I not! Who hasn't heard of Lord Shen's great name! Lord Shen, are you tired? Do you need me to give you a full body massage?"
Shen: "..."
[Heh heh! I don't believe you! If you knew me, you wouldn't have that expression!]
"Then tell me what I used to do!"
Yahiko: "..."
"Speak, junior. If you answer correctly, I'll allow you to massage me."
Yahiko: "..."
"Heh heh! What an evil brat! Speak! What exactly do you want to do!"
Seeing that his flattery had no effect, Yahiko could only tell the giant clam in front of him what he wanted.
After all... such a large pearl was inside someone else's body, and the outer shell was so hard; if it didn't open its mouth, no one could get it.
It took about ten minutes, but Yahiko finally finished explaining why he was there and his desire for the large pearl inside Shen.
"Oh~ So you want the big pearl inside my body!"
"Yes! Yes! Can you give it to me?"
Upon hearing that Shen didn't immediately refuse, Yahiko instantly felt there was hope and eagerly pressed on.
"Well... it's not impossible!"
"Really! That's great!"
"But... I have one condition!"
"Tell me, what's the condition? I'll definitely fulfill it completely! If I can't fulfill it, I'll go back and beg my dad to fulfill it for you!"
Hearing there was only one condition, Yahiko indicated it was a piece of cake.
What kind of conditions could such a Summoning Beast possibly come up with?
Could it be that it's tired of staying in the sea and wants to see the land!
Please, it's a sea clam!
Sea clams should stay in the sea!
How could it have such a thought!
"Oh~ Is your dad very powerful? How does he compare to the Second Mizukage?"
Upon hearing Yahiko's words, Shen also inquired.
"Second Mizukage?"
"Mm."
"Your previous summoner was the Second Mizukage?"
"Mm. I heard others call him that. Why? Is he very powerful?"
Yahiko: "..."
"Hmm... he's alright! I don't know if he's powerful, but I know he's definitely not as rich as my dad!"
"Really, that's great!"
"Then can you ask your dad to come and sign a Summoning Contract with me?"
"What?"
"Sign a Summoning Contract with me! That way I can leave this place!"
"Leave this place?"
"That's right! I've been here for almost twenty years. Can't I go out and see the world?"
"Uh... you can, but can you leave the seawater?"
"You stinky brat! Are you looking down on me? I'm telling you! I once lived on land for two days!"
"What about more than two days?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know? Didn't you just say you could live on land for two days?"
"That's right, and then the Second Mizukage released my summoning and I returned here. How would I know what would happen after two days!"
Yahiko: "..."
"Then haven't you thought about going out and exploring in these decades?"