Game of Shadows by Adrian King1

Chapter 53

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor The Gamer. I own nothing, really.

Chapter 53

Summoning was kind of weird.

Why, one may wonder. The answer is, because the summoner more often than not doesn't know who they'll summon. One could try to call for one specific individual, but it wasn't a guaranteed thing that the one they wanted would appear.

The Jutsu was, in my opinion, kind of like asking for delivery but much quicker. Once cast, the contracted individuals that could be summoned with that amount of chakra got the 'message' and they could choose if someone answered or not. When Kumohoshi explained that to me I was very confused as to how they could decide in the split second it took for the Jutsu to work its magic, but she said that for most of them, it was kind of an instinctual thing.

Why this explanation? Because I was currently standing in the Forest of Death once more, a week after my Genjutsu testing with Shirakumo, getting ready to try and summon someone to continue with that after having, hopefully, corrected all the mistakes and re-worked the techniques. Kumohoshi had assured me just the day before that she would have someone ready for me to use as a test subject and I just had to go for what the System had dubbed as an 'Advanced Spider'.

I didn't know where the name came from, but I had unlocked a bunch of them during my testing of the technique prior to my full-time delving into Genjutsu Creation. The so-called Advanced Spiders were the step behind the Giant Spiders, which were as big as Kumohoshi, if not nearly as strong, obviously.

Advanced Spiders were, however, fearsome warriors on par with those of bigger size. Many of them trained under the likes of Kumoken and Kumoyoroi, with either blades on their limbs (that I still didn't know where they came from) or armor over their whole bodies. What they lacked in height and such, they more than made up for with skill.

"Eiji?" Shirakumo broke me from my musings, making me roll my eyes up as if trying to see the white spider currently sitting on top of my head. "Are you still spacing out?" She asked, sounding positively unimpressed.

"Kind of," I admitted with a shrug, earning myself a huff and a pull on my hair. "So, any idea of who will appear?"

"Mother didn't tell me," She replied casually, almost making me trip on air even though I hadn't even been walking. 'Mother? She is Kumohoshi's daughter?...' I shook my head, clearing those thoughts from my mind.

"Well, let's find out then," I decided.

"About time, I was starting to wonder what I had even come for if you would just stand there," The little spider shot at me and I almost laughed.

"Because you like coming to visit, admit it," I teased. I couldn't help but chuckle as Shirakumo started sputtering denials. "For now..." I focused, running through the hand seals for Summoning once more, this time pouring much more chakra in it than I needed for Shirakumo.

In a cloud of smoke, a spider the size of a not-so-small room appeared in front of me, light brown with black beady eyes and blades on its front legs. Its remaining legs had spearhead-like ends that made every limb look like a weapon. The arachnid then seemed to twist its body from side to side, as if getting a feeling of its body after appearing in a different place. That wasn't my focus though...

"Aren't you the one I battled when I got the contract?" I asked as a way of greeting, tilting my head to the side. I looked over the spider's body and tried to decide if my memory was right or not.

"I am, indeed," A male voice replied as the spider warrior gave me their equivalent of a nod, moving his body up and down while leaning it forward. "Kumogari, in case you didn't remember, Eiji Satou."