Another Week Later,
Naruto stood in front of Mei and closed his eyes for a moment. A large amount of Chakra flowed through his Chakra Pathway, and slowly, it began to heat up.
His skin began to turn red and started steaming as he opened his eyes.
Mei and Naruto launched at each other.
Bang! Bang!
Both of them punched simultaneously and blocked each other's punches. Mei quickly somersaulted in mid-air and struck him on the head with her leg.
Naruto gritted his teeth and landed on the ground. He was feeling an intense pain, but Mei's expression wasn't good either.
Because of the intense heat, she could feel the pain in her foot and fist. Before she tried to make another move, the steam in Naruto's body disappeared as he landed on his knee, panting heavily.
"It seems like you still can't maintain Boil Release for more than ten seconds." Mei spoke, but there was no hint of disappointment in her tone.
"Yeah! Without Kyubi's Chakra, my body can't handle the heat. It is too much, but I am slowly adjusting to that heat." Naruto answered.
"But, you shouldn't require Kyubi's Chakra to keep it. That was the whole point of creating this bloodline. You already have Uzumaki Bloodline, which means as long as you continue to resist, you should be able to maintain that bloodline."
Mei answered.
Naruto released a deep breath and nodded.
"Yeah! Just like you said, I need to master it without using Kyubi's Chakra. I could work with lowering the temperature, but the lower temperature won't give me enough boost."
"Don't worry, within two weeks, I will do my best to master it."
"Sorry, but you might not get two weeks to train your bloodline because you will be training with me." Suddenly, a voice came from the side, and both of them turned around at the same time.
They didn't even sense him until he spoke, and both of them were able to sense Anbu several meters away, watching their training.
"Who are you?" Naruto immediately stood up and asked.
"Who am I?"
Poof!
Suddenly, a large toad appeared beneath him as he made a scary pose and shouted.
"I'm the Hermit of Mount Myoboku. From East to West, north to south, Men fear me and Women adore me. Yes, it is I, Toad Sage from Toad Mountain."
"I am Great Sannin Jiraya."
When he introduced himself, Naruto and Mei looked at him with no reaction.
Mei had heard about Toad Sage's behavior before, but seeing was believing. And, it was hard time believe that someone like him was stronger than her.
Naruto reacted blandly as he said.
"Oh, it's you. The pervert who wrote Icha-Icha that Kurenai Sensei forbade us to read."
He couldn't help but look at Mei and ask.
"Is he really as strong as you?"
Mei chuckled at his description of Toad Sage and nodded.
"If he wasn't, do you really think your Hokage would've agreed to your proposal of fighting another Kage?"
"Tch! I don't need others' help to defeat a Kage, especially when he is a Jinchuriki like me." Naruto folded his hands in front of his chest and pouted.
"Boy, you shouldn't underestimate a Kage like that. Kyubi might be strong, but even he was sealed by the Fourth Hokage. Ninjas might not be strong like the Tailed Beast, but they have techniques that can change everything."
"Like me! I am not called Toad Sage for no reason." Jiraya decided to speak while proudly admiring himself.
"Jiraya-dono, what did you mean when you said he will train with you? I thought he was supposed to train with me for a month." Mei asked.
"That was true until he managed to create Boil Release. While fighting against Fourth Mizukage, he will be using Kyubi's Chakra. So, what he needs right now isn't mastery over Boil Release but techniques that can fight against a Tailed Beast."
Jiraya spoke.
"What techniques?" Naruto couldn't help but ask with some expectation. Although this person was a pervert according to Kurenai Sensei, he was still a strong pervert.
"Of course, I can't answer now." Jiraya said while looking at Mei.
Mei immediately got his intention and smiled.
"Alright, I should leave then. I hope the techniques will help him in his fight against Mizukage."
Saying so, she left.
"Did you really have to do that? You could have at least told me the name in front of her." Naruto couldn't help but frown.
"Boy, these techniques aren't normal. They are some of the most powerful techniques and known in the hands of my previous student, Fourth Hokage."
Naruto couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Wait, are you going to teach me Rasengan and Flying Thunder God? But, wait, you weren't known for Flying Thunder God Jutsu."
"Idiot! I won't be teaching you Flying Thunder God Jutsu. That is something only Minato could do. But I am surprised you knew about Rasengan."
"Yes, I will be teaching you Rasengan and Summoning Technique."
Jiraya proudly answered while summoning a toad that had a scroll in its mouth.
"Oh!" Naruto was surprised at first, but suddenly, his eyes sparkled.
'If he teaches me Rasengan, I don't have to worry about Old Man finding out about my Rasengan. Although it is not yet complete. I need to understand why.'
Seeing his eyes, Jiraya smiled and opened the scroll.
As he unfolded in front of him, Naruto stared at the name above him.
[Namikaze Minato]
Naruto had forgiven his father for putting Kurama inside of him. Although twelve years of his life hadn't been good, he didn't care anymore.
However, he would still like to find out why exactly his father thought of putting a Tailed Beast inside of him.
"So, do I just have to write my name here?" Naruto raised his head and asked.
Jiraya nodded.
Naruto bit his finger and started writing his name with his blood. After that, the scroll was taken away by the toad, and Jiraya performed the hand seals.
"Follow the hand seals and slam your hand on the ground."
[Boar - Dog - Bird - Monkey- Ram]
Naruto poured a massive amount of Chakra into his hand and slammed it down on the ground.
Poof!
A large smoke appeared as he began to rise from the ground. Jiraya had already backed away, and Naruto was standing on top of a massive toad.
"Woah! Did I summon such a massive toad on my first try?" Naruto was surprised. He couldn't help but cheer with both of his hands flying in the air.
But suddenly, he felt a massive drain on his Reserve, making him fall to his knees.
"Hello! Are you the new summoner? Didn't you sign the contract just a minute ago?" A surprised voice came out of the toad.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I didn't know I would be summoning you. I just poured all of my Chakra into this summoning. By the way, what's your name?" Naruto panted for a few seconds and replied.
"Ohh! Then, you must have a massive chakra reserve. My name is Gamaken. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to call me. Though I might be clumsy." Gamaken replied.
He was holding a shield that looked like a plate and a massive rod with two heads. Between these two heads, there was enough gap to strangle a massive beast.
"Haha! Don't worry, we will just work hard to remove your clumsiness. There is nothing that hard work can't achieve. So, are you a melee fighter? What kind of weapons are those?" Naruto curiously asked.
"Yes, I am a melee fighter. These two are my favorite weapons. But different toads have different weapons. My attack weapon is called Sasumuta, and this defensive weapon is called Sakazuki Shield."
Gamaken became happy when his new summoners mentioned the hard work. He was a kind of toad who worked hard to achieve his strength. Despite his lack of confidence, he was quite good at fighting.
"Hey, Gamaken!" A voice came from the ground as both of them looked down and saw Jiraya.
"I didn't expect you would summon Gamaken on your first try. You must have put a lot of Chakra into that summoning. By the way, don't listen to Gamaken about his clumsiness."
"He is one of the strongest toads from Mount Myoboku. He will be an amazing ally. Though you must train by summoning small toads and slowly move on to bigger toads."
"How much Chakra did you put in your summoning?" Jiraya asked.
Naruto thought for a moment and said.
"I used the Chakra required to summon five hundred shadow clones. Though, unlike shadow clones, I won't be getting my Chakra back with summoning."
"Alright, you should come down! Gamaken, you can leave now. Naruto will start his Summoning training from tomorrow." Jiraya said.
Naruto slowly stood up and jumped down. He waved at Gamaken.
"Goodbye, Gamaken! I will summon you when I need your help."
"Goodbye, Naruto!" Gamaken smiled with its big mouth and disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Alright, let's start our training!" Naruto turned around and put a big smile on his face. A large amount of Kurama's Chakra began to enter his body and refill his reserves.
"Didn't you?"
Just when Jiraya was about to say something, Naruto burst out his massive Chakra.