Minato did not believe in so-called fate, but he would not stop Jiraiya from believing in such things, after all, people always need some kind of belief.
Life is already difficult enough, and having an extra belief that allows one to live steadfastly may not be a bad thing.
Just like Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, everyone knows that these do not exist, but people are still willing to believe in them, especially the truly poor and destitute, who believe in them even more strongly, they need such spiritual support.
Ninja, as beings, constantly execute missions, needing to scheme against opponents, and sometimes even against so-called teammates. In some villages, even teammates, superiors, and one's own people cannot be truly trusted.
Fortunately, Minato was lucky. Ever since he became a ninja, he has had a team that could always stay together. A three-person team like Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru is very rare and hard to come by.
Geniuses are few, and a team that can come together is even harder to achieve. And in the Kazuki team that Minato was part of, the members naturally kept up with his pace.
Perhaps the future Minato would be the most troublesome, but the current Minato was the most "unremarkable" one in the team.
But now, what did Gamamaru want with Kazuki?
"Gamamaru?" Kazuki's eyes flickered.
He wasn't afraid of the current Gamamaru, but he was wary of Hagoromo behind Gamamaru. He believed that Gamamaru and Sage of Six Paths still maintained some kind of tacit understanding. This time, the one who wanted to see and observe him might not be Gamamaru, but Hagoromo.
Was it time to directly confront Hagoromo now?
Kazuki's gaze deepened, it seemed it wasn't entirely impossible. He had already subtly entered the Six Paths level. He definitely couldn't defeat an old Six Paths powerhouse like Hagoromo. Hagoromo might have already reached the level of Kaguya.
However, time was on Kazuki's side. Although Hagoromo and others had prepared for over a thousand years, he was cheating. He could continuously grow stronger through the combat arena.
If one day he encountered the legendary Shibai, and the opponent only had a body, would he be able to defeat Shibai?
And then obtain Shibai's physique?
Shibai was the closest existence to a god within the Ōtsutsuki clan.
In the future Boruto series, those people, relying on the Shinjutsu they obtained from Shibai, were enough to stir up trouble and cause chaos throughout the Ninja World.
No matter how powerful Hagoromo was, he could not reach Shibai's level. Let alone Shibai, whether Hagoromo had reached the state of Isshiki at his peak was an unknown.
"Yes, he wants to see you. Of course, if you don't want to go, you don't have to. After all, you are a successor of Shikkotsu Forest, not Mount Myōboku." Minato rubbed the back of his head, saying somewhat awkwardly.
The Three Great Sage Regions, although co-existing, did not necessarily have equal status, nor were their relationships necessarily good.
Kazuki didn't necessarily have to give face to Mount Myōboku. In Kazuki's words, for him to go to Mount Myōboku to see the so-called Gamamaru, the other party had a lot of nerve. When he wanted to give face, he would give face. When he didn't want to, he didn't need to at all.
As for Minato's relationship with Mount Myōboku, it wasn't as close as imagined. The reason he became a successor of Mount Myōboku was simply because he was Jiraiya's disciple. In fact, he had only been to Mount Myōboku a few times. He wasn't like Jiraiya, who frequently went to Mount Myōboku for training.
Instead, he mostly received Kazuki's guidance. Both Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique were enough for Minato to train.
Even the Sage Mode, which Mount Myōboku was proud of, Minato didn't need to learn from Mount Myōboku, he could learn from Kazuki.
It could be said that Minato didn't need Mount Myōboku's inheritance at all. Of course, the great toads of Mount Myōboku could still play a considerable role in battle. In Minato's future battles, these toads could also play a significant role, he couldn't fight by activating Susanoo like Kazuki.
"I can go there. Actually, I'm very interested in the so-called Gamamaru."
Kazuki crossed his arms, a playful smile on his face, wondering what Gamamaru wanted with him this time.
Even if there was a scheme, what did it matter?
"Good, then I'll inform them. They will reverse-summon you there." Minato was slightly relieved to hear Kazuki's words.
Since Kazuki was willing to go, that was even better.
After all, ultimately, Mount Myōboku was a good fighting force for him, and even for Konoha. Summoning beasts have no factional divisions, they don't stand from the perspective of any ninja village. They only stand from the perspective of their collaborators.
If Mount Myōboku's summoning scroll one day went to Sunagakure, and their contractors were Suna ninjas, Mount Myōboku would probably become their enemy.
Minato first summoned a small toad to inform Fukasaku.
Soon, Minato said to Kazuki, "Kazuki, I already feel Mount Myōboku's summoning. Put your hand on my shoulder. Don't resist."
"Alright." Kazuki nodded slightly, and then felt a surge of spatial power.
This was not a simple Summoning Jutsu.
Kazuki's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't resist.
Should he say, as expected of Mount Myōboku?
Their foundation far exceeded what they usually showed.
Kazuki allowed the summoning jutsu to summon him along, and incidentally felt the spatial aura of Mount Myōboku. If he wanted to, he could even use his own methods to reach Mount Myōboku.
Upon arriving at Mount Myōboku, he felt the surrounding Natural Energy. Similar to Shikkotsu Forest, the Natural Energy here was far greater than outside. In fact, Mount Myōboku's Natural Energy was even subtly higher than Shikkotsu Forest's.
In the depths of Mount Myōboku, Kazuki sensed a powerful aggregation of Natural Energy: Gamamaru.