"Phew… I feel refreshed after a bath."
Naruto hopped out of the stream, naked.
He waved his hand, summoning a gust of wind to dry his body. After cracking his back, he put on his underwear and then his ceremonial robe.
"Sage Fox Eyes!"
His eyes quickly transformed into the eyes of his natural mode. Naruto stood by the stream and admired himself for a while before dispelling the natural mode and darting out of the forest…
"Hey! Naruto!"
As soon as he reached his doorstep, Naruto was stopped by Jiraiya, who had a rather lecherous look on his face.
"What?"
Naruto asked, annoyed.
"I'll introduce you to an important person."
Jiraiya said in a low, mysterious voice.
"An important person?"
Naruto looked at Jiraiya, puzzled.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Jiraiya bit his finger, formed a hand seal, and shouted.
"Poof!"
A puff of white smoke appeared, and an old toad appeared before Naruto.
"Fukasaku?"
Naruto's lips twitched, and he thought to himself, I thought it was some important person, but it's just this old toad.
"Young Jiraiya, why did you call for me?"
Fukasaku asked Jiraiya with a puzzled expression.
"Master Fukasaku, this is the Naruto Uzumaki I told you about," Jiraiya said, pointing at Naruto.
"Oh, it's this kid."
Fukasaku nodded his frog head. "Well then, let's go."
"Poof!"
A cloud of white smoke erupted, and the figures of Jiraiya, Naruto, and Fukasaku vanished.
"Damn it! Mount Myoboku!"
Looking at the surroundings, Naruto was exasperated and pointed a finger at Jiraiya's nose, giving him a scolding. "Perverted Sage! Why didn't you even tell me before bringing me to this godforsaken place? I haven't said goodbye to my lovely White, you know?"
"Hey hey, Naruto, don't be so angry. I already informed your White."
Jiraiya lowered his hands, gesturing for Naruto to calm down.
"What good does it do that you informed her?"
Naruto was furious.
"Alright, alright. Naruto, this time I'm going to teach you a really powerful technique, okay?"
Jiraiya said mysteriously.
"Hmph, isn't it just Sage Mode?"
Naruto looked displeased, grumbling inwardly.
"Come with me."
Jiraiya called to Naruto, taking the lead with Fukasaku on his shoulder, not bothering to see what Naruto thought.
"Hmph, how boring."
Naruto grumbled under his breath and reluctantly followed Jiraiya towards their destination.
"Great Toad Sage, I've brought Uzumaki Naruto," Jiraiya announced, looking at Fukasaku and Shima as they hopped to the side of a decrepit old toad. He was introducing Naruto to the only toad that was at the Sage level.
"Oh…"
The Great Toad Sage responded, turning his gaze to Naruto beside Jiraiya, "Uzumaki Naruto? Is he the Child of Prophecy?"
"Yes, Great Toad Sage. He's come to Mount Myoboku, so he is," Jiraiya confirmed with a nod.
"Fukasaku, Shima!"
The Great Toad Sage instructed, "Take little Naruto down to train."
"Yes!"
Fukasaku and Shima responded, jumping onto Naruto's shoulders, one on each side. "Come on, little Naruto."
"Okay."
Naruto agreed. Since it was training, he should be able to improve, right?
"Little Jiraiya, first show little Naruto Sage Mode."
Jumping onto Jiraiya's shoulders, one on each side, Fukasaku instructed.
"Although I really don't want to turn into that image that damages this handsome guy's image, but for Naruto's sake, I'll transform once."
Jiraiya bit his finger and smeared the blood beneath his eyes.
"Hah! Sage Mode!"
"POOF!"
With a shout, the next moment, a sage Jiraiya with a toad nose appeared before Naruto.
"Uh... haha!"
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, "Ero-sennin... you look so funny! Haha!"
"Damn it, Naruto brat, what are you laughing at?"
Jiraiya was angry for a moment, then walked to the side and raised the huge stone frog, his expression somewhat arrogant. "See? This is the power of Sage Mode."
"I can do that too."
Naruto didn't care at all, not really giving it a second thought. After all, it's not a secret, and Ero-Sennin isn't a bad person.
"What?"
Jiraiya nearly bit his tongue off, then gently put down the stone frog, looking at Naruto with a playful expression. "Then, you try it."
Clearly, Jiraiya thought Naruto was talking nonsense.
"Sage Mode!"
Naruto's movements weren't as complicated as Jiraiya's. He just shouted, and the next moment, he entered Sage Mode.
With his Sage Fox Eyes open, Naruto held up the two stone frogs with both hands, casually bouncing them a little.
"How about that? Simple, right?"
This time, Naruto looked at Jiraiya with a playful expression.
"Uh..."
Jiraiya's mouth was wide enough to fit two duck eggs. He was shocked, thinking, When did Naruto learn Sage Mode? And those eyes of his... they're so cool!
"Um, Fukasaku-sama, Shima-sama, the situation has changed."
Jiraiya looked at the toad couple on his shoulders, completely at a loss.
"Little Jiraiya, the situation hasn't changed. Continue training him like that, but you'll need to shorten the time by a lot."
Fukasaku said, "Little Naruto's current state isn't stable yet, so this training is still useful."
"Naruto, take the two wooden planks from Jiraiya, and climb up that Stone Spire with me."
Fukasaku hopped back onto Naruto's shoulder and pointed at a towering Stone Spire in front of them.
"Okay, understood."
Taking the wooden planks, Naruto used his shoulder to support Fukasaku and quickly climbed up the Stone Spire.
"Now, throw one of the wooden planks onto the tip of the Stone Spire across from us."
Fukasaku instructed Naruto.
"Alright!"
Standing at the top of the Stone Spire, Naruto accurately threw a wooden plank towards the opposite Stone Spire.
At the same time, Fukasaku jumped down from Naruto's shoulder and dashed towards the opposite side, firmly stepping on the plank and making it completely stable on the Stone Spire's tip.
"Little Naruto, put the plank on the Stone Spire's tip like me, and then sit on it."
Fukasaku instructed.
"Alright!"
Naruto agreed, placed the plank as Fukasaku had done, and then sat down cross-legged.
However, after a while, the plank began to sway slightly.
"Damn it, it's so difficult to keep completely still!"
Naruto took a deep breath and exhaled, trying his best to relax and become one with nature.
"Hey, hey, little Jiraiya, seeing how hard they're working, how about we go back and make a hearty meal together?"
Shima called out to Jiraiya.
"Alright."
Jiraiya agreed, but his expression was like he had just lost his parents.
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