Gathering of the Toads, a Gigantic Soul

"Pervy Sage, after this trip to Mount Myōboku, regardless of the outcome," Naruto looked up at him, "Let's start the Land of Rain mission right away, I'll go with you."

"It would be too conspicuous to bring a brat like you on that kind of mission." Jiraiya didn't agree immediately. "We'll see. If you can learn Senjutsu Mode, I might consider it."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's heart sank, thinking to himself that things might not be so simple.

Who knows how good the Senjutsu mastered by the old Toad can be? Jiraiya couldn't master the complete form, yet this bootleg Naruto has fallen into his hands.

Tsk, I really look forward to seeing the old Toad's gaze.

Naruto crouched down, quickly wrote his name on the Summoning Scroll, cut his palm with a kunai, and pressed down the bloody handprint.

Jiraiya stood under Kishita nearby, arms crossed, watching with a smile on his face.

"Just inject your Chakra, draw a bloody mark on your palm, and press it to the ground. With your current Chakra level, you should be able to summon Gama Bunta."

As he spoke, Jiraiya smiled again, giving Naruto a heads-up.

"Gama Bunta a bad temper, so be careful not to get hurt. If you're a little patient, you can still gain his approval."

"Oh." Naruto drew a bloody line on his palm and slammed it to the ground without hesitation.

With a loud bang, a giant plume of white smoke appeared. Jiraiya stood by, a smile playing on his lips, seemingly watching the spectacle unfold. He knew that Naruto and Tsunade had formed a contract with their Summoning Beast; ninjas could form contracts with multiple Summoning Beast.

If you were to summon Gamabunta, given his foul temper, he'd probably just start cursing you out.

As the white smoke dissipated, it revealed the unruly, scarred Toad face of the giant Gama Bunta, a huge pipe dangling from his mouth. A massive white dagger slung across his thick waist.

"Yo, Gamabunta." Jiraiya greeted him with a smile, but suddenly choked. He saw something in the white smoke.

"Little Jiraiya, long time no see." The green-bodied, red- Gama Tatsu greeted them flamboyantly, "Why did you summon us all here?"

"You guys? Gama Tatsu, who else is there besides you?" Jiraiya was slightly surprised. How much Chakra had Naruto injected?

"Croak!" The patterned Gama Chuu, as tall as two people, croaked. Then, the iron-armed Toad, clad in iron armor, emerged from the white smoke, followed by a voice.

"I'm old and useless, I never thought I'd be summoned again." The purple Gama Ken, carrying a broken bowl and holding an iron crutch, stepped out. He was ruthless but humble. One of the three strongest young warriors of Mount Myōboku had made his appearance.

"What exactly happened?" The blue Gama Hiro carrying two swords lay on the ground.

"Gamabunta? Gama Hiro? Gama Ken? What's wrong with you all?" Jiraiya couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at Naruto. How much Chakra did this guy use?

Mount Myōboku was only comparable to Gamabunta in the fame of Gama Bunta, with only Gama Hiro and Gama Ken his consummate companions. It's truly unbelievable that he has now summoned all three Toad.

However, the next second...

"Oh dear, little Jiraiya, what trouble have you run into?" A hoarse voice rang out, sounding like that of an elderly woman.

"The food at home was just cooked, and we hadn't even had a bite to eat before everyone came over." Another aged voice rang out; it was the voice of an elderly man.

As the white smoke dissipated, the figures of two old Toad were revealed. However, unlike other giant Toad, the two Toad were quite short, only two or three times larger than normal Toad: Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.

"Sage Fukasaku? Sage Shima? What are you doing here too?" This time, Jiraiya's jaw almost dropped.

Even he rarely summons the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku he encounters an insurmountable enemy and is already in a life-or-death situation.

After all, the two great immortals hold high positions and have the right to refuse Jiraiya's summons. If one were to summon the two great immortals unnecessarily, one could easily end up in trouble.

That is why Jiraiya had to maintain a good relationship with the two great immortals on ordinary days. Even with so many years of friendship, basic respect was still necessary, lest the two immortals refuse to give him face at crucial moments.

"How else could I have gotten here? I was forcibly summoned." Sage Fukasaku slowly walked towards Jiraiya. "Jiraiya, is something urgent happening to you?"

"Nothing happened, and I didn't summon you through spirit communication." Jiraiya scratched his head. "It was my disciple who was probably using spirit communication for the first time and didn't know the rules."

"Not you? Little Jiraiya, who else could summon our whole family?" asked Mama Sage Shima.

"And where did you get your disciple from, and where is he?"

"There." Jiraiya pointed in a direction, and the group of Toad turned to look. Naruto was standing there.

He wore a loose white short-sleeved shirt, his blond hair was striking, and his forehead was smooth. Since he wasn't on a mission, he habitually didn't wear Forehead Protector. Naruto also looked at them, and their eyes met.

Sage Shima pointed at Naruto and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Minato?"

Sage Fukasaku coughed sharply, stopping his wife from continuing. Sage Shima, who had made a slip of the tongue, also realized that Jiraiya's disciple, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, was already dead.

More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye, but for them it is a very short time, like only a few months.

After all, Minato Namikaze was simply too outstanding; any great ninja would pale in comparison. His early fame and subsequent rise to the top were truly astonishing.

Upon suddenly seeing that head of blond hair, Sage Shima blurted out instinctively.

Naruto didn't react much; to him, Minato Namikaze was merely the parent of this body. Since he was already dead, it didn't have a significant impact.

As for the Impure World Reincarnation technique, his is far more refined than Orochimaru's. It would be enough to prevent them from emerging. This would save a lot of trouble, especially if they discovered he had taken over their son's body.

Well, they sent it right after the baby was born, so they probably wouldn't have found out. There's no way they could have found out.

Forget it, I won't think about things that are so far away.

Coming to his senses, he looked at the group of delinquent families from Mount Myōboku. Standing together, they were practically all villains. Rugged appearances, frightening weapons.

Half of the stunts from Mount Myōboku have made an appearance.

"This is my newly accepted disciple, Naruto Uzumaki," Jiraiya said, stepping forward to smooth things over. "He just signed Summoning Contract, and his first summoning may have been quite offensive. I hope you will all forgive him."

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Shima asked again, glancing at Naruto as if unsure. "Uzumaki?"

"Yes," Jiraiya an awkward smile.

He sighed inwardly. The resemblance was too striking. Naruto had grown up and looked even more like Minato. He had thought he would only ever have one exceptionally talented disciple in his lifetime, but who knew his son would be just as outstanding.

He even has the potential to surpass Minato. After all, compared to Minato, Naruto is still young, but he has already broken free from the Nine-Tails' clutches and can still use the Nine-Tails' chakra.

With Kushina's Uzumaki Clan bloodline, Naruto's potential for future growth is unimaginable. Perhaps Naruto can truly surpass the Fourth Hokage and become a ninja close to the First Hokage.

Upon hearing this, Sage Fukasaku nodded, then glanced at Naruto and spoke.

"Now that we've met, is there anything else?"

"I want him to go to Mount Myōboku to see if he has the aptitude to learn Senjutsu Mode," Jiraiya said Jiraiya, not worried that Sage Fukasaku would refuse.

Naruto's talent is undeniable. Even if the first impression wasn't great, it doesn't matter. After all, even he couldn't summon half of the Toad from Mount Myōboku in one go.

Naruto succeeded; Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima wouldn't refuse another genius contractor for Mount Myōboku. Even if they were somewhat dissatisfied, they would still give him face.

"Alright." Sage Fukasaku readily agreed, then looked at Sage Shima and said, "Old woman, take Naruto to Mount Myōboku first, we and Jiraiya will follow soon."

"Understood." Sage Shima clearly had a favorable impression of Naruto because of their first impression.

She chuckled and jumped onto Naruto's shoulder. "Little Naruto, right?"

"Yes, Granny Shima." Naruto could feel the kindness of Sage Shima towards her juniors, and answered respectfully.

"How polite, as expected." Halfway through his sentence, Sage Shima stopped and changed the subject, saying, "Then stand firm, I'm going to use the Reverse Summoning Technique to take you to Mount Myōboku."

"Is it enough to just stand still?" Naruto asked, a little nervously.

"Yes, relax, don't resist," Sage Shima said with a smile. "Just follow my technique, don't worry."

"Okay," he replied.

"Let's go!" Sage Shima used his magic, and with a bang, he and Naruto turned into white smoke and disappeared.

Seeing that Naruto had been taken away by the Reverse Summoning, Sage Fukasaku finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Jiraiya, no longer displaying the calm demeanor he had before.

His face darkened; this was Jiraiya had seen Sage Fukasaku's expression so serious. He swallowed hard and quickly asked.

"Sage Fukasaku, what are you doing?"

"I'm fine." Sage Fukasaku onto Gama Chuu's back, looking straight at the 1.9-meter- Jiraiya. "He's your new apprentice."

"What's wrong with Naruto?" Jiraiya asked.

"It's hard to say." Sage Fukasaku sighed, not answering directly, but instead asking, "What is his relationship with Minato Namikaze?"

"Son."

"No wonder they look so alike," Sage Fukasaku murmured. "Jiraiya, do you even know what kind of disciple you've taken in?"

"What?" Jiraiya was also a little nervous.

Upon hearing this, Sage Fukasaku stared at Jiraiya for a while, then remained silent for a moment, pondering. In the end, he didn't speak directly, but instead turned to the three Gama Bunta, Gama Hiro, Gama Ken, who resembled small mountains.

"You tell me, what did you see when you were summoned by spirits?"

The scarred Gama Bunta was the first to be pointed at, seemed a little conflicted. He took a puff of his cigarette before speaking.

"It wasn't voluntary at all; I was forcibly dragged here and had no way to resist."

Gama Ken also spoke up, "I'm too clumsy to give a complete answer. I saw a tall soul, like a giant staring at me, with golden pupils."

Gama Hiro: "I thought it was a formidable enemy, a bit terrifying."