True Education Must Benefit the Third Hokage Too

"You really are one of those vermin!"

Uchiha Gin instantly entered Sage Mode, terrifying the two toads into breaking down on the spot.

It was known that this human had never trained at Mount Myōboku and had close ties to Ryūchi Cave.

From this, it could be concluded that this Sage Mode had definitely been inherited from the White Snake Sage, the mortal enemy of their sacred land.

With a grave expression, Sage Fukasaku immediately pressed his webbed palms together, preparing to use the Reverse Summoning Technique to return himself and Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku as quickly as possible.

Sage Shima beside him was equally wary, but after only a second, her expression shifted from vigilance to utter disbelief.

"Wait, old man, he... he's... ours..."

Stunned, she tugged at Fukasaku on the other shoulder, interrupting the Reverse Summoning Technique he was about to complete.

"Old woman, why are you pulling me?"

"Is your rhinitis acting up again? Smell this."

"The smell?"

Fukasaku wrinkled his nose in confusion. The familiar aura made his bulging eyes widen round.

"Holy shit! Your Sage Mode, how..."

"How is it the Mount Myōboku variety, right?"

Uchiha Gin smiled at the two shocked toads, his brows, accented with exquisite dark-red eyeshadow, lifting slightly.

"Surprised? Excited?"

"Im-impossible. I've never taught a human like you."

Over the past century, every human who had entered Mount Myōboku to train had been guided by the couple. Even after racking his brains, Fukasaku could not think of a single human who matched Uchiha Gin.

After all, humans this dedicated were simply too rare.

"Could you be the Great Toad Sage's disciple?"

Shima hesitated before carefully voicing her guess.

"Don't try to claim me, all right? I have no interest in being associated with you."

At the mention of Gamamaru, the toad