Naruto stood there at a loss, staring at the empty ground where the giant toad had vanished, his mind still a little dazed.
Just now, when Jiraiya saw that Naruto had actually summoned the Great Toad Sage, he panicked and hurriedly told Naruto to dismiss the technique at once.
The very next second after the Great Toad Sage's form slowly faded away amid a cloud of smoke, Jiraiya himself vanished with a poof in another cloud of smoke—apparently reverse-summoned back to Mount Myōboku in an emergency to explain why their revered ancestor had suddenly "run away from home."
Naruto had not expected that his first attempt at Mount Myōboku's Summoning Jutsu would directly bring forth the Great Toad Sage... Had he really summoned the Haki Sage?
Even the Sage of Six Paths, centuries ago, had been politely refused when he wished to form a summoning contract with the Great Toad Sage. Did that mean he had... accomplished something even the Sage of Six Paths had never managed?
After quite a while, Jiraiya reappeared amid a cloud of smoke. He collapsed onto the ground and let out a long breath, then raised a hand and vigorously wiped away cold sweat that did not exist on his forehead.
"Honestly..." he muttered with lingering fear. Although the Great Toad Sage had only been gone for a brief moment, Fukasaku and Shima had been frantic when their leader suddenly disappeared. The entirety of Mount Myōboku had nearly erupted into chaos! Jiraiya had spent quite some effort explaining everything and apologizing on Naruto's behalf.
Fortunately, the two of them had not blamed Naruto too much. They were more shocked than anything else. They were astonished by Naruto's talent and Chakra, which had allowed him to summon the Great Toad Sage directly... After all, since Mount