Once, there was a joke that went like this.
It took three steps to put an elephant into a refrigerator.
First, open the refrigerator door. Second, put the elephant inside. Third, close the refrigerator door.
Of course, Jiraiya had never heard this joke, but his mood at that moment was much the same as that of anyone who had.
"Kid, are you serious?"
"Of course I am, Teacher Jiraiya. Just wait for my good news!" Naruto said with a grin, then turned and ran toward home.
That was just the kind of impatient person he was. Whenever something came up, he immediately put it into action.
He did what he said and never backed down. That was Uzumaki Naruto's Ninja Way. Whether his surname was Uzumaki or Namikaze!
Watching Naruto gradually disappear into the distance, Jiraiya slowly got to his feet. Suddenly, he felt as though he had done something foolish. Telling such news to a five-year-old child—however he looked at it, it was insane.
He looked up at the sun. It was still early. Jiraiya muttered, "Forget it. He can mess around however he wants. With the Nine-Tails' power, even if the Uchiha Clan wants to harm him, it won't be easy. I should go visit Orochimaru. It's been five years in the blink of an eye."
When he returned home, Kushina was hanging laundry on the balcony. Naruto ran over and asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Seeing Naruto return, Kushina asked in confusion, "Weren't you going to learn ninjutsu with Teacher Jiraiya? Why are you back so soon? Your dad went to the Hokage Office Building to work. It seems there's something else he needs to handle."
"Oh." Naruto nodded. He had thought his father would be home today.
After thinking it over, he chose not to go