Mount Myoboku.
Beneath a waterfall, Naruto sat naked with his eyes closed, his expression looking somewhat pained. He seemed to desperately want to shift his butt, but he forcibly endured it, though his hands and feet still made tiny involuntary movements.
As time slowly passed, just as Naruto's movements began to settle, his cheeks suddenly swelled up, and several bumps like those on a toad's skin appeared on his face.
"Naruto!"
At that moment, a green toad with a tuft of white hair atop his head, a white beard, and white eyebrows suddenly leaped up.
He picked up a rolled-up newspaper and instantly smacked Naruto on the head, knocking him out of his "toadification" state!
"Ow! Ahhh, save—!"
Splash—
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Sage Fukasaku frowned at the sight, not knowing whether to be pleased or sigh. If Jiraiya had not specifically asked him, he would have considered it far too early to teach little Naruto Sage Art.
To master Sage Art, one needed an enormous amount of chakra. Clearly, it would have been much safer to wait a few more years and let Naruto grow some more. After all, these years were the peak period for chakra growth.
Fortunately, although Naruto was still rather restless and sometimes fell asleep during meditation, or even farted—
Well, it was obvious that Naruto's talent for sensing natural energy was not low. He simply had yet to grasp the balance between physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy.
"Dear!" At that moment, a toad wearing a purple crown on her head hopped over.
Sage Fukasaku asked in confusion, "What is it, honey?"
"Dear, hurry and go deal with Gamahiro and the others. They were too heavy-handed. That boy is still a child," Sage Shima said worriedly.
Hearing this, Sage Fukasaku immediately understood and slapped