Unsealing

With that, Mad Demon Jiraiya had finished reviewing all the light orbs except for the one containing the fused memories of Uzumaki Naruto and the remnant soul. Having finished the serious business, the master and his student began to chat about domestic matters.

"Teacher, have you been alone all these years? Have you never thought about getting married or anything like that?" Namikaze Minato asked.

"What's the point of thinking about it? With Master Jiraiya's personality, how could any woman possibly like him? If it weren't for that, Lady Tsunade wouldn't have..." Although the voice was soft, both Namikaze Minato and Mad Demon Jiraiya heard it clearly.

Tsunade, a contemporary of Mad Demon Jiraiya, was one of the three disciples taken in by Hiruzen Sarutobi alongside Orochimaru; they had practically grown up together. Hearing Kushina Uzumaki mention Tsunade, Mad Demon Jiraiya fell into a reverie.

He still remembered their first meeting as children, when he introduced himself: "I'm Jiraiya, you can just give me your love letters later." That was their first encounter, back when Tsunade was just a flat-chested little girl.

Unlike Orochimaru, Mad Demon Jiraiya was a dead-last student in his youth, so Tsunade would often mock him. Mad Demon Jiraiya would always retort, "Shut up, your chest is as flat as a washboard." Every time he said this, he would inevitably receive a sound beating from Tsunade. Thus, Mad Demon Jiraiya called her a flat-chested brat, while Tsunade called him a perverted brat.

This life continued for a long time, until Hiruzen Sarutobi instructed the three of them in the Summoning Jutsu. Mad Demon Jiraiya, who had not yet signed a contract, performed the necessary hand seals. Perhaps guided by fate, through a series of coincidences, he arrived at Mount Myoboku.

Thus, Mad Demon Jiraiya signed a summoning contract with Mount Myoboku, trained under the two Great Toad Sages, and also met Gamabunta during his youth.

After three years of training at Mount Myoboku, Mad Demon Jiraiya returned to Konoha. His strength had caught up to Tsunade and Orochimaru, and by then, Tsunade was no longer the flat-chested girl she once was; her figure had developed quite well.

Upon returning to Konoha, the three began executing missions together. During dangerous assignments, Tsunade was saved by Mad Demon Jiraiya many times when she nearly fell into peril. Mad Demon Jiraiya didn't know when he had started to fall for her, but he never expressed his feelings.

After the Third Shinobi World War ended, Mad Demon Jiraiya met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan. Seeing that the three were pitiful, he took them as disciples and stayed in Amegakure to guide their training.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and proposed to the Third Hokage that they establish a medical unit so that fewer Konoha ninja would die on the battlefield.

This was naturally opposed by the three advisors of Konoha, on the grounds that "cultivating medical ninja is no easy task; it requires massive human and material resources and places a great demand on the budget. Our Konoha's financial resources must be placed in more important areas."

"Furthermore, researching medical ninjutsu also requires time and cost investment... therefore, it is not possible."

After her proposal was rejected, a dejected Tsunade met Dan Katō. When Dan Katō learned that her proposal to form a medical unit had been denied, he expressed his support, which naturally made Tsunade overjoyed.

Through their interactions, the two became a couple, a fact that Mad Demon Jiraiya, far away in Amegakure, was unaware of.

Three years later, seeing that Yahiko and the others had gained the ability to protect themselves, Mad Demon Jiraiya returned to Konoha, carrying his longing for Tsunade. Upon returning and learning that Tsunade and Dan Katō had become a couple, and after guiding Namikaze Minato's training for a few days, a heartbroken Mad Demon Jiraiya left Konoha once again.

Subsequently, Mad Demon Jiraiya began his journey of healing. While the original Mad Demon Jiraiya only liked to peek, from then on, he slowly grew fond of drinking. It is worth mentioning that although he often went to nightclubs to drink, he never did anything out of line.

His thoughts concluded, and Mad Demon Jiraiya sighed softly, whispering, "Tsunade..." For so many years, he had never sought her out, usually burying that longing deep within his heart.

Seeing that Mad Demon Jiraiya was somewhat dejected, Namikaze Minato stepped forward and apologized, "I am very sorry, Master Jiraiya. Kushina didn't mean it that way."

Kushina Uzumaki also realized she was wrong and stood to the side, looking apologetic.

Seeing this, Mad Demon Jiraiya said, "Nah, nah, it's fine. What Kushina said is the truth, after all."

Then, Mad Demon Jiraiya stood up and continued, "Let's stop here for today. I'm going out to let Naruto sign the contract."

Following this, Mad Demon Jiraiya's consciousness returned, and he lifted his hand from Naruto's stomach. "Naruto, your father has told me everything. I have decided to help you."

"Hehe, Pervy Sage, I knew you'd agree to help me!" Naruto said happily.

At this moment, Mad Demon Jiraiya realized that Naruto had been calling him "Pervy Sage" ever since they first met, so he spoke up: "Naruto, I am the Toad Sage, not the Pervy Sage."

"I know, the Great Hero of Konoha, the Lingsu Boy of Mount Myoboku, the Toad Sage, right? But you're still the Pervy Sage," Naruto replied with a grin.

Hearing the first part, Mad Demon Jiraiya smiled proudly, but upon hearing the last sentence, his face fell. He couldn't be bothered to correct him anymore and instead untied the scroll from his back.

Opening the scroll, four names were written on it. The first two were illegible, the third was Mad Demon Jiraiya, and the fourth was Namikaze Minato.

Seeing this, Naruto didn't say much; he bit his finger, wrote his name, and pressed his handprint. After Naruto pressed his handprint, Mad Demon Jiraiya taught him the hand seals for the Summoning Jutsu: Boar-Dog-Bird-Monkey-Ram.

Naruto performed the hand seals rapidly. After completing the final seal, he slammed his right hand onto the ground and channeled the spiritual energy within his body. One could see runes rapidly extending from where Naruto's hand touched the ground, quickly forming a summoning circle.

With a "poof," a massive figure appeared where Naruto was standing. It was a toad crouching on the ground, with green skin, two large swords strapped to its back, and its front paws crossed in front of its chest. This was none other than Gamahiro, one of the three great toads of Mount Myoboku, and Naruto was currently standing on top of its head.

Just after being summoned, Gamahiro saw Mad Demon Jiraiya standing in front of him. "Jiraiya, why did you call me out? It doesn't look like there's a battle right now."

"It wasn't me who called you out, but my newly accepted disciple," Mad Demon Jiraiya replied.

Only then did Gamahiro feel someone standing on his head. Naruto jumped down from Gamahiro's body and waved at him. "Hello, Gamahiro, I'm Uzumaki Naruto. Please take care of me."

"Oh, oh. Well, if you need me for anything in the future, you can come to me," Gamahiro said.

"Hiro, go back and tell Boss Fukasaku that I've taken on a new disciple. I'll bring him to Mount Myoboku in a few days," Mad Demon Jiraiya said, stepping forward.

After Gamahiro nodded to indicate there was no problem, Naruto released the Summoning Jutsu, and Gamahiro vanished from the spot.

After Gamahiro returned to Konoha, Mad Demon Jiraiya looked at Naruto and said, "Not bad. You have great talent; you were able to summon Hiro on your first try."

Hearing Mad Demon Jiraiya praise him, Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment.

Subsequently, Mad Demon Jiraiya summoned Gerotora from his body. After Namikaze Minato placed the key onto Gerotora's scroll, he had him use the possession contract to attach himself to his own body.

Unlike ordinary toads, Gerotora looked like a rolled-up scroll.

After Gerotora appeared, Mad Demon Jiraiya said to him, "Go on, Gerotora, give the key to Naruto, then return to Mount Myoboku." Then, Mad Demon Jiraiya told Naruto to open his mouth wide.

Under Naruto's slightly puzzled gaze, Gerotora rapidly shrank and then hopped toward Naruto's open mouth. Although Gerotora had shrunk, he wasn't small enough to jump directly into Naruto's mouth.

After entering Naruto's mouth, Gerotora crawled inside with effort, while Naruto clutched his throat and shed tears.

Finally, Gerotora successfully crawled into Naruto's throat, and Naruto began to cough dryly from the choking sensation.

"Naruto, you can go into the Sealing Space now and remove the seal," Mad Demon Jiraiya said, watching Naruto as he continued to retch.

Hearing this, Naruto ignored the strange sensation in his throat, suppressed his urge to retch, and sank his consciousness. Soon, Naruto arrived at the Sealing Space.

At this moment, Kurama had been waiting for a long time, standing up inside the large iron gate, awaiting Naruto's arrival.

Without greeting Namikaze Minato or Kushina Uzumaki, who were standing to the side, Naruto walked straight to the iron gate, floated up, and reached the lock where the seal was attached.

Naruto raised his hand and tore at the seal; as the seal tag fell away, the lock mechanism retracted rapidly. With a forceful push from Naruto, the massive iron gate that had imprisoned Kurama for so long vanished, and Kurama let out an excited roar.

Once the roar subsided, Kurama quickly approached Naruto and raised his right claw.

Seeing Kurama extend his claw toward him, Naruto chuckled and raised his right hand as well. As hand and claw met, Naruto's consciousness rapidly returned to his body. Kurama's spiritual energy connected with Naruto's, and because Naruto's reserves were not as vast as Kurama's, it could be said that Kurama's energy was continuously pouring into Naruto.

As Kurama's spiritual energy flowed incessantly into Naruto's energy vortex and then dispersed throughout his entire body, Naruto's physique underwent a transformation. His entire body turned golden, his pupils became cross-shaped, and eyeshadow appeared around his eyes. The spiritual energy formed a cloak on the surface of his skin, and a black circle emerged from the area over his heart, from which special patterns began to spread across his body. Four black spherical objects appeared behind him, though they vanished almost immediately.

Long before this, after Naruto had devoured that remnant soul, he had absorbed Asura. Once the absorption was complete, Naruto had unlocked the Sage Body. This was why Naruto and Kurama were now utilizing the Sage Fox Mode.

The Sage Body was, in essence, a spiritual body. The primary function of the spiritual energy Naruto activated was to accelerate his cultivation speed, providing only a minor boost to his offensive capabilities.

In contrast, Jiraiya's Sage Mode functioned by absorbing spiritual energy to temporarily transform his constitution into an aggressive spiritual body, which was why Jiraiya's attack power would increase several times over once he activated Sage Mode.

...Naruto: Starting with Asura Chakra by Ti Ta