"Whoosh!!"
"Ah!! That's!!"
The spectators in the stands stared wide-eyed at the center of the arena, their mouths agape!
Even the Third Hokage on the raised platform gave a soft murmur.
His eyes were full of approval as he watched Jiraiya.
Had he already mastered Summoning Jutsu? Before he knew it... this child, Jiraiya, had grown to this point...
In the examinees' section!
The candidates were also staring in amazement at the center of the arena!
Tsunade's beautiful eyes were wide with disbelief as she looked at Jiraiya. She was shocked to see how far the partner who had always stayed by her side had come!
Beside her, Orochimaru's expression grew slightly serious.
Jiraiya... had you grown this much, too...
Sosuke watched Jiraiya with a smile. A sharp glint flashed behind his glasses as he murmured softly.
"Summoning Jutsu... This is my first time seeing it... What a wondrous technique..."
Beside him, Dai was brimming with excitement and shouted,
"As expected of Jiraiya! He can summon such a huge toad!"
In the center of the arena,
the white smoke had dispersed!
A giant toad, three or four people tall, squatted where the Grass Ninja had been. It held a U-shaped fork in its hands!
Jiraiya stood on the field, excitedly basking in the astonished gazes of the crowd!
Well... this kind of adoring attention from thousands of people is exactly what Lord Jiraiya deserves... What a wonderful feeling~~
That Tsunade is probably admiring me right now, too~~ Haha... What kind of pose should I strike?
Just as Jiraiya was lost in self-admiration,
a deep voice interrupted him!
"Hey! Jiraiya! Don't zone out! The guy you're supposed to fight doesn't seem to be finished yet!"
Jiraiya was puzzled by the voice.
He looked carefully at the giant figure.
"Huh!! Gamaken!? Why