Gamabunta had a vicious face, stood a hundred zhang tall, clenched a pipe in his mouth, wore a short sword at his waist, and had a scar over his left eye. His entire body was red, and at a glance, he looked like someone not to be provoked.
Gamaken carried a pot shield on his back and held a trident in his hand. A hundred zhang tall and purple-red all over, he was skilled in both offense and defense, a master of Mount Myoboku. He suddenly said, "I may be too dull-witted. I do not know why I was summoned to this place."
Gamahiro carried two blades on his back, folded his arms across his chest, excelled in swordsmanship, and moved with great agility. A hundred zhang tall and emerald green all over, he radiated arrogance.
Gamayū wore a conical hat and a cloak. His gaze flashed like lightning, and his entire body was black. A hundred zhang tall, he excelled at hidden weapons and rarely smiled.
Gamami was especially unusual. He lay on the ground fast asleep, belly up, his snores shaking the heavens. His white belly bore a spiral mark, and his entire body was snow-white. A hundred zhang tall, he excelled at genjutsu.
"Is this Naruto's talent?" Jiraiya could not calm himself for a long time. He muttered, "Summoning Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro would have been one thing. I can summon them too... but why could Naruto even summon Gamayū and Gamami?"
"Phew—" Gamabunta took a puff from his pipe and slowly exhaled a mouthful of smoke, then looked to either side.
Gamabunta was utterly confused as well. What the hell had Jiraiya gone mad over? Why had he summoned all Five Toads of Mount Myoboku, especially Gamayū and Gamami?
Gamabunta took several more puffs from his pipe, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward. After waiting for a long time, why had Jiraiya still not shown himself?
By then, Jiraiya had already slipped away. He had quietly sneaked off long ago, muttering as he fled, "Naruto, I only wanted you to summon some ordinary toads. I never expected you to summon all Five Toads of Mount Myoboku. You can handle the rest yourself. I can't keep this situation under control."
"Jiraiya! You bastard! Why did you summon us here?!" Gamabunta could no longer endure it and shouted, "Jiraiya, get out here! You idiot!"
Jiraiya used all sorts of concealment techniques, hiding behind various buildings and avoiding Gamabunta's line of sight.
"Hey, kid, where's Jiraiya?" Gamabunta spotted a boy standing atop his head.
"What do you want with Pervy Sage?" Naruto asked in return.
"I'm the one who wants to ask what that perverted old man summoned the five of us for!" Gamabunta snapped.
"Maybe it was a misunderstanding." Naruto smiled. "Actually, I didn't control the strength properly and ended up summoning all of you."
"You?" Gamabunta did not believe him at all. How could this little brat before him possibly summon all Five Toads of Mount Myoboku?
"What nonsense are you spouting, brat? You think you have the ability to use the Summoning Technique to call all five of us?" After saying that, Gamabunta could not help bursting into laughter. "Hahahahahahahaha!"
At that moment, many of Konoha Village's Jonin, along with most of Sand Village's ninja, gathered around.
The Third Hokage arrived in person. He stared at the Five Toads of Mount Myoboku in shock. Had Jiraiya returned to the village? Was he fighting someone? Why had he used the Summoning Technique?
The Fourth Kazekage, disguised by Orochimaru, was equally shocked. He also guessed that Jiraiya was in the village. Orochimaru knew Jiraiya's strength very well. If Jiraiya made a move, the Konoha Crush Plan would certainly fail.
Orochimaru thought, Too many variables have changed. The plan may need to be moved up.
The Third Hokage flashed onto Gamabunta's pipe. His thin body stood steadily at that great height. As expected of the Hokage, his skills were still formidable.
"Hokage!" Gamabunta recognized the old man before him by his Hokage robes.
"Where is Jiraiya?" the Third Hokage asked.
"I'm looking for him too." Before the Third Hokage, Gamabunta's demeanor was somewhat more restrained.
The Third Hokage noticed Naruto then and was quite surprised. Why was Naruto standing on a summoned beast?
"Naruto, have you seen Jiraiya?"
"Yes, Lord Hokage, I have." Naruto said, "Jiraiya taught me the Summoning Technique, but I don't know where he ran off to now."
The Third Hokage was somewhat surprised and quickly asked, "Then were these five summoned beasts summoned by you or Jiraiya?"
"Of course it was me."
The Third Hokage turned to Gamabunta and said, "The Chunin Ninja Exams are currently being held in Konoha Village. Wherever you came from, return there."
"Mm..." Gamabunta was not particularly willing. "I still need to settle the score with Jiraiya."
The Third Hokage's face darkened. "Then I will personally send you back."
"..." Gamabunta looked at the thin Third Hokage before him. In the end, out of respect for the Hokage, he let the matter go.
As white smoke rose from the bodies of the Five Toads of Mount Myoboku, they returned to Mount Myoboku. The uproar caused by this incident came to an end.
From afar, Jiraiya, who had been watching the show, nodded and said, "Naruto, you're pretty capable. You actually managed to settle this."
Just then, a graceful woman passed by Jiraiya, instantly stealing his soul away. Jiraiya stared at her without blinking, seemingly forgetting all about Naruto as he began searching for his own happiness.
After personally sending away the Five Toads of Mount Myoboku, the Third Hokage brought Naruto to a secluded place.
The Third Hokage gazed at Naruto for a long time. The mischievous child from before had unexpectedly grown to this point, even capable of summoning five powerful summoned beasts.
With that Summoning Technique alone, how many people in Konoha Village could rival Naruto's current strength?
"Naruto, there is something I wanted to tell you after you grew up." The Third Hokage said with gratification, "I thought I would have to wait several more years, but seeing you now, I think I can tell you in advance."
Naruto was immediately interested and hurriedly asked, "Lord Hokage, what could be so mysterious?"
"It concerns your parents."
Naruto instantly lost interest. He had long known about his parents. Did he still need the Third Hokage to tell him?
The Third Hokage said, "Your parents left a box for you."
"A box?" Naruto was greatly surprised and hurriedly asked, "What kind of box is it?"
"I have decided that once you earn the rank of Chunin in the Chunin Ninja Exams, I will give you this box."
"..." Naruto was instantly dumbfounded. Lord Hokage, are you messing with me? At first, you said you would give me the box, and now you're saying I have to earn the Chunin rank... You're obviously just messing with me...
"Why do I have to earn the Chunin rank?"
"Only after you have grown up and can understand the Will of Fire can I give you the box. Earning the Chunin rank will prove that you have come to understand the Will of Fire."
"..." Naruto looked helpless and could only ask, "Can you reveal a little about the box? What exactly is inside? I need some motivation too. If I don't even know what the box contains, I might not be able to win the match."
"The ninjutsu your father left behind—the Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Naruto's eyes widened. This was an excellent ninjutsu for picking up girls. He only needed to leave a Flying Thunder God Formula mark somewhere, and he could consume chakra to teleport to the marked location.
Naruto thought, If I leave a Flying Thunder God Formula mark on Hinata's body, wouldn't I be able to teleport into Hinata's room every night?
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