Back to Mount Myōboku

"Perverted Sage, what did you want me for?"

His voice arrived before he did.

When Kazan walked into the tent, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Minato, and Sage Fukasaku were all waiting for him.

"Sage Fukasaku? You're here too?"

"Long time no see, Kazan-chan!"

"Could you drop the 'chan'? It makes me sound like some brand of soy sauce..."

Kazan wore the same damn expression Wei Xiaobao had when he learned his eunuch alias was Xiaochunzi.

Having a toad that had lived for hundreds of years address him that way...

Anyway, he just couldn't get used to it.

"If you don't like it, no problem."

"I'd really appreciate that."

"You're welcome, Kazan-chan. I came to take you to Mount Myōboku for senjutsu training."

"...The Great Toad Sage agreed?"

"Yes."

Sage Fukasaku was quite fond of Kazan, even though he had done considerable damage to the sacred land on his first visit.

But after so many peaceful days, a little excitement now and then wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

A sacred land!

Senjutsu?

Listening to their conversation, Shizune was shocked once again.

Kazan was already so strong, and now he was going to a sacred land to train.

What were Lady Tsunade and the others planning?

"I look forward to training with you, Kazan."

Minato Namikaze wore his usual smile.

He would be going to Mount Myōboku with Kazan to study senjutsu.

"We're counting on you, Boss Fukasaku. They won't have much time."

The Third Shinobi World War had only just begun, and they needed manpower. Jiraiya had no idea what the other villages would do next.

Once fighting broke out, Konoha would need its two top fighters, Kazan and Minato Namikaze, on hand.

"Don't worry, little Jiraiya. If you need them, use the Contact Toad to reach us."

"And you should find time