Uchiha Yao looked at the dejected Jiraiya.
Then he continued.
"Guilt is the most useless thing in this world."
"It can neither change the past nor make up for the harm done."
"If you truly feel sorry for Minato and Naruto."
"Then offer some real compensation."
Jiraiya abruptly raised his head and looked at Uchiha Yao.
"Compensation?"
"How... how should I compensate him?"
Jiraiya muttered to himself.
Money?
Naruto was now the Hokage's disciple. He had no worries about food or clothing and did not lack money at all.
Status?
Uchiha Yao was the Hokage, his position far above Jiraiya's. As his disciple, Naruto had already reached the pinnacle of Konoha's hierarchy. On top of that, Naruto had become the top student of his class, and his future was boundless.
Ninjutsu?
Anything Jiraiya knew, Uchiha Yao only knew better and could teach more effectively.
Jiraiya suddenly realized that he, one of the legendary Sannin and a Great Toad Sage, had nothing worthwhile to offer as compensation to the child he had neglected for more than a decade.
"You still have one thing that would be very useful to Naruto."
Uchiha Yao spoke softly.
"What?"
Jiraiya asked anxiously.
"Mount Myōboku."
"The Toad Clan's Summoning Contract."
Jiraiya's body shuddered.
A Summoning Contract.
It was not merely a powerful combat partner.
It was also a legacy.
Obtaining Mount Myōboku's inheritance was equivalent to receiving a ticket to begin learning Sage Arts.
"Naruto possesses the Uzumaki Clan's immense Chakra, and as a Jinchuriki, his Chakra reserves far exceed those of ordinary people."
Uchiha Yao continued.
"Ordinary summon beasts are beneath him. Only the great toads of Mount Myōboku are worthy of him."
"And..."
"This is also the only thing you, as his father's teacher, can do for him."
Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Yao with