Naruto's vision blurred, and he felt the soft grass beneath his feet.
Fresh air, carrying the fragrant scent of earth, filled his nostrils.
"Th-this place is...?"
Naruto looked around in shock.
A second ago, he had still been in the Hokage's Office.
The next, he had arrived somewhere completely unfamiliar.
"Wow! That's amazing! Sensei, what kind of ninjutsu was that?!"
Naruto excitedly circled Uchiha Yao, his eyes filled with little stars of admiration.
"That's enough, Naruto."
Uchiha Yao interrupted Naruto's astonishment.
"Now comes the real business."
Uchiha Yao gestured to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya took a deep breath and stepped before Naruto, his expression solemn.
"Naruto."
Jiraiya took a massive scroll from his back and spread it across the grass with a bang.
The scroll was enormous. Once unfurled, it stretched more than ten meters long.
Ancient writing covered it with densely packed names.
"This is...?"
Naruto's gaze was instantly drawn to the huge scroll.
"This is the Summoning Contract of the Toad Clan of Mount Myōboku."
Jiraiya explained.
"Only after signing this contract can you summon the toads of Mount Myōboku as your battle partners."
"Summoning... toads?"
Summoning toads somehow seemed...
Wouldn't they be really weak?
Jiraiya saw through Naruto's thoughts.
"Don't underestimate the toads of Mount Myōboku!"
"They're incredibly powerful!"
"Look."
Jiraiya pointed to one of the names on the scroll.
"This is my name, Jiraiya."
He pointed to another name.
"And this..."
"Is the name of your father, Namikaze Minato."
Naruto's body suddenly shook.
Namikaze Minato.
Was this...
The name his father had left behind?
Now he could also sign the Summoning Contract of Mount Myōboku, just like his father had! He could leave his own name on it.
"I... I want to sign it!"
Naruto raised his head, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination.
Jiraiya revealed a gratified