Ever since Jiraiya had been resurrected and summoned the two great sages, some matters could no longer be brushed aside.
Running away never solved anything. Sooner or later, he had to face it!
Naruto decided to visit Mount Myōboku!
Besides explaining the situation to the Great Toad Sage, he also needed the key to the Four Symbols Seal on his body, which was entrusted to the scroll toad on Mount Myōboku. That was another hurdle he could only clear there!
That same day, Naruto used the Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Mount Myōboku after a long absence!
Croaking frogs, lotus flowers and leaves, the waterfall of toad oil-the familiar sights reminded Naruto of his training in his previous life.
Along with nostalgia, he felt the nervousness of someone returning home after too long away.
At last, guided by the two great sages, he arrived at Mount Myōboku's Hall of Eternal Life.
The Great Toad Sage sat on his throne, aged and decrepit, his eyes narrowed to slits as though he had yet to wake properly.
"Hmm? Little Fukasaku, little Shima, who's this boy I've never met before?" The sage was as forgetful as ever.
Sage Fukasaku reminded him, "Have you forgotten? It's little Naruto!"
The Great Toad Sage said hazily, "Oh~ oh~ so it's Naruto. It's only been a few days. Why have your eyes turned into circles?"
"Well..." They had started with a sensitive subject. Though the sage on the throne had asked casually, Naruto couldn't help feeling awkward.
Then Sage Fukasaku said, "That's the Rinnegan, the eyes Nagato used for his Six Paths. After Naruto defeated Nagato, he had those eyes transplanted. He also relied on their power to resurrect little Jiraiya... My wife and I hate those eyes, but at least little Naruto hasn't used them