"Hahaha..."
"The Toad Sage, Jiraiya, has arrived!"
Jiraiya strode out before everyone. The rather unusual markings on his face and the two toads perched on his shoulders drew everyone's attention.
Was this Sage Mode?!
The better-informed Konoha ninja looked at Jiraiya in astonishment.
The Three Great Sage Lands were by no means obscure in the shinobi world. To exaggerate a little, ninja were searching for their whereabouts at every moment, hoping to find them and master greater power.
Namely, Sage Mode!
Unfortunately, while many dreamed of it, few could find the Three Great Sage Lands, and fewer than one in ten thousand ninja could successfully learn Sage Mode.
However, the fact that Jiraiya had mastered Sage Mode was hardly a secret.
After all, many people knew about him accidentally wandering into Mount Myōboku as a child.
On top of that, Jiraiya had liked showing off and competing with Orochimaru as a child, so he had revealed quite a bit himself.
Besides, having mastered Sage Mode, Jiraiya would naturally use senjutsu when he was in danger.
Though he had not used it often, he could not hide it from the Konoha High Command.
So it was hardly surprising that some people knew Jiraiya could use senjutsu.
It was just that very few had personally witnessed him using senjutsu in battle. Most had only heard about it.
Only now did everyone have the good fortune to see Sage Mode for themselves!
"Boss, how is Naruto's training going?" After showing off a little, Jiraiya grew serious and asked quietly.
Sage Fukasaku likewise answered in a low voice, "Little Naruto's training is going very smoothly. When I received your summons and came here, he was already very close to succeeding."
"Then won't your coming here hold up Naruto's training, boss?" Jiraiya asked with