Ever since Naruto had sent the Great Toad Sage back, Jiraiya had reminded him over and over not to use so much chakra to summon the Great Toad Sage again.
Although the Great Toad Sage had been very friendly toward Naruto and had even invited him to Mount Myōboku for some delicious food.
Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima had genuinely let out piercing cries!
It went without saying that the two sages would be scared out of their wits if they came home and discovered that their enormous Great Toad Sage was gone.
Oh well, he would clean up Naruto's mess when the time came.
"Where are you planning to stay next, Sensei?"
Minato brought Naruto and Jiraiya home. Gamachu had turned into smoke and gone back the moment the Great Toad Sage appeared.
Croak! It wasn't that he was scared. He had to hurry back and tell the two sages about this so they wouldn't panic.
"Uh, maybe I'll find an inn? I sold my old house when I left."
Jiraiya shrugged and spoke casually.
"Why don't you stay with us for a while? Given the situation Kushina and I are in now, we can't really look after Naruto outside most of the time. You could keep an eye on him for us, Sensei."
Minato smiled as he extended the invitation to Jiraiya.
"Sure. I can see just how strong Naruto is now while I'm at it."
Jiraiya readily accepted Minato's invitation. It was a good opportunity to get closer to Naruto, too.
Besides, he also wanted to know whether Naruto was the Child of Prophecy he had been searching for.
Meanwhile, the scene shifted to the Root Base.
"Caw, caw! You're back, wooden man! Did you bring me anything tasty today, caw?"
Seeing Tenzo return to the base,