Giant lotus leaves, oddly shaped trees, and plenty of little toads in all sorts of colors.
"Yo, hello there. I'm Gamakichi." A little red-skinned toad hopped in front of Naruto. He greeted Naruto first, then looked at Jiraiya.
"Hello, um, Gamakichi. Did you need something?"
Naruto poked Gamakichi's cheek. It was soft and surprisingly cute.
"The two sages asked me to take you to them. Also, stop poking my face." Gamakichi shook his head and looked at Jiraiya.
"Ahahaha, those two sages, honestly. They could've just let me take Naruto over. Instead, they sent this little toad."
Jiraiya chuckled, looking at the tiny Gamakichi, and reached out to poke his back as well.
"Ribbit!" Little Gamakichi sprang straight up and kicked Jiraiya in the hair.
"I told you not to poke me whenever you feel like it, ribbit!" Gamakichi was quite strong, and a puff of white smoke rose from Jiraiya's head.
"Little toad, do you know who I am? I'm the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, Lord Jiraiya!"
Jiraiya clutched his head and shouted at Gamakichi.
"Tch, just as punchable as Dad said."
Gamakichi turned his head away and stopped looking at Jiraiya.
Just then, a gigantic figure leaped over from the distance. The ground shook as a toad holding a long blade landed before Jiraiya and Naruto.
"Huh, Gamabunta? What brings you here?"
Holding Gamakichi in one hand, Jiraiya looked at Gamabunta in confusion and asked.
"Ribbit, Jiraiya, that's my son you're holding." Gamabunta first looked at Gamakichi struggling in Jiraiya's hand and spoke in a quiet, pointed tone.
"Huh? Sorry, sorry. It's mostly because this kid was really asking for a beating." Jiraiya immediately put Gamakichi down and waved apologetically. He hadn't expected this little toad's father to be Gamabunta.
The cigar at the corner of Gamabunta's