Outside the little shop, Asuma's cheerful scream of agony rang out.
The Third Hokage looked down at Asuma, whose eyes were spinning with stars, and said softly, "Kid! Learn to be more sensible from now on. You need to learn to respect the elderly and care for the young!"
As he spoke, he bent over and slipped the entire box of Huazi into his pocket.
"Boss, I got something good today, so I won't scratch any more!"
The Third Hokage called into the shop with a chuckle before turning and leaving.
After quite a while, Asuma recovered and asked with a mournful face.
"Boss, why can other people not even give away what they scratch out, while mine keeps getting snatched away?"
Wu Di scratched his head. He did not really understand the question either.
His eyes rolled twice before he explained with a smile.
"Maybe it's because you haven't spent as much at this shop as the Third Hokage!"
"Just remember this: Invincible Scratch-off—if you've got no money, scratch your father's balls!"
Asuma rose to his feet with tears in his eyes and slowly left, full of grievance.
Outside Konoha, beside a secluded canyon.
Jiraiya leaned weakly against a large boulder and said feebly.
"Naruto, watch carefully. I'm going to teach you the Summoning Jutsu now!"
As he spoke, he rapidly formed hand seals before slamming his palm onto the ground.
In an instant, mist billowed up, and a toad more than half a meter tall hopped out of the summoning array.
"Huh? I was summoned? I was finally summoned!"
Gamakichi shouted happily.
Turning around, he looked at the pale-faced Jiraiya and asked curiously.
"That's not right! Don't you usually summon my dad?"
Jiraiya coughed dully, his face reddening in embarrassment.
"I'm not feeling well today. I'm seriously injured, so I don't have that much Chakra!"
"Oh!" Gamakichi nodded thoughtfully.
Then he looked at Naruto and asked strangely, "And who's this little brat?"
When Naruto heard a little toad call him that, his face immediately darkened. He jumped up and shouted, "You're the little brat! Your whole family is little brats!"
Gamakichi turned away at once. "No fun at all. I'm going back!"
With a bang, Gamakichi vanished.
Jiraiya slowly sat up and asked, "You saw the hand seals clearly just now, right?"
"Mm! Mm!" Naruto nodded heavily with great seriousness.
Then Jiraiya slowly explained, "This summoning technique can summon the Great Toads of Mount Myōboku. Give it a try!"
"Woohoo!" Naruto clenched his fists excitedly.
Then he copied Jiraiya and began forming hand seals.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang!
Beneath his palm was a tadpole that had only just grown hind legs, bouncing around nonstop.
"Hey, I still can't fight. I'm going back!"
Bang! The little tadpole disappeared.
Naruto sighed, and his gaze suddenly sharpened.
This was only his first time. Being able to summon even a little tadpole was already pretty good!
He took a breath and formed the hand seals again.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang!
It was the same little tadpole from before.
The tadpole kept flicking its tail as it shrieked.
"Why is it you again? I told you I can't fight! Summon me again, and I'll spit all over your face!"
Bang! The little tadpole disappeared for the second time.
Naruto scratched his head, a troubled expression appearing on his face.
Jiraiya laughed. "That's normal. Just practice some more!"
Naruto let out a long breath and pulled himself together.
For the third time, he formed hand seals. "Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang!
It was still that same little tadpole.
"How old are you?! Why is it always you?! Can't you summon something else?"
The little tadpole flicked its tail, its cheeks puffing up. "Hah—ptui!"
A stream of thick liquid shot from its mouth and splattered directly across Naruto's face.
Naruto jumped around furiously.
"Summon me again next time, and I'll spit on you twice!"
Bang! The little tadpole disappeared for the third time.
Watching Naruto fail again and again, Jiraiya let out a long sigh.
It seemed that unless he gave Naruto something strong, it would be difficult for him to summon a real toad!
Jiraiya moved in front of Naruto, grabbed his clothes, and flung him forcefully. "Off you go!"
Naruto fell straight into the abyss.
The whistling wind rang in his ears, and Naruto's mind went blank.
At that moment, a yellow can suddenly rolled out of his ninja tool bag.
He grinned happily. "How could I forget about you!"
He popped the tab and gulped down the Red Moo. A wave of heat surged through his body, and blood-red Chakra emerged from him.
He tried forming hand seals again and slapped downward through the air. "Summoning Jutsu!"
At once, an enormous Great Toad appeared within the abyss.
With a pipe clenched in its mouth, it blew out a huge smoke ring and said, "What kind of place is this?"
Naruto landed on its back. Looking at the massive toad beneath him, he cried out excitedly.
"Yeah! I summoned a Great Toad too!"
The Great Toad lifted its eyelids. Seeing a little brat standing on its head, it immediately flew into a rage, leaping out of the abyss and landing on the ground nearby.
Not far away, Jiraiya leaned against a boulder, his face somewhat pale.
"Gama Bunta, this little brat summoned you?"
Following Jiraiya's voice, the Great Toad lowered its head slightly.
Seeing two wads of paper stuffed in Jiraiya's nostrils, it burst out laughing. "You old bastard, don't tell me you got caught peeping on people bathing again!"
Jiraiya was a little embarrassed.
He had not been peeping at anyone bathing. He had been openly watching women shop!
Gama Bunta looked at Naruto on his head, and his expression abruptly became far more disdainful.
"You're the little brat who summoned me?"
Naruto snapped his fingers and said proudly, "Of course!"
Gama Bunta immediately twisted his body and flung him off.
"Nowadays, any little brat can use the Summoning Jutsu. Being summoned by you is simply my disgrace!"
"You little punk, if you dare summon me again, I'll strangle you to death!"
Naruto fell from Gama Bunta's head and plunged headfirst into the ground.
He pulled his head out, shook the dirt off, and his gaze gradually darkened!
Then he formed hand seals with both hands and shouted, "Wood Style: Thousand Years of Impalement Technique!"
The Great Toad Boss froze, only to feel its body being restrained by a pile of wooden stakes.
It violently shook its body, only for an incredibly thick Wood Release Hand to suddenly emerge from the ground.
Pfft!
Waves of agonizing pleasure made it unable to bear the stimulation.
Looking at Naruto again, he clearly had no intention of stopping there.
He walked to its side, raised two fingers, and said, "Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique."
Jiraiya, standing nearby, could not make sense of it. What was Naruto trying to do?
Amid his confusion, Naruto slowly climbed onto Gama Bunta's head and pulled a bagged object from his ninja tool bag.
"I'll show you what happens when you look down on me. Now you'll experience how powerful I am!"
He roared and pulled a foul-smelling object from the bag.
"Skunk Sachet Yo-yo!"
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