At the entrance of the small shop, Asuma's cheerful screams echoed.
The Third Hokage looked down at Asuma, who had stars in his eyes, and said softly, "Kid! Grow up and learn to respect the old and love the young!"
As he spoke, he bent down and pocketed the entire box of Huazi.
"Boss, I got lucky today, so I won't scratch anymore for now!"
The Third Hokage cheerfully greeted the person inside and turned to leave.
After a while, Asuma recovered and asked with a mournful face.
"Boss, why can't other people's winnings be given away, but mine keep getting snatched?"
Wu Di scratched his head, not quite understanding the question.
His eyes darted around for a moment before he chuckled and explained.
"Perhaps it's because your spending here isn't as high as the Third Hokage's!"
"Just remember one thing: Invincible Scratch-off, if you don't have money, it'll scratch your father's balls!"
Asuma stood up with tears in his eyes, a knot of grievance in his stomach, and slowly walked away.
Outside Konohagakure, beside a deep canyon.
Jiraiya leaned weakly against a large rock and said feebly, "Naruto, watch closely, I'm going to teach you the Summoning Jutsu!"
As he spoke, he quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palm onto the ground.
Instantly, clouds of mist rose, and from the summoning circle, a toad about half a meter tall popped out.
"Huh? I've been summoned? I've finally been summoned!"
Gamakichi shouted happily.
He turned his head and looked at Jiraiya, whose face was pale, and asked curiously.
"That's not right! When you usually summon, don't you always summon my dad?"
Jiraiya coughed, blushing with embarrassment.
"I'm not feeling well today, I'm seriously injured, I don't have that much Chakra!"
"Oh!" Gamakichi nodded thoughtfully.
Then, he looked at Naruto and asked curiously, "Who is this little brat?"
Naruto's face darkened when a small toad spoke to him like that, and he jumped up and shouted, "You're the little brat, your whole family are little brats!"
Gamakichi turned his head directly, "This isn't fun at all, I'm going back!"
With a bang, Gamakichi disappeared.
Jiraiya slowly sat up and asked, "Did you see the hand seals clearly just now?"
"Yeah! Yeah!" Naruto nodded solemnly.
Then, Jiraiya slowly explained, "This Summoning Jutsu can summon the great toads of Mount Myōboku. You try it!"
"Oho!" Naruto excitedly clenched his fists.
Then, he imitated Jiraiya and formed hand seals.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
"Bang!"
Under his palm, a tadpole that had just grown its hind legs was wriggling.
"Hey, I can't fight yet, I'm going back!"
"Bang!" The little tadpole disappeared.
Naruto sighed, his eyes suddenly sharpening a bit.
It was already pretty good that he could summon a little tadpole on his first try!
He puffed out his chest and formed hand seals again.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
"Bang!"
It was the same little tadpole again.
The tadpole kept flicking its tail and screamed.
"Why is it you again? I told you I can't fight, if you summon me again, I'll spit in your face!"
"Bang!" The little tadpole disappeared for the second time.
Naruto scratched his head, a hint of frustration appearing on his face.
Jiraiya chuckled, "This is normal, just keep practicing!"
Naruto let out a long breath and pulled himself together.
"Third hand seal: Summoning Jutsu!"
"Bang!"
It was the same little tadpole from before.
"How.old.are.you! (Why is it always you!) Can't you summon someone else?"
The little tadpole wagged its tail, its cheeks puffing out. "Hmph—Ptooey!"
A stream of viscous liquid shot out of its mouth, splattering directly onto Naruto's face.
Naruto jumped up in anger.
"Next time you dare summon me, I'll spit on you twice!"
"Bang!" The little tadpole disappeared for the third time.
Watching Naruto's repeated failures, Jiraiya let out a sigh.
It seemed like he wouldn't be able to summon a real toad without giving him a little push.
Jiraiya moved in front of Naruto, grabbed his clothes, and gave him a mighty heave. "Here you go!"
Naruto plummeted into the abyss.
The whistling wind roared past his ears, and Naruto's mind went blank.
At that moment, a yellow can rolled out of his ninja pouch.
He grinned happily. "How could I forget about you!"
He pulled the tab and chugged down the red mó, a wave of heat surging through his body as red Chakra surfaced.
He tried the hand seals again and slammed his palm down in the air. "Summoning Jutsu!"
Instantly, a massive toad appeared in the abyss.
It held a pipe in its mouth and blew a large smoke ring. "What kind of place is this?"
Naruto landed on its body. Looking at the giant toad beneath him, he shouted excitedly.
"Yeah, I summoned a big toad too!"
The giant toad raised an eyelid and, seeing a brat standing on its head, became furious. It leaped out of the abyss and landed on the ground nearby.
Not far away, Jiraiya leaned against a rock, his face a little pale.
"Gama Bunta, this brat summoned you?"
Following Jiraiya's voice, the giant toad lowered its head slightly.
Seeing two wads of paper stuffed in his nostrils, it burst out laughing. "You old rascal, don't tell me you were peeping at someone bathing again!"
Jiraiya looked a little embarrassed.
He wasn't peeping at someone bathing; he was openly watching women shop!
Gama Bunta glanced at Naruto on its head, its expression suddenly becoming much more disdainful.
"You're the brat who summoned me?"
Naruto snapped his fingers, proudly replying, "Of course!"
Gama Bunta immediately twisted its body and flung him off.
"Now any brat can use the Summoning Jutsu. Being summoned by you is simply a disgrace to me!"
"You little thing, if you dare summon me again, I'll crush you!"
Naruto fell from Gama Bunta's head, landing headfirst into the ground like an inverted icicle.
He pulled his head out, shaking off the dirt, his eyes gradually darkening!
Then, he formed hand seals and shouted, "Wood Style: Thousand Years of Impalement Technique!"
The giant toad froze, feeling its body being restricted by a pile of wooden stakes.
It shook its body violently, and a thick wooden hand suddenly emerged from the ground.
"Pfft!"
The intense sensation was almost unbearable.
Naruto, it seemed, had no intention of stopping.
He walked up to it, raised two fingers, and said, "Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique."
Jiraiya, watching from the side, couldn't understand what Naruto was doing.
As he pondered, Naruto slowly climbed onto Gama Bunta's head and took something out of his ninja pouch.
"You look down on me? Now you'll feel my power!"
He roared and took out a foul-smelling object from the bag.
"Skunk Sachet Yo-yo!"
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