The same familiar Back Mountain. Ayato was now fully prepared.
"Mm, go ahead. Use your full strength and try the Summoning Technique," Jiraiya said gravely as he looked at Ayato. There was no risk in using the Summoning Technique correctly; at worst, insufficient Chakra would cause the summoning to fail.
However, if it was used incorrectly, the consequences would be serious.
Hearing this, Ayato nodded as well. He bit his finger and began forming hand seals. He knew perfectly well that summoning Gamabunta with his current Chakra was nothing more than a pipe dream. He should not even think about the two beside Gamabunta.
"Summoning Technique!"
Watching from the side, Jiraiya could not help nodding. The hand seals were perfectly standard, and his Chakra control was excellent. In that case, the Summoning Technique would not fail. The only question was which toad he would summon.
As the white smoke dispersed, Jiraiya grew somewhat expectant. Yet when he saw the toad within, a trace of astonishment appeared on his face.
It was not that he did not recognize it. Rather, he knew this one all too well!
Its orange body was covered in blue-green markings, and a round bead engraved with the character for loyalty hung around its neck. It was none other than Gamachu, whom he often summoned!
Gamachu was certainly not among the largest toads of Mount Myōboku, but it was by no means small. Yet Ayato had summoned Gamachu on his very first attempt.
This not only showed that his Chakra control was sufficiently high, but given Ayato's current Chakra reserves, it could only mean that the amount of Chakra he could extract at once was also high enough.
Jiraiya had originally thought that summoning a small toad on his first attempt would already have been impressive. Normally,