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"It's clearly you, you perverted old man, who's in the wrong!" Naruto retorted without backing down.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes: "Just who are you? That kind of skill..."
Upon hearing their questions, Jiraiya suddenly seemed to have a mechanism activated.
Suddenly, a mysterious smile appeared on his face: "Good question! Listen carefully, I am one of the legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, and the author of the best-selling book 'Make-Out Paradise'—Lord Jiraiya!"
Naruto looked bewildered: "Who is it?"
Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly: "The legendary Sannin..."
Naruto was somewhat surprised: "You know him?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto: "Idiot, the Legendary Sannin of Konoha are a group famous throughout the entire ninja world. Haven't you read about them in history books?"
Faced with Sasuke's gaze, Naruto could only scratch his head, chuckle awkwardly, and look away, saying, "Um... haha!"
Inside the sealed space, Minato was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground: "Jiraiya-sensei, your first impression is terrible."
Naruto asked in confusion, "Dad, what did you call him?"
Minato replied, "Jiraiya was also my father's teacher."
Naruto expressed disbelief.
My father is such a decent gentleman, how come my teacher is such a lecherous old man?
Sensing Naruto's disdain for Jiraiya, Kurama burst into laughter: "No wonder you had that expression, Fourth Hokage! Give it back to me, I want it too!"
Ban snorted coldly: "His strength is not bad, but his character is too bad."
In the real world, when Jiraiya saw Naruto's blond hair and blue eyes, he couldn't help but think of his student Minato.
The other one, with black hair and black eyes, was clearly a boy from the Uchiha clan.
Jiraiya laughed and patted Naruto and Sasuke on the shoulder: "Looks like we're destined to meet! As an apology, how about learning a few moves from me? I guarantee you'll be invincible in the Chunin Exams!"
Sasuke looked at him warily: "What's your purpose?"
"Purpose?" Jiraiya stroked his chin. "I want to see just how far you can go."
Naruto hesitated and looked at Sasuke, who nodded slightly.
Although the method was strange, this man's strength was indeed unfathomable.
"Deal!" Naruto held out his hand. "But if you dare to peep at girls showering again..."
“That’s called drawing inspiration! Drawing inspiration for art!” Jiraiya corrected him righteously.
And so, after their unexpected encounter, the two boys from Class 7 began their special training with the legendary Sannin.
Little did they know that this chance encounter would completely change their path as ninjas...
Chapter 59 The Toad Sage's Cultivation
In the seventh training field, Jiraiya stood in the center of the field with his arms crossed, his long white hair swaying gently in the breeze.
He squinted at the two boys in front of him, a playful smile on his lips.
"Come on, kids, let me see what you're made of."
Jiraiya beckoned with his finger: "It's fine if we all come at once."
"That's what you said!"
Naruto immediately formed hand seals excitedly: "Shadow Clone Technique!"
With a burst of chakra, ten clones appeared instantly, surrounding Jiraiya.
Sasuke's eyes instantly switched to Sharingan, the two tomoe in his eyes slowly rotating.
This surprised Jiraiya somewhat.
Awakening the Sharingan at such a young age? This talent would place him among the top in the history of the Uchiha clan.
Sasuke lowered his center of gravity, and a blinding bolt of lightning gathered in his right hand: "Chidori!"
"Oh?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow: "Kakashi even taught you this move?"
Accompanied by the deafening cry of a thousand birds, Sasuke charged forward like lightning.
At the same time, Naruto's shadow clones rushed in from all directions.
"Good teamwork."
Jiraiya chuckled softly, and his figure suddenly blurred.
Sasuke's Chidori pierced through the afterimage, while Naruto's clones collided together.
"behind!"
Sasuke's Sharingan caught Jiraiya's movement and he quickly turned around.
But it was too late; Jiraiya's hand chop had already gently landed on the back of his neck.
"The Sharingan has good perception, but the body can't keep up."
Jiraiya commented, while simultaneously sweeping away Naruto's charging body with a kick.
The following battle was a complete one-sided crushing defeat.
No matter how many shadow clones Naruto used, or how much Sasuke anticipated his moves, Jiraiya could always easily neutralize them.
What shocked Sasuke the most was that his opponent was able to precisely evade the lightning release's attack path the instant he activated Chidori.
Ten minutes later, the two boys sat on the ground, panting, while Jiraiya's breathing remained perfectly steady.
"Damn it! I can't hit anything!" Naruto pounded the ground in frustration.
Sasuke clenched his fists, his Sharingan eyes filled with resentment: "Is this... the strength of the Legendary Sannin?"
Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Sasuke, your Lightning Release skills are quite good, but I'm not good at Lightning Release. You'll have to ask Kakashi for that, but I can teach you Fire Release."
Then, Jiraiya turned to Naruto: "As for you... I'm a little surprised. Your taijutsu is much better than I expected, and your control over chakra is also very good."
Naruto said with a grin, "Right, right!"
Jiraiya suddenly revealed a mysterious smile: "It's decided! I'm going to teach you the Summoning Jutsu!"
Faced with the new technique, Naruto's eyes widened: "Summoning Jutsu?"
Jiraiya also enjoyed this feeling and continued, "That's right, summoning animals that have made contracts with us through blood is a space-time ninjutsu that anyone can learn."
With that, Jiraiya bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals: "Summoning Jutsu!"
A huge cloud of smoke exploded, and then a giant toad named Gamabunta appeared on the training field, a pipe dangling from his mouth.
"Jiraiya, why did you call me out again?" Bunta asked impatiently.
"Haha, don't be so cold."
Jiraiya, who was positioned above Bunta's head, patted his friend's head: "Today I'm introducing you to two newcomers."
Bunta glanced at the two below and couldn't help but smile: "Oh? Interesting, Jiraiya has actually found a disciple."
"Okay, so big..."
Sasuke and Naruto were stunned by Gamabunta's size.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Jiraiya took down the scroll behind him and spread it out in front of the two.
It records the names of humans who have signed contracts with Mount Myōboku throughout history. The last person to sign a contract was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
"So it was Dad's contracted beast."
The thought of using the same summoning beast as his father made Naruto happy.
Jiraiya explained, "By signing your names with your blood and pressing your handprints, you can summon the toad clan's summoning beasts."
Without saying a word, Naruto bit his finger and signed his name.
Sasuke hesitated for a moment, but then, thinking that it would increase his strength, he signed the contract.
"Okay, let's try it now!"
Jiraiya instructed, "Remember the hand seal sequence I just taught you, and also that summoning jutsu requires precise chakra control."
"I see!"
Naruto eagerly smeared the blood on his palm, then quickly completed the hand seals and slammed one hand on the ground: "Summoning Jutsu!"
As the smoke cleared, a tiny toad, no bigger than a palm, appeared on the ground.
Naruto: “…”
Jiraiya: "..."
Sasuke: "Pfft."
The little toad looked up: "Oh, a new contractor? My name is Gamaji."
Naruto was exasperated: "Hey! Why is it so small?!"
Before Naruto could finish his rant, Gamabunta spoke up: "What? Kid, do you look down on my son?"
Naruto quickly smiled apologetically, "No, no!"
Naruto could tolerate it, but Kurama couldn't. It unleashed its crimson chakra: "You stinky toad, do you want to die?"
"Calm down, there's no need to fight now!"
However, the next second, Madara directly activated his Susanoo and stepped on Kurama's head, and Minato hurriedly comforted him.
Madara, on the other hand, remained calm: "Naruto needs more power. If you act recklessly, you'll ruin everything."
Nine-Tailed Fox lay on the ground, turning its head away unhappily.
In the real world, when faced with Naruto's summoned beast, Jiraiya sighed, "It's a problem with your chakra control..."
Sasuke, heeding Jiraiya's advice, scoffed at Naruto, "Watch me."
He finished his hand seals: "Spirit Summoning Technique!"
A fat toad, exactly the same size as the previous Gamakichi but yellow in color, appeared in front of Sasuke.
"Oh? You summoned me on your first try, not bad," the Toad Dragon praised.
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