"Toad?" Yuta turned his head to look, and indeed, only a two-meter-tall red-skinned toad remained in the grass by the river.
"Hehehe."
"Hahaha, stop splashing water on me, if you splash me again, I'll splash you."
"Then come on, hahaha."
Vaguely hearing the sounds of women playing in the small river behind the lake, Yuta instantly understood.
Jiraiya, one of the Konoha's Three Sannin, possessed strength capable of intimidating an entire region, but this person had a habit that he wasn't sure if it counted as a flaw: he was perverted! Extremely perverted!
"Brother, wait here for a moment." Yuta quietly approached Jiraiya, who was squatting in the grass. The red-skinned toad seemed to understand what Yuta wanted to do. Instead of warning Jiraiya of the approaching danger, it leaned against a rock, narrowed its eyes, and looked on as if watching a good show.
"Thumbs up." Yuta gave the toad a thumbs up.
"Thumbs up back." The toad returned the gesture in friendship.
"Hehehe, make your movements bigger, even bigger!"
"That's it, that's it."
"Hehehe."
As he got closer to the grass, Yuta clearly heard Jiraiya's mumbling. He quietly stood behind Jiraiya, took a deep breath, and then… "Pervert peeping at women bathing!"
"I didn't!" The deafening sound startled Jiraiya, making him jump out of the grass. Looking at the women in the small river, whose eyes were spitting fire, Jiraiya's heart sank: "I'm finished."
"Ah!"
"Don't hit my face!"
After enduring a barrage of water basin attacks, Jiraiya quickly grabbed Yuta and ran backward. After moving to a safe location, Jiraiya put Yuta down and asked angrily, "What do you want, kid?!"
"Seeing injustice, I cried out." Yuta showed a mouthful of white teeth.
"Is it fun?" Jiraiya was full of resentment. Was it easy for him to find a good spot to gather material?
"It's not fun." Yuta shook his head.
Jiraiya pointed at the red mark on his face from being hit by a water basin: "It's not fun, yet you still play? Apologize to me quickly."
"Then what is fun?" Yuta gave a mischievous smile.
Jiraiya was so choked he almost couldn't catch his breath: "Do you even know who I am, kid?"
"The Toad Sage Jiraiya, one of the Konoha's Three Sannin, but now he just looks like an old pervert peeping at women bathing," Yuta said.
"Then what kind of Toad Sage is he? He's just a Pervy Sage." Naruto walked over from the side, pouting and questioning, "Can he really undo the Five Elements Seal on my stomach?"
"Hmph, a mere Five Elements Seal. I can easily undo a hundred of those," Jiraiya said proudly.
"Really? Then, Toad Sage, can you help me undo the seal?" Naruto ran to Jiraiya's side, his eyes shining.
"Why should I help you? This is your younger brother, right? He just interrupted my material gathering. Apologize to me first!"
"I'm sorry." Yuta didn't hesitate at all. This prank was indeed a bit too much. If calculated by seniority, Jiraiya was the Uzumaki brothers' grand-master.
"So straightforward…" Jiraiya looked at Yuta, bewildered. Not wanting to make things difficult for Yuta, Jiraiya simply sat on the ground, acting like a rogue: "Your apology lacks sincerity."
Yuta's mouth twitched as he looked at Jiraiya.
Big brother, you're one of the Three Sannin! The Konoha's Three Sannin! Can't you have some self-awareness of being a strong individual?
"Then what counts as sincerity?" Yuta asked, spreading his hands.
"Unless… unless…" Jiraiya hesitated as he looked at Yuta, and suddenly a good idea flashed in his mind: "Unless you find a subject that allows me to complete my material gathering."
"…Sigh." Yuta helplessly waved at Naruto: "Brother, use the Sexy Technique."
"Hm? Alright."
Yuta turned around, and Naruto began to form hand signs.
Tiger - Rat - Tiger.
"Sexy Technique."
"Bang!"
Jiraiya's eyes bulged as he looked at the cute girl standing in the smoke: "H-how can there be such a cute girl? This is exactly my type!"
Naruto pretended to be shy and closed his eyes: "Don't look at me like that."
"Hey, this, this, this is called the Sexy Technique, right? How did you come up with it? Wow! You're a genius!" Blood flowed from Jiraiya's nostrils.
"He's just a pervert, after all." Naruto helplessly massaged his forehead.
Jiraiya's reaction was within Yuta's expectations: "Brother, release the Ninjutsu."
"Bang!"
"Why did you change back?" Jiraiya's tone was filled with regret.
Yuta had a teasing smile on his face: "Lord Jiraiya?"
"Cough, cough." Jiraiya awkwardly cleared his throat twice: "Since that's the case, I'll reluctantly help you release the seal. Now, prepare for water walking."
Naruto formed the 'Ram' hand sign, and the moment he channeled his Chakra, the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and Five Elements Seal patterns appeared in succession.
Jiraiya extended his right hand, and the power of the five elements condensed upon it. Aiming at Naruto's abdomen, Jiraiya thrust his palm fiercely.
"Pfft."
Suddenly struck hard, Naruto painfully fell to the ground.
Jiraiya pulled Naruto up: "Alright, try again this time."
"That's it?" Naruto skeptically extended his foot and stepped on the water. One second… two seconds… five seconds… "Oh! It's finally working! Thank you, Pervy Sage." Naruto excitedly jumped on the water.
"Lord Jiraiya, in the future, would you be able to teach the two of us? If you agree, you'll often see the scene from just now. What do you say?" Yuta asked, raising an eyebrow at Jiraiya.
In essence, Yuta didn't really need Jiraiya's guidance. The Sealing Technique left by Kushina was already enough for Yuta to study for a while. What Yuta truly wanted was to learn Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku.
"If I can see it often… hehehe." Jiraiya smiled knowingly.
"Hiss." Naruto, standing on the water, suddenly shivered.
"Cough, cough, don't misunderstand, I agreed to teach you two because I saw your talent, it's absolutely not for the Sexy Technique." Jiraiya explained feebly.
"Yes, I know." Yuta looked at Jiraiya with a half-smile.
Under Yuta's gaze, Jiraiya awkwardly changed the subject: "Naruto, come here."
Naruto ran back by water walking. Jiraiya sat cross-legged: "Kids, from now on, I will be teaching you two brothers in your training."
"Really, really?" Naruto excitedly jumped up from the ground. Although Jiraiya was an old pervert, his ability to easily undo the Five Elements Seal made Naruto highly respect his strength. Moreover, according to Yuta's description, this person had the same title as Orochimaru.
Jiraiya said, "You should know that you both have two types of Chakra, right?"
"Mm."
Yuta and Naruto nodded.
Jiraiya said, "Then, now, try to use that type of Chakra. Naruto, you go first."
"Okay."
Naruto closed his eyes, recalling the feeling of using Nine-Tails Chakra, and then unleashed his Chakra.
Looking at the blue Chakra without a trace of impurity, Jiraiya sighed: "It's completely useless."
"No, I can only gather my usual Chakra." Naruto dispersed his Chakra and said dejectedly, "Pervy Sage, what does the secret technique you want to teach me have to do with Nine-Tails Chakra? Why don't you just teach it to me directly?"
"The secret technique I want to teach you requires far more Chakra than you currently possess, so you must rely on the immense Nine-Tails Chakra within you." Jiraiya looked at Yuta, who was standing by watching the spectacle. There was something he wanted to confirm: whether Yuta's entry into that state in the Death Forest was something he did voluntarily: "Yuta, you try."
As Jiraiya finished speaking, a crimson Chakra rapidly spread outwards from Yuta's abdomen, faintly resembling a fiery red fox.