Naruto and Hinata spent a very ordinary afternoon together. There was no elaborately planned date, no shopping spree, just simply accompanying her in doing what she liked.
But both of them were happy, as if this was how life should be.
Regarding love, Naruto had heard two kinds of stories. One was that you wore a white shirt, and the sunlight was just right that day. The other was that she gave you a coquettish look, and you bought her a bag.
As for which was better, everyone had their own answer, but what Naruto hoped for in his heart was probably what it was like now.
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The next day, Kakashi went to accompany Guy in rock climbing. Team 7 rested for a day, and Naruto continued to Mount Myoboku to cultivate Sage Mode.
He was still sitting still on a stone slab on top of spikes. After countless falls, Naruto was finally able to persevere for a few minutes. It was estimated that he would have to practice for a while before he could completely calm down.
Naruto couldn't help it that his mind was too active. If he didn't make a little progress every time, he would have almost despaired of Sage Mode.
When Naruto fell for the thirty-eighth time today and successfully returned to the summit using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Shima suddenly came.
"Little Naruto, can you pause for a while?"
Naruto panicked in his heart, Could it be that she's here to ask me to stay for dinner? Then he fell again.
This time, Naruto returned directly to the ground and asked, "Shima, what's the matter?"
Fukasaku also came down and said, "Honey, what's wrong?"
Shima explained, "Actually, Great Toad Sage wants to see little Jiraiya and little Minato. Can you go back and tell them to be prepared? My husband and I will summon them using the Reverse Summoning Technique."
Great Toad Sage, originally named Gamamaru, once taught the Sage of Six Paths to learn Sage Mode. The Sage of Six Paths brothers eventually sealed Kaguya, which actually had his guidance in it.
He has a special ability to see some future scenes through dreams, which he uses as predictions. So far, his predictions have never been wrong.
Jiraiya especially believed in his predictions. Even his travels around the ninja world, writing novels, and taking in disciples were all because of a word from Great Toad Sage.
Because of these things, many conspiracy theories believe that he is the mastermind behind this series of events in the ninja world, and even the Kaguya family's affairs are all within his plans, with the purpose of improving the status of Mount Myoboku and the like.
Of course, some people say that he is like the Ancient One in the Marvel universe, able to see the past and the future, so awesome that even transmigrators can't hide from his eyes. Everything he does is to guide things in a direction that is beneficial to the ninja world.
Naruto was also quite curious about whether this guy was so powerful, and readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go right away."
As expected, Minato was in the Hokage Office. After hearing Naruto's words, he nodded, "I see, go find Jiraiya-sensei."
Then Naruto turned on the mini-map, and Jiraiya's location seemed to be as expected.
On a big tree outside the bathhouse, Jiraiya was holding a monocular telescope, concentrating on watching something good, with an obscene smile on his lips.
Naruto shouted directly, "Pervy Sage!"
Jiraiya was so frightened that he shivered, hurriedly catching the telescope that almost fell, jumped off the tree, and ran away with Naruto.
"Hey? What are you doing?"
Jiraiya ignored him and only put Naruto down when he reached a place he thought was safe, complaining, "Naruto, don't be so elusive, okay? My inspiration has been scared away by you."
Naruto didn't answer him, but asked, "Tsunade-neechan and your positions are both advisors, why is she so busy every day, but you can leisurely run to peep?"
Jiraiya would never admit that he was peeping: "This is gathering material, gathering material! I have time to come out because I have handed over the work to Shikaku and Inoichi...
Cough, of course, it's because I'm good at promoting younger generations and giving them opportunities to show their abilities."
"Heh." Naruto looked at him with disdain.
Jiraiya decisively changed the subject, "Alright, what did you come for? I'm very busy."
Naruto said, "The Great Toad Sage wants to see you and my old man. Fukasaku will summon you later."
"The Great Toad Sage?" Jiraiya put away his playful smile, his expression becoming serious, "I understand."
...
Mount Myoboku, in front of the Great Toad Sage's residence.
"Boss, Big Sis."
"Fukasaku, Shima."
Jiraiya and Minato greeted the two sages respectively.
Shima complained, "So Little Jiraiya still remembers me, honestly, you haven't come to visit in so long."
Jiraiya chuckled awkwardly, not saying anything. It's not that I don't want to come, it's that I don't want to eat bugs.
Fukasaku said, "Alright, honey, we can chat later, let's go in first."
Naruto raised his hand, "Um, can I go in?"
Jiraiya stopped him, "Naruto, this is a very important matter, don't mess around."
Fukasaku said, "It's okay, Little Naruto can come too."
"Okay." Naruto nodded happily, Pervy Sage, you want to stop me from watching the fun, I'll remember this grudge.
The Great Toad Sage's residence didn't have much extra decoration. The most conspicuous things were the huge backrest and armrests inside, and a... foot bath basin with the character for 'Sage' written on it.
Yes, it was a foot bath basin. All along, Naruto had thought it was a throne. He never expected that the Great Toad Sage wasn't sitting on a seat at all, but a large water basin.
So, does that mean the Great Toad Sage has been wearing a graduation cap on his head, a necklace with the character for 'oil' on it, and squatting in a water basin to sleep for hundreds or thousands of years?
To this, Naruto wanted to say, how low. How could such a low-level toad be some kind of mastermind... It felt like Gamabunta had more credibility than him.
Fukasaku and Shima jumped onto the armrests on either side, waking up the Great Toad Sage, who had his eyes slightly closed.
The Great Toad Sage said in a slow tone, "You've come, I didn't call you here for anything else... um... who are you again?"
Fukasaku reminded him, "It's Little Jiraiya and Little Minato!"
The Great Toad Sage suddenly understood, "Ah, I remember now, it's been a long time."
"Didn't you call them here yourself? Get a grip! You senile old man!" Shima scolded mercilessly.
Fukasaku immediately corrected, "Honey, how can you be so rude? Senile old man and all..."
"Alright, don't quarrel between husband and wife, you must get along well..." The Great Toad Sage first advised, then paused for a moment, and asked, "Speaking of which, who are those few over there?"
"It's always like this..." Jiraiya had seen the Great Toad Sage a few times and was already used to it.
"Ah, I remember now, the reason I called you here is because I dreamed about something concerning you..."
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