In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

"Pervy Sage, after this trip to Mount Myoboku, regardless of the outcome," Naruto raised his head and looked at him, "let's start the mission in the Land of Rain right away. I'll go with you."

"It would be too conspicuous to bring a brat like you on that kind of mission." Jiraiya didn't immediately agree, "We'll see when the time comes. If you master Senjutsu, I might consider it."

Hearing this, Naruto's heart sank a little, after all, he knew it would be tough.

He doesn't know how hard to train the Senjutsu is, but no matter what, even Jiraiya can't master the perfect Sage Mode. And now, this matter has fallen into him, a 'knockoff Naruto'.

'Tsk, I couldn't wait to see the look on that Old Toad's face.'

Naruto squatted down and quickly signed his name on the summoning scroll. He used a kunai to cut his thumb and pressed his bloodied handprint on.

Jiraiya, leaning against a tree nearby, crossed his arms and watched with a smile.

"Just inject your Chakra, create a small cut on your palm, and slam it to the ground. With your current amount of Chakra, you should be able to summon that guy Bunta."

As he said this, Jiraiya chuckled again and gave Naruto a reminder in advance.

"Bunta has a bad temper. Be careful not to get hurt. But if you're patient, you'll be able to win his approval."

"Okay." Naruto cut his thumb again and slammed it firmly to the ground without hesitation.

With a loud bang, a massive white cloud of smoke appeared. Jiraiya, still smiling, stood off to the side, clearly ready to enjoy the show.

He knew Naruto had already signed a contract with Tsunade's Summoned Beast, but it was perfectly fine for a Shinobi to make contracts with multiple Summoned Beasts.

'If that grumpy Bunta was summoned, given his bad temper, he would probably start cursing.'

As the smoke cleared, it revealed Gamabunta, his scarred face as rebellious as ever, with a massive pipe clenched in his mouth. His waist, as thick as a barrel, was slung with a giant white short sword.

"Yo, Bunta." Jiraiya began to greet him, but suddenly choked on his words when he saw something else in the smoke.

"Jiraiya-chan, long time no see." A green toad with red lips, Gamariki, greeted them, "Why did you summon us all here?"

"All of you? Gamariki, who else is there besides you?" Jiraiya was slightly surprised, 'Just how much Chakra did Naruto inject?'

"Ribbit!" A patterned toad as tall as two people croaked, and then an armored, iron-armed toad stepped out of the smoke. A voice followed shortly after.

"I didn't expect that a clumsy and useless toad like me would be summoned." A magenta-coloured toad, holding a bowl-like shield and an iron spear fork, walked out. Though he spoke humbly, he was one of the top three giant toads of Mount Myoboku.

"What exactly is going on?" The blue toad, Gamahiro, carrying two swords on his back, lay on the ground.

"Bunta? Gamahiro? Gamaken? Why are all of you..." Jiraiya couldn't hold it anymore. He looked at Naruto, wondering, 'How much Chakra did this guy use?'

In Mount Myoboku, only Gamaken and Gamahiro were on par with Gamabunta, and now, all three of them had been summoned. It was unimaginable.

But then, in the next moment…

"Oh my, Jiraiya-chan, what kind of trouble have you run into now?" An elderly voice rang out, sounding like an old woman.

"The meal at home is just ready. I didn't even get a bite before we got summoned here." Another elderly voice sounded, belonging to an old man.

As the smoke cleared, two more figures appeared. They are small toads, not nearly as massive as the others, only about two or three times the size of regular toads. It was none other than the two Toad Sages, Fukasaku and Shima.

"Fukasaku-sama? Shima-sama? You two as well?" This time, Jiraiya's jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

Even he rarely summoned the two great Toad Sages from Mount Myoboku. It was only in situations where he was up against an overwhelmingly strong enemy and had no other option that he would dare to summon them.

After all, the two Toad Sages were of higher status and had the right to refuse Jiraiya's summons. If they were summoned needlessly, Jiraiya could easily end up in a very awkward situation.

It was also because of this that Jiraiya always made sure to maintain a good relationship with the two Toad Sages. Even though they had known each other for so many years, at least some respect was needed, lest the two Toad Sages would not give him face at a critical moment.

"How else would we get here? We were forcibly summoned." Fukasaku slowly walked towards Jiraiya, "Jiraiya-chan, what urgent matter do you have?"

"Uh, nothing really happened. It wasn't me who summoned you." Jiraiya scratched his head. "It was my disciple. It's his first time summoning you guys, so he probably didn't know the rules."

"Not you? Jiraiya-chan, who else could summon our whole clan here?" Shima asked.

"And who is this disciple of yours? Where is he?"

"Over there." Jiraiya pointed in a direction, and all the toads turned to look, then saw Naruto was standing there.

Naruto was wearing a loose white short-sleeved shirt, with a striking blonde hair and a smooth forehead. Since he wasn't on a mission, he didn't wear his forehead protector.

Naruto looked back at them, meeting their gazes.

Shima, pointing at Naruto, exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Minato?"

Fukasaku immediately coughed loudly to stop his wife from saying more. Shima, who made a her slip of the tongue, also immediately remembered that Jiraiya's disciple, Namikaze Minato, had died long ago.

More than ten years passed in the blink of an eye, to the toads, it felt like only a few months.

After all, Minato was too exceptional, and any great Shinobi would pale in comparison to him. He had risen to fame at a young age, achieving an extraordinary level of success that left a lasting impression.

That's why when Shima suddenly saw that familiar blonde hair, she instinctively blurted out such thing.

Naruto, however, didn't have much of a reaction. To him, Minato was just the parent of this body. Anyway, since Minato had already died in battle, it didn't affect him much.

As for the Impure World Reincarnation, Naruto's Impure World Reincarnation technique is much more perfect than Orochimaru's. He could prevent them from being summoned if needed, avoiding a lot of unnecessary trouble, like if they discovered he had taken over their son's body.

'Hmm... considering they died when Naruto was just born, they probably wouldn't notice. There's no way they'd find out, right?'

'Forget it, no point worrying about something so far-fetched.'

Coming back to his senses, Naruto looked at the group of 'bad apples' from Mount Myoboku. This group almost looked like a gang of villains with their rough appearances and intimidating weapons.

At this time, half of Mount Myoboku's 'mob' had already made an appearance.

"This is my new disciple, Uzumaki Naruto." Jiraiya stepped forward to smooth things over, "He has just signed the summoning contract, and this is his first time summoning. I hope you can forgive any offense."

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Shima repeated the name, looking at Naruto again as if she was unsure, "Uzumaki?"

"Yes." Jiraiya replied with an awkward smile.

He sighed inwardly. After all, Naruto really did look too much like Minato. Now that he had grown up, the resemblance was even stronger. Jiraiya had once thought he'd only have one extraordinary disciple in his lifetime, but here was Minato's son, just as remarkable as his father.

In fact, Naruto showed signs of surpassing Minato. After all, compared to Minato, Naruto is still young, and he has already freed himself from the Kyubi's influence while being able to harness its Chakra.

'Combined with his Uzumaki lineage from Kushina, Naruto's potential for growth was immense. Perhaps Naruto can really surpass Minato and become a Shinobi close to the Shodaime Hokage.'

Hearing this, Fukasaku nodded and gave Naruto another glance before speaking, "Now that we've met, is there anything else?"

"I'd like to take him to Mount Myoboku to see if he has the aptitude to learn Senjutsu." Jiraiya said straight to the point.

He was not worried that Fukasaku would refuse.

Naruto's talent was evident to all, and even if the first impression wasn't ideal, it didn't matter.

After all, not even Jiraiya could summon half of Mount Myoboku's toads at once.

But Naruto had done it. Fukasaku and Shima wouldn't turn down another genius signing a contract with Mount Myoboku. Even if they had some complaints, they would still give Jiraiya some face.

"Okay." Fukasaku nodded and agreed easily, then he looked at Shima and said, "Ma, take Naruto-chan to Mount Myoboku first. Jiraiya-chan and I will follow shortly."

"Sure." Because of the first impression, Shima obviously has a good impression of Naruto.

She smiled and jumped onto Naruto's shoulder, "Naruto-chan, right?"

"Yes, Granny Shima." Naruto could feel the kindness of Grandma Shima towards her younger generation, and answered politely.

"Such good manners, as expected of…" Shima trailed off midway, then shifted the topic, "Well, stand steady. I'll be using the Reverse Summoning Technique to take us to Mount Myoboku."

"Just standing steady is enough?" Naruto asked a bit nervously

"Yes, just relax and don't resist." Shima reassured him with a smile, "Just follow the flow of my technique. No need to worry."

"Okay," Naruto responded.

"Let's go!" With a bang, Shima and Naruto both disappeared into a cloud of white smoke.

At this time, seeing that Naruto had been reverse-summoned, Fukasaku finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked at Jiraiya, but he was no longer as calm as before.

Jiraiya noticed the change in Fukasaku's expression. Since it was rare to see Fukasaku looked so grave, Jiraiya gulped nervously, and quickly asked, "Fukasaku-sama, what's wrong?"

"It's fine." Fukasaku jumped onto Gamakichi's head, leveling his gaze with the tall Jiraiya, "It's about your new disciple."

"What about Naruto?" Jiraiya asked.

"It's hard to say." Fukasaku sighed. He didn't give a direct answer, but instead asked, "What's his relation to Minato?"

"He's his son."

"No wonder he looks so much like him." Fukasaku murmured to himself, then asked, "Jiraiya-chan, do you realize what kind of disciple you've accepted?"

"What?" Jiraiya felt a growing sense of unease.

Upon hearing this, Fukasaku first stared at Jiraiya for a long time, then he stood there in silence thinking for a while, and in the end, he did not say it directly. Instead, he turned around and pointed at Gamabunta, Gamahiro, and Gamaken, who were like three small mountains, behind him and said, "Tell me, what did you see when you guys were summoned here?"

Gamabunta, the first to be addressed, seemed hesitant. After taking a puff of his pipe, he finally spoke.

"It wasn't voluntary. We were forcibly dragged here, completely unable to resist."

Gamaken added, "I'm too clumsy to explain properly, but I saw a towering soul. It was like a giant staring down at me, with golden eyes."

Gamahiro: "I thought it was a powerful enemy… it was a bit terrifying."