Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" A lifelike fire dragon condensed in mid-air and rushed towards Jiraiya.

"Hahaha, looks like I've been underestimated." Jiraiya laughed heartily, puffed out his chest, and spat out a huge fireball at the fire dragon.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet!

Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!

He can use fire and earth combined ninjutsu with ease.

Ignoring the results of his ninjutsu attacks, Naruto continued to engage Jiraiya in close-quarters taijutsu combat.

Jiraiya's taijutsu was also very impressive. He was tall and his body was nourished by Sage Chakra, so he was extremely powerful in his hands and feet. He was able to hold his own against Naruto in a taijutsu contest.

The two were evenly matched in physical combat, and the fight became increasingly enjoyable.

The stronger you are, the harder it is to find a worthy opponent.

This will make you feel lonely.

Naruto had already begun to sense this loneliness.

The third-generation old man's strength was no less than his, but he was already very old.

He couldn't bring himself to harm an elderly man, especially one who was as close to him as grandfather and grandson.

Orochimaru could be considered one, but that venomous snake had no intention of fighting him; it was only thinking about Sasuke and couldn't bring itself to do it, so it simply ran away.

Jiraiya is quite suitable.

Moreover, it was extremely in line with his style.

His ninjutsu is superb, and his taijutsu is also excellent; it's hard to find an opponent like that.

Jiraiya also sensed Naruto's intention and remained silent, cooperating with Naruto's attack.

The two fought for half an hour.

The ninjutsu and taijutsu clashed, leaving the training ground in complete disarray.

Sasuke needs to repair the training ground, which will cost him another sum of money.

But it's okay, his brother is a landlord, he's rich!

The match ended after the two exchanged a powerful punch.

"Phew, that felt really good. Thank you, Jiraiya-sama." Naruto let out a long breath and said with a bright smile.

"Huh?" Jiraiya scratched his head in annoyance and said, "You know it's me?"

“Of course, after all, your summoning beast is quite famous in the ninja world. I studied history seriously at the Ninja Academy,” Naruto nodded and said.

"Then why did you attack me!" Jiraiya said through gritted teeth.

He thought Naruto didn't know who he was and thought he was an assassin.

"Well, it's only natural to get itchy hands when you encounter an opponent like you. Isn't Jiraiya-sama enjoying it too?" Naruto said with a smile.

"Maichi." Jiraiya stretched his wrists; he hadn't done this much in a long time.

It feels really great!

"As compensation, how about I treat you to ramen? Ichiraku Ramen is absolutely delicious," Naruto said with a smile.

"Ichiraku Ramen?" Jiraiya nodded. He hadn't had it in a long time and missed it quite a bit.

After the two finished their ramen, Jiraiya bought an ice pop from somewhere, broke it in half with his hand, and handed one half to Naruto.

"I just ate ramen, eating popsicles now will give me diarrhea." That's what Naruto said, but he still took the popsicle.

"Hahaha, eating ramen right after eating popsicles has a unique flavor!" Jiraiya laughed heartily.

Naruto raised an eyebrow; he had never tried it before.

The two sat down in a park. Naruto, with an ice pop in his mouth, spoke in a slightly muffled voice: "Lord Jiraiya, why did you suddenly look for me?"

“Although I learned about your situation from the Third Hokage, I still wanted to come and see you in person,” Jiraiya said in a deep voice.

Naruto's deep blue eyes were fixed on Jiraiya's face.

"To be honest, it was my fault. Your father, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, was my disciple, so he was practically my son. I even helped you name yourself."

Chapter 62: Gamabunta

"On the night of the Nine-Tails' attack, I was rushing to Konoha. When I hurriedly returned and saw Minato and Kushina again, they were already dead." Jiraiya's voice was filled with grief.

Even the most rebellious and chivalrous man could not hide his grief when the disciple he had raised as his own son passed away.

"Naruto, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed your family the most," Jiraiya said earnestly to Naruto.

“I offered to raise you myself, but the teacher refused, for your safety.”

Naruto took a bite of his popsicle and said, "I understand everything now, including the Third Hokage's good intentions. You were my father's teacher. If I had let you raise me personally, it would have been tantamount to telling everyone that I was the Fourth Hokage's orphan."

"Although you are very strong, you can't always keep me tied to your body. Compared to this kind of life, although I encountered some scorn and ridicule when I was a child, I was able to grow up safely."

Revealing his identity from a young age would not have been beneficial for him.

That would only lead to endless assassinations.

It was only because his identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was exposed that he was ridiculed by the villagers.

This was unexpected by the Third Hokage.

By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late to stop it.

Jiraiya looked at Naruto with satisfaction. Although the child was still young, his thinking was quite mature.

They don't have the typical spoiled nature of children.

“I’m glad you think that way, but I’m still your father’s teacher, and it’s my responsibility to teach you,” Jiraiya said with a smile.

“I’ve heard from the old man that you’ve mastered the Five Elements Ninjutsu. In the battle just now, your taijutsu was also quite impressive. Do you feel like you’ve hit a bottleneck?” Jiraiya said.

Naruto nodded: "Indeed, there aren't many places left that can significantly improve my strength, but I'm currently researching medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques, intending to supplement my skills in these areas."

Jiraiya was taken aback. "I understand sealing techniques, but what about medical ninjutsu?"

“I’ll learn Yang Release through medical ninjutsu,” Naruto said matter-of-factly.

"I see." Jiraiya scratched his head. Of course he knew that medical ninjutsu had the Yang Release attribute.

After all, his best friend Tsunade, who had been with him since childhood, was the originator of medical ninjutsu.

However, mastering Yang Release through medical ninjutsu is simply a pipe dream; it's far too difficult to achieve.

However, given Naruto's talent, it's not certain that he might actually be able to do it.

Jiraiya stroked his chin and said, "With your current strength, there's not much I can teach you, but there is one more thing that, if you learn it, can greatly increase your strength."

"What is it?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Sage Technique!" Jiraiya replied.

"You don't have a summoning beast yet, do you?" Jiraiya asked.

"Come on, let's sign a contract!" Jiraiya summoned a toad with a scroll wrapped around it.

The toad glanced at Jiraiya and Naruto, instantly understanding Jiraiya's meaning, and placed its tongue, wrapped around a scroll, in front of Naruto.

"This is a summoning scroll passed down through my family for generations. It's a toad from Mount Myōboku, one of the three great sacred sites of sages in the ninja world," Jiraiya said with considerable pride.

"Signing a summoning beast can greatly increase my strength?" Naruto asked suspiciously. A mere summoning beast wouldn't be of much help to him, would it?

"Sign first, sign first." Jiraiya gave Naruto a strange old man smile and coaxed him into signing the contract.

Naruto shrugged, opened the scroll, and immediately saw a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

My father's name.

“Minato was the last one to sign.” Jiraiya said in a deep voice as he saw him looking at Minato’s name.

"Is that so?" Naruto bit his finger and wrote his name in the blank space behind his father, leaving his fingerprints.

"The hand seals for summoning are: 亥, 戌, 酉, 申, 未. To use the summoning technique, after forming the hand seals, gather your chakra in your right hand."

"Give it a try?" Jiraiya put away the scroll, placed it on the toad's tongue, and looked at Naruto.

“Alright.” Naruto nodded. He wanted to know the method Jiraiya had mentioned for significantly increasing his strength.

Perhaps it's related to this psychic magic?

He quickly formed hand seals, channeled his vast chakra, and slammed his fist into the ground: "Summoning Jutsu!"

A huge plume of smoke suddenly appeared.

"Oh, as expected, it summoned it." Jiraiya muttered to himself, looking at the familiar giant pipe.

"Jiraiya, why did you suddenly summon me?" A gruff voice rang out from beneath their feet.

"Don't misunderstand, Gamabunta, this time it wasn't me who summoned you, but a new contractor, it's him!" Jiraiya and Naruto jumped in front of Gamabunta's nose, and Jiraiya patted Naruto on the shoulder and said.

"Hmm?" Gamabunta turned his gaze to Naruto.

"Pfft!!!" It exhaled a huge smoke ring.

"Hahaha..." It suddenly burst into huge laughter, "Don't joke around, Jiraiya, this is just a brat, how could he summon me? You've gone too far with this joke."

Jiraiya scratched his head. "Gamabunta's been a bit too proud!"

"Hey, you're my summoning beast, right?" Naruto said to Gamabunta.

"Hmph, brat, who admitted it's your summoned beast? You may have signed a contract, but don't think that just because you signed a contract, I'll obey you. That's impossible," Bunta said with a cold snort.

"Huh? Oh, I see. So how can you get me to listen to you?" Naruto scratched his head and asked curiously.

“Unless you beat me, it’s absolutely impossible,” Bunta said immediately.

No way! It's the most powerful toad below the Sage of Mount Myōboku. In the ninja world, it's one of the top summoning beasts. How could it possibly listen to a brat so easily?

Even Jiraiya had to treat him with utmost respect.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's expression changed instantly, and he looked at Gamabunta with a hint of pity.

"Hahaha, you two have a good chat, I'm leaving now, I'll be back later." Jiraiya immediately wanted to slip away, he didn't want to be scolded by Gamabunta later.

"Hmph, who wants to have any feelings with this brat?" Bunta said disdainfully, looking at Naruto on his nose.

"Well, Jiraiya-sama, you should leave first. I'll have a good talk with Gamabunta," Naruto said with a gentle smile.

Jiraiya turned to leave, but hesitated for a moment and whispered to Naruto, "Naruto, go easy on him. After all, Gamabunta is a top-tier fighter, and he can help you in the future."

Naruto's smile grew even gentler: "How could I possibly harm my own summoned beast? You're worrying too much."

"Is that so?" Jiraiya looked at Naruto's smile and couldn't help but feel a chill. He thought it best to leave first.

After Jiraiya left, only Naruto and Gamabunta remained at the scene.

Chapter 63 First Hearing of Immortal Arts

Gamabunta's passing was not peaceful.

After Jiraiya left, a battle immediately broke out between the man and the beast.

For a summoning beast like Gamabunta, whose body is enormous, the ninjutsu attacks of ordinary ninjas are completely ineffective, no different from being bitten by a mosquito.

But for someone like Naruto with his vast chakra reserves, the most desirable target is this kind of massive size.

It's so easy to beat.

Moreover, given Naruto's speed, Gamabunta was completely helpless against him.

When Naruto used the Five Elements Great Barrage to finish off Gamabunta, he sensed the terrifying aura of the ninjutsu. Gamabunta, already injured, immediately lost his bravado. He hastily uttered, "I acknowledge you," and then vanished with a "bang."

Naruto, feeling rather unenthusiastic, canceled the release of the ninjutsu. He still wanted to try out the ninjutsu he had learned from the Third Hokage.

Surprisingly, after being beaten for so long, the usually tough Bunta actually ran away.

How can someone so tall and strong be so timid?

I misjudged you, Bunta.

"If you use this kind of ninjutsu and Gamabunta doesn't leave, then he's the idiot, isn't he?"

Upon hearing Naruto's account, Jiraiya, who had just finished gathering materials, immediately shouted loudly.