"Little Jiraiya, who is that? How does he know about Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode? Moreover, the ninjutsu in his hand can compress chakra to such an extent. Is he an enemy?" Fukasaku asked solemnly.
"He seems to be a ninja from Konoha. Maybe he's a spy?" Toad Shima speculated, noticing the Konoha fo in ioo intoorehead protector on Naruto's forehead.
"He is Minato's child, but we can discuss this later. For now, the two of you help me enter Sage Mode first, and we'll sort out the rest later," Jiraiya explained hurriedly.
Jiraiya kicked off his clogs, feeling anxious.
"So, he's Minato's child, and he learned the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode instead of our Mount Myōboku?" Fukasaku expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Alright, let's leave the child's father for later. Let's help little Jiraiya now," Toad Shima interrupted.
"Get ready boy," Fukasaku and Shima said in unison as they stood on Jiraiya's shoulders, and use the Sage Art: Amphibian Technique to assist Jiraiya in entering Sage Mode quickly.
Observing the situation, Naruto decided to cancel the Wind Style: RasenShuriken for the time being. After all, it was quite exhausting to keep his arm raised. Furthermore, he sensed the natural energy continuously converging toward Jiraiya's body.
Most importantly, Naruto "saw" the two Great Toads, Fukasaku and Shima, standing on Jiraiya's shoulders. Their bodies emitted a powerful senjutsu chakra, far surpassing the amount within Jiraiya.
"System, can you sense the two toads on the opposite side?" Naruto inquired.
"[Not detected, cannot be determined]," the system responded.
"That means we'll just have to test it," Naruto thought. According to his knowledge, Fukasaku and Shima were the Two Great Sage Toad residing in Mount Myōboku. In the original story, Jiraiya and Naruto were masters of senjutsu, living in harmony with nature, and the two Great Sage Toads had practised senjutsu for over 800 years without showing signs of ageing.
Hence, instead of taking a small portion of Jiraiya's magical chakra, it might be better to obtain it directly from them.
Naruto stroked his chin, considering the plan and concluding that ten days would be worth the wait.
Fukasaku, who had been closing his eyes to concentrate on gathering natural energy, suddenly felt uneasy. When he opened his eyes, he met Naruto's gaze. For some reason, Fukasaku sensed that Naruto was up to something mischievous. However, he was just a toad—what could Naruto possibly be planning?
"Alright! I've been waiting for this!" Jiraiya, who had now entered Sage Mode, appeared significantly different.
Due to Jiraiya's limited aptitude, his Sage Mode couldn't absorb natural energy through Shadow Clones like Naruto, nor could it reach the perfect level. Therefore, he retained some toad features in his appearance, such as his nose and feet.
"Final Round, start!" Jiraiya declared.
"Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon!" Jiraiya stiffened his hair, launching a storm-like attack.
This was Jiraiya's fastest and widest range attack. While releasing the hair needles, the two sage toads activated Jiraiya's hair roots, enabling unlimited continuous shooting!
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!" Naruto employed an Earth Style ninjutsu to raise a thick earthen wall. His usage of Senju Chakra doubled the effect.
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!" Having acquired most of the five elemental ninjutsu except for Yin and Yang attributes, Naruto could freely choose which to use. However, he couldn't perform secret arts or Forbidden Techniques.
Fukasaku reminded Jiraiya, "Little Jiraiya, step down!"
"I understand!" Jiraiya quickly leaped into the air.
"Sage Art: Massive Rasengan!" A gigantic ball of white-blue light materialized above Jiraiya's head.
By infusing natural energy into the Big Ball Rasengan, it expanded to enormous proportions. The resulting light ball contained a swirling storm of chakra. If it were to explode, it could easily obliterate a hill hundreds of meters high!
"Little Jiraiya, above!" Shima shouted, sensing the danger.
At this moment, the Two Great Sage Toada also felt that this kid was quite powerful.
"What speed! Sage Art: Massive Rasengan!" Luckily, Jiraiya was also well acquainted with this technique.
Before the attack struck, Jiraiya executed the same move. However, because his speed was slower than Naruto's, his trajectory went from bottom to top. As a result, when the two light spheres collided, a violent explosion occurred, sending Jiraiya flying backward with great force.
"Little Jiraiya!"
Boom!
Jiraiya, who was sent flying, shattered a colossal tree, and he slowly rose from the rubble with a pained expression.
"Cough! It hurt…" he coughed, dusting himself off.
Fukasaku, taken aback, inquired, "Kid, where did you learn such powerful ninjutsu? Did Jiraiya teach it to you?"
Surprised, Fukasaku assumed Naruto's technique was passed down by Jiraiya himself.
"Unlikely. If Jiraiya had taught him, Naruto would possess the Mount Myōboku Sage Art, not the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Art," explained Toad Shima.
"You're right, I didn't teach him that. As for who did it, I have no idea..." Jiraiya responded.
"Look out!"
As Jiraiya spoke, Fukasaku suddenly shouted, causing Jiraiya to swiftly vacate the area.
Boom!
With a flash of lightning, Naruto emerged, his right hand aglow with electricity, slicing through the spot where Jiraiya had been resting moments ago.
"It's incredibly fast, Little Jiraiya. I almost lost focus of his position," Fukasaku said solemnly, relieved by his sharp instincts that saved him from harm.
"Cough, in fact he can also use the Flying Thunder God technique too, so it's hard for us to hide," Jiraiya said awkwardly.
"What!? Then this is going to be troublesome." Fukasaku was shocked when he heard it and said.
Deeply shaken, Shima chimed in, "Little Jiraiya, you're only competing, right?"
Though Naruto showed no signs of murderous intent, did he really think Jiraiya could evade such an attack?
"We're just making a wager... but if we lose, we'll be in trouble," Jiraiya responded.
"I see, so you're completely focused on this," Naruto remarked.
"It seems that the two Great Sage Toads on your shoulders have significantly boosted your strength, Jiraiya-sama," Naruto observed, dismissing his Raikiri technique and gazing at Jiraiya.
"So if they're gone, wouldn't it make it easier for me to win?" Naruto asked cheekily.
"Don't dream, kid. You won't be able to separate us, no matter how hard you try," Fukasaku shouted with unwavering confidence.
"Really?"
Just as Fukasaku finished speaking, a hand landed on his back, and a voice whispered in his ear.
"Damn it, the Flying Thunder God!"
[A Mount Myōboku Fukasaku Sage has been detected. Do you want to save it?]
"Saved."
Regardless of whether he could acquire Senjutsu Chakra, there were more pressing matters to address.
With a whoosh, Fukasaku vanished from Jiraiya's shoulder.
"Husband!?"
"Fukasaku-sama!!"
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