Green Grass, Ponds, Everywhere Frogs

"Really? I can learn Sage Mode?" Naruto was pleasantly surprised. He had been practicing Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation with his clones for a while now, almost throwing up before managing to create a Dango that vaguely resembled a Rasenshuriken.

"Yes, you've been practicing your nature transformation very well during this time." Minato praised with a smile, then continued, "Next, I will take you to Mount Myoboku, but Sage Mode training will be even more difficult. You absolutely must not be impatient, understand?"

"Understood." Naruto, of course, understood that being impatient when learning Sage Mode could lead to death.

"Then..." Minato bit his finger, formed a few hand seals, and said, "Summoning Technique!"

A toad, entirely red with goggles hanging around its neck, appeared on the ground.

The toad hopped forward and said, "Fourth Hokage? What's this?"

Minato smiled and patted Naruto's head, introducing him, "Long time no see, Kosuke. This is my son, Naruto. He also has a summoning contract with Mount Myoboku."

Gamakosuke suddenly understood, "Ah, it's you. I've heard Gamabunta and the others mention you, but..."

"What's wrong?" Naruto was curious about Gamakosuke's hesitation. After signing a contract with Mount Myoboku but failing to become a magical girl, Naruto hadn't used the Summoning Technique many times. Was he unpopular there?

Gamakosuke said, "But Gamaken and Gamahiro said it was a son, while Gamabunta said it was a daughter. What's going on?"

"Huh?" Naruto suddenly remembered that the last time he summoned Gamabunta, it seemed to be Naruko...

Minato was a little confused. My daughter? Karin? She shouldn't have met Gamabunta, right?

To avoid social awkwardness at Mount Myoboku in advance, Naruto had to force an explanation, "Um, because I couldn't get away at the time, I actually entrusted someone else to summon Gamabunta... Let's get down to business!"

"Oh, right." Minato didn't dwell on the issue too much and said, "Kosuke, this time I want to ask you to tell Fukasaku that I plan to take Naruto to Mount Myoboku to learn Sage Mode. I'm counting on you."

"No problem, I'm a messenger toad after all." Gamakosuke put his hands together and dispelled the Summoning Technique.

After Gamakosuke left, Naruto asked, "Dad, why do these toads call you Fourth Hokage? I remember they called Pervy Sage by his name directly."

"Well..." Minato said, "Actually, they used to call me Minato directly, but after I became Hokage, except for Fukasaku and Shima, everyone insisted on calling me Fourth Hokage.

Because Konoha and Mount Myoboku are the best allies, we must maintain basic etiquette, although I personally don't mind."

"I see." Naruto nodded, it seemed reasonable.

Not long after, Minato and Naruto disappeared from the spot with a poof and arrived at Mount Myoboku.

Naruto looked around, his first reaction was, big, so big. The plants here seemed to be magnified dozens or hundreds of times, each leaf as big as a bed, and there were many frog statues several stories high around.

The air here was fresh, and the croaking of frogs could be heard everywhere, giving a feeling of frogs everywhere in the grassy ponds during the Mayu season.

A green frog with white hair and beard, slightly larger than Naruto's head, jumped in front of Minato. Who knew why frogs would grow hair, beards, and eyebrows!

Minato took the initiative to greet, "Fukasaku, sorry to bother you."

Fukasaku smiled kindly, "Long time no see, little Minato. Your wife has been complaining recently that you and little Jiraiya haven't come to see her!"

Minato put a hand behind his head and said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, I've been very busy lately."

Fukasaku also knew that the Hokage was very busy and turned to look at Naruto, "Is this little Naruto?"

"Hello, Fukasaku." Naruto behaved very well in front of unfamiliar elders, Jiraiya, the unreliable one, didn't count.

"He's a good kid." Fukasaku's perception was very good, and with Naruto not deliberately hiding it, that bright Chakra was almost blinding his frog eyes. This child has so much Chakra at such a young age, what will happen when he grows up?

Minato said proudly, "Naruto will definitely become a more excellent ninja than me. I came this time to ask you to teach him Sage Mode."

Fukasaku said, "Indeed, he is a good seedling for learning Sage Mode."

The first condition for learning Sage Mode is having enough Chakra, otherwise, one could easily turn to stone while absorbing natural energy, and even Fukasaku wouldn't be able to save them in time.

Minato placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder and said, "Then, I'll leave Naruto to you. There are still some matters in the village that require my attention, so I'll take my leave first."

Fukasaku nodded, saying, "Leave little Naruto to me."

Minato left, and for some reason, Naruto felt that he was leaving in a bit of a hurry. Was it just his imagination?

"Fukasaku, can I leave a Flying Thunder God mark here? It would be more convenient for future trips." After all, this was someone else's backyard, and Naruto felt it wasn't right to just plant a marker without asking.

"You've even learned that Ninjutsu, huh? It's possible, but Mount Myoboku is very far from Konoha. Walking would take at least a month. If little Naruto uses Flying Thunder God to travel back and forth, he might become exhausted."

Mount Myoboku is also known as the Mountain of Bewilderment. Not only is it far from Konoha, but one also needs to know specific secret passages to reach it. That's why Jiraiya and Minato usually travel back and forth using the Summoning Technique.

"Don't worry about that little bit of Chakra. It's just a hair off the Nine Tails." Naruto wasn't too worried about Chakra. As long as Fukasaku permitted it, that was all that mattered.

He wanted to be a day student at the Mount Myoboku Sage Mode training school, not a boarding student. It was too troublesome to have others... other toads summon him every time. It was better to drive his own Flying Thunder God sports car.

So Naruto found a frog statue that looked pleasing to the eye, placed his hand on the frog's leg, and after thinking for a moment, black formulas formed the four large characters "Naruto was here."

Mount Myoboku was a 5A-level scenic spot in the ninja world. He wondered if the toads would fine him for such uncivilized behavior.

Fukasaku stroked his white eyebrows, thinking that this child's Flying Thunder God mark was quite unique. Are young people's minds so unrestrained these days?

"Follow me after you've made your mark." Fukasaku called over a toad with a chair strapped to its back. This toad also had a tail. He jumped onto its back.

"Where are we going, Fukasaku?"

"To my house first. It's almost lunchtime, and my wife has prepared a rich meal today."

"Oh." Now that he mentioned it, Naruto was a little hungry. The lunch at Mount Myoboku was usually...

Naruto: !!!

I think I know why Dad left in such a hurry just now! He's坑兒子啊! He's screwing over his son!

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