Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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"By the way, how is Bunta?" He was a little worried about his old friend's condition.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't die. I should be able to recover in about six months," Naruto said, waving his hand as if it were a minor matter.

"Poor Bunta," Jiraiya thought to himself as he prayed for his old friend.

"So, the method you mentioned that can greatly enhance my strength is this?" Naruto raised an eyebrow and said. Even a top-tier summoning beast like Gamabunta couldn't be said to greatly enhance his strength, right?

"I'm not referring to Gamabunta, of course, but Sage Mode!" Jiraiya beckoned to Naruto, and the two sat down under a large tree.

This was a word he had never heard before.

Kakashi-sensei has been teaching him for so long, and he has never said this before.

"Do you know why there are so many summoning beasts in the ninja world, but only three great sage lands?" Jiraiya asked.

"Is it because of this 'Sage Technique'?" Naruto said, offering his guess.

Jiraiya nodded in agreement with Naruto's guess.

"The three sacred lands are Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest, each with its own lineage of immortal arts."

Do you remember how I introduced myself back then?

"Toad, Sage?" Naruto nodded. He had been puzzled at first that someone would dare to call themselves a sage, but it seemed that it was because of this Sage Technique.

“That’s right, it’s because I’ve practiced the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.” Jiraiya nodded and said, “Now, I plan to take you to Mount Myōboku to practice Sage Mode.”

"To enter Mount Myōboku, one must first sign a contract and then use the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique to enter the mountain."

"I see, no wonder they had to sign a contract first." Naruto understood Jiraiya's actions.

"Well, cultivating Sage Mode isn't a simple matter. It might take a long time with no progress, so you should be prepared." Jiraiya gave Naruto a heads-up.

He feared that if the child had too smooth a life, he would become discouraged after encountering setbacks in his cultivation of immortal arts.

However, he didn't realize that while Naruto's talent was great, his willpower was the strongest.

Day after day of extreme training would have been unbearable without an extremely strong will.

"Then I need to talk to Sasuke, Hinata, Kakashi-sensei, and Guy-sensei first before I go to Mount Myōboku for training," Naruto said after hearing this.

He was afraid that if he left for too long, they would worry.

“Okay, then let’s go to Mount Myōboku tomorrow. I’ll call you back before the third round of the Chunin Exams,” Jiraiya nodded and said.

That evening, Naruto introduced Jiraiya to Sasuke and Hinata.

An unexpected incident occurred.

Hinata looked at Jiraiya's figure and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes, then looked at Jiraiya: "You are the voyeur who peeped into the women's bathhouse."

As soon as he said this, the surroundings fell silent.

"Ahem, I was just gathering material. I wasn't spying for the sake of spying, I was just gathering material," Jiraiya tried to argue.

"Gathering materials?" Hinata tilted her head and asked.

"It's all about writing books! Besides being a ninja, I'm a famous author!" Jiraiya patted his chest, saying with immense pride.

“But if you’re going to write a book, why do you need to spy on people for material?” Sasuke said, frowning.

"Sigh, there's no other way. I have to do this to write my book, otherwise I won't have any inspiration." Jiraiya said with his hands behind his back, looking lonely.

"What's the name of the book you wrote?" Naruto couldn't help but ask.

"Icha Icha Paradise, huh? This is the number one bestselling book in the ninja world." Jiraiya revealed a lewd smile.

Naruto and his two companions remained silent.

“It’s normal that you three kids haven’t heard of this book. After all, it’s a book for adults.” Jiraiya said, assuming that Naruto and the others had never heard of it.

“No, we do know that Kakashi-sensei is always reading this book,” Naruto said, shaking his head.

"Well, I didn't expect Kakashi to be such a loyal reader of mine." Jiraiya nodded in satisfaction. As expected of his grand-disciple, he really supports his cause.

"Hinata, do whatever you want to do." Naruto turned and left. He felt that this disciple of the Third Hokage was just like him.

As expected of a master and a disciple.

"What do you mean?" Jiraiya felt a sense of unease. When he looked at Hinata again, she had already revealed her Byakugan, and the veins around her eyes were bulging menacingly.

"Lord Jiraiya, please enlighten me." After Hinata finished speaking, her chakra suddenly erupted in her hands, and a pair of lion heads appeared in her hands as she attacked Jiraiya.

"No!" Jiraiya cried out.

"What an idiot!" Sasuke muttered, then leisurely walked away. He needed to hurry up and train; Naruto was going to practice that Sage Mode, and he'd heard that Naruto's strength would increase dramatically again. He was quite envious.

However, he couldn't rush things just because he admired him. His five elements were not yet complete, and he needed to lay a solid foundation, otherwise it would hinder his future progress.

This is a conclusion he reached after long-term cultivation.

He took each step with utmost steadiness.

He is improving in all aspects of martial arts, including taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu, and it can even be said that he has no weaknesses.

This level of strength was something he could sense; based on his memories of Itachi, he could say that he had already surpassed Itachi.

But those eyes!

Sasuke thought of Itachi's words and the Mangekyou Sharingan he had displayed.

This is a qualitative leap in the Sharingan.

Even with his current three-tomoe Sharingan, he still wouldn't be able to resist these eyes, would he?

Otherwise, with so many elite members of the Uchiha clan possessing the three-tomoe gem, they wouldn't have been killed so easily by Itachi.

But does he really intend to obtain these eyes using Itachi's method?

Sasuke shook his head; he would never do such a thing.

He would rather not have a kaleidoscope.

He will kill Itachi with his sheer strength!

Chapter 64 We meet again, Bunta.

Master Shima is helping Bunta wrap his bandages.

Even in an environment as rich in natural energy as Mount Myoboku, Bunta needed to rest for more than two months.

"Honestly, you knew you couldn't win, so why didn't you just come back? You've been fighting for so long and gotten yourself all hurt," Shima said irritably.

Although it was small in size, its words made Wentai dare not speak too loudly.

"I definitely can't embarrass myself in front of that brat! Ouch, be gentle, Mom!" Wen Tai cried out in pain.

Finally, Shima tied a pretty bow in the gauze wrapped around Bunta, and then jumped down.

"Boss, who beat you up like this? Isn't Jiraiya here?" Gamaken asked in a muffled voice.

Gamabunta, carrying two swords, stood to the side. Looking at Bunta, he covered his mouth and didn't laugh.

"It's that brat with the new contract. That brat is inhuman. He's incredibly fast, and his chakra is enormous. He bombards us with all sorts of large-scale ninjutsu," Gamabunta said, lying down.

"But don't let my appearance fool you, he wasn't much better off. I was just one move behind, and that brat was in a terrible state too, about the same as me." Wen Tai said after taking a puff of his pipe with the only two of his tongues sticking out.

"I see." Hama Ken nodded.

"Yo, we meet again, Bunta!" A voice that Bunta didn't want to hear suddenly rang out.

This caused the pipe he had just put in his mouth to fall to the ground, and his entire body, which was wrapped in gauze, jolted, causing all the gauze to burst open.

"You, you, you, how did you get here, you brat?" Gamabunta stared at Naruto in terror, completely ignoring Jiraiya standing beside him.

"Well, don't get so worked up. You should lie down and rest," Naruto said, scratching his head as he looked at Gamabunta.

Could it be that I hit too hard and traumatized Bunta?

That shouldn't be possible, I haven't even used the Five Elements Great Combo yet.

Of course, if he really used the Five Elements Great Combo, Gamabunta wouldn't be able to come back.

"Are you the new contractor?" Gamabunta asked, looking at Naruto.

"Yes, that's me, hello." Naruto greeted it warmly.

"Hello, my name is Gamahiro. If you need anything in the future, just call me." Gamahiro was smart from a young age, and he immediately greeted Naruto warmly upon seeing him.

It glanced at Gamabunta slightly, and said, "Is this what you call being about the same as you?"

You were completely and utterly defeated by someone else, Bunta.

You're just a half-pound piece of scrap iron, while they're eight ounces of gold, right?

He didn't want to end up like Bunta, completely covered up, so adopting a humble attitude was the best thing to do.

"My name is Gamaken. Although I am dull-witted, I will try my best," Gamaken said in a low voice. Although it was dull-witted, it was not stupid. Even Gamabunta was beaten like this, and it did not want to become a mummy toad like Gamabunta.

"Hello, my name is Naruto Uzumaki!" Naruto waved enthusiastically to the two giant toads.

"Jiraiya, why did you suddenly bring a new contractor? Look how scared Bunta is! I just wrapped him up with gauze!" Shima complained, jumping in front of Jiraiya.

"Well, haha, I'm really sorry, Master Shima. I wanted to bring Naruto here to learn Sage Mode." Jiraiya said with a grin, scratching the back of his head after being scolded.

"Learn Sage Mode?" Shima's voice sharpened. She scrutinized Naruto for a moment, then looked at Jiraiya again. "Are you sure this child is ready to learn Sage Mode?"

Learning Sage Mode is not that simple. If one's own chakra is insufficient, it is impossible to integrate external natural energy into the body.

"Of course, I can be sure of that," Jiraiya said solemnly.

"Alright, since you've confirmed it, I won't say anything more. Let's go see the old man first." Master Shima nodded and turned to the three toad brothers.

"Gama Ken, Gama Hiro, you two help Bunta re-bandage. Honestly, I finally managed to get this shape right."

"Yes." X2

"I'm so sorry," Naruto said apologetically.

"It's alright, getting injured in a sparring match is just normal. But if you can defeat Gamabunta, little Naruto, you might be qualified to learn Sage Mode." Shima waved her hand and said, not caring that Gamabunta was injured by Naruto.

Given Gamabunta's personality, Shima-sensei believed that it was only a matter of time before he was beaten up like this.

Even though he's been badly beaten by his allies, at least he can come back to heal. If he were attacked by the enemy, he might not be able to come back.

He needs to rein in that arrogant personality.

Master Shima hopped away.

"Let's go." Jiraiya led Naruto and followed.

"Where are we going now?" Naruto asked curiously.

"You must go see the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku and get his permission before you can learn Sage Arts," Jiraiya explained.

"I see." Naruto nodded in understanding.

The two, along with Master Shima, arrived outside a huge palace.

By the pool outside the palace, a little toad was fishing with a fishing rod.

As the lake surface rippled, the little toad pulled hard on the fishing rod, easily catching a fish the size of an adult.

"Honey, baby." Shima jumped next to Fukasaku and patted the fish it had caught with satisfaction. They could have an extra meal tonight.

"Huh? Honey, weren't you bandaging Bunta?" Fukasaku asked Shima after seeing her.

"Jirai is here too, and he brought Naruto with him, oh, that is, the new contractor. He's here to learn Sage Mode and wants to see the Great Toad Sage," Shima explained.

Fukasaku put his fishing rod aside, jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulder, looked at Naruto and said, "Are you the new contractor who defeated Gamabunta?"

"Yes, my name is Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto bowed and said. Although he had no parents, he was not a child who did not know manners.

"Well done." Fukasaku chuckled, stroking his beard, showing no anger at all because Bunta was injured.

I don't know what happened to Gamabunta back in Mount Myoboku, but he got beaten up and the whole Mount Myoboku was overjoyed.

"Little Jiraiya, you stopped training your Sage Mode halfway through? It's been so long, you might as well just enter Sage Mode on your own!" Fukasaku jumped onto Jiraiya's head, tapped his head, and said irritably.

"Haha, old man, you know me. It's really difficult for someone like me to enter a meditative state," Jiraiya said, scratching his head and laughing.

"Hmph, what a filthy thing you're thinking!" Fukasaku tapped Jiraiya's head again.