Chapter 30 - 30 (1/2)
Jiraiya used the Summoning Jutsu, so a big cloud of white fog appeared. Usually, the size of the cloud is proportional to the size of the one summoned. Ryo expected something of the scale of Gamabunta or Gamaken.
”Jiraya Chan! You can summon me directly now, it seems like your Sage mode has improved greatly!” The smoke has not disappeared yet, but an old voice could be heard within it.
”Boss!” Hearing the voice in the smoke, Jiraiya was shocked.
”Huh? You're not in sage mode?”
The smoke dissipated and a palm-sized green toad stood there in front of everyone.
”Fukasaku Sama! How come it's you?” Minato also went to Mount Myoboku, where he got familiar with the two great sage toads.
”Minato, this feels awkward, what's with all the respect? This one isn't that big!” Asked Kushina.
”Mount Myoboku is one of the big three unexplored Sage regions. There reside the conscious Toads. They have three elders: Gamamaru sama is the patriarch, and his two heirs who are the two great sage toads: Fukasaku sama is one of them, and he's Jiraya Sensei's trainer.”
”Minato Chan! Stop whispering.” Fukasaku had centuries of training. His perception was amazing, and he could hear everything said by Minato, even though he was merely whispering.
Embarrassed, Minato scratched his head.
”Minato, who is the other elder?” Seeing that Fakasaku wasn't angry, Kushina asked Minato to finish his answer.
”It's his wife, Shima Sama.”
Fukasaku's temper was much better than Shima's. It was fortunate for the bunch that the one summoned was him. It would've been a lot of trouble if Shima heard Kushina's comment about her size.”
”Then Jiraya Chan, seeing how you're surprised, I can suppose that you're not the one who summoned me?”
”True, boss! This is the kid who did.”
”What?!” Fukasaku was extremely confident about his perceptive abilities. But he was not aware of the existence of someone behind him.
He turned around, looked at him, then closed his eyes and tried to perceive him. But what happened surprised him.
What he perceived in Ryo's position was a block of Ice.
This was the 1st time Jiraya saw Fukasaku be so amazed. ”Boss, this kid is called Ryo Yamanaka. He is a new contractor.”
”Ryo Yamanaka?” he looked well at Ryo.
”Yes, boss! Originally, I also wanted to go to Mount Myoboku to talk with you about him.”
”Oh, what's the matter?”
”Here's the thing. I found out that this kid can use Jutsus that are ice-related. And he was using natural energy!”
”How could this be? Ryo Chan, can you show one of those Jutsus?”
Ryo nodded and froze Water Waves he created.
As Ryo did that, Fukasaku didn't perceive that Ryo was using a Ninjutsu, he actually perceived Ryo turning into a part of nature.