Chapter 20: A Toad's Offer

After Naruto told his friends the truth about himself and was accepted by them, never had the boy felt the pleasure of a burden being dropped. As the last week of school comes to a start, despite knowing that their house has the lowest points, it didn't matter to him as he knew that at least the school was safe from a threat like Quirrell. However, as much as Naruto needed the rest, fate still had plans for him as he was sent to meet the Sage of Six Paths in his dream.

Other Plane of Existence

Naruto wakes up to see Hagoromo Otsutsuki looking at him as he was the one to contact the boy in this plane of existence. "Ah, we meet again Naruto, tell me how was your time here?" Hagoromo asked the boy. "It was never any better, as I have found a home in this universe and made some of the best relationships I could ever ask for, so I'm glad you sent me here," Naruto said gratefully. Hagoromo smiled but then became serious, "As much as it brings me joy that you're liking this realm, I'm afraid we have other important things to talk about," the sage said with uttermost seriousness. Naruto can tell that this is serious as he felt literal chills in his body from what he heard. "You may have helped someone like yourself in this quest, but I believe things are going to get much more difficult as the stakes will soon get higher" the sage said. "What do you mean?" asked Naruto, genuinely confused. "What I'm saying is that as the years go by, there'll be new threats to face along with enemies that will define you, so I ask that you be ready to face your adversaries and become the peacemaker for this world" Hagoromo said. "How can I exactly, I'm just a boy with a tailed beast inside me, who's only training to be a wizard?" Naruto asked. "But you are more than a wizard Naruto, so I can't believe I'm saying this but for you to get stronger, you must regain your knowledge as a shinobi and learn to manifest your chakra" the sage said. This shocks Naruto, "I swore to never become a shinobi after what the leaf did to me as a child, and besides how am I going to even regain my skills as a shinobi, since there aren't any people in this world proficient in chakra?" the boy asked, rather annoyed.

That's when Hagoromo dropped the biggest news, "Don't worry as within the coming days or so, I'll be sending you some help along the way to make you reach your true potential, for I truly believe you will make a difference in this world." "You really think so?" the boy asks, to which the sage nods. After Naruto accepts the news, he is soon sent back to reality as Hagoromo plans to send some help along the way.

Meanwhile in Naruto's Realm

A middle aged man with white spiky hair dressed as a kabuki actor, walks around the forest searching for something, or rather someone. The man in question was Jiraiya the Toad Sage. Jiraiya has been searching for Naruto for almost a year ever since the boy's disappearance. Granted he was doing so because of how the boy was his godson and more importantly, the fabled child of prophecy. When he heard of Naruto's disappearance he returned to the village in a heartbeat, but the damage was already done as the village was celebrating his godson's so-called disappearance or death. Due to this news, he blamed his old sensei, the third Hokage, for not doing enough, as such the relationship between student and teacher was strained at the moment.

Jiraiya keeps searching for Naruto, when all of a sudden he is teleported to another plane of existence. "What the-" Jiraiya uttered as he looked around only to see what he thought he was seeing. It was the Sage of Six Paths, in the flesh. "Hello Jiraiya, I believe we have much to discuss" said the sage as he explained about where Naruto was and what he was doing. Jiraiya was glad that his godson survived, but shocked that Naruto chose a different profession, but then again he can't blame him for doing that. After that explanation, the sage tells Jiraiya of what he will do to help Naruto, to which he gladly accepts as he wanted to be there for his godson in the beginning, but he couldn't so this was his redemption. As such the sage soon sent Jiraiya to the realm Naruto was in.

Hogwarts- Last day of School

Naruto and his friends were spending time together right before they left to go their separate ways. Their house just won the house cup, beating Slytherin so they were celebrating. "So basically you're staying in the castle?" Ron asked Naruto as he nodded. "Yup, I talked with Dumbledore about my situation, and as such he's allowing me to stay in the castle for the time being, so yeah I'm already at home" Naruto explained. The three were saddened that they couldn't be with him around the summer, but he assured them that he'll see them again. And so they all hugged, and left for the train, while Naruto stayed at the castle. He sighs sadly as the train leaves, so he heads for the castle, since Dumbledore called him to discuss something.

Dumbledore's Office

Naruto enters the office to see Dumbledore talking to a man with white spiky hair dressed like a kabuki actor. "Professor Dumbledore, you called me?" Naruto asked. "Ah Naruto you have arrived, there's someone I would like you to meet as he too is from the world you came from" Dumbledore said, which shocks the boy as he thinks this is what the Sage of Six Paths meant when he said he will send in help. The boy turns to the white haired man, "Who are you?" Naruto asked. The white haired man introduces himself, "My name is Jiraiya, and I'm one of the three legendary sannin." he said in a serious tone, rather than his usual boisterous tone given the boy was unsure of who he is. Naruto was skeptical and asked, "how do I know you're not playing with me?" Jiraiya responds, "Kid I know who you are and what is sealed inside you, and I'm well aware of the fact that you're a wizard by now instead of a shinobi, granted I'm still willing to train you if you do accept." Naruto thinks for a moment and asks, "how will you train me?" Jiraiya smirked, "I'll be teaching you proper fighting techniques, how to utilize your chakra if your magic is limited, and especially ninjutsu, so what do you say?" he asked. Naruto thinks for a moment, wanting the fox's opinion inside his head, "What do you think?" he asked. The fox was listening in on the conversation, "Even though I don't like most humans in general, I would say you should take this offer as if you want to utilize my power, prove your worth by earning this power as it doesn't come cheap" the fox said. Naruto nods, "Ok then, I trust you'll be there to help me to become the strongest, got it?" he said as he held out his hand. Jiraiya nods and shakes the boy's hand to seal the deal. "When do we begin training?" Naruto asked. "Your training starts next week, so first settle any affairs you have this week" Jiraiya said. "Now that is out of the way, is there anything else I can help you with?" Dumbledore asked as Naruto turned to the old man with an idea. "Well there's this one thing…" Naruto said as he explained his plan.

London- Afternoon

Naruto had just arrived in London. Since he went through the floo network, the blond was in the pub and went to Diagon Alley and then to Gringotts. He was going to send a note to the goblins about exchanging his galleons for some pounds. When he went to the bank, he was surprised to learn that an account was made for him under his name and he was pretty loaded in terms of galleons. What was even shocking was that, his benefactor for the account was none other than Jiraiya (not knowing that Hagoromo was the one to send all of Naruto's inheritance to this world). He exchanged some galleons for pounds and left the wizarding world to explore London.

The first thing he did before meeting up with his friend to explore London, was to buy some muggle clothes. He bought an orange t-shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of Nike Dunks along with some other clothes in his newly purchased satchel. After purchasing his new clothes, he heads off for the station. He arrived at King's Cross to wait for his friends. Soon the three arrive and they are surprised to see Naruto there, as he sees them and waves hello. "Naruto!" Hermione calls out as she, Harry, and Ron run up to him for a group hug. They asked what he was doing here, not that they were happy he was here, as he explains how he's going to be training with Jiraiya next week so he decided to take up Hermione's offer and try to get a tour of the city from her. She nods and the two walk to meet her parents after saying goodbye to Harry and Ron. "Mom, Dad, this is Naruto. My best friend" she said, presenting her blond friend. Naruto smiled, "hello it's nice to meet you" he said. They smiled and also said the same as well. Since they learned that Naruto was mostly going to stay in the castle the remainder of the summer and that he's visiting London for a week, they offered him to stay at their place for the week and take a tour of the city, which Naruto gladly accepted. Oh how this is going to be one perfect summer for him.

The End

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