After hearing Naruto's affirmative voice, Yamato almost lost his balance and sat on the ground:
"How could this happen? Did something go wrong with the seal, allowing the Nine-Tailed to escape?
But that's not right; once a Tailed Beast leaves its Jinchuriki, the Jinchuriki dies.
Naruto, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body?"
"No, I feel great, never better."
Naruto jumped in place. Without having to focus on blocking the Nine-Tailed Chakra's invasion, he felt his body much lighter.
"Wood Release: Four-Pillar House!"
Yamato formed hand seals and cast Wood Release. Soon, a wooden house was conjured out of thin air.
"Let's stop traveling for now. Sakura, give Naruto a detailed physical examination!"
Sakura was Tsunade's direct disciple, currently the best medical Ninja in Konoha besides Tsunade. Perhaps she could find something.
"Yes, Captain."
Sakura nodded quickly and pulled Naruto into the house.
An hour later, Sakura, who had thoroughly examined Naruto's body from head to toe, shook her head at Yamato.
Clearly, she hadn't found any abnormalities.
"Let's return to the Village and report to Hokage-sama!"
Yamato sighed at the situation.
He had no clue what was happening now, so he could only return to the Village first to see if Tsunade had any ideas, or if they could use better equipment in the Village for a more detailed examination.
At this moment, Naruto, still immersed in the blissful state of having his entire body examined by Sakura, suddenly stiffened and turned to Yamato, saying:
"Captain Yamato, I feel like the Nine-Tailed has returned."
"????"
Yamato looked utterly bewildered.
Just then, Naruto suddenly disappeared with a "bang," turning into a puff of smoke.
"Naruto!"
Sakura was shocked, but fortunately, Yamato was experienced:
"Don't panic, it's the Reverse Summoning Technique. Naruto must have been reverse summoned by the toads of Mount Myōboku."
"What is this place?"
Mount Myōboku. Naruto looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, also a bit stunned.
At this moment, an orange-skinned toad descended from the sky and landed next to Naruto:
"Naruto, it's me. I used the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon you here. This is Mount Myōboku."
"Gamabunta!"
Naruto immediately recognized the orange toad as his Summoning Beast, Gamabunta.
"Why did you bring me here? I still need to hurry back to the Village to report on the mission."
"Fukasaku and Shima My Lord are looking for you. Pervy Sage has also been reverse summoned. They are all waiting for you at the temple entrance."
Gamabunta replied.
It turned out that after Toad Boss returned, he immediately informed Fukasaku and Shima about his meeting with Hawking. Although the two Mount Myōboku Elders found it hard to believe, they also reverse summoned Jiraiya to examine the contract scroll.
To their surprise, Hawking's name was indeed added to the scroll.
However, this name wasn't always there; it mysteriously disappeared after about an hour.
So they immediately had Gamabunta reverse summon Naruto.
"The Pervy Sage is here too?"
Upon hearing about his master, Naruto immediately headed towards the temple with Gamabunta.
When he arrived at the temple entrance, he also saw Jiraiya.
"Naruto, did anything unusual happen to the Nine-Tailed inside you recently?"
Jiraiya immediately asked about the Nine-Tailed, and Naruto honestly replied:
"Pervy Sage, how did you know? The Nine-Tailed just disappeared from my body for an hour, but it's back now."
"Such a thing actually happened."
Jiraiya was also stunned by the news. Could there really be another World?
"I think it's better to ask the Great Toad Sage about this."
"The Great Toad Sage is probably asleep again. You all wait here for a while, we'll go wake him up."
Fukasaku and Shima entered the Great Toad Sage's temple first.
Half an hour later, the Great Toad Sage, who had been awakened and understood the full story, slowly spoke:
"Outside this World, there are indeed many other Worlds. I'm not sure why such a thing happened, and I haven't seen any new prophecies.
However, since he has already signed the contract, even if it's only for one hour a day, as long as he has no hostility towards us, our toad clan is willing to abide by the terms of the contract."
"Holy crap, this really isn't something an ordinary person can endure!"
In the early morning, Hawking, who had returned to his room at the Mutant School, dispelled the multiple Shadow Clones he had used during the day as he prepared for bed after showering.
In an instant, the training memories of a dozen Shadow Clones simultaneously flooded his brain, making him almost pass out from the pain.
Physical fatigue was nothing to him, possessing Saiyan bloodline, but the mental impact was extremely uncomfortable.
After he recovered, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Naruto was indeed extraordinary. He only used a dozen Shadow Clones to assist his training, while Naruto used hundreds at a time.
How strong an will and how thick-skinned one must be to withstand the impact of hundreds of Shadow Clones.
But on second thought, it wasn't surprising.
After all, Naruto's childhood experiences and his determination to become stronger to protect his companions were something he, a person born in modern society, simply couldn't compare to.
He might have had an unfortunate childhood, but that was only compared to a normal family. Compared to Naruto's, it was far from it.
Just as he could never possess Goku's devotion and persistence in martial arts.
"Sleep, sleep."
Taking advantage of the fatigue brought by the Shadow Clones, Hawking collapsed into a deep sleep.
He didn't wake up until the afternoon of the next day.
After a hearty meal in the cafeteria, he used Bukujutsu to return to the remote forest from yesterday and loaded the Naruto template.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"
Biting his finger, he quickly formed hand seals and pressed his hand to the ground. Gamabunta's massive body once again appeared beneath him.
"Yo, Toad Boss, we meet again!"
Flying in front of Gamabunta, Hawking greeted him warmly.
Gamabunta didn't waste words and exhaled a smoke ring:
"Kid, your name is Hawking, right? Yesterday, I already told our Mount Myōboku Elders about your situation. They want to meet you today. Are you willing to accompany this old toad to Mount Myōboku?"
"Of course, I also want to figure out what's going on."
Hawking pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded.
Since time was synchronized, it was highly likely that this Mount Myōboku was the Mount Myōboku of the Naruto World, and not a Mount Myōboku conjured out of thin air because of the protagonist template.
Otherwise, after his protagonist template finished loading, Mount Myōboku should have disappeared.
But it was hard to say. In any case, if he wanted to learn Sage Mode and verify some of his conjectures, he would have to go to Mount Myōboku sooner or later.
"Alright, then wait a moment, kid."
Seeing Hawking agree, Gamabunta was about to release the Summoning Technique and return to Mount Myōboku, then perform the Reverse Summoning Technique there, but Hawking stopped him with a raised hand.
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