Naruto looked at the Book of Sealing and was stunned.
He raised the Book of Sealing toward the ANBU and asked,
"What's going on? The Book of Sealing… and this?"
The ANBU turned his head toward the place Naruto was pointing at. There it was written: "A-Rank Summoning – Katsuyu."
"Oh, that is a summoning contract scroll passed down through the Senju clan for generations. If you want it, Lord Hokage can give you the contract scroll to sign. As for whether you can use it or not, Lord Hokage cannot guarantee that. Success or failure is also part of ninjutsu," the ANBU explained.
Naruto's eyes lit up.
He remembered that the summoning scroll was supposed to be with Tsunade, but he didn't expect Sarutobi Hiruzen to have access to it.
"Fine. I'll take this one. Also send me the ninjutsu Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Adamantine Sealing Chains. Damn… with such a huge catalog, this is ridiculous," Naruto said as he casually threw the copied scroll from the Book of Sealing back to the ANBU.
Originally, Naruto wanted to copy several more ninjutsu from the catalog.
But after looking through it, he discovered that most of the entries only contained the beginning formulas and cultivation methods.
Now Naruto was almost certain that the Book of Sealing stolen in the original story was probably similar to this one.
The most complete technique inside it was likely the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, while the others were probably incomplete.
Thinking about it carefully, it was actually ridiculous that such an important item could be stolen by a rookie who was not even a Genin yet.
The ANBU put away the Book of Sealing catalog and nodded.
"I will bring the contract scroll and the ninjutsu to you tonight. For now, it's time for you to go to the gathering point."
After saying that, the ANBU disappeared in an instant.
Naruto raised his middle finger at the place where the ANBU had disappeared.
At first, he had high expectations for the Book of Sealing.
After all, his cheap father had left him the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He didn't know whether it was because Namikaze Minato had successfully become Hokage, but the ninjutsu offered by Sarutobi Hiruzen this time were mostly useless to him.
Fortunately, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains, and the Katsuyu summoning from the Senju clan were still very useful for Naruto at this stage.
Although they couldn't provide a huge power boost like the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Still, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was undoubtedly the most suitable technique for Naruto right now.
His powerful spiritual energy from two lifetimes allowed him to withstand the mental backlash caused by the memories of many clones.
The Adamantine Sealing Chains might not be very useful in normal battles.
But they were extremely effective against Tailed Beasts and Jinchūriki.
What surprised Naruto the most was that Sarutobi Hiruzen even included the Katsuyu summoning, one of the Three Great Summoning Holy Lands.
Compared with the toads of Mount Myōboku, Naruto actually preferred Katsuyu of Shikkotsu Forest.
After all, who could refuse the soft voice of the queen?
Of course, the main reason was that Naruto was actually afraid of the old toad sage of Mount Myōboku.
Who knew whether the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage would change because of his transmigration?
Back in ancient times, Hagoromo and Hamura ruled the shinobi world and created the White Zetsu to fight against the Ōtsutsuki invasion.
This happened because the Divine Tree absorbs the natural energy of the shinobi world to grow, which could eventually damage the environment.
To prevent the natural energy of the world from being destroyed, a local sage encouraged Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura to seal Kaguya.
After Kaguya lost her power, the number of ninjas who died during the thousand years of chaos could not compare with the 100,000 White Zetsu.
Therefore, in Naruto's eyes, the old toad of Mount Myōboku was definitely not a good character.
His goal was to protect the natural environment of the shinobi world.
But Naruto's own goal was completely different.
Naruto wanted to recreate the Ten Tails, become its Jinchūriki, and reach the level of the Six Paths.
Naturally, this created a contradiction between him and the old toad.
Who knew whether that old guy would secretly interfere with his plans?
Because of this, Naruto had already decided to avoid learning the sage arts of Mount Myōboku.
What truly interested him was the sage cultivation method of Shikkotsu Forest, where Katsuyu lived.
Although Shikkotsu Sage Mode was never clearly mentioned in the manga or anime, everything pointed to the idea that Senju Hashirama's Sage Mode came from Shikkotsu Forest.
Even if it wasn't exactly the same, it was probably an evolved version of it.
Compared with the Sage Modes of Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, Hashirama's Sage Mode was far more suitable for human cultivation.
It caused far fewer physical changes.
Moreover, its duration and power were clearly stronger than the other two holy lands.
Once Hashirama clasped his hands together, a giant wooden Buddha could appear and even overpower Susanoo.
And in Shikkotsu Forest, there was only one immortal being: Katsuyu.
No matter how you looked at it, that place was far more mysterious than the other two.
Naruto originally thought he would have to wait a long time before getting the summoning contract scroll from Tsunade.
He had even been ready to sacrifice Hiruzen's goodwill for it.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen had unexpectedly handed him the opportunity.
The more Naruto thought about it, the happier he became.
He tied the Konoha forehead protector around his arm and walked toward Training Ground No. 3.
This stroke of luck…
Thanks to that examiner for sending the Forbidden Technique to him.
What a good person.