The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi


 * Name: The Legend of the Gutsy Ninja
 * Author: Jiraiya
 * Type: Book, Novel

This was Jiraiya's first written book. This book was first mentioned by Minato Namikaze that it was a really great book telling it to Jiraiya. He only replies that it didn't make it to the bestseller list. Minato then said that he'll name after the main character of this book after his son, Naruto, and train the boy to be like that. Kushina comes out and agrees. With no choice, Jiraiya agrees and says that he'll be the baby's godfather. Later, Fukasaku gave it to Naruto so that he could read Jiraiya's book. The contents showed of a ninja that he'll never give up, and will break this "curse" that was mentioned in the story. After reading, Naruto seems to be crying.

Trivia
Ironically, after Minato died, Naruto seems to follow the main character of the story, and somehow does it without his mother and father.