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. He wrote this book while training the Ame Orphans. He dedicated it to Nagato because he gave Jiraiya the inspiration for the book. Also, Nagato's words about peace are the last words said in the book (which are said by Naruto the gutsy ninja). This book was first mentioned by Minato Namikaze, who told Jiraya that it was a really great book. Jiraya only replies that it wasn't on the bestseller list. Minato then said that he'll name his son after the main character of this book, 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 a ninja named Naruto the gutsy ninja. This ninja said that he'll never give up on anything that he does. The ninja also said that he'll break this "curse" that was mentioned in the story. After reading, Naruto seems to be crying.

While Naruto fought Pain, Naruto takes out the book and recited the quote: "I will break this curse." Nagato remembered that he said those words to Jiraiya. At the time, Nagato was talking about making peace. It seems that Jiraiya's idea for this book came from Nagato's own quote.

Trivia

 * Coincidentally, after Minato died, Naruto seems to act like the main character of the story.
 * Ironically, Nagato was the inspiration for the main character.