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I recently watched the _Chuunin exam arc_ and saw how Jiraiya taught the
summoning technique to Naruto. Jiraiya showed the toad contract scroll to
Naruto and wrote his name next to Jiraiya's.

In the flashback that shows how Minato fought with the Kyuubi, Minato entered
the scene with Gamabunta, which means that he had signed the contract too.

If the other names written on the scroll include Minato's name, why is his
name written first before Jiraiya's?

![The scroll in question](https://i.stack.imgur.com/d919L.jpg)


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Did Jiraiya teach Minato the summoning technique?


I've been searching for this, all I could find was:

It's true: "Jiraiya, who took a special interest in Minato and took him on as
an apprentice, amongst other things teaching him the Summoning Technique and
senjutsu."

As more: "In his youth, Jiraiya taught Minato how to use the Summoning
Technique to summon toads. He was able to summon Gamabunta, showing
considerably proficiency in this technique as he was one of the few people
that Gamabunta would willingly cooperate without hesitation."

We also know that: "Before an animal summoning can be performed, a prospective
summoner must first sign a contract with a given species."

Plus: "Not much is known about Minato's relationship with the toads but
apparently he was well-respected among them. His only known summons were
Gamabunta and Gerotora."

From all of this I can deduce that, or it's something tricky, and since
there's no need for a contract (at the willingly cooperate part/well respected
thing, or maybe just because Minato was a prodigy), or is a plot-hole, and the
animators or Kishi put an accent on Jiraiya and Naruto at the scroll scene and
maybe forgetting about Minato.


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I would recommend you to refer to this
[**site**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Team_Jiraiya).It explains that Minato
was Jiraiya's student and Jiraiya took special interest in him.

> This group was the genin team led by one of the Legendary Sannin: Jiraiya
> some time after he left the Ame Orphans and returned to Konohagakure. Its
> only known member is Minato Namikaze, who Jiraiya took special interest in.
> Minato would later become the Fourth Hokage. The names of the other two
> members, as well as their status, are unknown.

![Minato as a child;Jirauya was his
tutor](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AhlAK.jpg)

From this I can speculate that Jiraiya taught him Frog summoning technique


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Yes, Jiraya taught the Summoning Jutsu to Minato Namikaze.

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    Jiraya was the sensei of Minato, and its observed in some episodes of the anime that Jiraya taught him many jutsu including the the Summoning Jutsu, though the training is not directly shown .
     Jiraya was used to be the carrier of the Scroll of Blood Contract, after he earned the 
    
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trust of the toads.

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    Since, Jiraya took special interest in his student, so he entrusted the Summoning Jutsu technique with minato to make him more powerful in combat. 
    
     Also, the toads especially Fukusaku respect both Jiraya and Minato and once was quoted saying " Naruto has surpassed both of 'em the Student(Minato) and his Master(Jiraya) ".
    
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So maybe in training with toads, Jiraya may have helped Minato @Mount
Miyoboku. Hence, he must've taught minato the technique.

* * *

Also, the order in which their names appear on the script may not be known or
quoted anywhere in the anime. Maybe that is due to the fact that if someone
dies beyond the scope of reanimation jutsu, his( toad or human) name vanishes
from the script

(Ref- Anime episode when Pain attack Hidden Leaf Village, and Danzo kills the
Messenger Frog. Other frog inform Ma Frog that the name of the Messenger frog
has vanished from the scroll.)

Hence, Minato's name would have been written in the blank space created so....


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