Little Akamaru

"His chakra seemed to have changed..."

Uzumaki Naruto opened his eyes and stretched out his right hand. A golden glow appeared at the tips of his five fingers.

The moment he purchased Adamantine Chains, his chakra had changed from pale blue to a faint gold, gathering around his back.

His back itched, accompanied by a faint pain, as though something were about to grow out of it.

The process was still continuing.

"Has my chakra mutated, like the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan!?"

Uzumaki Naruto had a guess. He recalled the words spoken by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, in the anime.

When an Uchiha lost an important love, or suffered over their own despair, special chakra would surge forth from their brain and act upon their optic nerves, causing changes in their eyes.

The mutated chakra within him should have been a sign that he was about to awaken a Kekkei Genkai.

Once the itching on his back subsided, Uzumaki Naruto extended his right hand and said:

"Adamantine Chains!!!"

In an instant,

Four chains resembling golden dragons extended from Uzumaki Naruto's back, coiling around him as if they possessed lives of their own.

"Clatter..."

"Clatter..."

"Clatter..."

The Golden Chains rattled as they scraped against one another.

"This is..."

With a thought from Uzumaki Naruto, the four Golden Chains moved accordingly.

"Just as I thought!"

"The four Adamantine Chains are like extensions of my arms. I can wield them as easily as my own limbs..."

With that thought, Uzumaki Naruto controlled a Golden Chain and thrust it forward. Its tip, like a golden spear, easily pierced through the wall.

"Clatter..."

The Golden Chain extended without limit, wrapping around a towering tree outside the house.

Uzumaki Naruto's expression turned cold.

"Crack!!!"

The towering tree was instantly snapped in half by the Golden Chain and crashed to the ground with a boom.

"As expected of the strongest sealing technique in the Ninja World."

Uzumaki Naruto sighed in admiration and gradually retracted the Golden Chains into his back.

When he watched the Naruto anime in his previous life, he had always felt that Adamantine Chains was an incredible technique.

It could be used for defense, offense, and sealing. It was an all-purpose ability.

Most importantly, Adamantine Chains began at its peak.

As long as the user had enough chakra, they could unleash the full power of Adamantine Chains the instant it awakened.

Under the night sky,

Uzumaki Naruto's room appeared exceptionally bright.

Six balls of Scorch Release flame burned around Uzumaki Naruto. The temperature soared to its limit, and the firelight made the room as bright as day.

Four Golden Chains extended from Uzumaki Naruto's back. Flames burned at their ends, making them resemble golden chains within a sea of fire. With a thought, they shimmered with blazing light.

Kekkei Genkai: Scorch Release!

Kekkei Genkai: Adamantine Chains!

Two entirely different Kekkei Genkai had fused perfectly within Uzumaki Naruto.

"Kurama, what do you think of my strength now?" Uzumaki Naruto asked.

The Nine-Tails impatiently flicked his tail. "What irritating chains. The sight of them puts me in a terrible mood."

"Still... these chains are quite powerful. Even at my peak, I was tightly bound by those damned chains and couldn't use even a trace of chakra."

"But if you use them... you would be about as strong as what humans call a jonin."

Uzumaki Naruto could not help laughing. "Kurama, you really hold grudges. It's been so many years, and you still remember?"

The Nine-Tails snorted coldly.

So what if I hold grudges!?

Not just your mother—even Uchiha Madara, who is already dead, is someone I will hate for the rest of my life.

Uzumaki Naruto smiled and withdrew the four Golden Chains and the flames into his body.

"A jonin, huh!?"

"The Nine-Tails wasn't wrong about that. Although Kekkei Genkai are powerful, I'm still too young. Neither my stamina nor chakra can sustain prolonged combat using two Kekkei Genkai."

"But... it's enough!"

The next day.

Early in the morning, Uzumaki Naruto arrived at the Inuzuka Clan compound.

There were no ninja guarding the entrance, only dozens of large dogs sprawled lazily about.

When they saw Uzumaki Naruto approach, the dozens of dogs rose warily and began barking.

The barking irritated Uzumaki Naruto, and he said:

"Kurama, lend me some chakra."

Now that he had Adamantine Chains, Uzumaki Naruto could initially control the chakra leaking from the Nine-Tails. This was the perfect chance to test it.

The next second,

Orange-red chakra emerged around Uzumaki Naruto's body.

The chakra radiated brutality, violence, and darkness... as though it were the gathering of all evil in the world.

The dozens of large dogs were scared half to death. After casting Uzumaki Naruto terrified looks, they tucked their tails and fled into the distance.

"Nine-Tails, your chakra is still pretty useful." Uzumaki Naruto said with a smile.

The Nine-Tails gave an annoyed snort.

After leaving the Inuzuka Clan,

Uzumaki Naruto had gained a little follower.

"Akamaru, I'll leave it to you. Smell this kunai and find out where its owner is. As long as you find that person, I'll buy you a year's worth of the highest-grade dog food."

Having received Uzumaki Naruto's promise, little Akamaru barked excitedly and sniffed around the ground with his nose.

"Bark, bark, bark..."

Little Akamaru barked twice at Uzumaki Naruto behind him, then ran toward the distant forest.