Bloodline Awakening

This modification was swift, so fast that it left Naruto Uzumaki feeling incredulous.

However, he quickly realized that people in the ninja world could not cultivate their souls; one could see this from the Spirit Transformation Technique and the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, as the soul was a weakness for everyone.

Moreover, chakra did not possess many mystical properties, as most of its abilities were manifested in destructive power.

This made Naruto Uzumaki's modifications unexpectedly smooth.

On the other side, two members of Root seemed to have noticed something amiss.

"Jia Yi, go see what is going on."

"One moment."

The masked man named Jia Yi immediately used a sensory ninjutsu.

"Not good, there is danger."

His expression changed, and just as he was about to say something!!

It was already too late.

Naruto Uzumaki had already appeared behind the two of them.

Two small hands formed from chakra had already entered their bodies, seizing control of them.

This unexpected turn of events left everyone in disbelief.

From the moment he was born, Naruto Uzumaki had been under the surveillance of two departments.

Basically, most people had monitored Naruto Uzumaki at some point.

As time passed, it was inevitable that they would become somewhat lax.

Otherwise, given Naruto Uzumaki's current strength, even with a sneak attack, it would have been impossible to subdue two people in an instant.

Naruto Uzumaki quickly modified the memories of the four men.

Returning to his room, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Naruto Uzumaki's face.

At the same time, he pulled several scrolls from his robes.

These were the ninjutsu contributed by those four men.

Things had gone unexpectedly smoothly.

At the same time, the system suddenly popped up.

"Do you wish to recycle?"

Naruto Uzumaki was stunned.

He looked at the system in front of him, then at the scrolls in his hands.

In an instant, he seemed to understand something.

He chose a low-level Earth Style: Earth Wall and tried tapping "recycle."

Instantly, the scroll in his hand vanished.

At the same time, the number of days representing time on the system decreased by one.

"So that's how it is; I can recycle things to reduce the days."

Naruto Uzumaki understood in an instant; it really was just a trading system.

Still, that wasn't bad. Naruto Uzumaki tried testing other items in the room, but found they didn't trigger a recycle option.

It seemed only things like ninjutsu could be recycled.

Naruto Uzumaki licked his lips.

No rush.

The four men outside were no longer monitoring Naruto Uzumaki, but were instead protecting him in the surrounding area.

Naruto Uzumaki had altered their perceptions.

The next day, Naruto Uzumaki went out as usual and began wandering around Konoha.

Time flew by, and another two days passed.

The shift change arrived, and this time, four unfamiliar ninjas appeared.

Following his previous method, Naruto Uzumaki once again took control of the four men.

Swish!!!

Instantly, a person appeared in Naruto Uzumaki's room.

"Your Highness, the location you wanted has been found."

The person who arrived was one of the Root members controlled by Naruto Uzumaki.

"Very good, take me there now."

Naruto Uzumaki's eyes were filled with excitement. He had been wandering around the village for the past few days specifically to find a suitable place to establish a base.

As expected, when it came to familiarity with Konoha, Root knew it best.

Entrusting this matter to Root yielded results in an instant.

Under the cover of night, guided by the Root operative, Naruto Uzumaki quickly ventured deep into the forest.

"Your Highness, this place used to be one of Orochimaru's research bases. Very few people know of its existence now, so it is quite safe."

The operative led Naruto Uzumaki into an underground facility.

Naruto Uzumaki looked around, clearly satisfied.

This research base was nominally under the jurisdiction of Root.

After Orochimaru defected, some of his research was continued by Root operatives, while other parts, like this one, were simply abandoned.

As for Danzo himself, he likely had no idea what his subordinates were researching.

Since this was effectively Danzo's territory, it could be considered quite secure.

Naruto Uzumaki was very pleased, especially since much of the research data remained perfectly intact.

"You have done well."

Naruto Uzumaki was satisfied.

"I am glad you are satisfied, Your Highness."

The operative bowed respectfully.

Naruto Uzumaki had adapted quickly to the embarrassing title of "Your Highness."

The minds of these few individuals had been altered by Naruto Uzumaki; in their memories, they were all subordinates of the Fourth Hokage.

To protect Naruto Uzumaki, the prince, they had defected to serve under the elders.

Thus, they addressed Naruto Uzumaki as "Your Highness."

"Help me collect information related to sealing techniques. Remember, collect them secretly and do not rush."

Naruto Uzumaki offered a reminder.

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured."

"Very well, you may return now. Do not let Danzo notice anything."

Naruto Uzumaki dismissed the operative and raised his fingers.

[Multi-Shadow Clone Technique]

In an instant, over a dozen Naruto Uzumaki appeared in the room.

"Hurry and tidy this place up."

With that command, all the clones immediately sprang into action.

Meanwhile, the original Naruto Uzumaki began to study ninjutsu.

The Shadow Clone Technique was something almost any jonin could perform; the reason the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique was classified as an S-rank ninjutsu was due to its side effects.

Having gained control over those few individuals, Naruto Uzumaki had quickly acquired this ninjutsu.

At the same time, Naruto Uzumaki discovered a problem: the way he performed this technique was different.

It was not a simple chakra clone; it was somewhat similar to a Wood Clone.

Except, what he was splitting was the Qi within his own body.

Soon, these clones had cleaned the place up, but they did not vanish; instead, they began to attend to their own tasks.

Some studied ninjutsu, while others began to pore over the data in the laboratory.

Naruto Uzumaki began to ponder what he should do next.

It must be said that the Eight Extraordinary Techniques truly lived up to their reputation as abilities capable of throwing a world into chaos.

Watching the anime before, he hadn't felt much.

But now that he possessed this ability himself, he realized it was truly a miracle.

It could alter a person's soul and body, and even extract memories.

At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki even wondered if he should capture more people to harvest the memories in their heads.

That way, he could become an all-around genius in a short amount of time.

However, it was just a passing thought; he dared not integrate others' memories into his own mind.

The most important part of self-cognition was one's own memories.

Therefore, he would never use this ability on himself.

In the time that followed, Naruto Uzumaki's life became much more relaxed.

Whenever he had the opportunity, he would alter the cognition of anyone sent to monitor him.

Of course, true experts were never sent to watch Naruto Uzumaki.

Thus, Naruto Uzumaki had it even easier.

During this period, the Root operatives also delivered a great deal of data to Naruto Uzumaki.

Sealing techniques, barrier techniques.

The more he studied, the more shocked Naruto Uzumaki became.

"Hey, main body, it looks like your bloodline has awakened."

Just as Naruto Uzumaki was hiding underground to conduct his research, a shadow clone walked over and tapped him on the shoulder.

Only then did Naruto Uzumaki snap back to reality.

Before he could say anything, another shadow clone brought over a mirror.

It was then that Naruto Uzumaki noticed his hair had turned a fiery red.

Cultivation was meant to develop oneself, whereas the cultivation methods of the Naruto world were merely squeezing the body dry.

"Uzumaki Bloodline."

Naruto Uzumaki immediately opened his status panel.

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline (Potent)
Cultivation Method: Triple Inversion
Skills: Fire Release, Twin Palms, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Mind's Eye of the Kagura
Restriction: Cinnabar Mark
Draws: 0

Naruto Uzumaki's eyes lit up.

"What an unexpected surprise."

With a thought, several golden chakra chains manifested from his body.

"The bloodlines of this world are truly miraculous."

Once these abilities awakened, they seemed to be etched into his very instincts; he could manifest them with a mere thought.

Moreover, they all consumed chakra.

And chakra was the one thing Naruto Uzumaki was never short of.

One must know that Naruto Uzumaki possessed a Dantian, and his sealing capacity was comparable to Tsunade's.

Furthermore, Naruto Uzumaki's own chakra reserves were already vast, and with the Nine-Tails inside him, the chakra in his Dantian had already liquefied.

Therefore, as far as Naruto Uzumaki was concerned, anything that only consumed chakra was never a problem.