What, the Uzumaki Clan Has the Rinnegan Too?

Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen, at night

"About what happened to Naruto before..."

Iruka scratched his head and began speaking, looking a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry about it," Naruto said calmly.

Iruka had always treated him pretty well, after all.

Besides, he and Iruka didn't have any deep-seated hatred between them.

It wasn't as if they had to fight to the death.

"Ahem..." Iruka's face reddened, and he choked.

His student was pretty magnanimous.

Thinking back on the things he'd done in the past,

Iruka felt rather ashamed of himself.

"By the way, Iruka-sensei," Naruto suddenly said.

Iruka paused. "What is it?"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Naruto casually formed a hand seal.

Just to humor him.

Hand seals were so lame!?!

Which serious ninja bothered with hand seals in the later stages???

And then there was using things like kunai.

What good was throwing them accurately?

You could just casually wave a hand and block them.

Poof—

A Shadow Clone appeared beside Naruto, completely under his control!

He could even switch his consciousness over to control the clone's thoughts and actions.

It was like switching modes!

He had to admit, the God-Level Shadow Clone from the system was seriously awesome!

Iruka gaped in astonishment.

During the graduation test that morning,

the Shadow Clone Naruto had created hadn't had even the slightest bit of strength.

And that thing couldn't even be called a Shadow Clone.

But now...

Before Iruka could say anything,

poof, poof, poof—

Three more Shadow Clones appeared behind Naruto.

Iruka was completely dumbfounded.

When had Naruto become so powerful?

He could summon four Shadow Clones at once?

Even he, Naruto's teacher, had to use a certain amount of chakra to summon Shadow Clones.

And it wasn't easy, either!

"Iruka-sensei, can I graduate?" Naruto asked.

He didn't want to keep hanging around in the "starter village," playing in the dirt with a bunch of brats.

If he didn't become a Genin, how would he get the chance to meet his future wife?

And his cute sister-in-law.

Not to mention all the other pretty girls.

Iruka's eyes widened. He swallowed and asked in disbelief, "Naruto, how did you learn the Shadow Clone Technique?"

"And how can you summon four Shadow Clones at once? You shouldn't have that much chakra..."

Naruto looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Then he calmly reminded him, "Iruka-sensei, did you forget that I'm the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Oh!!!

So that was it!!

Naruto's reminder made Iruka understand at once.

The Nine-Tails' chakra was bound to be enormous.

It was nothing like the chakra of a rookie ninja like him.

"Iruka-sensei, you still haven't answered me about whether I can graduate."

"Huh? You've graduated. There's absolutely no problem. I'll take care of the paperwork for you tomorrow," Iruka said, coming back to his senses.

As expected of the Fourth Hokage's son.

Naruto actually had quite a lot of talent.

Why hadn't he noticed it before???

Had he always been focused on Naruto's shortcomings?

No, no. He needed to go home and change that preconceived notion.

"Okay. Thanks, Iruka-sensei. I'm full, and thanks for the meal. I'll head back now."

"Want your teacher to walk you home, Naruto?"

"I'm not some little kid who doesn't know the way."

"You're still a kid in your teacher's eyes."

"That's just what you think."

"..."

As Naruto gradually walked away,

a relieved smile appeared on Iruka's face.

It felt like a parent watching their mischievous child grow up.

"He's finally grown up... Congratulations, Fourth Hokage, on having such a fine son..."

Click—

The key turned.

Naruto opened the door

and entered the room.

Click. He turned on the light.

The place felt both unfamiliar and familiar.

Instant noodle cups were scattered everywhere.

It was a complete mess.

The room's wonderful state was plain to see.

Poof, poof, poof—

Naruto summoned three Shadow Clones.

"Clean the whole place up for me. Divide the work between you and finish as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The Shadow Clones had no consciousness and would obey their summoner's orders without question.

They got to work.

Naruto didn't just stand around, either.

While the Shadow Clones cleaned,

he went into the bathroom and took a shower.

A little over twenty minutes later, he came back out.

The room had been completely transformed.

It was clean and tidy, without a trace of the mess.

After completing the tasks he'd given them,

the Shadow Clones had all dispersed on their own!

"Let's see how to make perfect use of the Nine-Tails Chakra..."

A blazing glow slowly radiated from Naruto.

Ding! The Nine-Tails inside you has been detected acting up and trying to pull you into the Seal Land for a talk.

Option One: Make the Nine-Tails submit to you unconditionally.

Reward: Enhanced Susanoo! (Can be used as armor over your Nine-Tails Mode.)

Option Two: Let it make trouble if it wants to. Ignore it.

Reward: Hidden Ninja title—this title provides no practical benefits.

Wasn't the reward for option two basically a Ninja Turtle?

Was it telling him to hide in his shell like a coward?

Dream on!

Naruto now had the strength and means to crush the Nine-Tails completely.

Why should he be afraid of a furry fox???

"I choose option one!"

"Reward being issued... Issuance successful. You have obtained Enhanced Susanoo."

In an instant,

Naruto entered his inner world.

In other words, the place where the Nine-Tails was sealed.

Roar—

The furious roar of a beast rang out.

It was so loud

that the water on the ground splashed six or seven meters into the air.

That's right, the Nine-Tails had roared!

It was trying to give Naruto a show of force!

It was sealed here,

unable to access even the tiniest bit of chakra.

But its mouth wasn't sealed!!

What did a kid know?

A little scare would do the trick.

After all, it had gone to a great deal of trouble to lure Naruto inside.

Naturally, it had to show off just how awesome it was.

Better yet, it could scare the kid witless and make him obediently rip off the sealing tag.

"Quit yelling, will you?"

Golden Rinnegan blazed to life.

Yellow-gold flames radiated from Naruto's body.

The Nine-Tails knew that power very well.

It knew it better than anything.

Like an old friend!

Oh, no! Wasn't that the other half of its chakra that had been torn away from its body?

At that moment, the Nine-Tails grew incredibly agitated.

It forcibly stirred up the chakra in its body.

Even if it couldn't get out, it would make a huge commotion.

But the moment it saw the Golden Rinnegan in Naruto's eyes,

the entire fox settled down.

Well, not exactly settled down.

It was mainly just stunned!

The Uzumaki Clan had the Rinnegan too?

Had something gone wrong somewhere?