The Uzumaki Clan

"It seems you have finally learned some manners?"

Jiang Naruto cast his consciousness inward, where dense golden chains illuminated the sealing space. Bibi Dong, imprisoned in place and resembling a hedgehog, felt the muscles at her temples twitch imperceptibly, though she quickly suppressed the reaction.

A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs; how could the Empress of Spirit Hall, who had ascended to godhood, be toyed with by a six-year-old child?

Bibi Dong was truly furious, yet she was utterly helpless. As her rage dissipated, the pain she had been suppressing and ignoring began to wash over her consciousness like a tide.

This soul-piercing agony forced Bibi Dong to face a harsh reality—her life was truly held in the hands of this brat!

What was his objective?

Suppressing the distracting thoughts in her mind, Bibi Dong raised her eyes to gaze at the smug Naruto before her.

"Little friend, who are you? From the God Realm? Or somewhere else? What is your purpose in imprisoning This Seat?"

Hearing the awe in Bibi Dong's tone and recalling her previous arrogance, the stark contrast made Naruto unable to hold back a chuckle. "Haha, just as I said before, I'm still just a nobody."

"As for the imprisonment..."

Naruto spoke with a smile, but halfway through, he paused. After a moment of contemplation, he leaned forward and asked, "Have you ever heard of the Uzumaki Clan?"

Bibi Dong shook her head, looking blank.

Seeing this, a flash of joy crossed Jiang Naruto's eyes. He sat up straight as if about to tell a story and gave a light cough.

"The Uzumaki Clan was proficient in the art of sealing. Facing several catastrophe-level powerhouses existing in the world at the time, they invented a special method of confrontation: sealing these powerful individuals inside the bodies of children!"

"Just like that, people easily sealed these great powerhouses. Not only that, if this powerful individual could establish a good relationship with the child, their body energies would fully intermingle, perhaps even bringing an unprecedentedly powerful leader to the village."

"Even if it failed, it didn't matter; there would always be another child to serve as a sealing vessel. They called this tool—a Jinchuriki."

As the story began, Naruto's tone grew increasingly serious, while the confusion in Bibi Dong's eyes deepened. By the end, Bibi Dong was certain—the other party was just messing with her!

Where on the continent was there an Uzumaki Clan?

As the Pope of Spirit Hall, how could she not know of such a clan?

This person was talking nonsense!

"Little friend... are you mocking This Seat?"

The chains wrapped around her body rattled. Bibi Dong suppressed her inner fury and squeezed the words out through gritted teeth.

"Everything I said is the truth! You actually don't believe me?" Naruto sounded adamant, or perhaps, completely indifferent. "Of course, to be honest, if I were in your position and some person suddenly appeared and told me I was a Tailed Beast, I wouldn't believe it either."

"There is plenty of time ahead; we'll take it slow."

After speaking, Naruto waved his hand toward the air.

Whoosh!

The dense chains surrounding her let out a sharp whistle. Bibi Dong froze in place, for the chains were not tightening—they were retracting.

Countless golden chains retreated into the spatial rifts, and the entire sealing space dimmed. Bibi Dong's dangling feet finally touched the ground, landing in the ankle-deep water.

With a thought, A body made of soul power was truly convenient. With a mere circulation of soul power, the wrinkles in her dress and the cracks covering her body were restored to their original state.

Feeling her soul power flowing freely, Bibi Dong frowned and stared at Jiang Naruto not far away, remaining cautiously on guard.

"You... what is the meaning of this..."

"Huh? Do you like being tied up?" Naruto looked completely shocked.

"No!"

Bibi Dong was like a cat with its fur standing on end; her volume spiked as she placed her hands in front of her chest, assuming a defensive stance.

Well,

Has Haji-Dong been triggered?

Naruto only thought this in his mind; if he dared to say it out loud, Haji-Dong would surely rush over to bite him.

Calming his mood, Naruto looked solemn. "I am not some hot-blooded idiot, after all. I can't bring myself to say things like 'partners.' But regardless, from now on, we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope."

"Jiang Naruto."

As he spoke, Jiang Naruto raised one hand.

Looking at the brat who wasn't even as tall as her thigh and his solemnly raised palm, Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, found herself at a loss for how to respond.

After much hesitation, she slowly raised her hand.

"Bibi... Dong..."

As she uttered the indistinct words, their palms touched in the air for a fleeting moment before Bibi Dong pulled her hand back like a lightning strike.

"Then, I look forward to your guidance in the future."

Jiang Naruto naturally didn't care about such things. It took Naruto years to fool the Nine-Tails, and that was without his own lack of that invincible "Talk-no-Jutsu" ability.

His consciousness returned to reality, and Naruto, sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed, stretched his back.

The Dong Trumpet is stabilized for now.

For now, it was best to let her be and collect her thoughts. Put yourself in her shoes: in just a few short days, Bibi Dong had experienced a crushing defeat of Tang San, Tang San's cheat-like resurrection, the Sea God inexplicably turning into an Asura, mother-daughter reconciliation, mother-daughter separation, and time travel...

You couldn't overlook the fact that Bibi Dong wasn't exactly the brightest bulb, just because she possessed a majestic and cold-looking face.

There was enough going on to keep her clutching her forehead for days just to process it all.

It was better for him to focus on researching this system.

He hopped off the bed and mentally called for the system. No electronic chime sounded; instead, a few imperceptible lines of small text flickered in the corner of his vision: [Witnessed Major Events], [Equipped Entry Tags].

Oh?

Could the function that chronicled Naruto's legendary life not be triggered manually?

Jiang Naruto had already experienced this feature firsthand, and it was truly useless. Just as he had entered the room earlier, this moronic system had been blathering on to itself: [Having lost his parents, the orphaned Naruto lives a life of discrimination and hardship in the village...]

Jiang Naruto really wanted to raise his hand and slap this piece-of-trash system, but unfortunately, it was only a voice; he couldn't touch it.

He hadn't counted on this legendary chronicle feature from the start, so he didn't care that it couldn't be triggered manually.

He shifted his attention to the small text labeled "Entry Tags." As he focused his thoughts, the text liquefied and transformed into [Equipped Tags], with a few slots appearing below: [Empty] [Empty] [Empty].

Naruto roughly understood the meaning of this tag function. He turned his attention back to the [Witnessed Major Events] above. With just a passing thought, whoosh, dense lines of small text instantly filled his field of vision.

[Ninja Academy Enrollment], [Nine-Tails Rebellion], [Save Hinata], [Defeat Uchiha Sasuke], [Graduate Successfully], [Steal Scroll of Seals], [Team 7], [Chunin Exams], [Defeat Zabuza], [Six Paths of Pain]...

Huh?

The sudden change in his vision gave Naruto a huge fright. Once he calmed down, he couldn't help but sigh.

Did this... cover every event in Naruto?

Too bad this was the Douluo Continent!

Where was he supposed to find Hinata and the Ninja Academy!?

Naruto cursed internally, greeting the entire family of that stubborn, muddled fool, thinking viciously as his vision quietly returned to normal.

It seemed the only thing he could actually use was this entry tag system.

No longer harboring any unrealistic fantasies, Naruto focused all his attention on the only remaining feature—the entry tags. How was he supposed to obtain these so-called tags?

He paced back and forth in the room, chin in hand, deep in thought.

Suddenly, the soul mark on the back of Jiang Naruto's hand flashed, and his Chains of Heaven martial soul whistled out. The thick, pitch-black chains rattled, but finding no target, they circled in mid-air a few times before slowly dissipating.

The system remained unresponsive.

There was no such thing as a "Spirit Master" or "Uzumaki Clansman" tag. Jiang Naruto slowly furrowed his brows. If this didn't work...

Naruto stepped out of the room and began wandering aimlessly around the courtyard, pushing the millstone in the center and picking up the needlework his mother had left behind, wondering if he could trigger a "Profession" tag.

Despite all sorts of random attempts, the system still didn't react.

Finally, as Jiang Naruto stood unsteadily, holding a mountain of pots and pans, his right hand accidentally brushed against his parents' memorial tablet. A cold, electronic voice rang out in his mind.

[Obtained Entry Tag: Orphan]

Wait, what!?

Huh?

Naruto's eyes widened, but no matter how much he screamed internally, it was too late. The cold, electronic voice continued.

[Naruto's parents died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion. Being born an orphan forced him to grow up faster than his peers. Equipped Effects: 1. Discrimination: You can invisibly attract hatred from others. 2. Friendship: Increases favorability with Konoha villagers who are also orphans, such as Uchiha Sasuke. 3. Precocity: Accelerates mental maturity...]

[Does the host wish to equip this entry tag?]

"..."

Jiang Naruto's face was as dark as water. The clutter piled in his hands clattered to the ground with a crash. He freed his hands and slowly rolled up his sleeves.

"You moronic system! I'll fight you to the death!"

What is this brat... going crazy over?

Bibi Dong sat on her throne made of spirit power, glancing at the commotion outside. She frowned in utter confusion as she watched Naruto grab his own throat and roll on the ground, fighting himself quite vigorously!

He was even shouting something about, 'Even if I die today, I'm taking you down with me, you menace!'

What was he doing?

Was this person an idiot?

The situation was already chaotic enough. Bibi Dong closed her eyes wearily, her slender fingers rubbing her temples to soothe the throbbing pain in her head.

"Sigh..."

Bibi Dong let out a long sigh and looked up at the strange, pitch-black ceiling above.

"Did I really... survive?"