Heaven Dou City is the City of Fire

On the vast, empty wilderness, Jiang Naruto sprinted, a wild laugh plastered across his face, growing more unhinged by the second.

Seeing this shameless brat about to lay a hand on her daughter, Bibi Dong gritted her teeth until they clicked, unable to hold back any longer.

She lunged from her seat, fingers twitching as she prepared to strike, but she hesitated; fearing she might injure this sickly fool, she could only unleash a surging wave of spiritual power!

Bang!

The expression on Jiang Naruto's face instantly froze.

Countless threads of spiritual power erupted from behind him, binding his limbs in the blink of an eye. For a fleeting moment, Jiang Naruto glanced down at his restrained body, then let his eyelids droop.

I'm done for...

Bibi Dong flicked her fingers, pulling back sharply. Jiang Naruto was launched into the air, spinning wildly like a whipped top or a lamb on a spit, whistling through the wind until, Thwack!

He slammed into the ground.

A moment later, pulling his head out of the dirt, Jiang Naruto looked back and demanded indignantly, "Damn it! What was that for?"

Bibi Dong crossed her arms, glared at him, and hissed through gritted teeth, "You are not allowed to go!"

"Why can't I go?"

"You shameless lecher with ulterior motives—how dare you ask?"

Bibi Dong was fuming, pointing a finger at his nose.

This thick-skinned brat, in order to woo her daughter, had completely disregarded all sense of propriety and shame, even going so far as to call her "Mom."

Jiang Naruto's intentions were clear to everyone!

"Since ancient times, a gentleman is judged by his actions, not his thoughts!"

Jiang Naruto sat on the ground, clinging to his own twisted logic as he retorted righteously, "I haven't even done anything yet, so what right do you have to call me a lecher? Besides, aren't you going to be watching me closely? What are you worried about?"

The latter part of his statement held a grain of truth.

Bibi Dong frowned slightly. With her, the birth mother, keeping a constant watch, this shameless thief had absolutely no chance of succeeding.

But that didn't completely dispel her wariness!

He hadn't done it yet!

That just meant he wanted to! This boy could not be left unchecked!

Just as she was about to expose his filthy intentions, Jiang Naruto continued.

Gone was his playful, bickering attitude. He raised his eyes to meet Bibi Dong's angry gaze, his tone turning serious and earnest.

"Besides..."

"Don't you want to go see Xiaoxue?"

Bibi Dong's pupils constricted, and she froze in place. The sharp, aggressive aura radiating from her dissipated at a visible rate. For a moment, that golden-clad figure filled her mind.

Seeing Bibi Dong waver, Jiang Naruto immediately curled his lips and began frantically signaling to Dong Trumpet.

But Bibi Dong's face shifted through a storm of emotions, her fair complexion turning from pale to red, settling into a state of timid conflict. Under Jiang Naruto's persistent, piercing gaze, she helplessly turned her head away and muttered, "I... I don't have the face to see her..."

"Why are you being so difficult?"

It was Jiang Naruto's turn to roll his eyes at Bibi Dong. He spread his hands in exasperation, "If you want to go, just go. She doesn't even know you exist; you can just take a peek."

"But that would!"

Bibi Dong grew anxious, her voice rising.

She cut herself off mid-sentence. The various emotions churning within her collided and fused, but they remained lodged in her chest, impossible to voice.

Seeing this, Jiang Naruto frowned, pondered for a moment while rubbing his chin, and then, with a look of realization, waved his hand to soothe the agitated Bibi Dong.

"Got it, got it..."

Her emotions were easy enough to read.

She felt ashamed and unworthy because she felt she hadn't done anything for her child.

Yet, she desperately wanted to do something for her—even if it was just to provide care or help—but she lacked the courage to face her. She was caught in a bind.

Having been baptized by countless melodramatic soap operas, Jiang Naruto easily guessed what was on her mind. He glanced up at the anxious Bibi Dong and couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"You are such a hassle!"

A moment later, Jiang Naruto sat on the ground, brushing the dust off his clothes before slowly standing up.

There was nothing remarkable about this, yet for some reason, there was an indescribable, fluid grace to the way he moved his hands.

He frowned slightly, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked down at his palms, clenching and unclenching them, then twisted his waist to stretch his body, as if a new life were adapting to a new vessel.

"How is this?"

The voice of little Naruto sounded beside her.

Bibi Dong, who was using her spiritual power to intently control the body of "Naruto" outside, immediately suppressed the slight upturn of her lips. Naturally unwilling to admit it, yet too embarrassed to lie, she finally pursed her lips.

"Barely passable..."

There was nothing worth mentioning about this technique. Naruto completely relaxed his body, allowing Bibi Dong's spiritual power to cover his surface and manipulate him like a marionette.

It was meaningless, but for the current Bibi Dong, it was enough.

Qian Renxue did not know her true identity.

What could she personally do for her?

Fully focused, Bibi Dong did not notice at all that the corners of her lips had curled upward once again; the "Naruto" in the outside world did the same, matching her perfectly.

Joy filled her heart.

Bibi Dong exhaled softly and walked toward Tiandou City.

"What are you doing? What man walks like that? Open your stride! Open it! Don't walk like a sissy!"

"So annoying! This Seat will walk however This Seat wants! Who are you to tell me what to do?"

"This is my body! Give it back!"

"..."

Tiandou City.

Crossing the dozens-of-meters-high city wall, Houses stood in rows like scales, their undulating brown roofs extending from the most resplendent and magnificent royal city outward until they covered the ground.

Countless pedestrians and carriages shuttled back and forth. Among them, many were dressed in bright, beautiful clothes, walking with their hands behind their backs, heads held high and chests puffed out—these were Spirit Masters.

As the royal capital, it gathered the essence of the Tiandou Empire, with nearly twenty percent of the Spirit Masters within the country's borders concentrated in this one city.

[The Capital of Fire, as the royal city of the Land of Fire and the residence of the Daimyo, is second only to the Hidden Leaf Village in scale, and is guarded by experts such as the Twelve Guardian Ninja...]

In a certain teahouse, hearing the electronic sound in his ears, Naruto, who was sipping tea, subconsciously frowned.

In all fairness, As long as he stayed away from important characters like "Sasuke," the Major Event Witness function of this system usually played dead.

This trigger at least had some logic to it; the capital of the Tiandou Empire was indeed the Capital of Fire, at least much better than that Orochimaru and Tang Hao business last time.

However, it was still meaningless. In his memory, the Capital of Fire seemed to be a background prop from beginning to end, with no major events worth witnessing. It wasn't as if an Asuma would just pop out here.

Forget about this stupid system.

Pulling back his thoughts, the Naruto currently drinking tea was the real Naruto.

Based on a conflict of principles between the two, Naruto had forcibly reclaimed control of his body, and under Bibi Dong's strong protest, he had reluctantly agreed to temporarily lend his body to her when they met Qian Renxue.

Glancing at the slightly anxious Bibi Dong within the Sealing Space, Naruto composed his mind and turned his head to look. Across the bustling main street, the gate to the East Palace of the Tiandou Crown Prince appeared clearly in his field of vision.