Bloodline Awakening

The changes came quickly—so quickly that even Naruto found them unbelievable.

But he soon realized that people in the Shinobi World could not cultivate their souls. The Soul Transformation Technique and Reaper Death Seal made that clear: everyone was weak when it came to the soul.

Chakra, meanwhile, did not possess many miraculous abilities. Most of its functions were reflected in destructive power.

That made Naruto's modifications unexpectedly smooth.

The two Root members on the other side seemed to have noticed that something was wrong as well.

"Jia Yi, check what's going on."

"Wait a moment."

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

"This is bad. There's danger."

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

It was already too late.

Naruto had appeared behind them.

Two small hands formed from qi had already entered their bodies and taken control of them.

This sudden turn of events left everyone unable to believe it.

Ever since Naruto had been born, he had been watched by two departments.

Most of those people had monitored Naruto at some point.

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

Otherwise, even with Naruto's current strength, it would have been impossible for him to subdue the two of them in an instant, even with a sneak attack.

Naruto quickly altered the memories of all four people.

When he returned to his room, an excited expression appeared on Naruto's face.

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

These were the ninjutsu contributed by those four people.

Things had gone unexpectedly smoothly.

At that moment, the system suddenly popped up.

"Recycle?"

Naruto froze.

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

In an instant, he seemed to understand something.

He selected a low-level Earth Release: Earth Wall and tried tapping recycle.

The scroll in his hand vanished instantly.

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

"So that's how it is. They can be recycled to reduce the number of days."

Naruto immediately understood. Sure enough, it was a trading system.

Still, this was not bad. Naruto tried the other items in the room, only to find that none of them triggered the recycle option.

It seemed that only things like ninjutsu could be recycled.

Naruto licked his lips.

There was no rush.

The four people outside were no longer monitoring Naruto. Instead, they were protecting him in the surrounding area.

Naruto had changed their perceptions.

The next day, Naruto went out as usual and wandered around Konoha.

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

The people changing shifts arrived, and this time there were four unfamiliar ninja.

Using the same method as before, Naruto controlled the four of them again.

Whoosh!!!

A person suddenly appeared in Naruto's room.

"Your Highness, the place you requested has been found."

The newcomer was one of the Root members Naruto had controlled.

"Good. Take me there now."

Naruto's eyes gleamed with excitement. Over the past few days, he had been wandering around the village in search of a suitable place to establish a base.

When it came to familiarity with Konoha, Root truly knew it best.

The moment he handed the matter to Root, they found a place.

At night, led by the Root member, Naruto quickly entered the depths of the forest.

"Your Highness, this used to be one of Orochimaru's research bases. Few people know about it now, so it is extremely safe."

The man led Naruto into an underground base.

Naruto looked around and was very satisfied.

This research base was nominally under Root's control.

After Orochimaru defected, some of his research had been taken over and continued by Root members, while other sites like this one had been abandoned.

As for Danzo himself, he probably did not even know what his subordinates were researching.

Moreover, this place was considered Danzo's territory, making it especially safe.

Naruto was very pleased, and much of the research material inside had been preserved intact.

"You did well."

Naruto was very satisfied.

"As long as Your Highness is satisfied."

The man lowered his head respectfully.

Naruto quickly accepted the embarrassing title of "Your Highness."

Those people had all had their perceptions altered by Naruto. In their memories, they were subordinates of the Fourth Hokage.

To protect Naruto, the crown prince, they had placed themselves under the elders.

That was why they addressed Naruto as Your Highness.

"Help me gather materials related to sealing techniques. Remember, collect them secretly. There's no need to rush."

Naruto reminded him.

"Yes. Rest assured, Your Highness."

"Alright, go back first. Don't let Danzo notice anything."

Naruto dismissed him and raised his fingers.

[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]

More than a dozen Narutos instantly appeared in the room.

"Quickly clean this place up."

With a single order, all the clones immediately got to work.

Naruto's original body began studying ninjutsu.

Basically, any jonin could use the Shadow Clone Technique. The reason the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was an S-rank ninjutsu was because of its side effects.

After controlling several people, Naruto quickly obtained this ninjutsu.

At the same time, Naruto discovered a problem. The technique worked differently when he used it.

They were not simple chakra clones. They were somewhat similar to Wood Release clones.

The only difference was that what he split off was the qi within his body.

The clones soon cleaned the place up, but they did not disappear. Instead, they began doing their own things.

Some studied ninjutsu, while others began reading the materials in the laboratory.

Naruto began considering what he should do next.

It truly deserved to be called one of the Eight Unique Skills, an ability capable of throwing an entire world into chaos.

He had not felt much when watching anime before.

But now that he truly possessed this ability, he realized that it was nothing short of a miracle.

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

Naruto even wondered whether he should capture more people and obtain the memories in their minds.

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

But it was only a passing thought. He did not dare merge other people's memories into his own mind.

One of the most important aspects of self-awareness was one's own memories.

So he would never use this ability on himself.

Over the following period, Naruto's life became much easier.

As long as he was confident, he altered the perceptions of everyone sent to monitor him.

Of course, true experts would not be assigned to monitor Naruto.

That made things even easier for him.

During this time, the Root members also delivered a great deal of material to Naruto.

Sealing techniques, barrier techniques.

The more Naruto studied them, the more stunned he became.

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

While Naruto was hiding underground and researching, one clone came over and patted him on the shoulder.

Only then did Naruto react.

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

Only then did Naruto notice that his hair had turned fiery red.

Cultivation was originally about developing oneself. The cultivation methods of the Naruto world, meanwhile, only squeezed the body dry.

"Uzumaki Bloodline."

Naruto immediately opened his panel.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline (Rich)

Cultivation Method: Threefold Reversal

Skills: Fire Release, Twin Hands, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Kagura Mind's Eye

Restriction: Cinnabar Seal

Draws: 0

Naruto's eyes lit up.

"This really is an unexpected delight."

With a thought, several golden chakra chains appeared within his body.

"The bloodlines of this world truly are miraculous."

Once these abilities awakened, they seemed to be engraved into his instincts. He could use them with a mere thought.

And they consumed chakra.

Chakra was what Naruto lacked the least.

After all, Naruto possessed a dantian whose capacity was nearly comparable to Tsunade's Yin Seal.

Furthermore, Naruto already had enormous chakra reserves. Combined with the Nine-Tails within his body, the chakra in his dantian had already liquefied.

So for Naruto, anything that consumed chakra was not a problem.