Naruto: Trash Station

Ren picked it up and said, "I hope what's inside is a little more basic. Otherwise, it'll be of no use to me."

He slowly opened the scroll, and a strange look appeared in Ren's eyes.

Summoning Scroll

"Blank? What does this mean?"

Ren was somewhat shocked. The scroll before him was remarkably clean. Only the first page recorded a Fire Release technique—the Fireball Jutsu. Every other section was spotless white, without a single word.

Ren narrowed his eyes. "No... there's something strange about this scroll."

He then stared at the only Fire Release ninjutsu recorded on the scroll and noticed something was off.

At the end, it said, "The scroll requires the Sharingan to be viewed. As the Sharingan grows stronger, more will be revealed."

Those words left Ren silent.

Ren shook his head with a bitter smile, clearly displeased. "What kind of nonsense is this? I actually need the Sharingan just to read it."

He was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Ren had yet to awaken his Sharingan, so he could not see anything. Staring at the blank scroll, he could only give up.

Of the two scrolls, the one written by Madara Uchiha was too advanced and offered him no help at present. The inheritance of the Uchiha Clan's patriarchal line required the Sharingan to read. This was seriously screwed up.

Ren put away the two scrolls and looked instead at the last one.

As he stared at the scroll, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

Madara Uchiha had left behind quite a few things, but Ren did not know exactly what they were. Still, everything from the secret chamber was here. His grandfather had only told him about the two scrolls and his grandfather's Sharingan. He had said nothing about the rest, so perhaps even he did not know.

Ren stared at the scroll before him, the final scroll from the secret chamber. He brushed away the dust and saw three large characters.

Ren stared at the three characters and said, "Beast King Mountain? Why is that name written on this scroll? What kind of scroll is this?"

"This is a Summoning Scroll."

Just as Ren was wondering about it, an aged voice came from behind him.

Ren immediately turned toward the entrance of the secret chamber. His grandfather stood there with a sigh on his face.

Ren said, "Grandpa... why are you here?"

His grandfather sighed softly. "After learning about these things yesterday, you were itching to act. Naturally, you would come here today to look through the ninjutsu. But some things can kill you if you cultivate them recklessly. Of course I was worried, so I quietly followed after you once you entered. Fortunately, you still had some sense and didn't rashly cultivate the ninjutsu Madara Uchiha recorded. Otherwise, I would never have let you set foot in here again!"

Those words left Ren somewhat frightened. He had not expected his grandfather to have been following him the whole time, and he had not noticed at all. Is this Grandpa's strength?

After thinking for a moment, Ren looked at the scroll and asked, "Grandpa... is this really a Summoning Scroll?"

His grandfather nodded. "That's right... this is a Summoning Scroll, and it's also a contract's Core Scroll."

"A Core Scroll, the most precious kind of Summoning Scroll possessed by a summoning clan!" Ren recalled Jiraiya's words and slowly repeated them.

Ren knew quite a bit about Summoning Scrolls. After all, Jiraiya was an expert in the Summoning Technique. During the days Jiraiya had stayed at Ren's home, he had told Ren many things, including information about Summoning Scrolls.

Summoning Scrolls were divided into three types, with differing ranks.

The first type was the Core Scroll. This was the foundation of Summoning Beasts. Only those acknowledged by the Summoning Beasts could form a contract through such a scroll. Jiraiya, for example, had signed a Core Scroll. However, Core Scrolls were rarely brought out and were generally kept in the hands of a clan's upper ranks. For instance, Mount Myoboku's Core Scroll was kept by Shima and Fukasaku.

The second type was the ordinary scroll. These were more common. After signing one, whether the summoned Summoning Beast obeyed mainly depended on the relationship between the user and the beast.

The third type was the One-Time Scroll. Many people could use these. All they required was the blood of the person who had signed the contract. Once the scroll was used, it could summon a Summoning Beast. For example, during the Konoha Crush, the giant snakes summoned by the Sound ninja had been summoned this way.

At that moment, Ren stared at the Summoning Scroll before him and said, "Grandpa... is this really a Core Scroll? Uncle Jiraiya said that Core Scrolls were kept by the Summoning Beasts and were rarely left outside."

Speaking of Core Scrolls, Ren recalled the Core Scroll of Earth Dragon Cave from the original story. Earth Dragon Cave's Core Scroll had always been kept by the White Snake Sage, who personally guarded it.

Sometimes, he wondered whether Orochimaru's contract with Earth Dragon Cave had been signed on an ordinary Summoning Scroll rather than a Core Scroll. Otherwise, why would Manda refuse to obey Orochimaru's orders?

His grandfather shook his head. "A summoning clan's Core Scroll is certainly important, but what happens when that Summoning Beast clan goes extinct?"

Ren was startled as he stared at the Summoning Scroll. "No way... the summoning clan called Beast King Mountain was actually wiped out?"

"That's right... this summoning clan had originally been the Uchiha Clan's exclusive summoning clan. But they were too arrogant and angered Madara Uchiha. In the end, Madara Uchiha wiped them out, and their Core Summoning Scroll ended up here. Even if you sign a contract, you won't be able to summon anything. You might be able to enter Beast King Mountain, but there are no Summoning Beasts left there at all," his grandfather said slowly.

Ren sighed. "Madara Uchiha wiped them out? That's too reckless, isn't it?"

His grandfather chuckled. "Reckless? That was perfectly normal. Back then, Izuna Uchiha's Summoning Beast had a problem and left Izuna severely injured. In his rage, Madara Uchiha exterminated that entire summoning clan. Sometimes, Summoning Beasts can be reliable companions, but to Madara Uchiha, ordinary Summoning Beasts were merely burdens."

After hearing that, Ren fell silent.

His grandfather pondered for a moment before saying, "That's enough for today. The scrolls compiled by Madara Uchiha are not something someone your age can pry into. As for the inheritance of the Uchiha Clan's patriarchal line, you'll need to awaken the Sharingan yourself. If you want to cultivate, take this instead!"

With that, his grandfather took out an ancient-looking scroll.

Ren asked doubtfully, "What does this scroll contain?"

A nostalgic look appeared on his grandfather's face. "This was left behind by your grandfather. It records his ninjutsu, insights, and experience in using the Sharingan. Besides that, he also wrote down some useful things Madara Uchiha left behind."

As Ren listened, his grandfather handed him the scroll and walked out of the secret chamber.

Ren followed his grandfather, not forgetting to take Beast King Mountain's Summoning Scroll with him.

Dog Sage

(The bonus picture shows what the protagonist looks like. Don't think of a big nose when you see the name. Just picture Ichigo instead—the protagonist was designed to look like that. Forget the big nose!)

Night had fallen, and Ren was surrounded by darkness.

Having learned the secret of the scrolls in the secret chamber, Ren felt both amused and helpless.

The scroll written by Madara Uchiha was powerful beyond measure. It contained no low-level ninjutsu at all. Even the weakest technique recorded was the Fire Release—Dragon Flame Song Jutsu! For Ren, even that lowest-level technique would be difficult for a Jonin to cultivate, let alone someone like him, an unranked ninja who had only just begun training.

Although there were no low-level techniques, there were far too many high-level ones. Wood Release, Sage Art, Wood Release... all sorts of legendary techniques were recorded within, along with Madara Uchiha's analyses and explanations. Even Sage Art and Wood Release, which Madara Uchiha had never mastered, were analyzed by him in great detail.

Besides those, there were also forbidden techniques from the original story. Impure World Reincarnation, Flying Thunder God, Reaper Death Seal... Madara Uchiha had recorded all of them and added his own analysis.

It could be said that Madara Uchiha had recorded the First Hokage and Second Hokage's powerful techniques. It seemed this was his analysis of the two, since the people who understood someone best were often their enemies.

Madara Uchiha's analyses had all ended up benefiting Ren. Naturally, Ren could not cultivate them yet, but they would still be extremely useful in the future.

That was why Ren felt both amused and helpless. He was upset because he could only look at these techniques and could not cultivate them. He was happy because one day, all of these techniques would belong to him.

"Phew..."

He exhaled a breath of stale air and shifted his thoughts away, no longer dwelling on those matters. After all, he had only just started cultivating. It was better not to aim too high and simply grow step by step. Besides, the scroll left behind by his grandfather contained enough ninjutsu and experience for him to study.