Ren narrowed his eyes, wanting to drift off to sleep. But he could not fall asleep at all; what he had seen today was simply too shocking.
After thinking for a moment, Ren opened his eyes and looked at a scroll in the bedroom. It was the Summoning Scroll he had brought out of the secret chamber.
Ren was quite interested in the Summoning Scroll. Or rather, there were very few ninjutsu he could currently cultivate, and the Summoning Technique was one of them. After all, the Summoning Technique used a contract to summon Summoning Beasts into battle and required virtually no skill.
At that moment, Ren flipped over and stood up, then walked toward the Summoning Scroll.
Determination flashed in Ren's eyes as he said, "Although the summoning clan called Beast King Mountain was wiped out by Madara Uchiha, a summoning secret realm is still an enormous gain. Besides, I need a large space—a space of my own—to store valuable things!"
Muttering to himself, Ren opened the scroll before him. It was completely blank, which made him feel somewhat regretful. Such fine Summoning Beasts had all been slaughtered by Madara Uchiha.
Ren had once heard Jiraiya say that if a Summoning Scroll had no names on it, there were three possibilities. First, no one had ever signed it. Second, the summoning clan represented by the scroll had gone extinct. Third, the summoning clan represented by the scroll rejected anyone from forming a contract!
The Summoning Scroll before him did not have a single name on it. Clearly, that Summoning Beast clan had most likely died out.
Ren was somewhat disappointed. This had once been the summoning clan of the Uchiha Clan, so they certainly could not have been ordinary Summoning Beasts. In the Naruto World, there were not many powerful Summoning Beasts capable of holding their own. The only ones were the Toad Clan of Mount Myoboku, the Snake Clan of Ryuchi Cave, and the Slug Clan of Shikkotsu Forest!
Aside from those three summoning races, some of the remaining Summoning Beasts were powerful but had no clans. Others had clans but were not powerful. Summoning Beasts that formed clans were rare. Those that formed clans and possessed powerful individuals were even rarer. As for summoning races that possessed methods for cultivating Natural Chakra, they were rarer still. At least in the original story, the only summoning races capable of cultivating Natural Chakra were the Three Sacred Lands!
It could be said that among the summoning races that appeared in the original story, the only ones with methods for cultivating Natural Chakra were Mount Myoboku, Ryuchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest.
Perhaps the Uchiha Clan's Summoning Beasts could not compare to Mount Myoboku, but they could not have been far inferior. What a pity Madara Uchiha, that wastrel, had slaughtered them all.
Ren narrowed his eyes and said, "Fine... gaining a huge Summoning Space is not bad either. There is also some useless trash in the Trash Station that can all be put into the Summoning Space. If I leave it in the Trash Station to decompose on its own, who knows how long it will take. This is a perfect place to dump all that trash."
Moonlight spilled down as Ren pricked his fingertip. Blood dripped from it as he slowly wrote his name on the scroll!
"Uchiha Ruo Feng!"
Using his blood, he wrote down his real name.
At that moment, Ren stared at the bloodstain on the scroll, but nothing changed.
Ren froze slightly. "What is going on? According to Jiraiya, after writing your name on a Summoning Scroll, if the name slowly disappears, it means the summoning clan rejects anyone from signing a contract. If the name slowly turns black, it means the summoning clan has gone extinct. If the name remains unchanged, it means the summoning clan accepts the contract!"
Ren frowned as he stared at the scroll in confusion.
Suddenly, a faint surge of Chakra filled the scroll. The Chakra slowly flowed, then entered the words Uchiha Ruo Feng.
At that moment, a kind of energy began filling Ren's body.
Ren stared blankly. "What is going on? Why is there Chakra flowing into my body? What is happening?"
Ren was shocked, but he had no way to control it.
Suddenly, an ancient voice sounded. "Oh... a new contractor has appeared, though he possesses the Uchiha Bloodline. So be it, so be it... the Uchiha Clan brought success, and the Uchiha Clan brought ruin. I shall acknowledge you, then."
After those words fell, Ren stared at the scroll before him, only to discover that it had turned into white mist and vanished.
Ren said, "What is going on?"
The energy within his body grew increasingly abundant, surging through him.
At that moment, the ancient voice spoke again. "Contractor... accept this gift properly today. Come to Beast King Mountain tomorrow. And call me Dog Sage."
After those words, Ren's eyes reddened slightly, and he could not speak. This so-called gift was strengthening his Chakra and physique.
Ren felt as though his body were being torn apart, then healing again. It was neither as gentle as a medicinal bath nor like the warm current from Magical Beast meat. This gift was pure torment.
Ren felt terrible and wanted to roar, but no sound came out.
At that moment, his forehead began to ache.
Ren said, "What... the Trash Station has produced new trash. Sure enough, as I grow stronger, this Trash Station will produce new trash. Although it hurts terribly now, this energy is clearly strengthening my physique!"
Muttering to himself, Ren was instantly overwhelmed by the surging energy and fell unconscious!
The next day, sunlight poured down.
"Ah, it hurts..." Ren held his forehead and slowly opened his eyes, looking at everything before him.
His gaze swept around the room. The bedroom had not changed in the slightest. The only difference was that the sleepwear Ren wore had turned a strange red.
Ren shook his head, recalling what had happened last night. "What was that... Why did signing Beast King Mountain's Summoning Scroll cause something like this?"
Thinking back on last night, Ren found it extremely strange. Unable to suppress his curiosity, he had chosen to sign a contract with the supposedly extinct Beast King Mountain clan. Who would have thought that after signing it, the blood-red writing would remain unchanged? That clearly meant Beast King Mountain had not been wiped out. Ren had been puzzled at first, but then he discovered a special kind of energy slowly entering his body through the contract, brutally strengthening his physique.
As Ren recalled last night's events, he examined himself. "What was that energy? My body feels at least three times stronger than yesterday."
Ren was somewhat astonished. He looked at his blood-red sleepwear, tossed it aside, and called out of the bedroom, "Hurry and prepare things. I need to bathe!"
As soon as he spoke, the maid outside replied, "Yes, Young Master!"
While the maids made preparations, Ren sensed his strengthened physique. "What kind of energy was that, to have such a powerful effect? Even though the pain knocked me out, my physique has increased by at least three times."
Ren was rather delighted. After being strengthened by medicinal baths and Magical Beast meat, his body had already been comparable to that of a ten-year-old child. Now that it had increased threefold, it should be comparable to a Genin's.
Ren stretched a little and recalled the voice that had spoken in his mind yesterday, especially the words Dog Sage.
Ren froze slightly. "Dog Sage... anyone who calls himself a Sage must possess a method for cultivating Natural Chakra. It seems Beast King Mountain is definitely not as simple as I imagined."
As he muttered to himself, the maids outside prepared hot water.
Ren walked out and washed away the grime left behind by yesterday's physical enhancement.
Not long afterward, Ren entered the Ninja Academy, since he still had to attend class today.
As he stepped into the classroom, he saw that quite a few classmates had already arrived.
The moment they saw Ren, they fell silent. Yesterday's intimidation still left them feeling uneasy.
Kushina Uzumaki called out, "Ren... over here, over here!"
Hearing her, Ren looked at Kushina Uzumaki, who was already seated, and walked over.
He sat down beside Kushina Uzumaki and said, "You came pretty early today!"
Speaking casually, Kushina Uzumaki handed him a cup of juice. "Grandma got up early today and taught me how to cultivate, so I came early too. And I just made a new friend!"
As she spoke, Kushina Uzumaki pointed to the little girl beside her.
Hearing that, Ren looked at the girl next to her in surprise.
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