Chapter 22

After all, Ren knew that some trash from countless futures posed great danger to humans. But for these animals, it was an exception.

Chapter 31: The Dog Sage's Last Words

Beast King Mountain, Dog Clan.

Ren narrowed his eyes, and a flicker of joy appeared within them!

That was right, joy. The Dog Clan was a perfect choice, a perfect target for cultivation. Ren knew that as long as the Trash Station did not disappear, trash from cultivation worlds would eventually appear. This trash, filled with Spiritual Qi, could be used to cultivate powerful Summoning Beasts. Not to mention that some cultivation worlds even had sects dedicated to raising immortal beasts.

If he obtained trash from those beast-taming sects, Ren could cultivate the strongest Summoning Beasts—at least the strongest Summoning Beasts in the Naruto World. And Ren greatly liked the Dog Clan before him. After all, he was a dog lover too. Having a Tibetan Mastiff by his side would definitely be interesting.

The Dog Clan was loyal by nature, and in the future, every member of the Dog Clan would obey Ren. Therefore, once Ren removed the Dog Clan's seal and cultivated them, they would not betray him.

It could be said that the Dog Clan before him was Ren's best choice for Summoning Beasts.

At this moment, Ren narrowed his eyes and stared at the Dog Sage. Slowly, he said, "Please rest assured. I will take care of the Dog Clan and will not allow them to decline!"

"Cough, cough..." The Dog Sage coughed softly and looked into Ren's eyes. "Hehe... it seems I made the right choice. Humans and dogs are friends. Humans nowadays are the same; they all like keeping dogs. Some ninjas even turn dogs into their own unique ninjutsu. Cough, cough... I hope the Dog Clan of Beast King Mountain can continue to endure!"

His weathered words carried a faint sigh.

Ren understood that the Dog Sage was entrusting the future to him, while also recounting his own life.

The Dog Sage's gaze flickered slightly. "Do you know? The founding of the Dog Clan relied entirely on Asura and Indra. Especially Asura—he taught me the methods of Sage cultivation and even gave me God Tree Fragments. It was precisely because of Asura that I could reproduce and become the Dog Clan of today. Unfortunately... my master was ultimately Indra. When I first opened my eyes, the one I saw was Indra.

Therefore, I would never choose betrayal in my life. No matter how much Asura helped me, my master was ultimately Indra. Now, I am about to go to my master. I hope you can take good care of the Dog Clan. When these children have their intelligence unsealed, the first person they see will be their master for life. Even if their master kills them, they will not betray him. That is the Dog Clan, a clan of loyalty!"

As he spoke, a trace of shock appeared in Ren's eyes.

The Dog Sage slowly faded away, as if he were vanishing between heaven and earth.

Ren said, "You... you..."

It had to be said that after hearing of the Dog Sage's deeds, Ren could not help but feel admiration. The Dog Clan was truly a loyal clan.

At that moment, Ren even wanted to return to his bedroom and retrieve the Qilin Resin to see if he could save the Dog Sage.

The Dog Sage smiled. "Ren... death is nothing but liberation to me. If these children had not needed someone to care for them, I would have wanted to leave long ago and visit Master Indra."

Hearing this, Ren silently nodded, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, the Dog Sage's beard slowly disappeared, revealing a smiling face before he gradually vanished between heaven and earth.

The Tibetan Mastiffs and sled dogs within the great hall had tears in their eyes, as though they sensed that their ancestor had departed.

"Clang..."

As the Dog Sage disappeared, his cane fell to the ground. Along with it came a small bell.

Ren knew that this was the bell Indra had once placed on the Dog Sage. It was also the bell the Dog Sage had worn for a thousand years and could not bear to abandon.

Ren slowly picked up the bell and said, "When I see Indra in the future, I will tell him about you. I will tell him that he still has a loyal dog silently waiting for him!"

Ren put away the bell, storing it with great care.

His gaze fell upon the Tibetan Mastiffs before him. Through the contract, he made the two dogs feel at ease.

Ren gently stroked their fur, then said, "Take me to your tribe. I want to see your clan!"

Upon hearing this, the Tibetan Mastiff turned and headed in one direction.

Although their intelligence had been sealed, they still possessed animal Instinct.

Not long afterward, Ren had finished looking through the entire Dog Clan.

The Dog Clan had more than ten thousand dogs, of all varieties.

Tibetan Mastiffs, Bulldogs, Huskies, sled dogs, Bully Dogs...

In short, every breed that could be found on Earth was present within this Dog Clan.

Summoning Beast clans were originally difficult to reproduce. Take the Toad Clan of Mount Myoboku, for example; their numbers would not exceed a thousand even at most. Their reproductive ability seemed to be limited. Even Bunta had only one descendant, Gamamaru.

The Snake Clan of Ryuchi Cave had many members, but there were no more than a thousand snakes with intelligence that could use ninjutsu. As for the snakes Orochimaru often summoned to be sent to their deaths, they were simply enormous pythons, mindless wild beasts!

The Dog Clan before him had such great numbers because their intelligence had been sealed. Moreover, among the nearly ten thousand dogs, at least ninety percent could have their intelligence awakened and then cultivate into ninja dogs.

Ren narrowed his eyes. "There are many of them, with many breeds. With further cultivation, they could become the number one Summoning Beast clan in the Naruto World. Unfortunately, that is all in the future. The biggest problem now is removing the seal."

As he muttered to himself, he saw the Tibetan Mastiff bite the hem of his pants and tug him toward a certain place.

Ren narrowed his eyes. "You mean here?"

The Tibetan Mastiff was remarkably human-like. It nodded and walked toward a cave.

Ren followed close behind and entered the cave.

"This... is this the Dog Clan's collection?" Ren muttered as rows upon rows of bookshelves appeared before him.

Ren looked across them and found only three categories. First: Natural Chakra and Sage Mode. Second: sealing techniques and seal research. Third: Encyclopedia of Ninja Dogs!

It could be said that the Dog Clan's collection consisted partly of ninjutsu concerning ninja dog cultivation, partly of materials on cultivating Sage Mode, and partly of research on ninjutsu.

The Tibetan Mastiff bit one of the books, then looked toward Ren.

(I had something to do today, so I updated early. The scheduled update is still set as usual, but mobile readers can see it now. As for the plot progressing too slowly, I only want to say this: graduating at five, negotiating terms with the Naruto at six, and going to war at seven—that would be bizarre. Besides, the protagonist's cheat is neither a system nor a shop. It is turning waste into treasure, growing step by step. Powerful treasures will not appear right from the start. So the pace is a little slower, but not too slow. It will get better later. I cannot have him enter the battlefield within the first thirty chapters, can I?)

Chapter 32: Throwing Away Trash

"So that is it. Is this the Dog Clan's seal?"

Ren muttered as he stared at the book before him.

The enormous cave contained many treasured books. The Ghost-Faced Mastiff King had specifically indicated that Ren should read this book. It turned out that it contained an analysis of the Dog Clan's seal. This book was the Dog Sage's notes, the accumulation of decades of the Dog Sage's research.

It had to be said that although the Dog Clan's intelligence had been sealed, their animal intelligence was still very high.

Ren gently stroked the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King. One had to know that the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King was the strongest existence among the Tibetan Mastiffs. Ren felt the affection it conveyed, while his gaze fell upon the book.

The book stated that the Dog Clan's seal was a special kind of seal. It restricted their spiritual power, sealing each dog's spiritual power within its bloodline. Spiritual power was emitted by a person's soul; indeed, spiritual power was the soul itself. With the soul sealed away, intelligence naturally could not emerge.

In particular, their spiritual power had been sealed within their flesh and blood cells, which further restricted the Dog Clan's growth. Summoning Beasts grew quickly, but that growth required Chakra. Now that their spiritual power was sealed, their flesh and spiritual power had fused together, effectively sealing Chakra within their cells. This prevented the Dog Clan from generating Chakra, so naturally they could not grow.