“Blank? What does this mean?”
Ruofeng was shocked.
The scroll before him was strangely clean.
Only the first page contained a single Fire Release technique, Great Fireball Technique.
Everywhere else was completely blank, without a single word.
Ruofeng narrowed his eyes.
“Something isn’t right… There’s something strange about this scroll.”
He stared at the only Fire Release technique recorded on the scroll and soon noticed something unusual.
At the very end, there was a sentence:
“To view the contents of this scroll, one must possess the Sharingan. As the Sharingan grows stronger, more of the contents will become visible.”
Those words left Ruofeng silent.
He shook his head with a bitter smile.
“What kind of nonsense is this? I need the Sharingan just to read it?”
He was frustrated but helpless.
Ruofeng hadn’t awakened the Sharingan yet, so there was no way for him to see anything else.
He could only give up after staring at the blank scroll for a while.
One scroll, written by Uchiha Madara, was far too powerful to be of any use to him right now.
The inheritance of the Uchiha clan’s main line, meanwhile, required the Sharingan to view.
This was simply ridiculous.
Ruofeng put the two scrolls away and turned his attention to the final scroll.
He stared at it thoughtfully.
Uchiha Madara had left behind many things, but Ruofeng didn’t know exactly what they were.
Everything in the secret chamber was gathered here.
His grandfather had only told him about the two scrolls and the Sharingan belonging to Ruofeng’s grandfather.
He hadn’t mentioned anything else.
Perhaps even his grandfather didn’t know.
Ruofeng stared at the final scroll in the chamber.
He brushed away the dust and saw three large characters.
“Beast King Mountain?”
Ruofeng stared at the words in confusion.
“Why is this name written on the scroll? What kind of scroll is this?”
“This is a summoning scroll.”
An old voice suddenly came from behind him.
Ruofeng immediately turned toward the entrance of the secret chamber.
His grandfather was standing there, wearing a faintly sorrowful expression.
“Grandfather… Why are you here?”
Grandfather sighed.
I knew you would come today to examine the ninjutsu.
“But some things can get you killed if you practice them recklessly.
“Of course I couldn’t rest easily.
So after you entered this place, I quietly followed you.
“Fortunately, you still had enough sense not to recklessly practice the techniques recorded by Uchiha Madara.
“Otherwise, I would never have allowed you to enter this place again.”
Ruofeng felt a little frightened after hearing this.
He hadn’t realized that his grandfather had been following him the entire time.
Was this the true extent of his grandfather’s abilities?
Ruofeng thought for a moment before looking at the scroll.
“Grandfather… Is this really a summoning scroll?”
His grandfather nodded.
“That’s right. This is a summoning scroll, and it is also the core scroll of a summoning clan.”
“The core scroll… In other words, the most precious type of summoning scroll belongs to a summoning clan?”
Ruofeng recalled what Jiraiya had told him and slowly repeated the explanation.
Ruofeng knew quite a bit about summoning scrolls.
After all, Jiraiya was an expert in Summoning Techniques.
During the days Jiraiya had stayed at Ruofeng’s home, he had told Ruofeng many things, including information about summoning scrolls.
Summoning scrolls could be divided into three types, with different levels of importance.
First: Core Scrolls.
These were the core of a summoning clan.
Only those recognized by the summoned beasts could sign such a contract.
Jiraiya, for example, had signed a Core Scroll.
However, Core Scrolls were rarely brought outside.
They were usually kept in the hands of the higher-ranking members of the summoning clan.
For example, Mount Myoboku’s Core Scroll was kept by Shima and Fukasaku.
Second: Ordinary Scrolls.
These were much more common.
After signing a contract, whether the summoned beast obeyed depended mainly on the relationship between the summoner and the beast.
Third: One-Time Scrolls.
These could be used by many people.
The user only needed the blood of the person who had signed the contract.
Once the scroll was activated, it could summon the contracted beast.
For example, during Konoha’s Crush Plan, the Otogakure shinobi used this method to summon the giant snakes.
Ruofeng stared at the summoning scroll.
“Grandfather… Is this really a Core Scroll? Uncle Jiraiya said that Core Scrolls are usually kept by the summoning beasts themselves and are rarely left outside.”
Speaking of Core Scrolls reminded Ruofeng of the original story.
The Core Scroll of Ryūchi Cave, for example, had always been kept by the White Snake Sage and was carefully protected.
Sometimes Ruofeng wondered whether Orochimaru had signed his contract with Ryūchi Cave using an ordinary summoning scroll rather than a Core Scroll. This chapter was taken from novelping(.)com without permission.
Otherwise, why wouldn’t Manda obey Orochimaru’s commands?
Grandfather shook his head.
“Core Scrolls are indeed important to summoning clans.
“But what happens if the summoning clan itself is destroyed?”
Ruofeng stared at the scroll in surprise.
“Don’t tell me… the summoning clan known as Beast King Mountain was destroyed?”
“That’s right.
“This summoning clan originally belonged exclusively to the Uchiha clan.
“However, the summoning clan was extremely arrogant and eventually angered Uchiha Madara.
“In the end, Madara wiped out the entire clan, and the Core Scroll eventually ended up here.
“Even if you sign the contract now, you won’t be able to summon anything.
“You might be able to enter Beast King Mountain, but there are no summoned beasts left there.”
Grandfather spoke slowly.
Ruofeng sighed.
“Uchiha Madara destroyed them? That seems a little too extreme.”
Grandfather chuckled.
“Too extreme?
It was quite normal.
“Back then, Uchiha Izuna’s summoned beast caused a problem, leaving Izuna seriously injured.
Madara flew into a rage and exterminated the entire summoning clan.
“Sometimes, summoned beasts can be extremely reliable partners.
“But to Uchiha Madara, ordinary summoned beasts were nothing more than burdens.”
Ruofeng fell silent.
His grandfather pondered for a moment before speaking.
“That’s enough for today.
“The scroll written by Uchiha Madara is still beyond what someone your age can comprehend.
“As for the inheritance of the Uchiha clan’s main line, you’ll need to awaken the Sharingan yourself before you can access it.
“If you want something you can actually cultivate, take this.”
As he spoke, Grandfather took out an ancient scroll.
Ruofeng was puzzled.
“What does this scroll contain?”
A nostalgic expression appeared on Grandfather’s face.
“This was left behind by your grandfather.
“It contains your grandfather’s ninjutsu, his experience, and his insights into using the Sharingan.
“Besides those, he also recorded some of the practical knowledge and techniques left behind by Uchiha Madara.”
Ruofeng nodded.
His grandfather handed him the scroll and then walked toward the exit of the secret chamber.
Ruofeng followed him, not forgetting to take the Beast King Mountain summoning scroll with him.