71 The first bloodline (1)
Two weeks have passed since the destruction of the Uzumaki clan, the news had shaken the ninja world and made the other bloodline clan extremely tense.
The hidden cloud and mist haven't made any movements in the past week, as they focus on repairing the damage dealt to their military power after the Uzumaki invasion.
The sand and leaf had dispatched shinobi to search the burnt village and the surrounding land for things of importance, from Jutsu to surviving members of the Uzumaki clan, but as expected they found nothing.
The hidden leaf was, currently down a very powerful ally, and even though their own military power hasn't weakened, they would clearly find it harder in the wars to come, the only thing that had kept the upper echelon of the leaf calm was the fact that they were still the strongest hidden village even without the Uzumaki clan.
Of course, they had no idea how fast the strength of the hidden stone was increasing, and when the time for war came they would be very surprised, all the hidden villages would be.
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Currently in the hidden stone Ren was sitting in the Tsuchikage's office, as they discussed very important matters.
"The Uzumaki clan has settled down, and the other villages are keeping to themselves, this would be the best time for you to make a trip to the land of hot water." spoke Onoki.
"You're right, this would be the best time to make that trip, but I have something I want to do first, so I'll leave in the next two days." said Ren as he drank his tea.
"The Chinoike Clan, they are very dangerous, but their hate for the Uchiha and the land of lightning should be enough to get them to join us." said Onoki
"Even if they all don't, the hatred they have for the Uchiha clan should be great enough for most of the clan to leave the valley of hell, and join the hidden stone." says Ren
"It's been a long time coming, that the hidden stone needed a dōjutsu, and it finally will." says Ren
"Where are the Chinoike Clan going to settle when they arrive?" asked Onoki
"We will do the something we did with the Uzumaki clan, however, it should be a smaller space their clan shouldn't be as big as the Uzumaki." says Ren
"That will be fine, I'll do it when you leave."
"They should be one of, if not the last clan we would be able to absorb before the war." says Ren.
"That's fine we will keep the hidden weapons we have and use them in the most effective way, the Uzumaki and Chinoike Clan will be a great part of our plan for the second ninja war."
"A war in which the new strongest village will emerge."
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After leaving the Tsuchikahe's office Ren didn't stay in the village, he was quickly reversed summoned away, as he appeared in the prideful grasslands.
"Ren, as you asked I have summoned you, you can use this area to do what you need, I'll be heading back to the temple." says the lion sage standing in front of Ren.
"Thank you, I'll finish up quickly."
"Then, I'll see you when you finish." the sage said as he disappears.
Standing in the field of grass, Ren sighs as he turns and walks towards a cave and enters it, walking deeper and deeper into it, until he finally reaches a dead end.
Sitting down, Ren pulls out a scroll and releases the contents.
Twenty corpses appeared before him, all with red hair.
He wasted no time and grabbed the first one, and muttered.
"Absorb bloodline, and gather bloodline."
The corpse that had previously looked like a sleeping woman was now shriveled up as its bloodline was taken from it.
Ren looked at the corpse and continued to absorb the bloodline of eight more, all of which were jonin-level ninjas before he stopped.
"Integrate bloodline."
As soon as he said that, a heat spread throughout his body, it started off warm and comfortable before it turned, into a blazing inferno burning every cell, muscle, and even the very blood in his body.
As the pain increased, Ren sat still refusing to scream, as the fire inside him finally reached his chakra pathways, and his own chakra pool, his pathways were enveloped in the fire while his chakra reserves drained rapidly.
What Ren hadn't taken into consideration was, that currently, he had no bloodline, it could be said he was a civilian ninja as he didn't come from a clan.
Now he was integrating the Uzumaki bloodline he was becoming a full-blooded Uzumaki as he had no bloodline before, any bloodline he would add after this would merge with the Uzumaki bloodline unless it was too strong and completely devoured the Uzumaki bloodline and became the new main bloodline of Ren.
Hours passed, and currently what was present in the cave looked nothing like the previous Ren, no hair, winkled skin, and even the powerful chakra he had before was gone, no one would be able to recognize Ren from this.
But even as he looked half-dead the vitality and blood held in his body was anything but, it was clear just waiting to pour out destroying everything.
Minutes passed, and finally.
BOOM!!
It sounded from deep inside Ren's body, but in the temple far from Ren's location, the lion sage looked in Ren's direction.
