Th… this… this is incredible!"
Ruo Feng was astonished. The Dog Sage before him had such a legendary origin. The Dog Sage's father had once been the pet of Indra and Asura.
Ruo Feng knew that when Indra and Asura were children, they had a dog that was killed by a wild boar due to Kurotsuchi's (Black Zetsu's) plot. Indra ultimately killed the boar and even awakened the Sharingan because of it. (This is referenced in the Naruto anime, Episode 685.)
Ruo Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at the Dog Sage. "So… it's because of your father that you became what you are today!"
The Dog Sage nodded quietly and said softly, "Yes… because my father Xiaobai saved Asura. Later, when Indra saw me just after birth, he infused chakra into me, allowing me to understand chakra and awaken my intelligence. Asura even stole sage cultivation techniques from Mount Myōboku so I could enter Sage Mode.
Especially during the selection of the next head of the Ninja Clan, Asura brought back some fragments of the Divine Tree and fused them into my body. This allowed me to create the Clan of Dogs. My descendants continued to grow, evolving their bloodline, forming various breeds. With Asura's help, I established the Beast King Mountain Clan of Dogs, making them a prominent summoning beast clan.
Later, after the deaths of Indra and Asura, I chose to aid Indra, since he had awakened my intelligence. I delivered the core summoning scrolls to the Uchiha clan and aided them. As for the Senju clan back then, with many supporting families, I paid no mind.
With the passage of time, the Clan of Dogs eventually reached the Warring States period. When Uchiha Madara signed the contract, I realized he was Indra's reincarnation. But I did not expect him to seek even greater power and force the Clan of Dogs. Madara knew that the Clan of Dogs possessed secrets that could strengthen him.
Madara came to Beast King Mountain with the Nine-Tails to coerce us. I initially refused, but due to the deaths of my clan members, I ultimately compromised. I revealed the secret of merging the powers of Asura and Indra to awaken the Six Paths power. I had learned this unintentionally from the Six Paths, but Madara's greed led him to seize Asura's chakra. After that, I do not know the full details. The descendants of the Clan of Dogs had their intelligence sealed by Madara's genjutsu, and this seal has been passed down along the bloodline.
I was gravely injured in that war, unable to fully recover. Coupled with the fact that I was originally an ordinary earth dog, it was only through external forces that I continued to grow. Without these forces, I could never have evolved. Facing such an immense passage of time, after being exhausted and injured by Madara, I could barely sustain myself. Now, the only reason I am alive is due to the natural chakra techniques stolen by Asura from Mount Myōboku, along with the Divine Tree fragments fused into me, barely maintaining my deteriorated life.
Before I die, I do not want the Clan of Dogs to vanish. I also do not want my descendants to live a meaningless, aimless life!"
Ruo Feng was deeply shaken. He had never imagined that the Clan of Dogs before him had such a profound origin.
The Dog Sage lay back in his reclining chair and continued, "I cannot sustain much longer, but I cannot watch my descendants drift aimlessly. Unfortunately, I lack the ability to lift the seals on their intelligence. These genjutsu seals originate from the Uzumaki clan—a special sealing technique. The Clan of Dogs has little heritage and lacks understanding of sealing techniques.
Thus, I hope to find a powerful contractor to restore the Clan of Dogs to glory. When Asura brought the Divine Tree fragments, I fused them within me, and while creating the Clan of Dogs, I passed the tree's essence to the next generation.
In terms of heritage, the Beast King Mountain Clan of Dogs cannot match Mount Myōboku. But in terms of population and quality, the toads of Mount Myōboku cannot compare to the Clan of Dogs. Large, bloodline-mutated dogs, like the Ghost-Faced Mastiff King, Hachis, sled dogs, bulldogs… far surpass the toad clan."
Ruo Feng smiled faintly. "I didn't expect the Clan of Dogs to have such numbers… basically every type of dog from Earth is concentrated here."
Ruo Feng murmured, intrigued by what the Dog Sage had said. On Earth, he was a dog lover—not a fanatic, but fond of cute dogs, like Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes… they were fun and fierce. Of course, he also liked Tibetan Mastiffs, though those were too expensive for him to buy.
Ruo Feng narrowed his eyes and said to the Dog Sage, "So… I need to care for these dogs whose intelligence is sealed, and help them grow!"
The Dog Sage nodded silently. "Their heritage is shallow compared to the three great summoning sanctuaries. What the Clan of Dogs can offer, aside from my sage techniques modified from Mount Myōboku, is simply their numbers and varieties. But now their intelligence is sealed. If I had the ability, I would have lifted the seals long ago. I hope you can help the Clan of Dogs, so these dogs do not decline."
Ruo Feng nodded firmly. "I will nurture the Clan of Dogs!"
With determination, Ruo Feng recalled when he first selected summoning beasts. He had already considered training them himself. In the original story, Kakashi's dogs were trained by him.
Ruo Feng could train them too, and he had a unique advantage. From countless multiverses' trash, an immortal-level world might appear, with spiritual creatures, celestial beast meat, blood, discarded elixirs… all of these could be used to train summoning beasts and help them grow.
He knew that some trash from countless futures was dangerous to humans, but for these animals, it could be an exception.
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