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Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto I shall seal the heavens belongs to Er gen

Naruto stepped out of the shower slowly making sure not to put too much force down and slip for the third time, Walking over to the towel rack he picked up the old towel he placed there before his shower. As he picked up the towel he marveled over his new sense of touch, whereas before It was just an old towel rough from age, now it was covered in tiny patches of nothing where the fabric had been worn flat. Deciding to wait to marvel at his new improved senses until after he was dried and dressed he quickly goes about toweling off and putting on his only spare set of clothes. an off-white T-shirt and a black pair of shorts, not ideal for late autumn or early winter but it would have to do for now. He looked himself over in the mirror, his short spiky blond hair and skin which he could have sworn was not this pale before he unlocked his qi. simply the thought that he had succeded in forming his core sea brought a smile to his face. He truly was an Uzumaki now, The smile dimmed somewhat when he looked over at the pile of ruined clothes, he had made a token attempt to purge the stains and filth from the fabric, but even dousing them in bleach didn't even scratch the surface of the grime that now coated them. grabbing an old fabric bag he stuffed the soiled clothes inside, he'd probably have to burn them he reasoned to himself After all there was no sense in anyone asking questions on how that fabric was stained to the point even chemicals couldn't clean it.

Shaking his head he made his way down from the apartment running his finger along the dulled Kunai he had fixed next to the door only for the dulled edge of the blade to fail to cut through his skin. Annoyed and surprised he tried again running his fingers along the dulled edge in vain Pulling his thumb up to his mouth he bites down, nothing. Moving a tiny portion of qi up to his mouth and coating his teeth he bites down again only for his teeth to slice through the hardened flesh with little resistance. Naruto raises an eyebrow at that but pushes it out of his mind, pressing the digit to the door it unlocks with the usual click. Naruto happily bounds down to the bottom of the apartment building, stashing the bag of ruined clothes in the bushes next to the entrance he goes to walk through Konoha. Naruto looks around in wonder at Konoha, Everything is so much more vibrant, the people how their hair looks, the shades and tone of their skin, the fabric they wear even the color and emotion of their eyes. "Though I could do without seeing how much they hate me in greater detail" he mutters to himself as he approaches one of the few clothing stores that served him. Opening the door with a little jingle of a bell he walks into a well-maintained but small clothing store, racks of clothes stretch from one end of the store to the other with little in the way of free space or a walkway. At the far end of the shop sits an old man with a face covered in wrinkles and age spots with no hair to speak of, With his new enhanced vision Naruto can see the old scars crisscrossed over his hands looking much too thick to have been made making clothes, the eyes snapping to every last noise or movement and the state of constant vigil speaks of ninja training. Looking up at Naruto and nodding to him, He pulls up an old scrap of cloth and gives several deep hacking coughs bringing up a fair amount of liquid. Naruto catches a glimpse of the fluid it's mainly a mix of red and sickening black and with his stronger nose the scent of rot and decay now makes its appearance.

Nodding back naruto makes his way around the store, almost all of the clothes were made for ninja use, several layers of fabric over a thin layer of metal wire, not enough to stop a blade outright but enough to slow it down and give some token resistance. As he's looking through the rack of clothes something catches his eye. A bright orange jumpsuit with a red spiral on the back, The instinctive urge to grab and buy the jumpsuit of his favorite colour is only held back by how uncomfortable it is to look at. The orange doesn't so much hurt as it feels like there's pressure against his eyes, the bright orange overwhelming his newly enhanced vision. Finally managing to tear his eyes away from the jumpsuit he moves to the darker sections of clothes, Finally deciding on some clothes he grabs a light grey shirt, a set of long Black pants and a navy blue jacket each a size or two too big, "I'll grow into them" he assures himself as he walks up to the counter taking out his frog shaped wallet he places the clothes in front of the owner, looking back on last time at the jumpsuit turns to face the store owner, can I get the red spiral from that jumpsuit on the back of the jacket and shirt please?" He asks politely the store owner nods and writes down on the paper "20,000 yen come back tomorrow" before taking the clothes and moving them to a rack for alterations. Giving a bright smile Naruto takes out the money, The smile dims slightly at how light his wallet is getting but he pushes through. he needs training clothes before the sparing and Kunai training picks up again in spring. exiting the store and Rubbing his hands together to fight off the cold the windchill gives him, Looking up he can see that the sun has been covered by sections of heavy cloud, and with the chill in the air Naruto begins to hurry back to his apartment though he didn't feel as cold as he should in a t-shirt and shorts he wasn't dumb enough to be out in the snow in these clothes, besides he had new cultivation scrolls to read.

Getting back to the apartment he opens and closes the door embracing the unnatural silence that fills the room, It was comforting at this point; a place where no one could hurt or bother him. Going over to the pile of scrolls he begins to read through them again most were still unreadable but 7 new scrolls Made sense to him. "The secret arts of the Uzumaki, Nine Star God body, Devil's unrelenting control, Ghost's heavenly truth, The immortal mind, The demons mark, Road to foundation establishment".
Naruto decides to start with the secret arts of the Uzumaki figuring it might tell him more. "Hello cultivator of the Uzumaki clan, Now that you have formed your core sea you can manipulate qi. Before you go any further you must know about the five secret arts of the Uzumaki, While qi Is powerful and the only limit to its use is the Dao. the first Uzumaki patriarch gave us five secret arts to push this increase in power to greater heights. The nine-star god's body is a secret art that toughens your body, At its maximum level even Gods themselves would not be able to scratch you, The devil's unrelenting control gives one true control over one's qi and body making it easier and faster to increase one's power and control. it's said at the maximum level one could even carve a planet apart with a blade of grass. The Ghost's heavenly truth allows one to cut apart illusions and dispel the temporary, with this art one could make the mountains and seas vanish like mist or turn them into farmland. The immortal mind allows one to think logically and quickly through any situation at the limit of this power you can see thousands of years into the future with perfect accuracy. and the demon's mark is a life-saving measure that will increase your power drastically in times of crisis; with this mastered your strength will tear through the fabric of the world leaving nothing to constrain you. Each of these arts requires a drop of heart blood to start practicing, heart blood is created and stored within your heart and holds a shred of your true qi, making this heart blood is incredibly costly and slow, so your body will only create and store 5 drops at a time each one may take years to replenish. You will at most have enough to start each of these arts. Unless your mentor recommends otherwise I would only start practicing one, Each art requires special criteria and or expensive reagents to increase in power so trying to practice more than one at a time will slow down your progress."

Naruto looked down at the scroll and turned to the other five scrolls each labeled with a secret art that in theory would each be heaven-defying and gaped at the power that the Uzumaki must have had in their prime. "How did they disappear? How did these scrolls come to be stored in his apartment building?" He thinks to himself He decides he should probably read through all of the scrolls first before deciding on which one or ones he should spend time learning to use. There was a second of pause "Maybe I should just use all of them, that way if I get stuck with one I can just swap to another" Naruto muses to himself assured this was the best idea he opens the scroll for nine stars God body and begins to read.

"The nine stars god body is composed of, 9 celestial levels, 81 major levels and 729 minor levels, this art uses the body's ability to recover and become resistant to damage to the maximum possible level, to start this art you must infuse nine needles with a drop of heart-blood between them, one must go in your upper dantain on forehead between and just above the eyes, one in the back of each of your palms, one in the top of each foot, one in your middle dantian, one in the small of your back just above your tailbone, one in your lower dantian just below your navel and for the final one you must place it above your heart; while you channel your qi from your core sea in your middle dantian spreading it out to cover your entire body before making it flow back to your heart as the qi flow reaches your heart you must force the final needle in above your heart. if you do this successfully the needles should meld with your skin forming a faint star shape that will quickly fade This step is known for being painful be warned.

This is the first level, where you have formed your first nine minor stars, each minor star shows a minor increase in power, When you have 81 minor stars you can use a drop of Heart Blood-infused needles in the same configuration to consume them and form 9 major stars, when you have 81 major stars you can repeat this to form 9 celestial stars.

There are two ways to form more stars through this art, you must either consume powerful yang energy reagents or you must survive damage, For early levels basic training should allow you to slowly grow stronger, after reaching the first major stage you would have to take lethal amount of damage to see increase the strength of this art, while this art does harden your skin, muscle, bones, organs and tendons it in no way helps your survive or recover from damage inflicted to you.

To infuse the needles with heart blood you'll need a boiling pot of water, then add mashed ginseng root, tea leaves, bamboo shoots, and crushed ginkgo nuts. then boil it till the plants have dissolved. add the bones of a rooster and the heart of an ox and infuse the water with your qi, This should reduce the water to a viscous deep red liquid, then add a drop of your heart blood. The mixture should turn thick like mud, drop your nine needles into the mixture and let it cool, when it's finished cooling there should be no mixture remaining only the needles"

Naruto looked down at the scroll, frowning at the list of ingredients he would need, he knew of a couple of medicine shops that sold them. But he also knew they would never actually serve him even if he did have the money to cover it which at this point he didn't. He didn't like stealing but when it came down to it it wasn't like he hadn't done it before. Looking at the other scrolls he decided he should do these each one at a time to prevent getting mixed up between the ingredients each would need, Naruto meditates until night falls Finally after the sun sets and the snow silently blankets the streets Naruto nods to himself. Circulating his qi he can feel the edge of the chill fade, With a final look around he silently sneaks out of his apartment the snow helps cover his footfalls as he sneaks down the street and into the market, he sees the herbal store and double checking there aren't any Shinobi or civilians walking around he makes his way to the back entrance. The alleyway to the store's backdoor was cramped, old boxes were stacked higher than he was tall. Crouching down to the back door he grabbed a set of lockpicks he begins to slowly and quietly pick the locks, It takes a while he hadn't had a lot of practice recently just before he's about to try and think of something else the quiet click of the lock opening alerts Naruto to his success.

Silently Naruto creeps into the store, he had always been able to see in the dark pretty well; but with a slight amount of qi pushed into his eyes the dark room continually brightened until it was lit like late afternoon, though it had shifted to greyscale rather than color like he had expected. With a shrug he slowly creeps his way into the storage room and has to hold in his sneeze as the strong smell of herbs assaults his nose. with a strong shake of his head begins to rummage through the room it takes a while but he eventually gathers the ginseng root, tea leaves, bamboo shoots and crushed ginkgo nuts. Moving to leave the room he spots a mortar and pestle placed on top of one of the boxes next to the door, this was very faintly colored glowing softly moving to pick it up he finds there is a very faint trace of qi that saturated through the smooth stone. Deciding that no one would miss a mortar and pestle he shoves it into his pack with the herbs, making his way out of the store and silently closing the door behind him with a quick turn of the lockpicks the lock clicked closed again.

Smiling to himself he collected his lock picks and left, Next was the heart of an ox and bones of a rooster, these would be much easier to get his hands on, after all these were offal and the high-class butchers just threw these scraps outback, Naruto makes his way to the butcher who at most indifferent to him, the ones who would occasionally take pity on him might question why he needed those bits of offal specifically and the one who hated him would chase him away claiming he wasn't a customer and shouldn't crowd their shops. Naruto finds one and moves up to the roof it's a bit of a scrabble at some points but he soon sits on the roof of the two-story butcher's house and deciding not to waste any time gets into the meditation position.

meditating was getting a lot easier Now just get into position and he could meditate for hours in what seemed like seconds. There Naruto sits ignoring the snow that fell and started to pile up on his body, soon The sun begins to peak out over the horizon and Naruto opens his eyes and ears to the world again, It's quiet but the bustle of the market is starting up, tired half asleep grunts and good mornings echo across empty streets. looking down he can see the wagon with animals out front of the butcher, dead bulls, chickens, goats and pigs get carried into the store. He moves to the other side of the store to watch the backdoor, he watches and waits Eventually a kid with rusty red hair just a bit older than Naruto dargs and drops off a box of blood-covered bones and a box of organs judging from the fact the bones were thick and the organs bigger than his hands this was probably the bull. Waiting for the door to close Naruto dropped down to the street the fall that would have at least made a normal person unsteady, barely even registered for Naruto as he quickly cracked open the box of organs digging through it and eventually pulling out what looked like a heart and judging from the amount blood leaking from the couldn't disagree,

he pulls out a metal lunch box and places the heart inside and he once again climbs to the roof and waits for the kid to bring out the box of chicken bones. When he does Naruto once again waits for him to go back inside before climbing down and grabbing several handfuls of the bones before making a mad dash away from the store and towards his apartment, giddy with excitement he presses his hand not covered in ox blood against the door sending a tiny qi blade through the skin of his palm the door unlocks and naruto Wastes no time getting inside opening his bag he moves the bones and heart to the fridge. Washing his hands he moves to get out the plants ginseng root, tea leaves, ginkgo nuts and bamboo shoots.

Looking down at the bag he grabs the mortal and pestle he had grabbed only now does he realize the smooth stone is jade, the small amount of qi flowing through it hadn't diminished. "Maybe they will notice it's missing" he thinks to himself as he picks it up. The smell of mashed plants and herbs all but radiates from the jade pestle shaking the overpowering scent away Naruto rinses off all the herbs and The mortar, putting a large pot of water on to boil taking the ginseng root, the tea leaves, ginkgo nuts and bamboo shoots he begins to grind them all together as a mash liberally pouring in his qi as he goes until it's all blended.

carefully he scrapes every last piece of the mixture into the pot of boiling water. Watching as the water boils and bubbles, dissolving the mash over the course of several minutes Leaving a totally clear pot of water. taking out the chicken bones he adds them to the water Instantly the qi and herbs seem to eat the bones the mixture turns a pale pink as the last of the bones vanish, Taking out the ox heart he adds it to the mixture and watches in amazement as the pale pink turns a deep blood red as the heart begins to melt. as it Vanishes the mixture begins to grow thicker now closer to a viscous liquid than water. taking out the nine sowing needles Naruto brings his qi to his chest pushing it into his heart, A twinge of pain comes from his chest as a flood of liquid comes up his throat Naruto coughs a deep crimson liquid into the pot watching as the mixture continues to visually thicken until its finally to something close to sludge just barely liquid.

Taking the pot off the heat Naruto drops in the needles the thick gunk seems to drain into the metal needles as it cools, after about an hour the pot is empty and clean except for 9 blood-red needles sitting at the bottom. With a gulp Naruto stabs 8 of the nine needles into his body, one in the back of each of his hands, one in the tops of his feet, one over his center dantian in the middle of his chest, one in the upper dantian in his forehead and one in his lower dantain just below his navel. finally one in his back just above the curve in his spine, as he holds the last needle in his hand he can feel all the other areas heating up it almost hurts at this point, gritting his teeth he cycles his qi according to the instructions and finally when the qi reaches his heart he plunges the final needle into his chest above he heart, the needle pierces his chest with no resistance and as the qi and the needle press into his heart in tandem. Naruto lets out a pained gasp as Heat and pain flood his senses The world swims in and out of focus, As he Burns up there's a distant thump and crash, "something falling to the floor" his mind supplies while His face presses into the cool floor, the world finally fading into black.