As soon as Naruto came home and cried, the system data also changed.

[Host: Li Yaoxiang

Darkening Target: Uzumaki Naruto

Target Soul: 5/40

Darkening Degree: 1.6%

Darkening Value: 7800

Mall: Slightly]

This is the Darkening System that Li Yaoxiang awakened.

In addition to being able to invade Naruto's consciousness space and controlling Naruto's body under certain conditions, there are these things displayed on an interface.

Very simple and straightforward.

'Soul' represents a person's willpower, spiritual energy, etc.

The soul value of ordinary adults is between 8-10.

The reason why Naruto's soul value displays 5/40 because his current soul value was 5, and the upper limit of his soul value is 40.

As his age and mind grow, his soul value will also increase.

This also means that if the soul value is higher, darkening a person will be more difficult.

Before being transmigrated, Li Yaoxiang had heard many Naruto fans thought that the reason Naruto Uzumaki was so naive and so stupid when he was a child, perhaps because he was hit by Shimura Danzo's "Kotoamatsukami".* [*TL note: Kotoamatsukami is a dōjutsu that casts a powerful yet subtle mind-controlling genjutsu on the target.

Danzō Shimura was an elder of Konohagakure. As the founder and leader of Root, Danzō gained notoriety as The Darkness of the Shinobi.]

However, when Li Yaoxiang transmigrated to Naruto World, he carefully analyzed Naruto's life and the original work plot but found that this probability is not significant.

After all, the "extremely optimistic" Naruto was actually gradually revealed when he was 2-3 years old. But when Shimura Danzo got Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, Uzumaki Naruto was about 5 years old.

The timeline would not be correct.

Therefore, Li Yaoxiang had reason to suspect that the culprit that caused Naruto's difficulty to darken soar rapidly should be because of the lingering 'Asura's soul'.

It's just that because for whom Naruto will become so naive and so silly was not very important for Li Yaoxiang.

The most important thing was that he could get a clear answer from this analysis, that is, in the next two years, he didn't need to worry about Naruto being exposed to 'Kotoamatsukami'.

The 'Darkening Degree' is Naruto's current darkening percent.

If the Darkening Degree is 100%, it means that Li Yaoxiang has completed his mission in Naruto World, and he can leave Naruto World at any time.

The seed buried in Naruto's heart succeeded in raising Naruto's darkening degree from 0% to 1.6%. Because of this, the system rewarded him with a darkening value of 7800 points.

As for the 'Darkening Value' usage, it is very useful! That is related to whether Li Yaoxiang can be his currency in Naruto World. These darkening points can be used to buy any item in Naruto World in the system mall!

The "any" here includes various Ninjutsu, various Taijutsu, various Genjutsu, etc. Even Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Sage Body, various Kekkei Genkai, etc. are not a problem!

That is to say, as long as his darkening point is enough, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Madara, Otsutsuki Kaguya, etc., are no problem. These final Big Bosses will be just a few scums for Li Yaoxiang!

Unfortunately, the changes this time were not most worthy of Li Yaoxiang's pleasure. Not because of the 1.6% increase in darkening degree, nor the 7800 darkening value reward. He needed proof! A proof that the direction of his efforts over the years was not wrong!

As long as he proves that he is right, it means that in the days to come, as long as he sticks to and continues doing this, he doesn't have to be afraid to waste his efforts anymore! As for the darkening value… If there are no accidents, if things continue to develop normally, the darkening value will have another chance to skyrocket later. And there's no time limit to use the darkening value anyway.

Li Yaoxiang did not rush to use the points. He exited the system interface. The mind returned to Naruto, who was still crying and doubting his life.

"hic hic hic~ But didn't the Grandpa Hokage say, as long as you work hard, you will succeed? Could it be that I didn't work hard enough?"

Hearing Naruto's response, it was Li Yaoxiang, who had been mentally prepared for a long time and could not help but cursed Asura. It seems that Uzumaki Naruto's 'sickness' is severe.

But it doesn't matter. Go according to plan.

"Oh, the Grandpa? Do you still believe his words?"

Hearing that Li Yaoxiang dared to question Naruto, the heartbroken Naruto was stunned for a while but soon recovered. After all, at this moment, he doesn't have the mind to care about these things.

"Is Grandpa Hokage wrong too? Is there really no way to change? I can only live alone?"

Just when Naruto was about to despair, Li Yaoxiang suddenly suffocated such a sentence: "Actually... it's not hopeless..."

Naruto's eyes widened. He lifted his head. He gasped. He wiped the tears and snot on the face.

"...Can change? You have a way to change? What is it?"

After a moment of silence, Li Yaoxiang's hesitation sounded again in Naruto's mind: "This method… may let you face a more brutal reality in the near future. Do you really want to know?"

Naruto did not care whether the future is cruel. Nothing was more important than solving his current situation.

"YES! I would like to know! Please tell me, please!" Naruto had such a fierce reaction.

How could Li Yaoxiang, who was with him forever, not understand? After all, since Naruto became sensible, he had only faced two walls, except for Sarutobi Hiruzen, who sometimes came to visit him once or twice.

There is no internet. No games. No mobile phone. There are no web posts.

Not to mention Naruto, even Li Yaoxiang, an otaku before transmigration, could not stand it.

Because of this understanding, every time Li Yaoxiang communicates with Naruto; he has the upper hand.

"Actually… you don't have to work so hard to prove yourself. Because you are the hero of the village, you saved everyone. Everyone misunderstood you."

Naruto was stunned and mistakenly thought that Li Yaoxiang was comforting Naruto. Naruto then mocked himself: "How could I be a hero in the village? Forget it, although I don't understand why you said that, I still thank you for comforting me."

"I'm not... I didn't comfort you. I said that; because… The Fourth-Hokage that saved the lives of the entire village, Namikaze Minato… is your father."