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I don't believe a word you say!
Naruto couldn't help but complain inwardly after hearing Roy Reiss's words.
He could tell that Roy Reiss wasn't lying or fabricating stories to deceive him, but he was certain that the man had concealed many important details.
As for the reason, Naruto guessed that he probably wanted to use him for something.
"What about him?"
Naruto suddenly pointed at the still-unconscious Eren Yeager and asked, "Why did you ask me to bring him here? Does he also have some connection with the people outside the island?"
"He is the key."
Roy Reiss looked at the unconscious Eren Yeager with a complicated expression and said, "This young man also possesses Titan power, and he is the only Attack Titan unaffected by the Founding Titan.
Not only that, besides the power of the Attack Titan, he also possesses the Founding Titan's power, which was taken from the previous Reiss family several years ago."
"I asked Kenny Ackerman to have you bring him here not only to tell you the truth, but also because we must retrieve the Founding Titan's power from him," Roy Reiss said seriously.
"He actually has two types of Titan power."
Naruto was surprised. He glanced at Eren Yeager, then asked, "Isn't the Founding Titan's power the strongest among all Titans? And only your family can use it. So why was it taken by a young man?"
"To be precise, it wasn't him who took it, but his father," Roy Reiss said, a trace of hatred appearing in his voice.
The process of obtaining Titan power was extremely cruel: one had to transform into a Titan and then consume the other's spinal fluid.
Eren Yeager's father had taken the Founding Titan's power from Roy Reiss's eldest daughter.
In other words, Eren's father had once eaten Roy Reiss's daughter.
"His father?"
Naruto frowned, then asked, "So the Titan power in his body was inherited from his father? How do you plan to retrieve the Founding Titan's power from him?"
For some reason, Naruto had a bad feeling about this so-called "retrieval" process.
"This is the main point of tonight."
Roy Reiss stood up and walked in front of Naruto, looking at him seriously.
"To retrieve the Founding Titan's power, one must possess the Reiss family's bloodline and be strong enough.
Since no one in the current Reiss family meets these conditions, the power has remained with this young man—until your appearance!"
Roy Reiss's gaze suddenly turned fervent as he looked at Naruto.
"You possess both the Ackerman bloodline, which is unaffected by the Founding Titan, and the Reiss bloodline, which can control it. Your physical abilities even surpass those of the exceptionally talented Ackerman clan.
If you were to inherit the Founding Titan's power, you could utilize it to an unprecedented degree!"
As the true ruler within the walls, Roy Reiss naturally knew of Naruto's reputation and had even suspected he possessed Ackerman blood.
What he hadn't expected was that Naruto also carried the Reiss bloodline.
When Kenny Ackerman told him this, he had been overjoyed.
Currently, aside from Roy himself, only his youngest daughter possessed legitimate Reiss blood.
Originally, he had planned to let her reclaim the Founding Titan's power from Eren Yeager. But just before taking action, Naruto appeared—a far more suitable candidate.
There was also another crucial reason.
If Naruto, who possessed both bloodlines, inherited the Founding Titan, it might be possible to break the "Vow of Renouncing War" left by the 145th King Fritz.
Then they would no longer have to cower behind the walls, enduring attacks from the outside world without retaliation.
He's lying!
Naruto immediately reached this conclusion.
Roy Reiss had completely avoided explaining how the Titan power would be "retrieved."
That alone was enough to make Naruto certain something was wrong.
"So, how exactly do I—"
Naruto was about to press further when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.
He turned around and saw Kenny Ackerman withdrawing a syringe.
"What are you doing?"
Naruto quickly stepped back, pulling the syringe from his back.
"What did you inject into me?"
He hadn't sensed any hostility from Kenny before. In fact, the man had been unusually excited ever since arriving here—and that excitement was directed at him.
Because of that, Naruto hadn't been on guard.
He hadn't expected to be ambushed.
Although the attack didn't feel malicious, the sense of unease only deepened.
"I'm sorry, Naruto."
Kenny Ackerman spoke apologetically, though his face remained full of excitement.
"This is a necessary step to obtain Titan power. I hope you won't blame me."
Ever since witnessing Uri Reiss's Titan power, Kenny had longed for it.
Not long ago, Roy Reiss revealed the method of obtaining Titan power while asking for his help in capturing Eren Yeager.
Among the Reiss family, only Roy and his youngest daughter could control the Founding Titan.
Kenny knew Roy wasn't satisfied with his daughter, but had no alternative.
Wanting Naruto to gain that power, Kenny revealed his existence to Roy.
Roy had been thrilled.
However, Kenny believed Naruto would refuse due to his hatred of Titans.
So he decided to force the process.
What he injected into Naruto was a serum containing Titan spinal fluid—something that would turn a person into a mindless Pure Titan.
However, by consuming an Intelligent Titan, that person would regain consciousness and inherit their power.
That was Kenny's goal.
"What did you do to me?!"
Naruto's unease intensified.
The drug began to take effect.
A violent sensation surged through his head—and everything went black.
In the next moment, scorching steam erupted from his body.
He transformed into a Titan over thirty meters tall.
"ROAR!"
Driven purely by instinct, Naruto attacked the nearest "humans."
Roy and Kenny had already retreated.
Only the unconscious Eren Yeager remained.
Without hesitation, Naruto grabbed him, threw him into his mouth, and swallowed him.
"Success!"
Roy Reiss's face lit up with excitement.
He turned to share the moment with Kenny—only to be met with the cold barrel of a gun.
"Kenny...?"
Panic filled Roy's face.
"W-What are you doing?"
"Eliminating the last threat to Naruto."
Kenny's expression was calm.
"I know you're hiding something about the Founding Titan. But it doesn't matter. Once Naruto inherits its power, killing you will solve everything."
Kenny had always known Roy was lying.
But that didn't matter.
Once Naruto gained the power, no one would be able to control him.
That was his plan.
"No, Kenny, listen—"
Bang!
Kenny didn't let him finish.
One shot. Roy Reiss fell dead.
"Now, once Roy's illegitimate daughter is dealt with, no one can threaten Naruto."
After a final glance at Naruto, Kenny disappeared into the night.
Ten minutes later—
Naruto's Titan form dissipated in a cloud of steam.
He returned to normal.
After a brief daze, his consciousness cleared.
He looked around.
Kenny was gone.
Roy Reiss… was dead.
Naruto approached the corpse, frowning at the destroyed head.
"Did Kenny do this? Why?"
He had no memory of what happened while he was a Titan.
Nor did he understand how Titan powers were inherited.
He simply noticed that Eren was gone.
What Naruto didn't realize—was that Eren hadn't been taken.
He had been eaten.
As for the Founding Titan...
Naruto could clearly feel a new power within him.
"No…"
His expression changed.
There were two distinct powers inside his body.
"Did I… take both?"
A chill ran through him.
He had a strong feeling something terrible had happened.
Focusing inward, Naruto quickly grasped one of the weaker powers.
It was—the power of the Attack Titan.