Another idea is that the Earth Grudge Fear gives Naruto the ability to communicate with the spirits of the earth. These spirits can either help him or hinder him depending on his actions. He could use this connection to discover hidden shinobi techniques or lost knowledge. But there are also dark spirits that try to corrupt him, and Naruto has to resist their influence. His friends don't understand this new side of him at first, and he has to prove that he can control it.
A really interesting plot could be that the Earth Grudge Fear is a result of a secret experiment by an ancient shinobi organization. Naruto is the only successful subject. This organization now wants to recapture Naruto to continue their experiments. Naruto has to run and hide while also trying to figure out how to get rid of this power if he wants to. Along the way, he meets other outcasts who also have strange powers and together they form a group to fight against the organization that's after them.
Chapter 628, "It's Time for Them to Show Themselves!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yu Li's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with What are you fantasizing about?" Bai Lu looked at him incredulously,...
Chapter 515, "You actually kidnapped a man?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Sister Li's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from After Miss Su Yinwan left in a huff, Shang Shuyue's mood greatly...
Chapter 456, "It's Not Too Much to Ask for a Game Console, Right?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Game Console's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on There was no choice but to follow through with the rules she'd set,...
Chapter 706, "How Did a Good Person Turn Out Like This?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Su Yinwan's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Inside the building, President Sun and his group watched Zhao Lang...
Chapter 467, "Your Boars Have All Run Back!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yu Li's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with He had recently been meditating on how to accomplish the tasks... and closes on It wasn't until the boar had eaten its fill and even urinated....
Chapter 768, "Sorry Everyone", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Mingyu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from With a "snap", Jiang Zhao Yuan's purple clay teapot shattered on the...
Chapter 466, "Are There Really Wild Boars?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The lady sure acts like a lady, even in 'Wilderness Survival' she...
Chapter 829, "How can you not even keep an eye on one person?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Yu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Yu Li reached out to take Jiang Li's bag.
Chapter 433, "The Young Master Has His Own Ideas", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Since Jiang Yan and his group left, the house had become much colder.
Chapter 710, "Handsome, Who Are You?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, The man was wearing the white cotton attire of a beauty salon, the.... By the end, Wuu wuu wuu, she had actually bullied Jiang Li before, bullied her....