Deterrence

"If the Otsutsuki Clan realizes that we know the location of their home planet, they'll start to fear us," Ying Yue continued. "We can establish a 'mutually assured destruction' deterrent between the Ninja World and the Otsutsuki Clan. They'll face the risk of being discovered and destroyed by a more powerful interstellar civilization, and we can use that to keep them from attacking the Ninja World lightly."

Orochimaru smiled knowingly, his interest piqued. "What a clever strategy, Lord Ying Yue. I'll lead the Science Department in making a breakthrough in cosmic broadcasting technology as soon as possible and encode the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Clan's home planet. Once we broadcast them, the Otsutsuki Clan will never be able to hide the location of their home planet again."

Ying Yue nodded and said with satisfaction, "Excellent. The Dark Forest Plan is officially approved, effective immediately. All scientific resources are to be prioritized for this plan, to ensure the successful completion of the cosmic broadcast."

With Ying Yue's support, Orochimaru's Science Department quickly began researching cosmic broadcasting technology.

As the Ninja World's technology reached new heights, the design and construction of the cosmic broadcasting equipment gradually took shape.

Ying Yue's scientific team worked around the clock to build a high-powered, sun-facing transmitter based on the Aerospace Mothership system, capable of sending signals deep into the far reaches of the universe.

Orochimaru constantly refined the equipment's details, striving to ensure the stable transmission of information.

They precisely encoded the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Home Planet and embedded them in the broadcast signal in a complex manner, ensuring that once transmitted, the coordinates would be learned by other civilizations in the universe.

The signal would spread from the Ninja World as its point of origin, across the vast universe. Any interstellar civilization that received it would learn the location of the Otsutsuki Clan's home planet.

At the same time, Ying Yue established the conditions for releasing the coordinates: if the Otsutsuki Clan invaded the Ninja World again and threatened its safety, he would launch the cosmic broadcast without hesitation and reveal the location of their home planet.

This would pose a mortal threat to the Otsutsuki Clan, forcing them to face the prying eyes and attacks of other civilizations in the universe.

When the imprisoned members of the Otsutsuki Clan learned of Ying Yue's plan, shock and fury mingled in their eyes.

Momoshiki Otsutsuki roared, "You dare threaten the Otsutsuki Clan? Do you have any idea what the consequences will be?"

Ying Yue replied calmly, "Perhaps you consider yourselves powerful, but that doesn't mean the Ninja World will stand by and do nothing. You know very well what disaster could follow if your home planet were exposed to the universe. As long as you stop threatening the Ninja World, this plan won't be carried out."

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked at Ying Yue, a dark glint in his eyes. "You'll pay for your confidence, Ying Yue."

Ying Yue smiled faintly, his eyes icy. "Then try it. If you cross us again, the universe will become your enemy."

From then on, a delicate balance of deterrence took shape between the Ninja World and the Otsutsuki Clan.

The Otsutsuki Clan could no longer invade the Ninja World without risking the power of their home planet, while Ying Yue held the upper hand in negotiations through the Dark Forest Plan.

Peace in the Ninja World was further secured, and Ying Yue's presence ensured its safety for the long term.

With the Dark Forest Plan in place, Ying Yue had ushered the Ninja World into the arena of interstellar politics.

Ying Yue did not let up. He continued leading the Ninja World toward a higher form of civilization, expanding the power of its Aerospace Motherships, exploring the unknown universe, and mastering more advanced technology.

At the Kara base of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Uchiha Ying Yue had unexpectedly obtained the cells of the Otsutsuki Clan's mightiest being, the "God of Otsutsuki," Otsutsuki Shibai.

Ying Yue handed the cells over to Orochimaru and the other top scientists for in-depth study, and eventually mastered Otsutsuki Shibai's two legendary divine techniques: Reflection and Omnipotence.

Omnipotence could bring anything into existence, turning one's thoughts and desires into reality.

Reflection could attack enemies through thought. Any attack or killing intent directed at him would be reflected completely, with greater killing intent resulting in greater power.

However, to activate the technique, he had to touch another person's body with his palm.

With these two divine techniques, Ying Yue's power rose to another level. He had seemingly surpassed the peak of the Six Paths level and was even strong enough to match the most powerful member of the Otsutsuki Clan.

As Ying Yue grew stronger, the Dark Forest Plan neared completion thanks to the efforts of Orochimaru and the Science Department.

The cosmic broadcasting equipment had been built and tested several times.

After repeated adjustments to the equipment, Ying Yue was finally ready to launch the plan.

The broadcast would make the Otsutsuki Clan realize that if they continued their invasion of the Ninja World, their home planet would be exposed to the universe, inviting the destructive threat of other interstellar civilizations.

Ying Yue knew that the deterrent effect of the Dark Forest Plan would give the Ninja World unprecedented protection, while also allowing him to gain the upper hand in negotiations with the Otsutsuki Clan.

Since he lacked the power to destroy them outright, deterrence and negotiation might secure the best possible outcome for the Ninja World.

Because the Otsutsuki Clan's communication methods far surpassed those of the Ninja World, Ying Yue decided to use the captured members of the clan, including Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki, as intermediaries for negotiations.

Ying Yue told Momoshiki Otsutsuki and the others, "I've learned the location of your home planet. Unless you're willing to coexist peacefully with the Ninja World, I'll launch the Dark Forest Plan and expose the location of your planet. The threat posed by other powerful civilizations in the universe will be more than you can bear."

His voice held no emotion, only calm certainty, which carried an invisible pressure.

Though Ying Yue's pressure left Momoshiki Otsutsuki and the others unable to move, they remained calm. "Do you think you can secure peace by threatening us?"

Ying Yue remained unmoved and said calmly, "I know how powerful you are, but your home planet may not know what I'm capable of. Once we launch the Dark Forest Plan, both the Otsutsuki Clan's home planet and the Ninja World will be destroyed."

Faced with Ying Yue's forceful words, Momoshiki Otsutsuki and the others began to waver. Eventually, they agreed to his terms: they would use their special means of communication to contact the main family on the Otsutsuki Clan's home planet and initiate negotiations.

After a long wait, the Otsutsuki Clan finally entered negotiations with Ying Yue.

During the negotiations, Ying Yue bluntly stated that if the Otsutsuki Clan continued its aggressive strategy, the Ninja World would spare no effort to launch the Dark Forest Plan and expose the location of its home planet.

However, Ying Yue did not want the future of the Ninja World to remain locked in hostility with the Otsutsuki Clan's home planet.

Ying Yue proposed a reasonable condition: peaceful coexistence.