A flood of information about this ninjutsu swiftly poured into Xuandou's mind.
Xuandou quickly understood the structure of this new ninjutsu.
Simply put, this ninjutsu was quite similar to the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Seal: both used a formula to act directly on the recipient and achieve deep control.
Although Pakura had now given her body to him, people's hearts could change.
To be safe, it would be better to control her completely with the slave mark.
So Xuandou pulled Pakura, who was tidying up the scene, into his arms.
"Ah!"
Caught off guard, Pakura let out a soft cry, then looked up and glared at him in embarrassment and anger.
"What... are you doing?"
"Lie on the bed and open your mind!"
Pakura froze, but ultimately lay flat obediently.
Then Xuandou began applying the seal.
"Yin Seal!"
The sealing was complete.
Xuandou briefly sensed her state.
Her current emotions were humiliation, embarrassment, and anger.
"What kind of seal is this?!"
Pakura immediately grew somewhat embarrassed and angry.
"Well..."
Xuandou wore a wicked grin.
"Just a special seal."
Despite her best efforts to hide it, a barely perceptible trace of hatred still flashed across Pakura's face.
Xuandou keenly detected that hatred.
So he decided to teach Pakura a lesson.
It would also be a good opportunity to test the ninjutsu's effects.
Xuandou formed hand seals and called out:
"Yin Seal!"
As the ninjutsu took effect,
Pakura immediately let out a startled cry.
Only after a long while did she brace herself against the edge of the bed and slowly rise, staring at Xuandou resentfully.
"You!"
Using the seal, Xuandou immediately read her emotion: terror.
He smiled, then said:
"That's only the lowest level of punishment."
Pakura lowered her eyes and said nothing more.
She knew she had now fallen completely under Xuandou's control.
From this moment on, she was no longer her own master.
Xuandou stopped looking at her and took another faintly glowing card from inside his clothes.
[Kekkei Genkai Upgrade Card]
"Use."
The card in his hand slowly vanished.
The next second, searing heat welled up deep within his eyes.
His Sharingan appeared automatically, its three tomoe spinning wildly, chasing and colliding with one another until, at one instant, they fused completely.
An entirely new pattern slowly took shape in his pupils.
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
Stabbing pain followed close behind, as though thousands of steel needles had pierced his eyes.
Violent chakra fluctuations spread from his pupils throughout his body, washing through every inch of his chakra pathways and every piece of flesh.
His life energy and maximum chakra rose together at that moment, taking quite some time to settle.
Xuandou closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the world was entirely different.
The complete knowledge of Susanoo naturally surfaced in his mind.
In addition, two exclusive Dōjutsu were etched into his consciousness like instincts.
[Left eye: Yomotsu]
He carried an independent Yomotsu Space within himself.
After he dragged an enemy inside, the space would continuously erode their body, severely suppressing their taijutsu, ninjutsu, and reaction speed.
That was his domain, his home ground.
[Right eye: Tokitsumori]
Time rewound to five seconds earlier, but only for himself.
Xuandou stared at the names of these two Dōjutsu, his brow furrowing slightly.
Without a doubt, space-time ninjutsu were all extremely powerful.
Minato's Flying Thunder God and Obito's Kamui were both representative examples of space-time ninjutsu, and both men had risen to prominence because of them.
The two Dōjutsu he had just awakened were likewise spatial ninjutsu.
Yomotsu was a powerful space-time ninjutsu.
As for Tokitsumori...
Although it was a mysterious time ninjutsu, it could only rewind five seconds and only affected himself.
Although it could prove unexpectedly useful in certain situations, its limitations were ultimately a little too great.
He sighed softly, then checked his panel:
[Host: Uchiha Xuantou Kekkei genkai: Mangekyō Sharingan Chakra attributes: fire, lightning, yin Ninjutsu: Transformation Technique (E), Substitution Technique (E), Clone Technique (E), Body Flicker Technique (D), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (C), Lightning Release: Earth Flow (C), Fire Release: Dust Concealment (C), Yin Release: Heart's Divergent Gate (S), Yin Seal: Slave Mark (S) Dōjutsu: Susanoo, Yomotsu, Tokitsumori Remaining draws: 1]
As he stared at the final line, an idea suddenly occurred to him.
To test his idea, Xuandou issued a mental command:
"Draw!"
As the thought flashed through his mind, the familiar prize wheel appeared.
[D-rank reward: 40%, C-rank reward: 50%, B-rank reward: 10%]
The wheel spun a few times before slowly stopping.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have received a D-rank reward: Special Explosive Tag ×10]
Looking at the explosive tags that had suddenly appeared in his hand, Xuandou pursed his lips.
My luck is terrible. I actually drew the lowest-tier D-rank reward.
After grumbling inwardly a little, Xuandou dared not delay and hurriedly activated his Dōjutsu to test his guess.
"Tokitsumori!"
His Mangekyō rapidly consumed its ocular power, and needle-like pain shot through his eye sockets.
But he had no time to pay attention to that and looked down at his palm.
The ten Special Explosive Tags he had just won had all vanished into thin air.
He abruptly switched back to the system panel:
[Remaining draws: 1]
It's back!
Xuandou froze for a moment, then the corners of his mouth slowly lifted.
Even the system's data... can be rewound five seconds?
What does that mean?
It means I can draw repeatedly, rewind repeatedly, and farm rewards endlessly!
As long as I have enough ocular power, I can draw endlessly until I get a reward I'm satisfied with!
But he did not immediately draw again.
The current prize pool only went up to B-rank. It would be better to wait until Family Prosperity increased and the prize pool upgraded before using Tokitsumori to farm higher-tier rewards.
Only then would it be a true qualitative leap.
Next, only one thing remained: running for clan head.
Two days later.
Naka Shrine.
This was the sacred site passed down through generations of the Uchiha Clan. Construction had begun in the late Warring States period, with the first clan head leading the clansmen in building it with their own hands.
At that time, Ninshu had only just been established, and the Uchiha had not yet joined Konoha. This shrine had been the focus of the entire clan's faith and spiritual support.
Later, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha together, and Naka Shrine had been relocated there as well.
The shrine was built entirely from dark wood, its color growing ever more somber through decades of wind and rain.
A bronze bell bearing three tomoe hung at each end of the eaves, ringing faintly when the wind passed.
At the center of the hall stood a wooden statue of the Sage of Six Paths, looking down on all living beings with a compassionate expression.
On the stone platform before the statue rested a weathered stone tablet inscribed with ancient writing, which was said to require the Sharingan to decipher.
This was where the Uchiha clansmen held clan meetings, honored their ancestors, and decided the fate of the entire clan.
Tonight, dozens of stone lanterns had been lit around the shrine.
The flickering firelight illuminated the clan emblems on the corridor pillars: fans with vermilion backgrounds.
There was still a quarter of an hour before the clan meeting began, but people already filled the shrine and its surroundings.
Xuandou climbed the steps along the approach.
"Lord Xuandou!"
"Xuandou is here!"
Clansmen greeted him constantly along the way.
Some bowed, some waved, and others squeezed forward with their children, just so the children could see the "Hero Who Ended the War" with their own eyes.
Xuandou nodded to each in response.
He knew very well where this enthusiasm came from.
Half a month ago, he had led three hundred Uchiha clansmen into battle against Sunagakure.
Not only had every one of them returned alive, but each had also received four to five million ryō in spoils of war, enough for an ordinary ninja household to live comfortably.
In this era, a clan head who could win battles, lead his brothers to riches, and put real money into every household's hands was the clan head the clansmen truly wanted.
Xuandou stepped into the shrine's main hall.
The hall was brightly lit by candles, and the clan's three elders were already seated at the head.
The white-haired old man in the middle was Uchiha Somen, the clan's most senior elder.
Seeing Xuandou enter, Zongyan raised a hand and beckoned.
"Xuandou, come to the front."
"Tonight, the next clan head will be chosen between you and Fugaku."