Over the next few days.
The light of Infinite Tsukuyomi quietly influenced the entire Shinobi World.
In the regions Xuandou had already effectively occupied.
The Land of Hot Water, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Iron, the Land of Waterfalls, the Land of Earth, and others.
Public approval of Xuandou rose higher and higher.
The people who had already accepted him wholeheartedly now regarded him as "chosen by destiny."
On the streets, people could often be heard discussing "Lord Xuandou's benevolent rule" in teahouses.
Farmers would casually remark from the ridges between their fields, "Life these days is so much better than before."
Even in the newly annexed territories, residents who had initially harbored some resistance began subtly letting down their guard.
They could not explain why, but the name "Uchiha Xuantou" seemed to have become less grating.
Some would instinctively glance at the fan-emblazoned flag while heading to market, an inexplicable sense of reassurance rising within them.
Even the people of the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, though they had yet to directly experience Xuandou's rule.
As news about Xuandou filtered in from the border.
As rumors such as "Lord Xuandou reduced taxes," "Lord Xuandou punished corrupt officials," and "Lord Xuandou built roads and bridges" became increasingly common.
They, too, gradually began to yearn for it.
They began to hope.
Perhaps life would be a little easier under that Lord Xuandou's rule.
Such thoughts quietly settled in their hearts like seeds.
Under the shallow influence of Infinite Tsukuyomi, the entire Shinobi World was undergoing subtle changes.
That day, Xuandou sat in his office, looking through the intelligence scrolls Mabui had sent from various regions.
The effects of Infinite Tsukuyomi were deepening at a visible rate.
Reports on public sentiment in every occupied region were