The next day.
Xuandou left his room feeling refreshed, admiring the rows of migrating birds flying south across the sky.
He was overjoyed.
After last night ended, Hinata had hunched over and secretly brought him back, then fetched Kushina to look after him.
That was also why he had come out of his own room.
Whether it was because what one could not have was always the most tempting, or because of the contrast between Hinata's shy personality and her increasingly captivating face, he did not know.
Xuandou had grown ever fonder of having Hinata help treat his illness.
Most importantly, at such times, he could also admire the girl's lovely face, as well as her shy, tearful expression.
Wonderful!
Delicious!
Still, after a brief rest, he would have to get down to business for a while.
Xuandou took the Two Elements Pendant from his robes and poured a vast amount of energy into it. His figure flashed, and he appeared before the three-man team of Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki.
The matter at Azure Tide Port had come to a close.
Hinata also needed some time to settle her emotions.
As it happened, the evolution and vast energy brought by the two God Tree Fruits he had obtained from Ether had extended the duration of the Shinjutsu Divine Concealment by another two years.
For the time being, the Shinobi World was no longer in danger of destruction.
And all the preparations were already complete.
The next step was to stir up trouble at the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds.
Before leaving Azure Tide Port, Xuandou deliberately selected the identity of the Ōtsutsuki Clan Head on the System Panel.
On one previous occasion.
Because he had forgotten this and appeared as Xuandou, the three of them had concentrated their attacks on him again.