Recaps

Sunagakure accepted Ebizo’s plan to prepare Gaara as acting Kazekage and contact Hidden Xuan Village, while Iwagakure descended into a furious dispute over its leaders’ capture. Kurotsuchi learned that her grandfather, father, and Senior Brother Akatsuchi were prisoners and set out to rescue them.

• Ebizo ordered Sunagakure to notify Gaara and send an envoy to Hidden Xuan Village to learn Uchiha Xuantou’s demands.
• Iwagakure’s Jōnin and elders argued over whether to attempt an immediate rescue or first gather information.
• Kurotsuchi burst into the meeting and demanded to know what had happened to her grandfather, father, and Senior Brother Akatsuchi.
• An older Jōnin told Kurotsuchi that Madara Uchiha had captured Mifune, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Kazekage, while Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi were likely held with them.
• Kurotsuchi declared that she would go to the Land of Iron to rescue them and headed for the door.

Xuandou learned that Konan was two months pregnant and promised to support her through the pregnancy. After the Land of Iron was conquered, the system gave Xuandou a new quest to unify the Shinobi World.

• A maid told Xuandou that Konan was pregnant, and he left his disciples' training to visit her at the hospital.
• Konan confirmed that she was two months pregnant and agreed to rest at the Imperial Palace while Ajisai helped care for her.
• Xuandou spent the next few days with Konan as reports confirmed that Shisui and Mabui had taken control of the Land of Iron.
• The system announced that the Land of Iron had been conquered and gave Xuandou the quest to conquer the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind to unify the Shinobi World.

Xuandou tested Orochimaru’s first batch of Impure World Reincarnation shinobi and sent them with the White Zetsu army to advance west into the Land of Earth. As his forces moved out, he headed to confront Kurotsuchi at the border.

• Mabui reported that the Land of Iron had been taken over and that Kurotsuchi’s Iwagakure unit was demanding the return of Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi.
• Orochimaru revealed the first batch of reincarnated legends, including the Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Mu, and demonstrated that his Control Talismans compelled them to obey Xuandou.
• Xuandou ordered Orochimaru to continue reincarnating the remaining shinobi on his list, then traveled to the Land of Iron’s western border.
• Xuandou deployed the reincarnated shinobi and the Hundred Thousand White Zetsu Army to attack westward, ordering them to kill armed resistance but spare civilians.
• Xuandou sent Itachi and Shisui with the Uchiha ninja to follow the army and secure captured cities, then left to meet Kurotsuchi himself.

Kurotsuchi confronted Uchiha Xuantou and agreed to a ten-minute fight for the release of her imprisoned grandfather and father. She failed to injure him, leaving her bound by the deal to become his woman and work for him.

• Kurotsuchi decided to infiltrate the Land of Iron with thirty Iwagakure ninja to rescue Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi.
• Uchiha Xuantou appeared and told Kurotsuchi that her grandfather and father were imprisoned because they had joined forces with Rasa against him.
• Xuantou offered to release them if Kurotsuchi could injure him within ten minutes, but said she would become his woman and work for him if she lost.
• Kurotsuchi accepted the challenge and attacked Xuantou with kunai while he dodged using only taijutsu.
• Xuantou avoided every attack and touched Kurotsuchi as the ten minutes passed, then declared that she had lost and was now his woman.

Xuandou brought Kurotsuchi to an office after persuading her to go with him to see her grandfather and father, who were being held captive. He insisted on placing a seal on her first, and the chapter ended as he pressed his hand to her exposed lower abdomen and invoked the Yin Seal: Slave Mark.

• Xuandou persuaded Kurotsuchi to take his hand by promising to let her see her grandfather and father.
• Xuandou warned the Iwagakure ninja to tell their village that Hidden Xuan Village would soon make an alliance with its leaders, then vanished with Kurotsuchi.
• Xuandou took Kurotsuchi to an office and told her he needed to seal her before she could visit her family.
• Kurotsuchi reluctantly lay on the desk and lifted her training top to expose her lower abdomen.
• Xuandou placed his hand on Kurotsuchi's lower abdomen and invoked the Yin Seal: Slave Mark.

Xuandou brought Kurotsuchi to visit Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi in an underground prison, where Ōnoki refused to cooperate with the Uchiha despite Iwagakure’s precarious position. Back in the office, Xuandou offered to spare the prisoners if Kurotsuchi agreed to cooperate, leaving her frightened by his implied threat.

• Xuandou took Kurotsuchi to the underground prison, where she tearfully reunited with Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi.
• Kurotsuchi told Ōnoki that Iwagakure was leaderless and divided over whether to resist, negotiate, or surrender.
• Xuandou urged Ōnoki to cooperate with the Uchiha, but Ōnoki insisted he would uphold the Will of Stone.
• Xuandou ended the visit and pulled Kurotsuchi back to his office when she tried to stay.
• Xuandou offered to spare Ōnoki and the others if Kurotsuchi cooperated, and she recoiled in alarm at his threat.

Xuandou coerced Kurotsuchi into becoming his woman in exchange for supporting her rise to Tsuchikage, freeing her family, and preserving Iwagakure’s autonomy under Hidden Xuan Village. After she agreed, he took her to the Uchiha clan’s private hot spring, where she served him, and the system awarded him an S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest for completing his objective.

• Xuandou demanded that Kurotsuchi become his woman and persuade Iwagakure’s Jōnin to accept reorganization under Hidden Xuan Village, promising to free her relatives and preserve the village’s autonomy.
• Kurotsuchi reluctantly agreed, and Xuandou used Flying Thunder God to take her to the Uchiha clan’s private hot spring.
• Kurotsuchi changed into a swimsuit and massaged Xuandou in the bath before their encounter turned intimate.
• The system assessed Kurotsuchi as an S-rank target and awarded Xuandou an S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest.

Xuandou’s forces conquered the Land of Waterfalls in less than two months, capturing Takigakure and its Daimyō. The White Zetsu army assembled at the Land of Earth’s border as Xuandou received reports that Iwagakure was mobilizing reinforcements.

• Xuandou gained a large increase in chakra and the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, then told Kurotsuchi he would spare her grandfather and others after she became Tsuchikage and helped him take over the Land of Earth.
• The Third Raikage, Mu, and the Fourth Kazekage led three columns that overwhelmed the Land of Waterfalls’ defenses while the White Zetsu army followed.
• The Third Raikage broke through Takigakure’s waterfall defenses, and its acting leader surrendered; the village’s ninja and resources were seized.
• The Fourth Kazekage captured the Land of Waterfalls’ Daimyō, after which towns across the country surrendered and Hidden Xuan Village suppressed remaining resistance.
• Xuandou learned that the Land of Waterfalls had been pacified and that the White Zetsu army had gathered at the Land of Earth’s border while Iwagakure deployed reinforcements.

Xuandou brought Kurotsuchi to Iwagakure to negotiate its surrender and reorganization rather than launch an invasion. The chapter ended with Kurotsuchi introducing Xuandou to the village leaders as her husband, provoking an uproar.

• Kurotsuchi worried that Iwagakure and the Uchiha would suffer needless casualties, and Xuandou offered the village a chance to join Hidden Xuan Village.
• Xuandou took Kurotsuchi to the front, where Mabui reported that the White Zetsu army was holding at the Land of Earth's border and the forces were ready to advance.
• Xuandou and Kurotsuchi crossed the border after Kurotsuchi persuaded the Iwagakure guards to escort them to the village.
• Kurotsuchi explained that Iwagakure had fewer than ten thousand battle-ready ninja and summoned its leaders for an immediate meeting.
• Xuandou took the Tsuchikage's seat, and Kurotsuchi introduced him as her husband, shocking the assembled leaders.

Xuandou forced Iwagakure to accept incorporation into Hidden Xuan Village, promising autonomy under Kurotsuchi as acting Tsuchikage and arguing that ninja deserved better than serving the Daimyō. He then led Kurotsuchi and Iwagakure elites to the Land of Earth's Daimyo's Residence, where he found the Daimyō indulging in drink and entertainment.

• Xuandou threatened Iwagakure with destruction unless it accepted annexation, and Kurotsuchi endorsed the terms, citing Ōnoki's safety and the village's future.
• Xuandou condemned the Daimyō and nobles for exploiting ninja, persuading Iwagakure's Jōnin and elders to raise their hands in favor of incorporation.
• Xuandou appointed Kurotsuchi acting Tsuchikage and ordered her to oversee Iwagakure's reorganization while preparing to replace the Land of Earth's rulers peacefully.
• Xuandou and twenty Iwagakure elite ninja reached the Daimyo's Residence, where the guards insulted them and allowed only Xuandou and one Jōnin inside.
• Xuandou entered the main hall and found the Land of Earth's Daimyō drinking, surrounded by women and dancers.

Xuandou used genjutsu to bring the Daimyo of the Land of Earth under his control, then annexed the country into Hidden Xuan Village with little resistance. After Uchiha Itachi reported that the God Tree had borne fruit, Xuandou prepared to travel to Hozuki Island and claim it.

• Xuandou controlled the Daimyo with his Sharingan and ordered him to follow his instructions.
• A month later, Xuandou announced that the Land of Earth would become part of Hidden Xuan Village, and the Daimyo publicly abdicated in his favor.
• Xuandou had an elderly noble who accused him of using genjutsu removed, while the other nobles agreed to cooperate with the takeover.
• Mabui oversaw the transfer of the nobles' lands and businesses as Hidden Xuan Village assumed control of the country.
• Itachi reported that the God Tree on Hozuki Island had borne fruit, and Xuandou ordered preparations to go there and consume it.

Xuandou returned to Hozuki Island and found that the God Tree had drained the surrounding sea and soil to create a Chakra Fruit. After consuming it, he transformed into an Ōtsutsuki and awakened the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, leaving him connected to the God Tree and able to tear through space.

• Xuandou arrived at Hozuki Island with Itachi and saw that the enormous God Tree had left the surrounding waters devoid of life.
• The God Tree told Xuandou it had absorbed the life energy of the sea and the soil to produce a Chakra Fruit, which Xuandou plucked from its crown.
• Xuandou ordered Itachi and the Anbu to secure the area, then ate the fruit and endured its overwhelming energy.
• Xuandou directed the energy into his Rinnegan as his eyes and body transformed, gaining silvery-white hair and the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Xuandou sensed a connection to the God Tree, realized he could become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and tore open cracks in space with a casual wave.

After consuming an incomplete Chakra Fruit, Xuandou gained new dōjutsu abilities and Ōtsutsuki power but realized he needed a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki to complete his evolution. He returned to Hidden Xuan Village after Kushina reported that their son Hanyu had suddenly fallen unconscious while training.

• Xuandou explored his expanded Yomotsu Space and discovered a new desert world where time passed at half the outside rate.
• Xuandou found that Tokitsumori could rewind twenty seconds and that he had become an Ōtsutsuki with the Shinjutsu Kāma.
• The God Tree explained that Toneri’s diluted bloodline had produced an incomplete Chakra Fruit, and Xuandou decided to seek stronger nutrients and possibly sacrifice a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki.
• Xuandou returned to the Imperial Palace, where Kushina told him Hanyu had collapsed while practicing Yin-Yang Release and could not be awakened.
• Xuandou hurried with Kushina to see Hanyu and wondered whether the boy’s Six Paths Body had triggered an early Rinnegan awakening or another unforeseen change.

Hanyu awakened the Rinnegan and revealed its unique Time Stop ability. After several days of training with Xuandou, he managed to stop time around his father during their sparring match.

• Xuandou examined Hanyu and realized that his chakra was flowing into his eyes as he awakened the Rinnegan.
• Hanyu woke the following night with the Rinnegan and described its chakra-sensing abilities and his general Rinnegan powers.
• Hanyu demonstrated his unique Time Stop dōjutsu by freezing a wooden puppet for several seconds with a kunai.
• Xuandou trained Hanyu for several days to improve his accuracy and use of Time Stop while moving.
• During their spar, Hanyu's kunai struck Xuandou with its energy, stopping time and blanking Xuandou's consciousness.

Xuandou pushed Hanyu to master his Time Stop ability while the Hidden Xuan Village expanded its control across the shinobi world. Alarmed by Uchiha Xuantou’s growing power, the daimyō of the Land of Fire arranged a secret alliance with the Lands of Wind and Water and planned to pressure Konoha into attacking the Uchiha from behind.

• Hanyu defeated Xuandou in training by using Time Stop, and Xuandou praised the five-second ability while preparing to intensify his training.
• Xuandou spent the following days attacking Hanyu with ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu to test his dōjutsu under extreme conditions.
• As the Hidden Xuan Village’s territory grew, the daimyō of the Land of Fire, Wind, and Water secretly discussed joining forces against the Uchiha.
• The Land of Fire’s aide proposed using Konoha to strike the Hidden Xuan Village’s rear while the other two nations attacked simultaneously, and the envoys agreed.
• After the meeting, Yamato’s Wood Release Clone went to report the alliance to the daimyō, while Yamato’s original body headed toward Konoha.

After receiving reports from Tsunade and Mei Terumi, Xuandou concluded that Konoha and Kirigakure were already on his side and considered using Infinite Tsukuyomi to strengthen his rule. He traveled to the moon with Hanyu and arrived at the place where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sealed.

• Tsunade told Yamato that she believed the world needed to change and had chosen her side.
• Xuandou read matching intelligence reports from Tsunade and Mei Terumi, confirming their support and the failure of the supposed Three-Nation Alliance.
• Xuandou studied the territories he controlled and considered using Infinite Tsukuyomi to address the shortage of administrators needed to govern further conquests.
• Black Zetsu proposed a shallow genjutsu that could make people accept Xuandou's rule, while secretly hoping to create a chance to release Kaguya.
• Xuandou brought Hanyu through a space-time passage to the moon and announced his arrival to the sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.

Xuandou released Ōtsutsuki Kaguya from her lunar seal and proposed an alliance against the Ōtsutsuki Main Family. The chapter ended with Kaguya attacking him and Xuandou escaping with Hanyu.

• Xuandou confronted Kaguya about her betrayal of Isshiki and warned that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family would come after her and the Shinobi World.
• Xuandou proposed that he and Kaguya cooperate against their common enemy, and she asked what he intended to do.
• Xuandou used a mild Infinite Tsukuyomi to break the lunar seal and release Kaguya.
• Xuandou's system identified Kaguya as an SSS-rank kunoichi with Ōtsutsuki blood, and he considered the potential of their descendant.
• Kaguya attacked Xuandou with All-Killing Ash Bones, but he used Flying Thunder God to escape with Hanyu.

Xuandou and Hanyu fought Kaguya on the moon, using the Coiling Dragon Staff and Time Stop to overcome her defenses. Xuandou branded Kaguya with a Yin Seal Slave Mark, and she awoke furious and demanded to know what he had done.

• Kaguya attacked Xuandou and Hanyu with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and All-Killing Ash Bones, while Xuandou dodged with Flying Thunder God.
• Xuandou summoned the Coiling Dragon Staff, which absorbed Kaguya’s chakra and weakened her as he fought her at close range.
• Kaguya repeatedly targeted Hanyu, but Xuandou used his Flying Thunder God Mark to protect him while Hanyu prepared a kunai infused with Time Stop.
• Hanyu’s special kunai froze Kaguya, giving Xuandou time to pin her down and apply the Yin Seal Slave Mark to her abdomen.
• Time Stop wore off, and Kaguya saw the glowing heart-shaped mark and angrily demanded to know what Xuandou had done to her.

Xuandou and Hanyu fought Kaguya until Xuandou activated the Slave Mark, but Kaguya severed its connection and moved them to the Gravity Dimension. Kaguya agreed to cooperate against the Ōtsutsuki, and Xuandou returned with her to Hidden Xuan Village, where he prepared a bath for her before activating the system’s live feed.

• Hanyu interrupted Kaguya with kunai, giving Xuandou time to activate the Slave Mark.
• Kaguya used an Ōtsutsuki technique to isolate the mark from Xuandou, then transported them to the Gravity Dimension.
• Kaguya proposed ending the fight and cooperating against the Ōtsutsuki who would arrive in the future.
• Xuandou and Kaguya returned to the moon, then agreed to return to the Shinobi World so Kaguya could rest.
• Xuandou brought Kaguya to the clan head’s private bath at Desire Hot Springs in Hidden Xuan Village.
• Xuandou returned to the Imperial Palace office and ordered the system to activate the live feed.

Kaguya soaked in a hot spring after choosing a revealing swimsuit, and the bath’s sounds stirred unfamiliar desires despite her efforts to resist. Xuandou watched her through the system feed and believed the Desire Hot Springs would eventually win her over, while the Shinobi World continued changing under the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Kaguya chose a white one-piece swimsuit and entered the Hot Spring Bath.
• Kaguya cursed Xuandou over the Slave Mark, then felt an unwanted yearning linked to the experience of being controlled.
• Kaguya heard intimate sounds from the mixed-bathing area and grew curious, allowing her senses to pick them up.
• Kaguya relaxed in the private bath as her curiosity and agitation increased, unaware that Xuandou could see her through the system feed.
• Xuandou watched Kaguya and expected the Desire Hot Springs to win her over, while the Infinite Tsukuyomi continued transforming the Shinobi World.

Xuandou used Infinite Tsukuyomi to increase public support for his rule across the Shinobi World. After revealing his God Tree to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he explained that he planned to grow the population and sacrifice people who died naturally to produce Chakra Fruits over time.

• Infinite Tsukuyomi gradually made people in Xuandou's occupied territories more supportive of his rule, while rumors made people in the Land of Fire and the Land of Water hopeful about his leadership.
• Xuandou reviewed Mabui's intelligence reports and saw that public sentiment and stability were improving across the occupied regions.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya visited Xuandou and asked why he was so powerful and why she sensed something familiar about him.
• Xuandou took Kaguya to Hozuki Island, where she saw his God Tree and learned that he had used its Chakra Fruit to evolve.
• Kaguya urged Xuandou to sacrifice the Shinobi World's population with Infinite Tsukuyomi to quickly grow stronger against the Ōtsutsuki.
• Xuandou explained that he planned to unify the Shinobi World, encourage childbirth, and use the life energy of people who died naturally to produce Chakra Fruits for generations.

Xuandou merged with the God Tree, gaining immense chakra and heightened sensory abilities, then recruited Kaguya to find her former partner Isshiki, who had survived by reincarnating through Jigen. The chapter ended with Xuandou asking Kaguya to bear him a child before the Ōtsutsuki arrived.

• Kaguya agreed that Xuandou’s long-term thinking was right, and they discussed moving the God Tree to protect the Shinobi World.
• With Kaguya’s guidance, Xuandou merged with the God Tree and gained its chakra and vast sensory range.
• Kaguya explained Isshiki’s abilities, and Xuandou revealed that Isshiki had survived by placing his Kāma on Jigen.
• Xuandou gave Kaguya information about Jigen and urged her to find Isshiki before he regained his strength.
• As Kaguya prepared to leave, Xuandou asked her to bear him a child.

Xuandou rejected no possibility of pursuing Kaguya but left her to decide, then returned to Hidden Xuan Village and received news of Sunagakure’s border provocation. At the border, he met Mashu, Pakura’s disciple, and the system issued a quest to bring her into his service and reunite her with Pakura.

• Xuandou asked Kaguya to consider being with him, and she angrily left to find Isshiki.
• Xuandou returned to the Imperial Palace, where Ino gave him a report that Sunagakure ninja were demanding Rasa’s release and harassing the border.
• Xuandou went to the Land of Earth border, where Mabui reported that more than thirty Sunagakure ninja had staged nonlethal attacks.
• Mashu confronted Xuandou and demanded to know what he had done to her teacher, Pakura.
• The system identified Mashu as an A-Rank kunoichi and assigned Xuandou the quest to reunite her with Pakura in Hidden Xuan Village.

Xuandou confronted Mashu with a history of Sunagakure’s invasions and challenged the righteous account she had been taught. Mashu began to doubt her village’s version of events as Xuandou condemned its leaders for portraying themselves as victims.

• Mashu accused Uchiha Xuantou of leading Konoha forces to devastate the Land of Wind during the last Great Shinobi World War, and Xuandou admitted it.
• Xuandou argued that Sunagakure had committed comparable atrocities and said its history had misled Mashu about the village’s role.
• Xuandou recounted how the Third Kazekage led an invasion of the Land of Fire during the Second Shinobi World War to seize goods and people.
• Xuandou said Hatake Sakumo stopped the invasion and killed Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law, blaming Chiyo’s orders for their deaths.
• Mashu struggled to refute Xuandou because his account matched details she had studied, and she began to question Sunagakure’s official history.
• Xuandou accused Sunagakure’s leaders of hiding their crimes and portraying the village as a victim.

Xuandou brought Mashu to meet Pakura so she could learn whether Rasa had lied about her teacher’s fate. After reuniting with Mashu and hearing Rasa’s accusations, Pakura asked Xuandou to take them to confront him.

• Mashu challenged Xuandou’s claim that he was ending war, then agreed to go with him and see Pakura for herself.
• Xuandou used Flying Thunder God to take Mashu from the border to Pakura’s courtyard in Hidden Xuan Village.
• Mashu rushed to embrace Pakura, and the two reunited after years apart.
• Mashu told Pakura what Rasa had claimed, and Pakura denounced Rasa for lying about her.
• Pakura asked Xuandou to take them to Rasa so she could expose his lies face-to-face.