Ch. 261God Tree Fruit

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.

Ch. 262Swallowing the God Tree Fruit, Evolving!

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.

Ch. 263Mastering Shinjutsu

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.

Ch. 264Hanyu's Rinnegan Dōjutsu

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.

Ch. 265An alliance of three nations

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.

Ch. 266Meeting Kaguya again

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.

Ch. 267SSS-rank Kaguya

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.

Ch. 268Kaguya's Slave Mark

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.

Ch. 269Kaguya bathed

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.

Ch. 270Restless Kaguya

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.

Ch. 271An unusual use for Infinite Tsukuyomi

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.

Ch. 272Princess Kaguya, Bear My Child

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.

Ch. 273New quest: Serve Together

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.

Ch. 274The truth of history

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.

Ch. 275Master and Student Reunited

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.

Ch. 276A disposable pawn

Pakura confronted Rasa over betraying her and slandering Xuandou, then realized how completely her life had changed. Xuandou revealed that Sunagakure’s border disturbance was meant to provoke him into killing Rasa, and asked the former Kazekage to discuss cooperation.

  • Pakura brought Mashu to Rasa’s cell and accused him of sending her away as a pawn and spreading lies about Xuandou abusing her.
  • Rasa avoided Pakura and Mashu’s gazes as Pakura condemned him, then left the prison with Mashu.
  • Pakura reflected on how Xuandou’s promises of status had come true after seeing Rasa cower before her.
  • Xuandou revealed that Rasa had secretly contacted the outside world, but Sunagakure’s border commotion was not a rescue attempt.
  • Rasa realized Sunagakure wanted Xuandou to kill him so the village could choose a new Kazekage, and Xuandou asked to discuss cooperation.

Ch. 277Taking It on Himself

Xuandou secured Rasa’s pledge of loyalty in exchange for restoring him as Kazekage and offered him a role in the future Shinobi World. Rasa proposed a marriage alliance involving Temari, and Xuandou decided to take the match on himself.

  • Rasa agreed to pledge loyalty to Xuandou if Xuandou restored him as Kazekage, and accepted that Xuandou would place safeguards on him.
  • Xuandou told Rasa to govern Sunagakure on his behalf and purge anyone who opposed him, promising to provide helpers.
  • Xuandou revealed his ambition to unify the Shinobi World, and Rasa asked how he could trust Xuandou’s promises.
  • Rasa proposed a marriage alliance between Sunagakure and the Uchiha, offering Temari as a bride for a shinobi from Hidden Xuan Village.
  • After considering the political significance of the match, Xuandou said he would take on the marriage alliance himself.

Ch. 278Mashu's new job

Xuandou arranged for Rasa to return to Sunagakure as his puppet and offered Mashu a position as his secretary. Mashu accepted, and Xuandou led her to the Hot Spring Bath to begin her new duties.

  • Xuandou promised Rasa he would send someone to arrange his return to Sunagakure, intending to use him to administer the village.
  • Xuandou returned to the Imperial Palace Office with Pakura and Mashu and explained that Rasa would serve as his puppet.
  • Pakura and Mashu both declined to return to Sunagakure, with Mashu choosing to stay beside her teacher.
  • Xuandou offered Mashu a secretary position, and she agreed after Pakura encouraged her.
  • Xuandou led Mashu toward the Desire Hot Springs to teach her how to attend to his daily needs.

Ch. 279Training Mashu

Xuandou brought Mashu to the Desire Hot Springs under the pretense of training her as his secretary, where she served him tea and massaged him. He pulled her into his embrace and placed a glowing heart-shaped Slave Mark on her lower back, leaving her panicked.

  • Xuandou led Mashu to his private bath and told her that learning to attend him while he bathed was part of her secretary training.
  • Mashu changed into a white bikini, served Xuandou tea, and joined him in the bath.
  • Xuandou ordered Mashu to massage him, and she gradually relaxed as she worked over his shoulders, back, and arms.
  • Xuandou pulled Mashu into his embrace and used the Yin Seal: Slave Mark to place a glowing heart-shaped mark on her lower back.
  • Mashu panicked and demanded to know what Xuandou was doing.

Ch. 280Rewards

Xuandou claimed Mashu’s service, received a lottery attempt, and repeatedly rewound time to draw until he obtained an Ōtsutsuki Bloodline Purification Card. He ended the chapter eager to use it to purify his bloodline and awaken more power.

  • Xuandou activated Mashu’s Slave Mark during their training, and an hour later he praised her performance as his secretary.
  • Xuandou claimed an A-Rank Family Chest and received a chakra increase and a Super Large Seal Scroll, which he considered giving to Tenten.
  • The system rewarded Xuandou with a lottery attempt for completing the Serve Together side quest with Mashu.
  • Xuandou used Tokitsumori to rewind lottery attempts while preparing for Rasa’s return to Sunagakure, repeatedly drawing for an SSS-rank reward.
  • After half a month of draws, Xuandou obtained an Ōtsutsuki Bloodline Purification Card and learned it could greatly enhance his abilities and activate dormant Ōtsutsuki traits.
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