Ch. 441A Throne to Inherit

Xuandou used images of Uchiha Hikari’s parents to provoke her, and she fought him with the Eightfold Spear and her Mangekyō abilities before he captured her. After she woke, he offered her a chance to resurrect her parents in exchange for helping him have children and provide an heir to his throne.

  • Xuandou projected images of Uchiha Hikari’s parents, prompting her to attack him with fierce taijutsu.
  • Uchiha Hikari projected the complete Eightfold Spear onto the moon, so Xuandou reversed time and opened the Seventh Gate to fight her.
  • Xuandou used Amaterasu and other attacks to overpower and knock Uchiha Hikari unconscious, then had her injuries healed.
  • After Uchiha Hikari woke in Xuandou’s bed, he asked whether she would ignore a chance to resurrect her parents.
  • Uchiha Hikari demanded to know the price, and Xuandou asked her to help him have children so his throne would have an heir.

Ch. 442The clan tombs were robbed

Uchiha Hikari refused Xuandou’s offer to resurrect her parents in exchange for bearing his children, but stayed in the Imperial Palace as she weighed her decision. Xuandou’s day with Kazahana Koyuki was interrupted when Fugaku reported that the Uchiha clan tombs had been robbed and the stolen remains destroyed.

  • Uchiha Hikari rejected Xuandou’s condition, then closed the door on her parents’ images and followed a maid to another courtyard.
  • For two weeks, Uchiha Hikari stayed in the Imperial Palace, leaving each day and returning at night without agreeing to Xuandou’s deal.
  • Xuandou taught Kazahana Koyuki ninjutsu, but they stopped when he turned their lesson into an intimate encounter.
  • Fugaku urgently told Xuandou that the Uchiha clan tombs had been robbed.
  • Fugaku revealed that the culprit had turned the stolen ancestral remains into fireworks and set them off at Azure Tide Port.

Ch. 443The ancestors blew up

Xuandou learned that Uchiha Hikari had turned the Uchiha ancestors’ remains into fireworks, then settled the matter after confirming she was an Uchiha and that the dead had been her enemies. The chapter ended with Hikari agreeing to bear Xuandou’s children in exchange for him reviving her parents, and the two becoming intimate at a hot spring.

  • Fugaku told Xuandou that the culprit who had made fireworks from the ancestors’ remains claimed to be Xuandou’s woman, so Elder Zongyan had summoned him.
  • Xuandou confirmed that Uchiha Hikari was his woman and an Uchiha, proving her clan identity by revealing that she had the Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Hikari said the ancestors had been her enemies, and Xuandou took responsibility for the matter; Elder Zongyan accepted the explanation and left.
  • Xuandou asked why Uchiha Hikari had turned herself in and claimed to be his woman, and she said she had agreed to his deal to revive her parents.
  • Uchiha Hikari offered to bear Xuandou’s children as payment for reviving her parents, and Xuandou took her to a hot spring, where they began an intimate encounter.

Ch. 444S-S-rank Family Chest

After receiving an SSR Mission Card from Uchiha Hikari’s S-S-rank Family Chest, Xuandou accepted a mission to damage the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds and planned to confront the Ōtsutsuki after dealing with their advance party. Meanwhile, Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki reached the concealed shinobi world without realizing it was nearby and continued on their way.

  • Uchiha Hikari cleaned up the scene, and Xuandou claimed an S-S-rank Family Chest that contained an SSR Mission Card.
  • Xuandou used the card and received a mission to destroy at least seventy percent of the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds in exchange for an SSR-rank Summoning Card.
  • Xuandou decided to postpone attacking the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds until he dealt with Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki, who he believed were still en route.
  • Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki arrived near the shinobi world, which Xuandou had hidden with Shinjutsu: Divine Concealment, but Urashiki could not locate the planet.
  • Momoshiki asked Urashiki what he had found, and the three continued traveling without noticing the concealed shinobi world.

Ch. 445Main Quest: Unify the Pure Land

Xuandou opened a gateway to the Pure Land so he could find a way to resurrect Uchiha Hikari’s parents. After entering, he received a main quest to unify the Pure Land, whose reward could provide a foundation for godhood.

  • Uchiha Hikari pressed Xuandou to fulfill his promise to resurrect her parents.
  • Xuandou opened a spatial gateway to the Pure Land and explained that they needed something capable of locating Hikari’s parents there.
  • Hikari offered Xuandou a treasured bell, but he said they needed a more direct means of finding her parents.
  • Xuandou and Hikari entered the Pure Land and found a silent, featureless white expanse.
  • Xuandou received the main quest to unify the Pure Land, with Shinjutsu: Samsara as its reward.

Ch. 446Why could you use Ninjutsu in the Pure Land?

Xuandou and Uchiha Hikari entered the Pure Land, where they discovered that its residents could normally recover from attacks and use its protection to avoid being forced out. After Xuandou killed Akihiko and learned that the Sage of Six Paths could help locate his relatives, he closed the passage and refused to let the remaining souls enter the living world.

  • Uzumaki Ayane introduced herself to Xuandou and Hikari, but Akihiko angrily attacked Xuandou for being Uchiha and tried to leave through the passage.
  • Xuandou struck Akihiko with a Great Fireball Technique, and Hikari later cut him apart, but the Pure Land restored him after both attacks.
  • Akihiko insulted Ayane and the others, then panicked when Hikari tried to send him through the passage; Xuandou killed him with a black ray, advancing his quest to unify the Pure Land by one point.
  • Ayane explained that sensing bloodlines could help Xuandou find his relatives, while the boy said the Sage of Six Paths could locate them and send souls between the Pure Land and the living world.
  • Xuandou withdrew the Truth-Seeking Orb that maintained the passage and told the remaining souls he would neither kill them nor allow them to enter the living world.

Ch. 447The Ōtsutsuki Who Suddenly Appeared

Xuandou tried to summon the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land by unleashing a Truth-Seeking Orb, but instead drew a horned Ōtsutsuki who attacked him. Xuandou used Tokitsumori to rewind time and landed a powerful blow on the young man.

  • Xuandou and Uchiha Hikari flew across the vast Pure Land, and Xuandou decided to draw the Sage of Six Paths to them rather than search for him.
  • Xuandou created an enormous Truth-Seeking Orb and released its destructive aura, causing a rift to open in the sky.
  • A horned young Ōtsutsuki appeared and attacked Xuandou with a golden blade of light.
  • Xuandou and the young man exchanged attacks across the sky while Uchiha Hikari watched from the plain.
  • Xuandou activated Tokitsumori to rewind time, opened the Seventh Gate, and struck the young man before he could react.

Ch. 448Everyone can have a bright future

Xuandou fought a horned young Ōtsutsuki in the Pure Land, then learned from the Sage of Six Paths that his opponent was Hamura. The Sage rushed into the crater to find Hamura, while Xuandou hoped he had survived and considered recruiting the Ōtsutsuki brothers into the Uchiha Clan.

  • Xuandou struck the young Ōtsutsuki with the Black Rod, blasting a vast crater into the Pure Land as red flowers grew across the damaged ground.
  • The Sage of Six Paths arrived, saw the crater and flowers, and asked Xuandou what had happened.
  • Xuandou described the horned attacker, and the Sage formed an image that revealed the young man was Hamura Otsutsuki.
  • The Sage of Six Paths rushed into the crater to search for Hamura as Xuandou wondered whether he had survived.
  • Xuandou considered how adding Hagoromo and Hamura to the Uchiha Clan could fulfill his family-prosperity quest, but resolved to forgive Hamura only if he survived and knew better than to attack again.

Ch. 449Hamura, please, don't die

The Sage of Six Paths rescued Hamura after Xuandou nearly destroyed him, and the brothers explained that Kaguya had escaped her seal. Xuandou agreed to stop her while privately planning to marry and impregnate her.

  • The Sage of Six Paths healed Hamura in the pit, and Hamura explained that he had attacked Xuandou after sensing a Truth-Seeking Orb and learning Kaguya's seal had been undone.
  • The brothers apologized to Xuandou for the misunderstanding, and the Sage of Six Paths introduced Hamura.
  • The Sage of Six Paths used Uchiha Hikari's blood to find her parents in the Pure Land, and Hikari reunited with them.
  • The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura warned Xuandou that Kaguya's escape threatened the Shinobi World and asked him to stop her.
  • Xuandou promised to prevent Kaguya from attacking the Shinobi World while privately imagining becoming her husband and getting her pregnant.

Ch. 450Konoha in the Pure Land

Xuandou and Uchiha Hikari returned from the Pure Land after Hikari’s parents chose not to be resurrected, then went to investigate Danzo’s organization. They discovered a Root-controlled settlement in the Pure Land and waited for Danzo’s forces to confront them.

  • Hikari’s parents told her they were content in the Pure Land and refused resurrection, so she left with Xuandou feeling she had lost out in their bargain.
  • Xuandou told Hikari they were going to visit an unexpected old friend, then retrieved Danzo’s Ninjutsu Scroll and used its trace to find his settlement in the Pure Land.
  • At the settlement entrance, Root members claimed it was Danzo’s private territory and demanded recruits praise Danzo, insult Hiruzen, and curse the Uchiha.
  • A girl warned Xuandou and Hikari that Root’s recruitment used escalating demands, while an old man explained that its members could torment souls into eternal silence.
  • When a bald Root member tried to strike the girl, Xuandou threw him aside; after hearing the danger, Xuandou stayed at the entrance to await the organization’s forces.
  • A rabbit-masked Root ninja arrived with a large group, recognized Xuandou, and immediately retreated to summon more reinforcements.

Ch. 451Purification

Xuandou and Hikari faced a hostile crowd led by Danzo, who recognized Xuandou and rallied the gathered enemies against him. Xuandou welcomed the chance to use them as nourishment for the God Tree, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

  • A large crowd in black rushed toward Xuandou and Hikari, while the onlookers scattered and watched from a distance.
  • Xuandou recognized Danzo and several of his old enemies, and Danzo realized Xuandou had died and gleefully mocked him.
  • Xuandou taunted Danzo about their past encounters, prompting confusion among the crowd about Danzo's claims to be the Third Hokage.
  • Danzo, the Land of Fire's Daimyō, Koharu, Homura, and others backed Danzo's claim and urged the crowd to oppose Xuandou.
  • Xuandou welcomed the gathering as a supply of nutrients for the God Tree and recalled the reward he had received for killing Danzo.

Ch. 452Reaper Death Seal

Shimura Danzō summoned the Otherworld Shinigami in the Pure Land and sacrificed Root members to empower it, while Xuandou evaded its detection. Xuandou killed Danzō with a Truth-Seeking Orb, but the Shinigami appeared before him and struck.

  • Shimura Danzō summoned the Otherworld Shinigami with the Reaper Death Seal, and Xuandou escaped with Uchiha Hikari by using Divine Concealment.
  • Xuandou received a quest to stop the Shinigami’s invasion of the Pure Land by sealing the Shinigami Mask, but he could not locate the Shinigami.
  • Utatane Koharu deduced that Xuandou was alive, and Danzō sacrificed nearly ten thousand Root members to strengthen the Shinigami.
  • Danzō killed Mitokado Homura and the Daimyō of the Land of Fire after they challenged or failed to support him.
  • Xuandou pierced Danzō’s heart with a Truth-Seeking Orb, and Danzō dissolved into motes of light.
  • A towering Shinigami appeared before Xuandou and slashed at him.

Ch. 453A greedy heart

Xuandou fought and studied the Otherworld Shinigami's avatar in the Pure Land, then returned to the Shinobi World and fed the remaining souls to the God Tree. The system revealed that he had to seal the Shinigami Mask to complete the Purification quest, and Xuandou wondered whether the avatar could nourish the God Tree.

  • Xuandou battled the Otherworld Shinigami, discovered his slave mark could not control the avatar, and studied him until the avatar disintegrated.
  • Xuandou removed everyone hostile to the Uchiha from the Pure Land and emerged in a remote stretch of sea in the Land of Iron.
  • Xuandou entered Kara's Pocket Dimension and fed the remaining souls to the hungry God Tree.
  • Xuandou read the Purification quest's note that he had to seal the Shinigami Mask, the anchor for the Otherworld Shinigami's descent.
  • Xuandou wondered whether the Otherworld Shinigami's avatar could become nourishment for the God Tree.

Ch. 454The leaf in Konoha belonged to the Uchiha

Xuandou led the Uchiha in a solemn ceremony to move their ancestors’ burial plots from Azure Tide Port back to Konoha, restoring the clan to its former grounds. The relocation was completed, though Xuandou felt no joy as he reflected on fulfilling the clan members’ long-held wish to return home.

  • Xuandou led nearly the entire Uchiha Clan to Naka Shrine to begin relocating their ancestors’ burial plots to Konoha.
  • Xuandou discovered that far more burial plots had been unearthed than expected because Uchiha Hikari had turned ancestral ashes into fireworks, prompting the clan to move the graves too.
  • Izuna urged Xuandou to marry more Uchiha women, but Xuandou politely declined.
  • Xuandou used Flying Thunder God Technique marks to transport the Uchiha and the burial plots to Konoha’s gate, where Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and others awaited them.
  • The Uchiha procession entered its newly rebuilt estate in Konoha, and the monks resettled the burial plots as Xuandou completed the quest.
  • Xuandou received a lottery draw but remained solemn, thinking that he had fulfilled the clan members’ wish to return home.

Ch. 455Shinigami Mask

Xuandou retrieved the Shinigami Mask from the Uzumaki Clan compound and tried to seal it and erase knowledge of the Reaper Death Seal. The Otherworld Shinigami nevertheless broke free of his sealing, descended through an avatar, and triggered a new quest for Xuandou to destroy it.

  • Xuandou visited the Uzumaki ancestral hall with Tsunade and learned that the Shinigami Mask could summon the spirit behind the Reaper Death Seal.
  • Xuandou sealed the Shinigami Mask inside a Truth-Seeking Orb box and left the compound with Tsunade.
  • Xuandou spent the morning with Tsunade before traveling to a valley outside Konoha that afternoon.
  • Xuandou used Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to seal the mask and Infinite Tsukuyomi to make everyone forget the Reaper Death Seal.
  • The Shinigami Mask's rocky seal exploded, and the Otherworld Shinigami descended in an avatar.
  • Xuandou received a new Purification quest to destroy the avatar and sever the Otherworld Shinigami's tendril.

Ch. 456Embrace glorious evolution

Xuandou unleashed the Eight Gates Released Formation and battered the Otherworld Shinigami, but the being re-formed and offered him a place in its race. After Xuandou learned that the Shinigami feared Shibai Ōtsutsuki, the Shinigami tried to flee, and Xuandou attacked to stop him.

  • Xuandou opened the Eighth Gate and struck the Otherworld Shinigami with a devastating blow, but the Shinigami survived with severe damage.
  • Xuandou unleashed hundreds of further staff strikes and pulverized the Otherworld Shinigami, who then re-formed from his remains.
  • The Otherworld Shinigami spoke to Xuandou, knew his name, and invited him to join its race and become its representative in the universe.
  • Xuandou asked whether the terrifying being the Shinigami feared was Shibai Ōtsutsuki, and the Shinigami revealed that he meant the Omnipotence God.
  • The Otherworld Shinigami tried to retreat, but Xuandou swung his staff to prevent him from leaving.

Ch. 457Was that all?

Xuandou fought the Otherworld Shinigami after rejecting his offer, using concealment and sealing techniques as the spirit-like enemy repeatedly escaped and attacked. The chapter ended with the Otherworld Shinigami’s hands crushing Xuandou and nearly dragging his soul from his body.

  • Xuandou struck the Otherworld Shinigami with his Coiling Dragon Staff, but the Shinigami recovered and attacked him with enormous black hands.
  • Xuandou used Shinjutsu: Divine Concealment to hide in another dimension and evade the Shinigami’s search.
  • As the Otherworld Shinigami tried to leave, Xuandou trapped him with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, but the Shinigami broke free and grew to three thousand meters tall.
  • Xuandou suspected the Otherworld Shinigami was a pure spiritual entity and threw a black Truth-Seeking Orb javelin at him, but the giant dodged it.
  • The Otherworld Shinigami seized Xuandou with countless hands, inflicting sharp pain and nearly pulling his soul from his body.

Ch. 458The curse

Xuandou defeated the Otherworld Shinigami's essence clone and received Divine Marrow, but discovered a curse-like mark rooted in his soul. He found that Divine Concealment weakened the mark's connection, allowing him to push it out of his body and transfer it to White Zetsu.

  • The Otherworld Shinigami trapped Xuandou in another dimension and attacked him with countless solid hands, but Xuandou destroyed the attack and killed the clone with a blow from his staff.
  • The system rewarded Xuandou with Divine Marrow, and he considered seeking God Tree Fruits at the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds to grow stronger.
  • Xuandou tried several techniques to remove the Otherworld Shinigami's face-shaped mark from his left forearm, but learned that it was rooted in his soul.
  • Xuandou used Shinjutsu: Divine Concealment to enter another dimension, weakening the mark's black energy and severing its faint connection.
  • Xuandou used Senjutsu Chakra to push the mark out of his body and placed it on White Zetsu, intending to use it against his enemies.

Ch. 459Eida's malnutrition

Xuandou learned that Eida’s pregnancy was causing severe malnutrition because their child needed extraordinary amounts of nutrients, and he secured a plan to obtain a God Tree Fruit as nourishment. After designating the Nature Sect’s headquarters, he completed his quest and received a Complete Ten-Tails.

  • Xuandou noticed Eida was malnourished and brought Tsunade to examine her.
  • Tsunade warned that the baby’s excessive nutrient needs threatened Eida’s health and that they needed a highly nourishing substance within a week.
  • Xuandou reassured Eida and Daemon, then entrusted Eida’s care to Tsunade while he pursued a God Tree Fruit as a solution.
  • Xuandou designated the Nature Sect’s headquarters after its members received rewards for their work.
  • Xuandou completed the Faith Choice quest and received a Complete Ten-Tails.

Ch. 460Complete Ten-Tails

Xuandou sacrificed the Complete Ten-Tails to his God Tree after discovering it was another emotionless God Tree that required an Ōtsutsuki sacrifice, producing a God Tree Fruit. He brought the fruit to Eida and made her eat it to protect their unborn child, then took her to a secluded chamber to oversee its absorption.

  • Shisui asked Xuandou for more natural-energy cultivation slots, and Xuandou promised Senior Kagami would plan a Shinobi World-wide rollout.
  • Xuandou summoned the Complete Ten-Tails to the Pocket Dimension and discovered it had appeared as a gigantic God Tree.
  • The God Tree tried to consume the Complete Ten-Tails, and Xuandou stopped it until he checked the item information and confirmed the Ten-Tails could be used as nourishment.
  • Xuandou let his God Tree devour the Complete Ten-Tails, and it produced a God Tree Fruit.
  • Eida offered the fruit to Xuandou, but he pushed it into her mouth so it could help their unborn child, then took her to a secluded chamber while she absorbed it.
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