The secret techniques of the Yamanaka Clan allowed Xu Xiao to understand another way to use spiritual power.
That is to replace another person's consciousness, to directly replace the other person with one's own consciousness.
It's similar to mind control and has some resemblance to the Dao Heart Demon Seeding Method, but it's purer.
Xu Xiao's plan was to use his immense power to erase the original consciousness of a body, and then divide a portion of his own spiritual power to form a new Divine Sense within the other person's body.
This new Divine Sense, born from Xu Xiao's main consciousness, can be considered another form of his clone, or a puppet, a new existence.
Coupled with the insights gained from viewing others' memories—experiencing another person's desires and thus fostering growth in the Dao of Desire —this might be a shortcut for Xu Xiao to cultivate the Dao of Desire.
Soon, Danzo's consciousness was erased, while a portion of Xu Xiao's consciousness was separated and placed within Danzo's Sea of Consciousness.
This awareness is like a seed; whether it sprouts and what it grows into depends entirely on fate.
Xu Xiao's consciousness returned to his body, Danzo's body remained in a state of being a living dead.
Humans are composed of body and spirit. Danzo's main consciousness was erased, and he can only become a complete person when the fragment of consciousness that Xu Xiao had divided within him grows back in his body.
"Take him back, take good care of him, feed him regularly, and don't let him die."
Xu Xiao gave the order casually, and then led a group of people to continue deeper into the Root base.
Soon, with Danzo's memories, he found a lot of top-secret information among them.
There are reports of Danzo's collaborative research with Orochimaru on experiments involving Hashirama Cells and Forbidden Jutsu, as well as Danzo's Sharingan experiments using the Root over the years.
Now, all of these top-secret documents belong to Xu Xiao.
After packing up the documents, Xu Xiao had essentially gained complete control over all of Konoha's forces.
With the Hokage's death, all his power was temporarily granted to the various ninja clans by Xu Xiao, and the Root was also disbanded by Xu Xiao and assigned to ordinary ninjas.
At his level, his subordinates were only there to do the dirty work; Xu Xiao didn't need to control all the power at all times.
That would only exhaust him and drive him crazy with frustration.
To rule a world, all you need to do is set the rules and let your subordinates manage them; Xu Xiao only needs to enjoy the world's bounty.
For example... beautiful female ninjas.
On his first night in Konoha, Xu Xiao successfully collected several famous and beautiful female ninjas from the Konoha.
He collected characters like Uzuki Yugao, Mitaraishi Anko, and Kurenai Yuhi.
As for the Hinata Hyuga, Tenten, Ino Yamanaka, and others, they will be nurtured gradually in the future.
After gaining control of Konoha, another important task was to meet the two protagonists of Destiny.
On the second day of his rule over Konoha, Xu Xiao met the two main characters in the Hokage's office.
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
Both of them had already passed the Ninja Academy's graduation exams and officially become Genin. They had already heard about the Konoha invasion the previous day.
Both of them were somewhat shocked when they saw Xu Xiao sitting in the Hokage's seat.
Especially Naruto Uzumaki, although he had been warned not to be reckless, this guy had been fearless since childhood and had long since forgotten everything.
"So you're the one who invaded Konoha? What did you do to the Third Hokage?!"
Naruto Uzumaki, with the fearlessness of a newborn calf, glared at Xu Xiao through gritted teeth.
"Kill him, crush him like you're squeezing a tomato."
Xu Xiao spoke casually, and Uzuki Yugao, who was massaging him from behind, paused for a moment upon hearing this, recalling the scene from that time.
That scene is still vivid in my memory!
"Damn it! Die!"
With a pained expression, Naruto pulled out a Kunai and charged at Xu Xiao without regard for the occasion, determined to avenge his third grandfather.
For Naruto, who grew up without parents and suffered Byakugan from the villagers, the Third Hokage was one of the few people who were kind to him in his memory.
They showed him care, told him about the Will of Fire, and even encouraged him to pursue his dream of Hokage.
" Naruto, don't be impulsive!"
The ninjas on the side intended to intervene, but found themselves unable to move. Xu Xiao had them pinned to the spot and forbade them from intervening.
"Bite!"
The Kunai thrust out, but was blocked by Xu Xiao's finger, producing a crisp metallic sound.
"That was a courageous move, but I'm not the kind of person who lets others run rampant. Naruto, you'll pay the price for your childishness."
Xu Xiao grabbed the other person's golden hair and pulled him up.
"The main character's aura works best for me, but you seem to harbor a lot of resentment towards me!"
Xu Xiao Naruto up in front of him, watching him struggle in his hands.
"Let me go! I want revenge for my three generations of grandfathers! You intruder!"
Naruto Uzumaki was not intimidated and struggled and cursed, but Xu Xiao's hand was like an iron clamp that firmly restrained him.
"Hmm, you're thinking of revenge. It seems we're destined to be on different paths."
"Perfect timing, I've never experienced what it's like to kill the protagonist of a world with my own hands."
Xu Xiao looked regretful, then decisively crushed Naruto's neck.
Naruto!
Sasuke was standing nearby, called out as if sensing something, but immediately fell silent.
He and Naruto were just classmates at the Ninja Academy. Before they went through the experiences of forming Team 7 and the Chunin Ninja Exams, there was no bond between them.
The reason I felt this way was largely due to the lingering connection I had with Indra's reincarnation.
Shh! It's not quite dead yet; something fun has woken up.
Xu Xiao raised his hand to signal the others to leave, leaving only him and Sasuke Uchiha in the Hokage's office.
On the ground, Naruto's broken-necked corpse was emitting orange-red Chakra, and at the same time, another will was awakening within him.
" The Nine-Tails and Asura awakened together? Interesting!"
Xu Xiao sensed that two consciousnesses were awakening within the body of the deceased Naruto.
One is filled with tyranny, the other possesses a human consciousness.
[Ding! The host has killed the protagonist of Destiny. The World Will has begun to take notice. Please try to escape the World Will's gaze.]
"Interesting. So killing the protagonist directly can attract the attention of the World Will. Looks like I was somewhat lucky before."
Since his first time-travel, the only protagonist Xu Xiao has personally killed is Naruto Uzumaki.
The other main characters, apart from Xuzhu who died in the Shaolin Temple's purge, were also killed by the world's native armies, so it can't be said that Xu Xiao did it himself.
This can be considered a stroke of luck. If Xu Xiao had killed the protagonist during his first time travel, he might have been discovered by the World Will long ago, and it's hard to say whether he would have made it this far.
As for now... hehe!
It's just the World Will; so what if it pays attention? Even if it doesn't come looking for Xu Xiao, Xu Xiao will take the initiative to find it!