Seeing Naruto's lingering attachment to Sasuke, Uchiha Xin felt a surge of mockery.
He leaned slightly forward and lowered his voice to tease.
" Naruto, why are you so obsessed with Sasuke?"
"Back in the Ninja Academy, you kissed in front of the whole class. Don't you want to take responsibility?"
Naruto instantly bristled, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Ahhh! Brother Xin, don't talk nonsense!"
His cheeks flushed red, and he jumped around helplessly.
"That was an accident! It was just a random bump! I have no responsibility for him!"
Naruto blushed and desperately tried to explain, almost bursting into tears.
After seeing Naruto off, Uchiha Xin quickly returned to his sweet little house with Hinata to rest.
The next day, at dawn, Uchiha Xin brought Hinata to the moon.
Inside the moon, in the vast and desolate underground space, a vast and mottled Chakra flowed.
Uchiha Xin remained with his hands in his pockets and his eyes closed, his extraordinary senses taking in the entire scene in mid-air.
In mid-air, four Shadow Clone formed from the Nine-Tails Chakra stood in four directions, maintaining a continuous copying pattern.
In the center of the four figures, a ball of Chakra light, gathering the essence of the One-Tail, Two-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails, emanated a heavy pressure.
The light cluster is extremely unstable, repeatedly expanding and contracting, and may burst at any time.
"Although it only contains the Tailed Beast Chakra, which is insufficient to fuse with the Ten-Tails, it is barely enough as an energy source for this place."
Uchiha Xin nodded slightly.
This ball of Chakra light, like a miniature artificial sun, dispelled the cold and gloom, illuminating the interior of the moon.
Light alone was far from enough; he rapidly Hand Seals, unleashing a massive Chakra.
" Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
" Earth Release - Earthquake Core!"
" Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Rumble!
The lunar surface trembled violently, and the hard rocks were reshaped into rolling hills and flat fertile fields.
Giant trees broke through the soil and grew wildly, transforming into a dense forest.
Clear streams suddenly appeared, converging to form winding rivers and crystal-clear lakes.
In the blink of an eye, the desolate and lifeless interior of the moon was transformed into a vibrant paradise.
"From now on, this place will be called the Moon Palace," Uchiha Xin chuckled.
Hinata Hyuga to the side, was completely stunned.
Her Tenseigan, reflected the ethereal scenery; her small mouth was slightly open, her gaze filled with awe.
" Shin-kun, this place is so beautiful!"
She held onto Uchiha Xin's arm, her eyes full of expectation.
"When are Sister Kazahana Koyuki Xue and Sister Sara coming? They'll definitely love it here."
Uchiha Xin gently ruffled her hair.
"You want to see them? I'll send someone to pick them up right now."
He created two Shadow Clone, which instantly disappeared Flying Thunder God.
A moment later, space distorted, and the Shadow Clone appeared in the Moon Palace with Kazahana Koyuki and Sara.
The moment they landed, they were utterly stunned by the sight before them.
Fresh air, constant gentle light, exquisite architecture—far more luxurious than the Land of Snow's mansion.
"This is perfect! I'm going to live here from now on!"
Kazahana Koyuki was overjoyed and decisively gave orders to her Shadow Clone.
"From now on, you will be fully responsible for managing the affairs of the Land of Snow."
"I want to build a large laboratory in the Moon Palace to research Chakra Armor amplifies Ninjutsu."
She didn't want to be a decorative vase dependent on others; she wanted to use her own wisdom to help Uchiha Xin.
Sara nodded repeatedly and offered to stay in the Moon Palace to help.
Watching the three women plan the future of the Moon Palace together, Uchiha Xin felt a sense of contentment.
"You can manage this place. I'm taking Hinata back to Konoha."
He embraced Hinata's slender waist and activated the Flying Thunder God.
Swish!
The two instantly appeared at their residence outside Konoha.
Just as they landed, two faint whooshing sounds suddenly rang out.
Two Anbu, wearing animal masks, quietly appeared in the courtyard, knelt on one knee, and behaved respectfully.
" Uchiha Lord Xin, Lady Tsunade has issued an urgent order: please proceed to the Hokage's office immediately."
Uchiha Xin raised an eyebrow, secretly marveling at Tsunade's excellent information network.
He turned to look at Hinata and shrugged helplessly.
"Looks like I'll have to go to the Hokage Building first."
Hinata nodded obediently, raised her hand to straighten his collar, her cheeks slightly flushed, and her voice soft and sweet.
" Shin-kun, you go ahead and get busy. I'll cook dinner and wait for you to come back."
The gentle words warmed Uchiha Xin's heart, and he leaned close to Hinata's ear and chuckled mischievously.
"Just waiting for dinner? I'm waiting to hear you say, 'Eat first, or eat me first?'"
Hinata's ears instantly turned bright red, and she retreated in embarrassment, covering her face as she ran into the kitchen.
Uchiha Xin chuckled and shook his head, then turned and followed the Anbu towards the Hokage Building.
Pushing open the office door, I saw Tsunade sitting behind her desk, her face ashen and her brows furrowed.
"What happened? Konoha was bombed?" Uchiha Xin asked casually.
Tsunade ignored his joke, slammed a parchment scroll heavily on the table, and pushed it in front of him.
"Look for yourself, this is a top-level wanted poster personally signed by the Raikage, and it has been spread throughout all the major ninja villages."
Although Uchiha Xin had his eyes closed, he had already scanned the contents of the scroll with his senses and was instantly speechless.
The scroll depicts his face with his eyes closed, and the text is extremely exaggerated.
He was accused of being a top-tier member of the Akatsuki, and charged with ambushing two Jinchūriki from Kumogakure and intentionally stealing Tailed Beast.
"A sneak attack?"
Uchiha Xin smirked, his mind filled with sarcasm.
He clearly crushed his opponent head-on in a fair and square manner, but in the Raikage's words, it became a despicable sneak attack.
"If you can't beat them, you resort to propaganda; this Raikage is truly outrageous."
He sneered, completely losing any goodwill he had towards Kumogakure.
The atmosphere in the office was heavy.
Tsunade on the table, her fingers crossed, and stared intently at Uchiha Xin's tightly closed eyes.
Tell me what exactly happened.
"I don't believe you're a member of Akatsuki, nor do I believe you covet the Tailed Beast. With your strength, no one can stop you from Tailed Beast."
"I'm just wondering why the Kumogakure suddenly issued such an outrageous arrest warrant."
Uchiha Xin's brain worked at lightning speed, instantly crafting a perfect explanation.
"It was all a misunderstanding." He spread his hands, looking completely innocent.
"During my previous intelligence gathering, I discovered that the Akatsuki was capturing the Tailed Beast in sequence, with their target being the Two-Tails Jinchūriki."
"Considering our alliance, I rushed to Kumogakure to secretly protect Yugito."
"After I took down two Akatsuki members, Yugito assumed I also coveted the Tailed Beast and Tailed Beast Transformation."
"I couldn't just stand there and take the beating, so I was forced to fight back, which also helped to repel Killer B who was coming after me."
"If I truly wanted the Tailed Beast, those two would have already perished and wouldn't have come back to complain."
After hearing Tsunade instantly filled in the whole story in her mind.
She knew all too well that the Kumogakure were reckless and impulsive, especially Killer B, who never thought things through.
"I see!"
Tsunade on the table, her anger flaring up instantly.
" Konoha kindly offered assistance, Kumogakure attacked without even distinguishing right from wrong. After losing the fight, they dared to publish slanderous articles—it's simply outrageous!"
She immediately expressed her opinion in a deep voice.
"I will immediately send a letter to the Raikage in the name of the Hokage, demanding that Kumogakure give Konoha an explanation!"
Seeing Tsunade's protective attitude, Uchiha Xin secretly rejoiced, his excuse having been perfectly accepted.