Three days later, Konoha remained brightly lit beneath the night sky.
However, compared to usual days, everyone's face today revealed a hint of nervousness.
Not long ago, all citizens had received an official notice.
Mirai Uchiha, their Lord Emperor, had decided to plant a special mark upon each person to protect the ninja world.
This mark allowed their chakra to be funneled directly to the Lord Emperor.
Although the announcement insisted they wouldn't feel anything, and was only made public to prevent panic,
People couldn't help but constantly look up at the moon in the sky, seeking some relief from their anxiety.
"A bit nervous too. Never thought I'd actually get to do something for the Lord Emperor."
"Hahaha... Guess we've finally amounted to something. Never imagined I'd contribute to protecting the ninja world."
"Hey! Don't you guys feel used? After all, part of our chakra gets taken every day once we're marked."
"What does it matter? Without the Lord Emperor, my family would've died during the wars already. Losing a bit of chakra is nothing."
"Exactly! He's the one who gave us this life. Compared to that, what we're sacrificing is barely worth mentioning."
"When the nest falls, can the eggs remain unbroken? Do you not remember how civilians suffered during the Great Ninja World War?"
"As for me, I don't overthink like you guys. Whatever decision the Lord Emperor makes, I'll support unconditionally!"
Similar discussions played out across the ninja world simultaneously.
Since unifying the world, people from every corner of the shinobi lands had been enjoying relatively prosperous lives.
Compared with the past, their situation had improved dramatically.
Especially after Mirai Uchiha ascended to godhood—when his massive ethereal projection loomed across the sky above the ninja world—his prestige soared to unprecedented heights.
Therefore, when he wished to implement the Marked Tsukuyomi, everyone willingly cooperated.
Certainly, there were some dissatisfied individuals, but their voices carried little weight.
A handful of protesters even attempted street demonstrations to influence Mirai Uchiha's decisions.
In response, Mirai issued a simple, direct order: Execute all protesters immediately.
This was his ninja world, and those who defied his will naturally lost their right to exist here.
He had endured countless hardships to obtain such immense power—not to be humbled or taken advantage of, and certainly not to compromise or be pushed around.
———
Checking the time, Mirai Uchiha felt things had progressed sufficiently, so he simply clapped his hands together.
The chakra within his body, along with the ocular power from his Rinnegan-with-nine-tomoe, began to surge violently.
At the same time, the previously pure and bright moon gradually turned a deep crimson red.
A massive Mangekyou Sharingan pattern outlined itself across the lunar surface, casting its glow across the entire ninja world.
One by one, Marks quickly formed, each person's palm displaying the same pattern as that on the moon.
Even those who had not been touched by the moonlight bore the Mark.
Mirai Uchiha closed his eyes briefly and activated his Sensor ability. A dense cluster of glowing dots clearly appeared in his mind.
These glowing dots represented the people who bore the Mark.
A new instinctive awareness surfaced in Mirai Uchiha's mind—
At will, he could control the thoughts, spirits, and chakra of any marked individual.
Right now, the ninja world was truly and completely under his control.
"For the Mangekyou Sharingan to awaken such power is nothing short of monstrous..."
Having witnessed the immense power of both Marked Tsukuyomi and Bakusantsugi, Mirai Uchiha couldn't help but mutter softly.
If Hikaku Uchiha had possessed sufficient spiritual power back then, the Uchiha Clan might have already conquered the ninja world.
Noticing Mirai Uchiha opening his eyes once more, Orochimaru asked seriously, "Mirai, how did things go?"
Mirai Uchiha replied calmly, "Everything went smoothly. Now it's time to begin gathering chakra."
[Activation: Bakusantsugi]
Instantly, everyone across the ninja world who possessed chakra felt their chakra uncontrollably surging out from their bodies.
However, this process ended very quickly, with each person losing only about a third of their internal chakra.
Everyone finally relaxed.
Although one-third was quite significant, it wouldn't cause them much physical harm.
In Hidden Leaf Village,
At the lab complex,
Mirai Uchiha injected the chakra collected through Bakusantsugi into assets prepared in advance by Orochimaru.
Assets piled up like a small hill were needed to contain all the gathered chakra.
Although most of the ninja world consisted of Genin, when the chakra of nearly a million individuals combined, it created an overwhelming torrent.
Without Mirai Uchiha's immense strength, losing control of this chakra would have led to unimaginable devastation.
"Gu-lu…"
Feeling the mountain of chakra before him like a raging flood or ravenous beast, Orochimaru couldn't help but swallow hard.
He had countless techniques for preserving his life, yet even so, he could still sense the threat of death.
Should this chakra erupt, he would be reduced to nothingness in an instant.
"These chakra reserves... they should rival those of the fully matured Nine-Tails!"
Orochimaru remarked.
Mirai Uchiha nodded in agreement. "Yes, about that much."
Reality proved his (Mirai's) assumption correct.
With chakra naturally replenishing every three days, and one million shinobi currently in the ninja world, he would receive chakra reserves amounting to a fully matured Nine-Tails every three days.
That kind of growth rate was nothing short of terrifying.
Moreover, the ninja world was currently in a period of peace, with rapid technological and productivity advancements.
The population was certain to experience explosive growth.
Perhaps within twenty years, the number of shinobi in the ninja world might surge from a million to ten million!
By then, collecting chakra equal to that of a Ten-Tails daily would be extremely easy.
Compared with the Otsutsuki Clan's approach of scouring the universe to seize resources, this method was incomparably superior.
After a moment's thought, Mirai Uchiha instructed Orochimaru, "From now on, collect as many of these chakra-storing assets as possible."
Orochimaru immediately responded, "Understood!"
A slight smirk appeared on Mirai Uchiha's lips.
Next, he just needed to collect a few more batches to accumulate chakra equivalent to a complete Ten-Tails.
Before long, Six Paths-level powerful warriors would continuously emerge under his command.
When the Otsutsuki Clan finally set foot in the ninja world, wouldn't they be utterly astonished?
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