And just like that, with a unanimous vote, the first Chakra Fruit was assigned to Hikari.
However, Yami did not let Hikari eat the fruit immediately, fearing it would overwhelm her.
Yami knew better than anyone how immense the chakra contained within it was. Even though Hikari had Uchiha blood and had been injected with his cells, it was still uncertain whether she could withstand it.
It would not be too late to wait for Kaguya-san to return and ask her if there was any danger in eating the Chakra Fruit.
That night, after Yami accompanied Hikari to sleep, he quietly left to find Izumi. Izumi's actions today had been so selfless that she deserved to be rewarded with some descendants.
After a night of hard work, Yami slept until noon the next day.
After changing clothes, he sensed Kaguya's location and went to her.
"Where's he?"
"Returned to the Pure Land to recuperate," Kaguya said softly. From her indifferent expression, it could be seen that she was in a much better mood.
"After all, he is our child. Be gentle."
After giving a few perfunctory words of advice, Yami got down to business and directly took out the Chakra Fruit.
Kaguya's eyes lit up. "For me?"
"What are you thinking?" Yami rolled his eyes. "I prepared this for my Hikari. I just wanted to ask you, is there anything I should be careful of when eating this?"
"Oh."
Kaguya lowered her head in disappointment. Her emotional reaction was completely unlike that of someone who had lived for a thousand years.
Chakra Fruits were rare treasures of the Ōtsutsuki clan. They were the essence of a planet. Otherwise, she would never have given in to greed and launched a sneak attack to take the fruit for herself.
But when it came to Yami, Kaguya did not have the courage to resist.
Even if Isshiki was strong, he was only slightly stronger than her. But Yami was not only stronger in bloodline but also vastly superior in strength. Especially now, just standing before him after only a few days apart, Kaguya felt terrified.
"In the future, I will take you to other planets to plant trees. There will be God Trees and Chakra Fruits there."
Yami drew her a beautiful picture with words, and Kaguya nodded slowly, agreeing to eat the promised cake.
Then she looked toward the village and thought for a moment before speaking softly. "The child with the Sharingan? Her pupil power is impressive, and she has your power within her body, but her life essence is still somewhat lacking."
"She must at least reach Indra's level, otherwise she will be in danger of losing her mind."
"Is that so?"
Yami thought about it and understood what Kaguya meant. "Then what about Orochimaru, who was able to perfectly withstand the power of the Ten Tails? There's no way this fruit is stronger than the Ten Tails, right?"
Kaguya shook her head. "The Rinnegan suppresses the Chakra Fruit, and her situation is completely different."
"Then I'll give her Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan to use."
"It's better not to." Kaguya rejected Yami's suggestion again. "You can evolve your own eyes. Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan is not pure enough."
Yami felt that what Kaguya said made sense.
Then he would wait. Improving the purity of his bloodline was not a difficult task for him now.
But at the moment, it was impossible because too many matters required his attention.
Nara Shikaku and Nara Shikamaru, father and son, had recently gone mad with work. Yami had become a hands-off boss when it came to the massive undertaking of unifying the ninja world.
Do not think that everything would be settled after conquering a few great ninja villages. The aftermath was the most difficult and troublesome part.
The merger of political systems, the elimination of resistance forces, and the handling of prisoners.
Yami needed to make decisions on all these matters. Their staff and advisors neither had the right nor the courage to decide.
Even though Izumi had taken over all village affairs before, now she felt somewhat unsure.
So, with the help of traitors, the next day, just as Yami was leaving the house with Ino, two black shadows pounced on him, clung to his thighs, and howled like ghosts and wolves, refusing to let him leave.
When he looked down, it was Nara Shikaku and Hyūga Hiashi.
Hyashi was still his father-in-law, so even Yami had to give him face. He had no choice but to go with the two of them to the Hokage Building.
Half an hour later, all of Konoha's top leaders, both the living and the dead, had gathered in the largest conference room.
Uchiha Madara was also brought over by Senju Hashirama.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi project had failed, so what Yami was doing now was his former dream. Madara did not want to miss this moment in history.
Representatives from other villages, such as Kitsuchi, Mei, and Gaara, were also present. Unlike the relaxed atmosphere of the others, they were far more nervous.
After all, this was a trial concerning the fate of their villages. How could they not be nervous?
Hm?
Yami pointed his finger at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting next to Danzō.
"Who let this old man in here?"
"I…" Hiruzen was about to speak when Yami waved his hand. "Stop talking nonsense and get out. Listening to his opinions is a waste of time."
"I'm just here to listen, I won't say anything."
Hiruzen felt wronged, but Tobirama had quietly come up behind him. Without a word, he picked the man up and tossed him out the window.
"First Hokage, don't speak for now. Just watch."
After warning the other fool, Yami looked around, then lowered his head and flipped through the documents in his hand.
"The first topic is the compensation the major ninja villages should pay to Konoha for the war…"
Yami looked at Gaara and the others. "Everyone, it's time to show your sincerity."
Gaara took a deep breath and began stating Sunagakure's terms…
(To be continued.)