Time flows like water, and years pass like a shuttle weaving through the fabric of existence.
It had been ten years since Shishou consumed the second God Tree fruit. During these ten years, the great migration efforts of the nations in the ninja world had been progressing steadily, continually advancing into the uninhabited areas of the planet. Thanks to the convenience of ninjutsu, newly developed regions were quickly ready for use.
Shishou also directed the construction of railway lines to connect various regions, enhancing the interconnectivity across the ninja world. As a result, the population on the planet experienced explosive growth.
Simultaneously, under Shishou's meticulous guidance, the Moon Palace's ninja ranking system and contribution points had been seamlessly integrated into the daily lives of the people. The contribution points of the Moon Palace had become the primary currency within the ninja world, becoming an indispensable part of everyone's lives.
People had grown accustomed to depositing their chakra at the various Moon Palace outposts in exchange for contribution points, which they could then use to acquire what they desired. This lifestyle had significantly improved the lives of the common people, freeing them from the toil of working from dawn to dusk only to still go hungry.
Now, they could simply train for two hours after work, extract chakra, and submit a portion of it to live a comfortable life with enough food and clothing. This was something the common people never even dared to dream of in the past, filling them with deep gratitude toward the Moon Palace.
Meanwhile, the various divine identities Shishou had created were flourishing across the ninja world, spreading faith and absorbing the selfless chakra contributions from believers.
Under these conditions, Shishou harvested far more chakra than before, accelerating the growth of his third God Tree fruit beyond his expectations.
In just ten years, he had harvested another God Tree fruit.
This rapid harvest once again astonished Kaguya.
Unsurprisingly, Shishou consumed the core of the third God Tree fruit and distributed the flesh to the others.
After consuming the third God Tree fruit, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in Shishou's forehead was further enhanced, allowing his Heavenly Transfer Technique to gain a fourth alternate dimension, capable of housing a fourth star system to form his internal universe.
The range of his alternate spaces also expanded significantly.
With the power from the third God Tree fruit, Shishou prepared to contain the ninja world's star system within himself. After much contemplation, he finally devised a relatively safe method to achieve this.
His plan was to use the Otsutsuki clan's treasure, "Zero," which possessed the ability to pause time. He would freeze the entire star system where the ninja world was located and then, in that split second when time was paused, he would transfer the entire star system into his alternate space, forming his internal universe.
In Shishou's view, this was a highly reliable approach.
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The Ninja World Star System.
Shishou and Kaguya stood outside the planet's atmosphere, observing the star system where the ninja world resided.
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
White smoke exploded around Shishou, forming eight clones.
Each of these clones then used space-time ninjutsu to appear at the edge of the ninja world star system.
Space-Time Barrier!
The eight clones formed hand seals simultaneously, creating golden, ethereal lines that connected them, forming a massive cubic barrier in space that encapsulated the entire ninja world star system.
Shishou took out the Otsutsuki clan's treasure, "Zero," from his Kamui dimension and began channeling chakra into it.
The range and duration of time stoppage with "Zero" depended on the amount of chakra injected.
To freeze time across the entire ninja world star system would require an enormous amount of chakra—so much that even Shishou, after consuming three God Tree fruits, could only sustain it for a short period.
Fortunately, he only needed to freeze time for two seconds to transfer the star system into his alternate space, so he could manage.
As Shishou continued to infuse chakra, "Zero" began emitting a brilliant light.
Once enough chakra was injected, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in Shishou's forehead opened, radiating dazzling light.
Swish!
In the next moment, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan emitted golden beams of light that connected to all of Shishou's clones, preparing for the star system transfer.
With everything ready, Shishou activated "Zero."
In an instant, the entire ninja world star system was frozen in time.
At that very moment, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in Shishou's forehead flared with radiant golden light. His eight clones at the star system's edges also burst with corresponding golden light, resonating with Shishou's main body.
In the next second, the entire ninja world star system vanished.
Inside Shishou's second alternate space, a complete star system suddenly appeared in the pitch-black void.
"Everything's functioning normally," Shishou exhaled in relief as he observed the stable operation of the ninja world star system.
He then instantly appeared on the ninja world planet, carefully inspecting any changes.
After confirming that everything was in order, he finally relaxed.
As long as the ninja world planet remained intact, he would have a continuous supply of God Tree fruits.
Now that he had transferred the ninja world star system into his second alternate space, forming his internal universe, even if the Otsutsuki clan came after him now, he wouldn't fear them.
After spending some time in the second alternate space, Shishou returned to the primary universe.
Since he had moved the entire ninja world star system into his second alternate space, when he returned to the main universe, he found that the surrounding space was silent and had become a vacuum.
Kaguya appeared beside Shishou and asked, "How did it go?"
Shishou smiled, "No problems."
"That's good," Kaguya also sighed in relief.
Glancing around at the emptiness, Shishou placed one hand on the void and summoned Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki.
Looking at the three Otsutsuki servants, Shishou marked each of them with a space-time seal and said calmly, "Your mission now is to search for star systems with life. Once you find them, notify me immediately."
Shishou was not satisfied with just one ninja world star system; he wanted more to cultivate additional God Tree fruits.
"Yes," Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki responded in unison before using space-time ninjutsu to leave.
Watching them disappear, Kaguya smiled and asked, "Where shall we go next?"
Shishou took Kaguya's hand, pointed to the vast expanse of the universe, and said with a smile, "That is the road ahead of us."
(The End)
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