The sudden loss of control left Ōtsutsuki Ken shaken.
Even for him, the ominous curse and death aura of this place still had some effect.
"Welcome to the Northern Underworld."
Brook slowly followed him into the ruins of the Northern Underworld. A calm smile hung on his face as he spoke in an almost courteous tone.
"Allow me to formally introduce myself. From this moment on, I am Brook, the new god of this Underworld."
"This space belongs to me now. You are my first guest since I became a god."
Brook's polite words made Ken expression grow darker and darker.
This Brook had truly become a god?
He could even control this dark and ominous space?
Did that mean the [Yomotsu Hirasaka] ability of the Ōtsutsuki clan had become completely useless before him?
But before anything else, Ken had to find a way out.
If there was truly no other choice, then he could only ascend to the upper realm on the spot.
"Do you really intend to go this far?" Ken said coldly. "The leader of my clan has already ascended to the upper realm. Perhaps we will meet again in another world."
After several failed attempts to open [Yomotsu Hirasaka], Ken understood that he could no longer leave this place through that method.
He also knew that Brook, like him, would never let an enemy live.
So he could only turn to threats.
"Ōtsutsuki Shibai?" Brook smiled. "I would like to see that man for myself."
He was truly curious about that genius who had the template of a chosen one, broke through the limits of this world, and ascended to a higher realm.
"Then let us go see him together!"
[Ōtsutsuki Divine Spear!]
[Dominion Over All!]
The moment Ken saw the mockery in Brook's eyes, he knew there would be no peaceful ending today.
Since that was the case, he had no choice but to abandon the remaining Ōtsutsuki clansmen and ascend early.
He unleashed his eye technique on Brook and hurled the damaged divine artifact at the same time.
At once, his body began to change.
After advancing to the white Rinnegan, his [Karma] had already transformed into a higher form of soul. Now, the moment Brook's consciousness and body were forcibly separated, Ken's soul also tore itself free from his flesh.
His soul seemed to pierce through time and space itself, fleeing straight toward the upper realm.
"Don't even think about running! This is the Northern Underworld!"
The moment Brook regained control of himself, he activated the authority that belonged to the gods of the Underworld.
A terrifying Underworld force surged out and dragged Ken's soul back from that mysterious spatial passage.
"Impossible! How can this be? I am a god! How can I still be bound by this world?"
Kenshiki's soul was gradually pulled down by Brook's Underworld power, and terror finally filled his voice.
"When Ōtsutsuki Shibai ascended, there were no Underworld gods here to stop him."
Brook looked at him with a cold smile.
"If you had advanced and ascended right away, I might not have been able to stop you."
"But you were too greedy. You just had to come here and show off in front of me."
"So now, be good and become my food, you useless thing."
Brook stared at the feast before him with burning excitement.
The entire Ōtsutsuki clan was about to become his meal.
"No! I don't want to die! Let me go! From now on, I'll serve under you!"
Ken looked at Brook almost pleadingly. At this moment, he truly regretted everything.
He could have ascended directly.
Why had he wanted to devour Brook?
Why had he insisted on reaching the three tomoe white Rinnegan?
Now, everything he had built would become nothing.
"Die."
After Ken's soul was dragged back into his body, the power of his three eyes returned as well.
But his body had already been completely nailed in place by Brook's Five Gods Sealing Black Rods.
Brook reached out instantly and seized Ken's white Rinnegan, along with his pair of nine tomoe golden Rinnegan.
"This universe will be my territory for the next thousand years!"
Brook laughed wildly.
At last, he had taken control of the Northern Underworld and seized part of the authority over this universe's cycle of death.
He completely devoured Ken's eyes and body.
His own pair of nine tomoe golden Rinnegan successfully advanced into white Rinnegan.
However, Brook soon closed those white Rinnegan, allowing his eyes to return to ordinary black pupils. The eye on his forehead also shut.
As he devoured and fused with Ken's body, Brook began considering whether he should rebuild the cycle of Hell in this universe.
After all, a thousand years from now, any Underworld cycle he built would still be reclaimed by a stronger orthodox Underworld god.
Unless Brook became powerful enough to defeat that higher god of the Underworld.
But with only the resources of the Northern Underworld, it was simply impossible for Brook to train to that level.
After several days of fusion, Brook finally digested everything that belonged to Ken.
He immediately went to the Ōtsutsuki Origin Star and forcibly subdued the remaining Ōtsutsuki clansmen, along with the Ten Tails larvae, before placing them all into his own cosmos.
After finishing everything, he returned to the ruins of the Northern Underworld. Then, through the power of [Yomotsu Hirasaka], he returned to the Naruto world.
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Mount Sacred Tree, Palace of the Goddess of the Rabbit.
Princess Kaguya sat with her three year old twins at her side. She had not smiled for a very long time.
Brook had been gone for more than two years this time, and her worry had only deepened with every passing day.
If not for her two children, and Brook's repeated warnings before he left, she would have used [Yomotsu Hirasaka] long ago to search that ominous dark space herself.
"Mother, Father will be back soon."
Little Reimu and Hourai stood beside Kaguya, comforting her with surprising maturity.
Their memories of Brook were already somewhat hazy, because their father had left when they were only one year old.
"Yes, Lady Kaguya. Husband will definitely return soon."
Kurenai, Minami, and Pakura were also deeply worried.
Brook had been missing for far too long.
But all they could do was pray in silence for his safe return.
Their current strength had reached either Kage level or Super Kage level. Together, they were more than enough to suppress the entire ninja world.
There was no need for Kaguya, who had awakened the golden Rinnegan, to personally manage anything.
Without more chakra fruits or pills, Kaguya's strength no longer had much room to grow.
"I only hope he did not encounter an Ōtsutsuki elder and act recklessly."
Kaguya clasped her hands together and prayed.
She knew what kind of man Brook was.
He loved danger. He loved adventure.
And if an Ōtsutsuki elder had truly hunted him down, she did not know whether he could survive.
At that moment, a black portal opened inside the palace.
A familiar aura flowed out from within.
Everyone immediately turned toward it.
A figure slowly stepped out, wrapped in a divine and holy aura.
His presence was ethereal, distant, and sacred.
Even Kaguya had never felt anything like it before.
But she knew one thing.
This aura was likely already above that of an Ōtsutsuki elder.
Had he succeeded?
Had this man truly hunted down and killed an Ōtsutsuki elder?
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"I'm back."
Those simple words were enough.
Kaguya and the others rushed toward him at once.
Reimu and Hourai flew over eagerly as well, though their memories of their father's face had already grown somewhat vague after so long apart.
"Why did it take you this long? And your current strength..."
Kaguya punched Brook hard in the chest, but her eyes were fixed on him in shock. She could no longer sense the depth of his power at all.
"It's fine. I've already dealt with the Ōtsutsuki clan."
Brook held her in his arms and smiled.
"From now on, this entire universe is our territory."
This time, he had spent two and a half years defeating the strongest race in the universe.
Compared to Luffy defeating the Four Emperors in two years, this was tens of thousands of times more outrageous.
"What?"
Kaguya sprang out of Brook's embrace and stared at him with wide eyes, unable to believe what she had just heard.
Brook had destroyed the Ōtsutsuki clan?
Even the five Ōtsutsuki elders had fallen?
"The Ōtsutsuki clan now has only a dozen ordinary members left. The five elders and the second generation of the main family are all gone."
Seeing Kaguya's shocked expression, Brook could not help but reach out and touch her face.
He briefly explained how Ōtsutsuki Ken had devoured the other elders and many second generation members, and how Natsushiki and the remaining Ōtsutsuki had been swallowed after merging their powers.
Kaguya stood there in complete disbelief.
The mighty Ōtsutsuki clan, the race that had ruled this universe for countless years, had actually been brought to an end by the man before her.
"The remaining Ōtsutsuki are all women with Byakugan or ordinary Rinnegan. Let them serve us."
Brook released eighteen Ōtsutsuki women.
As for the dozen or so remaining men, he planned to feed them to the modified Divine Tree larvae to speed up their growth.
Brook had decided to be a true villain for once and carry out one final plunder of this universe.
Even if there was not enough time to grow a fully mature chakra fruit, he could at least nurture the young Divine Trees into complete forms and produce semi mature fruits.
When Kaguya saw that all the Ōtsutsuki Brook released were women, she gave him a very classic roll of her eyes.
"From now on, she is your mistress. Understood?"
Brook spoke calmly to the Ōtsutsuki women.
The women trembled and immediately knelt, acknowledging Kaguya as their mistress without the slightest hesitation.
Brook also gave Kaguya the coordinates of several powerful planets the Ōtsutsuki had already explored.
When Brook was unavailable, she might need to personally inspect the progress of the Divine Tree plantings.
After all, Brook was preparing to visit the Southern Underworld to see whether the imprisoned Southern Underworld deity was truly dead.
"Have you become a god level being like the Ōtsutsuki God?"
Kaguya still could not hide the shock in her eyes.
Their two children and the other women also looked at Brook with shining eyes.
"That's right. I have indeed become a true god in this universe."
Brook opened the white Rinnegan on his forehead. His black pupils also transformed into white Rinnegan, making him appear sacred, ethereal, and unbelievably powerful.
The Ōtsutsuki women kneeling on the floor lowered their heads even further. Their hearts were filled only with fear and submission.
As for Kaguya and the others, they stared at Brook in a daze.
Their man had become a god.
Kaguya threw herself into his arms once more, hugging him tightly. The others were also overwhelmed with joy.
For the next few days, Brook comforted the women he had not seen for two and a half years, easing all the longing that had built up during his absence.
Only after Kaguya and the others were satisfied in both heart and body did Brook finally have time to enjoy family life with his children.
After a period of relaxation, Brook slowly began his reforms.
First, he rebuilt the ruins of the Northern Underworld into his temporary divine residence.
Then, after careful thought and discussion, Brook officially changed the Brook clan's name to the Gods Clan, based on his current divine power and bloodline.
His two children were renamed God Hourai and God Reimu, becoming true divine sons and daughters.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki became Goddess Kaguya, revered as the Queen of Gods.
The other women also received new surnames.
God Tsunade.
God Kurenai.
God Konan.
God Pakura.
Using the principle behind the Hyuga clan's Caged Bird Seal as reference, Brook placed the Five Gods Seal on the Ōtsutsuki women, completely controlling them and turning them into divine servants of the Gods Clan.
The Divine Tree saplings were also modified by Brook into exclusive Divine Trees compatible with the Five Gods bloodline.
If any other race dared steal the fruit of these Divine Trees, they would die even if they managed to eat it.
The Ōtsutsuki men were marked with the Five Gods Slave Seal and turned into complete sacrifices.
Every time they reincarnated through [Karma], they would become sacrifices for the new Divine Tree larvae.
However, there was not enough time for this round of Divine Tree planting to fully mature, and there likely would not be enough time to plant another full cycle.
Moreover, once these modified Divine Trees matured, they could move directly to another planet and continue growing and bearing fruit. There was no longer a need to plant new saplings on every world.
Previously, the Ōtsutsuki clan not only harvested the chakra fruit, but also drained the completed Ten Tails Divine Tree, converting it into chakra energy or refining it into chakra pills. That portion was used as payment for the hard work of the tree planting duo.
Because of that, it was rare for the Ōtsutsuki clan to directly plant a fully formed Divine Tree.
Their usual process was to bring a Divine Tree sapling with very little chakra to a target planet, then plant and cultivate it from the beginning.
After Brook became a god level powerhouse and gained partial control over the Northern Underworld, he bestowed the bloodline ability [Yomotsu Hirasaka] upon his women, children, and divine servants.
This allowed them to enter the Northern Underworld as well, making it easier for them to bring Ōtsutsuki servants along to plant Divine Trees.
In the end, Brook personally led Kaguya, his children, his women, and his divine servants to more than a dozen powerful planets. Together, they traveled, fought, and planted Divine Tree saplings.
During this process, they cleared out the powerful native life forms of each planet and used the battles to temper their combat abilities.
With the Divine Tree saplings planted, all the Ōtsutsuki servants were sacrificed and began reincarnating on their respective planets.
Each planet also had one divine servant left behind to guard the Divine Tree and watch over the reincarnated Ōtsutsuki servants.
By the time Brook and his group returned to the Northern Underworld, only two Ōtsutsuki servants remained.
Groot, the Ten Tails, received special treatment from Brook and was rooted on the Ōtsutsuki Origin Star, where it began growing wildly.
Kaguya decided to bring her two children and the divine servants to the Ōtsutsuki Origin Star, where chakra was abundant, so they could train and settle there for a while.
Brook could only send Tsunade, Kurenai, Konan, and the other women back to Mount Sacred Tree in the Naruto world, since they were more accustomed to living in the ninja world.
However, all of them now possessed [Yomotsu Hirasaka], allowing them to enter the Northern Underworld at any time and travel freely to the Ōtsutsuki Origin Star.
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