New Planet

After his Ancestral Awakening, Akimitsu did not immediately leave but watched the conclusion to the Fourth Great Ninja War, and ensure that things went according to plans.

And it did.

Madara was suspicious as to why the Rinnegan he was using was not his. So, when black Zetsu attacked him, he almost reacted in time to evade. Luckily, Akimitsu used the seal he placed on Akio's eyes to momentarily rendered him immobile allowing the attack to work.

Finally, after Kaguya was resurrected and black Zetsu once again fused with her, he smiled once again. Before releasing him, he placed a seal deep inside black Zetsu's body, and after he came into contact with Kaguya, the seal was secretly transferred to her.

After that, he just watched everything unfold. Kaguya was once again sealed and the ninja world was brought to peace. He then returned to his hideout to meet with his clone.

"I'm leaving, and in my absence, I have a few things for you to do," said Akimitsu directly.

"One, use whatever means necessary to ensure that the population of the ninja world increase as much as possible."

"I understand," replied the clone. He knew that the main body wanted more people to be born so that when he planted the God Tree on this planet, the Chakra Fruit created will be more powerful.

"Second, keep an eye on Jigen and his group. Try to infiltrate them if possible but do not reveal yourself.

"Third, while in the womb, place a seal on Boruto's eyes. I'm very interested in his Jogan. Be careful not to be discovered when Momoshiki placed the Karma Seal on him."

Akimitsu paused for a moment before saying: "No, we can use this opportunity to absorb Momoshiki's soul."

The clone nodded in acknowledgment; the main body had given him some memories of the future to prepare in advance.

"You need to be aware of the location of the Tail Beasts at all times," continued Akimitsu. "Finally, gather as many Jutsus as possible–even if they are not good or practical."

"What about Orochimaru?" asked the clone.

"Keep an eye on him too. If you discover that he has the intention to reveal my existence, dispose of him."

"As you command."

"What about the previous task I gave you?"

The clone then led him to a room full of jars and body tissues inside.

"As you ordered, I have gathered the cells of many powerful people during this war. If necessary, we can use Edo Tensei to bring them back."

"Use the Hashirama Cells to continue creating the White Zetsu army; I might need it later," said Akimitsu, who finally dismissed the clone. He then took one last look at this world.

He knew that the next time he came here, it would be as a conqueror; to plant the God Tree and absorb the Chakra Fruit. He wanted to know what was so special about the fruit created by such a world.

Then, he activated his Innate Gift returning to his home planet. Immediately afterward, he placed a seal on his body, concealing his Ancestral Awakening.

If it was before, Akimitsu would be more than happy to reveal his awakening to become a real Otsutsuki. However, in his last deployment, he learned that there were many political intrigues between the Main and Branch Families.

As such, achieving an Ancestral Awakening did not immediately allow him to have all the rights of the main branch. So, he wanted to change this; he wanted a way to skip a lot of the early process and political intrigues, a way to be directly granted his deserved rights.

He suddenly thought of his next deployment.

From what he learned in his youth during his training, Faith Gods are a very rare and powerful race in the universe. Because of their immortality, they are usually the main target of the Otsutsuki race for sacrifice to the God Tree.

However, only a few people with noble lineage in the main branch are allowed to use these gods as sacrifices. Meaning that the main branch member stationed in his next deployment may have a very special status in the clan.

'If I can control the situation and forced that person into a dangerous situation of almost dying, then [awakened] at the right moment and save him, maybe his lineage in the main branch might reward me, making my rise in the family smoother.'

However, Akimitsu frowned after thinking about this. Although his plan was feasible, there is also the possibility that that person did not care a single bit regarding the fact that he was saved.

Otsutsuki in generals is very cold and indifferent. If it was not because of the strict clan rule, the majority of members would have swallowed one another to become stronger.

Adding to that the discrimination that the branch family suffered through and the arrogance of the main branch, that person might think that it is Akimitsu's honor to save him.

'Should I put him in a Genjustsu?'

Akimitsu quickly shook his head; he did not know how powerful the elders of the main branch were, but he could guess that they were terrifying. It should be very easy to detect that one of their most valuable members was under mind control.

"It seems that I have to take a gamble." Although he did not like to rely on luck, he knew that he had no choice. Furthermore, even if his plan failed, he would not lose that much.

Most likely, it would take more time to climb up the ladder and gain real power and influence in the main branch.

After making a preliminary plan, Akimitsu began to prepare for his next deployment. He placed many seals on his body to ensure that no one can see through his disguise.

Then, a month later, he was teleported to planet Zigon as a Commander.