Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai killed two fleeing rogue ninja with overwhelming speed and strength, then drew out Kabuto Yakushi, who had been watching nearby. The chapter left them facing each other as Ye Liangnai examined the crimson lightning of his strengthened Storm Release.

• One man tried to flee, but Ye Liangnai caught him and crushed his head.
• A wounded rogue ninja ran away, and Ye Liangnai killed him with a pebble thrown like a hidden weapon.
• Ye Liangnai called out Kabuto Yakushi, who had been watching from hiding.
• Ye Liangnai unleashed his Storm Release, and Kabuto Yakushi emerged from the ground to dodge the lightning.
• Ye Liangnai noticed that his Storm Release had turned crimson and grown more powerful.

Ye Liangnai confronted Kabuto Yakushi, who claimed to have grown powerful through Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and fused Kekkei Genkai. As Kabuto sent three giant black snakes to attack, Ye Liangnai unleashed a massive Water Release technique, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Kabuto Yakushi watched Ye Liangnai and declared that he had grown strong enough to stand on equal footing with him.
• Ye Liangnai deduced that Kabuto had gained Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and collected rare Kekkei Genkai.
• Kabuto transformed into a pale, scaled figure with small horns and summoned three enormous black snakes.
• Kabuto ordered the snakes to attack Ye Liangnai together.
• Ye Liangnai used Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique to summon a tsunami-like surge toward the attackers.

Ye Liangnai countered Kabuto Yakushi’s challenge with a devastating water attack, but Kabuto used Sage Art to transform into water and launch a counterattack. As Kabuto struck from behind, Ye Liangnai unleashed crimson lightning into the lake, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Kabuto Yakushi mocked Ye Liangnai’s massive water attack and demanded to see his real strength.
• Ye Liangnai used Water Release: Water Severing Wave, destroying the three black snakes and forcing Kabuto to dodge by transforming into a snake.
• Kabuto Yakushi used Sage Art: Water Transformation Technique to pass through Ye Liangnai’s water streams and attack him from beneath the lake.
• Ye Liangnai scattered Kabuto’s water blade, but Kabuto emerged behind him and lunged with venomous fangs.
• Ye Liangnai turned toward Kabuto and released crimson lightning into the water.

Kabuto Yakushi used Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation and Sage Art: White Rage Technique against Ye Liangnai, but Ye Liangnai evaded the first attack and endured the second. The chapter ended as Kabuto’s enormous stone palms slammed together around him.

• Kabuto Yakushi emerged from the water and summoned earthen dragons with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
• Kabuto’s earthen dragons became countless tentacles that attacked Ye Liangnai, but Ye Liangnai dodged them without being hit.
• Ye Liangnai taunted Kabuto by comparing him unfavorably to Orochimaru, prompting Kabuto to use Sage Art: White Rage Technique.
• Kabuto’s blinding bead and piercing sound immobilized Ye Liangnai and caused intense pain throughout his body.
• Kabuto brought two enormous stone palms together around Ye Liangnai, shaking the earth and forcing the lake water back.

Ye Liangnai trapped Kabuto Yakushi and the Eight-Branched Serpent inside a Six Pillars Flame Formation, then attacked them with lightning and flames. As Kabuto endured the assault and struggled to escape, the battle’s immense commotion drew attention from people nearby.

• Kabuto Yakushi used the White Rage Technique and Inorganic Reincarnation, but Ye Liangnai evaded the attack with a prepared Water Clone.
• Kabuto Yakushi summoned the Eight-Branched Serpent, and Ye Liangnai’s Water Severing Wave only left it with a shallow cut.
• Ye Liangnai trapped Kabuto Yakushi and the Eight-Branched Serpent in a Six Pillars Flame Formation.
• Kabuto Yakushi merged with the Eight-Branched Serpent and used the White Rage Technique to batter the barrier.
• Ye Liangnai opened the barrier’s sky and struck Kabuto Yakushi with Thunder Array while the formation’s flames also burned him.
• The battle’s terrifying noise and power alerted people in the surrounding area as Kabuto Yakushi struggled to break free.

Ye Liangnai defeated Kabuto Yakushi by trapping and attacking him with a shrinking barrier and lightning, then sealed away his abilities. Kabuto was left captured and powerless as Ye Liangnai remarked that he was stronger than before.

• Kabuto Yakushi attacked the barrier as the Eight-Branched Serpent, but his blows failed and his Chakra began to run low.
• Ye Liangnai shrank the Six Pillars Flame Formation, forcing Kabuto Yakushi out of the serpent and trapping him in searing heat.
• Ye Liangnai called down lightning that destroyed the Eight-Branched Serpent and struck Kabuto Yakushi.
• Kabuto Yakushi transformed into tiny white snakes to escape underground, but Ye Liangnai's barrier sealed the space beneath the earth and killed the snakes.
• Ye Liangnai struck Kabuto Yakushi with the Binding Flow Karma Curse, ending his Sage Mode and taking away his movement, Chakra, and strength.
• Ye Liangnai praised Kabuto Yakushi and said he was stronger than he had originally been.

Ye Liangnai captured Kabuto Yakushi and headed for the Land of Water, while rumors of his return reached Kirigakure. On the moon, Otsutsuki Toneri prepared to destroy the Shinobi World and learned that Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga could help him fulfill his plans.

• Ye Liangnai seized Kabuto Yakushi and flew toward the Land of Water, leaving behind a powerful aura that shocked those who arrived afterward.
• Ryuu Inoue promised his subordinate revenge against Ye Liangnai, though the aura left him alarmed.
• Mei Terumi heard reports that Ye Liangnai might have appeared in the Land of Grass and welcomed the possibility of his return to Kirigakure.
• Otsutsuki Toneri declared his intent to destroy the Shinobi World and asked Tetsushiki about activating the Tenseigan.
• Tetsushiki reported that Hinata Hyuga could become Toneri's wife and that her younger sister Hanabi Hyuga could help awaken the Tenseigan.

Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure as Otsutsuki Toneri began an assault on the Shinobi World and captured Hyuga Hiashi. At the Five Kage Summit, Ye Liangnai revealed that the moon’s approach was a deliberate attack, leaving the Kage shocked by the threat.

• Ye Liangnai arrived at Kirigakure with an unconscious Kabuto Yakushi, reunited with Nakamura Shota, and was joined by his former students on the way to the Mizukage Building.
• Otsutsuki Toneri and Otsutsuki Tetsushiki headed for the Hyuga Clan, where Toneri declared his intent to destroy the Shinobi World and demanded that Hyuga Hiashi fulfill his clan’s destiny.
• Hyuga Hiashi attacked Toneri, but Toneri’s bandaged fighters defeated his guards, drove him into a cave, and trapped him inside.
• Kakashi Hatake told the Five Kage Summit that the moon was moving toward the Shinobi World and that its fall would kill everyone.
• Ye Liangnai told Kakashi, Gaara, Kurotsuchi, Mei Terumi, and Darui that the moon’s approach was man-made.

Ye Liangnai warned the Five Kage that Otsutsuki Toneri had begun an invasion to capture Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga, while Toneri’s forces attacked Konoha. Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha protected Hinata from the attackers, and Sasuke confronted Toneri as he declared his intent to destroy the world.

• Ye Liangnai told the Five Kage that Otsutsuki Toneri planned to destroy the Shinobi World and awaken the Tenseigan using Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga.
• Otsutsuki Toneri left Hanabi Hyuga with his servant Otsutsuki Tetsushiki as the Hyuga Clan tried to stop them.
• Hinata Hyuga fled after finding Naruto Uzumaki already wearing a scarf someone else had given him.
• Sasuke Uchiha interrupted a bandaged man’s attempt to abduct Hinata, and Naruto joined Sasuke to protect her.
• Naruto fought the bandaged man and his masked attackers while Sasuke faced Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Otsutsuki Toneri declared that he intended to destroy the world, and Sasuke vowed to stop him.

Otsutsuki Toneri attacked Naruto, Sasuke, and the Hyuga Clan, then vanished after warning that he would come for Hinata. Ye Liangnai fused with Nagato's Rinnegan and reached the Six Paths level, while the Shinobi World braced for Toneri and the looming moon crisis.

• Otsutsuki Toneri dodged Sasuke and Naruto, declared that he would come for Hinata, and left a massive meteor that devastated the area and severely injured the Hyuga Clan.
• Kakashi arrived to find the Hyuga Clan defeated and Hyuga Hiashi missing.
• Ye Liangnai assured Mei Terumi he could defeat Otsutsuki Toneri, then began fusing with Nagato's Rinnegan in seclusion.
• Ye Liangnai transformed into a Six Paths body with five Truth-Seeking Orbs and ordered the Kirigakure Anbu to leave while he continued his training.
• Otsutsuki Toneri sensed an unsettling presence as panic spread over the coming moon crisis, and the Five Kage met again to discuss whether Ye Liangnai could defeat him.

Ye Liangnai awakened new Six Paths abilities, returned Nagato’s Rinnegan, and prepared to confront Otsutsuki Toneri as the Shinobi World faced destruction. He headed toward Konoha, where the passage to the moon lay, while recognizing that even greater Ōtsutsuki enemies awaited him.

• Mei Terumi reassured the Kage that Ye Liangnai could handle Otsutsuki Toneri, while Kakashi urged them to stay alert and Konoha searched for Hanabi Hyuga.
• Ye Liangnai awakened the Six Paths bloodline, Confinement, and a powerful Scorching Truth-Seeking Orb, then warned Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi not to cause trouble.
• Otsutsuki Toneri defeated Naruto and Sasuke, took Hinata Hyuga, and threatened to destroy the world as meteors devastated the Shinobi World.
• The Five Kage agreed to use Kumogakure’s Superconducting Chakra Cannons to destroy the moon if Ye Liangnai failed.
• Ye Liangnai returned the Rinnegan to Nagato, who regained his vision and former strength, then set off for Konoha to reach the moon.

Ye Liangnai, Naruto, and Sasuke entered Otsutsuki Toneri’s artificial-sun fortress to stop him from awakening the Tenseigan and rescue Hinata. After Tetsushiki attacked, Naruto and Sasuke fought back while Ye Liangnai watched, and the battle continued.

• Naruto and Sasuke joined Ye Liangnai to rescue Hinata, while Shikamaru Nara and Sai declined to go.
• Ye Liangnai led Naruto and Sasuke through an underground passage to the artificial sun and opened a way into Otsutsuki Toneri’s fortress.
• Otsutsuki Toneri awakened the Tenseigan after fusing with Hanabi Hyuga’s Byakugan and sent Tetsushiki with a puppet army to stop the intruders.
• Ye Liangnai told Naruto and Sasuke it was time to train them as the puppet army attacked, and they fought back with Nine-Tails Mode and Susanoo.
• Tetsushiki broke Sasuke’s initial Susanoo and counterattacked Naruto, but Sasuke’s mature Susanoo blocked his mist attack and wounded him with an arrow.
• Naruto thanked Sasuke and charged at Otsutsuki Tetsushiki.

Naruto and Sasuke defeated Otsutsuki Tetsushiki and joined Ye Liangnai in confronting Otsutsuki Toneri and his clan. Ye Liangnai proposed peaceful coexistence, but Toneri rejected the idea with contempt.

• Naruto and Sasuke used a coordinated trick and a Rasenshuriken to destroy Otsutsuki Tetsushiki.
• Ye Liangnai erased Tetsushiki's body with a Truth-Seeking Orb, then praised Naruto and Sasuke's teamwork as they entered the castle.
• Otsutsuki Toneri prepared to destroy the Shinobi World while his clansmen attacked Ye Liangnai, Naruto, and Sasuke with a horde of puppets.
• Ye Liangnai killed an arrogant Otsutsuki clansman with a crimson bolt of lightning, frightening the others.
• Ye Liangnai asked Otsutsuki Toneri to abandon his plan and coexist peacefully, but Toneri mocked him as an unworthy insect.

Ye Liangnai wounded Otsutsuki Toneri with a surprise sword strike and then faced him in an escalating battle while Naruto and Sasuke went to save the people they needed to rescue. The chapter ended as Ye Liangnai's Storm Light Fang pierced Toneri's Green Light Orb and shot toward his face.

• Otsutsuki Toneri used gravity to drag Ye Liangnai, Naruto, and Sasuke toward him, but Ye Liangnai broke through Toneri's repulsion and stabbed him repeatedly.
• Otsutsuki Toneri knocked Ye Liangnai's sword away with a Truth-Seeking Orb and entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, but Ye Liangnai used Flash Erasure to cut the orb and inflict a massive chest wound.
• Ye Liangnai told Naruto and Sasuke to leave and save the people they needed to rescue because they could no longer take part in the fight.
• Ye Liangnai caught Otsutsuki Toneri with Sage Art—Binding Technique, but Toneri broke free and fired Sage Art—Green Light Orb at him.
• Ye Liangnai countered with Sage Art—Storm Light Fang, piercing Toneri's green beam and sending the attack toward his face.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri in their battle, surviving his golem and powerful techniques while landing several devastating attacks. After Ye Liangnai struck Toneri with Sage Art: Storm Wave, Toneri remained battered in the air as Ye Liangnai mocked him.

• Ye Liangnai pierced Otsutsuki Toneri's Truth-Seeking Orb defense and blasted off his right arm, shocking the watching Otsutsuki Clan members.
• Otsutsuki Toneri regenerated his arm and summoned the Ancestor Golem, attacking Ye Liangnai alongside his Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Ye Liangnai blocked the golem with Sage Art: Six Pillars Flame Formation, evaded the orbs, and stopped Toneri's Truth-Seeking Orb spear with his bare hand.
• Ye Liangnai bound Toneri with Sage Art: Binding Technique and stabbed him in the chest with the Scorching Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Otsutsuki Toneri unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Ye Liangnai protected himself inside a sphere of Truth-Seeking Orbs and struck Toneri with Sage Art: Storm Wave.
• Ye Liangnai emerged from his defense and taunted the battered Otsutsuki Toneri as he floated in the air.

Otsutsuki Toneri absorbed the Tenseigan’s power and transformed into a far more dangerous opponent, forcing Ye Liangnai into a fierce battle. Ye Liangnai’s Storm Tiger shattered Toneri’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Toneri remained a formidable threat.

• Otsutsuki Toneri summoned the Tenseigan’s power, while Ye Liangnai trapped the golem inside a Six Pillars Flame Formation and sent Water Clones to suppress it.
• Ye Liangnai attacked Toneri’s Byakugan light ring with a Truth-Seeking Orb spear, but Toneri completed his fusion and repelled the attack.
• Toneri used rubble, an icy beam, and Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion against Ye Liangnai, who blocked the tempest with a barrier and escaped Toneri’s gravitational trap using a Water Clone.
• Toneri struck Ye Liangnai with accelerated Truth-Seeking Orbs, then restrained him and attacked with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Ye Liangnai countered the golden sword with Storm Wave and Storm Tiger, and the Storm Tiger’s explosion shattered the sword and forced Toneri to retreat.

Ye Liangnai defeated Otsutsuki Toneri and confronted the remaining Otsutsuki Clan members. Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared from the ancestral altar and offered his knowledge in exchange for their lives, and Ye Liangnai set conditions for sparing them.

• Otsutsuki Toneri unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Ye Liangnai bound him and struck him with Flash Erasure.
• Ye Liangnai exploited Toneri’s weakened state with Storm Light Fang, then sealed Toneri’s abilities before he could explode.
• Ye Liangnai attacked the Otsutsuki Clan’s altar with Storm Tiger, causing Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s phantom to appear and stop the strike.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki offered Ye Liangnai his accumulated knowledge in exchange for sparing his descendants.
• Ye Liangnai demanded that the Otsutsuki maintain the moon, abandon plans to destroy the Shinobi World, and build a passage between the moon and the Shinobi World under his control.

Ye Liangnai ended the Otsutsuki Clan conflict by agreeing to leave their territory in peace, then went to the Moon to study Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s scroll. One month later, his work caused mountains across the Shinobi World to rise and form a ringed planet beside the Moon.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki persuaded his clan members to accept Ye Liangnai’s terms, and Ye Liangnai agreed to leave them in peace if they guarded the sealed Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki gave Ye Liangnai a scroll of Six Paths techniques and disappeared after asking him to spare Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Ye Liangnai took Otsutsuki Toneri to the Moon, informed the Five Kage and Kirigakure that the crisis was over, and began studying the scroll.
• The Fourth Raikage learned the captives had been rescued, while Mei Terumi wondered why Ye Liangnai had not returned and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki feared being found.
• One month later, mountains across the Shinobi World collapsed, rose into the sky, and formed a strange planet with five elliptical crimson rings beside the Moon.

Ye Liangnai returned from the moon after creating a planet and transforming a vast region into an inland sea, then told Mei Terumi about his new power and recorded his abilities for future generations. He left the scrolls with the Mizukage, including rules governing who could learn them.

• A storm flooded a vast depression into an inland sea spanning three great nations and five smaller nations, leaving the Land of Wind with a major new source of water.
• Ye Liangnai ordered the Otsutsuki Clan members to maintain the seal trapping Otsutsuki Toneri inside the Eternal Night Star, then returned to the Shinobi World.
• Ye Liangnai told Mei Terumi that he had created the planet and said he needed his new abilities to face future enemies.
• Ye Liangnai spent seven days recording his techniques, combat knowledge, and training methods, while reserving his Six Paths abilities until he could develop a simplified version.
• Ye Liangnai sent the completed scrolls and their usage permissions to the Mizukage.

After news spread that Ye Liangnai had created a planet, the Shinobi World’s leaders and powerful ninja reacted with awe and fear while several prepared to grow stronger. Ye Liangnai traveled to the Land of Frost, where he searched for the injured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Mei Terumi learned Ye Liangnai had left to eradicate the Shinobi World’s scourges and examined a scroll detailing his abilities.
• The leaders of the great ninja villages, Nagato, and other powerful ninja heard that Ye Liangnai had created a planet and feared his strength.
• Sasuke Uchiha resolved to travel the Shinobi World and train after Itachi encouraged him not to live in another person’s shadow.
• Sasori of the Red Sands refused to join Amegakure as an adviser, while Deidara chose to remain with him.
• Naruto and Jiraiya set out to travel the Shinobi World and grow stronger as Jiraiya worried about the future of peace.
• Ye Liangnai reached the Land of Frost, where Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was hiding to recover from his injuries.