Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai confronted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in his hidden base and rejected his offer to share the Divine Tree fruit, choosing to stop him from destroying the Shinobi World. After overwhelming Isshiki and Code, Ye Liangnai faced Isshiki’s transformed true form in a close-range taijutsu battle.

• Ye Liangnai entered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s cave base and revealed that he knew the Divine Tree fruit would devastate the Shinobi World.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki refused to yield, and Ye Liangnai dodged his kick before striking him and disabling his spatial vortex.
• Ye Liangnai pierced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Code with Truth-Seeking Orb swords, then pinned Code to a wall.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki transformed into his original form and broke free from Ye Liangnai’s spatial confinement.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki attacked Ye Liangnai with taijutsu, and the two exchanged a rapid series of lethal blows.

Ye Liangnai defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by sealing him with a power that restrained time, then reshaped the Land of Frost while sealing Kara beneath a massive mountain. He left badly injured, and the ninja who saw the devastation later regarded it as a divine miracle.

• Ye Liangnai and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki fought a destructive battle across the Land of Frost, trading attacks that shattered mountains and ravaged the land.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki pierced Ye Liangnai with a Black Rod and prepared to crush him, but Ye Liangnai used Takami Musubi to seal him in time before cutting him into pieces.
• Ye Liangnai restrained Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, forcibly reassembled his body, and sealed him and every member of Kara beneath a vast mountain using Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
• Ye Liangnai named the mountain Mount Mzhumalung, flooded the surrounding ruins until the water reached the sea, then collapsed from his injuries and departed.
• Land of Frost ninja discovered the enormous mountain and expanded bay, while Mei Terumi and the other village leaders reacted with shock at Ye Liangnai's power.

Ye Liangnai confronted Momoshiki Otsutsuki and used his powers to stop him from absorbing Kinshiki Otsutsuki. Their battle ended in a devastating explosion that obliterated a mountain range, with Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s fate still unclear.

• Ye Liangnai created an enormous mountain range, then told Mei Terumi that a few enemies remained and left to face them.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki sensed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had disappeared and realized Ye Liangnai would eventually come for her.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki arrived and demanded the Tailed Beasts, then froze time and attacked Ye Liangnai with a Black Rod.
• Ye Liangnai moved despite the time freeze, pinned Momoshiki Otsutsuki with Truth-Seeking Orb swords, and split Kinshiki Otsutsuki’s body apart by freezing space.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki began absorbing Kinshiki Otsutsuki’s power, but Ye Liangnai blocked him and unleashed Take-Mikazuchi's Tempest.
• The attack reduced a mountain range to ruins and sent destructive shockwaves across the Land of Water and out to sea.

After sealing Momoshiki Otsutsuki and restoring his strength, Ye Liangnai entered the Otsutsuki Clan headquarters to confront Urashiki Otsutsuki. Their battle began, and Ye Liangnai countered an ambush while Urashiki warned the attacker to move.

• Ye Liangnai sealed Momoshiki Otsutsuki beneath Mist-Hidden Mountain and spent a week recovering his strength.
• Ye Liangnai inspected the moon passage, strengthened the barriers around Kaguya Otsutsuki, and entered the Otsutsuki Clan headquarters alone.
• Ye Liangnai told Urashiki Otsutsuki that he had sealed Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then Urashiki attacked him.
• Ye Liangnai shattered Urashiki Otsutsuki's fishing hook and knocked him back with an Armament Haki strike.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki transformed his Byakugan into blue Rinnegan as a young Otsutsuki man ambushed Ye Liangnai, who stabbed backward while Urashiki shouted for the attacker to move.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed Urashiki Otsutsuki and four Otsutsuki elders with his Six Paths techniques, but Urashiki trapped him with a time-freezing Black Box and counterattacked. Ye Liangnai sealed space to stop Urashiki’s escape, leaving the two facing each other again.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki rescued his target from an attack, but a dim gleam pierced his chest as the Otsutsuki at headquarters watched in shock.
• Four Otsutsuki elders joined Urashiki Otsutsuki in attacking Ye Liangnai, who used Six Paths Heavenly Attraction to trap them together and struck them down with Flash Erasure and Black Rods.
• Ye Liangnai blasted Urashiki Otsutsuki through the shoulder with Storm Light Fang and summoned Storm Tiger, while using gravity to pull a group of attackers into the ground.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki swallowed Storm Tiger through Yomotsu Hirasaka, then used a Black Box’s time-freezing mist to immobilize Ye Liangnai’s Truth-Seeking Orb sword and attack him from behind.
• Ye Liangnai blocked Urashiki Otsutsuki’s Black Rod and countered with a Sword Wave, but Urashiki escaped as light cranes; Ye Liangnai then used Ame-no-Minakanushi to seal space and force Urashiki to reappear.

Ye Liangnai defeated the Otsutsuki Clan, sealed its remnants on a new satellite, and finally stepped back from the fighting. Years later, as a new generation of shinobi rose to prominence, rumors spread that Kirigakure’s young descendants could already challenge jonin.

• Ye Liangnai sealed Urashiki Otsutsuki and destroyed the Otsutsuki ancestral grounds with Take-Mikazuchi: Storm Tiger, then sealed the surviving clan on a barren planet.
• Ye Liangnai brought the planet to the moon as its second satellite, named it Eternal Night Two Stars, and arranged teleportation routes linking it to the moon and Eternal Night Star.
• Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure, where Mei Terumi praised him for his efforts and he said he could finally rest.
• In the Land of Frost, Hiruko and other hidden figures plotted to use Sage's Blood, tailed beasts, and research to gain power in an era dominated by Ye Liangnai.
• Years later, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Iwagakure's Third Tsuchikage had died, Naruto Uzumaki served as Seventh Hokage, and Jurota had become Sixth Mizukage.
• Konoha ninja discussed the prodigies of the new generation, including Boruto Uzumaki, Taitō, Rei Uchiha, and Sarada, while Kirigakure's young descendants drew amazement for contending with jonin.

Ye Liangyi and his companions arrived in Konoha for the Chunin Exams, where shinobi discussed the exceptional young talents expected to compete. As Ye Liangyi wrestled with the pressure of living up to his father Ye Liangnai, he and the other New Generation Candidate Seven Ninja Swordsmen prepared to see the new generation, including Boruto Uzumaki.

• A bald Chunin described the prodigious young shinobi expected at the Chunin Exams, including Ye Liangnai's children and Mei Terumi's son, and remarked that Konoha's new generation lagged behind.
• Ye Liangyi, Ye Liangliuli, and Himura Ye listened as Konoha shinobi discussed their reputations and the coming exams.
• Ye Liangyi admitted that his father's fame made him feel pressured to surpass Ye Liangnai, while Himura Ye and Ye Liangliuli encouraged him to take his time.
• Ye Liangyi said he had come to broaden his horizons and see the Seventh Hokage and his son, Boruto Uzumaki.
• Kagura Kōketsu said he also wanted to become Mizukage, and the chapter revealed that he and six companions were the New Generation Candidate Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen candidates prepared to register for the Chunin Exams while foreign shinobi took note of Ye Liangyi’s strength. In Konoha, Boruto Uzumaki and Taitō set out to meet Kirigakure’s geniuses despite warnings not to challenge them.

• Kagura Kōketsu and the other candidates discussed their hopes of becoming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Ye Liangyi reminded them they had to defeat him, Ye Liang Ruri, and Himura Ye within a year to keep their candidate status.
• Ye Liangyi led the candidates out to register, while Shinji of Sunagakure judged their strength and exchanged a silent challenge with him.
• Shinji identified Ye Liangyi as the son of Ye Liangnai and the bearer of the title White Cold Light, as shinobi from other villages also watched the Kirigakure group warily.
• Boruto Uzumaki asked to meet the Kirigakure shinobi, but Reiko and the Sharingan girl warned him not to fight them.
• Taitō eagerly agreed to go with Boruto, and the two rushed out while Reiko and the Sharingan girl looked on gravely.

Ye Liangyi accepted Boruto Uzumaki’s challenge after warning him that he was too weak, and the two went to Training Ground Seven to fight. As the spectators watched, Ye Liangyi opened with a lethal sword strike toward Boruto’s neck.

• Sarada Uchiha reported Boruto’s challenge to Sasuke Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha advised Naruto to let Boruto fight while they secretly controlled the situation.
• At the registration area, Boruto challenged Ye Liangyi, who refused at first and knocked Boruto back after he attacked with Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• Boruto insisted on another fight at Training Ground Seven, and Ye Liangyi agreed as their companions and Konoha’s leaders followed.
• Himura Ye sensed Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha hiding nearby, and Itachi speculated that Ye Liangyi’s abilities came from Ye Liangnai’s genes.
• Ye Liangyi drew his sword and rushed at Boruto, aiming a killing strike at his neck as the spectators watched.

Ye Liangyi defeated Boruto in a battle that drew the attention of the Chunin Exam participants, and Sasuke promised to train Boruto for a rematch. As the two princes’ coming clash stirred the ninja villages, Ye Liangnai reflected on new experiments and technologies that could reshape the Shinobi World.

• Boruto used Shadow Clones, shuriken, and Rasengan attacks against Ye Liangyi, but Ye Liangyi countered them with an illusion, lightning, and sword techniques before defeating him.
• Ye Liangyi told Boruto that he had not used his full strength, and Sasuke promised to train Boruto with help from Itachi before their Chunin Exam rematch.
• Naruto and Sasuke discussed teaching Boruto Chidori to help him close the gap with Ye Liangyi.
• Ninjas from the major villages focused on the coming Chunin Exam fight between Ye Liangyi and Boruto.
• Ye Liangnai described upgraded White Zetsu combat machines, Karma, and Hashirama Cell research, then wondered whether Orochimaru might rule a future age of scientific Ability Users.