Chapter Summaries

Lin Ke sent his Black Shadow Legion to turn the chaotic battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War into a swift victory. He then headed to meet the defeated Five Kage after the Fourth Raikage attacked his shadows.

• Lin Ke sealed World Number Four Madara and considered how to handle Impure World Reincarnation fighters without harming controlled allies.
• Main World Sasuke went to aid the front line, and Lin Ke followed after sending shadows to support him.
• Lin Ke found End Sasuke dominating Yakushi Kabuto while World Number Four Obito fled, and saw World Number Four Sasuke being beaten by a seven-tailed World Number Four Naruto.
• Lin Ke unleashed his Black Shadow Legion, which subdued the battlefield's White Zetsu, Impure World Reincarnation fighters, and frenzied shinobi in one minute.
• Lin Ke set out to meet the Five Kage, who had been defeated after the Fourth Raikage attacked and killed several of his shadows.

Lin Ke and the Black Shadow Legion ended the battle against the reincarnated Kage, then Lin Ke left World Four’s Five Kage to clean up the battlefield. Back on a nearby hill, he told Main World Sasuke about Senju Tobirama’s plans to unify Main World and discussed how they might handle the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Lin Ke dismissed the Five Kage, ordered them to clean up the main battlefield, and departed on the Earth Dragon while the Fourth Raikage struggled to recover from his beating.
• Tsunade of World Four wondered whether the claims about parallel worlds and another Konoha were true.
• Lin Ke found Yakushi Kabuto unconscious and explained that the future ‘me’ had gone to meet this world’s ‘me.’
• Lin Ke told Main World Sasuke about Senju Tobirama’s plan to unify Main World and their preparations for the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Main World Sasuke offered to enter the field first with Utakata, and Lin Ke welcomed the idea.

World Number Four Sasuke left for World Number Two after choosing to pursue strength and a future in the Ninja Alliance, though Main World Sasuke invited him to dinner. Main World Sasuke then considered Lin Ke’s physical development and concluded that the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique had transformed him into a new kind of human.

• World Number Four Sasuke left his world without answering Kakashi, but he looked back at Sakura and Naruto before departing.
• Main World Sasuke invited World Number Four Sasuke to dinner, and the latter accepted before leaving to pursue his goals.
• Main World Sasuke invited Lin Ke to the family dinner, and Lin Ke agreed before using the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
• Main World Sasuke reviewed Lin Ke’s examination records and concluded that the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique had removed inherent human flaws while chakra fueled his bodily development.
• Main World Sasuke walked through the peaceful Ninja Alliance and wondered what Lin Ke would become as his new-human development continued.

Lin Ke panicked after his front teeth fell out and rushed to the Medical Team, fearing the change would interfere with the coming Fourth Shinobi World War. The examination found him alarmingly healthy, and Tsunade discovered the real problem was only his missing teeth as other important figures began arriving.

• Lin Ke woke to find his two front teeth had fallen out and noticed he was also shedding hair and feeling unusually hungry.
• Lin Ke rushed to the Medical Team building and demanded an immediate examination from Shizune.
• Shizune and the Medical Ninjas examined Lin Ke and found his body was exceptionally healthy, with unusually resilient cells.
• Tsunade arrived after being woken from a hangover and asked Lin Ke what felt wrong.
• Lin Ke showed Tsunade his missing teeth, and she laughed before he demanded that she find a way to replace them and stop the others from visiting.

After Tsunade told Lin Ke that he was going through a growth phase and needed rest, he concealed his missing tooth and reassured everyone that he was healthy. Utakata and Main World Sasuke later planned to uncover his secret during the upcoming New Fourth Shinobi World War, but hesitated to prank him.

• Tsunade examined Lin Ke and warned him to rest, conserve chakra, and avoid using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique so his development would not be interrupted.
• Lin Ke wore a mask to hide his missing tooth, went to the Hokage Office, and insisted that nothing was wrong when Senju Tobirama and the others questioned him.
• Number One Hashirama let Lin Ke keep his secret, and the others gradually left; Lin Ke then told Utakata and Main World Sasuke he was healthy and went home to sleep.
• The Black Shadow Legion prepared Lin Ke's room, and he quickly fell asleep after following Tsunade's advice to rest.
• At the Seventh Training Ground, Utakata and Main World Sasuke discussed how they might get past Lin Ke's shadows and agreed the New Fourth Shinobi World War could provide an opportunity.
• Main World Sasuke and Utakata decided they would only try to uncover Lin Ke's secret if a suitable chance arose, and Utakata wondered what was under the mask.

Kankuro and Chiyo helped Gaara escape Sunagakure so he could stop the war, while Lin Ke endured a disruptive growth period as the New Fourth Shinobi World War approached. The chapter left Rasa confronting Chiyo and Kankuro as Lin Ke went out to find food, still hoping his changes would finish soon.

• Kankuro rescued Gaara from confinement and explained that he and Temari suspected something was wrong with Lin Ke.
• Chiyo helped Gaara and Kankuro pass through Sunagakure’s barrier, and Gaara raced away to stop the war.
• Rasa confronted Chiyo and Kankuro, who summoned the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets to face him.
• Tsunade found that Lin Ke’s accumulated bodily restoration had begun taking effect after he stopped using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.
• Lin Ke suffered shedding, lost teeth, gained strength and heightened senses, and found himself able to digest almost anything.
• With ten days remaining before the New Fourth Shinobi World War, Lin Ke put on a mask and hooded robe and went out to buy food.

Gaara sought Sasuke and Utakata’s help to stop Lin Ke from starting a war, and Sasuke shared the Web’s information with him. In Sunagakure, Temari, Kankuro, and Chiyo faced punishment after helping Gaara leave, with Chiyo assigned to serve as the war’s vanguard.

• Utakata and Main World Sasuke worried about Lin Ke’s strange behavior, then Sasuke decided to meet Gaara without telling Lin Ke.
• At the Seventh Training Ground, Gaara said he wanted to stop Lin Ke’s war, and Sasuke connected him to the Web and shared information about the Hokage Chronicles and the Ninja Alliance’s charter.
• Temari apologized to Grandma Chiyo for involving her after Gaara’s escape plan led to a confrontation with the Fourth Kazekage.
• Chiyo pretended to be dead before Ebizo reported that Sunagakure had assigned her to lead the vanguard in the coming war as punishment.

Main World Sasuke brought Gaara through a Web passage to World Number Two and guided him through the unfamiliar Ninja Alliance headquarters. After Gaara registered, Sasuke stopped a staff member from steering him toward the dubious Stone Temple.

• Main World Sasuke explained the Web passage safety rules to Gaara, who saw Isobu at the station and wondered whether war could be stopped.
• Gaara crossed into World Number Two, where Sharingan-wielding Main World Sasuke silenced that world's Shukaku when it mocked him.
• Main World Sasuke explained that the station was isolated because tailed beasts maintained the Web passages and sent Gaara information about Alliance technology.
• Main World Sasuke took Gaara to register with the Ninja Alliance, where a staff member tried to recruit him into Stone Temple.
• Main World Sasuke interrupted the pitch and warned Gaara that Stone Temple was a dubious group formed by rogue ninja using false identities.

Gaara explored the Ninja Alliance base, admired its rapid growth, and questioned what the Alliance would do after rescuing World Number Three. Before meeting Senju Tobirama, he agreed to help Main World Sasuke with Lin Ke’s abnormal condition, leaving him burdened by worries about the future.

• Main World Sasuke gave Gaara advice, New Currency, and the address of Friend's House before leaving him to explore on his own.
• Gaara browsed Web and learned how the Ninja Alliance base was expanding while Senju Tobirama resisted merging entire ninja villages into the Alliance.
• Gaara compared the prosperous, peaceful base with Sunagakure and wondered what the Alliance would pursue after World Number Three was saved.
• Gaara contacted Main World Sasuke through Web and secured a brief meeting with Senju Tobirama at the Ninja Alliance Building.
• Main World Sasuke told Gaara that Lin Ke was struggling to control his strength and asked him to remove Lin Ke's mask and robe if necessary; Gaara agreed to help.

Gaara asked Senju Tobirama about the Ninja Alliance’s future and received guidance that convinced him to help build peace. He planned to settle his personal affairs, return to the Main World, and visit the Future World to meet his future self.

• Gaara met Senju Tobirama and asked about the Ninja Alliance’s long-term stability, reincarnation, technology, and the future of ordinary humans and shinobi.
• Senju Tobirama explained that the Alliance could address its problems over time and that each generation should work toward peace rather than fear distant possibilities.
• Gaara thanked Senju Tobirama and accepted an offer to consider Alliance work, with suitable positions sent to him through the Web.
• Gaara left eager to help build peace but decided to first deal with the coming New Fourth Shinobi World War, Lin Ke’s problem, and his personal affairs.
• Gaara planned to visit the Future World and ask his future self about Sunagakure, his father, and the choices that had shaped his life.

Main World Gaara decided to return to Sunagakure and take his father's place as Kazekage after speaking with Final Chapter Gaara. In World Number Two, Tobirama agreed to be reincarnated after meeting his brother, while keeping his plans for the other world secret.

• Final Chapter Gaara recounted his experiences to Main World Gaara, who decided to return and become Kazekage.
• Final Chapter Gaara offered to accompany Main World Gaara, but Gaara said he trusted the people of Sunagakure to support him.
• Main World Gaara learned that Shika Dai was Temari and Nara Shikamaru's son, then left through the Web passageway.
• Main World Tobirama presented Number Two Tobirama with a proposal, and Number Two Tobirama asked to see his brother before deciding.
• Number Two Tobirama agreed to be reincarnated after meeting Number Two Hashirama and promised not to reveal his plans to their brother.

Gaara defeated Rasa and became Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage. On the eve of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Lin Ke prepared to join the coming battle, wondering whether he could survive it.

• Rasa left his office and confronted Gaara at Sunagakure’s gates after sensing his return.
• Gaara challenged Rasa for the Kazekage position, and the villagers supported him as their next leader.
• Gaara borrowed Shukaku’s power and defeated Rasa without killing him, then was hailed as the Fifth Kazekage.
• Lin Ke practiced the original Transformation Jutsu to conceal his toothless appearance before the war.
• Utakata told Lin Ke it was time to leave for the Allied Shinobi Forces’ gathering near the Mountain Graveyard, and Lin Ke put on his mask.

The Fourth Shinobi World War began as Lin Ke led the Black Shadow Legion against the Allied Shinobi Forces. The four Kage and their Shadow Guards charged toward him, knowing the battle would decide the outcome.

• Gaara told Ōnoki that his father would not participate in the war, while the Kage prepared for battle.
• The Fourth Raikage declared the war had begun after a vast Earth Dragon appeared in the sky.
• The four Kage and their forces advanced toward Lin Ke, while Mei Terumi and Ōnoki doubted they could win.
• Lin Ke delivered an imposing speech from atop the Earth Dragon as Ao pointed out the tricks behind his appearance and voice.
• Lin Ke ordered the Black Shadow Legion to attack, and the four Kage and eight Shadow Guards charged toward him.

Sasuke used his second Mangekyo Dojutsu, Ama no Mitama, to let Gaara bypass Lin Ke’s shadows and tear off his mask. Sasuke saw Lin Ke’s small, gap-toothed appearance in his vision of the future, then watched it transform into a burly man in yellow armor.

• Sasuke fought the Four Kage with his Perfect Susanoo while Lin Ke wondered whether to intervene.
• Utakata secretly supplied chakra through the Web, helping Gaara approach Lin Ke as Sasuke used Ama no Mitama to see a few seconds into the future.
• Gaara evaded Lin Ke’s shadows and reached him as Utakata’s power supply ended and the Transformation Jutsu failed.
• Gaara tore off Lin Ke’s mask, revealing a gap-toothed, bald child in Sasuke’s future vision.
• Sasuke saw Lin Ke’s body transform into a burly man in yellow armor just before Ama no Mitama ended.

After discovering that Transformation Jutsu let him become his Stands, Lin Ke stopped time to hide his apparent loss of a baby tooth during a gathering with the Kage. He knocked the other four Kage unconscious and tried to keep the incident secret, only to realize that Shukaku had witnessed it too.

• Lin Ke discovered he could use Transformation Jutsu to become Stands and trained to transform into nearly all of them.
• When Gaara removed Lin Ke’s mask, Lin Ke stopped time, put it back on, and returned to his place before time resumed.
• Lin Ke used his shadows to knock out the four Kage other than Utakata and Sasuke, then threatened to destroy the world if his secret got out.
• Utakata and Sasuke apologized, and Lin Ke explained that he was losing baby teeth as he grew.
• Lin Ke realized Shukaku had watched everything through Gaara and asked the tailed beast whether it could feel pain.

Lin Ke tried to keep Shukaku from revealing his secret and experimented with reincarnating the Tailed Beast. Shukaku emerged as a horned boy resembling the Sage of Six Paths, and Lin Ke grabbed him as White Snake to refine his memories.

• Lin Ke realized White Snake could not extract Discs from Tailed Beasts and worried Shukaku would spread his secret.
• Lin Ke went to the Training Grounds with Sasuke and Utakata and prepared an Impure World Reincarnation formula for Shukaku.
• Sasuke controlled Shukaku with his Sharingan while Lin Ke used Black Mud to swallow the Tailed Beast.
• Shukaku emerged from the black cocoon as a pale, horned boy whose appearance resembled the Sage of Six Paths.
• Lin Ke transformed into White Snake and seized the reincarnated Shukaku.

Tobirama No. 2 began teaching Lin Ke Flying Thunder God, but Lin Ke’s chakra created a spatial formula that summoned a massive steel construct before he fell into a transformative sleep. With Lin Ke unavailable, Tobirama No. 1 assigned Tsunade to help Tobirama No. 2 handle affairs in the Main World.

• Tobirama No. 1 entrusted Tobirama No. 2 with teaching Lin Ke and managing the Main World.
• Lin Ke asked to try Flying Thunder God, and Tobirama No. 2 shared the technique’s information and guided him.
• Lin Ke took control of their chakra and formed a spatial formula that tore open space and brought the Thunder God-Class Demon God into the laboratory.
• Lin Ke fell asleep after using a large amount of chakra, while his shadows forced both Tobiramas out and protected him.
• Sasuke and Utakata entered the laboratory and placed Lin Ke on a bed, as Tobirama No. 1 sent Tsunade to assist Tobirama No. 2 in the Main World.

Shukaku Number One, transformed into a human, sought help from the other Tailed Beasts but was interrupted by Uchiha Shisui and Main World Sasuke. He was forced to return with Sasuke, still fearing Lin Ke would discover that his memories remained in his chakra.

• Matatabi sensed Shukaku Number One and learned that he had become human after escaping his Jinchuriki.
• Matatabi shared the news through the Web, drawing Shukaku Number Two and other Tailed Beasts to inspect him.
• Shukaku Number Two considered attacking Shukaku Number One, but Uchiha Shisui arrived and demanded to know why the Tailed Beasts had gathered.
• Shisui reassured the Tailed Beasts about future work as they worried that new Web passage stations would replace them.
• Main World Sasuke arrived, ordered Shukaku Number One to come back, and the other Tailed Beasts refused to help him escape.

Number One Tsunade looked forward to a vacation with Dan Katō after spending most of her contributions on the trip. She returned home and found him saying goodbye to another female reincarnator, then calmly demanded to know who she was.

• Number One Tsunade left the hospital after spending her contributions on a vacation, disappointing Number One Hashirama and Number Two Hashirama, who had hoped to borrow money for drinks.
• Number One Tsunade headed home with a lavish dinner and fantasized about winning back her gambling losses after the trip.
• The chapter explained how Ninja Alliance contributions had displaced old currency and let ordinary people access Web services, laboratory results, and powerful cellular and prosthetic enhancements.
• Number One Tsunade saw Dan Katō waving goodbye to another female reincarnator at their front door and asked who she was.
• Dan Katō said the woman was a colleague from the Uchiha Clan.

Mitarashi Anko went to Net Station for a trip to Future World, where she encountered protesting tailed beasts and a troubled Tsunade. After Tsunade invited her to Hidden Hot Springs Village, Anko abandoned her dinner plans and agreed to go.

• Mitarashi Anko saw Shisui and other reincarnated Uchiha protesting alongside the tailed beasts at Net Station.
• Mitarashi Anko passed security with her travel permit and spotted Number One Tsunade sitting alone in the waiting hall.
• Number One Tsunade complained to Anko about Dan Katō and their relationship.
• Number One Tsunade invited Anko to Hidden Hot Springs Village and offered to pay for a suite, travel, and a lavish meal.
• Mitarashi Anko gave up the Female Ninja Mutual Aid Society dinner and agreed to go with Tsunade.