Chapter Summaries

After learning the truth about the Ōtsutsuki and the threat they posed, Habara persuaded Uchiha Madara to help prepare the Shinobi World through unity, training, and a staged conflict with the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki detected a mutated Ōtsutsuki power and headed toward it, intending to claim Kaguya and Isshiki’s Divine Tree fruit or seeds.

• Habara explained the origins of the Ōtsutsuki, the Divine Tree, and the Moon’s role in sealing Kaguya to Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Madara worried that the Shinobi World had no hope against the Ōtsutsuki, but Habara urged him not to underestimate their own strength.
• Habara proposed that Uchiha Madara and the Akatsuki attack other nations so Konoha could intervene, unify the Shinobi World, and train its people; Madara agreed.
• Uchiha Madara refused Habara’s offer to help him revive, insisting that he would handle his own task and settle his personal score himself.
• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki sensed a mutated Ōtsutsuki power and set course for its source.
• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki decided not to notify Urashiki and planned to take Kaguya and Isshiki’s fruit or seeds for himself.

After returning from the moon, Habara told Jiraiya about the Ōtsutsuki threat and revealed his Rinnegan, then tested its powers. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara concealed what he knew from Black Zetsu and urged him to arrange his revival, and Habara discovered his Rinnegan Chakra Mode transformed him into an Ōtsutsuki-like state.

• Habara returned to Konoha, learned that Konoha had subdued the Land of Wind and advanced its other territorial plans, and explained to Jiraiya what he and Uchiha Madara had found on the moon.
• Habara told Jiraiya about the Sage of Six Paths and the Ōtsutsuki, reassured him that shinobi could learn to face them, and showed him his Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Madara headed to the Land of Rain, recognized Black Zetsu's hidden chakra, and concealed his suspicions while telling Black Zetsu that Habara had the Rinnegan and that he needed to be revived quickly.
• Jiraiya accepted the need to prepare for the future while Habara rested until his chakra stabilized, then went into a forest to test his eyes.
• Habara activated Rinnegan Chakra Mode, manifested Truth-Seeking Orbs and a staff, and saw that he had transformed into an Ōtsutsuki-like state.

In Konoha Year 63, Habara reflected on Konoha’s expansion and the changes it had made across the former Land of Wind while preparing for a new school season. When Uchiha Itachi attacked a group bringing Gaara to study at the Leaf Ninja Academy, Sasuke left Konoha with Naruto and Karin, and Habara decided to pursue them and deal with Itachi.

• Habara recalled how Konoha had absorbed the Land of Wind, the Land of Tea, and the Land of Waves, with Chiyo and Ebizo eventually agreeing to help after the Land of Wind's Daimyo surrendered his titles.
• Habara and Yoshino watched students arrive as the Leaf Ninja Academy opened enrollment to children from across the Land of Fire, while Yamato and Senju Nawaki worked to restore the Land of Wind.
• Yoshino told Habara that Naruto and Sasuke had returned from their training, as Habara considered using Sasuke to test a method for producing Mangekyo Sharingan.
• An Anbu reported that Sasuke had left Konoha with Naruto and Karin after Uchiha Itachi attacked a group of prospective academy students in the Land of Wind and captured their teacher, Gaara.
• Habara ordered Shisui to deal with Uchiha Itachi and said he would go himself because he suspected Uchiha Madara was behind the attack.

Gaara was captured by Uchiha Itachi and Sasori while escorting children to Konoha, and Sasuke’s team rushed to pursue them. Habara met Uchiha Madara, who revealed that Black Zetsu was bringing Nagato to him and asked Habara to prevent Black Zetsu from escaping.

• Gaara told the children that Konoha was like paradise, then sent them back with a signal flare when Uchiha Itachi and Sasori approached.
• Gaara confronted Uchiha Itachi and Sasori but was defeated and carried away by Sasori.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin followed Pakku’s tracking to locate Uchiha Itachi and Sasori, confirming that Gaara was alive.
• Habara secretly followed Shisui and Uchiha Izumi toward the scene and detected a concealed chakra presence in the Land of Wind.
• Habara met Uchiha Madara, who said Black Zetsu was bringing Nagato and asked Habara to keep Black Zetsu from escaping.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin fought Akatsuki in the desert as Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi and Naruto engaged Sasori. Meanwhile, Nagato and Black Zetsu traveled toward a hidden source of Ten-Tails power, while a mysterious monk also searched for it.

• Naruto and Sasuke split up to fight Sasori and Uchiha Itachi while Karin went to rescue Gaara.
• Sasuke battled Uchiha Itachi, countered his illusions, and evaded his powerful Yin-Yang Release flames before exploiting Itachi's exhaustion.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode and faced Sasori, while Karin reached Gaara.
• Sasuke rejected Uchiha Itachi's accusations against Uchiha Habara, and Shisui and Uchiha Izumi appeared to confront Itachi.
• Nagato followed Black Zetsu through the desert, hoping to learn who had implanted the Rinnegan in him.
• A mysterious monk searched the desert for the Ten-Tails' divided power, seeking to restore his strength.

Sasori escaped after releasing poison gas, while Uchiha Itachi was defeated and later reappeared beside Uchiha Madara, who explained his plan to Nagato. Shisui’s group was then confronted by the overwhelming Jigen, whose body began resisting his power as he spoke to an unseen presence.

• Sasori used poison gas to escape Naruto and flew away on the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand Wings.
• Karin told Naruto that Gaara had suffered mental trauma and signs of poisoning, but was not in grave danger.
• Shisui condemned the defeated Uchiha Itachi, whose body vanished; Uchiha Madara then appeared with Itachi and told Nagato that he intended to unify the world to end war.
• Jigen confronted Shisui, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, then destroyed Shisui’s Susanoo with a single touch.
• Jigen complained that his body could not withstand his power and urged an unseen presence to stop resisting him.

Nagato lost control of his Rinnegan and was forced to revive Uchiha Madara, who reclaimed his eyes and exposed Black Zetsu as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya’s will before sealing him away. Habara restored Nagato and then confronted Jigen, the dangerous Ōtsutsuki vessel, after finding Shisui defeated.

• Nagato refused to surrender his Rinnegan, but Madara’s safeguards stopped him from using its power and Black Zetsu took control of his body.
• Black Zetsu forced Nagato to use the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, reviving Madara at the cost of Nagato’s life force.
• Madara reclaimed his Rinnegan, and Habara helped him expose Black Zetsu as Kaguya’s will; Madara sealed Black Zetsu after it tried to escape.
• Habara restored Nagato and offered him a role in pursuing peace, while he and Madara sensed a dangerous chakra approaching.
• Jigen defeated Shisui and tried to make him submit, but Habara and Madara arrived; Habara sent Madara to help Shisui and faced Jigen himself.

Habara fought Jigen, an Ōtsutsuki vessel who revealed his identity as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and began transforming as he battled. Habara held back while studying Isshiki’s strength, and the chapter ended with Isshiki launching a powerful attack.

• Jigen attacked Habara’s group, and Habara confronted him while Uchiha Madara protected the injured Shisui.
• Habara and Jigen tested each other in a fierce Taijutsu battle as Uchiha Madara noticed Jigen’s Karma and failing body.
• Jigen activated his Cursed Seal, grew more powerful, and told Habara he intended to make him his vessel.
• Habara revealed that he knew Jigen was an Ōtsutsuki and understood that Karma could let him resurrect.
• Jigen announced his true name, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Shisui recovered enough to join Uchiha Madara in watching the fight.
• Isshiki transformed further and struck at Habara with a punch infused with powerful Yin-Yang Release.

Habara pushed Jigen into an irreversible resurrection, then faced the fully revived Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in a battle that devastated the Land of Wind. As Isshiki’s body began to fail under the strain, Habara drew on every available power and prepared his Waterfowl Dance.

• Habara pierced Jigen with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite and shattered the object on his chest, worsening the erosion of his body.
• Jigen unleashed his Chakra, completed his resurrection as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and revealed that he wanted Habara’s body as a vessel.
• Habara entered an Ōtsutsuki state and attacked Isshiki, whose clashes with him destroyed the black gravestones and shattered Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo.
• Habara countered Isshiki’s shrinking, black spikes, and other attacks with Yin-Yang Release techniques as their battle devastated the Land of Wind.
• Isshiki burned through his Chakra and life force while preparing another powerful attack, and Habara drew on his full power and readied Waterfowl Dance.

Habara fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki through a devastating clash, then used the Power of Time to restore himself and defeat him. After killing Isshiki and absorbing his soul, Habara discovered that he had gained Isshiki's complete memories.

• Habara survived Isshiki's attacks with his Truth-Seeking Orbs and countered with powerful techniques, while both fighters struggled against their dwindling reserves and life force.
• Isshiki drew on the Ten-Tails and unleashed a final attack, but Habara met it with his full power, leaving himself gravely depleted and the landscape split by a vast canyon.
• Isshiki stabbed Habara with chakra and claimed victory, but Habara revealed he had learned the Ten-Tails' location and reversed time on his own body, restoring himself and his Ōtsutsuki Transformation.
• Habara impaled Isshiki with Truth-Seeking Orbs and reduced his body to ash, then captured and absorbed Isshiki's escaping soul.
• Habara realized that absorbing the soul had given him Isshiki's complete memories.

Jiraiya and the other village leaders felt the shock of Habara’s battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, while Habara learned about the Ōtsutsuki Clan from Isshiki’s memories. After reuniting with his allies, Habara warned that the battle had exposed their chakra and that they needed to speed up their preparations for the Ōtsutsuki’s arrival.

• Jiraiya ordered Konoha’s forces to calm civilians, locate the western-region disaster, and send a rescue team.
• Ōnoki and Killer B suspected Habara was behind the catastrophe, and Killer B ordered Kumogakure to contact Konoha and prepare for danger.
• Habara learned from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s memories about the Ōtsutsuki Clan, their goal of consuming planetary life, and their arrogance and lack of tactical skill.
• Habara explained Isshiki’s history to Uchiha Madara and described the destruction left across the Land of Wind; he and Uchiha Madara had also found Naruto, Sasuke, Karin, Shisui, and Nagato.
• Habara told Uchiha Madara that the battle had exposed their chakra and created a coordinate for the other Ōtsutsuki, so their plan had to continue at a faster pace.

Habara explained that he intended to unite and train the Shinobi World against the Ōtsutsuki, with Nagato and the Akatsuki acting as staged enemies. He brought Sasuke and Shisui to the moon to help advance their Sharingan, then asked Uchiha Madara to guide them.

• Habara recruited Nagato to lead the Akatsuki in attacking unconquered countries and fighting Konoha as part of a plan to unify and train the Shinobi World.
• Habara returned to Konoha with Naruto and Sasuke, told Jiraiya about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the disaster in the Land of Wind, and confirmed that he planned to accelerate preparations.
• Habara took Sasuke and Shisui to the moon, where he said he could help Sasuke awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and try to resolve Shisui's problem.
• Habara asked Uchiha Madara to help Sasuke after his transformation and guide Shisui in adapting to his Mangekyō Sharingan and Uchiha Itachi's recovered eyes.

Habara oversaw Sasuke and Shisui’s transformations while explaining to Uchiha Madara how to pursue Ōtsutsuki power through his own chakra. After considering the threat of future Ōtsutsuki arrivals and his own need for more power, Habara received a notification from his system.

• Habara brought Sasuke and Shisui to Hamura Shrine and prepared to help them evolve, while persuading Uchiha Madara to teach Sasuke by promising to explain how he could reach Ōtsutsuki-level power.
• Sasuke fainted after Habara gave him Extreme Yin Release, but his eye evolution continued; Habara also infused Shisui with chakra combining Rinnegan and Tenseigan power.
• Uchiha Madara asked how he could become a true Ōtsutsuki, and Habara described Karma, becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and fusing all chakra natures into Kekkei Mōra.
• In the Pure Land, Hagoromo and Hamura worried that the battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would draw further enemies, while Hagoromo said Indra and Asura’s consciousnesses were beginning to recover.
• Habara demonstrated his incomplete fusion of five nature chakras, prompting Uchiha Madara to obsess over learning the process; Habara then considered how to address the limits of his Rinnegan Chakra Mode.
• Habara wondered whether the Ten-Tails or Ryūmyaku could supply the power he needed, then noticed that his system had sent him a notification.

Habara consolidated his accumulated system draws into six special draws and gained abilities that let him grow through combat and Soul Shards. He then checked on Sasuke, who awoke to learn that Habara’s intervention had given him the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Habara traded his points and one hundred draws for six special draws, including a powerful Yin-Yang Release attack and several abilities that increased his strength through battle and Soul Shards.
• Habara extracted the abilities and sensed crows across the world gathering Soul Shards that steadily enhanced him.
• Habara turned his attention to Sasuke, who was waking after undergoing Habara’s Mangekyō transformation process.
• Sasuke feared he had failed Habara, but Habara told him his talent was strong and that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke looked into a kunai and saw his six-pointed-star Mangekyō Sharingan rotating in its reflection.

Habara destroyed the Ten-Tails with Syndra's Energy Unleashed and absorbed its power, completing his Five-Element Chakra Fusion and growing stronger. He returned to Hamura Shrine, where Madara learned of Habara's progress and Shisui's aura began to change.

• Madara trained Sasuke in Hamura Shrine and corrected his reckless use of Mangekyō Sharingan techniques; Sasuke apologized and accepted Madara's guidance.
• Habara entered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's sealed space and confronted the Ten-Tails.
• Habara used Rinnegan Chakra Mode and Syndra's Energy Unleashed to blast the Ten-Tails with empowered Truth-Seeking Orbs, controlling the final orb to kill it himself.
• The Ten-Tails' power flowed into Habara, awakening six tomoe in his eyes, completing his Five-Element Chakra Fusion, and restoring his injuries and exhaustion.
• Habara returned to Hamura Shrine and told Madara that he had completed the Five-Element Chakra Fusion using Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's memories; Madara was stunned by his progress.
• Habara sensed a change in Shisui's aura and went to investigate.

Habara successfully helped Shisui awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then returned to Konoha and organized a plan to strengthen the Uchiha Clan. He prepared to rely on Uchiha Madara and the Akatsuki to spark a wider conflict that would let Konoha extend its influence across the Shinobi World.

• Habara examined Shisui's rapidly changing chakra and confirmed that his experiment had succeeded beyond expectations.
• Shisui awakened with a unique Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, thanked Habara, and pledged to stand by him for life.
• Habara and Shisui returned to the Shinobi World, where Jiraiya reported that rescue work was complete and reconstruction had begun.
• Habara told the Uchiha leaders to prepare a carefully screened enhancement program for clan members with Three Tomoe Sharingan or stronger who had undergone White Zetsu cell enhancement.
• Fugaku, Uchiha Zong, and Uchiha Chichiku eagerly accepted responsibility for selecting candidates, while Habara turned his attention to Uchiha Madara's role in the coming conflict.

Uchiha Madara arrived in the Land of Rain to enlist Nagato and Orochimaru in preparations to unite the Shinobi World against powerful outsiders. Meanwhile, Habara began the clan’s carefully screened effort to awaken Mangekyō Sharingan in Uchiha elites, leaving them to enter the shrine for the procedure.

• Uchiha Madara visited Nagato and Konan, urged Nagato to cooperate against the outsiders, and reassured him that he had support.
• Uchiha Madara told Orochimaru the truth about the world and the threat facing it, then tasked him with preparing Impure World Reincarnation, supporting Nagato, and organizing war preparations.
• Orochimaru agreed to help, packed his research equipment, and left for the Land of Rain.
• Habara warned the selected Uchiha elites to use their power responsibly before helping them prepare for Mangekyō Sharingan awakenings.
• Uchiha Chichiku led the elites into the shrine under strict orders to keep the clan’s procedure secret, while Shisui told Habara that Izumi had improved.

Uchiha Madara mass-produced White Zetsu while the newly revived Kage learned from Orochimaru about the world’s hidden history and the looming threat of powerful outsiders. Meanwhile, Shisui organized examinations for Uchiha elites awakened with Mangekyō Sharingan, and Habara expected Madara to make a major move.

• Uchiha Madara used the Ten-Tails' husk to mass-produce White Zetsu and resolved to grow stronger so he could destroy Black Zetsu.
• Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Hozuki Gengetsu, Mū, the Second Raikage, and other Kage awoke through Impure World Reincarnation at the Akatsuki base.
• Orochimaru explained the Sage of Six Paths’ descendants, the ancient conflict, and the threat of powerful outsiders to the revived Kage.
• Uchiha Clan elites awoke with Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shisui sent them to the Medical Room for examinations and records of their abilities.
• Habara told Shisui that Uchiha Chichiku remained unconscious but was stable, and they discussed Sasuke’s exceptional talent and Uchiha Madara’s preparations.
• Orochimaru revealed that Uchiha Habara had stopped an outsider, surpassed Uchiha Madara, and that the Kage could inspect the devastation in the former Land of Wind.

Uchiha Chichiku recovered after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Orochimaru persuaded the reanimated Kage to cooperate with Habara’s plan to unify the Shinobi World. Uchiha Madara approved Orochimaru’s plan to use former Kage to lead attacks on their own villages, and promised him one hundred thousand troops.

• Uchiha Chichiku woke after nearly a month unconscious and confirmed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru showed the Kage the devastation left by the battle between Uchiha Habara and another powerful figure, then explained Habara’s plan to integrate the Shinobi World.
• Senju Hashirama urged the reanimated Kage to cooperate so their villages could prepare for future threats, and they accepted that they would take part in the fighting.
• Senju Tobirama questioned the plan and Habara’s rule, but Senju Hashirama challenged his prejudice against the Uchiha Clan before Uchiha Madara appeared.
• Orochimaru reported that Akatsuki’s remaining members had agreed to continue fighting Konoha, and Uchiha Madara asked what he planned next.
• Orochimaru proposed awakening more people through Impure World Reincarnation and having former Kage lead attacks on their own villages; Uchiha Madara approved the plan and promised one hundred thousand troops.

Habara and Orochimaru revived powerful figures from the villages to prepare them for the Shinobi World’s unification, then freed Namikaze Minato’s soul from the Reaper’s Belly. As Madara prepared to attack the Four Great Ninja Villages with an army of one hundred thousand, Habara agreed to revive Hashirama and revealed that Minato had been brought back for an experiment.

• Orochimaru revived Kage and other powerful shinobi, who reluctantly agreed to confront their villages and support Konoha’s integration of the Shinobi World.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen defended cooperating with Habara, arguing that Konoha’s unification could end wars and improve life across the Shinobi World.
• Habara gave Orochimaru the Uzumaki Clan’s Shinigami Mask so he could release Namikaze Minato from the Reaper’s Belly and revive him with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Habara, Madara, Hashirama, and Minato discussed their plan to pressure the Four Great Ninja Villages, and Madara said he had an army of one hundred thousand ready.
• Madara asked Habara to revive Hashirama so he could pursue greater strength and have a companion from his era, and Habara agreed.
• Madara asked why Minato was present, and Habara revealed that Orochimaru had retrieved Minato’s soul for an experiment and that Minato’s abilities exceeded Madara’s expectations.