Chapter Summaries

Roy stopped Deidara from self-destructing, then defeated Sasuke after Sasuke demanded that Roy leave the Konoha group behind. As Roy moved to take Sasuke’s eyes, a masked man emerged from the void and Roy struck him into a canyon.

• Roy prevented Deidara from using Patrick Star’s self-destruct attack and convinced him to keep improving his bombs.
• Roy told Sasuke that Itachi was capturing the Four Tails Jinchuriki, but refused to leave Sakura, Shizune, and the others behind.
• Sasuke challenged Roy and attacked with his Sharingan, curse mark, and Chidori Stream, but Roy beat him and forced him out of his curse mark state.
• Roy reached for Sasuke’s eyes while Sakura tried to intervene, but an invisible force knocked her away.
• A masked man attacked Roy from the void, and Roy seized him and kicked him into the ground, splitting it into a vast canyon.

Roy fought Obito in the Underground Canyon after stopping his sneak attack, and quickly overwhelmed him with his physical strength. Obito revealed his Space-Time Ninjutsu and demanded Sasuke, but Roy explained the technique’s weaknesses and threatened to kill him when it ran out.

• Roy’s strike left Obito badly injured, while Sasuke and the others were stunned by the destruction Roy caused with his Body Technique.
• Obito used a spatial vortex to reappear and demanded that he take Sasuke, but Roy attacked before he could say more.
• Roy shattered Obito’s mask and battered him through several mountains, while Obito’s injuries worsened after he failed to activate Virtualization in time.
• Obito virtualized his body to evade Roy’s kick and boasted that Roy could not hurt him with physical attacks.
• Roy explained that Obito could not attack while virtualized and could not maintain the state indefinitely, then warned he would kill Obito as soon as the technique reached its limit.

Roy exposed Obito’s identity and knowledge of Izanagi, then forced him to flee with Sasuke while planning to develop his own Sage Body. Half a month later, Tsunade reassured Shizune, Sakura, and Ino that Sage Art’s dangers might destroy Roy, unaware that they had grown attached to him.

• Roy disrupted Obito’s Virtualization, appeared to kill him, and recognized that Obito survived through Izanagi.
• Roy challenged Obito over his Sharingan and role in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, while Sasuke watched him with suspicion and fury.
• Obito took Sasuke and vanished, and Roy planned to study the Sage Arts of the three sacred lands to overcome the World Will’s suppression.
• Half a month later, Shizune, Sakura, and Ino apologized to Tsunade for failing, and Tsunade explained the risks of Sage Art cultivation.
• Tsunade welcomed Roy’s ambition to master the sacred lands’ Sage Arts, while Shizune, Sakura, and Ino privately showed concern for him.

Jiraiya warned Tsunade that Roy was likely to master senjutsu and revealed his suspicions about Akatsuki’s connections to his former students and the Nine-Tails Attack. He decided to infiltrate Akatsuki and uncover its leader and aims, leaving Tsunade worried about the dangers he faced.

• Jiraiya explained that Roy’s physical control, spirit, and sensory abilities made him exceptionally likely to master senjutsu, while Tsunade said the scroll from Shikkotsu Forest was worth trading to save Shizune and the others.
• Jiraiya suspected Roy had already obtained Mount Myoboku’s senjutsu method because he had taught it to three children in the Hidden Rain Village, and he recognized Konan as an Akatsuki member.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade considered whether Nagato or Yahiko might be connected to Akatsuki’s mysterious leader, and Jiraiya announced he would infiltrate the organization to investigate its leader and its plans for the tailed beasts.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade he suspected the black-clad user of Space-Time Ninjutsu was connected to the Nine-Tails Attack and might be Uchiha Madara.
• Jiraiya joked about returning safely, Tsunade punched him for boasting, and he thanked her before leaving.

Roy entered Ryuchi Cave to borrow its Natural Energy and cultivate Sage Arts, using Dream Realm Power to control the Black Scale Serpent and reach the White Snake Sage. The White Snake Sage offered to transform him into a Natural Body, but Roy rejected her offer, and she attacked him.

• Roy used Dream Realm Power to take control of the Black Scale Serpent and rode it into Ryuchi Cave.
• Three elder-level serpents confronted Roy, but the White Snake Sage ordered them to let him enter.
• Roy asked the White Snake Sage to let him borrow Ryuchi Cave's Natural Energy so he could cultivate Sage Arts.
• The White Snake Sage offered to inject Natural Energy into Roy and make him a Natural Body, claiming this would ensure his success.
• Roy refused the White Snake Sage's offer, and she lunged at him with her venomous fangs.

Roy defeated the White Snake Sage in Ryuchi Cave and absorbed Natural Energy to strengthen his Sage Mode. He planned to develop the Dream Domain and obtain the moon’s giant Tenseigan as steps toward Six Paths Sage Mode without alerting the Otsutsuki Clan.

• The White Snake Sage explained that it wanted Roy’s body so it could enter the human world, then attacked him with White Excitement Technique.
• Roy resisted the attack with Observation Haki and summoned the Seven Star Sword from his true body, cutting the White Snake Sage in two and slaughtering the snake summoning beasts.
• Roy absorbed Natural Energy in Ryuchi Cave and concluded that his body could maintain Sage Mode indefinitely, though its enhancement was insufficient for his final enemies.
• Roy planned to seize the Akatsuki’s foundation, manipulate other nations, and use war to draw people toward the Dream Domain.
• Roy decided to seek the giant Tenseigan on the moon rather than seize the Rinnegan and risk alerting the Otsutsuki Clan.

Sasuke’s battle with Itachi continued as Kirin failed to overcome Itachi’s Susanoo, and Orochimaru emerged from Sasuke’s curse mark. Manda revealed that Roy had destroyed Ryuchi Cave, leaving the fighters stunned by the Akatsuki member’s strength.

• Sasuke unleashed Kirin, but Itachi survived by protecting himself with his final Susanoo.
• Sasuke summoned Manda, whose body had been severed by sword energy, and Manda offered to betray Sasuke and help Itachi.
• Orochimaru emerged from Sasuke’s curse mark and announced that he would take over Sasuke’s body.
• Manda told Orochimaru that Roy had destroyed Ryuchi Cave and cut down the White Snake Sage.
• Sasuke, Itachi, and Black and White Zetsu reacted with shock when Manda identified Roy as the attacker.

Itachi defeated Orochimaru with Susanoo’s Totsuka Blade and sealed him inside the Wine Gourd. Roy then possessed Manda, offered to protect the person Itachi cared for in exchange for Orochimaru, and left Sasuke demanding answers as Itachi spent his final strength.

• Orochimaru rejected Manda as useless and attacked Itachi with the Eight-Headed Serpent, demanding his eyes.
• Itachi pierced Orochimaru with the Totsuka Blade and sealed him inside the Wine Gourd.
• Roy revealed himself through Manda and offered to protect the person Itachi wished to protect if Itachi handed over Orochimaru.
• Itachi gave Roy the Wine Gourd, and Roy swallowed it through Manda before the snake collapsed.
• Sasuke demanded that Itachi explain Roy’s words, but Itachi apologized and flicked Sasuke on the forehead as he staggered from exhaustion.

Roy kept Orochimaru trapped in a timeless dream and offered him a way out in exchange for developing dream ninjutsu. Roy then traveled to the moon, where Toneri Otsutsuki discovered Hamura Shrine had appeared unexpectedly.

• The Great Toad Sage received a prophecy of chaotic wars and a god who would bring peace, then told Fukasaku and Shima to relay it to Jiraiya.
• Roy contacted Orochimaru in the wine-mist dream and offered to help him escape if he developed a technique for entering and leaving dreams.
• Roy left Orochimaru to research dream ninjutsu and flew toward the moon to obtain its local specialties.
• Toneri Otsutsuki planned to take Hanabi's White Eyed and use the Tenseigan to destroy the world below.
• Toneri Otsutsuki found Hamura Shrine outside the castle at an unexpected time and flew toward it to investigate.

Roy absorbed the Golden Tenseigan’s ocular power, but his Sage Body began to collapse under its force. He stabilized and rebuilt his body using the Ten-Tails’ remaining vitality and his main body’s origin, awakening Six Paths Mode and leaving him confident that only Kaguya could challenge him.

• Roy entered God's Temple, destroyed the approaching puppets, and reached the Golden Tenseigan.
• Toneri Otsutsuki confronted Roy and tried to use Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Roy severed his connection to the Tenseigan and pierced him with a sword.
• Roy absorbed the Golden Tenseigan’s ocular power, but his Sage Body became oversaturated and neared collapse.
• Roy used the Ten-Tails’ remaining vitality to stabilize his Sage Body, then reconstructed his body with flesh and blood from the spatial rift and his main body's origin.
• Roy’s body fused the Tenseigan’s power, the Ten-Tails’ vitality, and his Sage Body, transforming into Six Paths Mode.
• Roy formed a Six Paths Shakujo from his Truth-Seeking Balls and judged that only Kaguya Otsutsuki could pose a serious threat to him.

Roy, Orochimaru, and Deidara entered war-torn Konoha, where Shizune recognized the Akatsuki members but accepted Roy’s assurance that they meant no harm. After Shizune returned to the rescue effort, the group headed to Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku for ramen, while Ino sensed an unseen presence nearby.

• Shizune spotted Roy during her rescue mission and left the medical ninjas to approach him.
• Shizune recognized Orochimaru and Deidara, but Roy told her the three had left Akatsuki and posed no threat to Konoha.
• Roy urged Shizune to return to her medical duties, and she left, flustered.
• Roy explained to Orochimaru and Deidara that he valued freedom and personal desires, then suggested they get ramen at Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku.
• Ino sensed a troubling presence in an empty corner and wondered whether she should report it to Tsunade.

After the Leaf celebrated the resurrection of those killed by Pain, Ino warned that Roy, Deidara, and Orochimaru remained in the village. Roy claimed his group came in peace, but tensions rose until Naruto attacked him and was effortlessly sent flying.

• The Leaf survivors rejoiced as the dead returned, while Tsunade ordered the medical ninjas to treat the wounded.
• Ino warned Tsunade that Roy, Deidara, and Orochimaru were still in the village, and the three appeared atop Hokage Rock.
• Roy introduced his new organization, the Dream God Sect, and said they had left the Akatsuki and come with goodwill.
• Deidara and Orochimaru threatened the Leaf, while Tsunade, Kakashi, and Might Guy prepared to defend the village.
• Naruto attacked Roy with a Big Ball Rasengan, but Roy casually shattered the attack and launched Naruto away.
• Fukasaku and the giant slug identified Roy's power as Six Paths Power, beyond senjutsu.

Roy overwhelmed Konoha’s defenders, captured Naruto in his eight-tailed form, and stopped the attacking jonin before arguing that understanding between people could end war. He left the battlefield poised to explain his promise of a perfect age of miracles.

• The Slug Sage warned Konoha that Roy had fully mastered Six Paths Power and might surpass even Hashirama at his prime.
• Naruto transformed with eight tails, but Roy trapped his fox form inside a Truth-Seeking Ball and shrank it into his hand.
• Roy froze Kakashi and the other jonin as they attacked, then released them after calling for an honest discussion.
• Tsunade asked Roy what he wanted while the defenders struggled to move against his overwhelming power.
• Roy argued that pain only produced more pain and that misunderstanding and imposed beliefs perpetuated war.
• Roy declared that he would bring a power capable of eliminating barriers between people and creating a perfect age of miracles.

Roy persuaded Konoha’s survivors that shared dreams could overcome conflict and improve the world, then used a Dream Technique to restore the injured villagers and ruined village. The crowd marveled at the miracle, unsure whether the destruction they had witnessed had been real.

• Roy argued that a unified world needed one voice and claimed he would pursue peace through gentler means.
• Roy presented himself as the Dream Realm King and said Orochimaru had helped him develop Dream Techniques that could connect people’s dreams.
• Roy promised to share dream power and explained that it could resolve hostility and help address poverty, disease, and pain.
• Roy cast Dream Technique: Rain Tiger at Will Technique, and multicolored raindrops healed the villagers’ injuries and restored their homes across Konoha.

Roy promoted the Dream Technique as a power that could make wishes and even revive the dead, but Danzo opposed it to prevent Hiruzen's return. Roy forced Danzo to reveal his ambition to become Hokage, leaving the villagers shocked and Danzo insisting his motives were for Konoha.

• Roy told the villagers that dreams could reshape reality and even bring the dead back to life, stirring their interest.
• Danzo condemned the Dream Technique as an evil power, but villagers argued that Konoha needed greater strength and questioned his motives.
• Danzo tried to bargain with Roy to remove Deidara and Orochimaru from the rogue-ninja list in exchange for a promise not to disturb the dead.
• Roy challenged Danzo and used the Dream Technique to make him answer honestly, prompting Danzo to admit he feared Hiruzen's revival would obstruct his path to becoming Hokage.
• Danzo claimed he opposed reviving Hiruzen for Konoha's sake, while the gathered villagers reacted with disbelief.

Roy questioned Danzo about abandoning Konoha during past attacks, and Danzo exposed his schemes, murders, and human experiments before Tsunade killed him. Danzo revived using Izanagi, revealing stolen Sharingan and Hashirama cells as Kakashi and Tsunade accused him of further crimes.

• Roy asked why Danzo and Root had been absent during Pain's attack, Orochimaru's invasion, and the Nine-Tails riot, and Danzo admitted he had sabotaged Konoha to force Tsunade from office.
• Fukasaku and Shima learned Danzo had killed Kosuke, while Orochimaru revealed that Danzo had helped conduct experiments using Hashirama's cells and had desecrated the First Hokage's corpse.
• Orochimaru disclosed that Danzo had contacted him to launch the Leaf Destruction Plan, and Danzo defended the plan as necessary to renew Konoha.
• Tsunade pulverized Danzo's heart, but Danzo revived and revealed ten Sharingan in his arm, explaining that he had used Izanagi.
• Kakashi questioned whether Danzo had orchestrated the Uchiha clan massacre, and Tsunade condemned his experiments with the First Hokage's cells.

Tsunade expelled Danzo from Konoha, prompting him to activate the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique in a final attempt to destroy the village. Roy protected the gathered people by drawing them into a dream, and Danzo died realizing he had never become Hokage.

• Tsunade declared Shimura Danzo expelled from Konoha, enraging him.
• Danzo activated the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique, intending to sacrifice much of Konoha to eliminate the Dream God Sect.
• Kakashi and the others tried to block the spreading seal with ninjutsu, but could not slow it.
• Shizune and Tsunade pleaded with Roy to save Konoha, and several clans offered him their loyalty.
• Roy enveloped the people in the Dreamscape Maze Lock, protecting them from the seal inside a dream.
• Danzo saw that his sealing technique had failed and roared that he had ultimately failed to become Hokage.

Roy revealed to Orochimaru and Deidara that he had orchestrated the events in Konoha to spread the power of dreams. Meanwhile, Obito defeated Konan and took the Rinnegan, but fled when Roy arrived, leaving Roy to heal Konan.

• Roy told Orochimaru that spreading the power of dreams would help bring world peace, while Deidara admired his planning.
• Obito survived Konan’s Paper Angel Technique by using Izanagi, then forced her to reveal Nagato’s location and the Rinnegan’s whereabouts.
• Roy arrived as Obito threatened Konan, and Obito fled into a spatial vortex rather than confront him.
• Roy caught the badly wounded Konan and healed her by placing his hand on her lower abdomen.
• Konan warned Roy that Obito might take the Rinnegan, and Roy said Obito had probably already taken it and escaped.

Roy recruited Konan and several former Akatsuki members into the Dream God Sect, claiming he would bring peace to the world. Meanwhile, Tsunade learned that Uchiha Sasuke had captured Killer Bee and agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit, where Naruto and Sakura would try to influence the situation.

• Roy asked Konan to gather the remaining Akatsuki forces and spread the Dream God Sect's principles across the small nations, and she agreed to manage the sect.
• Roy recruited Kisame Hoshigaki during an Akatsuki illusion meeting, promising to free him from the pain of his past, while Kisame agreed to follow him.
• Konan announced that Orochimaru, Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, and she had left Akatsuki and joined the Dream God Sect.
• Kakashi told Tsunade that Uchiha Sasuke had captured Killer Bee and that the Raikage had called a Five Kage Summit partly to demand Sasuke's execution.
• Tsunade accepted that Konoha could no longer shield Sasuke and agreed to bring Naruto and Sakura to the summit at Kakashi's request.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders debated Akatsuki and whether to treat the Dream God Sect as a potential ally or threat. Outside, Naruto regained hope of saving Sasuke, while Mei Terumi sensed an intruder and attacked.

• Mifune opened the Five Kage Summit, and Gaara spoke about Akatsuki as Onoki mocked his youth and manners.
• Naruto brooded outside over the Raikage’s refusal to spare Sasuke, but Sai suggested rescuing Killer Bee could change the Raikage’s mind.
• Temari and Kankuro confronted Naruto about Roy taking in Deidara, and Naruto warned them that Roy had defeated him even in tailed beast form.
• The Raikage argued against trusting Akatsuki’s former members, while Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Gaara urged caution toward the Dream God Sect; Onoki and Mei voiced concerns about Roy’s power and ambitions.
• Mei Terumi sensed someone inside the conference hall and attacked with the Lava Release: Dissolving Apparition Technique.