Chapter Summaries

Daren Yi revealed the Uchiha’s plans for Akatsuki and persuaded Itachi that killing their enemies could serve the greater good. Itachi concluded that Kumogakure should be wiped out entirely, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, and Daren Yi stunned by his reasoning.

• Daren Yi told Itachi that Obito had killed Hanzo, taken control of Amegakure, and formed Akatsuki to gather powerful rogue ninja for a future plan.
• Daren Yi explained that the Uchiha intended to install their allies as the Tsuchikage and Kazekage, while Kumogakure’s resistance might require slaughtering its militant faction.
• Daren Yi urged Itachi to join the Uchiha and accept that eliminating stubborn people could prevent greater suffering.
• Itachi argued that leaving half of Kumogakure alive would preserve hatred and prolong suffering, then decided that killing them all was the most merciful choice.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Daren Yi were shocked by Itachi’s logic, while Sasuke protested that killing everyone was too cruel and privately wondered if he was the only normal one.

Sasuke took Daren Yi and Naruto to visit his home, where Naruto was disguised as a girl named Naruko. On the way, Sasuke showed them the lively Uchiha district and explained how many clan members lived as civilians.

• Sasuke repeated his playful forehead flick on Itachi, knocking him unconscious, then laughed and invited Daren Yi and Naruto to his home.
• Daren Yi transformed Naruto into Naruko, and Sasuke blushed at her appearance while Naruto protested the disguise.
• Daren Yi teased Sasuke about having worn girls’ clothes and cat ears as a child, making Sasuke flustered.
• Sasuke led Daren Yi and Naruto through the Uchiha district, where he greeted clan members and shared sweets from Granny Murara.
• Sasuke explained that most Uchiha were civilians because few awakened the Sharingan and the Security Force had little need for more ninja.

Naruko explained why clan ninja were generally better off than Civilian Ninja before Daren Yi brought Sasuke home and revealed that he had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan at age two. Fugaku and Mikoto learned that Sasuke’s first tomoe had awakened because of Itachi, though Daren Yi left the details for them to ask Itachi about.

• Naruko explained that powerful ninja clans provided their members with wealth and support, while Civilian Ninja had to rely on mission pay to survive.
• Sasuke defended the Uchiha’s devotion to love and ideals, and Naruko told him she understood that better than he did.
• Daren Yi and Naruko arrived at Sasuke’s home, where Fugaku cautiously questioned Daren Yi before inviting them inside.
• Daren Yi returned Sasuke to Mikoto and praised Fugaku and Mikoto as loving parents.
• Daren Yi asked Sasuke to demonstrate his progress, and Sasuke revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan, stunning Fugaku and bringing Mikoto to tears.
• Daren Yi told Fugaku and Mikoto that Itachi had caused Sasuke’s first tomoe to awaken and suggested they ask Itachi about what happened.

Fugaku welcomed Daren Yi and Naruto into his home and learned that Sasuke had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan. After realizing his deepest wish was to protect the people and happiness he had gained, Sasuke awakened the Mangekyo, whose power was tied to protection rather than loss.

• Fugaku thanked Daren Yi for helping Sasuke awaken the Three Tomoe Sharingan, while Sasuke reassured his parents that he was well.
• Mikoto invited Daren Yi and Naruto to lunch, and Fugaku later thanked Daren Yi and reminisced about Sasuke and Itachi.
• Mikoto asked Sasuke where Itachi was, and Sasuke hid his true intentions toward his brother.
• After Daren Yi and Naruto left, Sasuke followed them and admitted he wanted to prevent losing the people and happiness he had.
• Sasuke's Sharingan activated as he thought of his loved ones, and he awakened the Mangekyo through his desire to protect them.

After awakening his Mangekyo, Sasuke resolved to stop living in Itachi’s shadow and do what he wanted. In the Illusion World, he began his Konoha Ancestor Man experience by challenging Hiruzen Sarutobi to become Hokage.

• Sasuke discovered that his Mangekyo abilities, Justice Mob and Guard, gave him linked copies and the power to share Susanoo’s defense, while the Magatama Pendant supported his Susanoo.
• Naruto congratulated Sasuke after awakening his own Mangekyo, and Sasuke said he wanted to live as himself instead of imitating Itachi.
• Sasuke decided to test his new outlook in the Illusion World, and Daren Yi encouraged him to begin.
• During Konohagakure’s Founding Day celebration, a two-year-old Sasuke challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi for the position of Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the challenge and proposed that he and Sasuke compete to see who could drink more milk.

Two-year-old Sasuke interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s public speech and challenged him to a ninja duel, turning the gathering into a spectacle. Hiruzen tried to postpone the fight, but Sasuke announced he was about to attack as Fugaku and the ninja clans learned of the scene.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi began asking the crowd what a ninja was, but Sasuke interrupted him by declaring that ninjas reshaped the world according to their will.
• Hiruzen asked Sasuke about his parents, and Sasuke identified himself as Sasuke, son of Fugaku, leaving Hiruzen stunned.
• Sasuke leaped onto the platform and insisted that Hiruzen had agreed to duel him, while Hiruzen urged him to wait until he was older.
• A ninja reported the scene to Fugaku, and the ninja clans of Konohagakure began watching the live broadcast.
• Sasuke warned Hiruzen and the crowd not to be afraid, then declared that he was about to begin the duel.

Sasuke revealed his Perfect Susanoo above Konoha, leaving Hiruzen and the civilians terrified. Fugaku stopped Uchiha clan members from attacking and claimed he had a plan, while privately deciding to wait and see.

• Sasuke shattered the stone platform, rose into the sky, and unleashed his Perfect Susanoo above the plaza.
• Hiruzen recognized the giant as a Perfect Susanoo and feared Sasuke could kill him and devastate Konoha.
• Fugaku, Tekka Uchiha, and Inabi Uchiha watched Sasuke in shock, and Tekka and Inabi urged Fugaku to restore the Uchiha Clan's glory by attacking the Hokage Building.
• Fugaku stopped Tekka and Inabi, told them to obey his plan, and privately chose to wait because he did not know Sasuke's intentions.
• Hiruzen confirmed Sasuke's identity, and Sasuke challenged him to a duel while warning him not to die too quickly.

Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo struck Konohagakure with a devastating sword slash, carving a vast ravine through the village. Hiruzen and Enma survived, and Sasuke’s Guard Dojutsu protected the people beneath the rubble from injury.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Monkey King Enma and tried to move Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo away from Konohagakure, but Sasuke raised his sword to strike.
• Enma grabbed Hiruzen Sarutobi and leapt clear as the Susanoo’s blade cut a canyon through Konohagakure, wrecking buildings and splitting the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi despaired at the destruction until Enma told him that no one appeared to have died.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed survivors beneath the rubble and discovered that Sasuke’s Guard Dojutsu had shielded them from injury.
• Naruto praised Sasuke’s Dojutsu, while Daren Yi explained its limits and joked about Sasuke serving as a powerful defensive shield.

Sasuke continued his destructive duel with Hiruzen Sarutobi, killing civilians who challenged him while using his Dojutsu, "Guard," to protect others from the devastation. Hiruzen surrendered and then fainted as Sasuke repeatedly carved Konohagakure into pieces, leaving the village divided into eight regions.

• A middle-aged ninja confronted Sasuke, who crushed him beneath Perfect Susanoo, then killed a grieving woman and the child she carried when they protested.
• Sasuke told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his victims had wanted to kill him and challenged him to continue their duel.
• Hiruzen surrendered, but Sasuke ignored his attempt to instruct him and split Konohagakure into four sections with another sword strike.
• Sasuke struck again while asking whether he would still protect the people, dividing Konohagakure into six regions as Hiruzen confirmed everyone was alive.
• Sasuke's fourth strike divided Konohagakure into eight regions, and Hiruzen fainted from the strain.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura fled to Shimura Danzō’s Root base as Sasuke’s attack shook Konohagakure. Danzō concluded that the two-year-old Sasuke was actually Madara Uchiha reborn through a forbidden technique, and the three were left facing the destruction around them.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left the Hokage Building and hurried to Root’s base, fearing the Uchiha Clan’s plans and Sasuke’s power.
• At Root’s base, Shimura Danzō and the elders watched Sasuke unleash a sword strike aimed at all of Konohagakure.
• Sasuke’s descending slash caused the underground base to shake violently, cracking its walls and throwing objects through the room.
• Shimura Danzō rejected the idea that a two-year-old could awaken the Perfect Susanoo and proposed that Sasuke’s appearance concealed an unknown forbidden technique.
• Shimura Danzō concluded that Madara Uchiha had reincarnated inside a descendant to live another life.

Danzo persuaded Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Sasuke was the resurrected Madara Uchiha, then plotted to use the crisis to seize power. The Root Ninja knelt to Danzo until a small intruder arrived and used the Mangekyō Sharingan to make them kneel in a different direction.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu accepted Danzo’s theory that Sasuke was Madara Uchiha returned to seek revenge.
• After another tremor damaged the base, Danzo ordered an evacuation and demanded support to become Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
• Danzo planned to form an alliance, defeat Madara, kill the other villages’ leaders, and use the crisis to become Hokage and dominate the Ninja World.
• Danzo invoked the Will of Fire and declared that every sacrifice had meaning, prompting the Root Ninja to kneel and chant in his support.
• A small figure appeared and mocked Danzo and the Council Elders, then used the Mangekyō Sharingan to make the Root Ninja kneel toward him instead.

Sasuke confronted Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu after overhearing their suspicions about him. Danzo escaped, Sasuke killed the others and silenced the Root Ninja, but Daren Yi and Naruto had filmed the whole scene.

• Daren Yi filmed Sasuke and teased Naruto about preserving embarrassing childhood videos for their future weddings.
• Sasuke told Danzo that he was himself, not Madara Uchiha's reincarnation, and refused to let the three elders leave.
• Danzo pretended to accept his fate, then vanished after revealing that he had left a Shadow Clone behind.
• Sasuke killed Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu with Chidori, then ordered the Root Ninja under his genjutsu to kill themselves.
• Daren Yi appeared with his camera and revealed that he and Naruto had followed Sasuke and recorded everything.

Sasuke met Yashiro Uchiha and sent his clanmates to loot the Root base, while Fugaku faced Konoha’s other clan leaders after Sasuke’s victory. Sasuke rejected the expected Fifth Hokage succession and insisted on taking Hiruzen Sarutobi’s place as the Third Hokage.

• Sasuke revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Dojutsu clone to Yashiro Uchiha’s group, proving his identity and overwhelming them with his power.
• Yashiro Uchiha said the group had come secretly to avenge the Uchiha against Root and Shimura Danzō, and Sasuke told them to search the Root base for useful items and documents.
• Fugaku met Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi, and other clan leaders, who sought favorable terms after Sasuke defeated the Third Hokage.
• Shikaku Nara asked about Sasuke’s succession as the Fifth Hokage, but Sasuke declared that he wanted to be the Third Hokage instead.
• Sasuke said he wanted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s name and statue erased and replaced with his own.

Sasuke proposed changing Konohagakure’s forehead protector symbol, while the village rebuilt after his destruction and became a refuge for people across the Shinobi World. Orochimaru and a teenage companion discussed Sasuke’s domination of the world, and Orochimaru prepared to seek out the secrets of immortality.

• Sasuke proposed replacing Konohagakure’s symbol with a combination of the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki Clan crests, leaving Shikaku and the others speechless.
• Konohagakure rebuilt its bridges and buildings around eight enormous peaks, attracting tourists who regarded the transformed village with awe.
• The teenage companion told Orochimaru that Sasuke had forced people back to Konohagakure by striking cities across the Shinobi World and had devastated the other major villages.
• The teenager predicted Sasuke’s rule would suppress large-scale wars, while admitting he could not defeat Sasuke despite his special Dojutsu.
• Orochimaru focused on the immortality technique revealed by Shimura Danzō and prepared to meet a possible senior in the pursuit of longevity, confident he could escape if necessary.

Daren Yi showed Naruto and Sasuke the imperfect mythical beasts he had created while researching the Otsutsuki Clan’s Karma. Sasuke pleaded for the Illusion World and its inhabitants to survive, and Daren Yi asked whether he was ready to pay the price of carrying a world forward.

• Daren Yi inspected nearly a hundred experimental beasts, which had been transformed using fabricated mythical-creature data and Karma-like markings.
• Naruto recognized that Daren Yi’s main goal was to study the Otsutsuki Clan’s Karma, and Daren Yi hinted that his research had inspired new ways to arrange Illusion Worlds.
• Sasuke arrived and told Daren Yi that he wanted the conscious people in his Illusion World to live on, despite knowing they were not truly his original family and clansmen.
• Sasuke pleaded for the world to remain and for its inhabitants to live complete lives.
• Daren Yi warned Sasuke that preserving the world would require him to pay a price and asked whether he was ready to carry it forward.

Sasuke agreed to bear the growing weight of the Illusion World, even though he could die if he failed to reach the Immortal God realm in time. Naruto chose to share the burden, and Daren Yi began the process, leaving both friends stunned by the vast ocean surrounding their world.

• Daren Yi warned Sasuke that the world's developing lives and souls would crush him unless he reached the Immortal God realm, though he could not predict how soon the danger would come.
• Sasuke accepted the responsibility, declaring that he would not run away from his duty, and Naruto insisted on sharing the burden.
• Naruto and Sasuke promised to survive until their planned fight at the Valley of the End three years later.
• Daren Yi placed his hands on their heads and marked their bodies with patterns that gathered into a planet-like emblem as a force field formed around them.
• Naruto and Sasuke's consciousnesses rose beyond their world and saw it as a tiny pearl in an immense ocean, which they suspected was Daren Yi's true body.

Naruto and Sasuke fused with the Illusion World and received its complete imprint, gaining immortality through a two-way Karma bond. They emerged with animal features and suspected Daren Yi had secretly caused them, though he insisted it was a coincidence.

• Daren Yi guided Naruto and Sasuke through the Illusion World's information torrent until it left its complete imprint on their minds.
• Naruto and Sasuke discovered translucent Karma-like patterns on their bodies as Daren Yi explained that the bond linked them to the world and would let it revive them after death.
• Daren Yi declared that Naruto and Sasuke would live forever as long as the Illusion World survived.
• Naruto found fox tails and ears growing from him, while Sasuke discovered cat ears and Black Eagle Wings.
• Naruto questioned whether Daren Yi had added strange information to their Karma, but Daren Yi denied it and blamed a coincidental contamination from the world's information.

Naruto and Sasuke tested the powers and cultivation potential they gained from bearing worlds, while Daren Yi explained their abilities and the Dao Seed method behind them. The chapter ended with Daren Yi taking them to meet Neji, who had begun killing in his own world.

• Sasuke used Shinra Tensei to blast the landscape apart, while Naruto discovered a layered defensive barrier called Yin Release: Heart's Barrier.
• Daren Yi explained that their powers came from bearing worlds and described the ancient Dao Seed cultivation method and his imitation Planet Embryo Seed.
• Naruto and Sasuke vowed to face the Dark Upheaval, and Sasuke asked whether their friends could be transferred into his world.
• Daren Yi said Neji, Hinata, and Rock Lee might be able to share the burden, but Naruto and Sasuke did not want to risk their companions.
• Daren Yi invited Naruto and Sasuke to visit Neji, who had already begun a killing spree as a rogue ninja in his world.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Daren Yi visited a Konohagakure devastated by Neji’s actions and found the Hyuga Compound reduced to ruins. They discovered Hinata living there alone, driven by revenge and training through her injuries.

• Naruto and Sasuke took Daren Yi’s hands and appeared in a desolate version of Konohagakure, where Daren Yi led them toward the Hyuga Compound.
• Daren Yi explained that Konohagakure had lost its prosperity because it could no longer protect itself, and Sasuke reflected that power could solve nearly every problem.
• The three found the Hyuga Compound in ruins, and Daren Yi said Hinata Hyuga had survived her clan’s massacre and sought revenge against Neji.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Daren Yi crossed the overgrown ruins and found a young Hinata training alone, her bloodied fists pounding a wooden post.

Hinata attacked Naruto after Daren Yi identified him and Sasuke as Neji’s comrades, then demanded to know where Neji was. Daren Yi offered to explain the truth about Neji and the devastated world, leaving Hinata listening as he insisted Neji was still a good child.

• Daren Yi told Hinata that Naruto and Sasuke were Neji’s close friends, prompting her to attack Naruto and take him hostage.
• Hinata questioned Naruto about Neji, while Naruto protested that she had misunderstood and Sasuke stayed unconcerned.
• Daren Yi showed Hinata a photograph of Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji together, confirming their connection to Neji.
• Sasuke tossed Hinata his sword and suggested it would be more effective than her kunai, leaving her bewildered.
• Daren Yi and Sasuke sat down and offered to tell Hinata the truth about Neji and the world.
• Daren Yi described Neji’s killings and the destruction of the Hyuga Clan and Konohagakure, but said Neji remained a good child at heart.