Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara used the Gold and Silver Brothers’ sealed chakra as a Nine-Tails substitute and awakened the Ten-Tails on Turtle Island. Chiyue, Kushina, and Tsunade sensed its arrival as the crisis began.

• The Third Raikage refused to reveal Turtle Island’s location while Ōnoki pressed him over Yagura’s death and the lost Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Madara fitted his second Rinnegan and asked Black Zetsu for a Nine-Tails substitute rather than risk confronting Chiyue for the real Nine-Tails.
• Black Zetsu released the Gold and Silver Brothers’ chakra from a Six Paths artifact, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbed it.
• The gathered chakra made the Demonic Statue roar and surge with power, and sensory ninjas in Kumogakure’s ruins felt the immense chakra from the sea.
• Chiyue realized the Ten-Tails had awakened, and Kushina left the Sealing Space to warn him that the Nine-Tails had sensed its birth.
• Tsunade stood in alarm while White ran to Chiyue and sensed the Ten-Tails’ aura.

As the Ten-Tails revived and advanced toward Kumogakure, Chiyue explained to the Nine-Tails that the Six Paths Sage had revealed the truth about his family and its role in the shinobi world's conflicts. The Nine-Tails learned why Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had been able to overpower it, while Chiyue remained unwilling to intervene in what he called their family affairs.

• Uchiha Madara watched the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path transform into the Ten-Tails as the allied shinobi leaders realized Turtle Island had been found and the Eight-Tails and Rinnegan had been taken.
• Tsunade warned the temporary conference that the Nine-Tails had sensed the Ten-Tails reviving, and Senju Hashirama pointed out that it was approaching Kumogakure.
• The Ten-Tails reached the coastline, while Chiyue mocked its appearance and the Nine-Tails urged him to stop it before Uchiha Madara became its Jinchuriki.
• Chiyue told the Nine-Tails that the Six Paths Sage had explained how he and his brother sealed their mother and how his sons' reincarnating Chakra had caused upheaval across the shinobi world.
• The Nine-Tails realized that Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had been able to defeat it because they were reincarnations of the Six Paths Sage's sons.

The Ten-Tails reached the coastline near Kumogakure, where Senju Hashirama restrained it briefly before it split into monsters and broke free. As the Allied shinobi forces fought the creatures, Uchiha Madara watched Chiyue and Senju Tobirama's attack was interrupted by the Ten-Tails.

• The Nine-Tails refused Chiyue's suggestion to leave Chakra behind and challenge the Ten-Tails.
• Senju Hashirama used Sage Art: Gate of the Great God to pin the Ten-Tails' tails to the ground.
• Uchiha Madara watched from the Ten-Tails' head and questioned Chiyue's motives as Chiyue and Kushina observed from afar.
• The Ten-Tails split off small monsters, and Rasa led the Allied shinobi forces in fighting them.
• Senju Tobirama charged at Uchiha Madara but retreated with Flying Thunder God when a Ten-Tails tail struck where he had been.
• The Ten-Tails broke free of Hashirama's restraint and lashed its tails at nearby enemies.

As the Ten-Tails began transforming, Chiyue sent Little White to fight it while the Allied shinobi Forces retreated. Little White revealed its enormous true form and descended on the Ten-Tails, leaving Uchiha Madara stunned.

• The Ten-Tails grew more aggressive and began transforming, prompting Senju Hashirama to order the shinobi to stop it.
• Chiyue let Little White fight the Ten-Tails and told Minato to take it to the battlefield while the others cleared out.
• Minato relayed Chiyue's message, and Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama led the Allied shinobi Forces away.
• Minato tossed Little White toward the Ten-Tails and retreated, while Chiyue stayed back with Kushina.
• Little White transformed into a white Great Fox larger than the Nine-Tails and slammed down on the Ten-Tails, surprising Uchiha Madara.

White overwhelmed the incomplete Ten-Tails while Uchiha Madara waited for an opening. Madara then absorbed the beast and became its Jinchuriki, emerging in a transformed Six Paths form.

• White knocked Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu off the Ten-Tails, and Black Zetsu escaped by entering Madara's body.
• White blasted the Ten-Tails with an Ultra-Big Tailed Beast Ball and relentlessly attacked it while it struggled without the Nine-Tails' Chakra.
• Chiyue provoked Madara by indicating that he would defend Kushina and the Nine-Tails, but Madara avoided a fight with him and moved toward the Ten-Tails.
• Madara evaded White's tail and began the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal, drawing the Ten-Tails into his body.
• White struck Madara with his tail, but the Ten-Tails had already vanished, and Madara emerged transformed as its Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Madara celebrated becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki while Chiyue explained the Sage of Six Paths’ family history and the hidden threat of Kaguya Goddess. Chiyue planned to let Kaguya Goddess be released so the Sage of Six Paths and his brother would have to confront her, as Madara approached to ask what they were discussing.

• Uchiha Madara examined his scepter and laughed after gaining the Sage of Six Paths' power, while Chiyue ordered everyone to retreat and told Minato to protect Kushina.
• Chiyue told Senju Tobirama and the others that Madara had been deceived and that Kaguya Goddess, the Sage of Six Paths' mother, was the greater enemy.
• Chiyue recounted how the Sage of Six Paths and his brother sealed Kaguya Goddess in the moon and how Indra and Asura's Chakra reincarnated through the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans.
• Senju Hashirama realized he was Asura's reincarnation and Uchiha Madara was Indra's, while Senju Tobirama connected Madara's plan to Kaguya Goddess's release.
• Chiyue said he would let Kaguya Goddess emerge so the Sage of Six Paths and his brother would have to deal with her.
• Uchiha Madara finished laughing, floated over to the group, and asked what they were discussing.

Yagami Chiyue rejected Uchiha Madara’s invitation and used his Rinnegan ability to exile Madara into a spatial crack. After Madara returned battered and Black Zetsu urged him to avoid another attack, Chiyue left with Kushina.

• Uchiha Madara invited Yagami Chiyue to join him in creating a world without war, but Chiyue refused and mocked his plan.
• Uchiha Madara declared they would fight, and Chiyue used Exile to hurl him into a spatial crack.
• Uchiha Madara escaped with the Truth-Seeking Orbs’ protection, but returned wounded and demanded to know what Chiyue had done.
• Chiyue explained that his Rinnegan could open spatial passages and warned that he could keep exiling Uchiha Madara until he wished he were dead.
• Black Zetsu urged Uchiha Madara to stop fighting Chiyue and hurry with the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Uchiha Madara chose not to pursue Chiyue, who left with Kushina and the Nine-Tails.

Chiyue protected a small group from the Infinite Tsukuyomi while Uchiha Madara activated it across the Shinobi World. As the God Tree drained people’s Chakra, Black Zetsu stabbed Madara through the heart.

• Senju Hashirama withdrew with Chiyue, leaving Uchiha Madara to release the Ten-Tails and plant the God Tree.
• The moon turned red, and Chiyue assured Tsunade and the others that the Sage of Six Paths would appear to stop Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Uchiha Madara unleashed the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Chiyue shielded his companions and allied-force leaders inside his Complete Body Susanoo.
• The God Tree ensnared people across the Shinobi World and put them under Genjutsu as it drained their Chakra.
• Black Zetsu pierced Uchiha Madara’s heart, leaving Madara to ask in disbelief why he had been betrayed.

Black Zetsu revealed how he had manipulated Uchiha Madara for generations to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, who emerged after Madara's body transformed. Chiyue banished Kaguya into a spatial rift, but she forced her way back out and faced him again.

• Black Zetsu confessed that he had altered the Uchiha Shrine tablet and manipulated Indra, the Sage of Six Paths, and Uchiha Madara to bring about Kaguya Otsutsuki's return.
• Uchiha Madara's body swelled and transformed, and Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared as Black Zetsu greeted his mother.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki recognized Senju Hashirama as a descendant of Asura and noticed the resemblance between Chiyue's eyes and Hagoromo's.
• Chiyue sent Kaguya Otsutsuki into a spatial rift with his banishment power, but she returned in less than a second.
• Black Zetsu urged Kaguya Otsutsuki to stop as she confronted Chiyue again.

Chiyue watched the Sage brothers attack Kaguya Otsutsuki and seal her after the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released. The Allied Forces returned home, the shinobi world entered a long peace, and Chiyue remained troubled by the Sage of Six Paths visiting him in the Pure Land.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki tried to embrace Hagoromo and Hamura, but the Sage brothers struck her with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Chiyue explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki had harmed Hagoromo and Hamura, and the brothers continued attacking their mother.
• The Sage of Six Paths defeated the Ten-Tails, and the battle with Kaguya Otsutsuki moved into her dimension as the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released.
• The Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails apart and sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki in the Pure Land instead of on the moon.
• The Allied Forces disbanded, Senju Hashirama and his brother returned to the Pure Land, and the shinobi world entered a long era of peace.
• Chiyue remained bothered by the Sage of Six Paths' frequent visits in the Pure Land.

Chiyue heard that Hyuga Rinne and Hyuga Hiashi’s efforts to reform the Hyuga Clan had stalled against opposition from nearly everyone. He suggested tying every clan member’s treatment to their contributions, while Tsunade prepared to step down and Minato was persuaded to become the next Naruto.

• Hyuga Rinne told Chiyue that the Hyuga Clan elders, including her father, opposed reforming the clan.
• Chiyue explained that Tsunade planned to retire, that he had refused the position, and that Minato had been persuaded to become Naruto despite his reluctance.
• Chiyue suggested that the Hyuga Clan make treatment depend on each member’s contributions, including those of the main family and elders.
• Hyuga Rinne kissed Chiyue on the cheek and hurried off to share his proposal with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hyuga Rinne reminded Chiyue to attend the young clan head’s full-month banquet.

Chiyue taught Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi why the Uchiha Clan’s standing in Konoha had improved, explaining the roles of village publicity, clan contributions, an open Police Force, and the Hokage. Itachi wondered if Chiyue was encouraging him to become Hokage, and Chiyue supported the ambition while noting that the path would be difficult.

• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi greeted Chiyue at the training ground and began a lesson on the Uchiha Clan’s integration into Konoha.
• Chiyue explained that village publicity, the clan’s reforms, and its contributions had helped change villagers’ opinions, and urged the students to become positive representatives of the clan.
• Itachi pointed out that opening the Police Force to Civilian Ninja and members of other clans had reduced complaints directed at the Uchiha.
• Chiyue said the Hokage’s attitude could determine whether the Uchiha received recognition and cited the Third Hokage’s treatment of the clan as an example.
• Itachi asked if he should strive to become Hokage, and Chiyue encouraged him while warning that his chances would be slim.

Minato discovered that Tsunade had left most of the Naruto Office paperwork for him, then abandoned it with Chiyue to join Nawaki for barbecue. The chapter left Nara Shikaku alone with the documents while Nawaki complained about caring for his five sons.

• Nara Shikaku told Minato that Tsunade had processed only about one-tenth of the paperwork and left the rest as Minato's training.
• Minato complained to Chiyue about Tsunade skipping work and how becoming Naruto candidate had taken him away from his family.
• Chiyue told Minato to skip work and go eat barbecue with him and Nawaki, leaving the paperwork to Shikaku.
• Minato vanished with Chiyue, and Shikaku was left staring at the piles of documents.
• Minato and Chiyue arrived at the barbecue restaurant, where Nawaki complained that he needed to return home to care for his fourth and fifth sons.

Minato and Nawaki teased Chiyue about being the only one among them without children, and Chiyue explained that his unusually powerful body might be preventing him from having offspring. The three set the subject aside and continued drinking together, trading stories about their past embarrassments.

• Minato and Nawaki mocked Chiyue for being the only one of their group without children, while Minato recalled his son Naruto.
• Chiyue insisted he disliked children, but Nawaki revealed that Tsunade had said Chiyue was healthy and simply too powerful.
• Chiyue admitted he was frustrated by his lack of children and wondered whether White's power was responsible.
• Minato dropped the subject, and the three ate grilled meat and drank wine while reminiscing about Nawaki's embarrassing drunken incident.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan led the Land of Rain in a water-diversion project with the Land of Wind, ushering in an era of prosperity and peace. Five years after Chiyue’s wedding, the Yagami Clan had grown, and the story ended with Chiyue living happily with his family.

• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan oversaw the construction of a canal through the mountains to send the Land of Rain’s excess water into the Land of Wind.
• Rasa led the Land of Wind’s efforts to build an artificial lake and improve the surrounding desert, with help from shinobi of Iwagakure and Konoha.
• Chiyue and A, the new Fourth Raikage, opposed Kusagakure, whose standing worsened as the Five Great Shinobi Villages and neighboring countries turned against it.
• Chiyue lived peacefully with his wives, while the shinobi world entered an unprecedented era without wars.
• Five years after Chiyue and his wives held their wedding, the Yagami Clan had three sons and two daughters, and Kushina gave birth to twins.