Chapter Summaries

Soji devoted himself to strengthening his seven Chakra attributes, improving the Caged Bird Curse Mark, and perfecting the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage prepared for Minato to return as Fourth Hokage and began reaching out to Tsunade and Orochimaru.

• After Sasuke's attack, the Uchiha Clan ended its investigation, while Sasuke's desire to confront Soji grew stronger.
• Soji focused on training his seven Chakra attributes and researching changes to the Caged Bird Curse Mark and the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique.
• As the Uchiha Clan gained support from villagers and other ninja clans, the Third Hokage recognized he could no longer justify suppressing them.
• The Third Hokage urged Minato to resume governing, and Minato agreed to return as Fourth Hokage after one more year.
• The Third Hokage began writing to Tsunade and asked Jiraiya to invite Orochimaru back to the village.

Over the past year, Soji oversaw Kirigakure’s growth while Akatsuki secretly captured Iwagakure’s Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki and prepared to target other villages. The chapter ended with Kumogakure and Sunagakure deploying their Jinchuriki to investigate the hidden threat, unknowingly making them easier targets for Nagato.

• Soji strengthened Kirigakure and introduced rewards to encourage childbirth, while the village and Land of Water prospered despite their population shortage.
• Akatsuki captured Iwagakure’s Han and Roshi, and Ōnoki concealed their loss rather than warn the other villages.
• Nagato ordered Akatsuki to begin its next phase by targeting Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and Sunagakure’s One-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Akatsuki infiltrated Kumogakure and Sunagakure, leaving the Fourth Raikage and Fourth Kazekage Rasa anxious about an unknown presence watching their villages.
• The Fourth Raikage and Rasa sent their elite forces, including their Jinchuriki, to investigate, unknowingly advancing Nagato’s plan to capture them.

Black Zetsu’s plan to draw out the Tailed Beast hosts proceeded, but an urgent crisis in the Land of Demons forced Soji to set aside his other plans. Priestess Shion sent Ashihō to seek aid from the Land of Snow and Kirigakure, while Yomi’s followers pursued him to stop the request from reaching them.

• Black Zetsu proposed using White Zetsu Clones to pressure Kumogakure and Sunagakure into sending their Jinchuriki to investigate, and Nagato approved the plan.
• Soji learned of the Akatsuki’s next move but put his plans on hold after trouble arose in the neighboring Land of Demons.
• Shion chose to seek help from Mizuki Ember through the Land of Snow, and sent her guard Ashihō to deliver the request.
• Ashihō fled toward the Land of Snow as four ninjas pursued him on Yomi’s orders to prevent Kirigakure from interfering.
• Kusuna decided that the four siblings would cross into the Land of Snow and kill Ashihō before he could deliver his message.

Kazahana Koyuki ordered the Snow Country Train stopped so her guards could rescue Ashihō, a priest fleeing four pursuers at the Land of Snow’s border. Ashihō revealed that Yomi had revived part of Mōryō’s demonic phantom army and was attacking the Witch’s Palace, leaving the Land of Demons in desperate need of help.

• Kazahana Koyuki spotted Ashihō running from four pursuers and ordered the train stopped so he could be rescued.
• The pursuers’ Wind Release attack struck Ashihō down in the snow, and he accused them of daring to enter the Land of Snow.
• Kusuna boasted that Yomi would soon make even the great nations submit after achieving his goal.
• Yomi had released Mōryō’s soul, used Dark Medical Ninjutsu to become its vessel, and revived part of the demonic phantom army.
• Shion had sent Ashihō to seek help from the Land of Snow after Yomi’s army began attacking the Witch’s Palace.

Ashihō collapsed while seeking help for the besieged Land of Demons, and Kazahana Koyuki arrived in time to save him. When Yomi’s four subordinates attacked her, Koyuki defended herself with Soji’s equipment and counterattacked using Gelel Ore power.

• Ashihō was about to lose consciousness when Kazahana Koyuki and four Snow Ninja arrived, and Koyuki ordered them to treat him.
• Kusuna and his siblings debated whether to retreat or kill Koyuki, then chose to attack her before Ashihō could escape.
• Koyuki prepared her Chakra Armor, Gelel Ore pendant, and Ice Wheel bombs as the Snow Ninja readied themselves.
• Kusuna and his siblings launched four elemental attacks, but Koyuki blocked them with an Ice Crystal Barrier released by an Ice Wheel.
• Koyuki swept green Gelel Ore energy toward Kusuna and his siblings to begin her counterattack.

Kazahana Koyuki used Gelel Ore power, Chakra Armor, and an Ice Wheel to defeat the four siblings who ambushed her. After capturing Kusuna and Shizuku, she froze Setsuna and Kitai as they tried to flee, leaving the siblings defeated and their mission against the Land of Snow in ruins.

• Kazahana Koyuki attacked the four siblings with green Gelel Ore energy, catching Shizuku and slamming her into the snow.
• Kusuna emerged from underground and struck at Kazahana Koyuki, but her stone spike shattered against Kazahana Koyuki’s Chakra Armor.
• Kazahana Koyuki restrained Kusuna with Gelel Ore power while Kitai and Setsuna struggled to decide what to do.
• Kusuna told Kitai and Setsuna to flee to the Land of Demons and warn Yomi, and the brothers ran in opposite directions.
• Kazahana Koyuki hurled an Ice Wheel after Kitai and Setsuna, freezing both brothers into statues.

After learning that Yomi and Mōryō had attacked the Land of Demons and endangered Kazahana Koyuki, Soji traveled to the Land of Snow and prepared to intervene. After Ashihō explained that the Witch’s Palace might fall soon, Soji left with him that night to rescue Lady Shion.

• Kazahana Sōsetsu sent Soji a letter describing the attack on Kazahana Koyuki and the crisis in the Land of Demons, prompting Soji to decide to go there himself.
• Soji obtained permission to leave Konoha, flew to the Land of Snow on the Golden Eagle, and reconciled with Kazahana Koyuki after promising to visit monthly.
• Soji, disguised as Mizuki Ember, questioned Ashihō about the Land of Demons and learned that the Witch’s Palace had been surrounded for seven days and might hold out for only two more.
• Ashihō begged Soji to save Lady Shion, and Soji immediately decided to depart rather than wait until morning.
• Soji informed Kazahana Sōsetsu and left the Land of Snow that night with Ashihō, concerned that Mōryō’s growing army of demonic phantom soldiers could overwhelm the defenders sooner than expected.

Soji and Ashihō reached the Witch’s Temple as Yomi launched a secret final assault with thousands of monster phantoms. Soji froze the advancing phantoms, then summoned a meteor to devastate their army, leaving the palace guards and Ashihō stunned.

• Soji and Ashihō arrived near the Witch’s Temple and discovered that the monster phantom army had grown to thousands.
• The monster phantoms began their final assault, and Soji led Ashihō straight toward the Witch’s Palace through the densest part of the army.
• Soji froze the phantoms that approached within five meters, clearing nearly a thousand in about ten minutes.
• Soji opened his Tenseigan and used Tenseigan: Falling Star to pull a meteor from the sky.
• The meteor crashed into the monster phantom army, producing a huge explosion and shockwave that shook the Witch’s Palace.

After Soji’s meteor destroyed most of Yomi’s monster phantom army, Yomi withdrew and resolved to rebuild his forces, while the Witch’s Palace celebrated its reprieve. Shion recognized Soji from her prophecy and hoped he could end the ancient conflict between the priestesses of the Land of Demons and Mōryō; Soji and Ashihō arrived safely at the palace.

• Soji and Ashihō advanced toward the Witch’s Palace as Ashihō marveled at the meteor that had nearly wiped out the monster phantom army.
• Yomi emerged from the rubble, and Mōryō promised him more power so he could create another army before attacking again.
• Yomi gathered the surviving monster phantoms and withdrew into the darkness to rebuild his forces.
• The palace guards celebrated their survival but stayed on alert, while Shion recalled her prophecy and hoped Soji could resolve the destiny linking the priestesses and Mōryō.
• The guards recognized Ashihō and opened the palace gates, allowing him and Soji to enter before the gates closed again.

Soji met with Shion after rescuing the Land of Demons and reassured her that he would handle the remaining threat. Shion then revealed that she had received two prophecies about the country’s fate, one directing her to seek Konoha’s aid and the other leading her to Kirigakure.

• Ashihō escorted Soji into the Witch’s Palace to meet Shion.
• Shion thanked Soji for saving the Land of Demons, while Soji comforted her about her inability to protect her people.
• Soji recognized the transparent bell Shion wore as an artifact that suppressed her inherited Miko powers, but kept that knowledge to himself.
• Shion asked Soji for further help and explained that she had received two prophecies concerning the Land of Demons.
• Shion said one prophecy told her to request aid from Konoha, while the other had led her to seek help from Kirigakure.

Shion asked Soji to help end the recurring threat of Mōryō and the priestesses of the Land of Demons. Soji proposed sealing Mōryō inside Shion so she could eventually devour it herself, and agreed to help in exchange for a prophecy about his own future.

• Shion explained that her second prophecy led her to summon Soji, whom she believed could protect the Land of Demons beyond its current crisis.
• Shion revealed that the priestesses and Mōryō were two sides of the same entity and asked Soji to help her devour Mōryō.
• Soji said he could seal or kill Mōryō but could not devour it for Shion, since that required the priestess's own power.
• Soji proposed sealing Mōryō inside Shion so she could grow stronger and attempt to devour it herself.
• Shion accepted the danger and asked Soji to seal Mōryō inside her for the sake of future generations.
• Soji agreed to help Shion in exchange for a prophecy about his future destiny.

Shion told Soji that her prophetic ability was still passive, but promised to make a prophecy about his fate once it awakened. After resting and preparing, she set out with Soji to find Mōryō, calling him “Uncle Mizukage” after he encouraged her to act her age.

• Shion explained that she could not yet actively foresee Soji’s fate, and Soji expected her ability to awaken after Mōryō was sealed inside her.
• Shion promised to make a prophecy for Soji once she gained the ability, and they agreed to deal with Mōryō the next day.
• Soji surveyed the meteorite damage around the Witch’s Palace while Shion slept, then returned after lunch to find her waking up.
• Soji told Shion she did not need to pretend to be an adult, and Shion decided to speak and act more naturally.
• Shion greeted Soji as “Uncle Mizukage,” then used her ability to sense Mōryō’s location and led the way to find it.

Soji traveled with Shion to the Volcano Shrine in the Land of Marshes, where Mōryō’s body was sealed, after Mōryō and Yomi moved there to confront her. Yomi was stunned to discover that Mizuki Ember had accompanied Shion, making him fear their plan was in danger.

• Shion bombarded Soji with questions as they traveled, and he answered only those that did not reveal his secrets.
• Mōryō learned that Shion was approaching and ordered Yomi to abandon his plan to create phantom demons and head to the Volcano Shrine instead.
• Shion sensed Mōryō and Yomi moving toward the Land of Marshes, so she and Soji followed them to settle the conflict at the shrine.
• Soji and Shion arrived at the Volcano Shrine in the evening and entered the cave where Mōryō’s body was sealed.
• Yomi recognized Soji as Mizuki Ember and realized his presence could thwart Mōryō’s plan.

Soji confronted Yomi over his subordinates’ attack on the princess of the Land of Snow, then fought after Yomi refused to stand down. Mōryō took control of Yomi’s body, but Soji turned Mōryō’s own tentacles against it and pierced Yomi.

• Yomi warned Mōryō that Soji was the Ninja World’s strongest, but Mōryō dismissed the threat.
• Soji reassured Shion, then explained that he had come because Yomi’s four subordinates had attacked the princess of the Land of Snow and insulted Kirigakure and the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Yomi asked Soji to call the matter even, but Soji refused and struck Yomi hard enough to send him into a stone wall.
• Yomi admitted he could not match Soji, so Mōryō took control of his body and attacked Soji with three purple-black tentacles.
• Soji dodged the tentacles, froze and shattered one, then moved behind Mōryō and struck it into its own remaining tentacles, which pierced Yomi’s body.

Soji faced Mōryō in the Land of Marshes and watched it kill Yomi before allowing it to reunite with its sealed body. Mōryō regained confidence in its monstrous true form and attacked Soji, who continued to dodge while Shion prepared her shrine maiden’s power.

• Yomi regained control of his body and urged Mōryō to retreat, but Mōryō killed him and emerged as a violet-black soul.
• Soji shielded Shion from Mōryō and let it break through the altar’s seal to reclaim its body.
• Shion retreated and began gathering her shrine maiden’s power while Soji watched Mōryō enter the altar’s depths.
• The volcano shook as Mōryō’s soul and body merged, revealing a tentacled form with dragon heads.
• Mōryō attacked Soji with its dragon-headed tentacles, but Soji calmly evaded them among the crumbling ground and lava.

Soji overwhelmed Mōryō with Ice Release, then allowed it to believe it had found a way to attack Shion. He intended to make Mōryō threaten her so Miroku’s lingering power would stop suppressing Shion’s Miko abilities, and the chapter ended with Mōryō’s hidden tentacle reaching beneath Shion.

• Mōryō unleashed its full body of dragon-headed tentacles, but Soji froze every tentacle that came near him with Ice Release—Extreme Deep Cold.
• Mōryō withdrew its remaining tentacles and secretly decided to target Shion, while Soji read its thoughts with his Byakugan and let it proceed.
• Soji planned to provoke Mōryō into threatening Shion so Miroku’s lingering will would release its suppression of Shion’s Miko power.
• Mōryō raised its remaining tentacles as a distraction, secretly sent one underground toward Shion, and fired purple-black energy beams at Soji.
• Soji blocked the beams with Ice Release—Ice Crystal Barrier, but Mōryō’s hidden tentacle reached beneath Shion’s feet.

Shion awakened the Miko’s power and Soji sealed Mōryō inside her, ending their battle. As the volcano threatened to erupt, Soji froze it into an iceberg before they left the Land of Marshes.

• Mōryō swallowed Shion, but the transparent bell let her mother Miroku’s lingering remnant awaken Shion’s full Miko power.
• Soji stopped pretending, stood atop Mōryō’s core, and used Two Forms Sealing to seal it inside Shion.
• Shion regained consciousness and vowed to cultivate her power and devour Mōryō to end the Mikos’ generational fate.
• Soji assured Shion the volcano would not erupt, then froze it into an iceberg in seconds.

Soji returned to the Land of Demons with Shion after freezing the volcano and resolving Mōryō’s threat. He asked Shion to prophesy about his fate before attempting to reach the Six Paths level, and she delayed the prophecy for three days so she could train and prepare.

• Soji used Ice Release: Ice Tomb to freeze the erupting volcano in the Land of Marshes, then left with Shion for the Land of Demons.
• Shion praised Soji during their leisurely journey home, and he answered her questions while refusing to let her remove his Ice Mask.
• After resting at the Witch's Palace, Soji asked Shion to make a prophecy about his fate before his planned life-level breakthrough.
• Shion said she needed three days to prepare, and Soji agreed to remain in the Land of Demons.
• Shion secretly admitted she had invented the preparations, but used the three days to train her control over the Miko's power while Soji explored the country.

Soji persuaded Shion to divine his fate, but she exhausted her Miko power before seeing him swallowed by a Black Hole. After waking, Shion warned Soji that this was his future.

• After the three-day wait, Soji met Shion, who sent the priests and guards away so she could divine his fate in private.
• Shion entered her Miko form and spent nearly half an hour trying to see through the fog surrounding Soji's history.
• Shion used all her remaining Miko power to reveal a vision of Soji on a green iceberg above the ocean as the sky darkened and storms gathered.
• A Black Hole opened in the sky and swallowed Soji, after which Shion lost consciousness from exhausting her Miko power.
• Soji checked on Shion when she woke, and she told him that he would be swallowed by a Black Hole in the future.

After Shion’s prophecy warned that Soji would be swallowed by a Black Hole, he suspected the danger would come while he used the Gelel Ore Vein to fuse seven Chakra natures and reach the Six Paths level. Shion woke with most of the prophecy forgotten, leaving Soji with only a vague vision of himself atop a green iceberg before the Black Hole appeared, and he resolved to prepare without abandoning his plan.

• Shion revealed that her memories were disappearing and mentioned a green iceberg before fainting from the prophecy’s backlash.
• Soji stayed in the Land of Demons and reasoned that the Black Hole might appear when he used the Gelel Ore Vein to fuse seven Chakra natures.
• Soji decided to prepare for the danger but refused to give up on advancing his life level to the Six Paths level.
• Shion woke after three days, and Soji reassured her that his absence would not affect Kirigakure.
• Shion said she remembered only seeing Soji atop a green iceberg before a Black Hole swallowed him, and urged him not to attempt anything dangerous.
• Soji accepted that Shion could not recall more and planned to prepare for the possibility of being devoured by a Black Hole.