Chapter Summaries

Naruto nudged Hiashi into recognizing that the Otsutsuki Soji resembled the Hyuga Clan’s Third Elder, then Soji revealed he and Hiashi were cousins. The family was left stunned as Soji began to explain their connection.

• Naruto urged Hiashi to study Soji’s face, and Hiashi noticed its resemblance to the Third Elder of the Hyuga Clan Main Family.
• Hiashi grew frightened and imagined that Soji controlled the Third Elder or had led the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan to the Ninja World.
• Soji stopped Naruto’s teasing and called Hinata, Hanabi, Boruto, and Himawari over to hear the truth.
• Soji sat with the family and greeted Hiashi as “Cousin Hyuga,” shocking everyone present.

Naruto revealed that Soji was the Hyuga Clan’s Third Elder from a past Parallel Universe and Hiashi’s cousin, not an Otsutsuki. After Naruto explained Soji’s origins and his own Dragon Vein mission, the family accepted the surprising truth and welcomed their newly discovered relative.

• Soji corrected Naruto, saying he should be called Cousin Uncle and that Boruto and Himawari should call him Great-Granduncle.
• Naruto told Hiashi and the others that Soji was the Third Elder of the Hyuga Clan Main Family from a past Parallel Universe and that he and Hiashi were cousins.
• Soji explained that his mother was Hyuga Ryusuke’s younger sister, making Hiashi his cousin and Hinata and Hanabi his cousin-nieces.
• Soji sent Hinata’s questions about his journey and transformation to Naruto, who explained Soji’s story and recounted his Dragon Vein mission in the past Parallel Universe.
• Hiashi and the others reacted with shock, then felt relieved to learn Soji was a Hyuga, and Hanabi, Hinata, Boruto, and Himawari acknowledged their new family connection.

Soji offered to stay with the Hyuga Clan until he could return to his parallel universe, promising to share his Gentle Fist reforms and Tenseigan insights. When he revealed his Tenseigan, it resonated with Boruto’s Jōgan, which altered the space-time coordinates around them and startled Soji.

• Hanabi asked Soji to stay, and he said he would return to his home and friends if he found a way back while remaining in Konoha for now.
• Soji offered to teach Naruto to control the Truth-Seeking Orb, help Toneri awaken the Tenseigan, and share his Gentle Fist reforms with the Hyuga Clan.
• Soji revealed his Tenseigan, surprising Toneri, Hiashi, Hinata, and Hanabi, who had not known he possessed it.
• Soji sensed the spatial coordinates around them change and feared that a powerful unknown being was arriving.
• Himawari noticed Boruto’s right eye had changed, and the others saw his Jōgan activate in resonance with Soji’s Tenseigan.

Boruto’s Jōgan awakened in front of his family, and Toneri identified it as the eye he had prophesied would help save the Ninja World. Soji took Boruto to a wilderness and forced Momoshiki Otsutsuki to emerge from the Karma mark.

• Hinata, Hanabi, and Hiashi examined Boruto’s unusual eye and concluded it was not a Byakugan.
• Himawari reminded the family that Boruto had awakened the same eye months earlier, and Boruto confirmed it was the eye he had mistaken for a Byakugan.
• Toneri identified Boruto’s eye as the Jōgan, and Naruto learned that Toneri had told him about Boruto’s destiny.
• Soji persuaded Naruto not to worry about fate and took Boruto through Yomotsu Hirasaka to a barren wilderness.
• Soji used genjutsu to incapacitate Boruto and threatened to erase his Karma, prompting Momoshiki Otsutsuki to take over Boruto’s body.

Soji stopped Momoshiki’s attempt to attack him and threatened to overwrite the Karma inside Boruto, forcing Momoshiki to take him seriously. After Soji halted the process to avoid harming Boruto, Momoshiki warned that an unknown being had noticed him and proposed that they cooperate.

• Momoshiki took control of Boruto in Karma Stage Two and tried to stab Soji, but Soji caught his arm and stopped him.
• Soji grabbed Boruto again and began using his own Karma to cancel Momoshiki’s, making Momoshiki fear that he would be killed.
• Soji stopped before completing the process because he did not want to risk hurting Boruto.
• Momoshiki told Soji that an unknown being had taken an interest in him.
• Momoshiki proposed that he and Soji cooperate.

Soji and Momoshiki agreed to cooperate against a powerful Otsutsuki who had left the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan, with each setting conditions for the alliance. The chapter left Momoshiki reluctantly accepting Soji’s request to help Boruto grow stronger in exchange for using his body as a vessel.

• Momoshiki proposed that he and Soji work together against the unknown Otsutsuki, and explained that the target was an ancient member of the clan who sought a particular position.
• Soji agreed to cooperate after Momoshiki offered to share classified information, but restricted their alliance to dealing with the target and demanded that Momoshiki protect Boruto and the Ninja World.
• Momoshiki agreed to Soji’s conditions and asked for another vessel for his resurrection, while withholding further details about why the clan could not send more people to the Ninja World.
• Soji and Momoshiki finalized their cooperation, then Soji asked Momoshiki to help Boruto become stronger as rent for staying in his body.
• Momoshiki angrily called Soji’s request an attempt to make him Boruto’s babysitter, but Soji argued that keeping Boruto safe would benefit Momoshiki too.

Soji and Momoshiki agreed to cooperate against an unknown entity that Momoshiki described as transcending dimensions and nearly omniscient and omnipotent. Momoshiki revealed that the entity had lost its physical body after the Otsutsuki Clan main family fought it, and that the clan attacked it because it was devouring other Otsutsuki.

• Soji and Momoshiki formed a partnership to confront the unknown entity, with Momoshiki agreeing to protect Boruto.
• Momoshiki described the entity as able to move through time and parallel universes and kill those below Six Paths level with a thought, though it could not currently affect Soji.
• Momoshiki explained that the entity had lost its physical body during a costly battle with the Otsutsuki Clan main family, leaving the clan severely weakened.
• Soji learned that the Otsutsuki Clan main family had attacked the entity after discovering it was devouring other Otsutsuki.

Soji learned from Momoshiki that the unknown being was a nearly godlike Otsutsuki who had devoured his own clan, making them uneasy allies against a shared threat. Soji resolved to pursue godhood himself and finally learned the being's name: Otsutsuki Yamai.

• Momoshiki told Soji that the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan had destroyed the body of a clan member who secretly devoured other Otsutsuki.
• Soji questioned Momoshiki about the clan's supreme position and learned it meant becoming the Otsutsuki God, a state no one had yet reached.
• Momoshiki explained that Otsutsuki Yamai was one step from godhood and might become omniscient and omnipotent if he obtained a perfect body.
• Soji realized Yamai could target him, committed to stopping him, and agreed to cooperate sincerely with Momoshiki.
• Soji declared that he might become the Otsutsuki God himself, but Momoshiki scoffed at him for not having consumed a Chakra Fruit.
• Momoshiki revealed that the unknown being was named Otsutsuki Yamai as lightning struck from the cloudless sky.

Soji learned that Otsutsuki Yamai had targeted him, Momoshiki, and Boruto, and that Boruto might be a target because he possessed the Jōgan. After Momoshiki withdrew from Boruto, Soji concealed the full danger and encouraged Boruto to grow stronger, while agreeing to find Momoshiki another vessel.

• Soji asked Momoshiki how he learned that Otsutsuki Yamai had targeted him and Boruto, and Momoshiki explained that he saw their fates when his body was destroyed.
• Momoshiki revealed that Otsutsuki Yamai had targeted him too and that Boruto’s unexplained appearance had led him to plant Karma in the boy; he suspected the shared Jōgan was why Yamai targeted Boruto.
• Soji and Momoshiki acknowledged their common enemy and agreed to cooperate against Otsutsuki Yamai.
• Momoshiki released control of Boruto, and Boruto woke confused, asking Soji what had happened and whether he had seen what occurred that day.
• Soji told Boruto that Momoshiki had merged part of his soul into him and urged him to become stronger, while keeping their agreement to find Momoshiki another vessel secret.

Soji settled into the Hyuga Clan, taught Naruto to cultivate Truth-Seeking Orbs, and trained Hanabi in the reformed Gentle Fist while Boruto left Konoha to make amends. When Toneri received the Hyuga Clan’s Pure Byakugan, they immediately evolved into Tenseigan, though Hiashi and Hanabi’s unusual behavior remained unexplained.

• Soji gave Hiashi his reformed Gentle Fist techniques, guided Naruto in cultivating Truth-Seeking Orbs, and agreed to train Hanabi.
• Boruto left Konoha to perform unpaid missions for the other four great ninja villages until the Four Kage forgave him.
• Before Boruto departed, Soji warned Momoshiki to help Boruto grow stronger and not cause trouble.
• Hiashi prepared Pure Byakugan for Toneri, while his and Hanabi’s complicated expressions left Soji suspicious.
• Toneri placed the Byakugan in his empty eye sockets, and they immediately transformed into star-bright Tenseigan.

Toneri regained the Tenseigan after Hanabi gave him her Byakugan, and he learned why she had chosen to help him. The chapter left Hanabi flustered by Toneri’s vow to protect her, while Soji watched in surprise.

• Soji realized Toneri’s Byakugan had evolved so quickly because they were Hanabi’s original eyes.
• Toneri appeared before Hanabi, and she explained that she had chosen to give him her Byakugan to strengthen the Ninja World against the Starry Sky Otsutsuki Clan.
• Hiashi recalled that he had planned to give Toneri his own Byakugan before Hanabi insisted on offering hers instead.
• Toneri knelt before Hanabi, apologized for hurting her in the past, and vowed to protect her.
• Hanabi blushed and struggled to respond, while Soji was stunned by Toneri’s bold declaration.

Hanabi and Toneri overcame a misunderstanding and made an earnest promise to protect one another, while Hiashi approved of their growing affection. Toneri then asked Soji to help him master his newly awakened Tenseigan, and they began a spar in an uninhabited wilderness.

• Naruto pointed out that Toneri's words to Hanabi sounded like a confession, leaving Toneri flustered as he tried to explain himself.
• Hanabi realized she had misunderstood Toneri, found his awkward sincerity appealing, and asked whether his promise to protect her still counted.
• Toneri solemnly renewed his promise to Hanabi, and the two shared an affectionate gaze until someone interrupted them.
• Hiashi decided he wanted Toneri to join the Hyuga family, while the group turned their attention to helping Toneri grow accustomed to the Tenseigan.
• Toneri challenged Soji to a spar, and Soji brought Toneri, Naruto, Hiashi, and Hanabi to a deserted wilderness before activating his Tenseigan.

Soji sparred with Toneri to help him master the Tenseigan, exposing Toneri’s lack of combat experience while keeping his own strength restrained. After Toneri was battered by Soji’s Chakra Cannons, he adapted and used a Black Hole to pull Soji down from the air.

• Soji and Toneri entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and clashed, with Soji recognizing that Toneri was using all his strength while he held back.
• Soji threw Toneri into the air, exploited his blind spot, and struck him into the ground to demonstrate his lack of combat experience.
• Toneri charged back and fired a Chakra-draining beam, but Soji deflected it and countered with a barrage of Chakra Cannons.
• Toneri answered with his own Chakra Cannons, but Soji’s larger barrage overwhelmed him and blasted him into the ground again.
• Toneri stopped charging recklessly and used Rotation as Desired: Yin to create a Black Hole in his palm, pulling Soji down from the air.

Soji and Toneri continued their guidance battle, with Soji outmaneuvering Toneri’s Tenseigan techniques. Toneri summoned nine meteors, and Soji began destroying them with his fists.

• Toneri used Rotation as Desired: Yin to pull Soji toward the ground, but Soji disrupted the technique by pelting Toneri with small stones.
• Toneri praised Soji’s skill, and Soji advised him to leave the moon and gain combat experience, though Toneri hesitated because of his clan’s duty.
• Toneri used the Tenseigan to pull nearly ten meteors from space toward Soji, drawing attention from countries and ninja villages across the Ninja World.
• Soji rose toward the first meteor and shattered it with one punch, scattering burning fragments across the empty wilderness.
• Eight more meteors followed the first, and Soji punched toward the second as it descended.

Soji continued his instructional battle with Toneri, destroying nine meteors with taijutsu before matching Toneri’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. The storms canceled each other out, leaving Soji and Toneri poised to continue with swordplay.

• Soji smashed all nine falling meteors with punches and kicks, while Naruto, Hiashi, and Hanabi watched in amazement.
• Toneri acknowledged Soji’s strength, then prepared a more powerful Tenseigan technique.
• Toneri unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and Soji copied the technique, creating a second silver-white hurricane.
• The two hurricanes collided and canceled each other out, but the clash changed the weather and magnetic field around them.
• Naruto shielded Hiashi and Hanabi with his Nine-Tails Chakra cloak as the storm continued, while Soji and Toneri prepared to face each other with swordplay.

Soji and Toneri tested their strongest technique by clashing their Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosions, shattering space and slicing through the sky and earth. Toneri changed tactics to conserve Chakra, but Soji continued to outmatch him as nearby witnesses watched in disbelief.

• Soji and Toneri formed massive golden swords with their Black Chakra Prayer Beads and began their final training clash.
• Their swords collided repeatedly, breaking space and filling the sky with cracks as Toneri grew tired from the Chakra drain.
• Toneri dodged Soji's next strike and counterattacked, but Soji evaded the golden blade as it carved deep into the earth.
• Soji and Toneri resumed their sword fight, slicing apart the clouds and ground while Soji held back to limit the damage.
• Naruto, Hiashi, Hanabi, and other nearby witnesses watched the two golden swords clash in disbelief.

Soji finished training Toneri and spent the following months helping Naruto learn to form Truth-Seeking Orbs. The chapter ended when Naruto combined all seven Chakra natures and produced a Truth-Seeking Orb.

• Soji defeated Toneri in a guidance battle, and Toneri vowed to become stronger.
• Soji brought Naruto, Hiashi, Hanabi, and Toneri back to Konoha, where Toneri later endured his Tenseigan pulsation without Soji’s help.
• Over the next half year, Soji taught the Hyuga Clan reformed Gentle Fist techniques and instructed Naruto in forming Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Toneri grew close to Hanabi while Soji worried about how to return to his own time and space.
• Naruto released fire, water, earth, wind, lightning, yin, and yang Chakra, merged them, and formed a Truth-Seeking Orb.

Naruto learned to condense a Truth-Seeking Orb on his own and regained Six Paths-level combat strength, though he could create only one at a time. Soji concluded that producing Truth-Seeking Orbs alone could not raise someone’s life level to the Six Paths level and began considering another path toward the Kekkei Mōra.

• After half a year of training with Soji, Naruto successfully condensed his own Truth-Seeking Orb using his vast Chakra reserves and familiarity with the technique.
• Naruto tested the orb while Hanabi, Toneri, Hiashi, and Soji congratulated him; Toneri wondered whether he could learn to make one too.
• Soji asked Naruto to try condensing a second orb, but the first vanished when the second appeared, showing Naruto could maintain only one at a time.
• Soji realized that learning to create Truth-Seeking Orbs had restored Naruto’s Six Paths-level combat strength without changing his life level.
• Soji reasoned that his own Byakugan’s repeated evolutions, combined with independently making and controlling nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, had helped raise his life level to the Six Paths level.
• Soji judged that reaching the Kekkei Mōra through ordinary cultivation or obtaining cells from Otsutsuki Hamura or Kaguya Otsutsuki was impractical, and considered an unconventional alternative.

Urashiki searched the Land of Rain for Isshiki and discovered the hidden space where Kara was based. Isshiki learned that an intruder had entered and weighed whether to fight before fully reincarnating.

• Urashiki considered Kaguya's near-success with the Infinite Tsukuyomi and decided Momoshiki and Kinshiki's deaths gave him room to pursue the Tailed Beasts.
• Urashiki concluded that he needed Isshiki to occupy Soji and headed to the Land of Rain to find him.
• Urashiki used his Blue Rinnegan to detect Isshiki's hidden space and entered it through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• Amado detected the intrusion and alerted Jigen, while Isshiki wondered whether the intruder was Soji, Urashiki, or Sasuke Uchiha.
• Isshiki considered killing the intruder but hesitated because fully reincarnating through Jigen would leave him only three days to live.

Urashiki Otsutsuki invaded Kara’s base looking for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and clashed with Code and Delta before Jigen arrived. Jigen revealed himself as Isshiki, leaving Code and Delta stunned as the confrontation began.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki dodged Code’s attacks, struck him into a wall, and evaded Delta’s surprise kick by scattering into red paper cranes.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki demanded that Code and Delta call out Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but they did not know Jigen’s true identity.
• After sensing the Ten-Tails, Urashiki Otsutsuki accused Code and Delta of deceiving him and prepared to attack.
• Jigen arrived, shrank with Sukuna-Hikona, and punched Urashiki Otsutsuki out of the air.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki recognized the Karma on Jigen’s chin and identified him as Isshiki; Jigen confirmed his identity, shocking Code and Delta.