Chapter Summaries

After Obito took Shinnō and left, Neji, Yota, and Kurama Yakumo were ambushed by puppets while trying to retreat with Haku and Kimimaro. Neji defended them until Otsutsuki Toneri arrived and revealed that he had chosen Neji for his pure Byakugan.

• Obito took Shinnō through his vortex and left the exhausted youngsters unharmed because of his connection to their teacher.
• Neji, Yota, and Kurama Yakumo prepared to move the unconscious Haku and Kimimaro to safety.
• Black-clad puppets surrounded the group, and Neji recognized them as enemies when they drew weapons.
• Neji used Revolving Heaven to shield his companions from three successive puppet attacks, rapidly draining his Chakra.
• Otsutsuki Toneri descended from the sky, praised Neji's Byakugan, and revealed that he had come to Konoha to obtain pure Byakugan.

Otsutsuki Toneri revealed that he wanted Neji’s Byakugan and explained his account of the Hyuga Clan’s origins and Hamura’s supposed command to destroy the Ninja World. Neji rejected Toneri’s plan, but Toneri attacked and took Neji’s eyes.

• Toneri introduced himself as a descendant of the Moon Otsutsuki Clan and demanded Neji’s Byakugan.
• Toneri claimed the Hyuga Clan descended from the Moon Otsutsuki Main Family and that Hamura had ordered the Ninja World destroyed.
• Neji recognized the Hyuga Main and Branch House system in Toneri’s account but rejected the plan to destroy the Ninja World.
• Toneri asked Neji why he thought he had explained everything, then a puppet seized Neji from beneath the ground.
• The puppet gouged out Neji’s Byakugan, leaving him blind.

Toneri stole Neji’s Byakugan and moved to kill the remaining youngsters, but Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata arrived to save them. The Jinchuriki had escaped their refuge at Mount Myōboku and joined Konoha’s defense.

• A puppet ambushed Neji from underground, stole his Byakugan, and threw him to the ground.
• Yota and Kurama Yakumo helped the blinded Neji as Toneri ordered his puppets to kill them.
• A Wind Release: Rasenshuriken destroyed nearly half the puppets, and four figures appeared to protect Neji and the others.
• Kurama Yakumo recognized Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata as the newcomers who drove back the remaining puppets.
• Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata had escaped Mount Myōboku together to return to Konoha and join the battle.

Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata left Mount Myōboku and joined the fight after Toneri stole Neji’s Byakugan. Naruto and Sasuke confronted Toneri and his puppets, and Naruto’s Kurama Mode kept him on the offensive as the battle intensified.

• Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata rushed from Mount Myōboku to aid Yota and the others against Toneri’s puppets.
• Kurama Yakumo explained that Toneri had taken Neji’s Byakugan, prompting Naruto and Sasuke to turn their anger on him.
• Naruto asked Karatachi Yagura and Utakata to guard Neji and the others while Sasuke helped him confront Toneri and the puppets.
• Sasuke spotted that Toneri’s puppets had no visible Chakra threads, while Toneri considered retreating to the moon.
• Naruto charged Toneri to reclaim Neji’s Byakugan as Sasuke fought off the puppets, but a powerful special puppet knocked Sasuke away.
• Toneri attacked Naruto, who entered Kurama Mode, repelled the puppet, and forced Toneri to leap clear of a golden Nine-Tails Chakra Claw.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Toneri's Tenseigan Puppet as they tried to reclaim Neji's Byakugan. Naruto repelled the puppet, but Toneri prepared a White Hole attack while the Giant Tenseigan's light intensified.

• Naruto and Sasuke recognized the puppet's extraordinary strength and starlit eyes, while Toneri decided he wanted to withdraw from the fight.
• Naruto refused to let Toneri leave without returning Neji's Byakugan, and Sasuke attacked the puppet with Amaterasu.
• Toneri's Tenseigan Puppet repelled Amaterasu, then struck Sasuke's Susanoo hard enough to make it stagger.
• Naruto blocked the puppet's next attack in Kurama Mode and sent it crashing through ruined walls with a chakra tail.
• Toneri sent his remaining puppets after Sasuke, approached him with a White Hole in his palm, and the Giant Tenseigan on the moon grew brighter.

Toneri used the Giant Tenseigan’s power to break Sasuke’s Susanoo and send him crashing into the ruins, but Sasuke recovered with his Mangekyō Sharingan and Heavenly Curse Mark active and nearly struck Toneri down. Toneri drew on the Giant Tenseigan again, making the moon shine alongside the sun and leaving Black Zetsu worried that Hamura’s descendants were interfering in the Ninja World.

• Toneri struck Sasuke’s second-stage Susanoo with Rotation as Desired: Yang, blasting it apart and hurling Sasuke into the fallen Angkor Fortress.
• Naruto stayed occupied fighting the Tenseigan puppets, while Karatachi Yagura and Utakata held back to protect Neji and the others.
• Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and Heavenly Curse Mark, cut through the puppets with his Short Sword, and wounded Toneri with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Toneri borrowed more power from the Giant Tenseigan to protect himself, causing the moon to shine brightly beside the afternoon sun.
• People in Konoha reacted with unease to the sun-and-moon phenomenon, while Black Zetsu suspected Hamura’s descendants had caused it and feared losing control of events.

Black Zetsu worried that Toneri's early intervention had disrupted his plans and began seeking a way to revive Madara Uchiha. Meanwhile, Toneri borrowed the Giant Tenseigan's power, entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and attacked Sasuke, who survived by unleashing his Susanoo and other powers.

• Black Zetsu decided that reviving Madara Uchiha was his best chance to regain control, but he could not find a suitable way to do it.
• Toneri opened glowing eyes formed from the Giant Tenseigan's chakra and told Sasuke that they were the Tenseigan.
• Toneri entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, judging that his body could sustain the borrowed power for only three minutes.
• Toneri struck Sasuke and blasted the ruins around him with a barrage of Chakra Cannon orbs.
• Sasuke remained standing in his third-stage Susanoo, empowered by the Heavenly Curse Mark and White Snake power, and activated Curse Seal Level 2.

Naruto and Sasuke faced Toneri after Naruto destroyed the Tenseigan puppet, but Toneri used his borrowed Tenseigan Chakra Mode to overwhelm them. As Toneri prepared another attack, the borrowed power began damaging his body and disrupted his movements.

• Naruto destroyed the Tenseigan puppet and joined Sasuke, while Toneri realized he had only a few minutes to defeat them before the borrowed power harmed him further.
• Sasuke hid his injury and struggled with the growing gap between himself and Naruto as Toneri challenged them to attack together.
• Naruto and Sasuke charged Toneri in their chakra constructs, but Toneri blocked both attacks and repeatedly sent them flying.
• Karatachi Yagura and Utakata watched from the sidelines, judging that they could not help against Toneri’s strength.
• Toneri battered Naruto and Sasuke for about a minute, shattering their protective constructs and overpowering their attacks.
• Toneri’s arms suffered nerve damage from the borrowed power, and a sudden groan stopped him before he could deliver his next punches.

Naruto and Sasuke exploited Toneri’s weakening Tenseigan Chakra Mode, but his Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion overwhelmed their attacks and destroyed Angkor Fortress. As his borrowed power neared its limit, Toneri summoned a meteorite toward Konoha just as his trial card expired.

• Toneri’s limbs began to suffer backlash, so Naruto and Sasuke attacked him with a Tailed Beast Ball and White Snake Heavenly Arrow.
• Toneri blocked their attacks with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, devastating the surrounding area and destroying the falling Angkor Fortress.
• Naruto and Sasuke dodged the storm, while Yagura, Utakata, Yota, and Kurama Yakumo watched in shock and worried that Neji’s Byakugan could not be recovered.
• Badly hurt and with only seconds of Tenseigan Chakra Mode remaining, Toneri decided to flee after causing trouble for Konoha.
• Toneri used his Dojutsu Power to pull a meteorite toward the Ninja World, and Naruto and Sasuke realized it was heading for Konoha.
• Toneri’s Tenseigan Chakra Mode trial card expired.

Toneri escaped to the moon with Neji’s Byakugan after using a slow-falling meteor to distract Naruto and Sasuke, who turned to protect Konoha. Soji realized Neji’s loss of his eyes was the trial he had faced, while everyone in Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization still had to confront the meteor.

• Toneri concealed the severe aftereffects of Tenseigan Chakra Mode while Naruto and Sasuke focused on the meteor he had summoned toward Konoha.
• Naruto and Sasuke left to warn the village and deal with the meteor, vowing to reclaim Neji’s Byakugan from Toneri.
• Toneri used his remaining puppets to carry him away from Konoha and returned to the moon with Neji’s Byakugan, deciding to recover before transplanting it.
• Soji sensed that Toneri had obtained a pure Byakugan and realized Neji’s trial had become losing his eyes instead of facing death.
• Soji remained trapped by Nagato’s Six Red Sun Formation, while Nagato could not free him or spare a hand to destroy the meteor.

As a meteorite descended toward Konoha, the Third Hokage and Kakuzu agreed to a temporary ceasefire, and fighters across the village stopped battling to face the threat together. Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization prepared to attack the meteorite, while the Hyuga Clan revealed its strength and earned the village’s recognition.

• The Third Hokage and Kakuzu agreed to temporarily stop fighting and join forces against the meteorite.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Hiruko called a ceasefire, while Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha ended their staged battle and readied their Susanoo.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Biwa Juzo stopped fighting to confront the meteorite.
• Sasori and Uchiha Homura ceased their battle, and Shikaku Nara’s group and the Akatsuki fighters they faced also turned to the crisis.
• Hiashi Hyuga, Hyuga Chizuru, and Hyuga Kiyoka had held back Konan and Kisame Hoshigaki, revealing the Hyuga Clan’s strength to Konoha.
• The Hyuga trio, Konan, and Kisame Hoshigaki stopped fighting as Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization treated the meteorite as their common enemy.

Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha using the Flying Thunder God Technique after the village and Akatsuki destroyed the meteor threatening them. Though exhausted and warned by Kurama not to fight, Minato prepared to enter the battle, only for Obito to intercept him.

• Konoha and Akatsuki fighters attacked and destroyed the meteor before it could strike the village.
• Minato returned from Amegakure to Konoha, having used the Flying Thunder God Technique repeatedly and arrived physically strained.
• Kurama urged Minato to rest, but Minato refused because his family and village were in danger.
• Minato reassured Kurama that he could rely on Sage Mode and Kurama Mode even if he could not use the Flying Thunder God Technique in battle.
• Obito appeared in a spiraling vortex and blocked Minato's path, prompting Minato to call him Madara Uchiha.

Obito confronted Minato, revealed that he had helped push Nagato toward the Akatsuki Organization’s current path, and declared that he would help the organization gather the Nine Tailed Beasts. Their long-delayed battle began, with Obito’s Dual Kamui and Minato’s inability to use the Flying Thunder God Technique changing the balance between them.

• Obito resented being mistaken for Madara Uchiha and felt bitter that Minato still did not recognize him.
• Minato questioned whether Obito or Nagato controlled the Akatsuki Organization, and Obito admitted he had influenced Nagato while blaming Konoha for Nagato’s losses.
• Obito declared that his interests aligned with the Akatsuki Organization and that he would help gather the Nine Tailed Beasts, so Minato vowed to stop him.
• Obito asked why Minato had returned quickly this time and muttered that he hated Minato for putting the village before the people around him.
• Obito attacked Minato with his Chain Scythe and tried to pull him into the Kamui Dimension, while Minato countered with a Rasengan; both attacks passed through their targets.

Minato and Obito fought to a standstill, while Konoha’s other battlefronts deteriorated and the Third Hokage struggled against Kakuzu. Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata joined the battle, leaving the Third Hokage to decide whether to accept their help.

• Minato and Obito exchanged powerful attacks, but neither could gain an advantage while Minato could not use the Flying Thunder God Technique and Obito relied on Dual Kamui.
• Kakuzu drank Hero Water and overwhelmed the Third Hokage, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura struggled against Biwa Juzo and Hozuki Mangetsu.
• White Zetsu and Akatsuki’s other fighters kept Konoha under pressure, and Deidara and Hidan evaded the clan heads trying to stop them.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata arrived to fight, alarming the Third Hokage because the Jinchuriki were Akatsuki’s targets.
• Naruto and Karatachi Yagura told the Third Hokage they wanted to fight and could protect themselves, and the Third Hokage fell silent as he considered their resolve.

Naruto, Sasuke, the Third Hokage, and two Jinchuriki confronted Kakuzu, prompting Akatsuki members to rush to his aid. Konan arrived first, and the chapter left both sides facing off as Kisame and three Hyuga shinobi joined the battlefield.

• Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, Utakata, and Sasuke insisted on fighting, and the Third Hokage accepted that they would not return to Mount Myōboku.
• Kakuzu contacted Akatsuki through his ring, and Nagato ordered the other members to help him capture the Jinchuriki.
• Konan arrived first, praised Kakuzu, and joined him in a standoff against Naruto and the others.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Chizuru, and Hyuga Kiyoka arrived at the battlefield.
• The Third Hokage recognized the Hyuga shinobi’s strength and welcomed their support for Konoha.

Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization assembled for a final battle over the Jinchuriki. Naruto revealed that he was a Perfect Jinchuriki, alarming the Akatsuki, while Obito remained absent because Minato was keeping him occupied.

• Hiashi and the other Konoha leaders arrived and greeted the Third Hokage and Naruto's group.
• Konan demanded that Konoha hand over the Jinchuriki, but the Third Hokage refused, and Naruto challenged the Akatsuki to try to take him.
• Naruto entered Kurama Mode, shocking both sides and leading Kakuzu and the Akatsuki members to recognize him as a powerful Perfect Jinchuriki.
• Konan considered asking Nagato to intervene but decided against it because he was occupied sealing Mizuki Ember.
• Konan questioned Black Zetsu about Obito's absence, unaware that Minato was keeping Obito busy elsewhere.

Nagato sent the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to reinforce Konan and the Akatsuki members, while using it to transmit Chakra to himself so he could maintain Mizuki Ember’s seal. Its approach unsettled Konoha and made Akatsuki’s hidden allies fear that Mizuki Ember had lost to Nagato.

• Konan reported that Naruto had become the Nine-Tails Perfect Jinchuriki and that Madara Uchiha had disappeared, leaving Nagato worried about Akatsuki’s plans and the seal on Mizuki Ember.
• Nagato decided to send the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to support Konan’s forces, trusting its power to suppress the Tailed Beasts.
• Konan worried that moving the statue would endanger Nagato, but he reassured her that Hashirama Senju’s cells would help him endure the strain.
• Nagato let the statue pierce his back with Yin-Yang Release Chakra Receivers, then sent it toward the battlefield while drawing Chakra from it remotely.
• Konoha’s ninjas saw the statue moving toward the battle, while Akatsuki’s members welcomed its arrival and secretly wondered whether Mizuki Ember had been defeated.

Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata joined forces with their tailed beasts to confront the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, hoping to destroy it before it could absorb more tailed beasts. The battle began with Naruto’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which the statue swallowed and effortlessly digested.

• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path arrived on the battlefield, and Kurama warned Naruto that it had absorbed the Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Eight-Tails.
• Kurama urged Naruto to destroy the statue while Nagato was absent, and Naruto persuaded Karatachi Yagura and Utakata to join him as Isobu and Saiken agreed to help.
• Naruto volunteered to face the statue, and the Third Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki reluctantly agreed to let the three Jinchuriki handle it.
• Konan announced the start of the battle, and Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata charged toward the statue while the other fighters engaged each other.
• Naruto hurled a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at the statue, but it opened its mouth, swallowed the attack, and digested it without harm.

Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata battled the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while Konoha’s shinobi fought the Akatsuki Organization and the Sky Ninja. Karatachi Yagura created an opening with Coral Palm, and Naruto led a swarm of Shadow Clones in a massed Rasengan attack on the statue’s head.

• Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata recovered from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path breaking Naruto’s Wind Release attack and charged back into battle.
• Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization resumed fighting in a large-scale clash as most civilians took shelter underground and the village’s buildings collapsed.
• Utakata’s corrosive Bubble Technique damaged only the statue’s outer skin, and Karatachi Yagura blocked its strike before stiffening its hand with Coral Palm.
• Naruto used the opening to run up the statue’s arm and summon more than a thousand Shadow Clones.
• More than a hundred Naruto Shadow Clones reached the statue’s head and struck it with Great Ball Rasengans, unleashing power greater than a Tailed Beast Ball.

Naruto, Karatachi Yagura, and Utakata damaged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization fought fiercely around them. Naruto restrained the statue with Adamantine Sealing Chains, giving Karatachi Yagura an opening to wound it from within and knock it to its knees.

• Naruto's Rasengan Barrage knocked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path down, and Konoha's fighters held off the Akatsuki Organization so they could not interfere.
• Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization unleashed stronger attacks, causing heavy destruction as Konoha's remaining buildings collapsed.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path rose with a damaged neck, tore coral from its palm, and sent sealing chains from its mouth toward Naruto.
• Naruto used Adamantine Sealing Chains to resist being dragged into the statue's mouth, while the Nine-Tails anchored him with nine tails driven into the ground.
• Karatachi Yagura struck the statue's left leg with his Coral Club Four-Hit Combo, causing coral to burst from inside its flesh and making it drop to its knees.