Chapter Summaries

Shinichi Hyuga persuaded Minato to assign Sasuke to the Spark Laboratory under the cover of an Anbu transfer, hoping to guide him and keep the volatile Uchiha close. Sasuke eagerly accepted the transfer after Fugaku praised him, then left Konoha with Minato by Flying Thunder God.

• Shinichi Hyuga considered Naruto and Sasuke's conflict a dangerous sign of their fated rivalry and decided to guide Sasuke by bringing him under his supervision.
• Minato initially opposed assigning Sasuke to the laboratory but eventually issued a transfer order that concealed the Spark Laboratory's existence by naming the Anbu as Sasuke's new post.
• Fugaku summoned Sasuke and praised him for earning a place in the Anbu, encouraging him to prove himself.
• Sasuke's resistance toward Minato faded after Fugaku's praise, and he promised to become an outstanding Anbu.
• Sasuke arrived at the Hokage's Office the next morning, but Minato took him out of Konoha using Flying Thunder God instead of bringing him to the Anbu registration office.

Minato brought Sasuke to Spark Laboratory, where Shinichi explained that Sasuke would guard the secret facility and learn about its research into the Ten-Tails and the Otsutsuki. After hearing that Shinichi believed his potential surpassed Itachi’s, Sasuke pledged to work hard and protect the village.

• Minato and Sasuke arrived at Spark Laboratory, where Orochimaru greeted Sasuke with an unsettling show of interest in his body.
• Minato explained that Shinichi had requested Sasuke’s help with an experiment, making Sasuke fear he had been brought as experimental material.
• Shinichi arrived, told Sasuke that his mission was to guard the laboratory, and Minato departed after handing him over.
• Shinichi toured the laboratory with Sasuke and explained the Sage of Six Paths, the God Tree’s fruit, the Otsutsuki Clan, and the Ten-Tails research.
• At the waterfall, Shinichi promised to help Sasuke gain greater power and said he expected Sasuke’s potential to surpass Itachi’s; Sasuke vowed to work hard.

Minato brought Sasuke to the secret Spark Laboratory, where Shinichi explained the Ten-Tails research and the threat of the Otsutsuki Clan. After learning he would live at the laboratory and train to protect Konoha, Sasuke accepted Shinichi’s confidence in his potential and promised to work hard.

• Minato brought Sasuke to Spark Laboratory, where Orochimaru revealed his interest in Sasuke’s body and asked whether Minato had brought him for experiments.
• Minato explained that Shinichi had requested Sasuke’s presence, and Shinichi arrived and told Sasuke his mission was to guard the laboratory.
• Minato left, and Shinichi began showing Sasuke the laboratory, explaining that Sasuke would live there for a long time.
• Shinichi told Sasuke about the Sage of Six Paths, the God Tree Fruit, the Otsutsuki Clan, and the laboratory’s research.
• Shinichi said he would use the Ten-Tails to help Sasuke grow stronger and expected him to protect the village from the Otsutsuki, praising his potential above Itachi’s.
• Sasuke promised Shinichi he would answer that confidence with hard work.

Shinichi Hyuga began training Sasuke Uchiha to build the physical foundation needed to wield greater Dojutsu Power and face the Otsutsuki, while Minato Namikaze gave Naruto Uzumaki the same instruction. The chapter left both boys beginning training in the Eight Inner Gates.

• Shinichi Hyuga prepared a training ground and welcomed Sasuke, who was excited to receive instruction from a powerful ninja he admired.
• Shinichi explained Chakra's origins and told Sasuke that physical conditioning, Dojutsu Power, and a broad range of techniques would prepare him to oppose the Otsutsuki.
• Shinichi told Sasuke that body training would take up sixty percent of his cultivation time because his body was still developing.
• Shinichi introduced the Eight Inner Gates as the dangerous ultimate taijutsu technique he planned to teach Sasuke.
• Minato Namikaze taught the same technique to Naruto Uzumaki, following Shinichi's plan to put both boys on this training path.

Minato gathered medical support and Akimichi secret medicine to help Naruto train in the Eight Inner Gates and keep pace with Sasuke. With Might Guy guiding him, Naruto opened the Gate of Opening in a single afternoon, progressing faster than Sasuke.

• Minato sought resources for Naruto's training and arranged for Medical Ninja to monitor his physical condition.
• Minato explained the Akimichi Clan's Three-Colored Pills and gave Naruto the Spinach Pill to aid his training.
• Might Guy instructed Naruto to exhaust his Chakra before taking the pill so he could sense the power behind the Gate of Opening.
• Naruto fought Might Guy to use up his Chakra, then began training in the Eight Inner Gates.
• With the Spinach Pill's help, Naruto opened the Gate of Opening in one afternoon and surpassed Sasuke's progress.

Hinata trained with Toneri to control her Tailed Beast Chakra while Naruto and Sasuke pursued their own training. The chapter ended with Jigen leaving an abandoned laboratory in Grass Country and setting out to test the descendants of the Sage.

• Toneri agreed to train Hinata and used the Gentle Fist to regulate her Tailed Beast Chakra as she learned to control it.
• Hinata's Chakra grew stronger, and Shinichi Hyuga monitored her progress without interfering.
• Jigen emerged from an abandoned laboratory in Grass Country, where he had used Orochimaru's research materials for his own experiments.
• Jigen opened a spatial gate and vanished, intending to personally test the descendants of the Sage.

Naruto and Hinata confronted Jigen in Konoha over his lack of a pass, but he swiftly overwhelmed them with his power. As Jigen prepared to kill Naruto, both lay wounded and unable to fight.

• Jigen stopped in an alley and demanded to know why Naruto and Hinata were following him.
• Naruto asked Jigen to come to the gate guards to register for a pass, but Jigen abruptly attacked and kicked Naruto into a wall.
• Naruto summoned Shadow Clones to attack Jigen while Hinata coordinated an assault with Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist and Naruto struck with a Rasengan.
• Jigen used Mahakala to conjure Black Rods that pierced Naruto and Hinata, leaving both unable to fight.
• Jigen insulted Naruto and Hinata, then raised a Black Rod and aimed it at Naruto's head.

Jigen attacked Naruto and Hinata in an alley, but Kakashi and Asuma arrived before he could finish them. Naruto left to alert the Hokage and Hyuga family, while Jigen revealed his transformed markings and began fighting the Jonin.

• Jigen drove a Black Rod toward Naruto, but an Earth Release technique shielded him from the attack.
• Jigen wounded Hinata and prepared to attack her as well, but a wind-charged Knuckle Dagger from Asuma cut his cheek.
• Kakashi pulled the injured Naruto from the ground, and Naruto worried about Hinata while Kakashi ordered him to seek help from the Hokage and Hyuga family.
• Naruto left after Hinata silently urged him to go, while Jigen allowed him to escape without taking Hinata hostage.
• Jigen revealed black Chakra markings across his face and hands, produced a long Black Rod, and launched an attack at Kakashi.

Kakashi and Asuma tried to rescue Hinata from Jigen, but Jigen easily countered their coordinated attacks and overwhelmed them. As Jigen prepared to finish Kakashi, he suddenly felt a presence watching him and froze before a vision of enormous azure eyes.

• Kakashi lured Jigen into striking a Lightning Clone, which shocked him with Lightning Release.
• Asuma attacked Jigen from behind with a wind-enhanced slash, but Black Rods blocked the blow and Jigen kicked Asuma into a wall, knocking him unconscious.
• Jigen absorbed Kakashi's Lightning Chakra through the rune in his palm and resisted the lightning attack.
• Kakashi's Chidori missed Jigen, so Kakashi grabbed Hinata and retreated to an open space.
• Jigen taunted Kakashi and prepared to kill him, but a sudden palpitation brought Jigen into a vision of a black wasteland and enormous azure eyes that left him frozen.

Jigen mistook Toneri Hyuga’s Tenseigan for the source of a terrifying presence and saw him as an ideal vessel for reincarnation. Toneri faced Jigen alone after Kakashi evacuated Hinata, and the chapter ended with Jigen’s massive surprise attack crashing down on Toneri.

• Jigen returned from a vision of a desolate wasteland and discovered Toneri Hyuga watching him with the Tenseigan.
• Kakashi warned Toneri to flee, but Jigen recognized him as a potential vessel and charged at him.
• Toneri released his chakra and ordered Kakashi to take Hinata away while Hyuga members formed a barrier around the area.
• Kakashi evacuated Hinata as Konoha reinforcements headed toward the alley.
• Jigen attacked Toneri with Black Rods and a massive square weight, which crashed down through the alley in a cloud of dust.

Toneri battled Jigen and inflicted a serious wound with a concentrated Chakra beam. Jigen then fully released Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s power, transforming into Isshiki and setting his sights on Toneri’s body and eyes.

• Jigen shrank the cube Toneri had thrown and caught it, but Toneri rushed in to attack at close range.
• Toneri blocked Jigen’s retreat with chained taijutsu and pierced his lower abdomen with a concentrated green Chakra beam.
• Jigen shrank himself to evade Toneri’s follow-up while recognizing the Tenseigan’s power.
• Jigen declared that he would take Toneri’s eyes and body, then transformed as his wounds healed and his Chakra overwhelmed Konoha.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged from Jigen’s vessel, whose remaining life could sustain his power for only a little over twenty hours.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s arrival threw Konoha into emergency preparations, while Hiruzen Sarutobi restrained his son’s political ambitions and followed Minato Namikaze’s lead. As civilians evacuated, Toneri activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode to face Isshiki, while Shinichi Hyuga remained hidden and waited for an opening.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki released his terrifying aura, prompting Konoha’s residents and ninja to prepare for danger.
• Kōtarō Sarutobi urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to act, but Hiruzen ordered his forces to wait for Minato Namikaze’s instructions.
• Minato Namikaze received Shinichi Hyuga’s warning through a Contact Toad and sounded the evacuation alarm.
• Shinichi Hyuga stayed concealed, having used Toneri as bait while waiting for a chance to strike Isshiki.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Toneri unleashed their full powers, and Toneri entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode to confront him.

Toneri fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in Konoha, initially matching him with his Tenseigan-enhanced strength and taijutsu. Isshiki turned the battle around with his shrinking technique and pinned Toneri down, prompting Shinichi Hyuga to leave Spark Laboratory and intervene.

• Toneri and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki exchanged blows, and their chakra shockwave nearly shattered the Hyuga Clan's Barrier.
• Toneri grabbed Isshiki and attacked at close range, aiming to wear down the enemy's failing body for Shinichi Hyuga.
• Toneri exploited Isshiki's kick to knock him off balance and slam him into the ground, but Isshiki shrank himself to evade the attack.
• Isshiki struck Toneri from below, then returned to normal size and drove him into the ground.
• Isshiki pinned Toneri with a Black Rod, and Shinichi Hyuga left Spark Laboratory to join the battle.

Shinichi Hyuga revealed himself as the Tenseigan wielder who had been watching Isshiki and ambushed him while Isshiki was preparing to reincarnate through Toneri. Shinichi fatally wounded Isshiki and began refining him into a pill, leaving Isshiki’s consciousness to dissipate.

• Isshiki pinned Toneri down with Black Rods and sealed most of his chakra in preparation for placing Karma on him.
• Isshiki was drawn into a mindscape where a Tenseigan watched him, and he realized Toneri was not the one behind it.
• Shinichi Hyuga appeared beside Isshiki and pierced his chest with a Black Rod.
• Shinichi enveloped Isshiki in chakra and began refining him into a pill, causing Isshiki’s consciousness to fade away.

After turning Ōtsutsuki Isshiki into a Human Pill, Shinichi Hyuga reassured Toneri that he would consume it to gain strength and protect their allies. Shinichi then went to the sealed Ten-Tails and weighed eating Isshiki’s power himself against feeding it to the God Tree, while considering hunting more Ōtsutsuki first.

• Shinichi Hyuga freed Toneri from the Black Rods and reassured him after Toneri apologized for losing to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Toneri asked what Shinichi planned to do with Isshiki, and Shinichi said he would turn Isshiki’s power into his own.
• Shinichi embraced Toneri and explained that he consumed Ōtsutsuki to protect himself and others from being hunted; Toneri accepted his reasoning and offered to handle the aftermath.
• Shinichi left Konoha and traveled to the Other Dimension, where the sealed Ten-Tails reacted violently to his arrival and the Human Pill.
• Shinichi considered whether to consume Isshiki’s Human Pill himself or feed it to the God Tree, and wondered if he should hunt more Ōtsutsuki before letting the tree mature.

Shinichi Hyuga swallowed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s God Tree Fruit, awakened a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, and gained the space Divine Technique Amenominaka. After testing its many destinations, he returned to Earth and set his sights on Kaguya before Momoshiki and Kinshiki arrived.

• Shinichi Hyuga noticed the sealed Ten-Tails developing emotions and swallowed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s God Tree Fruit.
• Shinichi Hyuga awakened a vertical Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and absorbed Isshiki’s power and knowledge of Amenominaka.
• Shinichi Hyuga tested Amenominaka by teleporting through numerous special spaces, including Ice Space and Gravity Space.
• Shinichi Hyuga returned to Earth and decided to use Kaguya’s and Momoshiki’s power before dealing with the Ten-Tails.
• Shinichi Hyuga looked toward the moon and vanished, apparently heading for Kaguya.

Shinichi Hyuga went to the moon to free Kaguya Otsutsuki and seize her power. After attacking her as she emerged from the seal, he pursued her into Gravity Space, killed her, and swallowed the God Tree Fruit she became.

• Shinichi Hyuga chose the moon as the battlefield and used Tenseigan Chakra Mode to see through the seal hiding Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Shinichi Hyuga pierced the seal and Kaguya Otsutsuki's heart with a spear of chakra, waking her from her long imprisonment.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki mistook Shinichi Hyuga for an Otsutsuki pursuer and escaped to the Extreme Cold World using Amenominaka.
• Shinichi Hyuga followed Kaguya Otsutsuki to Gravity Space, where its immense gravity left her unable to move or fight back.
• Shinichi Hyuga sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki's chakra flow, killed her, and swallowed the enormous God Tree Fruit she became.

After devouring Kaguya, Shinichi Hyuga gained immense power and developed Otsutsuki traits, so he sealed his power to preserve his human appearance and sense of self. He reinforced the seal containing the Ten-Tails, then returned to Konoha and reunited with his relieved family.

• Shinichi Hyuga digested Kaguya's chakra, grew horns, and reflected on the risks of his ongoing transformation.
• Shinichi Hyuga strengthened the seal around the dormant Ten-Tails to isolate it and slow its evolution.
• Shinichi Hyuga sealed his own power, making his Otsutsuki traits disappear.
• Shinichi Hyuga returned to Konoha and found Hiashi's family anxiously waiting for him.
• Hiashi embraced Shinichi, and Shinichi reassured his family that he was home.

After killing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki, Shinichi Hyuga told Minato Namikaze that the Otsutsuki threat had passed and declined an offer to help govern Konoha. He planned to rest and travel to Mount Myōboku to investigate its Immortal Talisman and cultivate.

• Shinichi Hyuga secretly met Minato Namikaze and reported that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki were dead.
• Minato recognized Shinichi's inhuman strength and privately grew wary of the path he had taken.
• Shinichi told Minato to continue the Ten-Tails research at Spark Laboratory and withdraw the investigators tracking Isshiki.
• Minato invited Shinichi to help with Hokage duties, but Shinichi refused and said he wanted a vacation at Mount Myōboku.
• Shinichi planned to investigate Mount Myōboku's Immortal Talisman and the Sage of Six Paths' current state.

Shinichi Hyuga went to Mount Myōboku to seek guidance about the boundary between life and death, but the Great Toad Sage warned that Shinichi’s ambitions could draw the Shinobi World into the universe’s Dark Forest. Shinichi reconsidered the warning while holding to his belief that humanity had to rise among the stars to survive.

• Minato Namikaze expanded Konoha’s Ten-Tails research team while worrying that Shinichi’s growing power could go unchecked.
• Shinichi left Shadow Clones at Spark Laboratory and the Hyuga Clan Compound, then traveled to Mount Myōboku to cultivate and meet the Great Toad Sage.
• Gamabunta introduced Shinichi to Shima and Fukasaku, who brought him before Gamamaru.
• Gamamaru refused to help Shinichi cross the boundary between life and death, warning that doing so would bring disaster.
• Gamamaru said Shinichi’s pursuit of power could pull the Shinobi World into the universe’s Dark Forest and urged him to turn back.
• Shinichi considered Gamamaru’s warning but continued to believe humanity needed interstellar power to escape the Otsutsuki threat.