Chapter Summaries

Naruto defeated Sunagakure’s strongest fighters, prompting Rasa to seek Konoha’s support and an Ōtsutsuki’s protection. Back in Konoha, Genitsu revealed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and completed Kazue’s eye fusion, and Kazue tested her new power by unleashing a colossal Susanoo.

• Naruto subdued Shukaku and Gaara, then left Sunagakure with Hinata to seek the Uzumaki Clan’s legacy in Konoha.
• Rasa ordered an envoy sent to Konoha and instructed Sunagakure’s ANBU to find the Ōtsutsuki who had defeated Madara and offer goodwill.
• Minato learned that Kazue and Izumi had been badly injured and that Genitsu was performing a Bloodline Limit fusion surgery using their Mangekyō Sharingan to create Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Genitsu explained that Kazue would gain Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and predicted she would surpass Madara; Kazue also vowed to obtain Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s eyes for Izumi someday.
• After two months, Kazue emerged from the laboratory with her fused eyes and summoned a Susanoo that grew into a massive, full-bodied giant, drawing Konoha shinobi to the scene.

Kazue revealed that she had obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and demonstrated her powerful Susanoo, while Setsuna grew jealous and fixated on acquiring the same power. Genitsu announced that he intended to invade the Pure Land, leaving Kazue to guard the people and things that needed protection.

• Kazue summoned a fourth-stage Susanoo armed with the Three Sacred Treasures and showed that it could wield all three weapons at once.
• Setsuna concluded that Kazue had fused Izumi’s eyes, grew envious of her strength, and resisted Gō’s attempts to make him target Sasuke.
• Itachi recognized Kazue’s eyes as the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Minato ordered the gathered villagers to disperse and Genitsu confirmed that Izumi was recovering in seclusion.
• Kazue claimed she could defeat Madara, but Genitsu stopped her from demonstrating the Perfect Susanoo and said Izumi needed to remain hidden.
• Genitsu told Kazue that he planned to invade the Pure Land and might have to die once, then asked her to guard what needed protection.

Sasuke asked Kazue how to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but she refused to reveal the costly method and told him to wait. Genitsu entered the Pure Land in soul form to confront the Sage of Six Paths and restrict his influence, leaving them face-to-face among the graves of countless departed souls.

• Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke discussed Kazue’s transformation and speculated that she might be able to use Complete Body Susanoo.
• Sasuke visited Kazue and asked how to advance his eyes to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but she refused to explain the method and warned that its price was beyond him.
• Kazue told Sasuke not to disturb Genitsu, who was preparing an operation that could take months or years.
• Genitsu used the Spirit Transformation Technique and followed departing souls to locate the Pure Land, while Kazue noticed his soul leaving.
• The Sage of Six Paths sensed Genitsu’s approach, and Genitsu forcibly tore open a spatial passage into the Pure Land.
• Genitsu confronted the Sage of Six Paths and said he had come to restrict his actions, then recognized the Pure Land as a place created to gather the souls of the dead.

Shiranui Genitsu confronted the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land, declaring that Hagoromo and the dead gathered there stood in the way of his plans. After Hagoromo summoned Hamura, Indra, Asura, and Hashirama Senju, Genitsu attacked them with his powerful black Wood Release, and the battle escalated as he faced their giant techniques.

• Shiranui Genitsu refused to let the Sage of Six Paths pass power to Naruto and Sasuke, and Hagoromo chose to fight him using the Pure Land's strength.
• Hagoromo summoned Hamura, Indra, Asura, and Hashirama Senju to join him against Genitsu.
• Genitsu unleashed Sage Jutsu: Wood Release: Flower Tree World Emergence, and his black forest easily overwhelmed Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.
• Indra attacked with Perfect Susanoo while Hashirama and Asura used Wood Release techniques, but Genitsu countered with black Wood Golems and two True Several Thousand Hands.
• Genitsu's giant Buddhas fought Asura and Hashirama's statues as Wood Golems battled Indra's Susanoo, and Genitsu called the clash a childish warm-up before turning his attention to Hagoromo and Hamura.

Genitsu fought Hagoromo and Hamura in the Pure Land while his Wood Release kept Indra, Asura, and Hashirama occupied. He revealed how he had gained his Rinnegan and Tenseigan and declared that he would eliminate the brothers and confront the Ōtsutsuki threat, ending with his Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Genitsu’s invasion shook the Pure Land and awakened powerful dead souls, who watched the battles between the True Several Thousand Hands and the black Wood Golems.
• Hagoromo and Hamura attacked Genitsu, and their hand-to-hand clashes devastated the Pure Land as the awakened dead fled from the collateral damage.
• Indra, Asura, and Hashirama recognized that Genitsu was fighting Hagoromo and Hamura while controlling the battles around them.
• Genitsu told Hashirama that his Rinnegan came from the Ten-Tails’ Remains and his Tenseigan from an Ōtsutsuki and the Giant Tenseigan’s power.
• Genitsu warned Hagoromo not to interfere with Indra and Asura or give them Six Paths Power, and vowed to eliminate the Ōtsutsuki threats before unleashing the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Genitsu fought the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura in the Pure Land, unleashing devastating ocular techniques while explaining his plan to replace Chakra and end the ninja age. The Sage of Six Paths broke through Genitsu’s defenses with his Perfect Susanoo, and the slash reached into the Shinobi World, where its appearance stunned the ninjas.

• Genitsu swept the Pure Land with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura blocked the beam while trying to protect the dead souls.
• The White Snake Sage told Hashirama Senju, Indra, and Asura that Genitsu’s greatest power came from Godzilla, a monster she believed rivaled the Ten-Tails.
• Genitsu said he planned to drain Natural Energy, replace Chakra, and end the history of ninjas, then used Takamagahara against the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura.
• The Sage of Six Paths resisted Takamagahara with a Truth-Seeking Orb and summoned his Perfect Susanoo, while Hamura lent him power.
• Genitsu restrained the Susanoo and fought off Indra, Asura, Hashirama Senju, and the other dead souls, but Hamura’s Truth-Seeking Orb helped break through his defenses.
• The Sage of Six Paths struck Genitsu with his Susanoo, and the slash tore through the Pure Land’s barrier and appeared in the Shinobi World.

Orochimaru and Black Zetsu investigated a disturbance in the Pure Land, where many souls had apparently been destroyed. After Orochimaru revived Shimura Danzō, Danzō revealed that Shiranui Genitsu had attacked the Sage of Six Paths there, insisting that Genitsu had acted out of loyalty to him.

• Kazue, Minato, Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu reacted to a tremendous Susanoo slash that tore through space from the Pure Land.
• Black Zetsu sought Orochimaru, who tested Impure World Reincarnation and found that some souls could no longer be summoned.
• Orochimaru revived several shinobi and learned that a powerful attacker had fought ancient souls in the Pure Land, while Black Zetsu concealed his true concern.
• Orochimaru sent Black Zetsu away and revived Shimura Danzō to learn what had happened.
• Shimura Danzō identified Shiranui Genitsu as the attacker and said Genitsu had fought the Sage of Six Paths, claiming his disciple was utterly loyal to him.

Orochimaru learned that Genitsu possessed a Rinnegan and an unfamiliar blue eye, then joined Madara in developing a body made from Hashirama cells and fragments of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. In the Pure Land, Genitsu overwhelmed the undead with his Godzilla form and faced the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura’s Amenonuhoko, prompting him to unleash Nuclear Release: Overload Mode.

• Danzo told Orochimaru that Genitsu had a Rinnegan in his left eye and a powerful blue eye in his right, so Orochimaru sealed Danzo in a coffin.
• Orochimaru awakened Madara and agreed to help cultivate a powerful body, while Madara proposed combining Hashirama with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Genitsu revealed his Godzilla form in the Pure Land, and the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura realized that their lack of physical bodies put them at a disadvantage.
• Genitsu damaged Susanoo, resisted Hamura’s Truth-Seeking Orb, and destroyed True Several Thousand Hands with a nuclear explosion.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura attacked Genitsu with the Amenonuhoko, and Genitsu answered by activating Nuclear Release: Overload Mode.

Genitsu entered Overload Mode by absorbing life force and nuclear explosions, then overwhelmed the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura despite Amenonuhoko. As the undead souls saw the Ōtsutsuki losing ground, Hashirama and Asura led a desperate sealing attempt with the Gate of the Great God.

• Genitsu activated Overload Mode, absorbing Natural Energy and life force before blasting himself with nuclear explosions to grow stronger.
• Genitsu blocked Amenonuhoko, explained that Hagoromo had lost much of his former power, and charged the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura.
• Genitsu battered Susanoo and damaged Amenonuhoko, while Mito proposed a sealing effort and Hashirama warned that it might fail.
• Asura and Hashirama summoned the Gate of the Great God to pin Genitsu, as the other undead souls attacked with sealing techniques.

Genitsu fought the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura, and the undead in the Pure Land as he broke their restraints and overwhelmed their forces. The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura launched Six Paths: Planetary Devastation, and the resulting attraction began tearing apart the Shinobi World.

• Kazue and Kabuto felt the ground shake and realized the disturbance affected more than their area.
• Genitsu broke free from the Gate of the Great God and declared that his power and life were inexhaustible.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura committed to a final attack while Asura and the undead tried to hold Genitsu in place.
• Genitsu grabbed Hamura and began crushing his soul, but Hamura and the Sage of Six Paths pressed their hands against him to activate their sealing technique.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura used Six Paths: Planetary Devastation to draw Genitsu into a growing mass of rock.
• The Sage of Six Paths opened a spatial gate to the Pure Land as the attraction began tearing apart the Shinobi World's crust.

Nagato and the Shinobi World witnessed the Sage of Six Paths use a colossal Planetary Devastation to seal Genitsu in the Pure Land, devastating the Land of Wind. As the Sage worried about Genitsu’s body and Godzilla in the Living World, Kabuto waited in vain for Genitsu to return and began to fear that he had lost.

• Nagato recognized the immense gravitational force tearing apart the Land of Wind as a supercharged Planetary Devastation and briefly saw the Sage of Six Paths directing it in the Pure Land.
• Madara and Orochimaru continued preparing a humanoid vessel from Hashirama Cells and a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path so Madara could revive himself.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura sealed Genitsu beneath a newly formed moon, but Hamura died and the Sage’s power was depleted; Genitsu remained calm and planned to use the time to refine his power.
• The Sage realized Genitsu had entered the Pure Land as a soul and wondered whether his body and Planet Godzilla remained in Konoha, while Black Zetsu began watching Konoha for signs of what had happened.
• The Planetary Devastation carved away much of the Land of Wind, prompting Rasa to send investigators to Konoha as Minato dispatched ninja to gather intelligence.
• After half a month without Genitsu returning, Kabuto grew alarmed, feared that Genitsu had lost to the Sage of Six Paths, and searched through Genitsu’s secret intelligence.

After learning that Genitsu had been sealed in the Pure Land, Kabuto resolved to rescue him and began planning how to strengthen their side. He recruited Iroha’s help to transplant Genitsu’s cells using Urashiki’s Byakugan, while Kazue prepared to confront their enemies.

• Kabuto read Genitsu’s secret records, concluded that the Sage of Six Paths had sealed Genitsu in the Pure Land, and burned the documents.
• Kabuto told Kazue that they needed to watch the Akatsuki, Orochimaru, Madara, and the Ōtsutsuki while preparing to rescue Genitsu.
• Kabuto decided to increase their strength and called Iroha, who agreed to help him after hearing that Genitsu was missing.
• Kabuto revealed that he planned to transplant Genitsu’s cells, and Iroha warned that they were dangerous to control.
• Kabuto showed Iroha Urashiki’s two Byakugan and planned to use them to balance Genitsu’s cells.

Kabuto used transplanted Genitsu Cells and Byakugan to awaken Blue Rinnegan, then allied with Black Zetsu to prepare for the Fourth Shinobi World War and revive Genitsu. Meanwhile, Setsuna resolved to steal Sasuke’s eyes, while Madara continued preparing to capture the Tailed Beasts.

• Kabuto survived his surgery, awakened Blue Rinnegan, failed to retrieve Genitsu’s soul, and told Iroha to seek the other Byakugan.
• Kazue attacked Black Zetsu outside Konoha, but Kabuto intervened and convinced them to talk.
• Kabuto revealed that he knew Black Zetsu’s plans and proposed an alliance to save Genitsu and release Kaguya; Black Zetsu agreed to cooperate toward a future war.
• Kabuto and Black Zetsu agreed to prepare for the Fourth Shinobi World War, with Kabuto planning to raise an army through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Black Zetsu returned to Madara and concealed his meeting with Kabuto as Madara and Orochimaru discussed capturing the Tailed Beasts.
• Setsuna decided to attack Sasuke and take his eyes so he could gain Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sasuke remained eager to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as Setsuna secretly discussed a plan with Gō and encountered Yakumo. Later, Gaara challenged Sasuke in Konoha Forest, where their battle escalated into a clash between Gaara’s full Tailed Beast Transformation and Sasuke’s Susanoo, while Setsuna watched from hiding.

• Sasuke told Itachi that he wanted the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan so he could bring Naruto back, then noticed Setsuna passing by.
• Setsuna privately discussed with Gō how to act in the village, and Yakumo confronted him, offering help with the negative emotions inside him.
• Sunagakure’s delegation failed to secure aid from Konoha, and Gaara decided to challenge Sasuke.
• Sasuke led Gaara to Konoha Forest, where Gaara recovered from Sasuke’s genjutsu and entered his conscious Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Sasuke formed a purple Susanoo to grapple with Gaara, while Setsuna silently observed their fight from behind the trees.

Setsuna ambushed Sasuke to steal his eyes, but Sasuke countered with Sage Jutsu and lightning-enhanced Susanoo. Setsuna then claimed that obtaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan required taking a blood relative’s eyes, leaving Sasuke shaken before Setsuna attacked again.

• Setsuna knocked out the ANBU and told Yakumo he planned to kill Sasuke and defect to the Eye Organization.
• Sasuke overwhelmed Gaara with Susanoo and Indra’s Arrows while Gaara and Shukaku argued over their dwindling chances.
• Setsuna attacked Sasuke with Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, and Susanoo, but Sasuke revealed he had sensed Setsuna and countered with lightning.
• Setsuna admitted he wanted Sasuke’s eyes to gain power, then told him that the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan required taking the eyes of a blood relative.
• Sasuke became distressed as he considered whether his brother knew the truth, and Setsuna urged him to give up his eyes before launching another attack.

Setsuna attacked Sasuke to take his eyes, but Sasuke defeated him with Sage Art: Nuclear Release: Thunder Godzilla. Sasuke took Setsuna’s eyes and spared Gaara, then followed Root to a quiet residence while Kabuto and Kazue prepared for the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Setsuna tried to steal Sasuke’s eyes, but Sasuke used Sage Mode to repel him and identified Setsuna’s motive.
• Setsuna unleashed Gō, who invaded Yakumo and devoured Idō before Sasuke could save her from collapsing.
• Gō empowered Setsuna, but Sasuke shattered his Susanoo with Thunder Godzilla and defeated him.
• Gaara urged Sasuke to take Setsuna’s eyes, and Sasuke plucked them out before letting Gaara leave unharmed.
• Root escorted Sasuke to a quiet residence and arranged medical care for Yakumo.
• Kabuto and Kazue discussed how events had unfolded and prepared to begin the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Itachi learned that Sasuke was fusing Setsuna’s eyes to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Kabuto asked Itachi to support Genitsu’s plans for the coming war. Yamato told Sasuke about the tragic future Genitsu had changed, and Sasuke agreed to the surgery, leaving Setsuna awake and blind.

• Itachi confronted Kabuto, who revealed that Sasuke had defeated Setsuna and was fusing Setsuna’s Indra’s Eye.
• Kabuto asked Itachi to help with Genitsu’s plans for the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Itachi later asked Fugaku what the Uchiha should do; Fugaku advised joining Genitsu.
• Yamato began Sasuke’s eye-fusion surgery and explained that Sasuke carried Indra’s Chakra and could awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yamato revealed that Sasuke’s future self had taken Itachi’s eyes and described the tragedies Genitsu had prevented.
• Sasuke accepted the surgery, Yamato transplanted Setsuna’s eyes, and Setsuna woke with his eyes gone.

Naruto and Hinata entered Konoha’s Uzumaki Shrine to free Kushina’s soul and reclaim the Yin Nine-Tails. Kushina briefly reunited with Naruto, then helped seal both halves of the Nine-Tails inside him before departing for the Pure Land as Naruto and Hinata escaped.

• Setsuna argued with Gō while Yamato guarded him and Sasuke’s ongoing eye operation.
• Naruto returned to Konoha with Hinata and White Zetsu to search the Uzumaki Shrine for the Reaper Mask.
• Naruto forced White Zetsu to try the shrine’s masks until one summoned the Reaper, which released the Yin Nine-Tails and Kushina’s soul.
• Kushina recognized Naruto, released the Yin Nine-Tails, and used her lingering chakra to help seal both halves inside him.
• Kushina departed for the Pure Land, and Naruto and Hinata left the shrine while the Reaper swallowed White Zetsu’s soul.

Naruto and Hinata escaped the Uzumaki Shrine after Naruto freed Kushina’s soul, while Minato chose not to pursue them. Naruto gained the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and sensed Sasuke, whose Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had just awakened; the two reunited in a tense confrontation.

• Minato found the Reaper Mask at the ruined shrine and let Naruto escape, accepting that their next meeting could end in one of their deaths.
• Naruto rejected the Nine-Tails’ attempts to make him abandon Hinata, then accepted its red Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and gained greatly enhanced senses.
• Naruto sensed Sasuke’s unusual Chakra and changed course toward him, while Kabuto observed Naruto’s transformation and suspected the Nine-Tails still controlled the Chakra.
• Sasuke completed the fusion that gave him the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then burst out of the underground base with Susanoo after sensing Naruto approach.
• Naruto and Sasuke met, exchanged taunts, and Naruto warned Sasuke that he would kill him if Sasuke attacked again.

Naruto and Sasuke fought at full strength, with Sasuke unveiling Perfect Susanoo and Naruto countering with a powerful Nine-Tails Chakra form. Their battle drew attention across Konoha and beyond, and the chapter ended as both prepared to escalate further while Genitsu neared his escape.

• Naruto confronted Sasuke and revealed that his newly gained Nine-Tails Chakra Mode had greatly increased his speed and strength.
• Sasuke used his evolved Mangekyō Sharingan, Susanoo, Amaterasu, and Indra's Arrow, but Naruto survived by using Wood Release as a shield.
• Sasuke combined his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan with Sage Mode to keep pace with Naruto and then transformed Susanoo into its armored, winged Perfect form.
• Konoha's residents and ninja noticed the purple Susanoo and red Nine-Tails Chakra, evacuated civilians, and recognized that Naruto and Sasuke were fighting.
• The Nine-Tails urged Naruto to use the second form of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, while Genitsu sensed the battle and said his escape was drawing near.