Recaps

Naruto told Minato that the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ attack was Obito Uchiha, who had been resurrected and was now being hunted by the Uchiha Clan. As Minato struggled with the betrayal, a familiar voice sounded at the door, and he opened it to find a man and a woman.

• Naruto told Minato that Obito Uchiha, not Madara Uchiha, had been the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Naruto explained that the Uchiha Clan had discovered Obito was resurrected and offered Sharingan rewards for information or his capture.
• Minato grieved over Obito’s betrayal and remembered that Obito had attacked Kushina and tried to kill newborn Naruto.
• Someone loudly pounded on the door, and Minato hurried to answer after recognizing the voice as familiar.
• Minato opened the door and saw a handsome man and a graceful woman standing outside.

Obito and Rin visited Minato, Kushina, and Naruto, where Minato struggled with seeing Obito after learning that another version of him had killed his family. After sharing a meal and giving everyone gifts, Obito and Rin announced their upcoming wedding and invited them to attend.

• Obito and Rin arrived at Minato and Kushina's home, and Kushina welcomed them and prepared a meal.
• Rin noticed Minato's tense expression, and Minato explained that another version of Obito had carried out the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Obito insisted that he would never commit such a crime and said Clan Head Fugaku had ordered the Uchiha Clan to hunt the culprit.
• After they ate, Obito gave Kushina a coral-and-pearl necklace and revealed that he had brought gifts for everyone, including Naruto and Minato.
• Obito and Rin announced that they were getting married and invited Minato, Kushina, and Naruto to their wedding.

Uchiha Senju met with Shimura Danzo, whose loyalty and worldview had been shaped by Senju’s genjutsu, to discuss the Empire’s population growth, aging, and rising costs as it absorbed parallel universes. Danzo proposed classifying residents by their contributions and assigning different levels of food, living conditions, education, and healthcare.

• Shimura Danzo appeared in Uchiha Senju’s office, and the genjutsu on him briefly revealed a Rinnegan before restoring his eye’s ordinary appearance.
• Danzo addressed Senju as “Emperor” and affirmed his mission to strengthen the Empire.
• Danzo warned that population aging and the costs of integrating conquered parallel universes could strain the Empire’s finances.
• Senju agreed that economic management was vital and asked Danzo for a solution.
• Danzo proposed grading residents of conquered universes and offering better food, housing, education, and healthcare to those who contributed more to the Empire.

Uchiha Senju rejected Danzō’s proposals to exploit residents of parallel universes, saying the Empire had to keep advancing against threats and mysteries beyond its borders. In World 64, Madara Uchiha and Obito decided to visit the Empire, while the Cross-Dimensional Channel’s restrictions continued to enrich the Hidden Sand Village and nearby regions.

• Danzō proposed using property incentives, limited services, and altered food supplies to increase the Empire’s revenue and labor force, but Uchiha Senju refused because they were still human.
• Uchiha Senju explained that the Empire could not settle for comfort while threats and unexplored mysteries remained, and Danzō accepted the rejection.
• In the Hidden Sand Village, Madara Uchiha asked Obito what he thought of the Empire, and Obito said they should visit it to learn what it was really like.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito discussed how the Empire’s envoy had defeated Hashirama and the being on the moon, while Obito noted that his intangibility made him difficult to catch.
• The Empire’s entry-permit rules and travel queues turned the Hidden Sand Village into a busy gateway, driving up transport prices and bringing wealth to the village and regions along the route.

Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha disguised themselves as nobles and entered the Empire’s modern society through the Cross-Dimensional Channel. As they traveled toward the Hidden Leaf Village, Madara was astonished by the prosperous cities and advanced technology.

• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha used White Zetsu and a composite disguise technique to impersonate two nobles, then passed the channel’s inspection.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha entered the modern society, where free services and bustling streets surprised them.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha chose a giant flying bird for transportation and set off toward the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Madara Uchiha viewed the skyscrapers, vehicles, and technology from the air and felt awe at modern civilization.

Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha explored a peaceful modern society, and their experiences challenged their old beliefs about peace and power. After the restaurant owner treated them to ramen when they had no money, Madara accepted a job at Ichiraku Ramen while Obito left to handle other matters.

• Obito Uchiha reflected on the peaceful modern world and wondered whether he could replace its version of himself, while Madara Uchiha questioned his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha followed the smell of food to a restaurant and enjoyed several bowls of ramen.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha realized they had no money to pay, so the restaurant owner offered to treat them and let them pay later.
• Madara Uchiha asked the owner for a job, and the owner offered him work with food and accommodation at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Obito Uchiha said he had other matters to attend to and left Madara Uchiha at the restaurant.

Obito Uchiha wandered through the Empire and reached the Uchiha wedding, where the real Obito became too drunk to attend to Rin. Obito used Kamui to hide him in the Kamui Dimension and took his place for the night, leaving him overwhelmed as Rin thanked him for becoming her husband.

• Obito Uchiha reflected on Madara Uchiha's work as a waiter and hurried to find the Uchiha wedding after hearing that Obito and Rin were getting married.
• A shinobi guided Obito Uchiha to the Uchiha Clan Grounds and told him about Kamui Obito's wedding celebration.
• At the crowded wedding, Tsunade and the guests urged Obito to drink until he staggered toward the restroom.
• Obito used Kamui to send the drunken Obito into the Kamui Dimension, then pretended to be him at the wedding.
• Rin closed the doors early and, after the guests left, thanked Obito for becoming her husband as he listened in tears.

Obito woke trapped in a mysterious space, then returned to the Kamui Dimension and confronted the person responsible for overpowering him. He accused his opponent of growing stronger while Rin slept nearby, and the other person told him to keep quiet until she woke.

• Obito woke in a dark space, found himself unable to move, and used his Chakra to break free of the restraints.
• Obito discovered that his Kamui marks were gone and summoned Susanoo, which attacked the space’s boundary with Kamui Shuriken.
• Outside the dimension, Obito concealed his pain from Rin and said he needed to go to the bathroom.
• Obito entered the Kamui Dimension and angrily confronted the person he blamed for trapping and defeating him.
• The other person calmly told Obito that Rin was asleep and asked him to save their argument until she woke.

Obito fought his variant, who blamed him for touching Rin and vowed to take his place in a world he envied. The variant overwhelmed Obito and left him battered, barely able to stand.

• Obito entered the Red Hot State and demanded to know what his variant had done to Rin.
• The variant said he would keep Obito there and take his place, prompting Obito to summon his Susanoo.
• Obito attacked with his Susanoo, but the variant dodged and struck back, shattering the realm around them.
• Obito poured his Chakra into another attack, but the variant endured and eventually overpowered him.
• The variant pursued the fallen Obito and battered him with punches until Obito was covered in wounds and nearly out of strength.

Obito lost his fight, was rendered unconscious, and awoke bound in his childhood home with his deceased Grandma beside him. Before he could understand how he had returned to the past, a voice called for the sinner to be killed.

• Obito surged with resolve and fought back, but his strength ran out and he collapsed.
• Obito attacked and castrated the defeated Obito, who lost consciousness, becoming the Empire's first eunuch.
• Obito awoke in the old Uchiha Clan Grounds, bound to a cross and overcome by pain and anger.
• Obito recognized his Grandma, tried to free himself with Intangibility, and discovered he had his childhood body and no Mangekyo Sharingan.
• A voice suddenly called for the sinner to be killed.

Obito endured a Rinne Tsukuyomi that forced him to watch his grandmother and Rin suffer while he was tortured, then criticized Itachi for not being harsh enough with his variant. Itachi explained that his own variant had been just as ruthless, and Sasuke ran out, believing Itachi should bear the pain.

• Obito watched a mob attack his grandmother and then restrain Rin, while he remained bound and unable to help.
• The tormentors forced Obito to keep his eyes open, stabbed him repeatedly, and kept him conscious through the pain.
• Obito Uchiha complained that Itachi Uchiha had gone easy on his variant.
• Itachi said he had been even harsher on his own variant, but that the variant had been just as ruthless and had erased his emotions by killing his parents.
• Minato felt guilty about failing to guide Obito, while Sasuke gnashed his teeth and ran out, thinking Itachi should bear the pain.

Obito woke from Itachi’s Genjutsu and confronted Naruto and Minato, but Fugaku ordered Itachi to intensify it, sending Obito back into the nightmare. Meanwhile, Orochimaru found Madara Uchiha’s White Zetsu army, only for a grotesque humanoid creature to appear before him.

• Obito awoke from the Genjutsu and accused Naruto and the others of going too far.
• Naruto and Minato blamed Obito for the suffering he had inflicted on their family, and Obito retorted that Minato was not blameless.
• Fugaku ordered Itachi to continue the Genjutsu, and Obito was dragged back into its endless cycle.
• More shinobi in Ninja World 64 accepted the Empire’s rule, while secret resistance efforts dwindled as the Empire grew stronger.
• Orochimaru discovered Madara Uchiha’s White Zetsu army and celebrated the research opportunities it offered.
• A snow-white giant python transformed into a grotesque humanoid creature in front of Orochimaru.

A humanoid Yakushi Kabuto arrived to recruit Orochimaru into the Empire, claiming its experiments had achieved thousand-year lifespans and true immortality. Orochimaru drank a potion made from the Empress Consort’s blood, and a torrent of energy erupted inside him.

• A monstrous figure revealed himself to Orochimaru as Yakushi Kabuto, a variant serving another Orochimaru.
• Yakushi Kabuto invited Orochimaru to the Empire and described its immortality experiments and his own transformation into a Dragonoid.
• Yakushi Kabuto offered Orochimaru a potion made from the Empress Consort’s blood.
• Orochimaru questioned whether the potion could let Kabuto control him, then drank it.
• A surging torrent of energy erupted within Orochimaru.

Kabuto Yakushi invited Orochimaru to join the Empire, but Orochimaru attacked after gaining a surge of power. Kabuto revealed overwhelming Dragon Eyes and renewed his offer, leaving Orochimaru to consider his answer.

• Orochimaru experienced a dramatic increase in chakra and vitality, then rejected Kabuto Yakushi's invitation and attacked him with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Kabuto Yakushi blocked Orochimaru's serpents with Stone Pillar Wall, countered with Vacuum Wave, and dodged Orochimaru's explosive tags and venom.
• Orochimaru transformed into a giant black serpent, but Kabuto's Dragon Eyes immobilized him and overwhelmed him with terror.
• Kabuto released Orochimaru and explained that he wanted cooperation, then offered to reveal the Empire's secrets if Orochimaru joined.
• Orochimaru asked why he had been chosen, and Kabuto replied that he was not the only one before waiting for Orochimaru's decision.

Orochimaru agreed to cooperate with Yakushi Kabuto and entered the Empire, where Sumeru Space and Kabuto’s vision of expanding the Empire’s power reshaped his understanding of strength. The chapter left Orochimaru newly resolved to pursue a clearer path forward.

• Orochimaru agreed to go with Yakushi Kabuto to the Empire.
• Yakushi Kabuto gathered the White Zetsu and gave them to Orochimaru as a gift marking their cooperation.
• Orochimaru entered Sumeru Space and was astonished by its vast, star-filled expanse.
• Yakushi Kabuto explained that the Empire sought to increase its strength by expanding its capacity and acquiring more worlds.
• Orochimaru reflected on his past attempts to pursue power and immortality at once, then realized he had lost direction.
• Orochimaru felt enlightened by Yakushi Kabuto’s explanation and prepared to embrace new challenges.

Orochimaru received orders from Uchiha Senju to open several cross-dimensional channels, while Uchiha Senju gathered five shinobi to enter the Land of Endings. Jiraiya and Uchiha Senju took the group through a Cross-Dimensional Channel, leaving them on their way to see worlds beyond their own.

• Orochimaru encountered Uchiha Senju and was overwhelmed by his presence.
• Uchiha Senju ordered Orochimaru to open at least three channels to other worlds within a week and send Kage-level vanguards through them.
• Jiraiya assembled Hyuga Neji, Itachi Uchiha, Kisame, Gaara, and Sasori for the expedition to the Land of Endings.
• Uchiha Senju announced that the group would travel to the Land of Endings to see the world beyond their own.
• Jiraiya used Sage Art: Toad Binding to swallow the five shinobi, and Uchiha Senju opened a Cross-Dimensional Channel for them to enter.

Jiraiya and Uchiha Senju led Gaara, Kisame, Sasori, Neji, and Itachi into the Shadow Forest, where the five worked together to defeat a Blood-Eye Flower. After warning them about the flower’s genjutsu, Uchiha Senju told Itachi and Neji to swallow it to strengthen their ocular power.

• Jiraiya explained that the Shadow Forest’s dense trees blocked out sunlight and that its poisonous creatures and plants made it dangerous.
• Gaara, Kisame, Sasori, Neji, and Itachi described their abilities and prepared to face threats in the forest.
• A Blood-Eye Flower released blood mist that turned Gaara’s sand against him, but Neji redirected the sand with Eight Trigrams: Rotation and Sasori cut through the flower.
• The flower opened into a blood-red eyeball and cast genjutsu, but Itachi recognized it, while Samehada bit Kisame and snapped him out of its influence.
• Uchiha Senju praised the squad’s teamwork, explained that the Blood-Eye Flower was part plant and part animal, and told Itachi and Neji to swallow it to improve their ocular power.

Neji swallowed Itachi Uchiha’s Blood-Eye Flower and gained greater strength and Byakugan range, then helped defeat the Goblins who came to reclaim it. As the group collected the Goblins’ gear, a rift opened in the sky and strange blue-flamed creatures descended, setting up another battle.

• Itachi Uchiha gave Neji the Blood-Eye Flower, and Neji swallowed it despite Jiraiya’s warning that it would hurt.
• Neji endured the flower’s energy, grew stronger, and extended his Byakugan’s range from ten meters to eleven.
• Goblins arrived claiming the Blood-Eye Flower belonged to their clan, and Neji, Itachi Uchiha, Kisame, Gaara, Sasori, and Jiraiya fought them.
• Neji defeated the Goblin leader with a powerful punch, and the surviving Goblins fled as Sasori gathered their gear and weapons.
• A black rift opened in the sky, releasing strange creatures wreathed in blue flames, and the group prepared to face them.

Jiraiya, Uchiha Senju, and five other ninjas explored the Land of Finality, gained power and treasures, and witnessed Uchiha Senju defeat a False God with ease. When a vast crack opened in the sky, Jiraiya decided their expedition had gone far enough and led them back, warning that they would not return for a long time.

• Jiraiya, Uchiha Senju, and five other ninjas explored a dangerous cave and discovered a Spirit Spring that greatly increased the strength of five members of the group.
• Uchiha Senju defeated a stone statue guarding an ancient ruin and claimed the Time Artifact.
• Uchiha Senju effortlessly subdued a False God, and the team gathered rare treasures including the Dragon Vein Heart and the Netherworld Feather.
• Kisame, Gaara, Neji, and Itachi Uchiha reflected on the Emperor's burdens and the reason he urged them to grow stronger.
• A gigantic crack appeared in the sky, and Jiraiya told the group to return because they had reached the limit of their expedition.

Orochimaru reported that five more world coordinates had been found, and Uchiha Senju ordered a second cross-dimensional expedition to launch in one week. Meanwhile, Gaara found comfort with his family and learned he had been selected for the next Vanguard Force.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Senju that his team had located five more coordinates, and Senju praised him.
• Uchiha Senju chose to send three powerful fighters to the five worlds and ordered resources redirected toward strengthening teleportation candidates.
• Senju ordered the Cross-Dimensional Expedition to launch in one week.
• Gaara recounted his journey to the Land of Endings to his family, who comforted him and condemned the Rasa from Ninja World 64.
• Gaara reflected with sympathy on his variant and reassured him that things would improve in the Empire.
• Gaara's bracelet trembled, and he announced that the Emperor had selected him for the next Vanguard Force.

Rin reassured Obito that he had not harmed her, then learned he had been selected for the second wave of the Vanguard Force. Though she feared for his safety, Obito explained that he wanted to secure resources for their child and pursue immortality for their family, and Rin decided to support his ambitions.

• Rin told Obito that nothing had happened and soothed his fears after he repeatedly asked if she was hurt.
• Obito received a bracelet notification that he had been selected for the second wave of the Vanguard Force and celebrated his chance to earn more Merit Points.
• Rin hugged Obito and asked him not to leave because she feared the dangers outside the Empire.
• Obito explained that he wanted to provide for their child and help his family live longer through the Empire's Immortality Technology.
• Rin stopped trying to dissuade Obito, told him she believed in his dreams, and promised to wait for a future when they could remain together forever.

Sasuke watched a mysterious robed man kill Sasuke Uchiha and then fought him, but was overwhelmed. After the man revealed the severed heads of Sasuke’s family, Sasuke awakened a surge of ocular power and charged at him in rage.

• Sasuke Uchiha began teaching Sasuke the secret technique for awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, but a mysterious attacker killed him with a slash across the neck.
• The robed man emerged from the darkness, refused to identify himself, and fought Sasuke after Sasuke attacked him.
• The robed man struck Sasuke with a Great Fireball Technique and left him badly burned and near death.
• The robed man showed Sasuke the severed heads of his father, mother, and Zhi Shui-ge.
• Sasuke broke down in grief as ocular power surged from his eyes, then screamed and charged at the robed man.

Sasuke used Amaterasu against a black-robed attacker and discovered that it was Itachi Uchiha, who revealed he wanted Sasuke’s eyes to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. As Itachi moved to seize Sasuke, Naruto intervened and died in Sasuke’s arms, leaving Sasuke overcome with grief.

• Sasuke awakened Amaterasu and engulfed the approaching figure in black flames.
• The attacker removed his burning robe, revealing himself as Itachi Uchiha, and claimed he needed Sasuke’s eyes to evolve his Sharingan.
• Itachi reached for Sasuke, but Naruto rushed in to protect him and was stabbed through the chest.
• Naruto died after telling Sasuke he had wanted to become his strength and urging him to live well.
• Sasuke held Naruto’s body and howled in grief.

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan after witnessing Naruto’s death and blamed Itachi for the massacre and his losses. As their ocular powers clashed, Itachi trapped Sasuke in the same terrifying illusion that had haunted him since childhood.

• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan after Naruto died and charged at Itachi, vowing revenge.
• Itachi defended himself from Sasuke’s attacks and told him that Sasuke’s weakness had caused the clan’s destruction.
• Sasuke used his Mangekyo Sharingan’s Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique against Itachi.
• Itachi activated his own Mangekyo Sharingan, and their ocular powers collided.
• Itachi’s genjutsu transported Sasuke to a dark, star-speckled space where Sasuke could not move, bringing back his childhood nightmare.

Sasuke fought Itachi with Susanoo, overcoming his brother’s genjutsu and exploiting a tell to land a decisive attack. Itachi fell, leaving Sasuke staring at his dead older brother as emptiness replaced his hatred.

• Sasuke broke free from Itachi’s Tsukuyomi and awakened Susanoo, while Itachi manifested his own.
• Sasuke and Itachi’s Susanoo clashed, tearing apart the surrounding landscape as Itachi taunted Sasuke and punished his reckless attacks.
• Sasuke adjusted his tactics, feinted to one side, and struck Itachi from behind, then resisted Itachi’s attempt to invade his consciousness.
• Sasuke noticed Itachi’s habit of raising his left hand before a powerful technique and pretended to weaken until Itachi took the bait.
• Sasuke attacked as Itachi raised his hand and struck him with Susanoo’s strongest attack, causing Itachi to fall and close his eyes.
• Sasuke looked at Itachi’s body as his hatred faded into emptiness, and his vision blurred.