Chapter Summaries

Kagami Uchiha brought the White Dragon and the final contestants to the moon, where they survived a meteor attack and encountered the moon’s palace complex. After Hashirama Senju apologized to Nagato for the war that killed his parents, Kagami ordered the group to capture a boy there alive, saying the real third round had not yet begun.

• The White Dragon carried Kagami Uchiha and the contestants toward the moon as a meteor shower descended, and Kagami destroyed the meteors before they could strike.
• The White Dragon landed on the moon, and the ten remaining contestants were identified, including Nagato, Konan, Jiraiya, Shisui, Sakumo, Kakashi, Orochimaru, Ōnoki, Killer B, and Mifune.
• Hashirama Senju asked Nagato about his parents after noticing his resemblance to Mito, and Nagato blamed Konoha shinobi for their deaths.
• Hashirama Senju bowed to Nagato and apologized for his responsibility in the war that had harmed him.
• Kagami Uchiha pointed out a boy in the distant palace complex and ordered the group to capture him alive, explaining that the Martial Performance was not over.

Otsutsuki Toneri summoned the Hamura Stone Statue to confront the Shinobi World forces, while Kagami Uchiha entered Kaguya Otsutsuki’s lunar seal and woke her. The chapter left Kagami facing Kaguya after she attacked him and misunderstood his claim to rule the Shinobi World.

• Otsutsuki Toneri summoned the Hamura Stone Statue and drew power from the Tenseigan as the approaching fighters reached him.
• Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Ball at the statue, but it dodged and punched him; Ōnoki’s Dust Release melted it briefly before it regenerated and sent both men flying.
• Kagami Uchiha used Severance Release: Cicada's Lament to send his consciousness through the Six Paths Planetary Devastation sealing Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kagami Uchiha slipped his spirit body through a small opening in the seal and found Kaguya Otsutsuki weakened and sleeping.
• Kagami Uchiha woke Kaguya Otsutsuki, severed her reaching hand with an invisible slash, and introduced himself as the master of the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki mistook Kagami Uchiha for Hagoromo’s child, and Kagami dismissed her attack as a misunderstanding.

Kagami subdued Kaguya on the moon while Nagato killed Ōnoki during the Shinobi World Martial Performance. As Nagato turned toward Killer B and the Eight-Tails, Black Zetsu urged Obito to seize the other Tailed Beasts, leaving the next move unsettled.

• Kagami pierced Kaguya with black spears and sealed her in a suppression prison, planning to deal with her later.
• Ōnoki confronted Nagato over the wars and suffering between their nations, then used his final Dust Release and died on the moon.
• Nagato survived Ōnoki’s attack and headed toward Killer B and the Eight-Tails, believing Kagami might be waiting for the Ten-Tails to be born.
• Zetsu and Obito appeared in Konoha, where Black Zetsu felt uneasy about his mother and proposed taking the Tailed Beasts.
• Obito questioned whether to target Minato’s Nine-Tails, and Black Zetsu told him to leave it alone and pursue the other Tailed Beasts nearby.

Obito began targeting the Tailed Beasts and attacked the Cloud Ninja, while Minato stayed out of the conflict on Kagami’s orders. On the moon, Kagami watched Nagato drain Killer B’s chakra and decided Nagato still fell short of his expectations.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that they would pursue the Tailed Beasts, and Obito ordered their forces to move while he planned to stop Minato if needed.
• Revolver delivered Kagami’s order that Minato should not interfere unless Konoha was endangered, and Minato left with Revolver to join Naruto for barbecue.
• Obito appeared before the Cloud Ninja and trapped A in genjutsu, then twisted off one of A’s feet with his Mangekyō power.
• On the moon, Shisui suppressed the Hamura Stone Statue while the Hatake Father and Son fought Otsutsuki Toneri, and Mifune died in the aftermath.
• Nagato drained chakra from the incapacitated Killer B as Kagami watched and judged that Nagato had not reached the level he expected.

Shisui used Susanoo to defeat Otsutsuki Toneri and stop the Giant Tenseigan from aiding him. Kagami Uchiha devoured Toneri’s soul and began the final round, summoning Ryomen Sukuna from Toneri’s corpse.

• Shisui adapted to his Mangekyō, used Concealment of the Gods to suppress the Hamura Stone Statue, and cut it in two with Susanoo.
• Shisui severed Otsutsuki Toneri’s connection to the Giant Tenseigan, captured him, and flew him back to Kagami Uchiha.
• Orochimaru considered taking the Giant Tenseigan but abandoned the idea after Kagami Uchiha’s black spear pierced its metal wheel.
• Kagami Uchiha used the White Dragon to devour Otsutsuki Toneri’s soul, then declared Hashirama Senju exempt from the five final slots.
• Kagami Uchiha covered Toneri’s corpse in black-red patterns, and Ryomen Sukuna began to appear.

Kagami Uchiha released Sukuna from his body to face the final round’s contestants, who fled when they recognized the danger. Sukuna attacked Kagami with his strongest techniques, but Kagami countered them and left Sukuna badly wounded.

• Orochimaru recognized the monster within Kagami Uchiha and warned Hashirama Senju that Kagami was an unknown Jinchuriki.
• Nagato, Orochimaru, and Shisui escaped with their companions as the contestants realized they needed to survive until five remained.
• Ryomen Sukuna emerged from the flames, but Kagami forced him to his knees and shattered his first slash.
• Sukuna struck Kagami with Isshiki’s Black Eye and trapped him in a Sealing Cauldron filled with Cleave slashes.
• Kagami broke out, countered Sukuna’s Space Severance and Hellfire Arrow, then slashed Sukuna from shoulder to abdomen.

Kagami Uchiha defeated Sukuna with Hell Gate, leaving him split in half, but Sukuna begged Kagami to save him so he could continue pursuing the realm beyond the world. As Sukuna healed, Kagami revealed that he simply wanted to witness the spectacle of breaking beyond this world.

• Sukuna transformed his Cursed Energy into Yin Release chakra and attacked Kagami Uchiha with Karmic Fire, multiple weapons, and a Flame Release beam.
• Kagami Uchiha evaded Sukuna's attacks, severed his trident, and prepared a powerful slash.
• Kagami Uchiha unleashed Hell Gate, cutting Sukuna in half and carving a scar across the moon while destroying the meteors in sight.
• Sukuna savored Kagami's slash, realized they both shared an inability to be satisfied, and begged Kagami to save him.
• Kagami Uchiha used the White Dragon's vapor to heal Sukuna and said he wanted to witness the spectacle of breaking beyond the world.

Kagami Uchiha absorbed the giant Tenseigan to push beyond the limits of the world, while the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura debated whether to interfere. Kagami’s transformation culminated in a red-eyed black dragon swallowing him and enclosing him in a pulsing sphere.

• Sukuna realized Kagami Uchiha had arranged the tournament to drive him toward a breakthrough and accused Kagami of staging a farewell party.
• Kagami flew to the giant Tenseigan, destroyed Hamura’s residual consciousness, and began staining the eye with his Mangekyō power.
• Hamura awakened after his lunar consciousness was destroyed, learned what had happened from the Sage of Six Paths, and criticized him for letting Sukuna grow unchecked.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura agreed to avoid appearing unless necessary and discussed Kagami’s unusual path and potential power.
• Kagami absorbed the giant Tenseigan and awakened new eyes as a red dragon and a black dragon emerged from them and merged.
• The enormous red-eyed black dragon swallowed Kagami and compressed itself into a pulsing, black-red-scaled sphere beneath a blood-red sky.

Sukuna overwhelmed Shisui’s Susanoo on the Moon, forcing Kakashi and Sakumo to retreat while Shisui prepared to face him alone. On the ground, the Akatsuki captured several Jinchuriki and set their sights on the Six-Tails as Black Zetsu hurried to revive the Ten-Tails.

• Sukuna mocked Shisui, then used Black Flash and Cleave to smash through the Susanoo and send it flying.
• Shisui entered Sage Mode and reinforced the Susanoo with Sage Art Chakra, barely surviving Sukuna’s slash.
• Shisui told Sakumo and Kakashi to escape, and Kakashi used Flying Thunder God to take his father away.
• Kakuzu, Sasori, Obito, and Zetsu remained after the battle, with Kakuzu having killed Ringo Ameyuri and Sasori having let Granny Chiyo escape.
• Obito stored Yugito Nii, Karatachi Yagura, and Roshi in the Kamui Dimension, while Zetsu urged the group to capture the Six-Tails and revive the Ten-Tails.

Nagato, Jiraiya, Hashirama, and Orochimaru joined Shisui’s battle against Sukuna, who overwhelmed Shisui and unleashed his Malevolent Shrine. The chapter ended as the shrine’s slashes tore through the Fivefold Rashomon protecting the group.

• Fukasaku and Shima transferred Konan to Mount Myōboku, and Nagato joined the others heading to help Shisui.
• Hashirama approached Nagato and Jiraiya, saying he wanted to test his strength against Sukuna even though Kagami was stronger than him.
• Orochimaru and Nagato urged Jiraiya to witness Sukuna’s true Severance Release as they advanced toward the battlefield.
• Sukuna battered Shisui’s Susanoo across a vast crater and taunted him while Hashirama and the others arrived.
• Hashirama used Wood Release and a Torii Seal against Sukuna, but Sukuna shattered the gates and summoned his Malevolent Shrine.
• Hashirama and Orochimaru raised Fivefold Rashomon barriers, which Sukuna’s slashes rapidly broke through.

Shisui and the others devised a plan to immobilize Sukuna and use Nagato’s sealing technique, while Shisui revealed that one of his ocular techniques could summon Kagami Uchiha. Kagami appeared during their coordinated assault, and the chapter ended as Nagato’s black sphere rose beneath Sukuna.

• Hashirama Senju gathered everyone inside a barrier of nine Wood Dragons and warned that Sukuna’s power could overwhelm it.
• Shisui explained Sukuna’s connection to his brother and said Sukuna possessed nearly all of Kagami’s abilities apart from the Mangekyō Sharingan techniques.
• Nagato proposed combining genjutsu and Orochimaru’s White Rage Technique to create an opening for Planetary Devastation.
• Shisui revealed that one of his ocular techniques could summon a real clone of Kagami Uchiha with chakra equal to his own.
• After the Wood Dragon barrier broke, Kagami appeared behind Shisui as Jiraiya, the sages, Hashirama, and Shisui launched a coordinated attack on Sukuna.
• Nagato’s black sphere rose beneath Sukuna as Hashirama’s Hundred Hands Kannon and the Susanoo-clad Shisui and Kagami struck.

Nagato’s Planetary Devastation seemed to trap Sukuna, but Sukuna killed Shisui and nearly finished the others before Shisui survived with Izanagi. A mysterious force drained everyone’s chakra and broke open the black sphere, revealing a transformed figure with scarlet Sharingan as a crimson sun rose.

• Nagato used Planetary Devastation with Hashirama Senju’s chakra, while Shisui escaped and struck at Sukuna with a Yasaka Magatama.
• Sukuna emerged from the rubble, pierced Shisui’s chest, crushed his heart, and used Cleave to shred his body.
• Shisui survived by using Izanagi, sacrificing an eye, and recalled Tobirama Senju’s warning not to relax before confirming an enemy’s death.
• Sukuna prepared a devastating slash against the group, but a massive heartbeat triggered a vortex that drained their strength and stopped his attack.
• The black-scaled sphere cracked open, and a transformed figure appeared with scarlet Sharingan as a crimson sun rose.

Kagami Uchiha announced the Shinobi World’s presence to the Ōtsutsuki by detonating a crimson fireball with his Black Moon Strike, then ended the Martial Performance by sending Sukuna toward the Pure Land. The survivors were declared winners, while Hagoromo and Hamura considered how to prepare for the Ōtsutsuki threat and restrain Kagami.

• Kagami Uchiha launched a crimson fireball into space and destroyed it with the Black Moon Strike, creating a spectacle that Hagoromo and Hamura recognized as a signal to the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Hagoromo urged Hamura to help pass their power to suitable people, and suggested an Ashura reincarnation might reveal a path through Yin-Yang Release.
• Jiraiya closed Orochimaru’s eyes after finding him dead, while Kagami returned and mocked Sukuna for taking so long to kill him.
• Kagami restrained Sukuna, gouged out one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, and summoned King Yama to send Sukuna toward the Pure Land.
• Kagami returned Nagato’s Rinnegan to its socket, spotted the Hatake Father and Son hiding in a crater, and declared the Martial Performance over with the survivors as winners.

Kagami Uchiha returned from the moon with Kakashi and Sakumo as Minato Namikaze prepared to use the Martial Performance’s closing ceremony to establish Konoha-led order across the Shinobi World. After Minato proposed Shisui as a future Hokage, Kagami urged him to let everyone compete for the position, leaving Minato receptive to the idea.

• Kagami Uchiha reinforced the Seal on the moon, tore open space, and led the others back to the Shinobi World.
• Minato Namikaze gathered the leaders of armed organizations in Konoha and prepared to use the closing ceremony to reshape the Shinobi World’s order.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina discussed their unborn child and the name Lüfu before Kagami Uchiha arrived at their home.
• Minato Namikaze explained his plan to integrate the Shinobi World under the Land of Fire and proposed Shisui as the next Hokage.
• Kagami Uchiha told Minato not to choose a successor in advance and said he thought more highly of Sasuke than Shisui.
• Minato Namikaze accepted Kagami’s advice and agreed that candidates should have the chance to compete for the Hokage position.

Sukuna feasted on souls in the Pure Land while the Sage of Six Paths sent Hamura to recruit Hashirama against Kagami Uchiha’s plans. In Konoha, Kagami established a hierarchy of Kage and invited them to choose their victor’s rewards, leaving the struggle for the shinobi world unresolved.

• Sukuna consumed soul flowers in the Pure Land and absorbed the memories of the dead.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Hamura to find Hashirama Senju, reveal the Ōtsutsuki threat and Kagami Uchiha’s actions, and seek strength for what might come.
• Uchiha Shinkwa led a procession through Konoha escorting regional lords, while Naruto admired the Uchiha Police Force and Sasuke vowed to rise even higher.
• Kagami Uchiha formally appointed Jiraiya, Shisui, Nagato, Hashirama Senju, and Kakashi as Kage over different lands and declared that the Hokage outranked and could dismiss the others.
• Kagami Uchiha warned that the struggle would never end and invited the assembled Kage to choose their victor’s rewards.

Three years after the Shinobi World Martial Performance, the Land of Rain prospered, but Obito and Zetsu planned to kill Nagato after he rejected their plans for the tailed beasts. In Konoha, Naruto reminded Sasuke that his family had arranged a birthday gathering, which finally drew him away from training.

• Hashirama and Orochimaru helped transform the Land of Rain with new forests and a water-diversion project, and Nagato began considering peace and releasing the tailed beasts.
• Obito, Zetsu, and Sasori met secretly, where Zetsu revealed their methods for controlling Nagato and Obito decided they would kill him at their next meeting.
• Nagato watched Konan and Yahiko at sunset and resolved to bring Yahiko back with Rinne Rebirth once the Land of Rain was stable.
• An unseen pair of Byakugan watched the Land of Rain with malice.
• Naruto visited Sasuke at the Uchiha training ground and told him his family had arranged a birthday gathering with Shisui and Kagami attending.
• Sasuke called the celebration a nuisance but put on his clothes and prepared to go.

Sasuke and Shisui discussed ninja productivity while Itachi watched his family from afar and chose to remain hidden. Meanwhile, Kagami absorbed Isshiki’s Ten-Tails in an alternate space and confronted the cautious Urashiki, who was watching the ninja world from beyond the moon.

• Sasuke visited Shisui, and they discussed Orochimaru’s book while Naruto listened without understanding.
• Karin pounced on Sasuke, who threw her onto a fat cat, and Mikoto sent Sasuke to bathe.
• Itachi watched Sasuke and Mikoto from a tree, refusing Izumi’s suggestion to tell Sasuke the truth and wishing to be useful to him.
• Kagami absorbed the small Ten-Tails Isshiki had hidden in an alternate space and sensed Urashiki nearby.
• Urashiki watched the ninja world from a meteorite beyond the moon and felt that someone was watching him.

Sasuke celebrated his birthday with family, friends, and his master, Kagami Uchiha, whose teasing exposed Kakashi's face and stirred Naruto's jealousy. Kagami gave Sasuke a treasured old scroll and reassured Naruto that he would still be around when Naruto turned ten.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina arrived at Sasuke's birthday party with Huali, who stared at Sasuke and later told Kagami Uchiha that he was handsome.
• Kagami Uchiha arrived, postponed his planned discussion with Sasuke and Shisui until the next day, and joked with the guests.
• Kagami Uchiha used his power to lift Kakashi's mask, revealing his handsome face to the party.
• Kagami Uchiha gave Sasuke an old scroll that he had received for his own tenth birthday, and Sasuke promised to treasure it.
• Naruto grew dejected after seeing Kagami's gift to Sasuke, so Kagami promised him a gift for his tenth birthday and assured him that he would not die.

Hamura urged Hashirama Senju to accept power to face an approaching threat from beyond the heavens, while Kagami Uchiha showed Sasuke the truth about his family and the massacre timeline. Sasuke awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kagami prepared to leave as he sensed something beneath the planet’s core.

• Hamura warned Hashirama Senju that the Pure Land was occupied and pressed him to accept power, then sensed people from the heavens approaching.
• Kagami Uchiha showed Sasuke and Shisui a pair of Sharingan he had taken from Fugaku and revealed that Fugaku was alive in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Kagami Uchiha used an illusion to show Sasuke Fugaku’s perspective and a future timeline that ended with the Uchiha massacre.
• Sasuke awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kagami Uchiha told him he had chosen the clan and arranged for Kabuto to perform an operation on him.
• Kagami Uchiha said he would leave, hoped to meet Sasuke and Shisui in a new world, and sensed a presence at the planet’s core.

Urashiki showed Momoshiki and Kinshiki evidence that Kagami Uchiha had defeated Isshiki and sealed Kaguya, but Momoshiki chose to investigate the Shinobi World rather than report to the Ōtsutsuki higher-ups. As the three Ōtsutsuki emerged above a meeting in the Land of Rain, Orochimaru noticed their overwhelming presence.

• Urashiki revealed that Kagami Uchiha had defeated Isshiki and that the Shinobi World had sealed Kaguya.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki joined Urashiki at the moon and tried to break Kaguya's seal, but their attacks were absorbed by its flames.
• Urashiki urged Momoshiki to find the Shinobi World Rinnegan wielder first, and Kinshiki warned him of an ominous premonition about Kagami Uchiha.
• Momoshiki agreed to capture the Rinnegan wielder before confronting Kagami Uchiha.
• In the Land of Rain, Orochimaru, Kakuzu, and Jiraiya argued over the Wind and Rain Grand Canal's profits as three figures emerged from a black void overhead.