Chapter Summaries

Natsume recovered in the Land of Demons and confirmed that he had arrived in the era before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's descent, where Chakra had not yet spread. He decided to seek out the Son of the Land of Ancestors to learn which version of Kaguya he faced and gain Destiny Points, then obtained Kikuri's permission to leave temporarily.

• Natsume introduced himself to Kikuri, learned that her vague prophecies had guided her to rescue him, and kept his origins secret.
• After recovering for two days, Natsume reviewed the world's history and confirmed that he had arrived before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's descent, in a world without Chakra.
• Natsume considered the different accounts of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's history and decided to seek out the Son of the Land of Ancestors to determine which version of events applied.
• Natsume went to Kikuri in the Miko's Hall and asked to leave temporarily, promising to return and repay her for saving him.
• Kikuri trusted her prophecy and agreed to let Natsume leave.

Natsume reached the Land of Ancestors, used Tenshi to test which version of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s story was true, and took Tenshi’s place after killing him. Meanwhile, news spread that Natsume had captured Rasa and Gaara, shaking the Shinobi World and prompting Konoha to celebrate.

• Natsume arrived in the Land of Ancestors, controlled Tenshi, and ordered him to kill his younger brother and then himself, earning Destiny Points and concluding that the manga version of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s story was correct.
• Natsume disguised himself as Tenshi, seized control of the Land of Ancestors, and ordered his subordinates to report any sighting of a white-haired, white-eyed woman.
• Shimura Danzō revived himself with Izanagi, blamed Natsume for ruining his plans, and fled into the sandstorm.
• Kakashi Hatake and Hizashi Hyuga led the group carrying Rasa and the others toward Konoha, while Chiyo and Ebizo found the forest Natsume had created and decided Sunagakure must seek peace and an alliance.
• Tsunade received news that Natsume had captured Rasa and Gaara, ordered a meeting, and told Shizune to spread the news through Konoha.
• The major clans reacted to Natsume’s strength, and Konoha’s villagers celebrated his victory.

News of Natsume’s Wood Style and Sage Mode spread through the great villages, while he waited in the Land of Ancestors for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. After Kaguya absorbed his Chakra and became pregnant, she expelled two children made from her chaotic Chakra, and Natsume brought them with her toward the Land of Ancestors.

• Konan told Deva Path Pain that Natsume had defeated Sunagakure’s assassination attempt and captured Rasa and Gaara, and Pain decided to wait before acting against Konoha.
• Ōnoki and Fourth Raikage A learned about Natsume’s Wood Style, and A agreed with Mabui that Kumogakure should avoid confronting Konoha for now.
• A samurai informed Natsume that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been found near the metropolis, and Natsume went to meet her at a countryside shrine.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki absorbed Natsume’s Chakra, became ill, and was declared pregnant by the Great Toad Sage as the crowd’s blessings affected her.
• Natsume advised Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to expel her unstable Chakra, and he caught the two children that formed, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki.
• Natsume invited Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the children to the Land of Ancestors, and Kaguya dispelled his Transformation Jutsu and wondered about his heritage.

Natsume became Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s servant and helped care for her newborn sons, Hagoromo and Hamura. He proposed sharing Chakra with humans so they could cultivate it for the Divine Tree, but Kaguya rejected the plan’s weakness and threatened to kill anyone who stopped refining Chakra.

• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki discovered Natsume’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, heard his fabricated Otsutsuki ancestry, and made him her servant.
• Natsume suggested names for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s unnamed babies, and she accepted Hagoromo and Hamura.
• When the babies began crying, Natsume had porridge prepared for them and cooked for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who declined to eat.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki said she planned to unify the world and use humans to nourish the Divine Tree, while Natsume suggested using the gods to help advance her plan.
• Natsume proposed giving humans Chakra seeds and teaching them to refine Chakra so they could return more to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki considered the scheme profitable but said she would kill humans who refused to keep refining Chakra.

Natsume persuaded Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to build the Sky Net, a Chakra-powered system that would reward people with ninjutsu and resurrection and turn them into loyal fighters. As Natsume sought a closer reward from Kaguya and assembled soldiers for the first players, the Three Great Sage Lands planned to oppose her and awaited the birth of her children.

• Natsume explained that the Sky Net could let people spend Chakra on ninjutsu and earn stronger abilities by fighting, while Kaguya Ōtsutsuki agreed to create it.
• Natsume proposed making resurrection a reward, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki accepted that idea as a way to motivate people to fight.
• When Kaguya Ōtsutsuki offered him a reward, Natsume kissed her, and she accepted the contact without pulling away.
• Natsume asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to develop a Divine Tree-based communication technique that could be attached to items like bracelets or rings, and she began considering it.
• Natsume summoned soldiers from the Land of Ancestors to assemble as he prepared to choose the Sky Net's first players.
• At Mount Myoboku, Gamamaru told the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's children would soon be born and that prophecy would guide them against her.

Natsume trained Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s followers through a Chakra-based login system, turning them into a growing force while helping her recover and multiply the Chakra she had invested. After a year of expansion, he ordered the players to unify the world, and Hamura Ōtsutsuki called him to Kaguya’s room.

• Natsume persuaded Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to eat ramen, then watched as she gave Chakra Seeds to three hundred people and he taught them how to refine Chakra.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki gave Natsume the Heavenly Net Login Device, and he designed a Chakra shop and rules for its users.
• A year later, Natsume opened the Chakra Shop with three basic ninjutsu, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki approved of the Chakra the players returned through their purchases.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki kissed Natsume, then left for the roof, puzzled by the unfamiliar feelings it stirred in her.
• Natsume had the three hundred players recruit disciples for technique rewards, and the player population grew to three thousand before he issued a mission to unify the world.
• Hamura Ōtsutsuki told Natsume that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was calling him to her room.

Natsume arranged for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to help the Sky Net’s forces and sent the Goddess Army to conquer the neighboring Land of Others. As the army departed, the Toad Sage ordered the regional gods to stop them and target Natsume, while Natsume stayed behind with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.

• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki told Natsume that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was hiding inside an ageless human marked with a black diamond on his palm, and Natsume set the Sky Net to search for him.
• Natsume asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to provide a way for players to summon her, and she agreed to teach him the technique in a few days.
• Natsume organized three thousand players into the Goddess Army and ordered them to rest before invading the Land of Others, while secretly offering a quest to find Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• The Toad Sage learned about the Sky Net and the Goddess Army, concluded that Natsume was behind Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s plans, and ordered the regional gods to stop the army and kill Natsume.
• Hamura Ōtsutsuki asked where his father was, mistook Natsume for his father, and was comforted when Natsume told him he had his teacher.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki gave Natsume the summoning technique, and he added Goddess Summoning and Resurrection Jutsu to the login devices before sending the Goddess Army toward the Land of Others.

Kentaro’s forces conquered the Land of Others, while Natsume and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki confronted the native deities and their beasts in the Land of Trees. After Natsume revealed his Sage Mode and drove off the Toad Sage, Kaguya checked him for injuries, leaving Natsume pleased by her concern.

• Kentaro captured the palace of the Land of Others and received a Heavenly Net reward for being the first player to destroy a country.
• The Toad Sage, White Snake Sage, and Slug Sage discussed the spread of Chakra and whether combining it with Natural Energy could help them oppose Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Natsume sparred with Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki as Kaguya watched, then Kaguya took Natsume to the Land of Trees after Kentaro’s distress message reported a deity attack.
• Kaguya destroyed the beasts attacking Kentaro’s troops, and Natsume ordered the Goddess Army to retreat before seven native deities appeared.
• Natsume struck the giant snake, entered Sage Mode, pinned the Toad Sage with a torii gate, and forced it and the White Snake Sage to flee.
• Kaguya checked Natsume for injuries, and he privately concluded that his strategy to earn her concern was working.

Natsume helped Kaguya Ōtsutsuki update the Sky Net with team, Red Name, and energy-recycling functions, turning the Goddess Army against the Three Great Sage Lands. After the army drove the sages’ clans into retreat, Hamura Ōtsutsuki asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki whether she liked Natsume and suggested he become his father.

• The Toad Sage and White Snake Sage discussed their losses and decided to weaken the Goddess Army, develop a new mode based on Tenshi, await Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s sons’ growth, and search for another Otsutsuki Clan member.
• Natsume returned to the Land of Ancestors, ordered the Goddess Army to recover and recruit, and learned that his actions had earned forty Destiny Points.
• After the Goddess Army conquered nearby countries and grew in size, Kentaro reported repeated beast attacks, and Natsume proposed new Sky Net features to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki agreed to team channels, Red Name detection, and recycling Chakra and Natural Energy from corpses, with some energy returned to players as rewards.
• The Goddess Army used its new team system and Red Name alerts to hunt the Three Great Sage Lands’ creatures, and the Toad Sage and White Snake Sage eventually called off their attacks after heavy losses.
• Hamura Ōtsutsuki asked Kaguya Ōtsutsuki whether she liked Natsume and suggested that Natsume could become his father, leaving Kaguya Ōtsutsuki considering what liking someone meant.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya learned about liking and love from Natsume's book, realized she liked him, and began expressing her affection through kisses and embraces. After the Goddess Army unified the Shinobi World, Natsume considered taking Kaguya away to prevent her future sealing from disrupting events, while Kaguya comforted him without understanding his worry.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya read Family Affection and Love and concluded that she liked Natsume, who had treated her with unusual care.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya kissed Natsume to test what liking felt like, then rejected another man's advances and decided that only Natsume made her feel special.
• Miko Kikuri submitted the Land of Demons to Natsume, who promised to help its future priestesses and required the country to accept the Sky Net, completing the Shinobi World's unification.
• Ōtsutsuki Hamura called Natsume "Dad" after Ōtsutsuki Kaguya allowed him to, while Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo hesitated to do the same.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya embraced Natsume on the palace roof as he worried about the consequences of her future sealing and considered taking her away from the Shinobi World.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya kissed Natsume's cheek to comfort him, leaving him stunned by her affectionate gesture.

Natsume borrowed Destiny Points and persuaded the Slug Sage to help him set up a confrontation between Kaguya and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. After a player exposed Jigen’s location, the Toad Sage offered to help Isshiki recover, and Isshiki accepted.

• Natsume borrowed two thousand Destiny Points to help cover the cost of bringing Kaguya back to the Shinobi World.
• Natsume visited the Slug Sage, persuaded her to cooperate against Kaguya, and gave her a scroll for forming contracts with human representatives.
• Natsume earned one hundred Destiny Points after changing the fates of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the three sages.
• A player spotted Jigen and contacted customer service, prompting Natsume to send the Slug Sage the information instead of alerting Kaguya.
• The Toad Sage found Jigen and offered to help restore his strength, and Jigen agreed.

Natsume taught Kaguya Ōtsutsuki the Gentle Fist, and their relationship grew closer as she kissed him and held his hand. After learning Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was hiding in the Land of Demons, Natsume persuaded Kaguya to let him accompany her, and she compromised by planning to keep him safe in the Primordial Space.

• Natsume demonstrated Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who kissed him and later held his hand on the way home.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki practiced the Gentle Fist while Natsume received word from Slug Sage that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had recovered to seventy percent strength and was hiding in the Land of Demons.
• Natsume proposed that Kaguya conceal her power and use Amenominaka to catch Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by surprise.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki transformed herself into an ordinary human and initially refused to bring Natsume along.
• Natsume argued that he could protect himself and help, so Kaguya Ōtsutsuki agreed to take him, planning to place him in the safe Primordial Space.

Natsume gave Hamura a letter of advice before leaving with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who transported him to the Primordial Space and then ambushed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Kaguya overwhelmed Isshiki after he revealed his true form, and she unleashed the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack when he threatened Natsume.

• Natsume gave Hamura a letter about the world's future and left him worried that his teacher might be leaving for good.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki took Natsume to the Primordial Space, then traveled alone to confront Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the Land of Demons.
• Kaguya sent Isshiki to the Ice Dimension with Amenominaka, where he found that he could not use space transfer to escape.
• Kaguya and Isshiki fought with ice pillars, black cubes, and Black Receivers, before Kaguya battered him with the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Isshiki rose in his true form and threatened that the Main House would kill Natsume, prompting Kaguya to unleash the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but his last attack sealed them both inside a powerful sphere. Natsume used the Dragon Vein to escape with Kaguya to his world, where they discovered Isshiki and Black Zetsu had survived and Kaguya sensed Isshiki still trapped inside the planet.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya overpowered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who unleashed his remaining Chakra and ocular power to seal them inside a massive sphere.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya failed to break the seal, and Natsume revealed that he had come from the future and proposed using a Dragon Vein marker to return there with her.
• Natsume spent five thousand Destiny Points to transport himself and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya out of the seal, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's surviving form set off to plan its revival.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki found Natsume's letter and vowed to grow stronger with Hamura Ōtsutsuki so they could rescue their parents.
• Natsume and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya arrived at the Dragon Vein in Rōran, where Destiny Point notifications confirmed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Black Zetsu had survived.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya sensed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki beneath the planet and realized that the seal protected him as well as imprisoned him.

Natsume and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya planned to wait for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to gather the nine Tailed Beasts and break his seal, then traveled to the Land of Snow. After learning that time there had not advanced during his absence, Natsume reunited with Tsunade and planned to visit Mikoto Uchiha.

• Natsume told Ōtsutsuki Kaguya that the Divine Tree's chakra could revive Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, so they would wait for Isshiki to gather the nine Tailed Beasts before reclaiming the Divine Tree.
• Natsume brought Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who took the alias Shinomiya, to the Land of Snow and asked Kazahana Koyuki to prepare a room for her.
• Kazahana Koyuki told Natsume that Sunagakure and Konoha had formed an alliance the previous day, confirming that time had not advanced during his years away.
• Natsume returned to the Hokage's Office, reunited with Tsunade, and spent the night with her.
• Natsume took the exhausted Tsunade home, then prepared to meet Mikoto Uchiha to ask about Sasuke Uchiha's eyes and have her use Ame-no-Koyane on Tsunade.

Mikoto Uchiha worried about Sasuke Uchiha’s vengeance against Itachi Uchiha, while Natsume asked her to use Ame-no-Koyane on the pregnant Tsunade. Natsume then spent the night with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who confessed that she liked him, before returning to Konoha and leaving Tsunade to sleep.

• Mikoto Uchiha watched Sasuke Uchiha train and struggled with her guilt and feelings for Natsume.
• Natsume told Mikoto Uchiha that Tsunade was pregnant and asked her to use Ame-no-Koyane on Tsunade after confirming she was not being coerced.
• Natsume returned to the Land of Snow, where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki showed him a book about the Son of the Land of Ancestors and invited him to sleep beside her.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki held Natsume through the night, then kissed his forehead when they woke.
• Natsume returned to Konoha and asked Shizune to prepare breakfast for the exhausted Tsunade.

Natsume returned to the Hokage Building, approved a plan to negotiate with Sunagakure, and agreed to take Ino on a future mission. He then met Chiyo and Rasa privately, beginning talks while Rasa feared the shinobi who had defeated Sunagakure.

• Natsume returned to the Hokage Building, where Kurenai Yuhi showed relief and gave him the draft alliance terms for Sunagakure.
• Natsume ordered Kurenai Yuhi to arrange a private meeting with Chiyo and Rasa, and asked her to bring Yakumo Kurama to him in a few days so he could address her condition.
• Ino Yamanaka asked Natsume to take her on a mission, and he agreed after asking about her progress with the Yin Seal.
• Kurenai Yuhi told Natsume that Chiyo and Rasa were waiting in the conference room, then stood guard as he went to meet them.
• Natsume greeted Chiyo warmly, and she acknowledged his strength while Rasa remembered his defeat and blamed Shimura Danzō for encouraging the war.

Natsume negotiated an unequal alliance with Sunagakure, securing its secrets and placing Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari in Konoha while offering the village missions through the Heavenly Net. After the treaty was announced, Kankuro and Temari learned they would be kept in Konoha as hostages.

• Chiyo negotiated over Konoha’s demands, and Natsume offered Sunagakure access to missions through the Heavenly Net in exchange for Chakra.
• Chiyo and Rasa agreed to the alliance terms, including handing over Sunagakure’s secret techniques and keeping Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari in Konoha.
• Natsume and Sunagakure signed the treaty, and Kurenai Yuhi announced the alliance throughout Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Natsume’s authority as Hokage and told Asuma Sarutobi to warn the clan against acting selfishly.
• Kankuro and Temari read the posted treaty and realized they were being kept in Konoha as hostages, so Kankuro hurried off to see Chiyo.

Konoha celebrated Natsume’s achievements while Sunagakure’s delegation accepted that Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari would stay in Konoha under his authority. Natsume then visited the Hyuga Clan, where Hiashi asked him to make Hanabi his younger sister in exchange for access to the clan’s techniques, and Natsume agreed.

• Chiyo and Rasa told Kankuro and Temari that they would remain in Konoha, obey Natsume’s orders, and eventually have the chance to return to Sunagakure.
• Natsume welcomed the siblings, introduced Kakashi as their team leader, and Chiyo recognized Kakashi’s name before realizing he was not his father, Sakumo.
• Natsume left Kurenai in charge and visited the Hyuga Clan, where Hiashi and Rinka discussed making Hanabi Natsume’s younger sister.
• Natsume asked Hiashi to see the Hyuga Clan’s ninjutsu and secret techniques, and Hiashi offered access on the condition that Natsume take Hanabi as his younger sister.
• Natsume agreed, understanding that the arrangement could help Hanabi escape the Caged Bird seal.

Natsume reported that Sunagakure had connected to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s Heavenly Net, then asked her to adapt the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist into a long-range technique. Back at home, he cooked lunch for Tsunade and Mikoto Uchiha, whose jealousy over Tsunade’s pregnancy deepened as she watched them together.

• Natsume told Kaguya Ōtsutsuki that three people in Sunagakure had used the Heavenly Net Login Device, and she rewarded him with affection.
• Natsume explained that Hamura had developed the Gentle Fist and asked Kaguya to modify it into a long-range attack; she agreed and told him to call her Kaguya.
• Natsume returned home and found Tsunade hosting Mikoto Uchiha, then offered to cook lunch for them.
• Tsunade discussed Sasuke and her pregnancy, prompting Mikoto to confirm her suspicions and feel jealous before she excused herself to the bathroom.
• Natsume teased Mikoto in the kitchen, then served lunch; Mikoto left soon afterward because watching Natsume and Tsunade together was difficult for her.