Chapter Summaries

Kaedeji returned to the Land of Fire with an artificial moon that let people enter the Formless Tsukuyomi anywhere, then prepared to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. Meanwhile, Naruto visited the Hyuga compound, where he challenged Neji to a duel as Kaedeji began the next stage of his plan.

• Kaedeji brought his artificial moon to the Land of Fire, allowing people beneath it to access the Formless Tsukuyomi at any time.
• Naruto asked Tsunade about the Fourth Raikage’s claims, and Dan Katō urged him to become strong enough to earn Kaedeji’s notice.
• Naruto visited Hiashi at the Hyuga compound and asked about the Byakugan’s stronger form and Hinata’s attack.
• Neji blocked Naruto from seeing Hinata, claimed he would become the strongest of their generation, and accepted Naruto’s challenge to duel.
• Kaedeji told Kushina that he would use human Chakra, the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s finger to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.

Kaedeji gathered Chakra from across the ninja world and traveled to the Limited Tsukuyomi to attempt to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. He began fusing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s finger and the tailed beasts’ Chakra into his body, opening a path toward Six Paths-level power.

• Kaedeji began gathering Chakra through the Formless Tsukuyomi, while Kushina agreed to guard him and supply Chakra if needed.
• The moon marked people across nearly half the ninja world with Yachihoko, drawing their Chakra as they entered the expanding Genjutsu world.
• Kaedeji gathered Chakra from about one hundred thousand people, told Kushina to protect Konohagakure, and summoned the Dragon Vein to travel to the Limited Tsukuyomi world.
• Kaedeji met his Dark Persona in the Limited Tsukuyomi and discussed using the collapsing world as a source of Human Batteries and a way to confront powerful beings.
• Kaedeji transferred the nine tailed beasts’ Chakra into a finger of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and began fusing it into his body with his Rinnegan.

After Naruto’s victory over Neji and revelations about the Hyūga bloodline raised pressure on the clan, Hizashi challenged the Caged Bird system and defended his son. Meanwhile, Dodai sought refuge with Jigen’s group, where Mizuki arrived with the Claw Mark Divine Technique and prepared to attack the sensors before seeking revenge on Iruka.

• Information about Hamura, Toneri, and the Tenseigan made the Hyūga Clan the focus of public attention, and people compared Naruto’s victory over Neji to the clan’s newly revealed potential.
• At a Hyūga clan meeting, Hizashi rebuked the elders for imposing the Caged Bird Seal on Neji and revealed that Kaedeji had told him about the Tenseigan years earlier.
• Hizashi led Neji away from the meeting and told him the clan had held back his potential; Neji vowed to defeat Naruto next time.
• Dodai arrived at Jigen’s hideout seeking refuge after Kumogakure’s destruction, and Jigen ordered him to kill the sensor ninjas who had helped him find the base.
• Mizuki returned with the Claw Mark Divine Technique, said he had thrown Tenzō out of the base, and agreed to kill the sensors before preparing the Ten-Tails plan.
• Mizuki used his Claw Mark to disappear into the ground, declaring that he would return to Konoha and take revenge on Iruka.

Mizuki used his newly acquired Claw Marks to slaughter a Cloud ninja squad and bind the Ten-Tails, while Jigen granted him White Karma to strengthen the technique. Jigen then had Mizuki create a Claw Scab, which absorbed Ōnoki and began transforming him into a Divine Tree Person.

• Orochimaru and Jigen discussed Mizuki's Claw Marks as Mizuki left the base to confront Dodai's Cloud ninja guards.
• Mizuki bound and killed the Cloud ninja with Claw Marks, then returned to the hall and told Dodai that his subordinates were dead.
• Jigen implanted incomplete White Karma in Mizuki and brought the Ten-Tails into the hall.
• Mizuki used his enhanced power to cover and restrain the Ten-Tails with Claw Marks, then cut off a portion of its body to create a Claw Scab.
• Jigen brought Ōnoki before the Claw Scab, which drained his Chakra and transformed into a tree that swallowed him.

Mizuki gained Claw Mark and set out to take revenge on Iruka, while Jigen arranged for Dodai to receive Shinjutsu and Orochimaru questioned Jigen’s plans for Divine Tree People. Kaedeji tracked Mizuki as he infiltrated Konoha, where Sasuke and Naruto intervened before he could kill Iruka, and the chapter ended with Mizuki escaping through space-time ninjutsu.

• Jigen explained that Divine Tree People varied in their incubation periods and abilities, then told Dodai that Orochimaru would implant Shinjutsu in him.
• Orochimaru suspected Jigen had reasons to fear Divine Tree People, while Jigen revealed that he valued Jiraiya as a potential host for a fate-related Shinjutsu.
• After resting on his journey, Mizuki entered the Land of Fire and left Claw Marks as he cautiously approached Konoha, unaware that Kaedeji was watching him.
• Mizuki bypassed Konoha’s detection barrier and confronted Iruka at the ninja academy, grabbing him through a Claw Mark as he threatened to kill him.
• Sasuke rushed in and rescued Iruka, then Naruto burst through a window and forced Mizuki to escape with space-time ninjutsu.
• Sasuke warned Naruto that they knew little about Mizuki’s ability, and Naruto challenged him to fight before turning his attention back to their enemy.

Mizuki attacked Naruto, Sasuke, and Iruka with his new Claw Mark power, but Kaedeji secretly awakened Wood Release in Naruto through a necklace. Hidan arrived through a Black Hole to take Mizuki to Kaedeji, leaving the others facing the revelation that Kaedeji had specifically summoned him.

• Sasuke and Naruto argued with each other before Mizuki emerged from the collapsed gate and knocked them and Iruka aside with his transformed arm.
• Mizuki threatened the group, and Iruka explained that he had requested aid through the Formless Tsukuyomi while Naruto warned that the Hokage could perceive them.
• Mizuki bound the three with Claw Marks, prompting Sasuke to awaken his One-Tomoe Sharingan as Mizuki prepared to kill them.
• Kaedeji broke Naruto's necklace and released its sealed Wood Release cells and viruses, causing Naruto to manifest Wood Release and wound Mizuki.
• Sasuke urged Naruto to escape, but Iruka announced that reinforcements had arrived, and Hidan stepped through a Black Hole.
• Hidan revealed that Kaedeji wanted Mizuki brought to him, while Sasuke recognized Hidan's Mangekyō Sharingan and questioned its connection to Obito's eyes.

Hidan used the Dragon Vein to send Mizuki into Limited Tsukuyomi, where Kaedeji confronted him and revealed how the world worked. Kaedeji blocked Mizuki’s attacks with ease, while Jigen sensed the power of Kaedeji’s body.

• Mizuki attacked Hidan, but Hidan summoned a strange power that pinned him down and made him vanish from Konoha.
• Kaedeji appeared before Mizuki in a ruined version of Konoha and explained that he had brought him to Limited Tsukuyomi using the Dragon Vein.
• Mizuki realized he was in the war against Limited Tsukuyomi and learned that Kaedeji had records of every participant’s actions in Formless Tsukuyomi.
• Mizuki used Karma and Claw Mark against Kaedeji, but a black sphere blocked the marks and Kaedeji stopped Mizuki’s powerful claw with one hand.
• Kaedeji tested his body and said it was not a complete Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, while Jigen rose in surprise.

Jigen realized Kaedeji had used the Limited Tsukuyomi to connect to another world and left his base to investigate. In Konoha, Kaedeji’s Dark Persona overwhelmed Mizuki, then faced Jigen, who recognized the Persona’s unusual nature and learned how it evaded physical attacks.

• Jigen ordered Tenzō to remain at the base, left the Divine Tree Person in his care, and traveled through a portal to Konoha.
• Kaedeji blocked Mizuki’s Claw Mark attacks with a Truth-Seeking Orb and explained that Mizuki lacked the skill to use his divine art effectively.
• Kaedeji revealed his transformed body and demonstrated power that terrified Mizuki, then sensed Jigen arriving.
• Jigen identified the Dark Persona as a separate embodiment of Kaedeji’s darkness and concluded that Kaedeji had gathered intelligence from another world.
• Jigen attacked the Dark Persona with black rods, but they passed through it, revealing that it could evade physical attacks by returning to the Limited Tsukuyomi.

Jigen entered Kaedeji’s Parallel World to capture an Otsutsuki, only to discover that the moon held no target and that Kaedeji had brought in another Jigen from the Animation Timeline. The two Jigengs began a devastating fight in Limited Tsukuyomi while Kaedeji watched, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Jigen refused to fight the Dark Persona and used Mizuki’s White Karma to open a portal into Kaedeji’s Parallel World.
• Jigen entered the world in person, accepted Kaedeji’s challenge to capture an Otsutsuki, and headed to the moon to hunt Toneri.
• Jigen returned after finding the moon empty and saw Kaedeji bring Animation Jigen through another portal.
• Jigen and Animation Jigen each activated their first stage and began fighting, while Kaedeji retreated to watch.
• The Jigengs’ blows shattered Konoha and devastated Limited Tsukuyomi, forcing its inhabitants to flee as reports of the battle spread.

Jigen and Animation Jigen fought alongside the Ten-Tails until Jigen gained the advantage, then both paused as they discussed Jigen’s research and powerful Modified Humans. Meanwhile, Orochimaru’s Divine Tree Person experiment succeeded, and a small Ōnoki-like figure with Rinnegan emerged from the tree.

• Animation Jigen summoned the Ten-Tails, and the two Jigens battled it while Kaedeji watched.
• Animation Jigen entered his second stage, but Jigen followed and used the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb to widen Animation Jigen’s cracks and take control of the fight.
• Jigen and Animation Jigen stopped fighting and pinned down the rampaging Ten-Tails with rods.
• Kaedeji told Animation Jigen that Jigen had established an organization and recruited people to research divine techniques.
• Jigen revealed that he had one successful test subject with a divine technique and dismissed Kaedeji’s Claw Mark-wielding subordinate as useless.
• Orochimaru and Tenzō watched a Claw Scab-formed tree, and a small old man resembling Ōnoki emerged from it with Rinnegan.

Mushi emerged as a Divine Tree Person, displayed overwhelming speed and strength against Tenzō, and left with his identical counterpart. One Mushi headed for Iwagakure to hunt for people to devour while the other went to Amegakure.

• Tenzō and Orochimaru watched Mushi emerge from the tree, and Mushi revealed that he could speak and called himself by that name.
• Mushi appeared behind Tenzō without being detected, then dismissed him as a disappointing vessel with only a little Otsutsuki data.
• Mushi overpowered Tenzō, but the two Mushi decided not to kill him because he carried Karma and could serve as an Otsutsuki vessel.
• The two Mushi created a portal and left, prompting Orochimaru and Tenzō to discuss their strength and Jigen's caution toward them.
• One Mushi arrived above Iwagakure and chose the village as his next destination, while sensing that his other self had gone to Amegakure.

Jigen realized Kaedeji had connected the Limited Tsukuyomi to another world and left to investigate, while Kaedeji’s Dark Persona fought Mizuki. Jigen arrived and identified the Dark Persona as a manifestation of Kaedeji’s inner darkness, but his attempts to strike it failed.

• Jigen ordered Tenzō to remain at the base and guard the Divine Tree Person, then left through a portal.
• Kaedeji used a Truth-Seeking Orb to counter Mizuki’s Claw Mark and told him he had already served his purpose by helping create the Divine Tree Person.
• Kaedeji revealed his altered body and overwhelmed Mizuki, then sensed Jigen’s arrival.
• Jigen recognized that the figure before him was Kaedeji’s Dark Persona and concluded Kaedeji had gained intelligence from another world.
• Jigen attacked the Dark Persona with black rods, but they passed through its body as it could return to the Genjutsu.

Kaedeji lured Jigen into a Parallel World, where Jigen discovered that the promised Otsutsuki target was another version of himself from the Animation Timeline. The two Jigens began a battle that devastated Konoha in the Limited Tsukuyomi, while Kaedeji watched and weighed the risk of killing the survivor.

• Jigen entered Kaedeji's Parallel World through Mizuki's White Karma, hoping to capture an Otsutsuki and feed him to the Ten-Tails.
• Jigen searched the moon for Otsutsuki Toneri but found it empty, then returned as Kaedeji opened another portal.
• Animation Jigen emerged, and the two Jigens realized Kaedeji had brought them together to fight.
• Kaedeji retreated while both Jigens activated their first stages and clashed with devastating Taijutsu and black rods.
• The battle destroyed Konoha and sent people fleeing as its shockwaves and falling rods killed those caught nearby.
• News of the Six Paths Level battle spread through the Formless Tsukuyomi, drawing people to watch the destruction.

Black Zetsu seized control of Konan and discussed targeting Naruto and Sasuke while Madara and Nagato struggled against Divine Tree People. Kaedeji appeared in Iwagakure to confront a splitting Divine Tree Person, intending to force it to divide and survive its attacks.

• Black Zetsu ambushed Konan with White Zetsu, drained her Chakra, and took control of her body.
• Black Zetsu reached the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and spoke with Tobi about Jigen, the Divine Tree People, and targeting Naruto and Sasuke.
• Black Zetsu and Tobi learned that Madara and Nagato were being overwhelmed by Divine Tree People whose movements seemed mentally impaired after splitting.
• Black Zetsu heard that Kaedeji had appeared in Iwagakure and left with Konan, planning to target Naruto and Sasuke while others were occupied.
• Kaedeji arrived in Iwagakure to confront the splitting Divine Tree Person and planned to force it to divide while surviving its attacks.

Orochimaru and Tenzō witnessed the birth of Mushi, a powerful Divine Tree Person who attacked Tenzō before leaving with his identical counterpart. One Mushi headed to Iwagakure to hunt for food, while the other went to Amegakure.

• Mushi emerged from the Claw Scab tree and revealed that he possessed complete self-awareness and the Rinnegan.
• Mushi appeared behind Tenzō without being detected, then overwhelmed him with Taijutsu and hurled him into a wall.
• The two Mushi spared Tenzō because his Karma might make him a vessel, then created a portal and left.
• Orochimaru and Tenzō discussed Mushi's strength and wondered what he planned to do next.
• One Mushi arrived above Iwagakure and chose the village as his next destination, while his other self went to Amegakure.

Kaedeji watched a Divine Tree Person threaten his world while two Jigens battled in another timeline, leaving the Sage of Six Paths to weigh whether he could intervene. In the Land of Rain, the Divine Tree Person fought Madara and Nagato as Kaedeji monitored the conflict and the creature’s ability to divide itself.

• Animated Jigen questioned how the other Jigen had created Divine Tree People, and Jigen explained that Kaedeji’s interference had forced him into premature measures.
• The Sage of Six Paths sensed Divine Tree People heading toward Amegakure and Iwagakure but hesitated to act because doing so could cost Naruto and Sasuke their chance to receive his power.
• Nagato warned Konan to evacuate Akatsuki while Madara went to investigate the powerful intruder in the Land of Rain.
• The Divine Tree Person overwhelmed Kakuzu and drew Madara and Nagato into battle after they recognized its Rinnegan.
• Madara used Banshō Ten'in to pull the Divine Tree Person from its portal, and he and Nagato attacked it with Limbo as Hidan evacuated Sasori of the Red Sands.
• Kaedeji watched the battle and explained that the Divine Tree Person could split into equally strong copies whose intelligence and stamina diminished with each division.

Madara revived himself using Chiyo as a sacrifice, fought a Divine Tree Person alongside Nagato, and took its Rinnegan while Nagato claimed its body. At Iwagakure, Kaedeji let the Divine Tree People kill him, then used Ōhirame to transport all seventeen to the real moon.

• Madara used Chiyo for his revival, and Nagato confronted him over controlling her and taking intelligence about One's Own Life Reincarnation.
• A Divine Tree Person attacked Nagato, but Madara split into two bodies and joined him in fighting it.
• The Divine Tree Person fled toward Iwagakure, and Madara captured the remaining one and took its eyes while offering its body to Nagato as a puppet.
• Nagato decided to recover before going to Konoha to find Konan, while Madara agreed to wait and see how Kaedeji handled the Divine Tree People.
• At Iwagakure, Kaedeji allowed the Divine Tree People to cut him apart, then reappeared and used Ōhirame to send all seventeen to the real moon.

After Madara and Nagato survived the battle at Iwagakure, Black Zetsu tried to infiltrate Konoha and kill Naruto and Sasuke to advance Kaguya’s revival. Konoha’s Formless Tsukuyomi-coordinated forces crushed the White Zetsu, and Black Zetsu confronted the two boys as they recognized him through a mission alert.

• Madara inferred that Kaedeji had sent the Divine Tree People to the moon, replaced his damaged arm with a White Zetsu arm, and gave up trying to reclaim Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu learned that Madara had resurrected and taken Rinnegan from the Divine Tree People, then ordered White Zetsu to target Naruto and Sasuke with spores and kill them.
• Konoha detected the White Zetsu through the blood-red moon’s sensory barrier and routed them with coordinated forces directed through Formless Tsukuyomi.
• Black Zetsu created chaos with Explosive Tags, entered Konoha, and approached Naruto and Sasuke while they complained about being kept off the battlefield.
• Naruto sensed Black Zetsu approaching, and he and Sasuke eagerly identified him after Formless Tsukuyomi issued an exclusive mission naming him Child of Kaguya.

Black Zetsu attacked Naruto and Sasuke to stop them from learning more about Kaguya, but they survived until Itachi arrived with Susanoo. As reinforcements closed in, Black Zetsu tried to turn Sasuke against his brother by revealing how an Uchiha could obtain the Rinnegan.

• Black Zetsu used Konan's Paper Release to blanket the area with Explosive Tags, but Naruto and Sasuke survived the blast behind the Shield of Rampage Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke bought information about Konan through the Genjutsu, then Black Zetsu breached their shield and attacked them again.
• Sasuke summoned a Yata Mirror Spirit Tool to protect himself and Naruto, and the two fled as Black Zetsu pursued them.
• Uchiha Itachi arrived with Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, forcing Black Zetsu to halt his pursuit while Naruto and Sasuke escaped.
• Black Zetsu told Sasuke that transplanting a blood relative's Mangekyō Sharingan could lead to the Rinnegan, and urged him to take Itachi's eyes.

Black Zetsu tried to divide Itachi and Sasuke by revealing that a relative’s Mangekyō Sharingan could be transplanted to prevent blindness, but the brothers reaffirmed their trust and the gathered shinobi killed him. Nagato arrived to find Konan dead, while Kaedeji ignored the village crisis and continued cultivating a virus among Divine Tree People on the moon, where the Sage of Six Paths later observed them with concern.

• Black Zetsu claimed that transplanting a blood relative’s Mangekyō Sharingan could prevent blindness, but Itachi calmed Sasuke and suggested that they could exchange eyes if necessary.
• Shisui and other reinforcements arrived, and Black Zetsu revealed that Naruto and Sasuke were reincarnations of Asura and Indra before Itachi and Shisui cut him down with their Susanoo.
• Nagato arrived and saw Konan’s mangled body, then learned that she could be resurrected and that Shisui would pay the resurrection points.
• Kaedeji watched the village disturbance from the moon while infecting the Divine Tree People with a virus he hoped could challenge the Otsutsuki and the Ten-Tails.
• The Sage of Six Paths appeared outside the moon and worried that the Divine Tree People could become dangerous if anything went wrong.