Chapter Summaries

Minato launched a desperate attack on Kaedeji and the others using a self-destructive Sage Mode and the Reaper Death Seal, hoping to weaken them for Naruto. His assault failed to overwhelm them, and Kaedeji noticed Black Zetsu making a move as the battle continued.

• Kaedeji dismissed Minato and Sage Shima’s appearance, while Shin predicted that Naruto, this generation’s Asura, would soon make his destined choice.
• Minato arrived at the devastated Land of Water and declared that he would eliminate the threats to the world, while Kaedeji questioned his decision to entrust Naruto with the Child of Prophecy’s mission.
• Minato absorbed Natural Energy until his body began mutating, then created five Shadow Clones and used the Reaper Death Seal against Kaedeji and the others.
• Kaedeji summoned more than ten Divine Tree Person Mushi, and the assembled enemies attacked Minato’s clones; Hashirama used a clone to evade Minato’s coordinated assault.
• Madara dismissed Minato’s Sage Mode as insufficient to defeat them, while Kaedeji turned and identified Black Zetsu as finally making his move.

Black Zetsu ambushed Kaedeji and used his Ten-Tails Jinchuriki body to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki. Kaguya returned in a weakened state, and Black Zetsu urged her to devour the Ten-Tails Divine Tree before them to regain her strength.

• Black Zetsu emerged from the Ten-Tails Divine Tree and pierced Kaedeji's heart, wrapping his body in black threads.
• Minato, Obito, Madara, and Hashirama reacted to the ambush as Black Zetsu revealed that he had never been an incarnation of Kaedeji's consciousness.
• Kaedeji calmly recognized that Black Zetsu was using him as a vessel to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu fused with Kaedeji, and Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged, noting that her new body was far weaker than her peak strength.
• Black Zetsu told Kaguya to devour the nearby Ten-Tails Divine Tree, which had evolved after consuming an Ōtsutsuki Isshiki from a Parallel World.

Kaguya revived and began absorbing the infected Divine Tree while the gathered fighters prepared to oppose her. As Sasuke entered the Formless Tsukuyomi for his duel with Hinata, the Sage of Six Paths appeared and told him the world's fate rested in his hands.

• Obito and Tobi doubted that Kaedeji was truly dead, while Hashirama urged the gathered fighters to unite against Kaguya and Madara rebuked him.
• Minato entrusted what came next to Hashirama before dying, and Kaguya focused on the Divine Tree as Black Zetsu advised her to absorb it.
• Kaguya discovered that she could destroy the viruses inside the Divine Tree and began absorbing it to restore her strength.
• Mizuki secretly planned to seize the Divine Tree and defeat Kaguya, while the Sage of Six Paths resolved to stop Black Zetsu and seal Kaguya again.
• Sasuke prepared to fight Hinata in the Formless Tsukuyomi, and the Sage of Six Paths appeared before him, saying the world's fate rested in his hands.

Sasuke met the Sage of Six Paths, learned that Kaguya had resurrected through Kaedeji, and received Yin Release Six Paths Power and the Mangekyō Sharingan. Despite being tasked with helping save the world alongside Naruto, Sasuke entered his match against Hinata, where her opening attack appeared to overwhelm his Susanoo.

• Sasuke recognized the Sage of Six Paths, who told him that Kaguya had resurrected by taking over Kaedeji and planned to devour the Ten-Tails Divine Tree.
• The Sage of Six Paths gave Sasuke Yin Release Six Paths Power, awakening Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke sensed that Naruto had received Yang Release Six Paths Power, but chose to fight Hinata before joining him to save the world.
• Sasuke entered the arena and manifested an armored Susanoo as the match against Hinata began.
• Hinata unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and its golden beam began tearing through Sasuke's Susanoo.

Sasuke survived Hinata’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and defeated her with his newly gained Six Paths power, then decided to delay confronting Kaguya so he and Naruto could grow stronger first. Back in reality, he met Itachi to begin the operation that would help him obtain the Rinnegan.

• Tsunade objected to Naruto and Sasuke fighting Kaguya, but Naruto insisted they had to stop her after Kaedeji had been defeated and become her vessel.
• Sasuke rose from the ruins, revealed a black Lightning Release Chakra Mode that damaged the Formless Tsukuyomi, and defeated the exhausted Hinata.
• Sasuke told Naruto to wait several hours before confronting Kaguya so they could improve their chances of victory and learn how to seal her.
• Sasuke returned to reality, where the Uchiha Clan Members watched him with awe, and Fugaku praised him.
• Sasuke told Itachi it was time to begin, and Itachi said Tsunade would perform the operation to help Sasuke obtain the Rinnegan.

Hinata met Kaedeji, who revealed that his dark side had been used as bait and dismissed Kaguya as a threat. Naruto left after failing to persuade Hinata or Kaedeji to join forces, while Sasuke awakened the Rinnegan, setting the stage for the final battle.

• The Third and Fourth Raikage realized Kaedeji had trapped their spirits in the Formless Tsukuyomi and drained their knowledge as they lamented Sasuke mastering their clan’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Hinata apologized to Kaedeji for losing to Sasuke, and Kaedeji explained that the Kaedeji who had appeared to die was his dark side, which he had used to deceive Kaguya.
• Kaedeji told Hinata that he could assemble another Giant Tenseigan from enough Byakugan and said Kaguya was not a serious obstacle to him.
• Naruto and Sage Shima confronted Kaedeji and asked him to help defeat Kaguya, but he refused; Naruto then withdrew with Shima to meet Sasuke.
• Naruto resolved to save the world and learned that Sasuke had removed his bandages and awakened the Rinnegan with Six Paths Power.

Kaguya absorbed the Ten-Tails Divine Tree and overwhelmed Obito, Shin, and Mizuki until Naruto and Sasuke arrived to seal her. Obito awakened Uka no Gen, a powerful space-time dōjutsu that wounded Kaguya and forced her to escape, but she remained alive.

• Kaguya absorbed the final part of the Divine Tree while repeatedly casting Obito, Shin, and Mizuki into other dimensions.
• Mizuki urged Obito to retreat, but Obito argued with him as Black Zetsu praised Kaguya and revealed her plan to turn the ninja world into a source of White Zetsu and Divine Tree People.
• Naruto and Sasuke arrived and attacked Kaguya with their sealing powers, but Kaguya dodged them and grabbed both by the neck.
• Obito awakened Uka no Gen, a Rinnegan space-time dōjutsu that let him target and sever space-time fibers within three kilometers.
• Obito's attack cracked and shattered part of Kaguya's abdomen, forcing her to release Naruto and Sasuke and escape through a portal.

Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Mizuki fought Kaguya, struggling to overcome her superior space-time abilities and lethal attacks. The battle remained at a stalemate, with Black Zetsu convinced Kaguya would win if her opponents made a single mistake.

• Obito warned Naruto and Sasuke about Kaguya’s dimensional powers and Naruto’s inability to fly, then attacked her with Kamui and a Yin-Yang Release staff.
• Naruto sent a Wood Dragon at Kaguya, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to place it in front of her, but Kaguya destroyed it with All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Kaguya sent Naruto toward the Acid Sea World and began collapsing space, but Obito interfered with Kamui while Sasuke rescued Naruto with Susanoo.
• The fighters entered a stalemate as they searched for an opening, and Mizuki joined the battle after unsealing more of his White Karma to gain Isshiki’s Power.
• Mizuki’s attacks eased the pressure on Naruto and Sasuke, but neither side gained the upper hand, and Black Zetsu urged Kaguya on, predicting her victory.

Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Mizuki sealed Kaguya after a brutal battle, while Kaedeji waited for the conflict to end. Just as they believed the threat was over, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path transformed into a weakened Kaguya, revealing that Black Zetsu’s backup plan had succeeded.

• Black Zetsu celebrated Kaguya’s revival, while Naruto and Sasuke continued fighting her and debated Kaedeji’s rule over the ninja world.
• Kaedeji watched the battle and worldwide disasters from hiding, then waited as Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Mizuki eventually sealed Kaguya with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
• Mizuki complained that sealing Kaguya had ruined his plan to feed her to the Ten-Tails, while Obito searched for Kaedeji, expecting another twist.
• A White Zetsu appeared atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which transformed into a weakened Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kaguya told Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Mizuki that Hagoromo’s sealing technique no longer existed.

Kaguya resurrected through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after Naruto and Sasuke exhausted their sealing technique, but Kaedeji arrived with a plan to defeat her. He summoned Might Guy, whose Night Guy crippled Kaguya, then prepared to use his airborne virus against the remaining Otsutsuki and Ten-Tails.

• Kaguya used a portion of the Ten-Tails Chakra to resurrect through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Mizuki unable to seal her again.
• Kaedeji arrived and admitted he had intended for Kaguya to endure Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, then summoned Might Guy to fight her.
• Might Guy opened the Gate of Death and struck Kaguya with Night Guy, shattering her bones and severely damaging her body.
• Kaedeji said he could revive Guy and repeat the attack if necessary, then announced that he would spread his virus through the air to eliminate the remaining Otsutsuki and Ten-Tails.

Kaedeji unleashed a virus across the ninja world, intending to bind all life to himself, while Naruto and Sasuke tried to stop him. Xin ambushed Mizuki and fed him to the Ten-Tails, whose evolution the virus began to invade; Kaedeji’s side gained the advantage, leaving Naruto and Sasuke facing the Divine Tree People and Obito.

• Kaedeji spread his new virus across the ninja world, while Naruto and Sasuke shielded those present and accused him of endangering all life.
• Naruto and Sasuke urged Obito and Mizuki to join them against Kaedeji, but Obito refused and Mizuki demanded that Kaedeji hand Kaguya over to him.
• Xin suddenly ambushed Mizuki, pierced his chest, and opened a portal to the Ten-Tails’ dimension.
• Naruto and Sasuke failed to rescue Mizuki as the Ten-Tails ate him, completed its genes, and began evolving; Kaedeji’s virus invaded it.
• Naruto shattered Kaedeji’s body, but Sasuke warned that Kaedeji could use other bodies and that the Divine Tree People had become their real enemies.
• Obito took a fighting stance beside Xin as Naruto and Sasuke faced them, while the virus continued invading Obito and the creatures around them.

Kaguya and Naruto and Sasuke’s forces suffered defeat as Kaedeji revealed he could summon another Might Guy from the Animation Timeline. Meanwhile, Orochimaru gathered Kara’s survivors and revealed that Kaedeji had already prepared a Kotoamatsukami for him.

• Kaguya survived Might Guy’s Night Guy, sealed his soul in a black box, and Naruto and Sasuke realized their battle was lost.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to attack Obito, but Obito sacrificed an arm to evade him and replaced it with a White Zetsu arm.
• Kaguya charged at Kaedeji with the Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb, but Kaedeji summoned another Might Guy, who opened the Gate of Death and struck her with Night Guy.
• Kaedeji explained that he had preserved special ninjas from the Animation Timeline, while the Sage of Six Paths watched, unable to intervene.
• Orochimaru met with Dodai, Hozuki Mangetsu, Yakushi Kabuto, Ao, and Amado, Kara’s remaining members, who discussed hiding and using Shibai’s corpse and Ten-Tails cells to develop weapons.
• Orochimaru revealed his Thousand Mile Eye and said Kaedeji had prepared a Kotoamatsukami for him, admitting that he had miscalculated.

Orochimaru and Kabuto seized control of Kara as its members turned on one another, while Kaedeji spread his virus and asserted control over the world’s living creatures and Natural Energy. He then prepared to let the Tailed Beasts feed on the Ten-Tails, leaving the Nine-Tails ready to part from Kushina.

• Orochimaru warned Kara’s leaders that Kaedeji could use the moon’s Formless Tsukuyomi to implant knowledge, and Dodai ordered the others to keep Orochimaru under surveillance.
• Kabuto sided with Orochimaru and proposed killing Dodai’s faction, while Amado distanced himself from the conflict and the Kara civil war erupted.
• Kaedeji dismissed Kara’s infighting, explained that his virus was infecting living creatures, and declared that he would regulate access to Natural Energy.
• The Ten-Tails transformed after devouring Mizuki and tried to drain Natural Energy, but Kaedeji forced it down and told Xin that he had other uses for it.
• Kaedeji ordered Obito to fight Xin, then summoned eight Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki so they could eat the Ten-Tails and evolve.
• The Nine-Tails told Kushina that she could release him, offering to leave some of his Chakra inside her.

Kaedeji rejected the Sage of Six Paths’ plea to spare the Tailed Beasts and began consolidating his rule while Obito fought Shin. He then moved to destroy Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest, aiming to control the spread of Sage Mode and eliminate the remaining sacred-land forces.

• The Sage of Six Paths appeared, forgave Naruto and Sasuke for failing to seal Kaguya, and asked Kaedeji to spare the Tailed Beasts, but Kaedeji refused.
• Kaedeji sent Obito to fight Shin and used his virus to weaken Shin while the battle unfolded beside the Ten-Tails Divine Tree.
• Kaedeji surveyed the ninja world and left to deal with powerful forces he had not yet eliminated.
• Naruto and Sasuke realized that Kaedeji intended to preserve powerful enemies as sources of power and viral breeding grounds.
• Naruto revealed that Kaedeji had gone to Ryūchi Cave while another attack targeted Shikkotsu Forest.
• Kaedeji attacked both sacred lands, offering their inhabitants surrender or death followed by revival.

Kaedeji destroyed the remaining sage lands, took control of the Pure Land, and declared the start of a new era after defeating the Otsutsuki threat. He began preparing to confront the Momoshiki Squad and eventually Ōtsutsuki Shibai, while the people of the ninja world welcomed the end of the wars.

• Kaedeji infected the Slug Sage and overran Shikkotsu Forest, while the Slug Sage protested that Naruto had been meant to save the world.
• At Ryūchi Cave, Manda challenged the White Snake Sage, which killed him before Kaedeji's forces exterminated the cave's inhabitants.
• Kaedeji harvested the tailed beasts for energy, revived Rasa, and demanded that Otsutsuki Hagoromo open the Pure Land to him.
• Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara returned to the ninja world and found that Kaedeji had already won; Madara was infected by the virus.
• Kaedeji announced the end of the traditional ninja era through Formless Tsukuyomi, and people across the world celebrated the end of the wars.
• Divine Tree Person Xin ended his fight with Obito and resolved to use future Otsutsuki while seeking a way to survive under Kaedeji.

Lord Orochimaru and Kabuto adapted to Kaedeji’s rule in a ruined, virus-ravaged world, while Urashiki traveled back in time and found the planet devastated. Kaedeji appeared to stop Urashiki, revealing that he had waited for the time traveler to arrive.

• Lord Orochimaru and Kabuto discussed the Formless Tsukuyomi, Kaedeji’s control, and the possibility of researching a Zombie Virus vaccine.
• Kabuto refused Lord Orochimaru’s invitation to work in the laboratory and said he needed to help Senior Nonō research Medical Ninjutsu.
• Urashiki traveled to the era of young Naruto intending to deal with him, but arrived in a world covered in ruins and infected with zombies.
• Urashiki discovered that the moon had been destroyed and suspected that Kaguya or Isshiki had caused the devastation.
• Kaedeji emerged from a spatial gate, confronted Urashiki, and revealed that he had waited for his arrival.

Kaedeji used Kaguya to trap and infect Urashiki, then let him escape so he could reach Sasuke and Boruto. Urashiki stole their injured Time Turtle as the pair arrived in the zombie-ravaged world, leaving Sasuke alarmed and unsure what had happened.

• Kaedeji summoned Kaguya, and she warned Urashiki that Kaedeji was an outsider who had taken control of the world.
• Urashiki tried to flee, but Kaguya disrupted his portal and attacked him while he used Time Reversal to evade her strikes.
• Kaedeji explained that Urashiki’s future timeline was a doomed branch, then used his black-hole dōjutsu and multiple bodies to withstand Urashiki’s attacks.
• Kaguya and Kaedeji wore Urashiki down until Kaedeji’s virus overcame his defenses and began taking control of him.
• Kaedeji let Urashiki escape, and Urashiki tracked down Sasuke and Boruto, attacked them, and seized their injured Time Turtle.
• Sasuke shielded Boruto as he tried to understand the ruined world and the approaching corpses.

Urashiki escaped a zombie-infested future, while Sasuke and Boruto discovered that Kaedeji had infected the world and confronted him alongside Kaguya. Kaedeji set Young Sasuke against adult Sasuke, who was badly outmatched and faced a colossal lightning-enhanced Susanoo.

• Urashiki restored the Time Turtle with Karma, opened a time portal, and fled as Sasuke used Amenotejikara to take the artifact instead of following him.
• Sasuke and Boruto escaped to ruined Konoha, where the Time Turtle ruled out Urashiki as the cause and Sasuke suspected a parallel world created through Limited Tsukuyomi or spatial travel.
• Kaguya and Kaedeji appeared, and Kaedeji revealed that he had infected the world and intended to absorb its people and timelines into himself.
• Kaedeji summoned Young Sasuke through the Dragon Vein to fight adult Sasuke, and Young Sasuke quickly overwhelmed him, mocking his reliance on Chidori.
• Young Sasuke enhanced his Perfect Susanoo with Six Paths Power and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, forming a two-hundred-meter giant that adult Sasuke could barely challenge.

Kaedeji seized control of the time tunnel and spread his virus across countless timelines, infecting even Otsutsuki such as Momoshiki and Urashiki. He began gathering powerful beings into his system and set his sights on conquering every timeline and eventually reaching Ōtsutsuki Shibai.

• Kaedeji defeated adult Sasuke’s resistance, took the Time Turtle, and entered the passage connecting all time nodes with Kaguya.
• Kaedeji flooded the time nodes with his virus, infecting life across past and future timelines and triggering widespread devastation.
• Urashiki returned to Momoshiki and Kinshiki, but Momoshiki became infected after grabbing him and turned Kinshiki into a Chakra Fruit to strengthen himself.
• Momoshiki discovered that eating Kinshiki did not remove the virus, and he and Urashiki found their bodies resisting their commands.
• Kaedeji appeared before the Otsutsuki, stopped them from fighting, and summoned Kaguya, Obito, Naruto, and Shin to attack them.
• Kaedeji resolved to claim every timeline and gather enough power to pursue Ōtsutsuki Shibai, imagining himself as the Zombie Sage.