Chapter Summaries

Kazuna negotiated with Kaguya to trade power for Nine-Tails’ release, then ordered a massive crackdown after remnants of Iwagakure and Kumogakure attacked with inside information. The immediate threat was crushed, but Six Paths revealed he had engineered the operation and Kazuna remained determined to uncover what was coming next.

• Kazuna agreed with Kaguya that he would give her the power of two Nine-Tails in exchange for fully releasing Nine-Tails.
• Yazo warned Kazuna that empowered remnants of Iwagakure and Kumogakure knew military deployments and secret Laboratories, suggesting a high-ranking informant.
• Kazuna suspected Six Paths was behind the unrest and ordered a full-force search, which crushed the remnants and purged internal threats within three days.
• Six Paths watched the crackdown from the Pure Land and decided to create his own Black Zetsu to pursue his plans.
• Kazuna criticized Naoto, Ibiki, and the investigators for failing to uncover the hidden plot, then ordered increased patrols and continued searches.
• Guren joined Kazuna and remarked on his temper, while he commented on how much she had changed.

Kazuna spent six months strengthening himself and Kaguya while remaining wary of Six Paths, then sought Kaguya’s agreement to release the Nine-Tails after they dealt with Hagoromo. The chapter ended with Kaguya accepting Kazuna’s plan to make their move after he provided her power three more times.

• Kazuna delegated authority and absorbed sealed war casualties to strengthen himself, sharing the resulting Fruits with Kaguya.
• After half a year, Kazuna judged himself strong enough to confront Six Paths and continued supplying Kaguya with power through One-Tails.
• Kazuna asked Kaguya to release the Nine-Tails, but she hesitated because losing its power could leave her unable to defeat Hagoromo.
• Kazuna and Kaguya agreed to wait until after they dealt with Hagoromo before releasing the Nine-Tails.
• Kazuna revealed that White Zetsu supplies were nearly exhausted and that he could strengthen Kaguya only three more times.
• Kaguya accepted Kazuna’s plan to use those three remaining boosts before they moved against Hagoromo.

Kazuna prepared to confront the Sage of Six Paths while his allies urged him to deal with Kaguya as well. After secretly absorbing White Zetsu corpses to strengthen himself, he told Shizune that covert actions by his enemies had revealed Six Paths' location, and he was ready to strike.

• Kaguya agreed to attack Hagoromo next month while planning to absorb the final three portions of power Kazuna would send her.
• Kazuna's trusted subordinates insisted that Kaguya was too dangerous to leave unchecked, but Kazuna said he would handle both her and the Six Paths himself.
• Kazuna dismissed his subordinates from the fight, then privately resolved to face the Six Paths, Kaguya, Naruto, and Sasuke alone.
• Kazuna absorbed White Zetsu corpses in his laboratory, gaining far more power than he had given Kaguya.
• Shizune warned Kazuna that Kaguya might be using him to fight Six Paths, and Kazuna revealed that secret moves by his enemies had helped him locate Six Paths.

Kazuna used the Rinnegan to uncover Six Paths’ hidden schemes and spent months preparing while deceiving Kaguya and the two Orbs. On Shinobi Year One, he sent Kaguya to the Pure Land to fight Hagoromo, then followed to watch them clash.

• Kazuna told Shizune that Six Paths had created Little Black and Little White to stir up trouble, and Shizune agreed to cooperate with his plans.
• The two Orbs discussed Kazuna’s preparations and decided to begin their own operations, while Kazuna secretly used Kotoamatsukami to control White Orb.
• Kazuna transferred power to Kaguya and learned that White Zetsu had another use, then secretly devoured more than eighty thousand White Zetsu to strengthen his Dojutsu.
• After a month of preparation, Kazuna sent Kaguya to the Pure Land and told Tobirama to proceed with the plan.
• Kaguya attacked Hagoromo with All-Killing Ash Bones, and Kazuna arrived in the Pure Land to watch the two fight.

Kazuna watched Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths battle in the Pure Land, then attacked Kaguya to expose the suspicion between mother and son. He kept manipulating the fight as Naruto and Sasuke arrived, and Six Paths finally turned his full force against Kaguya.

• Kazuna hid nearby with food and drink while Kaguya and Six Paths fought, using their battle to study Six Paths.
• When Six Paths discovered Kazuna, Kazuna attacked Kaguya and urged Six Paths to strike, making Kaguya suspect her son was plotting with him.
• Kazuna maneuvered Kaguya and Six Paths into fighting each other, exploiting their distrust and preventing them from joining forces against him.
• Six Paths summoned Naruto and Sasuke, but Kazuna told them to attack him and used their approach to draw Kaguya's attacks toward Six Paths.
• After Kaguya refused to trust him, Six Paths gritted his teeth and charged at her with all his strength.

Six Paths and Kaguya fought while Kazuna, Naruto, and Sasuke joined the battle, and Kazuna revealed his suspicions about Six Paths to the two younger fighters. Kaguya privately asked Kazuna to help defeat Hagoromo, but Kazuna attacked Six Paths instead, leaving Kaguya wary that the two men were plotting against her.

• Six Paths attacked Kaguya, but Kazuna intervened, and Naruto and Sasuke joined them after Kazuna urged them to target her.
• Kaguya shifted the battlefield through several dimensions, but Kazuna anticipated her moves and struck her with a Tailed Beast Bomb and powerful fire techniques.
• Kazuna told Naruto and Sasuke that Kaguya was Six Paths' mother and questioned Six Paths' motives, including his role in the Shinobi World's wars and his desire to kill Kazuna.
• Kaguya privately asked Kazuna to help defeat Six Paths, promising him the Shinobi World, but Kazuna refused to choose sides and said he would fight whoever survived.
• Kazuna charged at Six Paths, while Kaguya noticed that Six Paths seemed to be holding back and suspected the two were plotting against her.

Kaguya transformed into a colossal Ten-Tails beast and unleashed a relentless barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs against Kazuna, Hagoromo, Naruto, and Sasuke. The group dodged and counterattacked, but Kaguya’s assault continued without showing signs of stopping.

• Kaguya suspected Kazuna and Hagoromo were conspiring against her and transformed into a massive, catlike Ten-Tails creature.
• Kazuna argued with Hagoromo over whether sealing Kaguya had been justified, then urged Hagoromo, Naruto, and Sasuke to deal with her.
• Kaguya grew multiple heads representing the Tailed Beasts and fired enormous Tailed Beast Bombs at the group.
• Hagoromo, Naruto, and Sasuke fled while Kazuna dodged the barrage, and their attacks failed to harm Kaguya.
• Kaguya continued firing, and Hagoromo warned Kazuna that the Ten-Tails would not run out of power.

Kazuna, Six Paths, Naruto, and Sasuke sealed Kaguya after she weakened, then Kazuna faced Six Paths when the older man attacked him. Kazuna freed Naruto and Sasuke from Six Paths’ seal and prepared to fight Six Paths while they supported him from a distance.

• Six Paths urged Kazuna to wait for Kaguya’s attacks to weaken, but Naruto and Sasuke joined the fight and discovered that the Ten-Tails could split off parts of its body.
• Kazuna and Six Paths tried to seal Kaguya together, but she unleashed a massive repulsive force that sent them flying; Naruto then embarrassed Six Paths with Sexy Jutsu.
• After Kaguya weakened, Naruto and Sasuke helped Kazuna and Six Paths overpower her, and the pair sealed her into a star again.
• Six Paths stabbed Kazuna, but Kazuna revealed it was a clone and challenged him as Uchiha Kazuna.
• Six Paths froze Naruto and Sasuke with a sealing technique, but Kazuna attacked him, freed them, and told them to provide long-range support while he fought Six Paths.

Kazuna and the Sage of Six Paths fought as Naruto and Sasuke unexpectedly attacked Kazuna under the Sage’s influence. Kazuna summoned Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to even the odds, leaving the Sage stunned by Madara’s appearance.

• Kazuna confronted the Sage of Six Paths about Hashirama Senju’s decision not to unify the Shinobi World, then clashed with him using the Flame Fan and Shakujo.
• Kazuna and the Sage of Six Paths escalated their battle with Truth-Seeking Orbs and Complete Body Susanoo, while Naruto and Sasuke prepared to intervene.
• The Sage of Six Paths became determined to obtain Kazuna’s method of increasing strength and attacked him with renewed resolve.
• Naruto and Sasuke unleashed a combined attack that shattered Kazuna’s Susanoo, then stood beside the Sage of Six Paths against him.
• Kazuna used the Summoning Technique to bring out Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, shocking the Sage of Six Paths and delighting Hashirama.

Kazuna summoned Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to fight Naruto Uzumaki and Second Pillar while confronting the Sage of Six Paths over his interference in the Shinobi World. The three-on-three battle continued, with Kazuna pressing the Sage but recognizing that their strength was nearly matched and that the Sage had greater reserves and hidden plans.

• Madara Uchiha initially refused to help Kazuna, but agreed to fight alongside Hashirama Senju and vowed to kill Black Zetsu after the battle.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha fought Naruto Uzumaki and Second Pillar, with Naruto summoning the Nine-Tails and the two Uchiha battling in Susanoo.
• The Sage of Six Paths accused Kazuna of exceeding the limits of Kage Level and demanded that he stop interfering in the Shinobi World; Kazuna challenged his claims and condemned his role in its wars.
• Kazuna attacked the Sage of Six Paths, who summoned his Susanoo, and their fierce battle joined the ongoing fight between the other four shinobi.
• Kazuna drove the Sage back but worried that their power was nearly equal and that the Sage had superior reserves and a hidden objective.

Kazuna and Six Paths fought across the collapsing Desert Space and the Pure Land, each using stored Sage Chakra and other power sources to gain an advantage. After Six Paths summoned hundreds of thousands of souls to fight for him, Kazuna countered by summoning nineteen Kage with Impure World Reincarnation.

• Kazuna and Six Paths exchanged Tailed Beast Bombs and sword strikes, but neither could defeat the other as Kazuna's power kept growing.
• Six Paths revealed stored Sage Power spheres, while Kazuna released clones that had gathered Sage Chakra, and their strongest attacks helped destabilize the Desert Space.
• The Desert Space began collapsing and forced the fighters back into the Pure Land, where Six Paths attacked more fiercely and Kazuna used Kamui to take Little Moon, containing Kaguya, into a Kamui Dimension.
• Kazuna devoured Kaguya's power to strengthen himself and gained the upper hand, so Six Paths summoned hundreds of thousands of powerful Pure Land souls to fight for him.
• Kazuna used Impure World Reincarnation to summon nineteen Kage, and Six Paths recognized them as the warriors Kazuna had stolen from him.

Kazuna used Impure World Reincarnation to summon twenty past Kage and four Akatsuki members to fight Six Paths and his army of spirit bodies. The reincarnated shinobi gained the upper hand, and Kazuna challenged Six Paths to reveal any remaining tricks before they joined forces against him.

• Kazuna revealed that he had sealed and kept the souls of twenty past Kage, then summoned them to fight Six Paths.
• Six Paths unleashed countless spirit bodies, while Minato and Tobirama used Explosive Tags to destroy many of them.
• The past Kage attacked with their signature techniques, and Mu and Ōnoki used Dust Release to wipe out large groups of spirit bodies.
• Six Paths sent powerful spirit warriors to attack the Kage, prompting Kazuna to summon Nagato, Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei, Deidara detonated himself, and the four Akatsuki members tore through the spirit bodies as their Impure World Reincarnation bodies regenerated.
• Kazuna taunted Six Paths as the battle turned in his favor and asked whether he had any other tricks.

Kazuna and the Impure World Reincarnation fighters overwhelmed Hagoromo’s spirit army while Kazuna battled Six Paths. Hagoromo summoned Hamura Otsutsuki to join him, leaving Kazuna facing two Six Paths-level opponents and preparing to fight at full strength.

• Nagato, Ōnoki, Mu, Deidara, and the other Impure World Reincarnation fighters unleashed relentless attacks, destroying vast numbers of Hagoromo’s spirit bodies.
• Kazuna clashed with Six Paths and taunted him, while revealing that he could use stored Divine Tree Fruits to replenish his strength.
• Hagoromo called on Hamura Otsutsuki for help, and Hamura agreed to be summoned into the battle.
• Kazuna recognized Hamura and questioned why he had left the Shinobi World for the moon, but Six Paths interrupted him and prepared to fight alongside his brother.
• Hamura joined Six Paths against Kazuna, who drew on his sage power and began using both of his Six Paths-level powers at full strength.

Kazuna used the power of the Ten-Tails, Sage power, and Susanoo to overpower Hagoromo and Hamura, while drawing on Kaguya’s power to grow even stronger. Elsewhere, Tobirama and Minato struggled against an enormous enemy force, and Tobirama proposed a controversial way to turn the tide.

• Kazuna and Hagoromo each formed a Ten-Tails-clad Susanoo, leaving Hamura outmatched; Kazuna repeatedly struck and battered him.
• Hagoromo joined Hamura against Kazuna, but Kazuna overwhelmed both brothers and revealed his strength had been boosted by Kaguya’s power.
• A Fruit entered Kazuna’s body during the fight, increasing his power as he continued to drive Hagoromo and Hamura back.
• Minato Namikaze and Hashirama Senju commanded the Impure World Reincarnation forces while Tobirama Senju worried about Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju losing ground to Naruto and Sasuke.
• Tobirama told Minato he had a way to address the enemy’s overwhelming numbers, but Minato questioned whether his plan was appropriate.

Tobirama and Minato brought the Shinobi World’s prepared army into the Pure Land, where the shinobi struck the soul bodies before being pulled back to safety. As Kazuna and Hagoromo continued fighting, Hagoromo summoned Gamamaru, and the Slug Sage and White Snake Sage appeared as well.

• Minato and Tobirama used the Chakra Battery to summon the shinobi army into the Pure Land despite Kazuna’s objections.
• Tobirama and Minato scattered the shinobi across the battlefield to attack soul bodies, then withdrew them before Nagato and Deidara’s attacks struck.
• Kazuna fought Hagoromo and Hamura while worrying that the shinobi army would suffer catastrophic losses.
• Hagoromo summoned Gamamaru to aid him, but Kazuna questioned the Great Toad Sage’s loyalty and warned him about Hagoromo’s motives.
• The White Snake Sage and Slug Sage appeared beside Gamamaru, bringing the leaders of the Three Great Sacred Places together.

Kazuna and the Sage of Six Paths escalated their battle as the Three Sages fought over Gamamaru’s allegiance. With the battle nearing its end and the Pure Land forces under pressure, Tobirama ordered Nagato to turn from his attack and help free Madara and Hashirama so they could join Kazuna.

• Kazuna summoned the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage, who agreed to fight Gamamaru after the Sage of Six Paths warned them about the risks to their clans.
• The White Snake Sage and Slug Sage attacked Gamamaru, and the three sages clashed while Kazuna continued fighting the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kazuna rejected the Sage of Six Paths’ offer to divide control of the Shinobi World and the Pure Land, then both fighters prepared to end the battle with stronger attacks.
• Tobirama’s forces continued slaughtering soul bodies in the Pure Land, and Minato explained that Kazuna was accelerating the fight to prevent shinobi casualties.
• Tobirama ordered Nagato to stop attacking and help defeat Naruto and Sasuke, freeing Madara and Hashirama to join Kazuna against the Sage of Six Paths.

Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Nagato joined Kazuna’s battle against Six Paths, while Naruto and Sasuke were left behind after being defeated. Their combined attacks overwhelmed Six Paths and left Hamura fleeing from Kazuna.

• Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Nagato coordinated their attacks to knock Naruto and Sasuke down, and Naruto regained clarity afterward.
• Tobirama ordered the three resurrected shinobi to support Kazuna and told Naruto and Sasuke to stay where they were.
• Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Nagato joined Kazuna against Six Paths, whose Susanoo they damaged with their combined attacks.
• Kazuna singled out Hamura and pursued him while the others worked together to hold off Six Paths.
• Madara Uchiha and Nagato used their Rinnegan abilities together to restrain Six Paths, allowing Hashirama Senju to send him flying.
• The group poured their strongest attacks onto Six Paths, and Hamura fled from Kazuna.

Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate and dealt Six Paths a devastating blow, while Kazuna kept Hagoromo from helping Hamura. Guy survived thanks to Kazuna's intervention, and Kazuna ended the chapter by stabbing Hagoromo from behind as he prepared to unleash his ultimate move.

• Hamura called for Hagoromo's help, but Kazuna intercepted him while Madara, Hashirama, and Nagato fought Hamura.
• Might Guy arrived and opened the Eighth Gate, then overwhelmed Hamura and turned his attacks on Hagoromo.
• Kazuna blocked Hagoromo's attempts to defend himself, allowing Guy to land Night Guy and shatter Hagoromo's Susanoo.
• Guy collapsed after exhausting himself, and Kazuna used his Six Paths power to sustain him before charging at the wounded Hagoromo.
• Madara, Hashirama, and Nagato stopped Hagoromo from recovering, and Kazuna used the Body Flicker Technique to stab him from behind.

Kazuna and the allied forces gained the advantage across every battlefield, while Six Paths and Hamura were battered and overwhelmed. Kazuna decided to speed up the fight against Six Paths, wary that he still had a hidden trump card.

• Kazuna revealed that he had used a Shadow Clone to save Might Guy while his true body secretly stabbed the wounded Six Paths, then resumed their battle after Six Paths healed himself by consuming a large amount of Chakra.
• Nagato and the other two overwhelmed the injured Hamura, while the Slug Sage and White Snake Sage gained the upper hand against Gamamaru of Mount Myōboku.
• Tobirama sent Naruto and Sasuke into a Barrier, then coordinated with Minato to use Flying Thunder God to bring Deidara and the Second Mizukage's self-destruct attacks to Hamura.
• Tobirama and Minato struck Hamura after the explosions, then used the Nine-Tails' Chakra to hold him off until Nagato, Madara Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju could attack together.
• Kazuna continued suppressing Six Paths as Hamura was beaten down, and he resolved to end the fight sooner in case Six Paths had another hidden trump card.

Uchiha Kazuna negotiated with Kaguya to summon part of her power against Hagoromo, then released half of her seal during their battle. Meanwhile, Hamura fled the fight against Nagato and the other Impure World Reincarnation ninjas, leaving Hagoromo to face Kazuna alone.

• Uchiha Kazuna persuaded Kaguya to ally with him by promising not to seal her again and offering her White Zetsu.
• Kaguya explained that Kazuna could release half of her seal and summon a portion of her power, and they completed a contract.
• Uchiha Kazuna released half of Kaguya's seal, then dragged Hagoromo away from the moon with his Chakra Rope when he tried to stop him.
• Uchiha Kazuna and Hagoromo continued fighting as Kaguya's seal began to loosen, though she would need months to emerge.
• Nagato and the other two overwhelmed Hamura, who transformed into starlight and fled beyond the Shinobi World.