Ch. 421Composition of the Otsutsuki Clan

The chapter described the Otsutsuki Clan’s ancestral planet, its Primordial God Tree, and the hierarchy dividing the clan’s pure-blood main family from its diverse branch families. It left the clan’s main family in a position of authority over the branch families, whom it treated with contempt despite their varied abilities.

  • The Planet Graveyard centered on the Otsutsuki ancestral planet, which absorbed the energy and matter of a massive white dwarf.
  • The Primordial God Tree stood above the planet’s life and was revered as the supreme being in the starfield.
  • The Otsutsuki main family lived closest to the Primordial God Tree and claimed the purest bloodline and Byakugan.
  • The main family included Kōshiki Otsutsuki’s relatives and descendants, while other people born with two Byakugan were not automatically accepted as main-family members.
  • The Otsutsuki branch families included clansmen with many different eyes and bloodlines, including descendants of unions with humans and other races.
  • The main family regarded branch-family members as inferior and required them to obey its orders.

Ch. 422Blood Karma Light Erupts, the Otsutsuki Clan's Enforcer

Yangshiki Otsutsuki learned that the Celestial Star Chart had revealed a Godslayer linked to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s death. The Enforcement Hall suspected Kaguya Otsutsuki, but her apparent route toward the clan territory left the true killer uncertain.

  • Yangshiki Otsutsuki left his palace after an Enforcement Hall messenger reported a red Blood Karma light on the Celestial Star Chart.
  • Yangshiki examined the chart and learned that the signal appeared shortly after Ōtsutsuki Isshiki died, and that the Godslayer had traveled far from their native planet.
  • The Enforcement Hall elder explained that Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki had been sent to the Ninja World, where Kaguya had eaten a Chakra Fruit without permission.
  • Yangshiki smashed a table and condemned the clan members who betrayed their mission by consuming the fruit themselves.
  • The elder explained that Momoshiki had been sent to deal with Kaguya, but likely had not reached the Ninja World before Isshiki’s death.
  • The elder pointed out that the Blood Karma signal’s location suggested the Godslayer was approaching the clan territory, making Kaguya an unlikely fugitive.

Ch. 423Branch Family Head, Otsutsuki Little Princess

The Otsutsuki Clan ordered Otsutsuki Shinso to hunt down the newly emerged Godslayer and sent Princess Yuchen to assist him. Yuchen arrived at the Enforcement Hall and clashed verbally with her eldest brother, Yangshiki Otsutsuki.

  • The Enforcement Hall elder concluded that the Godslayer was likely an outsider, and Yangshiki Otsutsuki ordered Otsutsuki Shinso to eliminate them.
  • Yangshiki Otsutsuki assigned Princess Yuchen to accompany Shinso, despite the elder's concern for her safety.
  • Otsutsuki Shinso arrived at the Enforcement Hall and accepted the mission from Yangshiki Otsutsuki.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki appeared through a spatial vortex and dismissed the fallen Otsutsuki experts as trash.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki teased Yangshiki Otsutsuki about his appearance and clothing, and he slapped her arm away in irritation.

Ch. 424Battle Imminent

Yuchen Otsutsuki joined the mission to eliminate the Godslayer, and the Enforcement Hall prepared the Celestial Star Chart to locate Katsuo. Katsuo, Kaguya, and Uchiha Madara waited in space for the Otsutsuki Clan to arrive.

  • Yuchen Otsutsuki argued with Yangshiki Otsutsuki but insisted on joining Otsutsuki Shinso's mission.
  • Yangshiki Otsutsuki ordered Shinso to protect Yuchen and had eight Enforcement Hall members expand the Celestial Star Chart.
  • The chart revealed a flashing red dot marking Katsuo's location.
  • Katsuo questioned whether the Otsutsuki Clan could detect his red glow, and Kaguya said her Byakugan could see it clearly.
  • Katsuo told Uchiha Madara that the Otsutsuki would arrive within a day or otherwise have to wait ten years.

Ch. 425Astral Anomaly, Sage Mode Gradually Becomes Widespread, the Mysterious Unknown Cursed Seal

Two Otsutsuki clansmen noticed a Blood Karma signal as they approached the Ninja World, while Hinata Hyuga saw the same red light and went out with Uzumaki Chōsei. The chapter revealed that Sage Mode had spread through Konoha under Uchiha Katsuo’s rule, with practitioners required to accept a mysterious Cursed Seal.

  • Two Otsutsuki clansmen saw the Blood Karma Light and dismissed the threat, expecting their family to erase it.
  • Hinata Hyuga spotted a huge red light in the sky, but Uzumaki Chōsei could not see it even with his Sharingan.
  • Uzumaki Chōsei took Hinata out to the night market after calling to Hyuga Hiashi for permission.
  • Hyuga Hiashi sensed Chōsei’s immense Sage Power and reflected on how Sage Mode had become widespread among Konoha’s major clans.
  • Hyuga Hiashi noted that Sage Mode required Uchiha approval and implantation of a mysterious invisible Cursed Seal created by Uchiha Katsuo.

Ch. 426The Two Sides Meet and Size Each Other Up

Katsuo, Uchiha Madara, and Kaguya Otsutsuki waited on a desolate planet for the Otsutsuki who had been drawn by the Blood Karma. When Otsutsuki Shinso and Yuchen Otsutsuki arrived, the two sides sized each other up and traded insults, with Katsuo standing up for Kaguya.

  • The chapter described how the Uchiha Clan controlled access to Sage Mode and how Katsuo's Longevity Sage Arts had inspired a future shift toward an Immortal Cultivation World.
  • A spatial rift opened several light-years away, and Otsutsuki Shinso and Yuchen Otsutsuki stepped through onto the planet.
  • Katsuo, Uchiha Madara, and Kaguya Otsutsuki prepared for the newcomers, who recognized Kaguya as a traitor.
  • Katsuo assessed Shinso and Yuchen's strength and provoked Yuchen by suggesting she could become Kaguya's personal maid.
  • Shinso stopped Yuchen from rushing forward and questioned Katsuo about his eyes, bloodline, and lack of Chakra.
  • Shinso assessed the group but could not see through Katsuo, while Yuchen's Byakugan could not penetrate the haze around his body.

Ch. 427A Clash of Eye Techniques!

Katsuo and Uchiha Madara faced Otsutsuki Shinso and Otsutsuki Yuchen, trading eye techniques as Shinso trapped them under crushing weight. Katsuo countered with Sage Power and prepared an Earth Thorns attack.

  • Katsuo sent Kaguya Otsutsuki into the Kamui Dimension before he and Uchiha Madara confronted Otsutsuki Shinso and Otsutsuki Yuchen.
  • Otsutsuki Yuchen demanded to fight Katsuo alone, but Otsutsuki Shinso warned her and then attacked both men with Suppression Prison and Truth-Seeking Black Rods.
  • Uchiha Madara used Limbo to deflect a rod, while Katsuo used Kamui to remove the other and create a spatial vortex around the Otsutsuki.
  • Otsutsuki Yuchen used Amenotejikara to halt the vortex, while Katsuo and Otsutsuki Shinso identified each other's eye techniques.
  • Katsuo used Sage Art: Earth Style: Light-Weight Rock Technique to escape Shinso's crushing weight, then launched Sage Art: Earth Thorns.

Ch. 428All Means Unleashed, a Perilous Close-Quarters Showdown

Katsuo and Uchiha Madara split up to fight Yuchen Otsutsuki and Otsutsuki Shinso, with Katsuo using his natural attacks to separate the pair. Katsuo badly injured Shinso despite his mass-altering ocular technique, but Shinso then unleashed the Divine Tree’s power and entered the Pseudo-God Realm.

  • Katsuo used Earth Thorns to drive back the two Otsutsuki and applied the Light-Weight Rock Technique to Uchiha Madara.
  • Katsuo assigned Uchiha Madara to fight Yuchen Otsutsuki while he faced Otsutsuki Shinso, then used invisible natural attacks to separate them.
  • Uchiha Madara engaged Yuchen Otsutsuki as Katsuo attacked Shinso, whose ocular technique altered his mass and let him evade Katsuo’s first strikes.
  • Katsuo used Kamui Phasing to make Shinso’s punch pass through him, then landed a Super-Weight Rock Technique hook that ruptured Shinso’s internal organs.
  • Shinso dodged Katsuo’s sword aura and demanded to know why Katsuo could ignore his ocular technique.
  • Shinso erupted with borrowed Divine Tree Chakra and entered the Pseudo-God Realm.

Ch. 429The Otsutsuki Clan's Most Powerful Ability User

Yuchen Otsutsuki trapped Uchiha Madara with her spatial ability and attacked him, but Madara escaped the restraint by using a distant Limbo Shadow to break it. Yuchen then revealed a power that could manipulate time and struck Madara with three Truth-Seeking Orb rods.

  • Yuchen Otsutsuki sealed Uchiha Madara and his nearby Limbo Shadows in place, then pierced Madara with black rods.
  • Uchiha Madara's distant Limbo Shadow used Half-Ultimate Susanoo to slash the sealed space and break Yuchen's restraint, while the attack also engulfed Madara.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki used her Byakugan to see Madara apparently annihilated, but Madara attacked her from behind with a Haki-infused Storm Fang.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki slowed Madara's lightning attack with her Power of Time and revealed the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan on her forehead.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki fired three Truth-Seeking Orb rods into Uchiha Madara, striking his abdomen, heart, and forehead.

Ch. 430Who Had Fallen at a Disadvantage?

Uchiha Madara reached the divine realm and fought Yuchen Otsutsuki, whose time-manipulation ability and powerful taijutsu kept him from landing a decisive blow. Their battle remained unresolved as Yuchen saw that another fighter was overpowering the supposedly invincible opponent on a distant battlefield.

  • Uchiha Madara survived Yuchen Otsutsuki's attack, healed his wounds, and entered the divine realm using his Ten-Tails power and Yang Seal Sage Chakra.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki swallowed a Chakra pill to reach the peak of the Six Paths stage and used Amenomihashira to slow Madara's attacks.
  • Uchiha Madara summoned seven Limbo Shadows and attacked Yuchen with them, rapidly draining her Chakra and ocular power.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki unleashed Ninety Palm Divine Air Strike, blasting the Limbo Shadows away and hurling Madara ten thousand meters through the air.
  • Uchiha Madara recovered and judged that he could win through attrition, while Yuchen replenished her Chakra and looked toward the distant battlefield.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki saw the lowly human she had once despised overpowering a supposedly invincible opponent, warping space with his attacks.

Ch. 431Nintaijutsu Showdown: A Head-On Clash Between Ocular Techniques and Sage Arts

Katsuo and Otsutsuki Shinso fought a head-on battle using Sage Arts and ocular techniques, ending in a draw that shattered Shinso’s space-sealing beads and knocked him out of Divine Realm Mode. As Katsuo recovered and threatened to kill him in the next round, Shinso saw Uchiha Madara’s divine radiance and accepted that he was unlikely to survive.

  • Katsuo activated his strongest state and gained the upper hand as Chaos mist concealed his movements from Otsutsuki Shinso’s Rinnegan.
  • Otsutsuki Shinso and Katsuo used ocular techniques and Sage Arts to alter their own and each other’s weight during a Nintaijutsu duel.
  • Otsutsuki Shinso activated the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, and the two landed a head-on punch that shattered space and destroyed the four beads sealing the battlefield.
  • Both fighters were wounded by fragments of space and fell, while Otsutsuki Shinso was knocked out of Divine Realm Mode and Katsuo began rapidly recovering.
  • Katsuo challenged Otsutsuki Shinso to use any remaining tricks or face death, and Shinso saw Uchiha Madara shining in the distance and accepted his likely fate.

Ch. 432The Eerie Rinnegan Eye Technique

Katsuo survived Otsutsuki Shinso’s eye technique and pursued him as Shinso tried to escape with Yuchen Otsutsuki through a spatial vortex. Just as they were about to leave, Katsuo appeared and struck Shinso with a three-pronged sword technique.

  • Otsutsuki Shinso used Reverse Divine Prison to disrupt Katsuo’s body, then injured him with a punch that partially bypassed Kamui Phasing.
  • Katsuo retreated with the Body Flicker Technique and began recovering while Otsutsuki Shinso charged toward Yuchen Otsutsuki and Uchiha Madara.
  • Otsutsuki Shinso opened a spatial vortex with the star chart, and Yuchen Otsutsuki flew toward it while Uchiha Madara tried to stop her with Limbo Shadows.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki froze the Limbo Shadows with Amenomihashira, but Otsutsuki Shinso grabbed her and moved to throw her into the vortex.
  • Katsuo used the Three Calamity Instant Kill Technique to stab Otsutsuki Shinso in three places, appearing before him as the other sword strikes vanished.

Ch. 433Otsutsuki Princess in a Desperate Situation

Katsuo nearly killed Otsutsuki Shinso and trapped Otsutsuki Yuchen when she tried to flee. Yuchen reversed time to restore Shinso, but she exhausted herself and remained unable to escape.

  • Katsuo pierced Otsutsuki Shinso with the Nine-Colored Kusanagi Blade, severed his arm, and gouged out his Nine Tomoe Rinnegan.
  • Otsutsuki Yuchen stopped Katsuo with the Power of Time while Otsutsuki Shinso tried to hold him back and self-destruct.
  • Katsuo sealed the spatial vortex, leaving Otsutsuki Yuchen unable to escape the blast.
  • Otsutsuki Yuchen used Time Reversal to stop Shinso's self-destruction and restore his body, arm, and Nine Tomoe Rinnegan.
  • Otsutsuki Yuchen broke down over her lack of a Kāma, while Shinso told her he could not save her and she accused him of relying on his own Kāma.

Ch. 434Otsutsuki Shinso, Thoroughly Screwed Over

Uchiha Katsuo defeated Otsutsuki Shinso, took his three Rinnegan, and sealed him deep inside a planet to prevent him from being revived by Kāma. Katsuo then entered a spatial vortex alone, while the Otsutsuki Clan reopened the passage and sent the Fourth Prince through to investigate.

  • Katsuo pierced Otsutsuki Shinso from above, suppressed his powers, and gouged out all three of his Rinnegan.
  • Yuchen Otsutsuki attacked Katsuo to rescue Shinso, but Katsuo's black dragon threw her back and Uchiha Madara pinned her with a Truth-Seeking Black Rod.
  • Katsuo used Six Paths: Planetary Devastation to seal Shinso inside a sphere of rock, then sent it into an abyss and closed the opening.
  • Katsuo sent Uchiha Madara and Yuchen Otsutsuki into the Kamui Dimension before entering the spatial vortex alone.
  • In the Otsutsuki Clan's Enforcement Hall, Yangshiki Otsutsuki and nearly ten Six Paths Level experts reopened the passage, and Yangshiki sent the Fourth Prince through to investigate.

Ch. 435The Chilling Unknown Intruder, Yangshiki Otsutsuki's Fury

Katsuo attacked the Otsutsuki Clan through a spatial passageway, killing the Fourth Prince before the passage collapsed. Yangshiki Otsutsuki ordered the clan to search for Shinso and the little princess, then called a meeting of every Six Paths Level expert.

  • The Fourth Prince entered the spatial passageway, mistook Katsuo for a clan member, and fled when Katsuo rushed at him.
  • The Fourth Prince escaped through the spatial vortex, but Katsuo seized his ankle as the vortex closed and severed his body.
  • A spatial rift opened, and Katsuo's sword aura cut through the Fourth Prince's remaining upper body and carved a vast scar through the Enforcement Hall.
  • Yangshiki Otsutsuki struck the Celestial Star Chart, shattering the spatial passageway, then grabbed the Enforcement Hall elder for ordering the vortex closed.
  • Yangshiki sent a clan member to check Shinso and the little princess's Jade Seeds, and the elder proposed searching near their last known location.
  • Yangshiki ordered every Six Paths Level expert in the clan to gather for a clan meeting.

Ch. 436A Clan Council Without Results, and an Otsutsuki Princess Who Could Bend and Yield?

The Otsutsuki Clan council argued over the Fourth Prince’s death and agreed to wait ten years before waking the Patriarch, while Katsuo finally escaped a collapsed spatial passage and returned to the Kamui Dimension. There, he reunited with his companions and found Yuchen Otsutsuki pleading for her life.

  • Yangshiki Otsutsuki blamed the Enforcement Hall and the dead Fourth Prince at the clan council, while the Second Prince challenged his handling of the intruder.
  • Yangshiki urged the clan to wait ten years before waking the Patriarch, and most of the council agreed to investigate the missing Shinso and Yuchen in the meantime.
  • Katsuo escaped the chaotic void after months of deadly hardship and entered the Kamui Dimension to recover.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki and Uchiha Madara questioned Katsuo about his disappearance, and he explained that he had been set up.
  • Katsuo asked why Yuchen Otsutsuki had been left alive, and Uchiha Madara said she had started crying and surrendering after only a few slaps.

Ch. 437Seizing Eyes!

Katsuo gouged out Yuchen Otsutsuki’s Nine Tomoe Rinnegan and Golden Rinnegan after she begged for her life, then examined her memories to learn what the eyes could do. He advised Uchiha Madara to transplant the Golden Rinnegan as an external tool, leaving Madara to consider which eye to use.

  • Katsuo teased Uchiha Madara about keeping Yuchen Otsutsuki, but Madara refused, so Katsuo prepared to kill her.
  • Yuchen begged Katsuo to spare her and agreed to open her Nine Tomoe Rinnegan when he demanded it.
  • Katsuo gouged out Yuchen’s Nine Tomoe Rinnegan and Golden Rinnegan, leaving her badly injured.
  • Katsuo offered both eyes to Uchiha Madara and explained that transplanting them could strain his body and disrupt his eye powers.
  • Katsuo used the Rinnegan’s Human Path to probe Yuchen’s memories and learned the abilities of both eyes.
  • Katsuo recommended the Golden Rinnegan’s spatial confinement ability as an external tool because it was more compatible with Madara’s body.

Ch. 438The End of the Sharingan

Katsuo sacrificed Yuchen Otsutsuki as an offering to Kaguya’s Ten-Tails, then absorbed Otsutsuki Shinso’s four eyes until his Six Tomoe Rinnegan evolved into a Nine Tomoe Rinnegan. He left Yuchen alive for interrogation about the Otsutsuki Clan and Kōshiki Otsutsuki before her sacrifice.

  • Katsuo recommended that Uchiha Madara transplant the Golden Rinnegan, and Madara accepted the eye.
  • Katsuo sent Yuchen Otsutsuki through the Space Altar to Kaguya’s Flower Chamber to serve as a sacrifice for the Ten-Tails.
  • Katsuo absorbed the ocular power from Otsutsuki Shinso’s two Rinnegan and two Nine Tomoe eyes while Uchiha Madara used his transplanted Golden Rinnegan.
  • Katsuo explained that absorbing ocular power from Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain had helped him break the Mangekyō curse and repair a defect in his eyes.
  • After ten days, Katsuo’s eyes evolved into the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, which astonished Uchiha Madara and Kaguya Otsutsuki.
  • Katsuo told Kaguya to interrogate Yuchen about the Otsutsuki Clan and Kōshiki Otsutsuki before feeding her to the Ten-Tails.

Ch. 439Spirit-Devouring Demon Bugs

Katsuo, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Uchiha Madara continued toward the Otsutsuki Clan Lands, debating the risks of confronting the clan and its Primordial God Tree. A year later, they discovered Spirit-Devouring Demon Bugs had infested more than a thousand nearby planets.

  • Kaguya Otsutsuki said Otsutsuki Shinso ranked among the Otsutsuki Clan's top three, and the group found they were closer to the Otsutsuki Homeworld than expected.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki warned that the Primordial God Tree might give Kōshiki Otsutsuki an advantage, but Katsuo decided they would approach the clan lands and assess the danger before choosing whether to lure the clan out.
  • After traveling for a year, Katsuo brought the group to a planet after hearing faint sobbing beneath its surface.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki identified the planet's insects as Spirit-Devouring Demon Bugs and explained how they devoured worlds and spread through space in eggs.
  • Katsuo and Uchiha Madara used their Rinnegan to inspect nearby planets and discovered that more than a thousand were infested.

Ch. 440The Source of Evil

Katsuo, Uchiha Madara, and Kaguya Otsutsuki uncovered how the Otsutsuki Clan had once bred Spirit-Devouring Demon Bugs and failed to eradicate them. They began using the Divine Tree to clear the renewed infestation as Katsuo moved to another, even more heavily infested planet.

  • Kaguya Otsutsuki explained that the Otsutsuki Clan had nurtured an insect egg from the Upper Realm, then tried raising the bugs as Divine Tree nourishment.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki revealed that the bugs had once spread across half a starfield before the Otsutsuki Patriarch led a campaign to stop them, but the clan had not wiped them out.
  • Katsuo speculated that the Upper Realm was the source of the Divine Tree and the insect eggs, while Uchiha Madara and Kaguya Otsutsuki agreed it might be an evil place.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki offered to summon the Divine Tree, and Uchiha Madara planted God Tree Number Ten to drain the demon bugs from the planet.
  • Katsuo warned them to withdraw the roots after the bugs were cleared, then teleported to a nearby planet crawling with even more Spirit-Devouring Demon Bugs.
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