Ch. 281Ten-Tails vs. the Great Toad Sage

Kyosuke attacked Mount Myōboku with the Ten-Tails, killed Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, and confronted Gamamaru. After Fukasaku and Shima evacuated the other toads, Kyosuke armored the Ten-Tails with Susanoo and prepared a stronger Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving Gamamaru ready to fight for his life.

  • Kyosuke summoned the Ten-Tails and sent it rampaging through Mount Myōboku, where it devoured several giant toads.
  • Kyosuke fed the unconscious Ōtsutsuki Urashiki to the Ten-Tails and gained 153480 points.
  • Fukasaku and Shima urged Gamamaru to flee, but Gamamaru sent them to Shikkotsu Forest with an ancient jar for the Great Slug Sage.
  • Gamamaru countered the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb with Sage Art: Iron Cannonball, and Kyosuke praised his strength.
  • Kyosuke clad the Ten-Tails in Susanoo armor and formed a more powerful Tailed Beast Bomb as Gamamaru prepared to fight.

Ch. 282The right way to use Isshiki's dojutsu

Kyosuke fought Gamamaru at Mount Myōboku and used Isshiki's dojutsu to shrink himself and slip inside the Great Toad Sage. Meanwhile, the toads and slugs sought help from the Ninshū, but their leader chose to return and stand with his friends.

  • Gamamaru gathered natural energy while Kyosuke let the Ten-Tails fight him and judged its combat strength.
  • The fleeing toads reached Shikkotsu Forest, where the Ninshū leader received the jar containing the Sage of Six Paths' corpse.
  • The Ninshū leader revealed that the Sage of Six Paths was consumed by an obsession with the Senjutsu Fruit, then chose to return to Shikkotsu Forest and face danger alongside the toads and slugs.
  • After two hours of fighting, Kyosuke found Mount Myōboku's talisman prevented him from using spatial abilities and rushed Gamamaru directly.
  • Gamamaru struck Kyosuke with an enormous palm, but Kyosuke shrank himself with Sukunahikona and entered the toad's body.

Ch. 283Six Paths: You go die, I'll take the blame

Kyosuke killed Gamamaru and left the ruined Mount Myōboku for Shikkotsu Forest, while the toads fled toward the shinobi world. Hagoromo defended his retreat from Hamura, and Kyosuke arrived to find the Great Slug Sage freed but diminished.

  • Kyosuke sealed away Gamamaru’s Senjutsu Chakra, and the Ten-Tails killed and devoured him.
  • Kyosuke gained 87,000 points and absorbed the Ten-Tails’ growth, raising his physical strength and chakra to the middle tier of six paths.
  • Kyosuke opened a portal to Shikkotsu Forest after locating its coordinates, leaving Mount Myōboku in ruins.
  • The toads blamed the Ninshū for abandoning Mount Myōboku, then decided to flee to the shinobi world.
  • Hamura beat Hagoromo for abandoning Gamamaru, but Hagoromo argued that retreat was necessary against Isshiki and the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.
  • Kyosuke reached Shikkotsu Forest, where the Great Slug Sage had been freed but had shrunk to just over three thousand meters tall.

Ch. 284Top-tier Six Paths combat power

Kyosuke defeated the Great Slug Sage in Shikkotsu Forest and captured one of Katsuyu’s small clones before Ōtsutsuki Hamura confronted him over the attack. Their argument turned into a fight, and Kyosuke unleashed the Ten-Tails’ power against Hamura.

  • Kyosuke captured a small Katsuyu clone and sent her to Yayoi’s laboratory, then let the Ten-Tails consume the Great Slug Sage’s enormous clone.
  • After the Ten-Tails finished eating, Ōtsutsuki Hamura arrived and demanded to know why Kyosuke had attacked Shikkotsu Forest.
  • Kyosuke rejected Hamura’s demand that Konoha merge into Ninshū and struck him with Black Rods, but Hamura detected the attack with his Byakugan.
  • Kyosuke entered his optimal combat state, fired Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang, and absorbed the strengthened Ten-Tails into his body.
  • Kyosuke used Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal and punched a dent into Hamura’s Truth-Seeking Orb.

Ch. 285So What if You're the Hyuga Ancestor?

Kyosuke fought Ōtsutsuki Hamura in the collapsing Shikkotsu Forest, then used his Rinnegan’s time-based ability to escape defeat and strike back. Hamura left after Kyosuke spared him, and Kyosuke departed as the Sage of Six Paths withdrew from the shadows.

  • Hamura used his Tenseigan and Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to overpower Kyosuke and leave him gravely wounded.
  • Hamura attempted to seal Kyosuke with Six Paths: Planetary Devastation, believing the battle was over.
  • Kyosuke used his Rinnegan to return to an uninjured state and jump to a timeline where he could evade the seal and attack Hamura.
  • Kyosuke pierced Hamura’s chest, then spared him to repay his past favors and warned him against standing in his way.
  • Hamura recovered and departed through a Space–Time Barrier, while the watching Sage of Six Paths also withdrew.
  • Kyosuke left the shattered Shikkotsu Forest.

Ch. 286The Senju's Future "Hope"

Uchiha Kaoru enjoyed her carefree life as her father became the Third Hokage, then witnessed Senju Nawaki awaken Wood Release. Uchiha Chō learned of Nawaki’s power and planned to turn him into the Senju’s celebrated future hope, while the Senju clan embraced the news as a chance to regain its strength.

  • Uchiha Kaoru celebrated her father Uchiha Yuto becoming the Third Hokage and went fishing after a brief training session.
  • Senju Nawaki brooded over his clan’s reputation and Tobirama’s refusal to change the Police Department’s conduct, then awakened Wood Release and trampled the branches he had created.
  • Little Katsuyu explained Wood Release to Uchiha Kaoru, who watched Nawaki unnoticed before leaving.
  • An Anbu subordinate of Uchiha Chō witnessed Nawaki’s awakening and reported it to Uchiha Chō, who suspected Yayoi had helped cause it.
  • Uchiha Chō planned to publicize Nawaki’s power and arrange Uchiha challenges to build his fame and provoke the Senju clan’s hopes.
  • The Senju learned of Nawaki’s Wood Release and began to see him as a future Hashirama Senju who could restore their standing.

Ch. 287Prelude to the Night of the Massacre

Uchiha Yuto became Hokage as the Senju seethed over their loss of influence, while Kyosuke took his family to visit the ailing Uzumaki Ashina. In Konoha, Tobirama planned to regain power, unaware that Kyosuke expected Senju Nawaki to help trigger a massacre; Kyosuke also received the strange stone from Hoshigakure to begin investigating an alien civilization.

  • Uchiha Yuto appeared before the cheering crowd as the new Hokage, and Senju Nawaki decided he needed to speak with Tobirama about changing his clan.
  • Kyosuke agreed to take Mito and their family to the Land of Whirlpools so Mito could visit her father, Uzumaki Ashina.
  • After the celebration, Kyosuke's family visited Ashina, who was delighted to meet Xiao Xun.
  • Tobirama rejected a Senju member's proposal to abandon Konoha and resolved to exploit tensions between the Uchiha and Hyuga to reclaim power.
  • Nawaki heard Tobirama vow that the Senju would make the village repay its debts, and he grew more determined to change his clan.
  • Kyosuke anticipated that the Senju would eventually launch a coup and that Nawaki would stop them by carrying out a massacre; he also learned his Shadow Clone had acquired Hoshigakure's strange stone.

Ch. 288The Twelve Apostles Mobilize

Kyosuke learned that Katsuyu clones could guide interstellar travel and gave the Ten-Tails husk to Yayoi for research. Meanwhile, the Ōtsutsuki dispatched Kishiki to investigate Earth, while Kaguya reflected on Kyosuke’s promise to help her reclaim the Nine Tailed Beasts.

  • Yayoi explained that Katsuyu clones could connect over vast distances, allowing Kyosuke to use them as healing links and spatial beacons.
  • Kyosuke gave Yayoi the Ten-Tails husk and asked her to develop a cloning technique, while she considered seeking resources from the other Hidden Villages.
  • The Ōtsutsuki discovered that the Life Tablets of Urashiki, Isshiki, and Kinshiki had shattered and ordered an investigation of Earth.
  • The Ōtsutsuki selected Kishiki, one of the Twelve Apostles, to lead the Enforcement Squad’s mission to Earth.
  • Kaguya envied Kyosuke’s ability to find alien life and recalled his promise to help her reclaim the Nine Tailed Beasts after he ignited his divine flame.

Ch. 289The Hyuga dropped all pretense

As Kyosuke prepared for a space voyage, Tobirama secretly drove the increasingly hostile Uchiha and Hyuga clans toward open conflict. Sanbugyo provoked Uchiha Nagisa into challenging him, and the chapter ended with both sides heading toward a fight.

  • Kyosuke prepared to consult Kaguya about traveling into space, while Black Zetsu insisted on accompanying them to protect his mother.
  • Tobirama exploited the growing rift between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, arranging incidents to worsen their hostility.
  • Sanbugyo attacked Uchiha in a Konoha shopping street and encouraged the Hyuga to taunt the injured clan members.
  • Nagisa arrived to protect the Uchiha and ordered the Anbu to take Sanbugyo away for questioning.
  • Sanbugyo insulted Nagisa's father, and Nagisa challenged him to fight at the training ground; Sanbugyo accepted.

Ch. 290The Clan Extermination Plan Begins

Uchiha Nagisa awakened her Perfect Susanoo while fighting Sanbugyo, and Yayoi ended their battle before it could escalate further. Yayoi then drew Senju Nawaki into her laboratory and strengthened his Sage Body Cells, completing the preparations for the Senju clan extermination plan.

  • Sanbugyo overwhelmed Nagisa with the Seventh Gate, but her Mangekyō abilities briefly erased his awareness and presence of her.
  • Sanbugyo taunted Nagisa and struck her while she was invisible, prompting her hatred to awaken her Perfect Susanoo and push her into Super Kage-level strength.
  • Yayoi and Uchiha Chō agreed to use Senju Nawaki to advance the plan to exterminate the Senju clan.
  • After an hour of combat, Yayoi separated Sanbugyo and Nagisa, and Sanbugyo released the Eight Gates.
  • Yayoi invited Nawaki to her laboratory under the pretext of studying Wood Release, where he advanced his Sage Body Cells and greatly strengthened his Wood Release.

Ch. 291The Ultimate Kyosuke Fan

Senju Nawaki joined Uchiha Chō’s Anbu squad and rose rapidly through its ranks, while Tobirama believed the boy’s success proved his plan to outmaneuver the Uchiha. As Tobirama reflected on his rivalry with Kyosuke, Kyosuke finished his preparations and set out on an interstellar voyage.

  • Nawaki ignored Konoha’s praise for his early graduation and resolved to become clan leader so he could reform the Senju.
  • Tobirama arranged for Nawaki to join the Anbu, and Hokage Uchiha Yuto welcomed him without prejudice against his Senju background.
  • Uchiha Chō recruited Nawaki into her squad and guided his view of village life by showing him selected versions of reality.
  • Over the following months, Nawaki earned independent authority, completed A-Rank and S-Rank missions, became Konoha’s youngest Jonin, and rose to Anbu squad leader.
  • Tobirama celebrated Nawaki’s achievements and reflected on Kyosuke as the rival whose strategic skill he respected most.
  • Kyosuke completed his preparations and was about to begin an interstellar voyage.

Ch. 292Terrifying Powerhouses from an Alien Planet

Kyosuke stayed with his granddaughter through a Shadow Clone while his real body traveled through space in search of a planet to harvest for a Chakra Fruit. He reached Shadow Star, where its inhabitants overwhelmed him with the planet’s power and forced him to flee, leaving him injured and preparing to enhance himself.

  • Kyosuke reassured Uchiha Kaoru that he would stay home, then took her fishing at the Land of Hot Water Great Waterfall.
  • Kyosuke revealed that his real body had left the Shinobi World while a Shadow Clone remained with his family, and he sent a Wood Release Clone to explore space.
  • After traveling across space, Kyosuke found Shadow Star and sensed many powerful chakra signatures there.
  • Seyou and nearly a hundred flying natives confronted Kyosuke, then pooled chakra from across the planet to attack him.
  • The planet’s attack gravely injured Kyosuke and forced him to escape inside a meteorite fragment, where he prepared to use the system panel to enhance himself.

Ch. 293What a Fucking Unfilial Son Really Looks Like

Kyosuke planned to obtain Amenominaka and Infinite Tsukuyomi to counter Shadow Star, then watched Uchiha Kaoru dominate her Ninja Academy entrance assessment. Uchiha Yuto resented Kyosuke’s influence over Kaoru and vowed to challenge him after reaching the six paths level.

  • Kyosuke considered creating a portable alternate dimension with Amenominaka and using Infinite Tsukuyomi to defeat Shadow Star, then spent four hundred thousand points and began training.
  • More than two years later, Uchiha Kaoru defeated her sparring opponent during her Ninja Academy entrance assessment while her mother, Eri, cheered.
  • Following Kyosuke’s advice, Kaoru brought out the Red-Light Fishing Rod and began defeating the teachers and classmates conducting the assessment.
  • Kyosuke’s clone praised Kaoru’s Rinnegan and called her the Academy’s next top dog, while Uchiha Yuto objected to his father’s influence.
  • Yuto thought Aunt Yayoi’s Cloned Ten-Tails research was nearing completion and resolved to confront Kyosuke after reaching the six paths level.

Ch. 294The anti-Xiao Xun Noble Phantasm

Uchiha Nagisa stopped Uchiha Kaoru’s rampage at the Ninja Academy by trapping her in the Amber Purifying Pot. Meanwhile, Nawaki finally attacked Senju clansmen after realizing he could not change the hatred between the Senju and Uchiha.

  • Uchiha Kaoru used her Fishing Rod and Fish Basket to defeat the Chunin teachers, prompting the Grade Director to call Uchiha Nagisa for help.
  • Uchiha Nagisa approached Kaoru to take her Fishing Rod, but a mysterious force knocked her hand away twice.
  • Kaoru unleashed Purple Electricity from her Fish Basket, and Uchiha Nagisa blocked it with the Amber Purifying Pot.
  • Uchiha Nagisa tricked Kaoru into answering her call and sealed her inside the pot, then made her promise to behave and listen to her aunt.
  • Nawaki bound several Senju clansmen with trees after the Police Department again used violent enforcement, deciding he could no longer endure it.

Ch. 295Senju Nawaki, with two and a half years of practice

Nawaki’s disappointment in the Senju deepened as he saw the Police Department excuse his clansmen, while Tobirama discovered how powerful Nawaki had become. Tobirama secretly assembled allies and set a date to overthrow Uchiha rule, with Nawaki listening silently as the plot unfolded.

  • The Police Department arrested the Senju clansmen Nawaki had defeated, but the squad captain let Nawaki go because he was the clan’s hope for the future.
  • Nawaki rejected the captain’s advice and resolved to prevent the Senju from endangering Konoha’s peace.
  • Tobirama discovered Nawaki’s private training and learned that he had spent two and a half years mastering powerful Wood Release techniques.
  • Tobirama planned a coup against the Hokage’s faction and secretly recruited Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
  • Tobirama and his allies agreed to unite their forces on the tenth of the next month and overthrow Uchiha rule, while Nawaki listened without revealing his thoughts.

Ch. 296The Senju's Night of the Massacre

The Uchiha learned that Tobirama planned a Senju rebellion, but Nawaki launched an attack on his own clan using Wood Release. As Tobirama summoned reincarnated fighters, Izuna confronted him and their old battle began again.

  • Izuna and the Uchiha leaders discussed Tobirama’s planned rebellion and the danger of attacking the Senju openly.
  • Nawaki used Wood Release to devastate the Senju Compound, revealing himself as the attacker.
  • Tobirama demanded to know why Nawaki had betrayed the clan, and Nawaki declared that the Senju would meet their end to protect Konoha’s peace.
  • Tobirama summoned reincarnated fighters with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
  • Izuna appeared before Tobirama and unleashed his Perfect Susanoo, beginning their battle anew.

Ch. 297Was it worth it?

Nawaki’s betrayal and the Senju massacre continued as Tobirama fought to protect the clan from Izuna and Yayoi. Yayoi reflected on her attachment to Kyosuke, but Sanbugyo attacked her, and Chō moved to stop him.

  • Nawaki continued slaughtering the Senju, while Tobirama used a vast water-release technique to shield the survivors from Izuna’s Kagutsuchi and the Wood Dragon.
  • Yayoi and Chō appeared inside a barrier around the Senju Compound, and Tobirama realized they had come to deal with Sanbugyo.
  • Sanbugyo confronted Yayoi about whether her devotion to Kyosuke had been worth the cost, and Yayoi admitted she regretted nothing despite her doubts.
  • Sanbugyo kicked Yayoi and opened the Seventh Gate, declaring that he would send her to join Kyosuke.
  • Chō formed her pink Susanoo to attack Sanbugyo, but he struck with Daytime Tiger before it could fully manifest, scattering it into pink motes.

Ch. 298Sanbugyo's Gate of Death

Yayoi Hyuga overwhelmed Sanbugyo until he opened the Eighth Gate, turning the battle in his favor and threatening to kill her. As Konoha reeled from the fighting, Yuto secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s loyalty and waited for the conflict to reach its next stage.

  • Yayoi Hyuga struck Uchiha Chō with Daytime Tiger, then attacked Sanbugyo with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and destroyed much of the Senju Compound.
  • Tobirama used Flying Thunder God and a million Explosive Tags to attack Izuna while protecting the Senju Clan.
  • Sanbugyo opened the Gate of Death and kicked Yayoi away, then hit her with Evening Elephant.
  • The battle shook Konoha, while Kyosuke’s barrier concealed the fighting from people outside the Senju Compound.
  • Yuto asked Hiruzen Sarutobi what he would do, and Hiruzen pledged that the Sarutobi Clan would remain loyal to Konoha.

Ch. 299Six Paths Yayoi

Yayoi Hyuga sealed the Cloned Ten-Tails inside herself and became a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, reaching Six Paths Level as Sanbugyo faced her. Far away, Ōtsutsuki Hamura sensed her power and went to investigate while the Sage of Six Paths stayed behind to guard the Senjutsu Fruit.

  • Sanbugyo shattered Senju Nawaki’s Wood Dragon with a casual punch, while Izuna warned Nawaki not to interfere and joined the battle against the Senju.
  • Uchiha Kaoru complained to Kyosuke that her aunt had taken her Fishing Rod and New Year’s money, then asked him to beat her aunt.
  • Yayoi summoned the Ten-Tails, sealed the Cloned Ten-Tails inside herself, and transformed into a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki with Six Paths power.
  • Ōtsutsuki Hamura sensed the Ten-Tails chakra near Konoha, and the Sage of Six Paths asked him to investigate while he remained with the Senjutsu Fruit.

Ch. 300I already owe plenty of people. One more makes no difference

Yayoi fought Sanbugyo as the Anbu stirred up public outrage against the Senju and prepared to frame Senju Nawaki for the clan’s destruction. As Sanbugyo unleashed his life-consuming final attack, Uchiha Nagisa’s fishing hook weakened him, allowing Yayoi to strike him through the chest and reject his offer to die together.

  • The Anbu spread rumors of a Senju rebellion while preparing to blame Senju Nawaki for the clan’s slaughter and present Tobirama Senju’s death as a consequence of the conspiracy.
  • Yayoi shattered Sanbugyo’s Evening Elephant as he explained that he had learned to use a sustained barrage to overcome powerful regeneration.
  • Sanbugyo opened the Gate of Death and charged at Yayoi with his life-fueled ultimate attack.
  • Uchiha Nagisa appeared and hooked Sanbugyo with the Red-Light Fishing Rod, weakening him by disrupting the chakra sustaining his taijutsu.
  • Yayoi intercepted Sanbugyo, said she had no intention of dying with him, and pierced his chest.
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