Chapter Summaries

Sasuke and Naruto fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki after Sasuke awakened his Rinnegan and discovered Isshiki’s shadow-like attacks. Sasuke used Amenotejikara to place Isshiki within close range of Naruto’s enhanced attack, which Isshiki took head-on.

• Sasuke sent the Nine-Tails back inside Naruto and attacked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, striking one of his hidden shadows.
• Naruto woke and joined Sasuke, entering Sage Fox Mode as Sasuke warned him about Isshiki’s two powerful shadows.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Isshiki with shadow clones, sage arts, a Tailed Beast Ball, and Amaterasu, while Sasuke pierced him with a black rod.
• Isshiki used Daikokuten to remove the rod and break his Truth-Seeking Orb shell, then announced he would kill Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto and Sasuke dodged Isshiki’s powerful ninjutsu until Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap Isshiki onto the water beside Naruto.
• Naruto unleashed an enhanced attack at close range, and Isshiki took it head-on.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, using Taijutsu and Shadow Clones to hold him off while they waited for Hinata. Their battle stopped when Hinata killed the Starry Sky Beast and returned with its body.

• Sasuke used his Rinnegan ability to swap places and help Naruto wound Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who then identified the technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke tried to stall Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with Taijutsu, but he outmatched them and attacked Naruto with his shadows.
• Naruto created hundreds of Shadow Clones to assist Sasuke, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki made clones of his own before Sasuke followed suit.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stopped fighting when he saw the Starry Sky Beast falling from the sky.
• Hinata pierced the beast with a streak of golden light, split its body in two, and made its corpse vanish.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki tried to escape with Sasuke as a hostage, but Hinata severed his body with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. Isshiki regenerated and faced Hinata, who demanded to know where Nagato was.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki restrained Sasuke with a chakra-suppressing chain and tried to use him as a hostage while keeping a portal open.
• Hinata's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion cut Isshiki in half and freed Sasuke; Naruto joined Sasuke, and they recognized Hinata's attack.
• Hinata arrived and learned that Naruto and Sasuke had received power from the Sage of Six Paths and that another Ten-Tails had been revived.
• The Ten-Tails emerged beneath the water but began shrinking as Isshiki lost control of it, and Isshiki regenerated from his severe injuries.
• Hinata recognized Nagato's Rinnegan in Isshiki's left eye socket and demanded to know where Nagato was, but Isshiki refused to answer.

Hinata killed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the group subdued the Ten-Tails and used its chakra to restore the Nine-Tails and aid their allies. After sealing Indra's and Asura's chakra in Naruto and Sasuke to help them grow stronger over time, Hinata learned that Kumogakure had agreed to join the Hidden Leaf Village.

• Hinata killed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and captured his soul, but the Ten-Tails emerged from beneath the water.
• Sasuke controlled the Ten-Tails with his Rinnegan, and the Nine-Tails absorbed its yin release chakra to restore his missing half.
• Hinata took control of the Ten-Tails and placed Shisui, Ichiro, and Ichiyo inside it to recover.
• Hinata sealed Indra's and Asura's chakra in Naruto's and Sasuke's hearts as seeds that would refine their chakra over time.
• Naruto told Hinata that Kumogakure had agreed to become part of the Hidden Leaf Village, while Sasuke claimed he had defeated the Raikage.

Naruto and Sasuke returned safely to Kumogakure and told the Raikage that the Hokage had killed the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Hinata then remembered the Starry Sky Beast's two attacks in the sea and arrived above the Land of Water to face the resulting waves.

• Naruto and Sasuke returned to Kumogakure, where the Raikage questioned them about the Ten-Tails and thanked them for avenging Killer B.
• Sasuke told the Raikage that the Hokage had killed the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Raikage accepted the explanation without pressing them.
• Naruto and Sasuke examined the marks the Sage of Six Paths had given them and felt their bodies growing stronger from Asura's and Indra's chakra.
• Tsunade let Sakura leave the Land of Wind, and Sakura set out for the Land of Lightning to find Sasuke.
• Hinata remembered the Starry Sky Beast's two attacks in the sea, transferred to the Land of Water, and saw waves battering its islands.

Hinata stopped a massive wave from devastating the Land of Water, then purified seawater and made rain fall over the Land of Wind. She planned to use water and food to win the Land of Wind’s allegiance and eventually transform its desert with Wood Release forests.

• Hinata used Planetary Devastation to lift the massive wave’s seawater into huge balls, then moved them to the Land of Wind.
• Hinata distilled seawater above the Land of Wind and made fresh rain fall for several hours, bringing relief to residents and captive Sunagakure ninja.
• After surveying the desert, Hinata thought about using Yamato and other Wood Release users to plant forests across the Land of Wind.
• Hinata stored the remaining seawater in her Alternate Dimension and began purifying it while sorting fish, salt, and other leftovers through spatial gates.
• Hinata planned to make the Land of Wind submit by supplying water and food, then use Wood Release and further rain to change its environment.

Hinata traced Nagato to a secret underground biotechnology base where he had been captured and tortured. She rescued him after learning his eyes had been removed and reassured him that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had already been defeated.

• Konan asked Hinata to find Nagato after he disappeared while investigating an organization that abducted people.
• Hinata searched the abandoned base Nagato had visited, found no clues, and used Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's memories to locate him.
• Hinata attacked the underground base, sending puppets to capture its researchers while she went to the prison's deepest section.
• Hinata found Nagato chained up with tubes draining his chakra and discovered that his Rinnegan and Mangekyō Sharingan had been gouged out.
• Nagato warned Hinata about the organization's powerful leader, and Hinata told him that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had been defeated; Nagato relaxed and fell asleep.

Hinata rescued Nagato and captured the members of the hidden base, defeating a man with a Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan. As she prepared to return to the Hidden Leaf Village, the base’s Modified Humans emerged and were lifted into the air by Hinata.

• Hinata freed Nagato from his chains and tubes, took him to the Hidden Leaf Hospital, and notified Konan, who went to care for him.
• Hinata sent Little Black and its three clones to assist her puppets in fighting through the base’s tunnels.
• Hinata confronted a man monitoring the base, forced him out of the Kamui Dimension, and took his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Little Black and Hinata’s puppets emerged from the base with captured researchers, whom Hinata teleported to the Hidden Leaf Village prison.
• Hinata noticed the Modified Humans coming out of the base and lifted them into the air.

Hinata imprisoned Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s modified captives, sent her Red Kite clone after his scattered subordinates, and began studying his special eye for a way to create spatial storage rings. Meanwhile, fighting resumed in the Land of Earth and the Land of Water, while Tsunade met with Rasa in the Land of Wind and reminded him of his intimidating encounter with Hinata.

• Hinata took Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s modified captives to the Hidden Leaf Village’s prison and used a Red Kite clone to pursue his subordinates.
• Hinata studied Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s right eye and considered using its connected storage space to develop spatial storage rings.
• Troops in the Land of Earth and the Land of Water resumed their missions after the Hidden Leaf Village reported that the crisis in the Land of Lightning had been resolved.
• Tsunade met Kazekage Rasa in the Land of Wind and repeated her message to Chiyo as Rasa’s subordinates reacted angrily.
• Rasa recalled how Hinata had pressured him to mine several gold veins, leaving him exhausted.

Rasa learned that the Hidden Leaf Village had sent forces into all four nations, while Kirigakure and Iwagakure surrendered after their defeats. At the Land of Lightning, Hinata summoned the Raikage and Sasuke to meet the Hokage, and Sasuke escaped a crowd of fangirls by flying.

• Tsunade told Rasa that the Hidden Leaf Village had attacked the other three nations as well as the Land of Wind, and Rasa agreed to meet the Hokage before deciding how to respond.
• Neji defeated Kirigakure, retrieved Ao's Byakugan, killed Ao, and brought Mei Terumi to the Hidden Leaf Village for a meeting.
• Jiraiya defeated Ōnoki with the strength he had gained from the Body Strengthening Potion, and Iwagakure surrendered.
• At the Land of Lightning, A, Naruto, and Sasuke visited the enormous crater left by the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, where ninja from both villages took photographs.
• A crowd of female ninja surrounded Sasuke and groped him, but Hinata's message prompted him to fly out of the crowd; Naruto told A that the Hokage wanted to meet him.

Red Kite visited Keita Otake and her six other disciples, assigning them to destroy Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s remaining bases and upgrading their weapons. Several days later, the Kazekage, Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Mizukage gathered in the Hidden Leaf Village for the first Five Kage meeting held there.

• The Mysterious Organization’s searchers hid in a village after another major base was destroyed, while Red Kite flew to meet Keita Otake.
• Red Kite ordered Keita Otake to destroy the organization’s remaining bases with his fellow disciples and reforged his great halberd.
• Red Kite found her other six disciples, gave them the same assignment, upgraded their weapons, and returned to the Hidden Leaf Village.
• The Kazekage, Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Mizukage arrived in the Hidden Leaf Village, where the village closely monitored its guests.
• The Raikage wandered around the village freely and openly marveled at its changes, unlike the other Kage.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The narrator is requesting leave for the first time.
• They express determination to "tear off America's fig leaf" regarding its criticism of Xinjiang, implying a strong nationalist sentiment.
• The narrator encourages readers to add the book to their bookshelf to avoid losing it in the future.

Character Developments

• The narrator displays patriotism and national pride, feeling angered by America's criticism of Xinjiang.
• The narrator shows self-awareness and a sense of responsibility, acknowledging the need to make up for lost time.

Significant Themes

• Nationalism and patriotism: The narrator's strong reaction to America's criticism of Xinjiang highlights the theme of national pride and defense of one's country.
• Responsibility and accountability: The narrator feels the need to make up for lost time, indicating a sense of responsibility.

Character Interactions

• The narrator directly addresses the reader, creating a sense of intimacy and shared purpose.

Sakura returned to the Hidden Leaf Village after learning that Sasuke had fought an unknown enemy, and she reunited with him at the Uchiha Clan Compound. Sasuke took her home when he noticed how exhausted she was, and Sakura fell asleep feeling closer to him.

• Sakura rushed back from the Land of Lightning after hearing that Naruto and Sasuke had fought an unknown enemy.
• At the Uchiha Clan Compound, Sakura met A, who had come to spar with Sasuke, and A canceled their match when Sakura arrived.
• Sasuke and Sakura walked through the village together, and Sakura asked him about what had happened in the Land of Lightning.
• Sasuke escorted Sakura home, where she went to bed and fell asleep, happy that she felt closer to him.
• A visited the Hidden Leaf Hospital, told a nurse he had not been hurt that day, then rested in the courtyard.

Sasuke’s parents encouraged him to pursue Sakura, while Hinata learned that Yamato and Kazahana Koyuki had begun courting. Hinata then presented her plan to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and the other Kage submitted under her overwhelming pressure.

• Sasuke’s parents urged him to spend time with Sakura, and Sasuke realized he had grown used to having her around.
• Hinata developed a few spatial storage items from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s eyes but found that mass production was impractical.
• Hinata learned that Yamato had begun courting Kazahana Koyuki and that she had accepted him.
• Hinata met with the other Kage and explained her plan to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Hinata used her pressure to quell the Kage’s resistance, and they submitted to the Hidden Leaf Village.

Tsunade operated on Nagato to remove the tubes embedded in his blood vessels, and Hinata gave her a corpse resembling an Ōtsutsuki for the village’s researchers to examine. The next day, Hinata restored Nagato’s eyes, and he prepared to leave because Konan could not manage things much longer.

• Ōnoki worried that the daimyo might oppose the Five Great Shinobi Villages uniting, and Hinata told him she would handle it.
• Tsunade rested before operating on Nagato, removed the four tubes from his blood vessels, and let his Uzumaki vitality heal the wounds.
• Hinata told Tsunade that Nagato had suffered a setback while investigating a technologically advanced organization, then asked her to examine a corpse in the hospital laboratory.
• The researchers told Tsunade that the corpse’s anatomy resembled Otsutsuki Isshiki’s and that it likely belonged to an Ōtsutsuki Clan member.
• Hinata returned Nagato’s Rinnegan and Mangekyō Sharingan after he woke, and Nagato apologized for nearly letting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki disrupt the plan.
• Nagato told Hinata he needed to leave soon because Konan could not keep everything together much longer.

Hinata considered how to filter the conflicting faith flowing to her and kept the safer Ten-Tails sealed in an alternate dimension. Meanwhile, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reflected on his country’s poverty and cut Sunagakure’s funding again.

• Hinata sensed that people across the Shinobi World were sending her conflicting beliefs through their faith, and she considered creating a Divine Core to filter it.
• Hinata kept the Ten-Tails connected to Kaguya sealed away and chose Isshiki’s Ten-Tails as the safer one to use.
• The Kage of the other four Shinobi Villages left the Hidden Leaf Village after submitting to it, intending to report the news to their people.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind recalled his country’s harsh conditions and his envy of the Land of Fire’s fertile territory.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind reduced Sunagakure’s funding after seeing that the village continued to operate despite an earlier cut.

Babu met with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and promised that a miracle would soon occur at the border. A vast forest then sprang up in the desert, leaving the Sunagakure shinobi alarmed and both villages watching it.

• Babu visited the Daimyo of the Land of Wind on behalf of his master and offered to resolve the country's water shortage.
• Babu told the Daimyo that a miracle would occur at the border within a few days, then vanished.
• A piece of flesh and a green gemstone landed near the border, and the flesh rapidly grew into a forest of towering trees.
• Konoha ninjas and Sunagakure shinobi witnessed the forest's sudden growth and reported it to their villages.
• The Hidden Leaf Village ordered its ninjas to leave the forest alone, while Sunagakure's leadership ordered its shinobi to keep watching and report any changes.

Tsunade confronted Hinata after discovering that Hinata had used the First Hokage’s cells to create a forest on the Land of Wind border. Hinata explained that she planned to transform the Land of Wind’s deserts and secure benefits from its daimyo, by force if necessary.

• Tsunade barged into Hinata’s office and demanded to know why she had used the First Hokage’s cells to grow a forest.
• Jiraiya dispersed the people gathered outside and urged Tsunade to hear Hinata’s explanation.
• Hinata said the forest could save lives in the Land of Wind, and confirmed she ultimately planned to turn more of its desert into oases.
• Hinata revealed that she was pursuing benefits from the Land of Wind’s daimyo and would take them by force if he refused.
• Jiraiya approved of Hinata’s plan and viewed her as the Child of Destiny for addressing the Land of Wind’s hardship at its source.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind realized that Hinata was behind the forest and intended to take control of the nations, while Sunagakure had already submitted to her. After he agreed to comply, Hinata remained troubled by a distant threat and found that the Starry Sky Beast’s remains were poisonous and corrosive.

• Babu told the Daimyo of the Land of Wind that his lady wanted him to submit and hand over his nation, and that Sunagakure already answered to her.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind suspected that the Hidden Leaf Village's Fifth Hokage, Hinata, was trying to replace the nobility with shinobi, and he eventually agreed to submit.
• Other great nations' daimyo had bought Modified Humans but were hypnotized and controlled before they could act.
• Hinata left the minor nations to Nagato and continued to sense an unexplained threat far away among the stars.
• Hinata studied the Starry Sky Beast's corpse and found its flesh poisoned animals and caused mutations, while its blood corroded anything it touched.

Hinata collected the Starry Sky Beast’s remains in space and connected with the Giant Tenseigan, strengthening it with her own power. Otsutsuki Toneri confronted her, wondering who she was and resenting that he had not awakened the Tenseigan.

• Hinata searched space for the Starry Sky Beast’s remains and found that Otsutsuki Toneri had gathered some of them on the moon.
• Hinata used Space Transfer to reach the Giant Tenseigan and connected with it, discovering that its power had weakened from maintaining a barrier.
• Hinata nourished the Giant Tenseigan with her own Tenseigan, causing its light to grow brighter and prompting the puppet guards to attack her.
• Otsutsuki Toneri arrived and asked Hinata who she was, recognizing her Tenseigan and the repulsive force she used against the puppets.
• Toneri recalled watching Hinata defeat the Starry Sky Beast and admitted that he had moved its remains onto the moon to study them and cast much of its poisonous blood away.