Recaps

Samui invited Robin, Hancock, and Nami to visit her, while Konan worried about Shinichi’s intentions. Shinichi sealed Kaguya’s Chakra and made her experience mortal hunger, leaving her struggling to resist food at the end of the day.

• Samui invited Robin, Hancock, and Nami to her home for Shinichi’s visit, then hinted that Konan should wear the jewelry Shinichi liked; Konan refused and worried about what he might do in the house.
• Kaguya arrived at the Imperial Palace to serve Shinichi, who later absorbed most of her Chakra and sealed the rest so she would experience mortal hunger.
• Shinichi refused to let Kaguya eat during the day, and she resisted the food despite growing hungry and exhausted.
• Samui brought Kaguya a boxed dinner, but Kaguya refused it and went to bed, where she wrestled with the temptation to eat and remembered the ramen shop she wanted to repay.

Kaguya endured hunger and exhaustion while trying to resist Shinichi’s test, but eventually gave in and ate Mabui’s meal. Shinichi restored her power, and Kaguya introduced herself to Mabui and accepted her invitation to come for food again.

• Kaguya woke weak and hungry, went to the Imperial Palace, and tried to endure the day without eating.
• Shinichi ignored Kaguya until she offered him water, then left her alone in the lounge.
• Kaguya drank the water she had spilled and later devoured the food Mabui brought, abandoning her resolve to fast.
• Kaguya knelt before Shinichi, apologized for eating his food, and offered him her Chakra as compensation.
• Shinichi restored Kaguya’s power and told her she could ask Mabui for food again.
• Kaguya introduced herself to Mabui as Otsutsuki Kaguya and accepted Mabui’s invitation to visit for meals.

Naruto Konan told Konan that Samui had hinted the Emperor wanted her, and Konan resolved to find a way to protect her other-world counterpart. After keeping the matter from Yahiko and Nagato, Konan considered whether Mei Terumi or Pakura could serve as a substitute.

• Naruto Konan visited Konan and explained that the three women sharing her residence were the Emperor's women, while Samui had hinted that he wanted her.
• Konan struggled over whether to involve Yahiko, Nagato, Mei Terumi, or Pakura, then promised Naruto Konan she would find a solution.
• Naruto Konan walked through the busy district, saw Nagato with new friends, and avoided him because she felt unable to join their lives.
• Yahiko and Nagato noticed Konan was troubled over dinner, but she concealed Naruto Konan's problem and said the other woman wanted distance.
• After Yahiko and Nagato promised to care for Naruto Konan, Konan wondered whether Mei Terumi or Pakura could take her place.

Mei Terumi wrestled with Pakura’s plan to draw Konan closer to His Majesty, while Pakura received a powerful new post and described the otherworldly beauty serving the Emperor. Mei Terumi ultimately refused to manipulate her friend and resolved to warn Konan.

• Konan told Mei Terumi that His Majesty had brought another version of her from a different world, leaving Mei Terumi wondering why he had done so.
• Zhen praised Pakura’s work and appointed her Deputy Governor of Fire Province after she asked to remain close to him.
• Pakura told Mei Terumi she had seen an extraordinarily beautiful woman beside His Majesty, and Mei Terumi explained that Konan had described the arrival of another Konan from another world.
• Pakura urged Mei Terumi to help bring Konan closer to His Majesty, arguing that His Majesty would pursue Konan sooner or later.
• Mei Terumi refused to push Konan into danger and decided she would warn her friend instead.

Naruto Konan feared the emperor might force himself on her, while Mei Terumi warned Konan that His Majesty might have feelings for her. After Konan proposed a fake marriage to Nagato as a way to protect Naruto Konan, Naruto Konan said she had accepted that resisting the emperor could bring trouble and urged Konan to live her own life.

• Hancock dressed in a purple qipao and went to serve His Majesty, while Naruto Konan worried about her place in the residence and the emperor's intentions.
• Mei Terumi asked Konan when she planned to marry Yahiko, then warned her that His Majesty might have feelings for her.
• Konan became troubled by the possibility that the emperor wanted her and asked Yahiko about their marriage; Yahiko offered to marry her, but Konan chose to follow their original plan to settle Nagato's situation first.
• Konan met Naruto Konan alone and suggested that she marry Nagato in a fake marriage so His Majesty would give up on her.
• Naruto Konan said she had thought it through, did not want to endanger the others, and told Konan to live her own life.

Konan struggled to accept Naruto Konan’s decision to begin again, then spoke with Pakura about her new government post and her feelings for His Majesty. Pakura’s teasing suggestion that Konan might also imagine being loved by the Emperor left Konan flustered, and she abruptly fled when Pakura mentioned Mei’s strangely scented photograph of him.

• Konan questioned Naruto Konan about accepting her fate, but Naruto Konan said she could accept her comfortable new life and wanted to begin again.
• Konan left the restaurant and ran into Pakura, who said His Majesty had appointed her Deputy Governor of Fire Province.
• Pakura discussed her admiration for His Majesty and admitted she had confessed her feelings to him, though he had not responded.
• Pakura asked Konan to imagine what she would do if His Majesty liked her, and Konan became increasingly flustered.
• Pakura mentioned finding a strangely scented photo of His Majesty under Mei’s pillow, and Konan knocked over her chair and hurried out.

Konan became distressed after Pakura’s remarks and asked Yahiko to visit Naruto Konan, who was adjusting to life in their world. After their conversation, Naruto Konan returned home and learned that His Majesty would visit that evening, leaving her uneasy about what might happen.

• Konan left the tavern upset by Pakura’s words, and Yahiko and Nagato comforted her at home.
• Konan asked Yahiko to visit Naruto Konan, and he agreed to go alone the next day.
• Yahiko visited Naruto Konan, heard that she was enjoying her new, peaceful routine, and offered help if she needed it.
• Naruto Konan watched Yahiko leave, returned to her residence, and told Nami that he was an old friend.
• Robin told Naruto Konan that His Majesty was coming that evening, and Naruto Konan grew nervous before retreating to her room.

Konan struggled with the Emperor’s decision concerning Naruto Konan, while Pakura urged her to take the other woman’s place. Naruto Konan spent the night anxious as the Emperor visited Robin, Nami, and Hancock, and the chapter ended with the three women speculating about whether Konan would join them next time.

• Yahiko told Konan about his visit to Naruto Konan, and Konan invented a story that the Emperor planned to send Naruto Konan back to her original world.
• Yahiko offered to speak with the Emperor, but Konan stopped him and claimed she would resolve the matter herself.
• Pakura invited Konan over, discussed Naruto Konan’s situation, and suggested Konan take her place.
• Naruto Konan anxiously listened from her bedroom as the Emperor visited Robin, Nami, and Hancock, then relaxed after he left.
• Robin, Nami, and Hancock went out to eat, where Nami wondered whether Konan would join them during the Emperor’s next visit.

Shin arranged a banquet at the Tsunayashiro residence, where he revealed his control over the Soul Society and captured Shunsui Kyoraku. Imprisoned in a dark void, Kyoraku found Yamamoto and other missing figures, who warned him that a being calling itself the Death God had found them.

• Shisui reported that the Soul Society's investigation into the Living World had reached the Empire, and Shin ordered him to send Big Mom to the Soul Society.
• After three Shinigami investigating in the Living World disappeared, Shunsui Kyoraku ordered an investigation and went to the Tsunayashiro Clan banquet with Nanao Ise.
• At the banquet, Shin revealed that Yamamoto was alive, and Tokinada Tsunayashiro and the guests transformed into monsters.
• Shin opened spatial rifts that swallowed Kyoraku, then ordered the monsters to begin the banquet.
• In the dark void, Kyoraku found Yamamoto, Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihoin, Shinji Hirako, Ichibe Hyosube, Tenjirō Kirinji, and Isshin Kurosaki.
• Yamamoto and the others warned Kyoraku that the Death God had found them.

Shinichi summoned Naruto Konan after Yahiko pleaded for her to stay, but both misunderstood his intentions and she offered to serve him more sincerely to protect Yahiko. In another dimension, Ichibe Hyosube told Shunsui Kyoraku that a devouring entity had consumed the Soul King and was now pursuing the survivors.

• Yahiko begged Shinichi to let Konan remain in this world, and Shinichi summoned her to his office.
• Naruto Konan feared Shinichi would punish Yahiko, so she knelt and promised to serve Shinichi wholeheartedly; Shinichi assured her Yahiko was safe and sent her away.
• Naruto Konan told Robin, Nami, and Hancock that Shinichi would visit that night, then spoke with Robin about the man she had loved, who was already dead.
• Shunsui Kyoraku learned from Ichibe Hyosube that Soul Society and Hueco Mundo had vanished and the Pure Land had appeared in their place.
• Ichibe Hyosube explained that the awakened Shinigami had devoured the Sage of Six Paths, the Pure Land's souls, and the Soul King, then pursued the survivors into their refuge.

Shin received Retsu Unohana’s plea for help after Shunsui Kyoraku disappeared and another monster outbreak devastated the Soul Society. He went with her to the Soul Society and pointed out that killing the transformed nobles would leave its leadership nearly wiped out, making him its savior once more.

• Shin spent the evening at Robin and Naruto Konan’s home before returning to the Imperial Palace.
• Retsu Unohana asked Shin to help the Soul Society after Shunsui Kyoraku vanished and monsters attacked a noble banquet.
• Shin questioned Unohana about the investigation, then contacted Hyuga Kiyomi while they waited for information.
• After receiving a response, Shin opened a spatial gate and took Unohana to the Soul Society.
• Shin asked whether the monsters were transformed nobles and warned that killing them would leave the Seireitei without its leaders.

Zhen rescued Soul Society from another monster outbreak, then accepted its leaders’ request to submit to the Living World Empire. He appointed Retsu Unohana Captain-Commander and placed Uchiha Obito and Sarutobi Asuma in charge of the Sixth and Thirteenth Divisions.

• Zhen and Retsu Unohana appeared over Seireitei, where Zhen destroyed the monsters with golden and violet attacks.
• After the battle, Unohana summoned the captains, and Central 46 called them to discuss Soul Society’s future and its dependence on the Living World.
• Sosuke Aizen knew the monster outbreaks were Zhen’s plan to make Soul Society submit, while Mayuri Kurotsuchi proposed accepting the emperor as their master.
• Several days later, Unohana, the captains, and Central 46 members visited Zhen and pleaded for him to take control of Soul Society; he accepted and said the monsters’ source had been found.
• Zhen appointed Unohana Captain-Commander and named Uchiha Obito and Sarutobi Asuma captains of the Sixth and Thirteenth Divisions, then proposed building more Sunlight Towers.

Senju Tobirama returned to Konoha with Byakusei, had Zhen restore his missing soul, and discovered that Byakusei carried two fused souls. In Soul Society, Uchiha Obito began serving as Sixth Division captain, while Ichibe Hyosube and the others detected a spatial fluctuation and decided to investigate.

• Senju Tobirama and Byakusei entered the transformed Konoha, where Tobirama found two Tsunades waiting at his residence.
• Zhen reunited Tobirama with the missing part of his soul, then sensed two fused souls inside Byakusei; Tobirama suspected one belonged to Orochimaru and the other to the monkey.
• Uchiha Obito took up his post as Sixth Division captain, met Vice-Captain Abarai Renji, and struggled with the division's paperwork.
• Obito showed Renji his sword, Kamui, and challenged him to a sparring match that drew the Sixth Division members to watch.
• Ichibe Hyosube sensed a faint spatial fluctuation near the Shinigami, and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto led the group toward it.

Obito’s Bankai unexpectedly connected to another dimension, causing Renji Abarai to disappear before a group of former criminals appeared in his place. Meanwhile, Zhen discussed restructuring the Soul Society with Unohana, and a mysterious force began tearing at Byakusei’s fused souls as Tobirama prepared to separate them.

• Obito’s Bankai sent Renji Abarai into an unfamiliar darkness, where Renji encountered a bloodied man with a guardless sword.
• Obito opened a spatial rift with the power in his right arm, and ten injured strangers emerged in the Sixth Division barracks; Kisuke Urahara and Shinji Hirako recognized Aizen nearby.
• Zhen told Unohana he intended to reform the Thirteen Court Guard Squads and restore the Soul Society’s strength.
• Tobirama asked Kabuto to prepare to separate Byakusei’s fused souls, but a huge black shadow began tearing one soul away and Kabuto collapsed unconscious.
• Byakusei pleaded with Tobirama as his souls split, while the chapter returned to Zhen and Unohana’s conversation about the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.

A time anomaly trapped Hyuga Shin and the Great Toad Sage warned that a corrupted god would soon destroy the world, sending Jiraiya to rescue Shin. Jiraiya emerged in a future version of Konoha, met Konohamaru, and realized that Naruto might be the person he had been sent to find.

• Hokage Tsunade saw a vast shadow and a curtain of darkness around the Imperial Palace, while everyone else appeared unable to see them.
• Shin sensed chaos in time as Retsu Unohana's actions repeated and a shattered teacup returned to normal, realizing someone was trapping him in a time cage.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that a corrupted god threatened the world and that he had to find someone who had been toyed with by time, then rescue Shin.
• Jiraiya traveled through the spatial rift and found a future Konoha where Uzumaki Naruto was the Seventh Hokage.
• Jiraiya fought Konohamaru Sarutobi, proved he knew the Rasengan, and explained that he came from another world to find someone.
• Konohamaru brought Jiraiya to Naruto, and Jiraiya recognized him as the disciple he had been searching for.

Uzumaki Naruto agreed to help Jiraiya save his world and traveled with Hinata to another timeline to find Second Pillar. The Great Toad Sage revealed that a corrupted god threatened every timeline, and the group set out to protect the Emperor, who held the power to defeat it.

• Jiraiya asked Uzumaki Naruto to help save his world, and Naruto agreed after Nara Shikamaru warned him about the risks.
• Naruto told Hinata about his decision, and she supported him; Jiraiya then admitted he did not know how to return to his world.
• Jiraiya summoned Sage Fukasaku, who took him and Naruto to Mount Myōboku, where the Great Toad Sage explained that Orochimaru's evil had corrupted the god of life and death.
• The Great Toad Sage said Uzumaki Hinata and Second Pillar were needed, so Naruto brought Hinata to Mount Myōboku before the Sage opened a rift to another timeline.
• Naruto, Hinata, and Jiraiya crossed into Second Pillar's timeline, where Second Pillar urged them to proceed despite the Great Toad Sage's life being at risk.
• The Great Toad Sage warned that the future was not fixed and that they had to stop the god from devouring the Emperor, whom Naruto said was the father of all three.

Jiraiya and Naruto’s group joined Tsunade and the Ten Mianwei to investigate the black mist trapping Hyuga Shin, but they could not enter the Imperial Palace’s time prison. At Kabuto’s institute, Sasuke saved Byakusei from a force reaching for his soul, and Kabuto revealed that Orochimaru’s missing soul was not limited to the fragment inside the youth; another curtain of black mist appeared over Ryūchi Cave.

• Jiraiya, Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke arrived in Konoha and met Hokage Tsunade near the mist-covered Imperial Palace.
• Tsunade gathered the Ten Mianwei, and the group discovered that the palace entrance looped back on itself because space had been distorted.
• Sasuke opened a spatial vortex into Kabuto’s institute, where Senju Tobirama was trying to protect the unconscious Byakusei from a force seeking his soul.
• Sasuke touched Byakusei, saw the evils connected to Orochimaru, and transferred the youth into his own time-space to shield him.
• After Kabuto regained consciousness, he warned that the god wanted to destroy Orochimaru’s missing soul, then pointed to Anko as another black mist appeared over Ryūchi Cave.

The group gathered Orochimaru’s scattered soul fragments inside Anko and used her as bait to draw the god’s attention. As Anko vanished into the sky and a black vortex formed, Second Pillar realized the god was separating from Orochimaru and that removing the last restraint of time could save the emperor.

• Second Pillar rescued Nagato from Byakuryu’s grasp, and Jiraiya led the group to Ryūchi Cave to find Orochimaru’s other Split Bodies.
• Yakushi Kabuto proposed gathering Orochimaru’s remaining Split Bodies in one person, and Anko agreed to serve as the sacrifice that would attract the god.
• The souls of the giant serpent, Kushinadahime, Nagato, and Byakusei entered Anko, while Byakusei awoke with his childishness gone and was recognized as Teacher Sarutobi.
• At the Imperial Palace, Kakashi discovered that Kamado might have been devoured, and Anko drew the god’s black hand away from the group with her Sage Chakra before disappearing into the sky.
• A black vortex formed above Konoha, and Second Pillar entered the mist-shrouded front hall, where time stopped for everyone except him, Uzumaki Naruto, Uzumaki Hinata, and Naruto Tsunade.
• Second Pillar explained that Orochimaru was separating from the god and that removing the final restraint of time could save the emperor.

Second Pillar, Naruto, Hinata, and Tsunade each faced strange visions as Shin struggled inside a time prison. Anko found Orochimaru within the black mist and restored him, and Orochimaru entered the Imperial Palace hall to confront Shin.

• Second Pillar recognized Byakuryu as Orochimaru and trapped him in the flesh of Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Uzumaki Naruto faced hostile Snake Princesses and the white Orochimaru in Ryūchi Cave, while Uzumaki Hinata stopped a jealous beauty from attacking the queen.
• Naruto Tsunade spoke with a boy mourning his parents at Konoha's former Memorial Stone.
• Shin confirmed that his pavilion was trapped in a repeating time loop, tested his control over time, and transferred Tailed Beast Chakra to Kaguya.
• Anko found Orochimaru connected to a black heart in the mist and tore it free, allowing Orochimaru to take over her body.
• Orochimaru stopped time, entered the Imperial Palace front hall, and greeted Shin.

Shin faced the world-destroying god with help from allies across time and summoned Shinigami who could defeat it. After Shin returned to Konoha, he reunited with his family and friends, while Rin learned she was pregnant; the chapter ended with a girl returning to Zhen and him telling her he was glad she was still there.

• Orochimaru told Shin that Anko had died for him, and Shin challenged Orochimaru to admit that his bonds still mattered to him.
• Second Pillar, Uzumaki Naruto, Naruto Tsunade, and Uzumaki Hinata joined Shin as the restraints lifted and a god appeared above Konoha.
• Shin summoned stronger versions of himself and allies from other worlds to fight the god, then brought the immortal black serpent to the moon and summoned Shinigami from the past to attack it.
• Konoha's residents waited for Shin's return, while Rin discovered she was pregnant and considered telling Zhen and the other women.
• Zhen returned exhausted to the Imperial Palace, reassured his family, and greeted a girl who approached him by saying he was glad she was still there.

Hyuga Hinata escaped her brothers and Toneri by using Time Power, then arrived in the era of the Third Great Ninja War. After realizing her father was still a teenager, she decided to disrupt the past rather than return home.

• Hyuga Hinata fought Naruto and Sasuke, who pursued her for stealing Neji’s Time Power.
• Hyuga Toneri joined the chase, but Hinata used Time Power to slow everyone down and escaped through a vortex.
• Toneri explained that Hinata might be impossible to locate if she erased her coordinates across the timelines.
• Hinata woke in a forest with much of her Chakra depleted and learned that the Third Great Ninja War was underway.
• Hinata realized her father was still a teenager and destroyed the Light Orb, deciding to turn the past upside down.