Ch. 1361Now, We Are One!

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Might Guy demonstrates his powerful Taijutsu against Kerrigan, opening the seventh gate of the Eight Inner Gates.
  • Guy uses the Morning Peacock technique, delivering tens of thousands of punches at Mach 10, defeating Kerrigan.
  • Unexpectedly, Hyuga Sho (the White Devil) emerges from Kerrigan's remains, having absorbed her and Zeratul's personalities.

Character Developments

  • Might Guy showcases his immense power and dedication to training, pushing his body to its limits.
  • Hyuga Sho reveals his true form after absorbing Kerrigan and Zeratul's personalities, displaying a terrifying aura.

Significant Themes

  • The power of perseverance and relentless training (Might Guy).
  • The consequences of absorbing powerful entities (Hyuga Sho).

Character Interactions

  • Might Guy vs. Kerrigan: A battle of raw power and technique.
  • Onoki, Han, and the Rock Ninja react with shock and awe to Guy's victory and Hyuga Sho's revelation.

Ch. 1362Why Are Updates Getting Later and Later

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The chapter is an intermission, not a traditional plot-driven chapter.
  • It addresses the issue of delayed updates in the story, acknowledging that the update times are becoming longer.
  • The system offers an automated error-reporting function to fix issues, with an estimated repair time of 2 minutes to 3 days.
  • It encourages readers to be patient and find other books to read in the meantime.

Character Developments

  • No significant character developments occur in this chapter as it's not focused on character arcs.
  • The system (narrator) is the only "character" present, and it displays a level of self-awareness and understanding of readers' feelings.

Significant Themes

  • Patience and Understanding: The system encourages readers to be patient while waiting for updates.
  • Community and Sharing: It encourages readers to share the book with others to increase readership, implying that a larger readership might lead to faster updates.

Character Interactions

  • There are no character interactions in this chapter as it's a direct address to the reader by the system (narrator).

Ch. 1363A Match to the Point, Hyuga Sho vs. Might Guy

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Hyuga Sho unifies his powers, reaching halfway to Six Paths Level.
  • Might Guy confronts Hyuga Sho, engaging in a fierce Taijutsu battle.
  • Hyuga Sho demonstrates his new Kamimusubi Chakra Mode, withstanding Might Guy's attacks.
  • They decide to stop their fight at a certain point, acknowledging each other's prowess.

Character Developments

  • Hyuga Sho's power and confidence grow, hinting at his future ambitions.
  • Might Guy shows his unwavering determination and skill, proving himself a formidable opponent.

Significant Themes

  • The power of unity and combination of different abilities (Hyuga Sho's powers).
  • The importance of personal growth and self-acknowledgment (Might Guy's acceptance of Kakashi's inferiority).

Character Interactions

  • Hyuga Sho and Might Guy's intense and respectful rivalry is further solidified.
  • Hyuga Sho's words hint at future conflicts and growth, leaving a sense of foreboding.

Ch. 1364The Shinobi World Is on Edge, Limited Tsukuyomi Returns

Key Plot Points and Events

  • News of the battle at Iwagakure spreads, including Hyuga Sho's reappearance and destruction of half the village.
  • Hyuga Sho activates Limited Tsukuyomi, entering a parallel world.
  • In the parallel world, Hyuga Sho targets Hinata Hyuga, using the Caged Bird Seal to track her.

Character Developments

  • Hyuga Sho: Struggles with personality side effects from devouring Zeratul and Kerrigan, aims to resolve these issues in the parallel world.
  • Hinata Hyuga (parallel): More assertive and confident than her main world counterpart, shows resentment towards Hyuga Sho.

Significant Themes

  • Identity and personality: Hyuga Sho's struggle with his split personalities and Hinata's stark contrast to her main world self.
  • Power and control: Hyuga Sho's use of the Caged Bird Seal to manipulate Hinata, reflecting his desire for power and control.

Character Interactions

  • Hyuga Sho and Hinata Hyuga (parallel): Their interaction is tense and hostile, with Hinata showing resentment towards Hyuga Sho, and him using the Caged Bird Seal to subdue her.
  • Hyuga Hiashi (parallel) and Hinata Hyuga (parallel): Implied to have a better relationship than in the main world, with Hyuga Hiashi doting on Hinata and assigning elite guards to protect her.

Ch. 1365Intense Battle: Hyuga Sho vs. Hinata

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Hyuga Sho, after absorbing powerful entities, gains immense strength, surpassing Might Guy at the seventh gate in Taijutsu DPS and having a Chakra amount comparable to Nagato's.
  • Hyuga Sho captures Hinata and takes her to Tanzaku Gai, intending to use her to help digest the side effects of his absorbed personalities.
  • Hyuga Sho attacks Hinata relentlessly, aiming to extinguish the 'fire' in his head caused by the personality side effects.

Character Developments

  • Hyuga Sho: Shows increased power and ruthlessness, prioritizing his needs over Hinata's, and displays a lack of emotional control due to the absorbed personalities.
  • Hinata: Struggles against Hyuga Sho, trying to break free using Gentle Fist Style, but fails. She expresses anger and disbelief at his actions.

Significant Themes

  • Power and Control: Hyuga Sho's immense power allows him to dominate Hinata, highlighting the theme of power dynamics and control.
  • Emotional Turmoil: Hyuga Sho's struggle with the side effects of his absorbed personalities reflects the theme of emotional instability and inner conflict.

Character Interactions

  • Hyuga Sho vs. Hinata: Their interaction is marked by violence and power imbalance, with Hyuga Sho attacking Hinata relentlessly while she struggles and screams in pain and disbelief.
  • Female White Zetsu vs. Tenten: The White Zetsu offers Tenten an opportunity to make money, hinting at a potential alliance or manipulation.

Ch. 1366Tenten Falls into a Trap; Ino Tells Hinata the Truth

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Tenten, desperate for money, is lured by a Female White Zetsu to Hyuga Sho's location, where she'll likely arrive by early morning.
  • Ino is also targeted by a Female White Zetsu, who threatens to harm Hinata if Ino doesn't come alone to save her.
  • Hyuga Sho continues his brutal sparring with Hinata, revealing Uzumaki Naruto's true criminal past to her.
  • Tenten arrives at Hyuga Sho's place early in the morning, seeking a sparring opportunity for money.

Character Developments

  • Tenten's desperation for money leads her into a trap.
  • Ino's conservative and caring nature is highlighted as she's targeted.
  • Hinata's worldview is shattered as she learns the truth about Naruto.
  • Hyuga Sho's ruthlessness and knowledge of the Ninja World's dark side are revealed.

Significant Themes

  • The corrupting influence of power and money.
  • The dark truth behind seemingly heroic figures.
  • The consequences of keeping secrets and the importance of honesty.

Character Interactions

  • Tenten's greed puts her at risk, while Ino's kindness makes her a target.
  • Hinata's relationship with Naruto is tested as she learns his past.
  • Hyuga Sho's cruelty is evident in his interactions with Hinata and Tenten.

Ch. 1367Hyuga Sho vs. Tenten, Kindhearted and Unable to Bear Seeing the Poor

Chapter Summary

  • Plot and events: Hyuga Sho meets Tenten in a luxurious private restaurant and offers her increasing amounts of money to spar with him. After she accepts a large payment, he uses a healing and beautifying ability, Holy Light, to remove her injuries and replace her patched clothing with elegant garments. He then notices that Tenten has not eaten and insists on feeding her an abundant meal. Afterward, he proposes a continuing “cooperative relationship”: he will pay for her food, clothing, housing, equipment, and medical treatment, while she trains and spars with him. Tenten agrees because she desperately needs money. Their sparring begins, ending with Sho overwhelming her through relentless taijutsu and Water Release, sending her into the ceiling and leaving her nearly unconscious.

Character development

  • Tenten is portrayed as poor, undernourished, timid, and ashamed of her circumstances, contrasting sharply with her confident Main World counterpart. Despite her fear and physical weakness, her determination to improve her life leads her to accept Sho’s offer.
  • Hyuga Sho presents himself as generous and protective, healing Tenten, feeding her, and promising financial support. However, his kindness is mixed with manipulation and overwhelming physical dominance, as he ties her hopes for a better life to continued sparring.
  • Character interactions: Their relationship is built around an unequal exchange: Sho controls money, food, medical care, and the luxurious environment, while Tenten provides her labor as a sparring partner. Sho repeatedly reassures and encourages her, but his treatment also emphasizes her vulnerability and dependence. During the fight, he urges her not to be afraid while attacking her with overwhelming force.
  • Significant themes: The chapter explores poverty and social inequality, especially Tenten’s embarrassment at being unable to afford clothing, food, training equipment, or social gatherings. It also contrasts outward wealth with personal dignity, presents money as both opportunity and leverage, and examines the complicated boundary between genuine compassion and exploitation. Tenten’s hope for a brighter future is symbolized by her transformation and Sho’s promises, even as the brutal sparring suggests that achieving it will come at a painful cost.

Ch. 1368Kamui and Kaguya-hime

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kamui·Sakura learns about four worlds: Hiru's World, the Main World, the Copied World, and the Limited Tsukuyomi world.
  • She faces two major crises: Uchiha Obito's pursuit of the Ten-Tails and Hyuga Sho's developing split personality.
  • Kamui·Sakura discovers unique individuals (singularities) in the Copied World, like Inuzuka Kaede and the Kaguya-hime puppet, which could hold the key to breaking the world's deadlock.
  • She learns that the Kaguya-hime puppet contains the Pure Lapis Lazuli Core, a singularity she wasn't aware of.

Character Developments

  • Kamui·Sakura feels immense pressure and challenge in dealing with the world's crises and relies on herself for solutions.
  • Hyuga Sho is sparring in the Limited Tsukuyomi world to manage his split personality.
  • Uchiha Obito is in Hiru's World, capturing Nine-Tails to become a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Kaguya-hime, a puppet, shows signs of sentience and refuses to obey Kamui·Sakura's orders.

Significant Themes

  • The theme of time and urgency is emphasized, with the world's timeline deviating too much and not enough time left for Naruko and Sasuke to save it.
  • The concept of singularities or unique individuals in the Copied World is introduced, suggesting that differences can break deadlocks.
  • The idea of identity and transformation is explored through Hyuga Sho's split personality and his potential to become a world destroyer after defeating Uchiha Obito.

Character Interactions

  • Kamui·Sakura interacts with her subordinates (Hyuga Sho's Ninja Weapons and Sai's Root) to gather information.
  • She meets Inuzuka Kaede, an Otherworlder and singularity, and learns about his world.
  • Kamui·Sakura examines and interacts with the Kaguya-hime puppet, discovering its sentience and the Pure Lapis Lazuli Core within it.

Ch. 1369Mechanical Termination-hime: Who... am I?

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kamui·Sakura visits Kaguya-hime, realizes she's a puppet with no independent intelligence.
  • Kamui·Sakura taunts Kaguya-hime, leaving her alone in darkness.
  • Kaguya-hime, for the first time, questions her identity: "Who... am I?"
  • Kamui·Sakura attends a Five Kage video conference, proposing Konoha's support for other villages using the Flying Thunder God technique.

Character Developments

  • Kamui·Sakura: Shows manipulative and taunting behavior towards Kaguya-hime, reveals her ambition for Konoha's influence.
  • Kaguya-hime: Exhibits the first sign of self-awareness, questioning her identity.

Significant Themes

  • Identity and self-awareness: Kaguya-hime's question about her identity hints at potential awakening.
  • Power dynamics: Kamui·Sakura's proposal to the Five Kage showcases Konoha's ambition for influence.

Character Interactions

  • Kamui·Sakura and Kaguya-hime: Kamui·Sakura taunts Kaguya-hime, triggering her first moment of introspection.
  • Kamui·Sakura and the Five Kage: Kamui·Sakura presents Konoha's offer of support, sparking debate among the Kage.

Ch. 1370Kamui's Preventive Support Countermeasures & Tenten Has Eaten Her Fill

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kamui Sakura and Tsunade can transfer chakra to others, increasing their chakra amount and teleportation distance.
  • The Kage meeting ends with Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure accepting Konoha's assistance, while Kumogakure refuses.
  • Kumogakure is secretly developing a "Space-Time Chakra Cannon" as a secret weapon.
  • In the Limited Tsukuyomi world, Hyuga Sho feeds and spars with Tenten, who eventually faints from exhaustion.
  • Ino arrives at the location, unaware of the danger awaiting her.

Character Developments

  • Kamui Sakura demonstrates her strategic and diplomatic skills during the Kage meeting.
  • A (Raikage) shows his distrust of Konoha and determination to protect Kumogakure.
  • Tenten displays her resilience and tolerance for pain during her sparring sessions with Hyuga Sho.
  • Ino shows concern and bravery in searching for Hinata, despite her fears.

Significant Themes

  • Trust and alliance among the villages.
  • The power of chakra control and its applications.
  • The brutal and unforgiving nature of ninja training and battles.
  • The consequences of keeping secrets and acting alone.

Character Interactions

  • Kamui Sakura and A (Raikage) have tense interactions, with Kamui Sakura trying to reason with A, who remains stubborn.
  • Hyuga Sho and Tenten engage in intense sparring sessions, highlighting their physical prowess and determination.
  • Ino's arrival sets the stage for a potential confrontation with Hyuga Sho, adding tension to their impending interaction.

Ch. 1371Ino vs. Hyuga Sho, Complete Defeat!

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Ino enters a dark, mysterious house to find Tenten, who has been kidnapped by a White Zetsu.
  • Ino stumbles upon a fight between Hyuga Sho and Hinata, with Hyuga Sho emerging victorious.
  • Ino challenges Hyuga Sho to save Hinata, but is severely outmatched and ultimately defeated.

Character Developments

  • Ino, despite being a ninja, is inexperienced in real combat and struggles to handle the intense situation.
  • Hyuga Sho demonstrates his formidable taijutsu skills and lack of mercy, even against a fellow ninja.
  • Hinata is shown to be no match for Hyuga Sho's power, highlighting the disparity between them.

Significant Themes

  • The harsh reality of combat and the consequences of underestimating one's opponents.
  • The struggle of inexperienced ninjas in real-world situations.

Character Interactions

  • Ino's concern for Tenten and Hinata drives her to challenge Hyuga Sho, despite her lack of combat experience.
  • Hyuga Sho shows no mercy towards Ino, treating her like any other opponent, despite her being a fellow ninja.
  • Hinata's defeat at Hyuga Sho's hands sets the stage for Ino's challenge and subsequent defeat.

Ch. 1372Ino: When Are We Getting Married?

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After a month of intense sparring, Hyuga Sho defeats Ino, concluding his battle training in the Limited Tsukuyomi world. The fights were necessary to suppress the Blizzard personality’s overwhelming killing intent and its side effects.
  • Tenten has already returned to Konoha, while Hinata and Ino spent the preceding weeks sparring with Sho. Whenever Sho defeated one, he would fight the other.
  • Ino asks Sho when they will get married. He promises to return to Konoha and visit her whenever possible, taking advantage of his ability to revisit this world through its “save point”-like entry system.
  • Sho escorts Ino home, reflecting that her gentle personality, domestic skills, and flower-shop experience make her well suited to an ordinary civilian life and potentially useful for his own plan to live inconspicuously in Konoha.
  • At Konoha Hospital, Hinata watches over the unconscious Uzumaki Menma. She is emotionally distressed both because she fears for Menma and because she believes she may never be able to be with him.
  • Sakura Haruno, this world’s version, visits Menma. Unlike the Sakura Sho previously encountered, she is foolish and absent-minded, but she cares deeply for Menma and dislikes Sasuke because of his flirtatious behavior.
  • Sho approaches Hinata, triggering her fear from their brutal sparring sessions. She panics and is taken to the psychological care department.
  • Menma awakens after being unconscious for more than a month. Sho uses chakra to help him recover fully, then questions him about the darkness that previously corrupted him.
  • Menma explains that a “gap” formed in his heart and that an evil darkness contaminated him. The chapter ends with the revelation that, despite having a happy life, Menma once felt that his existence was not the life he truly wanted.

Character Developments

  • Hyuga Sho: Shows increased control over his violent impulses and the Blizzard personality’s killing intent. He also demonstrates strategic thinking by considering Ino’s suitability for helping him maintain an ordinary identity in Konoha.
  • Ino: Becomes emotionally attached to Sho and openly asks about marriage, suggesting that their relationship has grown significantly during their time together. She is portrayed as affectionate, gentle, domestic, and eager for a stable future.
  • Hinata: Remains traumatized by Sho’s relentless sparring and is psychologically fragile around him. Her concern for Menma is mixed with romantic despair.
  • Uzumaki Menma: Awakens physically restored but must confront the emotional vulnerability that allowed darkness to overtake him. His corruption appears to have originated from deeper dissatisfaction rather than simple external manipulation.
  • Sakura Haruno: Is established as Menma’s loving partner and as a deliberately foolish or naïve version of Sakura. Her relationship with Menma contrasts with her dislike of Sasuke.

Significant Themes

  • Violence and psychological consequences: Sho’s repeated battles are not merely training; they are a way to purge the destructive instincts created by the Blizzard personality. Hinata’s trauma shows the lasting impact of those encounters.
  • Love and domestic stability: Ino’s marriage question and her suitability as a homemaker introduce the possibility of Sho balancing his dangerous life with an ordinary relationship.
  • Identity and dissatisfaction: Menma’s corruption stems from an unexplained emptiness despite possessing family, friends, talent, and happiness. The chapter suggests that hidden dissatisfaction can become an opening for darkness.
  • Reality as something reversible: Sho’s ability to revisit the Limited Tsukuyomi world like loading a saved game gives him unusual freedom and reinforces the artificial, manipulable nature of this reality.
  • Darkness within the self: Menma’s transformation raises questions about whether the evil power was imposed on him or emerged from an existing emotional void.

Character Interactions

  • Sho and Ino share an intimate moment after their battle, with Ino asking about marriage and Sho reassuring her that he will return to see her.
  • Sho’s relationship with Hinata remains defined by fear and domination; merely hearing his voice causes her to panic.
  • Sho and Menma have a tense but important conversation about Menma’s corruption. Sho presses him for an explanation, while Menma describes the emotional weakness that allowed darkness to enter.
  • Sakura lovingly embraces Menma after his awakening, demonstrating their mutual affection. Menma responds warmly before asking her to leave so he can speak privately with Sho.
  • Menma’s relationships—with Sakura, his family, and his companions—highlight the contrast between his outwardly happy life and the inner dissatisfaction that preceded his fall.

Ch. 1373Nine Faces, Uzumaki Menma, Kaguya-hime's Betrayal

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Uzumaki Menma, a chuunibyou, wants to conquer the world using his powerful Ninjutsu, Nine Faces.
  • Hyuga Sho learns Nine Faces from Menma to create more powerful beings for his Six Paths Level breakthrough.
  • Kaguya-hime, a puppet, gains self-awareness and escapes, leaving Hyuga Sho's control.
  • Hyuga Sho orders White Zetsu to create more split individuals to monitor the Ninja World for Kaguya-hime.

Character Developments

  • Uzumaki Menma: Realizes the consequences of his actions and offers Hyuga Sho a way to his world.
  • Hyuga Sho: Absorbs Nine Faces technique, plans to stop his future self from destroying the world, and orders a search for Kaguya-hime.
  • Kaguya-hime: Gains self-awareness and escapes, showing signs of independent thought and action.

Significant Themes

  • Power and its consequences: Uzumaki Menma's desire for power leads to negative changes in his personality.
  • Self-awareness and identity: Kaguya-hime's awakening raises questions about consciousness and autonomy in artificial beings.
  • Manipulation and control: Hyuga Sho's use of Nine Faces and his search for Kaguya-hime explore themes of control and the consequences of losing it.

Character Interactions

  • Uzumaki Menma and Hyuga Sho: Menma shares his technique with Hyuga Sho, who promises not to destroy the world but offers Menma a way to his world.
  • Hyuga Sho and Kaguya-hime: Their relationship changes as Kaguya-hime gains self-awareness and escapes, leading Hyuga Sho to search for her.
  • Hyuga Sho and White Zetsu: Hyuga Sho orders White Zetsu to create more split individuals and find Kaguya-hime, showing his determination to maintain control.

Ch. 1374Kaguya-hime's Awakening

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kaguya-hime awakens and learns her purpose: collect Chakra, gather the strength of the Nine Great Tailed Beasts, and obtain absolute power.
  • She locates herself in the Land of Fire and sets her targets: the Four-Tails and the Six-Tails.
  • Kaguya-hime encounters Black Zetsu, who follows her to the Akatsuki Organization's cave.
  • She arrives at the cave, using her Byakugan to search for her targets.

Character Developments

  • Kaguya-hime: Awakens, learns her purpose, and exhibits determination to achieve her goals.
  • Black Zetsu: Shows curiosity and concern about Kaguya-hime's actions, decides to follow her and inform Nagato.
  • Konan: Shows vigilance and wariness towards Kaguya-hime, reminded of her past injuries by Hyuga Sho.

Significant Themes

  • Identity and purpose: Kaguya-hime struggles to understand who she is and what she needs to do.
  • Power and ambition: Kaguya-hime's desire to obtain absolute power drives her actions.
  • Destruction and rebirth: The theme of destruction is present, both in Kaguya-hime's past and her potential future actions, while rebirth is implied through her awakening and evolution.

Character Interactions

  • Kaguya-hime and Black Zetsu: Kaguya-hime ignores Black Zetsu, while the latter follows her and decides to inform Nagato about her actions.
  • Kaguya-hime and Konan: Kaguya-hime ignores Konan, focusing on her targets, while Konan shows vigilance and wariness towards her.

Ch. 1375The Path of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Two Ten-Tails

Chapter Summary: The Path of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Two Ten-Tails

Key Plot Points and Events

  • News spreads that an unknown individual attacked the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rivers. Nagato intervened, and the Akatsuki’s base was completely destroyed. The organization’s members vanished without a trace.
  • The Five Kage and the wider Shinobi World become alarmed, especially because Nagato—owner of the Rinnegan and former destroyer of Konoha—was believed to be the Akatsuki’s true leader.
  • Intelligence identifies the mysterious attacker as Kaguya-hime, a powerful woman connected to Mōryō’s Power and the White Devil.
  • Kaguya-hime begins appearing across the world, attacking isolated locations in Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and elsewhere. She kills shinobi at each site and disappears almost instantly, leading authorities to suspect that she is searching for something.
  • Hyuga Sho learns that Kaguya-hime’s latest known location is the Land of Rain. However, he temporarily sets the matter aside because he expects Uchiha Obito to return soon.
  • The timing coincides with the graduation of Naruko, Sasuke, and Kamui, a turning point that previously marked the beginning of major events. Kamui accepts that this world’s future will differ from the one he remembers.
  • Hyuga Sho spends two weeks preparing a strategy to fight Obito, even if Obito becomes a Six Paths-level Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Sho remains confident in his ability to overcome stronger opponents.
  • In the alternate Hiru’s World, Obito has nearly completed gathering the Tailed Beasts. The chapter reviews that world’s altered history, including Orochimaru’s Konoha Crush, Hiruzen’s death, Tsunade becoming Hokage, Sasuke’s defection, and Naruto’s training with Jiraiya.
  • Obito accelerates his plans after realizing that time moves differently between worlds: only a short period passed in Hiru’s World, while nearly ten years passed in the other world after Hiruko crossed over.

Character Developments

  • Hyuga Sho demonstrates increased confidence and foresight. His immense chakra and mental energy grant him a form of precognition, allowing him to sense that Obito’s return is imminent.
  • Sho remains cautious and strategically minded, delaying the release of his Split Personality while preparing specifically for a potential battle against Obito.
  • Kaguya-hime emerges as an unpredictable and extremely dangerous figure. Her movements suggest a hidden objective, but her motives remain unknown.
  • Obito is shown as increasingly urgent and calculating. Concern over the different flow of time between worlds motivates him to complete the Tailed Beast-gathering operation faster.
  • Kamui accepts that the current world cannot simply repeat the history of the previous one and prepares for a different future.
  • Naruko and Sasuke reach the beginning of their ninja careers, marking the opening of a new phase in the story.

Significant Themes

  • Uncertainty and alternate destinies: The copied world does not follow the history of the original world, meaning familiar characters may take entirely different paths.
  • The danger of unknown powers: Kaguya-hime’s unexplained attacks and Obito’s progress create threats that even the Five Kage struggle to understand.
  • Preparation versus inevitability: Sho prepares for Obito’s return while relying on his precognitive instincts, suggesting that strategic planning may be the only way to confront seemingly destined events.
  • Time and causality: The different rates of time between worlds raise the stakes and create anxiety about what may happen before characters can respond.
  • Power and escalation: The chapter builds toward conflicts involving Rinnegan users, Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaguya-hime, and Six Paths-level combatants.

Important Character Interactions

  • The Five Kage and the Shinobi World react collectively to the destruction of the Akatsuki base and the unexplained appearance of Kaguya-hime.
  • Intelligence from Yugito and other informed parties helps connect Kaguya-hime to Mōryō’s Power and the White Devil.
  • Sho receives reports from the Female White Zetsu about Kaguya-hime’s movements and apparent search.
  • Sho’s earlier encounter with Might Guy contributes to the mystery surrounding the White Devil and Kaguya-hime.
  • In the alternate world, Naruto works with Jiraiya after leaving Konoha, while Sasuke joins Orochimaru in pursuit of power.
  • Obito’s actions are indirectly shaped by Hiruko’s earlier departure and by his fear that Sho may have radically changed the other world during the years he was away.

Ch. 1376Ten-Tails Jinchuriki · Uchiha Obito

Chapter Summary: Ten-Tails Jinchūriki · Uchiha Obito

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Obito discovers that his counterpart in this alternate world possesses only one Mangekyō Sharingan, while Kakashi has the other. He secretly kills his counterpart using Izanagi and takes the remaining eye.
  • He assumes the identity of “Tobi,” infiltrates the Akatsuki, gathers intelligence, and deceives Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
  • The Akatsuki captures the One- through Seven-Tails. Obito personally captures the Eight-Tails, leaving only Naruto and the Nine-Tails.
  • During Nagato’s assault on Konoha, Obito helps Pain and Yahiko eliminate Kakashi, taking Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan. He now possesses two complete pairs of Kamui eyes.
  • Naruto returns from Mount Myōboku and battles the Six Paths of Pain. Pain uses Planetary Devastation to contain Naruto’s Nine-Tails transformation, but Minato’s seal restores Naruto’s control.
  • While Naruto fights Deva Path Pain, Obito ambushes and kills Nagato, preventing Nagato from recovering his youthful strength and defeating Naruto. Obito steals Nagato’s Rinnegan and removes Nagato’s corpse.
  • Obito defeats Naruto with Dual Kamui and Izanagi backups, severely disabling him and taking him prisoner.
  • He implants one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, connects to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and begins sealing the Tailed Beasts. The process takes two days.
  • When Konan arrives to confront him, Obito uses the transformed Ten-Tails to kill her instantly.
  • Obito performs the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal and becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, causing his immense power to be felt throughout the shinobi world.
  • Black Zetsu realizes that Obito has disrupted the original plan to use him and Nagato as tools for Madara’s resurrection. Before Zetsu can act, Obito mysteriously returns to the Main World, taking the Ten-Tails power with him.
  • With Obito gone, this world can no longer produce a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki or revive Madara or Kaguya. Since Naruto is dead, Sasuke eventually defeats the Five Kage and unifies the shinobi world, later being remembered as the First Emperor.

Character Developments

  • Obito: Becomes far more calculating, ruthless, and independent than his counterpart. He manipulates the Akatsuki, eliminates rivals, acquires multiple powerful dōjutsu, and ultimately seizes the Ten-Tails for himself rather than serving Madara’s plan.
  • Nagato: Initially appears to be the central force behind Konoha’s destruction, but Obito views him as a potential threat and kills him before he can regain his full strength.
  • Naruto: Fights desperately against Pain and briefly unleashes the Nine-Tails, but ultimately loses to Obito and is captured.
  • Konan: Remains loyal to Nagato and attempts to oppose Obito, but is killed immediately upon reaching the battlefield.
  • Sasuke: Although largely absent from the main conflict, he inherits Itachi’s eyes, gains the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, destroys the Five Kage, and establishes a unified empire.
  • Black and White Zetsu: Lose control of their manipulation scheme when Obito becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki and abandons the intended path toward Madara’s revival.

Significant Themes

  • Power and betrayal: Obito repeatedly betrays allies and manipulates organizations to obtain greater power.
  • Control versus destiny: He overturns Madara and Black Zetsu’s intended plan, proving that even carefully arranged schemes can be seized by an ambitious individual.
  • Alternate-world consequences: The deaths of Naruto, Kakashi, Nagato, and others completely reshape the future, leading not to continued conflict but to Sasuke’s authoritarian unification.
  • The cost of unchecked power: The accumulation of Kamui, the Rinnegan, Izanagi, and the Ten-Tails transforms Obito into an almost unstoppable force while bringing catastrophe to the shinobi world.
  • Peace through domination: Sasuke’s eventual unification ends warfare, but it is achieved through conquest rather than reconciliation.

Important Character Interactions

  • Obito kills and replaces his alternate self, then deceives the Akatsuki and Zetsu.
  • He cooperates with Nagato during the attack on Konoha but secretly betrays and kills him.
  • He takes Kakashi’s eye after helping Pain defeat him, turning their former connection into another source of power.
  • He observes Naruto’s battle with Pain, then intervenes to kill Nagato and personally defeat Naruto.
  • Konan confronts Obito after Nagato’s death, but Obito kills her with the Ten-Tails.
  • Black Zetsu recognizes that Obito has become the dominant player, but Obito leaves before Zetsu can manipulate him.
  • Naruto’s death indirectly enables Sasuke to become the world’s ultimate ruler, ending the era of shinobi conflict through imperial control.

Ch. 1377The Plan to Hunt Down Uchiha Obito Across the Shinobi World

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Uchiha Obito, now a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, traverses the ninja world, causing chaos and leaving a trail of high-level ninja casualties.
  • The Five Kage convene to plan a campaign against Uchiha Obito, setting the time and location for the end of the month in the neutral Land of Iron.
  • Hyuga Sho prepares to eliminate Uchiha Obito, leaving Konoha with a serious warning to Tsunade and others.
  • A large gathering of ninjas, including the Five Great Nations, other village ninjas, rogue ninjas like Nagato, and even non-ninja fighters, assemble in the Land of Iron for the campaign.
  • A meeting is held to discuss the plan to defeat Uchiha Obito, with the Five Kage, Mifune, and various ninja representatives in attendance.

Character Developments

  • Uchiha Obito: Becomes the main villain after his resurrection, causing widespread fear and destruction.
  • Hyuga Sho: Prepares to confront Uchiha Obito, emphasizing his seriousness and willingness to eliminate him at any cost.
  • Kakashi: Struggles to accept Uchiha Obito's resurrection and transformation into a villain.
  • Nagato: Makes an appearance, drawing attention due to his Rinnegan's power.

Significant Themes

  • Power and its consequences: Uchiha Obito's immense power as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki leads to widespread destruction and fear.
  • Resurrection and its impact: Uchiha Obito's return from the dead challenges the expectations and acceptance of his former comrades.
  • Unity and cooperation: The ninja world bands together to confront a common threat, despite their usual rivalries and conflicts.

Character Interactions

  • Uchiha Obito vs. Kaguya-hime: Uchiha Obito wounds Kaguya-hime, establishing his fearsome reputation.
  • Hyuga Sho vs. Kamui·Sakura: Hyuga Sho informs Kamui·Sakura of his plans to eliminate Uchiha Obito and delivers a warning to Konoha.
  • The Five Kage and Mifune vs. Uchiha Obito: The ninja world's leaders plan a campaign to defeat Uchiha Obito, with various ninja representatives in attendance.
  • Nagato's presence draws attention due to his Rinnegan's power, causing others to tread carefully around him.

Ch. 1378Ajisai, Nagato, and Konan's Brains

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Five Great Nations, neutral samurai, and the Akatsuki Organization attend a meeting.
  • Nagato and Konan represent Amegakure and the Akatsuki Organization.
  • The meeting discusses the return of the Tailed Beasts and punishing Uchiha Obito.
  • Nagato decides to expel Uchiha Obito from the Akatsuki, surprising Hyuga Sho with his intelligence.

Character Developments

  • Nagato shows increased intelligence and strategic thinking.
  • Hyuga Sho reassesses Nagato's capabilities and notices Ajisai's influence on him.

Significant Themes

  • The consequences of past actions and alliances.
  • The struggle for power and control in the ninja world.
  • The importance of intelligence and strategy in leadership.

Character Interactions

  • Nagato and Konan face hostility from other factions but remain calm and composed.
  • Nagato and Hyuga Sho silently observe each other, with Hyuga Sho underestimating Nagato initially.
  • Nagato and Ajisai have an unspoken connection, with Ajisai influencing Nagato's decisions.

Ch. 1379Allied Forces Leader

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Nagato declares he won't support Uchiha Obito, reducing the enemy's strength.
  • The Five Kage and other ninja gather to discuss forming an allied army against Obito.
  • Mifune proposes entrusting the command to the Hokage, Tsunade, due to her reputation and influence.
  • Tsunade accepts the role, feeling the pressure of leading the alliance.
  • An elite allied squad is formed, with Tsunade proposing tests to assess everyone's abilities.

Character Developments

  • Nagato's decision to not support Obito shows his growing independence and strategic thinking.
  • Tsunade's appointment as leader highlights her influence and responsibility, pressuring her to meet expectations.
  • Mifune's behavior is manipulated by Kamui·Sakura's Kotoamatsukami, showcasing his susceptibility to influence.

Significant Themes

  • Leadership and Unity: The importance of a strong leader and united front in facing a powerful enemy.
  • Trust and Credibility: The need for leaders to have credibility and trust from their allies.
  • Power Dynamics: The influence of power and reputation in decision-making processes.

Character Interactions

  • Mifune and Kamui·Sakura: Mifune's actions are manipulated by Kamui·Sakura, highlighting her ability to influence others.
  • Tsunade and Mifune: Their interaction shows Mifune's flattery and Tsunade's acceptance of the leadership role.
  • Tsunade and the Allied Squad: Tsunade's proposal to test everyone's abilities shows her strategic thinking and desire to build a strong team.

Ch. 1380Scrawny Chicken Identifier, Screening the Teams

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Mifune, the samurai, uses the Fourth Raikage (A) as a test to determine the strength of ninja applicants for the expedition against Uchiha Obito.
  • Applicants must spar with A to prove their worth; those who can react to A's speed and not be instantly defeated are considered strong.
  • Kaguya Kimimaro, the leader of Otogakure, steps forward and spars with A, demonstrating his bone manipulation abilities and passing the test.
  • Fū, a Jinchuriki from Aki Village, also passes the test due to her relationship with Kumogakure.
  • Hyuga Sho, disguised, observes the proceedings with his own agenda.

Character Developments

  • A (Fourth Raikage) displays his formidable strength and speed, serving as a benchmark for the applicants.
  • Kaguya Kimimaro shows his maturity and leadership, as well as his powerful bone manipulation abilities.
  • Fū demonstrates her confidence and willingness to take on responsibilities as a Jinchuriki.
  • Hyuga Sho maintains his disguise, revealing his strategic thinking and desire to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Significant Themes

  • Strength and power are valued in the ninja world, with the Raikage's approval serving as a testament to one's abilities.
  • Youth and potential are recognized, as seen with Kimimaro and Fū, suggesting that the future of the ninja world lies with the younger generation.
  • Disguise and deception are employed for personal gain, as seen with Hyuga Sho.

Character Interactions

  • Mifune uses A as a tool to test the applicants, flattering A while also putting him in a position of power.
  • Kimimaro spars with A, showcasing his abilities and earning A's respect.
  • Fū interacts with A, receiving his approval due to her status as a Jinchuriki and her relationship with Kumogakure.
  • Hyuga Sho observes the proceedings, avoiding interaction with the other characters while formulating his own plans.
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