Chapter Summaries

Enma negotiated with Hamura Otsutsuki over the World Government’s plans for the Shinobi World, including its schools, clans, and tailed beasts. Hamura accepted the school arrangement and a soul-return agreement, but learned that Imu’s power and role in opening the Star Gate seemed godlike.

• Enma explained that the World Government would fund ninja schools while the Shinobi World controlled their ownership and management, and Hamura Otsutsuki accepted the arrangement.
• Hamura objected to relocating the ninja clans and especially the tailed beasts to Sea Star, but Enma said Imu’s decision about the tailed beasts could not be negotiated.
• Enma offered to return the souls of ninjas who died outside Sea Star to the Shinobi World Pure Land, which delighted Hamura Otsutsuki.
• Hamura asked to meet Imu, and Enma said she could request a meeting with one of Imu’s avatars because his true body remained in Mary Geoise sensing the stars for new worlds.
• Hamura Otsutsuki was stunned by the explanation and concluded that Imu’s power over the Star Gate belonged to a true god.

Hamura Otsutsuki learned that Imu would not meet him and feared Hagoromo might fail to close the Gate of Hades. At the front, Natara and Yin arrived with Imperial Guard support, and Natara activated his Dimensional Array to connect the battlefield with Loulan.

• Enma told Hamura Otsutsuki that Imu would not meet him yet, but might travel to the Shinobi World if Hagoromo could not resolve the Gate of Hades.
• Hamura realized Hagoromo might lack a way to truly close the Gate of Hades and decided to return as soon as possible.
• Charlotte Oven and Dalmatian's forces continued bombarding the Gate of Hades while the Army and demons waged a war of attrition.
• Natara and Yin arrived in the Land of Swamps to provide support, and Onigumo assigned Nahashu to escort Yin to the wounded of the 5th Division.
• Natara activated his Dimensional Array Teigu, and a matching array appeared near Roran City beside a convoy of supplies and ammunition.

Yin used her Teigu to heal the Allied Shinobi Forces on the southern coast, then collapsed from exhaustion and received care from Chiyo. Meanwhile, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo considered controlling Gō to close the Gate of Hades.

• Yin activated Asclepius and healed the wounded ninja, curing their injuries and drawing poison from their bodies.
• Jiraiya recovered, Onoki fell asleep from the relief, and Fugaku Uchiha found that his blurred vision had not improved.
• Yin collapsed from exhaustion, and Nahashu gave her a Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill before she said she needed rest and food.
• Chiyo offered to help Yin, and Nahashu told Lieutenant Colonel Glass to stand down so Chiyo could treat her.
• Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo realized he could not make the Gate of Hades disappear and considered controlling Gō to close it.

Onoki, Jiraiya, Rasa, and their allies gathered near the Gate of Hades to establish a barrier while the World Government bombarded it. Vice Admiral Dalmatian ordered them to wait for the bombardment to stop and then intercept demons, while the ninja silently assumed he was stronger than Charlotte Oven.

• Jiraiya recovered from his injuries, and Onoki led the barrier team toward the Gate of Hades with Rasa, Kitsuchi, Fugaku Uchiha, and eight Uchiha ninja.
• The group met A, Kazahana Eiji, Daichi Terumi, Hozuki Hongetsu, and Kaguya Kunio near the Gate of Hades.
• Onoki and A traded insults about their villages' barrier techniques, and A backed down when Onoki threatened him with Dust Release.
• Vice Admiral Dalmatian arrived with ten Conquerors and ordered the assembled forces to wait five hundred meters from the Gate of Hades until the bombardment stopped, then intercept the demons.
• The ninja noticed Charlotte Oven's immense size but assumed Dalmatian was stronger because he gave the orders.

Dalmatian, Charlotte Oven, A, and the others launched their assault on the demons emerging from the Gate of Hades. Kaguya Kunio’s Shikotsumyaku proved capable of inflicting real damage on demons as the battle began.

• Dalmatian transformed into his awakened Zoan form as demons poured from the Gate of Hades.
• Charlotte Oven charged into the horde and attacked with his Hot Wind Fist, while ten Conquerors fired Borsalino’s golden beams into the demons.
• A raced ahead with his Armor of Lightning and struck the demons with Black Spot Difference while dodging their magic.
• Kazahana Eiji froze demons to control the crowd, and Daichi Terumi supported him with Water Release.
• Kaguya Kunio cut through frozen demons with his Shikotsumyaku, which could damage them directly.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki entered Crocodile’s Funerary Temple to reach Shinnō’s spiritual realm and question the demon imprisoned within him about the Gate of Hades. Void revealed that Nahama and Lilith had reopened the gate, leaving Hagoromo uncertain how it could be closed now that both rulers were dead.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki reconsidered whether the World Government could become an ally while watching its officers and shinobi fight the demon invasion.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki entered the Funerary Temple Pyramid protected by Susanoo and approached Shinnō through the crushing, eroding quicksand.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki used his Rinnegan to enter Shinnō’s spiritual realm and found Gō, whom he called Void, imprisoned there.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki asked Void to close the Gate of Hades, but Void said it could not do so.
• Void explained that Moryo had used a spatial crack and demonic aura to guide Nahama and Lilith into reopening the Gate of Hades.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki grew troubled because Nahama and Lilith were dead, yet the Gate of Hades remained open.

Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo showed Void that Sakazuki and Kuzan had killed Nahama and Lilith, then questioned it about the open Gate of Hades. Void explained the possible causes and warned that the Shinobi World could not close the gate without powerful spatial abilities, leaving Hagoromo facing an uncertain threat.

• Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo showed Void a memory of Sakazuki and Kuzan delivering the final blows to Nahama and Lilith, astonishing the demon.
• Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo threatened Void with his Truth-Seeking Balls and offered to release it back to Hades if it answered his questions.
• Void said a demon named Zetsu, whose body resembled a pitcher plant and whose aura resembled Hagoromo's, had released it from the Box of Bliss and sealed it inside Shinnō.
• Void explained that the Gate of Hades remained open either because a highest-ranking demon from a higher layer had descended or because a new ruler was forming, possibly Moryo.
• Void said closing the gate from the Shinobi World's side required spatial abilities strong enough to thwart higher-layer demons or the Demon King, then declared the world doomed.

The Uchiha activated the Uchiha Flame Formation to seal the battlefield and help the trapped fighters escape the demons. Charlotte Oven held the line until Kazahana Eiji and Daichi Terumi returned to support him, and the group made it outside as the barrier began to push the demons inward.

• Fugaku Uchiha and three other Uchiha clansmen activated the Uchiha Flame Formation, enclosing the Gate of Hades and the surrounding battle.
• Dalmatian carved a path through the demons, while Old A, Kaguya Kunio, Daichi Terumi, and Kazahana Eiji escaped through openings in the barrier.
• Charlotte Oven and ten Conquerors held back the demons until the others had passed through, then Oven fought his way toward the barrier as the Conquerors retreated.
• Kazahana Eiji reentered the barrier and used Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals to block demons attacking Oven, while Daichi Terumi drove back others with steam and heat.
• Oven, Eiji, and Daichi escaped through the barrier, which closed behind them and began advancing inward to force the demons into a shrinking space.

The Uchiha Flame Formation sealed the Gate of Hades while Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki left to learn about Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s talks with the World Government. Shinnō was rescued from the quicksand by Imu and made a Divine Messenger and candidate for the Shichibukai.

• The Uchiha Flame Formation forced the demons back through the Gate of Hades and sealed it, while Onoki worried about how long the barrier could be maintained.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki watched the barrier, judged the Four Red Yang Formation a better defense, and left after sensing Hamura Ōtsutsuki had returned to the Pure Land.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki departed without noticing Shinnō’s cries as Shinnō struggled alone against the quicksand in the Funerary Temple.
• A pale-blue light appeared and transported Shinnō to a purple space before Imu and two armored Titans.
• Imu named himself the World Government’s founder and ruler, appointed Shinnō his Divine Messenger, and granted him candidacy for the Shichibukai.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki weighed the World Government’s proposals and worried about Imu’s intentions toward Kaguya, while Hamura Otsutsuki suspected Imu could manipulate space and had watched their meeting. They turned their attention to the Gate of Hades, where a sudden explosion destroyed the Uchiha Flame Formation.

• Hagura Otsutsuki considered the World Government’s plans for the Shinobi World, including relocating clan members and taking the Tailed Beasts, and wondered why Imu wanted to meet Kaguya.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Hamura Otsutsuki that Void had said resolving the Gate of Hades was beyond Hagoromo’s current abilities.
• Hamura Otsutsuki described the spatial gates and documents he had seen in the Sea Star Underworld, and suggested Imu’s avatar had been watching their meeting from another space.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki watched an illusory screen as a blast shattered the Uchiha Flame Formation around the Gate of Hades.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Onoki, Jiraiya, Rasa, and the others at the scene stared in shock as a pillar of fire shot into the sky.

A gigantic Demon God emerged from the Gate of Hades and overwhelmed the allied forces with its power. The Four Red Yang Formation contained its attack, but Fugaku Uchiha survived at the cost of his sight, while the Demon God remained a threat.

• A four-armed, hundreds-of-meters-tall Demon God forced its way out of the Gate of Hades, and the Marine officers recognized it as a weapon of war from Hades.
• Jiraiya, Onoki, Kitsuchi, and Rasa activated the Four Red Yang Formation around the Gate of Hades.
• The Demon God hurled a massive fireball at the barrier, which held and rebounded the blast, scorching the Demon God and clearing demons from the Gate of Hades.
• Jiraiya, Onoki, Kitsuchi, and Rasa realized Fugaku Uchiha and his squad were trapped inside the barrier as the flames subsided.
• Fugaku Uchiha emerged protected by Susanoo with three surviving clansmen, while the Uchiha at the other positions had been burned to ash.
• Fugaku Uchiha collapsed and said he could no longer see as the battered Demon God turned its attention toward the survivors.

Fugaku Uchiha and three Uchiha Jonin were rescued just as the Demon God crushed their position, and a green pillar of light destroyed the Demon God. The Five Elders identified the golden-armored Giant God Soldier and Lord Imu’s intervention, while black energy surged from the Gate of Hades and struck the Soldier’s barrier.

• Fugaku Uchiha urged Yosuke Uchiha and the other two Uchiha Jonin to face the Demon God with pride, and the three launched Great Fireballs that could not reach its foot.
• The Demon God struck the ground where Fugaku Uchiha and the others had stood, but they suddenly appeared beside Jiraiya outside the Four Red Yang Formation.
• A dark green pillar of light pierced the Demon God’s three magical defenses and destroyed its body in a sphere of green light and lightning.
• The Five Elders recognized the golden-armored Giant God Soldier and realized that Lord Imu had fired the green beam.
• The Giant God Soldier sealed the Gate of Hades behind a transparent barrier, but black energy burst from the gate and slammed into it.

Imu used his spatial powers to seal the Gate of Hades while Adrammelech fought to escape, then struck the demon and destroyed his extended arm. The gate vanished, and Imu withdrew with Kashi and Oimo, leaving the battlefield’s fighters wondering whether the battle was over.

• Imu used his Future Sight to anticipate Adrammelech’s emergence and began shrinking the Gate of Hades with the Op-Op Fruit’s spatial abilities.
• Adrammelech’s third wave of black energy shattered Kashi’s Barrier-Barrier Fruit barrier, but Imu continued closing the gate.
• Adrammelech abandoned his struggle to control the gate and burst out as black lightning, attempting to attack the Golden Giant.
• Imu appeared with Xihe and struck Adrammelech’s demon claw with a powerful flaming slash, inflicting a wound enhanced by death Divine Power.
• The Gate of Hades disappeared, and the fighters from both worlds questioned whether the battle had ended.
• Imu told the injured Adrammelech to recover before their future battle, then vanished with Kashi and Oimo.

After Imu demonstrated the power of his avatar, Hagoromo and Hamura decided to avoid provoking Imu and the World Government while preserving the Shinobi World's autonomy. The demon campaign ended with heavy losses, and Marshal Raymond proposed training Natara and Yin before granting them Zoan Devil Fruits.

• Hamura judged Imu's avatar to be comparable to his own full strength, while Hagoromo urged him to cooperate with the World Government and wait for a future opportunity to recover the Great Tenseigan and tailed beasts.
• The Gate of Hades disappeared, ending the battle in the Land of Swamps, and Onigumo, Dalmatian, Oven, and the other commanders prepared their divisions to return to Loulan.
• The campaign left nearly two thousand Army dead and over five thousand wounded, while the Allied Shinobi Forces suffered horrific losses and the Uchiha Clan was left on the brink of decline.
• The Otherworld Strategy Committee considered Zoan Devil Fruits for Natara and Yin because their Dimensional Array had been crucial to keeping the artillery supplied.
• Marshal Raymond proposed sending Natara and Yin to Army Headquarters for intense stamina training before granting them Zoan Devil Fruits.

Dorry entered Mount Myōboku to deliver Lord Imu’s command, nearly provoking a catastrophe when Toad Stone insulted him. Fukasaku and Elder Shima stopped the confrontation and escorted Dorry to meet the Great Toad Sage.

• Dorry arrived at Mount Myōboku and demanded that Toad Stone lead him to Gamamaru with the World Government’s command.
• Toad Stone grew furious when Dorry addressed Gamamaru by name and prepared to attack him.
• Fukasaku and Elder Shima arrived with Gamabunta and stopped Toad Stone, explaining that his words nearly led to Mount Myōboku’s destruction.
• Fukasaku told Dorry that the Great Toad Sage welcomed Lord Imu’s command and invited him to talk.
• Dorry landed before the toads and ordered them to lead the way.

Dorry delivered Imu’s orders to Mount Myōboku, granting the toad clan friendly-species status and giving Gamamaru a Pure Gold ring that halted his aging. He also set out Mount Myōboku’s duties to Sea Ninja Village and the World Government, including creating Sage Talismans, and left the toads to prepare representatives for Loulan.

• Dorry announced that Mount Myōboku would retain autonomy and receive World Government protection, while the toad clan gained freedom to travel across its worlds.
• Dorry presented Gamamaru with a Pure Gold ring, and Gamabunta activated it, stopping Gamamaru’s aging and easing his fear of death.
• Dorry ordered Mount Myōboku to report to Sea Ninja Village, hand over its Summoning Scroll, train willing ninjas in Senjutsu, assist research, and provide one hundred liters of Toad Oil each year.
• Dorry required Gamamaru to provide prophetic dreams and create Sage Talismans, but Gamamaru explained that none remained and that making one took about eight months and harmed the natural environment.
• Dorry asked Mount Myōboku to send senior representatives to Loulan and then left the hall.

Brogy confronted White Scale over Ryūchi Cave’s obligations to the World Government, but the White Snake Sage demanded humans as food. Outraged, Brogy attacked White Scale and the other man-eating snakes, leaving Ryūchi Cave in the midst of a fierce battle.

• Brogy laid out the World Government’s demands for Ryūchi Cave, including cooperation, Senjutsu training, research assistance, and annual venom tribute.
• White Scale agreed to some conditions but demanded a fight with Brogy and ten thousand humans each year as food for Ryūchi Cave.
• Brogy welcomed the challenge but grew furious when White Scale confirmed that the snakes ate humans.
• Brogy refused to pass along the demand, resolved to stop the deaths of ten thousand people, and attacked Ryūchi Cave’s inhabitants.
• White Scale enlarged his serpent body and clashed with Brogy inside Ryūchi Cave.

Brogy fought the White Snake Sage and the Ryūchi Cave snakes, but illusions and a Senjutsu attack left him vulnerable to an ambush by Manda, Aoda, and Garaga. As Manda tried to bite him, Brogy transformed into a colossal crimson monster with eight serpent heads.

• Brogy blasted White Scale aside, but White Scale hid himself and revealed Ryūchi Cave as a bone-filled wasteland covered in snakes.
• Brogy fought through the snake horde and killed Ichikishimahime and Tagitsuhime while Tazuhime fled.
• A red light entered a sphere and unleashed the Sage Art: White Fury Technique, blinding Brogy and battering him with piercing sound waves.
• Manda, Aoda, and Garaga burst from the ground, and Manda coiled around Brogy and tried to bite his neck.
• Brogy roared and transformed into an enormous crimson monster with eight savage serpent heads, shocking the three battle snakes and White Scale.

Brogy transformed into the Yamata no Orochi and unleashed Calamitous Water against Ryūchi Cave’s snakes, while White Scale argued that it intended to join the World Government. The chapter ended as a transparent dome descended and three Golden Giants emerged, giving White Scale an even greater threat to face.

• Brogy became the Yamata no Orochi, terrifying the snakes of Ryūchi Cave and deciding to kill them all to prevent the World Government from accepting White Scale’s demands.
• Brogy flooded the area with Calamitous Water, which dissolved the snakes it touched; Manda escaped with its Snake Shedding Technique, Garaga countered with venom before fleeing, and Aoda sped away.
• Brogy challenged White Scale to appear and fight, but White Scale defended its desire to join the World Government and questioned why they needed to fight.
• A massive transparent dome descended over Ryūchi Cave, and three Golden Giants emerged through a door in the air, alarming White Scale.

Brogy and Dorry captured White Scale and the surviving leaders of Ryūchi Cave after learning that its sages demanded ten thousand humans as food each year. Brogy agreed not to kill White Scale, and the Giants prepared to return with their prisoners and face Imu’s judgment.

• Brogy told Dorry that Ryūchi Cave’s creatures ate people and that White Scale demanded ten thousand humans annually from the World Government.
• Dorry agreed that the demand was unacceptable but warned Brogy that killing White Scale could bring Imu’s punishment.
• Dorry, Oimo, and Kashi persuaded Brogy to capture White Scale alive so Imu could decide her fate.
• Kashi trapped White Scale in a barrier and captured her, while Brogy, Dorry, and Oimo captured Aoda, Garaga, Manda, and the surviving Tagitsuhime elder.
• Brogy agreed to return with the prisoners, accepting that Imu might punish him, though he did not regret his actions.