Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yue overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon, shattered the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion with a punch, and forced the lunar clan to surrender. Afterward, Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang debated whether to recruit Xu Yue for their next mission.

• Zhang Zuolin and the Otsutsuki Elder stopped fighting to watch Xu Yue batter Toneri across the lunar surface.
• Toneri unleashed the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, carving a deep rift into the moon.
• Xu Yue opened the Eighth Gate and countered the attack with a punch, destroying roughly one-sixth of the moon and defeating Toneri.
• The Otsutsuki Elder declared surrender, and Xu Yue restrained his power while considering his remaining mission and the rewards ahead.
• In Konoha, Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang discussed recruiting Xu Yue for their next mission and questioned whether he was reliable.

Xu Yue took Toneri’s Tenseigan and absorbed the Giant Tenseigan into his Kamui Space, evolving his Kamui Sharingan while balancing its power with the Rinnegan and Space Stone. He then froze the moon to check the status of Kaguya’s seal, while Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang worried about the approaching enemy legions.

• Xu Yue removed Toneri’s Tenseigan and forced the old Otsutsuki man to lead him and Zhang Zuolin to the Giant Tenseigan.
• Xu Yue used the Space Stone and Kamui to draw the Giant Tenseigan into his Kamui Space, then fused its power with his Sharingan and the Tenseigan taken from Toneri.
• Xu Yue integrated the Tenseigan’s power, gained twelve Truth-Seeking Orbs, and prepared to further balance his Rinnegan, Tenseigan, and Space Stone.
• After lifting his blockade, Xu Yue refused to leave and said he needed to confirm the status of Kaguya’s seal.
• Xu Yue transformed the moon into a Frozen Realm, while Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang worried about the enemy legions and considered calling Xu Yue for protection.

Xu Yue visited the sealed Kaguya and used his control over her rescue plan to negotiate for her abilities and God Tree knowledge. In Konoha, Gaara tried to kill Rock Lee before Xu Yue exposed the tailed beasts inside Naruto and Gaara, but Might Guy stopped the confrontation as Xu Yue sought a way to delay the exam.

• Xu Yue entered Kaguya’s sealing space, explained that he controlled the progress of her child’s rescue plan, and asked for knowledge of her abilities and God Tree cultivation.
• Naruto recovered in Konoha Hospital after summoning Gamabunta and slept for three days.
• Shikamaru and Naruto stopped Gaara from strangling the sleeping Rock Lee, and Gaara described his violent childhood and repeated assassination attempts.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone interrupted Gaara and revealed that Naruto and Gaara each carried a tailed beast, then tried to provoke the beasts into causing enough damage to delay the exam.
• Might Guy entered Rock Lee’s room and stopped the confrontation before Xu Yue could carry out his plan.

Orochimaru and Scorpion ambushed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa with the reanimated Third Kazekage and attacked his Shadow Guard Unit. Rasa was nearly killed before a puppet-like figure interrupted the battle with an explosive barrage and asked everyone to stop fighting.

• Orochimaru summoned the Third Kazekage through Impure World Reincarnation, alerting Rasa and his Shadow Guard Unit to the attackers.
• A Shadow Guard member fought Kimimaro, but was distracted by the reanimated Third Kazekage and killed by a bone blade.
• Rasa and his guards struggled against the Third Kazekage, while Orochimaru and Scorpion pressed their attack on Rasa.
• Rasa was poisoned and driven toward defeat as he tried to escape Orochimaru, Scorpion, and the Third Kazekage.
• A puppet-like figure fired explosive projectiles into the canyon, triggering a rockslide and asking the fighters to stop.

Xu Yue of the Asura Path interrupted Orochimaru and Scorpion’s attempt to impersonate and assassinate the Fourth Kazekage, then overwhelmed their attacks with the repaired puppet body. Orochimaru and Scorpion agreed to wait, leaving Rasa alive while Xu Yue kept control of the scene.

• Xu Yue of the Asura Path arrived, scattered the gathered shinobi, and told Orochimaru and Scorpion to stay while Rasa treated his injuries.
• Scorpion attacked with Hundred Puppet Manipulation, and Orochimaru sent the reanimated Third Kazekage and summoned the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage.
• Xu Yue of the Asura Path destroyed Scorpion’s puppets, the reanimated Fourth Kazekage, and the coffin marked four with a powerful shoulder-cannon blast.
• Hashirama used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, but Xu Yue of the Asura Path shredded the wood and remaining puppets with lasers.
• Orochimaru and Scorpion stopped fighting and sat obediently, while Rasa remained alive and watched in confusion.

Xu Yue was brought to the gravely injured Feng Yong, who revealed that a traitor had exposed Zhang Zuolin’s identity and warned that enemies were targeting the Marshal. Feng Yong sent an urgent message through Xu Yue: Zhang Zuolin must not use the Rebirth Authority, leaving Xu Yue to decide how to relay the warning.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone and Muto discussed the delayed Kazekage team and planned to let Sasuke stall them until the original arrived.
• Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang asked Xu Yue to help an injured person and led him to a guarded private residence.
• Xu Yue entered the house and met Feng Yong, commander of the Beiyang Knights’ Air Combat Corps and captain of an emergency special operations squad.
• Feng Yong explained that a traitor had exposed the squad and Zhang Zuolin’s identity, after which enemy elites attacked and Feng Yong alone survived.
• Feng Yong told Xu Yue to warn Zhang Zuolin never to use the Rebirth Authority.

Xu Yue relayed Feng Yong’s warning about the traitor and Fujiwara Kensei, then arranged the Chunin Exam matches to buy Zhang Yulin time. As Naruto prepared to face Neji, Xu Yue’s true body replaced his Wood Clone in the waiting room, leaving the invasion preparations underway.

• Feng Yong named Zheng as the traitor, delivered his warning about Fujiwara Kensei, and collapsed from his injuries after Xu Yue sent the message to Zhang Yulin.
• Xu Yue used his authority to move his match with Sasuke to the end and instructed Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang to prolong their fights.
• Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang stretched out their matches, giving the other Reincarnators time to demonstrate their abilities before returning to the stands.
• Neji challenged Naruto, Shikamaru, and Temari to face him together, but Naruto insisted on fighting Neji alone.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone dispersed and his true body appeared in the waiting room beside Gaara, while Xu Yue recalled Zhang Yulin’s calm response to the message.

Naruto defeated Neji after releasing the Nine-Tails' Chakra, and the next match began with Sasuke facing Gaara. Before Sasuke could injure Gaara and trigger the Konoha Collapse Plan, Xu Yue incapacitated both fighters with an illusion, hoping to keep the exams going so he could pass his Promotion Mission.

• Naruto rejected Neji's belief in fate and rose again after Neji sealed his Chakra.
• Naruto released the Nine-Tails' Chakra, broke through Neji's Rotation, and won the match.
• Temari forfeited, and Gaara, Sasuke Uchiha, and Xu Yue entered the arena for the next match.
• Sasuke charged Gaara with Chidori as the Reincarnator Alliance prepared to exploit Gaara's injury and provoke Zhang Zuolin.
• Xu Yue's illusion caused Sasuke and Gaara to collapse before Sasuke could injure Gaara, leaving the audience and the Reincarnators stunned.

The Konoha Collapse Plan began as the Fourth Kazekage disguised by Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fought, while hidden forces attacked across the arena. Xu Yue stayed out of the fighting and reached the Four Violet Flames Formation, where he paralyzed the Third Hokage's Shadow Guard Unit with a glance.

• The Third Hokage attacked the Fourth Kazekage disguised by Orochimaru, and a barrier enclosed their battle as Kabuto's Illusion Technique hypnotized the spectators and the invasion began.
• Baki sent Kankuro and Temari to take the unconscious Gaara away, while Kakashi handed the unconscious Sasuke to Naruto and Sakura.
• Tsukishiro Jubei saw an opportunity to seize the One-Tail, but Fujiwara Kensei ordered him to keep killing Konoha Ninja and went after the One-Tail himself.
• Konoha Root members ambushed Tsukishiro Jubei, who realized Konoha's forces had prepared for the attack and warned that Zhang Zuolin might appear.
• Xu Yue approached the Four Violet Flames Formation, caught the Shadow Guard Unit's shuriken, and paralyzed its members with a glance.

Xu Yue watched the Third Hokage’s battle from outside the Four Crimson Ray Formation as three powerful Reincarnators from the Land of Iron arrived, planning to exploit the fight. When one provoked Xu Yue, a triggered quest appeared, offering access to a quest that could unlock a Legion Headquarters.

• Xu Yue waited outside the Four Crimson Ray Formation while the Third Hokage fought the First and Second Hokage and Orochimaru inside.
• Three Reincarnators from the Land of Iron arrived, claimed neutrality to the Anbu, and planned to attack after the fighters inside weakened one another.
• Xu Yue chose to wait for a worthwhile triggered quest rather than intervene, even if Konoha was destroyed.
• One of the three Reincarnators picked a fight with Xu Yue, hoping to create an excuse to deal with the people outside the barrier.
• The space issued Xu Yue the Return to Balance quest, which required him to restore Konoha’s balance and eliminate the troublemaking Reincarnators.
• Xu Yue learned that the reward would unlock a quest for Legion Headquarters, and found that its mechanics differed from his former private space.

Xu Yue accepted the Space’s mission to stop the Reincarnators disrupting the Fourth Holy Grail War’s plot, then killed Blood Hand and Dark Sickle as the fighting continued. The German Eagle and Turkish Kebab Shop members backed down, while Dark Sickle’s attack on Choza Akimichi ended in his death at Xu Yue’s hands.

• Xu Yue speculated that completing the mission could make Naruto a legion garrison space and let him bring its NPCs into other worlds.
• Blood Hand reminisced about rising from poverty to power in the Reincarnation Space before Xu Yue killed him with a finger strike that split the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• The German Eagle and Turkish Kebab Shop members saw Blood Hand die and refused to enter the barrier, claiming ties to the Land of Iron and the Land of Waterfalls.
• Choza Akimichi used Super Expansion Jutsu to tear apart a mech, then faced Dark Sickle, who blocked his punch and prepared to attack his neck.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone disabled Dark Sickle with a punch and snapped his neck, calling the kill fair after the Space had repeatedly sent Reincarnators after him.

Fujiwara abducted Gaara to draw out Shukaku, then fought the One-Tail while Kankuro and Temari watched. Zhang Zuolin killed Fujiwara but was contaminated by his death curse, allowing a second attacker to begin sealing him.

• Fujiwara took Gaara from Kankuro and used a crystal to awaken Shukaku.
• Shukaku emerged and attacked Fujiwara with Drilling Air Bullets and a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Fujiwara shattered the attacks and subdued him.
• Fujiwara pressed the crystal to Shukaku, but Zhang Zuolin appeared and launched spatial strikes at Fujiwara.
• Zhang Zuolin killed Fujiwara, who used his death to curse and restrain him with corrosive flesh and blood.
• A sinister figure arrived and cast Seal Lockdown over Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin fought Chief Steward Zhang after Fujiwara’s sacrifice left him contaminated and Chief Steward Zhang trapped him in Seal Lockdown. Zhang Zuolin wounded the chief eunuch, but Governor Situ Ba arrived with reinforcements, leaving him facing multiple enemies.

• Fujiwara’s contaminating sacrifice continued to corrode Zhang Zuolin as Chief Steward Zhang trapped him in a space that hindered his movement and spatial abilities.
• Chief Steward Zhang tried to compel Zhang Zuolin to accept the Qing Court’s appointment as Governor-General of the Three Eastern Provinces, but Zhang Zuolin refused and attacked him.
• Chief Steward Zhang evaded Zhang Zuolin’s attacks and used patterned steel needles bearing Sealing Jutsu to target his spatial ability.
• Zhang Zuolin closed his spatial rift to avoid the sealing effect, cut apart two special needles, and removed other needles by cutting them from his flesh.
• Zhang Zuolin’s hidden sword pierced Chief Steward Zhang’s shoulder and left his right arm black and white, but Zhang Zuolin remained weakened by the contamination and attacks.
• Governor Situ Ba arrived through a gateway of light with seven or eight others, and Zhang Zuolin recognized the governor as a major threat.

Zhang Zuolin fought Zhang Delan, Situ Ba, and their allies while Fujiwara’s pollution and the Seal Lockdown weakened him. Jiong Jiong killed Situ Ba, but Zhang Delan used the power of existence to revive the phantoms of Situ Ba and Fujiwara, restoring the enemy’s advantage.

• Zhang Delan attacked Zhang Zuolin while Situ Ba’s spells and the Seal Lockdown slowed his spatial movement.
• Zhang Zuolin broke through the encirclement and struck at Situ Ba, but Situ Ba escaped the attack.
• Jiong Jiong ambushed Situ Ba, disrupted his spellcasting, and beat him to death.
• Zhang Delan sent four Intruders to attack Jiong Jiong, but she used their clumsy attacks against them while Zhang Zuolin fought the remaining enemies.
• Zhang Delan drained two allied Reincarnators and used their power to restore the phantoms of Fujiwara and Situ Ba inside the Seal Lockdown.

Zhang Zuolin was cornered by Fujiwara, Zhang Delan, and Situ Ba after their allies withdrew and refused to join either side. Just as Fujiwara’s sword strike was about to kill him, a familiar figure in a Cat Face Mask appeared and stopped it.

• Situ Ba complained that his reward for being resurrected was inadequate, while Zhang Delan told him to focus on the fight.
• Jiong Jiong broke free from her attackers, and the participants divided into factions after Zhang Delan attacked one of his own.
• Zhang Zuolin tried to recruit the others, but they chose neutrality, leaving him facing Zhang Delan, Fujiwara, and Situ Ba.
• Fujiwara unleashed his Kurikara Fudō Myōō Image and a massive sword strike that sealed the area around Zhang Zuolin.
• A golden-red force field stopped Fujiwara’s sword, and a familiar figure wearing a Cat Face Mask appeared before Zhang Zuolin.

Xu Yue changed his mind about destroying Konoha and stopped Fujiwara, Zhang Delan, and Situ Ba from killing Zhang Zuolin. Fujiwara and Situ Ba unleashed their life-costing powers, but Xu Yue overwhelmed them with his complete Susanoo, leaving the fight settled in Zhang Zuolin’s favor.

• Xu Yue blocked Fujiwara’s strongest attack and declared that he had changed his mind about Konoha.
• Fujiwara tried to persuade Xu Yue to let them kill Zhang Zuolin, but Xu Yue refused and asked them to drop their grudge.
• Fujiwara merged with the Fudo Myo-o, while Situ Ba transformed into a giant of elemental flames.
• Xu Yue summoned his complete Susanoo and cut through both giants with a single sword strike.
• Fujiwara and Situ Ba fell as nearly transparent figures, while Zhang Zuolin realized their side had won.

Xu Yue revealed his identity and used his Mangekyo to destroy Fujiwara, Situ Ba, Zhang Delan, and the others after they tried to persuade him to help avenge their losses. He left Zhang Zuolin alive and asked whether he was satisfied with the outcome.

• Fujiwara and Situ Ba were overwhelmed by Xu Yue’s attack, and Zhang Zuolin urged Xu Yue to eliminate their group.
• Xu Yue recognized Jiong Jiong, and she realized that Xu Yue was the same person as the Uchiha Yue before her.
• Fujiwara claimed that Xu Yue had joined his side and offered the others’ lives in exchange for Zhang Zuolin’s death.
• Xu Yue removed his Cat Face Mask and revealed his face to Fujiwara and the others.
• Xu Yue’s Mangekyo caused everyone who had seen his face, along with the surrounding Fuzetsu, to collapse into dust and ashes.
• Xu Yue turned to Zhang Zuolin and asked whether he was satisfied with how he had handled the situation.

Xu Yue forced Zhang Zuolin to sign a contract binding him to secrecy and conditional obedience, then arranged for Uchiha Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami on Jiong Jiong. He left both under contracts or control, though he knew Jiong Jiong’s Dragon Soul might eventually remove the illusion.

• Xu Yue revised Zhang Zuolin’s confidentiality contract to require that he never become Xu Yue’s enemy and obey his orders when they did not conflict with Zhang Zuolin’s principles or interests.
• Zhang Zuolin signed the contract, accepting Xu Yue’s terms despite privately planning to exploit its loopholes.
• Jiong Jiong signed a contract promising to keep Xu Yue’s secret, and Xu Yue immobilized her with the Immobilization Technique.
• Xu Yue summoned Uchiha Shisui, who used Kotoamatsukami on Jiong Jiong while Zhang Zuolin realized Xu Yue had originally planned to use the technique on him.
• Xu Yue reflected that Jiong Jiong’s Dragon Soul might eventually remove Kotoamatsukami, so he relied on their contract as a safeguard.

Xu Yue disrupted Orochimaru’s Konoha Collapse Plan, rescued the souls caught by the Reaper Death Seal, and treated the mortally wounded Hiruzen. Meanwhile, Konoha’s defenders overwhelmed the invading forces, leaving the Reincarnators wondering why their promised reinforcements and Uchiha Yue had not appeared.

• Jiong Jiong lamented being trapped by Xu Yue’s Kotoamatsukami, while Zhang Zuolin realized how terrifying the Illusion Technique was.
• Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal to take Orochimaru’s arm souls, but a flash of cross-shaped light shattered the Death God and returned the souls.
• Xu Yue entered the Four Violet Flames Formation, told Orochimaru his invasion had failed, and watched him withdraw with the Sound Four.
• Xu Yue took Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword and used Yang Release on the dying Hiruzen.
• Konoha’s clans, Anbu, and other defenders routed the invaders, while an Elite Reincarnator questioned why Situ Ba and Uchiha Yue had not returned.

Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang held their ground as Konoha gained the upper hand, but Donnie targeted them after failing to catch Feng Yong. Xu Yue returned with three powerful allies, and Donnie was killed when he recognized one of them as Geglan.

• Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang fought alongside Konoha as Feng Yong’s mecha attacked the Sand Ninja, Sound Ninja, and Reincarnators.
• Donnie abandoned his failed attempts to fight Might Guy and Feng Yong, then confronted Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang.
• Xu Yue returned and told Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang that he had not come alone.
• A shifty-looking farmer, a breathtakingly beautiful fairy, and a Konoha Anbu appeared beside Xu Yue.
• Donnie recognized Geglan among the newcomers and died.