Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Mikoto nearly killed Orochimaru with Amaterasu because he had used Impure World Reincarnation on Uchiha Sōgetsu. White Fang rescued Orochimaru, and Mikoto recognized his distinctive footwork, though he denied being Sakumo.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Orochimaru she was hunting him because he had defiled Uchiha Sōgetsu's soul with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru realized Mikoto loved Sōgetsu and mocked her for risking blindness and betraying Fugaku for him.
• Mikoto declared she would kill anyone who had hurt Sōgetsu and used Amaterasu against Orochimaru.
• White Fang rushed in and rescued Orochimaru from the black flames.
• White Fang warned Mikoto to stop pursuing them and held a Kunai to her neck.
• Mikoto recognized White Fang's footwork and identified him as Sakumo, but he denied it.

Uchiha Mikoto uncovered that White Fang was Hatake Sakumo and demanded to know how he had returned from the dead so she could revive Uchiha Sōgetsu. Orochimaru offered her a chance to pursue that goal, while Kakashi lay gravely wounded and White Fang objected to the plan.

• Mikoto recognized White Fang’s sword style, forcing him to reveal himself as Hatake Sakumo, and he wounded her in a fight.
• White Fang taught the essence of his sword style while Kakashi emerged and recognized him as his father.
• White Fang slashed Kakashi across the shoulder and knocked him unconscious, then prepared to attack Mikoto.
• Mikoto awakened Susanoo to block White Fang and admitted she would pay any price to learn how he returned to life and revive Uchiha Sōgetsu.
• Orochimaru offered Mikoto an opportunity, despite White Fang’s warning about the consequences, and Mikoto agreed to try even if it failed.

Orochimaru persuaded Uchiha Mikoto to wait a month for a chance to revive someone, then White Fang carried him toward Orochimaru’s base with a fragment of the stone tablet. Their journey was interrupted by Mr. A of the Aurora Society, who demanded the tablet.

• White Fang reluctantly agreed to Orochimaru’s plan, and Mikoto accepted the promise of a possible revival within a month.
• Orochimaru planted a Tongue-Cutting Seal on Mikoto, who then left with the injured Kakashi after using genjutsu to seal his memories of the encounter.
• White Fang and Orochimaru discussed their stolen tablet fragment and headed for Orochimaru’s secret base in the Land of Rice to contact Mr. Adam.
• Mr. A of the Aurora Society stopped them in the forest, invited them to join his society, and demanded the Blasphemy Stone Tablet.

White Fang and Orochimaru tried to escape the Aurora Society with the Blasphemy Stone Tablet, but Mr. A defeated them and seized it. Orochimaru could only watch as Mr. A pulled the tablet from White Fang.

• White Fang suspected Orochimaru of betraying them, but Orochimaru denied it and urged him to flee from Mr. A.
• White Fang beheaded Mr. A and kicked his head away, but black threads retrieved it and restored him.
• Mr. A attacked White Fang with his detached hand and head, using a scream to stun him before three black-thread monsters fired a combined Chakra blast.
• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon to shield them, but Mr. A's attack shattered the gates and black threads dragged White Fang back.
• Mr. A bound White Fang, searched him, and took the Blasphemy Stone Tablet while Orochimaru cried out in despair.

Mr. A stole the Blasphemy Stone Tablet from Orochimaru and White Fang, then nearly killed them when they resisted. Orochimaru reported the loss to Mr. Adam, unaware that Uchiha Sōgetsu had ordered Mr. A to take it.

• Mr. A took the Blasphemy Stone Tablet, and Orochimaru attacked him with fire and wind ninjutsu.
• Mr. A survived the flames, rejected Orochimaru and White Fang’s refusal to join the Aurora Society, and attacked them with corrosive flesh.
• Orochimaru summoned a Giant Snake to shield them, then escaped with White Fang through the soil as the creature was corroded away.
• Orochimaru woke at their secret base and summoned Mr. Adam for help, reporting that Mr. A had stolen the tablet.
• Mr. Adam told Orochimaru he would not blame him, while Uchiha Sōgetsu privately revealed he had arranged the theft.

The Dusk Saint received the Blasphemy Stone Tablet from Mr. A and stopped him from seeking advancement by deliberately losing control. Mr. A then proposed seizing a country to establish a Hidden Village and spread the True Creator’s faith.

• Mr. A presented the Blasphemy Stone Tablet to the Dusk Saint and reported that two people had escaped.
• The Dusk Saint praised Mr. A, whose body reacted to the True Creator’s borrowed voice with ecstatic signs of losing control.
• Mr. A asked for a Sequence 5 Potion despite not having finished digesting his Sequence 6 Potion, and claimed that losing control brought him closer to the True Creator.
• The Dusk Saint warned Mr. A against advancing prematurely and persuaded him to focus on serving the Aurora Society instead.
• The Dusk Saint ordered Mr. A to develop the church and watch the Blasphemy Stone Tablet and the organization, and Mr. A proposed taking over a country to establish a Hidden Village.

Adam allowed Orochimaru to bring Uchiha Mikoto into the Twilight Hermitage as an experiment in changing the weight of fate. Mikoto entered the Hermitage and declared that she wanted to revive Uchiha Sōgetsu.

• Adam explained to Orochimaru that the Twilight Hermitage members shared a great weight of fate, then permitted Uchiha Mikoto to join as an experiment.
• At the Uchiha celebration for another ninja awakening the Mangekyō, Mikoto left the banquet and went to Sōgetsu’s home.
• A white snake delivered Mikoto a Scroll, and she recited its invocation to enter the Twilight Hermitage.
• Mikoto stood before Adam in the Church of Bones and said she wanted to revive Uchiha Sōgetsu.

Uchiha Mikoto joined the Twilight Hermitage after learning that reaching godhood might let her resurrect Uchiha Sōgetsu. After the meeting, Sōgetsu discovered that the Sage of Six Paths had destroyed his Virtual Persona in the Pure Land and received a quest to investigate its secrets.

• Mikoto offered her soul, body, and Sharingan to Adam in exchange for resurrecting Sōgetsu, but he calmed her and explained that he could only offer an opportunity to change fate.
• Adam told Mikoto that following the Divine Path could lead her toward godhood, and that resurrection required approaching that level.
• Mikoto joined the Twilight Hermitage, determined to pursue the Divine Path and bring Sōgetsu back.
• After ending the meeting, Sōgetsu noticed that the Sage of Six Paths had erased the Virtual Persona he sent into the Pure Land.
• Sōgetsu received a side quest to explore the Pure Land's deeper secrets, with a Low-Sequence Pathway Materials Shop unlock as the reward.

After becoming a Jonin at eleven, Kakashi visited Rin Nohara’s grave and found a masked man trying to take her body. He discovered the man was Obito, who had returned alive and vengeful, and Black Zetsu urged him to stop talking and act.

• Konoha struggled with the aftermath of Orochimaru’s betrayal while Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily managed the village, and Kakashi was promoted to Jonin at eleven.
• Kakashi bought white chrysanthemums and went to Konoha Cemetery to visit Rin Nohara’s grave.
• Kakashi found a masked stranger at Rin’s gravestone, and the man said he was taking her away.
• Kakashi attacked the stranger with Kunai and his short sword, breaking the mask and recognizing Obito.
• Obito said he had survived and wanted revenge, but admitted he could not remember what had happened before he escaped a prison cell.
• Black Zetsu appeared beside them and urged Obito to stop speaking to Kakashi.

Obito rejected Kakashi’s pleas to face Rin’s death and beat him nearly to death. Black Zetsu urged Obito to hurry before others arrived, and Obito dug up Rin’s coffin to take her bones home.

• Kakashi confronted Obito and warned him that he was being deceived, but Obito insisted he was fully aware and threatened Kakashi not to interfere.
• Obito spoke tenderly to Rin’s tombstone as though she were alive, then flew into a rage when Kakashi told him she was dead.
• Obito attacked Kakashi and overwhelmed him, beating him bloody and repeatedly slamming his head against Rin’s grave.
• Black Zetsu stopped Obito and warned him that others might arrive, prompting Obito to set Kakashi aside and focus on Rin.
• Obito opened Rin’s coffin, cradled and kissed her skeletal remains, and said he had come to take her home.
• Black Zetsu mocked the barely breathing Kakashi for expecting a madman to face reality.

Obito attacked Kakashi, but Minato Namikaze arrived and defeated him with a Rasengan before Obito escaped through a space-time vortex. Back in the cave, Obito demanded the Sequence 7 Potion, and White Zetsu brought him the gruesome brew.

• Black Zetsu urged Obito to leave, but Obito tried to kill the wounded Kakashi before Minato Namikaze rescued him.
• Obito accused Minato Namikaze of abandoning him and Rin, then declared that he would take revenge on Minato, Konoha, and the Uchiha.
• Minato Namikaze fought Obito and struck him with a Rasengan, but Obito escaped through a vortex-like distortion in space.
• Black Zetsu fled into the ground as Minato Namikaze turned toward it, while White Zetsu brought the injured Obito back to the cave.
• Obito demanded the Sequence 7 Potion, and White Zetsu presented him with a pot of thick red liquid.

Uchiha Sōgetsu concluded that the moon was connected to the Mother Tree of Desire, an Old One, and decided not to approach it until he was prepared. In the Pure Land, Adam confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki and pressured him into answering questions.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu read White Zetsu’s report describing Uchiha Obito’s madness, obsession with Rin, and the strange flower growing from Rin’s remains.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu deduced that the moon’s corruption came from the Mother Tree of Desire and recognized that he was far too weak to face it.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu resolved not to go to the moon unprepared and wondered what secrets the Otsutsuki Clan and the Pure Land concealed.
• Adam approached Hagoromo Otsutsuki in the Pure Land and asked why he had remained there for thousands of years instead of reincarnating.
• Hagoromo questioned Adam’s identity, but Adam displayed his power and warned him to think carefully before answering; Hagoromo agreed to Adam’s proposed exchange of questions.

Adam confronted the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land and learned that the Sage had hidden its true expanse above a mysterious Abyss. Adam descended into the Abyss and discovered a vast ocean and a towering white stone tablet, whose familiarity alarmed him.

• The Sage of Six Paths tried to inspect Adam's soul but was overwhelmed by a vision of a Dragon and a Mind Storm.
• Adam answered the Sage of Six Paths' questions, saying he was a god and learning that the Sage remained in the Pure Land to prevent Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's resurrection and guard its secret.
• The Sage of Six Paths shattered the false Pure Land and revealed the Abyss where dead souls entered and disappeared.
• Adam entered the Abyss, defended his mind from its whispers, and descended past the Sage of Six Paths' limit.
• Adam found a mysterious ocean and a towering white stone tablet, and his quest completed, unlocking the Low-Sequence Pathway Materials Shop.

Adam discovered the Chaos Sea and the Blasphemy Stone Tablet within the Pure Land, but the Chaos Sea’s contamination overwhelmed his independent Virtual Persona. After Adam destroyed himself, Uchiha Sōgetsu learned what the Pure Land contained.

• Adam nearly followed a mysterious call toward the Blasphemy Stone Tablet, but a Mind Storm woke him before he entered the Chaos Sea.
• Adam realized he was facing a damaged Sefirah and the Blasphemy Stone Tablet, then stepped into the Chaos Sea to investigate.
• The Chaos Sea rapidly mutated Adam, and he concluded that neither he nor Uchiha Sōgetsu could reach the tablet safely.
• As the Chaos Sea consumed him, Adam unleashed a fatal attack on his own Mind Island and destroyed himself.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu opened his eyes and reacted with shock after learning that the Pure Land contained the Chaos Sea and the Blasphemy Stone Tablet.

Uchiha Sōgetsu worried about the forces and beings emerging in the Hokage World while a new Adam appeared after the Sage of Six Paths resealed the Abyss. Adam reassured Hagoromo Otsutsuki that he would not threaten the Shinobi World, then warned him that his mother might be in trouble.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu wondered whether he had offended the True Creator and prayed to the Goddess for protection.
• The Sage of Six Paths used Yin-Yang Release to reseal the Abyss and trap its horrors and the first Adam inside.
• A different Adam appeared behind the Sage of Six Paths, explained that he was not the same individual as his predecessor, and asked what had happened.
• The Sage of Six Paths recounted the events in the Abyss, and Adam told him not to investigate what lay below.
• Adam promised not to threaten the Shinobi World, then told Hagoromo Otsutsuki that his mother was in trouble.

At a Twilight Hermit Society gathering, Orochimaru and White Fang revealed that Mr. A of the Aurora Society had stolen the Blasphemy Stone Tablet and nearly killed White Fang. The two newcomers introduced themselves as Uchiha Mikoto, codename Moon, and Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.

• Adam summoned the members to the Sacred Cathedral, where everyone noticed two newcomers among them.
• White Fang thanked Adam for saving him, and Orochimaru explained that Mr. A had taken the Blasphemy Stone Tablet and injured White Fang.
• Orochimaru described Mr. A's dangerous abilities, while Uchiha Mikoto warned the group about the Dusk Saint and his past actions in Konoha.
• The members introduced themselves by their codenames, and Uchiha Mikoto chose Moon.
• The silent newcomer revealed that his name was Hagoromo Otsutsuki and that he was also known as the Sage of Six Paths.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki revealed himself as the Sage of Six Paths and joined the Twilight Hermitage, strengthening the members’ reverence for Adam. Adam warned them to beware the moon, and Hagoromo explained that a terrifying existence connected to it posed a danger beyond his sealed mother, Otsutsuki Kaguya.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki asked Adam to remove his concealment and revealed himself as the Sage of Six Paths.
• Konan, Ōnoki, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Mikoto recognized Hagoromo, while he explained that he had joined the Twilight Hermitage.
• Adam told the group that everyone in the Hermitage was equal, then warned them never to investigate the moon too deeply.
• Orochimaru asked Hagoromo what was on the moon, and Hagoromo said his mother, Otsutsuki Kaguya, was sealed there.
• Hagoromo warned that an even more terrifying existence was connected to the moon and that learning its honored name could bring unimaginable consequences.

Uchiha Sōgetsu used Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s warning about contamination to reinforce the gathering’s fear and respect for Adam. He then offered Orochimaru and White Fang a deal: each could choose a Potion from one of his five Pathways and become a Beyonder.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s warning caused the gathered members to experience a hidden contamination linked to the Red Moon, which Uchiha Sōgetsu observed through Spiritual Vision.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu flared the brass lamps to break the group’s trance, and Hagoromo Otsutsuki stopped Uchiha Mikoto from describing what she had seen.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki explained that Otsutsuki blood made Mikoto especially vulnerable to contamination and warned that higher-level beings could drive mortals mad through their presence or words.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu accepted Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s intervention and let his explanation deepen the group’s fear and respect for Adam.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu offered Orochimaru and White Fang a deal, and both agreed without hesitation.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu announced that each of them could choose a Potion from one of his five Pathways and advance to become a Beyonder.

Orochimaru and White Fang received the chance to become Sequence 9 Beyonders and chose the White Tower and Twilight Giant Pathways. Adam warned them that the Shinobi World’s changes offered opportunity but also posed a threat.

• Adam offered Orochimaru and White Fang Sequence 9 Potions in exchange for each handing over a Blasphemy Stone Tablet next time, and both accepted.
• Adam manifested five Pathway cards and told Orochimaru and White Fang to choose according to their instincts.
• White Fang chose the Twilight Giant Pathway, whose Sequence 9 potion was Warrior and enhanced physical strength, agility, and combat skills.
• Orochimaru chose the White Tower Pathway, whose Sequence 9 potion was Reader and improved memory, comprehension, and Ritual Magic.
• Adam warned Orochimaru and White Fang that subtle changes in the Shinobi World were both an opportunity and a threat.

Three years after Konoha’s disgrace and economic collapse, Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Uchiha Shisui on a daimyo-requested escort mission to help restore the village’s reputation. Shisui returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, where he faced the unnerving young Itachi and his powerful master, Uchiha Mikoto, the Blood Angel.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shisui that the daimyo had personally commissioned him and Kakashi to escort the Land of Fire princess to the Land of Water for a political marriage.
• Shisui accepted the A-rank mission and promised Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would complete it and restore Konoha’s reputation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Shisui leave and recalled Uchiha Sōgetsu, whose resemblance to Shisui made him imagine how Konoha might have prospered if Sōgetsu had lived.
• At the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Shisui reported back to his master, Uchiha Mikoto, who now controlled the clan after Uchiha Fugaku lost his position and went mad.
• When three-year-old Itachi entered the room, Shisui activated his Sharingan in alarm, and Mikoto warned him not to question her before he apologized in fear.