Chapter Summaries

Shikamaru and the others revealed that they had lured Black Zetsu out of Asuma, then attacked him with Six Paths powers. Black Zetsu offered to reveal secrets about Kaguya in exchange for a true death, but after Tsunade refused, he transformed into his powerful true form and began fighting the group.

• Black Zetsu emerged from Asuma's body and explained that Asuma was alive but temporarily unable to move.
• Sasuke, Ino, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi revealed that they had set a trap, and Naruto and Sasuke struck Black Zetsu with Six Paths-powered attacks.
• Black Zetsu survived the attack, regenerated, and offered to reveal secrets about Kaguya in exchange for the group helping him die permanently.
• Ino sensed that Black Zetsu was genuinely disappointed in Kaguya, but Tsunade and Sasuke refused to trust him, despite Naruto's hesitation.
• Black Zetsu enlarged into his armored true form, formed a giant sword, and clashed with Sasuke's Susanoo.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the allied shinobi fought Black Zetsu, whose speed, strength, absorption, and regeneration overwhelmed their attacks. Sasuke realized its healing had begun to slow, and Naruto proposed ending the fight quickly.

• Sasuke completed his Perfect Susanoo and pushed back Black Zetsu’s greatsword.
• Black Zetsu outpaced Naruto, but Sakura struck it and discovered that physical attacks could not harm it.
• Naruto’s elemental attacks failed as Black Zetsu absorbed them and remained unharmed.
• Black Zetsu unleashed a swarm of tendrils, and Kakashi and Shikamaru helped protect Sakura and Ino.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined their attacks to damage Black Zetsu’s shield, but it began repairing itself.
• Sasuke noticed that Black Zetsu’s regeneration was slowing, and Naruto vowed to finish the fight quickly.

Naruto and Black Zetsu’s attacks formed a singularity that began swallowing them and the surrounding area. Shikamaru devised a plan to overload it with mixed chakra, and the others began carrying it out while Naruto struggled to hold on.

• Naruto transformed into a giant golden fox and launched a Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken at Black Zetsu, who countered with a black spear.
• The attacks collapsed into a singularity that dragged in Naruto and Black Zetsu, while Kakashi, Sasuke, and the others retreated.
• Shikamaru proposed feeding the singularity chakra of different natures through Ino’s mental connection, then guiding it into the core with his Shadow Imitation Technique.
• Sasuke, Kakashi, Sakura, Ino, and Tsunade agreed to Shikamaru’s plan, and Ino linked their minds with her Mind Transfer Jutsu: Wide Area Connection.
• Kakashi turned the ground into a swamp, Sasuke stretched Amaterasu into a line, and Sakura and Tsunade released Yin chakra as they began following Shikamaru’s instructions.

Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and their allies destroyed Black Zetsu’s singularity, but Black Zetsu warned that its death had opened the gates to true hell. Asuma remained in critical condition, and Kakashi and Sasuke were left wondering whether the danger had truly passed.

• Naruto used Shadow Clones to prepare Yang and Wind chakra, and the group poured all seven chakra natures into Shikamaru’s Black Higanbana to shatter the singularity.
• The recoil knocked Naruto and Black Zetsu away, and Black Zetsu crumbled to dust after warning that its death had opened the gates to true hell.
• Sakura began treating Asuma, whose life force had nearly been drained, while Tsunade ordered Kakashi and Sasuke to take the injured back to the village.
• At the hospital, Shikamaru waited outside the operating room as Tsunade, Sakura, and Shizune worked to save Asuma.
• Naruto woke and learned that Black Zetsu was dead and Asuma was being treated, then asked Sasuke what Black Zetsu’s final warning meant.
• Sasuke met Kakashi in the corridor, and Kakashi asked whether Sasuke believed Black Zetsu’s warning.

Tsunade saved Asuma’s life, but he was left in a coma with his organs failing. As the moon began to break apart and Kaguya’s revival threatened the world, Tsunade ordered an emergency response and searched Kinoe’s scroll for a way to seal Kaguya.

• Tsunade emerged from surgery and told Naruto, Sasuke, and Team Ten that Asuma was alive but might never wake up.
• An Anbu messenger relayed Konan’s warning that the seal had shattered and the moon was collapsing.
• The moon cracked apart, and Kakashi and Sasuke realized that killing Black Zetsu had removed the lock restraining Kaguya.
• A messenger reported that spatial coordinates and gravity were becoming unstable as Tsunade ordered Kakashi, Sasuke, and the Jonin to protect the village and Shizune to begin evacuations.
• Tsunade opened Kinoe’s second scroll, which recorded how to seal Kaguya, and reacted with alarm.

Tsunade realized the moon was collapsing because Kaguya’s seal had been broken, threatening to destroy the world with falling fragments. Shikamaru proposed using Naruto and Sasuke to break apart the largest pieces, and the chapter ended with Naruto urging Sasuke to risk his eyes to save the village.

• Tsunade discovered that the moon was the seal imprisoning Kaguya and that its collapse would rain destructive fragments onto the earth.
• Kakashi and Sasuke led efforts to protect and evacuate Konoha’s civilians as the moon fragments fell.
• Shikamaru regained his resolve, left the hospital, and went to the Hokage’s Office to help save the village.
• Shikamaru proposed that Sasuke transport Naruto between fragments so Naruto could smash the largest ones before they reached the atmosphere.
• Sasuke warned that the repeated space jumps might ruin his eyes, but Naruto urged him to make the sacrifice to protect the village.

Naruto and Sasuke began destroying the meteors threatening the Shinobi World, while the other villages fought to protect themselves. As more meteors appeared, both boys grew increasingly exhausted, and Ino reported that the sixth was over the sea.

• Shikamaru organized Konoha’s response, ordering Ino to coordinate sensory ninja and directing the others to protect the village and contact the great nations.
• Naruto and Sasuke teleported above Konoha and destroyed the first enormous meteor with Naruto’s Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken.
• Naruto and Sasuke teleported to the Land of Wind and destroyed a meteor threatening Sunagakure, which Gaara was struggling to shield.
• Killer B and A defended Kumogakure, Mei Terumi protected Kirigakure, and Ōnoki destroyed dangerous meteors threatening Iwagakure, each pushing themselves to their limits.
• Naruto and Sasuke continued intercepting meteors as Sasuke’s vision blurred and Naruto’s strength waned; Ino reported that the sixth meteor was over the sea.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the surviving Kage destroyed the meteors and saved the world, but Kaguya escaped and began draining the Land of Fire’s natural energy. Naruto awoke in Konoha and found Shikamaru keeping vigil over the critically injured Asuma, who asked him what a king was.

• Killer B and Gaara helped hold back the meteor, and the surviving Kage gave Naruto their Chakra.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined their power with the Kage’s Chakra to destroy the meteors, then fell unconscious and were caught by Gaara’s sand.
• Kaguya escaped her prison in the moon, appeared at the Valley of the End, and began absorbing the land’s Natural Energy.
• Naruto woke at Konoha Hospital and learned that Sasuke was still unconscious and recovering from severe eye injuries.
• Naruto found Shikamaru watching over the critically injured Asuma, and Shikamaru asked him what a king was.

Shikamaru explained that the Hokage embodied the will to protect the next generation, helping Naruto understand what becoming Hokage meant. The shinobi learned that Kaguya had emerged from her lunar seal, and Tsunade ordered the village’s remaining forces to prepare for battle.

• Shikamaru told Naruto that everyone shared the duty of protecting the children, with the Hokage as its strongest embodiment, and Naruto said he understood.
• Sasuke emerged from the hospital with his left eye bandaged and learned that his Rinnegan could not be used for now.
• A Perception Squad shinobi reported that Natural Energy at the Valley of the End had fallen to zero and an overwhelmingly powerful Chakra reaction had appeared.
• Sasuke led Naruto and Shikamaru to Tsunade’s office, where Tsunade revealed that Kaguya had emerged from her seal on the moon.
• Tsunade ordered Kakashi to gather every shinobi still able to fight and prepare at the Village Entrance, while assigning Sasuke to support them from the rear.

Shikamaru devised a plan to seal Kaguya by creating an opening for Naruto and Sasuke, then Kaguya’s will sent God Tree roots to drain Konoha’s people. As the village came under attack, Shikamaru organized a defense while reserving Naruto’s strength for Kaguya.

• Shikamaru proposed sealing Kaguya by making an opening for Naruto and Sasuke to touch her at the same time, and Tsunade appointed him commander.
• Sasuke explained Kaguya’s dimensional abilities and deadly Ash Bones, and Shikamaru assigned Ino, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke roles in the battle plan.
• Kaguya’s will reached Konoha, where God Tree roots erupted and began draining chakra and life force from villagers and ninja.
• Sasuke identified the Valley of the End as Kaguya’s destination, and Shikamaru stopped Naruto from wasting his strength on the roots.
• Shikamaru ordered Kakashi to form a taijutsu and weapons strike team led by Might Guy, and assigned Choji to protect shelters by smashing the largest roots.

Otsutsuki Toneri appeared in Konoha and stopped the God Tree roots from overrunning the village. He offered Naruto and Sasuke a deal to help defeat Kaguya in exchange for help rebuilding the moon, and claimed he could stabilize Sasuke’s Rinnegan.

• Choji, Rock Lee, Might Guy, and Tenten fought the God Tree roots as the Leaf’s defenses began to collapse.
• Shikamaru ordered Naruto to conserve his Chakra for Kaguya, telling him to trust his comrades.
• A green beam descended on Konoha, erased the roots within its field, and revealed Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Toneri said Kaguya had destroyed his home and proposed a deal: he would help fight her if they helped him rebuild the moon.
• Shikamaru questioned whether they could trust Toneri, who said he could stabilize Sasuke’s ocular power and help it recover faster.

Shikamaru negotiated Toneri’s help in exchange for a share of Kurama’s Chakra after Kaguya was sealed, and Toneri stabilized Sasuke’s Rinnegan before transporting the group to the Valley of the End. There, they found Kaguya absorbing the planet’s Natural Energy, and she confronted them over Chakra she claimed belonged to her.

• Shikamaru accepted Toneri’s offer on the condition that Toneri receive at most a third of Kurama’s Chakra after Kaguya was sealed and bind himself with a Curse Mark.
• Toneri sent puppets to destroy the God Tree’s roots in the village and stabilized Sasuke’s Rinnegan, reducing its recovery time.
• Shikamaru led Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Sakura, Ino, and Toneri into Toneri’s formation, while Tsunade and Shizune remained behind to protect the village.
• Toneri transported the group to the Valley of the End, where they found a colossal God Tree draining the planet’s life force and Kaguya feeding beneath it.
• Kaguya opened her eyes, claimed Chakra belonged to her, and accused Hagoromo and Hamura’s children of stealing it.

Kaguya transported the team into the Lava Realm and attacked them while they searched for a way to escape. As lava dragons surrounded the scattered fighters, Shikamaru called for Naruto and Sasuke to use their strongest combination technique.

• Kaguya ambushed Sakura and Ino, but Naruto blocked her strike with a shield of Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Sasuke counterattacked with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Kaguya transported everyone into the Lava Realm, scattering the team across the lava sea.
• Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Toneri protected themselves and their allies from the heat as Kaguya attacked Naruto with a lava dragon.
• Sasuke and Shikamaru reasoned that they had to force Kaguya to use Yomotsu Hirasaka to create a chance to escape.
• Kaguya attacked Kakashi with an All-Killing Ash Bones spike, but Toneri deflected it and declared his allegiance to Hamura's will.
• Kaguya summoned dozens of giant lava dragons, and Shikamaru ordered Naruto and Sasuke to use their strongest combination technique.

Naruto and Sasuke disrupted Kaguya’s control of the Lava Realm to create an opening, but their coordinated assault failed to harm her. The group faced dwindling Chakra and a worsening chance of survival as Shikamaru ordered them to abandon conventional attacks.

• Sasuke used Susanoo wings to carry Sakura and Ino above the lava while Naruto dodged Kaguya’s lava dragons.
• Naruto fired nine different Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken across the realm, disrupting its energy flow and drawing Kaguya’s attention.
• Sasuke set the Chakra in a lava wave ablaze with Amaterasu, and Kaguya erased the flames and lava from the realm.
• Shikamaru identified a brief weakness in Kaguya’s control, letting Naruto strike her with a Super Great Ball Rasengan while Toneri deflected her All-Killing Ash Bone.
• Kaguya blocked Naruto’s attack without being harmed, and Kakashi warned that Sakura and the others were running out of Chakra.
• Shikamaru told everyone to abandon conventional attacks.

Shikamaru’s team ignited the flammable atmosphere of Kaguya’s Lava Realm, forcing her to flee as they escaped into an icy dimension. Kaguya pursued them with ice clones, while Sasuke noticed a black shadow emerging from her sleeve.

• Shikamaru proposed using Sasuke’s Amaterasu to set the Lava Realm ablaze, and Naruto and Sasuke agreed to the dangerous plan.
• Sasuke spread Amaterasu across the sky, triggering a chain of explosions as Kakashi, Toneri, and Sakura tried to shield the group.
• Kaguya escaped through a portal, and Sasuke used Heavenly Hand Power to swap the group into it before the Lava Realm was destroyed.
• The group arrived in a freezing dimension, where Kaguya summoned powerful ice clones and Ino’s Mental Link began to fail.
• Sasuke spotted a black, liquid-like shadow cautiously emerging from Kaguya’s sleeve.

Sasuke and Shikamaru identified the will hidden in Kaguya's sleeve as the core controlling her abilities, and Naruto's relentless chatter made her emotions—and Chakra flow—unstable. As Naruto launched a rainbow-colored Rasenshuriken, Sasuke used the resulting Chakra disturbance to cast Genjutsu on Kaguya, setting up an attempt to expose the hidden core.

• Sasuke spotted another Black Zetsu-like will concealed in Kaguya's sleeve, and Shikamaru deduced that it controlled her jutsu and dimensional shifts.
• Shikamaru told Naruto to agitate Kaguya with his strongest will, while Sasuke searched for the connection between the hidden will and Kaguya.
• Naruto filled the frozen landscape with Shadow Clones that taunted Kaguya, provoking her until Sasuke detected erratic Chakra flow and found the connecting node.
• Naruto entered Six Paths Mode and launched a rainbow-colored Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken at Kaguya.
• As Kaguya formed an ice wall to defend herself, Sasuke used the Chakra disturbance to cast Genjutsu on her.

Naruto flooded Kaguya’s mind with memories of companionship, disrupting her and weakening her control. As Black Zetsu II emerged to silence Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Toneri attacked it, and Naruto moved in to strike.

• Sasuke’s genjutsu created an opening for Naruto to send Kaguya memories of his bonds and insist that Chakra was a bridge connecting people.
• Kaguya lost control under Naruto’s mental assault, and thousands of Naruto’s Shadow Clones burst apart.
• Black Zetsu II emerged from Kaguya and tried to block Naruto’s influence, but Sasuke attacked it with Kagutsuchi.
• Kakashi used Kamui to pull Black Zetsu II toward another dimension, but its Truth-Seeking Orbs resisted the technique.
• Toneri attacked Black Zetsu II with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while Naruto returned to human form and charged in with a Chakra-wrapped fist.

Naruto and the others fought Black Zetsu II while trying to keep Kaguya disoriented in the frozen dimension. After Black Zetsu II severed Ino’s Mental Link, the team split up, and Kakashi and Toneri prepared a combined attack.

• Naruto blasted Black Zetsu II into an iceberg, but it re-formed because its body was a living mass of Chakra.
• Black Zetsu II targeted Ino and Sakura, corrupted Sakura’s Creation Rebirth barrier, and severed the team’s Mental Link.
• Sasuke ordered Kakashi and Toneri to hold off Black Zetsu II while Naruto used Shadow Clones to overwhelm Kaguya with bizarre performances.
• Sasuke protected Sakura and Ino and used Amaterasu to clear Ice Clones as Naruto’s assault left Kaguya increasingly confused.
• Kakashi slowed Black Zetsu II with Earth Flow Wall and Violet Lightning, giving Toneri an opening to unleash Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Sasuke realized that Kaguya and Black Zetsu II depended on a Chakra connection, and the allies worked together to expose it. The chapter left Sasuke and Naruto preparing a combined blade to sever that connection.

• Toneri and Kakashi held Black Zetsu II back while Ino restored the mental link and relayed Shikamaru's warning that it needed an anchor.
• Sasuke deduced that Kaguya and Black Zetsu II anchored each other and proposed cutting the Chakra flow between them.
• Naruto's Shadow Clones overwhelmed Kaguya with tragic stories, disrupting her control and revealing the connection to Sasuke.
• Sasuke flew away with Sakura and Ino, found the exposed Chakra line, and formed a Chidori Blade.
• Naruto infused Sasuke's blade with Six Paths Yang Power, combining it with wind and lightning as they prepared to cut the connection.

Sasuke severed Black Zetsu II’s connection to Kaguya, but the loss of its control drove Kaguya into a murderous frenzy. As her All-Killing Ash Bones rained down on everyone, Naruto thanked Kurama and awakened a profound new power.

• Sasuke used his sword to sever the connection between Black Zetsu II and Kaguya, causing Black Zetsu II to crumble away.
• Kaguya awakened in a mad state and unleashed a devastating Chakra storm that destroyed the Shadow Clones and ice clones.
• Kaguya attacked the survivors with a rain of All-Killing Ash Bones, leaving them with no apparent way to escape.
• Naruto shielded his companions, thanked Kurama, and transformed his Truth-Seeking Orbs into a black robe.
• Naruto invoked Banshō Ten'in and pushed toward the falling bone spikes.