Chapter Summaries

Otsutsuki Toneri battled Madara Uchiha with the Tenseigan, while Black Zetsu feared their fight would ruin his plan and sought a way to intervene. Sasuke Uchiha tried to join the battle but was knocked from the sky and possessed by Black Zetsu.

• Madara Uchiha used Chibaku Tensei and Limbo: Border Jail against Otsutsuki Toneri, but Toneri shattered the gravitational attack with the Tenseigan's repulsive force.
• Black Zetsu worried that Madara Uchiha's fight with Toneri would draw Bai Yue into the conflict and jeopardize his millennium-long plan.
• Sasuke Uchiha flew toward the battlefield to help Toneri, but a meteor struck his Susanoo and sent him plummeting.
• Naruto rushed to Sasuke's aid and warned him as Black Zetsu emerged and possessed him.
• Black Zetsu struggled to control Sasuke's strong will, while Bai Yue judged Sasuke's attempt to fight the Rinnegan and Tenseigan users reckless.

Bai Yue decided to end the battle and draw out the hidden forces behind the Six Paths-level conflict. He arrived on the battlefield, sent the others to deal with Black Zetsu’s followers, and confronted Six Paths Madara.

• Bai Yue speculated that the Six Paths Sage had awakened to watch the battle and resolved to force the Infinite Tsukuyomi and revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Bai Yue appeared on the battlefield, and Sasuke regained control of his body as Black Zetsu let go of him.
• Bai Yue praised Toneri, then told Minato and Naruto to have Kurama help clear away enemies lurking nearby.
• Bai Yue ordered everyone else to withdraw and told them to get a good night's sleep.
• Bai Yue told Six Paths Madara that he was surrounded by Little Blackies, leaving Madara confused and angry.

Baiyue fought Six Paths Madara while trying to provoke him into revealing his full strength and hinting that he knew the truth behind Madara’s plan. The chapter left Madara injured and warned that Baiyue would kill him if he did not take the fight seriously.

• Baiyue dismissed Madara’s reasons for pursuing Infinite Tsukuyomi and said he had a better alternative.
• Madara attacked Baiyue with an invisible shadow and Chibaku Tensei, but Baiyue evaded the first and repelled the rocks with his Tenseigan.
• Madara questioned how Baiyue had evolved the Byakugan, and Baiyue mentioned a woman known as the Rabbit Goddess.
• Black Zetsu panicked that Baiyue might reveal the truth about Mother and ruin his plan.
• Baiyue struck Madara’s shoulder with a staff, breaking bone, while Naruto, Minato Namikaze, and Sasuke noticed he was holding back.
• Madara recognized Baiyue’s restraint, and Baiyue warned him to show his real skill or die.

Baiyue collected a sample from Six Paths Madara and watched him cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, but the technique failed to affect Baiyue. As the Sage of Six Paths appeared to aid Naruto and Sasuke, Baiyue turned his attention to the mysterious old man.

• Baiyue cut a piece of flesh from Six Paths Madara so he could later revive him with Impure World Reincarnation and the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Black Zetsu urged Madara to use Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Madara activated the technique across the world.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Otsutsuki Toneri resisted the illusion while Madara reflected on Konoha's promising young ninja.
• Baiyue revealed that Infinite Tsukuyomi had not affected him and walked toward Naruto and Sasuke.
• Baiyue recognized the Sage of Six Paths as he appeared to pass powers to Naruto and Sasuke.

Black Zetsu betrayed Tool Madara and revealed that he was Otsutsuki Kaguya’s will, then used the Infinite Tsukuyomi and Divine Tree to revive her. Bai Yue watched Kaguya descend, while Naruto and Sasuke arrived and Toneri continued to resist the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Little Kun tore open Tool Madara’s chest, and Black Zetsu revealed that he served Otsutsuki Kaguya rather than Madara.
• Black Zetsu explained that he had spent a thousand years arranging Kaguya’s resurrection, while Bai Yue urged him to hurry.
• The Infinite Tsukuyomi and Divine Tree poured Chakra into Tool Madara until Otsutsuki Kaguya descended through his body.
• Bai Yue admired Kaguya but decided he would extract her soul and give her a new body.
• Naruto and Sasuke rushed onto the scene as Toneri continued resisting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Bai Yue freed Toneri from the Infinite Tsukuyomi and sent him, Naruto, and Sasuke to fight Kaguya Otsutsuki while he went to capture the Sage of Six Paths. Kaguya began overwhelming the trio as Bai Yue reached the Sage, who greeted him in confusion.

• Bai Yue freed Toneri from the Infinite Tsukuyomi and assigned Toneri, Naruto, and Sasuke to hold off Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Bai Yue vanished to find the Sage of Six Paths, explaining that he had more important things to do.
• Toneri, Naruto, and Sasuke charged at Kaguya, who briefly saw her sons in them before attacking without mercy.
• Naruto narrowly dodged Kaguya's strike, and the fight became a one-sided battle in her favor.
• Guided by Corpse Ghost, Bai Yue tore open space and found the Sage of Six Paths, who greeted him with confusion.

Bai Yue subdued the Corpse Ghost, captured the Sage of Six Paths, and explored the Pure Land before returning to confront Kaguya Otsutsuki. He introduced himself as the God of True Illusion, and Kaguya recognized the significance of his claim.

• Bai Yue offered to work with the Sage of Six Paths, then forcibly dragged him into the True Illusionary Realm.
• Bai Yue explored the Pure Land, found that most souls slept and gradually faded, and ordered the Corpse Ghost to capture them.
• Bai Yue returned to the Ninja World, caught Naruto after Kaguya Otsutsuki sent him flying, and headed toward the battlefield.
• Bai Yue called himself the Lord of True Illusion, or the God of True Illusion, while Kaguya Otsutsuki reacted gravely to his identity.

Bai Yue effortlessly sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki, ordered Naruto, Sasuke, and Toneri to unify the Ninja World, and lifted the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The True Illusionary Realm transformed and swallowed the Ninja World, leaving Bai Yue ready to set his sights on the stars.

• Bai Yue shattered Kaguya Otsutsuki's All-Killing Ash Bone, sealed Black Zetsu, and captured Kaguya Otsutsuki with his modified Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Bai Yue sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Toneri to unify the Ninja World, defeat the remaining ninja villages, and kill the daimyo.
• Bai Yue lifted the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the ordinary people's lingering feelings helped the True Illusionary Realm transform and further sublimated Perfect Blood.
• Bai Yue opened the transformed True Illusionary Realm and swallowed the Ninja World, creating a private world within it while leaving the rest of the world largely unchanged.
• Bai Yue looked toward the starry sky and declared that he was coming for the God of Otsutsuki.