Chapter Summaries

The five squads began their final special training assessment, competing to occupy and hold nodes while navigating traps and rival tactics. As the first squad clashed with Gaara’s fifth squad, Sasuke confronted Hinata, Haku, and the others and challenged them all at once.

• Chiyo explained the six-hour node-control assessment, and the squads received different maps and supplies before setting out.
• The first squad pushed toward the Cavern Node, overcame a lightning-and-sealing trap, and disabled its simulated defenders.
• Shikamaru’s second squad fortified high ground while Ino and Choji gathered intelligence, and Kurotsuchi’s third squad sent scouts to study the nodes and rival squads.
• Gaara’s fifth squad ambushed the first squad at the Cavern Node, while Yakumo disrupted Tenten’s support with Genjutsu.
• Karin detected Sasuke approaching Hinata’s group, and Sasuke appeared, activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan, and challenged everyone to attack him together.

Hinata, Haku, and Karin worked together to suppress Sasuke, while Shikamaru’s team was ambushed and surrendered after he uncovered signs of an unseen faction. The observing Jonin learned that a White Zetsu team had secretly been included in the exercise as a whetstone.

• Hinata, Haku, and Karin combined their techniques to break Sasuke’s attacks and trap him in Karin’s sealing array.
• Ino reported that Kurotsuchi’s third team had reached the Forest Node without encountering its traps, and Shikamaru suspected someone had cleared them in advance.
• Karui, Omoi, and their allies ambushed Shikamaru’s team, and Shikamaru surrendered to question them about the Forest Node.
• Karui and Omoi said neither their group nor the third team had cleared the traps, so Shikamaru concluded that a sixth faction was in the exercise.
• Kaguya revealed that the hidden faction was a White Zetsu team, specially arranged as a whetstone.

Chiemi exposed a White Zetsu impersonating Bunya and helped Mirai identify infiltrators across the Valley of the End. The teams uncovered an organized sabotage operation, but the exercise ended before they learned what their father intended them to learn.

• Chiemi noticed suspicious inconsistencies in Bunya's behavior, and she, Kurotsuchi, and Shitsuchi exposed him as a White Zetsu.
• Mirai recognized that Karin and Hinata were White Zetsu puppets controlled by Chiemi, who had disguised herself to test her sister.
• Mirai and Chiemi checked their team using verifiable private information, found four unconscious teammates, and decided to support the other teams.
• Team One and Team Five joined the search, and the teams used their sensory abilities to identify more White Zetsu and locate unconscious Kiba and Temari.
• Chiemi concluded that at least twelve White Zetsu had coordinated the infiltration, and the exercise ended as the teams wondered what their father meant them to learn.

Chiyo graduated the young ninja and announced the Federation Special Rookie Squad, then reassured Samui when she revealed the Raikage’s secret order and doubts about the Federation. Samui chose to return to Kumogakure to persuade the Raikage, and she and Chiyo confessed their feelings with a kiss.

• Chiyo declared all fifty young ninja graduates and named Mirai Uchiha, Chiemi Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Kaguya Kimimaro, Shino Aburame, Neji Hyuga, Gaara, and Kurotsuchi to lead the Federation Special Rookie Squad.
• Samui reflected on the Raikage’s suspicions while holding a decrypted secret order, and Chiyo found her on the watchtower.
• Samui asked what Chiyo would do if a village secretly plotted against the Federation, and he said he would understand their doubts and continue working for peace.
• Samui showed Chiyo the Raikage’s order and confessed she could not follow it; Chiyo urged her to tell the Raikage the truth and invite him to see the Federation himself.
• Samui resolved to return to Kumogakure and persuade the Raikage, then kissed Chiyo, who returned the kiss and told her he had noticed her from their first meeting.

After spending the night together, Samui told Chiyo she did not regret her choice and decided to send Kumogakure her account of the Federation and her personal stance. Chiyo and Kaguya then considered how to dispose of Otsutsuki Momoshiki’s corpse and chose to use its remaining energy to nourish the Demonic Blade in Chiyo’s Kamui Space.

• Samui told Chiyo she did not regret the night they shared and said she needed time to sort out her feelings and position.
• Samui wrote and sent Kumogakure a report describing what she had seen and felt in the Federation and stating her personal stance.
• Chiyo and Kaguya discussed the danger of keeping Momoshiki’s corpse and rejected having Kaguya absorb its remaining Chakra.
• Kaguya suggested channeling Momoshiki’s energy into the Demonic Blade, which she sensed might be a vessel capable of transforming.
• Chiyo decided to nourish the Demonic Blade with Momoshiki’s energy and proposed moving to his Kamui Space to do it safely.

Chiyo and Kaguya used Momoshiki’s remaining Chakra to transform the Demonic Blade, but the awakened weapon resonated with the Era Tree and pulled Chiyo toward it. Kaguya stopped the blade from taking him, and they ended up together in a gravity-heavy dimension.

• Chiyo and Kaguya began transferring Momoshiki’s Chakra into the Demonic Blade, but his lingering will caused the blade to reject the energy.
• Kaguya isolated the Otsutsuki Mark nodes while Chiyo refined their Chakra, with Kaguya lending him her Origin Chakra to finish the process.
• The Demonic Blade absorbed the remaining Chakra and gained purple-gold patterns, including a Taiji yin-yang fish that matched a mark on the Era Tree.
• The blade opened a spatial rift to the Era Tree, resonated with it, and began pulling Chiyo toward it.
• Kaguya tried to seize the blade, but it knocked Chiyo’s hand away and attacked her; she used Heavenly Domain to move them into a gravity-heavy space, then embraced Chiyo.

After the Demonic Blade and Era Tree opened a dangerous passage between worlds, Chiyo and Kaguya discussed the Otsutsuki threat and the risks of exploring it. Chiyo decided he would prepare to investigate alone, while Kaguya promised to protect their world in his absence.

• Chiyo recovered in Kaguya's bedroom after the Demonic Blade's attack, and Kaguya found that his Chakra was depleted and he was mentally exhausted.
• Kaguya admitted she feared Chiyo might be taken to another world, and Chiyo promised that his home and the people he protected would anchor him.
• Kaguya explained that the Otsutsuki main family would likely take time to investigate Momoshiki and Kinshiki's failure, giving the Shinobi World time to prepare.
• Kaguya described the Era Tree as a stable spatial-temporal beacon and the Demonic Blade as a key that had briefly opened a passage to another world.
• Chiyo said he wanted to explore the passage to find ways to confront the Otsutsuki, but insisted he would go alone after preparing a safe way back.
• Kaguya accepted his plan and promised to take care of the world while he was away.

Chiyo gathered his family and allies for a farewell banquet before announcing that he would leave to explore an unknown domain connected to the Era Tree. He reassured Mirai, Chiemi, and Kaguya that he would return, while they promised to protect their home in his absence.

• Mirai and Chiemi worried about Chiyo's planned journey as family and allies gathered for a banquet at Chiyo's Residence.
• Chiyo announced that he would soon explore an unknown domain related to the Era Tree, and Mirai and Chiemi promised to protect Konoha while he was away.
• Tsunade, Mikoto Uchiha, Kurenai Yuhi, Yakushi Nonō, Samui, Yugito Nii, Izumi Uchiha, and others offered Chiyo support and urged him to return safely.
• After the banquet, Chiyo told Mirai and Chiemi that the domain might lead to another world and that he sought ways to oppose the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Mirai and Chiemi vowed to grow stronger and protect those they loved, while Chiyo reminded them that strength existed to protect others.
• Kaguya promised to help safeguard the family and home, and Chiyo promised her that he would return.

Chiyo left Konoha through a portal opened by the Era Tree and the Demonic Blade, but a space-time rift shattered the passage and hurled him into an unknown world. Kaguya sensed his surviving life force and vowed to protect what he had left behind as Chiyo fell toward a vast mountain range.

• Chiyo transferred Konoha, Federation, clan, and household responsibilities to trusted allies before preparing supplies and setting out alone.
• Chiyo used the Demonic Blade and his Rinnegan to open a gate through the Era Tree and stepped into its space-time passage.
• A sudden black rift collided with Chiyo's passage, and Kamui could not prevent the route from collapsing.
• Chiyo was thrown into space-time turbulence and glimpsed an azure world of mountains and ancient pavilions before losing consciousness.
• Kaguya sensed Chiyo's Origin Chakra mark fade and break, then used the Pure Eye to detect that he remained alive in a distant dimension.
• Kaguya infused the Era Tree with Origin Chakra and vowed to help Chiyo as he fell through the sky toward an endless mountain range.

Chiyo arrived in a world where demons and humans coexisted, awakened a King-level Great Yaoguai bloodline, and drew a horde of demons with his royal Demonic Power. After defeating the attackers, he learned that he was in the Western Country, the forbidden land of the Dog Demon clan, and recognized the world as Inuyasha's.

• Chiyo landed on a cliff in the Warring States Period, where demons and humans coexisted, and saw enormous demon skeletons and a floating mountain.
• Chiyo claimed the system's rewards, gaining a King-level Great Yaoguai bloodline, control over Demonic Power, and the ability to switch between human and demon forms.
• Chiyo's awakening transformed his hair, eyes, and markings and raised his strength to Quasi-Great Yaoguai, drawing demons from across the mountains.
• Chiyo killed the thunder eagle Great Demon and dozens of flying demons, then repelled attacks from the ground-based demon leaders.
• Chiyo slew the black bear, giant python, and three wolf-shaped Great Demons, scattering the surviving demons.
• Chiyo read a fox demon's memories and discovered he was in the Western Country, the Dog Demon clan's forbidden land, in Inuyasha's world.

Chiyo emerged from the Dog Demon Forbidden Area and was welcomed into the Dog Demon Clan after the Elders recognized his pure Royal Bloodline. After settling in the clan territory, he discovered a hidden hot spring and unexpectedly encountered a woman bathing there.

• Chiyo left the forbidden area carrying the Demonic Blade, and Inuzuka Lie and the Dog Demon Elders recognized his Royal Bloodline.
• Chiyo agreed to accompany the Elders to the Dog Demon Clan Territory, where they discussed the clan and praised Toga's strength.
• Inuzuka Lie arranged a courtyard for Chiyo, and Chiyo ate, changed clothes, and went for a walk after nightfall.
• Chiyo found and entered a concealed hot spring, then bathed alone while thinking about Kaguya, Mirai, Chiemi, Shion, and the others.
• A woman with purple hair and a Crescent Moon Mark entered the hot spring, saw Chiyo, and demanded to know who he was and why he was there.

Chiyo and Princess Lingyue formed a cautious partnership, and Chiyo agreed to challenge the Leopard Cat Tribe’s forces on the western border. After studying the intelligence and receiving a bell to guard against illusions, he prepared to leave at dawn, while Lingyue awaited his return.

• Chiyo met Princess Lingyue at the hot spring, and they negotiated an agreement exchanging the Dog Demon Tribe’s support and resources for his future aid.
• At the council meeting, Lingyue proposed that Chiyo deal with the Leopard Cat Tribe’s incursions, and Chiyo accepted the mission alone, promising results within three days.
• Lingyue took Chiyo to the library, where he studied records about the Leopard Cat Tribe and the western border.
• Lingyue gave Chiyo the Calming Heart Bell to counter Genjutsu and mental attacks, then told him to leave at dawn and return alive.
• After Lingyue left the library, she waited in the corridor and privately hoped Chiyo would return and bring change to the Dog Demon Tribe.

Chiyo reached Wolf Fang Valley and slaughtered the Leopard Cat Tribe demons who had gathered there. Two Great Demons arrived to confront him, and Princess Lingyue rushed west after her Calming Heart Bell warned her of the escalating battle.

• Chiyo flew to Wolf Fang Valley after Princess Lingyue gave him intelligence about the Leopard Cat Tribe’s camp.
• Chiyo defeated Kyoukotsu with a single attack, then wounded Yaren and Genshin with one Demonic Blade strike.
• Chiyo killed Kyoukotsu, Yaren, and Genshin, then dragged back and killed the remaining forty-seven mid-ranking demons.
• A Blond Haired Man and a Silver Haired Woman arrived and challenged Chiyo over the slaughter, and Chiyo attacked them with his Demonic Blade.
• Princess Lingyue’s Calming Heart Bell warned her of Great Demon Demonic Energy, so she sped toward Wolf Fang Valley.

Chiyo defeated the Leopard Cat Tribe’s forces and then overcame the Golden Lion King and Silver Feather Princess, earning a seat as an elder of the Dog Demon Tribe. After the council appointed him, he settled into his new courtyard and continued training, intent on growing stronger and eventually returning to Kaguya and his daughters.

• Princess Lingyue arrived at Wolf Fang Valley and learned that Chiyo had defeated the Golden Lion King and Silver Feather Princess, who then withdrew.
• Princess Lingyue and Chiyo returned to Dog Demon City, where she told the elders that Chiyo had eliminated the Leopard Cat Tribe’s leaders and defeated two Great Demons.
• Great Elder Inuzuka Retsu appointed Chiyo the fourth-seat Elder of the Dog Demon Tribe’s Elder Council, and the elders discussed preparations for the Leopard Cat Tribe’s retaliation.
• Princess Lingyue showed Chiyo his new courtyard and invited him to watch the clan’s younger-generation competition a week later.
• Chiyo reflected on the limits of his strength, resolved to grow stronger so he could return to Kaguya and his daughters, and trained through the night as Princess Lingyue listened nearby.

Chiyo broke through to the Great Demon realm after three days of cultivation, strengthening the Dog Demon Tribe and earning a celebratory banquet. Later, he shared a heart-to-heart with Princess Lingyue beneath the stars, learned Toga was returning to challenge him, and opened his reward package.

• Chiyo used the Dog Demon Tribe's heirloom treasures to break through to the Great Demon realm, and his power caused the city to tremble.
• Princess Lingyue congratulated Chiyo, and Great Elder Inuzuka Lie and the elders celebrated his breakthrough and arranged a banquet.
• Princess Lingyue invited Chiyo to the city wall after the banquet, where she told him Toga was returning to spar with him.
• Chiyo told Princess Lingyue he was seeking a way back to his world, and she offered to help him as a partner.
• Chiyo returned to his courtyard determined to grow stronger and asked the system to open his reward gift pack.

After Toga returned to Dog Demon City, he and Chiyo met for the first time. Toga challenged Chiyo to a spar at the Martial Arts Arena the next day, and Chiyo accepted.

• Chiyo received a Revival Card that could revive a dead ally, then spent the following week practicing.
• Toga returned to Dog Demon City with a powerful aura, and Princess Lingyue and Chiyo joined the clan members welcoming him.
• Toga praised Chiyo's recent achievements and recognized that his aura and temperament were unusual.
• Toga challenged Chiyo to spar at the Martial Arts Arena the next day, and Chiyo accepted.

Toga and Chiyo faced off in a highly anticipated duel at the Dog Demon Tribe’s Martial Arts Arena, where Chiyo matched Toga’s speed and swordsmanship despite most clan members expecting him to lose. As Toga unleashed a devastating strike, Chiyo’s demon bloodline began to boil, and he prepared to reveal his blade’s power.

• Princess Lingyue warned Chiyo about Toga’s battle record and Tetsusaiga, but Chiyo calmly assured her he would not lose.
• Toga and Chiyo began their duel, and Chiyo used Demonic Power Liberation to withstand Toga’s Shadow Kill and counterattack.
• Toga drew Tetsusaiga, and Chiyo answered with his own Demonic Blade, whose clash with Tetsusaiga shook the arena’s protective barrier.
• Toga intensified his Demonic Power and unleashed a massive descending slash that surpassed the strength of an ordinary Great Demon.
• Chiyo felt his demon bloodline boiling, raised his blade as its yin-yang pattern spun, and filled the arena with dark-red light and two circling blade shadows.

Chiyo and Toga fought to a draw, earned each other’s respect, and bonded over drinks. Toga warned Chiyo that Chikata, the Leopard Cat Tribe leader and the Western Country’s strongest demon, would seek revenge, while Princess Lingyue left with conflicted feelings about Chiyo.

• Chiyo and Toga’s clash shattered the arena’s protective barrier, but Princess Lingyue shielded the spectators from the shockwave.
• Toga and Chiyo sheathed their weapons and acknowledged that their spar had ended in a draw, with both having held back.
• Toga called Chiyo his brother and invited him to drink, while Princess Lingyue revealed that Chiyo had come from the Dog Demon Tribe’s forbidden ground.
• Toga offered to lead Chiyo to dangerous training grounds in exchange for a monthly spar, and Chiyo accepted.
• Princess Lingyue left the gathering, troubled by the thought that Chiyo would eventually return to his own world.
• Toga warned Chiyo that Chikata would seek revenge and revealed that Chikata had killed his father; Chiyo promised to be careful.

After becoming Guardian Elder, Chiyo rapidly absorbed the Dog Demon Tribe’s knowledge and resources, reaching Great Yaoguai Peak through bloodline refinement and secret-realm cultivation. He returned from seclusion to find the Western Country under invasion by the Moth Tribe, whose army had devastated several cities and annihilated the Leopard Cat Tribe’s forces.

• The Elder Council unanimously granted Chiyo the title of Guardian Elder, giving him access to the clan library, treasury, and Ancestral Land Secret Realm.
• Chiyo studied the library’s texts, then refined True Sirius Blood and other powerful demon blood in the treasury within moments.
• Chiyo cultivated in the Moon Radiance Pool, strengthened his Demonic Power, and reached Great Yaoguai Peak.
• Chiyo returned to Dog Demon City and learned that the Moth Tribe had invaded the Western Country and destroyed three cities and the Leopard Cat Tribe’s intercepting army.
• Chiyo headed to the council hall after the patrol Captain told him the Great Elder was waiting for him.

Chiyo discovered that the attack on the Western Border was a feint and that Chikata had led the real assault against Dog Demon City. He raced back with Princess Lingyue’s Space-Breaking Talismans and arrived just as the city’s defenses were about to fall, placing himself between the city and Chikata’s devastating attack.

• Princess Lingyue gave Chiyo protective and offensive treasures and warned him that the Leopard Cat Tribe might have prepared an ambush.
• Chiyo encountered Heifang, a Snake Demon, and a Bear Demon, then killed the Snake Demon and Bear Demon in battle.
• Chiyo captured Heifang and learned that Chikata had bypassed the Western Fortress to attack Dog Demon City, then killed him after confirming the plan.
• Chiyo used all three Space-Breaking Talismans and raced toward Dog Demon City as Chikata battered its protective formation.
• Chikata prepared to destroy the city, but Chiyo arrived and struck his black sphere of energy with his Demonic Blade.