Chapter Summaries

Shirozumi explained how the moon’s inbred Hamura descendants had dwindled to Otsutsuki Toneri, whose plan was to destroy the Shinobi World and rebuild it through marriage to Hinata Hyuga. He left the group debating Toneri’s choice of bride after saying he would have taken both Hinata and Hanabi.

• Shirozumi told Hanabi that his newly acquired [A Miracle for You] could bring calamity upon anyone hostile to her, and said her strike might have alerted Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon.
• Shirozumi explained to Orochimaru, Tobirama Senju, and the others that Hamura’s descendants had practiced close-relative breeding, unlike the Hyuga Clan on Earth, and that this had caused severe genetic damage.
• Shirozumi described how the Branch Family had killed the Main Family and how Otsutsuki Toneri, left eyeless and alone, planned to destroy the Shinobi World and marry Hinata Hyuga to create a new descendant.
• Hanabi wondered why Toneri had chosen Hinata over her, and “Black Zetsu” asked Shirozumi whom he would choose instead.
• Shirozumi said he would take both Hinata and Hanabi, noting that taking someone’s eyes had nothing to do with whether their children would have eyes.

Shirozumi and the others decided to monitor the moon’s teleportation array to intercept Otsutsuki Toneri if he came to the Shinobi World. On the moon, Toneri mistook the mysterious attack that wounded him for an attack from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, while Shirozumi went to the teleportation site with a new idea.

• Tobirama Senju, Orochimaru, and Shirozumi discussed how Otsutsuki Toneri could reach the Shinobi World and identified the teleportation array beneath a glowing hot spring.
• Shirozumi and the others chose to guard the teleportation array rather than risk traveling through its strange dimension to confront Toneri on the moon.
• Otsutsuki Toneri woke in the cesspit, found himself wounded by an attack he could not sense, and suspected Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had struck him.
• Toneri confirmed his magic ball still worked, then returned to the cesspit to search for signs that Kaguya’s seal had weakened.
• White Zetsu found the teleportation array and stationed four White Zetsu there to report any arrival.
• Shirozumi went to the hot spring with a new idea.

Shirozumi arranged for Kakashi to dispose of the alliance’s trash in the teleportation array by dumping it into Kamui Space, with Nohara Rin and Tobirama Senju helping him. The Masked Man suffered the polluted contents of Kamui Space, while Kakashi completed the mission and arrived at the hot spring opening, unable to enjoy the reading time he had hoped for.

• Shirozumi asked the Five Great Nations and allied smaller countries to provide their trash and septic-tank waste so it could be sent to the moon.
• Kakashi volunteered to use Kamui Space to collect the waste, and Shirozumi assigned Nohara Rin to support him with the Three-Tails’ Chakra while Tobirama Senju transported them between countries.
• The Masked Man found that Kakashi’s actions had filled Kamui Space with pollutants, making his Hollowfication dangerous and ruining his ability to use the space safely.
• Tobirama Senju brought Kakashi to the hot spring opening above the teleportation array after the mission was completed.
• Kakashi realized he could not read the novels he wanted with Nohara Rin beside him, since she might see what he was reading.

Shirozumi sent Kakashi to investigate the passage beneath the hot spring, while warning Rin not to use Baryon Mode to support him. On the Moon, Otsutsuki Toneri discovered that Hanabi’s attack had made a tiny hole in the underground cesspit, then found himself unable to reach the surface even after passing its door.

• Tobirama reported that his Shadow Clone had disappeared after entering the passage, and Shirozumi told Kakashi to investigate instead of testing it further.
• Rin prepared to give Kakashi Chakra, but Shirozumi warned that Baryon Mode could vaporize Kakashi’s lifespan, and Tobirama urged her not to rely on last-minute breakthroughs.
• Kakashi raised his Forehead Protector and used Kamui while staring into the opening beneath the hot spring.
• Otsutsuki Toneri inspected the Moon’s underground cesspit and found a tiny hole made by Hanabi’s Eight Trigrams Vacuum Finger, though he confirmed the seal remained intact.
• Otsutsuki Toneri tried to swim back to the surface, but discovered that he was still underwater even after passing through the cesspit’s door.

Otsutsuki Toneri discovered that the portal beneath the lunar palace was stirring and decided to cross into the Shinobi World to investigate. Meanwhile, the Masked Man searched Kakashi’s home for clues about his Chakra, mistook jars of milk for evidence of wrongdoing, and triggered a panicked response from Kiba’s squad.

• Otsutsuki Toneri sensed activity at the palace portal and chose to investigate despite not yet having the Tenseigan.
• Kakashi collapsed after emptying Kamui Space, while the Masked Man secretly tried to clear some of its contents and wondered where Kakashi had gotten so much Chakra.
• The Masked Man suspected Kakashi had taken Chakra from Naruto, then went to Kakashi’s home to look for evidence.
• The Masked Man found jars of milk left for Kakashi, mistook them for proof of his suspicions, and smashed them along with the flowerpots.
• Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru recognized Naruto Uzumaki’s scent upstairs, and Kiba used Fang Over Fang to send Hinata and Shino running.

Kiba, Hinata, and Shino investigated a shower of foul-smelling liquid and broken glass outside a house, while the Masked Man cleaned Kakashi’s Kamui Space. The team traced the house to Kakashi, but they were left wondering how the mess had ended up there.

• Kiba used Fang Over Fang to knock Hinata and Shino clear of falling milk and glass, then Shino examined the debris.
• The Masked Man left after mistaking Kiba’s technique for an attack and began cleaning Kakashi’s foul-smelling Kamui Space.
• Kiba stopped Shino from approaching the liquid after Akamaru identified its smell as Naruto’s, and the team went upstairs to find who had thrown it.
• Hinata used Byakugan but found no one inside, so Kiba and Akamaru broke into the house through a window.
• Akamaru found and ate a bag of dog food, and Shino recognized Pakkun’s face on it as evidence that the house belonged to Kakashi.
• Kiba, Hinata, and Shino realized they were in Kakashi’s house and wondered how the mess had gotten there.

Kiba, Shino, and Hinata investigated the mess in Kakashi’s home, where a note accused Kakashi of lecherous behavior toward Naruto. Convinced they had uncovered evidence, the three young shinobi began searching the house and planned to report Kakashi to the Hokage.

• Hinata hinted that she recognized what was on the floor, and Kiba explained the old clan practices surrounding early marriage and children.
• Kiba received a note from Akamaru warning them about Kakashi and signed by a helpful bystander who had held Naruto as a child.
• Kiba concluded that a masked hero had smashed the bottles and jars to expose Kakashi’s alleged misdeeds.
• Kiba and Shino noticed the room smelled like shit, while Hinata pitied Naruto.
• Shino suggested reporting Kakashi, and Kiba led Hinata, Shino, and Akamaru in searching the house for more evidence.

Kiba, Shino, and Hinata investigated Kakashi’s room for evidence and summoned Konoha’s younger generation, who misinterpreted Kakashi’s books and imagined he had behaved inappropriately with Naruto. Tsunade stopped them from spreading the evidence and promised an investigation, while knowing Naruto had been training at Mount Myōboku.

• Kiba and Shino searched Kakashi’s room and found traces of Chakra and other evidence, while Hinata suggested calling others to help collect the spilled material.
• Shino summoned the younger generation, and Sakura, Ino, and Tenten sealed a section of the ground inside a storage scroll instead of touching the unsanitary evidence.
• Hinata pointed out a hidden spot, and Neji used his Byakugan to find several books, including a serious novel about the Bonds between men.
• The group misread Kakashi’s book collection and speculated that Kakashi and Naruto had been involved, then took their accusations to Tsunade.
• Tsunade stopped Tenten from releasing the evidence and said the Anbu would question Kakashi when he returned, though she knew Naruto had been training at Mount Myōboku.

Shirozumi confronted Otsutsuki Toneri at the hot spring and invented a history that challenged Toneri’s beliefs about his lunar ancestors and the Shinobi World. Toneri collapsed emotionally after questioning whether he had any right to destroy the world.

• Otsutsuki Toneri arrived at the hot spring, where Shirozumi addressed him by name and led him into a conversation.
• Shirozumi claimed that observers on Earth had watched Hamura’s descendants and that the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura had created an experiment to study human nature.
• Shirozumi told Toneri that Hamura had left the moon’s descendants a passage to Earth so they could learn and find partners, but that their insistence on bloodline purity had led to close-kin breeding.
• Toneri was shaken by Shirozumi’s claim that close-kin breeding explained why he had been born without eyes.
• Shirozumi questioned why Toneri judged Earth’s people as deserving destruction when the lunar descendants had slaughtered one another and dwindled until Toneri was the last.
• Toneri knelt on the water and broke down, while the nearby spectators watched Shirozumi in awe.

Shirozumi persuaded Toneri to protect the moon and warn the Shinobi World of a future Otsutsuki invasion, assigning him to manage the trash sent there. Kakashi was left to report the site to Tsunade for development.

• Shirozumi offered Toneri the role of environmental ambassador, tasked with moving the Shinobi World's trash to the moon and warning Earth of Otsutsuki invaders.
• Shirozumi convinced Toneri that the Shinobi World's power, rather than Otsutsuki blood, was what made the Hyuga Byakugan capable of awakening the Tenseigan.
• Shirozumi gave Toneri a card bearing the name Zhong and a communication ring, and told him to remain loyal and alert the Shinobi World if the Otsutsuki appeared.
• Toneri accepted the assignment and returned to the moon to manage the garbage dump.
• Shirozumi told Kakashi to report the site to Tsunade so she could send people to develop it.

Kakashi drained the hot spring while Hiruko fled a mysterious Masked Man and then headed for the cave to capture Kakashi. He instead found the First, Second, and Third Hokage waiting there, and Hashirama grabbed him.

• Kakashi used Kamui to drain the hot spring water.
• Hiruko fled after the Masked Man attacked him, unaware that his pursuer had stopped to watch a movie and burned down the theater.
• Hiruko confirmed Kakashi was nearby and jumped into the hot spring cave, planning to ambush him.
• The First, Second, and Third Hokage confronted Hiruko, who was stunned to find the reanimated corpses alive.
• Hashirama grabbed Hiruko and pushed him in front of Hiruzen for a closer look.

Hiruko was captured and confronted with his former classmate Orochimaru, whose achievements left Hiruko feeling hopelessly behind. Orochimaru then offered him a choice of Kekkei Genkai, including the Sharingan, leaving Hiruko stunned by the difference between them.

• Hiruzen recognized Hiruko and explained that Hiruko had defected after pursuing the forbidden Chimera Technique, which prompted Hashirama to compare him to Orochimaru.
• Tobirama brought Orochimaru and Hiruko’s three bound subordinates to the group.
• Orochimaru mocked Hiruko for his limited followers and failures, and Shirozumi taped Hiruko’s bandages in place to hide his face from the children.
• Orochimaru laid out jars containing Kekkei Genkai and invited Hiruko to choose one, including a Sharingan.

Hiruko tried to fuse the Sharingan as his fifth Kekkei Genkai, but his body collapsed before he could gain immortality. Orochimaru reanimated him on the spot, leaving Hiruko alive again after explaining why the Chimera Technique was doomed to fail.

• Hiruko accepted Orochimaru's offer and used the Chimera Technique to fuse the Sharingan as his fifth Kekkei Genkai.
• Hiruko's body collapsed, and Orochimaru caught him as he fell.
• Orochimaru explained that Hiruko's body could not withstand the fusion and revealed that Shin had a special constitution that let him survive similar experiments.
• Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed the flaws in Hiruko's plan and why they had not pursued him earlier.
• Hiruko lost consciousness and died in Orochimaru's arms.
• Orochimaru summoned a White Zetsu and used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Hiruko back.

Orochimaru reincarnated Hiruko and offered him a place on the team, and Hiruko accepted after reflecting on his failures. Shirozumi explained that Hiruko's Chimera Technique could fuse people with Summoning Beasts, prompting Uchiha Hikari to summon a Susanoo blade.

• Hiruko realized Orochimaru had reincarnated him and taken control of his body.
• Orochimaru criticized Hiruko's stagnation and offered him a chance to join the team.
• Hiruko reflected on his failed Chimera Technique and accepted Orochimaru's offer.
• Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju congratulated Hiruko for choosing wisely.
• Shirozumi explained that the Chimera Technique could fuse people with Summoning Beasts, and Uchiha Hikari reacted by summoning a Susanoo blade.

Uchiha Hikari spared Hiruko’s three fused subordinates, and Orochimaru arranged for them to train in the Flying Thunder God Formation alongside other teleportation squads. On Mount Myōboku, Naruto mastered Sage Mode but grew impatient waiting for the Great Toad Sage and sent a Shadow Clone to test his Wind Release on him.

• Uchiha Hikari spared the three captives, and Hiruko accepted Orochimaru’s decision to take them in.
• Orochimaru and Shirozumi agreed to train the three former subordinates in the Flying Thunder God Formation, while Orochimaru tasked the Sound Four with mastering it and a larger-scale teleportation method.
• Naruto impressed Shima and Fukasaku by mastering Sage Mode quickly, and Shima promised him a feast before he returned to Konoha.
• Naruto grew restless while the Great Toad Sage slept, so he created a Shadow Clone and sent it behind the sage.
• The Shadow Clone Naruto used Wind Release: Thousand Years of Death on the sleeping Great Toad Sage.

Naruto tried to undo Jiraiya’s seal, then left Mount Myoboku after completing his Sage Mode training and receiving glasses from the toad sages. Before setting out to find Sasuke, he visited an Amegakure pharmacy and bought medicine and unusual tools he thought might help him enter Sage Mode faster.

• Naruto used a Shadow Clone’s Wind Style technique to wake the Great Toad Sage, who soon fell asleep again after mistaking talk of sages for a visit from Hagoromo.
• Sage Shima served Naruto an elaborate dinner, and Sage Fukasaku gave him glasses to improve his blurry vision.
• Naruto said goodbye to the toad sages, returned to Konoha, and prepared to go find Sasuke.
• The Nine-Tails directed Naruto to an Amegakure pharmacy, where Naruto bought medicine to help him get into the mood for Sage Mode faster.
• A clerk explained the store’s Bottle-kun products, and Naruto decided they might help him enter Sage Mode faster.

Naruto reached Otogakure and confronted Kimimaro while trying to find Sasuke and take him back to Konoha. Kimimaro transformed into Curse Mark Stage Two to protect Sasuke, as Naruto’s Shadow Clones performed a bizarre Sage Mode preparation with a ninja tool.

• Naruto arrived in the Land of Sound after buying pills and a reusable ninja tool to help him enter Sage Mode.
• Naruto spotted the Sound Four practicing outside a base and prepared to ask where Sasuke was, but Kimimaro blocked his way.
• Naruto demanded Sasuke’s location and attacked Kimimaro, who knocked him into a tree with one blow.
• Naruto summoned hundreds of Shadow Clones, and they used the ninja tool while shouting for Sasuke to be returned.
• Kimimaro entered Curse Mark Stage Two and prepared to protect Sasuke.

Naruto entered Sage Mode and joined forces with the Nine-Tails to fight Kimimaro, who tried to hold him back from reaching Sasuke. When Naruto attempted to get past him, Kimimaro used a familiar voice to distract him and launched a desperate attack.

• Naruto absorbed his Shadow Clones’ memories, entered Sage Mode, and confronted Kimimaro in Curse Mark Stage Two.
• Naruto and the Nine-Tails combined their powers, and Naruto overwhelmed Kimimaro with Sage Mode and the Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Naruto realized Kimimaro was blocking his path to Sasuke and tried to run past him.
• Kimimaro called out that he was Naruto’s father in a voice like Minato’s, then attacked Naruto with Thousand Years of Death.
• Kimimaro fired bone bullets from his fingernails as Naruto lost Sage Mode and called on the Nine-Tails for help.

Naruto faced Kimimaro’s relentless bone attacks while using a controlled Six-Tails transformation, then entered Sage Mode to strengthen his defenses. Kimimaro launched his final bone-drill technique, leaving Naruto and the Nine-Tails panicking as the Tailed Beast Cloak neared its limit.

• Naruto transformed into a controlled Six-Tails state and withstood Kimimaro’s Ten Finger Bullet barrage.
• Kimimaro continued firing bones at Naruto’s weak point, sending him into the air and leaving him unsure how to respond.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode while still partially transformed, strengthening his defenses against Kimimaro’s attacks.
• Kimimaro stopped using Ten Finger Bullet and bound Naruto with his spine before lunging with a spiral bone drill.
• Naruto called on the Nine-Tails for help as the drill threatened to break through the Tailed Beast Cloak, and the Nine-Tails panicked with him.

Naruto and the Nine-Tails struggled to escape Kimimaro’s drill, so the Nine-Tails told Naruto to remove the sealing tag to summon a professional. Minato Namikaze appeared and reinforced the seal, weakening Naruto’s Chakra just as Kimimaro’s attack closed in.

• Naruto withdrew the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and tried to escape Kimimaro’s drill with a wired Shuriken and a Fuma Shuriken, but the Fuma Shuriken shattered.
• The Nine-Tails took control and used Chakra arms to hold back Kimimaro’s drill, buying them only a little time.
• The Nine-Tails told Naruto to remove the sealing tag, claiming that a professional would appear, and Naruto prepared to tear it off.
• Minato Namikaze appeared in Naruto’s Mental Space, stopped Naruto, and formed Hand Seals to strengthen the seal.
• The seal weakened the Tailed Beast Chakra outside, and Minato froze after feeling Naruto’s strange sensation through their shared body.