Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After the crisis, Naruto revives Kakashi with a kiss. Sasuke tries to remove Kakashi’s Sharingan so he cannot return to Obito, and most of the others support the idea—but Obito threatens to sacrifice more people to keep the Six Red Yang Formation supplied.
• Kakashi wakes and escapes. Obito orders him to find and capture Kushina.
• Naruto tries to stop Kakashi, despite Sasuke’s attempts to keep him from revealing his concern. Jiraiya calls out to Naruto, and Tobirama angrily kicks him for hesitating instead of committing to a course of action.
• Jiraiya blurts out their plan to overthrow Kushina’s rule. Naruto rejects it, saying that whatever he thinks of his mother’s methods, he will not let her be humiliated or abandon her. He explains that in his world Kushina died when he was born, and he now understands the hopes placed on her—and on him.
• Naruto chases Kakashi, but finds him stopped outside the empty Hokage Tower. Obito arrives and orders Konoha’s clans to search for Kushina: the Inuzuka use scent, the Yamanaka sense minds, the Hyuga scan with Byakugan, and the Aburame send out insects.

Character developments

• Naruto chooses loyalty to Kushina over Jiraiya’s political plan. His emotions repeatedly make him easy to read, but his declaration shows a firm commitment to protecting his mother.
• Sasuke tries to act pragmatically by disabling Kakashi, while recognizing that Naruto’s impulsiveness is undermining their strategy.
• Jiraiya abandons secrecy when he fears Naruto will leave, exposing the planned rebellion.
• Tobirama grows openly exasperated with Naruto’s indecision and emotional reactions.
• Kakashi returns to Obito’s side and accepts the mission to find Kushina, though he is briefly caught without a clear destination.
• Obito demonstrates his control over Konoha by mobilizing its clans as a village-wide search force.

Significant themes

• Loyalty versus political opposition: Naruto may disagree with Kushina, but refuses to support her humiliation or overthrow.
• Emotion and strategy: Naruto’s concern repeatedly reveals his intentions and complicates the others’ plans.
• Coercive power: Obito’s threat to expend lives, followed by his command of Konoha’s search resources, shows how thoroughly he controls the village.

Character interactions

• Sasuke and the others try to restrain Naruto and neutralize Kakashi, but Naruto’s actions prevent them from controlling the situation.
• Jiraiya’s appeal and Tobirama’s rebuke both challenge Naruto’s judgment, though in sharply different ways.
• Naruto confronts Kakashi in pursuit, while Obito observes and then directs Kakashi’s search for Kushina through Konoha’s clans.

Chapter Summary: “Looking to Shirozumi for Help Again”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Konoha launches a massive search for Kushina after failing to locate the missing Hokage, but even the combined tracking abilities of the Aburame, Yamanaka, Inuzuka, and Hyuga clans produce no results.
• Obito becomes increasingly troubled by Kushina’s disappearance. He suspects she may have avoided Infinite Kotoamatsukami entirely and is hiding somewhere beyond the reach of ordinary searches.
• Although Obito originally wanted Kushina only to torment Naruto, his concern becomes personal. His power, particularly the Heavenly Spear, depends on his mental stability, and his uncertainty about Kushina creates dangerous cracks in his resolve.
• Unable to find Kushina himself, Obito devises a trap. He falsely pretends to receive a report that Kushina has been found and is about to be captured, deliberately allowing Naruto to overhear him.
• Naruto panics and begs Obito not to hurt his mother. Obito tells him to return to the Six Red Yang Formation in ten minutes if he wants to see Kushina, then leaves while secretly using Kakashi to monitor Naruto.
• Naruto, believing he must rescue Kushina before more people are harmed, decides to seek help from Shirozumi, whom he believes knows her location.
• At Shirozumi’s supermarket, Naruto asks for assistance despite previously promising that his request to deal with Ada would be the last favor he asked of Shirozumi.
• Naruto argues that Shirozumi should help because Kushina once shared a marital bond with him. Kakashi supplies the saying, “One day as husband and wife means a hundred days of grace,” to help Naruto express his point.
• Shirozumi calmly rejects Naruto’s emotional appeal, stating that finding Kushina remains Naruto’s personal wish and does not automatically obligate him to help.
• Obito realizes that Shirozumi likely knows where Kushina is and may also be unaffected by Infinite Kotoamatsukami. However, he decides not to confront or capture him, recognizing Shirozumi as an extremely powerful and neutral figure who is better avoided.

Character Developments

• Obito: His motivation shifts from merely manipulating Naruto to urgently resolving his own uncertainty about Kushina. The chapter emphasizes that his psychological stability directly affects his combat strength. He also demonstrates his talent for deception and strategic manipulation while recognizing that Shirozumi may be too dangerous to provoke.
• Naruto: His anxiety over Kushina reveals his strong emotional attachment to his mother and his determination to protect others. He acts impulsively, abandons his original restrictions, and turns to Shirozumi despite having promised not to ask for further help.
• Shirozumi: He remains detached, rational, and emotionally neutral. He refuses to be persuaded by Naruto’s emotional reasoning and maintains firm boundaries regarding personal requests.
• Kakashi: He follows Naruto under Obito’s orders to monitor him but quietly assists Naruto during the conversation with Shirozumi. His limited connection to Shirozumi contrasts with Naruto’s stronger personal bond.
• Kushina: Though absent, she becomes the central mystery of the chapter. Her apparent ability to evade Infinite Kotoamatsukami suggests that she may possess unusual knowledge, protection, or significance.

Significant Themes

• Doubt as weakness: Obito’s mental uncertainty directly threatens his power, showing that psychological instability can be as dangerous as physical defeat.
• Manipulation and emotional vulnerability: Obito exploits Naruto’s love for Kushina to control his actions and isolate him from more rational advisers.
• Personal bonds versus obligation: Naruto believes past relationships should compel Shirozumi to help, while Shirozumi distinguishes between genuine responsibility and someone else’s personal desire.
• Power and neutrality: Shirozumi’s refusal to take sides highlights the danger of a powerful figure who is neither ally nor enemy.
• Protection and responsibility: Naruto’s determination to save both Kushina and the wider world reflects his ongoing struggle to live up to his ideal of protecting everyone.

Character Interactions

• Obito and Naruto: Obito deceives Naruto by fabricating news about Kushina, provoking him into acting impulsively.
• Naruto and Kakashi: Kakashi secretly monitors Naruto but also helps him phrase his appeal to Shirozumi, creating an uneasy mixture of surveillance and support.
• Naruto and Shirozumi: Naruto uses emotional reasoning and their shared connection to Kushina to request help, but Shirozumi remains unmoved and refuses to treat Naruto’s wish as his responsibility.
• Obito and Shirozumi: Though they do not confront each other directly, Obito recognizes Shirozumi as a potentially overwhelming and neutral force, choosing avoidance over confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Kushina Went to the Moon?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Obito struggles to force Shirozumi to reveal information about Kushina’s whereabouts. Although his physical power has surpassed the Sage of Six Paths, he admits that his intelligence is comparatively weak.
• Unable to devise another interrogation method, Obito projects all available information onto the walls of the Six Red Yang Formation. He asks everyone inside, particularly the Nara Clan, to analyze the situation and find clues.
• Tobirama secretly infiltrates the formation using a Shadow Clone and the Flying Thunder God technique. Unlike Amenotejikara, Flying Thunder God does not require visual contact—only a preexisting teleportation mark.
• Tobirama realizes that Obito originally attempted to manipulate Naruto into leading him to Kushina. He decides Naruto must be warned before he accidentally obtains the information Obito wants.
• Tobirama sends one Shadow Clone to find Naruto while keeping another inside the formation to gather intelligence. The clone disguises itself as a Konoha villager to avoid detection by Kakashi.
• Shikamaru analyzes the evidence and proposes that Kushina escaped to the moon using Ōtsutsuki Toneri’s space-time passage. He reasons that:
  • Toneri was able to travel between dimensions relatively easily.
  • Space-time ninjutsu has limits, meaning Toneri is likely still close to the Shinobi World.
  • The moon is the most plausible nearby destination.
  • Toneri and the moon’s inhabitants may have been affected by Obito’s technique.
• Obito accepts Shikamaru’s theory and orders a widespread search for the teleportation array leading to the moon. He warns everyone not to enter it without him, fearing Kushina may be attempting to release Kaguya.
• Tobirama overhears Obito’s concern and recognizes that Kushina may still be free and working against Obito. He concludes that she could become a valuable ally.
• Tobirama informs Hashirama, Madara, and Sasuke that they must prepare to move the battle to the moon and involve every available fighter.

Character Developments

• Obito: Reveals his dependence on others’ intelligence despite his overwhelming strength. He becomes increasingly anxious about Kaguya’s possible return and recognizes that Kushina could pose a serious threat.
• Tobirama: Demonstrates his usual caution, strategic thinking, and willingness to exploit information gaps. He secretly gathers intelligence and begins organizing a counterstrategy rather than directly confronting Obito.
• Shikamaru: Despite being magically compelled to work diligently, he applies his analytical abilities effectively and identifies the moon as Kushina’s likely destination.
• Naruto: Remains under Kakashi’s supervision and is still viewed by Tobirama as dangerously unpredictable and vulnerable to Obito’s manipulation.
• Kushina: Although absent, she is established as a likely independent opponent of Obito and possibly a potential ally for the resistance.
• Hashirama, Madara, and Sasuke: Initially helpless outside the formation, they are drawn into Tobirama’s developing plan to continue the conflict on the moon.

Significant Themes

• Power versus intelligence: Obito’s immense strength cannot compensate for his lack of strategic insight, forcing him to rely on others.
• Information as a weapon: Tobirama emphasizes secrecy and recognizes that controlling the flow of information is essential to defeating Obito.
• The power of cooperation: Obito enjoys having others solve problems for him, while the resistance similarly depends on combining the abilities of many fighters.
• Uncertainty and conjecture: Shikamaru’s theory is not proven, but it provides a direction and transforms helplessness into action.
• Potential alliances: Formerly separate or opposing characters may cooperate against the greater threat posed by Obito.
• Fear of Kaguya: Even though Obito believes he has surpassed the Sage of Six Paths, he remains wary of Kaguya’s innate Ōtsutsuki power and possible contingency plans.

Character Interactions

• Obito consults the people trapped inside the Six Red Yang Formation and elevates Shikamaru to hear his theory directly.
• Shikamaru presents his reasoning to Obito, who praises him and acts on his proposal.
• Tobirama’s hidden Shadow Clone listens to both Obito and the Nara Clan, allowing Tobirama to anticipate Obito’s next move.
• Tobirama secretly works around Kakashi’s surveillance to warn Naruto without revealing that the resistance has learned Obito’s plan.
• Tobirama then summons Hashirama, Madara, and Sasuke, explaining that they must prepare for a battle on the moon and recruit all available allies.

Chapter Summary: Deep into the Moon’s Interior

Key Plot Points and Events

• Madara learns that using the Infinite Tsukuyomi would revive Kaguya, realizing this information was never given to him by Heaven’s Will. He rationalizes that Heaven’s Will must have anticipated the situation and deliberately withheld the warning.
• Obito, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others travel to the moon in pursuit of Kushina, who has entered its hollow interior to unseal Kaguya.
• The moon’s remaining Hamura descendants kneel before Obito, calling him the “beautiful god.” Under the effects of Infinite Kotoamatsukami, they had previously worshipped Kushina as a false god because of her Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Obito questions the descendants and learns that Kushina passed through their underground settlement, though they do not know her exact goal.
• The group discovers a gigantic Tenseigan created by fusing countless Byakugan. Because it grew too large to be implanted into a person, it remains in the moon’s interior as a source of power.
• Obito briefly considers using the Tenseigan to strengthen himself but abandons the idea when he realizes it cannot change size and is impossible to implant practically.
• Sasuke considers combining the Tenseigan’s power with his Rinnegan or using it with Perfect Susanoo, but Naruto’s assessment that the Tenseigan is only comparable to Hinata’s strength convinces him not to risk attracting Obito’s attention.

Character Developments

• Madara: His confidence in his role as Heaven’s Will’s representative is shaken, but he quickly restores his certainty by inventing an explanation for Heaven’s silence. This demonstrates his tendency to reinterpret events in a way that preserves his belief in his importance.
• Obito: He effortlessly adopts the role of a divine figure among Hamura’s descendants, despite being embarrassed by the title “beautiful god.” He also gains a clearer understanding of how Infinite Kotoamatsukami affects people, recognizing that they instinctively worship the nearest source of Furry aura.
• Sasuke: He remains alert to opportunities for increasing his power and immediately evaluates whether the Tenseigan could supplement his Rinnegan. However, he accepts Naruto’s judgment and chooses caution over experimentation.
• Naruto: He provides a simple but influential assessment of the Tenseigan’s combat strength, showing his practical familiarity with the abilities of allies such as Hinata.
• Hamura’s descendants: Their obsession and devotion have left them passive and submissive. Their desperate dependence on Toneri and their susceptibility to outside influence reveal the decline of Hamura’s lunar branch.

Significant Themes

• Self-deception and rationalization: Madara refuses to acknowledge that his assumptions may have been wrong, instead reshaping events to preserve his faith in Heaven’s Will.
• Manipulated worship and false divinity: The descendants’ devotion to Kushina and then Obito shows how Infinite Kotoamatsukami distorts loyalty and turns ordinary people into “believers” in whoever appears to be the strongest nearby figure.
• Power versus practicality: The immense Tenseigan represents extraordinary potential, but its unusable size makes it worthless as a personal weapon. Both Obito and Sasuke must distinguish between possessing power and being able to use it effectively.
• Decline of inherited legacies: Hamura’s descendants have become isolated, diminished, and dependent on a single heir, contrasting with the grand legacy associated with their ancestors.
• Humor amid overwhelming power: Obito’s embarrassment over his “beautiful god” title and his absurd thoughts about forcing the gigantic Tenseigan into his eye undercut the otherwise serious supernatural conflict.

Character Interactions

• Obito questions the kneeling Hamura descendants and commands them to guide him through the moon’s interior.
• The descendants explain their worship of Kushina as a “false god” and then transfer their devotion to Obito.
• Obito dismisses the giant Tenseigan after learning its origin and limitations.
• Naruto notices Sasuke lingering beside the Tenseigan and questions him.
• Sasuke asks Naruto whether the Tenseigan could help defeat Obito; Naruto’s doubtful answer leads Sasuke to abandon the idea of using it.

Summary of “Take Another Look Behind You”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Obito reaches the deepest excavated level beneath the moon, where Hamura’s descendants built their underground structure. Neither the investigation team nor their sensory abilities can locate a further tunnel, leading Obito to assume that Kushina sealed her route as she dug.
• Determined to reach the sealed Kaguya first, Obito uses a Truth-Seeking Orb to transform the Heavenly Spear into a massive drill. Naruto and the others follow him into the newly created shaft, though they keep their distance in case Obito attacks.
• As they descend, the tunnel behind them gradually collapses and fills with rock. Sasuke realizes this is caused by the increasing gravity of the Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei’s core, not by Obito.
• Sasuke explains that the moon itself is part of the seal and is continuously drawn toward its core. Therefore, destroying or breaking apart the moon would not undo the technique; the debris would simply be pulled back together.
• The group concludes that Kushina’s attempt to unseal Kaguya by digging toward the core was futile. Tobirama suggests that Infinite Tsukuyomi may function like the Ōtsutsuki Karma or Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal, allowing Kaguya to shed her sealed shell and revive through a vessel.
• Hashirama wonders whether Kushina could sacrifice herself as Kaguya’s vessel, but Sasuke and Tobirama reject the idea. Kushina, as merely a Nine-Tails jinchūriki, lacks the capacity to contain Kaguya’s power, especially since Kaguya is currently only an empty shell.
• Obito suddenly announces that Naruto is celebrating too soon. The group reaches a brightly lit chamber and finds Obito holding Kushina by the neck. However, Kushina unexpectedly attacks, stabbing her pale hand into Obito’s chest.

Character Developments

• Obito remains focused and ruthless, prioritizing the discovery of Kaguya and the acquisition of overwhelming power. His willingness to enter the dangerous core alone shows both his confidence and desperation.
• Naruto is reminded of earlier trauma when he sees Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb drill, but he continues following Obito to protect the others. His relief at learning Kushina cannot become Kaguya’s vessel reveals his concern for her.
• Sasuke demonstrates his analytical ability and knowledge of Six Paths techniques. He correctly explains the mechanics of the Chibaku Tensei seal and prevents Naruto from recklessly rushing ahead.
• Tobirama contributes technical knowledge about Karma, Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the requirements of a suitable vessel.
• Hashirama remains optimistic and speculative, proposing that Kushina might sacrifice herself, but his idea is quickly disproven.
• Kushina appears to have been captured, but her sudden counterattack reveals that she is not helpless and may have deliberately allowed Obito to think he had won.

Significant Themes

• The limits of brute force: Obito’s drilling cannot simply overcome a seal sustained by gravitational forces; the moon’s structure is continuously restored.
• Knowledge versus power: Sasuke and Tobirama’s understanding of Six Paths techniques is more valuable than physical strength in solving the problem.
• Sacrifice and identity: The discussion of using a living vessel raises questions about whether saving or reviving Kaguya would require sacrificing another person.
• False victory and deception: Obito believes he has defeated Kushina, but her immediate counterattack emphasizes that appearances can be misleading.
• Inherited power and resurrection: Karma, Cursed Seals, and Infinite Tsukuyomi are linked as methods of transferring or restoring an individual’s power and existence.

Character Interactions

• Naruto tries to warn Obito but is stunned by the appearance of the massive drill.
• Naruto and the Konoha team follow Obito while remaining wary of a possible attack.
• Naruto asks Sasuke about the implications of the seal, and Sasuke explains why their mission may have failed.
• Tobirama expands on Sasuke’s theory, while Hashirama proposes Kushina as a possible vessel.
• Sasuke and Tobirama reassure Naruto that Kushina cannot contain Kaguya’s power.
• Obito deliberately waits for the group to arrive, displaying Kushina as his captive—only for Kushina to attack him from close range, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary: Kushina’s Mental Space

Key Plot Points and Events

• Kushina successfully extracts a portion of Tailed Beast Chakra from Obito, surprising him because she lacks the Rinnegan-based abilities normally required to pull Chakra from another person.
• Obito attacks her with Truth-Seeking Orbs. Kushina retreats while maintaining the Chakra connection, but Obito cuts the tether with the Heavenly Spear.
• Kushina absorbs the stolen Chakra and races toward the glowing core inside the strange gravitational space. Obito realizes she may be attempting to awaken the sealed Kaguya and follows her, with Naruto and the others close behind.
• Inside the core’s halo, the surrounding cave disappears and is replaced by a distorted black void filled with images from Kushina’s past.
• Tobirama identifies the place as a Mental Space. The visions reveal Kushina’s secret history with the other Jinchuriki and explain how she gradually collected Chakra from all the Tailed Beasts.
• The chapter ends with the revelation that Kushina manipulated the emotional suffering of the Jinchuriki, using their broken relationships to recruit them into her secret organization and obtain their Chakra for communication and power.

Character Developments

• Kushina: Her seemingly supportive and eccentric personality is revealed to conceal a highly calculated, manipulative strategist. She knowingly allowed Minato to pursue relationships with people close to other Jinchuriki, intending to destroy their emotional support networks and exploit their vulnerability.
• Obito: His confidence is shaken when Kushina accomplishes something he believed impossible. He becomes more cautious, recognizes her as a serious threat, and worries that she may awaken Kaguya.
• Minato: Although unaware of Kushina’s larger plan, he unknowingly became her instrument. His relationships with other people caused the collapse of the Jinchuriki’s bonds and left them vulnerable to Kushina’s influence.
• Naruto and the others: They follow Kushina into the Mental Space and begin uncovering the hidden history behind her organization and her connection to the Tailed Beasts.
• The Jinchuriki: Their loneliness and emotional devastation are emphasized. Each was manipulated after losing someone important or discovering a betrayal involving Minato.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and hidden control: Kushina’s actions demonstrate how apparently random personal scandals were part of a deliberate long-term plan.
• Loneliness and emotional exploitation: The Jinchuriki, already isolated because of their status, are easily controlled after their closest relationships are destroyed.
• Power through relationships: Rather than using brute force, Kushina gains access to Tailed Beast Chakra by controlling bonds, betrayal, shame, and grief.
• Deception and misunderstood intentions: Minato believes his actions are personal or instinctive, while Kushina understands and directs their broader consequences.
• Memory and revelation: The Mental Space exposes truths that were hidden from the other characters, forcing them to reinterpret past events.

Character Interactions

• Kushina and Obito: Kushina briefly links herself to Obito and drains his Chakra. Obito severs the connection, but she uses the stolen power to continue toward the sealed core.
• Kushina and Minato: Kushina deliberately permits Minato’s infidelity and uses his behavior as part of her strategy, while Minato remains unaware of her manipulation.
• Kushina and Gaara: After Minato takes Yashamaru, Gaara becomes emotionally devastated. Kushina then brings Naruto to him, making Naruto a replacement source of emotional support and gaining access to the One-Tail’s Chakra.
• Kushina and Yugito: Kushina reveals Minato’s violation of Killer B and the shocking circumstances surrounding Samui’s birth, causing Yugito’s emotional collapse before taking the Two-Tails’ Chakra.
• Kushina and Killer B: Kushina confronts him as Minato’s “mistress,” provoking shame and forcing him to cut off a tentacle and flee, allowing her to obtain Eight-Tails Chakra.
• Kushina and the other Jinchuriki: Through similar schemes, she recruits emotionally broken Jinchuriki and gathers Chakra from every Tailed Beast, gradually consolidating immense power.

Chapter Summary: “Will She Be Possessed?”

Key Plot Points and Events

Naruto and Obito review memories from the Mental Space and finally understand several mysteries. They learn that Kushina possessed chakra from all the Tailed Beasts, explaining why she was powerful enough to contend with Hinata’s Tenseigan and why she could extract the Ten-Tails chakra from Obito.
The memories reveal that Kushina once traveled to the moon after discovering the lunar teleportation array used by Otsutsuki Toneri. During her investigation of the Moon Core, she acquired a diamond-shaped Karma mark. After returning to Konoha, she disguised it as an enhanced version of the Yin Seal inherited from Mito, preventing anyone from realizing its true nature.
The memories then show Kushina using Karma twice. The first instance occurs briefly during her confrontation with Hinata. The second occurs when she attacks Obito: Karma manifests a pale arm with red nails, revealing that Kushina is unsealing one of Kaguya Otsutsuki’s arms and using Kaguya’s power to extract the Ten-Tails chakra from Obito.
Obito realizes the danger immediately. He warns Naruto that fully unsealing Kaguya will likely allow Kaguya’s consciousness and soul to overwhelm and devour Kushina’s mind. Since Obito cannot escape or locate the boundary of the Mental Space, he urges Naruto to reach Kushina through her memories.
Naruto calls out to his mother, asking her to stop and insisting that they can face their enemies together. Sasuke, however, argues that Kushina’s sacrifice as Hokage is natural and consistent with the Will of Fire, because reviving Kaguya would give them a powerful ally against Obito.

Character Developments

• Naruto gains a clearer understanding of Kushina’s immense strength and becomes extremely distressed over the possibility that Kaguya will possess her. His instinct is to save his mother rather than treat her sacrifice as strategically acceptable.
• Obito pieces together the connection between Kushina, Karma, Kaguya, and the Ten-Tails. His fear becomes urgent because he recognizes that Kaguya’s original power is beyond his ability to resist.
• Kushina is revealed to have secretly acquired Karma and deliberately concealed it under the guise of an improved Yin Seal. Her willingness to use Kaguya’s power shows both her resourcefulness and her readiness to risk herself for victory.
• Sasuke takes a pragmatic position, accepting Kushina’s possible death if it leads to Kaguya’s revival and an easier way to defeat Obito. His argument sharply contrasts with Naruto’s emotional attachment to his mother.

Significant Themes

• The danger of power and possession: Kushina’s use of Kaguya’s power may save the situation, but it risks destroying her identity and consciousness.
• Family bonds versus strategic sacrifice: Naruto believes no victory is worth abandoning his mother, while Sasuke views her sacrifice as a necessary duty.
• Secrecy and deception: Kushina successfully hides Karma by presenting it as a modified Yin Seal, demonstrating how appearances can conceal dangerous truths.
• Different interpretations of the Will of Fire: Sasuke describes it as self-sacrifice for the village, while Naruto rejects that interpretation and associates it with bonds and mutual loyalty.
• The consequences of manipulating inherited power: Karma allows Kushina to access Kaguya’s strength, but doing so may give Kaguya a path to reclaim control.

Character Interactions

• Naruto and Obito: They cooperate while examining the Mental Space. Obito explains the threat of Kaguya’s possession, and Naruto immediately tries to contact Kushina.
• Naruto and Kushina: Naruto pleads with his mother to stop, emphasizing that she does not need to face the enemy alone.
• Naruto and Sasuke: Sasuke dismisses Naruto’s appeal to unity, prompting Naruto to angrily defend the value of family and question Sasuke’s willingness to accept his mother’s death.
• Obito and Kushina: Kushina’s Karma-enhanced attack exposes Obito’s vulnerability. His fear of Kaguya’s power drives him to seek Naruto’s help.

Chapter Summary: “Konoha’s Exclusive High-End Specialty Snack”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Konoha’s viewers dismiss Naruto’s accidental declaration about being a “Bonds Ninja,” focusing instead on the disturbing connection between the Real Shinobi World’s Will of Fire and Tyrant’s Will.
• Inside Kushina’s mental space, Tobirama warns Naruto and Sasuke not to argue. Their cooperation is essential for sealing Obito, especially because Obito views Naruto as a reflection of his former self but has no such attachment to Sasuke and may kill him outright.
• Tobirama reveals that the mental space may belong not only to Kushina but also to Kaguya. The surrounding blackness suggests that Kaguya’s possession has not yet fully begun.
• Kushina appears before Kaguya, who has awakened in a weakened and confused state. Naruto tries desperately to reach his mother, eventually mentioning “Shirozumi,” which makes Kushina pause.
• Kushina humorously describes Shirozumi as her “exclusive high-end specialty snack in Konoha” and invites Kaguya to meet him. Kaguya accepts and takes Kushina’s hand.
• The mental space immediately collapses, trapping Naruto and Obito in dense rock and metal outside it. The group realizes that Kushina and Kaguya have disappeared through Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Sasuke concludes that they have likely gone to Konoha to find Shirozumi. Obito realizes the danger: although an incomplete Kaguya may not defeat him, Kaguya combined with Shirozumi—an incarnation of Heaven’s Will—could decisively change the battle.

Character Developments

• Naruto: Becomes frantic and emotionally overwhelmed while trying to save Kushina. His instinctive mention of Shirozumi unexpectedly affects Kaguya and allows him to interfere with the mental-space events.
• Sasuke: Remains practical and focused, recognizing the danger to their sealing plan and correctly deducing that Kaguya and Kushina have gone to Konoha.
• Tobirama: Acts as the stabilizing strategist, preventing Naruto and Sasuke from damaging their cooperation and explaining the nature of the mental space and Obito’s motives.
• Obito: Continues to torment Naruto psychologically but becomes genuinely alarmed when Kaguya disappears with Kushina. His confidence is shaken by the prospect of Kaguya joining forces with Shirozumi.
• Kushina: Demonstrates a firm but manipulative resolve. Rather than directly confronting Kaguya, she uses Naruto’s mention of Shirozumi to draw Kaguya toward her and away from immediate resistance.
• Kaguya: Appears unusually vulnerable and disoriented after awakening. Her curiosity about “Shirozumi” makes her susceptible to Kushina’s influence.

Significant Themes

• Bonds versus manipulation: The chapter contrasts Naruto’s emotional bonds and desire to save his mother with Kushina’s calculated use of those bonds to influence Kaguya.
• The danger of emotional instability: Naruto’s panic seems ineffective at first, but his emotional outburst ultimately changes the situation by reaching Kaguya.
• Cooperation and trust: Tobirama emphasizes that Naruto and Sasuke must remain united, since their sealing strategy depends on their coordination.
• Identity and denial: Obito’s different attitudes toward Naruto and Sasuke reflect his complicated relationship with his former self and his rejection of clan-based connections.
• Power alliances: The chapter highlights how the balance of power could shift dramatically if Kaguya and Shirozumi cooperate.

Character Interactions

• Tobirama mediates between Naruto and Sasuke, insisting that they maintain their alliance.
• Naruto repeatedly attempts to reach Kushina, eventually catching her attention by invoking Shirozumi.
• Kushina and Kaguya share a deceptively calm exchange that ends with Kaguya accepting Kushina’s invitation.
• Naruto and Obito briefly work toward the same objective—preventing Kaguya’s awakening—but become trapped outside the mental space.
• Sasuke reassures the situation by interpreting the Space-Time Ninjutsu, while Obito independently realizes the same threat and reacts with alarm.

Chapter Summary: Kenji and the Two Idiots

Key Plot Points and Events

• Obito struggles to return from the Moon Core to the Shinobi World because the tunnel he created is blocked by intense gravity. He uses a Truth-Seeking Orb and the Heaven’s Spear as a drill, but must exert considerable force to ascend.
• Naruto and Sasuke also attempt to return. Naruto combines Kurama’s chakra with Sasuke’s Susanoo, creating an Armored Susanoo capable of flight. They first use Tailed Beast Bombs and then Rasengan to drill upward.
• Naruto refuses to follow behind Obito after regretting their earlier decision to do so. He blames himself for arriving too late to prevent his mother’s sacrifice. Sasuke agrees, partly because he dislikes remaining behind Obito.
• Tobirama criticizes Naruto and Sasuke’s impulsive plan, privately labeling Naruto a hot-blooded idiot and Sasuke a cold, aloof one. He uses Flying Thunder God to teleport Hashirama and Madara back to the lunar surface, then returns for Naruto and Sasuke.
• Obito initially panics when Naruto and Sasuke vanish, believing they may have outmaneuvered him. He realizes Tobirama used Flying Thunder God and regrets not bringing Minato.
• Obito then devises a clever solution: he contacts Kakashi through Kamui and uses Kakashi’s position to return to the lunar surface. He proudly considers himself a genius—only for Tobirama to sarcastically call him an idiot.
• Tobirama’s insult devastates Obito’s confidence. His mental collapse even affects the Heaven’s Spear, causing it to shrink and bend.
• Back in Konoha, Naruto desperately searches for Kushina, fearing that she has died. He finds her alive, but her appearance has changed: half her hair is white, one side resembles Kaguya’s form, and a horn- or ear-like feature has appeared.
• Naruto proposes using the Six Paths seals he and Sasuke possess to seal Kaguya before she awakens. Kushina corrects him, revealing that Kaguya is already awake and that Naruto will be the main force in the coming battle, with Kaguya’s power assisting him.
• Kushina opens a portal with her Byakugan and takes Naruto back to the teleportation array, where they encounter Obito.

Character Developments

• Naruto becomes more emotionally vulnerable and burdened by guilt over his mother’s sacrifice. His determination to protect Kushina drives him to act independently, though his impulsiveness remains a weakness.
• Sasuke continues to display his proud, competitive nature. He immediately supports Naruto’s plan rather than allowing Obito to lead, reinforcing his characterization as a “cold idiot” despite his tactical ability.
• Obito experiences rapid emotional swings: panic, relief, pride, and humiliation. His clever use of Kamui restores his confidence temporarily, but Tobirama’s mockery severely damages his morale.
• Tobirama acts as the practical strategist among the group. He compensates for Naruto and Sasuke’s recklessness, efficiently using Flying Thunder God and mocking the others’ poor judgment.
• Kushina is revealed to be alive but transformed through Kaguya’s presence. She remains assertive and focused, immediately preparing Naruto for the real threat rather than indulging his emotional confusion.
• Kaguya appears to have awakened within or alongside Kushina, though she does not yet seem to control the body. Her power is now connected to Naruto’s upcoming role in the conflict.

Significant Themes

• Guilt and the desire to protect loved ones: Naruto’s refusal to repeat his earlier mistake reflects his grief and fear of losing Kushina.
• Intelligence versus impulsiveness: Tobirama’s efficiency contrasts sharply with the reckless determination of Naruto, Sasuke, and Obito.
• Mental resilience and humiliation: Obito’s physical power depends partly on his psychological stability, making Tobirama’s insults unexpectedly damaging.
• The complexity of sacrifice and survival: Kushina’s apparent death was not final, but her survival has come at the cost of transformation and Kaguya’s influence.
• Comedy amid catastrophe: The chapter undercuts its apocalyptic stakes with repeated jokes about the “idiots” trying to save the world.

Character Interactions

• Naruto and Sasuke cooperate closely, combining Kurama’s chakra and Susanoo while deliberately refusing to follow Obito.
• Tobirama criticizes Naruto and Sasuke, then rescues them with Flying Thunder God.
• Obito attempts to outmaneuver Naruto and Sasuke, only to realize Tobirama has intervened.
• Tobirama’s insult directly triggers Obito’s emotional breakdown.
• Naruto reunites with Kushina, but their emotional moment is interrupted by the revelation that Kaguya has already awakened.
• Kushina takes command of Naruto’s next mission, while Naruto prepares to confront the threat alongside Kaguya’s power.

Chapter Summary: “The Power of Yomotsu Hirasaka”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Obito is preparing to return to Konoha when Kushina and another ally suddenly appear. Their unexpected arrival confirms that Kaguya’s power includes advanced Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Obito is pleased because Shirozumi has not joined Kushina and the others, leaving him with a possible advantage. However, Kushina’s appearance reveals that Kaguya has not fully taken control of her body and is still struggling against Kushina.
• Kushina launches Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, filling the sky with enormous punches. Each strike is stronger than Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands and consists purely of Taijutsu, making it especially effective against a Six Paths-level opponent.
• Obito, accustomed to overpowering weaker enemies through superior statistics, is caught off guard when Kushina overwhelms him instead. His Truth-Seeking Orb barrier is destroyed, and he is repeatedly smashed into the ground.
• Obito survives because his Ten-Tails Jinchūriki body possesses tremendous durability and regeneration. Kushina ends the attack after only a short period because maintaining it strains her body.
• Kushina retreats and instructs Naruto and Sasuke to execute the plan they developed earlier. Naruto confidently accepts the responsibility, though Kushina privately worries that he may hesitate to kill Obito.
• Kushina/Kaguya uses Yomotsu Hirasaka to open a spatial rift directly to Obito’s “workplace.” Naruto and the others realize that the stable portal gives them the opportunity they need to confront or seal him.

Character Developments

• Kushina: Demonstrates that she remains an active force within her body and can direct Kaguya’s immense power. Although she has suffered emotionally and politically, her losses have strengthened her resolve. She is portrayed as a “grieving army,” which gives her an advantage over Obito’s overconfidence.
• Kaguya: Functions through Kushina as a powerful combatant and commander. Her mastery of Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and Yomotsu Hirasaka shows that she is more tactically capable than the original story’s Black Zetsu-led version.
• Obito: His confidence becomes a weakness. Having grown accustomed to defeating weaker opponents through overwhelming power, he is unable to respond effectively when faced with an equal or superior Six Paths-level attack. His Heavenly Spear also depends on maintaining a joyful, confident mindset, making his growing disadvantage especially dangerous.
• Naruto and Sasuke: Take on the next stage of the battle by preparing to carry out their sealing plan. Naruto’s confidence contrasts with Kushina’s concern that he may hold back.
• Black Zetsu: Serves as a comparison to the current strategy. Unlike the more cautious and capable Kushina/Kaguya, Black Zetsu became complacent after believing Kaguya’s revival had guaranteed victory.

Significant Themes

• Overconfidence as a fatal weakness: Obito’s strength depends on confidence and emotional stability, but that same pride leaves him unprepared for a reversal of power.
• Grief versus joy: The chapter presents a battle philosophy in which “proud armies” are destined to lose while “grieving armies” are driven to victory. Kushina’s suffering has made her more determined, while Obito’s need to remain joyful limits him.
• The importance of choosing the right technique: Powerful abilities are not automatically useful against equal opponents. Pure Taijutsu, such as Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, is more effective than flashy but inefficient techniques that consume vast amounts of Chakra without causing real damage.
• Strategic power versus offensive power: Yomotsu Hirasaka is not as immediately useful in direct combat as Flying Thunder God or Amenotejikara, but its ability to create a stable portal makes it invaluable for positioning and coordinated attacks.
• Power has limits: Truth-Seeking Orbs are not absolutely invincible; their supposed absolute defense only applies against weaker attacks. Among Six Paths-level fighters, they can be destroyed like ordinary weapons.

Character Interactions

• Kushina confronts Obito and immediately attacks, reversing the power dynamic between them.
• She mocks Obito’s belief that she and the others are sacrificing themselves, emphasizing that he is merely a normal man from an era without Kaguya.
• After defeating Obito temporarily, Kushina entrusts Naruto and Sasuke with the next phase of the battle.
• Naruto reassures his mother and accepts the responsibility, while Kushina remains prepared to support them and ultimately finish Obito herself if necessary.
• The coordinated use of Yomotsu Hirasaka gives Naruto, Sasuke, and their allies a direct route to Obito, setting up the next confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Naruto’s and Hashirama’s earlier attempts to reach Obito failed because they lacked a portal that could remain attached to him. Kushina’s newly awakened Karma abilities let her open Yomotsu Hirasaka and anchor its portal to Obito, though no one—including Kushina—understood exactly how.
• Hashirama and Madara enter through the portal using a Wood Golem wrapped in Susanoo. Hashirama’s attack makes a fist-shaped bulge in Obito’s body, proving they can strike from inside.
• Madara urges Hashirama to pull out the tailed beasts, hoping to capture their power himself. Hashirama instead briefly celebrates the successful punch, frustrating Madara.
• Obito tries to escape by moving away, hollowing out his body, and finally cutting himself in half. The portal remains attached to his upper half, while his lower half falls toward the Konoha spectators.

Character developments

• Kushina demonstrates powerful, inventive control of Kaguya’s abilities, effectively making Obito the portal’s point of reference. Her ambition and pursuit of knowledge are emphasized, even though she does not grasp the mechanics behind her own feat.
• Obito grows increasingly angry and desperate as his usual countermeasures fail. His attempt to split his body shows how cornered he has become.
• Madara reveals his self-serving goal: he wants the extracted tailed beasts for himself. He conceals his intentions from Hashirama, but his impatience grows.
• Hashirama remains enthusiastic and trusting, focusing on the team’s attack rather than Madara’s ulterior motive.

Significant themes

• Power through knowledge and ingenuity: Kushina’s unusual technique defeats Obito in a way brute force cannot, while the narration stresses that technical understanding matters.
• Cooperation versus selfish ambition: Hashirama and Madara work together, but Madara intends to claim the tailed beasts for himself.
• Comedic contrast amid danger: Obito’s furious complaints, Hashirama’s playful excitement, and the spectators’ reaction undercut the life-threatening battle with humor.

Character interactions

• Madara tries to direct Hashirama toward extracting the tailed beasts, while Hashirama responds with playful confidence and misses Madara’s motive.
• Obito lashes out verbally at his attackers and desperately attempts to evade the portal, but his efforts only make his predicament more absurd.
• The Konoha crowd reacts to Obito’s fallen lower body with grotesque enthusiasm, reinforcing the chapter’s comic tone.

Key events

• Obito retrieves his severed lower half from the Konoha ninja, then insists that Naruto’s sympathy is an insult rather than a sign of his defeat.
• He asks Kakashi to use Kamui on Kaguya’s Yomotsu Hirasaka portal. Kakashi’s attempt fails; Obito realizes the portal resists space-time techniques and requires substantial chakra to overcome.
• Determined to push through, Obito uses Kamui himself. He resonates with the portal and is transported into one of the dimensions within Kaguya’s Amenominaka.
• Obito is sent first to the Acid World, where acid continually wounds his regenerating Six Paths body, then to the Ice World, where endless spikes attack him. He escapes each dimension with Kamui and eventually reaches the Magma World.
• Repeated transfers drain Obito’s chakra. Meanwhile, Kushina realizes his self-directed journey is demonstrating just how costly dimensional travel can be.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito remains proud, combative, and impulsive: resistance only makes him more determined to act. Despite his immense power and rapid regeneration, he is annoyed by the attacks and increasingly aware of their cumulative chakra cost.
• Naruto expresses concern for Obito, but Obito interprets it as condescending pity.
• Kakashi agrees to help and uses Kamui in earnest, but his attempt has no effect on the portal. Obito also knows Kakashi joined the earlier scramble for his lower half, though neither discusses it directly.
• Kushina responds to Obito’s arrival by manipulating each dimension’s natural forces against him. Her attacks are meant less to defeat him than to harass him, and his travels reinforce her view that Amenominaka is too costly to use casually.

Significant themes

• Pride and vulnerability: Obito’s refusal to accept pity contrasts with his growing frustration and the physical indignity of his situation.
• Power has costs: Obito’s strength and regeneration let him endure the dimensions, but repeated use of Kamui steadily consumes his chakra.
• Comedic reversal: Obito expects to dominate others, yet becomes the target of a humiliating scramble and an exhausting, unwanted tour of hostile dimensions.

Plot points and events

• Obito remains trapped in a cycle of random travel through Kaguya’s dimensions whenever he uses Kamui. The hostile environments wear him down, and he rushes back to the Shinobi World because Yomotsu Hirasaka remains attached to him, leaving him vulnerable to a surprise attack.
• Naruto, Kushina, Hashirama, Sasuke, and the others wait rather than attack: an assault might reveal a route back, while Obito’s repeated dimension-jumping costs him chakra.
• Bored during Obito’s absence, Naruto digs a pit of broth beneath one portal, hoping the exhausted Obito will fall into it. Hashirama improves the prank by enclosing the other portal in a Wood Release structure filled with broth.
• Obito eventually returns and falls into Naruto’s pit. After emerging and beginning to threaten Naruto, he notices Hashirama’s broth-filled structure and realizes it suggests a solution: although he cannot dispel Yomotsu Hirasaka, he can contain it.
• Obito covers the portal inside his body with a Truth-Seeking Orb, blocking attacks from passing through it, and boasts that the others inadvertently showed him how to counter it.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito is exhausted, anxious, and increasingly desperate to escape the threat posed by Yomotsu Hirasaka. His fear of an ambush even makes him consider taking Konoha shinobi hostage. But he quickly turns misfortune into an opportunity, regaining his confidence once he finds a way to block the portal.
• Naruto responds to the wait with a prank, showing his playful, mischievous side. When Obito suddenly laughs, Naruto worries that the prank has made him lose his mind.
• Hashirama enthusiastically builds on Naruto’s idea, using Wood Release to make the trap work even if Obito flies out of the portal.
• The group’s strategy reflects a cautious, cooperative understanding of Obito’s abilities: they avoid attacking while he is away but prepare to exploit his return.

Significant themes

• Improvisation and unintended consequences: A prank meant to embarrass Obito gives him the insight he needs to protect himself.
• Resourcefulness under pressure: Obito adapts when he cannot eliminate Yomotsu Hirasaka, finding a way to contain it instead.
• Humor amid danger: The broth trap and Obito’s soaked, furious return contrast with the serious threat of dimension travel, exhaustion, and possible hostage-taking.

Key plot points and events

• Kushina exposes Obito’s defense: blocking one Yomotsu Hirasaka portal does not prevent her from opening another inside him. Obito quickly shields that portal with a Truth-Seeking Orb and closes his body, foiling Naruto’s attack.
• Hashirama apologizes for losing focus, and Naruto and Sasuke promise to take the fight seriously. Kushina silently creates another portal.
• Furious that Obito has tampered with people’s wills and destroyed the bonds Hashirama helped build, Hashirama uses Sage Mode and summons the Gate of the Great God—not outside Obito, but directly inside his body.
• Hashirama’s tactic exploits Obito’s limits: although the Ten-Tails’ power can destroy the gates when Obito consciously directs it, he cannot control every bodily function or exert strength through every organ. The gates pin his internal organs, forcing him out of the sky and onto the ground.
• With Obito down, Naruto and Sasuke rush in, intending to seal him with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.

Character developments and interactions

• Naruto and Sasuke initially mistake Obito’s temporary defense for clever strategy, then recognize their own lapse and commit to fighting in earnest.
• Hashirama shifts from playful distraction to uncompromising resolve, using his knowledge of Jinchuriki to find an unexpected weakness.
• Kushina remains quiet and decisive, supporting the team by opening portals and creating openings.
• The allies coordinate more effectively once the joking stops: Hashirama disables Obito, giving Naruto and Sasuke a chance to seal him.

Significant themes

• Focus and accountability: The heroes acknowledge that distraction cost them an opportunity.
• Strategy over raw power: Hashirama defeats Obito’s defenses by exploiting a biological limitation rather than overpowering his full strength.
• Bonds and free will: Hashirama’s anger reflects the chapter’s emphasis on protecting people’s wills and the bonds between them.

Plot points

• Naruto and Sasuke coordinate an attack on Obito, who is pinned beneath Hashirama’s Gate of the Great God. Their plan is to touch him with their respective power marks and seal the Ten-Tails’ power.
• Naruto suddenly stops when he realizes Obito is still covered in the foul slurry Naruto had used to prank him. Unable to bring himself to touch Obito, Naruto leaves Sasuke to act alone.
• Sasuke presses his yin mark to Obito despite the mess, then condemns Naruto for lacking resolve and claims Naruto does not truly care about this world.
• Obito sees an opening and considers taking Sasuke’s Rinnegan. Instead, Sasuke wipes some slurry onto his mark and presses it against Obito, then uses Amenotejikara to switch places with Naruto—leaving Naruto in contact with Obito while Sasuke moves in to continue the sealing attempt.
• Obito becomes intangible to evade Sasuke, but Kotoamatsukami forces him back down. Sasuke passes through Obito and ends up pressed against Naruto instead. The watching spectators are stunned, and Naruto recoils and retches. Sasuke ends the moment with a slap.

Character developments and interactions

• Naruto is still willing to risk his life, but his concern for dignity—especially in front of Konohamaru and the others—overrides his resolve. He feels guilty for abandoning Sasuke.
• Sasuke interprets Naruto’s hesitation as proof that he does not care about their world. His despair turns into cold determination, and he proceeds without Naruto’s cooperation.
• Obito watches the dispute unfold, then focuses on stealing Sasuke’s Rinnegan. He is also horrified when Sasuke uses the filthy mark on him.
• The chapter’s central interaction is the breakdown between Naruto and Sasuke: Sasuke feels betrayed, while Naruto’s reluctance confirms Sasuke’s worst suspicions. Sasuke’s final slap cuts off Naruto’s protest.

Significant themes

• Resolve versus personal limits: Naruto’s willingness to die does not mean he can overcome every humiliation.
• Loyalty and belonging: Sasuke doubts Naruto’s commitment because Naruto comes from another world.
• Dignity and sacrifice: The chapter humorously treats a grotesque act as a test of allegiance, turning the sealing attempt into an absurd personal ordeal.

Key plot points

• Naruto hesitates at a crucial moment, ruining the team’s best chance to attack Obito. Sasuke slaps him, while Kushina sharply criticizes his lack of resolve.
• Shaken by the disappointment of the people he loves most, Naruto remembers his first mission and how he once stabbed his palm to overcome fear. He vows to change again—by plunging into the curry soup prepared for Obito and drinking it.
• Sasuke reluctantly gives Naruto one final chance. Meanwhile, Hashirama warns that Obito is removing the Gates of the Great God placed inside him, leaving the allies little time and few safe opportunities.
• The group agrees they must defeat Obito in one decisive move: approaching him risks his Hollowfication and his attempt to take Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
• Tobirama identifies a strategy. Because Obito’s Hollowfication transfers him to Kamui Space, a Yomotsu Hirasaka Portal locked onto him should follow him there—and can potentially take Naruto and Sasuke inside his body. Kushina opens a portal, and the two enter.

Character developments

• Naruto confronts his cowardice and accepts responsibility for undermining the plan. His dramatic act of drinking the curry soup serves as a renewed pledge of resolve.
• Sasuke remains stern but gives Naruto one last opportunity, showing that their partnership survives the argument.
• Kushina shifts from silence to fierce, blunt criticism, expressing her disappointment in Naruto.
• Tobirama contributes the tactical insight that gives the group a possible route to Obito.

Significant themes

• Resolve and self-improvement: Naruto must acknowledge failure before he can renew his commitment to change.
• Responsibility and trust: One person’s hesitation can endanger the whole team, but trust may still be restored through accountability.
• Limited chances: Obito’s defenses and the dwindling opportunities to act make the coming move potentially decisive.

Character interactions

• Sasuke and Kushina confront Naruto over his failure, while Naruto responds by admitting he lacked resolve.
• Naruto asks Sasuke for another chance; Sasuke grants it reluctantly.
• Hashirama warns the group about Obito’s progress, and Tobirama quietly shares his plan with Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto and Sasuke rely on Kushina to open the portal that lets them pursue the plan.

Key plot points and events

• Naruto and Sasuke use Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei on Obito, extracting the Tailed Beasts and sending Obito skyward to be sealed.
• With his Six Paths powers gone, Obito tries to escape through Kamui, but discovers that both Yomotsu Hirasaka and Hashirama’s restraining Gates have vanished. He begs Naruto to save him.
• Naruto wrongly assumes Obito has returned to normal and proposes undoing the seal. Sasuke explains that they were never taught how to reverse Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
• Naruto then decides to destroy Obito, reasoning that Madara could revive him afterward. He fires a Tailed Beast Bomb at the seal.
• Sasuke uses Amenotejikara to divert the bomb, but it explodes against Konoha’s Hokage Rock.

Character developments and interactions

• Naruto remains compassionate and determined to redeem Obito, but his impulsiveness creates fresh danger. His unconventional plan shows surprising tactical insight, even as he ignores Sasuke’s warnings.
• Sasuke is practical and wary of Naruto, and their partnership remains strained despite working together to seal Obito. He ultimately acts to prevent Naruto’s plan from hitting its target.
• Obito loses his powers and escape options, then resorts to pleading with Naruto.
• Naruto’s concern for Obito clashes with Sasuke’s focus on containing the threat; the freed Tailed Beasts also make clear that Naruto’s plan cannot come at their expense.

Significant themes

• Compassion versus responsibility: Naruto wants to save Obito, but his attempts risk undoing the group’s hard-won victory.
• Consequences of impulsiveness: Each time Sasuke thinks the crisis is over, Naruto introduces another complication.
• Trust and strained alliances: Naruto and Sasuke cooperate, but past conflict continues to shape their relationship.
• Redemption and second chances: Naruto believes Obito can return to his former kindness, while the practical means of doing so remain unclear.

Plot points and events

• Sasuke stops Naruto from destroying the Chibaku Tensei containing Obito, arguing that doing so would release a dangerous criminal. Naruto objects because people were gathered near Hokage Rock, but Sasuke says Madara can revive anyone harmed.
• Naruto attacks the distant Chibaku Tensei anyway. Sasuke uses Amenotejikara to redirect first Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb, then his Rasenshuriken, into Konoha. Both attacks kill villagers; the Rasenshuriken leaves victims shredded beyond recognition.
• Naruto asks Madara to revive the villagers. Madara says he needs to know who they are or have something containing their chakra. Naruto searches the ruins but finds only scorched dirt and rubble, since neither attack left recoverable remains.
• Sasuke urges Naruto to dispel the genjutsu. Naruto refuses, saying Obito’s intentions were good and that he must protect the Shinobi World Obito created.

Character developments and interactions

• Naruto is confronted with the consequences of his attacks. He wants to make amends, but his guilt and loyalty to Obito ultimately lead him to defend the genjutsu rather than undo it.
• Sasuke has lost patience with Naruto. He bluntly exposes Naruto’s responsibility for the deaths and recognizes that Madara is manipulating him to pursue the tailed beasts.
• Madara offers a practical route to revival while subtly steering Naruto toward his own aims. He does not stop Sasuke from calling for the genjutsu to be undone.
• Naruto and Sasuke trade accusations: Naruto blames Sasuke for redirecting the attacks, while Sasuke points out that Naruto knowingly attacked despite the danger.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and blame: The argument over who caused the villagers’ deaths highlights the difference between launching an attack and redirecting it.
• The limits of atonement: Naruto wants to reverse the damage, but the victims’ remains are gone, making revival impossible by the method Madara describes.
• Good intentions versus consequences: Naruto focuses on Obito’s ideal of harmony, even as that ideal is imposed through a genjutsu he refuses to dispel.
• Manipulation and loyalty: Madara exploits Naruto’s desire to help, while Naruto’s attachment to Obito’s vision leaves him vulnerable to preserving it.

Plot points and events

• Naruto refuses to help Sasuke lift Infinite Kotoamatsukami, hoping to protect Obito’s world. Kushina concludes that Naruto will keep causing crises and decides to act without him.
• Kushina silently kills Madara through a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal and removes his Rinnegan, preventing his planned revival. Hashirama objects, warning that Madara’s Divine Tree People will pursue the eyes, but Kushina says she understands the risk.
• Kushina then attacks Naruto, using an All-Killing Ash Bone to mortally wound him and reclaim the Yang Power Chakra Naruto received from the Sage of Six Paths.
• Sasuke accepts the extraction of his Yin Power. With both powers recovered, Kushina uses her abilities to dispel Infinite Kotoamatsukami, restoring everyone’s senses.
• Naruto is left dying and partially petrified. Jiraiya and Minato rush to him; Naruto says he does not want to die before becoming Hokage.
• Jiraiya accuses Kushina of attacking Naruto and reveals that he and the Daimyo helped lure Naruto into opposing her. He defends the plot, saying the world will now rise against Kushina.
• Orochimaru appears beside Jiraiya in support, holding a scroll covered in sealing formulas.

Character developments and interactions

• Kushina acts decisively and ruthlessly, putting what she sees as the Shinobi World’s survival above family ties. She kills Madara, takes Naruto’s Yang Power, and prepares to face opposition.
• Naruto remains committed to preserving Obito’s world but pays for his refusal with a fatal injury. His final plea shows that he still has an unfinished dream of becoming Hokage.
• Sasuke shifts from trying to persuade Naruto to cooperating with Kushina, accepting the removal of his Yin Power so the Genjutsu can be lifted.
• Hashirama questions Kushina’s actions but cannot stop them; he is more perplexed than devastated by Madara’s death.
• Jiraiya reveals his and the Daimyo’s role in the conspiracy, then openly challenges Kushina. Orochimaru backs him, signaling that they intend to resist her together.

Significant themes

• Duty versus family: Kushina’s title and actions embody her belief that protecting the world can outweigh protecting her son.
• Power and control: Chakra, the Rinnegan, and Infinite Kotoamatsukami are treated as tools that can determine who controls the world.
• Consequences of resistance: Naruto’s refusal to cooperate leads Kushina to remove him as an obstacle, while the attempt to oppose her brings the conflict into the open.
• Rebellion and political intrigue: Jiraiya’s confession reveals a broader conspiracy involving the Daimyo, and the chapter ends with opposition gathering against Kushina.

Key plot points and events

• Kushina surprises Orochimaru but spares him, restraining him by draining his chakra. She takes him and Madara through a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal to Amegakure; Jiraiya and the others follow.
• To prevent either man from escaping or returning to power, Kushina connects them to the empty Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and removes their limbs. She also disables their ability to speak, leaving Konan to guard them.
• Obito and Naruto are judged after their defeat. Both failed to achieve their aims: Obito lost even the victory he wanted in the Genjutsu World, while Naruto failed repeatedly, including in his final attempt to protect Obito’s world.
• Kushina publicly explains Naruto’s crimes in the Engraved Tsukuyomi World. The surviving Konoha villagers support her decision, despite Naruto being her son.
• Hoping to reach Naruto where argument and the false world have not, Kushina asks Uchiha Hikari to show him scenes from the original Shinobi World and Naruto’s life.
• Hashirama watches the proceedings, becomes intrigued by Naruto’s persuasive ability, and asks Tobirama whether he can experience it himself. Tobirama, distracted by memories from a Shadow Clone, suddenly gets an idea.

Character developments and interactions

• Kushina emerges as decisive and ruthless, choosing containment over killing because both Madara and Orochimaru could return. She also seeks one final way to make Naruto understand the consequences of his actions.
• Naruto and Obito remain defeated but unchanged in their beliefs; their failures are both physical and psychological.
• Konan is entrusted with guarding the imprisoned Madara and Orochimaru, tying her grief over Nagato to the chance to keep Madara powerless.
• Jiraiya follows Kushina through the portal out of concern for his wife; the others follow from curiosity.
• Hashirama and Tobirama share a comic exchange that shifts into a potentially useful idea when Tobirama connects Hashirama’s request to his observations of the Genjutsu World.

Significant themes

• Consequences and accountability: Naruto’s death does not prevent Kushina from publicly explaining why she opposed him.
• Ruthless pragmatism: Kushina accepts brutality as the price of preventing powerful enemies from escaping or reviving.
• Failure without change: Naruto and Obito lose completely, yet neither has been persuaded to rethink his worldview.
• The limits of artificial experience: Kushina suspects the false nature of the Engraved Tsukuyomi World may be why Naruto has not changed, so she turns to vivid memories of events from the real world.
• Action versus self-image: The gaming analogy highlights how Naruto’s final failure resembled showing off at the expense of others’ hard-won efforts.