Chapter Summaries

Jigen suspected Akatsuki’s A and his subordinates were hunting him, so he sought Nagato’s help in the Land of Tea. When Nagato and Konan refused, Jigen attacked them, leaving Nagato disabled by Black Rods as Konan escaped.

• Jigen left the Land of Spirits and traveled to the Land of Tea after deciding not to confront Karin and Nameless.
• Jigen found Nagato and Konan in their underground hideout, but Nagato refused his proposal and Konan prepared to fight.
• Jigen threatened to kill them, and Konan unleashed a barrage of Explosive Tags that filled the base with smoke.
• Jigen sent Black Rods through the smoke; Nagato deflected most of them but was struck and lost control of his Chakra.
• Nagato urged Konan to escape, so she triggered more explosions and flew out through a ventilation shaft using Paper Release.

Jigen captured Nagato and began testing whether he could serve as a vessel for Jigen’s Chakra, using Konan’s safety to force Nagato to endure. In Konoha, Naruto noticed the village’s loss of confidence after the war, but Menma warned him that the Shinji he saw was not Shinji Uchiha.

• Konan escaped Jigen’s attack, and Jigen took the gravely wounded Nagato through a space-time portal to his underground laboratory.
• Jigen revealed that he had spent a thousand years experimenting on shinobi to find a vessel capable of containing his full Chakra.
• Jigen implanted a Karma into Nagato, whose body violently rejected the foreign Chakra, then threatened Konan to make Nagato endure the experiment.
• Naruto returned to Konoha and discussed with Menma how the village had lost its standing and spirit after the Ten-Tails was taken by A.
• Naruto went to the Konoha Police Headquarters to find Shinji, but Menma warned him that the person leaving the building was not Shinji Uchiha.

Naruto and Menma discovered that Yakumo’s Blood Clones had been impersonating Shinji and the others, and Tsunade ordered Naruto to keep his Senjutsu abilities secret and remain in the village. A week later, Shinji saw Shion manifest a brilliant Magic Ring during training aboard the Flying Fortress.

• Menma recognized Yakumo’s Chakra in the people disguised as Shinji and the others, so Naruto went to ask Tsunade about them.
• Tsunade confirmed that Yakumo was using Shadow Clones and kept her reason secret, while Menma revealed that Senjutsu had greatly sharpened his and Naruto’s senses.
• Naruto and Menma told Tsunade and Jiraiya that Naruto could enter Sage Mode instantly, and Tsunade forbade them from leaving the village or revealing his Senjutsu.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya agreed to protect Naruto and conceal Shinji’s identity as Akatsuki’s leader, along with the fact that their peers belonged to Akatsuki.
• A week later, Shinji found Shion training aboard the Flying Fortress and saw a Magic Ring appear above her head.

Shion demonstrated her rapid progress in magic to Shinji, who warned her not to rush into forming a Magic Ring and selected fifteen advanced magic arrays for her to master first. Afterward, Shinji realized that Shion’s exceptional magical talent came from her heritage as a Miko, who had used spiritual energy before Chakra existed.

• Shion showed Shinji that she could cast magic instantly without Hand Seals or Chakra, including fire, wind, and lightning.
• Shion formed a pattern from five magic arrays, and Shinji recognized it as a preliminary version of a Magic Ring.
• Shinji explained that a Magic Ring could not be changed once formed and warned Shion against choosing her first ten arrays carelessly.
• Shinji selected fifteen high-level magic arrays for Shion to master before attempting to create a Magic Ring.
• Shinji realized that the Miko had used spiritual energy before Chakra existed, explaining Shion’s exceptional control and natural talent for magic.

Shinji planned a defensive and supportive Magic Ring for Shion while Jigen ordered Amado to test whether Nagato could serve as his vessel. Haku, Neji, and Kimimaro encountered Konan, who revealed that Jigen had taken Nagato and asked to meet 'A'.

• Shinji selected ten defensive and support magic arrays for Shion's future Magic Ring.
• Jigen told Amado to assess Nagato's ability to withstand his Chakra and become his vessel.
• Amado found that Nagato had survived having the Karma implanted and began testing him.
• Haku, Neji, and Kimimaro searched for information about Jigen in the Land of Fire.
• Konan told Haku that Jigen had taken Nagato after Nagato refused to join forces against 'A'.
• Haku agreed to take Konan to their lord.

After learning that Jigen had attacked Nagato, Shinji met Konan and discovered that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was secretly preparing to target him. Shinji decided to strike first by going after Ōtsutsuki Toneri on the moon and securing the Giant Tenseigan.

• Shinji learned through Naobi that Jigen had attacked Nagato and slipped away from the Flying Fortress to meet Konan.
• Konan told Shinji that Jigen had approached Nagato about joining forces against 'A' and attacked him after he refused.
• Shinji contacted Karin, Mūna, and the others and ordered them to return after confirming they were safe.
• Konan explained that she and Nagato had lost contact with Nagato's former subordinates and feared Obito might ally with Jigen.
• Shinji considered the danger of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Obito, and Ōtsutsuki Toneri joining forces, then decided to attack Ōtsutsuki Toneri and take control of the Giant Tenseigan.

Shinji assembled a team to eliminate Ōtsutsuki Toneri and the Otsutsuki Branch Family on the moon, while warning his allies that Jigen was far stronger than they could handle. The team reached the secret passage to the moon and began their mission.

• After Karin and the others returned to the Flying Fortress, Shinji proposed dealing with Ōtsutsuki Toneri, and the group agreed.
• Shinji explained that Jigen could defeat any of them in a one-on-one fight, prompting Karin and Nameless to recognize the threat and Sasuke to vow to take him down.
• Shinji assigned Yakumo, Ido, Shion, Ryūsetsuna, and Chiyo to guard the fortress, then chose Karin, Nameless, Haku, Neji, Kimimaro, and Sasuke to accompany him.
• Shinji and his six companions, along with one of Yakumo's Blood Clones, traveled secretly to the Land of Moon.
• Neji identified the genjutsu passage to the moon, and Shinji led the team inside.

Shinji led his group through the genjutsu passage and Karin opened the sealing barrier with Adamantine Sealing Chains, allowing them to enter the moon undetected. After learning that a patrol had spotted a suspicious figure near the ruins, Otsutsuki Toneri headed there, unaware that Shinji was watching him.

• Shinji led the group through the genjutsu passage to the Giant Tenseigan's sealing barrier.
• Karin used Adamantine Sealing Chains to open a gap in the barrier, and Shinji, Nameless, Sasuke, Haku, Neji, Kimimaro, Yakumo's Blood Clone, and Karin slipped through.
• Otsutsuki Toneri defeated the puppet guards in training and revealed his newly awakened Tenseigan.
• A puppet guard told Otsutsuki Toneri that a patrol had lost contact after spotting a suspicious figure near the ruined town.
• Otsutsuki Toneri hurried toward the ruins, while Shinji watched from the forest.

Neji and Kimimaro fought Otsutsuki Toneri in Tenseigan Chakra Mode while Shinji entered the shrine and isolated the Giant Tenseigan from Toneri. Toneri abandoned his attack to return to the shrine, but golden chains seized him and dragged him down.

• Neji and Kimimaro activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and battled Otsutsuki Toneri above the ruins.
• Otsutsuki Toneri summoned nine Truth-Seeking Orbs and formed a Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion sword, prompting Neji and Kimimaro to counter with their own weaker version.
• Haku froze the puppet guards outside the shrine while Shinji reached the Giant Tenseigan and used a barrier to isolate it from Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Otsutsuki Toneri sensed that his connection to the Giant Tenseigan had been severed, put away his golden sword, and turned toward the shrine.
• Golden chains shot from the forest, wrapped around Otsutsuki Toneri, and dragged him down.

Sasuke and Nameless attacked Otsutsuki Toneri while Karin restrained him with Adamantine Sealing Chains. The chapter ended with Nameless’s enhanced Susanoo blocking Toneri’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Sasuke ambushed Otsutsuki Toneri after he fell, and the Adamantine Sealing Chains pulled Toneri’s arm back as he tried to counterattack.
• Otsutsuki Toneri tried to break the chains and absorb their Chakra, but Karin opposed him with the Rinnegan’s Seal Absorption.
• Sasuke charged again, and Nameless struck Otsutsuki Toneri in the abdomen, making him spit blood.
• Otsutsuki Toneri formed Truth-Seeking Orbs and attacked Nameless, but Karin’s Banshō Ten'in pulled her out of their path.
• Otsutsuki Toneri extended the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion toward Nameless, whose Yachihoko-enhanced Susanoo blocked the blow.

Karin, Neji, Kimimaro, Sasuke, and the unnamed shinobi overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri after Shinji had severed his connection to the Giant Tenseigan. Toneri lost Tenseigan Chakra Mode, leaving the exhausted group to face the aftermath of their victory.

• The unnamed shinobi blocked Otsutsuki Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and counterattacked, but Toneri crushed the Susanoo's red blade.
• Karin realized Toneri could form only two Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Neji and Kimimaro attacked him with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• While Toneri resisted the golden sword and Karin's Adamantine Sealing Chains, Sasuke and the unnamed shinobi struck him from either side.
• Karin reached Toneri as he fell, drove a Black Rod into his shoulder, and used Rinnegan power to disrupt his Chakra and strip away Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
• Neji, Kimimaro, Sasuke, the unnamed shinobi, and Karin collapsed or rested, recognizing that Shinji's plan and Karin's restraint had kept Toneri from defeating them.

Shinji subdued Otsutsuki Toneri and revealed the truth about the moon clan’s rebellion, sending him to meet Hagoromo Otsutsuki. Toneri emerged seeking death and asking Shinji to return the Tenseigan to the Hyuga clan, but Shinji rejected the idea that dying would absolve him.

• Shinji slapped Otsutsuki Toneri until he calmed down and admitted defeat, despite briefly struggling against Karin’s restraints.
• Shinji told Otsutsuki Toneri that the Branch Family had rebelled, sacrificed clan members to create the Giant Tenseigan, and destroyed the Main Family.
• Shinji sent Neji to take Otsutsuki Toneri to the underground tomb, where he met Hagoromo Otsutsuki and learned the truth about his clan’s history.
• Outside the tomb, Nameless, Kimimaro, Karin, and Sasuke reflected on Toneri’s power and their own weakness.
• Otsutsuki Toneri emerged relieved and asked Shinji to return the Tenseigan to the Hyuga clan leader and apologize, but Shinji refused to let him escape responsibility through death.

Shinji brought Ōtsutsuki Toneri to T33, explained that the Overlord of Fear threatened the Shinobi World, and recruited him to guard the moon and the Giant Tenseigan. He also revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was active again, but said Isshiki was a traditional Otsutsuki and unlike Toneri.

• Shinji opened a Space Rift to T33, and Ōtsutsuki Toneri followed him there.
• Shinji explained that the Breeding Overlord was consuming T33 and that the Overlord of Fear would threaten their world within several years.
• Shinji made Ōtsutsuki Toneri his attendant, granting him resistance to basic Overlord pollution and instructing him to guard the moon and the Giant Tenseigan.
• Shinji explained that he was harvesting energy from T33's Ten-Tails before the Breeding Overlord devoured the world.
• Shinji told Ōtsutsuki Toneri that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had been hiding as Jigen and had recently become active, then said Isshiki was a traditional Otsutsuki.

Shinji brought Ōtsutsuki Toneri and the others back to the Otsutsuki Branch Family castle, where he revealed a prosthetic body from another world and invited Toneri to test it. The chapter ended with Shinji asking Toneri to use the Giant Tenseigan to awaken the prosthetic body's intelligence.

• Shinji decided that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was too dangerous to recruit and planned to sacrifice him to the Divine Tree for a Chakra Fruit.
• Shinji and Ōtsutsuki Toneri returned to the Otsutsuki Branch Family castle with the others and entered the temple containing the Giant Tenseigan.
• Shinji removed the barrier around the Giant Tenseigan, restoring Toneri's connection to it and unleashing its power.
• Shinji placed a superalloy prosthetic body from another world before the Giant Tenseigan and explained its systems to the group.
• Ōtsutsuki Toneri transferred his soul into the prosthetic body, tested it, and praised its design.
• Shinji asked Ōtsutsuki Toneri to use the Giant Tenseigan to awaken the prosthetic body's intelligence.

Shinji oversaw the Giant Tenseigan awakening intelligence in the Superalloy Puppet, then ordered Otsutsuki Toneri to protect the eye and secretly pretend to join Ōtsutsuki Isshiki if he tried to recruit him. Shinji gave Toneri the code name Z, and afterward found Haku sparring with the puppet instead of Sasuke.

• Otsutsuki Toneri used the Giant Tenseigan to awaken the Superalloy Puppet, which bowed and called him its master.
• Otsutsuki Toneri changed the puppet's master-servant permissions, making Shinji its master, and Sasuke volunteered to test its strength.
• Shinji told Otsutsuki Toneri to protect the Giant Tenseigan and pretend to accept Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's offer if Isshiki tried to recruit him.
• Shinji gave Otsutsuki Toneri the code name Z and planned to capture Ōtsutsuki Isshiki alive for sacrifice to the Divine Tree.
• Shinji left the temple and saw Haku fighting the Superalloy Puppet, though Sasuke had been meant to spar with it.

Shinji tested the Superalloy Puppet and confirmed that its Tenseigan-powered abilities gave it Kage-level combat strength, then stationed it at the temple to guard the Giant Tenseigan. After leaving the moon, he arranged for Orochimaru to take Haku to Ryūchi Cave to train in Senjutsu, as Shinji’s first trap for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki awaited its chance.

• The Superalloy Puppet defeated Sasuke and adapted its drone lasers into Tenseigan Chakra beams that nearly struck Haku.
• Shinji learned that the puppet had exploited Sasuke’s impaired vision and that Haku had identified weaknesses around its joints.
• Shinji left the Superalloy Puppet at the temple to guard the Giant Tenseigan and marked Otsutsuki Toneri with Naobi before departing the moon.
• Shinji sent Karin, Nameless, Sasuke, Neji, and Kimimaro back to the Flying Fortress, then took Haku to meet Orochimaru in the Land of Hot Water.
• Shinji asked Orochimaru to take Haku to Ryūchi Cave to cultivate Senjutsu, and Haku accepted despite the risks.

Shinji sent Haku to Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu and strengthen his team against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. He told Orochimaru about Isshiki and arranged to use Orochimaru’s forces in a trap, agreeing to lend him Isshiki’s body for research afterward.

• Shinji explained why Haku was a promising candidate for Senjutsu and sent him to Ryūchi Cave with Kabuto Yakushi.
• Shinji reassured Haku that he would protect him from Natural Energy’s dangers, while Kabuto privately doubted he could do so.
• Shinji asked Orochimaru about unusual events and learned that Orochimaru had noticed his search for Jigen.
• Shinji revealed that Jigen was the vessel of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had returned to full strength and set his sights on Shinji.
• Shinji and Orochimaru agreed to pretend to cooperate with Isshiki and trap him, with Orochimaru allowed to study Isshiki’s body afterward.

Shinji planned how to strengthen his allies while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki prepared to reincarnate using Nagato as his vessel. Isshiki secretly took Nagato to his dimension, where he revealed a juvenile Ten-Tails and his plan to sacrifice Shinji to obtain a Chakra Fruit.

• Shinji assessed how Shion, Karin, Nameless, Sasuke, Neji, and Kimimaro could grow stronger, and decided to help Nameless awaken the Rinnegan and remove Sasuke’s Cursed Seal before transplanting First Hokage cells.
• Amado told Ōtsutsuki Isshiki that Nagato was an ideal vessel and was already developed enough to allow a quick resurrection.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki ordered Amado to prepare the reincarnation ritual, explaining that Shinji had noticed him and he would not risk another defeat.
• Amado considered whether the ritual was his last chance to stop Isshiki, but feared confronting him even while he was vulnerable.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki entered his own dimension with the unconscious Nagato instead of performing the ritual in the inner chamber.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki visited his juvenile Ten-Tails and planned to sacrifice Shinji to the Divine Tree for the Chakra Fruit he desired.

Sasuke asked Shinji to perform a First Hokage cell transplant, so Shinji removed the Cursed Seal and began the surgery. As the fusion caused Sasuke intense pain, Sasuke refused another inhibitor injection to avoid weakening the transplant’s results.

• Sasuke told Shinji he wanted a First Hokage cell transplant despite its risks, and Shinji warned that they first needed to remove the Cursed Seal.
• Shinji tore the Cursed Seal’s cellular carrier from Sasuke’s shoulder and explained that its true form was the black marks on the tissue.
• After inspecting the seal, Shinji considered using it as a reference for creating his own Karma.
• Sasuke chose to undergo the transplant immediately, and Shinji implanted the First Hokage cells using an inhibitor and Fusion Agent.
• When Sasuke began convulsing in pain, Shinji offered another inhibitor injection, but Sasuke refused because it could reduce the transplant’s effects.

After Sasuke’s successful First Hokage cells transplantation, Shinji considered how Karma could let his subordinates temporarily borrow his Six Paths-level power. He began studying Karma and the Yin Seal, then left with a new idea: encoding Natural Energy into Karma could let its recipients enter perfect Sage Mode.

• Shinji confirmed Sasuke’s transplantation had succeeded and sent Neji to take him back to his room to rest.
• Shinji realized his forces lacked enough Six Paths-level fighters and considered developing a unique Karma to grant Karin, Nameless, and Sasuke some of his power.
• Shinji began studying the sealed Cursed Seal specimen and traveled to Konoha to retrieve the Yin Seal secret technique scroll from the archives.
• Shinji recognized the Yin Seal as a simplified form of Karma and concluded that Karma could store an owner’s information as well as Chakra.
• Shinji speculated that adding Senjutsu Chakra to Karma could let its recipients gain Natural Energy and enter perfect Sage Mode, though he had not yet mastered either Senjutsu or Karma technology.