Chapter Summaries

Haku defeated Sasuke in a taijutsu spar after mastering Sage Mode, then took on Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo together. In the laboratory, Shinji learned to tame Natural Energy through repeated attempts and absorbed so much nearby that Haku had to stop fighting.

• Haku struck Sasuke's shoulder pressure point and defeated him in a taijutsu-only match.
• Karin and Hikari stepped forward to challenge Haku, but Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo asked to spar together and began fighting him.
• Shinji analyzed Haku's Senjutsu Chakra and discovered that absorbing and taming Natural Energy was the key to mastering Senjutsu.
• Shinji repeatedly absorbed Natural Energy until he learned to tame it and drew in a vast amount.
• Haku sensed Shinji had drained the Natural Energy nearby and paused his fight with Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo.

Shinji mastered his own Sage Mode and infused Natural Energy into the Chakra stored in his Karma. He tested the modified Karma on a White Zetsu Clone, which maintained it safely for the full sixteen-minute limit without reaching Six Paths level.

• Shinji tamed the Natural Energy he absorbed and entered his own Sage Mode, gaining sharper senses, greater speed and strength, and a tougher body.
• Shinji infused Natural Energy into the Karma, converting its Chakra into Senjutsu Chakra for Karin, Hikari, and Sasuke to use.
• Shinji lowered the Chakra stored in the Karma and ordered a White Zetsu test subject to activate it.
• The White Zetsu Clone reached Super Kage level but did not attain Six Paths level.
• The White Zetsu Clone maintained the Karma for sixteen minutes before Shinji's safety limit caused it to exit the state.

Shinji tested his experimental Karma on Karin, who overcame its influence and reached Six Paths level with nine Truth-Seeking Orbs. After studying her experience, Shinji began adjusting Karma so he could safely empower Karin, Hikari, and Sasuke.

• Shinji implanted experimental Karma in Karin after explaining that it could let him revive in her body, and she adapted to it.
• Karin activated Karma and felt Shinji's chakra surge through her, but she also sensed his will influencing her and began developing hardened skin.
• Shinji warned Karin to control Karma's power or deactivate it within three minutes, while the others gathered to watch.
• Karin held on until nine Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared behind her, demonstrating that she had reached Six Paths level.
• Shinji had Karin deactivate Karma, recorded her feedback, and began fine-tuning the marks to make three stable versions for Karin, Hikari, and Sasuke.

Hiruko and other Akatsuki members launched an attack on Konoha, seeking Naruto, while Tsunade and Jiraiya were intercepted by Ranmaru and Sasori. Naruto arrived to confront Hiruko as the village burned.

• Naruto and Sakura discussed Sasuke before explosions erupted in Konoha, and Naruto rushed toward the smoke.
• Hiruko attacked the village with explosive feathers, killed a Konoha Ninja, and demanded to know Naruto's location.
• Tsunade learned the attackers were Nagato's Dark Dawn and led the ANBU toward the fighting instead of sending them to protect Naruto.
• Ranmaru blocked Tsunade, while Sasori intercepted Jiraiya and summoned his Kazekage puppets to hold him back.
• Hiruko defeated a Konoha Jonin, but Naruto emerged from the smoke and caught the Jonin with a giant golden hand.

Naruto lured Hiruko out of Konoha and fought him in a distant forest, where Sage Fox Mode let him overcome Hiruko’s Nether Release and gain the advantage. As Obito and Zetsu prepared to intervene, Hiruko activated Susanoo.

• Naruto appeared in Sage Fox Mode, told the Konoha Jonin he would handle Hiruko, and drew Hiruko away from the village to protect its people.
• Naruto struck Hiruko with a Senjutsu-enhanced Rasengan that broke through Nether Release and sent him crashing through the forest.
• Naruto and Hiruko clashed at high speed, but Naruto steadily pressured Hiruko despite his Steel Release and Swift Release.
• Obito and Zetsu watched the fight, judged that Hiruko could not handle Naruto alone, and decided to step in.
• Naruto punched Hiruko in the face, and Hiruko activated Susanoo.

Naruto defeated Hiruko’s Susanoo and learned that a powerful Otsutsuki had sent him to attack Konoha. As Naruto tried to question Hiruko, Obito ambushed him with Kamui and trapped his legs in a twisting vortex.

• Hiruko attacked Naruto with his Susanoo, but Naruto crushed it with a Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan Barrage and left Hiruko badly injured.
• Naruto resisted Hiruko’s Umutada and offered to take him to the hospital if he revealed who had sent him.
• Hiruko said a powerful Otsutsuki had sent him and threatened to reduce Konoha to ashes.
• Obito ambushed Naruto from a distance with Kamui, trapping Naruto’s legs inside its twisting vortex.

Menma used Naruto as bait to lure Obito and Zetsu into a trap, then unleashed the Great Spiraling Ring to devastate the forest. Obito and Zetsu survived the blast, leaving Menma poised to continue the fight.

• Obito's Kamui pulled at Naruto until Menma's Nine Masked Beasts ambushed Obito, and the Reaper drained his Chakra and interrupted the technique.
• Menma and Naruto confronted Obito and Zetsu, while Menma revealed that he had used Naruto as bait and secretly prepared the Great Spiraling Ring.
• Menma launched the Great Spiraling Ring, leveling the forest in an explosion felt as far away as Konoha.
• The blast left Hiruko badly wounded, while Obito survived behind a damaged wooden barrier and Zetsu endured the explosion after burrowing underground.
• Menma saw that Obito and Zetsu were still alive and grinned.

Menma and Naruto defeated Hiruko and badly injured Obito and Zetsu, but Kara members Delta and Boro arrived and attacked the Konoha squad. Boro revealed his rapid healing, while Delta trapped Menma in a barrier that could sever his connection to Naruto.

• Kakashi and the Konoha squad arrived, and Menma told Naruto and Kakashi to leave the battlefield while the Jonin handled the wounded Akatsuki.
• Delta and Boro appeared, and Delta told Akatsuki to stand down while Boro moved to stop Naruto from leaving.
• Kakashi pierced Boro's chest with Lightning Blade, but Boro grabbed him and healed the wound almost instantly.
• Delta attacked Menma with an exploding Kunai that formed a barrier around him, leaving Menma trapped and fearing he would lose his connection to Naruto.

Delta trapped Menma with a Scientific Ninja Tool and fought Naruto while Boro engaged Kakashi’s team. Boro poisoned and defeated the Konoha shinobi, and Delta captured Naruto as the two Kara members prepared to leave.

• Delta used an Amado-made kunai to trap Menma in a barrier, then charged at Naruto.
• Boro blocked Kakashi while Delta fought Naruto, whose Sage Fox Mode was weakening after Menma’s capture and his earlier battles.
• Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and the Konoha shinobi fought Boro, but his Black Mist virus poisoned them and left them unable to fight.
• Boro knocked down Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai as Naruto rushed to help them, and Delta kicked Naruto out of Sage Fox Mode.
• Delta lifted the weakened Naruto and called to Boro, saying they should leave.

Kara Organization members Delta and Boro kidnapped Naruto after defeating Konoha’s defenders, while Dark Dawn withdrew from the battle. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki anticipated that “A” was watching Naruto and ordered Dark Dawn to prepare for a fight.

• Delta freed Menma and joined Boro as Obito and Zetsu retreated with Naruto, then Dark Dawn’s fighters withdrew after Obito sent a signal flare.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived to find Kakashi and the others down, and Kakashi explained that Kara had taken Naruto.
• Kakashi used blood he had marked on Boro to help Pakkun track the kidnappers, but Boro removed it and the pursuit force returned to Konoha empty-handed.
• Delta and Boro brought Naruto before Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who admired the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and had Delta take Naruto away.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki told Amado that “A” was likely watching Naruto and ordered Dark Dawn to gather its forces and prepare for battle.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki prepared to target Naruto while Shinji restored Uchiha Hikari’s Yachihoko and assessed his forces. After learning of the kidnapping attempt, Shinji ordered his allies to approach their targets and prepared to eliminate Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Amado accepted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s order to contact the Dark Dawn as Isshiki planned to use Naruto and the Nine-Tails against A.
• Shinji used Yachihoko to give Uchiha Hikari the Six Tomoe Rinnegan, restoring her Yachihoko ability.
• Yakumo told Shinji that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had sent someone to kidnap Naruto, and Shinji agreed to rescue him.
• Shinji counted himself, Otsutsuki Toneri, Karin, and Uchiha Hikari as his four Six Paths-level fighters, while noting that his allies depended on outside power.
• Shinji ordered Yakumo to notify Toneri and Orochimaru to approach their targets as planned, intending to wipe out Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

Dark Dawn and Orochimaru’s group gathered with Kara in the Rain Country after their failed attack on Konoha, where Kara had captured Naruto. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki arrived with Otsutsuki Toneri, revealing that another Ōtsutsuki stood behind him as the groups prepared for the coming battle.

• Obito questioned why Dark Dawn had been summoned to the Rain Country, while he and Zetsu worried that their failure to capture Naruto had damaged their standing with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi arrived, prompting Scorpion to threaten Orochimaru and resent Kabuto for having betrayed him.
• Delta, Boro, Victor, Deepa, Ada, and Daemon arrived from Kara, and the gathered fighters assessed Delta’s modifications and Boro’s unusual Chakra reaction.
• Obito and Delta nearly let their groups fight, but both backed down to avoid disrupting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s plans.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki arrived through a space-time portal with Otsutsuki Toneri, whose presence alarmed Obito, Zetsu, and Orochimaru.

After Kara’s attack on Konoha, the Five Kage formed an alliance to rescue Naruto, but Ōtsutsuki Toneri destroyed their advancing forces in Rain Country. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s trap drew out the masked ‘A,’ whom he recognized as a Six Paths-level opponent.

• Tsunade convened a Five Kage Summit, and the Kage agreed to rescue Naruto and prepare for war against Kara and Dark Dawn.
• Yakumo, disguised as Shinji, reassured Sakura that Naruto would be brought back, while Sasuke arrived and promised Tsunade he would rescue him.
• Sasuke revealed his Six Tomoe Rinnegan and set out with Tsunade and the allied forces for Rain Country.
• Ōtsutsuki Toneri entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to wipe out the allied forces led by the Five Kage.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched the attack from afar, and the masked ‘A’ appeared as he had intended.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki drew Shinji and Otsutsuki Toneri into another dimension, while Sasuke searched the ruins for Naruto and fought Kara members underground. Haku intercepted Delta and Boro aboveground, destroyed Boro’s regeneration core, and left the battle ongoing.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki opened a Space Gate and took Shinji into an alternate dimension, and Otsutsuki Toneri followed before it closed.
• Sasuke entered an underground palace beneath the ruins, where Deepa and Victor ambushed him while guarding Naruto.
• Sasuke struck Victor with Chidori, but Victor regenerated and joined Deepa in attacking him.
• Delta and Boro headed underground after sensing a disturbance, but Haku blocked their way and activated Sage Mode.
• Haku severed Delta’s arm and pierced Boro’s mobile core with his sword.

Boro’s rampage in the ruined town ended when Haku cut him apart with the Grass Cutter Sword, while fighters from both sides clashed across the ruins. In another dimension, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Otsutsuki Toneri confronted Shinji, but Toneri suddenly stabbed Isshiki with his golden sword.

• Boro’s core was destroyed by Haku, and his body transformed into a berserk monster as Dark Dawn’s forces and their opponents gathered for battle.
• Obito and Zetsu chose to avoid fighting Dark Dawn directly while they waited to see how Shinji’s battle with the Otsutsuki would unfold.
• Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo confronted Kakuzu and Hidan, while Kimimaro and Neji attacked Hiruko and Ranmaru; Yakumo fought Scorpion, and Ido fought Deidara.
• Boro charged at Haku, but Haku used the Senjutsu-powered Grass Cutter Sword to slice him apart, leaving Delta stunned.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki demanded that Shinji surrender the Ten-Tails or die, and Otsutsuki Toneri formed a massive golden sword with his Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• As Toneri swung the golden sword, he drove it into Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s back.

Shinji and Otsutsuki Toneri ambushed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but Isshiki quickly countered Toneri and matched Shinji in combat. Toneri was left at a severe disadvantage in Isshiki’s space-time dimension as the fight continued.

• Otsutsuki Toneri revealed himself as Z of the Akatsuki Organization and stabbed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with a Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki shrank Toneri’s golden sword, pinned him with Black Rods, and kicked him away.
• Shinji fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in taijutsu, but neither gained a clear advantage.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki assessed the wounded Toneri and explained that Sukuna Hiko Na could shrink objects but not living creatures.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki charged Toneri and struck him after using his space-time dojutsu to evade Toneri’s punch.

Shinji fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki while Toneri tried to remove the Black Rods disrupting his Chakra and reactivate Tenseigan Chakra Mode. Isshiki trapped Toneri beneath black cubes and eventually pierced Shinji with Black Rods, but Shinji made one last attempt with Tamatsukuri Spear.

• Shinji struck Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and tried to hold him back while Toneri removed the Black Rods.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki evaded Shinji’s Banshō Ten'in, attacked Toneri, and dropped huge black cubes on him with Daikokuten.
• Shinji and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki fought fiercely, damaging the battlefield and exhausting their Chakra.
• Shinji bound Isshiki with Wood Release and attacked with a Senjutsu Chakra-infused Great Ball Rasengan, but Isshiki enlarged a black cube and knocked him down.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki pierced Shinji with more than a dozen Black Rods, then declared the fight over after his abdominal wound healed.
• Shinji forced himself up and shouted Tamatsukuri Spear at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

Shinji used the Tamatsukuri Spear to transfer the Black Rods embedded in his body to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then battered him in a sudden reversal. As Shinji weakened, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki regained the advantage and pinned half of him beneath a black cube.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki realized the Black Rods in his body had replaced the ones embedded in Shinji and suspected an ocular technique.
• Shinji confirmed the Tamatsukuri Spear had worked and used Body Flicker to land a barrage of punches on Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki shrank the Black Rods and himself with Sukuna Hiko Na, then expelled the rods from his body and resumed fighting Shinji.
• Shinji and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki paused to recover, but Shinji staggered as his body neared its limit.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki attacked Shinji with enormous black cubes, and one pinned half of Shinji's body to the ground.

Karin, disguised as 'A,' pushed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to the brink before Shinji revealed the deception and attacked him. Shinji told Karin that he had found Isshiki's hideout and Shion had sealed his Ten-Tails.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki pinned Shinji beneath stacked black cubes and prepared to seal him.
• Shinji used Adamantine Sealing Chains to drag Ōtsutsuki Isshiki beneath the cubes, which crushed them both when his Susanoo collapsed.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Karin were badly injured, and he praised 'A' for pushing him so far.
• Shinji appeared behind Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and revealed that the defeated 'A' was actually Karin disguised as 'B'.
• Shinji kicked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki away and told Karin that he had found the hideout and Shion had sealed Isshiki's Ten-Tails.

Shinji defeated the weakened Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and tricked him into opening a portal to the dimension where he had imprisoned the small Ten-Tails. Shinji entered the dimension with him, revealing that he had bluffed about already finding it.

• Karin passed out after Shinji told her to rest, and Shinji faced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki alone.
• Shinji overwhelmed Isshiki in close combat and used Kamui to evade his Chakra Black Rods.
• Shinji claimed his allies had sealed Isshiki's Ten-Tails, prompting Isshiki to open a portal so he could reclaim it.
• Shinji froze Isshiki with Imperial God Palace and entered the portal alongside him.
• Shinji told Isshiki that he had baited him into revealing the hidden dimension where the small Ten-Tails was imprisoned.