Chapter Summaries

Shinji ordered Amado and Orochimaru to test prisoners and wanted criminals as potential candidates for Shibai’s cell transplants, offering volunteers whatever they requested. His allies launched a worldwide crackdown, and criminals soon flooded the Research Institute.

• Amado reported that White Zetsu Clones could not withstand shinjutsu, and Shinji chose criminals and prisoners for the next experiments, with volunteers as a fallback.
• Deidara used ten Tenseigan puppets to defeat the bandits led by One-Eye in the Earth Country.
• Ranmaru collected every wanted poster he could find and sent his Tenseigan puppets to hunt criminals across borders.
• Kabuto Yakushi and Delta joined the crackdown, which cleared out nearly every notorious criminal and bandit within days and caused black markets to panic.
• The Great Shinobi Villages saw mission requests plummet, while criminals began arriving at the Research Institute under escort.

Shinji gathered prisoners and volunteers for experiments with Otsutsuki Shibai’s cells, and the Research Institute reported seven successful transplants. He tested Momochi Zabuza, whose mutated right eye appeared to grant rapid responses, and left Zabuza frustrated by Shinji’s effortless defense.

• Shinji ordered Amado to request death-row inmates from every country and village and to recruit informed volunteers if needed.
• After two weeks, Amado reported 2,600 transplant experiments and seven subjects who had gained powers from Otsutsuki Shibai’s cells, though none had gained a true Shinjutsu.
• Amado told Shinji that volunteer Momochi Zabuza’s right eye was mutating and that his Taijutsu had improved dramatically.
• Shinji fought Zabuza at the training ground, blocked his attacks, and judged that he lacked Killing Intent Reflection but might have a rapid-response ability from his mutated eye.
• Zabuza grew furious as Shinji calmly assessed him and effortlessly defended against his attacks.

After Zabuza’s transplant of Otsutsuki Shibai’s cells gave him immense power, he challenged Shinji but was effortlessly defeated and captured. Shinji ordered Amado to monitor him and told the researchers to accelerate their experiments, hoping to uncover whether Zabuza’s changing right eye held a shinjutsu.

• Zabuza unleashed his growing Chakra at the Research Institute, drawing Haku, Yakumo, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and the other researchers to the training ground.
• Ada and Daemon left their residence after Ada sensed a familiar presence, and Ada learned from Amado that Zabuza was a new experimental result.
• Zabuza challenged Shinji, but Shinji caught his punch without moving, making Zabuza realize the gap between them was still immense.
• Zabuza tried to escape and attacked Shinji with a Kunai, but Shinji restrained him and confirmed that Zabuza had not gained Ada or Daemon’s shinjutsu.
• Shinji handed Zabuza to Amado for close monitoring and ordered Orochimaru, Hiruko, Tsunade, Scorpion, and the others to step up the experiments.

Shinji continued the cell-transplant trials to investigate Otsutsuki Shibai’s divine techniques, despite Amado’s warning that the growing number of powerful subjects could become uncontrollable. The chapter left Shinji searching for a way to purify the subjects’ chakra before Hikari used Yachihoko to absorb it.

• Shinji concluded that Ada, Daemon, and Zabuza had little room to grow stronger without another transplant, and he valued them mainly as research subjects for uncovering divine techniques.
• Over the next two weeks, improved drugs raised the transplant survival rate, and twenty-two of more than twelve hundred new trials were tentatively judged successful.
• Haku and Yakumo led tests on the new subjects, while Daemon and Zabuza helped assess their abilities; Zabuza eagerly fought the other subjects at Test Field 12.
• Amado warned Shinji that the expanding population of powerful subjects could become too difficult to control and asked him to pause the surgeries.
• Shinji refused to stop the trials because of the Overlord threat, and he planned to have Hikari use Yachihoko to mark and drain subjects if they rebelled.
• Shinji worried that the subjects’ assimilated chakra could also assimilate Hikari if she absorbed it, and he struggled to find a way to purify it.

Obito awakened the Rinnegan and then the Six Tomoe Rinnegan with White Zetsu’s help, restoring Kamui. His renewed power rekindled his ambition to make Shinji Uchiha pay, and he sought information about the Ten-Tails.

• Shinji concluded that only he could purify the experimental subjects’ Chakra and remove the remnants of Otsutsuki Shibai’s will.
• Obito awakened the Rinnegan using the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and White Zetsu Cells prepared by the Research Institute.
• Obito and White Zetsu attempted to evolve the Rinnegan by returning Obito’s stored Dojutsu power, while Shinji secretly boosted the process with Yachihoko.
• Obito awakened the Six Tomoe Rinnegan and regained Kamui, while White Zetsu became temporarily drained.
• Obito vowed to make Shinji Uchiha pay and asked White Zetsu to gather information about the Ten-Tails.

Delta and Ranmaru arrived at a secret mountain fortress to reinforce its guards and discovered it was holding the Ten-Tails. Their new shift was underway when a masked figure in an Akatsuki Organization cloak attacked the squad.

• Delta and Ranmaru brought failed cell-transplant subjects to the hidden fortress on orders to take over its internal guard shift.
• Yakumo verified their orders and assigned the squad to guard the fortress's interior.
• A growl from deep within the fortress revealed to Delta and Ranmaru that the stronghold contained the Ten-Tails.
• Delta and Ranmaru worried that the failed test subjects might cause trouble near the beast's cage.
• A masked figure in an Akatsuki Organization Red Cloud outfit appeared and tore apart a squad member, prompting the guards to raise the alarm.

Obito attacked the fortress holding the Small Ten-Tails, defeated its guards, and used his Six Tomoe Rinnegan to free the beast. He escaped with the Ten-Tails after warning Yakumo and the others to tell Shinji that his era had arrived.

• Obito invaded the hidden fortress and defeated four defective test subjects before catching Ranmaru's invisible attack.
• Obito used Banshō Ten'in to seize Delta, then killed her with Kamui when the Ten-Tails roared from its cell.
• Obito reached the cell with Ranmaru and used Shinra Tensei to knock him aside.
• Obito destroyed the Ten-Tails' restraints with Kamui and freed it.
• Yakumo arrived with reinforcements, but Obito declared that his era had arrived and escaped with the Ten-Tails using Kamui.

Obito escaped with the young Ten-Tails and took it to a deserted island to attempt to seal it inside himself. Shinji watched the attempt from afar, waiting to see whether Obito would reach the Six Paths level.

• Yakumo failed to track Obito after he stole the young Ten-Tails from the hidden fortress, while Shinji watched and Amado realized Shinji knew what had happened.
• Obito met White Zetsu in the Land of Hot Water, then decided to take the young Ten-Tails out to sea to avoid Shinji and the Akatsuki Organization.
• A week later, Obito arrived at an uninhabited island, where the young Ten-Tails emerged from the sea and obediently followed him.
• Obito formed a contract with the young Ten-Tails using his Six Tomoe Rinnegan and began a Sealing Technique as White Zetsu and Shinji watched.

Obito successfully sealed the young Ten-Tails and became a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, then set his sights on Naruto's Nine-Tails. He appeared over Konoha, where Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai recognized him as a powerful threat.

• Obito endured the Ten-Tails' resistance and pain until he absorbed it and awakened as an Otsutsuki.
• Obito told White Zetsu that he planned to take the Nine-Tails from Naruto and flew toward Konoha.
• Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai discussed the Akatsuki's captured prisoners and Konoha's lack of missions.
• Obito appeared above Konoha with nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, and the gathered ninja and villagers looked up at him.

Obito attacked Konoha and demanded that the village hand over Naruto, but Jiraiya and the elders told him Naruto had already been taken by 'A'. The chapter left Obito poised to continue his assault after flattening much of the village.

• Obito recalled his past with Kakashi and resolved to create the Infinite Tsukuyomi before confronting him in Konoha.
• Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma attacked Obito, but he emerged unharmed and demanded Naruto's location.
• Kakashi refused to reveal Naruto's whereabouts, and Jiraiya arrived with ANBU to confirm that 'A' had taken Naruto.
• Obito unleashed Shinra Tensei, flattening a dozen districts and burying Konoha's defenders beneath the rubble.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura told Obito that Naruto had been hidden at Mount Myōboku before 'A' took him away.

Obito attacked Konoha, convinced Naruto would appear if he destroyed the village, but Shinji arrived and stopped him. Shinji took Obito to a pocket dimension, where Obito declared they were now equals and challenged him to a fair fight.

• Obito prepared to destroy Konoha with a powerful Shinra Tensei, while Jiraiya urged the villagers and ninja to flee.
• Shinji appeared, stopped Obito's attack, and slammed him into the ground before taking him through a Space Gate.
• ANBU began rescuing the wounded as Jiraiya struggled to understand how Shinji had subdued Obito.
• Shinji brought Obito to a deserted pocket dimension, where Obito's Spiral Mask shattered and he retreated.
• Obito flew up with his black staff and claimed he and Shinji were on the same level, but Shinji knew his own power and Dojutsu were far greater.

Shinji overwhelmed Obito despite his perfect Susanoo and Heavenly Goad, then battered him into defeat. Obito lay on the ground wondering why he had lost.

• Obito activated his perfect Susanoo and challenged Shinji, but Shinji broke through it with a flying kick and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Obito formed the Heavenly Goad from his Truth-Seeking Orbs and unleashed a slash that carved a vast canyon.
• Shinji countered with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and broke the Heavenly Goad in a single clash.
• Shinji punched Obito out of the sky and followed with a rapid assault, leaving him sprawled on the ground and questioning his defeat.

Shinji captured Obito after blocking his Kamui and taking his Six Tomoe Rinnegan. He revealed that Obito’s escape, transformation, and new powers had all been orchestrated by him, leaving Obito to realize that Shinji had manipulated him rather than fate.

• Shinji stopped Obito’s Kamui with Heavenly Rock Door and defeated him when Obito tried to fight back.
• Shinji sealed Obito, pinned him with Black Rods, and removed his Six Tomoe Rinnegan, though he could not yet reclaim the Ten-Tails.
• Obito asked whether Shinji would kill him, and Shinji told him that his escape had not been an accident.
• Shinji revealed that he had staged the Research Institute experiments, arranged White Zetsu’s guidance, and placed the Sharingan and Sasuke Uchiha’s Chakra where Obito would find them.
• Shinji said he had also arranged Obito’s Six Tomoe Rinnegan, and told him, “I didn’t manipulate fate. I only manipulated you.”

Months after recovering, Shinji returned to find the seal holding part of the Breeding Overlord’s body close to collapse. He destroyed and recreated the seal, then accepted leadership of Alice’s growing Lantern Bearer team.

• Shinji discovered that the Breeding Overlord’s power had corroded the core of his Planetary Devastation, and Alice explained that her team had installed a gravity device and monitoring satellites around it.
• Shinji ordered Alice and the satellites to retreat, then used Shinra Tensei to shatter the failing celestial body and free the sealed part of the Breeding Overlord.
• When the freed body lunged at him, Shinji created a new Planetary Devastation and sealed it again, while the debris from the gravity device was absorbed into the new body.
• Alice introduced Shinji to the Lantern Bearers Gladiator and Phantom, explaining that his strength had inspired more people to join their fight against the Overlords.
• Alice and Hengo asked Shinji to become their captain, and he agreed.

Shinji met with the 'Lantern Bearers' to discuss the ongoing Plague Overlord invasion and plans to stop it. He said he could bring in another Archmage, leaving the group stunned as they were told to find a Magic Tower.

• Alice and 'Arcane' reported that the Breeding Overlord's invasion had stopped, while the Plague Overlord's invasion was accelerating and had produced more than a dozen Contaminated Zones.
• Alice presented Plan A, which involved luring the Plague Overlord into the 'Six Rings World' so Shinji could defeat and seal it, and Plan B, which would also release the sealed Breeding Overlord to fight it.
• Hengo and 'Arcane' worried that a battle between the Overlords would destroy the weakened 'Six Rings World,' while 'Ghost' said the group first needed a way to lure the Plague Overlord inside.
• Shinji said he could provoke the Plague Overlord and recommended advancing both plans until they could judge the situation.
• Shinji told the 'Lantern Bearers' he could find another Archmage to help, but they would have to find the Magic Tower themselves.

Shinji arranged for Shion to come to the Six Rings World as a temporary Archmage, then learned that the World Destruction Society might be connected to the Overlord. He decided to meet its member Battle Axe himself and investigate, while Alice and Hengo stayed behind to protect the Six Rings World.

• Shinji told Arcane that Shion could fill the vacancy left by the Storm Archmage, and Arcane began planning her arrival and Magic Tower.
• The Lantern Bearers decided to proceed with Plans A and B at the same time.
• Alice and Hengo brought Ghost to Shinji, and Ghost said Battle Axe had claimed the World Destruction Society could protect its members from the Overlord and had destroyed a world.
• Alice and Hengo described the Society’s history as the Pirate Group and its attacks on Lantern Bearers, raising concern that it might be helping the Overlord find worlds to destroy.
• Shinji asked Alice to arrange a meeting with Battle Axe and told her and Hengo to remain in the Six Rings World while he investigated.

Shinji confronted the World Destruction Society’s ambush alone, shattered Battle Axe’s lantern, and put him under genjutsu. The Society’s traps struck Shinji, but a voice spoke from behind its members as the chapter ended.

• Battle Axe and the World Destruction Society’s Black Robe Leader prepared an ambush for Alice’s group, relying on support from a powerful being.
• Ghost arrived with Shinji, then left after Shinji ordered him to go.
• Shinji rushed Battle Axe, crushed his lantern, absorbed its Embers, and trapped him in genjutsu.
• Shinji called the Society’s hidden members out, and the Black Robe Leader ordered them to attack.
• The Society triggered its traps against Shinji, but a voice behind them asked what they were hoping for.

Shinji swiftly defeated the World Destruction Society members and absorbed the Embers from their lamps. Cornered, the Black Robe Leader vowed to take Shinji down with him.

• Shinji crushed one World Destruction Society member’s lamp and pinned him with Black Rods.
• Shinji used genjutsu to make another member’s lamp appear, crushed it, and absorbed Embers from the captured lamps.
• Shinji’s lamp grew larger and brighter after absorbing the Embers.
• Two members tried to escape through a Space Rift, but Shinji’s Shadow Clones crushed their lamps and pinned them down.
• After absorbing more Embers, Shinji turned toward the Black Robe Leader, who snarled that they would die together.

Shinji confronted the Overlord summoned by the World Destruction Society and drove it to retreat from the world's barrier. He then stopped the Black Robe Leader from escaping and seized him.

• The Black Robe Leader crushed a dark purple crystal, releasing the power of an Overlord, and Shinji sent the five captured Society members into Kamui Space.
• A vortex opened in the sky as the Black Robe Leader worshiped his lord, and Shinji flew up to meet the emerging Overlord with his Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Shinji taunted the Overlord and held his ground, but the Overlord withdrew from the vortex rather than fight inside the world's space barrier.
• Shinji returned to the ground and used Heavenly Rock Door to block the Black Robe Leader's escape.
• Shinji grabbed the Black Robe Leader by the neck and said he would not let any of the Overlord's followers escape.

Shinji exposed the Black Robe Leader’s lies, learned that the World Destruction Society had been wiped out, and investigated the six members’ worlds after their Lanterns were destroyed. He found one world peaceful, then discovered the Black Robe Leader’s world was being invaded by the same Overlord he had recently encountered.

• Shinji crushed the Black Robe Leader’s Lantern, pulled out his Spirit Body, and read his memories, learning that all the Society’s members had joined the ambush.
• Shinji brought the other five Society members out of Kamui Space and realized the Overlord could now devour their worlds.
• Shinji pulled the remaining five members’ souls from their bodies and learned their worlds held little power or treasure worth taking.
• Shinji used the members’ Lanterns and memories to locate their worlds, finding one that appeared peaceful.
• Shinji found the Black Robe Leader’s world under attack by the same Overlord he had recently encountered.