Chapter Summaries

Shinji discovered that the Overlord had secretly contaminated the Black Robe Leader’s world and was rapidly corrupting it, so he planted a Divine Tree to take its planetary energy before the world was destroyed. He concluded that the Overlord had targeted all six World Destruction Society members’ worlds and began planning to steal from them before the Overlord could devour them.

• Shinji realized the Overlord’s corruption had accelerated because it had contaminated the Black Robe Leader’s world in advance, and he killed the Black Robe Leader.
• Shinji surveyed the world and found it had only a year or two left, then planted his Ten-Tails as a Divine Tree in a remote forest.
• Shinji determined that the Overlord had secretly contaminated all six World Destruction Society members’ worlds and would devour them once they were no longer useful.
• Shinji numbered the worlds and planned to drain World One first, then use Obito and a second Ten-Tails to harvest two worlds at a time.
• Shinji recognized that he lacked enough sacrifices but set that problem aside to focus on curbing the Overlord’s growth.

Shinji brought Shion to the Six Rings World to help fight the Overlords, receive guidance from the Archmages, and advance her Magic Ring training. At the Wisdom Tower, Shion demonstrated her magic and astonished Arcane with her ability to maintain eight magic arrays.

• Shinji reviewed Shion's training logs and told her to prepare to fight the Plague Overlord, with the Breeding Overlord possibly joining the battle.
• Shinji opened a Space Rift with his Lamp and took Shion to the Six Rings World, where he led her to the Wisdom Tower.
• Arcane greeted Shinji and questioned whether young Shion was the mage Shinji had mentioned.
• Twilight Star asked Shion to demonstrate her abilities, and she formed eight layers of magic arrays above her head.
• Arcane was shocked by Shion's skill, which ranked just below that of the Six Rings World's five Archmages.

Shion demonstrated her power to Twilight Star Archmage and "Arcane," combining eight magic circles into a prototype Magic Ring while in Miko Chakra Mode. Shinji left her to train with Twilight Star Archmage, then agreed that the Six Rings World could reclaim the Magic Tower after the battle and turned his attention back to the coming fight against the Overlord.

• Shion activated Miko Chakra Mode and fused eight magic circles into a prototype Magic Ring, astonishing Twilight Star Archmage and "Arcane."
• "Arcane" apologized for doubting Shion, and Shinji asked Twilight Star Archmage to help her master a proper Magic Ring.
• Shion promised Shinji she would focus on her training and asked him to tell Karin and Kō to work harder so she could beat them fairly.
• "Arcane" told Shinji that the Archmages wanted to rebuild the Knowledge Tower, and Shinji agreed that Shion would not keep the Magic Tower after the crisis.
• "Arcane" explained that the Archmages would gather materials to build the Knowledge Tower around Shion's Magic Ring, while Shinji focused on taking what they needed from the Overlord.

Shinji heard that the Research Institute planned to test whether raising Chakra to its limit could reproduce divine techniques, with Orochimaru volunteering as the test subject. Amado then uncovered a possible way to contact the Otsutsuki through the Divine Tree, and Shinji confirmed that it could communicate with other Divine Trees.

• Amado and Orochimaru told Shinji that the Research Institute had formed a team led by Hiruko to investigate reproducing divine techniques by raising Chakra to its limit.
• Orochimaru volunteered to undergo the dangerous experiment, and Shinji allowed him to prepare despite his unease.
• Amado reported that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had installed a perception-blocking barrier around the little Ten-Tails more than a hundred years ago, suggesting he had feared other Otsutsuki might detect it.
• Shinji agreed with Amado that the Divine Tree might provide a way to contact other Otsutsuki and went to World No. 1 to investigate.
• Shinji confirmed that the Divine Tree could communicate with other Divine Trees, giving him a potential way to reach their Otsutsuki planters.

Shinji returned to the Shinobi World with enough planetary energy to grow a Chakra Fruit and sacrificed Obito to his Divine Tree. As the fruit began to ripen, Shinji used the Divine Tree to send a message to other Divine Trees across the universe, hoping to lure Otsutsuki to the Shinobi World.

• Shinji waited on the Divine Tree in World 1 until it had absorbed enough planetary energy to nourish a Chakra Fruit, then returned to the Shinobi World.
• Shinji planted the Ten-Tails as a Divine Tree in a remote mountain and released Obito from Daikokuten.
• Shinji explained that he had manipulated Obito into becoming a suitable sacrifice for the Divine Tree and revealed that he had already sacrificed Isshiki and eaten a Chakra Fruit.
• Shinji pulled the small Ten-Tails out of Obito and prepared to sacrifice him; Obito accepted defeat and said he believed Shinji wanted to protect the Shinobi World.
• Shinji sacrificed Obito to the Divine Tree, then used the fruit's impending ripeness to send a message to other Divine Trees in the universe.

Momoshiki and Urashiki received a message from the Shinobi World about a nearly ripened Chakra Fruit and set out to claim it. Shinji watched the Divine Tree’s flower bud, which was close to producing the fruit.

• Momoshiki learned that Kaguya had betrayed Isshiki, taken a Chakra Fruit, and been sealed, while Isshiki survived through Karma.
• Momoshiki reasoned that Isshiki’s Divine Tree had sent the message on its own and decided to head for the Shinobi World with Kinshiki.
• Momoshiki refused to notify Urashiki, fearing his rival would seize the Chakra Fruit first.
• Urashiki also received the message and prepared to travel to the Shinobi World for the fruit.
• Shinji looked up at the sky after sending the message, then sensed that the Divine Tree’s bud was about to bloom.

Shinji weighed whether to use the newly matured Chakra Fruit himself or empower Karin or Hikaru, then chose to consume it himself to keep his strength growing against the Overlord. After harvesting it, he plundered planetary energy in the doomed World 1 and escaped just before the Overlord destroyed the world, heading for World 2.

• Shinji decided to use the second Chakra Fruit himself because he needed to keep increasing his power to face the Overlord.
• Three days later, the Chakra Fruit matured, and Shinji harvested it before storing the Divine Tree and leaving.
• Shinji arrived in World 1, found it near destruction, and planted the Divine Tree to drain its planetary energy.
• The Overlord detected Shinji's interference and attacked, so Shinji withdrew the Divine Tree and escaped through a Space Rift.
• The Overlord destroyed World 1, while Shinji traveled directly to World 2 with the energy his Divine Tree had absorbed.

After guarding World No. 2 and deciding to target only worlds the Overlord corrupted, Shinji ate a second Chakra Fruit and absorbed its energy. He discovered that the fruit could carry someone beyond Kekkei Mōra to Kekkei Sōra, a level that let its user turn all things and forms of energy into Chakra.

• Shinji surveyed World No. 2 and decided to leave it and the other remaining worlds untouched unless the Overlord attacked them.
• Shinji used the Lamp to cleanse himself, then swallowed the second Chakra Fruit.
• Shinji spent the night absorbing the fruit's energy and realized that the first fruit had left some Chakra undigested.
• Shinji's Dojutsu grew stronger as his Six Tomoe Rinnegan turned red and his forehead's Nine Tomoe Rinnegan turned deep purple.
• Shinji learned that Kekkei Sōra surpassed Kekkei Mōra by converting all things and forms of energy into Chakra.

Shinji realized that reaching the Kekkei Sōra might let him absorb a Chakra Fruit without waste, but he needed at least five fruits and lacked enough Otsutsuki sacrifices. Meanwhile, Orochimaru prepared to undergo a deadly fusion ritual designed to produce chakra powerful enough to wield divine techniques.

• Shinji considered how becoming a Kekkei Sōra resembled becoming an overlord, then concluded that power itself was not evil and resolved to proceed one step at a time.
• Shinji left World No. 2 and returned to the Shinobi World, where Hiruko warned Orochimaru that the ritual could kill him.
• Hiruko explained to Ranmaru that the ritual's extreme intensity was needed to fuse chakra strong enough to support divine techniques.
• The Research Institute completed preparations for the ritual and waited for the aurora that would signal its start.
• Orochimaru sat at the ritual's center, surrounded by six test subjects who had inherited Otsutsuki Shibai's power and together supplied the seven chakra attributes.

Orochimaru began the Bloodline Fusion Ritual beneath an aurora, using the Demon Seed to absorb six sacrifices and fuse them into his body. After the ritual site was damaged and repaired, the process resumed, and a bulky figure emerged from the smoke as everyone awaited the result.

• Hiruko predicted the aurora, and Orochimaru prepared to begin the ritual while Kabuto Yakushi worried about its risks.
• Yakumo and Haku watched from a distant peak, with Yakumo warning that Orochimaru and Hiruko needed to be monitored.
• Orochimaru activated the Chimera Technique at the aurora’s peak, unleashing the Demon Seed toward the six sacrifices.
• The Demon Seed damaged the ritual site and attacked the researchers, but Kabuto Yakushi, Ranmaru, and Delta rescued them.
• Orochimaru pulled the Demon Seed back and held it at bay while the researchers repaired the ritual site.
• With the ritual restored, Orochimaru resumed fusing the six sacrifices into himself, and a grotesque figure appeared in the rising smoke.

Orochimaru emerged from a strange cocoon after Hiruko’s ritual and underwent an examination that confirmed the ritual had succeeded and transformed him beyond human limits. He had not yet identified his divine art, while Hiruko resented him for taking the benefits of the ritual.

• The ritual site’s instruments failed as a terrifying presence filled the area, and a giant cocoon appeared where Orochimaru had been.
• The cocoon hardened without the observers noticing, then cracked apart and released Orochimaru, who said the ritual seemed to have succeeded.
• Orochimaru told Amado that he felt great but needed time to discover whether he had obtained a divine art.
• Amado examined Orochimaru and found that all his vital indicators exceeded human limits, confirming the ritual’s success.
• Hiruko secretly blamed Orochimaru for stealing his chance at freedom, and Orochimaru looked at him as if he had heard the thought.

Shinji reviewed Amado’s report on Orochimaru’s successful fusion ritual and worried that Orochimaru had secretly gained shinjutsu. As the Overlord’s invasion threatened to destroy World 4 in forty-six days, Shinji planted a second Divine Tree using the Little Ten-Tails to accelerate the planet’s energy absorption.

• Shinji read Amado’s detailed report and learned that Orochimaru had survived the ritual with Otsutsuki Shibai’s Chakra and might have mastered shinjutsu.
• Shinji learned that Ada and Daemon were monitoring Orochimaru while Amado had moved Orochimaru’s former subordinates away from the Research Institute’s main facility.
• Shinji used Little Round’s model to calculate that the Overlord would destroy World 4 in forty-six days and warned himself to watch for Lantern Bearers who might have defected.
• Shinji released the Little Ten-Tails, ordered it to take root, and used his Chakra to make it transform into a Divine Tree beside the first one.

Shinji accelerated the little Divine Tree’s growth by letting its roots reach World No. 4’s core, then prepared to flee as the collapsing world neared its end. He stored both Ten-Tails and his Divine Tree before escaping through a Space Rift, leaving the Overlord behind.

• Shinji used Little Round to estimate that World No. 4 would collapse in thirty-two days after the second Divine Tree took root.
• Shinji broke through the planet’s mantle so the little Divine Tree could absorb energy directly from the core, while the Overlord tried to contaminate it.
• As World No. 4 descended into apocalyptic chaos, Shinji removed the little Divine Tree and stored the grown little Ten-Tails in Daikokuten’s timeless space.
• Shinji sensed the Overlord’s contamination on his own Divine Tree and put the tree away.
• Shinji opened a Space Rift with the power of the Lamp and escaped World No. 4.

Shinji cleansed himself and the small Ten-Tails of the Overlord’s contamination in World No. 2, then subdued the creature when it resisted. He counted the energy his two Divine Trees had taken from World No. 4 and decided not to target the Society’s other worlds unless an Overlord had invaded them.

• Shinji used the Lantern to remove hidden Overlord contamination from himself, then summoned the small Ten-Tails from Daikokuten for a separate cleansing.
• The small Ten-Tails resisted the Lantern’s light, so Shinji beat it down, pinned it with Black Rods, and warned it to obey him.
• Shinji cleansed the small Ten-Tails again, and it resisted without daring to attack him.
• Shinji assessed how his two Divine Trees had taken half of World No. 4’s energy, leaving his own tree halfway to another Chakra Fruit and bringing the small tree closer to adulthood.
• Shinji considered planting trees in the World Destruction Society’s four remaining worlds, but chose to target only worlds invaded by an Overlord.

Shinji returned to the Research Institute and learned that Orochimaru had gained overwhelming power from Hiruko's ritual. He tested Orochimaru himself, and after their first exchange, Shinji sent him flying with a kick.

• Shinji summoned Yakumo and Haku, then asked Amado about Orochimaru's progress with the ritual's power.
• Amado reported that Orochimaru had easily defeated Delta, Ranmaru, and Zabuza, and had surpassed Ada and Daemon in strength without relying on Shinjutsu.
• Shinji went to Orochimaru's testing ground with Amado, Yakumo, and Haku, while Amado alerted Ada and Daemon.
• Orochimaru praised Hiruko's ritual and claimed he had gained the power of a god, so Shinji invited him to demonstrate his abilities.
• Orochimaru charged Shinji and their fists collided, but Shinji dodged his next punch and kicked him flying.

Orochimaru challenged Shinji to test whether his newfound strength could earn him greater autonomy, but Shinji effortlessly stopped his attacks. Shinji then declared that Orochimaru had to withstand him for ten seconds and launched a punch that left Orochimaru struggling to defend himself.

• Orochimaru admitted he had held back during earlier tests and charged Shinji at supersonic speed.
• Shinji stopped Orochimaru with Shinra Tensei, then flung him away when he increased his Dojutsu output.
• Orochimaru rebounded and charged Shinji again, creating a crater while Shinji remained unharmed.
• Orochimaru realized his strength still could not match Shinji, and Amado noticed Orochimaru could fly.
• Shinji challenged Orochimaru to withstand him for ten seconds, then used Banshō Ten'in and punched at him.

Shinji defeated Orochimaru’s newly revealed Chakra Mode with a single punch, though he recognized that Orochimaru had reached Six Paths-level combat power. Karin and Hikari had also reached the Six Paths level, while Shinji left the test intrigued by Orochimaru’s ability to manipulate his surroundings.

• Orochimaru activated a blue Chakra Mode and created blue-scaled serpents as Shinji pulled him in with Banshō Ten'in.
• Shinji smashed through Orochimaru’s serpents and Chakra Mode with one punch, sending Orochimaru into a crater.
• Ada, Daemon, and Amado reacted to Shinji’s overwhelming strength, while Karin, Hikari, and Otsutsuki Toneri watched from the Flying Fortress.
• Karin, Hikari, and Otsutsuki Toneri returned inside the fortress, and Karin and Hikari were revealed to have reached the Six Paths level.
• Shinji recognized Orochimaru’s state as a variation of Mitsuki’s Sage Mode and concluded that Orochimaru could manipulate his surroundings and fight at the Six Paths level.

Shinji defeated Orochimaru’s Divine Technique Chakra Mode and compelled him to cooperate with Amado’s tests. Back at the Flying Fortress, Shinji learned that Karin and Hikari had both reached the Six Paths level through their Karma and Yachihoko abilities.

• Orochimaru used Divine Technique Chakra Mode but still lost to Shinji’s punch, then submitted and agreed to cooperate unconditionally with Amado’s tests.
• Shinji warned Amado, Yakumo, Haku, and the others to stay alert around Orochimaru before returning to the Flying Fortress.
• Shinji found Truth-Seeking Orbs behind Karin and Hikari and learned they had both become Six Paths-level fighters.
• Karin explained that Shinji’s Karma had let them experience Six Paths-level chakra, while Hikari’s Yachihoko chakra shockwaves helped each of them break through.
• Shinji considered their breakthrough a major achievement and asked Karin and Hikari to explain how it happened.

After Karin and Hikari reached Six Paths level, Shinji left them and Toneri on standby for a possible Otsutsuki arrival and returned to World No. 2 to track the Overlord. Meanwhile, Hiruko secured approval for a second ritual, codenamed Venus, despite objections from Amado, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

• Shinji concluded that Karin and Hikari's accumulated progress had helped them ascend to Six Paths level and ordered them, along with Toneri, to prepare for the Otsutsuki.
• Shinji returned to World No. 2 after the Overlord devoured World No. 4, intending to inspect Worlds No. 3, 5, and 6.
• Hiruko proposed repeating his ritual during an upcoming astronomical event, but Amado, Tsunade, and Orochimaru warned that the plan was too risky.
• Amado called a vote, and the Research Institute approved Hiruko's second ritual plan under the codename Venus.

The Research Institute launched Hiruko’s Venus Project ritual after Shinji approved it, hoping to produce a Six Paths-level combatant. As the six sacrifices were swallowed and the ritual proceeded smoothly, Toneri spotted the comet that had illuminated Venus explode above the moon.

• Shinji planted two Divine Trees in World No. 2 as the Overlord began corrupting it, then approved the Research Institute’s request to launch the Venus Project.
• Amado told Hiruko that the project had received authorization, and Hiruko said he would begin the ritual when Venus lit up.
• The Research Institute’s teams assembled at a reinforced ritual site, where Hiruko prepared six carefully selected sacrifices.
• Orochimaru told Amado, Tsunade, and the other observers that Hiruko himself was the ritual’s biggest flaw.
• When Venus lit up, Hiruko activated his enhanced Chimera Technique, and the Demon Seeds swallowed all six sacrifices.
• Toneri watched the ritual through the Giant Tenseigan, saw the comet heading toward the Shinobi World, and watched it explode above the moon.