Chapter Summaries

After Nodes 8 and 6 fell, Amado’s team tried to keep the Bulwark Plan going, but Kabuto Yakushi destroyed Node 5’s hidden base and reinforcement spikes. The defensive barrier collapsed, allowing the Overlord’s power to enter the Shinobi World as Naruto prepared to fight on.

• Tsunade, Amado, and the others learned that Nodes 8 and 6 had fallen, though their reinforcement spikes were still functioning.
• Amado urged the group to hold the line for the Bulwark Plan, and Scorpion said four engineering squads could support more nodes.
• A messenger reported that Node 5 had fallen and could no longer be contacted.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that he had infiltrated Node 5’s underground base, defeated its defenders, and destroyed its reinforcement spikes.
• The barrier dissolved after Nodes 8, 6, and 5 fell, and the Overlord’s power poured into the Shinobi World, raising Kabuto Yakushi’s strength.
• Naruto rejected Kabuto Yakushi’s call to give up and vowed to keep fighting.

After the defensive barriers at several nodes fell, dark-purple mist began pouring into the Shinobi World and empowering the Overlord’s forces. Shion urged the nodes to keep their reinforcement spikes operating, while Neji and his allies chose to keep guarding Node 9 as the crisis worsened.

• The communications team told Shion that Nodes 5, 6, and 8 had fallen and their barriers had been destroyed, but she ordered the remaining nodes to keep their reinforcement spikes operating.
• At Node 3, Otsutsuki Toneri continued fighting Zabuza while the Giant Tenseigan sustained his position.
• At Node 4, Sasuke struggled against the Third Tsuchikage as the loss of Infinite Tsukuyomi Chakra left him depleted and the dark-purple mist strengthened his opponent.
• At Node 9, Momoshiki urged Neji, Kimimaro, and 'H' to flee, but Neji insisted the operating reinforcement spike made guarding the node worthwhile.
• Neji, Kimimaro, and 'H' agreed to remain at Node 9, and Neji informed the communications team of their decision.

As the Overlord of Fear’s power poured into the Shinobi World and Otsutsuki Shibai’s strength grew, Shinji revealed that others were helping save the world. Shinobi and Research Institute teams installed reinforcement spikes across the lands, slowing the collapse while Shibai dismissed their efforts as futile.

• Otsutsuki Shibai’s wounds healed and his Chakra increased as dark purple smoke poured into the Shinobi World, which he said would collapse within half a day.
• Shinji told Otsutsuki Shibai that he was not the only one trying to save the Shinobi World.
• Gaara and the Research Institute engineering team installed a reinforcement spike in Wind Country while Temari warned that controlled shinobi were approaching.
• Kakashi, Sakura, Ino, and other Konoha shinobi joined Research Institute teams installing reinforcement spikes in the Land of Fire, with Jiraiya, Amas, and Might Guy assisting elsewhere.
• Darui, Kurotsuchi, Chojuro, Suigetsu, and Ringo Ameyuri led forces in other lands to install spikes, slowing the Shinobi World’s collapse as Otsutsuki Shibai mocked their resistance.

As the Shinobi World faced collapse, Deidara, Konan, and other defenders fought to protect the Research Institute’s reinforcement efforts while the command center tracked the dwindling time. Tsunade and Shizune left to join the battlefield, determined to fight rather than wait in shelter.

• Deidara flew south to confront a large enemy force after destroying attackers with an explosion, while Delta returned to camp.
• Delta sent Ranmaru, Kakuzu, Hidan, and an Engineering Unit member to investigate an area where scout teams had disappeared.
• Konan and Amegakure shinobi held their position as figures shrouded in dark purple smoke approached.
• The Communications Unit reported reinforcement points lighting across several countries, while Amado said the world might last fifteen or sixteen hours if the core nodes held.
• Tsunade and Shizune left the command center to fight on the battlefield.

Otsutsuki Shibai overwhelmed the figure he believed was Shinji Uchiha, but Shinji baited him into a reckless charge and struck him with Tamatsukuri Spear. Karin then appeared in Shinji’s place, leaving Otsutsuki Shibai unable to accept that his opponent had never been Shinji.

• The Overlord of Fear strengthened Otsutsuki Shibai while its corrupted puppets attacked the reinforcement stakes defending the Shinobi World.
• Otsutsuki Shibai attacked the apparent Shinji Uchiha and repeatedly sent him crashing into the Divine Tree and the ground.
• Shinji observed that Otsutsuki Shibai’s power had stopped growing and taunted him about his fear and limits.
• Otsutsuki Shibai charged in anger, allowing Shinji to hit him with Tamatsukuri Spear and sharply weaken his condition.
• Karin appeared in a burst of smoke, and Otsutsuki Shibai refused to believe that she was not Shinji Uchiha.

Amado and the others learned that 'B' had been disguised as Shinji at the Core Node, leaving them wondering where the real Shinji was. Otsutsuki Shibai fled toward the Research Institute to absorb Ada and Daemon's divine techniques, but a barrier trapped him and bone rods struck him.

• Amado told Ada, Daemon, and Scorpion that 'B' had guarded the Core Node while disguised as Shinji.
• Ada and the others realized Shinji had concealed the guards' identities to keep 'B''s role secret, and they wondered where he was.
• Otsutsuki Shibai, weakened after Karin struck him with the Tamatsukuri Spear, feared Shinji was nearby and fled with Karin in pursuit.
• Otsutsuki Shibai reached the Research Institute, intending to absorb Ada and Daemon's divine techniques and grow strong enough to defeat Shinji.
• A barrier rose around Otsutsuki Shibai on the Institute's roof, and dozens of bone rods shot into him.

Karin, Uchiha Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki ambushed the weakened Otsutsuki Shibai and fought him at the Research Institute. After Hikari sealed the surrounding space, their combined attacks overwhelmed him, and he began to decay under Kaguya’s All-Killing Ash Bones.

• Otsutsuki Shibai realized Karin, Ada, and Daemon had lured him into a trap, and Karin joined Hikari and Kaguya Otsutsuki at the battlefield.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki revealed that her improved All-Killing Ash Bones was damaging Shibai beyond the reach of his Transformation shinjutsu.
• Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya attacked Shibai together, gradually gaining the advantage as his injuries worsened and the Research Institute grounds were nearly leveled.
• Shibai tried to escape using Claw Mark, but Hikari sealed the surrounding space with Heavenly Rock Door.
• Karin and Kaguya struck Shibai with a golden sword and numerous bone rods, and he fell as All-Killing Ash Bones spread through his body.

Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki thought they had defeated Otsutsuki Shibai, but the Overlord of Fear revived him and raised his power to the Kekkei Sōra realm. The three answered with Divine Art: Time River—Banishment.

• Amado, Scorpion, Daemon, and Ada waited in the ruined underground shelter, unable to see the surface battle.
• Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki watched Otsutsuki Shibai decay after Karin’s disguise and Shinji’s trap helped defeat him.
• The Overlord of Fear tore open the sky and poured dark purple smoke into Otsutsuki Shibai, restoring him and removing the All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki let Otsutsuki Shibai continue absorbing power while preparing a joint technique.
• Otsutsuki Shibai surpassed the peak of Kekkei Mōra and entered the Kekkei Sōra realm, then the three used Divine Art: Time River—Banishment.

Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki used Shinji’s Time River to trap “Otsutsuki Shibai” after he ascended to Kekkei Sōra. His presence vanished, leaving them uncertain whether the technique could hold him.

• “Otsutsuki Shibai” found himself cut off from his senses and trapped in the Time River, unable to escape or affect his surroundings.
• “Otsutsuki Shibai” unleashed ninjutsu and shinjutsu, but his attacks disappeared into the warped chaos.
• Amado, Ada, and Daemon lost their ability to sense “Otsutsuki Shibai,” while Ada suspected the three fighters had made him disappear.
• Karin, Hikari, and Kaguya Otsutsuki used the Time River, draining their Chakra as they trapped “Otsutsuki Shibai.”
• Karin said she could no longer sense him, and Kaguya Otsutsuki realized he may have reached a new realm beyond Kekkei Mōra.

Karin told Ada and Amado that Otsutsuki Shibai had been dealt with, but the Overlord of Fear continued pouring dark purple mist into the Shinobi World. Across several nodes, the defenders faced renewed attacks, while Naruto refused to surrender to Kabuto Yakushi.

• Ada, Daemon, Amado, and Scorpion emerged from underground, and Karin told them Otsutsuki Shibai had been dealt with.
• Amado saw that the Overlord of Fear’s dark purple mist was still entering the Shinobi World, confirming the crisis continued.
• At Node 2, Shion faced more corrupted puppet ninja as the Communications Unit warned her that enemies were approaching.
• At Node 3, Zabuza regenerated after Otsutsuki Toneri cut him in two and taunted him as Toneri’s Chakra ran low.
• At Node 4, Sasuke learned that Ōnoki’s Dust Release had reduced his right arm to atoms, then prepared to face approaching enemies.
• At Node 5, Naruto told Kabuto Yakushi he would never give up, and Menma said he was beginning to admire him.

Neji and Kimimaro saved Ryūsetsuna and defeated the Fourth Raikage, while Haku arrived to help Ido and Yakumo fight the puppet ninja. Shinji revealed that he had been waiting to confront the Overlord of Fear directly and flew through the spatial barrier into space to face him.

• Neji and Kimimaro arrived in time to save Ryūsetsuna, then killed the Fourth Raikage with Divine Pursuit.
• Ryūsetsuna told Neji that Chiyo was injured but should recover, and Neji said their Node 9 was safe before leaving to help elsewhere.
• Haku found Ido controlling Yakumo’s body and learned that Mei Terumi had destroyed the Blood Pool and left Yakumo and Ido near death.
• Haku activated Sage Mode and advanced toward the puppet ninja pursuing Ido and Yakumo.
• Shinji explained that his goal was to weaken and destroy the Overlord of Fear, then flew through the Shinobi World’s spatial barrier into space.

After Shinji stopped the Overlord of Fear’s invasion by confronting it in space, the Shinobi World’s defenders learned they could only wait and hope. Shinji refused the Overlord’s offer to spare the world, destroyed it at the cost of his own life, and drifted alone through space.

• The Overlord of Fear’s mist stopped entering the Shinobi World, and Amado’s monitoring stations confirmed that the planet had stopped collapsing.
• Karin, Hikari, and the others realized Shinji had taken the fight beyond the spatial barrier, while Amado explained that they could do nothing to affect the battle.
• Shinji attacked the Overlord of Fear’s true form in space, cut through its asteroid belt, and pierced its red eye with a golden sword formed from Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• As Shinji burned himself to destroy the Overlord, the Lamp and the Overlord both urged him to stop, but he declared that he only wanted it dead.
• Shinji unleashed a final burst of golden light that annihilated the Overlord of Fear, and the other Overlords felt fear for the first time.
• Shinji drifted through space like a fading ember after the Overlord’s destruction.