Chapter Summaries

Konoha’s coordinated forces severed the Crimson Colossus’s arms, but Shisui and the other fighters were near exhaustion as the monster began regenerating. The battle was interrupted by four terrifying figures descending through a rift in the sky, and the chapter left Konoha facing a threat even worse than the Colossus.

• Shisui, the Akimichi and Nara ninja, the Aburame, Hiruzen, and Yunchuan coordinated attacks that severed the Crimson Colossus’s arms, though the effort killed one Akimichi Jonin and gravely wounded another.
• Shisui and Hiruzen realized the Colossus was recovering its Pupil Power and regenerating by drawing strength from the black monsters it had released.
• The Yamanaka Jonin informed the fighters that killing the black monsters weakened Uchiha Fugaku, and Hiruzen ordered Konoha’s forces to prioritize them.
• A rift tore open in the night sky, and four figures emerged as their overwhelming aura caused the Yamanaka Jonin to collapse in terror.
• The Konoha fighters looked up at the newcomers and sensed that they were more terrifying than the Crimson Colossus.

Shadow arrived in Konoha with four powerful Arrancar and named Fierce Eye as Espada No. 4. As his Espada massacred the defenders, Puppeteer turned Konoha’s attack into a slaughter of its own ninja, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen wounded and surrounded by chaos.

• Shadow descended toward Konoha with White Fang, Puppeteer, and Uzumaki, while Fierce Eye emerged from the Crimson Colossus and knelt before him.
• Shadow named the creature Fierce Eye and made it Espada No. 4, then sent Uzumaki to shatter Uchiha Shisui’s Susanoo and crush him.
• An Akimichi Clan Jonin attacked Uzumaki, which smashed his fist and battered him against the ground before tearing off his arm.
• White Fang appeared between two Nara Jonin and cut them in half with its Bone Blades.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha’s ninja to attack Shadow, but their weapons and Ninjutsu veered into their own ranks while Puppeteer controlled them with threads and stabbed Hiruzen.

The Puppeteer turned Konoha ninja against one another while Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled to restrain them without killing them. Shadow revealed that the attackers were Hollows from Hueco Mundo and declared that the Uchiha Clan’s suffering had ended, as Fierce Eye rose behind it.

• The Puppeteer controlled Konoha ninja with threads, forcing them to attack their own comrades while the unbound ninja hesitated to kill them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen used his techniques to subdue three controlled Jonin nonlethally, but his chakra was running low.
• Hyuga Yunchuan fought several Jonin and struggled to avoid killing more comrades while being prevented from attacking the Puppeteer.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen demanded to know who Shadow and the others were, then recognized Uzumaki as the being that had destroyed Kusagakure.
• Shadow corrected Hiruzen, explaining that Uzumaki and Fierce Eye were Hollows from Hueco Mundo and that the Uchiha had suffered what Konoha deserved.
• Shadow declared that the Uchiha Clan’s blood and tears had run dry, and Fierce Eye rose behind it.

Shadow manifested Hueco Mundo in the Ninja World, plunging the world into darkness and changing its laws. As Miroku foresaw danger for Moryo and Sarutobi Hiruzen collapsed from exhaustion, Nului died on the battlefield and became a Hollow, drawing Jiraiya and a figure from a Garganta to investigate.

• Shadow revealed himself as Death, opened the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and spent 50,000 Reality Points to manifest Hueco Mundo and implant its rules into the Ninja World.
• Darkness spread across the Ninja World before the sky returned, leaving everyone sensing that the world had changed; Shadow and the others escaped through Gargantas after warning that their master would return.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen collapsed after telling Hyuga Yunchuan that Konoha had to keep fighting through the coming changes.
• Miroku sensed that the laws of death had changed and foresaw Moryo breaking free ahead of schedule, with the source and the chance to seal it both pointing toward Konoha.
• Nului died on the Land of Hot Water battlefield, and the souls of nearby dead gathered around his body as he transformed into a Hollow.
• Jiraiya sensed the Hollow and appeared on high ground, while a figure emerged from a Garganta above the battlefield and looked down at it.

Nului transformed into a Gillian as the rules of Hueco Mundo spread across the battlefield, and Hollows began massacring Konoha and Kumogakure ninja. Jiraiya confronted the Puppeteer, whose deadly threads forced him to use Sloth’s Time Domain to evade its attack.

• Nului became a Gillian, and dozens of Hollows emerged from corpses across the battlefield.
• The Gillian fired a Hollow Flash that vaporized dozens of ninja, while Hollows began devouring survivors from both sides.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, who crushed the Gillian, but it fired another Hollow Flash and escaped harm.
• Jiraiya and Gamabunta attacked the Puppeteer hidden in the clouds, but it sliced through their flames and wounded Gamabunta with its threads.
• Jiraiya dispelled Gamabunta’s summoning to evade the threads, then drew Sloth and used its Time Domain to slow them before counterattacking.

Orochimaru opened a Space-Time Hole to Hueco Mundo beneath the ancient empire’s ruins, hoping to use Hollows to forge a Zanpakuto and gain power. After White Fang emerged and attacked him, Orochimaru was left choking in his grip.

• Orochimaru found murals depicting the ancient empire’s history and identified its founder as Gelel, who had been empowered by the Lord of Hueco Mundo.
• Haide smashed a sculpture, revealing the Gelel Stone vein, but Orochimaru used the ancient bloodline boy’s blood to activate the summoning array and consume the vein’s energy.
• The Space-Time Hole opened to Hueco Mundo, and Hollows poured into the palace, attacking the survivors.
• Orochimaru entered Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and used the Kusanagi Sword to shatter Hollow masks and devour their souls, while Tagorihime realized he was sacrificing their fused souls to forge a Zanpakuto.
• Orochimaru approached the rift in search of stronger Hollows, but White Fang emerged, seized him by the throat, and began crushing his neck.

Orochimaru fought to survive White Fang's attacks and forced Tagorihime to pour her soul into the Kusanagi Sword. Though White Fang sliced Orochimaru in half, the sword transformed into a Zanpakuto, and Orochimaru named it Snake Princess.

• Tagorihime bit White Fang's arm and bound him with a Curse Mark, giving Orochimaru time to escape using Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru pressured Tagorihime to enter the Kusanagi Sword, while Haide tried to flee and White Fang killed him with a single slash.
• Convinced that White Fang would kill them both, Tagorihime stopped resisting and poured her soul into the Kusanagi Sword, weakening Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon to block White Fang's slash, but White Fang appeared behind him and cut him in half.
• As White Fang prepared to finish him, the Kusanagi Sword transformed, and Orochimaru shouted, "Plunder them all, Snake Princess!"

Orochimaru gained control of a massive Rock Giant Snake with his Zanpakuto and fled the island after learning Hueco Mundo’s lord might still exist. In Kirigakure, the Kaguya Clan’s rebellion ended in a massacre, but Kimimaro transformed into a monstrous creature that unleashed a Pale Bone Forest, prompting Uchiha Obito to order its capture.

• Orochimaru used Snake Princess to turn the island’s bedrock into a giant serpent, questioned White Fang about the Lord of Hueco Mundo, and escaped into the sea.
• Karatachi Yagura and Uchiha Obito watched Kirigakure’s forces crush the Kaguya Clan rebellion, while Kimimaro fought on without regard for his own life.
• Uchiha Obito learned from Black Zetsu that Gillian were created from people who died amid intense emotions and discovered that Shadow’s forces had grown more powerful.
• As Kimimaro fell beneath Kirigakure’s blades, the dead Kaguya clansmen’s souls surged into him and transformed him into a monstrous bone-covered creature.
• Kimimaro’s new form created a Pale Bone Forest that killed dozens of Kirigakure ninja, and Uchiha Obito ordered Karatachi Yagura to capture the creature.

Kirigakure’s forces fought the newly born Gillian until Karatachi Yagura transformed into Isobu and defeated it. Uzumaki then arrived, crushed Isobu with a single punch, stripped the Sharingan from Yagura, and took the Gillian through a Garganta, leaving the stunned Kirigakure ninja behind.

• Kirigakure ninja attacked the Gillian through the Hidden Mist, but its bone weapons and defenses killed many of them.
• Karatachi Yagura used his Water Mirror Technique and Coral Palm before transforming completely into Isobu and overpowering the Gillian.
• A descending Uzumaki smashed Isobu into the ground and broke its shell with one punch, leaving Yagura gravely injured.
• Uzumaki waited for the hidden observer to emerge, then struck at its suspected position, but it escaped.
• Uzumaki removed the Sharingan from Yagura, bound him and the Gillian with chains, and took the Gillian through a Garganta to Hueco Mundo.

Kirigakure learned that Uchiha Obito had controlled Karatachi Yagura, while Hollows emerged across the Ninja World and caused widespread chaos. At Konoha’s research institute, Hyuga Yunchuan heard how Hollows could be killed and asked how to kill an Espada.

• Karatachi Yagura regained his memories, declared himself a sinner, ordered a bounty on Uchiha Obito, and resigned as Water Shadow in favor of Elder Genji managing the village.
• Hiruko escaped an exploding cave, saw a Hollow devour a test subject’s soul, and realized Orochimaru’s descriptions of Hollows had been true.
• A Newborn Hollow emerged from a gambler’s corpse in Tanzaku Town, devoured a thug’s soul, and headed toward the Daimyo’s Mansion as Hollows spread through the Ninja World.
• At Konoha’s research institute, a scientist explained that Hollows’ masks could be destroyed with non-elemental Ninjutsu or Chakra-reinforced attacks, while their other traits made them difficult to kill.
• Hyuga Yunchuan asked how they could kill an Espada.

Hyuga Yunchuan and Konoha’s advisers assessed the Espada’s physical bodies and abilities, then ordered further research into how to fight them. After leaving the institute, Shimura Danzō exposed Yunchuan’s covert pursuit and attacked him with a poisoned senbon.

• A researcher explained that the Espada were intelligent physical beings whose bodies could be harmed by conventional attacks but had immense strength, durability, and regeneration.
• The researcher described Puppeteer’s Chakra threads and Human Puppets, warning that its rank as Espada No. 3 suggested even stronger Espada remained unseen.
• Hyuga Yunchuan summarized the Espada threat, and Shimura Danzō ordered research into combating them, Hollow energy beams, soul devouring, and the changes caused by killing Hollows.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura discussed Konoha’s postwar leadership and left to manage the village, while Shimura Danzō departed with Yunchuan following him.
• Shimura Danzō asked how long Yunchuan would keep following him, then fired a poisoned senbon from his cane at the hidden Hyuga Yunchuan, who appeared beside a tree unharmed.

Hyuga Yunchuan deceived Shimura Danzō into believing they would work together to remove the Hyuga Main Family, while secretly treating him as a pawn. Danzō returned to Root, where he examined a report on an experiment forcibly combining Hashirama Cells with a Hollow.

• Danzo broke free of Yunchuan’s genjutsu and accused him of hiding greed and ambition.
• Yunchuan denied wanting to become Hokage, but Danzo argued that the Caged Bird seal blocked his path and offered to help him remove the Main Family as an obstacle.
• Danzo asked Yunchuan to cooperate in eliminating the Main Family, then left believing Yunchuan had accepted his plan.
• After Danzo departed, Yunchuan revealed he had remained in an illusion and called Danzo a useful pawn before heading toward Konoha Hospital.
• Danzo returned to Root and inspected a Hollow he had created through torture, alongside a report titled “Hashirama Cells and Hollow Forced Fusion Experiment Report.”

Shimura Danzō underwent Diao’s experiment to fuse Hollow spiritual energy with the Hashirama Cells in his arm. The fusion succeeded, giving him control over Wood Release, and he demanded more Hollows so he could strengthen the power further.

• Diao explained that Hollow spiritual energy could suppress Hashirama Cells and proposed using Danzō’s arm to absorb it when he killed a Hollow.
• Danzō accepted the risky experiment, and Diao opened the Hollow’s Vessel as he released the first seal on his arm.
• Danzō used Wood Release: Explosive Spear Tree to kill the Hollow, and its spiritual energy flooded into his arm.
• The Hollow’s energy balanced the Hashirama Cells, allowing Danzō to control his arm and use Wood Release: Cutting Technique against the laboratory wall.
• Danzō demanded more Hollows, while Diao stayed silent about the dangers because she wanted to study the effects of their corruption on him.

Hidan awakened the power of Four-Scythe Child, drained nearly a hundred Konoha and Kumogakure ninja, and drove Puppeteer to flee. At the Daimyo's Mansion, Tsunade helped defeat the Hollows, but the terrified Daimyo blamed Konoha and demanded answers from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Konoha and Kumogakure ninja fell into a renewed battle, and Hidan attacked the Gillian while Puppeteer and Jiraiya were occupied.
• Hidan killed the Gillian, then Puppeteer severed his head and limbs; Hidan awakened Four-Scythe Child and drained nearly a hundred ninja to restore his body.
• Puppeteer opened a Garganta and escaped, while Hidan spared Jiraiya because he had promised Kabuto to try not to kill Konoha people.
• Hollows attacked the Daimyo's Mansion, and Tsunade broke into the bedchamber and destroyed a Hollow by striking its mask.
• Tsunade, the surviving Samurai, and the Twelve Guardian Ninja defeated the remaining Hollows after discovering that their masks were their weakness.
• The Daimyo ordered an attendant to demand answers from Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Tsunade drank and worried that everything had gone wrong.

Hyuga Yunchuan visited the recovering Sarutobi Hiruzen and reviewed reports showing that Hollows and Espada had attacked across the Ninja World. Hiruzen decided to call a Five Kage Summit and asked Yunchuan to accompany him.

• Hyuga Yunchuan visited Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi at Konoha Hospital, where he urged the exhausted Third Hokage to rest.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Hyuga Yunchuan intelligence reports detailing Hollow attacks and Espada sightings across several lands, including a devastating assault near the Land of Hot Water.
• Hyuga Yunchuan reassured Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Hollow could be fought, and the two looked out at Konoha as it began recovering from the disaster.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Hyuga Yunchuan to send the other four great nations the Hollow research report and invited them to a Five Kage Summit.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Hyuga Yunchuan to accompany him to the summit.

Sarutobi Hiruzen chose Hyuga Yunchuan and Kakashi to accompany him as guards to the upcoming Five Kage Summit, while explaining why Kakashi’s account of Uchiha Obito mattered to Konoha. Yunchuan recognized that Hiruzen still regarded him as a controllable weapon because of his Caged Bird seal, and privately resolved to carry out his plan to remove it.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Hyuga Yunchuan and Kakashi as his guards for the Five Kage Summit, and both accepted.
• Hiruzen explained that Uchiha Shisui remained unconscious with severe injuries and that Kakashi’s knowledge of Obito made him essential to Konoha’s case before the other Kage.
• Yunchuan realized Hiruzen’s trust depended on the Caged Bird seal and privately affirmed that his plan to remove it would succeed.
• Kakashi asked how Konoha would defend itself while Hiruzen was away, and Hiruzen said Tsunade and Jiraiya were returning and the village would seek wielders for the remaining Seven Deadly Sins weapons.
• Hiruzen told Yunchuan to attend the Jonin meeting and began addressing the conflict between the Hyuga Main Family and Branch Family, warning that Konoha could not withstand another internal tragedy.

Hyuga Yunchuan stopped surviving Uchiha clansmen from confronting Sasuke while Shisui remained unconscious, but Sasuke revealed that Itachi spared him to take his eyes later. Shisui woke and knelt before the survivors, who demanded to know whether he had participated in the clan massacre.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Hyuga Yunchuan to restrain the Branch Family, and Yunchuan agreed while privately planning for the conflict to ignite.
• Hyuga Yunchuan watched Sasuke and Second Pillar sleeping beside the unconscious Uchiha Shisui when grieving Uchiha survivors arrived seeking answers.
• Hyuga Yunchuan told Uchiha Yakumi that Shisui was unconscious and reminded the survivors that Sasuke had also lost his parents.
• Sasuke knelt before the survivors and said Uchiha Itachi killed the clan for greater power and spared him so he could later take Sasuke's eyes.
• Uchiha Shisui woke, pleaded with the survivors not to blame Sasuke, and struggled to kneel before Uchiha Yakumi.
• Uchiha Yakumi asked Uchiha Shisui whether he had taken part in Uchiha Itachi's slaughter of the clan.

Shisui concealed his role in Itachi’s massacre, then offered to train the surviving Uchiha and tore out his blind eyes to ask Yakumi to forgive Sasuke. The clan accepted Sasuke, who awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, while Hyuga Yunchuan watched closely.

• Shisui admitted he had failed to guide or stop Itachi but hid his involvement, prompting Yakumi to beat him and demand how he could make amends.
• Shisui promised to teach the Uchiha everything he knew and help them kill Itachi, and Yakumi agreed to keep watching him while treating revenge as their shared goal.
• Shisui gouged out his useless eyes and offered them in exchange for Sasuke’s forgiveness.
• Yakumi and the other Uchiha agreed not to blame Sasuke, and Uchiha Uruchi said the clan needed to survive and grow stronger together.
• Sasuke awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan as Hyuga Yunchuan watched and released his grip on Greed.

Sasuke awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan after resolving to protect the Uchiha Clan, and Hyuga Yunchuan considered what had prompted the awakening. As Yunchuan led the increasingly assertive Branch Family toward the Hokage Building, the Main and Branch Families remained on the verge of conflict.

• Sasuke awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan and calmly vowed to kill Uchiha Itachi and preserve the Uchiha Clan.
• Hyuga Yunchuan reflected on Sasuke's protective resolve, then disappeared as Anbu arrived.
• Yunchuan reviewed his Tenseigan's progress and his new Gale Release, Shadow Domain, and Auswählen abilities.
• Hyuga Branch Family members gathered at Yunchuan's residence and followed him toward the Hokage Building instead of joining the Main Branch.
• Yunchuan and Hizashi Hyuga led their respective factions past each other without speaking, while Hyuga Riwo silently resented the Branch Family and Hyuga Aoi grew uneasy.

Hyuga Yunchuan brought Hyuga Iroha to a Jonin meeting as the divide between the Hyuga Main Branch and Branch Family became apparent. The attendees considered candidates for the Fifth Hokage before Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived looking deeply exhausted.

• Hyuga Yunchuan chose Hyuga Iroha to accompany him into the Jonin meeting, while the rest of the Branch Family waited outside.
• Hyuga Iroha saw Hyuga Riwo, Hyuga Homura, and Hyuga Tokuma seated with the Main Branch, and noticed Tokuma's uneasy reaction to him.
• Hyuga Yunchuan recognized that the Main Branch had secured Tokuma's promotion to strengthen its position and demonstrate its control over resources.
• Nara Shikaku considered Hyuga Yunchuan a strong Hokage candidate but believed the Caged Bird Cursed Seal made the position impossible for him, while Yamanaka Inoichi asked who might become Fifth Hokage.
• The Jonin watched Tsunade and Jiraiya, weighed the possible candidates, and then turned their attention to Sarutobi Hiruzen as he entered looking worn and aged.