Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Yunchuan exposed Danzo’s crimes and broke through his Wood Release shield, but Sarutobi Hiruzen intervened just as the Anbu moved to kill him. Hiruzen recognized the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Wood Release on Danzo and was left pale with shock.

• Danzo used a grotesque Wood Release shield to defend himself from Hyuga Yunchuan’s Wind Style Feather Blades.
• Hyuga Yunchuan listed Danzo’s crimes, including human experimentation, stealing the Uchiha and Hyuga clans’ dojutsu, colluding with foreign enemies, and attacking the Hokage.
• Hyuga Yunchuan shattered Danzo’s shield with repeated saber strikes and ordered the Anbu to execute him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and deflected the Anbu’s attacks away from Danzo with his Adamantine Ruyi Staff.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized Danzo’s Sharingan, Byakugan, and Wood Release and turned pale with shock.

Hyuga Yunchuan exposed Shimura Danzō’s escape attempt and seemingly killed him, but Danzō used Izanagi to survive and flee to the Uchiha Clan grounds. Yunchuan and Konoha’s shinobi rushed after him, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen facing the consequences of having obstructed Yunchuan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to stop Hyuga Yunchuan from killing Shimura Danzō, but Yunchuan’s Wind Blade cut through Danzō’s wooden clone and revealed that Danzō had escaped.
• Hyuga Yunchuan sensed Danzō underground and struck him with a golden blade, apparently reducing him to dust and leaving a vast trench.
• An explosion and twisted trees erupted at the Uchiha Clan grounds, and Jiraiya explained that Danzō had used Izanagi to turn his death into a dream.
• Hyuga Yunchuan accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of causing the crisis and flew toward the Uchiha Clan grounds, followed by Konoha’s shinobi.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen remained behind as shinobi from other villages watched him, realizing he might be finished if Danzō had harmed the Uchiha Clan.

The author shared medical checkup results that showed no major problems but revealed issues linked to an irregular schedule and diet, prompting a day off to focus on recovery. The author planned to keep adjusting their sleep schedule, exercise, and lose weight while owing ten updates to a patron.

• The author said a reader's suggestion led them to get a medical checkup after months of sleeping from two in the afternoon until two at night.
• The author reported that, aside from lung stones remaining from the pandemic period, their health issues stemmed from an irregular schedule and diet, and said they would recover through medication and exercise.
• The author announced a day off to fix their schedule and said they needed to lose weight to avoid worsening fatty liver.
• The author thanked Rehe Dabian for another Alliance Leader and said they now owed ten updates, or 20,000 words.
• The author said they had recently been waking at seven or eight in the morning, avoiding noon naps, and gradually getting used to sleeping at night.

Uchiha Shisui and the Uchiha Clan learned that Fifth Hokage Hyuga Yunchuan had exposed Shimura Danzō’s crimes and killed him. As the clan celebrated, Danzō’s stolen Sharingan and Izanagi enabled a sudden attack on the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

• Uchiha Izumi read Sasuke’s letter describing his studies at the Daimyo’s Mansion and his growing respect for Naruto Uzumaki.
• An explosion and twisted black trees erupted near the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and Uchiha Shisui advised the clan not to intervene directly.
• Hyuga Yunchuan publicly accused Shimura Danzō of human experiments and stealing Uchiha Sharingan and Hyuga Byakugan, then ordered his execution.
• Uchiha Shisui calmed Uchiha Yakumi and the other clansmen, urging them to trust the Fifth Hokage as Hyuga Yunchuan killed Danzō despite Sarutobi Hiruzen’s attempt to stop him.
• Black roots burst from the ground inside the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and Uchiha Shisui realized Danzō had used the stolen Sharingan’s Izanagi.

Shimura Danzō attacked the Uchiha Clan Grounds to seize Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shisui died protecting the clan while Danzō escaped. Hyuga Yunchuan declared Danzō an S-rank missing-nin, stripped Sarutobi Hiruzen of his authority, and received a new notice that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and others had reacted to his lie.

• Yakumi realized Danzō was targeting Shisui’s hidden Mangekyō Sharingan, and he, Zetsu, and Uchiha Izumi rushed to Yakumi’s destroyed residence as Black Tree roots attacked them.
• Zetsu used Susanoo to break through Danzō’s defenses, but Danzō launched a massive Wood Style attack across the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Zetsu unleashed Susanoo: Ninety-Nine to shield the clan, and Shisui collapsed and died after exhausting himself; Hyuga Yunchuan arrived and recovered Shisui’s remaining eye from the rubble.
• Yakumi punched Sarutobi Hiruzen and blamed him for protecting Danzō, while Hyuga Yunchuan declared Danzō an S-rank missing-nin and stripped Hiruzen of his offices and freedom pending an investigation.
• An Anbu ninja reported that Sarutobi Asuma had died despite rescue efforts, and Hiruzen collapsed after hearing the news; Jiraiya accepted that Hiruzen had been wrong.
• Hyuga Yunchuan gained Reality Points from the reactions to his lies and learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Nagato, and others had opened a scroll and doubted themselves.

Anko Mitarashi watched the Five Great Nations maintain a blockade around Amegakure, wary of Akatsuki’s unknown strength and baffled by its silence. When Konoha shinobi brought in a starving Rain Country boy who had tried to enter the village, his hatred and faith in Akatsuki revealed how desperate the people were to reach Amegakure.

• Anko Mitarashi surveyed the Five Great Nations’ blockade and observed Amegakure beneath clear skies while the rest of the Land of Rain remained under constant rain.
• Anko considered the failed reconnaissance missions, the Five Kage’s hesitation, and her suspicion that Akatsuki’s silence concealed a larger plan.
• Two Konoha shinobi escorted a muddy, emaciated boy into camp after catching him trying to reach Amegakure through a drainage culvert.
• The Konoha Chunin told Anko that their sector had intercepted 210 Rain Country refugees attempting to enter Amegakure.
• The boy accused the great nations’ shinobi of destroying his country and declared that Akatsuki’s god would drive them away and bring peace.

Anko learned that Akatsuki had bypassed the Five Great Nations’ blockade with space-time ninjutsu, while Amegakure built up a vast war industry. When Ōtsutsuki Isshiki read the copied stone tablet, he discovered an account naming him and revealing a forgotten clan conflict, then demanded every detail about the Underground Palace.

• Anko received an intelligence report that Hanzo’s space-time ninjutsu let Akatsuki evade the blockade and that Akatsuki had badly injured the allied forces.
• Anko saw Amegakure’s factories, weapons, and Chimera beasts operating at full capacity as the village prepared for war.
• Nagato gave Ōtsutsuki Isshiki two unopened scrolls and a copy of the Underground Palace tablet, explaining that the original could not be moved even with the Rinnegan.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki read the tablet’s account of his pursuit of a fellow clan member alongside Kaguya, and learned that Kaguya had betrayed them and seized the God Tree.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki lost his composure and tore the scroll before regaining his calm and demanding that Nagato recount every detail about the Underground Palace.

Nagato recounted the Underground Palace’s history to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who ordered Kakuzu to read its ancient scrolls. The scrolls revealed Hagoromo’s purpose in spreading Chakra and predicted a savior who would unite the world’s power when the Otsutsuki Clan returned.

• Nagato finished telling Isshiki about the Underground Palace, its casualties, and the arrival of Shadow, the Espada, and Hueco Mundo.
• Isshiki gave the two recovered scrolls to Kakuzu and ordered him to read them aloud.
• Kakuzu read that Chakra was a power within living beings and that Hagoromo’s Ninjutsu was a simplified imitation of God Technique.
• Kakuzu reached an unfamiliar Otsutsuki term, and Isshiki told him to continue without explaining it to the Akatsuki members.
• The scroll described Hagoromo’s failed attempt to unite living beings through Chakra and revealed that he was waiting for a savior to gather their power when the Otsutsuki Clan returned.

Kakuzu read Ōtsutsuki Yunshi’s account of creating Hollow, Zanpakuto, and Kido, leaving Akatsuki stunned by the Underground Palace’s origins. Isshiki concluded that Yunshi had altered his memories and ordered Akatsuki to investigate the palace and destroy Yunshi’s possible vessels and legacies.

• Kakuzu read that Yunshi had created Hollow, Zanpakuto, and the three Kido arts and hidden their teachings in the Underground Palace.
• Isshiki ordered Akatsuki to master Kido and explore the palace’s deeper layers, then announced that two new members were waiting below.
• Nagato led Akatsuki to meet Hyuga Neji and Kohinata Mujie, who introduced himself as an outer member.
• Isshiki realized that his memories of Yunshi’s earlier clash with him had been altered and suspected Yunshi had used a spiritual God Technique.
• Isshiki resolved to find and destroy Yunshi’s possible Vessel, Shadow, and Hueco Mundo, and questioned whose God Tree had been brought to the planet.

Naruto questioned whether widespread Chakra would improve the world, and Yunshi confirmed that the Sage of Six Paths had brought Chakra to humanity. After the Nine-Tails argued that power was shaped by those who wielded it, Naruto decided he needed to find a new master for Chakra before popularizing it.

• Naruto stayed awake in the Sealing Space, reading about the Ninja World's history while using Chakra to forge his Zanpakuto.
• Naruto asked Yunshi whether humans could have discovered Chakra without Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths, and Yunshi said Chakra had been brought to the world by them.
• Naruto asked whether giving everyone Chakra would make the world better, and the Nine-Tails compared Chakra to a hoe that could be used for either creation or violence.
• Naruto concluded that the people wielding Chakra should use it for production and creation, rather than serving the interests of Daimyos and nobles.
• Naruto decided to find a new master for the hoe before Chakra and Ninjutsu were widely popularized, and he thought of a white figure who had once shielded him.

Naruto learned that Danzō had escaped after his forbidden experiments were exposed and had killed Zetsu, prompting Sasuke to return to Konoha. Naruto reassured Sasuke and concealed his plan to keep hunting Hollows alone, while Ryosuke considered Lord Kazuma’s suggestion; meanwhile, Hyuga Yunchuan asked Konoha’s leaders for their thoughts on a scroll.

• Sasuke told Naruto that Danzō’s experiments had been exposed, the Third had stopped the Fifth Hokage’s execution order, and Danzō had escaped after killing Zetsu and stealing his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke decided to return to Konoha, and Naruto supported his choice while hiding that he intended to keep absorbing Hollows alone.
• Naruto told Karin and Ryosuke Chiba about Sasuke’s departure, and both offered to stay and help him.
• Ryosuke recognized that Naruto would continue the Hollow commission alone and recalled Lord Kazuma’s suggestion from the previous day.
• Hyuga Yunchuan asked Konoha’s leaders to share their thoughts after reading a scroll’s preface.

Hyuga Yunchuan revealed to the assembled leaders that the Otsutsuki Clan, the Sage of Six Paths, and the origins of Hollows were real, shattering their understanding of history. When Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura struggled to accept the news, Yunchuan urged them to face reality and challenged them to retire like the Third.

• Hyuga Yunchuan distributed dossiers containing suppressed intelligence about the Underground Palace, the Otsutsuki Clan, and the origins of Chakra, Ninjutsu, and Hollows.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and the other leaders sat stunned by the revelations, and Yunchuan gained Reality Points from their intense reactions.
• Hyuga Yunchuan asked the leaders for their thoughts and directed his question first to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Utatane Koharu could not speak, while Mitokado Homura expressed disbelief about the God Techniques and the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Hyuga Yunchuan reminded them that the Sage of Six Paths might be dead, the Lord of Hueco Mundo was gone or unknown, and the Otsutsuki Clan had not yet descended.
• Hyuga Yunchuan told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to retire and give their positions to younger people if they lacked the courage to face reality.

Hyuga Yunchuan used the meeting to consolidate his authority and argue that another Otsutsuki-linked force had intervened on Akatsuki’s side. As the assembled leaders feared the possible enemies, he declared that the Fifth Shinobi World War would begin with him.

• Hyuga Yunchuan silenced Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, while the assembled leaders accepted his authority in the absence of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō.
• Hyuga Yunchuan guided the meeting to examine why Shadow had broken with Akatsuki and reclaimed one of Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya reasoned that Shadow had likely given Nagato his Rinnegan and had tried to reclaim it because an unknown force disrupted his plans.
• Hyuga Yunchuan linked Akatsuki’s unusual abilities and Amegakure’s altered weather to the intervention of another Otsutsuki-connected being.
• The leaders feared that the force behind Akatsuki might be the Unknown Otsutsuki or the Rabbit Goddess, and hoped it was only the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hyuga Yunchuan rose and declared that the Fifth Shinobi World War, aimed at reclaiming the Tailed Beasts and defeating Akatsuki and Hueco Mundo, would begin with him.

Hyuga Yunchuan declared that Konoha would begin the Fifth Shinobi World War against Akatsuki and Hueco Mundo, urging the other villages to unite against the Otsutsuki Clan. As Konoha began mobilizing for war, Yugito Nii reported his decision to the Fourth Raikage, whose laughter turned to anger.

• Hyuga Yunchuan warned the village representatives that the Otsutsuki Clan intended to destroy humanity and announced that Konoha would form the Shinobi and begin the Fifth Shinobi World War, with or without their support.
• Hyuga Yunchuan ordered Konoha to enter its highest state of war readiness and told Jiraiya and Tsunade to summon his soul if he died in battle.
• Kisame Hoshigaki, Orochimaru disguised as "Rasa," Yugito Nii, and Kitsuchi left the conference room to report or act on Hyuga Yunchuan's declaration.
• Jiraiya ordered Konoha shinobi to mobilize troops, inventory supplies, and distribute the Kido recorded on the Scrolls.
• Yugito Nii told the Fourth Raikage about Hyuga Yunchuan's unilateral declaration, and the Raikage laughed before smashing his fist into his desk.

The Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki agreed to join the Shinobi Allied Forces and placed their villages on first-level war readiness. In Konoha, Hyuga Yunchuan awakened the god technique Takamimusubi by reversing a sparrow’s death.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure to join the Shinobi Allied Forces and prepare for war, then told Yugito Nii to make the Kido scrolls public.
• Ōnoki concluded that Iwagakure had no choice but to resist and ordered the village to join the alliance and prepare for war.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to have Iwagakure’s shinobi, including Deidara, try learning Kido.
• Hyuga Yunchuan absorbed the emotions and spiritual energy of people throughout Konoha and beyond, strengthening his Hogyoku and bloodline.
• Hyuga Yunchuan restored a dying sparrow by reversing its injuries and time, awakening the god technique Takamimusubi.

Naruto restrained a powerful Hollow in the Land of Fire’s Capital City slums, but Ryosuke Chiba’s reckless attack forced Naruto to destroy it and absorb its unpurified spiritual energy. After discovering glass fragments among the ruins, Naruto left with Karin and Ryosuke, while Nanwu grew suspicious of the Daimyo and Kazuma’s secret plans.

• Naruto used golden chains to restrain a Hollow rampaging through the slums and told Karin to treat the wounded and arrange their evacuation.
• Ryosuke Chiba charged the Hollow with a kunai, and Naruto killed it just before it could strike Ryosuke with a point-blank Hollow Flash.
• Naruto absorbed the Hollow’s unpurified spiritual energy and experienced its memories of a white laboratory and Kazuma approaching it.
• Ryosuke apologized, and Naruto warned him not to act recklessly again before pulling free of his support.
• Karin returned with Nanwu and others, and Naruto noticed glass fragments among the Hollow’s remains before leaving with Karin and Ryosuke.
• Nanwu watched them depart and wondered what the Daimyo and Kazuma were secretly planning.

Naruto discovered that Kazuma had been using Kurama Chakra to create Hollows and turned Ryosuke Chiba’s transformation into a chance to absorb the dangerous chakra. Having decided to confront the monsters behind the experiments, Naruto went to speak with Yuan Liton, while an explosion rang out at the Daimyo’s Mansion.

• Naruto noticed that Xiao Hei’s scarred eye was a Byakugan and followed the cat through the Capital City’s defenses to Ryosuke Chiba’s residence.
• Naruto found Ryosuke eating flesh as a Hollow mask spread across his face, and learned he had taken extra medicine from Kazuma.
• Ryosuke lost control as raw Kurama Chakra erupted from him, and Naruto used Adamantine Sealing Chains to absorb the chakra along with Ryosuke’s chakra and the Hollow’s spiritual energy.
• Ryosuke collapsed unconscious, while Naruto took on the chakra’s red cloak and Bone Mask and declared that some monsters did not deserve to live.
• Yamato found Ryosuke and chased after Naruto as Samurai raised an alarm with a red flare.
• Naruto appeared outside Yuan Liton’s window to talk, then vanished before the Samurai arrived; an explosion sounded in the distance.

Kazuma used his son Void as a source of Kurama Chakra to create Hollows through experiments on refugees. Naruto Uzumaki broke into the underground laboratory and struck Kazuma, who recognized him as Naruto emerged from the smoke.

• Kazuma drew Kurama Chakra from Void and combined it with Hollow energy to transform a refugee into a new Hollow.
• An attacker smashed through the laboratory’s defenses, triggering alarms and shaking the underground facility.
• Kazuma blasted the smoke with Wind Style: Gale Palm, but the unseen attacker rushed through it and broke his arms with a powerful punch.
• The attacker sent Kazuma crashing through a partition wall into another experimental area.
• Kazuma spat blood, looked at the figure walking out of the smoke, and recognized Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto confronted Kazuma over the people he had sacrificed in his experiments, and Kazuma tried to recruit him by arguing that the Daimyo and the Kage could not share power. Naruto rejected Kazuma’s justification and pierced his abdomen with a chakra-covered claw.

• Naruto emerged from the smoke in a form combining Kurama’s chakra and a Bone Mask, and Kazuma was stunned that he had mastered it.
• Naruto saw the bones and clothing buried in the black soil and demanded to know why Kazuma had done this.
• Kazuma argued that conflict between the Daimyo and the Kage caused wars and urged Naruto to help place ninja power under the Daimyo’s command.
• Kazuma called the dead a necessary sacrifice for a new order, and Naruto agreed that change required sacrifice while admitting he was too softhearted to act.
• Kazuma believed Naruto had joined him and hardened his body with Earth Style: Hardening Technique, but Naruto vanished and drove a chakra-covered claw through his abdomen.

Naruto killed Kazuma, but Kazuma’s death triggered an explosion and unleashed a horde of Artificial Hollows. As the Four-Man Lightning Squad prepared to destroy the area with Naruto caught in the strike, Naruto committed himself to violently remaking the Ninja World.

• Naruto killed Kazuma, and the unstable Kurama Chakra in Kazuma’s corpse exploded, destroying the underground laboratory.
• Naruto escaped into the air with Kazuma’s head as the Four-Man Lightning Squad and their forces surrounded the ruins.
• Kazuma’s prepared technique produced hundreds upon thousands of Artificial Hollows, which targeted Naruto and the surrounding samurai and ninja with Hollow Flashes.
• The Four-Man Lightning Squad began casting Lightning Style: Lightning Dream Lightning Person, an attack that also covered Naruto.
• Naruto accepted that achieving his ideals would require violence and declared his intention to impose his will on the Ninja World.
• The lightning strike engulfed Naruto and the Artificial Hollows.