Chapter Summaries

Sasuke fused the Yomotsu Eye with the Mini Ten-Tails and discovered that feeding it Yin and Yang chakra caused their Sharingan to evolve together. The change revealed a path toward the Rinne Sharingan, and Sasuke left convinced that Yomotsu could eventually develop into Amenominakanushi.

• Sasuke returned to his research base and fused the Yomotsu Eye into the Mini Ten-Tails, forming a shared connection between them.
• The Mini Ten-Tails communicated its hunger, so Sasuke fed it First Hokage Cells, dozens of Sharingan, and Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• After eating Shisui's Mangekyō, the Mini Ten-Tails' Sharingan and Sasuke's forehead Sharingan transformed together, and Sasuke's ocular power surged.
• Sasuke sensed the Mini Ten-Tails was developing Toyoashihara, a Yang Release ocular technique that could combine with Yomotsu to create Takamagahara.
• Sasuke deduced that nurturing five elemental alternate dimensions from Takamagahara would lead to Amenominakanushi and reveal the Rinne Sharingan's evolution path.
• Sasuke theorized that Izanami-no-Mikoto might evolve into Infinite Tsukuyomi, the other ultimate Rinne Sharingan technique.

Sasuke considered how to strengthen the Mini Ten-Tails and chose to improve the Chimera Technique so he could fuse divine tools into his body. Meanwhile, Naruto struggled to learn Sage Mode because his Yin and Yang were unbalanced, and the Sage of Six Paths gave the Sage's Staff to the Great Toad Sage for Naruto.

• Sasuke concluded that the Mini Ten-Tails needed more Yang Release energy, but he lacked the resources to feed it, so he decided to study how to improve the Chimera Technique.
• Yakushi Kabuto learned Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu and entered Sage Mode quickly, impressing Ichikishimahime and Tagitsuhime.
• At Mount Myoboku, Sage Shima explained that Naruto could not master Sage Mode because his strong Yang Release overwhelmed his Yin Release, and Jiraiya told Naruto to keep training there for a while.
• The Great Toad Sage met the Sage of Six Paths in a dream, where Hagoromo asked him to give the Sage's Staff to Naruto.
• The Sage of Six Paths said that someone needed to restrain a person who held too much power, while privately worrying that Sasuke had grown far stronger than Naruto.

Kazuma summoned Uchiha Madara in an Impure World Reincarnation body, and Black Zetsu explained the setbacks to their plan and the threat posed by Second Pillar. Madara ordered Obito and Nagato to revive the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path within two years, while deciding to wait and see how Second Pillar developed unless he interfered.

• Kazuma summoned Uchiha Madara, who noticed he had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation rather than Rinne Rebirth.
• Madara hypnotized Kazuma, and Black Zetsu told him about Akatsuki, the Nine-Tails Incident, the Uchiha Massacre, and Second Pillar's rapid rise in strength.
• Black Zetsu reported that Second Pillar had injured the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, delaying its revival, and had prompted him to protect Madara's Rinnegan by attaching a White Zetsu to Nagato.
• Madara ordered Obito and Nagato to revive the Demonic Statue within two years and gather the Tailed Beasts when the Three-Tails revived.
• Madara said he would not seek out Second Pillar unless he obstructed the plan, in which case Black Zetsu should summon him to kill the young Uchiha.
• Madara returned to his coffin, and Kazuma came out of his daze without showing any sign that he had been hypnotized.

Sakura learned from Tsunade that Wood Release was a Kekkei Tōta and that the Haruno Clan descended from the Senju, then traveled with Yakumo to the Senju Ancestral Land. There they found two mysterious Sage's Blades, while the Sage of Six Paths nudged Naruto toward a staff and Sasuke completed another absorption in his underground base.

• Sakura asked Yamato why she could not create Wood Release by combining Water and Earth Release, and Yamato sent her to ask Tsunade.
• Tsunade told Sakura that Wood Release required Yang, Water, and Earth Release, revealed that the Haruno Clan was a Senju branch, and sent Sakura and Yakumo to the Senju Ancestral Land.
• Tsunade also instructed Sakura and Yakumo to visit Shikkotsu Forest and attempt to learn its Senjutsu.
• Sakura and Yakumo found two crossed blades bearing powerful Yin and Yang Release fluctuations before the Senju Stele, and the Sage of Six Paths watched them take the blades.
• The Sage of Six Paths moved his attention to Mount Myoboku, where Naruto ignored a strange black rod until the Sage's Staff transformed and landed in front of him.
• Sasuke absorbed the Grim Reaper Scythe and Gunbai with black Chimeras, and an Ame no Makako Bow and Ame no Kaguya formed across his back.

Sasuke reflected on his rapid rise in power and planned to reach Six Paths Level by combining his future Rinnegan, Mini Ten-Tails, and clones. He found a seven-star Water Release artifact left by the Sage of Six Paths, suspected a trap, then reluctantly accepted that it was genuine.

• Sasuke assessed how his years of preparation had made him comparable to Madara and Hashirama at their peak during the Warring States Period.
• Sasuke planned to awaken the Rinnegan and advance toward Six Paths Level by uniting Yin and Yang, empowering the Mini Ten-Tails, and absorbing the strength of his clones.
• Sasuke left the Chimera workshop and went to check on the Mini Ten-Tails in its protected room.
• Sasuke discovered a seven-star Water Cobalt crystal containing abundant Water Release chakra and realized the Sage of Six Paths had placed it there.
• Sasuke searched the crystal for hidden traps, found none, tucked it away, and remarked, “So good!”

Naruto mastered Sage Mode on Mount Myoboku and learned that Sage’s Staff had recognized him, reinforcing Jiraiya’s belief that he was the Child of Prophecy. After Naruto failed to combine Sage Mode with the Eight Inner Gates, Jiraiya explained what he needed to improve, and Naruto planned to seek help from Sakura and Yakumo.

• Naruto entered Sage Mode and laughed about his talent while Jiraiya and Sage Shima discussed how he had obtained Sage’s Staff.
• Sage Shima told Jiraiya that Naruto was the Child of Prophecy, and the Nine-Tails recognized Naruto as both Asura’s reincarnation and the prophesied blue-eyed boy.
• Naruto compared Sage Mode with the Sixth Gate and tried to combine Sage Mode with the Eight Inner Gates, but the effort made his chakra run wild and injured him.
• Sage’s Staff healed Naruto, and Jiraiya explained that the Eight Inner Gates’ surge in physical energy disrupted the balance needed for Sage Mode.
• Jiraiya advised Naruto to improve his chakra control and strengthen his spiritual energy, so Naruto decided to ask Sakura and Yakumo for help.

Sakura and Yakumo brought two Yin and Yang samurai swords from the Senju Ancestral Land, and Tsunade named them Indra's Blade and Asura's Blade before assigning one to each girl to help them balance their chakra for Senjutsu training. At Shikkotsu Forest, the Great Slug Sage recognized the blades and wondered why this generation's presumed reincarnations of Asura and Indra were girls.

• Sakura and Yakumo reported that they had found two powerful samurai swords in the Senju Shrine and gave them to Tsunade.
• Tsunade claimed the swords were Senju-made divine artifacts, named them Indra's Blade and Asura's Blade, and told Sakura and Yakumo to keep them.
• Tsunade assigned Indra's Blade to Sakura and Asura's Blade to Yakumo to help balance their Yin and Yang chakra before Senjutsu training.
• Tsunade read a report that the lake in the Giant Crater near Tonika Village had dried up overnight and decided to send an Anbu squad to investigate.
• At Shikkotsu Forest, the Great Slug Sage saw Sakura and Yakumo carrying the blades and wondered why this generation's Asura and Indra reincarnations were girls.

Sasuke used First Hokage Cells to awaken Toyoashihara in the Mini Ten-Tails and began planning how to gather chakra from the Tailed Beasts. The Mini Ten-Tails could reach the first stage of the Eye of the Moon within a year, while Sasuke prepared to feed it chakra he already possessed.

• Sasuke recalled finding a vitality-rich lake near the Giant Crater, where he multiplied First Hokage Cells, and discovering Mina and Disonas nearby.
• The Mini Ten-Tails absorbed all the First Hokage Cells and awakened Toyoashihara, while its spatial range continued to expand.
• Sasuke estimated that the Mini Ten-Tails could evolve its ocular techniques into Takamagahara and awaken the Rinne Sharingan in less than a year.
• Sasuke judged that he could complete Yin-Yang Unification before the Chi-biki Stone finished charging the Dragon Vein, potentially awakening the Eye of the Moon before the Rinnegan.
• Sasuke decided to collect portions of Tailed Beast chakra rather than capture the beasts, starting with the Nine-Tails chakra from Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Sasuke’s Mini Ten-Tails reached its absorption limit, so he planned to use Kinkaku and Ginkaku to store more Tailed Beast chakra while his Sage Clone continued training. The Sage Clone discovered a possible connection between Six Paths Senjutsu and Naruto’s vast natural-energy gathering, then headed for Kirigakure as Hotaru Tsuchigumo inherited the clan’s forbidden jutsu, Rage of Heaven.

• Sasuke found that the Mini Ten-Tails had become saturated after absorbing Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Nine-Tails chakra, and decided to use their bodies to store chakra from two other Tailed Beasts.
• The Sage Clone condensed its third Dragon Ball after absorbing the Gelel Ore Vein’s natural energy for over two months, but realized the vein would soon be exhausted.
• The Sage Clone concluded that the Sage of Six Paths’ senjutsu might explain Naruto’s ability to gather natural energy across the earth, and regretted not asking him for senjutsu teachings.
• The Sage Clone entered Yinglong Sage Mode and flew toward Kirigakure to seek clues about the missing Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Utakata.
• En no Gyōja passed the Tsuchigumo Clan’s Rage of Heaven forbidden jutsu to Hotaru Tsuchigumo and named her the clan’s new chief.

Sasuke visited Takigakure and struck a deal with Chomei for some of its chakra, promising to save Kaede and free it. In Shikkotsu Forest, Sakura and Yakumo entered Sage Mode together through Yin-Yang Convergence, while Hotaru took in an unconscious young man pursued by Kirigakure.

• Kaede sensed Sasuke near Takigakure’s Sacred Tree and eagerly welcomed him, despite Chomei warning her to be cautious.
• Sasuke put Kaede under genjutsu to meet Chomei and asked the Seven-Tails for a portion of its chakra.
• Sasuke challenged Chomei’s hatred of Indra’s descendants by recounting how Asura’s descendants had sealed and captured the Tailed Beasts.
• Sasuke used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to secure Chomei’s agreement to their deal, promising to save Kaede and grant Chomei freedom.
• Sakura and Yakumo used the Sage’s Blades to reach Sage Mode together, and the Great Slug Sage explained how they could eventually achieve Perfect Sage Mode.
• Hotaru Tsuchigumo brought an unconscious young man pursued by Kirigakure back to her fortress, while the Sage Clone learned Utakata’s last known location.

Sakura and Yakumo offered Naruto training methods to improve his chakra control and mental energy, leading Yakumo to guide him into his inner world to confront his dark second personality. Elsewhere, the Sage Clone confronted Utakata and Hotaru, declaring that he had come to take something from Utakata and that he had no choice in the matter.

• Sakura told Naruto to practice tree climbing and water walking while using the Eight Inner Gates, advancing through the gates as he gained control.
• Yakumo revealed that Naruto had a dark second personality and warned that meeting it would be dangerous, but Naruto chose to confront it.
• Yakumo used Inner Illusion to bring Naruto into his inner world, where he faced a ferocious version of himself.
• Hotaru asked Utakata to become her master, but Utakata angrily refused before sensing an approaching threat and shielding her.
• The Sage Clone examined Hotaru's unusual ability to absorb natural energy, then told Utakata he had come to take something from him and that Utakata could not refuse.

The Sage Clone defeated Utakata and Hotaru Tsuchigumo, then learned the Tsuchigumo Clan’s Rage of Heaven Jutsu and realized it could greatly accelerate his Senjutsu training. Naruto reconciled with his dark self, while Honoka Uzumaki, Karin Uzumaki, and Yakushi Kabuto continued their secret projects.

• The Sage Clone defeated Utakata and Hotaru Tsuchigumo, and Ginkaku devoured chakra from Utakata’s Six-Tails.
• The Sage Clone examined Hotaru Tsuchigumo’s Yin-Yang Vortex Field, used Genjutsu to learn the Rage of Heaven Jutsu, and planned to adapt it to boost his natural energy absorption.
• Yakumo reassured Sakura as Naruto confronted Dark Naruto in his mental world and acknowledged both his pain and the kindness he had received.
• Naruto embraced Dark Naruto, accepted him as part of himself, and woke up with tears on his face.
• Honoka Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki worked on a Heaven Talent Formation using the Rōran Earth Magic Array and the Rainbow Ice Wall.
• Yakushi Kabuto sealed away the White Phosphorus Snake’s corpse and continued cultivating clones based on Hyuga, Kaguya, Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Shin’s cells.

The Sage Clone perfected an enhanced Rage of Heaven Jutsu, accelerated his Senjutsu training, and learned that his Sage Vessel would be ready in a month. Meanwhile, Kabuto Yakushi left Otogakure after completing his service to Sasuke, who allowed him one future chance to challenge him.

• The Sage Clone used 365 Rage of Heaven chakra particles and Sakradevanam to absorb natural energy across a hundred-kilometer radius, bringing him close to forming his fourth Dragon Ball.
• Xiao Bai told the Sage Clone that the White Snake Sage wanted him to visit Ryūchi Cave in one month to unseal the Seven-Treasure Seven-Branched Sword and bind it as his Sage Vessel.
• Kabuto Yakushi left Otogakure, but Sasuke intercepted him and confirmed that he would honor their agreement rather than kill him.
• Sasuke warned Kabuto that he would have one chance to challenge him before choosing between submitting and dying.
• Kabuto left Sasuke his improved Impure World Reincarnation technique and vanished into the night.

Yakushi Kabuto left for Kirigakure to acquire Ao’s Byakugan as part of his plan to fuse the Six Paths bloodline and surpass Second Pillar. Sasuke entered the Mini Ten-Tails’ Takamagahara space, where its eye opened to reveal the Rinne Sharingan.

• Kabuto completed five powerful clones and planned to absorb them through a Kekkei Genkai Fusion Ritual after obtaining a Sharingan and a Byakugan.
• Kabuto chose Uchiha Shin as a backup Sharingan target while seeking Uchiha Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and identified Ao’s pure Byakugan as his target for a third eye.
• Kabuto headed toward Kirigakure to obtain Ao’s Byakugan before searching for Uchiha Shin.
• Sasuke used Flying Thunder God to enter the Mini Ten-Tails’ Takamagahara space, which he could access with permission.
• The Mini Ten-Tails opened its eye and revealed the Rinne Sharingan.

Sasuke wondered why he remained unable to achieve Yin-Yang Unification despite completing the fusion of the Six Paths bloodlines, and concluded that facing death might be the missing catalyst for awakening the Rinnegan. He kept that dangerous approach as a backup and planned to strengthen the Mini Ten-Tails by collecting chakra from the remaining Tailed Beasts.

• Sasuke examined the Mini Ten-Tails' newly awakened embryonic Rinne Sharingan and wondered why his own chakra had not achieved Yin-Yang Unification.
• After considering his chakra reserves and the balance of Yin and Yang Release, Sasuke compared how Uchiha Madara and the original Second Pillar had awakened their Rinnegan.
• Sasuke noticed that both had died and returned to life before awakening the Rinnegan, and suspected that confronting death might be the crucial final step.
• Sasuke considered asking Uchiha Madara to kill him but feared that he might truly die if he did not prepare safeguards.
• Sasuke decided to keep the death plan as a backup and first gather chakra from the remaining three Tailed Beasts to fully cultivate the Mini Ten-Tails.

Sasuke sent his forces to seize the Five-Tails and locate the newly reviving Three-Tails, preparing to break his truce with Akatsuki. He personally took chakra from Gaara, while his team captured Han and another operative appeared before Yugito and Killer B.

• Sasuke ordered Kimimaro, Honoka, and the Sound Four to Iwagakure to take Five-Tails chakra from Han, and sent Guren, Karin, Suigetsu, Jugo, and Yukimaru to find the Three-Tails in the Land of Water.
• Sasuke decided to personally collect the remaining One-Tail and Two-Tails chakra, then traveled to Sunagakure and drew Gaara outside with his chakra.
• Gaara ignored Shukaku's warnings and met Sasuke, who used his Sharingan to incapacitate him and took a piece of flesh from his abdomen.
• Kimimaro overwhelmed Han, and Honoka bound the fully transformed Five-Tails with Adamantine Attacking Chains while Kimimaro's bone spears pinned it down.
• A tall, muscular white-haired youth appeared before Yugito and Killer B at Unraikyo.

The Sage Clone defeated Killer B and Yugito at Unraikyo, then escaped after the reanimated Third Raikage stopped the Fourth Raikage from pursuing him. In the aftermath, Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto became wanted across the Shinobi World after attacks on several nations’ forces.

• The Sage Clone struck Killer B and Yugito with Two-Finger Nukite, leaving them unconscious and severely injured.
• The Fourth Raikage charged the Sage Clone, but the reanimated Third Raikage intercepted him and forced him to stand down.
• The Third Raikage warned the Fourth Raikage that Second Pillar was too dangerous to confront, then told him to cremate his corpse before fading.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure’s forces to take Killer B and Yugito to the hospital.
• After Jinchuriki from Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure were attacked, Orochimaru’s name appeared on Iwagakure’s wanted list, while Kirigakure also blamed Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto for Ao’s death and the theft of his Byakugan.

After learning that Orochimaru had been blamed for the attacks on the Jinchuriki, Sasuke assessed the approaching decisive battle and rejected Disonas's demand to destroy Tonika Village. He then appeared before Uchiha Shin, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and challenged him in Kabuto's transformed form.

• Sasuke learned that Iwagakure and Kirigakure had placed Orochimaru on their wanted lists while he remained unlisted.
• Sasuke anticipated that the attacks would make Akatsuki move quickly and concluded that the decisive battle would begin around the Three-Tails' rebirth, about a month away.
• Sasuke worried that he had not found the human factor needed to cultivate the Otsutsuki Clone, then considered a backup plan involving the Tailed Beasts and the future parallel timeline.
• Disonas contacted Sasuke and offered to help improve Impure World Reincarnation if Sasuke destroyed Tonika Village and found an item called "sound"; Sasuke refused and burned the letter.
• Uchiha Shin celebrated awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and declared himself superior to Sasuke and Orochimaru.
• Kabuto confronted Uchiha Shin, transformed with golden vertical pupils, horns, and a Byakugan, and invited him to demonstrate the Mangekyō Sharingan's power.

Yakushi Kabuto transplanted Uchiha Shin’s Mangekyō Sharingan and planned to create an Eternal Mangekyō, while Sasuke uncovered the Heavenly Spear’s connection to Yamata no Orochi and used its power to bring an Otsutsuki Clone into being. He named the newly awakened girl Otsutsuki Rei, whose royal bloodline drew the attention of Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Yakushi Kabuto killed Uchiha Shin, studied his shortcut-awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, and decided to cultivate another pair to strengthen his Kekkei Genkai Fusion Ritual.
• Sasuke hypnotized Disonas and learned that the Heavenly Spear lay beneath the Giant Crater, where it had sealed part of Yamata no Orochi.
• The Heavenly Spear rose from the ground and unleashed a strange sky-wide display, revealing Yamata no Orochi and prompting Sasuke to summon the Flaming Mountain and Ancor Vantian.
• Sasuke used the Sancai Formation to combine the Heavenly Spear, Rainbow Ice Wall, and Flaming Mountain’s energy, creating a female Otsutsuki Clone who formed a sword, mirror, and jewel.
• Sasuke named the clone Otsutsuki Rei, and her Golden Byakugan awakened as the Great Tenseigan and other Tenseigan reacted across the world.
• Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sensed Otsutsuki Rei’s emergence, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki recognized her as Otsutsuki royalty.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki recognized the royal-blooded body being born at the Giant Crater as the ideal vessel and sent Kara to seize it, while Akatsuki mobilized to stop Sasuke’s ritual. Both groups rushed toward the crater, where Sasuke faced the looming threats of Uchiha Madara and Isshiki.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki decided the royal body at the Giant Crater would be his vessel and summoned Delta, Boro, and Koji Kashin.
• Isshiki ordered the three Kara members to retrieve the body and warned that they might face Second Pillar, while reserving the option to intervene himself.
• Uchiha Obito appeared before Nagato and Konan and urged them to stop Second Pillar’s ritual at the Giant Crater.
• Nagato gathered the remaining Akatsuki members and demanded that Obito bring out Uchiha Madara.
• Kara and Akatsuki set out for the Giant Crater as Sasuke prepared to face Uchiha Madara and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.