Chapter Summaries

At the Kaiyuan celebration, Uchiha Ren declared a full-scale war against Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure, then led the Shogunate’s armies through a spatial gate to attack Sunagakure’s camp. Kazekage Rasa mobilized his forces to defend as the invading legions emerged before him.

• Ren revealed the enemy attacks at the celebration and declared a full-scale campaign to unite the Shinobi World under the new era of Kaiyuan.
• The crowd and Shogunate forces answered Ren’s call to fight, and the Red Vanguard, Volcano Army, Wind Forest Army, Guiyi Army, and named commanders assembled for the march.
• Ren and Mikoto toasted the troops’ triumphant return, then Ren ordered the army of Kaiyuan to march out.
• At Sunagakure’s camp, Rasa and his advisors discussed consolidating their gains and negotiating with Iwagakure when a messenger reported an enemy attack.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure’s troops to form a defensive line as a massive spatial gate opened and Shogunate legions emerged; he recognized Uchiha Ren and ordered all troops to prepare for battle.

The Shogunate forces crushed Sunagakure and Iwagakure, killing their leaders and taking control of the One-Tail and Four-Tails. As victory was shown during Ren and Mikoto’s wedding celebration, they raised a toast to peace year after year.

• Shisui and Obito led the Shogunate’s armies against Sunagakure, where Fugaku and three other Susanoo shattered the defenses and the troops overwhelmed the village’s forces.
• Rasa unleashed Zaemon Type II as Iwagakure arrived, but Kitsuchi ordered a retreat and Shukaku and the Wind-Forest Army pursued them.
• Obito killed Kitsuchi, and Shisui subdued Roshi and extracted the Four-Tails, causing the Iwagakure force to surrender.
• Fugaku’s Susanoo destroyed Zaemon Type II, Rasa fell, and Inabi killed Chiyo as the remaining Sunagakure shinobi surrendered.
• Chiyao and Caiyin projected the victory at the New Year celebration, where Ren and Mikoto toasted their wedding, the soldiers, and lasting peace for the Shogunate.

The Shogunate seized Sunagakure after its leaders and main forces were destroyed, then installed Pakura as Fifth Kazekage under its authority. The chapter ended with Ren beginning talks with Pakura about the Land of Wind’s reconstruction and obligations.

• Uchiha Fugaku demanded Sunagakure surrender, and its remaining ninjas laid down their weapons as the Shogunate took control of the village.
• Kisame Hoshigaki reported that more than 3,300 Sunagakure and Iwagakure prisoners had been transferred to Mugen City and placed under the Guiyi Army’s supervision.
• Pakura awoke in captivity and accepted the Kazekage robes after being told that her choices could determine the fate of Sunagakure’s people.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s commanders approved a plan for Uchiha Yashiro and the Volcano Army to garrison Sunagakure, while the Shogunate prepared a permanent teleportation array there.
• Pakura publicly pledged Sunagakure’s submission to the Shogunate, and Ren appointed Yashiro to oversee order in the Land of Wind.
• Ren introduced Pakura to Uchiha Gangbai and Mei Terumi, then invited her to discuss reconstruction, resource allocation, and Sunagakure’s obligations.

After Sunagakure fell and pledged allegiance to the Shogunate, the villages mobilized their forces for the decisive northwestern front. Uchiha Ren opened the battle against the beleaguered Kumogakure and Iwagakure armies by ordering his soldiers to crush them.

• Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya announced Sunagakure's defeat to Konohagakure's defenders, while Ōnoki vowed to lead Iwagakure to fight to the death after learning Kitsuchi had died and Roshi's Four-Tails had been extracted.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Mabui to raise Kumogakure's alert and send Yugito with reinforcements to the northwestern front.
• Tsunade ordered Hanzo of the Salamander to send Amegakure's forces to join Jiraiya, then prepared to head to the front herself.
• Karatachi Yagura led Kirigakure's army through the teleportation array, while Pakura rallied Sunagakure's forces and puppets to fight for their village's survival.
• Uchiha Ren faced the assembled Shogunate forces and the defensive armies of Kumogakure and Iwagakure, then ordered his soldiers to crush them as the battle began.

The Shogunate allied army launched a devastating assault on the Kumogakure and Iwagakure positions, with Tailed Beasts and Susanoo leading the charge. As Uchiha Ren watched from the command platform, Agumon evolved into Greymon and received permission to join the battle.

• Gyūki, Matatabi, and Kokuō prepared Tailed Beast Bombs as Shukaku, Isobu, Son Goku, and Saiken answered with attacks that collided in a massive explosion.
• Shukaku advanced on the Kumogakure position, while Isobu, Son Goku, and Saiken fought Gyūki; Matatabi joined the struggle, and Shisui's Susanoo forced Kokuō to evade its sword.
• Fugaku, Yashiro, Tekka, Inabi, and Yakumi led their Susanoo into the enemy defenses as summoned creatures and the Shogunate armies surged forward behind them.
• Agumon began to glow and evolve on the command platform, transforming into the towering Greymon X.
• Greymon asked Uchiha Ren for permission to enter the battle, and Ren approved; Greymon then leapt from the platform toward the battlefield.

The Shogunate crushed Iwagakure and Kumogakure, killing their leaders and seizing control of their Tailed Beasts. With both villages defeated, Ren looked toward the territories that would soon enter the age of Kaiyuan.

• Greymon X landed amid Iwagakure's forces while Tekka's Third Stage Susanoo destroyed Ōnoki's stone giant and began slaughtering the defenders.
• Minato struck Ōnoki from behind with a Rasengan, and an Iwagakure clan powerhouse beheaded the wounded Tsuchikage before announcing the village's surrender.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to turn the Fourth Raikage's Hell Stab against him, killing him with his own attack.
• Fugaku's Susanoo extracted and controlled Han and the Five-Tails, while Inabi and the allied Tailed Beasts captured Killer B, Gyuki, and Matatabi.
• The surviving Kumogakure Ninja surrendered, and Pakura, Kushina, Minato, and Kurama witnessed the Shogunate's overwhelming victory.
• Ren set down his teacup and looked toward the horizon as the age of Kaiyuan approached.

Uchiha Ren proclaimed the abolition of the old nations and shinobi villages and declared the founding of the unified Divine Luo Flame Dynasty. The gathered factions applauded his declaration, leaving Ren standing above the assembly as its new Emperor.

• Delegations from the shinobi villages, Amegakure, and other groups gathered in Mugen City as Uchiha Ren and Mikoto sat on the platform.
• Uchiha Ren opened the assembly by condemning the cycle of division and war in the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Ren abolished the nations, shinobi villages, and independent territories and announced the founding of the Divine Luo Flame Dynasty.
• The Uchiha cheered first, and representatives from Konohagakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Amegakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure joined the applause.
• Uchiha Ren rose to accept the crowd's applause and declared in his thoughts that he was the Emperor.

Mikoto announced the Empire’s administrative structure, appointed provincial governors and capital Protectors, and reorganized the central military and security forces. The chapter ended with Shisui and Obito appointed as the first Nation-Guarding Celestials, swearing to defend Ren and the Empire.

• Mikoto divided the former Five Great Nations into provinces and established a hierarchy of capitals, cities, counties, towns, and villages, with Shinra Capital as the Empire’s center.
• Mikoto appointed Tsunade, Pakura, Namikaze Minato, Karatachi Yagura, and Hanzo of the Salamander as provincial governors, limiting each governor’s garrison to five thousand troops.
• Mikoto named Protectors for the former minor nations’ capitals, including Egret, Mui, and Yukata.
• Mikoto ordered the Volcano Army and Wind-Forest Army expanded and stationed in Bird Capital and Grass Capital, while Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Yakumi expanded the Military Police Force and Oniwaban networks.
• Mikoto established the position of Nation-Guarding Celestial and appointed Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito as its first members.
• Shisui and Obito swore to defend the Empire and Ren until death.

The Empire expanded rapidly as Ren established Shinra Capital, recruited Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato for education and service, and oversaw development in Wind and Earth Provinces. The chapter ended with Minato reporting on Sasori and Deidara before raising his marriage to Uzumaki Kushina.

• Departments competed fiercely for talent as the Empire created work and opportunities for shinobi across its provinces.
• Ren used Susanoo to level the site of Shinra Capital and clear the skies, then ordered Hanzo to return to his duties in Lightning Province.
• Ren invited Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to join him in Mugen City, where they would attend school and train at the Government Affairs Hall.
• Ren inspected Wind Province's new green city and fields with Pakura, who told him that construction and farming were progressing toward housing one hundred thousand people.
• Minato reported that Sasori had killed seven Konoha Military Police Force members and used the Third Kazekage as a puppet; Ren ordered Sasori judged by law and the Third Kazekage returned to Wind Province for burial.
• Minato asked permission to take Deidara as his disciple, and Ren told him he could cultivate talent in his province; Minato then raised his marriage to Uzumaki Kushina.

Ren opened the Cyan-White Stone Gate and crossed into a modern world where he could not use Chakra or ocular power. After returning to his own world, he discovered he could sense summoning connections and brought Daju through the gate, where they encountered a ragged red-haired man.

• Ren approved Minato and Kushina's marriage, joked about Minato taking another wife, and watched Kushina burst from the side room in anger.
• Ren opened the Gate of Dimensions and arrived in a modern Japanese city, where he found that he could not use his powers and returned to his bedroom.
• Ren spent the morning with Mikoto, ate the breakfast Hikari had left, and sent a Shadow Clone to handle work at the Shogunate building.
• Ren returned to the modern world and sensed three connections, then summoned Daju through one of them.
• Daju noticed a ragged red-haired man approaching and mistook the cat for food.

Ren encountered the starving Gauma and his talking cat Daju in Fallen Heaven City, fed Gauma, and learned he was a former Kaiju controller. After Gauma left to search for kaiju, Ren spotted Yume Minami sitting on a rooftop parapet and went to speak with her.

• Daju knocked Gauma down after he eyed the cat hungrily, then startled him by speaking.
• Gauma tried to use Instance Domination on Daju, but nothing happened, and Ren realized they were in the world of SSSS.Dynazenon.
• Ren invited the hungry Gauma to eat, and Gauma introduced himself before explaining that he had once been a kaiju controller and now wanted to eliminate kaiju.
• After the meal, Gauma thanked Ren and left to look for kaiju while Ren wondered how his arrival might change the world.
• Ren saw Yume Minami sitting on a rooftop parapet and climbed up to warn her that it was dangerous.

Ren saved Yume Minami from falling, then returned to his world and refined the vengeful souls trapped in his Human Emperor Banner. The next morning, Yume crossed paths with Ren again, while her friend Mei began to suspect she had a crush on him.

• Ren caught Yume Minami as she slipped from the rooftop, and she thanked him before hurrying away.
• Ren returned to the Shogunate's Ninth Floor and shared dinner with Mikoto and Uchiha Hikari, who mentioned that Chizuri-senpai and her companions had returned to the Netherworld.
• Ren used his Mangekyo Sharingan and Peach's power to suppress the ghosts inside the Human Emperor Banner and refine their souls.
• The next morning, Yume crossed the bridge with Mei, who teased her about acting distracted and asked whether she had a boyfriend.
• Yume spotted Ren by the bridge railing and hurried toward him, prompting Mei to connect her behavior to the young man.

Ren studied the City Library’s collections and transferred books, servers, and other materials into his Kamui space before going to meet Yume Minami. When a giant monster attacked the city, Ren revealed himself as a summoner, leaving Yume to pull him toward safety.

• Ren used his Mangekyō Sharingan to move books from the City Library into his Kamui space, then took its servers and data as well.
• Ren bought a strawberry cake and met Yume Minami on the bridge, where he told her he was pursuing her and drew her beneath his umbrella.
• Ren and Yume Minami went to a café, where a giant armored monster suddenly began destroying the city.
• Yume urged Ren to escape the danger, but he told her he was a summoner, and she grabbed his hand and ordered him to come with her.

Ren saved Yume Minami from the tanker truck’s explosion, kissed her, and sent Greymon to fight Shalbandis. Meanwhile, Gauma activated Dynazenon and pulled Chise Asukagawa, Koyomi Yamanaka, and Yomogi Asanaka into its cockpit, where he ordered the giant to sortie.

• Ren shielded Yume Minami from the flames and debris, then kissed her before commanding Greymon to crush Shalbandis.
• Greymon charged Shalbandis, dodged its laser, struck it with Super Flame, and collided with it head-on.
• Onija, Juuga, Mujina, and Shizumu failed to connect with Greymon, while Gauma also could not control either monster.
• Gauma’s cloth bag glowed and summoned a giant hand of light that drew Gauma into a cockpit and formed Dynazenon.
• Dynazenon gathered Chise Asukagawa, Koyomi Yamanaka, and Yomogi Asanaka into its cockpit, and Gauma ordered it to sortie.

Ren summoned Greymon and watched it become entangled in a chaotic battle with Shalbandes and Dynazenon. After Yume Minami kissed Ren to provide the energy he claimed he needed, Daju appeared as Ultraman Tiga, crippled Dynazenon, and left Greymon to destroy Shalbandes.

• Gauma brought Dynazenon into the battle and kicked Shalbandes away, but Greymon and Shalbandes both turned on the mech, creating a chaotic three-way fight.
• Ren told Yume Minami that love could replenish his energy, and Yume kissed him while pleading for him to protect her neighborhood.
• A vast curtain of starlight appeared, and Daju transformed into Ultraman Tiga before attacking Dynazenon and smashing its chest armor.
• Tiga pointed Greymon toward Shalbandes, then departed as his chest timer flashed red.
• Greymon hurled Shalbandes into the sky and destroyed it with a full-power Super Explosion, leaving Gauma, the others, and the Kaiju Eugenicists stunned.

Ren’s empire expanded its education and government systems while the stone gate in his Sharingan space neared opening a path to a new world. In the Dynazenon World, Greymon was ambushed by Gridknight, and their battle continued despite the 2nd urging Anti to talk first.

• Greymon carried Ren and Yume Minami to the wreckage of Dynazenon, where Ren greeted Gauma.
• Ren reviewed the Empire’s new capital and Myriad Phenomena Academy, then heard Mabui report that two hundred thousand scholars had been placed in schools and the Secretariat had expanded across the provinces.
• Ren sensed that his Cyan-White Stone Gate was nearing fullness and that a passage to a new world was close to opening.
• Greymon defeated a lionlike kaiju, but Gridknight emerged from a black rift and attacked him by surprise.
• Greymon and Gridknight exchanged powerful blows and blasts while the 2nd called to Anti to try speaking with Greymon first.

Greymon evolved into MetalGreymon and joined Ren after the 2nd and Anti apologized and offered restorative energy. Ren visited Shukaku and the Volcano Army before traveling to Ghost Capital, where Miroku prepared to reinforce Moryo’s seal; he appeared in her quarters as she held the sleeping Shion.

• Greymon evolved into MetalGreymon, and Ren invited the 2nd and Anti to take it with them on their journey.
• The 2nd gave Ren restorative energy and demonstrated her transformation, which Ren studied as a way of giving form to concepts.
• Ren visited Shukaku and shared ideas about shaping forms, then inspected the Volcano Army and heard that Miroku had requested help with Moryo’s weakening seal.
• Ren traveled to Ghost Capital, where Kakuzu and the Oniwaban agreed with Miroku to reinforce the seal at dawn.
• Miroku held her daughter Shion and resolved to end their family’s fate the next day before Ren suddenly appeared in her quarters.

Ren oversaw Miroku and Kakuzu’s expedition to destroy Moryo’s physical body, then spent time with Tsunade and agreed she could nominate Nara Shikaku as Fire Province’s next governor. Later, Ren and Mikoto traveled across the Empire before ending their monthlong journey at a hot spring inn in Hot Water Capital.

• Ren declined to force Miroku into an encounter and told her to lead the next day’s expedition to seal Moryo, promising to intervene if needed.
• Miroku, Kakuzu, and their team traveled through the Realm Nexus to Marsh Capital, fought Moryo’s guardian puppets, and reached its sealed physical body beneath a shrine.
• Ren watched Moryo being purified and dismissed the monster as unimpressive, then considered sending Obito to retrieve the Box of Bliss from Grass Capital for Orochimaru.
• Tsunade visited Ren, proposed that Nara Shikaku succeed her as Governor of Fire Province, and Ren agreed she could submit the proposal at the year-end meeting while asking her to lead research into restorative energy.
• Ren granted Tsunade a month of vacation, and later he and Mikoto toured the Empire before finishing their journey at a hot spring inn in Hot Water Capital.

At the start of Kaiyuan Year Two, Ren announced that Mikoto was expecting, while Kushina revealed she was pregnant as well. The Empire continued reorganizing its government and communities, and the chapter ended with Minako and Hazuki meeting the Uchiha men who were courting them.

• Ren announced Mikoto's pregnancy at the leadership banquet, and Minato revealed that Kushina was expecting too.
• Ren told Mabui that Shisui would carry out a cleanup of Hanzo's faction if further misconduct emerged in Lightning Province.
• Imperial Central Television announced that Tsunade would lead the new Imperial Central Medical Department and that Nara Shikaku would replace her as Governor of Fire Province.
• Minako and Hazuki took Kaori and Izumi for a New Year stroll, where Izumi eagerly anticipated starting school and meeting Digimon.
• At the entrance to the Uchiha Community, Minako spotted Yakumi approaching while Hazuki noticed Yashiro, and the two friends teased each other about their suitors.

Ren captured Indra’s soul to prevent it from influencing his unborn child, then confronted and sealed Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo after rejecting his plans for the Empire. Back in the imperial palace, Ren reunited with Mikoto and Hikari before sending a Shadow Clone to the moon.

• Ren woke from a dream of Indra’s memories and captured Indra’s soul, placing it inside the Human Emperor Banner.
• Ren met Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo in a spiritual space and refused to let him guide the Empire or Ren’s descendants.
• Ren stopped time, overcame Hagoromo’s resistance, and sealed him inside a small box.
• Ren returned to his bedroom, where Hikari arrived to call him to breakfast, and he embraced and kissed her before Mikoto called them to eat.
• After breakfast, Ren sent a Shadow Clone Technique to the moon.