Chapter Summaries

Ruri used Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to weaken Otsutsuki Aiura, split the moon, and break the barrier to the Otsutsuki clan grounds. With the lunar seal opened and Aiura weakened, Ruri let his allies prepare to attack.

• Ruri and Otsutsuki Aiura’s combined golden attacks split the moon, shocking the ninja watching on Earth.
• The Six Kage and other ninja debated Zero’s power, while the Third Kazekage suspected the moon was less durable than Earth and that the attack required both fighters.
• Otsutsuki Aiura realized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had been summoned away and panicked.
• Ruri explained that he had used the attack to drain Aiura’s Dojutsu Power, investigate the statue, and break the barrier to the Otsutsuki clan grounds.
• Ruri rejected Aiura’s claim that ninja existed to fight, then urged him to ask the gathered allies whether they agreed.
• Kakuzu, Kinkaku, Orochimaru, Sakumo, and the others advanced on the weakened Aiura as chakra surged around them.

Sasori and the other fighters launched a massive combined assault on Otsutsuki Aiura across the lunar battlefield. Their attacks engulfed Aiura, but the chapter left his fate unresolved.

• Sasori unleashed more than a thousand puppets from the RX-78, surrounding Otsutsuki Aiura before Aiura blasted them apart with repulsive force.
• Hatake Sakumo and Nue combined kenjutsu and chakra to send a powerful thunder dragon crashing toward Aiura.
• Orochimaru transformed into a giant white snake and used the Eight Branches Technique to attack Aiura.
• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and covered the battlefield with Ghost Fire Ball's persistent blue flames.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku charged Aiura with Nine-Tails chakra, while Roshi created an erupting magma sea and Kakuzu attacked from Susanoo with sealing-powered blows.
• The Chakra Cannons in the Akatsuki base fired alongside the fighters, engulfing Aiura in a massive barrage.

Ruri and the other Kage-level fighters failed to defeat Otsutsuki Aiura, who transformed into the powerful Hamura Statue and overwhelmed them. As their forces began to tire, Ruri and Kakuzu joined their powers and tailed beast chakra to create Armored Susanoo—Pseudo Ten.

• More than nine Kage-level experts unleashed a full-powered assault on Otsutsuki Aiura, but he survived inside the Hamura Statue.
• Otsutsuki Aiura used the statue’s power to defeat Nue and repel the other fighters, while its regeneration and vast chakra kept it from weakening.
• Ruri recognized that the battle was turning against them as the fighters’ chakra and stamina dwindled, while Otsutsuki Aiura remained strong.
• Ruri and Kakuzu enclosed the group in Susanoo, and Ruri gathered chakra from the tailed beasts into it.
• Ruri completed the transformation and declared Armored Susanoo—Pseudo Ten.

Ruri and Kakuzu’s allies used their combined chakra to attack Otsutsuki Aiura and the Hamura Statue, then Kakuzu trapped them with the Five Elements Seal. The seal suppressed the statue but could not reach Aiura, leaving the team near exhaustion as Ruri prepared for a sudden change beneath the moon.

• Otsutsuki Aiura absorbed the green Truth-Seeking Orbs into his eyes and attacked with the Hamura Statue.
• Kakuzu and the others struck the statue repeatedly with Majestic Attire: Susanoo, damaging it but failing to prevent its rapid regeneration.
• Ruri urged Kakuzu to keep going as Kakuzu poured his hearts’ chakra and life force into Susanoo to form five chakra chains.
• Kakuzu used Majestic Attire: Susanoo—Five Elements Seal to crush and restrain the Hamura Statue, though Aiura’s position at its chest kept regenerating.
• As the team neared exhaustion and Aiura began to break free, Ruri readied himself when thunderous booms came from beneath the moon.

Ruri used a senjutsu-enhanced Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb to annihilate Otsutsuki Aiura and the Hamura Statue. Hanzo then claimed the orb was a weapon left by the First Takikage to protect Earth from extraterrestrials, easing the world's fears while drawing renewed attention to Takigakure.

• Ruri enlarged the First Takikage's Truth-Seeking Orb with senjutsu chakra and crushed the Hamura Statue, killing Otsutsuki Aiura inside it.
• Hanzo appeared in the broadcast and said the Truth-Seeking Orb was a ninja tool the First Takikage had created to fight extraterrestrials and left in his care.
• Hanzo explained that he had lent the orb to Zero after suspecting the moon's falling meteorites were caused by extraterrestrials.
• People praised the First Takikage and speculated that past attacks on Takigakure had prevented them from using the forbidden technique to summon him against the aliens.
• Ōnoki accepted that the orb had enabled Zero's victory but decided to pay closer attention to Takigakure, while Tsunade wondered why she had been kept unaware of the First Takikage's legacy.

After Ruri defeated Otsutsuki Aiura on the moon, Madara studied the battle’s power and prepared to pass his will to Aiura’s unborn child. Madara died on a distant island, still thinking of Hashirama and the world he had wanted to create.

• Ruri put away the Truth-Seeking Orb, ordered Otsutsuki Aiura taken into custody, and began planning the moon mission’s aftermath.
• Madara reflected on Ruri’s power, gathered the Tailed Beasts’ chakra in the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and considered the mysteries of Yin-Yang Release.
• Madara sealed chakra into the abdomen of Aiura’s unconscious pregnant descendant and instructed Obito to train the child after birth.
• Madara sat by the shore, remembered Hashirama, and died while imagining the world he had hoped to create.

Naruto was born to Minato and Kushina, who named him Naruto Uzumaki and recognized that he carried part of the Nine-Tails’ chakra. On Nameless Island, Obito delivered a newborn named Otsutsuki Toneri, whose Rinnegan appeared, while the first United Nations General Assembly initiated by Akatsuki ended.

• Kushina gave birth to a boy, and Minato named him Naruto Uzumaki to preserve the Uzumaki name in Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen allowed Minato to choose Naruto’s surname, while Jiraiya worried about Naruto’s future as an Uzumaki and a Jinchuriki.
• Minato vowed to protect Naruto, and Kushina worried about the hardships he would face after hearing the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy.
• On Nameless Island, Obito delivered a pale, eyeless infant, but a Rinnegan appeared in the child’s eyes.
• Obito named the baby Otsutsuki Toneri and fed him milk as Naruto fussed during Kushina’s feeding.
• The first United Nations General Assembly initiated by Akatsuki ended after Ruri and the others returned to Earth.

On October 10, Year 45 of Takigakure, the nations formally established the United Nations, chose five Permanent Members of the Security Council, and designated the moon as their headquarters. Ruri turned Otsutsuki Aiura into an energy source and began transforming the moon into a base for administration, research, and protection against alien threats.

• The nations signed the UN Charter and established the United Nations, while Akatsuki and Ruri declined leadership posts and kept their neutral status.
• Ruri proposed five Permanent Members of the Security Council; the Land of Fire was excluded, and the Land of Waterfalls vetoed Nara Shikaku's bid for a seat.
• The representatives chose the moon for the United Nations headquarters, and Ruri used Otsutsuki Aiura to power its systems and create a genjutsu-based communications network.
• The nations sent technical personnel to study the Otsutsuki ruins and experiment on Otsutsuki Aiura as they prepared for further alien threats.
• Akatsuki's lunar fighters gained public respect, while Minato worked to restore Hatake Sakumo's reputation and Ruri began expanding and rebuilding the moon's interior.

Ruri oversaw the United Nations’ rapid construction of its lunar headquarters, using ninja techniques and clan labor to build roads, offices, a park, and other facilities. She then found Hatake Sakumo in the wilderness to discuss the role his Nue could play in connecting the moon and Earth, but Sakumo appeared weary and aged.

• Ruri directed Akimichi Chōza and the United Nations Engineering Corps as they built the United Nations complex on the former Akatsuki base.
• Ninja crews constructed paved roads, a park, hospitals, commercial streets, and civilian residences across the site.
• Ruri left the construction station to seek out Hatake Sakumo and his Nue, whose alternate dimension could help connect the moon with Earth.
• Ruri found Sakumo beside a campfire and saw that his Nue had shrunk to the size of a house cat.
• Sakumo asked whether Ruri needed something, while she noticed his fatigue and the wrinkles on his face.

Ruri tried to help Sakumo overcome his doubts by comparing him to a lone wolf that had been rejected by its pack. He persuaded Sakumo to go with him to see Konoha, leaving the two of them walking toward the village.

• Ruri praised Sakumo’s strength and asked why he had stopped trusting his own beliefs despite the perseverance of his former wolf summoning beasts.
• Ruri and Sakumo shared grilled fish by a fire, and Sakumo explained that wolves outside their packs distrusted everything around them.
• A wounded gray wolf bit Ruri when he offered it fish, but Ruri let it eat and used his chakra to tame it.
• Ruri compared the lone wolf’s rejection to Sakumo’s isolation and invited Sakumo to visit Konoha.
• Sakumo followed Ruri toward Konoha while the gray wolf trailed behind them.

Ruri and Sakumo entered Konoha and saw how the village had changed during reconstruction. Kakashi reunited with Sakumo and returned the hero’s coat he had once left behind, and Ruri asked Kakashi to show them around.

• Yamashiro Aoba and Namiashi Raidō checked Ruri and Sakumo at Konoha’s gate and let them enter.
• Namiashi Raidō remembered how Sakumo had once inspired him and reflected on the village’s renewed admiration for him.
• Ruri and Sakumo visited Hokage Rock, where Sakumo saw Konoha’s factories and bustling streets.
• Ruri mentioned that Asuma had taken up smoking, prompting Sakumo to worry that Kakashi might have picked up the habit too.
• Kakashi arrived and gave Sakumo the red-and-white hero’s coat he had left behind when he departed Konoha.
• Ruri asked Kakashi to show them around Konoha and inspect the results of their investment.

Ruri, Kakashi, and Sakumo toured rebuilt Konoha, where Kakashi described the village’s growth and plans for new industries and films. Sakumo stayed at the Embassy, where he and Kakashi secretly kept copies of Jiraiya’s Icha Icha Paradise, while Jiraiya’s attempt to recruit Ruri as a fan failed.

• Kakashi showed Ruri and Sakumo Konoha’s rebuilding, growing population, factories, and plans for high-rise residences.
• Kakashi explained that Konoha and Takigakure would jointly fund films about Amamiya Ruri and Senju Hashirama, with a White Fang of the Leaf film also under consideration.
• Ruri, Kakashi, and Sakumo ate at Ichiraku Ramen before reaching the Embassy, where Sakumo and Kakashi parted ways.
• Sakumo picked up Icha Icha Paradise and claimed he would destroy it, while Kakashi secretly kept another copy and read it on his way home.
• Jiraiya watched from the shadows and regretted that his Physical Seduction Operation Plan had failed to make Ruri a fan of his books.

Ruri infiltrated the Uchiha Clan grounds and watched Itachi and Shisui train, then recruited Fuqiu to keep an eye on the two young Uchiha. The group left for Naka Shrine, while Ruri planned to meet Sasuke another time.

• Ruri left the Embassy and infiltrated the Uchiha Clan grounds while Sakumo slept.
• Itachi demonstrated his precise Kunai technique, and Shisui challenged him with a short blade and a crow summoning technique.
• Fuqiu arrived and told Itachi and Shisui to return home and show restraint in their training.
• Ruri appeared beside Fuqiu and explained that Itachi and Shisui could become useful allies against Uchiha Madara.
• Ruri instructed Fuqiu to watch the two boys and gave him a coded Ichiraku Ramen order to use if someone important to Shisui died.
• Ruri and Fuqiu left for Naka Shrine, postponing their visit to Sasuke.

Ruri and Fuqiu visited Naka Shrine to inspect the Uchiha stone tablet and determine whether Black Zetsu had altered it after Ruri changed history. Fuqiu read the Mangekyō-accessible text, but Ruri concluded that the crucial hidden information required the Rinnegan to decipher.

• Fuqiu disabled Naka Shrine’s barrier and led Ruri into the shrine.
• Fuqiu revealed the entrance beneath the seventh tatami mat and took Ruri into the underground chamber.
• Fuqiu used his Sharingan to read the sealed tablet, which contained no mention of the Ten-Tails or the Eye of the Moon.
• Ruri concluded that the Mangekyō-accessible section was incomplete and spread his Rinnegan Dojutsu Power over the stone tablet.

Ruri discovered that Black Zetsu had altered the stone tablet to make Madara seek the Dragon Vein and rewind time, a plan Ruri feared could destabilize the world. He decided to secure the Dragon Vein, prepare the Uchiha to oppose Madara, and replace the tablet’s message with safer guidance.

• Ruri read that the Dragon Vein was tied to the world origin and could enable time travel, then realized Black Zetsu had incorporated it into the plan to revive the Ten-Tails and reverse history.
• Ruri concluded that Madara intended to follow the altered stone tablet and use the Dragon Vein to erase chakra by rewinding time.
• Ruri decided to relocate personnel near the Dragon Vein and told Fuqiu that the tablet had been tampered with.
• Ruri ordered Fuqiu to bring Fugaku to inspect the tablet once he recovered, so the Uchiha could help prepare against Madara.
• Ruri modified the stone tablet to say the Uchiha were a clan of love and should use their Sharingan for worthwhile tasks such as farming.

Ruri brought Linglong to the Moon to inspect the completed United Nations complex with the nations’ daimyos and kings. The rulers admired the towering, lavish building and its facilities, and eagerly prepared to explore it.

• Ruri told Linglong about the trip to the Moon, and she agreed to go inspect the United Nations Building with him.
• Ruri met the daimyos and kings at the United Nations base on the Moon, where they admired the completed skyscraper and its safe location.
• Ruri described the complex’s three main buildings, colorful crystal facade, park, and other facilities to the rulers.
• The rulers praised the construction and its low cost, while Ruri considered how ninja construction teams could help Takigakure.
• Ruri invited the rulers inside, and the daimyos, Lady Shijimi, and her cat Tora eagerly agreed to look around.

Ruri showed the daimyo and kings the completed United Nations headquarters and demonstrated its identity-card system. As the visitors considered moving their money to the new political center, Ruri planned to use their sales to buy land and businesses in Konoha and other ninja villages.

• The daimyo and kings marveled at the United Nations Building, while Lady Shijimi admired its Ruri walls and worried that her Konoha investments would lose value.
• The daimyo of the Land of Fire and the daimyo of the Land of Wind worried about affording homes near the headquarters, while the daimyo of the Land of Earth boasted about Iwagakure's finances.
• Ruri secretly planned to buy land and businesses in Konoha and other villages at bargain prices if the nobles sold their holdings to fund purchases near the headquarters.
• Ruri led the visitors inside the tower and explained how its barrier-controlled automatic doors used identity recognition.
• Ruri introduced ID Cards that displayed each person's identity and status through the Local Area Network, and the visitors approved of the system.

Ruri showed the nobles the United Nations Building’s elaborate features, explaining how rare shinobi techniques and materials made it comfortable, bright, and potentially health-preserving. The nobles grew eager to fund its costly amenities, especially the Wood Style furnishings said to prolong life.

• Ruri led the nobles past the building’s ice-crystal mirrors, portraits, and Wall Heaters, and the daimyo of the Land of Wind recognized his portrait and grew emotional over the Gold Dust decorations.
• The nobles entered the building’s open central space and inspected a sunlit office with floor-to-ceiling windows and crystal materials made by the girl who had supported the Human Rights Act.
• Ruri demonstrated the Thousand-Shuttle Curtains made by Yamato and explained that Wood Style trees, curtains, and exercise equipment carried life force that could help prolong the nobles’ lives.
• The kings and daimyo stopped objecting to the expense and welcomed the prospect of gaining more years of life from the Wood Style materials.

Ruri showed the gathered nobles the United Nations building’s magnetic-levitation elevator and assembly hall, impressing them with its technology and lavish furnishings. The Land of Fire daimyo envied the five Permanent Members’ seats and resolved to seek a place for his country through Minato Namikaze.

• Ruri explained that the elevator used Magnet Release and Lava Release, then led the nobles through it to the assembly hall.
• The Land of Fire daimyo tried to claim a golden, chakra-metal seat, but Ruri explained that the five special seats belonged to the Security Council’s Permanent Members.
• The daimyo of the Land of Wind admired the Gold Dust in his nation’s seat and sat down, while Linglong tested her comfortable seat.
• Linglong admired the bright, spacious hall and compared it favorably with previous meeting venues.
• The Land of Fire daimyo blamed Danzo for his country’s exclusion and considered offering Konoha unlimited investment if Minato secured it a Permanent Member seat.

Ruri showed Linglong and the assembled daimyo and kings the grand assembly hall and terrace at the United Nations Building, impressing them with its design and surroundings. The leaders returned home eager to imitate its buildings, while Ruri planned for the headquarters to open once Minato and Obito advanced their teleportation array research.

• Ruri led Linglong to the terrace, where they viewed its rare flowers, shaded paths, and park surroundings.
• The daimyo and kings admired the United Nations Building and discussed copying its terrace, park, and tall-building designs in their own lands.
• The leaders reasoned that hiring civilians for construction and a small number of ninja would make their building plans affordable.
• Ruri finished the tour, and the daimyo and kings returned home under ninja protection, excited to tell others about the United Nations Building.
• Ruri planned to open the headquarters after Minato and Obito improved their teleportation array and to begin using the Shinobi World Library first.