Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke joined forces against Uchiha Kō, but Tsunade intervened and turned Sasuke’s Indra’s Arrow back on him. Sasuke survived by using Shinra Tensei and receiving Nine-Tails chakra from Naruto, while Naruto’s attempt to persuade Tsunade enraged her.

• Naruto used Rasenshuriken and a Tailed Beast Bomb against Uchiha Kō, who absorbed the attack into his Day Tiger and sent it charging at Naruto.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap places with Naruto, then chose to fight alongside him to protect his friend.
• Sasuke attacked Uchiha Kō with Indra’s Arrow, but Tsunade blocked it with Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki’s shield and returned the attack.
• Sasuke destroyed the returning arrow with Shinra Tensei, and Naruto replenished his chakra with Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Naruto tried to convince Tsunade to stop helping Uchiha Kō, but calling her “Granny” made her furious.

Tsunade’s Six Paths-level attack forced Naruto and Sasuke to combine their powers, while Uchiha Kō, Itachi, and Rou formed a towering Susanoo to oppose them. Sasuke challenged Itachi to an honorable duel, but Itachi outmaneuvered him with a change of direction that Sasuke had not anticipated.

• Tsunade pierced Sasuke’s Susanoo leg with her spear, and Sasuke explained that her absorbed Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki Chakra Pill had raised her to Six Paths level.
• Naruto transformed into a golden fox, and Sasuke wrapped it in his Susanoo armor to create Majestic Attire Susanoo.
• Itachi summoned his crimson Susanoo and took Kō’s Chixiao Sword, while Kō unveiled his golden Susanoo and fused with Itachi.
• Rou joined Kō and Itachi, and their combined Susanoo grew to seven hundred meters as Naruto and Sasuke faced them.
• Sasuke overstrained himself to match their Susanoo’s height and challenged Itachi to an honorable duel, so Kō and the others stepped aside.
• Itachi blocked Sasuke’s strike with the Yata Mirror, then changed the direction of his Totsuka Blade mid-swing and caught Sasuke off guard.

Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto fought Uchiha Itachi at the Valley of the End, but Itachi deflected Sasuke’s attacks and cut apart their Susanoo’s arms with the Chixiao Sword. Naruto summoned Gamabunta from another world to help them, and the chapter ended with Uchiha Kō identifying himself as their enemy.

• Uchiha Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap Uchiha Itachi and his Susanoo away from a sword strike, then suffered heavy strain from the technique.
• Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto combined their power in an Indra’s Arrow, but Uchiha Itachi deflected it with the Yata Mirror and cut later arrows apart with the Chixiao Sword.
• Naruto renewed Uchiha Sasuke’s resolve by promising that victory could let him revive his family, and Sasuke fired several more Indra’s Arrows at Uchiha Itachi.
• Uchiha Itachi severed both arms of Sasuke’s Susanoo, so Naruto took control of their Majestic Attire Susanoo and summoned Gamabunta.
• Gamabunta arrived at the Valley of the End, questioned Naruto about his origins, and heard Uchiha Kō announce himself as the Fourth Hokage and their opponent.

Uchiha Kō confronted Naruto and Gamabunta at the Valley of the End, prompting Gamabunta to reject Naruto and pledge Mount Myoboku's alliance with Konoha. As Uchiha Kō transformed Susanoo into a brilliant thousand-meter golden giant, Konoha's ninjas and civilians mobilized to join the battle, leaving Hatake Sakumo to lead them toward the Valley of the End.

• Naruto summoned Gamabunta to fight Uchiha Kō, but Gamabunta cursed Naruto and refused to oppose Uchiha Kō.
• Uchiha Kō drew Gamabunta before him, and Gamabunta saluted him and invoked the Great Toad Sage's prophecy to pledge Mount Myoboku's alliance with Konoha.
• Uchiha Kō sent Gamabunta to watch from the waterfall, then took control of Susanoo and transformed it into a thousand-meter golden giant.
• The golden light drew leaders from the Five Great Villages toward the Valley of the End, while Konoha's ninjas and civilians rushed to support Uchiha Kō.
• Kakashi and Nara Rokumei persuaded Hatake Sakumo to follow the people's will, and Kakashi ordered everyone to assemble at Konoha's gate under Sakumo's command.

Sarutobi Hiruzen regained his resolve after Shimura Danzō reminded him of his past and Konoha’s people, then joined the fight to rescue Uchiha Kō. At the Valley of the End, the former Kage watched Uchiha Kō’s enormous Susanoo overpower the battlefield, leaving Ōnoki convinced that Iwagakure could not challenge him.

• Hatake Sakumo rallied Konoha’s soldiers and civilians to fight, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was shaken by their determination.
• Shimura Danzō confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and persuaded him to reclaim his resolve; Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Enma and vowed to defend Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen requested command of a force from Hatake Sakumo, and Nara Rokumei supported his request; Sakumo appointed him commander of the Thirteenth Legion with ten thousand troops.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō led their forces toward the Valley of the End while Hatake Sakumo continued mustering Konoha’s forces.
• Madara watched Uchiha Kō fight Naruto and the others, and Uchiha Izuna stopped him from intervening by pointing out that Uchiha Kō’s Susanoo had the advantage.
• The former Four Kage saw Uchiha Kō’s thousand-meter Susanoo, and Ōnoki abandoned his hope that Iwagakure could reclaim its sovereignty.

Kurama sacrificed his life to give Naruto Baryon Mode, letting Naruto and Sasuke battle Uchiha Kō and the reanimated Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Madara, and Uchiha Izuna. As Naruto’s power began to fade and Uchiha Kō launched ten thousand swords, Sasuke unleashed Shinra Tensei to repel them.

• Kurama told Naruto he would burn his life to activate Baryon Mode, and Naruto returned to the battlefield transformed.
• Naruto’s Baryon Mode Susanoo struck at Uchiha Kō, damaging the waterfall and threatening nearby villages, but Uchiha Kō redirected a punch into the water with Pressure.
• Senju Hashirama and Madara combined their powers to attack Naruto, but Naruto shattered their defenses and badly injured them with a crimson Rasengan.
• Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna attacked Naruto and Sasuke, but Sasuke used Amenotejikara to evade their strike and Naruto counterattacked.
• Uchiha Kō launched ten thousand swords as Naruto’s Susanoo shrank, and Sasuke answered with Shinra Tensei.

Naruto and Sasuke pressed their attack on Uchiha Kō, while Sarutobi Hiruzen stayed behind to protect the villagers and confront them. As Second Pillar prepared to kill Hiruzen with Indra’s Arrow, Hiruzen began the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

• Uchiha Kō escaped Sasuke’s Shinra Tensei, but Naruto fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at him while villagers arrived to help.
• Uchiha Kō and his allies raised layered defenses against the bomb, and he ordered Sarutobi Hiruzen to lead the villagers away.
• Hiruzen built an earthen wall to shield the villagers, then refused to retreat and attacked Majestic Attire Susanoo with his Five Release: Great Barrage Technique.
• Naruto shattered Hiruzen’s barrage with a Blood Rasengan, and Hiruzen narrowly dodged before using Enma to contain the resulting magma eruption.
• Second Pillar seized control of Majestic Attire Susanoo, enlarged it, and launched Indra’s Arrow at Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen began the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, declaring that he would take a demon with him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned the Death God, which took Sasuke’s Rinnegan after Naruto chose not to intervene. Sasuke’s trust in Naruto shattered, but Uchiha Itachi stopped him from taking his own life and offered him comfort as he was taken into custody.

• Naruto recognized Sarutobi Hiruzen’s hand sign too late, and Sasuke’s Indra’s Arrow struck Hiruzen as he summoned the Death God.
• Kurama warned Naruto that interfering could get both him and Sasuke killed, so Naruto stood aside while the Death God took Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
• Sasuke blamed Naruto for abandoning him, ended their bond, and walked away as Hiruzen died.
• Sasuke tried to kill himself, but Uchiha Itachi restrained him and Uchiha Rou used her Sword Control Technique to take his Kusanagi Sword.
• Uchiha Kō ordered Itachi to lock Sasuke in the Military Police Force prison pending judgment, and Itachi offered Sasuke a ride on his back.

Uchiha Kō defeated Naruto, but the Heavenly Dao of Naruto’s world intervened and pulled Naruto through a rift before Kō could kill him. After restoring Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, Kō turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s body and prepared to act, while the other villages’ leaders hurried away.

• Naruto charged Uchiha Kō with a plain Rasengan, but Kō dodged and struck the giant Nine-Tails, leaving Naruto badly injured and barely able to stand.
• Uchiha Kō smashed the giant Nine-Tails against a wall and seized Naruto, but golden chains from a rift released Naruto and carried him out of the world.
• Uchiha Kō recognized the intervention as the Heavenly Dao of Naruto’s original world, then used Resurrection to heal Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
• The gathered villagers mourned Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Uchiha Kō told Sarutobi Shinnosuke that his father was not dead yet before sending the crowd away.
• Uchiha Kō confronted Gamabunta and the four deputy chiefs, and they retreated to their villages under the pressure of his gaze.

Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived in the Pure Land after sacrificing himself to seal Second Pillar’s Rinnegan, then Uchiha Kō summoned and revived him. Hiruzen returned in the prime of his youth, received immortality, and pledged his life to Uchiha Kō.

• In the Pure Land, Sarutobi Hiruzen met the Third Kazekage and Rasa, then told them that Uchiha Kō led a powerful Konoha that had absorbed the four great ninja villages into its divisions.
• A giant eyeball in the sky summoned Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Uchiha Kō used a White Zetsu sacrifice to bring him back with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked whether the invaders had been defeated, and Uchiha Kō confirmed that Hiruzen had sealed Second Pillar’s Rinnegan and the battle was over.
• Uchiha Kō revived Sarutobi Hiruzen, restoring him to his youthful appearance and granting him immortality through the Immortality Curse Mark.
• After seeing his young face in a mirror, Sarutobi Hiruzen knelt before Uchiha Kō and pledged his life to him.

After defeating the invaders, Uchiha Kō celebrated with Konoha, but a vision of a future catastrophe drove him to investigate Naka Shrine. There, he encountered a skeleton with plum-blossom Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Kō returned to Konoha with Sarutobi Hiruzen, received the villagers’ praise, and announced a three-day feast.
• The original-world Heavenly Dao restored Naruto, altered his memories, and warned Uchiha Kō’s world’s Heavenly Dao that Kō might reach the True God realm.
• Uchiha Kō’s world’s Heavenly Dao secretly decided to refine beings from other worlds and devour other Heavenly Daos to survive.
• Uchiha Kō felt a sharp pain and saw a vision of himself fighting amid a world destroyed by corpses and blood.
• Uchiha Kō reassured Tsunade, left Hokage Villa, and went to Naka Shrine to investigate the vision.
• Uchiha Kō found a black-cloaked figure at Naka Shrine, which rose to reveal a skeleton with plum-blossom Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Hirotomo revealed that the Heavenly Dao had punished him for uncovering the world’s fate and passed Uchiha Kō crucial information about finding Ōtsutsuki Shibai. After the Heavenly Dao destroyed Hirotomo’s soul, Kō recovered the hidden map fragment and resolved to confront it.

• Uchiha Hirotomo met Uchiha Kō in a vision, explained that he had discovered Kō came from another world, and said his deductions had cost him thirty years of life.
• Uchiha Hirotomo told Uchiha Kō that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya each held a third of a map to Ōtsutsuki Shibai, while the remaining piece was hidden beneath the stone tablet.
• A destructive sword struck Uchiha Hirotomo and shattered his soul; Uchiha Kō returned to Naka Shrine and watched the Heavenly Dao turn Hirotomo’s remains and eyes to ash.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Sasuke that his grandfather had died for a worthy cause, and the chapter revealed that Hirotomo had made Fugaku conceal his death and forbid him from investigating it.
• Uchiha Kō unearthed the stone tablet, found Uchiha Hirotomo’s map fragment beneath it, and shattered the Heavenly Dao’s lightning when it attacked him.
• Uchiha Kō resolved to find Ōtsutsuki Shibai and learn how to destroy the Heavenly Dao.

Uchiha Kō hid his discovery about the Heavenly Dao and sent Uchiha Rou off on her first escort mission to the Land of Waves with Uchiha Itachi, Second Pillar, and Uzumaki Karin. He packed them sandwiches and gave Rou an Ice Scroll and a Flying Thunder God Kunai before she left.

• Uchiha Rou told Uchiha Kō and Tsunade that she would travel to the Land of Waves on an escort mission with Uchiha Itachi, and Kō wondered whether the main storyline was beginning.
• Uchiha Kō made forty sandwiches for the mission team, stored most of them in an Ice Scroll, and gave Uchiha Rou the scroll and a Flying Thunder God Kunai for emergencies.
• Uchiha Itachi, Second Pillar, and Uzumaki Karin waited at the village entrance until Uchiha Rou arrived.
• Uchiha Rou showed the group the bag of Hokage Special Sandwiches that her father had made.

Uchiha Itachi led Uchiha Rou, Sasuke, and Karin on an escort mission for Tazuna to the Land of Waves, while Sasuke grew overconfident about his abilities. The team was attacked on the road, and mist separated them just as Sasuke protected Tazuna from a thrown dagger.

• Uchiha Rou shared Hokage Special Sandwiches with Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, and Karin, and Itachi recalled Uchiha Kō’s brutal training.
• Sasuke and Karin discussed dating, Sasuke’s Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and the Naruto from another world.
• Uchiha Itachi accepted Tazuna’s escort mission and assigned Sasuke and Karin to protect him while Rou handled reconnaissance.
• Karin called Sasuke a Chunin, boosting his confidence, while Itachi decided Sasuke needed to learn caution through experience.
• Uchiha Rou spotted suspicious puddles on the forest road, and Sasuke lunged to protect Tazuna when a dagger flew at him.
• Mist suddenly enveloped the group and separated them.

Sasuke and Karin fought a Mist ninja while Rou and Itachi protected the team and defeated their attackers. After the mist cleared, Itachi confronted Dazuna about hiding the danger of the mission, and Dazuna explained that Gato controlled the Land of Waves by destroying its bridge and placing a bounty on him.

• Sasuke and Karin worked together to set a trap for the Mist ninja, but Sasuke nearly died when the wounded enemy tried to stab him; Rou intervened and warned him to make sure opponents were dead.
• Itachi defended Dazuna, destroyed another Mist ninja's weapon with the Chixiao Sword, and burned him with Great Fire Annihilation, dispersing the mist.
• Itachi accused Dazuna of concealing the mission's true danger after two rogue ninja attacked the team.
• Dazuna admitted that Gato had destroyed the bridge linking the Land of Waves to other countries and used his wealth and samurai to control the villagers.
• Dazuna revealed that Gato had placed a bounty of two hundred million silver on him, and Itachi condemned him for risking the children's lives by hiring them for a low-ranked mission.

After Dazuna concealed the mission’s true rank, Uchiha Itachi agreed to continue only after securing a share of the Land of Waves’ bridge taxes for Konoha. The team then encountered Momochi Zabuza, who revealed that he had taken Gato’s lucrative contract despite being outmatched.

• Dazuna begged Uchiha Itachi to continue the mission, and Hatake Sakumo relayed that Lord Hokage had ordered the team to proceed while he watched over them.
• Uchiha Kō and Tsunade watched Uchiha Rou’s team through the Telescope Technique, and Tsunade explained that she had taught Rou taijutsu.
• Uchiha Itachi required Dazuna to sign an agreement giving Konoha thirty percent of the bridge’s commercial taxes for ten years in exchange for protection.
• The team set out again, and Uchiha Itachi burned away Zabuza’s fog and cut through the tree where the rogue ninja was hiding.
• Momochi Zabuza introduced himself and explained that he had left Kirigakure after the Kubikiribōchō was unavailable for him to inherit; he had accepted Gato’s contract for a billion.

Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Rou overpowered Zabuza, but a Mist Division Anbu intervened just as Itachi was about to kill him. The Anbu’s mask fell off, revealing a fair, delicate face.

• Zabuza attacked Dazuna, but Uchiha Itachi blocked his sword and disarmed him with Chixiao.
• Zabuza targeted Uchiha Rou, who revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan and pierced his Water Clone before calling Sasuke and Uzumaki Karin to her side.
• Zabuza trapped Uchiha Itachi in a Water Prison Technique and threatened to kill him if Uchiha Rou moved.
• After Uchiha Kō told him to stop playing around, Uchiha Itachi broke free with his crimson Susanoo and seized Zabuza.
• A Mist Division Anbu struck Zabuza with silver needles and demanded that Itachi hand him over, then used Ice Release to freeze the Susanoo’s outer layer.
• The Anbu’s sword was knocked away and his mask flew off, revealing his face.

Yuki Haku fought Uchiha Itachi to save Momochi Zabuza, but Itachi spared Zabuza after hearing Haku’s devotion and learning of their hardships. Uchiha Rou then invited Zabuza to join Konoha, leaving him considering the offer.

• Yuki Haku attacked Itachi’s Susanoo with Ice Release, but could not break through its defenses.
• Haku knelt before Itachi and begged him to spare Zabuza, explaining how Zabuza had saved and supported him.
• Zabuza tried to drive Haku away by calling him a mere tool, but Haku insisted he believed Zabuza was a good person.
• Itachi withdrew Susanoo and released Zabuza, warning him not to interfere with his mission again.
• Zabuza admitted that he was short on money, and Uchiha Rou invited him to join Konoha, where mission rewards were regulated.

Uchiha Itachi recruited Zabuza and Haku into Konoha, then led the group toward the Land of Waves. After learning how Gato had oppressed the villagers, Itachi decided to confront him and urged Zabuza to gather the people so they could resist future oppressors.

• Haku eagerly accepted Itachi's invitation and promised to persuade Zabuza, who agreed after hearing that he would need to complete missions each month.
• Itachi and Uchiha Rou welcomed Zabuza and Haku into Konoha, and Zabuza led the group along the fastest route to the Land of Waves.
• Uchiha Kō observed the group and considered Zabuza and Haku valuable additions to Konoha's strength and future generations.
• Zabuza reflected on his new life in Konoha, and Haku took his hand and shared in his hope for the future.
• The villagers at the Land of Waves entrance viewed the ninja with fear and hostility, and Zabuza explained how Gato's men had oppressed them.
• Itachi resolved to deal with Gato and told Zabuza to gather the villagers so they could awaken to the need to resist their oppressors.

Dazuna and Zabuza returned to the village, where Gato tried to cut Zabuza’s payment and provoked him into attacking. After Itachi stopped Zabuza from killing Gato, Gato offered Itachi ten billion ryo to kill him, leaving the assembled Konoha ninja alarmed and wary of Itachi’s response.

• Dazuna asked to handle the villagers, and Itachi agreed while assigning Zabuza to protect him.
• Gato confronted Dazuna and Zabuza with one billion ryo, then insulted Zabuza and tried to reduce his payment by half.
• Zabuza grabbed Gato by the neck and cut down twenty samurai who charged at him.
• Itachi arrived and asked Zabuza to spare Gato, who then offered Itachi ten billion ryo to kill Zabuza.
• Hatake Sakumo moved beside Itachi, while Itachi looked toward Zabuza, Uchiha Rou, Second Pillar, Uzumaki Karin, and the samurai.