Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kō absorbed the golden crystal and gained the Ninja World’s ocular techniques as Uchiha Hirotomo faded away, leaving him instructions about the imprisoned Ōtsutsuki Shibai and the Heavenly Dao. As Uchiha Kō prepared to confide in Tsunade, dark clouds gathered and his anger turned toward the heavens.

• Uchiha Hirotomo revealed that the map was a key to opening the place where Ōtsutsuki Shibai was imprisoned, and the map transformed into a golden crystal that entered Uchiha Kō.
• Uchiha Kō awakened a golden eye and gained the powers and abilities of numerous ocular techniques, then suppressed the force within him.
• Uchiha Hirotomo told Uchiha Kō that the hidden place lay where Mount Myoboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest met, and urged him not to destroy the Heavenly Dao completely.
• Uchiha Hirotomo said farewell and disappeared, leaving Uchiha Kō grieving over their friendship and shared history.
• Tsunade found Uchiha Kō smoking alone and urged him to share his burdens, so he was about to tell her everything when dark clouds filled the sky.

Heavenly Dao agreed not to target Uchiha Kō’s family in exchange for keeping the conflict between their Dao lineages secret, and Uchiha Kō silently vowed to protect Tsunade. Meanwhile, Nara Rokumei asked Uchiha Kō about the war, while Jiraiya’s attempt to peep at women in a hot spring ended with Uchiha Obito and the Military Police Force cornering him.

• Heavenly Dao and Uchiha Kō agreed that Heavenly Dao would leave Uchiha Kō’s family alone if the struggle between their Dao lineages stayed secret.
• Tsunade went to bring in the clothes, and Uchiha Kō watched her leave while resolving to protect her.
• Nara Rokumei called Uchiha Kō and asked whether he was going to war with Heavenly Dao, leaving Uchiha Kō shocked at how the news had spread.
• Jiraiya used special binoculars to spy on women at a hot spring while Kakashi held Naruto back from interfering.
• Uchiha Obito confronted Jiraiya after the women spotted him, and Jiraiya’s Wild Lion’s Mane passed through Obito without harming him.
• Uchiha Obito summoned the Military Police Force, which surrounded Jiraiya with riot shields and began closing in.

Obito handled a peeping incident in Konoha and shared a tender moment with Rin, who marked him as hers with a red hair tie. Meanwhile, Jiraiya escaped to Mount Myoboku, where he was summoned to meet the newly awakened Great Toad Sage.

• Jiraiya used the Reverse Summoning Technique to escape the Anbu, and Obito sent the Military Police Force away after the peeping suspect was dealt with.
• Rin met Obito, tied a red hair tie around his wrist, and leaned into his embrace after he promised to stay with her.
• Jiraiya arrived at Mount Myoboku and told Gamabunta he had come to check on the toads and their reconstruction.
• Gamabunta showed Jiraiya the rebuilt Mount Myoboku and explained why the toads had intensified their training after nearly being wiped out.
• Gamakichi told Jiraiya that the Great Toad Sage had awakened and requested his presence in the main hall.

Jiraiya reunited with Fukasaku and Shima at Mount Myoboku, where their affection reminded him of the home and support they had given him since childhood. The Great Toad Sage told him to bring Uchiha Kō to the meeting place of the Three Great Sage Regions, where Jiraiya would have a chance to master perfect Sage Mode.

• Jiraiya greeted Fukasaku and Shima and remembered how they had rescued and cared for him when he ran away as a child.
• Shima and Fukasaku welcomed Jiraiya warmly, and Shima urged him to speak with the Great Toad Sage.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya to take the Hokage to where the Three Great Sage Regions converged and stay close to him for a chance to master perfect Sage Mode.
• The Great Toad Sage observed that the master of the Human Path could change the fates of people who should have died.
• Jiraiya told Shima and Fukasaku about his opportunity, and Shima went to prepare food while Fukasaku assured him that Mount Myoboku would always be his home.

Uchiha Kō prepared to confront the Heavenly Dao, asking Nara Rokumei and Orochimaru to protect the village and preserve his memory if he failed. At Ryūchi Cave, he discovered that Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the sages intended to join him in the coming battle.

• Uchiha Kō told Nara Rokumei he had become the representative of the Human Path and would soon wage war against Heaven, asking him to conceal his whereabouts and hold down the rear.
• Nara Rokumei promised to find a way to bring Uchiha Kō back even if the Heavenly Dao erased him, and Uchiha Kō left a final letter for Tsunade with Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Kō summoned Manda and traveled to Ryūchi Cave, where the White Snake Sage, Great Toad Sage, and Katsuyu Sage joined their chakra to open a path.
• Uchiha Kō found Tsunade waiting with Jiraiya and the Great Toad Sage, but Tsunade insisted on facing the danger beside him.
• Orochimaru arrived and declared that he would join the campaign against the heavens, reuniting the group around Uchiha Kō.

Uchiha Kō warned the Sannin and other allies that their enemy was Ōtsutsuki Shibai and Heavenly Dao, but Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru all chose to stand with him. Konoha’s ninja arrived in force, and Uchiha Kō welcomed them before leading the group toward the battle with a promise of a feast if they returned victorious.

• Uchiha Kō asked everyone to reconsider joining the fight against Heavenly Dao, and the Great Toad Sage recounted Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s role in the first War Against Heaven.
• Tsunade vowed to live and die with Uchiha Kō, Jiraiya pledged to fight for peace and Konoha, and Orochimaru refused to retreat, hinting at a dangerous weapon.
• Namikaze Minato arrived with Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, who revealed that Hizashi’s Byakugan had transformed into a blue Tenseigan and that he wanted to help.
• Uchiha Kō ordered the newcomers to leave, but Uchiha Obito brought Nohara Rin and a crowd of Konoha ninja through Kamui space.
• Uchiha Kō hid his tears behind Susanoo, then promised everyone a huge feast if they won and made it back.

Uchiha Kō entered the prison beneath the Three Great Sage Regions and freed Ōtsutsuki Shibai, discovering that they were both transmigrators. Ōtsutsuki Shibai recounted his failed war against the Heavenly Dao and his regret over failing to protect his loved ones.

• Uchiha Kō told the Konoha ninja to rest in the Three Great Sage Regions while he entered the prison alone, and Tsunade organized guards to watch for his return.
• Uchiha Kō opened the prison’s entrance with his third eye and found Ōtsutsuki Shibai chained inside.
• Uchiha Kō and Ōtsutsuki Shibai recognized each other as fellow countrymen through a shared exchange of phrases, and Uchiha Kō cut through the restraints.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai regained his power, declared that he would erase the heavens, and explained how his crusade against the Heavenly Dao had ended in defeat and imprisonment.
• Uchiha Kō described his achievements in the Ninja World, and Ōtsutsuki Shibai recalled the girl he had once promised to marry.

Uchiha Kō freed Ōtsutsuki Shibai from Heavenly Dao’s prison and brought him back to the Ninja World as an ally in the fight against Heaven. Shibai offered Tsunade an awakened ocular bloodline ability, and she asked for one that could strengthen others.

• Ōtsutsuki Shibai recalled how Heavenly Dao prevented him from resurrecting Ōtsutsuki Yu, driving him to swear revenge.
• Uchiha Kō used the Human Dao’s fortune to remove Heavenly Dao’s influence from Shibai, restoring Shibai to his peak strength.
• Uchiha Kō cut open the prison and escaped with Shibai, drawing the Three Great Sage Regions’ attention as they returned after seven days.
• Tsunade reunited with Uchiha Kō, while Ōtsutsuki Shibai recognized the Great Toad Sage and revealed that he had once granted him the power of deduction.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai offered to awaken an ocular bloodline ability for Tsunade, who requested a power that enhanced a target’s attack, defense, speed, and other abilities.

Ōtsutsuki Shibai guided Tsunade through awakening her ocular Kekkei Genkai, and Uchiha Kō used Resurrection to restore her and empower those nearby. Tsunade revealed her new technique linked her thoughts and life to Uchiha Kō, leaving them bound together.

• Ōtsutsuki Shibai used his Chakra extraction technique to stimulate Tsunade’s optic nerves and awaken her ocular Kekkei Genkai despite her pain.
• Uchiha Kō stopped himself from using Resurrection on Tsunade after she asked him to let her continue.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai confirmed Tsunade had succeeded, and Uchiha Kō used Resurrection to heal her and affect the surrounding area.
• Jiraiya entered perfect Sage Mode, while Orochimaru mastered Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu under Resurrection’s influence.
• Tsunade revealed her violet left eye and pink right eye, then used Eternal Union to link her thoughts and vitality with Uchiha Kō.

Uchiha Kō and Tsunade explored the abilities granted by her newly awakened eye techniques while spending a day in the Three Great Sage Regions. Tsunade revealed that she could temporarily copy Kō’s abilities and use Divine Power to double the attributes of someone bound to her through Eternal Union.

• Ōtsutsuki Shibai began restoring his chakra, and Uchiha Kō told the Konoha ninjas to rest for a day before returning home.
• Uchiha Kō took Tsunade into the forest, where they hunted deer and prepared a venison meal together.
• Tsunade shared Kō’s Soul Perception Technique through Eternal Union as they located their prey.
• While they ate, Tsunade told Kō that her Winged Flight Technique let her temporarily wield all of his abilities, though her body could not sustain them for long.
• Tsunade revealed that Divine Power increased a chosen target’s attributes by 50 percent, or doubled them if they were bound through Eternal Union.

Uchiha Kō returned to Konoha with Tsunade and the villagers, then organized the village’s defenses against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. He and his allies headed to the Rock District, where Isshiki’s controlled forces were fighting, and Madara suddenly joined the battle.

• Uchiha Kō opened portals that brought the people from Mount Myoboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and Ryūchi Cave back to Konoha.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai reacted to Konoha’s modern weapons, while Nara Rokumei reported that Isshiki had overrun the Cloud Division and Mist Division and was fighting in the Rock District.
• Uchiha Kō ordered Konoha to seal its gates, mobilize troops, and prepare unrestricted supplies of large-scale explosive weapons.
• Uchiha Kō, Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, and Ōtsutsuki Shibai set out for the Rock District, leaving Nara Rokumei to manage Konoha.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched controlled Mist Division and Cloud Division ninjas fight as he planned to conquer the Ninja World and cultivate a God Tree.
• Madara appeared on the battlefield and unleashed a blue Susanoo strike against the Mist Division and Cloud Division forces.

Madara confronted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki over his brother’s injuries, while Hashirama joined the battle to protect him and the Rock District. The chapter ended with Hashirama summoning True Several Thousand Hands as Madara called forth his Complete Body Susanoo against Isshiki’s black cubes.

• Madara arrived at the battlefield, and the Cloud Division and Mist Division ninjas panicked when they recognized the God of Shinobi.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki mocked Madara and his younger brother, while Ōnoki’s Dust Release attack was absorbed into Daikokuten.
• Madara sent Ōnoki to handle the enemy ninjas and attacked Isshiki with the Uchiha Gunbai, but Isshiki blocked him and countered.
• Senju Hashirama rescued Madara with Wood Release, then joined him in attacking Isshiki.
• Isshiki summoned black cubes, and Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo while Hashirama raised Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki overwhelmed Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara with his stored Dust Release and Daikokuten cubes, then declared they would die for refusing to submit. The chapter ended with two cubes hovering over each warrior, poised to strike.

• Senju Hashirama unleashed Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, but Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged unscathed.
• Uchiha Madara charged Isshiki with Susanoo, but Isshiki's stored Dust Release corroded it and forced Madara to retreat.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki offered Madara and Senju Hashirama control of the Ninja World if they submitted, but Madara rejected him and warned that Uchiha Kō would defeat him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki summoned four black cubes with Daikokuten, and Hashirama's Wood Golem and Wood Dragon could not damage them.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki positioned two cubes above Madara and two above Hashirama as they braced for the attack.

Uchiha Kō and his allies defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s attack and captured him after Ōtsutsuki Shibai pulled him from the void. Kō questioned Isshiki about Heavenly Dao, then revealed Shibai was the Ōtsutsuki God, stirring hope in Isshiki.

• Uchiha Kō returned and shattered the cubes threatening Uchiha Madara, while Tsunade used a chakra sword to free Senju Hashirama.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai blocked Isshiki’s Atomic Dismantling Jutsu and destroyed Isshiki’s mirrors.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai tore open the void, seized Isshiki, and dragged him before Uchiha Kō.
• Tsunade restrained the Cloud Division and Mist Division ninja, and the Rock District ninja knocked them unconscious, ending the battle.
• Uchiha Kō questioned Isshiki about unifying the Ninja World and Heavenly Dao, then revealed Ōtsutsuki Shibai was the Ōtsutsuki God.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki recognized Shibai as his ancestor, and Shibai’s expression softened as he acknowledged him.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki reunited with Ōtsutsuki Shibai and abandoned his alliance with Heavenly Dao, while Otsutsuki Kaguya agreed to return and meet Shibai. After the battle, Uchiha Kō ordered Isshiki to revive the fallen as a chance to atone for his crimes.

• Ōtsutsuki Shibai comforted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, examined his memories, and told him to stop cooperating with Heavenly Dao.
• Otsutsuki Kaguya agreed to return to the Ninja World and meet Ōtsutsuki Shibai after learning that he had returned.
• Uchiha Kō welcomed Otsutsuki Kaguya and arranged for her to arrive the next day.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's surrender ended his control over the Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja, and Uchiha Kō ordered the battlefield fed, cleared, and the survivors sent home.
• Uchiha Kō gave Ōtsutsuki Isshiki a chance to redeem himself by personally reviving the dead near the Land of Iron.

Uchiha Kō used the Green Rinnegan to revive the dead ninjas of the Rock District, winning their devotion and Ōnoki’s surrender. As preparations began to feed Uchiha Kō and Tsunade, an Akimichi chef negotiated a lucrative seasoning deal with the Rock District head chef.

• Uchiha Kō activated Rinne Rebirth with the Green Rinnegan and restored the dead ninjas’ bodies and souls.
• Namikaze Minato announced that Uchiha Kō had revived the fallen, and the grateful ninjas knelt in worship.
• Ōnoki pledged the Rock District’s loyalty to Uchiha Kō, who accepted his submission and helped him stand.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai said Uchiha Kō’s revival feat would help secure humanity’s faith for the future war against Heaven.
• Uchiha Kō took Tsunade to the Tsuchikage Building for a meal while chefs prepared a feast using ingredients from across the divisions.
• The Akimichi chef persuaded the Rock District head chef to buy seasoning packets at a premium.

Uchiha Kō returned to Konoha after defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, welcomed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Ōtsutsuki Toneri into the coming war against Heaven, and called a meeting to prepare the village for future disasters. The clans pledged their loyalty to him, and the chapter ended as Nara Rokumei called for quiet.

• Uchiha Kō entrusted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with Uchiha Dao's green Rinnegan and ordered Ōtsutsuki Shibai to supervise Isshiki until his resurrection was complete.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Ōtsutsuki Toneri visited Ōtsutsuki Shibai, who recruited them to fight in the coming war against Heaven.
• Uchiha Kō and his group returned to Konoha, where villagers celebrated his victory and welcomed him as their leader.
• At the Hokage Office, Uchiha Kō approved Nara Rokumei's wartime measures and announced daily training drills to prepare for natural disasters.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku, and Hizashi Hyuga pledged their clans' obedience to Uchiha Kō before Nara Rokumei called for quiet.

Uchiha Kō urged Konoha to prepare for a powerful, unnamed enemy, then pretended that age and poor health might soon force him to step down. The meeting ended with the shinobi proposing to use Impure World Reincarnation to bring him back as Hokage, leaving Uchiha Kō horrified.

• Nara Rokumei eased the tense meeting by declaring the Nara Clan and Ino-Shika-Cho loyal supporters of Uchiha Kō.
• Uchiha Kō called on Konoha to develop its production, technology, and weapons in preparation for a dangerous enemy.
• Uchiha Kō claimed he would eventually leave everything to Namikaze Minato, prompting the assembled clan heads and shinobi to mourn his supposed decline.
• A shinobi suggested using Impure World Reincarnation to summon Uchiha Kō back as Hokage, and the crowd enthusiastically considered the idea.
• Uchiha Kō recognized Orochimaru's chakra as the source of the suggestion and protested when the conference room looked to him for approval.

Uchiha Kō secured the chance to retire after Nara Rokumei persuaded the village to support his eventual departure, then shared an intimate reunion with Tsunade. The next morning, Uchiha Rou caught her parents being affectionate, and the chapter ended when someone rang the family’s doorbell.

• Nara Rokumei ended the debate over Uchiha Kō’s retirement by winning support for letting him rest after he cleared Konoha’s remaining obstacles.
• Uchiha Kō thanked Nara Rokumei, and Hatake Sakumo affirmed that he supported his brother’s retirement once Konoha was safe.
• Uchiha Kō told Tsunade that she had kept him going through decades of work, and Tsunade kissed him before they teleported home together.
• Uchiha Kō and Tsunade spent the day together, then went to sleep after he showered and she joined him.
• Uchiha Kō made breakfast the next morning, and Uchiha Rou unexpectedly saw her parents embrace before hurrying off on a mission.
• Tsunade washed the dishes after breakfast, and the doorbell rang.

Minato, Kushina, and Naruto visited Uchiha Kō and Tsunade, where Naruto expressed his respect and was granted permission to learn ninjutsu from his father. The family discovered Naruto was dating Hinata, and the chapter ended with the story of how he saved her during a mission and she awakened the Tenseigan to heal him.

• Minato, Kushina, and Naruto brought gifts to Uchiha Kō and Tsunade, and Naruto knelt to show Uchiha Kō his respect.
• Uchiha Kō gave Minato permission to teach Naruto the Chakra Extraction Technique, Flying Thunder God, Wind Blade, and Rasengan.
• Tsunade teased Naruto about having a girlfriend, and Naruto admitted he was dating Hyuga Hinata.
• Naruto recalled using Body Flicker to shield Hinata from a rogue ninja's katana and defeating the attacker with a blood-red Rasengan.
• Hinata awakened the Tenseigan and restored Naruto's injured hand.