Recaps

Kamui revealed that he and his brothers came from another world, and Sasuke and Orochimaru asked to follow them in hopes of gaining power and knowledge. The chapter ended with Kamui describing giants and a ten-thousand-meter dragon, leaving the shinobi stunned by the scale of the world they might face.

• Kamui confirmed to Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju that he and his brothers came from another world.
• Uchiha Sasuke described how his brother had killed their clan and parents, and Kamui agreed to let him follow and pursue revenge himself.
• Orochimaru asked to join Kamui's group, and Kamui said his research skills might make him useful to his father.
• Kamui explained that giants could exceed sixty meters and that Loki's Nidhogg form could reach over ten thousand meters, alarming Hashirama Senju, Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Tobirama Senju.

Hashirama and Tobirama tried to persuade Kamui to spare Konoha, then learned about the Fourth Hokage’s death and Orochimaru’s accusations against Hiruzen. The Senju brothers demanded to confront Hiruzen, but Orochimaru left their release up to Kamui while the battle continued.

• Tobirama and Hashirama asked Kamui to become Konoha’s Fourth Hokage and protect the villagers, then learned from Orochimaru that the Fourth Hokage had died years earlier.
• Uchiha Sasuke explained that the Fourth Hokage had sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails, and Hashirama questioned why defeating the beast had been so difficult.
• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo of exploiting the Fourth Hokage’s family and isolating Naruto, prompting Hashirama and Sasuke to react with anger and sympathy.
• Orochimaru further claimed that Hiruzen had a hand in Nawaki and Dan Kato’s deaths and had allowed the Sarutobi clan to grow powerful, enraging Hashirama and deepening Tobirama’s suspicions.
• Hashirama and Tobirama demanded that Orochimaru release them so they could question Hiruzen, but Orochimaru said he would only do so if Kamui allowed it.

Kamui watched Katakuri defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi, who escaped death through a Reverse Summoning trick. With the fight over, Kamui turned to Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation and wondered how he could learn it.

• Hashirama Senju begged Kamui to let him question Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Kamui agreed to wait until Katakuri finished fighting.
• Katakuri transformed into his Qilin half-beast form and struck Hiruzen Sarutobi with Qilin Breath: Heavenly Tribulation Light.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used a shadow clone and Reverse Summoning to make it appear that the blast killed him while his real body escaped to Enma's Sacred Land.
• Tobirama Senju told Hashirama Senju that Enma had probably used Reverse Summoning to save Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Kamui accepted that the Third Hokage was still alive.
• Kamui told Orochimaru to release the two Impure World Reincarnation summons and considered learning the technique.

Orochimaru freed the First and Second Hokage, and Tobirama Senju secured Konoha’s surrender to Kamui and the Divine Children. The Sarutobi’s defiance drew Tobirama’s contempt, leaving the clan afraid that Konoha’s other clans now saw them as they had once seen the Uchiha.

• Orochimaru removed the Control Talismans from Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju after Katakuri destroyed the Fivefold Rashomon.
• Hashirama Senju called for Konoha to stop fighting, and Tobirama Senju asked Kamui to accept Konoha’s surrender.
• After a Sarutobi Jonin demanded vengeance, Tobirama Senju kicked him aside and ordered the Konoha ninja to surrender.
• Tobirama Senju invoked Kamui’s authority, and Shanks sheathed his sword after Kamui confirmed the surrender.
• Tobirama Senju challenged a Sarutobi Jonin over his mission record and left the Sarutobi fearing that Konoha’s clans had turned against them.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi escaped using Reverse Summoning, the Divine Children dismissed the value of becoming Hokage, while the battlefield’s remaining fights and standoffs continued. Tobirama Senju ordered Jiraiya to stop and resolved to judge Hiruzen’s fitness to lead when he returned.

• Shanks and Katakuri returned to Kamui, and Orochimaru explained that Hiruzen Sarutobi had escaped through Reverse Summoning with Enma.
• Shanks mocked the idea of Kamui becoming Hokage, saying Kamui could establish a far larger empire, while Katakuri described their goal of eventually exploring the Gourmet World.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Jiraiya to stop fighting, and Ryuma sheathed his sword and returned to Kamui.
• Chiyo held young Konoha clan members hostage as the Konoha clans surrounded the Sand Village group, while Shukaku returned to protect the Sand forces.
• Tobirama rejected Jiraiya’s defense of Hiruzen and said he would remove Hiruzen as Hokage if he failed to return within a minute.
• Lu Ya and Might Guy continued their delighted battle, while Katakuri regretted choosing to fight Hiruzen instead of Guy.

Lu Ya and Might Guy fought fiercely outside Konoha until their strongest attacks blasted them both away. At Mount Myoboku, Houka stalled the Great Toad Sage and the Six Paths Sage while waiting for his true body, and the chapter ended with Lu Ya's Soul Fire popping out from the pain.

• Lu Ya and Might Guy traded blows, and Lu Ya explained that he had come to find food and spar rather than destroy Konoha.
• Might Guy and Lu Ya unleashed the Seventh Gate's Daytime Tiger and Sun Fire: Bajrang Gun against each other.
• At Mount Myoboku, the Great Toad Sage and the Six Paths Sage questioned Houka about the Divine Children's powers, and Houka gave them vague answers while waiting for his true body.
• The blast sent Might Guy and Lu Ya crashing into the ground, leaving Might Guy weakened and Lu Ya clutching his swollen fist.
• Lu Ya's Soul Fire spun above his head in his likeness after the pain became so intense that his soul popped out.

Lu Ya awakened his Soul Fire after fighting Might Guy, while Kamui warned his brothers that the Fate Ring’s luck could weaken their resolve. The brothers left Lu Ya celebrating his new power and hoping to gain a transformation ability.

• Shanks showed Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru his Soul Fire and explained that it came from their father’s bloodline.
• Shanks and Ryuma asked to borrow the Fate Ring, but Kamui warned them that relying on its good luck could drain their will and potential.
• Hashirama Senju teased Tobirama Senju about being affectionate as a child, while Uchiha Sasuke struggled with memories of Uchiha Itachi.
• Lu Ya ended his fight with Might Guy, noticed the Soul Fire above his shoulder, and realized he had awakened it.
• Lu Ya celebrated and said he wanted his next ability to let him transform into a robot or monster.

Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Tsunade’s departure, the deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan, and the Sarutobi clan’s sudden growth. Hiruzen admitted to sharing the Uchiha’s property, then blamed Danzo for the accusations Orochimaru raised.

• Tobirama Senju praised Might Guy’s taijutsu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi returned from Enma’s Sacred Land to find the battle mostly over.
• Hashirama Senju demanded to know whether Hiruzen Sarutobi had driven Tsunade out of Konoha, while Tobirama questioned the Sarutobi clan’s enormous growth.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted that he had joined Danzo, Homura, and Koharu in dividing up some of the Uchiha’s property.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Nawaki died while under Orochimaru’s care and Kato Dan was killed by the enemy, leading Tsunade to leave Konoha.
• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of benefiting from the deaths and misfortunes of others, and Hiruzen blamed Danzo for it all.

At Mount Myoboku, Houka questioned the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage about their roles in the Shinobi World’s wars. Outside Konoha, Tobirama and the others chose to resurrect Danzo and his associates to investigate the truth, but Kamui immediately attacked Danzo, and Shanks and Katakuri tested whether the resurrected could be harmed.

• Houka questioned the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage about why they had not intervened in the Shinobi World’s wars, and he doubted their explanations.
• Shanks urged Orochimaru to resurrect Danzo, while Ryuma suggested using the Yamanaka clan’s techniques to search Hiruzen Sarutobi’s memories.
• Tobirama told Orochimaru to resurrect Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane using Root shinobi as sacrifices.
• Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation, but Kamui smashed Danzo’s head when he cursed Houka.
• Danzo’s head reformed from paper scraps, and Katakuri cut off Homura Mitokado’s arms to test whether Armament Haki could harm the resurrected.

Ryuma discovered that his Purple Soul Flame could permanently damage the souls of the reincarnated shinobi, while Kamui froze Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane. Danzo then exposed Konoha's human experiments and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of helping orchestrate crimes against the Senju, leaving Hiruzen scrambling to deny responsibility.

• Ryuma burned away Homura Mitokado's regenerated arm with Purple Soul Flame, and Shanks realized the reincarnated shinobi's souls were their weakness.
• Kamui froze Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, while Katakuri tested his Qilin Flame on Danzo.
• Hashirama Senju questioned Danzo about Nawaki Senju and Tsunade's lover, and Danzo admitted that Konoha's leaders had used Senju as subjects for Wood Release experiments.
• Danzo accused Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru of enabling human experiments, targeting the Senju, driving away the Legendary Sannin, and contributing to Sakumo Hatake's death.
• Tobirama Senju struck Danzo, while Hiruzen denied involvement; Danzo insisted that Hiruzen had approved the crimes and left him to do the dirty work.

Danzo accused Hiruzen of enabling Root and tried to implicate him as they faced the consequences of their actions. Hashirama restrained them and planned to bring Tsunade back from Tanzaku Town, while Shanks and Kamui discussed whether they could learn chakra and Ninjutsu.

• Danzo blamed Hiruzen for authorizing Root and protecting its operations, while Hiruzen angrily rejected his accusations.
• Tobirama asked the Divine Child to release Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane so they could verify the allegations, but Hashirama pinned Danzo and Hiruzen down with Wood Release vines.
• Hashirama asked Orochimaru and Jiraiya how they could bring Tsunade back, and Orochimaru said she was probably gambling nearby in Tanzaku Town.
• Tobirama reminded Hashirama that he could summon the Slug Sage to find Tsunade and bring her back, and Hashirama praised his brother for the idea.
• Shanks wondered whether he and Kamui could learn Summoning, and Kamui said their inability to extract chakra might change if their father found a way to help them.

Hashirama used the Slug Sage’s Reverse Summoning to bring Tsunade from Tanzaku Town to Konoha, where she reunited with the Senju and confronted Orochimaru. Tobirama asked Tsunade to share her suspicions about the Third Hokage and Danzo, but Shanks interrupted before she could explain.

• Hashirama asked the Slug Sage to reverse-summon Tsunade, and the Slug Sage brought her from Tanzaku Town to Konoha.
• Tsunade left Shizune at an inn and appeared before Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and the others.
• Tsunade mistook Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation for an unforgivable desecration and punched him into a building.
• Tobirama stopped Tsunade and asked her whether Hiruzen and Danzo had persecuted the Senju or contributed to Nawaki’s death.
• Tsunade recalled her suspicions about several deaths and departures from Konoha, while Shanks urged her to reveal everything.
• Shanks interrupted Tsunade as she prepared to speak, and she complained about his noise and questioned his red hair.

Tsunade angered Katakuri by calling Shanks rude, and Tobirama hurried to protect her from the brothers' overwhelming power. As she surveyed the scattered fighters and Konoha's besieged clans, Tsunade wondered whether the village had already been crushed.

• Shanks transformed into his griffin hybrid form, startling Tsunade, then questioned whether her Uzumaki Clan was related to his people.
• Katakuri threatened to cut Tsunade down if she insulted the Ancient Moon Clan again, and Tobirama stepped between them to shield her.
• At Mount Myoboku, Houka explained that Katakuri's Conqueror's Haki came from his conviction to protect his family.
• The Six Paths Sage asked whether Houka's world had a red-haired Uzumaki Clan, and Houka said its descendants probably had no connection to the Shinobi World's clan.
• Tsunade saw Chiyo facing the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, the One-Tail's Jinchuriki confronting the Hyuga, and the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki forced to appear, then wondered if Konoha had already been crushed.

Tsunade returned to a devastated Konoha and heard the accusations against Hiruzen Sarutobi as Tobirama prepared to put him on trial. As the Divine Children turned their attention to the Nine-Tailed Fox, Katakuri showed off his overwhelming strength and entered a new form.

• Tsunade asked Hashirama and Tobirama what had happened to Konoha, then aired her grievances against Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane.
• Hiruzen admitted fault, offered to step down and support Tsunade as Fifth Hokage, and promised the Sarutobi would serve Konoha, but Tsunade refused the position.
• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen of enriching the Sarutobi clan under the pretense of protecting Konoha, while Tobirama recognized that the Divine Children had the final say.
• Shanks complained that the dispute was boring, and Katakuri intervened when Shamrock had not subdued the Nine-Tailed Fox, blasting it underground with a Divine Thrust.
• Shamrock said Katakuri could still grow stronger, and Katakuri entered his Qilin hybrid form before charging the Nine-Tailed Fox with his Mogura Trident.

Katakuri awakened his Qilin ability and used its nightmare power to stop the rampaging Nine-Tails Naruto, while the Ancient Moon Brothers captured Naruto and Sasuke. At Mount Myoboku, the Six Paths Sage worried that Houka might discover Naruto and Sasuke were reincarnations of his sons.

• Shamrock, Kamui, Shanks, and Lu Ya reacted to Katakuri's awakened Qilin ability, while Lu Ya asked whether Kamui had awakened his abilities too.
• Katakuri discovered that Naruto's consciousness contained two souls and summoned nightmare figures representing Kurama's and Naruto's fears.
• Kurama withdrew its chakra when faced with enormous Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju, and Naruto's cloak vanished when he saw the Konoha villagers.
• Shamrock seized the weakened Naruto, leaving both Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke in the Ancient Moon Brothers' hands.
• The Six Paths Sage feared that Houka would learn Naruto and Sasuke were reincarnations of his sons.

After Konoha’s defeat, its leaders argued over Naruto, the village’s legacy, and responsibility for its decline while Granny Chiyo urged the Divine Children to seize the Scroll of Seals. When a Sarutobi jonin called for Konoha to fight, Shanks drew his Black Blade and charged at the clan.

• Granny Chiyo led the Sand Village ninja away with Konoha’s clan children held captive, while the surviving Konoha factions gathered around their leaders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Tobirama Senju to stop Shamrock from taking Naruto, but Tobirama recognized that he and Hashirama could not control the Divine Children or the situation.
• Jiraiya blamed Orochimaru for Konoha’s devastation, and Orochimaru countered that Jiraiya and others had helped leave the village in the hands of its old leaders.
• Granny Chiyo encouraged the Divine Children to take Konoha’s Scroll of Seals, prompting Hiruzen to threaten her and Tobirama to offer the scroll as a gift.
• A Sarutobi jonin vowed that Konoha would fight to the death, so Shanks drew Black Blade Gryphon, unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, and charged at the Sarutobi ninja.

Shanks and the Divine Children attacked the Konoha forces after a Sarutobi Jonin insulted Shanks, while Orochimaru kept Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju under control. The Divine Children overwhelmed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sarutobi ninja, leaving Hiruzen badly wounded and the clan fleeing.

• Orochimaru regained control of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, reinforcing it with Talisman Kunai as they tried to intervene.
• Shanks and Ryuma broke through Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya's Threefold Rashomon, while Lu Ya and Shamrock joined the battle.
• Shikaku Nara stopped Might Guy from fighting, Katakuri kept Tsunade from approaching Orochimaru, and Sasuke chose to leave Konoha with the Divine Children.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized to Shanks, but Shanks rejected the apology and attacked the Sarutobi clan with Divine Departure.
• Lu Ya blasted apart Hiruzen Sarutobi's Enma and earth clone, and Shamrock severed Hiruzen's hand and sent him flying.
• Shanks struck down the Sarutobi Jonin who had insulted him, then walked away as the other Sarutobi ninja fled.

Houka visited Mount Myoboku, learned about its natural energy and Sage Arts, and created his own Sage Mode by balancing natural energy with chakra. He left the Great Toad Sage and the Six Paths Sage increasingly fearful of his power.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta and his brothers to hold Ryuma off, but Ryuma slashed them back to Mount Myoboku and broke the summoning.
• Houka asked the Great Toad Sage for Summoning and Reverse Summoning scrolls, then sent a Purple Beast to devour natural energy near the Toad Great Waterfall.
• Houka questioned the risks of Mount Myoboku's Sage Arts and learned that natural energy itself did not cause practitioners to turn into toads.
• Houka purified natural energy and combined it with chakra to create Sage Art chakra, forming Sage Mode markings on his arm.
• Houka judged the Sage Art boost unimpressive, while the Great Toad Sage and the Six Paths Sage worried that Houka could become even more dangerous.

Houka negotiated with Hagoromo over chakra seeds, but their distrust prevented an agreement. He left Mount Myoboku for Ryuchi Cave, while Hagoromo prepared to awaken Hamura’s power to defend the Shinobi World.

• Houka asked Hagoromo how chakra seeds were passed to students and agreed to exchange his world's haki system for the chakra system.
• The Great Toad Sage explained that chakra seeds could pass through bloodlines, while Hagoromo withheld the method for granting chakra aptitude to ordinary people.
• Houka decided not to let Hagoromo alter his sons and considered gaining chakra through the god tree or Kaguya Otsutsuki instead.
• Houka said he would leave, vanished from Mount Myoboku, and headed for Ryuchi Cave with the Demon Merry to destroy and devour it.
• The Great Toad Sage feared disaster, and Hagoromo resolved to awaken Hamura's power because Asura and Indra were not yet mature.

Houka attacked Ryuchi Cave and overwhelmed the White Snake Sage and its inhabitants while the Six Paths Sage and Gamamaru debated how to respond to him. Houka demonized Shinya, leaving the White Snake Sage facing a newly empowered foe.

• The Six Paths Sage rejected Gamamaru's proposal to capture the Divine Children unless doing so became unavoidable, while Gamamaru secretly considered summoning himself to Konoha.
• The White Snake Sage ordered the Three Snake Princesses to flee Ryuchi Cave because she sensed a threat greater than the Six Paths Sage.
• Houka arrived and crushed Ryuchi Cave with his Conqueror's Haki, forcing the Three Snake Princesses into their true forms and knocking out many of the cave's inhabitants.
• Houka released the Devouring Beast to consume Ryuchi Cave's natural energy, then pinned Shinya with the Divine Sword and destroyed his Petrifying Light.
• Houka used Black Turn Domination on Shinya, transforming him into a powerful Red Flying Snake with black demonic wings and runes.

Houka defeated Ryuchi Cave’s defenders and used Black Turn Domination to transform the Three Snake Princesses into powerful demons who turned against the White Snake Sage. After subduing the White Snake Sage, he inscribed a Deep Sea Contract on her and established a teleportation array, while the Six Paths Sage and Great Toad Sage sensed trouble.

• The White Snake Sage attacked Houka, but he trapped Ryuchi Cave in a lightning cage and crushed its illusory city with gravity.
• Demonized Shinya attacked the White Snake Sage as Houka used the Three Snake Princesses’ blood to transform them through Black Turn Domination.
• Houka ordered the transformed princesses to attack their ancestor, and they joined Shinya in overpowering the White Snake Sage.
• The White Snake Sage tried to flee but found the Thunder Cage blocked her escape and prevented her from sending a message outside Ryuchi Cave.
• Houka’s clone struck down the White Snake Sage, inscribed a Deep Sea Contract on her, and established an Abyssal Teleportation Array.
• The Six Paths Sage and Great Toad Sage sensed that something was wrong in Ryuchi Cave.

The Great Toad Sage attacked the Divine Children outside Konoha, hoping to capture them as leverage against Houka, and the battle escalated into a clash between their transformed forms. Houka appeared above Konoha to watch the fight as a trial for his children, while Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi joined the Toad Sage against them.

• The Great Toad Sage convinced the Six Paths Sage that they had to act against Houka, then had Jiraiya summon him to Konoha.
• The Great Toad Sage attacked Ryuma with Frog Song, but Katakuri intercepted him and Kamui transformed into Yamata no Orochi to unleash powerful attacks.
• The Great Toad Sage defended against Kamui and charged toward Ryuma, Shanks, and Lu Ya, while Katakuri erupted with Conqueror's Haki.
• All six Divine Children transformed and unleashed Conqueror's Haki, terrifying Konoha's shinobi as Houka appeared above the village.
• Hashirama Senju called for the Slug Sage to stop the war, while Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Jiraiya to help the Great Toad Sage fight.

Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Great Toad Sage launched an attack on the Divine Children, while Orochimaru and Shikaku Nara kept Konoha’s major clans from joining the Hokage’s side. As the Great Toad Sage focused on Shanks, the Divine Children fought back fiercely, and Tsunade hesitated after Orochimaru warned her that their god might be nearby.

• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and joined the Great Toad Sage with Fukasaku and Shima as Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha’s shinobi to attack the Divine Children.
• Chiyo threatened Hinata Hyuga and Shikamaru Nara, while Orochimaru chose the Divine Children’s side and blocked the Hyuga and Ino-Shika-Cho clans with the First and Second Hokage.
• Shikaku Nara and Hiashi Hyuga led their clans in a staged attack on the First and Second Hokage instead of supporting Hiruzen Sarutobi or the Sand Village shinobi.
• Orochimaru warned Tsunade that the Divine Children’s god might already be nearby, and Katsuyu sensed an unsettling presence in the sky.
• Might Guy, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi joined the Great Toad Sage’s assault, while Kamui and Katakuri slaughtered the shinobi in their way and Shanks fought back against the Great Toad Sage.

Katakuri and Kamui attacked the Great Toad Sage after he tried to petrify Shanks, but Houka appeared and revealed that he had protected Shanks from the talisman. The Six Paths Sage then revived the Great Toad Sage and gathered powerful souls as he prepared to negotiate with Houka or fight him.

• The Great Toad Sage used a sound-based Sage Art and a petrification talisman against Shanks, prompting Katakuri and Kamui to attack him.
• The talisman passed through Shanks and petrified a Sarutobi Jonin, while Katakuri and Kamui struck down the Great Toad Sage.
• Houka appeared beside Shanks and praised Katakuri and Kamui for awakening their abilities, then reunited with his sons.
• The Great Toad Sage revived himself with a Sage Talisman as the Six Paths Sage appeared and apologized to Houka for Gamamaru's actions.
• The Six Paths Sage freed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju from Impure World Reincarnation and summoned powerful ninja souls to prepare for negotiations or battle.

Houka summoned powerful souls from across the Shinobi World's history, then overwhelmed them and the Six Paths Sage with gravity. The Six Paths Sage proposed peaceful cooperation between their worlds, and Houka agreed only if it rested on equal strength.

• Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya reacted as Houka freed and gathered the souls of Kage and other historical shinobi, including Minato Namikaze, Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Izuna.
• Houka silenced the gathered souls and forced them to their knees with a crushing wave of gravity, sinking Konoha and cracking the ground.
• Houka told Hagoromo that the Six Paths Sage had summoned the souls and joked about making them into Soul Zetsu.
• The Six Paths Sage sealed the souls and offered Houka peaceful development and cooperation between their worlds.
• Houka accepted cooperation in principle but insisted it had to be based on equal strength.