Chapter Summaries

Naruto Uzumaki followed a hooded stranger to a remote cave in the Land of Rivers, where the man revealed himself as Madara Uchiha. Madara identified Naruto as the Child of Destiny and asked him to help bring peace to the Ninja World.

• Naruto Uzumaki, having lost his way while searching for Sasuke Uchiha, accepted food and shelter from a hooded stranger because he sensed no malice from him.
• The hooded man led Naruto to a hidden mountain cave and revealed himself as Madara Uchiha.
• Naruto explored Madara’s furnished underground home before noticing Madara’s Sharingan and reaching for a kunai.
• Madara introduced himself, and Naruto recognized him as the man killed by the First Hokage.
• Madara told Naruto he was the Child of Destiny and asked him to join in bringing peace to the Ninja World.

Naruto Uzumaki recognized Madara Uchiha as a bad guy and prepared to attack him, but the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, appeared in the cave. Hagoromo called Madara a child of destiny and said the Ninja World needed his help, leaving Madara questioning whether his own claims about peace might be true.

• Madara Uchiha asked Naruto Uzumaki about the old man he had met, then insisted that Naruto was a child of destiny who had to help bring peace to the Ninja World.
• Naruto Uzumaki remembered that Madara Uchiha was a bad guy, created shadow clones, and formed Rasengan to confront him.
• A mysterious sigh sounded in the cave, and Madara Uchiha summoned his Susanoo Armor while Naruto Uzumaki recognized the arriving figure as the Strange Old Man.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared and identified himself as the Sage of Six Paths, surprising Madara Uchiha, who had believed him dead.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Madara Uchiha that he was a child of destiny and that the Ninja World needed him, prompting Madara to reconsider his own plans and ask what Hagoromo had said.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki revealed that Black Zetsu had altered the Stone Tablet and manipulated Madara Uchiha into pursuing the Eye of the Moon Plan. After Madara recovered from the revelation, Hagoromo asked him to unite against Genkawa Uchiha, while Naruto Uzumaki awkwardly tried to lighten the heavy mood.

• Madara Uchiha questioned Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who told him the Eye of the Moon Plan was false and explained that Madara and Senju Hashirama were reincarnations of Indra and Ashura.
• Hagoromo revealed Black Zetsu and said he had altered the Stone Tablet on behalf of Kaguya Otsutsuki, making Madara a pawn in his plans.
• Madara rejected the revelation at first, then stood silently as his Susanoo Armor dissipated and he reckoned with how he had been manipulated.
• After Madara regained his composure, Hagoromo asked him to join forces against Genkawa Uchiha to restore peace to the Ninja World.
• Naruto Uzumaki watched the tense exchange, gave up trying to think of something helpful to say, and laughed that he was important after all.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Madara Uchiha to join Naruto Uzumaki and defeat Genkawa Uchiha, then gave Madara Six Paths Power and restored his Rinnegan. He also revealed that they would need to seal his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the chapter ended with Naruto admitting he did not know where Genkawa was.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Madara Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki to join forces against Genkawa Uchiha, and Madara admitted he was no match for him alone.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki identified Naruto's palm mark as Six Paths Power and Yin-Yang Release, the key to defeating Genkawa Uchiha.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said he would give Madara the power permanently and would later need him to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki again.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki restored Madara's Indra Chakra and granted him Six Paths Power, transforming his Sharingan into the Rinnegan.
• Naruto Uzumaki eagerly agreed to find Genkawa Uchiha, but admitted he did not know where he was.

Madara Uchiha warned Hagoromo Otsutsuki that his restored Rinnegan could alert Genkawa Uchiha and learned that Genkawa had surpassed the Sage of Six Paths. After Hagoromo vanished, Madara began training Naruto Uzumaki by throwing him across the cave and challenging him to attack.

• Madara Uchiha told Hagoromo Otsutsuki that Nagato had removed the Rinnegan and that its restoration might alert Genkawa Uchiha and his allies.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said Genkawa had surpassed him, urged Naruto Uzumaki and Madara Uchiha to master the Six Paths Power, and disappeared to seek help.
• Madara Uchiha revealed his red armor and pressured Naruto Uzumaki with his aura, telling him he needed to grow stronger.
• Naruto Uzumaki stood his ground and vowed to prove his strength, so Madara Uchiha grabbed him and threw him across the cave.
• Naruto Uzumaki charged Madara Uchiha with a Rasengan, but Madara dodged and flicked his forehead; Naruto demanded another chance and charged again.

Nagato showed Genkawa Uchiha Madara Uchiha’s glowing, restless Rinnegan and urged him to intervene, but Genkawa refused on the grounds of their old agreement. After Nagato apologized, Genkawa suggested testing the eyes with a branch from the God Tree, and Nagato left to fetch one.

• Nagato showed Genkawa Uchiha two Rinnegan that had begun glowing and moving with restless chakra.
• Genkawa Uchiha refused to intervene against Madara Uchiha, reminding Nagato of their agreement not to alter the Ninja World’s order.
• Nagato knelt and apologized, and Genkawa Uchiha pulled him back to his feet and returned the glass tube.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Nagato to get a branch from the God Tree to test what had changed, and Nagato went to fetch one.
• Genkawa Uchiha recalled that he had recruited Nagato ten years earlier after revealing the secret of the Rinnegan and agreeing to stay out of the Ninja World’s affairs.

Nagato discovered that the God Tree was transforming a severed branch into a living creature. The being finished forming as a yellow, electrically charged rat-like animal, and Nagato wondered what it was.

• Nagato visited the God Tree and sensed scouts from the three great sacred lands watching it.
• Nagato summoned Pain and had him break a branch hundreds of meters long from the God Tree.
• Nagato caught the falling branch with his attraction and sensed the God Tree trembling and crying out in pain.
• The branch shrank and transformed from plant matter into an animal with limbs, a tail, and fur.
• The yellow creature formed a head, cried out, and released a brilliant burst of electricity.
• Nagato looked at the creature and wondered if it was a yellow-skinned rat.

Nagato encountered a giant yellow-furred creature and learned from Genkawa Uchiha that it was One-Tail Pikachu, a Tailed Beast born from the God Tree. After sensing Pikachu’s unusual nature, Nagato smiled as Pikachu greeted them happily.

• One-Tail Pikachu emerged from the dust and curiously approached Nagato, who sensed no hostility from it.
• Nagato touched Pikachu’s forelimb, and a flash of lightning drew his consciousness into a void where he saw Pikachu’s awareness.
• Genkawa Uchiha appeared and introduced the creature as One-Tail Pikachu, a God Tree offspring with special Lightning Style.
• Nagato examined Pikachu’s body and chakra, discovering that it could absorb and produce Natural Energy.
• Genkawa explained that Pikachu could grow and evolve, and Nagato smiled as Pikachu happily called out to them.

Genkawa Uchiha introduced the newly created One-Tail Pikachu and proposed making Sasuke Uchiha its Jinchuriki, explaining that their Lightning Style abilities could complement each other. Sasuke considered the offer, but Neji Hyuga revealed that he also had a Lightning Style affinity.

• Yugito Nii and the others arrived after the giant Pikachu crashed nearby, and Genkawa Uchiha introduced it as a Tailed Beast split off from the God Tree.
• Genkawa Uchiha explained that Pikachu could absorb and produce Natural Energy, leaving Yugito Nii and Namikaze Minato stunned by his creation.
• Genkawa Uchiha called Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga forward, then asked Sasuke whether he wanted to become Pikachu’s Jinchuriki.
• Namikaze Minato objected, but Genkawa Uchiha argued that Pikachu’s evil-dispelling Lightning Style could counter darkness and help Sasuke’s Sharingan.
• Sasuke Uchiha weighed the proposal as Pikachu looked at him, and Neji Hyuga blurted out that he also had a Lightning Style affinity.

Neji revealed that he had gained all five chakra natures, and Nagato explained that Amegakure’s special Natural Energy-rich diet helped its young ninjas develop them. After hearing about the village’s strength, Sasuke agreed to become a Jinchuriki, leaving Genkawa to consider the next step.

• Neji demonstrated Lightning Style and said he now possessed all five chakra natures, surprising Sasuke and Namikaze Minato.
• Nagato explained that Amegakure’s special diet, made from plants rich in Natural Energy, helped its young ninjas master all five chakra natures.
• Genkawa confirmed the diet had been used in the village for several years, and Minato worried that Konoha could not match Amegakure’s foundations.
• When Genkawa suggested Sasuke had no interest in becoming a Jinchuriki, Sasuke declared that he was willing.
• Genkawa warned Sasuke that becoming a Jinchuriki meant contributing to Amegakure, and Sasuke agreed before asking when they would begin.

Genkawa Uchiha prepared to help Sasuke and Pikachu while noticing Itachi was missing. In the Land of Rain, Itachi traced a mysterious Black Rod to a forest, where a hidden man confronted him and demanded that he come along.

• Genkawa Uchiha told Sasuke to get ready and explained that he would teach Pikachu to control its power before sealing the One-Tail.
• Genkawa Uchiha asked where Itachi was, and Sasuke said he had not seen his brother for two days.
• A pale, injured man emerged from a cave near Amegakure, sensed a powerful presence, and vanished when he noticed someone approaching.
• Itachi Uchiha examined a Black Rod he had found in Sasuke's room, realized something was wrong, and suspected that he had fallen under a genjutsu.
• The pale man emerged from behind a tree, expressed interest in Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, and ordered him to come along.

Itachi Uchiha tried to escape a mysterious man who could appear anywhere and whose presence rivaled Teacher Genkawa Uchiha's. After Itachi's Tsukuyomi failed and his flames were extinguished with a gesture, the man pursued him, intending to make him bear a portion of his power.

• Itachi Uchiha sensed the mysterious man was dangerous and fled through the forest to bring what he had learned back to Teacher Genkawa Uchiha.
• The man appeared beside Itachi and then blocked his path, telling him to come along without revealing his identity.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi, but it failed against the man and caused painful backlash that made blood run from Itachi's eyes.
• Itachi attacked with crimson flames and disappeared, but the man stopped the flames with one finger and watched him escape.
• The man calmly followed Itachi through the forest, insisting that the mixed-blood obey his command and bear a portion of his power.

Itachi Uchiha used Susanoo Armor to attack the mysterious man, but the man effortlessly evaded every strike until Itachi’s chakra ran out. As the man approached the exhausted Itachi, Itachi landed one final cut before collapsing unconscious, while the man’s wound healed.

• Itachi Uchiha summoned the second form of Susanoo Armor and struck at the mysterious man, who praised his strength and evaded the attack.
• Itachi Uchiha repeatedly attacked the man, destroying the surrounding forest, but the man dodged each blow with ease.
• Itachi Uchiha’s chakra and strength ran low, and Susanoo Armor collapsed as he fell to one knee.
• The man approached Itachi Uchiha and reached toward his shoulder, but Itachi cut the man’s palm with his Ninja Blade.
• Itachi Uchiha collapsed unconscious, and the man watched his wound heal.

The man left Itachi Uchiha unconscious in the cave and traveled to a ruined world, where he drew chakra from a second Ten-Tails and transformed. He returned to Itachi and began pouring his own chakra into him, hoping he could endure more power.

• The man left the cave after injuring Itachi Uchiha, who remained unconscious and barely breathing.
• The man arrived in a desolate world and found a Ten-Tails bound beneath a vast ruin.
• The man drew chakra from the Ten-Tails, transforming his body as the creature roared in anger.
• The man told the Ten-Tails he would return after finding a suitable vessel, then traveled back to the cave.
• The man pressed his hand to Itachi Uchiha's forehead and infused him with dark chakra, causing Itachi's body to tremble.

A mysterious man tested Itachi Uchiha as a vessel for Otsutsuki genes, then implanted black markings into him before leaving him in a cave. Itachi recovered with no memory of what happened and headed back toward Amegakure, believing he had merely been on patrol.

• The man sensed Itachi's body and concluded that his mixed-blood genes could not withstand Otsutsuki power, causing Bloodline Disease.
• The man covered himself in black markings and decided to use Itachi to test someone else rather than make him a vessel.
• The man infused Itachi with less than ten percent of his chakra through the markings, and Itachi's skin reddened, cracked, and steamed before the man departed through a Space-Time vortex.
• Itachi's body healed, and he awoke in the cave with no memory of how he had arrived there.
• Itachi left the cave, washed blood from his face without concern, and used the Body Flicker Technique to return toward Amegakure.

Genkawa Uchiha noticed that Itachi Uchiha was acting unlike himself and immobilized him to investigate. He discovered black markings and unusual chakra spreading across Itachi, then revealed that someone had hidden a fragment of their soul inside him.

• Genkawa Uchiha questioned why Itachi Uchiha called him “Lord” rather than “teacher,” and Itachi stayed silent.
• Genkawa Uchiha sealed off the surrounding space-time and restrained Itachi Uchiha when he began to move.
• Genkawa Uchiha tapped Itachi Uchiha’s chest, causing dark markings and unusual chakra to spread across his body.
• Genkawa Uchiha identified a hidden fragment of someone’s soul inside Itachi Uchiha and prepared to inspect it.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Sasuke Uchiha that his brother was about to die, then returned his attention to Itachi Uchiha.

Genkawa Uchiha used his Tenseigan and Rinnegan to suppress Sasuke Uchiha and stabilize Itachi Uchiha as he extracted a writhing mass of black chakra from Itachi's chest. He held the chakra and prepared to discover what it was.

• Genkawa Uchiha revealed his Tenseigan and Rinnegan, and their bloodline pressure made Sasuke Uchiha nearly kneel.
• Itachi Uchiha struggled as his eyes shifted among several patterns, but Genkawa Uchiha calmed him with a hand on his shoulder.
• Genkawa Uchiha pierced Itachi Uchiha's chest without drawing blood, and Nagato stopped Sasuke Uchiha from interfering.
• Genkawa Uchiha tore a mass of black chakra from Itachi Uchiha, provoking a piercing screech.
• Genkawa Uchiha restrained the writhing chakra and said he would find out what it was.

Genkawa Uchiha identified the black chakra as belonging to an Ōtsutsuki and learned its owner was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. After Nagato carried the weakened Itachi Uchiha away for treatment, Genkawa asked Isshiki whether he possessed a Ten-Tails.

• The black chakra spoke to Genkawa Uchiha, who inferred that it was ancient and unlike chakra from the Ninja World.
• Genkawa told Nagato to take Itachi Uchiha away to recover and treat his bloodline illness, which had broken out.
• Sasuke Uchiha asked about his brother, and Genkawa reassured him to stay put.
• Genkawa guessed the chakra belonged to a long-lived being from the stars and asked whether it was Kaguya's companion.
• The chakra revealed that its name was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Genkawa admitted he had guessed.
• Genkawa asked Isshiki whether he had a Ten-Tails, startling him.

Genkawa Uchiha confronted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s chakra and drew out the truth about the Otsutsuki clan’s Main and Branch Families. Isshiki invited Genkawa to join the Main Family, but warned him to survive first.

• Genkawa Uchiha revealed that he knew the black chakra belonged to Kaguya Otsutsuki’s companion, and Isshiki asked how he had deduced the Ten-Tails’ existence.
• Genkawa explained his reasoning about Kaguya’s mission and the God Tree, convincing Isshiki that he had identified him as her companion.
• Isshiki offered Genkawa recognition as a potential member of the Otsutsuki Main Family and explained that Branch Family members served as tools and could be sacrificed.
• Genkawa learned that Isshiki was Main Family and Kaguya had been Branch Family, then inferred that Kaguya had betrayed Isshiki and left him injured.
• Genkawa asked whether he could designate Isshiki as his Branch Family member, and Isshiki told him to survive before they discussed it.

Genkawa Uchiha revealed that he could freeze the space-time within Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s black mist, then Isshiki sent part of the mist toward One-Tail Pikachu. The others watched from safety as Isshiki’s attack reached its target.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki spread a vast cloud of black chakra around Genkawa Uchiha, and Nagato ordered everyone to retreat when his repulsive force failed to affect it.
• Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evacuate Nagato, Yugito Nii, Konan, and the young ninjas, leaving Genkawa Uchiha inside the mist.
• Genkawa Uchiha recognized that Isshiki had fused Yin Style with ocular power to control space-time throughout the mist and challenged Isshiki’s claim to understand it best.
• Genkawa Uchiha clapped his hands and froze the space-time around him, stopping the black mist and the surrounding air.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki struggled against the freeze, then sent a portion of the black mist toward One-Tail Pikachu, where it merged into Pikachu’s head.