Chapter Summaries

Otsutsuki Toneri received two eyeballs while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki demanded the moon clan’s giant Tenseigan, revealing that he knew of the hidden power. Hagoromo Otsutsuki grew wary of the ally he had sought against Genkawa Uchiha as Isshiki threatened to take the Tenseigan by force.

• Otsutsuki Toneri silently examined two eyeballs in a glass tube while Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki watched.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki told Otsutsuki Toneri to handle the remaining tasks and demanded the giant Tenseigan hidden by Toneri’s clan.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki transformed and used his chakra to evolve two Sharingan taken from Konoha into Mangekyō Sharingan, then fused them into one eye.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki claimed mixed-blood descendants were sources of power for the Ōtsutsuki clan and said other branches across the stars possessed giant Tenseigan.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki warned that taking the giant Tenseigan could destabilize the moon and help Kaguya escape, but Ōtsutsuki Isshiki dismissed his concern and threatened to take it himself.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki drained chakra from the giant Tenseigan beneath the palace to restore his strength, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki watched. He told Otsutsuki Toneri that transplanting the eyes in his glass tube and awakening the Tenseigan would reveal the nobility of their bloodline.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki left the palace through a spatial vortex, and Hagoromo Otsutsuki took Otsutsuki Toneri after him, with Hamura Otsutsuki following.
• The three arrived beneath the palace, where Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stood beneath a giant Tenseigan and judged its power and chakra quality.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki urged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to wait, but Isshiki dismissed the giant Tenseigan as temporary and said it would serve its best purpose by being used on him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki extended Chakra Black Rods into the giant Tenseigan and drained its chakra, growing stronger as the eye dimmed.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki told Otsutsuki Toneri that transplanting the eyes in his glass tube and awakening the Tenseigan would show him the nobility of their bloodline.

Sasuke Uchiha demonstrated his mastery of One-Tail Pikachu’s chakra as Genkawa Uchiha and Nagato watched. Itachi Uchiha arrived to thank Genkawa for saving him, and Genkawa asked what he remembered about the person who controlled him.

• Genkawa Uchiha and Nagato observed Sasuke Uchiha training in a mountain hollow and judged that he was close to becoming a perfect Jinchuriki.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Tailed Beast Chakra Mode to perform powerful Lightning Style techniques and destroy training targets.
• Itachi Uchiha arrived, knelt before Genkawa Uchiha, and thanked him for what had happened.
• Genkawa Uchiha said he had intervened because Itachi was his student, then asked what Itachi remembered about the person who controlled him.

Itachi Uchiha warned Genkawa Uchiha that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's ocular power was far greater than his, and Genkawa explained Isshiki's plan to plant a God Tree in the Ninja World. Genkawa urged Itachi to become a Jinchuriki and revealed that he was preparing allies for a future journey into the starry sky to face the Ōtsutsuki clan.

• Itachi Uchiha said he could barely remember the person who controlled him but was certain that the person's ocular power surpassed his own by a great margin.
• Genkawa Uchiha identified the enemy as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and explained that Isshiki intended to plant a God Tree and drain the Ninja World's natural energy.
• Itachi Uchiha realized that the plan threatened everyone in the Ninja World, and Genkawa told him to grow stronger to protect them.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Itachi Uchiha to become a Jinchuriki, assuring him that his Tailed Beasts lacked the flaw Itachi feared would interact dangerously with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi Uchiha asked why Genkawa had chosen him, and Genkawa explained that he wanted capable allies for when he entered the starry sky to confront the Ōtsutsuki clan.

Itachi Uchiha considered Genkawa Uchiha’s proposal to become a Jinchuriki while watching Sasuke Uchiha train with Pikachu. After learning that Neji Hyuga had been chosen for the Two-Tails, Itachi felt less resistant to the proposal but still hoped the Tailed Beasts were safe.

• Itachi Uchiha weighed the consequences of becoming a Jinchuriki while Genkawa Uchiha waited for his decision.
• Sasuke Uchiha finished training and climbed to the mountaintop to greet Itachi Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha told Itachi Uchiha that he and Pikachu were getting along well and that he felt no discomfort.
• Genkawa Uchiha advised Sasuke Uchiha to keep practicing with Pikachu’s power, then left with Nagato.
• Nagato told Itachi Uchiha that the Two-Tails was about to be born and that Neji Hyuga had been chosen as its Jinchuriki.
• Sasuke Uchiha reassured Itachi Uchiha about the Tailed Beasts, and Itachi Uchiha became less resistant to Genkawa Uchiha’s proposal.

Genkawa Uchiha and the others gathered beneath the God Tree to witness the Two-Tails' emergence and Neji Hyuga becoming its Jinchuriki. As everyone waited, Genkawa Uchiha broke off one of the tree’s enormous branches.

• The God Tree’s natural energy transformed the surrounding region, prompting Amegakure to seal off the area and patrol its perimeter.
• Genkawa Uchiha, Yugito Nii, Reiko Uchiha, Nagato, Konan, Namikaze Minato, Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke, and Neji Hyuga gathered beneath the towering God Tree.
• Neji Hyuga stood nervously at the center, prepared to become the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki, while Itachi Uchiha watched and reflected on his own uncertainty about becoming a Jinchuriki.
• Genkawa Uchiha extended his hand, and an enormous branch snapped off the God Tree and began falling.

Genkawa Uchiha transformed a falling God Tree branch into the Two-Tails and revealed its name as Tentacool. Neji Hyuga watched the newborn Tailed Beast, knowing his life was about to change.

• A branch broke from the God Tree and began transforming as it fell toward the people below.
• Genkawa Uchiha caught the branch in midair while it continued changing shape.
• Reiko Uchiha recognized the transformed branch as a jellyfish, which hovered above the crowd.
• Genkawa Uchiha introduced the newborn Two-Tails and named it Tentacool.
• Neji Hyuga watched Tentacool with his heart racing.

Genkawa Uchiha revealed Tentacool’s abilities and explained that its immortality and revival through water could benefit Neji Hyuga as its future Jinchuriki. Neji agreed to spend time with Tentacool while Genkawa prepared the ritual, and Tentacool returned to the God Tree’s crown.

• Tentacool released bubbles and poisonous currents, prompting Yugito Nii and Nagato to ask about its powers.
• Genkawa Uchiha listed Tentacool’s abilities and compared its combat strengths with One-Tail Pikachu.
• Neji Hyuga asked for the Two-Tails’ name, and Genkawa identified it as Tentacool and explained its immortality and ability to revive after absorbing water.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Tentacool to draw its bubbles and toxins back in, then asked Neji Hyuga to keep it company before the Jinchuriki ritual.
• Neji Hyuga vowed not to disappoint Genkawa, and Tentacool rose into the God Tree’s crown to stay where moisture was plentiful.

The chapter explained that Genkawa Uchiha’s overwhelming strength kept the Ninja World relatively peaceful, while he focused on preparing to explore the stars and face the Ōtsutsuki clan. Hagoromo Otsutsuki then told Madara Uchiha that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki wanted to meet him and could awaken the Ōtsutsuki power within him.

• The great ninja villages monitored Amegakure and gathered intelligence about Genkawa Uchiha’s conspicuous Artificial God Tree.
• Genkawa Uchiha remained unconcerned by the attention, viewing the Ninja World as a place to conduct experiments while preparing for the Ōtsutsuki clan.
• Genkawa Uchiha’s presence discouraged conflict among the villages, though Hagoromo Otsutsuki saw him as a threat and sought allies to defeat him.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki visited Madara Uchiha in the Land of Rivers and told him that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki wanted to meet.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could activate the Ōtsutsuki power within Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha hesitated over Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s offer to awaken the Ōtsutsuki power within him, troubled by the instability in his Rinnegan. Naruto Uzumaki arrived, boasted about his training, and prompted Madara to tell Hagoromo that ordinary training was ineffective and Naruto should master the Nine-Tails’ power as soon as possible.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki offered to activate the Ōtsutsuki power within Madara Uchiha and warned him that his restored Rinnegan was unstable.
• Naruto Uzumaki entered the cave, greeted Hagoromo, and asked Madara what was for lunch.
• Naruto told Hagoromo that he could control some Six Paths Power and was progressing quickly under Madara’s instruction.
• Madara said Naruto was not very smart, prompting Naruto to protest that he was clever.
• Madara advised Hagoromo to have Naruto master the Nine-Tails’ power as soon as possible because ordinary training had little effect on him.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki sent Naruto Uzumaki into the Nine-Tails’ inner world so he could approach the beast and seek its power. Naruto nearly removed the seal before Hagoromo stopped him, leaving Naruto confused by the reunion between Hagoromo and Kurama.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki agreed to let Naruto Uzumaki handle the Nine-Tails, while Madara Uchiha warned that the beast resented him for controlling it.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki touched Naruto’s forehead and transported him into the space behind the Nine-Tails’ seal.
• The Nine-Tails roared at Naruto, and Naruto shouted back, turning their confrontation into a contest of volume.
• The Nine-Tails tempted Naruto to remove the seal in exchange for its power, and Naruto reached for the sealing tag.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki stopped Naruto and greeted Kurama, who recognized him and withdrew behind the bars.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Naruto it was not time yet, and Naruto accepted without asking why.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki asked the Nine-Tails to help Naruto Uzumaki and explained that Genkawa Uchiha threatened the Ninja World’s stability. The Nine-Tails mocked Naruto’s ability to handle its chakra, but Naruto showed no fear, leaving the Nine-Tails intrigued and doubtful of Hagoromo’s plan.

• The Nine-Tails confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki over its years of imprisonment, and Hagoromo apologized while asking it not to resent Naruto Uzumaki.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki explained that Genkawa Uchiha’s power and unpredictable aims could destabilize the Ninja World.
• The Nine-Tails recalled hearing about Genkawa Uchiha from Matatabi and asked whether he intended to destroy the Ninja World.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki asked the Nine-Tails to get along with Naruto Uzumaki and entrust him with its power to help oppose Genkawa Uchiha.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Naruto’s ability to withstand its chakra, but Naruto shouted back without fear, surprising and intriguing the Nine-Tails.

Naruto Uzumaki accepted the Nine-Tails’ chakra in his mindscape, but its influence overwhelmed him and began transforming him into a beast. Just as the Nine-Tails celebrated his apparent loss of reason, Naruto abruptly stood upright and shook his head.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki assured Kurama that Naruto Uzumaki would be a suitable companion, but Kurama refused to believe him.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked the Nine-Tails to lend him its power, and Kurama sent orange-red chakra through the bars to cover him.
• Madara Uchiha saw Naruto draw out the Nine-Tails’ chakra and declared that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had failed when Naruto’s expression turned feral.
• The Nine-Tails’ chakra stripped Naruto’s spiritual form of reason, gave him a tail, and forced him into a beastlike crouch.
• Naruto suddenly stood upright and shook his head as the Nine-Tails watched.

Naruto Uzumaki resisted the Nine-Tails' corrosive chakra and absorbed it, emerging with a calm orange-yellow chakra cloak. The Nine-Tails was stunned by his success, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki revealed he had given Naruto a portion of Yang Style chakra.

• Naruto Uzumaki struggled to keep his consciousness and stand against the Nine-Tails' chakra.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Kurama to withdraw the chakra that affected Naruto's reason.
• Naruto shouted that he would not be beaten and drew the orange-red chakra into his body, changing it into a soft orange-yellow cloak.
• Naruto regained his focus and mocked the Nine-Tails, who was shocked that he had resisted the chakra's corrosion.
• The Nine-Tails accused Hagoromo Otsutsuki of helping Naruto, and Hagoromo admitted he had given him a portion of Yang Style chakra.

Naruto Uzumaki resisted the Nine-Tails' chakra and awakened an orange-yellow chakra cloak, surprising Madara Uchiha. Hagoromo Otsutsuki departed after asking Madara to train Naruto and promising to bring Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to meet them.

• Kurama doubted Hagoromo Otsutsuki's claim that Naruto Uzumaki had resisted the Nine-Tails' chakra through sheer will, but Hagoromo urged Kurama to protect the Ninja World with Naruto as his partner.
• Naruto told Kurama he would prove himself, while Kurama closed its eyes and seemed to soften slightly.
• Naruto's savage, orange-red chakra transformation receded, and he awakened with a clear gaze and an orange-yellow chakra cloak.
• Madara Uchiha asked how Naruto had mastered the power, and Hagoromo credited Naruto's willpower and told Madara to help him control it.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said he would bring Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to meet them, then disappeared.
• Madara asked Naruto how long he could maintain the cloak and offered to help him master it, and Naruto agreed.

Naruto Uzumaki trained with Madara Uchiha for half a month, gradually improving his Nine-Tails-powered Body Flicker. Hagoromo Otsutsuki brought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to raise Madara's bloodline, but Madara mocked Isshiki's past defeat and left the two facing off in anger.

• Madara Uchiha criticized Naruto Uzumaki's noisy, clumsy Body Flicker and taught him to control the Nine-Tails' chakra.
• Naruto Uzumaki practiced for another half a month, extending his chakra cloak's duration and making his movement smoother and quieter.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki arrived through a spatial vortex with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who judged Madara Uchiha's bloodline and offered to raise it by one level.
• Madara Uchiha mocked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki for being nearly killed by Kaguya Otsutsuki and questioned his ability to strengthen him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki grew furious and demanded that Madara Uchiha repeat his insult, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki watched and Naruto Uzumaki stood confused.

Madara Uchiha and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki faced off in the cave, so Hagoromo Otsutsuki took Naruto Uzumaki outside before their clash began. Madara emerged in his Complete Body Susanoo and struck Isshiki’s Cube, and the two prepared to fight.

• Naruto Uzumaki watched Madara Uchiha and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki confront each other as Hagoromo Otsutsuki took him away from the cave.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Naruto Uzumaki appeared on a distant hill, where they saw the mountain split apart.
• Madara Uchiha’s Complete Body Susanoo emerged from the mountain amid dust and rubble.
• Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo slashed at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who appeared from the void beside a Cube marked by the blade.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki accused Madara Uchiha of angering him and threatened that he would regret it.

Madara Uchiha and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki exchanged attacks as Isshiki revealed a transformed form and used his abilities to enlarge a Cube and summon Black Rods. Madara countered Isshiki’s attacks with Susanoo’s intangibility and a sweeping slash, leaving Isshiki angry and wary.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki transformed and enlarged a Cube to block Madara Uchiha’s descending Susanoo blade, though the blade cut slightly into it.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki summoned Black Rods that pierced and destabilized Susanoo, but Madara turned Susanoo intangible and passed through them before making it solid again.
• Madara Uchiha taunted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and attacked again as Isshiki summoned a denser barrage of spiked rods around Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha swept Susanoo’s blade around its body, shredding the rods, then mocked Isshiki as Isshiki stood angry and wary.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki caught Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo blade, shattered the Susanoo, and struck Madara into a mountainside. Madara recovered and watched Isshiki absorb the Susanoo as Isshiki asked whether he was satisfied.

• Madara Uchiha attacked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with the Susanoo Armor’s Chakra Blade, but Isshiki caught it barehanded.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki broke the Chakra Blade, absorbed its chakra, and punched Madara through the Susanoo Armor into a mountainside.
• Naruto Uzumaki tried to rush to Madara’s aid, but Hagoromo Otsutsuki stopped him and told him to watch.
• Madara Uchiha freed himself from the crater and watched Ōtsutsuki Isshiki absorb the Susanoo Armor.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki asked Madara Uchiha whether he was satisfied, and Madara silently reassessed him.

Madara Uchiha fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki at extreme speed, but Isshiki read his attacks and revealed that his ocular power surpassed the Rinnegan. Madara caught Isshiki with an intangibility ability, only for Isshiki to counter it and begin draining Madara’s chakra.

• Madara Uchiha charged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and met him in a high-speed clash.
• Madara launched a relentless series of attacks, while Isshiki blocked them and mocked his weakness.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki explained that his Black Eye surpassed the Rinnegan and let him see through Madara’s moves.
• Madara changed a punch into a claw, passed through Isshiki’s arm with his intangibility ability, and grabbed Isshiki by the throat.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki pressed a hand to Madara’s chest and began pulling chakra out of his body.