Arc 19Chapters 451–471

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Ch. 451Ticket to Ride Requiem

Lin Qing and Jotaro discussed Dio’s path to Heaven and the possibility of Star Platinum Over Heaven before Dio ambushed them. Facing Dio and Father Pucci, Lin Qing used Fate Ink and the Stand Arrow to evolve the Tear Blade into Ticket to Ride.

  • Jotaro explained Dio’s six conditions for ascending to Heaven and suggested Lin Qing might help him master Over Heaven.
  • Lin Qing considered Star Platinum Over Heaven but dismissed the idea because he could not follow Dio’s process in time or evade Paisley Park’s surveillance.
  • A black-light wall appeared in the mist and shattered the golden boat, scattering the group.
  • Lin Qing and Jotaro used Time Stop to rescue their companions, then saw Dio approach with Father Pucci.
  • Dio threatened to use the group’s souls to ascend further into Heaven, and Lin Qing evolved the Tear Blade into Ticket to Ride with the Stand Arrow and Fate Ink.

Ch. 452Dio Stood Tall Again!

Lin Qing gave Josuke Higashikata a Requiem ticket to help him reach the Calamity God Tree while the remaining fighters battled Dio and Father Pucci. Lin Qing discovered limits to Dio’s Over Heaven power, but Dio gained confidence after overpowering him and Jotaro.

  • Ticket to Ride Requiem created a ticket for Josuke Higashikata, promising a route from the Sea of Mists of Despair to the Withered Calamity God Tree.
  • Josuke left with Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, and Hot Pants to face the tree’s calamities and Kars while Lin Qing, Jotaro Kujo, Johnny, and Weather Report stayed to fight Dio and Father Pucci.
  • Dio and Father Pucci rushed to stop Josuke’s group, and Dio activated The World to stop time as Lin Qing and Jotaro attacked him.
  • Dio’s The World Over Heaven nullified Lin Qing and Jotaro’s attacks, caught Lin Qing’s Infinite Spin steel ball, and sent Jotaro flying.
  • Lin Qing realized Dio’s time stop remained limited to nine seconds and signaled Jotaro and Johnny to attack while Weather Report fought Father Pucci.
  • Dio, now confident after overpowering Lin Qing and Jotaro, declared The World Over Heaven invincible.

Ch. 453Invincible Mechanics and Pure Stats

Dio launched a full-force attack against Lin Qing, Jotaro, Johnny, and Weather Report, but their coordinated assault briefly wounded him before he healed and overwhelmed them. When Dio struck at Lin Qing, the faith of the Ninja World poured Ripple power into him, allowing him to catch Dio’s reality-overwriting punch with superior energy.

  • Dio charged at the four fighters, while Weather Report continued battling Father Pucci in the sky.
  • Jotaro used the Stand Arrow to evolve Star Platinum into Star Platinum Requiem, whose cause-and-effect reversal grievously wounded Dio.
  • Lin Qing and Johnny attacked Dio with steel balls carrying Infinite Spin, and Lin Qing followed with the Blade of Ruin, but Dio stopped time, healed himself, and knocked Lin Qing back.
  • Dio concluded that Lin Qing was the only one who could threaten him and landed a devastating punch before Jotaro, Johnny, or Weather Report could intervene.
  • Lin Qing caught Dio’s punch with one hand as Ripple energy gathered from the faith of people across the Ninja World, leaving Dio uneasy and hunched over.

Ch. 454His Cheat Is Better

Lin Qing used the Ninja World's power and humanity's faith to overwhelm Dio, repeatedly breaking through Overwrite Reality and leaving Dio under mounting pressure. As Dio waited for the borrowed power to fade, Star Platinum Requiem attacked Father Pucci and brought him to the brink of death.

  • The Ninja World's power and humanity's faith flowed into Lin Qing, who broke Dio's arm and struck him with the Blade of Ruin despite Dio overwriting the blade's effects.
  • Lin Qing hit Dio with a Golden Spin Ripple Rasengan, destroying his head, but Dio restored himself with Overwrite Reality and kicked Lin Qing away.
  • Lin Qing kept attacking Dio at high speed and tried to cut off his arms, while Dio realized Lin Qing's power depended on ordinary people's sustained belief.
  • Dio counted on the belief fading, but Father Pucci called for help as Star Platinum Requiem left him critically wounded, and Jotaro moved in to finish him.

Ch. 455Pucci

Jotaro, Giorno, Weather Report, Johnny, and Lin Qing killed Father Pucci while preventing Dio from saving him. With Pucci dead, Lin Qing turned to Dio, who ordered the eight JoJo spaces to accelerate and smash the world apart.

  • Jotaro chose to attack Pucci rather than use Time Stop to save Johnny from Dio’s throwing knife.
  • Giorno appeared with Gold Experience Requiem and reset the knife and Pucci’s escape attempt to zero.
  • Lin Qing followed Dio as he rushed to save Pucci, then punched through Dio’s heart while Gold Experience Requiem bound The World.
  • Lin Qing and Jotaro’s Star Platinums battered Pucci, and Weather Report killed him with lightning.
  • Giorno gave Lin Qing the Saint’s Corpse containing Funny Valentine’s Tainted Soul, bringing Lin Qing’s total to eight corpse parts and 35 Tainted Souls.
  • Dio ordered the eight JoJo spaces to accelerate and crash into the world.

Ch. 456Kars: Miracle, Weren't You Pretty Damn Amazing Before?

Lin Qing fought Dio while Josuke Higashikata, Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, and Hot Pants rushed toward the Calamity God Tree, aided by Josuke’s Ticket to Ride Requiem. At the tree’s roots, Wonder of U unleashed the calamity spring eyes to counter their luck, and Madara blocked the crashing branches before attacking Kars.

  • Lin Qing realized Dio planned to use the God Tree’s collision with the Ninja World to disrupt the flow of belief and gain world power, then returned to the fight and trusted Josuke’s group to reach the tree.
  • Josuke Higashikata, Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, and Hot Pants raced along the God Tree’s branches as Ticket to Ride Requiem’s luck cleared their path toward Yasuho Hirose.
  • Madara warned Josuke not to let his concern for a woman narrow his focus, while Josuke resolved to face his responsibility and the grudge tied to Miracle at You.
  • At the God Tree’s roots, Kars questioned why Miracle at You’s calamity power was failing, and Wonder of U struck Yasuho’s chest with its cane to activate the calamity spring eyes.
  • The calamity spring eyes briefly canceled Josuke’s luck, allowing the God Tree’s branches to attack; Madara used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to hold them back.
  • Madara used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Kars and swung his war fan toward Kars’s neck.

Ch. 457Arrow!

Madara Uchiha and the others pinned Kars down and disrupted Miracle at You, while Josuke freed Yasuho Hirose from Kars's influence. Yasuho opened a path through the Calamity God Tree, and Sasuke spotted the gap that could lead to victory as an arrow crossed between worlds.

  • Madara Uchiha used Kamui Intangibility to evade Kars's blade, struck off his head with a war fan, and pinned his body down with Sage Art: Deity Gates.
  • Hot Pants and Jonathan Joestar attacked Kars as Lin Qing's genetic virus, coating their weapons, began mutating his body and disabled Miracle at You.
  • Kars turned into a hawk and tried to reach Josuke Higashikata and the ticket, but Josuke used a Ripple Crystal to wake Yasuho Hirose and dispel Kars's influence over her.
  • Yasuho Hirose used Paisley Park to part the Calamity God Tree's branches, revealing a route forward.
  • Sasuke opened his Rinne Sharingan in the Ten-Tails cockpit, saw a gap leading to victory, and an arrow crossed the barrier between worlds toward the tree.

Ch. 458The Third Calamity

Lin Qing and his allies crippled Dio, but the collision of eight JoJo timelines brought the Calamity God Tree into the Ninja World and gave Dio a surge of power. Katsuyu Sage saved Lin Qing from Dio’s reality-erasing attack by sending him into his past, where he awoke in the old universe’s void.

  • Johnny used the Stand Arrow to awaken Tusk Act 5, and Lin Qing, Jotaro, and their allies wore Dio down with coordinated attacks.
  • Giorno’s snakes made from Dio’s hidden remains destroyed Dio’s arms and half his body, while Lin Qing launched a time-tracing Steel Ball at him.
  • Lin Qing saw the Great Toad Sage’s past pity and realized the Great Fortune-class calamity had struck Josuke, who was gravely injured before Kars cut off his arm and destroyed Tear Town’s ticket.
  • The eight JoJo timelines collided with the Calamity God Tree, restoring and empowering Dio as the tree pierced into the Ninja World.
  • Dio used Overwrite Reality to erase Lin Qing, but Katsuyu Sage intervened, seized Lin Qing’s soul, and sent him through a time rift.
  • Lin Qing awoke at the anchor point of his Projection of the Past in the old universe’s void.

Ch. 459Legacy of the Old Universe

After Dio defeated Lin Qing, Lin Qing found himself stranded as a bodiless soul in the old universe and realized Otsutsuki Kaguya might offer a way out. Meanwhile, Dio killed Lin Qing’s allies and appeared before Madara Uchiha as the Ninja World’s survivors learned that Lin Qing had been defeated.

  • Lin Qing recognized that the Katsuyu Sage had saved him at the cost of damaging her own story, then resolved to return and either save or avenge those he cared about.
  • Lin Qing realized he had left Otsutsuki Kaguya in the old universe and considered her a possible way to reverse his predicament.
  • Dio killed Johnny, Weather Report, and Jotaro, then incapacitated Giorno and took Gold Experience Requiem’s power for his plan to forge a new world.
  • Josuke Higashikata fell unconscious into the sea of mist, while Hot Pants pursued him and Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, Miracle at You, and Kars paused their battle amid the upheaval.
  • Madara Uchiha and Sasuke saw the Ninja World through a rift as the Katsuyu Sage’s message revealed that Lin Qing and the others had been defeated and the scattered slugs had died.
  • Dio appeared behind Madara Uchiha as an alarm sounded inside Sasuke’s Ten-Tails Ship.

Ch. 460Buy One, Get One Free

Dio pulled the Ninja World’s main and secondary worlds together, causing spacetime annihilation while he prepared to absorb them both. Sasuke’s attack failed, but Naruto caught him as he fell.

  • Dio discovered that the Ninja World had a main world and a secondary world, and the Calamity God Tree had drawn both into its reach.
  • Dio sent Jonathan Joestar and Madara Uchiha back into the Ninja World instead of killing them, intending to absorb them with the world.
  • Sasuke attacked Dio with the Ten-Tails Ship, but Dio destroyed it with a touch, leaving Sasuke gravely wounded.
  • Spacetime annihilation began across the Ninja World, and Sasuke fell toward the ground while unable to move.
  • Naruto caught Sasuke, who recognized him in disbelief.

Ch. 461Spacetime Closed Loop

Dio discovered that the Saint's Corpse had brought Lin Qing and the JOJO System into existence through a closed loop of spacetime, then sent an undead army into the shinobi world to provoke Lin Qing into appearing. As the invasion approached, Madara met an adult Sasuke from another world, and Sasuke and Naruto arrived with shinobi from both worlds to confront the threat.

  • The JOJO realms used the Saint's Corpse to send their remaining power back through time, where it merged Lin Qing's soul with Uchiha Qing's body and created Lin Qing and the JOJO System.
  • Dio realized how Lin Qing had gained his power, then summoned tens of millions of undead and Stand Users to invade the shinobi world and draw Lin Qing out.
  • Madara encountered an adult Sasuke from another world, who recognized him from the Fourth Shinobi World War.
  • Madara offered Sasuke a stamina potion and explained that they had to focus on Awakening Ideology rather than past conflicts.
  • Sasuke and Naruto landed with shinobi from both worlds, and Sasuke declared that they would kill whoever oppressed and exploited them.

Ch. 462The Path to Salvation Lies Within (Double Chapter)

Dio’s immortal vampire army invaded the Ninja World, but reinforcements from another universe arrived to fight them. Meanwhile, Joseph and Josuke found a possible way to turn the battle around, while Lin Qing drew the Infinite Spin steel ball toward himself in the old universe.

  • Adult Naruto, Sasuke, and the other ninjas faced Dio’s vampire army until Jiraiya arrived with a fleet, supplies, and counterpart isolation devices.
  • Amber and the Extermination Army charged from a Sky Battleship and cut into the vampire ranks.
  • Joseph and Josuke learned that Dio had won and that Lin Qing and the others were missing or defeated, then found Hot Pants treating an unconscious Josuke near the fragment of the Tear Town ticket.
  • Joseph and Josuke planned to rescue their allies, restore the ticket, and destroy the Calamity God Tree, but realized their plan depended on Lin Qing still being alive.
  • Lin Qing used Infinite Folding to draw the Infinite Spin steel ball across the old universe, and it pierced his chest.

Ch. 463Just One More

Lin Qing waited in the dead universe as the seal weakened, and his Stands and system returned while Kaguya broke free and attacked him. With all nine pieces of the Saint’s Corpse gathered, Lin Qing prepared to rebuild his body and sought one final sinful soul to surpass his limits and face Dio.

  • Lin Qing sensed his system and Stand connection returning as the Steel Ball’s folds weakened its seal.
  • Kaguya escaped the Steel Ball, mistook Lin Qing’s soul state for helplessness, and attacked him with a black rod.
  • Star Platinum caught Kaguya’s attack, and Lin Qing’s returned Stands surrounded and beat her.
  • The ninth piece of the Saint’s Corpse reached Lin Qing, restoring his system and all his Stands.
  • Lin Qing used his blood sample to prepare to rebuild his body and decided that defeating Dio required surpassing his limits.
  • Lin Qing identified Kaguya as the final sinful soul he needed.

Ch. 464Heaven Ascension

Lin Qing killed Kaguya and used the system, the Saint's Corpse, and the gathered souls to be reborn as the Green Baby. After fulfilling the conditions for Heaven Ascension, he reached the barrier of the new universe and punched it.

  • Lin Qing used The Hand to erase Kaguya, whose soul was absorbed endlessly in the old universe and added to the Saint's Corpse.
  • Lin Qing examined the Resonance Sound System's rules and combined his blood, the Dimensional Ascension Star Core, nine relics, and thirty-six tainted souls to summon the Green Baby.
  • The Green Baby and Lin Qing touched fingertips, reversing their states as Lin Qing's body was reforged and the infant's spirit entered him.
  • Lin Qing fulfilled the conditions for Heaven Ascension, stabbed himself with his spear, and recited the fourteen secret phrases to ascend.
  • Lin Qing found the barrier between the old and new universes, knocked to check for anyone beyond it, and punched through it.

Ch. 465They All Have to Die

As vampires overwhelmed the Ninja World, Oda Ieyasu’s forces approved a plan to use Hidan Spores to destroy the Calamity God Tree and stop the endless resurrections. Amber sacrificed himself to deliver the gene bomb to the world rift, and the spores killed the vampires filling the sky.

  • Samui revealed that vampires used the Ninja World’s power to resurrect, while Sasuke said they had no chance of defeating Dio directly.
  • Oda Ieyasu proposed launching a gene bomb containing Hidan Spores at the world rift, then turning the Ninja World into a bomb to deter Dio if the spores destroyed the Calamity God Tree.
  • The leaders approved the plan, and three squads set out; the two ninja squads were disabled or delayed, leaving Amber’s squad to continue toward the rift.
  • After Amber’s shuttle was destroyed and his companions were killed, he seized the gene bomb and charged through the vampire army as Naruto and the Sasukes provided long-range support.
  • Amber hurled the bomb toward the world rift, where Kars caught it; the explosion released Hidan Spores that killed the vampires, while Amber died in the blast.

Ch. 466Shelter

After the Hidan spores wiped out the vampire army, they failed to damage the Calamity God Tree, and Kars, Dio, and Miracle at You prepared to pursue their goals elsewhere. In the Ninja World, the leaders voted to evacuate everyone into shelters and sever contact with the outside world.

  • Hidan spores repeatedly killed the vampires as Dio's resurrection program revived them, while the corpses accumulated around the world rift.
  • Xiaotao and Sasuke saw the Calamity God Tree's branches wither, but black light restored them and protected them from the spores.
  • Kars and Miracle at You observed the Ninja World's despair, then Kars left as the three business partners prepared to target Lin Qing's hometown.
  • Tokugawa Shingen offered the Tokugawa Clan's hidden supplies, while Elder Chiyo and Kakashi shared tea and mourned their lack of hope.
  • Oda Ieyasu announced the evacuation vote's result and ordered everyone to enter shelters within five days before cutting the Ninja World off from the outside.

Ch. 467I'm Back

As the Calamity God Tree drained the world, the Human Alliance evacuated people to Amenominaka while a barrier bought them time. Mei Terumi stayed behind to set off sparklers and grieve, until Lin Qing returned to her.

  • The Human Alliance used annihilation energy from collisions between parallel-world objects to shield Amenominaka, knowing the barrier could only buy time.
  • After five days of evacuation, Mei Terumi sat alone in Kirigakure and lit the sparklers she had bought with Lin Qing.
  • Blade Master chose to remain at home, said goodbye to Sasuke and Xiaotao, and died peacefully after they left.
  • The secondary world's Katsuyu Sage explained to Tsunade that the Katsuyu Sage of this world had never existed and that its memories would eventually disappear.
  • Mei Terumi cried as her final sparkler went out, but it reignited, and Lin Qing appeared and told her, "I'm back."

Ch. 468Blood-Red Flames

Lin Qing returned to Kirigakure and reunited with Mei Terumi, but Dio Brando opened a world rift and brought a vast army into the Ninja World. As the allied forces mobilized for a special-grade war, Lin Qing restored the Blade of Ruin and unleashed a crimson slash that ignited the vampires’ blood.

  • Mei Terumi welcomed Lin Qing home, but Dio Brando interrupted their reunion from the world rift.
  • Dio Brando led thirty million vampires and seventy thousand Stand Users into the Ninja World.
  • Sasuke recognized Lin Qing’s broken sword, and Oda Ieyasu ordered a special-grade war as the allied fighters gathered in Kirigakure.
  • The Blade of Ruin restored itself in Lin Qing’s hand, and he said there were too many enemies.
  • Lin Qing swept his blade through the vampire army, setting their blood ablaze and filling the sky with blood-red flames.

Ch. 469Overwhelming

Lin Qing overwhelmed Dio in combat, but Dio revealed that the Calamity God Tree had let him absorb the power of the eight JoJo spacetime realms. As Dio unleashed a fused Stand with the power to kill on contact, Lin Qing gathered the strength of his Stands and the world into an Infinite Spin Steel Ball and launched it at him.

  • Lin Qing fought Dio, severed his arm, and drove the Blade of Ruin through his chest before punching him repeatedly.
  • Dio recognized that Lin Qing had also attained Heaven Ascension, then healed his injuries with Overwrite Reality and revealed how much power he had absorbed from the Ninja World.
  • Dio said he could also draw on the power of the eight JoJo spacetime realms and fused his Stands into a grotesque being whose touch caused death.
  • Lin Qing summoned his Stands, channeled their power and the world's forces into a Steel Ball, and launched it at Dio with Infinite Spin.

Ch. 470Dio Brando, Completely Dead

Lin Qing used the power of Rhythm of All Things to overwhelm Dio, while a strike team attacked the Calamity God Tree. After Josuke destroyed Miracle at You and Sasuke cut down the Tree, Lin Qing stopped Dio from escaping and killed him completely.

  • Lin Qing struck Dio with a steel ball empowered by the power of countless living beings, but Dio redirected the damage through the Calamity God Tree and threatened the Ninja World.
  • Josuke, Joseph Joestar, Josuke Higashikata, and Hot Pants returned to the Calamity God Tree, where Giorno used Gold Experience Requiem to reset the strike team's attacks.
  • Josuke Higashikata used Soft & Wet: Go Beyond to destroy Miracle at You, and Sasuke cut down the Calamity God Tree, ending Dio's unequal exchange with the worlds.
  • Dio stopped time and fled toward the world rift, but Lin Qing used Hermit Purple, strengthened by the universe's karmic connections, to catch him.
  • Lin Qing and Star Platinum cornered Dio at the rift and struck him with the convictions of countless worlds; when time resumed, Dio exploded and his stolen souls and powers returned to their owners.

Ch. 471Home (The End)

After the war ended, the JoJo companions returned to their timelines, where the dead had been restored and loved ones reunited. Lin Qing prepared to visit his hometown for the Lunar New Year, and Mei Terumi joined him as they arrived at his family’s door.

  • Lin Qing sent the JoJo companions home with the souls of their fallen friends, and each group returned to its timeline.
  • The JoJo companions reunited with loved ones, including Jonathan Joestar with Danny and George Joestar, and Joseph Joestar with Jotaro, Kakyoin, Polnareff, and Iggy.
  • Naruto celebrated his birthday with Sasuke, Xiaotao, and Gaara while Kushina and Minato welcomed him home.
  • Lin Qing packed gifts to visit his hometown, and Mei Terumi agreed to travel with him.
  • Lin Qing and Mei Terumi arrived in his snow-covered hometown and knocked on his family’s door.
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