Chapter Summaries

After the Otsutsuki abducted members of the Hyuga clan, Tsunade sent a tracking squad while Lin Qing continued developing the Skybreaker II rocket and advised Sasuke against transplanting Itachi’s eyes if it made him unhappy. Samui then reported that a lone attacker from the moon had invaded Konoha, killed forty-six people, and abducted three Hyuga.

• Tsunade sent Kakashi, Asuma, Shibi Aburame, and a tracking squad after the kidnappers, while refusing to let Naruto and Neji join.
• Lin Qing spent the week cultivating the Path of the Past and working on the Skybreaker II moon rocket.
• Sasuke admitted he disliked the idea of transplanting Itachi’s Mangekyo, and Lin Qing told him the Sharingan was only a pair of eyes and he did not need to make himself unhappy.
• Samui reported that a lone attacker from the moon had invaded Konoha thirty minutes earlier, killed forty-six people, and abducted three Hyuga clan members.
• Lin Qing asked Samui how many attackers had come, and she answered that there had been one.

Toneri planned to destroy the world after killing Lin Qing, while Obito’s group restored Hidan and prepared to send him to the moon to approach the Otsutsuki. Lin Qing and Mei Terumi faced the alien threat together as Skybreaker II neared launch.

• Toneri showed Hinata his Tenseigan powers, threatened her for mentioning Naruto, and planned to kill Lin Qing before destroying the world.
• The White Snake Sage completed Hidan’s reconstruction surgery, and Obito explained the plan to smuggle Hidan aboard Skybreaker II and contact the Otsutsuki on the moon.
• Hidan reunited with Kabuto and the others, then agreed to infiltrate the rocket before its launch within forty-eight hours.
• Mei Terumi asked Lin Qing about the danger of alien sympathizers, and Lin Qing said humanity had only one path: resist the Otsutsuki.
• Mei Terumi clinked her coffee can against Lin Qing’s and promised to walk that road with him to the end.

Tokugawa Shingen funded Lin Qing’s space program as Skybreaker II carried a disguised Hidan to the moon, where Otsutsuki Toneri killed him and declared war. As the Ninja World mobilized and Lin Qing continued training despite the Dragon Vein’s effects, Toneri attacked a city in the Land of Fire; Lin Qing arrived just in time to stop Toneri’s tornado from striking two children.

• Tokugawa Shingen ordered Yukino Tokugawa to send the Land of Wind’s surplus funds to Lin Qing, and Yukino agreed that the investment could benefit them whichever way the alien conflict went.
• Hidan disguised himself among the slug-controlled replicas aboard Skybreaker II, but Toneri destroyed the spacecraft, killed Hidan, and threatened to attack the Ninja World within twenty-four hours.
• Lin Qing called the world to war, and Mei Terumi promised to fight beside him; Lin Qing privately considered using the Stone Mask to overcome the Dragon Vein’s effects but chose to continue cultivating the Projection of the Past.
• Killer B revived Fourth Raikage A with two discs and told him about the coming alien invasion, and A agreed to help Lin Qing fight the Otsutsuki.
• Toneri appeared over a city in the Land of Fire and killed tens of thousands with green beams before directing a tornado toward a school; Lin Qing arrived using the Heavenly Transfer Technique, and Weather Report dispersed the tornado.

Lin Qing confronted Toneri after using the Heavenly Transfer Technique to save civilians, then overwhelmed him with his Stand abilities and Golden Spin. The Five Kage arrived to help, only to find Toneri already pinned beneath Lin Qing’s assault.

• Lin Qing arrived in town badly wounded and faced Toneri, who mocked his condition and attacked at close range.
• Star Platinum broke Toneri’s leg and defenses, while Lin Qing used Killer Queen, C-Moon, and a tracking Golden Spin to force Toneri to his knees.
• Toneri protected himself with a powerful chakra barrier, so Lin Qing used C-Moon’s gravity to strengthen Star Platinum’s barrage and rapidly exhaust Toneri’s chakra.
• Tsunade, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, A, and Killer B arrived as reinforcements and found Lin Qing already beating the kneeling Toneri.
• A recognized the situation and questioned whom they had come to support.

Lin Qing defeated Toneri’s puppet after discovering that Toneri had sent his dead father’s body to fight in his place. He killed the puppet and warned Toneri, who controlled it from afar, to wait for him on the moon.

• Toneri broke free of Lin Qing’s gravity lock and entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, while a summoned stone giant attacked the five reinforcements.
• Lin Qing used rain and lightning to clash with Toneri’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and Tsunade realized Toneri’s chakra orb was draining the excess Dragon Vein energy from Lin Qing’s body.
• A attacked Toneri but was easily knocked away, as Lin Qing and Star Platinum destroyed Toneri’s chakra sword and overwhelmed him with a time-stopping assault.
• Lin Qing discovered that the defeated opponent was a puppet made from Toneri’s long-buried father, controlled remotely using Hanabi’s Byakugan.
• Lin Qing told Toneri to wait for him on the moon, then decapitated the puppet.

Toneri feared Lin Qing’s return and planned to destroy the Ninja World by driving the moon toward it, but Hidan warned him that Lin Qing’s weapons could destroy the moon and urged him to join forces. Hidan revealed that his organization knew of an approaching “Absolute Darkness,” leaving Toneri startled by the warning.

• Toneri woke from his encounter with Lin Qing, worried that Lin Qing would reach the moon before he completed his Tenseigan fusion.
• Toneri shut down the moon’s teleportation passage, then vowed to kill Lin Qing and devised a plan to send the moon crashing into the Ninja World.
• Hidan emerged from a pit alive after Toneri attacked him and claimed he had come to the moon to discuss an alliance against Lin Qing.
• Hidan told Toneri that Lin Qing’s Research Institute was developing weapons that could destroy the moon and invited him to join Jashin Great White Snake.
• Hidan said White Snake Sage had foreseen a coming crisis called “Absolute Darkness,” and Toneri reacted with shock.

Lin Qing prepared the Research Institute’s defenses against Toneri while the energy purified from Toneri’s puppet completed his Projection of the Past. As Lin Qing gained the power to shatter space and the right to immortality, he met the Katsuyu Sage in the River of Time.

• Lin Qing gave Toneri’s father’s corpse to the Research Institute so its researchers could analyze the Otsutsuki’s weaknesses, and ordered the cannons prepared for a possible attack.
• Lin Qing used Spirit Photography to discover Toneri had imprisoned Hidan and was performing an unknown ritual on the moon, so he planned to travel there once the Heaven-Opening III rocket was ready.
• Lin Qing returned to cultivation while Sasuke guarded his body, and the energy released by Toneri’s puppet flowed into the Projection of the Past.
• The completed Projection of the Past let Lin Qing shatter space and gave him immense energy for combat.
• The Katsuyu Sage appeared across a spatial rift, congratulated Lin Qing, and told him he had earned the right to immortality.

Lin Qing spoke with the Katsuyu Sage in the River of Time and learned that practitioners could not send energy through temporal rifts. After waking, he discovered that the moon was rapidly approaching Earth.

• The Katsuyu Sage explained why she appeared differently to each observer and warned Lin Qing that creating a second Projection of the Past would be far more dangerous.
• Lin Qing planned to deal with Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon before attempting the Ripple Technique trial against Kars.
• Lin Qing returned to the real world and found C-Moon beside a pond while Sasuke kept watch.
• Lin Qing noticed a fish struggling on the shore and accused C-Moon of harming it.
• C-Moon told Lin Qing that gravity was changing because the moon was getting closer, and Lin Qing saw it hurtling toward Earth.

Lin Qing prepared the interstellar cannons as the moon approached, but grew suspicious of Toneri’s plan and learned that the moon’s portal could only be reopened from the lunar side. The moon stopped fifty thousand kilometers above the Ninja World and blocked the sun, while Toneri declared that the world would fall into absolute darkness.

• Lin Qing reviewed the experts’ plan to destroy the moon with interstellar weapons but suspected that Hidan, the White Snake Sage, Obito, and Toneri had a more complicated scheme.
• Lin Qing ordered preparations for battle to continue alongside construction of Heaven-Opening III.
• Lin Qing saw that Toneri had surrounded the approaching moon with cosmic dust and meteors, while Kakashi’s team found a one-way spatial portal to the moon.
• As the moon grew larger and the Ninja World grew fearful, Lin Qing’s seventeen interstellar cannons finished warming up and waited for it to enter firing range.
• The moon stopped fifty thousand kilometers above the Ninja World, and its dust-and-meteor screen blocked the rising sun.
• Toneri looked down at the darkening world and announced that it would be plunged into absolute darkness.

Toneri used the moon to block sunlight, hoping to plunge the Ninja World into darkness and destroy Lin Qing’s allies, but Hidan condemned him for wasting lives. Lights across the world blunted Toneri’s plan, though the falling temperature left Lin Qing facing a wider disaster as he called a meeting of every village and nation.

• Toneri decided to use the moon as a sunshade and bragged to Hidan and Hinata that humanity would be left in eternal darkness.
• Hidan spat at Toneri and denounced his plan as a waste of lives, insisting that true killing required personally experiencing the victim’s pain.
• Toneri silenced Hidan with a foul-smelling sock and forced him to watch the Ninja World below.
• Hinata worried that Naruto-kun would be frightened by the darkness, and Hidan called Toneri a simp.
• Samui turned on the lights at the Research Institute, while power grids across the Ninja World illuminated settlements after only a few seconds of darkness.
• Lin Qing noted the rapidly falling temperature and told Samui to contact every village and nation for a meeting in five minutes.

As the moon’s gravity threatened catastrophic disasters within seven days, Lin Qing promised the nations he would find a way to protect humanity within twenty-four hours, though he had no solution yet. He contacted the imprisoned scientist Nakajima Daishi to reach Kara’s leader, who might know why the organization had tried to stop the moon mission.

• Samui explained that the approaching moon would cause extreme cold, super tides, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, while Heaven-Opening III would not be ready to launch for nine days.
• Lin Qing told the gathered leaders to protect their people while he dealt with the threat in the sky, giving himself twenty-four hours to find a solution.
• After the meeting, Lin Qing admitted to Samui that he had no plan and said he would fly toward the moon with a rocket booster if necessary.
• Lin Qing told Samui he wanted to question Kara’s leader through Nakajima Daishi, who had opposed the moon landing and might know what Kara had feared.
• Nakajima Daishi agreed to help Lin Qing contact Kara’s leader, and Lin Qing answered the call when a deep voice greeted him.

Lin Qing contacted Kara’s leader, Isshiki, to learn how to handle the Ōtsutsuki remnants on the moon, and Isshiki offered help in exchange for Lin Qing’s body. Lin Qing agreed to provide a duplicate if Isshiki met him in person, but Isshiki destroyed his remote-controlled puppet, leaving Lin Qing to solve the threat himself.

• Isshiki explained why he had prevented the moon landing and revealed that only one Ōtsutsuki descendant remained there, with expertise in gravity and chakra manipulation.
• Isshiki agreed to help Lin Qing in exchange for his body, and Lin Qing accepted on the condition that Isshiki meet him face-to-face.
• Lin Qing used Spirit Photography to identify the man speaking through the phone, and the man’s head suddenly exploded.
• Lin Qing concluded that the man had been controlling a puppet remotely and refused Nakajima Daishi’s offer to contact him through another channel.

Lin Qing and the others devised a plan to protect the Ninja World while Sasuke’s team activated the lunar transfer passage, allowing Lin Qing to reach Toneri. With the three sages lending him their power, Lin Qing entered Super Sage Mode and spread his protection across the entire world.

• Nakajima Daishi warned Lin Qing that the moon’s detection network and interception fire could destroy his flight vehicle and leave him stranded in space.
• Sasuke volunteered to bypass the moon’s defenses using Ninjutsu Nullification, and White Snake Sage No. 18 proposed that three sages help Lin Qing enter Sage Mode to protect the Ninja World.
• The group agreed that Sasuke would lead the Door-Opening Team to reactivate the lunar teleportation array while Lin Qing guarded the world and later crossed through to confront Toneri.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya summoned the Great Toad Sage and Katsuyu Sage before the lunar transfer pond, where White Snake Sage No. 18 also joined Lin Qing.
• The three sages transferred their powers to Lin Qing, who entered Super Sage Mode and extended a complex barrier across the entire Ninja World as dawn broke.

Golden crystals calmed the disasters ravaging the Ninja World while Sasuke prepared for an eye transplant and the Door-Opening Team launched its mission to the Moon. The team landed and infiltrated Toneri’s chambers, where Naruto encountered a bound Hidan claiming to be the original.

• Iwao Genyako and the people of Gelin City were rescued from the disasters when golden stars spread warmth and restored calm across the Ninja World.
• White Snake Sage No. 1 worried that Lin Qing and the other sages were sacrificing too much, while Kabuto Yakushi and Obito hoped Lin Qing would defeat Toneri.
• Sasuke agreed to receive Itachi’s eyes, and Xiaotao visited him before surgery to share a quiet farewell look.
• Sasuke’s operation succeeded, and five days later Sasuke, Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, and Xiaotao rode the disguised Heaven-Opening III to the Moon.
• The Door-Opening Team evaded the Moon’s detection, followed Kakashi’s map into Toneri’s base, and found a tied-up Hidan whom Sasuke dismissed as a Research Institute clone.
• Hidan insisted to Naruto that he was the original and tried to prove it by recalling that he had killed Sasuke when Sasuke was little.

Sasuke, Kakashi, Naruto, and Xiaotao freed Hidan, who guided them through the lunar base to the Giant Tenseigan and the teleportation array. When Kakashi and Sasuke activated the array, an alarm sounded and Toneri attacked, leaving Hidan to shield Naruto and Xiaotao.

• Hidan offered to guide the team through the lunar base, and Xiaotao freed him after judging that he was sincere.
• Hidan led the team through the Otsutsuki settlement to the Giant Tenseigan, where Naruto wanted to destroy it, but Kakashi decided they should focus on opening the portal for Lin Qing.
• Sasuke planted a C0 imitation on the Giant Tenseigan before the group continued toward the teleportation array.
• Kakashi and Sasuke activated the array while Xiaotao, Naruto, and Hidan guarded the entrance.
• The array triggered an alarm, and Toneri burst through the wall; Hidan shielded Naruto and Xiaotao as he confronted him.

Toneri fought Sasuke, Kakashi, Xiaotao, Naruto, and Hidan after they destroyed the Giant Tenseigan, but he overwhelmed them. Hidan activated the teleportation array with Toneri’s chakra, and Lin Qing emerged from the rift, ready to face him.

• Toneri entered the formation hall, declared that he would kill Lin Qing and everyone in the Ninja World, and attacked Naruto after Hinata stood in his way.
• Sasuke destroyed the Giant Tenseigan while Kakashi, Sasuke, the Nine-Tails, and Xiaotao fought Toneri, using Kamui, Wide-Area Ninjutsu Nullification, and Lesson 4: Golden Spin to break through his defenses.
• Toneri’s Tenseigan Chakra Mode returned too quickly, and he incapacitated Kakashi, Sasuke, and Xiaotao despite their coordinated attacks.
• Naruto and Hidan tricked Toneri with Sexy Technique, allowing Hidan’s body to use Toneri’s chakra to activate the teleportation array.
• Toneri tried to shut down the portal, but Lin Qing tore it open and stepped through, telling Toneri he had come for him as agreed.

Lin Qing reached the moon and fought Toneri, using Star Platinum, Killer Queen, and Golden Spin to break through Toneri’s defenses. The chapter ended with Star Platinum gripping Toneri’s head and raising its fist.

• Lin Qing forcibly crossed space-time to reach the moon and confronted Toneri.
• Toneri entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and charged Lin Qing, who stopped time and battered him with Star Platinum.
• Lin Qing used Weather Report to block Toneri’s chakra orbs, then Killer Queen blew them up.
• Toneri braced himself to regenerate his chakra orbs, but Star Platinum broke his stance and Lin Qing used Golden Spin to shatter his chakra cloak.
• Star Platinum seized Toneri by the head and raised its fist to strike.

Lin Qing fought Toneri on the moon while Sasuke and the others watched, and humanity’s collective power overwhelmed Toneri’s stone giant. Lin Qing destroyed Toneri’s Tenseigan, leaving him defeated.

• Lin Qing battered Toneri, dragged him back with C-Moon, and punched him into the moon’s depths, where Toneri took control of Hamura’s stone giant.
• Lin Qing chased Toneri while Sasuke, Naruto, Hidan, Xiaotao, and Kakashi followed; they rescued Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi on the way to the lunar surface.
• Toneri used the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion against Lin Qing, but Lin Qing caught the giant’s light sword and revealed he was waiting for humanity’s power to reach the moon.
• Golden meteors carrying humanity’s emotions struck the stone giant until Toneri was exposed, and Lin Qing tore out and crushed Toneri’s Tenseigan.

Lin Qing defeated Toneri and handed his fate to humanity’s collective will, which encased him in golden crystals and sent him toward the sun. After securing the Moon, Lin Qing received several system rewards.

• Lin Qing crushed Toneri’s Tenseigan and destroyed the remaining stone statue giant, while Toneri used disguised puppets to try to escape.
• Lin Qing used Hermit Purple and C-Moon to track Toneri and trap him flying in circles, then pulled him from his puppet.
• Toneri begged for mercy, but Lin Qing said humanity would judge him and threw him toward the golden meteors.
• The golden meteors healed Toneri before encasing him in crystals and sending him toward the sun as humanity’s judgment.
• Lin Qing received ownership of the Moon, a Dimensional Ascension Star Core, 3,300 Soul Shards, and a Resonance Sound System.

Lin Qing returned the moon to its proper orbit, ending the Absolute Darkness crisis and earning the gratitude of the Ninja World. After resting, he reviewed his rewards, including the newly appeared Resonance Sound System.

• Lin Qing pushed the moon back to 380,000 kilometers, and the global radio network announced that the 203-hour Absolute Darkness crisis had ended.
• The people of the Ninja World celebrated their victory, while Lin Qing reflected on how former enemies had fought together as comrades.
• The three sages departed or received treatment, and Lin Qing used his remaining senjutsu chakra to ease the lunar workers' fatigue before resting in Hamura's settlement.
• After drinking iced black tea, Lin Qing reviewed his gains, including 3,300 Soul Shards, and resolved to keep training after considering Toneri and the Otsutsuki.
• Lin Qing examined the Resonance Sound System, which guaranteed a designated five-star stand-in in a future normal or special draw.