Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara and Otsutsuki Guiyan traded devastating attacks that ruined the surrounding land and damaged the Akatsuki base. As Madara and Guiyan emerged weakened, Otsutsuki Shenwu and Otsutsuki Arayu joined Guiyan to surround Madara.

• Madara's Susanoo clashed with Guiyan's Yin-Yang Release, unleashing black lightning and sword energy that cracked the earth and space.
• Hyuga Tamamo ordered the base's staff to assess the surface battle, but the aftershocks had destroyed their surveillance equipment.
• Tamamo ordered preparations for a possible evacuation and told Akabane Koromo to lead people through the backup passage.
• After the aftershocks subsided, Arayu and Shenwu crawled from the rubble and saw Madara and Guiyan weakened by the clash.
• Shenwu and Arayu joined Guiyan in surrounding Madara, who mocked the three Otsutsuki clansmen.

Uchiha Madara fought the three Otsutsuki clansmen and lured them into the sky to unleash a powerful attack away from the base. Just as he gathered chakra for his ultimate move, Hashirama’s cells erupted uncontrollably, weakening his Susanoo.

• Otsutsuki Guiyan and the other two Otsutsuki clansmen attacked Uchiha Madara’s Complete Body Susanoo together, but Madara countered with his golden-flamed sword technique.
• The three Otsutsuki coordinated their attacks and gradually put pressure on Madara as the Susanoo’s chakra consumption threatened to wear him down.
• Madara decided to draw the trio away from the base and flew into the sky, with the Otsutsuki following him.
• Otsutsuki Guiyan ordered his companions to lend him chakra so they could prepare an ultimate move.
• As Madara prepared a massive attack, Hashirama’s cells surged inside him and sprouted trees from the left side of his body, causing the Susanoo’s aura to plummet.

Shin returned just in time to save Uchiha Madara from three Otsutsuki and unleashed a time-stopping sword strike that killed two and left Otsutsuki Guiyan alive but unconscious. After glimpsing the Long River of Time and sensing a breakthrough toward the Six Paths Level, Shin faced a stunned Madara.

• Otsutsuki Guiyan combined the trio's chakra to attack Madara, who was restrained by the spreading tree growth and prepared to use Izanagi.
• Shin arrived before the attack struck Madara and summoned his Susanoo, then used Sage Art: Sword of Time against the three Otsutsuki.
• Shin glimpsed the Long River of Time and strengthened his time-based power until he stopped time throughout his domain.
• Shin split his sword light, killing two Otsutsuki and leaving Guiyan alive to question about reaching the moon.
• Shin's domain faded, Guiyan lay unconscious, and an exhausted Shin turned to the shocked Madara.

After Shin and Uchiha Madara defeated the Otsutsuki attackers, they abandoned their exposed base and moved to a new one. Madara’s Hashirama Cells were beginning to merge with his chakra, while the captured Otsutsuki Guiyan woke in a heavily sealed prison, wondering how he had been caught.

• Shin told Madara that the attackers were from the Otsutsuki clan and that he had kept Otsutsuki Guiyan alive after the other two died.
• Madara suppressed the rampaging Hashirama Cells and asked Shin whether his Rinnegan had used a new technique.
• Shin ordered the group to evacuate their damaged base, and he destroyed the site before Konoha's Anbu arrived and found nothing.
• The group settled into a concealed mountain-cave base near the Land of Rain, where Elder Shui examined Madara and found that Hashirama’s power was beginning to merge with his.
• Otsutsuki Guiyan woke bound in a sealed prison and wondered how Shin’s group had captured him.

Shin interrogated the captive Otsutsuki Guiyan to learn about the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon. After confirming Guiyan’s two subordinates were dead, Shin demanded that he explain the clan’s structure and situation.

• Otsutsuki Guiyan woke in prison and recognized Shin as the wielder of the Rinnegan who had defeated him.
• Shin questioned Guiyan, who gave his name and asked about Otsutsuki Hufu.
• Shin revealed that Otsutsuki Hufu had died, and Guiyan expressed satisfaction that the Main House member was gone.
• Shin and Hyuga Tamamo inferred from Guiyan’s words that the Otsutsuki Clan had Main House and branch families, and Shin asked about the clan on the moon.
• Guiyan tried to exchange information by asking about his two subordinates, so Shin struck him and warned him to recognize his situation.
• Shin told Guiyan that his two subordinates were dead and demanded information about the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon.

In Akatsuki’s underground base, Otsutsuki Guiyan recounted his failed rebellion against the Otsutsuki Main Family and tried to recruit Shin into a plan to destroy and remake the world. Shin used Tsukuyomi to learn how to reach the moon, then left Guiyan alive as a source of information.

• Otsutsuki Guiyan told Shin that he had rebelled against the Main Family to punish the Main World, but was defeated by the clan head wielding Ancestor Hamura’s Sage Staff.
• Shin asked how to get to the moon, and Otsutsuki Guiyan proposed they work together to remove his command seal and kill the Main Family.
• Shin rejected Guiyan’s plan and threatened him, but Guiyan refused to reveal the route and warned that activating his command seal would kill him.
• Shin used his Time Domain and Tsukuyomi to stop Guiyan from activating the seal and force him to reveal the moon passage ritual.
• Otsutsuki Guiyan explained that Shin needed to visit three locations during a full moon and perform hand seals in a specific order; Shin left him alive, and Hyuga Tamamo followed.

Shin considered whether Hyuga Tamamo could awaken the Tenseigan and reflected on the hatred and history between them. After deciding to pursue his Longevity Ninjutsu breakthrough, he combined his time-manipulating eye technique with the Rinnegan and Sage Mode, finally provoking a reaction in his body.

• Shin recalled that the Tenseigan could be awakened by combining Otsutsuki and Hyuga bloodlines, and considered that Hyuga Tamamo might awaken it by obtaining Otsutsuki eyes.
• Shin acknowledged that Hyuga Tamamo hated him and wanted to escape their binding contract, but decided to observe her as long as she remained under control.
• Shin reviewed what he had learned about the Water Origin Pearl and concluded that his plan had a greater chance of success, while the Otsutsuki Clan needed to be dealt with soon.
• Shin sensed progress toward the Six Paths Level in his Longevity Ninjutsu and used his Eternal Mangekyo to slow time within his body, but felt no reaction.
• Shin activated his Rinnegan and Sage Mode while applying the time domain, and a reaction finally arose within his body.

Shin discovered that adding Sage Art energy let his Time Eye Technique slow his own body, and he found a ratio that could extend his lifespan. As he prepared to confront the Otsutsuki Clan at the next full moon, Uchiha Madara remained withdrawn and Shin resolved to keep fighting.

• Shin found that chakra produced by his cells resisted his time-slowing technique, so he increased the Sage Art energy in it.
• Shin learned that an equal balance of chakra and Sage Art slowed his body's passage of time a hundredfold without restricting his movement.
• Shin recognized that he still needed to find a way to maintain the effect without continuously using his Rinnegan.
• Shin waited for the next full moon so he could make the Otsutsuki Clan pay for threatening him.
• Otsutsuki Guiyan remained obedient in his cell, while Uchiha Madara continued living alone in a cave.
• Shin reflected on the losses and exhaustion of his generation, then rejected thoughts of growing old and resolved to fight for another hundred years.

Senju Tobirama investigated a mysterious explosion in the Land of Fire but found no evidence, while Shin prepared for the full moon and entrusted Akabane Koromo with watching Tamamo and the imprisoned Otsutsuki Guiyan. The chapter ended with Shin leaving Koromo a writ to mobilize guards in case Tamamo tried to act while he was away.

• Senju Tobirama investigated a vast scorched wasteland and suspected Uchiha Shin had caused it with powerful ninjutsu, but found no clues.
• Senju Tobirama reduced the search force while leaving a few ninja behind to monitor the area.
• Shin focused on preparing for the full moon and postponed efforts to make his time-slowing ocular technique permanent.
• Shin asked Akabane Koromo about Tamamo's activities, then told her he might leave soon.
• Shin gave Akabane Koromo a writ to mobilize people guarding Otsutsuki Guiyan and asked her to keep an eye on Tamamo.

Shin brought Uchiha Madara to Dragon-Burial Mountain on the full moon to travel to the moon and pursue control of the Ten-Tails' husk. They reached the moon and found themselves in a barren land.

• Shin visited Uchiha Madara in his underground cavern and invited him to travel to the moon.
• Shin and Uchiha Madara climbed Dragon-Burial Mountain while discussing the Otsutsuki Clan and the Ten-Tails' husk.
• Shin sensed the strongest lunar tide at the summit and formed hand seals to summon a silver path from the moon.
• Uchiha Madara and Shin stepped onto the path, were pulled into the sky, and arrived on the moon.

Shin and Uchiha Madara arrived on the moon and were confronted by four Otsutsuki sent to guard the passage. Madara attacked them, and the fight was still underway as a golden flame ignited inside one of the Otsutsuki.

• Shin and Uchiha Madara looked back at the Main World before setting off across the moon.
• The pair spotted four approaching Otsutsuki, and Madara took them on while Shin stepped aside.
• The Otsutsuki Seventh Elder and his three companions combined their techniques against Madara's Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Madara stopped the Peak Jonin Bright Fire's sword with two fingers and punched him, though Yang Style weakened the blow enough for him to survive.
• Madara ignited golden flames inside the Otsutsuki who had caught Bright Fire and triggered the Golden Fire Explosion Technique.

Uchiha Madara and Shin fought their way through the Otsutsuki clansmen, and Madara revealed that he could use Wood Style. After the Otsutsuki Clan received the signal flare, its leaders prepared for battle as the two intruders advanced toward them.

• Madara killed the Peak Jonin, wounded the Otsutsuki Seventh Elder, and defeated another quasi-Kage with his sword and Fire Style.
• The injured quasi-Kage launched a signal flare, alerting the Otsutsuki Clan and prompting its Clan Head to order everyone to prepare for battle.
• Madara killed the signal-flare bearer, then used Wood Style to bind the Seventh Elder and burned him alive with Fire Style.
• Shin praised Madara's speed, and the two set off toward the far side of the moon.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head gathered the elders and elite to await Madara and Shin.

Shin and Madara arrived at the Otsutsuki Clan’s castle and confronted its Clan Head, revealing that Otsutsuki Kigen was their guest and the Seventh Elder’s group would not return. After Shin demonstrated Yin-Yang Release, the Otsutsuki Clan Head ordered an ambush against the two Uchiha leaders.

• Shin and Madara greeted the Otsutsuki Clan Head, who asked about Otsutsuki Kigen and the missing Seventh Elder and clansmen.
• Shin told the Clan Head that Kigen was a guest of the Uchiha Clan and that the Seventh Elder’s group would not be coming back.
• The Third Elder attacked Shin with the Blue Whip Technique, but Shin cut through it with a Yin-Yang Release sword strike.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head blocked Shin’s strike with a barrier, which cracked but held.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head ordered an attack, and Otsutsuki clansmen sprang from behind Shin and Madara while others struck from the castle.

Shin and Uchiha Madara fought the Otsutsuki Clan’s elite on the lunar surface, with Madara using Wood Style to withstand their assault. The Otsutsuki Clan Head attacked Madara with a powerful Yin-Yang Release technique, but Shin intervened and countered as the two Uchiha launched a combined assault on the castle.

• Hundreds of Otsutsuki ninjas attacked Shin and Madara with Yang Release and Yin Release lightning techniques.
• Madara unleashed Wood Style, Tree World Emergence, absorbing the chakra spheres and impaling Otsutsuki clansmen caught in the forest.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head blamed Otsutsuki Kigen for the attack and vowed to confront him in the Main World afterward.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head struck at Madara with the Yin-Yang Release, Heavenly Rainbow Technique, and Shin stepped in to break the beam with his sword.
• Madara sent his Wood Style toward the castle while Shin used Kagutsuchi to unleash nine black dragons with his Ultimate Technique, Nine Dragons Divine Amaterasu.

Uchiha Madara and Shin attacked the Otsutsuki clan, killing many clansmen as the Clan Head protected the castle with a barrier. The survivors retreated underground, where the Clan Head planned to draw the two attackers toward Hamura’s barriers and puppets; when Shin’s Amaterasu wall vanished, two Complete Body Susanoo stood before him.

• The Otsutsuki Clan Head reinforced the castle’s barrier and ordered his clansmen to retreat inside.
• Shin blocked their escape with an Amaterasu wall while Madara set the forest ablaze, and the two killed many Otsutsuki clansmen.
• The Clan Head used the Illusory Bubble Technique to carry the surviving clansmen through the Amaterasu wall and back to the castle.
• The Clan Head ordered Otsutsuki Hamei to lead the clan underground, intending to lure Madara and Shin toward Hamura’s defenses.
• The Amaterasu wall disappeared, revealing Madara and Shin in their Complete Body Susanoo.

While Shin and Madara went to the moon, Hyuga Tamamo studied ancient records about the Tenseigan and decided to use her chance to pursue a way out of the Divine Maiden Contract. She offered Otsutsuki Kigen freedom in exchange for his eyes, and prepared to modify his command seal to ensure he kept the bargain.

• Hyuga Tamamo reviewed ancient intelligence about Otsutsuki Hamura and the Tenseigan, then destroyed the documents.
• Hyuga Tamamo reflected on her years beside Uchiha Shin and on Akabane Koromo’s ability to forgive him.
• Hyuga Tamamo entered the room where Otsutsuki Kigen was imprisoned and revealed the command seal on his forehead.
• Hyuga Tamamo offered to let Otsutsuki Kigen escape in exchange for his eyes, and he accepted.
• Otsutsuki Kigen asked to hand over his eyes only after leaving the base, and Hyuga Tamamo agreed to alter his command seal so breaking the deal would trigger a chakra eruption in his brain.

Hyuga Tamamo’s attempt to free Otsutsuki Kigen failed, and Akabane Koromo took her into custody. On the moon, Shin and Madara’s combined Susanoo attack battered the Otsutsuki Clan Head’s barrier, leaving it cracked and him injured.

• Hyuga Tamamo formed a seal to break Otsutsuki Kigen’s Command Seal, but Akabane Koromo’s ninjas interrupted her and she failed to break his chains.
• Akabane Koromo confronted Tamamo and escorted her away, leaving her to await Uchiha Shin’s return in prison.
• Shin and Madara unleashed their Twin Samsara Swords against the Otsutsuki Clan’s castle on the moon.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head raised the Godless Barrier with his Sage Staff to block the sword attacks.
• The collision injured the Otsutsuki Clan Head and cracked the barrier protecting the castle.

Uchiha Madara and Shin broke through the Otsutsuki Clan’s lunar castle, but the clan head escaped into the moon’s vast interior. After discovering the hidden settlement and its artificial sun, the two faced thousands of Otsutsuki and a barrier that suppressed their strength.

• The Otsutsuki Clan Head used Yin-Yang Release to escape as Madara and Shin shattered his castle.
• Shin traced the fleeing clan beneath the moon’s surface, and he and Madara descended through the opening.
• Madara and Shin explored the moon’s bright interior and Shin realized its artificial sun was powered by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Otsutsuki clansmen attacked the pair with a chakra weapon as thousands gathered across the settlement.
• The Otsutsuki Clan Head raised a barrier created by Hamura that weakened anyone outside his bloodline, while Madara and Shin dismissed his threats.

Shin and Madara fought the Otsutsuki Clan Head and five other elders inside the Hamura Barrier, where their power was suppressed while the Otsutsuki were strengthened. Shin’s surprise attack was stopped by the Clan Head’s self-moving Sage Staff, and the battle continued as their attacks destroyed the surrounding floating rocks.

• Shin counted six Otsutsuki elders surrounding him and Madara as the Otsutsuki Clan Head began the battle with his Sage Staff.
• Shin and the Otsutsuki Clan Head launched powerful attacks that collided across the floating rocks.
• Shin used Flying Thunder God to attack the Clan Head at close range, but the Sage Staff moved on its own to block every sword strike.
• The Clan Head unleashed Purple Cloud Flame, and Shin countered with Water Style, Super Water Blade Vortex Technique.
• Their clash shattered the nearby floating rocks, and Shin retreated under the force of the impact.

Shin and Uchiha Madara fought the Otsutsuki forces while Otsutsuki Hamura's barrier suppressed their chakra and weakened their techniques. Madara created Wood Clones and sent them after the enemy as he continued battling from the floating rocks.

• The Otsutsuki Clan Head used the barrier and Sage Staff to bombard Shin with Yin-Yang Release techniques, and Shin countered with ninjutsu and Flying Thunder God Dance.
• Madara used Wood Style vines to cross the floating rocks and attacked the Otsutsuki Eighth Elder, knocking him into a palace with Great Fire Technique.
• Madara dodged a chakra beam that destroyed his flying puppet mount and realized the Otsutsuki were using flying puppets.
• Madara reached a rocky platform, created around twenty Wood Clones, and sent them after targets while his fire dragons clashed with incoming Yin Release ninjutsu.