Chapter Summaries

Nagato discovered that Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha had deceived him and Konan, and he entered the cave with her to seek a way to regain power. Inside, Naruto’s group found the remains of legendary beasts, and Naruto was shocked to learn Jiraiya’s inheritance came from Sirius.

• Nagato concealed his lost lifespan from Konan and revealed that he could use Susanoo through the Rinnegan.
• Nagato exposed White Zetsu spies and used the Human Path to extract one’s memories, learning that Black Zetsu had manipulated Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha in a plan to free Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Nagato and Konan agreed to keep the truth secret, pause collecting the Tailed Beasts, and enter the cave while Nagato sought to meet Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto’s group discovered countless corpses of legendary creatures, and Naruto identified a nine-tailed fox as the Heart Moon Fox of the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions.
• Naruto asked whether Jiraiya had received an inheritance from the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, and Jiraiya said his inheritance came from Sirius, one of the three calamity stars.

Naruto brought Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Hinata to his hidden space to recover, where they found the preserved bodies of Minato, Kushina, and Yata. He revealed that he could resurrect Minato by freeing his soul from the Death God and asked Jiraiya for help.

• Naruto and his companions parted ways with Kitsuchi, Killer B, and the others so they could find somewhere safe to recover.
• Naruto transported Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Hinata to his hidden space, where they saw the bodies of Minato, Kushina, and Yata beneath a great tree.
• Naruto explained that his space had preserved his parents' bodies and asked Jiraiya to keep the space secret.
• Naruto told Jiraiya he hoped to bring his parents back to life and explained that he could revive Minato by undoing the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
• Jiraiya understood Naruto's plan and asked what help he needed.

Naruto asked Jiraiya to secretly obtain Orochimaru’s research on undoing the Dead Demon Consuming Seal so he could eventually revive Minato and Kushina together. Meanwhile, Kakashi confronted Obito in the Kamui Dimension, but Obito rejected his apologies and prepared to fight.

• Naruto asked Jiraiya to steal Orochimaru’s research on the Dead Demon Consuming Seal without revealing his plans, and Jiraiya agreed.
• Naruto told Jiraiya he would wait to revive Minato until he could revive Kushina as well, then he and Sasuke began recovering from their injuries.
• Kakashi entered the Kamui Dimension and found Obito, who attacked him with fire techniques.
• Kakashi used Kamui and ninjutsu to counter Obito’s attacks, then split Obito’s mask with a Chidori strike.
• Kakashi apologized for failing to protect Rin and urged Obito to return to Konoha, but Obito refused and declared he would create a world where Rin existed.
• Obito and Kakashi took fighting stances after Obito activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kakashi and Obito fought fiercely, revealing that Obito had been behind Kirigakure’s turmoil before Kisame joined the battle. Kakashi sent Kisame away with Kamui, and the chapter ended with Obito questioning Kakashi’s newfound chakra reserves before they resumed their fight.

• Kakashi and Obito traded taijutsu and ninjutsu, injuring Obito’s right shoulder and badly burning Kakashi’s left arm.
• Kisame Hoshigaki arrived and called Obito Lord Mizukage, leading Kakashi to realize Obito had controlled Kirigakure from behind the scenes.
• Kakashi tried to persuade Obito to abandon his plans, but Kisame attacked him and challenged him to fight.
• Kakashi trapped Kisame between his and Obito’s Kamui, and Obito stopped resisting, allowing Kakashi to transport Kisame away.
• Obito noticed Kakashi had been using their exchange to recover and questioned how he could wield so much chakra and use the Sharingan freely.
• Kakashi admitted he had no tailed beast but refused to explain his chakra reserves, and Obito called for them to continue fighting.

Obito wondered how Kakashi could use the Mangekyō Sharingan without strain, then fell into Kakashi’s childhood-style counterattack. After Naruto, Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Hinata recovered in Naruto’s space, they explored its contents and came across Rin Nohara’s body.

• Obito pondered Kakashi’s effortless use of the Mangekyō Sharingan and decided to uncover his secret so he could use Nagato’s Rinnegan himself.
• Kakashi tricked the distracted Obito, countered his Great Fireball with an earth rampart, and launched him into a crater with a series of kicks.
• Obito recognized the familiar rhythm of their fight from the Ninja Academy and remembered his lingering desire for Kakashi’s friendship despite the pain of Rin’s death.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya awoke in Naruto’s space, where Naruto reassured Hinata and Sasuke reminisced with Jiraiya about their school days.
• Naruto led the group toward the great tree, and Hinata noticed Rin’s body among those stored in the space.
• Jiraiya struggled to recognize Rin until Naruto identified her as Rin Nohara.

Naruto explained to Jiraiya that he had taken Rin Nohara’s body to revive her and send her to Obito, hoping her presence would turn Obito away from his destructive plan. After learning that the Third Hokage had cleared Naruto to use the forbidden jutsu he learned from the Scroll of Sealing, Jiraiya let him proceed, unaware Naruto had learned more from the scroll than the Third Hokage knew.

• Jiraiya questioned Naruto about taking Rin Nohara’s body, and Naruto said he planned to revive her and send her to Obito to help weaken Obito’s resolve.
• Naruto explained that he believed Rin could help Obito recover from his hatred, and Jiraiya reluctantly agreed that the plan was worth trying.
• Jiraiya scolded Naruto for learning the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke explained that the Third Hokage had cleared Naruto to use the forbidden jutsu he learned after Mizuki tricked him into stealing the Scroll of Sealing.
• Jiraiya accepted the explanation and asked whether Naruto would send Rin to Obito and Kakashi immediately.
• Naruto began forming hand seals to use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, while Jiraiya secretly realized the Third Hokage did not know Naruto had learned it.

Naruto sent Rin Nohara to Kakashi-sensei and Obito Uchiha with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and Flying Thunder God Technique, then led Hinata, Sasuke, and Jiraiya to a barrier-protected God Tree. He confirmed it was a descendant of the God Tree sealed by the Sage of Six Paths, and revealed that it was the reason he had brought them there.

• Naruto placed Rin Nohara in a stone coffin and sent it to Kakashi-sensei and Obito Uchiha, explaining that she should return to life with her mind and freedom intact.
• Hinata defended Obito and hoped Rin's return would help him and Kakashi-sensei overcome their guilt, while Naruto imagined how he might react to losing everyone he loved.
• Naruto led Hinata, Sasuke, and Jiraiya through a barrier that admitted him and those connected to his chakra.
• Hinata sensed chakra in the enormous tree, and Sasuke recognized it as the legendary God Tree, the Ten-Tails.
• Jiraiya deduced that the tree was a descendant of the God Tree sealed by the Sage of Six Paths, and Naruto confirmed that it reproduced by splitting.
• Naruto confirmed that the God Tree was what he had brought them to see.

Naruto offered Sasuke half of the immature God Tree, and they agreed to absorb it together in three years. Meanwhile, Kakashi confronted Obito about the Nine-Tails attack and revealed that Infinite Tsukuyomi was a lie; as the two fought through their grief, a mysterious person emerged from a stone coffin.

• Naruto offered to share the God Tree with Sasuke, and they agreed to meet in three years to absorb it.
• Jiraiya urged Naruto and Sasuke to resume their mission, and Naruto led them through a portal to search for the Chakra Crystal.
• Obito admitted to Kakashi that he had released the Nine-Tails and condemned Minato for failing to protect his family and students.
• Kakashi told Obito that Black Zetsu had manipulated him, Madara Uchiha, and Nagato to free Kaguya, and Obito broke down and attacked him.
• Kakashi and Obito struck each other and fell, then a stone coffin appeared and an unknown person stepped out asking what they were doing.

Rin reappeared before Obito and Kakashi, who recognized that they had been revived through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. Meanwhile, Nagato and Konan made their way through the Cave toward Jiraiya’s group, but the barrier at the lake suddenly pulled them inside.

• Rin remembered dying to Kakashi’s Chidori and was overjoyed to find Obito alive, then cried because she believed he had abandoned her and Kakashi.
• Obito frantically tried to comfort Rin, while Kakashi inwardly resented how quickly Obito had forgotten their friendship for her.
• Nagato subdued the mind-controlled Konan, carried her through the Corpse Flowers’ pollen, and used Shinra Tensei to escape the Bloodsucking Bees, though he was bitten near the exit.
• After recovering, Nagato and Konan followed signs of Jiraiya’s group through the Forest and inferred that a fierce battle had taken place at the lake.
• Nagato touched the barrier at the lake, and when Konan tried to pull him free, it sucked them both inside.

Aoyun accepted a Life-Bloom Pill as compensation from two shadowy men, who discussed their plans and the threat of Kaguya before recovering Izuna's and Tobirama's bodies. Meanwhile, Obito and Kakashi argued while trying to comfort Rin, until Nagato and Konan confronted Obito and he stole Nagato's right eye.

• Aoyun accepted a Life-Bloom Pill for losing a tenth of his body, then tossed a scale into the barrier before disappearing.
• The two shadowy men revealed that Naruto and Sasuke had awakened the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and discussed adapting their plan, helping Black Zetsu, and recovering Izuna's and Tobirama's bodies.
• A middle-aged man inside the barrier sensed Aoyun's scale and agreed to meet the people the two men cared about.
• Obito and Kakashi tried to comfort Rin, then argued over Obito's choices and his failure to take Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan.
• Nagato and Konan confronted Obito with what they knew about his role in the deaths of Nagato's parents, Yahiko, and the other Akatsuki members.
• Obito immobilized Nagato and gouged out his right eye, but Konan rescued him.

Obito took one of Nagato’s Rinnegan using a seal he had hidden in it, revealing how far he would go to revive Rin. Rin rejected his actions and tried to kill herself, then persuaded Obito to let Nagato and Konan leave; the group was left wondering who had brought her back.

• Obito revealed that he had placed a seal in Nagato’s right eye and took that Rinnegan, explaining that he needed it to bring Rin back to life.
• Rin confronted Obito over his actions and stabbed herself in the heart, but she survived because she had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kakashi scolded Rin for trying to die, while Obito angrily blamed Kakashi for making her cry.
• Rin promised not to try to kill herself again and demanded that Obito spare Nagato and Konan; Obito agreed, and Konan led Nagato away.
• Rin asked Kakashi and Obito whether she had done the wrong thing, and they reassured her before asking who had revived her; Rin said she did not know.

Obito learned that Naruto had revived Rin and promised to bring Minato and Kushina back, but he refused to trust Kakashi and left with Rin. Meanwhile, Nagato recovered his chakra and revealed he had stolen a Mangekyō Sharingan from Obito’s collection as he continued searching for the Sage of Six Paths’ Chakra Crystal.

• Kakashi identified Naruto as Rin’s likely reviver, and Naruto revealed he had attached his chakra to Rin and did not hate Obito.
• Naruto said he could truly resurrect Minato and Kushina, while Obito insisted he would revive Rin himself.
• Rin questioned Obito about Minato and Kushina, and Obito took her away with Kamui before telling Kakashi he would not return to Konoha until Minato was revived and Danzo was dead.
• Kakashi hurried back toward Naruto and the others, determined not to give up on bringing Obito back.
• Konan hid with Nagato in a cave, where Nagato broke the chakra restriction and insisted on continuing the search for the Sage of Six Paths’ Chakra Crystal.
• Nagato showed Konan a Mangekyō Sharingan he had transported out of Obito’s collection by using his lingering connection to the Rinnegan.

Nagato transplanted Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and decided to seek the Sage of Six Paths’ Chakra Crystal before confronting Obito Uchiha. Naruto’s group followed the First Hokage’s necklace toward the crystal, while Kurama reassured Naruto that the other jinchuriki were safe despite encountering trouble.

• Konan transplanted Shisui Uchiha’s eye into Nagato’s right socket, and Nagato recovered his sight without discomfort.
• Nagato explained that his Uzumaki vitality and large chakra reserves would protect the Mangekyō Sharingan from going blind, then chose to master it and find the Chakra Crystal before seeking revenge on Obito Uchiha.
• Nagato summoned the Six Paths of Pain and sent them to search for Naruto’s group as he and Konan set out after them.
• Naruto’s group used the First Hokage’s glowing Chakra Crystal necklace to follow the direction of the Sage of Six Paths’ crystal.
• Naruto worried about Kurotsuchi, Killer B, and the others, but Kurama said the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails were safe and explained how the tailed beasts communicated in their shared space.
• Naruto’s group continued toward the Chakra Crystal while other events unfolded in the Land of Whirlpools.

Two mysterious chakra projections killed Seven Sins’s incarnation while retrieving the First and Second Hokage’s bodies, prompting Dark Naruto and Good Naruto to realize that an unknown enemy could threaten them. Meanwhile, Naruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya found the cave containing the Sage of Six Paths’s Chakra Crystal and were engulfed by light after Naruto touched the entrance barrier with the First Hokage’s crystal.

• Seven Sins confronted two chakra projections in the Shrine and agreed to hand over the First and Second Hokage’s bodies before trying to escape with them.
• The cold projection killed Seven Sins, but his body dissolved into black mist, revealing that he had been an incarnation created by Dark Naruto.
• Dark Naruto sensed that his incarnation had been destroyed, and Good Naruto warned that whoever killed it could threaten them both.
• Good Naruto said his own incarnation was close to obtaining the Sage of Six Paths’s Chakra Crystal, which they needed to restore their strength.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya reached a cave protected by a barrier, and Naruto touched the First Hokage’s Chakra Crystal to it.
• The barrier and crystal flashed brightly, engulfing Naruto and the others and causing them to lose consciousness.

Naruto and his companions reached the Sage of Six Paths' hidden sanctuary and found his enormous Chakra Crystal, while Six Desires confronted Nagato and Konan to delay them. Naruto activated the crystal, and Nagato hurried after him as Six Desires followed, curious about Nagato's sudden strength.

• Naruto's group emerged from the teleportation barrier in an unfamiliar place and searched for the Sage of Six Paths' Chakra Crystal.
• Nagato and Konan arrived and decided to follow Naruto's group, but Six Desires appeared and tried to hold them back.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei to destroy Six Desires' Wood Release attacks, while Susanoo protected Six Desires from the blast.
• Naruto's group discovered the enormous Chakra Crystal, and Naruto activated it with his necklace, sending a beam of light skyward.
• Nagato and Konan rushed toward Naruto, while Six Desires followed and asked Nagato how he had become so powerful.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain over the Chakra Crystal while Jiraiya battled Six Desires and Hinata faced Konan. Naruto went berserk after Liu Yu Uzumaki plunged a kunai into Hinata’s chest.

• Nagato and Konan arrived to claim the Chakra Crystal, and Nagato confirmed he had not attacked Kakashi.
• Six Desires joined the conflict to test Naruto, while Jiraiya intercepted him and Hinata fought Konan.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Nagato, who summoned the Six Paths of Pain and fought them alongside the Pains.
• Nagato and Deva Path Pain shattered Naruto and Sasuke’s Majestic Attire: Susanoo with a combined Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto saw Liu Yu Uzumaki stab Hinata in the chest and unleashed the Nine-Tails’ chakra in a berserk rage.

Six Desires stabbed Hinata to drive Naruto into a frenzy, but Hinata’s plea stopped Naruto from killing Nawaki Senju. Naruto extracted and consumed Six Desires’ soul before collapsing, while Nagato and Konan escaped with the Chakra Crystal.

• Six Desires used his Spatial Ability to stab Hinata while Jiraiya was occupied, and Naruto’s chakra turned black as he lost control.
• Naruto appeared before Six Desires and prepared to kill him, but Jiraiya intervened because Six Desires was using Nawaki Senju’s body.
• Hinata pleaded with Naruto not to kill Tsunade’s little brother, so Naruto instead used black chakra to pull Six Desires’ soul from his body.
• Everyone was shocked when Six Desires’ soul looked exactly like Naruto, and Naruto’s black chakra consumed it before Naruto passed out.
• Jiraiya found that Hinata had survived with a punctured lung, while Sasuke noticed Nagato and Konan had escaped with the Chakra Crystal.
• Inside Naruto, Good Naruto and Dark Naruto discussed the hidden power they had witnessed and decided to stay hidden until another opportunity arose.

Jiraiya and Sasuke were captured by Lord True Dragon, who revealed that Naruto was in danger from the evil power he had used. Lord True Dragon offered to teach Sasuke and assured them he could save Naruto.

• A mysterious voice knocked Jiraiya and Sasuke unconscious, then transported them and the unconscious Naruto and Hinata to a treasure-filled cave.
• Jiraiya and Sasuke climbed to a diamond palace, where they met the young man who called himself Lord True Dragon.
• Lord True Dragon admitted he had only been pranking them and warned that Naruto would lose himself to hatred if they delayed.
• Lord True Dragon explained that Sasuke was suited to inherit his soul-focused teachings and that Naruto was dying from the evil power he had used.
• Jiraiya asked how Naruto could be saved, and Lord True Dragon assured him there was no problem and that he could save him.

Ao Guang purified the dark manifestations inside Naruto and healed Naruto and Hinata, then waited for them to wake. Naruto and Hinata reunited, and Jiraiya introduced them to Ao Guang, who provoked an unexplained urge in Naruto to attack him.

• Ao Guang drew Good Naruto and Dark Naruto out of Naruto, examined him, then used purifying light to send both manifestations back into Naruto as power for an old fellow's revival.
• Ao Guang finished treating Naruto and healed Hinata, assuring Jiraiya that both were completely fine.
• Hinata woke and called to Naruto until he regained consciousness, and the two embraced in relief at finding each other alive.
• Jiraiya interrupted their reunion and explained that Ao Guang, the Light Divine Dragon, had saved them.
• Naruto looked at Ao Guang and suddenly felt an urge to beat him to death.

After Ao Guang teased Naruto and revealed that he was the Light Divine Dragon clan chief, Naruto demanded answers about the world and how to end its hatred. Ao Guang began explaining that their world was one small part of the Myriad Worlds and that the Eastern Divine Domain followed the Dao.

• Ao Guang pretended to attack Naruto and Hinata, then ruffled Naruto’s hair and mocked him while Naruto restrained his anger.
• Jiraiya explained that Ao Guang was the True Dragon who had helped purge Poxun’s manifestations, and Naruto recognized Poxun from a Buddhist account.
• Ao Guang offered to answer Naruto’s questions if Sasuke accepted his legacy and Naruto agreed to a request; Sasuke accepted.
• Ao Guang identified himself as chief of the Light Divine Dragon clan of the Dragonfolk and described the Dragonfolk as one of the strongest races in the Myriad Worlds.
• Ao Guang explained that their world was a tiny planet in the Eastern Divine Domain, whose Dao-following powers included the Heavenly Court, Takamagahara, and the Dragonfolk.