Chapter Summaries

Shikamaru showed Naruto and Sasuke the hidden laboratory where he and the others had been staying, and explained the extraordinary abilities and ancient origins of Ino's Evil Eye. The chapter left Naruto and Sasuke staring in shock as Shikamaru and Choji revealed two more magical beasts from ten thousand years ago.

• Ino explained that her first-tier Evil Eye doubled her mental energy and could fuse with her to increase it further.
• Shikamaru led Naruto and Sasuke into a cave and revealed a concealed biological research laboratory filled with magical beasts.
• Naruto spotted a black nine-tailed fox in a nutrient tank, and the Nine-Tails secretly urged him to obtain it without telling anyone.
• Shikamaru showed Naruto and Sasuke records identifying Evil Eye as a ten-thousand-year-old beast that could evolve into a ninth-tier Evil Eye King.
• Shikamaru and Choji revealed one magical beast each, leaving Naruto and Sasuke astonished.

Naruto learned from Shikamaru’s diary that Evil Eye, Shadow Charm, and Sun Spirit were enhancement beasts created by the Gnome, and that a Solar Beast’s escape had forced the Gnome to evacuate their homeland. The chapter left Naruto intrigued by the Solar Beast.

• Naruto asked Shikamaru about Shadow Charm and Sun Spirit, and Shikamaru explained how the three first-rank magical beasts strengthened their contractors.
• Shikamaru read a diary entry revealing that the Gnome had developed the enhancement beasts to help their physically weak race grow stronger.
• Shikamaru read that a tremor at the First Laboratory had led to its destruction and the sealing of other laboratories.
• Shikamaru revealed that a Solar Beast beneath Blackglow Mountain had broken its seal, forcing the Gnome to join other races in containing it and evacuate their homeland.
• Naruto learned that the Solar Beast had damaged the laboratory’s systems, trapping the final Gnome researchers inside, and he murmured that the beast was interesting.

Naruto and Sasuke climbed Blackglow Mountain to reach the Gnomes' Sacred Land, where they met Obito and Uzumaki Qingxi. Qingxi revealed she was Naruto's younger sister, leaving Naruto stunned.

• Shikamaru told Naruto that the route to the Gnomes' Sacred Land led through the Trial Grounds on Blackglow Mountain.
• Naruto and Sasuke set out for the mountain summit while Shikamaru and the others waited behind.
• Obito and Qingxi waited at the summit, and Obito sensed Naruto and Sasuke fighting their way up.
• Naruto and Sasuke defeated an eighth-rank demon beast and reached the summit, where they found Obito and Qingxi.
• Qingxi introduced herself as Uzumaki Qingxi, daughter of Minato and Kushina and Naruto's younger sister, leaving Naruto speechless.

Naruto reunited with his younger sister Qingxi and learned that time in the Origin Land had made her grow much older while only months passed for him. After hearing how she and Obito had reached him, Naruto asked Obito to tell Minato that his work was ongoing and to arrange for Qingxi to stay with him.

• Naruto struggled to accept that Qingxi was his five- or six-year-old younger sister, then welcomed her and promised to protect her.
• Obito explained how time passed faster in Minato's Origin Land and told Naruto that Minato had entered the God Realm and might have become a True God.
• Qingxi admitted that she and Obito had rushed through the Demon Beast Forest and that the beasts following them had attacked the Free City, while Naruto praised her instead of blaming her.
• Naruto sent Qingxi to play with Little White Fox and told Obito and Sasuke that he would not blame someone he cared about for harming strangers.
• Naruto asked Obito to tell Minato that things were still underway and to arrange for Qingxi to stay with him, leaving Obito to handle Kushina's likely objection.

Qingxi reviewed how the Shinobi World’s history had diverged from the Naruto story and decided to stay close to Naruto for protection. She left herself planning to build a good relationship with her older brother and live as safely and lazily as possible.

• Qingxi recalled that Uchiha Izuna survived, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju founded Konoha, and the world’s history later changed dramatically.
• Madara Uchiha led Konoha’s army against the other four great villages, whose allied forces eventually halted his advance at Wind Canyon.
• A black-robed man met Hashirama Senju, and Hashirama recalled Madara’s army, bringing the First Shinobi World War to an end.
• Qingxi became wary of the world’s powerful figures and Naruto Uzumaki’s unusual abilities, including his Rinnegan.
• Qingxi decided to rely on her identity as Naruto’s younger sister, win his affection, and let stronger people protect her.

Naruto decided that Qingxi would stay with him and undergo demanding training rather than be sheltered by Minato and Kushina. Obito set out for the Underworld to find Hinata, while Qingxi settled in with Naruto and Sasuke.

• Naruto discussed Qingxi's stay with Obito and said he planned to put her through trials to overcome her laziness.
• Naruto asked Obito to search the Underworld for Hinata, and Sasuke said he sensed Itachi Uchiha was there with Big Sister Shizuka.
• Naruto created and sealed a shadow clone in a scroll so it could guide Obito to Hinata, then Obito departed through Kamui.
• Qingxi asked why Obito had left, and Naruto told her she would stay with him and stop bothering Obito.
• Qingxi teased Naruto about Hinata and clung to Sasuke, who promised he would protect her from anyone who bullied her.

As Naruto and Sasuke examined Qingxi after learning that taijutsu left her unusually tired, Naruto forced a mysterious entity out of her body. The entity revealed itself as Desire, one of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and Sasuke joined Naruto in confronting it.

• Sasuke carried Qingxi up the mountain path, and she demonstrated that she had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Qingxi told Naruto and Sasuke that taijutsu practice made her tired and sleepy, so they decided to examine her.
• Naruto used his White Eye and Rinnegan while Sasuke activated his Rinnegan to inspect Qingxi.
• Naruto's dōjutsu forced a black-mist creature out of Qingxi, and Sasuke pulled her to safety.
• Naruto identified the creature as Desire, one of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and Sasuke used his eight-tomoe Rinnegan against it.

Naruto and Sasuke destroyed the Six Desires clone lurking inside Qingxi, then reached a plaza swarming with robots. Naruto captured one and discovered that the Magic Crystals powering the machines were their weakness, giving the group a way forward.

• Naruto explained that the black mist was a clone of Six Desires, and Qingxi realized her body felt lighter after it was gone.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Qingxi reached a plaza filled with tens of thousands of robots, and Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to retreat with his companions.
• Sasuke said Amenotejikara could not move all the scattered robots, so Naruto went back alone to capture one.
• Naruto returned unharmed with a robot and showed Sasuke that a Magic Crystal inside its chest powered it and served as its weakness.

Naruto secretly entered the Sixth Laboratory and spoke with Kurama about threats to the tailed beasts and the possibility that Nagato was collecting their chakra. Kurama planned to use the dead nine-tailed black fox’s body as a backup, and Naruto stored its apparatus in the White Eye Space before preparing to face Shikamaru and the others.

• Ino spotted a dark figure in the Sixth Laboratory, threw an explosive kunai, and the figure escaped with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shikamaru and Choji rushed to help Ino, unaware that Naruto had entered the laboratory after they left.
• Kurama warned Naruto that someone with a Rinnegan and a sinister Mangekyō Sharingan might be targeting the tailed beasts, possibly to revive the God Tree.
• Kurama told Naruto he could use the dead nine-tailed black fox’s fresh body to create a backup version of himself, inspired by Shukaku’s escape from extraction.
• Naruto stored the entire apparatus in the White Eye Space and discussed deceiving Shikamaru while the original Naruto faced trouble in the Gnomes' Sacred Land.

Naruto and Sasuke devised a way to adapt the robots’ liquid metal and core devices for their own use, then challenged the robots while keeping Qingxi safely out of the fight. They began destroying the machines by striking their core devices, but the battle was still underway.

• Naruto and Sasuke discussed using the robots’ Energy Core Device, reactor, and liquid metal to upgrade the Asura Path and Susanoo.
• Naruto and Sasuke refused to let Qingxi fight and sent her to stay somewhere safe.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to see who could destroy more robots, and they rushed into the square.
• Naruto and Sasuke disabled ten robots by striking their core devices with kunai and shuriken.
• Naruto and Sasuke evaded the robots’ laser attacks and destroyed more machines, while Naruto multiplied six kunai into a rain of blades.

Naruto and Sasuke destroyed the robots in the plaza, then used their core reactors and the robots’ liquid metal to strengthen their Asura Path forms. They left with silver-armored Nine-Tails Mode and Susanoo, pleased with the boost to their power.

• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasenshuriken while Sasuke used Chidori Stream to destroy the robots without being hit.
• Qingxi praised Naruto and Sasuke, and they encouraged her to keep training and believe in her talent.
• Naruto and Sasuke installed the core reactors into their Asura Path devices, allowing them to use the forms with less chakra and mental strain.
• Naruto and Sasuke absorbed the robots’ liquid metal through their Asura Path, then covered Naruto’s Nine-Tails Mode and Sasuke’s Susanoo in silver metal.
• Naruto and Sasuke sensed that the silver armor had greatly increased their forms’ defense and strength.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Qingxi explored the ruined laboratories and learned that the Solar Beast’s power could rival Kurama’s. They reached the First Laboratory and prepared to approach the altar cautiously, uncertain whether the Solar Beast remained sealed.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Qingxi found the Second Laboratory burned to ashes, and Kurama appeared as a chakra fox head to confirm the Solar Beast’s power was terrifying.
• Qingxi hugged Kurama and called him cute, embarrassing him until he withdrew into Naruto and drove Naruto’s consciousness away.
• Naruto reassured Qingxi that Kurama liked her, and she happily asked him to play with her next time.
• Sasuke and Naruto traced the route toward the Gnome clan’s altar, where Earthwind and the Earth Priceless Treasure were located, and agreed to send clones ahead in case the Solar Beast had escaped its seal.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Qingxi reached the devastated First Laboratory, where its destruction made them wary of the Solar Beast’s strength.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Qingxi discovered a hidden basement beneath the First Laboratory and recovered its records and a mysterious device. At the altar, Naruto found Earthwind and Sasuke recognized the Earthly Treasure, leaving them with two major discoveries.

• Naruto and Sasuke found chains buried under the laboratory and used their strength to open a metal door to a basement.
• Naruto discovered a scanner displaying information in the Gnomes' script, then stored it and the basement documents in his White Eye Space.
• Naruto and Sasuke followed their clones to the altar area, where they found no obstacles along the way.
• Naruto identified a gray flame on the altar as Earthwind, one of the ten great heavenly flames.
• Sasuke recognized a hexagonal gray crystal as the Earthly Treasure, the Gnomes' sacred relic and a key to reaching the fourth layer of dragon energy.

Naruto and Sasuke negotiated with the Solar Beast to obtain the Earthly Treasure and earthwind from the altar’s sealing formation. Naruto began destroying the formation while the Solar Beast restrained its focal points, setting the beast’s release in motion.

• Qingxi warned Naruto and Sasuke that taking the Earthly Treasure and earthwind could release the Solar Beast, and Naruto revealed they were the formation’s focal points.
• The Solar Beast spoke from the altar and offered to help Naruto and Sasuke take the treasures if they released him.
• Naruto discovered that the formation also drew power from nature, making cooperation with the Solar Beast necessary to remove the treasures.
• Naruto and the Solar Beast agreed that Naruto would deal with the formation while the Solar Beast kept its focal points in check.
• Naruto pressed his palm to the formation and unleashed powerful chakra, causing the altar and formation to collapse.

Naruto and Sasuke freed Guren, the Solar Beast, and learned that the Ten Great Magic Crystals were likely kept in the races’ sacred lands. Elsewhere, Thanatos recovered his Blood Moon scythe and recruited Soul Devourer for an undisclosed task.

• Naruto destroyed the altar’s formation, and he and Sasuke stored the Earth Priceless Treasure and Earthwind before Guren erupted from the magma.
• Guren thanked Naruto for freeing her and offered to do three things for him; she knew the Ten Great Magic Crystals were likely in the races’ sacred lands but did not know where the Ten Great Heavenly Flames were.
• Thanatos sensed Guren’s escape and hurried through the Netherworld with Black Zetsu, who privately considered how to revive Madara Uchiha and free Mom.
• Thanatos and Black Zetsu entered a death-filled cave and met Soul Devourer, who recognized Black Zetsu as a being formed from resentment and will.
• Thanatos approached the blood-red scythe on the altar, awakened its power, and regained his strength to the peak God Realm before the weapon entered a spatial rift.
• Thanatos offered Soul Devourer the cave in exchange for help, and Soul Devourer gladly agreed.

Naruto and Sasuke learned that the Ten Great Heavenly Flames and Magic Crystals were sacred treasures scattered among the races, then asked the Solar Beast to fight them. Their battle began in the sky above the Gnome Sacred Land, where Sasuke’s Qilin struck and paralyzed the Solar Beast.

• Naruto concluded that the races’ sacred lands and leaders could help him locate the Ten Great Heavenly Flames and Magic Crystals, and suspected the human treasures were with the Wisdom Academy’s Dean.
• Naruto thanked the Solar Beast for the information and asked him to fight Naruto and Sasuke as one of his three favors.
• The Solar Beast agreed after confirming that the pair truly wanted a battle, then flew through the cave ceiling with Naruto and Sasuke following.
• Naruto attacked with a Wind Release-coated kunai and Fūjin Sword, then launched a golden-flamed Fire Release: Rasenshuriken that the Solar Beast countered with golden flames.
• Sasuke appeared behind the Solar Beast and struck him with Qilin, leaving him dazed and paralyzed.

Naruto and Sasuke battled the Solar Beast, who recognized them as descendants of the God Race and unleashed the power of his nine suns. Their strongest attacks failed to overcome him, and the fight ended in a stalemate.

• Naruto and Sasuke attacked the Solar Beast, but his miniature suns followed them through space and blasted both from the sky.
• Naruto activated Nine-Tails Mode while Sasuke covered him with Susanoo, forming Majestic Attire: Susanoo.
• The Solar Beast identified Naruto and Sasuke as descendants of the God Race and unleashed Nine Suns Shining.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined a Tailed Beast Bomb with Indra's Arrow, but the Solar Beast's nine suns easily neutralized it.
• Naruto's guren ice flame met the Solar Beast's solar true fire and reached a balance, while Sasuke was forced to fend off the nine suns, leaving the battle at a stalemate.

Naruto and Sasuke fought the Blazing Sun Beast, who transported them to his fiery world and revealed the gap between their power and the God Realm. The Nine-Tails explained that divine power, not merely possessing a world, was the key to entering the God Realm, leaving Naruto and Sasuke with the challenge of finding a path to transform their own power.

• The Blazing Sun Beast used Thunder Flame Claw to force Naruto back, then challenged Naruto and Sasuke to fight him together.
• The Blazing Sun Beast revealed his name and transported Naruto and Sasuke to a world of nine suns and flames, where they fought a firebird that revived after being defeated.
• Naruto and Sasuke realized the Blazing Sun Beast's world might explain the God Realm, and the Nine-Tails appeared to correct their understanding.
• The Nine-Tails explained that divine power distinguished the God Realm from the Mortal Plane and that building a world was only one way to obtain it.
• The Nine-Tails said his own transformation into an independent being had made him a God Realm expert, while chakra alone could not bring Naruto and Sasuke into the God Realm.

Trapped inside the Solar Beast’s true Divine Kingdom, Naruto and Sasuke learned that they had to find its weakness to escape. Naruto’s White Eye revealed strange lines, and he spotted them fluctuating as a fiery bird rushed toward them.

• Naruto asked how to escape the Divine Kingdom, and Kurama explained that unlike the Dean’s projection, this was a real realm that could not be broken by brute force.
• Naruto and Sasuke nearly injured their souls by spreading their perception through the Divine Kingdom, then Kurama advised them to search for the realm’s weakest aspect before withdrawing into Naruto.
• Sasuke encouraged Naruto to investigate the Divine Kingdom while he watched for danger, and Naruto used only his White Eye to examine the realm.
• Naruto discovered that the White Eye revealed scattered lines that vanished when he activated it alongside the Rinnegan.
• Naruto failed to identify the lines until a fiery bird charged toward them and he noticed one type of line around it begin to fluctuate.

Naruto discovered that the lines he could see represented the laws making up the Divine Kingdom, and he began searching for the world's weakest point so he and Sasuke could escape. Before he could find it, the nine suns unleashed a catastrophic barrage, leaving them struggling to survive.

• Naruto tested the fluctuating lines with Rasengan, Nine-Tails Mode, and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, then concluded that they represented the Divine Kingdom's laws.
• Naruto explained his discovery to Sasuke and said the lines could reveal the world's weakest point; Sasuke reflected on the power of Naruto's White Eye and felt reassured about his future daughter.
• Naruto activated White Eye and searched for the weak point as the nine suns intensified, sending flaming meteorites crashing across the Divine Kingdom.
• Naruto and Sasuke dodged and destroyed meteorites, protected by dragon power, while the heat burned and vaporized many Flame Beasts.
• Sasuke urged Naruto to find the weak point quickly, but before Naruto could finish answering, the nine suns sent blue fireballs speeding toward them, forcing them to dodge.