Chapter Summaries

Nawaki Senju, Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling investigated the Dark Elves’ sudden strength and discovered it came from worshipping statues of the Taboos. The ritual opened a spatial passage that brought the Taboos through, and the creatures immediately attacked the priests.

• Sasuke connected the Dark Elves’ newfound power to a ritual Naruto had witnessed, and Nawaki Senju decided to investigate and repay the elves for their kindness.
• Mo Yan woke and agreed to stay behind with Liu Fengyi and Dark Night while Nawaki Senju opened a Spatial Gate for the others.
• Naruto and Sasuke used their dōjutsu to see that the Dark Elves were worshipping statues of monsters, including the Three Sovereigns of the Taboos: Destruction, Annihilation, and Ruin.
• The priests cut an elf’s wrist and a Dark Elf’s wrist, collected their blood, and poured it before the God of Destruction’s statue.
• A Spatial Gate opened, and Taboos emerged from it and attacked the priests who had summoned them.

Naruto, Sasuke, Nawaki Senju, and Ao Ling fought monsters that transformed fallen Dark Elves, destroying the clouds of gas before more corpses could change. The Elf Queen revealed that the monsters had returned to target the Tree of Life, and sent the Elder to defend it as a new crisis threatened the elves.

• Naruto and the others saw the monsters kill their Dark Elf summoners and noticed that the monsters were turning the corpses into more creatures.
• Sasuke discovered that scattering the black gas stopped the transformations, so Naruto, Sasuke, Nawaki Senju, and Ao Ling attacked the clouds.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God, Sasuke unleashed Susanoo and Indra's Arrow, Ao Ling cast Light Shines upon the World, and Nawaki Senju absorbed the clouds with Wood Release.
• The Elder went to the Elf Queen, who explained that the Dark Elves were only pawns and that the returning enemies sought the Tree of Life.
• The Elf Queen told the Elder to lead the elves against the invaders, then confirmed that the taboo had appeared.

Naruto, Sasuke, Ao Ling, and Nawaki Senju fought off the monsters trapped with them in the sealed space while Nawaki searched for their hidden middle-stage God Realm enemy. Nawaki dragged the enemy into the open and began fighting him, leaving Naruto and the others to retreat and watch the clash.

• Naruto discovered that the space was sealed, and Nawaki Senju warned that a middle-stage God Realm expert was commanding the monsters.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Ao Ling, and Nawaki attacked the monsters as Nawaki spread his Wood Release through the sealed area to find their enemy.
• Nawaki located the hidden enemy, broke through space, and dragged him out before attacking with the Wood Dragon Technique.
• The enemy countered with a fire dragon, and the collision sent shock waves through the space.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling dodged the shock waves and retreated, recognizing the vast gap between Early and middle-stage God Realm strength.

Naruto and Sasuke realized that god-realm fighters could not dodge attacks empowered by laws, while Nawaki Senju battled the shadowy figure. As monsters poured through a widening spatial rift and spread into the Elven Forest, Naruto and Sasuke prepared to seal it with Planetary Devastation.

• Naruto and Sasuke worked out that god-realm attacks were difficult to dodge because they were powered by laws, forcing fighters to clash head-on.
• Naruto urged the others to stop the monsters spreading through the Elven Forest as more poured from the spatial passage.
• Sasuke sent Ao Ling to destroy the scattered monsters while he and Naruto dealt with the rift.
• Sasuke proposed sealing the fixed spatial rift with their combined Planetary Devastation, warning that it would consume enormous chakra.
• Naruto agreed and suggested using their dragon force, corresponding to Yang Release and Yin Release, and Sasuke trusted his plan.

Ao Guang and Ao Ming discussed the unlocked Divine Realm taboo and planned to strengthen the four spirits, while Naruto and Sasuke fought to seal the spatial passage in the Elven Forest. With the Elder of the Elves’ help, they closed it, but the surviving monsters began scattering across the forest.

• Ao Guang sensed the Divine Realm taboo had been unlocked, and he and Ao Ming discussed the approaching chaos and the need to strengthen the four spirits.
• Naruto and Sasuke battled through the monsters and reached the spatial passage, where they used Dragon Force: Planetary Devastation to try to seal it.
• Naruto and Sasuke’s power failed to close the passage, so the Elder of the Elves arrived and lent spatial power to the effort.
• Naruto and Sasuke, supported by the Elder of the Elves, closed the spatial passage completely.
• Naruto saw the remaining monsters scattering and charged after them with the Fūjin Sword as Sasuke followed with the Thunder God Sword.

Naruto and Sasuke struggled to hold back the monster horde without destroying the Elven Forest until the Elf Guard arrived and joined the fight. As Nawaki Senju’s clash with the shadowy figure moved closer, Naruto warned the elves to retreat, and the Elder ordered the Guard to fall back.

• Naruto and Sasuke realized they could not defeat the monsters quickly without risking damage to the Elven Forest.
• The Elf Guard arrived, surrounded the horde, and attacked in coordinated waves of magic while Naruto and Sasuke fought with their swords.
• The elf Elder cast a Seventh Rank Forbidden Spell, Meteor Shower, killing countless monsters and surprising Naruto and Sasuke with his disregard for the forest.
• Naruto saw Nawaki Senju and the shadowy figure’s battle moving closer, so he sent Sasuke to warn the Elder to retreat.
• The Elder received Sasuke’s warning and ordered the Elf Guard to retreat slowly.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling learned that the Tree of Life could restore the Elf clan’s Sacred Land, so they unleashed their full strength against the approaching monster horde. They began slaughtering the monsters while the elves watched from behind their defenses.

• Nawaki Senju and a shadowy figure arrived as Naruto and the others withdrew, and their battle devastated the surrounding area.
• Naruto spoke with the Elder, who confirmed that Keller and the others were protecting the young elves in the Elf Refuge and explained that the Tree of Life could restore the Sacred Land.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling decided they could fight without holding back and raced toward the approaching monsters.
• The elves saw Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling transform into enormous armored beasts as they charged into the horde.
• Sasuke opened with Qilin, then used his Rinnegan abilities and Amaterasu while Naruto and Ao Ling unleashed their own attacks to slaughter the monsters.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling unleashed powerful attacks against the monsters in the Sacred Land while the Elf Guard sealed off their escape routes. After Naruto wiped out the strongest monsters, Sasuke called down a meteorite wreathed in Amaterasu flames.

• The Elder ordered the Elf Guard to hold their posts and prevent any monsters from escaping the Sacred Land.
• Ao Ling cast the Eighth Rank dragon language magic Radiance-Sacred descent, raining explosive holy arrows on the monsters.
• Naruto formed multiple Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken and bombarded the monster hordes, then destroyed a group of powerful monsters with a Super Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken.
• Sasuke used his Rinnegan to summon a huge meteorite covered in Amaterasu flames as Naruto looked on in surprise.

Sasuke destroyed the Elves' Sacred Land with a meteorite, and Naruto escaped with him and the guards just before the shock wave hit. After Naruto berated Sasuke, the two returned to the wasteland to search for the Life Flame and the Life Gem, hoping the Elves would prioritize other crises.

• Sasuke's meteorite annihilated the monsters and reduced the Elves' Sacred Land to a barren wasteland, while Naruto, Ao Ling, and the Elf guards escaped the blast.
• Naruto angrily confronted Sasuke for nearly killing them, and Nawaki Senju warned Sasuke to treat the meteorite technique as forbidden.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned to the ruined Sacred Land and began searching for the Life Flame and the Life Gem.
• Sasuke explained that destroying the Sacred Land would remove obstacles and divert the Elves' attention while they searched for the treasures.

Naruto and Sasuke searched the Elf Sacred Land for the Life Flame and Life Gem but found neither until they realized the Tree of Life was likely hiding them. The Tree revealed that it knew what they wanted, and Naruto offered to help in exchange for the two treasures.

• Naruto and Sasuke searched the Elf Sacred Land with their Dōjutsu but found no trace of the Life Flame or Life Gem.
• Naruto and Sasuke released the energy of their Heavenly Flames and gems to try to draw out the treasures, but nothing responded.
• Naruto and Sasuke deduced that the Life Flame might be imprisoned and suspected the Tree of Life was responsible.
• Naruto examined the Tree of Life and discovered it had developed its own consciousness.
• The Tree of Life spoke to Naruto and Sasuke, and Naruto offered to help it if it gave them the Life Flame and Life Gem.

The Tree of Life sent Naruto and Sasuke to seal the Taboo Rift, warning that it would unleash Taboo's invasion if it stabilized. At the rift, the two began sealing it with Dragon Force's Yin-Yang Release: Planetary Devastation.

• The Tree of Life asked Naruto and Sasuke to seal the Taboo Rift in exchange for the Life Flame and the Life Gem.
• The Tree of Life transported Naruto and Sasuke through its body to its roots, where the Taboo Rift had appeared.
• Naruto and Sasuke approached the enormous rift, resisting its powerful suction with Nine-Tails Mode and Susanoo.
• Naruto and Sasuke used Dragon Force's Yang Release and Yin Release: Planetary Devastation to seal the Taboo Rift.

Naruto and Sasuke sealed the forbidden rift and received the Life Flame, Life Gem, and an unexpected Power Crystal from the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life withheld the secret of the world’s missing three hundred years until they reached Chief God rank, and Naruto fled when Sasuke asked why he had been so cautious.

• Naruto and Sasuke sealed the forbidden rift, and the Tree of Life gave them the Life Flame, Life Gem, and a Power Crystal.
• The Tree of Life explained that one of its children had hidden the three treasures inside it thousands of years ago, when it was gravely injured by the forbidden beings.
• Sasuke questioned why the forbidden beings had been able to harm the Tree of Life, and the Tree of Life connected their return to a gap of nearly three hundred years in the world’s history.
• The Tree of Life gave Sasuke the Power Gem and refused to explain the missing years until Naruto and Sasuke reached Chief God rank.
• Naruto and Sasuke agreed to focus on becoming stronger, but Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape when Sasuke asked why he had acted so warily.
• Naruto privately admitted that stories about lucky opportunities leading to danger had made him overly cautious, then decided to absorb the heavenly flame.

Naruto and Sasuke fought underground after absorbing crystals and heavenly flames, unveiling new techniques and matching each other’s attacks. Their battle ended with both rising from the ground, tense and ready to continue.

• Naruto and Sasuke charged at each other after Naruto dropped a kunai, and their swords and dragon forces clashed evenly.
• Sasuke used his dragon-enhanced Eight Branches Technique with Susanoo, while Naruto countered with his Tailed Beast Transformation and Susanoo.
• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged Amaterasu and Tailed Beast Bomb attacks, which merged into a larger bomb that Sasuke stopped with the Preta Path.
• Sasuke disrupted Naruto’s Flying Thunder God strategy with his thrown Thunder God Sword and a small stone, then struck Naruto with a surprise attack.
• Naruto summoned an Iron Chain Dragon that smashed Sasuke into the ground, and both fighters stood up to face each other again.

Naruto and Sasuke continued their duel, and Naruto won by using a new Sealing Jutsu that combined sealing with Space-Time Ninjutsu. Afterward, Naruto explained the technique’s requirements, and Sasuke promised to reveal his own trump cards in their next fight.

• Naruto and Sasuke traded attacks with their swords, Flying Thunder techniques, kunai, and Chidori, while Sasuke used Amaterasu to destroy Naruto’s Wind Release kunai.
• Naruto sealed Sasuke’s Chidori Stream and later released a matching attack, surprising Sasuke with his Sealing Jutsu.
• Sasuke fired three Indra’s Arrows from Majestic Attire: Susanoo, but Naruto sealed them and released them back at him.
• Sasuke repelled the returning arrows but ran low on chakra, and Naruto appeared behind him with the Fūjin Sword and declared him defeated.
• Naruto explained that his new Sealing Jutsu combined Sealing Jutsu with Space-Time Ninjutsu and required the Adamantine Sealing Chains and Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Sasuke accepted the loss, said he had unused trump cards, and returned with Naruto from the damaged underground chamber.

Tsunade gathered the Kage and Daimyo in Konoha to discuss expanding into the Azure Continent through the Shinobi World’s foothold in the Bloodkill Principality. The leaders agreed to build Teleportation Arrays and jointly seize the Land of Chaos while preserving each nation’s autonomy.

• Tsunade explained that Naruto and the others had seized the Bloodkill Principality and established a Teleportation Array connecting the Shinobi World to the Azure Continent.
• Tsunade presented intelligence about the Azure Continent, and Gaara and the Mizukage supported expanding into the Land of Chaos to secure resources and prepare for future threats.
• Tsunade distributed Teleportation Array materials and route maps assigning each nation territory to seize across the Land of Chaos.
• The Third Tsuchikage asked who would command the alliance after the campaign, and Tsunade proposed that each nation manage its own territory while resolving shared matters together.
• The Raikage and the other Kage accepted Tsunade’s alliance proposal.

Nawaki Senju decided to leave the Elven Forest and return someday, while Naruto explained the plans to unite the Shinobi World through their foothold in the Bloodkill Principality. The chapter ended with Naruto warning that Black Zetsu and Nagato could threaten their plans.

• Nawaki Senju told the Elder he would leave the Elven Forest but hoped to return after settling matters in the Shinobi World.
• Naruto told Nawaki Senju that he and Sasuke had taken over the Bloodkill Principality and opened a passage connecting it to the Shinobi World.
• Naruto explained that the plan was to unite the Five Great Villages, establish a Shinobi Federation, and ease conflict by expanding into this world.
• Naruto said he and Sasuke would search for heavenly flames and crystal stones, while Nawaki Senju could help at the Bloodkill Principality.
• Naruto identified Black Zetsu and Nagato as destabilizing threats, noting that the Akatsuki Organization had been capturing tailed beasts.

Naruto and his companions saw the two academy deans reunite with the Elf Queen and discuss the danger posed by Taboo. Meanwhile, the New Land of Fire expanded as seven neighboring countries prepared to resist, but their generals received surrender orders and a Masked Man killed one who refused.

• The Dean argued with Star Light Academy's Greg over their rivalry and the students' achievements, while Liu Fengyi explained their history to Naruto, Sasuke, and Nawaki Senju.
• The Elf Queen arrived and greeted her former teachers, Dean Greg and Dean Allen, who had helped seal Taboo a hundred years earlier.
• Dean Allen proposed warning the Three Great Empires about Taboo's escape, and he and Dean Greg decided not to notify the Sacred Land.
• The New Land of Fire annexed three small countries, prompting seven neighboring countries to form a coalition against it.
• The seven countries ordered their border generals to surrender unconditionally, and a Masked Man killed a general who refused.

Obito Uchiha and Shikamaru Nara forced the seven neighboring nations to surrender, expanding the New Land of Fire into a regional superpower. As New Konoha took shape, Obito explained the brutal history behind peace and urged Shikamaru to fight for the good in his heart.

• Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka infiltrated a conference and used their abilities to control the seven rulers, securing their surrender.
• Obito Uchiha confronted the allied armies and killed generals who refused to submit, bringing the seven nations under the New Land of Fire without losing a soldier.
• Obito told Shikamaru that he had been ready to attack the allied army if the surrender letter had not arrived in time.
• Obito described how Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and the Fourth Hokage had used violence to end wars and establish peace, prompting Shikamaru to wonder whether they were war criminals.
• Obito argued that war could serve peace and encouraged Shikamaru to follow his kindness; Shikamaru said he understood and thanked him.

Itachi and Shizuka confronted Thanatos in the Demon Realm, where their combined powers wounded him but could not stop his relentless attacks. As Thanatos unleashed a devastating strike, Itachi focused his strength on the Ame-no-Murakumo and trusted Shizuka to defend him.

• Itachi and Shizuka met Thanatos and Black Zetsu near the valley, and Itachi recognized Madara's body as Thanatos's vessel.
• Thanatos attacked Itachi, but Itachi blocked his scythe with Susanoo's Yata Mirror and countered with the Ame-no-Murakumo.
• Black Zetsu tried to strike Itachi, but Shizuka froze his wooden stake and trapped Thanatos in an ice coffin.
• Itachi pierced Thanatos's left shoulder with the Ame-no-Murakumo, permanently crippling the arm, but Thanatos broke free and resumed his assault.
• Shizuka joined Itachi in battle and offered to defend while he prepared a sealing strike; Thanatos then unleashed Divine Punishment at the exposed Susanoo.

Shizuka Uchiha used her newly awakened inner world to fight Thanatos and protect Itachi Uchiha. Thanatos became obsessed with stealing her inner world, and the battle continued as Shizuka vanished and a blood-red attack narrowly missed him.

• Itachi Uchiha lowered his defenses as Shizuka Uchiha stepped in front of him and froze Thanatos's blade energy with her greatsword.
• Thanatos recognized Shizuka Uchiha's surroundings as a newly formed inner world and decided to seize it so he could gain the potential to become a Chief God.
• Shizuka Uchiha used her inner world to withstand Thanatos's attacks, and the two clashed repeatedly while her wounds rapidly healed.
• Thanatos broke the ice flames binding his scythe to Shizuka Uchiha's greatsword and attacked again, but Shizuka vanished after slamming into the ice.
• Thanatos dodged an ominous blood-red streak that flashed past his ear and exploded.