Chapter Summaries

Rikusei and Naori returned to Konoha, where Tobirama confirmed Rikusei’s Mangekyo would not lose its light and discussed the growing threats to the coming celebration. Rikusei proposed relocating troublesome nobles and undermining their unity through inheritance disputes, while Tobirama hinted that Rikusei was suited to become Hokage.

• Anbu escorted Rikusei and Naori through Konoha’s expanded streets and construction projects to the Hokage Building.
• Rikusei showed Tobirama his Mangekyo and confirmed that the God Tree’s power had made its light permanent, opening the way to the Rinnegan.
• Tobirama assigned Rikusei and Naori to protect the celebration from the Daimyo of the Lands of Wind, Fire, and Water, and Rikusei proposed relocating nobles and wealthy merchants to Konoha.
• Rikusei suggested granting inheritance shares to younger sons, daughters, and illegitimate children to sow conflict among the displaced nobles.
• Tobirama told Rikusei he was suited to be Hokage, then collapsed at his desk after Rikusei and Naori left.

Rikusei visited the Uchiha Clan Grounds and showed his Mangekyō Sharingan to gathered elders, revealing that the God Tree had overcome its usual drawback. Oyashiro Kuan arrived and asked Rikusei to guide the Chinoike Clan in using ocular techniques.

• Naori went upstairs with her mother for a private discussion while Rikusei left the Uchiha home to inspect Konoha's celebration preparations.
• Kohei worried that Black Receiver tools would undermine the Artisan Ninja, but Rikusei reassured him that the rare items would not become commonplace.
• Kohei brought Rikusei to a gathering where Chiri proudly showed him off to the elders, and Rikusei revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Rikusei told the elders that the God Tree had already made up for the Mangekyō's flaw, astonishing Chiri and the others.
• Oyashiro Kuan arrived and asked Rikusei to teach the Chinoike Clan how to use ocular techniques.

Hashirama and Madara returned to Konoha, where the clans celebrated the new era and Tobirama welcomed them. Hashirama questioned Rikusei about his Mangekyo and Kaguya’s possible release, then joined Madara’s nearly complete plan to revive her.

• Rikusei declined Oyashiro Kuan’s requests to guide the Chinoike Clan, and Grandmother led the gathered clan elders through Konoha toward the celebrations.
• Tobirama sensed Hashirama returning as Chomei brought Hashirama, Madara, and Byakuren to Konoha aboard an airship.
• Hashirama and Madara arrived in Konoha, and Hashirama and Byakuren praised Tobirama’s work while Byakuren considered the benefits of joining Konoha.
• Rikusei met Hashirama and Madara at Hokage Rock, showed Hashirama his three-ring Mangekyo, and discussed whether the Sage of Six Paths had agreed to release Kaguya.
• Hashirama weighed the risks of confronting Kaguya and the Otsutsuki, then agreed with Madara that it was not too late to join the nearly complete plan to revive Kaguya.

Rikusei, Madara, and Hashirama finalized plans to revive Kaguya at Konoha’s celebration while preparing the Shinobi World for the threat. In Konoha’s fifth district, Masamune told Kita Yoshimoto that the nobles’ inheritance and political arrangements would soon be upended, leaving him resigned to the changes.

• Rikusei questioned whether their preparations against the weakened Kaguya were excessive, but Madara and Hashirama agreed that caution was necessary.
• Hashirama worried about protecting shinobi from the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Madara said he could handle it with the Rinnegan and Tailed Beast chakra.
• Madara said Black Zetsu would be left to watch, and he and Hashirama decided to announce Kaguya’s revival at the celebration.
• Kita Yoshimoto challenged Masamune about Konoha’s treatment of the nobles, and Masamune revealed that nobles from the Land of Fire, Wind, and Water would be migrated to Konoha.
• Masamune told Kita Yoshimoto that noble property would be shared among all children rather than inherited solely by the eldest son, and Kita Yoshimoto despaired over the consequences.
• Zongzheng noted the unusual airship traffic and suggested that the Daimyo of Earth and Lightning might soon become their neighbors.

The nations’ leaders gathered in Konoha for the Sage Land Festival as the Shinobi World debated the threat of the Otsutsuki and Konoha’s growing power. A and Ishikawa recognized that the other nations had little chance of resisting Konoha, while Rikusei’s gathering with Naori and Mao hinted at tensions of its own.

• As the Ninja Chronicles spread, tales of the Otsutsuki and their threat prompted widespread debate and canceled moon tourism.
• Kinkaku asked A how the Cloud Shinobi would respond if the Otsutsuki attacked, and A insisted they would fight back while admitting that Konoha posed a more immediate threat.
• A arrived at the Konoha Auditorium and noticed that the Mizukage’s seat was beside the Hokage’s, prompting Ishikawa to joke that the Rock Shinobi might eventually join Konoha too.
• Ishikawa argued that the Sage Land Festival was really about unifying the Shinobi World, and A acknowledged that Rikusei and Madara’s Rinnegan left the other nations with little chance of resisting.
• Mao questioned Naori about what had happened after she left Rōran, while Rikusei soothed their exchange and remarked that Konoha’s momentum was guiding the era toward its destined outcome.

Madara announced the Ninja Sage Land and rallied the Shinobi World to prepare for war against the Otsutsuki, including unsealing Kaguya and eventually counterattacking across the stars. Hashirama outlined plans to expand Sage Jutsu training and God Tree farms, while Byakuren and Reto brought their nations into Konoha, leaving the Raikage under pressure as the Five Great Nations began to dissolve.

• Madara announced the Ninja Sage Land and promised to make Sage Jutsu training accessible to every shinobi.
• Madara revealed the Otsutsuki threat, explained Kaguya's history, and declared that the Shinobi World would prepare for war and unseal her.
• The assembled shinobi answered Madara's call to fight, and he urged them to defend their world and launch a counterattack into space.
• Hashirama described improved Sage Jutsu pills and plans to establish God Tree farms in every major nation.
• Byakuren announced that the Mist Shinobi would join Konoha, and Reto applied on behalf of the Sand Shinobi, startling the Raikage.

Rikusei persuaded Black Zetsu to abandon his plan to revive Kaguya alone and join the effort against the Otsutsuki Main House. After Tobirama confirmed Black Zetsu had accepted, Rikusei learned that his team had been promoted to jonin despite his not passing the assessment.

• Rikusei asked Black Zetsu what he would do after Kaguya was unsealed, then warned him that Hagoromo and Hamura would not let him control the White Zetsu and revive her himself.
• Rikusei offered Black Zetsu a role in fighting the Otsutsuki Main House and as chief instructor for White Zetsu Company, and Black Zetsu agreed to the job.
• Rikusei left the laboratory and confirmed to Tobirama that Black Zetsu had accepted the offer.
• Tobirama said he was taking time to spend with his family and mentioned that Hashirama had a new granddaughter named Tsunade.
• Tobirama told Rikusei that his team had been promoted to jonin, and Rikusei questioned the promotion because he had not passed the assessment.

Jigen watched the Shinobi World prepare for Kaguya’s revival while hiding his own identity and unfinished Karma. Madara and Hashirama explained the plan to the Five Kage, and Tobirama’s team prepared a White Zetsu vessel to revive Kaguya as Black Zetsu protested from his cage.

• Jigen comforted worshippers at his temple while privately fearing that Kaguya’s return and the Shinobi World’s strength could expose him.
• Madara told the Five Kage that those with Tailed Beast power and the Rinnegan could dispel the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and he kept the five-year plan unchanged.
• Hashirama explained that a White Zetsu would serve as the vessel for Kaguya’s revival.
• Tobirama, Rikusei, and Mu examined the perfected White Zetsu in the laboratory, while Mu wondered whether their work would aid an enemy.
• Black Zetsu demanded to witness Kaguya’s revival, but Rikusei shocked him and the group took the White Zetsu out into the night.

Rikusei and Tobirama accompanied White Zetsu to the God Tree, where Madara prepared the vessel for Kaguya’s resurrection. When White Zetsu absorbed the God Tree and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Tobirama was trapped in its light while Rikusei appeared able to resist it.

• Rikusei and Tobirama brought White Zetsu to the God Tree as the shinobi forces and Tailed Beasts watched.
• Madara infused White Zetsu with a shadow, completing the vessel, and White Zetsu absorbed the God Tree and its vast chakra.
• White Zetsu projected the Rinne Sharingan onto the moon, and Tobirama recognized that Rikusei’s eyes resembled the same eye without tomoe.
• White Zetsu activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, immobilizing Tobirama as Madara’s Susanoo shielded Hashirama.
• As the God Tree’s branches lifted Tobirama, he saw Rikusei inside an unfamiliar Complete Body Susanoo and wondered how Rikusei had resisted the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Madara’s plan revived Kaguya, and Rikusei and the others studied her as she emerged from the Divine Tree. Kaguya reunited with Hagoromo and Hamura, then chose to delay fighting while she assessed the gathered shinobi and her weakened power.

• Madara accelerated Kaguya’s revival by having White Zetsu absorb chakra from the Divine Tree, the Tailed Beasts, and the shinobi trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Rikusei, Mao, and Naori watched the chakra gather and discussed whether the Shinobi World could produce another Chakra Fruit for the Otsutsuki.
• Kaguya emerged beneath the blood moon and mistook Madara and Hashirama for Indra and Ashura before secretly reading the gathered shinobi’s minds.
• Hagoromo and Hamura appeared before Kaguya, and she criticized Hagoromo’s Ninjutsu Sect while Rikusei and Madara argued over how peace had come to the shinobi world.
• Kaguya held back from attacking because her chakra was below its peak, the gathered shinobi threatened to overwhelm her, and she wanted to protect the land.

Kaguya explained that the Otsutsuki main family had detected abnormal spatial curvature around the Shinobi World and named the Otsutsuki who had come there. She transported Hagoromo and Hamura to the Beginning Ball Dimension to fight her, leaving Rikusei and the others outside as Madara searched for a way to join them.

• Rikusei claimed his Rinnegan had revealed cracks in the world, and Madara used Illusion Space to simulate them for Hashirama.
• Kaguya explained that spatial curvature had exceeded thirteen and that the Otsutsuki main family had been pursuing godhood rather than investigating the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya named Momoshiki, Kinshiki, Urashiki, and Isshiki, explaining that Isshiki had been devoured as the God Tree's sacrifice.
• Kaguya transported Hagoromo and Hamura to the Beginning Ball Dimension, where Hagoromo regained his youthful strength and they prepared to fight her.
• Naori disrupted Rikusei's disordered ocular technique, and Rikusei said Kaguya intended to enforce the family rules.
• Madara searched through space with his Rinnegan but could not cross over, so he waited for Hagoromo to summon them.

Uchiha Madara released the Infinite Tsukuyomi, awakening the trapped shinobi and interrupting Kaguya Otsutsuki’s chakra extraction. Hagoromo and Hamura returned from their battle with Kaguya, who ordered Hagoromo to tell the ninjas about the Otsutsuki Clan before vanishing.

• Rikusei sensed that Kaguya had drained only a small amount of chakra from the people in the tree cocoons and concluded that she had not meant to kill them.
• Madara formed the Rat hand seal and released the Infinite Tsukuyomi, restoring the moon and freeing the shinobi and Tailed Beasts from their cocoons.
• Kurama woke as Mao and Naori examined him, then asked where the Sage of Six Paths was; Naori explained that Hagoromo and Hamura were fighting Kaguya in another dimension.
• Madara asked Tobirama whether he had left a Flying Thunder God mark on Hagoromo, but Tobirama said Hagoromo had removed it.
• Hagoromo and Hamura returned to the clearing, followed by Kaguya, who told Hagoromo to explain the Otsutsuki Clan to the ninjas and left behind a God Tree.
• Hagoromo assured the ninjas that, despite Kaguya’s overwhelming strength, they could defeat the other Otsutsuki.

The Sage of Six Paths explained the Otsutsuki Clan’s use of God Trees and Karma to the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Rikusei considered using the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a shared dream world. After Rikusei questioned how Isshiki could have been sacrificed to the Ten-Tails if Black Zetsu existed, the gathering turned toward Hagoromo and Hamura for help against the Otsutsuki.

• The Sage of Six Paths revealed that Otsutsuki Guardians used Karma to resurrect and consumed God Tree fruits, explaining how the Ten-Tails became a God Tree after devouring Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Rikusei considered adapting the Infinite Tsukuyomi into a shared dream world, but recognized that activating it required a Rinne Sharingan and decided he needed to find the wild Ten-Tails and locate Isshiki.
• Tobirama, Mu, Hashirama, and Madara discussed Karma’s threat and proposed limiting combat forces, detecting implanted Karma, and fighting in another dimension.
• Rikusei asked whether Isshiki had escaped the Ten-Tails using Sukunahikona and Daikokuten, then challenged the Sage of Six Paths by asking how Black Zetsu had been born.
• Hagoromo told Hamura he would report the matter to their mother, while Cang Lu and other shinobi clans with Otsutsuki blood rose to seek chakra from their ancestors.

Isshiki left the area near Konoha to wait for the Otsutsuki invasion and seek a vessel for his revenge against Kaguya. Meanwhile, Kaguya chose to observe the Shinobi World’s future, and Rikusei took Black Zetsu away to join the preparations against the Otsutsuki.

• Isshiki packed his belongings, disguised Jigen with a tasseled conical hat, and traveled northwest toward a land ruled by shrine maidens.
• A waited for Kinkaku and Ginkaku to finish preparing, then left with them to visit the Sage of Six Paths.
• Black Zetsu told Kaguya that Hashirama and Madara had united the Shinobi World without using force, while Kaguya reflected on her past and decided to watch its future from a distance.
• Rikusei arrived to take Black Zetsu, and Kaguya agreed to send him to help Hagoromo and Hamura prepare for the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya asked Rikusei how he had predicted Isshiki’s escape, and Rikusei explained that shinobi prepared unexpected means of survival in life-or-death battles.

Kaguya agreed to help investigate Isshiki, but Rikusei insisted the shinobi handle the threat themselves. Back in Konoha, Black Zetsu encountered the growing coalition against the Otsutsuki and received an offer to try White Zetsu Company’s enhancement serum.

• Kaguya considered how Isshiki might have escaped and offered to help investigate him, but Rikusei refused and left the matter to the shinobi.
• Rikusei returned to Konoha with Black Zetsu, where Konoha promoted itself as the shinobi world’s capital and hosted Hamura.
• Black Zetsu watched the Great Toad Sage’s delegation arrive and learned that Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest had also sent delegations to Konoha.
• Rikusei brought Black Zetsu to White Zetsu Company, where Naori tested a cellular modification serum on Bai Xiaochun.
• Black Zetsu asked whether the serum was a benefit for his role as head instructor, and Rikusei agreed to let him have it.

The Shinobi World’s leaders and sages discussed preparing for the Otsutsuki by exploiting their likely reconnaissance and first cleaning up the world. Isshiki traveled toward the Shrine Maiden’s country, while Kaguya located him and received a visit from Hagoromo and Hamura, who brought her the young Tsunade.

• Madara, Tobirama, and the gathered leaders discussed the Otsutsuki’s abilities, and Hamura and the White Snake Sage offered to help protect the Shinobi World.
• Rikusei proposed exploiting the Otsutsuki’s need to investigate Kaguya and Isshiki, and Hashirama called for the ninja to clean up the Shinobi World first.
• Isshiki read a newspaper revealing Otsutsuki secrets and continued toward the country where the Shrine Maiden lived, intending to use a battle to recover his strength.
• Kaguya used the moon’s ocular power to locate Isshiki and saw that his Karma had partially thawed.
• Hagoromo and Hamura visited Kaguya to say farewell and brought her the young Tsunade as a surprise.

Madara led a massive ninja force in a covert assault on Isshiki after Yamanaka Inoritsu located him in the northwestern nations. The attack exposed Isshiki’s disguise, and he activated Karma and opened a devouring portal as the assembled ninjas surrounded him.

• Madara gathered the Shinobi World's strongest fighters and Sage Jutsu practitioners after learning Isshiki had been spotted and was weakened without a suitable vessel.
• Rikusei and the ninja army traveled north on warhorses to avoid emitting chakra and alerting Isshiki.
• Yamanaka Inoritsu located Isshiki through Mind Transfer Jutsu, and Madara charged at him with the hidden army behind him.
• A Truth-Seeking Orb shattered Isshiki’s disguise after he blocked it with a Black Receiver.
• Isshiki activated Karma, searched unsuccessfully for Kaguya, and opened a black-and-red portal that began devouring the surrounding area.

Madara and the allied ninjas battled Isshiki in his alternate dimension, using coordinated attacks and Natural Energy to force him into his reincarnation state. Isshiki regained his prime power and prepared to choose a new vessel as the ninjas braced for a direct fight.

• Madara revealed his Ten-Tails form, and Isshiki activated Karma before attacking the gathered ninjas with falling stone pillars.
• Mu and Ishikawa used Light-Weight Rock techniques to help Hashirama’s Wood Release Susanoo strike Isshiki, while Hashirama trapped him with Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.
• Tobirama tricked Isshiki into absorbing Natural Energy, and Mao and Rikusei sensed further threats in the dimension.
• Isshiki entered his reincarnation state, and Madara said he had only two or three days left in it.
• Madara summoned a Sage staff as Isshiki absorbed chakra and Natural Energy, while Rikusei warned the ninjas to prepare for battle.

Isshiki returned to his full strength and fought Rikusei, Madara, and the others, who used Susanoo, Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Natural Energy to counter him. Isshiki escaped Madara's lightning trap but remained under pressure as Madara and Hashirama launched a combined assault.

• Tobirama coordinated the ninjas in Sage Mode, and Mu used Dust Release to clear Isshiki's falling Black Receivers.
• Rikusei raised a Complete Body Susanoo and took to the sky alongside Madara, while Madara revealed four Limbo clones that also wielded Susanoo.
• Isshiki shrank himself and entered Rikusei's Susanoo, but Madara trapped him in Prism with a Sage Art lightning barrier formed from Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Isshiki escaped the Prism using Sukunahikona, and Madara used the Sword of Nunoboko to restore the shattered ground.
• Mu fired a Sage Jutsu-boosted Dust Release beam at Isshiki as Madara and Hashirama pressed their attack.

Madara and Tobirama fought Isshiki, using a coordinated attack with Mu to land a decisive blow before Isshiki targeted Rikusei as his vessel. Rikusei awakened the Rinnegan and then revealed another power, defeating Isshiki with one punch after returning to reality.

• Isshiki overwhelmed Madara and Tobirama with his speed and strength, but Madara and Tobirama later trapped his arm and struck him with a coordinated Truth-Seeking Orb attack while Mu used Dust Release to create an opening.
• Isshiki recovered from the blow, noticed Kaguya watching, and flew toward Rikusei while sealing Madara and Tobirama beneath a Black Cymbal.
• Rikusei used Shinra Tensei and joined the shinobi’s Natural Energy-infused attacks to batter Isshiki as Isshiki struggled toward him.
• Isshiki absorbed Rikusei’s Super Shinra Tensei, but Rikusei returned from the world of illusion to reality and smashed Isshiki’s statue with one punch.