Chapter Summaries

Mizuki received Madara Uchiha’s template from his system and challenged Manji, but Manji overwhelmed him with Gentle Fist techniques and shattered his Susanoo. The chapter ended with Mizuki wounded and unable to believe that Madara’s power had failed him.

• Mizuki suspected Manji was an Otherworlder, but Manji said he was a character from the original story.
• Mizuki’s system detected Manji as a high-risk target and rewarded Mizuki with the complete Edo Madara template.
• Mizuki boasted about his new power and attacked Manji with Susanoo, while Manji sealed the area to contain the damage.
• Manji shattered Mizuki’s Susanoo blade with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and struck Mizuki’s chakra points with Gentle Fist.
• Mizuki used Wood Release and advanced Susanoo, but Manji smashed through both with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and sent Mizuki crashing through mountains.
• Mizuki knelt wounded, his Sharingan and Rinnegan flickering as he questioned how Madara’s power could have failed.

Mizuki received temporary Six Paths Madara power from his system and challenged Manji, who refused to disable the system. Manji fought him to a standstill inside a sealed forest barrier while Hiruzen ordered the area contained and civilians reassured.

• Mizuki's system gave him a three-day Six Paths Madara Trial Card after he begged for power, healing his wounds and transforming him.
• Manji declined his system's offer to disable Mizuki's system, confident he could defeat a Six Paths-level opponent himself.
• Hiruzen spotted a huge black barrier around the forest, ordered Anbu to guard its perimeter, and told civilians it was a nighttime exercise.
• Mizuki attacked Manji with a meteor, Susanoo, and Limbo Clones, but Manji broke the meteor and countered with precise Gentle Fist strikes.
• Manji and Mizuki fought to a standstill as Manji used his experience to counter Mizuki's poorly controlled Six Paths power.

Mizuki used the system’s Kaguya template to destroy Manji’s clone, then celebrated before Manji’s original body appeared in the barrier. Manji disabled Mizuki’s system and stripped away his powers, leaving him helpless and unable to contact it.

• Mizuki’s Limbo clones overwhelmed Manji’s clone, prompting the system to grant Mizuki a one-hour complete Ōtsutsuki Kaguya template.
• Mizuki transformed and attacked with All-Killing Ash Bones and the Eye of the Moon, briefly freezing Manji’s clone with an illusion.
• Mizuki pierced Manji’s clone and erased it with Truth-Seeking Orbs, then turned toward Naruto and the Scroll of Seals.
• Manji watched from the Alternate Dimension, entered the barrier, and confronted Mizuki as he reached for the Scroll of Seals.
• Manji activated the Magic-Sealing Domain, shutting down Mizuki’s system and removing his powers, while Mizuki frantically demanded their return.