Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo Otsutsuki left the decision about the future to Sasuke and Naruto, and Sasuke awakened a nine-tomoe Rinnegan before setting out to kill Ueno Kei. As Ueno Kei rushed toward the battlefield, Sasuke confronted him, claiming Itachi’s power and insisting he would pursue peace.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki asked whether Sasuke was determined to kill Ueno Kei, and Sasuke said Ueno Kei threatened Kaguya’s revival.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki entrusted the future to Sasuke and Naruto, and Sasuke swore to end the cycle of Indra and Asura before awakening a nine-tomoe Rinnegan.
• Ueno Kei hurried through the forest, sensed the tailed beasts’ cries, and set out to reach the battlefield.
• Sasuke emerged from the shadows and confronted Ueno Kei, who recognized Itachi’s aura in Sasuke’s eyes.
• Sasuke said Itachi had entrusted him with power and that he intended to fulfill Itachi’s wish and achieve peace, while Ueno Kei suspected Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s involvement.

Ueno Kei fought Sasuke’s armored Susanoo and managed to bind it, telling Sasuke the battle was over. Before he could decide whether to kill Sasuke, a sudden attack struck him and drew blood.

• Ueno Kei evaded Sasuke’s Chidori Stream and struck back with Thundercloud Storm.
• Sasuke summoned an armored Susanoo and attacked Ueno Kei with its longsword.
• Ueno Kei used his Lingyu Blade to block Susanoo, but Sasuke made the sword explode and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Ueno Kei countered by binding Susanoo and stopping Sasuke’s chakra flow, then told Sasuke he had lost.
• Ueno Kei explained that he wanted peace and chose not to kill Sasuke, but Sasuke declared that victory belonged to him.
• A black shadow suddenly struck Ueno Kei, and blood sprayed through the air.

Sasuke ambushed Ueno Kei and tried to kill him, arguing that Ueno Kei was a dangerous variable in his plan to eliminate Kaguya and remake the world. Ueno Kei escaped despite severe injuries, but a mysterious figure appeared before him and spoke from within his mind.

• Sasuke stabbed Ueno Kei with the help of a black shadow, whose attack bypassed Ueno Kei’s defenses and left him gravely wounded.
• Sasuke explained that he intended to eliminate Kaguya first and then pursue his own revolution, before drawing his Kusanagi Sword to kill Ueno Kei.
• Ueno Kei used a flash of white light to escape, and the black shadow pursued him while Sasuke followed after them.
• Ueno Kei realized that he had escaped the shadow’s restraint by combining natural energy with Hamura’s power, but his internal injuries left him in desperate condition.
• A sinister voice spoke inside Ueno Kei’s mind, and a black shadow emerged from the darkness ahead, revealing an ordinary face.

Ueno Kei confronted a black-clad version of himself who identified as Moryo, the embodiment of humanity’s malice, and merged with him. Weakened and overwhelmed by visions, Ueno Kei was swallowed by the man as Second Pillar arrived and witnessed the scene.

• Ueno Kei recognized that the attacker’s voice sounded like his own and demanded to know who he was.
• The attacker revealed himself as Moryo and manifested as Dark Ueno Kei, claiming that Moryo was Ueno Kei himself and the gathered malice of humanity.
• Dark Ueno Kei merged into the attacker, who declared that devouring Ueno Kei would allow the Millennium Kingdom to be established.
• Ueno Kei lost his strength, suffered visions, and began emitting black vapor as the attacker prepared to consume him.
• The attacker pierced Ueno Kei’s chest and swallowed him whole while Second Pillar watched from nearby with killing intent.

A man who devoured Ueno Kei convinced Sasuke to keep their alliance against Kaguya Otsutsuki and disguised himself as Ueno Kei before they returned to the battlefield. Hagoromo Otsutsuki and White Night discussed the man’s strange power and Ueno Kei’s destiny, leaving Ueno’s fate uncertain.

• The man told Sasuke that killing Kaguya Otsutsuki was their shared goal and claimed he could help defeat her for good.
• The man picked up the Lingyu Blade, subdued its resistance, and revealed that devouring Ueno Kei had greatly strengthened him.
• Sasuke warned the man to honor their agreement, and the man transformed into Ueno Kei to conceal his identity from others.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki arrived at the bloodstained site and sensed a primal, familiar power in the man who had left with Sasuke.
• White Night confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki and insisted that Ueno Kei was the child of destiny, despite his apparent assimilation.

Ueno Kei confronted death in a realm of nothingness, where Hamura Otsutsuki restored his soul and helped him understand his true identity. After destroying his dark counterpart, Ueno Kei broke through the void and declared himself Hamura Otsutsuki.

• White Night told Hagoromo Otsutsuki that Ueno Kei was destined to be the protagonist of the era, while Hagoromo left the world's future to Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar.
• Ueno Kei drifted in a realm between existence and nonexistence and believed he might be dead.
• Hamura Otsutsuki appeared as a reflection of Ueno Kei's heart and merged into him, restoring his soul and awakening his memories.
• Ueno Kei recognized his dark counterpart as a fragment of Moryo's evil energy and annihilated him.
• Ueno Kei broke through the realm of nothingness and declared, "My name is Hamura Otsutsuki!"

Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged in Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s body, and Naruto and Sasuke fought to seal her while Moryo plotted to devour her. Ueno Kei revealed that he was Hamura Otsutsuki reborn, destroyed Moryo, absorbed Sasuke, and took Kaguya away; five years later, he returned to Yuki.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki resurrected herself through Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s body, while Ueno Kei revealed his hatred of her and his connection to the prince of the Land of Ancestors.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Moryo fought Kaguya Otsutsuki, who transported them into another dimension, and the four Hokage and Hagoromo Otsutsuki went after them.
• Naruto and Sasuke defeated and restrained Kaguya Otsutsuki, but Moryo reappeared and immobilized the others before Ueno Kei emerged from within him.
• Ueno Kei revealed that he was Hamura Otsutsuki reborn, destroyed Moryo, absorbed Sasuke, and announced that he would take Kaguya away.
• Five years later, Ueno Kei returned to the Land of Spring and reunited with Yuki as their children played on the shore.