Chapter Summaries

Otsutsuki Yuhao convinced Tenku and Tenkawa that their clan’s curse was real and asked Toneri to become his disciple. After Toneri accepted, Yuhao restored his sight with a new pair of Byakugan that could potentially evolve into a Tenseigan.

• Otsutsuki Tenkawa stopped Tenku from challenging Yuhao and apologized on his behalf, explaining that Toneri was their clan’s only hope.
• Tenku accepted that the clan could not destroy the Ninja World and apologized to Yuhao for doubting him.
• Yuhao asked Toneri to become his disciple, and Toneri accepted while asking whether Yuhao could restore his eyes.
• Yuhao made a pure pair of Byakugan grow in Toneri’s eye sockets and said they could evolve into a Tenseigan.
• Toneri thanked Yuhao and vowed to use his power to protect what he cherished, while Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuga Neji reacted to his new eyes.

Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Neji, and Otsutsuki Toneri grew stronger under Otsutsuki Yuhao’s guidance, while Naruto learned that Neji had become an elite jonin. In Year 63 of Konoha, Jiraiya fought the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure and was gradually worn down as all six launched a combined attack.

• Otsutsuki Toneri gained the Byakugan but lost his rematch to Uzumaki Naruto, who used Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Two years later, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke had reached elite Super Kage strength, Hyuga Neji had reached Super Kage strength, and Otsutsuki Toneri’s Byakugan was ninety percent pure.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao told the four youths that their progress toward Six Paths-level power was now up to them.
• Uzumaki Naruto learned that Hyuga Neji was already an elite jonin, while Uchiha Sasuke explained that Lady Tsunade had become Hokage.
• In Amegakure, Jiraiya entered Sage Mode, regenerated his severed arm, and continued fighting the Six Paths of Pain.
• As the Six Paths of Pain’s relentless attacks exhausted Jiraiya, all six launched a combined assault using Bansho Ten'in and Shinra Tensei.

The Six Paths of Pain overwhelmed Jiraiya, while Otsutsuki Yuhao discovered that their Rinnegan had belonged to the deceased Indra reincarnation Uchiha Senju. As Pain approached the helpless Jiraiya, Naruto arrived in Kurama Mode and attacked with Multiple Rasengan.

• The Six Paths of Pain used Bansho Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to hurl Jiraiya into a cliff and defeat him.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao used the Jōgan's Heavenly Mechanism Technique to locate Black Zetsu with Uchiha Senju's body and realized the Pain Rinnegan had belonged to Senju.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao decided it was time to break his mother's seal, believing he could prevent her from destroying the world.
• Deva Path Pain repeatedly struck Jiraiya with Shinra Tensei, leaving him badly wounded and unable to move.
• Jiraiya told Pain his mission was complete after sending information about the Six Paths of Pain to Konoha.
• Naruto appeared in Kurama Mode and brought down Multiple Rasengan.

Naruto arrived in Kurama Mode and rescued Jiraiya from the brink of death before confronting the Six Paths of Pain. He defeated five Paths, leaving Naruto and Deva Path Pain facing off as Naruto launched an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.

• Naruto used Sage Art: Multiple Rasengan to strike three of the Six Paths of Pain and protect Jiraiya.
• Naruto restored Jiraiya with Kurama's chakra, and Jiraiya recognized that Naruto had become a Perfect Jinchuriki.
• Naruto vowed to defeat the Six Paths of Pain for hurting Jiraiya and clashed with them using a Rasenshuriken.
• Naruto took down the other five Paths, leaving Deva Path Pain as his sole opponent.
• Deva Path Pain used Shinra Tensei to launch Naruto and his Shadow Clones into the air, but Naruto formed an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan and hurled it at him.

Uzumaki Naruto defeated Deva Path Pain after identifying him as Nagato’s puppet body, while Nagato withdrew to conserve his strength. Naruto and Jiraiya regrouped and began planning to stop Nagato and the Akatsuki.

• Nagato, weakened by repeated Rinnegan use, told Konan he would withdraw after testing Uzumaki Naruto’s ninjutsu.
• Uzumaki Naruto fought Deva Path Pain, recognized that the body had belonged to Yahiko, and gradually gained the upper hand.
• Uzumaki Naruto struck Deva Path Pain down and appealed to his memories of Yahiko, but Pain lost consciousness before answering.
• Uzumaki Naruto told Jiraiya that Senior Yuhao had used Space-Time Ninjutsu to bring him to the battlefield, and he promised to guide Nagato back to the right path.
• Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto rested in a valley, where Jiraiya explained that the Akatsuki planned to capture the Tailed Beasts.

Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi fought before the Uchiha Clan at the Valley of the End, first clashing with their Susanoo and then with Amaterasu. Their battle continued with neither brother gaining the upper hand.

• Uzumaki Naruto and Jiraiya discussed the Akatsuki and the greater threat behind them before preparing to act.
• Uchiha Sasuke arrived in his Complete Body Susanoo to face Uchiha Itachi as Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama enclosed the battlefield with the Six Paths Barrier.
• Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi traded powerful attacks with their Complete Body and Fourth Form Susanoo, respectively.
• Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi stopped relying on Susanoo and used Amaterasu at nearly the same time.
• The brothers' black flames clashed, with Itachi's fire burning steadily and Sasuke's burning more fiercely.

Uchiha Itachi outmaneuvered Uchiha Sasuke in their battle, but Sasuke revealed he had prepared Kirin by shaping storm clouds and controlling the lightning. As Sasuke unleashed the technique, Itachi realized the attack would be difficult to withstand.

• Uchiha Sasuke's Amaterasu weakened, and Uchiha Itachi caught him off guard with a Great Fireball that forced him to rely on Susanoo.
• Uchiha Itachi criticized Uchiha Sasuke's technique and urged him to control his emotions, but Sasuke charged back into battle.
• Uchiha Itachi dodged Sasuke's attacks and struck him into a tree, while Otsutsuki Yuhao, Uchiha Madara, and Senju Hashirama sensed something unusual in the sky.
• Hatake Kakashi suspected Uchiha Sasuke was holding something back, and Haruno Sakura hoped he still had a chance to win.
• Uchiha Itachi recognized that Sasuke had used Fire Release to create storm clouds and Chidori to control the lightning.
• Uchiha Sasuke unleashed Kirin, and Uchiha Itachi braced himself for the attack.

Sasuke and Itachi fought with their strongest techniques, pushing their Susanoo and Kirin attacks to the brink of killing them both. As Itachi weakened his attack and Sasuke could not restrain his, a golden Susanoo descended between them and blocked both attacks.

• Sasuke and Itachi each summoned Complete Body Susanoo and clashed in the sky until both forms shattered.
• Exhausted, Sasuke attacked with Kirin while Itachi countered with Yasakani Magatama, and their renewed clash tore through the battlefield.
• Fugaku prepared to intervene, but Shisui reassured him that someone was present to keep the brothers safe.
• Itachi deliberately weakened his Susanoo to avoid killing Sasuke, while Sasuke struggled to control his Natural Energy-powered Kirin.
• A golden Susanoo in its second form appeared between Sasuke and Itachi and blocked both attacks.

Otsutsuki Yuhao called Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi’s battle a draw, and Itachi encouraged Sasuke to keep growing. Later, Uchiha Senju injected Nagato with cells from five clans, and Nagato emerged transformed with Byakugan eyes and Rinnegan in his palms.

• Otsutsuki Yuhao caught Sasuke and Itachi’s attacks and declared their battle a draw, but Sasuke said he had lost.
• Uchiha Itachi explained that he had held back and encouraged Sasuke to keep improving; Sasuke vowed to surpass him.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao warned that chaos would soon reach the Ninja World, though it was unrelated to the Otsutsuki.
• At the Akatsuki base, Uchiha Senju injected Nagato with cells from the Uzumaki, Uchiha, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Senju clans to try to save his life.
• Nagato endured the transformation, drew strength from memories of Yahiko, and merged with the cells.
• Nagato’s red hair turned silvery white, dragon horns grew from his forehead, his eyes became Byakugan, and his Rinnegan moved to his palms.

Nagato awakened a powerful Otsutsuki body but discovered that Uchiha Senju had secretly implanted a seal and foreign consciousness in him. The two agreed to pursue Infinite Tsukuyomi while hiding their suspicions and plotting against each other, as powerful ninjas sensed Nagato's strength from afar.

• Nagato awakened a new Byakugan, Truth-Seeking Orbs, and immense chakra, while his Rinnegan moved to his palms.
• Nagato found a powerful seal containing an unfamiliar consciousness and suspected someone had tampered with him.
• Uchiha Senju explained that Nagato had become a complete Otsutsuki and learned that Nagato's strength had surpassed his own.
• Nagato and Uchiha Senju agreed to gather the Tailed Beasts and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, while each privately doubted and plotted against the other.
• Ninjas above Super Kage level sensed Nagato's power at the Akatsuki's base in Amegakure.

Nagato’s chakra reached the Six Paths Realm, alarming Konoha and drawing the attention of powerful figures across the Ninja World. Uchiha Senju visited Konoha as Akatsuki’s envoy, promised that Nagato did not intend to make Konoha an enemy, and revealed that he belonged to the Uchiha Clan but not Konoha’s Uchiha.

• Obito Uchiha and Hatake Kakashi sensed Nagato’s Six Paths-level chakra and agreed to focus on protecting Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Namikaze Minato, Tsunade, and Konoha’s clan leaders gathered to discuss Nagato’s rise to power.
• Uchiha Senju arrived in disguise as Fei and told Konoha’s leaders that Nagato sought to change the world and would not target Naruto unless Naruto interfered.
• Uchiha Fugaku recognized Uchiha Senju as an Uchiha and questioned his betrayal of Konoha.
• Uchiha Senju answered that he was not one of Konoha’s Uchiha, so he had never betrayed them.

Uchiha Senju revealed to Fugaku that he came from an Uchiha clan outside Konoha, then encountered Otsutsuki Yuhao, who tried to recruit him into the Protectors. Senju attempted to escape, but Yuhao intercepted him and demanded that he stay.

• Uchiha Senju told Uchiha Fugaku that Uchiha clans existed outside Konoha and that he had no ties to the village.
• Namikaze Minato and Tsunade sensed that Senju was an exceptionally dangerous opponent, likely in the Six Paths Realm.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao met Senju outside Konoha and invited him to join the Protectors to fight the Extraterrestrial Otsutsuki.
• Yuhao explained that the Extraterrestrial Otsutsuki planted Ten-Tails to grow God Trees and harvest chakra from worlds.
• Senju pretended to consider joining, then tried to leave, but Yuhao pursued him and blocked his path.

Uchiha Senju tried to leave after discussing their different priorities, but Otsutsuki Yuhao stopped him and they fought. Uchiha Senju awakened a sun-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan and revealed two dojutsu, ending the chapter with Otsutsuki Yuhao questioning whether one of them manipulated time.

• Uchiha Senju told Otsutsuki Yuhao that he had to follow his own path, while privately focusing on bringing his wife back to life.
• When Uchiha Senju tried to leave, Otsutsuki Yuhao moved to stop him, and Uchiha Senju ambushed him from concealment.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao countered Uchiha Senju's Fire Style: Great Rasengan and punched him into a wall.
• Uchiha Senju's injured body healed as his Mangekyō Sharingan changed into a sun-shaped pattern.
• Uchiha Senju summoned a Three-Legged Golden Crow with Golden Crow Descends, but Otsutsuki Yuhao kicked it apart.
• Uchiha Senju used Divine Flash to appear ten meters away and dodge Otsutsuki Yuhao's punch, prompting Yuhao to ask if it was a time-based ninjutsu.

Otsutsuki Yuhao stopped Uchiha Senju’s attack with Time Freeze and struck him with Space-Time Shatter, but Uchiha Senju escaped. Yuhao explained Uchiha Senju’s mixed Senju and Uchiha heritage to the others, while Uchiha Izuna wondered why the name seemed familiar.

• Uchiha Senju attacked Otsutsuki Yuhao, who used Time Freeze and Space-Time Shatter against him.
• Uchiha Senju fled after being hit, and Yuhao decided to keep him under surveillance rather than pursue him.
• Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Izuna, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara questioned Uchiha Senju’s unusual name and mixed ancestry.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao explained that Uchiha Senju inherited Indra’s power, allowing him to combine Uchiha ocular abilities with Senju traits.
• Uchiha Izuna recalled ancient ties between the Uchiha and Senju clans and searched his memories for the source of his familiarity with the name.

Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama uncovered Uchiha Senju’s identity in their clans’ ancient records, prompting Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama to search for him and determine his loyalties. Eight months later, the Akatsuki had captured the One-Tail through Eight-Tails and began discussing an attack on Konoha.

• Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama separately searched their clans’ sealed records and discovered that Uchiha Senju was the child of an Uchiha and a Senju who fell in love two hundred years earlier.
• Uchiha Izuna learned that Uchiha Senju had reached the Six Paths Realm by eighteen, while Senju Tobirama found that he had reached Super Kage strength and later abandoned both clans.
• Three days later, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama heard Uchiha Senju’s history and agreed to find him before deciding whether to reveal his identity.
• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama split up to search for Uchiha Senju, while eight months passed and the Akatsuki captured all eight Tailed Beasts.
• Kisame Hoshigaki asked whether the Akatsuki would attack Konoha next, and Hidan and Deidara eagerly voiced their plans as Sasori argued with Deidara about art.

Nagato redirected Akatsuki’s plans toward gathering Nine-Tails Chakra from people other than Naruto, so they could avoid confronting Konoha before they were ready. Meanwhile, Naruto failed to save Gaara himself, and Chiyo sacrificed her life to resurrect him; Sasuke arrived amid Sunagakure’s ruins.

• Nagato reminded Akatsuki that its goal was to change the shinobi world and overthrow Konoha’s system, not pursue art or faith.
• Nagato explained that Akatsuki could seek Nine-Tails Chakra in people who had encountered the beast instead of immediately targeting Naruto, a Perfect Jinchuriki.
• Naruto tried to save Gaara after Akatsuki extracted Shukaku, but Chiyo used a forbidden technique to resurrect Gaara at the cost of her life.
• Naruto cursed Nagato and felt helpless against his power, then Sasuke appeared in the ruined Sunagakure.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara prepared to confront Nagato and recover a Tailed Beast. In another dimension, adult Naruto and Sasuke fought Jigen, who gained the upper hand before Sasuke escaped his grasp with Amenotejikara.

• Sasuke joined Naruto and Gaara, and they agreed to work together against Nagato despite Gaara losing the One-Tail.
• Naruto explained that Nagato had captured eight Tailed Beasts and needed Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Nine-Tails Chakra to power the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara set out to find Nagato and recover at least one Tailed Beast.
• Adult Naruto and Sasuke fought Jigen in another dimension, but Jigen's speed and strength made the battle difficult.
• Jigen struck Naruto and grabbed Sasuke, but Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch places with a stone and escape.

Jigen used his shrinking and storage dojutsu to gain the advantage against Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke as they fought him in their powerful forms. Meanwhile, Uzumaki Boruto failed again to summon Otsutsuki Yuhao, and the battle ended with Naruto launching a Tailed Beast Bomb at Jigen.

• Jigen shrank Uzumaki Naruto’s Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan and struck him hard, but Naruto quickly healed his broken ribs beside Uchiha Sasuke.
• Uzumaki Naruto entered Nine-Tails Beast Mode, and Uchiha Sasuke activated Rinnegan: Complete Body Susanoo as Jigen prepared to face them seriously.
• Jigen enlarged and charged at Naruto and Sasuke, while Uzumaki Boruto’s attempt to summon Otsutsuki Yuhao failed again despite consuming his chakra.
• Jigen used Sukunahikona and Daikokuten to evade Naruto and Sasuke’s attacks and launch unpredictable counterattacks.
• Uzumaki Naruto roared and sent a massive Tailed Beast Bomb hurtling toward Jigen.

Naruto and Sasuke defeated Jigen’s apparent body after a fierce battle, but Otsutsuki Yuhao warned them that Jigen was still alive. Jigen nearly destroyed Sasuke’s Rinnegan before Yuhao’s warning saved him, and Jigen was shocked to recognize Yuhao as one of his clan.

• Sasuke attacked Jigen with Susanoo, but Jigen shrank himself to evade the strike.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao told Uzumaki Boruto to trust Naruto and Sasuke and watch their battle carefully.
• Jigen summoned giant cubes with Daikokuten, but Naruto and Sasuke broke through them and struck him down.
• Otsutsuki Yuhao warned Sasuke that Jigen was still alive, and Jigen’s surprise attack pierced Sasuke’s shoulder instead of his Rinnegan.
• Jigen looked at Otsutsuki Yuhao and recognized one of his own clan.

Otsutsuki Yuhao helped Naruto and Sasuke drive Jigen from the alternate dimension, then returned with them to Konoha. Amado joined Konoha and revealed Kara’s secrets while Yuhao watched Kashin Koji’s reconnaissance of Kara and assessed his strength.

• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Jigen with a Rasenshuriken and Amaterasu as he tried to escape, forcing him to flee after he shrank the attacks with Sukunahikona.
• Sasuke introduced Otsutsuki Yuhao to Naruto as the Sage of Six Paths’ younger brother from another parallel world, and Naruto invited him to Konoha.
• Yuhao traveled to Konoha with Naruto and Sasuke, shared his knowledge of ninjutsu, and attended a banquet hosted by Naruto.
• Amado defected to Konoha after using the bomb implanted in Nara Shikadai to pressure Naruto and Nara Shikamaru, then revealed what he knew about Kara, the Otsutsuki clan, and Karma.
• Yuhao watched Amado’s projected footage of Kashin Koji scouting Kara and judged that Koji surpassed Super Kage level but remained below Six Paths level.