Chapter Summaries

Ryōken arrived on the battlefield and effortlessly subdued the Eight-Tails with his Primordial Power, ending its threat to the Konoha shinobi. As everyone recognized him as the Ninja God, Ryōken’s newly refined power continued transforming his body.

• Jiraiya welcomed Ryōken’s arrival, while the Kumogakure shinobi watched as the Eight-Tails charged at him.
• Ryōken pierced the Eight-Tails’ arm with gray energy and destroyed one of its tails with another strike.
• The Eight-Tails fired a powerful Tailed Beast Ball, but Ryōken stopped it with his palm, analyzed it, and hurled it back, badly injuring the beast.
• Ryōken trapped the escaping Eight-Tails in gray mist, and the Kumogakure shinobi recognized him as Ryōken, the Ninja God.
• Ryōken silenced the Eight-Tails and descended onto its head as his Primordial Power and Godly Body continued to evolve.

Tsunade learned that Ryōken had driven back Kumogakure and forced the invading nations to withdraw, earning recognition as the Ninja God. As the Five Kage Summit was arranged in the Land of Iron, Madara Uchiha decided to disrupt it and prepare Nagato to demonstrate the Rinnegan’s power.

• Minato Namikaze reported that the Sunagakure and Iwagakure forces were retreating from Tsunade’s western front.
• A Konoha shinobi announced that Ryōken had suppressed the Eight-Tails and broken Kumogakure’s attack, prompting cheers from Tsunade’s forces.
• The nations withdrew from the Land of Fire, and the Five Kage Summit was scheduled for the Land of Iron with Tetsuki’s approval.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived at the Land of Iron with lavish gifts because Ryōken held the Eight-Tails and its Jinchuriki.
• White Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Nagato had mastered the Rinnegan and captured the Seven Tails, while the Five Great Nations planned their summit.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to take control of a young man and resolved to interfere with the summit, intending for Nagato to reveal the power of a true god.

At the Five Kage peace talks in the Land of Iron, the other Kage challenged Daimyo Tetsuki’s authority and the seating arrangement. Ryōken arrived and crushed the Fourth Raikage with his overwhelming aura, leaving the meeting at a tense impasse.

• Kushina Uzumaki reached the Land of Iron after Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi had departed, and Hiruzen told Minato to keep an eye on her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Kage took their seats in the plaza beneath Tetsuki, whose elevated position angered them.
• The Fourth Raikage demanded that Tetsuki explain why she sat above the Kage, and the Fourth Tsuchikage called her an unworthy puppet Daimyo.
• Mifune drew his blade to defend Tetsuki, while the plaza’s spires activated and gathered energy around the assembled leaders.
• Hiwa and Ryōken descended to support Tetsuki, and Ryōken asked the Fourth Raikage if he wanted an explanation.
• Ryōken released his aura, shattered the Fourth Raikage’s lightning, and forced him into his seat, where he could not resist the pressure.

Ryōken humiliated the Fourth Raikage at the Five Kage Summit and declared Tetsuki Queen of the Land of Iron, with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Kage offering no objection. After leaving the meeting, Ryōken reunited with Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, and Minato agreed to spar with him.

• Ryōken suppressed the Fourth Raikage and dismissed the Fourth Tsuchikage’s appeal to the rules by declaring that his words were the rules.
• Ryōken made Tetsuki Queen of the Land of Iron and placed its military and political affairs under her leadership, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Kage stayed silent.
• Ryōken left the summit, and Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze followed him; Tetsuki then asked Mifune to give the Fourth Raikage a seat.
• Kushina asked Ryōken to show her around the Land of Iron, while Minato reflected on how far Ryōken’s strength had surpassed his own.
• Ryōken asked Minato about his Flying Thunder God, and Minato agreed to spar with him despite Kushina urging them to go shopping.

Ryōken defeated Minato Namikaze in a test of speed by sensing the spatial disturbances of the Flying Thunder God and striking before Minato could react. After explaining how he had done it, Ryōken offered Minato guidance and then tempted Kushina with the prospect of leaving the village freely.

• Minato Namikaze surrounded Ryōken with kunai and attacked using the Flying Thunder God, but Ryōken burst forward and caught him before he could escape.
• Ryōken explained that he had sensed the subtle spatial fluctuations caused by the Flying Thunder God and used his speed to counter Minato.
• Minato Namikaze thanked Ryōken for advising him to sense spatial fluctuations and seek the essence of power.
• Kushina urged Minato Namikaze to go shopping with her, while Minato argued they should wait for the Hokage.
• Ryōken noticed the Nine-Tails sealed inside Kushina and asked whether she wanted to be able to leave the village whenever she pleased; Kushina eagerly agreed.

Ryōken explained how Kushina could become a perfect Jinchuriki, then brought her and Minato into the space inside her Eight Trigrams Seal to meet the Nine-Tails. The fox attacked Ryōken, but he stopped its strike and left it paralyzed, while Kushina laughed at its humiliation.

• Ryōken told Kushina that Mito Uzumaki had been a perfect Jinchuriki and explained that Kushina could gain immense power by becoming one.
• Ryōken brought Kushina and Minato to a bench, exposed the Eight Trigrams Seal, and drew them into the space where the Nine-Tails was imprisoned.
• The Nine-Tails unleashed its aura and taunted Kushina, but Ryōken blocked the pressure without flinching.
• Ryōken entered the cage, caught the Nine-Tails' crimson tail, and paralyzed the beast with a mysterious gray power.
• Kushina laughed at the helpless Nine-Tails as it roared in humiliation from the floor.

Ryōken removed the Nine-Tails’ seal and proved that his Primordial Power could restrain even its strongest attack. After the Nine-Tails admitted defeat, it agreed to speak with Kushina, leaving them to begin building a partnership.

• Ryōken told Kushina to remove the talisman, and she tore it off despite Minato’s concern.
• The Nine-Tails remained paralyzed after the seal was removed because Ryōken’s Primordial Power suppressed its chakra.
• The Nine-Tails launched its strongest Tailed Beast Ball at Ryōken, who contained its explosion inside a sphere of gray mist.
• The Nine-Tails acknowledged that it could not defeat Ryōken and inferred that he wanted Kushina to earn its recognition.
• Ryōken let the Nine-Tails choose freely, and it agreed to talk with Kushina.

Nagato arrived at the Five Kage Summit intending to subdue the Kage and impose his vision of peace as God Pain. After Hiwa warned Mifune to evacuate, Nagato confronted the assembled leaders and easily repelled the Fourth Raikage, leaving the summit on the brink of battle.

• Nagato killed a samurai with the Human Path and extracted his memories, learning that the Five Kage Summit was underway.
• At the summit, Hiruzen argued against transferring wartime gains to the Land of Iron while Hiwa watched the Kage debate.
• Hiwa recognized Nagato's Rinnegan and ordered Mifune to suspend the summit and leave with Tetsuki.
• Nagato approached the summit, killed the samurai who tried to stop him, and demanded that the Kage submit to God Pain.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Nagato, but Nagato caught his strike and began absorbing his chakra with the Preta Path.
• Nagato declared himself the one true god and threatened to kill anyone who profaned his majesty, while Hiwa observed that his power exceeded hers.

Nagato unleashed Almighty Push at the Five Kage Summit, and Hiwa countered with the Tenseigan before Ryōken arrived and confronted him. Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, where Kushina and Minato recognized Madara Uchiha standing atop it.

• Nagato unleashed Almighty Push, destroying the plaza and forcing Hiwa to intercept its repulsive force with her Tenseigan.
• The clash between Nagato and Hiwa leveled the arena, and Hiwa admitted she could not defeat him.
• Nagato questioned Hiwa's eyes and threatened to kill her, but Ryōken appeared and challenged him.
• Nagato sensed Ryōken's overwhelming aura and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Kushina and Minato recognized Madara Uchiha atop the statue, while the Nine-Tails warned them of the danger.

Ryōken confronted Madara Uchiha, who restored his strength and summoned a complete-body Susanoo to challenge him. Ryōken destroyed Susanoo’s sword and punched through its armor with a single burst of force, while Madara began repairing the damage.

• Ryōken told Madara Uchiha that he should not have come, but Madara and Nagato prepared to fight rather than back down.
• Madara used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s power to restore his body and summoned a complete-body Susanoo.
• Madara drew Susanoo’s giant sword and swung it at Ryōken as the other fighters retreated from the battlefield.
• Ryōken punched the air, shattering Susanoo’s blade and blasting a huge hole through its chest before the force pierced the clouds.
• Madara narrowed his eyes at Ryōken’s strength and used chakra to begin repairing Susanoo.

Madara Uchiha and Nagato tried to hold Ryōken back with a massive fire technique and Planetary Devastation, but Ryōken effortlessly destroyed both the attack and Susanoo. The battlefield was left under falling debris as Ryōken remained untouched.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Might Duy whether he could match Ryōken's air cannon, and Might Duy said Ryōken's sword was even stronger than his fists.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Great Fire Annihilation to distract Ryōken while Nagato emerged from behind the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to lift a vast mass of earth into the sky, while Ryōken and Hiwa calmly discussed the Sage of Six Paths.
• Madara Uchiha charged Ryōken with Susanoo as Nagato intensified the gravitational pull, but Ryōken cut Susanoo's head off and split the colossal sphere in two with one sword swing.
• Ryōken's aura shredded the falling rocks before they could reach him.

Ryōken killed Madara Uchiha and struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path before it vanished with Nagato. The Five Kage witnessed his overwhelming power, while Black Zetsu discovered that the statue had been cut in two.

• Ryōken pulverized Madara Uchiha and destroyed his Complete Susanoo, though Madara's soul escaped.
• Ryōken slashed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as it vanished with Nagato, then left with Hiwa.
• The Five Kage gathered at the ruined battlefield and recognized that Ryōken's power eclipsed their authority.
• Nagato and Black Zetsu regrouped in a distant cave, where Nagato lamented their failed plan and Madara's death.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path split in two, leaving Black Zetsu stunned by the damage to the Ten-Tails' shell.

After the Five Kage Summit, Ryōken prepared to leave the Naruto World for War College, parting from Hiwa and demonstrating his overwhelming power with a single sword slash. The Sage of Six Paths watched warily as Ryōken vanished, uncertain what his departure meant.

• Ryōken’s victory made him famous across the Shinobi World, and the Five Kage established a peace treaty while the Fourth Raikage ransomed back the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kushina, Minato, and their companions departed, with Kushina saying she had the Nine-Tails under control.
• Hiwa asked whether Ryōken would leave like Ashe, and Ryōken held her close before departing the next morning.
• Ryōken decided that he needed to leave the Naruto World to overcome his strength plateau and prepare for threats such as the Ōtsutsuki clan.
• The Sage of Six Paths observed Ryōken and recognized his cultivation of Godly Power, a Godly Body, and a Godly Soul.
• Ryōken slashed the sky with Starry Night, clearing the clouds and snow above the Land of Iron, then flashed away as the Sage of Six Paths considered his departure.

Ryōken entered the Space-Time Wormhole expecting to reach Valoran, but instead encountered cosmic laws and lost consciousness after a mote of light flooded him with information. Bard, the spokesperson of the Cosmic Will, made a deal involving a mysterious disc, and Ryōken awoke in a bathing chamber beside a powerful nine-tailed woman.

• Ryōken stepped through the portal, vanished from his world, and found himself in a vast space filled with powerful motes of light.
• A light mote struck Ryōken and overwhelmed his consciousness with visions and information, strengthening his Sword Soul as he fell into a protective coma.
• Bard examined Ryōken and the laws hidden within his mind, then exchanged information from a destroyed universe for a mysterious disc.
• Ryōken awoke submerged in a bathing chamber and watched a woman bathing without her noticing him.
• The woman attacked Ryōken with a pink-energy-coated tail, and he leapt from the pool to reveal himself.
• Ryōken apologized for trespassing as the woman emerged from the water, revealing nine powerful tails and her demigod-level strength.

Ryōken fought off Ahri after she tried to kill him, then reunited with Ashe at War College and learned that most of Valoran had fallen to the Void. Ashe offered to help him register and find a residence as he began settling into the academy.

• Ahri tried to kill Ryōken after he pretended to be enchanted by her, but he fought her at close range and escaped her home.
• Ryōken examined the golden barrier suppressing power across the residential district and realized the academy was protected by the might of a True God.
• Ryōken encountered Ashe and Lux, and Ashe teased him about provoking Ahri before offering to help him register and get a residence.
• Ryōken learned from Ashe and Lux that Void creatures had overrun nearly all of Valoran, leaving only War College and a few ancient city-states still holding out.

Ashe and Lux brought Ryōken through the War College’s functional district, explaining its identity registration, student rankings, and facilities. After learning that the strongest students fought on the Void Battlefield and could challenge True Gods, Ryōken resolved to rise to the top.

• Ashe explained that the War College’s residential tiers depended on strength and predicted Ryōken would earn an independent residence.
• Ashe led Ryōken and Lux into the College’s core, where a sculpture of the Void Eye, Vel'Koz, overwhelmed Ryōken with its presence.
• Ashe showed Ryōken the rankings of 198 official students and explained that higher-ranked students received more cultivation resources.
• Ashe described the Myriad Worlds Pavilion, the virtual illusion realm, and the towers that connected students to the Void World and Void Battlefield.
• Ashe and Lux named leading students including Aatrox, Pantheon, and Master Yi, and Ryōken decided he wanted to reach the pinnacle.

Ryōken registered at War College and entered Lord Sol’s virtual space to have his strength assessed in the Trial Tower. As he approached the tower with Cang Yuan, Garen, Xin Zhao, and Jarvan wondered how many floors he would clear.

• Ashe explained that many visitors were gathering at the academy ahead of Mount Targon’s opening and brought Ryōken to register with Cang Yuan.
• Cang Yuan identified Ryōken as a purebred human, gave him a soul-linked wristwatch, and helped him complete registration.
• Ryōken entered the virtual space while Ashe and Lux speculated that he might clear the second or third floor.
• Cang Yuan showed Ryōken the Trial Tower and explained that Lord Sol’s virtual space could simulate many kinds of power.
• Garen, Xin Zhao, and Jarvan noticed Cang Yuan guiding Ryōken and discussed how many floors the newcomer might clear.

Ryōken entered the War College’s Trial Tower and rapidly cleared its first two floors, surprising the gathered students. The crowd waited to see how far he would go as more onlookers, including Ahri, arrived.

• Cang Yuan explained the Trial Tower’s seven floors and the records set by the War College’s strongest Demigods.
• Aatrox and Pantheon entered the tower in succession, drawing the attention of Cang Yuan, Ryōken, and the students.
• Ryōken entered the Trial Tower and destroyed all nine Demigod-strength stars on its first floor with his sword.
• The tower’s golden light announced Ryōken’s first-floor clear, prompting Garen and the students to discuss his performance.
• Ryōken quickly cleared the second floor as well, stunning the crowd and delighting Cang Yuan.
• Ahri noticed the tower’s light and went over to see what was happening.

Ryōken cleared the Trial Tower’s fifth floor, drawing the attention and protection of the War College’s leaders and Dragon King Aurelion Sol. After reuniting with Ashe and Lux, he learned Cang Yuan had been summoned to an urgent Council of Elders meeting.

• Ryōken entered the Trial Tower, cleared the fourth floor, and used his trump card to survive the fifth floor’s ninety-nine-star challenge.
• The War College’s dean warned against internal slaughter, and Dragon King Aurelion Sol honored Ryōken with a new carving at the Trial Tower.
• Ryōken emerged from the tower, told Ahri they were even, and left with Cang Yuan as Pantheon withdrew to his villa.
• A mysterious purple-haired woman wondered whether Ryōken was the person Chief God Sol had mentioned.
• Cang Yuan told Ashe and Lux that Ryōken had cleared the fifth floor, then hurried away after receiving a message summoning him to the Council of Elders.

Ryōken impressed Lux and Ashe with his Trial Tower achievement and insights into the nature of power, then accepted Tryndamere’s challenge to duel. As word spread about Ryōken reaching the sixth floor, Hong learned of his potential and hurried back from the Void Frontline, wary of the Star Spirit Race.

• Lux and Ashe questioned Ryōken about clearing the fifth floor, and he explained that his world-origin avatar had helped him pass.
• Ryōken shared his views on understanding the essence of power, prompting Lux and Ashe to reflect and ask questions.
• Tryndamere grew jealous when he saw Ryōken with Ashe and challenged him to a duel, which Ryōken accepted.
• Ryōken, Ashe, and Lux entered virtual space as news of the duel and Ryōken’s sixth-floor achievement drew attention across War College.
• Heavenly Beast told Hong that a human had reached the sixth floor, and Hong set out for War College while warning the Star Spirit Race not to provoke him.