Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuzhen sealed Urashiki and told Minato that the Otsutsuki clan posed an overwhelming threat, explaining that becoming Hokage would help him gather power beyond chakra. Hiruzen supported Yuzhen’s succession and began discussing its date, hoping Minato could step back from administration.

• Yuzhen sealed the weakened Urashiki in a bottle and put it away in Daikokuten’s alternate dimension.
• Yuzhen told Minato that every Otsutsuki was as powerful as a Sage of Six Paths, and Minato worried that the Ninja World could not withstand the clan.
• Minato asked whether Yuzhen wanted to become Hokage to increase his strength, and Yuzhen said a supernatural system could unite the power of all living beings.
• Hiruzen accepted Yuzhen’s explanation and proposed setting a date for his Hokage succession ceremony.
• Hiruzen supported Yuzhen becoming Hokage so Minato could leave administrative work behind, while Hiruzen looked forward to retirement.

Uchiha Yuzhen proposed delaying his Hokage succession ceremony until he and Namikaze Minato traveled to the moon to verify the truth about the Sage of Six Paths’ brother and the visitors from beyond the heavens. Minato agreed to plan the expedition, beginning with a list of the ninjas who would go.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen suggested that Yuzhen’s youth and energy would help him take on the Hokage’s duties, while Namikaze Minato awkwardly accepted the criticism that he had focused on Kushina.
• Yuzhen said he would take Minato to the moon and hold his succession ceremony after they had verified what was there.
• Yuzhen explained that the Sage of Six Paths had a brother whose descendants lived on the moon and guarded against visitors from beyond the heavens.
• Yuzhen told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Uchiha Stone Tablet identified the Sage’s mother as the Rabbit Goddess, whose shrines were scattered throughout the Ninja World.
• Minato said they could investigate the brothers’ history on the moon and asked Yuzhen whether he knew how to get there; Yuzhen confirmed he did.
• Minato agreed to begin assembling the expedition list, with himself and Yuzhen as two of its members.

Namikaze Minato agreed to leave the village for the moon expedition and asked Uchiha Yuzhen to help choose the team. Yuzhen proposed Uzumaki Nagato, and Minato selected Orochimaru for the final spot, saying he trusted Yuzhen most.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted that Namikaze Minato could leave his post for the important lunar expedition.
• Namikaze Minato asked Uchiha Yuzhen whether he had a candidate in mind for the moon landing.
• Uchiha Yuzhen chose Uzumaki Nagato, intending to bring him to the moon and strengthen him with the giant Tenseigan.
• Namikaze Minato accepted Nagato as one of their own and recommended Orochimaru for the last spot.
• Namikaze Minato told the surprised group that he had chosen Orochimaru instead of Jiraiya because he trusted Uchiha Yuzhen most.

Uchiha Yuzhen and Minato chose Orochimaru for their planned moon mission, then Yuzhen went to the Military Police Force to gather allies and discuss reforms ahead of becoming Hokage. He told Fugaku and the others that he intended to become Hokage, and the announcement stirred the room.

• Minato explained that Orochimaru’s knowledge and sensitivity to information made him a fitting choice for the moon mission, and Yuzhen agreed to include him.
• Yuzhen left the Hokage Building and considered using sparring with the Uchiha’s powerful fighters to gain Combat Points and reforming the Military Police Force before his Hokage appointment.
• Yuzhen arrived at the Military Police Force headquarters, where Fugaku, Hikari, Obito, Shisui, and Fugaku’s son were waiting.
• Yuzhen told Fugaku and the others that he intended to become Hokage, prompting an immediate reaction in the office.

Uchiha Yuzhen told the Uchiha that he needed to become Hokage quickly because threats from Otsutsuki and beyond the stars demanded greater strength. He dismissed concerns about his planned trip to the moon, then proposed sparring with the clan to assess candidates for his future Shadow Guard.

• Uchiha Yuzhen used Genjutsu to explain the danger posed by Otsutsuki and visitors from beyond the stars, prompting Itachi and Shisui to support his plan to become Hokage.
• Uchiha Shisui worried about Yuzhen traveling to the moon with only the Fourth Hokage and Orochimaru, but Yuzhen reassured him that he was strong enough after capturing Urashiki.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed that Yuzhen had grown stronger and asked whether he had come to discuss something beyond becoming Hokage.
• Uchiha Yuzhen proposed sparring with the clan to assess their growth and choose candidates for his Shadow Guard, and Fugaku approved.

Yuzhen fought the Uchiha clan members in a spar and overwhelmed them with Ever-Victorious Lightning, which could affect luck. After Fugaku called an end to the match, Yuzhen prepared to discuss the second matter with everyone.

• Yuzhen transported the Uchiha group to the clan's training ground and said he would fight them all alone.
• Itachi, Fugaku, Shisui, Obito, and Hikari activated their Mangekyō Sharingan and prepared to spar with Yuzhen.
• Hikari attacked first, and Yuzhen praised her before striking the group with lightning that affected their luck.
• Hikari, Obito, and Itachi questioned the lightning's ability after Yuzhen defeated them, while Shisui and Fugaku expressed their surprise.
• Fugaku ended the spar and asked Yuzhen to discuss the second matter; Yuzhen agreed to discuss it with everyone present.

Uchiha Yuzhen won the Uchiha clan’s approval for his planned Military Police Force reforms, then spent Combat Points to upgrade two Affixes. The new abilities gave him powerful attack reflection and Underworld control and immortality as he prepared for future confrontations.

• Fugaku and the Uchiha representatives approved Yuzhen’s Military Police Force reforms, accepting that the clan would give up some privileges in exchange for broader opportunities and his becoming Hokage.
• Yuzhen healed everyone with Yang Release chakra, bought grilled skewers, and checked his Combat Points, which had risen to 203,303.
• Yuzhen chose to upgrade [God Tree Rebound (Gold)] for a more versatile rebound ability and [Yellow Springs Serpent (Gold)] to strengthen his power in the Underworld.
• Yuzhen instructed the system to upgrade both Affixes, and it consumed 200,000 Combat Points.
• The system granted Yuzhen [Full Counterattack (Red)], which reflected malicious attacks, and [Underworld Dragon (Red)], which enslaved souls and gave him powerful defenses and revival within the Underworld.

Uchiha Yuzhen upgraded his Affixes and learned that the Underworld Dragon granted him a hidden spirit realm and a form of immortality tied to the souls he enslaved. After testing the ability, he traveled to Amegakure to tell Nagato that their trip to the moon needed to be accelerated.

• The system explained that Yuzhen had reached the immortal stage of Five-Digit strength and could become a Four-Digit existence by upgrading another Affix.
• Yuzhen used the Underworld Dragon to capture the souls of a brutal bandit gang in the Land of Tea and placed them in a new spirit realm within his consciousness.
• The system revealed that the spirit realm was Yuzhen's own hidden world, which could evolve into the Underworld or a heavenly paradise.
• Yuzhen realized that the souls in his spirit realm would help him resist true death, then decided to accelerate the trip to the moon.
• Yuzhen appeared in Amegakure's leader's tower and greeted Nagato and Konan.

Uchiha Yuzhen told Nagato and Konan about the threat from visitors beyond the heavens and invited Nagato to the moon to learn the truth. Nagato agreed to leave Akatsuki for a month, and he and Yuzhen set off from Konoha the next day.

• Nagato and Konan greeted Yuzhen, who said he had come to take Nagato somewhere that held all the truth.
• Yuzhen used genjutsu to reveal the threat from beyond the Ninja World, and Nagato and Konan agreed that the Tailed Beasts could serve as a defensive deterrent.
• Nagato decided to make the trip to the moon despite the ulterior motives of some Akatsuki members.
• Yuzhen asked how long Nagato could leave Akatsuki, and Nagato said he could be gone for a month with Konan and Hiruko covering for him.
• Konan agreed to manage Akatsuki while Nagato was away, and Yuzhen and Nagato set off from Konoha the next day.

Yuzhen gathered Nagato, Minato, and Orochimaru to travel to the moon, where Orochimaru warned Nagato that his Rinnegan had likely been implanted to exploit his Uzumaki vitality. After they discussed Nagato’s past as one of Jiraiya’s students, Yuzhen transported the group into a cave on the moon.

• Yuzhen waited outside Konoha with Nagato for Minato and Orochimaru to arrive.
• Minato recognized Nagato’s Rinnegan, and Orochimaru warned that someone had used Nagato as a vessel to nurture the eyes.
• Nagato and Orochimaru recalled their past connection, and Nagato explained why Jiraiya had hidden his Rinnegan from Orochimaru.
• Minato learned that Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan had trained under Jiraiya outside Konoha, while Nagato denied being the Child of Prophecy.
• Yuzhen ended the discussion and used the Flying Thunder God to transport the group into a cave on the moon.

Uchiha Yuzhen brought Nagato, Namikaze Minato, and Orochimaru to a space-time tunnel between Earth and the moon, where he explained that its chakra triggered a powerful memory-searching Genjutsu. He offered to shield them with his chakra while secretly planning to mark Orochimaru’s soul dimension.

• Nagato sensed that the glowing pool contained unusually powerful chakra, and Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato also found its nature impossible to identify.
• Uchiha Yuzhen explained that the pool was a space-time tunnel made with Kekkei Mōra chakra and that it drew out the memories of anyone caught in its Genjutsu.
• Orochimaru questioned whether Kekkei Mōra was real, while Namikaze Minato wondered whether a powerful user was still maintaining the tunnel on the moon.
• Nagato asked Uchiha Yuzhen how they could cross safely, and Yuzhen said his chakra could protect them from the Genjutsu.
• Uchiha Yuzhen planned to use the chakra covering Orochimaru’s body to locate and place a Flying Thunder God mark on Orochimaru’s soul dimension.

Uchiha Yuzhen attached his chakra to Orochimaru and marked Orochimaru’s soul before the group traveled to the moon. Far away, Otsutsuki Momoshiki foresaw that he and Kinshiki would die while confronting Kaguya, and realized the planet where she and Isshiki were hiding.

• Namikaze Minato, Nagato, and Orochimaru agreed to let Uchiha Yuzhen attach his chakra to them.
• Uchiha Yuzhen used the chakra connection to mark Orochimaru’s soul, then helped the group reach the moon without encountering the genjutsu traps.
• Otsutsuki Momoshiki sensed that death was approaching and summoned Kinshiki to inspect his fate.
• Otsutsuki Momoshiki saw that he and Kinshiki would die while dealing with Kaguya, and learned that Kaguya had betrayed their clan.
• Otsutsuki Momoshiki told Kinshiki that the person who would kill them was on Isshiki and Kaguya’s planet.

Momoshiki consumed the unripe Chakra Fruit and prepared to travel with Kinshiki to the planet where Isshiki and Kaguya were. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yuzhen brought Minato, Nagato, and Orochimaru to the moon, where they encountered a spirit in a graveyard.

• Momoshiki used Sacrificial Alchemy to turn the God Tree's unripe fruit into chakra and transform himself.
• Kinshiki suggested keeping the frenzied God Tree as a weapon, and Momoshiki agreed it could become a Ten-Tails.
• Momoshiki told Kinshiki they would reach Isshiki and Kaguya's planet in about a week and ordered him to send Urashiki the route.
• Uchiha Yuzhen welcomed Namikaze Minato, Nagato, and Orochimaru to the moon, where Nagato and Yuzhen attributed its gravity to Chibaku Tensei.
• Yuzhen led the others up through a cave, stopped by a graveyard, and noticed that its souls had not gone to the Pure Land.
• A blind, illusory old man emerged from the graveyard.

Uchiha Yuzhen and his companions were invited by Hamura Otsutsuki to meet him in the moon’s hidden world. They reached the castle and found Hamura waiting in its main hall.

• Namikaze Minato mistook the old man’s spirit manifestation for the Spirit Transformation Technique, while Orochimaru explained that it came from exceptionally powerful chakra.
• The spirit elder said Hamura Otsutsuki had sensed Yuzhen’s arrival and invited him to the castle for a discussion.
• The elder explained that Hamura had created a world within the moon’s sealing sphere, encompassing both the living and the dead.
• Yuzhen accepted the invitation, and the elder led him, Orochimaru, Nagato, and Minato into the moon’s small world.
• Yuzhen and his companions entered the castle’s main hall and saw Hamura, who had horns, Byakugan, and nine black spheres revolving behind him.

Uchiha Yuzhen met Hamura Otsutsuki on the moon, secretly extracted his Demi-Star Spirit Affix, and revealed that the Ninja World group had come to study records about the Otsutsuki beyond the heavens. Hamura heard Yuzhen’s request, while Orochimaru remained fascinated by Hamura’s powerful spiritual body.

• Hamura Otsutsuki greeted the visitors from the Ninja World and explained that he and Hagoromo had allowed records of their history to circulate.
• Uchiha Yuzhen acknowledged Hamura’s earlier spying and secretly used the system to inspect and extract Hamura’s Demi-Star Spirit Affix.
• Yuzhen told Hamura that the past spying was trivial and asked what Hamura wanted to discuss.
• Orochimaru watched Hamura’s spiritual body and wondered how it could possess chakra vastly greater than the Nine-Tails.
• Yuzhen told Hamura that his group had come to examine the moon’s records about the Otsutsuki beyond the heavens and copy materials to prepare for their arrival.

Uchiha Yuzhen secured Otsutsuki Hamura’s permission to consult records about visitors from beyond the heavens and to use the Giant Tenseigan to strengthen Nagato. Hamura led Yuzhen and Nagato to the temple while Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato were sent to the archive.

• Otsutsuki Hamura agreed to let the visitors examine records about his mother’s clan.
• Uchiha Yuzhen asked to use the Giant Tenseigan’s energy to strengthen Nagato.
• Hamura recognized Yuzhen’s strange eye and agreed, while warning that the Rinnegan’s original owner had left contingencies.
• Yuzhen assured Hamura that the original owner could not return and said they should proceed to the Giant Tenseigan.
• Hamura sent a clansman to guide Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato to the archive, then took Yuzhen and Nagato to the temple in the sky.

Nagato and Uchiha Yuzhen discovered that the Giant Tenseigan was made from countless Byakugan, and Otsutsuki Hamura disabled its chakra-absorbing mechanism. Hamura asked Yuzhen to raise his last living descendant, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Yuzhen agreed.

• Nagato sensed the Giant Tenseigan's immense chakra and realized it had been formed from countless Byakugan.
• Otsutsuki Hamura explained that his descendants had created the eye and disabled its mechanism that absorbed chakra from outsiders.
• Uchiha Yuzhen saw the Tenseigan's Affix and recognized that he could use its abilities through tools transformed from Amenonuhoko.
• Otsutsuki Hamura asked Uchiha Yuzhen to raise Otsutsuki Toneri, his last living descendant on the moon.
• Uchiha Yuzhen accepted Hamura's request and considered Toneri a promising investment.

Uchiha Yuzhen refined the Giant Tenseigan’s chakra into a pill and gave it to Nagato to strengthen him. While Nagato began a three-hour transformation, Yuzhen left to install another Affix above the Ninja World’s ocean.

• Otsutsuki Hamura left to inform Toneri after Uchiha Yuzhen agreed to his request.
• Uchiha Yuzhen extracted chakra from the Giant Tenseigan and refined it into a pill that could strengthen Nagato and improve his eyes.
• Nagato swallowed the pill and became enclosed in a blue chakra shell as his transformation began.
• Uchiha Yuzhen told his Shadow Clone to take Nagato to the palace archives after he awoke, then departed using Flying Thunder God.
• Uchiha Yuzhen appeared above the sea and asked the system to install another “Demi-Star Spirit” Affix.

After gaining the Demi-Star Spirit Affix, Uchiha Yuzhen learned he could command the planet’s Dragon Veins in the earth, ocean, and sky, greatly increasing his power. He tested the Tenseigan Affix, found it worked through mirrors and eyeglass frames, and then set out to check Nagato’s transformation.

• Uchiha Yuzhen tested Star Sovereignty · Pseudo and summoned a massive tornado by commanding the air and ocean currents.
• Uchiha Yuzhen realized the planet’s natural energy in the land, sea, and sky could amplify his strength and broaden his abilities.
• Uchiha Yuzhen decided to seek the Earth Affix from the Sage of Six Paths after settling matters on the moon.
• Uchiha Yuzhen tested the Tenseigan Affix with transformed tools and found that mirrors enabled a battlefield-wide attack while eyeglass frames activated Chakra Mode.
• Uchiha Yuzhen admired the Tenseigan Chakra Cloak, then vanished to check on Nagato’s transformation.

Uchiha Yuzhen reviewed his gains and waited for Nagato to complete his transformation in the Moon's Sky Temple. Nagato emerged with greatly enhanced powers and free of Uchiha Madara's safeguard, and Yuzhen asked him to cooperate with a plan after they returned to the Ninja World.

• Uchiha Yuzhen told Clone Yuzhen that his gains gave him confidence to face Otsutsuki Shibai, and the clone left after noting Nagato's transformation was nearly complete.
• Uchiha Yuzhen suppressed the chakra aura as Nagato's pale blue egg cracked, protecting the Sky Temple from damage.
• Nagato emerged with silver-white hair, blue Rinnegan, stronger chakra and eye abilities, and the ability to switch his eyes into the Sharingan state.
• Nagato thanked Uchiha Yuzhen, and Uchiha Yuzhen confirmed that the mark of his Blessing remained and Uchiha Madara's safeguard was gone.
• Uchiha Yuzhen told Nagato that they had accomplished most of their purpose on the moon and that he would need Nagato's cooperation with a plan in the Ninja World.