Chapter Summaries

Shōji revealed that Black Zetsu had altered the Stone Tablet to manipulate Madara into reviving Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, but Madara rejected the warning and chose to fight Shōji. Madara immobilized Hashirama and sent Black Zetsu to join the battles below, while Shōji prepared to stop them from escaping.

• Shōji explained that the Eye of the Moon Plan was false peace and claimed that Black Zetsu had altered the Stone Tablet to arrange Ōtsutsuki Kaguya’s revival.
• Black Zetsu denied Shōji’s accusations, and Madara chose to trust him despite the doubts Shōji had raised.
• Madara rejected Shōji’s warning and demanded that he join the plan or oppose him, prompting Shōji to prepare for battle.
• Hashirama tried to stop Madara, but Madara pulled him close, immobilized him with a Truth-Seeking Orb, and pierced his neck with a black rod.
• Madara allowed Black Zetsu to assist the forces below in capturing the Tailed Beasts, while Shōji resolved not to let Black Zetsu and Obito escape.

Shōji summoned Satoru to hold off Black Zetsu and joined Uchiha Madara in a battle between Rinnegan users. Madara’s Limbo clones and senjutsu attacks pressured Shōji, who ended the chapter by manifesting his complete Susanoo.

• Shōji summoned Satoru from the Box of Paradise and ordered it to attack Black Zetsu, while Obito and Orochimaru moved to meet the creature.
• Shōji and Uchiha Madara clashed with Truth-Seeking Orb swords, then countered each other’s lightning techniques and Madara used Limbo: Border Jail.
• Shōji saw Madara’s four Limbo clones, blocked their attack, and pressed toward Madara with his Lightning Release technique.
• Shōji used The Way Back Technique to restrain Madara, but a Limbo clone blocked his strike and Madara escaped the technique’s hold.
• Madara struck Shōji with Sage Art - Storm Release Light Fang Technique, breaking Shōji’s Truth-Seeking Orb Sword, then attacked again with water-wave lasers.
• Shōji summoned his complete Susanoo to face Madara’s continuing attack.

Shōji gained the upper hand against Madara through his superior Rinnegan power and relentless lightning attacks, while the allied forces were overwhelmed elsewhere on the battlefield. Madara summoned a meteor to disrupt Shōji, who restrained Madara’s Limbo clones and flew upward to meet it.

• Shōji’s lightning attacks restrained Madara’s Limbo Shadow Clones as the Iwagakure Ninja cheered and the Konoha and Kirigakure forces suffered heavy losses.
• Madara realized Shōji’s Nine Tomoe Rinnegan gave him a clear advantage in Dōjutsu Power, and Shōji’s lightning struck and wounded him.
• Madara used Wood Release to trap Shōji, but Shōji broke through the barrier with a surge of lightning and forced Madara onto the defensive.
• Madara rejected the idea of retreating and summoned a gigantic meteor with Tengai Shinsei to shake Shōji and affect the wider battlefield.
• Shōji used Thunderstorm Rampage Technique to restrain Madara’s four Limbo Shadow Clones, then flew toward the sky as a scorching wave erupted.

Shōji overpowered Madara in their battle, leaving Madara severely injured and forcing him to gamble on a final attack with Black Zetsu and his Limbo Shadow Clones. Shōji revealed that his preparations had reached their climax and seized control of the four clones, leaving Madara horrified.

• Shōji destroyed Madara’s giant meteor, broke through his Chibaku Tensei, and struck him with lightning that shattered his Susanoo.
• Madara detonated a cluster of Yasaka Beads to escape Shōji’s finishing strike, but the blasts severely injured them both.
• Shōji recognized that Madara had summoned Black Zetsu to support a desperate plan to kill him and regain the Rinnegan.
• Madara charged Shōji with a Truth-Seeking Orb sword as Black Zetsu moved to attack, but Shōji’s gathered powers restrained the weapon and threatened Madara.
• Madara summoned his four Limbo Shadow Clones and detonated another attack, but Shōji used the Way Back Bishamonten Gate Technique to take control of them.

Shōji trapped Madara and Black Zetsu in his Inner Lower World, then revealed the truth about the Infinite Tsukuyomi and challenged Madara’s belief that an illusory dream could bring peace. Madara accepted that Shōji was right and faced the future with renewed calm.

• Shōji used the combined suppression of The Way Back Technique and the Bishamonten Gate Technique to seize control of Madara’s Limbo clones and trap Madara and Black Zetsu in his Inner Lower World.
• Shōji silenced Black Zetsu and explained how Black Zetsu had deceived Madara about the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Madara argued that the Infinite Tsukuyomi could still create peace, but Shōji sent him information revealing that it would turn humanity into White Zetsu for the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Shōji rejected Madara’s dream of permanent illusion, defended humanity’s capacity for goodness, and declared that he would keep moving toward a future of endless possibilities.
• Madara conceded that Shōji was right and let go of his despair, recalling the hopes he and Hashirama had held in their youth.

Shōji killed Madara at his request, erased Black Zetsu, and returned to find the allied forces defeated by Iwagakure. After promising Hashirama to show Tsunade mercy if she did not oppose him, Shōji destroyed Hashirama’s Impure World body and sent his soul back to the Pure Land.

• Madara accepted Shōji’s vision of the future and asked him to end his life, so Shōji killed him and burned his body and Rinnegan to ash.
• Shōji confronted Black Zetsu, explained how his Rinnegan had exposed the alterations to the Stone Tablet, and annihilated him with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Shōji returned to the battlefield, where Iwagakure had captured Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Sakumo, Utakata, and the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, while Terumi Mei had been killed.
• Shōji told Hashirama that Madara had died without regrets and agreed to spare Tsunade if she did not put him in a difficult position.
• Hashirama asked Shōji to protect Tsunade, then closed his eyes, and Shōji destroyed his Impure World body with a Truth-Seeking Orb Sword.

Shōji defeated the remaining enemies and took control of the battlefield, killing Obito and sentencing Orochimaru to life in prison. He spared Hiashi and Shikaku and sent them back to Konoha to prepare the clans to submit, while Danzo remained in his custody.

• After Hashirama fell, Tsunade abandoned resistance, while Orochimaru withdrew from the fight and waited for Shōji to judge him.
• Shōji sealed the space around Obito, stabbed him through the heart, took his Mangekyō Sharingan, and burned his body.
• Shōji spared Orochimaru but sentenced him to prison for life, then received the captured Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Tsunade, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• Shōji ordered Hiashi and Shikaku to return to Konoha and guide their clans toward obedience, while Danzo cursed them and Shōji silenced him with a terrifying illusion.
• Hiashi and Shikaku accepted Shōji’s orders and left to coordinate the Konoha clans as Shōji prepared to settle the remaining matters.

Shōji secured key sites in Konohagakure and confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and the village’s other leaders over their responsibility for Konoha’s ruin and the Uchiha Clan’s suffering. He announced that Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu would be exposed before the villagers and publicly executed, leaving them horrified.

• Shōji ordered Ogata, Bunya, Hoshino, and other Iwagakure Ninja to secure Konoha’s facilities, maintain order, and arrange for the remaining prisoners.
• Shōji mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders, while Danzo cursed the Uchiha and blamed Hiruzen for Konoha’s destruction.
• Shōji trapped Danzo in the Eternal Genjutsu World again, and he collapsed in terror.
• Shōji confronted Mitokado Homura over Danzo’s stolen Sharingan and Wood Release, then rejected Hiruzen’s plea to spare Konoha’s civilians by citing the village’s past abuses.
• Shōji accused Hiruzen and the elders of responsibility for Konoha’s dark history and threatened to reveal their deeds to the villagers before publicly executing them.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura protested Shōji’s plan, while Hiruzen stared at him in disbelief.

Shōji destroyed the Hokage Rock, declared Konohagakure officially defeated, and began punishing its leaders while sparing Tsunade. He then met Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who said he had come to learn what kind of world Shōji would build.

• Shōji destroyed the Hokage Rock, extinguishing Konohagakure’s remaining resolve and marking the village’s destruction.
• Shōji threatened Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo with torment, then entrusted them to Shisui.
• Shōji released Tsunade from her Chakra restraint and let her leave, while Ōnoki and Orochimaru headed toward Konohagakure to handle its affairs.
• Shōji sensed Hagoromo Otsutsuki emerging from the Pure Land and confronted him about whether he intended to act against him.
• Hagoromo said he lacked the power to interfere in the present world and had appeared because he wanted to meet Shōji and learn what future he would create.

After receiving Hagoromo’s legacy and promising to improve the world, Shōji led Iwagakure to defeat the allied forces and bring most nations under its rule. With Kirigakure isolated, Genji chose unconditional surrender, and Shōji considered how to treat the village.

• Hagoromo gave Shōji the complete history from a thousand years earlier and asked him to care for Hamura’s descendant before returning to the Pure Land.
• Iwagakure defeated the Konoha and Kiri Ninja allied forces, entered Konohagakure, and crushed Kumogakure’s army under Kitsuchi, reportedly killing Fourth Raikage A.
• After Sunagakure, Konohagakure, and Kumogakure fell, most remaining nations and villages surrendered to the Land of Earth, leaving Kirigakure as the last major holdout.
• Genji judged Kirigakure unable to resist and ordered its leaders to prepare for unconditional surrender, including withdrawing border forces and sending an envoy to Shōji.
• Shōji received Kirigakure’s surrender document and told Ōnoki that Kirigakure could receive preferential treatment, but would face the same core terms as the other great villages.

Shōji completed the Shinobi World’s substantive unification, began reorganizing its villages and political order, and exposed the crimes of Konoha’s former leaders. He publicly executed Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, declaring that a new world would begin.

• Shōji and Ōnoki arranged the deployment of Iwagakure forces to incorporate the other villages and nations, while Shōji assigned Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara to take over Kirigakure.
• Iwagakure troops secured key regions, and Genji and Kirigakure’s senior officials helped Itachi’s group bring the Land of Water under Iwagakure’s control, completing the Shinobi World’s substantive unification.
• Shōji publicized evidence of the crimes committed under Konoha’s former leadership, turning public opinion against the Konoha F4 and dissolving and dividing the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans.
• Shōji announced the public execution of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, and Konoha civilians gathered at the execution ground as Shisui and Killer B escorted the condemned there.
• Shōji addressed the crowd and ordered the executions; Iwagakure shinobi killed all four, and the crowd cheered as Shōji proclaimed that the world would begin anew.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The author reflects on the book's journey, from its humble beginnings to its completion after 11 months and 1.95 million Chinese characters.
• The book's unexpected success, with high subscription numbers and positive reader feedback.
• The rushed ending due to censorship of political content and the author's initial plan to explore reforms and future changes after defeating Madara and Hashirama.

Character Developments

• The author's growth as a writer, acknowledging mistakes, and commitment to improvement for future works.
• The protagonist's journey, though not detailed here, is implied to have been significantly impacted by the author's change in plot direction.

Significant Themes

• The challenges and rewards of writing as a side gig.
• The impact of reader feedback and market trends on story direction.
• The struggle between staying true to a story's original vision and adapting to censorship and reader expectations.

Character Interactions

• The author's gratitude towards readers and the editor for their support.
• The author's self-reflection and commitment to improving their craft for future projects.