Chapter Summaries

Konoha’s forces overwhelmed the major villages on several fronts, using Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to crush resistance while Kirigakure surrendered. Konoha’s march continued across the surrounding nations, leaving the other small villages surrendering before battle.

• Hashirama Senju used Wood Style to devastate Kumogakure’s army while Fugaku Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan attacked, leaving A despairing at his forces’ defeat.
• Tobirama Senju flooded Iwagakure’s trapped canyon, then ordered Yamanaka Inoichi to locate survivors and Might Duy to eliminate them.
• Mei Terumi offered Kirigakure’s surrender to Hatake Sakumo, who assigned Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Sarutobi Clan to receive prisoners of war.
• The leaders of the Land of Rice Fields, the Land of Snow, and other small nations surrendered as Konoha’s army advanced.

Chiba arrived in the Land of Rain with Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake, and Anbu, revealing that Nagato was alive and leading Akatsuki. He gave Jiraiya two hours to persuade Nagato to surrender, while Nagato sensed Chiba’s overwhelming Chakra and agreed to meet Jiraiya.

• Chiba told Jiraiya that defeating the major ninja villages would not unify the Ninja World and revealed that Nagato was alive and had formed Akatsuki.
• Jiraiya asked to speak with Nagato and persuade him to surrender, and Chiba gave him two hours before he would intervene.
• Nagato sensed Chiba’s Chakra through the Rain Tiger at Will Technique, suffered bleeding, and judged Chiba more powerful than all nine Tailed Beasts combined.
• Nagato detected Jiraiya approaching the tower and told Konan to guide him in, despite her concern that the meeting could be a trap.

Jiraiya confronted Nagato in Amegakure and learned that he planned to impose peace through fear and the threat of a weapon made from the Tailed Beasts. Jiraiya countered with Chiba’s plan to unify the Ninja World, leaving Nagato and Konan surprised by the proposal.

• Jiraiya met Konan in Amegakure, and she led him to Nagato after he asked about Yahiko.
• Jiraiya found Nagato crippled and connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Yahiko’s corpse stood before him as Deva Path Pain.
• Nagato explained that he would gather the nine Tailed Beasts and use an ultimate weapon to make nations fear war.
• Jiraiya condemned Nagato’s plan to create peace through repeated mass destruction, and Nagato insisted that people could understand one another only through shared pain.
• Jiraiya revealed that Chiba planned to unify the Ninja World, abolish the Daimyo and national borders, and provide equal treatment and supplies under one government.

Jiraiya's attempt to persuade Nagato failed, and their confrontation turned into a battle in the tower. After capturing four Akatsuki members, Chiba arrived just as Jiraiya faced a deadly attack and effortlessly shielded him.

• Nagato rejected Jiraiya's proposal to unify the Ninja World, accused Chiba of seeking dictatorship, and ordered Jiraiya to leave the Land of Rain.
• Jiraiya refused to leave and attacked Nagato, prompting Pain to strike him with Shinra Tensei.
• Chiba defeated Kisame, Deidara, Sasori, and Hidan in minutes while Kakashi and the Anbu bound the captives.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode but was overwhelmed by the Six Paths of Pain and suffered a severe injury.
• Chiba reached the tower, destroyed Pain's attacking summons and attacks with Wood Style, and left Nagato stunned by his power.

Chiba overwhelmed Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain and defeated Konan, leaving Nagato helpless. Obito Uchiha then appeared with Black Zetsu and confronted Nagato, calling him a failed vessel.

• Nagato ordered the Six Paths of Pain to attack Chiba, but Chiba destroyed the Preta, Human, Naraka, Asura, and Deva Paths with ease.
• Chiba repelled Konan’s paper attack and left her wounded beside Nagato.
• Black Zetsu emerged from distorted space and immobilized Nagato in his wheelchair.
• Obito Uchiha appeared, criticized Nagato for failing as a vessel, and ignored Konan’s attacks with his intangibility.
• Nagato demanded to know who Obito was.

Chiba exposed Obito Uchiha’s identity and the truth behind the Moon Eye Plan, then revealed he had sealed Amegakure against space-time ninjutsu. With Obito unable to escape, Chiba left Kakashi to settle their personal grudge.

• Obito Uchiha ripped the Rinnegan from Nagato and tried to take his other eye, but Chiba interrupted him and called him by his real name.
• Chiba told Nagato and Konan that Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato and that the Moon Eye Plan aimed to revive the Ten-Tails and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Chiba revealed that Black Zetsu was working to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Obito Uchiha tore off his mask in anger.
• Kakashi recognized Obito Uchiha, who blamed him for Rin’s death and declared he would create a world where she existed.
• Obito Uchiha tried to escape into the Kamui Dimension, but Chiba’s barrier blocked his space-time ninjutsu.
• Chiba told Kakashi to deal with Obito Uchiha himself.

Chiba sealed Black Zetsu and agreed to save Nagato on the condition that the Akatsuki disband and Nagato be imprisoned in Konoha. After restoring Nagato’s life, Chiba turned back to Kakashi’s fight with Obito, where Kakashi gained the upper hand.

• Chiba pinned Black Zetsu with the Gate of the Great God and sealed him inside a scroll.
• Konan and Jiraiya pleaded with Chiba to save Nagato, and Chiba agreed if the Akatsuki disbanded and Nagato was imprisoned in Konoha.
• Chiba used Sage Art: Life-Saving Reversal to restore Nagato and told Jiraiya to take him back to Konoha after he woke.
• Kakashi countered Obito’s fire technique with a Water Wall and disappeared into the steam.
• Kakashi struck Obito from above with an axe-kick, crushing the stone beneath his feet.

Kakashi defeated Obito in the Land of Rain after resisting Obito’s attempt to exploit his guilt over Rin. He captured Obito and removed his Mangekyō Sharingan, then Chiba ordered Konoha’s armies to plant their flags across the Ninja World within three days.

• Obito deliberately let Kakashi pierce his heart with Chidori, using the scene to trigger Kakashi’s trauma over Rin before escaping with Izanagi.
• Obito attacked Kakashi from behind with a Black Rod, but Kakashi blocked the strike and revealed that he had recognized Izanagi.
• Furious that Obito had used Rin’s death as a tactic, Kakashi severed Obito’s right arm and stopped his attempt to fight back.
• Kakashi removed Obito’s right Mangekyō Sharingan and restrained him with Chakra-sealing handcuffs.
• Kakashi reported Obito’s capture to Chiba, who ordered Konoha’s armies to plant their flags across the Ninja World within three days.

Konoha’s forces defeated or secured the surrender of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure in a sweeping campaign. Acting on Fifth Hokage Chiba’s orders, they moved to eradicate the Daimyo and noble classes, leaving the old order of the Ninja World on the brink of collapse.

• Hashirama Senju forced A to surrender Kumogakure, then ordered Fugaku Uchiha to take control and sent half the forces toward the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo Palace.
• Tobirama Senju defeated Ōnoki as Konoha’s forces broke Iwagakure’s defenses, and Ōnoki surrendered the village.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Shikaku Nara to take control of Iwagakure and directed the army to advance on the Land of Earth’s Daimyo Palace.
• Mei Terumi confirmed Kirigakure’s transfer to Hatake Sakumo, who said Konoha’s main operation was at the Land of Water’s Daimyo Palace.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen led his clan toward the Land of Water’s Daimyo Palace and ordered them to kill every noble there.

Chiba proclaimed the creation of a unified empire and reorganized the Ninja World into five provinces under centralized rule. The four defeated village leaders accepted governorships under Konoha oversight and surrendered their villages’ techniques to the Imperial Ninjutsu Repository.

• Rasa, Mei Terumi, A, and Ōnoki returned to Konoha as Chiba’s victorious forces entered the village.
• Chiba announced that the five great lands and villages would be abolished and the Ninja World united as an empire divided into five provinces.
• Chiba appointed Rasa, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and A as provincial governors while assigning Konoha officials to control key departments and monitor them.
• Rasa and Mei Terumi accepted the appointments, followed by A and Ōnoki, who agreed to govern their provinces under Chiba’s conditions.
• Rasa, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki submitted their villages’ technique scrolls to Chiba, and A surrendered Kumogakure’s scroll as well.

Chiba established the Empire's Merit Point System, ending the villages' monopoly on ninja techniques, and the former governors accepted the coming handover. As the resurrected dead prepared to leave, Hashirama reunited with Tsunade and Mito, who urged Tsunade to marry Chiba and have children.

• Chiba announced that C-Rank Ninjutsu and below would be freely available, while higher-ranked techniques would be exchanged for Merit Points or sealed away, and the four governors submitted to the system.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju praised Chiba's rule, then Hashirama announced that the undead would leave and Chiba gave them twenty-four hours for farewells.
• Hashirama Senju gambled away his money until Tsunade burst into the Gambling House and dragged him out by the ear.
• Mito Uzumaki took Tsunade to a tavern, questioned her about her life, and urged her to marry Chiba and have children to revitalize the Senju Clan.
• Tsunade fled the tavern, while Mito Uzumaki watched her go and reflected that Chiba would keep her from enduring another war.

As the summoned dead prepared to return to the Pure Land, they shared final lessons and farewells with their families and clans. Chiba ordered Orochimaru to release Impure World Reincarnation, and Kushina smiled and waved goodbye to Naruto as she faded away.

• Kushina spent a final meal with Naruto, comforted him, and urged him to take care of himself before she left the next day.
• Hatake Sakumo trained Kakashi in the Hatake blade techniques and warned him to keep his heart facing the light as the Empire's Anbu commander.
• Kagami Uchiha told Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha to abandon the clan's arrogance and serve as the Empire's sword and shield.
• Hyuga Hiashi agreed to abolish the Caged Bird Cursed Seal after the Hyuga ancestors discussed Byakugan research and the clan's outdated rules.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju urged Chiba to rebuild the Senju Clan, and he assured them the matter was already underway.
• Chiba told Orochimaru to release Impure World Reincarnation, and Kushina waved to the tearful Naruto as the summoned souls began returning to the Pure Land.

Three years after the Empire’s founding, Qianye ruled from the Imperial Capital with Six Paths-level power while reviewing the Empire’s agricultural and Merit Points reports. The provinces had prospered under his rule, and Rasa and Mei Terumi had become loyal Imperial governors.

• Qianye reviewed his status and recalled that his third annual sign-in had perfected his Yin Release, raising his power to Six Paths Mid-Stage and to Six Paths Peak in Perfect Sage Mode.
• Shikaku Nara reported that ninjutsu farming had tripled the Empire’s grain production and that ninja had shifted from covert missions to public-benefit work for Merit Points.
• Rasa looked over the transformed Wind Province and recalled how Qianye and teams of Earth Style and Water Style ninja had turned its desert into fertile land.
• Mei Terumi reviewed the Water Province’s abundant fishing and grain reports, remembering how Imperial investment and organized labor had ended hunger and won the province’s loyalty.

Ōnoki tried to make Kitsuchi prepare to succeed him as governor of Earth Province, while A discovered bandits in Lightning Province and ordered Killer B to arrest them. The chapter ended with A sentencing the captured bandits to ten years of latrine digging.

• Ōnoki praised Earth Province’s prosperity but scolded Kitsuchi for lacking ambition and urged him to become the next governor.
• Kitsuchi refused the job and suggested Ōnoki train Kurotsuchi instead, prompting Ōnoki to chase him with his cane.
• A struggled through a mountain of paperwork in Lightning Province when a clerk reported bandits near the Valley of Clouds and Lightning.
• The clerk explained that the bandits were lazy thugs who had avoided work at power plants and construction sites to rob caravans.
• A summoned Killer B and ordered him to arrest the bandits alive and send them to dig latrines for ten years.

Three years after the Empire was established, Tsunade trained the Senju descendants while the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans demonstrated their renewed strength. The chapter ended with Hyuga Hiashi reflecting on the successful abolition of the Caged Bird system and the Main Branch–Branch Family distinction.

• Tsunade put more than a hundred Senju children through harsh Chakra training and took satisfaction in Senju Shu, Senju Aoi, and other promising youths.
• Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi Uchiha, lost to his brother’s Susanoo, and earned praise for reaching Kage Level strength with his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Fugaku Uchiha reflected on the clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan users and elite fighters, then pledged the Uchiha Clan’s loyalty to the Empire and Chiba.
• Neji Hyuga demonstrated his Gentle Fist skills while Hinata watched and encouraged him.
• Hyuga Hiashi recalled abolishing the Caged Bird system and the distinction between the Main Branch and Branch Family with Chiba’s support.

The chapter showed how the Empire had improved the Hyuga Clan and brought former Akatsuki members into a peaceful life. It ended with Nagato reflecting that life in the Empire was good.

• Hyuga Hiashi saw Neji Hyuga’s Kage Level strength and Hinata Hyuga’s powerful taijutsu and Byakugan nearing evolution into the Tenseigan, and credited the Empire for the clan’s unity and growth.
• Shikamaru Nara complained about overtime as he walked through the Imperial Capital with Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi.
• Naruto Uzumaki invited Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji to barbecue and introduced them to Karin Uzumaki, Nagato Uzumaki, and Konan.
• Shikamaru reflected that Nagato had been freed under the Empire’s amnesty, regained his health, and abandoned his former pursuit of peace through pain.
• Naruto led the group to buy ingredients for a hot pot at the Uzumaki Clan compound, where more than twenty Uzumaki clansmen now lived.
• Nagato looked at Konan and the peaceful Imperial Capital and said that life was really good.

Chiba rejected Orochimaru’s unstable first-generation Immortality Elixir and was drawn into a higher-dimensional void, where he met Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki. Hagoromo recounted the history of the ninja world and lamented that Chakra had fueled a thousand years of war.

• Orochimaru presented Chiba with Immortality Elixir No. 1, which could theoretically grant thirty years of life but risked fatal rejection.
• Chiba ordered Orochimaru to keep improving the elixir until it could be safely distributed to everyone.
• A mysterious force pulled Chiba’s soul into a gray void, and he chose not to resist.
• Chiba recognized Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, greeted them formally, and asked why they had summoned him.
• Hagoromo praised Chiba for unifying the Ninja World, then recounted his family’s history and lamented that Chakra had become a source of war.

Chiba learned that Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki had sustained their souls by draining Natural Energy from the Ninja World, and that the Death God and Jashin were doing the same. The brothers prepared to sacrifice themselves to destroy those two entities and return the energy, leaving Chiba to prepare for the changes and honor Hagoromo’s final request about Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki explained that they had used the Pure Land to draw Natural Energy from the living world and preserve their souls.
• Chiba confronted the brothers for draining the Ninja World, but Hagoromo Otsutsuki said they had stayed to guard against Kaguya Otsutsuki’s return and were now ready to let go.
• Hamura Otsutsuki revealed that the Death God and Jashin also stole Natural Energy, and Chiba offered to deal with them.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said he and Hamura Otsutsuki would destroy the Death God and Jashin by sacrificing their remaining soul essence, then asked Chiba to look after the Hyuga Clan.
• Hamura Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki began to disappear, warning Chiba that Natural Energy would soon return and asking him to spare Kaguya Otsutsuki if she escaped her seal.

After the ancient deities’ deaths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki warned Chiba that vast Natural Energy would soon return to the Ninja World and entrusted him with protecting it. Hagoromo gave Chiba his power, awakening his Rinnegan and formidable ocular abilities, and Chiba summoned the Empire’s leaders to respond to the coming turmoil.

• Three days after Chiba returned to the Imperial Palace, Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared in a fading state and confirmed that the Death God, Jashin’s remains, and Hamura had perished.
• Hagoromo warned Chiba that the sealed Natural Energy would return to the Ninja World within half a month and asked him to protect the land; Chiba promised to keep Imperial territory safe.
• Hagoromo gave Chiba his remaining power, causing Chiba’s Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve directly into a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Chiba discovered his new ocular abilities, including time reversal, absolute defense, and the power to take or bestow Bloodline Limits.
• Chiba ordered the Empire’s high-ranking officials and the governors of the four major provinces to join a council meeting.

Chiba told the gathered officials and provincial governors the ancient origins of the ninja clans and the reincarnations of Indra and Asura. He proved the truth by revealing his own Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, leaving the council hall overwhelmed by its power.

• Chiba convened the Empire’s leaders and four provincial governors, then said his soul had visited the Pure Land and met Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
• Chiba explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki had been sealed by her sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, and that Indra and Asura founded the Uchiha and Senju bloodlines.
• Chiba revealed that Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara had been reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and that Hamura’s descendants founded the Hyuga and Uzumaki clans.
• When Shikaku Nara questioned whether the revelations were true, Chiba awakened his own Sharingan and showed that he could turn it on and off.
• Chiba transformed his Mangekyō Sharingan into a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, unleashing pressure that cracked the table and stunned everyone, including Nagato Uzumaki.