Recaps

Sasuke wanted to confront the Uchiha, but Shikamaru convinced him to seek intelligence first, and Neji confirmed that Konoha had sealed the clan grounds under heavy surveillance. At a secret Ino-Shika-Cho meeting, Shikaku concluded that Konoha’s leadership intended to exterminate the Uchiha for political, military, and financial gain, before an unknown voice interrupted them.

• Sasuke said he would go to the Uchiha, but Shikamaru warned that the Anbu and Root would detect him.
• Neji used his Byakugan to confirm that the Uchiha Grounds were tightly watched and saw that the Hyuga Branch Family still bore its Cursed Seal.
• Shikamaru brought Sasuke and Neji to the Nara Clan compound to learn about Konoha’s shifting factions.
• In a secret meeting, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza reported increased surveillance and harassment of the Uchiha, while Shikaku Nara argued that the leadership wanted to provoke the clan into rebellion and seize its assets and Sharingan.
• An unknown voice challenged the Ino-Shika-Cho clans for hiding instead of attacking Konoha’s leaders, and Choza, Inoichi, and Shikaku prepared to respond.

Shikamaru Nara and four powerful companions appeared in the Nara Clan compound and told Shikaku Nara about their parallel world's unified Empire under Chiba. Shikaku explained that his world’s clans could not overthrow Konoha’s leaders without triggering civil war and inviting invasion.

• Shikamaru Nara greeted Shikaku Nara as his father from another world, while Yamanaka Inoichi’s mental probe rebounded off Neji Hyuga’s barrier and injured him.
• Shikamaru explained that he came from a parallel world, where Chiba had overthrown Sarutobi Hiruzen’s faction and become Fifth Hokage.
• Shikamaru described how Chiba abolished the Daimyo, unified the Ninja World, and established an Empire in which the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans held great power.
• Sasuke asked why Shikaku’s Ino-Shika-Cho Clans and the Uchiha Clan did not overthrow Konoha’s leaders.
• Shikaku said they lacked a force like Senju Qianye and feared that rebellion would cause civil war, mutual destruction, and an invasion by other ninja villages.

Shikaku Nara explained why the Uchiha could not safely seize power and revealed that Shisui Uchiha was presumed dead and Itachi Uchiha had become a double agent for Konoha’s high command. Sasuke struggled to accept how different his family was in this world, while Neji Hyuga began to ask Shikaku a question.

• Shikaku Nara warned Sasuke that the Uchiha were divided and could become as brutal as Sarutobi Hiruzen without someone strong enough to suppress them.
• Shikaku Nara said Shisui Uchiha had vanished a year earlier and was likely murdered after trusting Konoha’s high command, prompting Sasuke to erupt in anger.
• Shikaku Nara revealed that Itachi Uchiha secretly reported the clan’s plans to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo.
• Shikamaru restrained Sasuke as Kabuto Yakushi explained that the high command’s pressure had driven Itachi toward sacrificing his clan.
• Sasuke accepted that this was a world without His Majesty Chiba and condemned Konoha’s system, while Neji Hyuga asked Shikaku Nara if he could pose a question.

Neji Hyuga demanded to know what happened to his father, Hizashi, and learned that Konoha had sacrificed Hizashi to appease Kumogakure after the attempted kidnapping of Hinata. Neji contrasted Konoha’s compromise with how His Majesty Chiba crushed Kumogakure’s invasion in his world, leaving the meeting stunned by the difference between the two villages.

• Neji Hyuga confronted Shikaku Nara, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza and demanded to know where Hizashi was.
• Shikaku and Inoichi explained that Kumogakure’s leader had tried to abduct Hinata, that Hyuga Hiashi killed him, and that Konoha handed over Hizashi to prevent war.
• Neji angrily condemned Konoha’s decision and described how His Majesty Chiba had killed Kumogakure’s infiltrators in his world.
• Neji recounted that Chiba single-handedly defeated Kumogakure’s army of five thousand, captured the Raikage and Killer B, and forced Kumogakure to pay compensation.
• Shikaku and the others were left shocked as Neji and Sasuke judged the Konoha of this world for its compromises and persecution.

Shikamaru revealed that the five visitors were scouts for an Empire preparing to conquer the parallel world, and warned the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans not to resist or alert Konoha's leadership. Shikaku chose to conceal the invasion and withdraw his clans' forces, deciding they would seek survival under the Empire rather than die for Konoha's corrupt leaders.

• Neji condemned Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza for supporting Konoha's leadership, and Shikamaru stopped him before he questioned Shikaku.
• Shikamaru identified the five visitors as the Imperial Vanguard Army and announced that the Empire planned to conquer the world and abolish its Daimyo and ninja villages.
• Shikamaru described the Empire's Six Paths Level ruler, ten Super Kage Level fighters, and more than sixty Kage Level experts, then warned the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans not to resist or inform Konoha.
• Shikamaru and the other four left through his Shadow Secret Technique, and Inoichi and Choza asked Shikaku whether to report the threat.
• Shikaku refused to alert the Hokage, reasoning that Konoha's leaders would exploit the clans and send them to their deaths, and ordered the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans to hide the information and reduce their missions.
• Shikaku decided that the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans would abandon Konoha's leadership and change allegiance when the Empire arrived.

Shikamaru’s group split up to exploit the Uchiha massacre: Sasuke rushed to the compound while the others targeted Root’s base. Sasuke intercepted Itachi as he prepared to kill a clan family and overwhelmed him in their first clash.

• Shikamaru learned that Anbu and Root forces had surrounded the Uchiha Compound, then assigned Sasuke to intervene while he and the others raided Root’s underground base.
• Itachi prepared to kill a Uchiha family, convincing himself that the massacre would protect Sasuke and prevent civil war.
• Sasuke appeared behind Itachi and revealed his identity, but Itachi refused to believe that the teenager was his eight-year-old brother.
• Itachi attacked Sasuke with his sword and kicks, but Sasuke stopped the blade bare-handed and deflected the blows.
• Sasuke struck Itachi with a powerful side kick, sending him through two walls and into a heap of rubble.

Sasuke defeated Itachi and used Tsukuyomi to show him a Parallel World where the Uchiha lived peacefully and Itachi became a respected ninja. Itachi was left devastated, questioning why he had been forced to slaughter his clan in his own world.

• Uchiha Tekka and the Uchiha Security Force arrived at the ruins and found Itachi defeated by Sasuke.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke and demanded to know his identity.
• Sasuke claimed he was Sasuke Uchiha from a Parallel World and rewrote the Tsukuyomi to show Itachi that world.
• Itachi saw the Uchiha living openly in the Imperial Capital, Shisui serving as an Anbu leader, and another version of himself honored by the clan.
• After the visions faded, Itachi dropped his blade, collapsed into the bloodwater, and cried out over the life he had been forced to live.

Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after witnessing Itachi’s suffering in Tsukuyomi, then defeated him and confronted Fugaku over the Uchiha Clan’s condition and Itachi’s burden. The chapter ended with Fugaku demanding Sasuke identify himself as the clan members prepared for a confrontation.

• Sasuke remembered the Empire and became furious at the Konoha High Command for forcing Itachi to slaughter the clan.
• Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and its power shattered Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi collapsed in the real world, and the Uchiha clansmen discovered Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō too.
• Fugaku Uchiha arrived, checked on Itachi, and recognized Sasuke’s resemblance to himself and Mikoto Uchiha.
• Sasuke accused Fugaku of failing the clan and burdening Itachi, then Fugaku demanded to know who Sasuke was.

Sasuke revealed that the Uchiha thrived in his Parallel World, while Itachi exposed Konoha High Command’s plan to exterminate the clan and chose to fight for his family. Sasuke summoned a Complete Body Perfect Susanoo, leaving Fugaku and the clansmen stunned by his power.

• Itachi identified Sasuke as his younger brother from a Parallel World, and Sasuke told the Uchiha that their clan wielded great power in the Empire.
• Itachi warned the clansmen that Konoha High Command planned to wipe out the Uchiha that night with Anbu and Root.
• Itachi admitted he had once considered carrying out the mission but now chose to fight alongside his family.
• Sasuke urged the Uchiha to attack Konoha High Command and formed a half-body Susanoo.
• Sasuke activated Sage Mode and transformed his Susanoo into a Complete Body Perfect Susanoo over a hundred meters tall.

Danzō sent Root to attack the Uchiha Compound, mistaking the enormous Susanoo for Itachi’s power and trusting his Sharingan and forbidden techniques to defeat its wielder. Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized the threat to Konoha, summoned the village’s forces, and rushed toward the compound to stop it.

• Root ninjas waited outside the Uchiha Compound for Danzō’s signal to eliminate the clan and collect its Sharingan.
• A towering purple Susanoo appeared over the compound, and its wind knocked several Root ninjas from the trees.
• Danzō assumed Itachi had betrayed him, revealed the Sharingan implanted in his arm, and ordered Root to attack and capture the Susanoo’s wielder.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the Susanoo from the Hokage Building and feared its power could devastate Konoha.
• Hiruzen summoned the village’s ninja clans and fighting Jonin, then hurried toward the Uchiha Compound.

As Sasuke’s enormous Susanoo terrified Konoha, Shikaku and Hiashi independently ordered their clans to stay inside rather than obey the Hokage’s call to attack. Beneath Konoha, the Empire’s Vanguard prepared to move, while Root ninja launched an assault on Sasuke at the Uchiha Compound.

• Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza agreed to keep the Ino-Shika-Cho clans in their compound and let Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo face the Empire.
• Hiashi ordered the Hyuga Clan to seal its compound and refused the Hokage’s order to suppress the rebellion.
• Kabuto, Temari, Neji, and Shikamaru gathered materials in Root’s base and prepared to show themselves in Konoha.
• Fugaku and Itachi watched Sasuke’s Complete Body Susanoo, and Itachi began to imagine what the Uchiha could do with the Empire’s power.
• Root ninja attacked Sasuke’s Susanoo with a barrage of ninjutsu.

Sasuke used his Complete Body Susanoo to devastate the Root and Anbu forces attacking the Uchiha Compound, while the Uchiha clansmen joined the fight. Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and accused Fugaku of betraying the village, but Fugaku condemned him for the attack.

• Sasuke's Susanoo slaughtered Root ninjas and crushed Anbu members as they attacked the Uchiha Compound.
• Uchiha clansmen rallied to defend their clan and fought the remaining Anbu and Root forces.
• Most of the invading force was wiped out, and Sasuke prepared to finish the survivors before Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered him to stop.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived with several minor clan leaders and saw that the major clans had refused to join his campaign against the Uchiha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accused Fugaku Uchiha of attacking village forces, but Fugaku denounced him and demanded to know why the Uchiha should have submitted to slaughter.

At the Uchiha Compound, Itachi revealed that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō had ordered the Uchiha clan’s extermination, turning the clan and the allied small clan heads against Konoha’s leadership. Sasuke lost patience with the arguing and began powering up his Susanoo, leaving Hiruzen and Danzo bracing for an attack.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen denied targeting the Uchiha, but Shimura Danzō emerged and accused Fugaku Uchiha and the clan of treason.
• Itachi Uchiha confronted Danzo and revealed that his mission had been to kill every Uchiha that night.
• The Uchiha clansmen erupted in fury, while the small clan heads recoiled from Hiruzen and realized they could also be targets.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to gather the village’s ninjas and destroy the Uchiha, but Sasuke cut them off and dismissed their arguments.
• Sasuke spread the wings of his Complete Body Susanoo and unleashed a surge of power, forcing Hiruzen and Danzo to prepare for an attack.

Sasuke and the Uchiha fought Konoha’s forces as Fugaku confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sasuke crushed Shimura Danzō. Danzō used Izanagi to return from two apparent deaths, but Sasuke burned him to ash with Amaterasu.

• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to kill the Anbu and Root members, then attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The minor clans held back while the Uchiha fought the Anbu and Root, and Kakashi Hatake clashed with Itachi Uchiha.
• Sasuke crushed Shimura Danzō with Susanoo, but Danzō emerged unharmed and Sasuke identified his use of Izanagi.
• Danzō denied using Izanagi, but Sasuke shot him with a Susanoo arrow, and Danzō used Izanagi again to escape death.
• Sasuke ignited Danzō with Amaterasu, and the flames burned him into black ash.

Sasuke continued killing Danzo until the strain of Izanagi exposed the stolen Sharingan embedded in his arm, turning the Uchiha against him and driving other clans away from the Hokage Faction. Danzo summoned the masked Obito Uchiha, who challenged Sasuke, but Sasuke lacked the chakra to use the Empire’s space-sealing jutsu against Kamui.

• Sasuke crushed Danzo with Susanoo for the fourth time, and Danzo’s repeated use of Izanagi made the Hashirama cells in his arm run wild.
• Danzo’s bandages tore away, revealing eight Sharingan embedded in his arm, and the Uchiha clansmen charged him in a fury.
• Aburame Shibi withdrew his clan from the battle, and other smaller clans distanced themselves from the Hokage Faction.
• Danzo called for help, and a masked man appeared, mocking him and claiming that his identity did not matter.
• Itachi warned Fugaku that the masked man claimed to be Uchiha Madara and had been involved in the plan to destroy the Uchiha, but Fugaku rejected the claim.
• The masked Obito challenged Sasuke’s Complete Body Susanoo, while Sasuke realized he lacked enough chakra to use the Empire’s space-sealing jutsu against Kamui.

Sasuke exposed the masked man's identity as Obito Uchiha and taunted him until he lost control. Obito confirmed the truth behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage, leaving Kakashi devastated.

• A young Uchiha attacked the masked man, but the flaming blade and a barrage of ninja tools passed through him.
• Sasuke waited for Shikamaru, Temari, Neji, and Kabuto Yakushi to complete a Spatial Sealing Barrier while he kept the masked man distracted.
• Sasuke named the masked man Obito Uchiha and accused him of killing Minato and Kushina and unleashing the Nine-Tails.
• Sasuke insulted Obito over Rin Nohara, and Obito erupted in rage, declaring that he would create a world with Rin.
• Kakashi recognized Obito as his former comrade, collapsed to his knees, and was devastated by the revelation.

Sasuke and his allies defeated Obito Uchiha’s Kamui with a Space-Time Sealing Technique, then Neji attacked him while Sasuke turned toward Danzō. Sarutobi Hiruzen refused to help Danzō, leaving him facing Susanoo alone.

• Sasuke’s Susanoo struck Obito, but Kabuto Yakushi’s Space-Time Sealing Technique blocked Kamui and left Obito unable to become intangible.
• Kabuto explained that Chiba had developed the sealing technique, while Shikamaru said they had already stripped Root of its resources and urged the others to finish their mission.
• Neji charged Obito and shattered his flames with Eight Trigrams: Empty Wall Mountain-Breaking Palm, smashing him into a crater.
• Sasuke sent Susanoo toward Danzō, who had only four Sharingan left to rewrite reality and begged Sarutobi Hiruzen for help.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen turned away from Danzō, deciding not to shield him after his crimes were exposed and recognizing that Danzō’s death could protect Hiruzen’s own standing.

Sasuke exhausted Danzo’s Izanagi and killed him after Kabuto took Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyo. On the other battlefield, Neji nearly killed Obito, but Kakashi intervened and begged him to spare Obito.

• Sasuke killed Danzo after repeatedly destroying him until all eight Sharingan on Danzo’s arm were spent.
• Danzo tried to use Kotoamatsukami to escape by controlling someone near Sasuke, but Kabuto rushed in and removed Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyo.
• Sasuke cut Danzo in two with Susanoo’s sword, while Sarutobi Hiruzen quietly relaxed and sought to distance himself from Danzo’s crimes.
• Neji trapped Obito with a Sealing Jutsu and prepared to kill him with Eight Trigrams: Empty Wall Mountain-Breaking Palm.
• Kakashi blocked Neji’s attack, then stood between Neji and Obito as he pleaded for Obito’s life; Obito angrily rejected Kakashi’s help and blamed him for Rin’s death.

Neji Hyuga spared the parallel-world Kakashi as Sasuke and the others left the Uchiha Compound, where Fugaku rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen’s attempt to smooth things over. In the Forest of Death, Kabuto began building a permanent passage to the Empire, while Konoha’s leadership lost its standing and young Sasuke became the focus of the Uchiha’s hopes.

• Neji Hyuga held back from killing Kakashi, and Shikamaru Nara transported Sasuke, Neji, Kabuto Yakushi, and Temari away from the Uchiha Compound.
• Fugaku Uchiha dismissed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s apology, and Hiruzen left as the rift between the village and the Uchiha widened.
• In the Forest of Death, Kabuto revealed supplies taken from Root and said he could build a permanent coordinate anchor to the Empire in two days.
• News of Danzo’s crimes and the clans’ refusal to answer Hiruzen’s summons damaged the Hokage’s authority, while Koharu demanded punishment and Hiruzen warned against further division.
• Uchiha clan members treated eight-year-old Sasuke with unusual reverence, and Itachi told him he would one day become the clan’s pride.

Kabuto Yakushi and the others established a Teleportation Gate between the parallel ninja world and the Empire, allowing Chiba to receive their report. The gate could not yet support an army or anyone stronger than Peak Kage Level, so Chiba could not pass through it himself.

• Kabuto Yakushi activated the Teleportation Gate in the Forest of Death while Orochimaru connected to it from the Dragon Vein Underground Palace.
• Kabuto Yakushi reported that the group had anchored the gate in Konoha in Year Fifty-Six, and Sasuke Uchiha revealed that he had killed Shimura Danzō and destroyed Root.
• Neji Hyuga reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi had blamed Danzo for the Uchiha plot and that Anbu were searching for the group.
• Chiba ordered the five to stay concealed and wait for the Empire's army before confronting Konoha.
• Orochimaru explained that the gate lacked enough energy for an army and could only withstand someone at Peak Kage Level, preventing Chiba from crossing.

Chiba convened the Empire’s highest council after the Teleportation Gate to a Parallel World stabilized and revealed the injustice and corruption in that world. Unable to cross the gate himself, he ordered the Empire to prepare an expedition, and its leaders eagerly volunteered to invade.

• Chiba summoned the Empire’s highest council and announced that the Teleportation Gate had stabilized, then ordered every Jinchuriki to gather at the Dragon Vein in Wind Province to power it.
• Chiba described the Parallel World’s Konoha Year Fifty-Six, where the Five Great Ninja Villages remained in power and the Daimyo still controlled the ninja.
• Chiba revealed that Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura were driving the Uchiha Clan toward rebellion, while Shimura Danzō secretly sought to seize their Sharingan.
• Chiba told the council that the Parallel World’s Hyuga Clan still used the Caged Bird and that Sarutobi Hiruzen had forced Hizashi Hyuga to die after Kumogakure’s kidnapping attempt.
• Chiba explained that the gate barred anyone above Peak Kage Level, but that fighters could unleash their greater abilities after crossing; Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, Kakashi Hatake, and the provincial leaders volunteered to lead the expedition.

The Empire opened a cross-world gate and sent more than two hundred powerful shinobi into the Parallel Ninja World. After the army arrived in the Forest of Death, Lucheng Nara read His Majesty Chiba’s order to seize the major villages and purge the realm, and the provincial forces set out for their targets.

• Naruto, the other jinchuriki, and Orochimaru powered the Dragon Vein array, opening a gate between worlds.
• Shisui Uchiha led the Imperial Conquest Legion through the gate and reunited with Sasuke, while Hizashi reunited with Neji.
• The Four Provincial Governors and more than a hundred Imperial shinobi emerged, overwhelming the Forest of Death with their combined pressure.
• Lucheng Nara read His Majesty Chiba’s decree ordering the Imperial forces to take control of the nations and ninja villages and kill anyone who resisted.
• The Four Provincial Governors led their forces toward their assigned targets, while Shisui told Sasuke to guide them to Konoha.

Three Complete Body Susanoo and over a hundred Imperial ninja arrived in Konoha to carry out His Majesty Chiba’s decree to purge the corrupt village system. Konoha’s resistance quickly collapsed, and Sarutobi Hiruzen surrendered as Shisui Uchiha took control of the Hokage Building.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned the Barrier Squad had found no trace of the mysterious visitors before three Complete Body Susanoo appeared over Konoha with Sasuke, Shisui, Itachi, and the Imperial elite.
• Fugaku Uchiha recognized Sasuke’s Empire as real, while Konoha’s Itachi saw Shisui alive and an Imperial version of himself; Hyuga Hiashi saw Hizashi without a Caged Bird mark, and the Ino-Shika-Cho leaders assessed the Empire’s powerful ninja.
• Lucheng Nara announced His Majesty Chiba’s decree to purge the Five Great Ninja Villages, and Imperial ninja seized Konoha’s key locations and suppressed resistance within minutes.
• Shisui Uchiha confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Hokage Office and condemned his leadership, then said His Majesty Chiba might spare the Sarutobi Clan for Tsunade’s sake.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen released the kunai hidden in his sleeve and accepted that he had lost.

Sasuke, Itachi, Hizashi, Neji, and other Imperial shinobi reunited with their counterparts and introduced them to a world where the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Ino-Shika-Cho clans lived without the same burdens. The local clans were left stunned and intrigued by the Empire’s strength and way of life, while the Nara clan began comparing notes with its Imperial counterparts.

• Older Sasuke greeted Mikoto and Fugaku, teased his eight-year-old counterpart, and said he was glad to meet his parents when they were younger.
• Older Itachi told his thirteen-year-old counterpart that he no longer had to bear darkness or burdens in the Empire.
• Imperial Uchiha ninja shared military rations and described a clan focused on missions and earning techniques, prompting local Uchiha clansmen to yearn for a similar life.
• Hizashi explained that the Empire had abolished the Caged Bird, and Neji subdued a Main Branch elder with his overwhelming Chakra before withdrawing his pressure at Hizashi’s request.
• Hizashi revealed that he, Neji, and three other Imperial Hyuga clansmen were Kage Level, leaving Hiashi stunned.
• Lucheng joined Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza with Imperial Ino-Shika-Cho members, and an Imperial Akimichi gave Choza jerky that boosted his Chakra.

Governors and forces from the Ninja World Empire invaded the major villages of a parallel world, overwhelming their counterparts and demanding surrender. In Tanzaku Street, three Senju ninjas found Tsunade and revealed that the Empire was ruled by Senju Qianye, leaving her stunned by the clan’s restored power.

• Imperial A defeated the Fourth Raikage A and Killer B while Imperial troops crushed Kumogakure’s guards.
• Imperial Rasa used Gold Dust to pin the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and Imperial Chiyo destroyed Chiyo’s puppets as they demanded Sunagakure’s surrender.
• Imperial Ōnoki overwhelmed the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki’s Dust Release and ordered Iwagakure to surrender.
• Imperial Mei Terumi introduced herself to the young Mei Terumi and described the prosperous Kirigakure of the Empire, while Imperial Ao revealed Chojuro’s future position.
• Teppei Senju, Keiko Senju, and Senju Sōta found Tsunade and explained that the Empire’s Senju Clan had sent them to prevent her from resisting its takeover.
• Teppei Senju revealed that Senju Qianye ruled the Empire and led the Senju Clan, astonishing Tsunade.