Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yū revealed that Orochimaru had developed a way to use Otsutsuki Kinshiki to help others enter Six Paths Mode. Orochimaru prepared to test the plan on Uchiha Shisui, leaving the gathered ninja tense as Kinshiki began to awaken.

• Uchiha Yū urged the ninja not to lose heart, while Deidara and Minato Namikaze discussed ways to grow stronger and exploit Six Paths Mode’s weaknesses.
• Uchiha Yū announced that he had found a path for everyone to enter Six Paths Mode and waited for Orochimaru to arrive.
• Orochimaru brought in research equipment and revealed Otsutsuki Kinshiki in a cultivation tank.
• Orochimaru explained that Kinshiki had been controlled with Kotoamatsukami and proposed turning him into a Chakra Fruit to increase others’ power.
• Orochimaru chose Uchiha Shisui as the first test subject, and Shisui agreed to the experiment.
• Orochimaru pressed a button, and Kinshiki began to awaken as the surrounding ninja braced themselves.

Uchiha Shisui consumed Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki’s Chakra Fruit and endured a painful transformation into a Six Paths-level fighter, gaining Ōtsutsuki traits and restoring his sight. His success gave Dawn Hidden Village another top-tier combatant, while the other ninja realized that they too could pursue greater power.

• Uchiha Yū ordered Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki, still controlled by Uchiha Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, to transform into a Chakra Fruit, and Kinshiki obeyed.
• Uchiha Shisui swallowed the fruit and suffered as its immense chakra reshaped his body, while Uchiha Yū watched and the assembled ninja observed.
• Uchiha Shisui’s skin turned pale and a horn grew as he evolved toward the Ōtsutsuki bloodline; the Kāma on his palm stirred, but Orochimaru’s special item kept it from influencing him.
• Uchiha Shisui completed his transformation into Six Paths Mode, restored his blinded Mangekyō Sharingan as a pale red Rinnegan, and manifested a nine-tomoe Sharingan on his forehead.
• Uchiha Yū congratulated Uchiha Shisui, who acknowledged his new strength and remarked that ordinary ninja seemed like ants beside Six Paths-level fighters.

Shisui Uchiha tested his new Rinnegan genjutsu, Nightmare, which could inflict real injuries through dreams. Uchiha Yū then proposed invading other worlds for chakra and identified the Underworld as their target.

• Shisui Uchiha used Nightmare on Deidara, putting him to sleep and creating a wound in the dream that appeared on his real body.
• Shisui Uchiha explained that Nightmare could torment an enemy's body as well as their mind, while keeping its weaknesses secret.
• Uchiha Yū presented Shisui Uchiha's transformation as proof that gathering chakra and evolving bloodlines could produce Six Paths-level power.
• Uchiha Yū proposed plundering other worlds for chakra because the Ninja World could not provide enough to strengthen many people.
• Minato Namikaze questioned where they could invade, and Orochimaru pointed to the Underworld as a powerful world they could take resources from.

Uchiha Yū persuaded the assembled ninja leaders that they had to invade the Underworld or be destroyed, and took command of the coming war. He planned an intelligence mission through the Forbidden Wall before the full invasion, while the villages prepared their forces under the Dawn Hidden Village.

• Mei Terumi and the other leaders considered the risks of invading the Underworld, and Uchiha Yū insisted they had no choice but to fight.
• Minato Namikaze backed Uchiha Yū as the sole war commander, and the assembled ninja accepted his leadership.
• Uchiha Yū planned to open a route with the Forbidden Wall and investigate the Underworld with Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Obito in three days.
• Uchiha Obito agreed to join the mission, while Minato Namikaze planned to say goodbye to Kushina before departing.
• Uchiha Yū ordered the village leaders to gather their ninja and supplies under the Dawn Hidden Village's unified command, and Minato Namikaze assigned Reiko and Nawaki to manage Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū suggested that Tsunade share authority with Reiko and Nawaki to help coordinate Konoha's war effort.

Uchiha Shisui explained the strengths and risks of his genjutsu abilities, and Uchiha Yū tasked him with protecting the Ninja World while he traveled to the Underworld. Uchiha Yū then joined Orochimaru at the portal, where they reviewed preliminary exploration footage.

• After the meeting, Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Yū that Nightmare could backfire against opponents with stronger spiritual power who recognized and resisted the dream.
• Uchiha Shisui revealed that his Six Paths Mode could create a powerful illusory world, and Uchiha Yū named the ability Dreamland.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Uchiha Shisui to protect the Ninja World while he went to the Underworld, and Uchiha Shisui vowed to defend it.
• Uchiha Yū visited Orochimaru's underground laboratory, where a dark-purple portal stood ready and Katsuyu lay barely alive.
• Orochimaru showed Uchiha Yū footage from modified ninja and surveillance devices that had begun exploring the Underworld.

Uchiha Yū prepared to investigate the Underworld with Uchiha Obito and Minato Namikaze, while Orochimaru stayed behind to advance genetic research. Minato arranged for Tsunade to take charge of the village and its rear medical forces before returning to the laboratory, where the group stood ready to depart.

• Orochimaru warned Uchiha Yū that the Underworld contained powerful souls and asked him to capture monsters for research.
• Uchiha Yū declined Orochimaru's offer to join the expedition and urged him to focus on genetic research.
• Uchiha Obito arrived at the laboratory after saying goodbye to Rin, and the group waited for Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze briefed the village leaders about the coming Fifth Ninja World War and assigned Tsunade to temporarily take command.
• Minato Namikaze returned to the laboratory, where Orochimaru complained that he had arrived late.

Uchiha Yū, Minato Namikaze, and Obito entered the Underworld to investigate whether it could be explored and eventually invaded. After witnessing a colossal monster, Uchiha Yū resolved to seek out intelligent beings who could help them survive there.

• Uchiha Yū warned Minato Namikaze and Obito that the operation was dangerous, and the three entered the portal while Orochimaru stayed behind to manage their return.
• Obito suggested that Minato Namikaze use Flying Thunder God in the spatial passage, but Minato found the space too unstable to leave a mark.
• Uchiha Yū broke through the barrier into the Underworld, where Minato confirmed that Flying Thunder God worked and set marks near their only route back.
• Uchiha Yū led the group across the desolate landscape, and they watched a colossal creature emerge from the ground and swallow a flying monster.
• Minato Namikaze admitted he feared their deaths could endanger the Ninja World, while Uchiha Yū insisted they could establish a safe foothold by finding intelligent life in the Underworld.

Uchiha Yū, Minato Namikaze, and Obito began exploring the Underworld, capturing monsters and battling soul beasts. After spotting Ge Long’s group of intelligent lifeforms, they pursued them and blocked their escape.

• Uchiha Yū proposed capturing Underworld monsters for Orochimaru to study and searching for intelligent lifeforms to target for invasion.
• Uchiha Yū restrained a cyclops-like monster, and Obito sealed it inside his Kamui space.
• Uchiha Yū and Minato Namikaze traveled through the Underworld and fought a horde of soul beasts, drawing Ge Long’s attention.
• Uchiha Yū spotted Ge Long and his group, then escaped the soul beasts’ encirclement with Minato Namikaze and led Obito in pursuit.
• Uchiha Yū and his companions raised a wall in front of Ge Long’s fleeing group and stood above them.

Uchiha Yū gathered intelligence from Ge Long’s group and chose Mu Lei Territory as the first target of the Underworld invasion. He attacked the territory to draw out Mu Lei, who emerged from his collapsing palace to confront him.

• Uchiha Yū trapped Ge Long’s group, used genjutsu to learn about Mu Lei Territory, and killed them to prevent the intelligence from getting out.
• Uchiha Yū, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Obito traveled to Mu Lei Territory and investigated its strength and defenses.
• The three agreed to test whether they could kill Mu Lei, then Uchiha Obito and Minato Namikaze entered the area while Uchiha Yū began a direct attack.
• Uchiha Yū floated above the territory as houses crumbled and residents panicked, while Mu Lei learned of the attack and rushed outside.
• Mu Lei saw Uchiha Yū hovering over his collapsing palace and challenged him to war.

Uchiha Yū tested Mu Lei’s Dark Release, then overpowered and crippled him while Uchiha Obito and Minato Namikaze destroyed the palace defenses. The group collected the corpses for Orochimaru’s research, and Uchiha Yū left wondering why the dead in the Underworld still had bodies.

• Uchiha Yū let Mu Lei attack so he could assess the Underworld’s power and recognized Mu Lei’s energy-draining ability as Dark Release.
• Mu Lei tried to drain Uchiha Yū, but Uchiha Yū remained unaffected and confirmed that Mu Lei was below Six Paths level but stronger than Kage level.
• Uchiha Yū grabbed Mu Lei and drained his accumulated energy, then erased half his body and crippled him.
• Uchiha Obito and Minato Namikaze slaughtered the palace’s defenders while Obito stored their corpses in Kamui space for Orochimaru’s research.
• Uchiha Yū returned carrying Mu Lei and wondered why the dead left bodies in the Underworld, then brought Mu Lei to Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Yū and his allies captured Mu Lei’s territory and prepared to use it as their first base for invading the Underworld. Uchiha Yū claimed rule over the residents, while Minato Namikaze went to arrange a portal and reinforcements.

• Uchiha Obito complained as he cleared corpses from his Kamui space, while Minato Namikaze told him the work suited him as the least senior ninja.
• Uchiha Yū returned carrying the defeated Mu Lei and described him as an expert comparable to Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Yū rejected Mu Lei’s refusal to provide intelligence, saying residents of the territory would be willing to cooperate.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Minato Namikaze to contact Orochimaru and establish a portal so the captured territory could become their main base.
• Uchiha Yū killed Mu Lei’s followers when they threatened him, then announced that he would rule the territory.

Minato Namikaze returned from the Underworld and helped organize the ninja’s move into Uchiha Yū’s captured territory. After studying the surrounding powers, Uchiha Yū rewarded the first group to pledge loyalty by branding them with Curse Marks.

• Minato Namikaze told the ninja about the Underworld’s dangers and Uchiha Yū’s newly seized territory, while Orochimaru agreed to relocate the portal and research equipment.
• Minato Namikaze ordered the ninja to enter the territory and help Uchiha Yū suppress resistance, and Kakuzu directed the villages to gather elite forces.
• A group pledged loyalty to Uchiha Yū and gave him a map and information about nearby territories and their strongest fighters.
• Uchiha Yū judged that the neighboring large territories were too dangerous to attack for now and decided to focus on resources and securing his domain.
• Uchiha Yū granted the new followers power by branding them with Curse Marks to keep them under control.

Uchiha Yū secured Mu Lei’s territory, opened a portal for Orochimaru and the Ninja World’s elite ninjas to enter the Underworld, and began planning the next invasion. The chapter left the group studying a map of neighboring territories as Uchiha Yū identified their next target.

• Uchiha Yū forced the new allegiance-seekers to accept a Curse Mark and gave them authority to form a patrol team, then ordered the hall sealed.
• Uchiha Yū’s patrol team suppressed resistance, while the crippled Mu Lei realized his former territory had fallen beyond his control.
• Minato Namikaze activated the portal in the hall, and Orochimaru stepped through into the Underworld.
• Orochimaru brought elite ninjas from every village, and Uchiha Yū ordered them to disguise themselves and avoid venturing outside the territory.
• Uchiha Yū showed the ninjas a map of more than ten neighboring territories and named the next region to invade.

Uchiha Yū laid out strategies for exploiting the Underworld while prioritizing the Ninja World's survival and acquiring energy. Orochimaru revealed that Underworld creatures could be consumed for power, prompting a debate over strengthening everyone or focusing on making Yū overwhelmingly strong.

• Uchiha Yū described four ways to invade the Underworld and warned that a direct military invasion would cause heavy losses.
• Uchiha Yū argued that the Ninja World's technological advantage and commercial ties could help it plunder the Underworld while securing energy.
• Orochimaru revealed that Underworld creatures were made of energy and that their power could be extracted by killing and consuming them.
• Orochimaru proposed gathering enough Underworld energy to raise Uchiha Yū's strength, while still strengthening enough ninja to support him.
• Uchiha Yū objected that relying on his strength alone would leave the Ninja World without a future if anything happened to him.
• Orochimaru argued that stronger ninja could help capture more creatures and beast corpses, providing more energy for Yū to absorb.

Uchiha Yū approved Orochimaru’s plan to strengthen himself by drawing on the companions who would fight in the Underworld, and the group accepted the slaughter it would require. Seeking a way to protect the living ninjas there, Yū summoned the First Hokage to ask about the Sage of Six Paths, who emerged and heard that the Ninja World faced a crisis.

• Uchiha Yū approved Orochimaru’s plan, and his companions agreed to bear the darkness and slaughter needed to secure a future for the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Yū and Orochimaru chose to summon the First Hokage to learn about the Sage of Six Paths rather than risk using the Time-Travel Machine.
• Uchiha Yū left Orochimaru to renovate the Underworld territory and move his laboratory there, with soil to be transported back to the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Uchiha Shisui to prepare a White Zetsu and performed Impure World Reincarnation using the First Hokage’s cells.
• The First Hokage emerged from the coffin, complained about being disturbed, and listened as Uchiha Yū said the Ninja World faced a crisis.

Hashirama Senju agreed to ask the Sage of Six Paths how to hide living people from soul beasts, while warning Uchiha Yū about the Underworld. The Sage of Six Paths traveled to Dawn Hidden Village to confront Uchiha Yū, but Shisui intercepted him before he could reach the hall.

• Uchiha Yū told Hashirama Senju that ninjas in the Underworld needed a way to avoid soul beasts, and Hashirama agreed to relay the request to the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hashirama Senju warned Uchiha Yū not to venture recklessly into the Underworld, and Uchiha Yū assured him that the ninjas were focused on exploration and research.
• After returning to the Underworld, Hashirama Senju told the Sage of Six Paths about the soul beasts and Uchiha Yū's request.
• The Sage of Six Paths learned that many souls had recently arrived from a Ninja World devastated by war, and he decided to visit Uchiha Yū himself.
• The Sage of Six Paths arrived at Dawn Hidden Village, marveled at its rapid industrial development, and sensed the Ten-Tails' chakra within the hall.
• Shisui detected the Sage of Six Paths approaching the village and moved to intercept him.

Uchiha Yū met the Sage of Six Paths, who warned him that living people risked angering gods in the Underworld. The Sage proposed entering as souls, but Uchiha Yū doubted the method and remained set on carrying the war there.

• Uchiha Shisui mistook the arriving Sage of Six Paths for an Ōtsutsuki, then learned his identity and escorted him into the village.
• Uchiha Yū left his laboratory to meet the Sage of Six Paths, and they assessed each other's power.
• Uchiha Yū explained that the Ninja World's scarce resources and the soul beasts obstructed his plans to enter the Underworld.
• The Sage of Six Paths warned Uchiha Yū that gods in the Underworld would punish living intruders who caused slaughter.
• The Sage of Six Paths suggested that Uchiha Yū's group enter the Underworld as souls, but Uchiha Yū found the proposal impractical and unsuitable.

The Sage of Six Paths proposed using Underworld soil to protect living people from soul beasts, but warned Uchiha Yū against turning the Underworld into a large-scale battlefield. Uchiha Yū rejected sacrificing ordinary people and began exploring remote-controlled puppets as a way to gather resources while reducing ninja casualties.

• The Sage of Six Paths explained that Underworld soil could conceal living people from soul beasts and warned Uchiha Yū not to cause a massacre.
• Uchiha Shisui offered to secretly control ordinary people and use them to obtain Underworld soil, but Uchiha Yū refused because mass sacrifices would cripple the Ninja World's population.
• Muichiro Tokito asked Uchiha Yū for advance funding because his war-machine research team was running out of money.
• Uchiha Yū approved funding on the condition that Muichiro Tokito test and extend the distance at which puppeteers could control their puppets.
• Uchiha Yū realized that remotely controlled puppets could replace ninjas in dangerous wilderness battles, while Shan Juhua began preparing a commercial harvest in the Underworld.

Orochimaru established an energy-collection system that turned Underworld residents into energy for artificial fruits, while Shan Juhua prepared to acquire slaves through trade. Uchiha Yū gave her soil that concealed her from soul beasts, and Orochimaru revealed that it came from Impure World Reincarnation and represented a life.

• Orochimaru used imprisoned Underworld residents to test a device that collected their energy and could produce artificial fruits.
• Orochimaru and Shan Juhua agreed to buy slaves and trade for people before launching a larger war.
• Uchiha Yū gave Shan Juhua Underworld soil to conceal her scent from soul beasts and assigned her the business matters.
• Shan Juhua smeared the soil on her body, reassured Uchiha Yū that she would handle the trade, and hugged him before leaving.
• Orochimaru teased Uchiha Yū about his feelings for Shan Juhua, then identified the soil as material from Impure World Reincarnation that represented a life.

Uchiha Yū negotiated with Orochimaru over Nether Soil, funding, and Muichiro Tokito’s puppet research, then brought their rival teams together in a new department. He improved residents’ lives to build support for a future war, but other people had already set their sights on his territory.

• Orochimaru criticized Uchiha Yū’s plan to use Nether Soil to conceal their scent from soul beasts, and Uchiha Yū explained that he had no substitute yet.
• Uchiha Yū told Orochimaru that Muichiro Tokito’s puppets could prevent soul beast attacks, and Orochimaru demanded access to their research data while complaining about funding cuts.
• Uchiha Yū proposed a joint research project centered on the Underworld, and Orochimaru agreed to cooperate with Muichiro Tokito if he accepted.
• Uchiha Yū established a new department for the rival researchers and required them to maintain progress and produce results for the coming war.
• Uchiha Yū rewarded residents for their labor, winning their goodwill as he prepared for the future, while unknown people began targeting his territory.