Chapter Summaries

After failing to find the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land, Ren returned to the Shinobi World, where the undead battle continued. Obito and Black Zetsu arrived on the battlefield atop a colossal statue and demanded that Konoha surrender the Six-Tails and Nine-Tails.

• Ren wandered through the Pure Land for nearly ten days, left behind local specialties, and returned to the Shinobi World using the Ghost Rider template.
• Dan Katō thanked Tsunade for the slug, exchanged a silent understanding with Jiraiya, and charged back into the Undead Army.
• Might Guy and a white-haired ninja charged into battle together as Kakashi avoided Guy’s tearful celebration of youth.
• Rasa watched the week-long undead battle and nearly asked Kabuto for a favor, but changed his mind when he sensed it was time to act.
• Obito and Black Zetsu appeared atop a colossal statue, and Obito demanded that Konoha hand over the Six-Tails and Nine-Tails.

Kakashi recognized Obito as their former classmate and joined Rasa in attacking him, while Konoha’s forces took on the rest of the enemy army. The battlefield split into separate fights as Utakata transformed to restrain the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Might Guy recognized Obito as a former classmate after Kakashi explained who he was, and Kakashi rushed into battle without waiting for their agreed start.
• Rasa attacked Obito with gold-dust needles, and Kakashi used Kamui to pierce Obito before Obito regenerated.
• Rasa and Kakashi faced Obito together, while Rasa concluded they could wear him down over time.
• Utakata transformed into a tailed beast and held back the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Might Guy surrounded Black Zetsu.
• Kabuto’s Impure World Army fought the Undead Army, and Konoha’s ninja forces faced the White Zetsu Army.

Obito and Rasa remained locked in a war of attrition while the other battlefronts stalled, leaving Might Guy, Tsunade, and Jiraiya to face Black Zetsu. Black Zetsu exploited a Limbo switch to pierce Tsunade and seize the opening to attack again.

• Obito failed to injure Rasa, and their fight became a contest of endurance.
• The White Zetsu Army overwhelmed Konoha’s forces with numbers, while Utakata and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path devastated the battlefield without hurting each other.
• Might Guy and Tsunade kept Black Zetsu occupied as Jiraiya joined the fight, and Might Guy used a Limbo clone’s return to kick Black Zetsu away.
• Black Zetsu sent his Limbo clone after Tsunade, then switched places with it to slip past Might Guy and Jiraiya and stab Tsunade through the chest.
• The Limbo clone attacked Jiraiya from behind as Black Zetsu’s main body pressed his advantage against Tsunade.

Jiraiya was pierced while protecting Tsunade, who activated Creation Rebirth and worked to save him. Black Zetsu targeted the Six-Tails with Planetary Devastation, and despite attacks from Shisui, Naruto, and Utakata, the technique still began pulling Utakata and the Six-Tails into the sky.

• Jiraiya lost focus when Tsunade was attacked, and Black Zetsu pierced his chest with a black rod.
• Tsunade removed the rod embedded in her chest, activated Creation Rebirth, and began treating Jiraiya with the Living Healing Regeneration Technique.
• Black Zetsu left Might Guy to fight the Limbo clone and used Planetary Devastation to capture the Six-Tails.
• Shisui received permission from Ren to let Naruto help Utakata from their position.
• Shisui, Naruto, and Utakata struck Planetary Devastation's core, but the weakened sphere still drew Utakata upward as boulders covered the Six-Tails.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi Uchiha arrived on the Land of Fire battlefield, where Utakata had escaped Planetary Devastation with their help. Yushu’s chakra confirmed Hiruzen’s spy mission to the Konoha ninja, leaving Hiruzen envious of the trust they showed him.

• Utakata fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Planetary Devastation, and three scarlet tomoe struck its core, freeing him from its pull.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi Uchiha arrived after traveling nonstop from the Land of Demons, drawing wary looks from the Konoha ninja.
• Hiruzen declared that he had been acting as a spy under orders from the Fifth Hokage, while Black Zetsu tried to turn the Konoha ninja against him and Itachi.
• Hiruzen used a scroll to summon a chakra phantom of Uchiha Yushu, who confirmed Hiruzen’s mission and ordered the Konoha ninja not to hinder him.
• The Konoha ninja answered Yushu with trust, and Hiruzen felt envious.

Shisui brought Naruto to the battlefield, where Naruto and Hiruzen joined the fight against Black Zetsu while Itachi and Shisui faced Utakata and the Six-Tails. Hiruzen was swiftly knocked down, but Naruto entered the fight in golden clothing and held his own against Black Zetsu.

• Shisui appeared with Naruto beside Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi Uchiha, and Black Zetsu rejoiced at seeing the Nine-Tails.
• Itachi and Shisui confronted Utakata and the Six-Tails, while Hiruzen and Naruto charged Black Zetsu.
• Naruto called out to Might Guy, who was struck by a Limbo clone while distracted.
• Hiruzen warned Naruto that he was a target, then rushed Black Zetsu with Enma and was quickly knocked down.
• Naruto donned golden clothing, promised to protect Hiruzen, and traded blows with Black Zetsu on even terms.

Black Zetsu absorbed the Nine-Tails’ chakra from Naruto and the Six-Tails’ chakra from Utakata, growing stronger as he fought. After Naruto was knocked unconscious and Tsunade tended to him and Hiruzen Sarutobi, a black-haired man in antique red armor appeared atop a nearby hill.

• Black Zetsu’s Rinnegan reacted to Kaguya’s aura, and he pulled the Nine-Tails’ chakra from Naruto before absorbing it.
• Black Zetsu grew stronger and used Limbo: Border Jail to knock Utakata aside and extract the Six-Tails’ chakra.
• Black Zetsu struck Naruto unconscious, and Hiruzen Sarutobi caught him as Tsunade arrived to treat Hiruzen.
• Tsunade said Naruto would recover and warned Hiruzen against fighting again.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade spotted a black-haired man in antique red armor standing atop a nearby hill.

Kabuto summoned Madara through Impure World Reincarnation and offered him a deal: defeat one of Konoha’s enemies in exchange for freedom to fight at full strength. Madara learned that Obito Uchiha and Nagato had strayed from his plan, accepted Kabuto’s offer, and was given control of his body.

• Kabuto summoned Madara’s Impure World body and proposed that he defeat either of Konoha’s two enemies.
• Madara challenged Kabuto, but Kabuto used his control over the specially prepared body to suppress Madara’s chakra.
• Kabuto revealed that Obito Uchiha and Nagato were connected to Madara and were controlled by Black Zetsu.
• Kabuto said Obito and Nagato no longer intended to carry out Madara’s plan, prompting Madara to suspect Obito had exposed it.
• Madara accepted the deal, and Kabuto opened the sealing barrier and returned control of the body to him.

Madara broke free of Kabuto’s control but discovered that he could not release the Impure World Reincarnation. On the battlefield, he confronted Black Zetsu, who gained new power from the Rinnegan and finally turned against him.

• Madara tried to undo the Impure World Reincarnation, but his attempt failed, while Kabuto wondered whether Ren would succeed.
• Ren watched the battlefield from orbit and considered whether the remaining supporting characters and protagonists would appear.
• Madara revealed his immense chakra to the battlefield, assessed Obito’s progress, and demanded that Black Zetsu resurrect him.
• Black Zetsu said Nagato was more suitable for the technique, as horns began to emerge from his head.
• Madara formed Susanoo and strode toward Black Zetsu, crushing White Zetsu along the way.
• Black Zetsu received knowledge and power through the Rinnegan, rejected Madara, and threw a pitch-black sphere at him.

Madara recognized the Truth-Seeking Orb as a dangerous technique and, after Kabuto explained its nature, unleashed Tengai Shinsei to demonstrate his power. A massive meteorite blotted out the sky, leaving the Konoha ninja and Impure World fighters scrambling as Rasa tried to halt its fall with gold dust.

• Madara dodged Black Zetsu's Truth-Seeking Orb and asked what it was.
• Kabuto warned Madara that the Truth-Seeking Orb could destroy anything it touched.
• Madara transformed his Rinnegan into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and used Tengai Shinsei.
• A giant meteorite appeared overhead and rapidly grew larger, terrifying the battlefield.
• Rasa stopped fighting Obito and gathered gold dust beneath the meteorite to try to stop it.

Obito abducted Naruto and Utakata as the meteor bore down on the battlefield, but Ōnoki ambushed him with Dust Release. Obito survived, captured Black Zetsu and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while the Shinobi Alliance faced the meteor’s imminent impact.

• Obito used Kamui to take Naruto from Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi, then tried to take the unconscious Utakata.
• Ōnoki ambushed Obito with Dust Release as Obito used Kamui to protect Utakata, apparently dispersing Obito’s body.
• Obito reappeared, pierced Ōnoki, captured Black Zetsu, and escaped with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Ōnoki lost consciousness and rose again as a clay puppet, while Kabuto, Shisui, and Itachi tried to shield Konoha’s ninjas from the meteor.
• The battlefield broke into panic as the meteor neared, and Rasa’s gathered Gold Dust finally touched it.

Rasa slowed Madara’s enormous meteor with Gold Dust, then withdrew to shelter himself, Natsuri, and Sasuke as it fell toward the battlefield. The meteor suddenly vanished into space, leaving the surviving ninja bewildered and revealing that a discarded shell in Moon Space had moved it.

• Kakashi failed to transfer the meteor into Kamui Space, while Shisui could not move it with Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder.
• Rasa used Gold Dust to slow the meteor, but chose to withdraw and protect himself, Natsuri, and Sasuke in a growing cocoon.
• The meteor accelerated toward the battlefield, and Kabuto released Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation as he expected the impact to kill them.
• The meteor abruptly moved away and disappeared, prompting the battlefield survivors to cry out in relief without knowing what had happened.
• In Moon Space, a discarded shell created from Toneri’s genes gasped faintly.

Ren returned to the Shinobi World and waited for the Akatsuki to finish extracting the Six-Tails from Utakata. After Shisui rescued Utakata and the Akatsuki relocated, Ren received a message and flew toward the Land of Fire instead of the location Orochimaru had given him.

• Orochimaru sent Haku to tell Ren that the person he sought was at Moryo's sealing site in the Land of Demons.
• Ren returned from outer space, concealed his tracks, and entered the cave where Black Zetsu, Obito, and their forces were sealing Utakata.
• After the Six-Tails was extracted, natural energy gathered around Utakata, and Shisui used Flying Thunder God: Second Step to rescue him.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that the site had been exposed, so Obito moved the group and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to a deserted island.
• Obito encountered Konoha ninjas in the Kamui Space, then joined the others in resuming the tailed-beast sealing.
• Ren received a message indicating the target was at sea, but he flew toward the Land of Fire rather than the location Orochimaru had named.

Ren reunited with his younger sister Natsuri after two years away, and they shared an emotional embrace. He then asked her to reveal the secret she had been hiding.

• Natsuri entered the sealed tent and discovered Ren had returned, with Kabuto standing respectfully behind him.
• Ren and Natsuri embraced and quietly savored their reunion.
• Natsuri teased Ren about his unwashed clothes, and they exchanged lighthearted remarks.
• Ren asked Natsuri to tell him the secret she had been hiding deep in her heart.

Ren questioned Natsuri about a mysterious presence that had once spoken in her mind, suspecting it was connected to his system. After learning she had completed its missions years ago without receiving rewards, he began examining her with his true essence.

• Ren recalled that his system's Eternal Flame unlock mission was already marked complete and suspected Natsuri might be involved.
• Natsuri blushed after misinterpreting Ren's questions as a warning about her suspicions concerning him and Shisui.
• Ren and Natsuri cleared up the misunderstanding, and he pressed her to explain the secret he had noticed.
• Natsuri revealed that a voice had appeared in her mind on the day Ren became Hokage, offering rewards for completing missions.
• Natsuri explained that she had eventually carried out the missions, but received no rewards before the voice disappeared.
• Ren told Natsuri to report any strange events to him in the future, then began examining her by guiding his true essence through her body.

Ren verified that the devil had left Natsuri, then returned to Konoha and tested whether the books he had brought from the future could be destroyed. He left the books unharmed with increasingly powerful attacks, and a note appeared telling him to stop and assuring him that Natsuri was fine.

• Ren checked the quest system, found that his first chakra quest was complete, and could not claim its reward or advance further.
• Ren told Kabuto and Natsuri that the devil had left, then departed after warning Natsuri to keep his return secret.
• Ren flew unseen from the camp to Konoha, where Rasa briefly sensed his passage.
• Ren returned to his home and took the books written in Chinese characters from a hidden wooden box.
• Ren tried burning the books and struck one with Supernova, but neither attack damaged it.
• A sheet of paper appeared in the box, telling Ren to stop and assuring him that Natsuri was fine.

Ren returned to the Pure Land after reflecting on Konoha’s future and his goal of confirming whether humanity truly won. Nine days later, the Ten-Tails revived, Black Zetsu anticipated Kaguya’s return through the Rinnegan, and Obito turned toward a familiar voice.

• Ren put the handwritten Chinese papers away, accepted the risks of his plan, transformed into Ghost Rider, and returned to the Pure Land.
• Nine days later, the Ten-Tails on an uninhabited island opened its ninth eye as Black Zetsu felt Kaguya’s presence stirring within the Rinnegan.
• Obito’s gathered souls continued merging and absorbing Moryo’s power while Black Zetsu watched him warily.
• The Ten-Tails roared as its final eye opened, and Black Zetsu asked Obito what they would do next to stall for time.
• Obito ignored Black Zetsu and looked toward nearby open ground as a familiar voice greeted them.

Uchiha Yushu rescued Naruto and fought Obito, whose power came from Moryo, while Ghost Rider’s Hellfire nearly caused Yushu’s Sharingan to evolve. As Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki descended into Nagato’s body and the Rinnegan became the focus of a struggle, Ren intervened and sent Obito, Black Zetsu, the Ten-Tails, Madara’s body, and Naruto through Kamui, leaving himself alone with Hagoromo.

• Yushu carried Naruto away from the Ten-Tails as Obito unleashed Moryo’s power and shattered the island, then challenged Obito using the Surtur template.
• Yushu split Obito’s Yomi Orb with the Twilight Sword, then used Ghost Rider’s Hellfire and Judgment Eye against Obito, harvesting soul power that threatened to evolve his Sharingan.
• Yushu poured the harvested soul power into Naruto to prevent his Sharingan from awakening the Rinnegan, while Obito tried and failed to take Black Zetsu and the Ten-Tails with him.
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki descended into Nagato’s body, but Yushu set the Pure Land ablaze with Hellfire, weakening Hagoromo as Obito took Nagato’s left Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu attempted to revive Madara with the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, but Nagato’s body repelled Obito and Black Zetsu before Ren severed Hagoromo’s hand and kicked the Rinnegan away.
• Ren sent Obito, Black Zetsu, the Ten-Tails, Madara’s body, and Naruto through the Kamui vortex, then faced Hagoromo alone.

Yushu survived the Sage of Six Paths' Divine Planetary Devastation, broke free in his true form, and faced Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki in a tense conversation. In Kamui Space, Shisui and Kakashi escaped with Naruto while Black Zetsu restored Madara's Rinnegan, and Hagoromo began telling Yushu his familiar story.

• The Sage of Six Paths pulled Yushu close and used Divine Planetary Devastation to seal him inside a growing sphere of rock.
• In Kamui Space, Shisui rescued Naruto and escaped with Kakashi, while Black Zetsu attached himself to Madara and replaced his Sharingan with the Rinnegan.
• Obito confronted Black Zetsu about Yushu's claim that they had worked together, and Black Zetsu recognized the awkwardness of the accusation.
• Yushu tested a technique learned from the future, then expanded into his true form and shattered the stone sphere with brute force.
• The Sage of Six Paths introduced himself as Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and tried to win Yushu's trust, but Yushu mocked his act and claimed to be Carl Aier, a captain from Krypton.
• Hagoromo denied knowing about Krypton and began the story he had once used to deceive Naruto and Sasuke.

Ren marked the Sage of Six Paths with an information-level talisman before being sent to Super Gravity Space, while Black Zetsu resurrected Kaguya through Madara. Kaguya encountered Hagoromo, and Ren’s mark eventually found the Sage of Six Paths again.

• Ren’s talisman passed through the Sage of Six Paths’ Truth-Seeking Orbs and attached to his hand, but the Sage sent Ren to Super Gravity Space.
• Black Zetsu made Madara the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki, and Madara transformed into Kaguya as Obito fled Kamui Space.
• Kaguya entered the Land of Lightning, absorbed chakra from Hidden Cloud Village shinobi, and sensed the chakra spread across the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya reached the sea where the Sage of Six Paths was waiting, and Hagoromo left Nagato’s body while his marked soul fragment collapsed.
• Ren continued gathering natural energy as the Sage of Six Paths awakened in the gap between the Pure Land and the Impure World, where the mark began glowing again.