Chapter Summaries

Ryosuke declined to meet the villagers thanking him and refused to attend Konoha’s commendation ceremony, preferring to focus on training. After thanking him for secretly fighting a powerful enemy during Kirigakure’s invasion, Jiraiya offered to make Ryosuke a candidate for the Sixth Hokage.

• Hinata told Ryosuke that villagers and Hyūga clan members had sent hundreds of letters thanking him, but he remained focused on training.
• Hinata received Jiraiya’s invitation for Ryosuke to attend a ceremony honoring the ninja who distinguished themselves during the unrest, and Ryosuke chose not to go.
• Ryosuke told Hinata that major events would soon affect the Ninja World, and Hinata promised to support him and lead the clan at his side.
• Jiraiya visited Ryosuke and explained that villagers questioned why he had not helped on the battlefield during Kirigakure’s invasion.
• Ryosuke confirmed Jiraiya’s theory that he had fought a powerful opponent beyond Konoha, and Jiraiya thanked him for protecting the village.
• Jiraiya offered to include Ryosuke among the candidates for the next Hokage, saying he could become the Sixth Hokage after completing the required assessments.

Ryosuke declined Jiraiya’s offer to become Hokage and described the mysterious fighters he had encountered during Kirigakure’s invasion. Jiraiya’s account of a group in the Land of Iron convinced Ryosuke that otherworld visitors besides Blueno were in the Ninja World, and Ryosuke planned to seek them out after consulting his family.

• Ryosuke refused Jiraiya’s proposal that he become Hokage, and Jiraiya agreed to explain at the commendation ceremony why Ryosuke had not immediately joined the battlefield.
• Jiraiya questioned Ryosuke about Kirigakure’s war commander, and Ryosuke asked whether Jiraiya had met powerful people who did not rely on Chakra.
• Jiraiya described a shrine maiden in the Land of Demons and samurai in the Land of Iron, then asked whether Ryosuke’s opponent wore a spiral-patterned wooden mask.
• Ryosuke described the red-cloud-robed, horn-haired man and the sludge-like companion who could use Wood Release, prompting Jiraiya to leave urgently after questioning him.
• Jiraiya recalled meeting a group in the Land of Iron, and Ryosuke identified them as Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, Kagura, and Sadaharu.
• Ryosuke decided to travel to the Land of Iron to find the group and learn about travel between worlds, but planned to discuss the trip with his family first.

Ryosuke traveled to the Land of Iron and found the Yorozuya, where he met Kagura, Shimura Shinpachi, and Sakata Gintoki, three people from another world. After realizing they had no knowledge of Naruto as a manga, he began to suspect that the Land of Fire might have otherworldly invaders.

• Ryosuke entered the Land of Iron disguised as a merchant and followed the signs to Mist-Rain Street.
• Ryosuke arrived at the Yorozuya and caught Sadaharu and the glasses that had been thrown through its damaged door.
• Ryosuke met Kagura and Shimura Shinpachi, then waited for Gintoki to return before discussing his request.
• Sakata Gintoki returned, tried to present the Yorozuya as more respectable than it was, and sat down with Ryosuke.
• Ryosuke asked whether Gintoki had read Naruto, learned that the three had no knowledge of it, and offered a lucrative request.
• Ryosuke suspected that otherworldly invaders might already have reached the Land of Fire.

Hyuga Ryosuke took Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura to a wilderness battlefield to test their abilities and learn more about their origins. The spar turned dangerous when Ryosuke wounded Gintoki, triggering a powerful surge in the trio that he suspected was fueled by their life force.

• Ryosuke admitted that he knew where the Yorozuya had come from and said he would reveal more after seeing their strength, so Gintoki accepted his request to spar.
• Ryosuke led Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura outside the Land of Iron's outer city to a secluded stretch of barren ground.
• Shinpachi and Kagura ambushed Ryosuke, but he stopped their weapons with his fingers and urged them to fight seriously.
• Ryosuke easily blocked Shinpachi and Kagura's attacks, then evaded Gintoki's dangerous sword thrust and Kagura's umbrella strike.
• Ryosuke counterattacked and pierced Kagura's umbrella, then wounded Gintoki's arm after Gintoki shoved Shinpachi out of danger.
• Shinpachi and Kagura attacked with sudden increases in strength and speed, while Ryosuke observed Gintoki's body surge with power and suspected it was consuming his life force.

Ryosuke pushed Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura to their limits, then faced Gintoki as his strength surged. Their fierce duel continued until Gintoki’s overdrawn body could no longer increase its power.

• Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura coordinated their attacks, but Ryosuke evaded them and pierced Gintoki through the abdomen.
• Ryosuke drove Gintoki into the ground with a lightning-charged kick, while Shinpachi and Kagura rushed in to protect him.
• Ryosuke battered Shinpachi and Kagura until both were incapacitated, but their struggle gave Gintoki time to rise with a sword.
• Sakata Gintoki revealed that he knew Ryosuke had provoked him deliberately and faced him with his strength and killing intent rising.
• Ryosuke and Gintoki fought at tremendous speed, with Gintoki’s swordsmanship forcing Ryosuke to defend against increasingly dangerous slashes.
• Sakata Gintoki warned Ryosuke not to enjoy the fight so recklessly as his exhausted body reached its limit.

Ryosuke treated Kagura, Gintoki, and Shinpachi after testing their strength, then proposed exchanging information about their worlds. Their conversation revealed how they had arrived in the Ninja World, while Ryosuke remained uncertain whether he himself was an otherworldly invader.

• Kagura woke in the hospital and found Gintoki and Shinpachi alive, while Ryosuke explained that he had tested them and treated their injuries.
• Ryosuke asked the group to try refining Chakra, and Shinpachi said they had failed to cultivate it despite obtaining a method years earlier.
• Gintoki challenged Ryosuke for misleading them about their arrival, so Ryosuke proposed an exchange in which each side could answer or lie.
• Gintoki accepted and learned that Jiraiya had told Ryosuke about them; he also said a glowing door had brought them to this world six years earlier.
• Ryosuke learned that the door had selectively pulled Gintoki, Kagura, Shinpachi, and a large white dog from the Yorozuya, and he wondered whether his own arrival made him an invader.

Ryosuke helped Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura extract Chakra, confirming that the Divine Tree’s influence made the process easier but was not essential. He left the Land of Iron after offering the three future help through the Hyuga Clan and warning them not to disrupt his life.

• Ryosuke decided to leave the Land of Iron after concluding that Gintoki and the others had no more useful information for him.
• Ryosuke offered to help Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura extract Chakra, then knocked Kagura into a wall to demonstrate the gap in their strength.
• Ryosuke guided Shimura Shinpachi through Chakra extraction, and Shinpachi succeeded before learning to do it slowly on his own.
• Ryosuke helped Gintoki and Kagura extract Chakra as well, confirming that all three could produce it without the Divine Tree’s influence.
• Ryosuke thanked the three for helping him reach his conclusion, offered them limited assistance through the Hyuga Clan, and warned them not to cause trouble that affected him.

Ryosuke traveled by ship toward the Land of Rain, intending to provoke the Akatsuki Organization and test its strength. After the ship defeated attacking pirates and rogue ninja, he spotted a Devil Fruit in a treasure box sinking beneath the waves and flew to retrieve it.

• Ryosuke reassured the captain that he could guide the ship through the fog toward the Land of Rain.
• Ryosuke reflected on his plan to seek out the Akatsuki Organization and possibly fight Nagato.
• Ryosuke spotted a pirate ship approaching through the fog and warned the crew as the captain ordered the ship's weapons to fire.
• The cruise ship's cannons sank the pirate vessel, and hired ninja defeated the rogue ninja who charged across the water.
• Ryosuke saw a Devil Fruit inside a treasure box sinking beside the wreck and flew toward it.

Ryosuke recovered a Devil Fruit and chose to seal it for later study rather than risk eating it. He reached the Land of Rain and stopped outside Amegakure, where its guards and chakra-laced rain made a quiet approach difficult.

• Ryosuke opened the wooden box, found a spiral-patterned Devil Fruit, and decided not to eat or experiment on it.
• Ryosuke sealed the fruit in a scroll so he could bring it back to his clan and study its effects on whoever consumed it.
• Ryosuke arrived in the Land of Rain and traveled toward Amegakure while posing as a merchant from the Land of Iron.
• Rain ninja secretly followed Ryosuke through the town, but he cooperated with their surveillance until they stopped watching him.
• Ryosuke stayed at an inn near the iron gate that barred outsiders from Amegakure and used his Byakugan to observe the guarded road and chakra-bearing rain.

Ryosuke infiltrated Amegakure through the body of Chishiro Ryosuke, slaughtered the rain ninja who confronted him, and drew Pain’s attention. He revealed his true power to the Six Paths of Pain and opened the fight by destroying the Animal Path puppet.

• Ryosuke used the Rain Tiger At Will Technique’s Chakra traces and Chishiro Ryosuke’s senses to survey Amegakure, but found no otherworldly visitors.
• Ryosuke entered Amegakure’s central district, killed the ninja who recognized Chishiro Ryosuke, and evaded the surrounding rain ninja as he cut them down.
• Ryosuke spotted Nagato in the tower, and Nagato sent the Six Paths of Pain to confront him.
• Ryosuke revealed his transformed appearance and challenged Pain, saying he had come to see the god of Amegakure.
• Ryosuke crossed the distance to the Six Paths of Pain and pierced the Animal Path puppet with Lightning Shigan, beginning their battle.

Ryosuke fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure, destroying several puppets and clashing with the Deva Path’s powers before a catastrophic force collapsed the village’s central area. Nagato believed Ryosuke had died, but after recognizing the body’s earlier appearance, he realized the real fight might not be over as a mysterious figure appeared above Amegakure.

• Ryosuke destroyed the Animal Path and overpowered the Asura Path, collapsing the tower around them.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Ryosuke toward Deva Path Pain, and Ryosuke’s Byakugan clashed with the Rinnegan as their powers froze each other.
• Ryosuke exhausted his Chakra, and Deva Path Pain unleashed a repulsive force that sent him crashing through towers while nearby buildings and people were crushed.
• Nagato approached the ruins after Zetsu claimed Ryosuke was dead, and he exposed Ryosuke’s battered corpse to Amegakure’s gathered ninjas.
• A middle-aged ninja recognized the corpse as Chishiro Ryosuke, and Nagato realized the body had Ryosuke’s appearance from before the battle.
• Nagato ordered Konan to go to Kirigakure and find Ryosuke, while a figure appeared above Amegakure and announced a second round.

Ryosuke returned to Amegakure to challenge Nagato again, eager to test the ability he had begun to glimpse during their earlier clash. He overwhelmed Deva Path Pain with repeated blows, but Nagato answered with Planetary Devastation, pulling Ryosuke toward a black sphere.

• Ryosuke flew toward Amegakure after his first clash with Nagato and called for a second round.
• Nagato confronted Ryosuke through Deva Path Pain and questioned why he sought conflict instead of peace.
• Ryosuke ignored Nagato’s attempt to argue and struck Deva Path Pain, but Shinra Tensei blocked his punch.
• Ryosuke repeatedly punched against the repulsive force until the recoil blasted Deva Path Pain away and shattered the barrier.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation, drawing Ryosuke and nearby debris toward a black sphere in the sky.

Ryosuke challenged Nagato in Amegakure, shattered Nagato’s Planetary Devastation after awakening a higher-level combat technique, and confronted him about the destruction and suffering caused by his actions. Nagato accepted that he could not let go of hatred and called for Zetsu to proceed with his plan.

• Nagato used Planetary Devastation, drawing Ryosuke and much of Amegakure’s outer district into a growing mass of rock and Chakra.
• Ryosuke attacked the sphere with a rapid barrage of strikes, discovered a new combat technique, and shattered the resulting meteorite from within.
• Falling rocks struck Amegakure’s central district, while Pain and Ryosuke both struggled to stand after exhausting their strength.
• Ryosuke challenged Nagato over the devastation he had caused and the suffering his Akatsuki Organization had inflicted.
• Nagato admitted that he could not forget hatred and summoned Zetsu, who said they had been waiting for him to make that choice.

Ryosuke confronted Nagato over the destruction and suffering caused by his pursuit of peace, prompting Nagato to embrace his identity as Pain and unleash a devastating Shinra Tensei. Ryosuke survived and blocked the attack, while Black Zetsu recognized his technique as the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and fled with Obito and Nagato.

• Ryosuke condemned Nagato's hypocrisy as Amegakure's people suffered, and Nagato began reflecting on how hatred had twisted his ideals.
• After Zetsu's six bodies fused into him and replenished his Chakra, Nagato declared himself Pain and used Shinra Tensei to flatten Amegakure.
• Ryosuke stopped the repulsive force with rapid palm strikes, and Pain's connection to Nagato was severed as Nagato collapsed unconscious.
• Obito and Black Zetsu arrived, and Black Zetsu recognized Ryosuke's technique as the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Black Zetsu fled with Obito and Nagato, while Ryosuke chose not to pursue them and said his technique was not the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.

Ryosuke recovered from his battle with Pain, reflected on the new Byakugan technique he had developed, and decided to return home. A month later, he reached the Land of Fire and was recognized by Konoha’s border guards as he traveled toward Konoha.

• Ryosuke woke from a dream of destroying Deva Path Pain with his newly developed Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and recovered at an inn near the Land of Rain.
• Ryosuke assessed the Chakra stored in his Yin Seal and considered how to overcome his body’s limits without relying on future transformations.
• Ryosuke named his original, layered-force ocular technique Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and prepared to leave for home.
• A month later, Konoha border guards recognized Ryosuke and respectfully inspected his identification and Forehead Protector.
• Ryosuke boarded a carriage toward Konoha, relieved to be back in the Land of Fire after nearly a year away.

After a year away, Ryosuke returned to Konoha and reunited with Hinata and the Hyuga family. At dinner, he said his journey had answered many questions and revealed that he had encountered someone extraordinary, leaving Hyuga Hiashi to invite him to discuss the intelligence in the study.

• Ryosuke returned to Konoha, declined a meal with several genin who wanted to thank him, and reunited with Hinata in the street.
• Naruto greeted Ryosuke and agreed to meet him the next day, while Hinata grew jealous of their friendship.
• Ryosuke and Hinata returned to the Hyuga clan grounds, where Hyuga Hiashi, Hanabi, and other clan members welcomed him home.
• At dinner, Hanabi teased Hinata about learning makeup from Ino, and Hyuga Hiashi told her to eat quietly.
• Ryosuke told Hyuga Hiashi that his trip had answered many questions and that he had encountered someone extraordinary.
• Hyuga Hiashi invited Ryosuke to discuss the intelligence in the study after dinner.

Ryosuke told Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata about the Otherworld Visitors and the worlds they came from, prompting them to plan how the Hyūga could explore and gain influence in those worlds. He left the planning to his family so he could focus on cultivation, while Hiashi and Hinata began discussing the clan’s next steps.

• Hyuga Hiashi questioned Ryosuke about his victory over the leader of a village with the Rinnegan and marveled at his growth.
• Ryosuke asked Hyuga Hiashi to share intelligence about the Akatsuki Organization with Konoha, then privately revealed the existence of Otherworld Visitors and other worlds to him and Hinata.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata considered how the Hyūga could find the doors between worlds, contact the Yorozuya, and establish themselves in another world.
• Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi told Ryosuke to leave the clan’s plans to them and concentrate on cultivating.
• Ryosuke quietly left the study after midnight as Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi continued their discussion.

Ryosuke spent a quiet morning with Hinata, discussed her early graduation and shared other-world cultivation methods with the Hyūga clan. Back in his room, he examined a Devil Fruit and considered who could safely eat it, but its unknown ability and side effects kept him from choosing Hinata or the others.

• Ryosuke practiced Gentle Fist Style and explained to Hinata that his Six Powers training required a strong body.
• Ryosuke embraced Hinata in the courtyard, and Hanabi interrupted them before they went to breakfast.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hinata to apply for early graduation, and Ryosuke gave him a scroll detailing swordsmanship and the Six Powers for the clan to study.
• After Hinata and Hanabi left for school, Ryosuke examined a Devil Fruit and rejected giving it to his family because its powers and side effects were unknown.

Ryosuke set aside the Devil Fruit and met Naruto for a sparring match, where Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails’ power, Shadow Clones, and Sage Mode against him. An animal-masked messenger interrupted them with the Fifth Hokage’s order to stop or take their fight outside the village.

• Ryosuke considered Souji Hyuga and Seisai Hyuga as candidates to study the Devil Fruit, but ruled them out because they were too busy and stored the fruit in a wooden box.
• Naruto attacked Ryosuke on Konoha’s back mountain in Tailed Beast Transformation, but Ryosuke blocked his punch and sent him crashing through trees with a powerful kick.
• Naruto used Yin Healing Wound Destruction to recover, then attacked with nearly a hundred Shadow Clones and Tailed Beast Rasengan, but Ryosuke dispersed them with Boil Release and overwhelmed the clones.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode and charged through Ryosuke’s acidic mist, prompting Ryosuke to rush forward to test Natural Energy.
• An animal-masked messenger arrived and ordered Ryosuke and Naruto to stop fighting or move outside the village and pay for the back mountain’s repairs.

After their fight was stopped, Ryosuke watched Naruto demonstrate Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode and asked to study Sage Chakra. Naruto transferred a small amount into him, and the chapter ended as that Chakra vanished from Naruto’s perception, leaving Naruto fearing Ryosuke had lost control.

• Anbu stopped Ryosuke and Naruto’s fight, while Jiraiya ordered them to take any further fighting outside the village and pay double repair fees.
• Ryosuke made Naruto clean up the devastated back mountain and praised his improved strength and Sage Mode.
• Naruto explained the dangers of Sage Chakra and offered to ask Tsunade about letting Ryosuke train at Shikkotsu Forest.
• Ryosuke asked Naruto to transfer a little Sage Chakra into him, and Naruto agreed after warning him to expel it if he felt discomfort.
• Ryosuke tried to guide and analyze the transferred Sage Chakra as Naruto prepared a Reverse Summoning Jutsu in case of danger.
• Naruto suddenly lost his sense of the Sage Chakra inside Ryosuke and nearly activated the Reverse Summoning Jutsu.