Chapter Summaries

Victor’s airship carrying the vessel crashed near Konoha, while Shikamaru prepared to use the Prosthetic Arm as cover for Konoha’s plans. Konohamaru and Mugino captured Ao, then their unknown Anbu companion sealed and unmasked Kashin Koji.

• Victor discovered the airship was losing altitude, and it crashed into the forest near Konoha with the vessel aboard.
• Shikamaru received Dr. Katasuke’s Prosthetic Arm and kept Naruto, Sasuke, and Might Guy’s recovery secret while preparing for Kara’s move.
• Jigen had Kashin Koji kill Victor, then ordered the deaths of anyone who witnessed the airship; he later told Amado he sensed the vessel move through Karma before the crash.
• Konohamaru and Mugino escaped an ambush with Konoha’s intelligence support, but Ao found them and demanded the data from the airship.
• An unknown Anbu swiftly knocked Ao unconscious, then sealed Kashin Koji with a Four Symbols Seal and removed his mask.

Jigen allowed Ada to check on the missing vessel while insisting she follow Kashin Koji’s plan. Minato’s group found Kawaki, but after he unleashed his Karma, Sasuke and Minato killed him and burned away his body, leaving Jigen in disbelief.

• Ada grew angry over Kashin Koji’s delay, and Jigen permitted her to investigate the vessel as long as she followed Koji’s plan.
• Minato’s group found the unconscious Kashin Koji and Ao, then discovered Kawaki in the forest.
• Kawaki awakened and fought Garo, using Karma to absorb attacks and destroy Garo with an explosive blast.
• Naruto and Sasuke arrived, and Sasuke pierced Kawaki’s heart while Minato destroyed his brain.
• Sasuke burned Kawaki’s corpse with Amaterasu, and Jigen dropped his wineglass after sensing Kawaki’s death.

Natsuki awakened in the Pure Land, gained the Realm of Foresight, and reviewed system rewards while making his way back to the living world. He passed through the boundary and left the Pure Land.

• Natsuki woke among the sleeping souls and learned that his power had become the Strongest Power on the Planet, earning the Realm of Foresight.
• Natsuki tested the Realm of Foresight by asking what lay at the end of time, but it provided no answer.
• Natsuki used the Spirit Transformation Technique to speed toward the Pure Land's boundary while reviewing rewards for changing others' life trajectories and recruiting members into the Heavenly Beings Organization.
• Natsuki checked the unfinished Sand Village Prosperity mission and reflected on his plan for dealing with Otsutsuki Kaguya after Shion's vision.
• Natsuki passed through the white membrane and exited the Pure Land.

Natsuki returned to the Ninja World as an awakened soul, found that two and a half years had passed, and reunited with Itachi and Yōya. He told Itachi to summon Yōya to Konoha and went to seek Orochimaru, while Itachi arranged for their allies to gather.

• Natsuki found Otsutsuki Hagoromo guarding the moon with a formation that concealed its coordinates, then flew away from Hagoromo’s projection.
• Natsuki visited Hidden Light Village, saw his statue, and spotted Kisame with Kyoko and their young child before heading to Itachi’s training island.
• Natsuki interrupted Itachi and Yōya’s battle and revealed himself to Itachi in the Spiritual World, explaining that only his soul had awakened.
• Itachi told Natsuki that he had been gone for two and a half years and that Izumi had given birth to their two children.
• Natsuki learned Kimimaro was in Konoha, asked Itachi to tell Yōya to meet him there, and left to find Orochimaru.
• Itachi told Yōya to summon Minato and notify Shisui, Nagato, and the others, then remembered they had not told Natsuki about Haku.

Shion hosted a bathhouse gathering where the girls discussed their relationships and enjoyed one another’s company. Hinata and Karin cared for a mute little girl with a damaged soul, who showed them her ice-making ability.

• Ino teased Rin about Kakashi refusing to date her because she was too young, and warned her that Karin often sought him out.
• Tenten said she and Neji were already close through their frequent missions, while Ajisai enjoyed hearing about their affectionate daily life.
• Shion relaxed as she listened to the girls chat and reflected on her more fulfilling work traveling between villages to set up barriers.
• Hinata and Karin washed and cared for a little girl whose soul had been damaged, leaving her unable to speak or respond normally.
• The little girl created stable ice statues of Hinata and Karin, then rejected Hinata’s attempt to touch her head.

Sasuke and the others learned that efforts to speed Lord Natsuki’s reincarnation had stalled, while Haku remained trapped in a damaged, barely conscious state after reincarnating as a girl. As Kimimaro walked home with Haku and Karin, Haku called out to Natsuki, then stared at Kimimaro as his expression and aura changed.

• Kimimaro told Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji that his Sage Chakra storage had reached its limit, leaving Natsuki’s reincarnation nineteen years away despite years of work.
• Neji said searches for the Gelel Ore Vein and the missing merchant caravan had produced no useful results.
• Karin brought Haku to Kimimaro, who learned that Haku had shown no changes and decided to ask Orochimaru for another solution.
• Hinata explained to Naruto and Sasuke that Haku had reincarnated as a girl but remained impaired after Orochimaru had to shatter her damaged soul.
• On the way home, Haku called out to Lord Natsuki and then stared at Kimimaro, whose aura changed as he asked Karin whether she recognized him.

Natsuki returned to Orochimaru's laboratory, where his friends and students joyfully reunited with him. After everyone left, Neji took Tenten's hand, while Rin wondered when Kakashi would be ready to be with her.

• Ino alerted everyone to Natsuki's return, and Minato hurried to the laboratory, where Natsuki arrived carrying Haku.
• Natsuki discovered that Haku's soul was fractured and questioned Kimimaro, who said she had chosen reincarnation to live longer while concealing her deeper reason.
• Naruto and Sasuke greeted Natsuki emotionally, and he reassured them before greeting the rest of the group.
• Natsuki sent the younger generation home after meeting them, and Neji took Tenten's hand as they left together.
• Rin watched Neji and Tenten with envy and wondered when she could finally be with Kakashi.

After returning, Natsuki discussed his revival plans and the Ninja World's changes with Minato and the others. He planned to seek the Water of Life the next day, while proposing a tournament to strengthen shinobi and help fund their preparations for the moon's fall.

• Natsuki told Minato that Kimimaro's body could not withstand his Kekkei Mōra and that he had found a method to speed up his revival.
• Natsuki learned that Tsunade had lost her fertility and promised to think of a solution for her and Danzō.
• Minato explained that Radiant Country had become the sixth great nation, the nations had built highways, and the Land of Rain had been divided between the Land of Grass and the Land of Wind.
• Natsuki proposed holding sponsored competitions with prizes, including secret techniques, money, and revival slots, to keep shinobi combat standards from declining.
• Minato reported that Cloud Village's Space-Time Chakra Cannon could split into three hundred shots and track meteors, while the villages prepared underground shelters against the moon's fall.
• Natsuki said he would take some people to find the Water of Life the next day and thought Hagoromo would act soon.

Natsuki confirmed that Itachi and Yōya had reached the Third Stage Mangekyo and named his own Third Stage the Control Eye. He learned that Orochimaru had engineered Haku’s split soul as part of a plan to give her a long-lived body, then examined the clone body prepared for Kimimaro.

• Natsuki checked Itachi and Yōya’s eyes, confirmed their Third Stage Mangekyo, and advanced his Swiftness Eye to the Third Stage Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Itachi told Natsuki that Sasuke had a purple Six Tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye and a Third Stage Mangekyo in his right, and Natsuki named his own eye the Control Eye.
• Natsuki took the sleeping Haku to Orochimaru, who examined her and explained that he had deliberately split her soul so it could grow alongside her body.
• Natsuki objected to Orochimaru’s risky plan to reunite Haku’s soul with Dragon Life Reincarnation, then agreed to have Orochimaru catalyze her growth in the Medical Pod while he sought another solution.
• Orochimaru showed Natsuki a Kimimaro clone grown from Kimimaro’s cells and Natsuki’s cells, explaining that Natsuki’s blood had made the body highly compatible with him.

Natsuki explored the Land of Wind and Land of Rivers border with Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke, then found a hidden ancient settlement while searching for the Gelel Stone. He discovered a map and a large Land-Water Battleship, but the search for the stone remained unfinished.

• Natsuki rested with his companions in the karst landscape and thought about visiting Haku in Orochimaru's Laboratory.
• Natsuki left Neji behind with the sleeping Tenten and took Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the recorded location.
• Hinata spotted a false landscape, and Sasuke sensed a barrier beneath it; Natsuki broke the concealment and led the group into an underground temple.
• Hinata found a Land-Water Battleship, and Natsuki discovered Timsi, Heide, and their companions' skeletons inside its cockpit.
• Natsuki found a book about Gelel Ore containing a detailed map of the underground area and considered salvaging the battleship.

Tenten dreamed that Neji had died in the Fourth Shinobi World War, then woke to find herself in his embrace and was comforted by his promise to stay by her side. Meanwhile, Natsuki brought Orochimaru and the others to the ancient Gelel Ore Vein, where Orochimaru began collecting its life-giving mist.

• Tenten dreamed of a ruined Ninja World and Neji's death, then woke up lying on Neji.
• Neji held Tenten, comforted her about her nightmare, and promised to stay by her side before they went to find the others.
• Natsuki reached the chamber beneath the ancient ruins with Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, then went to fetch Orochimaru.
• Natsuki brought Orochimaru and Haku to the chamber, where the group found ancient murals depicting the Gelel Stone's power and the empire it had destroyed.
• Orochimaru cut open the dome to reveal the Gelel Ore Vein, and Tenten stored its life-giving mist in a scroll.

Natsuki and his companions extracted the Water of Life from the Gelel Ore, while Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki approached the Ninja World after sensing powerful chakra. Back in Konoha, Natsuki gave Tsunade some of the Water of Life and revealed that Orochimaru had several tons more.

• Natsuki assigned Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, Hinata, Tenten, and Orochimaru roles in extracting the Water of Life from the Gelel Ore.
• Orochimaru extracted the Water of Life while the others stabilized the cave, protected Haku, and sealed the water into Storage Scrolls.
• Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki sensed powerful energy from the Ninja World and continued toward it, with Momoshiki suspecting Kaguya had found a good place.
• Orochimaru advised Natsuki to wait for a chakra transmission device before using the Water of Life to help him reach Kekkei Mōra.
• Natsuki visited Haku in the Medical Pod and brought Tsunade a bottle of Water of Life at the Konoha Hospital research institute.
• Tsunade recognized the Water of Life, and Natsuki told her Orochimaru had several tons of it.

Natsuki met Kakashi and Rin at the training grounds, where he discovered Obito watching them and promised to resolve the matter he had promised him. He then pressed Kakashi to stop delaying his response to Rin’s feelings, but the chapter ended as he began tempting Rin instead.

• Natsuki arrived at the training grounds and saw Kakashi practicing with Purple Lightning while Rin watched him.
• Natsuki sensed someone observing him, left the grounds, and confronted Obito, who emerged gaunt and haggard from the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito asked how Natsuki had recognized him, and Natsuki said he had returned to deal with the matter he had promised to handle.
• Natsuki joined Kakashi and Rin, teased Kakashi about avoiding Rin’s affection, and noted that Kakashi had been considering it for two and a half years.
• Kakashi said he had not expected Rin to be resurrected, and Natsuki turned to tempt Rin.

Natsuki used Genjutsu to push Kakashi into admitting his feelings for Rin, and the two finally confessed and kissed. Rin and Kakashi embraced happily while Natsuki watched and teased them.

• Natsuki used psychological suggestion and Genjutsu to make Rin believe Kakashi hated her, then prompted Kakashi to admit he liked her.
• Kakashi realized Natsuki had used Genjutsu, but told Rin he would not run away from her feelings anymore.
• Rin told Kakashi she had loved him for years, and they kissed and embraced.
• Natsuki noticed a fleeting space-time ripple and guessed Obito had given up hope.
• Rin noticed Natsuki watching and thanked him as he joked that they could keep embracing.

Natsuki helped Kakashi and Rin grow closer, then used the Water of Life to restore Kakashi’s body to about twenty years old. He visited Haku’s Medical Pod and learned that her treatment was progressing well and Kimimaro’s rebirth could begin that night.

• Natsuki teased Kakashi and Rin about showing affection, then gave Kakashi the Water of Life.
• Kakashi drank the Water of Life, which reversed his accumulated injuries and reduced his physical age to around twenty.
• Rin examined Kakashi and thanked Natsuki, while Kakashi left with her to tell Hatake Sakumo about their relationship and adjust his training.
• Natsuki traveled to Haku’s Medical Pod, and Kimimaro revealed that Haku liked sweet things before Natsuki asked whom she liked.
• Orochimaru told Natsuki that Haku’s treatment could finish ahead of schedule, Kimimaro’s rebirth could begin that night, and the Chakra Synchronizer was being calibrated.

Natsuki returned and brought Nagato to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where he was needed to control Madara’s Rinnegan. Along the way, Natsuki reunited with Yahiko and Konan, gave Konan the Water of Life, and discussed plans to keep the Ninja World strong.

• Natsuki learned that Orochimaru had prepared to extract Kimimaro before the Karma energy consumed his soul, and went to fetch Nagato.
• Natsuki reunited with Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan at sea, and learned that Yahiko and Konan had married.
• Natsuki gave Konan the Water of Life, which made her about ten years younger.
• Natsuki took Nagato back to Konoha and explained his Ninja Professional Competition plan to preserve shinobi combat skills.
• Nagato worried that the Ninja World would grow weak without an Otsutsuki invasion, and Natsuki suggested having the Heavenly Beings Organization create new enemies.

Natsuki brought Nagato to Orochimaru’s laboratory to restore Madara’s Rinnegan and use its Naraka Path to reincarnate Kimimaro. Kimimaro successfully awakened in a cloned body, and Natsuki arranged for him to receive his original eyes.

• Natsuki brought Nagato to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Orochimaru explained the reincarnation procedure.
• Orochimaru replaced Nagato’s Byakugan with Madara’s Rinnegan, and Natsuki transferred ocular power into the eyes until they became Rinnegan.
• Nagato tested the restored eyes by summoning the King of Hell through the Naraka Path.
• Nagato extracted Kimimaro’s soul and used the Naraka Path and Outer Path, Reanimation Jutsu to merge it with Kimimaro’s cloned body.
• Kimimaro awakened successfully, and Natsuki told Orochimaru to transplant Kimimaro’s original eyes into the new body.

Natsuki stayed in Orochimaru's laboratory while his soul adjusted to Kimimaro's body, and he restored Haku's sanity with Dragon Life Reincarnation. The chapter ended with Haku secretly awake and peacefully sleeping in Natsuki's arms.

• Natsuki replaced his eyes with his original Sharingan and discussed Madara's restored Rinnegan with Nagato, who chose to keep using the Byakugan.
• Natsuki asked Nagato to remain at the laboratory until his own reincarnation was complete, and Nagato agreed to let Orochimaru collect cell samples.
• Haku's Medical Pod opened, and Orochimaru directed her to Natsuki's room after she recovered her adult body.
• Haku climbed into bed beside Natsuki, and Natsuki used Dragon Life Reincarnation to restore her sanity.
• Haku regained her sanity, stayed quiet as Natsuki fell asleep, and then nestled into his embrace for the night.

Tsunade arrived at the laboratory as Natsuki prepared for reincarnation, where he discovered that Haku was pretending her mind remained incomplete because she feared confessing her feelings for him. Minato took Natsuki away after reporting Shion’s prediction of a massive disaster, leaving Tsunade and Kimimaro to reassure the embarrassed Haku.

• Tsunade found Natsuki asleep while embracing Haku and woke him.
• Natsuki noticed Haku’s normal soul and abnormal heartbeat, realizing she was pretending to remain mentally incomplete because she liked him.
• Minato arrived with news that Shion had predicted an enormous disaster and used the Flying Thunder God to take Natsuki away.
• Tsunade and Kimimaro told Haku that her disguise had fooled neither them nor Natsuki.
• Haku worried about facing Natsuki, and Tsunade reassured her that Natsuki would like her.

Natsuki learned from Shion that the moon would fall and Otsutsuki would attack the next day, so the villages prepared for the disaster and chose a desert battlefield. He then met the Cloud Village leaders and told them he expected to be revived tomorrow.

• Shion described her vision of the moon breaking apart, meteors striking the world, and Naruto and Sasuke fighting unfamiliar Otsutsuki.
• Minato reported that the villages had been warned, evacuation preparations were underway, and three hundred Uchiha Clan Members were ready for Natsuki's plan.
• Natsuki chose a desert in the Land of Wind as the battlefield, and Gaara agreed to let them use it.
• Minato brought Natsuki to Cloud Village's Flying Fortress, where the Raikage and Killer B were shocked and glad to see him alive.
• Natsuki told the Raikage that his body was destroyed, but said he would be revived tomorrow.