Chapter Summaries

After Natsuki and the others defeated Otsutsuki Hagoromo, fragments of the shattered moon fell toward the Ninja World, and villages used their preparations and techniques to limit the destruction. Natsuki checked on Ōnoki and Deidara before the chapter ended with Kisame and Nagato reporting that Radiant Hidden Village was safe, though some cities elsewhere had been destroyed.

• Natsuki teased Deidara after the battle, and Deidara stayed to observe Natsuki’s fighting techniques.
• Kumogakure used its Space-Time Chakra Cannon to blast apart falling meteors, while Sunagakure relied on Shukaku, Gaara, and Rasa to protect the village.
• Ōnoki destroyed the larger meteors threatening Iwagakure, and Natsuki brought Deidara to see him after the village was safe.
• Deidara revealed that he had married Kurotsuchi the previous year, and Natsuki gave him a bottle as a wedding gift for Ōnoki before departing.
• Kisame broke apart waves threatening Radiant Hidden Village, while Nagato used Shinra Tensei and Earth-Exploding Heavenly Star to clear waves and gather falling debris.
• The Six Great Nations’ warnings kept casualties relatively low, though stray meteors destroyed some cities.

Obito spent his remaining ocular power and soul to create an eternal dream in the Kamui Dimension, where he relived moments with Rin. Indra used Yin Power to trap Hagoromo in the sealed space forever before his own remnant soul faded away.

• Obito and Indra performed hand seals as Obito used his Rinnegan and Kamui Eye to reshape the dimension and disappear into an eternal dream beneath the cherry blossom tree.
• Obito relived confessing his feelings to Rin and receiving her promise to stay by his side and watch him become Naruto.
• Indra watched Obito's memories replay and used Yin Power to draw Hagoromo into the dimension and solidify its boundaries.
• Indra confronted Hagoromo over the endless conflicts caused by his schemes and declared that Natsuki would decide his fate.
• Indra dissipated, leaving Hagoromo trapped in an isolated space where he could neither die nor escape.

Natsuki learned that Haku’s reincarnation had left his soul and personality in an infantile state, then returned with Haku and Kimimaro to Radiant Hidden Village. In Haku’s new room, Haku tearfully confessed his fear that Natsuki would hate him, and Natsuki comforted him.

• Natsuki asked Orochimaru whether Dragon Life Reincarnation had affected Haku, and Orochimaru explained that Haku’s shattered, rapidly restored soul could make him more childish while his memories gradually faded.
• Minato used Shadow Clones and the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport every meteor away from Konoha, leaving Haku and Kimimaro with no need to guard the village’s northwest corner.
• Natsuki told Haku and Kimimaro that Otsutsuki Hagoromo had been dealt with and brought them through a Space Door to Radiant Hidden Village.
• Natsuki entered Haku’s prepared room and asked when Haku’s feelings had begun, while Haku nervously stood before him.
• Haku cried and begged Natsuki not to hate him, and Natsuki embraced and comforted him.

Kimimaro, Naruto, and Sasuke secretly tried to figure out what was happening in Natsuki’s room while Haku confessed her feelings to him. Natsuki comforted Haku but asked her to mature and understand her feelings before they discussed being together again.

• Kimimaro crept toward the room next door, and Naruto and Sasuke caught him and grew curious about what was happening inside.
• Naruto and Sasuke heard Haku crying and realized Natsuki was in the room, but Kimimaro blocked them from interrupting.
• Natsuki comforted Haku, who asked whether he hated her and said she had always been meant to be a girl.
• Haku told Natsuki she wanted to stay by his side forever, and he recognized the risks she had taken to transform herself for that reason.
• Natsuki told Haku he had not rejected her, but asked her to mature and understand her feelings before they discussed marriage or a relationship again.

Haku confessed her feelings to Natsuki, who told her to grow older and distinguish love from gratitude before reconsidering. As everyone gathered for a family banquet, Tsunade learned what had happened and reassured Haku that she still had time.

• Natsuki caught Naruto, Sasuke, and Kimimaro eavesdropping after telling Haku she was cute and that she should reconsider her confession when she was older.
• Natsuki invited their family and friends to a banquet, while Naruto and Sasuke agreed to keep Haku's confession private.
• Naruto and Sasuke notified everyone, and Minato used Flying Thunder God to bring the guests to the Uchiha compound.
• Kimimaro told Tsunade that Haku's confession had failed, and Haku explained that Natsuki wanted her to grow up before thinking about it again.
• Tsunade asked Haku about her feelings, then reassured her that Natsuki had not rejected her outright and advised her to keep spending time with him as before.

Natsuki reunited with his allies after the Otsutsuki threat had ended and joined them for dinner, where they discussed retirement and his reluctance to marry. After Tsunade tested his preferences, she challenged him about rejecting Haku, and Natsuki began to explain his reasoning.

• Natsuki returned to the gathering and announced that the Otsutsuki would not attack again soon and that Hagoromo and Obito would not appear before them.
• Fugaku told Natsuki he planned to retire, while Mikoto and Kushina urged Natsuki to consider marriage.
• Tsunade teased Natsuki about preferring petite women, and Natsuki said he had not married because he had not found someone he liked and nobody had approached him.
• Natsuki realized Tsunade had been testing him and asked her about it privately.
• Tsunade asked why Natsuki rejected Haku despite liking girls like her, and Natsuki replied that Haku was still a child who needed time to mature.

Natsuki explained why he was waiting for Haku to mature before deciding whether to accept her feelings, and he learned that Hinata’s Tenseigan could help the Hyuga Clan evolve their Byakugan. The chapter ended with Hinata beginning to tell Haku when she first fell in love with Naruto.

• Natsuki told Tsunade that Kakashi and Rin’s mutual feelings had been held back by their guilt and age difference, while Haku needed time to mature before choosing whether she loved him.
• Natsuki promised not to take another partner before Haku had sorted out her feelings, and Tsunade saw him as selfless.
• Orochimaru told Natsuki that Hinata’s Tenseigan had evolved beyond what she could use, but their ocular power could induce Byakugan evolution in Hyuga Clan Members with completed genes.
• Natsuki agreed to leave the Tenseigan with Orochimaru for machine-assisted experiments and went to greet Naruto and Hinata.
• Haku thanked Karin for caring for her, then told Karin and Hinata that Natsuki had asked her to wait until she was older before considering her confession.
• Hinata told Haku that she had loved Naruto for years and began recalling, “That year, when it snowed...”

Hinata, Karin, and Haku discussed their feelings for Naruto and Natsuki before Natsuki borrowed Hinata’s Byakugan for research. After everyone reunited, Natsuki laid out plans to announce his resurrection and prepare the Ninja World for a possible Otsutsuki invasion, leaving the others to return home ahead of a meeting in three days.

• Hinata told Karin and Haku how Naruto had saved her and how she had come to like him, while Haku explained that Kyoko had inspired him to fight for his happiness.
• Natsuki asked to borrow Hinata’s eyes to investigate the Byakugan’s evolution, and Hinata agreed to tell Hiashi to send Neji and Hanabi to Orochimaru.
• Sasuke played with Itachi and Izumi’s children, while Naruto asked Kimimaro about Haku’s failed confession and learned Natsuki thought Haku was too young to understand his feelings.
• Natsuki told Minato to announce that Otsutsuki members could be used to resurrect people, with two resurrection slots for Konoha and one for the Uchiha Clan.
• Natsuki asked the other ninja villages to issue a joint statement and scheduled a Heavenly Beings Organization meeting for three days later, then Minato took Naruto and the Konoha group home.

Natsuki reassured Haku after his confession by promising to hear him again in three years. Later, Rikuto reported that his Death Echo could not recreate Urashiki, and Natsuki decided Urashiki might still be alive and would search for him himself.

• Natsuki told Haku to keep getting along with him as before and promised that Haku could confess again in three years.
• Haku made Ice Crystal Dolls in Natsuki's likeness and hugged his pillow while looking at them.
• Rikuto showed Natsuki his Death Echo ability and reported that it worked on Momoshiki but failed on Urashiki and Natsuki.
• Natsuki concluded that Urashiki was likely still alive, told Itachi he would search for him himself, and asked when Sasuke would reach the Third Stage.

Natsuki learned how his ocular power had helped Sasuke reach the Third Stage and discussed the clan’s progress with Itachi. As Natsuki went to sleep, Urashiki awoke trapped beside Izushiki’s shed shell and was absorbed into it.

• Itachi explained that he and Yōya had transferred nearly all of Natsuki’s ocular power to Sasuke, whose Sharingan then advanced to the Third Stage.
• Itachi reported that Senior’s ocular power had helped Kazuki’s eyes steadily grow stronger and could eventually lead to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Natsuki revealed his fourth Mangekyo stage, which he called the Dominator Level, and told Itachi that reaching it required improving his body.
• Itachi told Natsuki that Shisui had developed powerful senjutsu-enhanced Genjutsu and that Keimei’s Yang Release Chakra had prevented wear on his eyes.
• Natsuki left Itachi in charge, teleported to his bedroom, and went to sleep while planning to search for clues about Urashiki the next day.
• Urashiki awoke unable to move beside Izushiki’s shed shell, recognized it, and was pulled into its body despite his desperate struggle.

Natsuki planned to stop handling every problem himself by recruiting the Ninja World’s powerful figures and finding ways to strengthen them. After learning Isshiki’s base coordinates from Orochimaru, he left to investigate the juvenile Ten-Tails there.

• Natsuki considered traveling to Boruto’s timeline and decided he needed Karasuki to make the journey safely.
• Natsuki visited Orochimaru’s laboratory and learned that Orochimaru had Isshiki’s base coordinates but had forgotten to tell him.
• Orochimaru explained that Hashirama and Tobirama’s bodies were evolving with the Water of Life and could be revived without parasitic Edo Tensei.
• Natsuki proposed extracting five percent of tournament participants’ Chakra and Life Energy to help Orochimaru reach Kekkei Mōra, and Orochimaru agreed to develop the idea.
• Orochimaru gave Natsuki the coordinates and warned him that Isshiki’s base might still contain a juvenile Ten-Tails.
• Natsuki opened a portal and went to investigate Isshiki’s base.

Natsuki investigated the deserted Pocket Dimension and concluded that Amado had likely taken Urashiki. After returning to the clan grounds, he gave Kimimaro his Sage Core and began rebuilding his own.

• Natsuki searched the Pocket Dimension and found signs that Amado had removed the equipment and taken Urashiki.
• Natsuki returned to the clan grounds and visited Haku and Kimimaro as they practiced Sage Arts.
• Natsuki gave Kimimaro his Sage Core, allowing Kimimaro to enter Sage Mode as he adapted to it.
• Natsuki told Kimimaro to adapt away from strong Natural Energy before training at the Rainbow Crystal Wall.
• Natsuki reconstructed his Sun Seal and began storing Sage Chakra so he could create another Sage Core.

After waking from their long vegetative states, Natsuki and Haku visited Kisame and Kyoko in Radiant Hidden Village. Natsuki gave Kisame Water of Life to help Kyoko recover, then left with Haku to visit other friends.

• Natsuki reassured Haku that her cultivation would progress differently and suggested they visit their friends.
• Natsuki and Haku arrived at Kisame's home and met his young son, Takuya.
• Kisame and Kyoko welcomed Natsuki and Haku and explained that Kyoko was still weak after giving birth.
• Natsuki gave Kisame a bottle of Water of Life and told him to take it to Shizune for Kyoko's recovery.
• Natsuki and Haku departed, and Kisame and Kyoko decided to take the Water of Life to Shizune.

Natsuki visited Shisui, Jugo, Kabuto, and Hatake Sakumo with Haku, seeing how their lives and abilities had developed. Haku worried that her memories from before reincarnation were fading, so she began making an ice doll of Natsuki each night to preserve her memories of him.

• Natsuki visited Shisui at the docks and saw that he had become a capable Police Force captain with well-developed Sage Mode.
• Natsuki visited Jugo in Konoha and Kabuto in Otogakure, where Kabuto had developed potions and trained the Sound Four to use Sage Mode.
• Natsuki visited Hatake Sakumo, who thanked him for reviving him and for helping Kakashi and Rin find happiness.
• Hatake Sakumo told Natsuki that Reika had left Konoha after speaking with Kakashi and applying for a commercial route abroad.
• Haku realized that her memories from before reincarnation were fading, and Orochimaru told her this was normal.
• Haku began making an Ice Release doll of Natsuki each night so she could hold on to her memories of him.

The Heavenly Beings Council met to discuss cooperation and economic development among the great nations. Natsuki agreed to help improve the Land of Wind and revealed plans to revive Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

• The leaders of the great nations gathered in Hidden Light Village for the council, where they discussed trade and joint development.
• Rasa proposed diverting water from the former Land of Rain into the Land of Wind, with Stone Village building a river channel and Nagato using Wood Release to support vegetation.
• Ōnoki agreed that Stone Village would construct the channel across the Land of Wind.
• Natsuki said he would help improve the Land of Wind's environment and had additional candidates besides Nagato for the work.
• Ōnoki asked whether Natsuki intended to revive Hashirama Senju, and Natsuki said he also planned to revive Tobirama Senju.

Natsuki explained the costs and limits of resurrection, then proposed the Sand Gathering Plan to collect Life Energy from Ninja Professional Competition participants. He began outlining how peace had changed the Ninja World's economy, leaving the plan's consequences unresolved.

• Natsuki said resurrection could extend life but not prevent the soul from aging, and explained that research with Tobirama Senju was needed.
• Natsuki explained that Rinnegan resurrection required large amounts of Life Energy and ocular power, making living Otsutsuki difficult to capture a valuable resource.
• Natsuki proposed the Sand Gathering Plan, collecting 5% of participants' Life Energy as a competition registration fee to fund resurrection or train experts.
• The Raikage warned that the fee might deter ninja from entering the competition, and Gaara noted that peace had reduced missions and driven some ninja out of the profession.
• Natsuki explained that peace improved civilian living standards while widening economic differences among ninja, then began to draw a conclusion.

Natsuki proposed a system of shinobi allowances, competitions, and national support to promote balanced development across the Ninja World, and the leaders accepted his plan. He then announced that he intended to revive Uchiha Madara and create controlled enemies to keep the Ninja World prepared for the Otsutsuki Clan.

• Natsuki proposed using commerce profits to provide shinobi with monthly allowances, backed by evaluations and competitions that could attract sponsors.
• Natsuki suggested stronger nations support weaker ones through transfers and national debts that could later be repaid or written off.
• Natsuki said the Heavenly Beings Organization would act as an arbiter and called for balanced development across the Ninja World.
• The village leaders voiced no objections and agreed to follow Natsuki's development plan.
• Natsuki announced his intention to revive Uchiha Madara and create controlled enemies to keep the Ninja World vigilant and ready for an Otsutsuki attack.

At the first Heavenly Beings Conference, Natsuki won agreement to revive Madara and discussed reducing the daimyo’s authority and supporting shinobi. After the meeting, Natsuki arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory with Haku, who sought a chance to ask Orochimaru about her worsening memory loss.

• Natsuki persuaded the leaders to accept Madara’s revival, arguing he could be kept under control and made useful to the Ninja World.
• Natsuki proposed stripping the daimyo of authority or using military pressure, but Rasa explained that Sunagakure’s relationship with the Land of Wind’s daimyo had already improved.
• The leaders discussed greening the Land of Wind and agreed to wait for Natsuki to revive Hashirama.
• News spread that the Uchiha Clan had revived Natsuki, that Konoha planned to revive Hashirama and Tobirama, and that villages would provide subsidies to shinobi who passed monthly assessments.
• Natsuki arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory with Haku, who planned to ask Orochimaru about her accelerating memory loss after she had a chance to see Karin.

Natsuki summoned Hashirama and Tobirama and persuaded them to return to help reform the Ninja World and rebuild the Senju Clan. After both agreed, Orochimaru took them to see their remade bodies while Natsuki went to fetch Nagato.

• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Hashirama and Tobirama, then left Natsuki to speak with them.
• Natsuki explained the Heavenly Beings Council and the Ninja World's need for talent, urging the brothers to help preserve peace and rebuild the Senju Clan.
• Natsuki convinced Hashirama and Tobirama by promising to restore their bodies and reminding them of their family and Hashirama's dream with Madara.
• Hashirama and Tobirama agreed to return, and Orochimaru led them deeper into the laboratory to see their remade bodies.
• Natsuki used Flying Thunder God to travel to Hidden Light Village and bring Nagato to Orochimaru.

Natsuki and Nagato went to Orochimaru's laboratory to revive Hashirama and Tobirama in prepared living bodies. The brothers awakened after Nagato expended much of his Rinnegan's power, and Natsuki suspected Orochimaru had conducted secret experiments.

• Natsuki told Nagato that helping his friends fulfill their wishes was his greatest desire, then proposed reviving Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Natsuki used Flying Thunder God to take Nagato to Orochimaru's laboratory, where Orochimaru explained the life force needed for the prepared bodies.
• Nagato used the Rinnegan's Naraka and Human Paths to transfer Hashirama and Tobirama's souls into their new bodies.
• Nagato performed the Outer Path, Reanimation Jutsu, consuming more than half of his Rinnegan's ocular power before Hashirama and Tobirama awakened.
• Natsuki questioned the high ocular-power cost, and Orochimaru's cryptic response led Natsuki to suspect he had performed more experiments.