Chapter Summaries

The Raikage killed Ryoku-shiki with a direct strike, but Minato retrieved his body and Uchiha Kazuki restored him. Guy and Rock Lee opened the Eighth Gate to fight Ryoku-shiki, and Guy’s Evening Elephant struck his armor at the cost of visibly deforming his fist.

• The Raikage broke Ryoku-shiki’s arm and killed him with a punch, but Minato took the Raikage’s corpse away as Natsuki’s Space Barrier covered the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Kazuki used Sanuki Iyo to restore the Raikage, who asked whether Kazuki could still save Guy and Rock Lee.
• Madara restrained Hikari-shiki with Truth-Seeking Orbs while Guy and Rock Lee opened the Eighth Gate and charged Ryoku-shiki.
• Rock Lee countered Ryoku-shiki’s air cannon with Daytime Tiger as Guy dodged the clash and attacked with Evening Elephant.
• Ryoku-shiki blocked Guy’s punch, and Guy’s next strike dented Ryoku-shiki’s chest armor while deforming Guy’s fist.

Rock Lee and Guy killed Ryoku-shiki with a second Night Guy, then Kazuki restored them with his Sharingan. Natsuki empowered the battlefield through his Yachihoko marks, allowing Hashirama to overwhelm Mokushiki as Madara realized the scale of Star God-level power.

• Rock Lee and Guy struck Ryoku-shiki with Night Guy attacks, destroying him but suffering fatal injuries from his final counterattack.
• Minato brought Rock Lee and Guy to Uchiha Kazuki, who restored their bodies with Sanuki Iyo.
• Natsuki opened Void Severance and sent Sage Chakra through the Yachihoko marks of Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Kimimaro, Haku, Itachi, Shisui, Madara, and Hashirama.
• Madara kept Hikari-shiki trapped inside layers of Truth-Seeking Orbs and went to support Hashirama.
• Hashirama used the Sage Chakra flowing through his mark to batter Mokushiki and smash him into pieces.
• Madara saw Hashirama's sudden power and wondered aloud whether it was the strength of a Star God level.

Natsuki’s Sage Chakra marks empowered his allies, allowing them to overwhelm several Ōtsutsuki opponents across the battlefield. Kesshiki’s fight against Water Moon Full Moon’s Water Person continued as Minato sent reinforcements to help.

• Sasuke shattered Earth Release’s armor with Chidori Stream, and Naruto’s Rasenshuriken destroyed him after Sasuke swapped him with a Shadow Clone and burned away the dust.
• Shisui trapped Wind-shiki in a fatal genjutsu, while Itachi killed her with Amaterasu.
• Haku froze Unshiki and Ranshiki, and Kimimaro’s Finger Bullets finished them after the extreme cold shattered their bodies.
• Neji destroyed Enshiki with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, while Yōya cut down Ginshiki and Mu Style with his enhanced speed and blade.
• Kesshiki struggled against Water Moon Full Moon’s increasingly hot and unstable Water Person, so Minato sent Gaara, Rasa, Nagato, and Deidara to assist.

The Ninja World forces killed Kesshiki and Kage-shiki, while Hikari-shiki escaped to report that Natsuki's barrier had cut the Ninja Star off from the universe and disabled Karma. Yōshiki and Kūmu prepared to confront Natsuki, as the deaths of the Divine Court Clan created an opportunity for Yashiro.

• Deidara, Gaara, Rasa, Nagato, and the Water Moon Full Moon trapped Kesshiki and vaporized him in an explosion.
• Kage-shiki split open the Truth-Seeking Orb and killed Hikari-shiki's Light Clone, but Madara struck him down with Sage Art: Lightning Prison.
• Hikari-shiki re-formed beside Yōshiki and reported that his clone had sent back no intelligence.
• Yōshiki explained that Natsuki's Space Barrier had severed the Ninja Star from the universe, preventing communication and resurrection through Karma.
• Yōshiki and Kūmu agreed to act against Natsuki, and Kūmu gathered spatial energy while charging Karasuki.
• Yashiro sensed an opportunity as the Divine Court Clan's souls passed into the Pure Land and Karma had been rendered useless.

Yashiro devoured the souls of the Divine Court Clan, while Yōshiki’s attack nearly extinguished life on the Ninja Star. Natsuki returned from the Spacetime Turbulence and ordered the survivors to flee as he prepared to cover their retreat.

• Yashiro severed Kage-shiki’s soul, then shattered and absorbed the souls of the other Divine Court Clan members to regain a corporeal body.
• Yōshiki broke Natsuki’s Void Severance and fired Scorching Sun Light at the Ninja Star, killing nearly all its inhabitants.
• Minato evacuated the fighters and planned survivors onto the Star Sea Battleship, while Orochimaru and Tobirama checked its systems and confirmed the ship’s occupants had survived.
• Natsuki returned from the Spacetime Turbulence, confirmed Orochimaru and Minato were alive, and ordered everyone to abandon the Ninja Star.
• Natsuki told Madara to take the survivors aboard the Star Sea Battleship and escape, promising to cover their retreat.
• Madara helped position the Star Sea Battleship as it began its Space Jump away from the Ninja Star.

Yashiro returned as a Star God after absorbing souls and joining with the Ninja World's Planetary Consciousness, while Yōshiki's true body approached Ninja Star. Natsuki trapped Kūmu and used all his energy to disrupt space across the battlefield, sealing off the region as the danger escalated.

• Yashiro absorbed the souls crowding the passage to the Pure Land and received memories from the Planetary Consciousness, which he made into an avatar of the universe.
• Natsuki defended the Star Sea Battleship as souls were pulled into a rift and Yashiro emerged, shocking Natsuki, Kūmu, and Yōshiki.
• Yōshiki accelerated his approaching true body toward Ninja Star, while the Planetary Consciousness fed souls and energy into Yashiro.
• Yashiro tried to control Natsuki with his power of rules, but Natsuki resisted and retreated.
• Natsuki closed Kūmu's Space Door and refused to let him escape, blaming him for the deaths on Ninja Star.
• Natsuki used Chaotic Space to disrupt the region around Ninja Star and Yōshiki's approaching true body, exhausting all his energy.

Natsuki restored his energy and kept Kūmu trapped until Kūmu summoned Kubai for help. As Yashiro absorbed more energy, Natsuki unleashed a Star God-level Reaper Death Seal and flew toward the Planetary Consciousness to destroy it.

• Natsuki used Eight Gates Formation to restore the energy he had spent, shocking Kūmu.
• Kūmu used Karasuki to open a spatial passage and summon Kubai, who urged Natsuki to stop fighting.
• Natsuki rejected Kubai’s appeal and declared that he would kill the invaders and the Planetary Consciousness.
• As Yashiro absorbed more Soul Energy, Natsuki activated the Reaper Death Seal and revealed his Star God-level Soul Rules.
• Natsuki flew toward the Planetary Consciousness while the Shinigami began chanting its incantation.

Natsuki fed Ninja Star’s Planetary Consciousness to the Shinigami, leaving the ruined planet to collapse and cutting off Yashiro’s access to the Pure Land. Yōshiki’s Hikari-shiki trapped Yashiro as Natsuki confronted the Kubai Star God while Kūmu worked to undo the spatial seal.

• Natsuki and Yashiro struggled over Ninja Star’s Planetary Consciousness, and Natsuki ordered the Shinigami to seize it.
• Natsuki rejected Yashiro’s defense of the Planetary Consciousness, then had the Shinigami swallow it.
• Ninja Star began splitting apart, and the Pure Land entrance vanished, preventing Yashiro from absorbing souls.
• Yashiro tried to escape, but Yōshiki sent Hikari-shiki to restrain him by repeatedly reviving and wrapping herself around him.
• Natsuki challenged Kūmu and the Kubai Star God while Kūmu tried to smooth out the spatial fluctuations.
• The Kubai Star God forced Natsuki back with a Bone Blade, making him spend energy to keep his War God Armor intact.

Natsuki selected Sculpting as his second rule, becoming a dual-rule Star God and greatly increasing his power. After revealing that Natsuki's lifeline was under fifty years, Kūmu prompted the other Star Gods to target him, but Natsuki countered their attacks and engaged the Kubai Star God.

• Yōshiki attacked Hikari-shiki and Yashiro with red energy while also directing attacks toward Natsuki and the Kubai Star God.
• Natsuki opened his system reward and selected the Sculpting rule, gaining a surge of energy and enhanced attributes.
• Kūmu revealed that Natsuki possessed a Transdimensional Item and had less than fifty years to live, shocking the Kubai Star God and Yōshiki.
• Yōshiki redirected his firepower toward Natsuki, and Hikari-shiki rushed him but struck the Spacetime-infused War God Armor instead.
• Natsuki knocked Hikari-shiki away and attacked the Kubai Star God with formed energy blades, breaking one of the Star God's Bone Blades.

Natsuki battled Kubai Star God while Yōshiki and Yashiro interfered, turning the fight into a chaotic melee as the approaching star tore Ninja Star apart. He sensed that something about the star was still missing and continued fighting while waiting for it to draw closer.

• Yōshiki attacked Natsuki with crimson energy while Kubai Star God transformed his bones into a scythe and engaged him in close combat.
• Natsuki's growing power and War God Armor let him withstand Yōshiki's attacks and steadily overpower Kubai Star God.
• Yashiro entered Natsuki's attack path, triggering Killing Intent Reflection and causing Natsuki to wound himself.
• Natsuki, Kubai Star God, Yashiro, Hikari-shiki, and Yōshiki became entangled in a melee while Kūmu Star God stabilized space from a distance.
• The approaching star's tidal forces stripped Ninja Star apart, and Natsuki sensed that something about the star was still missing.

After four months of fighting, Natsuki was trapped in a shrinking Spatial Cage as Yōshiki demanded his Transdimensional Item. Natsuki used Time Rewind to find a path through the battle, restored his energy with the Eight Gates, and selected Life and Death as his third rule.

• The Ninja World survivors watched from their starship as Yōshiki's attacks destroyed more than half of the Ninja Star.
• Kūmu trapped Natsuki, the Kubai Star God, and the Yashiro Star God in a Spatial Cage while Yōshiki demanded Natsuki's Transdimensional Item.
• Natsuki activated Star God level Time Rewind and tested numerous outcomes until he found an opportunity.
• Natsuki used the Eight Gates to restore his energy and hold back the shrinking Spatial Cage, shocking Kūmu, the Kubai Star God, and Yashiro.
• Natsuki spent two trait points on Shikotsumyaku enhancements and chose Life and Death as his third rule.

Natsuki advanced to a three-rule Star God and split into four clones to fight Kubai, Kūmu, Yashiro, and Yōshiki. After Yōshiki trapped the Star Gods in his corona, Natsuki unleashed his strongest techniques against Yōshiki’s Main Star and activated Baryon Mode.

• Natsuki chose the Life and Death Rule, advanced to a three-rule Star God, and split into four clones to engage the other Star Gods.
• Natsuki’s clone fought Kubai, another contested Kūmu’s Space Rules, and Yashiro entered a clone’s body to seize control.
• Yōshiki spread his corona around the Star Gods, trapping them in its extreme heat.
• Natsuki reached Yōshiki’s Main Star and used prepared skills to restore the clone’s energy, summon a giant Buddha, and cover it with Susanoo Armor.
• Natsuki activated Baryon Mode as he prepared to attack Yōshiki.

Natsuki used Baryon Mode and reflected Yōshiki’s attacks while draining the star’s lifespan, forcing Yōshiki to trigger a supernova that engulfed the battlefield. Kubai Star God revived at his headquarters and decided to stay out of the conflict as the balance of power in the Otsutsuki Universe shifted.

• Natsuki unleashed a million Baryon Mode fists that rapidly drained Yōshiki’s lifespan and sent Madara’s starship farther away.
• Natsuki blocked Kubai Star God while Kūmu Star God and Yashiro remained engaged in the battle.
• Natsuki used Killing Intent Reflection to turn Yōshiki’s corona attack back against the star, then continued pounding its body.
• Yōshiki collapsed inward and exploded as a supernova, engulfing the Star Gods and Natsuki’s clones.
• Kubai Star God revived at his headquarters, lamented the loss of his body, and chose to avoid further fighting while awaiting the outcome between Natsuki and Kūmu.

Natsuki revived aboard the starship and used the newly claimed Domain Control to repel a cosmic hand and defeat Kūmu. After the hand struck him with a pillar of light that stripped away his humanity and emotions, Natsuki sealed Kūmu, leaving Madara alarmed by his changed state.

• Madara escaped the Supernova blast with the starship, then asked Orochimaru for Natsuki's blood so Kimimaro could revive him with Cycle of Life and Death.
• Natsuki revived, reunited with his companions, and went outside with Madara when Kūmu arrived through a Space-Time Door.
• A giant hand reached through a tear in the universe, but Natsuki claimed Domain Control and forced it to withdraw.
• A pillar of light struck Natsuki and stripped away his humanity and emotions as Kūmu tried to escape.
• Natsuki forbade Kūmu from using the Space and Shadow Rules, pulled him close, and sealed him with a Four Symbols Seal.
• Madara asked what was wrong with Natsuki, but Natsuki ignored him.

Natsuki rebuilt the Ninja Star into a new, larger planet and began using Reanimation Jutsu to revive the dead. Madara and Orochimaru tried to prepare Natsuki’s companions for what would happen when his energy ran out, while everyone remained trapped behind his Space Barrier.

• Natsuki declared that he would undergo Dimensional Ascension, then traveled to the supernova and began rebuilding the Ninja Star.
• Madara took Kūmu to Orochimaru and told him that Natsuki planned to leave the universe; Orochimaru ordered Madara to extract the younger generation’s memories.
• Natsuki formed a planet ten times larger than the original Ninja Star, created its oceans, terrain, atmosphere, and vegetation, and brought the starship and Natsuki’s companions there.
• Natsuki sealed everyone inside a Space Barrier, reconnected the Pure Land to the Ninja World, and used Reanimation Jutsu to revive the dead.
• Orochimaru told the trapped people that Natsuki’s energy would eventually run out and the Space Barrier would disappear as Natsuki continued reviving people.

Natsuki spent his remaining strength resurrecting the people of Ninja Star, and his friends poured their memories into him before his soul left his body. After appearing to die, Natsuki used his abilities to return, reuniting with Haku and the others.

• Natsuki weakened as he resurrected the people of Ninja Star, until his eyes became ordinary and his body was drained of energy.
• Minato sent the younger generation to Natsuki, and they pressed memory spheres into his body before the others with ties to him did the same.
• Natsuki's energy body left his corpse and vanished into the sky, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, Kimimaro, and Haku grieving.
• Natsuki's body faded away in Haku's arms, but his voice told everyone he would never leave them.
• Natsuki returned to a solid form, and Haku, Naruto, Sasuke, Kimimaro, Neji, Tenten, and the others rushed to embrace him.