Chapter Summaries

Sakumo wounded Golden Lion Shiki in a close-quarters sword fight, but Shiki retaliated with his Float-Float Fruit and raised colossal stone lion heads to crush him and Zhao Hai. Sakumo prepared to cut through the attack as the countdown ran short.

• Sakumo used his speed, swordsmanship, and Substitution Technique to evade Shiki's attacks and slash his cheek.
• Shiki unleashed Conqueror's Haki, but Sakumo endured the pressure and kept facing him.
• Zhao Hai ate his last piece of Sea King meat to heal his chest wound, then warned Sakumo that Shiki could control nonliving things and manipulate the island.
• Shiki used Lion's Might: Imperial Earthquake to raise enormous stone lion heads from the island.
• Sakumo charged his blade with chakra and prepared to cut apart the stone attack.

Sakumo unleashed his Thunder Fang technique to break through Golden Lion’s crushing rock attack, then charged through the falling rubble toward him. After evading Golden Lion’s sword storm with a Substitution Technique, Sakumo struck at his head with a lightning-charged blade.

• Golden Lion dropped enormous rock lion heads onto Sakumo, while Zhao Hai’s Tempest Kick failed to slow them.
• Sakumo drew his blade and unleashed Thunder Fang, forming a lightning wolf that split a path through the rocks.
• Sakumo leaped between falling rubble and surged toward Golden Lion, who attacked with a storm of Haki-coated sword auras.
• Sakumo entered the sword storm and used a Substitution Technique to appear above Golden Lion.
• Sakumo brought his lightning-charged White Fang Short Blade down toward Golden Lion’s head.

Sakumo and Zhao Hai coordinated a series of attacks that wounded Golden Lion, but they could not overcome his defenses before their time ran short. Golden Lion began using the Float-Float Fruit to overturn the entire island, leaving them facing imminent destruction.

• Sakumo's strike bounced off Golden Lion's Armament Haki, and Golden Lion knocked him away with a sword-energy slash.
• Zhao Hai attacked Golden Lion while Sakumo's Lightning Release Shadow Clone trapped his legs and exploded, interrupting Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit power.
• Zhao Hai struck Golden Lion's abdomen and made him bleed, but Golden Lion unleashed Conqueror's Haki and prepared to kill him.
• Sakumo cut through Golden Lion's boulders and pierced his back with the White Fang Short Blade, but Golden Lion's muscles stopped the blade from going deeper.
• Golden Lion declared that he would bury Sakumo and Zhao Hai with the island, then used the Float-Float Fruit to tilt and overturn it as their countdown dwindled.

Zhao Hai and Sakumo survived Golden Lion’s aerial assault and identified the old wound in his head as a possible weakness. With Golden Lion raining stone pillars down on them, Sakumo threw Zhao Hai to safety and charged upward in a white lightning strike.

• Golden Lion tore the island from the sea and shattered its bedrock into a storm of falling rubble.
• Sakumo rescued Zhao Hai from a crushing boulder and recovered his White Fang Short Blade.
• Zhao Hai told Sakumo that the rudder lodged in Golden Lion’s head might disrupt his control of the Float-Float Fruit.
• Sakumo gathered lightning-nature chakra into his blade as Golden Lion reshaped the rubble into stone pillars and launched Lion's Might: Thousand-Cut Valley.
• Sakumo hurled Zhao Hai through a gap in the falling pillars, then charged straight at Golden Lion.

Sakumo and Zhao Hai worked together to defeat Golden Lion, but Sakumo’s weapon broke and he was returned to the Naruto World when the cross-dimensional mission ended. Zhao Hai was left exhausted above the ruined island, searching for a place to land.

• Sakumo charged through Golden Lion’s attacks and split his enormous slash with his final secret art, then wounded Golden Lion before his White Fang Short Blade shattered.
• Sakumo punched Golden Lion in the jaw, creating an opening for Zhao Hai to strike the rudder embedded in Golden Lion’s skull with a powerful kick.
• Golden Lion lost control of his Float-Float Fruit ability and fell beneath the clouds as the rocks and seawater he had lifted began to drop.
• Zhao Hai tried to catch the exhausted Sakumo, but the mission ended and Sakumo returned through a portal to the Naruto World.
• Zhao Hai remained above the ruined island and struggled to find somewhere safe to land.

Zhao Hai confirmed that Golden Lion was unconscious after their fight and called Garp to report the escape and capture. The group chat announced that defeating Golden Lion had advanced it to Lv3, and Zhao Hai told Qian Ye they had struck it rich.

• Zhao Hai searched the collapsing island and found Golden Lion unconscious, then tested him with a stone to confirm he was still alive.
• Zhao Hai called Garp and complained that Golden Lion had escaped from Impel Down.
• Garp and Sengoku panicked when Zhao Hai revealed he had encountered Golden Lion and demanded his coordinates.
• Zhao Hai told them he had defeated Golden Lion and gave them the location near the nameless island.
• The group chat announced that Zhao Hai and Hatake Sakumo had defeated Golden Lion Shiki and that the group had advanced to Lv3.
• Zhao Hai sent Qian Ye a voice message saying they had struck it rich, and Qian Ye smiled as he listened from the Land of Earth–Land of Grass border.

Qian Ye discovered that the group chat’s new Ability Sharing feature could let him borrow Zhao Hai’s Storm Dragon powers, while Zhao Hai retrieved Golden Lion’s swords. After returning from the battle, Sakumo embraced the challenge of mastering Haki-infused swordsmanship and asked Qian Ye to bring him to future fights.

• Qian Ye learned that the group chat’s Lv3 Ability Sharing feature let him borrow a group member’s core ability for two hours, and he planned to use Zhao Hai’s Storm Dragon power.
• Qian Ye reminded Zhao Hai to retrieve Golden Lion’s Supreme Grade Blades, and Zhao Hai pulled Oto and Kogarashi from Golden Lion’s legs.
• Sakumo returned to the underground training ground exhausted and wounded, with his White Fang Short Blade shattered, but exhilarated by his battle with Golden Lion.
• Sakumo told Qian Ye that fighting Golden Lion had lifted his gloom and made him eager to incorporate Armament Haki into his swordsmanship.
• Sakumo asked Qian Ye to bring him to future battles without hesitation, and Qian Ye agreed but told him to find a sturdier sword first.

Qian Ye led Kakashi, Obito, and Rin on a mission to retrieve a map from an abandoned mine after Minato received word that Hidden Stone was targeting a supply station. After the team departed, Zetsu revealed that Madara had taken an interest in Obito and ordered them to follow the group cautiously.

• Minato told the team that Hidden Stone had diverted its main force and might attack a supply station in the Land of Grass.
• Minato assigned Qian Ye to lead Kakashi, Obito, and Rin in retrieving a terrain map from an abandoned mine and meeting him at Rendezvous Point Three.
• Qian Ye warned Obito to follow orders, then led the team east after Minato departed using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Zetsu emerged at the abandoned camp and discussed Madara's interest in Obito and the potential of his Sharingan.
• Black Zetsu ordered Zetsu to follow the team while keeping its distance from Qian Ye.

Qian Ye detected Black Zetsu and White Zetsu shadowing Obito, then used Observation Haki to uncover an Iwagakure ambush at the abandoned mine. He ordered Kakashi, Obito, and Rin to stay back and entered alone, leaving them outside as he reached the mine entrance.

• Qian Ye sensed Black Zetsu and White Zetsu following his team but chose not to expose them.
• At the abandoned mine, Qian Ye detected at least thirty Iwa shinobi and a trap of Explosive Tags set around the entrance.
• Black Zetsu watched Obito, intending to use the deaths of his companions to awaken Obito's power and make him Madara's pawn.
• Qian Ye ordered Kakashi, Obito, and Rin to stay at least fifty meters from the cave, then rushed toward the mine alone.
• Kakashi stopped Obito from following Qian Ye, while Rin held Obito back.
• Qian Ye reached the mine entrance and crushed a dry bone underfoot.

Qian Ye borrowed Zhao Hai’s Storm Dragon Fruit ability and survived the Hidden Stone demolition unit’s mine trap. He emerged from the flames unharmed and prepared to attack Huang Shi and the Hidden Stone ninjas.

• Qian Ye borrowed Zhao Hai’s Mythical Zoan Storm Dragon Fruit ability through the group chat as the Hidden Stone ninjas attacked and detonated three hundred Explosive Tags.
• The explosion collapsed the mine, and Kakashi, Obito, and Rin feared Qian Ye had been killed.
• Black Zetsu sensed Qian Ye’s Chakra had vanished but detected a rapidly growing, savage presence in the smoke.
• Qian Ye walked out of the flames covered in blue scales and black Armament Haki, unharmed by the explosion and Earth Release attacks.
• Huang Shi froze in fear as Qian Ye faced him and said it was his turn to attack.

Qian Ye overwhelmed Iwagakure’s mine defenders with sheer physical power, killing Huang Shi and many of his soldiers. He cornered the survivors at a sealed wall hiding Iwagakure’s plans and documents, and prepared to break through it.

• Huang Shi ordered more than twenty Iwagakure ninja to attack Qian Ye with Earth Release, but Qian Ye vanished with Six Powers: Shave and dodged their barrage.
• Qian Ye punched through Huang Shi’s Hardening Technique and killed him with a single blow.
• Three Chunin’s swords shattered against Qian Ye’s scales, and he killed them with Armament Haki and Tempest Kick.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Qian Ye fight, and Black Zetsu recognized him as a dangerous unknown who could affect the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Qian Ye drove the surviving Iwagakure ninja to a sealed stone wall concealing their supply-line plans and classified documents, then clenched his fist to break through.

Qian Ye destroyed Iwagakure’s fortified mine wall with a single empowered punch, recovered the frontline supply route map, and escaped as the mine collapsed. Zetsu and Obito witnessed the destruction and recognized Qian Ye as a dangerous, uncontrollable force.

• The Hidden Stone captain and six subordinates reinforced a sealed stone wall with their chakra to protect themselves from Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye extracted energy from rubble and struck the wall with a punch, shattering its defenses and killing all seven Hidden Stone ninjas in the resulting storm of rock.
• Qian Ye recovered Iwagakure’s intelligence scroll containing a supply route map and fled the collapsing mine using Geppo.
• Zetsu watched Qian Ye leave and decided to warn Madara Uchiha about the threat he posed.
• Obito watched the mountain shake from a nearby tree and told Kakashi and Rin that the disturbance was enormous.

Qian Ye emerged unharmed after defeating Iwagakure’s Explosive Corps, thwarting Black Zetsu’s attempt to put Obito in mortal danger and awaken his Sharingan. The team discovered that their recovered scroll contained an encirclement plan targeting Minato Namikaze and the Hidden Leaf frontline, and they prepared to warn him.

• Qian Ye walked out of the collapsed mine without a scratch, carrying Iwagakure’s bloodstained intelligence case, and told Kakashi he had eliminated thirty-four enemies.
• Obito, Kakashi, and Rin reacted with shock, while Obito lamented that he had not had a chance to fight.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu realized Qian Ye had prevented Obito’s planned crisis, and Black Zetsu decided to separate or eliminate him.
• Qian Ye sensed Black Zetsu underground and welcomed the disruption of Madara Uchiha’s plans for Obito.
• Qian Ye warned Kakashi not to trust the scroll, and Kakashi found it contained an encirclement plan aimed at Minato Namikaze and the Hidden Leaf frontline.

Qian Ye left a Shadow Clone behind to confront Black Zetsu and White Zetsu after discovering them spying on the group. When they tried to escape underground, he punched through the earth and seized Black Zetsu.

• Kakashi read the scroll and hurried with Qian Ye, Obito, and the others toward Minato Namikaze to warn him about Iwagakure's ambush.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu emerged from the ground and lamented that Qian Ye had ruined their plan to push Obito into despair and awaken his Sharingan.
• As Black Zetsu began retreating underground, Qian Ye's Shadow Clone revealed itself and confronted the two Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu used the Mayfly Technique to flee underground, but Qian Ye used Observation Haki to track him.
• Qian Ye coated his fist with Armament Haki, punched a passage through the earth, and grabbed Black Zetsu by the pitcher plant's root stem.

Qian Ye's Shadow Clone captured Black and White Zetsu and forced them to lead him to their lord, while his true body raced toward Minato's position. After sending Kakashi, Obito, and Rin back to safety, Qian Ye charged alone into Hidden Stone's ambush at Black Wind Gorge.

• Qian Ye's Shadow Clone captured Black and White Zetsu, blocked Black Zetsu's escape technique, and demanded to meet the lord they served.
• Black Zetsu warned Qian Ye about the lord, and Qian Ye ordered the pair to lead him there.
• Qian Ye detected over a hundred Hidden Stone assassins lying in wait near the gorge and sent Kakashi, Obito, and Rin back to the third backup point.
• Kakashi accepted Qian Ye's order and led Obito and Rin toward the backup point as Qian Ye sped ahead alone.
• Black Rock's Hidden Stone forces heard a sonic boom as Qian Ye charged down the forest path, and Black Rock called out an enemy attack.

Qian Ye slaughtered the Hidden Stone ambushers guarding the canyon and discovered Minato Namikaze trapped inside a massive sealing barrier. He prepared to confront the heavily defended formation directly.

• Black Rock triggered a hidden-weapons trap, but Qian Ye dodged every attack and killed a Hidden Stone ANBU ninja.
• Qian Ye evaded the Hidden Stone ninjutsu with Geppo and cut down the front ranks with a Haki-coated Tempest Kick.
• Black Rock charged with his Fist Rock Technique, but Qian Ye shattered his stone fist and pulverized his arm.
• Qian Ye killed the remaining Hidden Stone ambushers without being injured.
• Qian Ye saw that Minato Namikaze was trapped inside the Myriad-Mile Heavenly Prison Barrier, guarded by more than a thousand Hidden Stone troops.
• Qian Ye rejected a slow infiltration and decided to smash the barrier directly.

Qian Ye broke through the Hidden Stone barrier by descending from the sky with Geppo, then went underground carrying Black Zetsu and met the frail Madara Uchiha beside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The chapter ended with Black Zetsu slipping away to hide behind the statue while Qian Ye faced Madara in silence.

• Qian Ye used Geppo to dive from the cliff and landed atop the giant barrier, blasting nearby Hidden Stone ninjas into the air.
• Obito and Kakashi watched Qian Ye's arrival in shock from their high-ground stronghold.
• Qian Ye's Shadow Clone forced White Zetsu to lead him underground while gripping Black Zetsu with Armament Haki.
• White Zetsu led Qian Ye into a vast cavern containing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the ancient Madara Uchiha.
• Madara asked Black Zetsu whether Qian Ye was the guest he had brought, and Qian Ye dropped Black Zetsu to the ground.
• Black Zetsu escaped to White Zetsu's side and hid behind the statue as Qian Ye silently studied Madara.

Qian Ye confronted the dying Madara Uchiha in the underground cavern and shattered his Susanoo genjutsu with Armament Haki and sheer will. Madara remained alive, but Qian Ye recognized how close the old man was to death.

• Madara Uchiha unleashed his killing intent at Qian Ye, but Qian Ye stood firm and resisted it.
• Madara trapped Qian Ye in a genjutsu that showed a blood-soaked battlefield and a towering Perfect Susanoo.
• Qian Ye coated his fist in Armament Haki and smashed the Susanoo blade, breaking the illusion and injuring Madara.
• Qian Ye used Observation Haki to detect Madara's failing body and told him that time had taken its toll.
• Madara grew grave when Qian Ye addressed him by name.

Qian Ye confronted the aging Madara Uchiha in his cave, condemning the Infinite Tsukuyomi and declaring his plan to unify the Ninja World by force. Madara spared him and decided to watch what he would do next, while Black Zetsu feared Qian Ye would ruin the Eye of the Moon plan.

• Qian Ye revealed that he knew Madara was alive and mocked him for clinging to life while planning to trap the world in an eternal dream.
• Qian Ye criticized the village system created by Madara and Hashirama and declared that he would abolish the daimyo system and unite the Ninja World under one empire.
• Black Zetsu secretly attacked Qian Ye with Wood Release spikes, but Madara crushed the attack and punished Black Zetsu.
• Madara told Qian Ye he would leave Uchiha Obito alone for now and watch him, and Qian Ye departed after revealing he had been a Shadow Clone.
• Black Zetsu warned Madara that Qian Ye would destroy the Eye of the Moon plan, but Madara said he was willing to wait and see whether Qian Ye could change the world.

Qian Ye shattered the Hidden Stone barrier trapping Minato Namikaze and carried him through a massive explosion to safety. With the Hidden Stone troops in disarray, Qian Ye and Minato prepared to finish the fight and move on to the next stronghold.

• Qian Ye struck the Ten-Thousand-Mile Heavenly Prison's core, breaking the barrier and injuring the Barrier Team ninja maintaining it.
• Qian Ye's blow exposed Minato Namikaze inside the barrier, where he was exhausted after repeated attempts to use Flying Thunder God.
• Stone Bone triggered buried explosive clay, setting off a chain blast across the basin.
• Qian Ye absorbed the blast's kinetic force, shielded himself from the flames, and carried Minato to a safe cliffside.
• Qian Ye and Minato faced the panicked Hidden Stone troops, and Qian Ye urged them to finish the fight within three minutes.