Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sasuke reveals the reason he survived Kaguya’s All-Killing Ash Bones: his right eye’s Amanosakahoko allowed him to exchange the damage to his destroyed left eye with Isshiki’s left eye, disabling Isshiki’s powerful ability.
• While Kaguya is trapped underground by the allied ninjas’ combined attack, the army surrounds Isshiki. However, Isshiki reveals that his right eye possesses Shabihikona, a technique that disassembles anything nonliving it touches or sees down to the quark level.
• Shabihikona annihilates the incoming attacks and then destroys the earth beneath the army, along with their weapons, tools, scrolls, and Empowerment Talismans. As a result, the ninjas lose Yu’s Chakra enhancement and are reduced to ordinary humans.
• Thousands begin falling into the massive abyss. Naruto uses the Golden Ten-Tails Chakra to save roughly 100,000 people, while Sasuke uses the Amenotejikara Realm to transfer another 100,000 into Naruto’s protection.
• Madara uses Susanoo and the Heavenly Imperial Void to halt many falling ninjas, while Hashirama creates enormous golden lotus trees to catch those who remain. The army survives, but the loss of their Empowerment Talismans leaves most of them unable to continue fighting.
• Shikamaru realizes that his carefully planned strategy—combining the army’s assault with Sasuke’s eye-exchange technique—has been completely countered by Isshiki’s broader strength. He begins questioning whether strategy can overcome overwhelming power.
• Kaguya escapes her underground prison and sees the devastation Isshiki caused. After Isshiki explains that the empowered soldiers were essentially disposable Chakra reserves, Kaguya offers him one of her Byakugan to replace the eye Sasuke destroyed.
• Kaguya gouges out her own left eye and gives it to Isshiki. His new eye successfully regenerates and gains the Sukunahikona marking, while Kaguya regenerates her lost eye through her immense Chakra reserves.

Character Developments

• Isshiki demonstrates that his strength is not dependent on a single technique. After losing the ability in his left eye, he reveals an even more devastating right-eye ability and emphasizes the importance of “overall strength.”
• Sasuke displays tactical brilliance and sacrifices his own eye to disable Isshiki’s left eye, but his success is temporary.
• Naruto acts selflessly to protect the enormous army, exhausting himself while using his Chakra to save as many people as possible.
• Madara reluctantly helps rescue the falling soldiers, joking that it is strange for him to be saving people.
• Hashirama continues to serve as a stabilizing protector, using Wood Release to catch those Naruto and Madara cannot save.
• Shikamaru suffers a crisis of confidence after his strategy fails against Isshiki’s overwhelming versatility.
• Kaguya shows unexpected responsibility and loyalty by sacrificing her own eye to compensate Isshiki. Her willingness to regenerate it highlights the vastness of her Chakra reserves.
• Black Zetsu notices that Kaguya has changed, particularly because she accepts responsibility instead of making excuses.

Significant Themes

• Overall strength versus specialized abilities: Isshiki argues that warriors who rely on one exceptional technique become helpless once that technique is countered, whereas true power comes from versatility and resilience.
• Strategy versus absolute power: Shikamaru’s failure raises the question of whether careful planning can matter against an opponent whose raw power and adaptability are vastly superior.
• Sacrifice and protection: Sasuke sacrifices an eye to create an opening, while Naruto, Madara, and Hashirama risk themselves to save the army.
• The expendability of ordinary soldiers: Isshiki views the empowered ninjas as mere “Chakra batteries,” contrasting his ruthless perspective with the heroes’ efforts to preserve every life.
• Changing loyalties and responsibility: Kaguya’s decision to give Isshiki her eye suggests a shift in her character and a greater willingness to support him and acknowledge the consequences of her actions.

Character Interactions

• Sasuke and Isshiki: Sasuke taunts Isshiki after disabling his left eye, but Isshiki immediately answers by revealing Shabihikona and reversing the situation.
• Naruto and Sasuke: They cooperate seamlessly to rescue the army, combining Naruto’s Chakra protection with Sasuke’s teleportation ability.
• Madara and Hashirama: Their old rivalry is redirected toward saving civilians, with Madara suspending the falling soldiers and Hashirama catching them with gigantic golden lotus trees.
• Naruto and Hinata: Hinata comforts Naruto after his exhausting rescue effort, and Naruto warmly thanks her.
• Shikamaru and the battlefield: Shikamaru reflects on his failed plan and confronts the limits of strategy.
• Kaguya, Isshiki, and Black Zetsu: Black Zetsu questions Isshiki’s delayed use of Shabihikona, while Kaguya compensates Isshiki by sacrificing her eye. Their exchange reveals both Isshiki’s limitations and Kaguya’s altered attitude.

Chapter Summary: Rampaging Kaguya, the Battle Song Rises Again

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Madara uses the Heavenly Void Force to control the battlefield, the surviving ninja and samurai are returned safely to the ground on the Immovable Golden Lotus. The Lotus retracts into the abyss after protecting them.
• Katsuyu arrives through Tsunade and Sakura’s Summoning Technique and begins healing the wounded. Madara orders all ninja below Earth Grade and all samurai to withdraw, leaving only elite fighters and the White Zetsu Army.
• Hashirama helps persuade the reluctant lower-ranked shinobi to retreat, explaining that without the chakra provided by Talisman Release, remaining would only lead to meaningless deaths.
• The wives of the Ninja Kingdom arrive through a spatial vortex: Mito, Chiri, Kushina, Xiyang, Yugao, Rin, and Ōtsutsuki Wansheng.
• Wansheng reveals the Heavenly Totem, which creates a ten-kilometer domain capable of strengthening allies, weakening enemies, and blocking ocular techniques. Kaguya and Isshiki retreat outside its range.
• Mito removes the chakra seal placed on Wansheng years earlier. Madara finally accepts that Wansheng has earned the Ninja Kingdom’s trust.
• Once unsealed, Wansheng activates the Heavenly Marsh Zither and creates the Golden Hall, incorporating the protective power of Ryushiki’s Dragon Realm.
• Naruto and Sasuke return to the battlefield. Kaguya responds by activating Amenominaka and transporting everyone into the deadly Ice Space.
• Wansheng begins by singing a mournful song dedicated to Kaguya, briefly affecting Kaguya emotionally. However, Kaguya regains control and attacks with Rabbit Hair Needles.
• Madara and Sasuke combine their Susanoo with powerful fire techniques to block the attack.
• Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi transform the ice beneath the Heavenly Totem into a mobile fortress, allowing it to continue protecting the allied forces from Isshiki’s ocular techniques.
• Wansheng changes to an inspiring battle song, replenishing and strengthening the allies’ chakra. Encouraged by her music, Madara leads the forces forward.

Character Developments

• Madara continues to act harshly and pragmatically, prioritizing battlefield efficiency, but his softer reaction to the Heavenly Totem being borrowed by “Little Tornado” reveals his affection for his family. He also acknowledges that Wansheng no longer needs to be restrained.
• Hashirama remains the compassionate counterbalance to Madara, calming the wounded soldiers and encouraging them to grow stronger rather than die needlessly.
• Wansheng completes her transition from distrusted outsider to trusted member of the Ninja Kingdom. After her seal is removed, she displays immense Ōtsutsuki power and assumes the role of battlefield musician, using sorrow and inspiration to influence the war.
• Kaguya briefly reacts to Wansheng’s song with grief but quickly regains her composure and resumes attacking, emphasizing her emotional strength and determination.
• Isshiki recognizes the danger posed by the Heavenly Totem and realizes that Wansheng can wield the Heavenly Marsh Zither, making the allied defenses far more difficult to penetrate.
• Tsunade, Sakura, Katsuyu, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi provide essential support by healing the injured and turning the Heavenly Totem into a mobile defensive structure.
• Yugao’s violent tendencies have softened after becoming a mother, while Rin has matured from a child into a composed young woman. The other arriving women represent the continuing growth and strength of the Ninja Kingdom’s family.

Significant Themes

• Trust earned over time: Wansheng’s seal is removed because her years of loyalty have proven that she truly belongs with the Ninja Kingdom.
• The contrast between force and compassion: Madara’s strict battlefield command is balanced by Hashirama’s empathy and encouragement.
• Music as power and memory: Wansheng’s songs can evoke sorrow, restore morale, and replenish chakra. Her music also recalls the original purpose of the Heavenly Marsh Zither: inspiring warriors.
• Family and loyalty: The arrival of Yu’s wives and children highlights the Ninja Kingdom’s interconnected family structure and the way personal bonds influence political and military decisions.
• Adaptation in war: The allies combine healing, sealing, earth techniques, ocular defenses, and music to survive increasingly powerful enemies.
• The tragedy of Kaguya and her clan: Wansheng’s mournful song suggests that Kaguya’s history is one of suffering, isolation, and loss, even though she remains a dangerous enemy.

Character Interactions

• Madara orders the weaker forces to retreat, while Hashirama explains and softens the decision.
• Mito and Madara discuss whether Wansheng should remain sealed; Mito ultimately removes the seal after Madara grants permission.
• Wansheng’s presence alarms Kaguya and Isshiki because they recognize her pure Ōtsutsuki Main Family aura.
• Kushina explains that the Heavenly Totem had been taken by “Little Tornado,” unexpectedly causing Madara to drop his usual severity.
• Wansheng addresses Kaguya directly through her song, creating a brief emotional connection before Kaguya attacks.
• Madara and Sasuke fight together to defend the army, while Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi support them by converting the Heavenly Totem into a moving fortress.
• Wansheng’s final rallying cry inspires Madara and the allied forces to advance against Kaguya and Isshiki.

Sasuke and the Ninja Kingdom's fighters tried to restrain Kaguya and Isshiki while the Heavenly Totem weakened Isshiki's abilities, but Isshiki and Black Zetsu turned the battle around. Isshiki summoned six moon-sized asteroids, leaving everyone but himself and Kaguya in mortal danger.

• Madara, Sasuke, and Hashirama attacked Kaguya and Isshiki, while Sasuke's Amenotejikara Realm trapped them in the Heavenly Totem's red light and Hashirama briefly pinned Kaguya with Divine Gates.
• Sasuke seized Isshiki's heart and forced him down, but Isshiki used Izanagi to restore himself, shattered Sasuke's Susanoo, and headed for the Heavenly Totem.
• Madara's Limbo shadow injured Isshiki despite Izanagi, while Isshiki sent Wood Release Clones toward the totem and Hiruzen and Ōnoki helped White Zetsu hold them back.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release to erase Isshiki's clones and the White Zetsu, but Black Zetsu swallowed the Heavenly Totem and its red light.
• Isshiki activated Daikokuten and sent six moon-sized asteroids crashing down, declaring that only Kaguya and himself would survive.

Chapter Summary: “Rampaging Kaguya, Survival in Desperation!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Kaguya retreats through Yomotsu Hirasaka as six moon-sized asteroids descend, threatening to destroy everyone on the battlefield.
• The ninjas coordinate a large-scale defense:
  • Onoki increases the weight of the first asteroid.
  • Madara uses his Complete Body Susanoo and an ultra-heavy Force-Field Arrow to redirect it into the others, causing four asteroids to shatter.
  • Wan Sheng and Uchiha Xue combine sound-based techniques to destroy most of the resulting fragments.
  • Naruto uses Wind Release to scatter debris.
  • Mito cleaves one asteroid with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
  • Zatoichi splits the final asteroid with his sword technique.
  • Naruto’s Ten-Tails clones fire Tailed Beast Bombs to divert the asteroid pieces away from the main battlefield.
  • Wan Sheng creates a powerful sound barrier that protects everyone from the resulting shock waves.
• After the destruction subsides, Black Zetsu emerges and boasts that the ninjas cannot defeat him.
• Madara prepares to attack Black Zetsu, but Tobi intervenes and uses his bizarre Secret Technique, Great Stinking Tsukuyomi.
• The technique causes Black Zetsu’s body to fill with thousands of tons of feces, transforming him into a gigantic, foul-smelling mass.
• Tobi mockingly gives Black Zetsu the new name Ōtsutsuki Shishiki.
• Kaguya and Isshiki return. Isshiki dismisses Black Zetsu as useless, while Kaguya expresses sorrow, insisting that he remains her child despite his transformation.

Character Developments

• Madara demonstrates both immense power and leadership, coordinating with Onoki and helping redirect the first asteroid rather than simply destroying it.
• Onoki, despite his age and exhaustion, contributes critically by applying his weight-increasing technique.
• Naruto acts as a major defensive force, using multiple Ten-Tails clones and Wind Release to protect the battlefield.
• Mito, Zatoichi, Wan Sheng, and Uchiha Xue show strong teamwork, combining their specialized abilities to neutralize the asteroid threat.
• Tobi reveals an absurd and humiliating new technique, emphasizing his unpredictable nature and his willingness to turn conflict into grotesque comedy.
• Black Zetsu, once arrogant and threatening, is reduced to a helpless, ridiculous form and loses the respect of both allies and enemies.
• Kaguya displays a rare emotional vulnerability through her maternal attachment to Black Zetsu.

Significant Themes

• Collective strength and cooperation: The asteroid crisis can only be survived through the combined efforts of many powerful characters.
• Power versus strategy: Raw strength alone is insufficient; the ninjas succeed by redirecting, dividing, and deflecting the asteroids.
• Humiliation and subversion: Black Zetsu’s transformation undercuts his former menace and turns a serious enemy into comic relief.
• Family and attachment: Kaguya’s sorrow shows that her bond with Black Zetsu persists even after his apparent ruin.
• Destruction and survival: The chapter emphasizes the overwhelming scale of Kaguya’s attack and the increasingly desperate measures required to endure it.

Character Interactions

• Hashirama and Madara discuss whether Madara can counter the asteroids, reinforcing their battlefield cooperation.
• Madara orders Onoki to increase the first asteroid’s weight, creating the conditions for Madara’s redirection technique to work.
• Madara and Tobi clash over how Black Zetsu should be handled; Tobi persuades Madara to let him deal with the enemy.
• Tobi taunts Black Zetsu, transforming and renaming him while the White Zetsu panic and flee.
• Kaguya and Isshiki assess Black Zetsu afterward, with Isshiki declaring him useless and Kaguya defending him emotionally as her child.

Isshiki and Kaguya turned the battle against Naruto and Sasuke, sending Madara and Hashirama to another dimension and killing Hinata and Sakura as they shielded their loved ones. Naruto’s grief unleashed the Ten-Tails’ chakra, and Kaguya began forming the Final Truth-Seeking Orb in her Rabbit Form.

• Uchiha Itachi shot Kaguya in the forehead with a Barrett, but Isshiki destroyed the rifle and glacier before Sasuke rescued Itachi and Uchiha Izuna.
• Kaguya summoned Supergravity Space, and she and Isshiki sent Hashirama and Madara through portals into the Lava Space.
• Kaguya fired All-Killing Ash Bones at Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata and Sakura took the attacks meant for them.
• Hinata and Sakura crumbled away after confessing their love, and Naruto’s grief unleashed the Ten-Tails’ golden chakra.
• Kaguya transformed into her wrathful Rabbit Form in Origin Sphere Space and began creating the expanding Final Truth-Seeking Orb.

As Kaguya's Final Truth-Seeking Orb threatened everyone, Yugao and Xiyang fused into Yang Yan, who held the attack back and fought Kaguya. Hashirama and Madara escaped the Lava Space but found only ashes in the Ice Space before a black-robed figure arrived and used Yumotolu.

• Sasuke activated Izanagi while Isshiki kept him from bringing Hashirama and Madara back, and Naruto's attacks failed to affect Kaguya's expanding Final Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Yugao and Xiyang used Thunder Gate Twin Chains and Kamuyami with Heaven-Grade Blessing Talismans to fuse into Yang Yan.
• Yang Yan created and enlarged a supermassive Truth-Seeking Orb, then collided it with Kaguya's Final Truth-Seeking Orb and halted its expansion for a time.
• Kaguya attacked Yang Yan with All-Killing Ash Bones, but Yang Yan's lightning body let the spikes pass through before she struck Kaguya with a lightning blade.
• Hashirama and Madara awakened Six-Tomoe Rinnegan through Twin Soul-Gate Chain and returned from the Lava Space to the Ice Space, where they found two piles of ashes and no allies.
• A black-robed figure emerged from Yomotsu Hirasaka beside Hashirama and Madara and used Causal Severance: Yumotolu.

Chapter Summary: “Kaguya’s Rampage, Turning the Tide”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu returns from Kono Country after becoming drunk on Heavenly Sake and learns that the Infinite Tsukuyomi has already engulfed the world. Realizing Kaguya must have been resurrected, he searches for the battlefield.
• Using information from Shikamaru and Kamui, Yu traces the group through several dimensions: the Acid Sea Space, Ice Space, and finally the Supergravity Space.
• He discovers the remains of Hinata and Sakura, who had apparently sacrificed themselves during the battle. Yu uses his time-reversal ability and one of Hell’s limited resurrection slots to revive them before the effective window closes.
• Yu, Madara, Hashirama, Hinata, and Sakura travel through multiple dimensional barriers and arrive in the Origin Sphere Space, where Kaguya’s decisive battle is taking place.
• Kaguya’s Final Truth-Seeking Orb continues expanding, overwhelming Yang Yan’s Super Truth-Seeking Orb. Yang Yan considers sacrificing her life by transforming into lightning and sending the orb away to protect her daughter and the world.
• Yu arrives at the critical moment, restoring hope among the fighters and preventing Yang Yan from making the sacrifice.
• Isshiki attempts to reach Kaguya, but Sasuke intercepts him. Sasuke uses the Amenotejikara Realm to trap Isshiki despite his ability to shrink into invisible quarks.
• Sasuke explains that Isshiki’s Izanagi is weakening because his confidence and “personal reality” have been shaken by Yu’s arrival. Isshiki reveals that both he and Sasuke may possess the potential to awaken an Izanagi Shikigami, though another host has already obtained it.
• Naruto tries to join Sasuke, but Yu stops him, trusting Sasuke’s decision to use Izanagi—even at the cost of his own eyesight—to protect their companions.
• With the battlefield’s morale restored, Yu prepares to confront Kaguya’s Final Truth-Seeking Orb before dealing with Kaguya and Black Zetsu.

Character Developments

• Yu: Returns at the decisive moment, demonstrating his resourcefulness, mastery of dimensional travel, and ability to reverse death. His arrival transforms the battle’s atmosphere from desperation to renewed confidence. He also shows trust in Sasuke’s judgment and takes responsibility for neutralizing Kaguya’s greatest weapon.
• Hinata and Sakura: Their resurrection confirms the importance of their earlier sacrifice. They are recognized by Yu as having protected Naruto, Sasuke, and the others when the situation was at its most dangerous.
• Yang Yan: Reveals her willingness to sacrifice herself for her daughter and the world. Her determination emphasizes her selflessness, but Yu’s arrival allows her to survive.
• Sasuke: Demonstrates tactical growth and exceptional resolve. He willingly uses Izanagi to protect his allies, accepts the risk of losing his eye, and successfully exploits Isshiki’s weakened confidence.
• Isshiki: Becomes increasingly frustrated by Yu’s return and Sasuke’s countermeasures. His explanation of Izanagi’s deeper nature reveals his ambition and his knowledge of powers beyond ordinary Sharingan abilities.
• Naruto: Shows concern for Sasuke and eagerness to help, but ultimately accepts Yu’s judgment and trusts Sasuke to handle Isshiki.
• Kaguya: Remains outwardly calm and overwhelmingly powerful, but her confidence is connected to the Final Truth-Seeking Orb. Yu’s arrival begins to undermine her advantage.
• Black Zetsu: Desperately attempts to reach and reunite with Kaguya, reinforcing his role as her devoted but grotesque son and servant.

Significant Themes

• Hope arriving at the point of despair: Yu’s return occurs just as Yang Yan and the others are about to lose, reversing the emotional and tactical momentum of the battle.
• Sacrifice and protection: Hinata, Sakura, and Yang Yan all risk or give their lives to protect others, especially Naruto, Sasuke, their loved ones, and the world.
• Trust between comrades: Yu trusts Sasuke to fight Isshiki alone, while Naruto learns to rely on Sasuke’s judgment rather than rushing impulsively into battle.
• The limits of power: Even overwhelming techniques such as Izanagi and the Final Truth-Seeking Orb depend on the user’s mental state, stamina, and confidence.
• Fate, causality, and resurrection: Yu’s Causal Severance allows Hinata and Sakura to be revived without causing destructive changes to history, highlighting the chapter’s concern with altering destiny without creating new consequences.
• Turning the tide: The chapter emphasizes how one person’s arrival can restore morale, disrupt an enemy’s certainty, and change the outcome of an apparently lost battle.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu reunites with Madara and Hashirama, who help him identify the seriousness of the battle.
• Yu comforts and praises the revived Hinata and Sakura, assuring them that their efforts were not in vain.
• Yang Yan reacts emotionally to Yu’s arrival, calling out his name just as she is preparing to sacrifice herself.
• Sasuke and Isshiki engage in a battle of strategy and ideology, with Sasuke countering Isshiki’s shrinking ability and challenging the stability of his Izanagi.
• Yu prevents Naruto from interfering in Sasuke’s duel, explaining that Sasuke deliberately chose to risk his eye power to protect his allies.
• Yu frames the next stage of the confrontation as an attack on Kaguya’s “widow and orphan” dynamic, referring to Kaguya and Black Zetsu as the final enemies after the orb is destroyed.

Yu absorbed Kaguya’s Final Truth-Seeking Orb, revealed that he had arranged her resurrection, and tried to recruit her against King Chui­gen Ōtsutsuki. Kaguya rejected his offer, but after Yu overpowered her, she transformed into the enraged Rabbit Goddess and unleashed a vast field of All-Killing Ash Bones.

• Yu used Kamui while phasing to absorb Kaguya’s Final Truth-Seeking Orb, then revealed himself to Kaguya and Isshiki as Uchiha Riu, the mastermind behind her resurrection.
• Yu questioned Kaguya about her fear of her father, King Chui­gen Ōtsutsuki, and offered to join forces against Takamagahara, but Kaguya said she no longer trusted anyone and attacked him.
• Yu opened the Fifth and Sixth Gates and battered Kaguya, surviving an All-Killing Ash Bone strike by stopping its spread with Causal Severance and healing his arm.
• Kaguya began sobbing, transformed into the enraged Rabbit Goddess, and filled the Origin Sphere Space with darkness.
• Isshiki warned Sasuke that Kaguya’s Shikotsumyaku: All-Killing Ash Bones: Eight-Thousand-Spear Divine Slaughter was beginning as sharp bones erupted across the earth.

Yu stopped Kaguya’s attack long enough for Naruto and the others to defend themselves, then overwhelmed her with a devastating Shock Release technique. He trapped Kaguya in Izanami, leaving her caught in a repeating illusion with a way out if she gave up her resistance.

• Yu used Causal Severance to halt Kaguya’s All-Killing Ash Bones temporarily, while Naruto combined his Ten-Tails power with Hashirama and Madara’s Susanoo armor.
• Yu opened the Sixth Gate and used Shock Release: Spatial Tremor to shatter Kaguya’s Rabbit Form and interrupt the battlefield around him.
• Yu repeatedly struck Kaguya as she regenerated, stopping her attempt to merge with the Origin Sphere Space and making her believe he was sealing her with Six Paths: Planetary Devastation.
• Wan Sheng arrived, and Yu explained that he had used recorded physical sensations to trap Kaguya in an Izanami loop.
• Yu said Kaguya could escape the loop by giving up her resistance, and he believed she would no longer be their enemy once she did.

Yu trapped Kaguya in Izanami, saved Sasuke Uchiha from blindness, and defeated Isshiki’s escape attempt before sending him to the space-time dimension. There, Jiraiya urged Isshiki to switch sides, but Isshiki rejected the offer and attacked him.

• Yu’s right arm crumbled after he used Shock Release, while Kaguya remained trapped in Izanami and Isshiki tried to flee.
• Yu used Causal Severance to save Sasuke Uchiha’s eyesight, then shot Isshiki with a bullet empowered by Hayatake-Tsuhime as Isshiki’s Izanagi ended.
• Isshiki tried to exploit Yu’s concern for Senju Ananda, but Yu used Kamui to send him to the space-time dimension where Jiraiya waited.
• Jiraiya told Isshiki that Amado’s Karma research could restore Ananda’s personality and offered to help Isshiki switch sides, but Isshiki learned Amado’s soul and body could still be recovered.
• Isshiki refused to surrender and attacked Jiraiya with Wood Release: Phantom Dragon Nine Seals, while Jiraiya answered with Sage Art: Five-Flame Divine Fan.

Jiraiya fought Isshiki and defeated him with a Rasengan, then restored Ananda’s original personality. He carried the unconscious Ananda through a space-time vortex, though the Karma on Ananda’s palm returned.

• Isshiki used Phantom Dragon Nine Seals to absorb chakra, but Jiraiya concealed his real body and sank the Wood Dragons into a Yellow Springs Swamp.
• Isshiki pierced Jiraiya with a stone pillar and suppressed him with Adamantine Sealing Chains, but Jiraiya’s prosthetic eye injured Isshiki with a necrotic laser.
• Jiraiya broke free by pulling Isshiki close and repeatedly headbutting him, then struck him with a Rasengan that left him unable to move.
• Jiraiya awakened Ananda’s personality in Isshiki’s body, and Isshiki told Jiraiya to keep proving himself before his traits vanished.
• Karma reappeared on Ananda’s left palm, and Jiraiya carried him toward the space-time vortex, saying they would go home together.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Jiraiya returns through the Kamui Vortex and hands the injured Ananda to Yu. Ananda has lost his right arm, but the Ninja Kingdom’s technology can replace it with a powerful bionic prosthetic. The greater concern is the Karma seal of Isshiki on Ananda’s left palm.
• Jiraiya publicly kneels before Hashirama and Mito, confessing that he was responsible for taking Ananda six years earlier. This shocks the gathered leaders, who had believed Ananda was simply captured by Isshiki.
• Yu explains that Jiraiya had survived a disaster at Masquerade’s headquarters, joined Kara under Isshiki, and secretly worked with Amado as a double agent. His actions were part of a larger plan to defeat the Ōtsutsuki and protect the future of the shinobi world.
• Although Jiraiya’s intentions were noble, his deception caused great pain to Hashirama, Mito, Ananda, Minato, and especially Tsunade and Youmeng. Now that the mission is complete, he has returned to accept responsibility and punishment.
• Mito forgives Jiraiya, praising his ability to endure hardship and remain committed to his mission. She and Hashirama ask him to resume teaching Ananda, trusting him to guide the boy properly.
• Mito reminds Jiraiya that his greatest responsibility is to reconcile with Tsunade and Youmeng, who still do not know he is alive. Jiraiya admits he is not yet emotionally prepared to face them.
• Meanwhile, Kaguya remains trapped in Izanami. Black Zetsu, now inhabiting a massive 6,000-ton body made of feces, realizes that Yu has absorbed the Heavenly Totem.
• Since the totem is essential and cannot be retrieved by ordinary means, the gathered ninjas pressure Yu to recover it from Black Zetsu. Hashirama, Madara, Mito, Yu’s wives, and Xiaoxue all insist that he take responsibility.
• After receiving mock encouragement and comedic support from his family and allies, Yu advances toward Black Zetsu. The final confrontation of the war becomes an absurd battle to retrieve the Heavenly Totem from Black Zetsu’s fecal body.
• Black Zetsu attacks first with Yin-Yang Release: Shit Shuriken.

Character Development

• Jiraiya demonstrates profound remorse and accepts responsibility for the pain caused by his undercover mission. His confession reveals the sacrifice and emotional burden behind his actions.
• Hashirama and Mito show wisdom, compassion, and the values of the shinobi ideal by recognizing Jiraiya’s endurance and forgiving him despite his betrayal.
• Yu is forced to confront his own failures: arriving late to the war and concealing Jiraiya’s survival from Hashirama and Mito. His family’s teasing ultimately pushes him to act.
• Ananda is established as both physically and spiritually endangered. His lost arm can be replaced, but Isshiki’s Karma remains a serious threat.
• Jiraiya’s relationship with Tsunade and Youmeng remains unresolved, setting up an emotionally difficult reunion.

Significant Themes

• The meaning of being a ninja: Mito defines a ninja as someone who endures suffering and continues moving forward. Jiraiya’s conduct embodies this ideal.
• Sacrifice and responsibility: Jiraiya’s deception was committed for the greater good, but the chapter emphasizes that noble motives do not erase the harm caused to loved ones.
• Forgiveness and reconciliation: Hashirama and Mito distinguish between condemning Jiraiya’s actions and recognizing his courage, offering him a path to make amends.
• Truth and secrecy: Yu and Minato concealed Jiraiya’s survival to protect the mission, but the secrecy caused emotional damage and must eventually be confronted.
• Heroism mixed with absurdity: The solemn conclusion of Jiraiya’s confession is contrasted with the ridiculous final mission of retrieving a sacred artifact from Black Zetsu’s enormous fecal body.

Character Interactions

• Jiraiya confesses directly to Hashirama and Mito, who respond with understanding rather than anger.
• Yu explains Jiraiya’s true role to the assembled ninja leaders and reveals the hidden circumstances surrounding Ananda’s capture.
• Mito challenges Jiraiya to define a ninja and then entrusts Ananda’s future training to him.
• Mito also urges Jiraiya to repair his relationship with Tsunade and Youmeng.
• Yu’s allies and family collectively pressure and tease him into retrieving the Heavenly Totem, turning his reluctant mission into a public spectacle.
• Black Zetsu’s hatred of Yu drives the next battle, beginning with his Shit Shuriken attack.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Black Zetsu attacks Yu with a series of grotesque Yin-Yang Release techniques made from boiling, corrosive, and foul-smelling waste. His goal is to prevent Yu from reaching the Heavenly Totem hidden inside his body.
• Yu uses Phasing Mode to evade the initial “Shit Shuriken” barrage, then activates his Byakugan and locates the red-light Heavenly Totem. However, the totem’s protective field prevents him from extracting it remotely with Kamui.
• Black Zetsu retreats while deploying increasingly extreme attacks, including boiling waste vapor, a massive waste river, dragon-shaped projectiles, a falling waterfall, and a sealed “Shit Realm.” The vapor overwhelms Yu psychologically and physically, causing him to vomit and temporarily lose his momentum.
• Yu’s allies intervene indirectly: Amaterasu burns into Black Zetsu’s throat, but Black Zetsu sheds the affected portion of his body and remains largely unharmed.
• After escaping the sealed realm in Complete Body Susanoo, Yu creates more than one hundred Wood Clones. They overwhelm Black Zetsu from within, allowing one clone to reach and extract the Heavenly Totem using close-range Kamui.
• Yu takes control of the totem and straps it to his back. Black Zetsu attempts a final sacrificial technique to absorb the Wood Clones and give their chakra to Kaguya, but he is stopped when a black blade—identified as the Sword of Totsuka—pierces him.
• The Sword of Totsuka seals Black Zetsu’s enormous body inside its gourd. Black Zetsu dies lamenting that Yu prevented him from restoring Kaguya’s chakra, though Yu insists Black Zetsu was destined to fail regardless.
• With Black Zetsu defeated, Yu declares the Fifth Shinobi World War over. Kaguya’s enraged, uncontrolled state fades, and she descends in exhaustion.
• Kaguya submits to Yu, stating that she will obey whatever decision he makes.

Character Developments

• Yu: Demonstrates composure, adaptability, and tactical intelligence. Despite Black Zetsu’s disgusting attacks temporarily incapacitating him, Yu quickly changes strategies, using Wood Clones and close-range Kamui rather than relying solely on direct combat. His victory establishes him as the decisive force ending the war.
• Black Zetsu: Shifts from confident mockery to desperation as each plan fails. His devotion to Kaguya remains absolute until death; even his final move is framed as a sacrificial gift to his “mother.” His defeat ends his long-term attempt to restore Kaguya’s power.
• Kaguya: Transitions from a rampaging, hostile goddess to a subdued and exhausted figure. Her final submission suggests that Black Zetsu’s defeat has removed both her immediate resistance and the influence driving her continued aggression.
• The observing shinobi: They remain wary of Kaguya even after Black Zetsu’s defeat, showing that the war’s conclusion does not immediately eliminate the threat she represents.

Significant Themes

• Strategy over brute force: Yu wins by identifying the totem’s location, using clones to bypass Black Zetsu’s defenses, and combining Kamui with the Sword of Totsuka.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Black Zetsu’s final moments emphasize his absolute loyalty to Kaguya and his willingness to die for her.
• The end of an era: Black Zetsu’s sealing and Yu’s declaration mark the formal conclusion of the Fifth Shinobi World War.
• Power and submission: Kaguya’s change from destructive ruler to obedient captive highlights the reversal of power after Black Zetsu’s defeat.
• Absurdity beneath epic conflict: The chapter deliberately contrasts world-ending abilities and dramatic emotions with grotesque, comic waste-based techniques.

Character Interactions

• Yu and Black Zetsu: Their exchange is openly hostile and mocking. Black Zetsu challenges Yu’s courage while Yu ridicules Black Zetsu’s filthy condition, reinforcing their antagonism.
• Black Zetsu and Kaguya: Black Zetsu remains emotionally devoted to Kaguya, calling his final attack a gift from child to mother and mourning her fate after his defeat.
• Yu and Kaguya: After the battle, Yu approaches Kaguya calmly rather than attacking her. He asks whether she has anything to say, and she responds with exhausted submission.
• Yu and the allied shinobi: The shinobi look to Yu for reassurance and worry that Kaguya may attack again, while Yu alone appears confident enough to confront her directly.

Yu and Kaguya reconciled, and Naruto and Sasuke prepared to release Infinite Tsukuyomi. Yu absorbed Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s transmigration power, awakened the Tenseigan and a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, and moved closer to achieving the Rinne Tenseigan.

• Kaguya transported the ninja and White Zetsu to the Land of Fire, and Yu asked Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha to release Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Xiaoxue told Yu she worried about his plans for Kaguya, and Yu promised to regard Kaguya only as a companion and elder.
• Xiaoxue revealed that Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s soul was imprisoned inside a crystal orb, and Yu entered the orb using Soul Transformation Jutsu.
• Yu explained that he needed Hamura’s transmigration power to awaken the Tenseigan, and Hamura agreed after Yu promised to protect Hagoromo’s legacy and avoid Kaguya’s mistakes.
• Yu absorbed Hamura’s soul and chakra through the Transmigration Seal, awakening the Tenseigan and a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.

Chapter Summary: “Reincarnation and Rebirth, Spring in Full Bloom”

Key Plot Points and Events

• More than two months after the Fifth Shinobi World War, spring arrives and the Ninja Kingdom is at peace.
• Little Tornado steals the Red-Glow Fishing Rod from her father Yu’s treasure vault. The weapon can extract Chakra from people.
• She takes her siblings—Little Flower, Xiao Yue, and Xiao Feng—to an alley and uses the rod to ambush passing ninjas, leaving them unconscious and their Chakra suspended in the air.
• When patrol ninjas approach, Little Tornado throws the rod to Xiao Feng and escapes. Little Flower and Xiao Yue also flee, leaving Xiao Feng to take the blame.
• Xiao Feng confesses to the crime when questioned by patrol captain Morino Seiji. The victims are hospitalized but are not seriously injured.
• Nadeshiko Saori later takes Xiao Feng from custody and brings him to Yu.
• Yu reveals that he knows Xiao Feng was protecting Little Tornado. He explains the difference between genuine responsibility and falsely accepting blame to cover for someone else.
• Xiao Feng admits that he also lied because he feared his sisters would stop playing with him.
• Yu tells Xiao Feng that a new student named Ananda will join his class. Ananda was born on the same day as Xiao Feng, was taken by enemies in Xiao Feng’s place, and lived under Xiao Feng’s identity for six years. He is the son of Hashirama and Mito, making him Yu’s younger brother and Xiao Feng’s uncle.
• The chapter ends with Yu reflecting on Kaguya’s new life on the moon. After the war, he created a habitable moon, planted the Divine Tree there as the Moon Laurel, and built the Moon Palace for her.

Character Developments

• Little Tornado is shown as mischievous, reckless, and manipulative. She enjoys causing trouble and readily sacrifices Xiao Feng to escape punishment.
• Little Flower enthusiastically joins the prank despite recognizing its danger, revealing her playful and troublemaking nature.
• Xiao Yue is more rational and aware of consequences, but she still abandons Xiao Feng when the situation worsens.
• Xiao Feng demonstrates loyalty, kindness, and a strong sense of duty. However, his willingness to falsely confess also exposes his insecurity and fear of losing his sisters’ affection.
• Yu acts as a stern but perceptive father. Rather than simply punishing Xiao Feng, he teaches him the true meaning of responsibility and reveals a major secret about his past and Ananda’s identity.
• Ananda is introduced as a pivotal figure whose life has been directly connected to Xiao Feng’s since birth.
• Kaguya, though mostly absent from the chapter’s main action, is depicted as someone struggling to adjust to peace and ordinary life after the war.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility versus covering for others: Yu emphasizes that true responsibility requires admitting one’s own actions, not falsely taking blame to protect someone else.
• Family loyalty and insecurity: Xiao Feng’s actions arise from love for his siblings but also from fear that they will reject him.
• Consequences of war and rebirth: The postwar setting highlights a world rebuilding itself and people beginning new lives after immense conflict.
• Identity and fate: Xiao Feng and Ananda’s intertwined births and exchanged destinies suggest that identity, family, and personal history may be more complicated than they appear.
• Peace and adaptation: Kaguya’s relocation to the moon reflects the effort to create a peaceful future, while also showing that those shaped by conflict may struggle to live within it.

Important Character Interactions

• The siblings’ playful alliance quickly turns cruel when Little Tornado frames Xiao Feng.
• Xiao Feng’s conversation with Morino Seiji shows his instinct to protect his family, even at personal cost.
• Saori provides a gentle transition between Xiao Feng’s arrest and his confrontation with Yu.
• Yu and Xiao Feng’s private discussion is the chapter’s central emotional exchange, exposing Xiao Feng’s fears and correcting his misunderstanding of responsibility.
• Yu’s revelation about Ananda changes Xiao Feng’s understanding of his own life and introduces a major future relationship.
• Yu’s final thoughts about Kaguya connect the family drama to the broader postwar reconstruction of the shinobi world.

Chapter Summary: Reincarnation and Married Bliss

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu has transformed the moon into a lush, habitable world using the Tenseigan. The Moon Palace, hidden from ordinary perception, now surrounds the reborn Divine Tree, renamed the Moon Laurel.
• Kaguya lives peacefully in the Moon Palace, attended by the newly created spirits of the Yin and Yang Dragon Veins:
  • Little Yang, the Spirit of the Yang Dragon Vein.
  • Little Yin, formerly Dragon Girl, the grown Spirit of the Yin Dragon Vein.
• Little Yin’s departure caused the Dragon-Suppressing Tower’s power to fade. To replace it, Yu built the Pure Ah-Shit Altar, where Black Zetsu is imprisoned for a hundred years. Though Kaguya secured Black Zetsu’s life, he remains punished for his crimes.
• Yu and Wan Sheng visit Kaguya. During dinner, they discuss Wan Sheng’s defection from the Ōtsutsuki clan and reveal that four members of the clan are now considered traitors: Kaguya, Ubiji, Subichini, and Sana.
• Wan Sheng explains that Ubiji and Subichini were Yu’s mentors, while Sana reincarnated as Yu’s second daughter, Tornado, making her Wan Sheng’s daughter-like junior.
• Wan Sheng performs Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute for Kaguya, evoking memories of Kaguya’s mother, Ye Zhu. Wan Sheng cannot confirm Ye Zhu’s fate but reassures Kaguya that no major incident involving her has been reported, suggesting she may still be alive.
• Kaguya asks Yu to bring her more relatives and music in the future. Yu plans to bring Kimimaro and Tayuya, though his later teasing suggests he may be considering a more mischievous interpretation of “bringing two people.”
• The chapter ends with Yu and Wan Sheng discussing future visits to the Double-Moon Space to monitor the increasingly dangerous Divine Tree.

Character Developments

• Kaguya has begun adapting to her peaceful life on the moon but remains emotionally burdened by her past, especially her mother’s uncertain fate. Learning that she is not the only Ōtsutsuki defector eases her loneliness and guilt.
• Yu continues acting as protector, builder, and mediator between the Ninja Kingdom, Kaguya, and the Ōtsutsuki. He is considerate toward Kaguya but also displays his playful, teasing personality with Wan Sheng.
• Wan Sheng openly affirms that she abandoned her clan because she values her life with Yu more than her former allegiance. Her love for him is confident and unconcerned with the consequences.
• Little Yin and Little Yang have fully embraced their roles as Kaguya’s attendants and regard her affectionately as their grandmother.
• Black Zetsu has moved from an attempted execution to a prolonged sentence: Kaguya’s mercy preserves his life, but he remains confined and forced to sustain the Ninja Kingdom.
• Sana’s reincarnation as Tornado highlights the chapter’s recurring connection between reincarnation, family, and shifting loyalties.

Significant Themes

• Reincarnation and transformation: The Divine Tree, Dragon Veins, Sana, and the moon itself have all undergone rebirth or transformation, reflecting the chapter’s title and its focus on second chances.
• Chosen family versus blood loyalty: Wan Sheng rejects the Ōtsutsuki clan to build a life with Yu, while former enemies and relatives become allies or family within Yu’s circle.
• Redemption and punishment: Kaguya’s forgiveness of Black Zetsu does not erase his crimes; mercy and justice coexist through his imprisonment.
• Healing from the past: Kaguya’s longing for information about Ye Zhu and her desire for family companionship show her gradual movement from isolation toward emotional recovery.
• Love as a source of courage: Wan Sheng’s decision to leave her clan demonstrates her belief that love and a meaningful life are worth risking everything for.
• Peace built through responsibility: Yu’s efforts to restore the moon, nourish the Ninja Kingdom, and monitor the Divine Tree show that lasting peace requires continued vigilance.

Character Interactions

• Kaguya and the Dragon Spirits: Little Yin and Little Yang treat Kaguya as their grandmother and care for her, emphasizing the warm family atmosphere surrounding her new life.
• Kaguya and Yu: Yu respectfully calls her “Auntie Mao,” a title she prefers over “Old Ancestor.” Their relationship is affectionate but shaped by her unique status and painful history.
• Kaguya and Wan Sheng: Their conversation allows Kaguya to confront her fears about the Ōtsutsuki clan. Wan Sheng’s music and reassurance create a moment of emotional connection between them.
• Yu and Wan Sheng: The couple display deep affection and playful intimacy. Wan Sheng openly credits her love for Yu as the reason she defected, while Yu teasingly hints at bringing two “relatives” to visit Kaguya.
• Yu and Kaguya’s extended family: Yu promises to connect Kaguya with younger relatives, particularly Kimimaro and Tayuya, helping her regain a sense of family and belonging.

At the Ninja School, Ananda fought Kaede in a sparring match that revealed his overwhelming combat instincts and strength. After the match, Kaede offered him friendship, but he rejected her and walked away, hiding his loneliness.

• Ananda instinctively retreated when Kaede formed the Clash of the Opposite Seals, and Hiruzen and Jiraiya discussed how little he had learned beyond combat.
• Ananda dodged Kaede’s shuriken, blocked her kunai with his prosthetic arm, and overwhelmed her Fire Release with Toad Oil Flame Bullet.
• Kaede countered Ananda’s Big Ball Rasengan with Wood Release, but Ananda broke through her wooden defense until Uchiha Yue and Uchiha Hua intervened with lightning and sound techniques.
• Iruka ended the spar and told Ananda and Kaede to form the Seal of Reconciliation, after which Kaede praised him and asked to be friends.
• Ananda called friendship ridiculous and walked away, while Kaede sensed the loneliness he had buried.

Chapter Summary: “Reincarnation and Rebirth, All-Seeing Insight”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wan Sheng walks with Yu after an intimate encounter, jokingly blaming him for straining a muscle. Their playful exchange shows their close, affectionate relationship.
• Yu decides to take Hanabi Hyuga and Xingyue Hyuga to Double-Moon Space for their first serious experience of danger and combat.
• The chapter explains Yu’s philosophy of raising young people: children should first enjoy a stable, loving childhood before being exposed to cruelty. This prevents hardship from twisting their personalities, unlike many tragic ninja from the original story.
• Wan Sheng declines to accompany Yu because she feels embarrassed about her current appearance, encouraging him to take Rin instead.
• Yu, Rin, Hanabi, and Xingyue travel to Netherworld Valley in the Land of Iron. Yu uses his Tenseigan and Rinnegan to synchronize the time flows between the normal world and Double-Moon Space, then opens a portal with Kamui.
• Upon entering Double-Moon Space, they find Double-Moon Valley strangely devastated. Yu cannot sense Tobirama’s usual surveillance technique or directly reach the Divine Tree, suggesting that Tobirama has deliberately concealed or altered the area.
• The Divine Tree is close to producing a Chakra Fruit. Tobirama’s Ten Directions Absorption Array has reduced the maturation period from a thousand years to one hundred years; only about three years remain in the outside world.
• Tobirama detects Yu’s familiar but changed chakra and activates his powerful ocular technique, All-Seeing Insight. Countless illusory Rinnegan appear across the sky, observing everything throughout the region.

Character Developments

• Yu is shown as both a powerful protector and a thoughtful mentor. He carefully controls when younger people are exposed to danger and now possesses enough ocular power to enter Double-Moon Space without external assistance.
• Wan Sheng remains playful and emotionally supportive toward Yu, but her refusal to come reflects self-consciousness about her appearance.
• Hanabi has grown into a cheerful, talented, and compassionate young woman. She is described as a source of happiness for those around her and displays innocent curiosity about Yu’s abilities.
• Xingyue is introduced more fully as Neji’s younger brother. Unlike the outgoing Hanabi, he is quiet, observant, and introverted, though he is beginning to reveal considerable potential.
• Rin, now in her early twenties, acts as a knowledgeable guide for Hanabi and Xingyue, explaining Yu’s ocular techniques and helping them understand the strange environment.
• Tobirama continues to oversee the Divine Tree and demonstrates that he has developed or mastered an extraordinary surveillance ability, allowing him to detect Yu’s arrival from far away.

Significant Themes

• Childhood and the formation of character: The chapter emphasizes that a protected, loving childhood gives people the emotional foundation needed to withstand later suffering without becoming corrupted.
• Strength balanced by responsibility: Yu does not treat young talent merely as a source of military power; he believes they must be prepared gradually and exposed to hardship at the appropriate time.
• Rebirth and transformation: Yu’s evolving ocular powers, especially the movement of the Reincarnation Power and the development of the Tenseigan and Rinnegan, reflect his continuing transformation.
• Time and power: The contrast between the outside world and Double-Moon Space highlights how control over time and space determines access to power and resources.
• Growing tension beneath calm appearances: The lighthearted opening contrasts sharply with the ruined valley, the hidden Divine Tree, and Tobirama’s ominous all-seeing surveillance, signaling that a major confrontation may be approaching.

Character Interactions

• Yu and Wan Sheng tease each other affectionately, revealing intimacy and mutual concern.
• Wan Sheng and Yu discuss which young people should be given the chance to experience Double-Moon Space.
• Rin explains Yu’s abilities to Hanabi, while Hanabi reacts with innocent amazement to his changing eyes.
• Xingyue admires Yu’s Kamui technique, showing respect for Yu’s power and status.
• Yu and Tobirama do not meet directly in the chapter, but they sense one another’s presence. Tobirama responds to Yu’s arrival by activating All-Seeing Insight, while Yu recognizes that the concealment of the Divine Tree is Tobirama’s work.

Chapter Summary: Reincarnation Reborn, All Things Renewed

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tobirama detects Yu’s arrival from an enormous distance using All-Seeing Insight, a perception ability surpassing even the Ōtsutsuki Byakugan.
• To welcome Yu, Tobirama enters Moon-Worshipping Sage Mode and brings his adult students, Kimimaro and Tayuya, to meet him.
• Yu sends Rin, Hanabi, and Xingyue into a safe Space-Time Dimension before confronting Tobirama in the ruined Double-Moon Valley.
• Tobirama demonstrates a new form of Flying Raijin, allowing him to teleport anywhere within his field of vision without a pre-existing mark.
• He attacks Yu with massive Sea Release techniques—Boundless Sea, Whirlpool, and Raging Waves—flooding and reshaping the battlefield. Although the attack could overwhelm even top-tier defenses such as Complete Body Susanoo or True Thousand Hands, Yu remains unharmed because his intangibility has recovered.
• The two discuss recent events. Yu informs Tobirama that Kaguya and Isshiki have been defeated and that Ananda has returned. Tobirama is relieved to hear that Hashirama and Mito are well.
• Tobirama reveals that he has gained control over the Moon Beasts. Some are being bred to nourish the Divine Tree, while others have been converted into enhanced summoned beasts through the Animal Path.
• Tayuya uses the Crimson Skies War Flute and the technique Illusory Dance Control Melody to amplify and control the Moon Beasts, prompting a large-scale battle against Yu’s nine summoned Moon Beasts.
• Kimimaro attacks Yu with a powerful bone spear. Yu blocks and shatters it, recognizing that Kimimaro has mastered Moon-Worshipping Sage Art.
• Yu uses Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, overwhelming Kimimaro and shredding his bone defenses. However, Kimimaro survives and begins undergoing a strange transformation.
• A blue diamond-shaped mark appears where Kimimaro’s former Cursed Seal had been. Yu recognizes the mark as Karma, ending the chapter on a major revelation.

Character Developments

• Yu returns more powerful, with restored intangibility, renewed Flowing Light Clan eyes, and a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan on his forehead. Despite Tobirama’s overwhelming battlefield techniques, Yu remains largely unchallenged.
• Tobirama has advanced dramatically. He possesses expanded perception, markless Flying Raijin, Moon-Worshipping Sage Mode, powerful Sea Release, and control over the Moon Beasts. His role has also developed from warrior and teacher into a caretaker and breeder of powerful creatures.
• Kimimaro has matured into an adult and achieved Moon-Worshipping Sage Mode, despite previously being unable to master White Snake Sage Art. His reverence for Yu and Tobirama highlights his loyalty and humility. The emergence of Karma suggests he may be connected to a deeper reincarnation or Ōtsutsuki-related power.
• Tayuya has also matured and become a highly capable combatant. Her mastery of the war flute allows her to enhance and direct entire hordes of Moon Beasts.
• Tobirama’s family life is briefly emphasized through mention of the twins Hōzuki Zangetsu and Hōzuki Nanyang, whom he named after their birth.

Significant Themes

• Rebirth and renewal: The chapter’s title is reflected in the characters’ transformed lives. Kimimaro and Tayuya have grown into adults, former enemies or unstable figures have found new purposes, and Kimimaro’s Cursed Seal has seemingly evolved into Karma.
• Power progression and adaptation: Tobirama has created new applications of familiar abilities, while Yu’s recovered intangibility and Kimimaro’s Sage Art demonstrate continued evolution.
• Mentorship and legacy: Yu’s earlier guidance helped shape Kimimaro and Tayuya, while Tobirama now serves as their teacher and guardian.
• Family and continuity: References to Hashirama, Mito, and Tobirama’s newborn twins contrast the enormous scale of the battle with domestic and familial bonds.
• The limits of conventional power: Tobirama’s sea-based assault is described as world-shaking, yet Yu survives effortlessly, reinforcing the vast gap between Yu and even the strongest advanced shinobi.
• Hidden identity and destiny: Kimimaro’s Karma mark raises questions about reincarnation, inherited power, and whether he is becoming linked to an Ōtsutsuki-like existence.

Character Interactions

• Tobirama and Yu interact as old friends and powerful rivals, greeting each other through a mixture of conversation and combat rather than hostility.
• Tobirama proudly introduces Kimimaro and Tayuya as students, while they show respect and enthusiasm toward both him and Yu.
• Yu and Tobirama exchange updates about their families and the defeat of major enemies, showing mutual trust and familiarity.
• Tayuya supports Tobirama by controlling the Moon Beasts, while Kimimaro directly challenges Yu to prove his growth.
• Yu treats Kimimaro with a combination of affection, recognition, and firm instruction, acknowledging his progress before decisively overpowering him.
• The chapter ends with Yu becoming concerned and intrigued by Kimimaro’s unexpected Karma manifestation.

Chapter Summary: Reincarnation and Rebirth, Night Talks Over Wine

Key Plot Points and Events

• Kimimaro activates his partially released Karma, transforming into a more Ōtsutsuki-like form with horns, bone spurs, and greatly amplified chakra.
• He asks Yu to correct his abilities, as Yu had trained him previously beneath the imperial city’s waterfall.
• Yu accepts the challenge and uses the Dark Wheel Reincarnation Ring, formed from Truth-Seeking power and Tenseigan chakra.
• Kimimaro attacks with an enormous bone lance created through the Dead Bone Pulse. Yu blocks it directly, and the two enter a brief stalemate.
• Yu’s thirteen black rings unleash successive waves of force, shattering Kimimaro’s lance and knocking him unconscious. Tobirama catches him before he crashes into the sea.
• Yu observes that Kimimaro’s bone-hardening ability may eventually evolve beyond ordinary physical hardness into the All-Killing Ash Bones, a technique potentially more dangerous than Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• The group later gathers beneath the Divine Tree at Double-Moon Grand Canyon, where they admire the Ten Directions Absorption Array and enjoy a meal prepared by Tobirama.
• During a wine-filled conversation, Tobirama explains that an Ōtsutsuki named Dust Style accidentally entered Double-Moon Space a year earlier.
• Dust Style fought Tobirama, Tayuya, and the children. Kimimaro ultimately killed him, receiving the Karma mark in the process.
• Tobirama reveals that Kimimaro’s former Cursed Seal vanished when Karma appeared, leading him to suspect that Ōtsutsuki Karma and Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal originate from the same underlying power or principle.

Character Developments

• Kimimaro demonstrates remarkable growth and composure while using Karma. Despite his immense power, he remains disciplined and respectful toward Yu. His potential is shown to extend beyond the Dead Bone Pulse toward the devastating All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Yu continues to act as Kimimaro’s mentor and evaluates his progress critically. He is impressed by Kimimaro’s talent and begins considering him a valuable future weapon for the Ninja Kingdom.
• Tobirama proves capable of protecting the group from an Ōtsutsuki threat and shows his increased domestic skills by preparing an elaborate meal. His role has expanded from warrior and teacher to guardian and caretaker.
• Tayuya displays concern for Kimimaro during the battle, while Tobirama instinctively prepares to intervene.
• Rin, now twenty, has matured into adulthood and shares a warm, familiar relationship with Tobirama.
• Hanabi reacts with childlike wonder to the Divine Tree, while Xingyue recognizes the immense significance of the surrounding sealing array.

Significant Themes

• Power and evolution: Kimimaro’s Karma pushes his bloodline ability toward an even more lethal state, suggesting that power can transform rather than merely grow stronger.
• Mentorship and recognition: Yu’s challenge serves as both a test and acknowledgment of Kimimaro’s exceptional potential.
• Reincarnation and inherited power: The connection between Karma and the Cursed Seal raises questions about how Ōtsutsuki reincarnation techniques may have influenced Orochimaru’s research.
• Protection and responsibility: Tobirama’s presence prevents the accidental arrival of Dust Style from becoming a catastrophe, emphasizing the importance of guardianship.
• Family and domestic bonds: The gathering beneath the Divine Tree contrasts the preceding battle, highlighting friendship, aging, shared meals, and the peaceful life the characters are trying to preserve.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu and Kimimaro: Their master-student relationship is reinforced through combat. Kimimaro seeks correction, while Yu tests and praises his development.
• Tobirama and Kimimaro: Tobirama rescues Kimimaro after the battle and later explains the origin of his Karma.
• Tayuya and Tobirama: Tayuya worries about Kimimaro, while Tobirama remains ready to protect him and the others.
• Tobirama and Rin: They share an affectionate reunion, with Tobirama reflecting on Rin’s growth and Rin teasing him about his youthful appearance.
• Yu and Tobirama: They exchange wine while discussing the dangerous Ōtsutsuki intrusion and the possible link between Karma and Cursed Seals.