Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru and Jiraiya watched Whitebeard train Ace and Luffy while reflecting on Luffy’s destiny and Konoha’s plans to break fate. Meanwhile, Itachi’s group arrived at Fish-Man Island, where they toured the kingdom as Jinbe went to report to Neptune.

• Orochimaru kept Blackbeard alive inside an illusion after Konoha failed to find a way to remove his Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Whitebeard trained Ace and Luffy, having realized that he had been too lax with his sons.
• Jiraiya sensed that Luffy carried the aura of a child of destiny, while he and Orochimaru remained committed to breaking fate’s influence.
• Itachi’s group approached Fish-Man Island under Jinbe and Rayleigh’s guidance, and Jinbe went to report their arrival to Neptune.
• The group toured the kingdom and sensed the fish-men’s distrust of humans, while Kisame grew shy despite feeling at home among them.

Rayleigh led Kisame and the others to the Mermaid Cafe, where Shalria’s contempt for the Fish-Men provoked Shyarly and Kisame defended her. The group ended up teasing Kisame after he blushed and struggled to speak to Shyarly.

• Rayleigh took the group to the Mermaid Cafe to avoid the hostile Fish-Man District.
• At the cafe, Shalria called a Fish-Man server a slave, angering Shyarly.
• Shalria revealed that she was a World Noble and threatened Fish-Man Island, making Shyarly believe she meant it.
• Kisame told Shalria to watch her mouth and threatened to destroy the Holy Land if she continued.
• Kisame blushed when he tried to speak to Shyarly, so Kabuto, Itachi, and Anko teased him.
• Anko introduced Kisame Hoshigaki to Shyarly as an important Konoha officer.

Konoha’s delegation arrived on Fish-Man Island, where Shyarly’s divination foretold that Konoha would bring change. The Fourth Hokage brought Orochimaru and Jiraiya to join the mission, while Kisame took an interest in Shyarly and Jiraiya eyed the merfolk.

• Shyarly divined that Konoha would bring change to Fish-Man Island, easing Rayleigh’s fear that the island would be destroyed.
• Anko pulled Shyarly in front of Kisame, who asked her to come to Konoha.
• Neptune arrived with his sons and soldiers, then escorted the Konoha members and Shalria to the palace.
• Kabuto used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to bring the Fourth Hokage to Fish-Man Island, and the Hokage transported Orochimaru and Jiraiya there.
• Jiraiya noticed Kisame with Shyarly and Shalria staring at Itachi, then began looking for a chance to meet the merfolk.

Orochimaru proposed that Fish-Man Island join Konoha, and Neptune questioned whether Konoha could protect the distant kingdom. Jiraiya demonstrated a space-time passage between Fish-Man Island and Konoha, and Neptune agreed to the merger.

• Neptune and the Fish-Man Island ministers bowed to Orochimaru while the captive Celestial Dragon Shalria worried that no one would rescue her.
• Orochimaru offered Konoha's protection to Fish-Man Island and proposed that the Ryugu Kingdom become part of Konoha Country.
• Neptune asked how Konoha could govern and protect Fish-Man Island given the distance between them.
• Jiraiya opened a space-time passage created by Konoha, and Orochimaru led Neptune through it to Konoha Island.
• Orochimaru explained that Konoha could connect the two places and offer fish-men and merfolk protection and equal status, so Neptune agreed to join Konoha.

Orochimaru secured Neptune’s agreement for Fish-Man Island to join Konoha Country, and Konoha moved to establish control and build a spatial passage to the surface. Fish-Man Island’s people reacted with fear, while Konoha crushed the remaining armed opposition and left Neptune in charge under ninja supervision.

• Orochimaru explained how controlling Fish-Man Island would help Konoha compete with the World Government, and Neptune returned home with Jiraiya to consult his ministers.
• Neptune announced that Fish-Man Island would join Konoha Country, with equal status for Fish-Men and Merfolk and a passage to the surface, prompting suspicion and rebellion plans among some residents.
• Minato arrived with Konoha ninja to prepare the passage and learned that the New Fish-Man Pirates, the Flying Pirates, and Fish-Man District gangs were the remaining forces resisting Konoha.
• Kisame joined the operation, and Konoha’s ninja wiped out the two pirate crews and purged Fish-Man District.
• Konoha left Fish-Man Island under Neptune’s management while ninja patrolled and supervised, and the spatial passage was built pending stability tests.

Konoha’s expanding shinobi system prepared its new generation to train in the Pirate World, and Kakashi evaluated Naruto’s squad before their departure. The rookies passed, with Hinata’s strength surprising Kakashi.

• Konoha drew migrants and trade from across the Shinobi World as it expanded its territory and economy.
• Konoha changed its academy and mission system, opening ninjutsu training to civilian shinobi and planning to use the Pirate World to develop the new generation.
• Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Karin, Ino–Shika–Cho, Haku, and Kimimaro to their evaluation.
• Kakashi exempted Kimimaro and Haku, then fought the other rookies individually to assess their strength.
• Naruto and Sasuke impressed Kakashi, while Hinata nearly made him spit blood with a palm strike; Kakashi declared the rookies passed.

Konoha completed a spatial passageway linking Fish-Man Island and Konoha Island, then declared equal status for intelligent races in its territory. As new Fish-Men arrived and Neptune began preparing for their settlement, Shalria claimed Itachi would marry into her family, prompting Izumi to confront her.

• Konoha announced that Fish-Men, Merfolk, and other intelligent races would have equal status within its sphere of influence after the Ryugu Kingdom joined it.
• Itachi and the others returned to Konoha Island through the completed spatial passageway, and curious Merfolk traveled there as well.
• Neptune confirmed the passageway and met Whitebeard, then recruited young Fish-Men to improve Konoha Island's infrastructure.
• Izumi questioned Itachi about Shalria, while Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and Karin hurried away from the confrontation.
• Shalria declared that Itachi would marry into her family and become a Celestial Dragon, but Itachi called her a spy and denied her claim.
• Izumi dragged Shalria away to teach her a lesson for trying to make Itachi her family's son-in-law.

Izumi punished Shalria for proposing that Itachi marry into her family, then Naruto and Sasuke arrived on Konoha Island and met Luffy at Ichiraku Ramen. The two aspiring Pirate Kings immediately competed over the title and over how much ramen they could eat.

• Izumi used genjutsu to make Shalria face her deepest fears, then understood that Shalria had proposed marrying Itachi to escape an arranged political marriage.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Karin visited Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi and Ayame welcomed them.
• Naruto declared that he and Sasuke would become Pirate King, and Luffy rushed in to claim the title for himself.
• Ace stopped Luffy from arguing with the Konoha ninja, while Sasuke noticed how much Naruto and Luffy resembled each other.
• Luffy ordered ten bowls of deluxe ramen, and Naruto ordered ten bowls as well so he would not fall behind.

Luffy and Naruto competed over their appetite, then agreed to spar to see who was stronger. At the training grounds, Luffy’s attacks cleared Naruto’s Shadow Clones, and Luffy rushed toward the real Naruto.

• Luffy outate Naruto, while Hinata finished Naruto’s leftover ramen, and Naruto and Luffy argued over whose crew would become Pirate King.
• Sasuke suggested a match, and Naruto and Luffy went to find a place to spar as Hinata, Sasuke, Karin, Might Guy, Ace, Itachi, and others gathered to watch.
• Luffy and Naruto arrived at Konoha Island’s training grounds, where the Fourth Hokage and Whitebeard also watched.
• Naruto created several hundred Shadow Clones, and Luffy countered them with his Gum-Gum Gatling attack.
• Luffy entered Gear Second, destroyed the remaining clones, sensed Naruto’s location with Observation Haki, and charged at him.

Naruto and Luffy tested their strength in a sparring match, escalating through their transformations until Naruto gained the advantage in Kurama Mode. Whitebeard and Minato stopped the fight, while Luffy wondered about a power stirring inside him.

• Naruto used Wind Release: Pressure Damage, but Luffy avoided most of its force with Armament Haki.
• Naruto drew on Kurama's chakra, entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and clashed with Luffy as both fighters escalated their forms.
• Luffy used Gear Third and then Gear Fourth, while Naruto answered by entering Kurama Mode.
• Naruto gained the advantage, but Whitebeard and Minato stopped the spar before either fighter was hurt.
• Naruto celebrated his win, while Luffy wondered what power had stirred inside him and Sasuke lamented how far Naruto had surpassed him.

Whitebeard welcomed Konoha with a banquet on Fish-Man Island while Naruto and Luffy prepared to set sail. In the Shinobi World, Kakashi investigated Obito’s child abductions, and Onoki decided to ally with the Land of Lightning against Konoha.

• Whitebeard held a banquet for Konoha, where fish-men, Merfolk, and the Whitebeard Pirates celebrated alongside Konoha’s people.
• Naruto and the others prepared to set sail, making Luffy feel pressured to catch up with them.
• Obito joined Isshiki Otsutsuki’s Kara Organization and abducted children to find a suitable vessel, prompting Kakashi to order ANBU teams to search and monitor for him.
• Onoki, uneasy about Konoha’s growing power, decided to form an alliance with the Land of Lightning.

A and Onoki met in the Land of Frost to discuss an alliance against Konoha, while Obito noticed their gathering and worried it could expose Kara. The chapter ended with the two Kage recognizing how little they knew about Konoha’s growing strength.

• A and Onoki gathered at the daimyo’s residence in the Land of Frost to discuss cooperation between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth.
• Obito noticed the two nations’ forces approaching and worried that their presence could expose Kara.
• A and Onoki discussed an economic and military alliance, but their countries’ distance and lack of waterways made cooperation difficult.
• A asked Onoki for intelligence on Konoha, but neither Kage had received useful information from their spies.
• Onoki reported that Konoha had nearly ten thousand Ninja Academy graduates that year, alarming both Kage about Konoha’s growing strength.

Konoha discovered that the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning were negotiating in the Land of Frost, where Obito and Kara were also present. Orochimaru decided to send Whitebeard after Obito, while Kakashi and his team waited for reinforcements.

• Obito considered using the potential alliance between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning to disrupt the Shinobi World and advance his plans.
• Kakashi and the ANBU found Kara's base in the Land of Frost and reported the presence of Cloud and Rock ninja to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru weighed whether to ignore the two nations or make them vassals, then told Kakashi to wait for reinforcements.
• Obito told Isshiki Otsutsuki about the negotiations, but Isshiki dismissed his scheme and said the nations had no reason to exist if suitable vessels could be found.
• Orochimaru recruited Whitebeard to capture Obito, and the Fourth Hokage prepared to send him to the Land of Frost.

Whitebeard joined Kakashi and Konoha to pursue Obito and confront threats from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. At the Kara Organization’s hideout, Obito emerged to demand his eye from Kakashi, and Whitebeard answered with a trembling punch.

• Minato asked Kakashi to handle Obito while he stayed behind to protect Naruto and the other children setting out to sea.
• Kakashi briefed Whitebeard on Obito and the Kage of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, then led him toward the Kara Organization’s hideout.
• Whitebeard frightened the Kara Organization’s members and demanded that they bring out Obito, but a frightened worker said he knew nothing about him.
• Obito revealed himself after hearing Kakashi call him a rat and demanded to know where Kakashi’s eye was.
• Kakashi said he had handed the eye over to Konoha, and Whitebeard introduced himself before punching the air and making the space tremble.

Whitebeard’s tremors defeated Obito and collapsed Kara Organization’s base, forcing Isshiki Otsutsuki to restore his power and begin a desperate attempt to destroy Konoha. Isshiki attacked Whitebeard with Daikokuten, setting the stage for their battle.

• Whitebeard’s tremors shattered Obito’s bones, and Konoha’s Sealing Corps captured him as Kakashi looked on.
• The tremors collapsed Kara Organization’s base and injured Jigen, forcing Isshiki Otsutsuki to restore his full power at the cost of having only three days to live.
• Isshiki decided to breach Konoha, seize Urashiki Otsutsuki, and plant the Divine Tree before his time ran out.
• Kakashi and Yamato called Konoha for reinforcements, while Whitebeard agreed to hold off Isshiki and welcomed the chance to face a powerful opponent.
• Isshiki recognized Whitebeard as a visitor from another world and summoned massive cubes with Daikokuten, sending them crashing toward him.

Whitebeard overwhelmed Isshiki Otsutsuki with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Isshiki struggled to counter him and considered his remaining options. The battle drew A and Onoki toward the battlefield, where they were shocked by the destruction in the sky.

• Isshiki Otsutsuki sent massive cubes at Whitebeard, who shattered them with vibrations and forced Isshiki to evade.
• Isshiki attacked with Black Rods, but Whitebeard blocked and knocked them aside while pursuing him.
• Isshiki's body took damage from the vibrations, and he realized Whitebeard's abilities countered him as he considered using his Ten-Tails as a last resort.
• The battle's aftershocks alerted A and Onoki, who led their forces toward the battlefield while suspecting a traitor.
• Kakashi watched Whitebeard fight and considered Devil Fruits as a way to break through his own strength bottleneck.
• Whitebeard kept Isshiki on the defensive, shattering clouds with his punches as A and Onoki watched in shock.

Isshiki Otsutsuki struggled against Whitebeard and summoned the Ten-Tails, but Konoha’s forces arrived to capture them both. They trapped Isshiki and the Ten-Tails inside a Four Red Yang Formation.

• Whitebeard drove Isshiki into a corner, forcing Isshiki to summon the Ten-Tails.
• The Ten-Tails attacked Whitebeard, who shattered its tails and restrained its movements with powerful vibrations.
• Kakashi’s allies arrived with the Hokage, Jiraiya, Uchiha, and Sealing Corps ninjas.
• Orochimaru ordered the forces to capture Isshiki and the Ten-Tails alive, while Isshiki focused on Jiraiya’s Ōtsutsuki-human lineage.
• The First Hokage, Second Hokage, Fourth Hokage, and Orochimaru formed the Four Red Yang Formation, trapping Isshiki and the Ten-Tails.

Orochimaru and the Hokage defeated Isshiki Otsutsuki and sealed the Ten-Tails, then prepared to transport it to Konoha Island for study. Orochimaru confronted Onoki and A, whose plans to counter Konoha gave way to fear as he asked why they had come to the Land of Frost.

• The First, Second, and Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, and several Uchiha overwhelmed Isshiki Otsutsuki and sealed the Ten-Tails.
• Isshiki Otsutsuki died from his injuries and turned to ashes before the Sealing Corps could reach him.
• Orochimaru explained that Isshiki’s parasitic survival method required a suitable host and ordered the Ten-Tails sent to Konoha Island.
• Onoki and A watched Konoha’s forces handle the battle and felt unable to challenge them.
• Orochimaru approached Onoki and A and asked what the Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Raikage were doing in the Land of Frost.

Orochimaru dismissed the Cloud and Rock villages after Konoha ended their alliance talks, then brought Obito back to face public execution for his crimes. Kakashi visited Obito before the execution, and Obito was brought before the people of Konoha the next day.

• Orochimaru warned Onoki and A not to scheme against Konoha, and Konoha departed without concern for their alliance.
• Konoha took Obito into custody for public execution and transported the Ten-Tails to Orochimaru's laboratory on Konoha Island.
• Kakashi confronted Obito in prison about knowingly following Madara's lies, but Obito insisted that the world deserved destruction.
• Kakashi asked whether Obito expected Rin to meet him in the Pure Land, leaving Obito afraid that she would not forgive him.
• Konoha brought Obito out for execution, where the Uchiha and other witnesses scorned him.

Obito was executed for causing the Nine-Tails Uprising, while Hiruzen Sarutobi used purified law power from Devil Fruits to advance to the Core Formation stage. His breakthrough summoned a Heavenly Tribulation, and he prepared to use its lightning to temper himself and Star Severer.

• Fugaku Uchiha condemned Obito, and Zabuza Momochi executed him before the gathered onlookers.
• Obito's body was burned and cast into the Naka River after his former friends and teacher rejected him.
• Orochimaru began researching the Divine Tree after it was transported to the Pirate World.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi completed his Devil Fruit research, refined pills containing law power, and consumed them.
• The law power helped Hiruzen Sarutobi break through to the Core Formation stage, forming a golden core and draining spiritual energy from the area around Konoha Island.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi flew into the sky to face the Heavenly Tribulation and planned to refine Star Severer with its lightning.