Chapter Summaries

After Konoha brought Wano under its influence, the Marines attacked Amazon Lily to capture Boa Hancock and subjugate the island. Ryokugyu’s forces restrained Hancock, but a strange ship arrived from the sea before they could take her away.

• Wano Country accepted Konoha’s rule, and Hiyori Kozuki became its shogun as Konoha invested in the country and began withdrawing some of its senior ninja.
• Ryokugyu led Onigumo, Momonga, Kaji, and Marine forces toward Amazon Lily to capture Hancock and bring the island under World Government control.
• Hancock attacked the Marines with her Devil Fruit powers, petrifying many soldiers and damaging their warships.
• Ryokugyu used the Mori Mori no Mi to restrain Amazon Lily’s female warriors and threatened to drain their life force unless Hancock undid the petrification.
• Ryokugyu exposed Hancock’s past as a Celestial Dragon slave, and Onigumo and Momonga seized the trembling Hancock with Seastone shackles.
• A strange ship approached from the sea, and its arrival prompted a voice to address Tobirama.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama arrived at Amazon Lily during the Marines’ attempt to capture Hancock, and Tobirama challenged Ryokugyu over the operation. Hashirama charged Ryokugyu while Tobirama fought three Vice Admirals, and the clash began with Hashirama summoning Flower Tree World Advent.

• Ryokugyu refused to spare his Marines if sacrificing them would help him capture Hancock and win the Celestial Dragons’ favor.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama arrived near Amazon Lily and questioned the Marines for acting against Konoha’s agreement.
• Ryokugyu ordered Onigumo, Momonga, and Kaji to intercept the two Konoha shinobi.
• Hashirama charged Ryokugyu while Tobirama stayed behind to fight the three Vice Admirals.
• Tobirama used Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, but the Marines fought through the water and Onigumo struck a Shadow Clone.
• Hashirama clapped his hands and summoned Flower Tree World Advent as he approached Ryokugyu.

Hashirama and Tobirama overwhelmed Ryokugyu and the Marines on Amazon Lily, forcing them to retreat. Before leaving, Ryokugyu demanded that Hancock undo the petrification, and she complied.

• Hashirama used Wood Release to overwhelm Ryokugyu's plants and rescue the Kuja Pirates.
• Ryokugyu attacked Hashirama with his Forest-Forest Fruit and katana while Hancock stayed out of the fight.
• Tobirama trapped Onigumo and Momonga in a water dragon's currents, while Kaji escaped.
• Hashirama's Wood Dragon crushed Ryokugyu, who regenerated, and Tobirama urged Hashirama to spare the Marine admiral.
• Hashirama ordered Ryokugyu to leave Amazon Lily, and Ryokugyu demanded that Hancock undo the Marines' petrification before they departed.

Tobirama and Hashirama brought Amazon Lily under Konoha’s protection, while Konoha continued consolidating its power in both worlds. Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Death God Mask to find a way into the Pure Land and entered the space beyond the summoned Death God.

• After the Marines’ failed attempt to capture Hancock, Tobirama told Amazon Lily it would come under Konoha’s rule, and Flame Flower negotiated for local self-government and trade access.
• Tobirama ordered Amazon Lily to replace its flag with Konoha’s and said Konoha would protect the island.
• Orochimaru assessed Konoha’s growing dominance in the Shinobi World as the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning chose to wait for an opportunity.
• Orochimaru summoned the Death God with its mask while Hiruzen Sarutobi put on another mask and sensed the Pure Land beyond a gap in space-time.
• After Orochimaru canceled the summoning, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced open the space with spiritual power and slipped inside.

Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the Pure Land and met the Sage of Six Paths, who explained why he had remained there to protect the Shinobi World from the Otsutsuki Clan. Hiruzen left after assuring him that Konoha would release his mother, while the Sage of Six Paths stayed behind until his consciousness faded.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi explored the Pure Land and saw the dead, including Rin weeping beneath a tree while Obito watched from behind an iron prison.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi passed Madara Uchiha and continued toward the strongest chakra in the Pure Land.
• The Sage of Six Paths recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi as an alien soul whose changes had shown that relative peace was possible.
• The Sage of Six Paths said he had remained in the Pure Land to preserve his strength and guide Indra's and Asura's reincarnations against the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called the Sage of Six Paths naive and said Konoha would release his mother; the Sage of Six Paths accepted his decision to remain until his consciousness disappeared.

Hiruzen Sarutobi explored the Pure Land, met the Sage of Six Paths, and returned to tell Orochimaru that the Sage would not interfere with their plans. Hiruzen and Orochimaru decided to go to the moon to confront its Ōtsutsuki, control Kaguya Otsutsuki, and advance Orochimaru’s research.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on the Sage of Six Paths’ failed hopes for peace as he explored the Pure Land.
• Hiruzen found spiritual herbs and Yellow Springs Stones, then left the Pure Land wearing his protective mask.
• Hiruzen told Orochimaru that the Sage of Six Paths posed no threat to their plans.
• Orochimaru ordered preparations to begin, and Hiruzen announced that they would head to the moon.
• Hiruzen and Orochimaru planned to deal with the moon’s Byakugan Clan and obtain Kaguya Otsutsuki’s blood for Orochimaru’s research.

Konoha’s team traveled to the moon, captured Toneri Ōtsutsuki, and sealed the Giant Tenseigan before using Nagato and Jiraiya’s Rinnegan to loosen Kaguya Otsutsuki’s seal. Kaguya sensed her power returning and prepared to reappear in the world.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Nagato investigated the Hyuga Clan’s sealed underground space as a possible route to the moon.
• Nagato agreed to help unseal Kaguya Otsutsuki, having accepted Konoha’s peace and grown more attached to the Land of Rain and the Hidden Rain Village.
• Konoha’s team reached the moon, captured the young Toneri Ōtsutsuki, and sealed the Giant Tenseigan.
• The Sealing Corps covered the moon’s plaza with Curse Marks to keep Kaguya from escaping.
• Nagato and Jiraiya used the Rinnegan to loosen Kaguya Otsutsuki’s seal, and she felt her power revive.

Jiraiya, Nagato, and Orochimaru captured the weakened Kaguya Otsutsuki and brought her back to the Shinobi World, where Hiruzen Sarutobi forced her to sign a Master-Servant Contract. As Hiruzen left with Kaguya, Kakashi reported a powerful Dragon Vein in Ancient Loulan.

• Jiraiya and Nagato sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki with Sealing Jutsu and Black Rods, then transported her, Toneri Ōtsutsuki, and the Giant Tenseigan to Orochimaru's laboratory.
• Orochimaru took a sample of Kaguya Otsutsuki's blood and entrusted her to Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Toneri Ōtsutsuki was handed over to the Hyuga Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi modified Kaguya Otsutsuki's seal and forced her to sign a Master-Servant Contract, making her obey him.
• Jiraiya envied Hiruzen Sarutobi for making Kaguya Otsutsuki his slave, and Hiruzen left with her to visit the Sarutobi Clan and his cabin.
• Kakashi appeared and told Orochimaru that a mysterious Dragon Vein containing immense power and space-time power had been discovered in Ancient Loulan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi kept Kaguya Otsutsuki under his control while questioning her about her past, and Minato Namikaze joined Orochimaru and Kakashi to investigate the Dragon Vein in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran. When Orochimaru tried to improve its sealing formula, it transported him and Kakashi to another parallel time-space.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi brought Kaguya Otsutsuki to his home, forced her to make tea, and showed her that Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was imprisoned and being used for experiments.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki recognized the shift in power between humans and the Otsutsuki Clan and began considering an alliance with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kaguya Otsutsuki how she had become pregnant, but she said she did not know.
• Minato Namikaze joined Orochimaru and Kakashi to inspect the Dragon Vein sealing formula in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, which Minato found familiar but imperfect.
• Orochimaru injected chakra into the formula to improve it, and a flash transported him and Kakashi to another parallel time-space.

Orochimaru and Kakashi arrived in a parallel timeline of the Shinobi World and learned that Orochimaru had defected, killed the Fourth Kazekage, and helped bring about the Third Hokage’s death. Since time passed differently between the worlds, they decided to explore and pursue their own unfinished business before returning.

• Orochimaru and Kakashi confirmed they could use the Dragon Vein to return to their original world and discovered they were in the Land of Wind.
• Orochimaru and Kakashi learned that this world was in turmoil after the failed Konoha Crush Plan and that the Akatsuki was secretly gathering strength.
• Orochimaru told Kakashi that Obito had helped wipe out the Uchiha and asked whether Kakashi wanted to address any regrets in this world.
• Kakashi chose to meet this world’s Obito, while Orochimaru decided to meet his other self.
• Orochimaru and Kakashi exchanged a Den Den Mushi and planned to investigate the Akatsuki and Orochimaru’s counterpart before visiting Konoha.

Orochimaru traveled to Tanzaku Street, where Tsunade was inexplicably winning every gamble and Jiraiya tried to recruit her as Hokage. After Orochimaru revealed his overwhelming power, another Orochimaru arrived, leaving the group stunned by the two versions of him.

• Tsunade won every gamble she placed, then fled with Shizune to a tavern because her luck unsettled her.
• Jiraiya arrived with Naruto and asked Tsunade to return to Konoha and become Hokage, but she refused.
• Naruto challenged Tsunade’s doubts about becoming Hokage, and Orochimaru spoke up from a nearby table.
• Naruto attacked Orochimaru with Shadow Clones, but Orochimaru’s Conqueror’s Haki dispelled them and knocked out the townspeople.
• Jiraiya confronted Orochimaru, then Orochimaru and Kabuto arrived, revealing that two Orochimarus were present.

A Hokage from another world confronted Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, claiming he had become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage and displaying powerful dōjutsu. The display convinced the local Sannin that he was too dangerous to leave unchecked, and they attacked him.

• Orochimaru reasoned that the visitor was likely a version of himself from another world or the future.
• The visitor said he was a passing traveler, then appeared in a Hokage hat and robe and identified himself as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.
• The visitor claimed Hiruzen Sarutobi had made him Hokage after the Nine-Tails Uprising, but Naruto rejected the claim.
• The visitor showed the Sannin his Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan, saying the Rinnegan could revive the dead.
• Tsunade attacked the visitor while Jiraiya entered Sage Mode, and the local Orochimaru realized how dangerous the visitor was.

Orochimaru confronted his alternate-world self and persuaded Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others to hear about his life as Hokage instead of fighting him. Meanwhile, Kakashi encountered Itachi and Kisame on the way to the Land of Water and challenged Itachi over his choices.

• Manda sensed the alternate Orochimaru's terrifying aura and fled, while the summoned sages warned Jiraiya and Tsunade not to fight him.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru abandoned their plan to control the visitor and followed him to a tavern to hear about his experiences as Hokage.
• Kakashi encountered Itachi and Kisame while traveling toward the Land of Water, and Kisame moved to test him.
• Kakashi faced Kisame without fear and asked Itachi whether what he had done was really right.

Kakashi confronted Itachi and Kisame, then revealed through Tsukuyomi that he came from another world and intended to stop Obito and Nagato’s conspiracy. Itachi agreed to help him capture Obito and Nagato, while Kisame remained uncertain about Kakashi.

• Kakashi used Kamui to absorb Kisame’s Water Release attack and revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Itachi pulled Kakashi into Tsukuyomi, but Kakashi was not restrained and shared his origins and plans with Itachi.
• Itachi agreed to help Kakashi capture Obito and Nagato and thwart Madara Uchiha’s conspiracy.
• Itachi told Kisame that Kakashi was not their enemy, though Kisame remained wary of him.
• Kakashi entered his Kamui Dimension and vanished, intending to capture Obito with Itachi’s help.

The other-world Orochimaru told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and their companions how he had transformed the Shinobi World and warned them about the Otsutsuki Clan. He offered to temporarily take charge of Konoha, leaving Tsunade opposed and Jiraiya considering the proposal.

• Orochimaru explained that his Konoha had gained control over much of the Shinobi World, killed the daimyo and nobles, and united the shinobi under his rule.
• Orochimaru described Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Otsutsuki Clan, the Divine Tree, and the Ten-Tails as threats that required the world's strength to be united.
• Tsunade questioned whether Orochimaru's claims were true, while Jiraiya asked why he had shared them; Orochimaru said he wanted to help before returning to his own world.
• Orochimaru offered to clean up Konoha temporarily before its people chose a new Hokage, but Tsunade rejected the idea and Jiraiya began to consider it.

Alternate-world Orochimaru argued that Konoha needed radical change and urged the others to reclaim control from its entrenched leaders. Tsunade agreed to consider his plan if he proved his strength, leaving Jiraiya uneasy about what her decision could mean for Konoha.

• Orochimaru condemned Konoha's corrupt political system and said he wanted to reshape the village before leaving its people to choose their future.
• Orochimaru challenged Jiraiya and Tsunade to face Konoha's failures, warning that the approaching Ōtsutsuki could destroy the Shinobi World if they did nothing.
• Tsunade asked whether Orochimaru would move against the daimyo, while the other Orochimaru considered the possibility of becoming Hokage.
• Naruto objected to Orochimaru becoming Hokage because he feared it would make his own path to the position harder, but Jiraiya and Tsunade ignored him.
• Orochimaru said Konoha would accept him if he had enough power, and Tsunade told him to prove his strength before she agreed to his plan.
• Jiraiya stayed silent after Tsunade made her decision, troubled by the prospect of returning to confront Konoha's darkness.

Orochimaru restored his hands and revealed a monstrous Eight-Headed Serpent form to prove his strength to Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others. The display left them terrified, while this world's Orochimaru wondered why the technique looked nothing like the one he had learned.

• Orochimaru explained that Kakashi had gone to capture the Uchiha connected to the Nine-Tails Uprising, and Jiraiya questioned whether Kakashi could handle the Akatsuki.
• Orochimaru used the Death God Mask to free his hands and release Hiruzen Sarutobi's soul to the Pure Land.
• Orochimaru led the group away from Tanzaku Street and prepared to demonstrate the Eight Branches Technique.
• Orochimaru transformed into an enormous Eight-Headed Serpent, larger than Perfect Susanoo, and overwhelmed the Legendary Sannin and the Nine-Tails with fear.
• This world's Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the serpent and wondered why it differed from the Eight Branches Technique he had learned.

Orochimaru proved to Tsunade and Jiraiya that his Eight-Headed Serpent form made him powerful enough to become Fifth Hokage, and they asked him to explain his plans for changing Konoha. Meanwhile, Itachi confronted Obito in the Land of Rain after learning his identity from Kakashi.

• Orochimaru transformed into his enhanced Eight-Headed Serpent form, then returned to normal after demonstrating his strength to Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya confirmed Orochimaru's identity and asked him to explain his plan for Konoha.
• Kakashi infiltrated the Land of Rain as Obito received Nagato's message that Itachi wanted to meet him.
• Itachi waited at the agreed location, with Kakashi hidden nearby, and wondered whether Kakashi could defeat Obito.
• Obito emerged from a spatial vortex and asked Itachi why he had summoned him.
• Itachi exposed Obito's identity and asked what he wanted, leaving Obito shocked that his secret had been discovered.

Kakashi confronted Obito after Obito threatened Itachi and revealed that he knew Obito’s identity. Kakashi intended to take Obito back to Konoha, and the two prepared for a Kamui showdown.

• Obito threatened Itachi, warning him not to reveal his identity and threatening Sasuke’s Sharingan.
• Kakashi emerged from a spatial vortex and confronted Obito, who recognized him as his old friend.
• Obito removed his mask and rejected Kakashi’s demand to atone for his crimes.
• Kakashi explained that Obito could not use Susanoo, while Kakashi could wield a black Perfect Susanoo.
• Kakashi and Obito prepared to fight, and Obito considered taking Kakashi’s eyes.

Kakashi confronted Obito and claimed he could defeat him without relying on the Mangekyo Sharingan. As Kakashi's darkness swallowed Obito's powerful Fire Release and spread across the battlefield, Obito and Itachi retreated, unable to identify the strange ability.

• Obito mocked Kakashi for being unable to use the Mangekyo Sharingan as an Uchiha, but Kakashi said the Dark-Dark Fruit could defeat him without it.
• Obito attacked Kakashi with Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance, and Kakashi deactivated his Sharingan before facing the attack.
• Kakashi absorbed Obito's fire with darkness, then sent the darkness spreading across the ground and swallowing trees and rocks.
• Obito and Itachi retreated from the advancing darkness, while their Mangekyo Sharingan revealed no chakra fluctuations or clues about its nature.
• Danzo heard that war had erupted on Tanzaku Street and that Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had met, so he began secret plans to seize the opportunity.