Chapter Summaries

Three years later, Chocho, Inojin, Shikadai, and Metal Lee trained in Gravity Space while Boruto, Mitsuki, and Sarada struggled through the harsher Swamp Space trial. The chapter left Boruto and Mitsuki trying to control their chakra as Sarada regretted entering the swamp.

• Chocho complained that she had entered Gravity Space late and eyed its free kitchen, while Inojin and Shikadai discussed its training benefits.
• A distant blast of golden light and wind marked Rock Lee’s use of Golden Skyline, and Metal Lee explained that his father and Guy trained with powerful Taijutsu techniques.
• Inojin and Shikadai wondered how Boruto and the others were enduring the second trial, and Chocho went to eat.
• In Swamp Space, Boruto failed to form a Rasengan, while Mitsuki found that the swamp’s force destabilized even his Sage Mode.
• Sarada recoiled at the swamp’s stench and regretted joining Boruto and Mitsuki, as the three had to find food and survive there for seven days.

Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, and Hyuga Tonbo struggled to adapt to the harsh swamp training space, where they had to catch food and use ninjutsu despite the environment disrupting their chakra. Meanwhile, Asuma trained hard while watching Saitama’s growing taijutsu talent, and began considering him as a future son-in-law for Mirai.

• Hyuga Tonbo used his Byakugan and chakra to pull an ugly toad and centipede from the swamp for the group to eat.
• Mitsuki challenged Boruto and Sarada to use Fire Release to cook the animals, but a powerful suction force extinguished Boruto’s flame.
• Fuma Kotaro watched the younger ninjas train and recalled that Tobitake Tonbo’s ninjutsu let trainees draw nutrients from swamp mud.
• Asuma trained with renewed determination, frustrated that Saitama’s taijutsu talent might surpass his within two years.
• Asuma reconsidered Saitama as a potential future husband for Mirai but continued training in case he needed to protect his daughter.

Kara trained Kawaki as Jigen prepared to use him as a vessel, while Code resented Kawaki’s favored status. Tobitake Tonbo located Kara’s hidden dimension but delayed attacking until his preparations against the Ōtsutsuki God were ready, as Konoha hosted the joint Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Code defeated Kawaki in training, but Kawaki rejected the idea of becoming Jigen’s vessel.
• Jigen ended the training and went to Amado, who reported that a new treatment for maintaining Jigen’s body was ready.
• Tobitake Tonbo found Kara’s alternate-dimensional base using a Flying Thunder God mark but chose to wait for stronger preparations and allies.
• Tobitake Tonbo noted that Saitama had removed his Limiter and that Boruto had graduated, while he waited for Boruto to gain Kāma.
• The joint Chunin Ninja Exams began in Konoha, where the Five Kage and former Kage discussed Tsunade’s disappearance and their inability to locate Kara’s base.

Taketori Hachiki defeated Inojin Yamanaka with the massive Earth Release: Roaring Hell technique, and the next match began between Shikadai Nara and Araya. Shikadai activated his new Shadow Mode against Araya’s flying mechanical puppet.

• Taketori Hachiki and Inojin Yamanaka traded powerful Earth Release and Super Beast Imitating Drawing attacks in the arena.
• Taketori Hachiki unleashed Earth Release: Roaring Hell, shaking the arena and forcing the referee to shield Sai with a massive tree.
• Moegi declared Taketori Hachiki the winner, and he and Inojin Yamanaka formed the Seal of Reconciliation before leaving the arena.
• Shikadai Nara faced Araya and recognized his opponent’s flying puppet as a new Mecha developed by Kankuro.
• Shikadai Nara dodged Araya’s rockets, intercepted them with shadow techniques, and activated Shadow Mode.

Shikadai defeated Araya and Boruto defeated Shinki in the Chūnin Exams before Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked the arena. Chōjūrō and Kakashi confronted Kinshiki while Naruto faced Momoshiki.

• Shikadai used Shadow Domain to defeat Araya, though the technique left him exhausted.
• Boruto defeated Shinki with Chidori Stream and Big Ball Rasengan, then boasted about his strength.
• Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki and Kinshiki arrived at the Ninja Battle Arena and shattered its protective barrier.
• Momoshiki identified Naruto as holding the Divine Tree Split Body, while Naruto stood in front of Boruto.
• Chōjūrō attacked Kinshiki and sent him flying, then Kakashi appeared behind him with Purple Electricity.

Momoshiki and Kinshiki fought the Kage and other powerful ninjas, but they were overwhelmed by their strength. Momoshiki used Time Freeze to reach Boruto and implant his Kāma, then noticed Boruto's Jōgan.

• Kakashi recognized that Kinshiki could become intangible by transferring himself into another dimension and warned the others.
• Naruto attacked Momoshiki with a Rasenshuriken, but Momoshiki absorbed and returned it, destroying the Ninja Battle Arena as Moegi held up its collapsing ceiling with Wood Release.
• Rock Lee wounded Momoshiki, Might Guy's attack missed after Kinshiki used space-time ninjutsu to rescue himself, and Kinshiki turned into a red pill that Momoshiki swallowed.
• Momoshiki transformed and fought the Kage, but their attacks and Kurama's chakra barrier blunted his Shinjutsu; Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and distorted space around him.
• Momoshiki used Time Freeze, reached Boruto, and planted his Kāma in him; Boruto could move his body and mind during the freeze, and Momoshiki saw the Jōgan in his eye.

Boruto learned that Momoshiki’s Kāma could give him Ōtsutsuki power but might eventually let Momoshiki take over his body. Tobitake Tonbo began studying the mark while Sasuke took Boruto away for intensive training, and Urashiki reconsidered his plans after witnessing the shinobi defeat Momoshiki and Kinshiki.

• Tobitake Tonbo explained that Momoshiki’s Kāma would grant Boruto power but could eventually overwrite him and take his body.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Boruto that his own potential might help him resist the Kāma, then noted that the ruined arena could not host the Chunin exams that day.
• Urashiki Ōtsutsuki watched the battle’s aftermath and decided he needed another way to capture the Nine-Tails because the shinobi were too strong.
• Tobitake Tonbo examined the Kāma’s information and began drawing it out to develop his own technique.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Sasuke to train Boruto because he would need to fight Mirai’s enemies.
• Sasuke took Boruto away to begin intensive training.

Urashiki found Karasuki and tried to travel to the past to destroy the Shinobi World, but Sasuke and Boruto followed him into the time-space wormhole. As Urashiki and the others were scattered through fissures, Konoha’s young ninjas continued their training while Naruto, Kurama, and Orochimaru prepared powerful secret techniques.

• Urashiki recognized Karasuki on the news and opened a space-time passage to return to the past and gather the Tailed Beasts.
• Tobitake Tonbo sensed Urashiki’s arrival and implanted information in Boruto, realizing that he had allowed Urashiki to travel back as part of a cycle of time.
• Urashiki opened a portal with Karasuki, but Sasuke took the turtle as Boruto attacked; Urashiki entered the portal, followed by Sasuke and Boruto.
• Sasuke and Urashiki used their Rinnegan powers inside the wormhole, causing it to tremble and sending Urashiki, Sasuke, and Boruto into separate fissures.
• Mitsuki, Chocho, Hyuga Tonbo, Sarada, and Shikadai demonstrated their growing abilities during training, while Naruto and Kurama discussed a deadly trump-card technique.
• Orochimaru continued a secret experiment in the Technology Development Bureau and checked the laboratory’s seals to keep its information from leaking.

Four years later, Daemon and Ada invaded Kaguya Space and fought Saitama and Tobitake Keigo. Tobitake Tonbo arrived to protect his sons and prepared to take on the intruders.

• Saitama shattered space with a punch while Tobitake Keigo tested his Light Release Scientific Ninja Tool.
• Daemon and Ada appeared in Kaguya Space, and Tobitake Keigo identified them as Kara members and sent Saitama to attack.
• Daemon’s Killing Intent Reflection sent Saitama flying, so Tobitake Keigo warned him to defend against Daemon and target Ada instead.
• Saitama’s punch failed to affect Ada, and Daemon reflected it again while Tobitake Keigo notified his father.
• Tobitake Tonbo arrived, recognized the intruders’ abilities, and told his sons to watch as he confronted Daemon and Ada.

Tobitake Tonbo fought Ada and Daemon, using the World Shield and World Harmony to turn Daemon’s damage-reflection ability against him. As Daemon screamed in pain, Ada attacked Tobitake Tonbo to make him release the shield.

• Daemon admitted that he and Ada intended to capture Tobitake Tonbo’s children and use them to bargain with him.
• Ada’s charm failed against Tobitake Tonbo, and he attacked Daemon, triggering Daemon’s Killing Intent Reflection and suffering a severe wound.
• The World Shield healed Tobitake Tonbo’s reflected injury and revealed itself as his counter to Daemon’s ability.
• Tobitake Tonbo used Yin Release: World Harmony to equalize their injuries, then transferred his wounds to the World Shield so they appeared on Daemon instead.
• Ada realized Tobitake Tonbo had countered Daemon’s ability and struck at him, hoping to make him let go of the shield.

Tobitake Tonbo fought Ada and Daemon, but Ada’s Omnipotence repeatedly altered events and allowed Jigen to escape. Tonbo captured Ada and brought her to Orochimaru for study, while Jigen’s followers regrouped at Kara.

• Tobitake Tonbo defeated Ada and Daemon, but Jigen’s arrival triggered a reversal that restored them.
• Ada’s Omnipotence activated again as Jigen tried to escape, and Tonbo’s Forced Execution captured Ada while Daemon and Jigen were teleported away.
• Jigen and Daemon appeared at Kara, where Code carried Jigen away and Victor took the unconscious Daemon as a test subject.
• Jigen told Code to carry on his will, while Amado said Kawaki’s Kāma would eventually allow Jigen to revive.
• Tobitake Tonbo returned with Ada and told Orochimaru about her Ōtsutsuki genes and Omnipotence.

Naruto and Tobitake Tonbo prepared the Ninja Alliance for a war against Kara and the Ōtsutsuki God, expected to begin in two years. At Mount Myoboku, the White Snake Sage and Slug Sage joined Gamamaru to discuss the uncertain battle and the Shinobi World’s survival.

• Tobitake Tonbo told Naruto that Kara had begun acting and that he planned to strike its headquarters in two years, when the ultimate enemy might appear.
• Naruto agreed to notify the Ninja Alliance and said he was training while Shikaku and Shikamaru handled much of Konoha’s government work.
• Tobitake Tonbo said Boruto would train under him, Orochimaru, and Kabuto, and Naruto accepted that his son would take part in saving the Shinobi World.
• The White Snake Sage and Slug Sage arrived at Mount Myoboku to meet Gamamaru and the assembled toads.
• Gamamaru predicted that the true great war would begin in two years, with victory uncertain and the Shinobi World facing heavy losses and a great reshuffling.

Boruto and Konoha’s new generation trained in Kaguya Space as Tobitake Tonbo prepared them for an immensely powerful enemy. Boruto’s control of the Jōgan and Ōtsutsuki power remained the key to defeating the Ōtsutsuki God.

• Boruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan to challenge Yakushi Kabuto, who countered with his Sound Shield and Divine Dragon.
• Sarada told Mitsuki that her Mangekyō Sharingan abilities could each be used only once, recalling how Tobitake Tonbo’s Genjutsu had pushed her to awaken them.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Shikadai that the coming enemy claimed to be omniscient and omnipotent, so the new generation still needed to grow stronger.
• Boruto unleashed Heavenly Thunder Descends as Kabuto transformed his Divine Dragon into a golden Dragon God, and their clash shattered and then healed the space around them.
• Orochimaru assessed Boruto’s progress with Kāma, while Tobitake Tonbo said mastering the Jōgan and Ōtsutsuki power would bring Boruto closer to defeating the Ōtsutsuki God.

Amado transformed into Shibai Ōtsutsuki, who absorbed Code and Daemon and took control of Kara. After ordering his new subordinates to prepare for his conquest of the Shinobi World, Shibai turned his attention to Kawaki, while Kashin Koji escaped to Konoha.

• Amado's body transformed, and Shibai Ōtsutsuki emerged, revealing that he had resurrected through Amado.
• Shibai absorbed Code and Daemon, froze Kawaki, and learned that Amado had separated and distributed his abilities.
• Shibai planted his Shinjutsu in Kara's members, made them his subordinates, and announced that he would conquer the Shinobi World in one year.
• Shibai recognized Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's power and Kāma within Kawaki and decided to help him.
• Kashin Koji escaped to Konoha using a toad, where an unknown figure confronted him and decided to capture him.

Ada learned that her brother had died and offered to cooperate with Orochimaru in exchange for a killing. After Kashin Koji warned that Shibai Ōtsutsuki would devastate the Shinobi World, Tobitake Tonbo and the Ninja Alliance prepared for the final battle, which began a year later as both sides marched to war.

• Ada awoke while bound by a Sealing Jutsu, learned her brother was dead, and asked Orochimaru to kill someone in return for her cooperation.
• Kashin Koji told Tobitake Tonbo that Shibai Ōtsutsuki had been resurrected and that the Shinobi World would suffer countless casualties within a year; Tonbo arranged for Koji to take part in experiments.
• Tobitake Tonbo warned Naruto and his family to prepare, while keeping his pregnant daughter Maki and daughter-in-law Hinoko out of the coming battle.
• A year later, Shibai Ōtsutsuki and Kawaki led an army of monsters, corpses, and Kara forces against the Ninja Alliance, while Tsunade appeared under control.
• Tobitake Tonbo, Naruto, Sasuke, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Neji Hyuga, and the Allied Shinobi Forces set out to confront the enemy, with Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and the Nara and Yamanaka families leading units and coordinating the advance.
• Families and civilians across the Shinobi World watched and hoped the fighters would return as the forces moved toward the battlefield.

The allied shinobi forces launched their final battle against Shibai Ōtsutsuki and the army of the dead. Tobitake Tonbo and a team of powerful fighters confronted Shibai while shinobi across the battlefield attacked the enemy forces and Mōryō.

• Tobitake Tonbo challenged Shibai Ōtsutsuki, but Shibai’s defenses and rapid healing overcame Tonbo’s World Harmony attacks.
• Yakushi Kabuto, Hyuga Tonbo, Hyuga Neji, Boruto Uzumaki, Mitsuki, Orochimaru, Tobitake Saitama, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Might Guy, and Kakashi joined Tonbo to surround Shibai.
• Kiba Inuzuka attacked Boro, whose Lava Release, Regeneration Core, and Kāma let him recover from Kiba’s strike.
• The shinobi forces unleashed techniques and weapons across the battlefield, destroying dead spirits and treating wounded allies.
• Denki Kaminarimon targeted Mōryō with a satellite cannon as the allied forces continued their assault on the army of the dead.

Tobitake Tonbo and the shinobi forces battled Shibai Ōtsutsuki, while Boruto’s Jōgan proved capable of leaving wounds that would not heal. After Boruto defeated Kawaki and the allies pinned down Shibai, Shibai escaped by separating his body and using space Shinjutsu, and the others pursued him.

• Tobitake Tonbo and ten allies fought Shibai across dimensions, discovering that only the Reaper Death Seal, Unlimited Void, and Boruto’s Jōgan could meaningfully affect him.
• Boruto attacked Shibai with his Jōgan, but Kawaki intercepted him to protect Shibai.
• Iwasuke the Great Toad, the forces of Mount Myoboku, and the giant snakes of Ryūchi Cave joined the Allied Shinobi Forces, turning the battle against Kara’s army.
• Boruto used his sword, which carried Tobitake Tonbo’s Forced Execution, to defeat Kawaki, while Sarada watched for the right moment to use her ability.
• After a day and night of fighting, Boruto stabbed Shibai while the others restrained him, but Shibai escaped by separating his body and using space Shinjutsu.
• Tobitake Tonbo and the others pursued Shibai using space-time ninjutsu.

Tobitake Tonbo and the others defeated Shibai Ōtsutsuki by slowing his thoughts with Orochimaru's drug, sealing him, and sending him through a black hole with Sarada's Mangekyō Sharingan. Thirty years later, Tonbo enjoyed a peaceful life with his family as the story ended.

• Shibai Ōtsutsuki absorbed Ada and Kashin Koji, restored his body, and used Omnipotence to make most of the gathered fighters worship him.
• Tobitake Tonbo restored the fighters' cognition and teleported powerful allies around Shibai, while Orochimaru explained that intelligence could overcome Shibai's abilities.
• Orochimaru revealed that his Superhuman Drug had slowed Shibai's thoughts, and Tobitake Tonbo led the gathered shinobi and summons in sealing him inside a sphere.
• Tobitake Tonbo transferred his chakra to Sarada, who used Mangekyō Sharingan: Otherworld Exile to send the sealed Shibai through a black hole at the cost of her sight.
• Thirty years later, Tobitake Tonbo watched children play with his family and held his great-grandson Chun Bai.

Sixty years after the Ninja Alliance Federation’s establishment, Tobitake Lucy hurried to her grandmother Ayame’s memorial and met legendary figures on the way. At the cemetery, Tobitake Tonbo mourned Ayame, then dissolved his body into chakra information and vanished into a space-time cavern.

• The Shinobi World developed space travel, planetary defenses, and advanced technology under scientists including Tobitake Tonbo and Orochimaru.
• Tobitake Lucy raced toward Ayame’s memorial, and Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki invited her onto their white dragon.
• Tobitake Tonbo grieved at Ayame’s grave and recalled that she and his father had refused to extend their lives.
• Tobitake Tonbo decided to end his existence and used Body Dissolution to enter a space-time cavern.
• Orochimaru praised Tobitake Tonbo’s love, while Tobitake Lucy cried at the sight of her grandfather’s devotion.

Ce Tianfeng awakened the memories of dozens of past lives after reaching the peak of Grand Void, then prepared God Itch Academy and the Eastern Splendor Realm for another invasion. He left to develop a combat-training spiritual virtual world while keeping his breakthrough secret.

• Ce Tianfeng recovered memories from lives in the Shinobi World and learned that he had reached the peak of Grand Void in the Eastern Splendor Realm.
• Bao Zheng reported that Azure Waves Realm forces planned another attack through Central Province, and Ce Tianfeng ordered a trap using the Immortal Bone Creation Formation while telling Bao Zheng to notify the Jade Emperor and Yuanshi without revealing his advancement.
• Ce Tianfeng recalled how his strategies had thwarted earlier invasions and decided to use Tobitake Tonbo's memories of a spiritual virtual world to train God Itch Academy's students.
• Ce Tianfeng used Spatial Relocation to appear inside God Itch Academy, where Yang Zhen explained the advanced spell to a new student.