Chapter Summaries

Hane learned that Saiyans and Frieza threatened the Ninja World and resolved to accelerate Dao Integration so he could hide the world before it was discovered. Meanwhile, Jiraiya and Tsunade witnessed Konoha forces bombarding the Capital of the Land of Fire from the sea and land, and the chapter left them horrified by the Uchiha-led assault.

• Kaguya-hime told Hane that Saiyans and Frieza were among the enemies the Otsutsuki could expose the Ninja World to, and Hane decided to complete Dao Integration as quickly as possible.
• Hane reassured Konan that he could take the Ninja World away from the starry sky once Dao Integration succeeded.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade saw Konoha's navy shelling the Capital of the Land of Fire and recognized the attacking ninjas as their own village's forces.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade raced toward the fleet as the capital burned beneath relentless cannon fire.
• Uchiha Sosuke ordered the Imperial Army's artillery to begin bombarding the capital, and Tsunade condemned the Uchiha for devastating the Land of Fire.

Tsunade and Jiraiya went to the Empire's military camp to learn why Konoha had attacked the Capital of the Land of Fire, but Inoichi and Uchiha Taro revealed that they were impostors and sprang a trap. They fought to escape, and Jiraiya was gravely wounded by the Uchiha's electromagnetic cannons as Tsunade tried to heal him.

• Shibi Aburame escorted Tsunade and Jiraiya to the command post after reporting their arrival to Inoichi Yamanaka.
• Inoichi refused to tell them why the Empire was attacking and declared that they were outsiders.
• Uchiha Taro and a force of Uchiha surrounded Tsunade and Jiraiya, claiming they were not the real Lieutenant General Tsunade and Lieutenant General Jiraiya.
• The Uchiha attacked, and Tsunade and Jiraiya summoned the Slug Sage and Gamabunta to break through the encirclement.
• Uchiha Taro ordered a ranged attack, and the Uchiha struck Jiraiya with electromagnetic cannons as he shielded Tsunade.
• Tsunade rushed to Jiraiya and used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat his severe injuries.

Naruto rescued Jiraiya and Tsunade from the Uchiha, then revealed that he had traveled back from the future to prevent the Ninja World’s destruction. After showing them the future threats, he said he planned to find Nagato and unite the world by using Nagato’s methods, leaving Jiraiya stunned.

• Uchiha Taro moved to kill Jiraiya and Tsunade, but Naruto pulled them through a spatial passage and absorbed the Amaterasu flames that burned his hand.
• Naruto treated his injuries and introduced himself to the recovering Jiraiya and Tsunade as Minato’s son from the future.
• Jiraiya recognized Naruto’s Rinnegan and initially mistook him for Nagato before Naruto explained who he was.
• Naruto told Jiraiya and Tsunade that he had returned from several decades in the future to stop the Ninja World from being destroyed.
• Naruto used Genjutsu to show them the future battles against powerful enemies, including the Otsutsuki.
• Naruto said he planned to find Nagato and use his methods to unite the Ninja World, and Jiraiya froze at the proposal.

Naruto explained to Jiraiya and Tsunade how Konoha’s future massacre of the Uchiha and its attacks on cities were connected to the era’s altered history. At the Five Kage Summit, Sarutobi revealed that the Uchiha had more than ten Mangekyō and a Perfect Jinchuriki, leaving the other Kage alarmed.

• Naruto insisted that Jiraiya accept the painful reality of the future, and Jiraiya agreed to his plan to find Nagato and the others.
• Naruto told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Konoha’s Third, Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and other elders had caused the Uchiha clan’s massacre through their suppression of the clan.
• Naruto described how Konoha’s forces slaughtered the people of cities, after which phantom cities appeared and replaced the ruins with cities from another era.
• Naruto proposed that he and the others visit the Capital of the Land of Fire after Jiraiya recovered to investigate the destruction.
• At the Five Kage Summit, Sarutobi told the other Kage that the Uchiha had displayed more than ten Mangekyō and a Perfect Jinchuriki, shocking them.

As the Five Shadows planned to pressure Konoha, Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade traveled to the Land of Rain and asked Nagato to let them join Akatsuki. They slashed their village forehead protectors to prove their commitment, leaving Nagato stunned.

• Mei Terumi urged the Five Shadows to unite against Konoha, and Ōnoki proposed giving Konoha one week to return the Land of Water’s occupied territory before the three nations threatened war.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Naruto returned to the Capital of the Land of Fire and were shocked by how greatly it had expanded.
• Konan worried that Madara was plotting against them, while Yahiko resolved to meet Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Naruto in the Land of Rain.
• Yahiko recognized Jiraiya and was stunned to see Naruto possessed the Rinnegan; Naruto then asked to join Akatsuki with Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade slashed their village forehead protectors, showing Nagato they had abandoned their former villages.

Naruto showed Nagato and Konan visions of the future, convincing Nagato to join him in pursuing peace. The next day, Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade joined Akatsuki, where Orochimaru and the other members reacted to their arrival.

• Konan told Yahiko that Uchiha had seized power in Konoha and that the Five Kage Summit was underway, prompting Yahiko to welcome Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Naruto into Akatsuki.
• Jiraiya learned that Danzo and Hanzo had conspired to kill Yahiko, and Naruto comforted him while explaining his connection to Nagato and Konan.
• Naruto took Nagato and Konan to a secret room and used his Rinnegan to show them visions of the future and the hidden forces behind the Ninja World.
• After seeing the future, Nagato agreed to join Naruto in seeking true peace and urged him not to lose everything again.
• At the Akatsuki assembly, Pain introduced Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as new members, and Orochimaru reacted in disbelief at seeing the two Sannin.

Pain convened the Akatsuki and ordered an investigation into the upheaval in Konoha after Black Zetsu reported that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was vulnerable. Meanwhile, Adult Sasuke and Boruto visited the Imperial Ninja Academy, where they found Young Sasuke flirting with Sakura Haruno and Ino.

• Orochimaru rejected Jiraiya's suggestion that they work together again, and Naruto teased him before Pain called the meeting to order.
• Pain announced that the Akatsuki's Tailed Beast capture plan would begin, but Black Zetsu reported that Konoha was in turmoil and urged an attack on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Naruto advised Pain to investigate Konoha's sudden changes, and Pain decided the Akatsuki would mobilize there.
• Adult Sasuke reflected on how his family and clan had fared differently in this timeline as he toured the Imperial Ninja Academy with Boruto.
• Boruto spotted Young Sasuke cuddling Sakura Haruno and Ino by the lake, and Adult Sasuke stormed over to confront him.

Adult Sasuke and Boruto encountered Young Sasuke, who was dating Ino and Sakura, then saw this timeline’s Naruto with Hinata. Boruto struggled with the differences between his parents in this timeline and his own, before Adult Sasuke decided they should return to the Empire Building.

• Ino called Adult Sasuke a weak old man, while Young Sasuke denied knowing him and tried to leave with Ino and Sakura.
• Young Sasuke argued that he owed future Sakura nothing and explained that his big brother was pushing Uchiha adults to marry and have children.
• Boruto asked whether Young Sasuke was cheating, and Adult Sasuke hit him on the head.
• Naruto and Hinata passed by, discussing their future child, and Boruto realized they were his parents in this timeline.
• Adult Sasuke comforted Boruto and reflected that Naruto had grown up differently because he had not endured the same painful childhood.
• Adult Sasuke told Boruto they should return to the Empire Building, and they headed back.

Adult Sasuke learned that Hane would preserve his time and space after their world became the Main World, then received a golden leaf containing one of Hane’s incarnations. As the main-world Akatsuki arrived outside the Imperial Capital, Hane sent the Special Operations Office to meet them and let Adult Sasuke join the Twelve Golden Guards.

• Hane told Adult Sasuke that he would provide origin power to keep Sasuke’s time and space from disappearing, and Sasuke thanked him.
• Hane gave Adult Sasuke a golden God Tree leaf containing one of his Dao Art incarnations for protection against powerful enemies.
• Hane ordered Konan to contact the Special Operations Office after learning the bait had worked and the Akatsuki had arrived.
• Konan relayed Hane’s order to Nagato, who prepared the Special Operations Office to deploy; Hane invited Adult Sasuke to go with the Twelve Golden Guards.
• Pain, Naruto, and the Akatsuki saw the enormous Imperial Capital, and Naruto confirmed that it was Konoha by spotting Hokage Rock.

Yahiko’s Akatsuki entered the Imperial Capital and encountered counterparts from another world, including Tsunade, Jiraiya, and a group led by Retsuyō. After learning that one world would disappear, the two sides prepared to fight for survival.

• Yahiko decided that Akatsuki would investigate Konoha despite its dramatic changes.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived on motorcycles, startling the Main World versions of themselves and Naruto.
• Retsuyō’s group and the Twelve Golden Guards surrounded Akatsuki, and Adult Sasuke recognized Naruto from his timeline.
• Adult Sasuke asked to face Naruto, and Retsuyō agreed before ordering the groups to begin fighting.
• The two Tsunades explained that their worlds were colliding and that one would disappear, leaving Main World Tsunade shaken by the unavoidable choice.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Nagato fought their Main World counterparts as Naruto confronted Sasuke over why he was helping another world. Sasuke revealed that his world had changed and that he had gained an extraordinarily powerful older brother, leaving Naruto stunned and eager to learn more.

• Tsunade of the Main World asked her counterpart how she had endured past pain, and the other Tsunade urged her to cherish the people beside her before joining the battle.
• Tsunade and her counterpart exchanged powerful blows while the two Nagatos fought with their Six Paths clones and Jiraiya faced Jiraiya amid their attempts to enter Sage Mode.
• Naruto asked Sasuke why he was helping the people of this world, and Sasuke said he wanted to safeguard their time and space.
• Sasuke questioned whether Naruto could change a cruel future with this world's power, leaving Naruto panicked and doubting how he could overcome the First Otsutsuki.
• Sasuke told Naruto that his world had changed because he had gained an older brother above Itachi, whose power had left Sasuke unable to move.

Naruto chose to seek out Sasuke’s brother and learn whether the other world’s future was real, while several Main World fighters accepted defeat and faded into their counterparts. The battles left Tsunade, Jiraiya, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan reconciled with their other selves, but Kakuzu refused to yield over his money.

• Sasuke convinced Naruto that the other world offered a future worth choosing, and Naruto asked to meet Sasuke’s big brother.
• The other Tsunade defeated Main World Tsunade, who accepted her as the better leader and merged into her; Main World Jiraiya then gave up and faded away after reminding his counterpart that he loved Tsunade.
• Main World Nagato questioned whether his counterpart could forget Yahiko, then accepted that the other world’s future had seen the light; Main World Yahiko and Konan also faded away after choosing to reunite.
• Naruto watched the Main World figures disappear and wondered if their counterparts taking over the future was for the best.
• The two Kakuzus argued over their money until Main World Kakuzu, overwhelmed by the fortune he had lost, blew up his final heart.

The Main World's Akatsuki were defeated, and the surviving counterparts absorbed their memories before fading away. In Kaguya's room, the two Black Zetsus fought over her, but her tears and affection persuaded the Main World Black Zetsu to stay and accept her as his mother.

• The two Deidaras detonated enormous clay bombs, and the Main World Deidara faded after praising his counterpart's performance.
• Kisame became the last Main World Akatsuki member and disappeared as Uchiha Retsuyō led the Twelve Golden Guards back to the Imperial Capital.
• Black Zetsu found Kaguya's aura in her room and froze when Kaguya entered and called him Zetsu.
• The two Black Zetsus fought over Kaguya, and she stopped them and told them both they were her good children.
• The Main World Black Zetsu tried to leave, but Kaguya's tears made him return to comfort her.
• Kaguya called him her most filial son, and the Main World Black Zetsu felt fulfilled as he began to fade.

Hane explained that he could eventually move the Ninja World to hide it from the Otsutsuki and other cosmic threats, then told Adult Naruto that he could not remain in the World of the Living because his existence conflicted with the Naruto of that world. Naruto rejected returning to Sasuke’s timeline and was offered transformation into a Death God in the Netherworld once it could accept souls.

• Adult Naruto told Hane and the others about the Otsutsuki threats facing his future world, leaving the gathering worried.
• Hane said he could defeat the Otsutsuki who entered the Ninja World after devouring the Main World, but admitted he could not yet handle the forces behind them.
• Hane explained that he planned to move the Ninja World through space and hide its coordinates until it grew strong enough to face its enemies.
• Hane told Adult Naruto that he could not remain in the World of the Living because the world could not accept two identical vessels of fate.
• Hane offered Adult Naruto the choice of becoming future memories in Sasuke’s timeline or being transformed into a Death God in the Netherworld, and Naruto refused to return to Sasuke’s world.

The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura responded to the World Will’s plea as a spreading seven-colored glow threatened the Ninja World, but Hane warned them that their original selves would soon arrive. In the Netherworld, Madara and the other spirits served under the newly established Underworld Bureaucracy as Hane’s authority over the Sage of Six Paths became clear.

• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura learned that a mysterious glow was covering much of the Ninja World, and they agreed to leave the Underworld to investigate.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Hamura to stop the conflict between the Branch Family and Main Family on the moon so they could gather their strength.
• Hane used his Truth-Piercing Eye to address the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura in the original world's Netherworld, ordering the Sage to deal with his approaching original self and warning both not to cause trouble.
• Madara and Hashirama argued over their duties as Ten Yama Kings before Izuna and Tobirama joined them.
• Izuna praised Hane's strength, while Hashirama celebrated the Uchiha Clan's powerful descendant and Tobirama resented Izuna's higher rank.

The Sage of Six Paths warned Hamura to respect the Human Emperor, whose power governed the Ninja World, before the pair entered the strange Branch World. There, their counterparts confronted them and revealed their Netherworld power, leaving the Main World pair trapped in a hostile realm.

• The Sage of Six Paths rebuked Hamura for speaking against the Human Emperor and explained that their survival depended on his mercy and their shared ties to Indra.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura left Reincarnation Hall and entered the rosy light covering the Branch World, then flew toward Konoha.
• The pair reached the Capital of the Land of Fire and were startled by its unfamiliar towering buildings.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura met their counterparts, who said the Human Emperor had sent them to resolve the conflict between the two versions.
• The other Sage of Six Paths unleashed a Netherworld realm that severed the Main World pair from their world and welcomed them into his domain.

The Sage of Six Paths used the power of the Dao to reverse the Main World Sage of Six Paths and Hamura through reincarnation, reducing them to infants before dispersing them into Yin-Yang Chakra. Hane then ordered a full-scale offensive to finish devouring the Main World within a week.

• The Main World Sage of Six Paths attacked the Reincarnation Dharma Body with the Six Paths Wheel, but the Dharma Body used reincarnation rules to break it down and reverse Hagoromo and Hamura into infants.
• The Reincarnation Dharma Body dispersed the two infants into Yin-Yang Chakra, then returned to its normal form as Hagoromo and Hamura absorbed the spiritual light left behind.
• Hamura recognized the terrifying scale of Hagoromo's power, and Hagoromo led him away to devour the Main World's Underworld.
• Hane ordered Konan to tell the front-line commanders to launch a full-scale offensive and complete the plan to devour the Main World.
• An intelligence officer delivered Hane's order to the Empire Front-Line Command Center, and the commanders vowed to complete the plan within one week.

The Empire launched a devastating invasion of the Land of Fire, overwhelming the Allied Shinobi Forces and killing the Kage who opposed Konoha. Tsunade and Jiraiya confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over the crimes revealed in the Empire’s archives, and Sarutobi tried to shame Tsunade with the Will of Fire as they moved to kill him.

• At Hane's command, the Empire’s 150,000 troops attacked the Main World, and its bombardment and new Ninjutsu shattered the Allied Shinobi Forces at the border.
• Raikage A and Mei Terumi fought Konoha’s forces, while Third Ōnoki tried to flee and was blasted apart by Electromagnetic Cannons.
• The Imperial shinobi killed the opposing Kage and turned the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki against their own villages with Mangekyō Genjutsu.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tsunade denounced him for the human experiments on her grandfather and clansmen.
• Jiraiya struck Sarutobi with a Big Ball Rasengan, and Tsunade confronted him as he lay wounded.
• Sarutobi denied responsibility, blamed the Uchiha, and invoked the First Hokage’s Will of Fire to pressure Tsunade.

Tsunade confronted Sarutobi over his betrayal, but Orochimaru killed him and reconciled with her before vanishing. Hane ended the Empire’s invasion, destroyed the Ninja World’s moon and the Otsutsuki clan, and erased the Main World’s Kaguya-hime as he prepared to give the world a peaceful dream.

• Tsunade accused Sarutobi of betraying the Will of Fire, and Jiraiya comforted her as she wept.
• Orochimaru emerged from Jiraiya’s sleeve and killed Sarutobi, then told Tsunade he still grieved for Nawaki and urged her and Jiraiya to live well.
• With the Wind Shadow fallen and Kakashi dead, Hane halted further slaughter and promised the Empire’s soldiers that the war was over.
• Hane used the Eye of Truth to send a gigantic planet crashing into the moon, destroying it and swallowing the Otsutsuki clan.
• Hane erased the Main World’s Kaguya-hime from existence, while the Empire’s Kaguya happily admired the ring Black Zetsu had bought her.

Hane completed his Dao-Integration by absorbing the Main World’s civilians and the world’s essence, transforming into a being with immense power and a deep connection to the Ninja World. He restored Adult Sasuke’s collapsing world and left Sasuke with a message to live well.

• During a total solar eclipse, Hane declared the end of the world and drew the golden light of the Main World’s civilians into his eye until his Dao-Integration reached one hundred percent.
• The Main World wept and released its crystalline essence, which engulfed Hane as he grew beyond the Ninja World, transformed, and returned to his original form.
• Hane discovered that he could enter the Ninja World as though it were part of his body and saw other Ninja Worlds collapsing into gray mist.
• Adult Sasuke and Naruto watched their world break apart, but Hane sent a beam of golden light that repaired it and restored everything to normal.
• Hane spoke to Adult Sasuke and told him to live well, while Naruto realized that Sasuke’s big brother from another spacetime had saved their world.