Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• Tenshiki challenges Isshiki (Obito) to reclaim the God Tree she believes he took from her. Obito accepts the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s “highest courtesy”: a death match in which the winner may claim everything the loser owns, including their life.
• Tenshiki reveals a powerful defensive Dōjutsu, Michi-gaeshi, making her body nearly indestructible and her attacks devastating. Obito’s Black Rods fail, and he struggles to damage or evade her.
• Though outmatched in direct combat, Obito deliberately takes hits and draws Tenshiki into chasing him. He then opens a Kamui portal, transporting them both to an alternate dimension. The chapter ends as the observers puzzle over his plan; Kaguya recognizes that he intends to use his Dōjutsu against Tenshiki’s defense.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito appears outmatched but remains calm and tactical. Rather than rely on strength, he uses his injuries to set up a change of battlefield, keeping his real strategy hidden.
• Tenshiki is confident and aggressive, initially seeking only to reclaim the God Tree and disable Obito. After he accepts a death match, she embraces the chance to kill him.
• Kaguya worries that Obito has underestimated Tenshiki, then realizes what he may be planning and becomes hopeful.
• Momoshiki watches with amusement and assumes Obito has lost control, while Urashiki urges him to look more closely. Their teasing exchange—especially Urashiki repeatedly calling him “Little Momo”—adds comic relief.
• The Root King authorizes the duel, pleased by the spectacle, but appears disappointed when Obito takes Tenshiki to another dimension.

Significant themes

• Strategy versus raw power: Obito cannot match Tenshiki’s strength or durability directly, so he relies on deception and technique.
• Confidence and misjudgment: Tenshiki believes Obito’s strength has not changed, while the onlookers struggle to understand his plan.
• High-stakes rivalry: The clan’s death-match custom turns a dispute over the God Tree into a battle for life and possessions.

Plot points and events

• Obito traps Tenshiki inside his Kamui Dimension and reveals that her space-time escape technique cannot function there.
• He catches her off guard with Tsukuyomi, drawing her into a blood-red mental world where he has separated her body, soul, and Chakra to bypass her Michi-gaeshi ability.
• Tenshiki recognizes that Obito has awakened a new Dōjutsu and senses someone else hiding nearby. Madara emerges, and Obito introduces him as his grandfather.
• Realizing the two are infiltrating the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Tenshiki vows to escape and warn the Root King.
• Obito uses Tsukuyomi’s control over the world to crush her with immense gravity. Tenshiki withstands it, but Obito says he cannot maintain that force for long.
• Obito and Madara charge her, coating themselves in their newly created power, Kekkei Inner Roll, and prepare to finish the fight quickly.

Character developments

• Tenshiki shifts from confidence to alarm when her escape fails, but remains perceptive and defiant, quickly identifying the trap and its purpose.
• Obito reveals a powerful new Dōjutsu and confidence in his control of the Tsukuyomi World, though its demands—and his limited ability to sustain his strongest techniques—create constraints.
• Madara joins the assault with swagger and enthusiasm, treating the battle as a chance to fight alongside his grandson.

Significant themes

• Deception and entrapment: Obito’s apparent invitation becomes a carefully prepared ambush.
• Knowledge as danger: Once Tenshiki realizes the intruders’ identities and plan, Obito decides she cannot be allowed to escape.
• Power and limits: The attackers have overwhelming abilities, but maintaining them consumes resources and time.
• Defiance under pressure: Even when cornered, Tenshiki searches for a way out rather than surrendering.

Character interactions

• Obito taunts Tenshiki and boasts that she is trapped, while she challenges his assumptions about her abilities.
• Tenshiki calls out the hidden accomplice, prompting Madara to reveal himself.
• Obito jokes about Madara’s reputation, drawing an irritated response; their banter underscores their grandfather–grandson relationship.
• Obito and Madara coordinate their attack, with Obito urging speed because their enhanced power cannot be sustained indefinitely.

Plot and events

• Obito’s diary looks back on life in Konoha: he tried to motivate himself to train, but mostly played cards; celebrated the arrival of internet access; and attended Itachi and Izumi’s wedding.
• At the wedding, Obito used his authority—and Susanoo—to shut down clan members who objected to Izumi’s “impure” bloodline. He also laughed at Naruto and Sasuke’s dismayed reactions.
• In the present, Obito leaves his young son, Hagoromo, with Sakumo for the day. Hagoromo eagerly goes inside after learning Sonoko, Kakashi’s daughter, is there.
• Obito takes Kabuto to Konoha Hospital and arranges for Tsunade to become another of his mentors, complementing Kabuto’s studies under Orochimaru.
• Finding Jiraiya embarrassed after Tsunade throws him out of her office, Obito takes him to a hot spring. Jiraiya confides that Tsunade still won’t accept him; Obito offers dubious reassurance that she is gradually warming to him.
• They briefly discuss Yahiko and his companions, still busy with affairs in the Land of Rain. Obito then thinks of a woman he has avoided for nearly ten years, admitting that his feelings—and, he believes, hers—remain unresolved.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito is a playful, confident family man who takes pride in defending his friends and clan, but he also feels the passage of time as the younger generation grows up. His humor masks lingering emotional avoidance.
• Hagoromo is independent and attached to home, but quickly enthusiastic when Sonoko is mentioned, suggesting a close childhood bond.
• Kabuto respects what he has learned from Orochimaru; Obito now broadens his training by arranging Tsunade as a mentor.
• Jiraiya remains comically persistent with Tsunade and turns to Obito for comfort. Their friendship is affectionate and mischievous.
• Sakumo warmly agrees to look after Hagoromo, while Tsunade grudgingly accommodates Obito’s request because of his standing.

Significant themes

• Family and the passage of time: Obito’s memories of the wedding and his son’s growing independence make him feel suddenly old.
• Second chances and acceptance: Itachi and Izumi’s happy marriage contrasts with prejudice from some Uchiha, which Obito refuses to tolerate.
• Mentorship and growth: Obito believes apprentices benefit from learning from multiple teachers.
• Unresolved love and avoidance: Jiraiya’s longing for Tsunade echoes Obito’s own unaddressed feelings, which he continues to postpone.

Plot points and events

• Inside the Tsukuyomi World, Obito and Madara fight Tenshiki under crushing gravity. Their attacks can pierce her defenses, and they steadily tear her apart until Obito destroys her head and kills her.
• Killing Tenshiki grants Obito her Michi-gaeshi ability. He also gathers her remaining chakra, which he and Madara divide, with Madara receiving one tenth.
• Obito decides to keep posing as an Ōtsutsuki, using the clan’s resources and Divine Selection to grow stronger. He keeps Tenshiki’s body intact, considering giving it to Orochimaru to study.
• Obito and Madara return to the Kamui Dimension. Obito then reappears in the Starry Sky as Isshiki, concealing what happened in the alternate dimension.
• The other Ōtsutsuki speculate about his victory. Kaguya is relieved that Obito survived, while Momoshiki suspects Isshiki used a hidden trump card. Urashiki teases Momoshiki and narrowly avoids a fight.
• Asked what reward he wants for defeating Tenshiki, Obito requests the God Tree belonging to her group.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito gains a powerful new ability and more chakra, while remaining committed to his long-term disguise and infiltration. His link with his Earth self lets him stay emotionally connected to Rin and Hagoromo even while undercover.
• Madara fights alongside Obito and accepts a share of Tenshiki’s chakra, viewing greater strength as a way to support his grandson.
• Kaguya shows clear concern and happiness at Obito’s survival, though she cannot explain her feelings.
• Momoshiki and Urashiki trade barbs: Urashiki’s teasing provokes Momoshiki, who threatens him, but Urashiki retreats before matters escalate.

Significant themes

• Power gained through conflict: Obito’s victory brings him a new ability and a major increase in strength.
• Deception and strategic patience: Rather than challenge the Ōtsutsuki openly, Obito plans to exploit their hierarchy and resources.
• Family loyalty: Obito and Madara fight as partners, while their conversation reveals Obito’s continuing attachment to Rin and Hagoromo.
• Comedic contrast: Obito’s casual banter and the Ōtsutsuki’s petty rivalries contrast with the brutality of the battle.

Plot points and events

• At the God Selection Meeting, Obito claims Tenshiki’s God Tree after defeating her, invoking Ōtsutsuki custom. Chi Shiki reluctantly agrees, and the Root King formally awards Obito ownership.
• Obito considers killing other Ōtsutsuki but decides it would be out of character for Isshiki. Instead, he studies their fighting styles and plans to remember their abilities for later.
• After several days of challenges, the meeting ends with dozens dead and surviving winners assigned their positions. Obito collects the God Tree from Chi Shiki, bringing his total to three, including Kaguya.
• Obito sets off to plant trees and proposes becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki so he can grow a God Tree without sacrificing himself. He leaves Kaguya on a fertile planet, then asks Madara to supervise an experiment elsewhere.
• Obito seals a Ten-Tails inside himself. It initially refuses to accept him, so he threatens it with an enormous Rasengan. The Ten-Tails gives in, and Obito successfully grows a God Tree from within. He and Madara plan to continue farming resources and growing stronger.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito remains calculating and power-focused, but acts in keeping with Isshiki’s persona when he declines to kill opponents at the meeting. His experiment shows ingenuity and a willingness to use intimidation to get cooperation.
• Kaguya is eager for Obito’s attention but feels ignored and abandoned when he leaves her behind. Their relationship remains one-sided and emotionally awkward.
• Chi Shiki submits to Obito’s superior position despite his reluctance, handing over the God Tree.
• Madara supports Obito’s plan and watches over him during the experiment.
• The Ten-Tails resents being absorbed by an Ōtsutsuki, but accepts Obito under pressure and helps him grow the tree.

Significant themes

• Power and ownership: Ōtsutsuki custom awards possessions to the stronger party, making victory a basis for claiming another’s resources.
• Hierarchy and flattery: The meeting’s survivors publicly praise the Root King, prompting Obito to notice how people court those in power.
• Efficiency and resource extraction: Obito treats planets and God Trees as resources to exploit, preferring a method that avoids sacrificing himself.
• Cooperation through force: Obito describes mutual understanding as easy, though the Ten-Tails’ “acceptance” is secured by intimidation rather than trust.

Plot points and events

• Obito records that, under Madara’s guidance and after experimentation, he has mastered Yin–Yang Release well enough to rebuild bodies and alter people’s apparent age.
• On her seventieth birthday, he accidentally restores his grandmother to her twenties. She responds by chasing him with a broom, while the newspapers turn the incident into sensational stories portraying him as a romantic scoundrel.
• Angered by the coverage, Obito disguises himself and destroys the newspaper office. With nowhere to go afterward, he uses Kamui to visit Yuki, ruler of the Land of Rain.
• Obito and Yuki trade teasing, familiar insults. He then restores her youthful appearance and leaves abruptly, calling out that they should meet again in ten years.
• After staying out all night, Obito returns home to make breakfast. He reassures himself that Lin is the only woman in his heart—but Lin overhears his mention of several “beautiful older women” and questions him.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito is newly confident in his life-restoring abilities, but remains impulsive, mischievous, and prone to acting before thinking. His visit to Yuki reveals lingering affection and nostalgia beneath their banter.
• Yuki is burdened by years of governing and has grown visibly older. Obito’s gift restores her youth, leaving her astonished; their playful argument suggests a long-standing, intimate bond.
• Obito’s grandmother is both the source of his breakthrough and the target of an accidental rejuvenation; her broom-chase shows their affectionate, comic familiarity.
• Lin catches Obito in an awkward admission, setting up trouble at home.

Significant themes

• Youth, aging, and time: Obito’s power can reverse physical aging, but it cannot erase the years, burdens, or emotional history people carry.
• Affection expressed through teasing: Obito’s relationships with Yuki and his grandmother are framed by mock insults and comic conflict, yet his actions reveal care.
• Reputation versus reality: The newspapers distort a harmless mishap into scandal, prompting Obito’s reckless retaliation.
• Comedy and consequences: Obito’s powerful abilities do not protect him from misunderstandings—or from Lin’s questions.

Key plot points and events

• Through diary entries spanning October of Year 62 to April of Year 67, Obito recounts the years omitted from the story:
  • After Rin kicks him out, he stays with Jiraiya, then moves back home after Rin forgives him.
  • Jiraiya goes on a date with Tsunade.
  • Obito helps Konoha develop new businesses, grow its revenues, and reduce its dependence on the daimyo. When the daimyo threatens sanctions, Obito intimidates him with Susanoo, forcing him to back down.
  • Naruto is secretly spending time with Hinata, while Karin and Sakura compete for Sasuke’s attention.
  • As a ten-year waiting period ends, Obito’s Ōtsutsuki incarnation travels to Takama-ga-hara with Kaguya, while his true body remains on Earth to train and live with Rin and his friends.
• In the present, Obito’s team harvests planetary energy more efficiently than other teams, earning greater rewards. He provokes powerful Ōtsutsuki into challenging him, hoping to fight them at the next Divine Selection.
• Ōtsutsuki Formula challenges Obito to a fight to the death. The Root King asks Obito not to take the battle into an Alternate Dimension so everyone can watch, though he claims it is only a suggestion. Obito recognizes the pressure behind the request and agrees to fight in public.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito’s life has shifted between domestic happiness, training, and renewed anticipation of battle. He is confident and calculating, but keeps up a self-deprecating, humorous narration.
• Rin forgives Obito, and he returns home, though with a month-long punishment.
• Jiraiya is excited about his date with Tsunade, while Obito supports him despite privately questioning the match.
• Naruto appears to have a relationship with Hinata, unbeknownst to his worried mother. Karin and Sakura, meanwhile, fight over Sasuke.
• Kaguya worries that Obito will be disadvantaged because he cannot use certain methods in front of the clan. Obito respects the Root King outwardly but distrusts his motives.
• The Root King, Urashiki, and Momoshiki eagerly anticipate the duel; Obito’s opponent is a formidable clan member ranked twenty-first in strength.

Significant themes

• Power and survival: The Ōtsutsuki regard strength as essential, and even clan members as potential nourishment.
• Family and ordinary life alongside ambition: Obito values time with Rin and his friends while also longing for combat and cosmic exploration.
• Political leverage and control: Obito uses intimidation to protect Konoha’s independence, while the Root King subtly seeks to control the conditions of the duel.
• Performance and concealed motives: Characters present polite or enthusiastic faces while concealing worry, manipulation, or self-interest.

Key plot points and events

• Obito confronts Ōtsutsuki Formula in the void. Formula’s Dōjutsu, One Word, lets him alter fortune with a single word: “Fortune” helps him evade Obito’s attacks, while “Misfortune” disrupts Obito’s Chakra and leaves him vulnerable.
• Formula steadily overwhelms Obito, wounding him, severing both arms, and finally impaling and cutting him apart with a storm of Chakra weapons.
• Aboard the starship Takama-ga-hara, the gathered Ōtsutsuki watch the God Selection Meeting. Two apparently ordinary spectators leave, then reveal themselves as Orochimaru and Kabuto, occupying Ōtsutsuki bodies through Orochimaru’s improved Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto have spent centuries rising within the starship’s control room and are preparing to carry out a thousand-year plan, waiting for their teacher’s signal.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito appears to be losing badly, but privately thinks Formula’s power may help him “die” convincingly—suggesting his apparent defeat could be part of a plan.
• Formula is confident and taunting, using his fortune-altering ability to exploit Obito’s mistakes and dominate the duel.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto disguise their true identities and intentions, presenting themselves as discouraged spectators before revealing their excitement and long-planned operation.
• Urashiki theatrically expresses sympathy for Obito; Momoshiki judges Formula’s Dōjutsu superior; the Root King privately concludes Obito is no threat; and Kaguya fears Obito is truly about to die.

Significant themes

• Fate versus control: Formula’s power manipulates fortune, turning chance and ordinary mistakes into weapons.
• Deception and hidden plans: Obito’s apparent defeat may be staged, while Orochimaru and Kabuto conceal a major operation in plain sight.
• Ambition and despair: The spectators’ reactions contrast the desire to become gods with the hopelessness of those who see such power as unattainable.

Key plot points

• After defeating Isshiki in the arena, Formula absorbs his body and Chakra, and King Chuigen declares him the winner. Kaguya privately doubts that Isshiki is truly dead.
• Aboard the starship Takama-ga-hara, Obito uses Kāma to transform into an Ōtsutsuki while retaining his Dōjutsu. He contacts Orochimaru, who—along with Kabuto—takes control of the ship’s command system.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto activate the Dead Hand system, a last-resort lockdown designed to protect the clan from King Chuigen. Its barrier will temporarily withstand even him; after a one-minute warning, the ship will unleash devastating attacks across its range.
• The alert reaches the Ōtsutsuki outside the ship. King Chuigen orders the strongest to remain and the rest to flee, while Momoshiki demands an explanation.
• Inside, Obito—now operating as Isshiki—uses Daikokuten and Kamui to massacre the Ōtsutsuki aboard the ship, ignoring their pleas and curses.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito reveals that his apparent death was a deception: he prepared to take Isshiki’s place through Kāma. He acts with ruthless conviction, justifying the slaughter by pointing to the clan’s own practice of killing and consuming its weaker, peace-loving members.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto work together to seize the ship, calmly facing the Ōtsutsuki’s attempts to stop them.
• King Chuigen shifts from watching the arena to managing an unfolding crisis; the defensive system he helped create now traps him outside the ship.
• Kaguya remains suspicious of the arena’s apparent outcome.

Significant themes

• Deception and hidden plans: Isshiki’s apparent death conceals Obito’s transformation and takeover.
• Cycles of violence and moral justification: Obito frames his killings as a response to the Ōtsutsuki’s brutal treatment of their own.
• Power and vulnerability: Even the clan’s king is checked by a system designed to restrain him.
• Survival and complicity: The chapter depicts a society where the weak are sacrificed and the powerful consume them.

Plot points

• Obito takes advantage of the starship’s Dead Hand system, which keeps the strongest Ōtsutsuki outside, and slaughters nearly everyone aboard.
• Outside, the Root King leads the remaining Ōtsutsuki in defending against the ship’s planet-destroying weapons. Eleven die in the barrage, but the Root King and nine others break through the spatial barrier.
• Obito consumes a Pill refined from the dead, gaining enough Chakra to approach the Root King’s strength. His eye has also accumulated more than two hundred Dōjutsu, including abilities taken from Ōtsutsuki he killed.
• He uses the abilities to eliminate the newly arrived Ōtsutsuki, overcoming the Root King’s attempt to erase him through causality. After the other survivors fall, only Obito and the Root King remain.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito shifts from opportunistic killer to a formidable, confident combatant. He boasts about his expanded powers, but also probes the Root King for the secret behind his hoarding of Chakra Fruits.
• The Root King is enraged by the destruction of the clan he built. When direct force fails, he briefly tries negotiation, then resorts to a causal attack; by the end, he is left demanding that Obito face him.

Significant themes

• Power gained through death: Obito grows stronger by consuming a Pill made from the fallen and acquiring their abilities.
• Overwhelming power versus numbers: The Ōtsutsuki’s strength and advanced weapons cannot overcome Obito’s enormous, unpredictable range of Dōjutsu.
• Knowledge and hidden motives: The Root King’s unexplained decision to hoard Chakra Fruits hints at a larger secret that Obito wants to uncover.

Plot and events

• Obito leaves the damaged starship Takama-ga-hara to keep it safe, and immediately fights the Root King in space.
• The returning Ōtsutsuki watch as their battle tears through space and appears to warp cause and effect. The spectators recognize that they are far too weak to intervene.
• Momoshiki questions Kaguya about Isshiki’s secrets, but a truth-reading Dōjutsu confirms she genuinely knows nothing.
• Obito overwhelms the Root King, whose six Dōjutsu cannot match Obito’s 220. Realizing he is likely to lose, the Root King detonates an ancient mark and summons a powerful figure from another world.
• The summoned man, addressed as Immortal Lord Tianyan, demands to know whether the Root King has completed his sect’s task. The Root King produces more than a thousand Chakra Fruit, but Tianyan angrily asks for the missing half of the quota.
• The Root King blames Obito for disrupting his collection. Tianyan turns his attention to Obito, who senses that he may be killed instantly.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito remains cocky, treating the starship as his property and taunting the Root King. His confidence falters when Tianyan appears and he recognizes the danger.
• The Root King is exposed as powerful but outmatched by Obito’s broader abilities. Desperate to survive, he calls on Tianyan and behaves with conspicuous fear and deference.
• Kaguya denies knowing Isshiki’s secrets, and the truth-reader verifies her claim; her private thoughts reveal that her explanation is technically true because Isshiki died long ago.
• Momoshiki seeks information from Kaguya, while the watching Ōtsutsuki shift from curiosity and concern to hope that Tianyan will defeat Obito.
• Tianyan is introduced as an immensely powerful authority figure, more concerned with the Root King’s incomplete assignment than with the large number of Chakra Fruit he has gathered.

Significant themes

• Power and advantage: Obito’s vast range of Dōjutsu lets him dominate even an experienced opponent.
• Hidden agendas and hierarchy: The Chakra Fruit harvest serves a larger plan, and the Root King answers to a powerful sect and its emissary.
• Confidence turning to fear: Obito’s swagger collapses when faced with an enemy whose strength he cannot measure.

Key plot points

• The mysterious immortal inspects Obito and discovers that his soul comes from a foundational world governed by the Nine Provinces. He also recognizes that agents of the world of Order sent Obito to help plunder this world’s essence.
• After seeing an intriguing possibility in Obito’s future, the immortal releases him instead of killing him and rebukes the Root King for expecting him to solve the problem.
• The immortal marks both men and announces that whoever supplies the remaining thousand spiritual elixirs may join his Tianyan Sect as an outer disciple. He then returns to his own world.
• The Root King realizes his long-held ambition of joining the sect may be slipping away. Obito, encouraged by the immortal’s apparent favor, vows to claim the opportunity and take revenge on the Root King.
• In the world of Order, technicians detect another higher-tier world’s possible interference in mid-tier world B-103629. Their supervisor orders the world removed from the monitoring system because Order has already exploited it and wants to avoid a dispute.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito shifts from helpless terror to cautious confidence. The immortal’s interest gives him a chance to compete with the Root King, though he must still secure the elixirs himself.
• The Root King goes from expecting the immortal to eliminate Obito to being publicly scolded and threatened. His dream of joining the Tianyan Sect is now uncertain, and he is left despairing.
• The immortal shows unexpected leniency toward Obito because of his origins and possible future, while treating the Root King with contempt. He offers both a chance to complete the task but makes clear that results—not loyalty—matter to him.

Significant themes

• Power and dependence: The Root King’s reliance on the immortal leaves him vulnerable to the immortal’s changing priorities.
• Fate and opportunity: Obito is given a possible path toward a better future, but his success depends on what he does with the chance.
• Worlds as resources: Order treats entire worlds as targets for extraction, while the Tianyan Sect’s demand for spiritual elixirs also reflects a hierarchy built around power and cultivation.
• Rivalry and reversal: The Root King’s apparent advantage collapses, creating an opening for Obito to turn the tables.

Key plot points and events

• Order’s officials classify a B-tier world as sensitive and remove it from the All-Seeing Eye system, wary of worsening tensions among the high-tier worlds. Meanwhile, many powerful worlds quietly exploit the weaker Eastern Isles for its resources.
• Years later, at Order’s God-Tier System Academy, students are taught that systems must never form emotional bonds with Hosts. Gu Xingxi is held up as a cautionary example: she once excelled as a system but gave all the source energy she had gathered to her first Host, and was stripped of her status and sent back to school.
• When Gu Xingxi insists she was not wrong, a visiting exchange student from the Nine Provinces defends her choice. He reveals that he is Wang Shuo, her first Host—and that he came to find her.
• Gu Xingxi embraces Wang Shuo, overjoyed to see him again. The academy’s students reconsider whether the rules they were taught are as absolute as they seemed.
• The pair introduce themselves anew and decide to travel together. Gu Xingxi wants to explore worlds and make her own legend; Wang Shuo agrees to help, though he insists on choosing safer destinations. They set off immediately for an E-rank world.

Character developments

• Gu Xingxi remains steadfast in her belief that caring for her Host was not a mistake. Reunited with Wang Shuo, she moves beyond her former role as a system and embraces a future of independent adventure.
• Wang Shuo has risen from a lower-tier world to become an accomplished figure in the Nine Provinces. He has crossed worlds to find Gu Xingxi, showing that their bond matters to him, while his cautious attitude contrasts with her appetite for danger.
• The academy teacher and students are shaken by Wang Shuo’s revelation and begin to question the system academy’s strict doctrine.

Significant themes

• Connection versus duty: The chapter challenges the belief that systems must suppress emotion, presenting Gu Xingxi’s loyalty as meaningful rather than foolish.
• Power and exploitation: The opening highlights how powerful worlds take advantage of weaker ones amid growing geopolitical tensions.
• Reunion and new beginnings: The reunion transforms an old bond into the start of a shared adventure, suggesting that endings can open the way to new lives.

Character interactions

• The teacher publicly challenges Gu Xingxi, while classmates mock her past decision. Wang Shuo interrupts to defend her and reveals his identity, silencing the room.
• Gu Xingxi and Wang Shuo reunite emotionally, then trade playful remarks about their appearances and personalities.
• They negotiate their future: Gu Xingxi pushes for adventure, Wang Shuo resists danger, and they settle on traveling together with him choosing their first destination.

Key plot points and events

• Kakashi decides to step down after more than ten years as Sixth Hokage. His choices for successor are Itachi and Naruto, but Itachi is traveling with Izumi and their child, so Kakashi proposes Naruto.
• Obito supports the decision, including on behalf of the Uchiha clan. He jokes that Naruto’s appointment might help him marry Hinata, and suggests combining an inauguration with an engagement ceremony.
• Kakashi formally hands the Hokage position to Naruto at a public ceremony. Naruto accepts the role and is warmly welcomed by the villagers.
• Naruto then proposes to Hinata in front of the crowd. Overwhelmed with embarrassment, Hinata faints twice; Obito uses chakra to wake her after the first time.

Character developments and interactions

• Kakashi is eager to retire and spend more time with Kokoro, Sonoko, and his books. He is serious about choosing a successor, though he also complains that Obito’s past kept him burdened with paperwork.
• Naruto is startled and unsure he is ready to become Hokage, but accepts the responsibility. His public proposal shows his affection for Hinata and his willingness to act boldly.
• Obito backs Kakashi’s choice, teases Naruto about marriage, and comforts Rin by arguing that a long life can be meaningful when filled with shared experiences.
• Rin reflects on whether immortality gives life meaning. Obito answers that life’s meaning comes from living and discovering things together.
• Hinata is deeply embarrassed by Naruto’s proposal, while Neji rushes to her aid.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and readiness: Naruto feels unprepared but accepts that leadership cannot wait for perfect confidence.
• Meaning and longevity: Obito and Rin consider whether eternal life can be meaningful; Obito suggests meaning comes from the experiences and relationships built over time.
• Love and companionship: Obito and Rin’s enduring bond parallels Naruto’s public declaration of love for Hinata.
• Succession and community: The villagers’ support for Naruto emphasizes that leadership is strengthened by trust and service.

Key events

• Naruto introduces Obito and Hagoromo to his newborn son, Boruto. Obito privately reacts with hostility at Boruto’s birth, though he hopes his changes to the timeline will improve their future relationship.
• Naruto discusses his plan to abolish the Anbu and combine its functions with the Military Police Force. He proposes Sasuke as the new force’s leader, with Neji and Konohamaru as deputies; Obito approves of the plan and praises Naruto’s leadership.
• Obito asks Hagoromo about settling down with Sonoko, but Hagoromo is focused on surpassing his father. Obito offers to arrange training at the Three Great Sage Lands on the condition that Hagoromo brings Sonoko along. Hagoromo objects, thinking women would hinder training.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade share a romantic moment on a hill. Just as Jiraiya is about to kiss her, Obito interrupts. After Obito leaves, Jiraiya resolves not to let the moment slip away again and kisses Tsunade.

Character developments and interactions

• Naruto appears more mature and confident as Hokage, balancing institutional reform with the interests of Konoha’s clans.
• Obito is proud of Naruto’s progress, but also meddles in Hagoromo’s life to encourage him to spend time with Sonoko—and to secure more time alone with Rin.
• Hagoromo shows determination to grow stronger, but remains oblivious to romance and Obito’s intentions.
• Jiraiya moves from cautious longing toward bold action, while Tsunade is receptive to his advances.
• Obito’s accidental interruption frustrates Jiraiya and briefly embarrasses Tsunade.

Significant themes

• Leadership and reform: Naruto’s plans reflect Konoha’s changing needs and his growth as Hokage.
• Ambition and family expectations: Hagoromo’s drive to surpass Obito contrasts with Obito’s wish for him to build a romantic life.
• Romance and missed chances: Jiraiya’s near-kiss—and his eventual decision to act—underscores the risk of hesitating.
• Humor and irony: Obito’s hopes for Hagoromo’s romantic maturity are undercut by the young man’s single-minded focus on training.

Plot points and events

• After twenty years of work, Orochimaru completes a clone modeled on Obito. The clone is compatible enough to become a future vessel once it has been nurtured with chakra for a century.
• Obito rewards Orochimaru and Kabuto with more Ten-Tails chakra for their research. When Orochimaru asks whether to remove the politically troublesome Fire Daimyo, Obito leaves the decision to them, caring more about improving Konoha’s internet so his games stop lagging.
• In Kirigakure, Shisui, Mei, and their daughter Mirai share a warm family breakfast. Mei has handed the Mizukage position and the village to Chōjūrō, and plans to return to Konoha with Shisui to care for their elders.
• The chapter shifts to Ōtsutsuki Obito, who recalls the peaceful, happy life his choices have brought about. A mysterious figure asks him to choose between leaving for a higher world alone or staying with his loved ones.
• An inner voice—Obito Uchiha—urges him to pursue his own life as Wang Shuo, while promising to remain behind and protect their world. Ōtsutsuki Obito begins to announce his decision, but the chapter ends before he reveals it.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito remains immensely powerful but is notably detached from political control, preferring ordinary pleasures such as gaming. Orochimaru and Kabuto continue to serve him and conduct research, while discussing their growing influence in the Land of Fire.
• Orochimaru finds Obito’s priorities baffling; Kabuto explains that Obito loves peace and may enjoy the irony of letting opponents believe they have won before reversing their fortunes.
• Shisui and Mei show deep affection and gratitude for their life together. Their playful kissing embarrasses Mirai, who protests and retreats to her room.
• Ōtsutsuki Obito faces a conflict between attachment to the world and the possibility of personal freedom. The inner Obito encourages him to separate their paths and reclaim the identity of Wang Shuo.

Significant themes

• Peace and everyday happiness: The world’s stability is reflected in domestic scenes and in Obito’s contentment with family, friendship, love, and even reliable internet.
• Power versus personal choice: Obito’s influence could reshape governments, yet he declines to control every detail; Ōtsutsuki Obito must decide whether to remain responsible for the world or seek a life of his own.
• Identity and self-sacrifice: The chapter distinguishes Wang Shuo, Ōtsutsuki Obito, and Obito Uchiha, raising the question of whether a person who has long lived for others can finally choose for himself.