Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• Uchiha Yi plans Kakashi’s training and future, viewing him as a likely candidate for Sixth Hokage after Minato Namikaze becomes Fifth. He believes Nawaki is too foolish to lead Konoha.
• Kakashi is suited to Earth and Lightning Release, so Yi recommends Lightning-based techniques such as Purple Electricity and Chidori Stream. Kakashi accepts that his father’s Wind-enhanced swordsmanship may not fit his own strengths.
• Yi gives Kakashi the famed Sword of the Thunder God, warning that its history and reputation may make Kakashi a target. Kakashi accepts it without hesitation.
• Yi then produces a wooden-looking sword made from the Ten-Tails Husk, setting up their swordsmanship practice.

Character developments and interactions

• Kakashi shows discipline and resolve: he recognizes which skills suit him, accepts the burden of the legendary sword, and feels responsible for honoring his master.
• Uchiha Yi acts as both mentor and political planner. He considers Kakashi’s abilities, gives him a weapon, and tests whether he is prepared for the attention it will bring.
• Kakashi’s father remains an important influence: his swordsmanship is highly respected, but Yi urges Kakashi to develop an approach of his own.

Significant themes

• Succession and political influence: Konoha’s leadership is shaped well in advance, with Yi and other senior figures steering future Hokage choices.
• Merit and suitability: Yi favors leaders he considers capable and sees Minato and Kakashi as beneficial choices for Konoha.
• Forging an individual path: Kakashi must learn from his father without simply copying him.
• Legacy and responsibility: Accepting the Sword of the Thunder God means inheriting its reputation as well as its power.

Key plot points and events

• Yi begins teaching Kakashi swordsmanship using an unusual wooden sword made from material like the Uchiha clan’s Gunbai. Yi claims it can cut through even S-rank ninjutsu.
• During their sparring, Kakashi discovers the sword conducts chakra exceptionally well and is tougher than the Sword of the Thunder God—and perhaps even Sakumo’s White Fang blade.
• Yi assesses Kakashi as an exceptionally talented swordsman and believes he is better suited to a combat style combining ninjutsu and taijutsu than to abandoning swordsmanship.
• Yi meets Kaguya on the moon and asks whether she is ready for his next plan. He intends to give her some of Shibai Ōtsutsuki’s power rather than let her regain strength through the Tailed Beasts, which Yi insists must remain in the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya notices that Yi’s aura has become strikingly similar to her own. Yi explains that his bloodline has been undergoing “atavism,” while Kaguya wonders whether he might be Shibai’s reincarnation.
• Yi offers Kaguya a portion of Shibai’s power and says he will need her help afterward.

Character developments and interactions

• Kakashi is eager to learn from Yi and accepts his guidance, believing the training is tailored to him. He also feels pressure to grow stronger so he can help his father, Sakumo, make amends for a past mistake.
• Yi acts as Kakashi’s mentor, identifying his strengths and recommending a path modeled partly on Sasuke’s fighting style. He is also preparing for the possible arrival of the Ōtsutsuki clan, which he sees as a threat far greater than ordinary shinobi conflicts.
• Kaguya is unsettled by Yi’s changing aura and speculates about his connection to Shibai. Yi reassures her that he has simply undergone a breakthrough, then proposes a bargain involving Shibai’s power and her assistance.

Significant themes

• Mentorship and potential: Kakashi’s talent can flourish with the right guidance, and he trusts Yi’s direction.
• Power and responsibility: Yi refuses to endanger the Tailed Beasts, even while seeking a way to restore Kaguya’s strength.
• Inheritance and identity: Yi’s atavism and Kaguya’s theories raise questions about bloodlines, reincarnation, and the legacy of Shibai.
• Preparation for a greater threat: Yi’s actions are shaped by the anticipated arrival of the Ōtsutsuki, suggesting the world’s existing conflicts may soon be overshadowed.

Plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi asks Kaguya to help weaken the Ōtsutsuki Clan by letting her aura spread through the Universe, making her a target that could draw enemies into their reach.
• He explains that he and his allies killed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, destroyed his Kāma, and can defeat future attackers. Yi offers Kaguya a share of Chakra Pills refined from captured Ōtsutsuki.
• Kaguya recognizes the danger of serving as bait, but says she knows the approximate locations of some Ōtsutsuki and would rather build strength before exposing herself.
• Yi reassures her that he can protect her and reveals that he is only twenty-two. He also suspects another Ōtsutsuki will soon arrive in the Shinobi World.
• Kaguya agrees to cooperate once she has grown stronger. Yi then considers how to free her from the moon’s sealing without using Infinite Tsukuyomi or destroying the moon, and turns to his understanding of Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.

Character developments and interactions

• Kaguya shifts from wary suspicion to cautious cooperation. She is motivated by self-preservation and the prospect of gaining power, but wants to avoid becoming a target before she is ready.
• Uchiha Yi presents himself as a formidable protector and strategist. His confidence rests on his unusual abilities: extracting Chakra to make Pills and killing souls within Kāma. He is determined to confront the Ōtsutsuki but seeks a safer way to release Kaguya.
• Their exchange establishes a pragmatic alliance: Yi offers protection and power; Kaguya offers cooperation and knowledge of the Ōtsutsuki.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Even a powerful figure like Kaguya feels threatened by the wider Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Alliance built on mutual interest: Trust is limited, but shared danger and potential benefits bring Yi and Kaguya together.
• Strategic sacrifice and risk: Using Kaguya as bait could help weaken their enemies, though Kaguya insists on becoming stronger first.
• Potential and ambition: Yi’s youth and exceptional abilities suggest the possibility of future growth into a threat comparable to the greatest Ōtsutsuki.

Key plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi uses Six Paths Yin-Yang Power to cancel Hagoromo and Hamura’s seal on Kaguya. He takes her from the moon’s Sealing Space through a space-time portal.
• The brothers discover Kaguya’s release and are unsure how to respond. They suspect Yi has persuaded her not to threaten the Shinobi World.
• Hagoromo and Hamura reflect on Yi’s growing influence: he has defeated Isshiki, helped powerful allies develop, and promoted using Chakra to improve society and the environment.
• They consider making peace with Kaguya and would even share some of their authority over the Pure Land to help her regain strength—if she has truly changed.

Character developments

• Uchiha Yi is presented as a powerful protector and the closest successor to Hagoromo’s original vision of Ninshu: Chakra used to build a better life, not merely to fight.
• Hagoromo and Hamura remain committed to protecting the Shinobi World, but their feelings toward their mother complicate that duty. They acknowledge their own role in the family’s fracture.
• Yi’s allies are becoming formidable: Mikoto’s potential rivals the brothers’, Rinka has inherited Isshiki’s power, and Kushina is a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchūriki with a portion of Asura’s power.

Significant themes

• Reconciliation and responsibility: The brothers still love Kaguya and feel guilty about sealing her, yet remember why they acted.
• Chakra as creation rather than conflict: Yi’s plans for social and environmental improvement revive Hagoromo’s original ideals.
• Power and protection: Yi’s strength matters not only for himself but for the Shinobi World’s future defense against the Ōtsutsuki.

Character interactions

• Hagoromo and Hamura discuss Yi’s decision and their uncertainty about facing Kaguya.
• The brothers’ memories of Kaguya as a caring mother conflict with their experience of her as a threat to the world.
• Hamura recalls trying to reason with Kaguya; talk of her descendants was the only subject that held her attention.

Key plot points

• Hamura asks Hagoromo whether they should visit their mother, Kaguya. Hagoromo refuses, saying she will come to them when the time is right.
• Hagoromo still carries resentment over Kaguya’s murder of Haneori, the woman he loved, and wants his mother to apologize—even after a thousand years.
• Uchiha Yi brings Kaguya into his Amenominaka, a personal dimension that replenishes his energy during battle and suppresses opponents. Kaguya recognizes its exceptional strength.
• Kaguya senses Shibai Ōtsutsuki’s corpse and realizes the power contained within it is immense. Yi confirms he plans to extract Shibai’s Chakra and offers Kaguya a share.
• Yi also plans to teach Kaguya combat techniques and tactics, areas where she is notably inexperienced.

Character developments

• Hagoromo remains emotionally wounded by his mother’s actions, despite hoping for an apology and acknowledging that she may eventually come to him.
• Hamura wants reconciliation with Kaguya but defers to his brother’s wishes.
• Kaguya begins to reconsider her judgment of Hagoromo. Learning that he deliberately pushed the Ninja toward conflict to strengthen them, she recognizes that his harsh choices helped the Shinobi World flourish.
• Uchiha Yi is positioned as both Kaguya’s potential benefactor and instructor, intending to share Shibai’s power and improve her fighting ability.

Significant themes and interactions

• Family love alongside resentment: Hagoromo and Hamura remain attached to their mother, but Hagoromo’s grief over Haneori still stands between them.
• The cruelty of progress: Kaguya condemns Hagoromo’s use of war to strengthen the Ninja, yet also concludes that his brutal strategy achieved results.
• Power and adaptability: Kaguya recognizes the advantage of Yi’s dimension and accepts that strength requires more than raw Chakra—it also depends on fighting skill and tactics.
• Mother and sons: Hamura hopes for forgiveness and reunion, while Hagoromo insists Kaguya must make the first move.

Key plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi confronts Shibai Ōtsutsuki and reveals the immense power of his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and forehead Rinne Sharingan.
• He uses Sacrificial Elixir Refinement to draw Chakra from Shibai’s body, confirming that the technique works despite Shibai’s overwhelming strength.
• Yi estimates that extracting enough Chakra for one Chakra Fruit will take about a week for now, with the process potentially speeding up as he grows stronger.
• Kaguya is excited by the prospect of quickly harvesting Shibai’s power, but she immediately worries about how much of it Yi will share.
• When Kaguya asks for twenty Chakra Fruits, Yi refuses and offers her only one initially, with additional rewards dependent on her cooperation.
• Yi reminds her that he freed her and restored her strength, then threatens to seal her again if she refuses or challenges him. Kaguya is left stunned and intimidated.

Character developments

• Uchiha Yi demonstrates that he can extract power even from Shibai. He also makes clear that he is pragmatic, possessive of the rewards, and willing to threaten Kaguya rather than negotiate on equal terms.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki shifts from excitement to resentment and calculation, briefly considering taking the fruits by force. Yi’s threats make her recognize that she is at his mercy and unlikely to win a direct confrontation.

Significant themes

• Power and leverage: Yi’s strength gives him control over both the extraction process and the distribution of its rewards.
• Greed versus self-preservation: Kaguya wants a large share but weighs that desire against the danger of provoking Yi.
• Transactional alliances: Their cooperation is not based on trust or affection; Yi treats Kaguya’s help as something to reward conditionally.

Character interactions

• Kaguya eagerly asks about the extraction and presses Yi for a substantial share of the Chakra Fruits.
• Yi rejects her demand, frames the single fruit as generous compensation, and reminds her that he owes her no familial loyalty.
• Their exchange exposes a sharp power imbalance: Kaguya resents Yi’s terms, but his threats leave her afraid to refuse.

Plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi declares that Chakra Fruits belong to him and says he intends to treat the Ōtsutsuki Clan—not ordinary life—as nourishment. He offers Kaguya fruits in exchange for helping draw other Ōtsutsuki to him.
• He gives Kaguya a choice: remain in the Shinobi World under restraint, or join him in confronting the Ōtsutsuki, where she would face danger but grow stronger.
• Kaguya recognizes that refusing is not a real option: Yi could expose her, and the Ōtsutsuki would pursue her for breaking clan rules. She reluctantly accepts cooperation.
• Kaguya warns that Chakra Fruits must be digested gradually and that their effects depend on the consumer. Yi plans to distribute fruits among his allies rather than consume them all himself.
• Yi says he can help his companions undergo a degree of Atavism before giving them fruits, strengthening them for the coming conflict. He also mentions Six Paths Yin-Yang Power, which was developed to oppose Kaguya and rivals her Kekkei Mōra.

Character developments

• Uchiha Yi presents himself as an enemy of the Ōtsutsuki and a determined strategist. He intends to build a capable coalition using Atavism and Chakra Fruits.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki moves from suspicion and reluctance toward an uneasy alliance. Though she sees the danger, she understands she has little choice and warns Yi about the risks of relying on Chakra Fruits.
• Kaguya also entertains the possibility of having a child with Yi, imagining that their combined bloodlines could produce someone able to use Chakra Fruits exceptionally well. Her memories of betrayal by Hagoromo and Hamura make her wary.

Significant themes

• Survival and coercion: Kaguya’s agreement is driven less by trust than by the threat of being hunted.
• Power and its costs: Chakra Fruits can strengthen allies, but their benefits vary and must be carefully managed.
• Cycles of betrayal and family: Kaguya’s thoughts about a potential child are shaped by her sons’ past betrayal.
• Reversal of predation: Yi seeks to turn the Ōtsutsuki’s destructive system against them by making them the prey.

Character interactions

• Yi pressures Kaguya to choose between constrained safety and dangerous cooperation, while offering her growth and Chakra Fruits.
• Kaguya challenges his plan by warning him that ordinary allies may not gain much from the fruits compared with Ōtsutsuki.
• Their exchange reveals both a tense alliance and a growing personal possibility: Kaguya considers having a child with Yi, while Yi remains focused on preparing for war.

Plot points and events

• Momoshiki, Urashiki, and a third Ōtsutsuki investigate a planet whose life was drained by a Ten-Tails and God Tree. Momoshiki suspects someone consumed the resulting Chakra Fruit, initially assuming it was Isshiki.
• Momoshiki senses that the planet still has a thriving region, along with God Tree chakra and an Ōtsutsuki presence on its moon. The three decide to investigate the moon and capture those there to learn what happened.
• On the moon, Kushina and the Nine-Tails sense the newcomers’ overwhelming chakra. With Uchiha Yi missing, Hyuga Rinka asks Tobirama to bring Madara to help defend them.
• Tobirama reluctantly accepts that they may need Madara’s strength. Orochimaru chooses to stay, hoping to witness the battle; he considers using Impure World Reincarnation to summon more fighters but sees no promising options.
• The three Ōtsutsuki arrive and assess the group. Momoshiki notices Rinka’s Kāma, traces of Kaguya’s chakra in Mikoto and Kushina, and the survival of someone who should be dead. He dismisses Orochimaru as insignificant and speculates about Isshiki’s past actions.

Character developments and interactions

• Momoshiki is confident and curious, treating the group as a source of information rather than an immediate threat. His observations deepen the mystery around Isshiki, Kaguya, and the remaining chakra traces.
• Rinka takes charge under pressure, warning the others and urging Tobirama to seek Madara’s help.
• Tobirama puts the need to face the Ōtsutsuki above his longstanding reluctance to approach Madara.
• Orochimaru decides that curiosity and the chance to observe the Ōtsutsuki battle outweigh the risk, despite having survival contingencies.
• Kushina and the Nine-Tails recognize the danger, while the group’s concern over Yi’s absence leaves them uncertain how to withstand three powerful opponents.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Even the strongest fighters present fear being outmatched by the Ōtsutsuki.
• Uncertainty and hidden history: The unusual state of the planet and the chakra traces raise questions about Isshiki and Kaguya.
• Pragmatism under threat: Old rivalries and personal risk become secondary to survival and gaining any possible advantage.

Plot and events

• Momoshiki and Urashiki confront Hyuga Rinka, believing she may be Isshiki’s vessel. They infer that Isshiki’s power remains in her Kāma, but his soul is absent, raising questions about how he lost his body.
• Rinka considers pretending to be Isshiki to stall for Uchiha Yi, who has been missing for days. The Ōtsutsuki soon abandon discussion and attack.
• Rinka activates her Kāma and enters a Sage of Six Paths state, fighting Kinshiki. Their exchange reveals Kinshiki’s overwhelming physical strength.
• The defenders divide their forces: Hashirama faces Momoshiki, while Uchiha Mikoto and Kushina take on Urashiki. Kushina enters Sage Fox Mode; Mikoto activates her Mangekyō Sharingan and attacks with a lightning-charged sword.
• Hashirama enters Sage Mode and vows to protect the Shinobi World. Momoshiki recognizes his use of natural energy but remains confident the Ōtsutsuki will win.
• Orochimaru watches and hopes Uchiha Yi will arrive, believing Yi is far stronger than the invaders.
• Elsewhere, Tobirama finds Uchiha Madara and tells him the enemy has arrived and they need his power.

Character developments and interactions

• Rinka shifts from trying to buy time through deception to fighting Kinshiki directly.
• Momoshiki grows curious about Isshiki’s unexplained absence and the unusual power of the Shinobi World, especially its newborn Ōtsutsuki, Mikoto.
• Hashirama takes command of the defense, assigning opponents based on his assessment of the team’s experience and the enemies’ strength.
• Mikoto and Kushina act in sync, while Urashiki regards Mikoto as a potential Guardian Ninja and is intrigued by Kushina’s immense fox chakra.
• Tobirama sets aside his reluctance to ask Madara for help, signaling how serious the threat is.

Significant themes

• Protecting one’s world: The defenders knowingly accept war with the Ōtsutsuki to safeguard the Shinobi World.
• Power and uncertainty: The invaders’ strength is formidable, but Isshiki’s missing soul, Mikoto’s origins, and the world’s unusual energy suggest hidden forces at play.
• Reliance and uneasy alliances: The crisis pushes rivals and reluctant allies—especially Tobirama and Madara—toward cooperation.
• Faith in a stronger protector: Several characters look to Uchiha Yi as the force capable of turning the battle in their favor.

Plot points

• The Ōtsutsuki Clan has arrived, and Hashirama and others are already fighting them. Tobirama asks Madara for help, explaining that the invaders’ power exceeds Madara’s at his peak.
• Madara agrees to join the fight, eager for the chance to fight alongside Hashirama. He asks where Uchiha Yi is, but learns Yi has gone to see Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and will not be available.
• Uchiha Hikari asks to accompany Madara. Tobirama doubts that someone so young belongs in the battle, but Madara vouches for her unusual Mangekyō Sharingan ability and agrees to take her.
• Elsewhere, Hagoromo and Hamura consider joining the battle. Hagoromo decides to let Hyuga Rinka face the largest Ōtsutsuki as a training opportunity, judging the other two dangerous but manageable—and weaker than their mother, Kaguya.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara welcomes Tobirama’s request with satisfaction, but his excitement at finally fighting beside Hashirama is even stronger. He also shows confidence in Hikari, whose training he has overseen.
• Tobirama sets aside his usual rivalry with Madara to seek his help against a greater threat. He remains wary of Hikari and wonders about her connection to Madara and Uchiha Yi.
• Hikari insists on taking part despite her age. Her thoughts reveal fierce confidence and a darkly comic pride in her past experience fighting the Senju.
• Hagoromo takes a measured, strategic approach, treating the confrontation as both a serious threat and a chance for Rinka to improve. Hamura is more openly concerned and willing to help.

Significant themes

• Former enemies uniting against a greater danger: Madara and Tobirama cooperate because the Ōtsutsuki threat outweighs their rivalry.
• Power, preparation, and training: The characters assess opponents carefully, while Hagoromo sees combat as an opportunity for growth.
• Unusual alliances and trust: Madara’s support of Hikari—and Tobirama’s uneasy acceptance of her—shows trust forming across complicated relationships.

Key plot points and events

• Mikoto and Kushina struggle against Urashiki, whose mysterious eye technique lets him repeatedly anticipate their moves. Rinka holds Kinshiki at bay, while Hashirama and Madara confront Momoshiki.
• Hagoromo believes Mikoto can identify Urashiki’s ability and that the others can handle the Ōtsutsuki without outside intervention for now. However, defeating the enemies permanently may require Uchiha Yi’s help because of their Kāma.
• Urashiki drains some of Kushina’s Chakra, removing the golden Nine-Tails Chakra surrounding her. Under pressure and distressed for Kushina, Mikoto realizes Urashiki can see a short way into the future.
• Mikoto’s Chakra and Eye Power surge, and her Mangekyō Sharingan transforms into the Rinnegan. Urashiki treats the awakening as natural for Mikoto, whom he recognizes as an Ōtsutsuki.
• Kushina reassures Mikoto that the Chakra loss is manageable.

Character developments

• Mikoto demonstrates sharp combat instincts, figures out Urashiki’s technique, and awakens the Rinnegan. Her concern for Kushina and regret over not becoming stronger help trigger the change.
• Kushina is briefly weakened but remains composed and confident that she can recover.
• Hagoromo trusts the current generation’s abilities and believes they can face the Ōtsutsuki without his intervention.
• Madara and Hashirama are presented as a formidable team, with their combined power and experience giving them a chance against Momoshiki.

Significant themes

• Growth through pressure: The threat to Kushina pushes Mikoto into a major awakening.
• Battle insight versus raw power: Mikoto’s observation and tactical judgment expose the limits of Urashiki’s technique.
• Cooperation: The heroes’ best chances come from fighting together—Mikoto with Kushina, and Madara with Hashirama.
• Confidence in the next generation: Hagoromo believes the Shinobi World can meet the threat without immediate intervention.

Character interactions

• Mikoto and Kushina fight as partners; Mikoto’s worry deepens when Urashiki drains Kushina, and Kushina then calms her by insisting she is fine.
• Hagoromo assesses Mikoto’s potential and the strengths of the other fighters, while Urashiki dismisses Mikoto’s Rinnegan as unsurprising for an Ōtsutsuki.

• Kushina enters Six Paths Sage Mode: After drawing on Kurama and the Chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts, Kushina gains a golden aura and nine Truth-Seeking Orbs. She and Mikoto exchange information and coordinate their abilities, giving them greater confidence against Urashiki. Their partnership echoes Naruto and Sasuke’s fight against Kaguya, though neither has Six Paths Yin-Yang Power.
• Hashirama is overwhelmed by Momoshiki: Despite careful maneuvering, Hashirama’s Impure World Reincarnation body cannot withstand Momoshiki’s unusual techniques and superior physical strength. Momoshiki’s Yin-Yang Release destroys Hashirama’s left arm, exploiting a known weakness of the reincarnation technique. Hashirama reflects that a living body might have let him fight more effectively.
• Madara arrives and reacts: Madara appears with two companions and is furious to see Hashirama so badly injured. His possessive pride surfaces: he accepts that he may defeat Hashirama, but refuses to let anyone else do so. Hashirama warns him that Momoshiki can absorb Ninjutsu, amplify it, and return it.
  Character developments and interactions: Kushina demonstrates that her power goes beyond her own Chakra by combining it with Kurama’s and the other beasts’ energy. Mikoto and Kushina build trust through a coordinated exchange of knowledge. Hashirama remains composed despite his injuries, while Madara’s concern for him emerges as anger and rivalry.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts extraordinary power with tactical vulnerability: Hashirama’s strength is undermined by his reincarnated body and Momoshiki’s counters, while teamwork and shared knowledge strengthen Kushina and Mikoto. Madara’s fierce rivalry with Hashirama is also framed as a possessive bond.

Key plot points and events

• Madara realizes Momoshiki can absorb ninjutsu and return it with greater force, making conventional ninjutsu a poor option.
• He considers using Hashirama’s Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, but Hashirama says the moon has too little Natural Energy left after earlier Sage Mode use.
• Madara summons his enormous Susanoo and attacks Momoshiki with its blade.
• Momoshiki counters with a single punch, cracking the Susanoo from its blade through its body and startling everyone.

Character developments

• Madara assesses the limits of his Impure World Reincarnation Rinnegan and recognizes that he cannot access its full special abilities.
• He remains focused on finding a way to attain Six Paths Sage Mode, which he regards as essential against the Ōtsutsuki.
• Seeing Kushina’s Six Paths Sage Mode makes Madara envious. He realizes the Nine-Tails’ power enabled her transformation and regrets how he once treated the beast.
• Hashirama is willing to use his ultimate technique but cannot, because the necessary Natural Energy is depleted.

Character interactions

• Madara asks Hashirama whether he can use True Several Thousand Hands; Hashirama explains why he cannot.
• Madara and Hashirama watch Momoshiki, but their available strategies prove inadequate.
• Momoshiki dismisses Susanoo as a familiar, manageable power and demonstrates the gap between himself and Madara by breaking it with one punch.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Even Madara’s colossal Susanoo and Hashirama’s ultimate technique have constraints.
• Adaptation in combat: With ninjutsu ineffective, the characters must seek other ways to fight.
• Ambition and envy: Madara’s desire for Six Paths Sage Mode is sharpened by seeing Kushina use it.
• The Ōtsutsuki threat: Momoshiki’s strength makes even legendary shinobi defenses seem fragile.

Key plot points and events

• Momoshiki destroys Madara’s Susanoo, but Madara escapes unharmed and joins Hashirama.
• At Madara’s suggestion, Hashirama summons a Wooden Man, which Madara covers with Susanoo. Their powers reinforce each other: the Wooden Man grows much stronger, takes less effort to maintain, and may even let Hashirama use a powerful Sage Art without entering Sage Mode.
• Their combined chakra gives off an aura that makes Momoshiki take them seriously. Madara believes they may now be strong enough to challenge an Ōtsutsuki.
• Hikari watches the fight and suspects the nearby Giant Tenseigan could be useful. She also tries to contact Yi through Yachihoko’s Mark.
• Elsewhere, Yi senses that something may be happening and suspects the Ōtsutsuki have arrived. He continues drawing power from Shibai’s body while Kaguya anxiously watches a forming Chakra Fruit.
• Yi trusts the others to handle the three Ōtsutsuki, relying on safeguards he placed on them and believing Hagoromo and the others would protect the Shinobi World if necessary.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara meets Momoshiki’s attack with excitement rather than fear. He trusts his battle instincts, directs Hashirama’s strategy, and relishes the chance to fight a powerful opponent alongside his old rival.
• Hashirama initially doubts the Wooden Man will help, but trusts Madara. He discovers how remarkably well their abilities complement one another.
• Momoshiki shifts from dismissing Madara and Hashirama to recognizing them as genuine threats, while wondering how many powerful fighters this world contains.
• Hikari thinks strategically about the Giant Tenseigan and tries to reach Yi.
• Yi remains calm and confident from afar, while Kaguya is focused anxiously on the Chakra Fruit.

Significant themes

• Cooperation and complementary strengths: Madara’s Susanoo and Hashirama’s Wood Release become far more powerful together.
• Rivalry turning into partnership: Their long-standing bond finds new expression in a battle they never fought side by side during life.
• Shifting perceptions of power: Momoshiki’s confidence falters as he encounters fighters who can challenge an Ōtsutsuki.
• Protection and balance: Yi’s concern for the Shinobi World—and especially the Nine-Tailed Beasts—shows the stakes extend beyond the immediate battle.

Plot points and events

• Kaguya is alarmed to learn that the Ōtsutsuki Clan is coming. She fears she cannot resist them and worries that defeating the first arrivals will only bring a greater conflict later.
• Uchiha Yi gives Kaguya a Chakra Fruit but tells her she will not need to fight. He plans to intervene only at the last moment, treating the coming threat as a test for the Shinobi World.
• Yi expects that absorbing the power from Shibai Ōtsutsuki’s body will prepare him for the invaders; he believes he has several years before they arrive.
• Kaguya eats the fruit, regains strength beyond her former peak, and awakens part of her father’s Shinjutsu.
• She asks why Yi has not awakened Shinjutsu himself. He says he does not need it yet and expects to gain it as his power grows.
• Yi and Kaguya travel to the moon, where they watch a distant battle intensify.

Character developments and interactions

• Kaguya shifts from fear and distrust toward cautious reliance on Yi. She recognizes her own weakness in combat and hopes his growing strength will protect her. The Chakra Fruit restores her power and gives her a new ability.
• Uchiha Yi presents himself as confident and in control. He intends to spare Kaguya, partly out of respect for Hagoromo and Hamura’s long defense of the world and partly because Kaguya has cooperated with him.
• Their exchange about Shinjutsu reveals a difference in perspective: Kaguya regards it as an intrinsic power distinct from ocular techniques, while Yi is confident that his strength will eventually make it unnecessary—or bring it to him naturally.

Significant themes

• Fear of a larger threat: The approaching Ōtsutsuki represent an ongoing danger, not a single battle.
• Power and dependence: Kaguya’s renewed strength does not eliminate her reliance on Yi, while Yi seeks power from Shibai to face what is coming.
• Trust and pragmatism: Kaguya chooses to cooperate because she sees Yi as her best chance of survival; Yi offers her a chance rather than treating her as expendable.
• Preparation and confidence: Yi frames the looming conflict as a trial for the Shinobi World and expects its outcome to depend on how much power he can acquire beforehand.

Key plot points and events

• Kaguya recognizes Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki among the Ōtsutsuki, but is surprised that people from the Shinobi World can stand against them.
• She assesses the strength of Rinka, Mikoto, and Kushina. Rinka’s inherited powers and Isshiki’s Kāma make her an especially promising fighter; Mikoto and Kushina also possess formidable Hagoromo-related power.
• Kaguya suspects Mikoto and Kushina could counter her if she were revived through the Ten-Tails, particularly because Kushina contains the Nine-Tails and chakra from the other Tailed Beasts.
• Watching Hashirama and Madara fight Momoshiki, Kaguya is astonished that the reincarnations of Asura and Indra can hold their own against him together.
• Kaguya considers trying to reclaim the Tailed Beasts’ chakra. Uchiha Yi warns that Hagoromo created safeguards: if the Ten-Tails absorbs their chakra, Hagoromo may be able to access it and disrupt Kaguya’s power.
• Kaguya realizes Hagoromo may have spent a thousand years strengthening the Shinobi World while also preparing against her, and falls silent at the thought of how far his schemes exceed her own.

Character developments and interactions

• Kaguya admires Rinka’s potential, feels affection for her grandsons’ reincarnations, and grows uneasy as she recognizes the Shinobi World’s strength—and Hagoromo’s precautions.
• Uchiha Yi bluntly challenges Kaguya’s plan and explains why the Tailed Beasts’ chakra may no longer be hers to reclaim.
• Hagoromo is portrayed as a long-term strategist who shaped the world and may have left safeguards tied to the Tailed Beasts.
• Asura and Indra’s reincarnations demonstrate unexpected teamwork and combat skill against Momoshiki.
• Kaguya’s private regret about her grandsons is undercut by Black Zetsu’s imagined protest that he, not Hagoromo, engineered their conflict.

Significant themes

• The Shinobi World has grown powerful enough to challenge the Ōtsutsuki.
• Legacy and inherited chakra shape the next generation’s strength.
• Long-term planning and safeguards can matter as much as raw power.
• Kaguya’s emotional attachment to family contrasts with her limited grasp of the schemes surrounding her.

Key plot points

• Kaguya watches Momoshiki and reflects on how powerless she feels. She believes Hagoromo could outmaneuver her again, while Uchiha Yi could defeat her with even less difficulty.
• She warns Yi that Urashiki may have a Chakra Fruit. His missing guardian suggests the guardian was sacrificed and may have been revived.
• Yi is surprised by the revelation and considers several possibilities: Urashiki’s fruit may have been taken by Hagoromo, or Urashiki may have arrived in the Shinobi World earlier than expected.
• Yi agrees to pursue the fruit. He plans to take some of its power for himself and give the remainder to Kaguya.
• Yi asks whether Kaguya has worked out the abilities of Momoshiki and the others’ dōjutsu. She has not, leaving her visibly confused; Yi silently concludes that her lack of cleverness may be an advantage.

Character developments and interactions

• Kaguya is shaken by her loss of confidence and recognizes that both Hagoromo and Yi can outthink or overpower her. Despite this, she offers useful intelligence about Urashiki and accepts Yi’s proposed share of the fruit.
• Uchiha Yi remains analytical and curious, weighing the fruit’s value as a source of power and insight into different worlds’ rules. He also appears more adept than Kaguya at inferring opponents’ abilities.
• Their exchange is practical but unequal: Kaguya supplies information, while Yi controls the decision and terms.

Significant themes

• Powerlessness and vulnerability: Kaguya’s former confidence has collapsed as she confronts stronger, more strategic opponents.
• Intelligence versus strength: Hagoromo’s planning and Yi’s analysis matter as much as raw power.
• Power gained through consumption: Chakra Fruits offer strength, but incorporating power from different worlds may also disrupt one’s abilities.
• Uncertainty and speculation: Yi cannot confirm where Urashiki’s fruit went, and several explanations remain possible.

Plot points and events

• After Hyuga Rinka gains greater control over Isshiki Ōtsutsuki’s Kāma, she overwhelms Kinshiki, though she struggles to finish him.
• Uchiha Yi intervenes, knocks Kinshiki down, seals his Chakra with a Six Paths: Eight Trigrams Seal, and pins him with sealing rods. He plans to refine Kinshiki into a Chakra Pill rather than waste his value.
• Momoshiki and Urashiki notice Yi’s strength and recognize him as an Ōtsutsuki. Momoshiki speculates that Yi is connected to Kaguya and a powerful figure he calls “that lord,” and worries that this world could become a threat to their clan.
• Yi confronts Momoshiki and Urashiki, declaring that they should make themselves at home. He attacks Momoshiki, who protests that Ōtsutsuki are forbidden to attack one another without cause—but Yi’s punch lands regardless.

Character developments and interactions

• Rinka has adapted increasingly well to Isshiki’s power, turning Kinshiki into a training opponent and demonstrating her potential to surpass Isshiki.
• Yi is confident and pragmatic: he treats Kinshiki as both a defeated enemy and a valuable resource, and sees sealing techniques as an effective counter to Ōtsutsuki power.
• Momoshiki shifts from surprise at Yi’s strength to anxiety about his possible lineage and the larger danger posed by this world. His appeal to clan rules contrasts with Yi’s direct aggression.
• Urashiki witnesses Yi’s arrival and Kinshiki’s defeat, though he takes no direct action in this excerpt.
• Yi’s sudden intervention ends Kinshiki’s fight with Rinka and brings him into direct conflict with Momoshiki.

Significant themes

• Sealing versus raw power: The Ōtsutsuki rely on innate abilities, while Shinobi sealing techniques can exploit a weakness they have neglected.
• Power and adaptation: Rinka’s growing mastery of Kāma makes her increasingly formidable.
• Value and exploitation: Yi regards defeated Ōtsutsuki as sources of power for himself and the Shinobi world.
• Clan ties and suspicion: Momoshiki interprets Yi’s identity through Ōtsutsuki lineage and fears the political consequences of his connection to Kaguya.

Plot points and events

• Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki realizes Uchiha Yi is willing to defy the Ōtsutsuki clan’s rules and considers surrendering, especially after suspecting that Shibai Ōtsutsuki may still be alive.
• Yi refuses to accept his surrender. Instead, he forces Momoshiki to use Rinne Rebirth, draining most of his life force to revive Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama Senju as living people.
• Orochimaru, recognizing that this is genuine resurrection rather than Impure World Reincarnation, supplies White Zetsu bodies so Yi can also revive Mito Uzumaki and Kagami Uchiha.
• Urashiki, alarmed by the number and strength of the fighters on the battlefield, decides to flee. Kushina presses her attack to prevent him from escaping, while planning to coordinate with Mikoto.
• The narration dismisses Wood Release as a way to poison Urashiki: his exceptional constitution would make it ineffective, and using it would likely exhaust the attackers first.

Character developments and interactions

• Uchiha Yi is ruthless and decisive: he rejects Momoshiki’s attempt to surrender and turns him into the means of restoring several allies to life.
• Momoshiki shifts from indignation to fear and attempted submission, but is left screaming as his life force is consumed.
• Orochimaru is fascinated by the resurrection and quickly helps Yi extend it to Mito and Kagami.
• Urashiki loses confidence as the battle worsens and recognizes Kushina as an especially dangerous opponent.
• Kushina adapts to Urashiki’s ability to anticipate attacks by keeping up relentless pressure, and intends to use Mikoto’s distinct dōjutsu to improve their chances.

Significant themes

• Power overrules rules: Yi’s actions show that the Ōtsutsuki clan’s laws offer little protection against overwhelming strength.
• Resurrection has a cost: Restoring the dead to true life requires an enormous sacrifice, even from an Ōtsutsuki.
• Adaptation in combat: Kushina responds to Urashiki’s abilities by denying him time to plan a counter.
• Limits of brute-force tactics: The chapter stresses that techniques such as Wood Release cannot overcome every opponent, particularly those with extraordinary physical resilience.

Plot and events

• Urashiki is overwhelmed by Kushina’s attacks and repeatedly blocked from escaping through Yomotsu Hirasaka. Mikoto’s newly awakened Rinnegan ability disrupts time, throwing off his judgment and stopping his escape attempts.
• Urashiki decides to place his Kāma on Kushina, hoping to take over her body and gain access to the power within her. Mikoto notices but deliberately lets him proceed, expecting Kushina to become even stronger through Urashiki’s power and the Nine-Tails.
• Elsewhere, Momoshiki’s life force is spent restoring Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito. Madara is fully resurrected in a young, powerful body, though his false Rinnegan shatters and he has no eyes. He expects to become a match for Mikoto once he retrieves his real Rinnegan.

Character developments and interactions

• Mikoto shows confidence in her strength and accepts that Kushina may soon surpass her. She intends to keep disrupting Urashiki even while allowing him to mark Kushina.
• Urashiki grows desperate and resorts to a risky plan to survive by hiding within Kushina.
• Madara and Hashirama reunite joyfully. Hashirama’s immediate focus on Madara—rather than his resurrected brother Tobirama or wife Mito—leaves them visibly hurt, playing up the suggestion that Madara is Hashirama’s “true love.”
• Mito and Yi share a warm reunion. Mito thanks Yi for his efforts and offers to help raise his future children. Yi is grateful and regards her as his most trusted guardian, recalling how she protected and supported him throughout his life.

Significant themes

• Power and its costs: Kāma may offer Kushina a dramatic increase in strength, but it also carries the threat of possession.
• Affection and loyalty: Hashirama’s attachment to Madara eclipses his family ties, while Yi’s gratitude toward Mito reflects a deep bond built through years of care.
• Family and the future: The discussion of Yi’s children looks ahead to a new generation and to Mito’s continuing role in the family.