Chapter Summaries

After Naruto and Sasuke stayed up all night playing a game, they traveled to Takigakure to find the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki but could not reach Akatsuki. Sasuke contacted Kisame, who answered from his sea transport business, and began asking what Akatsuki was doing.

• Minato and Kushina discussed Naruto's marriage with Hiashi, while Sakura persuaded Shizuka and Shion to join the Shinobi Alliance, adding two territories.
• Naruto and Sasuke emerged exhausted after gaming all night and argued over their poor performance, then blamed the matchmaking system.
• Naruto photographed the waterfall near Takigakure and sent it to Kakuzu, but Kakuzu did not reply.
• Naruto tried calling Sasori, Nagato, and Deidara, but none of them answered.
• Sasuke called Kisame, who answered as Kisame Sea Transport, and Sasuke began asking him about Akatsuki.

Madara Uchiha approached the Church of the Mechanical God's moving New Sand City, expecting to find the One Tail Jinchuriki, while Gaara prepared to defend the city. The chapter left Madara summoning a massive meteor above Sand City as its alarms sounded.

• Madara Uchiha suspected Black Zetsu had lied about Sunagakure and spotted the moving New Sand City in the desert.
• Madara Uchiha laughed and rushed toward the city, believing it might have information about the One Tail Jinchuriki.
• Gaara learned that the approaching attacker was Madara Uchiha and ordered the combat personnel to engage him.
• Sand City activated more than three hundred Greil Energy Cannons as Madara Uchiha approached.
• Madara Uchiha used Tengai Shinsei to summon a huge meteor above Sand City.
• Sand City's radar detected the meteor, and Gaara slammed his hand on the table in fury.

Black Zetsu watched the Church of the Mechanical God's devastating strike and expected Madara Uchiha to be delayed, then discovered Obito was hiding in the cave to watch obscene videos. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke stormed Takigakure and began capturing its inhabitants.

• Black Zetsu saw the destruction across the former Wind Country and believed the attack would keep Madara Uchiha occupied.
• Black Zetsu entered the cave and found Obito watching videos on his phone.
• Obito panicked when Black Zetsu touched his shoulder, used Kamui to escape, and left his phone behind.
• Black Zetsu saw the obscene video on Obito's phone and decided to find him two women.
• Naruto and Sasuke barged into Takigakure, subdued villagers with Illusion Techniques, and tied up half the village for interrogation.

Naruto accidentally sent footage of Madara Uchiha fleeing naked into Konoha’s high-level discussion group, then got removed by Hashirama Senju. He went to Takigakure to meet its village chief, Shibuki, but frightened villagers scattered until Shibuki confronted him.

• Naruto heard that Sakura-ge had launched three Tactical Nuclear Warheads at Madara Uchiha and obtained footage of Madara fleeing naked.
• Naruto accidentally sent the video to the Konoha High-Level Discussion Group, where members mistook him for Nagato.
• Hashirama Senju muted the group and removed Naruto, who crushed his phone in frustration.
• Naruto joked to Sasuke that Hashirama Senju had been NTR'd, then headed to Takigakure to find its village chief.
• Takigakure's villagers panicked at Naruto's arrival, and Naruto used the Golden Rinnegan to pull them toward him.
• Shibuki appeared and challenged Naruto to come at him instead.

Naruto and Sasuke confronted Fū in Takigakure, and Naruto threatened the villagers to pressure her into surrendering. Fū chose to sacrifice herself for the village, while Sasuke’s teasing and photos left her frightened.

• Naruto and Sasuke acted like villains and threatened the villagers while demanding Fū.
• Shibuki pulled Fū behind him and declared that Takigakure would rather die than sacrifice her.
• Many villagers supported handing Fū over, and Shibuki was stunned by their selfishness.
• Fū dispersed her Tailed Beast Chakra and walked toward Naruto and Sasuke, choosing to protect the village.
• Naruto objected when villagers implied he would take Fū as a rich wife, and Sasuke teased him before photographing her.

Kakuzu ordered his subordinates to infiltrate and provoke a workers’ strike so Kisame could suppress the ringleaders, including Jigen. At the Cigarette Factory, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki grew desperate as the striking workers began to lose hope and he admitted he could not hold out much longer.

• Kakuzu learned that workers at more than a dozen factories were resisting overtime and ordered subordinates to incite further unrest so he could punish the dissenters.
• Kakuzu learned that Jigen led the trouble and told his subordinate to have Kisame deal with him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, trapped in Jigen’s frail body, endured months of factory work for wages that barely kept him alive.
• Isshiki led hundreds of workers in a strike demanding better pay, but after nearly a week without a response, many worried their families would starve and wanted to quit.
• Isshiki grew furious at the workers’ wavering resolve, then admitted he could not hold out any longer.

Naruto sent Fū to Konoha after she asked to make friends there, while Sasuke tried to provoke him by bringing up Hinata. Their argument stopped when Sasuke received a call from Itachi, which he declined.

• Naruto told Fū to return to her village, but she asked him to take her to Konoha instead.
• Sasuke called Konoha a place where the weak could not survive and offered to introduce Fū to Hinata, prompting Naruto to slap him away.
• Naruto decided to send Fū to Konoha and opened a Light Gate that transported her there.
• Sasuke prepared to fight Naruto, but his phone rang and he declined Itachi's call.

Naruto and Sasuke arrived in the Land of Water to capture the Six-Tails, but black cubes suddenly appeared and devastated the country. Naruto recognized them as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Daikokuten, while Mei Terumi blamed the two shinobi for the destruction.

• Naruto and Sasuke saw that Hot Water Country had vanished and discussed whether to pursue the Three-Tails or Six-Tails first.
• Naruto decided to eat lunch before heading into the city to find Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hundreds of black cubes appeared above the Land of Water, destroying much of the city and killing two-thirds of its people.
• Naruto and Sasuke used their Rinnegan abilities to push the cubes away and save the fishermen near the dock.
• Naruto recognized the cubes as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Daikokuten, and the injured Mei Terumi arrived and angrily blamed Naruto and Sasuke for the devastation.

Isshiki attacked Kisame and Itachi after Kisame rejected his offer, and he revealed that he had used Daikokuten across the Shinobi World to kill its people. The chapter left Kisame watching helplessly as Isshiki impaled Itachi with Black Receivers.

• Isshiki accused Kisame of deceiving him, while Kisame admitted defeat and urged him to let Itachi go.
• Isshiki struck Kisame across the battlefield, pinned him down, and declared that he would kill everyone.
• Isshiki revealed that he had indiscriminately used Daikokuten across the Shinobi World.
• Itachi attacked Isshiki with Shuriken, awakened his Mangekyo, and summoned Susanoo to protect Kisame.
• Isshiki broke through Itachi's Susanoo, knocked him out of it, and impaled him with Black Receivers as Kisame cried out.

Madara Uchiha arrived as Isshiki was about to kill Itachi and Kisame, then attacked Isshiki with powerful ninjutsu. Isshiki survived and used shrinking Black Receivers against Madara, leaving their fight underway.

• Isshiki prepared to kill the dying Itachi and Kisame with a Black Receiver.
• Madara Uchiha kicked Isshiki away, pulled the Black Receivers from Itachi, and noticed Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan and Isshiki's Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees and Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation against Isshiki.
• Isshiki shrank to attack Madara, but Madara dodged and kicked him back to normal size.
• Madara Uchiha used Shinra Tensei, and Isshiki shrank Black Receivers before restoring their size and hurling them at Madara.
• Madara Uchiha dodged most of Isshiki's Black Receivers despite his injured right hand.

Sasuke used his Space-Time Ninjutsu to bring Itachi and Kisame to the forest villa, where they encountered Isshiki. Isshiki’s anger over his exploited factory job escalated into a threat to kill them, and Naruto and Sasuke realized they had found the Ōtsutsuki they were looking for.

• Sasuke transported Itachi and Kisame from the ocean to the forest villa and scolded them for leaving and failing to earn money.
• Kisame tried to defend Itachi, but Sasuke angrily told him to be quiet.
• Isshiki failed to open a Space Gate, then erupted over memories of grueling factory work and accused them of being black-hearted bosses.
• Naruto and Sasuke questioned whether Naruto’s intelligence about Isshiki was accurate after seeing his unusual outburst.
• Naruto asked Isshiki if he was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Isshiki demanded to know who Naruto was.
• Naruto introduced himself as Naruto, while Sasuke introduced himself as Second Pillar, and both eyed Isshiki like they planned to take his eyes.

Naruto and Sasuke ambushed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, enraging him enough to unleash his full power. Isshiki tried to strike them with Black Receivers, but Sasuke evaded his first attack with Amenotejikara.

• Sasuke blinded Isshiki with his Dust Release: Yellow-White Technique, and Naruto and Sasuke beat him down while he could not see.
• Isshiki recovered, blasted Naruto and Sasuke away, and increased his power by burning his life force.
• Naruto taunted Isshiki and asked Kurama whether he knew a life-burning technique, but Kurama refused and cut off their internet connection.
• Isshiki shrank himself and attacked Naruto and Sasuke with Black Receivers, aiming for Naruto's abdominal seal.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap the Black Receiver aimed at him with a fallen leaf, avoiding the attack.

Naruto and Sasuke tortured the captured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki while trying to keep him alive for questioning. After Isshiki recounted his past, Naruto knocked him unconscious again and took his eye to install on the Black Coffin, saving the Byakugan for Hinata.

• Naruto and Sasuke repeatedly struck Isshiki, and Naruto crushed him beneath a giant slab of granite.
• Isshiki mocked Naruto's attempt to use his eye's ability, then recounted how he and Kaguya had come to the planet.
• Naruto shoved Isshiki's Byakugan back into his eye socket, and Sasuke warned him not to kill their prisoner.
• Naruto gave Isshiki medicine, but later knocked him unconscious with another falling slab of granite.
• Naruto removed Isshiki's eye and installed it on the Black Coffin, keeping the Byakugan for Hinata.

Naruto and the others beat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki until he agreed to become an experiment rather than be sent to a factory. The group left his fate to Naruto, who was about to arrange for Orochimaru to take him.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki tried to kill himself rather than return to factory work, but Naruto stopped him and began beating him.
• Naruto ordered Sasuke, Itachi, and Kisame to join the beating, while Hinata watched from a stool.
• After half an hour, Naruto ordered the others to stop and said Isshiki should be sent to Kakuzu.
• Sasuke reminded Naruto that he had planned to send a captured Ōtsutsuki to Orochimaru for experiments, then threw Naruto over his shoulder when Naruto began teasing him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki crawled to Naruto, begged to become an experiment, and pleaded not to be sent to the factory.

Naruto tricked Isshiki into agreeing to summon a hundred members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan in exchange for a chance at freedom, then had Sasuke and Hinata restrain and mark him. Naruto handed the weakened Isshiki to Kisame, while Sasuke arranged for Itachi to escort Kisame before returning to Konoha.

• Naruto promised Isshiki a reduced sentence for each Ōtsutsuki Clan member he summoned and falsely claimed his name was Kurosaki Ichigo.
• When Isshiki doubted him, Naruto slapped him and had Sasuke threaten him with a Six Paths-powered Chidori until Isshiki agreed.
• Sasuke pierced Isshiki's left shoulder with Chidori, and Naruto healed him and gave him medicine.
• Hinata cut Isshiki with her Zanpakuto to brand him, and Naruto handed the weakened prisoner to Kisame.
• Sasuke gave Itachi half a day off to escort Kisame, after which Itachi planned to return to Konoha.

After a disaster destroyed Amegakure, Nagato struggled to accept the village’s ruin and suspected that contact with Naruto and Sasuke had caused it. He realized Kisame was in the Hot Water Country and reacted with alarm.

• Black cubes appeared above Amegakure, and the villagers escaped safely, but the village was left in ruins.
• Nagato sat among the rubble, grieving the destruction and wondering why Madara Uchiha had not acted.
• Naruto messaged Nagato to ask whether the base was okay, prompting Nagato to erupt in anger.
• Konan comforted Nagato, who told her about Naruto’s message and suspected someone had secretly contacted Naruto and Sasuke.
• Konan listed the Akatsuki members’ whereabouts, and Nagato realized Kisame had been in the Hot Water Country.

Naruto returned to Konoha and found that black blocks were still falling across the Shinobi World, so he beat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and demanded an explanation. Isshiki concluded that damaged Daikokuten was automatically dumping its contents, and Naruto realized the block rain would continue until the space was empty.

• Naruto returned to Konoha with his girlfriend and brother, then found black blocks falling again and failed to stop them with Isshiki's ability.
• Naruto shrank the blocks to reduce the danger, learned from Sasuke's intelligence that they were falling elsewhere too, and dragged Isshiki to Orochimaru Base for answers.
• Naruto beat Isshiki and demanded to know why the blocks kept falling, while Sasuke scolded Mitsuki for calling Naruto “Blond Uncle.”
• Isshiki guessed that Daikokuten had been damaged when its space was pulled into Sasuke's dimension, causing it to endlessly release its contents without his lost eye to control it.
• Sasuke kicked and cursed Isshiki, while Naruto tore out his damaged eye and concluded that block rain would continue until Daikokuten's space was empty.

Orochimaru calculated that clearing the cubes would take at least eight hundred years, leaving the Shinobi World facing a long-term threat. Naruto ordered Isshiki taken away as a workhorse and called for preparations, while Sasuke tried to ask Orochimaru for something and was refused.

• Orochimaru estimated that clearing the 300 trillion cubes at the current rate would take at least eight hundred years and warned that the Shinobi World could eventually die out.
• Naruto angrily grabbed Isshiki, but Sasuke and Kisame stopped him from killing him; Isshiki blamed Naruto and the others for tugging at space during Daikokuten.
• Naruto proposed that Orochimaru and Kakuzu establish a Joint Factory and planned to put Isshiki to work making Shadow Clones.
• Mitsuki slapped Isshiki for insulting Naruto, then Naruto flicked Mitsuki on the forehead for calling him his blond uncle.
• Naruto told Sasuke and the others to return and warn everyone to prepare, and Sasuke agreed.
• Sasuke noticed Orochimaru Base had survived and began asking Orochimaru for something, but Orochimaru refused before he could finish.

Kakashi struggled to manage Konoha’s reconstruction while Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Jiraiya offered little help. He proposed building an underground city where residents could escape future disasters using the Reverse Summoning Technique.

• Kakashi complained that Tobirama and Hiruzen disrupted him instead of helping with reconstruction, while Jiraiya had fled to avoid responsibility.
• Kakashi learned that Yamato had suffered a breakdown after repeatedly rebuilding houses only for black cubes to destroy them again.
• Tobirama told Kakashi that Hashirama had gone to find Madara Uchiha, whose Rinnegan was needed to revive those who had died in the Shinobi World.
• Kakashi rejected filling Konoha’s enormous pit and proposed building an underground city beneath a simple surface village.
• Kakashi planned to teach people to use the Reverse Summoning Technique with their Summoning Beasts to escape future disasters.

Naruto and Sasuke returned to find the Hokages and their allies planning an Underground City shelter. Sakura explained that black blocks were expected to fall at set times every day, shocking the group as she began sharing Orochimaru’s intelligence.

• The three Hokages, Kakashi, Sakura, Jiraiya, and Tsunade discussed the Shinobi Alliance’s future and Kakashi’s Underground City plan among the ruins.
• Naruto and Sasuke emerged from the Light Gate, and Jiraiya, the Third Hokage, Tobirama, Kakashi, and Tsunade greeted Naruto with unusually eager praise.
• Sakura told Naruto and Sasuke that the group wanted their help building an Underground City as a shelter.
• Sakura presented data from her organizations, Orochimaru, and Whirlpool Stark, predicting black blocks would fall at 2:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. with a 95% probability.
• Tsunade and the others reacted with alarm when they realized the black blocks were expected to fall every day, and Sakura began recounting Orochimaru’s intelligence.