Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After Obito escapes Root’s chamber, Sakura treats Yamanaka Fū’s shoulder and realizes Obito has truly committed to his plan. She asks Fū to contact Sasuke, using her knowledge of Sasuke’s chakra to give Fū its “magnetic signature” and sharing her Strength of a Hundred Seal to sustain the long-distance transmission.
• Sakura urgently warns Sasuke that Obito is about to become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki.
• Inside his Kamui dimension, Obito waits as the Demonic Statue transforms into the Ten-Tails. He reasons that the lack of natural energy in the dimension prevents it from fully evolving into the God Tree.
• The newly formed Ten-Tails attacks him with a Tailed Beast Bomb. Obito uses his newly awakened Blade Reversal eye power to redirect the blast to a marked location, discovering that it can transport targets within the same space and share markings with Kamui.
• Obito seals the Ten-Tails into himself, becoming its jinchūriki. Because this Ten-Tails is only in its initial form, his Six Paths power is weaker than in his previous life—but the transformation heals his injuries, including damage from Sasuke’s Amaterasu.
• Obito determines that he must return to the outside world and give the Ten-Tails roughly half an hour to absorb natural energy, become the God Tree, and bloom before he can cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• He prepares to leave using Kamui, but discovers that Kamui will not activate.

Character developments and interactions

• Sakura acts quickly and resourcefully, healing Fū and using her seal to help him send an urgent message to Sasuke.
• Fū cooperates with Sakura, using his clan’s Mind Transmission Technique to reach Sasuke over a great distance.
• Obito displays new confidence in his combined space-time abilities and successfully becomes the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki. Yet his power is limited by the Ten-Tails’ incomplete state, and his plans are thrown into uncertainty when he cannot use Kamui to leave.
• Sasuke does not appear directly, but receives Sakura’s warning about Obito’s transformation.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Obito gains immense strength and new abilities, but the Ten-Tails’ incomplete evolution weakens him, while the failure of Kamui threatens to trap him.
• Urgency and cooperation: Sakura and Fū act together to ensure Sasuke learns about Obito’s plan.
• Control versus uncertainty: Obito believes he can manage the Ten-Tails and execute Infinite Tsukuyomi, but the inability to escape the dimension undermines his confidence and control.

Chapter summary

Key plot points and events

• Obito, now the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, enters the Kamui dimension but discovers he can no longer use Kamui to get back out. Unlike Madara, he cannot access his greatest ability in this form.
• He considers expelling the Ten-Tails to escape, but decides the attempt would leave him vulnerable and likely expose him to the Sasuke faction. He concludes that staying in the dimension is safer for now.
• Calming down, Obito experiments with his new powers. He learns to freely reshape and control the Truth-Seeking Orbs, whose touch reduces objects to ash.
• He reflects on Yin-Yang Release and recognizes that Senjutsu may still threaten him, since natural energy might bypass the defenses he expects from his new powers.
• Obito summons the Ten-Tails’ incarnation and reasons that its immense store of natural energy might let him master Senjutsu—even inside the dimension, where natural energy is otherwise absent.
• To force his growth and potentially awaken his right eye’s power, Obito has the Ten-Tails fire a Tailed Beast Bomb directly at him.

Character development

• Obito moves from panic and frustration to deliberate resolve. Rather than risk escaping, he chooses to use his isolation as an opportunity to train.
• His ambition remains extreme: he is willing to risk death to master Senjutsu and awaken his eye’s new ability.

Character interactions

• Obito has no one with him in the Kamui dimension; he briefly wishes Tobi were there to help him escape.
• His decisions are shaped by the threat posed by Sasuke’s faction, whose members can sense the Ten-Tails and may already know of his plans through Sakura.
• His final “interaction” is with the Ten-Tails, which he orders to attack him.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Becoming immensely powerful does not guarantee control; Obito’s new form has cost him access to Kamui.
• Isolation and risk: Trapped and alone, Obito turns desperation into a dangerous plan for self-improvement.
• Determination through sacrifice: He stakes his life on the possibility that pain and pressure will unlock greater abilities.

Chapter summary

Key plot points and events

• Inside the space-time dimension, Obito survives ten minutes of Tailed Beast Bomb explosions, but is left badly wounded and temporarily unable to control the Ten-Tails.
• Sakura ends her Mind Transmission Technique and orders the others to evacuate. Hinata refuses to leave, explaining that she wants to face the wider world and become capable of helping Naruto. She even vows to take her own life rather than become a burden. Moved by her resolve, Sakura lets her stay behind her and observe with the Byakugan.
• On Blue Moon Island, Sasuke briefs an assembled group of elite fighters. They conclude Obito is trapped in the alternate dimension for now, but may eventually escape and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• The group travels through Sasuke’s Yomotsu Hirasaka portal to the snowy ruins of Konoha. Hashirama recognizes the destroyed village and mourns its fate, while Hiruzen emphasizes preserving the Will of Fire.
• In the alternate dimension, Obito’s body heals. His ordeal awakens a major increase in power and reveals the ability of his right eye, Ōgetsuhime: recovering from severe injuries permanently strengthens him. With this power, he breaks through his limitation on using Kamui.
• Obito returns to the outside world, appearing at Root headquarters before Sakura and declaring his arrival.

Character developments

• Hinata shows new courage and self-determination, choosing danger over remaining sheltered and powerless.
• Sakura recognizes Hinata’s resolve and shifts from protecting her by sending her away to supporting her decision while keeping her close.
• Obito turns near-defeat into a power awakening, gaining the confidence and strength to escape the dimension.
• Hashirama confronts the reality of Konoha’s destruction firsthand, revealing his grief beneath his usual warmth.

Significant themes

• Resolve through adversity: Obito grows stronger through suffering, while Hinata chooses to confront fear rather than retreat.
• Agency and courage: Hinata seeks to move beyond the limits of her sheltered life and contribute meaningfully.
• Legacy: Hiruzen’s remarks about the Will of Fire frame the ruined village as both a loss and a responsibility for those who follow.
• The danger of temporary victory: Though Obito is initially incapacitated, the heroes’ plans are threatened by his rapid recovery and evolution.

Character interactions

• Hinata’s plea challenges Sakura’s protective instincts; Sakura ultimately respects her choice.
• Sasuke’s briefing brings the island’s fighters together, and Hashirama urges immediate action against Obito.
• Hashirama’s grief over Konoha is met with Tobirama’s blunt reminder that Madara destroyed it, while Hiruzen redirects the discussion toward the village’s legacy.
• Sakura and Hinata are the first to face Obito’s return, setting up their confrontation with his newly enhanced power.

Key plot points and events

• Obito, now the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki and wielding a new right-eye power, attacks Sakura beneath Root headquarters with a Truth-Seeking Orb. Sasuke arrives just in time and kicks it away.
• Minato attacks Obito, but Obito phases through him and nearly uses Kamui to wound him. Minato escapes, showing he knows how Obito’s phasing works.
• Sasuke takes Sakura and Hinata aboveground through Yomotsu Hirasaka, then challenges Obito to settle their grievances at their homeland.
• Obito removes Minato’s Flying Thunder God mark and teleports to the snowy battlefield beneath the blood moon.
• Itachi identifies Obito’s new ability, Ōgetsuhime: when Obito survives severe damage and heals without losing his resolve, his chakra increases. Because the Ten-Tails and Obito are now one entity, damaging either harms both.
• The heroes realize they must fight carefully, but Obito summons the Ten-Tails and prepares it to gather chakra and become the God Tree. It unleashes a Tailed Beast Bomb at them.

Character developments and interactions

• Sasuke remains composed despite Obito’s power, protects Sakura, and openly confronts his “traitorous kinsman.”
• Sakura trusts Sasuke to arrive and shows no fear as the orb approaches.
• Minato tests Obito’s defenses, but his quick escape demonstrates his knowledge of Kamui’s danger.
• Itachi uses his eye power to uncover the rules of Obito’s new ability, giving the group crucial information.
• Obito is confident and provocative, taunting the heroes and framing himself as their “teacher” while pursuing the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Kabuto, Orochimaru, and the others react with alarm as they assess Obito’s unexpected strength and the difficulty of fighting him without harming the Ten-Tails.

Significant themes

• Resolve and escalation: Obito’s power grows when he endures devastating harm and remains determined.
• Love and loyalty: Sakura’s faith in Sasuke contrasts with the surrounding danger.
• Inherited conflict: Sasuke’s challenge evokes the Uchiha clan’s past and the homeland associated with the Will of Fire.
• The cost of victory: The heroes’ need to avoid harming the Ten-Tails complicates their fight against Obito.
• Ideals versus reality: Obito’s grand vision of the Infinite Tsukuyomi drives him toward catastrophic violence.

Plot points and events

• Obito’s Ten-Tails fires a Tailed Beast Bomb at the allied shinobi. Minato teleports it to the sea, but the blast still devastates the horizon.
• Obito traps Konoha’s ruins inside a space-time barrier, cutting off Minato’s ability to teleport anyone outside it. He launches a second bomb.
• Tobirama absorbs the second bomb with a sealing technique, explaining that it suppresses the target’s technique and removes Obito’s control over it.
• Sasuke and Hashirama discuss how to counter Obito. Since attacking him may strengthen his Ōgetsuhime-powered healing, Hashirama proposes restraining the Ten-Tails with the Gate of the Great God.
• Hashirama explains that Sasuke can “lock” the gate using Yin Release, preventing Obito from reclaiming the Ten-Tails unless he destroys the gate. Sasuke agrees to learn the technique.
• Obito counters Tobirama’s approach by coating a third Tailed Beast Bomb in a Truth-Seeking Orb membrane, creating an attack that combines Six Paths Yin-Yang Release with the Ten-Tails’ power. It races toward the defenders as the chapter ends.

Character developments and interactions

• Minato remains composed and inventive under pressure, teleporting the first bomb away and jokingly naming Obito’s attacks.
• Tobirama demonstrates a powerful sealing technique, but Obito’s more advanced Six Paths abilities soon challenge him.
• Sasuke shifts from recognizing their limited options to preparing a strategic counterattack, accepting Hashirama’s instruction.
• Hashirama acts as Sasuke’s mentor, explaining both the Ten-Tails’ vulnerability to sealing and Sasuke’s unique ability to lock the gate.
• Obito confidently taunts Minato and Tobirama, using increasingly formidable attacks to keep the defenders on the defensive.

Significant themes

• Strategy over brute force: Sealing the Ten-Tails may be more effective than attacking Obito directly.
• Inherited power and collaboration: Hashirama’s knowledge and Sasuke’s abilities combine to create a possible countermeasure.
• Escalating power and ingenuity: Tobirama’s clever technique succeeds once, but Obito adapts with a stronger Six Paths attack.
• Composure amid crisis: Minato’s humor contrasts with the severity of the danger.

Key plot points and events

• Kabuto uses the spatial-severing power of Uchiha Ke’s left Mangekyō eye to split open the Ten-Tails’ third Truth-Seeking Orb shell. Itachi then seals the exposed Tailed Beast Bomb with the Totsuka Blade, making it the third attack the defenders have stopped.
• Obito tries to kill Kabuto, pulling him in with Banshō Ten’in while sending Truth-Seeking Orbs after him. Kabuto counters with Sage Mode and the White Rage Technique, but Obito absorbs it and the orbs rejoin after Kabuto cuts them apart.
• The Ten-Tails’ killing intent immobilizes Kabuto. Minato rescues him with a rapid space-time move, while Orochimaru binds him with the Eight-Headed Serpent. Itachi’s mental power breaks the Ten-Tails’ hold, and Kabuto escapes using a snake-based substitution.
• The Ten-Tails advances to its Second Form, becoming much more powerful. Obito estimates it will reach its Third Form in five minutes.
• Sasuke remains in meditation beside Hashirama’s spirit. Obito targets him by using Kamui to transport a new Tailed Beast Bomb to the ground beside him. The chapter ends as Hashirama realizes Sasuke is in danger.

Character developments and interactions

• Kabuto proves valuable in battle, using Ke’s eye to help the team and surviving through his own skills and timely assistance.
• Itachi, Minato, and Orochimaru each intervene to protect Kabuto: Itachi breaks his mental paralysis, Minato pulls him out of danger, and Orochimaru restrains him.
• Obito remains confident and ruthless. He dismisses Kabuto as expendable and shifts his attention to Sasuke when the Ten-Tails’ growth accelerates.
• Sasuke’s stillness suggests he is pursuing a plan, while his allies continue fighting without knowing what he is doing.

Significant themes

• Teamwork and mutual rescue: The defenders’ varied abilities repeatedly combine to prevent disaster.
• Escalating danger: Each successful defense is followed by a stronger threat, especially as the Ten-Tails evolves.
• Trust and uncertainty: Sasuke appears to rely on his companions, but his unexplained meditation leaves his purpose unclear.
• Power used strategically: Obito’s Kamui demonstrates that battlefield positioning can bypass defenses that stopped earlier attacks.

Key plot points and events

• Nagato sacrifices himself to absorb part of the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb with an enormous Preta Path barrier. Before the blast destroys him, he urges the others to teleport Sasuke to safety.
• Itachi and Minato get Sasuke out, while Suigetsu, Tobirama, and Mito combine their abilities to shield the remaining fighters inside the Eight Pillar Fierce Formation. Suigetsu’s water technique is reinforced by Tobirama’s chakra and stabilized by Mito’s sealing chains.
• Sakura proposes a plan to help Sasuke extract the Ten-Tails from Obito. She needs chakra from the tailed beasts, which she hopes to reconstruct from traces on Blue Moon Island using her magnetism technique. Minato takes Sakura, Jugo, and Hinata there when Obito opens the barrier to vent the explosion.
• Obito attacks Nagato again after Nagato’s reanimated body reforms. Sasuke uses his Rinnegan ability, Ashubha, to remove Nagato and Obito’s arm from the attack, saving Nagato rather than striking to kill Obito.
• Obito regenerates and grows stronger, while the Ten-Tails absorbs natural energy and advances toward its God Tree form. As it attacks Sasuke, he activates Sunlight Senjutsu and begins the Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.

Character developments and interactions

• Nagato dies protecting Sasuke, then, after being restored, calmly urges Obito to abandon his destructive path.
• Sasuke shows restraint and attachment: despite knowing that sparing Obito could make him more dangerous, he saves Nagato and refuses to kill Obito.
• Suigetsu courageously shields the group despite being outmatched. His distress at Nagato’s peril reflects his gratitude for Nagato’s earlier sacrifice.
• Sakura takes initiative and lays out a demanding strategy, coordinating with Minato and Jugo; Hinata accompanies her.
• Itachi helps evacuate Sasuke and later hints that he can provide the Eight-Tails’ chakra, addressing a gap in Sakura’s plan.
• Obito remains convinced of his will and rejects Nagato’s appeal, escalating his power.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and repayment: Nagato risks himself for others, and Suigetsu’s anguish underscores the debt of gratitude he feels.
• Mercy versus victory: Sasuke chooses to save Nagato instead of taking a potentially decisive opportunity against Obito.
• Cooperation under pressure: The survivors combine distinct abilities to protect one another and prepare a strategy.
• Hope against destructive conviction: Nagato’s plea contrasts with Obito’s stubborn resolve, while the battle’s escalation threatens to overwhelm everyone.

Key plot points and events

• Sasuke enters Sage Mode and uses the Gates of the Great God to pin down the Ten-Tails: one gate for its head, four for its limbs, and ten for its tails.
• When Obito tries to recall the Ten-Tails, Sasuke activates Six Paths Jiazi Lock, sealing the gates and disrupting Obito’s control over the beast.
• Obito dives toward Sasuke, hoping to destroy the gates. Sasuke uses his Rinnegan ability, Ashubha, to sever Obito’s regenerated arm and warns him away.
• The allied forces take positions across the gates and the Ten-Tails, surrounding Obito.
• Sasuke deduces that suppressing the Ten-Tails has limited Obito’s regeneration. Obito heals his arm with a Truth-Seeking Orb, but Sasuke absorbs the severed limb’s chakra and uses a Truth-Seeking Orb and Yin-Yang Release to reforge his shattered Kusanagi Sword.
• Sasuke recognizes that killing Obito would also kill the Ten-Tails, so he holds back until Sakura returns and challenges Obito to attack.

Character developments and interactions

• Sasuke demonstrates increased mastery of Sage techniques and tactical restraint. Though confident he can kill Obito, he chooses not to because the Ten-Tails must survive long enough to be extracted.
• Obito shifts from confidence to alarm and anger as Sasuke blocks his control of the Ten-Tails, cuts off his approach, and exposes limits to his healing.
• Hashirama directs Sasuke to lock the gates, revealing that his Senjutsu preparation was central to the plan.
• The Hokage and other allies join Sasuke in a coordinated formation, reinforcing the sense that the battle has turned against Obito.
• Minato gives Sasuke’s newly forged sword an elaborate name, framing the weapon as a symbol of the two Uchiha’s intertwined but opposing fates.

Significant themes

• Preparation and teamwork: Sasuke’s earlier stillness proves purposeful, and his plan depends on Hashirama’s knowledge and the allies’ coordinated support.
• Restraint amid overwhelming power: Sasuke can potentially defeat Obito, but must avoid a victory that would destroy the Ten-Tails as well.
• Fate, rivalry, and transformation: The sword forged from Obito’s chakra embodies the opposing destinies of the two Uchiha.
• Control versus freedom: The gates sever Obito’s command over the Ten-Tails, turning his own power into a source of vulnerability.

Key plot points and events

• On Blue Moon Island, Sakura locates traces of the Tailed Beasts’ chakra left in the atmosphere. She asks Jugo to channel his Cursed Seal power into her, accepting the danger that he might lose control.
• Sakura combines the Cursed Seal’s senjutsu power with her Strength of a Hundred Seal, creating Sage Magnet Release: Strength of a Hundred Technique. Using it, she gathers and amplifies the scattered chakra, then shapes it into miniature versions of the Two- through Seven-Tails.
• The miniature Tailed Beasts retain the same consciousness as their originals. Sakura explains that her comrades need their chakra as catalysts to separate the Beasts from the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki. Shukaku’s and Kurama’s chakra are already available; Gyūki’s is still missing.
• Elsewhere in the Land of Lightning, Kisame watches a phantom disappear, reflects on Itachi’s wish, and sets out with Samehada to find someone who owes him a debt.

Character developments and interactions

• Sakura demonstrates growing confidence, technical skill, and resolve. She trusts Jugo because Sasuke trusts him, and takes a calculated risk to complete her plan.
• Jugo warns Sakura that his released Cursed Seal could make him violent, but ultimately helps her. Her trust leaves him silently impressed.
• The Tailed Beasts recognize Sakura’s feat and quickly understand the crisis. They question her purpose, then hear her request for cooperation.
• Kisame appears ready to act on a personal obligation, apparently prompted by Itachi’s wishes.

Significant themes

• Trust and loyalty: Sakura’s confidence in Jugo is rooted in Sasuke’s faith in him.
• Cooperation against a greater threat: Sakura seeks the Beasts’ help to save the Shinobi World.
• Resourcefulness and transformation: Sakura combines distinct powers to turn faint traces of chakra into a crucial tool.
• Duty and debts: Kisame’s closing decision connects his next move to Itachi’s wishes and an old favor.

Plot points and events

• Kisame returns after being presumed dead. He survived through a supernatural event tied to Itachi’s awakening of Ame-no-Uzume, learned the truth about the Infinite Tsukuyomi and the shinobi world’s former catastrophe, and eventually chose his own path.
• After Obito’s attack, Kisame saved Killer B by giving him the Eight-Tails chakra still inside him, then regained Samehada’s loyalty. He now returns to Kumogakure at Itachi’s request, partly to repay his debt and partly for personal reasons.
• Kisame crashes through Kumogakure’s barrier. The village identifies him and assumes Akatsuki has come for the remnants of the Eight-Tails chakra in B.
• The Raikage attacks Kisame in the Fifth Gate, using a powerful lightning thrust. Kisame counters with a massive water technique, drains the Raikage’s chakra through Samehada, knocks him down, and traps him in a Water Prison.
• Kisame turns from the trapped Raikage to confront Killer B, who greets him with an exuberant rap. Kisame asks whether B wants to see the “octopus” again; B stops rapping, claiming he bit his tongue.

Character developments

• Kisame has moved beyond his former Akatsuki allegiance and disillusionment. He recognizes that neither he nor Obito was a true savior, but chooses to act rather than cling to false dreams. He is now focused and purposeful, though still sharp-tongued.
• The Raikage has grown considerably stronger, training in the Eight Gates and reaching the Fifth Gate while maintaining his Lightning Release Chakra Mode. His familiar impulsiveness remains a weakness Kisame exploits.
• Killer B remains playful and irrepressible, even in a tense reunion, though Kisame’s question suggests a serious purpose involving the Eight-Tails.

Significant themes

• Awakening from illusion: Kisame rejects the dream world he once longed for and accepts painful reality.
• Redemption and personal choice: He returns not as an Akatsuki loyalist, but to repay a debt and pursue his own reasons.
• Old bonds and unresolved conflict: Kisame’s history with B and Samehada shapes his return, while their encounter hints at a new alliance or confrontation.
• Strength and its limits: The Raikage’s new power is formidable, but Kisame’s tactics and chakra absorption turn his aggression against him.

Character interactions

• Kisame’s return is met by the Raikage’s anger and suspicion, reflecting Kumogakure’s fear of another Akatsuki attack.
• The Raikage charges into battle, but Kisame outmaneuvers him by draining his chakra and trapping him rather than pursuing a prolonged fight.
• Kisame’s reunion with B shifts the scene from combat to personal history: B’s comic rap contrasts with Kisame’s grave question about the Eight-Tails.

Key plot points

• Sasuke’s Eight-Pillar Black Formation and the Gates of the Great God restrain Obito and the Ten-Tails, preventing Obito from absorbing the beast and fully healing. Sasuke’s Rinnegan ability and Truth-Seeking Orb blade make him dangerous, so Obito keeps his distance.
• Obito tries to deduce why Sasuke is fighting cautiously. Watching Sasuke and then Shikaku, he concludes Sasuke must want the Ten-Tails’ power and has held back to extract it rather than kill him.
• In reality, Sasuke is coordinating with Itachi. Itachi says he can use the extended reach of his Ame-no-Uzume to bring someone to the battlefield. Sasuke still needs to make Obito reopen the space-sealing barrier.
• Sasuke uses his White Cursed Seal’s Adaptive Modification to grow wings and attack. He strikes Obito with Ashubha, cutting him in half at the waist.
• Obito taunts Sasuke, reasoning that Sasuke’s instant-kill combination is his best move and that his newly awakened Rinnegan can only use it a limited number of times. As Obito’s upper body falls toward the gates, Sasuke realizes something is wrong.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito shifts from relying on brute force to trying to read Sasuke’s motives. His deduction about Sasuke’s goal is confident but mistaken, and his apparent fall leaves the result uncertain.
• Sasuke remains controlled and strategic, concealing his real plan while coordinating with Itachi. He reveals an old adaptive ability to close the distance and attack.
• Shikaku recognizes that Obito is seeking a way to win through cunning and suggests Obito may be drawing on lessons he once learned from him.
• Suigetsu questions why Obito is watching Shikaku and becomes wary when Shikaku explains his reasoning.
• Itachi reports that his part of the plan is proceeding smoothly and offers to transport someone with his dōjutsu.

Significant themes

• Misreading an opponent: Obito’s careful analysis leads him to the wrong conclusion about Sasuke’s intentions.
• Strategy over strength: The battle turns on hidden objectives, observation, and coordination as much as raw power.
• The danger of revealing a finishing move: Obito recognizes that Sasuke’s most powerful attack may have limited uses, making secrecy and timing crucial.

Key plot points

• Obito attacks the Gate of the Great God with a spinning Truth-Seeking Orb, cracking the structure and threatening to free the Ten-Tails.
• Minato evacuates everyone on the gate while Tobirama uses a space-time sealing technique to fire a Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb at Obito.
• Obito refuses to defend himself, and the blast engulfs him. The damaged gate opens a gap, but Sasuke’s Yata Mirror contains the explosion within the Eight Pillar Fierce Formation.
• As Obito struggles to escape through a gap in the barrier, Sasuke opens a portal with Yomotsu Hirasaka. Sakura and Jugo return with six unexpected allies, including Itachi and Kisame.
• In Kumogakure, Killer B gives most of his Eight-Tails chakra to Samehada. Kisame is transported away just before Raikage A can strike him, then reunites with Itachi.
• Badly burned but alive, Obito recalls the Ten-Tails’ freed tail into his body. The restored connection lets him draw on its power and Hashirama’s senjutsu to heal. His right eye’s Ōgetsuhime ability activates, giving him another upgrade.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito doubles down on his resolve, willingly taking the blast to pursue his plan. He turns the narrow opening he created into a means of recovery and emerges even more dangerous.
• Tobirama risks a powerful attack and lashes out at Obito, who insults him as a “white Senju dog.” Their confrontation reflects their mutual hostility.
• Minato acts swiftly to protect the others, teleporting them out of danger.
• Sasuke helps contain the blast and later provides the portal that brings reinforcements back to the battlefield.
• Killer B makes a costly sacrifice by transferring most of his chakra to Samehada, while Kisame acknowledges the debt between them and is rescued from A’s attack.
• Itachi and Kisame reunite calmly and prepare to face Obito together; Kisame reacts with visible unease at Obito’s condition.

Significant themes

• Desperation and resilience: Obito’s refusal to yield turns near-defeat into renewed strength.
• Sacrifice and loyalty: Killer B gives up much of his chakra to help Kisame, while the allied shinobi repeatedly risk themselves to protect one another.
• Teamwork and tactical ingenuity: Evacuation, containment, and timely reinforcements are essential to keeping the Ten-Tails restrained.
• Power through connection: Obito’s healing depends on restoring synchronization with the Ten-Tails, showing how the battle’s restraints have disrupted his link to its power.

Key plot points and events

• A Ten-Tails’ tail restores Obito’s damaged body, and he gains more Truth-Seeking Orbs despite his weakened connection to the Ten-Tails.
• Obito recognizes the miniature Tailed Beasts and Kisame, realizing Sasuke has turned his own past actions against him.
• Kisame tells Obito that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is a lie and that he has joined Itachi to stop him. Obito dismisses this as Itachi’s Kotoamatsukami genjutsu.
• Itachi argues that Obito’s own obsession is the deeper illusion—and that stopping him means destroying him.
• Orochimaru explains that Sasuke’s power is needed to pull the Ten-Tails from Obito. Sasuke activates his Susanoo: Living Body Mode and summons the powerful Outer Path Husk Sarira.
• Minato and Kisame add the Yin Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails’ chakra to the gathering forces.
• Sasuke uses the Outer Path’s Statue Chains to bind the miniature Tailed Beasts and both chakra forms. Obito realizes Sasuke intends to use them to claim the Ten-Tails’ power.

Character developments

• Obito renews his resolve after hearing Kisame reject their shared dream. Rather than reconsidering the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he convinces himself Kisame has been manipulated.
• Kisame openly breaks with Obito and confronts him about the false promise that once sustained him, though the revelation leaves him visibly conflicted.
• Sasuke takes command of a plan once associated with Madara, wielding his advanced Susanoo form and Rinnegan to initiate the extraction.
• Itachi frames Obito’s fixation on his identity and ideal as a self-imposed deception.

Significant themes

• Obsession and self-deception: Obito preserves his convictions by labeling dissent as mind control; Itachi suggests his own attachment to his “self” is the real trap.
• Betrayal and loyalty: Kisame’s defection challenges the bond he once had with Obito, while his decision to help Itachi shows his loyalty has shifted.
• Power and reversal: Obito’s former assets and allies become instruments in Sasuke’s attempt to take the Ten-Tails’ power.

Character interactions

• Kisame addresses Obito as “Older Brother,” but directly rejects their shared dream; Obito responds by accusing Itachi of controlling him.
• Itachi calmly challenges Obito’s interpretation, while Kisame struggles to answer.
• Orochimaru guides Sasuke through the extraction plan, and Minato and Kisame contribute the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails chakra needed for it.

Key plot points and events

• Obito attacks Sasuke’s Susanoo Demonic Statue and the tailed beasts with Truth-Seeking Orbs shaped into Fūma Shuriken. Following an unexplained voice in his mind, he redirects all ten toward Yin Kurama, hoping to exploit the sealing order and gain time.
• Minato tries to protect Kurama with a space-time barrier, but Obito’s hidden orbs ambush him, breaking his arm and disabling the barrier. The shuriken shred Kurama’s chakra body, while the statue’s chains successfully pull the Eight-Tails’ chakra into it.
• Obito pins Minato with Truth-Seeking Orbs and reveals he has abandoned any plan to recover Yin Kurama. He intends to destroy Minato and Kurama’s souls, blaming Orochimaru’s interference with space-time.
• Itachi and Sasuke’s attacks pin the incoming shuriken, but Obito then compresses the orbs inside Minato into lethal cores. Minato fears his death will deprive Sasuke of the Kurama needed to defeat Obito.
• A sudden space-cutting slash destroys the cores and disables the surrounding shuriken, saving Minato. Obito recognizes the technique as Kabuto’s Blade Reversal, though Kabuto is far beyond its apparent range.
• Sasuke reveals that his newly awakened left-eye Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan somehow synchronized with Kabuto’s eye and used Blade Reversal through it. He names the new dōjutsu Yamato Takeru. Orochimaru says he can restore Minato’s soul as long as it has not been completely destroyed.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito becomes more ruthless, willingly sacrificing the chance to reclaim Yin Kurama in order to pursue victory. His assault forces Minato into mortal danger.
• Minato tries to shield Kurama and recognizes the danger his potential destruction poses to Sasuke’s plan. He is ultimately saved by Sasuke’s intervention.
• Sasuke awakens a powerful new eye ability, apparently able to commandeer or synchronize with another person’s dōjutsu, though its use imposes a cost on Kabuto.
• Kabuto unknowingly becomes the conduit for Sasuke’s technique and is left confused and injured by its use.
• Orochimaru confirms he can restore Minato’s soul and helps Sasuke understand the significance of the eye’s awakening.
• Itachi and Sasuke coordinate to counter Obito’s attack, combining their techniques with senjutsu power.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and loss: Obito gives up on recovering Yin Kurama, while Minato is prepared to risk himself to protect Kurama and the larger battle plan.
• Interdependence: Sasuke’s new ability links him to Kabuto, and victory depends on allies combining their powers.
• Power and its cost: The new dōjutsu can reach beyond Sasuke’s own abilities, but Kabuto bears the consequences.
• Uncertainty and sudden change: An unknown mental voice and the unexpected eye connection alter the course of the battle.

Key plot points and events

• Orochimaru and Sasuke work to save Minato’s soul, which Obito is about to strike with his Truth-Seeking Orb staff.
• Sasuke opens a space-time portal to let Orochimaru’s Shinigami reach Minato. The Shinigami unexpectedly blocks Obito’s staff, suggesting it possesses power beyond ordinary defenses.
• Obito attacks Orochimaru through the portal with his Cross Offering Fire. Sasuke uses Kabuto’s Blade Reversal, guided by his Rinnegan and newly mastered control of the technique, to cut off the attack and send a spatial slash through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• The slash severs Obito’s right arm. Orochimaru retrieves Minato’s divided soul, and Minato is restored after the Shinigami swallows him. Minato then channels Nine-Tails chakra into Sasuke’s Susanoo–Demonic Statue, triggering a massive transformation.
• The Ten-Tails begins transforming prematurely into the God Tree after resonating with the different Ten-Tails Sasuke is creating. Hashirama warns that the Gate of the Great God may not be able to contain it. Obito interprets the crisis as proof that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is destined to cleanse the world.

Character developments and interactions

• Sasuke shows growing command of his unusual abilities, improvising a difficult spatial attack to protect Orochimaru and save Minato. He takes the initiative in battle rather than relying on others.
• Orochimaru uses the Shinigami and Ikukishin to recover Minato, while remaining intrigued by the Shinigami’s mysterious power. Minato thanks him for the trouble.
• Minato is briefly helpless as a divided soul, but returns to action quickly and contributes Nine-Tails chakra to Sasuke’s transformation.
• Obito loses an arm but reattaches it through Hashirama’s senjutsu. Despite the setback, he remains convinced of his cause and sees the Ten-Tails’ escalation as an opportunity.
• Hashirama recognizes the danger of the Ten-Tails’ premature transformation and warns the others.

Significant themes

• Cooperation and sacrifice: Sasuke, Orochimaru, and Minato combine their powers to protect one another and advance their larger effort.
• Power and its limits: Obito’s strength is challenged by Sasuke’s ingenuity and the Shinigami’s unexplained ability to resist a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Fate versus agency: Obito calls the crisis “mercy,” but his interpretation contrasts with the characters’ active efforts to prevent catastrophe.
• Escalating consequences: Sasuke’s transformation triggers a dangerous resonance, showing that victory in one confrontation may intensify a larger threat.

• The Ten-Tails evolves: As its body expands, the Six Paths Jiazi Lock: Gate of the Great God remains intact but is buried beneath the growth. Hashirama orders everyone off the restraint, while Hiruzen knocks aside a regenerated tail with Enma’s staff. The Ten-Tails begins charging a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Obito halts it and orders the next stage instead.
• The God Tree is born: The Ten-Tails buries its seed-like growth in the earth and transforms into the God Tree, whose trunk rapidly shoots skyward. Orochimaru recognizes that the Ten-Tails’ evolution has resonated with the original, triggering the transformation.
• Kabuto attacks, and Itachi saves him: Believing he can sever the God Tree with his Blade Reversal technique, Kabuto rushes in and prepares to use his left-eye Dōjutsu. A wooden dragon branch strikes before he can act, but Itachi protects him with Susanoo and cuts it apart. Itachi warns that Obito can now control the God Tree freely, aided by Hashirama’s Wood Release Sage Art.
• Obito’s dilemma: Obito explains that the God Tree needs about fifteen minutes to absorb enough natural energy for the flower at its crown to bloom and enable Infinite Tsukuyomi. He fears Sasuke may grow even stronger within the purple light—and could kill him instantly if he abandons his goal of extracting the Tailed Beasts.
• Kaguya’s offer: Frustrated by his powerlessness, Obito hears the mysterious voice from earlier again. It identifies itself as Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and urges him to absorb the God Tree, promising immortality and protection from Sasuke’s Dōjutsu.
  Character developments and interactions: Obito’s confidence is undermined by his inability to fully control the Ten-Tails and his fear of Sasuke. Kabuto acts boldly but is outmatched by the God Tree; Itachi intervenes and cautions him. Hashirama and Hiruzen respond to the immediate danger, while Orochimaru observes the transformation. Kaguya’s revelation introduces a new influence tempting Obito with greater power.
  Themes: The chapter emphasizes the limits of apparent power, the danger of escalating transformations, and the tension between strategic objectives and survival. It also introduces temptation and hidden forces as Obito faces a choice that could reshape the conflict.

Key plot points and events

• Obito hears the claim that Black Zetsu is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s will and that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is meant to revive her, not save humanity. He briefly doubts his plan, but quickly suppresses those doubts and moves to absorb the God Tree.
• The partially stabilized Ten-Tails’ Rinne Sharingan appears to be connecting with Sasuke’s Rinnegan, leaving Sasuke in pain and distracted.
• Itachi, despite showing signs of serious strain from overusing his dōjutsu, summons Complete Body Susanoo and attacks Obito with the homing Yata Magatama Wheel.
• Itachi launches Kabuto toward the God Tree and instructs him to cut it down before Obito can absorb it. Obito tries to stop him, but Kabuto uses Sage Art: White Rage to create an opening, then severs the tree at its roots with Blade Reversal.
• Sasuke sends Orochimaru to help Itachi, emphasizing that Itachi needs him more urgently. He asks Orochimaru to secure Itachi’s Rinnegan.

Character developments and interactions

• Obito shows a fleeting capacity for doubt but remains committed to his plan, rationalizing away the revelation about Kaguya and Black Zetsu.
• Itachi pushes through worsening physical symptoms to stop Obito. Kabuto worries about his condition, but Itachi insists the mission comes first.
• Kabuto follows Itachi’s risky plan despite his concern, combining his White Rage technique with Blade Reversal to cut down the God Tree.
• Sasuke recognizes the danger posed by his connection to the Ten-Tails’ eye and nevertheless prioritizes Itachi’s wellbeing, directing Orochimaru to assist him.
• Orochimaru assesses the strategic value of severing the God Tree: Obito may still absorb it, but doing so without its roots could leave a way to extract the tailed beasts.

Significant themes

• Truth versus self-deception: Obito hears evidence that his goal serves Kaguya’s resurrection, yet chooses to reinterpret it rather than abandon his plan.
• Sacrifice and duty: Itachi accepts personal harm to protect others, while Kabuto risks himself to carry out the mission.
• Strategic cooperation: The characters coordinate attacks and make difficult choices based on how each action might affect the battle’s next stage.

Plot points and events

• Obito absorbs the fallen God Tree, gaining an immortal body, renewed vitality, and fifteen Truth-Seeking Orbs. He believes he has reached godhood and can now activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi without fear of death.
• Sasuke, hidden inside the Susanoo-Tails’ Rinne Sharingan, points out that Obito’s immortality has come at a cost: his potential for further growth is gone, and his right-eye abilities—Kamui and Blade Reversal—are unusable.
• Obito decides to proceed with the Infinite Tsukuyomi rather than risk a direct fight. He notices Orochimaru moving toward Itachi and briefly considers killing him, but Kaguya warns that Sasuke may possess Hagoromo’s yin-and-yang powers, which could seal Obito.
• Obito flies toward the blood moon to cast the technique. Hashirama tries to stop him, but a shock wave from Sasuke’s Susanoo-Tails knocks Hashirama’s spirit back.
• Sasuke explains that he is allowing the Infinite Tsukuyomi to begin for three reasons: attacking now could endanger Itachi; he wants to see how Black Zetsu acts; and the event will help the world understand the cause-and-effect chain from their previous life. He declares his intention to intervene in the Eye of the Moon.

Character developments

• Obito reaches a new level of power but remains anxious around Sasuke. His confidence in immortality is shaken by Sasuke’s insight and Kaguya’s warning.
• Sasuke remains composed and strategically focused, revealing that his apparent passivity is deliberate and that he has a larger plan.
• Kaguya continues guiding Obito, warning him of Sasuke’s sealing power and influencing his choice to prioritize the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Hashirama acts to stop Obito but is forced to trust that Sasuke has a reason for holding back.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Obito gains immortality but loses the capacity to grow stronger, showing that immense power can carry hidden costs.
• Strategy over force: Sasuke’s restraint is purposeful; he weighs collateral damage, political consequences, and the actions of other players.
• Fear and confidence: Despite his transformation, Obito’s fear of Sasuke persists.
• Cause and consequence: Sasuke wants the Infinite Tsukuyomi’s events to expose how the present is connected to the previous life.

Character interactions

• Sasuke verbally undermines Obito’s confidence by identifying the drawbacks of his new form.
• Kaguya warns Obito about Sasuke, prompting him to abandon an attack on Orochimaru and hurry toward the moon.
• Hashirama attempts to intervene, but Sasuke’s power prevents him from reaching Obito.
• Sasuke explains his plan to Hashirama, asking him—and the reader—to view his inaction as calculated rather than helpless.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Orochimaru finds Itachi near death and offers to help him awaken the Rinnegan. Using Sasuke’s blood and the Hashirama cells already implanted in Itachi, he plans to bring Itachi close enough to death to trigger the change, then use Ikukishin to halt his decline.
• Itachi confirms that he wants the Rinnegan awakened in his right eye, which contains Ame-no-Uzume. Orochimaru injects Sasuke’s blood and seals the two of them inside a barrier before beginning the dangerous procedure.
• Obito reaches the moon and awakens his nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan. Its pattern appears on the moon, and Kaguya’s giant shadow rises over the earth, aligning with it. Believing he is about to create a world where Rin can live, Obito casts Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Unbeknownst to Obito, Sasuke uses his own Rinne Sharingan to amplify Yamato Takeru, his dōjutsu that can commandeer another person’s eye technique. He takes control of Infinite Tsukuyomi, altering its dreams to make people experience the despair he suffered in his previous life.
• Sasuke protects people from the moonlight with Susanoo-Tails, whose extended, armored tails form enclosed shelters. The light passes, and people worldwide are left under the genjutsu, their eyes transformed into six-tomoe Rinnegan.
• Obito notices the shelters and attacks with Divine Deep Forest Emergence, convinced the battle is still in his favor.
• In an alternate dimension, Black Zetsu realizes Infinite Tsukuyomi has been activated. He conceals his alarm, then proposes “pre-meal exercise” to Naruto, hinting at a new threat or scheme.

Character developments

• Itachi remains resolute despite his failing body, choosing to awaken the Rinnegan in his right eye and accepting the immense pain involved.
• Orochimaru shows deep affection and respect for Itachi, recalling how their relationship changed from hostility to alliance. He takes on the role of Itachi’s medical and technical protector.
• Obito reaches the culmination of his long-held plan, driven by grief and longing for Rin. His emotional conviction makes him unaware that Sasuke has secretly hijacked his technique.
• Sasuke turns Obito’s plan against him, using Infinite Tsukuyomi to impose his own vision of suffering while protecting others from its direct light.
• Black Zetsu quickly shifts from domestic routine to covert action once he senses the genjutsu’s activation.

Significant themes

• Dreams used as weapons: Obito’s idealistic dream becomes a means for Sasuke to inflict the despair of his past life on others.
• Sacrifice and resolve: Itachi willingly approaches death for power, while Sasuke acts to shield people from the effects of the moonlight.
• Changing alliances: Itachi reflects on how Orochimaru went from a threat to Sasuke into one of his greatest allies.
• Control and deception: Obito believes he is fulfilling his own plan, but Sasuke has secretly taken control of its central technique.

Character interactions

• Itachi and Orochimaru share a frank, emotional exchange about their past and their changed relationship; Orochimaru then explains the Rinnegan procedure and begins it with Itachi’s consent.
• Obito’s yearning for Rin shapes his triumphant declaration as he casts Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Sasuke silently manipulates the technique from afar.
• Sasuke coordinates Susanoo-Tails to shelter people as Obito attacks the barrier.
• Black Zetsu responds to Naruto’s hunger with an unexpectedly ominous invitation to train.

Plot points and events

• Obito completes the Infinite Tsukuyomi, trapping people across the land in cocoons suspended from the God Tree.
• He confronts Sasuke, who is protecting a group of survivors with the Susanoo-Tails. Sasuke uses a Byakugan-like ability, gained through his White Cursed Seal, to search a wide area for Black Zetsu and Naruto.
• Sasuke finds neither of them, but sees that Itachi is still inside the Susanoo-Tails’ protected chamber and needs more time. Unable to attack freely, Sasuke fends off Obito’s regenerating Wood Dragons.
• Black Zetsu and Naruto arrive in a deserted town more than fifty kilometers from the battlefield. Zetsu has deliberately kept them at a distance, wary that Sasuke may anticipate his plans.
• Naruto learns that the Infinite Tsukuyomi has caught everyone. He cuts down several cocoons and tries to free one person, but the Tree Vines regenerate and reclaim them.
• When Naruto asks who cast the jutsu, Black Zetsu blames Sasuke.

Character developments and interactions

• Sasuke remains focused and guarded. He anticipates Black Zetsu’s possible role in Kaguya’s revival, searches for him, and keeps fighting while allowing Itachi time.
• Naruto is shocked by the mass imprisonment and immediately tries to rescue the victims. His anger and concern show his instinctive compassion.
• Black Zetsu conceals his own agenda, keeps Naruto away from the battlefield, and shapes Naruto’s understanding by presenting Sasuke as the culprit.
• Obito presses his attack on Sasuke after completing the plan, insisting that Sasuke is obstructing others’ happiness.
• Naruto and Black Zetsu’s conversation shifts from Naruto’s confusion to Zetsu’s deliberate attempt to direct his anger toward Sasuke.

Significant themes

• Power and intent: Black Zetsu claims the Infinite Tsukuyomi, like a weapon, is neither good nor evil; its morality depends on its user.
• Illusion versus freedom: The victims are trapped in dreams presented as happiness, while Naruto sees their imprisonment as something to resist.
• Manipulation and mistrust: Sasuke suspects Zetsu’s hidden plans, while Zetsu manipulates Naruto with a possibly deceptive accusation.
• Protection and sacrifice: Sasuke holds back to give Itachi time, while Naruto risks himself to try to free strangers.