Arc 18The Hidden Moon and Kāma

Sasuke awakened new powers, traveled to the hidden moon, defeated Kaguya, and received Ryūshiki’s Kāma. After a vision of Naruto and the Ten-Tails, Sasuke and Obito pursued him into the Desert Dimension, where Naruto faced the Demonic Statue.

  • Kabuto awakened the power of his white Kāma, while Danzo recovered the Ox-Head Heavenly King from the dying Tanuki.
  • Sasuke absorbed the juvenile Ten-Tails, survived Ayekashi, and awakened a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye.
  • Toneri abducted Hanabi and awakened the Tenseigan with her eyes, while Sasuke learned how to reach the real moon through Blue Moon Island’s hidden secrets.
  • Sasuke took Hinata to the moon, defeated Toneri, and used the Giant Tenseigan to locate Hanabi, but Kaguya appeared and branded Hinata with her Kāma.
  • Sasuke defeated Kaguya, restored Hanabi’s sight, and began rebuilding the moon before Naruto prepared to feed the Demonic Statue.
  • Ryūshiki revealed that he had arranged Sasuke’s return and placed black and white Kāma on him, while Sasuke vowed to stop Ryūshiki if he threatened his allies.
  • After seeing a vision of Naruto swallowed by a monstrous Ten-Tails, Sasuke entered the dimensions with Obito to find him.
  • Obito reached the Desert Dimension and identified Naruto’s location, while Naruto unleashed the Demonic Statue’s Almighty Heavenly Roar.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Divine Illumination (II)

After destroying Isshiki, Sasuke and his allies considered whether Obito’s Divine Illumination could annihilate living targets, but refused to kill anyone just to test it. Sasuke sent Kabuto to activate his white Kāma and access Kara’s hideout; Kabuto awakened its power by confronting his grief over Yakushi Nonō, leaving the group ready to travel.

  • Obito wondered whether Divine Illumination could destroy living targets, but the group decided not to violate the Sasuke Faction’s principles by killing anyone as a test.
  • Sasuke told Kabuto to use his white Kāma to take them to Kara’s headquarters instead of relying on Sasuke’s Yomotsu Hirasaka.
  • Kabuto explored the white Kāma’s seal in his mental world and tried to unlock its power by stirring his emotions, but his memories did not open the chest.
  • Sasuke urged Kabuto to take off his glasses and stop letting his past hold him back, provoking his grief and anger over Yakushi Nonō.
  • Kabuto’s white Kāma spread onto his arm and formed a blade; he lunged at Sasuke, who revealed that Kabuto had successfully awakened the power.

Ch. 427The setup pays off: the Ox-Head Heavenly King!

Danzo found Shigaraki Tanuki and recovered the Ox-Head Heavenly King, which Tanuki had sealed inside his body. After Tanuki died, Danzo learned where his family was and resolved to raise his daughter, Sumire Kakei, in the light.

  • Shigaraki Tanuki mourned Danzo and recalled hiding the Ox-Head Heavenly King after Sasuke’s dream convinced him that Danzo was dead.
  • Danzo appeared before Tanuki, explained that he had returned from the Shinigami’s belly, and sought the Ox-Head Heavenly King for Sasuke’s plan.
  • Tanuki extracted the Ox-Head Heavenly King from his body and gave it to Danzo, leaving himself near death.
  • Danzo asked Tanuki where his wife and daughter were, and Tanuki revealed their location before dying.
  • Danzo left the hut with the Ox-Head Heavenly King and vowed to raise Sumire Kakei to adulthood in the sunlight.

Ch. 428A Meeting with Sanzu Amado!

Sasuke, Obito, Kabuto, and Itachi met Amado and went to locate Isshiki’s Ten-Tails. While Sasuke, Obito, and Kabuto entered the prison dimension, Itachi questioned Amado, who revealed that Shi Mei’s remains were missing and might have acted differently in this life.

  • Sasuke met Amado, thanked him for helping defeat Isshiki, and asked him to lead them to the Ten-Tails.
  • Amado said his current Artificial Human technology was far less advanced than the creations Sasuke had shown him.
  • Amado brought the group to the sealed door of the Ten-Tails’ prison dimension, and Obito used Kamui to overcome its spatial safeguards.
  • Sasuke opened Yomotsu Hirasaka and entered the dimension with Obito and Kabuto, leaving Itachi to watch Amado.
  • Itachi drew out Amado’s unease, and Amado explained that he could not find Shi Mei’s remains where the intelligence said they should be, suggesting Shi Mei’s actions had changed.

Ch. 429The Blueprint and a Glimpse!

Sasuke explained his plan to turn the juvenile Ten-Tails into a God Tree and use its power to awaken his left-eye Rinnegan. He prepared to become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki and risk his life, with Obito agreeing to help him survive the process.

  • Obito and Kabuto examined the juvenile Ten-Tails, and Sasuke recalled how it could eventually evolve into Jura.
  • Sasuke outlined a plan to lure Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki to the Ten-Tails, then use the resulting God Tree and a cultivated Chakra Fruit to advance his power.
  • Sasuke revealed that he needed a left-eye Rinnegan and the Tenseigan to fulfill the conditions for his planned Ōtsutsuki awakening.
  • Sasuke explained that he would use the Ten-Tails’ power to awaken his left-eye Rinnegan and rely on Obito’s Amenotokotachi to overwrite Ayekashi’s fatal effect.
  • Obito agreed to support Sasuke, who formed the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal.

Ch. 430Awakening the eye and a dramatic transformation!

Sasuke absorbed Isshiki's Ten-Tails Juvenile, used Yamato Takeru to commandeer Obito's Amenotokotachi, and endured Ayekashi's death process to overwrite its near-death effect. He survived, awakened a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye, and prepared to return to Blue Moon Island, while Itachi and Amado wondered what future Shi Mei had foreseen.

  • Sasuke absorbed the Ten-Tails Juvenile and gained its Jinchūriki form, but said its chakra could not yet combine with Susanoo: Living Body Mode.
  • Sasuke used Yamato Takeru through his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to take control of Obito's Amenotokotachi.
  • Sasuke released Orochimaru's suspension on Ayekashi and endured its death process, using Ōgetsuhime to slow his decline until Amenotokotachi took effect.
  • At Kara's base, Itachi and Amado speculated that Shi Mei had used Ten Directions to foresee a future, but questioned why he had let Sasuke act freely.
  • Sasuke survived Ayekashi's near-death state, awakened a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye, and retained the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki state within his body.
  • Sasuke recognized his immense increase in power and told the others to return to Blue Moon Island.

Ch. 431Who's gazing from afar~, up above the moon~!

Sasuke and Orochimaru considered the effects of Nue’s summoning and debated whether Toneri would intervene, while discussing how Sasuke might obtain the Tenseigan. On the moon, Toneri revealed that Hinata’s disappearance had driven him to decide to bring her back and protect her.

  • Danzo summoned Nue in a protected clearing, causing fluctuations in the space where it lived and potentially exposing the land to Momoshiki and the others.
  • Sasuke and Orochimaru discussed whether Shi Mei’s missing remains resulted from Ten Directions or from the butterfly effects of Karasuki’s disappearance.
  • Orochimaru explained that Sasuke needed the Tenseigan to complete his Ōtsutsuki awakening and described two ways to obtain it.
  • Sasuke argued that Toneri would remain a passive observer, while Orochimaru bet that Toneri would act soon because Hinata had disappeared from his sight.
  • Toneri vowed to bring Hinata back to the moon palace and keep her safe.

Ch. 432Toneri made his move

Toneri abducted Hanabi during Konoha’s institutional reforms, prompting Kakashi to pursue him toward the Earth-Moon Transfer Portal. Kakashi destroyed Toneri’s puppet army, but Inoichi told him to let Toneri go because the abduction was part of a plan and Hanabi would be safe.

  • Toneri targeted Hanabi, judging Neji’s Branch Family seal and his own preference for cute girls as reasons to choose her over Neji.
  • Konoha reorganized its ninja system around cultivation, military training, and education, leaving its defenses less tight than usual.
  • Toneri’s puppets abducted Hanabi from the Hyuga compound, and Kakashi left his training chamber to pursue them.
  • Kakashi used his Mangekyō Sharingan, Peerless Sniping Technique, and Purple Electricity to destroy nearly all of Toneri’s puppets.
  • Kakashi froze and shattered the leader puppet, then sent Adamantine Sealing Chains toward Toneri.
  • Inoichi contacted Kakashi and told him to let Toneri go, explaining that the abduction was part of a plan and Hanabi would be safe.

Ch. 433In the silence...

Toneri returned to the moon, took Hanabi’s eyes to awaken the Tenseigan, and planned to wait out the destruction of the earth with Hinata. On Blue Moon Island, Sakura continued her ritual prostrations and admitted she would accept whatever choice Sasuke made, while Karin offered to become Sarada’s godmother.

  • Toneri returned to the moon, placed Hanabi in the palace bedchamber, and implanted her eyes in his own sockets to awaken the Tenseigan.
  • Sasuke learned that Toneri had attacked the Hyuga, acknowledged that he had lost his bet with Orochimaru, and agreed to do one thing Orochimaru requested.
  • Sakura performed full prostrations before the Feathered Serpent God’s portrait, continuing her effort to complete the hundred thousand required to awaken its power.
  • Karin asked Sakura whether she planned to rekindle her relationship with Sasuke, and Sakura said she would respect his choice and be content to help him.
  • Karin gave Sakura her glasses as an early gift for Sarada and asked to be Sarada’s godmother.

Ch. 434Pale Moon revealed (Part one)

Hanabi was kidnapped by Toneri, who took her eyes and sealed the passage between Earth and the moon. As Sasuke's group searched for another way to reach the moon, Orochimaru revealed that the Blue Moon above them was the real moon, hidden by an ancient Ōtsutsuki.

  • Toneri took Hanabi's eyes and questioned her after she recognized him and warned him of his plans.
  • Toneri closed the Earth-Moon Space Channel, and Tobirama noticed the barrier collapse.
  • Sasuke's group discussed how to reach the moon and rejected Hinata's offer to act as bait.
  • Orochimaru explained that Sasuke could survive in space with the White Cursed Seal's Adaptive Modification, but said there was another route to the moon.
  • Orochimaru revealed that the Blue Moon was the real moon, hidden by an Ōtsutsuki who arrived before Kaguya, and Sasuke suspected Blue Moon Island was connected to it.

Ch. 435Pale Moon unveiled (II)

Orochimaru led Sasuke and the others to the Dragon God Temple, where Karin alone could read a tablet revealing why Ōtsutsuki Ryūshiki came to Earth. The inscription said Ryūshiki willingly sacrificed himself to the Ten-Tails, leaving Sasuke to question what that meant for Urashiki.

  • Orochimaru explained that Blue Moon Island's natural energy came from moonlight transformed by the real moon's magnetic field.
  • Orochimaru led the group to a gorge, where he revealed the Dragon God Temple hidden beneath the river and explained that he had discovered it after Obito's attack.
  • Sasuke and the others entered the temple and found a blank tablet that Karin could read with her Ketsuryūgan.
  • Orochimaru explained that only someone with both Ōtsutsuki power and the power of the Four Gods of the Earth could see the tablet's writing.
  • Karin read that Ryūshiki had brought the Ten-Tails to Earth, and the inscription revealed that Ryūshiki had willingly sacrificed himself to it.

Ch. 436Pale Moon revealed (III): Setting out

Sasuke learned that Ryūshiki had chosen him to fulfill a sixty-year destiny and that the Tenseigan was needed to reach the Pale Moon. After Hinata persuaded him to take her along to rescue Hanabi, Sasuke used the Human Path and Naraka Path to bring her through the one-person teleportation array, then set out for the Pale Moon.

  • Sasuke questioned the idea of destiny, while Orochimaru explained that Ryūshiki had chosen him and left Karasuki, Blue Moon Island, and the Record of Heaven’s True Names for the destined one.
  • Orochimaru revealed that the teleportation array to the Pale Moon could carry only one person and required Tenseigan power to repair, so Sasuke decided to absorb both Toneri’s Tenseigan and the Giant Tenseigan at the Hamura Shrine.
  • Hinata asked Sasuke to take her along, explaining that she needed to rescue Hanabi and that her Hyuga chakra could help him absorb the shrine’s Tenseigan.
  • Sasuke pulled Hinata’s soul from her body with the Human Path and stored her and her soul inside the King of Hell summoned through the Naraka Path.
  • Sasuke entered the teleportation array and vanished in a flash of light, setting out for the Pale Moon.

Ch. 437The Uchiha land on the moon!

Sasuke crossed the vacuum of space to reach Toneri’s moon, where Toneri awakened his tenseigan and used it to force Hanabi to reveal Sasuke’s name. Sasuke destroyed the moon’s protective barrier and confronted Toneri, setting up a battle between their eyes’ powers.

  • Sasuke crossed the real moon’s surface, broke through the barrier around the false moon, and adapted his body to survive the vacuum.
  • Toneri awakened his tenseigan and threatened Hanabi, then used the Mind Sphere to control her and make her reveal that Sasuke Uchiha knew about him.
  • Before Hanabi could explain how Sasuke learned about Toneri, an explosion shook the Moon Palace and shattered its protective barrier.
  • Toneri saw Sasuke outside the Palace and summoned hundreds of Reincarnation Eye puppets to attack him.
  • Sasuke shed his protective bone armor, faced Toneri’s puppets with his Rinnegan, and unleashed Super Shinra Tensei.

Ch. 438Sasuke Uchiha vs. Otsutsuki Toneri! Rinnegan vs. Tenseigan!

Sasuke Uchiha battled Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon, testing the Tenseigan’s powers while demanding Hanabi’s release. After Sasuke wounded him with Amenotejikara, Toneri healed himself and entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, preparing to unleash his full power.

  • Sasuke used Super Shinra Tensei to destroy Toneri’s puppet army and devastate the palace, then demanded that Toneri hand over Hanabi.
  • Toneri’s chakra-absorbing attack struck Sasuke’s Wood Release Clone, and Sasuke appeared behind him and countered with Chidori.
  • Sasuke absorbed Toneri’s close-range Mind Sphere with the Preta Path and kicked him into the ruins.
  • Toneri used a focused gravitational attack, but Sasuke switched places with the Black Blade: Kusanagi and stabbed him in the chest with Amenotejikara.
  • Toneri healed his wound with a Green Truth-Seeking Orb, then activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and sent Green Truth-Seeking Orb shuriken raining toward Sasuke.

Ch. 439An overwhelming gap!

Sasuke overwhelmed Toneri's Tenseigan attacks and countered the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, which cut deep into the Lunar Surface and seemed to disturb something sealed below. Toneri summoned the Hamura Statue, but Sasuke discovered it could regenerate endlessly unless Toneri was defeated.

  • Sasuke's Outer Path Husk withstood Toneri's Truth-Seeking Orb barrage, and Sasuke's Purple Aura Eight Trigrams overpowered Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, sending Toneri crashing into a crater.
  • Toneri blamed his lack of mastery over the newly awakened Tenseigan and unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Sasuke used Amenotejikara to swap places with a distant stone pillar.
  • Toneri's golden attack split the Lunar Surface, and Sasuke heard a mournful sound from deep within the fissure and suspected it had reached something terrifying that remained sealed away.
  • Toneri summoned the Hamura Statue, whose enormous fist cracked the Outer Path Husk's arm, but Sasuke destroyed the statue with black flames and Flame Spears.
  • The stones reformed into the Hamura Statue, and Sasuke concluded that it would regenerate endlessly unless Toneri was defeated.

Ch. 440Toneri, Toneri—Who Else but Me!

Sasuke defeated Toneri, but Toneri triggered the moon’s self-destruction and threatened Hanabi among the falling fragments. Sasuke slowed the meteorites and headed for the Hamura Shrine with Hinata to take control of the Giant Tenseigan and find Hanabi.

  • Sasuke used Ashubha to pierce Toneri and disable his Tenseigan Chakra Mode, destroying the Hamura Statue.
  • Toneri revealed that breaking his Tenseigan Chakra Mode had activated the moon’s self-destruction program and claimed Hanabi was attached to one of its fragments.
  • Sasuke created a Black Core that pulled in some meteorites and slowed the rest, while refusing to follow Toneri’s demands.
  • Sasuke said he would use the Giant Tenseigan in the Hamura Shrine to locate and save Hanabi.
  • Sasuke summoned Hinata from the King of Hell, and she climbed onto Susanoo’s hand as Toneri’s eyes entered their final maturation phase.
  • Sasuke flew with Hinata toward the Hamura Shrine.

Ch. 441Toneri, Toneri—Sacrificing Himself for Others!

Sasuke and Hinata won Hamura and his descendants’ support at the shrine, where Sasuke gained a Heavenly Eye and began absorbing the Giant Tenseigan’s power. Outside, Toneri was caught by a mysterious blood-red eye and swallowed by a monstrous maw.

  • Sasuke’s chakra was suppressed inside Hamura Shrine, where he confronted Hamura and his descendants.
  • Hinata overcame her fear and told Hamura she trusted Sasuke, persuading Hamura’s clan to cooperate with them.
  • Hamura asked Sasuke to ensure Hinata could live peacefully, and Sasuke promised he would.
  • The Giant Tenseigan’s power transformed Sasuke’s forehead mark into a purple Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, which Hamura identified as a Heavenly Eye.
  • Sasuke used the Preta Path to absorb the Giant Tenseigan’s eye power while the moon continued to disintegrate.
  • Toneri prepared to attack the shrine, but a mysterious blood-red eye ensnared him and a fanged maw swallowed him.

Ch. 442The raging goddess returns!

Sasuke rescued Hanabi from the meteorite belt, but Kaguya returned to human form and branded Hinata with her Kāma. Sasuke saved Hinata and took the Giant Tenseigan, then faced Kaguya as she launched a Divine Air Strike.

  • Sasuke used his incomplete Tenseigan to locate Hanabi and guide her meteorite out of the belt, but the spikes holding her broke and she drifted into space.
  • Sasuke entered the meteorite belt, rescued Hanabi, and carried her back toward the shrine.
  • Kaguya appeared in the Hamura Shrine, revealed she had used Hanabi to lure Sasuke away, and branded Hinata with her Kāma.
  • Sasuke broke into the shrine, rescued Hinata, seized the Giant Tenseigan, and escaped with both sisters as Kaguya destroyed the shrine.
  • Sasuke placed Hinata and Hanabi out of the way, restored his twin Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, and confronted Kaguya.
  • Kaguya interrupted Sasuke and attacked him with Divine Air Strike.

Ch. 443Ultimate Intelligence Kaguya!

Sasuke battled Ultimate Intelligence Kaguya, who used her knowledge of his memories to anticipate his tactics and threaten the earth with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. As Sasuke struggled to block the attack, Kaguya opened a portal behind him and launched a killing bone at his unguarded back.

  • Kaguya combined Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack with a concealed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, shattering Sasuke's Susanoo's Husk of the Outer Path and forcing out his black flames.
  • Kaguya revealed that she had experienced Sasuke's memories of his previous battle against her through the Infinite Tsukuyomi and had no intention of being sealed the same way again.
  • Kaguya formed a massive Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and threatened to split the earth unless Sasuke stopped it.
  • Sasuke used Susanoo-Tails and twelve Sahibochi greatswords to block the Heavenly Sword, while Kaguya's attack began breaking through his weapons.
  • Kaguya opened Yomotsu Hirasaka behind Sasuke and fired Yomotsu-Killing Ash Bones at his unguarded back.

Ch. 444Turning the tables

Sasuke and Kaguya traded increasingly desperate attacks, and Kaguya appeared to kill him by trapping him in the Acid Sea Space. Sasuke then emerged behind her and pierced her with an All-Killing Ash Bone, interrupting her plan to work with Black Zetsu against Asura’s reincarnation.

  • Sasuke diverted Kaguya’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion through Yomotsu Hirasaka, then used the spatial portal to sever her attack before it could destroy Earth.
  • Kaguya combined Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion with Rabbit Hair Needles, but Sasuke’s Truth-Seeking Orbs and protective Amaterasu stopped her assault.
  • Kaguya used Tenseigan gravity to pull Sasuke toward an All-Killing Ash Bone, but he narrowly evaded it with a timed Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique and closed in.
  • Sasuke tried to seal Kaguya from behind, but she concealed a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal in her hair and sent him into the Acid Sea Space.
  • After Kaguya closed the portal and declared Sasuke dead, an All-Killing Ash Bone burst through her chest as Sasuke’s voice sounded behind her.

Ch. 445Divine Technique: Agaru; Prelude to the Finale!

Sasuke defeated Kaguya with Divine Technique: Agaru and began restoring the moon while preparing to awaken a Tenseigan in his forehead. Meanwhile, Naruto and Black Zetsu continued feeding natural energy to the Demonic Statue, aiming to revive Kaguya.

  • Sasuke explained that Agaru let him replay the last ten seconds of battle and use Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bone to kill her.
  • Kaguya warned Sasuke that Orochimaru could not challenge her clan's supreme god, but Sasuke vowed to continue his plan as Kaguya disintegrated.
  • Sasuke restored Hanabi's sight, apologized to the blind Toneri, and promised to help rebuild Toneri's home in exchange for his good behavior.
  • Sasuke used Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to begin rebuilding the moon, then resumed absorbing the Giant Tenseigan's energy to awaken a Tenseigan in his forehead.
  • Naruto recovered his eye power and prepared to travel with Black Zetsu to the Desert Dimension to feed the Demonic Statue and transform it into the Ten-Tails.

Ch. 446A dragon appears on the moon

After awakening the Tenseigan, Sasuke met Ryūshiki Ōtsutsuki on the moon and learned that Shi Mei’s ascension threatened the foundations of the world. Ryūshiki began inscribing both black and white Kāma on Sasuke, leaving his ability to control their power uncertain.

  • Sasuke awakened the Tenseigan and saw Ryūshiki’s moonlit form on the hidden moon.
  • Sasuke traveled to the moon, where Ryūshiki introduced himself and explained that Urashiki was his nephew and had brought Karasuki to the Shinobi World.
  • Ryūshiki admitted that he had created Karasuki to identify the bearer of destiny and had arranged Sasuke’s return to the Living World.
  • Ryūshiki challenged Sasuke’s understanding of the nine suns and warned that Shi Mei threatened the existence of the world itself.
  • Ryūshiki grasped Sasuke’s wrists and began inscribing black and white Kāma upon him.

Ch. 447Measuring Kāma!

After returning from his battle with Kaguya, Sasuke had Orochimaru and Amado measure the information density of his Black and White Kāma, revealing Ryūshiki’s extraordinary power. Sasuke accepted the possibility that Ryūshiki might eventually take over his existence and asked his allies to kill him if Ryūshiki wanted more.

  • Sasuke returned safely to Blue Moon Island and told everyone that Kaguya had fought him to the death among the stars.
  • Sasuke revealed that Hinata had become Kaguya’s Vessel, and Sakura checked her for injuries.
  • Orochimaru and Amado used the Heavenly Decoder to analyze Sasuke’s two Kāma and measured Ryūshiki’s White Kāma at 16.3 Asaṃkhyeya and Black Kāma at 21.7.
  • Amado concluded that Ryūshiki’s genetic information density rivaled that of an Ōtsutsuki who had eaten several high-quality Chakra Fruits, while Orochimaru worried Ryūshiki might someday take over Sasuke.
  • Sasuke told Orochimaru that he would accept Ryūshiki replacing him, but asked his allies to kill him if Ryūshiki wanted anything beyond that.

Ch. 448Echo of the Void!

Sasuke used Danzo’s summoning of Nue and a spatial amplification array to open violent rifts around the moon, trapping Toneri in a collapsing region of space and sending him into an alternate dimension. After a vision showed Naruto being devoured by a monstrous Ten-Tails and a world-ending God Tree, Sasuke prepared to act, and Obito offered to accompany him.

  • Sasuke ordered Danzo to summon Nue within the Void-Style Boundary Technique to amplify the resulting spatial tremors.
  • Toneri sensed rifts opening around the moon, became pinned in a spatial net, and was swept into an alternate dimension as the Palace collapsed.
  • Sasuke saw a vision of Naruto being swallowed by a monstrous Ten-Tails that became a dimension-spanning God Tree.
  • Sasuke suspected the vision was connected to the Black and White Kāma, put on his White Cloak, and prepared to investigate a scorching desert.
  • Obito emerged through a Black Spiral and told Sasuke that he would accompany him.

Ch. 449Two heroes set out!

Sasuke and Obito entered Kaguya’s dimensions to search for Naruto, and Obito forced his way through the Acid Sea Space despite its deadly corrosion. After crossing the Lava, Ice-and-Snow, and Supergravity dimensions, he neared the Desert Dimension and decided to investigate before letting Sasuke out.

  • Sasuke told Obito that they needed to cross the Acid Sea Space and use Kamui to reach the Desert Dimension, warning him that its acid could kill him.
  • Obito used Amenotokotachi just before its reset and followed Sasuke through Yomotsu Hirasaka into the Acid Sea Space.
  • Obito broke through the Acid Sea Space into the Lava Dimension, where Amenotokotachi restored him and he healed his injuries.
  • Obito crossed the Lava and Ice-and-Snow dimensions, then reached the Supergravity dimension and recognized it as the place where his bones had been scattered in his previous life.
  • Obito sensed that the Desert Dimension was near, chose to keep Sasuke inside Kamui while he investigated, and opened another dimensional passage.

Ch. 450Making a Splash!

Obito unleashed a vast Wood Release in the Desert Dimension to draw out its hidden inhabitants, while Naruto and Black Zetsu discovered the attack climbing the Demonic Statue. Black Zetsu identified the intruder as Obito and sent Naruto to confront Sasuke beneath the blazing sun.

  • Obito suspected the Desert Dimension was a barren planet near the sun and used Six Paths: Deep Forest Emergence to spread trees across the desert.
  • Naruto and Black Zetsu tried to make the Demonic Statue absorb natural energy while Black Zetsu wondered whether they needed the tailed beasts' chakra to revive the Ten-Tails.
  • The trees struck and climbed the Demonic Statue's lotus pedestal, shaking Naruto and Black Zetsu on its head.
  • Naruto used his connection to the statue to steady it and saw the trees wrapping around its feet.
  • Black Zetsu recognized the Wood Release as a sign that Obito had arrived and told Naruto that Sasuke was beneath the desert's Blazing Sun.
  • Naruto unleashed the Demonic Statue's Almighty Heavenly Roar, sending a massive gale across the dimension.
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