Recaps

Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, and Kisame continued gathering intelligence about the New World and prepared to send it to Chiba Tetsuya through Hidan. Meanwhile, a sentry at the Sky Ninja base learned that Lord Shinnō’s situation had thrown the officers into conflict over whether to keep attacking the Shinobi World or return home.

• Sasori returned to the farm cabin and told the others he had chosen a new target whose human puppet could provide better intelligence.
• The four Akatsuki members reviewed what they had learned about the New World, including its size, population, and the Sky Ninja’s occupied cities.
• Sasori told Hidan to memorize their useful intelligence so he could transmit it through rituals to the Evil God.
• Kisame and Sasori persuaded Hidan to study the information by reminding him that the Evil God praised him for sending intelligence.
• A relieving sentry warned the coastal watchman that Lord Shinnō’s situation had divided the Sky Ninja officers over whether to continue attacking the Shinobi World or return to the New World.

Tetsuya convened the Shinobi World Federation’s first Kage Summit and announced an expedition against the New Continent controlled by the survivors of the Land of Sky. The summit finalized forces for two simultaneous attacks, and Sasuke asked to have the Uchiha Clan join the war.

• Tetsuya presented the Kage with intelligence about the New Continent and the Sky Ninja’s offshore base.
• Tetsuya declared war and proposed attacking the New Continent through a Space-Time Portal while another force destroyed the offshore base.
• Ōnoki, Mu, the Third Raikage, and the Fourth Raikage volunteered for the New Continent expedition, while Mei Terumi and Hozuki Gengetsu offered to lead the assault on the offshore base.
• Gaara, Yahiko, and Naruto chose to fight, and Naruto decided he would resign as Sixth Hokage after the war.
• After the two-hour summit, Sasuke told Tetsuya that the Uchiha Clan wanted to join the war and serve as his sharpest blade.

Tetsuya reassured Sasuke that the Uchiha Clan would not be used as a weapon, while Izuna whisked Sasuke away to arrange a marriage and heirs. With the expedition three days away, Tetsuya checked Amado Sanzu’s completed Space-Time Gates, which would provide a stable passage between two fixed locations.

• Tetsuya told Sasuke that the Uchiha Clan was not his blade and credited Izuna with helping the clan as well.
• Izuna urged Sasuke to marry and have children, then took him to the Uchiha Clan Compound to arrange a blind date.
• Tetsuya laughed at Sasuke’s predicament and noted that the expedition would begin in three days.
• Tetsuya visited Amado Sanzu’s laboratory and learned that two Space-Time Gates had been built for a stable connection between fixed locations.
• Orochimaru praised the gates, and Tetsuya told him and Amado Sanzu to stop flattering each other and prepare to work.

Sasori and the others secured a farm as a base and gathered intelligence on the New World Continent. Tetsuya arrived to announce that the Shinobi World's army would invade in three days, and Sasori agreed to visit the Research Department after the mission.

• Sasori dismissed the Sky Ninja representative and revealed that he and the others had taken over the farm as their base.
• Hidan's skin turned black as Lord Jashin sought him, and Hidan tried to find someone to sacrifice.
• Tetsuya appeared through a Golden Portal, and Hidan embraced him, mistaking him for Lord Jashin.
• Sasori and the others gave Tetsuya their gathered intelligence, and he praised their work.
• Tetsuya announced that the Shinobi World's army would cross between the continents in three days to defeat the Sky Ninja.
• Tetsuya offered to take Sasori to the Research Department, and Sasori said he was interested in visiting.

Tetsuya chose the Sky Ninja farm warehouse as the site for the Shinobi World Federation’s Space-Time Gate and worked with Amado Sanzu to activate it. The gate opened onto a view of another place, beginning the first connection between the two worlds.

• Hidan explained that the farm had ample space and supplies, with a broad road leading toward the Sky Ninja city, and Sasori said he had selected it.
• Tetsuya created a golden Space-Time Gate, revealing a massive blue metal portal inside an empty warehouse.
• Tetsuya described the portal as a Scientific Ninja Tool built by the Research Department, and Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame were astonished when he said Orochimaru had achieved his dream.
• Tetsuya contacted Amado Sanzu, and they calibrated the gate together while Sasori raised a screening barrier around the farm.
• Tetsuya and Amado Sanzu pressed their buttons at the same time, and the enormous gate opened onto a different scene.

Tetsuya welcomed Hidan, Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame back to the Shinobi World after the Space-Time Gate successfully connected the two lands. Their mission ended after they handed over their cover duties, and the team split up to pursue their own plans.

• The Space-Time Gate opened successfully, and Hidan, Orochimaru, Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame entered the Research Department with Tetsuya.
• Tetsuya introduced the Akatsuki members to Amado, who examined Sasori’s puppet-modified body with interest.
• Tetsuya and Amado discussed testing the gate’s stability and building a railway to transport Gelel ore to the Research Department.
• Deidara laughed at the news that Ōnoki was mining Gelel ore, while Kisame asked whether the team’s mission could end now that the lands were connected.
• Tetsuya ended the mission and arranged a handover; Deidara planned to visit the mine, Hidan chose to follow Lord Jashin, and Sasori decided to explore the Research Department.

The Allied Shinobi Forces gathered at the Research Department for the mission to the New Continent, while Hozuki Gengetsu led a naval squad toward the Sky Ninja's Reef Base. Tetsuya welcomed the assembled forces, satisfied that the alliance had finally come together.

• Ōnoki, the Raikage, and other shinobi arrived at the Research Department with their squads, while Sasuke and Shisui led a group of Uchiha.
• Naruto greeted Sasuke, admitted he did not consider himself a competent Hokage, and said he planned to resign after the New Continent mission.
• Sasuke praised Naruto for recognizing his limits, and Naruto left to join Neji.
• Hozuki Gengetsu led naval combat ninja, including a specially equipped Special Operations Squad, aboard ships bound for the Sky Ninja's Reef Base.
• Tetsuya stood at the Research Department's gate and surveyed the assembled Allied Shinobi Forces.

Tetsuya rallied the Shinobi World Federation and sent its forces through the Space-Time Gate to invade the New Continent and free its people from the Sky Ninja. As Tetsuya, Orochimaru, and Amado Sanzu crossed over to inspect the gate, the Federation fleet attacked the Sky Ninja Reef Base and destroyed its warships.

• Tetsuya urged the Federation’s warriors to defeat the Sky Ninja and liberate the people enslaved on the New Continent.
• Amado Sanzu opened the Space-Time Gate, and the Allied Shinobi Forces streamed through it over the next twenty minutes.
• Tetsuya posted a video of the departure, then crossed the gate with Amado Sanzu and Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Tao told Tetsuya that Shisui had ordered his Uchiha guards to protect the gate from the Sky Ninja.
• A sentry at the Sky Ninja Reef Base spotted ships approaching, and the Federation fleet blew up the base’s three main warships before the alarm could be raised.

The Allied Shinobi Forces overwhelmed the Sky Ninja on the New Continent, while Tetsuya received reports about the campaign and new ship designs. He ordered Hozuki Gengetsu to lead an elite fleet on an Age of Exploration beyond the known lands.

• The Sky Ninja’s factions reunited to resist the Allied Shinobi Forces, but their conscripted slaves rebelled and their defenses suffered repeated defeats.
• Shinada of the Salamander told Tetsuya that the Raikage, Ōnoki, and Rasa had advanced across the New Continent, where Sky Ninja sought surrender and Naruto Uzumaki called for the indigenous people’s liberation.
• Shinada reported that Hozuki Gengetsu had captured the Sky Ninja’s offshore base and requested permission to join the campaign.
• Tetsuya learned that researchers were developing a Super Mothership, though Amado Sanzu considered the concept impractical.
• Tetsuya ordered the Research Department to build its latest battleships and assigned Hozuki Gengetsu to form an elite fleet and launch the Age of Exploration.

Tetsuya ordered Shinada to accept the Sky Ninja’s surrender and have them enslaved under the supervision of the Indigenous People they had enslaved. He then received a request from Naruto Uzumaki to save Boruto and prepared to enter that timeline, where he hoped to test Eida’s shinjutsu.

• Tetsuya approved support for the New Continent and agreed to Shinada’s plan to enslave the surrendered Sky Ninja under Indigenous supervision.
• Shinada praised Tetsuya and left to carry out the arrangements.
• Tetsuya received a Cross-Shinobi World Assistance Platform request from Naruto Uzumaki to save Boruto Uzumaki.
• Tetsuya accepted the idea of entering the Boruto timeline and asked Husky whether Eida’s shinjutsu could affect him.
• Husky said Eida’s ability worked only on ordinary people, and Tetsuya claimed he could take her into his arms.

Hashirama evolved blue Rinnegan and discovered that his ability, All Things in the Universe, let him transform into people he had seen and copy their abilities. After he fooled Madara with the technique, Tetsuya asked Hashirama to try transforming into him.

• Tetsuya asked Doggo whether letting Momoshiki heal Boruto would count as completing his mission, then went to Madara's courtyard.
• Hashirama revealed his blue Rinnegan and discovered that All Things in the Universe let him transform into people he had seen and temporarily gain their abilities.
• Hashirama transformed into Madara and demonstrated Madara's Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Madara arrived, mistook Hashirama for an impostor, and fought him with Limbo Clones until Tetsuya intervened.
• Hashirama revealed himself and explained that transforming into someone he knew well consumed less power.
• Tetsuya asked Hashirama to try transforming into him.

Tetsuya explained that Hashirama could not copy his many powerful abilities without exhausting himself, then told Hashirama and Madara about a parallel future where Tetsuya did not exist. They agreed to visit that world, and the chapter ended as Tetsuya arrived in the Boruto Era amid Naruto’s grief over Boruto’s apparent death.

• Hashirama transformed into Tetsuya but collapsed after trying to use the Eternal Divine Kingdom, and Tetsuya guessed that copying someone much stronger and more complex consumed too much power.
• Tetsuya told Hashirama and Madara that in another timeline, Madara’s plan succeeded, Madara became Kaguya’s sacrifice, Hashirama and Tobirama were not resurrected, and the Shinobi World remained divided despite relative peace.
• Hashirama and Madara agreed to travel with Tetsuya to the future of a parallel Shinobi World where Tetsuya did not exist.
• Tetsuya accepted the commission and connected to the parallel timeline, arriving in the Boruto Era as Naruto mourned Boruto after Kawaki pierced his chest.
• Dark clouds gathered and lightning split the sky as a voice addressed Naruto as the young Hokage and said it had heard his wish.

Tetsuya answered Naruto’s wish by using Momoshiki’s power to revive Boruto, while Hashirama and Madara restrained Code. The chapter ended with Hashirama and Madara noticing Kawaki’s killing intent toward Boruto.

• Tetsuya arrived with Hashirama and Madara, and Madara stopped Code from escaping by severing his arm and suspending him.
• Tetsuya forcibly controlled Momoshiki’s power inside Boruto and used it to restart Boruto’s heart.
• Naruto hugged Boruto and thanked Tetsuya for saving his son.
• Hashirama noticed Kawaki’s killing intent toward Boruto, and Madara and Hashirama asked Naruto whether they should deal with him.

Tetsuya took Madara and Hashirama to Kara Base to seek the God Tree and Enhancement Items after Naruto chose to handle Boruto and Kawaki’s situation in Konoha. There, Tetsuya struck Daemon without triggering his reflection ability, and Madara began explaining why.

• Naruto called Kawaki his adopted son and said his conflict with Boruto was a problem between brothers, while Shikamaru confronted him over Kawaki killing Boruto.
• Tetsuya opened a Golden Portal to Code’s hideout, and Madara brought the injured Code through with Limbo: Border Jail.
• Hashirama told Naruto to settle matters in Konoha before following Tetsuya and Madara through the portal; Naruto, Shikamaru, and Kawaki headed back to the village.
• At Kara Base, Tetsuya introduced himself to Eida and Daemon, and Madara sensed a nearly mature God Tree.
• Daemon claimed he was stronger than Code and Jigen, but Tetsuya slapped him into a wall without triggering Reflection.
• After Eida asked how Tetsuya bypassed Daemon’s ability, Madara asked whether she would feel killing intent toward an ant by the roadside.

Tetsuya intimidated Eida and Code into staying out of their way, then led Madara and Hashirama to a God Tree in Jigen’s space. Madara began absorbing it, while Naruto returned to Konoha and prepared to alert its leaders about the three Rinnegan users.

• Eida agreed not to interfere after Tetsuya threatened her and Code, while a Limbo Clone kept Code from speaking.
• Tetsuya led Madara and Hashirama to an immature God Tree that had grown without absorbing a world's power or an Ōtsutsuki sacrifice.
• Madara sensed that the God Tree craved power from the same source and asked Hashirama for permission to absorb it; Hashirama and Tetsuya agreed.
• Madara entered his Six Paths form and effortlessly began absorbing the God Tree into his palm.
• Naruto took Boruto and Kawaki to the hospital, then went with Shikamaru to the Hokage Building to organize a meeting about Madara, Hashirama, and Tetsuya.

Naruto told Konoha’s leaders that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had returned alongside a mysterious young man with golden Rinnegan, who revived Boruto and took Code. As the meeting considered the danger of their power, Shikamaru exposed Kawaki’s attempt to kill Boruto, leaving Naruto facing pressure over Kawaki’s place in Konoha.

• Naruto gathered Konoha’s leaders, and Shikamaru announced that Naruto and he had seen Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, both long presumed dead.
• Naruto recounted how a young man with golden Rinnegan appeared through a Golden Portal, severed and restrained Code, revived Boruto, and left with Code, Madara, and Hashirama.
• Kakashi asked whether Naruto had sensed malice from the visitors, and Naruto described Hashirama as familiar, Madara as cold, and the young man as indifferent to others’ lives.
• Shikamaru argued that Hashirama still seemed to be himself because he had noticed Kawaki’s intent to kill Boruto and asked Naruto whether he wanted help executing Kawaki.
• Naruto tried to stop Shikamaru from discussing Kawaki, but Shikamaru and Mitokado Homura challenged Naruto for protecting someone who had defied the Hokage and attacked the Hokage’s son.

After Madara absorbed the God Tree, Tetsuya offered him other Ten-Tails-related power sources to test, but Madara declined. The group set off for Konoha, only to return to the base, where Tetsuya frightened Daemon again.

• Madara absorbed the incomplete God Tree and said he felt stronger than when he had absorbed one before.
• Tetsuya brought out a Ten-Tails Cub and a Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and proposed testing how they affected Madara.
• Madara refused to absorb either one and suggested saving them for Hashirama or someone else.
• Hashirama and Madara followed Tetsuya toward Konoha, then returned to the base, where they found Eida tending to Daemon and Code still on the floor.
• Daemon hid behind Eida when Tetsuya teased him, and Eida asked Tetsuya to stop frightening her brother.

Tetsuya captured Code and traveled with Hashirama and Madara to Konoha. The village’s leaders prepared for their arrival, but the three appeared atop Kage Rock, where Hashirama and Madara were surprised to find Konoha built inside a giant circular pit.

• Hashirama admitted he had not intentionally turned back to check on Code, and Madara mocked his reasoning.
• Tetsuya swallowed Code with the Box of Ultimate Bliss, planning to put Isshiki’s power to use, and decided against taking Eida and Daemon’s abilities.
• Eida and Daemon stayed behind after Code was taken and Kara had effectively fallen apart.
• Konoha’s senior leaders failed to reach an agreement, chose to trust Naruto’s judgment, and secretly strengthened the village’s defenses.
• Tetsuya opened a portal and brought Hashirama and Madara to Kage Rock, where Hashirama wondered whether Konoha had been built inside a giant pit.

Tetsuya explained how Nagato’s attack had left this world’s Konoha inside a giant crater, then the three set off to visit Naruto. As they crossed the village, Hashirama judged that Konoha had developed little compared with their unified Shinobi World.

• Tetsuya told Hashirama and Madara that Nagato had used Super Shinra Tensei on Konoha while pursuing the tailed beasts, leaving the village in a crater.
• Madara blamed Tetsuya for disrupting his plans in their world, while Hashirama agreed that Konoha’s location seemed harmless.
• Tetsuya and Hashirama decided to visit Naruto and then leave, since their interventions had left this world’s future foes and conflicts uninteresting to them.
• The three entered Konoha, where hidden sentries spotted them and reported their arrival to the Hokage Office.
• Hashirama and his companions walked toward the Hokage Building, and Hashirama concluded that this Konoha had developed slowly without the Shinobi World’s unification.

Naruto and Tsunade met Tetsuya, Hashirama, and Madara at the Hokage Building, where Naruto recognized that Hashirama had come from another point in time. Tetsuya praised Naruto for becoming a dependable Hokage and revealed that Naruto’s memories of Rōran had returned, while Madara dismissed Tetsuya’s claim that he was a nobody.

• An ANBU operative warned Naruto that people resembling Hashirama and Madara were approaching the Hokage Building, and Naruto went to meet them.
• Tsunade joined Naruto at the entrance, hoping to learn whether the approaching Hashirama was truly her grandfather.
• Tetsuya arrived with Hashirama and Madara, and Hashirama confirmed that he was indeed Hashirama Senju.
• Naruto explained that Hashirama likely came from another point in time through something like the ley line.
• Tetsuya praised Naruto as a mature, dependable Hokage and asked whether Minato’s memory seal had worn off; Naruto confirmed that he remembered Rōran.
• Naruto asked Tetsuya who he was, and Madara challenged Tetsuya’s claim that he was a nobody by pointing out his strength against the Ōtsutsuki and Six Paths.

Tetsuya, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha visited Konoha, where the village’s leaders struggled to face the two legendary founders. As Tetsuya prepared to leave after offering brief answers, Naruto asked why they had come and whether they only intended to save Boruto.

• Naruto and Tsunade led Tetsuya, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha to the Hokage Building’s conference room.
• Konoha’s High Command sat in silence as Hashirama and Madara took the seats at the head of the table.
• Hashirama recognized Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, and Madara mocked them for holding onto power despite their age.
• Tetsuya judged Konoha to have no capable leaders left, while Naruto wondered whether Tetsuya considered the village a joke.
• Tetsuya said the group had come because Hashirama wanted to see Konoha and offered to answer only a few questions before leaving.
• Naruto asked Tetsuya whether they had come only to save Boruto.

Tetsuya explained that he had come because of Naruto's wish and had taken Kara's God Tree, warning Konoha that it lacked the strength to handle threats like the Ōtsutsuki. As Konoha's leaders debated what to do about Kawaki, Boruto and Kawaki disappeared, and Tetsuya stayed behind to watch their confrontation.

• Naruto questioned Tetsuya, who said Naruto's wish to revive Boruto had brought him and his companions there.
• Tetsuya revealed that they had taken Kara's God Tree as upgrade materials, and warned that Konoha could not handle the dangers it might bring.
• Tetsuya told Naruto that Boruto and Kawaki posed serious threats because Boruto carried Momoshiki and Kawaki had Isshiki's power.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura argued that Kawaki should be expelled or killed, while Naruto hesitated to act against him.
• An Anbu ninja reported that Boruto and Kawaki were missing, and Naruto and the others rushed out to find them.
• Boruto and Kawaki faced each other on Kage Rock as Tetsuya stayed behind with his companions to watch.

Kawaki and Boruto fought atop Kage Rock while Naruto rushed to stop them. Tetsuya isolated the battlefield with an Izuna Clone, leaving Naruto unable to reach the boys as their battle grew more lethal.

• Kawaki attacked Boruto, determined to kill him to protect Naruto, and Boruto fought back using Momoshiki's power.
• Naruto learned the boys were fighting at Kage Rock and hurried there with others searching for them.
• Tetsuya explained to Hashirama that Momoshiki's power had fueled Boruto's revival, while Hashirama guessed Kawaki resented Boruto as a rival heir.
• Tetsuya created an Izuna Clone, which cut out the space containing Kage Rock and prevented the approaching ninjas from reaching it.
• Naruto tried to reach the fighting boys and call for them to stop, but neither he nor his voice could reach them.

Tetsuya watched Boruto defeat Kawaki, then silenced Momoshiki and taught Boruto how to confine him. After removing Isshiki’s power from Kawaki, Tetsuya vanished, and Naruto reached the boys.

• Tetsuya, Hashirama, and Madara discussed the difference between Momoshiki’s and Isshiki’s powers and how Boruto had received his Karma.
• Boruto shattered Kawaki’s Black Cubes and defeated him, then refused to kill him despite Momoshiki urging him to act like an Ōtsutsuki.
• Tetsuya appeared and silenced Momoshiki, then taught Boruto a jutsu that locked him inside the Black Room.
• Tetsuya extracted Isshiki’s power from Kawaki, leaving him an ordinary person, and vanished before Boruto could learn who he was.
• Naruto climbed onto Kage Rock and rushed toward Boruto and Kawaki.

Tetsuya explained that his actions came from his own self-righteous desire to shape the shinobi world, then offered Shinada part of Isshiki's power. Shinada accepted the dangerous gift and began transforming as Tetsuya ensured he would survive.

• Tetsuya told Madara and Hashirama that he crippled Kawaki because he disliked Kawaki's self-righteousness and admitted that his own choices were self-righteous too.
• Tetsuya invited Hashirama and Madara to have tea and said he would soon help them reach the Six Paths level.
• Tetsuya called Shinada to join them and offered him a glowing portion of Isshiki's power extracted from Kawaki.
• Tetsuya warned Shinada that accepting the power would be painful and risky, but promised to keep him alive.
• Shinada accepted the power, and his skin turned white as black markings and horns began to appear.