Chapter Summaries

Might Guy and Might Duy raced through the Pure Land with the Eighth Gate open, combining their strength for Guy’s ultimate strike against Asura. As Naruto watched, the Sage of Six Paths called Guy a taijutsu genius and suggested Naruto might one day surpass the limits Guy was reaching.

• Guy recalled how Duy taught him that youth never ended as long as it kept moving forward, and that his father’s youth would live on through him.
• Guy remembered enduring thousands of laps and training to earn the right to challenge Kakashi through effort rather than talent.
• As Guy and Duy flew toward Asura, Duy deliberately fell behind to channel his power into Guy and become the tail of a crimson dragon.
• Naruto recognized that Guy and Duy had opened the Gate of Death, while the Sage of Six Paths praised Guy and said only he and Naruto could withstand the coming kick.
• Naruto said he could not withstand Night Guy and had not yet reached humanity’s limit, and the Sage replied that he meant the Naruto of the future.
• The crimson dragon reached Asura as Guy and Duy prepared to unleash Night Guy.

Might Guy and Might Duy unleashed Night Guy against Indra and Asura, with Indra shielding his brother as Konoha's support cleared the Truth-Seeking Orb defenses. Both attacks devastated the brothers, while Guy and Duy died after burning through their lives; Indra and Asura disappeared from the battlefield, gravely wounded.

• Indra broke away from his fight with Kaguya Otsutsuki to shield Asura with his Perfect Susanoo, and Asura reinforced it with Wood Release armor, shields, and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Minato Namikaze and Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to remove the Truth-Seeking Orb shields from Guy's path.
• Might Guy and Might Duy joined their wills and unleashed Night Guy, smashing through the brothers' defenses.
• Guy's attack severely injured Indra and Asura, and Duy followed with a second Night Guy that struck them as they lay wounded.
• Might Guy and Might Duy died from burning away their lives, while Indra and Asura exchanged weak jabs before disappearing from the battlefield.

Beyond the Six Paths Life-and-Death Shogi, Yuyun questioned Naruto about Guy and Dai sacrificing their lives for one brilliant strike, and Naruto explained that each person chose their own way to live. Naruto also told Yuyun that he and his beloveds would remain together in life and death, while their children would find their own happiness.

• Yuyun watched the battlefield and wondered whether humans could reach the power Guy and Dai had displayed.
• Yuyun asked Naruto whether sacrificing an entire lifetime for one strike was worthwhile, comparing their brief glory to a cicada's song.
• Naruto told Yuyun that people valued life differently and that Guy and Dai had chosen to burn through their youth to protect those they loved.
• Yuyun asked whether Naruto and Kaguya's immortality meant they could live forever, and Naruto said he might leave the Shinobi World with his beloveds or seek a successor.
• Naruto told Yuyun that he and his beloveds had agreed not to resurrect one another, choosing to stay together in life and death.
• When Yuyun asked what would happen to him and his siblings, Naruto said they would find their own happiness, and Yuyun laughed.

Rock Lee mourned Might Guy and Might Duy after their sacrifice, while Genma comforted him and urged him to carry on their will. Elsewhere, Hashirama used a sealing jutsu to put Madara to sleep as the battle continued on other fronts.

• Rock Lee grieved as Guy and Duy's bodies dissolved into light, and Genma comforted him about his progress and the legacy of youth.
• Genma urged Lee to dry his tears and continue fighting, and Lee addressed him as Senior.
• With Asura and Indra out of the battle, Kaguya and Uchiha Hikari turned their attention to Hamura, who was already struggling against Otohime.
• Hashirama apologized to Madara for the battle's course, and Madara said he had enjoyed fighting at his peak and regretted missing a proper fight with Guy.
• Hashirama used Wood Release: Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands to lull Madara to sleep, and Madara accepted without resisting.

As the Pure Land forces faltered, the Sage of Six Paths used the Heavenly Evolution Technique to probe Naruto Uzumaki’s memories and future, but Adult Naruto blocked his view. The Sage’s failure gave Naruto an opening to attack, though the Sage calmly deflected the strike and acknowledged him.

• Might Guy and Might Duy’s attacks, Hashirama Senju’s sealing of Madara Uchiha, and the combined efforts against Hamura Otsutsuki left the Pure Land forces close to defeat.
• The Sage of Six Paths rose and used the Heavenly Evolution Technique to probe Naruto’s memories and glimpse his future.
• Adult Naruto cut off the Sage’s access to Naruto’s future beyond age fourteen, causing the Sage’s vision to blur and fail.
• Naruto seized the Sage’s momentary distraction and thrust a Yin-Yang Release chakra rod at his head.
• The Sage of Six Paths intercepted Naruto’s attack with his staff and called him interesting.

The Great Toad Sage revealed that Mount Myōboku had sided with the Pure Land, while the Slug Sage chose neutrality, leaving Ryūchi Cave’s position uncertain. Orochimaru pressured Manda to remain in the battle by warning him that Naruto might punish him for deserting.

• The Great Toad Sage appeared before Jiraiya, and Gamabunta threw Jiraiya aside before taking up a guard’s position behind the sage and declaring Mount Myōboku’s loyalty to him.
• Katsuyu told Tsunade that the Slug Sage had chosen neutrality, withdrew her combat support, and threw Tsunade toward Manda as a final act of assistance.
• Manda demanded five hundred living sacrifices from Orochimaru in exchange for defying the White Snake Sage and fighting beside him.
• Orochimaru warned Manda that Garaga could oppose him if he acted without the White Snake Sage’s orders, and Manda began preparing to leave.
• Orochimaru warned Manda that Naruto might remember his desertion and retaliate, leaving Manda silent and conflicted.

Orochimaru replaced Manda with the secretly engineered Second Manda after Manda hesitated over whether to remain loyal. Tsunade narrowly avoided being swallowed, and the three Sannin resumed arguing while Jiraiya reminded them they still faced an enemy.

• Orochimaru silenced Jiraiya and decided Manda's hesitation showed that he still intended to exploit their crisis.
• Orochimaru used Jiraiya's hand to perform the Summoning Technique, and Second Manda swallowed Manda whole.
• Second Manda declared that he had taken Manda's name and position, while Orochimaru said Manda had failed the chance he had been given.
• Tsunade jumped onto Second Manda's head and angrily confronted Orochimaru for summoning him without warning her.
• Orochimaru and Tsunade traded barbs about gambling and human experiments until Jiraiya urged them to focus on their enemy.

Naruto revealed Six Paths Sage Mode and spoke with Kurama, who offered his full support as a companion. After the Sage of Six Paths caught Naruto distracted and tapped his shoulder with his staff, Naruto refocused and prepared to fight in earnest.

• Naruto revealed Six Paths Sage Mode as he faced the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kurama complained that Naruto had not used his power, and Naruto explained that he did not want to force Kurama to fight the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kurama promised to give Naruto all his power whenever he needed it.
• The Sage of Six Paths noticed Naruto's distraction and tapped his shoulder with his staff, interrupting Naruto's conversation with Kurama.
• Naruto acknowledged his mistake, focused on the Sage of Six Paths, and declared that he would go all out.

Naruto used the Tenseigan’s power, transferred from Hinata Shin and integrated with his Six Paths Power, to force the Sage of Six Paths back. The Sage answered by summoning his Amenonuhoko and enormous Perfect Susanoo, and Naruto prepared to face him at full strength.

• Naruto attacked the Sage of Six Paths with the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, forcing him to retreat.
• The Sage of Six Paths questioned how Naruto had gained the Tenseigan’s abilities.
• Naruto had used Orochimaru’s research and Amenotajikara to transfer the Tenseigan from Hinata Shin and integrate it into himself.
• The Sage of Six Paths transformed his Truth-Seeking Orb Staff into the Amenonuhoko and summoned his enormous Perfect Susanoo.
• Naruto declared that he would use his Ninja Way and everyone’s future to challenge the Sage of Six Paths.

Naruto Uzumaki summoned the Eight-Armed Asura and combined the Power of Connection with a Chakra Fruit to challenge the Sage of Six Paths. The Sage prepared to meet Naruto’s eight-weapon assault head-on.

• Naruto created the Eight-Armed Asura, a colossal Wood Release construct armed with eight weapons, to face the Sage’s blue Perfect Susanoo.
• Naruto used the Power of Connection to draw chakra and strength from Konoha’s allies, including Hashirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Hikari.
• Naruto swallowed the Chakra Fruit refined from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, greatly increasing his power and strengthening the Eight-Armed Asura.
• Naruto sent the Asura’s eight weapons crashing toward the Sage’s Susanoo, and the Sage raised Amenonuhoko to meet the attack.

While Shikamaru waited for the opposing side to make a move in the Life-and-Death Shogi, Tobirama was ejected from the Pure Land battlefield by the shock waves of Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths’ clash. Tobirama learned that Konoha remained stable and said Naruto was creating a legend of his own.

• Shikamaru studied the shogi board and worried that the Sage of Six Paths’ side had not made a move.
• Tobirama appeared in the Hokage’s Office after the clash between Naruto’s Wood Release deity and the Sage of Six Paths’ Susanoo eliminated him from the battlefield.
• Tobirama asked Shikamaru whether Konoha was safe while most of its strongest fighters were away.
• Shikamaru reported that Naruto’s preparations and support from the other villages had kept Konoha and the shinobi world stable.
• Tobirama told Shikamaru that the battle had reached an unimaginable scale and that Naruto was creating a legend of his own.

Konoha ninja forcibly returned from the Pure Land after the shock waves of Naruto Uzumaki’s battle with the Sage of Six Paths and gathered in the Hokage Building. Unable to help Naruto, they supported one another and waited for him to return safely with victory.

• Kakashi Hatake and the other Konoha ninja returned to the conference room after being swept away by the battle’s shock waves.
• Hatake Sakumo told Kakashi to go home and care for his pregnant wife, Hanare, and Kakashi hurried away.
• Minato Namikaze helped Kushina Uzumaki rest and silently expressed his faith in their son, Naruto.
• The gathered Konoha ninja recovered from their shock and resolved to protect their home while waiting for Naruto’s return.

As Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths continued their godlike battle, Konan joined Nagato and Hashirama in a coordinated attack that created an opening for her to unleash six hundred billion Explosive Tags. Kakuzu survived the blasts’ earlier fallout but was left aghast at the cost of Konan’s attack.

• Kakuzu endured the battlefield’s energy storm using Earth Grudge Fear, while Naruto reassured Yuyun that he would one day surpass him.
• Konan slipped around the Sage of Six Paths’ Susanoo as Nagato used Super Shinra Tensei to scatter the Truth-Seeking Orbs and Hashirama restrained the Susanoo with Wood Release: Hotei Technique.
• Naruto, Nagato, and Hashirama’s combined assault cracked the Susanoo’s head and made it falter.
• Konan pressed an Explosive Tag onto the Sage of Six Paths’ back and activated her Six hundred billion Explosive Tags technique, engulfing him in explosions.
• Kakuzu reacted to the cost of Konan’s attack with disbelief and anguish, lamenting the waste of Akatsuki’s money.

The Sage of Six Paths emerged unharmed from Konan’s six hundred billion Explosive Tags and neutralized the chain reaction. He then challenged Naruto to fight on the ground, where their duel continued with weapons and sage arts.

• Kakuzu mourned the immense fortune being destroyed as Konan’s Explosive Tags filled the sky with explosions.
• The Sage of Six Paths emerged unscathed and used a Truth-Seeking Orb barrier to stop the tags from multiplying and exploding.
• The Sage of Six Paths descended to the ground to fight directly, and Naruto dismissed the Eight-Armed Asura before pursuing him.
• Naruto struck at the Sage of Six Paths with his staff and Blazing Flame Charge, but the Sage blocked both attacks.
• Naruto evaded the Sage’s Amenonuhoko and attacked from behind with Fierce Lightning Flash, which the Sage blocked with his weapon.

Naruto used a combined Wood Release and sealing technique to trap the Sage of Six Paths, then began the ultimate sealing jutsu, Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei. A growing meteorite formed around the tree imprisoning the Sage as Naruto sought to seal him away completely.

• Naruto attacked the Sage of Six Paths with six red chakra spheres, but the Sage absorbed them with a Truth-Seeking Orb shield and countered with the Amenonuhoko.
• Naruto evaded the Sage's strike with a Wood Clone and substitution, then restrained him with nine wooden dragons.
• Naruto fused the dragons into a towering tree and covered it with sealing runes that suppressed the Sage's chakra.
• Naruto began Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, using the tree as its core as rocks and debris gathered into a vast meteorite around the imprisoned Sage.

Naruto tried to seal the Sage of Six Paths, but the Sage escaped with Liberation Heaven and countered with Mahayana Heaven. Naruto broke part of the formation with two powerful attacks, and they resumed their close-quarters battle at the height of their strength.

• Naruto used a Wood Clone, Nine Dragons Immortal Lock, and Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to trap and seal the Sage of Six Paths.
• The Sage of Six Paths escaped the giant tree and Planetary Devastation with Sage Art: Liberation Heaven.
• The Sage of Six Paths sent his nine-ring Mahayana Heaven formation down toward Naruto.
• Naruto struck the formation with Sage Art: Molten Sun Split and Sage Art: Cold Moon Rise, cracking one ring and weakening its seal.
• Naruto pressed the attack with his lava fist and ice-bladed staff as the Sage of Six Paths fought back with the Amenonuhoko, and their battle intensified.

Naruto gained the upper hand against Hagoromo Otsutsuki by borrowing Nagato’s Rinnegan power and using Limbo: Border Jail. Hagoromo recognized Naruto’s latest tactic as another surprise.

• Uchiha Hikari, Hashirama Senju, Nagato, and Konan tried to aid Naruto but could not break through Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s six paths power.
• Naruto decided that conventional attacks would not win quickly and called out to Nagato to borrow his eyes.
• Naruto used Amenotajikara to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan abilities, including Limbo: Border Jail.
• Naruto summoned four Limbo shadows, which disrupted Hagoromo’s attacks and supported Naruto’s assault.
• Naruto’s coordinated attacks with the shadows forced Hagoromo to retreat and shifted the battle in Naruto’s favor.

Naruto countered the Sage of Six Paths’ attempts to unsettle him by asserting that his bonds made him less lonely and that his feelings for girls his age were natural. The Sage abandoned psychological attacks and prepared to strike Naruto with stronger Lightning Release.

• Naruto challenged the Sage of Six Paths by comparing his loving family and supportive friends with the Sage’s lonely life.
• The Sage asked whether Naruto truly loved the girls who liked him, then privately revealed that he knew Naruto had come from another world and had an adult soul.
• Naruto dismissed the Sage’s moral challenge by saying he was a fourteen-year-old boy falling for girls his own age.
• The Sage, angered by Naruto’s shameless response, threatened to increase the voltage of his Lightning Release.
• Naruto refused to back down as golden light and Lightning Release chakra gathered around his staff.

Uchiha Hikari returned to Konoha without Naruto and reassured Hanabi that he was still fighting the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land. A month into their battle, Naruto and the Sage were still locked in a devastating contest.

• Uchiha Hikari returned to the Uzumaki Mansion with Kaguya Otsutsuki and Otohime Otsutsuki, and Hanabi asked where Naruto was.
• Hikari told Hanabi that Naruto remained in the Pure Land fighting a powerful old man and promised he would return after winning.
• Hanabi showed Hikari the white Hokage Robe that she, Hinata, Sakura Haruno, and Ino Yamanaka had made for Naruto.
• Hikari said Naruto would return victorious and wear the robe.
• Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths continued their month-long battle in the Pure Land, leaving the battlefield and surrounding region devastated.

Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths traded insults and fought while arguing over Naruto's relationships and his identity as a transmigrator. After their scuffle ended with the Sage injuring his forehead on Naruto's forehead protector, he prepared to intensify the fight with the Amenonuhoko.

• The Sage of Six Paths accused Naruto of being a little-girl-loving scumbag, and Naruto defended his choices by warning him not to wait until love was too late.
• Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths reached for each other's face and beard while trading insults about tragic love and Naruto being a parasite.
• Naruto yanked the Sage of Six Paths' beard and argued that he had not taken over another person's body because no other Naruto Uzumaki soul existed.
• The Sage of Six Paths headbutted Naruto, but struck Naruto's Konoha Forehead Protector and cut his own forehead.
• The Sage of Six Paths healed the wound and raised the Amenonuhoko, deciding that Lightning Release alone would not be enough.