Arc 14Indra’s Fall and Kaguya’s Return

Madara, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and the Allied Shinobi Forces fought Indra after he became the God Tree’s jinchūriki and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Black Zetsu used Indra to revive Kaguya, who transported the fighters to another dimension and apparently killed Sasuke.

  • Indra transformed the Ten-Tails into the God Tree, and Madara and Kakashi confronted him before Kakashi sent Madara into Kamui’s spacetime to survive.
  • Kakashi removed the God Tree’s flower with Kamui, but Indra absorbed the tree, cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and attacked Amegakure after its defenders resisted.
  • Naruto gathered the Allied Shinobi Forces and resurrected fighters to oppose Indra, while Obito repeatedly revived fallen allies and used his dōjutsu to support the battle.
  • Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and struck Indra with Night Guy, but Indra regenerated as Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Madara, and Obito continued the fight.
  • Naruto and Sasuke combined their strength with Madara and Obito against Indra, but Black Zetsu trapped Indra and used the Infinite Tsukuyomi’s chakra to turn him back into the Ten-Tails.
  • The God Tree devoured Indra and reshaped the Ten-Tails into Kaguya, who emerged with the Rinne Sharingan and refused Naruto’s offer to cooperate.
  • Kaguya transported Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, and Obito to the Lava Dimension, where she attacked them and Sasuke switched places with Madara to avoid an All-Killing Ash Bone.
  • Kaguya appeared above Sasuke through Yomotsu Hirasaka and pierced his head with an All-Killing Ash Bone Claw, causing his body to crumble into bone ash.
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Ch. 326Standing firm, shaking the earth

Indra became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and released the beast to evolve into the God Tree, while Black Zetsu explained how to use it for Infinite Tsukuyomi. In the Land of Rain, Madara met Kakashi’s squad, entrusted Huahua to Yugao, and set off with Kakashi to confront Indra.

  • Indra absorbed the Ten-Tails, gained a Yin-Yang Six Paths Staff, and learned from Black Zetsu that the beast had to evolve into the God Tree before Infinite Tsukuyomi could be cast.
  • Indra released the Ten-Tails and ordered it to absorb natural energy and evolve into the God Tree.
  • Madara sensed the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and encountered Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, and Elephant as they traveled toward Amegakure.
  • Kakashi told Madara that Indra planned to wage war with the Ten-Tails and that Konoha’s forces were gathering at Amegakure.
  • Madara asked Kakashi to accompany him to fight Indra, gave Huahua to Yugao to care for, and set out with Kakashi for the Land of Lightning.

Ch. 327Vying for Glory

As the Ten-Tails transformed toward becoming the God Tree, Madara Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake confronted Indra. Indra offered to join forces with Madara, but Madara rejected his claim of kinship, and Indra challenged him to fight.

  • Black Zetsu realized Naruto had not appeared and resolved to protect the Ten-Tails until Indra could absorb the God Tree.
  • Madara Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake arrived, and Kakashi used simulations to report Indra’s life-draining eye, black-orb defenses, and wide-ranging attacks.
  • Indra fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at them, but Madara’s Majestic Destroyer Flame launched it into the sky, where it exploded.
  • Indra descended from the Ten-Tails and invited Madara to join forces as his reincarnation and descendant.
  • Madara rejected Indra’s claim that he had granted Madara’s warrior blood, and Indra urged him to fight until he fell.

Ch. 328Paled in comparison

Indra tested Madara and Kakashi with Amaterasu and Six Paths Lightning while the Ten-Tails advanced to its second form. As Madara and Kakashi fought together against the Ten-Tails, Indra summoned Six Paths: Susanoo.

  • Indra spread an Amaterasu Fire Domain, and Madara answered with two super-heavy meteors that Indra stopped using vermilion Wooden Buddha Palms.
  • Indra struck at Madara and Kakashi with Six Paths Lightning, but Kakashi used his phasing ability to protect them both.
  • Madara raised his Susanoo, and Kakashi urged him to work with him as a team.
  • The Ten-Tails reached its second form and fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Madara, destroying part of his Susanoo before Madara stopped two more with invisible Susanoo shadows.
  • Indra recognized Madara's Rinnegan ability and summoned Six Paths: Susanoo.

Ch. 329Impregnable

Indra used his Six Paths: Susanoo to overwhelm Madara and Kakashi, then rode the newly evolved Ten-Tails into battle. Madara told Kakashi he had a plan to face the charging pair.

  • Indra's Six Paths: Susanoo destroyed three of Madara's Limbo Susanoo with its Heavenly War Halberd, but Madara exchanged places with the last one and grabbed its wrist.
  • Madara called to Kakashi, who used Kamui to break through Susanoo's defenses and let a Limbo shadow knock Indra out of it.
  • Indra protected himself with Truth-Seeking Orbs and kept control of Susanoo, which destroyed Madara's Susanoo and sent Madara and Kakashi falling to the ground.
  • The Ten-Tails evolved into its third form, and Indra rode it with Six Paths: Susanoo as it charged at Madara and Kakashi.
  • Madara rejected Kakashi's concern that they had no room to maneuver and told him to work with him on a plan.

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Madara and Kakashi combined their abilities to injure Indra, but Madara was aged by Wood Flower Stream and Kakashi spent his remaining power sending him into Kamui’s spacetime. As the God Tree emerged and Kakashi collapsed, Madara’s life force began returning inside Kamui’s dimension, while an unknown change stirred in his Rinnegan.

  • Madara and Kakashi used Limbo exchanges and Kamui Shuriken to counter Indra’s attacks, until Kakashi exhausted his chakra and Indra destroyed Madara’s Susanoo.
  • Kakashi passed through Six Paths: Susanoo and seized Indra, but Indra escaped by tearing off his arm, which Kakashi pulled into spacetime along with the Yin-Yang Six Paths Staff.
  • Madara shielded Kakashi from Indra’s Wood Flower Stream, suffering rapid aging, then asked Kakashi to protect Ali and his child.
  • Kakashi used his Mangekyō to send Madara into Kamui’s spacetime, then collapsed unconscious as Indra prepared to finish him.
  • The Ten-Tails transformed into the God Tree, distracting Indra and Black Zetsu while a White Zetsu quietly acted beside Kakashi.
  • Inside Kamui’s spacetime, Hashirama Senju’s cells revived Madara’s life force, and a faint radiance began flowing through his Rinnegan.

Ch. 331Gentle persuasion, "Exclusively sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla"

Indra delayed absorbing the God Tree so he could watch its flower bloom, while Black Zetsu planned to exploit his later weakness. At the Valley of the End, Naruto persuaded the Sage of Six Paths to accept a wager: if Naruto could make Kaguya an ally, the Sage would stop opposing him and grant him hidden power.

  • Indra noticed the God Tree's flower was about to bloom and insisted on waiting, frustrating Black Zetsu's plans to weaken him before Kaguya's resurrection.
  • Naruto defeated the past Kage in the Sage of Six Paths' barrier, but the Sage restored their souls and chakra.
  • Naruto argued that he could persuade Kaguya to ally with the ninja and promised he could seal her again if persuasion failed.
  • The Sage of Six Paths agreed to make the outcome a wager and appointed the past Kage and Sasuke as witnesses.
  • Sasuke agreed to witness the wager, and Hagoromo Otsutsuki promised to stop interfering and reveal hidden power if Naruto succeeded.

Ch. 332Unclouded by Cause and Effect

The allied shinobi armies gathered outside Amegakure as Shikaku revealed the threat of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Naruto and Sasuke returned to prepare a defense. Obito and Madara awakened Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, and as the God Tree’s flower neared blooming, Kakashi used Kamui to target it.

  • Shikaku and Konan told the arriving Konoha ninja that the exercise was a response to Indra, the Ten-Tails, and the impending Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Yugao said Kakashi had gone to the Land of Lightning.
  • Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure forces arrived outside Amegakure, where old rivalries heightened tensions.
  • Naruto and Sasuke returned to Amegakure, and Naruto discussed protecting the gathered ninja from the Infinite Tsukuyomi with the Hokage and Asura.
  • Obito awakened with a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and revealed that its Cessation of Arhat ability had reshaped the cause and effect of his reanimated body.
  • Madara appeared with a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, and Asura said he had a jutsu that could address the coming crisis.
  • On the Land of Lightning battlefield, Kakashi rose and used Kamui on the God Tree’s flower as it neared blooming.

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Indra absorbed the God Tree and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Naruto’s allies protected Amegakure with a powerful barrier. After trapping Black Zetsu, Indra learned that the village had resisted the genjutsu and headed there, as Naruto prepared the gathered ninja for the approaching war.

  • Kakashi and a White Zetsu escaped Indra after the God Tree’s flower vanished into a space-time vortex, and Indra absorbed the God Tree and became its jinchūriki.
  • Indra projected the Infinite Tsukuyomi through the moon, while Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, and Obito protected Amegakure with the Four Pillar God Formation.
  • Indra used Divine Nativity of a World of Trees to bind the genjutsu’s victims, then caught Black Zetsu’s attempted betrayal and sealed him with Planetary Devastation.
  • Indra detected that Amegakure had resisted the Infinite Tsukuyomi and set off to confront Naruto.
  • Hinata reported Indra’s approach, and Naruto showed the others footage suggesting Black Zetsu had a contingency before leading the assembled ninja outside to prepare for war.

Ch. 334Prebattle mobilization: exclusively sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla

Naruto gathered the Allied Shinobi Forces in Amegakure and explained that the Infinite Tsukuyomi had trapped the world outside the village. As Indra arrived to attack, Naruto equipped the assembled fighters for battle.

  • Naruto appeared before the assembled ninja with resurrected figures including the Hokage, Jiraiya, Itachi, Shisui, Obito, and Madara, and warned them that the Infinite Tsukuyomi had been activated.
  • Kakashi returned through Kamui with an undercover White Zetsu and confirmed that nearly everyone outside Amegakure had fallen under the genjutsu.
  • Amamiya Ruri used vacuum release to incapacitate disruptive Konoha ninja, then explained her view that Naruto was giving the assembled forces a chance to face a wider world.
  • Kabuto Yakushi emerged after his confinement and agreed to work with Amamiya Ruri and Violet on Naruto's plans for a new world.
  • Naruto urged the former enemies to unite against Indra, and A-Juan used Yasaka no Magatama to equip them with matching battle attire and weapons.
  • Indra, as the God Tree Jinchūriki, descended before the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Ch. 335World of war: "Exclusively sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla"

Indra overwhelmed the allied ninja and challenged Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, Obito, and Hinata, but Fourth Raikage A struck him with powerful attacks before Indra killed him. Obito revived A and revealed that his dōjutsu could rewind the charging ninja to their most valiant moments, prompting the army to attack Indra.

  • Indra demanded that all but Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, Obito, and Hinata leave, and his Wood Flower Stream killed a Kumogakure ninja who charged him.
  • Ōnoki released the weight technique on Fourth Raikage A, who transformed and used a series of lightning attacks to injure Indra.
  • Indra erased A's head with a Truth-Seeking Orb, but A's body kept fighting and battered Indra before collapsing.
  • Obito used Omodaru to restore A to life while preserving the damage A had dealt to Indra.
  • Obito urged the allied ninja to charge, promising his dōjutsu could rewind them after death, and the army rushed Indra.

Ch. 336The Earth Sings: Exclusively Sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla

Obito used Omodaru to revive the ninja in an endless cycle as Indra slaughtered them, while Naruto and the others worked to evade and counter Indra’s worldwide Wood Release attack. Kabuto Yakushi offered Might Guy a blood-red scroll so Guy could unleash the Eight Gates without dying, leaving his response unresolved.

  • Obito repeatedly revived the ninja who charged Indra, and their endless attacks continued until Indra used God: Earth-Piercing Nails against the living across the battlefield.
  • Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke identified the spikes as a God Tree-based Wood Release attack that targeted living humans, while Ōnoki and the Raikage escaped to Obito’s position.
  • Obito used Cessation of Arhat to sever the attack’s connection to Naruto and the other main combatants, then called for the Impure World Reincarnates to fight Indra.
  • Ten thousand Impure World Reincarnation clones of Might Guy appeared, prompting Asuma to explain that Kabuto Yakushi had created them using Guy’s blood.
  • Kabuto Yakushi presented Might Guy with recreated blood and explained that his Impure World Reincarnation body could open the Gate of Death without truly dying.

Ch. 337Peace and revelry - exclusively sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla

Indra’s attacks failed to stop Obito’s reincarnated army, so he targeted Obito and clashed with Madara instead. Madara revealed that his Limbo: Border Jail had evolved and pulled the four Hokage into its inner world to help fight Indra.

  • Indra’s Truth-Seeking Orb Flying Guillotine shredded the reincarnated Guy clones, but they reappeared through Obito’s vortex.
  • Indra rushed Obito, but Minato blocked him and was wounded before Madara drove Indra back with Limbo: Border Jail.
  • Indra’s Wood Flower Stream killed Madara once, but Madara’s shadows protected him and then granted him a period of invulnerability.
  • Madara’s Limbo shadows attacked Indra, while Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to transport Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato into its inner world.
  • Madara explained the inner world’s rules to the four Hokage, who prepared to attack Indra alongside his shadows.

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Madara and the four Hokage fought Indra inside Limbo, breaking his Truth-Seeking Orb barrier and burying him beneath a meteor before Limbo ended. Afterward, Naruto privately explained the war to Might Guy, who chose to trust him and opened the Eight Gates.

  • Minato, Tobirama, and Hiruzen attacked Indra in Limbo, severing his head before he regenerated and threatened Tobirama.
  • Madara exchanged a Limbo shadow with Tobirama to save him, then Hashirama summoned True Several Thousand Hands and battered Indra's Truth-Seeking Orb barrier.
  • Madara joined Hashirama in Limbo and summoned a meteor, which Hashirama hurled at Indra after the barrier broke.
  • Limbo ended, and Madara gasped for breath while the others looked toward the crater left by Indra.
  • Might Guy rejected Kabuto's offer, questioned Naruto about the war, and agreed to trust him after hearing his private explanation.
  • Might Guy took the blood-colored scroll from Kabuto Yakushi, thrust it into his heart, and activated the Eight Gates Released Formation.

Ch. 339Peerless Through the Ages "Exclusively Sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla"

Might Guy arrived to face Indra, who recognized the Eight Gates Formation and challenged him to a taijutsu fight after merging his Truth-Seeking Orbs with his body. Guy agreed to fight in exchange for Indra stopping the Earth-Piercing Nails, and their battle began.

  • Indra returned from the abyss healed except for his broken horn and taunted Madara and the others as only four Limbo shadows remained.
  • Might Guy arrived, and Indra recognized that later generations had developed the Eight Gates technique he had once imagined.
  • Indra merged his Truth-Seeking Orbs with his body and revealed a new taijutsu technique, Dogu Agaryu.
  • Might Guy asked Indra to stop impaling the revived ninjas with Earth-Piercing Nails, and Indra agreed if Guy proved his strength.
  • The other fighters stepped aside, and Might Guy launched his Evening Elephant: Chain Assault at Indra.

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Might Guy fought Indra with the Evening Elephant, then opened the Eight Gates fully and unleashed Night Guy. As Night Guy struck Indra and broke his arm, Obito emerged from the Kamui Vortex to use Omodaru: Reverse Playback Triple Strike.

  • Might Guy used the Evening Elephant against Indra, who dodged the attacks and endured a direct hit with little pain.
  • Madara explained that Indra’s Truth-Seeking Orbs trapped heat and pressure inside his body, enhancing his taijutsu abilities.
  • Indra broke Might Guy’s arm and knocked him down, then urged him to release all his hidden power.
  • Might Guy burned the blood stored in his Scroll, opened the Eight Gates fully, and gathered his chakra into a raging dragon.
  • Indra released the Earth-Piercing Nails and returned the trapped ninjas to the ground as Might Guy charged with Night Guy.
  • Might Guy’s Night Guy warped space, broke Indra’s arm, and struck his chest as Obito emerged from the Kamui Vortex and launched Omodaru: Reverse Playback Triple Strike.

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Might Guy used Omodaru’s Triple Rewind to deal four stacked finishing kicks to Indra, destroying his body before Indra regenerated through the God Tree. Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata then advanced to face Indra, who summoned armored Ten-Tails Split Giants as Naruto called forth three colossal summons.

  • Might Guy’s fourfold Night Guy kick shattered Indra’s body, and Kakashi rescued Guy after his leg disintegrated.
  • Indra regenerated with the God Tree’s help, while Obito explained that the God Tree’s upkeep of Infinite Tsukuyomi limited Indra’s power.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata moved to engage Indra as Sakura and Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to protect the exhausted ninja.
  • Obito gave Naruto a Strange Fruit, which Naruto copied thousands of times and stored in the Amber Purifying Pot.
  • Indra summoned hundreds of Ten-Tails Split Clones and covered them in Susanoo armor, while Naruto summoned the Monkey King, the Nine-Headed Sage Snake, and the Golden-Eyed Toad.
  • Indra’s armored Ten-Tails Split Giants charged Naruto’s group as he recognized one of Naruto’s summons.

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Naruto and Sasuke’s summons fought Indra’s armored forces, while Naruto learned that the Monkey King could fuse with him as powerful golden armor. The chapter ended with Naruto equipped for battle, as the fight against Indra continued.

  • Naruto sent the Monkey King to attack Indra’s armored men, and the Monkey King smashed through their ranks with his diamond body.
  • Sasuke summoned Aoda and covered him in Susanoo armor, after which Aoda charged into battle and defeated many armored men.
  • Naruto told Sasuke that he had already cleared out the Realm of Reincarnation, then hinted that their explorations could go further after the battle.
  • The Golden-Eyed Toad attacked the armored men, but Indra used Amaterasu to ignite its natural-energy barrier and destroy its summoned body.
  • Aoda withdrew after sustaining heavy wounds, and the Nine-Headed Snake Sage joined the fight by firing beams into the enemy formation.
  • The Monkey King fused with Naruto into golden armor that shared the Monkey King’s fiery golden vision and could transform into seventy-two weapons.

Ch. 343An unexpected blessing "Exclusively sponsored by Bathhouse Hamadalla"

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata defeated Indra’s forces, but Indra’s life-draining dōjutsu weakened Naruto and Hinata collapsed after striking Indra. Konan took Hinata aside, where she revealed she was pregnant with a girl.

  • Naruto used the Monkey King’s Ruyi Jingu Bang, while Sasuke and Hinata fought alongside him to destroy the armored Ten-Tails fission clones.
  • Indra trapped the Nine-Headed Snake Sage in a Black Flame Fire Lotus, but Naruto said he could summon the sage again.
  • Indra’s Wood Flower Stream failed against Naruto’s armor, so he targeted Sasuke, who used Heavenly Reverse Hand to transfer the life-draining effect to Naruto.
  • Hinata used Gold Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to break Indra’s staff and sever his right arm, then lost her Tenseigan chakra cloak and collapsed.
  • Konan took Hinata away, and Hinata privately told her she was pregnant and had used her Tenseigan to learn she was carrying a girl.

Ch. 344Standing Tall, Shaking the Heavens "Bonus chapter for Bathhouse Hamadalla"

Naruto and Sasuke unleashed powerful attacks against Indra, but he survived and trapped them in a gravitational field. Obito freed them, Madara returned, and the four allies assembled their Susanoo as Indra revealed his Six Paths Susanoo and charged into battle.

  • Naruto replenished his vitality with the Strange Fruit nectar and joined Sasuke in attacking Indra.
  • Naruto destroyed Indra’s thundercloud with Kurama’s Tailed Beast Bomb, then duplicated a hundred Lava Release Rasenshuriken to overwhelm Indra’s Truth-Seeking Orb defenses.
  • Sasuke pierced Indra’s defenses with a black lightning arrow, while Naruto followed with a Super Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken that drew tailed beast chakra from Indra.
  • Indra used himself as the core of Planetary Devastation and dragged Naruto and Sasuke into a dark gravitational field, preventing Naruto from sensing his Flying Thunder God marks.
  • Obito used Cessation of Arhat to sever cause and effect, letting Naruto rescue Sasuke, while Madara and his Limbo shadows returned to the battlefield.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Madara formed their Ultimate Susanoo, and Indra summoned his Six Paths Susanoo to begin a massive melee.

Ch. 345Reaching Heaven and Earth

Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, and Obito battled Indra’s berserk Six Paths: Susanoo and escaped its shrinking barrier. Naruto absorbed natural energy to transform Kurama, then joined the others in armoring it with their Susanoo as the chapter ended with their combined form facing Indra.

  • Sasuke, Naruto, Madara, and Obito attacked Six Paths: Susanoo from multiple directions, but Indra countered their blows and destroyed or crippled their Susanoo.
  • Indra’s Six Paths: Susanoo repaired itself, turned blood-red, and wiped out Madara’s Limbo Susanoo before trapping the four fighters in the Six Pillar Fierce God Formation.
  • Obito escaped through the barrier with Kamui and used the Samsara Summoning Technique to bring Naruto, Sasuke, and Madara out of the death trap.
  • Obito explained that Indra’s chakra was rapidly declining and urged Naruto to use his trump card.
  • Naruto gathered natural energy and transformed Kurama into Six Paths: Four-Headed, Eight-Armed Kurama Mode.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Madara covered Kurama in their Ultimate Form Susanoo armor, creating Six Paths: Four Pillar Majestic Attire, Four-Headed, Eight-Armed Kurama.

Ch. 346Beyond Description

Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Madara used Susanoo-Clad Kurama’s divine artifacts to break through Indra’s berserk Six Paths: Susanoo. The Truth-Seeking Orbs began devouring Indra’s Susanoo as the four prepared a spinning assault with eight Heaven and Earth Blades.

  • Indra attacked Susanoo-Clad Kurama with a Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb, but Naruto blocked it with Yata-no-Kagami and absorbed much of its force.
  • Naruto attached the nine Truth-Seeking Orbs to the Sword of Great Sun Shakugi and pierced Indra’s Susanoo, where the Orbs began burrowing through and devouring it.
  • Indra seized and crushed the Sword of Great Sun Shakugi, but Sasuke brought the Totsuka Blade forward and sealed the Tailed Beast Bomb and sword fragments inside its gourd.
  • Obito urged Madara to use the Heaven and Earth Blade, and Madara fused its blade and scabbard into an enormous weapon.
  • Naruto duplicated the Heaven and Earth Blade with Ōmononushi, and Susanoo-Clad Kurama began a high-speed, eight-blade assault on Indra’s Susanoo.

Ch. 347Black Nightmare

A-Juan freed Black Zetsu from the Planetary Devastation sphere and joined his plan to resurrect Kaguya, while Naruto and his allies battered Indra until Black Zetsu’s hidden spores took hold. Indra replenished his power by draining the earth, but found himself unable to lift his hands as Black Zetsu’s trap activated.

  • A-Juan destroyed the Planetary Devastation sphere with a Tailed Beast Bomb and freed Black Zetsu.
  • A-Juan convinced Black Zetsu that she was secretly Mother's will, and he agreed to wait until Indra’s chakra reached a critical point before resurrecting Mother.
  • Naruto used Six Paths: Asura's Orb, replicated by Ōmononushi, to exhaust Indra and drive him to the ground.
  • Indra activated Wood Flower Stream and drained life force from vegetation across the earth to restore his power.
  • Black Zetsu emerged from Indra’s shoulder and revealed that his Black Spores Technique had activated, leaving Indra’s hands stuck to the earth.

Ch. 348Kaguya, the Raging Goddess

Black Zetsu used Indra to restore Kaguya, whose power surpassed her former strength. Kaguya arrived before Naruto and the others, leaving them to face the threat they had helped bring about.

  • Black Zetsu fed the chakra of those trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi into Indra, forcing him to transform fully into the Ten-Tails.
  • Black Zetsu drew out the will of Kaguya's God Tree, which emerged from Indra's Ten-Tails and devoured him.
  • The Ten-Tails absorbed Indra and reshaped itself into Kaguya, while Black Zetsu declared that she would return stronger than before.
  • The Sage of Six Paths warned Naruto that Kaguya's power had surpassed her former strength, and Sasuke asked Naruto if she was the Kaguya from his memories.
  • Obito accepted that choosing Indra as the sacrifice had led to this consequence, while Madara welcomed the coming challenge.
  • Kaguya Ōtsutsuki appeared in white robes, opened the Rinne Sharingan on her forehead, and unleashed a storm of chakra.

Ch. 349A Tall Tale

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki revived and sent an army of White Zetsu against the gathered ninja while Naruto tried to persuade her to join forces against enemies from beyond. Kaguya rejected his offer and demanded his chakra, then activated Amenominaka.

  • Kaguya examined Naruto, Obito, Madara, and Sasuke as Black Zetsu and A-Juan explained her revival.
  • Ninety thousand White Zetsu emerged outside Amegakure, and the ninja prepared to fight them while the Fourth Raikage led a charge.
  • Naruto told Kaguya he had allowed her revival so they could discuss protecting the land from their shared enemies.
  • Kaguya demanded Naruto's chakra, but Naruto refused and argued that cooperation would protect both humanity and the land.
  • Kaguya activated the Rinne Sharingan and used Amenominaka.

Ch. 350A night of slaughter

Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, and Obito fought Kaguya in the Lava Dimension, where Naruto blocked her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and Madara survived a fatal All-Killing Ash Bone through Limbo. Kaguya then ambushed Sasuke with an All-Killing Ash Bone Claw and killed him.

  • Kaguya transported Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, and Obito to the Lava Dimension, where Kurojiro and Kurosaburō kept Sasuke and Obito above the magma.
  • Kaguya attacked with Rabbit Hair Needles and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, but Naruto blocked the needles and drove back her barrage with his Six Paths Sage Lightning Chakra Mode.
  • Kaguya launched All-Killing Ash Bones at the group, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch places with Madara, who was pierced but survived through Limbo.
  • Madara struck Kaguya with Limbo: Border Jail, while Black Zetsu warned her that Sasuke could reverse attacks with his dōjutsu.
  • Kaguya used Yomotsu Hirasaka to appear above Sasuke and pierced his head with All-Killing Ash Bone Claw, causing his body to crumble into bone ash.
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