Chapter Summaries

Naruto and his allies destroyed the million-strong White Zetsu Army with an empowered Amaterasu and prepared for the powerful beings beyond the mountain. At the summit, the twin envoys Ōtsutsuki Konra and Ōtsutsuki Tōra awaited them.

• Naruto took Amaterasu from Sasuke, gave its flame a soul and the name Lord Terror, then fed it copies of the flames until it became a giant black sun.
• Naruto sent Lord Terror into the White Zetsu Army, burning the entire force to ash before storing the growing flame in the Daikokuten dimension.
• Sensing formidable presences beyond the mountain, Naruto told Sasuke, Obito, and Hashirama to activate their Susanoo at full power.
• Naruto shrank the four Susanoo and created hundreds of copies of each, then led the group toward the mountain beneath a formation of miniature Susanoo.
• At the summit, Ōtsutsuki Konra and Ōtsutsuki Tōra watched Naruto's approaching force and prepared to face them.

Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Hashirama fought Konra and Tōra, whose abilities overwhelmed their attacks until Hei Taro helped Naruto land a surprise blow. The two brothers regrouped against the four shinobi, leaving the battle poised to resume.

• Konra dodged the Susanoo formation’s coordinated halberd strike, then destroyed several Susanoo with powerful kicks.
• Konra blocked Sasuke’s Kagutsuchi arrows and redirected Obito’s Kamui tomoe into Obito’s Susanoo copies.
• Naruto used Daikokuten stakes to mark Konra’s position and teleported in for a Truth-Seeking Orb Rasengan, but Konra caught the stakes and immobilized him with Michi-shiki Ōkami.
• Hei Taro sent Naruto’s detached Rasengan into Konra’s face, knocking him down and allowing Naruto to move again.
• Tōra joined Konra, and the two brothers faced Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Hashirama as the battle prepared to resume.

Obito shared his analysis of Tōra’s ability to evade one lethal attack at a time, and Naruto’s team tried to exploit its brief cooldown. Their coordinated assault failed, and Tōra revealed an attack ability that could strike a locked-on target regardless of distance or intangibility, leaving Obito in danger.

• Obito used Great Debate to study Tōra, then shared his findings with Hashirama, Naruto, and Sasuke through the Mind Transmission Technique.
• Naruto opened portals with Front-and-Back Yomotsu Hirasaka and attacked Konra and Tōra with Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bombs, forcing them to absorb the blasts with Preta Path.
• Obito triggered Tōra’s Fudō Eriming evasion with Kamui, and Naruto and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to set up a follow-up attack, but Tōra dodged and struck them both.
• Sasuke healed the wound Tōra had inflicted, while Obito warned the others that Tōra’s right eye could deliver an absolute hit on a target he locked onto.
• Naruto attacked to disrupt Tōra’s focus, but Tōra flicked his gaze onto Obito and activated Fudō Eriming: Attack.

Obito survived Tōra’s lethal dōjutsu with an enhanced Izanagi, leaving Tōra unable to kill him, while Hashirama’s fight with Konra took a dangerous turn. Konra used his special privileges to burn Obito’s contract with Soul Society, causing Obito’s chakra to begin depleting.

• Tōra turned Obito to stone and shattered him, but Obito returned through Izanagi after Naruto and Sasuke took shelter inside the Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Obito explained that Cessation of Arhat let him overcome Izanagi’s blindness, making the technique indefinitely sustainable in his Impure World Reincarnation body.
• Obito, Naruto, and Sasuke attacked Tōra, who could not kill Obito, while Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands attack was redirected by Konra’s dōjutsu.
• Konra warned Hashirama that absorbing his life force could turn him into the Ten-Tails, then revealed that Impure World Reincarnation drew its chakra from Soul Society through contracts.
• Konra retrieved and burned Obito’s Soul Society contract, and Obito fell as his chakra began to deplete.

Naruto and Obito devised a way to keep Obito’s Izanagi active by transferring its chakra cost to Naruto, while Sasuke and Hashirama fought Konra and Tōra to buy them time. After Obito completed the Karmic Stitching and revived the fallen fighters, Naruto prepared to attack the Ōtsutsuki pair and seek Madara’s whereabouts.

• Obito warned that Izanagi could last only ten minutes, and Naruto proposed using Karmic Stitching to transfer Obito’s chakra consumption onto him.
• Naruto summoned one hundred thousand Shadow Clones, but Konra unleashed the Corpse Spirit Netherworld Wave and erased all but three thousand.
• Obito began Karmic Stitching as Sasuke and Hashirama confronted Konra and Tōra; Konra sealed Sasuke’s powers and obliterated him, while Tōra killed Hashirama with a dōjutsu attack.
• Obito completed the transfer, making Naruto the source of chakra for his Izanagi, and explained that he could share Kamui Phasing with Naruto.
• Naruto used Black Receivers and Obito used Omodaru to revive Sasuke and Hashirama, then Naruto brought them back and called for a final attack on Konra and Tōra.

Naruto used Demon Moon Mirage and an enormous stockpile of copied weapons and objects to trap Konra and Tōra, who were trying to reach him. He brought his barrage of living All-Killing Ash Bones to life, leaving the two enemies retreating toward the River of the Netherworld.

• Tōra tried to lock onto Naruto with his dōjutsu, but Naruto's Demon Moon Mirage obstructed the visual lock-on.
• Naruto filled the battlefield with Chibiki Stones, cutting off Konra and Tōra's sensory perception and forcing them to retreat.
• Naruto released stored True Several Thousand Hands, 180,000 awakened souls from the Gates of the Great God, and assorted objects from Daikokuten.
• Konra and Tōra regained their composure and dismissed much of Naruto's barrage as harmless, but Naruto sent down an inexhaustible supply of All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Naruto used Futsunomitama to give faces and minds to tens of thousands of the descending All-Killing Ash Bones.

Tōra and Konra struggled against Naruto Uzumaki’s army of living All-Killing Ash Bones, so Konra began charging a devastating attack while Tōra fought to hold them off. Hashirama then took control of Naruto’s True Several Thousand Hands, sending them to surround Tōra and leaving the battle poised to turn.

• Konra used Michi-shiki Ōkami to neutralize incoming All-Killing Ash Bones, while Tōra activated Fudō Eriming and turned many more to stone.
• Naruto used Daikokuten to deploy another army of living weapons, and Konra began charging Corpse Qi: Netherworld Wave for five minutes to attack them and Naruto.
• Tōra agreed to hold the enemy army back while Konra charged, and Obito and Sasuke worried that Tōra might reach Naruto.
• Hashirama explained that he had developed Sage Art: Wood Law to transfer his life force through wood, then used it to take control of the True Several Thousand Hands.
• More than a thousand True Several Thousand Hands rose and moved to encircle Tōra.

Naruto and his allies battled Tōra and Konra on the Sunset Plain, where Naruto answered Konra’s Netherworld Wave with a Great Vehicle Tailed Beast Bomb powered by the Land of Yomi. Their attacks collided with such force that space shattered, opening Yomotsu Hirasaka.

• Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands drove Tōra toward the River of the Netherworld, but controlling the constructs exhausted his life force and stopped them.
• Hashirama replenished his life force with Wood Flower Stream while Naruto and Obito sensed a vast chakra gathering behind the mist.
• Naruto summoned the Ten-Tails and gathered natural energy with Kurama’s help, transforming it into a four-headed, eight-armed form.
• Naruto used Ear Truth, Face Command to draw power from the Land of Yomi and enlarge his Great Vehicle Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Konra fired Corpse Qi: Netherworld Wave as Naruto launched the Great Vehicle Tailed Beast Bomb, and their collision shattered space and opened Yomotsu Hirasaka.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Obito used the Threads of Karma to defeat Konra and Tōra with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei. With the path to the palace revealed, Naruto confronted its hidden watcher, who identified himself as Ōtsutsuki Kamuyamato Iwarebiko, also known as the Third-Ōtsutsuki Taren.

• Yomotsu Hirasaka’s Rapid Absorption Gate dragged Naruto’s Great Vehicle Tailed Beast Bomb and Konra’s Corpse Qi: Netherworld Wave into a black singularity.
• Obito transferred Naruto, Sasuke, and Hashirama into his spacetime to escape the Breath of the Netherworld, then entered Konra’s Soul Society Technique while intangible.
• Obito connected Konra and Tōra to Naruto and Sasuke with Threads of Karma, letting the pair use Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei across separate spacetimes.
• The technique sealed Konra and Tōra in two enormous celestial bodies and leveled the mountain, revealing a palace beyond the River of the Netherworld.
• Naruto brought his companions onto the Heavenly Firmament Stone and challenged the palace’s hidden watcher, who revealed his name and designation as Ōtsutsuki Kamuyamato Iwarebiko, the Third-Ōtsutsuki Taren.

Naruto and his companions met Ōtsutsuki Kamuyamato Iwarebiko, the former Third Hanging Root King and lord of the Land of Yomi, who restored Naruto’s chakra and explained that Madara had violated the Netherworld’s rules. Iwarebiko said Madara’s punishment could be avoided only if one of them agreed to serve the Netherworld.

• Iwarebiko destroyed the two moon-sized prisons with Gold Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and restored Naruto’s chakra.
• Naruto asked Iwarebiko to return Madara, and the group followed him to his Palace to discuss the matter.
• Iwarebiko explained that resurrection required an equivalent sacrifice and that the King of the Netherworld’s rules could not be defied.
• Naruto challenged Iwarebiko over the Netherworld’s laws and accused him of having once aided the Ōtsutsuki clan’s tyranny.
• Iwarebiko admitted his past, said Madara had broken the rules, and declared that one of them must serve the Netherworld.

The Lord of the Land of Yomi chose Sasuke to serve the Netherworld, explaining that the role came with strict leave rules and a cost in lifespan. Naruto recognized that the Lord had steered them toward this choice and demanded answers about the Netherworld before Sasuke signed anything.

• The Lord of the Land of Yomi ruled out Naruto and Hashirama, while Obito refused the position despite being provoked with the possibility of Rin being targeted.
• The Lord of the Land of Yomi selected Sasuke, who accepted the burden after learning that leave cost years of lifespan and unauthorized absences cost even more.
• Naruto sent Sasuke, Obito, and Hashirama outside, then asked Konra, Tōra, and Black Zetsu to leave so he could speak privately with the Lord of the Land of Yomi.
• Naruto accused the Lord of the Land of Yomi of having chosen Sasuke from the start and of manipulating the group to reach that outcome.
• Naruto demanded explanations about the Lord's past, the King of the Netherworld, Sasuke's duties, and the Lord's horns and root, and the Lord agreed to answer one question at a time.

The Lord of the Land of Yomi explained the origins of chakra, the King of the Netherworld, and the illusions behind the Ōtsutsuki clan’s pursuit of a Supreme God. He revealed that Ryūshiki was his child, then Naruto turned the conversation to Sasuke.

• The Lord of the Land of Yomi told Naruto that Takamimusubi was the source of chakra and that the King of the Netherworld governed life and death.
• Naruto realized that the King might have marked him when he used the Naraka and Human Paths to revive Jiraiya.
• The Lord of the Land of Yomi explained that the clan’s apparent sources of limitless chakra and its Supreme God were ultimately illusions and vessels for Takamimusubi’s chakra.
• The Lord of the Land of Yomi revealed that Ryūshiki was his child and explained that he had sacrificed his immortality using the Ayekashi dōjutsu before arranging to have a child by thought.
• The Lord of the Land of Yomi explained Konra and Tōra’s former ranks and potential, and Naruto grew less hostile toward him.
• Naruto solemnly said it was time to talk about Sasuke.

The Lord of the Land of Yomi explained that Sasuke was expected to become a Tree Hunter and offered Naruto a choice between accepting the arrangement or leaving Madara behind. Naruto agreed to consider it and secured a week for Sasuke before reporting, then asked the Lord to tolerate the ninja growing Chakra Fruits.

• The Lord of the Land of Yomi explained that Tree Hunters hunted Ten-Tails and God Trees before they could produce Chakra Fruits, and said Sasuke would take the role.
• Naruto argued that Sasuke could fight the Ōtsutsuki without staying in the Netherworld, but the Lord said the Tree Hunters served the Netherworld's core interests and faced lethal risks.
• The Lord offered to train Sasuke as his disciple or let Naruto and the others leave while Madara remained behind to face punishment.
• Naruto said he could consider the first option if Sasuke had a week to settle things with his daughter before reporting for duty.
• Naruto's second condition was that the Lord turn a blind eye to the ninja growing Chakra Fruits so they could fight the Ōtsutsuki.

Naruto and the Lord of the Land of Yomi settled rules for consuming chakra fruit, then ended their negotiations after an embarrassing dispute over the Lord’s name and Naruto’s female transformation. The Lord freed Madara and sent Naruto’s companions back, but ordered Sasuke to return to the Netherworld in seven days.

• The Lord of the Land of Yomi agreed that Naruto’s people could eat chakra fruit if they did not use God Trees to drain other planets, and Naruto accepted the condition.
• The Lord explained that his horns were a physical trait, then evaded Naruto’s questions about his connection to the Ten-Tails and what the name Hanging Root King meant.
• The Lord revealed that his crystal ball had shown him Naruto becoming Naruko and demanded Naruto transform in front of him; Naruto conceded and ended the negotiation.
• Obito, Sasuke, and Hashirama entered the Palace as the Lord summoned the God Tree and used a golden blade to cut Madara free from its bandages.
• Hashirama caught Madara, and the Lord opened Yomotsu Hirasaka to send the group back while ordering Sasuke to report to the Netherworld in seven days.

Konohamaru appeared to defeat Suigetsu with a senjutsu-powered Kirin, but a stray axe knocked him unconscious and gave Suigetsu the tournament victory. Suigetsu claimed Kakashi’s Heaven Shinobi title by default, while Naruto took Kinshiki’s Rinnegan and prepared to feed the prisoners to the Ten-Tails.

• Konohamaru used Sage Mode and Enma’s Ruyi Jingu Bang to channel his Kirin through the arena, paralyzing Suigetsu and destroying his Water Clones.
• A stray axe struck Konohamaru as he approached Suigetsu, knocking him unconscious and making Suigetsu the tournament champion.
• Suigetsu challenged Kakashi for his Heaven Shinobi rank, and Kakashi yielded because he was recovering from his battle with Kinshiki.
• Obito announced that unmarried male Heaven Shinobi aged twenty or older would be assigned wives, shocking Kakashi.
• Naruto implanted Kinshiki’s red Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in his hands and said Minato would inherit Urashiki’s abilities.
• Naruto took Kinshiki and Urashiki through a portal to the Samsara Grotto to feed them to the Ten-Tails.

Naruto fed Urashiki and Kinshiki to the Ten-Tails, triggering its transformation into a God Tree that began drawing on the Samsara Grotto’s natural energy to grow an unprecedented Chakra Fruit. As the fruit developed, Naruto sent a Shadow Clone with Obito to the Grand Martial Arts Tournament while his real body stayed behind to guard it.

• Naruto rejected Urashiki’s threats and attempts to plant a Kāma, then carried him and Kinshiki to the Ten-Tails.
• The Ten-Tails devoured Urashiki and Kinshiki, causing Obito’s suppression of its transformation to collapse.
• The Ten-Tails transformed into a God Tree, whose growth surpassed Kaguya’s former God Tree as it absorbed the Samsara Grotto’s natural energy.
• Naruto and Obito discussed the developing Chakra Fruit and learned that Suigetsu had replaced Kakashi as a Heaven Shinobi.
• Naruto created a Shadow Clone to attend the Grand Martial Arts Tournament with Obito while his real body remained to secure the fruit.

At the Grand Martial Arts Tournament in Torrent City, Guoshang stepped forward as the first challenger in the Heaven Shinobi Challenge and chose to fight Tobirama Senju. Their match began with both relatives agreeing not to hold back.

• Teacher Kogane introduced the eighteen Eternal Earth Shinobi, and nine of them volunteered to challenge for the Heaven Shinobi throne.
• Guoshang took the first challenger’s spot after A-Juan stepped aside, and the crowd heard his record as the youngest male Eternal Earth Shinobi.
• Guoshang chose to challenge Tobirama Senju instead of Minato Namikaze, surprising the audience.
• Tobirama Senju accepted Guoshang’s challenge, and both formed the Seal of Confrontation.
• The arena was cleared and shielded by a crimson barrier, and Teacher Kogane started the battle.

Guoshang and Tobirama Senju battled with Wood Release and Water Release, escalating the fight until Guoshang absorbed the arena’s water into a massive Water Release: Rasengan. Tobirama answered by preparing his strongest Water Release technique, the Water Vein Divine Sword.

• Guoshang attacked with a Wood Dragon, but Tobirama spread an emerald Water Release field that made him slip and evade a water jet with the Substitution Technique.
• Guoshang unleashed Adamantine Sealing Chains, but Tobirama immobilized them with his Thunder God Immobilization Technique.
• Guoshang assembled tiger-headed ballistae that fired wooden bolts in three stages, and Tobirama stopped the attack with the Wall of Sighs, flooding the arena.
• Guoshang mixed Water Release into a Rasengan and absorbed the arena’s water, turning it into a huge black sphere as Tobirama realized the tables had turned.
• Tobirama channeled his chakra into two fingers and began his Secret Art: Water Vein Divine Sword.

Tobirama defeated Kokusho Senju with his new Water Vein Divine Sword and defended his eighth-place Heaven Ranking position. Tobi then entered the arena and challenged Sasuke Uchiha.

• Tobirama used the Water Vein Divine Sword to destroy Guoshang's Water Release Rasengan and pierce Naruto's upgraded Four Red Yang Formation.
• Tobirama mixed real Air Sword attacks with feints, disrupting Guoshang's hand seals until Guoshang conceded.
• Tobirama praised Guoshang and defended his eighth-place spot on the Heaven Ranking.
• Tobi stepped into the arena after A-Juan prepared to challenge, and Teacher Xiao Jin introduced his history as a White Zetsu tournament contestant.
• Tobi challenged Sasuke Uchiha.

Tobi challenged Sasuke to settle a grudge over Sasuke burning Obito, and used Shit Slime and underground attacks to overwhelm him during their tournament battle. Sasuke destroyed Tobi’s clone and countered his Wood Release, but a vast ocean of boiling feces began surging up from beneath the arena.

• Sasuke entered the arena after Sarada encouraged him, and Tobi explained that he wanted revenge for Sasuke’s Amaterasu burning Obito.
• Sasuke struck Tobi’s apparent position with Moga Bera, destroying a clone while Tobi’s real body remained hidden underground.
• Tobi unleashed Shit Slime’s split bodies through hundreds of feces-filled springs, and Sasuke’s Susanoo slashes only divided them further.
• Tobi grabbed Sasuke’s Susanoo with a Wood Release construct, but Sasuke used Planetary Devastation and Chidori: Star-Shattering to destroy it.
• A huge mass of boiling feces rose from the abyss beneath the arena, leaving Sasuke facing Tobi’s next attack.