Chapter Summaries

Sasuke confronted Indra, who demanded that Sasuke use Rinne Rebirth to restore him, and the two clashed with their Susanoo. Naruto awakened the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and hurried with Madara toward the Land of Lightning, while Indra launched a devastating lightning arrow at Sasuke.

• Sasuke returned to Cat's village, then left to watch the upheaval in the Land of Lightning while waiting for Naruto.
• Black Zetsu arrived with Indra, who revealed that Sasuke was his reincarnation and demanded Rinne Rebirth in exchange for granting Sasuke a wish.
• Sasuke refused Indra and entered Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, meeting Indra's complete Susanoo with his own.
• Indra absorbed natural energy through his Susanoo, while Madara witnessed the clash through Sasuke's eye and Naruto sensed the gathering power.
• Naruto awakened a pair of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, met Madara at the Valley of the End, and set off with him to save Sasuke.
• Indra formed a lightning bow and arrow with his Susanoo and fired Six Paths: Indra's Arrow at Sasuke.

Sasuke survived Indra’s attack, but Black Zetsu used him to revive Indra before Chiri’s dōjutsu created a copy that drove Indra away. Naruto saved Sasuke with Life Reincarnation, and Madara recovered his Rinnegan as the group prepared for a proper fight.

• Sasuke’s Eight Branches Technique and Uchiha Gunbai deflected Indra’s arrow enough for him to survive, but he was left gravely injured.
• Black Zetsu parasitized Sasuke and forced him to use Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Indra, exhausting Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
• Chiri’s cat activated Death Butterfly Reflection, creating an Indra copy that fought Indra until he chose to withdraw with Black Zetsu.
• Naruto and Madara arrived, and Naruto used Life Reincarnation to restore Sasuke while Chiri died in her cottage.
• Naruto returned Madara’s Rinnegan, restored Sasuke’s left eye, and left with Sasuke, while Madara prepared for a proper fight.

Naruto left Sasuke recovering in Amegakure and met Madara at the Valley of the End to begin their agreed battle. After revealing his Rinnegan ability, Ōmononushi, Naruto faced Madara’s demand to demonstrate what it could do through both eyes.

• Naruto asked Obito to watch Indra and Black Zetsu, then said he would hand over leadership to anyone who proved more capable of protecting their shared future.
• Itachi arrived to visit the unconscious Sasuke after Obito left.
• Naruto and Madara met at the Valley of the End, reaffirmed their agreement, and began fighting.
• Madara attacked Naruto with four Limbo shadows and the Sage Art: Gate of the Great God, but Naruto dodged the shadows and erased the gate with his Rinnegan.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to appear beside Madara with a duplicated kunai, and Madara deduced that Naruto could duplicate and erase objects.
• Naruto named his Rinnegan ocular power Ōmononushi, and Madara challenged him to use both eyes with intent to kill.

Naruto and Madara escalated their battle at the Valley of the End as Naruto revealed Ōmononushi and Madara unleashed Limbo Susanoo. Naruto ended the chapter by preparing to duplicate Planetary Devastation’s gravity core, while the fight’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Naruto used Ōmononushi to create a mountain and erase Madara’s Yasaka Magatama, revealing that his power affected only nonliving objects.
• Madara summoned a rain of meteorites, and Naruto copied a Tailed Beast Bomb to form an explosive shield that destroyed them.
• Madara’s Limbo shadows activated Perfect Susanoo and detonated Naruto’s original Tailed Beast Bomb, then launched a storm of slashes across the Valley of the End.
• Naruto used copied Flying Thunder God kunai and lightning-enhanced Kurama armor to try to break through the Limbo Susanoo formation, but Madara’s defenses stopped him.
• Naruto formed a Planetary Devastation gravity core in his hand and began using Ōmononushi to copy it as he announced Planetary Devastation Daikokuten.

Naruto trapped Madara’s Susanoo inside a massive Planetary Devastation, then struck Madara when he emerged from a Limbo shadow. Madara recalled his remaining shadows and summoned True Several Thousand Hands to meet Naruto’s final attack, which ended as Naruto began Great Sun Heavenly Sword Orb.

• Naruto filled the sky with Gravity Spheres and used Great Daikokuten to tear apart Madara’s Susanoo and seal him inside a vast celestial body.
• Naruto and three shadow clones attacked the four Limbo Susanoo, and Madara swapped places with the shadow facing Naruto’s original body.
• Naruto pierced Madara’s left shoulder with Great Sun Shakugi, but Madara tore off his own left arm and blasted Naruto away with Super Shinra Tensei.
• Madara recalled all his Limbo shadows as Naruto’s and Kurama’s chakra ran low.
• Madara summoned True Several Thousand Hands beneath the celestial body, and Naruto charged with a Tailed Beast Bomb and Great Sun Shakugi before activating Great Sun Heavenly Sword Orb.

Naruto used Kurama’s chakra and the Sword of Great Sun Shakugi to overwhelm Madara’s Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, then revealed Susanoo: Ultimate Form. Madara’s first Kongō Subduing Evil strike shattered against Naruto’s Yata-no-Kagami, and Madara launched another attack with Earth Release: Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique.

• Naruto embedded Sword of Great Sun Shakugi blades in Kurama’s Tailed Beast Bombs and used Ōmononushi to launch a barrage that devastated the wooden fists of Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Madara used Sage Art: Five Elements Protection, but Naruto countered it with duplicated Great Sun Heavenly Sword Orbs and Tailed Beast Bombs before Kurama’s chakra ran out.
• Madara deduced that Naruto’s sage power was depleted and argued that his odds were worsening as Limbo: Border Jail neared recovery.
• Naruto revealed that his two Superior Rinnegan had unlocked Susanoo: Ultimate Form, a stage beyond Perfect Susanoo and below Six Paths: Susanoo.
• Madara sent Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands down with Kongō Subduing Evil, but Naruto blocked with Yata-no-Kagami and shattered its attacking arm.
• Madara launched another Kongō Subduing Evil strike and used Earth Release: Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique.

Naruto and Madara fought a desperate battle beneath Planetary Devastation, and Naruto defeated Madara just before his Limbo: Border Jail recovered. Madara accepted the loss wholeheartedly after recognizing Naruto’s sincerity, while Naruto was left with his right arm severed.

• Madara increased True Several Thousand Hands’ weight and struck Naruto’s Susanoo, but the statue’s arm broke before Susanoo did.
• Naruto counterattacked and launched True Several Thousand Hands into Planetary Devastation, then used Flying Thunder God to pursue Madara as Limbo: Border Jail neared readiness.
• Madara summoned a scythe and charged Naruto, who let the blade sever his right arm before using Ōmononushi to erase it.
• Naruto pinned Madara down with a kunai at his throat moments before Limbo: Border Jail recovered and asked whether he still wanted to fight.
• Madara acknowledged Naruto’s restraint and fighting style, then accepted his defeat.

After losing to Naruto, Madara learned that Naruto came from the future and agreed to stop being his enemy, but refused to join him in Amegakure. As Madara prepared to leave, Naruto revealed that Ali was pregnant.

• Madara concluded that Naruto had come from the future, and Naruto confirmed he was from Konoha Year 128 and had fought the Ōtsutsuki.
• Naruto offered to show Madara his battles with the Ōtsutsuki, but Madara declined because he no longer wanted to live by someone else's will.
• Naruto and Madara restored their severed arms, cleared the battlefield, reshaped the Valley of the End, and formed the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Naruto invited Madara to return to Amegakure, but Madara said he would pursue strength and explore his own path instead of becoming Naruto's subordinate.
• Naruto stopped Madara before he left and told him that Ali was pregnant.

Indra and Black Zetsu headed to the hidden Samsara Grotto to seek Asura’s remains, while Obito learned their plan and followed them. In Amegakure, Naruto received Orochimaru’s method for reviving the Ten-Tails without erasing the Tailed Beasts’ consciousnesses, and Orochimaru asked him to keep his promise to transform her soul into that of a woman.

• Indra told Black Zetsu that Samsara Grotto was the Sage of Six Paths’ secret burial dimension and that Asura’s remains were likely still there.
• Obito used Omodaru: Replay of the Past to learn their destination, then followed them with Tobi after sending a warning home.
• Naruto returned to Amegakure without Madara, who had decided to stay nearby until Ali gave birth and planned to return after retrieving something.
• White Zetsu delivered Obito and Tobi’s intelligence to Naruto, who told them to be careful and then went to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru explained that Naruto could use the Mental Power Combat Technique to defeat the Ten-Tails’ consciousness and free the Nine Tailed Beasts’ consciousnesses after the Ten-Tails was revived.
• Orochimaru asked Naruto to use Futsunomitama to make her a true woman at the soul level, as he had promised.

Naruto used Futsunomitama to transform Orochimaru’s soul and body, while Madara retrieved Sasuke’s cat, Huahua, and reflected on having a child. Meanwhile, Indra opened the Samsara Grotto and prepared to confront the presence he sensed inside.

• Naruto processed Orochimaru’s soul, transforming Orochimaru’s body into a woman’s and explaining that the change would let Orochimaru pursue carrying a child.
• Orochimaru told Naruto he wanted to experience pregnancy firsthand, and Naruto warned him not to harm innocent people.
• Madara retrieved Sasuke’s cat from a cave, named it Uchiha Huahua, and wondered whether he would have a child too.
• Indra reached an uncharted land, invoked the power of the Six Paths, and opened the Samsara Grotto.

Indra resurrected Asura in the Samsara Grotto and defeated him, stealing his chakra and sealing him beneath Planetary Devastation. Indra left with Black Zetsu to pursue the Ten-Tails, while Obito Uchiha arrived in the grotto.

• Indra used a living ninja from the Land of Lightning as the sacrifice to resurrect Asura with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Indra and Asura fought in the Samsara Grotto, and Indra overwhelmed Asura with Six Paths: Indra's Arrow.
• Indra pierced Asura with Dark Siphon, took his chakra, and sealed him beneath Planetary Devastation.
• Indra gained a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in both eyes and a white sun-shaped mark, while Black Zetsu told him that Naruto Uzumaki and his father held the nine-tails chakra in Amegakure.
• Indra and Black Zetsu left the Samsara Grotto, and Obito Uchiha appeared there through Kamui.

Obito rescued Asura from the Samsara Grotto, brought him back to the Shinobi World, and warned that his vision of peace through Ninshu could not direct the modern world. Meanwhile, Naruto prepared to enter the Demonic Statue and seek the Tailed Beasts’ recognition before Indra took it away.

• Obito destroyed Indra’s Planetary Devastation, removed the Black Receivers from Asura, and explained how his Impure World Reincarnation body could regenerate.
• Asura transferred chakra to Obito, who opened a Kamui passage out of the Samsara Grotto and took some strange fruit with him.
• Asura discussed Ninshu and peace with Obito, who identified himself and cautioned that Ninshu could not dictate the course of the modern Shinobi World.
• Naruto stood before the Demonic Statue beneath Amegakure and, reassured by Kurama, used Human Path: Mind Layer Dive to enter it.

Naruto entered the Demonic Statue to ask the tailed beasts to trust him, but they challenged his plan to revive the Ten-Tails and accused him of hypocrisy over Killer B’s death. When Naruto offered to use Rinne Rebirth to revive Bee even at the cost of his own life, Gyuki stopped him and said Naruto had already proved his sincerity.

• Naruto met the imprisoned tailed beasts and admitted he would revive the Ten-Tails even if Orochimaru had not found a way to preserve their consciousnesses.
• The tailed beasts rejected Naruto, beat him, and accused him of seeking their chakra for his own goals.
• Gyuki confronted Naruto about Killer B’s death and demanded that Naruto revive Bee with Rinne Rebirth to earn their trust.
• Naruto agreed to revive Bee and said he would accept dying, then being brought back through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Gyuki grabbed Naruto and told him he had already shown enough sincerity.

Naruto gained the tailed beasts’ trust and awakened Six Paths Senjutsu, then began meditating before the Demonic Statue. The Sage of Six Paths met the comatose Sasuke and asked him to stop Naruto from resurrecting Kaguya, giving him all of his power as the story left Sasuke facing that task.

• Gyuki and the other tailed beasts accepted Naruto, gave him their chakra, and urged him to act.
• Naruto awakened Six Paths Senjutsu and sat before the Demonic Statue to seek further understanding on his own.
• The Sage of Six Paths appeared to Sasuke and explained that Naruto had saved his life with a resurrection technique.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Sasuke that Naruto had allowed Black Zetsu to resurrect Indra so Indra could become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and sacrifice for Kaguya’s revival.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked Sasuke to persuade Naruto to abandon his plan, or else help seal him, and entrusted Sasuke with all his power.

Sasuke awakened and confronted Sakura before seeking Naruto, while Naruto prepared to draw Indra into a staged alliance and gathered the shinobi villages ahead of the coming battle. Sasuke challenged Naruto over his plan to revive Kaguya, and they agreed to meet at the Old Place.

• Sasuke woke with the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and dismissed Sakura’s account of how Karin, Naruto, and Itachi had helped him.
• Naruto independently mastered yin and yang power, then learned that Indra had taken the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Naruto and Minato planned for Minato to defect to Indra, and Naruto damaged Minato’s arm to make their falling-out convincing.
• Naruto asked Konan to summon shinobi from across the nations to Amegakure so they could avoid Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Sasuke arrived and told Naruto to stop his plan to revive Kaguya, and Naruto agreed to meet him at the Old Place.

Indra summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and called most of the White Zetsu army to his side, then demonstrated the life-draining and destructive powers of his Wood Flower Stream dōjutsu. As Indra prepared to move toward Amegakure, a White Zetsu revealed that Minato Namikaze was approaching with the Nine-Tails and intended to pledge allegiance to Indra.

• Indra summoned the Demonic Statue and called the White Zetsu, while Obito used Kamui to hide Tobi from the summons and explained the White Zetsu's obedience to Asura.
• The White Zetsu gathered before Indra, and Black Zetsu explained that some had died while others freed by Naruto Uzumaki's Kotoamatsukami had escaped the statue's control.
• Indra used his left eye to drain a White Zetsu's life force and his right eye to make wood grow inside another, then explained the abilities of Wood Flower Stream to Black Zetsu.
• Indra agreed to head for Amegakure, but a White Zetsu told him that Minato Namikaze was coming with the Nine-Tails to pledge allegiance after breaking ties with Naruto Uzumaki.

Minato Namikaze offered Indra half of the Nine-Tails, but Indra extracted Kurama and revealed his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to impose a culture of strength. As Indra attacked Minato, Obito and Asura arrived to oppose him while the Ten-Tails' revival continued.

• Minato Namikaze claimed Naruto had torn off his arm and offered Indra half of the Nine-Tails, saying he supported Infinite Tsukuyomi as a path to peace.
• Indra used Demonic Statue Chains to pull Kurama from Minato and seal him inside the Demonic Statue, which began reacting as the Ten-Tails neared revival.
• Indra condemned Minato for turning against his son, explained that he intended to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to instill a culture of strength, and attacked Minato with lightning.
• Black Zetsu urged Indra to destroy Minato's Impure World Reincarnation body, but Obito appeared and rescued Minato with Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance.
• Asura appeared beside Obito and vowed to stop Indra, who welcomed them as a diversion while the Ten-Tails' revival continued.

Kakashi and the other village leaders responded to Amegakure’s warning about the Ten-Tails and the Infinite Tsukuyomi by mobilizing their forces despite internal conflict. As the shinobi world began preparing for war, Naruto and Sasuke faced each other again in the Valley of the End.

• Kakashi and Shikaku arranged to send Konoha ninja toward Amegakure in small squads under the cover of joint exercises.
• Dodai reported Amegakure’s warning to the Raikage, who dismissed it publicly but privately believed it.
• Dodai bound the Raikage and announced that Kumogakure would mobilize under the pretext of fighting Iwagakure, heading through the Land of Rain.
• Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure overcame internal opposition and began mobilizing as tension spread across the shinobi world.
• Naruto and Sasuke stood opposed once again in the Valley of the End.

Naruto and Sasuke clashed at the Valley of the End after Naruto explained that he had returned from the future to prevent the Ōtsutsuki threat and believed Kaguya could become an ally. Their fight revealed their new Six Paths abilities, and it ended with Sasuke reflecting Naruto’s attack with his Uchiha Gunbai.

• Naruto told Sasuke about the future, the Ōtsutsuki, and his plan to win Kaguya over, while Sasuke insisted she should be sealed away.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto and revealed that the Sage of Six Paths had given him powerful new abilities; Naruto showed that he possessed both Yin-Yang Marks but said he would save their power for Indra.
• Sasuke attacked with Moga Bera and Takemikazuchi, while Naruto used Six Paths Senjutsu and a Truth-Seeking Orb to defend himself.
• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to strike Naruto with Chidori, but Naruto dodged and severed Sasuke’s left arm before Sasuke’s Heavenly Reverse Hand transferred Naruto’s injury to himself.
• Naruto reattached his arm and tried to knock Sasuke unconscious with a Flying Thunder God attack, but Sasuke blocked him with the Uchiha Gunbai and sent him flying with Uchiha Reflection.

Naruto and Sasuke continued their battle at the Valley of the End, trading Six Paths techniques and adapting to each other’s abilities. Naruto’s new plan began as Sasuke advanced with a tornado of black flames and Six Paths lightning.

• Sasuke used Six Paths: Inorganic Reincarnation to attack Naruto with barbs rising from the cliffs and riverbed.
• Sasuke trapped Naruto’s Truth-Seeking Orb shield with a White Dragon and hit him with Six Paths: White Rage Technique before firing a Kagutsuchi Arrow.
• Naruto endured the White Rage Technique and caught the arrow with Kurama’s golden arm.
• Naruto used Ōmononushi to replicate the Kagutsuchi Arrows and guide them toward Sasuke, crashing his Susanoo into the Valley of the End.
• Sasuke formed a tornado of black flames infused with Six Paths lightning and advanced toward Naruto.
• Naruto prepared a Truth-Seeking Orb with Futsunomitama, intending to make it protect him independently.