Chapter Summaries

Rock Lee escalated his fight with Neji, but Neji repeatedly countered his attacks with techniques Yemu had taught him. After Neji deflected the Morning Peacock, Rock Lee opened the Seventh Gate, bringing his power close to Kage Level and forcing Neji to take him seriously.

• Rock Lee opened the Eight Gates and attacked at extreme speed, but Neji used Byakugan and Tai Chi Entangling Hands to block and disrupt his strikes.
• Rock Lee bound Neji and landed a powerful knee, but Neji recovered, locked Rock Lee's wrist, and blasted him away with Crushing Force.
• Naruto and Shikamaru watched Neji calmly neutralize Rock Lee's attacks, with Shikamaru observing that Neji had yet to take the initiative.
• Rock Lee unleashed Morning Peacock, but Neji used Rotation to deflect the flames back and engulf him.
• Rock Lee emerged from the flames with blue chakra and opened the Seventh Gate, declaring that all his effort was worth it if he could defeat Neji.

Neji revealed Yang Release Chakra Mode and overwhelmed Rock Lee with a Byakugan-enhanced Taijutsu barrage, but Rock Lee forced himself back to his feet by approaching the Eighth Gate. The chapter ended with Neji realizing Rock Lee was trying to surpass himself, not defeat him.

• Rock Lee opened the Seventh Gate and attacked Neji with overwhelming speed and force, but Neji dodged his blows.
• Neji activated Yang Release Chakra Mode and used Eight Trigrams: Myriad Tai Chi to batter Rock Lee and disrupt his chakra pathways.
• Neji prepared a finishing strike, but Rock Lee seized his wrist and stood despite his injuries.
• Might Guy recognized the blood-red mist as a warning that Rock Lee was burning his life, while Kakashi Hatake urged caution.
• Rock Lee stopped at the brink of opening the Eighth Gate and told Neji he would never give up easily.
• Neji realized Rock Lee was pushing himself to surpass his own limits rather than trying to defeat Neji.

Rock Lee nearly died after using the Eight Gates against Neji, but Yemu promised to save him before the third match began. Sasuke faced Kurotsuchi, whose Earth Release defenses met his Great Fireball Technique as their battle continued.

• Rock Lee unleashed his life-burning power and battered Neji before collapsing from his injuries.
• Neji carried Rock Lee toward the Infirmary, where Tsunade found his chakra pathways and life force severely damaged.
• Yemu reassured Might Guy and the others that he could save Rock Lee, then the third match began between Sasuke Uchiha and Kurotsuchi.
• Kurotsuchi attacked Sasuke with Earth Release pillars, but Sasuke dodged them and struck her earthen defenses.
• Sasuke used Great Fireball Technique, and Kurotsuchi raised a rock wall to withstand the flames.

Sasuke Uchiha defeated Kurotsuchi by trapping her in a devastating genjutsu, while Naruto objected to his cruelty. After learning Hanabi Hyuga had vanished, Yemu confronted Otsutsuki Toneri’s puppets and destroyed them, setting up a direct conflict.

• Sasuke Uchiha overwhelmed Kurotsuchi, then used genjutsu to make her suffer the illusion of Amaterasu consuming her while the spectators watched her freeze and collapse.
• Naruto Uzumaki accused Sasuke of humiliating Kurotsuchi, but Sasuke dismissed him and returned to his seat beside Sakura Haruno.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata that Hanabi had disappeared while shopping for ingredients, and Yemu said he knew where she was and would handle it.
• Yemu suspected Toneri had abducted Hanabi for her Byakugan and walked through Konoha at night, considering a trip to the moon.
• Toneri attacked Yemu with chakra beams from black-robed puppets and demanded that he leave the planet, but Yemu stopped the blasts and sliced the puppets apart with Repulsive Force.

Yemu pursued Otsutsuki Toneri to the moon and demanded Hanabi Hyuga’s Byakugan. Toneri forced an early Tenseigan awakening and sent his puppet army against Yemu, but Yemu destroyed them effortlessly and cornered him.

• Toneri abandoned his plan to target Hinata and decided to use Hanabi Hyuga’s Byakugan to awaken his Tenseigan.
• Yemu struck the moon like a meteor and confronted Toneri, demanding that he hand over Hanabi’s Byakugan.
• Toneri refused and began awakening the Tenseigan prematurely, accepting that the process would damage its potential.
• Toneri unleashed his puppet army, but Yemu used Shinra Tensei to crush the puppets in moments.
• Toneri tried to flee, but Yemu appeared before him and revealed that he had been holding back.

Yemu accelerated Otsutsuki Toneri’s Tenseigan awakening, then repeatedly overwhelmed him despite Toneri’s new power. Toneri launched a massive attack but was struck down again, left wondering whether his divine eyes were useless against Yemu.

• Yemu sent silver-white chakra into Otsutsuki Toneri’s eyes, hastening the Tenseigan’s awakening.
• After Toneri celebrated his new power, Yemu slapped him through mountains and left him battered.
• Toneri tried to retaliate, but Yemu caught and broke his wrist before slapping him into a distant hill.
• Toneri rose from the ruins and vowed to show Yemu the Tenseigan’s true power.
• Toneri summoned enormous stones toward Yemu, but Yemu vanished, struck him in the kidney, and sent him crashing through floating meteorites.

Yemu easily overpowered Otsutsuki Toneri, revealing his own Tenseigan and withstanding Toneri’s strongest attack in silver dragon armor. He left Toneri battered and pinned in a shattered asteroid, with the fight still underway.

• Otsutsuki Toneri activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and hurled Chakra Prayer Beads at Yemu, who sliced them apart with the Dragon Blade.
• Toneri recognized Yemu’s golden Tenseigan and unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Yemu emerged from the blast unharmed in silver dragon armor.
• Yemu vanished, seized Toneri by the head, and flung him into space despite Toneri’s attempt to retaliate with Repulsive Force.
• Yemu relentlessly battered Toneri with a flurry of attacks and kicked him into a distant asteroid, shattering it and leaving Toneri gravely injured.

Yemu overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri on Mars, shattering his strongest attacks and leaving him unable to fight. Yemu stood over Toneri and declared that he would take Hanabi's eyes back.

• Yemu knocked Toneri into an asteroid, and Toneri unleashed the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion in desperation.
• Yemu's Silver Dragon Slash shattered Toneri's golden attack and pursued him to Mars, where it broke through his rock defenses and buried him in a crater.
• Toneri used his remaining power to create a hundred-meter Rock Golem and sent it charging at Yemu.
• Yemu summoned a Silver Dragon that destroyed the golem and blasted Toneri into another crater, leaving him unable to resist.
• Yemu approached Toneri and said he was taking Hanabi's eyes back.

Yemu recovered Hanabi's Byakugan and returned to the Pinnacle Tower, where Qingxue told him that Hidan had killed a Land of Iron jonin. Yemu confronted the Akatsuki and beat Hidan until he confessed, leaving the others silent and Hidan afraid of what would happen next.

• Yemu returned Hanabi's Byakugan to the Hyuga Clan, and Hiashi offered to arrange Yemu's wedding in ten days.
• At the Pinnacle Tower, Qingxue told Yemu that Hidan had killed a Land of Iron jonin, and Yemu ordered compensation for the victim's family before setting out to deal with the Akatsuki.
• Konan and Kakuzu rebuked Hidan for breaking Yemu's no-killing rule, but Hidan dismissed their concerns.
• Yemu arrived at the Akatsuki's cave and demanded that the culprit confess, so Hidan stepped forward and admitted to the killing.
• When Hidan mocked the idea of paying for a life, Yemu battered him until he surrendered and acknowledged his guilt.

Yemu forced the Akatsuki to submit to the Empire, then celebrated his wedding to Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga in a lavish ceremony attended by the Shinobi World's leaders. The wedding ended with the Empire's power on display as Naruto wondered why Yemu could marry two brides.

• Yemu threatened Hidan with imprisonment or an endless Imperial hunt, and Konan and Kakuzu pledged the Akatsuki's service to him.
• Hidan submitted and Yemu warned that any escape attempt would bring a life sentence or execution through the Permanent Seal.
• Before the wedding, Hinata tried to reconcile with Qingxue and urged them to support Yemu together, but Qingxue refused to treat her as an equal.
• The Kage arrived with tribute as hundreds of thousands gathered to watch Yemu marry Qingxue and Hinata in the Imperial Capital.
• Sakura, Ino, and Tenten watched the wedding with envy, while Naruto complained that Yemu could marry two brides and Shikamaru said strength let him make the rules.

Yemu married Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga in a ceremony in the Yemu Empire’s Imperial Capital, then stood with them beneath the stars as the empire entered an era of peace. Years later, Qingxue and Hinata had three children with Yemu, and he pledged to protect his family and the world.

• Yemu, Qingxue, and Hinata exchanged vows and were declared married as the crowd celebrated.
• Naruto Uzumaki expressed envy at Yemu’s marriage, while Sakura Haruno offered the couple her good wishes.
• After the celebration, Yemu stood with Qingxue and Hinata atop the Pinnacle Tower and spoke of their future together.
• Many years later, the empire prospered, and Qingxue and Hinata had three children with Yemu.
• Yemu looked up at the stars and resolved to protect the world and his family.