Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro returned to Pangaea Castle, reunited with Mito and his family, and met Reiko and Shu Mao’s newborn son. He named the baby Senju Nawaki and explained his hopes for the child before trying to clarify why he had taken Reiko away to enter monastic life.

• Tetsuhiro returned to Taiji Palace and found Mito reprimanding Shu Mao for his weak leadership.
• Tetsuhiro embraced Mito, thanked her for managing affairs in his absence, and met the baby Reiko held.
• Tetsuhiro soothed the baby and learned that the family had been waiting for him to choose a name.
• Tetsuhiro named the baby Senju Nawaki and described him as a connection between the Empire and other worlds, rather than a tool of conquest.
• Tetsuhiro told Mito that he had taken Reiko to enter monastic life because she had been under prolonged pressure, then explained that he had been busy handling government affairs and threats.
• Mito questioned Tetsuhiro about his cultured remark, and he began to explain himself.

Tetsuhiro introduced Mito and the others to Little Black, then reassured Reiko and Mai Valentine that they could enjoy themselves while still learning palace etiquette. The chapter ended with Tetsuhiro kissing Mito after she agreed to manage the consorts less strictly.

• Tetsuhiro told Mito to govern at a measured pace and trust that Shu Mao, Tsunade, and Nawaki would grow into capable people.
• Tetsuhiro introduced Little Black, a small Cyberse being and humanoid AI called Dark Ignis, to Mito and Nawaki.
• Tetsuhiro overheard Reiko complaining to Mai Valentine about palace rules and teased them by threatening punishment before promising they could spend time with him.
• Tetsuhiro asked Mito whether Reiko and Mai Valentine could buy motorcycles, and Mito told them to learn basic palace etiquette first.
• Tetsuhiro kissed Mito in front of the servants after she agreed to ease up on the consorts.

Tetsuhiro continued his private research with Mito, Reiko, and Mai Valentine while researchers at the Ōtsutsuki Shibai Research Institute tested a mysterious white liquid on a Madara Uchiha clone. The clone began transforming, and Madara and Tobirama called for Orochimaru and Muzan Kibutsuji as the experiment intensified.

• Tetsuhiro brought Mito to the bedchamber, played an adults-only song, and summoned Reiko and Mai Valentine.
• Madara and Tobirama coordinated research at the Ōtsutsuki Shibai Research Institute, with Shinnō and Hiruko overseeing studies of Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s cells and blood.
• Madara had a clone drink a white liquid, triggering extreme pain and abnormal readings around the clone’s heart.
• Tsunade reported the heart readings to Madara, who praised her and sent her to fetch Tobirama.
• Tobirama examined the clone and found that its original skin had been replaced by grayish-white skin in a complete transformation.
• Madara asked when Orochimaru and Muzan Kibutsuji would arrive, then ordered Sarutobi Hizayama to tell them to hurry.

Muzan, Orochimaru, and the others helped Madara gather data on Shibai Ōtsutsuki, and Madara decided to undergo the cell transplantation himself. Tetsuhiro stayed beside him as Tobirama performed the surgery, which succeeded, but Madara began showing signs of rejection and ancestral bloodline reversion.

• Muzan and Orochimaru joined the research, and Madara used dozens of shadow clones to accelerate the experiments before the clones began exploding under the strain.
• Tetsuhiro arrived at the research facility and saw the final clone transform into an Ōtsutsuki-like form before it exploded.
• After reviewing the results, Madara chose to undergo the transplant himself, and Tetsuhiro promised to keep him under control.
• Tobirama administered the anesthetic and performed the surgery while Tetsuhiro watched anxiously beside Madara.
• The surgery ended successfully, but Madara's skin turned grayish white and his heart rate, breathing, and pulse increased as Tobirama said the changes were still within normal limits.

Madara underwent a dangerous transformation in the Laboratory, and Tetsuhiro and the others restrained him until his chakra stabilized. Madara emerged with nine tomoe in each eye, Ōtsutsuki power, and a new Divine Art, while Tobirama realized what Madara’s ability meant.

• Madara struggled through his transformation and asked Tetsuhiro whether Hashirama had truly been himself in the past.
• Madara mutated and rampaged, so Tetsuhiro used the Gate of the Great God to pin him down while the research team monitored him.
• Tobirama injected Madara, and the treatment stabilized his chakra and made the black claw marks disappear.
• Tetsuhiro sensed that Madara had fully transformed into an Ōtsutsuki, with nine tomoe in each of his three eyes, and Madara estimated that he needed at most forty percent of his strength to face Isshiki.
• Madara demonstrated a Divine Art that opened black claw marks between the ruined floor and a distant ravine, and Tobirama realized what it was.

Tetsuhiro underwent a transplant of Shibai's cells and confronted Isshiki in his Mindscape, where Isshiki tried to take over his body through Kāma. Tetsuhiro transformed and went berserk, forcing Madara to carry him away from the Laboratory as their battle continued.

• Madara showed off his Claw Marks Divine Art, and Tetsuhiro decided to undergo the cell transplant too.
• Tobirama prepared the equipment and anesthetized Tetsuhiro for the operation while Madara watched.
• Tetsuhiro awakened in his Mindscape, where Little Black reminded him to defeat Isshiki, and the two began fighting.
• As Tetsuhiro's body turned gray and grew horns, he broke his restraints and unleashed a destructive burst of power in the Laboratory.
• Madara used a Claw Mark to take the berserk Tetsuhiro to a barren area, where they continued fighting as Tetsuhiro's helpers attacked Isshiki in the Mindscape.

Tetsuhiro resisted Isshiki’s attempt to seize his consciousness while Madara fought the possessed Tetsuhiro in the real world. As Asura intervened in the Mindscape and Isshiki gained the upper hand, Tetsuhiro prepared a Spirit Exchange to turn the fight around.

• Tetsuhiro repelled Isshiki’s mental invasion and rejected his taunts about being an impostor, while the two continued fighting in the Mindscape.
• In the real world, possessed Tetsuhiro activated Kāma Second Form and defeated Madara, stabbing him from behind before Madara called for Hashirama to regain control.
• Tobirama investigated the shaking laboratory while Orochimaru and Shinnō kept Tsunade and the others inside.
• Isshiki used Daikokuten and Sukunahikona against Tetsuhiro in the Mindscape, breaking through his defenses as Asura arrived to help.
• Asura summoned Kurama and a Wood Release Buddha, but Isshiki erased their attacks and made them vanish.
• Tetsuhiro used a Hurricane Spell Card to help Asura land safely, then ordered Little Black to activate Exchange of the Spirit.

Tetsuhiro banished Isshiki through a barrier, then watched Asura depart for the Pure Land as Indra emerged in the Real World and attacked. In the Pure Land, Indra rejected Asura’s plea to change, while Asura vowed to keep protecting the world and Hagoromo asked about Hashirama Senju.

• Tetsuhiro trapped Isshiki in a barrier and sent him into the Corridor of Time between life and death, then thanked the Duel Monsters for helping him.
• Asura told Tetsuhiro he planned to leave for the Pure Land, and Tetsuhiro promised to look for a way to free his frozen grandmother.
• Indra emerged from Madara’s body and tried to stomp Tetsuhiro, who escaped with Flying Thunder God before Indra flew away.
• Tetsuhiro checked Madara’s shoulder wound and healed him while they recovered their strength.
• Asura and Indra reached the Pure Land and argued with Hagoromo, with Indra refusing to change and Asura vowing to protect the world.
• Hagoromo asked Asura what impression he had of Hashirama Senju, and Asura asked whether the man beside them was the body’s original owner.

Hagoromo worried that Tetsuhiro’s rapid rise and unknown motives could threaten the peace, while Tetsuhiro returned to the Earth District and publicly redeemed Madara’s Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan. The chapter ended with Tetsuhiro manifesting a red Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan as a powerful aura and heavenly phenomenon stunned those around him.

• Hagoromo and Asura discussed the man controlling another person’s body, and Hagoromo feared his apparent success might conceal an unknown danger.
• Tetsuhiro told Madara that Isshiki had been trapped between reality and the Underworld, then demonstrated that his Tenseigan’s power had shifted into his right eye.
• Tetsuhiro and Madara returned to Shibai’s Laboratory, where Tetsuhiro gathered the others to reveal his new power.
• Tetsuhiro used the system to redeem Madara Uchiha’s Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan while Tobirama, Madara, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and the others watched.
• A red Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan appeared on Tetsuhiro’s forehead, releasing a crushing aura and triggering dark clouds, lightning, and thunder.

Tetsuhiro mastered Isshiki’s abilities, discovered that he could use Madara’s Divine Art as well as his own, and revived Kaguya. After challenging Madara and Kaguya together, he dominated their sparring match but remained concerned about his uneven development.

• Hagoromo watched Tetsuhiro grow stronger and worried that his desires might consume him.
• Tetsuhiro transformed his left eye into a black eye with golden bars, learned Isshiki’s abilities, and discovered that he could use Madara’s Divine Art.
• Tetsuhiro used Ryugu to revive Kaguya, who kissed him, then challenged her and Madara to fight him together.
• Tetsuhiro easily countered Madara and Kaguya in their sparring match, while the battle shook the Shinobi World and alarmed Hagoromo.
• Tetsuhiro ended the fight beaming as Madara looked gloomy and Kaguya looked satisfied, but he resolved to keep training because his abilities remained unbalanced.

Tobirama and the researchers struggled to break Isshiki’s Kāma seal on Tetsuhiro, but Madara persuaded him to stop and prepare to seek solutions in other worlds. Shinnō’s research then revealed that Tetsuhiro’s regenerative abilities could shorten his lifespan through excessive cell division, exposing Hashirama’s likely true cause of death.

• Tobirama sealed off the Research Institute and began examining the Kāma on Tetsuhiro’s hand with Kaguya and Madara’s help.
• After repeated attempts to break the seal failed, Tobirama exhausted himself trying to protect his brother from Isshiki’s return.
• Mito and the others convinced Tobirama to pause his efforts and investigate soul-related sealing techniques, while Madara suggested seeking answers in other worlds once the Portal opened.
• Mito identified Uzumaki records about soul-sealing jutsu among the shrine masks, and Tetsuhiro encouraged the researchers to share their findings.
• Shinnō explained that Tetsuhiro’s injuries healed through rapid cell division and warned that his cells had a limited number of divisions.
• Tetsuhiro realized that his regenerative powers had likely caused Hashirama’s death and that Madara’s intervention had saved him from the same fate.

Orochimaru and the others reported their research ideas and results, while officials briefed Tetsuhiro on conditions across the Empire and progress in the Duel World. Tetsuhiro learned that the Eternal Rotator was being investigated and that reconstruction was advancing, then asked to review Shinobi World News and World News.

• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Hiruko presented research plans, and Tobirama advised Hiruko to focus on integrating Ōtsutsuki eyes while Madara criticized his transplant idea.
• Doctor Ka, Hange, Muzan, Tamayo, and Yushiro reported the results and limitations of their Kabaneri, Titan, demon, and Demon Slayer Corps research.
• Tetsuhiro considered dark energy for training mental power, invited Madara to play cards, and decided to promote dueling more widely later.
• Shu Mao and the other officials reported on stability, administration, public services, finances, and the Adventurers' Guild across the Shinobi World and Pangaea Castle.
• Ishikawa reported that Uchiha Izuna's team had located the Eternal Rotator, while researchers and allies investigated it and worked on rebuilding New Domino City and other cities.
• Tetsuhiro heard that Paradox was helping with reconstruction and asked to see Shinobi World News and World News.

Tetsuhiro watched Konoha’s new television broadcast, which mixed advertisements with reports on inspections, development, and news from other worlds. The broadcast ended in a chaotic live segment, while Shari and Xiaohuo remained imprisoned and Momoshiki sensed a delicious energy fluctuation in space.

• Tetsuhiro watched a series of Konoha advertisements, then saw Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu report on Kagami Uchiha’s inspections and the crackdown on gambling, false advertising, and bullying.
• The broadcast reported that Senju Ao’s team investigated casinos and brothels in Tanzaku Town, new public facilities opened, tourism grew, and Hanzō received a reduced punishment after accidentally poisoning villagers.
• Tetsuhiro learned that Ikoma and Hozumi had married, then sent Maya to deliver a gift in his place.
• A live report showed Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu fighting before their governors separated them, and the leaders’ on-air banter devolved into chaos.
• Shari and Xiaohuo cried for help from Hozuki Castle’s prison as Momoshiki sensed a peculiar energy fluctuation 0.4 light-years away and ordered his companion to seize it.

Tetsuhiro found the wounded man bearing the Big Dipper scars in a survivor camp and prepared to leave after entrusting the people there to his followers. The chapter revealed how he had entered a nuclear war-torn world two months earlier and become known as Mr. Li.

• A wounded muscular man collapsed after trying to draw water, and Tetsuhiro recognized him and ordered the camp to take him to the jail and give him food and water.
• Tetsuhiro told Barto and Lin that the man was their expected savior, and the Elder confirmed the seven scars on his chest matched the Big Dipper.
• Tetsuhiro announced that his people would take over the camp and warned its residents not to behave like the villains Xiude and his followers.
• Two months earlier, Tetsuhiro entered the new world and used Daikokuten to shrink and redirect nuclear bombs, devastating their launch sites.
• Tetsuhiro searched the nuclear-ravaged world, punished local villains, and heard rumors of a savior marked with the Big Dipper scars.

Tetsuhiro recognized Barto and Lin at the survivors’ camp and promised to wait for the Chosen One. In a cell, Kenshiro awakened, befriended Barto and Lin, then broke free when the Z Organization threatened the camp.

• Tetsuhiro recognized Barto as the future Revolutionary Army leader and brought Lin to meet him at the survivors’ camp.
• Barto gave water to the dehydrated Kenshiro, who refused to escape without considering Lin’s safety.
• Kenshiro introduced himself and used a warm current and encouragement to help Lin believe she could speak again.
• A man announced that the Z Organization had arrived and took Lin away, while Barto urged Kenshiro to flee.
• Kenshiro broke open the cell bars and went to confront the danger, and Barto followed, calling him a destined hero.

Kenshiro rescued Lin from a biker gang, revealing the lethal power of Hokuto Shinken as Tetsuhiro watched and considered its techniques. The gang leader survived the final attack and charged Kenshiro, who told him he was already dead.

• A biker gang attacked the survivors and held Lin hostage, while Kenshiro stepped forward to stop them.
• Lin spoke for the first time and urged Kenshiro to run as the thugs surrounded him.
• Kenshiro struck the thugs with Hokuto Shinken, causing their heads to swell and burst, while Tetsuhiro secretly prevented them from finishing off their victims.
• Kenshiro overwhelmed the gang leader with a Hundred Crack Fist and caught Lin as she fell.
• The gang leader got back up and swung at Kenshiro, who told him he was already dead.

Kenshiro killed the gang leader and met Li Tetsuhiro, who had been waiting for him and explained the Northern Dipper’s role amid the chaos. Li revealed that Raoh had killed Kenshiro’s master, leaving Kenshiro shocked and questioning what he had been told about his death.

• Kenshiro killed the gang leader with the Fist of the North Star technique.
• Li Tetsuhiro dispelled his Genjutsu and approached Kenshiro, who sensed that Li was overwhelmingly powerful.
• Kenshiro and Li introduced themselves and explained how they had found and recognized each other.
• The Elder called Kenshiro the Chosen One, and Li explained the conflict between the Southern Dipper and Northern Dipper.
• Li told Kenshiro that Raoh had killed his master, and Kenshiro protested that his master had died of illness.

Tetsuhiro revealed his supernatural abilities and promised to bring peace, then tried to recruit Kenshiro by demonstrating his knowledge of the future. Kenshiro remained wary and confronted him, but his pressure had no effect on Tetsuhiro.

• Tetsuhiro told Kenshiro to focus on defeating Nanto Suichosei-Shin and rescuing Yuria, then said he wanted to learn about the Fist of the North Star.
• Tetsuhiro floated into the air with nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, prompting everyone except Kenshiro to kneel and call him a god.
• Tetsuhiro promised food, homes, medicine, and peace, and offered to exchange knowledge with Kenshiro.
• When Kenshiro attacked him, Tetsuhiro evaded his strikes and urged him to join in saving the world.
• Tetsuhiro mentioned Toki, Raoh, and Kenshiro's origins, making Kenshiro wary, but Kenshiro's attempt to overwhelm him with pressure failed.

Tetsuhiro challenged Kenshiro to demonstrate the Fist of the North Star and analyzed the fighting aura coursing through Kenshiro’s attacks. The chapter left Kenshiro realizing that his North Star Cross Slash had passed through Tetsuhiro’s body.

• Tetsuhiro provoked Kenshiro, then blocked his first punch with one finger and fractured his bones.
• Barto, Lin, and the Elder warned Tetsuhiro about Kenshiro’s deadly pressure-point techniques, but Tetsuhiro invited Kenshiro to hit him.
• Kenshiro struck Tetsuhiro’s chest, and Tetsuhiro used Sage Mode and natural energy to neutralize the fighting aura and analyze its flow.
• Tetsuhiro recovered and asked Kenshiro to continue; Kenshiro unleashed a barrage of blows and finished with the North Star Cross Slash.
• Kenshiro realized something was wrong after his final aura-charged punch passed through Tetsuhiro’s body.

Tetsuhiro stunned Kenshiro by copying and defeating his Fist of the North Star techniques, then argued that Kenshiro’s strict rules were misplaced amid the world’s chaos. Kenshiro agreed to let Tetsuhiro use the art if he could cure Toki.

• Kenshiro attacked Tetsuhiro with Hundred Crack Fist, but Tetsuhiro copied the technique, mastered it, and sent Kenshiro flying before safely lowering him.
• Tetsuhiro claimed the move was his own creation and named it Big Dipper Fist, while Kenshiro objected to his use of the North Star name.
• Tetsuhiro challenged Kenshiro’s concern about sealed fists by pointing out that Jagi, Toki, and Raoh remained active practitioners and that the world faced many greater threats.
• Tetsuhiro offered to cure Toki and criticized Kenshiro for letting him fight Raoh while gravely ill.
• Kenshiro said Tetsuhiro could use Fist of the North Star if he cured Toki, and Tetsuhiro promised he would not be disappointed.