Chapter Summaries

Kawaki proposed killing Boruto to protect Naruto, but Meihui exposed his plans and Naruto ordered him out of the house. Lost and unsure what to do, Kawaki encountered Amado and Ada.

• Naruto questioned Kawaki's plan to protect him from the Ōtsutsuki, and Kawaki suggested killing Boruto.
• Meihui restrained Kawaki with a Sealing Jutsu and accused him of wanting to seal Naruto away and blame Boruto.
• Naruto asked Meihui to release Kawaki, then ordered Kawaki to leave the house.
• Kawaki wandered the streets before meeting Amado and Ada, and asked Amado what he should do.

Kawaki sought Amado’s help to grow stronger while Boruto struggled with the consequences of Ada’s Omnipotence. Kawaki then left Konoha, and Mitsuki followed, still mistaking him for Boruto.

• Kawaki asked Amado to make him stronger, and Amado began an experiment in Orochimaru’s sealed laboratory.
• Meihui told Naruto’s family that Ada’s Omnipotence could not be undone, so they would have to treat Boruto as they always had.
• Sarada visited Boruto, mistakenly believed Naruto had died, and punched Boruto after he heard her explanation.
• Amado asked Mask whether he could defeat Meihui, and Mask said he would likely need to escape.
• Kawaki woke, left Ada asleep in the laboratory, and headed for Konoha’s village entrance.
• Mitsuki caught up with Kawaki and offered to beat up Boruto, still believing Kawaki was his friend Boruto.

After leaving, Kawaki met Code, who persuaded him to join forces against Boruto and return. Back at Amado’s place, Kawaki settled in again, unaware that Sarada was immune to Ada’s Shinjutsu.

• Kawaki left Mitsuki behind and wandered until he encountered Code.
• Kawaki told Code he had been kicked out, and the two agreed to team up against Boruto.
• Code coaxed Kawaki into returning, where Kawaki found Mitsuki still waiting for him.
• Ada embraced Kawaki when he came back, and he decided to ask her to restore Mitsuki’s memories.
• The next morning, Kawaki remained Kawaki Uzumaki, while Sarada greeted him normally despite being unaffected by Ada’s Shinjutsu.

Code created the Claw Grimes from the Ten-Tails and planned to unleash them on Konoha, while Kawaki returned to a life of isolation and Naruto remained unwilling to forgive him. Naruto reflected on Kawaki’s choices as relations between him, Boruto, and the village stayed strained.

• Code returned to Kara's ruined base and discovered that the Ten-Tails had awakened.
• Code attacked the Ten-Tails, accidentally covered it in Claw Marks, and compressed part of its body until it formed a humanoid creature.
• The creature bit Code and absorbed his chakra, prompting him to create thousands of Claw Grimes from the Ten-Tails and plan to send them to Konoha.
• Kawaki returned to normal life, but Naruto treated him coldly and Boruto avoided him.
• Kawaki asked Ada to change Mitsuki back after Ada gained some control over her ability.
• Naruto considered Kawaki’s loneliness but concluded that Kawaki’s actions against Boruto and the village made forgiveness difficult.

Meihui and Shizuku encountered Code and his Claw Grime while sightseeing, but Meihui let Code escape. Meanwhile, the Ōtsutsuki Clan discussed the failed missions to the blue planet, and Naruto convinced Boruto to train with him.

• Meihui and Shizuku entered an eggshell-shaped building and ran into Code as he came out.
• Code summoned a horde of Claw Grime, but Meihui blasted them away and sealed them while Code escaped.
• Shizuku revealed that she had marked Code, but Meihui stopped her from pursuing him.
• Ōtsutsuki Zero learned that Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki Otsutsuki, and Urashiki Otsutsuki had failed to return, and ordered an investigation of the blue planet.
• Meihui decided to intensify Boruto's training, unaware that more Ōtsutsuki were heading toward the planet.
• Naruto persuaded a reluctant Boruto to go training with him after Boruto learned that Meihui and Sasuke would not join them.

Code met Kawaki outside Konoha and showed him the dangerous Claw Grimes he had created, while Meihui warned Naruto and Sasuke that the creatures could evolve beyond Code’s control. Naruto and Sasuke were left concerned about the threat the Claw Grimes posed to Konoha.

• Code returned to Konoha’s outskirts and summoned Kawaki to meet him.
• Code released a Claw Grime, startling Kawaki, then restrained it and explained how he had created it and what it could do.
• Code asked Kawaki to keep the Claw Grimes secret, especially from Amado, but Kawaki said such dangerous creatures should stay out of Konoha.
• Meihui returned to Konoha and explained to Naruto and Sasuke that Claw Grimes could develop self-awareness, evolve by devouring humans, and eventually escape Code’s control.

Ada struggled to control her ability, eventually restoring Mitsuki’s memories, while Kawaki remained frustrated that she could not influence powerful ninja. Meihui intensified Boruto’s training, and Sarada brought him a homemade lunch, leaving Sasuke displeased.

• Kawaki complained to Ada that Mitsuki’s altered memories had made him cling to Kawaki, and Ada secretly practiced controlling her Shinjutsu.
• Mitsuki’s memories returned, and he apologized to Kawaki for acting overly intimate; Kawaki sent him away and confronted Ada about her progress.
• Ada said she could alter Mitsuki’s memories but could not control Meihui, Naruto, or Sasuke, and Kawaki encouraged her before leaving the Laboratory.
• Meihui made Boruto train under a weighted Shadow Clone and explained that Boruto’s body was too weak to withstand the power of his Kāma form.
• Sarada arrived with lunch for Sasuke and Boruto, gave Boruto food she had made herself, and left Sasuke looking displeased.

Sasuke watched Sarada dote on Boruto and grew jealous, while Sarada’s invitation to a movie was rejected because Boruto planned to train. Boruto continued working to improve, prompting Momoshiki to ask why he was trying so hard.

• Sarada gave Boruto a homemade boxed lunch, and Sasuke resented seeing his daughter feed him.
• Sarada invited Boruto to a movie, but he declined because he had training scheduled with Elder Uncle and Uncle Sasuke.
• Sarada stormed off, taking the lunch box from Sasuke before he could finish eating.
• Boruto resumed training to improve his combat ability without relying on Momoshiki’s power.
• Momoshiki pulled Boruto into the Mindscape and asked why he was working so hard, and Boruto said he wanted to improve.

Boruto told Momoshiki he wanted to grow stronger and hoped they could become friends, then tested a compressed Wind Release: Rasengan. He succeeded in creating a powerful blast but exhausted his chakra and collapsed, leaving Sasuke to catch him.

• Boruto explained his determination to improve to Momoshiki and asked to be friends, while Momoshiki rejected the idea of friendship.
• Sasuke observed their conversation through his evolved Rinnegan and noted Boruto's resemblance to Naruto.
• Boruto used Kāma State One to compress a wind-nature Rasengan into a tiny attack.
• Boruto threw the Compressed Rasengan, which erupted in a powerful explosion and startled Sasuke.
• Boruto passed out from chakra exhaustion, and Sasuke caught him and confirmed he was safe.

After a strange experience led Code to enter Kāma's second stage, he accelerated his plan to attack Konoha and force Kawaki to choose sides. Code unleashed Claw Grimes in the village and framed Kawaki, leaving him with the choice of rebelling or not.

• Code woke in Kara's base after a bizarre vision and realized he had entered Kāma's second stage.
• Code planted Claw Marks on Konoha's departing ninja and other things, while Meihui's Sealing Jutsu removed the marks and the effort left him anemic.
• Kawaki found Code's Claw Marks around Konoha and hesitated over whether to join Code or protect the village.
• Code released Claw Grimes onto a busy Konoha street, and Konohamaru helped subdue them and protect civilians.
• Kawaki arrived at the scene, but a Claw Grime emerged from his body and Code used it to appear, making the witnesses suspect Kawaki.
• Code told Kawaki that his scheme had made them partners, leaving Kawaki to decide whether to rebel.

Kawaki left Konoha after Meihui turned him away, and Meihui stopped Code from escaping. Code’s Kāma transformed beyond its second form, leaving him in agony and losing control of his body.

• Naruto arrived, rejected Kawaki, and left Meihui to make him leave Konoha.
• Kawaki asked whether Naruto had rejected him because of Boruto, then ran away after Meihui nodded.
• Meihui restrained Code with black runes and kicked him away when he tried to escape through a Claw Mark.
• Code’s Kāma activated into a form beyond its second stage, causing severe pain as he lost control of his body.

Code suffered a strange reaction after encountering Meihui Uzumaki, but his Kāma surged and restored his strength, allowing him to escape Konoha. Back at his base, Kawaki beat him for acting alone, leaving Code bruised and afraid he had nowhere to go.

• Meihui and the people nearby watched Code writhe in pain while Hana Inuzuka angrily corrected their comments about rabies.
• Code felt his strength draining as he wondered why seeing Meihui Uzumaki had made him feel so awful.
• Code's Kāma pulsed across his body, then stopped as his strength returned.
• Code opened a Claw Mark beneath himself and escaped Konoha before Meihui could stop him.
• Kawaki attacked Code at their base, beating him for acting alone until Code begged him to stop.

After Code betrayed Kawaki and fled, two Ōtsutsuki members arrived and discovered that Isshiki and the others were gone. They extracted Code’s memories and set off to meet the newly born Ōtsutsuki, leaving Code and Kawaki terrified.

• Kawaki beat Code for ruining their plan, and Code apologized for betraying him to escape Konoha.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki and Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki appeared and recognized Isshiki’s scent on Code and Kawaki.
• Mu-shiki dismissed Code’s defense of Isshiki, then extracted Code’s recent memories.
• Mu-shiki learned about the newly born Ōtsutsuki and left with Miao-shiki to meet him.
• Code and Kawaki realized the Ōtsutsuki had truly come and feared what would happen next.

Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki attacked Konoha with a giant chakra sphere, but Meihui diverted it into Kara's Alternate Dimension and fought Mu-shiki in another dimension. Naruto and Sasuke separated Miao-shiki from the fight, leaving them to face him while Meihui struggled against Mu-shiki's speed and strength.

• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki hurled a massive chakra sphere at Konoha while Kawaki worried about the village and Code told him to stop pacing.
• Meihui opened Yomotsu Hirasaka, sealed the spatial rift around the sphere, and sent the attack into Kara's Alternate Dimension.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki suspected that Meihui had eaten Ōtsutsuki, and Mu-shiki charged at him before Meihui pulled them into another Alternate Dimension.
• Naruto and Sasuke confronted Miao-shiki, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to send him into Kara's former Alternate Dimension, separating the two fights.
• Meihui deflected Mu-shiki's attack with chakra Black Rods and sent sealing runes after him, but Mu-shiki dodged the tentacles.

Meihui fought Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki with his Golden Rinnegan and sealing techniques after recognizing that Mu-shiki could absorb ninjutsu. Mu-shiki found that the black runes restricted his abilities but remained confident he could win.

• Meihui decided to rely on sealing jutsu and taijutsu against Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki's ninjutsu absorption.
• Meihui opened his Rinnegan, switched it from red to gold, and surprised Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki.
• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki charged at Meihui, who coated his hands with sealing chakra and met him in close combat.
• Black runes spread onto Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki and restricted his abilities, preventing him from absorbing them.
• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki dismissed Meihui's technique as a petty trick and remained confident in his power.

Meihui used sealing attacks to wear down Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki while Naruto and Sasuke struggled against Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki. Sasuke trapped Miao-shiki with a coordinated attack, then discovered he could absorb Naruto’s chakra to restore his own strength as the fight continued.

• Meihui grappled with Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki and repeatedly sealed away small portions of his energy.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki overpowered Naruto and Sasuke, prompting Sasuke to plan around Miao-shiki’s time-rewinding Rinnegan.
• Sasuke and Naruto coordinated their attacks, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to pull Miao-shiki into their Ninjutsu before trapping him with Planetary Devastation.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki escaped and identified Sasuke as an Ōtsutsuki descendant, then provoked Naruto into attacking so he could absorb the Ninjutsu and regain strength.
• Sasuke realized he could absorb Naruto’s chakra himself, drained him to recover, and prepared to fight Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki again.

Sasuke recovered by drawing chakra from Naruto and fought Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki, discovering that Miao-shiki could rewind time at a cost. Meanwhile, Meihui kept Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki nearly sealed, and both opponents waited for the other to make a move.

• Sasuke borrowed chakra from Naruto and recovered, leaving Naruto exhausted.
• Sasuke fought Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki with his sword and Rinnegan, matching him for a time.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki used his Rinnegan to pull Sasuke back after Sasuke escaped, but Sasuke wounded one of his eyes.
• Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki restored his injured eye by rewinding time, and Sasuke realized the ability weakened him.
• Meihui kept injecting sealing chakra into Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki until Mu-shiki could barely use his power, while both watched for the other to approach.

Meihui attacked Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki, who mistook him for Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and chose to flee rather than risk killing her. Mu-shiki escaped through Yomotsu Hirasaka, took Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki with him, and left Naruto and Sasuke behind as the mission failed again.

• Meihui and Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki held a standoff until Mu-shiki sensed Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki calling for help.
• Meihui exploited Mu-shiki's distraction and attacked him with All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki recognized the technique and Meihui's resemblance to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, then decided to abandon the mission.
• Meihui charged after Mu-shiki, but Mu-shiki unleashed his power, revealed his changed Rinnegan, and escaped through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki found Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki and took him away, leaving Naruto and Sasuke behind.

Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki pulled Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki away from Naruto and Sasuke, then confronted Ōtsutsuki Zero on the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld over being sent to fight Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Ōtsutsuki Zero dismissed the mission and reflected on his decision to suppress Kaguya’s talent, resolving that she could not stand in his way.

• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki appeared during Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki’s fight with Naruto and Sasuke and dragged him out of the Alternate Dimension.
• Naruto mistakenly praised Sasuke for driving off the Ōtsutsuki, but Meihui clarified that they had fled on their own.
• Ōtsutsuki Mu-shiki returned to the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld with Ōtsutsuki Miao-shiki and accused Ōtsutsuki Zero of sending him to fight Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
• Ōtsutsuki Zero dismissed the mission and recalled how he had weakened Kaguya’s talent through repeated reincarnations.
• Ōtsutsuki Zero decided that Kaguya could not be allowed to threaten his position, even though she was his teacher’s child.

Ōtsutsuki Zero called off his mission after learning Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was involved, while Meihui learned his system could send him back to his original world. Meihui chose to remain in the Hokage World, and the system departed after assuring him that no more Ōtsutsuki would invade.

• Ōtsutsuki Zero called off his mission and decided that matters involving Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had to be discussed with the elders on the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld.
• Meihui wondered whether more Ōtsutsuki would come and considered visiting their homeworld, but his system warned him against it.
• Meihui's system revealed that it could return him to his original world, where his body had been kept safe by other systems.
• Meihui decided to stay in the Hokage World, and his system said it would leave him the basic interface and storage before going offline.
• Shizuku came to call Meihui to bed, and he told her she was the bright moon in his heart.