Chapter Summaries

Yechen defeated Tsunade and asked her to take him to the Katsuyu Sage in Shikkotsu Forest. Before they left, Tsunade punched Jiraiya into the ground, and Naruto and the others pulled him out unharmed.

• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, but Yechen revealed his Flying Heaven Battle Venerable and forced Tsunade to concede.
• Tsunade told Katsuyu that Yechen was the one the Katsuyu Sage had been waiting for, and Katsuyu studied him in surprise.
• Yechen asked Tsunade to take him to the Katsuyu Sage, and she agreed before releasing her summon.
• Yechen told Jiraiya to escort the youngsters back to Konoha and teased him about visiting disreputable places.
• Tsunade punched Jiraiya into the ground, and Naruto and the others pulled him out, dizzy but unharmed.

Yechen and Tsunade traveled toward Shikkotsu Forest and discussed her past, her hemophobia, and the Gods Alliance. Yechen offered to revive her brother Nawaki and boyfriend Dan Katō with his version of Impure World Reincarnation, leaving Tsunade surprised by his devotion.

• Yechen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Tsunade near the Land of Whirlpools, and they continued toward Shikkotsu Forest on foot.
• Tsunade asked why Yechen had not invited her to join the Gods Alliance, and he formally invited her after explaining why he thought she would refuse.
• Tsunade told Yechen that she had left Konoha partly because of her hemophobia and the deaths of Nawaki and Dan Katō.
• Yechen said he could bring Nawaki and Dan Katō back to life, and Tsunade accused him of planning to use Impure World Reincarnation.
• Yechen explained that his evolved technique required no sacrifices and gave the revived their own minds, calming Tsunade and prompting her to call him a devoted romantic.

Yechen tried to recruit Tsunade into the Gods Alliance to lead a medical ninja training academy, but she initially declined because she was not ready to face the people she might bring back to life. She then agreed to join under three conditions, leaving Yechen unaware that her allowance for gambling could cost him dearly.

• Tsunade told Yechen she was not ready to have her loved ones brought back to life and would ask him for help once she had sorted out her feelings.
• Yechen explained that the Gods Alliance needed Tsunade to lead a medical ninja training academy, since he did not want to direct it himself.
• Tsunade agreed to join the Gods Alliance if she had full authority over the academy, could withdraw money whenever she wanted, and could invoke a third condition later.
• Yechen accepted all three conditions, and he and Tsunade sealed their agreement with a high five.

Yechen and Tsunade visited Shikkotsu Forest, where the Katsuyu Sage agreed to join the Gods Alliance. At the shinobi world talks, Yechen announced a medical ninja training academy in the Land of Fire, creating a plan to connect its graduates to the alliance.

• Yechen and Tsunade entered Shikkotsu Forest and met the Katsuyu Sage.
• The Katsuyu Sage agreed to join the Gods Alliance, and Shikkotsu Forest became part of the Summoning Hall with her as Summoning Elder.
• Yechen convened a General Conference with the Gods Alliance's core members and leaders of other factions to discuss the shinobi world's development and peace.
• Yechen announced the Medical Ninja Training Academy in the Land of Fire, with Tsunade as its first headmistress.
• Yechen assured hesitant factions that the Gods Alliance would fund the neutral school, while planning for its graduates to return home as alliance members.

Yechen used the Summoning Grand Gift Pack to evolve every beast in the Summoning Hall to level 2, granting them Immortal Shadow Level power. He resumed training to prepare for Kaguya Otsutsuki and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, then received an evolved Water Release technique that required him to cultivate negative energy.

• Yechen opened the Summoning Grand Gift Pack and received 100,000 Evolution Points and an evolution for all Summoned Beasts in the Summoning Hall.
• Yechen activated the evolution, and the Tailed Beasts and the Sages of the Three Great Sage Lands grew to enormous size and gained Immortal Shadow Level energy.
• Yechen left Orochimaru to address the risks and requirements of Tailed Beast Factor Jinchūriki and returned to the Training Grounds to study Ninjutsu and nature transformations.
• Yechen planned to unite the Shinobi World against the Ōtsutsuki Clan and intended to win over Kaguya Otsutsuki after gaining enough strength.
• On the seventh day of training, Yechen’s Water Release: Ice Fang Water Dragon Breaker evolved into Water Release: Ink-Scaled Heart-Eroding Dragon, and he added the technique to his training schedule.

After months of secluded cultivation, Yechen developed new skill evolutions and ended his training to check on the Medical Ninja Academy. He bought Soul Crystal Jade Marrow and used it to evolve Ito Miyuki, leaving Nagato, Konan, Kakashi, and Obito Uchiha hoping their loved ones could receive the same change.

• Yechen continued studying Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu after it evolved into Soulfire Rekindled, which gave it soulfire-based abilities.
• Three months later, Devouring Rasengan evolved, and Nine Changes of the Thunder God advanced into Thunder God Body.
• After more than half a year in seclusion, Yechen ended his training and found that his cultivation speed and combat power had increased.
• Yechen bought Soul Crystal Jade Marrow for 30000 evolution points at the Myriad Forms Mall.
• Yechen used the treasure to evolve Ito Miyuki, strengthening her soul and raising her power from Chunin to Jonin.
• Nagato, Konan, Kakashi, and Obito Uchiha were shocked by Ito Miyuki's transformation and hoped their loved ones could evolve too.

Obito Uchiha told Yechen that Black Zetsu wanted to cooperate on the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Yechen decided to hear him out. Tsunade arrived chasing Kakuzu over money, and Yechen learned Kakuzu had already given her five hundred thousand gold coins.

• Obito Uchiha reported that Black Zetsu had been seeking a chance to approach Yechen and offer to work with him on the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Tsunade burst into the great hall after Kakuzu, kicked him across the room, and demanded that he come with her.
• Yechen asked whether Kakuzu had harassed Tsunade, but she explained that she had come to collect the money Yechen had promised her.
• Kakuzu said he had given Tsunade money, and Yechen learned that the amount was five hundred thousand gold coins.

Yechen negotiated with Tsunade over her gambling expenses, arranging for her to gamble at Gods Alliance-owned houses in exchange for more money. He then learned that Ito Miyuki had been Tsunade’s student for a month and visited the growing Medical Ninja Academy with her.

• Kakuzu revealed that he had given Tsunade five hundred thousand gold coins, and Tsunade demanded another five hundred thousand from Yechen.
• Yechen offered Tsunade money on the condition that she gamble at Gods Alliance-owned houses, and she accepted before dragging Kakuzu away.
• Ito Miyuki told Yechen that she had been Tsunade’s probationary student for a month and warned him not to insult her teacher.
• Yechen and Ito Miyuki walked through Konoha, ate together, and visited the Medical Ninja Academy, which had grown to five hundred students.

Yechen accepted Black Zetsu’s offer of allegiance while secretly turning his scheme against him, then learned Tsunade had wrecked Gods Alliance businesses because she was conflicted about reviving Nawaki and Dan Katō. He offered to summon them so she could hear their wishes, and she agreed.

• Black Zetsu emerged from hiding and claimed he wanted to serve Yechen, revealing the Uchiha plans and the supposed path to the God Tree Fruit.
• Yechen pretended to trust Black Zetsu and ordered him to capture Obito Uchiha alive as proof of loyalty.
• Black Zetsu left, and Yechen sent Obito a message through the Supreme God Token.
• Three days later, Kakuzu told Yechen that Tsunade had smashed several Gods Alliance businesses after losing at gambling.
• Yechen learned Tsunade was distressed over whether to revive Nawaki and Dan Katō, and offered to summon them so she could ask what they wanted.
• Tsunade accepted Yechen’s offer and agreed to use one of his promised three requests.

Yechen used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju before the gathered powers of the Shinobi World. Madara recognized Yechen as his summoner, rejected the idea that Yechen could control him, and unleashed his complete-form Susanoo.

• Yechen summoned Dan Katō and Nawaki, fulfilling his three promises to Tsunade.
• Orochimaru brought Yechen tissue samples from Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Mito Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju, and Yechen summoned all four before a crowd.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju recognized each other, while Mito Uzumaki and Tobirama Senju joined them.
• Tobirama Senju asked Yechen why he had summoned them, and Yechen introduced himself as Uchiha Ye Chen, Divine Lord of the Gods Alliance.
• Madara Uchiha told Yechen he would not be controlled, rose into the air, and manifested his complete-form Susanoo.

Yechen challenged Madara Uchiha to a fight, declaring that he intended to make Madara his underling. Their battle began with matching Susanoo and Wood Release attacks, leaving Hashirama Senju intrigued by Yechen and puzzled by Madara’s Wood Release.

• Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki reunited with their granddaughter Tsunade, who assured Hashirama that Yechen could handle Madara.
• Yechen summoned his Flying Heaven Battle Venerable Susanoo to face Madara’s Perfect Susanoo and revealed that his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had evolved naturally.
• Yechen told Madara that he wanted him as an underling because Yechen was stronger than him.
• Madara attacked Yechen with his Susanoo’s blade, and Yechen met the strike with the Ten Thousand Phenomena Dharma Sword.
• Yechen and Madara both used Wood Dragon Technique, surprising Madara and prompting Hashirama to wonder how Madara had gained Wood Release.

Yechen and Madara Uchiha fought with devastating Ninjutsu and Susanoo attacks until Yechen shattered Madara’s complete Susanoo and body with a single demonic slash. Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation restored him after more than twenty seconds, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Yechen used Wood Release while Madara countered with a fiery barrier, and their Susanoo giants continued to clash across the ruined wilderness.
• Yechen unleashed waves of fire and then charged a demonic-flame sword strike as Madara recognized its overwhelming power.
• Madara sent a Wood Dragon at Yechen, but Yechen’s demonic blade pulverized it and broke through Madara’s Susanoo, reducing him to dust.
• Tobirama Senju explained that Madara could not be killed without soul-affecting power or Sealing Jutsu, and Madara reassembled through Impure World Reincarnation after more than twenty seconds.

Yechen defeated Madara Uchiha repeatedly until Madara acknowledged his strength, then gathered the resurrected leaders to discuss preparing for the Ōtsutsuki Clan. He announced that he would help Hashirama Senju and Madara undergo a second evolution so they could reach the immortal shadow level.

• Yechen used his Rinnegan and overwhelming speed to defeat Madara Uchiha repeatedly, and Madara admitted he had lost but refused to submit.
• Yechen and the others returned to the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace, where Hashirama and the others learned about the Ōtsutsuki and Madara discovered that Black Zetsu had manipulated his Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Madara Uchiha grew angry and doubted Kaguya Otsutsuki's strength, but Hashirama defended Yechen's caution.
• Yechen explained that the Ōtsutsuki Clan posed a threat beyond the Shinobi World's strength and said he had founded the Gods Alliance to strengthen it.
• Yechen announced that he would help Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha undergo a second evolution to reach the immortal shadow level.

Yechen completed Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju’s evolution, then arranged with Black Zetsu to obtain the God Tree Fruit and release Kaguya Otsutsuki. At the Valley of the End, Yechen prepared to begin the next stage of the plan, while Madara waited for a chance to punish Black Zetsu.

• Yechen used the Soul Crystal Jade Marrow to evolve Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to the immortal shadow level, and Madara’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan became the Rinnegan again.
• Madara challenged Hashirama in Yechen’s Training Grounds, and they returned seven days later with Hashirama apparently the victor.
• Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki learned that the peace Hashirama had sought was lost and that the Land of Whirlpools had been destroyed.
• Black Zetsu brought an unconscious Obito Uchiha to Konoha, but Yechen told him he still had to help obtain the God Tree Fruit before joining the Gods Alliance.
• Three months later, Yechen, Madara, Hashirama, and Black Zetsu met at the Valley of the End, where Yechen told Madara it was his turn to act.

Madara Uchiha summoned the God Tree, and Yechen and the Nine Tailed Beasts supplied energy to complete its transformation. Black Zetsu urged Yechen to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Madara seized and tortured him, leaving him alive at Yechen’s request.

• Madara Uchiha used God: Nativity of a World of Trees to raise the God Tree from the ground.
• Yechen summoned the Nine Tailed Beasts, who gave the God Tree some of their energy.
• Black Zetsu transformed the God Tree into the Ten-Tails and urged Yechen to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi beneath the blood moon.
• Madara Uchiha grabbed Black Zetsu, while Yechen told him to leave Black Zetsu alive after three minutes.
• Madara Uchiha tortured Black Zetsu and then tossed the badly beaten but living creature before Yechen.

Yechen used Black Zetsu to revive a weakened Kaguya Otsutsuki, then assembled allies to confront her. Kaguya attacked them with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha struggled to hold her off.

• Yechen gathered natural energy and forced Black Zetsu to become the key to Kaguya Otsutsuki's revival.
• The God Tree regained its true form, and Kaguya Otsutsuki broke free from the Blood Moon seal with less than a tenth of her former energy.
• Yechen summoned the Sages of the Three Great Sage Lands and joined them with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to face Kaguya.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki accused the group of stealing her power and unleashed Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Hashirama Senju raised wooden shields to block the attack, but Madara Uchiha's Sage Susanoo also began to crack under the barrage.

Kaguya Otsutsuki overwhelmed Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and the three Sages before Yechen confronted her and asked her to join his fight against the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Kaguya rejected his appeal and began casting Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Hashirama Senju used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, but Kaguya Otsutsuki's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack battered all five defenders.
• Yechen told Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and the three Sages to retreat, then faced Kaguya Otsutsuki in the sky.
• Yechen introduced himself to Kaguya Otsutsuki and invited her to join his team against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Yechen appealed to Kaguya Otsutsuki by acknowledging her pain and offering to clear up the world's misunderstandings about her.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki rejected Yechen's offer, opened the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan on her forehead, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi as a blood moon appeared.

Yechen dispelled Kaguya Otsutsuki’s Infinite Tsukuyomi before it could activate and fought her with overwhelming speed and strength. After Kaguya’s attacks failed to overwhelm him, Yechen absorbed the force of her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack with his Devouring Rasengan, which returned energy to him.

• Yechen used his Illusion-Piercing Divine Eye to dispel the blood moon and stop Kaguya Otsutsuki’s Infinite Tsukuyomi from activating.
• Kaguya attacked Yechen with an All-Killing Ash Bone, but he dodged it and struck her with a punch that sent her crashing through several mountain peaks.
• Kaguya recovered from Yechen’s punch and launched her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack at him.
• Yechen used his Devouring Rasengan to swallow the attack’s shock waves and replenish his energy with even greater power.

Yechen used his Rinnegan and Tenseigan to counter Kaguya's attacks, then pierced her with Metal Release and sand needles. Kaguya healed and returned to the fight, leaving Yechen aware that he needed to defeat her quickly before she adapted to his fighting style.

• Kaguya attacked Yechen from behind with All-Killing Ash Bones, her hair, and Amenominaka, but Yechen anticipated her with his Rinnegan and Tenseigan.
• Yechen used Hyōrinmaru to cut apart Kaguya's attacks and freeze her, then pierced her with a Metal Release spear and a follow-up barrage of sand needles.
• Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and the three great Sages watched Yechen overwhelm Kaguya and were stunned by his strength.
• Kaguya healed her wounds, though her energy had diminished, and returned to the battle.
• Yechen realized Kaguya's immense energy and healing could turn the fight against him if she adapted to his fighting style.

Kaguya trapped Yechen, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and the others in her Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb dimension and began destroying it with her ultimate technique. With escape through space too dangerous, Yechen resolved to shatter the collapsing dimension himself.

• Kaguya activated Amenominaka, transporting Yechen, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and the others into her Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb dimension.
• Kaguya healed herself with natural energy and created a massive Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Kaguya used her ocular power to crack the dimension apart, explaining that its collapse would trap and destroy everyone inside.
• Madara Uchiha failed to open a safe spatial passage, and the group placed their hopes in Yechen.
• Yechen found that the unstable passage was too dangerous to enter and decided to break the dimension before it was destroyed.