Chapter Summaries

Kaguya Otsutsuki sensed the Observer in Konoha and went with Uchiha Kazama to find him, stopping at Ichiraku Ramen first. A system notification revealed that Teuchi was the Observer, whom Kaguya had been seeking.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki met Black Zetsu in the courtyard, said she genuinely wanted to cooperate with Uchiha Kazama, and told him to keep his work secret until it was finished.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki sensed the Observer nearby and told Uchiha Kazama about the presence.
• Uchiha Kazama suggested meeting the Observer, and he followed Kaguya Otsutsuki out of the courtyard.
• Uchiha Kazama took Kaguya Otsutsuki to Teuchi's Ichiraku Ramen Shop for breakfast and ordered two bowls of ramen.
• The system identified Teuchi as Otsutsuki Ichiraku and revealed that he was the Observer Kaguya Otsutsuki had been looking for.

Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki visited Ichiraku Ramen, where he revealed that Teuchi was the Observer, Otsutsuki Ichiraku. After securing Ichiraku’s promise to help Konoha if it faced danger, Kazama returned to the Hokage’s Office and delegated its paperwork.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki became distracted by Uchiha Kazama while searching for the Observer and then focused on eating ramen with him.
• Uchiha Kazama confronted Teuchi, who removed his disguise and identified himself as Otsutsuki Ichiraku, the Observer.
• Otsutsuki Ichiraku refused to join the Cooperation Team but agreed to help Konoha if it faced danger.
• Uchiha Kazama paid for the ramen and left with Kaguya Otsutsuki, while Otsutsuki Ichiraku revealed his Rinnegan and returned to washing dishes.
• Uchiha Kazama went to the Hokage's Office, delegated paperwork to Shikaku Nara and other departments, and placed Jiraiya in charge of the new Foreign Affairs Department.

Uchiha Kazama arranged Konoha’s internal leadership and prepared to pursue Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but Kaguya Otsutsuki revealed that Isshiki could be lured out with a Coordinate Stone. Kazama then brought Otsutsuki Toneri to the Hyuga Clan to train Hinata and Neji, leaving Hyuga Hiashi angry at Toneri’s eyes.

• Uchiha Kazama entrusted Konoha’s internal affairs to Inoichi Yamanaka and Shikaku Nara while leaving external matters to Jiraiya.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki explained that she could not locate Ōtsutsuki Isshiki because he was hiding in a void dimension, and she revealed a Coordinate Stone that could contact Takamagahara.
• Uchiha Kazama asked whether the Coordinate Stone could take them directly to Takamagahara, then left to prepare for their next move.
• Uchiha Kazama found Otsutsuki Toneri and took him to the Hyuga Clan to become Hinata and Neji’s teacher.
• Hyuga Hiashi noticed Toneri’s eyes resembled Hinata’s and Neji’s and felt angry that someone with stolen Hyuga eyes had been brought to teach them.

Uchiha Kazama confronted Hyuga Hiashi over refusing Otsutsuki Toneri’s offer to train Hinata and Neji. Hiashi revealed that the children were inside a hidden space that strengthened the Byakugan, and Kazama and Toneri reached its entrance.

• Uchiha Kazama questioned Hyuga Hiashi about rejecting Otsutsuki Toneri as a teacher for Hinata and Neji.
• Hyuga Hiashi claimed the clan could guide the children, but Kazama suspected he was hiding something and demanded the truth.
• Kazama threatened Hiashi and said his Shadow Clones were searching for Hinata and Neji.
• Hiashi revealed that Byakugan users could enter a special space and gain energy that strengthened their eyes.
• Hiashi led Kazama and Toneri to the training ground, where they found a sealed, lightning-shaped spatial rift.
• Toneri said he would need to enter the space to understand what it was.

Uchiha Kazama allowed Otsutsuki Toneri to enter the newly opened dimension, then learned from Kaguya Otsutsuki that it was the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s graveyard. He wondered whether it connected directly to Takamagahara and revealed his intention to invade the clan.

• Uchiha Kazama persuaded Hyuga Hiashi to remove the seal, and Otsutsuki Toneri entered the dimension to check on Hinata and Neji.
• Uchiha Kazama explained that the dimension’s Chakra God Tree aura could signal danger, making Hyuga Hiashi fear for the children.
• Uchiha Kazama summoned Kaguya Otsutsuki, who identified the dimension as the Tomb of Takamagahara, where deceased Ōtsutsuki nourished a final seed with remnants of Chakra Fruit.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki explained that the Ōtsutsuki sought to use Chakra Fruit to reach the realm of gods and warned that powerful clan members might appear.
• Uchiha Kazama asked whether the graveyard dimension connected directly to Takamagahara, alarming Kaguya with his apparent plan to invade the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki entered a sealed dimension to investigate its potential connection to the Ōtsutsuki Clan, while Hyuga Hiashi sought help reinforcing the barrier. Inside, Kaguya discovered that life was emerging and the dimension might become a final seed, leaving Uchiha Kazama asking what that meant.

• Uchiha Kazama considered attacking the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but Kaguya Otsutsuki warned that opening the node could expose the world's coordinates and invite an attack.
• Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki entered the dimension while Hyuga Hiashi restored the seal and went to request that Tsunade reinforce the barrier.
• Uchiha Kazama found that the dimension contained a strangely lit world with growing plants, rather than the graveyard he had expected.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki said life had begun to emerge in the evolving dimension and suggested it might become the final seed.
• Uchiha Kazama asked Kaguya Otsutsuki what needed to be done to create the final seed.

Uchiha Kazama cut through the layered spaces and found a layer rich in Origin energy, where he, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Otsutsuki Toneri began absorbing it. A powerful man called the Tomb Keeper arrived, killed four Hyuga Clan members, and confronted Kaguya while asking whether Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was there too.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki admitted she did not know how the final seed could lead to the Path of the Gods, so Uchiha Kazama continued exploring with her.
• After realizing the space was folded into layers, Uchiha Kazama used his Susanoo and Moon Blade to cut open a rift and reach Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Uchiha Kazama cut another rift, and the three entered a layer filled with Origin energy and began absorbing it.
• Hyuga Tetsu and three other Hyuga Clan members found the trio, but the Tomb Keeper immobilized and shattered them before the space swallowed their remains.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged from her energy sphere and recognized the Tomb Keeper, who asked about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and threatened her.

Kaguya Otsutsuki confronted Otsutsuki Tongmaru while waiting for Uchiha Kazama, who emerged from a sphere of light and attacked Tongmaru. Tongmaru revealed his blood-red Rinnegan and declared his intention to make Kaguya his sacrifice as Otsutsuki Toneri came out of the other sphere.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki used Yomotsu Hirasaka and a branch to resist Otsutsuki Tongmaru's spatial attacks while they tested each other.
• Uchiha Kazama stepped out of a sphere of light after cutting through Tongmaru's spatial threads, and Kaguya explained that Tongmaru was the Tomb Keeper who knew the spatial node's location.
• Uchiha Kazama formed his complete-body Susanoo and slashed through Tongmaru's Red Jade Armor before punching him in the face.
• Otsutsuki Tongmaru grew furious, revealed a blood-red Rinnegan, and said he would make Kaguya his sacrifice.
• Otsutsuki Toneri emerged from the other sphere of light and began considering the situation.

Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki began fighting Otsutsuki Tongmaru and his superior, Otsutsuki Xunsen, with Kaguya agreeing that an Ōtsutsuki could be used as a sacrifice to strengthen her. Xunsen badly wounded Kazama with a mirrored attack, then trapped him in severed space and showed interest in the Ten-Tails within him.

• Uchiha Kazama asked Kaguya Otsutsuki whether sacrificing an Ōtsutsuki could make her stronger, and she agreed.
• Uchiha Kazama summoned shadow clones while Otsutsuki Tongmaru revealed Otsutsuki Xunsen, whom Kaguya identified as Tongmaru's superior.
• Uchiha Kazama sent nine transformed clones after Tongmaru and charged Xunsen himself.
• Otsutsuki Xunsen used the Mirror of the Heavenly Firmament to strike Kazama twice, shattering his Susanoo and badly wounding him.
• Otsutsuki Xunsen opened his forehead eye and used Divine Art: Komoyade to sever and seal the surrounding space, trapping Kazama inside.
• Otsutsuki Xunsen noticed the Ten-Tails' energy in Kazama and became excited.

Uchiha Kazama fought Otsutsuki Xunsen using clones, then revealed that he could wield divine art chakra as well. The chapter ended as Kazama entered Sage Mode and faced Xunsen’s newly awakened power.

• Otsutsuki Xunsen realized Uchiha Kazama had survived and was surprised when Kazama appeared unharmed.
• Kazama revealed that the earlier figure and the one fighting Xunsen were clones, then attacked with Susanoo and Dark Moon.
• Xunsen used Yeluo Mi to trap and pierce Kazama’s bodies, which dissipated as clones.
• Kazama appeared again, struck Xunsen, and drove an explosive-tagged kunai into his forehead Rinnegan.
• Xunsen pulled out the kunai and revealed divine art chakra, so Kazama crushed a Divine Jade to use the same energy.
• Kazama entered Sage Mode as his chakra cracked the ground and his pressure spread around them.

Uchiha Kazama overwhelmed Otsutsuki Xunsen, while Kaguya Otsutsuki struck down Otsutsuki Tongmaru and received the Chakra Fruit made from him. Xunsen was exposed and cornered, but he activated Kāma as his body shattered, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Uchiha Kazama severed Otsutsuki Xunsen's arm and battered him with Dark Moon, Susanoo, and wind-nature senjutsu chakra.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki struck Otsutsuki Tongmaru with All-Killing Ash Bones as he tried to escape, and Otsutsuki Xunsen absorbed Tongmaru to create a Chakra Fruit.
• Uchiha Kazama replaced Xunsen's fruit with wood and gave Tongmaru's fruit to Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Uchiha Kazama and Moryo fired a Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb at Xunsen after Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga used their Jōgan to locate him.
• Otsutsuki Xunsen admitted defeat, then activated Kāma as the surrounding space shattered and his body broke into fragments.

After Otsutsuki Xunsen's Kāma transferred to Otsutsuki Toneri, Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki explored the strange space and learned it was the Time-Space Interstice. Kazama found something on his system panel, but Kaguya misunderstood his excitement, and the chapter ended with them embracing and kissing.

• Otsutsuki Toneri revealed that Otsutsuki Xunsen's Kāma had transferred to him, and he promised not to use its power.
• Uchiha Kazama decided to search for the final Seed before confronting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, while Hinata, Neji, and Otsutsuki Toneri left for the Hyuga Clan's Clan Grounds.
• Uchiha Kazama and Kaguya Otsutsuki traveled deeper into the space, where Kaguya explained that it was called the Time-Space Interstice.
• Uchiha Kazama excitedly searched his system panel after recognizing the place, while Kaguya mistook his excitement for romantic interest.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki leaned toward Uchiha Kazama, and they embraced and kissed.

Uchiha Kazama used a space-time map to enter the depths of the Time-Space Interstice alone, while Kaguya Otsutsuki returned to guard its entrance. In Konoha, Tsunade learned that the Bounty Exchange may have resurfaced as shinobi were being ambushed and their bodies stolen.

• Uchiha Kazama unfurled a space-time map, told Kaguya Otsutsuki to guard the entrance, and vanished into the depths of the Time-Space Interstice.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki returned to the Hyuga Clan's compound and told Tsunade that Kazama had gone alone; Tsunade left Hyuga Hiashi to watch the seal.
• Jiraiya presented Tsunade with reports of strange people and recent attacks, while Nagato and Konan explained that their new village in the Land of Rain was established.
• Tsunade read that shinobi from multiple villages had been ambushed and their bodies taken.
• Konan connected the attacks to the Bounty Exchange, which Kazama had previously targeted and destroyed.

Tsunade ordered Konoha to alert the other village Kage and prepare for the threat linked to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. While she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discussed the Black Market, invaders attacked Konoha, and Orochimaru eagerly began hunting them for their bodies.

• Tsunade ordered Shikaku Nara to notify the four village Kage, recall shinobi from missions, and contact the Daimyo.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya brought Orochimaru to drink and told him that the White Substance Kazama had given him was connected to the Black Market.
• Orochimaru became excited at the prospect of obtaining a complete Ōtsutsuki corpse for his research.
• A burly intruder grabbed a Konoha shinobi and announced that Konoha had been invaded.
• Orochimaru severed the intruder's limbs, sensed six more attackers, and ordered that their bodies be captured intact.
• Kabuto Yakushi sealed the intruder's limbs and body in scrolls and left with the corpse.

Tsunade and Jiraiya mobilized to defend Konoha as Jiraiya attained true Sage Mode. At the Uchiha Clan Compound, Sasuke, Naruto, and Gaara encountered an invader, who was killed by Natsume and Rinboku as Konoha’s Uchiha forces prepared to hunt down the remaining attackers.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya set out to confront the invaders, and Jiraiya learned that the Toad Sage had vanished and his restrictions on Sage Mode were lifted.
• Jiraiya entered true Sage Mode and summoned Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima before locating enemies with the others.
• Sasuke and Naruto sparred at the Uchiha Clan Compound, with Naruto using Kurama’s chakra to counter Sasuke’s Chidori: Night Sparrow.
• An invading man threatened Sasuke, Naruto, and Gaara, but Sasuke called for help and Natsume and Rinboku appeared with Mangekyō Sharingan and senjutsu chakra.
• Rinboku killed the invader with a single sword strike, and Gaara sealed the corpse with sand.
• Natsume told Rinboku to protect the others while he went to alert the Uchiha, whose elite jōnin mobilized to search for more invaders.

Might Guy found and defeated the last two infiltrators, Killer B and Lu, despite their S-rank threat status. Orochimaru took the unconscious captives for himself, leaving Guy surprised to learn they were genuine S-rank targets.

• Killer B and Lu hid in Konoha after the other four infiltrators were killed, hoping to avoid detection and escape.
• Might Guy discovered the pair and knocked Killer B unconscious with a single punch, then broke Lu’s arm when he tried to block.
• Lu used chakra to strengthen his body and attacked, but Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and knocked him unconscious.
• Might Guy dragged the captives toward the Mission Office, where Orochimaru intercepted him and took them away.
• Orochimaru gave Might Guy an S-rank mission completion slip, and Guy realized the captives had truly been S-rank threats.

Konoha captured or killed all six intruders and strengthened its defenses before Rasa arrived. In the Time-Space Interstice, Uchiha Kazama faced a trial and destroyed the source of a hostile gravity field, revealing a little girl who appeared to guard the stage.

• Tsunade ordered Konoha's barriers and patrols strengthened after the six intruders were defeated.
• Three peaceful days passed, and Rasa arrived in Konoha before the other village Kage.
• Uchiha Kazama wandered through the energyless Time-Space Interstice, unable to sense anything around him.
• Uchiha Kazama attacked the source of a gravity field despite Moryo warning him that it carried killing intent.
• Uchiha Kazama used Tenshō and Phantom Moon to cut through space and nullify the gravity.
• A blue-haired girl formed from the scattered silver beads, and Uchiha Kazama asked her to explain the trial's rules.

Uchiha Kazama passed the second Sage Land test by sealing Chtholly and using his Flying Thunder God technique, then began forming a contract with her. In the Shinobi World, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki learned his body was ready but remained troubled after sensing Kaguya Otsutsuki in Konoha.

• Uchiha Kazama used clones to confuse Chtholly, then combined Shukaku and Matatabi chakra with soul power to seal her and defeat her.
• The white Divine Dragon declared Uchiha Kazama had passed the second test, and Chtholly told him her name.
• Uchiha Kazama entered the third test, where the white Divine Dragon recognized his senjutsu chakra and instructed him to form a contract.
• Chtholly asked Uchiha Kazama to contract with her, and he placed his hand on the stone Contract Book as her name appeared.
• An old man told Ōtsutsuki Isshiki that his body was ready, but Isshiki remained uneasy after sensing Kaguya Otsutsuki in Konoha.

Tsunade revealed that the Ōtsutsuki Clan was the enemy threatening the shinobi world and brought the Four Kage to meet Kaguya Otsutsuki. The Kage began testing Kaguya’s power, and the chapter ended as Ōnoki and Tsunade launched an attack on her.

• The Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki pressed Tsunade for details about the enemy, and she identified the Ōtsutsuki Clan as a threat beyond Kage-level strength.
• Shikaku Nara distributed intelligence documents explaining that Kaguya Otsutsuki had broken away from her clan and allied with Konoha.
• Tsunade used Flying Thunder God to transport the Kage and other shinobi to a sealed training ground, where they met Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kaguya released her chakra, then formed a black longsword and prepared to demonstrate her abilities against the Kage.
• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, the Fourth Raikage, and Rasa attacked Kaguya with their strongest techniques, but Kaguya’s Void Decree stopped Ōnoki’s Dust Release.
• Ōnoki applied the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to Tsunade, and the two launched an attack on Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Uchiha Kazama stopped the Kage’s battle with Kaguya Otsutsuki and offered to help them prepare to fight the Otsutsuki. He gathered the Shinobi World’s key fighters to assess them in individual matches, and the Fourth Raikage began a rematch against Uchiha Ryunen.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki froze Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, dragged Ōnoki into another space, and faced Mei Terumi’s Boil Release.
• Uchiha Kazama arrived, dispersed Mei Terumi’s mist, freed the fighters, and ended the battle.
• Uchiha Kazama told the Kage that they could gain the strength to stand against the Otsutsuki if they trusted him, and proposed individual fights to assess their weaknesses.
• Uchiha Kazama brought Orochimaru and other key fighters to the training ground, asked Orochimaru to study their strength and physical condition, and selected the first group of fighters.
• The Fourth Raikage challenged Uchiha Ryunen to resume their unfinished fight, and Ryunen activated Sage Mode as Orochimaru began taking notes.