Chapter Summaries

Zou Hyuga studied the Rinnegan and discovered that his Karma already contained Yin-Yang Release and the power of all creation, while his body had previously nullified his ninjutsu. After a month of research, he left the secret room, made black rods without wearing the Rinnegan, and learned from Konan about Amegakure’s hardships before revealing he had received a message from Shinnō in Kirigakure.

• Zou Hyuga studied the Six Paths abilities and found that his single Rinnegan was difficult to use and could not perform powerful dojutsu such as Planetary Devastation.
• Zou Hyuga discovered that his Karma already held Yin-Yang Release and the power of all creation, and that his body had nullified his ninjutsu before it could leave him.
• Zou Hyuga spent a month studying the Rinnegan while Nagato and Konan stayed near the abandoned base.
• Zou Hyuga emerged and made black rods with his bare hands, shocking Nagato, then explained that he had researched how to create them.
• Konan returned from Amegakure and told Zou Hyuga and Nagato that the village’s residents faced reparations despite suffering relatively few casualties.
• Zou Hyuga revealed that Shinnō had sent him a message from Kirigakure.

Zou Hyuga told Nagato and Konan that Toneri and Fū were still in the shinobi world and that Toneri’s clan planned to destroy it. He recruited the two to help confront Toneri, planning to use surprise and numbers rather than fight honorably.

• Kisame recruited battlefield comrades and gained influence in Kirigakure, while Shinnō worked on scientific ninja tools and repaired the Sky Warship under his supervision.
• Shinnō revealed that Fū had returned to Takigakure and that Toneri remained in the shinobi world, prompting Zou Hyuga to seek Nagato and Konan’s help.
• Zou Hyuga warned Nagato and Konan that Toneri’s lineage wanted to destroy the shinobi world, and Nagato asked whether they should gather the remaining Akatsuki members.
• Zou Hyuga said Nagato and Konan would be enough and planned to recruit the rest of the help himself, intending to attack Toneri with a group.
• Zou Hyuga asked Nagato to make the Six Paths of Pain appear when they found Toneri, explaining that they only needed to provide support and intimidation.

Oto Uchiha received an urgent message from Zou Hyuga and arranged for Bell Cat to impersonate her while she split up her squad. Following Zou’s chakra trail to a rugged mountain range, Oto encountered several figures and attacked them with her Susanoo.

• Oto Uchiha’s squad failed to find Akatsuki traces, and she received a message summoning her to help Zou Hyuga.
• Oto pressured Bell Cat into transforming into her and taking her place, then sent her teammates to search separately.
• Oto traveled northwest toward Takigakure, followed deliberately left chakra traces, and reached a rugged mountain range.
• Oto saw several figures approaching, activated her Mangekyo Sharingan, and struck at them with a senjutsu-enhanced Susanoo.

Oto Uchiha confronted the Six Paths of Pain, but Zou Hyuga revealed himself before their fight escalated and explained how he had defeated Nagato and brought him and Konan to his side. Zou then told Oto and Nagato that he had gathered them to deal with Otsutsuki Toneri, who had taken the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Oto Uchiha summoned the Nine-Tails and covered it in Susanoo armor as she prepared to attack the Six Paths of Pain.
• Nagato recognized Oto as the Uchiha who had fought him before and realized she was powerful enough to have worsened his defeat at Konoha.
• Zou Hyuga removed his tanuki mask and explained that the Pains were real, then told Oto he had defeated Nagato and gained Nagato and Konan as allies.
• Oto met Nagato and Konan in the mountains and questioned Zou about why he had summoned her.
• Zou Hyuga said he had gathered Oto and Nagato's group to deal with Otsutsuki Toneri, who had taken the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Zou Hyuga summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in a valley to lure Toneri and prepared for possible interference from Obito. Toneri sensed the statue nearby, and his decision to stay out of the fight was left in doubt.

• Zou Hyuga led his allies to a valley and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as bait for Toneri.
• Zou Hyuga arranged for Oto to guard against Obito and protect Nagato while the group prepared their plan.
• Toneri sensed powerful chakra near the town and suppressed his presence as he left with Fū.
• Toneri reflected that life with Fū had weakened his desire to destroy the Shinobi World, so he chose to avoid a fight and stay out of sight.
• Toneri sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path on the outskirts of town and hurried toward it.

Toneri and Fū confronted Pain and Konan while scouting the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Fū unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb at the statue, but a silver-white Samurai Sword deflected it, leaving her pale as the blast erupted nearby.

• Toneri and Fū hid in the clouds and spotted the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Six Paths of Pain below.
• Konan ambushed them with explosions in the clouds, and Toneri attacked her with Chakra Bullets.
• Konan reappeared near Fū, who evaded her Wind Blade and transformed with Seven-Tails Chōmei’s chakra.
• Fū resolved to destroy the statue and formed a massive Tailed Beast Bomb.
• A silver-white Samurai Sword struck the Tailed Beast Bomb aside, and its explosion left Fū staring down in horror.

Fū and Toneri fought Oto Uchiha, who tested their abilities while wielding Susanoo and the Nine-Tails. As the battle continued, Toneri drew an immense flow of chakra from the Tenseigan on the moon.

• Oto Uchiha intercepted Fū’s Tailed Beast Bomb with Susanoo, then attacked her with Fire Release techniques.
• Toneri arrived to protect Fū and dispersed Oto Uchiha’s fire dragon before striking her Susanoo with repulsive force.
• Oto Uchiha tested Toneri by launching a Tailed Beast Bomb and using more ninjutsu, while he intercepted the bomb and deflected it into a mountain.
• Oto Uchiha transformed her Susanoo and revealed the Nine-Tails, prompting Chōmei to question Kurama’s alliance with the Akatsuki.
• Toneri connected with the Tenseigan in the lunar palace and drew its chakra into himself, glowing emerald green.

Zou Hyuga traced faint Tenseigan chakra to an underground cavern and discovered a shaft that might lead to the moon, but his shadow clone died before reaching its bottom. Meanwhile, Oto Uchiha and Otsutsuki Toneri fought an evenly matched battle, and Oto unleashed a Senjutsu Susanoo against Toneri and Hamura's Stone Statue.

• Zou Hyuga followed traces of Tenseigan chakra into a cavern and found a clan of enormous, weakened crabs.
• Zou Hyuga discovered a deep shaft and sent a shadow clone down it, but the clone fell to its death without finding the moon.
• Zou Hyuga concluded that Toneri might need to open the passage himself and hoped Oto would force him to flee to the moon.
• Oto Uchiha and Otsutsuki Toneri fought with their colossal avatars, devastating the land and frightening people in a nearby town.
• Oto drew on the Leyline's chakra, transformed her Susanoo into a Senjutsu Susanoo, and attacked Toneri as he used gravity and Hamura's Stone Statue to counter her.

Nagato and Konan watched Oto Uchiha and Toneri’s battle, and Nagato’s Sharingan evolved into Mangekyo Sharingan with the Ninja Tool Manipulation ability. Oto damaged the Hamura stone statue, but Toneri chose to retreat with Fū rather than risk using Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while the Six Paths of Pain remained nearby.

• Nagato refused to flee with Konan, deciding they should observe the battle from the shadows, and Konan noticed his Sharingan changing.
• Nagato used the Rinnegan chakra remaining in his body to evolve his Three-Tomoe Sharingan into Mangekyo Sharingan, whose ability was Ninja Tool Manipulation and which could not activate Susanoo.
• Oto Uchiha’s Susanoo split the Hamura stone statue in two, but the enormous chakra cost left Oto and Nine-Tails weakened and Susanoo damaged.
• Oto taunted Toneri, who considered using Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion but hesitated over the risk to his Tenseigan and his ability to face the Akatsuki Leader afterward.
• Toneri decided not to attack and teleported to Fū, then flew away with her.

Oto Uchiha and the others withdrew after their battle with Toneri and Fū, then discussed Nagato’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan. Toneri and Fū recovered from Oto’s genjutsu and, convinced the shinobi world was rotten, decided to leave it together.

• Oto Uchiha ordered Nagato, Konan, and Hiruko to retreat and leave the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind, while making the battlefield look like a fierce fight between Konoha and the Akatsuki.
• Oto, Nagato, and Konan waited for Zou Hyuga at a secluded location and exchanged compliments and recollections of their battles.
• Nagato showed Oto his Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that the President had given him the eyes, not that he had hunted Uchiha.
• Fū woke from Oto’s genjutsu, ended her tailed beast transformation, and learned from Toneri that they had failed because he had misjudged their opponent.
• Fū worried that Konoha’s secret cooperation with the Akatsuki would go undiscovered, while Toneri asked her to leave the rotten shinobi world with him.

Toneri took Fū through the Earth-Moon Passage to the moon, where Zou Hyuga secretly followed after discovering that the passage had reopened. Stranded on the moon after Toneri closed it, Zou explored the lunar interior and found abandoned ruins as he prepared to investigate the Hyuga branch and face Toneri.

• Toneri told Fū that he planned to leave the shinobi world and took her through underground caves toward the Earth-Moon Passage.
• Toneri activated the passage, restoring its spring and replenishing the cave crabs’ water supply.
• Zou Hyuga watched Toneri and Fū, then followed them through the passage to the moon without being noticed.
• Toneri closed the passage and flew toward the Moon Palace with Fū, while Zou confirmed his location and collected lunar soil.
• Zou explored the moon’s forest and searched for ruins to learn about the lunar Hyuga and prepare to defeat Toneri.

Zou Hyuga explored the moon’s ruins and discovered the spirits of ancient members of the Main Family. He kept one spirit from fading and enlisted him as a guide, preparing to confront Toneri.

• Zou Hyuga searched the ruins with his Byakugan and pondered the Lunar Lineage, chakra, and the power behind his own transformation.
• Zou Hyuga found ancient murals and several long-lived spirits in a temple’s underground chamber.
• Using the Spirit Transformation Technique, Zou Hyuga gave one spirit enough chakra to speak, and the spirit asked about the Shinobi World Branch and the moon’s Branch Family.
• Zou Hyuga told the spirit that only one member of the moon’s Branch Family remained, and the spirit regretted his family’s past desire for the Tenseigan’s power.
• When the spirit began to fade while entrusting the future to him, Zou Hyuga sustained him and said he could represent the Main Family.
• Zou Hyuga led the spirit outside and asked him to guide the way through the ruins toward Toneri.

Fū questioned Toneri about the empty Moon Palace and learned that his ancestors’ byakugan had been merged into the tenseigan. When an intruder broke through the barrier and headed for the tenseigan, Toneri used a pair of byakugan to awaken its power within himself.

• Fū explored the deserted Moon Palace and wondered why Toneri was the only one left there.
• Toneri told Fū that the Temple held his ancestors’ byakugan, which had been merged into the tenseigan.
• Toneri sensed an intruder pass through the barrier and head straight for the tenseigan, then realized the attack had been carefully arranged by a powerful ninja from the Shinobi World’s Branch Family.
• Fū offered to use Tailed Beast Transformation and fire a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Toneri refused and took out a pair of byakugan.
• Toneri placed the byakugan in his eye sockets, saw for the first time, and began awakening the tenseigan as Fū sensed his power grow.

Toneri confronted Zou Hyuga and the Main Family spirit after awakening the Tenseigan, while secretly moving the Great Tenseigan to protect the source of his power. Toneri’s enhanced Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion left Zou injured and questioning how Naruto had defeated the Tenseigan with Sage Mode.

• Toneri arrived at the palace with Fū and threatened to seal Zou Hyuga and the Main Family spirit.
• Zou Hyuga realized Toneri was gathering Tenseigan chakra and moving the Great Tenseigan, then tested the limits of his powers as he dodged the boulders Toneri controlled.
• Toneri moved the Great Tenseigan farther away and formed Truth-Seeking Orbs in preparation for his attack.
• Toneri unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, destroying the palace complex and catching Zou Hyuga in its tornado.
• Zou Hyuga survived with injuries and admitted that Sage Mode seemed too weak to withstand the Tenseigan.

Zou Hyuga activated Karma and fought Toneri in a clash that neither could win through taijutsu alone. As Zou Hyuga moved toward the Great Tenseigan, Toneri unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and the golden sword engulfed Zou Hyuga.

• Zou Hyuga used Karma to form a chakra cloak and entered State One while Toneri prepared to fight him.
• Toneri attacked with Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Zou Hyuga met him in a high-speed battle as Fū and Chōmei watched.
• Fū tried to strike Toneri with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but a Truth-Seeking Orb deflected it and the explosion shook the moon's interior.
• After dozens of clashes, Zou Hyuga headed toward the Great Tenseigan, and Toneri decided to unleash his ultimate attack.
• Toneri formed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, while Zou Hyuga entered State Two and dived toward the ground; the golden sword engulfed him.

Toneri’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion failed to defeat Zou Hyuga, and Toneri’s unstable Tenseigan left him nearly out of chakra. Zou subdued Toneri and pinned him to the ground, leaving him alive but restrained.

• Toneri used the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, then tried to draw chakra from the Great Tenseigan to stabilize his faltering Tenseigan.
• Zou Hyuga emerged unharmed and claimed Toneri had struck a Shadow Clone, though Zou had actually survived the attack by activating state two.
• Toneri flew toward the Great Tenseigan while Zou crossed the ground, and Zou reflected on the effects of his Otsutsuki mode and Karma.
• Toneri received only a small amount of chakra from the Great Tenseigan and accused Zou of tampering with it as Zou approached.
• Zou punched Toneri, drained nearly all his chakra, and pinned him to the ground with Black Rods.

Zou Hyuga defeated Toneri, took control of the moon’s chakra, and brought him to the ruins of the Ōtsutsuki Main Family. There, the Main Family’s spirit revealed that he was Hamura Otsutsuki and prepared to explain the clan’s history and mission.

• Zou Hyuga tested the Great Tenseigan, then sealed Toneri’s movements and removed his Byakugan rather than killing him.
• Zou Hyuga explained how his Black Rod network had restricted Toneri’s chakra supply and used the battle to test his chakra network.
• Fū tried to rescue Toneri, but Zou Hyuga subdued her and left her beside him.
• Zou Hyuga finished controlling the moon’s chakra and took Toneri to meet the Main Family’s spirit.
• The Main Family’s spirit led them beneath a temple in the ruins, transformed into an old man with horns, and revealed that he was Hamura Otsutsuki.

Hamura Otsutsuki revealed himself to Zou Hyuga and warned that the dangerous mark on Zou could eventually consume him. He explained that the Tenseigan could suppress it for less than ten years, leaving Zou responsible for protecting the Shinobi World while seeking a lasting solution.

• Hamura confirmed himself as Toneri's ancestor and asked Zou Hyuga to speak with him inside the temple.
• Hamura warned Zou that the mark on his body could overwrite and devour him, and suggested he consult the Sage of Six Paths, whose sons reincarnated through a similar method.
• Zou declined to seek out the Sage of Six Paths, so Hamura explained that the Tenseigan could suppress Zou's condition for less than ten years.
• Hamura said the Tenseigan would lose its original function while suppressing Zou and asked him to fulfill its duties to protect the Shinobi World.
• Hamura urged Zou to guide Toneri as his elder brother, and Zou considered using Hamura's support to have Toneri investigate the Otsutsuki.

Hamura explained that the Tenseigan had been created to monitor the stars and passed his remaining power to Zou Hyuga, leaving him with two Otsutsuki marks. Toneri accepted Zou as his elder, and Zou headed to the Palace where Fū was being held.

• Hamura revealed that the Tenseigan had been created to monitor the stars and considered the threat posed by enemies from beyond the Shinobi World.
• Hamura chose to give his remaining power to Zou Hyuga rather than Toneri.
• After leaving the Temple, Zou recognized that Hamura's mark could slow the corruption of his Karma, while Toneri's new Byakugan still needed time to transform into the Tenseigan.
• Toneri set aside his arrogance and told Zou Hyuga that he looked forward to learning from him.
• Zou Hyuga used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the Palace that housed the Great Tenseigan, where Fū was being held.

Zou Hyuga took chakra from Chōmei, left Toneri to explain their alliance to Fū, and met Oto at the Moon Palace. He revealed that Hamura had warned him about the Otsutsuki and discussed the Great Tenseigan and Rinnegan, but neither he nor Oto chose to transplant the eyes.

• Zou Hyuga entered Fū's sealing space, intimidated Chōmei, tore off one of its tails, and sealed its chakra in a jar.
• Zou Hyuga removed the Black Rods from Fū and told Toneri to explain their agreement while he left.
• Toneri told Fū that he and Zou had a common enemy from the stars, while promising only to guarantee her safety for now.
• Oto Uchiha arrived at the Moon Palace and learned that Zou had met Hamura, who had discussed the Otsutsuki and a possible way to mitigate Zou's Karma.
• Zou offered Oto the Rinnegan and proposed that he take the Great Tenseigan, but Oto refused a transplant and Zou decided to use the Rinnegan for something else.