Chapter Summaries

Konan entered the Yin Release Barrier and met Minato Namikaze, Ōtsutsuki Hamura, and its other residents as Retsuo explained the mission to repair the Space Rift. Outside, Jiraiya's group crossed the Earth-Moon Passage and approached the Rift through a battlefield filled with Akatsuki forces and autonomous puppets.

• Jiraiya woke from the Genjutsu after Tsunade punched him, then teased Retsuo about hearing a woman's voice.
• Konan entered the Yin Release Barrier, where she met Minato Namikaze and saw a replica of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Retsuo introduced Konan to Ōtsutsuki Hamura and the barrier's other residents, who reacted warily to her arrival.
• Retsuo and the others emerged from the Earth-Moon Passage and traveled across the moon toward the Rift.
• Jiraiya's group encountered Akatsuki members and a formidable puppet army as they neared the battlefield around the Rift.

Retsuo suggested broadcasting the battle on the moon to the Shinobi World, and Ōtsutsuki Hamura turned the idea into a real technique. The moon became a giant screen showing the Akatsuki and Otsutsuki battle, leaving shinobi across the world staring at the unexpected broadcast.

• Retsuo proposed broadcasting the battle on the moon, and Jiraiya considered the political and practical advantages of sharing information about the conflict.
• Retsuo explained how Kakuzu and Xiomi combined four nature transformations into a powerful compound ninjutsu, prompting Jiraiya to question how Retsuo knew so much about the Akatsuki Organization.
• Ōtsutsuki Hamura learned what a live broadcast was from Minato Namikaze and used his Byakugan Chakra to project images across the moon's surface.
• People across the Shinobi World saw the moon display the battle, including Kakuzu releasing four masks and unleashing a storm of wind, fire, lightning, and water.

Obito panicked when Ōtsutsuki Hamura’s moonwide broadcast resembled the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Black Zetsu considered abandoning him as their plans unraveled. Back on the moon, Retsuo learned that Konan had suspected his identity and heard her explain that the Akatsuki Organization was defending the Space Rift; Hamura reacted sharply when she wondered whether the Ōtsutsuki on the moon knew the clan was descending.

• Obito and Black Zetsu watched the broadcast and feared that someone else had gained control of the moon as an illusion medium.
• Black Zetsu reconsidered his plans and wondered whether he should leave Obito and hide.
• Ōtsutsuki Hamura ended the live broadcast, and Retsuo asked him what technique he had used.
• Konan told Kushina that Jiapan’s protection in Amegakure had first made her suspect Retsuo was Baibian Huashan.
• As the puppets intensified their assault, Konan said the Akatsuki Organization was defending the Space Rift because the enemy wanted it.
• Konan wondered whether the Ōtsutsuki on the moon knew their clan was descending, and Hamura’s expression changed dramatically.

Retsuo and Minato suspected the Otsutsuki Branch Family was desperate to seize the Space Rift because they might have contacted the Main Family through it. As the Akatsuki Organization began to lose ground, Retsuo and Kimimaro disguised themselves as puppets and approached the rift to investigate and repair it.

• Minato Namikaze warned that the Otsutsuki Branch Family might have contacted the Otsutsuki Main Family through the Space Rift, while Hamura and the others considered why the Branch Family had not used the Giant Tenseigan.
• Konan admitted she felt guilty abandoning the Akatsuki Organization, and Retsuo offered to take responsibility so she could leave the organization without worry.
• Retsuo asked Hamura about controlling the puppets and decided to disguise himself and Kimimaro as puppets rather than reveal Chōmei.
• Retsuo and Kimimaro joined the retreating forces near the Space Rift, where Kimimaro sensed that the Tenseigan Chakra was responding to something.
• Two Otsutsuki began working beside the rift, and Retsuo restrained Kimimaro and told him to wait and observe.

Retsuo and Kimimaro secretly prepared to close the Space Rift while Ōtsutsuki Hayato and Gamo arranged to send Toneri to the Main Family. The rift’s light vanished before the teleportation could begin, leaving Toneri’s departure uncertain.

• Kimimaro calmed the Tenseigan Chakra while Retsuo concealed their presence among the puppets.
• Ōtsutsuki Hayato agreed to offer his grandmother’s Spirit Body after Ōtsutsuki Ryūshiki and Ōtsutsuki Mūshiki discussed the sacrifice and promised to cultivate Toneri.
• Ōtsutsuki Gamo prepared the teleportation technique as Retsuo directed Kimimaro to use Hamura’s technique to smooth the Space Rift.
• Ōtsutsuki Hayato brought out a Byakugan containing his grandmother’s Spirit Body, and he and Ōtsutsuki Gamo urged Toneri to travel to the Main Family.
• The Space Rift’s light faded before the expected passage appeared, and Toneri’s teleportation did not begin.

Retsuo realized that the Ōtsutsuki had discovered the Shinobi World and its three God Tree Fruits, forcing him to prepare for an early invasion. After the Space Rift vanished, he confronted Hayato and Gamo, who blamed him for ruining their plans.

• As Kimimaro repaired the Space Rift, Retsuo collected distant negative emotions from the Ōtsutsuki on the other side.
• Retsuo feared the Ōtsutsuki would target the Shinobi World and concluded he needed to reach Six Paths level, while Hamura grew angry at his Branch Family descendants.
• Hayato and Gamo questioned why the Space Rift had disappeared, and Toneri said he had seen something pass before it vanished.
• Retsuo revealed himself from among the puppets, and Gamo found that they were resisting his commands.
• Hayato charged the puppet group, blaming Retsuo for destroying Toneri's hope, but Retsuo answered with the Great Fireball Technique.

Retsuo and Kimimaro fought Ōtsutsuki Hayato, Gamo, and Toneri to stop them from using the Giant Tenseigan to contact their clan’s main family and endanger the Shinobi World. Konan trapped Hayato in paper, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Hayato charged the puppet group with Taijutsu, and Retsuo asked Kimimaro to fight despite the strain of using Tenseigan Chakra.
• Kimimaro lunged at Hayato, who could no longer control his puppets, while Hayato refused Gamo’s offer to use the Giant Tenseigan again.
• Toneri joined Hayato against Kimimaro, but Kimimaro’s Dance of the Willow quickly put Toneri in danger.
• Gamo entered the fight, and Retsuo used Painful Heavenly Foot to scatter the combatants before confronting Hayato over his plan to contact the Ōtsutsuki main family.
• Retsuo released Konan from the barrier, and she used Paper Release to bind Hayato into a paper figure.
• Gamo rushed to carry the bound Hayato away as Toneri raised his sword, while Konan said the Ōtsutsuki were weak without their puppet-control abilities.

Retsuo confronted Ōtsutsuki Hayato and Ōtsutsuki Gamo after overpowering their puppets, while Konan and his allies guarded against escape and interference. Hayato recognized Retsuo as Baibian Huashan, and he and Toneri began fleeing as Retsuo’s attack exploded.

• Konan demanded that Hayato use the Giant Tenseigan, and Hayato accused her of stealing its power.
• Retsuo expanded the Yin Release Barrier and ordered Konan, Kimimaro, and Jiraiya to prevent the Ōtsutsuki and the Akatsuki Organization from escaping or returning.
• Gamo and Hayato challenged Retsuo, and Hamura identified Gamo’s glowing green Chakra hand as a technique powered by Byakugan Chakra.
• Retsuo used Nightmare Release—Great Ball Yin Garo, prompting Hayato to recognize him as Baibian Huashan and admit the Ōtsutsuki had lost.
• Gamo tried to counter the fireball with his Chakra hand, but Retsuo made it explode before contact, while Hayato fled with Toneri.

Hayato fled upward on descending warships while Konan pursued him, as Retsuo contained Gamo’s Mental Spheres and discovered that Minato and Kushina could consume them to replenish Chakra. The chapter ended with Retsuo deciding that Kimimaro needed to train the technique for him.

• Hayato used the warships as steps to escape into the sky, and Konan flew after him while Kimimaro struggled to keep up.
• Gamo attacked Retsuo with Mental Spheres, but Retsuo drew them into his Yin Release Barrier and cut off Gamo’s connection to them.
• Retsuo examined the captured spheres and explained their nature to Minato, who eagerly tried one and swallowed it.
• Minato and Kushina discovered that the Mental Spheres replenished their Chakra, and Retsuo decided Kimimaro needed to train the technique for him.

Obito infiltrated the Artificial Sun and tried to seize the Giant Tenseigan while Konan fought Otsutsuki Hayato. When Konan pursued Toneri toward the Giant Tenseigan, Obito sent Black Zetsu to track him and moved to intercept Konan.

• Obito slipped into the Artificial Sun and entered the castle, hoping to capture Konan and Hayato and learn about the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Obito spotted Toneri leaving the castle and followed him, realizing he could lead them to the Giant Tenseigan.
• Konan chased Toneri after the castle collapsed, abandoning her fight with Hayato to keep the Giant Tenseigan from being unleashed.
• Obito told Black Zetsu to track Toneri and emerged from Kamui Space to intercept Konan.

Obito, Konan, and Ōtsutsuki Hayato fought over the Giant Tenseigan while Toneri escaped through a self-destructing Teleportation Array. Uchiha Retsuo revealed that he had taken the Giant Tenseigan, and he confronted Hayato as the Ōtsutsuki clan faced destruction.

• Obito tried to use Genjutsu on Konan, but her precautions prevented it, and the three opponents fell into a shifting battle.
• Konan asked where Zetsu was, and Hayato began cooperating with her against Obito while Black Zetsu searched for Toneri.
• Black Zetsu returned and revealed that Toneri had used the Teleportation Array to escape to the Shinobi World, destroying the array in the process.
• Hayato tried to activate the Giant Tenseigan, but the negative emotions it released flew toward a distant building, where Uchiha Retsuo appeared.
• Retsuo studied the Giant Tenseigan with Hamura, Minato, and Kushina, while Hamura judged the damaged device an unstable, limited imitation of a true Tenseigan.
• Retsuo confronted Hayato, tossed out Ōtsutsuki Gamo's head, and declared that Hayato and his clan would perish.

Retsuo, Obito, and Konan cornered Hayato after he lost the Giant Tenseigan, debating whether the Uchiha Clan could avoid becoming evil in pursuit of power. Hayato destroyed his own Byakugan and died, denying them the prize and leaving Obito furious.

• Hayato argued that his clan's devotion to his son justified its actions and challenged Retsuo to guarantee the Uchiha Clan would never betray the Shinobi World for power.
• Retsuo said he would stand by his clansmen if they became the world's enemies to protect him, but the Uchiha Clan would perish if they slaughtered others for power or hidden motives.
• Obito and Retsuo traded insults, and Obito used genjutsu on Hayato before trying to pull him into Kamui Space.
• Konan attacked Kamui Space with paper blades and Explosive Tags, while Hayato quickly recovered from the genjutsu and cursed his would-be captors.
• Hayato stabbed out both of his Byakugan and died before Retsuo's Great Fireball reached him, leaving Obito enraged.

Retsuo warned Obito that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family was approaching, forcing Black Zetsu to reconsider his plans and Kaguya’s safety. Hamura detected a trace of Kekkei Mōra aura from Black Zetsu and began investigating its connection to Little Black.

• Retsuo told Obito that Ōtsutsuki Hayato had contacted the Ōtsutsuki Main Family, whose members could arrive in the Shinobi World at any moment.
• Obito questioned Black Zetsu about the threat, but Black Zetsu panicked over the Main Family’s power and Kaguya’s vulnerability.
• Black Zetsu considered escaping and judged Retsuo the most promising shinobi to fight the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.
• Hamura mistook a trace of Kekkei Mōra aura for Kaguya’s escape, then realized it had come from Black Zetsu.
• Hamura connected Black Zetsu’s nature to Little Black and began considering their shared origins as Dark Chakra Aggregates.

Ōtsutsuki Hamura identified Black Zetsu as a being connected to his Mother and explained how Kimimaro awakened his Byakugan. Retsuo confronted Black Zetsu with his deductions, and Black Zetsu confirmed that he had guessed his true nature correctly.

• Ōtsutsuki Hamura recognized Black Zetsu’s Kekkei Mōra and suggested he was connected to his Mother, while Retsuo challenged Hamura for withholding information.
• Retsuo asked Black Zetsu what he thought Retsuo had found beneath the tomb and raised the mystery of Kimimaro’s Byakugan.
• Black Zetsu deduced that the tomb held a way to activate the Ōtsutsuki Bloodline, and Hamura confirmed that his techniques had awakened Kimimaro’s bloodline.
• Retsuo told Black Zetsu he was a dark creature formed from the Dark Chakra of a powerful Ōtsutsuki-blooded being, and Black Zetsu confirmed the guess.

Retsuo used information about Ōtsutsuki Hamura to unsettle Obito while concealing his plans for Black Zetsu and avoiding a decisive fight. Obito reconsidered the Naka Shrine Stone Tablet and realized its claims about the Uchiha Clan might be impossible if Hagoromo died before the clan existed, leaving him determined to investigate.

• Obito challenged Retsuo's claim that Hamura's inheritance could grant him Otsutsuki blood and the Sage of Six Paths' strength, and Retsuo corrected him by explaining that Hamura lived for centuries.
• Retsuo concealed what he knew about Black Zetsu and decided to keep Obito occupied while avoiding a battle that could leave him crippled before the Otsutsuki arrived.
• Retsuo urged Obito and the others to leave, while Obito struggled to process the revelations and whispered Rin's name.
• Obito recalled the Naka Shrine Stone Tablet and reasoned that Hagoromo could not have written about the Uchiha Clan if he died before it existed.
• Obito resolved to investigate the stone tablet immediately.

Obito investigated the Sage of Six Paths’ stone tablet and uncovered its suspicious history, then took Black Zetsu to Root to inspect two of Shimura Danzō’s clones. He confronted the clones while posing as the Masked Man, and they asked what he wanted.

• Obito questioned how the Sage of Six Paths could have left a message for the Uchiha Clan when the clan formed after his death, while Black Zetsu tried to hide his alarm.
• Obito took Black Zetsu to a Root base, where they found two Shimura Danzō clones wearing Ghost King and Great Tengu masks.
• The two Danzō clones discussed their plans concerning Jiraiya, Nagato Uzumaki, and Amegakure while Root members listened.
• Obito froze Tengu Danzō, revealed himself to the clones as the Masked Man, and said he had heard Shimura Danzō died taking the blame for him.

Obito told the two Danzōs about Uchiha Retsuo’s abilities and ties to Konan, then realized Retsuo was Baibian Huashan. The Danzōs called Retsuo a traitor as Obito left to deal with something more important.

• Obito described Retsuo’s barrier and techniques to the two Danzōs, who listened but questioned how the information could make Retsuo pay.
• Obito claimed Retsuo and Konan shared a close relationship, and his suspicions stirred jealousy in him.
• Black Zetsu reminded Obito that Konan had been imprisoned after wanting to die for Baibian Huashan, prompting Obito and the Danzōs to recognize Retsuo’s identity.
• Obito explained that Retsuo had revealed the Earth-Moon Passage to the Akatsuki and taken Konan to the moon, while the Danzōs accused him of betraying Konohagakure.
• The Danzōs suspected Retsuo had also been Baibian Huashan in the Land of Waterfalls and accused Uchiha Ukyo of hiding the truth as Obito departed through warped space.

Retsuo stopped the fighting between Konoha and the Akatsuki Organization on the moon after revealing that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family planned to invade the Shinobi World. Tsunade recounted the battle and Retsuo’s victories to Konoha’s leaders, until Danzō’s clone arrived with further revelations about Retsuo’s discoveries.

• Obito and the two Danzō clones agreed that Konoha should target Konan first, while Obito admitted Retsuo had proved stronger than expected.
• Retsuo brought Konan to the Akatsuki Organization’s camp and announced that they would stop fighting because the Ōtsutsuki Main Family threatened the Shinobi World.
• Tsunade’s Shadow Clone vanished, and Tsunade explained to Jiraiya and Konoha’s leaders that the moon’s broadcast showed a real battle and that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family had learned of the Shinobi World.
• Tsunade reported that Retsuo and Kimimaro repaired the space rift, killed the Ōtsutsuki Descendants, and reached a truce with Konan, while Otsutsuki Toneri escaped to the Shinobi World.
• Shimura Danzō appeared at the Hokage Building and revealed that the village had created two Danzō clones to recover intelligence lost after Danzō’s death.

Danzo challenged Uchiha Retsuo’s authority to negotiate a truce with the Akatsuki Organization and denied that the Ōtsutsuki posed a proven threat. Retsuo prepared to seek out the Great Toad Sage, while Jiraiya tried to delay him by asking about Konan.

• Danzo argued that Retsuo had no right to make peace with the Akatsuki Organization and demanded proof of the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya defended Retsuo, and Fugaku warned Danzo that the Uchiha Clan had been risking its lives for Konoha.
• A Root Ninja reported that the Shadow Clone Retsuo had left with the Hayagrīva Project had been released, prompting Jiraiya to wonder what Retsuo intended.
• Retsuo told Jiraiya that the Ōtsutsuki might arrive within days, months, or years and said he needed to strengthen himself and meet the Great Toad Sage.
• Retsuo assigned Kimimaro to take Jiraiya to the Artificial Sun and then return to Konoha to find Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya tried to stop Retsuo from leaving and asked what was going on between him and Konan.

Retsuo told Jiraiya that Konan had left the Akatsuki Organization and that they had deep affection for each other, then traveled to Mount Myōboku to continue the Hayagrīva Project. There, he used the Shadow Clone’s stored experiment data to plan Little Black’s evolution, considering whether Natural Energy could strengthen it against the coming Otsutsuki threat.

• Retsuo told Jiraiya that Konan had left the Akatsuki Organization and that she had wanted to die for him, prompting Jiraiya to accept their relationship and offer his blessing.
• Retsuo explained that his earlier battle with Nagato had left Nagato severely injured, then returned to the Shinobi World and headed for Mount Myōboku.
• Retsuo found the Mental Spheres made from his Shadow Clone’s memories being handled by Minato, Kushina, Konan, and Seven-Tails Chōmei, and he began absorbing the experiment data.
• Retsuo asked Chōmei to help prepare Little Black for the Hayagrīva Project, intending to turn its Dark Chakra into a weapon that could fight outside the Yin Release Barrier.
• At the rebuilt Toad Fountain, Retsuo asked Minato whether Natural Energy could be added to Little Black’s evolution process and proposed using Dark Chakra and Yin-Yang Release for defense.