Recaps

Xia Yan urged Uchiha Itachi to put Konoha before his clan and decide for himself as the Uchiha prepared to replace Uchiha Fugaku with Uchiha Shin. At the clan meeting, Itachi backed Shin’s proposal, leaving Fugaku stunned.

• Xia Yan praised Itachi’s talent and told him to put his duty as a Konoha ninja before his Uchiha ties when choosing how to respond to the clan leadership dispute.
• Xia Yan explained to Qiong that he was testing whether Itachi would support the change, while Qiong prepared to ensure the operation succeeded.
• Xia Yan told Hashirama Senju that he had supported Uchiha Shin’s efforts to bring the clan back into Konoha and that the meeting would resolve Shin’s conflict with Fugaku.
• Uchiha Shin opened the clan meeting to select a new leader, but the assembled Uchiha initially hesitated to speak against Fugaku.
• Uchiha Itachi declared that he supported Shin’s proposal to appoint a new Clan Leader, even though it meant replacing his father.

Uchiha Itachi joined the Anbu after opposing his father, Uchiha Fugaku, and Xia Yan used the choice to make Itachi a potential instrument against the Uchiha. Itachi delivered Xia Yan’s cryptic message to Fugaku, who began to understand that a humiliating surrender might offer his clan a better outcome.

• Qiong told Xia Yan that Itachi had opposed Fugaku’s continued leadership, and Itachi came to meet the Hokage the following day.
• Xia Yan praised Itachi’s decision, ordered him to report to the Anbu with Shisui after resting, and told him to relay a cryptic message to Fugaku.
• Xia Yan explained to Qiong and Hashirama Senju that he intended to use Itachi as a blade within the Uchiha and hoped Fugaku would cooperate.
• Itachi returned home and told Fugaku that he had joined the Anbu and that Xia Yan had considered acting against Fugaku and his wife.
• Itachi relayed Xia Yan’s words about a humiliating exit bringing rewards, and Fugaku began to grasp their meaning.

Uchiha Fugaku accepted Senju Natsuhiko’s terms and pledged to follow his arrangements, while Urashiki Otsutsuki arrived in the Shinobi World and began investigating its secrets. At a reunion barbecue, Xia Yan told Pakura that she could leave the Anbu and become an ordinary Konoha shinobi.

• Uchiha Fugaku reasoned that Senju Natsuhiko wanted him to guide Itachi and protect their family’s future, so he told Itachi he would follow the Hokage’s arrangements.
• Xia Yan praised Fugaku’s quick understanding and headed to the Anbu with Qiong and Renka before preparing a gathering to celebrate Might Guy’s promotion to jonin.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki arrived in the Shinobi World, detected scattered Ten-Tails power, and set out to learn what had happened to the Ōtsutsuki who came before him.
• Xia Yan gathered his former classmates and friends for a backyard barbecue, where Might Guy and Kakashi joked with him as their old schoolmate.
• Xia Yan asked Pakura whether she wanted to leave the Anbu, telling her he considered her a fully qualified Konoha shinobi.

Xia Yan promoted Shisui after Pakura left the Anbu, then faced questions from Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki after Mito sensed the Nine-Tails within him. As Xia Yan demonstrated his tailed-beast powers, Shisui’s squad tracked Tsunade to the Land of Hot Water and spotted a blonde girl who might be her.

• Xia Yan let Pakura leave the Anbu and promised her a Jonin position, while Shisui took over her Company.
• Shisui brought Uchiha Itachi into the Anbu and received a mission to find Tsunade and bring her back to Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju brought Mito Uzumaki to meet Xia Yan, and Mito asked where the Nine-Tails inside him had come from.
• Xia Yan revealed that he had cultivated chakra from five tailed beasts into new power and demonstrated his golden Nine-Tails chakra to Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki.
• Shisui’s squad followed intelligence to a city in the Land of Hot Water, where Uchiha Itachi spotted a blonde girl resembling Tsunade near gambling dens.

Shisui and Itachi identified Tsunade in the Land of Hot Water, and Shisui explained how wealthy merchants had shaped Yugakure and the country. Xia Yan considered the risks surrounding his concealed tailed beasts and ordered Tsunade back to Konoha; when she refused and insulted the Hokage, Shisui's anger awakened a change in his Sharingan.

• Shisui and Itachi watched a young woman matching their target's description enter Leisure Street while Shisui explained the Land of Hot Water's past and Yugakure's dependence on wealthy merchants.
• Tsunade left a casino in disguise, noticed she was being followed, and discovered Shisui and the Konoha Anbu had surrounded her.
• Xia Yan reflected on the danger of exposing the five tailed beasts sealed inside him, decided to keep Mito Uzumaki waiting, and considered traveling to the moon because he sensed trouble ahead.
• Shisui told Tsunade that Xia Yan demanded her return to Konoha, but she rejected the order and called the Hokage a curse.
• Shisui stood up in anger as Tsunade continued insulting the Hokage, and his three tomoe began spinning faster while his chakra grew stronger.

Shisui’s confrontation with Tsunade awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and he defeated her by exploiting her hemophobia before bringing her back to Xia Yan. After Shisui revealed his new powers, Xia Yan realized someone had followed him to Konoha and turned his attention to the intruder.

• Shisui’s eyes awakened into the Mangekyō Sharingan when Tsunade attacked him, and he used Susanoo to withstand her blows.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki sensed the power of a God Tree Fruit in Shisui’s green giant and traveled to the town to investigate.
• Shisui exploited Tsunade’s hemophobia, struck his own palm with a kunai, and used his Mangekyō to make her lose consciousness.
• Xia Yan placed Tsunade in the Anbu prison and praised Shisui for completing his mission.
• Shisui told Xia Yan about his Mangekyō Sharingan and its abilities, and Xia Yan gave him a week off to consult his family or clan leader.
• After Shisui left, Xia Yan sensed that someone had followed him and turned toward the window to identify the intruder.

Xia Yan identified the watcher as Urashiki Otsutsuki, who demanded that Xia Yan submit to him so he could study him and make him a true Ōtsutsuki. As Urashiki revealed his power, Xia Yan rejected his offer and attacked him, while Konoha braced for the battle’s impact.

• Xia Yan sensed an unfamiliar power tracking him, spotted Urashiki Otsutsuki, and went to confront him outside Konoha.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki examined Xia Yan’s bloodline and eyes, then offered to study him and make him a true Ōtsutsuki.
• Xia Yan created shadow clones to warn Hashirama Senju and urged him to evacuate Konoha and protect the village from the coming fight.
• Hashirama Senju agreed to defend Konoha, and a powerful blast shook the village as Xia Yan and Urashiki Otsutsuki clashed.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki released his chakra and urged Xia Yan to accept his terms, but Xia Yan rejected him and struck him with a black chakra sphere.

Xia Yan fought Urashiki Otsutsuki while Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju prepared Konoha’s defenses. After Xia Yan discovered that Urashiki lacked Senjutsu and appeared surprisingly inexperienced in combat, he prepared to unleash his full power with Konoha protected.

• Xia Yan attacked Urashiki Otsutsuki, who blocked the assault with a red chakra barrier and then struck at Xia Yan, but Xia Yan evaded using Flying Thunder God.
• Hashirama Senju reassured Mito Uzumaki, then joined Tobirama Senju at Konoha’s outskirts as they deployed clones and raised the Four Red Yang Formation around the village.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki repeatedly pursued Xia Yan through space-time portals, but Xia Yan countered with a Tailed Beast Bomb that damaged Urashiki before his Rinnegan absorbed the attack’s remaining power and he healed.
• Xia Yan inferred that Urashiki lacked Senjutsu, and once Konoha’s barrier rose, he unleashed his Yin-Yang Release and attacked with a Ninja Blade.
• Urashiki blocked Xia Yan’s blade, then charged into him during a counter, leaving Xia Yan to suspect that Urashiki was genuinely poor at close combat.

Xia Yan realized Urashiki relied on immense power rather than combat experience, then discovered that Urashiki’s time technique could not undo bodily injuries. Using that weakness, Xia Yan kept up his assault while Hashirama Senju defended Konoha, and the chapter ended as Xia Yan struck at a weakened Urashiki with a Truth-Seeking Orb blade.

• Xia Yan inferred that Urashiki had little practical combat experience and gained confidence that he could exploit it.
• Urashiki revealed that Xia Yan’s unusual chakra had drawn him to the Shinobi World, then attacked with red chakra blades and absorbed and reflected Xia Yan’s Earth and Stone Dragons.
• Xia Yan observed Urashiki using time distortion to evade attacks and noticed that Urashiki still had to heal injuries inflicted by Xia Yan.
• Xia Yan attacked with the World of Flowering Trees and a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Hashirama Senju used Sage Art: Fivefold Rashomon and a Wood Release barrier to protect Konoha from the resulting shock waves.
• Xia Yan deduced that Urashiki’s time reversal had limits and continued pressing him, landing a kunai strike despite Urashiki’s repeated evasions.
• Xia Yan formed a Truth-Seeking Orb blade, recognized that Urashiki was becoming numb and dizzy, and lunged to strike him.

Xia Yan fought Urashiki Otsutsuki outside Konoha, using poison, tactical skill, and his Truth-Seeking Orbs to wear him down while the village’s shinobi watched helplessly from behind the barrier. After protecting Konoha from their final clash, Xia Yan pierced Urashiki’s defenses and drove his blade through him, leaving Urashiki on the verge of death.

• Shikaku Nara ordered Konoha’s shinobi to evacuate civilians, but a red barrier kept them from reaching the battle outside the village.
• Konoha’s shinobi witnessed the devastating clash between Xia Yan and Urashiki Otsutsuki, which left the surrounding land in ruins and nearly destroyed the village.
• Xia Yan exploited Urashiki’s poison, forced him into close combat, and struck him with a powerful attack as Urashiki tried to escape through a spatial passage.
• Xia Yan used a Truth-Seeking Orb to shield Konoha from the blast, while Urashiki escaped the attack but was left gravely wounded.
• Urashiki hid behind a red chakra shield and threatened revenge, but Xia Yan matched its chakra frequency, broke through, and stabbed him through the heart.

Xia Yan defeated Urashiki Otsutsuki and returned to Konoha with Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. After learning the village had suffered relatively few casualties, Xia Yan began organizing recovery efforts and left Konoha with a warning about powerful outsiders.

• Xia Yan confirmed Urashiki Otsutsuki appeared dead, then discussed researching his body and preparing for the possibility of more Ōtsutsuki arriving.
• Xia Yan explained that Urashiki's arrogance and lack of combat experience had helped him win, and Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju realized such weaknesses could make the Ōtsutsuki beatable.
• Xia Yan returned to Konoha with Urashiki Otsutsuki's corpse, and the villagers cheered when they learned he had won.
• Shikaku Nara reported that about a hundred civilians had died and many others were injured, while damage to Konoha remained limited.
• Xia Yan ordered Konoha's departments to coordinate reconstruction and medical care, then told Shikaku Nara that the enemy was a powerful group from beyond their world.

After defeating Urashiki Otsutsuki, Xia Yan assessed his strength and reviewed the changes he had made over three years, while Konoha began addressing the battle’s widespread damage. He planned to strengthen his Jōgan by visiting the moon and to study Urashiki’s corpse as he prepared for future threats.

• Shikaku Nara and the jonin focused on Konoha’s damaged roads and nearby towns, leaving Xia Yan to rest after the battle.
• Xia Yan concluded that he needed to grow stronger because a more experienced Ōtsutsuki could pose a serious threat, and he resolved to learn from Urashiki Otsutsuki’s corpse.
• Xia Yan checked his system panel and noted his advanced bloodline development, second Kekkei Tōta, and Jōgan at 99% development.
• Xia Yan reviewed his struggles with Yin Release and Shikotsumyaku, as well as Kimimaro’s growth as an Anbu shinobi.
• Xia Yan planned to reward outstanding shinobi with Fruits and decided that he needed to visit the moon to use the giant Tenseigan to advance his Jōgan.
• Xia Yan observed that his missions had progressed and anticipated that his legend would rise after the battle.

After Senju Natsuhiko defeated a powerful unidentified attacker while protecting Konoha, the other villages assessed the Hokage’s growing strength and ordered aid for the village’s reconstruction. Nagato and Yahiko hurried back to Konoha, while Black Zetsu feared that multiple Ōtsutsuki had arrived in the shinobi world and hoped they would target Natsuhiko.

• Ōnoki read that Senju Natsuhiko had defeated an attacker capable of matching him and ordered supplies and a hundred craftsman shinobi sent to Konoha.
• Killer B judged that Natsuhiko had protected Konoha despite fighting at a disadvantage and ordered Kumogakure to send supplies and craftsmen to help rebuild it.
• Rasa and Chiyo agreed that Sunagakure should provide free material assistance and shinobi to repair Konoha’s transportation network.
• Nagato and Yahiko learned through their Shadow Clones that Natsuhiko had fought a terrifying battle, and they hurried toward Konoha to help.
• Black Zetsu sensed the power of multiple Ōtsutsuki and hoped the victor would turn its attention toward Natsuhiko.

Xia Yan learned that Urashiki Otsutsuki’s body contained immense power and discussed how senjutsu and Yin-Yang Release could harm Ōtsutsuki. As they planned to train on the moon, Hashirama Senju proposed reviving Madara Uchiha to help face future threats.

• Xia Yan visited the laboratory and read Tobirama Senju’s report on Urashiki Otsutsuki’s extraordinary body, vitality, and chakra.
• Tobirama Senju offered to use Urashiki Otsutsuki’s power to strengthen Xia Yan and Hashirama Senju, but Hashirama Senju refused to rely on the corpse’s cells.
• Xia Yan supported Hashirama Senju’s choice and explained that senjutsu and Yin-Yang Release could damage Ōtsutsuki, prompting Tobirama Senju to consider returning to the moon to study and train.
• Xia Yan said his eyes were close to improving, and Hashirama Senju agreed that they should go to the moon and prepare for future enemies.
• Hashirama Senju proposed bringing in more allies and asked Xia Yan what he thought about reviving Madara Uchiha.

Xia Yan agreed to try reviving Madara Uchiha through Impure World Reincarnation, despite fearing his power and uncertainty about whether he could be persuaded to help against the Ōtsutsuki. Madara awakened in a weakened state, saw Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and learned they had helped bring him back.

• Xia Yan weighed the risks of reviving Madara Uchiha, while Hashirama Senju assured him that Madara would help once he understood the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Xia Yan decided to attempt the revival and used a death-row prisoner and material collected by Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi to perform Impure World Reincarnation.
• Madara Uchiha awakened with only a fraction of his former strength and realized he had been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Madara Uchiha sensed that Xia Yan was dangerous, recognized Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and questioned Xia Yan about his purpose.
• Hashirama Senju awkwardly told Madara Uchiha that he and the others had awakened him together.

Senju Natsuhiko explained to Madara Uchiha that his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan was based on a stone tablet that had likely been altered, and revealed the true history of the Sage of Six Paths. He showed Madara Urashiki Otsutsuki’s corpse as evidence that outsiders from the Sage’s clan had come to the Shinobi World.

• Madara Uchiha discovered that Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were alive and asked who had revived him and what era it was.
• Senju Natsuhiko introduced himself as the Fifth Hokage and told Madara Uchiha it was Konoha Year 55.
• Madara Uchiha explained that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would create a dream world where everyone’s wishes came true and war ended.
• Senju Natsuhiko said the Sage of Six Paths would not have endorsed such a plan and explained that the Sage and Hamura had sealed their mother after she threatened the world.
• Senju Natsuhiko suggested that someone had altered the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet and revealed Urashiki Otsutsuki’s corpse as proof that the Sage’s clan had returned.

Madara Uchiha examined Urashiki Otsutsuki’s corpse and the records on the moon, becoming convinced that someone had deceived him into pursuing the Infinite Tsukuyomi. He agreed to cooperate with Xia Yan, but he remained focused on restoring his strength and finding the person who manipulated the Uchiha.

• Xia Yan showed Madara Uchiha Urashiki Otsutsuki’s corpse and explained that he had killed the powerful outsider.
• Xia Yan took Madara Uchiha to Hokage Rock, where Madara saw the devastation left by the battle and heard that future enemies might threaten the Shinobi World.
• Madara Uchiha agreed to cooperate but demanded that Xia Yan restore his strength; Xia Yan said Madara would need a suitable vessel.
• Xia Yan, Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju traveled to the moon and searched Hamura Shrine for records about the Sage of Six Paths.
• Madara Uchiha read the lunar records, concluded that the stone tablet had misled him, and vowed to discover who had deceived the Uchiha.

Xia Yan absorbed the Tenseigan’s power and evolved his Jōgan, then encountered Hamura Otsutsuki in a consciousness space and learned that the brothers knew he was an outsider. Hamura revealed they had watched Xia Yan’s actions and urged him to guess what they wanted, leaving Xia Yan to consider their purpose.

• Xia Yan resonated with the Tenseigan and absorbed its chakra, pushing his Jōgan into a new realm.
• Madara Uchiha sensed Xia Yan’s immense power, and Hashirama Senju recognized that Xia Yan’s Jōgan had evolved.
• Hamura Otsutsuki appeared before Xia Yan in a consciousness space formed by the Tenseigan and identified him as an outsider by examining his soul.
• Xia Yan admitted he had been brought to the Shinobi World by accident and asked why Hamura and Hagoromo had not sent him away or eliminated him.
• Hamura told Xia Yan that the brothers had watched everything he had done and asked him to guess what they wanted from his arrival.

Xia Yan learned that Hamura Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki had watched the future until Xia Yan’s arrival made it unknowable, and that they hoped he would help guide the Shinobi World. Hamura revealed that the brothers had sealed their mother Kaguya Ōtsutsuki for turning humanity into a White Zetsu army and had deliberately fostered chakra, conflict, and hopes for peace so humanity could grow strong enough to face the Ōtsutsuki.

• Hamura Otsutsuki showed Xia Yan visions of the past and future, then explained that Xia Yan’s arrival had made the future impossible for him and Hagoromo Otsutsuki to see.
• Hamura reassured Xia Yan that the brothers regarded his unpredictable presence as a possible choice of nature and judged the changes he caused by comparing them with the future they had once seen.
• Hamura warned that Urashiki Otsutsuki’s early arrival could disrupt the brothers’ plans, while the Shinobi World still needed to grow beyond relying on exceptional individuals.
• Hamura described Infinite Tsukuyomi as a forced transaction that trapped people in dreams and turned their bodies into an army of White Zetsu.
• Hamura revealed that he and Hagoromo Otsutsuki opposed their mother’s plan to make that army, sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki away, and spread chakra so humanity could develop the ability to resist the Ōtsutsuki.
• Hamura explained that the brothers had allowed the conflict between Indra and Asura to teach the Shinobi World to use chakra, while Hagoromo secretly nurtured people who believed in peace.

After meeting Hamura Otsutsuki, Xia Yan reflected on the Six Paths brothers’ schemes and the Shinobi World’s long history of war, then focused on mastering the new powers granted by his evolved Jōgan. Two months later, he went to check the seeds grown from Urashiki Otsutsuki’s remains and found an enormous amount of chakra gathering inside the sealed plantation.

• Xia Yan reviewed his status and recognized that his Jōgan had evolved, though he chose not to tell Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha what Hamura Otsutsuki had told him.
• Xia Yan trained his new Space Manipulation and Jōgan Piercing Might Slash abilities, discovering that he could control nearby space, strike enemies hiding within it, and see spatial paths with Super Insight.
• Xia Yan learned that the seeds made from Urashiki Otsutsuki’s Byakugan eye and flesh had not yet produced results, despite two months of growth in trees created with Wood Release.
• Xia Yan traveled to his sealed lunar plantation to inspect the seeds and sensed a vast amount of chakra gathering inside the barrier.

In Year 60 of Konoha, Xia Yan reflected on his plans to unite the Shinobi World against the Ōtsutsuki and prepared for Minato Namikaze’s return. He appointed Minato as Anbu Director, assigned Kakashi to lead Naruto’s team, and learned that Nagato was preparing to capture the tailed beasts.

• Xia Yan explained to Madara Uchiha that he intended to use Akatsuki as a common enemy to unite the Shinobi World and that he would not yet return the Rinnegan to him.
• Xia Yan reflected on resurrecting Yahiko and others, while Madara Uchiha chose to wait for his eyes before accepting a full resurrection.
• Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha with Kushina, and Xia Yan offered him the position of Anbu Director.
• Minato Namikaze accepted the post, and Xia Yan decided Kakashi would become the jonin leader of Naruto’s team.
• Xia Yan learned that Obito had come to the Land of Rain and that Nagato planned to begin capturing the tailed beasts; Xia Yan told Nagato to proceed.

Xia Yan reflected on his growing powers and the nearly mature seeds before sensing a presence near Konoha. Jigen, carrying Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, investigated the aftermath of Xia Yan’s battle, identified him as Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s vessel, and left to plan his next move as someone watched from a distance.

• Xia Yan considered how his Jōgan, Yin-Yang Release, and two seeds had advanced, while his unique mission reached ninety-seven percent.
• Jigen examined the changed terrain outside Konoha and recognized traces of the battle between Xia Yan and Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki surfaced through Jigen, concluded that Xia Yan was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s vessel, and decided not to confront him yet.
• Jigen left the Land of Fire while he and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki discussed Kāma, Jigen’s deteriorating body, and Isshiki’s limited time after resurrection.
• A black hole opened several kilometers behind Jigen, and a pair of azure eyes watched the direction he had gone.

Xia Yan tracked a badly damaged monk whose chakra suggested he carried an Ōtsutsuki Kāma, then confronted him in the Land of Rivers. The monk mistook Xia Yan for Kaguya and mocked her for being sealed and unable to restore her true body.

• Black Zetsu examined the transformed outskirts of Konoha, concluded that Senju Natsuhiko had become an immense threat, and decided to accelerate the plan to revive Mother.
• Xia Yan used his Jōgan and spatial abilities to monitor a monk whose strange tattoos supplied powerful chakra and whose body appeared to be deteriorating.
• Obito urged Nagato to begin the Tailed Beast Capture Plan early, and Nagato outwardly agreed while privately remaining loyal to the peace he had found with Yahiko.
• Xia Yan concluded that the monk might be a failed Kāma recipient and followed him across the border into the Land of Rivers.
• The monk sensed Xia Yan approaching, called him Kaguya, and taunted him for being sealed by his sons and unable to restore his true body.

Xia Yan learned that the monk Jigen was a vessel for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who blamed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki for his predicament, and began fighting him. Xia Yan wounded Jigen with his Jōgan, but Jigen unleashed more of Isshiki’s power, leaving Xia Yan determined to exploit the vessel’s failing body while staying alert for a hidden counterattack.

• Xia Yan provoked Jigen by pretending to be Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Jigen revealed that Kaguya had betrayed him and that he had implanted a Kāma in his current vessel.
• Jigen identified himself as Isshiki and attacked Xia Yan, who entered Sage Mode and blocked his assault with a wooden wall before countering with Yin-Yang Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Jigen used spatial defenses to avoid Xia Yan’s flames, but Xia Yan’s Jōgan Piercing Might Slash broke through them and tore a spreading wound in Jigen’s chest.
• Jigen unleashed a more powerful transformation and was blasted into a mountain, while Xia Yan noticed that his vessel was deteriorating under Isshiki’s overwhelming power.
• Xia Yan resolved to pressure Jigen’s failing body and test whether Isshiki could be forced into death, while remaining wary of an unexpected fallback.

Xia Yan fought Jigen, whose Kāma had advanced to its second state and allowed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to take control. After Isshiki shattered the space around them to disrupt Xia Yan’s advantage, Xia Yan realized Isshiki’s body was failing and resolved to keep fighting.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged through Jigen and challenged Xia Yan, who used a wood clone enhanced with Yin-Yang Release to deceive him.
• Xia Yan redirected Isshiki’s tiny black rods and seized control of the surrounding space, turning the attacks back toward Jigen.
• Jigen struck the space itself twice, shattering it and leaving both fighters wounded in a chaotic area neither could control.
• Xia Yan noticed cracks spreading across the iron plate on Jigen’s abdomen and learned that Isshiki’s body was close to failing.
• Jigen vowed to kill Xia Yan even if he had to resurrect in Jigen’s body, while Xia Yan considered enduring the fight until he could defeat him or escape.