Chapter Summaries

Xuandou and Ether traded overwhelming blows, destroying the harvested Life Planet as they discovered they were evenly matched. Ether unleashed a sonic attack, and Xuandou opened the Eighth Gate to face him down.

• Ether struck at Xuandou with a punch that stunned Urashiki, Kinshiki, and Momoshiki with its domineering pressure.
• Xuandou withdrew the Coiling Dragon Staff and met Ether’s punch with his own, and their collision shattered the Life Planet into debris.
• Xuandou and Ether were both astonished that the other had blocked the full-force strike, and Ether demanded Xuandou reveal his identity.
• Xuandou identified himself as the Ōtsutsuki Clan Head, Uchiha Xuantou, while Ether recognized the claim and lost interest in talking.
• Ether unleashed a sonic attack that sent Urashiki, Kinshiki, and Momoshiki flying and annihilated the planet’s remains.
• Xuandou stepped into the sound waves, opened the Eighth Gate, and challenged Ether’s command to get lost.

Ether escaped Xuandou by using Sukunahikona and fled with the God Tree Fruits. After five days, he reached a celestial body made entirely of gold and was about to eat a fruit when Xuandou’s voice reached him.

• Xuandou and Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki attacked Ether, but Ether shrank himself with Sukunahikona and escaped with the God Tree Fruits.
• Xuandou searched for Ether, while Momoshiki used his ability to foresee fate and found only that Ether would stay on a golden celestial body.
• Xuandou followed Ether’s faint trail and drew an A-Rank Chakra Alloy Composition Blueprint from the lottery panel.
• Ether fled for five days, brooding over Xuandou’s strength and the suppressive force he sensed in Xuandou’s golden blood.
• Ether reached a golden celestial body and prepared to eat a God Tree Fruit, but Xuandou’s voice interrupted him.

Xuandou used the Two Elements Pendant to reach Ether before he could consume the God Tree Fruit, and learned how the artifact could transport him to any place he had previously struck. After Ether summoned a gigantic armored whale and fused with it when Xuandou overwhelmed them, the two prepared to continue their fight.

• Xuandou revealed that the Two Elements Pendant let him teleport to places he had previously visited, including the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds, and explained how he had used it to intercept Ether.
• Ether summoned a colossal whale clad in purple armor, and he and the beast attacked Xuandou with All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Xuandou used the Coiling Dragon Staff and Yae-gaki to withstand the attack, forced Ether back, and smashed open the whale's forehead.
• Ōtsutsuki Itai fused with the wounded whale, transforming Ether into a blue-skinned, blue-armored form with a stronger aura.
• Ether cursed Xuandou and vowed to kill him after the forced fusion left him unable to return to the Clan Grounds.

After a ten-day battle, Xuandou killed Ether and claimed a World Origin Stone fragment and two God Tree Fruits. Ether’s death-triggered Cursed Seal began burning Xuandou’s Ōtsutsuki bloodline and soul, so he returned to Azure Tide Port without using the fruits.

• Xuandou defeated Ether after surviving the reflection of his attacks and exhausting Ether’s energy, then confirmed Ether could not resurrect.
• Xuandou searched Ether’s storage space and found a World Origin Stone fragment, two God Tree Fruits, and a God Tree.
• Xuandou realized his battle had reduced Divine Concealment’s remaining duration to 75 days, while Shibai’s next attack still threatened the Shinobi World.
• A Cursed Seal activated on Xuandou’s chest and began burning his bloodline and energy, causing pain that reached his soul.
• Xuandou suspected the God Tree Fruits were part of Ether’s trap, stored them away, and used the Two Elements Pendant to return to Azure Tide Port.

Xuandou returned gravely injured with a cursed seal spreading foreign energy through his chest, and Kurenai gathered Kushina, Konan, Shion, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to find a way to save him. Orochimaru discovered that pure natural energy could counter the foreign energy, but the chapter ended with Hinata arriving late at night to guard Xuandou and leaving Tsunade and Kushina uneasy.

• Xuandou warned Kurenai that the foreign energy in his chest threatened the Shinobi World and gave her Kaguya's Communication Scroll in case she needed to wake him.
• Kurenai summoned Kushina, Konan, and Shion, and Kushina and Kurenai sealed a small strand of the foreign energy after it burned through Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Tsunade examined Xuandou and found ordinary medical ninjutsu unsuitable, while Orochimaru demonstrated that pure natural energy could destroy the foreign energy.
• Orochimaru warned that they would need a large amount of natural energy to treat Xuandou safely, since a failed attempt could damage his foundation.
• Hinata arrived late at night, and Tsunade, Kushina, and Hinata lay beside the unconscious Xuandou to keep watch.

Hinata tried Shion’s prescribed method to help Xuandou recover by lying with him through the night, while Tsunade and Kushina watched in confusion. By morning Xuandou had not awakened, and Shion told Tsunade and Kushina to teach Hinata properly before leaving to care for Yuzu.

• Hinata undressed and lay on top of Xuandou, while Tsunade stopped Kushina from interrupting her.
• Hinata stayed pressed against Xuandou until the hour of the tiger, then dressed and fled in tears.
• Kushina confronted Shion about telling Hinata the secret of Xuandou’s condition.
• Shion checked Xuandou and questioned Tsunade and Kushina when he had not awakened as expected.
• Tsunade explained Hinata’s behavior, and Shion told the two women to teach Hinata before leaving to care for Yuzu.

Kushina and Tsunade cared for the unconscious Xuandou and waited for Hinata to return, believing Shion’s plan required her to awaken him. After discovering Hinata had only been sleeping beside Xuandou, Tsunade used a Genjutsu to teach her, and Hinata finally approached Xuandou as the night continued.

• Kushina worried over Xuandou’s condition, and Tsunade reassured her that natural energy would let him recover.
• Hinata came to Xuandou’s room again and lay beside him, but spent the night sleeping in white silk pajamas.
• Tsunade and Kushina realized Hinata had not acted and agreed to intervene so Xuandou could awaken.
• Tsunade drew Hinata into a Genjutsu and used Xuandou within the illusion to teach her.
• Hinata woke with new knowledge, tried to leave, then returned to Xuandou as the night continued.

Xuandou used natural energy gathered from the Shinobi World to weaken the cursed seal left by Ether, bringing the world’s crisis closer to resolution. After reassuring Kushina and Tsunade, he released Hinata from genjutsu and pretended he was still asleep, leaving the three women glaring at him.

• Xuandou awoke to find Hinata acting boldly, then hypnotized her with genjutsu so he could escape and ask what had happened.
• Kushina explained that they had used natural energy to counter the cursed seal, then embraced Xuandou while Tsunade watched from the corner.
• Xuandou discovered that natural energy repelled the cursed seal’s foreign energy, unlike his own powers, which fueled it.
• Xuandou summoned the Qiankun Armor and used its Shinjutsu: Qiankun to draw natural energy from people across the Shinobi World.
• The natural energy weakened the cursed seal by a tenth, and Xuandou told Kushina and Tsunade it could soon be removed completely.
• Xuandou returned to the room, released Hinata from genjutsu, and pretended to remain asleep as Hinata, Kushina, and Tsunade glared at him.

Xuandou revealed that he had spent the past ten days pretending to be unconscious while Hinata cared for him, keeping Tsunade and Kushina in the dark with Genjutsu. Meanwhile, Urashiki waited on a distant planet for Lord Xuandou, unaware that the clan head had already been replaced.

• Xuandou endured Tsunade and Kushina’s blows, then promised them that he would stop pretending to be unconscious.
• Tsunade and Kushina reflected on the ten exhausting days, during which they had secretly sensed Hinata caring for Xuandou and Kushina repeatedly drew Tsunade into confronting him.
• Xuandou used Genjutsu to convince Hinata that Shion and the room’s incense explained Tsunade and Kushina’s strange behavior, while he taught Hinata new things.
• On a distant barren planet, Urashiki felt increasingly certain that Lord Xuandou had fallen, but continued waiting for his return.
• Urashiki and the others remained unaware that Xuandou had replaced their Clan Head and was using the name Uchiha.

Xuandou harvested a new God Tree Fruit after letting his planted God Tree consume the one he had taken as spoils, then visited Tsunade in Azure Tide Port. He intended to help her evolve by eating the fruit, but was distracted by her reluctance and began exploring her body.

• Xuandou let his God Tree devour the captured God Tree and harvested a red fruit, deciding that God Trees were only tools for harvesting life.
• Xuandou reflected on the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s destruction of planets and resolved to fight them after they threatened the Shinobi World.
• Xuandou found Tsunade studying natural energy with Shiwa, whose skill had drawn Hashirama, Madara, and other first-generation Kage to learn from him.
• Shiwa left Tsunade and Xuandou alone after noticing Xuandou’s attention had shifted from the lesson.
• Xuandou told Tsunade he had come specifically for her, intending to give her the God Tree Fruit and help her evolve into an Ōtsutsuki.
• Tsunade feared Xuandou would keep her in bed for days, but Xuandou shut the door and began exploring her body.

Naruto and Sasuke fought at the Azure Tide Port Training Ground while their supporters cheered, and Sasuke ultimately won after Naruto spent too much chakra. Ino and Sakura then visited Hinata at the Imperial Palace, where she refused to open her door and said she was sick.

• Spectators gathered to watch Naruto and Sasuke face off, and Neji began their match.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded clones, lightning techniques, and Rasengans until Sasuke defeated Naruto with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Ino and Sakura discussed the fight and teased each other as they made their way to Hinata's courtyard.
• Ino and Sakura knocked on Hinata's door, but Hinata said she was sick and asked them to leave.
• Ino threatened to break in if Hinata would not open the door.

Ino and Sakura visited Hinata, whose unusual behavior made them suspect she had grown close to Xuandou. Meanwhile, Xuandou watched Tsunade’s bloodline evolve after she consumed the God Tree Fruit and opened Hinata’s S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest, receiving improved natural energy control and a Conception Card.

• Ino and Sakura examined Hinata, then argued over Sakura’s remarks and pulled Hinata into their scuffle.
• After leaving Hinata’s room, Ino and Sakura suspected she had kissed Xuandou and decided they still had a chance with him.
• Xuandou sensed that Tsunade’s dangerous bloodline transformation had stabilized as she evolved into an Ōtsutsuki.
• Xuandou opened Hinata’s S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest and received enhanced natural energy control talent and a Conception Card.
• Xuandou put away the Conception Card and looked forward to having talented children with Tsunade.

After Tsunade became pregnant again, Xuandou questioned Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki about the Ōtsutsuki Main Family and learned that Shibai had once helped them search for a planet. Xuandou discovered Shibai had hidden a mark inside all three men, realizing that killing them and infiltrating the Clan Grounds could have led him into Shibai’s trap.

• The Conception Card told Xuandou that Tsunade was pregnant, and he resumed touching her before heading out the next day.
• Xuandou teleported to Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki and asked whether the Main Family had contacted them.
• Momoshiki said the clan had sent no messages, but Shibai had helped them search for the planet Isshiki and Kaguya had visited, without success.
• Xuandou realized the three men had brought Shibai to the Shinobi World and considered whether to kill them before infiltrating the Clan Grounds.
• Xuandou used his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to detect Shibai’s mark inside the three men and realized killing them could have sent him straight into Shibai’s hands.

Xuandou reflected on Shibai’s lethal ambush and wondered whether Shibai had left a contingency inside Ether. After learning a dangerous way to reach the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds, Xuandou used Divine Concealment and the Two Elements Pendant to travel there unseen.

• Xuandou recalled that Divine Concealment and his Mangekyō Dōjutsu had saved him from Shibai’s instant-kill attack, and he checked himself for signs of a hidden contingency.
• Xuandou questioned Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki about a quick route to the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds while concealing his reasons for wanting to go there.
• Urashiki suggested tearing open space and entering spatial turbulence, warning that the method was extremely dangerous and might take hundreds of millions of attempts to succeed.
• After speaking with the three Ōtsutsuki, Xuandou entered another dimension under Divine Concealment and used the Two Elements Pendant to teleport toward the Clan Grounds.

Xuandou encountered Shibai on a Life Planet but sensed that investigating him would mean certain death, so he left without confronting him. He reached the Ōtsutsuki Ancestral Star and then returned to the Shinobi World to visit Eida before attempting to infiltrate the clan grounds.

• Xuandou found Shibai fishing beside a lake and felt his sixth sense warn him that opening his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan would get him killed.
• Xuandou left Shibai's planet, resolved to return when he was stronger, and passed through its concealed barrier using Divine Concealment.
• Xuandou flew for a month to the Ōtsutsuki Ancestral Star, also known as the Eye of the Universe, and considered plundering the clan's worlds.
• Xuandou decided to visit Eida, who was carrying Xuanyin's future, and returned to the Shinobi World.

Xuandou returned to Azure Tide Port and learned from Tsunade that Eida and her unborn child were healthy, though the child’s aura resembled that of a Ten-Tails. After speaking with Eida and Daemon, he went to Hinata’s courtyard and prepared to pretend to be ill so she would come to his aid.

• Xuandou met Tsunade at Eida’s room and asked about Eida’s pregnancy.
• Tsunade said Eida was doing well but wondered if she could be Goddess Kaguya because her child’s aura was extraordinarily powerful.
• Xuandou dismissed Tsunade’s speculation and thought about using the Conception Card and pursuing Hinata, Sakura, and Ino.
• Xuandou spoke with Eida and Daemon, who was being kept busy by his sister.
• Xuandou went to Hinata’s courtyard and planned to feign illness to get her to open the door.

Xuandou visited Hinata late at night, but she mistook him for Ino disguised as him and refused to let him in. After Xuandou pretended to collapse, Hinata rushed to save him using the method Shion had taught her.

• Hinata mistook Xuandou for Ino and told him to stop disguising himself as Xuandou.
• Xuandou revealed himself, but Hinata panicked and shut the door in his face.
• Hinata refused Xuandou’s request to examine her and urged him to leave before Ino and Sakura arrived.
• Xuandou slumped against the doorway, and Hinata rushed out barefoot when she heard him fall.
• Hinata saw a glowing God Tree pattern on Xuandou’s abdomen and decided to use Shion’s solution to save him.

Xuandou took Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki into Spatial Turbulence under the pretense of searching for a Life Planet, intending to reach the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds. After hundreds of displacements, he sensed Shibai’s marks on the trio and continued onward, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Xuandou selected the Ōtsutsuki Clan Head identity and met Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki.
• Xuandou proposed entering Spatial Turbulence to search for a Life Planet, and Kinshiki warned him against it.
• Xuandou confronted the trio about their reservations and promised to protect them from punishment for neglecting their mission.
• Momoshiki steered the discussion toward the trio’s mission, and Xuandou agreed to take them with him.
• Xuandou and the three Ōtsutsuki entered Spatial Turbulence and made three hundred displacements.
• Xuandou sensed purple-gold marks left on the trio by Shibai, then tore open space again and continued their journey.

Xuandou returned to the Ōtsutsuki Ancestral Star with Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki after two months traveling through Spatial Turbulence. There, the Second Elder challenged Xuandou’s legitimacy as Clan Head and began gathering support to remove him.

• Xuandou secretly changed the group’s destination and brought them to the Ancestral Star after two months in Spatial Turbulence.
• The three Ōtsutsuki companions admired Xuandou, believing his return to the Clan Grounds had been unusually swift.
• A patrol checked the four travelers and told Xuandou that God Tree Fruits had been stolen from the Clan Treasury several months earlier.
• The Second Elder stopped Xuandou and demanded that Momoshiki and the others report on their duties, but Xuandou claimed they had already reported to him.
• The Second Elder insulted Xuandou’s hornless Uchiha identity and declared that he would elect a new Clan Head.
• Ōtsutsuki gathered in response to the Second Elder’s summons, and the Elder and Third Elder arrived as the confrontation began.