Recaps

Naruto overwhelmed Toneri in their battle on the moon, then met the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion head-on with his Planetary Rasengan. He broke through Toneri’s ultimate attack and struck him in the abdomen, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Naruto shattered Toneri’s Truth-Seeking Orb defense with a punch and battered him with Shadow Clones.
• Toneri unleashed a golden blast that dispersed Naruto’s clones, but Naruto struck him again and sent him crashing into a massive crater.
• Toneri poured his remaining chakra into the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and brought its enormous blade down on Naruto.
• Naruto stopped the golden sword light with his Planetary Rasengan and charged through the attack toward Toneri.
• Naruto drove the Planetary Rasengan into Toneri’s abdomen.

Naruto defeated Toneri with the Planetary Rasengan, leaving him badly injured and powerless. Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Akame reached Toneri, and Hinata recovered Hanabi's Byakugan.

• Naruto struck Toneri with the Planetary Rasengan, sending him crashing across the lunar surface and into a mountain.
• Toneri's Tenseigan power faded, and Akame declared the battle over.
• Hinata ran to Naruto, confirmed he was unharmed, then remembered Hanabi's eyes were still with Toneri.
• Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Akame crossed the crater to reach Toneri, who questioned why he had lost and insisted he could still fight.
• Hinata removed Hanabi's Byakugan from Toneri and stored them safely to return to her sister.

Naruto, Hinata, and Shikamaru debated what to do with the defeated Toneri after recovering Hanabi's Byakugan and destroying the Giant Tenseigan. Akame relayed Shihōin Naraku's order to leave Toneri on the moon, and the group accepted that decision.

• Hinata secured Hanabi's Byakugan while Toneri remained trapped and unable to move.
• Naruto suggested leaving Toneri on the moon, but Hinata and Shikamaru argued that he should face punishment for the meteorite attacks.
• Akame relayed Shihōin Naraku's refusal to bring Toneri back, saying other nations could come to the moon and deal with him themselves.
• Shikamaru acknowledged Naraku's decision, Naruto felt relieved, and Hinata said nothing.

Naruto and the others debated what to do with the defeated Toneri, whose rage at being treated as an object erupted into a confrontation. As they paused, the Byakugan left behind by the destroyed Giant Tenseigan surged toward them, revealing a new threat on the moon.

• Hinata, Shikamaru Nara, Naruto, and Akame discussed whether to leave Toneri behind, kill him, or take him back, and Naruto refused to kill him.
• Toneri broke out of the rubble and angrily accused them of disregarding him, insisting he was an Ōtsutsuki descendant who had sacrificed everything for his plan.
• Naruto told Toneri that they were discussing his fate because his actions mattered, while Shikamaru suggested they leave the decision for later.
• A vast surge of chakra rose from deep within the moon as the Byakugan left from the destroyed Giant Tenseigan began moving.
• Naruto stepped in front of Hinata as the Byakugan swarmed from the ruined floating island toward the Lunar Surface.

Countless Byakugan from the Otsutsuki Branch Family swarmed onto Toneri, healing him while overwhelming his mind with their accumulated wills. Naruto rushed to save him, but Toneri quietly begged Naruto to kill him.

• Shihōin Naraku, speaking through Akame, identified Toneri as the target of the Byakugan’s fragmented wills.
• The Byakugan covered Toneri, healing his injuries and transforming his body while the Branch Family’s hatred and obsessions flooded his consciousness.
• Naruto decided to save Toneri despite Shikamaru’s warning, and Shikamaru let him go.
• Naruto reached Toneri and offered to help, but Toneri whispered for him to kill him.

Naruto saved Toneri from the corrupted Byakugan and the wills of the Otsutsuki Branch Family, then destroyed them with a Spiral Shuriken. Toneri regained consciousness and asked Naruto why he had saved him.

• Toneri’s mind was overwhelmed by the Byakugan’s twisted wills, and he begged Naruto to kill him before he became a mindless monster.
• Toneri’s green chakra orb drained Naruto’s chakra, but Hinata entered its range and transferred her chakra to him because of her Hamura Otsutsuki bloodline.
• Naruto pulled Toneri free from the Byakugan covering him and used a Spiral Shuriken to destroy them and the wills inside them.
• Toneri regained consciousness and asked Naruto why he had saved him, and Naruto struggled to explain.

Naruto and his companions left Toneri on the moon after he abandoned his clan’s obsession and chose to stay there. Back at camp, Sakura restored Hanabi’s Byakugan, and Hanabi regained her sight.

• Naruto told Toneri he did not want him to become a mindless monster, and Toneri said he would remain on the moon.
• Hinata and Naruto accepted Toneri’s decision, then Akame carried the group back to the temporary camp on a Wood Dragon.
• Tenten, Kiba, Tokuma, Hōmon, and Sakura welcomed the returning group, and Sakura examined Naruto and found no injuries.
• Hinata gave Sakura Hanabi’s preserved Byakugan and asked her to restore them.
• Sakura reattached Hanabi’s Byakugan, and Hanabi opened her eyes and recognized Hinata.
• Sakura told Shikamaru that Hanabi’s surgery was complete and her sight had returned.

After Hanabi's condition stabilized, Shikamaru led the team back from the moon to the Shinobi World. The mission was complete, and Hanabi, Hinata, Naruto, and Sakura flew ahead to the village so Hanabi could rest.

• Sakura told Shikamaru that Hanabi needed at least two hours before she could travel, so Shikamaru ordered the team to pack and prepare to leave.
• Two hours later, Hanabi left the medical tent, and Sai created Ink Birds that carried the group from the camp toward the passage home.
• Naruto sensed that Toneri was watching him and silently raised a hand toward the darkness before entering the passage with the others.
• The group swam through the pool and emerged into the Shinobi World, where Shikamaru reported that the mission was accomplished and Hanabi had been rescued.
• Shikamaru sent Hanabi, Hinata, Naruto, and Sakura ahead on Ink Birds while he and the rest of the team set off for the village on foot.

Hanabi Hyuga returned to Konoha with Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, and Sai after their mission, and Sakura took her to the hospital for observation. Hanabi reunited with her injured father, Hyuga Hiashi, who was relieved she had come home safely.

• The Ink Birds landed near Konoha, and Sakura insisted that Hanabi go to the hospital for an examination.
• Sai parted from the group to report the mission to Shihōin Naraku, while Naruto and the others walked Hanabi through the village.
• Villagers greeted Naruto warmly, and Hanabi watched him turn down a young female ninja's confession.
• Sakura arranged a private hospital room for Hanabi and told her to rest while the staff observed her condition.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived at Hanabi's room, checked that she was unharmed, and told her he was glad she had returned.

Hanabi reunited with her family after returning from the moon, while Sai reported the mission’s details to Hokage Shihōin Naraku. Naraku awaited the full report and decided to increase Naruto’s study workload as he considered Konoha’s next moves.

• Hiashi and Neji visited Hanabi in the hospital, and Sakura warned her not to activate her Byakugan while her eyes recovered.
• Hiashi and Neji thanked Naruto and Sakura for rescuing Hanabi, and Naruto lightened the mood before leaving with Sakura.
• Sai delivered his mission report to Shihōin Naraku and summarized the rescue, the lunar environment, and the Giant Tenseigan’s dissipation.
• Naraku praised Sai’s careful reporting, dismissed him to rest, and waited for Shikamaru Nara and the others to return with a complete report.
• Naraku decided Naruto needed more study and began considering how to deal with the other villages and factions.

Shikamaru reported the mission against Otsutsuki Toneri to Naraku and tried to reassure him that Toneri would not threaten the Shinobi World again, at Naruto’s request. Naraku then briefed Shikaku on the unresolved requests for aid from other nations, noting that his authority as Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces remained in effect.

• Shikamaru returned to Konoha and went to Naraku’s office to give a detailed account of the mission against Toneri.
• Shikamaru said Toneri was unlikely to repeat his plan, and Naraku realized Naruto had asked him to put in a good word for Toneri.
• Naraku told Shikamaru he was not interested in pursuing Toneri and sent him home to rest.
• Shikaku arrived with the day’s documents, and Naraku gave him Sai’s and Shikamaru’s mission reports to read.
• Naraku told Shikaku that requests for aid had arrived from other nations and that his title as Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces was still valid.

As Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Shihōin Naraku discussed aid requests after the meteor disaster and learned that Iwagakure had offered Konoha two years of priority on three northern mission routes in exchange for help. Naraku agreed to provide aid for a price and considered how to answer the villages’ questions about the meteor shower and the events on the moon.

• Shikaku Nara explained that the first wave of meteors had caused major losses, especially among smaller factions, prompting many requests for aid.
• Naraku agreed to accept the requests but said the assistance would not be free.
• Shikaku told Naraku that Iwagakure had requested aid and offered Konoha priority on three northern mission routes for two years.
• Naraku read Iwagakure’s urgent letter and asked whether any other great nations had requested aid.
• Shikaku said the other villages had asked for information about the meteor shower and the events on the moon, and Naraku began weighing how to respond.

Shihōin Naraku agreed to send Konoha teams to aid Iwagakure and other disaster-struck powers in exchange for benefits and influence. He also decided what Konoha would reveal about Naruto Uzumaki’s battle with Otsutsuki Toneri, leaving the details of the Tenseigan, the Hyuga Clan’s connection, and Toneri’s fate concealed.

• Naraku and Shikaku agreed that Kakashi would lead a support team to Iwagakure, which had offered Konoha priority access to assignments on three mission routes for two years.
• Naraku directed Shikaku to arrange aid for the Land of Rain, Kusagakure, Takigakure, and other powers, with Konoha’s name attached rather than the Allied Shinobi Forces’.
• Naraku instructed Shikaku to disclose that Toneri was Hamura Otsutsuki’s descendant and that Naruto had stopped his plan to crash the moon into the Shinobi World, while hiding other details.
• Naraku approved Kumogakure’s request for a joint investigation of the moon, knowing that only Konoha knew the passage connecting it to Earth.
• Shikaku warned that Konoha’s large deployment might look like an attempt to expand its influence, and Naraku admitted that gaining influence and benefits was part of the plan.

Shihōin Naraku approved Shikaku Nara’s plan to send Konoha teams to aid villages and smaller powers damaged by the meteor shower. Konoha’s support brought relief across several regions, while Kakashi’s arrival in Iwagakure helped Kurotsuchi begin restoring her standing.

• Shikaku Nara prepared a deployment plan for roughly two hundred and thirty Konoha Ninja, and Naraku approved it and authorized the teams to depart.
• Choza Akimichi divided his forty Konoha Ninja among riverbank repairs, clearing downstream blockages, and reserve duty in the Land of Rain.
• Kurenai Yuhi led two companies in containing a meteor-caused forest fire near Kusagakure, whose liaison thanked Konoha and requested further help.
• A Konoha squad helped Takigakure restore access after meteor fragments and damaged waterfalls flooded the surrounding area, and Shibuki promised to visit Konoha to express his gratitude.
• Konoha Ninja worked with samurai to address damage in the Land of Iron, where the meteor shower had caused comparatively smaller losses.
• Kakashi led three companies to Iwagakure, where Kurotsuchi provided documents granting Konoha priority on three assignment routes and Konoha’s assistance helped her regain prestige.

Kurotsuchi used Konoha’s aid after the meteor shower to stabilize Iwagakure and secure her position as Tsuchikage, while Konoha gained prestige and benefits. In the Hokage’s Office, Naraku learned the other villages accepted Konoha’s explanation about the moon and now wanted to intensify the search for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but he kept the search on its original pace.

• Kurotsuchi mobilized Iwagakure to recover from the meteor shower and asked Shihōin Naraku for help, trading Konoha priority rights to three mission routes.
• Konoha’s 230 ninja helped factions across several countries rebuild, while Kurotsuchi’s position as Tsuchikage grew secure and Naraku’s reputation rose.
• Shikaku reported to Naraku that relief efforts were nearly complete in most locations and that Mifune had sent a letter of thanks from the Land of Iron.
• Shikaku told Naraku that the four great villages had accepted Konoha’s vague explanation of the moon incident and were considering stronger defenses against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Naraku directed Shikaku to tell the villages that Sasuke Uchiha’s search for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would continue at its original pace, without adding more ninja.

As the Shinobi World recovered from the Ōtsutsuki crisis, Naraku learned that Kakashi’s team had resolved Iwagakure’s troubles and that Sasuke’s Search Team had found ruins linked to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Sasuke collected the ruins’ clues and led his team back to Konoha for analysis.

• The great nations secretly tightened their defenses against the Ōtsutsuki Clan while Konoha ninja helped the smaller powers recover from the meteor shower.
• Shikaku told Naraku that Kakashi’s team had resolved Iwagakure’s troubles and would return to Konoha.
• Shikaku reported that Sasuke’s team had found an underground facility in the Land of Iron and gone inside to investigate.
• Sasuke recognized Kaguya’s image on a stone relief in the ruins and ordered his team to copy the wall’s patterns and gather suspicious clues.
• After searching the facility, Sasuke led the Search Team back to Konoha with the collected clues for the Analysis Team to examine.

Sasuke’s Search Team returned to Konoha with rubbings and samples from a hidden facility in the Land of Iron, where they found a stele depicting Kaguya. Naraku sent the findings to the Intelligence Department for analysis, leaving the search for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki without a lead for now.

• The Search Team left the Land of Iron carrying materials from the ruins, and Sasuke assured the other villages’ jonin that useful intelligence would be shared.
• Sasuke led the team back to Konoha, keeping his hand on his sword throughout the journey.
• Sasuke reported to Naraku that the team had found a large underground facility with a Kaguya relief and carved patterns, but no clues about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Naraku sent the Search Team to the Intelligence Department and told Sasuke to rest while the findings were analyzed.
• Naraku examined the report, concluded that the ruins were connected to Kaguya, and waited for the Analysis Team to uncover useful information.

Yamanaka Sen presented Naraku with the Analysis Team’s report, which identified the ruins as a place where people worshipped the God Tree and recorded Kaguya’s long journeys. Naraku concluded that Kaguya had been searching for Isshiki after taking the Chakra Fruit, while Isshiki remained hidden.

• The Analysis Team pieced together the murals and identified the God Tree as the focus of ancient worship, with a figure resembling Kaguya at its center.
• Yamanaka Sen delivered the preliminary report to Naraku and explained that the murals showed Kaguya leaving for long periods to travel the land and display miracles.
• Yamanaka Sen said the Intelligence Department believed Kaguya’s journeys were likely an effort to find and kill Isshiki.
• Naraku praised the team, ordered them to check the report for errors, and considered how Kaguya had been sealed by her sons before finding Isshiki.
• Naraku concluded that Isshiki was still hidden somewhere in the Shinobi World and smiled that the findings would reassure the other factions about the Search Team.

Naraku convened Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shikaku to review the Search Team’s findings about Kaguya and the Ōtsutsuki Clan. They discussed the possibility that Isshiki or another Ōtsutsuki threat was nearing, and Naraku proposed another Five Kage Summit.

• Naraku summoned Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shikaku to the Hokage’s Office to discuss the Search Team’s findings.
• Naraku presented an Intelligence Department report linking the ruins found by Sasuke’s team to Kaguya, the God Tree, and a sacrificial system.
• Jiraiya suggested that Kaguya might have been searching for Ōtsutsuki beyond Isshiki, while Tsunade and Shikaku warned that Isshiki could be waiting for an opportunity to emerge.
• Naraku proposed inviting the other four great nations to hold another Five Kage Summit.

Naraku explained why Konoha would host another Five Kage Summit and planned to discuss the Ōtsutsuki threat, Search Team deployments, and Kakashi’s Chunin Ninja Exams. The chapter ended with Naraku ordering the summit to be announced for ten days later, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shikaku recognized his preparations for stepping down as Hokage.

• Naraku explained that intelligence about the Ōtsutsuki Clan, the new Raikage, and pressure on the Search Team made another Five Kage Summit necessary.
• Shikaku suggested using the summit to inform the other nations about Kakashi’s Chunin Ninja Exams, and Naraku agreed.
• Naraku said the Search Team would shift from broad investigations to focusing on places where Isshiki might be hiding, with deployments coordinated among the villages.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya declined to attend the summit, but Jiraiya realized Naraku was involving them in decisions to prepare Kakashi for his succession.
• Shikaku recognized that Naraku was arranging support for Kakashi after stepping down to search for Isshiki.
• Naraku instructed Shikaku to notify the other nations that Konoha would hold the Five Kage Summit in ten days.

The Five Kage received Konoha’s request to meet in ten days and discuss new intelligence from the Ōtsutsuki ruins. Gaara confirmed Sunagakure would attend, while Mei Terumi agreed to go despite Kirigakure’s ongoing recovery from the tsunami.

• Gaara read Konoha’s summons and discussed its vague claims about an Ōtsutsuki discovery with Temari and Baki.
• Gaara decided Sunagakure would attend the summit, and Temari and Baki prepared to accompany him.
• Mei Terumi read Konoha’s invitation while considering the damage Kirigakure still faced after the tsunami.
• Mei Terumi agreed to attend the summit and placed Ao in charge of reconstruction arrangements.
• Mei Terumi chose to bring Chōjūrō and Yue to Konoha and planned to review the harbor reconstruction plan with Ao before leaving.

Kurotsuchi agreed to attend Shihōin Naraku’s Five Kage Summit and arranged to travel to Konoha with Kakashi. In Kumogakure, the newly appointed Seventh Raikage, Burūi, received Konoha’s letter while managing the village’s recovery from the meteorite damage.

• Kurotsuchi read Konoha’s invitation to a Five Kage Summit in ten days and decided Iwagakure needed to share intelligence about the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Kurotsuchi told Akatsuchi to accompany her to Konoha and invited Kakashi to travel with them in five days.
• Kakashi accepted Kurotsuchi’s request to accompany her to Konoha.
• Burūi managed Kumogakure’s repairs and relocation efforts after the meteorite strikes while serving as its Seventh Raikage.
• A messenger delivered Konoha’s letter to Burūi, and he opened it despite being puzzled by its timing.

Burūi struggled to lead disaster-stricken Kumogakure while its elders refused to seek outside aid. After receiving Konoha’s invitation to a Five Kage Summit in ten days, he consulted the elders, who maintained their stance that Kumogakure must preserve its dignity.

• Burūi reflected on the damage caused by the meteorite and the shortage of Medical Ninja, while Kumogakure’s elders rejected his suggestion to request outside aid.
• Burūi received a letter from Shihōin Naraku announcing a Five Kage Summit in Konoha in ten days and called a meeting with the elders.
• Elder Hikashirō said there was enough time to prepare, while Elder Dianbingwei asked who would make decisions about village repairs if Burūi left.
• Burūi reviewed the damage and expenses, then asked whether the elders still opposed seeking outside aid.
• Hikashirō confirmed the elders had rejected outside aid again, insisting that Kumogakure preserve its dignity.

Burūi agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit in Konoha while prioritizing Kumogakure’s recovery before he left. With all five villages confirmed, Gaara arrived in Konoha three days before the summit, and Naraku welcomed him as concern over the Ōtsutsuki threat remained.

• Burūi decided to attend the summit and ordered Kumogakure’s medical squad to prioritize treating the injured while he prepared to leave.
• Naraku confirmed that all five villages had agreed to attend, and Shikaku finalized the venue, security, and lodging arrangements.
• A week later, Gaara arrived in Konoha with five guards and attendants, and Naraku welcomed him and led him to his lodgings.
• Shikaku reported that patrols were assigned around Gaara’s lodgings, and Naraku noted Sunagakure’s concern about the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the intelligence connected to Kaguya.

Naruto showed Gaara around the rebuilt Konoha while the village prepared to host the Five Kage Summit. Kurotsuchi arrived safely with Konoha's help and gave Naraku Iwagakure's promised reward, leaving Konoha with priority on three trade routes for two years.

• Naruto met Gaara after his brief meeting with Naraku, then spent the day showing him around Konoha and sparred with him the following day.
• Kurotsuchi arrived in Konoha with Kakashi and thanked him for helping repel Iwa rebel forces that had attacked her on the journey.
• Naraku welcomed Kurotsuchi and her party, then escorted her and Akatsuchi to the Hokage's Office with Shikaku.
• Kurotsuchi presented Naraku with a sealed document granting Konoha priority to take work along three Iwagakure trade routes for two years.
• Naraku checked the document, found no problems, and accepted the reward.