Recaps

Naruto and Sasuke fought Momoshiki on the ground while Shihōin Naraku and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki clashed in the sky. Momoshiki tried to split the battlefield with his firebird and earth-serpent techniques, leaving Naruto and Sasuke facing separate threats.

• Naruto and Sasuke agreed that Naruto would pressure Momoshiki head-on while Sasuke attacked from the flank.
• Shihōin Naraku deflected Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s paired Black Rod attacks and struck him down, but the two continued their battle at blinding speed above the mountains.
• Naruto punched Momoshiki across the ground, then blocked Momoshiki’s pursuing firebird with a Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
• Momoshiki summoned dragon-headed earth serpents that attacked Sasuke and regenerated after Sasuke destroyed one, while dust obscured Naruto from view.
• Momoshiki’s firebird reappeared larger than before, and Naruto threw a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at it.

Naruto was caught in Momoshiki’s counterattack after Momoshiki absorbed his Rasenshuriken, while Sasuke fought earth serpents on the other side of the battlefield. Momoshiki then used an enormous copied Rasenshuriken to strike Sasuke, engulfing the area in a blinding explosion.

• Naruto threw a Rasenshuriken at the firebird, but Momoshiki appeared and absorbed it with the Rinnegan in his palm.
• The firebird exploded against Naruto, who survived by shielding himself with tails of Kurama’s chakra.
• Sasuke fought off successive earth-and-stone serpents and sensed the explosion that struck Naruto.
• Momoshiki rose above Sasuke and formed a greatly enlarged Rasenshuriken with Takami Musubi no Kami.
• Momoshiki hurled the giant Rasenshuriken at Sasuke, and its impact engulfed the surrounding area in white light and a massive shock wave.

Sasuke survived Momoshiki’s amplified Spiral Shuriken by using Amenotejikara and Susanoo, then joined Naruto for a counterattack. Enraged, Momoshiki charged them, and the chapter ended with Sasuke clashing swords with his Black Rod.

• Sasuke used Amenotejikara to escape the center of Momoshiki’s amplified Spiral Shuriken and endured its blast with Susanoo.
• Naruto arrived beside Sasuke, and the two faced Momoshiki together.
• Momoshiki lost his composure over their survival and charged down at them with red rods in both hands.
• Naruto attacked Momoshiki head-on while Sasuke moved low to flank him.
• Momoshiki dodged Naruto’s punch, blocked Sasuke’s Kusanagi Sword with his rod, and Sasuke charged again after being knocked back.

Momoshiki intensified his attack on Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke, exploiting his Rinnegan’s repulsive force and overwhelming speed despite the wound Shihōin Naraku had left him. As Momoshiki dove to finish Naruto beneath a collapsed mountain, golden chakra erupted from the rubble.

• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke attacked Momoshiki in tandem, but his repulsive force blasted them both back.
• Momoshiki’s movements grew faster as he fought through the pain of the wound Shihōin Naraku had inflicted.
• Momoshiki drove Naruto into a mountainside, collapsing the last standing mountain over him.
• Sasuke tried to stop Momoshiki from reaching Naruto, but Momoshiki battered him away and sent the Kusanagi Sword flying.
• Momoshiki dove toward the rubble to kill Naruto, but golden chakra burst upward and shattered the rocks.

Naruto and Sasuke fought together to keep Momoshiki pinned down while Shihōin Naraku continued to wear down Isshiki in the sky. Momoshiki remained unable to break through their defense, and Isshiki’s dwindling lifespan left him at an increasing disadvantage.

• Naruto charged into Momoshiki’s attack, and Sasuke used Amenotejikara to land a sword strike on Momoshiki’s existing wound.
• Enraged, Momoshiki unleashed a storm of chakra and fought Naruto and Sasuke across the devastated battlefield.
• Naruto and Sasuke coordinated their attacks and defenses, repeatedly stopping Momoshiki from overcoming them.
• Shihōin Naraku clashed with Isshiki in the sky and repeatedly struck his existing wounds, worsening Isshiki’s injuries.
• Isshiki realized his life was draining faster and that Momoshiki could not escape Naruto and Sasuke to help him.

Isshiki searched for a way to escape Naraku and settled on exploiting six approaching Konoha ninja, while Naruto and Sasuke kept Momoshiki occupied. The battle continued as the six ninja neared, leaving Isshiki poised to act on his plan and Momoshiki’s attack faltering.

• Naruto and Sasuke sensed six Konoha ninja approaching from the southeast and identified them as a border reconnaissance unit.
• Isshiki realized he might use the six ninja as a distraction to escape with Momoshiki, though he knew Naraku would not be easily diverted.
• Naraku warned Isshiki to stop losing focus, then nearly cut his neck when Isshiki’s attention wandered again.
• Naruto and Sasuke continued fighting Momoshiki, whose frenzied staff assault kept them within a small area.
• Naruto and Sasuke observed that Momoshiki’s fighting rhythm had begun to fall apart.

Shihōin Naraku, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha fought Isshiki and Momoshiki as the Ōtsutsuki pair coordinated attacks to break their formation. The chapter ended with black chakra rods expanding toward the separated fighters.

• Shihōin Naraku struck Isshiki with Getsuga Tenshō, but Isshiki shrank with Sukunahikona to evade the blade light.
• Isshiki warned Momoshiki that they might both die if they continued fighting, and they agreed to use approaching Konoha ninja to distract Naraku.
• Isshiki and Momoshiki charged Naraku, Naruto, and Sasuke, then unleashed a rain of black rods that the three fighters dodged or deflected.
• Isshiki summoned enormous Black-Red Cubes with Daikokuten, forcing Naraku, Naruto, and Sasuke to retreat in different directions.
• Momoshiki sent another wave of black rods as Isshiki used Sukunahikona to shrink them and then expand them near the separated fighters.

Shihōin Naraku kept Isshiki under relentless close-range pressure while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha fought Momoshiki despite their injuries. Isshiki was badly strained and wounded, but he continued resisting as the battle raged on.

• Isshiki's shrinking and enlarging black rods wounded Naruto and Sasuke, while Naraku dodged them with Observation Haki and charged Isshiki.
• Naraku unleashed three Getsuga Tenshō slashes, forcing Isshiki to abandon his distant attacks and focus on evading Naraku at close range.
• Naraku's pressure exhausted Isshiki and prevented him from supporting Momoshiki, who remained locked in a stalemate with Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naraku broke Isshiki's black rod with a powerful strike and continued attacking as the battlefield was devastated.
• Isshiki retreated with a new sword wound on his left arm while Naraku asked how much longer he could hold out and attacked again.

Naruto and Sasuke kept Momoshiki under pressure while Isshiki fought Shihōin Naraku, until six Konoha border ninjas arrived and rushed toward the battle. Naruto warned them away, but Isshiki and Momoshiki spotted them as a chance to exploit.

• Naruto and Sasuke coordinated their attacks, wearing down Momoshiki as he struggled to escape.
• Yōsuke Yamashiro led five Konoha border ninjas to the battlefield, where they found the Land of Rivers border devastated.
• Yōsuke recognized Naruto, Sasuke, and Shihōin Naraku fighting two unknown enemies and ordered his unit to back them up.
• Naruto saw the six ninjas charging toward the fight and shouted for them to retreat.
• Yōsuke was still rushing forward when Isshiki and Momoshiki noticed the newcomers and seized on the opening.

Naraku ordered Yōsuke Yamashiro and the other five Konoha ninja to leave the battlefield, but Momoshiki charged after them while Isshiki unleashed a massive barrage to hold Naraku back. Naraku escaped the attack, saved Yōsuke from Momoshiki, and struck back as the fight continued.

• Naraku ordered Yōsuke Yamashiro and the other five Konoha ninja to retreat southwest and tend to the wounded.
• Momoshiki abandoned Naruto and Sasuke and rushed after the retreating ninja, while Isshiki used Daikokuten and Sukunahikona to unleash a huge barrage against Naraku.
• Naruto was struck and sent flying, while Sasuke evaded Isshiki’s attacks and suffered a cut to his shoulder.
• Momoshiki nearly struck Yōsuke, but Naraku’s Kurikara knocked the red rod aside and saved him.
• Naraku confronted Momoshiki and slashed at him with his sword.

Shihōin Naraku crippled Momoshiki Otsutsuki and protected the fleeing Konoha ninja while fighting off attacks from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. The battle continued as Naraku intercepted Isshiki’s needle-sized black rods before they could hit the six ninja.

• Shihōin Naraku severed Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s staff and arm, then ordered Yōsuke Yamashiro to lead the Konoha ninja away from the battlefield.
• Momoshiki charged Naraku with Divine Pursuit, but Naraku met him with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and knocked him into a trench.
• Naraku tried to finish the weakened Momoshiki, but Ōtsutsuki Isshiki attacked him with a black rod and gave Momoshiki time to retreat.
• Isshiki sent needle-sized black rods at the six fleeing Konoha ninja, and Naraku moved behind them to intercept the attack with Kurikara.

Shihōin Naraku protected six retreating Konoha ninja from Momoshiki’s devastating Katsuchi attack, while Isshiki and Momoshiki tried to exploit Naraku’s duty to make him choose between dodging and protecting them. The blast struck, and Naraku used Shinra Tensei to shield the group, leaving their escape uncertain amid the destruction.

• Shihōin Naraku ordered the six Konoha ninja to retreat southwest and told Yōsuke Yamashiro to keep his subordinates in line.
• Isshiki wondered how Naraku had moved so quickly, suspecting he possessed multiple forms of Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Isshiki and Momoshiki exchanged a glance and coordinated their retreat as Momoshiki prepared Katsuchi.
• Momoshiki unleashed Katsuchi at the ground behind Naraku, aiming to force him to choose between dodging and protecting the retreating Konoha ninja.
• Naruto warned Sasuke about the shock wave, and the two shielded themselves with the Nine-Tails’ golden chakra.
• Naraku stayed in place and used Shinra Tensei to repel the blast, but the shock wave and debris slowed the six Konoha ninja.

Shihōin Naraku protected the Konoha ninja from Katsuchi's impact while Isshiki and Momoshiki escaped through a Space-Time Portal. After sending the wounded onward, Naraku told Naruto and Sasuke he would pursue the Ōtsutsuki, explaining that he had memorized the portal's destination coordinates.

• Shihōin Naraku shielded the six Konoha ninja from Katsuchi's impact as Isshiki and Momoshiki fled through a Space-Time Portal.
• Naraku realized he had memorized the coordinates on the far side of the portal and could pursue them.
• Naraku ordered Yōsuke Yamashiro and the other five Konoha ninja to continue southwest while the wounded stayed behind.
• Naruto and Sasuke confirmed they were unharmed and came to Naraku after the attack ended.
• Naraku told Naruto and Sasuke to escort the wounded back to the village while he pursued Isshiki and Momoshiki.
• Naraku reassured Naruto and Sasuke that the Ōtsutsuki were badly weakened and that he could reach them through the coordinates he had memorized.

Shihōin Naraku pursued the Ōtsutsuki enemies alone while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha gathered the wounded for the return to Konoha. Naruto and Sasuke could not follow Naraku, and the chapter ended with Sasuke heading back to collect the rest of their group.

• Sasuke persuaded Naruto that following Naraku would only hinder him, and Naraku ordered them to escort the wounded to Konoha and report the enemies’ abilities to Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Naraku vanished in pursuit of the Ōtsutsuki enemies, promising to return to Konoha within a day.
• Naruto learned that Sasuke had marked the enemies’ spatial coordinates, but Sasuke said he lacked the chakra and control needed to open a Space-Time Portal.
• Naruto and Sasuke joined Yōsuke Yamashiro and the other wounded ninja, and Naruto told them that Naraku had gone after the enemies alone.
• After checking the injured ANBU members, Sasuke left to gather the others so they could all return to Konoha together.

Shihōin Naraku used Instant Transmission to follow Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki into a barren alternate space so he could fight without endangering the Shinobi World or revealing his abilities to Naruto and Sasuke. He found the wounded pair in a basin and confronted them, leaving them stunned that he had tracked them down.

• Shihōin Naraku used Instant Transmission to enter the alternate space where Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki had fled.
• Naraku surveyed the lifeless wasteland and explained that he had let the pair escape to avoid destroying the Shinobi World and exposing his abilities to Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naraku sensed Isshiki and Momoshiki roughly sixty kilometers away and found both badly injured beneath a boulder in a basin.
• Naraku appeared above the pair and mocked their hiding place.
• Isshiki tensed and began asking how Naraku had found them, but Naraku called them fools for thinking an alternate space could hide them.

Shihōin Naraku tracked Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to Isshiki’s Alternate Space, explaining that he had let them escape to avoid damaging the Land of Fire and endangering his allies. Isshiki attacked when Naraku asked for their last words, and the chapter ended with Black Rods piercing Naraku from every direction.

• Shihōin Naraku found Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by memorizing their portal’s coordinates and sensing their presences.
• Naraku explained that he had moved the fight to an isolated battlefield to protect his subordinates, Naruto, Sasuke, and the Land of Fire.
• Isshiki realized Naraku had anticipated their escape, while Momoshiki accepted how hopeless their situation had become.
• Naraku asked whether either Ōtsutsuki had any last words, provoking Isshiki to attack with a chakra Black Rod.
• Naraku drew Kurikara, broke Isshiki’s Black Rod, and pursued him as Isshiki used Sukunahikona to surround Naraku with seventeen rods.
• The Black Rods pierced Naraku’s chest, abdomen, limbs, and other parts of his body.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in a one-sided sword fight, leaving Isshiki bloodied and battered while Naraku remained unharmed. Naraku approached the defeated Isshiki as Momoshiki remained unable to stand nearby.

• Isshiki pinned Naraku with seventeen black rods, but Naraku elementalized and healed before the rods could delay him.
• Naraku relentlessly slashed Isshiki, driving him through the basin and carving deep rifts into the ground and rock walls.
• Isshiki was buried in a collapsed wall, then escaped Naraku's next strike as it split the wall in two.
• Isshiki struggled from the rubble with numerous wounds and knelt coughing while Naraku emerged from the dust unharmed.
• Naraku glanced at the incapacitated Momoshiki and walked toward Isshiki.

Shihōin Naraku continued to overwhelm the badly wounded Isshiki in their battle across the Alternate Space. Isshiki kept fighting despite his injuries, but Naraku’s precise attacks left him at an increasing disadvantage.

• Shihōin Naraku asked Isshiki for his last words, and Isshiki rose despite his wounds and renewed his fighting spirit.
• Shihōin Naraku vanished and slashed at Isshiki, who narrowly dodged and countered with a powerful punch.
• Shihōin Naraku and Isshiki exchanged repeated attacks in midair, devastating the basin around them.
• Isshiki poured out his chakra and fought at full strength, but Shihōin Naraku consistently reacted first and inflicted more wounds.
• Shihōin Naraku stabbed Isshiki through the back with Kurikara and followed with another slash.

Shihōin Naraku drove Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to the brink of defeat, but Momoshiki Otsutsuki rose and unleashed a powerful combination of attacks against Naraku. Momoshiki’s slash cut Naraku in half, but Naraku regenerated, and the chapter ended with dozens of monsters emerging to attack him.

• Shihōin Naraku reopened Isshiki’s leg wound and deflected Isshiki’s strongest punch with Kurikara.
• Isshiki retreated and dropped to one knee, weakened by blood loss and severe wounds.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki stood up and launched a massive naginata slash at Naraku.
• Momoshiki struck the ground and summoned dragon-headed, serpent-bodied monsters from beneath it.
• Momoshiki conjured a giant Fire Release Ink Bird and sent it diving toward Naraku.
• Momoshiki’s slash cut Naraku in half, but Naraku regenerated as the monsters lunged at him.

Shihōin Naraku survived Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s attacks without injury, but Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s intervention let Momoshiki trap him inside a massive Planetary Devastation sphere. Naraku studied the seal calmly and believed he could break free.

• Naraku sliced apart Momoshiki’s earth-made monsters, then stood unharmed after the giant flaming bird exploded around him.
• Momoshiki sensed Naraku was still unhurt and used Planetary Devastation to draw the ground and rubble into a growing sphere.
• Isshiki pierced Naraku with Black Chakra Rods, preventing him from moving away as the sphere’s gravity intensified.
• Momoshiki’s gravity-bound rocks encased Naraku and pulled him into the sphere, which grew to over a thousand meters in diameter.
• Naraku examined the pressure and restraint inside the sphere and concluded that breaking free would not be difficult.

Shihōin Naraku broke free of Momoshiki’s Planetary Devastation without a scratch, leaving Momoshiki to face the failure of his attacks. Refusing to surrender, Momoshiki spent his remaining strength to summon a lava giant over a hundred meters tall.

• Momoshiki and Isshiki watched as Shihōin Naraku carved his way out of Planetary Devastation with successive blade strikes.
• Naraku emerged from the destroyed sphere and landed in a vast crater, still uninjured and holding Kurikara.
• Naraku challenged Momoshiki, who was frustrated that his attacks had failed to harm him.
• Momoshiki resolved to use all his remaining chakra and stamina to fight Naraku to the death.
• Momoshiki poured fire and earth chakra into the ground, turning the surrounding terrain into magma and raising a lava giant more than a hundred meters tall.

Naraku defeated Momoshiki’s lava giant with a single strike and approached the powerless Otsutsuki. Momoshiki reflected on his defeat as Naraku raised Kurikara to finish him.

• Momoshiki merged with the lava giant Ape Rock and charged at Naraku with a devastating punch.
• Naraku dodged the giant’s fist and cut through its chest, striking Momoshiki at its core and destroying Ape Rock.
• Momoshiki was thrown from the collapsing giant and landed among the rubble, unable to move or summon enough chakra to fight back.
• Naraku walked up to Momoshiki and told him that coming to the Shinobi World had been his greatest misfortune.
• Naraku raised Kurikara over Momoshiki as the blade came down.

Naraku killed Momoshiki and then fought Isshiki, who tried to avenge him but was badly wounded. Isshiki escaped Naraku’s attacks and realized Momoshiki was truly dead.

• Naraku beheaded Momoshiki, whose body and chakra presence went still.
• Isshiki rushed at Naraku with Black Rods and Black-Red Cubes, but Naraku dodged the barrage.
• Isshiki’s punch missed when Naraku deflected his arm, and Naraku slashed Isshiki across the back.
• Isshiki shrank into a crack in the rubble and used dust to conceal his escape from Naraku’s blade.
• Naraku shattered the ground to force Isshiki out, and Isshiki saw Momoshiki’s head and realized he was dead.

Isshiki reacted with rage and fear after Shihōin Naraku killed Momoshiki, then forced himself to fight for survival. Their battle continued with Isshiki attacking and Naraku countering, leaving Isshiki injured as he boasted of the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s power.

• Isshiki saw Momoshiki’s severed head and raged over Naraku’s killing of his clansman.
• Isshiki recognized how badly wounded and weakened he was compared with Naraku, but suppressed his fear to keep fighting.
• Isshiki accused Naraku of killing Momoshiki, then vanished and punched at his face.
• Naraku dodged the punch and swept Kurikara toward Isshiki’s arm, forcing Isshiki to retreat and costing him a finger.
• Isshiki sneered at Naraku’s contempt for the Ōtsutsuki Clan and boasted about its age and the planets it had devoured.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Isshiki in their battle and rejected his warning that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would come for revenge. Isshiki launched one final attack, and the chapter ended as black blade light filled his vision and the two fighters stopped moving.

• Isshiki charged Naraku with a black rod, but Naraku blocked the strike and kicked him into rubble.
• Naraku slashed at Isshiki from a distance, then appeared beside him and struck him again, leaving him badly wounded.
• Isshiki warned that other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would eventually learn of Momoshiki and his deaths, but Naraku vowed to kill them all.
• Isshiki gathered his remaining chakra and launched two expanding cubes at Naraku while charging between them.
• Naraku told Isshiki he was only slightly stronger than Momoshiki and raised Kurikara as black blade light filled Isshiki’s vision.