Chapter Summaries

Shihōin Naraku and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki continued their high-speed battle, with both fighters badly wounded as Isshiki pushed himself faster. Momoshiki Otsutsuki tried to tip the fight by attacking Naraku from behind, but Naraku erased the chakra sphere with Kurikara.

• Momoshiki Otsutsuki decided to intervene and prepared a compressed chakra sphere to strike Naraku during the fight.
• Naraku and Isshiki clashed with Kurikara and Isshiki’s fist, worsening their wounds as Isshiki accelerated his attacks.
• Naraku revealed Kurikara’s Zanka no Tachi, East: Rising Sun Blade ability and compressed its flames into an edge that erased anything it touched.
• Momoshiki hurled his chakra sphere at Naraku’s back while Naraku and Isshiki were locked in a clash.
• Naraku spotted the attack and cut the sphere in half with Kurikara, causing it to vanish without a trace and leaving Momoshiki stunned.

Shihōin Naraku revealed that Kurikara could erase anything its edge touched, forcing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to change tactics during their aerial battle. Isshiki realized he must avoid the blade and sought a way to suppress Naraku from a distance.

• Momoshiki Otsutsuki watched in disbelief as Naraku erased his chakra sphere with Kurikara.
• Naraku taunted Isshiki and declared he was getting serious before clashing with him in midair.
• Isshiki attacked with a black chakra rod, but Kurikara erased part of it and cut the weapon in two.
• Isshiki summoned three Black-Red Cubes above Naraku, and Naraku erased all three with a sweep of his blade.
• Isshiki recognized Kurikara's danger and resolved not to let its edge touch him.

Shihōin Naraku fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki while Momoshiki Otsutsuki joined the battle, turning it into a three-way melee. Naraku evaded their coordinated attacks, then kicked Isshiki out of the sky and toward the ground, cracking his ribs.

• Isshiki used Daikokuten to surround Naraku with black spikes and attacked through their gaps, but Naraku cut the spikes and severed Isshiki’s Black Rods with Kurikara.
• Momoshiki flew into the battle and attacked Naraku, who dodged his staff strike before deflecting Isshiki’s ambush from behind.
• Naraku faced Isshiki and Momoshiki in a three-way standoff, then charged Momoshiki and narrowly missed cutting through his chest.
• Isshiki attacked Naraku with Black Rods while Momoshiki joined in, but Naraku evaded them and kicked Isshiki in the abdomen, sending him toward the ground with cracked ribs.

Shihōin Naraku battled Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Momoshiki, driving them back with precise sword strikes and powerful kicks. As the three continued clashing in the sky, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha watched from a ridge and discussed Naraku using Kaguya's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki crashed into the ground after Naraku's kick while Momoshiki charged Naraku with a staff made from Bōshijin.
• Naraku dodged Momoshiki's attacks, cut his staff apart, and struck his forearm, but Momoshiki evaded the full force of Naraku's kick.
• Isshiki rose from the crater as Momoshiki stalled Naraku, and Naraku renewed his attack against both opponents.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha watched the battle from a distant ridge and recognized Naraku's use of Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Sasuke Uchiha suggested Naraku had learned the technique by watching Kaguya use it during their battle in the Alternate Space.

Naruto and Sasuke watched Naraku’s fight against Isshiki and Momoshiki reach a stalemate, and agreed to wait for the Hokage’s signal before joining in. Naraku then cut Momoshiki’s shoulder with Kurikara and pressed his attack despite Isshiki striking at him.

• Naruto worried that Isshiki’s increased strength and Momoshiki’s reckless attacks had turned the battle into a stalemate.
• Naruto wanted to help, but Sasuke urged him to wait for the right moment or for the Hokage’s signal, and Naruto agreed.
• Naraku continued fighting Isshiki and Momoshiki, who avoided Kurikara’s erasure ability while using coordinated attacks to match him.
• Naraku slipped between Isshiki’s Black Rods and Momoshiki’s staff, then cut Momoshiki’s shoulder with a spatial slash.
• Naraku charged at the wounded Momoshiki and swung Kurikara at him while ignoring Isshiki’s incoming Black Rod.

Momoshiki unleashed a devastating shock wave, but Naraku dodged it and struck him with a brutal knee to the spine. As Momoshiki fell helplessly toward the ground, Naraku was forced to continue fighting Isshiki, leaving Momoshiki's fate unresolved.

• Momoshiki unleashed a massive shock wave that Naraku dodged, while its lingering force pushed Isshiki back and shattered the top of a distant peak.
• Naraku vanished and appeared beneath Momoshiki, driving his knee into Momoshiki's spine and sending him tumbling through the sky.
• Isshiki attacked Naraku with a Black Rod, but Naraku elementalized to avoid the strike and countered with an elbow.
• Naraku and Isshiki resumed their fierce battle as Momoshiki fell toward the earth, beyond Naraku's reach.

Naraku fought Isshiki while Momoshiki recovered from his fall and returned to the battle. Naraku wounded Isshiki with Kurikara, and Isshiki discovered the damage was regenerating slowly and shortening his body's lifespan.

• Naruto and Sasuke watched Momoshiki fall while Isshiki renewed his attack on Naraku.
• Momoshiki slowed his fall, steadied himself, and charged back toward the battlefield.
• Naraku dodged Momoshiki's attack and used a kick to send him off balance before closing in on Isshiki.
• Naraku's elementalized body let Isshiki's Black Rod pass through him, and Kurikara erased most of Isshiki's right arm.
• Isshiki tried to heal his arm but found it regenerated slowly and that the damage had shortened his body's lifespan.

Shihōin Naraku’s Kurikara wounded Isshiki and Momoshiki, slowing their healing as the two Ōtsutsuki fought him together. Naraku vanished with Space-Time Ninjutsu and appeared behind Momoshiki, whose fate remained uncertain as Isshiki warned him too late.

• Isshiki realized Kurikara could erase tissue, hinder healing, and shorten his already limited lifespan, and he briefly felt dizzy from its soul-cutting effect.
• Momoshiki attacked Naraku with two red rods, but Naraku parried him and Isshiki with Kurikara and noticed Momoshiki was slowing from his injuries.
• Isshiki warned Momoshiki about Kurikara’s effects, but Momoshiki continued leading their combined attacks against Naraku.
• Naraku withdrew from the fight, then vanished and reappeared behind Momoshiki using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Isshiki shouted a warning as Momoshiki sensed the danger behind him and called out, “Bōshijin!”

Naraku battered Momoshiki but could not finish him while Isshiki intervened. He withdrew to Naruto and Sasuke and ordered them to attack Momoshiki, leaving the two sides poised to resume the battle.

• Momoshiki used Bōshijin to shield himself from Naraku’s Kurikara, but the strike shattered the shield and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Naraku marked Momoshiki with the Flying Thunder God formula and struck him with a kick, while Isshiki intercepted Naraku’s next attack.
• Isshiki warned Momoshiki that Naraku had placed a formula on his back, and Momoshiki realized Naraku had used it to teleport behind him.
• Naraku judged that Isshiki’s interference made it impossible to finish Momoshiki, then teleported to Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naraku explained who Isshiki and Momoshiki were and ordered Naruto and Sasuke to kill Momoshiki or keep him occupied.

Shihōin Naraku briefed Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha on Momoshiki Otsutsuki’s weaknesses before turning his full attention to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Naruto and Sasuke attacked Momoshiki together, and the chapter left them facing him as he began gathering power in his Rinnegan.

• Shihōin Naraku warned Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha about Momoshiki’s weapons, chakra absorption, and injuries, then told them to keep him from recovering.
• Shihōin Naraku resumed his fight with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, leaving Naruto and Sasuke to confront Momoshiki.
• Naruto charged Momoshiki while Sasuke slashed at his escape route, and Momoshiki’s injuries slowed his attempted dodge.
• Naruto struck Momoshiki’s crossed rods with a powerful punch and sent him flying, while Sasuke’s sword narrowly missed him.
• Momoshiki steadied himself, recognized that Naruto and Sasuke were exploiting his weakened condition, and began gathering power in his Rinnegan.

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.