Arc 12War of Souls and Shinobi

Uchiha Yan’s empire descended into rebellion as Obito, Kabuto, Indra, and Hiruko unleashed an army of reanimated souls and powerful enemies. The fighting spread across the Shinobi World, and Yan was brought down by Obito’s Reflection while Shukaku faced Sasori’s puppets.

  • Uchiha Yan proposed marriage to Mei Terumi, and she later accepted his wedding arrangements as Qin celebrated their marriage.
  • Obito, Kabuto, Hiruko, and Urashiki invaded the Pure Land, drew Indra to their side, and began exploiting unrest in Qin to lure Yan away.
  • Sasori provoked clashes between monks, Taoists, and the Military Police Force as Obito and Kabuto attacked Ryūchi Cave and summoned an army of reanimated ninja.
  • Uchiha Yan and Nagato staged a battle to draw Obito into a trap, but Obito defeated them, took Nagato’s Rinnegan, and declared his plan to remake the Shinobi World.
  • The fighting spread across Qin and the Five Great Nations as Yan’s forces battled reanimated Kage, vengeful souls, Hiruko, and Indra, while the Law Net control centers were destroyed.
  • Uchiha Mikoto used Mohists, Heavenly Will to destroy Hiruko’s black sphere and save the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Indra overwhelmed the Sage of Six Paths and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
  • Uchiha Yan fought Indra, Obito, and Hiruko as Kaguya watched, while Madara Uchiha and Jura traveled to the Land of Wind to observe Shukaku battling Sasori’s puppets.
  • Uchiha Yan sent Indra into the Amenominaka dimension and attacked Obito, but Obito used Reflection to counter the attack and bring Yan down.
Chapters 276–300 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276The Law Net

Uchiha Yan told the leaders at a gathering that he was serious about marrying Mei Terumi and promised his plans would not harm her or Kirigakure. In Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Military Police Force’s Law Net detected a bar fight and restrained the brawlers, who were taken in for questioning.

  • Uchiha Yan said he intended to marry Mei Terumi and assured her that his other goals would not harm her, the Terumi Clan, or Kirigakure.
  • Mei Terumi refused Yan’s proposal, but Yan said he was serious about marrying her and hoped peace would bring prosperity to every country.
  • Men in a Yamaguchi Prefecture bar argued over Qin’s new government, the Military Police Force, and the emperor before their dispute turned into a brawl.
  • The bar owner activated an alarm, and the Military Police Force’s Law Net detected the fight and used the Nara Clan’s Shadow Possession Jutsu to restrain everyone inside.
  • Two Military Police Force ninja arrived, ordered the brawlers to come in for questioning, and warned the owner not to inflate his compensation claim.

Ch. 277The Great Qin Empress

A and Mei Terumi dealt with the political and security problems caused by Qin’s Law Net while considering cooperation between their countries. Qin’s envoy Kakashi arrived with a marriage letter and elaborate wedding plans, and Mei Terumi accepted her coming title as Great Qin Empress.

  • A and Mabui discussed recruiting wandering ninja and rogue ninja, strengthening public order, and developing defenses against Tailed Beast Bombs.
  • Mabui suspected Qin’s Law Net could withstand Tailed Beast Bombs and noted that Qin’s Military Police Forces used two kinds of Flying Thunder God markings.
  • A agreed to have Mabui approach Kirigakure through Mei Terumi’s upcoming wedding, while he pursued development in the Land of Lightning.
  • Mei Terumi and Mangetsu discussed Qin’s support for the Land of Water and whether Kirigakure should keep copying Qin’s systems.
  • Shiori announced that Qin’s envoy Kakashi had brought a marriage letter and wanted to discuss the wedding proceedings.
  • Kakashi showed the group footage of imperial wedding ceremonies and revealed that Uchiha Yan had spent one hundred million ryō on the wedding; Mei Terumi ordered Shiori to address her as Her Highness the Great Qin Empress.

Ch. 278Ten years earlier

Mei Terumi prepared to marry Uchiha Yan as Qin’s wedding customs spread across the Shinobi World during ten years of peace. As Nagato planned Yahiko’s resurrection, Uchiha Yan confronted problems at home and ordered Sasuke to investigate the rapid growth of Buddhist and Daoist temples.

  • Mei Terumi accepted the wedding arrangements, and Qin decorated Kirigakure with red silk and lanterns for her marriage to Uchiha Yan.
  • The wedding’s customs spread through Qin and the Shinobi World, while schools adopted Chinese characters and the Law Net helped maintain peace.
  • Nagato told Konan he wanted to resurrect Yahiko, and they agreed to do it on Yahiko’s birthday.
  • Uchiha Yan struggled to calm his infant daughter, then heard that their eldest son had awakened his Sharingan and fought a girl who kissed him.
  • Mei Terumi warned Uchiha Yan that temples were persuading civilians to donate money and become monks, prompting him to order an investigation.
  • Uchiha Yan summoned Sasuke and asked him to investigate the temples and check whether people were becoming monks to evade family responsibilities.

Ch. 279Obito made his move

Obito, Urashiki, and Kabuto launched their plan by invading the Pure Land to harvest souls, while Obito and his allies battled the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura. As the conflict escalated, Obito tried to recruit Indra by promising to reunite him with Kaguya and revive him.

  • Obito told Hiruko and Kabuto that Sasuke was investigating the Buddhist temples and that the Ryuumyaku had been found, then explained that he planned to start a war to keep the Fourth Hokage occupied.
  • Urashiki joined Obito, Hiruko, and Kabuto, and they entered the Pure Land through the Shinigami.
  • Kabuto used the Shinigami to absorb more than ten thousand souls as Obito, Urashiki, and Hiruko fought the Sage of Six Paths.
  • The Sage of Six Paths summoned Hamura, but Obito and Urashiki split into multiple soul forms, leaving the brothers struggling against them.
  • The Sage of Six Paths summoned the past Kage, Indra, Asura, and other souls to help stop Kabuto, while Obito offered Indra a chance to see Kaguya and be resurrected.

Ch. 280I'll send you to meet your great-grandmother

In the Pure Land, Obito persuaded Indra and the Uchiha souls to fight the Sage of Six Paths, while Sasori’s scheme in Qin advanced through Sasuke’s discovery of genuine evidence against the religious institutions. Uchiha Yan prepared to bring the matter before court, then encountered the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura Otsutsuki, and the First Hokage appearing as souls in his palace.

  • Obito accused the Sage of Six Paths of sealing Kaguya, winning Indra over and prompting Indra to attack his father as Asura intervened.
  • Indra’s use of Perfect Susanoo led Obito to realize that souls could use Mangekyō Sharingan powers, and Obito activated Kamui before rallying the Uchiha souls against the Sage of Six Paths.
  • In Hirata Town, Sasori learned that Sasuke had received their intelligence and ordered White Zetsu and their other agents to prepare for coordinated action.
  • Sasuke verified the intelligence about corruption in Qin and brought the evidence to Uchiha Yan, who planned to present it at court and involve the Military Police Force and Ministry of Rites.
  • Uchiha Yan and Sasuke discussed unexplained Chakra fluctuations and the possibility of an approaching Ōtsutsuki conflict.
  • The Sage of Six Paths, Hamura Otsutsuki, and the First Hokage appeared as souls in Uchiha Yan’s palace.

Ch. 281The Human Emperor Banner was complete

Uchiha Yan learned that Kabuto Yakushi and Obito Uchiha had gathered hundreds of millions of souls in the Human Emperor Banner and were preparing to act, while Obito recruited Indra to help deal with Nagato. The chapter ended with Indra demanding ninjutsu scrolls and a copy of Obito’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique.

  • Hashirama told Uchiha Yan that Kabuto Yakushi had used the Tenseigan and Human Emperor Banner to take the souls from the Pure Land, and the Sage of Six Paths warned that their combined forces could overwhelm the Shinobi World.
  • Uchiha Yan said he could not find the enemy in another dimension and would wait for them to appear, then sent Hashirama back to the Pure Land.
  • Obito Uchiha refused to target Nagato directly and said they would lure Uchiha Yan away so Sasori’s plan involving the Three Great Sage Lands could proceed.
  • Obito offered Indra a way to be resurrected, and Indra used the Soul Possession Technique to take over a White Zetsu body and restore his Sharingan.
  • Indra mocked Obito’s intelligence and asked him to gather every kind of ninjutsu, especially Yin Release techniques, and show him the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique.

Ch. 282Indra

Obito and Sasori set a trap to provoke unrest and draw Uchiha Yan away while the government purged Buddhist temples and Taoist monasteries. Sasuke’s attempt to arrest monks at the Fire Temple erupted into violence, and he learned the Military Police Force was under attack as Naruto questioned the sudden crisis.

  • Obito told the revived ancestor to study before they dealt with Asura’s descendant, then planned with Sasori to use unrest to draw Uchiha Yan away.
  • After Uchiha Yan ordered a purge of Buddhist temples and Taoist monasteries, Sasori arranged for monks to seek Naruto’s protection and predicted Sasuke would intervene.
  • Sasuke ignored Itachi’s warning to proceed carefully and ordered the monks at the Fire Temple restrained with the Law Net.
  • An attacker used dragon-shaped fire to disrupt the arrest, the Law Net vanished, and fighting broke out; Naruto protected the monks and offered to accompany them to the Military Police Force.
  • A Military Police Force member reported attacks on branches across Qin and the shutdown of the Capital control center, while Sasuke insisted on taking the monks away and they refused to surrender.

Ch. 283You guessed right

Sasori used Sasuke and Naruto’s clash to launch attacks on temples and police branches, while Obito and Kabuto drew Uchiha Yan and Nagato to Ryūchi Cave. The chapter ended with Kabuto summoning hundreds of powerful reincarnated ninja to fight Uchiha Yan.

  • Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap the monks in a genjutsu, but Sasori secretly controlled them to attack and kill members of the Military Police Force.
  • Sasuke and Naruto fought after Sasuke insisted the monks had to die to preserve the Military Police Force’s authority.
  • Sasori told White Zetsu to storm Taoist temples and police branches, shut down the Law Net’s core, and provoke the killing of monks and Taoist priests.
  • Obito attacked Ryūchi Cave, prompting Uchiha Yan and Nagato to rush there, where they found Kabuto fighting the White Snake Sage.
  • Obito, Urashiki, and Kabuto confronted Uchiha Yan and Nagato, and Kabuto used Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon hundreds of renowned ninja, including White Fang and Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ch. 284Turning the plan against them

Uchiha Yan learned that Obito had provoked a nationwide war to draw him away, so he turned the scheme against Obito and ordered an ambush. The chapter ended as Chakra Cannons struck the Four Great Countries, raising four mushroom clouds.

  • Urashiki attacked Uchiha Yan with a huge chakra sphere, and their battle shook the Shinobi World.
  • White Zetsu disguised himself as a Hyuga clansman and told Hinata that Buddhism, Taoism, and the Military Police Force were fighting.
  • Hinata divined that the war could not be stopped, sent Neji and Tenten to lead a Taoist counterattack, and asked Taichi to leave seclusion.
  • Neji's counterattack spread the fighting across Qin, while Shikaku and Ino struggled to respond and Ino contacted Uchiha Yan.
  • Uchiha Yan ordered the four military regions to fire their Chakra Cannons and told Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, Hyuga Taichi, and the Fourth Hokage to prepare an ambush for Obito.
  • Four explosions sounded, and mushroom clouds rose over the Four Great Countries.

Ch. 285Invincible

Nagato attacked Uchiha Yan over Qin’s turmoil, while Obito and others waited for a chance to intervene. Hyuga Taichi arrived and used a Taiji Shadow to prevent everyone in the Shinobi World from using chakra, leaving Urashiki despairing over the sudden loss of his power.

  • Nagato learned that Qin was in chaos and fired four Tailed Beast Bombs toward it, but Uchiha Yan destroyed them and challenged him.
  • Nagato and Uchiha Yan fought above the clouds, secretly trying to draw Obito into a trap while keeping their battle convincing.
  • Obito sent Kabuto Yakushi toward the Land of Rain and planned to pursue the Rinnegan and Ten-Tails, while Kakashi, the Fourth Hokage, and Uchiha Itachi waited to confront him.
  • After the battle lasted a day, Hyuga Taichi arrived, pierced Nagato with a Gray Long Sword, and expanded a Taiji Shadow that stopped everyone from mobilizing chakra.
  • Taichi said he intended to leave for Uchiha Yan’s Genjutsu World, while Urashiki lamented that the chakra-blocking power made his plans useless.

Ch. 286Shinjutsu

Taichi opened a passage to another world and left Uchiha Yan to settle the remaining conflict. Obito then defeated Yan and the others with a reflected shinjutsu, took Nagato’s Rinnegan, and moved to reclaim his eye from Kakashi as he pursued his plan to remake the Shinobi World.

  • Taichi pinned Nagato with swords, gave Uchiha Yan three minutes to deal with him, and opened a passage to another world.
  • Uchiha Yan attacked Nagato, but Obito intervened to take the Rinnegan; Minato, Kakashi, and the others stopped him briefly with a series of attacks.
  • Obito used the shinjutsu Reflection to turn the attacks against Yan and the others, leaving them near death.
  • Obito removed Nagato’s Rinnegan, replaced his own eye with it, and put the other Rinnegan into the Kamui Dimension.
  • Obito approached Kakashi to reclaim his eye and declared that he would remake the Shinobi World, then sent Silver Chains into Nagato’s abdomen.

Ch. 287Almost a Mummified Corpse

Sakura and Kaguya kept the fallen Uchiha Yan, Nagato, and others alive, while Hiruko and Obito prepared to seize more power and conquer the Shinobi World. In Boruto’s world, Boruto faced Jura and the God Tree people before Uchiha Hikari appeared and activated Tsukuyomi Engraving.

  • Sakura used Sage Art: Feather Transformation but could only keep most of the wounded alive, and Kaguya restored them enough to recover after three days.
  • The Five Great Nations prepared to fight as Hiruko gained immense power and Obito agreed to join him in attacking the Three Great Sage Lands.
  • In Boruto’s world, Jura declared that Boruto had lost and that Uchiha Hikari’s Yachihoko could not stop the God Tree people.
  • Boruto pointed out that Infinite Tsukuyomi might still be useful, and Uchiha Hikari appeared behind him and used Tsukuyomi Engraving.

Ch. 288Imprinted Tsukuyomi

Uchiha Hikari’s red moon awakened Madara Uchiha from his madness, restoring his power and leading him to demand the Ten-Tails from Boruto. Boruto refused and challenged Madara to kill Jura for it, leaving Madara weighing his next move.

  • Uchiha Hikari used Yachihoko under the red Mangekyō moon, marking creatures across the world and awakening Mangekyō Sharingan in the God Tree people as Boruto sealed space and absorbed Jura’s Tailed Beast Bomb.
  • Jura summoned Sage Art, Wood Release: Maki Thousand Hands, forcing Boruto and Uchiha Hikari to flee before Jura escaped to his Alternate Dimension.
  • The red moonlight restored Madara Uchiha’s clarity and power, and he killed the men guarding him before flying to the ruins of Konoha.
  • Madara demanded the Ten-Tails from Boruto, destroyed Boruto’s right arm, and erased Uchiha Hikari’s Yachihoko mark.
  • Madara explained that his Shinjutsu let him manifest abilities from novel worlds, while Boruto revealed the Ten-Tails was sealed in an Alternate Dimension and said Madara would have to kill Jura to retrieve it.

Ch. 289Back at last!

Madara Uchiha followed Boruto through several dimensions and returned to the Shinobi World, where a vast battle and a dangerous black mist were ravaging the land. Kaguya warned Momoshiki about the threats outside, then ordered Mikoto to clean up Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Hikari.

  • Madara Uchiha entered Boruto's dimension, destroyed the Claw Grime and God Tree People, and pursued Jura through a Space-Time Portal.
  • Madara Uchiha followed Boruto into a time passage, where he agreed to spare Jura temporarily so he could study how the Ten-Tails gained self-awareness.
  • Madara Uchiha, Boruto, Uchiha Hikari, and Jura arrived in the Shinobi World amid a battle between powerful beings and a black mist filled with souls.
  • Momoshiki met Boruto and then went to Kaguya, who explained that the Human Emperor Banner, a transformed human dragon, and Hyuga Taichi made the fighting outside too dangerous to join.
  • Kaguya struck Momoshiki for insulting her and told Mikoto to take Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Hikari to wash and change.

Ch. 290Would I dare make a move?

Konoha’s powerful clans and ninja joined the battle against the Impure World Reincarnation army while Urashiki fought Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto, and Boruto rushed to help Sarada. Momoshiki and the others fled after Madara Uchiha offered him a deal and then effortlessly blasted off Momoshiki’s arm, leaving Madara and Jura facing each other.

  • Kaguya told Momoshiki the Shinobi World had grown too strong for the Ōtsutsuki Clan to destroy, and a Tailed Beast Bomb was carried above Konoha before it could explode.
  • Uchiha Haruna summoned Konoha’s jonin and the Uchiha and Hyuga cultivators to the battlefield, where they set out to fight the Impure World Reincarnation army and vengeful souls.
  • Kaguya showed Momoshiki the battles: Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto overwhelmed Urashiki with sword energy that shattered space, while Sarada fought Hiruko with Sakura, Jiraiya, and others.
  • Boruto opened a Space-Time Portal with his Jōgan and rushed to help Sarada as Hiruko summoned a meteor shower.
  • Kaguya explained that the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art could let people evolve without limit, but Momoshiki refused to abandon his mission to leave a Kāma behind.
  • Madara Uchiha offered Momoshiki a Ten-Tails in exchange for help using the Infinite Tsukuyomi to end wars; when Momoshiki insulted him, Madara blasted off his right arm, and Momoshiki and Urashiki fled through portals.

Ch. 291The Bloodline Was No Longer Pure

Madara Uchiha found Izuna on the battlefield, where Huo Yu and the Uchiha descendants fought the resurrected ancestors with Haoran Qi. Huo Yu’s clan sent Izuna and many other reanimated souls into reincarnation, while Kabuto Yakushi ordered Obito to attack the Uchiha.

  • Madara Uchiha met Izuna and learned that the resurrected souls could not be killed or sealed while the caster lived.
  • Huo Yu confronted Izuna, but Izuna asked Madara to let him fight the Uchiha descendants.
  • Huo Yu raised a Haoran Qi barrier as the Uchiha clan members recited verses that dissolved reanimated bodies and souls.
  • Huo Yu and the Uchiha women unleashed Haoran Qi, dissolving Izuna’s Susanoo and sending his soul away as he said goodbye to Madara.
  • Kabuto Yakushi noticed the souls vanishing and ordered Obito to clear out the Uchiha, while Obito used Shinra Tensei against Uchiha Yan.

Ch. 292Command

Uchiha Yan and Obito’s clash devastated the battlefield as the reincarnated Kage and other Impure World Reincarnation ninjas fought the living. With the Human Emperor Banner’s souls overwhelming the fighters, Uchiha Yan ordered Ino to gather everyone with Haoran Qi at the capitals of the Five Great Nations and connect the Law Nets to destroy the souls.

  • Obito and Uchiha Yan unleashed enormous palm strikes that shattered the landscape and killed or wounded ninjas across the battlefield.
  • Kitsuchi trapped Ōnoki with Earth Release, while the reincarnated Kage confronted the current leaders and learned that Mei Terumi and Gaara held new political positions.
  • Gaara buried the reincarnated Kage in a huge sand wave and sealed them, but a reincarnated sealing ninja released them and bound Utakata with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
  • Deidara destroyed the chains with Dust Release as souls from the Human Emperor Banner attacked fighters across the battlefield and new Impure World Reincarnation ninjas kept appearing.
  • Uchiha Yan sent Shadow Clones toward Ino and ordered her to gather everyone with Haoran Qi at the capitals of the Five Great Nations to connect the Law Nets and wipe out the souls.

Ch. 293I want to come back to life

The Hyūga Clan used Neji’s Eight Trigrams Formation to try to send their fallen clansmen into reincarnation, but Kabuto Yakushi shattered it and attacked the allied forces alongside Obito. As Uchiha Yan prepared to confront the God Tree, Uchiha Itachi joined Sasuke and Naruto in battle against Urashiki and unleashed his ultimate technique.

  • Ino rallied the ninja to protect the Uchiha clan members as they gathered, while Kakashi fought his father and Neji faced his father and grandfather among the Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.
  • Neji questioned Hizashi about the Cursed Seal, then summoned the Hyūga Clan to create the Eight Trigrams Formation: Yin-Yang Grinding Wheel and absorb the fallen souls.
  • Kabuto Yakushi destroyed the Taiji Diagram formation with his Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Obito summoned the God Tree as Kabuto Yakushi distracted Uchiha Yan with the White Rage Technique.
  • Uchiha Itachi told Sasuke and Naruto to hold Urashiki off, and they revealed their hidden powers as Urashiki split into three forms.
  • Fiery-red sword energy interrupted Urashiki’s attack, allowing Uchiha Itachi to unleash Haoran Qi: Sage Descends to the World.

Ch. 294Nothing exists outside the mind

Uchiha Yan’s side struggled to counter Kabuto Yakushi’s Human Emperor Banner after Madara Uchiha destroyed the Law Net’s control centers. Yan called on allies to activate the Four Red Yang Formation and summon Buddhist light, leaving Kabuto racing to reclaim the souls as the light descended.

  • Uchiha Itachi summoned a golden figure that imposed equilibrium and harmony on the Allied Shinobi Forces, awakening their perception and bloodline talents.
  • Madara Uchiha ordered Jura to destroy the Five Great Nations’ Law Net control centers, and the resulting blasts caused the Law Net to dissipate.
  • Uchiha Yan ordered Shisui Uchiha and others to activate the Four Red Yang Formation, while Gaara was told to summon Shukaku and seek the Kaguya Ancestor and Second Hokage.
  • Shisui Uchiha’s formation enclosed the battlefield and destroyed souls that touched its crimson barrier as Buddhist light rose over the Land of Wind.
  • Red-haired Impure World Reincarnation shinobi used Reaper Death Seal to release the souls, while Kabuto Yakushi waved the Human Emperor Banner to retrieve them.
  • The sunlike sphere of Buddhist light descended and exploded before the Human Emperor Banner could reclaim all the souls.

Ch. 295Ascending to godhood

Kabuto Yakushi renewed his assault on the Allied Shinobi Forces while Hiruko revealed his strength and trapped Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Uchiha Mikoto in expanding spatial rifts. Boruto stopped the rifts with his Jōgan, but Hiruko threatened the Uchiha clan too, forcing Boruto to choose whom to save.

  • Kabuto Yakushi sent mindless reanimated ninja and spirit bodies against the Allied Shinobi Forces as Sasori arrived to confront Shukaku.
  • Madara Uchiha discovered that Hiruko’s blue light prevented him from forming hostility, while Hiruko taunted Jiraiya and Tsunade and summoned two hostile copies of himself.
  • Hiruko’s black-and-white copies severely injured Jiraiya and Tsunade, then Hiruko used Space-Time Annihilation to trap them and Uchiha Mikoto.
  • Boruto used his Jōgan to halt the spatial rifts, but Hiruko dropped two more black orbs beside the Uchiha clan.
  • Minato ordered Boruto to save the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Jiraiya and Tsunade told him and Sakura to accept that they could not escape.

Ch. 296Heavenly Will

Mikoto used her hidden power to save the Allied Shinobi Forces, sacrificing herself and driving Sasuke into a rage. On the Southern Front, Indra devastated the battlefield with five tailed beasts until the Sage of Six Paths and his allies appeared, but Indra dismissed their concern for humanity.

  • Sasuke rushed to Mikoto, but Hiruko expanded the spatial rifts and cut off their escape.
  • Mikoto used Mohists, Heavenly Will to control the battlefield, destroy Hiruko's black sphere, and unleash stored Haoran Qi against the souls, saving the Allied Shinobi Forces before she collapsed.
  • Sasuke erupted with Yin Release chakra and charged at Hiruko, while Madara Uchiha chose to watch rather than intervene.
  • Madara Uchiha went to the Southern Front, where Indra revealed himself and killed Allied Shinobi Forces with black lightning.
  • Indra summoned five tailed beasts, covered each with Perfect Susanoo, and attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces with Tailed Beast Bombs.
  • Uchiha Yan's golden sword wave destroyed the bombs, and the Sage of Six Paths, Hashirama Senju, and Asura appeared; Indra said humanity's destruction had nothing to do with the shinobi world.

Ch. 297Burning the Heavens and Boiling the Seas

Indra used the Sage of Six Paths’ delivered Rinnegan to unleash powerful attacks and then engulfed the battlefield in Samadhi True Fire. As others fled and the Sage struggled to defend himself, Indra warned him that the flames could burn away his heart flame and soul.

  • Indra taunted the Sage of Six Paths and revealed that his dōjutsu let him train for years inside a single day.
  • Indra summoned purple lightning, shattered the Sage’s Truth-Seeking Orbs, and fought the Sage, Hamura, and Asura with three clones.
  • The Sage of Six Paths trapped the group in a barrier and raised rocks, but Indra answered with a vast Fire Release powered by natural energy.
  • Uchiha Yan warned the Fourth Hokage to evacuate everyone because Indra’s heart flame could annihilate their souls.
  • Kabuto Yakushi recalled the Impure World Reincarnation Ninja, while Jura took Madara Uchiha away from the battlefield.
  • Indra’s Samadhi True Fire destroyed four chakra hands sent through a Space-Time Portal, and he told the Sage to look at his chest.

Ch. 298Infinite Tsukuyomi

Indra possessed the Sage of Six Paths and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Uchiha Yan prepared to face the unfolding conflict. The Rabbit Goddess regained her senses, reclaimed the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura, and ordered Black Zetsu to punish them in her Primordial Ball Space.

  • The Sage of Six Paths separated his soul from his body and sent Hamura and the others back to the Pure Land, but Indra extinguished the flames on him and sealed the five Tailed Beasts inside his body.
  • Indra possessed the Sage of Six Paths and used his Rinne Sharingan to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, summoning Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's phantom in the sky.
  • Uchiha Yan chose not to dispel Infinite Tsukuyomi and told his companion to stay in Konoha to watch for Momoshiki and the others, who were hiding on the moon.
  • Momoshiki and Urashiki returned to Konoha and watched the battlefield with Kaguya, who warned that Madara Uchiha could become unstoppable if he obtained the Ten-Tails.
  • The Rabbit Goddess appeared, and Kaguya used haoran qi to clear her mind; the Rabbit Goddess then took the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura to her Primordial Ball Space and empowered Black Zetsu to punish them.

Ch. 299A bunch of freaks

Uchiha Yan revealed his Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation and overwhelmed Indra, Obito, and Hiruko, who strengthened their Susanoo with Hiruko’s earth-energy armor. As the battle continued, Madara Uchiha held Jura back, wary of the fighters’ hidden abilities and potential reinforcements.

  • Kaguya turned from Momoshiki and the others to watch Uchiha Yan, who was losing ground against Indra, Obito, and Hiruko.
  • Uchiha Yan invoked Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation, becoming a colossal warrior and striking at Obito with overwhelming force.
  • Indra enlarged his Perfect Susanoo with Obito and Hiruko’s chakra, but Uchiha Yan beat it down and raised his Silver Spear for a finishing blow.
  • Indra retreated to fetch the Journey to the West book while Hiruko wrapped Susanoo in armor made from earth energy, allowing it to trade blows with Uchiha Yan.
  • Sasuke and Urashiki argued while Naruto and the others remained under pressure, and Madara Uchiha refused Jura’s request to join the fight, citing hidden abilities and possible reinforcements.
  • Jura argued that Boruto’s Jōgan could seal space across the Shinobi World if he had enough chakra.

Ch. 300Using Shinjutsu Again

Madara Uchiha and Jura went to the Land of Wind, where Shukaku fought Sasori’s puppets and demonstrated how he could step outside the Dao. The battle escalated as Sasori sent corpse puppets after Shukaku, while Uchiha Yan attacked Obito and discovered that Obito’s Shinjutsu could reflect Dōjutsu as well as Ninjutsu.

  • Madara Uchiha and Jura traveled to the Land of Wind and found Shukaku fighting Sasori’s puppets.
  • Shukaku explained that he could evade the puppets by stepping outside the Dao, leaving Jura confused as Madara Uchiha described the concept.
  • Sasori summoned corpse puppets made from Uchiha Fugaku, Rasa, and Chiyo to hold Shukaku back while he used the Human Emperor Banner.
  • Shukaku countered Uchiha Fugaku’s lightning beasts with a sandstorm, fire tornadoes, and sand giants.
  • Uchiha Yan sent Indra into the Amenominaka dimension and struck at Obito, but Obito used Reflection to counter the attack and bring Uchiha Yan down.
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