Arc 24Chapters 576–589

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Ch. 576Kakashi: Your teacher was going to step up and give it his all, too

Kakashi fought Urashiki inside Karin’s barrier, pushing himself to use Susanoo and lightning-enhanced speed. After Urashiki knocked him down, Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata joined him, and Sasuke noticed that Urashiki’s cheek was injured.

  • Karin raised a barrier that trapped Urashiki and sent Kakashi up to confront him.
  • Kakashi escaped Urashiki’s fishing lines with Susanoo and charged at him amid a storm of lightning.
  • Urashiki dodged Kakashi’s attacks, kicked him from the sky, and Kakashi was caught by chains before he hit the ground.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata joined Kakashi, who reassured them despite his back hurting from Urashiki’s strike.
  • Urashiki looked down at Sasuke’s Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, and Sasuke told Kakashi that Urashiki’s cheek was injured.

Ch. 577Urashiki: A little tricky

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata confronted Urashiki, but Naruto’s first punch sent him flying with surprising ease. As Naruto’s clones closed in, Urashiki ate Chakra Pills and his own eyes, then transformed and emerged through a golden doorway in a new form.

  • Kakashi warned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata that Urashiki’s abilities might involve tricky dōjutsu or shadows, then withdrew.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata powered up and flew toward Urashiki, while Naruto said he would test the enemy’s strength first.
  • Hashirama and Madara lounged in the Sealing Space as Isshiki watched Urashiki and explained that repeated time reversals would worsen his injuries.
  • Urashiki coughed and seemed injured before Naruto punched him in the abdomen, sending him tumbling through the air.
  • Naruto made two Wood Clones to pursue Urashiki while he, Sasuke, and Hinata surrounded him.
  • Urashiki swallowed Chakra Pills, gouged out and ate his eyeballs, opened a Golden Rinnegan, and stepped through a glowing doorway in a new form.

Ch. 578Isshiki: I Can't Bear to Watch

Urashiki transformed and challenged Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, but they overwhelmed him and captured him. As they carried him back to the village, Sasuke questioned Momoshiki about Urashiki’s powers, while Momoshiki kept the secret of his time-rewinding ability.

  • Urashiki demonstrated his transformed power by attacking Naruto’s Wood Clones, but Naruto questioned whether that was his full strength.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata attacked Urashiki together, with Sasuke canceling his Shinra Tensei and the three beating him into submission.
  • Karin abandoned her plan to deploy the Chains of Heaven squad after judging Urashiki’s strength to be manageable.
  • Momoshiki told Sasuke that Urashiki’s strength lay in his eyes, but withheld the reason Urashiki had stopped using his rewind ability.
  • Karin bound Urashiki with the Chains of Heaven, and Naruto carried him back to the village after Isshiki assured him that Urashiki would survive.

Ch. 579Captured alive and dinner tonight

Naruto and Sasuke brought the captured Ōtsutsuki Urashiki to Konoha, where Tobirama took him to the interrogation room. Naruto then invited Indra and Asura to dinner to ask Kaguya about her homeland, and Indra agreed to bring her that evening.

  • Tobirama asked Naruto and Sasuke for the captive’s name, and Sasuke identified him as Urashiki Otsutsuki.
  • Tobirama took Urashiki to the prepared Ōtsutsuki Interrogation Room while Naruto and Sasuke left the Research Institute.
  • Naruto and Sasuke met Asura and Indra, who had been scooping goldfish and gave their catch to nearby children.
  • Naruto asked Asura how Kaguya was doing and invited him and Indra to dinner to discuss her homeland.
  • Indra agreed to bring Kaguya to Naruto’s home at six that evening.

Ch. 580A shared meal

Naruto shared a meal with Kaguya, Asura, and Indra, discussing Urashiki’s capture and the Ōtsutsuki Clan before they spent the evening together. The scene shifted to Tobirama’s interrogation room, where Urashiki woke bound and drained of chakra.

  • Naruto told Kaguya that Urashiki had been captured and handed over to Tobirama for interrogation.
  • Kaguya described the Ōtsutsuki as indifferent and said each seemed to have a personal obsession, while Naruto asked if those traits came from their individual personalities.
  • Kaguya, Asura, and Indra chatted with Naruto until after eight, while Hashirama and Madara left to play mahjong with Kurama and Isshiki.
  • Kaguya headed home with Asura and Indra, thinking about Naruto’s advice for caramelizing sugar.
  • Urashiki regained consciousness in Tobirama’s interrogation room and realized he was bound, covered in sealing techniques, and nearly out of chakra.

Ch. 581Patriarch Kunjiki

Tobirama reported what he learned from Urashiki, including that Ōtsutsuki Kunjiki was the next one to arrive. Kaguya revealed that Kunjiki had treated her with kindness, leaving Tobirama to weigh negotiation against fighting the Ōtsutsuki.

  • Tobirama told Orochimaru that Urashiki had readily revealed most of what he knew.
  • Tobirama and Orochimaru visited Kaguya and told her that Ōtsutsuki Kunjiki was expected to come next.
  • Kaguya explained that Urashiki had been knocked down five times in five seconds despite claiming he and Kunjiki were evenly matched.
  • Kaguya described Kunjiki as humane and said he had checked on her and helped her when her standing in the Ōtsutsuki Clan was low.
  • Tobirama proposed trying to settle matters peacefully, but vowed to destroy the Ōtsutsuki if negotiation failed.

Ch. 582Reign

Kunjiki arrived in the Shinobi World and confronted Kaguya at the Konoha Research Institute, where Naruto and Sasuke tried to seal him. Kunjiki repelled their attack with his Golden Rinnegan and destroyed part of the institute, but the others survived with little injury.

  • Kunjiki reached the Shinobi World, scanned it, and sent a message to its Ōtsutsuki Kāma bearers.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, Kaguya, and Tobirama gathered at the Konoha Research Institute after sensing Kunjiki’s presence.
  • Kunjiki appeared behind Naruto, disabled the institute’s barriers, and demanded that Kaguya explain her betrayal.
  • Black Zetsu stood in front of Kaguya as Naruto and Sasuke attacked Kunjiki with their Six Paths sealing power.
  • Kunjiki unleashed Almighty Push, blasting Naruto and Sasuke away and pulverizing part of the institute, but was surprised that the others suffered little injury.

Ch. 583Terrifying strength

Kunjiki recognized Isshiki and Momoshiki within Naruto and Sasuke, then challenged the two to defeat him or face the destruction of the planet. As Naruto and Sasuke fought him in the sky, Tobirama gathered reinforcements and asked Kaguya to preserve the Shinobi World's history if it fell.

  • Kunjiki approached Naruto and Sasuke, but they refused to let Isshiki and Momoshiki emerge from the Sealing Space.
  • Naruto attacked Kunjiki with a Six Paths Limbo: Border Jail Jade, but Kunjiki caught and crushed it before challenging Naruto and Sasuke to fight him.
  • Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to retrieve ten Large Mangekyō and transmitted their dōjutsu power to Naruto and Sasuke, who then attacked Kunjiki in the sky.
  • Tobirama injected Might Guy with a stimulant, attached a Flight Sealing Technique, and ordered him to open the Gate of Death if the battle went badly.
  • Tobirama told Kaguya he would undo her seals and asked her to preserve the Shinobi World's records if it lost, then went to find more help.

Ch. 584The whole village prepares

As Naruto and Sasuke fought Kunjiki above Konoha, the village evacuated civilians and reinforced its barrier. Hinata joined the battle and struck Kunjiki with her golden spheres, leaving the fight raging overhead.

  • Kakashi saw the battle in the sky, and ANBU and the shinobi clans began evacuating Konoha’s civilians underground.
  • Kakashi checked on the Barrier Team, then Tobirama sent him to Kumogakure to retrieve its Chakra Cannon.
  • Hinata left Hanabi’s birthday gathering and flew to help Naruto and Sasuke.
  • Kunjiki overwhelmed Naruto and Sasuke with repulsive force before stopping his attack.
  • Hinata punched Kunjiki from behind and used her golden spheres to unleash an explosive attack around him.

Ch. 585Kunjiki: Oh, a wild Ōtsutsuki!

Kunjiki threatened Konoha with a growing Star-Extinguishing Orb while Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata tried to stop him. Their combined attack damaged his combat suit but failed to injure him, and Might Guy arrived with Night Guy as the orb neared completion.

  • Kunjiki shattered Konoha's barrier, but Karin increased Isobu and Saiken's chakra output to restore it.
  • Sasuke froze Kunjiki with Fleeting Beauty while Naruto and Hinata launched powerful attacks, then Sasuke escaped the time-stop domain with Amenotejikara.
  • The attacks exploded around Kunjiki, but he emerged unharmed, revealing that Momoshiki's Kāma had fallen under Sasuke's control.
  • Kunjiki warned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata that the Star-Extinguishing Orb would destroy the Shinobi World in one minute.
  • Might Guy tore through the barrier with Night Guy and charged toward Kunjiki.

Ch. 586Even in Middle Age, You've Got to Give It Your All!

Might Guy used his life-burning power to drive Kunjiki away from Konoha, while Kakashi and Naruto’s group followed to support him. At the devastated battlefield, Guy unleashed his Evening Elephant attacks, and Kunjiki finally chose to meet his strongest blows head-on.

  • Might Guy charged Kunjiki through Kakashi’s Kamui passage and kicked him away from Konoha, with Kakashi following after them.
  • Naruto and the others used their space-time techniques to join the fight, while Tobirama’s injection kept repairing Guy’s body as he burned through his life force.
  • Kunjiki escaped Guy’s kick, stabilized and hurled the Star-Extinguishing Orb, which annihilated the surrounding mountains.
  • Might Guy fired successive Evening Elephant attacks, growing faster with each strike and reaching the fifth and sixth steps.
  • Kunjiki blocked Guy’s final attacks with both hands and was driven backward across the ground to the edge of the crater.

Ch. 587Kunjiki: Enough, you're losing all dignity

Kunjiki tested Naruto and the others with Chibaku Tensei, then asked Isshiki and Momoshiki to explain what had happened. After hearing their account, he questioned where Urashiki was, and they said he was probably in Konoha.

  • Kakashi carried the badly injured Might Guy to safety while Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke faced Kunjiki.
  • Kunjiki recreated the swallowed matter as a Chibaku Tensei orb, but Naruto and Hinata attacked it with destruction techniques, and the Chakra Cannons helped destroy it.
  • Kunjiki put on a fresh White Gold-Embroidered Robe and asked Naruto and Sasuke to let Isshiki and Momoshiki speak with him.
  • Naruto created a Wood Clone for Isshiki, while Momoshiki also emerged, and Isshiki recounted Kaguya's betrayal, his defeat, and the thousand years that followed.
  • Kunjiki silently reproached Kaguya, Isshiki, and Momoshiki, then asked where Urashiki was; they thought he was staying in Konoha.

Ch. 588Urashiki: Um, Kunjiki, hello there

Kunjiki retrieved Urashiki from Konoha and settled the fate of Kaguya, Isshiki, Momoshiki, and the God Tree. He left the Shinobi World’s leaders to create vessels for Isshiki and Momoshiki, while Isshiki claimed the God Tree’s shell.

  • Kunjiki brought Urashiki, still holding a manga, from his cell in Konoha to the battlefield.
  • Kunjiki recognized Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and the others as younger clan members and sealed Kaguya’s power while restoring her Kāma.
  • Kunjiki offered Naruto and Sasuke the choice to create vessels for Isshiki and Momoshiki or let him take them away, and Tobirama chose the vessels.
  • Kunjiki asked what to do with the God Tree, and Isshiki claimed its shell and said he would find another planet for it to absorb energy from.
  • Kunjiki classified Momoshiki’s mission as a failure and gave him a verbal reprimand.

Ch. 589The grand finale :)

Urashiki was punished for abandoning caution to pursue the Tailed Beast Pills, and the Ōtsutsuki prepared to leave after their bodies were restored and the tailed-beast chakra was returned. Isshiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki departed for their homeworld, leaving Naruto and the others to return to peaceful daily life.

  • Kunjiki took Urashiki's Fishing Rod and ordered him to leave it with the clan for five years as punishment for his recklessness.
  • Tobirama, Orochimaru, and the others created bodies for Isshiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki, whose Kāma restored their Ōtsutsuki forms and powers over the following year.
  • Fugaku's sons, Jiraiya and Tsunade, and Kakashi and Yugito Nii got married, while Zabuza left Haku in Konoha and Amegakure and Sunagakure strengthened their cooperation.
  • Tobirama gave Isshiki the chakra of the nine tailed beasts, and Kunjiki took the damaged Demonic Statue of the Outer Path back to the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld for repairs.
  • Isshiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki left through a Space Portal, and Naruto suggested a barbecue as Tobirama declared that everyone could return to peaceful lives.
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