Chapter Summaries

Itachi joined Sasuke inside Susanoo and directed him to get close to Asura while preparing a plan of his own. Sasuke used his time-stopping dōjutsu to approach, but fell short and was overwhelmed by Black Zetsu’s attacks; Itachi then leaped out of Susanoo and activated the Cursed Seal on his hand.

• Itachi used a Flying Thunder God Mark to appear beside Sasuke and told him to dodge Black Zetsu’s attacks and approach Asura.
• Sasuke piloted Susanoo through the giant Buddha’s reaching hands while Itachi asked him to use his dōjutsu.
• Sasuke stopped time and charged toward Asura, cutting through the frozen wooden hands, but the effect ended before he could reach him.
• Black Zetsu resumed his attacks and bombarded Susanoo with enormous fists as Sasuke’s eye bled from using his dōjutsu.
• Itachi told Sasuke to open Susanoo’s front, leaped out of the prism, and activated the Cursed Seal on his hand.

Itachi disrupted Black Zetsu’s control over Asura with Orochimaru’s cursed seal and then used Kotoamatsukami to free Asura. Asura revealed that Black Zetsu had imprisoned and exploited him, and Itachi cornered Black Zetsu underground as he tried to escape.

• Black Zetsu sensed Itachi approaching, but Orochimaru’s cursed seal erupted with natural energy and caused Black Zetsu and Asura to cry out in pain.
• Orochimaru emerged from the seal, revealed how he had transferred it to Black Zetsu through Kabuto, and was killed when Black Zetsu strangled him.
• Orochimaru’s soul backup awakened in Otogakure’s Underground Base and told Itachi to finish the fight.
• Itachi used Kotoamatsukami to make Asura obey him, and Asura thanked Itachi before explaining that Black Zetsu and his big brother had gagged and drained him to power the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Asura told Itachi to catch his uncle, and Itachi used Flying Thunder God to pursue Black Zetsu underground.
• Black Zetsu tried to flee with Mui, Ryūzetsu, and White Zetsu, but Itachi blocked their escape and confronted him.

Itachi captured Black Zetsu, and Konoha’s forces defeated Indra after Asura and Naruto joined the battle. Afterward, Asura explained the reincarnations’ connection, while Hashirama struggled to make sense of Zetsu’s identity and Madara’s supposed relation to Asura.

• Itachi captured Black Zetsu and brought him to the surface, where Fugaku rallied Konoha’s forces against the White Zetsu.
• Naruto, Hashirama, and Asura overwhelmed Indra after Black Zetsu’s capture left him without support.
• Konoha’s forces defeated Indra, ending the battle at Back Mountain.
• Naruto asked Asura about the reincarnations, and Asura explained that Naruto and Sasuke carried his and Indra’s chakra while keeping their own souls.
• Asura identified Zetsu as his uncle, prompting Hashirama to puzzle over whether Madara was Asura’s ancestor’s uncle.

Naruto and the others captured Black Zetsu and brought Madara out for questioning, leaving Madara confused about what had happened. Asura explored the prison, then Hashirama and Tobirama began the interrogation alongside Indra and Black Zetsu.

• Naruto waited in Konoha Prison while Madara and Obito wondered whether Black Zetsu had made his move.
• Itachi arrived carrying Black Zetsu, confirmed the operation was over, and said Madara would be taken for interrogation.
• Itachi restored Madara’s eyesight but took Black Zetsu away before he could answer Madara’s questions.
• Asura arrived with Indra and wandered around the prison, while Indra grew embarrassed by his behavior.
• Hashirama opened the interrogation by offering tea, and Tobirama took control of Itachi to scold him and lead the questioning.
• Hashirama sat beside Madara as the four suspects gathered in the interrogation room.

Tobirama questioned Black Zetsu about his identity, and Black Zetsu revealed he had used Madara rather than being Madara’s will. As Asura began explaining Black Zetsu’s history and the Eye of the Moon Plan, Black Zetsu interrupted, and Tobirama repeatedly squirted him with a water gun.

• Tobirama asked Black Zetsu to explain who he was, but Black Zetsu mocked Madara and denied being his will.
• Madara realized Black Zetsu may have used him, while Hashirama calmed him down.
• Tobirama asked Asura to explain, and Asura said Black Zetsu was an uncle to him and Indra and was about a thousand years old.
• Asura began recounting what Black Zetsu had told him, including the Eye of the Moon Plan, but Black Zetsu angrily stopped him.
• Tobirama squirted water into Black Zetsu’s mouth repeatedly as Black Zetsu shouted that the descendants were unfilial.

Asura explained that Black Zetsu was born from Kaguya’s will and that the Eye of the Moon plan was meant to free her, while Madara insisted Tobirama had trapped him in a genjutsu. After hearing Indra’s reason for helping Zetsu, Tobirama concluded the terrorist group’s case was really a thousand-year family drama.

• Asura recounted how Hagoromo and Hamura sealed Kaguya and how Black Zetsu was created to help her escape.
• Tobirama realized the Eye of the Moon plan was intended to rescue Kaguya, but Madara accused him of inventing the story in a genjutsu.
• Madara refused to believe Tobirama was real, even after Tobirama sprayed him with a water gun and Hashirama tried to convince him.
• Asura finished explaining that Black Zetsu had used Impure World Reincarnation to bring them back, and Naruto released Asura from his restraints.
• Indra said he had helped Zetsu to rescue his grandmother, and Tobirama accepted his explanation and closed the case.

Black Zetsu offered Naruto the Rinne Rebirth technique in exchange for rescuing his mother, prompting him to reveal how he had manipulated Madara and the Uchiha. Madara realized the interrogation was real, while Tobirama warned Black Zetsu that Konoha could extract the information by force.

• Naruto asked Asura whether their grandmother was sealed inside the moon, and Asura said his father had mentioned something like that.
• Black Zetsu offered to teach Naruto Rinne Rebirth so he could bring Minato and Kushina back to life, and Naruto listened despite their warnings.
• Black Zetsu admitted that he had altered the Uchiha Stone Tablet and manipulated Madara, Obito, and the Shinobi World for a thousand years to resurrect his mother.
• Madara realized that the scene was not a genjutsu and tried to attack Black Zetsu, but Hashirama restrained him.
• Black Zetsu begged Naruto to rescue his mother, while Tobirama warned that Konoha could use the Yamanaka Clan to extract information.
• Black Zetsu explained that Rinne Rebirth used the Rinnegan and the user's life force to resurrect the dead, and said Madara also knew the technique.

After the battle, the villages left Konoha to handle Black Zetsu, while Tobirama dealt with resurrected Kage and the fallout from the war. The chapter ended with Naruto and Hinata capturing a mysterious boy who had secretly followed them.

• Hashirama took an angry Madara shopping, while Asura showed Indra around Konoha.
• The other villages accepted Konoha's handling of Black Zetsu, and A agreed to send Yugito Nii and other Kumogakure shinobi there.
• Rasa discovered three Kage revived through Impure World Reincarnation, and Tobirama took them away to have Black Zetsu release them.
• Naruto and Hinata caught a well-hidden boy following them and tied him to a tree.
• Naruto noticed the boy's blindfold was flat, as if he had no eyeballs underneath.

Naruto and Hinata interrogated Otsutsuki Toneri after he called Hinata the holy lady, learning that he came from the moon and was seeking her. Toneri revealed that his clan guarded the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path but could not prevent Madara from summoning it.

• Naruto stopped Toneri from approaching Hinata, and Hinata reassured Naruto that she loved him most.
• Naruto forced the boy to identify himself as Otsutsuki Toneri.
• In Konoha Root's interrogation room, Tobirama questioned Toneri about Hinata, Kaguya, and his missing eyes.
• Toneri explained that he was born without eyes and had once expected to awaken the Tenseigan using pure Byakugan.
• Toneri revealed that he was the young clan leader of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, which lived on the moon to guard the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Toneri explained that Madara's Rinnegan could summon the statue despite the moon's giant Tenseigan.

Toneri explained the moon Ōtsutsuki Clan’s history, Hinata’s Saintess title, and why he had come to Konoha, while discussing diplomatic ties with Tobirama. When Tobirama revealed that Black Zetsu was created by Princess Kaguya, Toneri was left shocked.

• Toneri explained that Hamura Otsutsuki brought some descendants to the moon, while those who stayed in the Shinobi World became the Hyuga Clan.
• Toneri said Hinata was named Saintess for inspiring reforms that ended the moon Ōtsutsuki Clan’s Main and Branch Family divisions, and that the Giant Tenseigan had let them observe some of her experiences.
• Toneri explained that he had come to check on Hinata after her summoning of Hamura’s statue caused Konoha’s Barrier to falter, and Hinata agreed to let the moon clan take the statue back.
• Toneri asked Tobirama to establish diplomatic relations with Konoha and described the spatial passage the clan opened using the Giant Tenseigan.
• Tobirama told Toneri that Black Zetsu was created by Princess Kaguya just before her sealing, leaving Toneri shocked.

Tobirama's group discussed rescuing Kaguya from the moon and considered using Obito's Kamui to bypass its immense gravity. The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, appeared and asked whether they truly intended to free his mother.

• Tobirama gathered Hashirama, Asura, Naruto, and others to discuss rescuing Kaguya and possibly reviving Naruto's parents.
• Madara objected to trusting Black Zetsu with Rinne Rebirth, but Tobirama mocked him for having been deceived for years.
• Indra warned that the moon's powerful gravitational core, created by Chibaku Tensei, would make reaching Kaguya difficult.
• Tobirama proposed using Obito's Kamui to pull Kaguya into its separate dimension, but Hagoromo suddenly appeared in the room.
• Hagoromo explained that he was bound by the Pure Land's rules and asked Tobirama whether he intended to release his mother; Naruto then asked why Hagoromo had sealed her away.

Hagoromo revealed that he did not know why Kaguya created the White Zetsu, but Tobirama suspected she had been preparing for an enemy from beyond their world. After Hagoromo entrusted the shinobi world to them, Tobirama began organizing a mission to contact the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon and investigate the threat.

• Hagoromo recounted sealing Kaguya and explained that he knew little about the Ōtsutsuki Clan or the God Tree’s origins.
• Tobirama suspected Kaguya had created the White Zetsu to prepare for an enemy, and argued that freeing her was necessary to learn more.
• Hagoromo gave Naruto permission to proceed with freeing Kaguya, explained the source of Impure World Reincarnation’s chakra, and warned Kurama about watching too many videos.
• Asura and Indra agreed to help Tobirama investigate the possible enemies, while Hashirama volunteered himself and Madara.
• Tobirama told Naruto to notify Obito Uchiha, planned to seek Little Tsuna’s approval, and prepared to contact Hinata and the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon.

Toneri visited the Hyuga Clan Compound to learn about the clan and seek Hinata, while Naruto and Hinata prepared to persuade him to help rescue Princess Kaguya. Naruto and Hinata also told Hiashi they planned to get engaged, and he gave them his consent.

• Hanabi refused to tell Toneri anything about Hinata, so Hiashi asked Neji to show Toneri around the compound.
• Toneri toured the Hyuga Clan with Neji and sensed Hinata and Naruto returning.
• Toneri made Hanabi a green kitty to win her over, but she squeezed it out of shape.
• Hinata and Naruto arrived and told Hiashi they planned to get engaged after their upcoming rescue mission.
• Hiashi realized he had misunderstood Naruto's words, then gave the couple his consent.

Hinata asked Toneri to let her use the Giant Tenseigan, and Naruto questioned the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s understanding of Kaguya’s past. Naruto revealed that he had met the Sage of Six Paths, but Toneri accused him of using Impure World Reincarnation before Naruto could explain further.

• Hiashi told Hinata he would make her engagement banquet spectacular, then explained that Toneri had asked about her during his visit.
• Hinata asked Toneri to let her use the Giant Tenseigan, and Toneri said the clan would not oppose her access.
• Naruto asked Toneri what the Ōtsutsuki Clan believed about Kaguya and why she had created an army.
• Toneri said the clan’s records claimed Kaguya sought to conquer the Shinobi World, and Naruto questioned why someone so powerful needed an army.
• Naruto told Toneri he had met the Sage of Six Paths, and Toneri accused him of using Impure World Reincarnation before Naruto punched him.

Naruto told Toneri about the danger Kaguya could pose and explained Tobirama’s plan to use the moon rather than gather all the Tailed Beasts. In prison, Kakashi revealed the truth about the Eye of the Moon Plan to Obito and asked him to use Kamui to bring Kaguya out of her seal on the moon.

• Naruto told Toneri that Hagoromo believed dangers might exist beyond the Shinobi World, and Hinata supported his concern.
• Toneri worried that releasing Kaguya would be too dangerous, but Naruto explained Tobirama’s plan to begin with the moon instead of putting all the Tailed Beasts into the Demonic Statue.
• Obito found Madara listless in prison and then saw Kakashi arrive at his cell.
• Kakashi told Obito that the Eye of the Moon Plan had been used to revive Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths’ mother, and Madara objected that Black Zetsu had only hidden crucial details.
• Kakashi asked Obito to use Kamui to take the sealed Kaguya from the moon into the Kamui Dimension and bring her out.

Yugito Nii and Samui arrived in Konoha with Kumogakure’s diplomatic delegation and were escorted by Yugao. When Yugito revealed that she and Kakashi were close and had slept in the same house, Yugao became eager to uncover the gossip behind their relationship.

• Yugito Nii hurried toward Konoha, excited to see Kakashi’s house, while Samui explained that Kakashi was the head of the fallen Hatake clan.
• Samui presented the delegation’s diplomatic documents to Izumo Kamizuki, and Izumo and Kotetsu Hagane checked them and registered the visitors’ chakra with Konoha’s barrier system.
• Yugito Nii and Samui led the delegation into Konoha, where Yugao arrived to guide them around the village.
• Yugito Nii remembered that her friend Kakashi had told her about Yugao catching him fishing at Back Mountain.
• Yugito Nii told Yugao that Kakashi was her close friend and that they had slept in the same house, prompting Yugao to suspect this explained Kakashi’s departure from ANBU.

Yugito Nii and the Kumogakure delegation toured Konoha, renewed diplomatic ties, and asked about the information Konoha had sent regarding Zetsu. Kakashi was assigned to show them around, while Jiraiya brought Orochimaru to Root and Sarutobi abandoned his attempt to spy on Kakashi and Yugito.

• Yugito Nii bought candied hawthorn from Xiujing, who said Karin looked out for her.
• Yugao explained that Xiujing had recently fled to Konoha and been helped by Karin and Sasuke.
• Yugito Nii and Samui met Sarutobi at the Hokage Building and asked about Konoha's information on Zetsu while discussing renewed relations.
• Sarutobi sent for Kakashi to show the delegation around, and Yugito Nii greeted Kakashi with a grin.
• Sarutobi tried to watch Kakashi and Yugito Nii with his crystal ball, but Jiraiya and Orochimaru caught him.
• Jiraiya took Orochimaru toward Root, while Sarutobi put away the crystal ball and went to spend time with Konohamaru.

Yugito Nii visited Konoha to begin diplomatic discussions and grew curious about Kakashi’s home, while Orochimaru arrived at Root and met Tenzo and Tobirama Senju. Orochimaru agreed to stay at Root for the time being and followed Tobirama to the laboratory.

• Kakashi explained to Yugito Nii that Zetsu had used Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Indra and Asura and attack the former Root Base, and that Zetsu was now negotiating after being captured.
• Kakashi showed Yugito Nii, Samui, and the others around Konoha, then brought them to the Guesthouse for diplomatic discussions.
• Yugito Nii asked to visit Kakashi’s home and offered to help tidy it, making Kakashi worry that she might discover his Make-Out Books.
• Jiraiya led Orochimaru to Root, where Tenzo reacted fearfully to seeing the scientist who had experimented on him.
• Orochimaru called himself Tenzo’s “Rebirth Mother,” then recognized Tobirama Senju as his idol and teacher’s teacher.
• Tobirama invited Orochimaru to stay at Root until the mission ended, and Orochimaru followed him to the laboratory.

Otsutsuki Sak worried about Toneri and Hinata after Hamura’s stone statue disappeared, then received word that Hinata was safe and relations with Konoha had been established. He prepared to welcome Hinata and her friends to the moon, unaware that a powerful group was waiting to travel there.

• Otsutsuki Sak recalled how Hinata became the Saintess and how he and Toneri helped abolish the Branch Family and Main Family distinction on the moon.
• After Hamura’s stone statue vanished, Otsutsuki Sak sent Toneri to the Shinobi World to investigate whether Hinata was in danger.
• Toneri sent Otsutsuki Sak a message saying Hinata was safe, planned to visit the moon with her friends, and had established diplomatic relations with Konoha.
• Otsutsuki Sak replied that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would welcome Hinata and her friends and prepare for their visit.
• Tobirama, Karin, Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, Obito Uchiha, Indra, and Asura waited with Toneri, and Toneri handed Sak’s reply to Tobirama.

Tobirama and his companions traveled through a space-time passage to the moon, where Shuo welcomed them and showed them around the Ōtsutsuki Clan Grounds. After Tobirama told Shuo about Zetsu and his deductions, the group gathered beneath the stars for a photograph while Shuo stayed behind to think.

• Toneri opened a stable Space-Time Passage, and Tobirama and the others followed him to the moon.
• Shuo welcomed Hinata and offered to show the visitors around the moon.
• Karin revealed that a huge defensive barrier surrounded them, and Naruto bonked Karin and Sasuke after their teasing provoked him.
• Tobirama introduced the group to Shuo and explained the events in Konoha, including Zetsu and his deductions.
• Naruto took out a camera to photograph the group beneath the stars, and Toneri eagerly joined them while Shuo remained behind in thought.