Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru explained how he used microorganisms to infiltrate Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest, then began revealing the stone tablets’ account of yōkai origins. Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju warned Kushina Uzumaki that someone was rewriting her and Minato Namikaze’s fate and urgently asked to take control of her body.

• Orochimaru explained that microorganisms existed throughout the world and that he had used them to enter Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had transformed himself into microorganisms and hidden them with natural energy, leaving Uchiha Gen disturbed by the idea.
• Uchiha Gen redirected Orochimaru to the stone tablets, and Orochimaru said their combined contents began with the origin of yōkai.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki strolled through Konoha, but Hashirama Senju warned Kushina that someone was shifting their fate toward despair and asked to borrow her body.

The masked man defended the suffering destined for a boy he believed was the world’s savior, while Sasuke Uchiha warned that suffering could also lead him to become a demon. They used the Red Moon Orb and Karasuki to restart a halted timeline and merge it with another, leaving two histories being forcibly reconciled.

• The masked man argued that the boy had to endure every destined hardship to become a savior and said a heretic had changed his fate.
• Sasuke Uchiha questioned whether suffering would make the boy good, and the masked man insisted destiny would keep him on his ordained course.
• Sasuke Uchiha agreed to let the masked man proceed, and the masked man declared that they would win because the world was on their side.
• The masked man and Sasuke Uchiha activated the Red Moon Orb, and the masked man destroyed Karasuki to empower it.
• The masked man used the orb to restart a halted timeline, then singled out two timelines and began merging them until their conflicting memories and events started to correct one another.

Hashirama Senju took control of Kushina Uzumaki and revealed that he had detected a threat to her happiness as the timelines merged. He struck the merging timelines apart, leaving Sasuke Uchiha and the masked man facing him as the Red Moon Orb’s power faltered.

• Minato Namikaze recognized Hashirama Senju controlling Kushina Uzumaki and explained that he had long suspected another presence inside her.
• Hashirama Senju told Minato Namikaze he needed to protect Kushina Uzumaki’s happiness, then used a growing tree to find the merging timelines and gave Minato a gift of green light.
• Hashirama Senju appeared before the masked man and Sasuke Uchiha as the timelines neared their final merger.
• Hashirama Senju’s Wooden Giant Hand shattered the Red Moon Orb’s influence and forced the two timelines back onto separate courses.
• Sasuke Uchiha drew his Twin Swords as the Red Moon Orb flickered and Hashirama Senju stood before him and the masked man.

Hashirama Senju, using Kushina Uzumaki's body, fought Sasuke Uchiha and a masked man who attacked him with Susanoo and a chakra sphere. After trapping them in a chakra-draining Wood Release cage, Hashirama identified the masked man and ended the fight by grabbing him and whipping his bare buttocks, leaving Sasuke Uchiha stunned.

• Sasuke Uchiha attacked Hashirama Senju with Susanoo-Takemikazuchi and twin tachi while the masked man struck with a concentrated chakra sphere.
• Hashirama Senju blocked both attacks with a wood dragon and a bell-shaped phantom, then trapped Sasuke Uchiha and the masked man in a sealing Wood Release cage that drained their chakra.
• The masked man used a lightning blade to weaken the cage's sealing formulas, while Hashirama Senju recognized his special eye power and learned who he was.
• Hashirama Senju called the masked man's actions filial piety, seized him with a wooden hand, pulled down his pants, and whipped his buttocks with a vine as Sasuke Uchiha watched in shock.

Kushina Uzumaki learned that Boruto Uzumaki was her grandson from a parallel timeline and stopped beating him after seeing his scar and exhaustion. Boruto explained that her world was a false projection nearing destruction and that someone had thrown its history off course.

• Hashirama Senju told Kushina Uzumaki that the masked boy was her grandson's counterpart from a parallel timeline, and she joined in beating Boruto Uzumaki.
• Boruto Uzumaki woke up, submitted to Kushina Uzumaki, and removed his mask when she demanded an explanation.
• Kushina Uzumaki saw the scar over Boruto Uzumaki's eye and heard him call her Grandma, then softened and asked why he had made his choice.
• Boruto Uzumaki told Kushina Uzumaki that her world was a false projection of the True Shinobi World and was heading toward destruction because someone had altered its history.

After Boruto Uzumaki revealed the Will of the World’s role in the coming destruction, Hashirama Senju recognized that something had gone terribly wrong and prepared to investigate. He left Kushina Uzumaki and the others in Kurama’s care while he went to contact Asura, Indra, Madara, and Uchiha Gen.

• Kushina Uzumaki told Boruto Uzumaki that she and Little Sun would never accept their child suffering to save the world, and Boruto explained that he wanted to prevent everyone’s deaths across repeated cycles.
• Hashirama Senju took over Kushina Uzumaki’s body, sealed the area in hyperspace, and used a touch to make Boruto reveal his connection to the Will of the World and his mission to realign timelines and kill a heretic.
• Hashirama Senju healed Boruto Uzumaki and told Kushina Uzumaki to return to Konoha with the two children while he went to speak with Uchiha Gen.
• Kurama agreed to protect Kushina Uzumaki, transformed into a golden form, and gave Hashirama Senju the black chakra he had extracted.
• Hashirama Senju warned Kurama to send Kushina Uzumaki to Uchiha Gen if the black chakra escaped, then left to find Asura, Indra, and Madara.

Kushina Uzumaki brought Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto Uzumaki back to Konoha, where Sasuke reunited with Uchiha Mikoto and found comfort in her embrace. Minato Namikaze told Boruto that he would take on the burden of saving the world so Naruto could grow up happy.

• Hashirama Senju gave Kushina Uzumaki most of his power, and Kurama warned her not to use it recklessly.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto Uzumaki that they should seek the truth for themselves and invited them to Konoha.
• Kushina Uzumaki brought Sasuke Uchiha to Uchiha Mikoto, who immediately sensed that he was her son and embraced him.
• Minato Namikaze told Boruto Uzumaki that Naruto should not have to bear the world's expectations and that he would serve as its savior instead.

Boruto Uzumaki warned Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Gen that the awakened Will of the World was manipulating Danzo to bring a dream realm into reality and free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju entered the Shadow World prison on the moon and told Asura and Kaguya that the Will of the World had awakened.

• Boruto told Minato that Danzo had been corrupted by the fallen gods and was trying to release Kaguya Ōtsutsuki by manifesting the dream world.
• Uchiha Gen appeared, and Minato introduced him to Boruto as his friend and Konoha’s Fourth Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju used a Wood Clone and his Wood Release to enter the hidden Shadow World inside the moon’s seal.
• Hashirama met the projections of Asura and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, then announced that the Will of the World had awakened.

Uchiha Gen prepared to separate Kurama from Kushina Uzumaki so he could destroy the Shinigami connected to her bloodline and chakra. He summoned Kurama into the Naruson Domain, where the Nine-Tails took physical form.

• Hashirama Senju told Asura that the Will of the World might be directing Madara and Indra, and urged him to contact Indra so they could stop them.
• Uchiha Gen reassured Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze that separating Kurama would not harm her or endanger Konoha, and explained that the Shinigami inside her had to be destroyed first.
• Kushina Uzumaki agreed to let Uchiha Gen take Kurama out, and Kurama appeared to question whether the Shinigami could be completely destroyed.
• Uchiha Gen revealed a tachi that Kurama recognized as capable of killing even him, then opened the Naruson Domain and activated Preemptive Body.
• Uchiha Gen drew Kurama’s chakra out of Kushina Uzumaki and formed the Nine-Tails in the domain, astonishing Boruto Uzumaki.

Uchiha Gen extracted the Shinigami from Kushina Uzumaki’s soul and fought it with Ryūjin Jakka as Kushina recovered. The Shinigami remained trapped in his flames, its mask cracked but its spirit still active.

• Boruto Uzumaki was startled by the Nine-Tails’ golden Sage Mode appearance, and Kushina Uzumaki defended him when the fox spoke sharply.
• Uchiha Gen used his Mangekyō Sharingan to pull the Shinigami from Kushina Uzumaki’s soul while Minato Namikaze watched anxiously.
• The Shinigami emerged from Kushina Uzumaki and tried to return to her, but Uchiha Gen swapped places with her and released Ryūjin Jakka.
• Uchiha Gen burned away the Shinigami’s tendrils and trapped it within a ring of flames as it continued trying to reach Kushina Uzumaki.
• Uchiha Gen struck the Shinigami’s mask and cracked it, while the creature began trying to repair the damage.

Uchiha Gen defeated the Shinigami and used the Demon Blade Thousand Blades to absorb its power, then demanded the Nine-Tails’ half-world as nourishment for his Fake World. He revealed that he intended to destroy the Will of the World, leaving the Nine-Tails alarmed by the danger this posed to the world.

• Uchiha Gen trapped the Shinigami in flames and pierced its chest with Fuzan, burning its spiritual body from within.
• Uchiha Gen used the Demon Blade Thousand Blades to absorb the Shinigami’s power, transforming the blade as the evil spirit within it devoured its prey.
• Kushina Uzumaki recovered as Minato Namikaze checked that she was unharmed, and Uchiha Gen told the Nine-Tails it was time to hand over its half-world.
• The Nine-Tails warned that the half-world was important, but Uchiha Gen said he wanted it as nourishment for his Fake World.
• Uchiha Gen admitted he could not yet deal with the Will of the World and said he ultimately wanted to destroy it, shocking the Nine-Tails.

Uchiha Gen dismissed Kurama’s fears about destroying the Will of the World and promised he could deal with any resulting collapse. Kushina Uzumaki pressured Kurama into keeping his word, and he handed Uchiha Gen the World Fragment.

• Uchiha Gen said he would relocate the world or seek help from Tree if killing its Will caused it to collapse.
• Kurama objected that Uchiha Gen was gambling with the world’s fate, but Uchiha Gen demanded the World Fragment.
• Kushina Uzumaki urged Kurama to trust Uchiha Gen and mocked him for breaking his promise.
• Kushina Uzumaki declared that Kurama was part of her family and had to follow her household rules, while Minato Namikaze offered no objection.
• Kurama removed his tailed beast chakra from the World Fragment and handed the crystal to Uchiha Gen.

Uchiha Gen used the nine World Fragments to create an independent life-bearing world and became a true creator of worlds. Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha endured brutal training from Uchiha Ganghuo to prepare for joining Gen’s Hokage Guard.

• Uchiha Gen activated Night of Mitsu and False World, True Realm: Preemptive Body, drawing the World Fragments from all nine tailed beasts.
• Uchiha Gen used the fragments to set his fake world’s laws in motion and create a star system and a life-bearing planet.
• Uchiha Gen’s Mangekyō Sharingan transformed, and he realized a world could exist independently without a Will of the World.
• Uchiha Ganghuo knocked Shisui Uchiha down during training and berated him for hesitating and fighting too slowly.
• Shisui Uchiha complained that he felt nearly dead after relentless daily training and medicinal baths arranged by Uchiha Fugaku.

After Shisui Uchiha awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan while resolving to meet Uchiha Gen’s expectations, the story shifted to Konoha after the Third Shinobi World War. Uchiha Gen complained about his new statue, while Tsunade and Uchiha Hikari joked about it and Hikari asked for one of her own.

• Uchiha Ganghuo told Shisui Uchiha that the clan expected him to grow strong enough to stand beside Uchiha Gen and help him.
• Shisui Uchiha vowed not to settle for his current strength, and his Two-Tomoe Sharingan awakened.
• In Year 51 of Konoha, Uchiha Gen stood before the golden statue of himself in Hokage Square and complained that it was over the top and made him look bad.
• Tsunade joined Uchiha Gen and teased him about enjoying the statue, while explaining that she had found someone else to help deliver Mikoto’s baby.
• Uchiha Hikari arrived, praised the statue, and bluntly asked Uchiha Gen to make one for her too.

Sasuke Uchiha and the others waited at the Uchiha Clan Compound as Mikoto gave birth to baby Uchiha Sasuke. His birth brought the family together, and Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto chose to keep the name Sasuke.

• Uchiha Gen, Tsunade, and Uchiha Hikari arrived at the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, and Sasuke Uchiha were waiting for the birth.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze joined the others as Mikoto went through labor.
• The midwife announced the baby's arrival, and Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi went to see the newborn.
• Uchiha Itachi gently touched baby Uchiha Sasuke and promised to protect his little brother.
• Uchiha Fugaku said that he and Mikoto had decided to name the baby Sasuke, and the family welcomed him into the clan.

Baku watched Onmyoji construct an altar in the Land of Ancestors while reflecting on how Dream Release could reshape reality. When Jigen appeared and offered him the Rinnegan and an alliance, Baku defeated him effortlessly and discovered that Jigen’s body was a puppet.

• Baku sent Black Zetsu to the Land of Rain and watched the Onmyoji build an altar in the Land of Ancestors.
• Baku reflected that his Dream Release could overturn reality, though his artificial body limited its power.
• Baku ambushed a black-robed stranger, who revealed himself as Jigen and claimed to be a descendant of gods from beyond the stars.
• Jigen showed Baku a pair of Rinnegan and proposed that they work together to exploit the thing inside Yahiko.
• Baku defeated Jigen, judged the offered eyes to be inferior, and identified Jigen’s body as a puppet housing his real body.
• Jigen, pinned beneath Baku’s foot, feared for his life and resolved that he could not die before settling his vendetta.

Baku subdued Jigen and let Qunhun Kui possess his body, while learning that Jigen’s memories held revelations about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Uchiha Gen then arrived in Daimyo City after the daimyo censured him for skipping confirmation as Fourth Hokage and threatened to cut Konoha’s funding.

• Baku told Jigen he already knew Tsuchimikado Getsuchō’s true nature and decided to turn Jigen into a tool.
• Baku filled Jigen with black mist that overwhelmed his consciousness and branded his body with the character for “imprison.”
• Qunhun Kui took over Jigen’s body, thanked Baku, and said Jigen’s memories contained shocking information about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Uchiha Gen walked through Daimyo City with Uchiha Hikari and Tsunade after receiving a letter of censure from the daimyo.
• Uchiha Gen went to see the daimyo, not to back down, but to find out why he dared to threaten Konoha’s funding.

Tsunade took Uchiha Gen and Uchiha Hikari shopping in the daimyo’s city, where Gen recognized a pendant as containing Hashirama Senju’s chakra. At the daimyo’s residence, the group discovered that yōkai had deeply infiltrated it and confronted a blood-scented gatekeeper.

• Tsunade bought several trinkets with Uchiha Gen’s money and gave him a pendant that he recognized as holding Hashirama Senju’s chakra.
• Uchiha Gen accepted the pendant but chose not to wear it, knowing that its previous wearers had died.
• Uchiha Hikari sensed yōki around the daimyo’s residence, and Uchiha Gen said the place had become a yōkai den.
• Tsunade said she had little affection for her noble relatives, while Uchiha Hikari suggested they could erase the residence from the world.
• An old gatekeeper emerged from the residence, and Tsunade sensed a strong smell of blood as he challenged the group over their words against the daimyo.

Uchiha Gen destroyed the Daimyo Residence after Tsunade killed a samurai who had eaten people, then declared Konoha’s war on the entire Shinobi World. He left the gathered nobles and onlookers facing his Perfect Susanoo as he announced his plan to abolish the existing order and unify the world under Konoha.

• Tsunade struck down the samurai after confirming the source of the blood stench on him, while Uchiha Gen judged the people in the residence guilty.
• Uchiha Gen conjured a two-colored Fire Lotus and burned the Daimyo Residence within its boundaries.
• Uchiha Hikari incinerated twelve approaching jonin, and a crowd gathered to accuse the Konoha ninja of killing the daimyo.
• Uchiha Gen declared war on the entire Shinobi World and demanded that all nations, villages, and armed forces submit to Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen formed his Perfect Susanoo above the crowd as the gathered witnesses heard his plan to unify the Shinobi World.

As Konoha prepared for the war of unification Uchiha Gen had declared, Orochimaru discovered that the passage to the moon lay beneath the Uchiha ancestral shrine. He told Uchiha Gen that opening it required Byakugan eye power, leaving them with the need to find a key.

• The nations' daimyo contacted their shinobi villages after Uchiha Gen's declaration, but most villages gave only vague replies.
• Uchiha Gen ordered Konoha's clans and departments to mobilize while the Konoha Military Police Force took charge of the daimyo's assets.
• Orochimaru showed Uchiha Gen a star chart locating the passage between Earth and the moon at the Uchiha ancestral shrine.
• Orochimaru explained that the passage was stable but needed a key, and Uchiha Gen identified the required eye power as the Byakugan.