Arc 25The Moon War and Its Aftermath

Lin Ze fought Madara and Otsutsuki Kaguya on the Moon, then helped Naruto and Sasuke seal her and ended the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After destroying Kumogakure, he left Konoha facing Naruto and Sasuke’s demands over the Uchiha massacre and Naruto’s sealed memories.

  • Black Zetsu summoned reanimated shinobi to stop Lin Ze from disrupting the Ten-Tails’ fusion, but Lin Ze reached Obito and failed to prevent him from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Madara used a curse mark to force Obito to resurrect him, took Obito’s eyes, and absorbed the Ten-Tails and Nine-Tails chakra before fighting Lin Ze.
  • Madara cast Infinite Tsukuyomi under Black Zetsu’s control, allowing Otsutsuki Kaguya to emerge and attack Lin Ze and the gathered shinobi.
  • Kaguya killed many of Lin Ze’s allies, including Tagitsuhime, the White Snake Sage, Jiraiya, Uchiha Itachi, Hashirama Senju, and Might Duy and Might Guy, while Lin Ze continued fighting her.
  • Hagoromo Otsutsuki reunited Lin Ze with Dragon Scale Lin Ze, restoring Lin Ze’s memories and completing his Azure Dragon power as he trapped Kaguya in his domain.
  • After three months of holding Kaguya, Lin Ze enabled Naruto and Sasuke to seal her with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, ending the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
  • Lin Ze destroyed Kumogakure and its outposts, then left the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo alive after the Daimyo begged for mercy and offered submission.
  • Naruto and Sasuke confronted Konoha and demanded the people involved in the Uchiha massacre and the sealing of Naruto’s memories, while Tsunade assembled the village’s fighters.
Chapters 601–625 Vol. 7 Read

Ch. 601Reanimated bodies return

Lin Ze attacked the lunar base to stop Black Zetsu from completing the Ten-Tails fusion and resurrecting Kaguya. Obito secretly began breaking Madara’s contingency in the Rinnegan, while Black Zetsu summoned dozens of reanimated shinobi to confront Lin Ze.

  • Black Zetsu discovered that Lin Ze had extracted chakra from the tailed beasts and ordered Obito to summon Orochimaru to obtain a true half of the Nine-Tails.
  • After Black Zetsu left to confront Lin Ze, Obito stopped the fusion and began reverse-analyzing the Rinnegan’s hidden contingency so he could control his own fate.
  • Konan’s paper clone guided Lin Ze to the cavern beneath the lunar crater field, where Black Zetsu and Obito were fusing the Ten-Tails.
  • Lin Ze arrived and attacked Black Zetsu with a Lightning Dragon and Bolo Breath, but Black Zetsu escaped through the rock.
  • Black Zetsu used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Fugaku, and many other renowned shinobi.

Ch. 602The dead who broke free of their shackles

Lin Ze revealed that Black Zetsu was Otsutsuki Kaguya’s will and had manipulated Madara Uchiha’s Eye of the Moon Plan to revive her. Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama broke free of Black Zetsu’s control, and Lin Ze rushed toward the underground hollow to stop the Ten-Tails’ fusion.

  • Lin Ze told Madara Uchiha and the reanimated shinobi that Black Zetsu was Otsutsuki Kaguya’s third son and had tampered with the Sage of Six Paths’ stone tablet to manipulate Madara.
  • Madara Uchiha demanded proof while Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju considered Lin Ze’s claims and learned they were on the Moon.
  • Tobirama Senju noticed Uchiha Fugaku wearing the Fifth Hokage Robes but held back his questions.
  • Black Zetsu tried to order the reanimated bodies to attack, but Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju broke free of his control.
  • Lin Ze charged toward the underground hollow as the Ten-Tails continued fusing.

Ch. 603The final obstruction

Lin Ze raced to stop Obito from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki while Black Zetsu tried to delay him. Lin Ze broke through Black Zetsu’s attacks and continued deeper into the cavern as Black Zetsu pursued him.

  • Black Zetsu sent the controlled reanimated Kage to block Lin Ze, who created shadow clones to fight them and kept charging toward the cavern.
  • Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju chose to help Lin Ze, while Madara Uchiha headed toward the cavern to discover the truth for himself.
  • Lin Ze sensed the tailed beasts merging into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and encountered Black Zetsu in the passage.
  • Black Zetsu used Yomotsu Hirasaka and All-Killing Ash Bones to stop Lin Ze, but Lin Ze used Time-Reversal Trace to undo his injury and Divine Crossing to pass him.
  • Lin Ze raced deeper into the cavern, and Black Zetsu chased after him but could not keep up.

Ch. 604Ten-Tails Jinchuriki

Lin Ze failed to stop Obito from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and the two began fighting at Six Paths level. Meanwhile, Orochimaru entered the Earth-Moon Passage after Madara ordered him to undo the Reaper Death Seal.

  • Lin Ze attacked Obito during the Ten-Tails' fusion, but Black Zetsu used Yomotsu Hirasaka and bone spikes to hinder him.
  • Lin Ze unleashed Dragon Roar, shattering Black Zetsu's bone spikes and injuring both Black Zetsu and Obito, but Obito maintained the hand seal.
  • Black Zetsu held Lin Ze back long enough for Obito to absorb the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Lin Ze prepared to fight Obito, and the two clashed inside the cavern as Madara watched from the shadows and questioned why Obito had only one Rinnegan.
  • Earlier, Orochimaru followed Lin Ze to the Earth-Moon Passage, received Madara's order to undo the Reaper Death Seal, and entered the passage.

Ch. 605Reaper Death Seal

Orochimaru agreed to help Black Zetsu undo the Reaper Death Seal in exchange for Lin Ze’s corpse and some of the Ten-Tails’ chakra, then began summoning the Shinigami. Meanwhile, Lin Ze damaged Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb barrier and sent him crashing into a cavern wall, but Obito prepared to unleash the Ten-Tails’ true power.

  • Orochimaru emerged from the rock and found Black Zetsu badly injured, who told him that Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and asked him to release the Nine-Tails from the Shinigami.
  • Orochimaru demanded Lin Ze’s corpse, a share of the Ten-Tails’ chakra, and the truth about Black Zetsu’s objective; Black Zetsu agreed and claimed they sought peace through the Eye of the Moon Plan.
  • Orochimaru put on the Shinigami Mask and began the Reaper Death Seal Release Method while Black Zetsu guarded him and the battle between Lin Ze and Obito shook the cavern.
  • Lin Ze shattered Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb spear, then used a lightning dragon and Bolo Breath to crack Obito’s barrier.
  • Lin Ze struck Obito into the cavern wall, but Obito recovered and announced that he would show Lin Ze the Ten-Tails’ true power.

Ch. 606Madara's hidden contingency

Lin Ze transformed into a colossal azure dragon and overwhelmed Obito in their battle on the Moon Surface. As Lin Ze prepared to strike again, a hidden formula appeared over Obito’s heart and began consuming his body and consciousness.

  • Obito and Lin Ze escaped the collapsing underground cavern and emerged on the Moon Surface.
  • Lin Ze expanded into an azure dragon over three thousand meters long, stunning Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and the reanimated shinobi.
  • Obito enlarged Ten-Tails to two thousand meters and fought Lin Ze, but Lin Ze’s attacks damaged Ten-Tails and broke through Obito’s defenses.
  • Madara Uchiha quietly formed hand seals as Lin Ze pressed his advantage against Obito.
  • A glowing black formula appeared over Obito’s heart, causing him searing pain and beginning to consume his body and consciousness.

Ch. 607The Ten-Tails Changes Hands · Madara's Arrival

Madara Uchiha used his hidden curse mark to force Obito to perform Rinne Rebirth, then took Obito’s eyes and reclaimed the Rinnegan. As Madara fought Lin Ze and the Senju brothers over the Ten-Tails, Black Zetsu obtained the Nine-Tails’ chakra and delivered it to him.

  • Madara’s curse mark took control of Obito, forcing him to resurrect Madara with Rinne Rebirth.
  • Madara gouged out Obito’s Mangekyō and Rinnegan, implanted them in himself, and left Obito to die as the Ten-Tails’ chakra escaped his body.
  • Madara pinned the Ten-Tails’ incomplete form with Limbo: Border Jail while Lin Ze, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju attacked him.
  • Madara used Majestic Destroyer Flame and Kamui to counter the Senju brothers, then turned intangible to avoid Lin Ze’s massive dragon-claw strike.
  • Black Zetsu emerged with the Nine-Tails’ chakra that Orochimaru had extracted from the Shinigami and presented it to Madara.

Ch. 608Half-beast: The strongest form

Madara Uchiha absorbed the Ten-Tails and the Nine-Tails Chakra, becoming a complete Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and overpowering Lin Ze in his enormous Azure Dragon form. Lin Ze shifted into a compact partial-beast form and matched Madara’s speed and strength, leaving their battle raging across the moon.

  • Black Zetsu gave Madara Uchiha the Nine-Tails Chakra, and Madara dismissed Lin Ze’s warning about Black Zetsu and Otsutsuki Kaguya.
  • Madara absorbed the Ten-Tails and Nine-Tails Chakra, transforming into a white-haired Ten-Tails Jinchuriki with a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan Sharingan and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
  • Madara struck Lin Ze’s three-thousand-meter Azure Dragon form into the moon and trapped Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju behind a Truth-Seeking Orb barrier.
  • Lin Ze shrank into a roughly two-and-a-half-meter partial-beast form, concentrating his power into a faster, stronger body.
  • Lin Ze outran Madara’s Limbo: Border Jail shadows and struck him hard enough to tear his robe, then the two began fighting at high speed across the moon.

Ch. 609Thunder Bagua vs. Six Paths Power

Lin Ze combined his powers through the Qingtian Pillar and struck Madara Uchiha with Thunder-Bagua, badly injuring him. Madara acknowledged Lin Ze as the strongest opponent he had ever fought.

  • Madara Uchiha used Limbo and close-range attacks to overwhelm Lin Ze, who tracked the invisible shadows with his sensory abilities.
  • Lin Ze held back from opening the Eighth Gate and summoned Qingtian, who transformed into the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar.
  • Lin Ze fused his powers through the pillar while Madara formed a Truth-Seeking Staff from his orbs.
  • Lin Ze and Madara collided with Thunder-Bagua and Six Paths Power, creating a vast crater across the Moon Wasteland.
  • Both fighters were thrown back, but Madara suffered severe injuries and his Truth-Seeking Staff shattered.
  • Madara praised Lin Ze and declared him the strongest.

Ch. 610Madara Uchiha's suspicions

Lin Ze was badly wounded after fighting Madara Uchiha, and Tsunade and the others arrived as Madara weighed the threat they posed. Lin Ze warned Madara that Black Zetsu intended to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to resurrect Otsutsuki Kaguya, leaving Madara to reconsider his suspicions about Black Zetsu.

  • Lin Ze assessed his injuries and dwindling chakra while Madara regenerated from his wounds.
  • Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kitsuchi, Rasa, Mei Terumi, White Snake Sage, Tagitsuhime, and others arrived and saw Madara and the restrained reanimated Kage.
  • Madara judged the newcomers, especially White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime, as a threat while he was still adapting to his Six Paths power.
  • Black Zetsu urged Madara to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Lin Ze warned that it would resurrect Otsutsuki Kaguya and let her replace Madara.
  • Madara questioned Black Zetsu about Lin Ze knowing his identity and listened as Lin Ze explained how Black Zetsu had manipulated the Eye of the Moon Plan.
  • Madara recalled his doubts about Black Zetsu and began to suspect that Lin Ze's claims could explain them.

Ch. 611With my body as the sacrifice!

Madara Uchiha learned that Black Zetsu had manipulated him, but Black Zetsu sacrificed himself to seize control of Madara and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi. The technique activated, enveloping the Shinobi World in blood-red light.

  • Madara Uchiha accepted that Black Zetsu was not his will, but remained confident he could investigate him before casting Infinite Tsukuyomi.
  • Black Zetsu turned into black liquid and entered Madara Uchiha, revealing that he had guided Madara, Nagato, and Obito as part of his plan to revive Kaguya.
  • Madara Uchiha used a hidden Sealing Jutsu to suppress Black Zetsu's control.
  • Black Zetsu burned his will and chakra as a sacrifice, forcibly controlling Madara Uchiha and making him cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
  • Lin Ze charged at Madara Uchiha, but the technique activated first, and its blood-red light covered the Shinobi World.

Ch. 612Otsutsuki Kaguya descended!

Otsutsuki Kaguya emerged after Madara was possessed, and Black Zetsu vanished after reuniting with his mother. Lin Ze and the others chose to fight her, but her first casual attack blasted him into a huge crater.

  • Madara's body transformed, and Otsutsuki Kaguya took his place as Black Zetsu appeared in her palm.
  • Kaguya comforted Black Zetsu as he dissipated into her, then demanded that the gathered shinobi submit or die.
  • Lin Ze admitted that he had no confidence against Kaguya, but resolved to fight her rather than let her return to the shinobi world.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed that the reanimated shinobi were disappearing after Black Zetsu's death, including Hashirama Senju.
  • Lin Ze charged Kaguya with the Qingtian Pillar, but she used Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack to blast him into a massive crater.

Ch. 613The moonlight is beautiful

Kaguya effortlessly defeated the Allied Shinobi Forces’ strongest fighters, killing five and leaving Lin Ze badly wounded after he managed to cut her palm. As Kaguya prepared to finish him, the White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime appeared to protect him, while reinforcements rushed toward the battlefield.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kitsuchi, Rasa, Mei Terumi, the White Snake Sage, and Tagitsuhime attacked Kaguya together, but she stopped their strikes with Rabbit Hair Needle.
  • Kaguya’s hair impaled Chiyo, Ebizo, Torifu Akimichi, Ao, Higashishibito, and others, killing five fighters and driving the remaining attackers back.
  • Lin Ze charged Kaguya with the Qingtian Pillar and struck her palm with Eight Trigrams, but her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack shattered his scales, broke his hand, and hurled him into a crater.
  • Kaguya noticed the cut on her palm, then gathered chakra to kill the immobilized Lin Ze as Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi raced to reach him.
  • The Mountain Lord carried Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, Kurenai Yuhi, Nonō, Kabuto, Pakura, and Kisame toward the battlefield, followed by tens of thousands of allied forces, while Might Guy and Might Duy rushed ahead.
  • The White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime reverse-summoned themselves in front of Lin Ze; Tagitsuhime told him the moonlight was beautiful and said she would not get to see it.

Ch. 614A Despairing Gap

The White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime sacrificed themselves to protect Lin Ze, but Kaguya survived and continued attacking. As the group renewed their assault, Jiraiya died saving Tsunade from Kaguya’s All-Killing Ash Bones.

  • The White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime transformed into dragons and attacked Kaguya together, then charged her to shield Lin Ze.
  • Kaguya defeated both dragons, whose bodies fell lifeless onto the Moon Surface, and prepared to attack Lin Ze.
  • Tsunade and the others rushed to protect Lin Ze, who used Soldier Pills to heal enough to join them in attacking Kaguya again.
  • Kaguya evaded the group’s attacks and lunged at Tsunade with an All-Killing Ash Bone.
  • Jiraiya knocked Tsunade aside and took the bone through his chest, then turned to ash after telling her to live well.

Ch. 615The Ants Strike Back

Kaguya slaughtered the Allied Shinobi Forces on the Moon before reinforcements arrived and challenged her with powerful attacks. The chapter ended with Hashirama’s giant wooden Buddha shattered and Kaguya unharmed.

  • Kaguya killed Kitsuchi, Rasa, Bunpuku, and dozens of Elite Jōnin with her All-Killing Ash Bones.
  • Might Duy and Might Guy struck Kaguya with Daytime Tiger, while Mountain Lord brought Kurenai Yuhi, Nonō, Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, Kabuto, Kisame, and others to the battlefield.
  • Lin Ze ordered Kabuto to use Impure World Reincarnation, summoning Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and several other shinobi.
  • Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju attacked Kaguya, but she killed Tobirama with an All-Killing Ash Bone.
  • Hashirama Senju used True Several Thousand Hands, but Kaguya’s Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack shattered the wooden Buddha without injuring her.

Ch. 616Father and son, side by side

The reincarnated Kage attacked Kaguya, but she overwhelmed them, while Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi joined forces against her. Kaguya shattered Fugaku’s Susanoo and struck him with an All-Killing Ash Bones attack, leaving him to dissipate as Itachi remained in the fight.

  • The reincarnated Kage coordinated attacks against Kaguya, but her Rabbit Hair Needle and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack defeated them and drove back Hashirama Senju’s wooden Buddha.
  • Lin Ze watched the battle and wondered whether the Sage of Six Paths would intervene.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi stood side by side and summoned their Susanoo, then attacked Kaguya with their weapons and genjutsu.
  • Kaguya resisted the genjutsu and unleashed Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack against Fugaku’s Susanoo, shattering it and sending Fugaku crashing to the ground.
  • Fugaku began dissipating after Kaguya’s attack, which had included an All-Killing Ash Bones strike.

Ch. 617Itachi and the Mangekyō

Kaguya destroyed Itachi’s Susanoo, and Itachi died after giving Sasuke his Mangekyō Sharingan, triggering Sasuke’s own awakening while Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra surged. As Kaguya continued killing the allied forces, Lin Ze charged her again and landed a powerful blow that wounded her.

  • Kaguya shattered Itachi’s Susanoo with the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, leaving him mortally wounded.
  • Itachi gave Sasuke his Mangekyō Sharingan and died; Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō, while Naruto gained a six-tailed cloak without losing control.
  • Kaguya’s All-Killing Ash Bones killed Hashirama and continued cutting down the allied shinobi as Lin Ze assessed the battlefield.
  • Lin Ze charged Kaguya with the Qingtian Pillar, endured her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and struck her back with Thunder Bagua.
  • Kaguya staggered from Lin Ze’s attack, her robe charred and her back bleeding.

Ch. 618Eight Gates Night Guy and the awakening of slaughter

Might Duy and Might Guy unleashed the Eight Gates and gravely wounded Kaguya, but both died in their final attack. With his allies falling and no help arriving, Lin Ze gave in to the Azure Dragon’s power and transformed into a colossal beast, leaving his reason fading and his purpose fixed on killing Kaguya.

  • Kaguya pierced Lin Ze’s chest, but his wound healed as Might Duy and Might Guy arrived with the Eight Gates open.
  • Might Duy and Might Guy smashed through Kaguya’s Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack with Night Guy and drove her into a lunar crater, where she survived with devastating injuries.
  • Might Duy and Might Guy turned to ash, while Lin Ze surveyed the dead and wounded, including Tagitsuhime, the White Snake Sage, Jiraiya, and Uchiha Itachi.
  • Lin Ze decided not to wait for the Sage of Six Paths and unleashed the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, as his White Tiger Clone prepared Living Corpse Reincarnation.
  • Lin Ze transformed into a ten-thousand-meter Azure Dragon and, as his consciousness faded, fixed his intent on killing Otsutsuki Kaguya.

Ch. 619Our minds are one!

Lin Ze’s Azure Dragon overwhelmed Kaguya, who drained chakra from the Infinite Tsukuyomi to heal and strengthen herself before trying to pull it into her Primordial Space. Hagoromo Otsutsuki arrived with Dragon Scales Lin Ze, who merged with the Azure Dragon and restored its reason, leaving Kaguya facing an even stronger, controlled opponent.

  • The Azure Dragon struck Kaguya with its claws, breath, and tail, badly wounding her while remaining nearly unharmed.
  • Kaguya used God: Nativity of a World of Trees to drain chakra from the people trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, healing herself and increasing her strength.
  • Kaguya blasted the Azure Dragon back with an empowered Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, then used Amenominaka to drag it toward the Primordial Space.
  • Hagoromo Otsutsuki descended with Dragon Scales Lin Ze, who flew into the Azure Dragon and merged with it.
  • The Azure Dragon regained its reason and declared that it was time to end the fight with Otsutsuki Kaguya.

Ch. 620Azure Dragon Domain

After recovering the missing half of his soul, Lin Ze awakened the Azure Dragon Domain and gained inexhaustible strength and rule-level immortality. He overwhelmed Otsutsuki Kaguya and opened all eight Azure Dragon Gates, ending the chapter as he prepared to strike her with Night Guy.

  • Lin Ze reunited with Dragon Scale Lin Ze, recovered memories of the Sage of Six Paths, and sensed that his Azure Dragon power had become complete.
  • Lin Ze discovered his awakened strength, immortality, and the thousand-mile Azure Dragon Domain, then used it to attack Otsutsuki Kaguya.
  • Lin Ze battered Kaguya with his dragon claw, tail, and Bolo Breath, while the domain blocked her escape and broke her Amenominaka.
  • Lin Ze opened the first seven Azure Dragon Gates, then opened the Gate of Death and transformed amid blue lightning and blood-red steam.
  • Lin Ze announced that Night Guy would send Otsutsuki Kaguya back where she belonged.

Ch. 621Three months

Lin Ze defeated Kaguya but could not kill her, so the Sage of Six Paths arranged to seal her after Naruto and Sasuke gained the necessary power. While Lin Ze kept Kaguya trapped, Sasuke awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Naruto began preparing to master the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

  • Kaguya survived Lin Ze’s devastating attack and declared that her immortality made her impossible to kill.
  • The Sage of Six Paths told Lin Ze that Naruto and Sasuke could seal Kaguya with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei after at least three months of preparation.
  • Lin Ze agreed to hold Kaguya, then trapped her inside his Azure Dragon Domain when she tried to escape.
  • The Sage of Six Paths used Itachi’s eyes to help Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and told him to work toward awakening the Rinnegan.
  • The Sage of Six Paths asked Kurama to help Naruto master the Nine-Tails’ chakra so Naruto could withstand Yang Power.

Ch. 622Princess Kaguya grew used to it

Lin Ze kept Kaguya trapped in his Azure Dragon Domain and battered her for three months while the other ninja evacuated from the Moon. When Naruto and Sasuke returned with Six Paths power, Lin Ze prepared to help them seal Kaguya.

  • Otsutsuki Toneri arrived and said he had learned from Hamura that Black Zetsu had deceived him, and Lin Ze allowed him to help evacuate the surviving ninja.
  • Lin Ze ordered Hizashi Hyuga and Hanabi to leave, and Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, Mei Terumi, Night Owl, Kisame, and the Allied Shinobi Forces retreated toward the Earth-Moon Passage.
  • Lin Ze attacked Kaguya every day for three months, blocking her attempts to escape and preventing her from recovering enough strength.
  • Naruto and Sasuke returned with Six Paths-level power, including Sasuke's Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
  • Lin Ze sensed their strength, prepared to act, and Kaguya struggled to her feet and asked what he was going to do.

Ch. 623Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei

Lin Ze, Naruto, and Sasuke sealed Kaguya, ending the war and dispelling the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After the survivors celebrated, Lin Ze left to confront Kumogakure, while Naruto and Sasuke departed with the Dragon Release Village, leaving Konoha fearful of their unresolved grievances.

  • Lin Ze battered Kaguya, then Naruto and Sasuke used Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to seal her inside a growing stone sphere as the Sage of Six Paths thanked them and vanished.
  • The Infinite Tsukuyomi ended, and the Allied Shinobi Forces hailed Lin Ze as the God of Shinobi; Lin Ze resolved to pursue true Kekkei Mōra and investigate the Unknown Being.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about Naruto and Sasuke, but Lin Ze said he would not interfere in their choices.
  • Lin Ze sent Miyamoto Ichirō to lead Pakura, Kimimaro, and the others back to the Dragon Release Village, then left to settle his debt with Kumogakure over its role in Kaguya's resurrection.
  • Naruto and Sasuke left with the Dragon Release Village forces after giving Konoha a cold look, and Tsunade told Hiruzen that Konoha owed them too much.

Ch. 624The fall of Kumogakure

Lin Ze destroyed Kumogakure and hunted down its scattered ninja with Ichikishimahime and his shadow clones. He confronted the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo, who begged for mercy and offered submission, before Lin Ze departed without answering.

  • Lin Ze summoned Ichikishimahime and sent her snakes and his shadow clones to find every Kumogakure ninja.
  • Lin Ze transformed into a ten-thousand-meter Azure Dragon and burned Kumogakure to ash with his Bolo Breath.
  • Ichikishimahime found Kumogakure ninja hiding in a cave, while snakes and shadow clones hunted survivors across the Land of Lightning.
  • The Land of Lightning’s Daimyo received reports that Kumogakure and its outposts had been destroyed, then cursed the dead Fourth Raikage for bringing ruin upon the country.
  • Lin Ze appeared above the Daimyo’s Mansion, and the Daimyo begged for his life and offered compensation and submission to the Dragon Release Village.
  • Lin Ze looked at the Daimyo and flew away without replying.

Ch. 625Konoha, Naruto, Sasuke

Lin Ze dismissed the need for Kimimaro to use Rinne Rebirth and waited for Youying’s eyes to develop the Rinnegan, while Naruto and Sasuke returned to Konoha to demand justice for Itachi and the Uchiha massacre. Tsunade assembled Konoha’s forces, but Naruto cut off Hiruzen as he began explaining what had happened.

  • Lin Ze told Kabuto that Kimimaro no longer needed to reach Six Paths level for a Rinne Rebirth contingency, and Kabuto returned to researching Hidan’s immortality.
  • Naruto comforted Mikoto and Izumi at Itachi’s grave, then agreed with Sasuke that they would pursue their shared goal.
  • Tsunade learned that Kumogakure had been annihilated and ordered Konoha’s villagers evacuated and its fighters assembled.
  • Naruto and Sasuke entered Konoha openly, ignoring the villagers’ whispers, and faced Tsunade, Hiruzen, Kakashi, and the assembled ninja.
  • Naruto demanded that Konoha hand over those involved in the Uchiha massacre and the sealing of his memories, then stopped Hiruzen from explaining by releasing a terrifying pressure.
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