Arc 17The Ōtsutsuki War and Fleet

The Shinobi World defeated the invading Ōtsutsuki forces, restored Natural Energy, and advanced its cultivation and technology while preparing for another attack. The arc ended with a new Ōtsutsuki army approaching Mars as Tsubasa mobilized the planet’s forces and evacuated civilians.

  • The allied ninja and the Ten Family defeated the invading Ōtsutsuki, while Tsubasa sealed the God Tree ship and the Immortal Venerables dealt with the surviving true spirits and hidden seeds.
  • The survivors celebrated their victory, but Tsubasa and the Immortal Venerables warned that Ōtsutsuki Planet could send a stronger army.
  • Tsubasa sacrificed Ōtsutsuki corpses and true spirits to awaken the Shinobi Planet’s World Will, then awakened Mars’s World Will and reached Domain Level Immortal King.
  • Tenbutsu and Tsubasa organized the clans, trained gifted young fighters, and developed technology and an interstellar fleet to prepare for future invasions.
  • The Ōtsutsuki city lord appointed Ōtsutsuki Ran to lead ten thousand troops and twenty God Tree saplings against the Shinobi Planet.
  • Tsubasa tested and commissioned ten Tailed Beast starships, which began exploratory patrols across the solar system.
  • After Shikamaru Nara detected abnormal spatial fluctuations beyond Mars, Tsubasa ordered an evacuation and summoned reinforcements as an Ōtsutsuki force approached Tenmei.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401Surrounding and Killing Kinshiki

Uchiha Fugaku led the allied forces through the damaged barrier and coordinated a Senjutsu-enhanced assault on Kinshiki Otsutsuki. The attack left Kinshiki wounded, bound, poisoned, and weakened, but he remained alive as the battle continued.

  • Uchiha Fugaku spotted cracks in the barrier and ordered the allied squads to charge before the Ōtsutsuki Clan could escape.
  • Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Akimichi Chōza trapped Kinshiki with Senjutsu techniques and slammed him into the sea.
  • Kinshiki recovered from Chōza’s impact, but Granny Chiyo’s puppets wounded him and injected venom while Mirei attacked with Wind Release.
  • Hozuki Gengetsu and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist struck Kinshiki, as Jinin Akebino wounded his leg and Kushimaru Kuriarare bound his arms.
  • Raiga Kurosuki hit Kinshiki with Senjutsu-enhanced lightning, slowing the flow of his energy.

Ch. 402Kinshiki Dies, Momoshiki Falls

The allied ninja used Senjutsu Chakra and coordinated attacks to defeat Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki. With more Ōtsutsuki approaching, Hatake Sakumo ordered the forces to seal Momoshiki’s corpse and keep fighting.

  • Kitsuchi, Roshi, Kari, and the allied ninja restrained and battered Kinshiki while Senjutsu Chakra slowed his recovery.
  • Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka immobilized Kinshiki, and the allied fighters exhausted his energy with a barrage of attacks until he died.
  • Minato Namikaze, Senju Nawaki, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke trapped Momoshiki in thorny trees and flames, while Hyuga Hiashi, Yūhi Shinku, and Mitarashi Kusunoki targeted his weakness and hindered his Chakra.
  • Hatake Sakumo slashed Momoshiki’s neck and stabbed his heart with Senjutsu Chakra, killing him.
  • Sakumo warned Minato and the others that more enemies remained and ordered them to seal Momoshiki’s corpse.

Ch. 403The Shinobi World's Combat Strength

Minato found that the Space-Time Suppression Barrier had disabled his Flying Thunder God as Tsunade and Jiraiya fought the Ōtsutsuki on the sea battlefield. Tsunade defeated one enemy and Jiraiya burned another, while the remaining battles continued.

  • Minato discovered that the barrier created by Immortal Venerable Tsubasa suppressed space-time techniques, leaving him unable to use Flying Thunder God.
  • Tsunade shattered an Ōtsutsuki clansman's Truth-Seeking Orbs and struck him repeatedly, defeating him despite his self-healing ability.
  • Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima combined oil, wind, and fire to trap an Ōtsutsuki clansman in a fire tornado.
  • Jiraiya finished the trapped enemy with Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, then prepared with the Toad Sages to face the other opponents.

Ch. 404Slaying the Ōtsutsuki Clan

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Biwako Senju defeated an Ōtsutsuki clansman by combining sealing with Hiruzen’s five-nature attack. Minato Namikaze, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and Senju Nawaki killed another enemy after discovering and destroying the mark on the back of his neck.

  • Biwako sealed an Ōtsutsuki clansman’s Chakra, allowing Hiruzen to strike him with the Five Release Great Combo Technique and destroy him.
  • Minato evaded an Ōtsutsuki clansman’s attacks while the Space-Time Suppression Barrier prevented him from using Flying Thunder God.
  • Shinnosuke and Nawaki joined Minato, and the three coordinated Wind Release and Earth Release attacks to slow their opponent.
  • Minato spotted a mark on the Ōtsutsuki clansman’s neck, and Nawaki shattered it with Earth Spear while Shinnosuke drew the enemy’s attention.
  • Minato killed the weakened clansman with a Senjutsu Rasengan: Super Big Ball, and the three allies collapsed in relief.

Ch. 405The Ten Family Takes the Field

Tian Yueqing organized the Ten Family’s defenses as more than thirty High Immortal Realm members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan approached. Tian Zhiyun met the first attackers and killed two of them, while the rest of the battle was about to begin.

  • Tian Yueqing learned that over thirty Ōtsutsuki were closing in and ordered the Ten Family into defensive positions.
  • Tian Zhiyun charged forward and used her sword to shatter two Ōtsutsuki Chakra waves.
  • Tian Zhiyun wounded both attackers with Senjutsu Chakra, which hindered their ability to heal and slowed their movements.
  • Tian Zhiyun killed the tall Ōtsutsuki by piercing his heart.
  • Tian Zhiyun cut the short Ōtsutsuki’s throat, sending him falling into the sea.

Ch. 406Rune Ice Hell

Tian Yukihime and Tian Muyan defeated an Ōtsutsuki clansman, then joined Tian Yueqing’s battle alongside Tian Uguisu and Tian Zhiyun. They stopped several attackers, but Tian Yueqing warned that the Ten Family’s children still faced a difficult fight against the resilient Ōtsutsuki clansmen.

  • Tian Yukihime trapped an Ōtsutsuki clansman in a Sage Art: Bone Prison, and Tian Muyan killed him with a Star Arrow through the heart.
  • Tian Yukihime and Tian Muyan headed to help Tian Yueqing, who was fighting five Ōtsutsuki clansmen.
  • Tian Uguisu arrived with her Susanoo and pierced an ice-bound Ōtsutsuki clansman as Tian Yueqing trapped the remaining four with Rune Ice Hell and sealing chains.
  • Tian Yueqing blasted the chains apart with Rune Blast, and Tian Uguisu and Tian Zhiyun helped kill the remaining attackers.
  • Tian Yueqing refused to rest despite her exhaustion and urged the Ten Family’s children to hold their defenses against the still-dangerous Ōtsutsuki clansmen.

Ch. 407Ten Family Disciples Battle Fiercely on the Blue Sea

The Ten Family disciples fought the Ōtsutsuki on the sea, killing several powerful enemies before a huge mutation emerged and began absorbing energy from the battlefield. Their physical attacks slowed it, but its rapid regeneration left them unsure how to kill it.

  • Tenkō and Tenbutsu worked together to wound an Ōtsutsuki, while Tenpei killed another with his Tenseigan-guided projectiles.
  • Tenpi and Ten'u trapped an Ōtsutsuki in their Dragon Lock sword formation and shredded it.
  • Tenjin used Tenrai's aid to expose an Ōtsutsuki's chest weak point and destroy it with Soul Splitter and Shinra Tensei.
  • A giant mutated creature emerged from the sea, absorbing energy and corroding nearby Ōtsutsuki with black seawater.
  • Tenshun and Tenna attacked the mutation with physical blows after Tenrai warned that it absorbed energy, but it regenerated faster than they could damage it.

Ch. 408Starry Firmament God-Sealing Tree

Tenpi and Ten'u destroyed the sea monster by striking its core, while Tsubasa battled the Ōtsutsuki God Tree ship in space. Tsubasa sealed the ship and turned toward Shinobi Planet, where the Ōtsutsuki Legion remained.

  • Tenpei identified the sea monster’s core, and Tenpi and Ten'u used Sword Formation: Extinction to destroy it.
  • Tsubasa defended the High Heaven from the God Tree ship’s attacks and ordered it to return to Shinobi Planet.
  • Tsubasa fought the teleporting, regenerating God Tree ship but found that his direct attacks could not damage it for long.
  • Tsubasa planted sealing formulas across the ship while pretending to be struck by its attacks.
  • Tsubasa activated Hundred Demons Sealing, binding the ship and transforming it into a sealed black tree.
  • Tsubasa set off for Shinobi Planet to deal with the Ōtsutsuki Legion and use their corpses to activate the planet’s will.

Ch. 409Tenchu Suppresses Retsu

Immortal Venerable Tenchu overwhelmed Ōtsutsuki Retsu with Wood Release and sealed him inside a wooden cocoon. The wider battle remained in the Eastern Continent's favor as Retsu's roars faded to silence.

  • The three great zombies and Orochimaru harassed the Ōtsutsuki forces while the ninja squads used coordinated attacks to keep their opponents engaged.
  • Ōtsutsuki Retsu broke Tenchu's stone spires with Void Tear and attacked him with a spatial blade and a Destruction-Class Truth-Seeking Orb.
  • Tenchu countered Retsu with regenerative Wood Release, trapping him in a wooden cage and catching him again after he escaped with Space Defense.
  • Retsu used Truth-Seeking Orb shields and Destruction Light Stream to destroy Tenchu's wooden fists, then defended himself from a barrage of wooden spears with a dome of black flames.
  • Tenchu sent a Wood Dragon to swallow Retsu and his World Destruction technique, then sealed him inside a wooden cocoon until his roars fell silent.

Ch. 410Flying Swallow Battles Sō

Immortal Venerable Tian Flying Swallow used the Nine Dragons Jade Seal and Yan Nation’s National Fortune to keep renewing her divine dragons as Ōtsutsuki Sō struggled to break through their defenses. Sō’s clones were quickly destroyed, and he was left facing the coordinated dragons alone.

  • Ōtsutsuki Sō repeatedly pierced and destroyed Tian Flying Swallow’s divine dragons, but the Nine Dragons Jade Seal restored them each time.
  • Sō tried to bypass the dragons and attack Tian Flying Swallow, but the National Fortune barrier and the dragons’ defense stopped him.
  • Sō unleashed Judgment of Adjudication and dispersed all nine dragons, only for Tian Flying Swallow to summon nine replacements.
  • Sō created three clones to attack from multiple sides, but Tian Flying Swallow split the dragons into groups and destroyed every clone.
  • Tian Flying Swallow explained that Yan Nation’s National Fortune connected the dragons’ minds, while Sō faced their renewed assault alone.

Ch. 411Nine Dragons Seal

Tian Flying Swallow used the Nine Dragons Jade Seal and her growing Power of National Fortune to trap Ōtsutsuki Sō in a domain and wear down his Chakra. When Sō burned his source Chakra for a final attack, Tian Flying Swallow sealed him inside the Nine Dragons Jade Seal.

  • Sō struck Tian Flying Swallow’s divine dragons with his golden spear, but the Nine Dragons Jade Seal healed them as the people’s prayers strengthened her Power of National Fortune.
  • Tian Flying Swallow opened the Nine Dragons Domain, repaired the spatial rifts, and imprisoned Sō in a golden cage.
  • The domain’s dragon-shaped blades repeatedly wounded Sō, forcing him to spend Chakra on regeneration until he was nearly depleted.
  • Sō burned his source Chakra and unleashed Ōtsutsuki: Ultimate Judgment, cracking the cage as Tian Flying Swallow strengthened it with the nine divine dragons.
  • Tian Flying Swallow used Nine Dragons Seal: Suppress to immobilize Sō and draw him into the Nine Dragons Jade Seal.

Ch. 412Lotus Sword Dance

Immortal Venerable Tian Mai overwhelmed Ōtsutsuki Shō with her Lotus Sword Dance, forcing him to burn through most of his energy on regeneration and techniques. Her final attack shredded his body, but a streak of black light carrying part of his soul escaped into the void.

  • Immortal Venerable Tian Mai attacked Ōtsutsuki Shō with streams of sword qi, while he used his Byakugan, Space Shift, and a bronze mirror to evade and deflect them.
  • Tian Mai unleashed Lotus Sword Dance: Destruction, wounding Shō despite his regeneration and forcing him to spend more energy.
  • Shō distorted space to redirect the sword qi, but Tian Mai broke the interference and trapped him in a contracting lotus cage.
  • Shō broke out with his Truth-Seeking Orbs and tried to seal Tian Mai, but she cut through the sealing energy and struck him with her sword.
  • Tian Mai pointed out that Shō had used up more than half his energy, then launched Lotus Sword Dance: End.
  • Shō burned his remaining energy in a final charge, but Tian Mai's sword wheel shredded his body as a black streak carrying part of his soul escaped.

Ch. 413Pursuit

Immortal Venerable Tian Mai and the others discovered that some Ōtsutsuki true spirits had escaped, while others were drawn into Shinobi Planet by its will. Immortal Venerable Tenchu captured Ōtsutsuki Atsu, Ōtsutsuki Ayu, and Ōtsutsuki Agin above a Western Continent village and brought them toward the Eastern Continent.

  • Immortal Venerable Tian Mai learned that the formation-base disciples were exhausted as Immortal Venerable Tenchu pursued escaping Ōtsutsuki true spirits toward the Western Continent.
  • Immortal Venerable Tian Mai discovered that a fallen Ōtsutsuki's true spirit had vanished inside Shinobi Planet, and Tian Flying Swallow suspected the planet's will had devoured it.
  • Immortal Venerable Tenchu found Ōtsutsuki Agin arguing with Ōtsutsuki Atsu and Ōtsutsuki Ayu, who wanted to attack a village and kill its people.
  • Immortal Venerable Tenchu pierced and sealed Atsu and Ayu's true spirits, declaring that their deaths of Western Continent civilians required their imprisonment.
  • Ōtsutsuki Agin asked Tenchu to spare her companions, then agreed to go with him after he promised not to harm the villagers.

Ch. 414Sealing the True Spirits

After the Ōtsutsuki invasion, the Immortal Venerables sealed the hidden True Spirit Seeds aboard the Divine Tree spaceship and learned that the seeds could still revive their owners. Shinobi Planet survived, but the threat of Ōtsutsuki Planet remained, so the defenders resolved to strengthen their world.

  • Hatake Sakumo reported that Shinobi Planet had lost 121 ninjas, including more than ten newly graduated Immortal Level children.
  • Tsubasa and Princess Kaguya told Immortal Venerable Tian Mai and Immortal Venerable Tian Flying Swallow that they had sealed the Ōtsutsuki spaceship but found True Spirit Seeds hidden aboard it.
  • Princess Kaguya located the seeds, and the Immortal Venerables sealed them in boxes while discussing how the seeds could revive the Ōtsutsuki.
  • The Divine Tree spaceship began its self-destruct sequence when it could no longer sense the seeds, but Tsubasa released one seed’s aura and stopped it.
  • Immortal Venerable Tenchu returned with the suppressed true spirits of Agin, Atsu, and Ayu, and the group agreed to keep Agin under observation while sealing or destroying the other two.
  • The Immortal Venerables returned toward Shinobi Planet, determined to protect it and prepare for a stronger attack from Ōtsutsuki Planet.

Ch. 415Cleaning Up the Battlefield

After the Shinobi World defeated the Ōtsutsuki invasion, Immortal Venerable Tian Yu thanked the Ten Great Ghost Emperors for guarding the Eastern Continent, though they were disappointed to have missed the fighting. The survivors gathered on the island as the Immortal Venerables acknowledged the victory and prepared to join the celebration, while warning that stronger Ōtsutsuki would come.

  • Immortal Venerable Tian Yu thanked the Ten Great Ghost Emperors for guarding the coast, but the Ghost Emperors complained that the battle had ended before they could fight.
  • The Ten Great Ghost Emperors rejected the victory banquet and returned to Hell after telling Immortal Venerable Tian Yu to summon them sooner next time.
  • Uncle Duy, Minato, Nawaki, Shinnosuke, Kushina Uzumaki, and the other survivors gathered on the island, joking and sharing food as older ninjas counted the living.
  • Immortal Venerable Tsubasa, Princess Kaguya, Immortal Venerable Tian Mai, and Immortal Venerable Tian Flying Swallow discussed the victory and warned that the Ōtsutsuki Planet remained a threat.
  • Immortal Venerable Tenchu declared that the Shinobi World would grow stronger and defeat future invaders, and the four Immortal Venerables flew down to attend the victory banquet.

Ch. 416Victory Banquet

After the Shinobi World celebrated its victory over the Ōtsutsuki invasion, the leaders discussed the danger of a stronger attack from the Ōtsutsuki Planet. The chapter ended with Tsubasa pledging to train the next generation and grow strong enough to face a Domain Level expert.

  • Tenkō welcomed the Shinobi World’s fighters and led them to the victory banquet at the Immortal Venerable Hall.
  • Immortal Venerable Tsubasa toasted the guests, and the gathered leaders and fighters celebrated their victory together.
  • Tsunade and Jiraiya thanked the five Immortal Venerables for protecting the Shinobi Planet, while Tian Yu and Tian Yueqing discussed Orochimaru’s zombie path.
  • Tenbutsu asked Tsubasa what they would do if stronger Ōtsutsuki arrived, and the Immortal Venerables warned that the next invasion could be an army led by a Domain Level expert.
  • Senju Tenpuku urged Tsubasa to train the children, and Tsubasa promised Mito Uzumaki he would become stronger and lead the fight against the Ōtsutsuki.

Ch. 417Twenty Years in the Blink of an Eye

Twenty years after the Shinobi Planet’s World Will was restored, Tenbutsu reviewed the expanding clans’ migration and resource plans as he warned that the world must prepare for another Ōtsutsuki invasion. The chapter recounted how Tsubasa sacrificed Ōtsutsuki corpses and true spirits to revive the planet’s Natural Energy, earning World Power and beginning to break through to a higher realm.

  • Shikaku Nara reported that the Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuga branches had settled on the Western Continent and that clan populations had grown enormously.
  • Shikaku described the clans’ efforts to claim mines, medicinal herbs, and mineral resources, and Tenbutsu allowed their competition while insisting they pay their taxes.
  • Twenty years earlier, Princess Kaguya told Tsubasa that the Ōtsutsuki corpses and true spirits were ready for sacrifice at the Shinobi Planet’s energy node.
  • Tsubasa released the bound true spirits and sacrificed them alongside the corpses, awakening the World Will and restoring the planet’s Natural Energy.
  • The restored World Will granted Tsubasa World Power, accelerating his strength beyond the peak of the Golden Core level.
  • Tsubasa sent Princess Kaguya to inform the factions that Natural Energy had returned and remained at the energy node to consolidate his strength.

Ch. 418Breakthrough After the Sacrifice

Tsubasa broke through to Domain Level Immortal King, then awakened Mars's World Will by sacrificing Ōtsutsuki remains and spirits. After Mars began developing an atmosphere, World Power transformed his Golden Core into a Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus, and he prepared to return to coordinate the Shinobi World's expansion.

  • Tsubasa absorbed World Power and broke through to Domain Level Immortal King on the Shinobi Planet.
  • Tsubasa traveled by starship to Mars with the corpses and true spirits of more than a dozen Ōtsutsuki clansmen.
  • Tsubasa sacrificed the Ōtsutsuki remains to awaken Mars's World Will, which began forming an atmosphere and regulating the planet's climate.
  • Mars's World Will infused Tsubasa with World Power, transforming his Golden Core into a Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus.
  • Princess Kaguya told Tsubasa that clan branches were forming and that the Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuga were disputing resource allocation.
  • Tsubasa urged Princess Kaguya to let the clans resolve their disputes and headed back to the Shinobi Planet to plan migration and development.

Ch. 419Stars Shining Brightly

At a council meeting, Shikaku Nara presented the Yan Nation’s growing family register, and clan leaders celebrated their families’ expanding populations and talented descendants. Tenbutsu credited the Nine-Grade Family System and widespread cultivation education for the Shinobi World’s prosperity.

  • Shikaku Nara reported that the register listed 1,236,819 families, prompting Tenbutsu to explain how the family system and cultivation education had encouraged people to establish families.
  • Tsunade and Uchiha Fugaku praised the Senju and Uchiha clans’ growth and young Golden Core talents, including Nawaki, Shisui, Itachi, Izumi, and Sasuke.
  • Tatsu Uzumaki and Hizashi Hyuga described the abilities and cultivation of their clans’ gifted descendants, including Nagato, Seina, Hinata, Neji, and Hanabi.
  • Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Akimichi Chōza, Shibi Aburame, Tora Inuzuka, Gekko Yoru, and Asuma Sarutobi each praised their clans’ notable young members.
  • Tenbutsu reflected that the Nine-Grade Family System had helped create over a hundred Sage-Rank Clans and more than a million mortal families.

Ch. 420Immortal King Training Camp

Tenbutsu and the clan leaders prepared the Shinobi World for another possible Ōtsutsuki invasion by expanding migration and training its young geniuses. As the Immortal King Training Camp began, Tsubasa saw the world growing stronger and vowed that it would no longer fear the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

  • Tenbutsu urged the clans to prepare for the Ōtsutsuki Clan by moving people to Jupiter and Mercury, cultivating super geniuses, and strengthening cooperation.
  • Uchiha Fugaku ordered Shisui Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Izumi, and Sasuke Uchiha to double their training and join the Senju Clan's geniuses under Tsubasa.
  • Tsunade appointed Senju Nawaki to lead the Senju geniuses as clans across the Shinobi World sent their young fighters to the Immortal King Training Camp.
  • Immortal King Tsubasa noticed Rock Lee's Taijutsu practice and Hoshiochi's talent with mechs, admitting both ordinary villagers to the camp.
  • Tsubasa surveyed the Shinobi World from the Kage building and declared that it would no longer fear an Ōtsutsuki invasion.

Ch. 421Forging Divine Equipment Through Alchemy

Tsubasa oversaw advances in rune alloy, bionic mecha, planetary infrastructure, and the interplanetary network as the Shinobi World prepared to face the Ōtsutsuki Clan. After researchers deciphered the God Tree spaceship core, he launched a project to build an interstellar fleet, leaving the Shinobi World poised to expand into space.

  • Sasori and Orochimaru demonstrated rune super alloy steel that withstood Senju Seiyō's Golden Core attack, while Tsubasa urged them to develop technology ordinary people could use against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
  • Tenpi reported Jupiter's resources and improved teleportation arrays, and Tsubasa assigned Sasori, Orochimaru, Himiko, and Tenpi their research and development priorities.
  • A researcher delivered Himiko's report that the Bionic Vajra Mecha could repair damaged limbs and run on light, and Tsubasa ordered her to build a combat-ready prototype with a nuclear engine.
  • Orochimaru and Himiko revealed that they had deciphered the God Tree spaceship core and adapted it to power a spacecraft and detect Ōtsutsuki energy.
  • Tsubasa ordered an interstellar fleet built with rune alloy hulls, bionic structures, and multiple power sources, declaring it would take the Shinobi World into space to confront the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Ch. 422Ōtsutsuki Planet Sends Its Troops

After learning that three squadrons had been wiped out on the Shinobi Planet, the God Tree City lord ordered Ōtsutsuki Ran to lead a division there and destroy it. Ran assembled ten thousand troops and prepared to depart with orders to recover the planet’s God Tree gene research and plant God Trees there.

  • Ōtsutsuki Taku reported that the Shinobi Planet’s cultivators and technology had advanced, and that its people were researching the genes of God Tree children.
  • The city lord dismissed objections from Ōtsutsuki Gō and Ōtsutsuki Gen and chose Ōtsutsuki Ran to lead an expedition against the planet.
  • Ōtsutsuki Ran accepted command of a division, while the city lord ordered him to destroy the Shinobi Planet and bring back its research.
  • Over three days, Ōtsutsuki Ran assembled ten thousand troops equipped with specialized units, warships, and twenty God Tree saplings.
  • Ōtsutsuki Ran ordered his army to depart for the Shinobi Planet in one hour.

Ch. 423Interstellar Carrier Behemoths

The Shinobi World completed ten Tailed Beast-inspired interstellar carriers and began testing the fleet near Mars. Their internal systems passed inspection, and the chapter ended as propulsion and maneuverability tests were about to begin.

  • The ten carriers, including the God Tree flagship, reached the final stage of construction at the Mars shipyard, with a designated captain for each vessel.
  • Tsubasa ordered the fleet’s first collective functionality test after technicians reported that the ships were ready.
  • The captains and crews tested the ships’ residential, training, military, mech-hangar, and bridge systems, which all passed.
  • The fleet completed its internal tests and moved on to propulsion and maneuverability testing.

Ch. 424The Power of the Tailed Beast Carriers

Tsubasa oversaw the first full tests of the ten Tailed Beast interstellar carriers, which demonstrated their speed, maneuverability, and devastating weapons. He officially commissioned the fleet, and the ships set out on their first patrols across the solar system.

  • Tsubasa ordered the ships to activate their Tailed Beast cores and tested their movement through a series of high-speed maneuvers.
  • Sasori praised the carriers' maneuverability and the runic fluid dynamics powering them.
  • Tsubasa ordered the carriers to fire their weapons at targets in the asteroid belt, and each ship destroyed its assigned targets.
  • The Ten-Tails God Tree fired its Spatial Shock Wave, disintegrating the remaining targets and briefly distorting space.
  • Tsubasa announced the fleet's official commissioning in a broadcast to the Yan Nation and the Shinobi World.
  • The ten Tailed Beast starships began their first exploratory patrols in the solar system.

Ch. 425Shinobi Planet Prepares for War

Tsubasa mobilized Shinobi Planet’s forces after sensors detected an Ōtsutsuki spatial passage beyond Mars, and he prepared to intercept the expected regular army in space. The factions agreed to assemble, while the Flying Zombie Corps headed ahead to Mars as Tsubasa worried whether reinforcements would arrive in time.

  • Shikamaru Nara reported abnormal spatial fluctuations beyond Mars that resembled an Ōtsutsuki passage, and Tsubasa ordered evacuations, troop deployments, and accelerated weapons production.
  • Tsubasa learned that the Ōtsutsuki force was likely a regular army and ordered all three interstellar carriers and High Immortal experts to reinforce Mars.
  • Tsubasa summoned the major factions and sacred lands, and Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Kakuzu, and Kabuto agreed to send their forces.
  • Orochimaru sent the Flying Zombie Corps, led by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, ahead to Mars and ordered them to protect civilians during the evacuation.
  • Shikamaru estimated that the factions’ High Immortals would arrive in three shichen, and Tsubasa wondered whether they would reach Tenmei in time.
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Arc 17 of 22