Recaps

The Ōtsutsuki fleet attacked the Shinobi World’s Starlink defenses, and Ōtsutsuki Gō blasted a gap through them. Immortal King Tsubasa arrived and faced Ōtsutsuki Taku, while the wider battle continued and Ōtsutsuki Gen and Gō joined the attack against him.

• The Ōtsutsuki fleet and the Shinobi World’s Starlink defenses exchanged heavy fire, destroying platforms and warships on both sides.
• Ōtsutsuki Gō used Star-Shattering Fist to tear a gap through the defensive line, and Ōtsutsuki Taku ordered the fleet to charge through it.
• Tsubasa arrived and spread his Golden Lotus Dao Domain across the battlefield, empowering the surviving defenses and pressuring the Ōtsutsuki warriors.
• Ōtsutsuki Taku attacked Tsubasa with Blazing Flame Divine Slash, but Tsubasa met the blow with Sage Art: Super Star Fist and held his ground.
• Ōtsutsuki Gen and Ōtsutsuki Gō attacked Tsubasa together as the fleet, mechs, and warriors continued fighting across the star domain.

Tsubasa struggled to hold off Ōtsutsuki Taku, Ōtsutsuki Gō, and Ōtsutsuki Gen until Zombie Orochimaru arrived and destroyed one of Gen’s clones. With the battle turning into a two-on-three, Gen chose to fight Orochimaru while Gō and Taku targeted Tsubasa.

• Tsubasa used his Golden Lotus Dao Domain, techniques, and armor to withstand the three Ōtsutsuki powerhouses despite his dwindling strength.
• Zombie Orochimaru appeared beside Tsubasa and annihilated one of Ōtsutsuki Gen’s hidden clones, injuring Gen through the mental backlash.
• Orochimaru said he needed to devour a Domain Level Ōtsutsuki to advance and offered to hold one of the three enemies off.
• Ōtsutsuki Gen stopped Ōtsutsuki Gō from rushing Orochimaru and assigned herself to fight the zombie while Gō and Ōtsutsuki Taku attacked Tsubasa.

Tsubasa turned the battle against Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gō, then sealed Gō and sent him to Orochimaru. Orochimaru devoured Gō and fled to complete his evolution toward the Zombie King realm.

• Orochimaru and Ōtsutsuki Gen fought as his corpse qi, speed, and hardened body challenged her illusions and attacks.
• Tsubasa replenished his Immortal Power and used his techniques and artifacts to pressure Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gō.
• Tsubasa trapped Ōtsutsuki Gō with the Ninefold Shackles and hurled him toward Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru abandoned his fight with Ōtsutsuki Gen and devoured Ōtsutsuki Gō’s life essence, energy, and law origin.
• Orochimaru announced that he needed to digest the Zombie King realm and vanished into the battlefield to complete his evolution.

Tsubasa struggled against Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gen as their teamwork kept him pinned while the Allied Shinobi Forces suffered heavy losses. Determined to break the stalemate, he expanded the Golden Lotus Dao Domain across much of the battlefield and severely disrupted both opponents, revealing that his true target extended beyond them.

• Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gen changed tactics, combining Gen’s illusions and mental attacks with Taku’s patient assaults to pin down Tsubasa.
• Tsubasa failed to break their defenses, while the Ōtsutsuki Legion inflicted heavy casualties on the Allied Shinobi Forces and badly damaged the Five-Tails Kokuō interstellar carrier.
• Seeing the battlefield worsen, Tsubasa decided he had to break the deadlock and opened the Golden Lotus Dao Domain to its limit.
• The expanded domain disrupted Gen’s Infinite Phantoms and weakened Taku’s black flame armor, leaving both Ōtsutsuki vulnerable to the domain’s full power.

Tsubasa’s Golden Lotus Dao Domain revived and healed the Allied Shinobi Forces while strengthening them and suppressing the Ōtsutsuki Clan. With the balance of battle shifting, the Shinobi World’s warriors launched a fierce counterattack.

• The Golden Lotus Dao Domain healed the wounded, restored the dead to life, and increased the strength of recognized Shinobi World allies by thirty percent.
• The domain weakened Ōtsutsuki warriors, hindering their movement, energy circulation, and abilities.
• Tenchu ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to counterattack and smashed an Ōtsutsuki squad, while Tian Yu struck down enemies with her sealing art.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Uchiha Itachi, Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Killer B, and Nagato Uzumaki joined the empowered assault.
• Tian Yueqing and Tian Uguisu returned from death and charged into the Ōtsutsuki ranks with relentless, lethal attacks.

Tsubasa’s Golden Lotus Dao Domain let the Allied Shinobi Forces repeatedly revive and overwhelm the Ōtsutsuki Legion, wiping out nearly all one hundred thousand invaders. As Tsubasa turned to face the remaining Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gen, Gen trapped him in an illusion, and Taku launched his strongest attack while Tsubasa was vulnerable.

• Tsubasa’s Golden Lotus Dao Domain enabled the Allied Shinobi Forces to revive, heal, and overwhelm the Ōtsutsuki Legion despite its warriors’ efforts to fight back.
• Tenchu and the Allied Shinobi Forces defeated the last Ōtsutsuki officer, leaving only Ōtsutsuki Taku and Ōtsutsuki Gen alive from the legion.
• With his hair turned white from sustaining the domain, Tsubasa declared that Taku and Gen were next.
• Ōtsutsuki Gen cast Infinite Shinjutsu: Dream Rinnegan, trapping Tsubasa in an illusion of Konoha and his deceased loved ones.
• Tsubasa broke the illusion with Illusion-Breaking Golden Lotus, but Ōtsutsuki Taku immediately unleashed Black Sun Descent at him while he was weakened.

Tsubasa redirected Ōtsutsuki Taku’s black-sun attack into Ōtsutsuki Gen, gravely wounding her, but the arrival of Ōtsutsuki Genshō’s King Level pressure threatened to overwhelm the Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsubasa struck before Genshō could arrive and annihilated Gen, while Taku remained his next opponent.

• Tsubasa used Great Spatial Shift to redirect Ōtsutsuki Taku’s attack into Ōtsutsuki Gen, who survived only by using a divine artifact and was left gravely wounded.
• As Tsubasa prepared to finish Taku and Gen, spatial fluctuations and Ōtsutsuki Genshō’s King Level pressure swept over the battlefield, crushing the allied forces’ morale.
• Despite the pressure, Tsubasa attacked Taku and Gen, using Sage Art: Space-Time Forbidden to trap Gen in place.
• Tsubasa’s Nine Transformations of Xingchen-Star Splitter pierced Gen and shattered her body and soul, killing her completely.

Tsubasa destroyed Ōtsutsuki Taku with Return to the Void, then ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat before Ōtsutsuki Genshō arrived. When the forces refused to abandon him, Tsubasa sent his family and part of the allied forces to the rear while he stayed behind to face the coming enemy.

• Ōtsutsuki Taku burned his origin to unleash a self-destructive attack, but Tsubasa used the Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus and Return to the Void to devour him and his black flames.
• Tsubasa returned to the Allied Shinobi Forces and ordered them to abandon the outer defenses and retreat to the Shinobi World's home planet as Ōtsutsuki Genshō's spatial passage opened.
• The allied forces refused to leave Tsubasa and instead reorganized their formation to fight beside him.
• Tsubasa's wives, children, and grandchildren arrived and refused to leave, so he ordered Tenchu and Tian Yu to escort the Ten Family descendants and part of the allied forces to the rear defense line.
• Tian Yueqing and the others departed with the children, while Tsubasa watched them go and prepared to face the enemy alone.

The million-strong Ōtsutsuki main legion arrived in the Shinobi World and attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces. Tsubasa burned his body and soul to empower the Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus, whose Dao Domain engulfed the battlefield.

• The Ōtsutsuki main legion emerged through a massive spatial passage, led by Ōtsutsuki Genshō, Ōtsutsuki Sekigan and Ōtsutsuki Anzei.
• Ōtsutsuki Genshō ordered the entire army to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces and Tsubasa.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces fired everything they had as the Ōtsutsuki assault overwhelmed their defensive line.
• Tsubasa opened all 108 acupoint gates and burned his immortal body and soul to unleash his final technique.
• Tsubasa poured his life energy into the Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus, expanding its golden Dao Domain across the entire battlefield and engulfing the charging Ōtsutsuki forces.

Tsubasa sacrificed his body and soul to unleash the Golden Lotus Dao Domain, giving the Allied Shinobi Forces a chance to retreat while he confronted the Ōtsutsuki Legion. After absorbing the legion’s barrage and discovering that its warriors replenished his power, he charged into their ranks, determined to keep fighting.

• Tsubasa burned his life force to strengthen the Golden Lotus Dao Domain and suppress the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s powers.
• Tenchu ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat while Tsubasa held back the enemy, and Tian Yu began approaching the Immortal King realm.
• Ōtsutsuki Genshō ordered the legion to attack Tsubasa, form the Ten Thousand Senra Rakshasa Grand Formation, and fire its fleet’s main cannons.
• Tsubasa used the Golden Lotus Dao Domain to absorb most of the legion’s destructive beams and discovered that the Ōtsutsuki warriors’ life force replenished his burning power.
• Tsubasa charged into the densest ranks of the Ōtsutsuki Legion, intent on killing as many as he could.

Tsubasa devastated the Ōtsutsuki Legion inside his Golden Lotus Dao Domain, absorbing the life essence of those he killed. Ōtsutsuki Genshō ordered the legion to sacrifice itself to contaminate the domain and wear Tsubasa down, and the new tactics began to slow and pressure him.

• Tsubasa flickered through the Ōtsutsuki formation, destroying battleships and killing Domain Level commanders while absorbing their life essence and energy.
• Ōtsutsuki Genshō realized Tsubasa was growing stronger by devouring the dead and ordered the Flesh and Blood Millstone plan to exhaust him.
• The Ōtsutsuki battleships began suicide ramming attacks, while warriors sacrificed their lives and souls to corrode the Golden Lotus Dao Domain.
• More than a hundred Domain Level commanders, led by the lords of Red Rock City and Dark Devouring City, formed a deathly silence formation that enveloped Tsubasa and increased the pressure on him.

Tsubasa’s battle against the Ōtsutsuki attrition forces grew more desperate as his flames weakened, while Tian Yu began breaking through toward the Immortal King Realm. Their laws resonated across the battlefield, giving Tsubasa a new insight that strengthened his flames and expanded his Dao Domain.

• Tsubasa continued fighting through the self-destructing warships and foul formations, consuming Ōtsutsuki life essence to prolong his peak strength.
• Tian Yu sensed her father’s struggle and the laws within his Golden Lotus Dao Domain, then began breaking through toward the Immortal King Realm as Tian Yueqing, Tenchu, and the others watched over her.
• The All-Encompassing Deathly Silence Grand Formation pierced Tsubasa’s defenses, and he realized his strength was nearing its limit while the Shinobi World remained unsafe.
• Tsubasa sensed Tian Yu’s breakthrough and gained a deeper understanding of purification and devouring, transforming his immortal flames with a trace of chaos.
• Tsubasa’s new flames broke down and assimilated enemy attacks and formations more efficiently, brightening the Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus and expanding his Dao Domain.
• The lord of Red Rock City, Dark Devouring City’s lord, and Ōtsutsuki Genshō reacted with shock and alarm as Tsubasa grew stronger.

Tsubasa was trapped and gravely wounded by the Ōtsutsuki forces, so he burned the origin of his Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus and launched a final attack at Ōtsutsuki Genshō. The lords of Red Rock City and Dark Devouring City moved to stop his suicide strike as it raced toward the Heart of the God Tree flagship.

• Ōtsutsuki Genshō sent the God Tree Imperial Guard and God Tree roots to restrain Tsubasa while the surrounding formations and legions attacked him.
• Tsubasa unleashed Star Burner Explosion: Lotus Blooming Destruction, destroying nearby roots and guards but exhausting much of his power.
• The Golden Lotus Dao Domain revived as Tsubasa burned the golden lotus's origin essence, committing to destroy himself and his companion soul treasure.
• Tsubasa declared that the Shinobi World would never be enslaved and charged toward Ōtsutsuki Genshō aboard the Heart of the God Tree flagship.
• The lord of Red Rock City attacked Tsubasa with Red Rock Starfall, while the lord of Dark Devouring City used Dark Devouring Return to Nothingness to intercept him.

Immortal King Tsubasa destroyed Ōtsutsuki Sekigan and Ōtsutsuki Anzei, then drove his chaos fire meteor toward Ōtsutsuki Genshō’s flagship. Genshō repeatedly reset a localized area of space-time to try new tactics, but Tsubasa broke through every defense and left Genshō weakened and desperate.

• Tsubasa’s chaos fire meteor annihilated Ōtsutsuki Sekigan and Ōtsutsuki Anzei, terrifying the Ōtsutsuki Legion and sending its forces into a panic.
• Tsubasa continued toward the Heart of the God Tree flagship, where Ōtsutsuki Genshō activated his Space-Time Mirror Domain and reset the surrounding area to before Tsubasa’s charge.
• Genshō ordered the troops to form the Myriad Spirits God-Devouring Formation while he, Sekigan, and Anzei prepared the Three-Phase Seal, but Tsubasa broke through and killed the two city lords again.
• Genshō reset space-time and tried Void Banishment, but Tsubasa burned through the spatial rifts and again overwhelmed the Ōtsutsuki forces.
• Genshō repeatedly reset the battlefield and tried new tactics, but Tsubasa kept advancing as each cycle drained Genshō’s strength and left him increasingly desperate.

Tsubasa devastated the fleeing Ōtsutsuki fleet, but Ōtsutsuki Genshō used a spacetime illusion to turn Tsubasa’s family against him and buy time to escape. Tsubasa protected his family and carried them back toward the Shinobi World as the flagship and a few survivors fled through the collapsing passage.

• Ōtsutsuki Genshō ordered his legion to retreat, and Tsubasa pursued the fleeing ships with his Chaos Fire Meteor.
• Orochimaru slipped into the spatial turbulence, intent on devouring Ōtsutsuki clansmen, while Tsubasa’s family rushed in to find him.
• Genshō summoned the Spacetime Illusion Mirror, making Tsubasa’s family see him as an enemy and making Tsubasa fear his flames would harm them.
• Tsubasa veered away and restrained his power to protect his family, but enemy attacks and spatial turbulence further weakened him.
• Tsubasa gathered his family and carried them toward the Shinobi World as Genshō escaped through the spatial passage with a few surviving ships.

After Tsubasa sacrificed himself to drive back the Ōtsutsuki, Tian Yu guarded the lotus seed that held his remaining life as the Shinobi World united to prepare for another attack. Ten years later, Tian Yu had become the world’s only Immortal King and continued searching for a way to restore her father’s soul.

• Tsubasa dissipated after urging the Shinobi World to protect its future, leaving behind a golden lotus seed that Tian Yu caught and vowed to nurture.
• Tian Yu planted the seed in Shikkotsu Forest and built protective barriers around it while the Shinobi World mourned and resolved to grow stronger.
• Tian Yu and the surviving leaders formed the Shinobi World Revival Council, which combined recovered Ōtsutsuki technology with local techniques to develop weapons, starships, and defenses.
• The Shinobi World fortified strategic regions and prepared for the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s inevitable return.
• Ten years after the battle, Tian Yu had become the Shinobi World’s sole Immortal King and continued guarding the lotus while studying life and soul laws to restore Tsubasa.

Ten years after Tsubasa sacrificed himself, Tian Yu and her family continued nourishing his sleeping soul while the Shinobi World grew into a powerful interstellar civilization. Thousands of peak Immortal Venerables prepared for another threat, though none could find a path to the Immortal King Realm.

• Tian Yu infused the All-Life Nurturing Spirit Formation with her Immortal Power as she spoke to Tsubasa's sleeping soul.
• Tian Mai, Tian Muyan, Tian Yueqing, and the other family members shared news of their children and the Shinobi World's progress with Tsubasa.
• Tenshō condensed his Immortal Venerable Dao Fruit, while Tenchu and Tenpi's fifth-generation Xingchen runic mechs neared the end of testing.
• The Ten Family and the wider Shinobi World amassed hundreds and thousands of peak Immortal Venerables, but the Immortal King Realm remained beyond their reach.
• The Shinobi World made the Xingchen Body-Tempering Art its trump card, training to unleash immense power by burning life and soul in battle.

Orochimaru stowed away on the Ōtsutsuki spaceship and reached the clan’s home planet, where he ambushed the wounded Genshō and devoured his life essence. After becoming a High-Grade Zombie King and raising Sekigan and Anzei as zombie servants, he left to build a larger force.

• Orochimaru concealed himself on the God Tree spaceship and followed it through the planetary barrier to the Ōtsutsuki home planet.
• Orochimaru slipped past the spaceport guards and followed Genshō’s healing pod to the healing hall.
• Orochimaru bound Sekigan and Anzei with corpse-aura chains, then attacked the helpless Genshō.
• Orochimaru devoured Genshō’s life essence and advanced to High-Grade Zombie King.
• Orochimaru turned Sekigan and Anzei into the Red Zombie King and Dark Zombie King, then led them away to gather more zombies.

Orochimaru led a growing Zombie Corps through the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s cities, conquering Genshō City and expanding across the planet. After the clan’s elite army failed to stop the seemingly immortal, infectious zombies, the elders faced a spreading crisis as Orochimaru vowed to rule the planet.

• Orochimaru, Red Corpse, and Dark Corpse turned villagers around Genshō City into zombies and grew their ranks by attacking towns.
• Orochimaru’s Zombie Corps captured Genshō City, then conquered Red Rock City and Dark Devouring City, reaching tens of millions.
• Ōtsutsuki Retsu led an elite army against the zombies, but their bodies reassembled after attacks and infected clan members joined the horde.
• Ōtsutsuki Retsu ordered a retreat as the Zombie Corps continued to grow, and the clan elders failed to find a way to stop it.
• Orochimaru watched from an occupied city and declared that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would fall and the planet would become his.

The Ōtsutsuki Saints tried to contain a zombie outbreak spreading through several cities, but discovered the dead repeatedly revived under an unbreakable death rule. They sealed the region as the Land of Zombies, unaware that Orochimaru was hidden inside, studying Ōtsutsuki bloodlines and preparing to grow strong enough to escape.

• The Ōtsutsuki Saints learned that Genshō City, Red Rock City, Dark Devouring City, and nearby settlements had fallen to zombies, and the God of the God Tree sent Sōichi, Enmu, and Konkei to stop the spread.
• Sōichi, Enmu, and Konkei sealed the infected region with the Heaven and Earth Barrier Sealing Jutsu, then destroyed the zombies inside it.
• The zombies reformed from ashes the next morning, grew stronger, and resisted the Saints’ attacks as the trio failed to remove the death rule sustaining them.
• After Konkei sensed a hidden presence, the three Saints reinforced the barrier and Sōichi volunteered to guard the region, which the Ōtsutsuki designated the Land of Zombies.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had hidden fragments of himself throughout the corpse qi, used an Ōtsutsuki zombie to obtain a Domain Level heart, and continued researching the Ōtsutsuki bloodline while planning to escape the seal.

Shikamaru Nara heard people condemn Orochimaru as a deserter and recalled the battle that shaped that reputation. His memories showed Orochimaru charging into the fight beside Immortal King Tsubasa, but the chapter ended before revealing what happened next.

• A group of patrons praised Immortal King Tsubasa for sacrificing himself to repel the Ōtsutsuki and cursed Orochimaru for allegedly abandoning the battle.
• Shikamaru Nara listened in disguise and reflected that Orochimaru's established obsession with immortality and truth made the story of his cowardice seem wrong.
• Shikamaru remembered the battle beyond Mars, where Immortal King Tsubasa fought three Ōtsutsuki Domain Level Advanced Stage experts and fell behind.
• Orochimaru led his zombie subordinates into the fight, ignored Jiraiya's warning, and told Jiraiya and Tsunade to watch as he and Immortal King Tsubasa faced the Ōtsutsuki.

Ten years after Orochimaru vanished during the battle against the Ōtsutsuki, Shikamaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade debated whether he had fled or infiltrated the Ōtsutsuki Planet. They remained uncertain about his fate but chose to believe he had acted with a purpose and hoped he was still alive.

• Orochimaru devoured an injured Domain Level expert, reached the Immortal King Level, and then disappeared from the battlefield.
• Immortal King Tsubasa sacrificed his body and soul to drive back the Ōtsutsuki Legion, while Orochimaru was never seen again.
• Ten years later, Shikamaru asked Jiraiya and Tsunade whether Orochimaru had truly run away, and both doubted that he would flee after gaining power.
• Tsunade suggested Orochimaru might have followed the retreating Ōtsutsuki Legion to infiltrate their planet, and Jiraiya agreed it fit his curiosity and patience.
• Shikamaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade considered the risks and the lack of news, then reaffirmed their belief that Orochimaru had a purpose and hoped he was alive.

The Shinobi World tested advanced runic mecha and reviewed its growing defenses, but its leaders remained unable to find a clear path to the Immortal King realm. They chose to strengthen their forces and await the next threat while Tenchu and Tenpi trusted that Tian Yu's father could sense their efforts.

• Naruto and Sasuke tested the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird mecha, demonstrating their increased power, speed, and weapons performance.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, Hinata, Neji, Naruto, and Sasuke relied on personalized immortal artifacts designed to amplify their abilities.
• Tenbutsu and the leaders reviewed the expanding early-warning network and planetary defenses, while Tenpi reported that research had not solved the Immortal King breakthrough bottleneck.
• Tsunade and Tian Yu urged the Shinobi World to focus on defense and cultivation rather than risky exploration, and the council agreed to continue gradual research and expansion.
• Tenchu reassured Tenpi that their father could sense their efforts as they watched the City of Hope, while Orochimaru kept the Ōtsutsuki Clan occupied in its Forbidden Zone.

Ten years after the Ōtsutsuki sealed the zombie outbreak, Orochimaru continued growing stronger inside the Deathly Silence Seal and plotted to take over their civilization. Meanwhile, the next generation trained at the Immortal Venerable Academy, unaware of the danger gathering beyond their world.

• Ōtsutsuki Arashi detected deliberate energy fluctuations near Genshō City and ordered three Domain Level reconnaissance ships to scan the seal.
• Orochimaru learned from a Peak Domain Level zombie about the Ōtsutsuki Clan's pursuit of Saint Level and coveted its secrets.
• Orochimaru sensed the increased surveillance and planned to master his Annihilation Saint Intent before his zombie army broke through the seal.
• Orochimaru commanded the zombies to batter the barrier, triggering alarms at the monitoring stations outside.
• At the Immortal Venerable Academy, Tenshō and Boruto Namikaze fought on the training ground while Sarada Uchiha and Himawari Hyuga watched.

Tian Yu detected a deliberate response from her father’s soul after ten years of vigil, while the Ōtsutsuki Clan discovered a signal linking the forbidden zone to the Shinobi World and the Saint Level. The sage council ordered an investigation of the Shinobi World and increased surveillance of the sealed entity, bringing the world under covert scrutiny.

• Tian Yu sensed her father’s soul apparition move its fingers and called her family to share the hopeful sign.
• Tenpi and the City of Hope’s scientists worked on fourth-generation mecha and continued research into the Artificial Immortal King project.
• Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy patrolled the Mars-region defense line in their custom mecha.
• Ōtsutsuki Arashi’s reconnaissance ships detected a fragmentary signal mentioning the Saint path, the Shinobi World, a key, and devouring evolution.
• Ōtsutsuki Arashi reported the signal to the sage council, which ordered elite forces to investigate the Shinobi World and intensified surveillance of the Deathly Silence Seal.