Chapter Summaries

Shinsei discovered that his Mangekyō eyes craved devouring the gods of Takamagahara, a craving Otsutsuki Kaguya shared but resisted. As they decided to leave before his eyes got out of control, Ninigi-no-Mikoto ordered Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto to return and stop Shinsei at the cloud wall.

• Shinsei admitted to Otsutsuki Kaguya that his eyes wanted to devour the gods, and she revealed that her eyes had the same craving.
• Shinsei and Otsutsuki Kaguya agreed to leave and postpone dealing with the God Tree until his eyes were under control.
• Ninigi-no-Mikoto summoned a white snake and ordered it to tell Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto to return to Takamagahara and stop Shinsei at the cloud wall.
• Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto continued burning the White Snake Clan's territory outside Ryūchi Cave while a small snake urged him to be patient.
• After receiving Ninigi-no-Mikoto's message, Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto left Ryūchi Cave at once.

Shinsei and Kaguya reached a small town where a giant toad staged an attack before a white-robed immortal drove it away. The immortal demanded daily human sacrifices to restore his power, then seized a couple after the man questioned what had happened to the previous offering.

• Shinsei and Kaguya disguised themselves and entered a small town, where villagers prayed to the God of Blazing Flames.
• A giant toad approached the town and stuffed a woman and other villagers into a pouch in its mouth without harming them.
• A white-robed immortal attacked the toad with white fire and drove it away, then claimed his power was nearly exhausted.
• The immortal demanded one person each day as an offering so he could restore his power and suppress the toad.
• A middle-aged man said the previous offering, Shūta, had never returned, and the immortal seized him and the woman beside him as the next sacrifices.

Shinsei killed the false sage who had been sacrificing villagers, and the toad Heipi returned to Mount Myōboku with news of him. Gamamaru warned the toads to avoid Shinsei and his companion, but urged them to find a mysterious middle-aged man who might help confront the Ōtsutsuki.

• Shinsei restrained the sage and learned he had staged attacks by a toad to frighten villagers into accepting human sacrifices.
• Kaguya joined Shinsei as the sage admitted his scheme, and Shinsei killed him with lightning.
• The villagers knelt to Shinsei in gratitude, while the enormous toad vanished in a puff of smoke.
• Heipi returned to Mount Myōboku and told the Toad Ancestor and Gamamaru about the boy and the white-haired woman he had encountered.
• Gamamaru described a dream of two powerful newcomers disrupting the world's course and warned that the woman could bring ruin if she awoke.
• Gamamaru told Heipi to seek the middle-aged man instead of approaching Shinsei, and Heipi left to look for him in the city.

Shinsei and Kaguya were traveling through the forest when Kagutsuchi arrived under Amaterasu’s orders to take them back. Shinsei fought the fire god across the burning woods, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Kaguya told Shinsei she was hungry, and he caught and roasted a rabbit for them to eat.
• Kaguya sensed someone approaching, and a blazing figure swept through the forest, setting the trees alight.
• Kagutsuchi introduced himself as the flame of Takamagahara and said Amaterasu had ordered him to take Shinsei and Kaguya back.
• Kagutsuchi ignited the forest and attacked Shinsei with a fire serpent and a flaming fist, burning Shinsei’s forearms.
• Shinsei drew on Senjutsu Chakra and fought Kagutsuchi through the burning forest, cracking Kagutsuchi’s armor as the battle continued.

Shinsei defeated Kagutsuchi with Susanoo and absorbed him through his Mangekyō Sharingan, gaining the ability to wield real fire. As Shinsei collapsed and recovered, Kaguya apologized, saying she should have remembered sooner.

• Kagutsuchi attacked Shinsei with a giant fire beast, while Kaguya shielded him from the flames.
• Shinsei summoned a towering Susanoo and struck Kagutsuchi through his wall of fire, leaving him badly weakened.
• Shinsei absorbed Kagutsuchi into his eyes, and his Mangekyō Sharingan changed as he gained control of real fire.
• Kaguya ran to Shinsei as he collapsed, then held him while he recovered and said, “I ate it.”
• Kaguya stroked Shinsei’s face, wept, and apologized for not remembering sooner.

Kaguya recounted her childhood in the Ōtsutsuki tower, where she and her sister witnessed their clan destroy worlds and mistreat their mothers. After their mothers were killed for resisting the Ancestor, Kaguya’s sister left using her plundering eyes and made Kaguya forget her.

• Kaguya described growing up with her mother in the tower, where the Ōtsutsuki enslaved and abused her mother.
• Kaguya’s sister was born and secretly shared small gifts with her as they grew up during the clan’s pilgrimages.
• On a devastated planet, Kaguya’s sister confronted the Ancestor for killing innocent people, and both girls’ mothers died protecting her.
• Kaguya and her sister buried their mothers, and her sister said she could no longer bear the clan’s violence or her own Ōtsutsuki blood.
• Her sister used her plundering eyes on Kaguya, telling her to forget her before leaving.

Shinsei told Kaguya about her future as the Rabbit Goddess and the conflict with her sons, leaving her questioning her Ōtsutsuki identity. Kaguya asked Shinsei to call her simply Kaguya and said she no longer wanted to be an Ōtsutsuki.

• Kaguya asked Shinsei whether he had come from the future and what the other version of her had been like.
• Shinsei told Kaguya that her future self became the Rabbit Goddess, enslaved humanity through genjutsu, and was sealed by her sons.
• Kaguya rejected the story that she had children with the Emperor of the Land of Ancestors, saying he had regarded her as a thing.
• Shinsei explained that Hagoromo and Hamura had opposed Kaguya and sealed her away, leaving her distressed over whether Ōtsutsuki blood led to betrayal.
• Kaguya asked Shinsei to call her Kaguya and said she did not want to be an Ōtsutsuki anymore.

Gamamaru and Heipi sought an alliance with Madara, but he rejected their plan to destroy the God Tree and said he wanted to become like Otsutsuki Kaguya. In Takamagahara, Amaterasu stopped Ninigi-no-Mikoto from sending more gods after Shinsei and ordered a cautious plan for the God Tree.

• Gamamaru and Heipi found Madara and offered to help him destroy the God Tree so he could return to his era and protect the world's natural energy.
• Madara overwhelmed the toads with his chakra, then questioned why he should destroy the God Tree and said he wanted to become like Otsutsuki Kaguya by eating its Chakra Fruit.
• Ninigi-no-Mikoto reported Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto's death and urged Amaterasu to send Takemikazuchi-no-Kami after Shinsei.
• Amaterasu refused to send more gods against Shinsei and ordered Susanoo and Takemikazuchi-no-Kami to wait at the God Tree for Otsutsuki Kaguya.
• Amaterasu told Ninigi-no-Mikoto to offer Otsutsuki Kaguya honored guest status if she resolved the God Tree crisis, then asked whether Omoikane would return to advise Takamagahara.

Shinsei used his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto to develop a new fire-style technique that propelled him through the air. Kaguya tried to imitate him, but scorched her robe, while Shinsei realized he would need fire-resistant clothing to fly safely.

• Shinsei roasted venison for Kaguya and considered using fire’s thrust for movement instead of only attacking opponents.
• Shinsei tested his idea by jetting flames from his hands and feet, flying above the trees and skimming across the ground.
• Shinsei assessed the technique’s speed, chakra cost, and control demands, and thought about making a fire-resistant battle suit.
• Kaguya imitated Shinsei’s technique, accidentally scorching her white robe, and Shinsei watched her reaction.

Shinsei used his control over fire to develop a flame-powered handgun that launched Water Mines at extreme speed. He demonstrated the weapon’s destructive power by blasting part of a distant hill away.

• Kaguya emerged from the woods wearing Shinsei’s clothes and watched him test his new creation.
• Shinsei used fire chakra to propel a Water Mine at a bluestone, then formed a handgun from flames and fired Water Mines through a tree and a cliff.
• Shinsei reshaped the handgun with senjutsu chakra and launched a Water Mine through a distant rock at terrifying speed.
• Kaguya questioned the weapon’s usefulness, so Shinsei fired a flame-patterned Water Mine at a hill a kilometer away.
• Shinsei detonated the Water Mine and blasted a section off the top of the hundred-meter-high hill.

Shinsei taught Kaguya how to make water bombs after taking a drop of her blood for research, but her poor chakra control kept her from mastering the technique. He gave her a powerful sealed water bomb for emergencies, and she thanked him for protecting her.

• Kaguya watched Shinsei’s explosive water bomb and asked to learn how he made it.
• Shinsei agreed to teach Kaguya in exchange for a drop of her blood, which he sealed in a porcelain bottle.
• Shinsei explained the technique, but Kaguya repeatedly failed to control her chakra and set off several water bombs prematurely.
• Shinsei realized Kaguya relied on instinct rather than precise chakra control and gave her a fist-sized water bomb containing nearly half a lake’s worth of water.
• Kaguya accepted the bomb and thanked Shinsei for protecting her.

Shinsei and Kaguya reached the God Tree and met Takemikazuchi-no-Kami and Susanoo, who demanded that Kaguya stop its destruction of Takamagahara. When Kaguya explained that only eating the Chakra Fruit could remove the tree’s mark, Susanoo accused her of hiding another solution, and Shinsei prepared to defend her.

• Shinsei and Kaguya crossed the barren land around the God Tree and discussed how it was draining the world’s natural energy.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami and Susanoo approached and identified themselves as gods from Takamagahara who had been waiting for Kaguya.
• Kaguya explained that destroying the God Tree would trigger its mark and bring the Ōtsutsuki Clan to harvest the planet.
• Kaguya said that the mark could only disappear if the God Tree bore fruit and she ate the Chakra Fruit, but Susanoo doubted her explanation.
• Shinsei stepped in front of Kaguya, refused to leave her to the gods, and spread his fire release chakra around them as the confrontation began.

Shinsei and Kaguya faced Susanoo and Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, whose natural-energy giant and lightning speed overwhelmed Shinsei in battle. Shinsei continued evading their attacks and grew excited by the power he hoped to gain for his Descent of the Thunder God Project.

• Shinsei resolved to protect Kaguya and considered devouring Mikata Raijin’s lightning ability to strengthen his Descent of the Thunder God Project.
• Susanoo transformed into a hundred-meter giant formed from dense natural energy.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami clad himself in lightning armor, summoned Amenonuhoko, and attacked Shinsei at overwhelming speed.
• Shinsei dodged repeated spear thrusts and Susanoo’s crushing stomp, while lightning strikes and shock waves drove him across the battlefield.
• Shinsei launched a small black ball at Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, who dodged it easily, and Shinsei scattered Fire Release chakra through the air as the fight continued.

Shinsei unleashed Storm Release Sage Mode and overwhelmed Takemikazuchi-no-Kami in close combat before damaging Susanoo's giant with his strength. Susanoo acknowledged Shinsei’s power and drew his exclusive divine weapon, the Kusanagi Sword.

• Shinsei caught Takemikazuchi-no-Kami’s spear and hurled him into Susanoo’s giant, then decided ordinary attacks could not pierce its defenses.
• Mikata Raijin challenged Shinsei to use senjutsu, and Shinsei activated Sage Art: Storm Release Chakra Mode.
• Shinsei matched Takemikazuchi-no-Kami’s speed, battered him with chakra-enhanced strikes, and knocked the Amenonuhoko into the ground.
• Shinsei caught Susanoo’s giant’s clapping palms and struck its chest, leaving a deep crater that natural energy quickly repaired.
• Susanoo acknowledged Shinsei’s strength and drew the Kusanagi Sword.

Shinsei fought Susanoo and Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, discovering that Susanoo's Kusanagi Sword could cut through his Storm Sword while Takemikazuchi-no-Kami's divine weapons and lightning armor made him a formidable opponent. Shinsei used Flying Thunder God to strike Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, then escaped Susanoo's slash, but Susanoo noticed the flame runes marking his appearances.

• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami asked Shinsei to stand with the gods, but Shinsei rejected the man-eating sages and warned them he would fight.
• Susanoo attacked with the Kusanagi Sword, which cut through Shinsei's Storm Sword and split the ground.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami attacked Shinsei with the Amenonuhoko and Futsunomitama, but Shinsei dodged with Flying Thunder God and struck him from behind.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami recovered using his lightning armor and questioned why Shinsei opposed the gods; Shinsei said he was not a god and condemned their practice of feeding on humans.
• Shinsei teleported away from Susanoo's next slash, and Susanoo shouted that he had seen flame runes wherever Shinsei appeared.

Shinsei faced the deities while Madara Uchiha arrived and claimed he would protect the God Tree. After assessing the battlefield, Madara proposed an alliance with Shinsei and Kaguya to kill the deities and absorb their power.

• Shinsei realized the deities could recover rapidly using natural energy, so he prepared a black Water Mine to attack Mikata Raijin.
• Madara Uchiha arrived on a giant toad, and Mikata Raijin and Shinsei turned their attention to the powerful newcomer.
• Madara declared that he would protect the God Tree, while Shinsei challenged whether he could stop its destruction.
• Shinsei put away the Water Mine, and the deities hesitated as they assessed Madara's strength and uncertain allegiance.
• Madara told Shinsei that they shared blood and proposed joining forces with Kaguya to kill the deities, offering to take one each.

Omoikane-no-Kami explained that he sent Takemikazuchi-no-Kami and Susanoo to face the outsiders so Kukurihime-no-Kami could learn enough about them to restore her prophetic ability. He revealed that the outsiders could absorb gods’ powers and defended the sacrifices as necessary for Takamagahara’s survival, hinting that his own ability could affect the danger.

• Kukurihime-no-Kami accused Omoikane-no-Kami of sending Takemikazuchi-no-Kami and Susanoo to die out of personal spite, and he admitted he disliked them.
• Omoikane-no-Kami used Kukurihime-no-Kami’s bite to summon Katsuyu, who reported that the boy had absorbed Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto’s flame ability and another god’s ability.
• Kukurihime-no-Kami learned that the outsiders could devour gods and asked why Omoikane-no-Kami had sent more gods to them.
• Omoikane-no-Kami explained that learning the outsiders’ abilities, personalities, and origins could restore Kukurihime-no-Kami’s prophecies, making her more important than the gods sent to fight.
• Omoikane-no-Kami said Takamagahara would sacrifice suitable gods to strengthen the outsiders and suggested that his own ability meant the gods were not easy to devour.

Madara Uchiha fought Susanoo and used Sage Art: Wood Release: Majestic Attire: True Several Thousand Hands to defeat him. After absorbing Susanoo's abilities, Madara enhanced his own Susanoo.

• Madara Uchiha summoned Perfect Susanoo, but Susanoo cut through it with the Kusanagi Sword.
• Madara Uchiha combined his Susanoo with a Wood Golem, but Susanoo sliced through them both.
• Madara Uchiha gathered Senjutsu Chakra and Dragon Vein Chakra to create a thousand-meter-tall Buddha with countless arms.
• Madara Uchiha's True Several Thousand Hands battered Susanoo's giant into pieces and killed him.
• Madara Uchiha absorbed the white light left by Susanoo, enhancing his own Susanoo.

Shinsei claimed the Kusanagi Sword and sealed it while Madara pursued Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, whose escape to Takamagahara was blocked by an immense barrier. Takemikazuchi-no-Kami realized the gods had shut him out, as Madara arrived laughing.

• Madara Uchiha pursued Takemikazuchi-no-Kami after noticing Shinsei reaching for the Kusanagi Sword.
• Shinsei seized the Kusanagi Sword and sealed it inside a black sphere with runes.
• Kaguya warned Shinsei that Madara's eyes looked hungry, and they followed him while keeping their distance.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami reached Takamagahara's gate but repeatedly crashed against a wall of natural energy.
• Takemikazuchi-no-Kami accused the gods of abandoning him, and Madara Uchiha laughed at him.

Omoikane-no-Kami led Kukurihime-no-Kami to Yomi-tsu, where the dead gods of Takamagahara were kept, and revealed the head of Amenominaka embedded in a black rock. Kukurihime-no-Kami learned that no god had yet been resurrected and that an unnamed deity had nearly drained Yomi-tsu of its vitality.

• Omoikane-no-Kami told Kukurihime-no-Kami that Susanoo was dead and that Mikata Raijin would also die as part of his plan.
• Omoikane-no-Kami reassured Kukurihime-no-Kami that he would spare her because her prophetic ability was useful, then led her through the jungle.
• Omoikane-no-Kami showed Kukurihime-no-Kami the rift called Yomi-tsu, where Takamagahara's dead gods awaited resurrection.
• Kukurihime-no-Kami asked whether any god had been resurrected, and Omoikane-no-Kami said none had because a deity had nearly drained Yomi-tsu's vitality.
• Omoikane-no-Kami led Kukurihime-no-Kami to an immense head embedded in black rock and identified it as Amenominaka.