Chapter Summaries

The rankings named Hashirama Senju the sixth-strongest Kage-level fighter, and the chapter explained why his Sage Mode, enormous Chakra reserves, and powerful Wood Release made him the strongest below the Six Paths. It left the characters wondering why Madara Uchiha might rank above Hashirama, while Obito hoped he could place even higher.

• Nagato regretted failing Jiraiya, but Jiraiya reassured him that Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan were still his students and that the new knowledge had prevented them from killing one another.
• The rankings announced Hashirama Senju at number six, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi and Obito to react to his many titles.
• The narrator argued that Hashirama’s Sage Mode, Chakra, Wood Release, and broad combat skills made him stronger than other Super Kage fighters below the Six Paths.
• Shikaku Nara questioned why Madara Uchiha would rank above Hashirama despite losing to him at the Valley of the End, and Ōnoki said Madara’s strength was unfathomable.
• Obito wondered whether he could rank higher than Hashirama, Kakashi rejected the idea, and Rin encouraged Obito.

Hashirama Senju fought Madara Uchiha, who controlled the Nine-Tails and covered it with Susanoo. After their attacks devastated the battlefield, Hashirama tried to persuade Madara to end the conflict, but Madara rejected his words and the battle continued.

• Madara Uchiha appeared controlling the Nine-Tails at the Valley of the End, and Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that their battle later transformed the landscape.
• Hashirama Senju used Wood Release to restrain the Nine-Tails and counter its Tailed Beast Bomb, while Madara protected it with Susanoo.
• Hashirama blocked Madara's attacks with the Hōbi Technique and Fivefold Rashomon, then led Madara toward the coast.
• Hashirama pleaded with Madara not to dishonor their fallen comrades and said he did not want to kill him.
• Madara grew furious at Hashirama's words and declared that they had fought their way to the other shore.

Hashirama and Madara fought with their strongest techniques until Hashirama subdued the Nine-Tails and the two continued their battle hand to hand. Hashirama stabbed Madara with a Wood Clone and explained that he would protect the village at any cost, while Madara warned that the village would one day become dark.

• Hashirama entered Sage Mode and summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to fight Madara and his Susanoo-clad Nine-Tails.
• Hashirama's thousand arms battered the Susanoo, then his Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands struck the Nine-Tails and suppressed it.
• With the Nine-Tails subdued and Madara's Susanoo gone, Hashirama and Madara resumed their hand-to-hand fight until Hashirama fell and Madara gained the upper hand.
• Hashirama's fallen figure revealed itself as a Wood Clone, and the real Hashirama stabbed Madara in the chest from behind.
• Hashirama declared that he would protect the village even against friends or family, and Madara warned that Hashirama had changed and the village would become its darkness before falling forward.

The footage showed Hashirama and Madara fighting again during the Fourth Shinobi World War, while the viewers discussed how Madara helped name Konoha. Madara drained Hashirama’s chakra and defeated him, leaving Hiruzen shocked.

• Hiruzen hesitated to explain why Konoha’s leader was called Hokage, and Hatake Sakumo said Madara had named the village while Hashirama had named its leader.
• Danzo claimed Hashirama had spared Madara out of softness, and Tobi confused him by asking who he was and where he lived.
• The footage resumed with Hashirama and Madara battling during the Fourth Shinobi World War as the God Tree’s roots spread across the battlefield.
• Madara stabbed Hashirama with Black Receivers and began draining his chakra while they dodged the God Tree’s tendrils.
• Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation body became solid, and he seized Hashirama by the throat and absorbed his chakra, stunning Hiruzen.

The screen revealed Might Guy as the fifth-ranked Kage-level combatant, surprising viewers who knew him as a ridiculous-looking shinobi with a reputation for hard work. His showcase began with Guy encountering Kisame, whom he failed to recognize, and the story left off as Kisame reacted to the insult.

• The ranking screen named Might Guy fifth, prompting disbelief from viewers and celebration from his father, Might Duy.
• Kakashi recalled his father's prediction that Guy could become his rival and eventually surpass him, while Neji praised Guy's diligence.
• The screen began showing Guy's highlights as he and his team pursued the Akatsuki to rescue Gaara.
• Hozuki Mangetsu learned that Kisame had joined the Akatsuki and demanded an explanation for his betrayal.
• Guy's team encountered Kisame, but Guy could not remember who he was, leaving Kisame offended.

Kisame overwhelmed Might Guy and his students with powerful Water Release techniques and Samehada, trapping Guy and the others in a Water Prison. As Guy struggled to protect his students, the group chat debated his abilities and anticipated that he had not yet used his strongest move.

• Kisame flooded the dry battlefield and drove Might Guy's team apart with a massive wave.
• Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Neji attacked Kisame, but Kisame used Water Clones and the sentient Samehada to turn the fight in his favor.
• Kisame trapped Neji and Might Guy in a Water Prison, leaving Tenten and the other students in danger.
• Might Guy fought Kisame with nunchaku, but Kisame battered him into the water and attacked him with five shark-shaped water bullets.
• Rasa doubted Guy's strength, while Kakashi and Yugito Nii remarked that Guy had not yet used his powerful move.

Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate underwater, freed his team, and defeated Kisame’s Water Clone with Morning Peacock. The observers praised Guy’s strength, and Guy renewed his determination to catch up to Kakashi.

• As Kisame’s sharks trapped him underwater, Might Guy opened the first five gates and then the Sixth Gate, releasing green steam that evaporated the surrounding water and forced Kisame back.
• Guy’s team escaped the Water Prison Technique, and Neji caught Tenten as the blast threatened to knock her down.
• Guy used Morning Peacock to overwhelm Kisame’s Water Clone, which vanished after being knocked down.
• Rasa underestimated Kisame, while Mei Terumi pointed out that the opponent was only a Water Clone with thirty percent of Kisame’s Chakra.
• Kisame praised Guy’s attack and said he would remember him, while Guy promised Kakashi he would catch up to him.

Kisame fled with intelligence for “Madara” but ran into Might Guy, who pursued him into the water and defeated him with the Seventh Gate’s Daytime Tiger. The intelligence was recovered, and Kisame lay wounded under Might Guy’s guard.

• Kisame fled Killer B’s pursuit in disguise but ran into Might Guy, whose strike knocked him down before Samehada defected to Killer B.
• Kisame absorbed Killer B’s Chakra with Samehada, escaped by raising a wave, and sent the intelligence away in a shark.
• Might Guy caught up with Kisame and used Morning Peacock against his Thousand Feeding Sharks before opening the Seventh Gate.
• Kisame charged with the Human-Shark Bullet Technique, but Might Guy’s Daytime Tiger broke through because it was Taijutsu rather than Chakra-based Ninjutsu.
• Might Guy defeated Kisame, recovered the intelligence scrolls, and warned him not to move; Kisame moved a finger and was punched again.

After Might Guy defeated Kisame, Aoba Yamashiro entered Kisame’s memories to seek intelligence on the Akatsuki. The memories revealed Kisame’s past mission escorting Kirigakure’s Cipher Division, which ended with Ibiki Morino ambushing them; Kisame faced him as the chapter ended.

• Might Guy defeated Kisame, and the Allied Shinobi Forces restrained him with Yamato’s Wood Release.
• Aoba Yamashiro entered Kisame’s mind to search for information about the Akatsuki.
• Kisame recalled serving as a bodyguard for Kirigakure’s Cipher Division and rejecting Kakei Miwako’s invitation to eat with him.
• Kisame’s superior, Suikazan Fuguki, ordered him to protect the Cipher Division and deliver its cipher, though Fuguki had already betrayed his location.
• Ibiki Morino ambushed Kisame and the Cipher Division with explosive tags, then demanded that they surrender; Kisame recognized him and prepared to fight.

Kisame Hoshigaki obeyed orders to eliminate his fellow Cipher Division ninja rather than let Konoha capture them, then killed Suikazan Fuguki and took Samehada. He prepared to become a missing-nin, leaving the reasons behind his hatred of Fuguki only partly revealed.

• Kisame covered the Cipher Division's retreat with Explosive Tags, then killed an injured comrade instead of rescuing him from Konoha's pursuit.
• As the Cipher Division survivors reached a cliff, Kisame attacked them and fatally stabbed Kakei Miwako after she fell, explaining that slaughtering his comrades was his special mission.
• Kisame told Ibiki Morino that intelligence personnel could not be handed over to the enemy, then jumped from the cliff.
• Kisame reported his mission by killing Suikazan Fuguki before he could draw Samehada and taking the sword.
• Kisame prepared to become a missing-nin, kicked Fuguki's corpse, and left after reflecting on the missions Fuguki had ordered him to carry out against his comrades.

Kisame learned that the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by a masked man who called himself Madara Uchiha, and that the man wanted him to join his cause. Later, captured by Konoha's forces, Kisame killed himself rather than reveal the Akatsuki's secrets.

• Karatachi Yagura confronted Kisame after Kisame completed his mission and offered to make him his subordinate, but Kisame distrusted him.
• The masked man revealed that he had controlled Karatachi Yagura with his Sharingan and invited Kisame to fight alongside him, identifying himself as Madara Uchiha.
• Kisame bit off his tongue to break free of an apparent illusion, then tore through Yamato's Wood Release restraints.
• Kisame trapped himself and Might Guy in a Water Prison Technique and summoned sharks as Yamato and Aoba Yamashiro tried to capture him alive.
• Kisame ordered the sharks to devour him, dying without disclosing information about the Akatsuki, and Might Guy vowed to remember him.

Six Paths Madara confronted the battered survivors of the Fourth Shinobi World War, leaving Might Guy as their only apparent chance to hurt him. Guy opened the Seventh Gate and unleashed his blue steam, drawing Madara’s attention as the fight began.

• Six Paths Madara appeared before Minato, Kakashi, Gaara, and Might Guy, and the survivors wondered how they could defeat him.
• Kakashi explained that Madara could only be harmed by Senjutsu or Taijutsu, while Minato admitted he was poor at Senjutsu and could no longer make hand seals.
• Might Guy leaped in front of Madara and announced his arrival as the Blue Beast of the Hidden Leaf.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate, the Gate of Wonder, unleashing blue steam and immense power.
• Madara recognized the Eight Gates technique and became serious as he faced Might Guy.

Might Guy used the Seventh Gate to attack Six Paths Madara, but his Daytime Tiger barely harmed him and left Guy badly injured. With Madara still threatening the group, Guy decided to open the Gate of Death despite his friends’ pleas.

• Might Guy recalled Might Duy’s warning that the Eight Gates demanded self-restraint, but resolved to protect what mattered against Madara.
• Might Guy attacked Madara with the Seventh Gate and unleashed Daytime Tiger, which only knocked Madara back and left Guy battered.
• Rock Lee opened the Eight Gates Released Formation and rescued Guy from Madara’s Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Might Guy told Kakashi that he would become the Red Beast and use the final Gate of Death, refusing Minato’s attempt to dissuade him.
• Might Guy asked Rock Lee to watch him with a smile, and Lee remembered how Guy had encouraged him to follow his ninja way.

Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate and attacked Six Paths Madara with Evening Elephant, damaging him despite the technique’s toll on Guy’s body. Minato organized support for Guy as he continued pressing Madara in the air.

• Might Guy opened the Gate of Death and struck Madara with the first blow of Evening Elephant, sending him crashing into the ground and breaking his horn.
• Might Guy’s right foot broke from the strain, but he forced himself to endure the pain as Madara returned to the sky.
• Madara acknowledged the danger of Guy’s attacks and prepared to face the rest of Evening Elephant.
• Minato told the others to support Guy and proposed a way to deal with Madara’s black weapon.
• Might Guy ran through the air, circled Madara, then landed a second punch from behind after Madara blocked the first.

Might Guy’s Evening Elephant battered Six Paths Madara, while Minato, Rock Lee, Kakashi, and Gaara helped create an opening for Guy’s final strike. Madara survived and provoked Guy into preparing Night Guy, then acknowledged him as the strongest shinobi in taijutsu.

• Might Guy struck Madara Uchiha with successive Evening Elephant attacks, while Minato Namikaze urged him to keep charging.
• Madara used his Truth-Seeking Orbs to form a barrier, but Minato transported the remaining orbs away and Kakashi opened a gap with Kamui, assisted by Gaara and Rock Lee.
• Might Guy’s fifth Evening Elephant hit Madara and sent him flying, but Madara stood up and challenged Guy to continue.
• Madara knocked Guy away as he prepared another attack, and Guy gathered his strength to use Night Guy, the ultimate move of the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Might Guy charged with Night Guy, and Madara praised his chakra and taijutsu before declaring him the strongest.

Might Guy’s Night Guy nearly killed Six Paths Madara, but the Eight Gates left Guy gravely injured. After Naruto arrived and placed a hand on him, Guy’s heart began beating again, revealing that he survived.

• Might Guy warped space and shattered Madara’s chest with Night Guy, though the impact also broke Guy’s foot and left his body badly burned.
• Madara recovered with his Six Paths regeneration and fired a Truth-Seeking Orb at Guy as the Shinobi World Q&A asked about Guy’s fate.
• Rasa, Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Nawaki answered that Guy survived, while many others doubted he could live.
• Naruto kicked the Truth-Seeking Orb away, then placed his hand on Guy and restored a vigorous life force that restarted his heart.

Rasa and several others chose to enter the Kazekage Rescue instance, where they were tasked with saving Gaara and offered additional missions with rewards. As the group prepared to travel to Sunagakure, Obito resolved to protect Rin and showed her an Akatsuki cloak with a resurrection ability.

• The Inventory System offered participants either 500 gold coins and a random A-rank Ninjutsu or entry to the Kazekage Rescue instance, and Rasa, Uchiha Itachi, Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, Orochimaru, and Pakura chose the instance.
• The system explained that the mission concerned footage from a parallel world, where an unknown force attacked Sunagakure and threatened its Fifth Kazekage, Gaara.
• The system announced four side missions involving Deidara, Sasori, Gaara, and Uchiha Itachi, with rewards including coins, a puppet, and tickets to a parallel world.
• Obito questioned why Itachi's mission said to repel him rather than kill him, and Kakashi pointed out that Itachi was labeled a Konoha spy.
• Obito silently vowed to protect Rin, while Rin promised to use her Medical Ninjutsu to help the team.
• Obito showed Rin an Akatsuki cloak Yahiko had received as a reward and explained that it could resurrect its wearer at full health.

Obito, Kakashi, and Rin were sent to a different era of Konoha instead of Sunagakure, where Naruto did not recognize them. Obito quickly claimed they wanted to be Naruto’s friends, and Naruto accepted them before Shikamaru and Temari approached.

• Obito explained that Yahiko’s Akatsuki had defeated Hanzō and made Yahiko the Rain Shadow.
• The instance began, and Rasa, Orochimaru, Pakura, Uchiha Itachi, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin were listed as participants.
• Obito, Kakashi, and Rin appeared in a prosperous Konoha, and Kakashi realized they had arrived in a different era.
• Obito called out to Naruto, but Naruto did not recognize him or the others.
• Obito said they wanted to be friends with Naruto, and Naruto readily agreed.
• Shikamaru approached to check on Naruto, who teased him about being on a date with Temari.

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin revealed their identities to Naruto and Shikamaru, who took them to meet the Fifth Hokage. Meanwhile, Pakura arrived in Sunagakure with young Itachi and decided to keep him with her.

• Naruto introduced Obito and the others as new friends, but Shikamaru became wary of the unfamiliar ninja.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin revealed who they were and explained why they had come, stunning Naruto and prompting Shikamaru to take them to the Fifth Hokage.
• Naruto learned that Obito and Kakashi were Elite Jonin while Rin was a Chunin, and lamented that he was still a Genin.
• Pakura arrived in Sunagakure with young Uchiha Itachi and considered leaving him in the desert to avoid being seen with a child.
• Itachi asked Pakura what they should do, and she changed her mind and decided to take him along.

Pakura encountered Akatsuki members Deidara and Sasori while taking young Itachi through the Land of Wind. Deidara attacked her, but Pakura used Scorch Release to melt his explosive clay spiders.

• Pakura explained that she knew the surrounding desert well as she guided young Itachi toward Konoha.
• Deidara and Sasori crossed the desert on their way to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki, with Sasori planning to use his contacts to enter Sunagakure.
• Deidara approached Pakura and young Itachi, insulted Pakura, and failed to recognize her as a Sunagakure shinobi.
• Sasori recognized Pakura and warned Deidara not to provoke her, shocked because he had believed she was dead.
• Deidara ignored Sasori's warning and sent explosive clay spiders toward Pakura, who melted them with Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder.