Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo sent Gaara and his other disciples into battle on the Third Division's battlefield while he waited for Madara to appear. Gaara confronted Rasa about the order to kill him, and Rasa admitted he had used the village's greater good to pressure Yashamaru into making Gaara's death his goal.

• Hiruzen ordered every division to reinforce the Third Division's battlefield after dealing with its enemies.
• Hagoromo arrived beside Kitsuchi and sent Gaara, Hinata, Shikamaru, and the others to fight while he waited for the final battle.
• Naruto and Hinata defeated the Third Raikage with a Taiji Rasengan and sealed him.
• The Second Tsuchikage acknowledged Shikamaru's skill as Hagoromo's disciples pressed their opponents.
• Gaara asked Rasa whether he had sent Yashamaru to assassinate him, and Rasa confirmed he had.

Gaara learned that his mother had named him out of love, then sealed his father Rasa after declaring himself and Shukaku partners. As the Allied forces faced the Second Tsuchikage, Orochimaru made him summon Madara Uchiha, whose arrival began the real battle.

• Rasa told Gaara that he had tested him to see whether he could suppress his emotions and control the One-Tail, and Sasuke condemned Rasa’s treatment of his son.
• Rasa explained that Karura had named Gaara to mean that she loved him, and Gaara wept as he heard the truth.
• Gaara said that he and Shukaku were partners, then sealed Rasa inside a pyramid with Desert Layered Imperial Funeral Seal.
• Orochimaru strengthened the Second Tsuchikage and made him summon Madara Uchiha, while Hagoromo ordered Neji and Shikamaru to retreat.
• Madara Uchiha emerged from the coffin and opened his eyes before the Allied forces.

Madara Uchiha was revived through Impure World Reincarnation and attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces, slaughtering many before Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Hagoromo intervened. Hagoromo stopped Madara’s Great Fire Annihilation with a powerful Water Release technique, surprising him.

• Madara Uchiha realized he had been revived through Tobirama’s Forbidden Jutsu and confronted the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Hagoromo ordered the forces to attack, and Madara charged in alone, killing scores of ninja with Taijutsu and a katana.
• Hagoromo sent Naruto, Sasuke, and his disciples into the fight after Naruto asked permission to join.
• Neji attacked Madara with Gentle Fist shockwaves, and Naruto struck him with a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which Madara dispelled.
• Madara destroyed the Allied forces’ Earth Spears with Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Hagoromo blocked the blaze with Water Release: Water Formation Pillar.

Hagoromo stopped Madara Uchiha’s Wood Release with Ice Release, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Kitsuchi helped hold off his attacks. As the allied forces and Kage gathered, Madara announced he would continue capturing the Tailed Beasts, but Hagoromo shattered his Susanoo with a single punch, and Obito vanished.

• Madara Uchiha summoned his Susanoo and attacked Hagoromo and the others with sword waves and Yasaka Magatama, while Naruto, Kitsuchi, and Sasuke countered.
• Sasuke used Activated Mark Type Three to destroy Madara’s remaining Tomoe, and Madara then unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Hagoromo froze Madara’s advancing forest with Ice Release: Ice Age and identified himself as Konoha elder Sawada Hagoromo.
• The allied forces and Kage arrived, and Obito told Madara that Hagoromo had thwarted the Akatsuki’s plans and killed Nagato.
• Madara declared that he would resume the Tailed Beast capture plan, but Hagoromo struck him out of his Susanoo and shattered it; Obito disappeared.

Madara Uchiha summoned dozens of Wood Clones and Susanoo while Obito brought out the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and began collecting Tailed Beast Chakra. The Susanoo charged the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Fourth Raikage A led the counterattack.

• Madara Uchiha recovered from Hagoromo’s attack, declared that he wanted to go all out, and created about forty Wood Clones.
• Hagoromo told Tsunade that he had stopped Madara Uchiha’s Deep Forest Emergence by freezing its Chakra with Ice Release.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Obito to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used Kinkaku and Ginkaku to feed it Nine-Tails Chakra and Eight-Tails Chakra.
• Madara Uchiha surrounded his Wood Clones with Susanoo and sent them leaping toward the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Fourth Raikage A activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged forward to stop the Susanoo.

The Allied Forces and Hagoromo fought Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo while protecting the Jinchūriki, and Madara sent clones toward them. Hagoromo summoned the enlarged Sansan to confront Madara, who revealed Hashirama’s Sage Mode pattern and challenged Hagoromo’s mastery of Senjutsu.

• Gaara, Ōnoki, and Kitsuchi raised defenses as Hagoromo, Naruto, and Sasuke attacked the Susanoo with cloud-assisted techniques.
• Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the summoned creatures joined the battle, but some Susanoo reached the Allied Forces’ Jinchūriki.
• Hagoromo used Kirin to destroy Susanoo, while Madara’s clones closed in on the Jinchūriki and Madara prepared to face Hagoromo.
• Madara grew his Susanoo to roughly two hundred meters tall and charged Hagoromo, who summoned the enlarged Sansan to meet him.
• Sansan countered Madara’s sword strike, and Hagoromo attacked with a destructive black thread and Five Dragon Volley.
• Madara cracked his armor to reveal Hashirama’s Sage Mode pattern and declared that Hagoromo was not the only one with Senjutsu.

Hagoromo faced Madara Uchiha after Madara freed himself from his controls and unleashed a meteor, which Hagoromo destroyed with his powerful Yang Release. Madara recovered and fought on, while Obito recognized Hagoromo as the source of a chakra aura he had sensed years earlier; the Five Kage joined the battle beside Hagoromo.

• Hagoromo mocked Madara Uchiha for having Hashirama’s face carved into his chest, then Madara released himself from Impure World Reincarnation’s control and challenged him at full strength.
• Madara Uchiha summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei, and Hagoromo transformed with Yang Release chakra and reduced it to ash.
• Madara Uchiha attacked Hagoromo with Susanoo, but Hagoromo sent it flying and damaged Madara’s reconstituting body.
• Madara Uchiha praised Hagoromo’s Yang Release, and Obito Uchiha recognized his chakra as the aura he had sensed in the waters of the Land of Whirlpools years earlier.
• Mei Terumi blocked Madara Uchiha’s Fire Style with Water Release, and the Five Kage took their places beside Hagoromo.

Hagoromo fought Madara Uchiha while the allied forces retreated from Madara’s Wood Release and Obito escaped with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Hagoromo then used Eight Trigrams: Earth Vein Sealing to open a fissure beneath the giant trees advancing on him.

• Ōnoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi joined Hagoromo against Madara Uchiha while the others attacked Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Flowering Deep Forest Emergence, and Tsunade warned the allied forces that its pollen was poisonous, prompting their retreat.
• Hagoromo attacked the flower buds with Yang Release: Tiger Hunt, but Madara Uchiha repelled the attack and summoned three meteors with Tengai Shinsei.
• Hagoromo redirected the three meteors toward Obito, and Kakashi used his Mangekyo to take Naruto and Sasuke with him as Obito escaped with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara Uchiha severed the flower buds and unleashed Deep Forest Emergence at full power, but Hagoromo activated Eight Trigrams: Earth Vein Sealing and swallowed the advancing giant trees in a fissure.

Hagoromo challenged Madara Uchiha while Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi entered Kamui to confront Obito. Naruto and Sasuke launched a coordinated attack, leaving Obito facing their combined assault.

• Hagoromo's Earth Vein Sealing disrupted Madara Uchiha's Deep Forest Emergence, and Madara praised him before they resumed their fight.
• Black Zetsu slipped into Kamui as Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi arrived to attack Obito.
• Naruto and Sasuke struck Obito with Chidori Current and Rasenshuriken, but Obito used Shinra Tensei and struggled to keep the Tailed Beasts' chakra under control.
• Kakashi concluded that controlling the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was consuming much of Obito's strength, while Naruto and Sasuke defended against Obito's enormous fire attack.
• Sasuke charged with Amatsukaku as Naruto used its Flying Thunder God mark to appear above him and attack Obito with a Rasengan.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi fought Obito and the Chakra form of Yugito inside the Kamui Dimension. With Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains and Kurama’s help, Naruto struck Obito with a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Kakashi saw Yugito’s Chakra return to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Obito summoned Yugito’s Chakra form from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used the distraction to kick Naruto away.
• Naruto and Sasuke entered Sage Mode and attacked Obito, while Kakashi tried to catch him with Lightning Blade but was knocked back.
• Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain Obito, despite Naruto’s concern that she would expend too much Chakra.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined Senjutsu attacks with Kushina’s chains, and Naruto entered Kurama Mode with the Nine-Tails’ help.
• Naruto launched a miniature Tailed Beast Bomb at Obito, and Kakashi watched Yugito’s Chakra return to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Naruto recognized Obito as the Uchiha responsible for his parents’ deaths, while Kushina and Kurama confirmed Obito had controlled the Nine-Tails. Naruto refused Kakashi’s attempt to intervene and joined Sasuke in fighting Obito inside the Kamui Dimension.

• Naruto stopped Sasuke and confronted Obito after recognizing him as the person behind his parents’ deaths, while Kushina learned from Kurama that Obito had controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Obito attacked Naruto with chakra from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Kakashi used Kamui to destroy the incoming attack.
• Sasuke realized Obito had been a member of Minato’s team, while Obito prepared the Six-Tails and Two-Tails chakra forms to attack Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto warned Kakashi not to stop him and accepted Sasuke’s offer to fight alongside him.
• Naruto kicked the Six-Tails and Two-Tails chakra forms away, severing their connection and injuring Obito.

Kushina stabilized the collapsing Sealing Space and learned how much Naruto had suffered, while Naruto and his allies continued fighting Obito in the Kamui Dimension. As Obito drew on the Tailed Beast Chakra, Naruto recalled a conversation with Hagoromo about loss, growing up, and the future.

• Kushina used her Adamantine Sealing Chains to stabilize the Sealing Space, and the Nine-Tails sent her Naruto’s memories of growing up alone.
• Naruto’s attacks drove Obito back, while Black Zetsu merged with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and sent Tailed Beast Chakra toward him.
• Kakashi and Sasuke prepared to fight Obito as he used Wood Release, and Naruto clutched his chest and asked his teacher what he should do.
• Naruto remembered Hagoromo comforting him after his father’s death and telling him that parents and teachers would eventually leave.
• Naruto told Hagoromo he would rather stay with him than become Hokage, while Choji called out that he wanted to come too.

Naruto chose to fight Obito rather than forgive him and joined Sasuke and Kakashi in the Kamui Dimension. With Naruto and Sasuke combining their powers, they launched a fierce assault on Obito, who remained protected by his intangibility and control of the space.

• Hagoromo told Naruto to follow what he most wanted to do when facing a difficult choice, and Naruto decided he would not forgive Obito.
• Naruto entered Kurama Mode and charged Obito, while Kakashi and Sasuke joined the attack.
• Naruto sensed Obito’s movements and struck him with Rasengan, but Obito blocked the attacks and countered with Wood Release.
• Naruto cloaked Sasuke in Kurama’s Chakra, and Sasuke used Susanoo to shield them from Obito’s attacks and the moving spikes in the Kamui Dimension.
• Naruto and Sasuke coordinated their assault, sending a Rasenshuriken at Obito as Sasuke struck with Lightning Punishment Amatsukaku.

Naruto and Sasuke nearly defeated Obito, but Black Zetsu took control of him and caused the Kamui Dimension to collapse. Naruto escaped with Sasuke and Kakashi using Flying Thunder God, and the chapter ended with Sasuke asking whether Naruto could sense Obito.

• Naruto and Sasuke trapped Obito between their attacks, leaving him badly battered.
• Black Zetsu took control of Obito, used Kamui to begin destroying the dimension, and vanished with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Kakashi warned Naruto and Sasuke that the Kamui Dimension was collapsing and that he could no longer use his Mangekyo to escape.
• Sasuke reminded Naruto of Flying Thunder God, and Naruto sensed his mark and took Sasuke and Kakashi out of the collapsing dimension.
• Naruto reappeared beside Hinata, who stopped her attack and embraced him, while Kakashi collapsed from the destruction’s effects.
• Sasuke watched for danger and asked Naruto whether he could sense Obito.

Hagoromo watched as Black Zetsu used Obito to revive Madara, then fought Madara after he regained his physical body. The chapter left Madara stunned to learn that Hagoromo could use Yin-Yang Release.

• Naruto sensed Hagoromo's fight and headed there with Sasuke and Neji, while Hinata took the battered Kakashi away.
• Black Zetsu arrived with the dying Obito, and Madara told him to begin the Rinne Rebirth technique.
• Hagoromo waited for Orochimaru, who confirmed that he had prepared the items Hagoromo requested.
• Black Zetsu used Obito to revive Madara, who took a Rinnegan from Obito and attacked Hagoromo.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji sensed Madara's Limbo: Border Jail and blocked its attack.
• Madara realized Hagoromo could use Yin-Yang Release and questioned how he had gained that power.

Madara Uchiha unleashed his complete Susanoo and fought Hagoromo, who revealed his Sage Mode and met Madara’s Susanoo-clad Wood Golem. As the Kage watched, Orochimaru told Hiruzen that Hagoromo had ordered the plan to begin, then went to retrieve the Uzumaki Clan’s Shinigami masks.

• Madara Uchiha ignored Black Zetsu’s urging to proceed with the plan and chose to keep fighting Hagoromo.
• Madara Uchiha formed his complete Susanoo, while Hagoromo sent Naruto and the others to attack the Black Zetsu-controlled Obito.
• Hagoromo activated Sage Mode, shattered the Susanoo’s head, and faced Madara Uchiha’s Wood Golem covered by Susanoo.
• Orochimaru appeared beside Hiruzen Sarutobi and said that Hagoromo had ordered the plan to begin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led Orochimaru to a guarded location, where Orochimaru found the Uzumaki Clan’s Shinigami masks.

Orochimaru summoned Minato Namikaze, Tobirama Senju, and Kushina with Impure World Reincarnation and explained the war and Sawada Hagoromo’s plans. The group learned that the Ōtsutsuki Clan threatened the Shinobi World, and Tobirama asked what the clan was.

• Orochimaru summoned Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju, then reincarnated Kushina despite Minato’s protests.
• Kushina nearly broke Orochimaru’s restraints until he told her Naruto was on the battlefield and that his Chakra was nearby.
• Orochimaru explained that the Akatsuki were capturing Tailed Beasts, Madara Uchiha had been reborn, and the Fourth Shinobi World War was underway.
• Orochimaru said Sawada Hagoromo wanted the Five Great Nations to unite against the Ōtsutsuki Clan after the war.
• Tobirama asked Orochimaru to explain the Ōtsutsuki Clan, which Orochimaru identified as the clan of Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths’ mother.

Orochimaru told Tobirama that Hagoromo had been keeping Madara Uchiha on the back foot, and Tobirama eagerly set out to see for himself. Madara extracted the Tailed Beasts from several Jinchūriki and trapped himself and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind a barrier, while Hagoromo revived Gaara and considered saving Roshi and Han.

• Orochimaru explained that Hagoromo had said the Otsutsuki clan collected Chakra Fruits and that Madara Uchiha should be watched until both his eyes were restored.
• Tobirama questioned whether anyone could hold Madara Uchiha back, and Orochimaru confirmed that Hagoromo had done so.
• Madara Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and extracted the Tailed Beasts from Gaara, Han, and the other Jinchūriki.
• Neji used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to block the dragon-shaped Chakra aimed at Naruto, while Madara Uchiha raised the Uchiha Flame Formation around himself and the statue.
• Hagoromo used Yang Release: Sunlight Rebirth to revive Gaara, then considered whether to save Roshi and Han.

Hagoromo kept Han and Roshi alive while Madara and Black Zetsu turned the remaining White Zetsu into the Ten-Tails. Naruto reunited with Kushina and Minato as Tobirama confronted Madara, who demanded an explanation from Hagoromo.

• Hagoromo treated Han and Roshi, leaving them with a trace of life at Ōnoki's request.
• Black Zetsu persuaded Madara Uchiha to use the surviving White Zetsu to complete the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Ten-Tails formed, broke through the Uchiha Flame Formation, and launched a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• A golden figure made the Tailed Beast Bomb vanish, and a distant explosion sent a shock wave across the battlefield.
• Kushina embraced Naruto, learned what he had endured, and apologized; Minato joined them, and Naruto reassured his parents.
• Tobirama told Madara that Hashirama had not been revived, and Madara demanded an explanation from Hagoromo.

Hagoromo thwarted Madara Uchiha’s plan by using the tampered Rinnegan to revive Tobirama, Minato, and Kushina while trapping Madara and Black Zetsu. Madara realized Hagoromo had altered the Rinnegan and demanded to know why, as Hagoromo pointed him toward Black Zetsu.

• Minato Namikaze gave Naruto the other half of the Nine-Tails, while Kushina warmly embraced Hinata.
• Madara Uchiha took the Rinnegan from Black Zetsu and prepared to cast an eternal illusion with the Ten-Tails.
• Hagoromo deflected the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb with the Amenonuhoko and confronted Madara.
• Madara began absorbing the Ten-Tails, but Hagoromo triggered the Rinnegan’s hidden effect and used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Tobirama, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina returned to life, then joined Hiruzen Sarutobi to trap Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu in the Four Red Yang Formation.
• Madara broke free and accused Hagoromo of tampering with the Rinnegan, and Hagoromo pointed him toward Black Zetsu for an explanation.