Chapter Summaries

Nakamura Shota defeated Suikazan Fuguki, while Kirigakure’s younger fighters continued battling the reanimated swordsmen. After an Anbu captured Wataru Morio, Ye Liangnai ordered that the fight continue as a battlefield exercise, leaving Wataru horrified by how little he regarded the war.

• Nakamura Shota used Lightning Release Armor and a lightning strike to destroy Suikazan Fuguki, and the Sealing Squad sealed him before he could regenerate.
• Ringo Ameyuri pressed Raiga Kurosuki, Jurota fought Jinin Akebino, and Hozuki Suigetsu and Hozuki Mangetsu clashed using their Water Transformation Technique.
• Ye Liangnai praised Kirigakure’s young fighters, and Madara Uchiha remarked that praise from him was unusual.
• An Anbu captured Wataru Morio and told Ye Liangnai that he controlled the Impure World Reincarnation army.
• Ye Liangnai ordered the Anbu to guard Wataru Morio and let the battle continue so the newcomers could experience a battlefield.
• Wataru Morio realized Ye Liangnai treated the invasion as little more than a game and regarded him as a true overlord of the ninja world.

Ye Liangnai kept Kainojirou alive so the Impure World Reincarnation battles could continue, while the fighting in Sunagakure began with Rasa and Pakura attacking their own village. Gaara confronted Rasa, and Pakura struck down a Sand Ninja as she sought revenge.

• Ye Liangnai told the Anbu to keep Wataru Morio captive and declined to send Madara Uchiha into battle, fearing his strength would overwhelm the fighters.
• An Anbu brought in Kainojirou, and Ye Liangnai ordered him kept under guard until the war ended.
• In Sunagakure, Genji controlled the Impure World Reincarnation Fourth Kazekage Rasa and forced him to attack the Sand Ninja.
• Gaara raised a wave of sand to block Rasa's attack, though the Sand Ninja doubted their young Kazekage could defeat him.
• Pakura attacked the Sand Ninja with Scorch Release, killing one of them and sending the others fleeing.

Pakura overwhelmed the Sand Ninja while Iwagakure and Konoha faced desperate battles against powerful Impure World Reincarnation forces. Kumogakure seemed poised to win until Hama Yon sent the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaede, into battle.

• Pakura used Scorch Release to devastate the Sand Ninja, who had no one free to stop her.
• Ōnoki faced Mu, Roshi, Hanzo, and a formidable force at Iwagakure and resolved to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
• Hama Yon sent Kaede, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, to reinforce the attack on Kumogakure.
• The Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were badly injured as Konoha's forces were driven back sixty li.
• Konoha's ninja pleaded for Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze to regain their senses as their attacks continued to overwhelm the village.

Konoha's battered fighters rejected Xiu Yi's offer to surrender and rallied around the Will of Fire. Xiu Yi sent the Impure World Reincarnation Army into battle, where the Third Hokage fought Tobirama Senju and Jiraiya tried to stop Minato Namikaze before Tobirama ambushed him.

• Xiu Yi taunted the Konoha army and urged it to surrender, but the ninjas vowed to fight under Konoha's name.
• Utatane Koharu and the other leaders regained their fighting spirit after hearing the army's defiant response.
• Xiu Yi ordered the Impure World Reincarnation Army to attack, and Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, and other fighters broke into the fortress.
• The Third Hokage resolved to protect the younger generation and engaged his former teacher, Tobirama Senju, in a fierce fight.
• Jiraiya used his techniques to restrain Minato Namikaze and began a sealing jutsu, but Minato vanished and Tobirama appeared in his place.
• Tobirama kicked Jiraiya away and attacked with Water Release: Water Severing Wave, forcing Jiraiya to defend himself with Needle Jizo.

The Third Hokage, Tsunade, and Jiraiya sealed Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju, but Xiu Yi unleashed the Reanimation Jutsu: Second Stage and revived them. Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki devastated the Konoha fighters, leaving the Third Hokage, Tsunade, and Jiraiya gravely wounded.

• The Third Hokage trapped Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki in a hardened swamp while Shikaku Nara restrained them for the Sealing Squad.
• Tsunade struck Tobirama Senju, and Jiraiya caught him as he tried to retreat, allowing the Konoha forces to seal all three opponents.
• Xiu Yi used Reanimation Jutsu: Second Stage to break the three out of their sealing scrolls and send them back into battle.
• Jiraiya shielded Tsunade and the Third Hokage, but Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki blasted them away and a huge Rasengan struck them in the ruins.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki stood in berserk Nine-Tails Mode as the Third Hokage, Tsunade, and Jiraiya lay severely injured, while Tobirama Senju's aura sharpened.

Hashirama Senju arrived during Konoha’s desperate battle and revealed that he was not under Xiu Yi’s control. After rescuing Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage, he promised to take on the enemies himself and unleashed Wood Release.

• Xiu Yi ordered Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju to kill Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage as Konoha’s forces faced defeat.
• Hashirama Senju used Wood Release: Border Jail to shield the three from the attacks, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu recognized him as the First Hokage.
• Xiu Yi welcomed Hashirama and told him to help destroy Konoha, but Hashirama attacked Xiu Yi instead and forced Tobirama Senju to rescue him.
• Hashirama told Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu that he was there to support Konoha, explained that Madara was waiting for him in the Land of Water, and learned how the battle had unfolded.
• Hashirama asked the elders to arrange treatment for the wounded, created more than a dozen Wood Clones, and began Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.

Hashirama Senju overwhelmed the reincarnated ninja with Wood Release, turning the battle in Konoha’s favor. As Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki stopped retreating under Xiu Yi’s command, Naruto sensed an unusual fear in the Nine-Tails.

• Hashirama Senju’s roots overwhelmed the enemy forces, regrowing after Hatake Sakumo cut them and forcing Shimura Danzō and the others to retreat.
• Hashirama’s pollen paralyzed ninja, and his roots drained their essence while wooden hands pursued Minato Namikaze and the other fighters.
• Konoha’s ninja rallied behind Hashirama Senju, believing victory was near.
• Naruto entered his mental space after his abdomen grew hot and found the usually hostile Nine-Tails quietly sleeping, seemingly afraid.
• Xiu Yi angrily ordered Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki to use the Void Dog Cannon, and their auras abruptly became ominous.

Hashirama Senju defeated Xiu Yi and the controlled Tobirama Senju, while Konoha’s forces subdued Danzo and Sakumo. Tobirama released the Impure World Reincarnation, but he kept his soul connected to his body as the Konoha army turned to face the White Zetsu army.

• Hashirama Senju deflected Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s Void Dog Cannon with a Wood Golem, then captured and sealed them.
• Hashirama Senju trapped Xiu Yi and Tobirama Senju in a forest, handed Xiu Yi to Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka for questioning, and struck Tobirama down when he tried to intervene.
• Shimura Danzō was sealed, and Kakashi Hatake defeated and sealed his father, Hatake Sakumo, who regained consciousness before being sealed.
• After Xiu Yi’s capture freed the controlled reincarnated ninjas, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju spoke before Tobirama released Impure World Reincarnation.
• The reincarnated ninjas’ souls departed, but Tobirama Senju kept his soul attached to his body, and the Konoha army attacked the White Zetsu army.

After Konoha won the war at the cost of forty percent casualties, Hashirama and Tobirama departed while the fighting at Kirigakure turned in the Mist Ninja’s favor. Ye Liangnai admitted he had taken Nagato’s Rinnegan, and the chapter left the battle nearing its end as Hozuki Gengetsu praised Kirigakure’s younger fighters.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju left the victorious Konoha forces, leaving Mitokado Homura and Koharu to handle the aftermath.
• Madara Uchiha noticed Nagato’s Rinnegan was missing, and Ye Liangnai admitted he had taken it and planned to return it to the Uchiha Clan later.
• Nagato told Ye Liangnai that Orochimaru had blown up his base and escaped when Nagato and Konan attacked him.
• Konan observed that the Mist Ninja had gained the upper hand, with Hozuki Gengetsu, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and the White Zetsu army all facing pressure.
• Ye Liangnai warned Madara Uchiha to fight Hashirama Senju away from the Land of Water, while Hozuki Gengetsu praised Zabuza, Juzo Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki as they overwhelmed him.

Hozuki Gengetsu and other Impure World Reincarnation fighters left after making peace with their pasts, and Ye Liangnai led the Mist Ninja to victory. Madara Uchiha declined to fight Hashirama Senju and departed, and the army returned to Kirigakure with no deaths.

• Hozuki Gengetsu praised Zabuza and the others, then broke free of the Impure World Reincarnation and departed.
• Yagura and Utakata's master resolved their farewells, with Utakata's master assuring him he had never blamed him.
• Ye Liangnai ordered the Mist Ninja to finish the battle within half an hour, and Nagato reflected on Ye Liangnai's prestige.
• Hashirama Senju arrived to challenge Madara Uchiha, but Madara Uchiha chose to depart and entrusted the ninja world's future to Ye Liangnai.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju also released themselves from the Impure World Reincarnation, and Ye Liangnai ordered the Mist Ninja home.
• Ye Liangnai's army returned to Kirigakure with five hundred wounded and no deaths, where Mei Terumi welcomed them.

Ye Liangnai ordered the Land of Water to annex ten neighboring countries, alarming the ninja world while other villages assessed their war losses. In Iwagakure, Itachi Uchiha reunited with his family and faced the anger of his clan over the massacre.

• Mei Terumi welcomed Ye Liangnai and the returning warriors with a lavish celebration in Kirigakure.
• Ye Liangnai ordered the Land of Water’s four armies to take control of ten countries and strip their daimyos of their titles.
• The ninja world feared the Land of Water’s growing power as the other great nations remained occupied by war.
• Kumogakure finished its battle, captured Hama Yon, and counted 108 dead and 1,380 injured.
• Konoha treated its many wounded after facing a formidable lineup of enemies.
• Itachi Uchiha reunited with Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha in Iwagakure, but other Uchiha Clan members demanded he prepare to face them.

Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha fought the reanimated Uchiha Clan members, using Susanoo and its weapons to overwhelm them. Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha broke free of the Impure World Reincarnation and departed after reconciling with their sons, leaving the brothers to face the remaining enemies and Bing San.

• Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha summoned Susanoo and attacked the reanimated Uchiha Clan members, with Itachi Uchiha sealing some using the Sword of Totsuka and Sasuke Uchiha burning others with Amaterasu.
• Fugaku Uchiha struck Sasuke Uchiha with the Great Dragon Fire Technique, but Sasuke Uchiha blocked it and counterattacked with Amaterasu.
• Sasuke Uchiha immobilized Mikoto Uchiha with genjutsu, but she broke free, said farewell to her sons, and released herself from the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Fugaku Uchiha praised Sasuke Uchiha, asked him to live well with Itachi Uchiha, and then released himself from the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Bing San watched Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha escape his control, while Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha turned to the remaining Uchiha Clan members.

Itachi Uchiha freed Shisui Uchiha from Bing San’s control and defeated Bing San with Tsukuyomi, forcing him to reveal how to undo Impure World Reincarnation. Itachi released the reanimated fighters and left with Sasuke Uchiha, while Ōnoki and the Stone Ninja remained to face their other enemies.

• Kakuzu and Hidan confronted Hanzo of the Salamander while Ōnoki assigned the Stone Ninja to fight the remaining reanimated enemies.
• Shisui Uchiha clashed with Itachi Uchiha in Susanoo form, then asked Itachi to use Kotoamatsukami to free him from Bing San’s control.
• Itachi Uchiha freed Shisui Uchiha, who held off the Uchiha Clan members as Itachi pursued Bing San.
• Itachi Uchiha trapped Bing San in Tsukuyomi and tortured him until he revealed the method to undo Impure World Reincarnation.
• Itachi Uchiha released Impure World Reincarnation, causing the reanimated fighters’ souls to depart, then left with Sasuke Uchiha, Kakuzu, and Hidan.
• Ōnoki told the Stone Ninja to stop standing around and deal with the enemies still remaining.

Sasori of the Red Sands reunited with his parents in Sunagakure and tested his skill against them using his Hundred Puppet Performance. After Deidara helped turn the battle against the White Zetsu, Sasori’s parents accepted their defeat and prepared to leave, while Sasori asked if they could stay with him.

• Ōnoki led the Stone Ninja in a final assault against the remaining White Zetsu soldiers.
• Sasori of the Red Sands reunited with Chiyo, Chiyo's Son, and Chiyo's Daughter-in-law, explaining that he had modified his body into a puppet.
• Sasori of the Red Sands summoned one hundred puppets and challenged his parents with his Secret Red Technique: Hundred Puppet Performance.
• Deidara bombarded the White Zetsu army, while Kankuro, Temari, and Baki went to stop Pakura.
• Sasori of the Red Sands defeated Chiyo's Son and Chiyo's Daughter-in-law, then stopped the Sand Ninja from sealing them.
• Sasori of the Red Sands asked how he could keep his parents with him, but Chiyo's Son and Chiyo's Daughter-in-law broke free of Hama Yon and prepared to depart.

Sasori and Deidara left Sunagakure after causing heavy losses, while Chiyo sealed Karura and confronted Genji. Gaara sealed Rasa after rejecting his claim to be a worthy father, and Genji surrendered to Chiyo’s control.

• Sasori and Deidara departed Sunagakure, leaving Genji’s forces badly weakened.
• Chiyo sealed Karura, who asked her to take care of Gaara.
• Gaara denounced Rasa as an unworthy father and used sand mixed with Gold Dust and Shukaku’s sealing power to seal him.
• Chiyo used her Chakra threads to control Genji and threatened to make him kill himself unless he released the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Genji resisted at first, then agreed to release the jutsu when Chiyo made him stab himself.

After the Sand Ninja defeated Genji’s forces, news that Ye Liangnai had annexed the small countries around the Land of Water frightened the other great villages into accepting Tsunade’s invitation to a Five Kage Summit. Mei Terumi and Ye Liangnai set out for Konoha, while the wider ninja world anxiously hoped the meeting would preserve peace.

• Chiyo captured Genji after he released the Impure World Reincarnation, and the Sand Ninja began clearing the battlefield.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto watched from nearby and prepared to use the fallen soldiers’ corpses for experiments.
• Tsunade learned that Ye Liangnai had annexed the surrounding small countries and invited the other four great villages to a Five Kage Summit.
• Ōnoki, Gaara, and the Fourth Raikage accepted Tsunade’s invitation, fearing Kirigakure’s expanding power.
• Mei Terumi and Ye Liangnai departed for Konoha as people across the ninja world feared the summit might lead to another war.

As the Five Kage Summit began, Ōnoki questioned Kirigakure’s rapid expansion, and Mei Terumi defended it while agreeing to Tsunade’s proposed peace agreement. The other Kage remained suspicious of Mei Terumi’s easy consent as Ye Liangnai watched the gathered guards.

• Orochimaru, Yomi, and Hiruko each postponed their plans because Ye Liangnai’s presence made the era too dangerous for them.
• Ye Liangnai met Tsunade, and Ōnoki accused him of being involved in attacks on the Kage.
• The Third Hokage opened the summit, and Ōnoki challenged Kirigakure’s annexation of countries and military expansion.
• Mei Terumi said Kirigakure had acted in response to attacks and promised not to start wars.
• Tsunade proposed that the Five Great Ninja Villages jointly punish any village that began an unjustified war, and Mei Terumi readily agreed.
• Tsunade and the other Kage grew suspicious of Mei Terumi’s quick agreement while Ye Liangnai studied the guards accompanying them.

The Five Great Ninja Villages signed a peace agreement, ushering in years of stability and celebrations across the Ninja World. In the Land of Rice Fields, Ye Liangnai confronted Orochimaru, who revealed his Sage Mode and attacked him with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.

• The five Kage drafted the Ninja World Peace Agreement and signed further agreements during their two-day summit.
• The peace agreement spread across the Ninja World, and Orochimaru realized that the five great nations' surveillance would make secret plans harder.
• In the sixty-eighth year of Konoha, Kurotsuchi became the Fourth Tsuchikage, Darui was trained as the next Raikage, and several couples, including Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, married.
• Ye Liangnai found Orochimaru in the Land of Rice Fields and learned that he had mastered Sage Mode.
• Ye Liangnai attacked, but Orochimaru's Sage Mode body resisted his sword, and Orochimaru used Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation to make the ground attack him as snakes.

Ye Liangnai fought Orochimaru after Orochimaru transformed with Sage Mode, overcoming his attacks and the Eight-Branched Serpent. He defeated Orochimaru and sealed him, intending to take the dangerous ninja into custody.

• Orochimaru used Sage Mode to attack Ye Liangnai with cursed white snakes and a stone serpent, but Ye Liangnai dodged and struck him with Delusion Breaker.
• Orochimaru summoned the Eight-Branched Serpent with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation and sent its eight heads plunging at Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai used Flash Erasure to cut the giant serpent in half and slash Orochimaru across the chest.
• Ye Liangnai grabbed Orochimaru and applied the Binding Karma Curse, then declared that he would take him into custody.

Ye Liangnai captured Orochimaru and brought him to Kirigakure, where he placed him under guard. Meanwhile, news spread of Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki’s recent accomplishments, and Sasuke heard about Naruto’s alliance with the Land of Ghosts.

• Ye Liangnai captured Orochimaru, who correctly guessed that Ye Liangnai would keep him alive rather than kill him.
• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto Yakushi and the Sound Ninja to stand down, announced that Otogakure would be disbanded, and warned them not to act recklessly.
• Ye Liangnai took Orochimaru to Kirigakure, locked him in a specially made cage with a binding technique, and assigned Kisame Hoshigaki and Yagura to guard him.
• People in a tavern discussed Sasuke Uchiha’s victory over a criminal organization, while a man with pronounced nasolabial folds told Sasuke his name was spreading.
• The man told Sasuke that Naruto Uzumaki had defeated the Undying Legion, saved Miko Shion, and helped the Land of Fire form an alliance with the Land of Ghosts.