Chapter Summaries

Habara brought the resurrected Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and other former Kage to Konoha, where they reunited with their descendants. As coordinated attacks began across the great ninja villages, the resurrected leaders resolved to test their successors and force them to prove their villages deserved to survive.

• Habara explained his plan to resurrect Namikaze Minato and reassured him that the White Zetsu and Hidan made the process effectively costless.
• Habara brought Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and Senju Hashirama to Jiraiya's office, where they reunited with Tsunade, Senju Nawaki, Naruto, and Jiraiya.
• Habara returned to the Military Police Force and told Yoshino that Konoha would lead the coming war as its true master.
• The Second Tsuchikage Mu led Iwagakure's resurrected forces and White Zetsu to raid outposts and seize the border defenses.
• The Second, Third, and Fourth Raikage prepared to attack the Land of Lightning through the Land of Frost, while the Mizukage and former Seven Ninja Swordsmen prepared to strike the Land of Water.
• The resurrected leaders agreed that their descendants must defeat them to prove their villages deserved to endure.

Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure struggled to respond to coordinated attacks by their dead former Kage and heroes, while Habara discussed the war’s purpose with Konoha’s revived leaders. Ōnoki proposed a Four Kage Summit, and Habara planned to use the gathering to strengthen Konoha’s influence and stage a confrontation with Uchiha Madara.

• Ōnoki received reports that Iwagakure’s border defenses had fallen and learned that former Iwa heroes and Kage were among the attackers.
• Genji ordered Kirigakure’s forces to mobilize and reclaim territory after attacks cost the Land of Water nearly half its coastline and towns.
• Killer B consulted the Eight-Tails about whether the dead could be revived, then resolved to stop the attackers in the Land of Lightning.
• Habara discussed Konoha’s role in starting the war with Jiraiya, Senju Hashirama, and Namikaze Minato, and suggested he could end the conflict himself.
• Jiraiya received Ōnoki’s invitation to a Four Kage Summit, and Habara proposed staging an encounter with Uchiha Madara there, with Senju Hashirama joining the performance.

Uchiha Madara and Orochimaru arranged a pause in the attacks so the villages could hold a Four Kage Summit, while Ōnoki recognized Habara’s influence and Kirigakure prepared to appoint Mei Terumi as Kage. Obito agreed to spend his life atoning for his crimes, and Habara arrived in the Land of Iron with Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya as the summit approached.

• Uchiha Madara agreed to coordinate with Orochimaru to ease the attacks and make room for the Four Kage Summit.
• Orochimaru ordered the forces to halt, regroup, and drive civilians and shinobi from occupied areas without revealing their plan.
• Ōnoki concluded that Habara and Konoha were behind the operation and resolved to meet Konoha to secure a place for the Land of Earth in the future order.
• Genji asked Mei Terumi to attend the summit as Kirigakure’s new Kage, and she accepted the responsibility.
• Namikaze Minato urged Obito to atone for the harm he had caused, and Obito promised to do so.
• Habara, Namikaze Minato, and Jiraiya reached the Land of Iron, where the Four Kage Summit was about to begin.

Habara reached the Four Kage Summit, secured Ōnoki’s cooperation by promising Konoha would treat conquered lands like Sunagakure, and met the newly arrived Mei Terumi. As the summit began, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama attacked the venue, throwing the Land of Iron’s capital into chaos.

• Mifune welcomed Jiraiya, Habara, and Namikaze Minato to the Land of Iron and told them the talks would begin the next day.
• Mei Terumi arrived with Ao and Chojuro after a difficult journey and voiced concern about Konoha’s power and Kirigakure’s safety.
• Ōnoki recalled his agreement with Habara to cooperate with Konoha in exchange for assurances about how conquered lands and their people would be managed.
• Habara confirmed to Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato that Ōnoki had agreed to cooperate before they entered the crowded summit meeting.
• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama approached the venue, where Madara swiftly defeated the guarding samurai and triggered an enemy-attack alarm.

Habara confronted the resurrected Uchiha Madara at the Five Kage Summit and challenged him to a fight, while the other Kage watched in alarm. Habara and Madara began battling on the plains outside the Land of Iron as Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, and the Kage rushed to witness them.

• Ōnoki urged the villages to cooperate against their attackers, and Jiraiya said Konoha would help only in exchange for command authority over the joint operation.
• Killer B and Mei Terumi rejected Jiraiya's demand, but a signal flare rose and Habara warned that their enemies had arrived.
• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama entered the conference room, and Habara confronted them before erupting into a clash with Madara that devastated the building.
• Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, Killer B, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki escaped the collapsing building and followed Habara and Madara to their chosen battlefield.
• Uchiha Madara attacked Habara with a massive chakra fist, and their battle shook the earth as the onlookers struggled to keep up.

Habara battled Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, whose combined powers escalated from Susanoo and Sage Art to the Susanoo-clad True Several Thousand Hands. He faced their overwhelming attack without activating Rinnegan Chakra Mode and prepared to test his growing strength against them.

• The Eight-Tails recognized the immense power erupting from Habara and Madara, while Madara and Hashirama joined forces to attack Habara.
• Habara used Truth-Seeking Orbs to block Madara's Susanoo strikes and destroy Hashirama's Wood Release techniques.
• Hashirama entered Sage Mode and unleashed Sage Art: Deep Forest Emergence as Madara combined Yin-Yang Release with Susanoo to engulf Habara in flames.
• Habara transformed his Truth-Seeking Orbs into a black curtain that absorbed Madara's flames and destroyed Hashirama's vines, then used gravity to pull both men toward him.
• Hashirama summoned Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands and struck Habara, who escaped; Madara then covered the giant Buddha with Susanoo.
• Habara praised their power but refused to activate Rinnegan Chakra Mode yet, as his Chakra surged and the three Truth-Seeking Orbs grew larger.

Habara’s Energy Barrage clashed with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara’s Armored Susanoo, unleashing devastation across the Land of Iron. As the survivors faced a deadly wave of energy, Habara entered Rinnegan Chakra Mode and went to protect the capital and the Kage.

• Habara fired three charged Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Hashirama and Madara combined their powers to block the first two before their final clash triggered catastrophic destruction.
• The shockwaves wrecked the Land of Iron, shattered its capital’s barriers, and badly injured Killer B and the Eight-Tails while Mei Terumi and the other Kage survived nearby.
• Minato demanded Kurama’s chakra and prepared to move the others, but Habara’s Truth-Seeking Orbs formed a barrier that shielded them from an approaching energy wave.
• Habara entered Rinnegan Chakra Mode, arrived beside Hashirama and Madara, and protected them from the torrent with a Truth-Seeking Orb barrier.
• After Hashirama warned him about the capital and the Kage, Habara sent two Truth-Seeking Orbs ahead and rose into the air to handle the remaining danger.

After Habara contained the battle’s final shockwave, he confronted the devastation in the Land of Iron and secured the other villages’ agreement to cooperate with Konoha against the invaders. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara defended the destruction he and Senju Hashirama had caused, arguing it would push the Shinobi World toward the unity and peace they sought.

• Habara found Jiraiya and the others alive, then returned to the ruined Land of Iron and lamented the casualties caused by the battle.
• Mifune offered the Land of Iron’s full cooperation, and Mei Terumi and Ōnoki accepted Konoha’s conditions.
• The Eight-Tails urged Killer B to accept Habara’s demands, calling Habara a being on the Sage of Six Paths’ level, and Killer B agreed to work with Konoha.
• Senju Hashirama worried about the people harmed in the battle, but Uchiha Madara reminded him of the destruction they had caused in past wars.
• Uchiha Madara argued that the devastation would make the Kage rely on Konoha and help Habara unite the Shinobi World, then accepted his role as a villain pursuing peace.

Konoha planned how to consolidate its influence over the other villages, assigning Minato, Hizashi Hyuga, and Fugaku to lead missions in the Land of Earth, Land of Water, and Land of Lightning. Nagato agreed to give Konoha intelligence on Akatsuki members, while Genji and Killer B accepted Konoha’s presence as a means of protecting their villages; far away, Momoshiki and Kinshiki noticed something in the distance.

• Shikaku proposed sending political personnel and shinobi to the villages, and Habara outlined a strategy for managing Iwagakure and shifting resources toward Kirigakure and Kumogakure.
• Minato agreed to command Konoha’s mission in the Land of Earth, with Shikajō assigned to help change local attitudes.
• Konoha chose Hizashi Hyuga to lead its team in the Land of Water and Fugaku to lead its team in the Land of Lightning.
• Nagato offered to give Konoha intelligence on Akatsuki members, and Madara promised to ask Habara to revive Nagato’s friend if the plan produced results.
• Genji urged Mei to prioritize Kirigakure’s safety, while Killer B defended his decision to accept Konoha’s presence in Kumogakure.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki stopped their search and stared at something in the distance.

Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki sensed unfamiliar Ōtsutsuki powers and hurried toward their source, while the Fourth Great Ninja War’s forces prepared to fight the resurrected Kage and White Zetsu. On the Land of Earth front, Ōnoki’s army uncovered the White Zetsu underground and confronted Mū alongside Senju Tobirama; on the Land of Lightning front, Uchiha Fugaku and Killer B faced the White Zetsu army and resurrected Raikage.

• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki sensed a newly born Ōtsutsuki and another strange power, then set out with Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki toward the chakra’s source, wary of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki claiming the same targets.
• Hiruko anticipated fighting Iwagakure’s forces and planned to acquire Ōnoki’s Dust Release, while Shennong prepared to represent their group in Kirigakure.
• Namikaze Minato and Ōnoki agreed to fight Mū and the resurrected forces, and Ōnoki chose Mū as his personal target.
• The second Tsuchikage ordered the White Zetsu summoned and requested that Senju Tobirama join the battle at Orochimaru’s request.
• Namikaze Minato sensed White Zetsu underground and transported Ōnoki above them, where Ōnoki used Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation to expose the creatures and lead the attack.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Killer B faced White Zetsu and the resurrected Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and three Raikage as Sarutobi Hiruzen watched from behind them.

Ōnoki and Mū tested each other’s Dust Release while other revived Kage challenged the living leaders on several battlefields. In the Land of Rain, Uchiha Madara told Uchiha Obito to attack Konoha as part of their staged operation, then dismissed Obito’s hatred of him.

• Ōnoki and Mū clashed with matching Dust Release techniques, and Mū pressed Ōnoki to prove his strength.
• Senju Tobirama confronted Namikaze Minato and asked to test how far Minato had advanced the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Third and Fourth Raikages challenged Killer B, while the Second Raikage faced Uchiha Fugaku and saw Uchiha warriors wielding Susanoo against the White Zetsu Army.
• Uchiha Obito asked Uchiha Madara for a mission, and Madara suggested that he attack Konoha to make their operation seem convincing.
• Uchiha Madara provoked Obito over his past and asked whether Obito thought he cared about being hated.

Uchiha Madara dismissed Obito and arranged for Senju Hashirama to lead an operation against Konoha, while Habara reassured the village and discussed the approaching Ōtsutsuki with Jiraiya and Yoshino. Habara ended determined to change the future so he would not have to face endless life and loneliness alone.

• Uchiha Madara rejected Obito's plan and told Senju Hashirama to lead the operation against Konoha, warning him that Habara might object.
• Uchiha Madara prepared to continue his contest with Habara, while Senju Hashirama agreed to lead the attack and keep casualties low.
• Habara, Yoshino, and Jiraiya strolled through Konoha to reassure its residents, and Habara explained that Shisui would face Senju Hashirama as a teacher and powerful opponent.
• Jiraiya asked when the Ōtsutsuki would arrive, and Habara revealed that the Sage of Six Paths expected them to find the Shinobi World in a little over ten years, though they could come sooner.
• Yoshino teased Habara about becoming Ōtsutsuki Habara and raised the loneliness of outliving everyone; Habara vowed to change some outcomes.

Habara brought Jiraiya and Yoshino to his laboratory and revealed that he had preserved Yahiko’s body, preparing to resurrect Jiraiya’s former disciple. Meanwhile, Ōnoki fought Mū and Namikaze Minato faced Senju Tobirama, with Minato revealing his Nine-Tails chakra and Sage Art before their battle intensified.

• Habara considered using his control of time to slow its flow around others and give them more time to recover or train.
• Habara brought Jiraiya and Yoshino to his laboratory and told Jiraiya that he had kept Yahiko’s corpse and intended to resurrect him.
• Ōnoki and Mū exchanged repeated Dust Release attacks, while Ōnoki struggled against Mū’s endless chakra and inability to die.
• Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato paused their initial clash, and Tobirama urged Minato to use his full strength.
• Namikaze Minato activated the Nine-Tails’ power and Sage Art, then challenged Senju Tobirama to continue their fight.

Killer B overcame his grief and fought seriously as Uchiha Fugaku battled the Second Raikage, then unleashed a towering Susanoo. In Konoha, Habara explained Yahiko’s revival and reflected on using Hidan to bring back loved ones, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki arrived at the planet, unaware that an eye was watching them.

• Killer B heeded the Eight-Tails’ warning, stopped fighting carelessly, and resolved to face the Third and Fourth Raikage seriously.
• Uchiha Fugaku fought the Second Raikage, endured his speed and strength with Susanoo, and expanded it into a colossal armored giant.
• Habara told Yahiko that he had been revived and left the laboratory with Yoshino after explaining that Hidan was still alive.
• Habara told Yoshino that Hidan had made him reconsider rushing to create a way to seal time, since he could use the man to revive loved ones.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki approached the planet to investigate its mysterious Ōtsutsuki aura, while an unseen eye watched them.

Hagoromo told Habara that Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki were approaching, and Habara devised a plan to draw the Shinobi World’s forces to the Land of Lightning for a public battle. The chapter ended with Hagoromo using his power to remove traces of the invaders from the Ninja World Continent.

• Hamura informed Hagoromo that two Ōtsutsuki had been detected, and Hagoromo decided to tell Habara.
• Hagoromo pulled Habara into his Consciousness Space and revealed that the Ōtsutsuki would likely arrive the next day.
• Habara asked Hagoromo to delay the invaders, and Hagoromo promised to assist him and help stop or kill them.
• Habara studied a map and planned to make the Land of Lightning the battlefield, using Akatsuki’s tailed-beast hunt to draw shinobi from across the world there.
• Hagoromo told Hamura that Habara had a plan and that he had agreed to support it.
• Hagoromo unleashed his aura across the planet and erased the Ōtsutsuki’s traces from the Ninja World Continent.

Habara informed Konoha’s leaders that Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki had arrived early, and he rallied the Shinobi World’s forces to accelerate their preparations. After distributing communication rings and refining the plan, he prepared to coordinate with the commanders and reanimated allies.

• Habara told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Konoha’s other leaders that the Ōtsutsuki had arrived and urged them to speed up their preparations.
• Nara Shikaku began revising the plan, while Tsunade and Jiraiya advised Habara to coordinate with Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and Orochimaru.
• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki set out to find the source of the powerful chakra, with Momoshiki intent on claiming it.
• Habara told Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, Nagato, and Orochimaru about the threat and framed it as a test of the Shinobi World’s strength.
• Habara obtained Nagato’s communication technique, made rings with Orochimaru’s materials, and distributed them to the forces involved.
• Jiraiya confirmed that Konoha had completed the plan’s initial details, and Habara and the others put on their rings to join the scheduled discussion.

Habara revealed that the Sage of Six Paths had warned him of an Ōtsutsuki invasion and laid out a plan to protect the Shinobi World. As the villages began carrying out their assignments, Uchiha Fugaku warned Killer B to evacuate Kumogakure and explained that Akatsuki was targeting the Jinchuriki.

• Habara told the assembled commanders and Kage that the Sage of Six Paths had identified the approaching enemy as an Ōtsutsuki, then presented a plan to establish deterrence and asked for their help refining it.
• Uchiha Fugaku, the three Raikage, Namikaze Minato, Ōnoki, and others reviewed their assignments as the villages prepared to reposition forces and evacuate residents from the coming battlefield.
• The Land of Water dispatched the Second Mizukage and Third Mizukage to capture Jinchuriki while the Land of Lightning launched a major offensive, and the Land of Water’s Jinchuriki were captured.
• Tens of thousands of White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi drove the battle line to within several dozen kilometers of Kumogakure, leaving Killer B alarmed.
• Uchiha Fugaku urged Killer B to evacuate Kumogakure’s residents toward the Land of Fire, warning that Senju Hashirama was approaching and that Akatsuki sought all nine Jinchuriki to obtain the Ten-Tails’ power.

Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura discussed how long they could delay Momoshiki and Kinshiki while Habara prepared for the coming war. As the villages mobilized against Akatsuki in the Land of Lightning, Habara sought a way to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to save the shinobi who might die, and Momoshiki threatened to attack populated areas unless Hagoromo revealed himself.

• Ōtsutsuki Hamura asked Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo how long he could keep Momoshiki and Kinshiki occupied, and Hagoromo said he trusted Habara to handle the threat.
• Ōtsutsuki Hamura observed that Habara had brought the shinobi world under his control and expected the final battle to begin soon.
• Nara Shikajō told Mei Terumi that Akatsuki had taken Kirigakure’s Jinchuriki, Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki, and the One-Tail, while Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning had fallen; Mei agreed to send Kirigakure’s forces to the Land of Lightning.
• Ōnoki rallied Iwagakure’s soldiers to march into the Land of Lightning and drive Akatsuki out.
• Habara considered using the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive fallen shinobi, deciding he needed a Rinnegan and thinking of targeting Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki’s eyes or using the Tenseigan’s power.
• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki recognized that Hagoromo was leading him away from populated areas and threatened to slaughter them unless Hagoromo came out to meet him.

Hagoromo learned that Momoshiki and Kinshiki had uncovered his diversion, while Habara’s preparations had escalated into a brutal war against the Akatsuki and its forces. As the Allied Shinobi Forces battled Impure World Reincarnation troops, Uchiha Madara prepared to attack them without holding back.

• Hagoromo sensed a sudden surge of souls in the Pure Land, and Hamura explained that Habara’s forces had begun a massive battle and Madara had joined in.
• Hagoromo decided to act on matters involving his children and Kaguya, while Hamura planned to settle the conflict surrounding Indra and the Power of Asura.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces, divided into units led by Shisui and Kurotsuchi, confronted White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi; Kakashi and Might Guy prepared to fight the reincarnated Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Shisui followed Habara’s order to attack without concern for casualties, while Kurotsuchi commanded her unit and argued with Deidara about Iwagakure’s past.
• Uchiha Madara learned from Orochimaru that the Allied Shinobi Forces had converged, then left the cave intending to face their main force without holding back.

Sasuke, Naruto, and their allies advanced after the enemy forces abruptly retreated, only to discover Uchiha Madara waiting for them. Madara attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces alone, and the chapter ended with him facing Shisui’s Susanoo after overpowering Namikaze Minato.

• Sasuke and Naruto fought in the Third Division under Namikaze Minato, then noticed the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi and White Zetsu forces retreating.
• Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin reunited with Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji at a rendezvous point, where they sensed a powerful chakra spreading across the battlefield.
• Namikaze Minato, Shisui, Kurotsuchi, Ao, and Darui recognized that their advance had been suspiciously easy and sensed Uchiha Madara approaching.
• Shisui confronted Madara and demanded to know why he had come, but Madara asked for Uchiha Habara and declared he would kill until Habara appeared.
• Madara charged into the Allied Shinobi Forces, overwhelming the army with his fighting skills and Fire Release while Minato and Shisui joined the battle.
• Madara expanded his Susanoo after sending Minato flying and challenged Shisui, who was also activating his Susanoo.