Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kei's clone overwhelmed the Raikage and Kumogakure's defenders before vanishing, while Deidara fought the village's ninja with explosive clay. After Lightning Style countered much of his arsenal, Deidara began preparing his final self-destruction attack.

• Hyuga Kei's clone defeated the Raikage in combat, blasted Darui and Shi aside, and killed the Anbu who shielded the Raikage before disappearing when Hyuga Kei dispelled it.
• Deidara attacked the recovering Kumogakure forces with C3 No. 18 and swarms of miniature bombs, wounding several ninja.
• Deidara unleashed C4 Garuda, but Shi warned the others that Lightning Style could counter the clay spiders, and the Raikage's forces used lightning to weaken their explosions.
• Deidara escalated his attacks with techniques including C2· Dragon, but Kumogakure's Lightning Style continued suppressing his bombs.
• Deidara began his C0 Wrathful Hair Heaven Self-Destruction, revealing the gemstone in his chest and feeding his remaining clay into his body.

Deidara sacrificed himself in a massive explosion that destroyed Kumogakure, leaving Raikage A alive and vowing revenge on Hyuga Kei. Elsewhere, Sasuke fought Killer B and trapped him with Wood Release before using genjutsu and Mirror of Outer Clouds to threaten to make the illusion of severed arms real.

• Deidara used his ultimate technique, destroying Kumogakure and killing the ambushing ninja, while Mabui saved Raikage A with the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
• Raikage A mourned his village and comrades and swore he would not rest until he or Hyuga Kei was dead.
• Sasuke challenged Killer B alone, wielding Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Wood Release as Kisame watched for a chance to help.
• Killer B broke free of Sasuke's Wood Release with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Sasuke caught his gaze and cast a genjutsu depicting his arms being severed.
• Sasuke activated Mirror of Outer Clouds, intending to turn the genjutsu's image of Killer B's severed arms into reality.

Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and fought off Sasuke and Kisame until he secretly severed a tail and escaped unconscious. Fourth Raikage A arrived to rescue him, but Sasuke impaled A with Susanoo’s energy arrow before he and Kisame fled with Killer B’s chakra clone.

• The Eight-Tails broke Sasuke’s ocular technique, transformed completely, and battered Sasuke into a mountainside.
• Kisame attacked with a Great Shark Bullet while Sasuke used Amaterasu, then Kisame’s Great Waterfall and Sasuke’s Heavenly Punishment to overwhelm the Eight-Tails.
• Killer B told the Eight-Tails to sever a tail and escape, then collapsed unconscious as his captors believed he had been defeated.
• Fourth Raikage A arrived and attacked Sasuke and Kisame, shattering Kisame’s water shark and pressing them with his lightning-enhanced assault.
• Sasuke used Susanoo’s Yata Mirror to block A, then shot him through the chest with a massive energy arrow.
• Sasuke and Kisame fled as Kumogakure ninja approached, with Kisame carrying Killer B’s chakra clone.

Kabuto Yakushi and Uchiha Obito tried to persuade Sasuke and Kisame to continue the Ten-Tails Plan after claiming Hyuga Kei had betrayed them. Meanwhile, Hyuga Kei arrived in Kumogakure with Naruto and Jiraiya, where the injured Fourth Raikage recognized him as an attacker and demanded his death.

• Kabuto Yakushi summoned the reincarnated figures and prepared to carry out Hyuga Kei's plan with Uchiha Obito.
• Kabuto Yakushi and Obito confronted Sasuke and Kisame, claiming Nagato was dead and Hyuga Kei had betrayed their plan.
• Sasuke attacked Obito and Kabuto Yakushi, but Kisame stopped him and helped persuade him to cooperate temporarily when Kumogakure's forces approached.
• Hyuga Kei, Naruto, Jiraiya, and their companions arrived in Kumogakure and were taken to meet the Fourth Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage recognized Hyuga Kei as one of the attackers and tried to strike him, while Naruto blocked him and Jiraiya defended Hyuga Kei.

Hyuga Kei forced the Fourth Raikage to accept cooperation and ordered preparations for a new Six Nations Summit against Uchiha Obito. Meanwhile, Obito used Nagato’s corpse to convince Sasuke that Hyuga Kei had betrayed their plan, drawing Sasuke into the Moon Eye Plan.

• Hyuga Kei threatened the Fourth Raikage with a Truth-Seeking Orb spear, then spared him and demanded unity against their common enemy.
• Jiraiya proposed a new Six Nations Summit, and Hyuga Kei revealed that the real Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was still alive.
• A Kumogakure ninja reported that the tracking unit had been nearly wiped out, and Hyuga Kei concluded that Obito had taken Second Pillar and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Hyuga Kei ordered Shikamaru to explain Konoha’s events to the Raikage and left to pursue Obito before returning to Konoha.
• Obito showed Sasuke Nagato’s corpse and accused Hyuga Kei of betraying Akatsuki, while Kabuto Yakushi reinforced the claim.
• Sasuke agreed to cooperate with Obito and help advance the Moon Eye Plan, but warned that he would not forgive any deception.

Obito and Kabuto discovered that the captured Eight-Tails was only a clone, and Kabuto began preparing to give Sasuke an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Hyuga Kei honored his promise by resurrecting Obito and Rin, leaving Obito bound to support his plan if he wanted them to remain together.

• Obito dispelled Killer B's clone, revealing that the Akatsuki had not captured the Eight-Tails.
• Kabuto showed Sasuke Itachi's and Fugaku's Sharingan and offered to fuse them into an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which Sasuke accepted.
• Hyuga Kei reminded Obito of his promise to resurrect him and Rin, on the condition that Obito continued supporting the plan and took Sasuke's place as Ten-Tails Jinchuriki if needed.
• Hyuga Kei brought Obito to his lunar world and used Heavenly Mandate Rebirth to restore Obito and revive Rin.
• Rin awoke confused, and Obito removed his mask and embraced her as they recognized each other.

Hyuga Kei revived Rin and Yakushi Nonō, using their reunions to secure Obito and Kabuto Yakushi's loyalty to his plan. He sent Obito to spend time with Rin and returned Kabuto to the ninja world to oversee Sasuke as the plan advanced toward war.

• Rin thanked Hyuga Kei and Obito for reviving her, and Hyuga Kei reassured her about Obito and Kakashi while concealing Obito's past.
• Hyuga Kei returned with Obito to Kamui's dimension, warned him that he would be a hero if the plan succeeded or a sinner if it failed, and ordered him to help declare war on the Five Great Nations.
• Obito pledged to follow Hyuga Kei's plan, and Hyuga Kei encouraged him to spend time with Rin while Kakashi was away.
• Hyuga Kei brought Kabuto Yakushi to meet the revived Yakushi Nonō, and they tearfully embraced after reuniting.
• Kabuto Yakushi pledged to serve Hyuga Kei's plan, and Hyuga Kei returned him to the ninja world to watch over Sasuke and continue his duties.

Black Zetsu confronted Hyuga Kei over abandoning their plan to capture the Nine-Tails, but Kei persuaded him that joining the Five Great Nations was the best move. Kei arrived in Konoha, reunited with Hinata and Hanabi, and entered the summit, where the Five Kage questioned his sincerity and Raikage A challenged his past killings.

• Black Zetsu confronted Hyuga Kei, who blamed Kabuto Yakushi and Uchiha Obito’s betrayal and argued that he needed to ally with the Five Great Nations.
• Hyuga Kei told Black Zetsu he planned to stir conflict among the nations and wait for an opportunity, then used Kamui to leave.
• Hyuga Kei met Hinata and Hanabi at Konoha’s gates and told them he would send them to the Federation for their safety.
• Hyuga Kei entered the Six Nations Summit and faced the Five Kage’s wary and hostile reactions.
• Ōnoki and Mei Terumi questioned Hyuga Kei’s commitment, while Raikage A condemned his past killings and Kei dismissed the casualties as part of war.

Hyuga Kei and the Kage discussed the growing threat from Uchiha Obito and Kabuto Yakushi after tensions with Raikage A briefly flared. The chapter ended with Hyuga Kei warning that Obito’s forces had already acquired chakra from every Tailed Beast, including the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails.

• Hyuga Kei challenged Raikage A’s accusations, and Gaara and Tsunade persuaded the Raikage to set aside his anger and focus on their shared enemy.
• Hyuga Kei reported that Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasuke had joined Uchiha Obito and Kabuto Yakushi after leaving the Akatsuki Organization.
• Hyuga Kei presented a list of shinobi Kabuto Yakushi had likely revived through Impure World Reincarnation, including Madara Uchiha, Senju Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and Hatake Sakumo.
• Hyuga Kei estimated that Kabuto’s revived shinobi possessed only thirty to forty percent of their original strength, while Tsunade warned the Kage not to underestimate them.
• Hyuga Kei revealed that Obito’s forces had obtained chakra from all the Tailed Beasts, including portions of the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails.

The Five Kage discussed the Ten-Tails threat and sought a way to stop Kabuto Yakushi’s Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. When Orochimaru arrived, he refused to trust Hyuga Kei and condemned the alliance, but the Kage stood by their decision.

• Hyuga Kei warned the Five Kage that the Ten-Tails could devastate a village and that only a Rinnegan wielder could control it.
• Mei Terumi proposed undoing the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Tsunade suggested meeting Orochimaru in Konoha.
• Jiraiya escorted Orochimaru into the hall, where Orochimaru recognized Hyuga Kei and angrily questioned why the Five Great Nations treated him as an ally.
• Tsunade explained that Uchiha Obito and Kabuto Yakushi were trying to revive the Ten-Tails, but Orochimaru rejected cooperation with Hyuga Kei and accused the Kage of being deceived.
• Ōnoki warned Orochimaru to stop undermining morale, and Orochimaru told the Five Kage they would regret their decision.

Hyuga Kei forced Orochimaru to cooperate and the group discussed ways to break the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. Sasuke arrived and confronted Hyuga Kei over abandoning his dream, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Hyuga Kei threatened to kill Orochimaru unless he cooperated, and Jiraiya persuaded Orochimaru to agree.
• Orochimaru explained that they could break the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu by stopping its caster or severing the caster's connection to the dead souls with Fuinjutsu.
• Hyuga Kei gave Orochimaru the failed talismans, and Orochimaru began studying them for ways to improve them.
• A messenger reported that Second Pillar had appeared, but Sasuke killed the messenger and entered the hall with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Sasuke praised Hyuga Kei for guiding him, then accused him of betraying his dream by seeking a compromising solution.

Sasuke rejected Hyuga Kei’s plea to abandon revenge and declared that he would destroy Konoha, while the assembled leaders tried to reason with him. The chapter left them fighting Sasuke’s Wood Release attack as Orochimaru watched from afar with ambitions of his own.

• Hyuga Kei advised Sasuke to turn away from revenge, but Sasuke insisted on destroying Konoha before he would consider forgiveness.
• Hyuga Kei promised not to stop Sasuke and vanished, while Sasuke boasted that his power rivaled a nation.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Gaara, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi debated how to handle Sasuke, but he refused to listen to them.
• Kakashi appeared and tried to speak with Sasuke, who demanded that Konoha return his family and formed hand seals.
• Sasuke unleashed Wood Release: Birth of Verdant Forest, forcing the assembled leaders to defend themselves against a forest of enormous trees.
• Orochimaru fled to a safe distance with the Fuinjutsu talisman and watched the battle while pursuing his ambition to become the Sage of Six Paths.

Sasuke burned through the tree world and fought Naruto with Susanoo, while Naruto tried to stop his revenge. The Five Kage joined the battle, but Sasuke evaded Mei Terumi’s apparent finishing attack and reappeared on a rooftop.

• Sasuke created a Shadow Clone that used Majestic Destroyer Flame to burn the tree world as Naruto arrived and confronted him.
• A crow carrying Itachi’s Kotoamatsukami emerged from Naruto, but Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan resisted its genjutsu and the crow flew to his shoulder.
• Sasuke summoned Susanoo and battled Naruto in Tailed Beast Transformation, trading attacks that devastated the surrounding battlefield.
• The Tsuchikage struck Susanoo with Dust Release, Gaara grabbed Sasuke with sand and threw him, and Mei Terumi attacked him with Lava Release.
• Sasuke appeared to be burned by Mei’s attack, then vanished and reappeared on a rooftop, angrily ordering the Kage to stop interfering.

Sasuke continued his attack on Konoha, refusing Naruto’s pleas to abandon revenge. After Sakura tried to shield Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, Naruto pulled her away, and Sasuke burned the two elders to ashes before failing to summon Complete Body Susanoo.

• Naruto urged Sasuke to let go of hatred, but Sasuke insisted that destroying Konoha was his dream.
• Obito appeared beside Sasuke, mocked Naruto’s plea for forgiveness, and encouraged Sasuke to destroy Konoha with him.
• Obito brought Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to Sasuke, who blamed them for the Uchiha clan’s destruction.
• Sakura stood between Sasuke and the elders, but Naruto pulled her away as Sasuke’s Amaterasu burned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to ashes.
• Sasuke rejected Naruto’s pleas and tried to summon Complete Body Susanoo, but the unstable form dispersed, leaving him exhausted.

Obito took Sasuke away after Sasuke failed to control the power of his fused Mangekyō Sharingan, and he declared that the Fifth Shinobi World War was beginning. The Five Kage agreed to form the Ninja Allied Forces, but their debate over its commander turned into political maneuvering.

• Naruto confronted Sasuke about his unstable power, but Obito convinced Sasuke to leave with him through Kamui and announced the coming Fifth Shinobi World War.
• Hyuga Kei returned to the Five Kage and boasted about Sasuke’s power, prompting the Raikage and Tsuchikage to condemn him for creating a threat to the shinobi world.
• Tsunade led the group to a basement meeting place and proposed forming the Ninja Allied Forces; the Kage agreed to prepare their forces.
• The Raikage nominated himself to command the Allied Forces, while Ōnoki opposed him and suggested Gaara, who declined the nomination.
• Hyuga Kei angrily rebuked the Kage for playing political games while the Five Great Nations faced destruction.

Tsunade proposed Chiba Kishu, secretly Hyuga Kei, as commander of the Allied Forces, arguing that his prestige, resources, and strategic ability made him the best choice. Though the Raikage remained distrustful, the other Kage agreed to give Hyuga Kei a chance to lead them against the coming war.

• Mei Terumi assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the five Kage as they considered who should command the Allied Forces.
• Tsunade argued that the commander needed prestige enough to unite the ninja world and nominated Chiba Kishu.
• The Raikage and Ōnoki initially opposed the proposal because Hyuga Kei had caused past turmoil, while Gaara urged further consideration.
• Tsunade cited Hyuga Kei's knowledge of Sasuke and Obito's plans, the Federation's resources, his strength, and his commitment to peace.
• Ōnoki, Gaara, and Mei Terumi supported giving Hyuga Kei a chance, and the Raikage stopped openly objecting.

Hyuga Kei took command of the Ninja Allied Forces under Chiba Kishu’s name and persuaded the Five Kage to overthrow feudal rule while preparing for war. Meanwhile, Sasuke and Obito received transplanted Rinnegan and set out to face the allied forces.

• Hyuga Kei accepted command of the Ninja Allied Forces and ordered the nations to unite their political and military forces.
• Hyuga Kei urged the Five Kage to seize control of the feudal lords and establish provisional councils, winning their support.
• The ninja forces rapidly took control of the feudal lords and began wartime mobilization despite scattered resistance.
• Kabuto Yakushi transplanted one of Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan into Sasuke and one into Obito.
• After White Zetsu reported the allied forces were mobilizing, Sasuke and Obito left their base to confront them.

Hyuga Kei brought the Federation’s ten-thousand-strong puppet army to the Ninja Allied Forces’ camp, stunning the Five Kage and the assembled ninjas. He explained that the puppets combined technology with ninjutsu, concealing that his Tenseigan pupil power controlled them.

• Hyuga Kei prepared ten thousand puppets as a hidden force while directing anti-feudal revolutions in smaller nations.
• The Raikage challenged Hyuga Kei over the Federation army’s absence, and Hyuga Kei told him to be patient.
• A massive, synchronized puppet army arrived, shocking the Five Kage and the Ninja Allied Forces with its strength.
• Hyuga Kei asked the Raikage what he thought of the army, and the Raikage acknowledged its power but said equipment alone did not decide victory.
• Hyuga Kei directed the puppets to clear ground and set up camp, then claimed their abilities came from combining advanced technology with ninjutsu.

Hyuga Kei briefed the Allied Forces on their strength, a new Fuinjutsu talisman, and the battle plan, then rallied the assembled ninja to unite against their common enemy. The forces took up their assigned positions as old rivalries threatened to disrupt the alliance.

• Hyuga Kei explained the puppet army’s technology to the Five Kage and led them into a meeting tent.
• A Federation statistician reported the Allied Forces’ numbers, and Tsunade gave Hyuga Kei Orochimaru’s untested Fuinjutsu talisman.
• Hyuga Kei reviewed the plan to draw Obito’s forces toward the camp and assigned the Raikage, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Tsunade their roles.
• The leaders agreed to rotate defenses, while the final five thousand puppets were assigned to mobile support.
• Hyuga Kei silenced the bickering ninja and urged them to set aside past grudges and fight together to protect their homes and the future.

Hyuga Kei rallied the Ninja Allied Forces and sent reinforcements to hold their four defensive fronts as Kabuto Yakushi and Obito launched their attack. The battle escalated when Kabuto released powerful reanimated ninjas, while Madara Uchiha and Nagato remained in reserve.

• Hyuga Kei and the Five Kage rallied the Ninja Allied Forces before leading the four mixed forces toward their defensive lines.
• Kabuto Yakushi, Obito, and Sasuke sent White Zetsu and released Jonin-level reanimated ninjas toward the allied defenses.
• The Raikage, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and Gaara led the defense on the eastern, southern, western, and northern fronts as White Zetsu attacked.
• Hyuga Kei ordered the forces to hold for half a day and dispatched puppet units and ninjas to reinforce the lines.
• Kabuto Yakushi released powerful reanimated ninjas, including members of the Akatsuki and past Kage, while Madara Uchiha and Nagato remained in reserve.