Chapter Summaries

Naruto confronted Sasuke outside the Five Kage Summit, trying to bring him back while Sasuke fought on in hatred. Inside the conference hall, the masked man calling himself Uchiha Madara declared his Moon Eye plan and demanded the Eight and Nine Tails, revealing that Killer Bee had escaped capture.

• Mei Terumi exposed White Zetsu beneath the ground, and the Raikage attacked him as the Kage realized Akatsuki had infiltrated the summit.
• Naruto sensed Sasuke nearby, and the two clashed while Sasuke's companions fought the Land of Iron samurai.
• Naruto urged Sasuke to return and let his friends fill his emptiness, but Sasuke rejected him and continued attacking.
• The Five Kage dealt with White Zetsu's Spore Technique, then the masked man appeared and evaded the Raikage's attack with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• The masked man identified himself as Uchiha Madara, announced his Moon Eye plan, and demanded the Eight and Nine Tails.
• The Raikage learned that Killer Bee had escaped Akatsuki and erupted in anger.

Obito revealed the Moon Eye Plan to the Five Kage, who rejected his vision of trapping the world in Infinite Tsukuyomi. When they refused to surrender the Eight Tails and Nine-Tails, he threatened them with the tailed beasts and resurrected Kage before declaring the Fourth Ninja World War.

• Tsunade and Ōnoki questioned Obito's claim to be Uchiha Madara, and Sakura pointed out that Roy had defeated him in one blow.
• Obito explained that he planned to gather the nine tailed beasts, revive the Ten Tails, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi over the world.
• Tsunade and the other Kage rejected Obito's plan, while Tsunade argued that Roy offered a better path to peace.
• Obito threatened to use seven tailed beasts and Impure World Reincarnation to summon past Kage after the Five Kage refused to surrender the Eight Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Obito declared that the Fourth Ninja World War had officially begun.

The Five Kage discussed the White Zetsu army, the Dream Techniques used by the Dream God Sect, and the possibility that Uchiha Madara had been deceived about the Infinite Tsukuyomi. They agreed they had no choice but to prepare for war, and Mei Terumi proposed meeting the Pope of the Dream God Sect to learn more.

• Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade warned the Five Kage that tens of thousands of White Zetsu could infiltrate the alliance using their Transformation Technique.
• Ōnoki and Mei Terumi explained that new-type ninja supported by the Dream God Sect had used Dream Techniques to probe captured White Zetsu, finding them trapped in chaotic dreams.
• Gaara, Ōnoki, Tsunade, and the Raikage considered whether the White Zetsu were victims of an earlier Infinite Tsukuyomi and whether someone had deceived Uchiha Madara.
• The Raikage urged the Kage to face the enemy directly, while Mei Terumi argued that intelligence could help them seize the initiative.
• Mei Terumi proposed visiting the Pope of the Dream God Sect, rumored to have been revived from ancient times, to ask what he knew.

The Five Kage agreed to send a joint team to the Dream God Sect’s sanctuary to gather intelligence, though Tsunade’s choice to include Naruto sparked objections. She argued Roy could protect Naruto from Uchiha Madara, leaving the other Kage shaken by Roy’s immense power.

• Tsunade proposed that each major village send shinobi to investigate the Dream God Sect and seek its support, while she and Mei Terumi traded insults and fought.
• The Raikage decided that each village would send one or two elite shinobi to the sanctuary, and the Kage named their representatives.
• Tsunade named Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno for Konoha, prompting the Raikage and Ōnoki to object to sending the Nine Tails’ jinchuriki.
• Tsunade argued that Naruto would not accept being kept out of the war and that Roy had deciphered Uchiha Madara’s Space-Time Ninjutsu, making the sanctuary safer.
• Tsunade described how Roy had subdued Naruto and Konoha’s shinobi with ease, convincing the other Kage that he was extraordinarily powerful.

Naruto’s group found Deidara and Kisame Hoshigaki serving the Dream God Sect, where their mission was to turn ravines into farmland for civilians. The gathered shinobi were left stunned by the former missing-nin’s unexpected work and changed outlook.

• Naruto’s group entered Dream God Sect territory after following explosions and found Deidara displaying ravines as art to worshipping civilians.
• Temari and Kankuro confronted Deidara over his past crimes, while Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi hesitated to oppose their senior brother.
• Ao recognized Kisame Hoshigaki, and the gathered shinobi grew wary when he announced he had a mission to complete.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave to fill the ravines and reclaim them as paddy fields.
• The civilians thanked Deidara and Kisame Hoshigaki, who explained that Roy had taught them to combine creation with destruction and that serving the leader gave Kisame a sense of purpose.

Orochimaru met Naruto and the others, revealed that Roy had anticipated their arrival and left to save the world, and explained that the real Uchiha Madara was dead and the current one was being manipulated. The group learned that the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan concealed a deeper threat, while Naruto’s idea of telling Madara the truth was dismissed as dangerous.

• Orochimaru arrived and scattered God-Given Seeds that absorbed Chakra and improved crop growth.
• Orochimaru said Roy had predicted the group’s arrival before the Five Kage Summit and had left to save the world.
• Orochimaru warned that Roy was facing a calamity capable of destroying the world, beyond Uchiha Madara’s Moon Eye Plan.
• Orochimaru revealed that the real Uchiha Madara had died and the current Madara was a manipulated puppet who did not understand the plan behind the White Zetsu.
• Naruto suggested telling Madara the truth and joining forces, but Orochimaru warned that shattering Madara’s beliefs could provoke unpredictable actions.

Orochimaru told the assembled shinobi that the Sage of Six Paths and the Otsutsuki Clan had repeatedly manipulated humanity, distributing chakra before harvesting it and destroying civilizations. He claimed the Sage had been reviving through the Senju and Uchiha bloodlines, while Lord Roy had returned from ancient time and space to help oppose him.

• Darui, Kurotsuchi, Sakura, Samui, Chojuro, and Temari speculated about the Sage of Six Paths' role and Lord Roy's connection to the conflict.
• Orochimaru revealed that the Sage's full name was Otsutsuki Hagoromo and that he came from a clan of powerful beings from the stars.
• Orochimaru claimed the Otsutsuki Clan repeatedly destroyed human civilization, bestowed chakra on humanity, and later harvested it.
• Orochimaru argued that the Senju and Uchiha clans vanished because the Sage used their bloodlines to manipulate the ninja world and prepare his revival.
• Orochimaru said Lord Roy had evaded the Sage's surveillance and returned from ancient time and space to help the current era resist him.

Orochimaru explained the Sage of Six Paths’ threat and offered the Alliance the Dream Technique, saying collective dreams could help resist the Otsutsuki Clan. He then proposed reviving the four sealed Hokage to aid the war.

• Naruto challenged Orochimaru’s view of immortality, and Sakura and Darui urged the group to report the threat to the Five Kage.
• Orochimaru offered to teach them the Dream Technique, explaining that it combined dreams with Chakra and needed everyone’s strength to succeed.
• Orochimaru said Lord Roy would not join the war because he was occupied investigating other Otsutsuki, while Orochimaru, Deidara, and Kisame guarded the Sanctuary.
• Orochimaru offered to release the four Hokage’s souls from the God of Death and summon them with Impure World Reincarnation to fight for the Alliance.

Naruto agreed to consider using Impure World Reincarnation to summon the previous Hokage to protect the village. On the moon, Urashiki Otsutsuki attacked "Toneri Otsutsuki," but after striking a fatal blow, he was caught by the opponent's black shadow.

• Orochimaru persuaded Naruto that the previous Hokage might willingly return to defend the village, and Naruto agreed that holding back could be foolish.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki arrived on the moon and confronted "Toneri Otsutsuki," declaring his superiority as a pure-blooded Otsutsuki.
• "Toneri Otsutsuki" attacked Urashiki Otsutsuki with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and Ameno-Subaru-Boshi-Mikoto, but Urashiki Otsutsuki suppressed him.
• "Toneri Otsutsuki" summoned the Ancestor Stone Statue, and Urashiki Otsutsuki used Yomotsu Hirasaka to appear behind him and pierce his chest.
• The apparently defeated "Toneri Otsutsuki" became a black shadow that bound Urashiki Otsutsuki and spread across his body.

Roy drained Urashiki Otsutsuki’s power while interrogating him about the Otsutsuki Clan, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Imu. Urashiki recognized Roy as the enemy who had pursued Imu’s aura for a thousand years, and Roy demanded that he reveal Imu’s whereabouts.

• Roy asked Urashiki how many Otsutsuki had come, and Urashiki named Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki as the other two.
• Urashiki told Roy that the clan had fifty-three main-family members and three hundred and seventeen branch-family members, and ranked himself around the top twenty and Momoshiki among the top ten.
• Urashiki explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki had taken the first God Tree and its power, which the clan hoped to reclaim to gain immortality.
• Roy asked where Imu was, and Urashiki recognized the name as Imu Otsutsuki, the clan’s ancestor.
• Urashiki realized Roy was not Toneri Otsutsuki and suspected the legend that Imu had fled to this world while being hunted; Roy ordered him to reveal Imu’s whereabouts.

Roy learned that Imu had died after planting the God Tree, while Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara prepared to pursue their plans amid Roy’s growing influence. After the Shinobi Alliance sealed the four revived former Shadows, Uchiha Madara arrived on the battlefield.

• Roy learned from Urashiki Otsutsuki that Imu had died after planting the God Tree, and said Kaguya’s power would help him bring peace to the new world.
• Obito left Uchiha Madara after questioning his claims, and Black Zetsu explained that Roy had revealed secrets about the Sage of Six Paths and the Rabbit Goddess.
• Uchiha Madara decided to restrain himself until he reclaimed his Rinnegan and planned to use Obito to complete his resurrection.
• Black Zetsu secretly resolved to revive an incomplete Ten-Tails with the Eight Tails’ and Nine-Tails’ Chakra so Madara could cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and resurrect Mother.
• The Shinobi Alliance defeated and sealed the Second Water Shadow, Second Earth Shadow Mū, Third Lightning Shadow, and Fourth Wind Shadow Rasa using dream powers.
• Hinata sensed a powerful Chakra approaching, and Ōnoki identified the arrival as Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara fought the Five Kage and the Shinobi Alliance, shrugging off their coordinated assault before unleashing attacks that threatened the weaker troops. The chapter ended as he summoned a gigantic meteor from the clouds while Ōnoki and Gaara raised a combined sand-and-rock defense.

• Gaara and Mei Terumi identified Madara as having been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation, and Tsunade warned the alliance not to underestimate him.
• Madara attacked with Majestic Destroyer Flame, and the alliance countered with a coordinated Water Formation Wall before he charged through the mist and struck their troops.
• Mei Terumi corroded Madara's Susanoo with acid mist, while the Fourth Lightning Shadow, Tsunade, Ōnoki, and Gaara worked together to crack its defenses and smash Madara into a canyon.
• Madara emerged unharmed, praised the Five Kage's teamwork, then unleashed Susanoo's Yasakani no Magatama against the Shinobi Alliance.
• Ōnoki and Gaara raised a rock golem and Shield of Sand to protect the troops, but Madara summoned a gigantic meteor with Heavenly Obstacle Tremor Star.

Uchiha Madara summoned a second meteorite, but Naruto arrived with the four Hokage, and Hashirama stopped it with Wood Release. Hashirama confronted Madara, whose Rinnegan and Complete Body Susanoo gave him the advantage in their clash.

• Ōnoki slowed the first meteorite with the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, and Gaara supported it with sand, saving the Shinobi Alliance.
• Uchiha Madara summoned a second meteorite, but Hashirama Senju arrived with Naruto and the other Hokage and halted it with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Hashirama tried to persuade Madara to stop, but Madara declared his plan to create a new era and claimed he would become a god with the Rinnegan.
• Hashirama used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands against Madara's Complete Body Susanoo, but Madara gained the upper hand.
• Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Madara had awakened the Rinnegan and stolen Wood Release power, while Hashirama vowed to protect the shinobi world's peace.

Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki interrupted Madara and Hashirama’s battle to demand the return of the God Tree and Chakra. Naruto warned the gathered shinobi about the Otsutsuki Clan, and Momoshiki ordered Kinshiki to kill them.

• Madara and Hashirama fought fiercely while the Shinobi Alliance and the Kage watched from a distance.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki sent Kinshiki Otsutsuki to confront the fighters and announced that their clan had come to reclaim the God Tree and Chakra.
• Madara rejected Kinshiki’s demand, while Hashirama asked what reclaiming Chakra meant.
• Naruto warned Hashirama that the Otsutsuki spread Chakra before harvesting it and destroying worlds.
• Momoshiki dismissed the shinobi’s objections and ordered Kinshiki to kill them.

Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju fought Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki, initially overwhelming Kinshiki before Momoshiki turned their ninjutsu against them. The chapter left Madara, Hashirama, and most of the Kage-level fighters severely injured.

• Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju teamed up to bind Kinshiki with a Wood Dragon and batter him with Susanoo clones until Momoshiki blasted them away.
• Momoshiki summoned swarms of snake-bodied, dog-headed monsters, and Madara and Hashirama used large-scale ninjutsu to destroy them.
• Momoshiki absorbed Madara and Hashirama's attacks and returned them with several times their original power, severely damaging both fighters and destroying much of their Impure World Reincarnation bodies.
• The Kage-level fighters attacked Momoshiki with ninjutsu despite Hashirama's warning, and most of them were severely injured when he reflected their attacks.

Momoshiki overwhelmed the injured fighters until Madara and Hashirama revived and turned the fight around. After Momoshiki consumed Kinshiki and defeated them both, Urashiki suddenly interrupted him, leaving the battlefield's fate uncertain.

• Momoshiki defeated the Fourth Lightning Shadow and taunted the injured fighters.
• Madara and Hashirama were revived through the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique and attacked Momoshiki with pure Body Technique.
• Madara and Hashirama kicked Momoshiki around until he called on Kinshiki to offer his power.
• Momoshiki consumed Kinshiki, gained overwhelming strength, and blasted Madara and Hashirama away.
• A meteor struck Momoshiki, and Urashiki revealed himself as the one who had ambushed him.

Roy arrived after defeating Urashiki, but Momoshiki devoured the wounded clansman and gained overwhelming power. Momoshiki unleashed a devastating attack, and Roy protected everyone by transporting them into a dreamlike space.

• Hinata and the others recognized Roy as the one who had defeated Urashiki, while Momoshiki questioned the badly injured Otsutsuki about their fight.
• Urashiki revealed that Roy had defeated him on the moon, and Momoshiki decided to absorb him despite the clan's rules.
• Hashirama and the others tried to stop Momoshiki, but he held them back with spatial blades and consumed Urashiki as a Chakra Fruit.
• Momoshiki transformed and unleashed Ultimate Almighty Push, destroying the ground and threatening everyone nearby.
• Roy's power shielded the group from Momoshiki's attack and left them suspended above an abyss inside a brilliant, dreamlike mist.

Roy fought Momoshiki while the Shinobi Alliance prepared to support him through the Dream Domain. Meanwhile, Madara completed a ritual, and Naruto and Sasuke confronted the awakened Sage of Six Paths, accusing him of plotting to destroy the world.

• Roy convinced the Shinobi Alliance that Momoshiki was the vanguard of the Six Paths Great Demon King, and Mei and Sakura urged them to build the Dream Domain instead of fighting recklessly.
• Momoshiki attacked Roy with scarlet beams, but Roy countered with his demonic sword and wounded him with needle-like fragments of sword radiance.
• Momoshiki swallowed chakra pills to heal and unleashed dozens of powerful elemental attacks, while Roy destroyed them and advanced.
• Madara recovered, learned from Black Zetsu that Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails chakra had been placed in the Outer Path body, and began his final ritual.
• Naruto awoke beside Sasuke and Hagoromo, recognized the Sage of Six Paths as an Otsutsuki, and accused him of plotting to destroy the world.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Hagoromo, with Sasuke also blaming him for the Uchiha clan's downfall.

Naruto and Sasuke destroyed the Sage of Six Paths’s soul fragment, while the God Tree’s power empowered Uchiha Madara before Black Zetsu betrayed him and began Kaguya Otsutsuki’s return. Roy moved the world’s people into the Dream Domain, where Orochimaru explained how they could use Dream Energy to weaken Kaguya and aid Roy.

• Naruto and Sasuke struck down the Sage of Six Paths, whose soul fragment had summoned them into a consciousness space.
• The God Tree’s power entered Uchiha Madara, who defeated Momoshiki Otsutsuki and declared himself the world’s savior.
• Black Zetsu pierced Madara and revealed that he served Kaguya Otsutsuki, then began gathering the world’s Chakra to bring her back.
• Roy sent the Shinobi Alliance into the Dream Domain as Kaguya’s power drained Chakra and vitality from the world.
• Orochimaru told Naruto, Tsunade, and the others to refine Chakra into Dream Energy so they could weaken Kaguya and channel her power to Roy.

Roy confronted Kaguya Otsutsuki after she returned from fleeing into space, and she attacked him to protect her Chakra. Roy overcame her defenses and left her trapped in a cycle of destruction and regeneration.

• Roy sighed with relief after Kaguya Otsutsuki fled, while Black Zetsu and Momoshiki Otsutsuki stood bewildered.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki returned, ignored Momoshiki Otsutsuki's demand for her power, and warned Roy to leave with the power he had already taken.
• Roy offered to let Kaguya Otsutsuki keep ruling the planet if she surrendered her power, and she answered by attacking him with Amenominaka.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki used All-Killing Ash Bones and other techniques against Roy, but he evaded her attacks and followed her through dimensions.
• Roy appeared above Kaguya Otsutsuki and left her body shattered, caught in an endless cycle of regeneration and destruction.