Chapter Summaries

After Sunagakure fell to Han's forces, Second Pillar ordered a retreat and prepared to lead a counterattack, while Ino insisted on joining him. He used a Mind Puppet to let her accompany him safely, then flew toward Wind Country.

• Reports said Han's forces had overrun Sunagakure and Lady Mei Terumi had fallen, prompting Jiraiya to offer to go to the front.
• Second Pillar ordered Might Guy's unit and the Sand Hidden Village units to retreat into the Land of Fire while Kakashi Hatake's unit covered them.
• Second Pillar planned to join the withdrawal and pursue a decapitation operation if reconnaissance confirmed Ōnoki's location in the Land of Earth.
• Ino Yamanaka arrived and insisted on accompanying Second Pillar, arguing that she had the courage to fight at his side.
• Second Pillar placed Ino's consciousness in a Mind Puppet so her body would remain safe in Konoha.
• Second Pillar hung the Mind Puppet from his waist and flew toward Wind Country.

Five Tails Jinchuriki Han discovered that corpses were being transformed into Red Ogres that spread by devouring people, and he tried to organize a retreat. Fujimoto Itsuki drove out in the tank he had designed, giving the prisoners a possible escape even though it lacked a working cannon.

• Han forced the Sunagakure prisoners to identify themselves as puppeteers and had those who lied executed.
• The executed prisoners returned as Red Ogres, and Han confirmed that one was his comrade Dongzhu, transformed into a human puppet.
• Han realized the Red Ogres were spreading by devouring the dead and saw them attacking civilians, recruiting Fujimoto Itsuki, and digging up corpses.
• Han abandoned the camp and urged the surviving Rock Ninja to flee as the Red Ogres spread through the area.
• Fujimoto Itsuki drove his armored tank out of the camp, though its design had no functioning cannon.

Kakashi and Naruto caught up with Might Guy and Asuma as Red Ogres pursued them across the Land of Rivers. Sasuke arrived and destroyed the enemy force, then sent the others back to Konoha while he stayed behind.

• Pakkun led Kakashi and Naruto toward Guy, while Naruto lamented that the strange monsters had destroyed his Natural Energy-gathering Shadow Clone.
• Guy carried the badly injured Asuma toward Konoha but was attacked by Red Ogres and could no longer keep moving.
• Kakashi and Naruto arrived, protected Guy and Asuma, and fought Red Ogres that retained their former ninjutsu, including Akatsuchi and his Golem Technique.
• Sasuke shielded the Konoha shinobi with Lava Release and destroyed the Red Ogres with Chidori Current.
• Sasuke praised Kakashi for protecting Guy, told the group to return to Konoha, and remained behind.

Second Pillar flew toward Sunagakure to investigate the Red Ogres and save people, then rescued Fujimoto Itsuki during the attack. He learned Itsuki was a puppet master who designed an Iron Beast and ordered him to build a faster, more defensive tank within two days.

• Second Pillar left the escort group and flew toward Sunagakure as the Red Ogres spread across the Wind Country, while Ino Yamanaka shared his distress over the civilians he could not save.
• Second Pillar used Secret Technique Sun Eclipse to darken much of Sunagakure, entered Fujimoto Itsuki's Iron Beast, and guided him to a mechanical puppet factory.
• After the eclipse ended, Second Pillar questioned Fujimoto Itsuki, who said he did not know where Temari or Kankuro were and reported that Mei Terumi had died in battle.
• Fujimoto Itsuki revealed that he worked for Kankuro's God-Driving Workshop and had designed the Iron Beast, which was a half-finished prototype.
• Second Pillar ordered Fujimoto Itsuki to build a tank within two days, prioritizing defense, mobility, and a spacious cabin that could carry another Sunagakure ninja.

Fujimoto Itsuki agreed to build an armored transport vehicle while Sasuke fought Mei Terumi and subdued Han, the Five Tails Jinchuriki. With Obito and the surviving puppeteers helping, Sasuke’s group completed their first vehicle and prepared to rescue people in Sunagakure.

• Fujimoto Itsuki told Sasuke which parts he needed to build a tank, and Sasuke’s group set out to gather them.
• Mei Terumi used corrosive mist and water techniques against Han, but Sasuke struck her down after her attacks badly wounded him.
• Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to incapacitate Han and Kokuō, then told Ino Yamanaka to summon Tobi to Sunagakure.
• Obito Uchiha traveled to Sunagakure and reluctantly fetched steel and parts for Fujimoto Itsuki’s workshop.
• Sasuke found more than forty surviving puppeteers and fewer than three hundred civilians, and the group completed its first armored transport vehicle on the third day of the war.

Sasuke learned from forum users that the Red Ogre outbreak might stem from Sasori’s Fourth Scroll and accepted a proposal to build a Great Wall separating the Land of Fire from the Wind Country. By July, Konoha had established the wall and expanded rescue and refugee programs, while Sasuke questioned Kakuzu’s economic reports and grew angry over the costs.

• Sasuke posted intelligence about the Red Ogres, and forum users speculated that Sasori’s Fourth Scroll had caused the outbreak and advised building a Great Wall.
• Sasuke accepted the Great Wall proposal, and the Land of Fire built a fortified border with a single Ghost Gate for rescue vehicles.
• Ino reported that Lee had volunteered for another rescue mission, while Tsunade, the slugs, and the Inuzuka and Aburame clans supported relief efforts; the Sarutobi Clan declined after Asuma’s severe injuries.
• Sasuke approved forty million ryo for refugee resettlement and ordered Hyuga Clan members to investigate possible embezzlement.
• Ino relayed Kakuzu’s claims about refugee loans and employment, and Sasuke challenged her to examine his reports more critically.
• After Ino said Konoha would bear the costs of Kakuzu’s plans, Sasuke angrily threw his pen and complained about keeping Kakuzu.

Sasuke learned that Iwagakure’s leaders and daimyo were turning toward surrender as Red Ogres overwhelmed the Land of Earth, and Ōnoki agreed to give up his life to save its people. Later, Second Pillar oversaw Ōnoki’s public execution, an event that marked the end of the Five Kage Era and the beginning of a new tripartite order.

• Ino comforted Sasuke as he discussed the Land of Earth, then he asked whether it had shown any new movements.
• Ōnoki watched Kitano Takeshi’s film blaming him for the Red Ogre disaster and learned that most of the Land of Earth had fallen while civilians sought rescue from the Land of Fire.
• Bunya urged Ōnoki to surrender on behalf of Iwagakure’s Jonin Council, and a daimyo’s attendant delivered orders for Ōnoki to escort the nobles to safety.
• After learning that the nobles were abandoning the country, Ōnoki agreed to sacrifice himself so the nation’s ninja and civilians could survive, and Bunya broke down in tears.
• At Ōnoki’s public execution in Kyoto, Second Pillar quieted the furious crowd and cut off Ōnoki’s head, inaugurating an annual ceremony.

After Ōnoki’s execution, Suigetsu and Karin met Sora and Ebizo in a tavern near the infected zone, where both men set out west toward the Red Ogres. The New Fire Alliance evacuated the Land of Earth and maintained a fragile peace as Sasuke remained wary of Orochimaru.

• Suigetsu and Karin watched Sasuke leave the televised execution and met Sora, who planned to join Orochimaru because he rejected Sasuke’s leadership.
• Sora declared that he would not show Sasuke mercy if they met on a battlefield, then traveled east toward Orochimaru.
• Ebizo recognized Karin from the defense of Sunagakure, bought drinks for the tavern, and walked west toward the infected zone to reunite with his home and comrades.
• The New Fire Alliance abandoned the infected Land of Earth’s territory and began evacuating its people while Sasuke considered ways to stop the Red Demon Tide.
• Ōnoki surrendered in Konoha on July 9 and was executed in Kyoto on July 12, prompting widespread debate and the phrase “Death of Ōnoki.”

After refining Ōnoki, Sasuke gained his political experience and Dust Release, then used a quieter period to explore the new possibilities of ninjutsu. While the Cabinet debated how to handle the infected zone, Ino told Sasuke that a red-haired former friend was waiting to see him, and he went to meet her.

• Second Pillar refined Ōnoki's corpse and gained the Political Soul of the Kage and Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.
• After Ōnoki's death, Sasuke delegated daily operations to Kakashi and Ino while he trained with the Ninjutsu Decoding and Ninjutsu Reconstruction authorities.
• Ino reported that civilian search-and-rescue efforts had found no survivors for three days and asked Sasuke about closing the Ghost Gate and eradicating the infected zone.
• Sasuke heard that Kakashi and Kakuzu favored ending the crisis quickly, while Deceitful Monkey Kitsu and Mitokado Homura saw possible benefits in keeping the infected zone.
• Sasuke decided to maintain the situation for now because the Red Ogre could serve as a training ground while Huize Country watched the New Fire Alliance.
• Ino told Sasuke that a red-haired girl claiming to be his former good friend was waiting at the Hokage Building, and Sasuke set off to see her.

Sasuke went to the Land of Rice Fields after Orochimaru claimed to have captured Hozuki Suigetsu, only to find Suigetsu safe and learn Orochimaru had summoned him for another purpose. The chapter ended with Gold Dragon confronting Neji Hyuga in Kumogakure over ten borrowed golden arrows.

• Karin told Sasuke and Ino that Orochimaru had taken Suigetsu and demanded Sasuke meet him alone at his former base in the Land of Rice Fields within three days.
• Sasuke left for Orochimaru's base, while Karin and Ino both offered to accompany him.
• Orochimaru taunted Sasuke at the base, and Sasuke attacked him when he circled too close.
• Orochimaru revealed Suigetsu inside a water tank, and Sasuke broke it open to free him.
• Suigetsu thanked Sasuke and headed back toward Konoha, while Orochimaru indicated that Sasuke still needed to hear his purpose for the meeting.
• Gold Dragon appeared outside Neji Hyuga's office in Kumogakure and demanded the return of ten golden arrows with interest.

Orochimaru offered Sasuke a place beside him in his planned conquest of the Shinobi World, but Sasuke rejected him and summoned Obito. Orochimaru revealed Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage, while Kidomaru confronted Neji and Kimimaro at Kumogakure, prompting them to prepare for battle.

• Orochimaru claimed he was the strongest in the Shinobi World and offered to spare Sasuke and important Leaf Ninjas if Sasuke joined him, but Sasuke refused when Orochimaru demanded Jiraiya's death.
• Orochimaru warned Sasuke not to repeat Karatachi Yagura's mistakes, and Sasuke recognized the name Tobi and summoned Obito Uchiha.
• Sasuke and Obito mocked Orochimaru over his lack of the Sharingan, so Orochimaru revealed Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage as his allies.
• Kidomaru arrived above Kumogakure on a Gold Dragon and confronted Neji and Kimimaro at the Raikage Building.
• Neji ordered the divisions to prepare for a full-scale battle while Kidomaru circled above Cloud Hidden Village.

Kidomaru’s golden clones attacked Konoha’s forces in Kumogakure while Neji and his allies fought back, and Kimimaro launched an assault on Kidomaru’s true form. At Orochimaru’s base, Madara and Hashirama were revived, but Second Pillar used his Mangekyō technique to freeze time and kill Madara.

• Kidomaru unleashed dozens of golden clones that attacked Konoha’s forces, killing and injuring ninja across the battlefield.
• Neji’s Leaf’s Eye ninja and Ryuji Aburame fought the clones, while Uchiha Wind saved Ryuji from a final attack.
• The Leaf’s Eye coordinated its Sage Clan Talent and launched a powerful counterattack against Kidomaru’s clones.
• Akimichi Makarō hurled Kimimaro into the sky, where Kimimaro struck at Kidomaru’s Gold Dragon with his bone weapons.
• At the underground base, Orochimaru revealed that he had revived Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju with an improved Impure World Reincarnation.
• Second Pillar used his Mangekyō ocular technique, Shunka, to freeze time and slash Madara apart with the Kusanagi Sword: Moon Shadow.

Sasuke, Obito, Madara, and Hashirama discussed the Eye of the Moon Plan and the transformed political order under Sasuke’s rule. Madara and Hashirama decided Sasuke must face their trial, and Sasuke challenged them to fight on his own terms.

• Madara attacked Sasuke and Obito with an explosive dust technique, but Sasuke survived inside a protective sphere while Hashirama shielded himself and Madara with Wood Release.
• Obito returned and told Madara that Sasuke supported the Eye of the Moon Plan, had killed Nagato, and had helped capture all but the Three-Tails.
• Sasuke identified himself as the Seventh Hokage, while Obito explained that Sasuke ruled the New Fire Alliance after ending the era of the Five Great Nations and removing the daimyo from power.
• Hashirama was shocked by the political changes, while Madara praised Sasuke; Sasuke explained that shinobi could use their abilities to improve people’s lives.
• Madara said Sasuke would have to undergo their trial, but Sasuke rejected being their plan’s inheritor and declared that he would act according to his own will.

Sasuke and Obito faced the resurrected Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, whose overwhelming attacks forced Sasuke to reveal his unusual abilities. The chapter ended with Madara’s Susanoo cutting Sasuke in half, leaving Hashirama and Madara stunned.

• Obito Uchiha attacked Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, but Hashirama’s Wood Clone fooled him and Hashirama opened up the cavern with Deep Forest Emergence.
• Madara Uchiha summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei, but Second Pillar escaped underground with Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage.
• Madara Uchiha attacked Sasuke, who countered with Lightning Release: Chakra Mode and a powerful combination of lightning and earth techniques.
• Madara Uchiha protected himself with Susanoo, while Sasuke revealed that he could heal his injured leg rapidly.
• Hashirama Senju joined the fight with Wood Release: Hotei Technique as Madara’s Susanoo grew stronger and attacked Sasuke with four swords.
• Madara’s Susanoo sliced Sasuke in half at the waist, shocking Hashirama Senju and leaving Madara Uchiha looking guilty.

Sasuke and Obito fought Hashirama and Madara, but their attacks failed to overcome the legendary shinobi. After Sasuke combined Sage Mode with Susanoo at the brink of defeat, he awakened the Ultimate Susanoo and turned the battle around.

• Sasuke used Dust Release on Hashirama while Obito trapped Madara behind a Uchiha Flame Formation, but Madara broke through and Hashirama survived.
• Sasuke rescued the exhausted Obito and charged Hashirama with a Susanoo, cutting apart Hashirama's Wood Dragon with the Lightning Fire Halberd.
• Hashirama summoned the Wood Human, which caught Sasuke's halberd, while Madara struck Sasuke's Susanoo from behind.
• Sasuke reinforced Susanoo with black-flame armor, but Hashirama's Wood Human knocked him down as Madara prepared a flaming sword strike.
• Sasuke combined Sage Mode with Susanoo and awakened the Ultimate Susanoo, which blocked Madara's blow and sent both Madara and Hashirama flying.

Sasuke battled Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, unveiling new powers before being overwhelmed by Hashirama’s ultimate technique. He escaped into the sky, promised to carry their ambitions forward, and Madara revealed the path that had led him to the Rinnegan as Sasuke prepared Shinra Tensei.

• Sasuke’s Susanoo and Grand Flame Rasengan damaged Hashirama and Madara, prompting Hashirama to summon the True Several Thousand Hands and Madara to armor it with Susanoo.
• Sasuke empowered his Perfect Susanoo with Lightning Release and Chidori, but Hashirama countered with Top Transformed Buddha and shattered the Susanoo.
• Sasuke sacrificed his Susanoo to slow Hashirama’s attack, then escaped into the sky on enormous black wings.
• Sasuke told Hashirama and Madara he respected them and would accomplish what they had been unable to do.
• Hashirama confronted Madara about surviving the Valley of the End, and Madara acknowledged that he had pursued the Rinnegan through his own path.
• Sasuke gathered his Chakra above them and called out Shinra Tensei.

Sasuke defeated Madara and Hashirama with Ultra Almighty Push, forcing Orochimaru to retreat, then returned to Konoha with his allies. Kimimaro reported that Neji was safe in the Land of Lightning, but Jugo seemed to have lost his original personality and become the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki.

• Sasuke's Ultra Almighty Push devastated the battlefield, and Orochimaru fled while Obito celebrated their supposed victory.
• Sasuke reunited with Ino and Konoha's team, explained that Madara and the First Hokage had been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation, and criticized Kakashi for leaving the village unguarded.
• Obito revealed that he had recorded Sasuke's battle with Madara and Hashirama as the group headed back toward Konoha.
• The next day, Kimimaro returned to the Hokage Office and told Sasuke that Jirobo and Tayuya had rescued Kidomaru before Jugo attacked Kumogakure and the group captured Neji and Kimimaro.
• Kimimaro reported that Neji remained in the Land of Lightning to restore order, while Jugo seemed to have lost the personality Kimimaro knew.
• Kimimaro revealed that Jugo was now the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki.

At a Cabinet meeting, Sasuke managed tensions among the Sand puppeteers and Temari while presenting a plan to use a film trilogy to shape the New Fire Alliance’s history. The second film’s accusations against Konoha’s former leaders enraged Mitokado Homura, but Second Pillar silenced him with a tap on the table.

• Kakuzu reported on commodity prices and economic conditions, and Second Pillar praised his work.
• Shikamaru Nara reported that puppeteers no longer supported Kankuro, and Sasuke proposed that Kankuro lead a Puppet School instead of confronting them directly.
• Shikamaru Nara asked Sasuke to remove Temari as acting Kazekage, and Sasuke promised to respect her wishes and support her.
• Second Pillar introduced Kitano Takeshi as a new Cabinet member, and Kitano outlined a trilogy about the history of the Uchiha and the Will of Fire.
• Kitano described a film alleging that Shimura Danzō killed Uchiha Kagami and conspired with Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, prompting Mitokado Homura to angrily denounce the account.
• Mitokado Homura threw documents at Kitano Takeshi, but Second Pillar tapped the table and left Homura powerless to continue.

Sasuke used a film project to promote the New Fire Alliance’s inclusive ideology and removed Mitokado Homura from the cabinet, then learned that Tobi had told Naruto about his plans for the tailed beasts. Naruto returned to confront Sasuke, but the chapter ended before he could explain the real reason for his visit.

• Kitano Takeshi described a film portraying the Uchiha Clan massacre and Sasuke’s rise to become Seventh Hokage, and Sasuke explained how the project would promote Putting People First.
• Sasuke told Mitokado Homura that he had kept him in the cabinet for his symbolic value, then dismissed him from it starting the next day.
• Naruto stormed into Sasuke’s office and confronted him about gathering tailed beasts, but Sasuke said he had an alternative plan for the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto revealed that Tobi had told him about Sasuke’s plan, and Sasuke realized Tobi was trying to influence his decisions.
• Naruto started to leave after Sasuke reassured him, then returned and insisted that he had come for something else.

Naruto argued that the Tailed Beasts deserved compassion, but Sasuke prioritized human peace and sent him home. Sasuke revealed to Kakashi that Obito was alive as Tobi, then asked the forum how to handle Orochimaru’s surrender and received a warning that Orochimaru might be buying time.

• Naruto asked Sasuke what would happen to the Tailed Beasts if Sasuke created an inexhaustible energy supply, and urged him to consider their feelings.
• Sasuke rejected Naruto’s appeal, asked whether he was happy with his life, and sent him home to join the family for dinner.
• Kakashi brought Sasuke Orochimaru’s surrender letter, which proposed permanent peace, limited independence, and help against the Red Ogre.
• Sasuke told Kakashi that Obito Uchiha had survived and returned to Konoha disguised as Tobi.
• Sasuke asked the forum how to respond to Orochimaru’s surrender, and a veteran user warned that Orochimaru might be stalling because time favored him.