Recaps

Neji and the Hyuga Clan left Konoha while Sasuke killed the Hokage Advisors and escaped, deepening the village’s crisis. As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Naruto, Minato Namikaze awakened from the chakra sealed inside him and learned that Naruto had surrendered control to the beast.

• Neji led the Hyuga Clan’s young people out of Konoha, and the village’s Anbu failed to stop them.
• Sasuke killed the two Hokage Advisors, confronted the gathered Konoha ninja, and vanished after exposing their bodies to the crowd.
• The Nine-Tails took over Naruto and attacked Konoha’s forces, killing several ninja with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Tsunade struggled to contain the beast as Kakashi offered to lure it away, while Might Guy was prevented from opening the Eight Inner Gates.
• Minato Namikaze emerged from the Nine-Tails’ stomach after the chakra sealed inside Naruto awakened, and the beast told him to ask the villagers why Naruto had yielded control.

Minato briefly returned as a remnant of soul and Chakra and learned that Konoha had neglected Naruto, but Obito captured Naruto and the Nine-Tails before Minato could reach him. Allen planned to guide Naruto and Sasuke as reincarnations of Asura and Indra, while Minato’s remnant faded and the hunt for the remaining Tailed Beasts continued.

• Minato approached Kakashi and Tsunade, then learned from Tsunade that Konoha’s leaders had isolated and mistreated Naruto after the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
• Minato realized Naruto had withdrawn from the world and planned to awaken him by gathering his closest friends and companions.
• Obito arrived, controlled the Nine-Tails, and used Kamui to take it and Naruto away despite Minato’s attempt to pursue them.
• Obito delivered the unconscious Naruto and the Nine-Tails to Allen, who said only the Eight-Tails and Three-Tails remained to be captured.
• Allen told Obito that Naruto and Sasuke were reincarnations of Asura and Indra and planned to cultivate them as allies for the final battle.
• Allen touched the seal on Naruto’s stomach and sensed the half of the Nine-Tails' Chakra within.

Kabuto used the Impure World Reincarnation Technique to summon Madara Uchiha, and Black Zetsu explained how Allen’s emergence had disrupted the plan. Madara left to meet Allen, while Kisame and Kabuto concealed his return and Black Zetsu went after him.

• Kabuto, Black Zetsu, and Kisame prepared to revive Madara Uchiha, while Kisame secretly planned to report to Nagato.
• Kabuto performed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, and Black Zetsu sent Kisame and Kabuto away before Madara emerged from the coffin.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that Allen had changed the ninja world and described the Resistance Army, the threatened great nations, and Obito’s search for the Three-Tails.
• Madara declared that he wanted to meet Allen and left the secret base despite Black Zetsu’s warning to keep his return secret.
• Kisame and Kabuto agreed to say nothing about Madara, and Black Zetsu burrowed underground to pursue him.

Allen and Vilnalasath discussed the Nine-Tails’ energy and their plans to exploit the Divine Tree before Madara Uchiha confronted Allen. Madara asked why Allen had joined Akatsuki, and Allen revealed that he intended to revive the Ten-Tails to uncover the Tailed Beasts’ hidden secrets.

• Allen and Vilnalasath sensed the vast energy within the Nine-Tails and discussed using the Divine Tree to draw power from the planet.
• Vilnalasath extracted some of the Nine-Tails’ medium from Naruto Uzumaki while planning to turn herself into a more efficient energy collector.
• Madara Uchiha entered Allen’s room through Impure World Reincarnation, and Allen recognized him while dismissing Obito as an inferior copy.
• Madara asked Allen why he had joined Akatsuki, and Allen said he wanted to revive the Ten-Tails and investigate the secrets hidden within the Tailed Beasts.

Allen met Madara Uchiha, convinced him to give him a few months to seal the Tailed Beasts into the Gedo Statue, and demonstrated Nen’s destructive power. After Madara left, Allen questioned Black Zetsu and used Red Dragon to examine the mysterious lifeform.

• Allen told Madara that he would seal the Tailed Beasts into the Gedo Statue within a few months, and Madara agreed to wait.
• Allen and Madara traveled to a field, where Allen’s Nen-powered punch destroyed half of Madara’s body before it regenerated.
• Madara dismissed the possibility of learning Nen and warned Allen not to deceive him before leaving with a Body Flicker.
• Black Zetsu emerged and told Allen that Madara would handle the Akatsuki Organization’s plans himself.
• Allen asked Red Dragon to examine Black Zetsu, but his tracking skills could not identify the being’s nature.

Allen discussed Black Zetsu’s origins with Vilnalasath before returning to the Sound Ninja Village and receiving the completed Ragnaros Sword. He copied the sword, began exploiting the Game System’s equipment rules, and considered ways to learn every Commercial Skill.

• Allen watched Black Zetsu escape underground, then Vilnalasath suggested that chakra and Black Zetsu might contain remnants of other beings’ consciousness.
• Allen returned to the Sound Ninja Village and found the swordsmith uncle waiting with the finished Ragnaros Sword.
• Allen paid the swordsmith one hundred million ryo and used his replication ability to create a second Ragnaros Sword.
• Allen practiced dual-wielding the swords and strapped them to his back to keep Spider Demon's Eye’s attribute bonuses equipped.
• Allen considered exploiting the Game System further by recording his Commercial Skill knowledge before deleting those skills and relearning them later.

Madara reunited with Obito and discussed Akatsuki, the Tailed Beasts, and their plans, while Obito concealed his desire for revenge. Madara set out for Konoha, unaware that Allen and Akatsuki already knew about the Moon Eye Plan and the Ancestor of Chakra sealed within the moon.

• Madara found Obito near the Land of Fire border, and the two silently faced each other with their Mangekyo Sharingan before discussing how Obito had changed.
• Obito warned Madara that Allen had a secret agreement with Nagato and asked what Madara planned to do about Nagato.
• Madara said he would wait until the Three-Tails was revived before confronting Nagato, so Akatsuki could continue weakening the major ninja villages.
• Obito warned Madara about Kabuto and Kisame, then left using Kamui.
• Black Zetsu emerged after Obito departed, and Madara told him he planned to visit Konoha before it was destroyed.
• Black Zetsu worried that the plan might go wrong, while Allen and Akatsuki already knew about the plan and the Ancestor of Chakra sealed within the moon.

The Akatsuki’s core members agreed to follow Allen’s plan after learning Madara had appeared, and Nagato accepted that he might have to sacrifice himself. Itachi asked Obito to arrange a private meeting with Allen, while Gamamaru explained why Mount Myōboku had severed contact with the outside world.

• Deidara claimed he could defeat Madara, but Kisame warned the Akatsuki that Madara’s speed and strength were beyond their expectations.
• Kakuzu and Itachi urged the group to follow Allen’s plan, and Nagato agreed not to resist if Madara forced him to use the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu.
• Obito reminded Itachi that Sasuke needed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and agreed to arrange a meeting between Itachi and Allen.
• Gamamaru foresaw an outsider being killed by a demonic sword and devoured by a red Great Dragon, bringing the gods’ fall and an age of mortals.
• Gamamaru told Sage Fukasaku that Mount Myōboku had cut ties with the outside world to protect the toads from Allen’s weapons, then fell asleep.

Naruto woke in the Sound Ninja Village after the Nine-Tails rampage and feared he had destroyed his chance of returning to Konoha. Allen persuaded him that Konoha’s leaders were to blame and showed him records of the village’s dark history, leaving Naruto angry at Hiruzen and grateful to Allen.

• Naruto woke after more than three days unconscious and remembered that the Nine-Tails had rampaged through Konoha, killing many ninja.
• Allen told Naruto he had done nothing wrong and that Konoha’s leaders were responsible for hiding the truth and mistreating him.
• Naruto accepted that he might never return to Konoha or become Hokage after hearing that at least a hundred ninja had died.
• Allen gave Naruto records detailing Konoha’s past, and Naruto read about the Uchiha clan’s suppression and the treatment of Kakashi’s and Neji’s fathers.
• Naruto smashed a crater into the wall in anger at Hiruzen, then thanked Allen and ate the food he had brought.

Allen prepared the Hyuga Clan’s secluded new settlement and encouraged Neji to develop his Byakugan toward the Tenseigan. He then traveled to meet Nagato and explained his plan to revive Orochimaru and use the former Hokages to distract Madara.

• Allen settled Neji, Hanabi, and the returning Hyuga Branch Family in an abandoned Orochimaru base hidden in the mountains.
• Allen told Neji that his Byakugan was nearing its evolution into the Tenseigan and warned him to keep the clan hidden until the final battle.
• Allen told Neji he planned to revive Orochimaru, who could use Impure World Reincarnation to bring back the First, Second, and Fourth Hokages and occupy Madara.
• Allen used Space-Time Ninjutsu and a Flying Thunder God marker to reach Nagato, who realized Allen already knew about Madara’s revival.
• Allen told Nagato he would seal the remaining Tailed Beasts into the Gedo Statue and revive Orochimaru to carry out the plan against Madara.

Allen revived Orochimaru through the Curse Mark of Heaven on Anko, believing the former Sannin could help oppose Madara and the threat to the planet. Orochimaru emerged alive while Anko collapsed, leaving Allen face-to-face with the newly revived shinobi.

• Konan doubted Orochimaru could be trusted, but Allen and Nagato agreed that he was unlikely to side with the threat to the planet.
• Allen and Nagato sealed the Chakra of four Tailed Beasts into the Gedo Statue, exhausting Nagato.
• Allen traveled to Konoha and found the village largely deserted after its population of ninja dwindled.
• Allen infiltrated Anko's residence, dodged her Shadow Snake Hand, and pinned her down.
• Allen injected Chakra into Anko's Curse Mark of Heaven, causing Orochimaru to emerge alive from a giant white snake as Anko fell semiconscious.

Allen revived Orochimaru and recruited him to help revive Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze, while Konoha learned of Orochimaru's return. The chapter ended with Madara Uchiha watching the village as Tsunade and the others rushed to see the newly awakened Jiraiya.

• Orochimaru realized Allen had revived him through Anko's curse mark and agreed to join Allen's faction after hearing about the mastermind behind Akatsuki.
• Allen asked Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation to revive Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze.
• Allen took Orochimaru away from Konoha, and Anko told Tsunade and the village executives that Orochimaru had been resurrected.
• Tsunade worried about Konoha's worsening condition until Shizune announced that Jiraiya had awakened.
• Madara Uchiha watched Tsunade and the others head to the hospital from atop Hashirama Senju's face on Hokage Rock.

Madara refused Black Zetsu’s suggestion to destroy Konoha and left to visit the Valley of the End, while Allen and Orochimaru made a deal to revive several Hokage. Allen also found a way to preserve knowledge from Commercial Skills and began recording every skill’s teachings.

• Madara dismissed Konoha’s decline but refused Black Zetsu’s suggestion to destroy the village, choosing instead to visit the Valley of the End and remember Hashirama Senju.
• Allen explained to Orochimaru that the Ninja Wars were conflicts among descendants of the Sage of Six Paths’ followers, prompting Orochimaru to seek the Sage’s mother’s flesh for research.
• Orochimaru agreed to revive the First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Fourth Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation in exchange for a piece of Kaguya’s flesh.
• Orochimaru took control of the First and Second Hokage’s Impure World Reincarnation bodies from Kabuto and searched for the Uzumaki Clan’s Death mask.
• Allen replaced Engineering with Blacksmithing, used his notes to relearn skills after deleting them, and began cycling through every Commercial Skill to preserve their knowledge.

As the ninja world entered a brief truce, the Akatsuki and the Allied Forces raced to capture the wild Three-Tails. Allen revealed that Orochimaru had kept Madara occupied with Hashirama, then faced Jiraiya and the allied elites as their attacks failed to harm him.

• The Akatsuki and the Allied Forces converged on the Three-Tails, while Madara and Black Zetsu also moved toward the area.
• Allen revealed that Hashirama was fighting Madara, keeping Madara away from the Three-Tails operation.
• Allen led the Akatsuki toward the misty waters to capture the Three-Tails and later pursue the Eight-Tails.
• Tsunade ordered Jiraiya and the allied elites to disrupt Allen and prevent the capture of the Three-Tails.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and attacked Allen with the allied elites, but Allen remained unharmed and asked, "That's it?"

Allen demonstrated his Sage Mode to Jiraiya by overwhelming the Allied Forces’ attacks and destroying their camp with a Lightning Release Rasengan. When the Three-Tails Isobu emerged, Allen headed for it while Nagato and the Akatsuki held off Jiraiya and the Allied Forces.

• The Allied Forces were shocked that Allen remained unharmed after their ninjutsu attacks, and Jiraiya realized Allen was transferring them away with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Allen entered his Sage Mode, explained how he used Nature Energy, and launched a gigantic Lightning Release Rasengan that devastated the Allied Forces’ camp.
• Allen told Jiraiya that he was too weak to take part in the coming final battle, then turned toward the Three-Tails Isobu as it emerged from the water.
• Jiraiya tried to stop Allen, but Nagato used the Six Paths of Pain to block him, while the other Akatsuki members engaged the Allied Forces.

Allen froze a vast area of water, absorbed the Three-Tails, and joined Akatsuki in pursuing Killer B for the Eight-Tails. After clashing Tailed Beast Bombs with Killer B, Allen told Kakashi that Naruto had willingly asked him to remove the Nine-Tails.

• Jiraiya fought Nagato while the Akatsuki overwhelmed the Ninja Alliance with heavy casualties.
• Allen froze the water and the Three-Tails over a vast area, then absorbed the Tailed Beast without sealing it.
• Jiraiya ordered the Alliance to stop fighting, and Nagato ordered Akatsuki to capture Killer B.
• Deidara bombed Killer B’s position, forcing him to transform into Gyuki and fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at Allen.
• Allen countered Killer B’s attack with a larger Tailed Beast Bomb, and Kakashi recognized the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Allen told Kakashi that Naruto had asked him to extract the Nine-Tails and had chosen a life without restraints.

Allen explained how he brought Naruto to witness civilians’ suffering, leading Naruto to join the Resistance Army, while he criticized Konoha’s system and Tobirama Senju. On the battlefield, Killer B fought Kisame as Allen tore through the Allied Forces’ defensive line.

• Allen told Kakashi that Naruto had chosen freedom and peace, then described how seeing civilians’ suffering had led Naruto to join the Resistance Army.
• Allen argued that Konoha’s institutions and Tobirama Senju had helped make the ninja world oppressive and violent.
• Kisame used Samehada to drain a large amount of Chakra from Killer B’s Eight-Tails form.
• A Cloud Ninja urged Killer B to retreat, but Killer B refused and resumed fighting Kisame to avenge his brother and fallen comrades.
• The Allied Forces attacked the Akatsuki Organization with concentrated ninjutsu, but Allen returned and cut through their defenses with Lightning Style Armor and the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Allen overwhelmed the Ninja Alliance, seized control of Gyuki, and devastated the battlefield with Wood Release before Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze attacked him. Allen countered them with Flying Thunder God, and Tsunade arrived just as he shattered Tobirama’s body.

• Allen wiped out the Ninja Alliance members protecting Killer B and used his Mangekyo Sharingan to drive Gyuki berserk, causing it to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Allied Forces.
• Allen unleashed Flower Tree World Descent, spreading deadly pollen and vines across the battlefield as Itachi, Kakuzu, and Deidara reacted to the attack.
• Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze attacked Allen with Flying Thunder God, but Allen’s heightened reflexes let him block their strikes and shatter half of Tobirama’s body.
• Tobirama said Tsunade had sent them to stop Allen, who revealed he could also use Flying Thunder God and had marked Tobirama during their earlier exchange.
• Allen teleported behind Tobirama and pulverized half his body, and Tsunade rushed from the forest in alarm.

Allen and the Akatsuki captured the Eight-Tails and declared that they would revive the Ten-Tails in ten days. As the Allied Forces regrouped, Madara revealed to Hashirama that Akatsuki was his pawn and departed to pursue his plan for permanent peace.

• Nagato joined the battle against Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, trapping Tsunade in Planetary Devastation while Jiraiya and Tobirama tried to free her.
• Allen extracted the Eight-Tails from Killer B, announced that Akatsuki had gathered all Nine Tailed Beasts, and vanished using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Nagato and the Akatsuki members withdrew, and the Allied Forces freed Tsunade after breaking apart Planetary Devastation.
• Tobirama encouraged the demoralized Allied Forces by pointing to Hashirama's battle with Madara, while Jiraiya worried about the coming Ten-Tails.
• Madara told Hashirama that Akatsuki was his pawn and that he intended to bring permanent peace, then disappeared into the forest as Hashirama headed toward the Allied Forces.

Allen waited in the Dungeon while Vilnalasath estimated that draining the Nine-Tails and another Tailed Beast would take at least eighty days, and he prepared to strengthen himself for the coming battle. Meanwhile, Obito and Nagato used Allen’s plan to send Madara after Kabuto, leaving the final conflict dependent on whether Allen appeared in ten days.

• Vilnalasath said draining the last two Tailed Beasts would take at least eighty days, while Allen fed Lupos III and began combining his abilities and resources.
• Madara found Nagato without the Rinnegan and learned from Obito that Kabuto had stolen it and taken the Gedo Statue.
• Obito and Nagato secretly revealed that Kabuto’s attack had been arranged by Allen, who intended Kabuto to become a candidate for reviving Madara with Rinne Rebirth.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to find Kabuto, and Obito reminded him that Allen still held the remaining Tailed Beasts.
• After Madara left, Obito and Nagato agreed to have Kisame monitor Kabuto and prepare for the final god-slaying plan, while Nagato wondered whether Allen would appear in ten days.

Kabuto established a hidden base in the Land of Iron, obtained the Rinnegan, and planned to revive the Ten-Tails with Kisame’s help. Meanwhile, Sasuke waited for his coming duel with Itachi and told Karin that he hated his brother’s self-righteous choices and Konoha’s leadership.

• Mifune tried to quell unrest in the Land of Iron as Kabuto secretly brought the Gedo Statue there and prepared to become the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Kabuto and Kisame discussed recruiting Allen, and Kisame advised Kabuto to watch Karin and Neji, who were Allen’s trusted companions.
• Kisame left to witness Itachi and Sasuke settle their final grudge, while Kabuto dismissed the threat of the brothers’ Sharingan.
• Sasuke waited at the agreed meeting place near the Sound Ninja Village, and Karin asked whether he still hated Itachi.
• Sasuke said he hated Itachi’s self-righteousness and his decision to side with Konoha, condemning the village leadership for its past actions.

Itachi and Sasuke began their long-awaited duel, with both brothers using their Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo as the Akatsuki watched. Itachi recognized Sasuke’s growth and, as his body failed, faced the death he expected at his brother’s hands.

• Itachi arrived to meet Sasuke in the valley, and the two exchanged words about the coming battle and their worsening eyesight.
• Itachi cast a genjutsu at Sasuke, who reflected it, and the brothers charged into a sword clash before summoning their Susanoo.
• Kisame, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara discussed Allen’s plans, Kaguya, the Ragnaros Sword, and their own weapons while watching the duel.
• Sasuke and Itachi traded dozens of blows, their Susanoo battle tearing up the valley and leaving a vast crater.
• Itachi praised Sasuke’s growth and his true friends, then felt his failing body leave him only minutes to live.

Itachi defeated Sasuke by sealing away Orochimaru’s Curse Mark of Heaven, then gave him his eyes and died. Kabuto stole Itachi’s body for Impure World Reincarnation, while Sasuke was too exhausted to pursue him.

• Itachi used Yasakani no Magatama to obscure Sasuke’s vision, then struck him with the Totsuka Blade and sealed away his Curse Mark of Heaven.
• Itachi explained that Sasuke’s pride and overconfidence made him careless, then gave him his nearly blind eyes and asked him to live well.
• Sasuke promised to live and restore the Uchiha Clan to greatness, and Itachi died.
• Kabuto Yakushi seized Itachi’s corpse and deflected Sasuke’s Amaterasu arrow with Almighty Push before escaping.
• Sasuke could not pursue Kabuto because the battle had exhausted his Chakra and strained his Mangekyo Sharingan.

After completing their Six Paths Power, Allen, Neji, and Karin headed to the Land of Iron to revive the Ten-Tails, drawing Madara and the Ninja Alliance into pursuit. Their arrival turned the Land of Iron into the battlefield of the Fourth Great Ninja War, leaving Mifune to fear his country’s destruction.

• Madara and Black Zetsu searched for Kabuto, unaware that he had hidden himself and the Gedo Statue in the Land of Iron.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato broke free from Orochimaru’s control and rallied the Ninja Alliance against the White Zetsu army.
• Allen returned from the Dungeon, and Neji and Karin revealed that they had gained Six Paths Power.
• Karin told Allen that Kabuto was in the Land of Iron, while Neji explained that Nagato had helped Kabuto obtain the Rinnegan and Gedo Statue.
• Allen took Neji and Karin to the Land of Iron, prompting Madara and Obito to pursue them as Hashirama and Tobirama followed Madara.
• Madara’s forces and the pursuing fighters entered the Land of Iron, where more than five hundred samurai were killed and Mifune realized his country would become the war’s main battlefield.

Allen and Kabuto began the final preparations to revive the Ten-Tails while Madara, Obito, and Black Zetsu reached Kabuto’s base. The Senju brothers arrived to confront Madara, leaving the attackers facing a three-way standoff.

• Kabuto summoned an army of Impure World Reincarnation fighters to defend the Secret Base while Allen began returning the remaining Tailed Beasts to the Gedo Statue.
• Madara Uchiha, Obito, and Black Zetsu arrived at the base, where Pakura and the other reincarnated shinobi confronted them.
• Gengetsu Hozuki identified Madara, and the assembled fighters realized who stood before them.
• Itachi remained calm because he could use Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to break free from Kabuto’s control.
• The First Hokage and Second Hokage arrived, forming a three-way standoff and alarming Black Zetsu.