Chapter Summaries

At the Five Kage Summit, Mifune explained the Akatsuki Organization’s plan to gather the Tailed Beasts, and the Kage debated forming a Shinobi Alliance. The summit ended with no commander chosen, as Naruto’s nomination met resistance from Ōnoki and A.

• Mifune opened the summit and Naruto explained that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path stored extracted Tailed Beasts.
• Raikage A proposed forming a Shinobi Alliance to protect Killer B and strike the Akatsuki Organization first.
• Mei Terumi and A argued over their villages’ captured Tailed Beasts, while Gaara urged the Kage to cooperate.
• Ōnoki argued that seniority should decide the alliance commander, and Naruto challenged his claim by accusing Iwagakure of betraying allies.
• Mifune suggested choosing a neutral and powerful commander, and Gaara nominated Naruto.
• Ōnoki and A questioned Naruto’s strength and experience, leaving the summit divided over who should lead the alliance.

At the Five Kage Summit, Naruto used his overwhelming aura to nominate himself as commander-in-chief of the Shinobi Alliance, citing Konoha’s intelligence on Akatsuki. He exposed and captured White Zetsu spies, but Ōnoki then proposed that Naruto lead only the sensory division, drawing Raikage A’s objection.

• Naruto suppressed Raikage A and Ōnoki with his aura and nominated himself as commander-in-chief of the Shinobi Alliance.
• Naruto argued that Konoha’s accurate Akatsuki intelligence and knowledge of its members made it suited to lead the alliance.
• Naruto exposed White Zetsu spies inside and around the summit, captured them with chakra arms, and killed them.
• Gyuki identified Naruto as the Nine-Tails’ perfect Jinchuriki, and Killer B told Raikage A, who began to respect Naruto’s strength.
• Ōnoki suggested Naruto lead the alliance’s sensory division, and Raikage A protested that the proposal was insulting.

Naruto challenged the other villages to settle leadership of the Shinobi Alliance through combat, promising Konoha’s support to any village that defeated one of its fighters. At the Land of Iron’s combat grounds, Kurotsuchi challenged Second Pillar, and Sasuke accepted her provocation.

• Raikage A defended Naruto’s status as a Kage, while Ōnoki argued that Naruto’s sensory abilities would benefit the alliance.
• Naruto proposed proving Konoha’s strength in combat, and Raikage A, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi agreed to participate while Gaara withdrew on Sunagakure’s behalf.
• Naruto told Mifune that Kage and guards could fight by any numbers, and pledged Konoha’s support to whichever village defeated a Konoha fighter first.
• Mifune led the Kage and their guards to the Land of Iron’s combat grounds, where Ōnoki chose Kurotsuchi to test Konoha’s fighters.
• Kurotsuchi challenged Second Pillar, and Sasuke accepted while Naruto’s group laughed at her choice.

Sasuke fought Kurotsuchi in a Five Kage Summit sparring match, holding back while countering her Earth Style attacks with his Sharingan and Lightning Release. Kurotsuchi launched a powerful mudslide at him, and Sasuke moved just as it was about to swallow him.

• Kakashi and Naruto encouraged Sasuke to begin the match against Kurotsuchi, and Sasuke returned with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Kurotsuchi attacked with Earth Wall and Earth River, but Sasuke dodged the projectiles and used Chidori Stream to repel the mud.
• Kurotsuchi used Heavy Rock Technique, but Sasuke advanced under its gravity and disrupted her with Ground Walk.
• Kurotsuchi rose into the air with Weighted Boulder Jutsu and sent an Earth Dragon Bullet at Sasuke, who cut it apart with Lightning Cutter.
• Kurotsuchi used Mudslide Technique, and Sasuke moved as the rushing mud was about to reach him.

Sasuke defeated Kurotsuchi and demonstrated his power by trapping Ōnoki in a genjutsu and placing the Kusanagi Sword at his throat. Ōnoki acknowledged Sasuke as comparable to the Uchiha Madara he had seen, while Sasuke vowed to surpass Madara.

• Sasuke evaded Kurotsuchi’s mudslide with Chidori Sharp Spear, caught her when her technique failed, and declared her defeated.
• Sasuke told Kurotsuchi that her strength had barely drawn out any of his power, shocking her and angering Ōnoki.
• Sasuke activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and used genjutsu to make Ōnoki witness the slaughter of Iwagakure’s ninjas.
• Sasuke moved to Ōnoki and pressed the Kusanagi Sword against his neck, while Kurotsuchi and Mifune urged him to stop.
• Naruto intervened, Sasuke withdrew his sword, and Ōnoki acknowledged Sasuke’s strength as comparable to the Uchiha Madara he had seen.
• Sasuke declared that he would surpass Uchiha Madara.

Chojuro challenged Haruno Sakura at Mei Terumi’s request, expecting an easy match against a medical ninja. Sakura revealed her immense strength and forced Chojuro to take the fight seriously, leaving him retreating from her attack.

• Mei Terumi chose Haruno Sakura as Chojuro’s opponent, and Sakura entered the arena despite Chojuro’s reluctance to fight a girl.
• Chojuro concealed himself in mist and attacked Sakura with the flat of Twin Swords: Hiramekarei.
• Sakura struck the blades with a Monster Strength Punch, sending Chojuro crashing into a wall and dispersing the mist.
• Mei Terumi ordered Chojuro to get serious, and he released the Chakra blades of Hiramekarei.
• Sakura used Taijutsu: Sakura Impact to crack the ground and disrupt Chojuro’s charge, forcing him to leap back.

Sakura defeated Chojuro after unveiling her Yin Seal and Sage Mode, impressing the gathered Kage and reinforcing Naruto’s warning that Konoha could defend itself. Raikage A remained unconvinced and called on Darui, Shii, and Karui to challenge Konoha’s ninja.

• Chojuro used Water Dragon Bullet Technique, but Sakura blocked it with Earth Flow Wall and counterattacked with Painful Sky Kick, shattering Hiramekarei and sending him flying.
• At Mei Terumi’s urging, Chojuro fully released Hiramekarei as Sakura activated her Creation Rebirth Seal and Sage Mode.
• Chojuro charged with his giant Chakra blade, but Sakura shattered it with Sage Art: Monster Strength Unrivaled and stopped her fist inches from his nose.
• Chojuro accepted his defeat and thanked Sakura for the guidance, while Mei acknowledged Konoha’s strength and Naruto declared that Konoha pursued peace but could defend itself.
• Raikage A rejected the idea that Kumogakure had been defeated and summoned Darui, Shii, and Karui to challenge Konoha’s ninja.

Raikage A sent Darui, Shii, and Karui to face Akimichi Choji three against one, expecting him to be Konoha’s weak link. Choji proved unexpectedly powerful, stopping Darui’s sword strike and breaking Shii’s genjutsu before the fight’s outcome was decided.

• Raikage A chose Choji to fight Darui, Shii, and Karui, while Naruto encouraged Choji to represent Konoha.
• Mifune began the match, and Darui attacked Choji with his Black Lightning: Three Crescent Moons technique.
• Choji evaded Darui’s blades, blocked his sword with one hand, and revealed strength that left Darui unable to move his weapon.
• Shii activated his sensory net and genjutsu while Karui charged Choji from the opposite side.
• Choji released Akimichi Style: Chakra Pulse, dispelling Shii’s genjutsu and knocking Karui’s kunai off course.

Choji overwhelmed Darui, Karui, and Shii by combining Butterfly Mode with the Eight Inner Gates. He opened six gates and erased Darui’s black thundercloud with a compressed punch, leaving the battle’s outcome apparent but not explicitly stated.

• Choji dodged Darui’s Storm Release lasers and escaped Shii’s lightning prison with Butterfly Mode, then redirected Darui and Karui’s attacks.
• Choji disrupted Shii’s sensory perception with false Chakra targets and deflected Karui’s Shadow Lightning Thrust into the sky.
• Darui unleashed Storm Release: Thunder Cloud Inner Wave, summoning a vast black thundercloud and a barrage of lightning.
• Choji opened the first six gates, merging their green energy with his blue butterfly wings as Raikage A and Might Guy recognized the Eight Inner Gates Technique.
• Choji struck the thundercloud with Akimichi Style: Super Expansion Jutsu: Compressed Fist, dissipating it and leaving Darui’s greatsword trembling in the ground.

Choji defeated Darui, Shii, and Karui while showing mercy, then Naruto invited the other villages to send more challengers. The other Kage weighed whether to withdraw, while Raikage A considered sending a powerful candidate whose identity made the choice difficult.

• Choji defeated Darui, who admitted defeat after realizing Choji had held back enough to spare his life.
• Shii and Karui combined their lightning techniques against Choji, but he blocked them with Super Push Hand and praised them after they lost.
• Choji offered Karui chips, and Shii acknowledged his strength and character; Raikage A praised him and expressed interest in fighting him.
• Naruto asked whether any other village ninjas wanted to challenge Konoha, prompting Mei Terumi and Ōnoki to consider backing down.
• Raikage A remained reluctant to give up Kumogakure's chance and noticed a formidable candidate beside him, though that person's identity made him hesitate.

Raikage A sent Killer B, the Eight-Tails’ perfect Jinchuriki, to fight for Kumogakure, and Naruto chose Neji Hyuga to face him because of the old conflict that led to Neji’s father’s death. Killer B prepared to battle Neji, while Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi waited to see whether Konoha could win.

• Raikage A asked Killer B to fight for Kumogakure, and Killer B agreed after his brother insisted it was his mission.
• Naruto accepted Killer B’s challenge, and Raikage A let Konoha choose his opponent.
• Naruto reminded Raikage A of Kumogakure’s attempted kidnapping of Hinata and the death of Hizashi Hyuga, Neji’s father.
• Naruto chose Neji to face Killer B, and Neji stepped forward to avenge his father.
• Killer B retrieved his Seven Swords and prepared to fight Neji, while Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi discussed Konoha’s chances.

Neji fought Killer B at the Land of Iron training grounds and used his Gentle Fist and the Eight Inner Gates to overcome several powerful attacks. After Neji sealed Killer B’s acupoints, he sensed the Eight-Tails’ power awakening within him.

• Neji declared that the fight would prove he had broken free of the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird seal, then swiftly struck Killer B’s arm and disrupted his Seven Sword Style.
• Killer B cloaked himself and his swords in lightning, but Neji opened the Opening Gate and used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to stop his charge.
• Killer B sent three Lightning Clones at Neji, but Neji opened the Gate of Healing, found Killer B’s real body, and struck him beneath the ribs.
• Killer B fired Lightning Release: False Darkness, but Neji opened the Gate of Life, dodged the attack, and sealed Killer B’s heart point with both hands.
• Neji sensed that Killer B’s hidden power was awakening and recalled that Naruto had told him Killer B was the Eight-Tails’ perfect Jinchuriki.

Neji and Killer B escalated their arena battle as Neji combined the Eight Inner Gates, Naruto Cells, and Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode against Killer B’s Tailed Beast power. After Neji’s sixth gate and Tenseigan began emerging, Killer B prepared to unleash his full power.

• Killer B entered his One-Tail State and attacked Neji with the Seven Ninja Swords, while Neji opened the fourth and fifth gates and countered with Gentle Fist.
• Killer B formed a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Neji answered with Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode and Sage Art: Gentle Fist: Hundred Crack Palms.
• Their techniques collided, injuring Killer B and straining Neji as the shockwave battered the arena and its spectators.
• Neji pressed his advantage with Sage-enhanced Empty Fists, forcing Killer B to enter the Three-Tails State and use Gyuki Breaker.
• Neji opened the sixth gate and overwhelmed Killer B with Three Hundred and Sixty Palms as traces of Tenseigan power appeared in his Byakugan.
• Killer B, cornered against a fallen tree, told Gyuki to unleash full firepower.

Neji revealed his Tenseigan and combined its gravity control with Sage Mode and the Seventh Gate to suppress Killer B’s Eight-Tails transformation. After deflecting the Tailed Beast Bomb and striking Gyuki with a life-and-reincarnation power, Neji prepared to escalate when Killer B and the Eight-Tails refused to surrender.

• Killer B transformed completely into the Eight-Tails, while Naruto and the other Kage watched Neji calmly face it.
• Neji activated the Tenseigan, Tenseigan Chakra Mode, Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode, and the Seventh Gate.
• Neji used the Tenseigan to multiply the Eight-Tails’ weight, trapping it and slowing its Tailed Beast Bomb before reversing gravity and sending the bomb into the sky.
• Neji warned Killer B and the Eight-Tails that he had not yet warmed up, but they continued gathering Chakra to resist him.
• Neji struck the Eight-Tails’ forehead with Sage Art: Gentle Fist: Samsara Rebirth Palm, which began calming and breaking down its Chakra.
• As Killer B and the Eight-Tails kept struggling, Neji gathered the Chakra Beads around him into his hand.

Neji defeated Killer B by containing and destroying Gyuki’s enormous Tailed Beast Bomb, then absorbed its remaining Chakra. After the battle, he recovered from the strain and reflected that he had gained the power to change destiny.

• Killer B and Gyuki formed a gigantic Tailed Beast Bomb, alarming Raikage A and the leaders who feared it would destroy the Land of Iron.
• Neji used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to capture the bomb in a tornado and carry it into the sky.
• Neji used Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to split the Tailed Beast Bomb, then absorbed its remaining Chakra with Tenseigan Mode.
• The attack’s aftershock ended Gyuki’s Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation, leaving Killer B unconscious and injured.
• Neji suffered a brief backlash from using the Eight Inner Gates and multiple modes, while Naruto checked him and Raikage A thanked him for sparing Killer B.
• The leaders acknowledged Konoha’s victory, and Neji thought of his father as he declared that destiny could be changed.

After Konoha’s strength forced the other villages to accept Naruto as commander-in-chief of the Five Kage Alliance, Naruto challenged the four other Kage to fight him together. Gaara began explaining Naruto’s power, revealing that he was a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Mifune asked whether any village would challenge Konoha’s guards, but the Kage stayed silent after witnessing Neji’s strength.
• Gaara, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and Raikage A each agreed to let Naruto command the Five Kage Alliance.
• Naruto promised to minimize the alliance’s casualties, then said he wanted to demonstrate his strength before they set out.
• Naruto told Gaara, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and Raikage A to attack him together, saying he would hold back.
• Gaara warned the other Kage that Naruto was extraordinarily powerful and revealed that he was Konoha’s perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Gaara described Naruto's power to the four Kage before Naruto challenged them all at once in the Land of Iron. The Kage launched a coordinated attack, but Naruto used Flying Thunder God to evade and redirect Ōnoki's stone bullets, leaving the fight underway as Mei Terumi's water dragons closed in.

• Gaara revealed that Naruto had helped him become a perfect Jinchuriki and had inherited Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto challenged the four Kage, and Gaara chose to fight for Sunagakure despite warning the others not to underestimate Naruto.
• Raikage A charged Naruto with Lightning Release Chakra Mode as Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and Gaara coordinated water, stone, and Iron Sand attacks.
• Naruto teleported away with Flying Thunder God and redirected Ōnoki's stone bullets toward Raikage A, disrupting the opening attack.
• Mei Terumi's water dragons reached Naruto as Gaara's Iron Sand net tightened around his legs.

Naruto countered the Four Kage’s coordinated attacks and struck the Raikage with a Rasengan empowered by Kurama. He then disguised a Truth-Seeking Orb as a black Rasengan and charged it into Ōnoki’s Dust Release, where the two techniques collided.

• Naruto used a gravity-infused Rasengan and his Tailed Beast Chakra to escape Gaara’s Iron Sand and evade the Four Kage’s assault.
• Ōnoki attacked Naruto with Dust Release, but Naruto redirected the technique beneath his feet with Flying Thunder God: Lightning Arrow.
• Mei, the Raikage, and Gaara coordinated a follow-up attack using corrosive mist, lightning, and Iron Sand spears.
• Naruto used Kurama’s Chakra to blow away the mist, then struck the Raikage with a golden Rasengan and cracked his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Naruto disguised a Truth-Seeking Orb as a black Rasengan and collided with Ōnoki’s Dust Release, leaving Ōnoki stunned as the techniques spun against each other.

Naruto repelled the four Kage’s coordinated attacks and countered with Flying Thunder God, leaving Raikage A with a badly injured left arm. The battle continued with the other Kage still facing Naruto.

• Ōnoki’s Dust Release failed to disperse Naruto’s Black Rasengan, and Gaara and Mei Terumi trapped Naruto with Iron Sand and a Water Prison.
• Naruto used Rasengan: Whirlwind to destroy the restraints and emerge unharmed, then challenged the four Kage to attack again.
• Raikage A combined Heavy Downpour with Mei Terumi’s water and Ōnoki’s Heavy Rock Technique while Gaara formed an Iron Sand net, but Naruto caught the Raikage’s enhanced strike with a Chakra hand.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to send Shadow Clones toward the Kage and appeared behind Raikage A with a Cap Rasengan.
• Raikage A blocked with his stone-armored left arm, but the Rasengan shattered the armor and twisted his arm despite Naruto holding back.

Naruto defeated Ōnoki and Mei Terumi, then fought Gaara and Shukaku in a staged battle for the other Kage. The chapter left Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage overwhelming Shukaku’s hastily formed defense.

• Naruto used his Chakra to defeat Ōnoki, who lost consciousness and was caught by Kurotsuchi.
• Naruto tracked Mei Terumi through the water, struck her with a Compressed Rasengan, and restrained her with Chakra tails.
• Gaara and Naruto pretended to be opponents as Gaara summoned his full Tailed Beast form, Shukaku.
• Shukaku fired Air Bullets at Naruto, who blocked them with his Chakra tails.
• Gaara attacked with Iron Sand wings and sealing particles, but Naruto entered Sage Mode, broke free, and damaged Shukaku’s wings with a Super Great Ball Rasengan.
• Naruto launched nine miniature Tailed Beast Bombs, and Shukaku’s rushed counterattack failed after blocking one.