Chapter Summaries

Naruto defeated Gaara and Shukaku in their training-ground battle, then earned Gaara’s trust and Sunagakure’s allegiance. The Four Kage accepted Naruto’s leadership of the Five Kage Alliance as the shinobi prepared to face the Akatsuki Organization.

• Gaara and Shukaku combined Magnet Release, Wind Release, and a Tailed Beast Bomb to attack Naruto, who countered with Kurama’s Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naruto withdrew his attack before Shukaku and Gaara were seriously hurt, then healed Shukaku and praised their teamwork.
• Gaara acknowledged Naruto’s strength, shook his hand, and declared that Sunagakure would unconditionally obey Naruto’s command.
• Raikage A, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi accepted defeat, while Naruto announced that the Five Kage Alliance would follow his orders to protect peace and fight the Akatsuki Organization.
• Sasuke congratulated Naruto, and the two friends turned their attention to preparing for the coming battle.

Naruto revealed that Pain had taken control of Amegakure after killing Hanzō and ordered the Five Kage Alliance to march there. As the alliance approached, Pain prepared to face them, while Tsunade and Jiraiya expressed confidence in Naruto back in Konoha.

• Naruto told the Kage that Akatsuki's headquarters was in Amegakure and explained how Pain killed Hanzō, seized the village, and kept its takeover secret.
• Naruto said his intelligence came from inside Akatsuki, and Raikage A urged the alliance to attack immediately; Naruto ordered the shinobi to depart for Amegakure.
• White Zetsu warned Pain that Naruto could sense White Zetsu underground and that the Five Great Nations' alliance was heading to Amegakure.
• Konan questioned whether Pain could withstand the alliance, but Pain trusted the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and vowed to defeat the invaders.
• In Konoha, Jiraiya told Tsunade that Naruto had no visible limits and urged her to believe in him.

Black Zetsu and Tobi infiltrated Konoha to steal a tool from the Hokage's Office, but Fugaku Uchiha's strength made them wary. They reached the office just as Minato took Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kushina away, leaving them to decide whether to proceed.

• Shikaku lectured Shikamaru about his studies, and Shikamaru continued working despite complaining.
• Black Zetsu and Tobi used the Mayfly Technique to enter Konoha and headed for a storeroom beside the Hokage's Office.
• They spotted Fugaku Uchiha patrolling with the Leaf Division and sensed his powerful chakra and eye power.
• Black Zetsu and Tobi continued toward the Hokage's Office, where Minato arrived with Kushina to collect Jiraiya for a dinner visit.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kushina, Jiraiya, and Tsunade to his home, while Black Zetsu and Tobi waited beneath the office.

Black Zetsu and Tobi stole Konoha’s Scroll of Seals and brought it to Obito, who rejected using Impure World Reincarnation to revive Rin but decided to use the jutsu to strengthen the Akatsuki Organization. Obito began learning the technique as Black Zetsu warned that the Shinobi Alliance was approaching Amegakure.

• Black Zetsu and Tobi infiltrated Konoha, took the unguarded Scroll of Seals, and escaped to Amegakure.
• Tobi and Black Zetsu offered the scroll to Obito and pointed out that it contained Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito refused to use the jutsu to revive Rin, insisting he would create a world for her through Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Tobi suggested using Impure World Reincarnation to address the Akatsuki Organization’s lack of fighters, and Obito considered White Zetsu as sacrifices.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Akatsuki Organization already had materials from powerful dead shinobi, and Obito became wary of Black Zetsu’s schemes.
• Obito began studying Impure World Reincarnation, while Black Zetsu warned that the Shinobi Alliance was on its way to Amegakure.

Obito learned Impure World Reincarnation and used it to summon Danzo, who could wield only thirty percent of his strength. After studying the result, Obito modified the technique and reincarnated Danzo again, leaving his fate unclear.

• Obito mastered Impure World Reincarnation and asked Black Zetsu for a living sacrifice and tissue from the person he would summon.
• Black Zetsu took Obito and Tobi to a cave in Amegakure, where Obito used a bound White Zetsu to reincarnate Danzo.
• Danzo recognized Obito as Uchiha Madara and said he could use only thirty percent of his strength in the unstable body.
• Obito studied Danzo's reincarnation and carved a more complex Cursed Seal Magic Circle to improve the technique.
• Obito activated the modified circle, causing Danzo's body to collapse and turn to ash.

Obito perfected his Impure World Reincarnation and restored Danzo to roughly sixty percent of his former strength. He then showed Danzo a hidden collection of powerful dead shinobi, leaving Danzo stunned by the scale of Obito and Black Zetsu’s preparations.

• Obito used White Zetsu as a sacrifice and improved the Impure World Reincarnation, restoring Danzo with a functional Sharingan and about sixty percent of his former strength.
• Danzo tested his Sharingan and followed Obito deeper into the cave to learn what he was planning.
• Black Zetsu led Obito and Danzo into a sealed chamber filled with containers holding the remains of shinobi.
• Danzo recognized the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist among Black Zetsu’s collection.
• Danzo examined more containers and found the remains of powerful shinobi including Hanzo of the Salamander, Kinkaku, Silver Ninja, Blue B, Pakura, and Shin.

Danzo examined the Akatsuki Organization’s collection of ninja remains as Tobi revealed that the Five Great Shinobi Villages were preparing to attack. The collection’s most powerful names—including the Hokage and Danzo’s former teacher—left Danzo stunned, while the Akatsuki members offered no explanation.

• Danzo recognized several of the displayed ninja remains and guessed that the Akatsuki Organization faced an impending calamity.
• Tobi revealed that the Five Great Shinobi Villages were joining forces to attack the Akatsuki Organization.
• Black Zetsu activated a hidden switch and revealed another row of specimens, including Mu, Hozuki Gengetsu, the Third Raikage, and Shamon.
• Danzo saw the remains of Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked whether the Akatsuki Organization had killed him, but no member answered.
• Danzo found the remains of his teacher Senju Tobirama and protested that the Akatsuki had taken even his teacher’s body.
• Danzo saw the First Hokage Hashirama Senju’s remains, the final specimen in the collection.

Obito prepared White Zetsu sacrifices and used Impure World Reincarnation to revive powerful shinobi under reinforced control seals. He successfully revived Hozuki Gengetsu and Mū, but the two former rivals immediately began trading insults.

• Obito silenced Danzo, stripped away his consciousness, and placed his body back in its coffin.
• Obito completed preparations for reviving Kage-level shinobi while Black Zetsu warned him that the allied forces were approaching Amegakure.
• Obito revived Hozuki Gengetsu, who awakened at about half strength and agreed to listen while under Obito's control.
• Obito revived Mū after detecting that he had awakened early and was preparing Dust Release; Mū's strength recovered to about sixty percent.
• Hozuki Gengetsu insulted Mū, and Mū dismissed Gengetsu as a short white-bearded shinobi who only cared about fighting.

Obito used Impure World Reincarnation to summon several legendary shinobi and forced them under his control. After summoning Hiruzen Sarutobi and Senju Tobirama, he compelled Tobirama to explain that he had secretly improved the forbidden jutsu.

• Obito silenced Mū and Hozuki Gengetsu, then reanimated Third Raikage A and Second Kazekage Shamon.
• Obito reanimated Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who recognized the forbidden jutsu and tried to resist.
• Obito explained that Hashirama's cells and his modified Cursed Seals strengthened his control over the reanimated shinobi.
• Obito reanimated Senju Tobirama, whose forbidden jutsu reacted against the Cursed Seals.
• Senju Tobirama tried to break free, but Obito forced him to reveal that he had secretly improved Impure World Reincarnation without recording the changes.

Obito used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, while Tobirama Senju improved the technique and its Magic Circle. As the Shinobi Alliance approached, Obito kept Uchiha Madara’s body in reserve, unwilling to risk reviving him imperfectly.

• Obito forced Tobirama Senju to inspect and improve the Impure World Reincarnation Magic Circle, and Tobirama optimized its Cursed Seals.
• Obito used Hashirama Senju’s tissue to reincarnate him, and Hashirama questioned Tobirama before learning Obito had summoned them to change the world.
• Hashirama displayed his Wood Release as he adjusted to the reincarnated body, while Tobirama and the other summoned shinobi watched.
• Obito left the summoned shinobi in the cave and examined Uchiha Madara’s preserved body, deciding to keep Madara as a last resort rather than summon him with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that if the Shinobi Alliance pushed them to the brink, Black Zetsu might have to control Nagato and use Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara.

Obito prepared the Akatsuki and reincarnated Kage-level shinobi to fight the approaching Shinobi Alliance, while Black Zetsu pressured Nagato into accepting the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. As both sides readied for battle, Obito expected Madara to intervene if his forces failed, unaware that the hidden Rinne Rebirth Jutsu could turn against him.

• White Zetsu warned Obito that Nagato had been hiding Yahiko's body and using the Rinnegan less, so Obito ordered Black Zetsu to monitor him.
• Obito learned that Naruto, Kakashi, and the Five Kage-led Shinobi Alliance had reached the Land of Rain border, and he planned to meet them in a canyon with the Akatsuki and reincarnated shinobi.
• Hiruzen objected to being used as a weapon, but Obito used the Cursed Seal to force him back into his barrier.
• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed the Impure World Reincarnation and doubted Obito's plan could succeed through power alone.
• Black Zetsu threatened Nagato with the possibility of using Yahiko to influence him, and Nagato agreed to cooperate with the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan after the war if Yahiko could rest in peace.
• Obito readied his forces for the coming battle and vowed to use Madara if the reincarnated army could not stop the Alliance.

Naruto divided the Five Kage Alliance into five teams to attack Amegakure, giving each Kage Flying Thunder God Kunai for emergencies. Pain assigned Akatsuki members to meet them across the battlefields, while Obito secretly deployed Impure World Reincarnation fighters as reinforcements.

• Naruto assigned himself, Hinata, and Sasuke to the central area and sent the other Kage-led teams to the west, east, south, and north.
• Naruto gave the Kage Flying Thunder God Kunai so he could arrive if they faced an enemy they could not handle.
• White Zetsu reported the alliance’s deployment, and Pain sent Orochimaru, Kisame, and the Animal Path to delay Naruto in the center.
• Pain assigned the remaining Akatsuki members to the western, eastern, southern, and northern fronts, with other Paths supporting some groups.
• Obito secretly assigned Impure World Reincarnation fighters to reinforce the outer fronts, leaving Naruto’s central battlefield without additional reinforcements.

Raikage A and the Kumogakure forces confronted Uchiha Shin, the revived Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Teacher Chen in the western district of the Land of Rain. Rock Lee sealed Teacher Chen after their battle, while A and his allies continued fighting the swordsmen.

• Uchiha Shin arrived aboard Shennong's Aerial Fortress with clones and the power of Zero-Tails, while Raikage A recognized him.
• Jūzō Biwa and the other reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist emerged and attacked the Kumogakure forces.
• Teacher Chen challenged Rock Lee, and the two clashed with taijutsu in the rain.
• Rock Lee opened the Gate of View, countered Teacher Chen's Konoha Dragon God, and sealed him with Fuinjutsu.
• Teacher Chen accepted Rock Lee's strength before disappearing, leaving a message for Guy.
• Raikage A and Darui coordinated an attack on the swordsmen, and A repelled Ameyuri Ringo's Lightning Fang Chain Slash.

A and the Kumogakure ninja fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist while Shennong attacked from the Aerial Fortress. Choji destroyed the fortress and confronted Shennong, but the reanimated swordsmen kept regenerating, leaving the alliance searching for a way to seal them.

• A, Darui, Karui, Samui, and Killer B battled the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, whose teamwork and abilities put the Kumogakure ninja under pressure.
• Shennong fired lasers from the Aerial Fortress, and Choji broke through its shield with his Six Gates-enhanced Super Expansion Spiral Punch and crashed the fortress.
• Shennong fused with Zero-Tails and attacked with Dark Chakra tentacles, while Rock Lee arrived and Choji took on Shennong.
• Ameyuri Ringo trapped the Kumogakure ninja in an electric net, and Killer B's Tailed Beast Bomb collided with Kushimaru Kuriarare's Explosion Tags.
• Choji identified the swordsmen as reanimated through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Samui realized they needed to seal them after Jinin Akebino recovered from a heart wound.

The allied forces defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Shennong, but Uchiha Shin arrived with a metal prosthetic arm and a clone army. He attacked the exhausted fighters, ending with A trapped in a spreading blade net.

• Rock Lee, Choji, Darui, A, and their allies restrained and sealed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Shennong unleashed the Zero-Tails’ Dark Chakra, but Choji combined Butterfly Mode, Killer B’s Tailed Beast Chakra, and Sage Mode to defeat and purify him.
• Uchiha Shin emerged with a metal prosthetic arm and dozens of Sharingan clones, then used his Eternal Mangekyo to control scattered blades.
• A ordered Darui to retreat with the wounded and Killer B to prepare a Tailed Beast Bomb while Rock Lee and Choji fought the clones.
• Uchiha Shin’s clones attacked with Fire Style and reinforced blades as he disrupted Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb and forced A into a blade net.

Uchiha Shin used his newly awakened Soul Absorption Blade and Susanoo Sword Array against A, Killer B, Darui, Rock Lee, and Choji, then manifested his Perfect Susanoo. Rock Lee struck Susanoo with Blue Dragon, cracking its armor as Choji charged the blade forest draining Sage Chakra.

• Uchiha Shin revealed Soul Absorption Blade, which absorbed Chakra through his blades and let him control them.
• Darui disrupted Uchiha Shin's weapon while A attacked, and Choji and Rock Lee destroyed many of Shin's clones.
• Uchiha Shin summoned the Susanoo Sword Array and then manifested a hundred-meter Perfect Susanoo.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and fought alongside A, while Uchiha Shin's blades wounded Rock Lee and began draining Choji's Sage Chakra.
• Choji charged the Cursed Seal blade forest as Rock Lee launched Blue Dragon at Susanoo's head, cracking its armor.

A, Killer B, and their allies defeated Uchiha Shin in Amegakure’s canyon, then turned their attention to the still-raging war. In the East District, Mei Terumi, Chojuro, Ao, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Shisui prepared to face Hiruko, Konan, and the Preta Path.

• Uchiha Shin transformed himself into a weapon and fought A and Killer B with a giant shuriken, but Choji tracked his Chakra and struck the node linking his Sharingan to his prosthetic limb.
• Uchiha Shin’s prosthetic limb disintegrated, his blades fell powerless, and he died after Rock Lee drove away his remaining clones.
• A’s group confirmed their victory, treated the wounded, and gathered their fallen comrades while Darui warned that the Akatsuki remnants were still fighting.
• Ao detected Hiruko, Konan, and the Preta Path approaching the East District, and Itachi assigned the defenders to counter their abilities.
• Konan attacked on a giant paper bird as Hiruko revealed his Chimera Technique, challenging the Kirigakure and Uchiha fighters to test its power.

Mei Terumi, Chojuro, Ao, Konan, Itachi, and Shisui fought Hiruko and the Preta Path as Hiruko’s stolen Kekkei Genkai pushed the battle toward a decisive clash. Itachi and Shisui combined their Susanoo into a new technique, Susanoo: Resonance, as the confrontation continued.

• Mei Terumi and Chojuro attacked the Preta Path, but he absorbed their ninjutsu and began draining Chojuro’s Chakra.
• Konan launched explosive paper blades, and Ao guided Chojuro and Mei Terumi through the attack so they could counter with Hiramekarei and corrosive mist.
• Hiruko unleashed lightning across the battlefield, then attacked Ao, but Itachi and Shisui intervened with fire and Susanoo.
• Hiruko used his left-eye Dojutsu to disrupt Shisui’s Susanoo, then summoned a massive thunder dragon that Itachi blocked with the Yata Mirror.
• Shisui struck Hiruko with spiritual pressure, destabilizing his Chimera Technique, but Hiruko retaliated with lightning strikes that forced the Susanoo back.
• Itachi and Shisui merged their Susanoo’s power and began their combination technique, Susanoo: Resonance.

Itachi, Shisui, Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro defeated Hiruko and the Preta Path, while Konan nearly unleashed her One Hundred Million Explosive Tags Technique. The Asura Path rescued Konan and the Preta Path’s remains, leaving the allied forces to treat their wounded and consider Akatsuki’s plans.

• Itachi’s Susanoo struck Hiruko with the Totsuka Blade and Amaterasu, but Hiruko fused his Kekkei Genkai and exploded, leaving a smoking crater.
• Ao identified a weakness in the Preta Path’s absorption, and he and Chojuro disrupted its Chakra flow so Mei Terumi could dissolve it with Lava Release.
• Konan prepared her One Hundred Million Explosive Tags Technique, but the Asura Path arrived and pulled her away before the tags detonated.
• The Asura Path carried off the Preta Path’s remains and escaped with Konan despite Itachi’s Amaterasu, and Mei Terumi decided not to pursue them.
• Ao confirmed there were no nearby enemies and warned that Hiruko’s residual Chakra field would remain unstable, while Shisui and Itachi noted Akatsuki’s deliberate retreat suggested a hidden plan.
• Mei Terumi and Ao treated Chojuro’s and Shisui’s injuries, and Itachi extinguished the remaining Amaterasu flames in the crater.

Mei Terumi’s team investigated a growing Chakra presence and discovered Kinkaku and Silver Ninja, two Reanimated warriors wielding Six Paths Treasures. The battle began with the Mist ninja struggling against their weapons, and Kinkaku destroyed Ao’s attempt to disable the Benihisago.

• Shisui and Itachi left to report the battle and deliver Hiruko’s records while Mei Terumi secured the ruins and arranged for support.
• Ao detected a concealed Chakra presence that expanded into a deathly aura, and Mei Terumi ordered Chojuro to scout the northwest.
• Chojuro spotted two Reanimated ninja through his Water Mirror Technique, but they shattered the mirror and appeared before the Mist ninja.
• Ao recognized the newcomers’ Nine-Tails Chakra and suspected their weapons were Six Paths Treasures as Kinkaku and Silver Ninja attacked.
• Kinkaku used the Bashosen to unleash wind and fire, while Mei Terumi countered with Boil Release and Chojuro dodged Silver Ninja’s Chakra-draining Kōkinjō.
• Ao tried to disable the Benihisago with Chakra-inhibiting kunai while Chojuro distracted Silver Ninja, but Kinkaku cut all three kunai apart with the Seven-Star Sword.