Chapter Summaries

Raikage A defeated the Third Raikage with his father’s guidance, allowing the Third Raikage to be sealed and depart in peace. At Iwagakure, Ōnoki faced Mū’s intensified Dust Release attack, and Kakashi intervened just as Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi were in danger.

• The Third Raikage wounded Raikage A and challenged his control, then used Hell Stab One-Finger Nukite against him.
• The Third Raikage revealed the weakness in his left chest, and Raikage A struck it with a precise attack, disrupting his chakra.
• The Third Raikage praised Raikage A, then Killer B, Darui, Karui, and Raikage A sealed him as his Impure World Reincarnation dispersed.
• At Iwagakure, Mū and Ōnoki clashed with Dust Release as Mū tested Ōnoki’s resolve and his commitment to protecting the village.
• Mū split himself and launched a double Dust Release attack at Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi, destroying their earthen defenses.
• Kakashi used Raikiri: Double Piercing Light as the Dust Release streams threatened Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi.

Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi helped Kakashi defeat Mū’s clones, and Mū revealed how to break his splitting ability before accepting sealing. After the Allied Shinobi Forces regrouped, Naruto led them toward Amegakure’s center to face Nagato and Tobi in the final battle.

• Kakashi, Kurotsuchi, and Ōnoki restrained Mū’s clones, and Mū explained that severing a clone’s Chakra connection to his true body would break his splitting ability.
• Ōnoki focused Dust Release on one clone, causing both clones to dissipate, and Mū praised Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi before asking to be sealed.
• Kurotsuchi, Kakashi, and Might Guy prepared the sealing formation while Ōnoki stabilized it, and Mū vanished after sending his final words to Ōnoki.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces regrouped near Amegakure, where Naruto and Sasuke named Nagato, Tobi, Konan, and the restored Six Paths of Pain as their remaining enemies.
• Nagato and Tobi challenged the Allied Shinobi Forces from Amegakure’s center, and Naruto declared that the alliance would fight for peace rather than rule.
• Raikage A led the shinobi toward Amegakure’s center, followed by Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, Gaara, Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata as the final battle began.

Naruto assigned the Konoha forces to face the revived Hokage, Danzō, and the Six Paths of Pain while the Allied Kage offered support. As Orochimaru and Kisame confronted Konan, Tobi revealed that Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Danzō had arrived as his backup.

• Naruto persuaded the four Kage to let Konoha's ninjas lead the next battle, with Sunagakure guarding the perimeter and the other Kage ready to assist.
• Naruto assigned Might Guy and Kakashi to keep Tobi occupied, Sasuke and Hinata to fight Hashirama, Itachi to hold off Tobirama, and Shisui to counter Danzō.
• Naruto took Hiruzen as his opponent and tasked Choji, Rock Lee, Sakura, and Neji with defeating the Six Paths of Pain.
• Naruto called on Orochimaru and Kisame to fight Konan, and the two emerged as defectors while Konan prepared to attack them.
• Nagato learned of Orochimaru and Kisame's betrayal through the Six Paths of Pain, while Tobi summoned Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Danzō as backup.

Naruto’s forces began their battles, and Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy fought Tobi among Amegakure’s ruins. They drove Tobi back with coordinated attacks, but he countered with Fire and Wood Release as Kakashi prepared to defend against both.

• Naruto ordered everyone to begin fighting, and battles erupted across the battlefields.
• Might Guy attacked Tobi, while Kakashi intercepted Tobi’s counterattack and challenged his Phasing ability.
• Guy opened the Seven Gates and used Morning Peacock as Kakashi maneuvered to block Tobi’s escape.
• Kakashi and Guy coordinated their attacks, wounding Tobi and cracking his mask with Purple Lightning and Guy’s Sunset strikes.
• Tobi retaliated with Great Fire Annihilation and Wood Spiking Technique, but Kakashi blocked the flames with a Water Wall and severed the wooden spikes.

Kakashi and Guy shattered Tobi’s mask and discovered that he was Obito, who blamed Kakashi for Rin’s death and attacked them with Wood Release. They damaged his Hashirama-cell arm, but Obito escaped into the Pocket Dimension, leaving Kakashi determined to stop him.

• Guy broke Tobi’s mask during an attack, revealing Obito’s scarred face and Sharingan.
• Obito told Kakashi that he believed Kakashi had killed Rin and declared that he wanted to create a perfect world for her.
• Obito attacked Kakashi and Guy with regenerative Wood Release trees, but Kakashi identified his vine-wrapped right arm as the source of the technique.
• Kakashi used Purple Lightning through the trees to paralyze Obito, allowing Guy to strike and disrupt the Hashirama Cells in Obito’s arm.
• Obito created a Wood Release clone and escaped into the Pocket Dimension, though Kakashi’s thrown blade cut his shoulder.
• Kakashi and Guy resolved to stop Obito, while Guy said he would use the Eight Gates if they fought again.

Sasuke and Hinata fought Hashirama Senju, combining Susanoo and Tenseigan abilities against his overwhelming Wood Release. They destroyed his wooden attacks with black flames, but Hashirama remained ready to continue the battle.

• Hashirama Senju recognized Sasuke and Hinata as Konoha’s promising juniors and began fighting them.
• Sasuke summoned Susanoo while Hinata used Gentle Fist to counter Hashirama’s Deep Forest Emergence.
• Hashirama summoned a Wood Golem and Wood Dragon, damaging Sasuke’s Susanoo as Hinata protected him from wooden spikes.
• Sasuke expanded Susanoo into its Perfect Form, and Hashirama answered with True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hinata entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and disrupted the Buddha statue’s wooden palms, letting Sasuke cut them apart with a black-flamed Susanoo sword.

Sasuke and Hinata fought Hashirama Senju, combining their abilities to destroy his giant wooden statue and withstand his Wood Release attacks. With their Chakra running low, Hinata devised a plan to help Sasuke seal Hashirama, and Sasuke charged in as she distracted him.

• Hashirama Senju summoned the Sage Art: Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands, and Hinata used her Tenseigan to identify his body as the statue’s core.
• Hinata attacked the statue’s head with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while Sasuke struck it with his Susanoo’s Kagutsuchi Sword, destroying the head and spreading Amaterasu across the statue.
• Hashirama Senju used All-Giving Sack Technique, Deep Forest Emergence, and Wood Dragon Technique to attack Sasuke and Hinata, then unleashed Thousand Hands Kill.
• Hinata proposed distracting Hashirama Senju with her Tenseigan techniques so Sasuke could seal him with Planetary Devastation.
• Sasuke used Kagutsuchi as Hinata attacked Hashirama Senju with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, then switched to his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan and charged.

Sasuke and Hinata sealed Hashirama Senju with Planetary Devastation, and Sasuke and Itachi then fought the other Hokage. Itachi’s battle with Tobirama Senju continued as both used Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving Tobirama facing Itachi’s Susanoo.

• Sasuke and Hinata sealed Hashirama Senju with Planetary Devastation, and Hashirama praised them before being drawn into the black sphere.
• Sasuke and Hinata dismissed their combat forms and began restoring their Chakra after the battle.
• Tobirama Senju challenged Itachi over the Uchiha Clan’s loyalty, and Itachi said he was fighting to protect Konoha.
• Itachi and Tobirama exchanged Water Style and Fire Style Ninjutsu, then battled with kunai and Flying Thunder God Technique in the steam.
• Itachi summoned Susanoo and slashed at Tobirama, who escaped with Flying Thunder God Technique and called Itachi more terrifying than Izuna Uchiha.

Tobirama Senju fought Itachi's Susanoo with Water Style and Flying Thunder God, but Itachi overcame his defenses and sealed him with the Totsuka Blade. Before disappearing, Tobirama acknowledged Itachi as a protector of Konoha and urged him to keep his oath.

• Tobirama Senju used layered Water Walls, Water Severing Wave, and Flying Thunder God attacks against Itachi's Susanoo, but could not break through its defenses.
• Itachi's Susanoo seized Tobirama Senju and took control of his kunai, cutting off his means of using Flying Thunder God to escape.
• Tobirama Senju unleashed a Water Dragon Bullet Technique, but Itachi's Third Form Susanoo defeated it and pressed its sword to Tobirama Senju's throat.
• Tobirama Senju and Itachi exchanged words about the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, and Tobirama Senju admitted Itachi was different from the Uchiha he had once feared.
• Itachi used Susanoo's Totsuka Blade to seal Tobirama Senju, who accepted the sealing and told Itachi to protect Konoha.

After sealing Tobirama Senju, Itachi turned to the battle between Shisui and Danzo. Shisui wounded Danzo and was caught in Izanami, but remained unshaken by the illusion of the Uchiha Clan's destruction.

• Itachi sealed Tobirama Senju with the Totsuka Blade, then vowed to protect Konoha and treated his wounded arm.
• Shisui confronted Danzo, who revealed eleven Sharingan on his bandaged right arm and attacked with Wind Release: Vacuum Wave.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami, but Danzo consumed another Sharingan with Izanagi to break free of its control.
• Shisui tracked Izanagi's brief cooldown, severed Danzo's left arm, and prepared to attack again.
• Danzo cast Izanami, trapping Shisui in an illusion of the Uchiha Clan's rebellion and destruction, but Shisui's resolve did not waver.

Shisui defeated and killed Danzo after breaking his Izanami, then Naruto confronted the reanimated Hiruzen Sarutobi about the suffering he endured as a child. Naruto returned home to bring Minato and Kushina to witness his reckoning with Hiruzen.

• Shisui rejected Danzo’s version of events, broke Izanami, and defeated Danzo’s Wind Release: Rasengan with Great Fire Annihilation.
• Shisui appeared behind Danzo, declared his crimes, and killed him with a Chakra blade and Fuinjutsu.
• Naruto told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he blamed him for hiding his parentage and allowing the villagers to mistreat him.
• Naruto silenced Hiruzen with the aura of the Sage of Six Paths and used Flying Thunder God to return to his home in Konoha.
• Naruto asked Minato and Kushina to witness his confrontation with Hiruzen, and they agreed to go with him.

Naruto brought Minato and Kushina to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi over the way he had treated Naruto after their deaths. Hiruzen admitted his wrongdoing, but Naruto challenged whether an apology could undo the suffering and loss.

• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to take Minato and Kushina to the battlefield in the Land of Rain.
• Shisui greeted Minato and Kushina as they appeared before the restrained Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Kushina accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of hiding Naruto’s parentage and allowing the village to ostracize and mistreat him.
• Minato condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi for betraying their trust and making Naruto suffer in the name of Konoha’s stability.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized to Minato, Kushina, and Naruto, admitting that he had been wrong.
• Naruto recalled how he had strived for Hiruzen Sarutobi’s acknowledgment and asked whether an apology could erase his childhood suffering or undo his parents’ sacrifice.

Naruto battled the revived Hiruzen Sarutobi in Amegakure, mocking the former Hokage as he demonstrated his overwhelming strength. After Naruto overwhelmed Hiruzen’s strongest techniques, he continued humiliating him with effortless hit-and-run attacks.

• Naruto told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his reputation and title were not worth mentioning, then easily dodged his attacks and broke his weapon.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used a range of elemental techniques, King Enma, and a five-clone Great Exploding Wind Technique against Naruto.
• Naruto countered Hiruzen’s attacks with Rasengan, Tailed Beast Bombs, Sage techniques, and Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Naruto defeated Hiruzen’s energy vortex with a massive Sage Art Rasengan, leaving Hiruzen pale and exhausted.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God and Six Paths power to repeatedly appear around Hiruzen and taunt him without landing a serious attack.

Naruto sealed Hiruzen Sarutobi and used his Rinnegan to destroy his soul, then reunited with Minato and Kushina. Elsewhere in the Land of Rain, Rock Lee, Neji, and Choji fought the Six Paths of Pain, with Choji joining the attack on Asura Path Pain.

• Naruto redirected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attacks, defeated him, and sealed his Impure World Reincarnation body with the Four Symbols Seal.
• Naruto used his Rinnegan to disperse Hiruzen Sarutobi’s soul, ending any chance of his revival.
• Naruto told Minato and Kushina that his nightmare was over, and they embraced and comforted him.
• Rock Lee opened four Inner Gates and attacked Asura Path Pain while Neji used his Byakugan and Empty Palm to disrupt its missile barrage.
• Rock Lee restrained Asura Path Pain’s mechanical arm, and Choji crushed its buzzsaw before opening two Inner Gates.

Sakura, Neji, Rock Lee, and Choji fought the Six Paths of Pain, defeating several summoned beasts and disabling Asura Path. Neji overwhelmed Deva Path with his Tenseigan, but Naraka Path attacked him from behind as Choji moved to protect him.

• Choji crushed Asura Path with his Cannonball while Rock Lee’s Chakra Lock held him in place.
• Sakura struck the Two-Headed Dog and shielded Neji, who disabled the giant bird with Gentle Fist so Rock Lee could finish it; Choji destroyed the Giant Rhino with Butterfly Mode.
• Asura Path transformed his limbs into weapons and fired a barrage, but Choji’s Butterfly Wing Barrier and Rock Lee’s Sage Mode kept the missiles at bay, and Rock Lee disabled Asura Path.
• Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to blast the group away, but Sakura endured the repulsive force while Neji activated Tenseigan and struck Deva Path with a Silver Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naraka Path tried to extract Neji’s soul from behind, and Choji, empowered by seven opened gates and Butterfly Mode, rushed to protect him.

Neji, Choji, Rock Lee, and Sakura defeated the Six Paths of Pain and celebrated their victory as the rain eased. The battle continued elsewhere, where Konan confronted Orochimaru and Kisame.

• Sakura destroyed the Animal Path's Rashōmon gates and centipede, then Rock Lee cut the Animal Path down with a Sage-enhanced kick.
• Neji overpowered Deva Path Pain's Planetary Devastation with Tenseigan and Sage Mode, while Choji, Rock Lee, and Sakura struck Deva Path together and destroyed its body.
• Neji, Choji, Rock Lee, and Sakura recovered and praised their teamwork as Naruto, Minato, Kushina, and Shisui watched nearby.
• Konan confronted Orochimaru and Kisame, who claimed they had always been people of Konoha; Orochimaru dodged her paper shuriken, and Kisame's Samehada cut them apart and absorbed their Chakra.

Konan fought Orochimaru and Kisame but escaped after they defeated her, while the Shinobi Alliance won the other battlefield fights and gathered in Amegakure. Nagato learned that Konan had been deliberately allowed to return, then Obito and Black Zetsu arrived at the Akatsuki base.

• Konan used her paper techniques against Kisame and Orochimaru, but Samehada absorbed her Chakra and Manda helped destroy her paper figure.
• After Orochimaru transformed into the Eight-Tails Serpent and withstood her explosive tags, Konan exhausted her Chakra, then used a final explosion to escape back to Amegakure.
• Orochimaru told Kisame not to pursue Konan and said they should join Naruto to help end the war.
• Naruto defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sasuke and Hinata defeated Hashirama Senju, Itachi defeated Tobirama Senju, Shisui defeated Danzō, and Kakashi and Might Guy defeated Tobi.
• The Shinobi Alliance gathered in Amegakure and vowed to protect peace as the rain stopped, while Nagato conserved his Chakra for a final fight.
• Konan told Nagato that Orochimaru and Kisame had let her escape, and Nagato suspected they intended to send a message before Obito and Black Zetsu entered the base.

Obito revealed his identity to Nagato and proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Uchiha Madara, but Nagato chose to face Naruto himself. As Naruto entered Amegakure to confront Nagato, Obito and Black Zetsu prepared to exploit the battle for their own plans.

• Obito revealed that he was Uchiha Obito and urged Nagato to help revive Uchiha Madara with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Nagato refused to revive Uchiha Madara for now and decided to fight Naruto, asking Obito to spare Amegakure's innocent villagers if he lost.
• Obito told Black Zetsu he expected Naruto and Nagato to weaken each other before he revived Uchiha Madara, while Black Zetsu planned to use Nagato's Rinnegan to revive Madara with the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu.
• Konan pledged to stand by Nagato, and the two acknowledged their determination to make one final effort for peace.
• Naruto left the Shinobi Alliance at Amegakure's outskirts and headed into the village to face Nagato alone.

Naruto confronted Nagato in Amegakure and tried to persuade him to abandon his plan to create peace through fear, but Nagato insisted that only overwhelming power could end war. They began fighting, and Nagato used Planetary Devastation against Naruto as the chapter ended.

• Naruto arrived at Amegakure's central plaza and addressed Nagato as his fellow disciple of Jiraiya.
• Naruto and Nagato argued over whether peace could come from understanding or required absolute power, while Konan and Obito left the plaza at Nagato's request.
• Nagato attacked with Banshō Ten'in, and Naruto blocked the debris before countering with a Tailed Beast - Rasengan that Nagato repelled with Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to approach Nagato, dodged his Black Rods, and launched Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Nagato retreated and used Planetary Devastation against Naruto.

Naruto and Nagato battled as Nagato intensified Planetary Devastation, but Naruto destroyed it in Kurama Mode and rejected Nagato’s belief that revenge could bring peace. Black Zetsu tried to seize Nagato during the clash, but Naruto drove him off; Nagato recognized he had been used yet refused to abandon his path.

• Nagato enlarged Planetary Devastation, and Naruto countered with Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan before transforming into Kurama Mode to tear at the meteor.
• Nagato drew residual Tailed Beast Chakra from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used Super Shinra Tensei against Naruto, who destroyed Planetary Devastation while being pushed back.
• Naruto urged Nagato to abandon hatred and revenge, but Nagato insisted his actions were meant to achieve peace.
• Black Zetsu tried to enter Nagato’s body while Nagato was occupied, but Naruto struck at him with a Chakra tail and forced him to retreat.
• Konan warned Nagato that Obito and Black Zetsu intended to use him; Nagato accepted her warning but said he could not turn back.