Vol. 16War for the Ninja World

Soji claimed the Chakra Fruit and became an immortal being as the Ninja World was drawn into war against the Akatsuki. After confronting Nagato and the Ten-Tails, Soji battled Madara and discovered that Otsutsuki Toneri had sent a third meteor toward the battlefield.

  • Fugaku gave Sasuke his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Code awakened Ada and Dimon and Ada’s Omnipotence turned the Ninja World against Soji.
  • Soji defeated Code and Dimon, claimed the Chakra Fruit, and became an immortal being as his humanity began to fade.
  • Nagato ambushed the Allied Forces with White Zetsu and reanimated shinobi, while the living Kage fought their predecessors.
  • Naruto left to rescue Gaara, and Sasuke pursued him as Kakashi confronted Obito.
  • Nagato used the Copy Nine-Tails and Bunpuku’s remaining chakra to revive the Ten-Tails and devastate the Ninja World.
  • Soji confronted Nagato but was buried beneath the Ten-Tails’ attack.
  • Soji escaped the Ten-Tails and fought Madara as Hashirama and Tobirama joined the Allied Forces.
  • Soji stopped a third meteor and identified Otsutsuki Toneri as the one who sent it.
Chapters 1535–1639 Read from ch. 1535

Arc 61The Chakra Fruit War

Fugaku sacrificed his eyes for Sasuke as Kara awakened Ada and Dimon, whose Omnipotence turned the Ninja World against Soji. After Soji defeated them and claimed the Chakra Fruit, he transformed into an immortal being with a Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, while his humanity began to fade.

  • Fugaku transplanted his Mangekyō Sharingan into Sasuke, and Itachi and Homura explained the sacrifice after Sasuke awoke with the eyes that would become his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Code awakened Ada and Dimon to help him seize the Chakra Fruit, and Ada used Omnipotence to alter the Ninja World’s perception of Soji.
  • Naruto and the Five Kage led the Allied Forces against Soji, who defended himself while searching for the person manipulating them.
  • Soji’s plan exposed Ada when she used Omnipotence again, and he defeated Code and Dimon while Toneri and the others helped subdue them.
  • Ada undid Omnipotence, and Soji sealed Ada and Dimon before claiming and swallowing the God Tree’s Chakra Fruit.
  • Soji’s chakra surged, he became ageless and immortal, and a crimson Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan opened on his forehead.
  • Soji mastered and sealed several new techniques, stored the Ten-Tails in a personal space, and discovered his immunity to time-based abilities.
  • As Soji practiced beneath the stars, his emotions continued to fade without him noticing his humanity diminishing.
Chapters 1535–1560 Summaries Read

Arc 62The Fourth Ninja World War

The Allied Forces fought Nagato’s White Zetsu army and reanimated shinobi while the Kage confronted their predecessors. Naruto left the battlefield to rescue Gaara, as Kakashi faced Obito and Sasuke pursued Naruto.

  • Soji and Mizuki Ember helped organize the Allied Forces after the Akatsuki Organization declared war, and the Five Great Shinobi Villages marched into the Land of Wind.
  • Nagato lured the Allied Forces into a White Zetsu ambush, but Shikaku Nara’s counterattack turned the trap against the Akatsuki.
  • Disonas summoned an army of reanimated shinobi, including six former Kage, and the Allied Forces struggled to seal the immortal fighters.
  • The living Kage confronted their predecessors, while Minato sealed Setsugo and Mei Terumi used Mizuki Ember’s Gelel Ore glove to hold Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon at a stalemate.
  • Nagato attacked Gaara and sent White Zetsu to summon Naruto, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru fought Hanzo.
  • Naruto entered the war to rescue Allied Forces shinobi, then learned from Tobi that Gaara was in danger and raced to the canyon where he was held.
  • Sasuke followed Naruto, but Obito challenged him before Kakashi stepped between them and faced his former teammate.
Chapters 1562–1586 Summaries Read

Arc 63The Ten-Tails Awakens

Naruto rescued Gaara from Nagato, but Nagato used the Copy Nine-Tails and Bunpuku to revive the Ten-Tails and devastate the Ninja World. The Allied Forces rallied as Naruto, Minato, and Soji confronted the Akatsuki, while Soji’s battle with Nagato ended with him buried beneath the Ten-Tails’ attack.

  • Kakashi joined Sasuke against Obito, while Sasori faced Chiyo and Ebizo and his reanimated parents arrived to help him.
  • Nagato battled Naruto and Gaara, but Naruto arranged for Gaara to escape and was reverse-summoned away after using himself as a diversion.
  • Nagato absorbed the Copy Nine-Tails and Bunpuku’s remaining One-Tails Chakra, then revived the Ten-Tails and unleashed Heavenly Upheaval across the Ninja World.
  • The Allied Forces mourned Naruto and Gaara as dead until they returned from Mount Myōboku, and Nagato arrived with the Ten-Tails to demand the villages’ surrender.
  • Jiraiya and Minato tried to reason with Nagato and Konan, but the Allied Forces rejected their demand and Naruto vowed to stop Nagato.
  • Soji emerged through a spatial portal as Mizuki Ember and confronted Nagato, while Jiraiya faced Konan and Kakashi renewed his fight with Obito.
  • Soji fought Nagato and the Ten-Tails with Ice Release, but the Ten-Tails knocked him into the desert and Nagato brought the Demonic Statue’s palm down on the place where Soji was buried.
Chapters 1587–1612 Summaries Read

Arc 64The Moonlit Meteor War

Soji fought Madara Uchiha while Hashirama Senju faced Nagato and the Ten-Tails, as the Allied Forces summoned Hashirama and Tobirama to join the war. After Soji stopped an unexpected third meteor, he identified Otsutsuki Toneri as the one who sent it and warned Madara that the Moon Otsutsuki Clan could threaten Infinite Tsukuyomi.

  • Soji escaped the Ten-Tails’ assault through the Reincarnation Mirror, then returned to its back as Nagato’s beast began transforming and Madara Uchiha was revived.
  • The Allied Forces learned that Madara Uchiha had returned, and Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to help confront the war’s threats.
  • Hashirama Senju joined the fight against Nagato and the Ten-Tails while Madara Uchiha challenged Soji, and the two began a fierce battle.
  • Madara Uchiha sent twenty-five Wood Clones with fourth-stage Susanoo against Soji, who destroyed them all with Dance of the Emerging Ferns.
  • Madara Uchiha summoned his Complete Body Susanoo, but Soji entered Sage Mode and fought him with the Ice Snow Palace and Frost Warrior.
  • Madara Uchiha awakened his Rinnegan and used Tengai Shinsei, while Soji blocked the first meteor with his Frost Warrior and shattered the second with Air Quake.
  • Toneri sent a third meteor toward the battlefield, and Soji intercepted it with an ice lotus before identifying Toneri as the culprit to Madara Uchiha.
Chapters 1613–1639 Summaries Read
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