Chapter Summaries

Mei Terumi told the reanimated Mizukage about the extraordinary achievements of Kirigakure’s Fifth Mizukage, Mizuki Ember, leaving them stunned. As the reanimated Kage learned how their villages had changed, they reacted to their successors’ troubles and losses, while the living Kage of the other villages heard about Mizuki Ember and despaired at the comparison.

• Mei Terumi told Hozuki Gengetsu and Shimizugawa that the Fifth Mizukage, Mizuki Ember, commanded the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and they eagerly asked about him.
• Mei Terumi recounted Mizuki Ember’s battles and accomplishments while Disonas let the reanimated Kage speak with their villages’ younger generations as part of his scheme.
• Mu and Ōnoki learned that Iwagakure lacked a suitable successor, while the Third Raikage was satisfied with Kumogakure’s development and relieved that Killer B had survived losing the Eight-Tails.
• Shamon and Setsugo learned from Rasa that Sasori had defected to the Akatsuki and Gaara was also at risk of falling into its hands, leaving both former Kazekage dejected.
• After hearing Mei Terumi’s account, the other reanimated Kage were stunned by Mizuki Ember’s achievements, and the living Kage envied Kirigakure for having him as its Mizukage.

The six reanimated Kage prepared to fight the Allied Forces after Disonas urged them to act, while their conversations with younger shinobi made their opponents reluctant to attack. Karatachi Yagura arrived to face the Third Mizukage, and Hozuki Gengetsu challenged Mei Terumi to prove she could become the next Mizukage.

• Hozuki Gengetsu laughed at Mu after hearing about Kirigakure’s success, and the two old rivals resumed trading insults over their villages’ successors.
• Disonas contacted the six reanimated Kage and pressed them to begin fighting, having used their conversations to make the Allied Forces hesitate.
• The Third Raikage urged the Fourth Raikage and Killer B to fight without holding back, while Mu warned Ōnoki he would show no mercy.
• Hozuki Gengetsu asked Mei Terumi to demonstrate her ability and offered to teach her how to defeat him.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived after defeating the reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen and volunteered to fight the Third Mizukage.

Minato joined Rasa to face the Second and Third Kazekage, and the reanimated Kage’s battles began across the desert. The Raikage and Tsuchikage fights remained evenly matched, while Karatachi Yagura gained a clear advantage over the Third Mizukage.

• Minato arrived to help Rasa, and the matchups were set: Minato faced Setsugo while Rasa faced Shamon.
• Disonas celebrated his control over the reanimated Kage as the Battle of the Kage erupted.
• The Third Raikage clashed with the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, but neither side gained a decisive advantage.
• Ōnoki and Mu exchanged Dust Release attacks in the sky, with their techniques canceling each other out.
• Karatachi Yagura and the Third Mizukage matched Water Dragon Bullet techniques, but Yagura’s water dragon overwhelmed his opponent’s.

Mei Terumi used a Gelel Ore Scientific Ninja Tool to withstand Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon’s attacks and narrow the gap between them. As their duel resumed, the tool helped her hold the Second Mizukage to a stalemate, while he expressed confidence in Kirigakure’s future under Mizuki Ember.

• Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon pressured Mei Terumi while coaching her through their fight, and she recognized that his strength surpassed hers.
• Mei Terumi revealed a black lace glove forged with Gelel Ore and put it on as Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon attacked with his Water Gun Technique.
• The glove produced a green barrier that blocked the attack, surprising Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon, who learned it was a Scientific Ninja Tool developed under Mizuki Ember.
• Mei Terumi praised Mizuki Ember as Kirigakure’s greatest Mizukage, and Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon welcomed the village’s promising future.
• Mei Terumi used the glove’s cost-free offense and defense to stabilize the duel, and she and Ghost Lantern Illusion Moon reached a stalemate.

Rasa and Shamon fought with Gold Dust and sand while Minato effortlessly overwhelmed and sealed the Third Kazekage. After witnessing Minato’s strength, Disonas urged Nagato to target Naruto instead of the One-Tails Jinchuriki, and Nagato accepted the change to their plan.

• Rasa and Shamon began an evenly matched battle, each controlling vast waves of Gold Dust and sand.
• Minato used Nine-Tails Chakra Mode to crush the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand and forced him to give up resisting.
• Minato sealed the Third Kazekage, then turned to fighting White Zetsu and other reanimated dead instead of interfering in the remaining Kage battles.
• Disonas saw Minato’s power and advised Nagato to target Naruto Uzumaki rather than lure Minato to the One-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Nagato accepted Disonas’s suggestion and looked forward to meeting his senior brother, Minato.

Nagato captured Gaara and planned to use him as bait to lure Naruto into a trap, but Gaara refused to cooperate and fought back. Gaara’s attacks failed against Nagato, who held back while waiting for Naruto to arrive.

• Nagato ordered White Zetsu to find Naruto and tell him to come alone if he wanted to save Gaara.
• Gaara learned that the Akatsuki Organization planned to use him as bait and resolved to protect Naruto.
• Gaara attacked Nagato with sand and Iron Sand, but Nagato repelled the assault with Shinra Tensei and sent him flying.
• Nagato told Gaara to stop resisting, but Gaara refused and vowed to keep fighting.
• Nagato launched Yin-Yang Release Chakra Receivers at Gaara, whose Iron Sand wall blocked them while Nagato continued waiting for Naruto.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha's Sannin recognized the resurrected Hanzo slaughtering Allied Forces shinobi and chose to face him again. Hanzo remembered his old opponents, and their rematch began.

• Hanzo of the Salamander slaughtered Allied Forces shinobi as an Impure World Reincarnation pawn, having lost his former ideals.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru recognized Hanzo and recalled how he had defeated them during the Second Great Ninja War.
• The Sannin agreed to settle their old score and stop Hanzo from killing more Allied Forces shinobi.
• Hanzo recognized the three and accepted their challenge after Orochimaru mocked his fate.
• Konoha's Sannin and Hanzo began fighting again.

Hanzō summoned Ibuse and began fighting Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya while Naruto raced across the battlefield, rescuing Allied Forces ninjas and replenishing their Chakra. As Naruto worried about Gaara, the White Zetsu named Tobi called out to him.

• Hanzō summoned Ibuse and faced the Legendary Sannin in a fierce battle, with the outcome still uncertain.
• Naruto joined the war and used Kurama Mode to rush around the battlefield, helping Allied Forces ninjas in danger.
• Naruto saved an exhausted Kumogakure ninja from a White Zetsu and replenished the man's Chakra with his golden hand.
• Naruto continued rescuing Allied Forces ninjas while worrying that Gaara had been trapped or harmed by the Akatsuki Organization.
• The White Zetsu named Tobi called out to Naruto, revealing himself as an exceptionally powerful White Zetsu.

Naruto learned from Tobi that Gaara was in danger and that Nagato demanded he come alone to rescue him. Naruto raced northwest to save his friend, while Sasuke noticed his departure and followed.

• Naruto encountered the spiral-faced White Zetsu, who introduced himself as Tobi and said he had come to deliver a message from Akatsuki's leader.
• Tobi told Naruto that Gaara was still alive but might soon die, and that Nagato demanded Naruto rescue him alone.
• Naruto chose to go despite recognizing the danger and raced northwest toward the great canyon where Gaara was being held.
• Tobi vanished to report back to Nagato after giving Naruto directions.
• Sasuke noticed Naruto leave the battlefield, suspected Tobi had told him something important, and followed him.

Obito confronted Sasuke on the battlefield, and Kakashi arrived before they could fight. Kakashi and Obito silently faced one another, both burdened by guilt and uncertainty about their past.

• Obito appeared in Sasuke's path and challenged him, while saying someone else would deal with Naruto.
• Sasuke prepared to defeat Obito quickly so he could catch up to Naruto and learn what the Akatsuki Organization planned.
• Kakashi recognized Obito and stepped between him and Sasuke before their fight began.
• Kakashi remembered keeping Obito's identity secret for nine months and regretting that Obito had turned against Konoha.
• Kakashi and Obito exchanged guilty looks, as Obito struggled with his feelings about Rin and his lost hatred for Kakashi.

Kakashi and Sasuke agreed to fight Obito together after Kakashi failed to persuade him to abandon his plans. The battle was about to begin, with Obito confident in his Dual Kamui and Kakashi revealing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

• Sasuke mocked Kakashi for interrupting his duel with Obito, and Obito laughed at Kakashi’s embarrassment before hiding his moment of warmth.
• Kakashi tried to persuade Obito to stop the war, but Obito rejected him and made clear he would not return to his old life.
• Sasuke questioned Kakashi about his familiarity with Obito, and Kakashi claimed he had met him while investigating Madara Uchiha.
• Obito challenged Kakashi and Sasuke to fight him, and Kakashi chose to join Sasuke to protect them both and confront Obito.
• Sasuke accepted Kakashi’s help despite insisting Obito was his prey, and Kakashi revealed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan as the battle was about to begin.

Sasori traveled through the Land of Wind near the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, checking that the war had not reached it before heading to the battlefield. Chiyo and Ebizo confronted him after tracing his connection to Roran, leaving Chiyo determined to redeem her grandson.

• Sasori traveled through the desert in Hiruko and reflected on how the Ancient Kingdom of Roran had become a nation of puppet masters through his influence.
• Sasori checked that the war had not spread to Roran and then resumed his journey toward the battlefield.
• Sasori realized he was being followed and called for his pursuers to reveal themselves.
• Chiyo and Ebizo emerged, having tracked Sasori because Sunagakure suspected a connection between him and Roran.
• Chiyo recognized Sasori as her grandson and resolved to redeem him despite his membership in the Akatsuki Organization.

Sasori rejected Chiyo and Ebizo’s plea to return to Sunagakure, insisting that his future lay in Rōran. Chiyo then asked whether he knew Hyuga Soji and revealed a Hiruko puppet, leaving Sasori stunned and the family’s connection to Soji unexplained.

• Ebizo urged Sasori to return to Sunagakure, but Sasori refused and said he would not go back.
• Ebizo and Sasori prepared for a possible fight as Chiyo remained unusually quiet.
• Chiyo asked Sasori whether he knew Hyuga Soji, and Sasori said he knew the name only by reputation.
• Ebizo recalled that Soji had promised to bring Sasori back in exchange for Chiyo’s One's Own Life Reincarnation technique.
• Chiyo unsealed a scroll and revealed a Hiruko puppet, startling Sasori.

Sasori recognized Chiyo’s Hiruko puppet as one he had given to Mizuki Ember, while Chiyo explained that she had obtained it in a transaction with Hyuga Soji. Their conversation left both confused about how Sasori could have given a puppet to someone he claimed not to know.

• Sasori examined Chiyo’s Hiruko puppet and realized it had been assembled exactly like his own.
• Chiyo questioned Sasori about the puppet and learned that he had given one to Mizuki Ember after Mizuki revived his parents.
• Sasori concluded that Mizuki Ember had used the puppet to negotiate with Chiyo and felt he should warn his parents about Mizuki.
• Chiyo pointed out that Sasori had claimed not to know Hyuga Soji, yet had admitted to giving him a Hiruko puppet.

Sasori discovered that Chiyo had obtained his Hiruko puppet through a trade with Hyuga Soji, though he did not know Soji and Mizuki Ember were the same person. Chiyo kept the trade’s terms secret and prepared to take Sasori back to Sunagakure, leaving him ready to fight his grandmother and great-uncle.

• Chiyo told Sasori that Hyuga Soji had traded her the Hiruko puppet, and Sasori realized the puppet had passed from Mizuki Ember to Soji without understanding their connection.
• Sasori wondered whether Soji had controlled or turned Mizuki Ember, but decided to investigate the mystery himself.
• Ebizo asked Sasori whether he had given Soji the puppet, and Sasori concealed that he had originally given it to Mizuki Ember to protect their agreement.
• Sasori asked what Soji had received from Chiyo, but Chiyo stopped Ebizo from revealing the deal’s terms.
• Chiyo declared that she and Ebizo would take Sasori back to Sunagakure to answer for his crimes, and Sasori accepted that a fight was unavoidable.

Chiyo and Ebizo fought Sasori, hoping to defeat him and bring him back, but Sasori’s stronger puppets and his real parents’ reanimation undermined their plans. The battle changed when Sasori’s reanimated parents arrived from Rōran.

• Chiyo controlled the Hiruko Puppet while Ebizo summoned two bird puppets, and the siblings attacked Sasori from both sides.
• Chiyo and Ebizo gradually suppressed Sasori until Chiyo broke his Hiruko Puppet and forced him to reveal his true body.
• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage Puppet, while Chiyo prepared puppets of Sasori’s parents to try to shake his resolve.
• Sasori remained unmoved because his real parents had been reanimated, and Chiyo realized her emotional tactic had failed.
• Sasori’s reanimated parents arrived from the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and landed on the battlefield.

Sasori’s parents arrived during his fight with Chiyo and Ebizo, and both generations reunited while Chiyo and Ebizo mistook the couple for Akatsuki-controlled reanimated dead. Sasori kept his undercover identity secret and fought alongside his parents without seriously hurting his relatives; elsewhere, another battle ended as a figure lay pinned in a canyon and a rhythmic sound approached.

• Chiriku Rokutsuki and Chiriku Iki rushed to Sasori after sensing a battle, then reunited with Chiyo and Ebizo.
• Chiyo and Ebizo assumed the couple had been summoned by the Akatsuki Organization and insisted on sealing them.
• Sasori stopped his father from explaining the truth and reminded his parents that he had to preserve his undercover identity until their promise was fulfilled.
• Sasori and his parents fought Chiyo and Ebizo, suppressing them without inflicting serious harm.
• In a canyon elsewhere, one fighter lay pinned by Yin-Yang Release Chakra Receivers as the victor watched the entrance and a rhythmic sound rang out.

Naruto reached the canyon where Nagato had defeated Gaara, while Tobi activated the Heavenly Spear to copy the Nine-Tails Chakra. Naruto arrived ready to fight Nagato, then startled him by calling him his Martial Uncle and saying his father sent his regards.

• Tobi activated the Heavenly Spear when Naruto entered the canyon, setting its musical signal ringing to alert Nagato.
• Naruto sensed the strange melody but pressed onward, and Kurama offered to lend him power.
• Nagato defeated Gaara and pinned him down with Chakra Receivers, deliberately delaying until Naruto arrived.
• Naruto reached Gaara and reassured him that they were friends, then turned to face Nagato.
• Naruto greeted Nagato as his Martial Uncle and said his dad had sent his regards, surprising both Nagato and Gaara.

Nagato confronted Naruto, whom he had lured there to extract the Nine-Tails, but Naruto’s willingness to risk his life for Gaara and their family ties unsettled him. Nagato’s resolve weakened as Naruto called him his martial uncle and pointed out their shared Uzumaki heritage.

• Nagato reflected on his painful past, his envy of Minato, and his wish to meet the Senior Brother he had never known.
• Naruto called Nagato his martial uncle because Nagato and Minato had both been Jiraiya’s disciples.
• Nagato asked why Naruto had come despite knowing he planned to extract the Nine-Tails, and Naruto said he had come because Gaara was his friend.
• Naruto’s courage reminded Nagato of Yahiko, weakening Nagato’s desire to kill him and making him curious about Naruto’s ideals.
• Naruto noted that Nagato, his mother, and his sister shared Uzumaki Clan blood, and Nagato recalled learning the clan’s Sealing Techniques.

Naruto fought Nagato in Kurama Mode while an unseen Heavenly Spear secretly copied the Nine-Tails' power. Nagato trapped Naruto with Wood Release and prepared a deadly Asura Attack, leaving Naruto to counter with a Tailed Beast Ball.

• Naruto endured Nagato's Shinra Tensei and continued fighting, while the Heavenly Spear began copying the Nine-Tails' power without his knowledge.
• Nagato used the Asura Path's mechanical arms to knock Naruto into a rock wall, but Naruto recovered and returned to the fight.
• Nagato used Wood Release to bind Naruto with thick vines, and Naruto called on Kurama to break free with nine Chakra tails.
• Nagato formed a cannon and charged his strongest Asura Path attack, Asura Attack, while Naruto was trapped in midair.
• Naruto decided he could not dodge the attack and began forming a Tailed Beast Ball to counter it.