Chapter Summaries

Konoha’s defenders fought Danzo’s wooden giant as the Hyuga Clan evacuated and Asuma was kept away from the battle. Jiraiya’s Yellow Springs Swamp trapped the giant long enough for Orochimaru to stab Danzo, but Danzo used the White Zetsu to heal his wound.

• Asuma was stopped by Sarutobi Anbu from rushing toward the wooden giant and left the area after learning that Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were fighting there.
• Hiashi gathered the surviving Hyuga Main Family members, including Hanabi, and led them toward Training Ground Six to join the branch family.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade dodged the wooden giant’s attacks while Hiruzen supported them from the side.
• Orochimaru drew his Kusanagi Blade and signaled Jiraiya, who used Sage Art, Earth Release: Yellow Springs Swamp to make the wooden giant sink.
• Orochimaru drove the Kusanagi Blade into Danzo’s chest, but five White Zetsu helped Danzo form hand seals and close the wound.

Shamu, disguised as Flying Waterfall, persuaded Mei Terumi to choose Akatsuki’s plan to make Cloud Village fear invading for five years. After the system revealed missions tied to strengthening enemies and reversing Hidden Mist Village’s decline, Shamu reviewed the front lines and began adjusting his plans as Cloud’s vanguard advanced across the islands.

• Ao brought Flying Waterfall into the Land of Water and gave him a flying vessel, while using messenger birds to contact Hidden Mist Village’s forces.
• Flying Waterfall met Mei Terumi and convinced her to choose Akatsuki’s most expensive plan, which promised to keep Cloud Village from invading for five years by killing its forces until they retreated.
• Shamu checked the system’s new missions and learned that Hidden Mist Village would remain vulnerable after the battle because it lacked successors and a Jinchuriki.
• Ao shared Hidden Mist Village’s intelligence with Flying Waterfall, including details of Cloud Village’s deployments across the islands.
• Yugito joined forces with Samui and Shi to attack Tsuzuren Island, while Killer Bee led another force against Tsuzawa Island as Cloud Village prepared a base for its main army.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata planned a night attack on Gato's building and set fire to the stairwell to drive its occupants toward the rear exit. The fire spread through the building as the gang scrambled to respond.

• Minato put Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata in charge of the mission to kill everyone inside Gato's building and warned them to accept the consequences of their decisions.
• Hinata used her Byakugan to map the building and locate Gato, the guards, and two genin among his men.
• Naruto suggested clearing the floors, while Sasuke proposed burning the first floor to drive the gang toward the rear stairs and ambushing Gato there.
• After nightfall, Naruto and Sasuke attacked the stairwell guards, but Naruto's mistake alerted the gang and a guard sounded the alarm.
• Sasuke and Naruto poured lamp oil down the stairwell, and Sasuke used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to ignite it as the three fled toward the rear stairs.
• Hinata surveyed the spreading fire with her Byakugan as Gato's men tried to put it out and the building descended into chaos.

Jiraiya reported that the Third Hokage’s raid had crushed Danzo’s Root base, and Hiruzen asserted his authority over the Advisory Elders. Shin escaped through a secret passage, wounded, and hoped his little brother would stay away.

• Jiraiya reported that the raid killed Root loyalists, captured eleven researchers, and cost the Anbu one life, while Shin escaped through a destroyed secret passage.
• The Third Hokage refused to explain the raid to Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, telling them that he would issue orders without seeking their approval.
• Utatane Koharu warned Mitokado Homura that Hiruzen had regained the ruthless resolve he displayed early in his time as Hokage.
• Shin emerged wounded from Root’s hidden passage and hoped his little brother would not return.

Anko confronted Orochimaru about why he had left her behind and what memories he had sealed. After he restored her memories and challenged her view of the world, she was left shaken as Kakashi arrived for a checkup on his cloned eye.

• Anko asked Orochimaru why he had not taken her with him and what memories he had sealed.
• Orochimaru released the seal on Anko's memories, showing that she had refused his offer to leave with him.
• Orochimaru told Anko that the powerful tacitly approved of forbidden experiments and challenged her to accept the world's cruelty.
• Anko asked whether the Third Hokage had known about the experiments, then collapsed onto the operating table in shock.
• Kakashi arrived for his cloned-eye checkup, saw Anko dazed on the bed, and followed Orochimaru inside without speaking to her.

At the Six Kage Summit, Shamu revealed Obito's army of White Zetsu and explained the Eye of the Moon Plan before Obito appeared and declared war on the assembled villages. Obito also learned that Kara's Jigen had already taken the Six-Tails, and Shamu warned that his forces might kill it first.

• Naruto asked Itachi why Sasuke had not come to the summit, and Itachi said he did not know where Sasuke had gone.
• Shamu told the Kage that Obito had a hundred thousand White Zetsu and had Minato expose one hidden among Mifune's samurai.
• Obito appeared through a vortex, confirmed Shamu's report, and began explaining the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Shamu summarized Obito's plan to gather the tailed beasts, become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, repeatedly dismissing it as a genjutsu that would make people dream before dying.
• Shamu revealed that Jigen of Kara had already taken the Six-Tails and warned Obito that his people might kill it first.
• Obito formally declared war on the assembled Kage and villages.

Shamu comforted Naruto after revealing that Minato was his father and warned him not to let his desire to help others override other people’s choices. Naruto hurried home and was reunited with Minato, who explained that Shamu had brought him back to life and that he had been assigned to watch over Naruto.

• Shamu told Naruto to keep Minato’s identity secret and advised him to respect others’ fate instead of trying to solve everyone’s problems.
• At dinner, Sasuke reflected on how much stronger Itachi was and wondered about the strength of their new teacher.
• Naruto hurried home and found Minato waiting for him, then hugged his father in disbelief.
• Minato told Naruto that Shamu had paid an enormous price to revive him and asked Naruto to repay Shamu someday.
• Minato explained that Orochimaru had become the Fifth Hokage earlier than expected and assigned him to monitor Naruto, though some Anbu still loyal to the Third Hokage would check on him.

Hyuga Kaito searched the clan archives for records of the moon clan, then persuaded the First Elder to reveal that one of his ancient books contained a way to reach the moon. The First Elder refused to let Kaito take the risk, leaving Kaito to seek another chance to get the book.

• Hyuga Kaito searched the archive for records of the moon clan but found nothing before the First Elder arrived.
• The First Elder took Kaito to his room and showed him five ancient books about the Hyuga Clan and its branch on the moon.
• The First Elder withheld the clues to reaching the moon because Hiashi and Hizashi opposed contacting the moon clan.
• Hyuga Kaito argued that contacting the moon clan could help the Hyuga Clan catch up to the Uchiha Clan and offered to go himself.
• The First Elder refused to send Kaito, hid the book containing the method of reaching the moon, and warned him not to steal it.
• Hyuga Kaito left the First Elder's residence with a gloomy expression.

Minato used Sage Art to nearly kill Hiruko and drove Obito into the Kamui Dimension, where Hiruko recovered. Obito brought Hiruko back to the Land of Water and, after discussing his weaknesses, told him to monitor intelligence from the Land of Water.

• Minato rescued Utakata and Mei Terumi, then struck Hiruko with a Sage Art: Rasengan that destroyed most of his body.
• Obito pulled Hiruko toward him, but Minato attacked; Obito used a skeletal Susanoo to block before escaping into the Kamui Dimension with Hiruko’s head.
• Hiruko awakened in the Kamui Dimension and regenerated his body, surprising Obito with his recovery.
• Obito took Hiruko back to the Land of Water and asked whether he still believed he could unify the Shinobi World; Hiruko admitted he could not even destroy Konoha.
• Obito criticized Hiruko’s combat skills and told him to help watch intelligence from the Land of Water.

Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone infiltrated a Valley Country factory and uncovered a vast human experimentation facility before being identified. Victor traced the intruder to Jiraiya and contacted Jigen, who ordered him to stop probing Konoha and ended the call.

• Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone bypassed the factory’s security, set off an explosion, and entered the underground facility.
• Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone saw rows of cultivation tanks containing organs and people, then attacked the facility’s Sarutobi Clan guards with fire and wind techniques.
• The Sarutobi Clan guards suppressed the blaze, and Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone escaped amid the water mist.
• Victor and Sarutobi Ryunosuke identified Jiraiya as the intruder and found a scroll bearing unfamiliar writing associated with Jigen.
• Victor contacted Jigen, who appeared concealed by a robe and asked for recent intelligence from the Shinobi World.
• Jigen heard about Konoha’s defeat of Deepa and Boro and Obito’s attack on Cloud Village, then ordered Victor to stop probing Konoha and not contact him for now.

Kisame learned that he would join Shamu, Biwa Juzo, Zabuza, and Suigetsu on a mission for Hidden Mist Village against Cloud Village. As Zabuza returned to his homeland, he reflected on his failed attempt to kill Yagura and reconsidered his decision to leave the village.

• Shamu disguised himself as Flying Waterfall and explained that Kisame would pose as his disciple while they helped Hidden Mist Village fight Cloud Village.
• Biwa Juzo brought Zabuza and Suigetsu back to the Land of Water and told them to wait while he contacted their pickup.
• Zabuza warned Suigetsu not to overestimate himself, and Suigetsu retorted that Zabuza would die before he did.
• Zabuza reflected on how he had forced Kirigakure to change its brutal graduation rules and how Obito's control of Yagura had plunged the village into civil war.
• Zabuza recalled failing to assassinate Yagura, leaving Hidden Mist Village, and later realizing that Mei Terumi had stabilized the village.
• Zabuza wondered what Hidden Mist Village had become as footsteps approached.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata defeated Gato’s gang, but they let Kosuke and Yushin escape before learning the pair had tortured and killed Inari’s adoptive father, Kaido. Minato killed the two fugitives, and the villagers saw Gato’s burning headquarters as the team prepared to show them what had happened.

• Naruto healed his leg with Kurama’s Chakra, and Hinata apologized for his injury.
• Kosuke and Yushin betrayed Gato and begged Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata to spare them, so Sasuke let them go.
• Minato knocked out Gato and left with him, then caught and killed Kosuke and Yushin after they revealed their true nature.
• Sasuke interrogated the surviving thugs and learned Kosuke and Yushin had tortured and killed Kaido, leaving Naruto and Sasuke shocked.
• Hinata told Tazuna that Gato’s headquarters had fallen, and Tazuna gathered villagers to see it for themselves.
• The villagers saw smoke rising from Gato’s burning company as Naruto and Sasuke piled up the dead thugs and tied up the survivors.

Minato encouraged Naruto to grow stronger and secretly returned to his duties, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata began a teamwork test with Ikeda Shingo. At Orochimaru’s first high-level meeting as Fifth Hokage, he appointed Shiranui Genma, Namiashi Raidō, and Tatami Iwashi as his guards.

• Minato warned Naruto about the dangers of being the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, and Naruto promised to work hard and protect himself.
• Minato left Naruto with the Nine-Tails, then arranged to take charge of watching him after the Anbu’s room arrangements were completed.
• Ikeda Shingo gave Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata a three-bell exercise to test their teamwork and told them to plan together before pursuing him.
• Orochimaru convened his first high-level meeting as Fifth Hokage, with the elders present except Fugaku.
• Orochimaru appointed Shiranui Genma, Namiashi Raidō, and Tatami Iwashi as his guards, surprising the elders.

Shamu revealed that Minato was Naruto’s father, and Naruto reunited briefly with him before Minato’s Chakra vanished. Shamu explained Naruto’s origins and the Nine-Tails Incident, warned him about Obito and Konoha’s leaders, and urged him to master the Nine-Tails’ power to protect himself and those close to him.

• Shamu suppressed the Nine-Tails and introduced Minato Namikaze to Naruto as his father.
• Naruto confronted Minato over his lonely childhood, then embraced him and learned he could meet him again through a technique that temporarily revived the dead.
• Shamu told Naruto that his parents were Minato and Kushina Uzumaki, explained how Obito caused the Nine-Tails Incident, and revealed why Minato sealed the Nine-Tails inside him.
• Shamu explained that Shimura Danzō had wanted Naruto imprisoned and that the Third Hokage secretly surveilled him and withheld most of his parents’ money.
• Shamu warned Naruto that Obito had attacked Kakashi and urged him to master the Nine-Tails’ power to protect himself and the people important to him.

After Deidara helped Hidden Mist Village inflict heavy losses on Cloud Village, Mei Terumi considered exploiting the setback while the Shinobi World watched the war. Meanwhile, the Fire Daimyo celebrated a new food factory, and Ōnoki agreed to let the Uchiha help capture Deidara in exchange for discussing Shamu’s intentions.

• Cloud Village suffered heavy casualties and lost its outpost, prompting Killer Bee to move his troops toward Tsuzuren Island as both villages temporarily recovered.
• Mei Terumi learned more about Akatsuki’s strength and reconsidered a plan to make the invaders pay.
• News of Cloud Village’s setback spread, while Hidden Stone Village and Konoha watched the increasingly tense conflict.
• The Fire Daimyo praised Orochimaru’s Central Factory and accepted a small initial share of its profits, expecting his portion to grow over time.
• Shamu sent Ōnoki a report praising Deidara’s role in the battle and offered the Uchiha’s help in capturing him.
• Ōnoki agreed to the offer and planned to find out what Uchiha Shamu wanted after Deidara was captured.

Hyori confronted Obito and Kakuzu, but escaped by revealing himself to be a Shadow Clone, carrying news of Obito’s attempt to recruit Akatsuki members back to Nagato. Shamu told Kisame about the threats behind Uchiha Madara and prepared to pressure the Cloud Village into withdrawing, while worrying that Nagato was in danger.

• Hyori recognized Obito and Kakuzu, then escaped when Obito’s space-time technique struck his Shadow Clone.
• Shamu met Kisame, promised him a wedding gift if he married Kyoko, and told him about Uchiha Madara’s plan to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi and the force using Madara to threaten the world.
• Kisame agreed to fight alongside Shamu, who instructed him to warn Mei Terumi that the Hidden Stone Village was mobilizing so the Cloud Village would withdraw.
• Shamu sent Ōnoki intelligence about the Cloud Village’s casualties and arranged for the Hidden Stone Village to display its mobilization.
• Shamu realized Obito had begun poaching Akatsuki members and considered how to help Nagato.

Kakuzu exchanged Chiriku’s corpse for thirty million at the Exchange Office and secretly passed along a message hidden in the body. In the Land of Rice Fields, Yakushi Kabuto strengthened the Hidden Sound Village by giving the Sound Four an inferior form of Sage Mode.

• Obito sent Kakuzu to exchange Chiriku’s corpse for money while a White Zetsu monitored him, and Kakuzu looked for a way to evade Obito’s control.
• Kakuzu delivered Chiriku’s corpse to the Exchange Office and received thirty million from the bald attendant.
• After Kakuzu left, the attendant found a secret letter hidden inside Chiriku’s body and decided to make the trip himself.
• The Hidden Sound Village’s reputation and recruitment grew as news spread that Yakushi Kabuto could use Sage Mode.
• Yakushi Kabuto used his cells and Natural Energy to transform Sakon and Ukon, Tayuya, Kidomaru, and Jirobo into reservoirs who could use an inferior Sage Mode.

Kakashi and Shamu confronted Obito over his role in Rin’s death and the destruction he had caused. Rin appeared through Impure World Reincarnation, challenged Obito’s choices, and left him speechless by asking what he took life for.

• Kakashi asked Obito why he had survived and become an enemy, and Obito said he blamed Kakashi for standing by as Rin died.
• Shamu challenged Obito’s claim that the world was filled with despair, questioning why he had caused the Nine-Tails Incident and killed his teacher and his wife.
• Rin stepped out of Shamu’s carriage, revealing that she had watched Obito for thirteen years after her death.
• Rin confronted Obito about choosing revenge despite knowing she had sacrificed herself to protect Konoha.
• Obito told Rin that he wanted to create a world where she was alive, and Rin slapped him and asked what he took life for.

After Yōshiki died during the expedition, his allies learned that a newly advanced Star God might be involved. Yōshiki then awakened on the Divine Garden Origin Star and summoned everyone connected to the expedition.

• Ginshiki, Yunshiki, and Ranshiki returned from the expedition and discussed Yōshiki's battle and Meishiki's death.
• Rikishi blocked the Life-Pattern House servants from reporting Meishiki's death, hoping to strengthen Hikari's chance of taking power from Yōshiki's faction.
• Rikishi sensed spatial disturbances and learned that Yōshiki's life pattern had gone out.
• Hikari told Rikishi that the Karma on Yōshiki's vessel had turned into White Karma, suggesting a newly advanced Star God was involved.
• Yōshiki's voice summoned everyone connected to the expedition, and the revived Otsutsuki and Yōshiki's vessel went to meet him.

Shamu brought Shizune to meet her resurrected uncle, Dan Katō, and she reunited with him and Tsunade. After sharing a meal and giving Dan a technique to study, Shamu returned Shizune to the Land of Radiance, where she explained she did not want to intrude on Tsunade and Dan’s time together.

• Shamu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Shizune from Hidden Radiance Village to Dan Katō’s home.
• Shizune recognized Dan Katō from Tsunade’s photograph and was delighted to learn that her uncle had returned to life.
• Tsunade welcomed Shizune and asked her to call her Aunt, then the three of them shared a meal and talked about Tsunade raising Shizune.
• Shamu gave Dan Katō a scroll containing a technique and suggested he ask Orochimaru for help studying it.
• Shamu took Shizune back to the Land of Radiance, and she said she did not want to be a third wheel while Tsunade and Dan spent time together.