Chapter Summaries

Deidara offered Scorpion refuge and support in the Hidden Stone Village, and suggested he investigate Radiance Hidden Village for clues about the Fourth Hokage's resurrection. In the Dream Realm, Shamu successfully formed his Complete Body Susanoo and began seeking a better source of Natural Energy.

• Deidara invited Scorpion to the Hidden Stone Village and offered to help him gather intelligence on the Fourth Hokage's resurrection.
• Deidara told Scorpion that Konoha and Radiance Hidden Village had fought Obito over the Spear of Heaven, and suggested investigating the Uchiha's ties to Radiance Hidden Village.
• Scorpion thanked Deidara but declined his offer, deciding he might ask Kakuzu for help investigating the Uchiha.
• Shamu used his increased Soul Strength to form and stabilize his Complete Body Susanoo in the War God Form.
• Shamu tried to store Natural Energy in the Yang Seal between his brows, but the Dream Realm lacked enough energy, so he considered another source outside the three great Sacred Lands.

Shamu arranged temporary aid for the Loulan Remnants, then took Sasuke and Itachi to the Land of Snow to train in Sage Art while he accelerated his Kekkei Mōra evolution. The chapter left them continuing their training as Shamu replenished their Dragon Vein energy and practiced elemental releases.

• Shamu told Minato that the Loulan Remnants needed help, and Minato arranged to bring them a medical ninja and supplies before relocating them after the war.
• Shamu returned to the Loulan Remnants and gave Lila Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai; Minato soon arrived with a medical ninja and two Anbu.
• Shamu brought Sasuke and Itachi to the Rainbow Ice Wall and injected Dragon Vein energy into them to help them absorb Natural Energy and practice Sage Art.
• Shamu examined his Kekkei Mōra progress, then entered Sasuke’s and Itachi’s bodies with the Spirit Transformation Technique to guide their Sage Art Chakra synthesis, raising his Spirit attribute by 10%.
• Shamu practiced Water Release and periodically replenished Sasuke’s and Itachi’s Dragon Vein energy as they trained.

After Shisui defeated Killer B, the Raikage accepted Cloud Village’s loss, and Shamu left Yoya in the Land of Lightning to keep watch. Back in Radiance Hidden Village, Flying Waterfall began explaining his long absence to Mei Terumi by revealing that he and two other elders had been dead for decades.

• The Raikage accepted the bet’s outcome and let the Hidden Mist Village leave, while Shamu arranged for Yoya to stay in the Land of Lightning until Cloud Village compensated him for his weapon.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to return Shamu and the others to Radiance Hidden Village, where Mei Terumi thanked Shamu and Flying Waterfall for resolving the dispute.
• Flying Waterfall took Mei Terumi to the shore and explained that he had never returned to the Hidden Mist Village because he and two other elders had been dead for decades.
• Mei Terumi asked how Flying Waterfall could be present if he had died, and Flying Waterfall left her question unanswered.

Hikari was trapped inside Uchiha Kei’s Amenotejikara, while Minato used Shadow Clones and Flying Thunder God to control the Divine Garden Clan’s battlefield movements. After Tsuchishiki wrecked Konoha’s streets, Minato prepared to send people to the starship before the battle escalated.

• Hikari tried to escape the spatial barrier but remained trapped with Madara, and Shamu told Madara not to kill him until they understood how to fight light.
• Naruto recovered from his injuries and reassured Sasuke that he was fine.
• The Divine Garden Clan’s Otsutsuki targeted Minato, who scattered Flying Thunder God Kunai and created a thousand Shadow Clones to switch their positions and disrupt their attacks.
• Minato’s tactics forced the Otsutsuki to split up, while Tsuchishiki struck the ground and caused a shockwave that destroyed buildings across Konoha.
• Minato planned to send people to the starship before the coming battles could interfere with Shamu’s fight.

Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Jiraiya to Konan and Nagato as Obito attacked them. Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which drained Nagato’s chakra and blinded him, and Jiraiya arrived just as the statue’s rods threatened Nagato.

• Minato left Naruto and the others at the training ground and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Jiraiya in the Land of Rain.
• Minato showed Jiraiya Konan’s distress signal and asked him to enter Sage Mode while he recovered his chakra.
• Konan and Nagato fought Obito with a barrage of Exploding Tags, and Obito used Izanagi to escape the trap.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, whose chakra rods attacked Nagato as its power drained him and ruined his vision.
• Minato brought Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima to the Land of Whirlpools, and Jiraiya leaped forward to protect Konan and Nagato.

Tsunade agreed that Shamu’s free combat-training plan would help young genin and medical trainees, while Shamu also traveled to a hidden sea cave in the Land of Whirlpools to meet Nagato. He offered to transfer vitality into Nagato’s body, though Konan worried about the cost to Shamu.

• Tsunade said she would withdraw from the Hokage election, but Shamu asked her to discuss his plan to hold free practical combat training for genin and medical trainees.
• Tsunade praised the plan, and Shamu shared dinner with her, Naruto, and the others.
• Shamu’s Shadow Clone traveled toward the Land of Whirlpools as Shamu followed Konan’s paper crane through a submerged sea cave to reach her hideout.
• Shamu met Nagato’s frail real body and concluded that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had drained his vitality.
• Shamu told Nagato he could transfer vitality into him, and Konan asked what would happen to Shamu.

Shion’s grief over Taraho’s sacrifice awakened the Miko’s power, but Jigen escaped after extracting the Six-Tails from Utakata and absorbing it into his Karma. Shamu returned, saved Utakata’s life, and offered him and Hotaru a place in Radiance Hidden Village.

• Jigen attacked Shion with a Black Rod, and Taraho took the blow meant for her.
• Taraho’s apparent death awakened Shion’s Miko power, which shattered the Sealing Lamp and opened a space-time vortex.
• Jigen extracted the Six-Tails from Utakata, absorbed it into his Karma, and fled through a space-time portal as Shamu arrived.
• Shion used purple barriers to keep Taraho and Utakata alive, and Shamu took over caring for Utakata.
• Shamu stabilized Utakata using Karma State II and told Hotaru that Utakata could recover in Radiance Hidden Village.

Scorpion and Kakuzu ambushed Tobi, but Obito appeared and fought them with his space-time ninjutsu and Susanoo. Obito destroyed most of Kakuzu’s Earth Grudge Fear creatures, leaving Kakuzu underground and the battle unresolved.

• Scorpion and Kakuzu waited for Tobi, then attacked when he delivered the puppet scroll, revealing that they had suspected his betrayal.
• Obito arrived and sent Tobi into the Kamui Dimension, while Kakuzu regrew the hands Obito had torn away.
• Obito used Banshō Ten'in against Kakuzu, but Kakuzu split into Earth Grudge Fear creatures and Scorpion summoned his red-robed puppets.
• Obito destroyed Scorpion’s puppets with Shinra Tensei, then used his armored Susanoo to withstand Kakuzu’s attacks.
• Obito hurled Yasaka Beads at Kakuzu, who escaped underground, while the attack destroyed four Earth Grudge Fear creatures and eliminated eighty percent of Kakuzu.

Hiruko overwhelmed Kirigakure’s forces with Steel Release and stolen ninjutsu while Obito infiltrated the village to locate the Six-Tails. Mei Terumi and Utakata held Obito off until Minato arrived, forcing Obito to retreat and leaving Minato to hear the details of the attack.

• Hiruko deflected Kirigakure’s weapons, absorbed its Water Release attacks, and struck the Hidden Mist forces with lightning from his storm clouds.
• Biwa Juzo, Zabuza, and Hozuki Suigetsu attacked Hiruko with their swords, but his Steel Release blocked their blows.
• Obito entered the basement where Mei Terumi and Six-Tails Utakata filled the room with acidic mist and liquid, preventing him from capturing the transformed tailed beast.
• Obito used a sealing scroll to collect dispersed Tailed Beast Chakra, then stayed back as Mei Terumi received a signal that Kirigakure’s forces were faltering.
• Minato Namikaze arrived and drove Obito to phase through a wall; Mei opened the basement doors, Utakata returned to human form, and Minato asked her for the details.

Obito extracted Shukaku and Chomei from Gaara and Kaede, then escaped Shamu, who had only been bluffing as a Shadow Clone. After Kankuro found Gaara dead and learned that Rasa was also dead, Shamu told him Gaara could still be saved.

• Obito used the chains to pull Shukaku and Chomei from Gaara and Kaede into the Kamui Dimension.
• Shamu attacked Obito, who fled after Shamu pretended to be stronger than he was.
• Shamu found Gaara and Kaede dead inside the gourd, arranged their bodies, and summoned Aokimaru and Crow to deliver instructions.
• Kankuro arrived with Hidden Sand Village elites, entered the gourd, and discovered Gaara's body.
• Shamu told Kankuro that Obito had killed Rasa before killing Gaara, then said Gaara could still be saved.

Ōnoki learned that Obito had captured Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki after attacking Hidden Sand, and he sought intelligence from Konoha and Uchiha Shamu. Obito then discovered that Isobu would revive in six days and ordered Muku to capture the Three-Tails.

• Ōnoki questioned Iwa-Kyū’s Anbu about Rōshi’s disappearance and ordered them to search for clues and check Han’s whereabouts.
• Deidara reported that Obito had attacked Hidden Sand Village, killed Rasa, extracted Gaara’s Tailed Beast, and killed Takigakure’s Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.
• An urgent report said Rasa was seriously injured and Han’s squad had lost contact after Obito attacked; Ōnoki announced that both of Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki had been captured and contacted Konoha’s Fourth Hokage and Uchiha Shamu for intelligence.
• Obito learned that Mei Terumi had publicly destroyed Karatachi Yagura’s body, then went with White Zetsu to meet Muku near the Box of Paradise.
• Muku told Obito that Isobu would revive in six days, and Obito ordered him to capture the Three-Tails.

Yugito learned that Obito had abducted the Jinchuriki of Hidden Sand and Hidden Stone, while Killer B explained why Kumogakure was keeping them inside the village. Outside Kumogakure, Yoya kept training until an unidentified visitor arrived and told him he had lost.

• Mei Terumi entrusted Utakata to Minato, while Kumogakure restricted Killer B and Yugito from leaving the village.
• Yugito demanded answers about her extended hospital stay, and Killer B told her Obito had captured three Jinchuriki from Hidden Sand and Hidden Stone.
• Killer B complained that Obito had made him miss his concert and explained that Shisui had defeated him using Mangekyō Sharingan and Sage Jutsu.
• Killer B told Yugito that Yoya was stationed outside Kumogakure, where he was being watched by Anbu.
• Yoya continued training outside the village until an unidentified figure appeared, and Yoya saw that the monitoring Anbu had withdrawn.
• The figure told Yoya that he had lost and would have become a prisoner if their encounter had taken place on a battlefield.

Minato battled Hiruko with Flying Thunder God, exploiting his speed to strike despite Hiruko’s Steel Release and regenerative body. As Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension to seize Utakata, Minato intercepted him, but Obito used Shinra Tensei to blast Utakata and Mei Terumi away.

• Minato evaded Hiruko’s attacks with Flying Thunder God and used marked Ninja Swords of Love to maneuver around him.
• Minato struck Hiruko with Rasengan attacks, discovering that Hiruko’s Chimera-filled body could regenerate from severe damage.
• Minato teleported to Hiruko’s hand and tried to gouge out his eye, but Hiruko protected it with Steel Release.
• Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension behind Utakata, and Minato abandoned his fight with Hiruko to intercept him.
• Obito used Shinra Tensei to send Utakata and Mei Terumi flying.

As Shamu sensed a disturbance caused by a meteorite, he accelerated his Sage Art Chakra refinement while Konoha continued clearing out its attackers. Kakashi and Might Guy assaulted the Sky Ninja fleet at Jitong Lake, where Shinno emerged and struck Guy back.

• A meteorite disrupted the Shinobi World's magnetic field, and Shamu sensed the change, checked the system, and sped up his Sage Art Chakra conversion.
• Minato confirmed Obito had left Konoha and focused on eliminating the remaining White Zetsu and Sky Ninja while Shisui guarded the academy shelter.
• Kakashi and Might Guy found eight Sky Ninja warships at Jitong Lake, and Kakashi ordered Shino and Kiba to stay behind while he and Guy attacked.
• Kakashi fought with newfound confidence and killed eleven Sky Ninja, while Guy opened the sixth gate of the Eight Gates Release Formation.
• Shinno flew from a warship, exchanged a heavy blow with Guy, and sent him flying backward.

Obito agreed to a deal with Boro to coordinate an attack on Konoha, but secretly decided to stay away after learning that Kushina Uzumaki and Dan Katō had been revived. Jigen sent Boro to carry out the mission and warned him that Obito had left something on his hand.

• Obito met Boro and Sarutobi Ryunosuke, and Boro proposed attacking Orochimaru's Lab while Obito targeted the tailed beasts.
• Boro revealed that Kushina Uzumaki and Dan Katō had been revived, making Obito wary of entering Konoha.
• Obito agreed to set the attack for six days later, but planned to send others while he stayed away from Konoha.
• Jigen instructed Boro to bring Deepa on the mission and told him to contact Jigen with the locator if he discovered anything.
• Jigen noticed something on the hand Boro had shaken with Obito, and Boro realized Obito had tricked him.

Shamu rushed from the Land of Snow to stop Jigen, who had attacked Minato and identified Shamu as a perfect vessel for the Otsutsuki. Jigen brought Shamu to an alternate world and placed Karma on him, but Shamu revealed he could erase its State II power as Jigen attacked.

• Shamu completed his Sage Art Chakra storage and left Haku and Kimimaro behind to investigate trouble in the Land of Lightning.
• Shamu arrived beside Minato and used his Sage-powered Susanoo to shield them from Jigen's energy sphere, but Jigen shattered it and injured him.
• Minato caught Shamu, then evacuated nearby people while Shamu stayed to fight Jigen.
• Jigen called Shamu a perfect vessel and took him through a space-time portal to a world without Konoha.
• Jigen etched Karma onto Shamu's right hand, and Shamu's display showed Karma: State II X1 changing to Karma: State II X0 as Jigen punched him.

After a meteor devastated Kumogakure, the Raikage joined Yugito and Yoya in the rescue effort and learned that thousands had been killed or were missing. As the village organized relief, an unseen figure emerged from the void and crept toward Yugito.

• The Raikage found Yugito and Yoya holding hands, then joined them as they headed into the ruins to rescue survivors.
• Yoya told the Raikage that Obito had used the Rinnegan technique Tengai Shinsei to summon the meteor, while Black Zetsu surfaced in the crater and sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Raikage reached Kumogakure and found Mabui and Samui directing rescue efforts amid the flattened village.
• Mabui estimated that over ten thousand people had died, including one to two thousand ninja, and Samui reported that Atsui was dead.
• The Raikage began assigning tasks, while someone emerged from the void and crept toward Yugito.

Obito captured Matatabi from Yugito and fed its Chakra to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Toneri abandoned his meteorite attack and planned to obtain Hinata’s Byakugan. Black Zetsu confronted Obito about the statue’s changes just as the Raikage arrived.

• Obito used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extract Matatabi from Yugito, and Yugito died as Yoya held her.
• Toneri watched the failed meteorite attack and resolved to mature faster, obtain Byakugan, and pursue Hinata as his chosen bride.
• Black Zetsu emerged from underground, and Obito realized he had been the one to pull down the meteorite.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that he had fed Moryo and Zero-Tails to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which now had seven tailed beasts gathered.
• The Raikage arrived and broke the tense silence between Obito and Black Zetsu.

Shamu examined Sasuke and Shisui, easing the pain from their Mangekyō Sharingan, and studied Nagato’s bloodline. After learning that Jigen had taken Urashiki’s body, Shamu infused Orochimaru with Otsutsuki energy and then left for the Land of Snow as he prepared for a possible war.

• Naruto praised Shamu’s strength to Sasuke, and Shamu examined Sasuke and relieved the pain from his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shamu treated Shisui’s eyes, heard his account of events in the Land of Lightning, and examined Nagato’s bloodline.
• Tsunade and Dan Katō told Shamu that Jigen had taken Urashiki’s body, and Tsunade gave him the sleeping Orochimaru with Urashiki’s eyes.
• Shamu infused Orochimaru with Otsutsuki energy, causing the child’s body to grow by about half a year.
• Shamu sent Shisui to return to the clan and told Nagato and Sasuke to remain at the base in case of war before leaving for the Land of Snow.

Obito planned to exploit the Six Kage Summit to capture the Six-Tails and use a new technique, while Shamu and Minato arranged a deal with the Cloud Village over the Sky Ninja fortress. Shamu explained to the Raikage how the Cloud Village’s attack on the Hidden Mist Village had led Obito to strike the Cloud, then began explaining the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that the Six Kage Summit would take place in the Land of Iron in three days, and Obito decided to go there and search for the Six-Tails.
• Obito said he had learned a new technique and planned to gather more sacrifices for the Edo Tensei army after the summit.
• Minato told Shamu that Kakashi and the others had taken over the Sky Ninja fortress, and Shamu agreed to negotiate with the Raikage about its flight systems.
• Minato reported that Hyuga Sora had been selling Konoha intelligence, and Shamu ordered that Sora be kept unaware while he was directed to find information on Utakata.
• Shamu met the Raikage and explained that the Cloud Village’s attack on the Hidden Mist Village had prompted the Hidden Stone Village to recall its Jinchuriki, giving Obito a chance to attack the Cloud.
• The Raikage asked what the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was, and Shamu began explaining that it needed Tailed Beasts to regain its power.