Recaps

Kazue and the other fighters struggled against Madara’s Wood Clones and Fourth-Stage Susanoo while Minato tried to protect the Kage. As Kazue broke through the clones to challenge Madara with the Sword of Totsuka, Minato moved to target Orochimaru, the caster of Impure World Reincarnation.

• Madara taunted the battlefield’s fighters, while Kazue dismissed his strength and fought a Wood Clone alongside Izumi.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rescue the Kage and urged Kazue to target Orochimaru, but Kazue focused on finding a chance to seal Madara.
• Madara warned Orochimaru that he understood Impure World Reincarnation and could remain in the living world even if Orochimaru died, unsettling the caster.
• Kazue used Izanagi to smash several Wood Clones, then charged directly toward Madara with the Kusanagi Sword and prepared to summon the Sword of Totsuka.
• Madara remained still and warned Kazue not to speak recklessly, while Minato fixed his attention on Orochimaru.

Genitsu drew power from the Giant Tenseigan on the moon and awakened a Tenseigan in his right eye before returning to the Iron Country. He intervened as Madara overwhelmed Kazue and Izumi, then challenged Madara and left Orochimaru exposed.

• Madara used his Rinnegan to summon a meteor, which Kazue broke apart with Izanagi, then fought Kazue and Izumi with his Perfect Susanoo.
• Kazue and Izumi tried to trap Madara with the Sword of Totsuka, Izanagi, and Izanami, but Madara countered them and repeatedly killed Kazue as her eyes weakened.
• Genitsu drew power from the Giant Tenseigan, awakened a Tenseigan in his right eye, and returned to the Iron Country through a spatial portal.
• Genitsu arrived as Madara was about to defeat Kazue and Izumi, and Minato told him that Orochimaru had revived the real Madara.
• Genitsu told Madara about the Sage of Six Paths and the Pure Land, then accepted Madara's challenge and made him throw Orochimaru aside.
• Orochimaru panicked without Madara's protection, and Kazue rushed toward him to reclaim the Kusanagi Swords.

Kazue pursued Orochimaru while Minato joined the effort to aid the other Kage, leaving Hitomi to face Madara. Hitomi and Madara’s battle devastated the surrounding area, and the chapter ended as Hitomi unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Minato urged Kazue to capture Orochimaru, but she ignored him and chased Orochimaru to claim his Kusanagi Sword.
• Minato sent Izumi to help the other Kage and went to support Hitomi, but Hitomi told him to stay out of the fight.
• Hitomi confronted Madara, blocked Perfect Susanoo’s strike with a spatial barrier, and battered its armor with repeated attacks.
• Madara and Hitomi exchanged attacks that scattered across the battlefield, killing fleeing shinobi and forcing Mifune to evacuate civilians from the Iron Country.
• Hitomi raised his hand and unleashed Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at Madara.

Hitomi used his newly acquired Tenseigan to unleash Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, badly damaging Madara’s Perfect Susanoo and revealing the Tenseigan to the battlefield. Madara attacked with Limbo: Border Jail, and Hitomi restrained one shadow before the other closed in; the chapter ended as Hitomi’s Tenseigan resonated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon.

• Hitomi struck Madara’s Perfect Susanoo with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, splitting it apart and devastating the surrounding landscape.
• Madara survived and repaired his damaged body while he and Hitomi discussed the Tenseigan and its power.
• Madara summoned two Limbo shadows and charged Hitomi, who recognized them with his Rinnegan and Tenseigan.
• Hitomi fought Madara’s real body with taijutsu and repelled him, then used God of Reversal to seal one Limbo shadow in space-time.
• Madara sent his remaining shadow to attack Hitomi, who closed his left eye as his Tenseigan resonated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon.

Hitomi resonated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon and entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode to fight Madara, while Nagato learned that the real Madara had been reanimated and ordered an investigation. The chapter ended as Hitomi prepared a powerful summoning technique against Madara.

• Hitomi activated his Tenseigan and caused the moon to glow gold, startling people across the Shinobi World and recalling Nagato’s failed attempt to seize the Giant Tenseigan.
• Nagato learned from White Zetsu that Hitomi was fighting the reanimated Madara, and Obito revealed that Madara possessed the Rinnegan and Wood Release.
• Nagato ordered the White Zetsu to investigate Madara, Orochimaru, and the golden light from the moon, while suspecting Hitomi might prevail.
• Hitomi transformed into Tenseigan Chakra Mode and knocked Madara’s Limbo shadows away with pale-green Chakra spheres.
• Madara blocked Hitomi’s barrage with Black Rods and Perfect Susanoo, but Hitomi formed hand seals and announced a Summoning Technique.

Hitomi fought Madara with the Hamura Statue and defeated him by using two Tenseigan at once. After revealing his ambition to explore the universe and conquer the Ōtsutsuki home planet, Hitomi seized Madara and prepared to seal his soul.

• Hitomi summoned and restored the Hamura Statue, then clashed with Madara's Perfect Susanoo as their battle devastated the world.
• Madara abandoned Susanoo and attacked Hitomi alongside his Limbo shadows, exploiting what he believed was an opening while Hitomi controlled the statue.
• Hitomi revealed that he wielded two Tenseigan and used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to shatter Madara's Limbo shadows.
• Hitomi told Madara that he sought the universe and aimed to conquer the Ōtsutsuki home planet, while Madara acknowledged their different goals.
• Hitomi pulled Madara toward him, grabbed him by the throat, and began preparing to seal his soul.

Kazue pursued Orochimaru and, with Minato’s help, killed him before he could summon the Second Hokage. Hitomi defeated Madara in their clash, but Madara escaped with Izanagi, leaving Hitomi to plan for a future attempt to control the Pure Land.

• Kazue used Illusory Reality to block Orochimaru’s escape and fought him with their Kusanagi Swords, gradually gaining the advantage.
• Orochimaru tried to summon the Second Hokage, but Minato interrupted the summoning and cut Orochimaru in half.
• Kazue recovered Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword, giving her two of the three Kusanagi Swords, and told Minato she had not used all her power against Madara.
• Minato took Kazue to the venue, where Hitomi had forced Madara to use Izanagi and lose one eye before Madara escaped.
• Hitomi reflected that he was not yet certain he could conquer the Pure Land and decided to wait until he could control it.

After the Five Kage Summit was destroyed and the Iron Country devastated, the villages sought alliances while Kazue concealed her worsening eyesight from Izumi. In Amegakure, Naruto learned that someone connected to Madara’s summoning contract had found the Nine-Tails.

• Mifune blamed Orochimaru and Madara for the Iron Country’s destruction and defended Konoha from the samurai’s anger.
• Hitomi admitted Madara had escaped, then left without accepting Minato’s invitation to Konoha.
• Kazue refused Izumi’s offer to exchange eyes, knowing only fusion could create the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and that she would not take her sister’s eyes.
• The other villages began seeking alliances with Konoha and the Eye Organization after seeing the threat posed by Impure World Reincarnation.
• Naruto vowed to kill the impostor Madara, while the Nine-Tails warned him that someone had come through the summoning contract.
• A long-haired figure with a Rinnegan appeared above Amegakure and said he had found the Nine-Tails.

Naruto fought Madara Uchiha after Madara arrived in Amegakure to take the Nine-Tails, and their battle wrecked much of the village. Nagato joined them, and Madara confronted Obito over the failure of their plan, but Obito insisted that being beaten while pretending to be Madara had not cost him face.

• Madara Uchiha confronted Naruto in Amegakure and tried to take the Nine-Tails, but Naruto resisted and dispelled Madara's genjutsu with the Nine-Tails' help.
• Naruto and Madara unleashed opposing versions of Wood Release, and their forests destroyed half of Amegakure.
• Madara bound Naruto with Wood Release and drained his and the Nine-Tails' Chakra, but Naruto transformed further and broke free.
• Nagato arrived and confronted Madara; the two compared their injuries and admitted they both intended to defeat Hitomi in a rematch.
• Madara questioned Nagato about the failed Tailed Beast mission, and Obito appeared to accuse Madara of ruining their plan.
• Madara mocked Obito for repeatedly losing, but Obito replied that he had been playing Madara Uchiha and had not lost face.

Madara confronted Nagato and the gathered Akatsuki members, revealing that he had manipulated Nagato and fighting him with an identical Perfect Susanoo. The battle left the group struggling to hurt Madara until Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate and broke through his Susanoo with a powerful kick.

• Madara told Nagato that he had noticed him from the beginning and accelerated his rise, prompting Nagato to attack with an identical Perfect Susanoo.
• Akatsuki gathered to help Nagato, while Might Duy evacuated civilians from the battlefield with Konan's help.
• Nagato and Madara clashed, and Naruto joined in Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, but Madara caught Naruto's Tailed Beast Ball and used it against Nagato's Susanoo without harming either of them.
• Konan, Hiruko, and Kisame attacked Madara's Susanoo with Explosive Tags, Scorch Release, and water techniques as Nagato called for Might Duy.
• Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate and struck Madara's Perfect Susanoo with a kick that shattered its armor, earning Madara's acknowledgment as Akatsuki's strongest taijutsu user.

Might Duy and the Akatsuki attacked Madara, but his Limbo: Border Jail overwhelmed them and he nearly extracted the Nine-Tails from Naruto. Void stopped him, revealed that Naruto was his disciple, and threatened to join forces against Madara if he refused to wait.

• Might Duy broke through Madara’s Perfect Susanoo and struck him, but Madara restrained Duy with Rinnegan: Pressure and knocked him away.
• Madara’s Limbo: Border Jail shadows battered Hiruko, Kisame, Konan, Naruto, and the others, while Madara overpowered Nagato and captured Naruto.
• Madara prepared to break Naruto’s seal and extract the Nine-Tails, but Void appeared and ordered him to stop.
• Madara questioned Void about his unusual Wood Release, and Void declined to explain how he had gained it.
• The injured Akatsuki learned that Obito was Impostor Madara and that Nagato already knew of his connection to Madara.
• Void declared Naruto his disciple and warned Madara that the group would send him back to the Pure Land if he refused to follow the plan, then began forming Wood Release: Wood Human Jutsu.

Void, Nagato, and Obito confronted Madara in Amegakure, but Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation body was released before they could decide how to deal with him. After Madara’s departure, the group considered his return and Naruto resolved to grow stronger, while Orochimaru sought more White Zetsu for future reincarnations.

• Nagato and Obito joined Void against Madara, who withdrew and proposed cooperating with Akatsuki’s plan to collect the Tailed Beasts.
• Nagato refused to use Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara and insisted Akatsuki would pursue Tailed Beast deterrence rather than Infinite Tsukuyomi or Infinite Izanagi.
• Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation body crumbled when Orochimaru released the jutsu, and Void warned that Madara could return with both eyes restored.
• Void admitted that he and Obito had joined Nagato to help collect the Tailed Beasts, and Nagato considered how to counter Madara’s Limbo: Border Jail.
• Naruto vowed to gain power by learning True Several Thousand Hands and improving his sensory abilities.
• Orochimaru asked Black Zetsu for more White Zetsu sacrifices and a method to create them, but Black Zetsu refused to explain.

As the Shinobi World feared Madara’s return, Setsuna learned that Akatsuki’s fake Madara was Uchiha Obito and traveled to the Land of Demons on an Eye Organization mission. He found Mitsurugi En, a Ketsuryūgan user and Chinoike Clan descendant, and confronted him over the clan’s destruction.

• News spread that Hitomi had defeated Madara and that Madara had fought Nagato, leaving Konoha and the other villages anxious about the threat.
• Yashiro told Setsuna that the Uchiha clansmen were unsettled, and Setsuna dismissed Madara as no threat while refusing to attend the Hokage’s meeting.
• An ANBU ninja revealed that Akatsuki’s fake Madara was Uchiha Obito, shocking Setsuna and prompting him to vow revenge.
• Setsuna left Konoha for the Land of Demons to find descendants of the Ketsuryūgan clan for the Eye Organization.
• Setsuna broke into Mitsurugi En’s residence, confirmed that he was a Chinoike Clan descendant, and accused him of slaughtering his own clan.

Setsuna confronted Mitsurugi En about the Chinoike Clan and brought him to meet his daughter, Chino, whose Ketsuryūgan impressed him enough to invite her into the Eye Organization. After Chino detonated Hidan and Setsuna survived with his Susanoo, he revealed the Uchiha’s ties to the Ōtsutsuki; Hidan then began regenerating from the blast.

• Setsuna questioned Mitsurugi En, who admitted he had slaughtered the Chinoike Clan after its members drove his wife to her death.
• Mitsurugi En led Setsuna to the priestess’s residence, where Chino was experimenting on Hidan and challenged Setsuna with her Ketsuryūgan.
• Setsuna and Chino fought through genjutsu, but neither gained the upper hand.
• Chino detonated Hidan with her ocular technique, while Setsuna protected himself with a purple Susanoo and offered her an outer-member position in the Eye Organization.
• Setsuna told Chino and Mitsurugi En that the Uchiha, Senju, Hyūga, and Uzumaki shared Ōtsutsuki ancestry, and Hidan began regenerating with the Genitsu Cells.

Setsuna, Mitsurugi En, and Chino joined Shion in confronting Mōryō after it broke free, but Hitomi arrived and revealed that he had come for Shion’s prophetic ability rather than the monster. Mōryō remained loose as Hitomi took an interest in Shion’s power to send her soul through time.

• Hidan regenerated after Chino had blown him apart, and Setsuna ordered Mitsurugi En and Chino to accompany him to meet the Eye Organization’s leader.
• Shion predicted that Mōryō would break free immediately, and the monster escaped its shrine seal as Yomi was devoured by it.
• Setsuna, Chino, Mitsurugi En, Hidan, and Shion fought Mōryō, while Shion refused to reseal it because she believed it needed to break free.
• Mōryō’s stone soldiers emerged and one nearly struck Shion, but Hitomi appeared and rescued her.
• Hitomi welcomed Mitsurugi En and Chino into the Eye Organization and told Shion that he had come to investigate her prophetic ability.

Hitomi absorbed Mōryō, freeing Shion’s lineage and gaining a new source of temporal power, then recruited Mitsurugi En and Chino into the Eye Organization. After Hitomi explained how Uchiha could awaken the Rinnegan, Setsuna realized he might need Second Pillar’s eyes to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hitomi identified Shion’s precognition as a form of time travel and said he wanted to learn how to travel into the future.
• Hitomi froze Mōryō with the God of Reversal and absorbed it, causing Shion pain before freeing her lineage from its duty to suppress the monster.
• Hitomi ordered Mitsurugi En and Chino to join the Eye Organization under the codename Mōryō, then assigned them to Setsuna.
• Setsuna asked how to evolve the Mangekyō Sharingan into the Rinnegan, and Hitomi explained the requirements, including fusing the Mangekyō eyes of blood relatives and implanting Hashirama Cells.
• Setsuna rejected Gō’s suggestion to ask Hitomi to use the Box of Bliss again and considered investigating Second Pillar as a possible source of the eyes needed for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Setsuna learned that Genitsu was behind Hidan’s resurrection and considered gaining power by having Gō devour Yakumo, while Gō urged him to kill Sasuke for his eyes. After Sasuke provoked him by claiming he could replace him in Eye Organization, Setsuna secretly resolved to assassinate Sasuke, while Mount Myōboku’s toads debated whether to recruit Naruto.

• Setsuna questioned Hidan about Evil God and realized Genitsu had taken over the role and granted Hidan his resurrection ability.
• Setsuna rejected Gō’s suggestion to strengthen it by devouring Yakumo, wary of provoking Kazue and other powerful Uchiha.
• Uchiha clansmen questioned Setsuna about Obito, and Setsuna angrily insisted that both Obito and Madara were traitors.
• Setsuna and Sasuke argued about Eye Organization and the Rinnegan, and Sasuke’s remarks drove Setsuna to plan to steal his eyes.
• Fugaku and Itachi visited Setsuna with Sasuke, but Setsuna refused to see them; Sasuke then vowed to train and bring Naruto back.
• Mount Myōboku’s toads debated whether to bring Naruto there to learn Sage Jutsu or abandon him as the Child of Prophecy.

The toad sages tried to recruit Naruto and offer him Mount Myōboku’s Sage Jutsu, but Hiruko arrived and attacked them with Naruto. Naruto broke free of Sage Shima’s genjutsu and crushed Sage Fukasaku, leaving Hiruko trapped in Fukasaku’s illusion.

• Fukasaku and Shima left Mount Myōboku to contact Naruto in the Land of Rain and waited until he ventured outside Amegakure.
• Fukasaku offered Naruto Mount Myōboku’s Sage Jutsu, and Naruto demanded that the toads teach him immediately or face having Nagato search their memories.
• Hiruko arrived and proposed taking the toads’ power; Naruto agreed that they should attack Mount Myōboku and joined Hiruko in fighting Fukasaku and Shima.
• Shima used Frog Song to restrain Naruto, while Fukasaku trapped Hiruko with Unbreakable and told Shima to escape.
• Naruto and the Nine-Tails broke free of Frog Song, and Naruto grabbed and crushed Fukasaku before he could escape.

Naruto and Hiruko plotted an assault on Mount Myōboku after Naruto killed Sage Fukasaku, while Minato learned of the death and traveled there to protect the toads. Naruto and Hiruko arrived at Mount Myōboku, where Naruto declared that he would destroy it and Minato prepared to stop him.

• Naruto and Hiruko discussed attacking Mount Myōboku, and Hiruko secretly worried that Genitsu had made him a disposable test subject.
• Nagato searched for Orochimaru and a way to awaken Limbo: Border Jail while Konoha continued hunting Orochimaru's bases.
• A messenger toad told Minato and Genitsu that Naruto had killed Sage Fukasaku, and Minato decided to protect Mount Myōboku.
• Minato traveled to Mount Myōboku, where the toads grieved Fukasaku and revealed that they had not recovered his body.
• Naruto and Hiruko arrived at Mount Myōboku, and Naruto told Minato he intended to destroy the Sacred Land.

Naruto confronted Minato and the toads at Mount Myōboku while Hiruko battled Minato at high speed. After Naruto’s Wood Golem overwhelmed the giant toads, he asked the Nine-Tails for all its Chakra to unleash his next attack.

• Minato confronted Naruto and urged him to return to the village, but Naruto said he had chosen to join the Akatsuki and seek revenge against Obito.
• Naruto ordered Hiruko to handle Minato, but Hiruko challenged Minato while Naruto faced Gamabunta, Sage Shima, and the other toads.
• Hiruko used White Rage Technique to incapacitate Minato’s Shadow Clone, but Minato struck Hiruko with a prepared Big Ball Rasengan and continued fighting him.
• Sage Shima used Toad Confrontation Chant on Naruto, but the Nine-Tails helped him break the genjutsu, and the toads transformed into giants and attacked.
• Naruto summoned a black Wood Golem and Wood Dragon that blocked the toads’ attacks and sent Gamabunta crashing away.
• Naruto formed a hand seal and asked the Nine-Tails for all its Chakra.

Naruto used the Nine-Tails’ chakra to summon a smaller True Several Thousand Hands and overwhelm the toads at Mount Myōboku. After discussing how to free the other half of the Nine-Tails—and Kushina—from the Reaper’s stomach, Naruto resumed his attack and prepared countless Rasengan in the statue’s palms.

• The toads’ attacks failed to penetrate Naruto’s Wood Golem and Wood Dragon, while Minato and Hiruko continued fighting.
• Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails’ chakra and summoned a smaller True Several Thousand Hands, terrifying the toads and stunning Minato and Hiruko.
• The Nine-Tails explained that Kushina and his other half were sealed inside the Reaper’s stomach, and Naruto considered how to find the Reaper.
• Sage Shima ordered the toads to flee while Minato tried to reach Naruto and Hiruko pursued him.
• Naruto regained his Tailed Beast Cloak, extended the statue’s palms, and began forming countless Rasengan despite Minato’s warning.

Naruto destroyed Mount Myōboku with a massive Wood Release attack, then clashed with Minato as Hiruko entered the ruins to claim the Great Toad Sage. The Great Toad Sage died after using his last strength to seek Planet Godzilla’s origins, and Hiruko returned to the battle, where Minato escaped his attack.

• Naruto unleashed countless Rasengan-bearing Wood Release palms, devastating Mount Myōboku and killing most of its toads.
• The Nine-Tails warned Naruto that Minato was charging to seal him, and Naruto fought back with Wood Release while Minato attacked.
• Hiruko entered the ruins with Genitsu’s guidance as the Great Toad Sage sent Shima and Gamabunta away and named Shima the new Toad Sage.
• The Great Toad Sage used his remaining lifespan and Sage Chakra to investigate Planet Godzilla’s origins, then died; Hiruko sealed his corpse in a scroll.
• Hiruko returned to help Naruto against Minato, but Minato sensed him and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Naruto and Hiruko escaped Minato after destroying Mount Myōboku, leaving Minato and Konoha to confront the disaster. In Amegakure, Hiruko fused the Great Toad Sage’s body with his own and survived the transformation, while Naruto and the Akatsuki watched.

• Naruto and Hiruko fled Minato by scattering Naruto’s Wood Clones, and Minato killed several clones before losing their trail.
• Minato returned to Konoha, where Jiraiya and Genitsu discussed Mount Myōboku’s destruction and Minato ordered the news released.
• The Shinobi World learned that Naruto and Hiruko had destroyed Mount Myōboku, and Hiruko began his Chimera Technique fusion ritual in Amegakure under Nagato’s watch.
• Hiruko covered the Great Toad Sage’s corpse with purple gelatinous matter and fused with it, prompting the Akatsuki to question whether his body and mind would remain stable.
• Hiruko emerged with scales, mismatched pupils, and webbing between his fingers and toes, then said the fusion had worked.

Hiruko challenged Nagato and Naruto after his fusion with two Immortals greatly increased his strength, but Akatsuki’s members fought back and showed him he still could not claim the Nine-Tails. The chapter left Hiruko considering other Tailed Beasts as Nagato prepared to punish him with the Rinnegan’s power.

• Hiruko emerged from the genetic fusion with a grotesque body, greater Chakra reserves, and the ability to absorb large amounts of Natural Energy, though he still needed more Chakra to use his power fully.
• Hiruko confronted Naruto over the Nine-Tails, but Nagato warned him away and blasted him with Shinra Tensei when he refused to back down.
• Hiruko attacked Nagato, but Nagato trapped him with Planetary Devastation; Hiruko escaped by melting the gathered rocks and regenerated from his burns.
• Hiruko spread lava with Swift Release and Scorch Release, but Naruto summoned a black forest and Might Duy struck Hiruko with a Seventh Gate kick, forcing him to regenerate again.
• Nagato prepared to seal Hiruko, while Obito and Void suggested removing his soul or absorbing his Sage Chakra; Hiruko reconsidered targeting the Nine-Tails and thought of Hatake Kakashi as another possible target.

After Hiruko was defeated by Might Duy, Genitsu agreed to help stabilize his unstable Chimera Technique and advised him to endure until an annular solar eclipse in two years. Naruto returned home and told Hinata he would seek the Uzumaki Clan’s knowledge to free his mother’s soul and obtain the other half of the Nine-Tails.

• Hiruko calmed down after Nagato stopped the fight, and Nagato ordered him to stay by his side during future operations.
• Genitsu revealed that he could control every one of his cells and promised to help Hiruko survive another Bloodline Limit fusion during an annular solar eclipse in two years.
• Hiruko asked Genitsu to obtain most of the Two-Tails for him, but Genitsu refused for now because Kakashi was an important part of his plan to create an Artificial Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Naruto returned to Hinata and complained that he had failed to obtain Sage Jutsu while Hiruko had gained power from his Sage fusions.
• Naruto told Hinata he wanted to free his mother’s soul and acquire the other half of the Nine-Tails, then identified the Uzumaki Clan as a possible source of knowledge about the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.