Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Sasuke escalated their battle, testing their new forms and summons as their attacks devastated the Land of Fire. The Sage of Six Paths watched from the Pure Land, while Setsuna escaped and planned to seek the leader.

• Naruto and Sasuke fought in their new giant forms, but Sasuke’s flight gave him an advantage over Naruto’s grounded Nine-Tails form.
• Naruto and Sasuke summoned the Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue and two Godzillas, then clashed again as Sasuke’s summons took to the air.
• Naruto attacked with the Top Transformed Buddha Rasengan while Sasuke defended with Susanoo, Amaterasu, and Kagutsuchi before the two Godzillas fired their beams.
• Their battle shattered the land and triggered disasters across the Land of Fire, while Yamato left and Setsuna escaped with Gō’s help.
• Setsuna resolved to find the leader and reclaim the Box of Bliss, as the Sage of Six Paths watched Naruto and Sasuke from the Pure Land.

The Sage of Six Paths discovered that Genitsu was escaping the moon’s seal by multiplying fragments of his consciousness, while Naruto and Sasuke fought to a draw in the Land of Fire. Sasuke returned to Konoha with Setsuna’s eyes, and Setsuna sought the Box of Bliss as the coming Fourth Shinobi World War threatened to decide who controlled the Shinobi World.

• Genitsu’s consciousness emerged from the moon, taunted the Sage of Six Paths, and sent multiple spiritual bodies toward the Living World despite the Sage’s attacks.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought to a standstill, then Naruto escaped when Konoha’s ninja approached.
• Sasuke told Itachi and Minato that he could not stop Naruto, and Minato explained that Naruto had acquired the other half of the Nine-Tails.
• Sasuke returned to the Uchiha Clan and planned to visit Genitsu, while Fugaku praised his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Setsuna returned to the base without his eyes and begged Kabuto, disguised as the leader, for the Box of Bliss; Kabuto refused and warned that the Fourth Shinobi World War was imminent.

Genitsu and Kabuto prepared for the approaching Fourth Shinobi World War while pursuing plans to seize the Tailed Beasts and transform the world. Madara reached Amegakure to urge Nagato to begin capturing them, but Nagato warned that an attack could unite the ninja villages and ignite the war.

• Kabuto dismissed Setsuna’s concerns about the coming war, then reunited with Genitsu, who revealed his goal of destroying the Ōtsutsuki and ordered Kabuto to help ignite the conflict.
• Shin told Kabuto he planned to find Orochimaru and reclaim the Six Paths Treasured Tools, while Kabuto left without teaching him Izanagi.
• Genitsu began transferring the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Four-Tails’ Chakra into Kakashi so he could strengthen him before the war.
• Madara inspected the vessel Orochimaru had cultivated from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Hashirama Cells, then told Black Zetsu to prepare to resurrect him.
• Madara flew to Amegakure and pressed Nagato to start capturing the Tailed Beasts, but Nagato warned that striking the villages could trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Nagato and Madara launched Akatsuki’s plan to capture the Tailed Beasts, assigning members to targets across the Shinobi World. Akatsuki captured the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Six-Tails, while Kisame and Might Duy began fighting the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Nagato agreed to begin capturing the Tailed Beasts with Madara, then summoned Akatsuki and assigned its members to hunt them.
• Naruto insisted on taking the Eight-Tails, while Madara volunteered to retrieve the Two-Tails from Konoha.
• Hiruko attacked Sunagakure, defeated its defenders, and captured Gaara and the One-Tail.
• Obito and Void took Yagura and the Six-Tails from Kirigakure, prompting Mei Terumi to warn Konoha about Akatsuki’s plans.
• White Zetsu guided Kisame and Might Duy to Roshi and Han, and Kisame began battling Roshi for the Four-Tails.

Akatsuki captured the Five-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Eight-Tails while Naruto fought Killer B and the Fourth Raikage. As Konoha considered how to respond to Akatsuki’s campaign, Genitsu revealed that Madara Uchiha had arrived to capture the Two-Tails, and Kazue rushed out to confront him.

• Kisame fought Roshi and captured the Four-Tails, while Might Duy defeated Han and captured the Five-Tails.
• Nagato and Konan overwhelmed Kaede in Takigakure and captured the Seven-Tails.
• Naruto attacked Killer B in Kumogakure, defeated him and the Fourth Raikage, and took the Eight-Tails.
• Konoha received pleas for aid from other villages, and Minato discussed how to respond with the village’s leaders.
• Genitsu identified Madara Uchiha as the enemy approaching to capture the Two-Tails, and Kazue charged out to meet him.

Kazue fought Madara alone, using her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo against his Rinnegan and Limbo: Border Jail. As Madara’s unseen shadows seemed to leave her helpless, Kazue revealed a black, Sage Mode-empowered Susanoo, exposing her identity as the Eye Organization’s Immortal.

• Madara arrived over Konoha to find Genitsu and take the Two-Tails, but Kazue confronted him while Sasuke and the village’s shinobi watched.
• Kazue and Madara fought with their Perfect Susanoo, and Kazue used Izanagi and the Sword of Totsuka to seal one of Madara’s Limbo shadows.
• Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to attack Kazue through her Susanoo, claiming that neither she nor Genitsu could defeat him.
• As Konoha’s shinobi struggled to understand Madara’s ocular technique, Genitsu urged them to keep watching and waited for Kazue to reveal her remaining technique.
• Kazue infused her Susanoo with Natural Energy, turning it black and revealing to Sasuke and the others that she was the Eye Organization’s Immortal.

Kazue revealed her Sage Susanoo and fought Madara, using her immortality and the Sword of Totsuka to seal one of his Limbo shadows. Madara was left with fewer shadows and realized Kazue could force him into a drawn-out, nearly even battle.

• Shisui and the others discovered that Immortal was Kazue and watched her transform Susanoo with Sage Mode.
• Kazue's black Perfect Susanoo overwhelmed Madara's Susanoo, but she could not sense his Limbo shadows.
• Kazue let a shadow break her neck, used Yakumo's technique to stay alive, and tried to strike it with Sage Chakra.
• When another shadow beheaded her, Kazue used the Sword of Totsuka to seal it, then restored herself with Izanagi.
• Kazue taunted Madara, who realized her immortality and sealing ability made her a formidable opponent.

Kazue forced Madara to retreat after their battle reached a stalemate, and Genitsu used the confrontation to secure some of the Two-Tails' chakra. Genitsu revealed that the Akatsuki planned to revive the Ten-Tails, prompting Konoha to seek an alliance as the Akatsuki prepared to seal its gathered Tailed Beasts.

• Kazue and Madara fought to a stalemate, until Genitsu offered Madara part of the Two-Tails' chakra and Madara flew to Amegakure to collect it.
• Kazue returned to Konoha to a hero's welcome, and Genitsu urged Minato to unite the villages against the Akatsuki.
• Genitsu revealed that the Akatsuki was gathering the Tailed Beasts to revive the Ten-Tails, and Minato agreed to convene a meeting and contact the other villages.
• Envoys arrived in Konoha as news spread that all seven Tailed Beasts had been captured, leaving the Two-Tails as the only one still protected on the surface.
• Madara returned to Amegakure with only a small portion of the Two-Tails' chakra and explained the Ten-Tails' revival to the Akatsuki members.
• Nagato ordered the Akatsuki members to begin sealing the Tailed Beasts they had gathered, while Naruto and the Nine-Tails remained missing.

As the villages declared war on the Akatsuki, Madara prepared a new body while Orochimaru and Black Zetsu pursued their plans. Black Zetsu brought Kabuto to Orochimaru, who discovered that Kabuto’s Byakugan had transformed into Blue Rinnegan.

• Madara watched the Akatsuki seal the Tailed Beasts, then left to seek Naruto and the remaining beasts.
• The Kage gathered in Konoha, where Minato declared war on the Akatsuki and Genitsu established Konoha’s leadership of the allied forces.
• Nagato agreed to use Tailed Beast Chakra to create more White Zetsu as the Akatsuki prepared for the approaching war.
• Madara inspected the Hashirama-like body Orochimaru had cultivated and ordered Orochimaru to release his Impure World Reincarnation.
• Black Zetsu brought Kabuto to Orochimaru and revealed that Genitsu was trapped in the Pure Land.
• Kabuto removed his hood and showed Orochimaru that his Byakugan had become Blue Rinnegan.

Kabuto and Orochimaru joined forces with the Akatsuki, using White Zetsu to resurrect powerful shinobi for the war against the Allied Shinobi Forces. As the war began, Genitsu prepared to awaken Planet Godzilla and claim the world.

• Kabuto revealed his Blue Rinnegan to Orochimaru and proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to support the Akatsuki’s war effort.
• Orochimaru rejoined the Akatsuki, and Nagato agreed to supply White Zetsu as sacrifices and help gather DNA from the dead.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces attacked Amegakure while the Akatsuki sent White Zetsu to intercept them.
• Kabuto and Orochimaru found that most souls could not be revived because Genitsu’s battle had devastated the Pure Land, but they resurrected shinobi including Mito Uzumaki, Hatake Sakumo, and Zabuza Momochi.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto prepared to revive Madara and Hashirama, while Genitsu left his underground chamber and set out to awaken Planet Godzilla.

Genitsu began transforming the world and his Root ninja with Planet Godzilla’s radiation and Chakra, declaring that total control would bring peace. After dismissing the horrified Sage of Six Paths, he prepared to wait for the front lines and the Ten-Tails’ resurrection.

• Genitsu used Planet Godzilla’s power and Six Paths Power to begin reshaping the planet and its living creatures.
• Genitsu gathered the Root ninja and subjected them to genetic transformations that greatly increased their physical abilities and life force.
• The Sage of Six Paths confronted Genitsu, condemned his plan to control all life, and admitted he could not stop him.
• Genitsu dispersed the Sage of Six Paths’ Chakra and told the transformed Yamato and Root ninja they would be the first new life.
• Genitsu decided to wait for the front-line fighting and the Ten-Tails’ resurrection, while considering bringing Utakata to make Kakashi its Jinchuriki.

Genitsu explained to Yamato that he planned to end internal warfare and prepare humanity to fight the Ōtsutsuki, while the Allied Shinobi Forces battled Akatsuki and its White Zetsu army. The Impure World ninjas entered the war, and the chapter ended as the Allied command learned that every enemy reincarnation possessed the Sharingan.

• Genitsu told Yamato that peace required overwhelming force and that he intended to unite humanity before confronting the Ōtsutsuki Main Family.
• The Allied forces fought endless White Zetsu, then discovered Orochimaru’s Impure World ninjas had joined Akatsuki’s side.
• Minato and the other Kage assessed the reincarnated fighters and learned that Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki had appeared against the First Division.
• Reports revealed that the Second Division faced Tobirama Senju, Hatake Sakumo, Shimura Danzō, and jōnin, while other divisions encountered former Kage, Gari, and past Jinchuriki.
• The command center learned that every Impure World ninja appearing on the enemy’s side possessed the Sharingan.

Orochimaru’s Sharingan implants let the Impure World ninjas use Izanagi to escape sealing, worsening the Allied Forces’ battle. Kazue and Sasuke faced Hashirama and Mito Uzumaki, and the chapter ended with Mito invoking the Dead Demon Consuming Seal against Sasuke.

• The Allied leaders learned that the Impure World ninjas had Sharingan implants and that they used Izanagi to undo sealing, prompting Minato to take Kazue and Sasuke to the First Division.
• Minato arrived before Hashirama could unleash a devastating attack, then left Kazue and Sasuke to fight Hashirama and Mito Uzumaki.
• Kazue used Izanagi and her Susanoo to smash Hashirama’s Wood Golem, while Hashirama revealed that he also had a Sharingan implant.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu against Mito, but she sealed the flames; after Sasuke cut her apart and trapped her fragments in Amaterasu, Mito used Izanagi to return.
• Mito invoked the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and Sasuke dismissed the Reaper as a false god and prepared to fight it.

Sasuke, Mito, Hashirama, and Kazue fought as the Fourth Shinobi World War intensified, while Nagato sent Obito and Void after Naruto. Obito and Void found Naruto in the Land of Lightning, where Naruto challenged Obito and Obito revealed a seven-tomoe crystal ball.

• Sasuke used Susanoo to fight Mito, but her Adamantine Sealing Chains and chakra tails pulled the giant off balance as the Reaper pursued his soul.
• Hashirama and Kazue continued battling while the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi; Nagato's forces had already sealed six Tailed Beasts.
• Nagato ordered Obito and Void to bring back Naruto and the Eight-Tails, and they traveled to Naruto's location in the Land of Lightning.
• Orochimaru summoned Madara's soul into a body he had prepared after Black Zetsu reported that Obito had gone after Naruto.
• Naruto kicked Killer B toward Obito and told him he could not escape Naruto's sensing, while Obito dismissed the threat and produced a crystal ball with seven tomoe.

Obito trapped Naruto and the Nine-Tails in Limited Tsukuyomi, leaving Hinata unable to wake them. When Obito tried to seize Naruto, the crystal ball cracked, and Obito entered the genjutsu world to find Naruto rampaging through an alternate Konoha.

• Obito used a crystal ball powered by Tailed Beast Chakra to cast Limited Tsukuyomi on Naruto, and the Nine-Tails was dragged into the genjutsu as well.
• Hinata tried and failed to wake Naruto, while Void explained that Limited Tsukuyomi was an experimental version of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Obito absorbed Killer B's body and moved to take Naruto, but Hinata blocked his path as Void warned that Obito had misunderstood the technique's greatest strength.
• The crystal ball cracked, and Obito sent his consciousness into Limited Tsukuyomi to investigate.
• Naruto rampaged through an alternate Konoha, defeated that world's Nine-Tails, and condemned the village as pathetically weak.

Naruto escaped Obito’s Limited Tsukuyomi and relentlessly pursued him, nearly killing him before Madara intervened. As Minato’s squad arrived, Madara announced that he would revive on the spot.

• Naruto rampaged through the Limited Tsukuyomi world, devoured most of its Nine-Tails, and destroyed the crystal ball that sustained the genjutsu.
• Naruto woke in the real world, learned that the Nine-Tails Chakra he had taken had not come back, and attacked Obito for trapping him.
• Naruto pursued Obito through the ground and trees until Obito’s intangibility neared its limit, then punched through his chest when Tobi tried to help him escape.
• Madara arrived and stopped Naruto from killing Obito, then demanded the Eight-Tails so he could give it to Nagato and reclaim the Nine-Tails.
• Minato’s squad arrived, and Naruto accused Minato of being weaker than him as the factions faced off.
• Madara formed a hand seal and declared that he would revive right there.

Madara used Obito as the sacrifice for Rinne Rebirth and returned to life in a body combining Hashirama’s cells and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Naruto and the others attacked while Madara was eyeless, but his new body proved immensely durable, and he reclaimed a Rinnegan from Black Zetsu as Madara hinted that Void’s identity was known to him.

• Madara activated the White Zetsu cells inside Obito, and Black Zetsu and Tobi helped seize control of Obito’s body.
• Naruto tore out Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan and implanted it in his own eye, gaining access to Kamui.
• Black Zetsu used Obito to perform Rinne Rebirth, sacrificing Obito to revive Madara in a living body.
• Naruto and Minato attacked the eyeless Madara, but his Susanoo blocked them and his new body rapidly healed their blows.
• Madara revealed that his body combined the abilities of Hashirama and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then forced back Naruto and the others.
• Void attacked Black Zetsu for the Rinnegan, but Black Zetsu escaped underground and gave the eye to Madara, who implanted it and questioned whether the others knew Void’s true identity.

Madara and Void explained their plan to use the Ten-Tails and Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a peaceful illusion, while Void questioned how Madara would handle the Divine Tree. Void then reasoned that Kaguya was fused with the Divine Tree and could survive through the immortal Tailed Beasts, leaving him confident he could ultimately destroy the Ten-Tails.

• Madara mocked the gathered shinobi for failing to identify Void and explained that he and Void had once discussed an Infinite Izanagi plan.
• Minato, Naruto, and the others questioned Void’s identity, but Void confirmed that Minato knew him without revealing who he was.
• Madara and Void described Infinite Tsukuyomi as a world-spanning illusion, and Madara said the Divine Tree would sustain its sleeping victims.
• Void asked how Madara would separate and plant the Divine Tree after becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and Madara said he could split the Ten-Tails in two.
• Void recalled how the Divine Tree and the Ten-Tails had operated as separate entities before Kaguya’s resurrection, then concluded that Kaguya was bound to the Divine Tree and could survive through the immortal Tailed Beasts.
• Void concluded that Kaguya’s immortality did not matter because he could destroy the Ten-Tails himself.

Madara revived through Obito’s sacrifice and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, forcing Akatsuki and the Allied Shinobi Forces to redirect their attention toward the Land of Lightning. As Madara prepared to pursue his plan, Obito remained alive by a thread, bound to Tobi.

• Jiraiya’s First Unit suffered severe losses from the battle between Hashirama Senju, Kazue, and Sasuke, while the Allied Shinobi Forces paused their advance after hearing Madara had revived.
• Nagato learned that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had vanished and led Akatsuki toward the Land of Lightning to stop Madara from becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces entered Amegakure and fought the White Zetsu army after Akatsuki’s core members departed, while Ōnoki and Jiraiya wondered why Genitsu had not appeared.
• Obito lay near death as Tobi tried to leave him, but Obito bound Tobi to himself; Madara ordered Tobi to keep Obito alive until he could place him in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Madara summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and noted that it had seven eyes, realizing Nagato had completed the sealing without knowing Madara’s plan.

Naruto fought Madara for control of the Ten-Tails while their attacks threw the Shinobi World into chaos. As the Allied Shinobi Forces marched toward the Land of Lightning, Shin found Orochimaru and Kabuto, who prepared to head to the battlefield and witness the war’s outcome.

• Naruto refused Madara’s demand for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, declared his intent to become the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and attacked Madara.
• Naruto and Madara escalated their fight with Susanoo and the Nine-Tails Transformation, and Madara deflected Naruto’s Tailed Beast Balls across the world.
• The Tailed Beast Balls caused widespread panic, and the Allied Shinobi Forces received orders to abandon Amegakure and advance toward the Land of Lightning.
• Kazue and Sasuke continued fighting Hashirama Senju, while Orochimaru and Kabuto watched the Allied forces move toward the battlefield.
• Shin broke through Orochimaru and Kabuto’s barriers and demanded more Six Paths Ninja Tools; Orochimaru handed over the tools taken from Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
• Kabuto removed the barriers and seals, and he and Orochimaru prepared to go to the battlefield and watch the world’s fate unfold.