Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Asuka fought Nagato and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as Nagato tried to preserve peace through the power of the Tailed Beasts. Asuka defeated Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei, leaving Nagato fallen as Konan flew to him.

• Nagato used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to unleash a Super Shinra Tensei, but Asuka countered with Susanoo and Yasaka Magatama.
• Asuka challenged Nagato’s plan to distribute Tailed Beasts, while Nagato insisted that he would keep the Ninja World at peace as long as he lived.
• Nagato launched Lightning Release: Natural Disaster, and Asuka struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with Oomagatsumi: Excision Technique, wounding both it and Nagato.
• Asuka and Nagato continued fighting until Shukaku pierced Nagato with sand bullets, leaving him nearly out of Chakra.
• Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to draw the battlefield into the sky, but Asuka’s Okuninushi and High Frequency Proton Blade shattered the stone sphere.
• Nagato fell to the ground and silently mouthed Konan and Yahiko’s names as Konan flew toward him.

After Uchiha Asuka defeated Nagato, Jiraiya returned from the brink of death and reunited with his former students. As the war continued, Nagato reflected on his failures and the lives he had been unable to protect.

• The allied ninja realized that Nagato had been defeated, while Kakashi reminded Yuhi Kurenai that the war would continue until the white monsters and reanimated ninja were eliminated.
• Jiraiya stood up after the Great Toad Sage used the Sage's Mark to save him and the other toads, and he learned that Shima had cried for him.
• The Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya that the war had only just begun, and Jiraiya spotted the gigantic creature and found Nagato and Konan beneath its feet.
• Jiraiya helped Konan bandage Nagato and spoke with his former student about their conflicting beliefs and the years they had spent together.
• Nagato admitted that he had failed to bring peace and protect those he loved, and lamented that his life had been a failure.

Nagato told Jiraiya that Uchiha Asuka had taken part in Akatsuki’s tailed-beast operations and that the war might have begun as a scheme to use him. When Uchiha Madara appeared through Impure World Reincarnation, the Allied Forces Headquarters scrambled to prepare for the threat.

• Konan said she would leave Akatsuki, while Gamamaru revealed that the Rinnegan could revive the dead; Nagato refused to use the power and told Jiraiya that their opposing sides had both sought peace.
• Jiraiya said he still believed his prophesied disciple could change the Ninja World, prompting Nagato to wonder about the Masked Man and identify him as Uchiha Obito.
• Nagato revealed that Uchiha Asuka had joined Akatsuki’s tailed-beast operations, then concluded that he had been used and that the war had only just begun.
• Allied Forces Headquarters detected a coffin in the southwest, and Uchiha Madara emerged from it, shocking Jiraiya and the battlefield.
• Yamanaka Inoichi urged Nara Shikaku to devise a plan as the Allied Forces prepared to bring the Raikage, Hokage, and Kazekage to the battlefield.

Uchiha Madara awakened on the battlefield and learned from White Zetsu that the Eye of the Moon Plan had gone badly off course. Uchiha Asuka had betrayed Akatsuki, defeated Nagato, and left Obito unable to seize the Rinnegan or Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, so the plan could not continue.

• Uchiha Madara awoke on the battlefield and initially expected to fight Hashirama Senju, but realized his revival had nothing to do with Uchiha Ryoichi and the others.
• Ōnoki confronted Uchiha Madara, who surveyed the allied shinobi, the white monsters, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path before asking what was happening.
• White Zetsu's main body told Uchiha Madara that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation to revive him in Konoha Year 53, two years after his death.
• White Zetsu explained that Uchiha Asuka's money-making idea had accelerated the plan, and that Asuka and Uchiha Ryoichi had helped Akatsuki capture seven tailed beasts.
• White Zetsu said Senju Tobirama had been resurrected and helped unite the Five Great Nations against Akatsuki, but Obito had since captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and obtained the Nine-Tails' Chakra.
• White Zetsu revealed that Uchiha Asuka had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo, betrayed Akatsuki, and defeated Nagato, leaving Obito unable to take the Rinnegan or Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; Uchiha Madara fell silent.

Uchiha Madara revived through Impure World Reincarnation summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and overwhelmed the Ninja Allied Forces. As Tsunade confronted Uchiha Asuka over his connection to Madara, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō found a hidden cave where Orochimaru might be hiding.

• Uchiha Madara summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and charged into the Ninja Allied Forces, defeating the ninjas with ease.
• Gamamaru told Jiraiya that Hashirama Senju had beaten Madara through superior strength, while Nagato realized Uchiha Asuka had been helping Uchiha Madara rather than Akatsuki.
• Konan revealed that Orochimaru was hiding at Hengshan Peak, and Nara Shikaku told Jiraiya that the Third Hokage and Danzo-sama had already gone to capture him.
• Tsunade arrived on the battlefield, explained that Hashirama Senju had known Uchiha Madara lived among the Uchiha, and seized Uchiha Asuka by the collar to demand why he had betrayed the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō found a concealed cave entrance at Hengshan Peak and entered together to search for Orochimaru.

Uchiha Asuka admitted to Tsunade that he had helped Akatsuki, then left to confront Uchiha Madara. On the battlefield, Madara killed a charging Sunagakure jonin and defeated Kakashi before Rasa attacked him with Gold Dust Waterfall.

• A wounded ninja learned from a Konoha Ninja that Asuka could replace missing body parts, and asked how to find him for a seal transplant.
• Asuka emerged from a crater and promised to replace the man's missing parts for free after the war, then Tsunade confronted him about helping Akatsuki.
• Asuka admitted Tsunade's accusation was true but insisted he had not defected; after Tsunade attacked him, he declared he would defect temporarily and vanished toward Madara.
• Madara killed a charging Sunagakure jonin, then caught Kakashi's Lightning Blade and stabbed him with a stolen weapon.
• Rasa confronted Madara and unleashed Gold Dust Waterfall, surrounding him with waves of gold dust.

Uchiha Madara attacked the allied shinobi forces, while Mei Terumi and Tsunade’s Slug Sage helped restore their strength. The Slug Sage learned that Uchiha Asuka had also become a powerful threat, and Gamamaru admitted he did not know how Tsunade and the others could face what was coming.

• Rasa ordered the ninjas to use Wind Release to blow Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo away from the crowd.
• Uchiha Madara unleashed Great Fire Annihilation, and Mei Terumi and the Water Release ninjas countered it with water techniques.
• The Slug Sage treated the allied ninjas and warned Mei Terumi that Madara was among the world’s strongest humans and could use true Susanoo.
• The Slug Sage asked Gamamaru why Uchiha Asuka had appeared and whether the power given to him could be replicated.
• Gamamaru explained that Indra’s power reached Asuka because of his Mangekyō Sharingan and faint Six Paths Sage bloodline, then declared the battle of destiny would end there.
• When the Slug Sage asked what Tsunade and the others should do, Gamamaru admitted he did not know.

The Five Kage joined forces against Uchiha Madara, who revealed his Eye of the Moon Plan to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and control the world. The Kage learned that Asuka had known about the plan for two years, leaving Tsunade furious with him as the battle continued.

• Ōnoki flew toward Madara despite his injuries, while Jiraiya stayed behind to watch Nagato and Konan.
• Tsunade, the Raikage, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Rasa gathered to fight Madara, whose Susanoo withstood their coordinated attacks.
• Madara expanded his Susanoo and taunted Mei Terumi, then explained that Infinite Tsukuyomi would place everyone in an illusion of their dreams.
• Madara revealed that Asuka had known about the plan for two years, and Tsunade vowed to beat him to death if the Allied Forces won the war.

Uchiha Madara tried to persuade the Five Kage to accept the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then fought them as they rejected his plan. The Five Kage briefly sealed him, but Uchiha Asuka arrived and Madara broke free, declaring them unworthy opponents.

• Uchiha Madara described the Infinite Tsukuyomi as a perfect world that could reunite Tsunade with Nawaki and Dan, while Mei Terumi and the other Kage rejected his promise as false and deceptive.
• White Zetsu's true body defended the plan as a path to happiness for the suffering majority, but Raikage Ai and Ōnoki condemned it and attacked Madara's Susanoo.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release, but Uchiha Madara revealed that he could absorb ninjutsu with the Rinnegan, prompting Tsunade to challenge him with taijutsu.
• Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, Tsunade, and Raikage Ai coordinated their attacks and shattered Susanoo, allowing Rasa to seal Madara inside a pyramid of sand gold.
• Tsunade and the other Kage thought Madara had been sealed until Uchiha Asuka appeared beside the pyramid; Madara then burst free and taunted them as unworthy opponents.

Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Asuka discussed how Black Zetsu had manipulated the Eye of the Moon Plan, while Madara fought the Five Kage and revealed he had fooled them with a Wood Release Clone. Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama learned the truth about Madara’s plan, and Tobirama began preparing to bring Hashirama back at full strength.

• Uchiha Asuka told Uchiha Madara that his will had blocked Madara’s revival because it intended to let Nagato and Obito carry out the plan instead.
• Uchiha Madara used a Wood Release Clone to fool the Five Kage into sealing it, then struck Tsunade through the chest with a Light Sword.
• Tsunade broke the sword, healed her wound, and got back up after Madara’s Susanoo attack, revealing a constitution like Hashirama Senju’s.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama discussed Madara’s plan, and Hashirama vowed to stop him and kill himself afterward to atone for the past.
• Tobirama released Hashirama’s Impure World Reincarnation and began the jutsu again to prepare to revive him properly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo confronted Orochimaru in his underground hideout and demanded that he release the Impure World Reincarnation. Orochimaru revealed that he was aiding Akatsuki to pursue the Otsutsuki clan’s innate immortality, and Hiruzen summoned Monkey King Enma to fight him.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo entered an abandoned cave, argued over whether Hiruzen would spare Orochimaru, and agreed that Orochimaru threatened Konoha and the Ninja World.
• Orochimaru appeared and rejected Danzo’s offer to release the Impure World Reincarnation and live under control in Konoha.
• Hiruzen questioned Orochimaru’s support for Akatsuki, and Orochimaru explained that he sought the innate immortality of the Otsutsuki clan.
• Hiruzen prepared to attack after condemning Orochimaru for endangering the Ninja World.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Summoning Technique to call Monkey King Enma.

Orochimaru explained why he had helped Akatsuki, revealing his interest in the Otsutsuki Clan before Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō attacked him. Orochimaru emerged unharmed with two reanimated Kage, and Danzō told Sarutobi he had three minutes to defeat his former student.

• Shimura Danzō challenged Orochimaru's faith in Uchiha Madara's promise and warned that the Infinite Tsukuyomi could ensnare him.
• Orochimaru said he rejected Madara's plan for permanent peace and described how the Fourth Shinobi World War had changed his view of power and the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen activated the Four Symbols Seal, then struck Orochimaru with Enma while Danzō attacked with Wind Release techniques.
• Sarutobi and Danzō combined Fire and Wind Release attacks, engulfing the underground hall in an explosion.
• Orochimaru emerged from the flames unharmed alongside the reanimated Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura and Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze.
• Danzō said he could hold off the two Kage and Orochimaru for three minutes, and Sarutobi agreed to use that time to defeat Orochimaru.

Minato Namikaze revealed that Orochimaru had extracted the Yin Nine-Tails from his Impure World Reincarnation body, prompting Danzo and Hiruzen to realize Akatsuki already possessed it. Danzo resolved to kill Orochimaru at any cost, even if it meant his own death.

• Minato recognized Hiruzen and Danzo, then warned them that Orochimaru had removed the Yin Nine-Tails and sealed it inside a white monster.
• Danzo attacked Orochimaru, but Minato blocked his punch while apologizing that his body was not under his control.
• Danzo used Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, but Orochimaru dodged, and the Fourth Mizukage stopped Danzo with the Water Mirror Technique.
• Hiruzen destroyed Danzo’s water-mirror double and joined him, while Danzo admitted Orochimaru had ruined his chance to become Hokage.
• Danzo declared he would kill Orochimaru at any cost as his final act for Konoha.

Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen fought Orochimaru and the reincarnated Minato Namikaze and Karatachi Yagura in the underground hall. Danzo revealed that he would use the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique if necessary, while admitting he opposed the Infinite Tsukuyomi because it would destroy the future Konoha he hoped to rule.

• Orochimaru released his control over Karatachi Yagura, who learned Mei Terumi had become the Fifth Mizukage and tried to attack Orochimaru but found himself restricted by the reincarnation technique.
• Danzo attacked Minato with Exploding Tags, while Karatachi Yagura used mist and a Water Clone to ambush him before the two clashed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Orochimaru he would make the same choice again and attacked him with his Golden Staff.
• Minato struck Danzo from behind with a Rasengan, and Danzo warned Sarutobi that he could hold out for only about a minute and a half.
• Danzo exposed the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique mark on his chest and explained that he would sacrifice himself to stop the Infinite Tsukuyomi from destroying the Konoha he hoped to rule.

As the Allied Forces watched the battle, the Uchiha Clan learned that Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Asuka were behind the war and became targets of suspicion. Madara revealed that his Rinnegan could absorb ninjutsu, leaving the Five Kage searching for a way to defeat him.

• Uchiha Mado, Uchiha Ili, and Uchiha Yashiro lamented their clan’s losses and feared the consequences of Uchiha Madara’s role in starting the war.
• Shisui asked why the Uchiha had become a surveillance target, and Mado explained that Ryoichi and Uchiha Asuka had joined Madara’s plan.
• Shisui worried that the Allied Forces might lose, while Ili argued that Madara and Asuka could only be stopped if Hashirama joined the battle.
• Uchiha Madara absorbed Ōnoki’s Dust Release with his Rinnegan and said that the Five Kage needed to knock him down and seal him.
• Madara explained that he had lent his Rinnegan to Nagato and that Nagato could not use the eyes’ full power.
• Rasa blamed Konoha for its connections to the war, and Ōnoki urged the Five Kage to rely on themselves rather than Hashirama.

The Five Kage rallied under Ōnoki and joined forces to trap Uchiha Madara after he overwhelmed them with twenty-five Susanoo-bearing Wood Release Clones. Madara was briefly paralyzed and bound by their combined techniques, but he sensed Uchiha Obito arriving and warned the Five Kage that their success would go no further.

• Ōnoki restored the Five Kage’s resolve by reminding them that they were the strongest defenders of their villages and declaring that Uchiha Madara was not invincible.
• Uchiha Madara created dozens of Wood Release Clones, surrounded the Five Kage with them, and covered twenty-five clones in Susanoo.
• The Susanoo attacked the Five Kage with Light Swords, leaving Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Rasa, and Tsunade struggling to survive.
• Tsunade and Ōnoki neared exhaustion, so the Five Kage gathered around Ōnoki and lent him their remaining Chakra.
• Ōnoki trapped Uchiha Madara and the Susanoo in Dust Release, while combined Water Release and Lightning Release paralyzed Madara and Rasa’s Gold Dust bound him.
• Uchiha Madara sensed Uchiha Obito approaching and told the relieved Five Kage that their success would go no further.

Asuka warned the Five Kage that Madara had not been sealed, and Madara revealed his full power with the True Susanoo. Elsewhere, Danzo sacrificed himself to protect Hiruzen and the world; the release of Impure World Reincarnation then freed Madara and the other reanimated souls.

• Asuka dismissed the Five Kage's victory and refused to answer Tsunade's question about whether he supported Madara's plan.
• Madara broke out of the gold-dust seal, awakened the Rinnegan, and formed the True Susanoo, then overwhelmed the Five Kage with a sword strike.
• Danzo blocked Orochimaru's attack to save Hiruzen, then poisoned Hiruzen and began the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique after learning Madara's seal had failed.
• Danzo reflected on his failures and his friendship with Hiruzen as the sealing technique took effect.
• The Impure World Reincarnation was released, causing reanimated souls to depart and Madara's Susanoo to vanish.
• Madara's soul rose from his body, and he realized that someone had released the Impure World Reincarnation.

As the Impure World Reincarnation began to release its summoned shinobi, Jiraiya confronted Uchiha Obito over Minato and Kushina’s deaths while Konan tried to protect Nagato. Uchiha Madara’s release proved to be a feint, and as he struck at the exhausted Tsunade, a mysterious voice challenged him to end the war.

• Jiraiya learned that Orochimaru was in trouble as the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi began vanishing, and he agreed to accompany Konan to Amegakure after the war to bury Nagato.
• Obito appeared behind Konan and reached for her, but she escaped with Nagato; Jiraiya identified Obito and challenged him over Minato and Kushina’s deaths.
• Obito explained that he considered the present world an illusion and everyone in it a sacrifice for the Eye of the Moon Plan, then taunted Jiraiya about the world he intended to create.
• Obito told Jiraiya to go to Tsunade, while a surge of Chakra from Uchiha Madara’s direction made Jiraiya fear the Impure World Reincarnation had not been released.
• Tsunade collapsed after exhausting Mitotic Regeneration, and Uchiha Madara’s body reformed and swung a flaming Light Sword at her as the Raikage and Tsuchikage failed to reach her in time.
• A deep voice called on Madara to stop and declared that the war started by the Akatsuki should end, offering to become his opponent.

Hashirama Senju arrived on the battlefield, shielded the Five Kage from Uchiha Madara, and persuaded them to withdraw with Tsunade. As the two old rivals prepared to face each other, Senju Tobirama stopped Uchiha Asuka from joining the fight until the war was over.

• Hashirama Senju blocked Uchiha Madara's Susanoo slash with a wooden shield and emerged to face the Five Kage.
• Madara greeted Hashirama, but Hashirama carried Tsunade to safety first and promised to meet him afterward.
• Hashirama told the Five Kage that their sacrifice had changed the Ninja World's fate and urged them to trust him against Madara.
• The four Kage carried Tsunade toward the Medical Ninjas while Uchiha Asuka wondered whether Madara could defeat Hashirama.
• Senju Tobirama stopped Asuka from moving until the war ended, so Asuka deactivated his Sharingan and offered him fried chicken.
• Tobirama shouted at Hashirama to stop watching the Kage leave and focus on Madara, leaving all three men speechless.

Hashirama Senju paused his confrontation with Uchiha Madara to ask him something, while the Allied Forces regrouped and learned that Uchiha Obito had abducted the Akatsuki leader. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path suddenly attacked, and Rasa realized it was targeting the Eight-Tails.

• Hashirama Senju interrupted Uchiha Madara’s challenge and asked to speak before they fought.
• Rasa proposed helping Hashirama, but Ōnoki urged the Kage to return to the Allied Forces and leave the fight to him.
• Ōnoki learned that Uchiha Obito had abducted the Akatsuki leader, and Rasa realized Nagato’s Rinnegan was now lost.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path roared and launched an iron chain toward the battlefield’s center.
• Rasa recognized that the statue was trying to absorb the Eight-Tails.