Chapter Summaries

Obito, posing as Madara Uchiha, revealed Akatsuki’s Eye of the Moon Plan and declared war on the Five Great Ninja Villages. The nations united to stop him, establishing the Shinobi Allied Forces with forty thousand ninja.

• Obito appeared before the Kage and claimed he was Madara Uchiha, then explained that he had come for the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito revealed his plan to use the Ten-Tails to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and place the world in an illusion of peace.
• The Five Kage and Mifune vowed to stop Akatsuki, and Obito declared the Fourth Ninja World War before vanishing.
• The villages agreed to work together against Akatsuki and formed the Shinobi Allied Forces, assembling forty thousand ninja.

The Five Kage established the Allied Forces’ command structure and prepared to fight Akatsuki while quietly studying Blazing Sun Country’s administration. As the summit ended, Tang Ping arrived at the bridge where Uchiha Sasuke and Danzo were already fighting to the death.

• The Allied Forces formed a Command Department under the Five Kage and divided their forces into five village-led divisions, while excluding nobles and Daimyos from command and logistics.
• The villages agreed to share intelligence on Akatsuki, gather more information, and protect the Daimyos, though they remained conflicted about whether those leaders should survive.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages secretly copied Blazing Sun Country’s educational system to train administrative personnel and gradually reduce their dependence on nobles and Daimyos.
• Terumi Mei agreed to increase supplies for the Allied Forces, whose economies and currencies had been badly weakened by Blazing Sun Country’s dumping strategy.
• Tang Ping arrived at the bridge as Uchiha Sasuke blocked Danzo’s path and the two began their battle.

Sasuke and Jūgo fought Danzo’s Root forces at Stone Bridge while Sasuke concealed his true strength and used his knowledge of Danzo to prepare for the confrontation. Danzo moved in to attack, while Tang Ping watched from a nearby cliff and praised Sasuke’s growth.

• Danzo surrounded Sasuke and Jūgo with nearly a hundred Root Ninja and declared that he would take Sasuke’s Mangekyo.
• Sasuke retreated with Jūgo, using ninja tools and throwing techniques to fight off the pursuing Root Ninja while conserving Chakra for Danzo.
• After exhausting his ninja tools, Sasuke drew his sword and continued fighting as he and Jūgo gave ground.
• Sasuke relied on detailed intelligence about Danzo, which he had learned from his time in the Land of Hot Water and from Tang Ping.
• Tang Ping watched from a cliff and praised Sasuke for his improved strength, patience, and planning.
• Danzo began to make his move against Sasuke.

Sasuke fought Danzo, who used Wood Release and Wind Release while trying to capture Sasuke and claim his eyes. Sasuke used his Mangekyō abilities to break Danzo’s trap and eliminate most of the Root Ninja, leaving the weakened Sasuke to face Danzo one-on-one.

• Danzo ordered his remaining subordinates to fall back, then attacked Sasuke with Wood Release as Sasuke sent Jūgo away.
• Sasuke cut through Danzo’s wooden attacks with Chidori Blade and Chidori Current, but Danzo eventually bound him with Wood Release.
• Danzo reached for Sasuke’s eyes, but Sasuke had trapped him in a genjutsu, then used Amaterasu against the Root Ninja.
• Sasuke controlled the black flames with Flame Release: Kagutsuchi, burning more than half of the Root Ninja before Danzo interrupted him.
• Jūgo handled the remaining Root Ninja, while Danzo taunted Sasuke about how long his Mangekyō Sharingan would keep working.

Sasuke tricked Danzo into believing his Mangekyō was failing, then used a hidden Shadow Clone to sever Danzo’s left arm and take away his strongest advantage. Sasuke overwhelmed the weakened Danzo, who activated the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique as a last resort.

• Sasuke endured Danzo’s Wind Release with Susanoo and let his bleeding eyes convince Danzo that his Mangekyō was nearly exhausted.
• Danzo used Wood Release: Birth of the Tree World to bind Sasuke’s Susanoo and approached to take his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• A hidden Shadow Clone struck from beneath Stone Bridge and severed Danzo’s left arm, while a snake swallowed the arm before Danzo could activate Izanagi.
• Sasuke broke free of Danzo’s vines with Lightning Release: Lightning Cloak and attacked with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Sasuke unleashed Lightning Release: Lightning Bird, and Danzo responded by activating the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique.

Sasuke survived Danzo’s Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique and avenged his clan while Tang Ping watched Obito and Black Zetsu move to recruit him. As the Allied Forces prepared to fight Akatsuki, Blazing Sun Country launched its refugee relocation operation and began positioning itself to exploit the coming war.

• Sasuke escaped Danzo’s sealing technique with a clone and mourned his parents after killing him.
• Tang Ping confirmed that Obito and Black Zetsu had come to recruit Sasuke and planned to use Akatsuki’s divided loyalties for his own ends.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages declared Akatsuki the enemy of the Ninja World and announced the formation of the Allied Forces.
• Tang Ping set Blazing Sun Country’s forces in motion, sending disguised ninja and priestess teams into Allied Forces territory under legitimate escort and relief missions.
• Priestesses gathered refugees at relocation sites stocked with supplies delivered by airships, preparing to move them with airships and Ground Effect Vehicles.
• Blazing Sun Country officially began the Bloodletting Plan.

Tang Ping oversaw the Blazing Sun Country’s expanding refugee economy and made its medical surgeries and medicines more widely available. He then visited New Sand Hidden Village to witness the launch of its newly completed aircraft carrier, built with Chiyo and Sasori’s help.

• Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku and personally made Nature Potions while other surgeons handled the Ascension Ladder and Demigod Project procedures.
• Tsunade improved the Ascension Ladder surgery, allowing its price to fall to one thousand Contribution Points as more people underwent it.
• The Blazing Sun Country expanded its exchange list with surgeries and medicines, attracting interest from ninjas across the Allied Forces.
• Tang Ping teleported to New Sand Hidden Village to inspect the launch of its aircraft carrier.
• Chiyo led the aircraft carrier’s construction with Sasori’s assistance after they had completed the fighter jets.

Tang Ping oversaw the launch of Blazing Sun Country’s enormous flying aircraft carrier, built with advanced barriers, Chakra technology, and Puppet Technique. He then went with Temari to the heavily guarded Puppet Technique School laboratory to see the Fighter Jets that would let him dominate the skies.

• Puppet Technique workers completed the aircraft carrier, a heavily armed flying vessel equipped with concealment and spatial-deflection barriers.
• The shipyard opened its dry dock, and the aircraft carrier floated into the river for its launch.
• Tang Ping left to inspect the Fighter Jets, which he considered more technologically advanced than the carrier.
• At the Puppet Technique School, Temari guided Tang Ping through the campus and reported that Gaara had been doing well.
• Tang Ping and Temari passed several security checks and entered the laboratory to view the Fighter Jets.

Tang Ping inspected the completed Raptor fighter jets and learned that Kumogakure was hiding Killer B and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Meanwhile, Obito planned to use Akatsuki’s White Zetsu Army to strike the Allied Forces and force the Rinnegan to emerge, unaware that Tang Ping had his own interest in the White Zetsu.

• Tang Ping examined the Raptor fighter jet and considered its speed, weapons, Chakra-thread controls, and secrecy advantages.
• Chiyo and Sasori reported that they had completed the fighter jets ahead of schedule and built an aircraft carrier as well.
• Tang Ping learned that Killer B had returned to Kumogakure and that the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki were being hidden and trained.
• Obito told Akatsuki that attacking the Allied Forces would force the Rinnegan to emerge, while Konan questioned whether Akatsuki had enough strength.
• Obito revealed that his army of one hundred thousand White Zetsu would surprise the Allied Forces, unaware that Tang Ping had already taken an interest in them.

Obito tried to keep Akatsuki stable as Kakuzu complained about losing assassination earnings, then announced the date of the coming assault. He entered a rebuilding Konoha in disguise and found Kakashi at a familiar training ground.

• Kakuzu objected that Akatsuki needed more than troops to face the Five Great Ninja Villages, and Obito assured him he had arranged a surprise for their leaders.
• Kakuzu complained that others were stealing Akatsuki's assassination targets and using the organization's name, but Obito considered the resulting strain on the Allied Forces beneficial.
• Obito announced that the full-scale assault would begin next month and ordered the information passed to the Allied Forces.
• Obito traveled to Konoha, where aid from the Land of Water had helped the village rebuild quickly, and entered disguised as an Anbu ninja.
• Obito searched Konoha for information about the Rinnegan and for Kakashi, then spotted Kakashi at the rear-mountain training ground.

Obito and Black Zetsu ambushed Kakashi to reclaim Obito’s Sharingan, using Zetsu’s control to incapacitate him. Obito left Kakashi alive and departed with the eye, promising they would settle their unfinished duel when they met again.

• Kakashi trained at his hideout, believing strength would help him serve the Blazing Sun Will.
• Obito watched Kakashi and enlisted Black Zetsu’s help to recover his Sharingan.
• Obito attacked Kakashi, but Kakashi’s instincts let him dodge the initial strike and counter with Chidori Current.
• Black Zetsu seized control of Kakashi’s body and made him lose consciousness.
• Obito removed Kakashi’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan, sealed it in a Saltwater Jar, and left Kakashi alive.
• Obito told the unconscious Kakashi that they would finish their duel the next time they met.

Obito learned that Kakashi’s Sharingan was not his original eye and, furious, prepared to use Kabuto’s Reanimation Army against the Allied Forces. In Konoha, Kakashi reported the attack to Jiraiya and the elders, who discussed defenses against spatial abilities as Akatsuki’s assault drew near.

• Obito discovered that Kakashi’s left Sharingan was a Three-Tomoe eye rather than his original Mangekyō, and he blamed Kakashi for failing to protect it and Rin.
• Obito and Zetsu discussed Kabuto’s preparations for Impure World Reincarnation, which would create a Reanimation Army for the coming war.
• Obito vowed to create a world with Rin and to reclaim his Mangekyō, while avoiding the heavily guarded Tenshukaku where he suspected Tang Ping had intervened.
• Kakashi told Jiraiya, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that the attacker was the man calling himself Madara Uchiha, accompanied by Zetsu.
• Jiraiya defended Kakashi and proposed that Konoha develop a barrier to detect spatial disturbances.
• Akatsuki’s official attack began as the decisive battle approached.

Obito sent one hundred thousand White Zetsu toward the Land of Lightning, prompting the Allied Forces to prepare for Akatsuki’s declared war from their headquarters in Kumogakure. The Five Kage and their advisers gathered in the Raikage Building as fresh intelligence reached the war room.

• Obito split one hundred thousand White Zetsu into a smaller seaborne force meant to distract the Allied Forces and a larger southern force headed for the Land of Lightning.
• Jiraiya accepted Shikamaru’s argument that the Allied Forces headquarters should be in Kumogakure rather than Konoha, allowing Konoha to recover while the Cloud Ninja gained prestige.
• The ninja took control of Allied Forces logistics, with the threat of an Akatsuki member assassinating nobles and Daimyo forcing them to cooperate.
• The Five Kage and their advisers assembled in the Raikage Building and reviewed troop deployments and intelligence on a large sand table.
• An important piece of intelligence reached the war room.

The Five Kage learned that Akatsuki had unleashed a vast White Zetsu army and agreed to weaken it before it reached the Land of Lightning. Tang Ping prepared to use Akatsuki to bring Naruto and Killer B into the war, and met Konan, Kakuzu, Kisame, and Sasuke near Turtle Island.

• A received a report that tens of thousands of White Zetsu had appeared north of the Land of Iron, and the Five Kage discussed the approaching army.
• Mabui proposed ambushing the White Zetsu along their route, while the Allied Forces planned to make their stand at the Land of Lightning's border.
• A assured Jiraiya that Naruto and Killer B were safe on Turtle Island, unaware that Tang Ping could locate Naruto through a Spiritual Power seed.
• Tang Ping arranged for Akatsuki to target Turtle Island and force Naruto and Killer B onto the battlefield.
• Tang Ping met Konan, Kakuzu, Kisame, and Sasuke at sea near Turtle Island.

Tang Ping led Konan, Kisame, Sasuke, and Kakuzu to Turtle Island to drive the Nine Tails and Eight Tails Jinchuriki out without killing them. The group confronted Killer B at the Waterfall of Truth, while Tang Ping watched from hiding and prepared to intervene if needed.

• Tang Ping revealed that Konan, Kisame, Sasuke, and Kakuzu were loyal to him and Blazing Sun Country, then ordered them to force the two Jinchuriki off Turtle Island.
• Tang Ping and the others reached Turtle Island, where he sensed its unusually dense Natural Energy and decided he would claim the island for himself.
• Tang Ping told the group to avoid highly destructive ninjutsu and watched from a stone pillar while Konan led the others toward the Waterfall of Truth.
• Konan recognized Killer B was stalling at the waterfall and sent Kisame and Sasuke to engage him while she and Kakuzu guarded against the Nine Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kisame attacked Killer B with Samehada as Sasuke approached to support him, beginning the fight.

Kisame and Sasuke overwhelmed Killer B until Naruto arrived in Nine Tails Chakra Mode. Konan and Kakuzu joined the attack, and Sasuke faced Naruto as the others targeted Killer B.

• Sasuke used genjutsu and Chidori Sharp Spear to limit Killer B while Kisame pressed him with Samehada.
• Killer B dropped his Tailed Beast Cloak to keep Samehada from draining Gyuki's Chakra, but Kisame battered him into the cliff.
• Naruto arrived in Nine Tails Chakra Mode and used a golden Chakra claw to protect Killer B.
• Konan and Kakuzu advanced to join the fight, with Konan taking to the air using God's Paper Person Technique.
• Sasuke charged at Naruto with Chidori Blade while Konan, Kakuzu, and Kisame attacked the injured Killer B.

Killer B attacked Konan, but her Sage Art-enhanced Paper God technique overwhelmed his assault. The battle left Killer B caught in a barrage of exploding paper cranes, with his condition unclear.

• Kakuzu and Kisame drove Killer B into the water, but he chose to fight back rather than flee.
• Killer B targeted Konan with Lightning Release after using his knowledge of her Paper Release to counter her technique.
• Konan revealed the Extraordinary Organ Tang Ping had prepared, which stored and enhanced her paper with Natural Energy.
• Konan formed a towering Paper God and withstood Killer B's Tailed Beast Eight Juan attack.
• Konan surrounded Killer B with dark-gold Paper Cranes and detonated them in a dense barrage of explosions.

Konan's enhanced Paper Release left Killer B unconscious, and Naruto caught him as Akatsuki held back to let him escape. The Fourth Raikage A then arrived through the Heavenly Transfer Technique and attacked Kisame while ordering Naruto to flee.

• Konan's relentless Paper Crane bombardment overwhelmed Killer B and left him badly injured and unconscious.
• Naruto caught Killer B and prepared to break out, while Akatsuki waited for him to retreat.
• A meteor-like figure crashed into the pool, and Tang Ping recognized the arrival as the Fourth Raikage A transported by the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
• Tang Ping considered combining the technique with the Star Shattering Spear and summoned the God of Death Clone to watch for hidden threats.
• A assessed the situation, told Naruto to take Killer B and leave, then charged Kisame in Black Lightning.

A and Naruto escaped Turtle Island with the unconscious Killer B while Akatsuki held back and pursued them. After the others left, Tang Ping revealed that Turtle Island was a giant turtle and threatened it by gathering immense power with his Sun Furnace.

• A struck Kisame with a full-force attack, sending him crashing into a stone wall.
• Sasuke and Kakuzu used Lightning Release to keep A occupied as Naruto carried the unconscious Killer B away.
• Naruto escaped Konan's Paper Crane pursuit, and A broke away to follow him toward the mainland.
• Tang Ping removed his concealment after everyone left Turtle Island and began charging his Sun Furnace to threaten the creature beneath him.
• The Sun Furnace's power awakened Turtle Island, revealing its enormous head as soil and trees fell from its body.

Tang Ping threatened the giant turtle on Turtle Island until it revealed that it was bound to the Cloud Ninja by an old agreement. He left with a scale that could locate the agreement’s token, planning to free the turtle and bring it under his control.

• Tang Ping confronted the awakened giant turtle and demanded that it submit or die.
• The giant turtle explained that it had honored the Cloud Ninja because the First Raikage once rescued its descendant.
• Tang Ping prepared to use his God of Death Clone, but the turtle revealed that recovering or destroying its agreement token would release it from its promise.
• The giant turtle gave Tang Ping a scale that could sense the token’s location in Kumogakure, then departed Turtle Island.
• Tang Ping reflected on the Sage of Six Paths’ plans and his limits before disappearing; the Fourth Raikage later returned with the allied army’s main force.