Chapter Summaries

Yakushi Kabuto’s forces and Orochimaru’s group stalemated while Sasuke Uchiha attacked Itachi Uchiha and was swiftly incapacitated. Kabuto summoned a powerful Impure World Reincarnation subject, then revealed the newcomer was Madara.

• Sasuke Uchiha rushed Itachi Uchiha in anger, but Itachi dislocated his wrist and struck him in the stomach.
• Orochimaru, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Itachi Uchiha fought the Second Tsuchikage Mu, while Kabuto used Mu to evade their attacks and prolong the battle.
• Kabuto hinted that he had stronger specimens and challenged the others over betraying Shirou and Akatsuki.
• Kabuto summoned an Impure World Reincarnation subject, and Orochimaru’s attempt to stop the summoning failed when the coffin burst open.
• Kabuto welcomed the newcomer on Shirou’s behalf and identified him as Madara.

Madara Uchiha was reincarnated by Yakushi Kabuto and agreed to help take Sasuke Uchiha from Orochimaru and the others. He overwhelmed Kisame Hoshigaki and faced Itachi Uchiha, whose Amaterasu caught his attention.

• Yakushi Kabuto told Madara Uchiha that Obito Uchiha had betrayed Lord Shirou and stolen Madara's Rinnegan, and explained that Sasuke Uchiha was a candidate to awaken a new Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha recognized Sasuke's resemblance to Uchiha Izuna and agreed to help Yakushi Kabuto take him, curious about his potential.
• Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki felt Madara's pressure as he approached, while Orochimaru considered escaping with Sasuke.
• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Madara Uchiha with Samehada, but Madara dodged and struck him away with two blows.
• Itachi Uchiha attacked Madara with genjutsu, swordsmanship, and the Great Fireball Technique, but Madara countered with a larger fireball.
• Itachi Uchiha used Amaterasu to ignite the flames, and Madara Uchiha identified it as a Mangekyo Sharingan ability.

Itachi Uchiha fought Madara Uchiha with Susanoo to buy time for the Konoha ninja, then fled with Sasuke Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki. Madara stopped their escape with his Complete Body Susanoo and demanded they hand over Sasuke.

• Madara Uchiha summoned his blue Susanoo and challenged Itachi Uchiha to show his own.
• Itachi Uchiha and Madara Uchiha clashed with Susanoo and hurled Yasaka Magatama at each other.
• Itachi Uchiha used the Yata Mirror to shield himself and revealed the Totsuka Blade, but his attack failed to defeat Madara Uchiha.
• Itachi Uchiha collapsed from exhaustion, and Kisame Hoshigaki carried him and Sasuke Uchiha away while Orochimaru fled separately.
• Madara Uchiha summoned his Complete Body Susanoo, cut off the group's escape, and demanded that they hand over Sasuke Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha took Sasuke Uchiha away after overwhelming the fighters at Konoha, while Tsunade chose not to declare Sasuke a traitor and Jiraiya warned Naruto that Sasuke could become his enemy. Madara brought Sasuke to meet Shirou Emiya, whose display of power confirmed to Madara that Shirou had truly been revived.

• Madara Uchiha carried Sasuke Uchiha away in his Complete Body Susanoo, leaving Itachi Uchiha, Orochimaru, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakashi Hatake, and Obito Uchiha behind.
• Obito Uchiha blamed Kakashi Hatake for Sasuke's capture and went to seek Orochimaru's help against Madara Uchiha's revival.
• Tsunade heard Kakashi Hatake's account and chose not to place Sasuke Uchiha on Konoha's Wanted List, preserving the possibility of his return.
• Jiraiya told Naruto Uzumaki that the Akatsuki under Shirou Emiya had taken Sasuke and warned that the two boys might become enemies.
• Madara Uchiha brought Sasuke Uchiha to the Akatsuki base, where Shirou Emiya scattered the rain clouds with a hurricane and impressed them with his power.

Shirou Emiya explained Obito Uchiha’s betrayals and the Eye of the Moon Plan’s stalled progress to Madara Uchiha, who agreed to take charge of Akatsuki again. After learning Obito had taken his Rinnegan and summoned away the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Madara saw a chance to use him for Rinne Rebirth and became interested in protecting Sasuke Uchiha.

• Madara Uchiha apologized after Shirou Emiya described how Obito Uchiha’s schemes had disrupted Akatsuki and the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Shirou Emiya revealed his Six Paths Level power and said Madara would gain similar strength after obtaining the Ten-Tails.
• Shirou Emiya showed Madara that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was gone, and Black Zetsu reported that Obito had likely summoned it using Madara’s transplanted Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha welcomed the news that Obito had his eyes and ordered Black Zetsu to locate him, intending to use Obito for Rinne Rebirth.
• Shirou Emiya said he would look after Sasuke Uchiha as a backup for the plan, and Madara agreed after recognizing Sasuke’s resemblance to Izuna.

Madara Uchiha trained Sasuke Uchiha in combat, Fire Release, and Sharingan techniques while Sasuke grew stronger but refused to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan by killing Naruto Uzumaki. The chapter left Madara preparing Akatsuki to collect the tailed beasts and draw their hidden opponents out.

• Madara Uchiha harshly trained Sasuke Uchiha in taijutsu, Fire Release, and genjutsu, explaining that Susanoo required the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Sasuke Uchiha grew stronger under Madara Uchiha, awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and began joining Akatsuki missions without losing sight of his goal to kill Itachi Uchiha.
• During a training match, Sasuke Uchiha used Great Fire Annihilation, Great Fire Dragon Technique, and Kirin against Madara Uchiha's fourth-stage Susanoo, but none could break its defenses.
• Sasuke Uchiha refused to kill Naruto Uzumaki to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, insisting he could still defeat Itachi Uchiha without it.
• Madara Uchiha told Sasuke Uchiha that Akatsuki would begin collecting the tailed beasts to draw their hidden enemies out.

Madara Uchiha assigned Akatsuki teams to capture the tailed beasts and sent them out across the Shinobi World. Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto used Yomotsu Hirasaka to travel toward the Hidden Stone Village, where they expected to begin their mission.

• Madara Uchiha gathered Akatsuki and assigned teams to capture the One-Tail, Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Five-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha departed in Madara's Complete Body Susanoo to capture the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• Kakuzu and Hidan left for the Waterfall Village, while Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara headed for the Hidden Sand Village.
• Nagato and Konan departed to capture the unsealed Three-Tails.
• Shirou Emiya opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka Space-Time Door, and Yakushi Kabuto pushed his wheelchair through it toward the Hidden Stone Village.

Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto attacked Hidden Stone Village to seize Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and make the village recognize Akatsuki's threat. After Shirou defeated Han, Ōnoki arrived with Huang Tu and Kurotsuchi, and the two old acquaintances faced the prospect of becoming enemies.

• Ōnoki and Huang Tu worried that Akatsuki had gone silent and might soon threaten Hidden Stone Village.
• Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto appeared at Han's home, where Shirou's attack badly injured the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shirou revealed his name and demanded Kokuō, but Han refused to surrender the Five-Tails and charged at him.
• Shirou used Yomotsu Hirasaka to turn Han's punch back on him, then pinned him down and began sealing his Chakra with Black Curse Mark Chakra.
• Ōnoki arrived with Huang Tu and Kurotsuchi as Hidden Stone Ninjas surrounded Shirou and Kabuto, and Ōnoki acknowledged that they seemed destined to become enemies.

Shirou Emiya rejected Ōnoki’s request to release Han after Han warned the Hidden Stone Village to flee. Yakushi Kabuto summoned the Third Raikage to fight the village, leaving Ōnoki and his people facing an enemy whose stamina and Chakra would not run out.

• Ōnoki offered to let Shirou Emiya go peacefully if he released Han, but Han urged the Hidden Stone Ninja to run.
• Shirou Emiya said Han’s refusal left them with no choice but to fight and warned Ōnoki that his power was overwhelming.
• Kurotsuchi challenged Shirou Emiya, and Yakushi Kabuto offered to handle the Hidden Stone Ninja.
• Yakushi Kabuto summoned the Third Raikage, A, from a coffin and told the Hidden Stone Ninja that he could fight indefinitely.

Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto devastated Hidden Stone Village with the reincarnation army before escaping, leaving Ōnoki to face his resurrected teacher, Second Tsuchikage Mu. After Ōnoki defeated Mu, Shirou ordered Kabuto to recall the army and wait for Madara and Sasuke’s next move.

• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and Huang Tu ordered Hidden Stone’s forces to retreat as the Third Raikage and the reincarnation army broke through their defenses.
• Ōnoki tried to stop Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto from escaping with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, but Shirou crushed him with pressure before they left through the Space-Time Door.
• Yakushi Kabuto’s gift revealed itself when Second Tsuchikage Mu emerged and attacked Ōnoki, forcing the Third Tsuchikage to fight his former teacher.
• Ōnoki fired Dust Release at Mu and defeated him while the reincarnation army continued attacking Hidden Stone Village.
• At Akatsuki’s base, Shirou told Kabuto that the villages had no path of retreat, then ordered him to recall the reincarnation army after learning Ōnoki had defeated Mu.

After Akatsuki seized tailed beasts from the great ninja villages, Konoha prepared for an attack it believed it could not withstand. Orochimaru arrived to offer Tsunade a possible way out and asked her to summon Kakashi Hatake.

• Second Tsuchikage Mu warned Ōnoki of an approaching crisis before the reincarnation ended, and Ōnoki ordered investigations into Han, Roshi, and the other villages.
• Akatsuki captured tailed beasts across the great nations, devastating Hidden Sand and Hidden Cloud while Hidden Mist also lost the Three-Tails.
• Tsunade raised Konoha's alert and ordered preparations to evacuate villagers, while Naruto Uzumaki remained protected at Mount Myōboku.
• Orochimaru appeared before Tsunade and offered to help Konoha face Akatsuki.
• Orochimaru asked Tsunade to summon Kakashi Hatake and find a safer place to talk.

Orochimaru laid out a plan to use Konoha as a distraction so Obito Uchiha could infiltrate Akatsuki and free the captured tailed beasts. Tsunade agreed to cooperate and considered uniting the Five Great Shinobi Villages, while Obito revealed he intended to steal the tailed beasts from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Orochimaru explained to Tsunade that the Kamui Dimension was the only secure place to hide from Akatsuki's Black Zetsu.
• Orochimaru proposed that Konoha draw Akatsuki's forces out, allowing Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha to use their Kamui connection to infiltrate Akatsuki's base and rescue the captured tailed beasts and Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade agreed to cooperate with Orochimaru and considered forming a Shinobi Alliance with the other villages.
• After Tsunade and Kakashi Hatake left, Obito Uchiha revealed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and said he planned to infiltrate Akatsuki and take the tailed beasts within it.

Akatsuki captured eight Tailed Beasts and sent Lord Shirou with its members toward Konoha to lure Obito Uchiha into a trap, while Madara Uchiha and Sasuke stayed behind. At Konoha Hospital, the Fourth Raikage recovered enough to tell Tsunade how badly Madara had defeated him, just as news arrived that Lord Shirou was leading Akatsuki toward Konoha.

• Lord Shirou treated Deidara's severed arm and stabilized Sasuke Uchiha after his battle with the Eight Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha, Lord Shirou, and Black Zetsu planned to lure Obito Uchiha by moving against Konoha, while Madara and Sasuke remained at Akatsuki's base.
• Lord Shirou led Akatsuki out openly, prompting intelligence ninjas to report that the group was headed for Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage, badly injured by Madara Uchiha, was brought to Konoha and treated by Tsunade.
• The Fourth Raikage told Tsunade that Madara was on another level, and a Konoha Ninja reported that Lord Shirou was leading Akatsuki toward the village.

Tsunade prepared Konoha for the Akatsuki’s attack while Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake began a plan to infiltrate the organization’s base and seize the Tailed Beasts. Sasuke Uchiha continued training with Madara Uchiha and focused on killing Itachi Uchiha, while Obito and Orochimaru prepared to lure Madara away.

• Tsunade left the hospital to prepare Konoha’s ninja for the Akatsuki’s attack, hoping Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha would disrupt the organization.
• At the Rain Country border, Obito Uchiha ordered Kakashi Hatake to infiltrate the Akatsuki’s base and locate the Tailed Beasts while he lured Madara Uchiha away.
• Madara Uchiha explained that Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan would eventually go blind unless he awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, but Sasuke Uchiha said he only wanted to kill Itachi.
• Sasuke Uchiha thanked Madara Uchiha and agreed to consider the Eye of the Moon Plan after taking revenge.
• In the Kamui Dimension, Orochimaru prepared several Impure World Reincarnation coffins, and Obito Uchiha assigned Kisame to begin the plan’s first step.

Kakashi Hatake infiltrated Akatsuki Base while Madara Uchiha left to confront Obito Uchiha, only to face Sasuke Uchiha guarding it. Kakashi brought Itachi Uchiha through his Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan, setting the estranged brothers on the verge of battle as Kakashi pressed deeper into the base.

• Madara Uchiha learned that Kisame Hoshigaki and Obito Uchiha were hiding near Akatsuki Base, then left Sasuke Uchiha in charge and went to confront them.
• Kakashi Hatake secretly infiltrated the base, where Sasuke Uchiha spotted him and warned him to leave.
• Kakashi revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and used its space-time vortex to bring Itachi Uchiha to the base.
• Itachi Uchiha stayed to face Sasuke Uchiha while Kakashi Hatake used the Body Flicker Technique to rush deeper into Akatsuki Base.
• Sasuke Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha over Konoha joining forces with him.

Sasuke Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha and overwhelmed him with his swordsmanship, then used what he knew about Tsukuyomi to outlast the genjutsu. Itachi escaped the resulting opening with Susanoo, leaving the brothers poised to continue their fight.

• Sasuke Uchiha accused Itachi Uchiha of betrayal and attacked him, forcing him to defend himself with a kunai.
• Sasuke Uchiha's rapid sword strikes wounded Itachi Uchiha and pinned him to a wall.
• Itachi Uchiha trapped Sasuke Uchiha in Tsukuyomi, but Sasuke explained the technique's physical burden and endured its torment.
• The Tsukuyomi World cracked, and Sasuke Uchiha seized the opening to strike at Itachi Uchiha's neck.
• Itachi Uchiha manifested Susanoo and hurled Sasuke Uchiha to the ground.

Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi Uchiha, but a breakout by Kakashi Hatake and the released Tailed Beasts changed the battle. Itachi died protecting Sasuke, and Obito Uchiha emerged, captured Gaara, and confronted Kakashi.

• Sasuke Uchiha countered Itachi Uchiha's techniques and pierced the skeletal Susanoo with Chidori, but Itachi's Susanoo evolved into its armored fourth stage.
• Kakashi Hatake released the captive Tailed Beasts, and they attacked Sasuke Uchiha with Tailed Beast Balls.
• Itachi Uchiha shielded Sasuke from the attacks with Susanoo, then used his final strength to touch Sasuke's forehead and die in his arms.
• Itachi's Amaterasu formed a wall that kept the Tailed Beasts from reaching Sasuke after Susanoo vanished.
• Obito Uchiha appeared from the collapsed Akatsuki Base and used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extract Shukaku from Gaara.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Kakashi Hatake, accusing him of ruining his plans.

Obito Uchiha captured eight tailed beasts and revealed that he planned to use them for the Eye of the Moon Plan, while Shirou Emiya learned Obito might obtain the Nine-Tails’ Chakra. Black Zetsu judged that Obito could revive the Ten-Tails with Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Chakra, but insisted he could not control it.

• Obito Uchiha used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extract Shukaku from Gaara, killing the Fifth Kazekage, then captured the other tailed beasts present.
• Obito Uchiha explained to Kakashi Hatake that the Eye of the Moon Plan would cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and create a world without war where Rin could live again.
• At Konoha’s ruins, Shirou Emiya questioned Tsunade about Naruto Uzumaki and guessed that he was hiding at Mount Myōboku.
• A White Zetsu Clone told Shirou Emiya that Madara Uchiha was occupied fighting the First Hokage and that Obito had taken eight tailed beasts.
• Yakushi Kabuto revealed that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s corpses, which held some of the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, had been given to Orochimaru.
• Black Zetsu said Obito could use that Chakra to revive an incomplete Ten-Tails, but could not control its power.

After Akatsuki withdrew from Konoha, Tsunade learned that Obito and Orochimaru could revive the Ten-Tails and proposed that the ninja villages share intelligence. At the Akatsuki Base, Sasuke heard the truth about Itachi’s massacre from Sarutobi Hiruzen, then Obito tried to recruit him with a promise of a world where Itachi could live again.

• Black Zetsu learned that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Nine-Tails Chakra could let Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru revive the Ten-Tails, so Shirou Emiya led Akatsuki away from Konoha.
• Tsunade received Kakashi Hatake’s report about Obito’s stolen tailed beasts and proposed that the villages unite and share intelligence on Akatsuki.
• Madara Uchiha returned to the Akatsuki Base after fighting Hashirama Senju, and a White Zetsu Clone told him that Obito had taken Sasuke Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha told Sasuke that Itachi had massacred the Uchiha Clan to protect Sasuke, and Sarutobi Hiruzen confirmed the account and described the conflict and Itachi’s role.
• Sasuke broke down after learning the truth, and Obito urged him to join forces to create a world where Itachi and the Uchiha could live again.

Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru prepared to revive the Ten-Tails while the Five Kage formed an alliance against Akatsuki. The summit ended with a provisional agreement for military cooperation, though the Kage feared they might not be strong enough to face Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Shirou Emiya.

• Obito Uchiha decided to risk becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki so he could defeat Madara Uchiha and Shirou Emiya and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Orochimaru began preparing to revive the Ten-Tails as the Five Great Nations coordinated against Akatsuki.
• Tsunade, Gaara, and the other Kage agreed at the Five Kage Summit to establish a Shinobi Alliance and share intelligence.
• Tsunade warned the Kage that Shirou Emiya had once considered killing everyone who possessed Chakra, and they accepted the Infinite Tsukuyomi as a real threat.
• The Kage provisionally approved their alliance, and Tsunade urged them to act before Obito Uchiha revived the Ten-Tails.