Chapter Summaries

Tobirama Senju accepted Hidden Cloud Village’s offer of an alliance and asked Shirou Emiya to help bring the war to an end. Shirou went to meet Madara Uchiha at Hashirama’s grave and gave him Black Zetsu, presenting it as his own will to change the shinobi world.

• Tobirama Senju agreed to form an alliance with Hidden Cloud Village and sent Shirou a letter asking him to mediate with Hidden Stone Village.
• Black Zetsu warned Shirou that Hashirama Senju’s death would usher in a new age of war, then told him Madara Uchiha was waiting at Konoha’s cemetery.
• Madara Uchiha mocked Hashirama’s failed peace and vowed to change the world as Shirou arrived with white flowers.
• Shirou told Madara he was leaving Konoha to try to stop the war, though he knew the effort might not prevent future conflicts.
• Shirou created Black Zetsu from his past thoughts and gave it to Madara, claiming it could help him change the shinobi world.

Madara Uchiha accepted Black Zetsu as Shirou Emiya’s legacy and vowed to help end the war, then traveled with Shirou toward the front. As Shirou’s approach and Konoha’s medical advantage unsettled the battlefield, Second Tsuchikage Mu agreed to an alliance with Hidden Mist Village and planned to use Shirou’s name against Konoha.

• Madara Uchiha examined Black Zetsu, accepted Shirou Emiya’s legacy, and promised to end the war as a return favor to Shirou.
• Madara insisted on accompanying Shirou to the front, while Second Tsuchikage Mu advised Ōnoki to hold their position and focus on Hidden Cloud Village.
• Mu learned that Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki had landed and proposed an alliance, citing Shirou’s treatment of Konoha’s wounded as a threat to Hidden Stone Village’s chances.
• A report told Mu that Shirou and Madara were heading toward the front, prompting Mu to accept the alliance and frame it as a campaign against Konoha’s alleged use of forbidden techniques.
• Mu planned to exploit Shirou’s reputation, expose Konoha, and weaken its access to Shirou’s medical ninjutsu.

As the Five Great Shinobi Villages maneuvered for advantage, Shirou Emiya and Madara Uchiha arrived at the Land of Grass amid the growing war. Shirou went alone to Hidden Stone Village’s camp to discuss the conflict, where Mu and Gengetsu prepared to demand an explanation backed by force if he called for withdrawal.

• Hidden Mist Village allied with Hidden Stone Village, while Hidden Sand Village moved troops to the Land of Grass and Konoha prepared to formalize its alliance with Hidden Cloud Village.
• Mu and Gengetsu discussed Madara Uchiha’s arrival and agreed to prepare for the threat, then formally established their alliance as Shirou and Madara approached the front.
• Shirou strengthened his Impure World Reincarnation body with Hashirama Senju’s cells and decided to handle the conflict himself rather than let Madara fight.
• Shirou arrived alone at Hidden Stone Village’s camp, and Mu, Gengetsu, and Ōnoki went to meet him.
• Mu and Gengetsu resolved not to accept a ceasefire without benefits and said they would use force to demand an explanation if Shirou insisted they withdraw.

Shirou Emiya proposed ending the First Shinobi World War by defeating the Second Tsuchikage Mu, Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, and Second Kazekage Shamon, who agreed to the wager under Madara Uchiha’s supervision. The chapter ended as the gathered ninjas heard that Shirou would treat the wounded even if he lost, before the battle began.

• Shirou Emiya urged Mu and Gengetsu Hozuki to end the war, then proposed defeating them to force a peaceful resolution.
• Shirou’s mission panel offered separate missions to defeat Mu and Gengetsu Hozuki, as well as an SSS-rank mission to quell the war by defeating all three war-leading Kage.
• Second Kazekage Shamon agreed to join the wager, reasoning that the Land of Wind would accept the result whether he won or lost.
• Ninjas from the great villages gathered in the Land of Grass as Madara Uchiha arrived to oversee the wager and declared that the three villages would honor their promise if Shirou won.
• Madara stated that if Shirou lost, he would stay out of the war but establish a medical camp to treat the severely wounded, and the medical ninjas affirmed that this reflected a medical ninja’s way.

The Kage of Hidden Mist, Hidden Sand, Hidden Stone, and the future Third Raikage pledged to keep their wartime activities away from Shirou Emiya’s camp, while Konoha remained silent and faced public condemnation. Madara Uchiha began the wagered battle, and Shirou fought the three Kage as they attacked him with puppets, ninjutsu, and sand.

• Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, Second Kazekage Shamon, Second Tsuchikage Mu, and the future Third Raikage declared that their villages would keep battles and wartime activities out of Shirou Emiya’s camp.
• The other villages condemned Konoha for exploiting Shirou Emiya, leaving Sarutobi Sasuke ashamed and worried about Konoha’s reputation.
• Madara Uchiha silenced the crowd, defended the three Kage’s declarations from Shirou’s misunderstanding, and announced the start of the battle.
• Shamon attacked Shirou with puppets, but Shirou smashed one and sliced the Chakra threads controlling the other.
• Shirou used Earth Release and a Water Dragon Bullet Technique without hand seals, shocking Mu as the three Kage continued their assault.
• Mu fired Dust Release through a stone wall while Gengetsu shot water bullets and Shamon launched sand shuriken; Shamon then gathered the scattered sand around Shirou’s ankles.

Shirou Emiya overwhelmed the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, Second Kazekage Shamon, and Second Tsuchikage Mu with a relentless barrage of hand-signless ninjutsu. Mu’s ambush failed, and Shirou defeated him, leaving the mission to obtain Dust Release complete.

• Shirou Emiya burned through Shamon’s sand defense with a fire dragon, then struck Mu with lightning and forced him to hide using Dustless Bewildering Interstice.
• Shamon and Gengetsu coordinated against Shirou, but he dispersed Gengetsu’s clam’s mist and kept them on the defensive with water dragons.
• Shirou’s rain revealed Mu’s hidden outline and slowed him, but Mu used a Split Body to set up a rear ambush.
• Shirou sensed Mu’s attack, evaded it, took his blade, and punched him into submission.
• Shirou treated the immobilized Mu and praised his abilities, while Mu explained that his Split Body could not use Dust Release.

Shirou Emiya forced the Second Tsuchikage to withdraw, and the Second Mizukage and Second Kazekage agreed to end the First Shinobi World War. After Kinkaku and Ginkaku staged a successful coup in Hidden Cloud Village and injured Tobirama Senju, Tobirama appointed Sarutobi Hiruzen as the next Hokage and summoned Shirou Emiya as he prepared to cover his subordinates' retreat.

• Shirou Emiya defeated the Second Tsuchikage's battle plan, after which the Second Tsuchikage withdrew and Gengetsu Hozuki surrendered.
• Second Kazekage Shamon accepted peace, and the Second Mizukage, Second Kazekage, and Second Tsuchikage formally declared an end to the First Shinobi World War.
• The Hidden Cloud Village condemned Konoha's treatment of Shirou Emiya, and Kinkaku and Ginkaku launched a coup that severely injured the Second Raikage and Tobirama Senju.
• As Kinkaku and Ginkaku's elite forces pursued the wounded Konoha group, Akimichi Torifu and Sarutobi Hiruzen offered to act as decoys rather than summon Shirou Emiya for another battle.
• Tobirama Senju named Sarutobi Hiruzen the Third Hokage, ordered him and the others to retreat, and prepared to sacrifice himself to end the conflict.
• Tobirama Senju entered Cursed Seal Mode and summoned Shirou Emiya.

Tobirama Senju defeated Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s forces, but Shirou Emiya freed himself from Tobirama’s control and chose to join Madara Uchiha in pursuing peace. After Tobirama tried to stop him, Shirou used the Curse Marks to immobilize him and confronted him about turning his power against him.

• Tobirama Senju explained that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had attacked him during the Hidden Cloud alliance ceremony, and the brothers arrived with their pursuers.
• Tobirama Senju used Cursed Seal Mode and the Flying Thunder God Technique to kill Ginkaku, then defeated the enraged Kinkaku and his remaining forces.
• As Tobirama Senju prepared to release Shirou Emiya from Impure World Reincarnation, Shirou broke free of the technique and said he would help Madara Uchiha seek peace.
• Shirou Emiya accused Tobirama Senju of exploiting his healing and Curse Mark powers, leaving Tobirama unable to deny it.
• Tobirama Senju tried to seal Shirou Emiya to keep Madara from gaining his power, but Shirou’s Curse Marks restrained Tobirama and he asked whether Tobirama meant to use his power against him.

Tobirama Senju attempted to seal Shirou Emiya’s soul with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, but Shirou overcame the Reaper, extracted Tobirama’s memories, and let the Reaper take Tobirama’s soul. Shirou’s Impure World Reincarnation body collapsed, so he returned to the Underworld after meeting Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu.

• Tobirama Senju used the Spiritualization Technique to enter Shirou Emiya’s mental space, where Shirou trapped him and overwhelmed his soul.
• Tobirama summoned the Reaper with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, but Shirou defeated it and explained that he had long fought the Reaper in the Netherworld.
• Shirou listed Tobirama’s past schemes and extracted his memories and knowledge of forbidden techniques before allowing the Reaper to swallow Tobirama’s soul.
• Shirou used the Spiritualization Technique to leave his collapsing Impure World Reincarnation body and flew to Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
• Shirou told Madara and Black Zetsu that Tobirama had died trying to seal him and that he had to return to the Underworld; Madara told him to leave without worry.

After Shirou Emiya’s death, Konoha concealed his history while Tsunade struggled with losing him and grew up surrounded by the work he had left behind. As a teenager, she confronted the memories stirred by his gifts to her teammates, while Sarutobi Hiruzen acknowledged that Konoha could not erase Shirou’s place in the world.

• The Third Raikage returned Tobirama Senju’s body, confirmed Shirou Emiya’s soul had ascended, and made an alliance with Sarutobi Hiruzen as the First Shinobi World War ended.
• Little Tsunade learned from Hatake Sakumo that Shirou would never return, punched him, and ran toward the village outskirts before Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped her and brought her back to Mito Uzumaki.
• Years later, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Tsunade Shirou’s medical records, gave Jiraiya his travel journal, and gave Orochimaru a detailed herbal scroll.
• Tsunade grew upset that Shirou had never shared his travel writing with her, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru recognized his name from old stories and Sarutobi Hiruzen explained Konoha’s efforts to suppress his history.
• Tsunade carried the medical records home, and Orochimaru quietly inferred that she was grieving Shirou.

Tsunade found Shikkotsu Forest and earned the slug’s summoning contract with her medical skills. The slug gave her the missing Crystal Coffin containing Shirou Emiya’s half-corpse, and learned from Tsunade that Wei Yuan had returned to life before dying again, leaving it hopeful that they might reunite.

• Tsunade found Shikkotsu Forest, where the giant slug agreed to test her medical ninjutsu before offering a summoning contract.
• The slug recognized Tsunade’s Mitotic Regeneration and decided she had earned the special gift Shirou Emiya had entrusted to it.
• The slug split into countless smaller slugs, which carried the missing Crystal Coffin to Tsunade.
• Tsunade recognized Shirou Emiya inside the coffin and asked to take it with her; the slug reluctantly agreed.
• Tsunade told the slug that Shirou had returned to the world and died again, and the slug recognized him as Wei Yuan-sama and privately hoped they would reunite.

Tsunade studied Shirou Emiya’s Crystal Coffin while Jiraiya and Orochimaru discussed what they had learned about Shirou. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha read the Stone Tablet’s final secret, resolved to pursue Infinite Tsukuyomi, and planned to find someone else to gather the tailed beasts.

• Tsunade kept the Crystal Coffin hidden in her secret medical chamber and spent her days studying beside it, while Danzo considered taking Shirou’s Curse Mark for his forces.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade and Orochimaru that the Great Toad Sage had said Shirou refused an invitation from the Sage of Six Paths to join the Ninja Sect.
• Orochimaru noticed that Konoha’s ninjas were leaving on missions in unusual numbers as tensions with the Hidden Stone Village and Hidden Sand Village increased.
• Elderly Madara Uchiha entered Naka Shrine, read the Stone Tablet’s final contents, and learned the method of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Madara decided to delay the plan until he found a Rinnegan bearer to collect the tailed beasts and revive him with the Rinne Rebirth Technique.

Kakuzu helped Uzumaki refugees settle and manage his orphanages while traveling to the Rain Country, where the Second Shinobi World War broke out. Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya held off Salamander Hanzo, who withdrew after recognizing Konoha’s strength and lamenting that Shirou Emiya was gone.

• Konoha brought Kushina Uzumaki in to become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Mito Uzumaki apologized to Kurama for Konoha’s plans and past betrayals.
• After Whirlpool Village fell, Kakuzu offered displaced Uzumaki refugees a home and funding to manage his orphanages, and promised to look for Fuso in the Rain Country.
• Kakuzu admitted he killed orphanage directors who embezzled his money, alarming the Uzumaki women, and invited them to send other refugees to him.
• The Second Shinobi World War erupted in the Rain Country after Salamander Hanzo demanded that Konoha, Hidden Stone Village, and Hidden Sand Village stop their operations there.
• Tsunade used Cursed Seal Mode and Mitotic Regeneration to fight Hanzo alongside Orochimaru and Jiraiya, while they relied on antidotes to resist his poison.
• Hanzo withdrew and named the three Konoha ninja the Legendary Sannin, then lamented that he lacked Shirou Emiya’s strength and prestige.

After Nawaki died in the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade rejected using a forbidden technique to revive him and left Konoha to treat the sick, entrusting Shirou Emiya’s Crystal Coffin to Orochimaru. Orochimaru secretly decided to pursue the forbidden technique and seek power from the coffin, while Jiraiya and Tsunade departed on their own paths.

• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in the Rain Country, and Jiraiya chose to teach them after recognizing Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Tsunade gave Nawaki Hashirama Senju’s necklace before he went to war, but Nawaki died in battle despite Orochimaru’s efforts to protect him.
• Tsunade considered reviving Nawaki with a forbidden technique, then rejected the idea and left the necklace on Shirou Emiya’s Crystal Coffin.
• After Konoha won the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade decided to travel and treat illnesses, while Orochimaru stayed in the village to study techniques and knowledge.
• Tsunade entrusted the Crystal Coffin to Orochimaru, who secretly resolved to use the forbidden technique and pursue the power linked to Shirou Emiya.

Shimura Danzo and Orochimaru secretly pursued the resurrection of Shirou Emiya, despite Sarutobi Hiruzen forbidding anyone in Konoha from using the Impure World Reincarnation or approaching the Crystal Coffin. Meanwhile, Hatake Sakumo left home on a dangerous mission, leaving Little Kakashi unaware of the change awaiting his family.

• Orochimaru failed to find the Impure World Reincarnation in the forbidden jutsu chamber, while Shimura Danzo secretly held its scroll and Orochimaru had Shirou Emiya's Crystal Coffin.
• Shimura Danzo urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to use Shirou Emiya's power and approved human experiments with Hashirama's cells, but Hiruzen banned the resurrection and ordered the experiments stopped.
• Shimura Danzo and Orochimaru formed a secret alliance, continued the Hashirama cell experiments, and waited for Orochimaru to master the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shimura Danzo spoke with Orochimaru about Shirou Emiya, then left, while Hatake Sakumo told Little Kakashi that he had to go out.
• Hatake Sakumo used a silent, water-like Storm Release to leave the darkened room, and Little Kakashi watched, believing he might awaken the same power someday.

After Hatake Sakumo killed himself under Konoha’s condemnation, Tsunade defended his choice and urged Kakashi to carry on his father’s will. She left Konoha after asking Orochimaru to change the village if he became Hokage, but Orochimaru later defected, and the Crystal Coffin eventually met its destined end.

• Hatake Sakumo struggled with Konoha’s condemnation of his choice to save a comrade, and he comforted Kakashi while remembering Shirou Emiya’s teachings.
• Kakashi returned home and found Hatake Sakumo dead, and the Konoha Sannin attended Sakumo’s sparsely attended funeral.
• Tsunade told Kakashi that his father was not wrong and urged him to train and awaken the Storm Release Sakumo had created.
• Tsunade declared that she hated Konoha’s twisted state and told Orochimaru she might return if he became Hokage and changed it; Orochimaru agreed.
• Orochimaru later abandoned his promise to Tsunade, defected after Sarutobi Hiruzen discovered his human experiments, and took the Crystal Coffin with him.
• In Konoha Year 55, several years after Orochimaru defected, the final Crystal Coffin met its destined end.

Orochimaru showed Yakushi Kabuto a Crystal Coffin containing half of Shirou Emiya’s remains and recounted how Shirou’s medical legacy shaped the Shinobi World. He revealed that the coffin’s patterns concealed a coded final testament for Medical Ninjas, which he had discovered while preparing to dissect the remains.

• Orochimaru entered the underground chamber and found Yakushi Kabuto admiring the Crystal Coffin containing half of Shirou Emiya’s corpse.
• Yakushi Kabuto recounted Shirou Emiya’s legendary medical skill and his decision to divide and preserve his remains for future medical study.
• Orochimaru explained that the coffin had been kept in Shikkotsu Forest, passed to Tsunade, and later taken by him when she left Konoha.
• Orochimaru revealed that Tobirama Senju had used the other half of Shirou’s remains and Impure World Reincarnation to revive him and treat the mortally injured Hashirama Senju.
• Orochimaru told Yakushi Kabuto that the coffin’s patterns encoded Shirou Emiya’s final testament to Medical Ninjas, a secret he had uncovered while intending to dissect the remains.

Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto deciphered Shirou Emiya’s testament, learning how he used the Rinnegan to revive the dead at the cost of his own life. Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation using a Hidden Sand Ninja as the sacrifice, and Shirou awakened, recognizing Orochimaru’s Akatsuki cloak and preparing to begin the next phase of his plan.

• Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto read Shirou Emiya’s testament, which described his research into summoning souls and using the Sage of Six Paths’ Rinnegan to revive the dead.
• Orochimaru revealed that he wanted Shirou’s knowledge to address the damage to his soul caused by Living Corpse Reincarnation and to learn about the Rinnegan.
• Orochimaru broke open the Crystal Coffin and found Shirou’s eye sockets empty, while Yakushi Kabuto brought in a captured Hidden Sand Ninja as the sacrificial vessel.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Shirou, and the revived man opened his eyes with the Rinnegan.
• Shirou recognized Orochimaru’s Cloud Pattern Black Robe, accepted that he had been resurrected again, and prepared to proceed with the next phase of his plan.

Orochimaru resurrected Shirou Emiya and tried to recruit his help against Akatsuki, claiming the Rinnegan-wielding Pain threatened the shinobi world. Shirou agreed to stay and study Hashirama Cells, then surprised Yakushi Kabuto by revealing that Yakushi Nonou’s spirit had worried about him after her death.

• Orochimaru explained that Tsunade had entrusted him with the Crystal Coffin, which he destroyed to resurrect Shirou Emiya.
• Orochimaru told Shirou Emiya about the decades that had passed, the Nine Tails Riot, and Naruto Uzumaki as the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru claimed he had infiltrated Akatsuki for Konoha and asked Shirou Emiya how to oppose Pain and the Rinnegan.
• Shirou Emiya said ordinary methods could not defeat the Rinnegan and suggested Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release might stand a chance.
• Orochimaru left Yakushi Kabuto to keep Shirou Emiya occupied and retrieve Hashirama Cells while he went to deal with Sasori.
• Shirou Emiya asked Yakushi Kabuto about Yakushi Nonou and revealed that her spirit had remained trapped between life and death, worrying about the Orphanage and Kabuto.

Yakushi Kabuto learned that Shirou Emiya had helped Yakushi Nonou’s soul find release, then continued studying medicine under him as Shirou secretly strengthened his Impure World Reincarnation Body with Hashirama Cells. Black Zetsu learned Shirou had returned and went to meet him, hoping to recruit him for the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, but found that Shirou had changed since they last met.

• Kabuto asked Shirou what Yakushi Nonou had said, and Shirou explained that he had sent her soul to the Netherworld Pure Land so she could find release.
• Shirou healed Kabuto’s cut hand, then asked about medical research and taught him about balancing Hashirama Cells with Yin Release Chakra.
• Kabuto’s medical skills improved while Shirou secretly used the Hashirama Cells to strengthen his Impure World Reincarnation Body.
• Black Zetsu learned from a White Zetsu clone that Orochimaru had revived Shirou and decided to meet him, dismissing Nagato, Obito, and Madara as less important pawns.
• Shirou met Black Zetsu after forty years, and Black Zetsu sensed that the once-compassionate medical ninja had become colder and more formidable.