Chapter Summaries

Mimi trapped Jigen in a Sage Art-powered Venus flytrap, where digestive fluid severely damaged him before he broke free. Spikes then impaled him repeatedly, leaving him hanging helplessly as Black Zetsu and White Zetsu remained surrounded by roots.

• Madara fought his way through the Wooden Spikes with his Kusanagi Sword as his regenerating hands repeatedly split and healed.
• Mimi drove Jigen toward a concealed Venus flytrap, cutting off his attempts to use the ground to accelerate.
• The trap sealed Jigen inside, where he failed to break through or absorb the digestive fluid and lost flesh, bone, and an eye.
• Jigen grew to full size and forced the leaves apart, escaping with his body badly mutilated.
• Mimi's Spikes pierced Jigen repeatedly, severed his legs, and lifted his body into the air.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Jigen's body tremble while roots surrounded them and kept them from moving.

A woman on an assassination mission wandered through Konoha’s enormous tree-built streets, overwhelmed by the village’s unfamiliar layout and customs. After discovering that Konoha no longer accepted cash, she set aside her planned route to enjoy the food, leaving her mission for later.

• The woman rode a Tree Ladder for the first time, then lost her way among Konoha’s multilevel streets and passages.
• She avoided asking for directions or climbing openly because she wanted to avoid attracting attention before her assassination mission.
• The woman bought Apple Candy, but the vendor told her Konoha no longer accepted currency and directed her to the Gold Magistrate to exchange her money.
• The vendor took her coins and gave her extra Apple Candy, while she admitted she would not return to repay him.
• After the vendor wished her a good time, the woman abandoned her planned route and wandered off to sample Konoha’s food.

A foreign woman exchanged her Land of Fire banknotes for a Konoha gold card, then set off to explore the village. Meanwhile, the Six Paths Group watched through Animal Path and waited for Ringo’s instructions under Lord Izuna’s command.

• The woman exchanged 137,550 yen for an anonymous gold card after refusing to register her identity and giving the clerk a one-point service rating.
• A wealthy merchant deposited money and ordered more gold cards, prompting the woman to wonder how people made so much money.
• The woman left the Gold Magistrate and headed toward a lively part of Konoha.
• The Six Paths Group observed Konoha through Animal Path and discussed Ringo’s relaxed behavior.
• Lord Izuna told the group to wait patiently for Ringo’s instructions, praising her skill at assassination.

Ringo explored Konoha, where its peaceful streets and people made her question the mission she had undertaken against the village. After preparing to repay her debt by carrying out the operation, she vanished from surveillance as her companions began their coordinated assault.

• Ringo missed her meeting with the employer, then wandered through Konoha while reflecting on its kind ruler, abundant food, and peaceful residents.
• At the amusement park, Ringo watched children and families, felt moved by the life she had never known, and began to doubt that Konoha was an enemy worth fighting.
• Ringo saw people from rival nations living peacefully together and heard children proclaim an ideal of unity, but decided to continue the operation and repay her debt.
• Ringo disappeared into the crowd using the Reverse Summoning Technique, and the Barrier Monitoring Team urgently ordered the village to search for her.
• Animal Path used a chameleon’s Camouflage Concealment Technique while Ringo’s five companions prepared, and three ninjas broke through the blockade to reach Konoha’s outskirts.

Konoha's ninja fought a wave of White Zetsu closing in on the village, while Mimi watched from afar. As the villagers evacuated, Mimi stopped Hitomi from joining the battle, leaving her to wait at home.

• Konoha's squads struggled to hold off the numerous attackers, and their captain realized the enemies could regenerate after their heads were reattached.
• Mimi observed that the attackers were White Zetsu, while Konoha's ninja argued over using powerful Ninjutsu in the forest.
• After the Uchiha unleashed combined Fire Release, Konoha's squads continued retreating and intercepting the enemy near the village.
• Hitomi sent Minato and little Miroku to the Underground Shelter when the village evacuation alarm sounded, then prepared to go fight.
• Mimi appeared in a swarm of insects and ordered Hitomi to sit down, telling her the battle had nothing to do with her; Hitomi agreed to wait.

Ringo infiltrated the Hokage Office to assassinate Mito, who confronted Madara through Ringo and challenged his reasons for gathering the Tailed Beasts. Mito learned Madara was seeking the Ten-Tails and Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Mimi warned that the plan would kill everyone rather than create a peaceful dream world.

• Ringo broke into the Hokage Office, triggered its Barrier, and was surrounded by Konoha ninja as Mito confronted her and Madara.
• Mito and Madara argued over the shinobi village system, Hashirama’s legacy, and the wars that followed, while Mimi controlled Ringo and watched.
• Mito deduced that Madara wanted the Nine-Tails and questioned him about gathering the Tailed Beasts; Madara admitted he was collecting them.
• Mito asked the Nine-Tails about Madara’s plan, and it explained that Madara might summon the Ten-Tails with the power of all nine Tailed Beasts.
• Mimi told Mito that Madara sought to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but that the Ten-Tails would devour everyone; Mito then warned the Nine-Tails to choose a side.

Nami confronted the Nine-Tails about contacting the other Tailed Beasts, while Mito considered whether to release it. The Nine-Tails realized that Insect Princess might be gathering the beasts too and tried to warn them away from Konoha, but they were already under control in Rain Country.

• Nami pressured the Nine-Tails to cooperate, and it refused to show any sign of submission.
• Mito considered freeing the Nine-Tails but worried about its possible retaliation and Madara’s plans to gather the Tailed Beasts.
• Nami asked whether the Nine-Tails could contact its companions, and it claimed that it had already notified them.
• After Nami and Mito left, the Nine-Tails realized Insect Princess might be gathering the Tailed Beasts and tried to warn them not to come to Konoha.
• In Rain Country, seven Tailed Beasts remained under control inside their Jinchuriki, whose villages had agreed to make them temporary Perfect Jinchuriki.

Mito exposed the truth behind Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, leaving him emotionally shattered as Mimi and the shinobi attacked. Madara was overwhelmed by the coordinated assault.

• Mito told Madara that Infinite Tsukuyomi was a false dream and explained Kaguya’s history, the Sage of Six Paths’ lineage, and why the Ten-Tails had been divided into the Tailed Beasts.
• Mimi urged Mito to tell Madara that he had been manipulated into gathering the Tailed Beasts to resurrect Kaguya.
• Madara panicked and repeatedly rejected Mito’s claims, while the Toad Sage watched through the Sage Art Telescope Technique and realized Mount Myōboku was in danger.
• Mito taunted Madara over his grief and his dream, breaking his focus and causing his swordsmanship to falter.
• Mimi unleashed a storm of thorns at Madara as Ringo attacked Mito and the Anbu guards rushed in; Mito continued berating Madara during the assault.

Ringo fought her way toward Mito but was overwhelmed by Konoha’s coordinated Anbu and clansmen. After Mito left her in their hands, a shadow technique pinned Ringo down.

• Three squads of Konoha Anbu combined Sharingan, Water Release, and Gentle Fist attacks to stop Ringo from reaching Mito.
• Ringo evaded their attacks with a double jump, endured their fire, and slipped through a Water Formation Wall.
• A shinobi opened the Seventh Gate and struck Ringo with Mountain Shattering Tiger Strike, hurling her into the Barrier and back onto the platform.
• Mito left the fight to the assembled shinobi, while Ringo struggled to rise and coughed up blood.
• An Anbu connected his shadow to Ringo’s and immobilized her with Secret Technique: Shadow Imitation Technique.

Mimi confirmed that Ringo’s Rinnegan were fake and ordered her execution, but Ringo revived with Izanagi and prepared a Summoning Technique as the Hidden Rock Village’s Explosion Corps approached. The Anbu attacked her again as Mimi ordered them to kill her.

• Yui Aburame arrived as Mimi’s true Shadow Clone and approached the restrained Ringo to examine her blood.
• Mimi compared Ringo’s genes with Madara’s and confirmed that they did not match, then ordered the Anbu to give Ringo a clean death.
• A Uchiha beheaded Ringo, but she revived with Izanagi, lost the sight of one eye, and escaped the Shadow Binding Technique.
• Ringo began forming hand seals while the Anbu prepared to attack, and Mimi realized she was attempting the Summoning Technique.
• Mimi spotted the Hidden Rock Village’s Explosion Corps approaching on huge white birds and ordered the Anbu to kill Ringo as she sped up her hand seals.

Ringo sacrificed her hand and nearly her life to summon the Kirigakure Six Paths Group, who drove back the Anbu and revealed their abilities. Mimi identified several of the Paths as they restored Ringo, and the confrontation continued with the Deva Path leading the group.

• Ringo completed the Multiple Summoning Technique despite the Anbu cutting off her hand and nearly severing her neck.
• The Kirigakure Six Paths Group appeared, and the Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to blast the Anbu into the outer wall.
• Mimi tore open the shockwave and helped the Anbu recover without taking serious injuries.
• The Naraka Path used King Yama to revive Ringo and restore her injuries.
• The Preta Path replenished Ringo's Chakra, and Mimi identified him and the Deva Path.

Mimi confronted Taketori Shinobi, a Six Paths Group fighter whose Shikotsumyaku and many Sharingan concealed a terminal illness and a lethal radiation attack. She killed him with a Deathly Forehead Flick, while Madara weakened in the forest and began bleeding from his eyes.

• Mimi stopped Taketori Shinobi as the other five Six Paths Group members escaped, then learned he would not explain their plan.
• Taketori Shinobi revealed his diseased body, covered in facial sores bearing Sharingan, and prepared to fight with radiation-infused bones.
• Taketori Shinobi's Ten-Finger Flick failed against Mimi's Demon Mask, which she had protected with her Nano Phage Gold Insect.
• Taketori Shinobi charged Mimi, but her Deathly Forehead Flick shattered his head and killed him.
• Madara received the blackened image of the Six Paths Clone's death, vomited blood, and began shedding bloody tears amid the thorny forest.

Mimi used a poison that bypassed Madara’s immune system and genetically targeted his cells, making him repeatedly revive and die in agony. Madara remained trapped in the Poisonous Domain, while Jigen pretended to be dead and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched from underground.

• Madara realized Mimi had deceived him and collapsed as her Thorn Spikes and poison ravaged his body.
• Mimi explained that her insects had infiltrated Madara’s cells and were using his flesh and Chakra to replicate.
• Madara praised Mimi’s uncanny combat style but refused to admit defeat as she dismissed his chances of escape.
• Madara’s cells broke down, causing him to melt into blood and lose consciousness.
• Madara repeatedly revived, installed a Sharingan, and died again as Mimi watched without intervening.
• Jigen silently pretended to be dead while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Madara suffer from underground.

Mimi kept Isshiki trapped in Jigen while fighting Madara’s resurrecting Deva Path Ninja, and she realized Madara was using the battle to keep her occupied. After reading the Deva Path Ninja’s memories, she discovered the source of his Sharingan and spotted a flaw as he attacked again.

• Mimi confirmed that Isshiki had not taken control of Jigen and decided to deal with Madara first.
• Isshiki weighed whether to flee or join a desperate counterattack while Jigen continued pretending to be dead.
• Mimi realized Madara was using repeated resurrections and sacrificial fighters to keep her from leaving Mito alone.
• Mimi read the Deva Path Ninja’s memories and learned about the Uchiha Mask and Clone Eye.
• The Deva Path Ninja charged Mimi again while she considered where the Uchiha Mask was.

As five invaders fell toward the treetops, Tsunade organized reinforcements from Konoha’s remaining forces. She sent a squad led by Nara and an Inuzuka team to support the Anbu, then accepted Dan Katō as another volunteer.

• An Anbu captain reported that five invaders were descending toward the Third Floor Living Platform and requested elite support from Tsunade’s command center.
• Tsunade formed a squad from the Kurama, Shimura, and Ino-Shika-Cho clans, naming Nara captain and ordering the team to avoid defeat while waiting for more support.
• The Inuzuka Clan Head offered three hundred veteran Ninja Dogs and said Kurama Sachi would accompany them to face the invaders.
• Dan Katō volunteered for the mission, and Tsunade accepted him.

The Six Paths split up to escape the Anbu pursuing them around the giant tree, but Human Path Hong Wan sensed the enormous living creature beneath the branches and warned the others. On the Third Floor Living Platform, the Anbu confronted Naraka Path Killer Whale Girl as a young squad prepared to face her.

• Animal Path Ringo summoned the Eight Span Bird and flew away, while Preta Path Shark Face propelled himself in another direction with his charged blades.
• Human Path Red Eye Hong Wan sensed Insect Princess beneath the giant tree and passed the warning to the other Six Paths before retreating from the treetops.
• Naraka Path Killer Whale Girl crashed through a building on the Third Floor Living Platform, while Asura Path Hozuki transformed into water and escaped across the rooftops.
• Four Anbu pursued Preta Path, while the remaining squad members landed near Killer Whale Girl, who told Hong Wan to leave the fight to her.
• An Anbu captain with a Sharingan ordered his squad to take the fight seriously as Daichi, an Aburame, and a bald Hyuga girl stood ready beside him.

Mimi’s insect surveillance exposed an Allied Shinobi Forces air assault approaching Konoha, and her forces sprang a trap around the village’s giant tree. The Clay Bird squadron entered firing range as Mimi prepared to stop them from leaving.

• Two thousand Allied Shinobi Forces elites flew toward Konoha aboard Clay Birds, carrying Explosion Release constructs and supplies in Sealing Scrolls.
• A veteran Rock Ninja spotted Mimi’s beetle and shouted that the Insect Princess had found them, triggering panic and a rush to take drugs before the squadron accelerated through the clouds.
• The squadron emerged above the Forest Sea and sighted Konoha’s giant tree within firing range.
• Mimi watched the beetle disappear from her surveillance feed and complained that its destruction cost her several hundred million.
• Mimi’s forces raised fast-moving pillars from the earth around the giant tree, trapping the approaching Clay Birds as a seven-colored halo appeared.

Mimi’s laser technique annihilated the Allied Shinobi Forces approaching Konoha, devastating their morale. With their army on the verge of collapse, Ōnoki and the other three Shadows personally led the Konoha Crush Plan, while Mimi prepared to counter their attack.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces descended toward Konoha, but Tsunade recognized Mimi’s charging pillars and told the village not to panic.
• Mimi fired white beams that instantly erased at least a hundred elite shinobi, and Tsunade sensed their Chakras vanish.
• A second beam cut through the Clay Bird formation, prompting one shinobi to panic and jump from his bird as the Allies’ morale crumbled.
• Ōnoki revealed himself as the operation’s leader alongside the Fourth Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and the Third Mizukage, and ordered their forces to spread out and advance.
• Ōnoki formed a glowing white light, and Mimi smiled, confident that dispersing would not save them.

The Third Hokage led Konoha Ninja through the allied forces’ defenses and charged their central formation, while artillery and Ninjutsu turned the battlefield into chaos. As the samurai commander ordered reinforcements, an insect swarm arrived and Chiri vanished from the ruined wall.

• Konoha Ninja broke through the allied forces’ earthen wall and fought their way into the rifle formations.
• The Third Hokage sent the Sarutobi Clan into the allied forces’ central formation as artillery struck both sides.
• The Third Hokage and Sarutobi Clan members clashed with a mixed guard unit using Fire Release, while the allied forces answered with Water Release.
• The old samurai commander ordered more troops forward and pulled back both wings to harass Konoha from a distance.
• An insect swarm swept over the battlefield as Chiri disappeared from the ruined wall, leaving a Kunai behind.

Chiri infiltrated the enemy formation and used lightning, Genjutsu, and Flying Thunder God Marks to overwhelm its soldiers and ninjas. After she vanished, the survivors panicked and attacked one another while Chiri watched from her starting point.

• Chiri arrived among the enemy forces, ignored the commander’s demands, and challenged them to fight.
• The soldiers opened fire, but Chiri slowed the bullets with lightning and advanced unharmed.
• Chiri used Genjutsu to deceive a charging squad, then killed or incapacitated enemies with her blade and lightning.
• Chiri’s illusions and attacks caused the soldiers and ninjas to strike one another in confusion.
• Chiri returned to the Kunai at the grassland’s edge and watched the survivors slaughter each other.