Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru revived the Kage and other shinobi through Impure World Reincarnation as the war began, while Black Zetsu panicked over Madara Uchiha’s discovery of a hidden Senju relic and the truth about the Sage of Six Paths. Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju found the relic in Konoha, where Hidezawa explained its connection to the Hyuga and the moon, while Obito Uchiha began plotting to seize control of the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Orochimaru revived the Kage and other shinobi, and Tobirama Senju worried about fighting Konohagakure while Itachi Uchiha hoped to explain himself to Sasuke and Shisui.
• Black Zetsu learned that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had gone to Konoha to search for a Senju relic, so he hurried to the village.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju found the Uchiha Stone Tablet and a mysterious tree root in the Hokage Office, then read the relic’s warning about Black Zetsu and the Otsutsuki.
• An Anbu told Madara Uchiha that the relic had come from the moon and been taken from Hyuga people, and Hidezawa explained that the Hyuga descended from the Sage of Six Paths’ younger brother.
• Black Zetsu fled Konoha to reconsider his plans, while Orochimaru grew suspicious of him and Obito Uchiha resolved to take control of the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Hidezawa revealed the Hyuga clan’s lunar history and convinced Madara Uchiha that the Eye of the Moon Plan was founded on falsehoods. As the Fourth Great Ninja War began, Madara returned to the base and canceled the plan, leaving Obito Uchiha stunned.

• A Hyuga captain spotted an advancing enemy force and declared that the war had begun.
• Hidezawa told Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha about the Hyuga on the moon, the Tenseigan, and the altered Uchiha Stone Tablet, prompting Madara to doubt the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Hidezawa argued that the Sage of Six Paths would not have created the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Madara erupted in anger before agreeing to hear more about its secrets and mastermind.
• The Fourth Great Ninja War began as armies and reanimated shinobi assembled; Kakashi, Zabuza, Chiyo, Sasori, Kitsuchi, Kinkaku, and Ginkaku prepared for battle.
• Naruto resumed training with Kurama after being provoked, while Sasuke underwent the process of obtaining the Eternal Eyes.
• Madara returned to the Underground Base with Hashirama and announced that all operations were over and the Eye of the Moon Plan was canceled, leaving Obito Uchiha dumbfounded.

Hidezawa persuaded Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to use the Eye of the Moon Plan to expose its hidden mastermind, then arranged for Obito Uchiha to be tested by telling him the plan was canceled. Obito refused to give up, allied with Black Zetsu, and moved to seize the Rinnegan, while Madara and Hashirama prepared to pretend to remain under control until they could strike back.

• Madara Uchiha told Obito Uchiha that the Eye of the Moon Plan was canceled, struck him down when he resisted, and left with Hashirama Senju.
• Black Zetsu convinced Obito Uchiha to continue the plan and proposed removing Obito’s heart seal, recruiting Orochimaru, and using Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to attack Nagato and obtain the Rinnegan.
• Hidezawa revealed that he had recruited Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Orochimaru to investigate the mastermind, and told Tsunade that Sasuke, Naruto, Shisui, and Minato Namikaze were returning as Obito made his move.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju agreed to pretend to be controlled and wait for a chance to counterattack, while Madara insisted he would not turn against Konohagakure’s ninja.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Madara Uchiha and declared that he would take the Rinnegan and complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi himself, making Madara his pawn.

Kabuto welcomed the fighters returning from the moon as the war intensified across the Shinobi World. Hidezawa decided to leave the Hokage Office and warm up, while Otsutsuki scouts approached the planet and the enemy headquarters sensed Hidezawa at the Third Division.

• Kabuto told Minato Namikaze and the others that the war against Cloud Village, Iwagakure, and Akatsuki had been underway for several days, and Naruto learned that Hidezawa had not yet deployed.
• Gaara fought his father Rasa, the Second Mizukage attacked Suigetsu's forces, Minato joined Hiruzen Sarutobi against Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and Root reinforcements arrived for Kakashi, Guy, and Zabuza.
• Shisui Uchiha confronted Sasori while Sasuke Uchiha charged at Deidara, and Obito Uchiha took Nagato's Rinnegan and prepared to transplant both eyes before becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hidezawa told Tsunade he would pull the front lines together and make a move, while Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki Otsutsuki, and Urashiki Otsutsuki discovered the Shinobi World and coveted its energy.
• Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage discussed escalating their attack, but sensory shinobi at their headquarters detected a powerful Chakra presence at the Third Division and identified Hidezawa as its likely source.

Shihara Hidezawa overwhelmed the allied Iwagakure and Cloud Village forces, then confronted Ōnoki and the Raikages while exposing their ties to Obito Uchiha. Meanwhile, Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails and became its jinchūriki, as Black Zetsu struggled to stabilize him and Orochimaru secretly prepared to betray him.

• Shihara Hidezawa appeared alone on the battlefield and routed thousands of allied Iwagakure and Cloud Village shinobi with his speed and strength.
• Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage, and other Kage arrived, and Hidezawa called his assault a warm-up before facing them.
• Black Zetsu helped Obito Uchiha stabilize the Ten-Tails' transformation, and Obito overcame the creature's assault on his will to become its jinchūriki.
• Orochimaru accepted a scroll of Six Paths knowledge from Black Zetsu but secretly decided to pass information to Hidezawa.
• The Third Raikage attacked Hidezawa, who evaded and countered the Kage's coordinated assault with Wood Release: Tree World Advent.
• Hidezawa accused Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage of being controlled by Obito Uchiha and asked whether they had ever experienced despair.

Hidezawa unleashed Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands, devastating the battlefield and leaving the Allied forces nearly wiped out. As Obito Uchiha headed toward him and Otsutsuki sensed the power of the God Tree, Sasuke encountered Itachi Uchiha and attacked before hearing his explanation.

• Hidezawa summoned a towering True Several Thousand Hands and struck the Allied forces with Sage Art: Top Transformed Buddha, while Ōnoki rallied the survivors to resist.
• Gaara fought Rasa, and Karura’s chakra protected Gaara, revealing to both him and Rasa that she had continued to love her son.
• Naruto found the Second Mizukage’s Mirage Clam and destroyed its shell, exposing the Mizukage’s true body.
• Sasuke defeated Deidara and set out toward the distant battle, where he encountered Itachi Uchiha and attacked him with Susanoo.
• Obito Uchiha learned that Hidezawa had already possessed Six Paths-level power and decided to confront him, while Black Zetsu worried that Obito lacked the Eye of the Moon.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki sensed the God Tree’s power and flew toward the Shinobi World as Hidezawa noticed Obito Uchiha approaching.

Shihara Hidezawa fought Obito Uchiha while the allied forces gathered and the Impure World Reincarnation army attacked Konohagakure’s forces. Hidezawa revealed his Kekkei Mōra form and overwhelming power, leaving Obito struggling to survive as the battle escalated.

• Hidezawa confronted Obito Uchiha, and their clash unleashed a storm and caused widespread destruction across the battlefield.
• Black Zetsu ordered Orochimaru to launch the Impure World Reincarnation forces against Konohagakure while the allied shinobi gathered below.
• Orochimaru summoned Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, while Tsunade, Hikari, Mei Terumi, Pakura, and other reinforcements reached the battlefield.
• Hidezawa redirected Obito’s attacks, then transformed into a white-robed form with silver hair and nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, declaring that he had attained Kekkei Mōra.
• Hidezawa’s golden sword cleaved through Obito’s Truth-Seeking staff and devastated the surrounding region, but Obito escaped the slash with a Rinnegan space-time ability and a Limbo Clone.

Hidezawa overwhelmed Obito while Sasuke defeated Itachi after rejecting his explanations, and Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama broke free of Orochimaru’s control and joined the battle against their former side. As Hikari activated the moon’s power and the Otsutsuki approached the Shinobi World, a massive golden beam swept past them above the planet.

• Hidezawa taunted Obito over abandoning Kamui and Rin, provoking him to ignite Cross Fire Offering and wield Ama-no-Nuboko, but Hidezawa continued to overpower him.
• Sasuke used Shisui’s accounts and Root’s records to condemn Itachi’s role in the Uchiha massacre, then unleashed his Perfect Susanoo and destroyed Itachi’s Susanoo.
• Madara released himself, Hashirama, and Tobirama from Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation control, and Madara and Hashirama prepared to fight alongside the allied shinobi.
• Tsunade told Hikari to prepare as the allies readied themselves, while Madara and Hashirama advanced toward the battlefield in their Susanoo and Wood Human.
• Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki approached the Shinobi World, noticed the moon’s Tenseigan activating, and then saw a massive golden beam sweep past them above the planet.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju massacred the allied forces while Shihara Hidezawa overwhelmed Obito Uchiha, and Uchiha Hikari’s Yachihoko marked enemies and drained their Chakra. As Hidezawa brought down his strongest sword and Obito summoned the God Tree, Black Zetsu suddenly pierced Obito, leaving his intervention unexplained.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju used Susanoo and the Wood Human to devastate the Cloud Village and Iwagakure armies, killing the Raikage and Tsuchikage reincarnations.
• Uchiha Hikari activated Yachihoko, marking shinobi with lunar Chakra and draining a portion of their Chakra while sparing Konohagakure’s forces.
• Shihara Hidezawa battered Obito Uchiha across the Shinobi World, severed one of his arms, and prepared a colossal golden sword strike.
• Obito Uchiha summoned the God Tree to defend himself and returned to the center of the battlefield as Hidezawa’s sword descended.
• Black Zetsu rushed toward Obito Uchiha and pierced his body with his hand blade.

Black Zetsu used Obito Uchiha as a vessel to bring Kaguya Otsutsuki back, revealing that the Eye of the Moon Plan had been a deception. As Kaguya tried to reclaim Chakra while the Otsutsuki arrived to harvest the planet, Hidezawa and the others fought them, and the battle ended with a fighter crashing to the ground.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju realized Black Zetsu had manipulated Madara, while Tsunade gathered the allied forces to move out.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Stone Tablet's Eye of the Moon Plan was false, then used Obito Uchiha to summon Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Urashiki Otsutsuki, and Kinshiki Otsutsuki appeared, and Kaguya escaped through a spatial technique to reclaim Chakra from the shinobi.
• Tsunade and Hikari faced Kaguya as Naruto and Sasuke were caught in her attack, while Jiraiya led the other forces to deal with the remaining battlefield threats.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fought Kinshiki, while Hidezawa battled Momoshiki and Urashiki.
• Hidezawa's battle with Momoshiki and Urashiki intensified, and a figure fell from the sky into the battlefield.

Hidezawa overwhelmed Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Urashiki Otsutsuki, then revealed his Rinne Sharingan and unleashed more power. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju wounded Kinshiki Otsutsuki with Sage Art and fused Susanoo with True Several Thousand Hands to face him together.

• Hidezawa used spatial distortion, sensory perception, Wood Dragons, and a spatial lockdown to pressure Urashiki while Momoshiki joined the fight.
• Urashiki swallowed his special Rinnegan and transformed, but Hidezawa revealed his own Rinne Sharingan and activated Sage Art: Tree World Advent and Limbo: Border Jail.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju recognized that Sage Art could injure Kinshiki Otsutsuki, so Hashirama transferred Sage Art Chakra to Madara while holding Kinshiki back.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju combined their Sage Art attacks, burning and poisoning Kinshiki until he emerged badly scorched.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju summoned Susanoo and True Several Thousand Hands, then fused the two colossal forms to confront Kinshiki together.

Tsunade, Hikari, Naruto, and Sasuke struggled against Kaguya Otsutsuki while the allied forces fought the reanimated Kage and enemy shinobi. Naruto and Sasuke met the Sage of Six Paths in their consciousness spaces as Hidezawa overwhelmed Urashiki and Momoshiki in the sky.

• Tobirama Senju and Jiraiya fought the reanimated Kage while Minato Namikaze confronted the Fourth Raikage, and Kakashi led the assault against the Cloud Village and Iwagakure forces.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki unleashed lava and chakra-infused hair, forcing Tsunade and Hikari to defend Naruto and Sasuke as they struggled to keep up.
• Naruto met Hagoromo Otsutsuki in his consciousness space, learned that the Sage of Six Paths had awakened through Asura's Chakra, and told him about Shihara Hidezawa and the world beyond.
• Sasuke met Hagoromo in his own consciousness space, learned that Indra's Chakra had reincarnated through him, and agreed that Naruto would choose to fight for the Shinobi World as well.
• Hidezawa wounded Momoshiki and nullified Urashiki's time-altering attack with the Eye of the Moon's Omnipotence.
• Hidezawa struck Kinshiki and told Urashiki that he would defeat the Otsutsuki one by one.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju defeated Kinshiki Otsutsuki while Hikari and Tsunade continued holding Kaguya Otsutsuki at bay. Hidezawa revealed that he had prolonged the fight with Momoshiki and Urashiki to make the Otsutsuki threat visible, then killed them and left the Shinobi World’s fate to be decided.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju battered Kinshiki Otsutsuki with the Sage Art: Top Transformed Buddha until his body collapsed.
• Hikari and Tsunade analyzed Kaguya Otsutsuki’s weaknesses as they fought her, while Sasuke and Naruto arrived with new powers after meeting an old man.
• Momoshiki absorbed Kinshiki’s Chakra, joined Urashiki in attacking Hidezawa, and trapped him with Planetary Devastation.
• Hidezawa split the Planetary Devastation sphere and admitted he had used the Otsutsuki as actors to unite the world against an outside threat.
• Hidezawa unleashed God: Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, reducing Momoshiki and Urashiki to dust.

Three years after the war, the Shinobi World had rebuilt and Hidezawa was about to become the Sixth Hokage. As allies and old comrades gathered in Konoha, the chapter ended with Kabuto and Shisui reminding Hidezawa that his inauguration was about to begin.

• Pakura and Mei Terumi met in Konoha and discussed the rebuilt Shinobi World, its new alliance, and Hidezawa's coming inauguration.
• Naruto and Sasuke prepared for their duties as members of the Kage Guard, while Sasuke remembered how Hidezawa had revived his mother and Kakashi recalled his father’s return.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki and Hamura discussed returning to the Shinobi World to attend Hidezawa's Hokage ceremony, while Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Izuna Uchiha argued over investigating the Kara organization.
• Nagato and Yahiko discussed Konan and Hidezawa as they walked through Konoha, and Nagato reflected on the happiness the rebuilt world had brought.
• Tsunade, Hikari, Yugao, and Konan gathered with Hidezawa as he dressed for his inauguration, and Kabuto and Shisui arrived to tell him it was time.