Chapter Summaries

Konan's attack failed to kill Obito, and Uchiha Yao intervened as Nagato lost his Rinnegan and began reclaiming his independence. Obito prepared to revive Madara while the Five Kage gathered to form an alliance against Akatsuki.

• Konan detonated six hundred billion explosive tags, but Obito survived using Izanagi and attacked her before Uchiha Yao rescued her.
• Yao confronted Obito about Rin Nohara, blocked his assault, and let Black Zetsu steal Nagato's right Rinnegan and corrupt his left one.
• Orochimaru transplanted ordinary Sharingan into Nagato, who resolved to reclaim what Obito owed him; Yao established Amegakure as a temporary base.
• Obito returned to his cavern and received Yakushi Kabuto and the Complete Impure World Reincarnation Scroll from Black Zetsu, then ordered him to revive Madara.
• At the Five Kage Summit, Fourth Raikage A demanded a united war against Akatsuki, and Mei Terumī agreed that the Land of Water would join.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders debated Akatsuki’s threat and their own disputes until White Zetsu and reanimated forces attacked the Land of Iron. The Masked Man appeared, but Uchiha Yao exposed him as Uchiha Obito and revealed his crimes before Obito declared war and vanished.

• Gaara and Tsunade told the Kage that Akatsuki had captured eight Tailed Beasts and that the Masked Man might wield the Rinnegan, while Mei Terumī revealed that a Sharingan-wielding rogue had controlled Yagura.
• The Raikage accused Konoha of meddling in other nations, Tsunade countered with accusations against Kumogakure, and Ōnoki urged the Kage to postpone their disputes and unite against Akatsuki.
• A Land of Iron Samurai reported attacks by White Zetsu Clones and reanimated bodies, and the Raikage rushed toward the Eight-Tails' Chakra after recognizing Killer B.
• The Masked Man appeared at the Summit and claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but Uchiha Yao identified him as Uchiha Obito and recounted his past and crimes.
• Obito admitted his identity and threatened to remake the Ninja World, while Tsunade said the Five Great Nations were prepared to form the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Obito challenged the Kage to fight and then vanished from the Summit Venue.

At the Five Kage Summit, Obito revived Konoha’s former leaders and set them against Tsunade, while Sasuke fought the four reanimated elders and the Fourth Raikage battled his father. The fight left Konoha’s strength on display as Sasuke faced Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō’s combined attacks.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu were revived and accused Tsunade of betraying Konoha and conspiring with its great clans.
• The Fourth Raikage fought the reanimated Third Raikage, while Uchiha Yao realized Obito could not revive Killer B or recover the Eight-Tails through him.
• Tsunade sent Sasuke to fight the four former Konoha leaders as Ōnoki and the other Kage watched from the shadows.
• Sasuke overwhelmed the reanimated fighters with Fire Style, Amaterasu, Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, and Taijutsu, damaging Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu and driving back Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi launched Five Release: Great Combo Technique while Danzō activated Reverse Four Symbols Seal against Sasuke.

Sasuke and Tsunade revealed overwhelming powers at the Five Kage Summit, while Uchiha Yao used Tsukuyomi to break Obito’s resolve and cut off his arm. Black Zetsu rescued Obito from the genjutsu, and Obito escaped, leaving the Impure World Reincarnation warriors to crumble away.

• Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo shattered Danzo’s techniques and cleaved apart a mountain as the Kage watched.
• Tsunade entered Cursed Seal Sage Mode and covered the battlefield with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Obito began summoning more warriors with Impure World Reincarnation, but Sasuke trapped him in Tsukuyomi and showed him visions of Rin choosing Uchiha Yao and rejecting him.
• Yao’s Susanoo cut off Obito’s right arm with a blade of black flames and carved a long trench through the earth.
• Black Zetsu disrupted Tsukuyomi, allowing Obito to escape through Kamui after swearing to destroy Konoha, the Uchiha, and the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Obito’s escape cut off the chakra sustaining Impure World Reincarnation, and the reincarnated warriors crumbled into ash.

The Five Kage formed the Allied Shinobi Forces under Tsunade after she warned them of Akatsuki’s hundred thousand White Zetsu. On the moon, Yao confronted Otsutsuki Toneri, while Obito began preparing an army of resurrected warriors; the chapter ended with Yao challenging Toneri to reveal what he would sacrifice to defend the ruins.

• Mifune reaffirmed the Land of Iron’s commitment to samurai ideals and offered samurai to fight Akatsuki alongside the allied forces.
• Ōnoki proposed Tsunade as supreme commander, and Mei Terumī, Gaara, and Raikage A agreed; Tsunade revealed Akatsuki’s White Zetsu army and demanded genuine cooperation before the alliance was established.
• Yao arrived on the moon with Hinata Hyuga and Otherworld Hinata, where Otsutsuki Toneri detected him and declared that the Moon Clan’s mission would begin.
• Obito returned to his base, vowed revenge on Konoha, the Uchiha, and Rin Nohara, and ordered Black Zetsu to collect remains for an Impure World Reincarnation army.
• The villages began mobilizing, while Ōnoki, Gaara, Mei Terumī, and Raikage A each pursued their own priorities in the coming war.
• Yao blocked Toneri’s colossal statue and evaded its attacks, then reached its shoulder and told Toneri he was no match without fully awakening the Tenseigan.

Uchiha Yao destroyed Toneri’s meteor attack and broke the seal imprisoning Kaguya Otsutsuki, who awakened with amnesia and instinctively clung to him. After absorbing the Byakugan stored in the lunar palace, Yao discovered the mirrored Ninja Worlds were Kaguya’s planned refuge, leaving him poised to guide her while she remained vulnerable.

• Toneri summoned a vast meteor shower, but Uchiha Yao erased it with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and split open the moon’s surface.
• Yao’s attack shattered the ancient seal, releasing Kaguya Otsutsuki, who recognized Yao as family and nestled against him.
• Yao brought Kaguya and the two Hinatas to the Otsutsuki palace and absorbed the power of more than ten thousand Byakugan.
• Yao’s transformed eyes revealed that the two mirrored Ninja Worlds were created by Kaguya as a refuge from the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Yao explained Kaguya’s former plan to her, while she remained amnesiac and leaned against him.

Uchiha Yao returned from the moon with Kaguya and prepared to end the chaos as Konoha consolidated its power across the Ninja World. Obito secured the Rinnegan, began freeing the Demonic Statue, and allied with Kumogakure, while Kurotsuchi took up Iwagakure’s leadership.

• Uchiha Yao took Kaguya’s hand and brought her back to the living world, while Konoha’s leaders prepared to formally announce their growing alliance.
• Kurotsuchi returned to Iwagakure to secure the village for Uchiha Yao, and Ōnoki welcomed her as his successor.
• Obito stole Nagato’s right Rinnegan, causing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to awaken, while Nagato and the Akatsuki remnants fled to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yao returned from the moon with Kaguya and stood above Konoha alongside the two Hinatas.
• Obito persuaded Fourth Raikage A to ally with him against Konoha, revealing that he had one hundred thousand White Zetsu and Danzo’s Impure World Reincarnation materials.
• Ōnoki accepted Kurotsuchi’s return and entrusted Iwagakure’s future to her.

Ōnoki urged Kurotsuchi to build a family with Uchiha Yao, while Kaguya revealed her plan to bear powerful children to defend the world. As Yao guided Kaguya toward understanding ordinary life, Mei Terumī reported Obito’s capture of Kirigakure’s Tailed Beasts and confirmed Kirigakure’s readiness for war.

• Ōnoki asked Kurotsuchi how far her relationship with Uchiha Yao had progressed and urged her to have children with him, but she said his existence made natural conception nearly impossible and reminded Ōnoki to focus on Iwagakure’s survival.
• Kaguya told Kushina she wanted to have many children with Yao to create a clan powerful enough to protect the world from enemies among the stars.
• Tsunade and Mikoto examined Kaguya’s samples and concluded that her abilities and bloodlines placed her beyond ordinary humanity.
• At breakfast, Kaguya said she wanted to continue having children with Yao, and he told her to first learn to live among ordinary people and understand what she wanted to protect.
• Mei Terumī told Yao that the Masked Man had captured Kirigakure’s Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and Yao identified the man as Uchiha Obito and explained that the stolen beasts were only chakra vessels for now.
• Mei Terumī confirmed Kirigakure was ready to fight, while Yao said Sunagakure was also prepared and the alliance would leave Obito no chance to recover.

Kurotsuchi became the Fourth Tsuchikage as Sunagakure and Kirigakure recognized her succession and aligned themselves with Konoha. Amegakure exposed Obito’s crimes, while Pakura revealed Konoha’s long-running plan to replace the daimyo and nobility with ninja rule, leaving the gathered village leaders stunned.

• Ōnoki placed the Tsuchikage hat on Kurotsuchi, who accepted the insignia and became Iwagakure’s Fourth Tsuchikage.
• Pakura recognized Kurotsuchi’s succession, and Mei Terumī signed Kirigakure’s recognition as both villages moved closer to Konoha’s alliance.
• Raikage A smashed a teacup and cursed Ōnoki after learning that Iwagakure had joined Konoha’s side.
• Amegakure announced its submission to Konoha and publicly accused Obito of killing Hanzō, controlling Yagura, conspiring with Danzō, and manipulating Akatsuki.
• At a joint conference in Sunagakure, Pakura disclosed that Konoha had spent over a decade taking control of the Land of Fire’s local administration and security networks.
• Elder Chiyo challenged Pakura over her secret cooperation with Konoha, and Pakura argued that ninja should rule the land they protected.

Konoha’s reforms displaced the daimyo and nobles across several nations, while Ōnoki accepted the new system and Konoha gathered support for its final campaign against the Land of Lightning. As the Allied Shinobi Forces marched out, Kaguya watched their departure and spoke with Uchiha Yao.

• Konoha peacefully took control of the Daimyo Mansion in the Land of Fire, and the Land of Wind and the Land of Water followed with new leaders backed by ninja.
• Ōnoki ordered the Land of Earth to support Konoha’s system and surrender the nobles’ military authority.
• The former daimyo and remaining nobles gathered in Kumogakure, but their resistance drew little support as Konoha’s policies won over commoners and wandering ninja.
• Uchiha Yao addressed more than 150,000 Allied Shinobi Forces on Hokage Rock and declared that they would unify the Ninja World by conquering the Land of Lightning.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces marched toward the Land of Lightning, and Kaguya watched them leave before Uchiha Yao confirmed that they had gone.

Kaguya recovered memories of her sons and her enemies among the stars, then chose to face the future with Yao and build a family rather than remain alone. Meanwhile, the Allied Shinobi Forces marched toward battle as Naruto and Sasuke raced ahead, and the Uchiha formally cast Obito out of the clan before setting out to reclaim the stolen Sharingan.

• Kaguya told Yao she remembered Hagoromo, Hamura, and why she had created the Mirror World to hide from enemies in the stars.
• Kaguya said she would reclaim the God Tree's energy with Yao, bring their descendants into the world, and face their enemies together; Yao promised to help when she was ready.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces crossed into the plain between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, led by Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to race to a hill, and the two raced ahead using their Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Itachi and Shisui marched at the head of the Uchiha contingent after the clan formally expelled Obito and set out to reclaim the Sharingan he had stolen.

The allied forces advanced toward the Land of Lightning as Shisui, Itachi, Minato, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Snake Aunt reflected on Obito and prepared for the coming battle. The chapter ended with Naruto and Sasuke reaching the hill ahead of the marching army.

• Shisui and Itachi marched with several hundred Uchiha Clan ninja, determined to stop Obito from dragging the Uchiha name into ruin.
• Minato regretted failing to understand Obito, while Kakashi told him that Obito had chosen his own path and described finding a new place to belong.
• Jiraiya overheard Orochimaru and Snake Aunt discussing experiments involving the Ten-Tails, then warned Orochimaru not to raid the Raikage's collection room.
• Jiraiya ordered the army to accelerate its march toward the Land of Lightning and watch for ambushes.
• Naruto and Sasuke arrived on the hill ahead of the army and exchanged a glance.