Recaps

Moriyue deduced that Orochimaru had secretly made a deal with Hoshikage and was about to obtain what he wanted. While Gold and Utsu were caught in a trap, Orochimaru found the unconscious Naruto and kidnapped him.

• Ajisai mocked Orochimaru as the group escaped the exploding spores in Kirigakure.
• Moriyue questioned Orochimaru and inferred that he had made a deal with Hoshikage for something he wanted.
• Gold found Utsu unconscious after the explosion and realized Orochimaru might be going after Naruto.
• Orochimaru found Naruto unconscious in a tree and stuffed him into a sack before fleeing.

After Orochimaru abducted Naruto, Moriyue decided to strike first against the Hoshikage organization by declaring war. He revealed that the Daimyo of every nation had already taken the bait, leaving Ajisai to carry out the plan.

• Orochimaru took the unconscious Naruto, and Gold and Utsu found him missing when they returned to the giant tree.
• Gold and Utsu decided to pursue Moriyue to Kumogakure and recover what they had lost.
• Ajisai, Kazeki, and Yugito Nii warned that Gold and Utsu might threaten civilians in Kumogakure.
• Moriyue said they would strike first and wage war against the Hoshikage organization.
• Moriyue told Yugito Nii that the Daimyo, not the Kage, decided whether to wage war, then reminded Ajisai that the Daimyo of every nation had taken the bait.

Moriyue used the Daimyos’ control to unite the Five Great Nations against the Hoshikage, while Orochimaru manipulated Sasuke’s consciousness and set him against Danzo. Sasuke attacked Danzo during the Kage Summit, and the fight began with Sasuke easily breaking through Danzo’s defenses.

• Moriyue told Kazeki that Kumogakure could repel an attack with its hidden technology, while Gold and Utsu withdrew after learning the Five Great Nations had declared war on them.
• Moriyue gave the Hoshikage three days to surrender, prompting the nations to gather forces and hold a Kage Summit.
• Orochimaru revealed Konoha’s role in the Uchiha massacre to Sasuke’s consciousness and explained that Itachi’s eyes had been fused to grant him greater power.
• Sasuke accepted Orochimaru’s plan to kill Danzo, despite knowing Orochimaru intended to erase his consciousness afterward.
• Sasuke burst into Danzo’s office and attacked him, shattering Danzo’s Wood Release and Wind Release techniques with a few slashes.

Sasuke fought Danzo, who repeatedly used Izanagi to survive and then tried to control him with Kotoamatsukami. Orochimaru’s safeguard disrupted the genjutsu, and Sasuke unleashed his Eternal Mangekyō powers as Danzo prepared a sealing technique that might take them both down.

• Sasuke pierced Danzo with Susanoo, but Danzo used Izanagi and sacrificed a Sharingan to return alive.
• Danzo repeatedly spent Izanagi’s remaining uses trying to get close to Sasuke while Sasuke’s eyes recovered.
• Danzo used Kotoamatsukami to try to make Sasuke join Konoha, but Orochimaru’s preparation countered it through a crow carrying a copied eye technique.
• The crow and Danzo’s Sharingan shattered, and Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan awakened with lightning armor and black flames.
• Sasuke attacked the exhausted Danzo, who tore off his shirt and revealed a sealing mark on his chest as Yugito Nii watched.

Danzo destroyed himself and the Root Organization while trying to kill Sasuke, and the surviving leaders gathered for a Kage Summit to plan for war against Hoshikage and the man claiming to be Uchiha Madara. The summit ended without a clear strategy, while Jiraiya suspected the silent Moriyue was plotting something.

• Danzo’s transformed arm spread black liquid through the Root Organization, and he and the entire underground base vanished into a spherical void.
• Yugito Nii watched Danzo’s death and felt relieved that Moriyue had one fewer enemy.
• Moriyue attended a hurried Kage Summit with Ajisai and the others after the Daimyos ordered the nations to unite against Hoshikage and Uchiha Madara.
• The leaders discussed plans to defend against Uchiha Madara, while Gaara urged them to account for his Genjutsu and Ōnoki questioned whether the man was truly Madara.
• The Hozuki Clan man redirected the discussion to Hoshikage, and Gaara proposed drawing the organization into range for a coordinated attack.
• Jiraiya watched Moriyue remain silent and wondered what he was plotting.

Moriyue warned the gathered leaders that the rumored Uchiha Madara was an impostor, but the real Madara could be revived through Impure World Reincarnation. He revealed that Madara could escape the technique’s control, leaving the leaders facing a threat they could not stop simply by defeating its caster.

• Ōnoki mocked Moriyue’s claim to the Raikage’s position, and Moriyue calmly redirected the discussion to the danger of Uchiha Madara.
• Moriyue warned that the real Madara’s strength surpassed everyone present combined, then revealed that the Madara in the rumors was fake.
• Moriyue clarified that the real Madara could still appear, prompting Jiraiya to realize that Impure World Reincarnation might be involved.
• Moriyue explained that Madara knew how to break free from the caster’s restraints, making the leaders’ plan to stop the caster insufficient.

Moriyue warned the Allied Shinobi Forces that Uchiha Madara had been revived through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and proposed facing him alone while the others attacked Hoshikage. The group reluctantly accepted, and Moriyue left with Kazeki and Ajisai as Jiraiya stopped him with a question.

• Moriyue explained that Madara could escape the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu's control and said he had a way to deal with him.
• Moriyue proposed fighting Madara alone while the Allied Shinobi Forces attacked Hoshikage, but Ōnoki and the others doubted he could survive.
• Ajisai wanted to hear Moriyue's plan, and Kazeki held her back as the argument continued.
• The group agreed that Moriyue would face Madara alone while the others fought Hoshikage, and Moriyue warned them not to underestimate Hoshikage.
• Moriyue left with Kazeki and Ajisai, noted that the Monkey Talisman was nearly mastered, and was stopped by Jiraiya, who said he had something to ask.

The Shinobi Allied Forces faced Hoshikage’s declaration of war while preparing to battle White Zetsu and the endlessly reviving Impure World Reincarnation forces. Hoshikage’s enormous mechanized Iron Wall Isolated Island approached, and an Elder in Star-Patterned White Robes announced that it was time to demonstrate their strength.

• The Shinobi Allied Forces faced the threats of White Zetsu, Impure World Reincarnation, and Hoshikage’s powerful members.
• Hoshikage accepted the war and demanded Moriyue, the other Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, and Sasuke, whom Orochimaru was ordered to hand over.
• Hoshikage gave Utsu another Talisman so she could redeem herself through merit after losing one with Gold.
• Iron Wall Isolated Island, a vast mechanized city and factory, drifted through the night sky toward the ground.
• An Elder in Star-Patterned White Robes looked down at the town and said it was time to show their strength.

A devastating Dragon Talisman attack destroyed Iwagakure, and a second wave struck the Land of Iron during the Kage gathering. Moriyue and the other Kage survived, but the attack left the samurai dead or injured and was recognized as a direct threat.

• Moriyue and Jiraiya saw a massive explosion in the distance, and Ōnoki and his group reacted in horror when they realized it came from Iwagakure.
• A Dragon Talisman attack engulfed Iwagakure, destroying the village, its homes and fields, and many lives.
• The Hoshikage's second wave struck the Land of Iron's high-rise building, shaking it and trapping people amid smoke and debris.
• Moriyue used Water Release to shield himself, Ajisai, and the others, while Ōnoki and his group also survived with few injuries.
• The mysterious Hozuki Clan man called the attack an open provocation and blatant threat.

White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi attacked villages across the nations, triggering open war and throwing the defenders into chaos. At an Iwagakure outpost, Ōnoki faced his former teacher Mū and three other reanimated Kage, while the Third Raikage urged them to find their controller.

• White Zetsu infiltrated villages and attacked from within, while smaller villages caught unprepared suffered heavy losses.
• Kabuto's reanimated dead fought allied shinobi, many retaining their memories and speaking with former comrades as they battled.
• Mū emerged from an enormous coffin at an Allied Forces outpost and recognized that he had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Ōnoki arrived at the outpost and urged the shinobi to fight Mū despite their history as teacher and student.
• Three more coffins opened, revealing the Third Raikage A, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Rasa alongside Mū.
• The Third Raikage resisted Kabuto's control and proposed finding the mastermind instead of fighting among themselves.

Moriyue and his allies defeated the forces attacking Sky City, while Nagato and Konan joined them so Moriyue could treat Nagato’s lost eyes. Moriyue then teleported to the collapsing battlefield at Sunagakure, where Ajisai appeared in a towering Flesh and Blood Mech to face the Impure World Reincarnation Kage.

• Konan told Moriyue that the Hoshikage had taken Nagato’s eyes and used her, and Moriyue agreed to treat Nagato in exchange for information about the attack and the Demonic Statue.
• Ajisai and the allied fighters defeated the White Zetsu and sealed or subdued the Impure World Reincarnation forces around Sky City, while A overpowered the remaining resistance.
• Moriyue ordered Zero to arrange eye-transplant surgery for Nagato using a Byakugan, then decided to capture Kabuto so he could keep the reanimated fighters as laborers.
• Moriyue teleported to Sunagakure, where the Third Raikage, Hozuki Gengetsu, Rasa, and Mū were overwhelming the allied forces.
• Ajisai arrived inside a towering Flesh and Blood Mech and announced that she would demonstrate the power of technology.

Moriyue transformed and fought the revived Kage, shrugging off their strongest attacks, including Mū’s Dust Release. He continued overwhelming the Kage while Gaara and Rasa battled separately.

• Moriyue arrived with the Allied Shinobi Force and told Gaara to face his father, Rasa.
• Moriyue transformed into a powerful form with tailed-beast tails, a silver-white cloak, and Black Magatama, then trapped the Kage inside a crystal barrier.
• Mū attacked Moriyue with Dust Release, but Moriyue reinforced his arms with Truth-Seeking Orbs and shattered the technique with black lightning.
• The Third Raikage, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Mū attacked from multiple sides, but Moriyue countered them with his talismans and overwhelming power.
• Rasa chose to focus on Gaara rather than support the other Kage, while Moriyue continued fighting them.

Moriyue sealed the Third Raikage, located Kabuto, and prepared to pursue him, but Mu summoned Uchiha Madara before he could leave. Madara overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces and faced the Five Kage, whose attacks could not penetrate his blue phantom.

• The Third Raikage was sealed after Moriyue’s body withstood Dust Release, and Moriyue sensed Kabuto’s location through Rasa.
• Moriyue planned to go after Kabuto while the other Kage gathered allied forces and moved the main battlefield toward the Land of Wind.
• Mu completed his technique and summoned Uchiha Madara, whom Ōnoki recognized.
• Madara fought the Allied Shinobi Forces with ease, killing and scattering shinobi while challenging them to dance.
• Madara summoned a blue phantom that blocked the Five Kage’s attacks, and Moriyue prepared to step in.

Moriyue confronted Obito and the reanimated Kage and Jinchuriki, using sealing techniques and misdirected attacks to fight their overwhelming numbers. He then pierced Obito through the chest and soul, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Moriyue sensed Obito, the reanimated Kage, and several Jinchuriki approaching, then sealed the other Impure World Reincarnation fighters with golden chains and talismans.
• Obito explained that he wanted to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a real world, and Moriyue dismissed his goal as self-deception.
• Moriyue used black runes and chains to attack as the Jinchuriki transformed, while Hozuki Gengetsu and Moriyue’s crystal fragments disrupted the reanimated Kage’s attacks.
• Moriyue struck the transformed Jinchuriki with lightning and his iron tail, knocking them away before they could use their strongest abilities.
• Moriyue used the Rabbit Talisman’s speed to pierce Obito’s chest and soul with a blade.

Moriyue fought Obito Uchiha, the Kage, the transformed Jinchuriki, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. After surviving their combined attacks, Moriyue entered Six Paths Mode, leaving Obito shaken and suspecting Moriyue had somehow obtained power from the incomplete Tailed Beasts.

• Moriyue realized his strike had failed to kill Obito Uchiha, and the freed Jinchuriki gathered behind Obito.
• Kabuto sent the Impure World Reincarnation fighters into battle as Obito and Moriyue clashed.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the transformed Tailed Beasts joined the Kage in attacking Moriyue with black mist, chains, and destructive blasts.
• Moriyue entered Six Paths Mode and survived the combined assault, stunning Obito Uchiha.
• Obito recognized Moriyue's Six Paths Power and suspected Moriyue had been behind the strange, incomplete Tailed Beasts.

Moriyue destroyed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and stopped it from awakening, devastating Obito’s last hope. As Madara withdrew, a Byakugan-wielding young man prepared a humanoid stone figure for the stage.

• Moriyue charged through the enemy forces and unleashed a concentrated purple attack into the Demonic Statue’s mouth.
• The Demonic Statue absorbed several Jinchuriki, but Moriyue’s attack shattered its body and forced its newly opened eyes shut with Black Flame.
• Obito, enraged by the destruction of his last hope, rushed toward the collapsing statue and tried to become its Jinchuriki.
• As the statue sprouted tails and opened a Nine-Tomoe Sharingan, Moriyue gouged out its eye, making it collapse and halting the blood-red radiance.
• Madara sensed something had gone wrong and abandoned the battlefield.
• In a laboratory above Iron Island, a young man with crystalline Byakugan eyes drained a glass cylinder and said it was time for a humanoid stone figure to take the stage.

Uchiha Madara fought a mysterious Hoshikage ninja who warned him that he could not defeat Moriyue, but Madara refused to listen. The battle escalated when Madara unleashed a forbidden technique and the Hoshikage revealed an aura resembling the Six Paths.

• Uchiha Madara prepared to challenge Moriyue, but a mysterious ninja in Hoshikage uniform warned him that the Six Paths-powered Moriyue was too strong.
• Uchiha Madara attacked the mysterious ninja, who dodged his blows and struck him with surprising speed.
• Uchiha Madara and the mysterious ninja fought for dozens of minutes, exchanging powerful ninjutsu and suffering injuries.
• The mysterious ninja used a decisive surprise attack to knock Uchiha Madara down, prompting Madara to recognize him as an old battlefield veteran from Hoshikage.
• Uchiha Madara continued fighting despite the ninja's warning, then unleashed a forbidden technique that formed a huge black flame in his hand.
• The mysterious ninja vanished as a terrifying aura emerged, and Uchiha Madara recognized it as the aura of the Six Paths.

Uchiha Madara fought the mysterious man in Six Paths Mode, testing his strength with Wood Style while the man overwhelmed him with powerful attacks. As Madara’s Impure World Reincarnation body began to fail, he agreed to talk.

• Uchiha Madara recognized that the mysterious man’s Six Paths Mode surpassed his own strength and unleashed Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence.
• The mysterious man burned Madara’s forest with Great Fire Destruction, reducing the battlefield to ruins.
• The mysterious man used a strange suction force to redirect Madara’s Wolf Fang Club and suppress his strength.
• The mysterious man struck Madara with a Truth-Seeking Orb, leaving wounds that leaked Black Qi.
• The mysterious man offered to help Madara reach the Six Paths level and warned him that Moriyue also possessed Six Paths-level combat power.
• Uchiha Madara realized the Truth-Seeking Orb could destroy his Impure World Reincarnation body and agreed to talk.

Moriyue and Ajisai attacked Madara as he transformed, but Obito and Black Zetsu held them off long enough for Madara to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki. Madara entered Six Paths Mode and attacked Moriyue, who proved able to evade Limbo and block his Truth-Seeking Orbs.

• Moriyue and Ajisai launched attacks at Madara while he was enclosed in the Susanoo Shell, but Obito redirected their strikes through his space-time ability.
• Black Zetsu attacked Moriyue with flaming fists and immense strength, while curse marks spread across Moriyue's arms.
• Moriyue severed both hands to stop the marks, but Black Zetsu and Obito bought Madara enough time to suppress the Ten-Tails' will and emerge from the shell.
• Madara entered Six Paths Mode with six Truth-Seeking Orbs and attacked Gaara, but Moriyue intervened.
• Madara's Limbo: Border Jail clones attacked Moriyue, who dodged them by teleporting to a rune-covered iron bead and blocked Madara's Truth-Seeking Orb spears.
• Obito urged Madara to summon the Divine Tree.

Moriyue and the revived Kage fought Madara as the moon drew close and a demon appeared above it. Qian Nai began restoring the moon's course, while Hashirama asked Moriyue about his plan to kill Madara.

• Moriyue sensed the approaching moon and a powerful aura above it as the Divine Tree spread its roots and Madara began the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Hashirama, the Kage, Jiraiya, and others attacked Madara while the moon's gravity shook the battlefield, and Naruto was thrown down after Madara entered Six Paths Mode.
• A humanoid demon appeared above the moon, and Moriyue joined the fight, forcing Madara to stop performing the technique and defend himself.
• Moriyue and the others struck Madara with coordinated attacks, while Moriyue shattered two Limbo Clones and injured Madara's true body.
• Qian Nai pulled the moon back toward its original course, and Hashirama asked Moriyue about his plan to kill Madara.

Moriyue and the Kage fought Madara to create an opening to seal him. After Moriyue’s devastating attack left Madara badly wounded but alive, the Moon Demon appeared and shackled his arm with a Talisman.

• Moriyue explained his plan to hold Madara back and create an opportunity to seal him, and the group sprang into action.
• Madara summoned a meteor, but Ajisai called forth a giant panda that caught it and hurled it away.
• Madara charged into close combat with his Truth-Seeking Orb staff, but Moriyue blocked it as the Kage surrounded Madara with chains and attacks.
• Moriyue unleashed his hidden power and struck Madara in the chest, then collapsed from exhaustion as Madara was sent flying and left gravely wounded.
• The Moon Demon appeared behind Madara and shackled his arm with a Talisman.

Julan drained Madara’s strength, but Madara escaped with a delayed Mangekyō Sharingan technique and resumed the Infinite Tsukuyomi. As the moon shattered and the Divine Tree spread its light, Julan summoned Hoshikage’s Iron Island while Madara cast the genjutsu.

• Julan restrained Madara and drained his power as Moriyue, Hashirama, and Tobirama watched, while Orochimaru secretly prepared a technique.
• Madara used a delayed Mangekyō Sharingan ability to vanish and re-form elsewhere, then continued the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• White Zetsu emerged from cocoons in the Divine Tree’s roots and attacked the people nearby.
• Hashirama attacked Madara with a giant wooden Buddha, but ice-wielding figures fused with White Zetsu blocked the assault and bought Madara time.
• Madara opened the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan on his forehead as Orochimaru’s technique made the moon crack and collapse.
• Julan summoned Hoshikage’s Iron Island, and Madara cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi as its light spread over everyone.

Moriyue resisted an Infinite Tsukuyomi illusion that tried to convince him he was an ordinary patient suffering from delusions. The illusion then showed him a peaceful life with his companions, but he rejected it and vowed to make that future real.

• Moriyue woke in a hospital room with his memories intact, but found he could not use his powers.
• An old man and a nurse claimed Moriyue had a delusional disorder and urged him to drink medicine, but he refused to doubt himself.
• The nurse revealed that Moriyue still believed he was in the Infinite Tsukuyomi world, and he recognized their attempts to unsettle him as an illusion.
• The illusion shifted to Moriyue's home, where Yugito Nii, Kazeki, Ajisai, Kaede, and Ando appeared in a peaceful scene.
• Moriyue rejected the false vision, shattered it, and said he would make that peaceful day real.

Moriyue escaped the Tsukuyomi illusion as Black Zetsu betrayed Obito and resurrected Kaguya. Kaguya emerged as the Divine Tree began draining everyone’s Chakra, leaving Moriyue and his battered allies facing a new threat.

• Moriyue watched an illusion of his powerless death before the Sheep Talisman awakened him and revealed that the Divine Tree had trapped the battlefield’s fighters in dream-woven cocoons.
• Orochimaru and Obito attacked Madara, and Obito began taking the Six Paths power from him.
• Black Zetsu took control of Obito’s body and used the shattered moon to resurrect Kaguya, while Orochimaru’s shadow shielded him from Madara’s final attack.
• Kaguya appeared from the Divine Tree as Obito and Madara vanished, and Orochimaru identified her as Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Moriyue assessed his injured allies and watched the Demonic Statue merge with the Divine Tree, which began absorbing everyone’s Chakra.

Kaguya Otsutsuki attacked Julan, and Gold fought her while Moriyue held the real Black Zetsu hostage and learned Orochimaru was behind the events. Moriyue then lost contact with his tentacles and found himself in a dark, lifeless place where something crawled nearby.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki attacked Julan with lightning, but Julan blocked it with the Dragon Talisman’s flames.
• Julan summoned Gold, who used the Ox Talisman to attack Kaguya Otsutsuki, but she struck him down with her spear.
• Moriyue revealed that he had captured the real Black Zetsu and disguised his clone as Black Zetsu beside Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu told Moriyue that Orochimaru was the true mastermind and considered Moriyue safest if he were dead.
• Moriyue lost contact with his tentacles and found himself in a pitch-black, lifeless world with a creature moving through the darkness.