Chapter Summaries

Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Six-Pointed Mangekyō Sharingan after Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi used Hashirama Cells to push his powers to evolve. At the Land of Fire border, Konohamaru rejected Naruto Uzumaki’s advice, learned from Ueki that someone was targeting him, and fled into the forest as a rogue ninja.

• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi injected Hashirama Cells into Sasuke Uchiha while Uchiha Yoru subjected him to the massacre of his clan in a spiritual illusion.
• Sasuke’s cells fused with the Hashirama Cells, his Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, and Orochimaru declared that he intended to replace Sasuke’s eyes with Itachi’s and witness his Rinnegan awakening.
• Konohamaru confronted Naruto Uzumaki at the Land of Fire border, accused Uchiha Yoru and Konoha of betraying the Sarutobi Clan, and asked Naruto to help him seek revenge.
• Naruto refused to help Konohamaru and continued toward the Land of Rain, while Ueki listened as Konohamaru vented his anger about the village.
• Ueki secretly warned Konohamaru that someone was targeting him and urged him to return to the village, but Konohamaru feared the village was more dangerous and escaped into the forest as a rogue ninja.

Naruto Uzumaki fought Nagato and Deva Path Pain, using stored Sage Chakra and clever tactics before their counterattack triggered his escalating Nine-Tails transformation. As the battle moved away from Amegakure and Naruto reached six tails, Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to try to contain him.

• Nagato and Deva Path Pain clashed with Naruto Uzumaki, who replenished Sage Mode by reverse-summoning a Shadow Clone from Mount Myōboku.
• Naruto Uzumaki destabilized Deva Path Pain by transferring Sage Chakra into its body, but Nagato countered by transferring Sage Chakra into Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto Uzumaki's body began turning to stone, so he unleashed Nine-Tails Chakra and transformed through the Four-Tails and Five-Tails states.
• Nagato and Deva Path Pain drew Naruto Uzumaki away from Amegakure and fought him across the sea as his transformation advanced to six tails.
• Nagato cast Chibaku Tensei, pulling seawater, creatures, and reef rocks toward a black sphere while Naruto Uzumaki continued growing another tail.

Jiraiya revealed that his apparent death was a trap to draw out Obito, and he joined Naruto, Nagato, and Konan after stopping Obito from taking Nagato’s Rinnegan. Obito tried to exploit Naruto’s doubts about forgiveness, but Sasuke arrived and struck him with Amaterasu.

• Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei failed to contain the Nine-Tails, and Naruto fought Nagato after the sphere collapsed.
• Naruto admitted he could not forgive Nagato but had come to test what he would do when facing his enemy.
• Obito appeared and reached for Nagato’s Rinnegan, but Jiraiya emerged from the sea and severed Obito’s arm with a Rasengan.
• Jiraiya, Nagato, and Konan revealed that Jiraiya had faked his death to lure Obito and expose the mastermind behind him.
• Obito taunted Naruto over his willingness to forgive Nagato and asked him to forgive the man who killed his parents, while Jiraiya urged Naruto to fight.
• Sasuke Uchiha arrived on a hawk and struck Obito with Amaterasu.

Sasuke arrived during the battle with Obito, who escaped after Sasuke joined Jiraiya, Naruto, Nagato, and Konan. Afterward, Sasuke confronted Naruto over leaving the village without authorization and revealed that Naruto would join the pursuit of Konohamaru, who had become a Rogue Ninja; the chapter ended with Kankuro confronting Konohamaru in the Land of Rain.

• Sasuke used Amaterasu to force Obito to sacrifice his right forearm, then joined the others as Obito escaped with Kamui.
• Naruto rejoiced at Jiraiya's survival, but Sasuke struck him and condemned him for breaking village rules and abusing his privilege as the Fourth Hokage's son.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Konohamaru had killed his teammates and defected, and that Naruto, Temari, and Kankuro would pursue him.
• Sasuke revealed that Konohamaru had entered the Land of Rain, while Konohamaru cautiously traveled through its forest toward the Land of Earth.
• Kankuro confronted Konohamaru, explained his hatred of the Sarutobi Clan, and prepared to attack the frightened Genin.

Konohamaru fought Temari and Kankuro while trying to escape capture, but they overpowered him after he used a Rasengan. Sarutobi Asuma arrived as a Rogue Ninja and attacked the siblings, leaving Konohamaru face to face with the man he blamed for his clan’s destruction.

• Konohamaru used shuriken, Fire Style, and Explosive Tags to evade Kankuro, but Temari’s Wind Release destroyed the forest and trapped him between the siblings.
• Temari and Kankuro decided to capture Konohamaru alive because of Gaara’s future, though Temari warned they would break his limbs if he resisted.
• Konohamaru used Shadow Clones to attack Temari with a Rasengan, but Temari countered with her own Rasengan and broke his arm.
• As Temari and Kankuro prepared to continue the fight, Sarutobi Asuma appeared and attacked them with Fire Style and Flying Swallow.
• Konohamaru recognized Asuma as the man he hated and blamed for the Sarutobi Clan’s extermination.

Sasuke Uchiha confronted Sarutobi Asuma over the Sarutobi Clan’s massacre and fought him with Susanoo, while Temari and Kankuro pursued the fleeing Konohamaru with Naruto. The chapter left the battle raging as Naruto and the others saw Sasuke’s lightning in the distance.

• Konohamaru charged at Sarutobi Asuma, distracting him as Temari and Kankuro attacked from both sides.
• Sarutobi Asuma urged Konohamaru to escape, and Konohamaru fled into the forest.
• Sasuke Uchiha arrived with Naruto and told Temari and Kankuro to pursue Konohamaru while he faced Asuma.
• Sasuke attacked Asuma with his sword and Susanoo, while Asuma used the power of his Wood Style Cells to fight back.
• Kankuro’s puppet captured Konohamaru, and Naruto tried to calm him as Konohamaru insulted him and pleaded not to be returned to Konoha.
• Temari, Kankuro, and Naruto saw lightning and dark clouds above the distant battlefield.

Sasuke Uchiha defeated Sarutobi Asuma with Lightning Release: Kirin, then argued with Naruto over Asuma and the Uchiha clan massacre. Asuma’s Wood Style Cells killed Konohamaru before Asuma died, leaving Kankuro blaming Naruto for the tragedy.

• Sasuke Uchiha used Lightning Release: Kirin to badly wound Sarutobi Asuma, and Naruto confronted Sasuke over the attack.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued about Asuma’s crimes, the Uchiha clan massacre, and the peace under the Third Hokage.
• Temari ordered Kankuro to release Konohamaru, who ran to Asuma and attacked him with a kunai.
• Asuma’s Wood Style Cells erupted uncontrollably, impaling Konohamaru with wooden spikes and killing him before Asuma also died.
• Naruto rushed to the bodies, while Sasuke confirmed that Kankuro had released Konohamaru and Kankuro blamed Naruto for the death.

Uchiha Yoru and the Fifth Generation Kage reclaimed the Sarutobi Clan’s property after Konohamaru’s death, then confronted Naruto for secretly teaching him the Rasengan. Tsunade and Yoru explained that the technique was restricted by village regulations, and Yoru said he would handle Naruto’s violation lightly because of Minato’s contributions and Jiraiya’s sake.

• Uchiha Yoru declared the Sarutobi Clan extinct and reclaimed its grounds and properties for the village.
• Uchiha Yoru questioned Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Temari, and Kankuro about how Konohamaru learned the Rasengan.
• Naruto Uzumaki admitted that he had taught Konohamaru the Rasengan, prompting Tsunade to reprimand him for teaching restricted ninjutsu without permission.
• Tsunade showed Naruto the regulations Minato Namikaze had accepted to access village techniques and explained that the Rasengan could not be privately taught to outsiders.
• Uchiha Yoru explained that Naruto had received permission to learn his techniques through Jiraiya and said he would handle the violation lightly.

Naruto struggled with criticism in Konoha, and Jiraiya urged him to train at Mount Myōboku before the coming war. Meanwhile, Obito planned to invade Konoha, unaware that Uchiha Yoru was preparing to fuse with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and cultivate his own Ten-Tails power.

• Naruto heard Konoha ninjas gossiping about him and returned home feeling isolated and inadequate.
• Jiraiya told Naruto that Obito was targeting the Nine-Tails and urged him to master its power before the war.
• Obito suspected Uchiha Yoru was experimenting with Wood Style Cells and decided to invade Konoha while its strongest fighters were away.
• At Konoha’s underground Root Base, Karin Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails argued while the Nine-Tails supplied Chakra to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Orochimaru said Yoru’s Chimera Forbidden Technique would need three months to fuse with the statue, and Yoru confirmed he intended to absorb a cultivated Ten-Tails rather than become its Jinchuriki.

Obito launched a surprise attack on Konoha using Six Paths Puppets and Impure World Reincarnation, but Tsunade and Konoha’s defenders met the assault. The battle escalated when Obito summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, while Uchiha Yoru still had not appeared.

• Obito’s Six Paths Puppets arrived outside Konoha and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, other shinobi, and Shikamaru Nara.
• Neji Hyuga spotted the attackers, and Konoha sounded the alarm and evacuated civilians as the enemy charged the village gates.
• Sasuke Uchiha attacked the six Jinchuriki with Amaterasu, but they transformed into Tailed Beasts and turned the flames into their cloaks.
• Tsunade joined the battle, struck back the Two-Tails and Three-Tails, and used Wood Release to fight the six Jinchuriki while Itachi and Sasuke moved to face the other enemies.
• Obito summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, whose Impure World Reincarnation bodies were restricted and controlled.

Konoha’s defenders fought Obito’s resurrected shinobi and Tailed Beast-powered forces while Tsunade and Karin confronted Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara outside the village. As Uchiha Yoru continued absorbing the Demonic Statue underground, his Rinnegan-powered puppets entered the battle and turned the tide against several attackers.

• Tsunade and Karin drove Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara outside Konoha, while Yamato and thirteen Three Tomoe Uchiha Jōnin joined forces to hold back the six transformed Jinchuriki.
• Guren and the Sound Four trapped the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and Mei Terumi directed Konoha’s ninja to keep the resurrected enemies from entering the village.
• Orochimaru brought Uchiha Yoru four corpses infused with Wood Style Cells while Yoru continued devouring the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Barrier Team sealed Konoha behind a powerful barrier as Tsunade and Karin fought Hashirama and Madara, while Mei Terumi and Pakura confronted Tobirama.
• Four Six Paths Puppets modeled on Shimura Danzō, Sarutobi Asuma, Konohamaru, and Enma appeared; Sai sealed the resurrected Danzō, and Sasuke overwhelmed several of the other Edo Tensei Bodies.
• Uchiha Itachi battled the Third Raikage as Tsunade and Karin’s wooden giant clashed with Hashirama and Madara’s Susanoo-armored Buddha statue.

Tsunade, Karin, Sasuke, and Itachi fought the reanimated Kage and Konoha elders, using sealing techniques and powerful genjutsu to gain the upper hand. Meanwhile, the Paths controlled by Uchiha Yoru overwhelmed Hiruzen Sarutobi and taunted him about Konoha’s decline, leaving him furious and devastated.

• Tsunade and Karin battled Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and Karin bound them with Adamantine Sealing Chains so Tsunade could seal them.
• Sasuke Uchiha defeated Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Sarutobi Asuma, and Shikamaru Nara, allowing sealing ninja to bind the reanimated elders and fighters.
• Uchiha Itachi used Tsukuyomi to torture the Third Raikage’s mind and explained that an Edo Tensei body could still suffer mental pain.
• Sarutobi Asuma’s and Konohamaru’s Paths attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Shimura Danzō’s Deva Path appeared and blasted apart Hiruzen’s body.
• Shimura Danzō taunted Hiruzen about Naruto defeating Asuma and Konohamaru and accused Hiruzen’s leadership of weakening Konoha.

The Deva Path killed Hiruzen Sarutobi after condemning his leadership, while Obito tracked down Uchiha Yoru’s hidden base and unleashed six Rinnegan puppet Jinchuriki against it. Orochimaru defended the base with Manda and Sage Art, but the battle continued with the Jinchuriki facing his eight-headed serpent form.

• The Deva Path accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of weakening Konoha and rewriting its history, then killed him with Shinra Tensei as his Edo Tensei body began to crumble.
• A White Zetsu clone found the underground base beneath the Forest of Death, and Black Zetsu informed Obito of its location.
• Obito entered the base’s passage and used his Rinnegan to summon away the six Rinnegan puppet Jinchuriki, then sent their Tailed Beast Balls crashing into the passage.
• Orochimaru summoned Second Generation Manda and used Triple Rashomon to separate the attackers before sealing the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fu.
• Obito cut Orochimaru in half, but Orochimaru survived with the Great Snake Substitute Technique and fought back with a swarm of snakes.
• Orochimaru entered Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and transformed into the eight-headed White Phosphorus Great Snake with the Sage Art: Eight Branches Technique.

Kabuto Yakushi ambushed Obito with Sage Mode and modified Impure World Reincarnation, buying time while Obito searched for Uchiha Yoru. Obito found Yoru and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, only to meet Yoru’s awakened Rinnegan.

• Manda II and the Eight-Branched Serpent fought the Jinchuriki while Kisame Hoshigaki drained their Chakra, and Orochimaru captured the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki for research.
• Uchiha Yoru awakened a Rinnegan after his Sharingan evolved, then resumed suppressing and digesting the Ten-Tails within him.
• Obito followed a Medical Ninja through the underground passages, but Kabuto Yakushi escaped his kunai attack and lured him into a cavern.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed his Sage Mode and used Sage Art: White Rage Technique to immobilize Obito before summoning a group of fighters with his modified Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito fought off Kabuto Yakushi’s summoned fighters, tracked down Uchiha Yoru’s hiding place, and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Uchiha Yoru opened his Rinnegan and met Obito’s gaze just after the statue destroyed the surrounding barriers.

Uchiha Yoru fought Obito and Madara Uchiha, taking the Flame Uchiha Fan and nearly capturing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path before Obito escaped. After clashing Rinnegan powers with Madara, Yoru deduced Madara's role in Obito's plans, and Madara withdrew, promising they would meet again.

• Uchiha Yoru used Super Shinra Tensei and Chibaku Tensei against Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then pursued Obito with a tracking Rasenshuriken.
• Obito reflected Yoru's Rasenshuriken with Uchiha Reflection, but Yoru survived the blast, severed Obito's arm, and took the Flame Uchiha Fan.
• Obito recalled Madara Uchiha and the other Impure World Reincarnation summons, while Tsunade promised to rescue Hashirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha countered Yoru's pull on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with Super Shinra Tensei, allowing Obito to release the statue's summoning and flee.
• Yoru and Madara exchanged praise and discussed their Rinnegan, while Yoru deduced that Madara had supplied Nagato's Rinnegan and was behind Obito.
• Madara recognized Yoru's strength but withdrew in his damaged Edo Tensei Body, promising they would meet again on the battlefield.

The Ninja Alliance prepared to attack Uchiha Yoru while its leaders discussed his Rinnegan and the daimyo’s plan to destroy Konoha’s Kekkei Genkai clans. On the opposing front, Hatake Kakashi rallied Konoha, Sand, and Mist forces and chose the desert and rocky region near Yugakure and Frost Village for their stand.

• Ōnoki reassured the Ninja Alliance that Uchiha Obito was working to reincarnate Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at full strength, while Ay called for Konoha’s destruction and the eradication of its Kekkei Genkai families.
• Ay revealed reports that Uchiha Yoru had awakened the Rinnegan but was recovering from backlash caused by Wood Style Cells, prompting the Alliance to prepare an attack.
• Ōnoki reflected that Uchiha Yoru’s rise had shown him the daimyo could be overthrown, though he feared the daimyo would target the ninja if the Alliance won.
• Hatake Kakashi told the Konoha, Sand, and Mist forces that Yoru’s condition was real, but Tsunade and Orochimaru were suppressing the backlash and Yoru could still reach the front with Flying Thunder God.
• Shiranui Genma, Namiashi Raidō, and Tatami Iwashi demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique, restoring the assembled ninja’s confidence in their ability to bring reinforcements from the village.
• Kakashi selected the desert and rocky region around Yugakure and Frost Village as the battlefield, citing its advantages for Konoha’s Fire Release, Sand’s Wind Release, and Mist’s Water Release.

Gaara and Kimimaro coordinated their attacks to devastate Darui’s Ninja Alliance vanguard, forcing it to retreat. In the rear camp, Obito told Ay and Ōnoki that he had found better sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation and planned to keep the White Zetsu army in reserve.

• Darui’s force detected Gaara’s hidden Konoha legion, and Gaara sent Tenten and a hundred ninja aloft to attack with explosive-tagged weapons before withdrawing them under sand protection.
• Gaara combined Sand Release with Temari’s Wind Release and Konoha’s Fire Release to break through the Alliance’s earth walls and burn its ranks.
• Darui led an assault against Gaara, but Kimimaro emerged from the sand and used Dance of the Emerging Fern to inflict heavy casualties.
• Gaara and Kimimaro pressed their advantage, forcing Darui to order a covered retreat while he waited for reinforcements.
• In the rear camp, Obito told Ay and Ōnoki that he had found more suitable sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation and had kept the White Zetsu army hidden.

Madara Uchiha joined Uchiha Obito’s forces as both sides prepared armies of resurrected shinobi through Impure World Reincarnation. Konoha’s leaders summoned their own predecessors, and the chapter ended with Tsunade arguing with Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju about the Senju Clan’s decline.

• Madara Uchiha emerged from his coffin, learned Hashirama Senju had been sealed by Konoha, and welcomed the prospect of fighting him.
• Kabuto Yakushi explained to Kakashi how he and Orochimaru had prepared many Impure World Reincarnation summons in advance, then summoned Konoha’s, Sunagakure’s, and Kirigakure’s past shinobi.
• The resurrected Uchiha celebrated their clan’s rise, the Hyuga Branch Family taunted the Main Family, and Kirigakure’s predecessors condemned the Third and Fourth Mizukage for being controlled.
• Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in the Hokage’s office, where Hashirama teased Tsunade about having children and Tobirama urged her to strengthen the Senju bloodline.
• Tsunade blamed Tobirama’s choice of Hiruzen Sarutobi as Third Hokage for the Senju Clan’s decline, leaving Tobirama silent.

Sasuke Uchiha’s squad found Turtle Island and launched an attack on the daimyo hiding there. As the defenders fought back and the daimyo planned to escape, Tsunade sent Mei Terumi and a hundred Anbu to join the assault using Sasuke’s Flying Thunder God mark.

• Jugo identified Turtle Island as a moving island, and Naruto Uzumaki sent Shadow Clones and hawks to search for it.
• Deidara found Turtle Island, and Sasuke Uchiha summoned Manda while Deidara’s clay explosives struck the island from below.
• The island’s guards confronted Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Hozuki Suigetsu, Jugo, and Deidara, while the daimyo ordered their forces to kill the intruders and prepared to flee.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki joined the attack, and the five Kage-level fighters drove the island’s defenders back.
• Tsunade detected Sasuke’s Flying Thunder God mark and sent Mei Terumi, Genma Squad, and a hundred Anbu elites to Turtle Island.

Mei Terumi and Konoha Anbu attacked Turtle Island while the Fourth Shinobi World War erupted across another battlefield, with both sides deploying powerful reanimated fighters. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru confronted Naruto and a one-eyed, black-haired ninja inside the Dragon Vein ruins, where he argued that their world had fallen into its current state through their failures.

• Mei Terumi ordered Konoha Anbu to surround Turtle Island, then battered the daimyo’s forces with Lava Release as Sasuke and Naruto searched for their target.
• Kisame Hoshigaki led two thousand elite ninja in a surprise assault on the Ninja Alliance, which countered with the First, Second, and Third Raikage and Konoha’s Akatsuki fighters.
• Kisame summoned Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who joined the fighting against the Second Raikage while Kakuzu, Hidan, Zabuza Momochi, and other fighters attacked the alliance.
• Uchiha Yoru appeared in the Dragon Vein ruins of Rōran and met Naruto and a one-eyed, black-haired ninja from another spacetime.
• Uchiha Yoru challenged the one-eyed ninja’s atonement and blamed his world’s condition on its refusal to accept change.