Chapter Summaries

Rinto refused Madara’s demand to surrender Nekomata and fought him at Amegakure’s gates while Shisui broke Kabuto’s control over Nagato. As Madara summoned his Perfect Susanoo, Rinto used the Expansion Jutsu to grow to nearly the same enormous size.

• Madara demanded that Rinto hand over Nekomata, but Rinto refused and challenged him to fight.
• Shisui used his Mangekyo Sharingan to sever Kabuto’s control of Nagato, which Madara noticed during his clash with Rinto.
• Rinto entered Sage Mode and struck Madara with Frog Kumite, blasting away half of his head before Madara sensed how the technique worked.
• Madara defended himself with Susanoo and attacked with the Dragon Fire Song Technique, but Rinto smashed the flames and activated Lightning Style Chakra Mode and the Sixth and Seventh Gates.
• Madara created a Perfect Susanoo nearly two hundred meters tall, and Rinto answered with the Super Expansion Jutsu, growing to a similar height.

Rinto used his enormous size and strength to overwhelm Madara’s Perfect Susanoo outside Amegakure, turning their battle into an undignified brawl. Madara retreated to pursue his plan involving Obito, while Rinto assigned the village’s response and set off after him.

• Madara’s Susanoo slashed Rinto, but Rinto’s skin remained unharmed, and he shoved the Susanoo back with his giant hands.
• Rinto blocked Madara’s vision and attacked the Susanoo with close-range taijutsu, while Madara’s Chakra drained as he struggled to defend himself.
• Rinto crushed the Susanoo’s head, and Madara retaliated with blind punches before leaping away from the fight.
• Madara sent Wood Clones and incomplete Susanoo toward Amegakure while his true body headed for the Fire-Iron Border, intending to draw Rinto away and make Obito an incomplete Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Rinto left Kagami to deal with the clones, told Shisui to find the person controlling Nagato, and ordered Rie to prepare the village for large-scale combat.
• Rinto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to pursue Madara.

The Five Kage fought Madara Uchiha, but his Wood Release and flames overwhelmed them. As Tsunade struggled to protect her goddaughter, she summoned someone and called for help, leaving their identity unrevealed.

• Tsunade and A used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to reach the battlefield, while Mei Terumi arrived with Genma Squad’s Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Five Kage attacked Madara Uchiha together, but he evaded Mei Terumi’s Lava Release and broke free of Gaara’s sand with Susanoo.
• Ōnoki summoned a stone giant, but Madara bound it with Wood Release: Flower Tree World Descent and released paralyzing pollen.
• Madara knocked down the Five Kage and set the forest ablaze with Great Fire Annihilation, leaving Tsunade and Ōnoki barely able to stand.
• Tsunade shielded her goddaughter, summoned someone, and called, “Save me, you jerk!” as a tall, muscular figure appeared through the smoke.

Rinto arrived in time to save Tsunade from Madara, who soon abandoned the fight and fled. In a cave, Shisui released Kabuto’s Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, defeated Orochimaru’s escape attempt, and left after discussing Amegakure’s ambitions for peace and power.

• Rinto used Day Tiger to confront Madara and protect Tsunade, then watched as Madara turned away and fled.
• Shisui and Nagato defeated Kabuto, and Shisui used genjutsu to make him release the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu before killing him.
• A white-scaled snake emerged from Kabuto, but Shisui evaded its attacks with his unusual Body Flicker Technique and struck at it.
• Orochimaru crawled out of the snake and praised Shisui’s skill, then said Rinto’s influence had kept Amegakure from attracting hostile attention.
• Shisui told Orochimaru that he believed unifying the shinobi would end internal conflict, then left the cave.

Naruto and Killer B's efforts to free the Tailed Beasts led Obito to use the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to begin its transformation into the Ten-Tails, while Madara joined the battle and attacked Naruto. The Ten-Tails reached its first stage, and the Shinobi Alliance coordinated a large-scale assault as Naruto and Killer B collapsed from exhaustion.

• Naruto and Killer B removed the black receivers from the Tailed Beasts, but Obito's Demonic Statue of the Outer Path swallowed them and absorbed the Tailed Beast Chakra held in several objects.
• Madara Uchiha arrived, dismissed Obito's progress, and charged at Naruto while Obito attacked Kakashi to buy time for the Ten-Tails' transformation.
• Madara activated Perfect Susanoo and cut a distant mountain in half, but he and Obito then mounted the Ten-Tails as it entered its first stage.
• Naruto and Killer B fired Tailed Beast Balls at the Ten-Tails, which countered with a massive beam that exhausted them as they shielded Kakashi and Guy.
• Ino used the Mind Transfer Jutsu to control Obito and redirect the Ten-Tails' next attack, while the Shinobi Alliance launched a coordinated assault under the rear command headquarters' guidance.

The Ten-Tails threatened the Shinobi Alliance, but Rinto intervened while casually speaking with Shikaku. Meanwhile, Shisui brought Orochimaru to Amegakure, where they prepared to summon the past Hokage as support.

• The second-stage Ten-Tails broke free of the quicklime and fired a Tailed Beast Ball, which Kitsuchi redirected with Earth Style before it devastated distant mountains.
• Rinto left the hilltop to knock a second Tailed Beast Ball off course and strike the Ten-Tails, then resumed his mental conversation with Shikaku.
• Shikaku told Rinto that he, Inoichi, and their families were doing well, while Madara recognized Rinto and lowered his hands to watch for him.
• Shisui brought Orochimaru to Amegakure and gave him the Shinigami Mask, which Orochimaru had sought for years.
• Shisui revealed hidden White Zetsu and ordered them to have the past Hokage join the battle as Amegakure's support.

Orochimaru revived the four previous Hokage to aid in the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Shisui explained the conflict and chose to have them support the Shinobi Alliance. Tobirama then asked Shisui what he thought love was, leaving him silent.

• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze in White Zetsu bodies.
• Hashirama learned that Tsunade was the Fifth Hokage, while Tobirama questioned Shisui about Amegakure and the absence of Rinto and Kagami Uchiha.
• Shisui told the previous Hokage that Madara Uchiha had declared war and the Fourth Great Ninja War had begun.
• Shisui said Amegakure would help the Shinobi Alliance, earning Tobirama's approval.
• Tobirama asked Shisui what he thought love was, and Shisui fell silent.

The Ten-Tails threatened to crush the Shinobi Alliance, but Minato arrived in time to stop its attack. The Hokage of every generation gathered on the battlefield with Shisui and prepared to fight.

• Shisui answered Tobirama that love meant endurance, and Tobirama left to reinforce the battlefield.
• Madara Uchiha and Shisui attacked the Shinobi Alliance with fire, while Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra cloaks protected them from the flames and the Ten-Tails' rampage.
• Obito took Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension, and Rin followed them.
• Rinto told Tsunade he had summoned her grandfather and granduncle as reinforcements, while the Ten-Tails fired a huge Tailed Beast Ball at the Shinobi Alliance.
• Killer B tried to hold back the attack, but Minato arrived and made the Tailed Beast Ball vanish before introducing himself to Sakura.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and Shisui joined Minato, and Shisui called on the Hokage to begin.

Rinto and Tsunade joined the battlefield as Obito became the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki and attacked Rinto. Rinto caught Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb with his bare hand, finding it only mildly painful.

• Rinto warned Tsunade that joining the fight could trigger unpredictable consequences, but they teleported to the battlefield anyway.
• Rinto sent Shisui to prepare Hashirama and the others as Madara waited for Obito to finish his transformation.
• Obito’s body twitched, and the Ten-Tails collapsed into him, turning him into its jinchūriki.
• Obito blamed Rinto for Rin’s death and fired a Truth-Seeking Orb at him.
• Rinto caught the orb in his palm and dismissed its sting as barely painful.

Rinto overwhelmed the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki Obito with his speed and strength, shattering his Truth-Seeking Orbs and nearly tearing him in half. Meanwhile, Minato revealed that Rinto had married Tsunade, leaving Tobirama stunned.

• Rinto crushed Obito's Truth-Seeking Orb and used the Seventh Gate to break through his barrier and throw him into the ground.
• Rinto struck Obito again at tremendous speed, leaving a massive hole in his abdomen and preparing to punch his head.
• Madara realized Rinto had held back during their earlier fight and doubted he could defeat him even with Six Paths power.
• Minato called Rinto his teacher, prompting Tobirama to demand an explanation from Hiruzen, who said Rinto had taught Minato for a week.
• Minato mentioned Tsunade was the Fifth Generation and revealed that she and Rinto had married, leaving Tobirama dumbfounded.

Sakumo and Kagami used Plan 2B to summon Rinto’s soul into an Impure World Reincarnation body, separating him from the monster in his original body. The two Rintos faced off as the monster turned its attention to Obito, while Hagoromo’s plan to seal them both fell into disarray.

• The Sage of Six Paths struck Rinto’s original body and knocked out a deep-blue soul, which Kagami identified as Rinto’s original soul.
• Sakumo performed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu using White Zetsu, bringing Rinto’s soul into a new body while the monster remained in the original body.
• The Impure World Reincarnation Rinto arrived before Tsunade, protected her, and warned her that the monster had been released and that she must stay beside him.
• Sakumo told Shisui that Rinto’s soul was on their side and ordered him to wait until the Sage of Six Paths was tied down before joining the battle.
• The tentacle-covered monster decided to attack Obito, and Rinto recognized its red steam as a sign that it had opened the Gate of Death.
• Hagoromo realized that Rinto’s soul had not been taken away and saw his plan to seal Rinto and the Ten-Tails together unravel.

Rinto confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki while the monster rampaged across the battlefield, then used an opening to help bring Hagoromo down. After the monster swallowed Hagoromo and Rinto returned to himself, Rinto woke at dawn and went home with Tsunade.

• Rinto taunted Hagoromo Otsutsuki and refused to help him seal the monster, while Obito fled from its attacks.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki threatened Rinto’s family and friends, provoking Rinto to reveal his damaged soul and order Rin to rescue Obito.
• Rinto tricked Hagoromo with Spirit Transformation Jutsu, but Hagoromo began Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei as Nekomata intervened.
• The monster bound and swallowed Hagoromo, while Rinto and Nekomata were drawn back into their places in Rinto’s body.
• At dawn, Rinto opened his eyes, softened toward Tsunade, and suggested they go home and bring in the laundry.

Tsunade pressured Rinto to marry her after claiming he was responsible for her debts, which had become a scandal across the Land of Hot Water. Rinto reluctantly accepted her proposal after Rie declared her support and fled the office.

• A debt collector in Amegakure demanded money from the daimyo's supposed wife, and Six angrily challenged his claim.
• Tsunade visited Rinto in Amegakure and struggled to explain why she had come.
• Tsunade demanded that Rinto marry her because people in the Land of Hot Water knew about their supposed marriage.
• Rie revealed that Tsunade had told her Yugakure creditors that her debts were her husband's responsibility.
• Tsunade pressured Rinto to agree, and Rie voiced her support before fleeing; Rinto resigned himself to the marriage.