Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kazuna tested his newly awakened Rinnegan while Madara Uchiha used the Divine Tree to absorb the Tailed Beasts. The Ten-Tails absorbed several beasts and then attacked Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki as Kazuna remained occupied fighting the Great Buddha.

• Uchiha Kazuna urged Sasuke, Naruto, and Hashirama Senju to attack Madara Uchiha, while Madara decided to use the Divine Tree to seize the Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Kazuna spoke with the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, reaffirmed his promise to free both halves of it, and asked it to cooperate with him.
• Uchiha Kazuna cut down the Great Buddha's arms as Black Zetsu told Madara he could not hold Kazuna back.
• The Divine Tree caught the gathered Tailed Beasts; Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze tried to stop it, but Killer B let the Ten-Tails absorb the Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Kazuna released the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails from their summons, but the Ten-Tails absorbed the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails while Kazuna remained pinned down.
• Madara Uchiha ordered the Ten-Tails to attack Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki and absorb them next.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the allied ninja, captured Gaara and Naruto, and fed their Tailed Beasts to the Ten-Tails before absorbing it and fleeing to become its Jinchuriki. Kazuna chose to rescue the two rather than pursue Madara, leaving Tobirama Senju to wonder why he seemed unconcerned about stopping him.

• Madara Uchiha unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei, then summoned a meteor toward Konoha, which Kazuna and the other ninja destroyed together.
• Madara Uchiha used clones to capture Gaara and Naruto, absorbed Hashirama Senju's natural energy, and attacked the ninja with Sage Art and Wood Release.
• Madara Uchiha extracted Shukaku and Kurama from Gaara and Naruto, while Black Zetsu revealed the Two-Tails and the Ten-Tails devoured it.
• Madara Uchiha absorbed the Ten-Tails and fled, forcing Kazuna to choose between pursuing him and saving Gaara and Naruto.
• Kazuna treated the injured and freed Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, then flew to Hashirama Senju while Tobirama questioned his lack of urgency.

Kazuna restored Hashirama, saved Naruto and Gaara with reserve Tailed Beast power, and rushed to confront Madara as the shinobi forces mobilized. After Madara gravely wounded Sasuke and declared himself the second Sage of Six Paths, Kazuna and Hashirama fought him, but Madara and Hashirama soon focused on each other.

• Kazuna freed Hashirama from the Black Receivers, restored him with Six Paths power, and ordered the shinobi forces to gather against Madara.
• Kazuna stabilized Naruto and Gaara with reserve Nine-Tails and One-Tails power, then left to find Madara while the Kage Level shinobi organized defenses.
• Sasuke attacked Madara with Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi, but Madara captured and gravely wounded him before Kazuna arrived.
• Madara revealed he had completed his transformation and rejected Kazuna's invitation to create a better world together, insisting on activating Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Hashirama summoned his Wood Golem and Kazuna used Susanoo-clad Great Buddha to fight Madara, who struggled against their combined strength.
• Madara and Hashirama both used True Several Thousand Hands and charged at each other, leaving Kazuna out of their duel.

Kazuna fought Madara with the Nine-Tails clad in Susanoo armor, while Hashirama and the other shinobi joined the battle. In a mysterious space, Naruto and Sasuke encountered Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, but refused to approach him.

• Kazuna redirected Hashirama and Madara’s clash, then battled Madara himself with Susanoo.
• Kazuna revealed he had become the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki, and Minato explained that Kazuna held the half once sealed inside Naruto.
• Tobirama organized the shinobi, and Hashirama joined Kazuna in attacking Madara as Black Zetsu vanished with Kamui to seek a way to intervene.
• Naruto and Sasuke met Hagoromo Otsutsuki in a mysterious space and refused his invitation to come closer.

Kazuna and Hashirama fought Madara as he transformed into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, while Hagoromo tried to persuade Naruto and Sasuke to inherit his power. The chapter ended with Six Paths Madara appearing on the battlefield and Hagoromo realizing Kazuna had changed the reincarnations of his sons.

• Sasuke and Naruto distrusted Hagoromo Otsutsuki and listened reluctantly as he explained their past lives and the origins of ninjas.
• Kazuna shattered Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo with Thousand Years of Death, then joined Hashirama Senju and the others in attacking him.
• A mysterious voice prompted Madara to circulate his Chakra differently, and Kazuna recognized that he was becoming the true Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara emerged as Six Paths Madara, wielding the Six Paths Staff and floating Truth-Seeking Orbs, while Kazuna prepared to fight him with Hashirama’s support.
• Hagoromo suspected Kazuna’s influence had altered Naruto and Sasuke, and regretted not eliminating Kazuna when he first awakened the Mangekyo.

Uchiha Kazuna and the other shinobi struggled against Six Paths Madara, whose Limbo attacks overwhelmed Hashirama Senju and injured Kazuna. Naruto and Sasuke arrived with newly increased Six Paths power, and Naruto told Kazuna to stand aside as they faced Madara.

• The Sage of Six Paths secretly influenced Naruto and Sasuke with his Chakra after deciding to use a less direct approach.
• Hashirama Senju, Kazuna, and the other shinobi attacked Six Paths Madara, but Madara destroyed their techniques and pinned Hashirama with black spears.
• Kazuna kept fighting Madara with clones and Susanoo armor, then discovered Madara was striking him with Limbo shadows and relied on the Nine-Tails' healing to recover.
• Kazuna's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan began transforming into a Rinnegan, but Naruto interrupted Madara with a Tailed Beast Bomb and arrived in Six Paths form.
• Sasuke appeared beside Kazuna, and Naruto told Kazuna to step aside while he and Sasuke prepared to fight Madara.

Kazuna organized the battlefield and sent Naruto and Sasuke to fight Six Paths Madara, who overwhelmed them despite their new powers. After Kazuna repeatedly interrupted Madara’s attacks, Madara realized he had been overlooking Kazuna and made him his next target.

• Kazuna created shadow clones to distribute Nine-Tails and Sage Art Chakra, then helped the ninja form a barrier around the battlefield.
• Naruto struck Six Paths Madara with a massive Tailed Beast Bomb, and Sasuke revealed his Rinnegan and used its position-swapping ability to evade Madara’s counterattack.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought together against Madara’s meteors, but Madara struck down Minato and sent Naruto and Sasuke flying.
• Kazuna learned that Naruto’s Nine-Tails phantom came from lingering Nine-Tails Chakra and that Naruto’s extra power was temporary.
• Kazuna kicked Madara away while he was attacking Sasuke, and Madara realized he had been ignoring Kazuna and vowed to deal with him first.

Kazuna revealed that he had awakened the Rinnegan and warned Madara that he might be someone else’s puppet. Madara grew wary of Black Zetsu, then exposed a Rinnegan on his forehead and changed tactics as Hashirama attacked with True Several Thousand Hands.

• Naruto joined with the Nine Tailed Beasts and struck Six Paths Madara with a massive Chakra arm, sending him crashing into the Chain Barrier.
• Tobirama Senju learned that Might Guy could open all Eight Gates, though Kazuna had forbidden him from using the Eighth Gate.
• Six Paths Madara shattered the Chain Barrier with his Truth-Seeking Orbs and repeatedly knocked Naruto and Sasuke back.
• Kazuna revealed his Rinnegan, punched Madara away, and said he wanted to eliminate unstable factors and establish lasting peace.
• Kazuna suggested Madara might be a puppet, making Madara suspect Black Zetsu and preventing Black Zetsu from acting against him.
• Madara revealed a Rinnegan on his forehead, and Hashirama Senju summoned True Several Thousand Hands as Madara rose toward the moon.

Madara tried to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Kazuna and the others repeatedly interrupted him and destroyed the moon he had formed. When Black Zetsu moved to betray Madara, Madara’s suspicions allowed Sasuke to foil the attack with a Rinnegan-powered substitution.

• Sasuke failed to swap Madara with himself, so he appeared before Madara and attacked him, while Kazuna and the others continued to disrupt Madara’s attempt to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Konan formed wings from her paper to help Kazuna fly after Madara, who used a Truth-Seeking Orb’s suction to pull in Kazuna and the others.
• Black Zetsu used Kamui through Obito’s body to divert Kazuna’s Blood Magatama, then helped Madara repel the group’s attacks.
• Naruto created nine clones that fired Tailed Beast Bombs and destroyed the newly formed moon, preventing Madara from completing his plan.
• Black Zetsu revealed his intent to use Madara as a sacrifice to revive Kaguya, whom Kazuna identified as the Sage of Six Paths’ mother.
• Black Zetsu’s Demonic Patterns began spreading across Madara, but Sasuke revealed that he had replaced Madara with a wooden substitute.

Kazuna fought to stop Madara and Black Zetsu from activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Madara survived Kazuna’s killing blow with Izanagi. Hagoromo’s influence then turned Naruto and Sasuke against Kazuna and each other, leaving him to decide how to respond.

• Black Zetsu took control of Madara’s body, but Kazuna’s attack missed when Black Zetsu escaped with Kamui.
• Ōnoki and Deidara, controlled by Black Zetsu, sacrificed themselves to block attacks aimed at Madara, and White Zetsu’s main body also died protecting him.
• Madara began casting Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Kazuna cut off his head with a sudden burst of speed.
• Black Zetsu revealed that Madara had used Izanagi to survive, while Naruto and Sasuke attacked Kazuna under Hagoromo’s control.
• Naruto and Sasuke turned their attacks on each other, forcing Kazuna to halt his assault as he weighed whether to protect them.

Kazuna failed to stop Black Zetsu from resurrecting Kaguya Otsutsuki, despite killing Madara repeatedly and pursuing them into the Kamui Dimension. Kaguya emerged and immediately attacked Kazuna, while Black Zetsu reunited with her.

• Kazuna killed Madara repeatedly, but Black Zetsu escaped with him into the Kamui Dimension, and Minato's team restrained Naruto and Sasuke after they regained consciousness.
• Black Zetsu stabbed Madara and began using his body to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kazuna entered the Kamui Dimension, but Madara's transformation into Kaguya was already underway, and Black Zetsu hid from him.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged from the cracked black sphere, and Black Zetsu slipped into her sleeve, overjoyed to be reunited with his mother.
• Kazuna tried to speak with Kaguya, but she called him an unstable existence and attacked him with bone projectiles.

Uchiha Kazuna tried to persuade Kaguya Otsutsuki to cooperate against Hagoromo and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but she remained hostile and demanded Naruto and Sasuke’s deaths. Their clash left the battlefield tense, with Naruto and Sasuke breaking free of their restraints as Kazuna prepared to face Kaguya.

• Kazuna fought Kaguya, displayed his Rinnegan and Six Paths-powered armor, and proposed that they cooperate rather than let Hagoromo benefit.
• Kaguya left the Kamui Dimension with Kazuna, saw the ruined battlefield, and asked about the warriors he could offer.
• Kaguya recognized Naruto and Sasuke as the reincarnations of Asura and Indra and demanded that Kazuna let her kill them.
• Kazuna blocked Kaguya, and the two prepared to fight when she refused to spare Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto and Sasuke broke free of the Kage Level fighters’ restraints and stood before Kaguya.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Kaguya while Kazuna held back, wary of the Sage of Six Paths. After seeing Naruto fly, Kazuna learned the technique and negotiated an alliance with Kaguya, leaving the Sage of Six Paths’ response uncertain.

• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Kaguya, while Kazuna warned them about her dimensions and told Tobirama that the Sage of Six Paths was another threat.
• Kaguya transported Naruto, Sasuke, and Kazuna to her Gravity World and then to the Lava World, where Naruto discovered he could fly using Six Paths power.
• Kazuna observed Naruto’s chakra circulation, copied the way he flew, and struck Kaguya as she tried to attack him.
• Naruto and Sasuke attempted to seal Kaguya, but she blasted them away before Kazuna proposed that they cooperate.
• Kaguya agreed to work with Kazuna if he helped restore her strength, and Kazuna wondered whether the Sage of Six Paths had heard their conversation.

Kazuna negotiated with Kaguya over restoring her power and building an army, then became convinced that Hagoromo had deliberately fueled conflict to fill the Pure Land with warriors. He promised Kaguya visible results within half a year and demanded that Black Zetsu explain how to create White Zetsu.

• Kazuna asked Kaguya whether she could absorb Hagoromo's power from Naruto and Sasuke, but Kaguya said Hagoromo could reclaim it immediately.
• Kazuna left that world with Kaguya, reunited with Tobirama Senju and the others, and stopped Hashirama Senju from provoking Kaguya over Madara.
• Kaguuna told Kaguya that letting the Shinobi World develop would provide a continuing supply of warriors from the Pure Land, unlike her plan to harvest shinobi once.
• Kazuna speculated that Hagoromo had promoted conflict and guided the Shinobi World toward war to create more powerful dead warriors.
• Kazuna questioned Kaguya about Hagoromo, then promised to restore some of her power within half a year and ordered Black Zetsu to explain how to create White Zetsu.

After the war, Kazuna reorganized the defeated villages under Konoha’s control and began helping Kaguya increase her strength. He proved he could rapidly strengthen a Tailed Beast, but Kaguya refused to release them until she had absorbed enough power to defeat Hagoromo.

• Konan joined Konoha after her Explosive Tags helped the Allied Forces win the war, while the villages began postwar reconstruction and hunted Kumogakure and Iwagakure holdouts.
• Kazuna merged Sunagakure and Kirigakure under Konoha’s control, relocated their people and bloodline clans, and used Naruto to enforce reconstruction when needed.
• Kaguya pressed Kazuna to help her grow stronger, and he explained that the Tailed Beasts’ origins could be strengthened for her to absorb.
• Kaguya separated Shukaku from herself, and Kazuna used a mysterious power to increase the One-Tails’ strength behind a barrier.
• Kazuna asked Kaguya to release all the Tailed Beasts so he could strengthen them, but she postponed the decision until she had enough power to defeat Hagoromo.

Kazuna and Kaguya agreed to cooperate, while Six Paths failed to recruit Hamura to help seal her again. With the Shinobi World rebuilding, Kazuna tried to retire as Hokage and travel, but Itachi and the others refused to let him step down.

• Kaguya absorbed One-Tails to increase her power, and Kazuna confronted her and Black Zetsu after they suspected his intentions.
• Six Paths contacted Hamura and asked him to help seal their mother, but Hamura refused and ended their conversation.
• Hamura admitted he no longer wanted to oppose his mother for the sake of strangers, leaving Six Paths without a powerful ally.
• As postwar reconstruction continued, Kazuna decided he wanted to retire as Hokage and leave the position to Uchiha Itachi.
• Itachi and the others opposed Kazuna's retirement, arguing that they needed him to remain Hokage and keep the situation under control.

Kazuna learned that the political upheaval and factional bargaining made it impossible for him to step down as Hokage yet, while Yazo arranged for women from other villages to be housed near him to encourage cooperation. Tobirama questioned Kazuna’s plan to provide soldiers for Kaguya, and Hashirama appeared with an undisclosed request.

• Yazo explained that Kazuna’s supporters and the other shinobi factions wanted him to remain Hokage until the merger and division of resources stabilized, so Kazuna agreed to stay for a while longer.
• Yazo told Kazuna that Temari, Kurotsuchi, Mabui, and Samui had been sent or proposed to him as their villages sought favor, and Kazuna agreed to have them housed at his other residence.
• Yazo summoned Tobirama Senju to discuss White Zetsu, and Tobirama challenged Kazuna over providing soldiers for Kaguya.
• Kazuna argued that Kaguya’s enemies would threaten the shinobi world too and claimed his strength would grow faster than Kaguya’s, leaving Tobirama to accept his decision.
• Tobirama revealed that Hashirama had another matter to raise, and Hashirama cautiously peeked into the Hokage’s office.

Hashirama asked Kazuna about Madara, and Kazuna explained that Madara had become the sacrifice for Kaguya’s resurrection. Kazuna then began reshaping the Hyuga Clan through Neji, leaving Neji’s Byakugan transformed by a Dojutsu Fruit.

• Hashirama asked whether Madara could be saved and laid to rest, but Kazuna told him Madara was already dead and explained that Tobirama had used Hashirama’s corpse for experiments after his death.
• Tobirama demanded to know how Kazuna would restrain Kaguya, and Kazuna said White Zetsu could serve their side and promised his own power would surpass Kaguya’s.
• Kazuna planned to balance his followers’ power by giving the Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki clans room to grow while restraining the Uchiha.
• Kazuna trained Neji, gave him a Dojutsu Fruit, and chose him to lead changes within the Hyuga Clan.
• Kazuna proposed selecting the Hyuga heir through an assessment at age ten, regardless of family branch, and placing the Caged Bird seal on everyone else; he said he would enforce the change even if the clan resisted.
• Neji ate the Fruit, and his Byakugan began evolving with a faint blue hue and flickering arcs of lightning.

The Hyuga Main Family feared that Kazuna’s decision to make Neji his disciple would threaten their control of the clan, while Kazuna recognized Neji’s unusual Byakugan potential and explained his plans to Tobirama. After ordering resources gathered for the White Zetsu Production Line, Kazuna went to see Kaguya, who confronted him about his habit of silently staring at her.

• Hiashi and the Hyuga elders worried that Neji becoming Kazuna’s disciple would lead to changes in the Caged Bird system, and Hiashi admitted the clan might need to change.
• After sparring with Neji, Kazuna noticed that Neji could instinctively predict his attacks and praised the Hyuga Clan’s potential to rival the Uchiha Clan.
• Kazuna told Tobirama that he had chosen Neji to give the Uchiha Clan a powerful rival, and argued that dismantling clans could not prevent new ones from rising.
• Tobirama reported that the White Zetsu Production Line was complete but costly, so Kazuna ordered resources gathered from across the Shinobi World.
• Kazuna assigned Neji homework and went to visit Kaguya, who asked why he had come and recalled how he had silently watched her during previous visits.

Kazuna negotiated with Kaguya for a share of the White Zetsu and a temporary alliance against Hagoromo, while Six Paths began stirring up war through agents in the Shinobi World. As Kazuna grew stronger by absorbing corpses, he worried that power was changing him, strengthened One-Tails with a Fruit, and promised the Yin Nine-Tails he would help free its Yang half from Kaguya.

• Kazuna offered Kaguya one-third of the White Zetsu and help growing stronger, and Kaguya agreed to cooperate against Hagoromo.
• Six Paths empowered agents across the Shinobi World and ordered them to provoke war and drive Kazuna and Kaguya into conflict.
• Kazuna absorbed the life force of huge piles of corpses, raising his Divine Tree Dojutsu Fruit to the fourth level, then worried that his growing power was affecting him.
• Kazuna implanted a level-one Fruit into One-Tails, strengthening it before sealing it away again.
• Kazuna assured the Yin Nine-Tails that he remembered his promise to give it freedom and would try to persuade Kaguya to release its Yang half.