Chapter Summaries

Tsunade and Danzō argued over Sasuke’s treatment and whether she should remain Hokage, while Samui learned more about Soseki and the Leaf Village’s revival. Danzō tried to use Kotoamatsukami to sway Soseki, but Soseki exposed the attempt and revealed that Danzō’s right eye was missing.

• Kakashi and Shikamaru explained why Sasuke had not been punished and reassured Naruto and Sakura that he could defend himself.
• Danzō confronted Tsunade, defended his actions during Pain’s attack, and accused her of being unfit to serve as Hokage.
• Samui and the other Cloud ninja were astonished by claims that the Leaf villagers had been revived and by Soseki’s role in defeating the Akatsuki leader.
• Danzō admitted he wanted to become Hokage and proposed that Soseki judge the dispute.
• Soseki condemned cowards who hid during the invasion, resisted Danzō’s Kotoamatsukami, and revealed that Danzō’s right eye was missing.

Soseki exposed Danzo’s possession of Shisui’s eye and forced him to confess to several plots against Leaf Village. After Danzo was taken away, Tsunade deferred the Raikage’s request until the Five Kage Summit, while Samui sought information about Sasuke and investigated Soseki.

• Soseki revealed Shisui’s eye and immobilized Danzo, prompting Danzo to admit he had pushed Orochimaru’s Leaf Village Destruction Plan and influenced the Uchiha’s destruction and Akatsuki’s fall.
• Danzo told Naruto that Hiruzen’s wife had died during Naruto’s birth, and Tsunade ordered Danzo sealed and taken away.
• Tsunade said she would answer the Raikage’s request at the Five Kage Summit.
• Samui asked Tsunade for information about Sasuke, then resolved to investigate Soseki and the attack on Leaf Village.

Konan used a vast field of Exploding Tags to attack Obito, but he survived with Izanagi and stabbed her. A hidden Konan then struck Obito in turn and exposed his false identity, while Aizen noticed Black Zetsu finally revealing himself.

• Konan revealed that she had disguised the sea with six hundred billion Exploding Tags and detonated them against Obito.
• After the explosions ended, Obito emerged alive through Izanagi and stabbed Konan while demanding to know where Nagato's corpse was hidden.
• A second Konan stabbed Obito from behind, and he realized the injured Konan had been used as bait for a paper clone.
• Konan called Obito Uchiha by his real name despite his claim to be Uchiha Madara, and both she and Obito fainted.
• Aizen noticed that Black Zetsu had finally exposed himself.

Aizen approached Black Zetsu and tricked him into believing they were brothers created from Kaguya Otsutsuki’s sleeves, claiming he had sacrificed himself and secretly worked to free their mother. Black Zetsu explained his suspicions about the Otsutsuki Main Family, and Aizen considered how to use his elaborate theory.

• Black Zetsu prepared to intervene after Obito lost to Konan, but Aizen appeared behind him and revealed that he knew Black Zetsu’s identity.
• Aizen claimed to be Black Zetsu’s older brother, born from Kaguya Otsutsuki’s right sleeve, and presented a lump of black mud as proof of his former body.
• Aizen told Black Zetsu that he had eliminated the Otsutsuki on the moon and had come to help rescue Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu described Pain’s attack on the Leaf Village and shared his theory that people from the Otsutsuki Main Family had come for Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Aizen found Black Zetsu’s theory imaginative and considered using the story to his advantage.

Aizen deceived Black Zetsu with a fabricated account of the Otsutsuki clan and proposed awakening Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to disrupt the Main Family and Six Paths before rescuing Mother. He left Black Zetsu believing Nagato’s Rinnegan was the key to reaching Isshiki’s hidden space.

• Aizen altered Black Zetsu’s hearing with Genjutsu so information about parallel worlds would be replaced with irrelevant intelligence, then claimed the Main Family might be searching for him.
• Black Zetsu rushed to help Obito, but Aizen reassured him that Konan would not harm him and explained that he had guided her to draw out the person behind Akatsuki.
• Aizen suggested the Main Family might fear Six Paths and argued that Mother should remain sealed until their enemies had been weakened; he proposed using Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to create chaos.
• Black Zetsu felt hurt that Mother’s memories had not mentioned Isshiki, but Aizen claimed he had learned about him from Otsutsuki Hamura and comforted Black Zetsu by praising his devotion.
• Aizen told Black Zetsu that Mother could sense the outside world through a crack in her seal, then claimed Nagato’s Rinnegan connected the present world to Isshiki’s hidden space.

Aizen and Black Zetsu deduced that Nagato’s Rinnegan had connected to a space created by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then planned to approach Isshiki with an offer of cooperation. Black Zetsu agreed to go, carrying the Rinnegan as a gesture of sincerity while Aizen prepared a fallback plan.

• Aizen explained that Nagato’s Rinnegan had likely accessed a space created by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki rather than another planet.
• Aizen proposed that Black Zetsu contact Isshiki and offer cooperation, arguing that Isshiki might betray the main family for personal gain.
• Aizen persuaded Black Zetsu to represent their branch by warning that their two traitors might otherwise claim that role.
• Aizen instructed Black Zetsu to offer Isshiki the Rinnegan, while seeking the use of Isshiki’s Rinnegan in return.
• Aizen proposed using Impure World Reincarnation and a dead man’s eyes as leverage if Isshiki later reneged on their agreement.
• Black Zetsu admired Aizen’s wider ambitions and imagined Madara waking to find his eyes gone from the Shinobi World.

Aizen told Black Zetsu that he planned to strengthen Kaguya’s soul by collecting pure souls through the Dream Fulfillment Project, and chose Yakushi Kabuto to carry it out. He also planned to use Genjutsu to keep Obito useful without revealing their role, and Black Zetsu went to contact Kabuto.

• Aizen explained that Kaguya’s soul had been corrupted by the thoughts of living beings and that she needed exceptionally pure souls to overcome the flaw.
• Aizen proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to help people fulfill their regrets and named the plan the Dream Fulfillment Project.
• Aizen selected Yakushi Kabuto as the master of dream fulfillment, reasoning that Kabuto’s drive to prove himself would make the plan convincing.
• Aizen said he would use Genjutsu to make Obito accept the situation and remain useful while they stayed out of the spotlight.
• Black Zetsu agreed with Aizen and went to contact Yakushi Kabuto.

Obito recruited Sasuke to disrupt the Five Kage Summit, and Sasuke agreed despite the danger. As the Kage headed to the summit, Gaara and Ōnoki discussed Naruto and the mysterious Shimizu Soseki, who had defeated Pain.

• Obito told Sasuke that the Eight Tails he had captured was a clone and ordered him to disrupt the Five Kage Summit.
• Obito provoked Sasuke by repeating the Raikage’s insults about the Uchiha, and Sasuke agreed to go to the summit in person.
• Obito said he would go with Zetsu and explained that Shimizu Soseki had defeated Pain with overwhelming strength.
• Gaara left Sunagakure with Temari and Kankuro and said he wanted to meet Shimizu Soseki.
• Ōnoki prepared to leave Iwagakure with Kurotsuchi and said he wanted to see what Shimizu Soseki could do.

At the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade secured a seat for Shimizu Soseki, who arrived and warned the Kage of a danger facing the world. Outside the meeting hall, Karin collapsed in terror while watching the pyramid, leaving Sasuke and the others unsure what she had sensed.

• Mei Terumi wandered among the village groups and became captivated by a man from the Leaf group, while Chojuro and Ao tried to keep her behavior quiet.
• After the Leaf group left, Mei claimed she had been caught in Genjutsu and said she would watch the man carefully at the summit.
• Tsunade proposed adding a seat for Soseki, and A criticized the Leaf Village for producing people who joined or supported Akatsuki.
• Soseki carved a table and chair with Wood Release, took his place among the Kage, and said he would explain the danger facing the world.
• Outside the pyramid, Suigetsu suggested using the Elephant Turning Technique, while Karin collapsed trembling and struggled to speak as Sasuke asked what was wrong.

Karin detected a hidden presence with Chakra far beyond the Five Kage, while Soseki demanded that the summit attendees accept seals before hearing his revelation. The Raikage clashed with Soseki’s guard, and Sasuke attacked the Raikage over his insult to Itachi, only to be badly beaten.

• Karin warned Sasuke and Suigetsu that she sensed a concealed Chakra vastly greater than the combined power of the Five Kage, so Sasuke agreed to wait before acting.
• Soseki told the summit that anyone who heard his important information would need to accept a seal or leave, prompting objections from the other villages.
• A charged Mizuki, but their collision sent both men flying outside, where Mizuki admitted defeat after the Raikage broke through his Steel Release.
• Sasuke ambushed A with Chidori over the Raikage’s insult to Itachi, but A dodged and knocked Sasuke away.
• Sasuke summoned Susanoo, but A shattered its skeletal form with a kick and sent Sasuke flying as Soseki watched.

Soseki stopped the Raikage and Sasuke from killing each other, then revealed that Killer B had only left behind an Eight Tails clone. Obito appeared to announce his Eye of the Moon plan, but Kakashi recognized him and exposed his identity.

• Sasuke combined Susanoo with Amaterasu to meet the Raikage’s attack, but Soseki caught both fighters’ blows and ordered them to step back.
• Soseki revealed that Killer B might still be alive, and Karin explained that they had captured an Eight Tails clone instead.
• The Raikage learned B had escaped and still insisted Sasuke and his companions deserved punishment, but Gaara and Tsunade argued that the villages should focus on Akatsuki.
• Obito appeared on the roof, called himself Uchiha Madara, and announced his Eye of the Moon plan.
• Kakashi asked whether the masked man was Obito, and Obito denied knowing anyone by that name before Kakashi pointed out that he knew the surname Uchiha.

Obito revealed that he planned to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi so he could create a world with Rin, and the assembled leaders rejected his plan. He then declared that Akatsuki still possessed a massive army and seven tailed beasts, leaving the gathered forces shocked by the threat.

• Obito removed his mask and identified himself, but Kakashi admitted he had not recognized him.
• Obito explained that he wanted to create peace with Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Soseki revealed that his real motive was to be with Rin.
• Obito confirmed that he did not know whether the Genjutsu could be undone and refused to cast it only on himself because Rin would be lonely.
• A dismissed Obito as a madman and challenged his ability to threaten the assembled villages.
• Obito announced that he commanded one hundred thousand White Zetsu, warriors brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, and seven tailed beasts.

Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War and gave Sasuke Itachi’s eyes, worsening tensions among the Kage until Soseki offered to explain the parallel worlds. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu allied with Isshiki, who secretly read his memories and considered using Obito in the coming conflict.

• Obito declared war after A refused to hand over the Eight Tails and Nine Tails Jinchuriki, then offered Sasuke Itachi’s eyes before leaving.
• Ōnoki warned Sasuke about pursuing power, and their argument escalated until Sakura tried unsuccessfully to calm everyone.
• Soseki offered to reveal the truth about parallel worlds if the assembled leaders accepted a seal, and Sasuke agreed to listen.
• Black Zetsu asked Jigen to cooperate to save Kaguya, and Isshiki accepted after Black Zetsu gave him Madara’s eye.
• Isshiki secretly read Black Zetsu’s memories and considered controlling Obito to gain a powerful ally for the final war.

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discovered that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had likely read Black Zetsu’s memories, but they agreed their interests still aligned for now and began their operation. At Three Wolf Mountain, Soseki’s account of a parallel world astonished the assembled leaders, who asked him to help against the coming war; he promised guidance and said he would join the battle only in its final stage.

• White Zetsu examined Black Zetsu and noticed that three seconds of his memory were missing, leading them to suspect Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had controlled him and read his memories.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu concluded that their goals still aligned with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki until the struggle over the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and White Zetsu ordered their operation to begin.
• At Three Wolf Mountain, Naruto and Sakura confirmed Soseki’s account of a parallel world, leaving the gathered leaders amazed.
• Ōnoki asked Soseki to help end the coming war, and Mizuki claimed that the world’s consciousness had suppressed Soseki’s power.
• Soseki said he would provide intelligence and guidance but would wait until the final stage to fight, urging the leaders to unite against their enemies.

Soseki sealed the village leaders with a powerful mark that allowed instant communication, then discovered that Itachi’s hidden power had emerged from Naruto as a crow carrying a Mangekyō Sharingan. The crow’s purpose was to stop Sasuke and protect him, leaving Sasuke shaken by Itachi’s intentions.

• The village leaders agreed to continue planning the Shinobi Allied Forces in their own villages, and Soseki placed a seal on them that also let them communicate over any distance.
• The leaders tested the seal, then dispersed after instinctively treating Soseki as their leader.
• Naruto told Soseki he felt sick, and Soseki asked Sasuke to hand over Itachi’s eye in a glass bottle.
• Naruto began dry-heaving and spat out a crow with a Mangekyō Sharingan, then remembered that Itachi had given him power to stop and protect Sasuke.
• Sasuke reacted angrily to learning about Itachi’s plan, but Suigetsu’s remark distracted him before he could stay angry.

Soseki explained Itachi’s Kotoamatsukami plan and proposed seeking the Uzumaki shrine to undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and summon the Hokage. After creating a replacement eye for the crow, he left the others astonished, and Tsunade warned Kakashi that his eye linked to Obito was dangerous.

• Soseki told Naruto and Sasuke that Itachi had placed Kotoamatsukami in the crow to alter Sasuke’s will, prompting Sasuke to condemn Itachi and Naruto and Sakura to defend his intentions.
• Soseki said Minato could not be revived while sealed in the Death God’s stomach, but he knew how to undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and directed the group to seek the Death God Mask at the Uzumaki shrine.
• Naruto realized they could potentially summon the First and Second Hokage, and Sasuke eagerly agreed to go with him.
• Soseki took the crow’s Sharingan and created a normal replacement eye, leaving Sakura, Sasuke, and the others stunned.
• Tsunade warned Kakashi that his eye was linked to Obito and urged him to ask Soseki for a replacement.

Soseki freed the souls sealed inside the Reaper and removed White Zetsu from Sasuke, then revived Orochimaru to obtain the genetic information needed to revive the four Hokage. Orochimaru recognized Soseki as a formidable threat, and Suigetsu introduced him with grand titles.

• Kakashi explained that he would not give up his Mangekyō Sharingan because it was his bond with Obito and Rin, and Tsunade warned him that Obito might pursue him for his eye.
• Naruto told Kakashi and Tsunade that Soseki planned to free the four Hokage's souls from the Reaper and revive them with Impure World Reincarnation, so they joined the group heading to the Uzumaki Clan's shrine.
• Soseki summoned the Reaper, cut open its belly, and freed the sealed souls; after the Reaper tried to claim him, Soseki subdued it and returned it to its mask.
• Soseki used senjutsu Chakra to expel six White Zetsu from Sasuke and concluded that Orochimaru could provide the genetic information needed for the Hokage's revival.
• Sasuke used Itachi's eyes to summon the Sword of Totsuka and release Orochimaru, who recognized Soseki as a frightening threat before Suigetsu introduced him.

Soseki revived the four Hokage and recruited them to help fight the organization threatening the Shinobi World. As the Hokage prepared to join the battle, Sasuke asked Hashirama why the Uchiha had been targeted and what Itachi had done for.

• Orochimaru supplied the four Hokage’s genetic material, and Soseki used Impure World Reincarnation to revive them.
• Tsunade reunited with Hashirama, while Naruto greeted Minato and explained the Nine-Tails’ chakra inside them both.
• Soseki told the Hokage that he came from a parallel world and needed their help against an organization bent on destroying the world.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato agreed to fight alongside Tsunade and the others.
• Sasuke asked Hashirama why the Uchiha had been targeted and what Itachi had done for.

Soseki criticized the village’s treatment of the Uchiha and Itachi’s massacre, while Sasuke learned more about his brother’s choices. Meanwhile, Obito prepared to revive the Ten Tails, and Kabuto used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Akatsuki members, leaving Nagato to face Deidara’s shocked mockery.

• Hiruzen told Sasuke that Itachi had massacred the Uchiha to stop their rebellion and joined the Akatsuki as a spy in exchange for protection for Sasuke.
• Orochimaru and Soseki blamed Tobirama’s policies for driving the Uchiha toward rebellion, and Soseki explained that he had stopped his own world’s Uchiha by beating them and promising better treatment.
• Soseki condemned Itachi for killing children and elders, prompting Sasuke to question whether his brother had acted to stop the rebellion or to protect him.
• Obito considered reviving the Ten Tails early because Kakashi had exposed his identity and his plans were becoming dangerous.
• Kabuto performed Impure World Reincarnation and summoned Kakuzu, Itachi, Sasori, Deidara, and Nagato.
• Deidara mistook Nagato’s weakened appearance for evidence that he had suffered a cruel fate, and Nagato told him that he was the Akatsuki leader.

Orochi Kabuto summoned Nagato, Akatsuki members, and Madara, exposing Obito as Akatsuki’s true leader and revealing the tailed-beast collection’s progress. Madara broke free of the Impure World Reincarnation and left with Obito to find the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Nagato revealed that the earlier body was his clone, and Madara emerged from the final coffin.
• Orochi Kabuto explained that he had summoned the dead to demonstrate his abilities, while Obito appeared and declared war on the Shinobi World.
• Kabuto identified Obito as Akatsuki’s true leader, and Nagato confirmed that Obito had been behind the organization’s plans.
• Obito told Madara that the One through Seven Tails had been collected and that backup Chakra for the Eight and Nine Tails was barely enough to begin the plan.
• Madara used hand seals to release the Impure World Reincarnation despite Kabuto’s efforts to control him.
• Madara warned Kabuto not to abuse forbidden jutsu, then left with Obito toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.