Chapter Summaries

Number Four resisted Jigen’s self-destruct code and chose to protect Tsunade, then fought Uchiha Madara rather than join his group. After Madara’s attack unleashed a mass of Tailed Beast Chakra around him, Number Four declared that protecting his family was all he wanted.

• Number One died as the Abdominal Mouth devoured his body, while Number Four ignored the dropped Shukaku's Hoard and checked on Tsunade.
• Number Four’s self-destruct code triggered when he tried to answer Tsunade’s questions, but he overcame it by wanting to protect his family.
• Jigen noticed Number Four’s life signal return and watched the battle, while Number Four refused Uchiha Madara’s offer to join him.
• Tsunade stood up for Number Four, and he shielded her from Madara before they clashed.
• Madara overwhelmed Number Four with sword attacks and light bullets, but the surrounding Tailed Beast Chakra gathered around Number Four and expanded his power.
• Number Four looked toward Tsunade and said he only wanted to protect his family.

Number Four unleashed Photon Lava Burst Form and gained the upper hand against Uchiha Madara, who switched to his Nine-Tails Rider form to counter him. After Number Four consumed Shukaku’s Chakra Pill and renewed the fight, Madara merged all nine Tailed Beast Cards and prepared to unleash a new power.

• Number Four absorbed the scarlet mist and transformed into Photon Lava Burst Form, charging Uchiha Madara with immense strength and defense.
• Uchiha Izuna arrived and protected Tsunade while she explained that Number Four was a Clone; Number Four then overwhelmed Madara and shattered his Susanoo Armor.
• Uchiha Madara used the Nine-Tailed Card to shield himself, then attacked Number Four with his gunblade and inflicted serious wounds.
• Number Four grabbed Shukaku’s Hoard, crushed its shell, and swallowed the Chakra Pill inside, easing the strain of his transformation.
• Madara called for Izuna’s cards, merged all nine Tailed Beast Cards into one, and produced a Decade-colored touchscreen as he announced that the show was beginning.

Uchiha Gin sealed the living Karma mark on Nagato’s palm, curing him but leaving his hand blackened, and accepted Reimu’s offer to stay at Hakurei Shrine. When he emerged, Uchiha Hikari met Miroku’s master and finally felt confident about her own figure.

• Uchiha Gin used the Seal Evil Law Mark on Nagato, but the Karma mark resisted and revealed a defensive power tied to Jigen.
• Uchiha Gin layered twenty-seven Four Symbols Seals over Nagato’s palm, suppressing Jigen’s life force and naming the result the Ten Directions Seal.
• Reimu offered Uchiha Gin and his group free lodging at Hakurei Shrine, and he accepted after hearing about the priestess tradition of repaying favors.
• Uchiha Hikari heard Miroku compare her chest favorably with her master’s and destroyed a teacup with Amaterasu.
• Uchiha Gin emerged with Nagato and told Whirlpool Masahiko and his wife that the child was safe, joking that his blackened hand had earned him the nickname Black-Hand Nagato.
• Uchiha Hikari met Reimu and straightened her back, newly confident that her figure surpassed Miroku’s master’s.

Uchiha Gin helped Reimu mistake Uchiha Hikari’s inner dark personality for an evil spirit, then took Miroku and Uchiha Chiri to shop for food while Hikari stayed behind to fight Reimu. At the grocery store, Gin bought all the Hachimi before Uchiha Sasuke Black Zetsu arrived to collect his reservation.

• Reimu sensed the evil spirit within Uchiha Hikari and prepared to exorcise her, while Miroku and Uchiha Gin tried to calm Reimu down.
• Uchiha Gin arranged to stay overnight at the shrine, and Miroku discovered that the kitchen held almost no food for the promised feast.
• Uchiha Gin took Miroku and Uchiha Chiri shopping with Masahiko and his wife, leaving Uchiha Hikari and Reimu behind to fight.
• Uchiha Gin's party reached Amegakure's Commercial Street, where Masahiko and his wife reunited with their eager customers and went to reopen their shop.
• Uchiha Gin bought all the grocery store's Hachimi for Miroku, then Uchiha Sasuke Black Zetsu arrived to collect the jar he had reserved.

Uchiha Gin dealt with Black Zetsu’s Crimson Maw side effects and discovered that it produced powerful Full Cache items from sugar and Chakra energy. After Black Zetsu hurried off to meet the Uchiha Madara brothers, Gin grew suspicious and set out to investigate, leaving Uchiha Chiri and Miroku to shop for dinner.

• Black Zetsu admitted that the Crimson Maw boosted his strength but made him crave sweets, and Miroku gave him her Hachimi after Gin described him as a pitiful maggot.
• Black Zetsu drank the Hachimi, endured the Crimson Maw producing a Hachimi Full Cache, and explained that Chakra Pills had once triggered the ability.
• Gin examined Black Zetsu’s Tailed Beast-themed Full Cache and wondered about the Uchiha Madara brothers’ reason for coming to the Rain Country.
• Black Zetsu rushed away with supplies, revealing that he had come to gather research materials for Gin.
• Gin left Chiri and Miroku to buy dinner while he went to find Uchiha Sasuke, and Chiri agreed after asking him to return for sweet and sour fish.

Uchiha Gin arrived at the forbidden lake to watch Uchiha Madara battle a Four-Tails Rider, then disguised himself as E total when Uchiha Izuna and Tsunade approached. Tsunade asked E total to stop the fight, explaining that Number Four was a good person who gave her large New Year’s red envelopes.

• Fishermen saw the lake churn with towering waves as Uchiha Gin flew toward the forbidden island.
• Uchiha Gin found Uchiha Madara fighting Number Four amid a field of magma, and Madara summoned and strengthened a Four-Tails Rider of his own.
• Uchiha Gin transformed into E total before Uchiha Izuna and Tsunade arrived at the stands.
• Uchiha Izuna recognized E total as the First Generation Kamen Rider and apologized for disturbing his territory.
• Tsunade stepped forward and pleaded with E total to stop the battle because Number Four was a good person who gave her large New Year’s red envelopes.

Uchiha Madara’s battle with Clone Number Four ended when Jigen possessed the Clone through his Karma, revealing the human soul behind its mutation. As Jigen attacked Madara and Izuna, Uchiha Gin intervened and confiscated Jigen’s Daikokuten cube.

• Uchiha Gin explained the different generations of Clones while Tsunade described the care she sensed from Number Four.
• Number Four used the opposing Knight as a shield against Uchiha Madara’s blade, then fought on until his enhanced form failed and he collapsed.
• As Uchiha Madara prepared to kill Number Four, Jigen took control of the Clone’s body and revealed his identity using Daikokuten.
• Jigen rejected Madara’s demand to hand over Hashirama and punched him into a rock wall, then blocked Izuna’s shots with a magma barrier.
• Jigen dropped Daikokuten toward Izuna, but Uchiha Gin appeared, caught the cube, and stored it in his Shadow Realm.

Uchiha Gin faced Jigen, protected Madara and Izuna from his pressure, and fought him to a draw in a clash that warped space. Jigen revealed himself as Isshiki and tried to recruit Gin, but Gin refused and punched through his faceplate before he could finish boasting.

• Jigen recognized Gin and used his Dojutsu Power to suppress him, Madara, and Izuna, but Gin shielded the two brothers.
• Madara faced his weakness, recalled Gin's prediction that he would become the Ninja World's number one toughest man, and regained his resolve.
• Gin and Jigen clashed with their fists, creating a black hole that began consuming the space and ground around them, before both withdrew.
• Jigen introduced himself as Isshiki and invited Gin to join him in conquering the stars, but Gin refused.
• Jigen raised Number Four's synchronization rate to demonstrate his power, but Gin struck him before he could finish, cracking his faceplate.

Uchiha Gin fought Jigen, using his abilities to evade Jigen’s techniques before defeating him with a devastating punch. As Gin prepared to loot Jigen and hurry home to cook, another figure emerged from a Teleportation Gate beside him.

• Uchiha Gin taunted Jigen and revealed that his Ziot Portal had prevented Jigen from dodging his attacks for ten seconds.
• Jigen attacked with Sukunahikona and Daikokuten, but Uchiha Gin detected him, escaped into the Shadow Realm, and struck him from behind.
• Jigen filled the battlefield with Daikokuten cubes to block Gin’s perception, then charged as Gin prepared his Serious Punch.
• Uchiha Gin shattered Jigen’s Daikokuten barrier and Black Rod, then punched through Jigen’s chest, leaving Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna stunned.
• Uchiha Gin moved to loot Jigen, but another figure stepped through a Teleportation Gate beside him.

Jigen recovered from Gin’s attack by consuming Clone-made Chakra Pills, then sent his X Legion to surround Gin while its strongest Clones occupied Madara and Izuna. Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Hikari, and Reimu converged on the island, and Tsunade prepared to face a Five-Tailed Knight herself.

• Jigen replenished his Life Energy with Chakra Pills refined from two Clones and healed his chest wound.
• Madara attacked Jigen, but Clone 009 intercepted him, while Clone 001 blocked Izuna and fought him with arrows.
• Jigen ordered his Clones to swallow Full Caches, unleashing a multicolored pillar of energy as the legion surrounded Gin.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru sensed multiple Tailed Beast auras near the island and rushed to reinforce Tsunade.
• Hikari arrived by Susanoo Aircraft with airsick Reimu, and both headed toward the island’s center despite the danger.
• Tsunade confronted a Five-Tailed Knight and activated the markings across her body, determined to protect those she cared about and grow stronger.

Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique and wounded a powerful Hashirama Clone, but Uchiha Hikari rescued her when the Clone entered Sage Mode. As Hikari joined the battle and Hakurei Reimu investigated the soulless Clone, it began to revive.

• Tsunade unleashed her Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique and fought a 0.5 Hashirama Clone, eventually cutting open its abdomen with a Chakra Scalpel.
• The Clone activated Sage Mode and nearly killed Tsunade, but Uchiha Hikari arrived in Susanoo and smashed it into the ground.
• Uchiha Hikari recognized Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Uchiha Gin on the battlefield, then charged to help Uchiha Gin while Hakurei Reimu landed beside Tsunade.
• Hakurei Reimu discovered the Clone had no soul, and Tsunade explained that it had been made from her grandfather.
• The Clone began to revive, and Hakurei Reimu attacked it with a Fantasy Seal.

Uchiha Hikari arrived to help Uchiha Gin and tore through Jigen’s Tailed Beast Wood Men with her Susanoo. As Jigen prepared to confront them, Hikari grabbed Gin and demanded that he take out the vegetables he had bought.

• Uchiha Hikari’s Susanoo blocked Jigen’s attack with a blast that battered the Tailed Beast Wood Men, while Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna stopped fighting to check whether Uchiha Gin was nearby.
• Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna concluded that Hikari had come because Tsunade was in danger, while Clones 001 and 009 chose not to pursue them.
• Uchiha Hikari regenerated her Susanoo and chopped through the Tailed Beast Wood Men, while Uchiha Gin finished off three Clones and worried that Zhen Ji might get indigestion.
• Jigen summoned Clones 001 and 009 and threatened Uchiha Gin, but Hikari descended, grabbed Gin with a Susanoo arm, and told him to take out the vegetables he had bought.

Uchiha Madara and his allies defeated a 0.5 Hashirama Clone and prepared to reinforce Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Hikari against Jigen. Hakurei Reimu foresaw that Madara would die peacefully in old age, then the group reached the battlefield just as Mount Myōboku Toad Spirit Immortal Su Daoren arrived.

• Uchiha Hikari confronted Uchiha Gin about his hidden identity, and he agreed to keep it secret from the others.
• Hakurei Reimu and Tsunade fought a 0.5 Hashirama Clone, but its strength sent Tsunade flying until Reimu stopped her before she hit a stone pillar.
• Uchiha Izuna destroyed the Clone and collected a low-purity Chakra Pill, while Uchiha Madara explained that Hashirama's cells kept it fighting after brain death.
• Tsunade volunteered to join the fight against 009, and Reimu insisted she would live a long time before her Prophetic Eye showed that Uchiha Izuna should already have died.
• Reimu told Uchiha Madara that he would die peacefully of old age beside the person he trusted most, prompting Madara to make Izuna apologize to her.
• Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Tsunade joined Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Hikari, and Mount Myōboku Toad Spirit Immortal Su Daoren arrived on a giant toad.

Jiraiya joined Tsunade and the others against Jigen, using taunts and a risky deception to create an opening for a hidden Sage Art attack. The chapter ended with Jigen engulfed by Jiraiya’s White Rage Technique and Goemon.

• Jiraiya arrived to rescue Tsunade, greeted Uchiha Madara with overwhelming affection, and then challenged Jigen while secretly drawing his attention away from his allies.
• Jigen ordered 001 to capture Jiraiya alive, but Uchiha Izuna intercepted him and the two began fighting after 001 transformed into the One-Tailed Knight.
• 009 went to support 001, but Uchiha Madara blocked his path, and they clashed after 009 transformed into Red Geats.
• Uchiha Gin and Tsunade’s group left Jiraiya alone to face Jigen, who prepared to seize him with Daikokuten.
• Jiraiya charged Jigen and blasted him with toad oil, but Jigen grabbed him and apparently broke his neck before the body vanished into smoke.
• A tiny toad emerged from the smoke and released Jiraiya’s prepared Sage Art: White Rage Technique and Sage Art: Goemon against Jigen.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru ambushed Jigen with senjutsu, but Jigen survived and revealed that the Tailed Beast Knights were Hashirama Senju clones. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara’s Hashirama Cells erupted during battle, and Uchiha Gin prepared a card to contain their power.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru caught Jigen in a senjutsu trap and struck him with Gozaemon, but Jigen escaped through Daikokuten and recovered despite his injuries.
• Jigen recognized the toads’ Natural Energy and canceled his damaged armor, while Tsunade explained that the Tailed Beast Knights were all clones of Hashirama Senju.
• 001 and 009 tried to disengage from Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Madara, but 009’s familiar words enraged Madara and triggered a surge of power within him.
• Uchiha Izuna found Madara suffering through a dangerous reaction and asked Uchiha Gin to help him.
• Uchiha Gin discovered that the Hashirama Cells in Madara’s body had activated and created a sealing card to control the power.

Uchiha Gin sealed Madara’s excess Hashirama Cell energy into an Ashura Card, while Uchiha Hikari trapped Jigen in Tsukuyomi and left him mentally shaken. Jigen recovered and called on his Clone army, setting up a team battle against Hikari and the others.

• Uchiha Gin used the Decade Driver to seal Madara’s excess Life Energy into an Ashura Card that could boost his abilities for up to three minutes.
• Madara realized Tsunade and the others had gone to support Jigen, and Uchiha Gin pointed him toward the battle.
• Uchiha Hikari attacked Jigen with Amaterasu, but Jigen absorbed the flames through the Karma in his palms.
• Uchiha Hikari trapped Jigen in Tsukuyomi and subjected him to a three-day ordeal in the illusion, leaving him mentally wounded.
• Jigen recovered, admitted Uchiha Hikari’s eye technique was terrifying, and summoned his Clone army as Hikari welcomed the team fight.

Jigen trapped Uchiha Madara, Izuna, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Uchiha Hikari inside a wall of black cubes and unleashed the Tailed Beast Knights against them. Uchiha Madara used the Ashura card to gain overwhelming power, but 009 released his limiter and prepared to fight back.

• Jigen sealed the group inside a circular wall of black cubes, leaving them no escape from the approaching Clone army.
• Uchiha Madara and Izuna charged the Knights while Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya volunteered to fight; 001 and 009 moved to confront the brothers.
• Izuna exchanged ranged attacks with 001 as 009 knocked Uchiha Madara back into the Clone army's encirclement.
• Uchiha Madara activated the Ashura card, whose Divine Tree Fruit aura affected the Clones and strengthened his attacks.
• Uchiha Madara killed a Three-Tails Knight with one punch and badly damaged 009, who repaired his armor and released his limiter.

009 and 001 activated their Karma to fight Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, while Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade faced the advancing clone army. The Sannin began a contest to defeat the most enemies, and Orochimaru revealed a lethal Sage Art technique that left Jiraiya owing him a favor.

• 009 raised his Karma output and clashed with Uchiha Madara, while 001 activated State Two and overwhelmed Uchiha Izuna with Rain of Light before Izuna summoned nine Tailed Beast Knights.
• As the clone army advanced toward them, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade agreed to compete, with the loser bound to fulfill the winner's request.
• Jiraiya trapped the clones in the Swamp of the Underworld and engulfed them in a Sage Art Flame Bullet, but many broke free and kept advancing.
• Orochimaru used Dance of the Viper and Flowing Snake to mark three clones with toxin, then detonated the marks with Great Snake Lightning and destroyed them.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya he had unwashed socks ready for livestreaming, leaving Jiraiya facing the contest's wager.

Tsunade joined Jiraiya and Orochimaru against Jigen’s Clone army, and the three fought until their powers ran out. As Jigen ordered the exhausted pair killed, Uchiha Hikari arrived and cast Limited Tsukuyomi: Yachihoko.

• Tsunade used the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique to destroy a Clone, then fought alongside Jiraiya and Orochimaru as the Clone army recovered.
• Orochimaru killed a Five-Tailed Knight Clone with Natural Energy poison while Jiraiya struggled against the Clones and Tsunade continued battling several of them.
• Jigen ordered the Clones to stop beating Jiraiya, then decided to kill Orochimaru and Tsunade after Jiraiya and his Toad Sages lost Sage Mode.
• Tsunade and Orochimaru ran out of power as Jigen’s Clones closed in, while Jiraiya was left helpless after Sage Fukasaku and the other Toad Sage returned to Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Hikari appeared beneath a scarlet full moon and activated Limited Tsukuyomi: Yachihoko.

Uchiha Hikari used Yachihoko to drain the Clone army and empower Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, but Jigen revived the Clones and forced Hikari to hold them back with Kagutsuchi. As Ōtsutsuki Isshiki revealed his true form, another battlefield saw 009 overpower Uchiha Madara before a black-and-white figure whisked 009 and 001 away.

• Uchiha Hikari planted Yachihoko marks on the Clones, draining their Chakra and freeing Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Hikari gave Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru Chakra through marks on their hands, while Jigen revived the Clones by using their life force to restore their Karma.
• Uchiha Hikari used Kagutsuchi to block the attacking Clones, then weakened their momentum again as the sky dimmed.
• Jigen shed the appearance of Number Four Clone and revealed his Ōtsutsuki original body, declaring himself a god.
• 009 defeated Uchiha Madara after his borrowed Ashura power expired, while Uchiha Izuna returned battered from his fight with 001.
• A black-and-white figure carried off 009 and 001 just as a purple aura began to emerge in Uchiha Madara's eyes.