Chapter Summaries

Seiji confronted Madara Uchiha's Sage-enhanced Perfect Susanoo in the icy world and shattered it with a single kick. Madara escaped the collapsing Susanoo, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Madara Uchiha broke free of the ice encasing his Perfect Susanoo and infused it with Sage Chakra.
• Seiji entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and praised Madara's enhancement before preparing to attack.
• Madara Uchiha launched several Sage Art fire dragons at Seiji.
• Seiji shrank two fire dragons with Sukuna Hikona and sped toward Madara's Susanoo.
• Seiji struck the Perfect Susanoo with Sage Art: Instant Earth Burial Split and destroyed it, but Madara escaped before the kick could hit him.

Shimura Danzō ambushed Otsutsuki Tenshin’s Kirigakure group in a valley, seeking the Rinnegan, Byakugan, and Uzumaki Clan members. Tenshin shielded the group from Root’s opening attack, and the Kirigakure shinobi prepared to fight back.

• Shimura Danzō gathered Root in a valley on the Kirigakure group’s route back to the coast and prepared to kill them for their powers.
• Otsutsuki Tenshin, Uzumaki Kana, and Nagato sensed the unnatural silence and began searching for an ambush.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to attack, launching a barrage of weapons and Exploding Tags at the Kirigakure group.
• The group recognized Shimura Danzō and realized he was acting behind Hiruzen Sarutobi’s back, then resolved to destroy Root.
• Otsutsuki Tenshin ordered the others to fight freely and used Eight Trigrams: Revolving Heaven to deflect Root’s attacks.

Nagato fought Shimura Danzō while their allies battled Root’s forces, and Danzō used a Hashirama-cell Wood Release arm to pierce what he thought was Nagato. Nagato’s lightning clone vanished and paralyzed Danzō, leaving a second Nagato poised to attack with Fire Release.

• Mei Terumi, Yahiko, Kisame, Konan, and Uzumaki Kana attacked Root’s forces while Otsutsuki Tenshin helped Nagato break through to Danzō.
• Nagato flew toward Danzō as Tenshin held off the Root elites guarding him.
• Danzō revealed seven Three-Tomoe Sharingan and a Hashirama-cell Wood Release arm, then taunted Nagato and prepared to take his Rinnegan.
• Nagato crashed into the ground and rushed Danzō with an Asura Path-enhanced punch.
• Danzō pierced Nagato with the Wood Release: Splintering Needles Technique, but Nagato’s lightning clone vanished and paralyzed him.
• A second Nagato emerged from the dust cloud and fired a blast of Fire Release at Danzō.

Nagato killed Shimura Danzō twice in quick succession, forcing him to reconsider his confidence in claiming the Rinnegan. As Nagato charged again, Danzō prepared a wind-coated kunai and rushed to meet him.

• Nagato’s Great Dragon Fire Technique burned Danzō, who used Izanagi to survive his first death.
• Nagato pulled Danzō toward him with Banshō Ten'in and blasted him with missiles, causing Danzō’s second death.
• Danzō revived through Izanagi and abandoned his reckless confidence as he assessed Nagato.
• Nagato charged Danzō again, and Danzō coated a kunai with Wind Release chakra before charging back at him.

Nagato continued fighting Danzō and overwhelmed him despite Danzō’s Wood Release and repeated Izanagi revivals. The chapter left Danzō and his forest trapped inside Nagato’s Planetary Devastation as Nagato fired his Asura Path cannons at the rocky sphere.

• Nagato pierced Danzō’s abdomen with a Yin-Yang Release Black Rod, killing him for the third time before Danzō revived with Izanagi.
• Danzō unleashed a Vacuum Great Bullet, but Nagato absorbed the Wind Release with the Sealing Technique Absorption Seal.
• Danzō used his life energy to unleash Wood Release: Tree World Descent, sending a vast forest surging toward Nagato.
• Nagato evaded the trees, rose into the air, and trapped Danzō and the forest inside Planetary Devastation.
• Nagato summoned Chakra Cannons through the Asura Path and fired them at the rocky sphere with Asura Assault.

Nagato continued overpowering Shimura Danzō, killing him four times while Mei Terumi, Otsutsuki Tenshin, Kisame, Yahiko, Konan, and Uzumaki Kana decimated the Root forces. Danzō used Wood Release in a desperate counterattack, but Nagato caught and sealed him, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Nagato pierced the rock sphere with two lasers and killed Shimura Danzō for the fourth time.
• Mei Terumi, Otsutsuki Tenshin, Kisame, Yahiko, Konan, and Uzumaki Kana slaughtered Root Ninja, leaving more than half of Danzō's forces defeated.
• Shimura Danzō revived, realized how dire his situation was, and attacked Nagato with Wood Release.
• Nagato repelled Danzō's attacks, rushed through his Wood Release, and slammed his head into the ground.
• Nagato lifted the dazed Danzō and used Four Limbs Heavy Seal to immobilize him.

Nagato confronted Danzō over Konoha’s attacks on civilians in the Land of Rain and killed him twice more. On Danzō’s final life, he trapped Nagato with a curse seal and reached for the Rinnegan.

• Nagato accused Danzō of commanding Konoha’s Land of Rain front and authorizing attacks on civilians, then used the Naraka Path’s Judgment of Hell to kill him for the fifth time.
• Danzō revived and charged Nagato, who killed him with taijutsu, ending his sixth life.
• After reviving again, Danzō fled as Nagato chased him and used Banshō Ten'in to pull him back.
• Danzō activated the Self-Condemnation Curse Seal to bind Nagato, broke free of the attraction, and reached for Nagato’s Rinnegan.

Nagato used the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion implanted by Seiji to kill Shimura Danzō after undoing his sealing technique. Danzō revived with his final life, stripped of his Sharingan and shaken by despair.

• Danzō reached for Nagato's Rinnegan, only to realize Nagato could easily undo his sealing technique as a member of the Uzumaki Clan.
• Nagato activated the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion sealed in his left eye and cleaved Danzō in two, carving a vast rift through the valley.
• Danzō's final Izanagi revived him, leaving him with one life and no remaining Sharingan.
• Danzō trembled in agony as panic and despair overwhelmed him.

Shimura Danzō’s Hashirama Cells overran his body after he exhausted the Sharingan, and he died when his Reverse Four Symbols Sealing failed to catch Nagato and the Kirigakure forces. In his final moments, Danzō remembered his rivalry with Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Hiruzen sensed his death from far away.

• After using all seven Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Danzō lost control of the Hashirama Cells as branches spread across his body.
• Danzō activated Reverse Four Symbols Sealing to take the Kirigakure forces with him, but Nagato used Takamagahara while Uzumaki Kana linked everyone with Adamantine Sealing Chains to escape.
• Danzō’s sealing technique left a vast hemispherical pit but caught no one, and Shimura Danzō died.
• As Danzō’s consciousness faded, he recalled how Hiruzen Sarutobi had been chosen as Third Hokage after Danzō hesitated to volunteer as bait.
• In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed a profound loss and turned his gaze east.

Seiji overwhelmed Madara Uchiha and prevented his attempted retreat, while Nagato and the others assessed the aftermath of Danzo’s sealing technique. Madara attacked with powerful fire techniques, but Seiji remained in control as their fight continued.

• After Danzo’s sealing technique ended, Nagato and the others saw that it had sealed away much of the battlefield and many Root Ninja corpses, giving them less to clean up before Konoha arrived.
• Seiji shattered Madara Uchiha’s Sage Mode Perfect Susanoo, then kicked him into a crater and prepared to finish him for good.
• Madara recovered using his Tobi cloak and Hashirama Cells, then decided to use Izanagi and look for a chance to retreat.
• Madara launched Sage Art: Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique, but Seiji used Takamagahara to appear beside him and punch at his face.
• Madara blocked with the Wood Human Technique and unleashed Sage Art: Fire Release: Ash Concealing Technique, expecting its widespread ash to force Seiji to withdraw.

Seiji severed Madara Uchiha’s arm, then defeated him in a brutal fight and waited for Izanagi to revive him. When Madara reappeared a day later, he ambushed Seiji with a massive Fire Release and a Wood Human Technique.

• Seiji cut off Madara Uchiha’s arm with a Truth-Seeking Orb sword and escaped his Fire Release attack.
• Seiji used Tenseigan Pressure to stun Madara, then struck him with Shinra Tensei and crushed him with Sage Jutsu: Boil Release: Super Strength Unmatched.
• Seiji waited beside Madara Uchiha’s corpse for a day, expecting Izanagi to revive him.
• Madara Uchiha revived through Izanagi and attacked Seiji with Great Fire Annihilation.
• Seiji began absorbing Madara’s Fire Release with the Sealing Technique Absorption Seal as Madara’s Wood Human Technique brought its enormous hands down on him.

Madara Uchiha unleashed a Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, then armored the giant Buddha with Perfect Susanoo for an all-or-nothing attack against Seiji. Seiji faced the near-Six Paths-level assault in Tenseigan Chakra Mode and prepared to fight, while Madara planned to use Izanagi to escape afterward.

• Seiji recognized that Madara Uchiha was preparing a stronger technique and let him gather power, while destroying the Wood Human's descending hands with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Madara Uchiha summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and covered the Buddha with Perfect Susanoo, exhausting nearly all his chakra and Pupil Power.
• Madara Uchiha planned to use Izanagi after the attack to recover and escape, believing the strike would leave Seiji unable to continue fighting.
• Seiji realized Madara Uchiha had only two chances to alter fate with Izanagi and resolved to prevent him from replacing his remaining eye.
• Seiji raised Tenseigan Chakra Mode to its limit and challenged Madara Uchiha as he began Top Transformed Buddha.

Seiji met Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo-clad Thousand-Armed Buddha with the full force of Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, destroying the attack and annihilating Madara. Madara revived with Izanagi and fled, but Seiji teleported in front of him, leaving Madara certain he would die and determined to fight rather than beg for mercy.

• Madara Uchiha unleashed the Susanoo-clad Thousand-Armed Buddha’s thousands of fists against Seiji.
• Seiji formed a golden sword from his Truth-Seeking Orbs and struck with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Seiji’s attack shattered space, destroyed Madara’s Susanoo and Thousand-Armed Buddha, and annihilated Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha revived with Izanagi and fled from the basin, hoping Seiji had been injured and could not pursue him.
• Seiji sensed Madara’s revival and used Takamagahara to appear in front of him.
• Madara Uchiha accepted that he would not survive and prepared to die fighting rather than ask Seiji for mercy.

Seiji and the blind Madara Uchiha fought a final taijutsu duel, with Seiji overwhelming Madara and ending his life. Madara’s chakra faded after Seiji’s Dance of the Larch pierced him with bone spikes.

• Madara Uchiha charged Seiji with his War Fan and Kusarigama, and Seiji chose to meet him in a taijutsu contest.
• Seiji used his Tenseigan and Kaguya Clan techniques to evade Madara Uchiha’s attacks and counter with bone blades.
• Seiji feinted an attack on Madara Uchiha’s heart, then narrowly missed his throat as Madara escaped by dropping and rolling away.
• Seiji rushed Madara Uchiha, locked him in place, and pierced him with bone spikes using Dance of the Larch.
• Madara Uchiha’s chakra rapidly weakened, and he died.

Seiji returned to Kirigakure with Madara Uchiha’s corpse and weapons after destroying the traces of their battle. Meanwhile, Konoha investigated the missing Hyuga Branch Family members and searched for Danzō, but Hiruzen found no useful clues.

• Seiji collected Madara Uchiha’s corpse, Kusarigama, and War Fan, then used Earth Release to erase the battlefield traces and returned to Kirigakure.
• Sunagakure sent Anbu to investigate the battle site, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure focused on preparing for war against a weakened Konoha.
• The Hyuga Main Family discovered that the Caged Bird Seal could no longer locate or destroy the Byakugan of the missing branch family members, so Hyuga Ryūun informed Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Anbu to notify Danzō, but they found the Root base empty because Danzō had taken Root out in full force.
• Hiruzen and the advisor elders found the Root base deserted, and Hiruzen went to the battle site to search for Danzō.
• Hiruzen found a transformed rift valley and lingering Chakra remnants but no trace of Danzō or the missing Hyuga Branch Family members.

After Madara Uchiha died, Otsutsuki Hagoromo awakened in the Pure Land and investigated the changes in the shinobi world. He saw Seiji at the battlefield and began observing the living world.

• The Hyuga Main Family harshly repressed the Branch Family members who remained in Konoha after Hyuga Ryūun resigned and Hyuga Hiashi became clan head.
• Otsutsuki Hagoromo awakened in the Pure Land when Madara Uchiha's soul appeared after Seiji killed him.
• Hagoromo wondered whether Indra had died again and suspected that something extraordinary had changed in the shinobi world.
• Hagoromo used his Sage's Staff to open a dark fissure and viewed scenes from the shinobi world.
• Hagoromo saw Madara Uchiha's corpse and Seiji cleaning up the battlefield.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki noticed Seiji in the Ninja World but dismissed him as a minor threat before returning to sleep in the Pure Land. Seiji sensed Hagoromo's gaze, realized he had awakened, and vanished after calling his name in anger.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki saw Seiji's Tenseigan and wondered how his bloodline had surpassed Hamura's.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki recalled the wound from extracting the Ten-Tails and how its chakra could have eroded him into a vessel for Kaguya's consciousness.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki decided Seiji posed no threat and used his Sage's Staff to return the Pure Land to silence before falling asleep.
• Seiji sensed Hagoromo Otsutsuki watching him from the Pure Land and guessed Madara Uchiha's death had awakened him.
• Seiji waited for Hagoromo Otsutsuki to act, then vanished from Kirigakure while angrily calling his name.

Sasori blamed Third Kazekage Iron Sand for his parents’ deaths, believing Iron Sand’s wartime decisions had doomed Sunagakure and kept it from defeating Konoha. He secretly set his hatred on Iron Sand, whom he considered unworthy of the Kazekage title.

• Sasori recalled how his parents, Imo and Minazuki, died on a mission during the war against Konoha.
• Chiyo concealed the truth from Sasori, but he investigated alone and learned that Hatake Sakumo had killed his parents.
• Sasori rejected the idea of taking revenge on Hatake Sakumo’s son, Kakashi Hatake, and instead blamed Third Kazekage Iron Sand.
• Sasori concluded that Iron Sand’s absence from the battlefield had cost Sunagakure a near-victory and made him unfit to be Kazekage.

Sasori used a manipulated Anbu to lure the chakra-depleted Third Kazekage Iron Sand away from Sunagakure, setting his assassination plan in motion. Iron Sand arrived at the desert meeting place and found Sasori waiting, beginning to suspect a trap.

• Sasori decided to kill the Third Kazekage Iron Sand and spent months preparing an assassination plan.
• Sasori used the Mind Sand Manipulation Technique to control a Sunagakure Anbu ninja.
• After Iron Sand reinforced Bunbuku's seal, the Anbu told him that a large chakra metal mine had been found and lured him away from the prison.
• Iron Sand followed the Anbu into the desert without notifying Rasa, ignoring inconsistencies in the report.
• About thirty kilometers from Sunagakure, Iron Sand found Sasori waiting and asked why he was there.

Sasori and a secretly controlled Anbu ninja assassinated the Third Kazekage Iron Sand after luring him out of Sunagakure and exploiting his weakened state. Sasori watched Iron Sand die and declared that he had paid the price he deserved.

• Iron Sand trusted Sasori and followed him out of the village after reinforcing the Jinchuriki's seal.
• The Anbu ninja stabbed Iron Sand with a poison-coated kunai enhanced by Wind Release Chakra.
• Iron Sand realized Sasori had arranged the betrayal, but the poison and his weakened condition left him unable to fight back.
• Sasori and the Anbu ninja retreated as the poison spread through Iron Sand's body and killed him.
• The Anbu ninja knelt before Sasori, who praised him and revealed that he had controlled him for years using the Mind Sand Manipulation Technique.