Chapter Summaries

Menma killed the wounded Kakuzu after defeating the Akatsuki members, then detected and destroyed a White Zetsu scout. He searched for Obito but found no sign of him, leaving the Akatsuki’s next move uncertain.

• Menma caught up to the battered Kakuzu and learned that Kakuzu had considered claiming his bounty.
• Kakuzu chose to fight rather than accept Menma’s proposal, and Menma killed him by driving the Sword of the Thunder God through his heart.
• Menma sealed Kakuzu’s corpse and considered how the loss of three Akatsuki members would hinder the organization’s plans to capture and seal the Tailed Beasts.
• Menma detected a White Zetsu hiding underground, and White Zetsu transmitted its information before Menma destroyed it.
• Menma searched the surrounding area for Obito, hoping to prevent him from escaping through Kamui, but found no sign of him.

After learning that Menma had killed Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan, Obito abandoned the operation and reconsidered how to deal with him, while Menma returned to lead the Village of Light's front. Seeing an opportunity amid the fighting, Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to invade the Land of Waterfalls, and Kitsuchi led the Stone Ninja forward.

• Obito confirmed the deaths of Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan, ordered Sasori to retreat, and discussed Menma's threat with Black Zetsu.
• Obito refused to revive Madara Uchiha ahead of schedule and left before Menma could find him.
• After searching for Obito, Menma returned to the West District to direct the Village of Light's battle against Kirigakure and steady the frontline.
• Reports of the fighting prompted Kumogakure and Sunagakure to reinforce their positions, while Ōnoki saw an opening to attack the Village of Light.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to cross the border with the Stone Ninja army, and Kitsuchi commanded nearly five thousand troops to advance.

Iwagakure invaded the Land of Waterfalls, prompting Jiraiya to seize what he believed was an opportunity to infiltrate the Village of Light and rescue Naruto. While Karin prepared to defend the village and kept Toneri in reserve, Jiraiya set out toward the East District, unaware that its defenses remained strong.

• Iwagakure sent a large force led by Kitsuchi, Roshi, and Han into the Land of Waterfalls, while the Light Ninja withdrew from forward bases under Menma’s orders.
• A Konoha Anbu reported that Menma had appeared in the West District, and Jiraiya decided to infiltrate the Village of Light before Menma could return.
• Jiraiya dismissed the Anbu’s concern that Menma’s appearance might have been a disguise, ordered the team to withdraw, and headed for the East District to find Naruto.
• Tsunade and the other villages watched Iwagakure’s invasion, weighing whether the Village of Light’s predicament created an opportunity to reclaim the Nine-Tails.
• Karin reviewed the invasion reports at the Heavenly Kage Building, while Toneri offered to fight and Karin ordered him to remain in the village.

Karin organized the Village of Light’s defenses against the Stone Ninja while Toneri guarded the village and Muku and Fū prepared to hold the front. Jiraiya infiltrated through a hidden passage to search for Naruto, but a powerful young man confronted him before he could begin.

• Toneri agreed to take responsibility for the Village of Light’s defenses after Karin assured him that Menma had prepared for the Stone Ninja invasion.
• Karin ordered Ajun to coordinate the troops, with Muku and Fū leading the defense and holding the Stone Ninja at the Tianxi Mountain Range for at least a week.
• Ajun led the departing support troops as the Village of Light mobilized its remaining forces.
• Jiraiya used a Mount Myōboku toad’s Toad Hiding Technique to bypass the waterfall passage’s defenses and enter the East District undetected.
• Jiraiya emerged from the toad and prepared to search the eastern part of the village for Naruto.
• A powerful young man with pale pupils confronted Jiraiya, who recognized him as a member of the Hyuga Clan.

Toneri intercepted Jiraiya’s infiltration and overwhelmed him, forcing Jiraiya to summon Gamaken and prepare to call on Mount Myōboku’s sages. Their battle drew the Village of Light’s attention, while Naruto recognized Gamaken and tried to reach Jiraiya before guards stopped him.

• Toneri struck Jiraiya with powerful Wind Style and a crushing punch, then blocked Jiraiya’s Fire Dragon Bullet with a stone wall.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamaken to stall Toneri while he prepared to summon the two great sages and enter Sage Mode.
• Toneri formed a Stone Golem and charged at Jiraiya and Gamaken, damaging buildings in the Eastern District.
• Karin calmed the Light Ninjas, ordered civilians evacuated and the area sealed, and headed toward the battlefield while reinforcing Naruto’s guard.
• Naruto recognized Gamaken and tried to run toward the battle, but several black-uniformed ninjas surrounded him and blocked his way.

Naruto broke free of his restraints and knocked out the Anbu guarding him so he could rush to help Jiraiya. Jiraiya remained cornered by Toneri and Karin as Naruto raced toward the battlefield.

• Naruto pleaded with Wood to let him go to Jiraiya, but Wood refused and ordered the Anbu to escort him back.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode, broke his Chakra restraints, and knocked out the Anbu, including Wood.
• Naruto set off toward the battlefield, sensing Jiraiya, Toneri, and Karin as his Sage Mode enhanced his abilities.
• Toneri and Karin overwhelmed Jiraiya despite his Sage Mode, and Karin condemned him for infiltrating during the ceasefire.
• Fukasaku urged Jiraiya to retreat, warning that Toneri and Karin were too strong and that continuing would lead to his death.

Jiraiya fought Toneri and Karin but was gravely wounded, losing an arm while Sage Shima died protecting him. Naruto arrived in time to save Jiraiya, then asked Karin to let him explain and allow Jiraiya to leave, but Toneri demanded Jiraiya surrender or die.

• Jiraiya used Sage Art techniques to counter Toneri and Karin's attacks, but Toneri unleashed a golden sword technique that severed Jiraiya's arm and killed Sage Shima.
• Toneri and Karin moved to finish Jiraiya, but Naruto struck between them with Sage Art - Rasenshuriken Technique and forced them to retreat.
• Naruto reached Jiraiya and reassured him, while Jiraiya was overjoyed to discover that Naruto was alive.
• Naruto told Karin he had only made Brother Wood and the others rest and asked for time to explain before Jiraiya left the village.
• Toneri refused Naruto's request and ordered Jiraiya to surrender until Menma returned or die.

Jiraiya and Naruto escaped the Village of Light after Jiraiya rejected Toneri’s offer to surrender, while Toneri pursued them. In the West District, Menma’s forces crushed the Mist Ninja army and accepted the survivors’ surrender, with Genji missing from the front lines.

• Jiraiya used Fukasaku and Needle Jizo to cover his escape with Naruto, who then destroyed Karin’s Adamantine Sealing Chains with a Rasenshuriken.
• Toneri chased Jiraiya and Naruto while Karin stayed behind to protect the village, sent word to Menma, and dispatched Qi with four squads to track them.
• Menma ordered a full assault on the Mist Ninja, and his forces routed them in less than ten minutes with minimal Light Ninja casualties.
• Menma ordered the defeated Mist Ninja to surrender, while Feng Xinzi and the other Jonin discovered that Genji had disappeared.
• Menma reached the Mist Ninja camp and told the remaining Kirigakure Jonin that their army had been completely defeated.

Menma learned that Jiraiya had taken Naruto from the Village of Light and raced to intercept them while Jiraiya and Naruto fled toward the Land of Fire. The chapter ended with Menma confronting them and demanding Naruto surrender and return to the village.

• After Kirigakure's defeat, Menma ordered Mui and Shibuki to finish the cleanup and pursue the survivors only as far as the Land of Rivers.
• An Anbu delivered Karin's report that Iwagakure had invaded and Jiraiya had infiltrated the Village of Light and taken Naruto.
• Menma ordered Mui and Shibuki to reinforce the defensive line, then rushed back to pursue Jiraiya and Naruto.
• Jiraiya rejected Naruto's suggestion to talk with Menma and insisted they first reach Konohagakure, despite his worsening injuries.
• Menma intercepted the Great Toad carrying Jiraiya and Naruto, then demanded Naruto stop resisting and return to the village.

Menma captured Naruto, Jiraiya, and Fukasaku after Naruto failed to persuade him to spare Jiraiya. Menma killed Jiraiya and Fukasaku, then freed Naruto and challenged him to defeat and kill his brother.

• Naruto pleaded with Menma to let Jiraiya go, but Menma refused and said Jiraiya had to pay for infiltrating the Village of Light and trying to take Naruto away.
• Menma overwhelmed Naruto, Jiraiya, and Fukasaku with his Chakra and Golden Chains, then Toneri further restrained Naruto.
• Menma raised the Sword of the Thunder God and killed Jiraiya despite Naruto's desperate pleas.
• Menma pierced Fukasaku with his sword, killing him, and Jiraiya's summoned toad returned to Mount Myōboku after Jiraiya died.
• Menma had Toneri release Naruto and challenged him to defeat and kill Menma.

Menma spared Naruto after killing Jiraiya, then returned to the Village of Light and prepared to confront the Stone Ninja advance in the north. He left Karin in charge of village defense and planned to head to the front himself.

• Naruto failed to strike Menma, carried Jiraiya's body away, and Menma gave him one final chance to abandon his opposition.
• Menma and Toneri returned to the Village of Light, where Menma told Karin he had intercepted Naruto but let him go.
• Menma reported that the Mist Ninja force had been wiped out and discussed delaying an attack on Kirigakure until the northern threat was settled.
• Karin told Menma that the Stone Ninja were advancing toward the Crimson Valley, and Menma warned that the Third Tsuchikage might fight in person.
• Menma ordered Karin to handle village defense, instructed Toneri to kill resisting enemies, and directed them to publicize Jiraiya's death and the Mist Ninja army's destruction.

Muku and Fū prepared to defend the Village of Light’s Tianxi Mountain Range fortress against Iwagakure, while Ōnoki ordered a full assault for the following day after learning that Konoha and Kumogakure were strengthening their border forces. The chapter left Kitsuchi uneasy as Roshi confidently promised to break through the fortress.

• Muku told Fū he would hold off Iwagakure’s Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki while she fought the rest of their forces.
• Ōnoki set out for the front, intending to pressure the Village of Light and force its troops to surrender with minimal casualties.
• Roshi urged Kitsuchi to attack immediately, but Kitsuchi initially favored allowing the troops to rest and investigating the fortress.
• Kuroki reported that Ōnoki had ordered a full assault on the Tianxi Mountain Range fortress the next day after Konoha and Kumogakure strengthened their border deployments.
• Kitsuchi ordered his forces to prepare for the assault, while Roshi vowed to break through the fortress.

Muku led the Light Ninja in defending their fortress as Kitsuchi’s Stone Ninja army launched a full-scale assault. Muku transformed into Satori and overwhelmed Roshi’s Four-Tails and Han’s Five-Tails, leaving Roshi searching for a way to counter him.

• Kitsuchi reorganized the Stone Ninja forces, and they advanced on the fortress at dawn while Muku and Fū prepared the Light Ninja defenses.
• Muku transformed into Satori, raising the Light Ninja’s morale as Roshi transformed into the Four-Tails and Han into the Five-Tails.
• Satori knocked the Four-Tails toward the Stone Ninja ranks, but Han’s Five-Tails intercepted it and kept the soldiers from being crushed.
• Kitsuchi ordered the Stone Ninja to spread out while the Four-Tails and Five-Tails attacked Satori together.
• Muku used Satori’s speed, strength, flight, and precognition to suppress both tailed beasts, while Roshi asked Son Goku for Satori’s weakness and received only mockery.

Fū, Muku, and the Light Ninja defended their fortress against Kitsuchi, Roshi, and Han’s Stone Ninja forces, but the battle turned against the defenders once the outer defenses fell. The chapter ended with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails gravely injured, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Han and Roshi learned that Satori consumed large amounts of Chakra and resolved to wear him down, while Muku prepared to overwhelm them using the Nine-Tails Chakra stored in the Box of Paradise.
• Kitsuchi advanced to the front and took command as Fū transformed into Seven-Tails Chōmei to stop him.
• Kitsuchi’s Earth Style attacks disrupted Fū’s Tailed Beast Bomb, which exploded among the Stone Ninja and killed dozens.
• The Stone Ninja broke through the fortress’s outer Barrier and traps, then overwhelmed the Light Ninja in close combat as Ajun struggled to find a way to turn the battle around.
• Kitsuchi blasted Seven-Tails Chōmei from the air, while Four-Tails Son Goku crashed down gravely injured and Han’s Five-Tails lay pinned with its side pierced.

Muku and Fū drove back the Stone Ninja after Satori overwhelmed Roshi and Han, but Muku nearly lost control of the Box of Paradise. The Village of Light repaired its defenses while Kitsuchi ordered the Stone Ninja to withdraw and report the monster’s power to the Tsuchikage.

• Satori defeated Roshi and Han, and Kitsuchi signaled the Stone Ninja to retreat from the fortress.
• Muku nearly attacked Fū while under Satori’s influence, but a bell from the fortress helped him regain control and return to human form.
• Muku told Fū that he could recover using stored Nine-Tails Chakra, and Ajun sent the pair back to rest while the Light Ninja repaired the defenses.
• Kitsuchi assessed the Stone Ninja’s heavy casualties and the injuries to Roshi and Han, then ordered his force to withdraw and report to the Tsuchikage.

After Iwagakure’s first offensive against the Village of Light failed, Ōnoki arrived at the front and ordered a much larger assault despite Kitsuchi’s concerns. Kitsuchi warned his father that the wounded army and uncertain situation made the advance risky, but Ōnoki insisted the opportunity was still under control.

• Kitsuchi ordered the Stone Ninja to retreat, camp, tend to the wounded, and send out scouts while the front settled into smaller clashes.
• Ōnoki arrived with his Shadow Guard and asked Roshi and Han to describe Satori’s abilities and the danger it posed.
• After learning that Konohagakure and Kumogakure had made no further moves, Ōnoki ordered five thousand reinforcements and an all-out offensive across the front.
• Ōnoki dismissed the other commanders and asked Kitsuchi to stay behind because he had noticed his son’s hesitation.
• Kitsuchi argued that Roshi and Han were injured and the reinforcements were days away, but Ōnoki said the opportunity could not be missed and the risks remained under control.

Ōnoki led Iwagakure’s army in a renewed assault on the Village of Light, confident that the fortress was vulnerable. Menma met him outside the fortress and launched three enormous chakra spheres, with the last two striking the Stone Ninja army.

• Ōnoki rejected Kitsuchi’s concerns and ordered Iwagakure to continue its full-scale offensive against the Village of Light.
• At dawn, Ōnoki led the Stone Ninja army toward the fortress, restoring their morale with his presence.
• Menma sensed Ōnoki’s arrival and went to meet him with Muku, while Fū followed after them.
• Menma released a towering chakra presence and hurled a dark chakra sphere at the advancing Stone Ninja.
• Ōnoki blocked the first sphere with Dust Release, but two more flew past him and engulfed the Stone Ninja army in dark light.

Menma devastated the Stone Ninja forces and confronted Ōnoki, overpowering the Third Tsuchikage in their fight. After Menma severed Ōnoki’s arm and drove him into the ground, Kitsuchi tried to intervene but Muku attacked him from above.

• Menma’s Dark Chakra Spheres killed more than a thousand Stone Ninja and left the survivors in shock.
• Kitsuchi rushed toward Menma while Roshi and Han led the remaining troops back to reform their formation.
• Menma taunted Ōnoki and invited him to visit his village, but Ōnoki answered with Dust Release.
• Menma blocked Ōnoki’s Particle Stripping Technique with a Chakra barrier, then struck him with the Sword of the Thunder God.
• Menma severed Ōnoki’s arm and kicked him into the ground as Kitsuchi watched in alarm.
• Muku attacked Kitsuchi with Wind Blades, forcing him to abandon his hand seals and dodge.

Menma defeated Iwagakure’s invading force, killed Ōnoki and Kitsuchi, and captured Roshi and Han to obtain the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. News of the Village of Light’s victories spread across the Shinobi World, leaving the other villages shaken by its growing power.

• Menma killed Ōnoki while repelling Roshi’s attack, then defeated Kitsuchi, Roshi, and Han, killing Kitsuchi and taking the two Jinchuriki alive.
• Menma left Muku and Fū to subdue the remaining Stone Ninja while he carried Roshi and Han back to the fortress.
• Muku and Fū routed the Stone Ninja; more than three thousand surrendered and were taken prisoner, while those who resisted were killed.
• The Village of Light publicized Kirigakure’s defeat, Jiraiya’s death, and Iwagakure’s losses, including Ōnoki’s death and the capture of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• The other ninja villages received the reports and were left stunned and fearful of Menma and the Village of Light.

After Uzumaki Menma destroyed Iwagakure’s forces, the great ninja villages feared his growing power and sought to coordinate their responses. In Konoha, Tsunade comforted Naruto after Jiraiya’s death, then began preparing the village for war as it awaited the outcome of the fighting between the Village of Light and Iwagakure.

• Akatsuchi and Iwagaki learned that Kitsuchi, two Jinchuriki, and thousands of Stone Ninja had been wiped out, so they planned a withdrawal and further investigations.
• Maki and the Fourth Raikage A sent envoys to contact the major villages, with Dodai dispatched to Konohagakure.
• Tsunade comforted Naruto as he broke down over Jiraiya’s death, then had Shizune take him to rest under Iruka’s care.
• Tsunade summoned Kakashi, Shikaku, Inoichi, and others to discuss Konoha’s response to Jiraiya’s death and the wars on both fronts.
• Shikaku urged Konoha to join forces with Kumogakure and Sunagakure to suppress the Village of Light if Iwagakure was defeated, and Tsunade ordered him to prepare.