Chapter Summaries

After the Village of Light destroyed Iwagakure and killed Jiraiya, Tsunade and Konoha's leaders confronted the threat posed by Menma and debated forming an alliance with the other ninja villages. Tsunade had already ordered Konoha's forces assembled, but the chapter left the leaders considering how to secure the other villages' support.

• Tsunade learned that Menma had defeated Ōnoki and the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and that Iwagakure and the Mist Ninja forces had been destroyed while Jiraiya had died.
• Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo confronted Tsunade in the Hokage's Office, where Danzo blamed her for Menma's rise and Jiraiya's death.
• Tsunade accepted responsibility but called on Konoha's leaders to decide how to respond to the Village of Light's advance.
• Danzo proposed uniting the major ninja villages against Menma, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu agreed that an alliance was necessary.
• Shikaku explained that Tsunade had already assembled Konoha's forces and was weighing the other villages' positions before making specific arrangements.

Danzo pushed Tsunade to give him command of Konoha’s forces preparing to move against the Village of Light, while Shikaku and others were assigned to support him. In Amegakure, Obito urged Konan to join the Five Great Nations against Menma, warning that his strength and the Akatsuki’s recent losses endangered their plan.

• Shikaku explained that Konoha had already put its troops near the Land of Waterfalls on first-level war alert and advised waiting to learn the other villages’ positions.
• Danzo insisted that he should command Konoha’s forces, arguing that the village had to seize the initiative against Menma and the Village of Light.
• Tsunade granted Danzo command but told him to wait until Kumogakure, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure had made their positions clear; she assigned Kakashi, Shikaku, and Inoichi to assist him.
• Konoha prepared for renewed military operations as envoys from other shinobi villages gathered there, while the chapter described how badly Kirigakure and Iwagakure had been weakened.
• In Amegakure, Konan challenged Obito’s proposal to join the Five Great Nations against the Village of Light, and Obito cited Menma’s defeat of Ōnoki’s forces and the deaths of Hidan, Kakuzu, and Deidara as reasons to change plans.

Obito tried to persuade Nagato to join forces against Uzumaki Menma, but Nagato refused and chose to let the war weaken both sides. After Obito left Amegakure, Black Zetsu convinced him that their only option was to awaken Madara Uchiha early, and Obito agreed.

• Konan mocked Obito for the deaths of Hidan and the others, while Obito admitted his miscalculation and insisted he did not fear Uzumaki Menma.
• Nagato rejected Obito's plan to capture Uzumaki Menma, arguing that the Akatsuki Organization should wait until both sides were exhausted.
• Obito threatened Nagato but left without attacking, and Konan questioned whether Nagato had been right to reject him.
• Nagato told Konan he distrusted Obito and believed the Akatsuki Organization should remain on the sidelines until the war weakened its enemies.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito to revive Madara Uchiha ahead of schedule, and Obito reluctantly agreed.

Obito agreed to revive Madara, while the Four Great Ninja Villages assembled an allied force to attack the Village of Light. Menma rejected splitting his forces and planned to eliminate the remaining Mist Ninja before facing the advancing alliance.

• Obito agreed to Black Zetsu's plan to revive Madara, and the two left Amegakure to make further preparations.
• Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Konohagakure, and Kumogakure mobilized for a joint campaign, while Kirigakure was excluded after its devastating losses.
• The Village of Light received accurate reports of the alliance's movements, but its ninja remained confident in Menma's leadership and strength.
• Menma's gathered leaders discussed how to respond, and he said the allied forces would likely advance together while Sunagakure acted separately.
• Menma decided not to split his forces and ordered them to focus on eliminating the remaining Mist Ninja in the Land of Rivers while waiting for the alliance.

Menma revealed his plan to unify the Shinobi World and ordered Light Ninja leaders to prepare to seize control of the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Waterfalls. He also arranged support for the campaign against Sunagakure and planned to seal the Four-Tails and Five-Tails into suitable allies, leaving Shibuki and Mui as the leading candidates.

• Menma told Shibuki and the others that he intended to wait for the major ninja villages to gather their forces so Light Ninja could defeat them together.
• Menma assigned Karin, Shibuki, and Ajun to investigate nobles and political figures in the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Waterfalls, while sparing the daimyos for now.
• Menma ordered Muku to tell Mui not to send troops against Sunagakure and sent Suigetsu and Utakata to support Mui's forces.
• After the meeting, Menma told Karin and Toneri he was ready to deal with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, whose Jinchuriki Roshi and Han he intended to spare.
• Menma said Shibuki and Mui were the most suitable candidates to become the Four-Tails' and Five-Tails' new Jinchuriki, explaining that the village needed more powerful allies for unification and peace.

Menma strengthened Shibuki and Mui so they could host the Five-Tails and Four-Tails, while preparing the Village of Light for an expected invasion. After the Four Great Nations issued a declaration demanding the return of the Tailed Beasts and prisoners, Menma assigned Mui to defend the West District as war approached.

• Menma explained to Toneri why he remained wary of the Ten-Tails and asked him to stop foreign enemies from infiltrating the village.
• Menma extracted Son Goku and Mu from Roshi and Han, temporarily sealing both Tailed Beasts within himself.
• Menma strengthened Shibuki with a diluted Cellular Activation drug and sealed the Five-Tails inside him, making him the village's sixth Jinchuriki.
• Menma sealed the Four-Tails inside Mui, who quickly adapted to its Chakra and began using it.
• An Anbu delivered news that the four great nations had mobilized and demanded that the Village of Light return the Tailed Beasts and prisoners.
• Menma assigned Mui to defend the West District against Sand Ninja, the Fifth Kazekage, and the One-Tail Jinchuriki.

As Konohagakure prepared to fight Menma, Tsunade kept Naruto from joining the front lines and urged him to consider the danger of facing his brother. Naruto resolved to seek answers at Mount Myōboku, while Hinata and his other friends insisted they would stand with him if he went to battle.

• Shimura Danzō led an Allied Forces expedition that included nearly ten thousand Konoha Ninja and many of the village's elite shinobi.
• Tsunade asked Naruto whether he was prepared to face Menma, and Naruto admitted he was unsure he could fight his biological older brother.
• Naruto told Tsunade he would travel to Mount Myōboku to search for answers before meeting Menma, and Tsunade warned him not to act recklessly.
• Hinata asked Naruto to take her to the front lines if he went, explaining that she wanted to help him as his comrade.
• Shikamaru, Choji, Shino, Lee, Sakura, Kiba, and the others appeared and insisted that Naruto let them accompany him to the front lines.

Naruto accepted his comrades’ resolve to fight alongside him, while Sakura Haruno privately wondered about Sasuke. Far away, Sasuke defeated Orochimaru, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and ordered Kabuto Yakushi to assemble everyone at the base.

• Naruto agreed to fight side by side with Shikamaru, Hinata, Choji, Shino, and the others when the time came.
• Sakura Haruno wondered whether Sasuke was well and if they would meet again.
• Sasuke fought Orochimaru at the secret base and defeated him after a dangerous battle.
• Sasuke emerged with the Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Kabuto Yakushi shocked by his power.
• Sasuke ordered Kabuto Yakushi to gather everyone at the base so he could address them.

Sasuke declared that he had killed Orochimaru and demanded that Orochimaru’s faction submit to him. After crushing the loyalists who attacked, he ordered the surviving members and assets merged into the Village of Light, with Kabuto assigned to oversee the consolidation.

• Sasuke emerged and told Orochimaru’s subordinates that he had killed Orochimaru and would accept their submission or kill them.
• Three attackers charged Sasuke, who killed them almost instantly with his sword.
• More than a dozen loyalists attacked, and Sasuke paralyzed them with Chidori Stream before killing them.
• The surviving subordinates and Kabuto knelt before Sasuke, choosing to submit.
• Light Ninja emerged from the shadows, and Sasuke ordered Kabuto to consolidate Orochimaru’s bases, personnel, and assets into the Village of Light under Ryōra-kun’s instructions.

Sasuke left Orochimaru’s base with Kabuto after helping Menma’s Light Ninja take control of its forces, setting out to find Itachi. Meanwhile, Obito used Orochimaru’s improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Madara Uchiha, who learned of Menma’s growing power and resolved to reclaim his Rinnegan.

• Sasuke left Orochimaru’s forces under the Light Ninja’s control and departed with Kabuto to find Itachi.
• Obito examined Orochimaru’s improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and decided to summon Madara despite the risks to his plan.
• Obito used a White Zetsu as a sacrifice and successfully reanimated Madara Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu told Madara about Nagato’s lack of cooperation, Uzumaki Menma, and the Village of Light.
• Madara dismissed Menma’s forces as no immediate threat and said they would first reclaim what belonged to him.

Madara, Black Zetsu, and Obito set out to confront Nagato, while Menma prepared to face the allied forces gathering near Takigakure. At the allied army’s command meeting, Konohagakure took the lead, but Kumogakure and Iwagakure demanded that Konoha commit fully and return their Tailed Beasts.

• Black Zetsu questioned whether Madara’s Reanimation Body could use enough of his strength to defeat Nagato, and Madara claimed it could wield sixty to seventy percent of his peak power.
• Madara told Obito he would take the lead while promising to keep their Moon Eye Plan unchanged; Obito concealed his distrust and renewed his vow to create a peaceful world for Rin.
• Madara, Black Zetsu, and Obito left to find Nagato, while Menma focused on the allied forces gathering in the northeastern Land of Waterfalls.
• At the allied army’s command meeting, Shimura Danzō raised unified command, and the Fourth Raikage refrained from challenging Konohagakure’s leadership.
• Dodai questioned why Konohagakure’s Hokage had not arrived, and Danzō promised reinforcements while insisting that the Nine-Tails remained Konoha’s bottom line.
• The Fourth Raikage and Jōshū Iwagaki stated that Kumogakure and Iwagakure wanted their Tailed Beasts returned.

Danzo led the allied forces’ planning against the Village of Light, while Shikaku judged their chances of defeating Uzumaki Menma to be extremely poor. Danzo insisted he could fight Menma alone, leaving Shikaku stunned and the alliance’s preparations overshadowed by Danzo’s confidence.

• Danzo secured Konohagakure’s leadership of the alliance, and Shikaku and Dodai helped arrange its formations and defenses against the Village of Light’s Tailed Beasts.
• The allied villages agreed on their military operations, including Konoha’s later reinforcements and Tsunade’s deployment, after Shikaku mediated their demands.
• After the other leaders left, Danzo condemned them for pursuing their own interests, while Shikaku, Inoichi, and Kakashi privately recognized Danzo’s hypocrisy.
• Shikaku warned Danzo that the alliance faced poor odds against Uzumaki Menma and the Village of Light’s forces, but Danzo said Konoha should delay Tsunade’s deployment.
• Danzo declared that he would personally defeat Uzumaki Menma with his Sharingan and Wood Release, shocking Shikaku.

The Village of Light prepared to meet the Four Great Ninja Villages’ allied army in a decisive battle, while Menma arranged the battlefield to minimize his forces’ losses and prevent enemy survivors from escaping. The armies advanced toward one another, and Shikaku warned Danzo that the Light Ninja’s move might be a trap.

• Civilians across the Land of Waterfalls fled in fear, while residents near the Village of Light remained confident in Menma’s leadership.
• Karin reported that Sunagakure was lagging behind, and Menma attributed the delay to its distrust of the other villages.
• Menma asked Toneri to join him in battle as Toneri’s Byakugan neared its evolution into the Tenseigan.
• Menma led more than six thousand Light Ninja out of the village toward the plains, intending to destroy or capture the allied forces and Sunagakure’s army.
• Danzo dismissed the Light Ninja’s advance as a foolish abandonment of their border defenses, but Shikaku warned him to proceed cautiously because the move could be a trap.

Danzo ordered the Allied Forces to press Sunagakure while the armies advanced toward Menma. Menma used Flying Thunder God marks to ambush them with four massive attacks, and the chapter ended with Danzo ordering a full-speed advance as Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails.

• Danzo told Shikaku to send Sunagakure warnings and make it responsible for any failure of the joint operation.
• Shikaku arranged the Allied Forces into spread-out formations, with Konoha, Stone, and Cloud troops advancing together.
• Menma summoned Fū, Karin, and Shibuki to transform into Matatabi, Mu, and Chōmei, then sent four giant attacks through Flying Thunder God marks along the Allied Forces' route.
• The surprise bombardment killed more than a thousand Allied ninja, while the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Dodai survived and discussed countermeasures.
• Killer B transformed into Eight-Tails Gyuki, lifting Cloud Ninja morale, while Danzo and Shikaku recognized Menma's use of Flying Thunder God marks.
• Danzo ordered all units to advance at full speed and close the distance to Menma.

Uzumaki Menma’s forces opened the battle by bombarding the Allied Forces and then showcasing their power, while Menma focused on breaking enemy morale rather than maximizing casualties. The Allied Forces launched assaults against the Light Ninja’s tailed beasts as Shimura Danzō headed toward Menma, and the war began in earnest.

• The Light Ninja’s successive Tailed Beast Bombs devastated the advancing Allied Forces, and Shikaku ordered them to keep pushing forward.
• Inoichi Yamanaka detected Menma’s group less than ten kilometers ahead, and Menma sent Shibuki, Karin, and Fū along separate routes with the Light Ninja.
• Menma intercepted Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb with Golden Chains and an Earth Style defense, shocking the Allied Forces.
• The Light Ninja unleashed its weapons and deployed the Two-Tails, Five-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Aerial Fortress, prompting the Allied Forces to defend and attack.
• Fourth Raikage A and Killer B charged Karin’s Two-Tails, while Toneri went to assist her; Akatsuchi and Iwagaki led Iwagakure’s assault on Shibuki’s Five-Tails.
• Shimura Danzō summoned Baku, told Shikaku to follow the plan, and advanced toward Menma.

Shimura Danzō challenged Uzumaki Menma alone, but Menma easily overwhelmed him while Satori fought Kakashi, Choza, and Might Guy. The chapter left Menma confronting Danzō again and urging him to use Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shimura Danzō charged at Uzumaki Menma, boasting that he would capture him and make him submit.
• Menma struck Danzō into the ground and subdued his Summoning Beast, Baku, with a stomp.
• Menma sent Satori toward the Allied Forces Ninja and told it to hold back.
• Kakashi, Choza, and Might Guy intercepted Satori, combining Lightning Release, an enlarged body, and the Sixth Gate to knock it down.
• Menma noticed Might Guy’s Eight Inner Gates and grew wary of his strength.
• Danzō returned after using five Izanagi lives, and Menma called his powers unimpressive and challenged him to use Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uzumaki Menma defeated Shimura Danzo by overwhelming his attacks and turning Kotoamatsukami against him in a genjutsu. He removed Danzo’s Sharingan and killed him, ending the battle in under ten minutes.

• Shimura Danzo revealed Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Menma with Wind Style, but Menma countered with earth walls and stone spikes.
• Danzo repeatedly used Izanagi to survive Menma’s attacks, then engaged him at close range and cast Kotoamatsukami.
• Menma overpowered Danzo in a genjutsu, restrained him with golden chains, and condemned his failures as a leader.
• Menma tore out Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and removed the remaining Sharingan from Danzo’s arm, leaving Danzo unable to use his sealing technique.
• Menma beheaded Danzo with the Sword of the Thunder God, ending the fight.

Menma killed Danzo and confronted the Konoha reinforcements, offering Shikaku and the other Jonin a chance to surrender and survive. The allied forces remained pressed across the battlefield, while Menma left their response to his offer unresolved.

• The Light Ninja maintained an advantage as Toneri suppressed Killer B, the Fourth Raikage struggled against Fū and the Two-Tails, and Guy fought Muku’s Satori with the Seventh Gate open.
• Shikaku ordered Asuma, Inoichi, Shibi, Yamato, Kurenai, Raidō, and Barrier and Sealing Squad members to reinforce Danzo and hold Menma back.
• Menma killed Danzo in front of Shikaku and the arriving Konoha Jonin, then took the Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzo’s eye.
• Menma appeared before Shikaku and the others, offered to spare them and their families if they surrendered, and warned them not to act recklessly.

Menma offered Konoha’s Jonin the chance to surrender, but after Asuma rejected him, Menma killed him in battle. Kurenai rushed toward Menma in grief, and Shikaku called on Inoichi and Shibi to stop her.

• Menma told Konoha’s Jonin that the Sarutobi Clan could surrender and survive, though he would later make things difficult for them.
• Asuma denounced Menma and refused to surrender, while Shikaku briefly considered the offer before deciding against it.
• Shikaku restrained Menma with the Shadow Imitation Technique, but Menma broke through the attack and cut through Asuma’s and his allies’ defenses.
• Menma vanished from the group’s sight and appeared behind Asuma, piercing him with the Sword of the Thunder God and killing him.
• Kurenai charged toward Menma in grief, and Shikaku called on Inoichi and Shibi to intervene.

Menma overwhelmed Konoha’s forces, killing Kurenai, Raidō, Yamato, and many others while sparing Shikaku, Inoichi, and Shibi and urging them to submit. Before Shikaku could decide, a powerful blast sent Satori flying, and Menma rushed to the battlefield after securing the three captives.

• Menma killed Kurenai and used his power to bury and kill dozens of Konoha ninja.
• Menma killed Namiashi Raidō and Yamato, then bound Shikaku, Inoichi, and Shibi instead of killing them.
• Menma offered the three clan leaders positions and protection if they submitted, while Shikaku struggled to choose between surrender and loyalty to fallen comrades.
• A sudden blast interrupted Shikaku, and Menma saw that Muku had blasted Satori away.
• Menma ordered the Shadow Guards to watch the three captives, knocked them out, and rushed toward Satori.