Chapter Summaries

Xu Fan used his Susanoo to overpower Orochimaru, destroy the Impure World Reincarnation forces, and kill him. With Orochimaru dead, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju regained their consciousnesses and saw the ruined Konoha, but they could not sense Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Xu Fan summoned Susanoo and split Hashirama Senju and Orochimaru with a single sword strike, leaving Orochimaru badly wounded.
• Naruto stopped Kakashi, Might Guy, Tenzō, and Sakura from rushing to help Xu Fan, sensing they would only hinder him.
• Xu Fan's Susanoo destroyed the combined Great Water Dragon Bullet launched by more than a thousand Tobirama clones.
• Xu Fan pierced Orochimaru with Susanoo's Chakra Katana and burned him to ash, killing him.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju regained their consciousnesses after Orochimaru's death, saw Konoha's destruction, and found that Hiruzen Sarutobi's Chakra was gone.

Xu Fan faced the resurrected Hashirama and Tobirama after Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi died. Tobirama mistook Xu Fan for an Uchiha and prepared to attack, but Xu Fan claimed he was actually from the Senju Clan.

• Tobirama recognized Xu Fan's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and attacked him, but Xu Fan blocked the blow with Susanoo and escaped using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Xu Fan regrouped with Kakashi and handed over Hiruzen Sarutobi's body while explaining that Tobirama had likely regained his self-awareness.
• Hashirama joined Tobirama, and the brothers discussed Orochimaru's death, Konoha's leadership, and Tobirama's plan to eliminate Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan returned to the Hokage brothers and asked whether they were still under Orochimaru's control, but Tobirama threatened him as an Uchiha.
• Xu Fan laughed and told Hashirama and Tobirama that, despite inheriting the Sharingan, he was from the Senju Clan.

Xu Fan defeated Tobirama’s Shadow Clones with Wood Release and revealed his Senju-Uchiha heritage to Hashirama and Tobirama. Tobirama named Xu Fan the Fifth Hokage before Xu Fan began sealing the two Hokage.

• Tobirama attacked Xu Fan with thousands of Shadow Clones, while Hashirama explained that Impure World Reincarnation let Tobirama use the forbidden technique without exhausting himself.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release: Tree World Descent to destroy Tobirama’s Shadow Clones and leave only Tobirama’s original body.
• Hashirama recognized Xu Fan’s Wood Release, and Xu Fan explained that his father was Senju and his mother was Uchiha.
• Xu Fan said he would seal Hashirama and Tobirama because Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation could not be undone.
• Hashirama accepted the sealing, and Tobirama declared Xu Fan the Fifth Hokage for all of Konoha to hear.
• Xu Fan used Desert Layer Great Burial Seal, drawing on the One-Tail’s Tailed Beast Chakra as sand rose beneath Hashirama and Tobirama.

Xu Fan tried to seal Hashirama and Tobirama, but Orochimaru’s control forced the two Hokage to fight back. Tobirama unleashed his Mutual Destruction Rasengan against Xu Fan’s Susanoo, and as the explosions ended, Xu Fan’s Chakra Katana pierced Tobirama.

• Xu Fan used Shukaku’s Magnet Release to trap Hashirama and Tobirama, but Hashirama escaped with Wood Release and Tobirama broke free with Water Release.
• Hashirama and Tobirama realized Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation controlled their bodies and prepared to fight Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan welcomed the chance to face both Hokage alone and activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to reach Xu Fan, warned him to retreat, and threw an Explosive Tag that began the Mutual Destruction Rasengan’s endless detonations.
• The explosions engulfed Xu Fan’s Susanoo for over half an hour, alarming Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and the others.
• Tobirama reassembled after the blasts, but Xu Fan’s massive Chakra Katana shot from the smoke and pierced him.

Xu Fan defeated Tobirama and sealed him after explaining his plan to unite the shinobi world under the Land of Fire. Hashirama accepted Xu Fan’s ambition but warned him to remember his original intention, then sealed the battlefield and prepared to fight him.

• Xu Fan used Magnet Release and Shukaku’s sealing power to withstand Tobirama’s Mutual Destruction Rasengan and immobilize him.
• Xu Fan told Tobirama that the Daimyo Group had been abolished and that he sought to unify the shinobi world; Tobirama accepted his defeat and asked to be sealed.
• Xu Fan sealed Tobirama, and Kakashi carried him away to protect the seal from the coming battle.
• Hashirama warned Xu Fan that unification would be difficult and urged him not to forget his original intention.
• Hashirama created a Four Violet Flames Formation around himself and Xu Fan, then summoned Wood Dragons as they prepared to fight.

Xu Fan fought the resurrected First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, inside the Four Violet Flames Formation while spectators debated who would win. Xu Fan revealed his Perfect Susanoo and Tailed Beast Chakra, leaving Hashirama convinced that Xu Fan had surpassed him.

• Tenzō and the spectators watched Xu Fan and Hashirama fight, while some villagers began betting on the outcome.
• Xu Fan sent four Wood Release Clones to form the Four Red Yang Formation inside Hashirama’s barrier, shocking Hashirama with their Kage-level strength.
• Hashirama attacked with the Gate of the Great God and Wood Dragons, but Xu Fan countered with Susanoo and his own Wood Dragons.
• Xu Fan released Perfect Susanoo and gathered Tailed Beast Chakra to form a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Hashirama realized Xu Fan possessed Wood Release, power like Madara Uchiha’s, and Tailed Beast power, then said Xu Fan had surpassed him.

Xu Fan defeated and sealed Hashirama, ending the war and earning the crowd’s acclaim. After receiving the Rinnegan as a sign-in reward, he ordered the Sand and Sound Ninja captured, intending to bring the Land of Wind under his control.

• Xu Fan destroyed Hashirama’s Wood Human with a sealing-inscribed Tailed Beast Bomb Shuriken, then used Magnet Release to seal Hashirama away.
• The barriers vanished, and Konoha’s civilians and shinobi celebrated Xu Fan for defeating the First Hokage and protecting Konoha.
• The Sign-in Assistant rewarded Xu Fan with the Rinnegan, which he believed could lead him to surpass the Sage of Six Paths.
• Xu Fan ordered Kakashi to take Hashirama and the Second Hokage somewhere safe and seal them away, then announced that the war was over.
• Xu Fan told Tenzō not to let the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja leave, and Tenzō and Izumi Uchiha led the Root Shinobi to seize them.
• Xu Fan planned to exploit the Sand Ninja Village’s lack of defenses and bring the Land of Wind under his control.

After the war, Xu Fan began preparing to invade the Land of Wind and asserted his authority as Konoha’s incoming Hokage. Itachi Uchiha visited him to reveal his illness, ask for help in making Sasuke hate him, and share news of the Akatsuki Organization’s accelerated Tailed Beast hunt.

• Tenzō and Izumi Uchiha subdued and imprisoned the surviving Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja while Konoha began clearing the trees from its ruined district.
• Xu Fan told Koharu and Homura that he would invade the Land of Wind and ordered them to follow his decision.
• Itachi Uchiha appeared before Xu Fan and congratulated him on becoming Hokage.
• Itachi revealed that he was seriously ill and asked Xu Fan to help stage his death so Sasuke would be driven to kill him.
• Itachi reported that the Akatsuki Organization had collected several Tailed Beasts, had captured the One-Tail, and was heading to the Land of Lightning to target Killer B.

Xu Fan learned that the Akatsuki Organization had captured Gaara and was heading to Cloud-Lightning Gorge for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while the Sign-in Assistant directed Xu Fan to the gorge. Naruto volunteered to rescue Gaara, and Xu Fan began explaining that Itachi’s intelligence was the reason he had summoned Team 7.

• Itachi Uchiha told Xu Fan that the Akatsuki Organization was moving against the Lightning Ninja Village and that Sasuke should be among them, while the Sign-in Assistant sent Xu Fan to Cloud-Lightning Gorge.
• Xu Fan ordered an Anbu Ninja to bring Team 7 to him and learned that Temari and Kankuro had returned to Konoha seeking help after the Akatsuki Organization captured Gaara.
• Temari explained that she and Kankuro had been defeated while trying to protect Gaara, and Sakura objected to helping the Sand Ninja Village.
• Xu Fan told everyone that the Akatsuki Organization was targeting the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at Cloud-Lightning Gorge, and Naruto asked to help rescue Gaara.
• Sasuke questioned whether the meeting was really about rescuing Gaara, and Xu Fan began clarifying that he had summoned Team 7 because of Itachi’s intelligence.

After learning that Itachi Uchiha was heading to Cloud-Lightning Gorge to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the group divided into teams to pursue him and rescue Gaara. Xu Fan assigned himself to lead the team confronting Itachi, while Naruto and Tenzō led the mission to save Gaara.

• Xu Fan told Sasuke and Kakashi that Itachi Uchiha had joined the Akatsuki Organization and was heading to Cloud-Lightning Gorge.
• Sasuke insisted on confronting Itachi, while Temari pleaded for help rescuing Gaara; Naruto proposed splitting into two teams.
• Sasuke warned Naruto that the Akatsuki Organization might target him as a Jinchuriki, but Naruto chose to help rescue Gaara.
• Tenzō volunteered to lead Naruto, Zabuza, Haku, Temari, and Kankuro to rescue Gaara, while Kakashi, Izumi Uchiha, Sasuke, and Sakura were assigned to Cloud-Lightning Gorge.
• Xu Fan interrupted the assignments and declared that he would personally captain the Cloud-Lightning Gorge team and meet his old friend Itachi Uchiha.

Naruto and Tenzō led a team to find the cave where the Akatsuki were sealing Shukaku and discovered Gaara’s Chakra was dangerously weak. As the rescue team prepared to break in, Pain assigned Konan and Tobi to delay them while the sealing continued.

• Tenzō led Naruto, Temari, Zabuza, and Haku through the mountains to search for Gaara, while Naruto entered Sage Mode and sensed Gaara’s faint Chakra.
• Naruto guided the team to a cave entrance blocked by a boulder, but Tenzō urged them to plan before attacking.
• Naruto warned that Gaara’s Chakra was weakening and entered Golden Form Mode, while Zabuza readied his sword.
• Pain sensed the Konoha Shinobi outside, and the Akatsuki discussed capturing the Nine-Tails after sealing Shukaku.
• Pain rejected Itachi and Kisame volunteering to delay the rescue team, and Konan volunteered to go with Tobi instead.

Naruto and the rescue team fought Konan and Obito outside the cave while the Akatsuki sealed Shukaku. Naruto used a trap to defeat Obito’s clone, then destroyed the cave’s sealing boulder with his Rasenshuriken.

• Konan and Afei emerged from the boulder to stall Naruto, Tenzō, Zabuza, Haku, and Temari while the sealing continued.
• Zabuza filled the area with mist and Tenzō raised a forest, allowing Naruto to reach the boulder and strike its seal with a Rasengan, but the stone absorbed the attack.
• Konan bombarded the mist with Explosive Tags, while Haku and Tenzō protected their allies and Naruto endured the blasts in Golden Form Mode.
• Obito shed Afei’s disguise and tried to seize Naruto, but Naruto vanished and counterattacked with a Rasengan, destroying Obito’s one-third-strength clone.
• Naruto revealed that he had baited Obito after learning the truth about the Nine-Tails Rampage Night through Xu Fan’s genjutsu, then used Wind Release: Rasenshuriken to collapse the boulder.

Naruto reached Gaara’s cave and tried to stop Deidara from taking him, but Deidara escaped with Gaara after Sasori’s Chakra Threads restrained Naruto. With Temari and Tenzō at his side, Naruto confronted Sasori and smashed his Hiruko puppet, leaving Sasori stunned by the genin’s strength.

• Naruto broke into the cave and tried to pull Gaara free, but Deidara blasted away his Chakra Hands and Pain ordered the Akatsuki to retreat with Gaara.
• Deidara flew out of the cave with Gaara, while Sasori used Chakra Threads to restrain Naruto and let him escape.
• Temari severed Sasori’s Chakra Threads with Wind Style: Great Sickle Weasel, and Tenzō told Naruto that Zabuza and Haku had gone after Gaara.
• Temari identified Sasori as the Sand Ninja Village rogue ninja, and Naruto attacked him with a Rasengan.
• Naruto’s Chakra Hands caught Hiruko’s tail, and his Rasengan shattered the puppet, shocking Sasori.

Naruto easily defeated Sasori of the Red Sands’ Hiruko and Third Kazekage puppet while demanding to know where Deidara had taken Gaara. Sasori dismissed Naruto’s offer to spare him and prepared to fight seriously, revealing that he had once destroyed an entire country.

• Naruto shattered Hiruko, and Sasori of the Red Sands revealed his youthful true form.
• Temari recognized Sasori and was shocked by his appearance, while Tenzō stopped her from joining Naruto’s fight.
• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage as a human puppet and explained that he had killed and transformed him.
• Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra cloak blocked Sasori’s poison, and Naruto knocked the Third Kazekage puppet aside.
• Naruto used a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken to destroy the Third Kazekage puppet and challenged Sasori to reveal where Deidara had taken Gaara.
• Sasori laughed off Naruto’s offer to spare him, removed his cloak, and declared that he had once destroyed an entire country.

Sasori of the Red Sands revealed his puppet body and unleashed Secret Red Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation against Naruto and his allies. Naruto countered by summoning thousands of Shadow Clones and ordering them to attack with a Super Great Ball Rasengan Barrage, leaving Sasori stunned as the battle escalated.

• Sasori of the Red Sands removed his cloak, revealing that his body had been transformed into a puppet.
• Sasori of the Red Sands summoned a hundred puppets with Secret Red Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation, shocking Temari and Tenzō.
• Naruto analyzed the technique's weaknesses, noting that the puppets lacked independent judgment and would be easy to destroy.
• Naruto formed thousands of Shadow Clones and declared that they outnumbered Sasori's puppets.
• Naruto ordered his Shadow Clones to launch a Super Great Ball Rasengan Barrage, leaving Sasori of the Red Sands stunned.

Itachi and Kisame confronted Killer B at Cloud-Lightning Gorge to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Killer B broke Itachi’s genjutsu and fought Kisame, whose Samehada began absorbing the Eight-Tails’ Chakra.

• Itachi and Kisame arrived at Cloud-Lightning Gorge and found Killer B.
• Kisame launched a surprise attack, but Killer B blocked Samehada with a short sword and recognized the pair as Akatsuki.
• Itachi trapped Killer B in a genjutsu, but the Eight-Tails disrupted his Chakra and freed him.
• Kisame unleashed the Great Shark Bullet Technique and charged Killer B while riding its massive Chakra shark.
• Killer B entered a partial Tailed Beast Transformation and struck Kisame, but Samehada absorbed his Chakra and caused his transformation to recede.

Kisame fought Killer B and gained the advantage by absorbing his Chakra, but the Eight-Tails Ox Demon took over and turned the battle against him. As the Ox Demon prepared to finish Kisame with a Tailed Beast Bomb, Itachi finally intervened with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Itachi Uchiha held back while Kisame used Samehada to absorb Killer B's Chakra and fight him underwater.
• The Eight-Tails Ox Demon took control of Killer B's body, overwhelmed Kisame, and crushed him with its tentacles.
• Kisame used Five-Headed Shark Attack to distract the Ox Demon and relieve the pressure on himself.
• The Ox Demon restrained Kisame and prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed black flames.
• The Ox Demon screamed, abandoned the Tailed Beast Bomb, and flung Kisame away to escape the flames.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame fought Killer B, but Killer B survived Amaterasu by transferring its flames to severed tentacles and turned the fight around. As Itachi prepared to face him alone, Xu Fan, Kakashi, Izumi Uchiha, Sakura, and Sasuke Uchiha arrived, leaving Itachi stunned.

• Itachi Uchiha struck the Eight-Tails with Amaterasu, and Kisame moved to capture the apparently unconscious Killer B.
• Killer B ambushed Kisame, kicked Samehada away, and bound him with a tentacle after striking him with Lightning Release.
• Killer B revealed that he had transferred Amaterasu's flames to severed tentacles and explained that he had chosen to protect the Land of Lightning.
• Itachi Uchiha prepared to continue fighting Killer B after recognizing that his Genjutsu would not work and Amaterasu came at a cost.
• Xu Fan, Kakashi, Izumi Uchiha, Sakura, and Sasuke Uchiha arrived, surprising Itachi Uchiha.

As Sasuke confronted Itachi over the Uchiha Clan's tragedy, Xu Fan completed a check-in and obtained the Eight-Tails Chakra. Killer B recognized Xu Fan as the man responsible for his brother's death and attacked him, while Itachi's Shadow Clone struck the Cloud-Lightning Gorge Chunin.

• Sasuke demanded to know why Itachi had betrayed the village, while Izumi struggled to speak to him.
• Xu Fan completed his check-in and received the Eight-Tails Chakra, leaving him four Tailed Beast Chakras short of becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Killer B recognized Xu Fan and charged at him, ignoring Itachi and Kisame.
• Xu Fan blocked Killer B's sword and countered his second-form Chakra Tails with Wood Release as Kakashi and the others retreated.
• Cloud-Lightning Gorge Chunin arrived, spotted Konoha's ninjas and the Akatsuki, and sent one of their number to notify the Raikage.
• Itachi's Shadow Clone intercepted the Chunin and expanded before exploding.

Xu Fan fought Killer B after Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails Ox Demon, then used Wood Release to restrain him and crush his Tailed Beast Bomb. Xu Fan left Killer B staggered and dismissed the Eight-Tails as unimpressive.

• Itachi Uchiha used Shadow Clone Explosion to stop a Lightning Ninja Village ninja from sending out information, while Killer B turned to attack Xu Fan.
• Killer B entered his second Tailed Beast Transformation and attacked Xu Fan, but Xu Fan caught his strike and challenged him to use his full power.
• Killer B transformed completely into the Eight-Tails Ox Demon, stunning Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke, and Izumi.
• Xu Fan summoned a Wood Human and a Wood Dragon, which bound the Eight-Tails' arm before it could fire its Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Wood Human crushed the Tailed Beast Bomb in its palm, and the blast left the Eight-Tails swaying as Xu Fan called it nothing special.