Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami visited Otogakure to ask Haku about cultivating Senjutsu, then traveled with him to investigate a rumored Jashin Cult base. After finding the valley empty, he crossed it off his chakra list and continued his search for useful places.

• Hyuga Kagami arrived in Otogakure and took Haku aside to ask about Senjutsu.
• Haku explained that his Heaven Curse Mark and Water Release practice had helped him learn to absorb natural energy, and he noticed Hyuga Kagami's aura resembled an Edo Tensei Body.
• Hyuga Kagami revealed his Edo Tensei appearance to Haku and continued questioning him about Senjutsu as they traveled east.
• Hyuga Kagami and Haku searched a valley in the Land of Hot Water rumored to be a Jashin Cult base but found no one there.
• Hyuga Kagami crossed the Jashin Cult Base off his chakra list after concluding the valley was a false lead.

Hyuga Kagami dismissed the Village Hidden in Crafts’ revived ancestor as an unimpressive weapon, then learned that the Akatsuki had declared war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages. With the Fourth Shinobi World War looming and his plans disrupted, he asked Haku to become the true River Lord.

• Seimei was revived by the Village Hidden in Crafts, whose ninja urged him to conquer the Ninja World.
• Hyuga Kagami observed Seimei and crossed the Village Hidden in Crafts’ supposed ultimate weapon off his list as a disappointment.
• A ninja crow delivered word that the Akatsuki had declared war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and Hyuga Kagami told Haku to prepare for battle.
• Hyuga Kagami thanked Haku for teaching him about Senjutsu and asked him to become the true River Lord.
• Haku hesitated over his loyalty to Orochimaru, but Hyuga Kagami reassured him that serving his successor was not betrayal, and Haku agreed.

Hyuga Kagami sent Haku to find Fujikaze Yukie, recover the Hexagonal Crystal, and use it to activate Snow Country’s secret treasure at the Rainbow Ice Wall. Meanwhile, Akatsuki’s declaration of war and the discovery of a vast White Zetsu army drove the Five Great Shinobi Villages and their allies to mobilize for a major conflict.

• Hyuga Kagami gave Haku Fujikaze Yukie’s photograph and ordered him to obtain her Hexagonal Crystal and activate Snow Country’s secret treasure at the Rainbow Ice Wall.
• Hyuga Kagami gave Haku a scroll containing Hozuki clan techniques, including the Hydrification Technique, Water Gun Technique, and Steaming Danger Tyranny, and said Haku could learn them.
• Haku worried about leaving the Village Hidden in Crafts, but Hyuga Kagami dismissed its founder’s ambitions and continued searching for targets on his chakra list.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages discovered large numbers of White Zetsu clones and began mobilizing their forces after Akatsuki declared war.
• Konoha, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure mobilized more than fifty-five thousand ninja on paper and invited other shinobi villages and the Land of Iron’s samurai to join them.

The Five Great Shinobi Villages and their allies prepared for war against Akatsuki, choosing to focus their main forces on the western front while guarding the east. The God Organization remained unreachable, and Konoha concealed that its Hokage, Hyuga Kagami, had gone missing.

• Shikaku Nara told the Kage that Akatsuki had roughly forty thousand troops spread across western and eastern fronts, while the allied forces had about seventy thousand but were stretched thin.
• Shikaku Nara proposed holding the eastern front defensively and concentrating allied forces to destroy Akatsuki's army in the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind first, and the Kage agreed.
• The Five Kage decided to command the western offensive themselves while advisers and elders guarded the eastern front.
• The Third Tsuchikage asked whether the God Organization had been contacted, and Utatane Koharu said all attempts had failed.
• Kakashi reassured the Kage that the God Organization would likely appear, while hiding that Hyuga Kagami had disappeared from his secluded chamber.
• The Third Hokage said he would assume the Hokage's responsibilities, leaving the other Kage suspicious about Kagami's absence.

Kakashi formed a squad to protect Naruto and secretly search for the missing Hyuga Kagami, suspecting Neji knew where his teacher had gone. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu opened a coffin in the Land of Wind and awakened a man in Warring States armor.

• The Five Great Shinobi Villages assembled squads to protect Naruto and Fū, while the Third Hokage resumed the Hokage position to protect Kakashi.
• Kakashi gathered Team Kakashi and Team Guy, named Guy his vice-captain, and announced that their mission was to protect Naruto.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued over whether Naruto needed protection as Kakashi explained their enemies were dangerous.
• Kakashi revealed that the squad's top-secret mission was to find the missing Hyuga Kagami, and he suspected Neji knew where he was.
• Black Zetsu opened a coffin in a cave in the Land of Wind, and a man in red Warring States armor opened his eyes.

Madara Uchiha learned that Obito had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and planned to gather the missing Tailed Beasts, while Zetsu told him about the God Organization and its leader, Yama. As the Allied Shinobi Forces advanced toward Madara, Kazahana Koyuki’s group continued its journey through Snow Country after a mysterious God Organization member demanded her Hexagonal Crystal.

• Madara Uchiha emerged from the coffin and learned that Obito had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki instead of reviving him as planned.
• Zetsu described the God Organization to Madara and explained Obito’s plan to use the Fourth Shinobi World War to seize the remaining Tailed Beasts.
• Madara learned that at least forty thousand Allied Shinobi Forces led by the Five Kage were advancing toward him and prepared to fight.
• In Snow Country, Kazahana Koyuki traveled with Asama Sandayu’s film crew and a hired Grass Ninja who eagerly praised Haku.
• Asama Sandayu recalled that Konoha had declined his request for shinobi because of the war, and that a mysterious God Organization member had demanded Kazahana Koyuki’s Hexagonal Crystal.

Haku and the convoy encountered Snow Country usurper Kazahana Dōtō and his Snow Ninja, whose Chakra Armor and imitation Ice Release posed a serious threat. As a Snow Ninja attacked, Haku unleashed his Senjutsu Ice Release: Super Ice Coffin.

• Santarō hired Haku, the God Organization’s “River Lord,” to help Kazahana Koyuki reclaim Snow Country in exchange for the Hexagonal Crystal.
• The Grass Ninja warned Haku that Dōtō controlled the Snow Ninja, who wielded Chakra Armor and an Ice Release Forbidden Technique suited to Snow Country’s climate.
• Dōtō blocked the sled convoy with a railcar and confronted Koyuki after ten years apart.
• Santarō challenged Dōtō, and a Snow Ninja attacked the convoy with Ice Release: Storm Tiger.
• Haku stepped in and used Senjutsu, Ice Release: Super Ice Coffin.

Haku froze Kazahana Dōtō and the Snow Ninja inside a vast glacier, defeating them and rescuing Kazahana Koyuki. After accepting the Hexagonal Crystal, Haku set off with Koyuki to find the Rainbow Ice Wall and unlock the secret treasure.

• Haku unleashed Sage Art: Ice Release and froze the avalanche, rail train, Kazahana Dōtō, and more than twenty Snow Ninja in a newly formed glacier.
• Santarō confirmed that Kazahana Dōtō and his strongest lackeys were trapped in the ice, and Koyuki asked Haku who he was.
• Koyuki offered Haku the Hexagonal Crystal, which he accepted to continue Hyuga Kagami's mission.
• Haku asked about the Rainbow Ice Wall, and Koyuki agreed to guide him there despite the glacier blocking the road.
• Haku used Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals to take Koyuki into the sky, while Santarō and the Grass Ninja remained behind.

Haku activated the Rainbow Ice Wall system with the Hexagonal Crystal and discovered that Snow Country's secret treasure was an artificial geothermal system that could bring spring to the land. Kazahana Koyuki realized her father had built it for Snow Country's future, while Haku recognized the area's rich natural energy as what Lord Kagami sought.

• Haku found a stone platform at the center of the Rainbow Ice Wall and matched its keyhole to the Hexagonal Crystal.
• Kazahana Koyuki said Snow Country had no secret treasure, but allowed Haku to activate the platform because he had saved her.
• Haku inserted the Hexagonal Crystal, activating hidden machinery that released steam and melted the surrounding ice.
• The melting ice revealed six artificial metal walls that reflected sunlight into a rainbow above Haku and Kazahana Koyuki.
• A hologram showed Kazahana Koyuki's childhood conversation with her father as green shoots transformed the icy field into a lush landscape.
• Haku realized the Rainbow Ice Wall system and its concentrated natural energy were Snow Country's secret treasure, while Kazahana Koyuki understood her father had brought spring to the country.

Haku and Kazahana Koyuki saw Shion arrive at the activated Rainbow Ice Wall, where she identified the site as a place rich in natural energy. Shion revealed that Hyuga Kagami had chosen it as a ritual site, and a massive golden flying object appeared on the horizon.

• Haku reassured Kazahana Koyuki that the God Organization would not seize Snow Country, then asked her to wait at the Rainbow Ice Wall.
• Haku sensed an exceptionally fast, unusual presence approaching, and a streak of light flew toward the ice walls.
• Shion landed before Haku and Kazahana Koyuki, admired the Rainbow Ice Wall, and sensed its dense natural energy.
• Shion explained that the ice walls gathered sunlight alongside earth-vein energy, making the site a natural-energy-rich location.
• Shion told Haku that Hyuga Kagami had selected the Rainbow Ice Wall as a ritual site, then pointed out a massive golden flying object emerging from the clouds.

Shion, Karin, Gaara, and Haku assembled the components for Hyuga Kagami’s ritual at the Rainbow Ice Wall and reviewed the complex setup. They began assigning tasks to calibrate the ritual, while Kazahana Koyuki watched in shock.

• Shion told Kazahana Koyuki that she could not leave until her lord’s ritual was complete, then showed her and Haku the approaching Aerial Fortress.
• The golden Aerial Fortress arrived above the Rainbow Ice Wall, and Karin guided it as it lowered Heaven’s Spear to the ground.
• Shion explained the ritual blueprint, which called for the Aerial Fortress, Heaven’s Spear, Rainbow Ice Wall, and an outer barrier to work together.
• Gaara inspected the site and urged everyone to begin the precise setup without delay.
• Shion took responsibility for monitoring natural energy, Karin for construction, and Haku for security and the outer barrier, leaving Kazahana Koyuki astonished by their abilities.

Madara Uchiha ambushed and killed the Allied Shinobi Forces’ advance unit, then waited as the Five Kage led their army to the battlefield. The Five Kage recognized him, and Madara rose to face the approaching tens of thousands of shinobi.

• An Allied Shinobi advance unit lost track of Akatsuki’s forces and encountered a lone red-armored ninja, whom its captain ordered captured.
• The Five Kage learned that the advance unit had vanished and led the Allied Shinobi Forces forward.
• The Five Kage and their army found the advance unit dead and spotted Madara Uchiha sitting on a boulder.
• The Third Hokage recognized Madara, while the Fourth Raikage mistook him for the masked man who had impersonated him.
• Madara stood before the approaching Allied Shinobi Forces and greeted them mockingly.

Thirty thousand White Zetsu clones appeared around Konoha while the Five Kage and the main Allied Shinobi Forces were away, forcing the defenders to prepare for a siege. The chapter left Jiraiya and Tsunade facing Hanzo and four resurrected Kage as the enemy advanced through the mist.

• Shikaku Nara learned that thirty thousand enemies had appeared around Konoha and ordered the village’s forces to defend it while Inoichi Yamanaka summoned the Five Kage’s army back.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade led about six thousand Allied Shinobi Forces, reassured the faction leaders, and worried that the missing Hyuga Kagami might have fallen to Akatsuki.
• Mist spread through the forest, and Mū, Hozuki Gengetsu, the Third Kazekage, and the Third Raikage emerged as reincarnated shinobi.
• Jiraiya recognized the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and realized Akatsuki had stolen the bodies from the villages’ graves.
• Hanzo emerged from the mist, then White Zetsu clones filled the forest as he and the four resurrected Kage advanced on the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against the resurrected Hanzo and other powerful opponents as the battlefield fell into chaos. In Konoha, Asuma and Shizune confronted the Uchiha about delaying reinforcements, and Shinichi declared that they had always been part of the Hokage Faction.

• Hanzo's toxic fog and the Second Tsuchikage's Dust Release devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces, prompting Jiraiya and Tsunade to identify Hanzo as a priority target.
• Mifune charged into Ibuse's toxic fog to face Hanzo, while the Third Raikage attacked Jiraiya and Tsunade and the Third Kazekage joined the fight against them.
• Tsunade asked why Shisui and Shinichi had not arrived, and Jiraiya said he had sent someone to urge them.
• Asuma and Shizune went to the Uchiha Police Force headquarters and found its elites gathered but not deployed as reinforcements.
• Asuma and Shizune confronted Shisui and Itachi about the delay, and Shinichi said the Uchiha had always been the Hokage Faction.

Shinichi, Itachi, and Shisui reassured Konoha’s commanders that the Uchiha supported the village, while Fugaku led Uchiha elites to the front. In Otogakure, Orochimaru emerged in a newly reincarnated body and summoned the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage, who learned that Hyuga Kagami was the Fifth Hokage.

• Shinichi told Asuma and Shizune that he, Itachi, and Shisui were loyal to the Hokage Faction, and Itachi said they had orders to stand by.
• Fugaku arrived at the Police Force headquarters and led the assembled Uchiha elites out to reinforce the front lines.
• Kabuto told Orochimaru that the Akatsuki had invaded the Land of Fire and that the Allied Shinobi Forces were struggling against reanimated former Kage and Hanzo.
• Orochimaru emerged from his secret chamber in a newly reincarnated body, summoned the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage, and released them from his control.
• The First Hokage learned that Namikaze Minato had died sealing the Nine-Tails and that Hyuga Kagami, a member of the Branch Family, was the Fifth Hokage.

Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto informed the First, Second, and Fourth Hokages that Akatsuki had revived the Ten-Tails and was attacking Konoha with reanimated Kage-level fighters. When they learned that the Fifth Hokage, Hyuga Kagami, had gone missing, Orochimaru revealed his fury and appeared to be preparing to avenge him.

• The Second Hokage objected to Hyuga Kagami becoming Fifth Hokage because he belonged to the Hyuga Branch Family, while the First and Fourth Hokages urged trust in the village's choice.
• Yakushi Kabuto explained that Akatsuki had revived the Ten-Tails and started the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Orochimaru said Madara Uchiha was behind the group.
• Orochimaru told the former Hokages that Akatsuki had reanimated the Second Tsuchikage, Second Mizukage, Third Raikage, Third Kazekage, and Hanzo to besiege Konoha.
• Yakushi Kabuto reported that Hyuga Kagami had disappeared since Akatsuki declared war, and the former Hokages were shocked by the news.
• Orochimaru wondered how Hyuga Kagami had died, while Yakushi Kabuto suspected that Orochimaru had released the Hokages from his control to let them help avenge him.

As Akatsuki’s army attacked Konoha, Kakashi’s team chose to return and defend the village despite the danger to Naruto. In the Land of Wind, Madara Uchiha fought the Allied Shinobi Forces alone as the Five Kage prepared to defeat him and hurry back to Konoha.

• Sasuke confirmed that the black market boss had no information about Hyuga Kagami, deepening the group’s worry that the Hokage was dead.
• Kakashi received word that Akatsuki’s army was attacking Konoha, and Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Guy urged him to return and help defend the village.
• Kakashi agreed to lead his team back to Konoha despite suspecting that Akatsuki’s attack was meant to lure Naruto out.
• Madara Uchiha charged the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Land of Wind and overwhelmed their troops with taijutsu.
• The Five Kage learned that Akatsuki was attacking Konoha, and the Fourth Raikage declared that they would defeat Madara within ten minutes before returning.

Madara Uchiha slaughtered the Allied Shinobi Forces and faced the Five Kage, overwhelming their attacks with his power. He sent the Fourth Raikage flying with Susanoo as the battle continued.

• Madara Uchiha cut down Allied Shinobi Forces troops with his Sharingan and taijutsu, then evaded the Fourth Kazekage’s Gold Dust attack.
• The Five Kage confronted Madara Uchiha, who taunted them and unleashed Great Fire Annihilation.
• Karatachi Yagura countered the flames with Water Wall, but Madara Uchiha found him in the steam and trapped him in a genjutsu.
• Madara Uchiha seized Karatachi Yagura by the throat, but an iron staff struck his wrist as the Fourth Kazekage pulled Yagura away with Gold Dust.
• The Fourth Raikage charged Madara Uchiha, who manifested Susanoo and knocked him flying with a punch.

Madara Uchiha faced the Five Kage and the Allied Shinobi Forces, who coordinated attacks against his Susanoo. He summoned a meteor with the Rinnegan, but the Allied Shinobi Forces calmly activated barriers and layered Earth Release defenses, leaving him stunned.

• The Five Kage coordinated attacks to restrain Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and strike it from multiple sides.
• The Fourth Kazekage's Gold Dust pulled Madara Uchiha out of Susanoo, but Madara absorbed an incoming Tailed Beast Ball with his Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed his trapped Susanoo and summoned another one atop a boulder.
• Madara Uchiha used Tengai Shinsei to send a gigantic meteorite toward the battlefield.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces activated a Four Violet Flames Formation and raised layers of Earth Release defenses, surprising Madara Uchiha.

Jiraiya and the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled to hold back Akatsuki’s powerful Edo Tensei fighters as their defenses collapsed toward Konoha. With the Five Kage still absent and the battlefield worsening, Fugaku sensed an imminent threat from the invisible Second Tsuchikage.

• Jiraiya fought the Third Raikage and Third Kazekage alone while the other Allied fighters were tied down across the battlefield.
• Jiraiya saw Chiyo struggling against Hanzo, Fugaku and Hizashi facing the Second Tsuchikage, and Kitsuchi’s forces being overwhelmed by the Second Mizukage.
• The Third Raikage and Third Kazekage attacked Jiraiya after he refused to retreat from Konoha.
• The Second Tsuchikage knocked Fugaku down and advised him to coordinate with Hizashi, whose Byakugan could detect the Tsuchikage’s invisibility.
• As White Zetsu clones swarmed the battlefield, the Second Tsuchikage vanished again and Fugaku felt the threat of death.
• The Second Mizukage knocked Kitsuchi down and appeared behind Chojuro while mocking his inability to follow the Mizukage’s movements.