Chapter Summaries

As the Akatsuki captured several tailed beasts, Obito brought Rin Nohara back to Konoha under the alias Tobi. Rin reunited with her old home and encountered Might Guy, while noticing how much Obito had changed.

• Mei Terumi worried that the Akatsuki's movements made it urgent to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages, but Qi Shuang argued that the threat could help persuade them.
• The Akatsuki captured the Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails, prompting the villages to pursue the missing Jinchuriki and alert their leaders in Konoha.
• Obito brought Rin Nohara to the Land of Fire and used Kamui to enter Konoha without passing the guards at the main entrance.
• Rin helped an elderly man who fell in the street and criticized Tobi for standing by instead of helping him.
• Rin and Tobi encountered Might Guy walking on his hands with Lee, and Rin called out to Guy.

Rin Nohara reunited with Might Guy and watched Kakashi at the Chunin Ninja Exams, while the Kage grew anxious over troubling reports from their villages. The chapter ended with Kakashi recognizing Rin and calling her name.

• Rin Nohara greeted Might Guy, learned that he had become a teacher, and asked after Kakashi.
• Guy hurried off with Rock Lee and a girl with twin buns, then wondered whether Rin had been one of their classmates.
• The Raikage and Ōnoki urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to finish the Chunin Ninja Exams quickly, while Mei Terumi postponed discussing her concerns until afterward.
• Rin Nohara and Tobi attended the exams in masks, and Rin recognized Kakashi among the contestants.
• Kakashi felt Rin watching him, met her eyes, and instinctively called out, "Rin..."

Kakashi recognized Rin Nohara and Tobi in the stands but failed to track them down. Rin brought Obito to Minato and Kushina’s grave, urged him to broaden his love beyond her, then stabbed him with a kunai; Obito activated Izanagi and asked her why.

• Rin Nohara realized Kakashi recognized her, so Tobi hurried her out of the stands.
• Kakashi summoned Pakkun and searched for the pair, but the crowd and mixed scents prevented them from finding any trace.
• Rin insisted that Obito accompany her to the Memorial Stone, where she left flowers at Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s gravestone.
• Rin told Obito that a selfish person could never become Hokage and that he should care for everyone, not only her.
• Rin stabbed Obito in the chest with a kunai, and his transplanted Sharingan activated Izanagi as he removed his mask and asked her why.

Rin rejected Obito’s attempt to revive her and willingly departed for the Pure Land, leaving him devastated. After her final words broke his convictions, Obito accepted his guilt and chose to atone.

• Rin told Obito that his actions were selfish and refused his offer to bring her back to life.
• Rin’s Reanimated Body crumbled into dust as a pillar of light carried her soul away, and Obito failed to stop her.
• Orochimaru recognized the pillar as Rin’s soul ascending, while Jiraiya and Qi Shuang hurried toward its source.
• Konoha ninja gathered at the cemetery, where Obito found Rin gone and listened to her words echo in his mind.
• Obito faced Minato’s gravestone, resolved to repay his debts, and let the red light in his left eye go out instead of using Izanami.

Obito Uchiha died after Rin’s kunai pierced his heart, but before losing consciousness he used Sharingan Genjutsu to show Kakashi his memories and reveal Akatsuki intelligence. Kakashi learned that Obito’s other Sharingan could help him face Pain and the Uchiha, while Qi Shuang concluded that Obito had finally lost the will to live.

• Tsunade confirmed that Obito’s pierced heart could not be saved, and Orochimaru identified him as the other Akatsuki leader.
• Kakashi recognized Obito and rushed to his side, asking what had happened to Minato.
• Obito used his Sharingan to show Kakashi his key memories and said that both Sharingan were needed to unleash their true power.
• Obito died before finishing his offer to give Kakashi his other eye, and Kakashi told Tsunade that Obito had transmitted Akatsuki intelligence.
• Tsunade warned Kakashi that another Sharingan would burden him, but Kakashi resolved to consider it because of the approaching enemies.
• Qi Shuang recognized Obito’s body, reasoned that Rin had destroyed Obito’s will to live, and left after Jiraiya dispersed the crowd.

After the Chunin Ninja Exams ended, the Five Kage met to discuss the Akatsuki and learned the organization had a force of one hundred thousand soldiers and sought to revive the Ten-Tails. The meeting left the Kage facing the threat of an organization capable of destroying the Five Great Villages.

• Gaara won first place in the exams, Suigetsu placed second, and Shino Aburame took third, while fifty-three candidates earned promotion to Chunin.
• The villages learned Kirigakure had promoted nine candidates, including all six surviving new-generation Ninja Sword Wielders.
• Mei Terumi convened the Five Kage and explained that the Akatsuki had been capturing Jinchuriki and tailed beasts.
• Ōnoki dismissed the Akatsuki as a small organization until Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed intelligence from Obito Uchiha about one hundred thousand humanoid soldiers.
• Mei Terumi told the Kage that the Akatsuki planned to revive the Ten-Tails and use it to destroy the Five Great Villages and dominate the world.

Qi Shuang argued that the Akatsuki would likely target the Land of Earth and persuaded the Kage that joining the war could benefit every village. He revealed that the Akatsuki’s hundred thousand White Zetsu could provide Wood Release chakra for agriculture, leaving the Kage eager to capture them.

• Qi Shuang warned Ōnoki that the Akatsuki’s location in Amegakure made the Land of Earth its likeliest target for expansion.
• Rasa, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Ōnoki agreed to destroy the Akatsuki, while A said Kumogakure would not join without a reason to expend its forces.
• Qi Shuang explained that Mei Terumi had called the summit and argued that the war could offer benefits to Kirigakure and the other villages.
• Qi Shuang revealed that Kirigakure’s Agriculture Department used Wood Release chakra from a captured White Zetsu to improve crop production.
• Qi Shuang told the Kage that the Akatsuki had a hundred thousand White Zetsu, and the Kage recognized their potential as sources of chakra for growing food.

Qi Shuang revealed Akatsuki’s Moon Eye Plan to the Four Kage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Gyuki confirmed that the Ten-Tails existed and could be revived by gathering the nine tailed beasts. The Kage learned that the Ten-Tails’ power was largely unknown, and Raikage concluded they should prevent its resurrection.

• Qi Shuang warned the Four Kage that Akatsuki planned to use the Ten-Tails and the moon to cast a world-spanning Genjutsu called the Moon Eye Plan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Obito Uchiha had revealed Akatsuki’s plan and urged the Kage to stop it before it could be carried out.
• Killer B let Eight-Tails Gyuki take control of his body, and Gyuki confirmed that the tailed beasts came from the Ten-Tails and that their combined power could resurrect it.
• Qi Shuang warned that the Ten-Tails could wield Kekkei Mōra, but Ōnoki doubted his claims and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Gyuki admitted they knew little about its abilities.
• Raikage struck the table and argued that the Kage should simply prevent the Ten-Tails from being resurrected.

Qi Shuang proposed hiding the One-Tail and Kurama in separate Sage Lands to protect them from Akatsuki, while the Eight-Tails would join the war with Killer B. The leaders agreed, and Rasa entrusted Gaara to Qi Shuang for delivery to Ryūchi Cave.

• Qi Shuang proposed hiding the One-Tail and Kurama in the Sage Lands, and Killer B chose to fight alongside the Raikage.
• Qi Shuang explained that Akatsuki would struggle to reach the Sage Lands, and Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi supported the plan.
• Gyuki said he had convinced Shukaku and Kurama not to cause trouble, but refused to send them into battle because their Jinchuriki were children.
• Mei Terumi insisted that the One-Tail and Kurama be hidden in separate Sage Lands, and Jiraiya volunteered to take Kurama to Mount Myōboku.
• Rasa chose Qi Shuang to take Gaara to Ryūchi Cave, and Qi Shuang agreed to ask its sages to care for him.

The Five Kage discussed how to prepare for war against the Akatsuki and chose a supreme commander for their coalition army. Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the position after Rasa declined and Ōnoki backed away from it.

• A proposed that Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure defend against the Akatsuki until Kumogakure and Kirigakure reinforcements arrived, and Rasa agreed to focus on defense.
• Ōnoki raised the need for a supreme commander, and the Kage agreed the commander should come from Konoha, Sunagakure, or Iwagakure because the headquarters would be near the front.
• Rasa declined the position, and Ōnoki offered it to Hiruzen Sarutobi after deciding Konoha could better withstand the Akatsuki's attacks.
• Shimura Danzō mocked Ōnoki for backing down, but Hiruzen stopped him and accepted the position of coalition army supreme commander.
• Danzō questioned whether Hiruzen's decision was appropriate, while the other Kage breathed a sigh of relief.

Hiruzen Sarutobi secured the Land of Fire as the Allied Forces’ headquarters and gathered the Five Great Nations’ troop commitments. After the Kage challenged Kirigakure’s small contribution, Qi Shuang offered to make up for the shortfall by holding off ten thousand enemies alone.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained why the Land of Fire was the best place for the headquarters, and Shimura Danzō reluctantly agreed to Konoha leading the Allied Forces.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi pledged twenty-five thousand Konoha shinobi, while Rasa offered ten thousand from Sunagakure and Ōnoki offered fifteen thousand from Iwagakure.
• A declared that Kumogakure could send twenty-five thousand shinobi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi noted that the village had preserved its strength during the previous war.
• Mei Terumi said Kirigakure could send only seven thousand shinobi, prompting Rasa, Ōnoki, A, and Hiruzen Sarutobi to question whether Kirigakure was holding back.
• Qi Shuang defended Kirigakure’s limit and promised to make up for the missing troops by holding off ten thousand enemies alone.
• Ōnoki warned Qi Shuang that failing could endanger the entire war, while Mei Terumi urged him not to take the risk; Qi Shuang told her he had a plan.

Qi Shuang proposed attacking Akatsuki’s White Zetsu forces to ease pressure on the front lines, and Orochimaru revealed that he had mastered Impure World Reincarnation. The other villages reluctantly accepted his use of the resurrected dead to strengthen their forces against Akatsuki.

• Qi Shuang explained that he would attack Akatsuki’s White Zetsu forces to help relieve the shortage of Mist Ninja on the defensive line.
• Qi Shuang urged Orochimaru to reveal his research, and Orochimaru summoned coffins containing the First Hokage and Second Hokage.
• Tsunade punched Orochimaru in fury for desecrating her grandfathers’ corpses, then stopped after beating him for nearly ten minutes.
• Orochimaru explained that he had completed Impure World Reincarnation and planned to send powerful figures from each village to fight Akatsuki.
• Qi Shuang persuaded the others to set aside their objections until after the war, and they agreed to use the resurrected fighters against Akatsuki.

The Five Kage ended their summit and began mobilizing for war against the Akatsuki, while Nagato and his allies planned how to obtain the remaining tailed beasts. The chapter left both sides preparing for battle, with the Akatsuki targeting Jiraiya, Qi Shuang, and Orochimaru as the way to reach Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed building defenses, contacting Mifune, and quickly gathering forces and supplies, and the Five Kage agreed to begin mobilizing that night.
• Jiraiya and Qi Shuang sent Naruto Uzumaki to Mount Myōboku and Gaara to Ryūchi Cave, while the Four Kage left Konoha to return to their villages.
• A White Zetsu reported the summit’s outcome and Obito’s death to Nagato and Black Zetsu in Amegakure.
• Black Zetsu argued that the Five Great Villages would eventually unite against the Akatsuki and urged Nagato to focus on capturing the remaining tailed beasts.
• Nagato decided to target Jiraiya, Qi Shuang, and Orochimaru to gain access to Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, while Konan warned that capturing the Eight-Tails would also be difficult.
• Nagato ordered the Akatsuki to deploy its one hundred thousand White Zetsu toward the front lines before the allied forces could attack.

After returning to Kirigakure, Mei Terumi announced that the Five Great Villages were preparing to fight the Akatsuki and ordered the village to mobilize. Qi Shuang reassured her that the alliance would win as Kirigakure prepared to depart for war in two days.

• Mei Terumi gathered Kirigakure's officials and announced the Five Great Villages' joint campaign against the Akatsuki.
• Qi Shuang revealed that the Akatsuki had nearly one hundred thousand White Zetsu, shocking the officials and confirming that war had begun.
• Mei Terumi conscripted Kirigakure ninjas aged sixteen to forty, ordered supplies prepared, and set the army's departure for two days later.
• After the meeting, Qi Shuang reassured Mei Terumi that the Akatsuki could not gather all nine tailed beasts before the alliance decided the war.
• Mei Terumi went to rest while Kirigakure spent the night preparing for war.

Mei Terumi and Qi Shuang prepared Kirigakure’s war mobilization and supplies as shinobi forces joined the alliance, while Akatsuki’s White Zetsu army attacked the Wind, Fire, and Earth nations. The defenders retreated with casualties mounting as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo awaited reinforcements and planned to hold out before counterattacking.

• Qi Shuang told Mei Terumi he had sent war mobilization letters in the Five Kage’s name and that supplies were ready for seven thousand people to fight for a day and night.
• Mei Terumi ordered production increased so Kirigakure could supply the alliance, and shinobi forces around the Land of Water agreed to join the Shinobi Alliance.
• Nagato sent White Zetsu forces to attack the borders of the Wind, Fire, and Earth nations, forcing the Kazekage, Tsuchikage, and Hokage to retreat while fighting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read Pain’s demand for the One-Tail, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails, then asked Danzo about the front lines and casualties.
• Danzo reported that the defenders had lost nearly one-fifth of their territory, with about five hundred dead and more than two thousand wounded, while reinforcements were still days away.

Nagato prepared to target Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Qi Shuang while Akatsuki’s forces faced the gathering Shinobi Alliance. Kumogakure’s reinforcements reached the front, where A and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed the enemy and restrained Killer B from rushing into battle.

• Nagato told Black Zetsu that he had warned Konoha, then ordered White Zetsu to track Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Qi Shuang so Akatsuki could use their blood to reach the Sage Lands.
• Nagato instructed Konan to keep Kakuzu and the others from acting independently and told Black Zetsu to prepare a person's remains in case they had to awaken him early.
• Kirigakure and Kumogakure prepared reinforcements, while Mifune led the Land of Iron's samurai to join the alliance and help stabilize the front.
• Kumogakure's reinforcements arrived, and A asked Hiruzen Sarutobi how soon the Mizukage would come and how the battle was going.
• Killer B offered to fight the White Zetsu army, but A slammed him to the ground and warned him that Gyuki made him a target; Hiruzen urged A to release him.

The Mist reinforcements joined the Shinobi Alliance, and Qi Shuang warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Akatsuki could unleash six captured tailed beasts. As the alliance launched its counterattack, Nagato prepared to begin the Moon Eye plan early and use Itachi's mission against Jiraiya to test his loyalty.

• Mei Terumi arrived with the Mist reinforcements and agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi to plan a counterattack after the exhausted shinobi rested.
• Qi Shuang warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Akatsuki could deploy its six captured tailed beasts, prompting him to prepare countermeasures.
• Black Zetsu reported the reinforcements to Nagato, who welcomed the coming counterattack as cover for the Akatsuki's plans.
• Nagato told Konan that he had ordered Itachi's group to deal with Jiraiya so he could force Itachi to choose between Konoha and the Akatsuki.
• After nearly six hours of rest, the Five Great Villages launched their counterattack, with Killer B charging into the White Zetsu army in Gyuki's tailed-beast form.

Gyuki and Killer B devastated the White Zetsu army with a Tailed Beast Ball while Fourth Raikage A protected them. Orochimaru then summoned nearly a hundred powerful shinobi from the dead, including former Kage, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces with formidable reinforcements under his control.

• Gyuki broke free of the White Zetsu's Wood Style vines and rampaged through their ranks.
• Fourth Raikage A joined Killer B and protected Gyuki as it charged deeper into the White Zetsu army.
• Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Ball that obliterated a vast area and killed countless White Zetsu.
• Qi Shuang urged Orochimaru to reveal his research, and Orochimaru summoned a row of coffins from underground.
• The coffins opened to reveal nearly a hundred resurrected shinobi, including the Third Raikage, Third Kazekage, Mu, and Hozuki Mangetsu.

The First and Second Hokage, the Second Mizukage, the Second Tsuchikage, and the Third Raikage awakened through Impure World Reincarnation and learned they had been brought into the future. After Mei Terumi and Qi Shuang explained the Allied Shinobi Forces’ war against Akatsuki, the Third Raikage led the revived Cloud shinobi into battle.

• The Second Mizukage and Second Tsuchikage argued over who had killed whom until the Third Raikage interrupted and introduced himself.
• The Second Hokage realized he and the First Hokage had died, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade welcomed the revived brothers.
• The Second Hokage explained to Hashirama Senju that they had been revived in the future, and Hashirama recognized Tsunade as his granddaughter.
• Mei Terumi and Qi Shuang told the revived Mizukage and Tsuchikage that Akatsuki had captured six Tailed Beasts and commanded an army of one hundred thousand shinobi.
• The Third Raikage learned that his son and Killer B were fighting the White Zetsu army, then ordered the awakened Cloud shinobi to follow him into battle.

Mu led the revived Iwagakure ninja to support the Land of Earth Frontline after killing a defiant ninja with Dust Release. Orochimaru explained Impure World Reincarnation to Jiraiya, who grew wary of him, while Hozuki Mangetsu and Hozuki Gengetsu gathered the revived Kirigakure ninja to join the fight.

• Mu urged the revived Iwagakure experts to support the Land of Earth, but one ninja refused and tried to flee.
• Mu killed the fleeing ninja with Dust Release, silencing the other dissenters before leading them toward the Land of Earth Frontline.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that his Impure World Reincarnation victims were immortal puppets, making Jiraiya suspect he controlled a dangerous army.
• Hozuki Mangetsu greeted Hozuki Gengetsu and learned that Suigetsu was doing well.
• Hozuki Gengetsu ordered the revived Kirigakure ninja, including Fuguki and the other former Seven Ninja Swordsmen, to face the enemy, and Fuguki agreed.