Chapter Summaries

The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Hiko had left the village and ordered him brought back while mobilizing the Sealing Force against Akatsuki’s resurrected shinobi. The sealing teams headed for the battlefield, but suppressing powerful Impure World Reincarnation opponents remained a major obstacle.

• The Third Hokage discovered that Uchiha Hiko had left the village and sent people to find him at the old place.
• The Third Hokage summoned the Sealing Force and ordered it to prepare to seal the resurrected shinobi.
• The Third Hokage and Ōnoki discussed Akatsuki’s use of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and who might have leaked it.
• The Sealing Force eagerly set out for the battlefield to support the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Sealing Force prepared to seal the resurrected shinobi but needed others to suppress them first.

The Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against resurrected shinobi, with Senju Hashirama and the former Jinchuriki causing heavy losses. Hiko turned from the battlefield to face Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, who had come to capture the Nine-Tails, and noticed Deva Path hesitate at his words.

• Senju Hashirama and the resurrected Jinchuriki devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo worried about the chaos and Killer B’s return.
• Hiko observed the battlefield and prepared to rely on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ sealing specialists to contain the resurrected shinobi.
• Nagato, Konan, and Black Zetsu approached Hiko and the Nine-Tails under cover of darkness as missiles struck the beast without harming it.
• The Six Paths of Pain emerged from the forest, and Hiko challenged Nagato by recalling his past fear of him.
• Deva Path briefly paused at Hiko’s taunt, and Hiko laughed as Nagato grew angry.

Hiko faced Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain, mocking Nagato for wielding power that did not belong to him. The battle began with Hiko’s wind-style attack, which the Asura Path started absorbing.

• Nagato told Hiko that they were destined to fight, and Hiko denied having caused Nagato’s family’s deaths.
• Nagato called Hiko’s existence proof that he was a defective product, while Hiko mocked him for possessing power that was not his.
• The Nine-Tails wanted to attack the Six Paths of Pain, but Hiko ordered it to stand back and fight no further.
• The Asura Path opened fire with missiles, and Hiko countered with Wind Style: Gale Palm, creating a tornado that tore across the ground.
• The Asura Path absorbed Hiko’s tornado, while Black Zetsu expected Nagato to be shaken by Hiko’s ability to use powerful Ninjutsu without hand seals.

Hiko faced Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain and dismissed the Animal Path’s summoned beasts as no threat. He unleashed Susanoo and began cutting through the swarm, leaving the battle underway.

• Hiko explained how the Asura Path could absorb Ninjutsu and how difficult the Six Paths of Pain were to fight.
• The Animal Path summoned a horde of enormous beasts, and the Third Hokage and Ōnoki realized Akatsuki had targeted the Nine-Tails.
• Hiko challenged Nagato’s resolve and said he would no longer treat him with esteem.
• Hiko awakened Susanoo, blasted back two giant centipedes, and cut them apart with its Katanas.
• Hiko charged into the summoned beasts with Susanoo, killing those that approached while the Dividing Dogs remained difficult to deal with.

Hiko used Perfect Form Susanoo to pin down the Dividing Dog and then attacked the Six Paths of Pain. He cut through the Asura Path’s laser cannon and sent a devastating slash toward it.

• Nagato and Black Zetsu were shocked by Hiko’s Perfect Form Susanoo as they assessed its power.
• Hiko stomped the Dividing Dog into the rock, silencing its cries and stopping it from interfering.
• Hiko advanced on the Six Paths of Pain while the Asura Path leaped away and fired a laser cannon.
• Hiko’s Susanoo cut through the laser beam and continued its rapid slash toward the Asura Path.

Hiko destroyed the Asura Path before Nagato could restore it, then overpowered the Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei with Susanoo. Nagato’s attempt to intimidate Hiko with the Rinnegan failed, leaving him shaken as Hiko continued his attack.

• Hiko cut the Asura Path apart with a swift Susanoo strike, reducing it to scrap.
• Nagato moved the Deva Path and the damaged Asura Path beside the wreckage to try to revive it.
• Hiko attacked the Deva Path with Susanoo’s Katana, and Shinra Tensei failed to repel the blade.
• Nagato used the Rinnegan’s mental impact against Hiko, but Hiko was unaffected and laughed at him.
• Hiko broke through Shinra Tensei and struck again, forcing the Deva Path to dodge while the Asura Path was cut down.

Hiko overwhelmed Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, explaining that Nagato’s Rinnegan techniques could not counter him. After cutting down the Animal Path, Hiko destroyed the remaining Pains, leaving Nagato unable to stop him.

• Hiko realized he had been judging Nagato by their past encounters and decided to end the fight quickly.
• Hiko sent Susanoo’s Katana toward the Animal Path, forcing Nagato to use Banshō Ten'in to pull the strike off course.
• Hiko overpowered Banshō Ten'in and cleanly cut the Animal Path in half.
• Hiko swept Susanoo’s Katana toward the remaining Pains, and Nagato tried to stop it with Shinra Tensei.
• Hiko’s attack pierced through Shinra Tensei and cut apart the remaining Pains, leaving Nagato unable to protect them.

Hiko easily defeated Nagato’s other Pain bodies and overwhelmed the Deva Path, pushing Nagato into a rage despite never using the Rinnegan. Nagato unleashed another attack from the sky, while Hiko expected the strain of the Rinnegan to hasten his death.

• Hiko pulverized the battlefield with Almighty Push and left only the Deva Path standing.
• Nagato realized he could not harm Hiko, then spat blood as rage and humiliation overwhelmed him.
• Konan rushed to check on Nagato, while Black Zetsu judged that Nagato had reached his limit and was glad he had followed them.
• Nagato lost control and screamed for Hiko to die, and Hiko mocked his berserk state.
• The Deva Path flew high into the sky, and Hiko anticipated another powerful Rinnegan technique that would further drain Nagato.

Nagato poured his remaining strength into Chibaku Tensei against Hiko, while Konan feared the technique would shorten Nagato’s life. Hiko’s Susanoo remained steady beneath the growing rocky sphere, leaving him to decide how to handle the meteor-sized threat.

• Nagato chose Chibaku Tensei and poured immense Chakra into it, ignoring Konan’s pleas to stop.
• The Third Hokage and Ōnoki sensed the Deva Path’s gathering Chakra and feared another devastating attack.
• Chibaku Tensei drew rocks and soil into the sky, forming a gigantic sphere while Hiko’s Susanoo barely moved.
• Nagato grew furious at the technique’s failure to shift Susanoo, spat blood, and strengthened Chibaku Tensei further.
• Hiko considered whether to dodge the enormous meteor or face its impact head-on.

Hiko unleashed his enormous Chakra and used Susanoo to strike at Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei meteor. He split the meteor in two, leaving Nagato and the onlookers stunned.

• Hiko gathered his Chakra and powered up Susanoo as the massive meteor hung overhead.
• Hiko merged Susanoo’s Katanas into a single blade and fired a red slash toward the meteor.
• Nagato watched in disbelief as Hiko’s attack struck the meteor.
• Hiko’s slash cut the meteor in two, and he raised Susanoo’s hand toward the divided halves.
• Hiko caught his breath and reflected on the Tenseigan’s power to split the moon.

Hiko destroyed Nagato’s meteorite with Black Hole Space, leaving Nagato exhausted and unable to control the Deva Path. As Konan tried to save him, Black Zetsu stabbed Nagato from behind.

• Hiko split Nagato’s meteorite and ground it into dust with Black Hole Space.
• Nagato spat blood after Chibaku Tensei drained his Chakra, while Konan rushed to help him.
• Black Zetsu mocked Nagato as Hiko let the Deva Path fall without destroying Yahiko’s corpse.
• Nagato tried to control the Deva Path again despite Konan’s pleas and spat blood.
• Black Zetsu pierced Nagato’s body with his hand, shocking Konan.

Black Zetsu forced Nagato to use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, reviving Uchiha Madara. Madara reclaimed the Rinnegan from Nagato while Konan watched helplessly.

• Black Zetsu attacked the weakened Nagato and threatened Konan, revealing that Nagato's Rinnegan had originally belonged to Uchiha Madara.
• Konan realized Nagato's eyes had been placed in him, but Black Zetsu controlled Nagato and made him use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Nagato died as the technique revived Uchiha Madara, while Hiko watched.
• Uchiha Madara broke through Konan's Paper Ninjutsu and removed Nagato's eyes, restoring the Rinnegan to himself.

Uchiha Madara tried to recruit Hiko into the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, but Hiko refused and declared that he would oppose Madara if necessary. Hiko claimed the Nine-Tails as his property and warned Madara and Black Zetsu not to target it.

• Uchiha Madara broke Konan's attack and offered Hiko a place in the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
• Hiko asked whether he or Madara would become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, then rejected Madara's offer as too dangerous.
• Uchiha Madara concluded that he and Hiko could only be enemies.
• Hiko summoned the Nine-Tails and warned Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu to leave it alone.
• Hiko dismissed the plan to bring peace through Infinite Tsukuyomi and accepted that Madara would see him as an opponent.

Hiko confronted Uchiha Madara over the Uchiha Clan’s refusal to follow him out of Konoha, arguing that Madara’s plan would have endangered them. Their dispute escalated into a battle as both summoned Perfect Form Susanoo, while Konan and the Nine-Tails moved away from the fight.

• Hiko rejected Uchiha Madara’s invitation to join him and called him a traitor to the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Madara insisted his clansmen had betrayed him, and Hiko argued they had wisely refused to follow a plan that would have brought Konoha’s forces against them.
• Uchiha Madara claimed he would have killed anyone who tried to stop the clan from leaving, but Hiko challenged him over how he would have protected them from Senju Hashirama and Konoha.
• Hiko told Uchiha Madara to come for the Nine-Tails or fight him, and both men summoned their Perfect Form Susanoo.
• Hiko ordered the Nine-Tails away and urged Konan to retreat by reminding her of Yahiko and Nagato; Konan withdrew while glaring at Uchiha Madara.

Hiko and Uchiha Madara clashed with their Perfect Form Susanoo while the Allied Forces realized Madara had been revived. Madara learned that the missing Nine-Tails would not stop the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan and decided to proceed with it rather than prolong the fight.

• Hiko and Uchiha Madara repeatedly collided their red and blue Perfect Form Susanoo, devastating the surrounding land.
• The Allied Forces saw the two Susanoo, and Konoha's higher-ups recognized that Uchiha Madara had been revived.
• Uchiha Madara wondered how Hiko had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo, while Black Zetsu remained unable to explain it.
• Uchiha Madara asked Black Zetsu whether the missing Nine-Tails would affect the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, and Black Zetsu said it would not prevent the plan.
• Uchiha Madara decided to activate the plan using the prepared replacement for the Nine-Tails.

Hiko refused Uchiha Madara’s offer to join forces, and Madara left for the battlefield in the Land of Rain. Afterward, Konan asked Hiko to help her, but he said he would not risk his life for her and left.

• Uchiha Madara stopped fighting Hiko, tried to recruit him, and left after Hiko refused.
• Hiko reflected on how shinobi had changed since the Sengoku era, then prepared to leave with the Nine-Tails.
• Konan called out to Hiko and asked him to help her avenge Nagato and Yahiko.
• Hiko told Konan to bury Nagato and Yahiko and seek a quiet life, adding that he might help if he could but would not risk his life for her.
• Hiko turned away and left Konan behind.

Hiko assessed the chaos caused by the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu as Uchiha Madara appeared and rushed to confront the mindless Senju Hashirama. Hiko then tracked down Shimura Danzō and interrupted his attempt to ambush Allied Shinobi Forces ninja, leaving Danzō startled and exposed.

• Hiko sensed that the Allied Shinobi Forces had suffered heavy casualties but had sealed several people revived by the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Uchiha Madara arrived, rushed toward Senju Hashirama, and was disappointed when Hashirama showed no recognition or awareness.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces and Akatsuki were stunned to see the young, living Uchiha Madara on the battlefield.
• Hiko searched for Shimura Danzō and found him secretly killing Allied Shinobi Forces ninja from the shadows.
• As Danzō prepared to ambush a group holding off a revived Iwagakure ninja, Hiko coughed beside him, startling him into leaping away.

Hiko sealed a revived Iwagakure shinobi and confronted Danzo, who had been hiding near the Allied Shinobi Forces. After Danzo refused to surrender, Hiko attacked him, beginning a fight that left Danzo hurtling away.

• Hiko used a sealing technique to trap the revived Iwagakure shinobi and ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to leave.
• Hiko mocked Danzo for ambushing the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Danzo regretted joining Akatsuki but knew he could not escape.
• Hiko offered Danzo a chance to die with dignity, while Danzo rejected him and prepared to fight.
• Danzo removed his bandages to reveal his Sharingan, and Hiko struck him with a blow that sent him flying.

Hiko brutally overwhelmed Danzo and deliberately let him use Izanagi and his other prepared abilities, confident that Danzo could not threaten him. The chapter left Danzo trapped in a hopeless fight against Hiko, who was portrayed as a master of every combat field.

• Hiko kicked Danzo into the ground, causing a crater and leaving him badly injured.
• Hiko continued attacking Danzo and intended to let him use Izanagi, knowing he had several Sharingan.
• Hiko compared Danzo’s jack-of-all-trades fighting style with the specialties of other Kage-level shinobi.
• Hiko argued that Hatake Kakashi’s Sharingan had both made him famous and held back his potential.
• Hiko concluded that unlike Danzo, he had reached the pinnacle in every field and had almost no weaknesses.

Hiko overwhelmed Danzo, redirecting Danzo’s own Wind Release attack against him and forcing him to spend more Sharingan through Izanagi. Danzo survived but became consumed by fear and regret, believing he could not defeat Hiko.

• Hiko mocked Danzo after Danzo used Izanagi to escape a deadly attack.
• Danzo launched a Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere sneak attack, but Hiko absorbed it with Devour, transfer.
• Hiko sent Danzo’s Vacuum Great Sphere back at him, striking him before following up with a flying knee that sent him crashing into a boulder.
• Danzo used Izanagi again to survive, then appeared on a boulder, shocked and afraid of Hiko.
• Danzo dwelled on his past choices and lost his will to resist, convinced that Hiko was invincible.