Chapter Summaries

Obito pinned Eight-Tails with Black Rods and tried to capture him, but Eight-Tails escaped by sacrificing a tail. Obito then ordered seven Tailed Beasts to form Tailed Beast Balls against Eight-Tails, forcing Killer B to transform and prepare to meet their attack.

• Shukaku fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Eight-Tails, and their blasts collided, engulfing Eight-Tails in an explosion.
• Obito appeared beside Eight-Tails and pinned his tails to the ground with Black Rods.
• Killer B attacked Obito from behind, but his fist passed through Obito’s body, and he leaped away in pain.
• Eight-Tails escaped the Black Rods by sacrificing a tail.
• Obito directed seven Tailed Beasts to form Tailed Beast Balls aimed at Eight-Tails, and Killer B transformed to face them.

Minato diverted one of the seven Tailed Beast Balls, but the remaining six exploded together and overwhelmed the battlefield. The Eight-Tails was pinned by Obito’s Black Rods and dragged toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, leaving Killer B and Ay unable to stop it.

• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send the Seven-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball far away.
• The six remaining Tailed Beast Balls collided and exploded, killing nearby ninja caught in the blast.
• The Eight-Tails endured the explosion while shielding Ay.
• Obito pinned the Eight-Tails’ tails to the ground with Black Rods.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path wrapped a chain around the Eight-Tails’ neck and dragged it toward itself as Killer B and Ay watched helplessly.

Obito’s forces overwhelmed the Eight-Tails and captured Killer B, bringing the Ten-Tails’ appearance within reach. As Ay and Minato tried to respond, Obito blamed them and Ōnoki for driving him into darkness.

• Matatabi and the other Tailed Beasts guarded Ay and Minato while Ōnoki arrived and surveyed the battlefield.
• The Five-Tails and Three-Tails attacked the restrained Eight-Tails, rapidly exhausting and injuring him.
• Obito captured the exhausted Killer B after his Tailed Beast transformation ended.
• Ay charged at Obito, but Obito used his intangible space to take Killer B away.
• Minato asked Obito why he had changed, and Obito accused Minato and Ōnoki of pushing him into darkness.

Obito escaped with Killer B while his seven Tailed Beast-form Jinchuriki attacked Ay, Minato, and the others, allowing Uchiha Madara to prepare the final step of his plan. Sensing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Ronglin summoned the Nine-Tails in Kumogakure, threatening the village’s rebuilt buildings.

• Obito declared that the Ten-Tails would arrive and left with Killer B as the seven revived Jinchuriki transformed and charged at Ay, Minato, and the others.
• Uchiha Madara took the unconscious Killer B and prepared to begin the final step of his plan.
• Ronglin sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s increasing fluctuations while in Kumogakure.
• Ronglin used the Summoning Jutsu on a rooftop, and the Nine-Tails appeared amid the rebuilt village buildings.

Ronglin summoned the Nine-Tails in Kumogakure and headed toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, sensing that the Ten-Tails was about to appear. Tsunade confronted him and joined the journey to learn what was happening.

• The Nine-Tails appeared in Kumogakure, crushing nearby buildings and drawing Tsunade's attention.
• Ronglin climbed onto the Nine-Tails and said the Ten-Tails was about to appear near the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Nine-Tails feared what would happen when all the tailed beasts gathered, but Ronglin reassured it and urged it onward.
• Tsunade rushed over, blocked the Nine-Tails, and demanded to know why Ronglin had summoned it and what he was hiding.
• Ronglin invited Tsunade and the others to climb onto the Nine-Tails so they could see what was happening for themselves.

Ronglin and his companions raced toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after Akatsuki sealed the Nine-Tails Chakra from the Gold and Silver Brothers. The Ten-Tails began to revive, and Tsunade realized what the spreading aura meant.

• The Nine-Tails carried Ronglin, Kimimaro, Itachi, and Tsunade toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to revive the Gold and Silver Brothers, who possessed a substitute source of Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Obito and Madara sent the Gold and Silver Brothers into the statue, completing its collection of Chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts.
• The statue began transforming into the Ten-Tails, releasing an overwhelming aura that the Nine-Tails sensed as it approached.
• Ronglin told Tsunade and the others that Killer B was dead and the Ten-Tails was about to be revived.

Ronglin admitted to Tsunade that he was allowing the Ten-Tails to be revived because he wanted to meet Kaguya Otsutsuki, even though she might kill him. Tsunade struggled to understand his motives as the Nine-Tails carried them onward.

• Ronglin told Tsunade he wanted the Ten-Tails revived but would not revive it himself.
• Ronglin explained that he would not carry out the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, though he did not oppose it, because he wanted to see someone.
• Tsunade realized Ronglin meant Kaguya Otsutsuki and asked if meeting her was worth the consequences.
• Ronglin said meeting Kaguya was an obsession and admitted she might kill him when they met.
• Ronglin urged the Nine-Tails to move faster while Tsunade fell silent, determined to learn what had driven him to this decision.

Ronglin arrived at Madara’s position atop the Nine-Tails and spoke with Orochimaru about a speculation and Danzo’s disappearance. The Ten-Tails’ resurrection drew closer as the others learned Ronglin had dealt with Danzo.

• The Nine-Tails reached Madara, and Madara raised his fingers as if preparing a hand seal.
• Ronglin warned Madara not to bully his pet and noticed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path nearing the Ten-Tails’ resurrection.
• Ronglin asked Orochimaru whether his speculation had been confirmed, and Orochimaru said the expected person should return soon but would take a little longer.
• Tsunade asked Orochimaru where Danzo was, and Orochimaru suspected Ronglin had made Danzo and the Shimura Clan disappear after the attack on Kumogakure.
• Ronglin dismissed Danzo as a pest and said he had previously been too lazy to deal with him.

Ronglin refused Uchiha Madara’s final offer to join him, while the Ten-Tails began to take shape and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was released. After the Allied forces learned that the Commander-in-Chief and Konoha’s Fourth Hokage were with Uchiha Madara, Minato, Ōnoki, and Ay headed toward the powerful Chakra presence.

• Ronglin rejected Uchiha Madara’s offer to help conquer the world.
• The Ten-Tails roared as it began to take shape, and Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito reacted with faint joy.
• The seven Tailed Beasts vanished, the remaining White Zetsu retreated, and Minato checked on Ōnoki and the injured Ay.
• A messenger reported that the Commander-in-Chief had left with Konoha’s Fourth Hokage and was with Uchiha Madara and the others.
• Minato and Ōnoki went to investigate the powerful Chakra presence, and Ay followed, intent on killing Uchiha Obito.

The Ten-Tails revived and appeared before Ronglin’s group, overwhelming everyone with its power. As Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito mounted it, tentacles pierced the backs of their heads.

• The Ten-Tails burst free of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and unleashed a roar that shattered everything around it.
• The Nine-Tails shielded Ronglin, Tsunade, Kimimaro, and Itachi from the Ten-Tails’ sound waves.
• Tsunade reacted in shock to the Ten-Tails, while Ronglin called the beast ugly and reassured the Nine-Tails that he had things under control.
• Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito leaped onto the Ten-Tails’ back.
• Two tentacles extended from the Ten-Tails and pierced Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito in the backs of their heads.

Obito controlled the revived Ten-Tails and prepared to attack Ronglin, while Madara watched and allowed him to test their opponent. Ronglin stayed confident and faced the approaching beast with the Nine-Tails, treating the encounter as a chance to remind Obito and Madara that the Ten-Tails did not make them invincible.

• Ronglin told Tsunade, Itachi, and Kimimaro to move away from him as Obito focused on the Ten-Tails.
• Tsunade left with Itachi and Kimimaro, curious that Ronglin showed no concern about the Ten-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails roared back at the Ten-Tails, whose unease Obito and Madara attributed to sensing its chakra.
• Obito directed the Ten-Tails toward Ronglin and the Nine-Tails while Madara cautioned him not to overdo it.
• Ronglin calmed the Nine-Tails and welcomed the attack as a chance to give Obito and Madara a little stimulation.

Ronglin and the Nine-Tails faced the Ten-Tails’ overwhelming Tailed Beast Ball. Ronglin stopped it with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, causing it to explode.

• Obito sent the Ten-Tails charging at Ronglin and the Nine-Tails.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to greet the Ten-Tails with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• The Ten-Tails formed a much larger Tailed Beast Ball and overwhelmed the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Tsunade warned Ronglin as the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball rushed toward him.
• Ronglin used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to bore a hole through the Tailed Beast Ball, destabilizing it and causing it to explode.

After the Ten-Tails unleashed a devastating Tailed Beast Ball, Ronglin revealed his Tenseigan and challenged Obito’s confidence in the Moon Eye plan. Madara and the others wondered about Ronglin’s new Dojutsu as the Ten-Tails sensed him as a threat.

• The Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball explosion shook the earth and raised a huge mushroom cloud.
• Everyone stared in shock as Ronglin's Rinne Sharingan transformed into the unfamiliar Tenseigan.
• Ronglin mocked Obito and said the Ten-Tails was powerful but not invincible.
• Ronglin claimed the Tenseigan was no weaker than the Rinnegan, leaving Madara and the others to speculate about his Dojutsu.
• The Ten-Tails sensed a threat from Ronglin, growled at him, and roared.

Obito ordered the Ten-Tails to tear Ronglin apart and reclaim the Nine-Tails, but Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to flee. The Nine-Tails outran the Ten-Tails, leaving Obito frustrated while Madara wondered about Ronglin’s Dojutsu.

• The Nine-Tails roared back at the Ten-Tails, refusing to submit despite the threat.
• Obito sensed the Ten-Tails might break free and ordered it to tear Ronglin apart and capture the Nine-Tails.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to run, and it fled as the Ten-Tails chased after it.
• Ronglin mocked Obito as the two enormous beasts thundered across the ground.
• The Nine-Tails kept ahead of the Ten-Tails, while Madara continued wondering whether Ronglin’s Dojutsu could rival the Rinnegan.

Ronglin ended his game of evading the Ten-Tails and froze its Wood Style attack with a silver glow. He then appeared atop the Ten-Tails, startling Obito and Madara.

• Obito ordered the Ten-Tails to attack the Nine-Tails after failing to catch it.
• The Ten-Tails unleashed a storm of branches at Ronglin and the Nine-Tails.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to stop and froze the incoming branches with a silver glow.
• Itachi used Susanoo to shield Tsunade and Kimimaro from the attack.
• Ronglin tore through space and appeared atop the Ten-Tails, making it twist uneasily.

Ronglin tore Chakra from the Ten-Tails and absorbed it, then split its Tailed Beast Ball with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. Obito and Madara recognized the attack as a serious threat, while the battle continued.

• Ronglin ripped flesh from the Ten-Tails and extracted its Chakra.
• Ronglin absorbed the Ten-Tails' Chakra into his body, stunning Tsunade, Kimimaro, Itachi, Madara, and Obito.
• The Ten-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Ronglin while Tsunade tried to rush to his aid.
• Ronglin split the Tailed Beast Ball with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, causing it to explode in front of the Ten-Tails.
• Obito and Madara sensed a great threat from Ronglin's attack, and Obito warned that the Ten-Tails' attack would not work on him.

Madara stopped Obito from attacking Ronglin and ordered the Ten-Tails to advance to its next form. As the Allied forces gathered around the motionless Ronglin, the Ten-Tails began transforming into a gaunt humanoid shape.

• Madara judged Ronglin’s strange Dojutsu a serious threat and stopped Obito from having the Ten-Tails attack him.
• Ronglin’s threat forced the Ten-Tails to gather Chakra and stop moving.
• Ōnoki, White Fang, Minato, Jiraiya, Ay, and other powerful fighters arrived, and Tsunade warned them that the creature was the Ten-Tails.
• Tsunade told the group about Ronglin’s unnamed Dojutsu and kept secret that he had deliberately allowed the Ten-Tails to appear.
• The Ten-Tails began writhing and rapidly changed from a giant beetle into a gaunt, humanoid form.

The Ten-Tails entered its second form and began breaking free of Madara and Obito’s control, forcing them to suppress it with Hashirama Senju’s cells. Ronglin awakened Six Paths-level power and prepared to confront the two pseudo-Six Paths.

• The Ten-Tails rose into its second form, staggering on its feet and shaking the ground with each step.
• Obito warned Madara that the Ten-Tails was escaping their control, so they used Hashirama Senju’s cells to stabilize it.
• The Ten-Tails’ growing Chakra aura oppressed the Nine-Tails, which had survived outside the beast because of Ronglin’s interference.
• Ronglin laughed, created a Truth-Seeking Orb, and realized he had reached Six Paths-level power through the Tenseigan.
• Ronglin called Madara and Obito pathetic pseudo-Six Paths and declared that without the Ten-Tails they were nothing.

Ronglin repeatedly intercepted the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Balls, forcing Madara and Obito under relentless pressure as they tried to control it. Obito sensed that Ronglin carried an aura like the Sage of Six Paths, and the standoff left their next move uncertain.

• Ronglin reflected on his choice to follow a different path from Madara and Obito, then mocked the Ten-Tails’ changed appearance.
• The Ten-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball at a skewed angle, and Ronglin appeared in its path and destroyed it with golden light.
• Ronglin intercepted each Tailed Beast Ball as it was launched, preventing the attacks from reaching elsewhere.
• Ronglin continued pressuring Madara and Obito, waiting for one of them to become the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Obito told Madara that he sensed an aura similar to the Sage of Six Paths around Uchiha Ronglin.

Black Zetsu urged Uchiha Madara to activate their plan after sensing Ronglin's Truth-Seeking Orbs and the Sage of Six Paths' aura. They betrayed Obito, leaving him immobilized and severed from the Ten-Tails.

• Black Zetsu warned Uchiha Madara that Ronglin's power made further delay dangerous.
• Uchiha Madara agreed to activate the plan, and Black Zetsu took control of Obito's body.
• Uchiha Madara took the Rinnegan from Obito's left eye.
• Uchiha Madara kicked Obito off the Ten-Tails, severing Obito's control over it.