Chapter Summaries

Duke ambushed the Akatsuki with a massive Water Release attack, then summoned powerful allies whose arrival exposed a long-planned confrontation. Nagato defended his vision of peace through pain, and Jiraiya stepped forward to face his former disciple.

• Duke unleashed a tsunami with Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, but Deva Path Pain stopped and shattered it with Shinra Tensei.
• Duke summoned Orochimaru, Sasuke, Kimimaro, Jiraiya, Naruto, Minato, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, shocking the Akatsuki.
• Hashirama questioned the Akatsuki's plan, and Deva Path Pain argued that painful experiences and fear could bring stability and peace.
• Deva Path Pain declared himself a god who would guide humanity, raising the Akatsuki's morale.
• Jiraiya said Nagato had gone astray and volunteered to fight him, while Orochimaru challenged him to prove his training.

Hashirama and Duke’s combined Wood Release overwhelmed Kusagakure, prompting Pain to unleash his summoned beasts against them. Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and their allies summoned their own creatures, and Manda began fighting the enemy summons.

• Hashirama used Deep Forest Emergence against Pain’s Shinra Tensei, and the two attacks initially matched before Pain began pushing the forest back.
• Duke summoned Hades, infused him with chakra, and used Deep Forest Emergence through him to merge with Hashirama’s forest and devastate Kusagakure.
• Hashirama learned that Hades had his blood flowing through him, while Tobirama reacted with disgust.
• Pain summoned numerous giant Rinnegan beasts, and Jiraiya, Minato, Naruto, Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Kimimaro summoned the toads and snakes of Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave.
• Duke used Sharingan to calm Manda, and Manda charged the enemy summons and caught the invisible chameleon in his coils.

As the battle against Pain's forces intensified, Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto charged toward the Six Paths while Duke confronted Deidara and searched for Konan, Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu. Elsewhere, Kakuzu fled through the forest with Hidan, who kept demanding to know why he was running.

• Manda, the giant toads, and Hades killed several of the Rinnegan's summoned beasts, but Orochimaru ordered a push toward the Animal Path before abandoning the fight to chase Sasuke, followed by Kimimaro.
• Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto charged Pain's Six Paths, dodged their Black Receivers, and faced Deva Path Pain's Shinra Tensei as Minato attacked with Flying Thunder God kunai.
• Duke flew toward Jiraiya's group but was intercepted by Deidara, whose clay birds and C2 Dragons fought Duke's Blue-Ice White Night Dragon.
• Duke taunted Deidara and used the Ice Dragon to freeze his clay birds, then searched for Konan with Sage Mode and turned his attention to finding Obito and Black Zetsu.
• Kakuzu hurried through the forest with Hidan, who questioned their retreat and worried about the Akatsuki treasury, until Kakuzu threatened to kill him if he did not shut up.

Kakuzu and Hidan encountered Hashirama and Tobirama in the forest, while Sasuke confronted Itachi and demanded the truth about the Uchiha massacre. The chapter ended as Orochimaru and Kimimaro arrived, with Orochimaru insisting on fighting Itachi too.

• Kakuzu admitted that he had survived a failed attempt to assassinate Hashirama and explained how Takigakure betrayed him, leading him to steal Earth Grudge Fear and kill the village's leaders.
• Hashirama used Deep Forest Emergence to trap Hidan and confront Kakuzu alongside Tobirama, who revealed that they knew Kakuzu's abilities and challenged the pair to a fight.
• Kakuzu warned Hidan that his ability could not kill the reanimated Hashirama and Tobirama, while Hidan remained eager to fight them.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi with Kisame nearby and demanded to know what role Itachi played in the Uchiha clan massacre after learning that Shimura Danzō was behind it.
• Itachi tried to cast Tsukuyomi, but Sasuke's Wind Release interrupted their eye contact, and Orochimaru arrived with Kimimaro to challenge Itachi.

Itachi confronted Orochimaru, who revealed genuine Sharingan and a face identical to Sasuke’s, then survived Itachi’s Amaterasu. As Sasuke and Orochimaru argued over who would fight Itachi, Kisame intervened and battled Orochimaru across the water, ending with Orochimaru charging him with the Kusanagi Sword.

• Itachi used Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes on Orochimaru, but Orochimaru revealed genuine Three Tomoe Sharingan and resisted it.
• Orochimaru removed his false face to reveal Sasuke’s face, shocking Itachi, who struck him with Amaterasu.
• Orochimaru escaped the black flames with his substitution technique and claimed he knew how to counter Itachi’s abilities, including Susanoo’s weapons.
• Sasuke arrived and objected to Orochimaru interfering in his fight with Itachi, but Kisame flooded the area with a massive water technique and challenged the others.
• Kisame fought Orochimaru’s snakes with his water sharks, pushing the swarm back before Orochimaru detonated it and charged Kisame with the Kusanagi Sword.

Kisame’s Water Prison Shark Dance trapped Orochimaru, but Orochimaru used Sage Mode chakra to disrupt Kisame’s fusion with Samehada and collapse the water prison. After Kisame launched a powerful final attack, he escaped by riding a water shark, leaving Orochimaru behind.

• Kisame poisoned Orochimaru and used Water Clones and shark-shaped water bullets to drive him underwater before merging with Samehada.
• Kisame created a vast Water Prison Shark Dance and attacked Orochimaru at high speed, while the prison drained Orochimaru’s chakra.
• Orochimaru entered Perfect Sage Mode, and the natural energy absorbed from the water disrupted Kisame’s body and collapsed the water prison.
• Kisame retreated with Samehada as his chakra became unstable, but Orochimaru summoned Rashōmon to block his escape.
• Kisame fired a Great Shark Bullet that destroyed Orochimaru’s Triple Rashōmon, then escaped while riding a water shark.

Tobirama quickly defeated Hidan and finished Kakuzu after Hashirama dragged out their fight, while Sasuke and Itachi clashed in battle and illusion. Itachi revealed Susanoo’s overwhelming power, leaving Sasuke airborne and searching for a way to overcome it.

• Tobirama used the Mutual Exploding Tag Technique to defeat Hidan and later killed Kakuzu after Hashirama prolonged their fight.
• Sasuke and Itachi traded ninjutsu, weapons, and illusions before their apparent mutual deaths revealed that they had been fighting in an illusion.
• Itachi claimed he intended to take Sasuke’s eyes, but Sasuke said he knew the truth about Madara and Izuna and had learned to counter Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi manifested Susanoo and struck the ground with its flaming sword, forcing Sasuke to fly away in Curse Mark Mode.

Duke stopped Deidara’s suicide bombing and left him bound after Hashirama and Tobirama beat him. At the first battlefield, Naruto proposed a way for his team to defeat Pain’s Six Paths and prevent them from reviving.

• Duke distracted Deidara, who prepared to use C0, but Hashirama and Tobirama caught and restrained him before he could detonate it.
• Hashirama and Tobirama bound Deidara with Wood Release, and Hashirama discovered Duke had already vanished.
• Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto struggled against Pain’s Six Paths, whose linked abilities thwarted their attempts to target the Naraka Path.
• Minato failed to strike the Naraka Path when the Animal Path summoned it away and the Human Path attacked him.
• Naruto proposed a plan to stop Pain’s Paths from reviving, and Minato reluctantly agreed after Jiraiya understood the idea.

Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto fought Pain and sealed the Animal Path, while Sasuke and Itachi's battle ended in a mutual defeat. Obito decided to protect Nagato's Rinnegan and intervene in the brothers' conflict, as Black Zetsu ordered White Zetsu to awaken Madara.

• Minato killed the Animal Path and Jiraiya sealed its corpse in a scroll bound for Mount Myōboku.
• Deva Path Pain used Planetary Devastation against Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto.
• Itachi defeated Sasuke with Susanoo, then collapsed from his failing health as Sasuke doubted his words and realized Itachi still loved him.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Konoha knew Akatsuki's abilities and that Sasuke was beginning to doubt Itachi.
• Obito left to handle Sasuke and Itachi while Black Zetsu told White Zetsu to send a message to awaken Madara.

Obito revealed the truth of the Uchiha massacre to Sasuke and tried to manipulate him, but Itachi used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami against him. Duke intervened, took Shisui’s eye for himself, and attacked Obito with Kamui.

• Obito appeared before Itachi and Sasuke and claimed that he was Uchiha Madara, then described the massacre and Itachi’s sacrifice to Sasuke.
• Itachi tried to stop Obito with kunai and Amaterasu, then used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to alter Obito’s feelings toward the Shinobi World.
• Obito destroyed his mask and revealed his young face and Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan, then trapped Itachi in an Illusion Technique when Kotoamatsukami failed.
• Duke snatched the crow carrying Shisui’s eye, removed his own right eye, and installed Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Duke used the Mangekyo Sharingan he had obtained from Kakashi to activate Kamui and distort space around Obito.

Duke trapped Obito in a fight by exploiting the link between their Mangekyō Sharingan and followed him into the Kamui Dimension. With Sasuke helping attack from outside, Duke began beating Obito whenever he materialized there, leaving Obito caught between the two assaults.

• Obito escaped Duke’s initial spatial attack by entering the Kamui Dimension, while Duke sent Sasuke away with the immobilized Itachi.
• Duke used his transplanted Kamui eye to track Obito’s shifting states and forced him to retreat underground with a covering Ice Release attack.
• Obito emerged from the ground, grabbed Duke, and teleported him into the Kamui Dimension, believing he had removed his greatest threat.
• Sasuke attacked Obito with the lightning-covered Kusanagi Sword, prompting Obito to Hollowfy his upper body and materialize it in the Kamui Dimension.
• Duke charged Obito and beat him in the Kamui Dimension, forcing him back outside, where Sasuke attacked his legs and Obito sent his lower body into the dimension.

Duke beat Obito inside the Kamui Dimension and used Kotoamatsukami to restore his original memories. Obito awoke free of the manipulation, but immediately fixated on Kakashi and Rin’s marriage, while Duke demanded repayment for the wedding gifts he had covered.

• Duke repeatedly beat Obito in the Kamui Dimension, using taijutsu and the Gentle Fist’s Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms to incapacitate him.
• Duke used Kotoamatsukami to restore Obito’s altered memories and removed Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan from Obito’s eye.
• Obito recovered quickly thanks to Hashirama Cells and woke with his original memories restored, feeling ashamed of what he had done.
• Obito suddenly vowed to kill Kakashi after believing Kakashi had married Rin while he was gone.
• Obito asked Duke whether Rin and Kakashi were really married, and Duke confirmed it while demanding Obito repay the wedding gifts he had covered on three occasions.

Duke and Obito staged Itachi’s death to awaken Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Sasuke horrified to discover that his brother had been part of the deception. Itachi survived, while Sasuke despaired over the deceit surrounding him.

• Duke told Sasuke that Obito had broken free of an enemy illusion, and the three went to meet the ailing Itachi.
• Itachi told Sasuke to inherit his eyes, but Duke offered to help him change bodies so he could live again.
• Obito stabbed Itachi with a wooden spike, and Duke fought Obito while Itachi gave Sasuke his apparent final words.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan as he grieved over Itachi’s apparent death.
• Duke and Obito revealed that they had staged the attack, and Itachi stood up after faking his injury.
• Itachi criticized Sasuke for failing to check whether he was dead, while Sasuke despaired over being deceived by everyone.

Obito revealed that Black Zetsu had revived Madara with Impure World Reincarnation, but claimed he had kept Madara dormant and could undo the technique. Meanwhile, Naruto persuaded Nagato to abandon his plans, until Black Zetsu took control of him and Nagato began the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.

• Obito told Hashirama and Tobirama that Madara owned the Rinnegan and had escaped death with Izanagi.
• Obito revealed that he had summoned Madara with Impure World Reincarnation and kept him dormant, then received Hashirama and Tobirama’s autographs.
• Duke urged Obito to release Madara, but Nagato’s voice announced the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique before Obito could act.
• Minato, Jiraiya, and Naruto defeated the remaining Paths of Pain, and Naruto used Talk no Jutsu to persuade Nagato to give up.
• Black Zetsu covered half of Nagato’s body and made him unleash Shinra Tensei before beginning the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.

Nagato died after Black Zetsu forced him to use Rinne Rebirth and revive Uchiha Madara, making the Fourth Great Ninja War unavoidable. Madara prepared to gather the remaining tailed beasts and attack the great villages, while Duke brought Sasuke and Itachi to his secret base to face the threat openly.

• Black Zetsu controlled Nagato into using Rinne Rebirth, and Nagato died after reviving Uchiha Madara.
• Madara reunited with Black Zetsu, learned that only the One-Tail, Five-Tails, and Seven-Tails had been captured, and planned to use Impure World Reincarnation on powerful dead shinobi.
• Black Zetsu revealed coffins containing the remains of former Kage and other renowned shinobi, and Madara accepted the plan to use them against their own villages.
• Jiraiya brought Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, and others to Tsunade in Konoha, while Tsunade kept Konan in the Hokage's Office and blamed Danzo for Itachi's past crimes.
• Duke took Obito to Konoha Hospital and brought Sasuke and Itachi to his secret base, deciding to confront Madara's plan directly.

Duke helped Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and rebuilt Itachi’s body, while discovering that Sasuke could lend Itachi enough Eye Power to awaken a temporary Mangekyo. As Uchiha Madara’s threat forced the Five Great Ninja Villages toward an alliance, Tsunade ordered Duke and Minato to accompany her to the Five Kage Summit.

• Duke transplanted Itachi’s eyes into Sasuke, helping Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then created a stronger new body for Itachi.
• Itachi could not awaken the Mangekyo on his own, but Sasuke’s Eye Power triggered the transformation temporarily, and Sasuke promised to share his power with his brother.
• Tsunade warned the other Great Ninja Villages that Madara was gathering tailed beasts, while reanimated former Kage attacked several villages and captured Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade called for a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, and the other villages agreed to discuss forming the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Tsunade ordered Duke and Minato to serve as her guards at the summit, and she admitted she might use force to intimidate the other villages.

Tsunade, Minato, and Duke traveled to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit, meeting Gaara along the way and agreeing to an alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure. At the summit, Minato’s presence as a supposedly dead Fourth Hokage stunned the other Kage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya advised Tsunade before she departed, while Minato praised Naruto’s progress in Nine-Tails Mode.
• Tsunade, Minato, and Duke left Konoha for the Land of Iron, where Tsunade and Minato worried over the political and military negotiations ahead.
• Three days later, Gaara met Tsunade’s group and proposed an alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha, which Tsunade accepted.
• Tsunade and Gaara reached a private agreement before their groups continued separately toward the summit.
• Mifune welcomed Tsunade’s group at the Land of Iron’s fortress and led them into the meeting hall, where Minato’s appearance silenced the other four Kage.

At the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade explained that Minato had faked his death to investigate the Akatsuki and revealed Uchiha Madara as the force behind the crisis. The Kage began discussing a possible alliance, while Terumi Mei silently vented her jealousy by breaking pieces off the table.

• Duke inspected the assembled Kage and attendants, and Kurotsuchi flirted with him, provoking Terumi Mei to snap off a piece of the table.
• The Raikage challenged Minato about his supposed death, and Ōnoki urged patience while hinting that Konoha owed the other villages an explanation.
• Tsunade told the Kage that Minato had faked his death to investigate the Akatsuki and identified Uchiha Madara as the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
• Tsunade said the Akatsuki had targeted the Tailed Beasts and that Madara had begun taking them after the Akatsuki was destroyed; Gaara confirmed that the Akatsuki had taken Shukaku from him.
• Mifune formally opened the summit and called for the villages to set aside their grudges and unite against the powerful force using Impure World Reincarnation, while Terumi Mei kept breaking the table corner.

At the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade revealed that Madara sought to revive the Ten-Tails, but the Raikage and Ōnoki tried to turn the meeting against Konoha. Mifune urged the Kage to set aside their rivalries and discuss the alliance, leaving the summit poised to negotiate its details.

• The Kage exchanged revelations about their villages’ ties to Akatsuki, and the Raikage and Ōnoki focused blame on Konoha.
• Tsunade warned that Madara had awakened the Rinnegan and planned to reunite the Tailed Beasts as the Ten-Tails.
• The Raikage smashed the table and challenged Konoha to explain its motives, while Ōnoki and Terumi Mei backed his demand.
• Mifune argued that the Kage had gathered because none could face the enemy alone and urged them to begin planning the alliance.

During the Five Kage meeting, the leaders argued over who should command the Ninja Alliance Army while Duke and Terumi Mei slipped away to the women's restroom. Terumi Mei confronted Duke about her jealousy and their marriage agreement, and the chapter ended with the two of them alone in a restroom stall.

• Mifune urged the Five Kage to settle the Ninja Alliance Army's details, and the Raikage nominated himself as commander.
• Tsunade nominated herself, Gaara backed her, and Ōnoki nominated the Raikage, leaving the vote tied and the absent Terumi Mei with the deciding vote.
• Terumi Mei followed Duke out of the meeting and dragged him into the women's restroom.
• Duke set a barrier at the entrance, embraced Terumi Mei, and learned she was jealous of Tsunade and worried about his interest in other women.
• Terumi Mei asked Duke to marry her after the battle, and he pulled her into a stall before the chapter ended.