Chapter Summaries

Might Guy struck Obito before Obito could make himself intangible, but Obito survived inside a colossal Susanoo and declared war on Konoha as Madara Uchiha. With the village facing destruction, Guy ordered everyone to evacuate while Sakura pleaded for Naruto and Ye Fan to return.

• Obito attacked Guy with a kunai, but Guy vanished and struck Obito with a powerful punch before he could activate Kamui.
• The punch shattered the surrounding buildings, but Obito survived and revealed himself inside a deep-blue Susanoo.
• Neji remembered Ye Fan's claims about Guy's strength and wondered whether Ye Fan's other revelation about Neji's father was true.
• Guy warned everyone to evacuate the villagers, while Obito declared war on Konoha as Madara Uchiha.
• Sasuke and Sakura saw Susanoo from the hospital, and Sakura cried out for Naruto and Ye Fan to save Konoha.
• Obito mocked Guy and caused the surrounding buildings and ground to collapse.

Might Guy stayed behind to confront Uchiha Obito and opened the Eighth Gate to unleash his ultimate attacks. He launched Night Guy as Obito and Black Zetsu faced the distorted space, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Might Guy sent Neji away and asked him to tell Lee that he believed in him.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and used Daytime Tiger to drive Obito's Susanoo beyond Konoha's borders.
• Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate and used Evening Elephant to shatter Obito's Susanoo, badly injuring both fighters.
• Might Guy declared that he had no regrets about his youth and launched Night Guy at Obito.
• Obito recoiled at the space-distorting attack, and Black Zetsu shouted for him to run.

Might Guy killed the Masked Man with Night Guy but died from opening the Eight Gates, leaving Konoha to mourn its protector. Obito survived through Izanagi and planned to recover the Rinnegan, while Kankuro and Temari prepared to investigate Gaara’s disappearance.

• Might Guy struck the Masked Man with Night Guy, destroying his body, then collapsed and died after reflecting on his family, students, and Konoha.
• Uchiha Obito revealed that Izanagi had saved him, and he escaped with Black Zetsu after praising Might Guy’s taijutsu.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that the Rinnegan was in Uchiha Itachi’s hands, so Obito planned to retrieve it after recovering.
• Neji Hyuga and Tenten mourned Might Guy as Kakashi carried his body to Konoha Hospital, where Sakura and Sasuke saw him arrive.
• Kankuro and Temari hid outside Sunagakure with more than a dozen Sunagakure Jonin and warned them that someone had taken Gaara to Amegakure.

Temari’s team and Orochimaru’s group both entered the ruined Amegakure, where Orochimaru recognized signs of Ye Fan’s immense power. The two groups clashed when Temari’s team attacked, and Orochimaru identified a woman by her scent.

• Temari led her team into Amegakure to search for Gaara despite the village’s ruins and her suspicion of danger.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi confirmed they were in Amegakure and concluded that invaders had defeated Pain.
• Orochimaru identified Ye Fan by his lingering scent and pointed out the chasm, barren former sea, and crater he had created.
• Orochimaru hurried onward with Kabuto, eager to find materials for Impure World Reincarnation and meet Ye Fan.
• Temari’s team attacked with kunai carrying Explosive Tags, and Orochimaru remarked that he smelled a woman.

Orochimaru confronted Temari and the Sunagakure shinobi who had entered Amegakure, then forced Temari to agree to go with him in exchange for sparing her companions. He took Temari and Kabuto Yakushi toward the building where Itachi and Kisame were waiting.

• Itachi and Kisame noticed Sunagakure shinobi and Orochimaru entering Amegakure, but decided to wait and see what Orochimaru intended.
• Temari recognized Orochimaru and chose to reveal herself and negotiate, while Kabuto Yakushi warned that powerful people were watching from a nearby building.
• Orochimaru appeared behind Temari, restrained Kankuro with snakes, and had a giant snake swallow two Sunagakure Jonin when the group attacked.
• Orochimaru demanded that Temari come with him to spare the others, and Temari agreed despite Kankuro's protests because they still needed to rescue Gaara.
• Orochimaru set off for Itachi and Kisame's building with Temari and Kabuto Yakushi.

Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Ye Fan forced Shukaku to fight until it could barely breathe, then decided to call the Nine-Tails next. In Amegakure, Orochimaru met Itachi and Kisame while Black Zetsu considered using him, and Kabuto spotted a Rinnegan on the rooftop.

• Ye Fan intimidated Shukaku into emerging from Gaara and then beat it through repeated fights in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Shukaku suggested Ye Fan fight the other tailed beasts, especially the Nine-Tails, and Ye Fan decided to summon the Nine-Tails after eating.
• In Amegakure, Kisame asked Itachi how they should run the village, but Itachi admitted he did not know.
• Black Zetsu watched Orochimaru arrive and considered using him and his Impure World Reincarnation technique while Obito recovered.
• Orochimaru greeted Itachi and Kisame on the rooftop, admired Itachi's stronger body, and Kabuto recognized a Rinnegan in a glass bottle.

Obito and Black Zetsu planned to use Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation to summon powerful shinobi and counter Ye Fan, while Obito began doubting Madara and Black Zetsu. In Amegakure, Orochimaru confronted Itachi and Kisame over the Rinnegan, but Kisame knocked him through several floors.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Itachi had the Rinnegan and Ye Fan had disappeared, and they decided to avoid confronting Ye Fan while Obito healed.
• Black Zetsu suggested that Ye Fan might know the Rinnegan had originally belonged to Madara, prompting Obito to question whether Madara had arranged Rin’s death and used him as a pawn.
• Black Zetsu proposed using Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara, Hashirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, and other powerful shinobi to fight Ye Fan.
• Obito agreed to capture Orochimaru after healing, while resolving to investigate Madara and no longer trusting Black Zetsu.
• Orochimaru eyed Itachi’s body and the Rinnegan in a glass bottle, and Kisame punched him through seven or eight floors.

Uchiha Itachi defeated Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi after Orochimaru tried to steal the Rinnegan and Itachi's body. Ye Fan returned from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, saw the aftermath, and decided Kabuto Yakushi could not die yet.

• Kabuto Yakushi rushed to Orochimaru's side while Temari cowered before Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki in Amegakure.
• Orochimaru claimed Temari was Ye Fan's wife, and Itachi and Kisame softened their attitude toward her.
• Orochimaru revealed he had come to learn Nagato Uzumaki's corpse technique, then attacked Itachi and tried to seize the Rinnegan.
• Itachi trapped Orochimaru in Tsukuyomi, and black flames engulfed Kabuto Yakushi when he tried to intervene.
• Ye Fan left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, saw Itachi confronting Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, and said Kabuto Yakushi could not die yet.

Ye Fan arrived in Amegakure and stopped Itachi from killing Orochimaru and Kabuto, then asked Orochimaru about the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. He promised Orochimaru a Rinnegan and immediately replaced his right eye with one.

• Ye Fan appeared in Amegakure, and Itachi released Orochimaru from Tsukuyomi and Kabuto from Amaterasu.
• Ye Fan asked Orochimaru how his assigned task was progressing, and Orochimaru said the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was nearly perfected but still needed a body.
• Ye Fan suggested Hashirama Cells as a better vessel, prompting Orochimaru to realize a White Zetsu body could work.
• Ye Fan told Orochimaru to meet him in Konoha in ten days and asked whether he wanted the Rinnegan.
• Ye Fan gouged out Orochimaru's right eye and fitted a Rinnegan into the socket.

Ye Fan gave Orochimaru the Rinnegan, and Orochimaru endured the painful implantation before using its power against the others and challenging Ye Fan. Ye Fan overpowered him, set a meeting in Konoha for ten days later, and assigned tasks to Kisame and Itachi; the chapter ended with Orochimaru leaving Temari with Ye Fan.

• Ye Fan handed the Rinnegan to Orochimaru, who endured the implantation and used a Hashirama Cells arm to stop his body from rejecting it.
• Orochimaru unleashed Shinra Tensei, blasting everyone except Ye Fan away and collapsing buildings in Amegakure.
• Orochimaru attacked Ye Fan with a stronger Shinra Tensei, but Ye Fan rebounded the force and sent him crashing through buildings.
• Ye Fan told Orochimaru to meet him in Konoha in ten days and prepare two Hashirama Cells bodies for his parents.
• Ye Fan sent Kisame to Kirigakure to bring the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki and the body of the person he wanted to revive, then asked Itachi to watch Orochimaru in Amegakure.
• Black Zetsu and Obito realized Ye Fan had noticed them, while Orochimaru later left Temari with Ye Fan, confusing them both.

Ye Fan rejected Temari and took Gaara out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, where Gaara and Shukaku had reached a balance. When Sunagakure ninja surrounded Ye Fan to rescue Gaara, Gaara attacked them and defended his life with his grandpa.

• Ye Fan told Temari to leave, and she stopped herself from following him because she still needed to save Gaara.
• Uchiha Itachi thought about the task Ye Fan had given him and the prospect of seeing his parents again.
• Ye Fan heard Shukaku pleading to leave the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, then brought Gaara outside and told him to follow.
• Temari hurried after Ye Fan and Gaara as Sunagakure ninja spotted them and surrounded Ye Fan.
• Kankuro told Gaara to come to him, but Gaara slapped Kankuro and the other Jonin for interfering with his life beside Ye Fan.

Gaara recognized Ye Fan as his grandfather and beat Kankuro and the others to appease him, while Temari pleaded for their lives. Gaara stayed with Ye Fan as Tsunade and her companions approached Konoha and saw the village in ruins.

• Gaara called Ye Fan his grandfather, then beat Kankuro and the others while Shukaku helped.
• Temari stopped Gaara from attacking her and begged Ye Fan to spare the group.
• Ye Fan let Temari take the others away, but Gaara refused to leave his side.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Naruto, Rock Lee, and Shizune traveled toward Konoha.
• Tsunade and the others saw Konoha’s ruined state and grew apprehensive.

Jiraiya and Tsunade returned to a devastated Konoha and learned that a masked attacker calling himself Madara Uchiha had nearly destroyed the village. Rock Lee learned that Might Guy had died protecting Konoha, but then remembered Ye Fan might be able to bring him back to life.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade returned to Konoha and heard from the patrol captain that Madara Uchiha had attacked the village and taken Kakashi's Sharingan.
• Rock Lee searched for Might Guy, then learned from Tenten and Neji that Guy had died; Neji passed on Guy's message that he had always believed in Lee.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Guy had opened the final gate of the Eight Gates Formation to fight the attacker, whose fate remained unknown.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage, and she accepted responsibility for Konoha.
• Naruto helped Rock Lee up, and Lee suddenly declared that Ye Fan could bring Might Guy back to life.

After Might Guy’s death, Tsunade urged Rock Lee to carry on his teacher’s will and began leading the Leaf’s recovery. Jiraiya tested Naruto’s control over Kurama’s Chakra, and the chapter ended as Naruto prepared to fire a Kamehameha Wave at the moon.

• Rock Lee tried to find Ye Fan to save Might Guy, but Tsunade told him Guy was dead and urged him to protect the Leaf.
• Tsunade led the villagers back into the ruins, held a meeting to plan reforms, and began rebuilding the village.
• Jiraiya unlocked one-third of Naruto’s Eight Trigrams Seal and discovered Naruto could draw on Kurama’s Chakra without losing control.
• Naruto summoned all nine tails, while Kurama told him to use his name and ask more politely for power.
• Jiraiya asked Naruto to test his strength with a Kamehameha Wave, and Naruto aimed at the moon.

Naruto tested his Kamehameha Wave by firing it toward the moon, exhausting himself and breaking both palms. On the moon, a pale, eyeless man stood beside a vast crater, displeased by the attack.

• Naruto gathered Kurama's Chakra and unleashed a powerful Kamehameha Wave toward the moon, shaking Konoha and drawing everyone's attention.
• Tsunade stopped the Anbu representative from investigating and continued planning Konoha's recovery and its response to Sunagakure and Kumogakure.
• Naruto collapsed from exhaustion with both palms broken, and Jiraiya took him to Konoha Hospital.
• Kurama revealed that he had shielded Naruto from the attack's backlash, and Naruto thanked him by name.
• At Konoha Hospital, Sasuke saw Naruto's broken palms, refused to answer him, and had Sakura close the door.
• On the moon, a pale, eyeless man stood beside a crater over a hundred meters wide and looked displeased.

Ye Fan returned to Konoha with Gaara and Senju Koromo after traveling for three days, while an unknown pale-skinned man left the moon through a teleportation array. Ye Fan sensed trouble in Konoha and headed for the hospital, where Naruto and Jiraiya were; Tsunade hurried to meet him.

• On the moon, a pale-skinned man activated a teleportation array and left, while a younger pale-skinned man watched and then used the same method to follow him.
• Ye Fan and Gaara returned to Konoha with Senju Koromo, whom Ye Fan had met helping ordinary people and suspected of hiding a special power.
• Gaara and Shukaku grew jealous of Ye Fan's friendly conversations with Senju Koromo, then paved the muddy road with sand infused with Tailed Beast Chakra, shocking the boy.
• Senju Koromo became more convinced Ye Fan was extraordinary when Konoha's guards treated him with fear and respect.
• Ye Fan sensed that Naruto was injured and Might Guy had died in battle, then went directly to the hospital as Tsunade hurried there after hearing of his return.

Ye Fan returned to Konoha Hospital and punished Sakura for mistreating Naruto, while Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya mistook Gaara for a threat and beat him. Naruto’s excited greeting sent Ye Fan tumbling through a hole in the floor and into Lady Tsunade’s embrace.

• Sasuke gloated over Naruto’s injuries and vowed to take revenge on Ye Fan and Itachi while Sakura went to fetch food.
• Sakura tried to hide Sasuke from Ye Fan, but Ye Fan saw through her excuses and beat her before leaving her in Sasuke’s room.
• Lady Tsunade confronted Gaara at the hospital and attacked him before he could explain himself.
• Jiraiya joined Lady Tsunade in beating Gaara while Ye Fan watched from the second floor.
• Naruto rushed to hug Ye Fan, and they fell through the hole in the floor, landing on Lady Tsunade and Gaara.

Onlookers discovered Ye Fan in an embarrassing situation with Lady Tsunade, and he was punished alongside Jiraiya before the group gathered in the Hokage's Office. Ye Fan began introducing Senju Koromo to Lady Tsunade.

• Hospital onlookers crowded around the corridor hole, then recoiled in silence after seeing what had happened downstairs.
• Gaara watched Ye Fan and Tsunade, admiring Ye Fan and asking Shukaku to preserve the scene as a gift.
• Jiraiya broke the silence with furious curses, and Ye Fan realized he had not been caught in a Genjutsu.
• Tsunade confronted Ye Fan about what he had seen, and she and Jiraiya attacked him together, though he remained unharmed.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Ye Fan, Gaara, Naruto, and Senju Koromo gathered in the Hokage's Office, where Ye Fan began introducing Senju Koromo.

Ye Fan exposed Senju Koromo’s claim that Hashirama Senju would have to call him Uncle, prompting Tsunade to beat him outside the Hokage Building. Jiraiya learned that Naruto could freely use all of the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and Ye Fan arranged to train Naruto in a few days, leaving the Nine-Tails dreading what was coming.

• Ye Fan told Tsunade that Senju Koromo claimed to be from the generation of her great-grandfather and that Hashirama Senju would have to call him Uncle.
• Senju Koromo tried to explain that he belonged to a branch family, but Gaara confirmed Ye Fan’s account, and Tsunade smashed the table before taking Koromo outside and beating him.
• Ye Fan, Jiraiya, Naruto, and Gaara watched Tsunade’s attack, while Jiraiya asked why Naruto could use all nine tails’ worth of the Nine-Tails’ chakra without side effects.
• Ye Fan’s touch reminded the Nine-Tails of his power, and the beast privately explained that Naruto had asked to borrow its chakra and that it had agreed.
• Ye Fan told Naruto to train with him in a few days; Naruto eagerly agreed, while the Nine-Tails wilted and Gaara and Shukaku looked at it with pity.

Tsunade tested Koromo and discovered he was not a Senju descendant, while Ye Fan suspected he might be an Otsutsuki from the moon. Naruto revealed that he had fired a Kamehameha at the moon, and the chapter ended with Obito, Black Zetsu, Orochimaru, and Kabuto Yakushi appearing at the Kumogakure tomb.

• Tsunade struck Koromo into a crater, and Katsuyu confirmed that he was not descended from the Senju Clan.
• Katsuyu told Tsunade that Koromo's identity was suspicious and his Chakra resembled but was not Senjutsu Chakra, so Tsunade decided to keep him in Konoha under watch.
• Jiraiya sensed Koromo's unusual Chakra, while Ye Fan suspected Koromo might be a third Otsutsuki on the moon.
• Ye Fan denied being close to Koromo, and Jiraiya warned that Koromo was dangerous.
• Naruto revealed that he had fired his Kamehameha at the moon, leading Ye Fan to realize Koromo might have come to investigate the attack.
• Obito, Black Zetsu, Orochimaru, and Kabuto Yakushi appeared at the Kumogakure tomb after obtaining the bodies of many powerful shinobi.