Vol. 5The War and Its Aftermath

Bai Ye recovered the Dead Dragon Vein and prepared for the KOF Tournament before Orochi’s return interrupted the matches. He then defeated Madara Uchiha, ended the Fourth War, and began rebuilding Konoha as new threats and personal complications remained.

  • Bai Ye recovered the Dead Dragon Vein, learned how to revive Dragon Veins, and prepared for the KOF Tournament as Chizuru Kagura warned him about Orochi’s weakened seal.
  • The tournament draw placed Bai Ye’s team in Group C, alongside the New Female Fighters, Fatal Fury, and Psycho Soldier teams.
  • Bai Ye rescued Yuki, subdued Iori Yagami and Leona, and helped the Three Sacred Treasures Families seal Orochi again.
  • Bai Ye prepared the Ninja Alliance for war as Madara Uchiha revealed his Moon Eye Plan and the changes to the Shinobi World.
  • Bai Ye exposed the Moon Eye Plan’s purpose and fought Madara Uchiha, countering his Limbo shadows and destroying his meteor.
  • Orochimaru told Kabuto that Madara had sought help because he doubted he could defeat Bai Ye.
  • Bai Ye defeated Madara Uchiha, exposed Black Zetsu’s manipulation, and ended the war before turning to Konoha’s reconstruction.
  • Bai Ye dealt with the Uchiha traitors and matchmaking efforts while Nagato and Konan set out with Jiraiya and Bai Ye complained of blind dates.
Chapters 401–500 Read from ch. 401

Arc 17Dragon Veins and KOF Preparations

Bai Ye recovered Miaojiang’s Dead Dragon Vein and learned how to revive the Dragon Veins while enemies and factions maneuvered around him. As he prepared to attend the KOF Tournament, Chizuru Kagura warned him that Orochi’s weakened seal threatened the world, and the tournament draw placed several familiar teams in his group.

  • Bai Ye defeated the Evil Path practitioner and Jiangshi, then told Zhuge Kongping he wanted the Dead Dragon Vein and persuaded him to reveal its location.
  • Bai Ye destroyed Zhuge Kongping’s Bronze Armor Zombie and its ghostly followers, then followed Zhuge Kongping to the hidden Dragon Vein site.
  • Bai Ye met Liu Bowen, received the method for reviving the Dragon Veins, and took the Dead Dragon Vein after learning about the plan to restore it.
  • Bai Ye returned to Miaojiang, where Grandma Xuehua gave him its Dead Dragon Vein and offered her help as he pursued its revival.
  • The Evil Path faction debated how to use its Dragon Vein against Bai Ye, while Shi Shaojian left Maoshan and Uncle Jiu invited Bai Ye to the Daoist Sect Grand Tournament.
  • Bai Ye agreed to attend the KOF Tournament, and Mai Shiranui formed the New Female Fighters Team with King and Chizuru Kagura while telling Bai Ye she wanted a child with him.
  • Chizuru Kagura told Bai Ye that Goenitz had weakened Orochi’s seal and asked him to help hold back the Hakkesshu if they appeared.
  • The tournament draw placed Shingo Yabuki in Group A, Iori Yagami in Group B, and Bai Ye in Group C alongside the New Female Fighters, Fatal Fury, and Psycho Soldier teams.
Chapters 401–425 Summaries Read

Arc 18Orochi’s Return and the Fourth War

Bai Ye’s tournament is interrupted when Orochi is resurrected, but Bai Ye and the Three Sacred Treasures Families seal him again. Bai Ye then prepares the Ninja Alliance for war against Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, while Madara and the Senju brothers learn how the Shinobi World has changed.

  • The Group C matches began as Mai Shiranui faced Bai Ye, recognized she could not hurt him, and decided to leave the tournament behind for a peaceful life.
  • Chizuru Kagura withdrew from her bout, then joined Bai Ye as Shinato, Sharmell, and Chris triggered Iori Yagami and Leona’s rampages and took Yuki hostage.
  • Bai Ye rescued Yuki and subdued Iori Yagami and Leona, while Chris sacrificed himself to resurrect Orochi.
  • Bai Ye stopped Orochi from controlling Iori Yagami, restrained Shinato and Sharmell, and helped the Three Sacred Treasures Families seal Orochi again before ending the tournament.
  • Bai Ye learned that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had been revived and declared war, then ordered the Ninja Alliance to protect the Jinchuriki and prepare for battle.
  • Madara Uchiha recognized Bai Ye as the enemy who had disrupted his plans, while Obito and Black Zetsu admitted they did not know the full extent of Bai Ye’s power.
  • Madara Uchiha confronted Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, explained how he had survived, and revealed that Bai Ye had unified the Shinobi World after killing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
  • Madara Uchiha rejected Hashirama Senju’s pleas to preserve the peace, named the Moon Eye Plan, and left as the brothers suspected the coffins held Impure World Reincarnation summons for the battlefield.
Chapters 426–450 Summaries Read

Arc 19The Decisive Battle

Bai Ye prepared the allied shinobi for Madara Uchiha’s war, exposed the Moon Eye Plan, and confronted Madara alongside Hashirama. The fight left Bai Ye countering Madara’s Limbo and destroying his meteor as Orochimaru realized Madara had doubted he could win.

  • Madara Uchiha arranged an open battle with Bai Ye, who set it for three days later, while Orochimaru prepared to revive powerful shinobi with Impure World Reincarnation.
  • Itachi Uchiha returned to the Uchiha Compound to atone, and Bai Ye had him detained until after the war rather than deciding his punishment immediately.
  • The Allied forces faced Madara Uchiha’s resurrected army, and Bai Ye confirmed that Madara had been truly revived before drawing him and Hashirama Senju away for their fight.
  • Bai Ye confronted Madara and Hashirama with the history of the Uchiha, Senju, and Konoha, while Obito Uchiha rejected Kakashi’s plea to stop fighting.
  • Bai Ye explained that the Moon Eye Plan would drain its victims and turn them into White Zetsu, then revealed that it was meant to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
  • Hashirama Senju fought the Hamura Statue as Madara Uchiha attacked Bai Ye with Limbo: Border Jail, but Bai Ye saw and struck the shadows.
  • Madara Uchiha summoned a massive meteor, and Bai Ye destroyed it with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
  • Orochimaru told Kabuto that Madara had sought help because he doubted his strength against Bai Ye, who knew more about the Moon Eye Plan and their clans' history.
Chapters 451–475 Summaries Read

Arc 20After the Fourth War

Bai Ye defeated Madara Uchiha, exposed Black Zetsu’s manipulation, and ended the war before turning to Konoha’s reconstruction and the village’s future threats. As he dealt with the Uchiha traitors and new matchmaking efforts, Nagato and Konan set out with Jiraiya, while Bai Ye found himself weary of blind dates.

  • Bai Ye defeated Madara Uchiha, revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated him into pursuing the Eye of the Moon Plan, and watched Madara accept that peace had arrived before being erased.
  • Bai Ye negotiated with Orochimaru to release Impure World Reincarnation in exchange for a protected research facility, then confronted Obito and sealed Black Zetsu after exposing how they had been manipulated.
  • The system rewarded Bai Ye for changing Kaguya Otsutsuki’s fate, granting him all powers from the series and awakening new Rinnegan eyes.
  • Bai Ye returned to Konoha with Orochimaru and Kabuto, set Orochimaru to work on research and village technology, and began planning Konoha’s expansion and a subway.
  • The Sage of Six Paths accepted Hamura’s advice to leave Bai Ye alone, while Bai Ye later approved life imprisonment and removal of the Sharingan for Itachi and Obito.
  • Uchiha Jin arranged profiles for potential brides for Bai Ye, but the clan discovered that some women had not submitted their own applications, and Uchiha Izumi agreed to try to grow closer to him.
  • Nagato and Konan accepted Jiraiya’s invitation to travel the ninja world together, while Bai Ye told the Chat Group that he was tired of being sent on blind dates.
Chapters 476–500 Summaries Read
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