Chapter Summaries

Minato struggled against Jigen’s strength and surprise attacks, then used a marked carp to land a fatal-looking strike and detonate a Tailed Beast Bomb inside him. Minato watched the blast, unsure whether Jigen was dead, and prepared to retreat and seek help if he survived.

• Jigen used Daiten to summon Black Rods without warning, piercing Minato and forcing him to teleport away.
• Minato changed tactics, using Shadow Clones and rapid Flying Thunder God attacks to avoid Jigen’s ambushes, but he was wounded repeatedly.
• Minato’s clones guided carp close to Jigen, and Minato secretly marked one with Flying Thunder God.
• Minato let Jigen pierce his chest, teleported behind him via the marked carp, and drove a Kunai into Jigen’s heart.
• Minato sent a miniature Tailed Beast Bomb into Jigen’s wound, teleported beyond the barrier with the carp, and watched the underwater explosion.
• Minato removed the Black Rods from his body and waited to confirm Jigen’s death, resolving to flee and seek allies if Jigen survived.

Minato appeared to defeat Jigen with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Jigen survived by hiding in the Sealing Cauldron and transformed into Karma State Two. As Minato tried to flee with Orochimaru and the Jinchuriki, Jigen blitzed him and punched through his stomach.

• Obito tried to escape with the Jinchuriki, but Orochimaru revealed he was alive and stopped him from taking them all.
• Minato discovered that Jigen had survived the Tailed Beast Bomb inside the Sealing Cauldron and heard him identify himself as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Jigen fully activated Karma, entered Karma State Two, regenerated his body, and overwhelmed Minato with his power.
• Minato teleported to Orochimaru and gathered him and the remaining Jinchuriki to escape.
• Jigen smashed through the barrier at tremendous speed and punched through Minato's stomach before he could teleport away.

Jigen overwhelmed Minato and Orochimaru, then threatened Konoha to keep Minato from fleeing. After Jigen killed Kitsuchi and charged Ōnoki, Minato seized the chance to rescue the remaining Jinchuriki and Obito.

• Orochimaru attacked Jigen with the Sky Sword, but Jigen crushed it and then captured Orochimaru, while Minato escaped with Flying Thunder God despite severe injuries.
• Jigen threatened to kill Orochimaru and destroy Konoha unless Minato chose to die, leaving Minato unable to abandon his allies or the captured Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki arrived with Stone Ninja reinforcements, but Jigen killed Kitsuchi and the others after they emerged from hiding.
• Ōnoki attacked Jigen with Dust Release, but Karma absorbed the technique, and Jigen charged toward Ōnoki while carrying Orochimaru.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to reach Han, entered complete Tailed Beast Mode, and pulled the remaining Jinchuriki and Obito inside the Nine-Tails.

Jigen nearly killed Minato after luring him away from Ōnoki, but Yuu rescued Minato and confronted Jigen. Jigen agreed to retreat with Obito, only for Yuu to trap him with the Qiankun Golden Cymbals.

• Jigen feinted at Ōnoki, then attacked Minato, shattered the Nine-Tails’ defense, and pinned Minato down with Black Rods.
• Jigen killed Orochimaru and prepared to kill Minato, but Yuu appeared and rescued Minato from the Black Rods.
• Yuu praised Minato and faced Jigen, revealing his knowledge of Jigen’s history with Kaguya and the incomplete Karma on Obito.
• Jigen agreed to retreat with Obito until his vessel was ready, but Yuu activated the Qiankun Golden Cymbals and told him to get inside.

Natsu Yuu captured Jigen with the Golden Cymbals of Qiankun, and Minato chose to prepare the Ninja World to defeat him rather than kill him immediately. Natsu Yuu agreed to keep Jigen imprisoned for a year, leaving Minato and Konoha with a daunting challenge to unite and grow stronger.

• Natsu Yuu used the Golden Cymbals of Qiankun to seal Jigen, leaving Minato stunned by how quickly the Sage captured him.
• Natsu Yuu assured Minato that Jigen could neither escape nor suffocate inside the cymbals, and Minato said he wanted Jigen dead for killing Jiraiya and threatening the world.
• Natsu Yuu offered to kill Jigen but pointed out that a living Otsutsuki could provide valuable knowledge and help prepare the Ninja World for future enemies.
• Minato asked how long Jigen could remain imprisoned and vowed to unite Konoha and the Ninja World to find a way to defeat him.
• Natsu Yuu agreed to imprison Jigen for a year, then release him for Minato and the others to test their strength against.

Natsu Yuu captured Jigen and set Minato and Orochimaru a one-year deadline to find a way to defeat him. He gave Orochimaru Obito and his Karma as research subjects, leaving Orochimaru eager to investigate the secret of reincarnation and immortality.

• Orochimaru arrived alive despite Jigen having broken his neck, and he marveled at Natsu Yuu's power and the Qiankun Golden Cymbals.
• Natsu Yuu promised Orochimaru Jigen's knowledge and body if he helped Minato find a way to defeat Jigen within a year.
• Natsu Yuu used Banshō Ten'in to bring the unconscious Obito to them and explained that his incomplete Karma could reveal how to counter Jigen and the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Natsu Yuu told Orochimaru that Karma enabled the Otsutsuki Clan to reincarnate and become virtually immortal, intensifying Orochimaru's interest.
• Orochimaru lunged at Obito and eagerly began examining his Karma, while Natsu Yuu planned to bring Snake Aunt from Ninja World 3 to help with the research.

Minato and Orochimaru decided to secretly take Obito and the rescued Jinchuriki to Konoha while preparing to unite the villages against Jigen. Natsu Yuu revealed where Madara’s base and the other Rinnegan were, then teleported Minato and the others away from the battlefield.

• Minato agreed to keep Obito alive under guard and remove his Sharingan, while Orochimaru volunteered to hold him in his lab.
• Minato and Orochimaru decided to bring the rescued Jinchuriki to Konoha and use their return to help secure cooperation against Jigen.
• Orochimaru learned that the Rinnegan could revive the dead and searched Obito for it, but found nothing.
• Natsu Yuu told Minato and Orochimaru that the other Rinnegan and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were at Madara’s mountain graveyard base, where tens of thousands of White Zetsu remained.
• Orochimaru suggested killing Ōnoki and blaming Jigen, but Minato refused because Iwagakure could help them later and Stone Ninja forces were approaching.
• Natsu Yuu gathered the remaining Jinchuriki and used World Teleportation to take Minato and the others back to Konoha.

Natsu Yuu brought the wounded Minato and the others back to Konoha, where Minato reunited with Kushina and kept his injuries and the events surrounding Jigen from becoming public. After seeing Ninja World 4’s Unification Progress rise to 62%, Natsu Yuu left to check on Ninja World 1.

• Natsu Yuu brought Minato, Orochimaru, Obito, and the Jinchuriki to Fugaku’s house in Konoha, where Kushina rushed to Minato’s side.
• Minato stopped Fugaku from summoning the medical team and said they would wait for Tsunade to wake, while asking everyone to keep his injuries quiet.
• Orochimaru took Obito and the Jinchuriki to his laboratory, promising Minato he would care for them.
• Minato thanked Natsu Yuu for saving him, and Natsu Yuu left the group to discuss what happened among themselves.
• Natsu Yuu saw that Ninja World 4’s Unification Progress had risen from 52% to 62% and decided to visit Ninja World 1 to check on Hashirama and Tobirama’s Tailed Beasts’ Great Bandit Extermination Plan.

Tobirama and Hashirama arrived at the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion after the Nine-Tails and other Tailed Beasts frightened the nobles and disrupted merchant caravans. Tobirama negotiated an annual two-billion payment for Konoha to protect the mansion, then regretted not demanding more.

• The Nine-Tails and several Tailed Beasts roamed near the Daimyo's Mansion and robbed merchant caravans, prompting the officials and nobles to ask the Daimyo for Konoha's help.
• Tobirama delayed their response for several days as part of the Great Bandit Extermination Plan, then arrived with Hashirama to meet Daimyo Takatenji.
• Takatenji welcomed Hashirama and Tobirama and described the Tailed Beasts as a dire threat, while Hashirama felt embarrassed by the reception.
• Tobirama demanded two billion for one year's protection, after Hashirama persuaded him to lower his original five-billion request.
• Tobirama muttered that he had still been too kind.

Tobirama Senju used the threat of nine Tailed Beasts to force the Daimyo and nobles to agree to pay Konoha for protection. After Hashirama disappeared to help with another crisis, Tobirama raised the price to thirty billion and set out to stall the Beasts until his brother returned.

• The nobles complained about Konoha's protection fee, so Tobirama contacted the Nine-Tails and arranged for nine Tailed Beasts to threaten the Daimyo's Mansion.
• The terrified nobles begged for help and agreed to pay, but Hashirama suddenly disappeared after Natsu Yuu took him to assist elsewhere.
• Tobirama told Daimyo Tenji that Konoha was also under attack and demanded an additional ten billion to bring Hashirama back.
• The Nine-Tails smashed part of the city wall, prompting the nobles to agree to pay thirty billion for protection.
• Tobirama promised to hold out until Hashirama returned, then sent ten Shadow Clones and several Konoha shinobi to distract the Tailed Beasts.

Tobirama used the Tailed Beasts’ attacks to terrify Daimyo Tenji and the nobles, then secretly arranged a direct assault on the Imperial Palace. The six Tailed Beast Bombs were already flying toward the palace when the chapter ended.

• Tobirama had the Tailed Beasts fire bombs outside the city to frighten the nobles, then teleported one aimed at their pavilion away with a barrier.
• Daimyo Tenji and the nobles crowded around Tobirama, asking about his ninjutsu, the Hokage, and the Uchiha.
• As the nobles’ questions irritated him, Tobirama decided to use the chaos to eliminate them and planned to blame the Tailed Beasts.
• Tobirama secretly ordered the Tailed Beasts to attack the Imperial Palace and threatened them with a day-long ride with Madara Uchiha if they missed.
• At the Nine-Tails’ command, six Tailed Beasts launched Tailed Beast Bombs toward the palace where Tobirama, Daimyo Tenji, and the nobles were gathered.

Tobirama’s plan to redirect the Tailed Beast Bombs went wrong when Hashirama startled him, allowing two bombs to devastate the imperial palace and kill several nobles. Hashirama blamed the Tailed Beasts and rushed out to confront them, leaving Tobirama trapped with his guilt and a scheme he feared would be exposed.

• Tobirama set up a Flying Thunder God barrier to intercept the Tailed Beast Bombs, but Hashirama’s sudden return startled him and disrupted the barrier.
• The barrier redirected four bombs, while two struck the pavilion; Hashirama’s Wood Style reduced the damage, but the blast killed a dozen nobles and injured Daimyo Tenji and the others.
• Hashirama treated the wounded and confronted Tobirama, who blamed the incident on the Nine-Tails and the other Tailed Beasts.
• Hashirama believed the Tailed Beasts had acted dangerously and set out to punish them, while Tobirama tried to stop him and then offered to go instead.
• Hashirama refused to let Tobirama leave and charged toward the Tailed Beasts, leaving Tobirama wondering whether he should flee.

Hashirama drove off the Tailed Beasts and punished Tobirama for his scheme, while Madara’s experiments with Urashiki’s Golden Rinnegan stalled. Madara went to the Daimyo’s Mansion to seek money and subjects, then decided to use the hanging Tobirama as a punching bag after Tobirama refused to give him a billion.

• Hashirama’s wooden golems routed the Tailed Beasts, and they staged Shukaku’s apparent death before fleeing.
• Hashirama returned to the palace ruins and beat Tobirama for orchestrating the affair.
• Madara’s Golden Rinnegan experiments killed or overwhelmed ordinary ninja, so he planned to seek Uzumaki volunteers and funding.
• Madara traveled to the Daimyo’s Mansion and found Tobirama hanging from wooden vines after Hashirama’s beating.
• Tobirama refused Madara’s demand for one billion, so Madara offered to play punching bag with him and began attacking.

Hashirama agreed to give Madara ten billion and help him seek Uzumaki volunteers for experiments to revive Izuna. He planned to negotiate with the Uzumaki clan leader after spending several more days rebuilding the Daimyo's residence, while Madara objected to his concern for the nobles.

• Hashirama arrived and learned Madara was raising money to study the Rinnegan and revive Izuna, so he told Tobirama to share the ten billion with Madara.
• Hashirama released Tobirama, then heard Madara wanted him to negotiate with the Uzumaki Clan for volunteers for the experiments.
• Tobirama suggested keeping the plan from Mito and approaching the Uzumaki clan leader directly, and Hashirama agreed to go to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hashirama said he would stay three or four more days to rebuild the imperial residence and soothe Daimyo Tenji, while Madara criticized his kindness toward the nobles.

After Hashirama rejected Madara’s proposal to control the nobles, the group left the Daimyo’s Mansion after arranging protection and collecting two billion of the three-billion-coin fee. Their departure was met with hostility from the townspeople, and a little girl accused them of killing her father.

• Hashirama refused to stay at the Daimyo’s Mansion or use Genjutsu to dominate its nobles, but arranged for Tobirama to demonstrate Flying Thunder God and leave a marked Konoha forehead protector.
• Daimyo Tenji and the nobles raised two billion in silver coins toward the three-billion commission, with the remaining balance to follow later.
• Hashirama and Madara set out for the Land of Whirlpools while Tobirama escorted the silver back to Konoha in a long convoy of carriages.
• Hashirama and Tobirama noticed the townspeople watching them with fear and resentment, though they could not determine the reason.
• After the convoy passed through the city gate, a little girl threw a stone at Hashirama and accused the Konoha group of killing her father.

Hashirama learned that the Daimyo’s officials and samurai had used Konoha’s monster-suppression commission as an excuse to extort the people, and that a farmer had been killed for resisting. He realized the two billion ryo in the convoy had been taken from the people and left facing his role in their suffering.

• A frightened woman tried to flee with her daughter after the girl accused Hashirama of getting her father killed.
• Madara used his Sharingan to place the woman under a Genjutsu, and she revealed that officials had seized farmers’ land and imposed an enormous Suppression Fee.
• The woman explained that samurai killed her husband when he refused to pay the fee and took the family’s grain.
• She said that samurai and security officials had been forcibly collecting taxes throughout the area for three days, claiming the money would pay Konoha’s commission.
• Hashirama realized the two billion ryo in the convoy had been extorted from the people and understood why they had looked at the ninja with hatred.

After learning that nobles had used his name to extort and kill ordinary people, Hashirama confronted Daimyo Tenji, exposed his complicity, and killed him. Hashirama then resolved to summon the officials and nobles involved and take responsibility for punishing them himself.

• Hashirama learned that nobles had exploited ordinary people in his name, and Tobirama insisted he had not known about it.
• Hashirama and Madara returned to the imperial residence, where Hashirama questioned Daimyo Tenji about the forced Suppression Fee and deaths of Beimin.
• Madara used Genjutsu to make Daimyo Tenji reveal that he had approved the scheme and helped conceal it from Hashirama.
• Hashirama killed Daimyo Tenji after he confessed and begged for mercy.
• Hashirama questioned whether people could understand and care for one another, and Madara told him his ideals were wrong.
• Hashirama asked Madara to summon every official and noble in the city, resolving to punish those involved and bear the blame himself.

Hashirama struggled with the consequences of killing the Daimyo and the Land of Fire’s powerful nobles, fearing that nothing would change and the country might be conquered. Natsu Yuu suggested that Hashirama or Konoha take over the Land of Fire, leaving Hashirama stunned.

• Tobirama sent Sarutobi Sasuke to check on Hashirama, but Natsu Yuu arrived and Tobirama explained what had happened.
• Natsu Yuu saw that Ninja World 1’s unification progress had risen from 71% to 75% after the deaths of the Land of Fire’s High Council.
• Natsu Yuu teleported Tobirama and the unconscious mother and daughter to the imperial residence, where they found over a thousand nobles and officials killed by Hashirama’s Wood Style.
• Hashirama told Natsu Yuu he feared the killings would not end exploitation and might leave the Land of Fire vulnerable to invasion.
• Natsu Yuu proposed that Hashirama or Konoha take over the Land of Fire, shocking Hashirama.

Natsu Yuu persuaded Hashirama to let Konoha take over the Land of Fire as a trial of shinobi rule. With Madara and the Uchiha Clan prepared to conceal the takeover and the [Beast] organization ready to deter other countries, Hashirama agreed to proceed.

• Hashirama worried that annexing the Land of Fire would provoke other countries, but Natsu Yuu and Madara assured him they could withstand any opposition.
• Natsu Yuu proposed that Konoha rule the Land of Fire first so Hashirama could judge the results before choosing whether to pursue wider unification.
• Natsu Yuu outlined ways to buy time, including using Madara and Uchiha shinobi to suppress news and sending Tailed Beasts to distract other countries if necessary.
• Tobirama urged Hashirama to accept the plan, and Madara confirmed that the Uchiha Clan could help conceal what had happened.
• Hashirama decided that Konoha would take over the Land of Fire and try to create a different future.

Hashirama and Madara helped Tobirama seize control of the Daimyo's Mansion after Hashirama buried the massacre’s evidence, and they planned how to stabilize the Land of Fire. Hashirama decided to bring the girl who exposed the nobles’ crimes back to Konoha as his student, while Madara considered teaching after Izuna was revived.

• Hashirama used Wood Style to bury the bodies and destroy the Imperial Palace, erasing the evidence of the massacre.
• Tobirama planned to control the Daimyo's Mansion by using Madara's Genjutsu on the surviving officials and replacing the dead nobles with clones and recruits.
• Hashirama agreed to return two billion ryo to the people and support Tobirama’s effort to govern the Land of Fire.
• Hashirama said he would bring the mother and daughter to Konoha and take the girl as his student.
• Madara declined to teach for now but said he would consider taking a student after Hashirama brought Izuna back to life.