Chapter Summaries

After Natsu Yuu departed, Madara withdrew from the battlefield while Tobirama 2 rescued the unconscious Konoha ninja. Shamon and Sunagakure’s main force arrived to find the battle nearly over and both sides badly battered.

• Natsu Yuu left Tobirama 2 to handle the aftermath, and Madara decided to investigate the Infinite Tsukuyomi’s drawbacks before attacking Konoha again.
• Madara threatened to return for Tobirama 2 and Konoha, then left the battlefield.
• Tobirama 2 created Shadow Clones to rescue Hiruzen and the other unconscious Konoha ninja.
• Shamon led Sunagakure’s main force to the battlefield and questioned his scouts about the enormous meteor and the fight between Konoha and Kirigakure.
• Sunagakure’s scouts reported that Konoha was retreating with about half its ninja unconscious, while Kirigakure had suffered heavy casualties and most of its forces were unconscious.

Shamon led Sunagakure to the devastated battlefield, intending to exploit Konoha and Kirigakure’s weakened forces while pretending to help Konoha. After Shamon promised to destroy the incapacitated Kirigakure shinobi, Tobirama agreed, knowing Sunagakure was heading toward Madara.

• Shamon decided to feign an alliance with Konoha, assess Tobirama’s condition, and seize the chance to eliminate Kirigakure’s weakened forces.
• Shamon split tens of thousands of Sunagakure shinobi into two groups, ordering one to assist Konoha’s scattered wounded and the other to kill Kirigakure’s survivors.
• Shamon found Tobirama blind and bloodied, then claimed he had rushed to Konoha’s aid as an ally.
• Tobirama falsely explained that the withered Wood Style forest was a contingency Hashirama had left behind to fight Tailed Beasts.
• Shamon promised to encircle and eliminate Kirigakure’s forces, while Tobirama let him proceed, knowing Madara was nearby in the direction Sunagakure would advance.

Madara Uchiha slaughtered Sunagakure forces and used Susanoo to push a meteor into them, killing Shamon and devastating the battlefield. Two days later, Chiyo received a report confirming Madara’s return and Sunagakure’s crushing defeat.

• Shamon left Tobirama to investigate a battle after a Sand Ninja reported that Madara Uchiha had appeared on the right flank.
• Madara tore through the Sand Ninja forces, destroyed Shamon’s puppets with Susanoo, and revealed that Tobirama had sent Shamon into danger.
• Madara transformed Susanoo into its Perfect form and pushed a huge meteor toward the Sunagakure forces, wiping out the area and killing Shamon.
• Two days later, Ebizo and Danzo delivered a report to Chiyo stating that Madara had returned and that Konoha and Sunagakure had suffered a crushing defeat.

The aftermath of Kirigakure’s victory left the smaller nations anxious, Konoha demanding aid, and Sunagakure embroiled in a succession struggle over the Kazekage’s seat. Natsu Yuu saw Ninja World 2’s unification progress slip to 50%, while Ninja World 3 advanced to 94%.

• Smaller nations secretly sought contact with Kirigakure, while the Land of Iron sent envoys to both Kirigakure and Konoha and was turned away by Kirigakure’s sealed gates.
• Tobirama Senju recuperated in seclusion as Hiruzen Sarutobi handled Konoha’s affairs and demanded military aid from visiting envoys.
• Sunagakure mourned Shamon and its heavy losses as factions competed over succession, with Chiyo emerging as a leading candidate despite opposition from elders and High Council members.
• Danzo backed Chiyo’s bid to become Kazekage so he could gain influence over Sunagakure.
• Natsu Yuu saw Ninja World 2’s unification progress fall from 52% to 50% and Ninja World 3’s rise from 90% to 94%.

After Konoha destroyed or subdued the other Great Hidden Villages, Orochimaru began consolidating his victory and pursuing the unification of the Ninja World. Sunagakure surrendered and was dismantled, and Orochimaru headed for the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion to continue his campaign.

• Orochimaru divided Konoha's returning forces, sending Jiraiya to take prisoners to Konoha while he led troops toward Sunagakure.
• Sunagakure surrendered as Konoha arrived, and Orochimaru left its remaining hardliners to Sasori, who eliminated them.
• Orochimaru spared most of Sunagakure's population and assigned Shikamaru Nara and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to oversee their migration to Konoha.
• Orochimaru led an elite squad toward the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion to bring the remaining nations and villages under his rule.

Orochimaru prepared to unify the Ninja World by capturing the Great Nations’ Daimyo and annexing their countries into the Fire Empire. Natsu Yuu approved the plan with reservations, and Orochimaru intended to make Tsunade the empire’s first ruler.

• Natsu Yuu found Orochimaru altering the Land of Fire Daimyo Enshi Jin’s brain to keep him from obstructing the plan.
• Orochimaru explained that he had invited the other four Great Nations’ Daimyo to the Land of Fire so he could capture them and use their authority to annex the nations.
• Natsu Yuu warned that preserving the existing governments could make the unified empire unstable, and Orochimaru described plans to control armed forces and gradually replace corrupt aristocrats.
• Orochimaru said the new country would be called the Fire Empire and that he would arrange for Enshi Jin to pass the throne to Tsunade.
• Orochimaru promised to eliminate Tsunade’s drinking and gambling addictions through physiological modification if necessary.

Natsu Yuu watched as Orochimaru and Itachi used Genjutsu to seize control of the Five Great Nations’ daimyos. The nations merged into the United Empire, which issued a Conquest Order against Konoha.

• Itachi arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion and reported that he had placed the Land of Wind delegation under Genjutsu.
• Itachi and Kisame dealt with the arriving daimyo delegations and their shinobi guards while Orochimaru continued her plans.
• Orochimaru and Itachi held a Five Nations Conference where the controlled daimyos formally merged their nations into the United Empire.
• On January 10, Year 64 of Konoha, the United Empire formed its government and issued a Conquest Order to unite the world against Konoha.

More than twenty small nations joined the United Empire’s campaign against Konoha, while a handful backed Konoha as a million-strong army advanced on the village. Jiraiya found Orochimaru at the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion and discovered that the five Daimyo had already fallen into her hands.

• Over twenty small nations and villages sided with the United Empire, while Takigakure and several countries friendly with Konoha supported Konoha.
• The United Empire assembled a million troops and began advancing on Konoha, leaving the village’s shinobi anxious while Orochimaru remained away.
• Jiraiya found Orochimaru conducting experiments at the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion and urged her to return to the panicked village.
• Orochimaru revealed that she had stayed away to draw out Konoha’s opponents and that Kabuto and the others had recorded the troublemakers.
• Orochimaru called out the five Daimyo, who emerged from behind a curtain and stood dazed before Jiraiya.

Orochimaru revealed to Jiraiya that she had controlled the Five Great Nations and arranged the war to unify the world under Konoha. She planned to use five Jinchuriki and their Tailed Beasts against the allied army, then ordered Jiraiya to bring Tsunade back for the war.

• Jiraiya confronted Orochimaru and learned that she controlled the Daimyo and had created the United Empire to gather the nations' armies.
• Orochimaru explained that the war would break the nations' resistance and eliminate hardliners, while most of Konoha's ninjas stayed out of the fighting.
• Orochimaru revealed that Itachi had placed Yugito, Roshi, Utakata, and Killer B under Genjutsu, and said the One-Tail Jinchuriki was also on the way.
• Jiraiya objected to using the Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts, but Orochimaru dismissed his concerns and promised to care for them after the war.
• Orochimaru ordered Jiraiya to bring Tsunade back, and Jiraiya eventually backed down after arguing that she should not risk her life.

Snake Aunt explained that he planned to bring Tsunade in as a celebrated savior after the United Empire’s defeat, then make her its ruler and gradually reshape Konoha into a center for ninjutsu research and development. After Jiraiya left to find Tsunade, Snake Aunt told Itachi that his deepest aim was to advance ninjutsu and science, while changing the world was a means to that end.

• Snake Aunt told Jiraiya that Tsunade could rally the people after the United Empire’s defeat, replace the Land of Fire Daimyo, and unite the empire.
• Snake Aunt asked Jiraiya to find Tsunade and promised that the Daimyo-san would pay off her gambling debts to persuade her to come.
• Snake Aunt described plans to keep the One Country, One Village system temporarily, then develop Konoha into a city run by advanced ninjutsu academies and research institutes.
• Jiraiya agreed that freeing ninja from a life of missions and war sounded promising, then left to find Tsunade.
• Itachi asked whether creating a new world was Snake Aunt’s wish, and Snake Aunt said he wanted to pursue ninjutsu and scientific truths by cultivating more researchers and preserving talented ninja from war.

Orochimaru reassured Itachi that the Uchiha would be protected, while Tsunade joined the plan to unify the Ninja World after seeing a path to undo past tragedies. The coalition army reached Konoha expecting an easy victory, but its advance stopped when five enormous Tailed Beasts appeared.

• Orochimaru told Itachi that he would protect the Uchiha bloodline and urged him to call her Hokage-sama.
• Itachi declined to take a student, saying his sins made him unfit, and thanked Orochimaru for protecting the Uchiha.
• Jiraiya brought the drunk Tsunade back and explained the plan, and Tsunade agreed to join after seeing hope of changing the world and reviving the dead.
• Orochimaru's preparations brought the War of Unification to its climax as Konoha's defenses withdrew before the slowly advancing million-strong coalition army.
• The coalition grew confident as it approached Konoha without serious resistance, imagining it would destroy the village and claim its spoils.
• The coalition halted within twenty miles of Konoha when it saw five enormous, moving Tailed Beasts.

Orochimaru’s plan brought the Ninja World’s unification war to a close, with Tsunade ascending as ruler after saving the surviving allied soldiers. The nations were annexed or destroyed, and the United Empire became the Fire Empire.

• The five Tailed Beasts routed the allied army, while Itachi directed them to kill the hardline nobles and commanders hiding among its forces.
• Tsunade used Genjutsu to overcome her hemophobia and, with Jiraiya’s help, drove off the Tailed Beasts and rescued the surviving soldiers.
• Three days after the war, Enshi Jin resigned as Daimyo and passed the title to Tsunade, who later signed a peace treaty with Konoha and brought the village into the Empire.
• The Empire annexed or destroyed every remaining nation and village within a week.
• On January 30, Year 64 of Konoha, the United Empire became the Fire Empire, with Tsunade as its first ruler and Orochimaru as chief advisory counselor.

After the Fire Empire unified Ninja World 3, Natsu Yuu collected the system’s rewards and learned that its world-traveling abilities had improved. He used his ten-pull and received several powerful techniques and items, then prepared to open a rare customized reward bundle.

• Orochimaru and Tsunade announced the founding of the Fire Empire and the unification of Ninja World 3, completing the system’s mission.
• Natsu Yuu received ten ordinary draw chests and a phase-based customized mission reward bundle, and checked the system’s new travel limits.
• Natsu Yuu used his ten ordinary draws and received items including the Totsuka Blade, Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, and Six Crimson Sun Formation.
• Natsu Yuu assessed the rewards and considered the Six Crimson Sun Formation a useful way to restrain the Ten-Tails.

After reviewing his ten-pull rewards, Natsu Yuu opened the gift pack for unifying the first world and chose the Divine Tree Fruit to gain Six Paths-level power. He prepared to claim the fruit, leaving the Complete Body Ten-Tails and the Karma scroll behind.

• Natsu Yuu stored the Totsuka Blade, Space-Time Wind Chime, Dragon Palace Box, and 100% Domination Card, pleased with the rewards.
• Natsu Yuu opened the Stage-based Optional Quest Reward Gift Pack and saw options for the Complete Body Ten-Tails, a Divine Art Karma scroll, and a Divine Tree Fruit.
• Natsu Yuu ruled out the Complete Body Ten-Tails because he already had a young Ten-Tails and did not want to become a Jinchuriki.
• Natsu Yuu rejected the Karma scroll because he did not want to risk its flaws or possess another person’s body.
• Natsu Yuu chose the Otsutsuki-gene-free Divine Tree Fruit for its Six Paths-level power and regenerative abilities.

Natsu Yuu ate the Divine Tree Fruit and gained enormous Chakra, Nine-Tomo Rinne Sharingan, powerful regeneration, and the ability to create Truth-Seeking Orbs. Newly confident in his strength, he prepared to push ahead with unifying other worlds.

• Natsu Yuu swallowed the Divine Tree Fruit, which transformed his body and gave him Chakra surpassing the Complete Body Ten-Tails.
• Natsu Yuu divided the fruit's power between his eyes and awakened a pair of Nine-Tomo Rinne Sharingan with Infinite Tsukuyomi and Heavenly Hand of God.
• Natsu Yuu gained a Divine Self-Healing Body that could rapidly regenerate and revive him without losing his memories.
• Natsu Yuu used Yin-Yang Release to create a Truth-Seeking Orb and realized he could make more by using the seven Chakra nature transformations.
• Natsu Yuu celebrated his rise to the ranks of the Six Paths gods and resolved to pursue his mission to unify other worlds more aggressively.

Natsu Yuu tested his new Six Paths abilities, then returned to the Fire Empire capital as Tsunade and Orochimaru celebrated the empire’s founding. He appeared before Tsunade and Snake Aunt, who greeted him as an important partner.

• Natsu Yuu tried out his new abilities, learned to control his vast Chakra, and considered how his strength compared with Kaguya’s.
• Natsu Yuu resolved to help secure Ninja World 3 and reward Snake Aunt for unifying it.
• Tsunade became the Fire Empire’s first ruler at the inauguration ceremony, while Jiraiya watched and regretted never confessing his feelings to her.
• Tsunade complained to Snake Aunt about her ceremonial duties and heavy robes as they walked through the administrative palace.
• Natsu Yuu appeared at the end of the corridor, and Snake Aunt reassured the startled Tsunade that he was an important partner.

After Tsunade left, Natsu Yuu congratulated Snake Aunt on becoming Hokage and laid down his sole condition for supporting her rule: she must preserve the Ninja World’s unity. Snake Aunt accepted, leaving their partnership poised to continue under his warning.

• Tsunade left Snake Aunt to negotiate after hearing that their plans might bring Nawaki back to life sooner.
• Snake Aunt approached Natsu Yuu and felt instinctive fear from his overwhelming life force until he suppressed his Chakra and pressure.
• Natsu Yuu congratulated Snake Aunt on unifying the Ninja World and becoming its Fifth Hokage, and she credited her success to him.
• Natsu Yuu warned Snake Aunt that he would intervene and kill everyone in Konoha if her policies or experiments caused the empire to fracture and the Ninja World to descend into chaos.
• Snake Aunt accepted his condition and promised to preserve the Ninja World’s unity.

Natsu Yuu warned Snake Aunt about the Moon Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then brought her to another timeline to meet herself. The two Orochimarus met in Snake Uncle No. 4’s laboratory, where Snake Uncle noticed that his future counterpart had a female body.

• Natsu Yuu explained that the Moon Otsutsuki Branch Family might attack the unified Ninja World and could use the moon as a weapon.
• Natsu Yuu told Snake Aunt that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was still alive inside Jigen and had defeated Hashirama and Madara together.
• Natsu Yuu used World Teleportation to take Snake Aunt No. 3 to Ninja World 4, twelve years in the past, where Orochimaru had joined Konoha’s High Council instead of defecting.
• Natsu Yuu brought Snake Aunt to Snake Uncle No. 4’s laboratory while Snake Uncle was tormenting Obito No. 4.
• The two Orochimarus excitedly recognized each other as past and future versions of themselves, and Snake Uncle asked why his future self had a female body.

Number 3 Snake Aunt met Number 4 Orochimaru and shared knowledge about Living Corpse Reincarnation while they examined Obito. After learning about her world’s unification and the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Kāma, Natsu Yuu left to meet Number 4 Minato and resume plans for Ninja World 4.

• Number 3 Snake Aunt recognized that her Living Corpse Reincarnation was fully developed, and she offered to share it with Number 4 Orochimaru.
• Snake Aunt examined the tortured Obito, while Number 4 Orochimaru explained that he and Minato had captured him.
• Snake Aunt revealed that she had become the Fifth Hokage, unified the Ninja World, and used Forbidden Jutsu to seal the Obito in her world.
• The two Orochimarus discussed the Kāma implanted in Obito by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, frightening Obito with their growing interest in him.
• Natsu Yuu left the laboratory to meet Number 4 Minato and prepare to accelerate Ninja World 4’s unification.

Minato reported that he had recovered the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and supplies from Madara’s base, but the original White Zetsu escaped with a Rinnegan. He also told Natsu Yuu that Ōnoki and representatives from other villages had come to Konoha to retrieve their Jinchuriki and seek revenge on Jigen.

• Minato led a team to the Mountain's Graveyard base, where White Zetsu evacuated supplies and fled underground after Minato seized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Minato’s team spent nearly half a month clearing the base and bringing its supplies, Sharingan stockpile, and biological research equipment back to Konoha.
• Minato told Natsu Yuu that he had no new information about the escaped original White Zetsu, and Natsu Yuu dismissed it as little threat.
• Minato reported that Ōnoki had led a gathering of Kage to Konoha to seek the return of their Jinchuriki and propose an alliance against Jigen.
• Ōnoki had come seeking revenge for Jigen’s killing of his son, Kitsuchi, and was willing to beg Konoha for help.