Chapter Summaries

Kusana unexpectedly connected to Kaguya’s consciousness, earned her trust by speaking about Little Black, and returned to the Land of Grass to prepare for trouble. Meanwhile, Danzo gathered the Four Kage in Konoha, where Hashirama was astonished by Kumogakure’s transformed appearance.

• Kusana entered Kaguya’s consciousness space by accident and introduced himself as a good person.
• Kusana used Little Black’s name to gain Kaguya’s trust and chatted with her about changes in the ninja world.
• Kusana returned to the Land of Grass, reunited with Robin, and resumed preparations after she hinted at an interesting rumor.
• Danzo convened another Four Kage Summit in Hiruzen’s name, persuading the Three Kage to attend.
• Hashirama Senju mistook the approaching Kumogakure ninjas for a new village and was shocked when Hiruzen Sarutobi identified them.

At the Four Kage Summit, Shimura Danzō tried to rally the other villages against the Land of Grass, but the Three Kage refused to stay. After Konoha sealed the exits, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged from the shadows, shocking Ōnoki.

• Ōnoki admired the Fourth Raikage's reforms and the Cloud Ninja's new discipline.
• The Third Hokage convened the Four Kage Summit, where Shimura Danzō revealed a banner for the Second Four Great Ninja Villages Anti-Grass Summit.
• The Fourth Mizukage, Fourth Raikage, and Ōnoki rejected Danzo's proposal and started to leave.
• Danzo ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi to lock the doors, and Konoha sealed the meeting room with a barrier.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged from the shadows, and Ōnoki recognized them in disbelief.

Shimura Danzō revealed that the allied villages could use Impure World Reincarnation and one hundred thousand White Zetsu to fight the Land of Grass. The Three Kage agreed to form an alliance but made a request, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu sensed a mysterious call.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared before the Three Kage, shocking them because they had died long ago.
• Shimura Danzō explained that Impure World Reincarnation could summon deceased ninjas from all the villages to fight.
• Danzō showed the Three Kage frenzied White Zetsu and announced that Konoha would deploy one hundred thousand of them.
• The Third Tsuchikage agreed to form an alliance again on the Three Kage's behalf but said they had a request.
• The White Zetsu original sensed a strange call and asked Black Zetsu about it, and Black Zetsu said their mother was calling them.

Itachi took a rare walk through Konoha and spoke with Kakashi about the looming war and Kusagakure. He asked how his mother and Sasuke were doing there, and Kakashi said the Land of Grass's leader treated Sasuke like his own son.

• Itachi left his room for a walk and learned from Kakashi that Konoha was on alert during a critical period.
• Itachi and Kakashi discussed the coming war, the villages' plans for Impure World Reincarnation, and the possibility of reviving the Fourth Hokage.
• Itachi remarked that the Fourth Hokage's child had become an outstanding shinobi in Kusagakure, and Kakashi praised Kusagakure's education.
• Itachi asked how his mother and Sasuke were doing in Kusagakure, and Kakashi told him the Land of Grass's leader treated Sasuke like his own son.
• Itachi said he was glad his mother seemed to be doing well, while Kakashi wondered whether that had been the reason for his walk.

Kakashi spoke with Itachi, then discussed the Uchiha with Hashirama and Tobirama as they prepared for a new conflict. In Konoha Year 65, the Four Great Ninja Villages declared war on the Land of Grass, and Kusana rushed to give Robin an important mission.

• Itachi told Kakashi that his secret deal with the Third Hokage had failed and left while Anbu watched him.
• Hashirama and Tobirama questioned Kakashi about Itachi and argued over Kusagakure’s forged claims about Madara’s supposed great work.
• An Anbu ninja informed Hashirama and Tobirama that the Hokage had everything ready and asked them to proceed.
• In Konoha Year 65, the Four Great Ninja Villages assembled their forces and declared war on the Land of Grass under the pretext of exterminating Grass bandits.
• Kusana interrupted Robin while she was bathing and announced that the country had an important mission for her.

Shimura Danzō was excluded from the allied forces’ leadership and assigned command of the White Zetsu vanguard instead. He vowed to prove the monsters’ worth against the Land of Grass, while two concealed observers listened in nearby.

• The Three Kage denied Shimura Danzō any command or adviser position, leaving him in charge of the White Zetsu vanguard.
• Orochimaru told Danzō that only a little over ten thousand White Zetsu could be deployed, far short of the planned army of one hundred thousand.
• Danzō decided to use the monsters to demonstrate their value and force the allied leaders to recognize his judgment.
• Danzō and Orochimaru arrived at the Land of Grass, unaware that a hidden ear had carried their conversation away.
• On a concealed hillside, a black-haired young man asked the black-haired woman what she had discovered.

Miss Robin reported that the allied forces planned to attack the Land of Grass with White Zetsu monsters and an Impure World Reincarnation army, while Shimura Danzō had been pushed aside. Kusana treated the monsters as no threat but saw Danzō’s exclusion as alarming, then prepared to use a White Zetsu original in the coming battle.

• Robin told Kusana that the Four Great Ninja Villages had over ten thousand White Zetsu weapons and planned to build a vanguard of one hundred thousand.
• Kusana recognized the White Zetsu threat and confidently declared victory was assured.
• Robin reported that Shimura Danzō had been pushed aside, and Kusana became deeply concerned and called Danzō his dearest friend and brother in arms.
• The allied forces abandoned their planned surprise attack after discovering the Land of Grass was prepared, then Danzo and Orochimaru readied the monsters for deployment.
• Kusana asked a summoned White Zetsu original if he was ready, and the White Zetsu questioned whether the plan was appropriate.

Danzo launched more than ten thousand mindless White Zetsu monsters against Kusagakure, and their first assault forced the Grass ninja to commit far more troops to contain them. As the four Kage began to believe the war could be won, several White Zetsu suddenly stopped and wondered whether they had finally found the organization.

• Danzo ordered Orochimaru’s White Zetsu monsters released and directed them to attack the Land of Grass.
• The White Zetsu surged across the battlefield, destroying obstacles as Kusagakure ninja rushed to stop them.
• Kusagakure committed several times more troops than the White Zetsu force but could only barely contain the attack.
• The four Kage watched the assault succeed and felt hopeful that the war could be won.
• Several charging White Zetsu froze, blinked in confusion, and wondered whether they had finally found the organization.

The White Zetsu army secretly followed Mang’s orders while appearing to rampage against Kusagakure, and the Four Great Ninja Villages mistook the battlefield’s shifting fortunes for a genuine struggle. The villages decided to deploy part of their Impure World Reincarnation army, and Kusana ordered Kusagakure to strike it hard.

• The White Zetsu original and Black Zetsu directed the newly created White Zetsu to keep attacking and destroying while hiding their allegiance and avoiding killing anyone.
• The Four Kage and Hiruzen Sarutobi believed the White Zetsu had given them an advantage, but Kusagakure reinforced its forces and pushed the army to a standstill.
• Ōnoki urged the Four Great Ninja Villages to deploy the Impure World Reincarnation army rather than rely only on costly White Zetsu, and Hiruzen agreed to the plan.
• The Four Great Ninja Villages decided to send part of the Impure World Reincarnation army into battle and increase White Zetsu production afterward.
• After receiving intelligence about the deployment, Kusana ordered Kusagakure to hit the Impure World Reincarnation army hard.

The Land of Grass countered the Impure World Reincarnation army with armored fighters and mass sealing scrolls, forcing the Four Great Ninja Villages to order a retreat. The retreat stalled when the White Zetsu army blocked the resurrected ninjas’ way back.

• Danzo deployed the Impure World Reincarnation army after the battle turned against the White Zetsu forces.
• Orochimaru warned Danzo that the battlefield had changed, and the Four Great Ninja Villages saw Kusagakure fighters restrain and seal the resurrected ninjas with Scientific Ninja Tools and sealing scrolls.
• Tobirama Senju recognized the sealing technique as a counter to Impure World Reincarnation and realized Kusagakure had prepared for the war.
• Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo, the White Zetsu, and the Impure World Reincarnation army to retreat after many resurrected elites were sealed.
• The Impure World Reincarnation army tried to withdraw but found that the White Zetsu were blocking its path.

The Four Great Ninja Villages reconsidered their failed assault on Kusagakure after its sealing force countered the Impure World Reincarnation army. Danzo urged them to stall for time and revealed he had another plan, while Naruto gave Kusana a letter from Kabuto for Orochimaru.

• Newly born White Zetsu attacked indiscriminately, and Danzo ordered their army to keep charging while the Impure World Reincarnation forces withdrew.
• The Four Kage discussed committing all their forces to a final battle, but Shimura Danzō entered and argued that they needed to avoid devastating losses and stall for time.
• Danzo said the White Zetsu army was essential and claimed he had solutions for delaying Kusagakure, continuing production, and securing funds from the Feudal Lord's Mansion.
• Danzo asked Orochimaru whether two people were ready, and Orochimaru answered that they were.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, Yahiko, Konan, and Madara arrived in Kusana, and Naruto handed Kusana a letter from Kabuto addressed to Orochimaru.

Kusana reviewed reports from the Land of Grass and discussed delaying the final battle until Danzo's gift was ready. Robin then sensed an unexpected event connected to Kusana's family, just as Naruto wondered whether his father might have been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Kusana learned that Kabuto had disappeared again after going out to sea and chose not to worry about him.
• Kusana persuaded Madara to wait for a dramatic moment to confront Hashirama, and Madara agreed.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara reported that the Land of Grass was flourishing, with Luffy and a directionally challenged swordsman earning praise as workers.
• Kusana heard that the East Blue had gained a swordsmanship instructor and that Kakuzu had proposed organizing competitions to boost morale.
• Naruto began asking whether his father might have been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, but Robin interrupted to report an unexpected family matter involving Kusana.

Danzo revived Minato and Rasa as a psychological tactic against the Land of Grass, while Kusana trusted Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke to handle their own affairs. Minato and Rasa received troubling news about their villages, and Minato reunited with Naruto at the front lines.

• Danzo had Orochimaru revive Minato and Rasa, shocking the assembled Kage and prompting Hiruzen to approach Minato.
• Sasuke told Kusana that he, Naruto, and Gaara had already met Minato, then left after spotting a crow with a Mangekyo eye.
• Kusana encouraged Sasuke to seek help if needed and told him to return home for dinner.
• Minato and Rasa learned what had happened to their villages, leaving Rasa grim and Minato melancholy.
• Naruto and Gaara appeared before Minato and Rasa, and Naruto greeted his father warmly.

Naruto reunited with Minato and explained how they had met in the past, while Minato struggled with the discovery that his grown son had become an enemy. Gaara confronted Rasa over Sunagakure and began fighting him, as Minato took Naruto aside and asked about Kushina.

• Naruto told Minato that he had met him in the past at the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and had sealed only Minato’s memories.
• Rasa accused Gaara of betraying Sunagakure, but Gaara said the Land of Wind had abandoned the village and that he had come to stop his father.
• Gaara and Rasa clashed with Yellow Sand and Gold Sand, their attacks evenly matched.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Naruto away from the fight and remarked that Naruto had made friends.
• Minato asked Naruto how Kushina was doing.

Naruto told Minato about the family and friends he had found in Kusagakure, then refused to return to Konoha. Minato challenged him to test his growth, while a sudden Susanoo battle disrupted the Allied Camp's plans.

• Naruto excitedly told Minato about his life in Kusagakure and reassured him that he had family and friends there.
• Minato asked Naruto whether he wanted to return to Konoha, but Naruto firmly refused.
• Minato challenged Naruto to show how much he had grown, and Naruto eagerly unleashed the Sage Curse Mark and Nine-Tails' power.
• The Allied Camp watched the Fourth Kazekage and Naruto's unexpected actions derail their plan to cause turmoil in the Land of Grass.
• Explosions drew the Allied Camp's attention to two Giants of Light wielding Susanoo, and Danzo realized Itachi had acted on his own.

Sasuke and Itachi reunited on the battlefield and discussed the Uchiha Clan before revealing their Mangekyō Sharingan and preparing to fight. Nearby, the Land of Grass and the Four Great Ninja Villages watched the fierce battle, while Hiruzen Sarutobi was shouted down when he tried to speak.

• Sasuke met Itachi and told him that their mother and the Uchiha Clan were doing well in Kusagakure under Obito's leadership.
• Itachi noticed Sasuke's friends and began turning the reunion into a confrontation, telling him to leave his peaceful life behind.
• Sasuke revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, then challenged Itachi to fight.
• Both armies watched the violent clashes of chakra and ninjutsu, and the village leaders praised the young fighters while mocking Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to address the First Hokage and his teacher, but they yelled at him to get lost.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō reflected on Konoha’s past failures before remembering their plan to delay Kusagakure and split Sunagakure. Hashirama Senju refused to stop the battle between the reanimated fighters and told Hiruzen and Danzō to settle the Fourth Hokage’s matter, offering to step in if needed; then he gleefully watched the fight nearing its end.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō privately blamed past defections and crises on circumstances beyond their control.
• Shimura Danzō reminded everyone that their plan was to create chaos for Kusagakure and buy time, then proposed having Orochimaru control the fighters.
• Hashirama Senju said the fighters wanted to settle their own battle and told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō to resolve the Fourth Hokage’s matter.
• Hashirama Senju offered to step in if necessary, easing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō’s concerns.
• Hashirama Senju noticed the battle was nearly over and remarked that the Sunagakure boy was ruthless toward his father.

Gaara defeated Rasa and reflected on his past hatred, accepting Shukaku as his companion. Before sealing his father, Gaara showed him that Sunagakure and his siblings were doing well, and Rasa apologized to his family.

• Gaara told Shukaku that he still hated Rasa for treating him as a weapon, but thanked Shukaku and called him a companion.
• Gaara trapped Rasa in a statue of Yellow Sand and told him that Shukaku was not a monster and had always been his companion.
• Rasa recognized that Gaara’s mother had protected him and admitted he had failed to trust his son.
• Gaara showed Rasa a photograph of Sunagakure and reassured him that Temari, Kankuro, Chiyo, and Ebizo were doing well.
• Rasa asked Gaara to apologize to Temari and Kankuro and said he was sorry to Pakura before Gaara sealed him in Yellow Sand.

Gaara reflected on defeating his father and went to watch Naruto’s battle with Minato. Naruto used a feint and a sack-binding technique to finally catch his father, leaving the watching forces stunned.

• Gaara considered his father’s final words, then headed toward Naruto’s battlefield with Shukaku.
• Naruto complained to the Nine-Tails about Minato’s abilities, and the Nine-Tails told him to find a way to catch Minato once.
• Naruto used shadow clones to pressure Minato and memorize the Flying Thunder God markers, but Minato kept evading him.
• Naruto feigned an attack, grabbed Minato, and used a shadow clone to distract him before binding him in a sack with Nine-Tails senjutsu chakra.
• The watching forces fell silent, and Kusana called Naruto a filial son.

Naruto used the Nine-Tails’ warnings to fight Minato, while Minato countered by feeding Naruto false information. The chapter ended with Minato discovering that Naruto had trapped him in a sealing jutsu.

• Minato escaped Naruto’s sack trap with the Flying Thunder God Technique and prepared to continue their fight.
• Naruto asked the Nine-Tails for help, and it began predicting Minato’s attacks so Naruto could dodge them.
• The Nine-Tails inside Minato sided with Naruto and withdrew its power, forcing Minato to rely on Sage Mode and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato used the Nine-Tails to give Naruto false information, then appeared behind him and reached for his shoulder.
• Naruto revealed that Minato had fallen into a trap as Minato noticed a jutsu formula beneath his feet.