Chapter Summaries

Nagato fought Ashina Uzumaki, who was being controlled, and sealed him with Super Chibaku Tensei. As Nagato’s battle ended, Hozuki Gengetsu began questioning Kimimaro about the Mist orphans.

• Ashina Uzumaki told Nagato that Senju Tobirama truly existed and might be manipulating events from another dimension.
• Ashina Uzumaki lost control and warned Nagato about his attraction, repulsion, and sealing abilities before they fought.
• Nagato activated his combined powers and clashed with Ashina Uzumaki’s repulsion.
• Nagato used Super Chibaku Tensei and Desert Burial Seal to trap Ashina Uzumaki and nearby White Zetsu, while the Konoha ninja retreated.
• Ashina Uzumaki praised Nagato before being sealed, and Hozuki Gengetsu asked Kimimaro if he had written “Orphans of the Mist.”

Kimimaro and Konoha Academy students Itachi, Kabuto, and Yamato fought Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu, whose combined concealment techniques threatened the team. The students exposed the Kage’s positions, resisted their attacks with Itachi’s genjutsu, and defeated them.

• Kimimaro discussed his novel and his loyalty to Konoha with Gengetsu, who challenged him to fight.
• Mu appeared and argued with Gengetsu about their villages’ prospects of joining Konoha.
• Itachi, Kabuto, and Yamato arrived to support Kimimaro as Gengetsu and Mu concealed themselves with their techniques.
• Kabuto summoned the Third Kazekage, whose Iron Sand, and Yamato’s Wood Release pollen exposed the hidden Kage.
• Mu and Gengetsu attacked the team, but Itachi’s genjutsu made them believe their assault had succeeded.
• Kimimaro struck the Kage with bone blades while Yamato’s roots and Kabuto’s Iron Sand restrained them, and the students defeated Gengetsu and Mu.

Itachi, Kabuto, and Kimimaro captured Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu, while Hanzo and Sakumo defeated the Crimson Organization’s other Warring States fighters. Toneri subdued his father Hayato and brought him to surrender, leaving Orochimaru’s group facing Momoshiki and Isshiki as the main battle began.

• Itachi, Kabuto, and Kimimaro trapped and sealed Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu after overcoming their genjutsu with teamwork and prepared tactics.
• Itachi worried that defeating two former Kage would not earn enough bonus points for the Military Police Force exam, while Kabuto encouraged him to consider Anbu or Root.
• Kimimaro led Itachi, Kabuto, and Yamato onward to clear the battlefield as Hanzo and Sakumo cut through the White Zetsu army.
• The Second Raikage, Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and Shamon confronted Hanzo and Sakumo, but the pair overwhelmed them with golden Nine-Tails chakra, poison, Storm Release, and linked sealing tags.
• Toneri pinned Hayato and persuaded him to surrender and return to the village as a prisoner.
• Orochimaru and the Konoha Committee Members faced Momoshiki and Isshiki, and the main battle was about to begin.

Isshiki and Momoshiki faced Konoha’s forces while worrying about the Hokage’s absence and the Shinobi World’s rapid growth. In the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared his Guardian Shinobi World Technique and trusted Kaguya to help him survive its backlash as the greater Otsutsuki threat approached.

• Isshiki realized Konoha’s ninja had grown strong enough to threaten Otsutsuki, and he urged Momoshiki to stop the Shinobi World’s development.
• Isshiki discovered that Madara had been fed false intelligence and grew wary of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s absence from the battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi studied Urashiki’s radar Treasured Tool, sensed Hoshiki’s presence, and delayed joining the battle while he prepared to fight the Otsutsuki Clan’s strongest members.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi began warming up for his Guardian Shinobi World Technique, which drove his Chakra and cells toward a powerful fission state.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kaguya to help control his Chakra after the technique ended, and he explained that the Will of Fire Technique could channel the ninja’s Chakra to support her and him during the battle.

Hashirama and Konoha’s fighters confronted Isshiki and Momoshiki, while Hashirama’s voice caused Madara to stir inside Isshiki’s Karma. After Isshiki’s surprise attack failed to disable the Konoha ninja, the Otsutsuki split the battlefield into two fronts.

• Hashirama vowed to save Madara, and his chakra and voice caused Madara to react within Isshiki, unsettling Isshiki and surprising Momoshiki.
• Isshiki attacked the Konoha Committee Members with Black Receivers enlarged by Sukunahikona, but the fighters survived through healing, evasive techniques, and other defenses.
• Momoshiki considered Tobirama as a potential vessel, unaware that Tobirama hoped to capture an Otsutsuki for Konoha to study.
• Isshiki told Momoshiki to split the battlefield, and they separated to face the fighters on two fronts.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Izuna, Mito, and the others moved against Isshiki to rescue Madara, while Momoshiki faced Orochimaru, the Sannin, and Konoha’s newer generation.

Tomie and Orochimaru led Konoha’s fighters in a coordinated assault that exposed Momoshiki’s abilities and forced him to absorb Kinshiki and enter Stage Two. On the other battlefield, Isshiki discarded Madara’s appearance, enraging the Warring States Ninja, including Tobirama.

• Momoshiki noted his interest in Tobirama as Tobirama and Minato joined a mobile support unit on another battlefield.
• Tomie analyzed Momoshiki’s abilities, while Orochimaru linked the Konoha fighters with the Will of Fire Technique and made Tomie the formation’s focal point.
• Might Duy, Tsunade, and the other fighters attacked Momoshiki in turns, and the medical team restored Duy after Momoshiki pierced his heart.
• Momoshiki recognized the formation’s strength and summoned Kinshiki, who warned him about Konoha’s space-time movement before sacrificing himself to empower Momoshiki.
• Tomie reported that Momoshiki’s abilities had risen sharply as he entered Stage Two, and Orochimaru prepared to face his earth dragon technique.
• Isshiki revealed his own appearance instead of Madara’s, provoking Hashirama, Izuna, Tobirama, and the other Warring States Ninja.

Hashirama and the Konoha group fought Isshiki while using their shared Will of Fire Technique to reach Madara inside his controlled body. Tobirama, Izuna, and Hashirama finally broke Madara free of Karma, leaving him awakened as Isshiki struggled to control his vessel.

• Tobirama organized the assault and assigned Izuna to connect with Madara while Obito disrupted Isshiki’s space-time abilities.
• Hashirama charged Isshiki with the Will of Fire Technique’s shared power, trading injuries while Isshiki absorbed his Chakra.
• Tobirama directed Hashirama’s Chakra, Izuna’s Dojutsu Power, and the Nine-Tails’ summoning connection toward Madara to weaken Isshiki’s control.
• The Nine-Tails and Mito became the formation core and used Reverse Summoning, briefly jolting Madara inside Isshiki’s consciousness.
• Tobirama and Izuna activated Sage Dōjutsu: Yomi Possession, poisoning Isshiki and disrupting his control of Madara’s body.
• Tobirama’s voice prompted Madara to awaken and break free from Karma’s restraints.

Tobirama impersonated by Aosui awakened Madara from Isshiki’s Karma control, and the fighters escaped Isshiki’s attempt to trap them. Madara then seized control of Isshiki’s body and asked Hashirama to help destroy the intruding consciousness, with the Sage of Six Paths guiding Hashirama.

• Aosui used Tobirama’s voice and insults to rouse Madara, who broke free of Isshiki’s Karma control.
• Izuna and Aosui withdrew from Madara’s Mental Space as Isshiki summoned black-red cubes to trap them, while Madara held off the cubes with Susanoo.
• Tobirama advised Obito to retreat strategically when necessary, while Isshiki’s body began changing as Madara struggled for control.
• Madara warned Hashirama that Isshiki was a parasitic Sage seeking to take over him, then concentrated Isshiki’s Chakra near his heart and stabbed himself with a Black Receiver.
• Madara asked Hashirama to kill him from the front, and the Sage of Six Paths instructed Hashirama to combine their Chakra to erase Isshiki’s consciousness.

Hashirama and Madara used Six Paths Yin-Yang Power to destroy Isshiki’s consciousness and strip away his Karma, while Izuna and Hashirama reframed Madara’s past actions as consequences of Isshiki’s influence. Tobirama teleported to Momoshiki’s battlefield, where Momoshiki chose him as a potential vessel and charged at him.

• The Sage of Six Paths decided to search the Pure Land for Tobirama, while Hashirama mistook him for his younger brother and urged him to return to Konoha and marry.
• Hashirama and Madara combined their power to burn away Isshiki’s consciousness, leaving only his power as white Karma markings on their arms.
• Hashirama asked why Madara had failed to notice Isshiki, and Izuna explained that Madara had recognized his own erratic behavior and left Konoha to protect the village.
• Izuna blamed Isshiki for influencing Madara and his own past opposition to peace, and Tobirama accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s account before teleporting away to provide support.
• Momoshiki struggled against the Konoha ninja, then spotted Tobirama and charged at him as a potential vessel; Tobirama charged back.

Tobirama let Momoshiki plant Karma, then trapped him in his Mental Space with Izuna’s help and sealed him as a captive for Konoha’s research. As the others regrouped, Zoshiki appeared behind Danzo and pierced his heart.

• Danzo and the others shouted for Aosui to move away from Momoshiki, while Orochimaru realized Aosui intended to become Momoshiki’s Jinchuriki.
• Momoshiki planted Karma in Tobirama, but found himself trapped in Tobirama’s fortified Mental Space and poisoned by Yomi Possession.
• Tobirama asked Izuna for Chakra, and the two used their Rinnegan and Limbo Clones to restrain Momoshiki in the Underworld.
• Tobirama sealed Momoshiki inside himself and told him he would be studied, then reassured the others that he was unharmed.
• Danzo asked where the hidden enemy Hiruzen had warned them about, and Zoshiki appeared behind him and pierced his heart.

Zoshiki attacked Danzo, who revealed that he had spent years preparing Spirit Release barriers, sealing techniques, and Natural Energy to counter him. Danzo unleashed a massive explosion within the barrier, leaving his own fate and the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Zoshiki appeared and seized Danzo's heart, while Momoshiki recognized him as a ruthless Otsutsuki aide.
• Orochimaru recognized Danzo's Spirit Release barrier and ordered the other ninjas to retreat.
• Danzo's barrier suppressed Zoshiki's innate technique, and Danzo activated his enhanced Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique.
• Danzo revealed that he had secretly stored Spirit Release Chakra from Hiruzen Sarutobi and arranged for the Three Great Sage Regions' Natural Energy to be used against a powerful enemy.
• Danzo gathered the Natural Energy inside the barrier with a super Wind Release, then triggered a massive chain explosion.

Danzo’s ultimate sealing attack killed him and left Zoshiki near death, while the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura poured the Pure Land’s and Sage Regions’ energy into the blast. Hoshiki appeared, absorbed Zoshiki’s power, and tried to negotiate with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who arrived furious over Danzo’s death.

• Danzo’s Spirit Release Barrier suppressed Zoshiki’s innate technique, and Danzo was annihilated after unleashing his ultimate attack.
• The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura sent their power into the Barrier, intensifying the blast as Natural Energy from the Three Great Sage Regions was drawn in.
• The explosion spread Natural Energy across the Shinobi World and left Zoshiki charred and barely alive, while Danzo’s body and soul vanished.
• Hoshiki appeared, drained Zoshiki’s remaining Chakra, and declared that he had finally obtained Zoshiki’s power.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived on the battlefield, but his grief and fury over Danzo’s death left him unwilling to talk.

After Hoshiki killed Zoshiki and absorbed his power, Momoshiki learned that the Otsutsuki clan’s rules had served its leaders’ interests and warned Tobirama not to trust Hoshiki. Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed himself for Danzo’s death, then unveiled the Sun Stance and confronted Hoshiki, whose domain could not perceive anything about him.

• Hoshiki ambushed and killed the wounded Zoshiki, absorbing his essence and preventing him from planting Karma.
• Tobirama explained to Momoshiki that Hoshiki’s ban on clan members killing one another protected the clan’s productivity, and Momoshiki realized the Otsutsuki had been treated as livestock.
• Momoshiki warned Tobirama not to let the Hokage cooperate with Hoshiki, and Tobirama recognized that Momoshiki’s faith in his clan had collapsed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi mourned Danzo and blamed himself for overlooking his brother’s enduring obsession, while Hoshiki offered compensation and secretly expanded his domain.
• Hiruzen ordered the others to retreat and unleashed the Sun Stance, combining his dangerous techniques into a blazing form before facing Hoshiki.
• Hiruzen appeared before Hoshiki, but Omniscience and Omnipotence could detect neither information about him nor his future.

Hiruzen Sarutobi trapped Hoshiki in a solar pillar and fought him using Absolute Prohibition, leaving the two evenly matched. Kaguya then called on the people of the Shinobi World to lend Hiruzen their strength, shifting the battle’s advantage toward him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi seized Hoshiki and used Absolute Prohibition to block his Omniscience and Omnipotence before engulfing them both in a pillar of Spirit Release light.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hoshiki fought inside the pillar, while Orochimaru, Tobirama, and the gathered ninja found no way to help him directly.
• Kaguya appeared above the Shinobi World and asked its ninja and civilians to raise their hands and lend their strength to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Orochimaru, Tobirama, Minato, and others coordinated the Five Administrative Districts as people across the Shinobi World joined in supporting Hiruzen.
• Kaguya gathered their Chakra through Infinite Tsukuyomi and transmitted it to Hiruzen Sarutobi, tilting the battle’s balance in his favor.

Hiruzen Sarutobi drew on the Shinobi World's energy and conviction to defeat Hoshiki, then was revived and restored by the people's support. He declared the war over and peace arrived, as the Shinobi World celebrated a new era.

• Kaguya gathered Chakra, Natural Energy, and the people's conviction through Infinite Tsukuyomi and relayed it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the complete Will of Fire Technique to strengthen his solar pillar and burn through Hoshiki's defenses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi exhausted himself in the clash, then erased and absorbed Hoshiki with a final punch.
• Tobirama and Orochimaru broadcast Hiruzen Sarutobi's victory as shinobi and civilians sent him energy to restore his body.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi returned, thanked the people, and declared the war over as the Shinobi World celebrated.

Two years after the battle with Hoshiki, Hiruzen Sarutobi secured Shibai's remains and explained to Kaguya why he planned to step down as Hokage and keep the Shinobi World from depending on him. Kaguya confessed that she loved and trusted him, and they agreed to have a daughter, whom they imagined would be named Sarutobi Izumi.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sealed Shibai's remaining power within himself and decided to study the dangerous remains carefully before sending them to Konoha's Scientific Research Department.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Kaguya that he would leave the Hokage position and use forum posts to discourage people from treating him as a god or crediting him alone for the Shinobi World's achievements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that smoking helped him seem human and reminded him of his origins, while Kaguya lit his cigarette and shared one with him.
• Kaguya admitted that she loved and trusted Hiruzen Sarutobi most and asked him to have a child with her; Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed.
• Kaguya imagined their future daughter studying alongside Naruto and Sasuke, and Hiruzen Sarutobi named her Sarutobi Izumi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped down and Orochimaru became the Fourth Hokage, with Uchiha Madara named honorary lifelong Hokage and Izuna Uchiha honorary lifelong adviser. By the following year, Orochimaru faced a graduation exam lineup so formidable that he wondered how to arrange it.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced Orochimaru’s achievements and formally passed him the Hokage Hat and Haori, making him Konoha’s Fourth Hokage.
• Orochimaru announced Tsunade as Hokage aide and named Jiraiya, Sakumo Hatake, Hiruko, Hizashi Hyuga, and Uchiha Fugaku as Konoha advisers.
• Orochimaru announced Uchiha Madara as honorary lifelong Hokage and Izuna Uchiha as honorary lifelong adviser, and Madara proudly accepted his place in Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi privately resolved to bring Shimura Danzo back, while Orochimaru began his tenure as Hokage.
• In the third year of the new calendar, Orochimaru studied the graduation-class list and worried about arranging an exam featuring Kabuto, Itachi, Senju Yamato, Hyuga Toneri, and Obito.

As Hokage, Orochimaru planned changes to village assignments and infrastructure, including a Shinobi World Stock Market, despite Tsunade’s objections. He left Tsunade and Kakuzu to oversee the market and Jiraiya to find an exam site, unaware that Uchiha Aosui would soon manipulate the market under Tobirama’s name.

• Orochimaru considered how to prevent bullying and entrenched local powers, then planned rotating assignments across the Five Administrative Districts.
• Orochimaru reassigned Hanzo, Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, Kimimaro, Kisame, Yagura, Minato, Kushina, Sasori, and Pakura, and sent Obito and Kakashi to Sunagakure and Rōran.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya confronted Orochimaru about the Shinobi World Stock Market, and Orochimaru argued that it would fund infrastructure and create work for ninja.
• Orochimaru assigned Tsunade and Kakuzu to oversee the market and draft disciplinary rules, then sent Jiraiya to consult the Great Toad Sage about an examination site.
• Orochimaru did not know Uchiha Aosui would trade as Senju Tobirama, crash stock prices, and provoke investors across the Shinobi World.