Recaps

After the camp is found destroyed and its occupants missing, Shikaku Nara and Minato Namikaze consider who was responsible while Konoha’s survivors return for treatment. Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly revives Rōshi to extract Four-Tails chakra, while Madara Uchiha absorbs the Four-Tails and begins cultivating more White Zetsu.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others return to find their camp destroyed with no survivors, bodies, or clues, and Shikaku Nara concludes that a village insider, the Four Village Allied Forces, or a third party may be responsible.
• Shikaku Nara urges Minato Namikaze to grow stronger as Konoha’s future, while the survivors return to the village for treatment and Orochimaru takes cells and bone samples from Jiraiya’s transplanted leg without anesthetic.
• Tsunade confronts Orochimaru about the stolen bodies of her relatives, and he tells her that someone may have reincarnated and sealed the First Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly uses Impure World Reincarnation to revive Rōshi, extracts and seals the remaining Four-Tails chakra, and considers using it to help his son Shinnosuke.
• White Zetsu Tobi brings the Four-Tails to Madara Uchiha, who feeds it to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and uses the statue to begin cultivating more White Zetsu.

Tamura Hiroshi recovered from the consequences of opening the Eight Gates while Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Hikari tormented him, then discussed the political fallout from the battle with Yozuki A and Fukai. He remained bedridden to study the Eight Gates, while Kumogakure investigated suspicions that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged the Fire Daimyo’s collapse.

• Tamura Hiroshi explained to Uchiha Hikari that he had risked opening the Eight Gates to break through the limits of bodily cultivation and prepare for the Otsutsuki.
• Uzumaki Kushina drew nine pigs on Tamura Hiroshi, and she and Uchiha Hikari tickled and tormented him while he was paralyzed.
• Uzumaki Kousou returned with Raikage-jumping soup, and Tamura Hiroshi discovered the pig markings would take months to fade.
• Yozuki A and Fukai arrived, found the silver-needle prank, and reported that Kirigakure and Iwagakure were continuing their operations while the Fire Daimyo had vomited blood and fallen into a coma.
• Tamura Hiroshi suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi had engineered the Fire Daimyo’s collapse and said he would remain bedridden to study the effects of the Eight Gates.
• The Third Raikage and Dodai ordered an investigation in the Land of Fire’s capital to uncover evidence against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After the peninsula conflict stabilized, the Fire Daimyo died and his third son took the throne amid a violent succession struggle. Tamura Hiroshi trained his speed by chasing Uchiha Hikari, then caught and humiliated her, leaving her furious and vowing revenge.

• Work on the peninsula’s river channel resumed with Kirigakure’s shinobi and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki supporting Iwagakure’s remaining forces.
• The Fire Daimyo died, his eldest and second sons were injured or killed in their succession struggle, and his third son became the new Daimyo.
• Shimura Danzō and Orochimaru discussed the Hokage’s ruthlessness, the risks of the Box of Paradise’s Dark Power, and Kumogakure’s likely next moves.
• After recovering, Tamura Hiroshi challenged Uchiha Hikari on a deserted island and pursued her at extreme speed while she evaded him with her Dojutsu and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tamura Hiroshi drained Uchiha Hikari’s chakra and Dojutsu power, caught her, and subjected her to physical and illusory humiliation.
• Uchiha Hikari recovered on the sofa, furious at Tamura Hiroshi and determined to make him pay.

Tamura Hiroshi used Shinnosuke’s imprisonment and the secrets surrounding Shimura Danzō to provoke Izumi Shimura, while the Third Kazekage weighed Sunagakure’s looming war and its succession struggle. Hiruzen Sarutobi began a plan to break his son out of prison, unaware that Black Zetsu was reporting the plan to Tamura Hiroshi.

• Tamura Hiroshi told Izumi Shimura that Shinnosuke had betrayed Shimura Danzō and offered her a chance to rescue him, but Izumi vowed to stop his scheme.
• The Third Kazekage confronted Sarutobi Shinnosuke about Danzō’s Susanoo and Three-Tails, then ordered him returned to harsh confinement when he had no further intelligence.
• The Third Kazekage learned that Pakura had concealed her strength and considered her a threat to Rasa’s path to becoming Fourth Kazekage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent a miniature shadow clone to tell Sarutobi Shinnosuke that he would use resurrected Sunagakure ninja and a sandstorm to help him escape.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shinnosuke that Shimura Danzō had stolen Uchiha Sharingan power and was preparing Izumi to become a Three-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Shinnosuke shaken by the possibility that she had deceived him.
• A Black Zetsu split entity monitored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rescue preparations and relayed them to Tamura Hiroshi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rescued Sarutobi Shinnosuke from Sunagakure with help from Izumi Shimura, while Tamura Hiroshi watched and manipulated events. After Shinnosuke stabbed Izumi in the Land of Fire, she realized Tamura had set the situation in motion and that Shinnosuke’s betrayal had destroyed her last hope.

• Tamura Hiroshi sent Izumi Shimura to intercept Sarutobi Shinnosuke near Sunagakure and warned her to obey his instructions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi created chaos in Sunagakure, distracted the Third Kazekage, and arranged Shinnosuke’s escape from the dungeon.
• Sunagakure ANBU caught up with Shinnosuke, but Izumi used her Tailed Beast Transformation to defeat them and carried him toward the Land of Fire.
• After Izumi left Shinnosuke on the southern coast, he stabbed her in the heart and back, accusing her of conspiring with Shimura Danzō to seize the Hokage’s position.
• Tamura Hiroshi revealed that he had not directed Shinnosuke’s choice, while Izumi concluded that ninjas were liars and her faith in Shinnosuke was gone.

Tamura Hiroshi revived Shimura Izumi by replacing her crushed heart with the Little Three-Tails’ heart, then tormented her with dumplings made from the heart Shinnosuke had minced. After Uzumaki Kousou suspected Izumi had split into two personalities, Tamura entered her mind to seek out the other self.

• Tamura Hiroshi fused Shimura Izumi with the Little Three-Tails and replaced her crushed heart with its heart.
• Tamura sent Shimura Danzō a report blaming Sarutobi Shinnosuke for crushing Izumi’s heart, and Danzō resolved to kill Shinnosuke while reconsidering his war plans.
• Tamura served Izumi dumplings made from her crushed heart, and she became furious after learning what she had eaten.
• Uzumaki Kousou noticed a change in Izumi’s gaze and suggested that she had developed a split personality after fusing with the Little Three-Tails.
• Tamura agreed to bring Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Hikari, and Kousou into his illusionary training realm, then tied Izumi up to question her about her other self.
• Izumi invited Tamura to meet her other personality, and he entered her mind using his ocular technique.

Tamura Hiroshi defeated and subdued Izumi Shimura’s Dark Side in her Spiritual Space, then learned that her fusion with the little Three-Tails had begun evolving her toward the Ōtsutsuki Clan. As Tamura Hiroshi drew Izumi and the others into an illusion for the night, Dark Izumi took control of Izumi’s body and considered trying to devour him.

• Tamura Hiroshi used the Guanyin Dharma Image and his sword intent to defeat Izumi Shimura’s monster-like Dark Side and force it into a miniature form of Izumi.
• Tamura Hiroshi examined Dark Izumi and left to plan a horror-movie illusion for Izumi Shimura, who freed herself after his seal stopped suppressing her chakra.
• Izumi Shimura sparred with Uchiha Hikari and the others, learned how their nightly cultivation worked, and received Uzumaki Kushina’s forgiveness for her part in the Uzushio Hidden Village’s destruction.
• Izumi Shimura discussed her swordsmanship and her transformation after fusing with the little Three-Tails, while Tamura Hiroshi confirmed that her body was evolving toward the Ōtsutsuki Clan and considered using the process to strengthen Kumogakure’s shinobi.
• Tamura Hiroshi brought the four women into an illusion, but Dark Izumi took control of Izumi’s body and weighed her hunger to devour him against her fear of being destroyed.

Tamura Hiroshi recovered enough to rejoin the allied forces and discussed the coming campaign and Konoha’s mysterious Four-Tails captor. The chapter left him spending the evening with Pakura, who worried about his injuries as he flirted with her.

• Uzumaki Kousou noticed Izumi Shimura had not eaten breakfast, while Izumi suspected Tamura Hiroshi had secretly shared his life force with her.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited the excavation site, where Kitsuchi and Genji welcomed his recovery and discussed the alliance’s plans to finish the waterway before heading to the Land of Rivers.
• Genji offered Kirigakure support for Sunagakure’s coming campaign, and Tamura Hiroshi agreed to leave once the waterway was complete.
• Pakura exposed Tamura Hiroshi’s Transformation Jutsu and laughed at the pig drawings on his face.
• Kitsuchi, Pakura, and Fukai discussed the mysterious Konoha shinobi who had removed Rōshi’s seal and captured the Four-Tails.
• Tamura Hiroshi joined Pakura in her bath, and she asked about his injuries while he flirted with her.

Shimura Danzō argued with Jiraiya over Konoha’s orders to defeat the Four Village Allied Forces, denied taking the Three-Tails, and traded some of its flesh and blood to Orochimaru for research. Tsunade confronted Danzō about the stolen Senju remains, then told Jiraiya that Konoha would need its Tailed Beasts and Kushina to join the war; later, Danzō learned that Izumi was recovering but had gone to Kumogakure with Kushina.

• Shimura Danzō angrily rejected Hiruzen’s order to wipe out the Four Village Allied Forces, while Jiraiya urged him to make a new Three-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shimura Danzō denied capturing the Three-Tails, and Tsunade demanded to know whether he had dug up her relatives’ graves; Danzō and Orochimaru both denied responsibility.
• Shimura Danzō gave Orochimaru some Three-Tails flesh and blood in exchange for research on bloodline fusion.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that the war could not be won unless Konoha deployed the Three-Tails and Four-Tails and brought Kushina to assist.
• Jiraiya ate a boxed meal made by Teuchi and learned from Minato that Ichiraku Ramen had struggled against Food Entertainment City.
• Hiroshi Tamura reported to Shimura Danzō that Izumi was recovering, but had gone to Kumogakure to stay near Kushina and atone for her past actions.

Shimura Danzō discussed Might Duy’s strength and Tamura Hiroshi’s ambitions before the allied forces launched a surprise attack on Konoha’s camp. The assault left Shimura Danzō apparently burned to ashes by Pakura’s Sage Art, while the battle continued around them.

• Tamura Hiroshi told Shimura Danzō that his speed had surpassed the speed of sound and claimed he could help unite the Ninja World by taking control of Kumogakure.
• Raijin, Tamura Hiroshi, and their allies agreed to attack Konoha’s camp for one minute, then used Rasa’s sand and Tamura Hiroshi’s Space Gate to reach it at night.
• The allied forces attacked Konoha’s shinobi; Uzumaki Kushina and her partner restrained Jiraiya’s Lava Giant while Rasa and Kitsuchi used sand to disrupt Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Tamura Hiroshi fought Hatake Sakumo, Raijin fought Shimura Danzō, and Pakura prepared a powerful Sage Art attack while the other battles raged.
• Uchiha Hikari teleported Pakura above Shimura Danzō, who used Wood Release: Hōbi Technique to defend himself, but Pakura’s Rasengan Shuriken burned through the shield and apparently incinerated him.

Tamura Hiroshi captured Tsunade and brought her to Kumogakure, where he tried to recruit her and secure help for Senju Nawaki and the surviving Senju. After Tsunade agreed to guide Nawaki’s medical recovery, she asked Uzumaki Tamayou whether the Senju women and children should join Kumogakure.

• Tamura Hiroshi severed Tsunade’s limbs, sealed her away, and escaped with his allies before returning to Kumogakure.
• Tamura Hiroshi confirmed to the Third Raikage’s Shadow Clone and Dodai that he had captured Tsunade, then took her to the Summoning Realm.
• Tsunade fought Tamura Hiroshi, learned that Senju Nawaki was alive, and saw him preserved in a Nutrient Can.
• Tamura Hiroshi explained how he had schemed against the Senju, and Tsunade agreed to guide the research aimed at giving Nawaki a body.
• Tsunade asked Uzumaki Tamayou whether the Senju women and children should join Kumogakure.

Tsunade accepted that Kumogakure could be a refuge for the surviving Senju and confirmed her confidence in the Third Raikage after witnessing his strength. Tamura Hiroshi discussed recruiting Hatake Sakumo and advancing Lightning and Wind Release before discovering that the Third Raikage had sealed his Spear of Hell inside his abdomen.

• Uzumaki Tamayou reassured Tsunade that Kumogakure would welcome the Senju, and Tsunade considered bringing the surviving clan members there if their situation worsened.
• Tsunade ambushed Tamura Hiroshi with the Flying Thunder God Technique, beat him, and told the Third Raikage she would persuade the Senju to join Kumogakure if the clan failed.
• Tsunade explained that Tamura Hiroshi's modifications had helped her fuse Second Uncle's cells and awaken the talent to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tamura Hiroshi and the Third Raikage discussed Hatake Sakumo's Purple Lightning, Tamura Hiroshi's Black Lightning, and possible ways to combine the powers with Senjutsu.
• Tamura Hiroshi said he planned to visit Turtle Island to improve his Wind Release swordsmanship and Zangetsu, then noticed the Third Raikage had sealed the Spear of Hell inside his abdomen.

The Third Raikage explained his weapon-fusion method to Tamura Hiroshi, who planned to pursue Yin-Yang Release and Bloodline Fusion. After training on Turtle Island, Tamura fought his manifested Dark Side at the True Waterfall, while Konoha’s battered camp struggled after losing Shimura Danzō and Lady Tsunade.

• The Third Raikage told Tamura Hiroshi how he sealed the Spear of Hell inside himself and linked it to his life force, and they discussed Yin-Yang Release, bloodline training, and his temporary use of Hiruzen Sarutobi's cells.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited the Island Turtle, which said it had stopped growing from Greer Energy and would need chakra to grow further; Tamura planned to help it develop Ice Release after training its Wind Release and Water Release.
• Tamura Hiroshi trained at the True Waterfall against a Dark Side who took the form of Ichigo Kurosaki and wielded Zangetsu.
• At Konoha’s southwestern camp, Hatake Sakumo and Minato Namikaze trained together to address their weaknesses after Shimura Danzō was killed and Lady Tsunade was captured.
• Minato Namikaze asked Hatake Sakumo to teach him swordsmanship, but Hatake Sakumo and Mitarashi Shiyo cautioned him against taking on more training, while Kurenai Yuhi suggested the Uchiha style.

Senju Chōsu pursued secret ties with Kumogakure while Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Ōtsutsuki Sari’s offer to defeat the Four Village Allied Forces in exchange for Hashirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation. The chapter ended with Hiruzen warning Sarutobi Shinnosuke that Shimura Danzō had faked his death and might target him.

• Senju Chōsu decided to send Tsunade’s belongings to Kumogakure and establish a secret connection, arguing that it could ease pressure on the Senju Clan and divert Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attention.
• Senju Chōsu reassured the clan elders that Impure World Reincarnation could not control Hashirama Senju or Tobirama Senju, and noted that the Senju had begun creating weakened Wood Release shinobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers worried about Danzō’s apparent death and the Four Village Allied Forces’ expected attack on the southwestern front.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari appeared through a controlled ANBU shinobi and offered to defeat the Four Village Allied Forces if Hiruzen gave her Hashirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation; she also revealed that Hyuga Hiashi had fought her at the Valley of the End.
• Hiruzen agreed to arrange for Hyuga Hiashi and the village’s shinobi to go to the southwestern front in a month, then handed Hashirama’s reincarnated body to Ōtsutsuki Sari.
• Hiruzen visited Sarutobi Shinnosuke, told him to stay inside because Danzō had faked his death, and discussed Shinnosuke’s difficulty fusing with the Four-Tails’ chakra.

Ōtsutsuki Sari defeated Hashirama Senju and absorbed his Wood Release and Senjutsu Chakra, strengthening his incomplete Ten-Tails and Tenseigan Chakra Mode. After Tamura Hiroshi learned Getsuga Tensho and returned from the True Waterfall illusion, Black Zetsu warned him of Sari’s plans, and Hiroshi began preparing to fuse with Swift Release before the coming confrontation.

• Ōtsutsuki Sari revived Hashirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation and challenged him, threatening to destroy Konoha and explaining that he wanted revenge on the Hyuga Clan.
• Hashirama Senju fought Sari with Wood Release and Sage Mode, but Sari cut down his wooden golem, restrained him, and absorbed his Senjutsu and Wood Release Chakra until Hashirama’s reanimated body crumbled.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari gained Wood Release, improved his incomplete Ten-Tails and Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and vowed to destroy the Ninja World and kill Hyuga Hiashi.
• Tamura Hiroshi defeated his Dark Side in the True Waterfall illusion with Getsuga Tensho, then returned to his body and merged the Dark Side’s sword spirit into Zangetsu.
• Black Zetsu told Tamura Hiroshi that Ōtsutsuki Sari and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to lure Hyuga Hiashi from Konoha and kill him, prompting Hiroshi to prepare to fuse with Swift Release.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned to the village and began the Bloodline Fusion procedure while Tsunade and the Third Raikage monitored his data.

Tamura Hiroshi fused Lightning Release and Wind Release chakra to create Swift Release, while Tsunade monitored the dangerous process and confirmed it had succeeded. After recovering, Hiroshi discussed his plans for Pakura and his relationship with Karura, who had regained cloned legs.

• Tsunade injected Tamura Hiroshi with potions to strengthen his organs and gave him twelve hours to complete the fusion.
• Tamura Hiroshi combined Lightning Release and Wind Release chakra, with Black Zetsu secretly assisting and Karura supplying stored chakra.
• After ten hours, Tamura Hiroshi tested his transformed chakra on Chakra Paper, which crumpled and split, confirming the Swift Release fusion worked.
• Tsunade refused Tamura Hiroshi's challenge to spar, then left to analyze the data; she later revealed she had tricked the Third Raikage into thinking she had found Hiroshi's manuscripts.
• Karura told Tamura Hiroshi that Tsunade had helped them clone and transplant her legs, and Hiroshi reassured her that he had arranged protection for Pakura.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Karura discussed Kushina's resentment and their relationship before Hiroshi began teasing Karura.

Tamura Hiroshi tested his newly fused Swift Release in a fierce spar with the Third Raikage, reaching a top speed of 1.8 times the speed of sound before his chakra ran low. He then defeated Tsunade in a prolonged brawl and retaliated for her earlier treatment by paralyzing and humiliating her, leaving the story with him planning to perfect Swift Release by incorporating more Wind Release and Lightning Release transformations.

• Tamura Hiroshi sparred with the Third Raikage, and his Swift Release pushed his speed past the Raikage’s to 1.8 times the speed of sound.
• Uzumaki Tamayou said the Nine Yang Seal had been completed, but attempts to develop a Twelve Yang Seal had failed.
• Tamura Hiroshi challenged Tsunade, and they fought for hours using their fused Vajra Ape physiques until her chakra ran out.
• Tamura Hiroshi paralyzed Tsunade with black lightning and carried her to an emergency room, where he inserted medical tubes as revenge for her earlier treatment of him.
• Karura released Tsunade and tended to her, while Tamura Hiroshi returned to dinner and said he would focus on refining Swift Release with more Wind Release and Lightning Release transformations.

Tamura Hiroshi continued honing his speed before Tsunade and three allies ambushed him in a desperate spar. After Tsunade unleashed the full Gate of Death and nearly died, Hiroshi defeated the group and took her to the emergency room for treatment.

• Tamura Hiroshi sparred with the Third Raikage and steadily improved his Swift Release speed, while Tsunade recruited Mikoto Uchiha, Izumi Shimura, and Uchiha Naori to challenge him.
• Tsunade attacked Tamura Hiroshi with the Gate of Death partly open, and Mikoto Uchiha, Izumi Shimura, and Uchiha Naori joined the fight against him.
• Tamura Hiroshi knocked down the three women in turn, then countered Tsunade's attacks with Starfall Fist and Comet Fist as she used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade him.
• Uchiha Naori reinforced Tsunade's final, full-power punch with Susanoo while Izumi Shimura grabbed Tamura Hiroshi, but he answered with Getsuga Tensho and overwhelmed their attack.
• Tamura Hiroshi stabilized Tsunade with Greer Energy, carried her to the emergency room, and helped Karura treat her with diluted Water of Life.

Tamura Hiroshi prepared to ambush Ōtsutsuki Sari after learning that Uchiha Fugaku had reawakened his Mangekyo and Hyuga Hiashi had grown stronger. When Sari attacked Hiashi, the two clashed in a remote mountain range, where Sari’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion overwhelmed Hiashi’s counterattack.

• Tamura Hiroshi stabilized Tsunade, treated Uchiha Naori’s injuries, and spanked Tsunade, Izumi Shimura, Mikoto Uchiha, and Uchiha Naori as punishment.
• Black Zetsu told Tamura Hiroshi that Uchiha Fugaku had reawakened his Mangekyo and was heading toward the southwestern front, while Shimura Danzō was hiding on a southern island.
• Tamura Hiroshi planned to weaken Hyuga Hiashi and have Hiruzen Sarutobi remain Hokage, then asked Black Zetsu to sense Ōtsutsuki Sari and Hyuga Hiashi across the continent.
• Tamura Hiroshi, the Third Raikage, and Uchiha Hikari waited in the Land of Rivers until Black Zetsu sensed two powerful chakra signatures erupting.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari appeared before Hyuga Hiashi, whose Tenseigan he coveted, and followed him through Space Dojutsu to a desolate mountain range.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari’s Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion tore through Hyuga Hiashi’s counterattack and disrupted his ability to escape through space.

Hyuga Hiashi escaped Ōtsutsuki Sari’s attack after losing an eye, while Tamura Hiroshi, the Third Raikage, and Uchiha Hikari defeated Sari and seized his eyes. The chapter leaves Hiashi recovering and suspecting Hiruzen Sarutobi had conspired with Sari, as Tamura Hiroshi prepares to help Princess Kaguya evolve using the gathered Byakugan.

• Ōtsutsuki Sari caught Hyuga Hiashi, sealed his chakra, pierced his heart, and gouged out one of his eyes, but the Giant Tenseigan carried Hiashi away.
• Tamura Hiroshi, the Third Raikage, and Uchiha Hikari ambushed Ōtsutsuki Sari, shattered his Tenseigan Chakra cloak, and took his remaining eyes before Hamura’s power removed Sari, his corpse, and the incomplete Ten-Tails.
• The trio collected the scattered Byakugan, and Tamura Hiroshi learned from Black Zetsu that Hamura had empowered Sari and that Princess Kaguya’s eyes were already evolving.
• Tamura Hiroshi anticipated obtaining Uzumaki Nagato’s Rinnegan power to further restore Princess Kaguya, while wondering whether Hyuga Hiashi had survived and thinking about Hinata Hyuga’s future.
• Hyuga Hiashi repaired his heart with Yin-Yang Release and lamented losing an eye, then suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi had collaborated with Ōtsutsuki Sari.

Tamura Hiroshi recuperated after fighting Ōtsutsuki Sari and reported that Kumogakure had secretly crippled her, while revealing his newly fused Swift Release. As Konoha’s decisive battle approached, Rasa grew jealous of Pakura’s rising fame and resolved to kill her rather than let her block his path to becoming the Fourth Kazekage.

• Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Hikari painted Tamura Hiroshi with humiliating pictures while he recovered, and Uzumaki Kousou, Yozuki A, and Fukai arrived to witness the results.
• Tamura told his companions that he had defeated Ōtsutsuki Sari, taken her Tenseigan, and concealed Kumogakure’s strength so the Four Village Alliance could continue opposing Konoha.
• Tamura and the others discussed Konoha’s formidable fighters, Fugaku Uchiha’s potential, and the approaching decisive battle, while Fukai reported that Minato Namikaze had taken Jiraiya away from the enemy camp.
• Tamura explained that Tsunade had opened the Gate of Death against him and was recovering, then confirmed that he had successfully fused Swift Release.
• Rasa brooded over Pakura’s fame after she killed Shimura Danzō and decided that anyone who threatened his bid to become the Fourth Kazekage would have to die.

Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared Konoha for a decisive battle while questioning Jiraiya and Orochimaru about the village’s future and Shimura Danzō. At Kikyō Mountain Castle, Tamura Hiroshi explained his deals with the Senju and Uchiha to Pakura, and the chapter ended with her noticing Kushina’s prank marks on him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Jiraiya to join the coming decisive battle, and Jiraiya agreed while asking whether their forces could afford another defeat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Orochimaru about Shimura Danzō, and Orochimaru said he wanted to pursue power without becoming Hiruzen Sarutobi’s tool.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that the village’s future hinged on a handful of people and the conflict over the Hokage Position, including Hyuga Hiashi.
• Konoha prepared to march with more than one hundred million Explosive Tags as Tamura Hiroshi recovered at Kikyō Mountain Castle.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Pakura that Kumogakure had made deals with the Senju and Uchiha, and explained why the Uchiha had fought Kumogakure.
• Pakura noticed pig-shaped marks on Tamura Hiroshi’s body and asked whether he had offended Kushina again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi led Konoha’s forces to Kikyō Mountain Castle, expecting Ōtsutsuki Sari to destroy its defenses, but she never appeared. When the allied villages launched a probing attack, Konoha was forced into battle, leaving Hiruzen weighing whether to use Impure World Reincarnation to survive.

• Hanzō, Tamura Hiroshi, and the allied commanders prepared to defend the castle, while Hanzō described the enhanced poison Ibuse could unleash.
• Konoha reached the castle and waited for Ōtsutsuki Sari to act, but she failed to appear as daylight faded into night.
• Chiyo questioned Tamura Hiroshi about keeping Scorpion in Kumogakure, and he said the boy was talented and could strengthen ties between their villages.
• Tamura Hiroshi sent a probing force through a Space Gate, and Hanzō summoned Ibuse to release poison gas behind Konoha’s army.
• Hiruzen ordered Konoha to secure its retreat route, and the ensuing battle saw Jiraiya’s Lava Giant clash with Tamura Hiroshi’s Heavenly Buddha Statue while Pakura fought Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen realized Ōtsutsuki Sari might not come and considered using Impure World Reincarnation to prevent Konoha’s defeat.

Hiruzen Sarutobi unleashed the Impure World Reincarnation army as the allied forces faced attacks from Sunagakure and Hanzō. The battle escalated into a clash between resurrected Kage and the living villages, while Hiruzen remained hidden underground and worried about Ōtsutsuki Sari and Shimura Danzō.

• The Third Kazekage ordered Sunagakure ninjas to bombard Konoha’s position with explosive-tag arrows and poison, while Hanzō established a toxic gas barrier behind the Konoha forces.
• After learning that Hanzō was cutting off their retreat, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned hundreds of coffins and unleashed the Impure World Reincarnation army, including Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, the Third Mizukage, and the Third Kazekage arrived with their forces, and the village leaders engaged their resurrected predecessors.
• The allied forces discovered that sealing techniques could suppress the regenerating dead, but Hiruzen countered by preparing Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and directing the resurrected ninjas to target sealing specialists.
• Chiyo sent Rasa into battle, while Pakura fought fiercely with Scorch Release Rasenshuriken and the Cloud Ninjas used Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Kousou’s sealing chains to hold back the dead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed hidden underground with Sarutobi Sasuke guarding him, worrying that Ōtsutsuki Sari might intervene and that Shimura Danzō remained beyond his reach.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Impure World Reincarnation army drove the Allied Forces into a brutal night-long battle, but reinforcements and mounting exhaustion forced both sides to agree to a ceasefire. The Kage learned that the dead could be resurrected using sacrificial bodies and debated how to destroy Konoha without provoking retaliation from its space-time ninjas and tailed beasts.

• Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, and a young girl each reacted to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s army and Tamura Hiroshi’s Heavenly Buddha Statue, while Tamura and Yozuki A fought the Raijin Clone and the reanimated forces.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forces targeted Sunagakure as Hanzō’s poison gas blocked escape, and the battle continued through the night until both armies were exhausted at sunrise.
• The Third Kazekage secured support from the Third Raikage, Ōnoki, and the Third Mizukage, and four hundred Kumogakure sealing and medical ninjas arrived as Hiruzen struggled to control the reanimated Kage.
• The Third Kazekage called a ceasefire, and Jiraiya led Konoha’s forces away while Hiruzen escaped underground; the Allied Forces collected battlefield tools and returned to Kikyō Mountain Castle.
• The Kage discovered that the sealed dead had been released and replaced with sacrificial bodies, and Uzumaki Kushina explained that spirit-suppressing seals could prevent their resurrection.
• The Allied Kage resolved to intensify their campaign against Konoha while fearing retaliation, and the Third Raikage explained how Kinkaku and Ginkaku had killed the Second Hokage using the Six Paths Ninja Tools.