Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Yunchuan learned that the old political order was collapsing and realized Otsutsuki Shibai’s body was likely a trap designed to preserve Shibai’s rise to godhood. With only a year before the past became fixed, Yunchuan decided to pursue Shibai and use Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as a distraction, then left to investigate unusual activity in Amegakure.

• Reports told Hyuga Yunchuan that the Evil God Sect had killed the Daimyos of several nations, while ninja villages took control and Meditation Technique and Simplified Hand Seal Technique spread.
• Hyuga Aoi answered Yunchuan’s yearly question by suggesting that admiration kept her from understanding him, and he told her she was close to the right answer.
• Hyuga Yunchuan reasoned that Otsutsuki Shibai could use time travel to make his own ascension inevitable and might have left his body as a trap for potential rivals.
• Hyuga Yunchuan concluded that he had one year to strengthen himself, anchor his own past, and reach the original world to kill Shibai before Shibai’s past became fixed.
• An Anbu ninja reported unusual movements in Amegakure, and Hyuga Yunchuan decided Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could draw Shibai’s attention away.
• Hyuga Yunchuan put on his Hokage Cloak and left the tent to meet the opponent he expected to face.

Hyuga Yunchuan convened the Shinobi alliance’s first supreme war council, finalized its command structure and battlefield plan, and prepared to address its assembled forces. The alliance was set to face Akatsuki, the Ōtsutsuki, and their other enemies in the Land of Hot Water as the Fifth Shinobi World War began.

• The Fourth Raikage surveyed the Land of Fire’s wartime mobilization and saw civilians and ninja working together under Hyuga Yunchuan’s leadership.
• Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, warned that the Five Great Nations might return to conflict after the outside threat was gone, but Hyuga Yunchuan urged everyone to focus on surviving the present crisis.
• Hyuga Yunchuan finalized the Shinobi alliance’s command structure and assigned its combat, medical, logistics, surprise-attack, and stealth divisions.
• Hyuga Yunchuan reported that thirteen ninja had vanished from separate outposts, and the council suspected Akatsuki had abducted them using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• The council planned to draw Akatsuki toward the Underground Palace in the Land of Hot Water while protecting four Jinchuriki and evacuating civilians along the route.
• After the alliance’s forces assembled, the Fourth Raikage declined to address them, and Hyuga Yunchuan agreed to deliver the final speech before battle.

Second Pillar joined the Allied Shinobi Forces, met Rock Lee and Tenten, and reunited with his Konoha teammates as the divisions assembled. When old grudges sparked a confrontation between Hinata Hyuga and Karui, Hyuga Yunchuan silenced the alliance and declared that humanity's war against God had begun.

• Second Pillar received the new Shinobi forehead protector and reflected on his determination to bring Naruto back.
• Second Pillar met Rock Lee and Tenten, who shared his resolve to retrieve their friends, and the three joined their assigned divisions.
• Second Pillar reunited with Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi before learning that Sarutobi Hiruzen would command the Fifth Division and Hyuga Yunchuan would lead the Allied Forces.
• Hinata Hyuga and Karui argued over the old conflict between their villages, while similar disputes spread through the assembled forces.
• Hyuga Yunchuan suppressed the growing chaos with his overwhelming presence and declared that the war between humanity and God had begun.

Hyuga Yunchuan rallied the Allied Shinobi Forces to fight the gods, and the army advanced toward the Land of Rain. When Shinno raised Amegakure into the sky, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya launched a prepared counterattack, ending with Sasuke calling down lightning from the storm clouds.

• Hyuga Yunchuan gave a speech urging the Allied Shinobi Forces to unite as humanity and fight without retreat, then ordered them to advance on the Land of Rain.
• Anko Mitarashi watched over the defenses around Amegakure as tremors shook the wall and the entire village broke free from the ground and rose into the sky.
• Shinno, powered by the Zero-Tails' Chakra, lifted Amegakure and declared war on the Five Great Nations.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya arrived with Allied Shinobi reinforcements, and Hiruzen ordered a prepared response using successive Fire Style attacks to heat the air and churn the clouds.
• Pakura added her Scorch Release to the bombardment, building a storm above Amegakure.
• Sasuke raised his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Eight Thunder Gods: Thunder Split to call lightning down from the clouds.

Second Pillar shattered Amegakure’s barrier with his newly awakened Eight Thunder Gods, revealing that the village had become a heavily armed Sky Fortress. As the fortress advanced toward the Land of Hot Water, the Allied Shinobi Forces organized their response, and Deidara launched an attack on its aerial troops.

• Second Pillar used Thunder Split to break Amegakure’s barrier, but the effort left him exhausted and in pain.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces discovered Amegakure had been transformed into a flying fortress, and Nagato ordered its cannons to bombard their defensive line.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen identified the fortress’s course toward the Land of Hot Water, and the command center issued orders for the divisions to engage and counter its air force.
• The Fourth Raikage relayed the orders, and the Fifth Division attacked the fortress while the ground forces advanced under cover.
• Mui and Kakuzu’s Wind Style clone led the fortress’s aerial troops against the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Deidara dropped Clay Spiders toward them and shouted, “Katsu!”

Deidara and the Allied Shinobi Forces fought Akatsuki’s aerial defenses while the ground forces advanced under Amegakure Fortress’s bombardment. As Kitsuchi’s division neared the enormous sinkhole, Hinata detected an ambush below, and Kitsuchi struck toward it with his great axe.

• Mui’s Satoru attacked Deidara, but Deidara’s Clay Clone, the Allied surprise force, and Kurotsuchi’s Quicklime Congealing Technique helped turn the aerial fight against the Sky Ninja.
• Deidara used Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique to evade Satoru and the Wind Style Clone, then attacked Akatsuki’s aerial forces with faster explosive clay birds.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered the divisions to advance in alternating echelons and use trenches to survive Amegakure Fortress’s rotating cannon fire.
• Hinata detected an ambush at the bottom of the sinkhole as Kitsuchi’s division approached it, and Kitsuchi swung his great axe toward the threat.

The Allied Shinobi Forces fought Hanzo, Kakuzu, Sasori’s Puppet Legion, and Akatsuki reinforcements as poison and attacks from the air pushed their divisions onto the defensive. With the Lightning Style Clone disabling his clay bombs, Deidara began preparing C4 and left Kurotsuchi to control his clay bird while Akatsuchi protected him.

• Hanzo used Ibuse’s modified body to release poisonous mist through a portal, then attacked the Third Division as Mifune and Kitsuchi confronted him and Kakuzu.
• Sasori’s poison-proof Puppet Legion joined the assault, while the Fifth Division’s wind users dispersed the mist and Gekko Hayate led the Second Division in counterattacking.
• Akatsuki reinforcements wearing Chakra Armor struck the allied support divisions, and Flying Puppets joined the battle in the sky.
• Kakuzu’s Lightning Style Clone disabled Deidara’s clay bombs and attacked the allied air units, leaving them on the defensive.
• Deidara began forming C4 and ordered Kurotsuchi to control his clay bird and Akatsuchi to protect him for five minutes.

The Allied Shinobi Forces split their forces to pursue the Amegakure Fortress while Kakashi and Hayate Gekko fought Hanzo. Hayate’s Zanpakuto curse left Hanzo vulnerable to Kakashi’s attack, but Hanzo shrank himself to escape, and a thunderous sound followed his disappearance.

• Kakashi and Might Guy led half of the Fourth Division after the Amegakure Fortress, while Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Yamato and half of the Fifth Division to pursue it and left Pakura to suppress the enemy.
• Hanzo removed his mask and released toxic mist, forcing Mifune and the Allied Shinobi Forces away while Hayate Gekko resisted the poison.
• Kakashi arrived and urged Hayate to use his Zanpakuto; Hayate stabbed himself and released Smallpox Miasma, inflicting an agonizing curse on Hanzo.
• Hanzo’s attempt to use Chakra worsened the curse, and Kakashi pierced his chest with Envy wrapped in Purple Lightning.
• Hanzo used Sukunahikona on himself to shrink out of Kakashi’s reach, and a thunderous roar sounded moments later.

Deidara used C4 Shiva Linga to kill Mui and Satoru and grievously injure Kakuzu’s Wind Style Clone, while Hanzo escaped after Sasuke struck him with Naruikazuchi. Kakuzu fled as the Allied Shinobi Forces regained control of the battlefield and prepared to eliminate the remaining Akatsuki forces.

• Sasuke struck the hidden Hanzo with Naruikazuchi, forcing him to escape through a spatial doorway, while Mifune and Hayate Gekko fell unconscious.
• Deidara detonated C4 Shiva Linga, annihilating Mui and Satoru and destroying the lower half of Kakuzu’s Wind Style Clone.
• Sai caught Deidara, Kurotsuchi, and Akatsuchi as they fell, and Akatsuchi took command of the Allied Shinobi Forces’ aerial troops.
• Kakuzu escaped through the ground as Kitsuchi’s forces closed in, leaving the Akatsuki ground troops and puppets surrounded.
• Kitsuchi ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to gather and leave no enemy alive.

Akatsuki's Amegakure Fortress broke through the Land of Rain's defenses as Konan's forces attacked the Land of Hot Water from the coast, forcing the Shinobi command to order a two-front defense and a risky infiltration mission. Jiraiya's team prepared to enter the fortress and kill Shinno and Sasori, while Dodai stayed behind to hold the western line.

• Hyuga Takashi spotted Amegakure Fortress approaching the western border, and Dodai learned that Konan and Kakuzu's Water Style Clone had launched a surprise attack on the eastern coast.
• Nara Shikaku reported heavy losses on the Land of Rain battlefield, including Mifune's death, and relayed Mifune's suspicion that Hanzo still opposed Nagato.
• Hyuga Yunchuan ordered Guy to reinforce the eastern coast, Jiraiya to infiltrate the fortress, Kakashi to rush west, Kitsuchi to reorganize the main force, and Dodai to hold the interception line.
• Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, decided he needed to provoke events to make Hyuga Yunchuan leave the command headquarters.
• Dodai agreed to hold the western line as Jiraiya gathered Uzuki Yugao, Anko Mitarashi, Hyuga Takashi, Aburame Shibi, Aburame Torune, and Yamanaka Fu for the infiltration.
• Jiraiya warned that the mission to kill Shinno and Sasori was nearly certain death, then asked the team whether they were willing to proceed.

Jiraiya led a six-person team on a near-suicidal mission to infiltrate the fortress, while the Akatsuki launched a combined air and sea assault on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ coastal defense line. The defenders began to turn the battle with Might Guy, Rock Lee, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio’s arrival, leaving Konan wounded and frustrated that the Akatsuki had not gained enough time.

• Jiraiya assigned roles to Anko Mitarashi, Aburame Shibi, Hyuga Takashi, Yamanaka Fu, Aburame Torune, and Uzuki Yugao, then led the team out to infiltrate the fortress.
• Sky Ninja attacked the coastal defense line with bombs and kunai while Konan and Sasori’s Amphibious Giant Puppets joined the assault.
• Kakuzu’s Water Style Clone unleashed a massive wave as the Puppets fired their Chakra Cannons, badly damaging the Allied Shinobi Forces’ defenses.
• Samui called for reinforcements as the battered defenders struggled to withstand another air raid and the Water Style Clone’s tsunami.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee charged into battle; Might Guy broke through the tsunami, and Rock Lee smashed the Water Style Clone’s arms and trident.
• Akimichi Shidong, Yamanaka Santian, and Nara Ensu struck Konan and the Sky Ninja, forcing Konan to reform at a distance, wounded and aware that the Akatsuki had run short of time.

Konan forced Kakuzu's Water Style Clone to conceal the battlefield in mist while Might Guy and the Allied Shinobi Forces counterattacked. As Jiraiya's team infiltrated the Amegakure Fortress and discovered a colossal Chakra source tied to the Puppets, the fortress came under pressure from both sides—until an Iron Sand attack crushed the Allied command bunker.

• Konan ordered Kakuzu's Water Style Clone to use the Hidden Mist Technique, and the Allied Shinobi Forces charged the Sky Ninja and Puppets.
• Jiraiya's infiltration team entered the Amegakure Fortress, killed three Sky Ninja, and used the squad captain to learn about Shinno, Sasori, and the fortress's defenses.
• Hyuga Takashi sensed a colossal Chakra entity connected to the Puppets, so Jiraiya split the team to investigate Sasori and the entity while Aburame Shibi led a team toward Shinno.
• Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Hiruzen's forces attacked the damaged fortress as it flew over the Land of Hot Water, steadily weakening its defenses.
• Dodai received reports that the eastern front had stabilized and the fortress had slowed, but Iron Sand suddenly crushed the western command bunker.

The Previous Four Kage, resurrected and controlled by Shimura Danzō, devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces’ western defensive line while Dodai tried to help Shi escape. At Amegakure Fortress, Shinno realized someone was draining its Chakra supply just before Anko Mitarashi launched a surprise attack on him.

• The Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu attacked the western defensive line, and Dodai and Shi discovered that the dead Kage had become Hollows.
• The Third Raikage warned Dodai that they were being controlled, and Dodai sent Shi away to carry intelligence while he tried to protect the retreating forces.
• Mu, the Third Kazekage, the Third Raikage, and Hozuki Gengetsu slaughtered the Allied Shinobi Forces and overwhelmed the western defensive line.
• Shinno monitored Amegakure Fortress as its systems suffered damage and considered why Nagato had not yet acted.
• Shinno noticed that the Zero-Tails’ Chakra was draining too quickly, and a Sky Ninja reported that four members of the Seventh Aerial Combat Squad had vanished.
• Anko Mitarashi, disguised as a Sky Ninja, revealed herself and attacked Shinno with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.

Anko Mitarashi, Aburame Shibi, and Uzuki Yugao attacked Shinno in Amegakure Fortress, but his Zero-Tails-enhanced regeneration let him withstand their assault and badly injure Yugao. Shibi revealed that more than three people had infiltrated the fortress, and the floor collapsed beneath Shinno into the chamber where Nue appeared.

• Anko Mitarashi, Uzuki Yugao, and Aburame Shibi ambushed Shinno with snakes, sword strikes, and Kidaichu, but he healed and destroyed the insects.
• Anko unleashed her altered Curse Mark and Mandara no Jin while Shibi sent Kikaichū against the charging Akatsuki ninja.
• Shinno attacked the three, regenerated his severed hand, crushed the Kidaichu inside his body, and wounded Uzuki Yugao with a powerful punch.
• The fortress shook, and Aburame Shibi told Shinno that more than three people had come before the floor exploded beneath him.
• Shinno and nearby Akatsuki ninja fell into the lower power room, where the monster Nue stood beside the stone pedestal.

Yamanaka Fu used Nue to subdue Shinno, but Anko Mitarashi absorbed the Zero-Tails' spiritual energy and began transforming into a monster. As Aburame Shibi evacuated the injured, Fu and Torune faced the Akatsuki, while Jiraiya attacked Sasori in the Demonic Statue's Puppet-production chamber.

• Yamanaka Fu's Nue drained Shinno's Zero-Tails Chakra, but the released negative energy began turning Shinno into a monster.
• Anko Mitarashi absorbed Shinno's spiritual energy through her Curse Mark and knocked him unconscious, but Bone Face began spreading across her face.
• Aburame Shibi used a sealing barrier to slow Anko's transformation, then evacuated her, Shinno, and the wounded Uzuki Yugao while Yamanaka Fu stayed behind.
• Yamanaka Fu summoned Torune to carry out their will and used the Mind Disturbing Dance Technique to make charging Akatsuki ninja attack one another as Nue joined the fight.
• Jiraiya infiltrated Sasori's Puppet workshop and attacked him with Sage Art, but Sasori's Puppets blocked the flames and destroyed Jiraiya's Shadow Clone.
• Jiraiya appeared above Sasori and launched a Super Great Ball Rasengan at him.

Jiraiya and his allies fought Sasori and the Puppet army beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Nagato’s Pain bodies arrived and turned the battle against them. Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune stayed behind to destroy the statue with Nue’s self-detonation while Jiraiya withdrew with Hyuga Takashi.

• Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima attacked Sasori’s forces, but Sasori revealed that he had turned himself into a Puppet and used the Third Kazekage Human Puppet to poison and pressure the group.
• Gamaken defended Jiraiya, Hyuga Takashi, and Aburame Torune against the surrounding Puppets until Jiraiya’s Sage Art: Goemon nearly engulfed the battlefield.
• Preta Path Pain absorbed Jiraiya’s flames, and Animal Path Pain and Asura Path Pain arrived to support Sasori as Jiraiya recognized Nagato.
• Nue and the gravely wounded Yamanaka Fu crashed into the chamber after their fight with Asura Path Pain, and Fu told Jiraiya that they had a way to destroy the statue.
• Fukasaku and Shima used Frog Call to stun the enemy while Jiraiya escaped with Hyuga Takashi; Aburame Torune raised a barrier as Yamanaka Fu ordered Nue to self-detonate.

Jiraiya and Hyuga Takashi escaped Amegakure Fortress as it exploded, while the Allied Shinobi Forces learned that four previous Kage had been resurrected through an enhanced Impure World Reincarnation. Hyuga Yunchuan prepared to confront them, but Nara Shikaku warned him that Nagato might be waiting to trap him.

• Jiraiya protected Hyuga Takashi with Needle Jizo as Amegakure Fortress exploded and flung them toward the ground.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, who caught their fall by crushing the Puppets below, while the damaged fortress collapsed onto the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Mabui reported the Allied forces' progress until Yamanaka Inoichi and Hyuga Iroha detected an unknown threat on the western front.
• Yamanaka Inoichi relayed Shi's report that the Third Kazekage, Second Mizukage, Third Raikage, and Second Tsuchikage had returned, their faces covered by Bone Faces.
• Ōnoki identified the enemy technique as an enhanced Impure World Reincarnation, and Hyuga Yunchuan suspected Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo was controlling the resurrected shinobi.
• Hyuga Yunchuan decided to take the resurrected shinobi by force, but Nara Shikaku urged him to stay in the Command Room because Nagato might be preparing a trap.

After Akatsuki’s fortress fell and the Previous Four Kage appeared, Hyuga Yunchuan left the command headquarters to reinforce the battlefield. The alliance’s positions descended into chaos from White Zetsu infiltrators, while Kakuzu’s fire attack struck the headquarters and a disguised Hyuga Aoi attacked Hinata.

• Ōnoki agreed that Hyuga Yunchuan should remain available to confront Akatsuki, but said the current Kage would handle the Previous Four Kage.
• Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, decided to begin his plan early as reports confirmed the fortress had fallen and the allied forces were under attack from Akatsuki and the Previous Four Kage.
• Nara Shikaku identified White Zetsu as the likely cause of simultaneous internal fighting, and Hyuga Yunchuan used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to leave for the western battlefield.
• Kakuzu’s Fire Release Clone attacked the command headquarters with Ghost Prison Hardship shortly after Hyuga Yunchuan departed.
• Jiraiya and the allied shinobi encountered the reanimated Previous Four Kage as White Zetsu infiltrators attacked their supposed companions and triggered widespread fighting.
• Hinata Hyuga exposed a White Zetsu disguised as an Iwagakure shinobi, but Hyuga Aoi then tried to stab Hinata in the heart.

White Zetsu infiltration paralyzed the Allied Shinobi Forces as Nagato and the reincarnated Four Kage revealed Akatsuki’s wider plan. Nagato flew toward the Underground Palace while the others prepared to intercept the arriving Hyuga Yunchuan, and the Fourth Raikage struck Hozuki Gengetsu as the Four Kage came under Mangekyō Sharingan control.

• Hyuga Aoi exposed and killed a disguised White Zetsu, and the Fourth Raikage ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to freeze in place to prevent further infiltration attacks.
• The reincarnated Four Kage confronted the immobilized Shinobi, and the Third Raikage told the Fourth Raikage that Shimura Danzō had summoned them from the Pure Land.
• Nagato arrived with Sasori and Kakuzu’s forces, then flew toward the Land of Hot Water after revealing that he would leave the battlefield to Shimura Danzō under an agreement with Orochimaru.
• Kakuzu’s Water Style Clone reported that Konan’s forces had breached the Eastern Defense Line, while Jiraiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Nagato’s Tailed Beast Weapon had disappeared from the fortress.
• The Fourth Raikage and the others realized that Kakuzu’s missing Fire Release Clone and Hiruko were likely targeting headquarters and the Jinchuriki, including Hyuga Yunchuan.
• The Four Kage’s eyes revealed Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Fourth Raikage rushed at Hozuki Gengetsu with a Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop.

The Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against four resurrected Kage until Hyuga Yunchuan arrived and severed Mu and the Third Raikage with a single Wind Style strike. He then faced Sasori and Kakuzu, asking if they had been waiting for him.

• The Fourth Raikage failed to injure the Third Raikage, while Hozuki Gengetsu regenerated and Sarutobi Hiruzen explained that the Impure World Reincarnation Kage needed to be sealed.
• Deidara attacked Mu from the air as the Third Kazekage and Hozuki Gengetsu fought the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Kitsuchi and Kakashi coordinated with Sarutobi Hiruzen to break the Third Raikage's defenses and prepare to seal him.
• Mu appeared above Kakashi, Kitsuchi, and the Third Raikage and prepared to strike them with Dust Release.
• Hyuga Yunchuan arrived and cut through the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand defenses, Mu, and the Third Raikage with one Wind Style attack.
• Hyuga Yunchuan addressed Sasori and Kakuzu, then spread his wind-coated wings.