Chapter Summaries

Tsunade awoke as Konoha reeled from another attack, while the Uchiha pursued Sasuke and Danzo in the Land of Iron. Danzo was defeated by Sasuke and used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, sealing half the bridge as Shisui and Yashiro planned how to recover other souls.

• Shizuka grieved over Konoha’s losses until Tsunade awoke and asked what had happened.
• Setsuna rejected the Masked Man’s claim to be Madara, while Fugaku worried about Sasuke’s state and followed his trail to Danzo.
• Shisui found Sasuke fighting Danzo and saw Sharingan implanted in Danzo’s arm; the Masked Man defeated Danzo’s two Root subordinates.
• Yashiro told Shisui that Konan had asked them to find Yahiko’s soul, and Shisui proposed reviving Orochimaru through Mitaraishi Anko’s Curse Mark to learn how to undo the Reaper Death Seal.
• Yashiro left for Konoha to retrieve Mitaraishi Anko, while Fugaku and the Uchiha arrived and saw Danzo nearing defeat.
• After the last Sharingan on his arm closed, Danzo used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, sealing half the bridge.

Shisui and the Uchiha gathered Danzo’s soul and planned to collect powerful souls during the coming war, while Fugaku identified Naruto as Minato’s son and worried over Sasuke’s future. The Masked Man tried to transport Sasuke away, but Shisui interrupted him as Fugaku and Setsuna joined the confrontation.

• Shisui revealed that Danzo was dead, and Setsuna struck him before Shisui sealed his soul in a Soul Orb.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha discussed collecting the souls of the Third Hokage and other powerful figures, and Shisui said Sasuke might know how to revive Orochimaru.
• Fugaku planned to approach Sasuke with Itachi’s eyes, while Tekka’s team placed a tracking Kido on the Masked Man and other Uchiha teams left to monitor the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Fugaku recognized Naruto as the son of Minato and Kushina, then grew alarmed by Naruto and Sasuke’s intimate conversation and worried Sasuke’s hatred was changing him.
• When the Masked Man tried to transport Sasuke, Shisui interrupted the transfer, and Fugaku and Setsuna leaped down to join him.

Fugaku secretly rescued Sasuke and Karin, then met Sasuke in disguise and offered Itachi’s eyes in exchange for Sasuke awakening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and helping revive Orochimaru. Sasuke accepted, leaving Fugaku to prepare the revival materials and promise Itachi’s corpse afterward.

• An unseen attacker struck Madara, who escaped with a White Zetsu, while the other White Zetsu sank into the river and Sasuke lost consciousness.
• Fugaku carried Sasuke away with Karin, and Sasuke later woke in a nearby town with her.
• Fugaku appeared in disguise and identified himself as a ghost of the Uchiha, while Sasuke questioned his motives and Karin defended Sasuke’s actions.
• Fugaku showed Sasuke Itachi’s eyes and offered them in exchange for Sasuke transplanting them and helping revive Orochimaru.
• Sasuke accepted the transaction and said Fugaku had to prepare the revival materials; Fugaku promised to give him Itachi’s corpse after Orochimaru was revived.

Sasuke received Itachi's eyes in an operation performed by Karin while Fugaku's group pursued plans to revive Orochimaru and obtain the Four Hokage's souls. After learning that Kabuto Yakushi had allied with the Masked Man and possessed powerful reanimated shinobi, including Madara Uchiha, Shisui set out to bring him under their control.

• Shisui brought Jugo and Suigetsu from the Land of Iron to Sasuke, who reunited with them and accepted Fugaku's explanation for rescuing them.
• Fugaku gave Karin Itachi's eyes, and Karin successfully transplanted them into Sasuke while Fugaku and Shisui kept watch.
• Yashiro returned with Mitaraishi Anko, whose Cursed Seal of Heaven could help them revive Orochimaru and obtain the Four Hokage's souls.
• A Uchiha scout reported that Kabuto Yakushi had changed in appearance, learned Sage Mode, and made a deal with the Masked Man to provide forces in exchange for Sasuke's body.
• The scout revealed that Kabuto Yakushi was using Impure World Reincarnation to summon powerful dead shinobi, including Madara Uchiha, and Shisui went to retrieve him.

Shisui captured Kabuto Yakushi before he could release Madara Uchiha, and Sasuke awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Sasuke then prepared to revive Orochimaru using Kabuto Yakushi and Mitaraishi Anko, while Fugaku and his allies watched.

• Shisui brought the unconscious Kabuto Yakushi to Fugaku and revealed that he had sealed Madara Uchiha's resisting soul in a Soul Orb.
• Shisui warned Fugaku that the Masked Man's Rinnegan could see lost souls, so Fugaku ordered his followers to track him from a safer distance.
• Setsuna told Fugaku that Sasuke's eyes had evolved, and Sasuke revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan after Karin removed his bandages.
• Fugaku asked Sasuke to fulfill their agreement and revive Orochimaru, and Sasuke agreed while privately considering whether Fugaku was an Uchiha relative.
• Sasuke recognized Kabuto Yakushi and identified Orochimaru's Chakra within him, then chose to revive Orochimaru in the courtyard.
• Shisui brought Mitaraishi Anko, and Jugo placed his hand on Kabuto Yakushi's chest at Sasuke's direction.

Sasuke and Anko revived Orochimaru, whom Fugaku compelled to use Impure World Reincarnation to retrieve Yahiko’s soul. Orochimaru revealed that undoing the Reaper Death Seal required a trip to Konoha, and Sasuke insisted on joining Fugaku, bringing his companions as well.

• Sasuke released Anko’s Curse Mark with Jugo’s help, and Orochimaru emerged from a snake’s mouth.
• Fugaku ordered Orochimaru to summon a soul from the Pure Land, and Orochimaru reclaimed his Chakra from Kabuto Yakushi before complying.
• Shisui captured Yahiko’s soul in a Soul Orb, and Orochimaru explained that the Reaper Death Seal could only be undone using a mask kept at Konoha’s Mask Storage Temple.
• Sasuke asked to accompany Fugaku to Konoha so he could question the Third Hokage about the Uchiha massacre, and Fugaku agreed.
• Sasuke told Fugaku to bring Karin and the others along because they might be useful.

Orochimaru used the Shinobi Mask to undo the Reaper Death Seal, then reincarnated the Four Hokage in White Zetsu bodies. Sasuke’s apparent suicide attempt had helped conceal their plan, and the chapter ended with Fugaku confronting Sasuke after the Hokage awakened.

• Orochimaru led Fugaku, Sasuke, and the others to a ruined shrine and explained how the Shinobi Mask could release the souls sealed by the Reaper Death Seal.
• Jugo transferred Chakra into Sasuke, releasing six sleeping White Zetsu whose souls Fugaku had sealed.
• Orochimaru wore the Shinobi Mask, saw Shisui’s soul, and used the Shinigami to release the souls of the Four Hokage.
• Sasuke threatened to kill himself to restrain Fugaku and distract him while Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation on four White Zetsu.
• Orochimaru took over one White Zetsu body, and the Four Hokage awakened; Hashirama learned that Tsunade was the current Hokage.
• Fugaku approached Sasuke and asked whether his disguise had only been meant to revive the Four Hokage.

Sasuke confronted the masked Uchiha survivor, who revealed that he and the Uchiha Lost Souls had carried out their clan's revenge. Sasuke explained how he and Orochimaru had secretly brought the Four Hokage back to expose the survivor, but just as Fugaku prepared to remove his mask, the sky warped above Konoha.

• Sasuke ordered Fugaku and the two invisible Lost Souls beside him to stay still, while the revived Four Hokage recognized Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan and faced Fugaku.
• Fugaku revealed that the Uchiha had already taken revenge, and Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sasuke had killed Danzo while attackers had killed other members of Hiruzen's family, including Konohamaru.
• Sasuke identified Shisui as one of the Lost Souls, and Fugaku confirmed that Shisui was beside Sasuke; Shisui then touched Sasuke's hand, confirming his presence.
• Fugaku asked when Sasuke had planned to work with Orochimaru, and Sasuke explained that they had secretly exchanged information through Sharingan genjutsu and used the Reaper Death Seal Jutsu to detect the souls Fugaku sought.
• Fugaku praised Sasuke and reached for his Fox Mask, but the sky above Konoha suddenly warped, drawing everyone's attention.

A rift opened in the sky, and Fugaku revealed that the Uchiha dead worshipped the Shinigami Yomi, while admitting that he himself was a Lost Soul. Shikashuin Kenma appeared before Sasuke and the others, and the chapter ended as he approached them with Fugaku behind him.

• A hand-shaped mark appeared on the sky’s rift, and Setsuna and Fugaku identified the arrival as their lord, whom Fugaku called the Shinigami Yomi.
• Sasuke rejected the idea that gods existed and accused Fugaku of dishonoring the Uchiha by worshipping one.
• Fugaku told Sasuke that he was a Lost Soul in a Gigai and that Shisui, Setsuna, and the dead Uchiha also revered Yomi.
• Shikashuin Kenma emerged from the darkness, and Fugaku, Shisui, and Setsuna bowed to him.
• The Four Hokage, Orochimaru, Sasuke, and his companions watched warily as Shikashuin Kenma approached with Fugaku behind him.

Kenma appeared before Sasuke and the Four Hokage, and Fugaku revealed that he was Sasuke’s father. Kenma then announced that he intended to recruit the Hokage’s souls, while leaving Hiruzen’s fate to the Uchiha Clan, and Tobirama demanded to know his purpose in the Ninja World.

• Kenma returned from the spatial crack, reassured Sasuke that he meant no harm, and praised Fugaku for raising him.
• Hiruzen and Minato recognized Fugaku as Sasuke’s father, and Sasuke admitted he had suspected the truth.
• At Kenma’s order, Fugaku removed his disguise and faced Sasuke, while Shisui and Setsuna appeared in Gigai and greeted the others.
• Setsuna explained that he had regained his youth, drawing Orochimaru’s interest, before Kenma turned the gathering to serious matters.
• Kenma said he intended to train the Four Hokage as forces in his service and left Hiruzen’s fate to the Uchiha Clan.
• Tobirama asked why Kenma had personally come to the Ninja World.

Kenma revealed that he had come from another world to seize the Ninja World's Pure Land and asked Tobirama Senju to join him. After weighing the consequences, Tobirama agreed to serve Kenma on one condition.

• Kenma confirmed Tobirama Senju's deduction that he planned to take control of the Pure Land, which the Sage of Six Paths managed.
• Hashirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze opposed Kenma's invasion, while Tobirama hesitated over the choice.
• Orochimaru restrained Hiruzen and Minato with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and asked Kenma whether he could gain immortality or endure as an undead soul.
• Kenma told Orochimaru that his damaged soul might last a thousand years, and Orochimaru agreed to become his subordinate.
• Hashirama Senju tried to break free and attack Orochimaru, but Tobirama stopped him and then agreed to join Kenma on one condition.

Tobirama Senju agreed to serve Kenma after confirming that Kenma intended to protect the Pure Land’s order, then persuaded the others to consider joining him. Shisui delivered Madara Uchiha’s soul, and Kenma revealed that Naruto and Sasuke had been approached by the Sage of Six Paths’ sons before demanding that the Sage appear.

• Tobirama Senju questioned Kenma about his plans for the Pure Land, and Kenma said he wanted to gather powerful souls and build a city without disrupting the order between life and death.
• Tobirama Senju agreed to become Kenma’s subordinate, and Kenma ordered him to persuade Hashirama Senju and the other Hokage to join.
• Orochimaru released the restraints on the Four Hokage and was allowed to remain in the Ninja World for a while.
• Shisui gave Kenma a bag of collected souls and a Soul Orb containing Madara Uchiha’s soul, prompting Hashirama Senju to ask what Kenma intended to do with it.
• Kenma asked Fugaku about Naruto and Sasuke’s relationship, then revealed that he had sent people to approach the Sage of Six Paths’ two sons and challenged the Sage to show himself.

Kenma explained that Sasuke and Naruto were the current reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and warned that their inherited Chakra could persist until they reconciled or died. Sasuke chose to seek Naruto on the battlefield, while the Four Hokage agreed to act freely as Kenma prepared for his conflict with the Sage of Six Paths.

• Kenma told Sasuke and Fugaku that the Uchiha and Senju descended from Indra and Asura, whose Chakra had continued their conflict through later generations, including Sasuke and Naruto.
• Minato and Fugaku asked Kenma how to remove the Chakra, and he said reconciliation might work or the boys could die and reincarnate again.
• Sasuke refused to let others decide his fate and left with Jugo, Karin, and Suigetsu to find Naruto and settle their affairs.
• Sasuke asked whether Itachi's soul was in Shisui's hands, and Shisui confirmed it before Sasuke departed.
• Tobirama told Kenma the Four Hokage would not pledge loyalty before seeing the outcome of his contest with the Sage of Six Paths, and Kenma allowed them to act freely.
• The Four Hokage headed for the battlefield, and Kenma sent Fugaku and Setsuna after them with permission to release their power if necessary.

Kenma had Orochimaru summon Kushina Uzumaki’s soul, then used the summoning to locate and enter the Pure Land with Shisui. He claimed the Pure Land as his own and left to return to the battlefield, planning to build a city there later.

• Kenma ordered Orochimaru to summon Kushina Uzumaki’s soul, and Shisui captured it in a Soul Orb.
• Kenma used the summoning connection to open a passage to the Pure Land and entered with Shisui, while Orochimaru stayed behind in terror.
• Kenma and Shisui found the Pure Land filled with countless souls and no sign of the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kenma connected himself to the Pure Land and gained control over it.
• Kenma decided that the Pure Land needed a city and considered using Devil Fruit abilities to create a foothold.
• Kenma and Shisui set off to return to the battlefield in the Ninja World.

The Allied Shinobi Forces unmasked Obito, who became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki after being defeated. Kenma arrived on the battlefield and intervened to save Minato from Obito, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Minato Namikaze recognized the Masked Man as his former student Obito, who blamed Minato for failing to save him and said he would create a perfect dream world.
• Naruto restored Minato's fighting spirit, and the allied forces defeated Obito, but Obito sealed the Ten-Tails inside himself and became its Jinchuriki.
• Kenma and Shisui arrived after failing to find the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land, and Kenma learned what had happened on the battlefield from Fugaku.
• Obito regained control of the Ten-Tails' power and declared himself the second Sage of Six Paths.
• Obito blocked Minato's attack and swung his Six Paths Shakujo at him, but Kenma stopped the blow and identified himself as a visitor from beyond the world.

Kenma demanded that Hagoromo Otsutsuki reveal himself and killed Naruto and Sasuke when he received no answer, while Shisui fought Obito. Naruto and Sasuke awakened in a mental space before the Sage of Six Paths, just as Kenma's voice reached them.

• Shisui transformed into a pink-scaled beast and struck Obito, then faced him with Susanoo and a Spiral Spear.
• Kenma threatened to kill Naruto and Sasuke to force Hagoromo Otsutsuki to appear, but Minato Namikaze and Hashirama Senju shielded the boys.
• Kenma crushed Minato and Hashirama with Spiritual Pressure, then used Slope One, Charge to blast holes through Naruto and Sasuke's chests, killing them.
• Naruto awoke unharmed in a mental space, where he and Sasuke recognized the Sage of Six Paths as Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
• Kenma's voice rang through Sasuke's mental world, announcing that he had found Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Kenma confronted the Sage of Six Paths in Sasuke’s spiritual world and demanded control of the Ninja World’s Pure Land, but the Sage refused, so Kenma declared war. Naruto and Sasuke revived with Sasuke awakening the Rinnegan, and Kenma revealed he had already claimed the Pure Land before Shisui arrived.

• Kenma immobilized Sasuke and confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki, explaining that he wanted the Pure Land as a base and offering the Sage a place in his service.
• The Sage of Six Paths rejected Kenma’s proposal, and Kenma ended the negotiations and challenged him to battle over the Ninja World and Pure Land.
• Naruto and Sasuke’s fatal wounds healed, and both awoke; Sasuke revealed that his left eye had become the Rinnegan.
• The Sage of Six Paths appeared before the gathered fighters, and Kenma announced that he had already claimed the Pure Land and its Lost Souls.
• Shisui crashed down between Kenma and the Sage, shielded Kenma, and apologized for interrupting his conversation.

The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki joined forces against Kenma, while Naruto and Sasuke faced Obito and Shisui. Kenma summoned allies by having Shisui whistle, and the sky split across the full moon as someone prepared to arrive.

• Obito rose from the crater and recognized the Sage of Six Paths, while Sasuke recognized Shisui in his monstrous form and demanded to know what had happened to him.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Naruto and Sasuke to deal with Obito and announced that another ally was coming; Hamura Otsutsuki descended from the moon carrying the Tenseigan's Chakra.
• Hamura and the Sage of Six Paths offered to let Kenma retreat, but Kenma refused and said he would summon allies of his own.
• Shisui whistled, and cracks spread across the moon and the sky, shocking Naruto and the assembled Ninja.
• Tsunade asked Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju what they knew about the sky splitting open.

A spatial rift opened above the Ninja World, allowing Kenma’s reinforcements from another world to arrive, including Kaido, Big Mom, a pterosaur, a mammoth, and a magma-wielding fighter. The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura prepared to face Kenma’s forces while Naruto and Sasuke moved to fight the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and Obito joined the defense temporarily despite declaring that he would remain their enemy afterward.

• Tsunade questioned Tobirama about the sky, but he and the others said they knew little and suspected the Shinigami from another world was responsible.
• A colossal Azure Dragon emerged from the rift, landed beside Kenma and Shisui, and identified the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura as the opponents he wanted to fight.
• Big Mom, a pterosaur, a mammoth, and a fighter formed from magma arrived through the rift as Kenma’s combat reinforcements.
• The Sage of Six Paths told Naruto and Sasuke to deal with the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki while he and Hamura faced Kenma’s forces.
• Obito joined the Ninja World’s side against the Shinigami to protect the dead, but vowed he would still kill them after the battle.
• Naruto and Sasuke stood with the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura, and Obito as the two sides prepared to begin the battle.

Sasuke and Naruto launched attacks against Kenma and his allies, while the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki prepared to fight the Shinigami. As the shinobi evacuated, the brothers began their planned assault on Kenma.

• Sasuke charged Kenma, but Uchiha Fugaku intercepted his strike and took his son as his opponent; Akainu moved to fight Naruto.
• Shisui blocked Obito Uchiha’s attack, and the two began a fierce battle over Obito’s crimes and the peace of the Pure Land.
• Kenma asked Big Mom and Kaido to hold off the Six Paths brothers, while Big Mom readied Napoleon, Prometheus, and Hera for battle.
• The Sage of Six Paths ordered the shinobi to evacuate, and Gaara carried the unconscious Four Hokage away as Tsunade and the Five Kage withdrew.
• The Sage of Six Paths shared his plan with Hamura Otsutsuki, then the brothers charged Kenma together.