Chapter Summaries

Kagura brought Jugo back to Konoha and delivered a sample of his blood to Orochimaru, who was eager to study his abilities. Orochimaru’s experiments with Kimimaro’s cells had already convinced him that Jugo could make his artificial body even stronger.

• Kagura, Tsunade, and Jiraiya brought Jugo to Konoha, where Jugo marveled at the village and trusted Kagura to restrain his violent episodes.
• Jiraiya said goodbye to Kagura and Tsunade, then left to rest and prepare for the coming battle.
• Kagura left Jugo with Anko and Tsunade and went to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Orochimaru studied an adult artificial body made from Kimimaro’s cells.
• Orochimaru asked Kagura for Jugo’s blood, eager to test whether Jugo’s physical potential could improve his artificial body.
• Kagura handed Orochimaru the blood sample and decided not to interrupt him while he began his research.

After returning home with Tsunade and the children, Kagura heard Tsunade propose protecting war orphans through an official Konoha program. He agreed and recommended Yakushi Nonō to lead the work.

• Kagura and Tsunade took the children from Hiruzen Sarutobi’s crowded home back to their house.
• Kagura and Tsunade settled the children in and finished preparing dinner and beds late at night.
• Tsunade told Kagura she wanted to protect orphans like Kimimaro and Haku and give them better lives in Konoha’s name.
• Kagura agreed that the effort should be organized after the war and recommended Yakushi Nonō to Tsunade.

Kagura advised Tsunade to secure Konoha’s support for Yakushi Nonō’s struggling orphanage, and Tsunade helped bring it under official administration. When Nonō visited with her adopted son Yakushi Kabuto, she asked Kagura to name the institution, and he suggested “Chuntian Huahua Kindergarten.”

• Kagura explained Yakushi Nonō’s circumstances to Tsunade and suggested seeking Konoha’s official support for her orphanage.
• Tsunade visited Nonō, gained approval from Konoha’s higher-ups, and used her own money to begin renovating the orphanage.
• While Tsunade was away, Kagura looked after the children at home and found himself with little else to do as the war preparations continued.
• Nonō visited Kagura with Yakushi Kabuto to thank him and Tsunade for helping the orphanage.
• Nonō asked Kagura to suggest a name for the institution, and he proposed “Chuntian Huahua Kindergarten.”

Kagura inspected the six completed Six Paths bodies in Orochimaru’s laboratory and learned that his Rinnegan was due to evolve that night. He left Konoha for a remote Training Ground to wait alone for the change.

• Orochimaru showed Kagura, Minato, and Hiruzen the six soulless bodies modeled on Hashirama, Tobirama, the Third Kazekage, Jugo, Haku, and Kimimaro.
• Orochimaru explained that Jugo’s body was unfinished and too unpredictable to use in Impure World Reincarnation materials.
• Orochimaru mused that Hiruzen should die so he could be summoned through Impure World Reincarnation, prompting Hiruzen to prepare to beat him until Minato and Kagura intervened.
• Kagura reassured Minato that his Rinnegan would evolve soon, noting that his system showed one day remaining.
• Kagura left the children with Tsunade and waited alone at a remote Training Ground until midnight arrived.

Kagura’s Rinnegan awakened after an agonizing experience that separated his soul from his body and let him see Chakra throughout the forest and Konohagakure. He returned to his body after spotting a mysterious black shadow within it, leaving him wondering who it was.

• Kagura waited for the Rinnegan to awaken, but after several minutes he felt no change.
• Kagura collapsed as intense pain struck his mind, then felt a cool sensation as the pain faded.
• Kagura’s soul floated out of his body, and he saw Chakra in the trees and in the people of Konohagakure.
• Kagura looked at his own body and saw eight points of light inside him, which he guessed were the Tailed Beasts.
• Kagura spotted a hunched black shadow inside his body, and when it looked back at him, he fell back into his body and woke gasping.

Kagura returned home with his six-tomoe Rinnegan, then awakened and took control of six bodies as the Six Paths. After hiding them in Konoha, he went to the Military Police Force, where his arrival startled Fugaku and Yashiro during their preparations for the war.

• Tsunade waited anxiously until Kagura came home with his newly awakened Rinnegan, then embraced him.
• Kagura visited Orochimaru's laboratory, created his own Black Receivers, and used them to awaken and control six bodies as the Six Paths.
• Kagura told Orochimaru he could provide an eye for research after the battle, then left with the Six Paths under his control.
• Kagura housed the Six Paths in a room in Konoha and went to the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Fugaku assigned Yashiro to oversee those staying in Konoha, then Kagura entered the conference room and surprised them.

Kagura visited the Uchiha Military Police Force’s conference room and revealed his Rinnegan to Fugaku and the clan members. He asked Fugaku to send Obito and Shisui to the frontline together, promising to awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan within a week.

• Fugaku welcomed Kagura and dismissed the guards who had failed to stop him.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha clan members recognized Kagura’s Rinnegan and celebrated his achievement.
• Kagura asked Fugaku to clear the room so they could discuss important matters before the war.
• Fugaku explained that Shisui was assigned to the frontline while Obito was assigned to remain in Konoha.
• Kagura ordered Fugaku to put Obito on the frontline and have both him and Shisui travel with Fugaku.
• Kagura promised to greatly increase their strength and awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan within a week.

Kagura planned to use his Rinnegan’s simplified Infinite Tsukuyomi to make Obito and Shisui experience the loss of someone they loved, hoping to trigger their Sharingan evolution without anyone truly dying. He warned them that the training would be painful and began giving them instructions.

• Fugaku summoned Obito and Shisui to a training ground, where they found Kagura waiting for them.
• Obito wondered why he had been summoned, while Shisui stayed calm and silent.
• Kagura reasoned that intense feelings of loss, rather than personally killing someone, could trigger an Uchiha’s Sharingan evolution.
• After obtaining the Rinnegan, Kagura realized he could create a convincing false world with a simplified Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Kagura chose Obito and Shisui for the special training because of their potential Mangekyō abilities and suitable ages, then warned them that it would be painful.

The Allied Forces gathered in the Land of Rice for the decisive battle, but scouts found more than one hundred thousand White Zetsu and no sign of Uchiha Madara. Yahiko ordered the army to attack, only for the White Zetsu to move first.

• The Five Kage, Mifune, and Yahiko assembled with the allied army to face the White Zetsu in the Land of Rice.
• Hatake Sakumo and Dodai reported that their scouts had found at least one hundred thousand White Zetsu but had not located Uchiha Madara.
• The leaders worried that the allied army's sixty thousand troops might be overwhelmed, while Ōnoki warned that Madara and the Six Paths were the real threats.
• Ōnoki questioned Minato about Kagura, Orochimaru, and Fugaku being absent, and Minato said they were handling more important matters and would arrive when the battle began.
• Yahiko urged the leaders to stop arguing and ordered an immediate attack after the scouts confirmed they had seen no sign of Danzo, Sasori, or the Akatsuki.
• A startled shout announced that the White Zetsu had begun attacking the allied army.

Danzo used Impure World Reincarnation to summon an army of dead shinobi and sent them to attack the Allied Forces. He left Sasori guarding him at the cave entrance as the final battle began.

• Danzo revealed that he had gathered the dead shinobi’s remains while the White Zetsu army was being prepared.
• Danzo performed Impure World Reincarnation, summoning Hanzo, former Akatsuki members, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and several former Jinchuriki.
• Hanzo and Kakuzu questioned Danzo about the battle, while Kakuzu recognized that Madara’s final plan was underway.
• Danzo noticed that several coffins had not opened and suspected Orochimaru had taken the bodies before the summons.
• Danzo ordered the resurrected shinobi to attack, then asked Sasori to guard him as Sasori took position at the cave entrance.

Kagura used the Infinite Tsukuyomi to make Obito and Shisui experience years of painful choices, successfully awakening their Mangekyō Sharingan. The group then traveled toward the Land of Rice, with Kagura pleased that the method could let Uchiha advance without truly killing loved ones.

• Kagura led Orochimaru, Fugaku, Shisui, and Obito across the plain toward the Land of Rice.
• Kagura had kept Obito and Shisui immersed in an illusion for three days in reality, where they lived through nearly three years of experiences.
• Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after he killed Rin in the illusion to protect Konoha.
• Shisui awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after choosing Konoha over a close friend he had known for years in the illusion.
• Kagura collapsed after releasing the genjutsu and congratulated the two, pleased that his method had worked.

Kagura helped Obito and Shisui awaken their Mangekyo Sharingan and trained them to use their new powers before the decisive battle. After Orochimaru and Fugaku joined them, Kagura led the group toward the final battlefield.

• Kagura explained that Obito and Shisui needed to master their Mangekyo abilities, and the two endured several days of intense training.
• Obito accepted Kagura's reasons for manipulating their experiences but became wary of the Rinnegan, while Shisui discovered his Kotoamatsukami ability.
• Orochimaru finished preparing Artificial Humans for Impure World Reincarnation, and Fugaku arrived as Kagura had requested.
• Kagura gathered Obito, Shisui, Fugaku, and Orochimaru and set out for the final battle.

Kagura learned that the Allied Forces had begun fighting the White Zetsu army and prepared to teleport to the front. Orochimaru then revealed that Akatsuki had used Impure World Reincarnation, giving them a possible way to locate their enemies.

• The One-Tails teleported to Kagura and reported that the White Zetsu army had attacked the Allied Forces.
• Kagura told Fugaku, Shisui, Obito, and Orochimaru that he needed to go ahead to the battlefield, while Obito feared they were being sent to fight Madara.
• Kagura considered sending the others after Sasori and Danzo but did not know where they were.
• Orochimaru sensed that someone had used Impure World Reincarnation because the people he had summoned in advance reacted to the new summoning.
• Orochimaru showed the group a scroll containing people he had summoned and sealed away, exploiting the rule that living things could not be sealed in scrolls.

After Orochimaru revealed that an enemy was using Impure World Reincarnation, Kagura changed plans and led the group toward the battlefield. He assigned Fugaku, Obito, and Shisui to find and kill the enemy summoner, while Fugaku mistakenly believed Kagura had anticipated the threat all along.

• Orochimaru explained that his earlier Impure World Reincarnation had prevented the enemy from summoning some of the same dead, and that he could sense the enemy summoner's general direction.
• Kagura realized the summoner was likely hidden behind the White Zetsu forces and decided to bring Orochimaru to the battlefield.
• Kagura sent the One-Tails ahead with a Flying Thunder God-marked Kunai and arranged for the Seven-Tails to carry another so he could transport the group quickly.
• Kagura ordered Fugaku, Obito, and Shisui to ignore the White Zetsu and kill the enemy using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito felt relieved and confident that their target was not Madara, while Fugaku wrongly credited Kagura with predicting the enemy's plan.

Obito led the White Zetsu army against the Allied Forces, using spores that grew inside their victims and drained their Chakra. The Allied Forces began to collapse as soldiers were transformed into trees or burned themselves trying to escape the White Zetsu.

• Obito controlled the hundred thousand White Zetsu and directed them to attack Allied Forces units across the battlefield.
• The White Zetsu released spores that Allied Forces ninja inhaled, allowing the spores to grow inside their bodies and consume their Chakra.
• White Zetsu sprouted from the infected ninja, and their attempts to cut the creatures away failed as they quickly grew back.
• The infected ninja were engulfed in towering white trees, leaving their faces exposed as they died.
• Some Allied Forces ninja used Fire Release on themselves to remove the White Zetsu, but burned to death, and the Allied Forces showed signs of collapse.

The Allied Forces faced the White Zetsu’s spore attacks, but Baki and the other officers helped them counter the spores and steady their morale. Obito changed the White Zetsu to direct combat, and the battle became a bloody stalemate as the Allied Forces discovered the White Zetsu had grown stronger.

• The Allied Forces recoiled from the White Zetsu’s attacks, which turned some Ninja into white trees and burned others with their own ninjutsu.
• Baki and the other Elite Jonin arrived, warned the troops about the spores, and used Wind Release to disperse them.
• The Allied Forces assigned Wind Release users to blow the White Zetsu spores away, prompting Obito to stop the spore attacks and send the White Zetsu forward with blade-like hands.
• Ninja from the Land of Lightning and Samurai from the Land of Iron led the Allied Forces’ renewed charge against the White Zetsu.
• The two armies clashed, and the Land of Lightning veterans realized the White Zetsu were stronger than before and that their weapons caused white branches to grow inside their victims.
• The battle settled into a stalemate as both sides held their lines.

Obito used White Zetsu’s Mayfly Technique to infiltrate the Allied Forces’ battle line and trap the front ranks. The Hyuga Clan arrived and used their Byakugan and coordinated attack to expose and incapacitate the White Zetsu, allowing the Allied Forces to advance and rescue their companions.

• Obito sent White Zetsu underground with the Mayfly Technique to appear among the Allied Forces and attack them from below.
• A White Zetsu killed a mid-level commander, who warned the Allied Forces to watch the ground before he died.
• White Zetsu’s attacks disrupted the battle line and blocked reinforcements from reaching the front ranks.
• The Hyuga Clan arrived and used their Byakugan to locate White Zetsu beneath the battlefield.
• The Hyuga Clan shattered the ground and incapacitated the exposed White Zetsu, and Hyuga Hiashi ordered the Allied Forces to advance and rescue their companions.

Obito transformed groups of White Zetsu into fast, durable pitcher-plant-like monsters that began slaughtering the Allied Forces. Uchiha Tekka discovered their weaknesses and rallied the battlefield to counter them with Fire Release.

• Obito made groups of three White Zetsu fuse into giant pitcher-plant-like creatures that swallowed nearby Allied Forces ninjas.
• The fused White Zetsu resisted attacks, digested their captives, and moved rapidly to swallow more soldiers, turning the frontline into a one-sided slaughter.
• Uchiha Tekka saved a Kirigakure Chunin by burning a fused White Zetsu with Fire Release.
• Tekka identified the fused monsters’ movement and attack limits, and found that Fire Release hurt them more than other ninjutsu.
• Tekka broadcast a warning, ordering Fire Release users forward while other soldiers fell back and harassed the monsters with tools and ninjutsu.

The Allied leaders watched the Allied Forces struggle against Obito’s White Zetsu and explained to Terumi Mei why they were holding back their strongest fighters. As the Fourth Raikage predicted, the Allied Forces began their counterattack.

• Obito changed tactics by pairing ordinary White Zetsu with fused White Zetsu, renewing pressure on the Allied Forces’ frontline.
• Terumi Mei asked why the leaders and Jonin were not joining the battle to save their companions.
• Minato and Yahiko explained that the leaders had to preserve their forces and use each fighter according to the battle plan.
• Ōnoki warned Terumi Mei that Madara and the Akatsuki had not yet revealed their full strength, so the Allied Forces needed to save their trump cards.
• The Fourth Raikage reminded Terumi Mei that the Allied Forces had trained in groups and declared that their counterattack had begun.

The Allied Forces overcame their initial fear of the White Zetsu and used coordinated unit tactics to counterattack. Obito saw his army rapidly losing ground as the balance of the battle shifted against it.

• The Allied Forces adapted to the White Zetsu, realizing they were less intelligent and easier to defeat than expected.
• The frontline commander ordered specialized squads to engage, divide the battlefield, use coordinated ninjutsu, and evacuate the wounded.
• The Allied Forces' organized brigades systematically killed large numbers of White Zetsu.
• Obito noticed that his White Zetsu army was shrinking rapidly and the battle's balance was turning against him.