Chapter Summaries

Sarutobi Toru arrived at a shrine where Iwagakure and Sunagakure’s representatives argued over their deteriorating relations. Sasori’s taunts provoked Ōnoki, but Toru’s arrival defused the tension and left Ōnoki wary of challenging him.

• Sarutobi Toru observed that Ōnoki’s hostility had damaged relations between the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind.
• Ōnoki mocked Sunagakure for sending young representatives, and Sasori fired back by ridiculing Iwagakure’s reliance on its aging Tsuchikage.
• Sasori’s sharp retorts angered Ōnoki, who began to rise as his Chakra stirred.
• Sarutobi Toru announced Konoha’s arrival, giving Ōnoki an excuse to sit down and avoid a confrontation.
• Ōnoki questioned why Toru had come to the Land of Demons, and Toru replied that he did not need to report his missions to the Tsuchikage.

Sarutobi Toru and the other ninja leaders met with Miko Miroku, who explained that Moryo's soul was heading to the Land of Swamps while its Ghost Army distracted the Land of Demons. They agreed to escort Miroku into a decisive battle and set out at once.

• Sarutobi Toru joined Ōnoki, Rasa, and the others as Miko Miroku entered the shrine and calmed the gathered ninja with her strange Chakra.
• Miroku said Moryo's soul was likely traveling to the Land of Swamps to reclaim its body, while its Ghost Army scattered across the Land of Demons to tie down their forces.
• Miroku proposed that the ninja protect her in a decisive battle to seal Moryo, and the leaders agreed to face it together.
• Sarutobi Toru urged everyone to depart immediately, and Rasa said he and the other Sand Shinobi would protect Miroku using Magnet Release to fly.

Sasori demonstrated his skill to the Miko’s guards after they challenged Sunagakure’s ability to protect her. He controlled the guards with Human Body Puppetry, impressing the watching ninja and prompting Ōnoki to compare his talent to Chiyo’s.

• Ōnoki agreed to deal with Moryo’s Ghost Army while Sarutobi Toru volunteered to fight Moryo’s main body.
• The Miko’s guard captain, Nijo-kun, objected to being left behind and challenged the Sunagakure ninja to prove their strength.
• Sasori set aside his scroll and approached the guards without using his Puppets, despite Baki’s warning to show mercy.
• Sasori took control of Nijo-kun and the other guards, forcing them to bow as they protested that they could not move.
• Ōnoki recognized Sasori’s Human Body Puppetry, while Sarutobi Toru pointed out that Sasori had raised only one hand.

Sarutobi Toru and the allied ninja traveled with Miko Miroku toward the Land of Swamps, where she explained how her Prophecy Art had guided her choices. They encountered a massive Ghost Army, which opened fire as the chapter ended.

• Sasori released Miko Miroku’s guards, and the allied ninja set off for the Land of Swamps.
• Sarutobi Toru used Sunagakure’s Sand Control Technique to carry Hizashi Hyuga and Aburame Shibi, surprising Rasa and Sasori.
• Miko Miroku explained that her Prophecy Art showed tragic futures tied to her fate and had revealed repeated failures before the allied ninja arrived.
• Sarutobi Toru and the others reached a massive Ghost Army equipped with archers and ballistae, and Hizashi Hyuga suggested its master could sense when its soldiers were destroyed.

Sarutobi Toru and the other ninja fought their way through Moryo’s endless Ghost Army and reached the Volcano Shrine, where Moryo’s halves were beginning to reunite. They faced the huge army guarding the shrine and debated how to clear a path inside.

• Ōnoki used Dust Release to destroy a large group of Ghost Army soldiers, then joined Shū and Fugai in trapping hundreds more in a Yellow Springs Swamp.
• Sasori mocked Ōnoki for relying on Earth Release to contain the Ghost Army, and Ōnoki ignored him.
• Inside the Volcano Shrine, Moryo sensed that his other half was approaching and declared that nothing could stop their reunion.
• Sarutobi Toru and the others reached the shrine after half a day of travel and found tens of thousands of Ghost Army soldiers blocking the way.
• Sarutobi Toru challenged Ōnoki to clear the army with Dust Release, but Ōnoki offered only to open a path, and Sarutobi Toru refused to trust him.

Sarutobi Toru entered the volcano to confront Moryo, while the others waited above and prepared to bring Miko Miroku down after he weakened the monster. The Main God Fragment identified Moryo as an Otherworld Beacon, and Toru faced him as the weakening seal began to fail.

• Ōnoki blasted a hole through the volcano, and Sarutobi Toru told Hizashi Hyuga to bring Miko Miroku down after he reported that Moryo had been defeated.
• Sarutobi Toru began descending with Chakra wings, realized Aburame Shibi had fallen after him, and caught him before they entered the volcano together.
• Ōnoki recognized Toru’s wings as Hoshigakure’s Mysterious Peacock Method and worried that Toru had gained another powerful technique.
• Sarutobi Toru saw Moryo in the lava, and the Main God Fragment identified the monster as an Otherworld Beacon.
• Yomi offered Sarutobi Toru immortality and power in exchange for breaking the seal, but Toru rejected him as Moryo struggled against the weakening Sealing Array.

Sarutobi Toru nearly obliterated Moryo with a massive Rasengan, but Moryo revived by drawing energy from the magma beneath the volcano. As Moryo attacked again, Sarutobi Toru stood unharmed amid its flames.

• Sarutobi Toru formed and threw a gigantic Rasengan at Moryo, carving away more than half the volcano and wiping out Ghost Army members in its path.
• Sasori, Rasa, Hizashi Hyuga, and the others saw Sarutobi Toru standing unharmed and realized he had caused the devastation.
• Moryo revived from the lava pool, and Hizashi Hyuga observed that its Chakra was recovering by drawing power from underground magma.
• Moryo swung its Dragon Head Tentacles at Sarutobi Toru, who severed them and passed one to Aburame Shibi to seal away.
• Moryo regrew its tentacles, converted the magma into Chakra, and spewed flames at Sarutobi Toru, who remained protected by black lightning.

Sarutobi Toru overwhelmed Moryo and weakened him enough for the Miko to seal his soul. With Moryo’s soul trapped in a Crystal Ball, his body’s regeneration slowed, leaving the remaining sealing to continue.

• Sarutobi Toru repeatedly dismembered Moryo until his regeneration slowed, then stopped when he realized destroying Moryo completely would take too much time and Chakra.
• Sarutobi Toru called Hizashi Hyuga, Rasa, and the others to bring the Miko down to seal Moryo.
• Moryo pretended to be incapacitated, then attacked the Miko and the others, but Sarutobi Toru instantly tore him into minced flesh.
• Sarutobi Toru told the Miko to begin sealing Moryo, impressing Sasori and alarming Ōnoki with his speed and strength.
• The Miko gathered Moryo’s soul and sealed it in a Crystal Ball, causing his body’s regeneration to slow.

After sealing Moryo, Sarutobi Toru returned secretly to ask Miko Miroku to use her Prophecy Art to reduce casualties in Konoha's human experiments. Miko agreed to go to Konoha for a few months, and Sarutobi Toru proposed making a substitute so she could leave more freely.

• Sarutobi Toru and Miko Miroku divided Moryo's body into four parts and sealed each part, after which Ōnoki and Rasa collected remnants and everyone returned to the Land of Demons.
• After the others departed, Sarutobi Toru sneaked back into the shrine in spirit-body form, but Miko Miroku sensed his presence.
• Sarutobi Toru asked Miko Miroku to use her Prophecy Art to foresee dangers in Konoha's human experiments and help reduce casualties.
• Miko Miroku agreed to accompany Sarutobi Toru to Konoha for a few months, explaining that she disliked being confined to the shrine.
• When Miko Miroku asked how they would get past the Land of Demons' ministers and guards, Sarutobi Toru offered to make a substitute and teach her basic Transformation Jutsu.

Sarutobi Toru took Miko Miroku from the Land of Demons and traveled with her toward Konoha, where her spiritual perception revealed a death omen at an inn in the Land of Rain. He arranged to clear the inn before a likely mudslide, but a mother and daughter refused to leave.

• Miko Miroku explained that her energy was Spiritual Power and agreed to help Sarutobi Toru with her Prophecy Art.
• Sarutobi Toru created a White Zetsu double of Miko Miroku, and she left the shrine with him to see the outside world.
• After half a month of travel, Miko Miroku sensed that the Land of Rain's water Spiritual Power was out of balance.
• At an inn, Miko Miroku foresaw that everyone except Sarutobi Toru would be buried alive, and he suspected a mudslide.
• Sarutobi Toru paid the innkeeper to clear the inn, but a mother and daughter refused to leave, so he confronted them.

Sarutobi Toru treated an ill mother and daughter in the Land of Rain, then brought Miko Miroku into the Reincarnation Warehouse. The Heavenly Crystal Sword reacted to Miko Miroku and changed her Spiritual Power, though neither of them could draw the sword.

• Sarutobi Toru treated the mother and daughter with Medical Ninjutsu and a Light Healing Potion, then sent them away with the innkeeper.
• Sarutobi Toru avoided using Earth Release to stop the mudslide and moved into the Reincarnation Warehouse with Miko Miroku.
• The Heavenly Crystal Sword shone when Miko Miroku entered and sent a strange beam of light into her body.
• Sarutobi Toru asked Miko Miroku to draw the sword, but she could not pull it free.
• Miko Miroku discovered that her Spiritual Power had changed and purified Sarutobi Toru's body, merging his Chakra completely.

After a mudslide killed Konan’s mother, Sarutobi Toru and Miko Miroku took the orphaned girl home, buried her parents, and brought her to Konoha. Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, Yagura continued managing the village under Uchiha Obito’s control, leaving him more vulnerable to Uchiha Shisui’s genjutsu.

• Sarutobi Toru and Miko Miroku found Konan alive beneath the ruins, but her mother had died protecting her during the mudslide.
• Miko Miroku comforted Konan, and Sarutobi Toru suggested they adopt her; Konan told them her name.
• Sarutobi Toru recognized Konan’s potential and took her and her mother’s body to her home village with Miko Miroku.
• Sarutobi Toru and Miko Miroku arranged Konan’s mother’s funeral beside her father, then used Flying Thunder God to bring Konan to Konoha.
• In Kirigakure, Yagura continued managing the village while controlled by Uchiha Obito, which weakened his resistance to Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu.

As his life neared its end, Uchiha Madara handed over blood for a future Impure World Reincarnation and traveled to Konoha for one final battle. Sarutobi Toru met him alone on the outskirts, and Madara prepared to show the young ninja his strength.

• Uchiha Madara gave Uchiha Shisui and Black Zetsu vials of his blood and entrusted them with carrying out Impure World Reincarnation after his death.
• Black Zetsu explained that Uchiha Hitomi’s lover would be put in danger to make Hitomi understand the world’s cruelty, while Uchiha Shisui secretly planned to save her with a clone.
• Uchiha Madara removed his Rinnegan, replaced them with Three Tomoe Sharingan, drank a Healing Potion, and used a Summoning Technique to reach Konoha’s outskirts.
• Uchiha Shisui agreed to have Kirigakure prepare for war, while Sarutobi Toru sensed Madara’s arrival and traveled to meet him.
• Sarutobi Toru challenged Uchiha Madara alone, and Madara, angered by his confidence, prepared to demonstrate why he had once been known as Konoha’s Asura.

Sarutobi Toru and Konoha’s defenders fought Uchiha Madara as he attacked the village with his Susanoo. Tsunade revealed Wood Release powerful enough to extinguish Madara’s Great Fire Annihilation, leaving him shaken by the strength of Hashirama Senju’s granddaughter.

• Uchiha Madara summoned his winged Susanoo and clashed with Sarutobi Toru, whose strike broke the Susanoo’s Chakra Blade.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha’s evacuation and defenses while Madara sent a blade aura toward the village.
• Madara flew over Konoha and attacked, but Tsunade struck the Susanoo and severed its right arm.
• Madara unleashed Great Fire Annihilation toward Konoha, and Tsunade countered with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, extinguishing the flames.
• Uchiha Madara recognized the scale of Tsunade’s Wood Release and grimly compared her power to Hashirama Senju’s.

Tsunade and Konoha’s forces fought Uchiha Madara while Namikaze Minato protected the village from the battle’s aftershocks. Madara remained airborne and resisted Tsunade, but his failing body was nearing its limit.

• Uchiha Madara restored Susanoo’s arm and launched Yasakani no Magatama toward Tsunade and Konoha.
• Namikaze Minato used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to redirect the attack into a distant mountain and took responsibility for shielding the village from the battle’s aftermath.
• Tsunade attacked Madara in Kurama Chakra Mode and Sage Mode while Konoha’s ninja blocked the damage from their aerial fight.
• Madara countered Tsunade with Susanoo, sending her flying and forcing her to avoid his Chakra Blades to protect Konoha.
• Tsunade challenged Madara to come down, while Madara endured the fight with Tobi’s Yang Release Chakra as his body continued to fail.

Uchiha Madara unleashed Chibaku Tensei as a final attack, sacrificing himself to strengthen its pull and trap the battlefield in a forming asteroid. Sarutobi Toru teleported the core away from Konoha, while Tsunade protected the falling villagers and ninja; the core reappeared on a distant mountain and formed a small asteroid.

• Uchiha Madara activated a Chibaku Tensei seed sealed in his Sharingan, sacrificing his eyes and weakening his Susanoo as the technique pulled the forest and everything nearby into the sky.
• Tsunade struck the black core with a Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan, but Uchiha Madara blocked it with his Susanoo and then poured his remaining Chakra into the core.
• Sarutobi Toru teleported Tsunade beyond the technique’s range, then flew into the core and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport it away.
• Tsunade grew Wood Release branches to cushion falling villagers and ninja, then summoned Katsuyu to treat the injured.
• The core appeared on a mountain more than ten kilometers outside Konoha Village and drew in the mountain until a small asteroid hung in the sky.

Konoha suffered catastrophic casualties and damage after Uchiha Madara’s Chibaku Tensei, though Sarutobi Toru diverted the meteor away from the village. Tsunade found Toru alive at the meteor with Uchiha Madara’s corpse, and the chapter ended with Toru realizing he should have fought Madara more decisively.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen assessed the heavy casualties and sent Tsunade to check on Sarutobi Toru.
• Namikaze Minato reached the meteor, found no sign of Toru, and assumed he had sacrificed himself.
• Tsunade arrived and rebuked Minato, then she and Minato watched the meteor begin to shake.
• Sarutobi Toru burst out of the meteor carrying Uchiha Madara’s corpse and reassured Tsunade that he was unharmed.
• Tsunade told Toru that Konoha had suffered catastrophic losses despite his diverting the meteor.
• Sarutobi Toru blamed himself for allowing Uchiha Madara the chance to use Chibaku Tensei.

After Uchiha Madara’s attack devastated Konoha Village, Sarutobi Toru returned with Tsunade and Madara’s corpse as the village counted its losses and discussed restoring its reputation. Shimura Danzō questioned Uchiha Kin about the Uchiha Clan’s connection to Madara’s return.

• Sarutobi Toru, Tsunade, and Namikaze Minato escaped Chibaku Tensei and returned to Konoha Village with Uchiha Madara’s corpse.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen reported that three or four thousand people had died, mostly ordinary residents, and the village began clearing the ruins and assessing the damage.
• Sarutobi Toru proposed shifting public attention by defeating the other Four Great Ninja Villages, while Konoha’s leaders gathered to discuss the attack’s damage to the village’s reputation.
• A Nara Clan adviser suggested taking on more missions, and Shimura Danzō proposed publicizing Madara’s strength and death to reassure clients.
• Shimura Danzō questioned Uchiha Kin about whether the Uchiha Clan had an explanation for Madara’s sudden resurrection.

Konoha's leaders discussed how to respond to Uchiha Madara's attack, while Danzo used the incident to intimidate the Uchiha Clan. Sarutobi Toru proposed blaming another ninja village, and rumors accusing the Land of Lightning spread through Konoha and into the Land of Fire.

• Shimura Danzō accused the Uchiha Clan of possibly helping Uchiha Madara, but Uchiha Kin denied any involvement.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen publicly defended the Uchiha Clan while Sarutobi Toru warned that Madara's attack had damaged Konoha's reputation.
• Sarutobi Toru proposed claiming another ninja village had orchestrated the attack, and a Nara Clan advisor supported the idea.
• Shimura Danzō urged the Third Hokage to act, but Sarutobi Hiruzen left the discussion without making a decision.
• Sarutobi Toru spread rumors that the Land of Lightning had sent Madara, and the rumors reached across Konoha and into the Land of Fire.

Konoha prepared for war while spreading rumors that Kumogakure had ordered Uchiha Madara's attack, hoping to make the other village strike first and bear the blame. The Third Raikage sought support from the other villages, while Ōnoki questioned whether a united front could defeat Konoha.

• Sarutobi Toru told the Hokage's Office that Konoha's combat preparations were nearly complete, and Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted that war was likely while insisting Konoha would not break the peace treaty first.
• The Third Raikage learned Konoha was blaming Kumogakure for ordering Uchiha Madara's attack, and Dodai warned that Konoha might use the accusation to attack before Kumogakure was ready.
• Karina revealed that she had already sent pleas for help to the other three shinobi villages, and the Third Raikage agreed Kumogakure could not face Konoha alone.
• Ōnoki confirmed that Uchiha Madara had attacked Konoha and been defeated mainly by Tsunade, then wondered whether even four allied villages could overcome Konoha's growing strength.