Chapter Summaries

Itachi used Izanami to trap Kabuto in a repeating moment and make him confront the choices that had shaped him. Kabuto accepted that he had lost his way and released the Impure World Reincarnation.

• Sasuke weakened by the battle watched Itachi face Kabuto in the cave.
• Itachi used Izanami, sacrificing the light in his left eye to trap Kabuto in a repeating action.
• Kabuto relived memories of the orphanage and his choices, including killing Yakushi Nonō and serving Orochimaru.
• Itachi told Kabuto he had sought an identity and recognition, and Kabuto admitted he had wanted everyone to remember him.
• Kabuto formed the hand seal and released the Impure World Reincarnation.

Madara resisted the release of Impure World Reincarnation by anchoring his soul to his body and prepared to attack the exhausted Five Kage again. In the cave, Itachi said farewell to Sasuke and returned to the Pure Land, while Kabuto began facing remorse for what he had done to Nonō.

• Madara stopped his body from crumbling after Kabuto released Impure World Reincarnation and declared that he would remain in the world by his own will.
• Madara told the Five Kage he intended to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan and raised Susanoo’s sword to attack them.
• Kabuto admitted to Itachi that he had sought power and knowledge to become like Orochimaru, and Itachi told him he could still turn back.
• Itachi said farewell to Sasuke, who chose to protect Konoha, before Itachi returned to the Pure Land.
• Sasuke left Kabuto in the cave, telling him to apologize to the people he had hurt, and Kabuto mourned Nonō.

Sasuke revived Orochimaru and freed the souls sealed by the Reaper Death Seal, allowing Orochimaru to summon the four Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation. Sasuke began questioning them about shinobi, villages, and peace as news arrived that Madara was overpowering the Five Kage.

• Sasuke learned from Orochimaru's coded notes that Tobi had implanted six White Zetsu inside him and agreed to let Orochimaru study them in exchange for removing them.
• Sasuke and Orochimaru traveled to an Uzumaki shrine, where Sasuke helped Orochimaru use the Reaper Mask to free the souls sealed inside the Reaper, restoring Orochimaru's hands and completing his resurrection.
• Orochimaru forced the six White Zetsu out of Sasuke and used four as sacrifices to summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze.
• Sasuke asked the four Hokage why their choices had failed to bring true peace, and Hashirama agreed to answer.
• Suigetsu reported that Madara had escaped Impure World Reincarnation and was crushing the Five Kage, but Sasuke insisted on hearing the Hokage's answers before going to stop him.

Sasuke asked the resurrected Hokage whether Itachi’s sacrifice and the shinobi system’s failures could ever lead to peace. After Hiruzen apologized for approving the massacre, Sasuke accepted the apology without offering forgiveness and set out to end a world that used children as pawns.

• Hashirama, Hiruzen, and Minato reflected on the limits of peace and how the shinobi system perpetuated war.
• Tobirama told Sasuke that Itachi’s choices had created Sasuke, whose future actions would answer whether Itachi’s path was right.
• Hiruzen admitted that he had agreed to Itachi’s plan to massacre the Uchiha and bowed to apologize to Sasuke.
• Sasuke accepted Hiruzen’s apology but said he forgave neither Itachi, Konoha, nor himself, and vowed to end the system that sacrificed children.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, Minato, Sasuke, Orochimaru, Suigetsu, and Jugo left for the battlefield to face the man calling himself Uchiha Madara.

Hashirama asked Tobirama how he died, and Tobirama revealed that his battlefield death may have been engineered by an unknown force that manipulated his Flying Thunder God. He had no proof at the time, but began to explain what later convinced him of the plot.

• Hashirama stopped the Hokage on the mountain path and asked Tobirama how he had died.
• Tobirama said he had stayed behind during an ambush by Kinkaku and Ginkaku to let his squad escape, but Hashirama doubted that they alone could have killed him.
• Tobirama explained that his Flying Thunder God had been subtly guided toward the enemy's attacks by a force distorting spatial coordinates.
• Tobirama said the interference vanished when he prepared to sacrifice himself, leading him to believe someone had arranged for him to die on that battlefield.
• Tobirama admitted he had no evidence then and began to say what later convinced him.

Tobirama told Hashirama, Hiruzen, and Minato that Uchiha Sou had appeared before his death, leading them to uncover how Sou’s existence and records had been obscured. They suspected Sou was waiting for Konoha to weaken before returning, and the four Hokages continued toward the battlefield, where another Uchiha Madara awaited.

• Tobirama named Uchiha Sou as the man he saw before dying and explained that Impure World Reincarnation had restored memories Sou’s technique had hidden.
• Hashirama and Hiruzen recalled Sou as a powerful young Uchiha whose history and records had faded after Konoha was founded.
• Tobirama and Hashirama concluded that Sou may have manipulated causality to obscure his existence, while Hashirama regretted how the village had treated the Uchiha.
• Tobirama guessed Sou was waiting for Konoha to reach its weakest point, and Hiruzen predicted he would return for revenge or to create a new order.
• Hashirama led Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato toward the battlefield, while Minato reflected on the dangers Naruto’s era faced.

After awakening the Rinnegan, Sou learned that Impure World Reincarnation had exposed memories his Causality Convergence had hidden. He explained the technique to Zhi Li and welcomed the approaching threat, leaving his plans poised for confrontation.

• Sou opened his eyes and revealed that he had awakened the Rinnegan.
• Sou sensed the four Hokage resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation and realized Tobirama had begun breaking through Causality Convergence.
• Sou told Zhi Li how he had used Kagami's Mangekyou, Izanagi, and five pairs of Sharingan to erase traces of himself from memories and records.
• Sou explained that the resurrected dead could recover memories beyond the technique's reach, and that Tobirama's memories were breaking free.
• Zhi Li asked whether the recovered memories would threaten Sou's plans, and Sou invited his opponents to come.

Cang prepared to enter the shinobi war, eager to fight Hashirama and Madara while pursuing the Chakra Fruit. He sent Zhi Li to watch the battlefield and relied on his hidden Pure Land web to keep the Sage of Six Paths from observing his plans, then set out as the war continued.

• Cang told Zhi Li to prepare to intervene in the war and revealed that he wanted to face Hashirama and Madara himself.
• Cang explained that he sought the Chakra Fruit to become a complete existence beyond the Six Paths, and that he intended to wait until the war's forces had exhausted one another.
• Cang ordered Zhi Li to wait at the battlefield's edge and act only on his signal.
• Cang explained that his energy woven through the Pure Land would prevent the Sage of Six Paths from seeing the battlefield or discovering who was behind the war's events.
• Zhi Li left, and Cang walked out of the hall toward the continuing war.

Cang monitored the war as Obito confronted Naruto and Killer B with the reanimated Six Paths Jinchuriki. Naruto struggled to protect Killer B while he prepared a devastating attack, leaving Obito facing the Eight-Tails’ looming strike.

• Cang ordered Zhi Li to await instructions and told Kagami to remain hidden while Naruto and Killer B fought Obito.
• Obito ambushed Naruto and Killer B with the reanimated Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails through Seven-Tails and revealed his plan to capture the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• Naruto and Killer B fought the six puppets, but their Impure World Reincarnation bodies kept regenerating and Naruto was injured when he tried to pull a control rod from Rōshi.
• Killer B asked Naruto to hold off the Jinchuriki for ten seconds while he prepared Tailed Beast Eight Twists.
• Naruto used dozens of Shadow Clones to restrain the puppets as Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and gathered power for his attack, drawing Obito’s attention.

Naruto and Killer B fought the masked man’s six immortal Jinchuriki puppets, but the puppets overwhelmed them despite the Eight-Tails’ devastating attack. As Naruto and B neared exhaustion, the masked man approached Naruto and clenched his hand.

• The Eight-Tails unleashed Tailed Beast Eight Twists, hurling the six Jinchuriki puppets away, but their Impure World Reincarnation bodies quickly repaired themselves.
• The masked man’s unseen defense made the Eight-Tails’ wind attack vanish before it reached him, and he declared that Naruto still could not touch him.
• The six Jinchuriki released their Tailed Beast chakra cloaks; Rōshi and Han transformed into Son Gokū and Kokuō and attacked the Eight-Tails while the other four surrounded Naruto.
• Naruto and Killer B struggled against the tireless puppets, suffering injuries as Son Gokū and Kokuō damaged the Eight-Tails and the other Jinchuriki broke through Naruto’s defenses.
• The masked man walked toward the exhausted Naruto as the six puppets parted, then stopped within three meters, raised his hand, and clenched it.

Kakashi and Guy joined Naruto and Killer B against the masked man, but he sealed Five-Tails Han with chains from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. As the battle continued, Four-Tails Son Gokū swallowed Naruto whole.

• Guy freed Naruto from the masked man's spatial restraint, while Kakashi recognized that physical attacks could not reach him.
• Guy's taijutsu barrage passed through the masked man, and Kakashi warned that his technique sent parts of his body to another dimension.
• Han briefly broke free of the masked man's control, but Kokuō's charge struck a hidden summoning medium and triggered chains that sealed Five-Tails Han.
• Gyuki urged Killer B to ask Naruto and Kurama for help, and Naruto sensed a faint reaction from the Nine-Tails at the name Kurama.
• Four-Tails Son Gokū and Six-Tails Utakata attacked Killer B, and Son Gokū turned and swallowed Naruto whole.

Naruto entered Son Gokū’s mindscape and learned that the Four-Tails had swallowed him to speak freely about the black rod controlling it. Naruto helped Son Gokū reclaim its will, but the masked man still commanded five transformed Tailed Beasts as the battle continued.

• Son Gokū told Naruto that its name was Son Gokū and explained that a black rod let the masked man control its Impure World Reincarnation body.
• Naruto promised to remove the rod, arguing that Son Gokū deserved to act by its own will even if it could not truly live again.
• Son Gokū told Naruto that the Nine-Tails was named Kurama and had begun to worry about him.
• Son Gokū lowered its lava defenses, allowing Naruto’s Shadow Clones to escape and Naruto to pull the black rod from its neck.
• Son Gokū briefly regained its own will, praised Naruto to Kurama, and returned to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The masked man ordered the remaining five transformed Tailed Beasts to attack Naruto, who vowed not to let anyone use them as tools.

The masked man released five reanimated Jinchuriki into complete Tailed Beast forms, overwhelming Naruto and his allies. Naruto’s chakra defenses failed under Kokuō’s headbutt, leaving him on the verge of being struck as the chapter ended.

• The masked man released Han from the Five-Tails’ seal and transformed Han, Yugito Nii, Yagura, Utakata, and Fū into their complete Tailed Beast forms.
• Kakashi assessed that only Naruto and Killer B could meaningfully fight the five Tailed Beasts, while Naruto’s chakra was already running low.
• Kokuō, Saiken, and Matatabi attacked Naruto in succession, wounding him and sending him crashing into a tree.
• The masked man ordered the five Tailed Beasts to attack together, forcing Killer B, Guy, and Kakashi to defend themselves against the others.
• Naruto braced himself against Kokuō’s headbutt to protect his allies, but his chakra barrier shattered and Kokuō’s attack surged toward his chest.

Naruto was nearly killed by Kokuō, but Kurama chose to give him all of its power, fully fusing their chakra and saving his life. Naruto rose in a new form, united with Kurama as the five Tailed Beasts faced him.

• Kokuō struck Naruto with a headbutt, leaving him gravely injured and close to death.
• As Kokuō prepared to finish Naruto, Kurama reflected on their bond and decided it did not want Naruto to die.
• Kurama gave Naruto all of its chakra, healing his shattered body and awakening a complete fusion between them.
• Naruto and Kurama spoke in the mindscape, and Kurama agreed to give him its power without reservation.
• Naruto rose in radiant Kurama Mode with nine tails and golden, horizontal pupils, ready to face the five Tailed Beasts.

Naruto and Kurama fully fused, giving Naruto a powerful golden form in which he defeated and freed the five controlled Tailed Beasts. The masked man escaped while warning that he would pursue the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails, and Naruto left with Kakashi, Killer B, and Guy to join the Five Kage's battle.

• Naruto transformed into a golden state after Kurama gave him all his power, startling Kakashi, Guy, Killer B, and Gyuki.
• Naruto removed the masked man's control rods from Matatabi, Isobu, Kokuō, Saiken, and Chomei, and the Demonic Statue's chains sealed all five.
• The masked man retreated through Kamui and declared that he would personally pursue Naruto and Killer B to obtain their chakra for Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Naruto vowed to protect Kurama and Killer B and promised to remove the masked man's mask; Kakashi said he would investigate the man's Sharingan and technique.
• Naruto's golden form receded, and he set off with Kakashi, Killer B, and Guy to reach the Five Kage's battlefield.

The masked man used Eight-Tails Chakra and two sources of Nine-Tails Chakra to revive an incomplete Ten-Tails, then set his sights on Naruto. Naruto sensed something ominous from the distant valley as he and his companions continued toward the Five Kage battlefield.

• The masked man emerged in a secluded valley with an Eight-Tails tentacle, the Amber Purifying Pot holding Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and the unconscious Sora.
• The masked man summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and fed it Chakra from all three sources, awakening eight of its nine eyes.
• The Ten-Tails revived in an incomplete form, and the masked man declared that the Nine-Tails was his next target.
• Naruto sensed a distant presence stirring Kurama's Chakra, but told Kakashi it was nothing and continued toward the Five Kage battlefield.

As the Ten-Tails continued to resurrect, Kakashi discovered that his Kamui could disrupt the masked man's intangibility and help Naruto strike him. Naruto shattered the mask, revealing Obito, and Kakashi was left devastated as Obito vanished into the Ten-Tails' shadow, insisting that his return changed nothing.

• Kakashi used Kamui to wound the regenerating Ten-Tails, but the masked man dismissed the attack as futile while Naruto and Guy failed to hit him through his intangibility.
• The masked man pinned Killer B with Black Receivers, cutting off the Eight-Tails' Chakra and leaving him unable to move.
• Kakashi realized that the masked man's body entered the same dimension as Kamui, and he sent Naruto's Shadow Clone there to strike him with a Rasengan.
• Naruto exploited the masked man's disrupted intangibility and hit him with a Rasengan, shattering his mask and revealing Uchiha Obito.
• Kakashi and Guy recognized Obito, but Obito said that his return changed nothing and disappeared into the Ten-Tails' shadow, leaving Kakashi in tears.

Kakashi confronted Obito about his plan to create an illusory world where Rin could live, but Obito refused to abandon his resolve. As an enormous, unidentified figure approached through a vast dust cloud, Obito told Kakashi that the world, not Kakashi, was to blame.

• Kakashi recognized Obito and asked why he had turned against the world.
• Obito explained that losing Rin had convinced him reality was cruel and that he intended to create a dream world without pain or loss.
• Kakashi argued that Rin would not want an unreal world and vowed to stop Obito, but Obito insisted that having Rin alive in a dream was enough.
• Obito turned toward the Ten-Tails and declared his resolve as its nine eye sockets lit up.
• A colossal figure approached from the east, raising a dust cloud that swallowed the battlefield and obscured Obito.
• Kakashi began to apologize, but Obito interrupted him and said the world was the one that should apologize.

Uchiha Madara arrived at the battlefield after defeating the Five Kage and joined Obito beneath the Ten-Tails. He ordered Obito to capture Naruto and Killer B so they could complete the Ten-Tails’ revival, while Naruto, Kakashi, and Guy prepared to fight them.

• A huge figure crashed down from the sky and emerged from the crater as Uchiha Madara, bearing no lasting injuries from his battle with the Five Kage.
• Madara joined Obito and assessed Naruto, Killer B, Kakashi, and Guy as the Ten-Tails stood behind them.
• Madara noted that the Ten-Tails still needed more Nine-Tails Chakra and ordered Obito to seal the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails inside it.
• Naruto, Kakashi, and Guy stepped forward together to stop Madara and Obito.
• The Ten-Tails lit all nine eye sockets, and dark-red light swallowed the battlefield.

Uchiha Madara confronted Obito and learned that Nagato had died after using the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Konoha’s people. Madara took command of the battlefield, reflected Naruto’s Rasengan back at him, and left Naruto standing injured as the Ten-Tails and Wood Dragon continued draining the Eight-Tails.

• Uchiha Madara asked Obito where Nagato was, and Obito explained that Nagato had revived Konoha’s people and died after being swayed by Uzumaki Naruto.
• Madara dismissed Nagato’s failure, criticized Obito, and told him to switch places before taking the lead and accepting Obito’s war fan.
• Naruto declared that he would become Hokage, but Madara mocked him and insulted Kurama for cooperating with a human.
• Naruto charged Madara with a Rasengan, and Madara used Uchiha Reflection to send the attack back into Naruto’s shoulder.
• Kakashi warned Guy that Madara’s ability could not be handled with taijutsu, while Naruto rose again and Madara continued toward the Ten-Tails as the Wood Dragon drained the Eight-Tails’ Chakra.