Chapter Summaries

Kakashi confronted Obito alone in Kamui Space, trying to reach his former friend while refusing to kill him. As their fight left Kakashi badly wounded, Madara restrained Naruto, Killer B, and Guy and began forming Susanoo, leaving the battle poised to worsen.

• Obito sent a Wood Dragon after Naruto, and Guy failed to stop it while Kakashi faced Obito.
• Kakashi followed Obito into Kamui Space, where the two argued over Rin, the world Obito wanted to create, and the memories they shared.
• Kakashi and Obito exchanged attacks but both deliberately avoided striking lethal blows; Obito then wounded Kakashi with a Fuma Shuriken and a shuriken slash.
• Madara used Wood Dragons to restrain Naruto and Killer B while branches trapped Guy, then formed Susanoo.
• Obito showed Kakashi Madara's growing power and insisted that strength could create a world without regret or painful choices.

Naruto, Guy, and Kakashi countered Obito and Madara, while Kakashi used a brief opening to enter Obito’s Kamui Space. Obito confronted him there, realizing the Nine-Tails had sent Kakashi into the dimension because Obito could no longer use intangibility to avoid his attacks.

• Naruto knocked Obito’s Black Receiver off course and shielded Kakashi, while Guy’s Daytime Tiger staggered Madara’s Susanoo.
• Kakashi disrupted the ground beneath Obito and seized his wrist before Naruto sent Kakashi into Obito’s Kamui Space.
• Obito’s Kamui absorbed Kakashi, but Kakashi struck Obito in the waist and abdomen as he arrived, drawing blood.
• Obito confronted Kakashi in the Kamui Space and accused him of setting a trap.
• Kakashi explained that the Nine-Tails had given him Chakra and sent him into the dimension, where Obito had to fight without intangibility.

Kakashi fought Obito in Kamui Space and tried to reach him by confronting his guilt over Rin and Kannabi Bridge. Obito expelled Kakashi before he could interfere with Madara, leaving Kakashi back on the battlefield with Naruto as they prepared to keep fighting.

• Obito attacked Kakashi, and the two exchanged blows as Kakashi exploited Obito's abdominal wound.
• Obito recalled seeing Rin fall to Kakashi's Lightning Blade and rejected Kakashi's words about comrades and perseverance.
• Kakashi told Obito that he hated himself for failing to protect Rin, but Obito insisted Kakashi did not understand him.
• An external attack on the Ten-Tails shook Kamui Space, and Obito released Kakashi while warning him not to interfere with Madara.
• Naruto caught Kakashi as he reappeared on the battlefield, and they resolved to hold out against Madara and the Ten-Tails.

Kakashi was forced to pierce Obito’s chest, only for Obito to undo his apparent death with Izanagi and escape through Kamui. Meanwhile, Naruto and Killer B’s combined Tailed Beast Bombs awakened the Ten-Tails, and Obito joined Madara atop it to begin controlling it.

• Obito rushed Kakashi and deliberately let Kakashi’s Lightning Blade pierce his chest, invoking Rin’s death to torment him.
• Obito revealed that he had used Izanagi to survive, then escaped through Kamui as Kakashi tried to pursue him.
• Killer B broke free, and he and Naruto fired their Tailed Beast Bombs together at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The statue transformed into the fully resurrected Ten-Tails, whose immense pressure shook the battlefield.
• Obito appeared beside Madara atop the Ten-Tails, and they formed hand seals to command it.

Naruto, Killer B, Guy, and Kakashi fought the resurrected Ten-Tails, but its overwhelming power left them badly injured and unable to stop its attacks. As the Ten-Tails gathered a devastating Tailed Beast Bomb, Kakashi told Obito he would not give up on him, and Obito urged Madara to end the fight quickly.

• Madara commanded the Ten-Tails to attack, and it battered Killer B and shrugged off Naruto's Rasengan.
• Guy opened the Eighth Gate and struck the Ten-Tails' compressed Tailed Beast Bomb, but the blast wounded him and sent him flying.
• The Ten-Tails warped the battlefield with storms, earthquakes, lava, and poisonous gas as Naruto gathered Kurama's Chakra and coordinated an attack with Killer B.
• The Ten-Tails absorbed and multiplied their combined attack, then unleashed a barrage that depleted Naruto's defenses and badly wounded Killer B, Guy, and Kakashi.
• The Ten-Tails began forming a colossal Tailed Beast Bomb, Kakashi told Obito he would not give up on him, and Obito told Madara to end the fight quickly.

Naruto, Killer B, Guy, and Kakashi barely survived the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, but the battered group was left unable to fight. As Obito sent a black spear toward them, Kakashi stood between it and Naruto, and the chapter ended in a blinding flash.

• Naruto and Killer B formed a layered chakra barrier against the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb while Guy and Kakashi helped hold it back.
• Kakashi used Kamui to appear above the Ten-Tails and distract it, giving Naruto and Killer B a chance to counter with Gyuki's final Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The collision devastated the battlefield, ended Naruto's Kurama Mode, and left Naruto, Killer B, Guy, and Kakashi gravely weakened.
• Madara ordered Obito to finish the survivors, and Obito made the Ten-Tails form and fire a deadly black spear.
• Kakashi stood in front of Naruto and Guy as the spear struck, while he and Obito exchanged one last look.

The Shinobi Allied Forces arrived just as the Ten-Tails’ enormous Tailed Beast Bomb threatened to kill Kakashi, Guy, Naruto, and Killer B. By combining their techniques, thousands of shinobi changed its course and saved them, but Neji warned that the Ten-Tails was preparing another attack.

• Kakashi, Guy, Naruto, and Killer B faced the falling Tailed Beast Bomb with almost no strength left to defend themselves.
• Yamanaka Inoichi coordinated the arriving Shinobi Allied Forces as Earth, Water, Wind, and Akimichi squads combined their techniques to redirect the bomb.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb missed the group and exploded hundreds of meters away, leaving a vast crater while the survivors’ patch of ground remained intact.
• Naruto saw Tsunade, Choji, Neji, and shinobi from the Five Great Nations among the reinforcements and realized they were fighting together.
• Hyuga Neji warned through the sensory network that the Ten-Tails’ Chakra was flowing faster as it prepared its next attack.

Naruto confronted Obito on the battlefield, arguing that Obito had abandoned his old ideals and chosen to hide from his grief over Rin. Obito answered by preparing another attack, while Naruto and the Shinobi Allied Forces held their ground.

• Naruto stood before the Ten-Tails and called out to Obito, reminding him that they had both dreamed of becoming Hokage and believed in comrades.
• Naruto accused Obito of running from the pain of failing to protect Rin and said that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was an excuse for abandoning his former self.
• Naruto reset his dislocated arm and recalled Obito's belief that those who did not cherish their comrades were worse than trash, while Kakashi watched silently.
• Obito dismissed Naruto's words and sent a rain of Black Receivers toward the Shinobi Allied Forces.
• The Shinobi Allied Forces combined their techniques to deflect and destroy the Black Receivers without moving their line, as Naruto continued to face Obito.
• Obito prepared another attack with the Ten-Tails, and Naruto saw the crying boy Obito had once been within his Sharingan.

Obito rejected Naruto’s appeal and prepared to settle their opposing ideals through strength as Shikaku coordinated the Allied Forces’ first combined assault on the Ten-Tails. The attack briefly wounded the beast but failed to overcome its regeneration, and the Ten-Tails began gathering Chakra for another strike.

• Obito recalled how his hand had once helped others, then argued that suffering beneath the boulder had made Naruto’s ideals meaningless; Madara silently approved of Obito’s state of mind.
• Shikaku linked the Allied Forces through a mind-sharing technique and coordinated their attacks, first using Earth Style and Lava Release to tilt and immobilize the Ten-Tails.
• Tens of thousands of ninjas launched a synchronized barrage, while Naruto struck the Ten-Tails’ restrained forelimb with a Rasenshuriken and Killer B added a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The combined assault left a shallow wound on the Ten-Tails, which healed it in under two seconds.
• Shikaku ordered the Allied Forces to prepare a second attack, and Naruto kept one trembling hand raised as the Ten-Tails gathered Chakra for its next strike.

As the Ten-Tails entered its second stage, Madara demanded that Obito revive him with the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. Obito delayed the decision, and the Ten-Tails destroyed the Shinobi Allied Forces headquarters, leaving Shikamaru to command the scattered survivors as Obito and Madara prepared to attack.

• Madara explained the Ten-Tails' transformation and urged Obito to use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive him.
• Obito hesitated as he considered his feelings for Rin and saw Kakashi watching him, then agreed to revive Madara after they dealt with the battlefield's enemies.
• The Ten-Tails completed its second-stage transformation and fired a black Tailed Beast Bomb at the Shinobi Allied Forces headquarters.
• The blast killed Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and the others at headquarters, severing the communications network.
• Shikamaru took command and ordered the forces to disperse, while Obito and Madara prepared to confront the enemy.

Obito used the Ten-Tails to rain Wood Release spikes across the battlefield, and Neji died shielding Hinata and Naruto from its all-direction attack. Naruto grieved Neji as the Ten-Tails’ assault continued and Hiashi led the Hyuga clan shinobi into battle.

• Obito directed the Ten-Tails to attack the Shinobi Allied Forces with Wood Release: Cutting Technique, forcing the shinobi to defend themselves against a storm of wooden spikes.
• Hiashi and Neji used Rotation to protect Naruto, while Hinata shielded him from spikes that slipped through their defenses.
• Neji sensed the Ten-Tails preparing a battlefield-wide attack and warned nearby shinobi, then saw Hinata run toward the front lines to warn others.
• Neji charged in front of Hinata and took the wooden spikes meant for her, and he died in Naruto’s arms after telling Naruto he had protected him because Naruto called him a genius.
• Naruto mourned Neji as his Cursed Seal vanished, and Hiashi ordered the Hyuga clan shinobi to follow him.
• Obito lowered his hand while the Ten-Tails continued its attack and the war carried on.

Naruto nearly gave in to Obito's promise of a world without loss after Neji died, but Hinata reminded him what Neji had believed in. Naruto discovered he could pass Kurama's Chakra to others and stood to face the Ten-Tails.

• Naruto cradled Neji's body as Obito urged him to join the Infinite Tsukuyomi, where their loved ones would still be alive.
• Hinata reached Naruto and reminded him that Neji had given his life because he loved Naruto and believed he could change the world.
• Naruto rejected the dream of escaping pain, recognizing that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would be a lie and that Neji's sacrifice was real.
• Kurama revealed that Naruto's Chakra was flowing into Hinata, healing her wounds and showing that Naruto could share the Nine-Tails' Chakra with others.
• Naruto rose and turned to face the Ten-Tails.

Naruto shared the Nine-Tails' Chakra across the battlefield, reviving the Allied Shinobi Forces as the Ten-Tails targeted him with a devastating Tailed Beast Bomb. Killer B and Sai saved Naruto from the blast, and Obito accepted a mote of Naruto's Chakra as the battle continued.

• Naruto spread golden Nine-Tails Chakra motes across the battlefield, restoring the strength of the living while Hinata mourned beside Neji's body.
• The Ten-Tails aimed a massive Tailed Beast Bomb at Naruto, who could not dodge and prepared an incomplete Rasengan to face it.
• Sai's ink giant shoved Naruto clear and hurled Killer B into the Tailed Beast Bomb, containing its explosion with his body.
• Sai caught the wounded Killer B with an ink bird, confirmed he was alive, and asked Naruto to share some Nine-Tails' Chakra with him.
• Obito watched the golden motes reach the Ten-Tails and his fingertip, then hesitated no longer.

Naruto led the Shinobi Allied Forces in using the Nine-Tails' Chakra to sever the Ten-Tails' connections to Obito and Madara. The Ten-Tails collapsed, but Obito warned that it would soon reconnect and the exhausted allies could not repeat their attack.

• Naruto ordered the Shinobi Allied Forces to advance, and the golden-Chakra-enhanced shinobi swarmed the Ten-Tails.
• Lee, Kiba, the Aburame Clan, Choji, and Shikamaru weakened and restrained one of the Ten-Tails' tails until Killer B broke it with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naruto identified the Ten-Tails' connection points to Madara and Obito as the targets, and the allied shinobi severed its bond with Obito.
• Hinata located the bond to Madara, and Ino entered Obito's consciousness and stirred his memory of Kakashi before withdrawing.
• Shikamaru restrained the Ten-Tails while Killer B struck the remaining connection point, severing Madara's bond and causing the Ten-Tails to collapse.
• Madara acknowledged that the Shinobi Allied Forces had succeeded, while Obito warned that the Ten-Tails would reconnect and the allies lacked the strength to sever it again.

The Ten-Tails restored its connection to Obito and Madara, then unleashed Heaven-and-Earth Upheaval to drain the battlefield’s Chakra and destroy the Allied Forces. Kakashi entered the Kamui Space to confront Obito while Naruto stayed to face the Ten-Tails’ final attack.

• Madara sensed Hashirama approaching and let the Ten-Tails prepare an attack before he arrived.
• The Ten-Tails unleashed Heaven-and-Earth Upheaval, sinking the battlefield and drawing Chakra from the shinobi with massive vortices.
• Obito tried to capture Naruto, so Kakashi used Kamui to block him and entered the Kamui Space to confront him.
• Obito told Kakashi that the Ten-Tails was absorbing Chakra to fuel a cataclysm that would kill everyone on the battlefield.
• Kakashi chose to remain in the Kamui Space with Obito while the Ten-Tails unleashed meteors, molten ground, and nine Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Naruto stood before the Ten-Tails and refused to retreat as the battlefield continued to collapse.

Minato arrived on the battlefield and teleported away all nine of the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bombs before they could fire. After the Ten-Tails began evolving, Minato reunited with Naruto and revealed himself as his father, while the battle continued.

• Minato appeared atop the Ten-Tails and used Flying Thunder God to teleport all nine Tailed Beast Bombs away.
• Tobirama acknowledged that Minato’s Flying Thunder God was faster than his own, while Hashirama and Madara reunited and Madara urged Hashirama to fight him.
• Hashirama told Madara to help deal with the Ten-Tails first, leaving Madara standing apart in silence.
• Minato confronted Obito and said he would stop the Ten-Tails before speaking with him.
• The Ten-Tails began transforming into a spinning cocoon, and the four Hokage focused on protecting Naruto.
• Minato met Naruto, revealed that he was Naruto’s father, apologized for arriving late, and received Naruto’s acceptance.

The four Hokage combined their techniques to restrain the Ten-Tails while Hashirama and Madara argued over power, responsibility, and Infinite Tsukuyomi. Kakashi returned from Kamui Space after Ino’s influence stirred doubt in Obito, and the Hokage led the Shinobi Allied Forces into a renewed attack as the Ten-Tails began breaking free.

• Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato combined their techniques to pin down the evolved Ten-Tails, though the seal could only hold it temporarily.
• Hashirama told Madara that he trusted his successors to stop the Ten-Tails, while Madara insisted that Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only way to end the world’s suffering.
• Kakashi urged Obito to return to Konoha, and Ino’s influence stirred doubt in Obito, disrupting his Chakra and ejecting Kakashi from Kamui Space.
• Kakashi returned to the battlefield as all four Hokage gathered, and Minato silently looked between Naruto and Obito.
• When a crack appeared in Hashirama’s seal, Hashirama ordered everyone to move, and the four Hokage led the Shinobi Allied Forces in a golden charge toward the Ten-Tails.

The Hokage joined forces to trap the Ten-Tails in the Four Red Yang Formation while the allied shinobi defeated White Zetsu-controlled Yamato and Hiruzen and Tobirama destroyed the Ten-Tails’ split entities. The barrier held for now, but the Ten-Tails continued growing as Madara and Obito remained poised to act.

• Choji, Shikamaru, Ino, and Lee freed Yamato from White Zetsu’s control and destroyed his miniature Buddha, allowing Yamato to rest alive.
• Hiruzen pinned the Ten-Tails’ split entities with shuriken clones, and Tobirama destroyed them with Flying Thunder God Slash.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato formed the Four Red Yang Formation, trapping the Ten-Tails inside a crimson barrier.
• Minato reinforced the barrier’s underground wall after the Ten-Tails tried to escape beneath the earth, and the four Hokage synchronized their chakra to withstand its attacks.
• The allied shinobi rallied beneath the barrier as Madara watched and wondered whether Hashirama would seal him next; Obito remained in the darkness while the Ten-Tails continued to awaken.

Sasuke arrived on the battlefield with Orochimaru, Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin as the Four Hokage held the Ten-Tails inside the Four Red Yang Formation. Naruto and Sasuke reunited, and Team 7 advanced together toward the Ten-Tails as the battle continued.

• The four Hokage maintained the Four Red Yang Formation while the Shinobi Allied Forces waited for a chance to attack the Ten-Tails.
• Orochimaru brought Sasuke, Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin onto the battlefield through a rift, and Naruto and Sasuke recognized each other across the battlefield.
• Naruto and Sasuke met, exchanged brief words, and Sakura joined them in tears while Kakashi watched.
• Sasuke formed a partial Susanoo beside Naruto's Kurama Mode, and Madara watched the pair prepare to face the Ten-Tails.
• Sakura and Kakashi followed as Naruto and Sasuke stepped toward the Four Red Yang Formation together.

The Ten-Tails unleashed a barrage of miniature Tailed Beast Bombs that spawned hordes of regenerating splitters across the battlefield. The Hokage stopped the bombardment, but the Shinobi Allied Forces were being overwhelmed when a massive toad's croak rang out.

• The Ten-Tails split its Tailed Beast Bomb into hundreds of miniature bombs, damaging the Four Red Yang Formation and spawning powerful splitters across the battlefield.
• The Konoha 12 and other shinobi fought the splitters, but their rapid regeneration and the Ten-Tails' endless Chakra exhausted the defenders.
• Tobirama sent thousands of Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags at the Ten-Tails' core while Minato redirected the blasts, allowing Hashirama to pin its head with the Gate of the Great God.
• The Ten-Tails stopped firing, but its already released Chakra formed thousands more splitters, overwhelming the Allied Forces and exhausting the Konoha 12.
• A massive toad's croak suddenly sounded over the battlefield.