Chapter Summaries

Momoshiki and Kinshiki fought Hinata and Neji, who revealed the strength of their Tenseigan abilities. Momoshiki transported them to a deserted valley, where his battle with Hinata ended in a stalemate as they exchanged attacks.

• Kinshiki attacked Neji, who activated his Tenseigan, drove Kinshiki back with Rotation, and shattered his Chakra Axe with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• Momoshiki transported Hinata, Neji, and Kinshiki to a deserted valley after sensing Konoha's forces approaching.
• Hinata blocked Momoshiki's enormous Truth-Seeking Orb with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and neither was injured by the clash.
• Hinata struck Momoshiki with a faster Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and followed with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, sending him flying despite his defense.
• Momoshiki and Hinata traded Truth-Seeking Orb attacks and techniques until both were locked in a stalemate.

Neji defeated Kinshiki with his Gentle Fist and spatial ability, but Kinshiki escaped to Momoshiki, who consumed a red elixir and grew far more powerful. Hinata and Neji escaped Momoshiki’s attack through a spatial passage, while Momoshiki remained trapped in a sealed space and tended to Kinshiki.

• Neji struck Kinshiki through spatial openings, then overwhelmed him with Eight Trigrams One Hundred and Eight Palms.
• Kinshiki unleashed chakra to form armor and fled to Momoshiki, who forced Hinata back with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Hinata demanded that Momoshiki reveal Hanabi and Mie's whereabouts, but Momoshiki refused and swallowed a red elixir.
• As Momoshiki's chakra surged, Neji urged Hinata to retreat, and she opened a spatial passage.
• Momoshiki hurled a Truth-Seeking Orb at Hinata and Neji, but Hinata blocked it with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack as they escaped.
• Momoshiki discovered that his space had been sealed and relocated, then helped Kinshiki reopen his chakra points.

Naruto and Sasuke learned that Momoshiki had injured Hinata and Neji, then tracked him to his dimension after Hanabi and Mie returned safely. They fought Momoshiki, who absorbed Kinshiki to increase his power, leaving Naruto and Sasuke eager for the battle ahead.

• Naruto healed Hinata and Neji, learned Momoshiki had attacked them, and vowed to kill him and find Hanabi and Mie.
• Hanabi and Mie returned to Konoha and explained how they had joined the Ōtsutsuki Clan and found their way home.
• Naruto used Momoshiki's chakra to open a rift to his dimension, and he and Sasuke confronted Momoshiki and Kinshiki.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Momoshiki with their combined powers, but he survived their assault.
• Kinshiki asked Momoshiki to consume him, and Momoshiki turned him into a fruit and swallowed him, greatly increasing his power.

Naruto and Sasuke battled Momoshiki, who had grown stronger after eating Kinshiki, and Naruto transferred chakra and ocular power to Sasuke. Momoshiki and Naruto collided enormous Truth-Seeking Orbs, destabilizing the dōjutsu space as Momoshiki ignored the danger.

• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Momoshiki together, but he blocked their blows and fought them evenly while growing stronger.
• Momoshiki fired Truth-Seeking Orbs at Naruto and Sasuke; Sasuke used his Rinnegan to switch places with him, and Momoshiki escaped Naruto’s attack with his White Eye.
• Naruto struck Momoshiki underground with a Truth-Seeking Orb Rasenshuriken, then transferred chakra and ocular power to Sasuke.
• Momoshiki burst from the ground and hurled an enormous Truth-Seeking Orb at Naruto and Sasuke, and Naruto countered with one of his own.
• The two Truth-Seeking Orbs collided, violently destabilizing Momoshiki’s dōjutsu space, but Momoshiki ignored the danger in his determination to defeat Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke fought to escape Momoshiki’s collapsing dimension, with Sasuke striking him from behind as Naruto used his White Eye to create a hidden passage. They survived Momoshiki’s final explosion and a spatial storm, then emerged injured at the Hyuga Clan compound, where Hinata found them.

• Sasuke used Naruto’s chakra to sense the Shinobi World’s coordinates and opened a passage as Momoshiki’s dimension grew unstable.
• Momoshiki began absorbing the Yang Power in Naruto’s Truth-Seeking Orb, but Naruto pushed back while Sasuke planned an attack.
• Naruto used his White Eye to open a silent passage behind Momoshiki, allowing Sasuke to appear there and stab him with the Thunder God Sword.
• Momoshiki unleashed his remaining power, causing his Truth-Seeking Orb to explode and tear open the dimension.
• Naruto and Sasuke escaped through the passage as the dimension collapsed, but a spatial storm caught them before it closed.
• Hinata found Naruto and Sasuke at the Hyuga Clan compound after they tumbled out injured, and Naruto reassured her they would recover.

Naruto and Sasuke recovered in the hospital after their battle with Momoshiki, while Kurama traveled under the name Sora with Banjo Ichitora’s convoy. Naruto revealed that Kurama’s journey was bait for the Akatsuki Organization, and the plan would begin once they had recovered in a month.

• Tsunade treated Naruto and Sasuke for severe injuries, and their families and friends visited them in the hospital.
• Naruto and Sasuke admitted they had been careless and promised to avoid putting their loved ones through such worry again.
• Kurama relaxed in a hot spring with Banjo Ichitora, then agreed to escort his convoy on a month-long journey through several lands.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Kurama could relay information through the special body Naruto had made for him using the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Naruto explained that Kurama’s travels with Banjo Ichitora would draw the Akatsuki Organization’s attention, and he and Sasuke planned to act after a month of recovery.

After Minato and Kushina worried over Naruto’s reckless fight, an unexpected visitor appeared in the Primordial Land and saved Qingxi from a hidden threat. The Creator God asked Minato to become his emissary and offered to use the Primordial Land, and Minato agreed to help with one task and give him access to the space.

• Kushina scolded Naruto for fighting Otsutsuki Momoshiki, and Minato promised to remind him to carry a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• The Creator God appeared in the Primordial Land and admired its murals before Minato, Kushina, and Qingxi confronted him.
• The Creator God removed a soul clone of the Heaven-Swallowing Beast from Qingxi and explained that it would have tried to take over her body on her coming-of-age day.
• Minato thanked the Creator God, who introduced himself as the world's creator and asked Minato to serve as his emissary and let him use the Primordial Land.
• Minato agreed to help the Creator God with one task and give him the Primordial Land.

Minato agreed to help the Creator God turn the Primordial Land into a Netherworld, where he would oversee reincarnation and Uzumaki Qingxi would guide the dead as the Death God. The Creator God began preparing them for those roles and returned Minato’s half of the Nine-Tails to Kushina.

• Minato accepted the Creator God’s offer before hearing the task, reasoning that the Creator God had chosen him because he was suited to it and would provide a benefit.
• The Creator God explained that he planned to make the Primordial Land a stable World of the Dead, where souls would be processed and reincarnated.
• Minato deduced that the Creator God had chosen the Shinobi World because of the Rinnegan and its connection to the six paths and reincarnation powers.
• The Creator God appointed Minato to oversee the Netherworld and asked Uzumaki Qingxi to guide dead souls as the Death God, revealing that he had arranged for her to be Minato and Kushina’s daughter because she was a born Sun Spirit.
• The Creator God said Minato and Qingxi needed greater strength for their duties, then removed Minato’s half of the Nine-Tails and returned it to Kushina.

Minato asked Tsunade to resign as Hokage so he could secretly help establish the Netherworld, but she granted him and Kushina indefinite leave instead. Meanwhile, Banjo Ichitora and Nine-Tails prepared to leave the Land of Rain when Nine-Tails sensed Akatsuki nearby and called them out.

• Minato told Tsunade he needed to resign for a secret task, and she refused before granting him and Kushina indefinite leave.
• Minato and Kushina left the Hokage's office, and Qingxi interrupted their intimate moment before fleeing with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Banjo Ichitora and Nine-Tails collected goods from a trading company in the Land of Rain and prepared to leave.
• Nine-Tails sensed Akatsuki nearby, looked around, and called for them to come out.

Nine-Tails fought off Deidara and Sasori, who returned to the Akatsuki base injured and reported that Sora’s chakra was even more ominous than Naruto Uzumaki’s. Nagato decided to pursue Sora as a possible substitute for Naruto, with Yahiko promising to support him even if his choice was wrong.

• Nine-Tails recognized Deidara and Sasori as Akatsuki members, attacked them, and sent Banjo Ichitora’s caravan toward the Land of Fire with a warning for Naruto.
• After the caravan escaped, Nine-Tails unleashed his full power and drove Deidara and Sasori into retreat, destroying Sasori’s puppet and leaving Deidara without an arm.
• Sasori told Yahiko and Nagato that the boy with Nine-Tails Chakra had overwhelmed them and that his chakra felt more evil than Naruto’s.
• Nagato considered targeting Sora instead of Naruto because capturing Naruto in Konoha would be difficult.
• Yahiko assured Nagato that he and Konan would support his decision, and Nagato resolved to go after Sora even if it made the entire Shinobi World his enemy.

At the Hyuga compound, Hinata trained obsessively because she blamed herself for Naruto's injuries, and Hanabi went to fetch him. At the hospital, Naruto revealed to Sasuke that he planned to direct the inevitable war so it could bring lasting peace, just as Hanabi arrived and demanded he help Hinata.

• Hinata fought Neji and Hanabi but stopped training after Neji warned that her condition made further sparring pointless.
• Neji told Hanabi about Momoshiki's attack and Naruto and Sasuke's pursuit, and Hanabi realized Hinata blamed herself for Naruto being hurt.
• Banjo Ichitora delivered Naruto an orb from Sora, who had said their plan had succeeded after an Akatsuki attack in the Land of Rain.
• Naruto explained to Sasuke that he and the Nine-Tails had created another Nine-Tails to bring back the Ten-Tails, and that he intended to control the inevitable war to unite the Shinobi World against a common enemy.
• Sasuke agreed to help Naruto ensure the war led to the Shinobi World's rebirth, and Hanabi arrived to make Naruto talk sense into Hinata.

Naruto visited the Hyuga compound and comforted Hinata, who had been training herself to exhaustion while he recovered. Meanwhile, Minato transferred Kurama to Sasuke to strengthen Sasuke and Naruto’s teamwork, leaving Hanabi heartbroken after overhearing Naruto’s feelings.

• Naruto arrived at the Hyuga compound and learned Hinata had trained relentlessly since he was hospitalized.
• Naruto found Hinata exhausted in the Training Room, then comforted her on the veranda and promised to shoulder her troubles.
• Naruto told Hinata he knew Hanabi and Karin had feelings for him, but said he could not return those feelings.
• Hanabi overheard Naruto’s words, fled to the Back Mountain, and cried as she tried to convince herself she did not want him.
• Minato told Sasuke their teamwork with Naruto still had flaws, then arranged for Kurama to transfer from himself to Sasuke.
• Sasuke found himself inside his mind facing Kurama, who greeted him as an Uchiha brat.

Minato gave Kurama to Sasuke, who began mastering the Nine-Tails’ chakra and discovered it greatly strengthened his Susanoo. Meanwhile, Nagato absorbed a fragment of the God Tree to increase his power, while Yahiko and Konan worried over the path he was taking and Black Zetsu watched from the shadows.

• Minato entrusted Kurama to Sasuke, explained how the Nine-Tails could help Sasuke and Naruto grow stronger, and left to take Hanabi to his home.
• Sasuke drew on Kurama’s chakra, controlled its violent influence, and summoned a Susanoo more than twice its usual size.
• In the Land of Rain, Nagato absorbed a fragment of the God Tree with the Preta Path and expected to reach the late True God Realm within days.
• Yahiko and Konan discussed their fears for Nagato and promised to support him, while Black Zetsu watched after they left.

Minato brought Hanabi to his home, where she and Kushina clashed before Naruto escorted Hanabi home and went to find Sasuke. At Training Ground Seven, Naruto learned Minato had given Sasuke half of Kurama, allowing the two friends to begin absorbing their Yin-Yang Release powers.

• Minato brought Hanabi to his home, where she and Kushina traded insults until he prevented a fight.
• Naruto returned for lunch, then took Hanabi home at Minato's request before visiting Sasuke.
• Kushina realized Hanabi liked Naruto and worried about her feelings, while Minato left to discuss Akatsuki with Tsunade.
• Naruto found Sasuke training at Training Ground Seven and brought him the meal Mikoto had prepared.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Minato had given him half of Kurama and that the Nine-Tails could help them absorb their Yin-Yang Release powers.
• Naruto and Sasuke bumped fists and sat down to begin absorbing the powers.

Yahiko’s Akatsuki forces launched a war against the Five Great Nations, while Nagato became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and prepared to lead the enemy army. During the opening battles, Black Zetsu stole Obito’s Rinnegan, and Obito and Kakashi realized that Madara Uchiha might be behind the attack.

• Yahiko and Konan led Akatsuki and one hundred thousand White Zetsu in invasions of three nations, forcing the Five Great Nations to form an alliance under Gaara and Shikaku Nara.
• Nagato absorbed the Ten-Tails and became its Jinchuriki, then stood with Yahiko and Konan as the allied forces prepared for battle.
• Kakashi and Obito fought White Zetsu that revived after being defeated, and Obito lost his Rinnegan while saving Rin from a giant attacker.
• Obito used Hashirama cells to stop the bleeding and replaced his lost Rinnegan with a three-tomoe Sharingan.
• Obito identified the attacker as Black Zetsu and suspected he had taken the Rinnegan for Nagato, while Kakashi realized the move could be part of Madara Uchiha’s plan.

Black Zetsu gave Nagato Obito's Rinnegan and the bodies of Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, but Nagato kept them in reserve. As the war continued, Tsunade learned that the Akatsuki might use Impure World Reincarnation on the First and Second Hokage, and Orochimaru explained why doing so could backfire.

• Black Zetsu handed Obito's Rinnegan to Nagato and offered him the bodies of Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju.
• Nagato decided to store the three bodies as trump cards, while Black Zetsu told White Zetsu that Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha would eventually force Nagato to use the jutsu on Madara.
• Tsunade drank with Jiraiya and Orochimaru while Naruto and Sasuke continued absorbing Yin-Yang Release under guard.
• Orochimaru revealed that the First and Second Hokage's bodies had vanished from his base and were likely in the Akatsuki's hands.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru warned Tsunade that the First and Second Hokage could break free of Impure World Reincarnation, potentially turning the Akatsuki's plan into an advantage for the allied forces.

Tsunade warned the alliance that Madara Uchiha might be revived and explained the dangers of Impure World Reincarnation. Jiraiya urged her to keep the possibility that Madara could escape control from the troops, while the four Kage secretly overheard their conversation.

• Tsunade told the Kage that the enemy's revived dead could only be sealed and could use forbidden techniques endlessly, so the alliance needed reliable communication and a Sealing Forces unit.
• Tsunade reported that Black Zetsu had taken Obito Uchiha's Rinnegan and might use it to restore Nagato Uzumaki's pair or revive Madara Uchiha.
• The Third Tsuchikage and Third Hokage warned that Madara Uchiha's strength could rival the power to destroy the world, but Gaara urged the alliance to focus on forming a sealing unit.
• Tsunade privately told Jiraiya that Madara could break free of Impure World Reincarnation's control, and Jiraiya argued that sharing this fear would destroy the alliance's morale.
• Jiraiya reminded Tsunade that Naruto and Sasuke might have a way to stop Madara and warned that Kaguya Otsutsuki could also emerge; Little Mosquito overheard them, and the four Kage secretly listened before leaving.

The Five Kage kept Madara Uchiha’s resurrection secret while the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against White Zetsu infiltrators. As the war reached a stalemate, Nagato sent Akatsuki and an army of resurrected fighters into battle, then used up his Mangekyō Sharingan’s power to control six resurrected jinchuriki and their tailed beasts.

• Mei Terumi, the Fourth Raikage, the Third Tsuchikage, and Gaara agreed to conceal what they had learned about Madara Uchiha and resolved to face him cautiously.
• Naruto and Sasuke trained with Kurama while Killer B was assigned to protect them and prevent Nagato from obtaining the full power of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• White Zetsu infiltrators disguised as allies killed shinobi and attacked medical squads, so Tsunade assigned Obito, Neji, and Hinata to protect three teams of medical ninja.
• With the war at a stalemate, Nagato transformed and ordered Akatsuki to deploy alongside resurrected elite fighters led by Yahiko.
• Nagato resurrected six jinchuriki, placed tailed beasts inside them, and exhausted his Mangekyō Sharingan using Kotoamatsukami to control them.

Naruto and Sasuke transformed their eyes and continued increasing their power while the Coalition Army fought its way to the Akatsuki base. With Nagato’s forces blocking the advance, Obito and Kakashi set out to infiltrate the base as the army prepared an assault to cover them.

• Naruto and Sasuke reshaped their abilities, transforming their eyes and unleashing auras that shook Konoha.
• Kakashi survived Deidara’s self-destruction, Granny Chiyo killed Sasori, and the Coalition Army defeated several enemy forces and advanced to the Akatsuki base.
• Nagato’s army of White Zetsu, including Yahiko fused with over a thousand of them, stopped the Coalition Army from advancing.
• Gaara proposed secretly eliminating Nagato, but Tsunade told Jiraiya to remain behind because he could not defeat Nagato.
• Obito volunteered to confront Nagato and vanished to infiltrate the Akatsuki base, while Kakashi disappeared as well.
• Tsunade ordered the remaining Coalition Army forces to launch an all-out assault and cover Obito and Kakashi.

Yahiko delayed the shinobi army’s advance while Black Zetsu targeted the daimyo and Obito infiltrated the Akatsuki base. Mei Terumi foiled the attack on the daimyo, while Obito escaped Nagato with Kakashi’s help.

• Yahiko sent sixty thousand White Zetsu to meet Gaara’s thirty-thousand-strong shinobi army and told Konan to begin their next move.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu tried to reach the daimyo, but Chojuro and Zabuza intercepted White Zetsu, and Mei Terumi froze and destroyed him while Black Zetsu escaped underground.
• Nagato confronted Obito at the Akatsuki base and used his Six Paths bodies to pressure him, declaring that he wanted Obito’s Rinnegan back.
• Nagato’s Truth-Seeking Orbs nearly struck Obito, but Kakashi intercepted them with Kamui, allowing Obito to escape underground and enter the Kamui Dimension.