Chapter Summaries

Hashirama and Madara clashed with the Great Buddha and the Susanoo-armored Ten-Tails, while nearby shinobi retreated from the devastating battle. After the Ten-Tails broke through the Buddha’s defenses, Madara offered to show Hashirama the power of the Rinnegan.

• Hashirama entered Sage Mode and summoned the True Several Thousand Hands as Madara armored the Ten-Tails with Susanoo.
• Tobirama ordered the Tailed Beasts and shinobi to retreat beyond the Byakugan’s range as the Ten-Tails prepared a powerful Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Hashirama’s Great Buddha smashed apart the Ten-Tails’ energy cannon with its wooden fists, which broke and regrew amid the barrage.
• The Ten-Tails used its armored tails to shatter the Buddha’s arms and crashed into its waist, tearing open its abdomen.
• Madara recognized that Hashirama was stalling to gather natural energy and offered to demonstrate the Rinnegan’s power.

Madara demonstrated the Rinnegan’s powers against Hashirama and revealed a new ninjutsu that summoned a meteor toward the battlefield. Tobirama and the Tailed Beasts prepared to respond as the meteor threatened to destroy them all.

• Madara used Shinra Tensei to repel Hashirama’s wooden fists while Hashirama rapidly gathered Natural Energy.
• Kurama warned Tobirama that the Ten-Tails was accumulating chakra and could evolve toward the God Tree, so the Tailed Beasts went to intervene.
• Tobirama placed Flying Thunder God marks on the Tailed Beasts and promised to support them as they charged toward Madara and Hashirama.
• Madara used the Ten-Tails’ chakra to unleash Super Shinra Tensei, then wrapped its blue armor around himself as Susanoo and began a mysterious new ninjutsu.
• Hashirama realized Madara was drawing a meteor from the sky, and Tobirama urged the panicked shinobi to trust the Hokage.

Hashirama and Madara fought as Madara used the Ten-Tails to unleash meteors and Tailed Beast attacks. The Ten-Tails evolved into a new form, but Hashirama knocked it down and redirected its charged attack toward the ocean, while a hidden black shadow watched and cursed the Sage of Six Paths.

• Hashirama used True Several Thousand Hands to punch through Madara's first meteor, then braced against a second meteor crashing into it.
• Kurama and the other Tailed Beasts fired nine Tailed Beast Bombs at Madara, but he deflected them with the Ten-Tails' tails.
• Hashirama and Madara exchanged remarks as the Ten-Tails split open and evolved into a frail, upright form.
• Madara attacked with the Ten-Tails' Wood Release, and Hashirama countered with thousands of wooden fists.
• The Ten-Tails charged a powerful Tailed Beast Bomb, but Hashirama used Hotei Technique to topple it and send the attack toward the ocean.
• A black shadow watched the attack fall into the ocean and cursed the Sage of Six Paths for favoring Ashura.

Black Zetsu watched as Hashirama and Madara battled over the Ten-Tails, then rushed to Konoha to retrieve White Zetsu when Hashirama’s revelation threatened his plan. The Ten-Tails broke free of Hashirama’s renewed sealing attempt, and Madara declared it had reached its strongest state.

• Black Zetsu watched the Ten-Tails and imagined Madara carrying out the plan to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi beneath the full moon.
• A Tailed Beast Bomb exploded at sea, prompting Byakuren to demand compensation from Konoha and Tobirama to promise repairs to the Land of Water.
• Hashirama restrained the Ten-Tails with the Cloth Bag Technique and the Gate of the Great God, then urged Madara to stop before the world and its inhabitants were destroyed.
• Hashirama told Madara that Otsutsuki Hamura had warned him the Ten-Tails could release a legendary being, but Madara said he already knew the history and wanted to keep fighting.
• Black Zetsu realized the moon and Hamura threatened his plan, then rushed underground toward Konoha to retrieve White Zetsu.
• The Ten-Tails regained its full form and shattered Hashirama’s Torii Gates, while Madara said it had entered its strongest state.

Madara unleashed the Ten-Tails’ power, triggering a catastrophic storm as Hashirama and the allied ninja prepared to respond. While Tobirama explained what he knew about Otsutsuki Hamura, Black Zetsu moved to retrieve White Zetsu, and Konoha mobilized to support the Hokage.

• Madara let the Ten-Tails target the Tailed Beasts and rejected Hashirama’s proposed conditions before unleashing its power.
• Kurama warned the battlefield that a celestial attack was coming, and the Ten-Tails summoned lightning, tornadoes, and surging groundwater.
• Tobirama sheltered the allied ninja in an Earth Style bunker and began explaining his discoveries about Otsutsuki Hamura and the Otsutsuki Clan’s records.
• Black Zetsu slipped into Konoha and headed for the place where White Zetsu was stored, hoping to use the chaos to advance his plans.
• Uchiha Kaku reported that Madara was sparring with Hashirama, and Nara Shikahira ordered Konoha’s elite ninja to prepare to support the Hokage and keep the Tailed Beasts away from the Ten-Tails.

Hashirama and Madara continued their battle as the Ten-Tails attacked the Tailed Beasts and launched a gigantic Tailed Beast Bomb. Hashirama and the allied shinobi diverted the bomb, but the Ten-Tails began changing and a white tide appeared.

• Madara revealed that he could use Wood Release, while Hashirama delighted at the prospect of retiring as Hokage.
• Madara used Limbo to knock down the Tailed Beasts, and Hashirama protected them with wooden shields as the Ten-Tails tried to reclaim their chakra.
• The Ten-Tails formed a giant Tailed Beast Bomb, and Hashirama drew chakra from the Tailed Beasts to strengthen himself and summon a massive Wood Dragon.
• The Wood Dragon coiled around the bomb, and Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to transfer it away from the battlefield.
• Tobirama reported that the bomb had been transferred as Hashirama noticed the Ten-Tails changing and a white tide standing out in the night.

The shinobi forces faced the Ten-Tails’ split bodies and White Zetsu, with Tobirama coordinating attacks as Hashirama battled the Ten-Tails. As the fight continued, Oyashiro Kuan prepared to detonate an enemy with the Ketsuryūgan.

• The Ten-Tails’ split bodies and White Zetsu emerged in an advancing army, and Mu destroyed the front ranks with Dust Release before more enemies replaced them.
• Shikahira, Sasuke, and Kaku led a Konoha force onto the battlefield, while Madara challenged the modern shinobi to prove themselves.
• Hashirama sent the Great Buddha against the Ten-Tails, and Tobirama directed the other shinobi to trap and attack the enemy forces with Earth, Water, and Fire Release.
• The Nine-Tails warned that White Zetsu could absorb chakra and transform into shinobi, then offered to identify infiltrators through the mental link.
• Oyashiro Kuan used the Ketsuryūgan to make a Ten-Tails split body swell with explosives, declaring it a display of the Chinoike Clan’s return.

Mao’s card game was interrupted by the battle outside, and Rikusei explained that the allied forces would have to wait for the Ten-Tails to disappear before they could act. Madara became the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki and declared himself an existence beyond the Sage of Six Paths.

• Rikusei beat Mao’s cards with a Bomb, then asked Ōnoki about the battle outside the bunker.
• Ōnoki reported that the Allied Forces were fighting the Ten-Tails’ split-off entities and white creatures, while Danzo asked to provide support.
• Rikusei told the group their chance would come after the Ten-Tails disappeared, identifying its Jinchuriki as their target.
• Madara and Hashirama discussed the threat of visitors from the Celestial Realm, and Hashirama tacitly approved Madara’s plan to gain power.
• Madara formed hand seals as Natural Energy surged toward him, and the Ten-Tails coiled around him before vanishing.
• Madara emerged in Hagoromo’s robes with the Six Paths staff and declared that he surpassed the Sage of Six Paths.

The Great Toad Sage and Fukasaku watched Madara become a sage and summon the God Tree on the battlefield, where he stopped its roots from spreading. Hashirama then declared Madara Konoha’s Second, but Madara refused the position to avoid being confined to an office.

• The Great Toad Sage restored the Telescope Technique’s view after Madara’s transformed chakra disrupted it, and Fukasaku watched Rikusei run toward the battlefield.
• Madara appeared in sage form, and the Great Toad Sage said his strength might let him forge a new path despite being weaker than the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya.
• Madara summoned the God Tree and explained that it would gather chakra into a fruit, then stopped its roots from spreading with a wave of his staff.
• Hashirama asked whether Madara was still human, and Madara confirmed that he was.
• Hashirama announced that Uchiha Madara would be Konoha’s Second, but Madara refused, saying he would not be trapped in an office.

Madara agreed to become Hokage and support the Shinobi Alliance as the nations planned to unite and study the God Tree. As White Zetsu emerged from beneath the tree, its blooming flower bud called for Madara to absorb it and everything else.

• Tobirama and Hashirama described Konoha's growth and urged Madara to lead the Shinobi Alliance and help transform the other lands.
• Madara accepted the role of Hokage, resolving to use his Six Paths power to protect peace.
• Hyuga Ryudo spotted White Zetsu gathering beneath the God Tree, and an army of them erupted from the ground.
• Tobirama proposed a God Tree Research Center, and the alliance agreed to select researchers from across the Shinobi World.
• Madara approached the White Zetsu as the God Tree's flower bloomed and its voice urged him to absorb the tree, the Ten-Tails, and everything else.

Madara rejected the Infinite Tsukuyomi after realizing the Uchiha Stone Tablet’s promise of peace was an illusion, while Black Zetsu grew desperate to make him absorb the God Tree. Black Zetsu tried to tempt Madara with the power of samsara, but Madara questioned why it had not fulfilled the Sage of Six Paths’ desires.

• Tobirama, Hashirama, Rikusei, and the gathered shinobi discussed the God Tree, White Zetsu, and the suspended Chunin Exams.
• Madara examined the God Tree’s Tomoe Rinnegan and concluded that Infinite Tsukuyomi was only an illusion, so peace had to be built through cooperation.
• Black Zetsu realized that Hagoromo might have left behind chakra to watch over the Shinobi World and decided he could no longer wait.
• Black Zetsu connected with the God Tree and urged Madara to absorb it and obtain the power of samsara.
• Madara resisted the suggestion, saying he already had the power of samsara and asking why it had not fulfilled the Sage of Six Paths’ desires.

Madara exposed Black Zetsu as the hidden presence manipulating the God Tree and captured him with a Truth-Seeking Orb. He left Black Zetsu restrained before the gathered ninjas, who awaited an explanation.

• Madara absorbed the God Tree while secretly using Limbo to search the White Zetsu for the voice guiding him.
• Madara struck a White Zetsu and discovered Black Zetsu inside it, disrupting his chakra with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Black Zetsu suffered as the Truth-Seeking Orb spread through his body, forcing him to retreat from the God Tree.
• Rikusei realized Madara had deliberately lured the mastermind into revealing himself and decided to speak less around his teacher.
• Madara explained that the Truth-Seeking Orb had exposed Black Zetsu and asked him to introduce himself to the gathered ninjas.

Madara exposed Black Zetsu as Kaguya’s creation and learned that Infinite Tsukuyomi would unseal her by reclaiming the world’s chakra. The gathering reacted with anger and alarm, and the chapter ended with Madara striking Rikusei down for joking about becoming Kaguya’s vessel.

• Black Zetsu demanded to know how Madara had uncovered his identity, and Madara used Mind Layer Dive to discover his origins and schemes.
• Madara told Hashirama and the others that Black Zetsu was Kaguya’s creation and had manipulated events for a thousand years.
• Rikusei mocked Black Zetsu, while Tobirama examined him and called him Kaguya’s third son.
• The Raikage attacked Black Zetsu, but a Truth-Seeking Orb blocked his lightning-charged punch.
• Black Zetsu confirmed that Infinite Tsukuyomi would reclaim the world’s chakra and unseal Kaguya, with Madara serving as her vessel.
• Rikusei joked that Madara might want a new body, and Madara struck him in the forehead with a Truth-Seeking Orb.

Rikusei questioned Black Zetsu about Mount Myoboku and revealed that the sage lands preserved history suggesting Hagoromo might still exist. Black Zetsu’s hopes of reviving Kaguya were shaken, while Madara declared the area around the God Tree a forbidden zone and the group prepared to return to the village.

• Afei asked Rikusei what the urge to poop felt like, and Rikusei suggested a silver-haired man could modify Afei’s body.
• Rikusei told Black Zetsu that the sage lands had preserved history about the Shinobi World and that the Uchiha Stone Tablet was not definitive proof.
• Black Zetsu asked whether Hagoromo still existed, then realized that Indra and Ashura’s reincarnations made Hagoromo’s continued existence plausible.
• Rikusei confirmed that Black Zetsu had been created through Yin-Yang Release rather than Karma.
• Madara used his Truth-Seeking Orb to reshape the land and grow a forest around the God Tree, then declared the area a forbidden zone.
• Hashirama and Madara climbed onto the Nine-Tails’ head and announced their return to the village.

After Madara and Hashirama’s battle, Konoha celebrated Madara’s return and reported his awakening of the Rinnegan and mastery of the Ten-Tails. Tobirama questioned Rikusei about the Sage of Six Paths’ origins and resolved to visit Mount Myoboku to investigate the conflicting accounts of history.

• Konoha’s newspaper staff recorded the battle’s aftermath as Madara and Hashirama arrived with the Tailed Beasts.
• Madara tore off the protrusion beside his ear and explained that it would grow back, while Tobirama memorized where he had thrown it.
• Konoha residents read reports about Madara, and Tobirama took Rikusei to the research institute’s office to ask about the Uchiha Stone Tablet and the Rinnegan.
• Rikusei explained that the Rinnegan awakened through the fusion of Indra’s and Ashura’s chakra and shared Mount Myoboku’s account of the Sage of Six Paths.
• Tobirama recognized that he had encountered three versions of history and decided to investigate at Mount Myoboku.

Rikusei and Tobirama discussed the God Tree’s potential uses and the need to preserve Konoha’s Wood Release, then turned to how the Shinobi World might be unified. They began planning an official history textbook that would preserve the idea of unity even if the world fractured again.

• Rikusei reviewed Tobirama’s report on Kirigakure’s seafood and learned that sea creatures affected by the Three-Tails and Eight-Tails were popular with both summoning beasts and humans.
• Tobirama proposed experimenting with White Zetsu and Hashirama’s cells to preserve the Senju Clan’s Wood Release in Konoha.
• Rikusei suggested fusing the God Tree with tea trees, and Tobirama identified Rōran as a possible source of the chakra needed for cultivation.
• Tobirama said Madara was not suited to lead the Shinobi World toward unification because he still believed in trust and understanding.
• Rikusei proposed summarizing the Shinobi World’s history, and he and Tobirama agreed that Kaguya Otsutsuki’s ancient unification could support an official textbook promoting future reunification.

The Land of Fire’s Daimyo learned that Uchiha Madara had become a Sage and would become Hokage, while the Land of Water’s Daimyo raged against the growing power of shinobi. As crowds gathered outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Kaku proposed dispersing the Uchiha throughout Konoha to curb their arrogance.

• Sai brought the newspaper to the Land of Fire’s Daimyo, who learned that Uchiha Madara had become a Sage and would become the next Hokage.
• The Land of Fire’s Daimyo warned his eldest son to abandon his schemes against the shinobi and considered visiting the Sage with Sai.
• The Land of Water’s Daimyo furiously rejected Madara’s title and cursed the ninjas for taking control of territory and judging nobles.
• Uchiha Setsuna worried that the crowds outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds would trample the walls, and Kaku told him to say Madara was in seclusion until the Hokage Inauguration Ceremony.
• Rikusei reflected that Madara was secluded to awaken his second Rinnegan after secretly taking Hashirama’s chakra.
• Kaku proposed that the Uchiha follow the Senju’s example and disperse their clan members throughout Konoha.

Kaku argued that the Uchiha should hide their name and become part of Konoha to protect the clan from enemies coveting the Sharingan and the clan leader’s Rinnegan. After many Uchiha members opposed him, Uchiha Madara arrived and declared that the Uchiha belonged to Konoha as well as to themselves.

• Kaku rejected claims that dispersing the Uchiha through Konoha would destroy their unity and argued that the clan had already lost its cohesion after the Senju defeated them.
• Kaku warned that the Uchiha’s Sharingan and the clan leader’s Rinnegan made the clan a target, and proposed preserving the clan grounds while blending into Konoha.
• Setsuna asked whether blending in meant hiding the Uchiha name, while Chikaku, Huoli, and other clan members rose to oppose the plan.
• Kaku revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and urged the Uchiha to consider the pain and loss tied to their eyes; one by one, the protesters sat down.
• Uchiha Madara entered the Auditorium, sat on the platform, and declared that the Uchiha belonged to Konoha as well as to the Uchiha.

Madara proposed separating Uchiha who had not awakened the Sharingan from the clan while preserving Uchiha techniques in a planned Shinobi World Library. He ended by urging the clan to learn administrative skills and place its members throughout Konoha and the Ninja Nation.

• Madara explained that Uchiha who awakened the Sharingan would inherit the Uchiha name and legacy, while others would live apart from the clan.
• Madara announced that he and Hashirama planned to build a village library containing jutsu from across the Shinobi World, including Senjutsu, and that the Uchiha would contribute their techniques except forbidden ones.
• Madara said the village and clan would pay for housing and relocation, then explained that spreading Uchiha members through Konoha would protect the clan from hidden threats.
• Madara showed the clan a map and urged its members to learn management skills and sign up for the upcoming training course.

Uchiha Madara led the Uchiha Clan toward separation, then explained the Rinnegan’s connection to the Sage of Six Paths’ chakra. He proposed publicly absorbing Hashirama’s chakra as a way to speed up his own Rinnegan awakening.

• Uchiha Madara provisionally settled the clan’s separation plans and asked Rikusei to stay after the meeting.
• Madara asked Rikusei whether he wanted to experience the Rinnegan, but Rikusei refused, wary of combining Ashura and Indra’s chakra.
• Madara said the clan’s separation would help expose spies loyal to other clans and noted that White Zetsu was monitoring them.
• Madara explained that the Rinnegan was not simply the next stage after the Sharingan and said his fusion with Hashirama’s cells would take years to awaken his left eye.
• Madara told Rikusei he planned to publicly absorb Hashirama’s chakra so he would have an excuse to exchange chakra with him.