Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha convened the Five Kage Summit and confronted the other Kage over their villages’ aggression toward smaller nations. The meeting ended with Madara accusing Kumogakure of secretly building up its military as he activated his Sharingan.

• Hozuki Gengetsu and Fukasaku decided to go to Konoha after reading Madara Uchiha’s letter.
• Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu arrived in Konoha and met Manji, Fukasaku, and Black Zetsu at Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
• The First Raikage joined them at the ramen shop and asked Manji who Konoha’s strongest fighter was.
• Tobirama Senju told Madara that the other four Kage had arrived, and Madara ordered the summit to begin.
• Madara told the Kage he had summoned them to address villages bullying weaker ones and threatening the Land of Fire.
• The First Raikage challenged Madara’s authority to interfere, and Madara accused Kumogakure of secretly building up its military before activating his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Madara Uchiha intimidated the other Kage at the summit and urged them to stop annexing smaller countries, then privately discussed expanding Konoha's military reach with Tobirama Senju. The chapter ended with Madara and Tobirama considering a surprise war against the Ninja World despite Hashirama Senju's objections.

• Madara Uchiha demanded that the countries return annexed lands, and the First Raikage and First Kazekage, Retto, objected.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed his power to intimidate the Kage, warned that Konoha would protect its trade routes, and adjourned the meeting.
• Mu asked Black Zetsu why he had stopped him from confronting Madara, and Black Zetsu warned that Mu could not defeat Madara without support.
• Madara Uchiha proposed stationing Konoha forces in smaller countries, while Tobirama Senju questioned how Konoha would be defended.
• Hashirama Senju confronted Madara Uchiha over threatening the Kage, but Madara and Tobirama dismissed his objections.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju discussed using Impure World Reincarnation and a Flying Thunder God assault to attack the Ninja World, and Madara invoked Manji's words about the living deciding what comes next.

The four Kage met secretly and agreed to share intelligence as tensions with Konoha rose, while Madara Uchiha and Tobirama decided to unify the shinobi world through war. A month later, Konoha began preparing to invade Iwagakure, and Izuna assigned Danzō to command the force guarding the Valley of the End.

• Mu called Konoha a hegemonic nation, and the four Kage agreed to establish a line of communication and share intelligence.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama told Izuna they planned to unify the shinobi world, beginning with a swift campaign against Iwagakure.
• A month later, Konoha secretly repositioned its forces, and Izuna considered how to defend the Valley of the End against a possible Kumogakure attack.
• Izuna summoned Danzō and offered him command of the force stationed at the Valley of the End.
• Danzō eagerly accepted, celebrating the coming war and promising to crush any Kumogakure troops with Wind Release.

As Konoha prepared to invade the Land of Grass, Black Zetsu warned Mu that Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju were planning a war, prompting Iwagakure to mobilize and alert the other villages. Meanwhile, Hashirama celebrated the birth of his granddaughter Tsunade, while Hozuki Gengetsu and Fukasaku discussed helping Iwagakure resist Konoha.

• Mu received intelligence about Konoha's troops in the Land of Grass, and Black Zetsu urged him to prepare for Madara Uchiha's move while staying behind to guard Iwagakure.
• Mu ordered Ōnoki to hold the border without engaging the enemy and directed Iwagakure to raise its alert and notify the other great villages.
• At Ichiraku Ramen Shop, Kakuzu discussed rising flour prices and the looming war with Manji, who wondered whether Mu could withstand a surprise attack.
• Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki celebrated the birth of their granddaughter Tsunade, while Hashirama wondered why Madara and Tobirama were absent.
• Hozuki Gengetsu read Mu's warning, and Fukasaku advised him to help Iwagakure and disrupt Konoha along the coast if needed.

Konoha launched a surprise invasion of the Land of Earth, rapidly routing Iwagakure's forces and advancing two hundred miles. Mu stayed behind to protect Iwagakure while Ōnoki was ordered to defend Kannabi Bridge, as Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju focused on seizing the bridge and the Land of Earth's Daimyo.

• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju approved the attack, and Sarutobi Sasuke led Konoha's army across the border toward Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki woke to news of the invasion, but Konoha's forces had already reached the Land of Earth and triggered chaos.
• Mu received reports that Iwagakure's army had been routed and Konoha had advanced two hundred miles in less than two hours.
• Black Zetsu persuaded Mu to stay in Iwagakure to guard against a strike by Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju, and told him to order Ōnoki to hold Kannabi Bridge.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju celebrated Konoha's advance, then agreed to capture or destroy Kannabi Bridge and consider taking the Land of Earth's Daimyo.

Ōnoki regained his resolve after receiving a message about Iwagakure’s Will of Stone and led a fierce defense of Kannabi Bridge, stopping Sarutobi Sasuke’s advance. Madara Uchiha learned that Konoha had no spare forces to send, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Ōnoki received a letter and a stone from the Tsuchikage, which restored his determination to defend Iwagakure rather than retreat.
• Ōnoki rallied the Iwagakure Ninja, whose renewed resistance and Dust Release attacks halted Konoha’s assault at Kannabi Bridge.
• Sarutobi Sasuke entered the battle, but Ōnoki dodged his Fire Dragon Technique and forced him to evade a Dust Release attack.
• Madara Uchiha asked Tobirama Senju for reinforcements, and Tobirama explained that Konoha’s elite forces were deployed across other fronts and could not be recalled in time.

Hashirama Senju learned that Konoha had already launched a war against Iwagakure, then agreed to support Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju as they planned their next moves. Manji secretly sent the Tailed Beasts to support other villages, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku prepared to aid Kumogakure.

• Hashirama Senju confronted Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju over declaring war without telling him, then learned Konoha's army had advanced to Kannabi Bridge.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju planned to use the Flying Thunder God to attack Iwagakure from behind while Hashirama Senju handled logistics and protected Konoha.
• After reading news of Iwagakure's defeat, Manji predicted that Mu would withstand Konoha's attack and secretly ordered the Tailed Beasts to support any village except Konoha.
• The Tailed Beasts chose their destinations and set out: Shukaku went to Sunagakure, Matatabi and Gyūki to Kumogakure, Isobu and Saiken to Kirigakure, Son and Kokuō to Iwagakure, Chōmei to Takigakure, and the Nine-Tails to Amegakure.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku received orders to support Kumogakure, took up Six Paths Treasures, and prepared for battle.
• Manji waited for events to unfold while Kakuzu admired his composure.

Kakuzu watched Konoha civilians celebrate the war while Manji tested a hamburger, as Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju traveled to Iwagakure to confront Mu and Black Zetsu. The fight began with Madara attacking Mu, who narrowly dodged his strike before noticing a hidden Flying Thunder God mark on the Gunbai.

• Kakuzu listened as Konoha civilians praised the army's victories, then tasted Manji's hamburger and questioned its proposed price.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju discussed other countries' condemnations and the stalled advance at Kannabi Bridge before deciding to travel to Iwagakure.
• Mu told Black Zetsu that he had removed the Flying Thunder God marks from Iwagakure, but prepared to fight when Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju arrived.
• Tobirama Senju observed that Iwagakure's civilians had been evacuated, while Madara Uchiha attacked Mu with his Gunbai.
• Mu dodged Madara Uchiha's strike and discovered a second Flying Thunder God mark hidden on the Gunbai.

Mu survived Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju’s surprise attack with an Earth Clone, then joined forces with Black Zetsu to draw on two Sage Arts. After using the combined powers to fend off the pair, Mu unleashed an enhanced Dust Release attack at them.

• Tobirama Senju beheaded what appeared to be Mu, but the target crumbled into dust, revealing it was an Earth Clone.
• Mu asked Black Zetsu to lend him power, and Black Zetsu joined with him as Madara Uchiha attacked with Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Mu emerged from the flames with sinister Sage chakra, and Tobirama Senju recognized a similarity to Hashirama Senju’s Sage Mode.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju pressed Mu in close combat, but Mu used Frog Kumite to counter their attacks and a Crow Clone to evade Tobirama’s strike.
• Mu completed Sage Art: Pillar: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique and fired a zero-delay black pillar of Dust Release at Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju.

A-Fei summoned Kurama into Konoha to create chaos, but Manji stopped them from killing civilians or damaging his ramen shop. A-Fei then abducted baby Tsunade and used her to threaten Hashirama Senju as Kurama appeared in the village.

• A-Fei entered Konoha and persuaded Kurama to cause a commotion, while Kurama refused to kill innocents.
• Manji confronted A-Fei, allowed them to destroy buildings, and warned them to spare civilians and his ramen shop.
• A-Fei summoned Kurama at another location, and the startled residents recognized the Nine-Tails from legend.
• A-Fei infiltrated the Senju Mansion, abducted baby Tsunade, and threatened Hashirama Senju with her life.

A-Fei held baby Tsunade hostage to force Hashirama Senju to confront Konoha’s wartime victims while the Nine-Tails rampaged through the village. A-Fei escaped, and Hashirama rushed to stop the Nine-Tails as Kakuzu evacuated the sleeping Manji.

• A-Fei took Tsunade hostage, and Hashirama Senju pleaded with him not to harm her.
• A-Fei accused Hashirama and Konoha of causing civilian deaths in war, and Hashirama accepted responsibility while asking him to release Tsunade.
• Hashirama prepared to create a Wood Clone, but A-Fei detected his plan and declared that he wanted all of Konoha to suffer.
• Uchiha Kohaku led the defense against the rampaging Nine-Tails and ordered civilians evacuated when the Uchiha could not control it.
• Kakuzu woke Manji and tried to evacuate him, but Manji refused to leave; Kakuzu carried him and the shop’s money away anyway.
• A-Fei tossed Tsunade into the air and sank into the ground as Hashirama caught her and sent a Wood Golem Clone after him; then Hashirama rushed to restrain the Nine-Tails.

Hashirama Senju defeated and sealed Kurama after the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, while A-Fei escaped. The village suffered few casualties, but Hashirama was left troubled by public belief that the attack was divine punishment for Konoha’s war.

• Hashirama Senju confronted the rampaging Nine-Tails and attacked it with Wood Release after Kurama and A-Fei tried to withdraw.
• Kurama fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Hashirama’s Wood Golem, Wood Dragon, and Deep Forest Emergence overwhelmed and bound him.
• Hashirama Senju used Wood Release: Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands to seal Kurama and put him to sleep.
• A-Fei felt the summoning link break and fled underground when Hashirama Senju attacked him with Wood Release.
• Tohka Senju reported that only two people had died, then warned Hashirama that the public viewed the Nine-Tails’ attack as punishment from the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hashirama Senju sighed with relief over the low casualties but remained troubled, believing Konoha might have been punished for its wrongdoing.

After the Nine-Tails attack, Manji arranged a huge donation to help Konoha rebuild and offered to adopt the orphaned Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Hashirama Senju honored him as Konoha's greatest philanthropist and granted Ichiraku Ramen tax-exempt status, then noticed Manji's handwriting matched Lord Manji's exactly.

• Manji told Kakuzu to sell an antique calligraphy piece by Senju Tsuru to fund a donation for the Nine-Tails' destruction.
• Hashirama Senju thanked Manji for donating tens of millions, which covered Konoha's disaster losses, and said two babies had lost their parents.
• Manji learned the orphans were Jiraiya and Orochimaru and asked Hashirama Senju if he could adopt them.
• Hashirama Senju presented Manji with a Konoha Philanthropist plaque and exempted Ichiraku Ramen from taxes.
• Hashirama Senju recognized that Manji's handwriting was identical to Lord Manji's, and Manji said he had practiced it because he admired him.

Manji discussed why he had taken in Jiraiya and Orochimaru while Madara and Tobirama withdrew from their failed attack on Iwagakure. After much of the Ninja World declared war on Konoha, Madara and Tobirama decided to wage unrestricted warfare and Tobirama unleashed an army of reanimated corpses in suicide attacks.

• Manji told Kakuzu not to underestimate the sleeping Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and Kakuzu suggested that Manji's support could make anyone famous.
• Mu held off Madara and Tobirama through the night until they withdrew, then Son and Kokuō arrived and greeted him.
• Madara and Tobirama returned to find that multiple villages had declared war on Konoha, trade with the Land of Fire had been cut off, and Hidden Whirlpool Village had severed ties with Konoha.
• Madara declared that Konoha would face reality and stop at nothing, and he and Tobirama chose unrestricted warfare.
• Tobirama deployed an army of reanimated corpses fitted with Explosive Tags across the battlefields, where they charged enemy forces and detonated themselves.

The First Shinobi World War dragged Konoha into two years of costly battles, leaving its people exhausted and opposed to the conflict. Hashirama confronted Madara and Tobirama to stop their extreme tactics, and Madara’s Mangekyō pain finally made him question what he had done.

• Konoha fought on multiple fronts against the other villages, while Kage-level fighters and Tailed Beasts made the two-year war increasingly difficult.
• Konoha residents suffered rising food prices and family casualties, and antiwar protests spread through the village as clan leaders urged Hashirama to return to power.
• Madara ordered Tobirama to deploy the Reanimated Army and poison gas, while Tobirama planned to fill the front with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
• Hashirama entered the Hokage Office with Konoha’s clan leaders and demanded that Madara and Tobirama end the war.
• Madara insisted that victory would bring lasting peace and challenged Hashirama to defeat him and Tobirama before stopping them.
• Madara’s Mangekyō Sharingan caused severe pain and bleeding, bringing him back to his senses as he wondered what he had done.

In the Pure Land, the dead Uchiha discussed the ongoing war and joined a tug-of-war contest, while Urashiki refused a job with the Ninja Sect. In the living world, Hashirama took control of Konoha and proposed a truce, which the other villages' Kage were forced to accept under pressure from their Daimyo.

• Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Chen worried about the war and wondered why Tajima's grandfather was absent from the Pure Land.
• Uchiha Senichi invited Tajima and Chen to a tug-of-war contest between former Senju and Uchiha Clan Leaders.
• Urashiki declined the Ninja Sect position and chose to keep exploring the Pure Land border and playing games.
• Asura received the Fourth Generation Leader of the Ninja Sect after Sarutobi brought him in, while Senju Shuichi pleaded for his father.
• Hashirama took control of Konoha, drafted a peace treaty, and sent a truce proposal to the other villages.
• Mu rejected the truce and prepared to invade the Land of Fire, but the Daimyo ordered him to negotiate, and the other villages' Daimyo similarly pressured their Kage to agree.

As the war ended, Manji and Kakuzu watched two-year-old Jiraiya and Orochimaru play in Konoha and reflected on their futures. Hashirama told the imprisoned Madara that peace had come and explained his confinement, while Danzo angrily rejected the ceasefire at the Valley of the End camp.

• Manji and Kakuzu discussed sending Jiraiya and Orochimaru to the Ninja Academy as the boys played together in the courtyard.
• Kakuzu noted that the outside world had declared a ceasefire, and Manji hoped for a better tomorrow.
• Hashirama told Madara that the war was over and that villagers had demanded his execution, but the clan elders had chosen imprisonment instead.
• Hashirama said Madara would live under care at the Uchiha Naka Shrine and revealed that Tobirama was also confined for life.
• Danzo shouted against the ceasefire and Madara's dismissal until Hiruzen covered his mouth and warned him to stop.

After Black Zetsu and Fukasaku departed, Hashirama Senju spent four years rebuilding Konoha and the surrounding countries before summoning Uchiha Izuna to discuss succession. Both men were old and frail, and they had no clear candidate to become Hokage after Hashirama.

• Black Zetsu left Mu outside Iwagakure after urging him to govern and protect his village.
• Fukasaku advised Hozuki Gengetsu to govern Kirigakure carefully and remain reverent, then returned to Mount Myōboku with Black Zetsu.
• Hashirama Senju spent four years rebuilding Konoha, helping neighboring countries recover, and integrating the Senju into civilian life.
• Uchiha Izuna returned to Konoha with Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his other disciples, who hoped he would become Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju told Uchiha Izuna that he wanted him to succeed as Hokage, but Izuna said his eyesight was nearly gone.
• Hashirama Senju asked Uchiha Izuna who could become Hokage after him.

After Hashirama Senju died, Uchiha Izuna became the Fourth Hokage and appointed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō as his assistants. Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju disappeared, while Manji wondered what their departure meant and what would happen with the current Indra and Asura reincarnations.

• Uchiha Izuna told Hashirama Senju that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō could lead, though he worried Danzō might repeat past mistakes, and promised to preserve peace if he became Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju entrusted Konoha to Uchiha Izuna before passing away, and Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju left their secret chamber together.
• After Hashirama's funeral, Uchiha Izuna became the Fourth Hokage, appointed Shimura Danzō and Sarutobi Hiruzen as Hokage Assistants, and made Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu Hokage Advisors.
• Uchiha Izuna discovered Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju were gone and ordered the ANBU to keep their departure secret, publicly reporting that both had died.
• Manji sent White Zetsu to follow Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju, then wondered about the unresolved Indra and Asura rivalry as Orochimaru and Jiraiya headed to the Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Chirori received the Izanami scroll from a mysterious old fisherman who offered it as a counter to Izanagi, which was causing strife in the Uchiha Clan. The fisherman vanished, leaving her questioning his identity, while Manji returned to Ichiraku Ramen with fish for Kakuzu.

• Uchiha Izuna worried about Kumogakure's infiltration attempts and the Uchiha Clan's conflict over Izanagi, while Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen urged him to retaliate.
• Uchiha Chirori met an old fisherman by a lake, and he revealed that he knew about the Uchiha Clan's Izanagi crisis.
• The old fisherman gave Uchiha Chirori a scroll containing Izanami and said it could counter Izanagi.
• The old fisherman vanished, and Uchiha Chirori wondered whether he had truly existed and how long he had lived.
• Manji returned to Ichiraku Ramen with fish for Kakuzu, who suspected he had caught them in the restroom.