Chapter Summaries

Kangetsu ordered the Akatsuki to be exposed at a Five Kage Summit and planned to use the coming Fourth Shinobi World War to advance his goals. He then expanded the Blood Sea’s sacrifice, revealing that fifteen more blood pools remained.

• White Fang reported that Konoha’s shinobi were preparing for Nagato’s imminent arrival, and Kangetsu told Jiraiya to prepare for battle.
• Kangetsu ordered White Fang to summon the Five Kage and instructed White Zetsu to expose the Akatsuki, send Kisame after Eight-Tails, and have Obito declare the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Kangetsu said the Crimson Empire would attack only the Land of Fire while the other great nations stayed bound by the rules.
• Kangetsu summoned a blood pool above the Blood Sea, where corpses were turning to ash as their blood flowed into it.
• Kangetsu revealed that fifteen of the sixteen blood pools remained and that he intended to sacrifice ordinary people worldwide to nourish Ten-Tails.

Nagato used Super Shinra Tensei to destroy Konoha after the Human Path searched Kakashi’s memories for information about Naruto. Jiraiya and White Fang prepared for the next battle as an enraged voice vowed to kill Uchiha Kangetsu.

• Kakashi attacked Yahiko with Lightning Extreme, but Yahiko repelled him with Shinra Tensei and the Human Path searched his memories.
• Yahiko learned that Naruto was at Mount Myoboku and declared that Konoha had no reason to exist.
• Nagato gathered the power of the other bodies and unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, reducing Konoha to ruins.
• White Fang and Jiraiya saw the destruction, and Jiraiya asked Water Gate to summon Naruto before joining the battle.
• An enraged voice from inside the surviving stone statue vowed to kill Uchiha Kangetsu.

Kangetsu revealed his longstanding role in the Senju Clan and Konoha’s destruction and vowed to avenge Meigetsu. At Konoha’s ruins, Naruto and Jiraiya confronted Yahiko’s Akatsuki, while Nagato prepared to restore his strength.

• Kangetsu said he had repeatedly manipulated events that destroyed the Senju Clan and Konoha, then ordered White Fang and the others to make Hashirama and Tobirama watch Konoha’s destruction.
• Jiraiya and Naruto arrived at the ruins and confirmed that Konoha had been destroyed.
• Yahiko identified Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and demanded the Nine-Tails, while Jiraiya asked about Nagato and Konan and Yahiko said they were dead.
• The Asura Path attacked Naruto, who seized and destroyed it with a Rasengan.
• Nagato, watching from inside a great tree, told Konan to use their reserve power, and she fed grayish-white matter to him from a scroll.

Naruto analyzed the Rinnegan’s abilities and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to eliminate the Asura Path and Naraka Path. When the Animal Path summoned a horde of beasts, Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails’ power and attacked Yahiko, who answered with Shinra Tensei.

• Naruto recognized the Preta Path absorbing his Rasenshuriken and identified several of the Six Paths’ abilities.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside the Naraka Path and declared both it and the Asura Path defeated.
• Yahiko’s companion summoned dozens of beasts, and Jiraiya sent Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro to fight them.
• Naruto released the Nine-Tails’ power, blasted the summoned beasts away, and formed nine golden blades to attack Yahiko.
• Yahiko used Shinra Tensei against Naruto’s attack.

Naruto destroyed Nagato’s fused Planetary Devastation spheres with a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Kangetsu arrived and took Nagato’s right eye. The chapter ended with Naruto facing the Deva Path and Nagato’s left eye transformed into a Sharingan.

• Nagato used four fused Planetary Devastation spheres to trap the Nine-Tails, but Naruto escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto launched a Tailed Beast Bomb that shattered the rocks and ended Planetary Devastation’s gravitational pull.
• Kangetsu praised Naruto, revealed his Rinnegan, and appeared beside Nagato and Konan.
• Kangetsu restrained Konan and told Nagato that he needed to use his right eye.
• Nagato’s left eye became an ordinary eye and his right eye shone more brightly as Kangetsu stared at him.
• Naruto faced Yahiko, the Deva Path.

Uchiha Izuna was resurrected and quickly overwhelmed Naruto and the Nine-Tails, then destroyed three statues in the Uchiha Clan Compound. He recognized Naruto as this generation’s Asura and called out to Kangetsu.

• A storm gathered as Uchiha Izuna’s body revived, and he opened his eyes after being struck by lightning.
• Izuna demanded to know what era it was, dispersed the storm, and identified Naruto as a member of the Uchiha Clan and this generation’s Asura.
• Izuna struck the Nine-Tails, sending it crashing down and revealing Naruto’s body as its chakra dissipated.
• Izuna recognized the Uchiha Clan Compound and used Susanoo to destroy three statues, leaving the First’s sculpted head intact.
• Izuna turned and called out to Kangetsu.

Kangetsu explained that he had resurrected Izuna to protect his Ten-Tails plan, and Izuna agreed to set aside his objections for now. The brothers headed to the Blood Ninja Village to see their mother and Kangetsu’s descendants.

• Kangetsu told Izuna why he had killed him and sealed Inoue and the others away to protect the Ten-Tails plan.
• Izuna accused Kangetsu of wanting to control him, but Kangetsu said he hoped Izuna and Madara would not oppose him.
• Izuna agreed to visit their mother and wait until Madara was resurrected before discussing the plan further.
• Kangetsu embraced Izuna and told him he would meet Kangetsu’s grandson and soon-to-be-born great-grandchild.
• Kangetsu and Izuna walked together toward the Blood Ninja Village.

Kangetsu ordered preparations for a continent-wide capture operation as the Five Kage approached the Land of Iron and Obito’s plans neared completion. Black Zetsu watched events from a cavern and plotted to use Obito, Orochimaru Kabuto, and the two Uzumaki Ziyan against Uchiha Kangetsu.

• Isshin reported that the Land of Fire had been devastated and its people turned into blood for Kangetsu’s plan.
• White Zetsu told Kangetsu that the Five Kage were nearing the Land of Iron, Obito’s preparations were complete, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had been lured to the target location.
• Kangetsu ordered Watanabe’s trained shinobi to capture shinobi outside the Five Great Villages and threatened to destroy Takigakure if its Kage refused to join the plan.
• Kangetsu assigned Jiraiya to inspect the sealing jutsu on the summoned beasts and said he would exploit Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Black Zetsu appeared in a cavern, anticipated his mother’s arrival, and planned to use Obito, Orochimaru Kabuto, and the two Uzumaki Ziyan against Uchiha Kangetsu.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders discussed Akatsuki’s hunt for the remaining tailed beasts and the threat posed by the Crimson Empire. Ōnoki warned that the tailed beasts were powerless against the Blood Shadow, while Kangetsu and Izuna prepared to witness the plan’s final turning point.

• Kangetsu invited Izuna to see the plan’s final turning point, and both looked forward to a peaceful life afterward.
• Mifune opened the Five Kage Summit at an ancient castle in a snow-covered land.
• Gaara identified Akatsuki’s pursuit of the tailed beasts and the war launched by the Crimson Empire as the summit’s purpose.
• Naruto said Akatsuki had captured seven tailed beasts and that he feared its power as the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.
• The Raikage asked what the Blood Ninja Village and Akatsuki intended to do, and Ōnoki urged the leaders to focus on Akatsuki rather than challenge the Blood Shadow.
• Ōnoki told Naruto that the tailed beasts had once been sold at auction and that the One-Tail had served as the Blood Ninja Village’s watchdog, leaving Naruto troubled.

Darui reported that Kisame was trying to capture Bee, prompting the Five Kage to rush to the fight. Obito appeared and used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to seize Bee, leaving the Five Kage stunned.

• Darui told the Raikage that Bee was in danger from the Akatsuki, and the Five Kage hurried to the scene.
• Kisame overwhelmed Bee with a water technique after Samehada absorbed his chakra.
• The Five Kage arrived, and Kisame was shocked to see them all pursuing him.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and ordered it to seal Bee.
• A chain from the statue wrapped around Bee and began dragging the Eight-Tails toward it, stunning the Five Kage.

Minato revealed himself as the Fourth Hokage and warned Obito not to threaten Naruto, prompting Obito to attack the Five Kage. Naruto and Gaara combined wind and sand to counter Obito’s flames, leaving the battlefield obscured by smoke and dust.

• Obito recognized the Uzumaki Clan, while Ōnoki remarked that Naruto’s abilities gave them a chance to fight.
• Minato removed his mask, revealed himself to Ōnoki and the Raikage, and warned Obito against harming Naruto.
• Ōnoki mocked Obito for lacking Uchiha Madara’s bearing, and Obito angrily challenged the others to fight.
• Obito unleashed Fire Style-Blast Wave Wild Dance, forcing Naruto and the Five Kage to retreat from the flames.
• Naruto and Gaara combined Wind Style and Magnet Release to create a sand dragon that collided with Obito’s flames in an explosion.

Obito transformed six tailed beasts and had them prepare a combined Tailed Beast Bomb against Naruto, who transformed into Nine-Tails to face them. As Naruto gathered power for a counterattack, Otsutsuki Hagoromo awakened within him and wondered where the other half of Nine-Tails was.

• Obito formed hand seals, and the six tailed beasts completed their transformations.
• Naruto transformed into Nine-Tails while Ōnoki and the others retreated from the tailed beasts.
• The six tailed beasts joined their chakra to form a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Gaara said they would help Naruto afterward.
• Naruto gathered chakra into a Tailed Beast Bomb as power awakened within him.
• Otsutsuki Hagoromo spoke through Naruto and questioned where Nine-Tails' other half was.
• Nine-Tails fired a red-and-black Tailed Beast Bomb into the sky.

Sasuke confronted Naruto and declared that he intended to destroy Konoha, while Naruto tried to dissuade him by pointing out that its people were already dead or barely alive. Obito withdrew from the standoff after declaring the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War and his plan to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Sasuke told Naruto that he sought revenge on Konoha and revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Naruto reminded Sasuke that the people responsible for the Uchiha massacre and Konoha's civilians were already dead, but Sasuke still vowed to destroy everything in the village.
• Obito said Sasuke was a member of the Akatsuki, but Sasuke rejected the organization and warned that he could control the tailed beasts with his eyes.
• Obito announced the beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War and said he would use Infinite Tsukuyomi to place everyone under his control.
• Obito vanished after telling those present to await the war.

The Five Great Shinobi Villages agreed to unite against the Akatsuki, while Kangetsu prepared his own forces and set the final war for ten days later. After Uchiha Huofeng delivered Uchiha Madara’s sealed Rinnegan, Kangetsu declared that everything was in place, and Izuna arrived.

• Ōnoki warned Gaara that the Blood Shadow likely viewed the war as a game, and the Mizukage redirected the Kage to discuss the Akatsuki.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages agreed to gather their forces and divide the strongest opponents among the Five Kage.
• Kangetsu told White Zetsu that three hundred thousand clones were ready and that ten blood pools beneath the battlefield would collect the chakra and essence of the dead.
• Kangetsu set the start of the final Shinobi World war for ten days later, allowing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s chakra to recover.
• Uchiha Huofeng gave Kangetsu a scroll containing Uchiha Madara’s Rinnegan, which had been sealed with numerous Sealing Jutsu.
• Kangetsu told Uchiha Huofeng to protect herself, and Izuna arrived after she left.

Black Zetsu secretly altered the Rinnegan to control Madara and revive Mother, unaware that Kangetsu was overseeing his actions. Meanwhile, Obito prepared his White Zetsu army and went to retrieve additional top-tier combat power.

• White Zetsu returned the Rinnegan to its seal as bait for a major target.
• Black Zetsu removed the Rinnegan, placed a seal on it, and returned it to the empty space.
• Kangetsu secretly controlled events while Black Zetsu believed his plan would succeed.
• Obito told White Zetsu that three hundred thousand clones were ready but that they needed more top-tier combat power.
• Obito vanished into the empty space, leaving a figure with glasses, snake-like pupils, white scales, and a huge snake's tail revealed.

Naruto warned the three Kage that the Akatsuki could field at least two hundred thousand White Zetsu clones and revealed that Kabuto Yakushi had joined them. The leaders learned that Kabuto possessed stolen village intelligence and knowledge of Orochimaru’s secrets.

• Naruto told the three Kage that White Zetsu could create at least two hundred thousand physical clones.
• Shikamaru explained that the alliance’s forces could defeat the clones by assigning a Jonin or elite Chunin to every hundred fighters.
• Naruto revealed that a new Akatsuki member from Konoha had joined them and presented his file.
• Naruto identified the spy as Kabuto Yakushi and warned that he knew Orochimaru’s secrets.

Orochimaru revealed that he had prepared thousands of people for the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, including past Kage and Uchiha Madara. He warned Naruto and the Kage that Madara might have orchestrated the war and that the Ten-Tails could be involved.

• Orochimaru showed Ōnoki a scroll listing over ten thousand people he had prepared as contingencies.
• Orochimaru revealed a list of people he could summon with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, including several former Kage.
• Naruto called Orochimaru a freak after seeing the scale of his preparations.
• Orochimaru revealed that Uchiha Madara was his most powerful weapon, and Ōnoki warned that Madara could destroy the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Orochimaru suggested that Madara had orchestrated the war, possibly founded the Akatsuki, and intended to do something involving the Ten-Tails.

Kangetsu watched the Daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Daimyo of the Land of Water give their lives, then honored the people of the five great empires as he prepared to fulfill a long-buried wish. He admitted that his actions were selfish and meant to atone for his guilt as the rising sea of blood engulfed the world.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Earth declared his love for his country and transformed into a streak of bloody light.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Water spoke of joining his people and scattered into blood-colored water.
• Kangetsu mourned the suffering of ordinary people and ordered a monument bearing a poem honoring those who died for their country.
• Kangetsu identified himself as Uchiha Kangetsu and apologized as White Zetsu watched.
• Kangetsu gazed over the blood formed from the power of the five great empires and confessed that he wanted to atone for his guilt.

White Zetsu completed Lord Kangetsu’s assignment by capturing Mabui and taking control of the command hall. On the battlefield, Naruto and Sasuke fought Obito and the six jinchūriki together, but Obito answered their combined attack with a massive fire technique.

• White Zetsu placed seals on Mabui and made her vanish, then brought the command hall—including Shikamaru Nara and Yamanaka Inoichi—under control.
• Naruto and Sasuke faced Obito and the six jinchūriki, and Naruto proposed that they fight together again.
• Sasuke fired a black arrow from his Susanoo while Naruto unleashed a Rasenshuriken, combining wind and black flames into a powerful attack.
• Obito remembered working with Kakashi and grew enraged when Rin’s face came to mind.
• Obito used Fire Release-Fire God Burns the World, creating a giant of living flame that struck toward Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke combined their powers to counter the six tailed beasts’ attack, unleashing a devastating clash that destroyed the surrounding landscape. Afterward, Naruto declared that the battle had only just begun as Sasuke prepared to continue fighting.

• Naruto summoned Fukasaku and Shima and asked them for nature chakra.
• Naruto formed a black-and-red Rasengan-Tailed Beast Bomb and called for Sasuke.
• Sasuke pierced Naruto’s attack with a black-flame arrow, strengthening it as it charged toward the six tailed beasts.
• The six tailed beasts fired their combined attack, and the two enormous forces collided, ravaging the battlefield.
• Naruto said the battle had only just begun while Sasuke drew his blade and spread his wings.