Chapter Summaries

Chiyu attacked Amegakure to confront Jigen over his attempt to use Cang Nagi as a vessel for reincarnation. After revealing that he had Karma and identifying Jigen as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Chiyu began their second battle by creating a forest around them.

• Chiyu contacted Obito Uchiha and said he was going to Amegakure to attack Jigen because Jigen had targeted Cang Nagi.
• Four days later, Chiyu blasted open Amegakure's gates and defeated the village's ninjas as Obito Uchiha warned Konan, Deva Path Pain, and Jigen that Chiyu had arrived.
• Jigen confronted Chiyu and was shocked to see Karma on his palm; Chiyu accused him of targeting Cang Nagi and named him Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Jigen activated Karma State One and tried to attach shrunken Chakra Rods to Chiyu, who dodged by using Observation Haki and sensed the rods with Sage Mode.
• Chiyu used Deep Forest Emergence to raise a forest and declared that their second battle had begun.

Chiyu fought Jigen in a Wood Release forest, using his growing mastery of Kamui and other abilities to contend with him more evenly than before. Jigen gained the advantage with black cubes that blocked Chiyu’s senses and shattered his Susanoo, and Chiyu ended the chapter by absorbing one cube into Kamui’s Pocket Dimension.

• Chiyu used the forest, Wood Release, and Kamui Intangibility to fight Jigen, while Jigen’s Karma Stage Two gave him the upper hand in strength.
• Deva Path Pain, Konan, and Obito Uchiha watched as Nagato judged both fighters far stronger than his own forces and chose to observe rather than intervene.
• Jigen grew wary of Chiyu’s healing, forest, and counters, while Chiyu became more proficient and exhilarated as they fought.
• Chiyu formed a Wood Golem and covered it with Susanoo armor, shocking Nagato, Konan, the Amegakure shinobi, and Obito Uchiha.
• Jigen dropped black cubes that broke Chiyu’s Kenmyōren barrier and blocked his sensory abilities, then shattered the Susanoo with a punch.
• Chiyu evaded Jigen through Kamui Intangibility and absorbed one of the black cubes into Kamui’s Pocket Dimension.

Chiyu repeatedly fought Jigen to accelerate the thawing of Jigen’s Karma, while Jigen secretly replenished his power from a Ten-Tails. After four clashes in a month, Jigen decided to leave Amegakure to keep their battles from destroying the village.

• Chiyu used Kamui to escape after fighting Jigen, intent on making Jigen’s Karma finish thawing so Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could reincarnate through Jigen’s body.
• Jigen returned to the Akatsuki base, ordered Nagato to prepare to capture the remaining tailed beasts, then entered a Pocket Dimension and absorbed power from a restrained Ten-Tails.
• Chiyu returned a week later and resumed fighting Jigen; over one month, they clashed four times and damaged nearly half of Amegakure.
• Nagato urged Jigen and Chiyu to fight elsewhere, while Jigen grew irritated that Chiyu kept retreating and returning; Jigen’s Karma had thawed to four-fifths.
• Chiyu challenged Jigen again and withdrew after an hour, leaving Jigen exhausted and concerned that Chiyu’s White Karma was thawing too.
• Jigen decided to leave Amegakure for a while to avoid further damage to the village, then opened a portal and departed.

Chiyu confronted Nagato and Konan in Amegakure, revealed that Yahiko was alive, and explained the truth behind Nagato’s Rinnegan and the plan to revive Madara Uchiha. Nagato and Konan recognized Yahiko’s voice and awaited his arrival, while Chiyu left their next choice unresolved.

• Chiyu left his cave after learning Jigen had departed and traveled to Amegakure to approach Nagato and bring him onto his side.
• Nagato and Konan tried to defend themselves when Chiyu appeared, but Chiyu evaded their attacks and said he wanted to talk.
• Chiyu told Nagato and Konan that Yahiko had survived, and contacted Yahiko, who eagerly agreed to come see them.
• Nagato and Konan recognized Yahiko’s voice, and Chiyu explained that Yahiko had stayed away to protect them.
• Chiyu revealed that Madara Uchiha had given Nagato the Rinnegan and planned to use him to gather the tailed beasts and revive Madara.

Chiyu explained to Nagato and Konan how Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu manipulated them and Obito, then argued that Nagato’s plan to maintain peace through deterrence was doomed to fail. Nagato fell silent, pondering Chiyu’s warning as they waited to speak with Yahiko.

• Chiyu told Nagato that Madara Uchiha chose him for his Uzumaki vitality and that Black Zetsu planned to use him to revive the Ten-Tails and bring Madara back.
• Chiyu explained that Madara Uchiha made Obito fall into darkness by arranging for the girl he loved to die, then used Obito to keep Nagato in check; Konan and Nagato witnessed Obito’s memories through genjutsu.
• Chiyu revealed that Madara Uchiha had already been revived and was hiding while gathering strength for the coming conflict.
• Chiyu told Konan that Yahiko led Hidden Sound Village and described how the village had grown under his leadership.
• Chiyu agreed that Nagato’s deterrence-based idea of peace was practical but said Nagato was too emotional to manage it, and warned that such peace would end if a future wielder of power put emotion above reason.

Chiyu reunited Yahiko with Nagato and Konan, then asked whether they would join his group. After Nagato agreed, Chiyu revealed the threats involving Black Zetsu, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Jigen, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, leaving Yahiko stunned by the battles Chiyu had faced.

• Chiyu challenged Nagato and Konan’s belief that people could understand one another, and they waited for Yahiko to arrive.
• Chiyu brought Yahiko from outside Amegakure to Nagato and Konan, and the three reunited emotionally.
• Chiyu explained that Kabuto or Orochimaru might be able to treat Nagato’s injuries and asked Nagato and Konan to choose whether to join him.
• Nagato agreed to join Chiyu, and Yahiko welcomed the chance for the three of them to stay together.
• Chiyu used genjutsu to reveal the schemes and connections involving Black Zetsu, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Jigen, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Yahiko asked whether Chiyu had been fighting those enemies, and Chiyu explained that he had recently sought out Jigen after losing to him years earlier.

Chiyu persuaded Nagato and Yahiko to stay in Amegakure and help prepare for the Otsutsuki threat, then continued hunting Jigen. Six months later, Chiyu’s White Karma had thawed to nearly thirty percent, but his Witness Points remained short of what he wanted to buy.

• Chiyu explained that the Otsutsuki would threaten the ninja world again and asked Nagato to stay in Amegakure and help collect the tailed beasts.
• Nagato chose to stay, and Yahiko decided to stay with him and Konan; Chiyu asked Yahiko to contact Kabuto and Miyuki about the arrangements.
• Chiyu told Nagato and Konan that Obito was their ally, then informed Obito that they had agreed to cooperate.
• For six months, Chiyu searched for Jigen and fought him, but Jigen soon began escaping through black portals after only brief exchanges.
• Chiyu activated his White Karma during a serious fight with Jigen and found that it boosted his strength without granting Urashiki’s abilities.
• Chiyu’s Witness Points rose to 180,000 through his involvement in changing Sasuke, Itachi, Nagato, Konan, and Obito’s futures, but he still lacked enough for what he wanted.

Jigen began the full-scale tailed beast capture plan while revising his scheme to revive the Ten-Tails and eventually obtain the Divine Tree Fruit. Obito Uchiha told Chiyu that he and Itachi Uchiha were heading to Konoha for Naruto Uzumaki, and Chiyu set out to stop them.

• Kabuto Yakushi restored most of Nagato's health, and Yahiko joined the Akatsuki.
• Sasori reported that the Three-Tails was at the bottom of a lake in the Land of Water, so Jigen assigned Pain and Konan to capture it.
• Obito Uchiha volunteered to capture the Nine-Tails, and Jigen sent him and Itachi Uchiha to Konoha, Kakuzu and Yahiko to Sunagakure, and assigned himself and Sasori the two Kumogakure Jinchuriki.
• Jigen decided to capture all the tailed beasts, bind the revived Ten-Tails in a Pocket Dimension, and wait for Sōshi Uzumaki's Karma to thaw before reincarnating.
• Obito Uchiha informed Chiyu that he and Itachi Uchiha were going to Konoha for Naruto Uzumaki, and Chiyu hurried to intervene.

Chiyu coordinated with Obito Uchiha to help the Akatsuki gather Tailed Beast Chakra while keeping Jigen from suspecting their plan, and Obito revealed part of the truth to Itachi Uchiha. The Akatsuki captured the Three-Tails and Gaara, while Ebizo prepared to give his life to revive Gaara.

• Chiyu gave Obito Uchiha a scroll containing Nine-Tails Chakra and instructed him to stage a failed attempt to capture Naruto Uzumaki for Jigen.
• Obito Uchiha used genjutsu to tell Itachi Uchiha part of the truth and warned him not to interfere.
• Pain and Konan captured the Three-Tails and had the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorb it.
• Kakuzu and Yahiko captured Gaara in Sunagakure, but the remaining Shukaku Chakra only barely opened another eye on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Ebizo went to see Gaara and chose to sacrifice himself with the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique to give Gaara a new life.

Naruto Uzumaki, Obito Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha fought until Minato Namikaze arrived, allowing Obito and Itachi to escape. Naruto revealed Obito’s identity and past to Minato, who was left grieving over his former student and asking whether Naruto still hated him.

• Naruto Uzumaki battled Obito Uchiha while Itachi Uchiha supported Obito, and Obito evaded Naruto with Kamui.
• Minato Namikaze arrived after five minutes, but Obito used Kamui to escape with Itachi after Minato’s Flying Thunder God formula vanished.
• Naruto told Minato that the masked man was his former student Obito Uchiha and explained how Rin Nohara’s death led Obito to attack Konoha.
• Naruto reminded Minato of the tragedies involving Obito, Rin, and Katsuhiko Takei, leaving Minato overwhelmed by regret.
• Minato asked whether Naruto still found him unforgivable, and Naruto said he mostly pitied him for having a life full of regrets.

Minato Namikaze left Naruto after admitting his regrets, while Jigen’s Akatsuki captured Killer B and extracted the Eight-Tails. Chiyu warned Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu that the Ten-Tails was close to resurrection, leaving them aware that the Nine-Tails’ Chakra would soon be absorbed in Amegakure.

• Minato Namikaze told Naruto Uzumaki that his love for him was real, then walked toward Konoha as Naruto left without responding.
• Jigen defeated Yugito Nii, extracted the Two-Tails, and captured Killer B despite Karui and Omoi’s attempts to intervene.
• Obito Uchiha told Jigen that Minato Namikaze and Chiyu had stopped him and Itachi from capturing the Nine-Tails, though he had sealed away some of its Chakra.
• Jigen had the Akatsuki extract the Eight-Tails from Killer B, then ordered them to gather in Amegakure to absorb the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Chiyu confronted Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu at the Valley of the End and warned them that the Ten-Tails would be resurrected in about four days.

Chiyu and the others prepared for the Ten-Tails’ resurrection as Jigen absorbed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra in Amegakure. The Ten-Tails began emerging, Nagato gave Obito his Rinnegan, and Chiyu asked Obito to alert the shinobi world as the final battle approached.

• Chiyu told Madara Uchiha that Jigen was about to resurrect the Ten-Tails, and Madara set out for Amegakure to reclaim his eyes and seize it.
• Chiyu instructed Yahiko to have Nagato give up his Rinnegan after the Ten-Tails was resurrected, then return with Nagato and Konan to the Hidden Sound Village.
• Raikage A learned that Killer B had survived the Akatsuki’s attack and called a Five Kage Summit, prompting Minato Namikaze, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi to travel to the Land of Iron.
• Jigen absorbed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, causing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s ninth eye to open and the statue to begin resurrecting as the Ten-Tails.
• Nagato handed his Rinnegan to Obito, who sealed them in a scroll and gave them to Chiyu; Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan left for the Hidden Sound Village.
• Chiyu asked Obito to inform the shinobi world that the coming battle concerned everyone, not just their group.

Chiyu returned the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha but rejected the Eye of the Moon Plan, while Madara waited for the Ten-Tails to revive. At the Five Kage Summit, Obito Uchiha announced that the Akatsuki had disbanded and that a war involving the entire ninja world had begun, as Minato Namikaze clashed with Raikage A.

• Chiyu gave Madara Uchiha the Rinnegan, refused to join his plan, and vanished after mocking the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Madara Uchiha implanted the Rinnegan and said he would wait for the Ten-Tails to revive before casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Raikage A accused Minato Namikaze, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi of allowing rogue ninjas to join the Akatsuki, and Minato threatened war between Konoha and Kumogakure.
• Mifune, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi urged the Kage to focus on recovering the Tailed Beasts and dealing with the Akatsuki.
• Obito Uchiha appeared at the summit, said the Akatsuki had disbanded and the Tailed Beasts had all been captured, and warned that a great war had begun.
• Minato Namikaze demanded that Raikage A stop interrupting Obito Uchiha and let the Kage hear what he had to say.

Obito Uchiha revealed that Akatsuki’s goal was to revive the Ten-Tails and warned that the ninja world faced a threat beyond its own wars. Minato Namikaze followed him into Kamui’s Pocket Dimension, recognized Obito, and struggled between condemning him for the Nine-Tails Attack and feeling guilty as his former teacher.

• Obito Uchiha explained the origins of the Ten-Tails and said Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sought its resurrection in Amegakure.
• Obito Uchiha warned that the Fourth Great Ninja War had begun and that the ninja world faced destruction, then escaped into Kamui's Pocket Dimension.
• Minato Namikaze followed Obito Uchiha using the Flying Thunder God Technique and asked whether he was Obito.
• Obito Uchiha removed his mask, and Minato Namikaze said he could not forgive him for the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Minato Namikaze admitted he felt guilty for failing Obito at Kannabi Bridge and with Rin, and wondered what he should do.

Minato Namikaze confronted Obito Uchiha, who admitted his guilt and warned that the Ten-Tails was close to reviving in Amegakure. After scouts confirmed the threat, Minato formed the Ninja Alliance Army and ordered the villages to prepare for war.

• Obito Uchiha told Minato Namikaze he would accept punishment after atoning and seeking revenge, then revealed he was working with Chiyu against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
• Minato Namikaze proposed an alliance to Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Raikage A, and Raikage A agreed to recognize Minato as supreme commander.
• Minato sent scouts from the villages to investigate Amegakure while the black sphere containing the Ten-Tails continued to grow.
• Hiraki Hyuga, Shibi Aburame, and the other scouts confirmed the enormous chakra sphere in Amegakure and reported its overwhelming power.
• Minato formally established the Ninja Alliance Army, ordered the villages to gather in the Land of Grass, and organized its forces to enter Amegakure and stop the Ten-Tails.

Sasuke Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha to settle their long-standing grudge and proved his strength in a fierce battle. After Itachi survived Sasuke’s Kirin with the Yata Mirror, his Susanoo vanished as he coughed blood.

• Sasuke Uchiha met Itachi Uchiha on the way to Amegakure and told Hozuki Suigetsu not to interfere in their fight.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha exchanged Chidori, fire, and Amaterasu attacks, and Sasuke exploited Itachi’s failing eyesight to land a sword strike.
• Sasuke Uchiha demanded that Itachi use Susanoo, and Itachi summoned its third form despite coughing blood.
• Sasuke Uchiha summoned Kirin from the storm clouds and struck Itachi Uchiha, but Itachi’s Susanoo survived behind the Yata Mirror.
• Itachi Uchiha explained how the Yata Mirror had nullified the attack, then coughed blood as his Susanoo vanished.

Sasuke Uchiha accepted Itachi Uchiha’s eyes and vowed to make him atone, while learning that the Ten-Tails was being revived in Amegakure. The Ten-Tails emerged as Jigen opened a portal to seize it, with Chiyu, Madara Uchiha, and Black Zetsu preparing for the coming battle.

• Itachi Uchiha admitted his mistakes and offered Sasuke Uchiha his eyes, and Sasuke agreed to take them while insisting Itachi atone for his crimes.
• Itachi Uchiha warned Sasuke Uchiha that the Ten-Tails was reviving in Amegakure and that a war would sweep across the shinobi world.
• Sasuke Uchiha asked Hozuki Suigetsu to help transplant Itachi Uchiha’s eyes so he could awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• As cracks spread across the black sphere in Amegakure, Jigen opened a portal, Madara Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to summon the White Zetsu army, and Chiyu monitored their movements.
• The sphere shattered and the Ten-Tails appeared, and Jigen prepared to send it through his portal into the Pocket Dimension.

Chiyu stopped Jigen from sending the revived Ten-Tails into a Pocket Dimension, then used Witness Points to awaken his blue Rinnegan. Madara fought Jigen with Limbo shadows, while Chiyu prepared to join the battle against him.

• Chiyu warped Jigen's portal with Kamui, preventing him from sending the Ten-Tails into a Pocket Dimension.
• After gaining 120,000 Witness Points from witnessing the Ten-Tails' revival, Chiyu exchanged points for Indra's Chakra and awakened his Rinnegan without undergoing the near-death process.
• Madara connected himself to the Ten-Tails and took control of it, but Jigen attacked him with Chakra Rods using Sukuna Hikona.
• Madara repelled the rods and used Limbo: Border Jail to attack Jigen with invisible shadows, forcing Jigen to adapt and defend himself.
• Jigen discovered that Madara's Limbo shadows disappeared after roughly two minutes and returned after a five-second cooldown.
• Chiyu realized he could see Madara's shadows with his new Rinnegan and prepared to join him in killing Jigen.

Sasori abandoned Jigen after losing faith in his promise of eternal puppet art, while Black Zetsu led the White Zetsu army to confront the approaching Ninja Alliance Army. Chiyu joined Madara Uchiha against Jigen, but Jigen shrank himself and kept evading their attacks as the fight continued.

• Kakuzu fled from Amegakure, and Sasori refused Black Zetsu's invitation before leaving to seek his own answers.
• Black Zetsu changed his plan and led Shin Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, Hidan, Deidara, and the White Zetsu army to block the Ninja Alliance Army.
• Chiyu pierced Jigen's arm with Lightning Release and used Wood Release to spread poisonous pollen across the battlefield.
• Chiyu and Madara Uchiha attacked Jigen together, preventing him from sending the Ten-Tails into his Pocket Dimension.
• Jigen shrank himself and tried to escape, but Chiyu disrupted his portal with Kamui, and he continued countering their attacks with Sukuna Hikona.

Chiyu and Madara Uchiha trapped Jigen and forced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to emerge by filling a barrier with high-temperature flames. In Kusagakure, Sōshi Uzumaki learned that Chiyu had fought to resolve the Karma in his hand, which disappeared as Isshiki reincarnated.

• Chiyu turned illusory flames real, then used summoned flames and Madara Uchiha's Limbo Shadows to pin Jigen down and pierce his chest.
• When Jigen did not reincarnate despite his Karma extraction reaching 100%, Chiyu deduced that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had survived inside him and was using him as a puppet.
• Chiyu trapped Jigen in a Four Red Yang Formation and filled the barrier with extremely hot flames prepared in scrolls.
• After the flames dissipated, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki appeared in his true form, and Chiyu confronted him.
• In Kusagakure, Sōshi Uzumaki noticed that his Karma mark had vanished, and Orochimaru explained that Chiyu had forced Isshiki to reincarnate through Jigen.