Chapter Summaries

Root attacked the Hokage faction under Danzo’s orders, forcing the outnumbered defenders to retreat. Shizune, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi prepared to join the fight as Konoha’s clans stayed out of the conflict.

• Root ninja recognized the ambush, regrouped, and charged the Hokage faction without retreating.
• The Hokage faction struggled against Root’s superior numbers and fell back amid a fierce battle.
• Shizune panicked when news of the attack reached the Hokage Building.
• Inoichi Yamanaka urged the leaders to summon the ninja handling village affairs and go help defend the building.
• Choza Akimichi agreed to join the fight, while Inoichi explained that the clans’ elders would not risk sending support.
• Konoha’s other clans stayed neutral, and the village descended into greater chaos.

Danzo left Root confident that he could claim power in Konoha, but Sasuke Uchiha confronted him on the way to the Hokage Building. The two prepared to fight, with Danzo declaring that he would take Sasuke’s eyes.

• Danzo asked Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura what choice they would make, and Utatane Koharu said they would wait until the situation was resolved.
• Danzo left Root with his personal guards, imagining his future rule over Konoha.
• Sasuke Uchiha appeared on the road and told Danzo that a friend had matters to settle with him.
• Danzo recognized Sasuke and declared that he would take his eyes.

Sasuke confronted Danzo while Hawk Team and Snake Team separated Danzo’s four guards. Sasuke struck Danzo with Chidori Stream, but kept watching with his Sharingan rather than assuming the attack had defeated him.

• Danzo sent his four guards to attack Sasuke, but Hawk Team and Snake Team members each intercepted one.
• Sasuke charged Danzo with the Kusanagi Sword, and the two exchanged blows.
• Danzo used Wind Style: Shuriken and Wind Style: Vacuum Wave against Sasuke.
• Sasuke blocked Danzo’s attacks with Lightning Style: Chidori Stream and sent a burst of lightning into Danzo.
• Danzo stood motionless and was engulfed by lightning, while Sasuke scanned the area with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Sasuke thought he had killed Danzo, but Danzo reappeared and immobilized him with the Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal. Obito explained Izanagi and began describing ways to counter it.

• Sasuke found what appeared to be Danzo's charred corpse, but it faded away.
• Danzo appeared behind Sasuke and trapped him with the Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal.
• Obito explained that Danzo had used Izanagi, angering Danzo by revealing his trump card.
• Obito told Sasuke that Izanagi could be countered by exhausting the user's Sharingan or by using a secret Uchiha technique.

Hinata and Uchiha Sora encountered the masked Obito near Root after arriving in Konoha to settle matters with Danzo. Obito claimed to be Uchiha Madara, and Hinata said they intended to join the confrontation.

• Hinata learned Root's location from information Hyuga Hiashi had passed on and brought Uchiha Sora there.
• Obito noticed Hinata and Uchiha Sora approaching and stopped in a tree to meet them.
• Obito introduced himself as Uchiha Madara, but Hinata listened without believing his claim.
• Hinata told Obito that she and Uchiha Sora had come to settle matters with Danzo and would take part in the confrontation.

Obito warned Hinata that the Five Kage Summit might target her organization after dealing with Akatsuki and asked her to cooperate. Hinata rejected him, leaving Obito’s warning hanging over her plans.

• Obito insisted that Sasuke should be the one to deal with Danzo, and Hinata agreed.
• Obito asked Hinata about the Five Kage Summit and explained that the villages had united because they feared Akatsuki’s power.
• Hinata rejected Obito’s offer to cooperate and criticized Akatsuki for capturing the tailed beasts.
• Obito warned that after the Five Great Nations defeated Akatsuki, they might turn against Hinata’s organization as another threat of the same level.

Hinata and Obito discussed a possible temporary alliance, agreeing that their aims might align and that Hinata wanted fertile land in exchange for cooperation. After Sasuke’s Susanoo appeared, they went to see the battle, with Obito noting that Sasuke had joined their organization.

• Hinata demanded to know Obito’s true goal and said she would cooperate in exchange for tangible benefits, including fertile land if their interests did not conflict.
• Obito explained Nagato’s plan to destroy the existing ninja villages and forces and establish a new order in the Shinobi World.
• Hinata said the plan seemed compatible with her interests, though she called Obito crazy, and the two reached the basis for temporary cooperation.
• A huge boom revealed Sasuke’s Susanoo, and Hinata judged that Danzo probably could not hold out much longer.
• Obito invited Hinata to see the fight and said Sasuke was now a member of their organization.

Hinata and the others arrived as Sasuke’s Susanoo overwhelmed Danzo, leaving him with no way to escape. Danzo was captured in Susanoo’s hand and seemed to understand the consequences of his past decisions.

• Hinata asked Obito to represent his organization in their partnership, and Obito cryptically agreed.
• Sasuke used his third-stage Susanoo to crush Danzo through nine of his Izanagi revivals.
• After losing his Sharingan and his ability to use Izanagi, Danzo panicked and tried to flee.
• Sasuke’s Susanoo caught Danzo in its hand as he attempted to resist.
• Danzo looked at Sasuke and seemed to understand the consequences of decisions he had made.

Danzo used the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique in a final attempt to take Sasuke and others with him, but they escaped the blast. Neji learned that Danzo’s actions had left the Hyuga Clan unable to intervene and that Hanabi Hyuga might have been taken by Root.

• Danzo opened a dark hole in his chest and began the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique as Sasuke crushed him.
• Obito warned Sasuke that Danzo intended to die with him, and Sasuke threw Danzo away before fleeing.
• Hinata and Obito also escaped, and Danzo’s technique erased the surrounding area, leaving a crater.
• Neji returned to the Hyuga Clan to urge Hyuga Hiashi to help the Hokage Building, but learned that Hiashi’s contingencies had revealed Danzo’s plan and left the clan unable to act.
• Neji learned that Hanabi Hyuga might have been taken by Root and became alarmed.

Neji led the Hyuga Clan to reinforce the Hokage Building, turning the battle against Root as other Konoha forces gathered. Uchiha Sora told Neji that Danzo was dead, while Neji could not find Hinata to discuss Hanabi and Hyuga Hiashi.

• Neji dispatched the Hyuga Clan to reinforce the Hokage Building, while Gensei and the others followed behind.
• Root's attack nearly overwhelmed the Hokage faction, but Shizune kept the wounded alive with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Neji and the Hyuga Clan halted Root's offensive and gave the Hokage faction time to recover.
• Konoha clans and rescue teams gathered, pushing Root into a worsening disadvantage.
• Uchiha Sora told Neji that Danzo was dead, but Neji could not find Hinata to speak with her about Hanabi and Hyuga Hiashi.

After Root’s defeat, the Hokage faction faced the aftermath of Danzo’s plot and the village’s unrest. Neji Hyuga left to find Hinata, who learned that Danzo had kidnapped Hanabi to pressure Hyuga Hiashi and divide the clans from the Hokage faction.

• The Hokage faction celebrated Root’s defeat but worried about the village’s losses, Tsunade’s reaction, and Shikaku Nara’s safety.
• Other ninja clans arrived only after the battle before the Hokage Building had ended, prompting resentment from the Hokage faction.
• With the Hyuga Clan’s help, the Hokage faction suppressed Danzo’s Root forces.
• Neji Hyuga left some Hyuga clansmen to assist the Hokage faction and took a small group to find Hinata.
• Hinata learned that Danzo had kidnapped Hanabi to pressure Hyuga Hiashi and drive a wedge between the ninja clans and the Hokage faction.

After Danzo’s death, Hinata waited anxiously for news of Hyuga Hiashi while Konoha remained in turmoil. At dawn, Shikaku Nara returned with Hiashi and the others, all disheveled.

• Hinata learned that Danzo had died and hoped Hyuga Hiashi had escaped harm.
• Hinata and Obito parted ways with Sasuke after witnessing his fight with Danzo.
• Neji intercepted Hinata, who waited rather than search blindly for Hiashi.
• Hinata and the others kept watch through the night as Konoha’s ninja dealt with the upheaval.
• At dawn, a scout spotted movement, and Shikaku Nara returned with Hyuga Hiashi and the others.

Hinata returned Hanabi safely and met with Hyuga Hiashi at the Hyuga Clan Grounds, where they discussed important matters. Two days later, Tsunade and Kakashi returned to Konoha after the Five Kage Summit.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi returned safely after Shikaku Nara rescued them from Danzo's scheme.
• Shizune and the others greeted them and briefed Shikaku Nara on the previous night's events.
• Hinata went to the Hyuga Clan Grounds with trusted clan members while Neji explained what had happened.
• Hanabi and Neji left Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi to discuss family matters, and Hinata departed after more than an hour.
• Tsunade and Kakashi returned to Konoha after the Five Kage Summit and a long journey.

After Konoha’s turmoil, Tsunade learned that the Five Kage Summit had ended with a decision to judge the Akatsuki Organization. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura took responsibility for Konoha’s problems during the war and said they would resign afterward.

• Tsunade returned to the Hokage Building, erupted at Shizune and the Ino-Shika-Cho Clan Heads, and demanded to know what had happened.
• Shizune and the others explained the situation, and Tsunade decided to leave the matter alone for now.
• Tsunade told them that the Five Kage Summit had concluded and that the Five Great Ninja Villages would pass judgment on the Akatsuki Organization.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura offered to handle Konoha’s problems while Tsunade focused on the Fourth Great Ninja War.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura apologized and promised to resign after the war, and Tsunade let them leave without further argument.

The Five Great Ninja Villages began mobilizing for the Fourth Great Ninja War against the Akatsuki, while the Akatsuki and Dawn held their first alliance meeting. Zetsu warned them about the scale of the enemy’s preparations, and Hinata asked what support he had arranged.

• Tsunade ordered Konoha to reorganize its Chunin-rank and higher ninja and told the clans to prepare supplies.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages joined forces against the Akatsuki and began sweeping up smaller countries and villages.
• The surviving Akatsuki members and Dawn representatives met to discuss an alliance, though both sides remained wary of each other.
• Zetsu emerged from the ground and reported that the Five Great Ninja Villages and smaller villages had begun a massive operation.
• Hinata asked Zetsu whether he had prepared anything.

Hinata and her companions discussed the scale of the coming war with Obito, Zetsu, and Konan before considering cooperation. Konan revealed that the enemy’s forces would be countered by a hundred-thousand-strong army and Kabuto Yakushi’s Impure World Reincarnation, then presented a map showing five likely fronts led by the Five Great Ninja Villages.

• Hinata said her group would not recklessly join forces against tens of thousands of shinobi and samurai, signaling that they wanted the other side to reveal its plans.
• Zetsu said their side had an army of a hundred thousand to handle the enemy’s ordinary troops.
• Wu Zhu warned that the allied Shinobi World would have many powerful experts, and Konan answered that Kabuto Yakushi was gathering the remains of deceased predecessors to use with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hinata agreed that this gave them reason to continue and said her group would refuse any excessive demands.
• Konan unfolded a map and said they expected roughly five fronts led by the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Hinata negotiated an alliance with Pain and Konan to delay the Shinobi World's forces, choosing which armies they would face. As the talks continued, she considered the other side's hidden plans and recognized that they did not know what she was planning.

• Konan demanded serious cooperation and proposed that Hinata's side help hold back at least three routes of the allied forces.
• Wu Zhu questioned whether stopping three armies was realistic, while Obito tried to ease the tension.
• Hinata agreed that the plan was feasible with the army and Kabuto Yakushi's Impure World Reincarnation, then demanded the right to choose three directions.
• Hinata selected the Mist Ninja, Sand Ninja, and Stone Ninja, and Pain agreed to the arrangement.
• As both sides discussed further details, Hinata reflected that the other side might eventually turn against them and realized they were unaware of her plans.

After the Akatsuki members learned that Kakuzu and Hidan had been killed, Pain assigned the capture of the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails while the organization prepared for the Shinobi Allied Forces. Pain noted that Kabuto Yakushi had gathered strong material, but the Akatsuki still lacked enough high-level personnel to hold off the Allied Forces.

• Zetsu told Pain that Konoha ninja, including the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and clan heirs, had killed Kakuzu and Hidan while they were returning.
• Pain said he would personally capture the Nine-Tails and assigned Deidara and Kisame Hoshigaki to capture the Eight-Tails.
• Kisame Hoshigaki called Deidara the firecracker kid and left to pursue the Eight-Tails, with Deidara following him angrily.
• Pain said the Akatsuki lacked enough high-level personnel to hold back the Shinobi Allied Forces.
• Konan asked Obito to use the young newcomers, but Obito refused and said he had assigned them other matters.
• Pain stopped Konan and said Kabuto Yakushi had gathered a large amount of high-quality material.

The Allied Shinobi Forces advanced toward the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning as Kabuto Yakushi prepared an army of reanimated shinobi and Konan moved to delay Naruto’s forces. The battle lines began to form while Akatsuki’s leaders pursued the tailed beasts and divided their assignments.

• Roughly eighty thousand allied shinobi advanced toward the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.
• White Zetsu emerged from the ground near the allied forces’ route.
• Kabuto Yakushi burned a message, chose the Land of Lightning forces as his opponents, and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon many coffins.
• Tsunade’s Naruto army arrived, and Shikaku Nara and Mabui took charge of coordinating the allied forces.
• Konan flew ahead to obstruct Naruto’s army while Nagato pursued the Nine-Tails, Deidara and Kisame Hoshigaki targeted the Eight-Tails, and Zetsu gathered battlefield intelligence.

Konan learned that Killer B was hidden in Kumogakure and the Nine-Tails had gone to Mount Myōboku, forcing the Akatsuki to reconsider its plan. The Allied Shinobi Forces began their war against the White Zetsu army and faced both infiltrators and resurrected shinobi as they fought back.

• Konan received intelligence that Kumogakure had hidden Killer B and that the Nine-Tails had gone to Mount Myōboku.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages held a brief summit, formed a temporary command headquarters, and advanced toward the enemy lines.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces clashed with White Zetsu, whose strength and disguises made them dangerous opponents.
• The shinobi learned that someone had used Impure World Reincarnation to send the dead back to fight for the enemy.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces steadied themselves and launched a counterattack against the resurrected shinobi.