Chapter Summaries

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned on the villagers and prisoners who condemned him, unleashing a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet at them. Orochimaru appeared and blocked the attack, revealing himself to Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.

• Villagers and prisoners denounced Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, refusing to become sacrifices for the Impure World Reincarnation experiments.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to kill the crowd and fired a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet at them.
• Sasuke, Shikamaru, and others prepared to stop the attack and protect the civilians, while Naruto asked Kurama for help.
• Snake-like shadows and Bone Blades blocked the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet before it could harm anyone.
• Orochimaru emerged from the shadows, mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen, and was recognized as the Rogue Ninja by Hiruzen.

Orochimaru confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and accused him of forcing him out of Konoha and using him as a scapegoat. Their argument turned into a fight as the onlookers began to suspect Orochimaru had been wronged and Sarutobi was the true villain.

• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the two Toad Sages sensed Orochimaru’s immense, mixed powers and recognized that he had changed greatly.
• Orochimaru rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen’s claim that they were still teacher and student, accusing him of ordering his research and then making him a Rogue Ninja.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen invited Orochimaru to join his plan to unify the Shinobi World, but Orochimaru accused him of intending to use him as a scapegoat again.
• Orochimaru mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen and urged him to admit defeat, but Sarutobi refused and attacked him with a kunai.
• Orochimaru drew a sword from his mouth and fought Sarutobi Hiruzen while Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, and others watched.
• The onlookers questioned the stories about Orochimaru and condemned Sarutobi Hiruzen for his actions.

Orochimaru fought Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha’s revived clan leaders, showing off his regenerative abilities and Wood Release while Hiruzen tried to capture him for his knowledge of the First Hokage Cells. Nara Shikamaru urged his revived ancestor Nara Ka to stop supporting Hiruzen, while Itachi learned from Kisame that Konoha was in chaos after Hiruzen’s sacrifice of villagers was exposed.

• Orochimaru used his Undying Body to recover from Sarutobi Hiruzen’s attacks, then summoned Enma to the fight.
• Orochimaru fought off Sarutobi Hiruzen, Enma, and the revived Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clan leaders, escaping their combined techniques and using Wood Release against them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the others to take Orochimaru alive so they could learn how to fuse with the First Hokage Cells.
• Nara Shikamaru recognized the revived Nara Ka as his clan ancestor and urged him to stop helping Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Itachi, too exhausted to leave bed after using his Sharingan, asked Kisame what was happening, and Kisame told him Hiruzen’s sacrifice of villagers had been exposed and Konoha was in chaos.

Uchiha Itachi realized that Sarutobi Hiruzen had manipulated him into destroying the Uchiha Clan and regretted his choices as his body failed. Kisame helped him onto a rooftop, where they watched Sarutobi Hiruzen attack civilians and Orochimaru intervene, leaving Itachi convinced the Hokage had fallen completely.

• Uchiha Itachi reconsidered the Uchiha Clan’s history and recognized that Sarutobi Hiruzen had suppressed the clan and shaped Itachi’s mistaken beliefs.
• Uchiha Itachi regretted killing his family and clansmen, realizing Sasuke could have survived without his sacrifice.
• Kisame comforted Uchiha Itachi as he coughed and weakened from the toll of using his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Itachi asked Kisame to take him outside so he could see Konoha before he died.
• Kisame supported Uchiha Itachi onto a rooftop, where they saw Sarutobi Hiruzen attack civilians, Orochimaru block him, and Konoha’s Ino-Shika-Cho attack Orochimaru.

Uchiha You and Kisame watched as the battle continued, while Nara Shikamaru publicly chose the Uchiha Clan over Sarutobi Hiruzen and tried to stop his revived elders. Orochimaru sealed Nara Ka, Akimichi Ke, and Yamanaka, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo prepared to sacrifice captives to summon the Three Hokage as Tsunade tried to protect them.

• Uchiha You regretted serving Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Kisame and Uchiha Itachi decided to stay out of the fight and watch.
• Nara Shikamaru urged Nara Ka, Akimichi Ke, and Yamanaka to remain neutral, then declared that he would side with the Uchiha Clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen threatened the Three Great Clans, but Orochimaru restrained and sealed Nara Ka, Akimichi Ke, and Yamanaka with Bone Snakes.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Danzo to bring forward captives as sacrifices to summon the Three Hokage.
• Danzo ordered the revived fighters to kill the captives behind Tsunade, and Tsunade condemned him as she tried to protect them.

Shisui stopped Sarutobi Hiruzen's forces from slaughtering civilians and revealed his overwhelming abilities to the assembled shinobi. He removed his mask in front of Danzo, leaving everyone waiting to see his face.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi to kill the civilians, and Shisui intervened before they could attack.
• Shisui used teleportation, clones, and genjutsu to incapacitate the shinobi targeting the civilians.
• Darui recognized Shisui's abilities as resembling those of Uchiha Shisui, while Sasuke and the others reacted with shock.
• Danzo asked the masked man who he was, and Shisui removed his mask while asking whether Danzo recognized him.

Uchiha Shisui revealed himself to Danzō and Hiruzen, explaining that Xuan Yu had saved him after Danzō stole one of his eyes. Shisui attacked Danzō to settle their old debts, but Danzō survived and called on Hiruzen to revive the Three Hokage.

• Shisui removed his mask, and Danzō and Hiruzen recognized him as the Uchiha they believed had died.
• Shisui opened his Mangekyo Sharingan and revealed that Danzō had taken one of his eyes.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and others discussed Shisui's reputation and the Uchiha Clan's strength.
• Shisui said Xuan Yu had saved him and confronted Danzō about their past.
• Shisui stabbed Danzō in the heart, but Danzō returned to life and ordered Hiruzen to revive the Three Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen used three civilians as sacrifices to begin reviving the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage, leaving the gathered shinobi bracing for a battle against the legendary leaders. Naruto wondered whether he would see his father again, while Nara Shikamaru prepared his clans to fight or seal the revived Hokage.

• Naruto and the Nine-Tails reacted uneasily to Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan, and the Nine-Tails admitted he did not know whether Xuanyu could defeat Hashirama Senju with an Undying Body.
• Nara Shikamaru warned Ino and the others that the First Hokage might overwhelm Xuan Yu, so their clans would need to prepare to seal the Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen slit the throats of the three captured civilians to use them as sacrifices.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned three coffins, and the crowd recognized the corpses inside as the Three Hokage.
• Those present noted that the revived Hokage would have to obey Sarutobi Hiruzen's commands through Impure World Reincarnation.

Tsunade and Jiraiya mourned the dead Hokage, while Naruto reacted to learning that Minato was his father. Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but Minato was not among those revived.

• Tsunade was moved to see Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and Jiraiya grieved when he saw Minato's corpse.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima consoled Jiraiya and criticized the shinobi for sealing the Tailed Beasts.
• The Nine-Tails told Naruto that Minato was his father, and Naruto briefly released the Nine-Tails' Chakra before Sasuke and the Nine-Tails helped him regain control.
• Sasuke told Sakura that Minato was Naruto's father, and Sakura was shocked that Naruto had grown up in poverty.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, but Minato was not summoned.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were revived through Impure World Reincarnation, while Naruto learned that Minato Namikaze’s soul remained sealed inside the Death God. Tobirama surveyed the tense gathering and accused Uchiha Xuan Yu of causing Konoha’s apparent unrest.

• Naruto asked Kurama why his father had not been revived, and Kurama suspected Minato Namikaze’s soul was still inside the Death God.
• Xuan Yu explained to Hua Yu that the Fourth Hokage’s soul had been taken by the Death God and would not appear in the Pure Land.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju opened their eyes and realized they had been revived with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama Senju recognized Tsunade and noticed that the people opposing him seemed to follow Xuan Yu’s lead.
• Tobirama Senju saw Xuan Yu’s Uchiha attire, blamed him for Konoha’s unrest, and unleashed his aura against him.

Xuan Yu confronted Tobirama Senju after the Second Hokage insulted him and pressured him with his Chakra. Xuan Yu repeatedly overwhelmed Tobirama, leaving him to recover from another head-shattering slap as their confrontation continued.

• Tobirama Senju released a crushing wave of Chakra at Xuan Yu, but Xuan Yu stood firm and stopped Hua Yu and Hashira from intervening.
• Xuan Yu confronted Tobirama about calling him an evil little brat, and Tobirama reacted with shock at Xuan Yu's Double Pupils and Six Paths Tomoe.
• Xuan Yu slapped Tobirama and sent him flying, destroying his dirt-formed head while the onlookers watched in disbelief.
• Tobirama recovered and tried to teleport away with the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Xuan Yu appeared before him and struck him again.
• Tobirama recovered once more, repeated his insult while attempting to flee, and Xuan Yu appeared beside him and shattered his head with another slap.

Xuanyu overwhelmed Senju Tobirama, repeatedly slapping him while sealing the surrounding space so he could not escape. Tobirama reached Hashirama Senju for help, but Xuanyu approached them and demanded that Tobirama repeat his words.

• Xuanyu appeared before Senju Tobirama, blocked his Flying Thunder God escape, and slapped him flying.
• Naruto, the other spectators, and Uchiha Itachi and Kisame watched in shock as they realized Xuanyu had sealed the space around Tobirama.
• Xuanyu struck Tobirama again, then Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Hashirama Senju.
• Tobirama told Hashirama that Xuanyu was powerful and could seal the surrounding space.
• Xuanyu walked toward the brothers and asked Tobirama to repeat what he had said.

Xuanyu defended the Uchiha Clan against Tobirama Senju, arguing that their Sharingan awakened through love and grief rather than evil. Hashirama Senju then confronted Xuanyu for disrupting the village and attacked him with vines.

• Xuanyu argued that the Uchiha Clan sought strength to protect loved ones, and the crowd and Uchiha Itachi accepted his defense.
• Tobirama Senju accused the Uchiha of killing relatives for power, and Xuanyu countered by citing Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions and his family’s crimes.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen had resurrected them using a living sacrifice and had claimed the Uchiha planned a coup.
• Tobirama Senju again called the Uchiha an evil clan, so Xuanyu slapped him and pursued him.
• Hashirama Senju stopped Xuanyu and declared that he should never have attacked the village, then sent vines stabbing toward him.

Uchiha Xuan Yu repelled Hashirama Senju and challenged Sarutobi Hiruzen’s claim that the Uchiha had launched a coup. The villagers and Tsunade spoke against Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Tobirama Senju continued to side against the Uchiha Clan.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju tried to attack Uchiha Xuan Yu, but an invisible force knocked Hashirama away and left both brothers wary of Xuanyu’s power.
• Hashirama Senju urged Xuanyu to abandon the coup, but Xuanyu denied launching one and pointed out that the people present could tell the truth.
• The villagers supported Xuanyu, accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of tyranny and trying to use them for an Impure World Reincarnation army, and said the Uchiha had not launched a coup.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen claimed the villagers had been manipulated by the Uchiha Clan, while Tobirama Senju withheld judgment and remained hostile toward the Uchiha.
• Tsunade confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and demanded to know whether he was claiming that she, too, had been manipulated.

Tsunade and the villagers exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s persecution of the Uchiha Clan and his grandson Konohamaru’s attacks on civilians to Hashirama Senju. Hiruzen continued demanding the Uchiha’s destruction, while Hashirama questioned his motives and the villagers called for his removal.

• Tsunade told Hashirama Senju that Hiruzen and Tobirama had targeted the Uchiha Clan and that Hiruzen had repeatedly tried to destroy it.
• Tobirama defended Hiruzen’s anti-Uchiha policy, and Hiruzen argued that the clan threatened Konoha.
• Xuanyu and Tsunade told Hashirama that Hiruzen had tried to kill villagers, prompting the crowd to reject Hiruzen and support the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen claimed he would accept punishment after the Uchiha were destroyed, but Hashirama questioned whether he truly wanted the clan wiped out.
• Hiruzen blamed the Uchiha for arresting his son and grandson, and the villagers revealed that Konohamaru had ordered Impure World Reincarnation subjects to attack civilians and injure Uchiha Military Police members.

Uchiha Xuan Yu rejected Hashirama Senju's offer to investigate Sarutobi Hiruzen, demanding that Hiruzen, his family, and Shimura Danzō be detained by the Military Police Force. Hashirama hesitated, but Hiruzen and Tobirama refused, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Konoha's villagers accused Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konohamaru of wrongdoing, while Hiruzen dismissed their claims as Uchiha influence.
• Tobirama Senju offered to investigate, and Hashirama Senju asked Uchiha Xuan Yu to let them uncover the truth.
• Xuan Yu refused, arguing that neither brother could be trusted to investigate or punish Hiruzen fairly.
• The villagers insisted they could not leave, and Xuan Yu demanded that Hiruzen, his son, his grandson, and Shimura Danzō be imprisoned by the Military Police Force.
• Hashirama considered the demand, but Hiruzen and Tobirama rejected it, with Hiruzen warning that his detention could make Hashirama disappear.

Uchiha Xuan Yu rejected Hashirama Senju’s attempts to negotiate over Sarutobi Hiruzen and insisted the conflict would have to be settled by fighting. As Tobirama Senju launched a sneak attack on Xuanyu, an Uchiha appeared to block him.

• Hashirama Senju refused to let the Uchiha take Sarutobi Hiruzen away, and Xuanyu declared that the sides should fight.
• Naruto Uzumaki suggested that Hashirama investigate while the others waited, but Tobirama Senju objected that Xuanyu might attack Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Hashirama Senju offered to let Xuanyu take Sarutobi Hiruzen’s grandson, but Xuanyu dismissed the compromise and turned away.
• Omoi, Darui, Samui, Choji Akimichi, and Nara Shikamaru discussed why Hashirama Senju sided with his brother and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Tobirama Senju used Shunshin to attack Xuanyu from behind, but an Uchiha appeared and blocked his kunai.

Uchiha Shisui fought Tobirama Senju while Naruto learned about Sage Mode from the Nine-Tails, including that Uchiha Xuan Yu was constantly absorbing Natural Energy. Shisui phased through Tobirama’s attack, leaving Tobirama to suspect he had fallen for a genjutsu.

• Uchiha Shisui released immense Chakra, impressing Tobirama Senju and the onlookers.
• The Nine-Tails explained Sage Mode to Naruto Uzumaki and said Uchiha Xuan Yu seemed to absorb Natural Energy through every cell.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu told Hua Yu and Hashira to fight without holding back, promising to support them.
• Tobirama Senju attacked Shisui with Water Release—Water Dragon Bullet, and Shisui countered with Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique.
• Tobirama Senju emerged from the mist and thrust his kunai at Shisui, but it passed through him, making Tobirama suspect genjutsu.

Uchiha Shisui overpowered Tobirama Senju with genjutsu, but Tobirama escaped sealing by using Sarutobi Hiruzen to destroy his head and revive elsewhere. Tobirama then unleashed Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, threatening everyone within the blast radius as the chapter ended.

• Shisui repeatedly cut Tobirama and broke through his Bringer-of-Darkness Technique with his own genjutsu.
• Shisui used his Mangekyo genjutsu, Stillness, to immobilize Tobirama and began sealing him in earth.
• Tobirama called to Sarutobi Hiruzen to smash his head, causing his sealed body to turn to mud while he reappeared elsewhere.
• Tobirama claimed his Impure World body made him impossible to defeat and warned that an Uchiha could not be allowed to live.
• Tobirama used Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and said he would keep detonating them until Shisui was caught in the blast.

Tobirama Senju used Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and defended his decision to risk civilian lives to kill Xuanyu and the other Uchiha. As the tags detonated and Tobirama teleported toward Xuanyu, Hashirama Senju began to doubt the people opposing the Hokage, while Uchiha Itachi regretted having trusted Konoha.

• Nara Shikamaru explained that Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags multiplied with each blast until their target was killed, and warned everyone to prepare for the explosions.
• Tsunade pleaded with Tobirama Senju to stop, while Hashirama Senju urged his younger brother to avoid hurting civilians; Tobirama insisted the Uchiha threatened Konoha and Sarutobi Hiruzen was its rightful Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju began to wonder whether the Uchiha had deceived the gathered people and considered that their deaths might lessen his guilt.
• Uchiha Itachi watched from a rooftop and regretted choosing the village and its leadership, recalling the people he had killed.
• Tobirama Senju shouted for the tags to explode, endured blasts that tore through his abdomen, then used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport toward Xuanyu.