Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yū joined the battle at Mount Myōboku and fought Jiraiya, who suspected him of secretly working with Minato Namikaze. Yū overwhelmed Jiraiya’s combined assault, leaving Jiraiya and the toad sages trying to hold him back from reaching the main battlefield.

• The White Snake Sage called for Uchiha Yū to join the fight, and he decided to move while still wondering whether the Great Toad Sage was truly dead.
• Jiraiya confronted Uchiha Yū and claimed he knew about Yū and Minato Namikaze, but Yū denied they had been working together and worried that Jiraiya’s suspicions could endanger Minato.
• Uchiha Yū and Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and began fighting, with Yū evading Jiraiya’s attacks and using his Mysterious Peacock Method to defend against Hair Needle Senbon.
• Jiraiya and the two toad sages combined to unleash a Toad Oil Flame Bullet, but Uchiha Yū formed an armored Susanoo from the flames and split the attack with a slash.
• Sage Fukasaku recognized Yū’s strength as comparable to Uchiha Madara’s and urged Jiraiya and the toad sages to keep Yū occupied before he reached the battlefield.

Uchiha Yū overwhelmed Jiraiya with his Susanoo and Nuclear Release, leaving him unconscious and badly injured. Sage Fukasaku stayed behind to delay Yū while Sage Shima carried Jiraiya away and Mount Myōboku’s toads withdrew.

• Jiraiya attacked Uchiha Yū with three Sage Art Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, cracking Susanoo but failing to break through Yū’s body.
• Uchiha Yū used Nuclear Release: Mutually Multiplying Fission to destroy Jiraiya’s Rasengan and unleash a devastating explosion.
• Jiraiya abandoned his attack and tried to escape, but the blast severely injured him and left him unconscious.
• Sage Fukasaku ordered Sage Shima to take Jiraiya away and told the toads on Mount Myōboku to withdraw.
• Sage Fukasaku confronted Uchiha Yū alone, vowing to stop his plan.

Uchiha Yū betrayed the alliance with Ryūchi Cave and attacked Mount Myōboku, while Uchiha Shisui led the Dawn Hidden Village shinobi against the giant snakes. As the toads retreated, Uchiha Yū defeated Sage Fukasaku and pierced his chest with a chakra blade.

• Uchiha Yū declared that he would destroy the sages, and Uchiha Shisui ordered the Dawn Hidden Village shinobi to attack Ryūchi Cave's giant snakes.
• The White Snake Sage confronted Uchiha Yū over his betrayal, and he sent shinobi to pursue the weakened Jiraiya.
• Uchiha Shisui held off the White Snake Sage while Gamabunta escorted a group of toads away from the battlefield.
• Sage Fukasaku attacked Uchiha Yū with Water Slash and a sound-based genjutsu, but Uchiha Yū's radioactive energy weakened him.
• Uchiha Yū recovered from the genjutsu and drove his chakra blade through Sage Fukasaku's chest.

Uchiha Yū killed Sage Fukasaku and joined Uchiha Shisui in confronting the White Snake Sage, rejecting her offer to honor their alliance. After the White Snake Sage revealed her petrification powers and attacked with poison, Uchiha Yū broke her scales with a powerful punch and brought her crashing to the ground.

• Uchiha Yū killed Sage Fukasaku and sealed his corpse in a scroll.
• Uchiha Yū rescued Uchiha Shisui from the White Snake Sage, who had resisted Shisui's genjutsu.
• The White Snake Sage offered not to interfere in the ninja world, but Uchiha Yū rejected her and declared that it belonged to ninjas.
• The White Snake Sage used petrifying energy against Uchiha Yū, but his life force and chakra armor resisted it.
• The White Snake Sage expanded her body and released poisonous mist, which Uchiha Yū tore apart with his Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• Uchiha Yū struck the White Snake Sage with Monstrous Strength Fist, cracking her scales and slamming her to the ground.

Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Shisui fought White Snake Sage, using genjutsu and Susanoo to isolate and wound her. White Snake Sage survived Uchiha Yū’s Atomic Fission, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Uchiha Shisui controlled the Three Divine Princesses with genjutsu and turned them against White Snake Sage.
• White Snake Sage turned the Three Divine Princesses to stone, while Uchiha Yū warned Uchiha Shisui to withdraw and control nearby snakes from a distance.
• Uchiha Yū formed Susanoo and restrained White Snake Sage after she lunged at him.
• Uchiha Yū poisoned White Snake Sage with Radiation Element through her exposed mouth, then struck her with Nuclear Release: Atomic Fission.
• White Snake Sage survived the attack but suffered extensive wounds, and Uchiha Yū realized she had endured it with her body alone.

Uchiha Yū killed the White Snake Sage and completed the invasion of the three great sacred lands, while Jiraiya escaped and remained a threat to Minato Namikaze’s plans. In Konoha, Tsunade discovered that the necklace she had given Uchiha Yū was hanging around Naruto’s neck.

• Uchiha Yū pursued and killed the weakened White Snake Sage, then prepared to exploit her powerful corpse.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Shisui to warn Minato Namikaze that Jiraiya suspected him and told Hizashi Hyuga to delay any forceful action if needed.
• Uchiha Yū evacuated his ninjas from Mount Myōboku, which had become a radioactive dead zone after the battle.
• Dawn Hidden Village’s destruction of Mount Myōboku spread fear throughout the shinobi world, while Tsunade worried about the missing Jiraiya.
• Tsunade picked up Naruto and recognized the necklace around his neck as the one she had once given Uchiha Yū.

Uchiha Yū gave Sasori the White Snake Sage’s corpse and asked him to improve the village’s factory, prompting Sasori to envision autonomous combat puppets. After Sasori left with the corpse, Obito reported that Black and White Zetsu knew the Eight-Tails’ jinchuriki and offered to lead a capture.

• Uchiha Yū gave the White Snake Sage’s corpse to Sasori and asked him to address the factory’s production bottleneck.
• Uchiha Yū proposed fully automating the factory, inspiring Sasori to consider puppets that could move and fight without direct control.
• Sasori revealed his human body and explained that he had delayed modifying it because he hoped to become stronger, then resolved to draft a plan for researching autonomous puppets.
• Sasori took the White Snake Sage’s corpse and collided with Uchiha Obito, threatening to turn him into a Human Puppet before leaving.
• Uchiha Obito told Uchiha Yū that Black and White Zetsu knew the Eight-Tails’ jinchuriki and said he knew where to find him.

Uchiha Yū arranged to monitor Black and White Zetsu and draw Killer B toward Konoha, while Minato Namikaze prepared for the possibility that Jiraiya would expose him. As Konoha’s position weakened, Tsunade accepted Black and White Zetsu’s proposal to bring Killer B into the conflict and personally persuade him to join Konoha.

• Uchiha Yū told Uchiha Obito to secretly monitor Black and White Zetsu, lure Killer B toward Konoha, and meet someone waiting in the underground laboratory.
• Minato Namikaze reviewed Hyuga Reiko’s intelligence, and Hizashi Hyuga offered to take the blame and asked Minato and Reiko to protect Neji.
• Minato Namikaze reassured Hizashi Hyuga that Jiraiya lacked evidence and promised that Hizashi’s life would be protected if the truth emerged.
• Tsunade considered the threat posed by Dawn Hidden Village and listened as Black and White Zetsu proposed using Konoha’s tailed beasts to reverse the war.
• Tsunade said she would personally persuade Killer B to join Konoha, and Black and White Zetsu recognized that their plan was nearing its final stage.

Uchiha Yū prepared Dawn Hidden Village for the final stage of the war and brought Nagato out of the underground to retrieve the Eight-Tails, knowing Nagato would die in the process and be revived afterward. He sent forces toward the battlefield and tasked Hiruko with commanding the decisive offensive against Konoha.

• Uchiha Yū mobilized Orochimaru's modified shinobi and took Konan underground to meet Nagato.
• Uchiha Yū told Nagato that the Eight-Tails was heading to Konoha and that Nagato would die while restraining it for the final retrieval plan.
• Konan helped Nagato leave the underground, while Uchiha Yū arranged secret protection to keep Black and White Zetsu from discovering his plans.
• Uchiha Yū gathered Dawn Hidden Village's powerhouses, announced that the war was nearing its end, and ordered them to restrain Killer B when the tailed beasts appeared.
• Uchiha Yū reached the frontline camp and told Hiruko to command the next offensive while he pressured Konoha ahead of the decisive battle.

As Dawn Hidden Village prepared for a final battle, Tsunade suspected Minato Namikaze of secretly cooperating with Uchiha Yū but feared exposing him would destabilize Konoha. She joined forces with the Hokage advisors and Nawaki to reclaim decision-making authority and block Minato’s orders.

• News that Hiruko had appeared on the battlefield reached Konoha’s rear, and the frontline commander sent word to the Fourth Hokage while holding a defensive position.
• Black and White Zetsu warned Tsunade that the Eight-Tails’ presence had been exposed, leading her to suspect Minato Namikaze had leaked the information.
• Tsunade told the two former Hokage advisors and Nawaki about her suspicions, and they became convinced Minato had secretly contacted Uchiha Yū after seeing the necklace and considering his unexplained absences.
• Tsunade said she would not seek Minato’s removal yet, but asked the advisors and Nawaki to help her retake a role in decision-making and block Minato’s orders.
• The advisors and Nawaki agreed to stand with Tsunade, and the four went to the Hokage’s office to discuss Konoha’s response.

As Tsunade took control of Konoha and prepared to send its tailed-beast jinchūriki to the battlefield, Minato Namikaze and Hyuga Reiko waited for Uchiha Yū to complete their plan. Uchiha Yū ordered the offensive intensified and headed to the front lines himself.

• Minato Namikaze rejected Hyuga Reiko's offer to activate their backup plan and handed authority to Tsunade, saying their mission was complete and the rest depended on Uchiha Yū.
• Tsunade learned that Dawn Hidden Village's shinobi had begun encircling Konoha and ordered Nawaki to persuade Yugito Nii to help while she took Killer B to the battlefield.
• Tsunade and Nawaki did not know that Uchiha Yū had already taken the real Yugito Nii away.
• Kakuzu urged Uchiha Yū to intensify the offensive, but Uchiha Yū ordered the forces to pressure the front lines and said they would go there themselves.
• Uchiha Yū ordered Hiruko to unleash his full strength without showing mercy.

Uchiha Yū’s forces overwhelmed Konoha and captured Killer B, while Nagato summoned the Ten-Tails onto the battlefield. Black and White Zetsu was stunned by its revival, and Nawaki demanded to know how the guarded Yugito Nii had become a White Zetsu.

• Uchiha Yū arrived at the front lines, and Dawn Hidden Village’s assault drove Konoha’s forces back.
• Tsunade sent Killer B into battle, but Uchiha Yū confronted him and revealed that he had been waiting for the Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Yū’s modified ninja, Sasori, and a giant white snake helped restrain Killer B while Kakuzu and Hiruko blocked Tsunade.
• Nagato arrived with Konan and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, overwhelming the battlefield with the Ten-Tails’ chakra.
• Black and White Zetsu was stunned that the Ten-Tails had revived, and Nawaki confronted him over Yugito Nii’s transformation into a White Zetsu.

Uchiha Yū absorbed the Ten-Tails with Nagato’s help while their allies fought to keep Konoha’s ninja away. The mist cleared to reveal Uchiha Yū transformed, with a golden eye at his brow.

• Black and White Zetsu realized the Ten-Tails had been resurrected early and warned Nawaki to flee and preserve his strength to stop Uchiha Yū.
• The Ten-Tails bound the Eight-Tails with a chain and dragged it into its mouth, completing its recovery of the tailed beasts.
• Nagato used his remaining life force and the Rinnegan to restrain the Ten-Tails while Uchiha Yū extended Adamantine Sealing Chains and began absorbing it.
• Tsunade attacked the defenders, but Kakuzu, Hiruko, Sasori, Pakura, Kisame Hoshigaki, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Obito fought to protect Uchiha Yū.
• The Ten-Tails entered Uchiha Yū as his body cracked under its power, and Nagato’s final effort left the Six Paths of Pain collapsed.
• The mist cleared to reveal Uchiha Yū with snow-white skin, golden markings, and a golden eye on his brow.

Uchiha Yū used his Six Paths power to destroy Black and White Zetsu, force Konoha to surrender the Fourth Shinobi World War, and then flew to Konoha. There, Jiraiya confronted Minato Namikaze about his ties to Uchiha Yū, and Minato admitted them.

• Uchiha Yū demonstrated his overwhelming Six Paths power and demanded that the Konoha ninja surrender or be destroyed.
• Uchiha Yū revealed that he knew about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, then erased Black and White Zetsu and checked the area for contingencies.
• Tsunade surrendered Konoha and acknowledged Uchiha Yū's victory in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Uchiha Yū flew to Konoha, where Jiraiya confronted Minato Namikaze about secretly contacting Uchiha Yū.
• Minato Namikaze admitted that his relationship with Uchiha Yū was as Jiraiya suspected and insisted he had protected Konoha.

Uchiha Yū revealed that Konoha had surrendered and ordered reforms and control over Mount Myōboku, while Minato Namikaze agreed to help manage the village. After leaving Jiraiya to consult the Great Toad Sage, Uchiha Yū departed to visit old friends and prepare for the wider threats ahead.

• Jiraiya urged Minato Namikaze to keep fighting, but Minato explained that Dawn Hidden Village’s strength and resurrection research made Konoha’s defeat unavoidable.
• Uchiha Yū entered the Hokage’s office with unconscious shinobi behind him, and Jiraiya was stunned by his immense chakra and transformed appearance.
• Uchiha Yū told Jiraiya that Konoha had surrendered and required him to support Minato Namikaze and suppress resistance while reforms took hold.
• Uchiha Yū discussed reforms with Minato Namikaze, including expanding railways and communications, and ordered Jiraiya to make the toads leave Mount Myōboku for a designated area.
• Jiraiya agreed to consult the Great Toad Sage, and Uchiha Yū left the office to visit friends as his body returned to its original appearance.

Uchiha Yū entered Konoha after the war’s outcome had been decided and visited the Hyuga Clan compound, where his arrival alarmed the clan until Hyuga Reiko recognized him. He told the Hyuga that Konoha had been defeated and that Minato Namikaze would soon announce the end of the war.

• Uchiha Yū entered the Hyuga Clan compound and found young Hinata and Neji together.
• Neji shielded Hinata from the stranger, while Uchiha Yū introduced himself as a friend of their father and gently greeted them.
• Two Hyuga ninjas recognized Uchiha Yū’s name and raised the alarm, prompting the clan’s strongest members to gather.
• Hyuga Reiko ordered the clan ninjas to stand down and welcomed Uchiha Yū into the compound.
• Uchiha Yū told the Hyuga Clan that Konoha had been defeated and that Minato Namikaze would soon announce the war’s end.

After Konoha’s defeat, Uchiha Yū returned to the Hyuga Clan and faced the anger of his former student, Anko Mitarashi, over the war and the deaths of her companions. Anko reconciled with him emotionally, while Shan Juhua arrived and began consoling her.

• News of Konoha’s defeat spread, prompting villagers to flee and sell their property as Shan Juhua arranged to acquire assets from merchants who had opposed Dawn.
• Anko Mitarashi hurried to the Hyuga Clan to confront Uchiha Yū after learning he had returned.
• Uchiha Yū apologized for leaving without explanation as Anko blamed him for the war and the deaths of their companions.
• Uchiha Yū explained that he had started the war to confront hidden enemies and had tried to keep Anko safe, and she cried and embraced him.
• Shan Juhua arrived, waited for Anko to vent her anger, then took her hands and comforted her.

After Konoha surrendered, Uchiha Yū announced that he would take control and unify the shinobi world, warning against resistance. He summoned the major villages’ Kage to the Dawn Hidden Village, leaving Mei Terumi to prepare Kirigakure for the possibility that she would not return while Ōnoki considered Iwagakure’s uncertain future.

• Minato Namikaze ordered Konoha’s ninjas to stop resisting, and Tsunade relayed the news that Konoha had been defeated.
• Uchiha Yū addressed the gathered ninjas, promised Konoha rapid development under his rule, and threatened those who plotted rebellion.
• Kirigakure surrendered after hearing of Konoha’s defeat, and Uchiha Yū summoned the major villages’ Kage to meet at the Dawn Hidden Village.
• Mei Terumi asked the Great Elder to prepare a successor and an evacuation plan, then set sail with two ninjas for the Dawn Hidden Village.
• Ōnoki reflected on Uchiha Yū’s strength and secretly relied on Deidara and his son to manage Iwagakure, while Ebizo reassured him that Uchiha Yū did not want his wealth.

Uchiha Yū gathered the Five Kage and showed them Dawn Hidden Village’s automated weapons factory and scientific ninja tools, explaining that he wanted to prepare for an approaching crisis. The leaders learned that their villages would come under his administration but retain some autonomy, and the chapter ended before he revealed the crisis or his full proposal.

• Ōnoki worried that Deidara might be unable to handle the pressure and that Iwagakure could fall under someone else’s control, while Ebizo urged him to focus on the younger generation.
• Delegations from Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure arrived at Dawn Hidden Village for the Five Kage Summit, where Akatsuki ninja monitored the visiting Kage.
• Uchiha Yū assigned Deidara a seat and told him to stop playing with clay bombs before the meeting began.
• Mei Terumi offered to accept reasonable war reparations to protect Kirigakure, and Uchiha Yū assured her that her village would retain some autonomy under his administration.
• Uchiha Yū led the Kage to an automated factory, where he showed them mass-produced kunai and scientific ninja tools that could let ordinary people use ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Yū told the stunned Kage that they could have the scientific ninja tools too, saying he wanted to use them to deal with the crisis ahead.

Uchiha Yū explained that the Ōtsutsuki Clan posed a future threat and said the ninja world had to unite and develop before they arrived. The villages agreed to support his plan as long as their vital interests remained protected, and Minato was assigned to investigate traces of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in the north.

• Uchiha Yū revealed that the Ōtsutsuki Clan had mastered Six Paths Mode and warned that they would eventually descend upon the ninja world.
• Uchiha Yū said he had started the war and sought unity to prepare the ninja world for the coming crisis.
• Deidara and Mei Terumi declared their confidence in fighting the Ōtsutsuki, and Mei Terumi agreed to support Uchiha Yū provided Kirigakure's vital interests were not sacrificed.
• Uchiha Yū urged the villages to study Dawn Hidden Village's development model and connect their economies, while privately aiming to draw talent toward his village.
• Uchiha Yū gave Minato a map and ordered him to investigate traces of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in the northern region.