Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Orochimaru persuaded Mui to lead them to the Box of Ultimate Bliss, promising to rescue Muku. Naruto transported the box into Kamui Space and used Absolute Control to free Muku, who transformed into Gō.

• Naruto revealed that he knew Mui planned to use Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss and offered to rescue Muku in exchange for the box.
• Mui agreed and led Naruto and Orochimaru through a secret passage to the chamber containing the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Naruto examined the box and used Kamui to transport it into Kamui Space, while Orochimaru stopped Mui from interfering.
• Naruto entered Kamui Space, checked that the sealed Obito remained secure, and activated Absolute Control on the box.
• The box's faces cracked apart, and Naruto pulled Muku free from its dark tentacles, causing Muku to transform into Gō.

Naruto transformed Gō into an armored summoned beast, rescued Muku, and traveled with Orochimaru toward Amegakure. There, Madara Uchiha confronted Nagato and claimed the Rinnegan belonged to him.

• Naruto separated Gō from Muku, remade Gō as an Animal Path summoned beast, and fused fragments of the Box of Ultimate Bliss into black armor for him.
• Naruto took Muku from the Kamui Space and returned him to Mui, then left with Orochimaru using Flying Raijin.
• Naruto and Orochimaru headed toward Amegakure as Orochimaru explained that a mysterious leader had taken control from Hanzo.
• Black Zetsu brought Madara Uchiha into Amegakure, prompting Nagato to dispatch the Six Paths of Pain to meet them.
• Black Zetsu identified Madara as the Rinnegan's true owner, and Madara revealed his face before demanding that Nagato take him to his real body.

Madara Uchiha fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure, and Konan summoned the Akatsuki members to help. Naruto and Orochimaru arrived to find the village devastated and the assembled Akatsuki struggling against Madara’s Susanoo.

• Madara challenged Nagato over the Rinnegan, but Konan reassured Nagato that the eyes were his and Nagato ordered the Six Paths of Pain to attack.
• Konan sent an emergency summons to the Akatsuki, whose members raced toward Amegakure as Madara evaded the Six Paths’ attacks.
• Naruto and Orochimaru reached the ruined village and found the Akatsuki and Six Paths of Pain surrounding Madara’s enormous blue Susanoo.
• Naruto explained that the Six Paths’ Rinnegan were projections and that the true wielder was hidden, then identified the Susanoo as Madara’s.
• Madara’s Susanoo swept its sword through the battlefield, destroying Deidara’s clay bombs, breaking the Third Kazekage puppet’s Iron Sand defense, and damaging Deidara’s clay dragon.

Akatsuki launched coordinated attacks on Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo, but its armor repeatedly regenerated and Madara overwhelmed their defenses. Konan used a vast sea of paper to halt his devastating sword strike, and Madara responded by forming hand seals with Susanoo.

• Sasori armored Deidara’s collapsing clay dragon with Iron Sand, and Deidara detonated it against Susanoo, which quickly healed its cracked armor.
• The Deva Path, Kisame, Kakuzu, Hidan, and Konan attacked Susanoo together, but Madara’s armor regenerated as he praised their efforts and unleashed twin sword strikes.
• Deidara summoned Garuda while Kakuzu trapped Susanoo in an electric water net, Hidan attacked its waist, and Konan attached explosive tags to its armor.
• Madara broke free, split Garuda in half, knocked away Kakuzu’s monsters, and raised an immense Chakra greatsword to strike Akatsuki.
• The Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei failed to stop the sword pressure, but Konan’s flood of paper slowed and exhausted it just before it reached the Deva Path.
• Madara formed hand seals with Susanoo and unleashed the power of his pupils.

Konan destroyed Madara Uchiha’s first meteor with her stored Paper Bombs, but Madara summoned a second one. Naruto stopped it with Black Hole: Rasenshuriken, leaving the Akatsuki members amazed and Deidara ecstatic.

• Konan used her Paper Bomb wings to shatter the first meteor before it could hit Amegakure, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Madara Uchiha praised Konan’s feat and revealed that a second meteor was descending on the village.
• The Deva Path and the other fighters prepared to defend themselves as the second meteor approached.
• Naruto launched Black Hole: Rasenshuriken, which swallowed the meteor and exploded after devouring it.
• Deidara excitedly praised Naruto’s technique as art, while Sasori dismissed it as boring.

Naruto arrived at the battlefield with Orochimaru and challenged Madara Uchiha, while the Akatsuki held back from attacking him. As Naruto and Madara prepared to clash, Naruto used the Flying Raijin Technique to appear before Black Zetsu instead.

• Naruto and Orochimaru arrived as Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki assessed the newcomer.
• Madara Uchiha decided to deal with Naruto, while Deva Path Pain ordered the Akatsuki members not to act rashly.
• Naruto told Orochimaru to watch and challenged Madara Uchiha to a fight.
• Madara Uchiha and Naruto walked toward each other as the Akatsuki and Black Zetsu moved away from the battlefield.
• Naruto vanished using the Flying Raijin Technique and appeared in front of Black Zetsu, revealing that he had targeted him instead of Madara.

Naruto captured Black Zetsu in Kamui Space and confronted Madara Uchiha, revealing that Madara had been someone else's pawn. The chapter left Madara blasted into ruins as Naruto showered his position with Radiation Rays.

• Naruto immobilized Black Zetsu with Black Receivers and sucked it into Kamui Space while dodging Madara Uchiha's surprise kick.
• Inside Kamui Space, Black Zetsu tried to seize Obito and the four Tailed Beasts but was pinned down by an overwhelming will.
• Naruto told Madara Uchiha that Black Zetsu was more troublesome and hinted that Madara had been someone else's pawn.
• Madara Uchiha attacked Naruto with Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Naruto appeared beside him and shattered his Susanoo with a Lightspeed Kick.
• Naruto followed up by firing Radiation Rays at the ruins where Madara Uchiha had crashed.

Naruto Uzumaki fought Madara Uchiha’s Complete Susanoo, then revealed Sage Fox Mode and used a powered-up Lightspeed Kick to shatter its head and send Madara flying. The Akatsuki watched in shock as Naruto’s strength proved far beyond what they had expected.

• Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, and the other Akatsuki members discussed Naruto’s Light Release and questioned whether they could capture the Nine-Tails.
• Madara Uchiha emerged in a towering Complete Susanoo and attacked Naruto with its giant swords.
• Naruto dodged Susanoo’s blows and counterattacked its weak points, then stood on one of its swords and challenged Madara.
• Naruto activated Sage Fox Mode, and Sasori recognized it as a perfect fusion between Naruto and the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto used Kurama Lightspeed Kick to punch through Susanoo’s head and knock Madara out of it.
• Kakuzu and Kisame reacted with disbelief as they saw Naruto destroy Madara’s Susanoo with one blow.

Madara Uchiha unleashed Wood Release against Naruto Uzumaki, but Naruto broke through it and resisted Madara’s Shinra Tensei. As Nagato began questioning the origins of his Rinnegan, Madara combined a Wood Golem, a Wood Dragon, and Susanoo to face Naruto.

• Madara Uchiha declared Naruto worthy of his full strength and unleashed Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees.
• Naruto Uzumaki raced through Madara’s forest of trees, shattering them, and struck with a Lightspeed Kick that Madara stopped with Shinra Tensei.
• The Akatsuki members recognized Madara’s Rinnegan, and Konan’s concern led Nagato to recall how he first used its power and question whether his beliefs were false.
• Madara Uchiha formed a huge Wood Golem, wrapped it with a Wood Dragon, and armored it with Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha stood atop the armored Wood Golem and challenged Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto used a Light Release-enhanced Tailed Beast Transformation to overwhelm Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo Wood Golem. He ended the battle with Nuclear Fusion Shockwave, which pierced the Golem and left it disintegrating.

• Naruto transformed into a golden Nine-Tails and evaded Madara Uchiha’s Wood Golem attack.
• Naruto’s Nine-Tails used its speed to damage the Wood Golem and blast apart much of its Susanoo armor with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naruto continued attacking faster than Madara Uchiha could repair the Wood Golem, forcing Madara to admit he felt crushed.
• Naruto announced that the battle would end and fired Nuclear Fusion Shockwave from the Nine-Tails’ mouth.
• The beam shattered the Wood Golem’s shield, pierced its body, and left it disintegrating under the heat.

Naruto defeated Madara Uchiha, prevented him from reviving through Nagato, and extracted his soul. He then ordered the Akatsuki to clean up the battlefield, appearing before them as they resisted.

• Naruto's Nuclear Fusion Energy destroyed Madara Uchiha's Wood Golem and Reanimated Body, leaving Madara to reassemble at the edge of the blast zone.
• Naruto stopped Madara from activating his hidden Rinne Rebirth contingency and revealed his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Naruto used the Human Path to extract and seal Madara's soul after Madara asked who had treated him as a pawn.
• Naruto ordered the Akatsuki to clean up the battlefield, and its members protested as he appeared before them.

Naruto Uzumaki sealed Amegakure and ordered the Akatsuki members to help rebuild while Itachi Uchiha supervised them. Konan led Naruto to Nagato, who asked whether his Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha, and Naruto said yes before Nagato demanded proof.

• Naruto Uzumaki formed a barrier around Amegakure and its surrounding mountains, then asked Konan to take him to Nagato.
• Naruto ordered the remaining Akatsuki members to rebuild Amegakure under Itachi Uchiha's supervision.
• Kakuzu chose to repair the battlefield rather than resist Naruto, and the other Akatsuki members began helping after Naruto pressured them with his chakra.
• Nagato told Konan to bring Naruto to him because he wanted answers, and Konan led them through a hidden passage to his secret chamber.
• Nagato asked Naruto whether the Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha, and Naruto confirmed it.
• Nagato asked Naruto what proof he had.

Naruto explained to Nagato that Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into him and offered him a plan to eliminate the roots of war. Nagato agreed to surrender the eyes if Naruto could revive Yahiko, and Naruto used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Yahiko back.

• Naruto told Nagato and Konan that Madara had chosen Nagato as a vessel for the transplanted Rinnegan and demonstrated his own Rinnegan to prove his account.
• Naruto said he had come to reclaim Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan and discuss his plan, then handed Nagato a scroll outlining political and social reforms.
• Nagato said Naruto's system surpassed his own peace plan but refused to surrender the Rinnegan unless Naruto could revive Yahiko.
• Naruto used Yahiko's tissue sample and a White Zetsu as a sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Yahiko awoke in Konan's arms and recognized Konan and Nagato.

Naruto removed Nagato’s Rinnegan, restored his eyes and legs, and used the Rinne Rebirth Technique to fully resurrect Yahiko. Nagato agreed to bring Amegakure into Naruto’s plan for the Shinobi World, while Naruto and Orochimaru left for the Land of Lightning.

• Nagato removed his Rinnegan and gave them to Naruto, who restored Nagato’s eyes and legs with the Power of Yang.
• Naruto used the Rinne Rebirth Technique to resurrect Yahiko, and Yahiko closed the eyelids of his former Deva Path body.
• Nagato agreed to cooperate with Naruto’s plan and bring Amegakure into it, while Konan sealed away the Deva Path.
• Naruto lifted the barrier over Amegakure, then left the village with Orochimaru.
• Naruto and Orochimaru traveled north through the Land of Rain toward the Land of Lightning.

Naruto devoured Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan, evolving his eyes and gaining an enhanced Limbo: Border Jail. He then confronted Black Zetsu in the Kamui Space, revealing that he knew how the Rinnegan was awakened and asking whether Black Zetsu wanted to revive its mother.

• Naruto agreed to visit Takigakure with Orochimaru to see the Seven-Tails, but stopped to handle something first.
• Inside the Kamui Space, Naruto devoured Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan, evolving his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan into a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Naruto discovered that his evolved eyes enhanced World Inscription and Dimensional Gate and granted him Limbo: Border Jail.
• Naruto used Heavenly Constant Stand to enhance Limbo: Border Jail, increasing its shadows to six and removing their cooldown restriction.
• Naruto loosened his suppression of Black Zetsu and explained that he had awakened the Rinnegan by obtaining Indra’s Chakra.
• Naruto asked Black Zetsu whether it wanted to revive its mother, and Black Zetsu realized Naruto had known its identity from the start.

Naruto destroyed Black Zetsu, returned to Konoha, and gathered Minato, Kakashi, and Jiraiya to explain the hidden history behind the recent disturbances. He began revealing how Madara survived his battle with the First and prepared to carry out his plan, leaving the group to identify Nagato as the Rinnegan’s intended host.

• Black Zetsu realized Naruto meant to devour Kaguya, tried to destroy himself, and was erased when Naruto used Absolute Control to accelerate his collapse.
• Naruto left the Kamui Space through a Dimensional Gate and returned to the Konoha villa, where Kushina confirmed that Minato had gone to the Hokage Office over disturbances in Amegakure and the Land of Earth.
• Naruto asked Kushina to summon Minato and Kakashi, and Minato, Kakashi, and Jiraiya gathered at the villa while Naruto showered.
• Naruto told the group that Madara had used Izanagi to survive his battle with the First, transplanted the First’s flesh, and awakened the Rinnegan decades later.
• Naruto explained that Madara sought a powerful host for his Rinnegan, and Jiraiya and Minato guessed that the host was Nagato.

Naruto revealed that Madara Uchiha had manipulated Obito into becoming the masked man responsible for the Nine-Tails' Attack and many of the tragedies that followed. After Obito appeared unconscious in the living room, Kakashi agreed to give back the Sharingan Obito had entrusted to him.

• Naruto told Jiraiya and the others that Madara Uchiha had planted the Rinnegan in Nagato and recruited Obito as his agent.
• Naruto identified Obito Uchiha as the masked man and explained how Madara had orchestrated Rin Nohara's death to break him.
• Obito appeared unconscious in the living room, and Minato Namikaze confirmed he was the masked man who had attacked Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze and the others left Obito's fate to Naruto, who said he wanted Obito to make one last contribution.
• Kakashi told Naruto to reclaim Obito's Sharingan, and Naruto removed it from Kakashi's left eye.

Naruto restored Kakashi’s eye, absorbed the recovered Kamui Sharingan, and strengthened Kamui until its space became a real world and its Intangibility gained new combat abilities. He then traveled with Orochimaru toward Takigakure, explaining why he would not recruit Akatsuki members as subordinates.

• Naruto used the Power of Yang to create a new eye for Kakashi, then returned the unconscious Obito to Kamui Space and left his parents and Jiraiya.
• Naruto absorbed Kakashi’s recovered Kamui Sharingan, gaining its remote-transfer ability, and used Heavenly Constant Stand to transform Kamui Space into a vast natural world.
• Naruto strengthened Kamui’s Intangibility, removing its time limit and allowing him to make selected body parts tangible or intangible at will.
• Naruto emerged from Kamui Space three days later and told Orochimaru that the Akatsuki members’ flaws made them unsuitable as true subordinates.
• Naruto and Orochimaru crossed the waterfall barrier into the Waterfall Country and traveled stealthily toward Takigakure.

Naruto used Kotoamatsukami to befriend Fū and obtain some of Chomei’s Chakra before leaving Takigakure with Orochimaru. On their way through the Land of Fields, Naruto learned Sasuke was searching for Shinnō’s regeneration technique and began planning around the Zero-Tails.

• Naruto controlled the Takikage with Kotoamatsukami and had him bring Fū to the office.
• Naruto spent the afternoon with Fū, who told him she dreamed of making a hundred friends.
• Naruto entered Fū’s Sealing Space, spoke with Chomei, and received some of the Seven-Tails’ Chakra.
• Naruto left Fū safely in the Takikage Building and departed Takigakure with Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru told Naruto that Sasuke was searching for Shinnō’s regeneration technique to help repair his failing body.
• Naruto recalled the Zero-Tails and formed a plan involving the Tailed Beasts in his Kamui Space.

Naruto summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into Kamui Space to begin collecting the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra for reviving the Ten-Tails. After Kurama willingly gave some of his Chakra, Naruto replenished him with a vast pillar of energy, leaving the other Tailed Beasts stunned.

• Naruto asked Orochimaru to take him to a secluded valley, where he sealed off the area with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Naruto summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and transferred it into Kamui Space with Kamui.
• The Tailed Beasts recognized the statue as the Ten-Tails’ shell and feared Naruto intended to devour them to revive the Ten-Tails.
• Naruto admitted that he planned to revive the Ten-Tails and needed only a portion of each Tailed Beast’s Chakra.
• Kurama agreed to give his Chakra, and Naruto stopped him after his body shrank noticeably.
• Naruto replenished Kurama’s Chakra with a vast pillar of energy, stunning the other Tailed Beasts.