Chapter Summaries

Naruto, Sasuke, and the others fought off the Sky Ninja, but Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb caused a destructive shockwave. Elsewhere, Gū helped Hiruko escape through Konoha’s barrier while Minato sensed that Obito was in the Land of Lightning.

• A Sky Ninja signal flare prompted the remaining attackers to dump their ammunition and crash their aircraft into Konoha’s buildings.
• Naruto and Tenten defended the hospital platforms as a Sky Ninja beam struck Naruto and another blast brought down a hospital building.
• Sasuke destroyed an attacking aircraft with Susanoo, while Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb shattered nearby windows and blew Sai from the sky.
• Rock Lee caught Sai, and Neji and Naruto protected Tenten and Hinata from the shockwave.
• Hiruko fled from the Fourth Hokage, but Gū caught up and asked for his Dark Release to escape Konoha’s barrier.
• Hiruko opened a gap in the Boundary Sealing Array, and he and Gū escaped as Minato sensed Obito in the Land of Lightning.

Obito invaded Kumogakure alone to capture the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, forcing the village to evacuate and drawing the Raikage, Yugito, and Killer B into battle. His Rinnegan and phasing abilities overwhelmed their attacks, and he wounded Gyuki while the Raikage began to study his technique.

• Yōya chose to remain near Kumogakure after Yugito recovered, anticipating that the village might be attacked and that he could serve as a Flying Thunder God Mark for Minato.
• Kumogakure’s barrier detected Obito entering the village core, and the monitoring room identified him and alerted the village to evacuate its civilians.
• Obito confronted the Raikage, Yugito, and Killer B, announcing that no one could stop him and that he would take the Jinchuriki.
• Killer B’s blade and the Raikage’s attacks passed through Obito, while Obito used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to control the fight and repel Yugito’s attacks.
• Obito’s Kamui vortex tore off one of Gyuki’s tentacles and injured him, while the Raikage continued to attack and studied Obito’s abilities.

Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used it to devastate Kumogakure, whose attacks could barely damage the creature. The Raikage ordered a full evacuation as Obito disappeared, leaving Killer B and Yugito to protect the retreating villagers and ninja.

• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which emerged from beneath Kumogakure and sent the gathered ninja flying with its roar.
• The Demonic Statue crushed ninja and buildings, while Killer B transformed into Gyuki and was overpowered trying to stop its hand.
• Kumogakure's attacks barely harmed the statue, and it quickly healed damage from Darui's Black Antelope, the Raikage's punch, and Yugito's Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Raikage ordered the wounded treated and the weaker ninja to retreat, then sounded Kumogakure's evacuation alarm and commanded Killer B and Yugito to guard the evacuation.
• The Raikage searched through the smoke for Obito but found that he had vanished, while the Demonic Statue continued destroying Kumogakure.

Toneri used the Giant Tenseigan to steer a massive meteor toward the Ninja World, while Black Zetsu added Kaguya’s power to its descent and drew three Otsutsuki toward the planet. In Kumogakure, the Space-Time Chakra Cannon damaged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Obito retaliated by devastating the shelter with a Tailed Beast Bomb.

• Toneri detected the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path attacking Kumogakure and used the Giant Tenseigan to search for a meteor to destroy it.
• Toneri redirected a massive meteor toward the Ninja World, and Black Zetsu awakened on it and used Kaguya’s power to accelerate its descent.
• Three Otsutsuki sensed Kaguya’s power and opened a spatial portal to begin traveling toward the Ninja World.
• C escaped Obito’s reach with the Body Flicker Technique, but Obito’s vortex caught him and made him vanish.
• Dodai fired the Space-Time Chakra Cannon at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, blasting a hole through its arm.
• Obito made the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at Cloud Village’s shelter, collapsing half of it and killing over a thousand people.

Obito used Kumogakure’s fear and despair to empower the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, overwhelming the Raikage and capturing the Tailed Beasts. Yōya rescued Yugito from the statue’s chains, while Killer B remained gravely wounded and unconscious.

• Obito tested Zero-Tails’ new ability and used the dark Chakra from Kumogakure’s people to heal and strengthen the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Raikage attacked the statue while Killer B and Yugito tried to protect the civilians, but the statue regenerated after their attacks and captured both Tailed Beasts with chains.
• The Raikage severed Killer B’s chain, but Obito wounded Killer B with Kamui and knocked the Raikage away with Susanoo as the statue dragged Yugito toward its mouth.
• Yōya appeared and cut Yugito’s chain with six rapid strikes, freeing her from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Yōya caught the weakened Yugito, rebuked the Raikage, and gave her medicine and Ration Pills.

Obito extracted Gyuki from Killer B and sent B into the Kamui Dimension as Yōya tried to escape with the injured Yugito. A meteorite destroyed Cloud Village, but Yōya shielded Yugito from the blast, and she proposed that they marry as they recovered afterward.

• Obito extracted Gyuki from Killer B, then put the still-living B into the Kamui Dimension while the Raikage failed to stop him.
• Yōya gave Yugito medicine and prepared to flee Cloud Village with her as a meteorite appeared overhead.
• Yōya, the Raikage, and Obito escaped the meteorite’s impact in different ways, while Obito moved the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Kamui Dimension.
• The meteorite flattened Cloud Village and killed or injured thousands of people, while Yōya’s Susanoo briefly shielded him and Yugito from the shockwave.
• Yugito found Yōya bleeding but conscious, and she proposed marriage; Yōya agreed.

In the Land of Snow, Natsuki sensed a disturbance in the world’s magnetic field and accelerated his Sage Chakra cultivation. Meanwhile, Kakashi and Might Guy attacked the Sky Ninja ships at Lake Kitto, where Shinno emerged and knocked Guy back.

• Natsuki sensed the magnetic field disruption from the meteorite impact and saw that several Cloud Village residents’ fates had changed.
• Minato stayed in Konoha to clear out White Zetsu and Sky Ninja while Shisui guarded the academy shelter and worried about Yōya.
• Kakashi and Might Guy left Shino and Kiba behind to attack the Sky Ninja warships at Lake Kitto.
• Kakashi swiftly killed eleven Sky Ninja, and Guy opened the Sixth Gate to catch up with him.
• Shinno flew out from a warship and struck Guy hard enough to send him flying backward.

After Obito’s meteorite devastated Kumogakure, Yugito and Yōya joined the Raikage in rescuing survivors. The village counted more than ten thousand dead or injured, Atsui was confirmed dead, and an unknown figure burrowed through the ground toward Yugito.

• The Raikage saw Yugito and Yōya together, then asked them to help rescue villagers; Yugito agreed and took Yōya into the ruins.
• Yōya told the Raikage that Obito had summoned the meteorite with the Rinnegan ability Tengai Shinsei, while withholding information about the enormous summoned creature.
• Black Zetsu emerged inside the meteorite crater, sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and looked toward Kumogakure.
• The Raikage found Mabui and Samui directing rescue efforts and learned that more than ten thousand civilians and ninja were casualties, with many still missing.
• Samui confirmed that her younger brother Atsui had died, and the Raikage began assigning rescue tasks.
• An unknown figure appeared in the void, entered the ground, and burrowed toward Yugito.

Yōya and Yugito fought to protect each other as Obito attacked with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. After Yōya injured the statue’s eyes at great cost, the statue recovered, and Yugito dragged the badly wounded Yōya away.

• Yōya and Yugito searched the devastated Cloud Village for survivors while struggling with their injuries and exhaustion.
• Obito appeared beside Yugito, but Yōya interrupted his attempt to capture her and fled with her as Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito’s chain pierced Yugito and began extracting Matatabi, so Yōya used Divine Speed to reach the statue and stab its open eye.
• Yōya slowed the statue’s counterattack and struck its eyes with four blades, but the statue’s rampage blasted him away and left him badly wounded.
• The Cloud Village ninjas’ fear and despair produced Dark Chakra that healed the statue’s wounds and restored Obito’s control.
• Yugito dodged the statue’s chain, grabbed Yōya, and dragged him away while Matatabi refused to lend her Chakra.

Guy defeated Shinno after Shinno’s life-fueled transformation exhausted him, while Shisui learned that Obito had devastated Kumogakure and captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Minato, Shisui, and Konan left to support Kumogakure, as Konoha’s remaining defenders continued hunting White Zetsu and unseen figures waited above Orochimaru’s Laboratory.

• Guy and Shinno exchanged taijutsu blows until Guy’s Morning Peacock struck Shinno, whose body rapidly aged after his life-fueled technique ran out.
• Shinno died regretting that his decades of preparation had benefited someone else, and Kakashi told Guy that he had won their contest.
• Shisui learned through a Crow’s genjutsu that Obito had captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and destroyed Kumogakure with a meteor, killing at least ten thousand people.
• Minato decided to support Kumogakure and left with Shisui and Konan, while the others stayed behind to clear Konoha’s ruins and capture White Zetsu.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Nagato, Yahiko, Neji, and Tenten hunted White Zetsu as Konoha’s Boundary Sealing Array began to fade; two figures remained aboard an aircraft above Orochimaru’s Laboratory.

Yugito tried to protect Yōya from Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but was badly wounded as Matatabi fell silent. Yōya suddenly attacked Obito, tearing open his throat before escaping with Yugito as the statue pursued them.

• Yugito split from Yōya to draw Obito away, while Yōya used Mangekyō, Mind's Eye to recover his strength.
• Matatabi gave Yugito Chakra, letting her break Obito's vines and dodge the statue's chains before she grabbed Yōya.
• Obito used Banshō Ten'in and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to crush Yugito's defense, leaving her grievously wounded and Matatabi silent.
• Yōya suddenly used Godspeed and Divine Condensation to slash Obito's face and tear open his throat, then fled with Yugito.
• Obito ordered the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to pursue Yōya and activated Izanagi as blood loss threatened his life.

Obito captured Matatabi from Yugito after surviving a near-fatal attack, while Toneri planned to awaken the Tenseigan and take Hinata as his wife. Black Zetsu confronted Obito about the changed Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and the Raikage arrived.

• Obito escaped the meteor strike, but the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seized Matatabi from the wounded Yugito as Yōya tried to protect her.
• Yugito died after Matatabi was extracted, while Yōya held her and promised they would marry.
• Toneri watched the events through the Giant Tenseigan and resolved to mature, obtain Byakugan, and eventually destroy the Ninja World, choosing Hinata as his future wife.
• Black Zetsu emerged and mocked Obito, then learned that Obito had fed Mōryō and Zero-Tails to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito and Black Zetsu noted that only the Six-Tails and Nine-Tails remained, and the Raikage arrived.

After sealing Yugito’s corpse, Yōya recovered enough to flee while Obito and Black Zetsu turned their attention to the Raikage. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path finished absorbing Matatabi, and Obito redirected its attack toward the escaping Yōya.

• Yōya sealed Yugito’s corpse in a Storage Scroll, warned the Raikage about Obito’s abilities, and sent a crow requesting aid.
• Obito and Black Zetsu agreed to deal with Yōya and the Raikage before discussing their own business.
• Yōya ran from the battlefield, but the Raikage stayed behind because injured Cloud Village residents still needed him.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path finished digesting Matatabi and roared at the Raikage, while Obito used Banshō Ten'in to pull him closer.
• A Space-Time Chakra Cannon blast struck the statue, but its Dark Chakra barrier stopped the attack.
• Obito chose to pursue Yōya and sent the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path leaping down toward him.

Yōya was rescued after exhausting himself fighting the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Minato, Shisui, and Konan joined the battle against Obito. Konan’s explosive attack failed to harm the statue, leaving its opponents facing its overwhelming power.

• Yōya narrowly dodged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s attacks until Minato, Shisui, and Konan arrived to help him.
• Minato rescued Yōya from the statue’s sweeping palm, while Konan reformed from scattered paper and confronted Obito.
• Yōya warned the others that the statue had absorbed the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails and could recover from damage, then vanished through Reverse Summoning.
• Minato and the Raikage exchanged news of the invasions, learning that the Cloud Village had been devastated while Konoha had suffered almost no losses.
• Obito stayed to test the statue and the Fourth Hokage, while Black Zetsu considered whether Obito could become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Konan covered the statue’s neck with Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags, but more than a thousand explosions left it unharmed.

Obito used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to attack Konan and slaughter Cloud Village civilians, whose fear and hatred strengthened the statue with Dark Chakra. Minato revealed that he had Nine-Tails Chakra and began teleporting survivors to safety while Obito recognized the threat.

• Konan’s Explosive Tags began damaging the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after its Dark Chakra waned, but Obito used Shinra Tensei to clear the tags and crushed Cloud Village civilians to replenish its power.
• Spies from other villages watched the attack and saw Minato, Uchiha Shisui, and Konan confront Obito.
• Minato urged the Raikage to organize the evacuation and placed a Flying Thunder God Technique Mark on him so he could send wounded people to safety.
• Minato revealed his Nine-Tails Chakra, surprising Obito, and called on Kurama to fight the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Minato dodged the statue’s chain and teleported dozens of Cloud Village civilians to the Raikage, who had left the battlefield.

Minato used the Flying Thunder God to evacuate civilians while Shisui and Konan kept Obito occupied with Sage Mode, Susanoo, and Explosive Tags. Black Zetsu realized Minato’s Nine-Tails-powered teleportation made capturing Naruto nearly impossible and began considering another option.

• Minato marked people with the Nine-Tails and teleported groups of villagers away while the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path failed to catch him.
• Shisui used Sage Mode and an enhanced mental shock to stagger Obito, then joined Konan in restricting him with attacks and Explosive Tags.
• Obito drove Konan back with Fire Style, Storm Dance, while Shisui broke Obito’s Susanoo and evaded his Kamui Vortex.
• Minato evacuated several hundred people as the statue’s attacks shook the area, and Black Zetsu watched from hiding.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Minato could take Naruto away and wondered whether there was another way to capture him.

After Konoha repelled Obito’s attack, Depa and Boro launched a surprise assault while Minato was away. Shion foresaw Naruto and Utakata dying if they confronted the enemy, and Kushina tried to stop them as Sasuke’s group headed toward the fighting.

• Konoha captured many White Zetsu, but some escaped and Tobi remained missing after the Boundary Sealing Array dissolved.
• Kushina released Utakata, Hotaru, Shion, and Ashihō from hiding, and Shion learned that her precognition had helped save Konoha’s villagers.
• Naruto reunited with Kushina, who discovered he had destroyed the windows of seven hospital buildings with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Depa and Boro dropped into Konoha and attacked Anbu, setting off the alarm again.
• Shion foresaw Naruto and Utakata dying if they went to fight, so Kushina ordered Naruto to stay and summoned Minato while Sasuke, Nagato, and Yahiko went toward the explosions.
• Kushina sent a signal flare and told two Anbu squads to alert Tsunade and the others in the underground laboratory about the powerful enemy.

Depa attacked Orochimaru’s laboratory while Boro headed for its database, and Tenzo’s Wood Release could not stop him. Nagato appeared and bound Depa with the Golden Wood Binding Technique.

• Boro and Depa split up, with Boro heading for the database and Depa for the Cultivation Tank.
• Depa blasted through the Anbu’s defenses, and Tenzo drove the Anbu away before confronting him with Wood Release.
• Depa overwhelmed Tenzo’s techniques and survived his explosive-tagged kunai.
• An unseen opponent used a powerful Deep Forest Emergence to force Depa back through a growing jungle.
• Depa charged into the forest in carbon armor, but golden chains strengthened the trees and trapped him.
• Nagato stepped out after Depa was bound from head to toe.

Sasuke and Yahiko fought Boro, whose viruses, acid, explosives, and rapid regeneration made him difficult to injure. Sasuke discovered that Boro’s regeneration had limits and suspected it relied on an origin point.

• Boro’s black haze virus incapacitated Anbu, but Sasuke identified the threat and Yahiko’s Misty Rain Technique contained the spreading toxin.
• Sasuke and Yahiko attacked Boro, who used acid and explosive gunpowder to shatter Sasuke’s Susanoo before rapidly healing from Yahiko’s Water Severing Wave.
• Sasuke bound Boro with steel wire, paralyzed him with Chidori Stream, cut him into four pieces, and burned them with Amaterasu.
• Boro regenerated most of his body and tore off his Amaterasu-burning arm, which grew back, leading Sasuke to deduce that Boro’s regeneration had an origin point.

Sasuke and Yahiko defeated Boro after Sasuke discovered and destroyed the source of his abilities, but Boro’s rampage and Amaterasu burned through the floor and exposed Urashiki Otsutsuki’s body. Jigen detected the body’s signal and began advancing his plan with the Ten-Tails.

• Sasuke and Yahiko overwhelmed Boro, and Sasuke used his Sharingan to identify the object moving inside Boro whenever he formed hand seals.
• Sasuke pierced Boro’s waist with Chidori and crushed the black sphere that powered Boro’s abilities.
• Boro grew enormous and went berserk, so Sasuke struck him with Amaterasu as he continued smashing the ground.
• Boro’s swelling body ruptured, releasing acid that dissolved him and ate through the metal floor above Orochimaru’s Cultivation Tanks.
• Dan Katō began controlling Urashiki Otsutsuki’s body, while Boro’s locator signal reached Jigen and revealed the body’s location.
• Jigen opened a Space Door to the Ten-Tails, drained its Chakra, and manifested Karma and a horn.