Chapter Summaries

Nagato flooded the battlefield and tried to wear down the Kage, forcing them to coordinate an aerial assault. The Third Tsuchikage’s Dust Release struck Nagato, but he absorbed it and emerged uninjured, leaving the Kage without an easy opening.

• Nagato’s waves overcame the sand defense and flooded the battlefield, forcing Gaara to preserve his remaining dry sand while Tsunade treated the wounded Raikage.
• Mei Terumi, the Third Tsuchikage, and Gaara took the fight to Nagato as the others watched from the rock wall.
• Nagato used Universal Pull against Mei Terumi, but Gaara shoved her clear, allowing her to counterattack with Water Release.
• The three Kage coordinated attacks to trap Nagato, with Gaara sealing his escape and the Third Tsuchikage preparing Dust Release.
• Nagato repelled the trap with Shinra Tensei, then absorbed the Third Tsuchikage’s Dust Release attack and remained unharmed.

Nagato resisted a coordinated assault from Mei Terumi, Gaara, and the Third Tsuchikage, then summoned a Giant Insect that released a swarm of Six-Winged Insects. The Kage destroyed one wave, but Nagato absorbed their combined attack and sent out more insects, prompting the Third Tsuchikage to target the Giant Insect.

• Nagato used Shinra Tensei to repel the Kage's coordinated attacks, then absorbed the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release without serious injury.
• Nagato summoned a Giant Insect, which released a vast swarm of Six-Winged Insects from its abdomen.
• Gaara and the Third Tsuchikage combined wind and fire techniques to burn away the swarm, but Nagato absorbed their Wind-Fire Dragon Roar.
• Nagato summoned more Six-Winged Insects, and the Third Tsuchikage called for the Kage to attack the Giant Insect first.

Nagato sent an evolving swarm of six-winged insects against Mei Terumi, Gaara, and the other Kage, while weighing which leaders to target before the Ninja World War. He left the Five Kage fighting as he considered their guards and the risks of attacking the Hokage or Raikage directly.

• Mei Terumi destroyed Nagato’s giant insect with a water bullet, but the six-winged insects devoured its remains and merged into a tougher giant insect with an armored abdomen.
• Nagato unleashed a vast swarm of six-winged insects toward Gaara, Mei Terumi, and their companion.
• Mei Terumi told the others to fall back and used Boil Release: Skillful Mist Technique to kill the insects that entered her mist.
• Nagato decided that killing the Hokage or Raikage would better disrupt the Allied Forces than eliminating the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, or Mizukage.
• Nagato held off on attacking the Hokage or Raikage because the other Kage were engaging him and elite guards, including Yuun, protected them.

Nagato fought the Five Kage while Mei Terumi, the Tsuchikage, and Gaara coordinated an attack that appeared to strike him. After the Raikage protected the Kage from Nagato’s lightning, he offered Tsunade an alliance in exchange for one Rinnegan, and she agreed.

• Nagato used Wind Release to disperse Mei Terumi’s acid mist, and Gaara sent her toward him so she could attack with Lava Release.
• Mei Terumi and the Tsuchikage trapped a giant insect in silt and set it ablaze, sending it crashing into Nagato and his strange bird.
• Nagato’s lightning struck toward the Kage, and the Raikage blocked it with his body despite his injuries.
• The Raikage proposed that Hidden Cloud and Konoha share Nagato’s Rinnegan in return for Hidden Cloud’s support if war broke out within ten years.
• Tsunade accepted the offer, with Konoha leaving the distribution of the eyes to the Raikage.

Tsunade and the Raikage joined the fight against Nagato, who used his Rinnegan abilities and enormous chakra reserves to repel their attacks. After Nagato emerged from hiding underwater, he confronted Yuun and asked how Yuun had learned so much about the organization.

• Tsunade agreed that Konoha would leave the distribution of the Rinnegan to the Raikage and then prepared to fight Nagato.
• The Raikage charged Nagato, and Chojuro blasted Nagato into the air so the Raikage could strike him, only for the Raikage to discover he had hit a clone.
• Yuun found Nagato underwater and attacked, but Nagato used Shinra Tensei to drive him away.
• Tsunade attacked Nagato with a Chakra Scalpel as Nagato rose from the water, unharmed and completely dry.
• Nagato asked Yuun how he knew so much about the organization, and Yuun replied that its members were dead anyway.

The Five Kage and Yuun fought Nagato, who used a hidden escape technique to survive a surprise decapitation as both sides began to tire. The story then rewound one year to reveal that Yuun had persuaded Hiashi to prepare for Kaguya’s return, though Hiashi chose to leave the crisis to future generations.

• The Raikage, Mei, Tsunade, the Third Tsuchikage, and Yuun attacked Nagato, but he repelled their assaults and absorbed the Third Tsuchikage’s Dust Release.
• The Raikage decapitated Nagato, but Yuun recognized that the body was a decoy before Nagato reappeared using the Cicada Shedding Technique.
• The Five Kage and Yuun surrounded Nagato again, and the battle settled into a contest of stamina as both sides waited for an opening.
• One year earlier, Yuun told Hiashi about Madara Uchiha, the Ten-Tails, the Sage of Six Paths, and the Rabbit Goddess, and urged him to prepare for Kaguya’s return.
• Hiashi considered pledging the Hyuga Clan to Kaguya but agreed with Yuun that they should thwart her plan and leave the consequences to future generations.

Yuun disrupted the Kage’s chakra, allowing Nagato to escape, but Nagato later turned on Obito and killed him. Nagato then spoke with Sasuke and his companions, who had secretly witnessed the confrontation, and Sasuke said he would pursue his goal independently.

• Yuun disrupted the chakra of Mei Terumi, the Raikage, Tsunade, Gaara, the Tsuchikage, and Nagato, then appeared with a black rod in his chest as Nagato disappeared.
• Obito brought Nagato to a separate space and explained that his Sharingan let him use space-time ninjutsu without chakra.
• Nagato returned with Obito, impaled him with a Rinnegan-powered black rod, used Mind Infiltration, and disposed of his corpse in the Swamp of the Underworld.
• Nagato called out Sasuke, Karin, Zabuza Momochi, and Haku, who had been watching from the darkness.
• Sasuke refused to become Nagato’s subordinate and said he could accomplish his goal himself, then told Nagato he had come to share something.

Yuun’s intervention disrupted the battle with Nagato, who escaped with Obito and then turned against him. After killing Obito, Nagato confronted Sasuke and asked whether he had decided to join him, but Sasuke refused to become his subordinate.

• One year earlier, Yuun told Hiashi that Kaguya’s resurrection could be an opportunity for the Hyuga Clan to rise, but Hiashi chose to leave the crisis to future generations rather than pursue independence.
• During the battle, Yuun caused the Five Kage’s and Nagato’s chakra to become uncontrollable, and Nagato disappeared after stabbing Yuun with a black iron rod.
• Nagato told Obito that he had lost the Eight-Tails, then stabbed Obito in their exit space and used Mind Infiltration to kill him.
• Nagato disposed of Obito’s body in a swamp and revealed that he had noticed Sasuke, Karin, Zabuza Momochi, and Haku watching.
• Nagato asked Sasuke whether he had decided, and Sasuke replied that he would not become Nagato’s subordinate and could accomplish his goal himself.

Sasuke warned Nagato that intimidating the Five Great Nations would not end the Shinobi World’s cycle of violence, leaving Nagato and Nan weary and uncertain. At the Five Kage Summit, the Kage agreed to destroy Akatsuki and Amegakure and began assigning forces to the Allied Forces.

• Sasuke told Nagato that Yuun had warned him not to let Zetsu manipulate him and criticized Nagato’s plan to use the nine Tailed Beasts to intimidate the Five Great Nations.
• Sasuke argued that destroying the great nations would only replace them with other powers, and that violence would continue as long as rulers relied on force.
• Nagato wondered what could stop people from hurting one another, while Nan said she was tired and Nagato agreed to leave with her.
• At the Five Kage Summit, the Raikage called for the Allied Forces to eradicate Akatsuki and destroy Amegakure, and Tsunade and the other Kage supported the campaign.
• Mei Terumi agreed to join the war with a limited force, and the Raikage, Tsunade, the Third Tsuchikage, and Gaara stated what their villages would contribute.

The Five Kage debated whether to appoint a commander-in-chief for the Allied Forces or establish a General Staff to coordinate their campaign against the Akatsuki Organization. Tsunade sided with the General Staff proposal, leaving the Raikage resentful as the other four nations secured its passage.

• Tsunade raised the question of appointing an Allied Forces commander-in-chief, and Gaara nominated her for the position.
• Mei Terumi acknowledged Tsunade’s medical skill but questioned whether it justified making her commander-in-chief, while the Tsuchikage proposed a General Staff under the Five Kage instead.
• The Raikage urged Tsunade to support selecting a commander-in-chief, and both he and Tsunade considered the political advantages of the role.
• Tsunade chose to support the Tsuchikage’s General Staff proposal, and Gaara and Mei Terumi joined her in passing it over the Raikage’s objections.
• The Raikage glared at the Tsuchikage, who remained calm and confident in Iwagakure’s ability to fight Hidden Cloud.

The Five Kage debated how to organize the Allied Forces against Akatsuki, with the Raikage pushing for a commander-in-chief and the Tsuchikage advocating a General Staff. Tsunade backed the Tsuchikage, and the Five Great Nations approved a General Staff beneath the Five Kage, leaving the furious Raikage to accept the decision.

• The Tsuchikage argued that a General Staff would protect the interests of weaker nations, and the Kazekage and Mizukage silently favored his proposal.
• The Raikage tried to persuade Tsunade to support selecting an Allied Forces commander-in-chief, believing he had the advantage over her.
• Tsunade weighed the political benefits and risks of seeking the commander-in-chief position before deciding to support a General Staff.
• Gaara and Mei Terumi welcomed Tsunade's support, while the Raikage reluctantly agreed to the resolution backed by the other four great nations.
• The Raikage glared at the Tsuchikage, who remained calm despite Hidden Cloud's strength and their past conflict.

The Five Kage Summit ended successfully, and the Kage departed the Land of Iron while weighing its fragile position in the Shinobi World. The chapter explained how ninja had displaced samurai and how samurai had once displaced the Onmyoji, leaving the future of the ninja class uncertain.

• The Five Kage concluded their summit after Konoha secured its desired agreements and Hidden Cloud rescued Killer B.
• The Five Kage left the Land of Iron, whose samurai struggled to compete with the growing power and numbers of ninja.
• Mifune and the Land of Iron’s ruling class recognized that the samurai could not stop their decline despite their elite Sword Masters.
• The chapter contrasted the samurai’s long, difficult training with the faster mass production of ninja, which helped drive the samurai from power.
• The chapter described how the samurai had replaced the Onmyoji, whose Yin-Yang Arts were difficult to inherit and cultivate.
• The chapter concluded that a new class might someday replace ninja just as ninja had replaced samurai.

Yuun and Hiashi discussed how warriors had been overtaken by ninjas and how every dominant class eventually gave way to another. Still recovering from a dangerous bloodline-fusion operation, Yuun revealed that he had built a path toward becoming a Jinchuriki so he could protect his family from the chaos ahead.

• Yuun explained that ninjas had displaced warriors through faster training and greater numbers, just as warriors had once replaced the Onmyoji.
• Hiashi struggled to accept that the era of peace was ending, and Yuun warned that Nagato would show them no mercy despite their preparations.
• Hiashi urged Yuun to involve Tsunade in his recovery, but Yuun refused because he did not want her to learn the clan’s plan.
• Yuun explained that Hinata’s unborn child had convinced him to risk everything to protect his family from the coming turmoil.
• Yuun revealed that his operation had fused multiple bloodlines and implanted seals, preparing him to host a Tailed Beast and gain power comparable to Nagato.

Yuun had a Tailed Beast energy device installed and underwent a dangerous fusion of Kekkei Genkai, leaving him bedridden for at least half a year. After his surgery, Hiashi stepped down and appointed Hanabi Hyuga as the new Hyuga Clan head, while the clan quietly began relocating its members and supplies.

• Yuun used records of Hidden Sand's weaponization research to help the Hyuga Clan reverse-engineer a device that could convert Tailed Beasts into energy for his use.
• Yuun's implanted Shikotsumyaku, Ice Release, and other modifications violently conflicted, and medical ninjas stabilized him but left him bedridden for at least half a year.
• Hiashi announced that he was stepping down as clan head and named fourteen-year-old Hanabi Hyuga as his successor.
• Yuun and Hiashi backed Hanabi's leadership, leaving the elders and advisors with little room to challenge her.
• The Hyuga Clan quietly began relocating its members and supplies while public attention focused on Hanabi's appointment.

Hanabi became head of the Hyuga Clan as the clan secretly moved its members and supplies to the River Country, while the Five Great Nations assembled an allied force to destroy Amegakure. The allied commanders reached Amegakure and faced a mass of defenders; as Anzo questioned the absent God and Angel, a boy warned that the invaders were attacking.

• Hiashi stepped down as head of the Hyuga Clan and appointed Hanabi, with Yuun and Hiashi backing her leadership.
• The Hyuga Clan quietly transferred its members and supplies to the River Country while the Five Great Nations gathered more than two thousand shinobi under five commanders.
• The allied force advanced toward Amegakure, where shinobi and civilians assembled to defend their country.
• Shikaku, Kitsuchi, Ao, Darui, and Baki agreed to build a camp, secure its defenses, and conduct reconnaissance before attacking.
• Anzo urged Amegakure’s defenders not to rush into battle and criticized the absent God and Angel as he recalled Salamander Hanzo.
• A boy rushed to Anzo and warned him that the allied forces were attacking.

As the Allied Forces disrupted the rebel crowd outside Amegakure, Nagato reunited with Nan and summoned Deidara, Kisame, and Orochimaru to change Akatsuki’s plans. With the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails out of reach, he proposed making them Jinchuriki to strengthen the organization for the coming war.

• Hidden Mist Jonin stopped their Torrential Rain Technique as black-clad ninja helped chaos break apart Anzo’s human wall.
• Shikaku Nara, Darui, Kitsuchi, and Ao discussed the successful operation and turned their attention to fighting Akatsuki.
• Nagato and Nan spent time together in Amegakure, where Nagato told her he would not let her go.
• Deidara complained to Kisame about waiting until Orochimaru and Nagato arrived at their meeting.
• Nagato offered Deidara, Kisame, and Orochimaru Tailed Beasts as a way to become Jinchuriki; Orochimaru requested one for research, Kisame chose the Three-Tails, and Deidara chose the Seven-Tails.

Nagato abandoned his plan to gather all nine Tailed Beasts for an ultimate ninjutsu and instead aimed to make Amegakure a sixth great nation by forcing the Five Great Shinobi Countries to negotiate. He assigned the Six-Tails to Orochimaru and prepared to turn the sealed beasts into bargaining chips, with Deidara, Kisame, and Orochimaru due to become Jinchuriki.

• Deidara chose the Seven-Tails, Kisame took the Three-Tails, and Orochimaru selected the Six-Tails for its toxins.
• Nagato set the sealing for the following night and ordered Orochimaru to find candidates for the remaining beasts within a day.
• Deidara questioned whether seven Tailed Beasts could defeat the Five Great Shinobi Countries, and Nagato explained that he had changed his goal to establishing Amegakure as a sixth great nation.
• Nagato argued that the Five Great Nations were using the Allied Forces to pin Akatsuki down, and proposed threatening to send all seven Tailed Beasts against the first nation to invade Amegakure.
• Orochimaru warned that the nations could unite against the threat, but Nagato said he only needed to bring them to negotiations and believed they would accept his terms.
• Nagato left to select Jinchuriki candidates and told Deidara, Kisame, and Orochimaru to prepare to become bargaining chips after the sealings.

Nagato told the others to prepare to become Jinchuriki, while Cloud Shinobi captured Anzo during the unrest in the Allied Forces’ camp. The commanders assigned Baki’s unit to continue stirring up disorder, and Morino Ibiki arrived to interrogate Anzo.

• Nagato told the others to prepare to become Jinchuriki for the sealing planned for the following night.
• Cloud Shinobi used Iwagakure's Camouflage Invisibility Technique to follow Anzo and abducted him with a numbing agent and a scented handkerchief.
• Cloud Shinobi brought the bound Anzo to the Allied Forces' command headquarters and reported his capture to Darui and the other commanders.
• Shikaku Nara sent Gekko Hayate to notify Director Ibiki and asked Baki's unit to continue spreading unrest.
• Morino Ibiki arrived at the command headquarters, soaked by the rain.

Shikaku proposed dismantling Amegakure’s armed forces and turning the country into a jointly managed free-trade zone for the Five Great Nations. As the Allied Forces debated the plan, Nagato asked the people he had selected in Amegakure whether anyone wanted to withdraw.

• Shikaku handed Anzo over to Ibiki for interrogation, and Ibiki requested Inoichi’s help.
• Shikaku argued that killing Amegakure’s people would allow its convictions and Akatsuki to rise again, and he favored controlling the country instead.
• Shikaku proposed dismantling Amegakure’s armed forces and establishing a joint-management zone with free trade and a shared currency.
• The four village leaders focused on the economic possibilities of Shikaku’s proposal as the Allied Forces debated it.
• Nagato asked his selected people in Amegakure one last time whether anyone wanted to withdraw.

Nagato confirmed that his followers would stay with him as he prepared to make Amegakure the sixth great nation, while the Allied Forces broke the rioters’ resistance and entered the village. Shikaku Nara and Darui found Amegakure’s streets nearly empty and began considering where its shinobi had gone.

• Nagato asked his chosen Amegakure shinobi if anyone wanted to withdraw, then declared that they would witness Amegakure become the sixth great nation and bring peace to the Shinobi World.
• As morning arrived, most of the rioters left or collapsed from the night’s chaos, leaving fewer than one in ten of the original crowd.
• Shikaku Nara, Darui, Ao, and Baki waited until the remaining rioters were too exhausted to fight, then sent the Allied Forces across the barricade with almost no casualties.
• The Allied Forces entered Amegakure’s central district and found its residents hiding in their homes, with no Amegakure shinobi in sight.
• Darui suggested the missing shinobi might be hiding in the village’s underground pipes, while Shikaku Nara remained wary of a possible trap.