Chapter Summaries

Jingyi helped the Five Great Shinobi Villages arrange a conference in the Land of Iron after Madara Uchiha declared war, with the Land of Earth set as the battlefield. Madara tried to recruit Jingyi again and failed, while Jingyi returned to Konoha and explained Madara’s motives to the others.

• The Third Raikage proposed a Shinobi World Conference in the Land of Iron, and the other Kage agreed to gather there in a week.
• After the Kage left, Madara Uchiha reappeared and tried to recruit Jingyi, but Jingyi threatened to destroy or seal away the Rinnegan and warned that Impure World Reincarnation could be countered.
• Madara abandoned his attempt and sank underground, and Jingyi returned to Konoha on his Giant Eagle Puppet.
• At the Hokage Office, Jingyi told Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Mitokado Homura that Madara had declared war, with the Land of Earth as the battlefield and the fighting due to begin in a month.
• Jingyi explained that Madara wanted the villages to unite against him to protect the Rinnegan, weaken their forces, and indulge his boredom.

With Madara Uchiha declaring war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Tsunade and Jingyi arranged for the Third Hokage to represent Konoha at the Land of Iron summit. Jingyi suspected Madara would rely on White Zetsu, and Konoha began sending out summit invitations.

• The Third Hokage worried that the Five Great Shinobi Villages lacked the supplies for war, and Tsunade asked who would attend the summit in seven days.
• Jingyi refused to go and assigned the Third Hokage to represent Konoha, with Mitokado Homura assisting him.
• Tsunade questioned Jingyi's decision, and he explained that the Third Hokage was suited to negotiations while she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru preferred to stay in Konoha.
• Tsunade asked how Madara could wage war, and Jingyi guessed that he would use White Zetsu, which immediately interested Orochimaru.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha to notify nearby nations and villages, and Jingyi dispatched flying puppet teams to deliver invitations.

The Five Great Shinobi Villages organized a conference in the Land of Iron and began forming the Allied Shinobi Forces to fight Madara Uchiha. Madara prepared his White Zetsu army while Black Zetsu proposed assassinating the daimyō, but Madara questioned whether that would actually break up the alliance.

• The Five Great Shinobi Villages convened a conference in the Land of Iron, and villages across the Shinobi World began gathering troops and supplies for the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Black Zetsu mass-produced White Zetsu for Madara Uchiha, who accepted that the batch-activated soldiers would be weaker and looked forward to their battlefield debut.
• Black Zetsu speculated that the Tenseigan was connected to Hamura and continued supporting Madara's plan to defeat the villages and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Black Zetsu used White Zetsu to monitor the villages' preparations and suggested assassinating the daimyō who had helped assemble the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Madara Uchiha asked Black Zetsu whether assassinating the daimyō could destroy the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The Allied Forces formed to oppose Madara Uchiha, and Jingyi proposed recruiting Rogue Ninja and prisoners as cannon fodder in exchange for a chance to atone for their crimes. Despite Yagura’s objections, the other Kage approved the plan, with the Third Raikage volunteering to supervise them.

• The Third Hokage helped the nations and villages reach a consensus, establishing the Allied Forces against Madara Uchiha.
• Jingyi and Konoha’s forces joined the camp on the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, where Konoha and Iwagakure gathered the Allied Forces.
• Jingyi proposed recruiting Rogue Ninja and prisoners, promising that they could atone for their crimes by earning merit in the Allied Forces.
• Yagura objected, but the Third Raikage offered to lead and control the recruits, and the other Kage approved the plan over Yagura’s opposition.
• The Allied Forces announced the offer throughout the Shinobi World, and most imprisoned shinobi accepted the chance to earn forgiveness through service.

As Rogue Ninja joined the Allied Forces, Jingyi told Orochimaru about Kakuzu’s longevity and strength, prompting Orochimaru to take an interest in him. Jingyi then assessed the Allied Forces’ forty thousand elite combat troops against Madara Uchiha’s one hundred thousand White Zetsu, while small-village ninja handled logistics.

• Rogue Ninja joined the Allied Forces after signing a harsh agreement and receiving a warning from the Third Raikage.
• Jingyi recognized Kakuzu on the recruits’ list and told Orochimaru that Kakuzu had survived a failed attempt to assassinate the First Hokage.
• Jingyi explained Kakuzu’s heart-stealing secret technique, and Orochimaru agreed not to target him during the war before asking Jingyi to help if an opportunity arose.
• Jingyi noted that the Allied Forces had selected only forty thousand elite combat troops, far fewer than the hundred thousand White Zetsu they would face.
• Ninja from small villages were assigned transport and logistics duties, and they worked eagerly to avoid the battlefield.

The Allied Forces detected the White Zetsu Army approaching from the Land of Waterfalls, and the Third Raikage led the Cannon Fodder Corps to meet them. As the First Legion and Second Legion moved into position, the Third Raikage charged into the White Zetsu ranks and began cutting them down.

• A reconnaissance squad spotted a huge force of White Zetsu advancing from the Land of Waterfalls and relayed the warning to the command room.
• The Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, Yagura, Ōnoki, and Jingyi left the command room, leaving Tsunade and Orochimaru to oversee command.
• Madara Uchiha watched the Allied Forces' advance unit approach and learned from Black Zetsu that it was the Cannon Fodder Corps of Rogue Ninja and criminals.
• The Third Raikage reassured the Cannon Fodder Corps that the First Legion and Second Legion were approaching from both sides and that they had a chance to survive.
• The Third Raikage charged into the White Zetsu Army, blasting aside White Zetsu as he advanced.

The Allied Forces launched a fierce opening assault against the White Zetsu Army, led by the Third Raikage and the four Kage, but Jingyi and Orochimaru expected the shinobi to tire before long. As the Allied divisions began to falter, the forces made a new move.

• The Third Raikage carved through the White Zetsu Army, inspiring the Cannon Fodder Corps to charge after him.
• Madara Uchiha praised the Third Raikage’s strength, while Black Zetsu questioned whether he would be difficult to defeat.
• Two Allied Forces divisions joined the battle, and Ōnoki, the Third Kazekage, and Yagura led the charge that stopped the White Zetsu advance in the Land of Waterfalls.
• Jingyi predicted the Allied Forces’ offensive would last at most an hour, while Orochimaru planned to capture White Zetsu and pursue Kakuzu.
• Within an hour, the Allied divisions began to falter, but the Allied Forces made a new move.

Kushina patrolled the Allied Forces camp and exposed White Zetsu infiltrators who were attacking their fellow shinobi. The Five Kage realized her patrol had prevented widespread infighting, while the war’s growing casualties and the White Zetsu Army’s evolving tactics remained serious concerns.

• The Land of Iron samurai joined the battle as the Allied Forces struggled with exhaustion, casualties, and the White Zetsu Army’s growing advantage.
• Kushina and Pakura patrolled the camp, with Kushina ordered to prioritize the Medical Department and kill any parasitized White Zetsu she found.
• The Allied Forces’ battlefield spread into the Land of Waterfalls after their defenses blocked the White Zetsu from entering the Land of Earth.
• At headquarters, Ōnoki, the Third Kazekage, and the Third Raikage discussed heavy casualties and the White Zetsu Army’s increasingly cunning attacks, while Jingyi said his puppets would wait until the camp and positions were secure.
• At night, White Zetsu infiltrators disguised as Allied Forces shinobi tried to kill their companions, but Kushina’s Shadow Clones caught them throughout the camp and on the battlefield.
• The Five Kage saw the exposed White Zetsu and understood that Kushina’s patrol had prevented the Allied Forces from turning against one another.

Jingyi and Kushina prevented White Zetsu from infiltrating the Allied Forces and causing panic, leaving the Five Kage embarrassed as Jingyi received credit for his preparations. Madara Uchiha watched from outside the battlefield and learned that the Allied Forces had countered White Zetsu with help from the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki.

• Kushina’s ability to sense malice exposed the disguised White Zetsu, and Ōnoki destroyed their corpses while Jingyi explained the danger of their infiltration.
• Jingyi declined the Third Raikage’s offer to bring Killer B over and explained that other Jinchūriki could not sense White Zetsu as Kushina could.
• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Yagura awkwardly left after Jingyi’s preparations were credited to the Five Kage.
• Tsunade worried that Yagura’s marginalization could cause conflict, while Jingyi reassured her that Yagura would endure it.
• Madara Uchiha watched from outside the battlefield and realized that the Allied Forces had prepared for White Zetsu’s infiltration because of the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki.

Black Zetsu drove the White Zetsu Army into relentless nighttime assaults, pushing the Allied Forces toward collapse. Jingyi sent his puppets into battle, turning the tide and allowing the shinobi to counterattack.

• Black Zetsu continued the White Zetsu Army’s attacks at night, and the Allied Forces suffered mounting casualties as their positions shrank.
• Hatake Sakumo and his exhausted troops prepared to face another White Zetsu charge as their position neared collapse.
• Jingyi’s black-uniformed puppets arrived and charged into the White Zetsu Army, giving Hatake Sakumo’s troops a chance to rest.
• Jingyi’s puppets fought in coordinated attacks and self-destructed among the White Zetsu, breaking their charges across the battlefield.
• The Allied Forces shinobi rallied behind the puppets and surged forward to finish off the surviving White Zetsu.

Jingyi’s Puppet Army helped the Allied Forces nearly wipe out the White Zetsu Army, bringing the war to its conclusion. With Madara Uchiha now the main threat, the Five Kage discussed joining Jingyi to face him directly.

• Madara Uchiha observed Jingyi Hyuga’s puppets breaking the White Zetsu formation and learned about their history and capabilities from Black Zetsu.
• Madara Uchiha judged that the Allied Forces would soon defeat the White Zetsu Army and asked Black Zetsu whether the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu had been improved.
• The Allied Forces and Jingyi’s puppets swept through the White Zetsu, leaving only scattered survivors on the Land of Waterfalls battlefield.
• Jingyi told the Five Kage that his puppets had suffered heavy losses, and Ōnoki promised that the villages would compensate him.
• Jingyi urged the Five Kage to focus on Madara Uchiha, and the Third Raikage proposed that they coordinate with Jingyi and fight him themselves.

Jingyi insisted that Tsunade stay behind while he and the other Kage confronted Madara Uchiha. He flew the group to the battlefield, where Madara waited and took notice of Jingyi’s Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

• Jingyi argued that Tsunade should remain behind to oversee the Allied Forces because Madara could target medical ninja.
• Tsunade refused to stay, but Jingyi threatened to stay behind himself, and Ōnoki and the other Kage urged her to remain.
• Jingyi ended the argument by taking Ōnoki and the other Kage into the sky in Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
• The group landed on the mountain where Madara Uchiha was waiting, and Madara focused on Jingyi’s Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

Jingyi and the four Kage confronted Madara Uchiha, who tried to recruit Jingyi before summoning Susanoo. Jingyi’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion cut through Madara’s Susanoo, leaving Madara shaken after he narrowly avoided being sliced in half.

• Madara Uchiha told Ōnoki and the others he hoped they would entertain him, then urged Jingyi to join him in creating a world without war or death.
• Jingyi answered Madara’s offer with a middle finger, prompting the Third Raikage and Third Kazekage to laugh.
• Madara summoned Susanoo and challenged the group to dance, while Jingyi entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and warned the four Kage to be careful.
• Jingyi unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, slicing through Madara’s Susanoo before it could become a Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara used Shinra Tensei to evade the blade and realized he had narrowly escaped being cut in half.

Jingyi and Madara Uchiha began a battle between the Tenseigan and the Rinnegan after Madara drew the four Kage away with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Their first clash flattened a mountain peak, leaving the four Kage struggling to escape the destruction.

• Jingyi warned Madara Uchiha that the Truth-Seeking Orbs could destroy his Impure World Reincarnation body, but Madara welcomed the challenge.
• Madara Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and sent it after the Third Raikage, Ōnoki, the Third Kazekage, and Yagura so he could fight Jingyi without interference.
• Madara's Perfect Susanoo and Jingyi's light sword collided, and the resulting shockwave sheared the summit off the mountain.
• The Third Raikage, Ōnoki, and the Third Kazekage escaped the falling rocks, while Yagura sheltered beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The rocks and shockwave battered the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and knocked it down the mountainside, while Ōnoki abandoned any thought of challenging Madara.

Jingyi saved Yagura from Madara Uchiha’s Planetary Devastation and used the Tenseigan to halt and redirect the meteors. Madara Uchiha was left stunned as his attack slipped from his control.

• The Third Kazekage and Ōnoki spotted the enormous meteor and fled, while the Third Raikage also ran from the battlefield.
• Jingyi grabbed Yagura with a chakra arm, threw him a sealing scroll, and sent him away on a flying puppet.
• Yagura escaped the impact zone and vowed to repay the Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Ōnoki for abandoning him.
• Madara Uchiha taunted Jingyi as Planetary Devastation’s two meteors descended, and Jingyi cursed at him before raising a hand.
• Jingyi used the Tenseigan to stop the meteors and send them flying away from the Allied Forces’ camp, leaving Madara Uchiha stunned.

Jingyi and Madara Uchiha fought for control of meteors, and Jingyi tricked Madara into drawing several falling meteors toward himself. After attacking Madara during the resulting chaos, Jingyi sensed and repelled a transparent figure approaching him.

• Madara Uchiha used Planetary Devastation to pull Jingyi and the meteor toward him, starting a struggle against Jingyi’s control of gravity and repulsion.
• Jingyi secretly redirected several meteors from orbit to fall toward Madara Uchiha while Madara continued pulling with Planetary Devastation.
• Jingyi released the meteors and fled as they crashed into Madara’s meteor in the sky.
• While Madara defended himself with Susanoo amid the explosions, Jingyi struck at him with his golden light sword.
• Jingyi sensed danger, swept his sword around himself, and saw a transparent figure after the threat disappeared.

Jingyi used the Tenseigan to counter Madara Uchiha’s Limbo shadows and warned him that Truth-Seeking Orbs could prevent his Impure World Reincarnation body from recovering. When Madara attacked with Wood Release, Jingyi entered Sage Mode and revealed that he could combine Senjutsu Chakra with the Tenseigan, leaving Madara stunned.

• Jingyi detected Madara Uchiha’s Limbo shadows and drove them back with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Madara raised his Perfect Susanoo to face Jingyi, who warned him to avoid the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Madara activated Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, and Jingyi responded by entering Sage Mode.
• Madara recognized the Sage Mode markings and recalled Hashirama Senju’s victory over him with the Thousand-Armed Buddha.
• Jingyi told Madara he had forgotten he could combine Senjutsu with the Tenseigan and admitted Madara was the first opponent worth testing it on.

Jingyi overwhelmed Madara Uchiha with his combined Sage Mode and Tenseigan Chakra Mode, repeatedly breaking through Susanoo and Madara’s defenses. After Jingyi pierced Madara with a golden sword, Madara used Banshō Ten'in to pull him in.

• Jingyi combined Sage Mode and Tenseigan Chakra Mode and destroyed Madara’s Wood Dragon and Wood Golem with Golden Wheel Explosion.
• Jingyi’s rainbow sword shattered Madara’s Susanoo, and he kept attacking before Madara could recover.
• Madara summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei, but Jingyi destroyed it in the sky with a golden beam.
• Madara charged Jingyi with Susanoo, but Jingyi closed in and forced Truth-Seeking Orbs around him.
• Madara used Shinra Tensei to repel the orbs, but Jingyi pierced the repulsion and Madara’s shoulder with his golden sword, disrupting Madara’s chakra flow.
• Madara used Banshō Ten'in to pull Jingyi toward him.

Jingyi sealed Madara Uchiha after Black Zetsu stole the Rinnegan scroll and escaped. He hid Madara in a spatial rift, then pursued Black Zetsu, leaving the larger threat unresolved.

• Black Zetsu seized the scroll from Jingyi and fled while Madara Uchiha laughed, claiming Black Zetsu would take the Rinnegan and revive him.
• Jingyi sealed Madara Uchiha and questioned his trust in Black Zetsu, revealing that Black Zetsu served Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Jingyi completed the seal, ending the battle and leaving the Land of Waterfalls devastated.
• Jingyi cast Madara Uchiha into a spatial rift, then followed Black Zetsu to stop him from hiding and plotting further.

Black Zetsu stole the Rinnegan and hid beneath the Daimyo's Court, believing Jingyi would not find him there. Jingyi had anticipated his move, recovered the Rinnegan, and erased Black Zetsu, leaving Kaguya Otsutsuki without a rescuer while he lived.

• Black Zetsu fled to his underground base beneath the Daimyo's Court with the stolen Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu opened the bottle holding the Rinnegan, triggering a trap that enveloped him in Tenseigan Chakra.
• Jingyi emerged through a spatial rift, recovered the Rinnegan, and explained that he had traced Black Zetsu through alterations to the stone tablet in the Uchiha Shrine.
• Black Zetsu protested that he had repaired the tablet and cursed Jingyi as the chakra burned him.
• Jingyi stepped on Black Zetsu, mocked his failure to save Kaguya Otsutsuki, then erased Black Zetsu and scattered his ashes.