Chapter Summaries

Asuma drove Uchiha Madara from the battlefield and told the Five Kage that Madara was being used by a hidden enemy as part of the Moon Eye Plan. He organized the Allied Forces to prepare for a war against Madara, a hundred thousand White Zetsu, and the greater threat of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, while Senju Hashirama wondered whether Madara could still be persuaded to stop.

• Asuma destroyed Uchiha Madara's meteor with Lightning Style, and Uchiha Madara withdrew with Uchiha Obito and the others through Kamui.
• Asuma told the Five Kage that Uchiha Madara was being manipulated and explained the Moon Eye Plan, the White Zetsu threat, and how the Nine-Tails' Good-Evil Perception could identify them.
• Senju Tobirama urged Asuma to weaken the other villages, but Asuma refused and warned that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and the Ōtsutsuki Clan posed a threat to the entire world.
• Senju Hashirama and Jiraiya returned, and Asuma reassured them that the village was safe and Nagato would survive if Uchiha Madara used him to resurrect himself.
• Senju Hashirama asked whether Madara could be persuaded to abandon the Moon Eye Plan, but Senju Tobirama argued that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was the true enemy behind it.

Asuma prepared for the approaching war by expanding his clone forces, helping organize the Allied Shinobi Forces, and distributing Izanagi protections to his family and disciples. As the assembled army surrounded Konoha, Naruto was kept at headquarters while Asuma made a breakthrough in his training.

• Asuma ordered the cultivation of miniature Ten-Tails clones, Six Paths clones, and Sharingan-equipped Super Kage clones, then resumed training to develop Dust Release Kekkei Mōra.
• Villages across the shinobi world joined the Allied Shinobi Forces, which reached one hundred thousand troops and planned divisions to counter White Zetsu and Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Five Kage and their advisers organized the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Asuma arrived with six powerful clone avatars to support the divisions and guard headquarters against Uchiha Madara.
• Asuma used Mangekyo Sharingan and Transcription Seals to give Izanagi protections to Tsunade, Shizune, Yūhi Kurenai, his children, and his disciples Karin, Sai, Neji, and Shimura Dan.
• The five divisions assembled around Konoha, while Naruto protested being kept at headquarters and Kushina and Ōnoki explained that he was needed to detect disguised White Zetsu.
• Asuma opened his eyes beneath the Immortal Tree and declared that his training breakthrough had finally succeeded.

The Allied Forces began engaging the White Zetsu armies, while Sarutobi Asuma’s clone used Wood Release to devastate the first wave and earned Asuma a Ten Thousand Kills achievement. The enemy withdrew after battles on several fronts, and Asuma sent Shadow Clones of Naruto and Uzumaki Kushina to reinforce the battlefields and medical unit.

• Namikaze Minato ordered the Second Division to intercept the central White Zetsu army, and Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi drove tens of thousands of enemies aboveground.
• Clone Mido unleashed Wood Release across the battlefield, killing many White Zetsu and giving the Allied Forces control of the terrain.
• Sarutobi Asuma gained the Ten Thousand Kills achievement, received an Attribute Point and a Skill Point, and assigned the Attribute Point to Intelligence.
• Namikaze Minato sent the Third and Fifth Divisions to intercept other White Zetsu armies, while Kakashi’s Third Division fought the Impure World Reincarnation ninja and sealed Momochi Zabuza, Pakura, and Jinin Hozuki.
• The White Zetsu armies retreated, and Sarutobi Asuma arrived at headquarters with Naruto and arranged for Shadow Clones of Naruto and Uzumaki Kushina to support the battlefields and medical unit.

Midu restored the Allied Shinobi Forces with his Mangekyō ability while headquarters sent the remaining divisions to intercept the White Zetsu armies. In the Land of Wind, Gaara’s forces faced nine reincarnated Kage, and Clone Kamui destroyed Mū with Dust Release before reinforcements arrived.

• Midu drained White Zetsu life force to heal and replenish the Second Division, while the other stationed clones remained inactive.
• Namikaze Minato and Nara Shikaku sent Darui’s First Division to the eastern coast and Gaara’s Fourth Division to the Land of Wind border, while White Zetsu infiltrators were exposed and killed.
• Orochimaru’s reincarnated Kage appeared in the Land of Wind as a White Zetsu army advanced toward the First Division, prompting Minato to dispatch Uchiha Fugaku and his team to support Gaara.
• Mū attacked Gaara’s forces with Dust Release, but Clone Kamui countered with a greater Dust Release that obliterated Mū and prevented his reincarnation from restoring him.
• The reincarnated Kage learned about Uchiha Madara and the war, while the Second Raikage attacked Kamui and was swiftly knocked away.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Kōta, and the sealing squad arrived beside Gaara.

The Allied Shinobi defeated the nine reanimated Kage, but Orochimaru sent more powerful enemies against several divisions. At the medical division, Tsunade, Uzumaki Kushina, Naruto, and Clone Kagami fought Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Madara, and the battle remained unresolved as Madara charged at Tsunade.

• Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Kōta, and Uchiha Shisui helped defeat and seal the reanimated Kage, while Shisui freed the Second Mizukage from Orochimaru's control.
• Namikaze Minato ordered Gaara's forces to reinforce the First Division, and Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage later departed to face reanimated First Kage appearing on another battlefield.
• Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Madara attacked the medical division, where Clone Kagami raised a water Barrier and the defenders prepared to fight them.
• Tsunade, Uzumaki Kushina, and Naruto engaged Uchiha Izuna, while Clone Kagami confronted Uchiha Madara; Tsunade's Wood Release, Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Naruto's attacks helped smash Izuna's Susanoo.
• Uchiha Madara absorbed Clone Kagami's water Barrier with the Rinnegan, then charged at Tsunade after seeing her use Hashirama's power.

Naruto tested a new invisible Wind-and-Lightning Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken against Uchiha Madara, but Madara absorbed it with the Rinnegan and defeated the group’s attempt to stop him. Madara escaped with Uchiha Izuna, while a separate attempt to draw Asuma’s true body away from Konoha also failed.

• Naruto combined Wind Style, Lightning Style, a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Sage Mode to create a new Rasenshuriken, but Uchiha Madara absorbed it with the Rinnegan.
• Tsunade, Naruto, Clone Kagami, and Uzumaki Kushina fought Uchiha Madara, who used the Susanoo and Rinnegan’s shockwave to break through their defenses.
• Uchiha Madara escaped with Uchiha Izuna after the battle left Tsunade and the others standing.
• At the First Division’s seaside battlefield, Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Asuma’s clone and the others prevented the plan from drawing Asuma’s true body out of Konoha.
• Spiral White Zetsu and Black Zetsu seized the sealed Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers as a backup plan.

Asuma gathered the Allied Shinobi Forces’ leaders to prepare for Uchiha Madara’s revival, choosing the Forbidden Life Zone as the battlefield and planning to spread Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra across the army. He revealed that he had secretly preserved the other Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, who all volunteered to fight, and the chapter ended with the forces preparing for the final battle.

• Asuma called the Kage back to headquarters and warned them that Uchiha Madara could revive the Ten-Tails using Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Asuma overruled the plan to fight on a peninsula and chose the Forbidden Life Zone as the battlefield, with Allied Shinobi Forces members set to reach it using the Flying Thunder God Technique after receiving Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Asuma revealed that he had secretly split the Tailed Beasts and preserved the other Jinchuriki, who appeared at headquarters.
• Asuma restored the One-Tail to Gaara and explained how he had saved Rin by splitting the Three-Tails.
• Gaara, Yugito Nii, and the other Jinchuriki volunteered to fight Uchiha Madara alongside the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Asuma’s forces raced to confront Uchiha Madara, while Madara pursued them and met Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama near the Forbidden Life Zone. Hashirama defeated Madara’s Susanoo-clad Wood Golem and broke his Impure World Reincarnation, then escaped with Tobirama as Madara vowed to fight again after his true revival.

• Asuma sent Namikaze Minato, the Kage, Hashirama, Tobirama, and the other Tailed Beast Jinchuriki west while leaving Nohara Rin behind to avoid exposing Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Madara learned that the Jinchuriki had mobilized and led Uchiha Obito, Black Zetsu, Spiral White Zetsu, and Nagato in pursuit.
• Namikaze Minato’s group continued toward the Forbidden Life Zone as allied units reported victories and received orders to hold their positions.
• Hashirama and Tobirama stopped to face Madara, and Madara’s shockwave destroyed Tobirama’s body before Hashirama blocked it and fought back with Sage Mode and Wood Release.
• Madara combined Susanoo with a Wood Golem, but Hashirama overwhelmed it with True Several Thousand Hands and pierced Madara with a Truth-Seeking Orb Black Rod.
• Madara realized his Impure World Reincarnation had been broken and retreated, while Hashirama and Tobirama vanished together using Tobirama’s marked teleportation technique.

Uchiha Obito stalled the Kage while the Ten-Tails emerged, and the Allied Shinobi Forces joined the battle. Uchiha Madara arrived as the Ten-Tails unleashed Heaven-Earth Transformation, leaving the shinobi struggling to endure its devastating effects while Sarutobi Asuma watched from Konoha.

• Uchiha Obito used Space-Time Ninjutsu to evade the Kage and keep them occupied while Naruto and the other Jinchuriki struggled against the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Senju Hashirama attacked the statue with Wood Release, but it transformed into the Ten-Tails and resisted the allied Tailed Beast attacks.
• Uchiha Madara arrived with ten Wood Clones, but the Kage and Uchiha fighters destroyed the clones' Susanoo as Sarutobi Asuma's Flying Thunder God transported nearly one hundred thousand shinobi to the battlefield.
• The Nine-Tails warned Naruto that the Ten-Tails was about to use Heaven-Earth Transformation, and Uzumaki Kushina had Yamanaka Ino coordinate preparations across the forces.
• The Ten-Tails unleashed shockwaves, earthquakes, lightning, and tornadoes; Sarutobi Asuma's clones, Senju Hashirama, and Tsunade used Wood Release to shield the shinobi, while Asuma watched from Konoha and focused on Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara was revived and battled Asuma’s Rinnegan-wielding clones while the Allied Shinobi Forces rescued the Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Black Zetsu fearing the plan had failed and Kakashi and Obito discussing a future without war.

• Tsunade, Shizune, and Sakura summoned the Slug Sage to heal the injured shinobi, while Clone Kagami rescued the depleted Nagato and Midu restored his body and eyes.
• Uchiha Madara revived with the Rinnegan, attacked the Tailed Beasts with his Limbo clones, and was confronted by Senju Hashirama and Asuma’s clones.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces rescued the Jinchuriki as Uka, Bianming, and Midu used their Rinnegan abilities to damage Madara and seize the wills inside the Ten-Tails.
• Black Zetsu realized Asuma’s Rinnegan and control of the Ten-Tails threatened the plan, while Uchiha Fugaku and the other Kage reacted to Asuma’s power.
• In Kamui Space, Kakashi told Uchiha Obito that Rin was protecting the Feudal Lord, and Obito asked whether Kakashi would marry her and let him teach their child.

Uchiha Madara became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, defeated the Allied Shinobi’s attacks, and used the God Tree to drain Chakra and capture the Tailed Beasts, including the Nine-Tails. After Naruto was left near death and Second Pillar awakened his Mangekyo, Madara absorbed Senju Hashirama’s Senjutsu Chakra and prepared to complete the Moon Eye Plan as Uka, Midu, and Bianming confronted him.

• Uchiha Madara absorbed the Ten-Tails, became its Jinchuriki, and fought off the shinobi and Tailed Beasts with his Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Namikaze Minato used Kakashi’s Kamui and his Ice Release Rasenshuriken to freeze Madara, but Madara survived the Nine Tailed Beasts’ combined attack and escaped their sealing attempt.
• Uchiha Madara summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, transformed it into the God Tree, and drained Chakra from the Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Fugaku’s group, and the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Namikaze Minato rescued Naruto, but Madara took the Nine-Tails from him, leaving Naruto near death; Second Pillar awakened his Mangekyo after learning Naruto might die.
• Uchiha Madara defeated Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, absorbed Hashirama’s Senjutsu Chakra, and declared that he would complete the Moon Eye Plan.
• Uka, Midu, and Bianming confronted Madara as he said the God Tree would bloom and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Uzumaki Kushina transferred Yin Kurama to Naruto, but Black Zetsu stole it and delivered it to Uchiha Madara. As the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against Madara, Might Guy wounded him with the Eight Inner Gates before Naruto and Second Pillar received the Sage of Six Paths' power and hurried to confront him.

• Uzumaki Kushina transferred Yin Kurama to Naruto, but Black Zetsu emerged and took the Nine-Tails to Uchiha Madara while Shizune used Mei Terumi's water to help save Kushina.
• Uchiha Madara used Rinnegan techniques and meteors to hold back the Allied Shinobi Forces as they tried to destroy the God Tree.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and then the Gate of Death, shattering several of Uchiha Madara's Truth-Seeking Orbs and blasting him into the God Tree before Namikaze Minato rescued Guy.
• The Sage of Six Paths gave his power to Naruto and Second Pillar, and Naruto used Yang Release to restore Might Guy's heart and heal his burned body.
• Second Pillar told Naruto that Uchiha Madara had flown toward the Allied Forces, and Namikaze Minato teleported Naruto and Second Pillar to face him.

Uchiha Madara absorbed the God Tree and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi while Sarutobi Asuma prepared to intervene. The technique ensnared those without protection, and Asuma reviewed his skills before confronting Kaguya.

• Madara extracted the Tailed Beasts from their Jinchuriki, but Naruto and Sasuke arrived and attacked him while Asuma’s Clones restrained his Limbo Clones.
• Naruto severed the God Tree with a Scorch Release Rasenshuriken, but Madara absorbed the fallen tree and launched meteors to keep Asuma away from the battlefield.
• Madara revealed the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Asuma’s Immortal Trees and the Susanoo of his allies protected some people.
• The moon’s light transformed the eyes of unprotected people into Rinnegan, and God Tree roots captured them; Asuma remained unharmed and prepared to face Kaguya.

Asuma revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated Uchiha Madara and the ninja world to revive Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. As the God Tree absorbed chakra and Black Zetsu overwhelmed Madara, Kaguya emerged, leaving the Allied Forces facing her arrival.

• Asuma appeared on the battlefield and exposed Uchiha Madara’s plans, including his use of Nagato and Obito as pawns.
• Black Zetsu betrayed Madara, revealed that he was Kaguya’s will, and explained that he had altered the Uchiha stone tablet to guide Madara toward the Moon Eye Plan.
• Asuma revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated the Sage of Six Paths’ sons and shaped the history of the ninja world to prepare for Kaguya’s revival.
• The God Tree began absorbing chakra from the captured people, while Black Zetsu eroded Madara and gathered the power needed to revive Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu bound Naruto and Sasuke with white hair and repelled the others’ attacks as Madara’s body swelled and was consumed.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya revived through Madara’s body and the Ten-Tails.

Asuma confronted Ōtsutsuki Kaguya after she was revived, revealing his knowledge of the Ōtsutsuki Clan and declaring that he intended to destroy the Ten-Tails and eliminate her rather than merely seal her. Kaguya transported Asuma, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Sakura to another dimension, where Asuma prepared to fight her while keeping Naruto and Sasuke out of reach.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya recognized Naruto and Sasuke as descendants of her sons, while Black Zetsu revealed that he had manipulated ninja history to free her.
• Second Pillar challenged Black Zetsu’s account, and Asuma explained that Kaguya had brought the God Tree to Earth and feared the other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Kaguya attacked Asuma with her hair and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, but he defended himself and evaded her strikes with Flying Thunder God.
• Asuma told Naruto and Sasuke that eliminating Kaguya and addressing the Ten-Tails were his true goals, then Kaguya transported the group to the Lava Dimension.
• Asuma asked Kakashi to send Naruto and Sasuke into Kamui Space, blocked Kaguya’s Rabbit Hair Needles with a plasma barrier, and raised the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover against her Chakra fist.

Asuma fought Ōtsutsuki Kaguya across her pocket dimensions while Kakashi and the others captured Black Zetsu. After returning to the Progenitor's Sphere Space, Asuma unleashed Susanoo Armored Great Buddha and Limbo: Border Jail against Kaguya's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, leaving their clash underway.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya entered the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover and attacked Kakashi, but Asuma resisted her Byakugan technique, struck her with Boil Release, and combined his clones' Rinnegan abilities to wound her.
• Asuma tried to destroy Kaguya with Dust Release, but she escaped into the Progenitor's Sphere Space; he then used his clones' Susanoo techniques and the Eight Inner Gates to attack her and pursued her through a portal with Kamui.
• Uka pinned Black Zetsu beside Kaguya's severed arm, and Clone Shenju sealed them in his Kamui Space while Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, and Kakashi regrouped.
• Asuma followed Kaguya into the Ice Snow Space, where she attacked through Nature Integration, then returned to the Progenitor's Sphere Space as Naruto and Sasuke fought her there.
• Naruto struck Kaguya with nine Super Tailed Beast Rasenshurikens after Asuma restrained her with Soul Seize; Asuma then summoned Susanoo Armored Great Buddha and four Limbo Clones, and the battle against Kaguya's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack began.

Asuma overwhelmed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya with his techniques but could not prevent her from creating the Inflated Truth-Seeking Ball. After Naruto, Second Pillar, Kakashi, and Asuma regrouped, Asuma opened the Gate of Death and struck Kaguya, then began forming a powerful dragon attack.

• Asuma broke through Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's defenses and forced her into a Ten-Tails transformation, then used Adhishthana Hand to suppress her.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya transported Naruto and Second Pillar to Super Gravity Space, where she transformed into the Ten-Tails and attacked them.
• Asuma and Kakashi arrived, rescued Naruto and Second Pillar, and fought the Ten-Tails until the group returned to Progenitor's Sphere Space.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya began expanding an Inflated Truth-Seeking Ball, and Asuma used his Flying Sword to pin her and stop her escape.
• Asuma opened the Gate of Death, pierced Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's chest, and cracked the Inflated Truth-Seeking Ball.
• Asuma formed a blood-red dragon that began gathering a sphere of intense white light as the surrounding space twisted.

Asuma defeated Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, forced her into Ten-Tails form, and devoured the Ten-Tails along with Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu. After learning that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family might come to Earth, he absorbed the transformed Immortal Tree, and a golden vertical eye appeared on his forehead.

• Asuma evaded Ōtsutsuki Kaguya’s attacks, overwhelmed her, and used the Immortal Tree to forcibly transform and restrain her as the Ten-Tails.
• Asuma released the nine Tailed Beasts, then had the Immortal Tree pierce and devour Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
• The Sage of Six Paths appeared, praised Asuma, and warned him about controlling the Ten-Tails; Asuma explained that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had once come to Earth with Kaguya and that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family might arrive.
• The Sage of Six Paths returned to the Pure Land as the Immortal Tree finished devouring the Ten-Tails, Kaguya, Madara, and Black Zetsu.
• Asuma absorbed the Immortal Tree’s immense, altered power, and a golden vertical eye emerged on his forehead.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki invaded the Senju Ancestral Home, defeated Jiraiya, and clashed with Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki before fleeing through a space-time passage. He returned to Konoha but withdrew again when Kamishiki confronted him, leaving the threat unresolved.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki attacked Nawaki at the Senju Ancestral Home, drained his Chakra, and defeated Jiraiya despite his Sage Mode.
• Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki rescued Nawaki and fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, forcing the battle outside Konoha before the pair vanished into another dimension.
• Headquarters informed the Allied Shinobi Forces that Konoha had been attacked, and the leaders sent Tsunade and the others back to protect the village.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki escaped the other dimension and returned to the Senju Ancestral Home, where he blasted Senju Tobirama apart and fended off Jiraiya and Gamabunta.
• Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki reappeared and attacked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who retreated through a space-time passage after deciding not to risk his current body.

Sarutobi Asuma absorbed the Immortal Tree’s power, gained a Golden Rinne Sharingan, and returned with Naruto and the others to undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After being hailed as the new Ninja God, he turned his attention to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had targeted Nawaki.

• Sarutobi Asuma inherited the powers of Kaguya, Madara, and the Ten-Tails, created five subordinate dimensions, and gained new abilities and a dramatic increase in lifespan.
• Asuma opened a Space-Time Door and brought Naruto, Kakashi, Obito, and the others back to the battlefield, where they learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had attacked Konoha and targeted Nawaki.
• Asuma opened his Golden Rinne Sharingan and released the Infinite Tsukuyomi, freeing the Allied Shinobi Forces and drawing the God Tree’s roots into himself.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces cheered Asuma as the new Ninja God, while Minato and Kushina discussed retiring and traveling together.
• Asuma received the Ninja God achievement and resolved to confront Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, considering whether to capture the juvenile Ten-Tails for Tsunade and the others.