Chapter Summaries

Naruto explained to Nagato and Konan that lasting peace required a centralized alliance rather than ideals alone. As the battle continued, Naruto’s summoned Hokage and other shinobi appeared to confront the Akatsuki.

• Naruto showed Nagato and Konan Jiraiya’s book and argued that shinobi conflicts would continue without a unified system of authority.
• The Six Paths of Pain overwhelmed Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the Konoha shinobi as Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki fought alongside them.
• Hashirama Senju appeared and shielded Kakashi from an attack, then Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tobirama Senju, Kushina, Fugaku Uchiha, and Mikoto Uchiha arrived.
• Minato told Kakashi that Naruto had summoned them in advance to prevent the Akatsuki from using Impure World Reincarnation on them.
• Naruto told Nagato and Konan that he had used White Zetsu as sacrifices to summon the dead shinobi and proposed a centralized alliance modeled on Qin Shi Huang’s system.

Nagato used the Rinne Rebirth to restore the fallen shinobi and Konoha residents, then Naruto revived Nagato with Impure World Reincarnation. Nagato explained that he had sacrificed himself to pressure Obito and Zetsu into reviving Madara Uchiha and to push the Five Great Nations toward unity.

• Nagato told Naruto he would sacrifice himself, asking him to use Impure World Reincarnation afterward and make Obito revive Madara Uchiha.
• Nagato used Rinne Rebirth, restoring Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, Kushina, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, and the other fallen people.
• The resurrected shinobi reunited with their loved ones, while Tsunade punched Hashirama Senju after he teased her about disguising her age.
• Konan wrapped Nagato and Deva Path Pain's bodies in paper, and Naruto used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Nagato back.
• Naruto infused Nagato with chakra, restoring his red hair and strengthening him, and Nagato explained that his sacrifice would force Obito and Zetsu to revive Madara Uchiha.

Sasuke killed Danzo and escaped with Tobi after learning that Naruto had helped Nagato revive Konoha’s dead and the previous Hokage. Naruto reunited Nagato with Jiraiya and greeted his revived parents as the group prepared to return to Konoha.

• Sasuke killed Danzo, took the Sharingan from his arm, and burned his body and arm to ashes.
• White Zetsu told Sasuke and Tobi that Pain had failed and that Nagato had revived the dead, including the previous Hokage; Sasuke and Tobi retreated.
• Naruto gave Konan a summoning scroll in case she encountered Tobi, and Konan returned to Amegakure with Yahiko’s body.
• Naruto brought Nagato to Jiraiya, and the two began talking while the others dispersed.
• Naruto embraced his revived parents, Minato and Kushina, as the returning party prepared to head back to Konoha.

Naruto struggled to adjust to his resurrected parents’ eager attention while Konoha’s leaders debated Danzo’s death, Sasuke, and the Five Kage Summit. After the meeting, Naruto returned home and found Hanabi Hyuga practicing Taiji on his balcony.

• Naruto went shopping with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, then escaped when they teased him about his girlfriends and tried to draw him closer as their son.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura discussed Danzo’s death and blamed the Uchiha, while Tsunade announced an S-rank wanted notice for Sasuke Uchiha.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura resigned as elders after recognizing Konoha’s resurrected Hokage and leaders had made their position untenable.
• Tsunade demanded that Jiraiya bring Minato to the Five Kage Summit as Konoha’s representative, and Hashirama Senju joked about her temper.
• Naruto returned to his home and discovered Hanabi Hyuga practicing Taiji on his balcony.

Naruto welcomed Hanabi to his home and confirmed that he was the Fourth Hokage’s son and friends with Kurama. Meanwhile, Tobi weighed the Hokage revivals and Naruto’s mastery of the Nine-Tails, then revealed his plan to use Dragon Vein Power and Limited Tsukuyomi instead of reviving Madara.

• Naruto told Hanabi that Kurama was the Nine-Tails, and she heard Kurama speak from inside Naruto.
• Hanabi visited Naruto at home and was pleased to learn he would keep living there.
• White Zetsu gave Tobi and Sasuke Konoha’s S-rank wanted notice for Sasuke, while Tobi said retrieving the Rinnegan mattered more than fighting the revived Hokage.
• Sasuke warned Tobi that Konan was dangerous, and Tobi vanished to reconsider his plans after the Hokage revivals disrupted his expectations.
• Kisame stopped Sasuke to discuss Itachi, then turned the conversation toward Madara Uchiha.
• Tobi told Black Zetsu and White Zetsu he would use full-moon Dragon Vein Power to cast Limited Tsukuyomi and trap his targets in a parallel world.

Minato Namikaze left with Kakashi and Genma Shiranui to attend the Five Kage Summit while Naruto spoke with Hanabi Hyuga about the coming war. Tsunade then sent Naruto and Sakura to investigate the Masked Man and Mukade at the ruins of Rōran, where they sought the Dragon Vein.

• Minato Namikaze set off for the Five Kage Summit with Kakashi and Genma Shiranui, while Tsunade promised to protect Konoha.
• Hanabi Hyuga insisted that she would join the battlefield and protect Naruto, but Naruto told her that genin could not participate.
• Kushina confronted Hanabi Hyuga over her closeness with Naruto, and the two traded barbs before Hanabi left.
• Sakura Haruno told Naruto that Tsunade had called him to the Hokage Office for an urgent mission, and Naruto used Flying Raijin to take Sakura there.
• Shizune reported that the Masked Man and Mukade had been spotted at the ruins of Rōran, and Tsunade explained that they might be targeting the Dragon Vein.
• Naruto recognized the mission as connected to the Lost Tower and suspected that the Masked Man had another plan.

Naruto's team set out for the Rōran Ruins to capture Mukade and investigate the Dragon Vein, accompanied by Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hanabi Hyuga, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. They reached the ruins after crossing the desert, but found nobody there.

• Tsunade assigned Naruto to capture Mukade alive while Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju joined to study the Dragon Vein, and Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji received a separate investigation mission.
• Naruto and Sakura met their teammates at the village gates, where Hanabi Hyuga eagerly greeted Naruto and Hyuga Hiashi asked the former Hokage to watch over her.
• Kushina arrived with Mikoto Uchiha as the group prepared to leave Konoha for the Rōran Ruins in the northeastern Land of Wind.
• Naruto and Tobirama Senju helped the group travel quickly through the desert, but they found the Rōran Ruins deserted.

While the group waited out the desert storm, Naruto and Hanabi Hyuga watched for Mukade, who had secretly joined Masked Man and planned to test the Dragon Vein. After the storm passed, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju found Minato Namikaze’s kunai sealing the Dragon Vein and realized its seal was dangerously hasty.

• Naruto reassured Hanabi Hyuga that the mission would be safe, while Shikamaru Nara wondered why Mukade had vanished.
• Hashirama Senju suggested a gambling game, but Naruto and Hanabi Hyuga criticized him, pleasing Tobirama Senju.
• Hanabi Hyuga repeatedly searched the area with her Byakugan, and the group concluded Mukade had likely fled.
• Masked Man and Zetsu watched from a distant dune as Mukade disguised himself as a White Zetsu, and Masked Man planned to test the Dragon Vein with his Sharingan space-time ninjutsu.
• After the storm passed, Naruto and Hanabi Hyuga guarded the area while Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju entered the ruins.
• Tobirama Senju found Minato Namikaze’s kunai sealing the Dragon Vein and warned that removing it would release the Dragon Vein’s power.

Naruto and the Senju brothers investigated the Dragon Vein’s connection to the planet before Tobi triggered its power and escaped. The eruption brought Princess Sara from the past into the present, where she learned that Roran had been destroyed and broke down in tears.

• Tobirama Senju explained that the Dragon Vein was the planet’s chakra and that its power was leaking from a breach in the Land of Wind.
• Tobi appeared, dismissed the danger to the Dragon Vein, and escaped as its power erupted.
• Naruto and the others fled the collapsing underground palace as the Dragon Vein’s light pulled everything toward it.
• Hanabi Hyuga spotted a girl in the ruins, and Naruto recognized her as Sara, the princess of Roran.
• Naruto and Tobirama Senju told Sara she had arrived in the present, twenty-five years after Roran’s destruction, and she broke down crying.

Naruto told Sara that her mother and the people of Roran had survived by establishing the Land of Haze, and he promised to take her there. As Sara prepared to leave with the group, she wondered whether Naruto had fallen in love with her at first sight.

• Tobirama gave Naruto a dossier on Roran while he researched a Space-Time Seal to counter the Masked Man.
• Naruto told Sara that a Dragon Vein eruption had swept her into a distortion of time and space, while her mother continued searching for her.
• Sara learned that her mother had founded the Land of Haze and asked Naruto to take her there, and Naruto agreed to escort her.
• Naruto gave Sara food, water, and a protective garment, then Hanabi helped her change.
• Sara asked Hanabi whether Naruto was always so gentle with girls, then wondered if he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

Tobi's plan to exploit the Dragon Vein's power came into focus when Naruto and the others confronted him beneath a full moon. After Tobirama Senju sealed space and Hashirama Senju unmasked him as Obito Uchiha, Obito defended his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Tobirama demanded to know what he intended to do with the Dragon Vein.

• Tobi and Black Zetsu discussed how the Dragon Vein could send people into the Parallel World of the Limited Tsukuyomi and let them return, while Tobi said he would recover the Rinnegan before then.
• Naruto realized Sara's mother had founded the Land of Haze, and Tobirama Senju called Naruto, Hanabi, and Hashirama Senju to investigate the Dragon Vein's unusually active chakra.
• Hanabi Hyuga saw that the sealed Dragon Vein was boiling, and Sara recalled that it had erupted on a night when the moon was full.
• Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju sensed Tobi approaching, and Tobirama Senju used Space-Time Seal to prevent him from escaping with Kamui.
• Hashirama Senju restrained Tobi and tore off his mask, revealing Obito Uchiha, who said he wanted to end the world's pain through Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Naruto challenged Obito over calling the world false, and Tobirama Senju demanded that Obito explain what he planned to do with the Dragon Vein.

Obito used Izanagi and the Dragon Vein Power to send Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju to a Parallel World. As they fell from the sky, Naruto caught Hanabi and explained where they had been taken.

• Obito escaped Tobirama Senju’s Space-Time Seal with Izanagi, then a crystal sphere’s light carried Naruto, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Hanabi Hyuga away.
• Shikamaru told Sakura and the others that Obito had sent the four to a Parallel World, while Sakura and Ino stayed behind to alert Tsunade and protect Princess Sara.
• Obito admitted that his plan had succeeded and said he needed to recover his chakra before pursuing the Rinnegan.
• Naruto and the others began falling from high above the ground, so Naruto used Kurama’s chakra to catch Hanabi and pull Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to safety.
• Naruto told Hanabi Hyuga that Obito had used the Dragon Vein Power to bring them into a Parallel World.

Naruto and his companions explored the Limited Tsukuyomi World and encountered Hinata Hyuga, who believed Menma was still alive. After Naruto used Ice Release to escape Minato Namikaze, he realized this world's Menma could also wield Ice Release, leaving him questioning how that was possible.

• Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju hid near Naruto's old training ground after a ninja spotted them.
• Hinata Hyuga searched for Menma, insisting she had seen his Chakra in the sky and refusing to believe he was dead.
• Minato Namikaze arrived and confronted the hidden group, protecting Hinata Hyuga and sensing space-time ninjutsu nearby.
• Naruto used Ice Release: Mini Tailed Beast Ball to freeze the area, then fled with Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju.
• Hinata Hyuga recognized the Ice Release as Menma's, and Naruto realized this world's Menma could use the same ability.

Naruto and his companions investigated the parallel Konoha and learned that Menma had died sealing the Dragon Vein Power after being treated as the village’s Nine-Tails jinchuriki. They set out for the ruins of the Country of Roran, hoping to use the Dragon Vein Power to return to their world.

• Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju changed their appearances, entered Konoha, and split up to gather intelligence.
• Hanabi Hyuga reported that Menma had sacrificed himself with Ice Release while helping Minato Namikaze seal the Dragon Vein Power in the Country of Roran.
• Hanabi Hyuga confirmed that Menma’s body was buried in Konoha, while Naruto realized that Hinata Hyuga had mistaken him for Menma after seeing his Nine-Tails Mode.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju revealed that Menma had been Konoha’s Nine-Tails jinchuriki and that the villagers had welcomed his death after he freed Kurama.
• Naruto gathered a map, food, and water, and the group headed toward the ruins of the Country of Roran to investigate the Dragon Vein Power.

Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju reached the frozen Rōran Ruins to investigate Menma’s use of the Dragon Vein, while Tsunade learned they had been sent to another world and rushed to warn Minato Namikaze. At the Five Kage Summit, Minato faced the other Kage’s suspicions and began explaining Akatsuki’s true objective.

• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Naruto, Hanabi Hyuga, and Hashirama Senju to the frozen Rōran Ruins, where Naruto sensed the Dragon Vein’s power and its seal.
• Naruto and Tobirama Senju explained how they could return from the ruins, and the group left to find somewhere warm to rest.
• Sakura summoned Katsuyu, and Ino sent intelligence to Tsunade revealing that Obito had sent Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Naruto to another world.
• Tsunade sent Shizune to deliver an urgent message to Minato Namikaze through Might Guy, then felt an ominous foreboding after rolling three sixes.
• At the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, Ōnoki accused Konoha of seeking world domination, and A demanded information about Akatsuki and the Tailed Beasts.
• Minato Namikaze said Akatsuki’s mastermind remained at large and began explaining the organization’s true objective.

Obito and Kabuto Yakushi attacked Amegakure to take the Rinnegan while Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konan confronted them. Konan’s enormous Explosive Tag trap forced Obito to use Izanagi to escape with Kabuto and White Zetsu, leaving the Rinnegan in their hands.

• Kabuto Yakushi confronted Obito on the way to Amegakure and offered his help against Konan, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Obito and Kabuto appeared before Konan, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen as Zetsu removed the Rinnegan from Nagato’s corpse.
• Kabuto entered Sage Mode and fought Jiraiya and Hiruzen while Konan attacked Obito and destroyed part of his mask and right arm.
• White Zetsu reported that the Rinnegan was secured, and Konan split the sea to reveal six hundred billion Explosive Tags beneath Obito and his allies.
• Obito used Izanagi to escape the explosions with Kabuto and White Zetsu, while Konan reassured Jiraiya that she would recover after resting.

Obito explained his Eye of the Moon Plan to the Five Kage and demanded the remaining Tailed Beasts. After they rejected his plan and Gaara refused to surrender Naruto, Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Obito, Kabuto Yakushi, and White Zetsu escaped through the Land of Rain with the Rinnegan.
• Minato Namikaze told the Five Kage that the Sage of Six Paths had divided the Ten-Tails into the nine Tailed Beasts.
• Obito appeared before the Five Kage and revealed his plan to revive the Ten-Tails and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Obito admitted that Akatsuki had controlled the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and described his plan to place the world under genjutsu.
• Gaara refused to hand over Naruto Uzumaki, and Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War before vanishing.

The Five Kage formed the Allied Shinobi Forces and named Minato commander, but he learned that Naruto, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Hanabi had been sent to another world. As Minato and several Kage headed for the Rōran Ruins, Obito had Kabuto awaken Madara Uchiha through Impure World Reincarnation.

• A, Gaara, Mei Terumi, Mifune, and Ōnoki agreed that Minato Namikaze should command the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Might Guy delivered a scroll revealing that Naruto, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Hanabi Hyuga had been sent to another Parallel World.
• Minato told Kakashi to organize Konoha's shinobi and set out for the Rōran Ruins to investigate and bring the missing people back.
• Ōnoki, A, Mei Terumi, Mifune, and Gaara joined Minato, while their companions returned to organize their villages' forces.
• Obito ordered Kabuto Yakushi to awaken Madara Uchiha, and Madara emerged from his coffin through Impure World Reincarnation.

Madara Uchiha was revived through Impure World Reincarnation and joined Obito and Kabuto as they prepared to confront the forces gathering at the Rōran Ruins. As the full moon rose, Minato Namikaze arrived there with the other Kage, while Naruto and the others prepared to return from the Parallel World.

• Madara Uchiha learned that Obito had revived him with Impure World Reincarnation, then asked about Hashirama and the progress of the Tailed Beast collection.
• White Zetsu reported that the Five Kage, Jiraiya, the Third Hokage, and Konan were heading toward the Rōran Ruins, so Obito gave Madara his war fan and set out with Kabuto.
• Katsuyu told Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sara that the Fourth Hokage would arrive to rescue Naruto and the others.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring the other four Kage to the Rōran Ruins and led them toward the wooden house.
• As the full moon rose in the Parallel World, Dragon Vein Power became active and Naruto cheered that they could finally return.

Tobirama Senju used the Dragon Vein Power to find a way back from the Limited Tsukuyomi Parallel World while Naruto reflected on Menma’s fate. After Hanabi Hyuga spotted a strange purple-black chakra mass, the four returned to the real world.

• Tobirama Senju channeled Dragon Vein Power through Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai while Hashirama Senju, Naruto, and Hanabi Hyuga guarded him.
• Naruto and the Nine-Tails discussed Menma’s fate and Naruto’s plans to unite the Shinobi World against future threats.
• Hanabi Hyuga saw a floating purple-black mass of chakra that crackled with electricity before vanishing, though Naruto and Hashirama Senju sensed nothing.
• Tobirama Senju found the coordinates to the real world, and he, Hashirama Senju, Naruto, and Hanabi Hyuga returned together.