Chapter Summaries

The White Zetsu Clone secured Ōnoki’s agreement to pursue mutual assistance and reopen trade by giving him a low-tier Reinforcement Curse Mark. Meanwhile, Roshi was ambushed in his lava lake and transformed to escape, only to discover that his attacker was Orochimaru.

• The White Zetsu Clone proposed an alliance to Ōnoki, who demanded the Five-Tails as proof of Amegakure’s sincerity.
• The White Zetsu Clone gave Ōnoki a scroll containing a low-tier Reinforcement Curse Mark, and Ōnoki agreed to consider reopening trade after verifying it.
• The White Zetsu Clone and Ōnoki parted on friendly terms, each returning toward their village.
• Roshi trained in the lava lake until an unknown force trapped him in a vortex timed to catch him when he needed to surface.
• Roshi forcibly drew on the Four-Tails’ power, transformed, and emerged from the magma to confront Orochimaru.

Orochimaru captured the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi for Madara Uchiha, while Sunagakure’s new puppet army drove Iwagakure back in their war. As Ōnoki weighed how to defend Iwagakure from the invasion and a hidden enemy, Kurotsuchi raised the possibility that Mu was helping Madara, and Ōnoki flew out of the Tsuchikage’s office.

• Orochimaru restrained Roshi with the Spirit Snake Seal, subdued him with Sharingan genjutsu, and left Black Zetsu to take the captured Four-Tails away.
• Sunagakure declared war on Iwagakure, and its standardized puppet force inflicted heavy losses as Iwagakure retreated.
• Kurotsuchi urged Ōnoki to seek Konoha’s help, but he refused and recognized that Madara Uchiha was the likeliest force behind Roshi’s capture.
• Kurotsuchi warned Ōnoki that Madara could use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Mu, who might be aiding the enemy.
• Ōnoki realized Mu could have exposed Iwagakure’s secrets and flew out the window before Kurotsuchi could reveal where she had learned about the jutsu.

Ōnoki discovered that Madara Uchiha had used Mu to capture Roshi and learned that the Four-Tails was being sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Kirito and Tsunade discussed rallying the villages against Madara while using the crisis to weaken Sunagakure and gain Iwagakure’s support, then Tsunade asked whether the Giant Tenseigan would be ready for the final battle.

• Ōnoki confronted Mu in the sky with Dust Release, but Madara Uchiha recalled Mu in a coffin before Ōnoki could reach him.
• Madara Uchiha oversaw the Phantom Dragon Nine Sealing as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbed the Four-Tails, while Yahiko realized Madara had manipulated him and threatened him with Konan and Nagato.
• Kirito learned from Tsunade that Madara had captured Roshi, and he proposed informing the Shinobi World so the villages would unite against Madara.
• Tsunade and Kirito discussed using the crisis to win Iwagakure’s support, suppress Sunagakure, and have Iwagakure cover the costs of Konoha’s military aid.
• Tsunade asked Kirito whether the Giant Tenseigan would be ready for their final battle with Madara Uchiha.

Kirito refused to let the Hyuga Main House control the Giant Tenseigan and gained Tsunade’s support for addressing the Branch House’s mistreatment. In Kumogakure, Yugito Nii was assigned to train on Turtle Island as the Fourth Raikage worried about Madara Uchiha and the village’s weakness, while two travelers arrived on a mission.

• Kirito explained that the Giant Yellow Tenseigan required Moon Otsutsuki Clan Main House blood and rejected those without it, then told Tsunade he would not hand it to the Hyuga Main House.
• Kirito argued that Konoha should not sacrifice the Hyuga Branch House’s members for the Byakugan, and Tsunade agreed with him; Karen Hyuga celebrated the support for the Branch House.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Yugito Nii to travel to Turtle Island for Perfect Jinchuriki training, with Kasan and Mr. Buka assisting, and warned them to keep the plan secret.
• Karui urged the Fourth Raikage to prepare for Madara Uchiha and send Yugito Nii away from Kumogakure, while the Fourth Raikage argued that Kumogakure should pressure Konoha to release the Third Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage lost his temper, activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and smashed through the Raikage office wall.
• Two travelers in conical hats noticed the Fourth Raikage’s lightning streak and continued through Kumogakure’s Commercial Street toward their appointed meeting.

Madara Uchiha completed the Four-Tails’ absorption, saw the White Zetsu thriving, and planned to use the Oni Organization to support Sunagakure against Konoha. After learning about the Giant Tenseigan and deciding to attack Konoha, he created a Hell Path Pain clone from Roshi’s corpse.

• Madara Uchiha absorbed the Four-Tails into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which opened its second eye and began reviving the White Zetsu connected to it.
• Black Zetsu reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi was leading Konoha forces to support Iwagakure, so Madara Uchiha ordered the Oni Organization to reinforce Sunagakure.
• Black Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Kumogakure had found the Two-Tails Jinchuriki on Turtle Island, and Madara chose to delay capturing him while the White Zetsu grew.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Giant Tenseigan was likely hidden beneath one of three Konoha locations and could be used by Hyuga Main House members, prompting Madara to decide it should be destroyed.
• Madara Uchiha planned to attack Konoha after dealing with Ryūchi Cave, believing he could remove the Death God Contract with a Hell Path Pain clone.
• Madara Uchiha transformed Roshi’s corpse with black rods, completing his Hell Path Pain clone.

Iwagakure's exhausted defenders were lured out by Sunagakure's puppet assault, allowing Rasa's forces to strike back and inflict heavy casualties. Kitsuchi confronted Sasori, but after apparently killing him, he was trapped and impaled by Sasori's iron sand.

• Kitsuchi watched Iwagakure's defenses weaken as waves of Cat-shaped Puppets drained his troops' Chakra, while Rasa ordered Sunagakure's forces to keep waiting.
• Pakura urged Rasa to attack, but he refused until the Iwa Ninja left their fortress; when a third puppet wave pushed them into charging out, Pakura rushed into battle and lured pursuers into an iron-sand trap.
• Sunagakure's rested forces overwhelmed the Iwa Ninja, and Kitsuchi led a counterattack against the Puppet Masters but was surrounded by puppets.
• Sasori challenged Kitsuchi to a duel, and Kitsuchi smashed Sasori's head with Rock Fist Technique before Sasori's headless body seized him and an iron-sand spike pierced him.
• Sasori revealed that he was still alive while Kitsuchi remained trapped and wounded.

Ōnoki learned that Sunagakure had captured Iwagakure’s base and Kitsuchi, but Konoha reinforcements arrived and he ordered a counterattack. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru attacked Ryūchi Cave, and Madara began fighting the White Snake Sage with overwhelming force.

• Ōnoki received news that Sunagakure had taken Iwagakure’s frontline base, captured Kitsuchi, and sent back his severed right hand.
• An injured Iwagakure Anbu reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived with Konoha reinforcements, and Ōnoki ordered the Explosive Corps to prepare for battle.
• Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru reached Ryūchi Cave, where Madara used Deep Forest Emergence to invade the lair and drain many of its snakes.
• The White Snake Sage emerged and attacked Madara with the White Rage Technique, but Madara endured it and pinned her down with Shinra Tensei.
• Madara summoned a flaming meteor toward the White Snake Sage, while Orochimaru watched in shock.

Madara Uchiha nearly killed the White Snake Sage with Tengai Shinsei, but Kirito intervened through a puppet and allowed her to escape. As she began healing in a hidden cavern, a mysterious Half-Black Half-White Monster appeared above her.

• Madara Uchiha's Tengai Shinsei devastated the forest, and Orochimaru survived the shockwave behind Earth Flow Walls while the White Snake Sage vanished from the battlefield.
• Orochimaru sent Shadow Clones toward Madara, who was fighting a Faceless Man controlling a Stone Golem; Madara destroyed the Faceless Man with Kagutsuchi and then cut down the arriving clones.
• Kirito's White Zetsu Clone revealed that it had used the Tenseigan to control the Faceless Man and interrupt Madara's attack, though the White Snake Sage escaped badly injured.
• The White Snake Sage reached a secret Cold Pool more than a hundred kilometers north of Ryūchi Cave and vowed to take revenge on Madara as she began healing.
• A Half-Black Half-White Monster emerged from the cavern wall above the White Snake Sage and remarked on her survival.

Madara Uchiha captured the wounded White Snake Sage and appeared poised to turn her into a puppet, while Mount Myōboku learned of Ryūchi Cave’s destruction and feared it would be targeted next. The Great Toad Sage warned that the new Rinnegan wielder threatened them, and Mount Myōboku began reconsidering its neutrality.

• Black Zetsu tracked the White Snake Sage to her hiding place, and Madara Uchiha seized her after she tried to escape through the rock.
• A White Zetsu Clone found Madara Uchiha’s Chakra at the capture site and sent a warning to Mount Myōboku that Madara might target the sacred lands.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima woke the Great Toad Sage and told him that Ryūchi Cave had been destroyed and the White Snake Sage was missing.
• The Great Toad Sage recognized that the new Rinnegan wielder posed a threat to Mount Myōboku and urged the two Sages to remain on alert.
• Sage Fukasaku argued that Mount Myōboku must choose a side rather than remain neutral, and the Great Toad Sage agreed that they could not simply wait for death.

Kirito negotiated Mount Myōboku’s alliance with Konoha, securing a commitment to train five Sages within a year despite Sage Fukasaku’s objections. After Madara Uchiha learned of the alliance, he ordered White Zetsu to monitor Mount Myōboku and prepared to attack it while moving up plans against Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

• Kirito urged Tsunade to demand better terms from Mount Myōboku and sought its Toad Oil, Instant Water, and historical documents.
• Sage Fukasaku reluctantly accepted Konoha’s demand that Mount Myōboku train five Sages within a year, then returned home frustrated.
• Konoha and Mount Myōboku announced their alliance, prompting Black Zetsu to warn Madara Uchiha that the toads were opposing him.
• Madara Uchiha revealed that he had made the White Snake Sage into an Animal Path Pain and gained control of dozens of powerful giant snakes.
• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to monitor Mount Myōboku and said he would attack after its defenses relaxed.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to accelerate plans against Kumogakure and Kirigakure so he could obtain more Tailed Beast power.

Yugito Nii defeated the Two-Tails in the ancient ruins and became a perfect Jinchuriki, but Turtle Island was soon attacked by Madara Uchiha’s Deva Path Pain. Yugito Nii confronted the invader, was trapped by gravity and Iron Sand, then broke free in a towering burst of blue flames.

• Yugito Nii defeated the Two-Tails with his improved Iron Seal and absorbed its Chakra, becoming a perfect Jinchuriki.
• Yugito Nii and Kasan felt Turtle Island overturn, and Yugito Nii told Kasan to leave while he faced the attacker.
• Madara Uchiha’s Deva Path Pain used a Blue Snake to seize Turtle Island and decided to capture the giant turtle as well as the Two-Tails.
• Yugito Nii entered Tailed Beast Transformation and attacked the Blue Snake, but Madara Uchiha’s gravity pinned him down.
• Madara Uchiha formed an Iron Sand pyramid around Yugito Nii, who burst out in a pillar of blue flame and appeared as a gigantic beast.

Madara Uchiha captured Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails Matatabi, then continued his assault on Kirigakure to seize the Six-Tails and destroy the village. The Six-Tails emerged to fight the White Snake Sage, but Madara quickly suppressed it, leaving Kirigakure’s defenders in despair.

• Yugito Nii transformed into Matatabi and attacked the Third Kazekage, but Madara Uchiha trapped him in Genjutsu and bound him with Iron Sand.
• Madara entered Yugito’s Mind Space, suppressed Matatabi, and captured the Two-Tails.
• Madara used the White Snake Sage to ravage Kirigakure, killing hundreds of mist ninja with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
• The Six-Tails Jinchuriki released his seal and transformed into the Six-Tails Saiken to protect Kirigakure and avenge his comrades.
• Madara used the White Snake Sage to cut apart Saiken and trap it in a tornado of wind blades, deepening the mist ninja’s despair.

Madara Uchiha destroyed Kirigakure, captured the Six-Tails, and left the Shinobi World reeling. The Fourth Raikage agreed to convene a Five Kage Summit, while Kirito arrived at the ruins and resolved to stop Madara before he could gather more power.

• Black Zetsu watched as Madara Uchiha forced the Six-Tails to surrender and sealed it while the Mist Ninja fled or fought desperately.
• Karatachi Yagura returned to Kirigakure, found the village in ruins, and battled Madara Uchiha’s Deva Path Pain until Kirigakure was reduced to a wasteland.
• The Fourth Raikage placed Kumogakure on its highest alert and, after discussing the missing Jinchuriki with Karui, agreed to convene an emergency Five Kage Summit.
• Kirito arrived above Kirigakure, recognized that Madara Uchiha had captured another Tailed Beast, and resolved to find Madara and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

After Kirito revealed that Madara Uchiha was collecting Tailed Beasts to revive the Ten-Tails, Sage Slug recounted Kaguya Otsutsuki’s history to Konoha’s leaders. The meeting ended with Kirito warning that Tailed Beasts could be cultivated from humans, making Madara’s plan harder to stop than they had thought.

• Tsunade told Konoha’s leaders that Kirito had sensed Madara Uchiha’s Chakra in the ruins of Kirigakure, and Kirito warned that Madara had grown stronger while capturing several Tailed Beasts.
• Kirito explained that Madara might use the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to absorb the Tailed Beasts and restore its power, then revealed its connection to Kaguya Otsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kirito summoned Sage Slug, and she recounted Kaguya Otsutsuki’s history, including the Ten-Tails, its Jinchuriki, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Tsunade and the other leaders agreed that they had to stop Madara from reviving the Ten-Tails, while Momoka Senju noted that several Tailed Beasts were beyond his reach.
• Kirito cautioned the group that their situation was less secure than they believed because Tailed Beasts could be cultivated from humans.

Kirito revealed that Tailed Beasts could be cultivated from their Chakra, meaning Madara Uchiha could revive a weakened Ten-Tails without capturing every beast. Konoha's leaders agreed to hunt Madara, investigate Waterfall Village and the Seven-Tails, and prepare for the Five Kage Summit, while Momoka and Chizuru considered using Sunagakure's suspected ties to Madara as a reason to destroy it.

• Kirito brought Tsunade and the others to his laboratory, where they saw a cultivated Nine-Tails tail absorbing Chakra from a solution.
• Kirito warned that Madara Uchiha could use cultivated Tailed Beast Chakra to revive the Ten-Tails, and the group resolved to stop him.
• Kirito proposed that Madara might be hiding in Waterfall Village, and Momoka urged Konoha to intervene to protect the Seven-Tails; Tsunade agreed to send investigators and demand access.
• Tsunade proposed revealing Madara's scheme at the Five Kage Summit and recruiting the other villages to search for him.
• Chizuru and Momoka accused Sunagakure of possibly cooperating with Madara and argued that Konoha could use the suspicion to destroy it.

As Konoha mobilized for war, Kazuma Hyuga asked Kirito to let the Hyuga Clan access the Giant Tenseigan, and Kirito agreed on the condition that the clan end its abuse of Branch House ninja. Konoha’s growing intervention pressured Sunagakure, where Black Zetsu confronted Akasuna over his doubts about Madara Uchiha and the Five Kage Summit; the chapter ended as Black Zetsu transformed into Madara.

• Konoha issued orders and deployed large numbers of ninja, signaling preparations for a major operation.
• Kazuma Hyuga asked Kirito for a chance to obtain the Giant Tenseigan, promising the Hyuga Clan would obey him.
• Kirito agreed to give the Hyuga Clan an opportunity if it ended its mistreatment of Branch House ninja, warning it would have only one chance.
• Akasuna withdrew Sunagakure’s forces to the Land of Wind as Konoha’s support strengthened Iwagakure and inflicted heavy losses on the puppet army.
• Black Zetsu warned Akasuna not to speak ill of Madara Uchiha, then questioned him about the Five Kage Summit.
• As Akasuna grew wary of Black Zetsu, Black Zetsu blurred and transformed into Madara Uchiha.

Akasuna was forced by Black Zetsu to attend the Five Kage Summit as a spy under threat to Sunagakure and Sasori. Meanwhile, Hanzō accepted Amegakure’s invitation to the summit and departed with Nagato and Yahiko, while Konan was secretly tasked with following them and reporting any danger.

• Black Zetsu used a genjutsu to frighten Akasuna as Madara Uchiha, then ordered him to attend the Five Kage Summit and report back.
• Black Zetsu threatened Sasori to force Akasuna to obey, leaving Akasuna despairing after it vanished.
• Hattori Masanari’s White Zetsu Clone told Salamander Hanzō that Amegakure had been invited to the Five Kage Summit.
• Hanzō agreed to represent Amegakure and left secretly with Nagato and Yahiko less than half a day later.
• The White Zetsu Clone asked Konan to follow Hanzō and the others secretly and report any trouble, prompting her to suspect they faced serious danger.

Konan set out to support Amegakure’s ambitions, while Orochimaru and Hiruko’s laboratory work was interrupted by news that Konoha had surrounded Takigakure. As they rushed to evacuate their research, Konoha’s forces prepared to attack, and a purple-haired woman struck Takigakure with a powerful blast.

• Konan accepted the risks facing Amegakure and left after the White Zetsu Clone warned her not to act recklessly.
• Hiruko absorbed Orochimaru’s Sage Chakra during a fight and began transforming, but Orochimaru used a white snake to remove the dangerous Chakra and save him.
• Black Zetsu told Orochimaru and Hiruko that Konoha had surrounded Takigakure and ordered them to move the laboratory’s contents, especially the artificially cultivated Tailed Beasts.
• Chizuru Uchiha and Karen Hyuga waited with their Konoha forces for reinforcements while arguing about when to attack Takigakure.
• A purple-haired woman descended between Chizuru and Karen, formed a Chakra blast in her palm cannon, and struck Takigakure with an explosion.

Kirito used the upgraded Thunder God Puppet to destroy Takigakure’s defenses and uncover Orochimaru’s hidden laboratory, where Orochimaru and Hiruko tried to escape. The chapter ended as Orochimaru raced across a lake and a Three-Pronged Kunai suddenly shot down at him.

• Kirito revealed that the purple-haired woman was his Thunder God Puppet, then sent it into the ruined Takigakure as the Konoha shinobi charged in.
• The Thunder God Puppet defeated serpentified Waterfall Shinobi and summoned serpents, then cut open the mountain hiding Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Black Zetsu watched the puppet use Susanoo and wondered how it could wield the Uchiha ability, while Kirito entered Sage Mode and sensed Orochimaru inside the mountain.
• Hiruko called on hidden White Zetsu to disguise themselves as him and flee in different directions, then set off through another escape route.
• Orochimaru escaped through the collapsed passages using Soft Body Modification, reached a lake, and ran across its surface as a Three-Pronged Kunai fell toward him.

Minato Namikaze intercepted his former teacher Orochimaru, and the two fought across the water as their paths and loyalties clashed. Minato survived Orochimaru’s Reverse Four Symbols Seal through a clone, but the battle continued with the Yin Nine-Tails refusing to help and Sage Fukasaku striking Orochimaru.

• Minato confronted Orochimaru and declared that he would die to protect Konoha, while Orochimaru insisted that he would live forever.
• Minato overpowered Orochimaru in close combat, but Orochimaru used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to swallow him in a distorted space-time black hole.
• A white snake escaped from Orochimaru and produced a new body, while Minato appeared behind him unharmed after having fought with a clone.
• Minato asked the Yin Nine-Tails for help, but it refused, so he summoned Sage Fukasaku instead.
• Orochimaru began gathering Natural Energy to enter Sage Mode, but Sage Fukasaku saw his preparations and cut him in half with Water Style: Water Severing Wave.