Chapter Summaries

Kakashi and the arriving Konoha ninja witnessed Ren overpower Sasori and learned that Orochimaru, Sasori, and Kakuzu had attacked together. Ren remained poised at the center of the ruins, leaving the newcomers awed by the strength behind his reputation.

• Kakuzu and Orochimaru recognized that Ren had countered Sasori so thoroughly that he could no longer be judged by ordinary ninja standards.
• Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and several ANBU arrived and found Kakashi alive beside the wreckage of Sasori’s puppets.
• Kakashi told the newcomers that Orochimaru, Sasori, and Kakuzu had surrounded him and identified each rogue ninja’s crimes and reputation.
• Kurenai Yuhi and the ANBU realized the three attackers likely belonged to a powerful organization, while Guy learned Ren had turned the battle around.
• An ANBU recognized Uchiha Ren, and the arriving ninja connected his calm presence and Iron Sand giant to the stories of his victories over Kumogakure.

Ren’s overwhelming power led Black Zetsu to judge that he had crossed into the Super-Kage realm, prompting Obito to plan to refine Impure World Reincarnation to wear him down with powerful dead fighters. Meanwhile, Sasori refused to stop fighting after Ren dismantled his puppets, and Ren acknowledged Sasori’s rare talent for Puppet Technique.

• Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Orochimaru, and Kakuzu recognized Ren’s strength and the composure with which he had dominated the fight.
• Black Zetsu assessed that Ren had crossed into the Super-Kage realm, though he still fell short of Madara at his peak and could not gain the Eternal Mangekyō through strength alone.
• Obito proposed that Orochimaru refine Impure World Reincarnation and summon powerful figures from past eras to force Ren to expend his strength and ocular power.
• Sasori reanimated the damaged Third Kazekage Human Puppet and rejected Kakuzu’s demand to stop fighting.
• Ren told Sasori that he respected his Puppet Technique and praised his ability to control a hundred puppets.

Ren halted Sasori’s Iron Sand Cone and explained how Sasori’s pursuit of eternal puppet existence had limited his potential. Sasori discovered that Ren had secretly taken control of his puppet body, leaving him unable to move.

• Sasori launched a massive Iron Sand Cone at Ren, but Ren stopped it in midair.
• Ren told Sasori that puppets could not grow or adapt like living people and argued that Sasori had sealed off his own potential by becoming a puppet.
• Ren immobilized Sasori and the Third Kazekage Human Puppet, revealing that he had taken control of Sasori’s body as well.
• Orochimaru explained that Ren had hidden Chakra Threads inside Sasori when the Super Electromagnetic Cannon’s Iron Sand bullets pierced him.
• Sasori realized Ren had prepared the takeover from the beginning and demanded that Ren let him go.

Ren overwhelmed Sasori by controlling his puppet body, until Orochimaru and Kakuzu intervened and restored part of Sasori’s control. Orochimaru revealed that Ren, not Itachi, was his true target, while Kakuzu warned that Ren’s Intangibility made capturing him extremely difficult.

• Ren used True Essence threads to control Sasori’s body and disable his puppet techniques.
• Kakuzu attacked Ren while Orochimaru cut several of Ren’s threads with the Kusanagi Sword, allowing Sasori to regain partial control.
• Orochimaru and Kakuzu took positions opposite Ren as Konoha shinobi gathered around the battlefield.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had brought Sasori and Kakuzu along because he wanted Ren’s body as his ultimate vessel, not merely Itachi’s.
• Sasori questioned Orochimaru’s judgment after witnessing Ren’s strength, and Kakuzu warned that Ren’s Intangibility made any plan to capture him difficult.

Orochimaru challenged Ren’s claim of intangibility and tried to identify its weaknesses, but Ren unleashed overwhelming chakra that made the battlefield recognize him as a threat on the level of a Tailed Beast. Orochimaru then used Impure World Reincarnation, leaving the summoned dead’s emergence imminent.

• Orochimaru argued that Ren’s intangibility had to involve genjutsu or exploitable limits, revealing his desire to dissect Ren’s abilities and body.
• Ren released a vast wave of chakra, forcing Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and the ANBU shinobi to retreat from the battlefield.
• Kakuzu compared Ren’s chakra to Hashirama’s and said it rivaled a Tailed Beast’s, while Obito and Black Zetsu decided Ren’s growing power required reassessment.
• Ren invited Orochimaru to search for a weakness, and Orochimaru responded that doing so head-on would be foolish.
• Orochimaru performed the Summoning Technique and activated Impure World Reincarnation as a deathly aura rose from underground.

Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, the Third Kazekage, and another powerful dead ninja with Impure World Reincarnation to face Ren. The newly awakened figures surveyed the battlefield as Konoha’s forces realized Orochimaru had prepared several Kage-level opponents.

• Orochimaru raised several coffins with Impure World Reincarnation and warned Ren that he had prepared a lineup of Kage-level opponents.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju emerged, recognized the technique, and accused Orochimaru of abusing it to desecrate the dead.
• Kakashi identified the First and Second Hokage and explained the forbidden technique to the shocked Konoha Ninja.
• The Third Kazekage emerged and angrily confronted Sasori for turning his corpse into a Human Puppet, then demanded to know Orochimaru’s intentions.
• A second coffin opened, and a grinning, disheveled man stepped out and laughed after surveying the battlefield.

Orochimaru and Hozuki Gengetsu confronted Tobirama Senju over the consequences of his techniques and policies, then explained why they had gathered powerful reanimated shinobi to fight Uchiha Ren. Tobirama and Hashirama learned of Ren’s rise and his Mangekyō Sharingan’s ability to suppress Tailed Beasts, leaving them shocked by the young Uchiha’s power.

• Hozuki Gengetsu mocked Tobirama for being controlled with the Impure World Reincarnation technique he had created, and Orochimaru criticized the dangers of Tobirama’s techniques and policies.
• Tobirama accused Orochimaru of trying to destroy Konoha, but Orochimaru said he had summoned the Kage-level fighters to deal with Uchiha Ren.
• Tobirama dismissed Ren as a youth, while Hashirama sensed that Ren had immense power and an oppressive presence reminiscent of Madara.
• Orochimaru described how Ren had taken control of the Uchiha Clan, purged Root, forced Sarutobi to step down, and led the Uchiha to defeat Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru revealed that Ren had defeated the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to suppress both the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.
• Tobirama and Hashirama recognized that Ren’s power to control Tailed Beasts could alter the balance of the Shinobi World.

Hashirama and Tobirama learned that the Uchiha Clan had grown powerful enough to defeat Kumogakure and that four of its members possessed Mangekyō Sharingan. The Third Kazekage then confronted Ren, demanding to know where he had obtained the Iron Sand technique.

• Tobirama warned Hashirama that Ren and the powerful Uchiha Clan posed a threat, but Hashirama defended the Uchiha as Konoha's partners.
• Orochimaru revealed that Ren, Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Shisui, and Itachi Uchiha all possessed Mangekyō Sharingan, with eleven-year-old Itachi the youngest.
• Tobirama and Hashirama reacted to the unprecedented number of Mangekyō wielders, and Orochimaru said all four had Kage Level combat power while Ren had surpassed ordinary Kage Level limits.
• The Third Kazekage recognized the Iron Sand giant behind Ren as his Magnet Release technique and demanded to know where Ren had obtained it.

The Third Kazekage accused Ren of stealing Sunagakure’s Magnet Release secrets, but Tobirama identified Ren’s Iron Sand control as a distinct technique powered by Lightning Release. Ren assessed Orochimaru’s unusually powerful Impure World Reincarnation and learned that Orochimaru had used White Zetsu Clones as sacrifices.

• The Third Kazekage gathered Iron Sand into a spike and demanded to know whether Ren had stolen Magnet Release research from Sunagakure.
• Orochimaru denied that the Uchiha Clan had invaded Sunagakure, and Tobirama explained that Ren controlled Iron Sand with Lightning Release-generated electromagnetic fields rather than Magnet Release.
• The Third Kazekage sensed the Lightning Release in Ren’s Iron Sand and accepted that Ren’s technique was different from his own.
• Ren determined that Hashirama and Tobirama had retained roughly half their peak strength and told Orochimaru that his Impure World Reincarnation was more complete than expected.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had used White Zetsu Clones as sacrifices to strengthen the reincarnated bodies, shocking White Zetsu and Black Zetsu.

Ren challenged Orochimaru to preserve Hashirama’s consciousness so he could fight the God of Shinobi on equal terms. Tobirama warned that Hashirama’s independent judgment combined with Impure World Reincarnation’s endless recovery could make him even more dangerous than he was in life.

• Ren dismissed Orochimaru’s ability to control powerful fighters and asked him to let Hashirama keep his consciousness and fight freely.
• Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi, and Might Guy reacted to Ren’s challenge, while Hozuki Gengetsu acknowledged his courage.
• Tobirama urged Hashirama not to accept and explained that an Impure World Body could recover repeatedly and replenish its Chakra without end.
• Tobirama said Orochimaru could not reproduce Hashirama’s experience and instincts, and that preserving Hashirama’s consciousness would let him push his reincarnated body beyond its limits.

Ren explained that he wanted to fight Hashirama to prove he could surpass the legends and raise the Uchiha Clan’s standing. Hashirama accepted the challenge, leaving the assembled shinobi waiting to see whether Ren could contend with the God of Shinobi.

• Kakashi explained that Hashirama’s Impure World Body made him more dangerous because he did not need to protect himself or conserve chakra.
• Ren rejected Tobirama’s warning and said he wanted to challenge Hashirama at full strength rather than defeat Orochimaru’s controlled puppet.
• Ren declared that he would use the battle to prove himself worthy of godhood and bring unprecedented prestige to the Uchiha Clan.
• Tobirama accused Ren of using Hashirama to build his own and the Uchiha Clan’s reputation, and Ren admitted that was part of his goal.
• Hashirama, excited by Ren’s challenge, told Tobirama that he wanted to fight him.
• Hozuki Gengetsu and the Third Kazekage watched as Hashirama prepared to face Ren.

Ren used Kumogakure’s Heavenly Transfer Technique to move the fighters away from Konoha so he and Hashirama could battle without endangering the village. After Ren and the others vanished, Obito and Black Zetsu recognized that Ren’s growing skill with speed and teleportation could eventually threaten Kamui.

• Tobirama warned Ren and Hashirama that a full-strength battle in Konoha could destroy the village and endanger the Uchiha, but Ren and Orochimaru agreed to let the fight proceed.
• Ren formed a vast lightning teleportation array and transported himself, Hashirama, Tobirama, Orochimaru, Kakuzu, Sasori, the Third Kazekage, and Hozuki Gengetsu away from the ruins.
• Kakashi, Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi remained behind, and Kakashi concluded that the battle ahead could be more terrifying than a true resurrection.
• Obito watched the battlefield empty and feared that Ren’s teleportation abilities were eroding the advantage he gained from Kamui.
• Black Zetsu explained that Ren had used the Heavenly Transfer Technique rather than true Space-Time Ninjutsu, but warned Obito that Ren’s talent could eventually let him develop or counter spatial abilities.

Obito followed the Chakra traces left by Ren’s teleportation, while Tsunade and Hiruzen arrived at the ruined battlefield and learned that Orochimaru had resurrected Hashirama, Tobirama, the Third Kazekage, and Hozuki Gengetsu. The chapter left Konoha’s leaders fearing that Ren might lose to Hashirama and that Orochimaru could then turn the resurrected Hokage against the village.

• Obito chose to follow Ren’s Chakra traces to witness his battle with Hashirama, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to take Black Zetsu and White Zetsu with him.
• Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shikaku Nara arrived at the ruins, where Kakashi reported that Orochimaru, Kakuzu, and Sasori had infiltrated Konoha to target the Sharingan.
• Kakashi revealed that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, the Third Kazekage, and Hozuki Gengetsu.
• Kakashi explained that Orochimaru wanted Ren’s body and that Ren had challenged Hashirama to a fair fight while Hashirama retained his consciousness.
• Hiruzen condemned Ren’s decision and warned that even a weakened Hashirama remained immensely powerful, while Tsunade feared Orochimaru might use him to attack Konoha if Ren lost.

Ren moved the battle against Orochimaru’s group to the Valley of the End, where he challenged the resurrected Hashirama. After explaining why he had to regard every other shinobi as beneath Hashirama before facing the God of Shinobi, Ren earned Hashirama’s acceptance, and the fight was about to begin.

• Hiruzen, Tsunade, Kakashi, and Shikaku sensed Ren and the others far from Konoha, and Hiruzen led a group to the battlefield while Shikaku prepared the village for evacuation.
• Ren’s Heavenly Transfer Technique hurled Orochimaru, Kakuzu, Sasori, Hashirama, Tobirama, Hozuki Gengetsu, and the Third Kazekage into the Valley of the End, injuring several of them.
• Ren arrived unscathed and said that even a weakened Impure World Hashirama was the only shinobi who truly stood apart from everyone else.
• Ren explained that he needed the courage to look down on all other shinobi in order to challenge Hashirama, prompting the gathered fighters to reassess his resolve.
• Hashirama’s fighting spirit awakened, and he accepted Ren’s challenge to a fair fight.

Ren awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and faced Hashirama as the two unleashed their power at the Valley of the End. After dodging Hashirama's Wood Release attacks, Ren shattered the Wood Human's fist with a rapid series of bare-handed strikes.

• Ren awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, drawing greedy attention from Orochimaru and concern from the other onlookers.
• Hashirama summoned giant wooden hands with Wood Release: Hands of the Buddha and trapped Ren in their closing attack.
• Ren vanished before the hands could crush him and reappeared in front of Hashirama with a punch.
• Hashirama raised the Wood Human Technique to meet Ren's blow, but Ren struck the same spot repeatedly and shattered its right arm.

Ren used Idaten and his physical techniques to shatter the Wood Golem and Wood Dragon with a single devastating punch. As Hashirama faced the destruction, Tsunade and Hiruzen hurried toward the Valley of the End, where the battle continued to escalate.

• Hozuki Gengetsu and Tobirama realized Ren had landed multiple rapid strikes on one point, and Orochimaru identified Idaten as the ocular technique that enabled his speed.
• Hashirama regenerated the Wood Golem's arm and sent its fist forward while a Wood Dragon attacked Ren from behind.
• Ren unleashed a punch combining Idaten, Tiger Leopard Thunderclap, and the Great River Qi Refinement Method, destroying the Wood Golem's arm and much of its body as well as the Wood Dragon.
• Hozuki Gengetsu, the Third Kazekage, Tobirama, Orochimaru, and Kakuzu witnessed the punch's overwhelming force and recognized the danger Ren posed.
• Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed toward the Valley of the End after feeling the battle's tremendous chakra and shockwaves.

Hashirama unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, transforming the Valley of the End into a vast forest and forcing Ren to evade a tightening barrage of vines. The chapter left Ren trapped between two Wood Golems as Hashirama began fighting seriously.

• Tsunade and Hiruzen sensed Hashirama and Ren’s chakra and rushed toward the Valley of the End.
• Hashirama destroyed the Wood Golem Ren had damaged and agreed to stop probing with weaker attacks.
• Hashirama used Deep Forest Emergence to fill the valley with trees, roots, and vines.
• Ren used Idaten and his battlefield awareness to evade the forest’s attacks as Hashirama gradually closed off his escape routes.
• Hashirama summoned two Wood Golems to attack Ren from the front and rear, while vines and roots blocked the remaining paths.

Ren broke through Hashirama’s Wood Release with his Third-Form Susanoo and fired a Spiral Sword that pierced Fivefold Rashomon and shattered a mountain peak. Hashirama then unleashed Flower Tree World Advent, and its rapidly spreading pollen and growth began to overwhelm Ren’s Susanoo.

• Ren punched through a Wood Golem and escaped the encirclement, but Hashirama’s Deep Forest Emergence rapidly regenerated and surrounded him again.
• Ren summoned his Third-Form Susanoo, drew the Spiral Sword with the Coiling Dragon Bow, and fired through all five of Hashirama’s Rashomon gates.
• The Spiral Sword grazed Hashirama and struck a distant mountain range, splitting a peak and sending a powerful shockwave across the battlefield.
• Hashirama unleashed Flower Tree World Advent, spreading paralyzing pollen through the valley as the Third Kazekage and Tobirama warned the others to avoid breathing it in.
• Ren used Iron Sand blades to cut down the flowers and forest, but fresh growth and vines quickly wrapped around Susanoo and swallowed more than half its body.

Ren manifested the Complete Body Susanoo and prepared to fight Hashirama at full strength. As the giant destroyed Hashirama’s forest, the onlookers realized the battle so far had only been a test of their abilities.

• Ren shattered the trees surrounding his Susanoo and expanded it into its Complete Body form.
• Hashirama, Obito, and Black Zetsu recognized the power Ren had achieved, while Ren announced he would use his full strength.
• Tobirama explained that Hashirama and Ren had only used a fraction of their abilities, and warned Kakuzu, Hozuki Gengetsu, and the Third Kazekage that they could not survive either fighter’s attacks.
• Orochimaru continued to covet Ren as his ideal vessel despite Sasori’s objection and Kakuzu’s warning.
• Ren’s Susanoo spread its wings, blew away the pollen, and crushed the forest and river as Hashirama faced him with renewed seriousness.

Hashirama entered Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands, unleashing a vast barrage against Ren’s Complete Body Susanoo. As everyone else fled, Ren prepared to meet the wooden fists head-on with thousands of Spiral Swords.

• Ren’s Coiling Dragon Bow and Spiral Sword grew more powerful as Hashirama prepared to stop holding back.
• Hashirama entered Sage Mode, dramatically increasing his Chakra and Wood Release power.
• Hashirama summoned the immense Wood Buddha and unleashed Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hashirama’s Top Transformed Buddha sent countless mountain-sized fists crashing toward the valley, forcing Tobirama and the others to retreat.
• Ren split the Spiral Sword into thousands of blades and aimed them at the falling fists.