Recaps

Madara Uchiha and Jing Uchiha attacked Kazan in Konoha, forcing him into a battle against two formidable opponents. Kazan held off their strikes with powerful techniques as the fight continued around him.

• Madara Uchiha was resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, learned that Jing Uchiha had recovered Nagato's Rinnegan, and recognized Kazan as the boy he had met years earlier.
• Madara demanded Kazan's help with the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, but Kazan taunted him, and the two began fighting.
• Kazan caught Madara's opening kick, punched through his chest, then shattered his Susanoo with a haki-powered blow that sent him crashing into the ground.
• Jing attacked Kazan, but Kazan kicked him hundreds of meters away before Madara recovered and attacked with his Susanoo.
• Hikari tried to join the fight, but Rin Nohara, Neji, and Yakumo held her back while Hiruzen Sarutobi and other older ninjas recognized Madara.
• Kazan stopped Madara's Susanoo blades with Rock Hands, then raised a stone giant to block Jing's Tengu Warrior sword with a flaming blade.

Kazan overwhelmed Jing Uchiha and Madara Uchiha with his golem and a devastating Hakai slash that split Konoha in two. Madara remained eager to fight and began summoning another attack, leaving the battle poised for Tengai Shinsei.

• Kazan used his golem to drive back Jing Uchiha and sever all four arms of Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.
• Kazan recognized that Jing Uchiha had absorbed Jugo and gained several powerful abilities, then struck him with Hakai, splitting his complete-body Susanoo and cutting Konoha in two.
• The Nine-Tails and Hakimi fought the other tailed beasts, while the Nine-Tails began reclaiming his chakra and Shukaku complained about the favoritism.
• Madara Uchiha praised Kazan's strength, then formed a hand seal and announced Tengai Shinsei.

Kazan shattered Madara Uchiha’s meteorite with a single punch, saving the battlefield and stopping both armies from fighting. Madara declared Kazan the strongest in taijutsu, but their clash continued, ending with Kazan drawing the Heavenly Ten-Handed Sword.

• Madara Uchiha summoned a meteorite with Tengai Shinsei and challenged Kazan to face it.
• Kazan launched himself skyward and destroyed the meteorite with Fist Bone: Meteorite Impact, while falling debris further damaged Konoha.
• The Konoha ninja, Sand Shinobi, and Mist Ninja stopped fighting after witnessing Kazan’s strength, and Mei Terumi realized the Mist Ninja had likely been used by the Fourth Mizukage.
• Madara Uchiha praised Kazan’s taijutsu and declared him the strongest, but Kazan told Madara that he was now the weaker one.
• Kazan and Madara clashed again, and Kazan’s punch shattered Madara’s Susanoo before Kazan drew the Heavenly Ten-Handed Sword.

Kazan fought Madara Uchiha and Jing Uchiha while Black Zetsu used Yamato to bring a giant Wood Release construct into the battle. Kazan summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama confronted Madara as the two legends returned to Konoha.

• Kazan attacked Madara Uchiha with the sealing Totsuka Blade, but Jing Uchiha intervened and Madara countered with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Kazan used Getsuga Tensho to cut through Madara’s roots and suppress their regeneration, keeping both Madara and Jing on the defensive.
• Black Zetsu had White Zetsu merge with the unconscious Yamato, creating a giant Buddha construct that attacked Kazan with the Five Nature Transformations.
• Kazan emerged unharmed from the blast and summoned two coffins with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kazan revealed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama stepped toward Madara in anger at the ruined village.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha began a destructive battle in Konoha while Tobirama Senju confronted the White Zetsu-possessed Yamato. Kazan discovered Jing Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan reflected damage back onto attackers, but continued fighting as his destroyed organs regenerated.

• Hashirama Senju confronted Madara Uchiha over his plan to use the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then attacked with True Several Thousand Hands as Madara answered with Susanoo.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha exchanged devastating attacks that shook Konoha.
• Tobirama Senju found Yamato, recognized that White Zetsu possessed him, and used Water Severing Wave to cut through the Wooden Golem’s palms.
• Kazan attacked Jing Uchiha with his Iron Fist, but the damage appeared on Kazan instead, revealing that Jing Uchiha’s ocular technique reflected harm back at his attacker.
• Kazan attacked again without hesitation, and Jing Uchiha realized Kazan’s shattered organs were regenerating.

Kazan revealed a Sage Body as he battled Jing Uchiha, enduring the damage returned by Jing’s Mangekyo technique while relentlessly overpowering him. Jing was driven deep into the ground as Black Zetsu recognized his likely defeat and considered how to reclaim Madara’s Rinnegan; Madara and Hashirama Senju continued fighting nearby.

• Kazan’s battered body regenerated on its own, and Black Zetsu recognized it as a Sage Body.
• Kazan repeatedly struck Jing Uchiha, whose Mangekyo Sharingan Technique returned the damage to Kazan, but Kazan kept regenerating and overwhelmed him.
• Jing Uchiha attacked with a Bone Spear and summoned the King of Hell, but Kazan shattered the spear and destroyed the summon with Haki.
• Kazan drove Jing into a crater and continued punching as Jing’s vision blurred and his Mangekyo eyes bled.
• Black Zetsu concluded Jing was about to lose and worried about retrieving Madara’s Rinnegan.
• Madara and Hashirama Senju continued clashing inside their towering constructs while Black Zetsu considered using Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara.

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu transplanted Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan into an Uchiha ninja and used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive him. Madara reclaimed his eyes, declared his plan to impose the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and defeated Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju.

• Black Zetsu chose an Uchiha ninja as the vessel for Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan and took control of him while White Zetsu transplanted the eyes.
• Black Zetsu used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, and Madara Uchiha revived in a living body.
• Madara Uchiha reclaimed his Rinnegan and argued with Hashirama Senju that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only way to save the world.
• Tobirama Senju attacked Madara Uchiha with Flying Thunder God Slash, but Madara struck him down and pinned him with Black Iron Rods.
• Hashirama Senju rushed to save Tobirama Senju, but Madara’s invisible attack burst Hashirama’s body apart.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the Hokage and Senju brothers, then reclaimed his Rinnegan by reviving himself and killing Jing Uchiha. He confronted Kazan, and the two Six Paths-level fighters began battling as their allies watched.

• Minato Namikaze attacked Madara Uchiha with a Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan, but Madara absorbed it and crushed Minato's arm with an invisible attack.
• Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to shatter Hashirama Senju's Wooden Golem and Wood Dragon, then pinned Hashirama with Black Iron Rods and drained his Senjutsu Chakra.
• Madara left a Wooden Golem Clone behind and rushed to Kazan, knocking Kazan away before he could finish Jing Uchiha.
• Madara removed Jing's Rinnegan, used Rinne Rebirth to revive himself, implanted his remaining eye, and killed Jing with a Black Iron Rod.
• Kazan met Madara's attack head-on and sensed Madara's four invisible Limbo clones with Observation Haki.
• Kazan and Madara clashed with Six Paths-level power as Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Hikari, Kurenai, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu watched.

Kazan and Madara Uchiha fought at Six Paths level, with Kazan gaining the advantage through his speed, Haki, and rapidly healing Sage Body. As the battle continued, Madara's clone summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to gather the Tailed Beasts' Chakra, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others moved to stop him.

• Kazan blocked Madara Uchiha's invisible clones and struck his Susanoo hard enough to blast a hole through its chest.
• Madara Uchiha wounded Kazan with Sage Art: Storm Release: Light Fang, but Kazan's Sage Body began healing him as he charged back into battle.
• Kazan attacked Madara Uchiha with powerful Conqueror's Haki, while Madara countered with Senjutsu techniques and Black Zetsu warned that he might lose.
• Madara's clone decided to prioritize the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and prepared to feed it the Tailed Beasts' Chakra.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others tried to stop Madara's clone, but they struggled against his Wooden Golem clone.

Madara Uchiha's clone overwhelmed Konoha's defenders and the Mist and Sand forces with devastating Wood Release, while Kazan kept Madara himself on the defensive. As the battlefield neared collapse, Kakashi unleashed a powerful Haki attack from Kazan's sealed Scroll, destroying the sea of trees in its path.

• Madara Uchiha's clone defeated attacks from Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the beasts of the Forest of Death while Kazan battered Madara on the other battlefield.
• Minato asked Mei Terumi and Rasa to join Konoha against the clone, and both leaders sent their forces into the fight.
• Madara Uchiha's clone overwhelmed the allied forces with Wood Release, summoning a Wood Dragon, a Wooden Golem, and True Several Thousand Hands.
• Kakashi opened Kazan's sealed Scroll at Obito's urging, unleashing a burst of Conqueror's Haki and lightning that pulverized the sea of trees.

Madara Uchiha's clone overwhelmed the allied shinobi and began pulling the Tailed Beasts into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Uchiha Hikari, the Nine-Tails, Might Duy, Might Guy, and the others attacked together, leaving Kakashi and Obito to strike Madara as the chapter ended.

• Kakashi unleashed stored Haki from Kazan, destroying Madara Uchiha's Wood Release defenses, but Madara recovered and attacked the allied shinobi.
• Madara seized the Kubikiribōchō, overwhelmed the assembled fighters, and used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to capture the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Six-Tails and pull in their jinchūriki.
• Shukaku spat Gaara out before being captured, while Uchiha Hikari joined forces with the Nine-Tails and armored him with Susanoo to fight Madara.
• Might Duy and Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and struck Madara with a combined Daytime Tiger while Hikari, the Nine-Tails, and the other shinobi attacked.
• Minato drew Madara's attention, then vanished as Kakashi and Obito charged from opposite sides and slashed at him.

Kazan overwhelmed Madara Uchiha, forcing him to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and retreat from Konoha to gather the remaining tailed beasts. In the ruins, Jing Uchiha died, and Obito took his scroll so he could bury Jing beside his sister.

• Kazan's Haki and Taijutsu shattered Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and shadow clones, while Madara recognized that he could not match Kazan.
• Madara Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and attempted to strengthen himself with the Ten-Tails' husk, while Black Zetsu fled Kazan's attack.
• Kazan drove Madara Uchiha into a crater, and Madara retreated beyond Konoha to seek the remaining tailed beasts before facing Kazan again.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi freed the First and Second Hokage from the Black Iron Rods as the surviving ninja surveyed Konoha's ruins.
• Kakashi found the dying Jing Uchiha, who remembered his wish to help Kazan lead Konoha and then died after seeing his sister in a vision.
• Obito took Jing Uchiha's scroll and said he wanted to bury Jing beside his sister without a gravestone or name.

After Konoha survived the battle, its leaders began rebuilding while Kazan pursued Madara Uchiha across the Shinobi World. Their clash devastated the Land of Lightning and the Land of Demons, leaving Miroku’s palace in ruins.

• Hashirama Senju called for Konoha to be rebuilt, while Tobirama Senju wondered whether Kazan could defeat Madara Uchiha.
• Naruto reunited with Minato, who reassured him and announced that he intended to step down as Hokage.
• Itachi and Shisui reported that Kabuto Yakushi escaped when shock waves from Kazan and Madara Uchiha’s battle disrupted their attempt to capture him.
• Kazan pursued Madara Uchiha into the Land of Lightning, prompting the Fourth Raikage and the other Cloud Shinobi leaders to keep their distance.
• Kazan and Madara Uchiha’s battle shattered Miroku’s barrier and destroyed the Miko’s palace, forcing Miroku and her people to flee.

After failing to catch Madara Uchiha, Kazan returned to Konoha and helped with the village’s recovery while warning the tailed beasts about Madara’s next targets. At Ichiraku Ramen, Minato announced his retirement and urged Kazan to become Hokage.

• After six days of pursuit, Kazan failed to find Madara Uchiha and returned to Konoha as news of Madara’s return and the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan spread across the Shinobi World.
• Kazan reunited with Kurenai and Hikari, healed Hikari’s scar, and headed toward the village center after putting on his Justice Cloak and White Shirt.
• Kazan saw Yamato rebuilding Konoha and lent him the Nine-Tails’ chakra to help with the work.
• Kazan learned that Madara Uchiha was still alive and sent the Nine-Tails to warn the other tailed beasts that they were Madara’s next targets.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Minato announced that he planned to retire and asked Kazan to take over as Hokage.

Kazan agreed to become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, and the village began preparing for his succession as its people found hope after the disaster. The chapter ended with the Hokage robe being sewn and plans for Kazan’s Kage Rock portrait being revised.

• Kazan agreed to become Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi told him to seek the Daimyō’s approval in the Land of Fire.
• Tobirama Senju advised Kazan on managing Konoha, while Hashirama Senju urged him to unite the village through shared resolve.
• The five Hokage left the ramen shop, and news spread that Kazan would become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.
• Obito admitted that he had lost to Kazan, while Kakashi reflected on how remarkable Kazan was.
• Embroidery Granny insisted on sewing Kazan’s Hokage Robe by hand, and the Kage Rock sculptor rejected his students’ designs as they prepared Kazan’s portrait.

Kazan helped rebuild Konoha while asserting his authority as its incoming Hokage, and Tobirama reconsidered his prejudice against the Uchiha. The chapter ended with representatives of the Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja facing all five Hokage in a meeting about their invasion of Konoha.

• Hashirama Senju, Kazan, Yamato, and the villagers worked to rebuild Konoha, while Kazan denied having prior experience with construction.
• Kazan demoted Anko to Chunin and ordered the ANBU to take her to the Military Police Force after she exposed his childhood history.
• Tobirama Senju rescued children from falling building materials and reflected on his bias against the Uchiha after Hiruzen Sarutobi urged him to judge them fairly.
• Tobirama agreed to accompany Kazan to meet the daimyo once matters involving the Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja were settled.
• A day later, Kazan, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze met with the Mist Ninja elder and Ebizo to address the invasion of Konoha.

Kazan and the five Hokage negotiated compensation with the Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja for the war’s destruction of Konoha. They demanded a century of annual resource payments, and Kazan forced the representatives to accept the terms of further talks.

• Kazan demanded compensation, rejected Ebizo’s offer to cover half of Konoha’s rebuilding costs, and Minato argued that deaths and damaged clan records added to the losses.
• The Mist Ninja representatives blamed their village’s participation on the Fourth Mizukage being controlled by Sharingan genjutsu, but Tobirama stopped Hashirama from accepting their explanation at face value.
• Hiruzen dismissed the old alliance pacts and called for more tangible terms, while the Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja representatives conceded that Konoha held the advantage.
• Tobirama proposed that the Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja supply Konoha with key resources for a hundred years; when the representatives protested, the five Hokage released their chakra and Kazan compelled them to sit down.
• Kazan offered to reduce the term to ninety-nine years, and Tobirama framed the payments as a deterrent and economic sanctions for the villages that had started the war.

The Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja agreed to pay Konoha compensation for seventy years and support its bid to lead the Allied Shinobi Forces. As Kazan and Tobirama Senju headed to meet the Land of Fire’s Daimyō, Madara Uchiha attacked Iwagakure to capture its tailed beasts.

• The Sand Shinobi and Mist Ninja accepted Konoha’s seventy-year compensation agreement and promised to support Kazan as supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces at the next Five Kage Summit.
• Tobirama Senju rejected Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu’s offer to accompany Kazan, saying their era had passed, then traveled with Kazan to meet the Daimyō.
• Madara Uchiha waited until Kazan returned to Konoha before attacking Iwagakure to seize its tailed beasts.
• Madara overwhelmed Ōnoki and the Rock Shinobi, then destroyed Ōnoki’s Golem Technique and berated him for using it.

Madara Uchiha attacked Iwagakure and Kumogakure, overpowering their defenders and capturing the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. He found Turtle Island and began fighting the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, while both villages sought help from Kazan of Konoha.

• Madara Uchiha devastated Iwagakure, defeated Ōnoki, and captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails after they returned to defend the village.
• Madara Uchiha flew to Kumogakure, defeated the Fourth Raikage, and drove Dodai to request help from Konoha.
• Madara Uchiha searched the Cloud Shinobi’s souls, discovered Turtle Island, and descended on Yugito Nii and Killer B.
• Yugito Nii and Killer B transformed to fight Madara Uchiha, but he used the Rinnegan to knock back the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Kazan and Tobirama Senju secured the Land of Fire daimyo’s support for a coming war against Madara Uchiha, then returned to Konoha for Kazan’s inauguration as Fifth Hokage. Kazan’s speech rallied the village around unity and courage as the threat of war remained.

• Kazan and Tobirama Senju told the Land of Fire daimyo that Madara Uchiha remained alive and asked him to help the nations prepare for war.
• The daimyo agreed to contact the other daimyo, provide war supplies, and relocate to safety while declaring his faith in Kazan’s victory.
• Kazan returned to Konoha, where the clans and civilians gathered to witness his inauguration as Fifth Hokage.
• Kazan spoke about the losses caused by war and urged Konoha to stand together and fight for a better tomorrow.
• The crowd cheered for Kazan, and Iruka remembered the comfort Hiruzen Sarutobi had once given him.

After becoming Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Kazan learned that Madara Uchiha had captured the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Two-Tails, and Eight-Tails. Kazan called the Third Five Kage Summit in Konoha as the shinobi villages prepared to confront Madara.

• Kazan became Konoha's Fifth Hokage, then received reports that Madara Uchiha had captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails and attacked Kumogakure for the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• Kazan ordered letters sent to the Sand Shinobi, Rock Shinobi, Mist Ninja, and Cloud Shinobi, convening the Third Five Kage Summit in Konoha.
• Kazan asked Kurama about Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Nine-Tails chakra and considered whether Madara would revive them through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Mei Terumi agreed to attend the summit, trusting Kazan and honoring her agreement with Konoha.
• Rasa accepted the summit summons and ordered the Sand Shinobi to gather, while the Fourth Raikage agreed to attend and sought revenge for Killer B.

Ōnoki agreed to attend Konoha’s Five Kage Summit so the Rock Shinobi could join forces against Madara Uchiha. Madara learned of the summit and assessed Kabuto Yakushi’s reanimated army as he prepared for the coming war.

• Ōnoki accepted Konoha’s invitation to the Third Five Kage Summit and ordered the ANBU to confirm the Rock Shinobi would attend.
• Madara learned the Five Great Shinobi Villages planned to form the Allied Shinobi Forces, but he remained committed to the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
• Madara summoned Kabuto Yakushi and asked how many reanimated ninja he could provide.
• Kabuto, controlling Mu, displayed an army of reanimated ninja from the Mist, Sand, Cloud, Rock, and other villages, and proposed assembling reanimated Jinchūriki.
• Kabuto said he joined the war to find meaning in being alive, and Madara mocked his goal while comparing it unfavorably with his own ideals.

Uchiha Fugaku organized Konoha’s security as the Fourth Raikage’s party and then Ōnoki’s party arrived for the Five Kage Summit. Konoha’s villagers and shinobi reacted to the visitors while the chapter ended with Sasuke explaining that surviving an encounter with Kazan proved a Kage’s strength.

• Uchiha Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to patrol Konoha and enforce the village’s rules during the summit.
• The Fourth Raikage and Darui arrived, and the Raikage glared at villagers who compared the Third Raikage unfavorably to Kazan.
• An Uchiha squad escorted the Kumogakure delegation to its accommodations after Darui let go of his sword.
• Kitsuchi carried Ōnoki into Konoha alongside Kurotsuchi, who asked what kind of person Kazan was.
• Kitsuchi described Kazan as more terrifying than the evil gods in stories, while Kurotsuchi looked toward Kazan’s unfinished carving on Hokage Rock.
• Sasuke told Naruto that Ōnoki was one of the few Kage to fight Kazan and survive, and Naruto questioned whether that counted as an achievement.

Rasa and Mei Terumi arrived in Konoha ahead of the Five Kage Summit, which was scheduled for the next day. Kazan struggled to work while his predecessors played cards, but Hikari scolded them all before Shikaku reported that the visiting Kage had arrived and Kazan ordered Konoha's forces to treat them as usual.

• Rasa entered Konoha with Baki and another ninja, admired the village's recovery, and mourned his unfulfilled dream of escaping the sand.
• Mei Terumi arrived with the Mist Ninja, and she explained Konoha's Hokage statues to Chojuro while warning the group to avoid the Forest of Death.
• Ao used his Byakugan to detect powerful creatures in the Forest of Death, and Mei Terumi told her companions to support Konoha in forming the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Hikari caught Kazan and the former Hokage playing cards in the Hokage's Office and scolded them for neglecting their duties.
• Shikaku Nara reported that the Kage from the Four Great Shinobi Villages and Mifune had arrived, and Kazan ordered the ANBU and Military Police Force to do their jobs as usual.

Kazan opened the Five Kage Summit by rejecting attempts to make him answer for past wartime deaths and warning that the coming conflict with Madara Uchiha would demand unity. The summit remained tense as the Kage prepared to debate the Allied Shinobi Forces and its supreme commander.

• Sasuke argued that he would apply to fight in the coming war, while Sakura Haruno and Shikamaru Nara defended the younger generation’s fear of battle.
• Anko and the other veteran ninja discussed whether the Five Great Shinobi Villages could trust one another, then put their faith in the Hokage.
• Kazan arrived at the summit with Hikari and Itachi, and Mifune formally opened the meeting.
• Ōnoki tested the other Kage and considered how to challenge Konoha’s claim to supreme command, but Hikari recognized his scheme.
• Kazan taunted Ōnoki, then rejected the Fourth Raikage’s, Rasa’s, and Mei Terumi’s complaints about leaders he had killed in past wars.
• Kazan warned the Kage that the coming war would surpass the previous three and that Madara Uchiha would not listen to reason.