Chapter Summaries

Shinji confronted Yugito in her Two-Tails form and used his Sharingan to control Matatabi, turning her against Kumogakure. Fourth Raikage A charged in to stop him, and Shinji met A’s attack with his Blaze Release: Flame God Spirit.

• Shinji rushed to meet Yugito as she charged Konoha’s position in her Two-Tails form.
• Shinji used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to freeze Matatabi and stomped her to the ground.
• Shinji controlled Matatabi and turned her toward the Kumogakure forces, while Darui warned Samui that the Sharingan could control Tailed Beasts.
• Fourth Raikage A rushed at Shinji, who blocked his strike with Ribcage Susanoo.
• Shinji unleashed Blaze Release: Flame God Spirit and collided fists with A.

Shinji’s Blaze Release devastated the Kumogakure army, while Hiruzen used a sealing technique to contain the flames threatening Konoha’s forces. Shinji resumed fighting Fourth Raikage A and pierced his Lightning Release armor with a Blaze Release spear.

• Shinji’s golden-red flames spread across the battlefield, killing Konoha ninja who had raised a Water Formation Wall and forcing both armies to defend themselves.
• Hiruzen used the Fire Sealing Method: Flame Seal to draw the spreading Blaze Release into a scroll, while most of the Kumogakure army burned to ash.
• Darui and Samui reacted to the destruction as surviving Kumogakure ninja despaired over the apparent loss of the war.
• A emerged from the ground, activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and attacked Shinji with the Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop and Heavy Stream Blast.
• Shinji blocked A’s attacks with a Susanoo, moved behind him, and pierced his Lightning Release armor with Blaze Release: Flame Stream Sharp Spear.

Shinji defeated the Fourth Raikage, A, and helped Konoha turn the battle against Kumogakure. He captured Yugito Nii and brought her to Karatachi Yagura, then discovered that the Senju Ghost and the God of Shinobi had disappeared.

• A wounded A used One-Finger Nukite against Shinji, but Shinji dodged and A collapsed from his injuries.
• Tsunade rallied Konoha’s forces to counterattack as Darui led Kumogakure’s remaining forces toward A.
• Shinji received rewards for defeating A, then used Majestic Destroyer Flame to halt Kumogakure’s charge.
• Shinji absorbed Matatabi into Little Three-Tails, leaving Yugito Nii unconscious, and took her to Karatachi Yagura’s office.
• Karatachi Yagura told Shinji that the Senju Ghost and the God of Shinobi were gone, and Shinji failed to locate them with Mind’s Eye of the Kagura.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared in a changed Konoha and were surrounded by Uchiha forces. When Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama, he blocked her strike with Water Release and insisted he only wanted to see what had become of the village.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared in Konoha, where Tobirama realized they had been dead for decades and the village had changed.
• Uchiha members evacuated the civilians and surrounded the two Senju, leaving Tobirama alarmed by the Uchiha's apparent influence and allies in the police force.
• Uchiha Shigetsu demanded that Tobirama remove his mask, and he refused.
• Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama with Uchiha Style: Wind Cutter Dance, but he stopped the wind blade with Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
• Tobirama told Hashirama not to interfere and said he only wanted to see what had become of Konoha, while Uchiha Yashiro struggled to follow his hand seals.

Tobirama Senju fought Uchiha Shigetsu and Uchiha Yashiro, evading their coordinated attacks and resisting their genjutsu. Hashirama Senju stopped Tobirama from unleashing a wide-range water technique, leaving the Uchiha unsure how to deal with the two powerful intruders.

• Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama Senju with flaming shuriken and then tried to pull them back with wires, but Tobirama dodged both attacks.
• Tobirama Senju vanished and seized Shigetsu's and Uchiha Yashiro's wrists as Yashiro rushed to protect her.
• Shigetsu and Yashiro used genjutsu on Tobirama, but it had no effect, and the watching Uchiha were stunned.
• Shigetsu and Yashiro kicked Tobirama and followed with paired Fire Release techniques, forcing him to leap away.
• Tobirama began forming the Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, but Hashirama stopped him and reminded him they were fighting inside the village.

Uchiha Shigetsu’s squad trapped Tobirama Senju with coordinated attacks, but they halted when their blades failed to wound his strange body. Uchiha Yashiro recognized Tobirama’s technique as Flying Thunder God and realized the two men resembled figures on Kage Rock.

• Ryuka and Chiba attacked Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while other Uchiha coordinated explosive tags, lightning, and binding techniques.
• Uchiha Shigetsu and Gekko Hayate pierced Tobirama Senju, but both sensed something was wrong and withdrew before the Uchiha could burn him with the Dragon Fire Technique.
• The Uchiha and Tobirama Senju paused as Tobirama acknowledged their tactics and Hashirama Senju remarked on how much the Uchiha had grown.
• Uchiha Shigetsu explained that Tobirama’s body had felt like paper and had healed quickly, while Ryuka and Chiba questioned who the two men were.
• Uchiha Yashiro recognized the men as resembling faces on Kage Rock and identified Tobirama’s sudden movement as the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were mistaken for members of the Youth Organization after their appearance caused a commotion in the village. After revealing their identities, they reunited with Utatane Koharu, who told Tobirama that Danzo was hospitalized and Homura had suffered an unspecified fate involving Hiruzen.

• Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Shigetsu realized Tobirama Senju had used a technique that brought the dead back through a vessel, and Tobirama vanished before reassembling himself.
• Hashirama Senju noticed the children from several clans and wondered whether he and Madara had ever needed to fight.
• An Anbu squad led by Uchiha Shingan arrived, and Uchiha Izumi mistook Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju for new members of the Youth Organization.
• Uchiha Izumi asked about Uchiha Itachi and Big Brother Shinji, then left after Hashirama said he did not know where Shinji had gone.
• Utatane Koharu recognized Tobirama Senju as her teacher, prompting him and Hashirama to reveal their identities to the gathered Uchiha and Anbu.
• Utatane Koharu told Tobirama Senju that Danzo was in the hospital and that something had happened to Homura involving Hiruzen.

Tobirama rebuked Utatane Koharu for blaming the Uchiha and chose to investigate how Konoha had changed, while Hashirama revealed that he had sensed the Nine-Tails inside two different boys. At Training Ground 34, Sasuke showed off his throwing skills to Naruto, who challenged him to a duel.

• Tobirama rejected Koharu's demand to eliminate Shinji Uchiha and sent her away, warning that attacking a major clan would fracture Konoha.
• Koharu realized that Hiruzen had gone to the Uchiha compound intending to die and entrust his hopes to Tsunade.
• Tobirama agreed not to interfere in Konoha's affairs and asked Hashirama to walk through the village with him.
• Hashirama told Tobirama that he had sensed the Nine-Tails sealed inside both a boy they had encountered earlier and a blond boy in Konoha.
• At Training Ground 34, Sasuke impressed Naruto with a precise kunai trick, then mocked him as Naruto challenged him to a ninja duel with the Rasengan.

Naruto tried to master the Rasengan while Sasuke mocked his unstable attempt, and Naruto’s desperation led to a strange new effect. After the Rasengan vanished, it reappeared and struck Sasuke, leaving Naruto and the observing Senju brothers baffled.

• Naruto showed Sasuke his Rasengan, but Sasuke criticized its size and unstable chakra.
• Naruto asked Kurama for help, but Kurama refused and mocked him; Naruto defended Shinji and returned to his training.
• Naruto threw a grape-sized Rasengan that popped out of sight, and Kurama laughed at his apparent failure.
• The Rasengan suddenly reappeared and hit Sasuke’s shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
• Tobirama suspected Naruto had mixed a trace of Lightning Release into the Rasengan, while Hashirama wondered if Naruto was a genius.

Naruto and Sasuke tried to understand why Naruto’s Rasengan had vanished, while the Nine-Tails realized Naruto might be unusually gifted. Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared at the Training Ground, and Hashirama recognized familiar qualities in the boys as he spoke with them about Shinji Uchiha.

• Naruto told Sasuke he had followed the same steps as before and had not intentionally hidden anything about the Rasengan.
• The Nine-Tails considered Naruto’s quick progress with Ninjutsu and dismissed the Lightning Release Rasengan as a fluke before sensing someone whose presence terrified him.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared before the boys, and Sasuke attacked them with Shuriken and the Great Fireball Technique.
• Hashirama caught Sasuke’s Shuriken and shattered his Fireball with a burst of Chakra pressure, while Sasuke stepped in front of Naruto to protect him.
• Tobirama questioned Naruto about who had taught him the Ninjutsu, and Hashirama learned that Shinji Uchiha was Sasuke’s brother.
• Hashirama praised Shinji and reflected on how Naruto and Sasuke reminded him of people and memories from his youth.

Hashirama demonstrated how he made a Rasengan disappear and reappear, then asked Naruto and Sasuke to become his students. After revealing his face, he was recognized as the First Hokage, and Naruto eagerly asked him to teach him how to become Hokage.

• Hashirama told Naruto that Shinji would likely return after the war ended, making Naruto excited.
• Hashirama demonstrated a Rasengan that vanished in mid-flight and reappeared to destroy a distant target.
• Naruto agreed to learn from Hashirama, while Sasuke questioned what it would cost and who Hashirama was.
• Hashirama removed his mask, and Naruto recognized his face from Kage Rock as the First Hokage.
• Naruto asked Hashirama to teach him how to become Hokage, and Sasuke dazedly called Hashirama Teacher.

Hashirama decided to remain in Konoha as a teacher to Sasuke and Naruto, while Tobirama agreed to investigate the village and help Shisui. Hashirama welcomed the boys as his students and asked what they wanted to learn.

• Hashirama told Tobirama that he had realized the old era’s ideals could not guide the future, so he would stay in Konoha to teach Sasuke and Naruto.
• Hashirama encouraged Tobirama to pursue his own investigation and asked him to help Shisui, whom he believed could become the Uchiha Clan’s first Hokage.
• Tobirama questioned whether Shisui could become Hokage and criticized Konoha’s decision to place the Uchiha Compound on the village’s outskirts.
• Tobirama left, and Hashirama reflected that his past mistakes had placed too much pressure on his brother.
• Sasuke worried that Shinji would be angry to learn he had become Hashirama’s student, but Hashirama reassured him that he was only their teacher.
• Naruto and Sasuke accepted Hashirama as their teacher, and he asked which principles and Ninjutsu they wanted to learn.

Itachi questioned Zetsu’s orders and suspected the identity and abilities of the man calling himself Madara. Meanwhile, Hiashi led a hundred Hyuga toward the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, while Zetsu confronted Kabuto in the Land of Waterfalls and provoked him over a woman Kabuto had killed.

• Itachi asked Kisame whether he had met the Akatsuki’s true leader, then concluded that Zetsu’s mission to take Kakashi’s Sharingan was connected to that leader.
• Itachi reasoned that Madara’s Dōjutsu involved space-time and wondered whether to pass his suspicions to Nobihi.
• Hyuga Hiashi and another stern middle-aged man reached a cliff overlooking the Valley of Clouds and Lightning with a hundred-strong force of Hyuga fighters.
• Kabuto confronted Zetsu at a cave in the Land of Waterfalls after following a bait trail connected to someone he had believed dead.
• Zetsu accused Kabuto of killing a woman who had cared for him, and Kabuto angrily insisted it had been an accident.

Shinji studied Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai research while considering future training and missions, then discussed the war and a proposed ceasefire with Tsunade. He questioned the purpose of the Five Kage Summit and began explaining his doubts about the balance among the five great villages.

• Zetsu offered Kabuto the truth about how he became an orphan during the war, and Kabuto gave him ten minutes to explain.
• Shinji reviewed the Red Book and planned to ask Hashirama Senju about Senjutsu, investigate the Three Great Sage Lands, and help Orochimaru and Karin later.
• Tsunade visited Shinji and told him that Kumogakure was still resisting despite its crushing defeats.
• Tsunade proposed a temporary ceasefire and a Five Kage Summit to discuss dividing the spoils after the war.
• Shinji called the Five Kage Summit pointless and questioned why five nearly equal great villages existed in the Shinobi World.

Shinji argued that Konoha’s past mercy and the villages’ endless wars had made conflict inevitable, while Tsunade suspected his determination to unite the Shinobi World echoed Madara Uchiha’s ambitions. Their conversation turned to Jiraiya, Hiruzen’s critical condition, and Shinji’s changed personality, ending with Tsunade demanding to know why he kept involving her and carrying everything alone.

• Shinji told Tsunade that Hashirama’s distribution of the Tailed Beasts had left the Shinobi World in turmoil and urged her to defeat and frighten Konoha’s enemies rather than negotiate.
• Tsunade connected Shinji’s urgency to unify the villages with an idea she had once heard discussed by Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara Uchiha.
• Shinji admitted that Killer B would be difficult to control and promised to deal with him, while Tsunade reported that a Kumogakure squad had failed to steal Raikage A’s body from the Konoha camp.
• Tsunade asked about Jiraiya, and Shinji said he was in danger but had not encountered the threat in the Land of Rain.
• Tsunade told Shinji that Hiruzen Sarutobi’s organs were badly damaged and that he could die at any moment; Shinji praised Hiruzen’s service and sacrifice for Konoha.
• Tsunade confronted Shinji about how much he had changed and asked why he deliberately acted heartless, drew her into events, and bore everything alone.

Shinji rejected Tsunade’s plea to spare Hiruzen Sarutobi, then sensed his Flying Thunder God Kunai and set out to confront the Eight-Tails. In the Land of Grass, Yehuo detected an enemy’s genjutsu and chased a fleeing figure while Kakashi prepared for battle.

• Tsunade left Shinji after he refused to change his verdict on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Shinji’s Flying Thunder God Kunai activated, and he headed off, eager to fight the Eight-Tails.
• Yehuo carved a wooden doll while Kakashi kept him company and warned him not to go off alone again.
• Yehuo sensed a genjutsu and attacked a dark figure with Fire Release: Ryuka Like an Arrow.
• Yehuo chased the fleeing figure, while Kakashi shook off the genjutsu and revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Yehuo fought Kisame Hoshigaki in the forest, using his Sharingan and Genjutsu to disrupt Kisame’s attacks and Chakra. Kisame was left weakened and helpless before Yehuo’s bloodied Sharingan.

• Yehuo recognized Kisame Hoshigaki as an Akatsuki member and faced his powerful Taijutsu and Samehada.
• Kisame countered Yehuo’s Great Fireball with Great Shark Bullet and forced him into a clash of swords.
• After Kisame mentioned Itachi, Yehuo struck him and used Demonic Illusion: Descending into the Mind and Genjutsu: Demonic Devouring.
• Yehuo launched Majestic Destroyer Flame while Genjutsu briefly stopped Kisame from responding, but Kisame recovered and unleashed Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
• Yehuo’s Genjutsu disrupted Kisame’s Chakra, causing his waterfall to collapse and leaving him unable to reach Samehada as Yehuo confronted him.

Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, and Mitarashi Anko encountered the missing-nin Uchiha Itachi in the forest, where he said he had come to take something back. Itachi attacked the team, and his cryptic question about who Kakashi meant by “missing-nin” left his motives unclear.

• Uchiha Yehuo trapped Kisame Hoshigaki in a genjutsu and demanded to know where someone was.
• Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, and Mitarashi Anko searched the dark forest for Yehuo and waited for an unknown threat.
• Uchiha Itachi emerged and told Kakashi he had come to take something that was never Kakashi’s.
• Kakashi recognized Itachi as an S-rank missing-nin and wondered whether Itachi was after his left eye.
• Itachi attacked with a Fire Release technique and shuriken, then pressed Kakashi in close combat.
• Kakashi refused to surrender, and Itachi questioned who Kakashi was calling a missing-nin.

Kakashi, Yugao, and Anko fought Uchiha Itachi in the forest, but Itachi used clones and genjutsu to incapacitate the two women and outmaneuver Kakashi. The chapter left Kakashi charging at Itachi with Chidori after countering his Great Dragon Fire Technique.

• Itachi blocked Kakashi's attacks and used fire techniques against him, while Kakashi defended with an Earth-Style Wall.
• Yugao and Anko joined Kakashi, and the three countered Itachi's Majestic Destroyer Flame with Water Formation Wall before attacking together.
• Itachi's Shadow Clone vanished after Yugao's sword strike, and the real Itachi knocked Anko unconscious and struck Yugao under the chin.
• Kakashi pierced a flock of crows with Lightning Blade, then fought Itachi again and avoided looking directly at him.
• Kakashi countered Itachi's Great Dragon Fire Technique with Chidori Current and charged at him with Chidori.

Uchiha Itachi fought Kakashi and took his Sharingan while Nobihi tortured Kisame Hoshigaki. Itachi arrived to save Kisame, and Nobihi challenged him to choose how he wanted to die.

• Uchiha Itachi used Amaterasu against Kakashi, but Kakashi charged through the flames and wounded Itachi with Chidori as he lost his right arm.
• Uchiha Itachi overwhelmed Kakashi with Wind Release: Breakthrough, then used the Body Flicker Technique to pluck out Kakashi's Sharingan.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed a distant explosion and realized that Nobihi's newly awakened eyes possessed space-time Dōjutsu.
• Nobihi cut off one of Kisame Hoshigaki's arms and learned from the explosion that Itachi had been fighting Kakashi.
• Uchiha Itachi deflected Nobihi's attack with a Shuriken and appeared beside Kisame, and Nobihi taunted him before demanding to know how he wanted to die.