Chapter Summaries

Naruto-Madara and Black Zetsu reached the Land of Water, where Naruto-Madara fought Kirigakure ANBU and unleashed more of the Black Cursed Seal’s power. After learning that the Five Kage were gathering, he set out to confront them.

• Naruto-Madara hunted and roasted a tiger outside Kirigakure, drawing the attention of two patrolling ANBU.
• Naruto-Madara killed three ANBU in close combat before the remaining Kirigakure forces surrounded him and attacked with Water Release.
• Naruto-Madara’s Black Cursed Seal surged as he heard about the Five Kage Summit, and he broke free of six Water Whips.
• Naruto-Madara used nine-tails chakra to burn six ANBU alive, then killed the leading jōnin after using Sharingan genjutsu.
• Naruto-Madara rebuked Black Zetsu for hiding news of the summit and left to meet the Five Kage.

After waking, Tsunade heard Shikaku’s explanation of Sasuke’s attack on the Five Kage and considered his theory that Sasuke was testing himself while trying to unite the shinobi world. The chapter ended with Tsunade and Shikaku agreeing to keep his deductions private as they worried about the hidden circumstances driving Sasuke.

• Tsunade woke on the seventh night after the battle and asked Shikaku what had happened to Sasuke and the Five Kage.
• Shikaku told Tsunade that Sasuke had threatened to start a war in three years and bring the Five Great Nations under his control.
• Shikaku argued that Sasuke’s attack had been a trial to test his limits, and that his earlier actions suggested he wanted to unite the shinobi world against a common enemy.
• Shikaku speculated that Sasuke had reasons he could not reveal and that his genjutsu on Sakura might be connected to his situation.
• Tsunade told Shikaku not to share his theory with the Five Kage, and Shikaku said the Kazekage, Ōnoki, and Mizukage had agreed not to expose Sasuke’s identity at the summit.
• Tsunade thanked Shikaku for helping her regain her bearings, while Shikaku worried about the hidden circumstances behind Sasuke’s actions.

At the second Five Kage Summit, Gaara proposed an alliance that would share resources, intelligence, and secret techniques, but the Kage reached an impasse. Outside the Shogun's Residence, a black-haired boy slaughtered the Samurai guarding the way and announced himself as Madara Uchiha.

• The Raikage accused Sasuke Uchiha of being the masked attacker, but the other Kage denied that they had proof of his identity.
• Mifune offered the Samurai as allies, and Ōnoki invited Gaara to lead the discussion.
• Gaara argued that the Five Great Nations and Samurai needed to unite against the attacker and share resources, intelligence, and secret ninjutsu.
• The Five Kage balked at sharing their villages' secret techniques, and the summit reached an impasse.
• A black-haired boy killed the Samurai outside the Shogun's Residence and told the lone survivor to announce that Madara Uchiha had arrived.

Naruto-Madara faced the Five Kage after killing the Samurai, while Black Zetsu feared that Madara would fight before regaining his full strength. The Raikage attacked first, but Madara trapped him in a barrier and challenged the remaining Kage to fight.

• Black Zetsu warned Naruto-Madara against fighting the Five Kage, but Madara sent him away and resolved to use the battle to develop his power.
• Naruto-Madara considered the threats posed by Obito and Sasuke before the Five Kage arrived through the snow.
• Tsunade and Gaara recognized Naruto, but Naruto-Madara declared that Naruto no longer existed and that Madara Uchiha controlled his body.
• The Raikage charged Naruto-Madara, who used a Substitution Technique to evade him and trapped him inside a barrier formed by hidden Black Rods.
• Ōnoki warned Tsunade and Gaara that saving Naruto might require them to resolve to kill Madara, who taunted the Kage and invited them to fight.

Gaara, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade attacked Naruto-Madara together, but their coordinated assault only intensified his excitement and strengthened the Black Cursed Seal. He freed the Raikage and combined the seal with four tails of Nine-Tails chakra, unveiling Cursed Fox Chakra Mode.

• Ōnoki lightened Gaara’s Sand while Gaara tried to restrain Naruto-Madara, but Naruto-Madara escaped the Sand and Dust Release with Scorch Release: Wind-Fire Wheels.
• Mei Terumi pursued Naruto-Madara with a Water Dragon Bullet and concealed Tsunade inside it, letting Tsunade strike him while he countered with a wind-and-fire kick.
• Tsunade and Naruto-Madara both suffered severe injuries, but Tsunade regenerated as Naruto-Madara’s battle excitement caused the Black Cursed Seal to spread further.
• Ōnoki called for the Raikage to be freed, and Naruto-Madara opened the barrier trapping him himself.
• Naruto-Madara combined the Black Cursed Seal with four tails of Nine-Tails chakra, creating Cursed Fox Chakra Mode.

Madara used Naruto’s body and the Nine-Tails’ power to overwhelm the Five Kage, forcing them to fight desperately to protect one another. After escaping Ōnoki’s Dust Release, he shed the fox cloak and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Madara’s four-tailed cloak blocked the Raikage’s Lariat, but Naruto’s body pain gave the Raikage an opening before Madara recovered and wounded him with his claws.
• Madara fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Raikage, and Tsunade took the blast, only for Madara to seize her until Naruto’s body resisted killing her.
• Ōnoki and Gaara rescued Tsunade, while Tsunade healed the badly wounded Raikage; Gaara then sealed Madara in a sand pyramid as Ōnoki attacked with Dust Release.
• Madara escaped underground before Dust Release could disintegrate him, then shook Ōnoki by pointing out that a different technique could have trapped him.
• The Raikage rejoined the other Kage, and Madara dismissed the Cursed Fox Chakra Mode before empowering his right eye and restoring his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto-Madara fought the Five Kage and revealed that his dōjutsu had secretly planted Jambudvipa Iron in their bodies. After the Kage mounted a coordinated assault, he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Noblesse Oblige to turn the iron into Black Rods, leaving all five collapsed with their chakra sealed.

• Madara used Southern Jambudvipa to plant Jambudvipa Iron in the Five Kage, though they initially detected no abnormalities.
• Mei Terumi attacked Madara with a water dragon and a Water Clone, but he struck her with a genjutsu after she burned his cheek with Boil Release.
• Gaara immobilized Madara with sand, the Raikage broke off his left arm, Ōnoki raised the ground beneath him, and Tsunade shattered his Susanoo with her fist.
• Madara awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye and used Noblesse Oblige to turn the planted iron into Black Rods throughout the Five Kage's bodies.
• The Five Kage collapsed as the Black Rods sealed their chakra.

The allied shinobi disrupted Madara’s attack on the Five Kage, but Madara turned on Shikaku and the Nara Chief. Jiraiya arrived in Sage Mode to save Shikaku and faced his student, Naruto Uzumaki, who was cloaked in Susanoo.

• Temari, Mifune, and the Kage’s guards formed a defensive ring around the Five Kage after Ao discovered that Black Rods had sealed their chakra points.
• Madara used Jambudvipa Manipulation to force Ōnoki to prepare a Dust Release attack, but Inoichi briefly possessed Madara and Shikaku helped thwart his plan.
• Madara attacked Shikaku, and Chōjūrō, Darui, and Mifune blocked his sword strike while Kankuro pulled Shikaku out of danger.
• Madara sent a flaming Yasaka Magatama after Shikaku, but Jiraiya arrived with Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima and blocked it with the Iron-Armed Great Toad.
• Jiraiya greeted Shikaku and exchanged a warning with Tsunade before seeing Naruto Uzumaki emerge from the flames cloaked in Susanoo.

Jiraiya fought Madara, who controlled Naruto’s body, and destroyed his Susanoo before Madara unleashed the Cursed Fox Chakra Mode. Jiraiya sealed Madara’s Tailed Beast Bomb and asked Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku to prepare the Toad Confrontation Chant.

• Jiraiya identified Madara as the will occupying Naruto’s body and planned to suppress the cursed Seal with the Evil Sealing Method.
• Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima combined their abilities to engulf Madara’s Susanoo in Sage Art: Goemon, but Madara advanced it to Crow Tengu Susanoo.
• Jiraiya shattered Madara’s Susanoo with Sage Art: Ultra-Explosive Flame Big Ball Rasengan, forcing Madara to use Cursed Fox Chakra Mode.
• Madara launched a powerful Tailed Beast Bomb at Jiraiya, while Shikaku stopped Temari from joining the fight.
• Jiraiya trapped the Tailed Beast Bomb in Sage Art: Five-Fire Divine Flame Fan and sealed it inside a scroll.
• Jiraiya asked Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku to prepare the Toad Confrontation Chant.

Jiraiya fought Naruto-Madara with Sage Mode and Wood Release, using the First's necklace to suppress his tailed-beast chakra before Madara destroyed it. After Madara disabled Jiraiya and began draining his senjutsu chakra, Fukasaku and Shima's Toad Confrontation Chant finally took effect, leaving Naruto-Madara reeling.

• Jiraiya used Frog Sniper Fist, the First's necklace, and Wood Release to suppress Naruto-Madara, but Madara tore off and crushed the necklace.
• Jiraiya used a Great Forest Technique and a Fire-Releasing Seal to burn away Naruto-Madara's Demon Fox Cloak, then attacked him with a swamp and Gamahiro.
• Jiraiya struck Naruto-Madara with Frog Sniper Fist and tried to seal the Black Cursed Seal, but Madara pierced his palm with a Jambudvipa Iron spike and sealed his chakra points.
• Fukasaku and Shima began Toad Confrontation Chant as Naruto-Madara seized Jiraiya and drained his senjutsu chakra.
• Naruto-Madara prepared to kill Jiraiya, but the chant's genjutsu took hold and made his senses reel.

Jiraiya was unable to free Naruto from Black Zetsu, who revealed that the cursed seal would kill Naruto if he were taken away before Sasuke reached the Six Paths level. Later, Sasuke learned of the prophecy about a coming god and Black Zetsu’s scheme, leaving him shaken.

• After Madara fell, the Five Kage and Jiraiya were freed from the Black Rods, and Jiraiya tried to remove Naruto’s cursed seal.
• Black Zetsu stopped Jiraiya and explained that taking Naruto more than a hundred meters away for over an hour would activate a seal that destroyed Naruto’s soul.
• Black Zetsu carried Naruto away, leaving Jiraiya unable to intervene, and Tsunade comforted him as the Five Kage questioned his choice.
• On Blue Moon Island, Sasuke received Jiraiya’s intelligence scroll from Kabuto Yakushi and saw the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy of a god awakening in twenty-nine years and four months.
• Sasuke saw Jiraiya’s fight with Madara and Black Zetsu’s declared scheme, then left the room shaken.

Sasuke and Orochimaru discussed how Madara's control over Naruto could end as Naruto's own strength grew, then devised a plan to provoke Madara into fighting them. Kabuto offered to lure Madara with information, and Sasuke named the scheme the Madara Luring Plan.

• Sasuke told Orochimaru he feared Madara's control over Naruto could lead Naruto to commit terrible acts before regaining himself.
• Orochimaru explained that the black cursed seal released power through emotion and accelerated Naruto's own growth, meaning Naruto could eventually reclaim his body from Madara.
• Sasuke proposed arranging intense battles to trigger the seal's release under their supervision instead of letting Madara cause uncontrolled destruction.
• Kabuto suggested spreading enticing information through his intelligence network to draw Madara to them, and Sasuke agreed.
• Sasuke ordered Kabuto to humble Madara, and he named their scheme the Madara Luring Plan.

Orochimaru warned Sasuke that his Eighth Battle against four reincarnated Kage and an unknown opponent would forbid sealing and offered no escape except one Sasuke created himself. Meanwhile, Madara recovered from the Toad Confrontation Chant, entered Perfect Sage Mode, and set out for Paradise Island after extracting false intelligence about Kabuto's mission.

• Orochimaru told Sasuke his Eighth Battle opponents would include the Second Tsuchikage, Second Mizukage, Third Raikage, Fourth Kazekage, and an unknown candidate, and forbade Sealing Jutsu.
• Orochimaru told Sasuke there was no way out of the battle unless Sasuke created one, then left him twenty-one days to prepare.
• Madara recovered from Jiraiya's Toad Confrontation Chant and celebrated the power of Mount Myōboku's genjutsu.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that Obito had taken control of the Demonic Statue and White Zetsu, prompting Madara to tear off his jacket and regain his composure.
• Madara entered Perfect Sage Mode, cut off a White Zetsu Clone's arm, and interrogated it about Obito's plans.
• Madara learned false information that Kabuto was headed to Paradise Island and decided to go there.

Madara arrived at Paradise Island searching for Kabuto Yakushi and struck Karui when she confronted him. Samui and Omoi recognized that he was far stronger than he appeared and demanded an explanation, but Madara welcomed the confrontation.

• The Raikage sent Samui, Omoi, and Karui to Paradise Island to look for Killer B, who they feared was dead.
• Omoi suggested that Killer B's ghost might return to Paradise Island, and C accidentally soaked Samui while trying to eavesdrop.
• Madara arrived on the island in a dramatic leap and asked the Kumogakure shinobi where to find Kabuto Yakushi.
• Karui challenged Madara and touched his chin, so he slapped her to the ground.
• Samui and Omoi stopped Karui from attacking and warned that Madara was far stronger than he looked.
• Omoi demanded that Madara apologize and explain himself, and Madara agreed to entertain the confrontation.

Madara defeated Omoi, Karui, and Samui, then attacked them for information about Kabuto Yakushi. Killer B intervened, and Black Zetsu identified him as the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, leaving Madara eager for a fight.

• Madara wounded Omoi and outmaneuvered him and Karui, then broke their blades and defeated Samui's lightning attack with his Uchiha Foxfire Cross Offering.
• Madara revealed his name and used his Mangekyo to knock Omoi, Karui, and C unconscious while Samui resisted long enough to face him.
• Madara questioned Samui about Kabuto Yakushi, judged her useless, and prepared to kill her with a Black Rod.
• Killer B struck Madara with a lightning-charged pencil and arrived at the temple while improvising a rap.
• Black Zetsu identified Killer B as the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, and Madara welcomed the chance to fight without holding back.

Madara and Killer B fought on the stone steps, escalating from swordplay to Sage Mode and tailed-beast power. Madara knocked Killer B down with Frog Sniper Fist and prepared to strike him with Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch.

• Madara used Susanoo to cut off one of Killer B’s tails, while the other tails pulled Samui’s companions to safety.
• Killer B blocked Madara’s Yasaka Magatama with Samehada, then revealed seven swords hidden inside it and attacked with Lightning Release.
• Madara impaled Killer B with a Susanoo blade rising from underground, but Samehada’s strike also wounded Madara; both recovered from their injuries.
• Madara dismissed his Shadow Clone and entered Sage Mode, while Killer B activated his second-stage Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak and charged with Lariat.
• Madara stopped Killer B with Frog Sniper Fist and formed hand seals to use Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch.

Madara exhausted his Sage Mode while attacking Killer B, but then overwhelmed him in close combat and pursued him out to sea. As Killer B began a full transformation, Madara replenished his senjutsu chakra and activated Sage Cursed Fox Chakra Mode.

• Madara's Yin Release: Lightning Dispatch paralyzed Killer B until Madara's Sage Mode ran out, allowing Killer B to recover and attack.
• Killer B struck Madara's Susanoo with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Madara's four-tailed Demon Fox Cloak overpowered Killer B in hand-to-hand combat.
• Killer B retreated toward the sea to protect Samui and the others, then released Samehada and transformed into Gyuki.
• Inside Naruto, Nine-Tails urged Naruto to wake up and offered him all of his power, and the faint light in the darkness briefly brightened.
• Madara dispelled his senjutsu-gathering Shadow Clone, restored his senjutsu chakra, and activated Sage Cursed Fox Chakra Mode.

Madara fought Killer B and the Eight-Tails at sea, using his Sage Cursed Fox form and new techniques to overpower them. Samehada rescued Killer B before Madara could take the Eight-Tails, so Madara headed for Paradise Island to remove his seal and claim control of the nine-tails chakra.

• Madara and Killer B fired enormous Tailed Beast Bombs that collided in a massive explosion.
• Madara struck the Eight-Tails with an invisible Frog Sniper Fist, then blocked its tail slashes with Susanoo-armored fox tails.
• Madara used Southern Jambudvipa and Noblesse Oblige, then bound the Eight-Tails with Black Cursed Wood and disrupted its link to Killer B.
• Samehada surfaced, fused with Killer B, and carried him into the deep sea before Madara could release the Eight-Tails.
• Madara decided to go to Paradise Island to undo the Eight Trigrams Seal and take control of the nine-tails chakra.

Madara opened Naruto’s Eight Trigrams Seal after copying its formula, intending to seize the Nine-Tails’ chakra. Inside Naruto’s mindscape, the Nine-Tails joined forces with Minato and Kushina against Madara, and their battle was about to begin.

• Madara ignored the unconscious Samui, Karui, Omoi, and C and entered the Temple despite Black Zetsu’s suggestion that he test himself at the Waterfall of Truth.
• Madara used his Sharingan to study Naruto’s Eight Trigrams Seal and copied its reverse formula, while Black Zetsu encouraged him and planned to use him to eliminate Minato and Kushina’s chakra.
• Madara completed the copied key and released the Eight Trigrams Seal, opening the Nine-Tails’ prison inside Naruto’s mindscape.
• Madara confronted the Nine-Tails and began a chakra tug-of-war, demanding that it surrender its chakra.
• Minato and Kushina appeared beside the Nine-Tails and agreed to work with it to defeat Madara and wake Naruto.
• The Nine-Tails let Minato and Kushina stand on its head as Madara welcomed their united front and prepared to fight all three.

Madara fought Minato, Kushina, and the Nine-Tails while using Naruto’s body, countering their attacks with Susanoo, a Black Rasengan, and Sage Mode. After Madara began pulling the Nine-Tails’ chakra free, Kushina summoned her Adamantine Sealing Chains again and Minato prepared to give everything he had.

• Madara sent ten shadow clones to attack Minato and Kushina with a combined ninjutsu assault, but Minato absorbed and redirected it with Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder.
• Kushina bound Madara’s Susanoo with Adamantine Sealing Chains while the Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Madara countered with a Black Rasengan.
• Madara deflected the Tailed Beast Bomb, entered Sage Mode, and struck Kushina with Frog Sniper Fist, forcing Minato to catch her as the chains loosened.
• Madara restored Susanoo and used Sage Art: Yasaka Dragon Flame Song to drive back the Nine-Tails before pulling its chakra from its body.
• Kushina unleashed Adamantine Sealing Chains across the ground, and Minato closed his eyes and resolved to give everything he had.