Chapter Summaries

Minato used Sage Mode and the Flying Thunder God Technique to separate Madara’s Susanoo and connect with the goodness buried in Madara and the Nine-Tails. After Kurama helped strip away part of Madara’s power, Minato bound that chakra to Naruto’s consciousness, leaving Naruto to follow his own path.

• Minato used Sage Art: Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Madara’s Susanoo away, then reached into Madara’s heart and drew out a tether of goodness.
• Kurama released the Nine-Tails’ will of goodness, weakening Madara’s Black Cursed Seal and helping draw chakra from both Madara and the Nine-Tails through the opposing tethers.
• Madara gained the Nine-Tails’ chakra and Gold Body Mode, while Kurama severed the tether, gave Minato a ball of Madara’s purified chakra, and urged him to reach Naruto’s sleeping consciousness.
• Minato bound the purified chakra to Naruto’s consciousness so Madara could not regain his Complete Body through Naruto.
• As Minato faded, he regretted that he had not said goodbye to Kushina.

Madara took control of the Nine-Tails but discovered that thirty percent of the Black Cursed Seal's power had become bound to Naruto, limiting his future strength. Black Zetsu explained the seal's stages and the condition for awakening its true Rinnegan, while Madara sensed unfamiliar chakra as Kabuto Yakushi arrived on Paradise Island.

• Madara re-sealed the Nine-Tails and dismissed Kushina, whose final blessing reached Naruto's cocoon-like consciousness.
• Madara awoke in the Meditation Room and learned that thirty percent of the Black Cursed Seal's power was permanently bound to Naruto.
• Madara questioned Black Zetsu about the seal, and Black Zetsu described its four stages and the limits of the Pseudo-Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu said Madara had to destroy his awakened Rinnegan to unlock a new pair, prompting Madara to seize him by the throat.
• Madara sensed unfamiliar chakra, while Kabuto Yakushi arrived on Paradise Island and surveyed its devastation.

Madara confronted Kabuto Yakushi, who had lured him to Paradise Island with false intelligence and revealed a deadly new dōjutsu. The chapter ended as Kabuto entered Sage Mode and Madara welcomed the challenge.

• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that the other half of the Nine-Tails was not inside him and admitted he had spread false intelligence to lure Madara to Paradise Island.
• Madara attacked Kabuto, but the golden chakra hand struck a substitute made from the Eight-Tails' severed tail.
• Kabuto used his left-eye dōjutsu, Blade Reversal, to cut through the Temple's stone pillars, and Madara narrowly dodged the attack.
• Kabuto gathered natural energy and transformed into Sage Mode, delighting Madara as the battle escalated.

Madara and Kabuto Yakushi exchanged techniques, with Kabuto using Blade Reversal to exploit the White Rage Technique and wound Madara. Madara activated the Black Cursed Seal and combined its power with Nine-Tails chakra and Sage abilities, but Kabuto’s spatial slashes forced him to retreat.

• Kabuto Yakushi marked Madara’s wrist with Blade Reversal, then used the White Rage Technique and teleported Madara into a sword strike.
• Madara healed his chest wound with Nine-Tails chakra and severed his marked right hand, while the Black Cursed Seal rebuilt it as a black hand.
• Madara combined the Black Cursed Seal, Nine-Tails chakra, and Sage power, then attacked Kabuto Yakushi with Frog Sniper Fist and Black Cursed Fist.
• Kabuto Yakushi countered with Eight-Headed Serpent Devour, then used Blade Reversal to slice through Madara’s Susanoo and Majestic Attire: Kurama, forcing Madara to retreat.

Kabuto Yakushi and Madara fought through a series of powerful techniques, with Kabuto poisoning and apparently defeating Madara. Madara awakened the Straight Tomoe and summoned Perfect Susanoo as the battle reached a new turning point.

• Madara attacked Kabuto from ten directions with Nine-Tails chakra, but Kabuto intercepted most of the assault with Eight-Headed Serpent Sage Jade and cut through another strike with Blade Reversal.
• Madara reflected Kabuto’s Blade Reversal back at him, splitting Kabuto’s body, but Kabuto rejoined himself with white snakes and petrified Madara’s left side with Sage Art: Stone Spit.
• Kabuto trapped Madara with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation and poisoned him with a black snake that seeped through Susanoo’s defenses.
• Madara resisted the poison and began rising despite his worsening condition, while his Straight Tomoe appeared and Black Zetsu announced that it had finally awakened.
• Madara activated Perfect Susanoo.

Kabuto Yakushi used the paired power of Blade Reversal to destroy Madara’s Perfect Susanoo and warned him that the old era’s power no longer guaranteed victory. He left Madara with a challenge from Uchiha Itachi, who would meet him in half a month if Madara agreed not to attack the Five Great Shinobi Villages before their battle.

• Madara summoned his Perfect Susanoo and demanded that Kabuto Yakushi bring the person behind him to meet him.
• Kabuto Yakushi prepared marked kunai and used both eyes’ Blade Reversal to form a cutting web that shattered Madara’s Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara avoided the moving cuts, while Kabuto Yakushi explained that his technique required preparation and warned him that the Eye of the Moon Plan would fail.
• Kabuto Yakushi invited Madara to meet Uchiha Itachi at Saikawara in half a month and relayed Itachi’s condition that Madara leave the Five Great Shinobi Villages unharmed until their battle ended.
• Kabuto Yakushi withdrew, and Madara declared that he would ride the tide of the new age.

After Kabuto reported his defeat by Madara, Sasuke prepared to face five powerful shinobi revived through Impure World Reincarnation in the Eighth Battle. Orochimaru explained Sasuke’s plan to overcome them through their own specialties, while keeping the identity of one opponent secret; Kabuto then rescued four Kumogakure shinobi and was ordered to return them home.

• Kabuto showed Orochimaru and the others a record of his battle with Madara, and Sasuke asked Itachi to fight Madara in the next battle.
• Sasuke prepared for the Eighth Battle, while Kabuto told Orochimaru he had found the requested opponent and worried about Sasuke facing five reincarnated shinobi without sealing jutsu.
• Orochimaru explained that Sasuke planned to use clones to overwhelm four opponents in the fields they prized, then face an unknown opponent with power comparable to the Second Hokage.
• Kabuto revealed that he had protected Samui, Karui, Darui, and C inside snakes; Orochimaru took a blood sample from Samui and told Kabuto to return all four to Kumogakure.

After the Five Kage established the Five Great Nations Ninja Alliance, Jiraiya withheld Sasuke’s secret from Tsunade and urged her to lead Konoha in implementing the agreement. He then reunited with Konan, who chose to become his comrade.

• The Five Kage unanimously approved Gaara’s proposal and established the Five Great Nations Ninja Alliance.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade he knew little about Sasuke’s motives and encouraged her to rally Konoha behind the alliance, while keeping Sasuke’s plans secret.
• Jiraiya sensed Konan’s paper butterflies, entered Sage Mode, and went to meet her in the forest.
• Konan told Jiraiya that she regretted not trusting Sasuke, and Jiraiya explained that Orochimaru had revived Nagato through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Konan asked why Jiraiya had not officially joined Sasuke’s group, then said she wanted to become Jiraiya’s comrade.

On the eve of Sasuke’s Eighth Battle, he shared a peaceful meal with his companions and chose a nearby island for the fight so their home would remain untouched. Kabuto Yakushi summoned five reincarnated warriors, and the figure revealed in the central coffin stunned Sasuke.

• Sasuke joined his companions for a feast in the Washitsu, where Nagato recalled his past with Yahiko and Konan.
• Karin offered Red Bean Rice at the shrine, and Sasuke watched the rain and thought of Naruto and their coming reunion.
• Sasuke rejected holding the Eighth Battle on their home island, so Orochimaru chose a neighboring island as the battlefield.
• Kabuto Yakushi brought Sasuke to the desolate island and used Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to raise five coffins.
• The coffins revealed Mu, Gengetsu Hozuki, A, and Rasa, while the central coffin’s occupant left Sasuke shocked.

Sasuke recognized the reincarnated Uchiha Izuna and faced five shinobi revived by Kabuto, who revealed that Sasuke had defeated the Five Kage. As the revived fighters prepared to battle, Izuna challenged Sasuke to show his Sharingan.

• Sasuke remembered Hashirama identifying him as resembling Madara’s younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, and recognized Izuna among the reincarnated shinobi.
• The revived Rasa attacked Kabuto with Magnet Release, but Sasuke stopped the gold dust and identified Rasa as Gaara’s father.
• Sasuke declared that the reincarnated shinobi had been brought back to fight him, and Kabuto revealed Sasuke had defeated the combined Five Kage forces.
• Kabuto withdrew into the Blade Reversal Vortex, leaving Sasuke to face the four Kage and Izuna without using sealing jutsu.
• Mu addressed Izuna with respect, but Izuna rejected his praise of Madara and demanded that Sasuke show his Sharingan.

Sasuke revealed his Byakugan to Izuna and fought the resurrected Uchiha ancestor and several Kage with Susanoo, Wood Release, and other abilities. After demonstrating his immense chakra, he sent four Wood Release Clones to face the Kage as he prepared to challenge his limits.

• Sasuke revealed his Byakugan to Izuna, who attacked him with Susanoo, but Sasuke's bone-reinforced Susanoo shattered Izuna's defenses.
• Izuna immobilized Sasuke with his right-eye dōjutsu, but Sasuke encased Susanoo in bones and escaped when Mu destroyed the shell with Dust Release.
• Sasuke fought off Rasa's gold dust and the Third Raikage's attack, then raised a forest with Wood Release.
• Hozuki Gengetsu spread mist across the forest, and Mu cleared it with Dust Release as the resurrected Kage regenerated.
• Sasuke gathered enormous chakra and sent four Wood Release Clones toward the Kage, declaring that he intended to challenge his limits.

Sasuke’s Wood Release Clone challenged Hozuki Gengetsu to a Water Release contest while Sasuke faced Izuna, who revealed the dōjutsu Ayekashi and declared that Sasuke would die within three months. Orochimaru linked the technique to Hashirama Senju’s sudden death and reassured Itachi that he would seek a way to counter it.

• Sasuke sent four Wood Release Clones to face the four Kage, and one provoked Hozuki Gengetsu into a Water Release battle.
• Sasuke’s clone summoned a gigantic water whale, and Gengetsu answered by compressing seawater into a massive Water Iron Cannon.
• The whale and Gengetsu’s Shichahai collided, unleashing a storm that drenched Rasa and impressed Mu and the Third Raikage.
• Izuna activated Ayekashi and told Sasuke that the dōjutsu had sentenced him to die within three months.
• Orochimaru connected Ayekashi to Hashirama Senju’s unexplained death, then assured Karin and Itachi that he would look for a counter.

Sasuke’s clone used the water collected by the Divine Whale Fall to create explosive water creatures and fight Hozuki Gengetsu. As Gengetsu summoned his Giant Clam and unleashed Steam Mirage, the Eighth Battle began in earnest across the battlefields.

• Sasuke’s clone explained that his Whale Fall had absorbed Gengetsu’s chakra and shaped the water into creatures that could attack as explosive water bullets.
• Sasuke’s water crab exploded against Gengetsu, who regenerated and recognized the technique as an efficient form of explosive ninjutsu.
• In a flashback, Sasuke told Orochimaru he intended to create abilities suited to each opponent and give the reincarnated ninja a satisfying battle rather than treat them as props.
• Orochimaru explained that the challenge was meant to help Sasuke explore his humanity beyond combat, and Sasuke admitted he wanted to preserve his tough image because he felt embarrassed.
• Gengetsu summoned his Giant Clam and used Demonic Illusion: Steam Mirage as confrontations began across the battlefields.

Sasuke's clones fought Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu, using their abilities to expose and counter the revived Kage's techniques. The battle against Mu continued as Sasuke began an unfamiliar Earth Release technique.

• Sasuke's clone used the Byakugan to find the real Giant Clam inside Gengetsu's mirage and charged at it as Gengetsu activated Steaming Danger Explosion.
• Sasuke's clone raised the earth beneath Mu with Super Moving Earth Core, then used a Rock Fist, but Mu increased its weight and broke the clone's arm.
• Mu increased the clone's weight and brought down the raised earth, but a Wood Release Clone escaped by shedding its body and flew clear of Mu's Dust Release attack.
• Sasuke's clone used Heat-Sensing and Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to capture Mu through his Dustless Bewildering Cover, then threw him into the raised earth.
• Mu escaped the snakes with Earth Release: Golem Technique and challenged Sasuke to show his prepared moves, so Sasuke began Earth Release: Earth Rumble.

Sasuke’s clone used Earth Rumble to bombard Mu with the earth’s natural energy, then revealed a new Magnet Release technique against Rasa. Rasa was struck by Sasuke’s declaration that Gaara was his friend before the Magnetic Storm Coil pierced his defenses and body.

• Sasuke’s clone used Earth Rumble to draw natural energy from the earth and fire concentrated beams from lotuses that endlessly bloomed around Mu.
• Mu recognized the lotuses as tools for channeling the earth’s energy, asked the technique’s name, and welcomed Sasuke’s attack.
• Sasuke’s clone activated a Magnet Release Chakra Mode that resonated with the geomagnetic field to create a Magnetic Storm Coil.
• Rasa questioned why Sasuke had developed the technique, and Sasuke explained that he respected Gaara as his friend.
• Sasuke’s clone unleashed Magnet Release: Heavenly Punishment Formula, piercing Rasa’s gold dust defenses and his Impure World Reincarnation body.

Sasuke's fourth clone defeated the Third Raikage by forcing a Chidori-Rasengan hybrid into shape with Susanoo's strength. The Raikage passed on after thanking Sasuke for granting his wish, while Itachi vowed to stay by his brother's side.

• Sasuke's clone found that White Kirin could not penetrate the Third Raikage's defenses, and the Raikage prepared to attack with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.
• Sasuke's clone used Susanoo's skeletal hands to shape Lightning Release into Thunderclap: Chidori Spiral Sword, a technique combining Chidori and Rasengan.
• Sasuke's clone charged the Third Raikage, destroyed his Strongest Spear, and pierced his body, defeating his Strongest Shield.
• The Third Raikage regenerated, accepted his defeat, and passed on after thanking Sasuke for giving him the battle he had wished for.
• Sasuke's clone bowed farewell to the Raikage, and Itachi promised to remain with Sasuke until the very end.

Sasuke faced Izuna, who used Ayekashi to sentence him to death and accused him of betraying the Uchiha by defending Konoha. Their battle escalated as Sasuke survived Izuna’s attacks, and the two charged at each other with their swords.

• Izuna revealed that he had used Ayekashi to condemn Sasuke to death within three months, but Sasuke stayed calm, trusting that Orochimaru could handle the technique.
• Izuna accused Sasuke of abandoning Uchiha vengeance and attacked him with his Susanoo, while Sasuke countered with a bone-reinforced Susanoo.
• Izuna trapped Sasuke inside his Susanoo and used his right eye to unleash Fire Release directly within the sealed space, apparently burning Sasuke to death.
• Sasuke’s charred body proved to be an empty skin, and he emerged from the flames with his Susanoo as the heat began melting Izuna’s Susanoo.
• Izuna summoned the sword Sahibochi, while Sasuke drew out his own Heavenly Spine Sword, and the two charged into a clash.

Sasuke fought Izuna, outmaneuvering him with a flexible bone sword before Izuna possessed him and stabbed his heart. Sasuke survived and countered Izuna’s attacks, but Izuna transformed his Susanoo into its Crow Tengu form, and Sasuke summoned a Wood Dragon to continue the battle.

• Sasuke trapped Izuna’s Sahibochi greatsword with his bone sword, disarmed him, and impaled him through his Susanoo.
• Izuna used the Spirit Transformation Technique to possess Sasuke and stab him in the heart with the Kusanagi Sword, but Sasuke repaired the wound with cursed Seal power.
• Sasuke dodged Izuna’s next slash and blocked his Uchiha Body Flicker Slash with bones erupted from his back.
• Sasuke broke Izuna’s Ninja Blade with a lightning-charged Kusanagi Sword, while Izuna used Fire Release: Dust Hiding to create a dust curtain.
• Izuna formed his Susanoo into its Crow Tengu form and armed it with the Sahibochi greatsword.
• Sasuke used Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique as explosions continued across the island’s battlefields.

Sasuke defeated Gengetsu by freezing the water inside his explosive clone, ending their trial with mutual respect. As Gengetsu departed, Mu reflected on the Will of Stone and left Sasuke a scroll, while Rasa confronted the approaching Sasuke clone about his friendship with Gaara.

• Sasuke explained that steam from his water spheres had mixed with the water inside Gengetsu's clone, then used Ice Release to stop it from exploding.
• Gengetsu realized Sasuke had planned the counter from the beginning, praised their battle, and departed after recognizing it as a trial.
• Mu watched Gengetsu leave, reconsidered the fate of a shinobi's will, and left Sasuke a scroll as a parting gift.
• On the remaining battlefield, battered Rasa questioned why someone as powerful as Sasuke would be friends with Gaara.

Sasuke told Rasa how Gaara had become Kazekage and earned the respect of the Shinobi world, prompting Rasa to regret how he had treated his son. After Rasa passed on a message about Karura’s love, Sasuke’s clone returned its chakra to the main battlefield, where Sasuke summoned the Wooden Human and attacked Izuna’s Susanoo.

• Sasuke told Rasa that Gaara had become the Fifth Kazekage, saved Sunagakure, and helped establish the Shinobi Alliance.
• Rasa admitted he had failed Gaara as both father and Kazekage, then asked Sasuke to tell Gaara that the sand protected him because of Karura’s love.
• Rasa’s soul departed, and Sasuke’s clone dispersed so its chakra could return to Sasuke on the main battlefield.
• Sasuke caught Izuna’s sword with the Hotei Technique, then summoned the Wooden Human and battered Izuna’s Susanoo.
• Sasuke used Earth Grudge Fear: Divine Weapon Seizure to stitch purple tendrils into Izuna’s Susanoo and seize its Sword Armor.