Recaps

The Five Kage Summit began as the leaders debated Akatsuki’s threat and whether the Five Great Nations should unite against them. As Gaara urged cooperation, the Raikage interrupted the discussion with a furious demand that the others stop wasting time.

• Gaara became Kazekage after returning to Sunagakure, and he and his guards attended the summit in the Land of Iron.
• Shikaku told Inoichi that Sasuke had helped Gaara when Akatsuki captured him and might have firsthand knowledge of the organization.
• Kabuto disguised himself as a samurai and secretly scouted the summit while waiting for Orochimaru and Sasuke.
• Gaara called for the Five Kage to work together against Akatsuki, but Ōnoki questioned his age and dismissed the need to seek help from other nations.
• Tsunade and Mei discussed Akatsuki’s ability to control the stolen tailed beasts before the Raikage slammed his fist down and shouted at the other Kage.

The Five Kage argued over their villages’ past ties to the Akatsuki, and Tsunade revealed Danzo had died. She then identified Obito Uchiha as the person who controlled Yagura, leaving the summit stunned.

• The Kage’s guards clashed briefly before their leaders ordered them to stand down.
• A accused the other great villages of enabling the Akatsuki, while Ōnoki admitted they had hired it as a mercenary force.
• Tsunade told the Kage that Danzo had disappeared three months earlier and was confirmed dead when Root’s cursed seals vanished.
• Mei admitted Kirigakure suspected Yagura had been controlled through the Sharingan after the Third Shinobi World War.
• Tsunade named Obito Uchiha as the person who controlled Yagura and caused Konoha’s Nine-Tails Incident.

At the Five Kage Summit, Shikaku argued that Obito was acting under Madara Uchiha’s influence and urged the Kage to unite against the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Sasuke and Orochimaru reached the Land of Iron, where Sasuke decided to provoke the Five Kage in his own way.

• Shikaku explained that Obito’s control of Yagura and the Nine-Tails attack suggested Madara had orchestrated his rise, then urged the Kage to share intelligence and focus on the Akatsuki.
• The Raikage agreed to set aside his dispute with Ōnoki until the Akatsuki had been defeated, while Kabuto reflected that Shikaku had strengthened Konoha’s position.
• Orochimaru brought Sasuke to the snowy Land of Iron using a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Sasuke and Orochimaru discussed how Sasuke could draw the Five Kage’s hostility without making his past-life story harder to explain.
• Sasuke put on a mask and charged into the Five Kage Summit.

Sasuke Uchiha masked himself and attacked the Five Kage Summit, where the Raikage mistook him for Obito Uchiha and fought him. With the Five Kage gathered and Tsunade keeping Sasuke’s identity secret, Sasuke prepared to begin the second half of the Seventh Battle.

• Sasuke put on a mask and fought his way through the Samurai guarding the Five Kage Summit.
• Ao used his Byakugan to identify the intruder as a masked Sharingan user, and the Raikage charged out to confront him, believing he was Obito Uchiha.
• Sasuke dodged the Raikage’s attack and pierced his Lightning Release Armor with White Chidori, then blocked and evaded the Raikage’s follow-up strikes before forcing him back with a fire blast.
• Tsunade recognized Sasuke, but Shikaku persuaded her not to reveal his identity so they could learn his motives.
• Kabuto realized the masked intruder was Sasuke, while Sasuke saw that the Five Kage had arrived and announced that the second half of the Seventh Battle would begin.

Sasuke, disguised as Obito Uchiha, fought the Five Kage at the summit, defeating the Raikage and facing Gaara's sand attack. As Tsunade treated the injured Raikage, Ōnoki attacked Sasuke with Dust Release, intent on killing him.

• Mei Terumi extinguished Sasuke's Great Flame Technique, struck Susanoo with a Water Dragon Bullet, and damaged it with her Lava Release after evading its arrow.
• The Raikage cracked Susanoo's bones, but Sasuke trapped him with Susanoo's tendrils and slammed him into the floor with Uchiha Slam.
• Darui attacked Sasuke with Black Panther, while Gaara pulled the injured Raikage to safety and asked Tsunade to treat him.
• Gaara attacked Sasuke with Rapid-Fire Sand Shower, while Kankuro and Temari recognized something familiar about the masked boy.
• Ōnoki questioned Tsunade about Sasuke's identity, then used Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique against Susanoo.

Ōnoki’s Dust Release destroyed Sasuke’s Susanoo clone, but Sasuke emerged unharmed and demolished the Land of Iron castle with an explosive attack. As the Five Kage prepared to fight him, Sasuke fatally impaled Tsunade and began unleashing a vast Wood Release technique.

• Ōnoki used Dust Release on Sasuke’s Susanoo, but Sasuke revealed that the target had been a Wood Release clone.
• Sasuke used Explosion Release to collapse the castle, while Gaara shielded the Five Kage, their guards, and the Samurai with sand.
• Mifune withdrew the Samurai, and the Five Kage sent their guards back before facing Sasuke.
• Tsunade released the Strength of a Hundred Technique, shattered Susanoo with a punch, and charged Sasuke.
• Sasuke caught Tsunade’s punch, struck her with a White Rasengan and wooden spears, and left her collapsed in a pool of blood.
• Sasuke began using Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees as the Five Kage watched in horror.

Ōnoki broke the Five Kage free from the Flower-Tree World’s poison, and they united to fight Sasuke. After forcing Sasuke’s Susanoo to retreat, the Kage took to the air and launched a coordinated attack, which Sasuke answered with Wind Release: Typhoon Passage.

• Ōnoki overcame the poison and destroyed the Flower-Tree World with Dust Release, allowing the other Kage to recover and urging them to work together.
• The Raikage rescued Tsunade while Ōnoki, Gaara, and Mei Terumi attacked Sasuke’s Susanoo, but Sasuke escaped their crushing assault with white cursed wings.
• Tsunade healed her wounds, and the Five Kage agreed to fight Sasuke together in the air.
• Ōnoki used Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to speed up the Raikage, who charged at Sasuke while the Kage followed on sand cushions.
• Sasuke anticipated the Raikage’s attack and used Wind Release: Typhoon Passage.

Sasuke fought the Five Kage, using Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags against the Raikage before the Kage coordinated attacks to immobilize him. As Ōnoki prepared a decisive Dust Release blast, Sasuke's White Cursed Seal erupted into State Four.

• Ōnoki boosted the Raikage's punch, which shattered Sasuke's Susanoo and crushed his shoulder, but Sasuke used the injury to trigger Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
• The Raikage and Ōnoki escaped the explosion, though the Raikage lost his right arm, and Tsunade stopped his bleeding.
• Ōnoki and Gaara trapped Sasuke's Susanoo beneath sand and heavy clay, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Mei Terumi's Water Dragon Bullet, infused with the Raikage's lightning, paralyzed Sasuke after Gaara dragged him out of Susanoo.
• Sasuke refused Tsunade's offer to explain himself, and Ōnoki began a Dust Release attack with Tsunade's chakra.
• Sasuke's dormant White Cursed Seal awakened and transformed into State Four as Kabuto watched and Orochimaru anticipated the change.

Sasuke released White Cursed Seal State Four, gaining the Byakugan and Shikotsumyaku, and charged the Five Kage to demonstrate his power. He defeated the Raikage and incapacitated Gaara, but left both alive as the battle continued in the mist.

• Sasuke transformed into White Cursed Seal State Four, awakening the Byakugan and Shikotsumyaku, while Orochimaru explained his new abilities.
• Ao warned the assembled shinobi that Sasuke's chakra had become so powerful that everyone would need to fight together.
• Sasuke decided to keep fighting so the Five Great Shinobi Villages would remember their hard-won unity and the danger threatening them.
• Mei Terumi covered the battlefield in mist, but Sasuke used the Byakugan to see through it as the Raikage attacked with a Lariat.
• Sasuke protected himself with bone, used Wood Release to drain the Raikage's lightning chakra, and threw him down, breaking bones throughout his body.
• Sasuke broke free of Gaara's sand and struck his chakra points, incapacitating him before rushing back into the mist without killing either opponent.

Sasuke used his new State Four form to defeat Kankuro’s puppets and overpower the combined efforts of the Kage and their guards. Ōnoki rallied the shinobi by guessing that Sasuke could not use his Sharingan in this form, but Sasuke revealed that the White Cursed Seal held Hashirama Senju’s power and summoned a Wood Golem.

• Sasuke disabled Kankuro’s Father and Mother puppets, severed Black Ant’s control threads, and swallowed Black Ant with a White Snake.
• Temari stopped Sasuke’s advance as the Kage, their guards, Mifune, and the others arrived, and Kankuro rescued Gaara and the Raikage.
• Sasuke unleashed a Great Flame Technique that forced Mei Terumi and several shinobi to combine their Water Release, then broke through their defenses.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release to destroy the earthen trench and deduced that Sasuke’s new form restricted his Sharingan, rallying the shinobi to attack.
• Sasuke confirmed that he temporarily could not use his Sharingan but invoked Hashirama Senju’s power and performed the Wood Golem Technique.

Sasuke used the Wooden Human to overwhelm the allied shinobi, but Ōnoki’s intervention gave Mei Terumi and her companions a chance to survive. The Five Kage and their allies united rather than flee, and Sasuke and Kabuto withdrew after promising another war in three years.

• Sasuke unleashed the Wooden Human, whose attacks shattered the battlefield and defeated Mifune’s sword strike and Tsunade’s punch.
• Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chōjūrō climbed the golem, but Sasuke’s Wood Release Clones trapped Ao and Chōjūrō and threatened Mei with combined kekkei genkai.
• Ōnoki severed one of the Wooden Human’s feet with Dust Release and urged Mei and the others to escape, then raised an Earth Flow Wall to hold the golem back.
• Darui, Temari, Gaara, Shi, the Raikage, Tsunade, Mifune, and the samurai stood with Ōnoki and vowed to stay together; Sasuke smiled at their unity.
• Kabuto revealed himself beside Sasuke, and the two withdrew through the Blade Reversal Vortex after Sasuke challenged the Five Great Nations to grow stronger before he started another war in three years.

After Sasuke defeated the Five Kage, he returned to Orochimaru and his teammates, then had Nagato reincarnated so he could thank him and learn of Obito’s threat. Orochimaru offered to restore Nagato’s mobility, leaving Nagato hopeful about his second chance.

• Ōnoki decided the Five Kage Summit would continue in the Land of Iron until the Hokage, Kazekage, and Raikage awoke and the leaders could plan for the war in three years.
• Sasuke returned with Kabuto Yakushi and told Orochimaru that he still wanted a stronger fight, while predicting his Eighth Battle opponent would be reincarnated rather than living.
• Sasuke told Karin, Suigetsu, and Jugo that he had recovered Fugaku’s eyes, and Suigetsu credited Nagato with helping them retrieve them.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation on a cloned White Zetsu to bring Nagato back in his Complete Body form.
• Nagato learned that Obito had escaped with his head and Rinnegan, and Sasuke promised to stop him if he returned.
• Orochimaru offered to use soul-focused Medical Ninjutsu to restore movement to Nagato’s reincarnated legs, and Nagato called his return a blessing in disguise.

Orochimaru restored Nagato’s mobility, while Obito prepared to recover and pursue the Eight-Tails and Naruto. As Kisame faced the Eight-Tails’ attack, Itachi rescued him and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Orochimaru healed Nagato’s legs, and Nagato tested his restored mobility before reflecting on his strength.
• Obito used Hashirama cells to heal his heart and planned to transplant the Rinnegan, capture Naruto at Mount Myōboku, and complete the Ten-Tails.
• White Zetsu reported that Samehada had betrayed Kisame and joined the Eight-Tails, but Obito stayed behind to finish healing.
• Killer B and the Eight-Tails defeated Kisame, and B fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at him.
• Itachi appeared before Kisame and rescued him, then awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Itachi revealed his new dōjutsu, Ame-no-Uzume, and explained its powers to the group on Blue Moon Island. Sasuke named their faction Radiance, while a figure in the Unnamed Small Country awoke and demanded an explanation from Black Zetsu.

• Itachi read the others’ thoughts and recounted recent events, revealing that his new eyes let him see the minds of people weaker than him.
• Karin furiously beat Suigetsu after he guessed her thoughts about Sasuke, and Itachi revealed that Killer B was still alive.
• Itachi explained that Ame-no-Uzume could manifest a tangible Shikigami from a person’s mind when they called to him in danger.
• Orochimaru declared that the island’s eight permanent residents belonged to Sasuke’s faction, and Sasuke named it Radiance.
• In the Unnamed Small Country, a long-dormant figure opened their eyes and demanded an explanation from Black Zetsu.

Madara awakened within Naruto’s body through Black Zetsu’s cursed Seal and learned about Sasuke, the Akatsuki’s failures, and the Nine-Tails. He chose Kirigakure as his first target to strengthen Naruto and release more of his power.

• Madara awoke in Naruto’s body, ordered Black Zetsu to kneel, and demanded an explanation for his revival.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that Nagato could no longer perform Rinne Rebirth and described Sasuke Uchiha’s power and attacks on the Akatsuki.
• Black Zetsu explained that the black cursed Seal let Madara inhabit Naruto and would gradually restore his strength; Madara learned Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara entered Naruto’s mindscape, subdued the Nine-Tails with his Sharingan, and learned that Minato Namikaze had sealed away half its power.
• Madara demanded to meet Sasuke, but Black Zetsu hid his knowledge of Sasuke’s recent actions and claimed not to know his location.
• Madara decided to make Naruto stronger and chose Kirigakure as his first target, intending to turn it into the Village of the Bloody Mist.

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.