Chapter Summaries

Kabuto revived Edo Madara, who agreed to help him target Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha before deciding to confront the Five Kage Summit. Madara Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki reached the summit site in the Land of Iron, where the Fourth Shinobi World War was about to begin.

• Edo Madara questioned Obito and Black Zetsu about his missing Rinnegan and learned that Uchiha Itachi was the Fifth Hokage.
• Kabuto offered Edo Madara support in defeating Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha, and Edo Madara accepted.
• White Zetsu reported that the Raikage had called a Five Kage Summit, and Edo Madara declared that he would start the Fourth Shinobi World War there.
• Kabuto stayed behind at the secret base to help Orochimaru prepare their forces while Edo Madara and the others set off for the summit.
• Madara Uchiha crossed into the Land of Iron with Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, whose Nine-Tails chakra cloaks protected them from the cold.

Madara, Naruto, and Sasuke arrived at the Five Kage Summit, where the assembled leaders began debating the Akatsuki threat. Gaara challenged the other Kage for ignoring his warnings, but Ōnoki defended Iwagakure’s silence as an effort to protect its dignity.

• Madara arrived at the summit with Naruto and Sasuke, and the Raikage questioned his decision to bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Gaara arrived with their guards, and Mifune opened the summit after seating the Five Kage.
• Gaara asked to speak first, and Ōnoki interrupted him before Mei told Ōnoki to let Gaara finish.
• Gaara recalled being captured by the Akatsuki and criticized the other Kage for ignoring his warnings until most of the Tailed Beasts had been taken.
• Ōnoki replied that Iwagakure had kept its Jinchuriki’s capture secret to avoid public humiliation.

At the Five Kage Summit, Madara used the Tsuchikage’s outburst to demonstrate Konoha’s strength through Naruto and Sasuke. The Raikage then steered the meeting toward the Akatsuki, defended Konoha, and left the Tsuchikage unable to challenge his claims.

• The Tsuchikage insulted Madara, and Naruto swiftly subdued Iwagakure’s guards while blocking the other villages’ guards from attacking.
• Sasuke drew his sword and threatened anyone who disrespected the Hokage, prompting Mifune to calm the Tsuchikage and send him back to his seat.
• Madara called off Naruto and Sasuke after the Raikage asked them to stand down, having used the confrontation to establish Konoha’s strength.
• The Raikage accused Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure of bearing responsibility for their missing-nin in the Akatsuki.
• The Tsuchikage argued that Konoha should answer for Orochimaru, but the Raikage cited Konoha’s victories over Akatsuki members and challenged him to kill four of them himself.
• The Tsuchikage fell silent after the Raikage’s challenge.

At the Five Kage Summit, Naruto warned the Kage that the Akatsuki were approaching, and Edo Madara attacked the gathering with a massive fire technique. The Kage confronted Madara and his allies, while Sasuke explained how to fight Impure World Reincarnation and Naruto recognized the masked man as someone other than Madara.

• Gaara questioned the Tsuchikage about his dealings with the Akatsuki, and the Mizukage admitted that the previous Mizukage had been controlled by them.
• Naruto sensed Edo Madara and the Akatsuki approaching the summit, though the Kage's sensory ninja had detected nothing.
• Edo Madara unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, and Mei Terumi stopped it with Water Formation Wall.
• The Tsuchikage recognized Edo Madara, and Sasuke identified him as an Impure World Reincarnation summon and explained how to seal him.
• Naruto spotted Obito Uchiha behind Madara and realized the masked man was not Madara Uchiha.

Obito and Edo Madara confronted the Five Kage, and Edo Madara declared war before attacking the Land of Iron with a meteor. Hokage Madara sent Naruto and Sasuke onto the falling meteor, where they prepared to stop it together.

• Naruto demanded to know who Obito was, while Edo Madara ordered the Five Kage to return his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and hand over the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• The Raikage and Ōnoki refused Edo Madara's demands, and Gaara and the Mizukage joined them as the Five Kage stood together.
• Edo Madara declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Obito used Kamui to withdraw with Kisame, Zetsu, and Edo Madara.
• Edo Madara's meteor appeared over the Land of Iron, prompting Mifune to evacuate the samurai while Gaara and Ōnoki moved to oppose it.
• Hokage Madara used a Flying Thunder God-marked kunai to transport Naruto and Sasuke onto the meteor, where Naruto entered Golden Body Mode and Sage Mode as Sasuke summoned a full-bodied Susanoo.

Naruto and Sasuke destroyed Edo Madara’s meteor, convincing him that the younger generation could stop him. Hokage Madara became Allied Shinobi Forces Commander-in-Chief, and the villages began seeking their Daimyo’s approval for the war, though Kirigakure’s request was rejected.

• Sasuke and Naruto shattered the meteor, leaving Gaara to block the harmless rubble, while Edo Madara accepted that they were strong enough to oppose him.
• Edo Madara told Obito to follow his instructions, and Naruto boasted to the Tsuchikage about his and Sasuke’s strength.
• Hokage Madara proposed leading the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Gaara, Mei Terumi, the Raikage, and Ōnoki agreed.
• Madara ordered the Kage to seek their Daimyo’s approval and quickly assemble their armies.
• The Fourth Raikage secured the Land of Lightning Daimyo’s support and joined preparations as Chief of Staff, while the other Kage contacted their Daimyo.
• Mei Terumi learned that the Daimyo of the Land of Water had rejected Kirigakure’s request to go to war.

Mei Terumi learned that the Daimyo of the Land of Water would delay his decision on aiding Kirigakure, while Gaara saw the Fourth Shinobi World War as a chance for Sunagakure to build ties beyond Konoha and prepare for future uncertainty. The chapter ended with Shinhiko Kōzuki reading a secret letter from Hokage Madara about Sasuke Uchiha.

• Mei Terumi heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Water would consult the other nations before answering Kirigakure's request for aid.
• Baki returned to Sunagakure with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind's approval to allocate supplies for the war.
• Gaara told Kankuro, Temari, Baki, and Ebizo that Sunagakure should use the war to establish ties with other villages and reduce its dependence on Konoha.
• Baki explained that cooperation among the Five Great Ninja Villages could give them a way to resist future wars, and Kankuro recognized the burden of leadership.
• Shinhiko Kōzuki read a secret letter from Hokage Madara and remarked that the Daimyo would not get Sasuke Uchiha as his bodyguard.

Shinhiko and Yuanxin prepared to evacuate the capital after the Fifth Hokage warned them that Madara Uchiha might target the Daimyo. Meanwhile, Kabuto showed Edo Madara the revived Kage and other fighters assembled for the war, then revealed Orochimaru’s additional preparations and request to meet Madara alone.

• Shinhiko and Yuanxin arranged to leave the capital after Shinhiko guessed Madara Uchiha might attack the Daimyo.
• Kabuto presented the Third Raikage, Deidara, Sasori of the Red Sands, Mu, Hozuki Gengetsu, and the Third Kazekage to Edo Madara.
• Edo Madara assessed the revived fighters while Black Zetsu gained confidence in their growing forces.
• Kabuto revealed that he and Orochimaru had created roughly a thousand powerful ninja using Hashirama cells.
• Kabuto said Orochimaru was preparing Konoha’s past Hokage and wanted to meet Edo Madara alone.

Edo Madara learned that Orochimaru had revived Konoha's past Kage and rushed to meet him, eager to reunite with Hashirama. Orochimaru revealed Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato, then explained that Hokage Madara had sent him to support Edo Madara as part of a plan to plunge the world into war.

• Kabuto told Edo Madara that Orochimaru had reincarnated Konoha's past Kage, and Edo Madara demanded to know whether Hashirama was among them.
• Obito questioned Orochimaru's private meeting with Edo Madara, then left with Kisame as the Akatsuki's members settled into three factions.
• Kabuto gave Edo Madara a Scroll with Orochimaru's location, and White Zetsu told Kabuto that Black Zetsu was a fragment of Madara Uchiha's will.
• Edo Madara met Orochimaru at a Secret Base and demanded to see Hashirama.
• Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze in coffins, and Edo Madara rejoiced at the prospect of fighting beside Hashirama.
• Orochimaru said Hokage Madara had taken the Rinnegan and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and had sent support to Edo Madara to help start a Shinobi World War; Edo Madara laughed at the claim that Hokage Madara was stronger.

Orochimaru revived Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, and Edo Madara, who greeted Hashirama warmly and attacked Tobirama. Hashirama broke free of Orochimaru's restraints and faced Madara and Orochimaru, determined to stop them if they threatened Konoha.

• Orochimaru awakened Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hashirama and Edo Madara greeted each other like old friends, while Tobirama accused Orochimaru of using his jutsu again.
• Minato identified himself as the Fourth Hokage and asked what Orochimaru intended to do to Konoha.
• Edo Madara pierced Tobirama with Black Rods and pinned him down, revealing that he could move freely while Orochimaru restrained the others.
• Hashirama pulled the rods from Tobirama and broke free of the restraints, then warned Madara and Orochimaru not to threaten Konoha.

Orochimaru and Edo Madara told Hashirama and Tobirama that Konoha was not their target and that Uchiha Itachi was its Hokage. Their argument over whether the Uchiha Clan was inherently evil ended with Orochimaru explaining how Tobirama’s policies had pushed the clan toward rebellion.

• Madara corrected Tobirama’s assumption that their target was Konoha, and Orochimaru explained that Konoha was now the strongest of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Madara revealed that Uchiha Itachi was Konoha’s current Hokage, prompting Tobirama to insist that no Uchiha should hold the office.
• Tobirama argued that the Uchiha Clan’s love turned to hatred when lost, while Madara challenged his claims and said he had left Konoha because it could not bring true peace.
• Orochimaru told Tobirama that his Konoha Military Police Force policies had isolated the Uchiha Clan and helped drive it toward rebellion.

Edo Madara approved Orochimaru's plan to target the Daimyo of the Land of Water and assigned the Hokage to opponents, then fought Hashirama. Meanwhile, Kabuto led Zetsu to a hidden force of a thousand experimental subjects, while a blue rain curtain secretly stripped away part of Black Zetsu.

• The Second Hokage warned that the Uchiha could become another Madara, and Edo Madara laughed at his fears.
• Edo Madara read Orochimaru's plan, assigned the Second Hokage to deal with the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and chose Hashirama as his opponent.
• The First Hokage tried to stop Madara from targeting a Daimyo, but Madara blasted him away and began fighting him.
• Kabuto led Zetsu to a cavern beneath a lake, where a blue rain curtain separated Black Zetsu from White Zetsu and damaged Black Zetsu.
• Karin collected the black material that the rain stripped from Black Zetsu while Kabuto concealed the curtain's purpose.
• Kabuto showed Zetsu a thousand experimental subjects made from Hashirama cells and nature energy.

The Five Great Nations’ daimyo declared war on the Akatsuki, with Uchiha Itachi appointed supreme commander and A as Chief of Staff. The Daimyo of the Land of Water was killed in a massive Water Release attack on his palace, and the samurai blamed Kirigakure.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Water objected to the joint campaign, but the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning persuaded him to join by warning him of Madara Uchiha and the danger to his safety.
• The five daimyo signed a declaration of war, naming Uchiha Itachi supreme commander and A Chief of Staff.
• After the meeting, the Daimyo of the Land of Water ordered ten million ryō in war funds for Kirigakure, hoping to secure its protection.
• A hidden attacker used Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique to kill the daimyo and flood his palace, killing numerous officials as well.
• A Kirigakure chunin found the daimyo’s body, and the samurai commander blamed Kirigakure and held a Samurai Sword to a ninja’s neck.

Orochimaru used the Second Hokage to devastate the Land of Water’s Capital and send the Second Mizukage into the Land of Fire’s Capital, where Kabuto took control of him and disguised him as Mei Terumi. As the Daimyo summoned two absent officials, Shinhiko Kōzuki and Uesugi Genshin arrived in court.

• The Second Hokage, controlled by Orochimaru, killed officials in the Land of Water’s Capital, crippling its government and worsening relations with Kirigakure.
• The Second Hokage questioned Orochimaru about who had been sent to the Land of Fire, and Orochimaru revealed that a Mizukage would attack it in retaliation.
• Minato Namikaze brought the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, into the Land of Fire’s Capital using a Flying Thunder God kunai hidden in a merchant caravan.
• The Second Mizukage summoned his giant clam near the palace, and Kabuto Yakushi took control of him and transformed him to look like Mei Terumi.
• The Land of Fire’s Daimyo ordered his samurai to find Shinhiko and Yuanxin, but Shinhiko Kōzuki and Uesugi Genshin entered court before the samurai could leave.

Kabuto and the resurrected Second Mizukage killed the Land of Fire’s Daimyo and courtiers, while the Third Kazekage and Sasori eliminated the Land of Wind’s ruling officials. Kabuto framed the attacks as a revolution against a system that treated ninja as expendable, and Sasori set his sights on obtaining Sasuke Uchiha’s body.

• Kabuto used the Second Mizukage and Uesugi Genshin to kill the Land of Fire’s Daimyo, courtiers, and family.
• Kabuto explained to the Second Mizukage that they were carrying out a revolution against the Daimyo who sent ninja to die in wars.
• The Second Mizukage considered Kabuto’s argument about the differences between ninja, Daimyo, and ordinary people.
• The Third Kazekage and Sasori killed the Land of Wind’s Daimyo and courtiers with Iron Sand, then removed the bodies and evidence.
• Sasori led the Third Kazekage toward their next targets and said he intended to take Sasuke Uchiha’s body.

A suspected Fourth Raikage killed the Land of Earth's Daimyo and rampaged through its capital, while the Second Tsuchikage erased the Land of Lightning's Daimyo and court with Dust Release. Orochimaru's attacks threatened to fracture the Five Great Nations' alliance, and he challenged Obito's plan to exploit the war.

• A lightning-fast attacker killed the Land of Earth's Daimyo and devastated the capital before escaping, and Iwagakure's Shido identified him as the suspected Fourth Raikage.
• The Second Tsuchikage used Dust Release to erase the Land of Lightning's palace, Daimyo, and assembled officers, and Sandō Raikō warned the Raikage that the alliance could be in jeopardy.
• Obito accused Orochimaru of endangering his plan to attack the Five Great Nations' rear and seize the Rinnegan and the two tailed beasts.
• Orochimaru argued that Obito could not defeat the Fifth Hokage and his protectors, including Shisui, Sasuke, and Naruto Uzumaki.
• Orochimaru said Obito should have prioritized reviving Madara Uchiha instead of letting Orochimaru summon him through Impure World Reincarnation.

Orochimaru asserted control over the Akatsuki alongside Edo Madara and forced Obito to accept his subordinate role. At Konoha's gate, the resurrected Minato Namikaze blocked the village, and Shisui and Hayato fought to protect their men and contain him.

• Orochimaru dismissed Obito's reasons for joining Akatsuki and declared that he and Edo Madara were in charge, demanding that Obito use Kamui to help them.
• Minato Namikaze arrived at Konoha's gate and killed a Konoha ninja who had witnessed him there.
• Shisui Uchiha and Hayato Hyuga led a group out of Konoha to meet the Land of Fire's Daimyo's troops, but recognized Minato as a possible Impure World Reincarnation and sent their subordinates back to report.
• Minato attacked the retreating ninja, but Shisui intervened and forced him back across the gate with Hayato's support.
• Minato warned Shisui and Hayato that he was an Impure World Reincarnation body and suggested sealing him, then continued attacking with Flying Thunder God while Hayato and Shisui struggled to defend themselves.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hokage Madara arrived to aid Hayato and Shisui against the reanimated Fourth Hokage. Naruto faced his father while Sasuke intercepted Obito, leaving the two young fighters poised to battle.

• The Fourth Hokage overwhelmed Hayato and Shisui with his speed and Rasengan, urging them to retreat before Kabuto took control of him.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hokage Madara arrived, and Naruto recognized the Fourth Hokage as his father.
• Naruto asked to fight the Fourth Hokage alone, while Sasuke moved to protect Hayato and Shisui.
• Obito appeared and demanded that Hokage Madara return the Rinnegan, then Sasuke struck him and drove him away from Madara.
• Sasuke faced Obito with Futsu-no-Mitama as Obito threatened to gouge out his eyes.

Sasuke and Naruto fought Obito and the Fourth Hokage, with Minato explaining how to catch Obito while Naruto tried to counter his father’s Flying Thunder God Technique. Naruto left nearly all of Minato’s teleportation marks at Mount Myōboku, and Minato acknowledged how formidable his son had become.

• Minato warned Sasuke that Obito became solid when attacking, and Sasuke used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to detect spatial fluctuations.
• Minato attacked Naruto with the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Naruto’s spinning Nine-Tails chakra deflected the incoming kunai.
• Naruto used shadow clones to guard Minato’s Flying Thunder God marks, but Minato’s speed and reflexes let him defeat the clones.
• Hayato advised Naruto to send the marks away, so Naruto’s clones transported nearly all of them to Mount Myōboku.
• Minato lamented Naruto’s unfair tactic but felt proud of how powerful his son had become.

Naruto and the Fourth Hokage fought seriously, with Naruto using his shuriken skills and clones to overcome his father's Flying Thunder God tactics. Naruto launched a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at the airborne Fourth Hokage, leaving the outcome of the attack unresolved.

• The Fourth Hokage entered Sage Mode and golden body mode, then attacked Naruto with Flying Thunder God marks and techniques.
• Naruto matched his father’s golden body mode and used wind-infused shuriken to destroy the Fourth Hokage’s marked shuriken and clear his marks from the woods.
• Naruto used a clone underground to lift the Fourth Hokage into the path of a Big Ball Rasengan, sending him flying.
• Naruto’s shuriken pierced the Fourth Hokage’s waist and removed his ninja tool pouch, leaving him unable to teleport to Obito.
• As the Fourth Hokage formed hand seals in midair, a hidden Naruto appeared behind him and attacked with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.