Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya confronted Nagato about his past, and Nagato explained how Yahiko’s death and years of suffering led him to pursue peace through Akatsuki. Naruto’s words made Nagato reconsider, and he offered his eyes to Naruto so they could witness peace after his death.

• Jiraiya recognized Nagato and asked what had happened to him, then wept as he confronted his former student.
• Nagato told Jiraiya and the Konoha group about Akatsuki’s founding, Yahiko’s death, and the hatred and suffering that shaped his beliefs.
• Hoshi quietly whispered something to Gamaken while Nagato recounted his past.
• Naruto appeared and repeated the hopeful message from Jiraiya’s book, prompting Nagato to consider that he might have been wrong.
• Nagato asked Naruto to inherit his eyes, explaining that his body was failing and he wanted to see peace through Naruto.

Naruto refused Nagato’s offer of the Wheel of Reincarnation, but Black Zetsu took control of Nagato’s body and moved to carry out Madara’s revival. Hoshi rushed to stop him, but arrived as the King of Hell released a pale green soul.

• Naruto rejected Nagato’s offer and suggested that Konan take the eyes instead.
• Deva Path Pain led the group toward Nagato’s hidden main body, then attacked them after Black Zetsu took control of it.
• Black Zetsu warned Hoshi that Madara’s revival and the Eye of the Moon Plan could not be stopped.
• Hoshi split Deva Path Pain in two, then hurried toward Nagato’s hiding place on the Sword of Kusanagi.
• A huge phantom of the King of Hell appeared and released a pale green soul before Hoshi could reach Nagato.

Madara revived himself with Nagato’s Rinnegan after Black Zetsu revealed that Nagato’s life had been engineered to serve Madara’s return. With his eyes restored, Madara attacked the approaching Hoshi, whose sword strike broke through the Almighty Push before shattering.

• Black Zetsu forced Nagato to perform Rinne Rebirth as Obito revealed that the figure in the coffin was Uchiha Madara.
• Madara told Nagato that the Rinnegan belonged to him, and Black Zetsu revealed that Nagato’s birth and life had been arranged to prepare for Madara’s revival.
• Madara removed Nagato’s eyes, placed them in his own sockets, and Nagato died from his injuries and the strain of the ritual.
• Madara sensed Hoshi approaching and unleashed an Almighty Push toward him.
• Hoshi struck the Almighty Push with Sword Qi from Mikazuki Munechika, breaking through it before his Sword Qi shattered; Madara welcomed the chance to test Hoshi’s strength.

Hoshi confronted the resurrected Madara, who claimed he would usher in a new era and attacked the approaching Konoha forces with Tengai Shinsei. Minato and the others destroyed the meteorite together, and Madara praised Konoha’s new generation.

• Hoshi met Madara in the air and warned him that his era had passed, but Madara insisted he would create a new one.
• Madara spotted Minato and the approaching Konoha forces, then summoned a giant meteorite with Tengai Shinsei and forbade Hoshi from interfering.
• Minato, Shikaku, Naruto, and the others prepared their strongest attacks to stop the meteorite.
• Kimimaro’s spear lodged in the meteorite, and Minato and Naruto’s Rasenshuriken split it into four pieces.
• Might Guy, Sakumo, Kakashi, Itachi, Shin, Jiraiya, Pakura, Orochimaru, and Haku helped destroy or block the fragments.
• Madara praised Konoha’s new generation after they stopped the meteorite.

Uchiha Madara explained his Eye of the Moon Plan to Konoha and declared war after they rejected it. He summoned two numbered coffins as a small gift, leaving their contents unknown.

• Naruto challenged the stranger, and he revealed that his name was Uchiha Madara.
• Shikaku asked about the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Madara explained that he would cast Infinite Tsukuyomi to create an illusory world without war.
• Naruto and the people of Konoha rejected Madara's plan, so he declared the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Minato pulled Naruto back, while the Nine-Tails warned Naruto that Madara was powerful enough to threaten the entire Ninja World.
• Madara said he would leave the Nine-Tails inside Naruto to make the fight more challenging, then summoned two coffins labeled one and two.

Madara revived Hashirama and Tobirama with Impure World Reincarnation, then relinquished control of them to Konoha while challenging the village to stop him within a month. The brothers’ bickering left Hoshi and the others stunned as Madara flew away.

• Madara blasted open two coffins, revealing Hashirama and Tobirama, and revived them with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hashirama greeted Madara cheerfully, while Tobirama tried to understand how they had returned and Madara repeatedly attacked him.
• Hashirama laughed at Tobirama’s regenerated head, then quieted down after Tobirama knocked him on the head.
• Madara told Hashirama and Tobirama to ask Konoha’s descendants about the situation and said he had removed his control over them.
• Madara gave Konoha one month to stop him from ruling the Ninja World, then flew away.

Minato explained the passage of time and the current crisis to Hashirama and Tobirama, who agreed to return to Konoha and prepare against Madara. They reached the village to find its leaders waiting, after Madara had visited, taken the Uchiha Gunbai, and left without attacking anyone.

• Minato introduced himself as the Fifth Hokage and explained that nearly sixty years had passed, Tsunade had become the Fourth Hokage, and Hoshi was her husband.
• Hashirama learned that Hoshi and Tsunade had two children, Ryushin and Rinne, and that Nawaki had inherited the Senju Clan.
• Minato told Hashirama and Tobirama about Akatsuki, Madara's revival, and their own resurrection, then urged them to return to Konoha and coordinate with the other villages.
• Hashirama and Tobirama agreed that Madara posed a serious threat and joined the Konoha group on its return to the village.
• The group learned that Madara had visited Konoha, taken the Uchiha Clan's treasured Uchiha Gunbai, and departed without killing anyone.

Madara reviewed Obito and Black Zetsu’s preparations for war, while Konoha learned of his declaration and began mobilizing for the Fourth Shinobi World War. The chapter ended with Konoha’s leaders continuing their planning at the Senju Clan Compound.

• Black Zetsu reported that Akatsuki had collected seven Tailed Beasts and planned to use the Gold and Silver Brothers to help summon the Ten-Tails, while Obito described their White Zetsu army and Impure World Reincarnation forces.
• Madara praised their preparations, assigned Obito to monitor the major ninja villages, and made Black Zetsu his steward.
• Minato revealed Madara’s declaration of war and introduced Hashirama and Tobirama to Konoha’s high-ranking officials, prompting Hiruzen and Tsunade’s family reunion with them.
• Hashirama and Tobirama met Tsunade’s descendants, including Ryushin, Rinne, and Takehiko.
• Shikaku told Konoha’s Jonin that the Fourth Shinobi World War would begin in one month, and Minato ordered village-wide mobilization and sent the Flying Thunder God Squad to invite the major villages to a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.
• Hoshi and Konoha’s other high-ranking officials gathered at the Senju Clan Compound for further discussion.

Konoha’s leaders planned the Five Kage Summit and an Allied Shinobi Forces response to Madara, while Hashirama and Tobirama agreed to help. The other villages began preparing to attend after receiving Minato’s letters and evidence that the First and Second Hokage had been revived.

• Minato explained that Konoha would convene the Five Kage Summit and organize the villages to protect Naruto and Killer B from Madara.
• Orochimaru explained the other villages’ circumstances to Tobirama, who praised Hoshi for his work and Konoha’s prosperity.
• Minato proposed that Hashirama attend the summit with Hoshi and himself while Tobirama stayed behind to guard Naruto, and Tobirama agreed to help.
• Gaara accepted the invitation and appointed Kankuro and Temari as his guards.
• Mei Terumi consulted Genji, who advised her to attend with Ao and Chojuro.
• Ōnoki watched footage of Hashirama and Tobirama’s revival and ordered Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi to travel with him to the Land of Iron.

The Five Kage Summit was set to take place in the Land of Iron, prompting Madara to prepare to reveal himself to the world. As Hoshi, Minato, and Hashirama arrived, Hoshi reunited with Mifune through a display of precise Sword Qi.

• Mabui reported Konoha's request for a Five Kage Summit, and A immediately accepted when he learned it would be held in the Land of Iron.
• Obito told Madara about the summit, and Madara decided to attend with Obito and announce his ascendance.
• Hoshi, Minato, and Hashirama traveled to the Land of Iron, where Hoshi visited the changed Kazama Dojo and paid respects at Master Shouyan's grave.
• Mifune waited for the arriving Kage and wondered whether Hoshi would come, then drew Kurosawa to counter a distant strike.
• Hoshi's Sword Qi shattered Mifune's Flash and precisely cut the breastplates of his attendants without injuring them.
• Hoshi greeted Mifune from afar and praised how much stronger he had become.

At the Five Kage Summit, Hashirama revealed himself as Konoha’s First Hokage, and Ōnoki attacked him to test whether he was real. After Hashirama regenerated from Dust Release, Minato began explaining the threat posed by Madara and Akatsuki.

• Mifune praised Hoshi’s swordsmanship, and Hoshi entered the city with Minato and Hashirama ahead of the Five Kage Summit.
• Hashirama introduced himself as Konoha’s First Hokage, shocking the assembled Kage.
• Ōnoki accused Konoha of deceiving the Four Kage and attacked Hashirama with Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu.
• Hashirama regenerated after losing half his head and recalled seeing the jutsu at the first Five Kage Summit.
• Minato told the Kage that the discussion concerned the Ninja World’s survival and began speaking about Madara and Akatsuki.

Minato explained Madara’s plans and called for the Five Great Ninja Villages to unite, but Hoshi suspected the Fourth Raikage was acting under Genjutsu. Hoshi broke the control, and A remembered that he had attacked his brother, Killer B.

• Minato told the Five Kage that Black Zetsu had revived Madara, who planned to launch a world-spanning Genjutsu and wage war in about twenty days.
• A agreed to join the Allied Shinobi Forces only if he was made commander, raising Hoshi’s suspicions.
• Hoshi entered Sage Mode, sensed Mangekyo Sharingan Dojutsu Power around A, and stabbed his shoulder with Mikazuki Munechika to dispel the Genjutsu.
• A regained clarity and remembered that, while controlled by Madara, he had attacked Killer B.
• A smashed the table and vowed never to forgive Uchiha Madara.

At the Five Kage Summit, A agreed to join the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Uchiha Madara arrived and demonstrated that he could absorb the Kage’s attacks. Madara announced his forces and gave the villages twenty days to accept the Eye of the Moon Plan, leaving the Five Kage with no choice but to form an alliance.

• A thanked Hayate Hoshi for freeing him from Genjutsu, and Hoshi asked him to join the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• A insisted he would join and fight Uchiha Madara regardless of repaying Hoshi.
• Uchiha Madara crashed into the summit and said he would spare A’s life when they met on the battlefield.
• The Four Kage attacked Madara together, but he absorbed their techniques with the Preta Path.
• Madara told Hashirama that his forces included one hundred thousand White Zetsu and powerful shinobi from previous generations.
• Madara gave the Five Kage twenty days to consider surrendering and accepting the Eye of the Moon Plan, then departed with Obito.

After the Five Kage formed the Allied Shinobi Forces, Minato confirmed Killer B had never been captured, and A vowed to find his brother. Killer B went to the summit to explain that A had once been controlled, and the brothers reunited with a Double Lariat.

• Madara's appearance ended opposition to the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Minato became their commander.
• Minato told A that Madara had never captured the Eight-Tails, so A and the other Kage agreed to search for Killer B.
• Killer B trained with A-Jin in the Land of Iron, and the Eight-Tails urged him to visit the Five Kage Summit and tell the Kage that A had been controlled.
• A-Jin took Killer B to the summit, where Killer B and A recognized each other and reunited with a Double Lariat.

As the Fourth Shinobi World War approached, Hoshi strengthened Konoha’s forces and tried to help Naruto become a Perfect Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails refused to cooperate, explaining that he saw no chance of winning against Madara.

• After the Eight-Tails returned, Hoshi arranged for Killer B to come to Konoha and train Naruto.
• Hoshi helped the Uchiha upgrade their Mangekyo Sharingan and distributed the Seven Ninja Swords among Konoha’s chosen swordsmen.
• Naruto told Killer B he could no longer enter the Nine-Tails’ mental world, so Hoshi decided to intervene.
• Hoshi forced his way into Naruto’s mental world, but the Nine-Tails refused to help Naruto become a Perfect Jinchuriki.
• The Nine-Tails said Madara had defeated him easily before and was now stronger, so he believed the war could not be won.

Hoshi discovered that the Nine-Tails had refused to become Naruto’s Perfect Jinchuriki because its extraction would then kill Naruto. He reassured the Nine-Tails that Naruto might have a safeguard tied to the Sage of Six Paths, and the Nine-Tails agreed to let Naruto join them.

• The Nine-Tails explained that Madara’s Rinnegan could control and extract Tailed Beasts, and admitted that becoming a Perfect Jinchuriki would make Naruto die if the Nine-Tails were removed.
• The Nine-Tails said it had refused the transformation because it wanted Naruto to survive longer, even if its own chances against Madara were poor.
• Hoshi said he was close to a breakthrough and pointed out that Naruto had a third source of Chakra besides the Nine-Tails.
• Hoshi suggested the Sage of Six Paths might have left a contingency plan for Naruto, and the Nine-Tails reconsidered its fears.
• The Nine-Tails accepted Hoshi’s reasoning and told him to bring Naruto in.

After mastering Nine-Tails Mode, Naruto joined the Allied Shinobi Forces as they gathered in the Land of Frost and finalized their war deployment against Amegakure. Hashirama Senju introduced himself to the assembled army, leaving the shinobi stunned.

• Naruto emerged from his talk with the Nine-Tails in a transitional Chakra Mode and defeated Killer B in a spar.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages assembled roughly eighty thousand shinobi and advanced toward Amegakure, gathering in the former lands of Grass, Rivers, and Frost.
• At the General Headquarters, Shikaku presented a five-unit battle plan, and the gathered leaders accepted it.
• Minato ordered most high-ranking members out of the command tent, and the leaders appeared before the allied forces.
• Hashirama Senju stepped forward, introduced himself as Konoha's First Hokage, and silenced the army.

Hashirama rallied the Allied Shinobi Forces as they marched toward Amegakure, while Madara prepared his forces to meet them. The surprise attack unit encountered Deidara, Chukichi, and Sasori, and Sakumo directed his allies to use Sealing Jutsu against the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi.

• Hashirama urged the Allied Shinobi Forces to fight for the survival of the Ninja World, then ordered the eighty thousand troops to advance toward Amegakure.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to control Danzo's corpse and the Impure World Reincarnation army while Obito led the White Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu and Obito arranged their forces to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces as they approached Amegakure.
• Hyuga Hamon detected enemies ahead of Sakumo's surprise attack unit, which was advancing through the Land of Grass.
• Deidara, Chukichi, and Sasori appeared before the surprise attack unit, and Sakumo told Hamon to warn the other units and instructed the Sealing Corps to seal incapacitated enemies.

After the first day of fighting ended, Hoshi anticipated a nighttime raid and went to protect the Medical Department. He killed a White Zetsu impersonating Hinata just as it attacked Ino and Sakura, leaving the camp safe for the moment.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces adapted to fighting the White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation army, and Sakumo's squad sealed its enemies.
• Near dusk, the enemy withdrew, and the Allied Forces set up camp and treated the wounded.
• Hoshi suspected a nighttime attack and left the command tent to guard the Medical Department.
• A White Zetsu disguised as Hinata lunged at Ino and Sakura in their tent.
• Hoshi cut the White Zetsu in two before it could reach them, then left the tent.

After the White Zetsu’s nighttime raid was repelled, Black Zetsu and Obito sent their forces into an all-out assault on the Allied Shinobi Forces. Itachi unleashed his Susanoo to save Kitsuchi and defeat the attackers, while Susanoo appeared across all five battlefields.

• Hoshi, Naruto, and Killer B helped the Allied Shinobi Forces find and eliminate the White Zetsu attacking at night.
• Black Zetsu and Obito decided to release all the White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation fighters the next day.
• Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi forced around twenty thousand White Zetsu to the surface, and the First Division attacked them.
• Kakuzu and Kari disrupted the First Division’s assault, and Kakuzu gained the upper hand against Kitsuchi.
• Itachi used Amaterasu to save Kitsuchi, then summoned his Susanoo and sealed the White Zetsu, Kakuzu, and Kari with the Totsuka Blade.
• Itachi, Sasuke, Shisui, Shin, and Kagetsu unleashed their Susanoo across the five battlefields.