Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha confronted Ōnoki and Iwagakure, demanding the Five-Tails Jinchuriki before attacking with Susanoo. Ōnoki and the village’s shinobi fought back, and the battle remained underway as an Earth Release technique closed in on Susanoo.

• Ōnoki sensed a powerful intruder outside Iwagakure and led the village’s shinobi to confront him.
• Madara Uchiha revealed himself, and Ōnoki recognized the man he had believed dead.
• Madara Uchiha demanded that Ōnoki surrender the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, but Ōnoki refused.
• Madara Uchiha formed a third-stage Susanoo and charged at Ōnoki and the other shinobi.
• Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s fighters launched techniques against Susanoo, while a shinobi used the Mountain Earth Technique to crush it between two rising masses of earth.

Shin Uchiha watched Madara Uchiha attack Iwagakure and reveal that he could use Hashirama Senju's Wood Release. Madara trapped Ōnoki, Han, and the other Shinobi in poisonous flowering trees, leaving them struggling as the chapter ended.

• Shin Uchiha observed Madara Uchiha's assault on Iwagakure and recognized that Madara had begun collecting the Tailed Beasts.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed his Susanoo and used Wood Release to send vines and branches sweeping through the Iwagakure Shinobi.
• Ōnoki realized Madara Uchiha had Hashirama Senju's Wood Release as the trees trapped the Shinobi.
• Madara Uchiha intensified the Wood Release, causing trees to bloom and release poisonous pollen that muddled Ōnoki's head.
• Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, began gathering tailed beast chakra, but Ōnoki warned that Wood Release could suppress him and Madara was waiting outside.

Ōnoki unleashed his strongest Dust Release to break through Madara Uchiha’s Wood Release, but Madara answered with a massive meteor aimed at Iwagakure. As Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Han flew to stop it, Shin Uchiha recognized that a second, larger meteor would follow and deactivated his Rinnegan.

• Ōnoki used Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu to destroy the Wood Release trees around Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki declared that Iwagakure would never submit, and Madara Uchiha enveloped himself in Susanoo and summoned a huge meteor with Dōjutsu-Tengai Shinsei.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi and Han to help stop the meteor, and the three flew toward it using their full strength.
• Shin Uchiha realized that another, larger meteor would follow and deactivated his Rinnegan.

Shin Uchiha copied Tengai Shinsei and waited to obtain Limbo: Border Jail before evolving his Rinnegan. After Madara Uchiha destroyed Iwagakure and took the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Shin saved the injured Kurotsuchi and sent her back to help her village.

• Shin Uchiha copied Tengai Shinsei and told his Rinnegan to wait until he had copied Limbo: Border Jail before evolving.
• Ōnoki and the other defenders failed to stop the second meteorite, which crashed into Iwagakure and reduced it to ruins.
• Shin Uchiha rescued the unconscious Kurotsuchi, treated her injuries, and watched Madara Uchiha blast aside debris and take the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kurotsuchi woke and recognized Shin Uchiha as the person who had returned Iwagakure's Scroll of Seals.
• Shin Uchiha urged Kurotsuchi to help her people and warned that Ōnoki might die without treatment, so she rushed toward the ruins.

Shin Uchiha left Iwagakure after copying Madara Uchiha’s Tengai Shinsei, while Nagato sensed Jiraiya outside Amegakure but never met him. At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya that the crisis had arrived early and that he would face the wielder of the Rinnegan, so Jiraiya decided to bring Naruto for Sage Mode training.

• Shin Uchiha left Iwagakure after copying Madara Uchiha’s Tengai Shinsei.
• Nagato sensed Jiraiya outside Amegakure, but Jiraiya vanished before entering the village.
• Sage Fukasaku summoned Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku after the Great Toad Sage had a new prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage said the shinobi world’s crisis had arrived early and that a powerful, benevolent figure would support the Child of Prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya that he and the toads would encounter the wielder of the Rinnegan in an underground passage.
• Jiraiya decided to bring Naruto to Mount Myōboku to train in Sage Mode.

The Great Toad Sage sensed that the person Jiraiya had spoken of might one day outrank Mount Myōboku, while Jiraiya hurried to bring Naruto there to learn Sage Mode. Madara Uchiha returned with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and decided he would capture the remaining tailed beasts himself after the Akatsuki sealed the Four-Tails.

• Jiraiya left Mount Myōboku to bring Naruto back and begin his Sage Mode training.
• The Great Toad Sage told Sage Fukasaku that Jiraiya’s companion might one day rise above Mount Myōboku and warned him not to provoke that person.
• Madara Uchiha returned to his underground base with the unconscious Five-Tails Jinchuriki and learned from Black Zetsu that the Akatsuki had captured the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to lock up the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and keep him alive until the tailed beast revived.
• Madara Uchiha decided to wait for Nagato to seal the Four-Tails, then summon him and capture the remaining two tailed beasts himself.

After Madara Uchiha seized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and extracted the Five-Tails, Nagato and Konan feared he would come for the Rinnegan. Nagato brought Konan and Yahiko to Shin Uchiha and offered him the eyes, but Shin said he had never promised not to return them to Madara.

• After sealing the Four-Tails, Nagato lost his connection to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and realized Madara Uchiha had taken control of it.
• Madara Uchiha extracted the Five-Tails from its unconscious jinchuriki and planned to gather the remaining tailed beasts.
• Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha left to retrieve the Rinnegan and kill Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko.
• Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko met Shin Uchiha, and Nagato offered him the Rinnegan to protect his companions.
• Shin Uchiha told Nagato he had never said he would refuse to return the Rinnegan to Madara.

Shin Uchiha replaced Nagato’s Rinnegan with Mangekyō Sharingan and kept the Rinnegan as bait for the enemy lurking in the shadows. Uchiha Itachi revealed that learning about the future of the Uchiha Clan had left him convinced he had committed a terrible sin, and the chapter left Shin concerned for him.

• Nagato warned Shin Uchiha that returning the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha could endanger the world, but Shin said he planned to use the eyes to draw out the hidden enemy.
• Shin replaced Nagato’s Rinnegan with Mangekyō Sharingan and explained its abilities and risks.
• Uchiha Itachi arrived after capturing the Four-Tails’ jinchūriki, and Shin sensed that his illness had worsened.
• Shin learned that Uchiha Itachi had been neglecting rest and wanted his final battle with Sasuke arranged soon.
• Uchiha Itachi confessed that Shisui had told him the future held Shisui’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, leaving Itachi convinced his own role in it was unforgivable.

Shin Uchiha agreed to let Sasuke meet Itachi at the Uchiha ancestral grounds, then told Tsunade that Madara had attacked Iwagakure after being revived with Impure World Reincarnation. Tsunade feared Madara was collecting tailed beasts and asked Shin whether they were connected to the catastrophe he had warned her about.

• Itachi asked Shin to let Sasuke kill him and inherit the help of his eyes, and Shin agreed to send Sasuke to the Uchiha ancestral grounds.
• Tsunade told Shin that an attacker resembling Madara had devastated Iwagakure, gravely injured Ōnoki, and taken the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shin said he had witnessed Madara's attack and believed Orochimaru had revived him with Impure World Reincarnation but lost control of him.
• Tsunade realized Madara might be gathering tailed beasts and asked Shin whether they were connected to the coming catastrophe.

Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha intended to collect the tailed beasts and become a second Sage of Six Paths, while revealing that he had allowed Madara to emerge so he could use Madara’s Rinnegan to grow stronger. Tsunade then asked whether Konoha should answer Iwagakure’s plea for her medical help, as Ōnoki remained unconscious from his injuries.

• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that Madara Uchiha planned to gather the tailed beasts and become a second Sage of Six Paths.
• Tsunade urged Shin to hide Naruto, but Shin said he had allowed Madara to appear because he needed Madara’s Rinnegan as nourishment.
• Shin assured Tsunade that he could defeat Madara even if Madara reached the Six Paths level, and Tsunade agreed to trust him.
• Tsunade told Shin that Iwagakure had asked her to treat Ōnoki, who remained unconscious with severe injuries.
• Shin recalled that Ōnoki had likely risked his life to limit Iwagakure’s casualties from Madara’s Tengai Shinsei.

Tsunade received Jiraiya’s message that a new prophecy had warned of an approaching final battle, and that he would take Naruto to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode. Shin left to retrieve Naruto, while Tsunade decided to give Ino a chance to join Shin’s household after she passed several tests.

• Shin agreed to take Tsunade to help Iwagakure, but a messenger toad arrived with urgent news from Jiraiya.
• Tsunade told Shin that the Great Toad Sage had made a new prophecy and Jiraiya would take Naruto to Mount Myōboku to train in Sage Mode.
• Tsunade explained that Naruto had gone with Kakashi and others to eliminate the Immortal Duo and was returning with the Ino-Shika-Cho team.
• Tsunade revealed that Ino had given up her Yamanaka Clan heir position because she wanted to become Shin’s mistress, and Shin hurried off to find Naruto.
• Shizune asked whether Tsunade would allow Ino to become one of Shin’s women, and Tsunade said Ino could have a chance after passing necessary tests.

Shin Uchiha caught up with Kakashi’s team and told Naruto that Jiraiya would soon take him to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode. Naruto eagerly agreed to train and promised to return stronger so he could help Shin, while the others chose to travel back to Konoha with Shin.

• Naruto excitedly told Kakashi about his Big Ball Rasengan, and Kakashi recognized his potential.
• Shin Uchiha appeared before the team and explained that Jiraiya would soon take Naruto away to train.
• Shin told Naruto he would learn Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku, and Naruto asked whether mastering it would let him help Shin.
• Naruto promised to learn Sage Mode quickly and return to help Shin with difficult missions.
• Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Karin Uzumaki, Kakashi, and Sai agreed to return with Shin, who used Space-Time Ninjutsu to take them away.

Madara Uchiha learned that Nagato had severed his connection to the ring and set off for Kumogakure to capture Killer B. After Shin Uchiha received Konan’s warning that Madara’s group had triggered safeguards in Amegakure, he decided to reveal that he had the Rinnegan and draw their attention away from Nagato and the others.

• White Zetsu urged Madara Uchiha to go to Kumogakure and capture Killer B, while Black Zetsu warned that the village would be difficult to attack.
• Obito Uchiha told Madara Uchiha that he had searched Amegakure but found no trace of Nagato and the others.
• Madara Uchiha sensed that Nagato had severed his connection to the ring, crushed it, and flew toward Kumogakure with White Zetsu following.
• Shin Uchiha returned Naruto and the others, then received a Paper Crane from Konan explaining that someone had triggered the safeguards in Amegakure.
• Shin Uchiha suspected Madara Uchiha’s group wanted the Rinnegan and decided to tell them he had it to divert their attention from Nagato and the others.

Shin Uchiha revealed that Madara Uchiha had attacked Iwagakure to collect the Tailed Beasts, while Jiraiya came to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku. Jiraiya spotted Nagato’s Rinnegan in Shin’s possession and demanded to know why they were there.

• Shin Uchiha jolted Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan so Madara could pinpoint their location, and Tsunade chided him for the risk.
• Jiraiya arrived to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku, and Shin offered to summon Naruto for him.
• Jiraiya reported that a powerful fighter resembling Madara Uchiha had used Susanoo and Wood Release in Iwagakure.
• Shin confirmed that the fighter was Madara, revived through Impure World Reincarnation and collecting the Tailed Beasts.
• Jiraiya saw Nagato’s Rinnegan in a jar on Shin’s desk and demanded to know why Shin had them.

Jiraiya learned from Shin Uchiha how Madara Uchiha had targeted Nagato and why Shin had taken the Rinnegan. Shin then brought Tsunade and Shizune to Iwagakure, where they found the village reduced to ruins and went to treat Ōnoki.

• Shin Uchiha explained to Jiraiya that Madara Uchiha had targeted Nagato and that retrieving Nagato's Rinnegan had protected him, Konan, and Yahiko.
• Jiraiya admitted he had not questioned how Nagato awakened the Rinnegan, then left Shin Uchiha and Tsunade.
• Tsunade worried that Madara Uchiha's Impure World Reincarnation body would be difficult to defeat, but Shin said Madara was likely busy attacking Kumogakure.
• Shin Uchiha took Tsunade and Shizune to Iwagakure after Tsunade agreed to help the village.
• Tsunade and Shin saw Iwagakure's devastation and headed toward the largest concentration of people to treat Ōnoki.

Madara Uchiha prepared to attack Kumogakure after sensing the Eight-Tails and the Rinnegan, while the Fourth Raikage received news of the devastation at Iwagakure. The chapter left Madara charging toward Kumogakure in his fourth-stage Susanoo as its leaders remained unaware of the imminent attack.

• Madara Uchiha sensed the Rinnegan and suspected that Nagato had revealed its location deliberately or by accident.
• Madara Uchiha sensed the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure and summoned his fourth-stage Susanoo.
• The Fourth Raikage received a report that an unidentified attacker had devastated Iwagakure, gravely wounded Ōnoki, and captured the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• A subordinate told the Fourth Raikage that one person using the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo had apparently attacked Iwagakure.
• Madara Uchiha charged toward Kumogakure with his Susanoo and challenged the Fourth Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage considered exploiting Iwagakure’s hatred of the Uchiha when a powerful intruder approached Kumogakure. Madara Uchiha revealed himself in Susanoo and attacked, and the Raikage tried to deter him by warning that his actions could bring war upon the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.

• The Fourth Raikage listened as his subordinate proposed allying with Iwagakure against the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• A barrier division member reported massive chakra signatures approaching Kumogakure, and the Fourth Raikage declared a Level One Alert and rushed outside.
• Madara Uchiha spotted the Raikage and said he had come to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The Fourth Raikage recognized Madara’s Susanoo and struck its chest with Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop, cracking it.
• Madara praised the Raikage’s attack as the Susanoo repaired itself, and the Raikage warned that attacking Kumogakure could bring war upon the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.

Madara Uchiha confronted Kumogakure and demanded that they hand over Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. He attacked the village’s shinobi with his Susanoo, while Black Zetsu watched with Obito Uchiha.

• Madara Uchiha dismissed the Uchiha Clan and revealed that he had come to capture the Eight-Tails.
• The Fourth Raikage stopped Killer B from charging and challenged Madara over the capture of Iwagakure’s jinchūriki.
• Madara demanded that Kumogakure surrender Killer B, but Killer B and the gathered shinobi refused.
• Madara sent his Susanoo against Kumogakure’s forces and overwhelmed them in battle.
• Black Zetsu praised Madara to Obito Uchiha, who silently tightened his grip on the Uchiha Gunbai.

Ōnoki woke after Tsunade saved him and learned that Madara Uchiha had destroyed more than half of Iwagakure and killed his son. He asked Shin Uchiha to deal with Madara, but Shin said he had no authority over him and that Madara was effectively immortal through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Ōnoki woke and recognized that Tsunade had saved him.
• Ōnoki asked Kurotsuchi how much damage Iwagakure had suffered.
• Kurotsuchi told Ōnoki that more than half of Iwagakure was destroyed and her father had died protecting villagers.
• Ōnoki blamed Madara Uchiha for the disaster and asked Shin Uchiha to act against him.
• Shin told Ōnoki that Madara had left the Uchiha Clan and was now an immortal, indestructible Impure World Reincarnation.

Shin Uchiha returned Deidara to Iwagakure, where he reunited with Kurotsuchi and saw how badly Ōnoki and the village had been devastated. Deidara was left shocked and tearful at his teacher’s condition.

• Ōnoki fell silent after Shin Uchiha mentioned Madara Uchiha, while Shin remained unaware that Ōnoki had hoped they would injure each other.
• Shin Uchiha told Ōnoki he had captured a strong young man from Iwagakure and would hand him over.
• Shin Uchiha snapped his fingers and made Deidara appear before Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi.
• Kurotsuchi recognized Deidara, who greeted her and asked where Ōnoki was.
• Ōnoki revealed that he was badly injured and Iwagakure was nearly destroyed, prompting Deidara to see his teacher’s missing leg and break into tears.