Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yao and Shion entered the Volcano Shrine to confront Moryo, and Yao killed Yomi’s four generals with ease. As they continued toward the sealed demon, Shion recognized the approaching footsteps as Moryo’s awakened Phantom Army.

• Uchiha Yao sent the ANBU back to Konoha and entered the shrine with Shion.
• Yitai attacked Uchiha Yao, who stopped his stone fist with one finger and killed him with a flick.
• Setsuna and another general attacked with fire and water dragons, but Uchiha Yao destroyed their jutsu and killed them with Shinra Tensei.
• Uchiha Yao killed the remaining general, Kusuna, and continued deeper into the shrine with Shion.
• The ground shook as marching footsteps sounded ahead, and Shion identified the approaching terracotta soldiers as the Phantom Army awakened by Moryo.

Uchiha Yao effortlessly destroyed the Phantom Army and reached the underground altar with Shion, where Yomi was trying to resurrect Moryo. Yomi threatened them, but Uchiha Yao used Banshō Ten'in to pull him off the altar.

• Uchiha Yao summoned three Shadow Clones, who annihilated the Terracotta Warriors with ninjutsu, Susanoo, and lightning-fast attacks.
• Uchiha Yao and Shion crossed the passage and entered an underground cave with a lava lake and an altar.
• Yomi called for Moryo to awaken and declared his intention to build a dark empire.
• Yomi spotted Shion, dismissed Uchiha Yao, and threatened to make them offerings for Moryo's resurrection.
• Uchiha Yao used Banshō Ten'in to drag Yomi off the altar toward him.

Uchiha Yao forced Yomi to revive Moryo, then mocked the enormous demon after it emerged from the lava. Moryo attacked him with dark chakra tentacles while Shion watched in fear.

• Uchiha Yao effortlessly seized Yomi and ordered him to revive Moryo, despite Shion's warning.
• Uchiha Yao reassured Shion that Moryo was no threat, and Shion chose to believe in him.
• Yomi sacrificed his blood to the black mist, and Moryo revived as a colossal, multiheaded purple monster.
• Moryo boasted of its immortality and demanded Uchiha Yao submit, but Yao mocked its confidence.
• Enraged by Yao's insults, Moryo sent dark chakra tentacles hurtling toward him as Shion screamed a warning.

Uchiha Yao overwhelmed Moryo, resisting its strongest attacks before transporting it to his Heavenly Imperial Space. He destroyed Moryo’s body and sealed its weakened soul.

• Uchiha Yao used Susanoo’s initial form to block Moryo’s attacks, then expanded it to the third stage and withstood Moryo’s energy blasts.
• Uchiha Yao crushed Moryo’s largest dragon head and moved the battle from the Underground Cave to his Heavenly Imperial Space.
• Moryo tried to escape, but Uchiha Yao summoned Perfect Susanoo and struck it with Susanoo: Triple Collapsing Jade.
• Uchiha Yao blasted apart Moryo’s physical body, leaving only its weakened soul.
• Uchiha Yao used the Six Paths: Sealing Technique-Soul Binding to drag Moryo’s soul underground.

Uchiha Yao returned to Konoha with Shion after sealing Moryo, leaving her in Sara’s care. He then entered the Heavenly Imperial Space and began tormenting Moryo’s soul with Divine Punishment.

• Uchiha Yao reassured Shion that he had completely sealed Moryo and transported them back to Konoha.
• Sara welcomed Uchiha Yao and Shion at the Hokage’s Office, then offered to take Shion somewhere to rest.
• Shion thanked Uchiha Yao before leaving the office with Sara, while Uchiha Yao turned his attention to the world behind Moryo.
• Uchiha Yao appeared in the Heavenly Imperial Space and released the restriction on Moryo’s crystal pillar.
• Uchiha Yao used Divine Punishment to strike Moryo’s soul with golden lightning, making it scream in agony.

Uchiha Yao learned that Moryo came from the dark dimension of Yomi and accepted a system mission to devour it. Using Moryo’s soul as an anchor, he opened a passage toward Yomi, leaving a massive black vortex forming in the Heavenly Imperial Space.

• Uchiha Yao tortured Moryo until it stopped resisting and revealed that it came from Yomi, a dimension attached to the Shinobi World.
• Moryo explained that it had fled to the Shinobi World after losing a territorial fight in Yomi.
• Uchiha Yao received a system mission to force open a passage to Yomi and merge the dimension into his Heavenly Imperial Space.
• Uchiha Yao offered Moryo a chance to take revenge by helping him reach and conquer Yomi, and Moryo agreed.
• Uchiha Yao used Moryo’s soul as an anchor and activated Six Paths: Heavenly Imperial, forming a huge black spatial vortex.

Uchiha Yao devoured the entire Yomi dimension into his Heavenly Imperial Space, gaining new power and a reincarnation pool before returning to Konoha. He then looked toward Kumogakure, where Jiraiya’s army was expected to have arrived, and wondered what choice they would make.

• Uchiha Yao opened a vortex to Yomi and sent golden chains through it to drain the dimension and pull its land into the Heavenly Imperial Space.
• A Three-Headed Demon Hound tried to stop the invasion, but Uchiha Yao dragged it through the vortex and sealed it in a crystal pillar.
• Uchiha Yao’s Heavenly Imperial Space devoured Yomi completely, and he received an expanded domain, a Yomi Reincarnation Pool, and a 30% increase in soul strength.
• Uchiha Yao forgave Moryo its earlier punishment for helping him, then left the Heavenly Imperial Space.
• Uchiha Yao returned to the Hokage’s Office in Konoha and looked toward Kumogakure, expecting Jiraiya’s army to have arrived.

Kumogakure elder Raizo and other militant elders planned a coup against Acting Raikage Darui so they could continue fighting Konoha. Uchiha Obito appeared and offered to help them kill Uchiha Yao and destroy Konoha, but Raizo remained suspicious.

• Raizo condemned Darui for considering surrender and proposed seizing command in a coup the next morning.
• The militant elders agreed to overthrow Darui and fight Konoha to the death.
• Obito appeared in the elders’ guarded secret chamber and offered to help them.
• Raizo’s Elite Jonin bodyguard attacked Obito, but his strike passed through Obito before Obito subdued and placed him under genjutsu.
• Obito identified himself as Uchiha Yao’s enemy and said he wanted Yao dead and Konoha destroyed.
• Raizo questioned Obito’s motives and refused to trust his offer outright.

Obito offered the desperate Hidden Cloud elders White Zetsu and revived the Third Raikage to help them resist Konoha. After Raizo explained Kumogakure’s defeats and Darui’s plan to surrender, the Third Raikage’s aura grew increasingly terrifying.

• Obito warned Raizo that Kumogakure faced destruction and offered an army of White Zetsu to aid the village.
• Obito summoned the Third Raikage’s coffin, and Raizo recognized Obito as one of the men behind Killer B’s abduction.
• Raizo attacked Obito in a fury, but his lightning strike passed through Obito, who mocked his weakness.
• Obito used Orochimaru’s control talisman to awaken the Third Raikage through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Raizo and the other elders broke down before the Third Raikage, who demanded an explanation.
• Raizo recounted Konoha’s rise, Kumogakure’s defeat, the Fourth Raikage’s capture, and Darui’s plan to surrender as the Third Raikage’s aura intensified.

The Third Raikage agreed to cooperate with Obito to oppose Konoha, while insisting that Obito return Killer B and the Eight-Tails later. In the Raikage building, Darui prepared to sign an agreement surrendering Kumogakure when someone smashed through the office wall.

• Raizo told the Third Raikage that Konoha had captured A and that Darui intended to surrender Kumogakure.
• The Third Raikage rejected merging the village into Konoha and agreed to cooperate with Obito against Konoha.
• The Third Raikage demanded that Obito hand over Killer B and the Eight-Tails, but Obito promised to return them after the village was secured.
• Darui and Dodai discussed signing the agreement, concluding that resistance against Uchiha Yao would destroy Kumogakure.
• Darui picked up his pen to sign the agreement when a crash shattered the Raikage's Office door and part of its wall.

The Third Raikage returned to Hidden Cloud Village, destroyed its agreement with Konoha, and took control from Darui and Dodai, while Obito and Orochimaru each set plans in motion. Two days earlier, Madara learned Konoha was attacking Kumogakure and prepared to seize the Nine-Tails and One-Tail.

• The Third Raikage appeared in Darui and Dodai’s office, destroyed the agreement, and struck both men when they tried to explain.
• Raizo and the Hidden Cloud shinobi moved to arrest Darui and Dodai, but Darui attacked the Third Raikage with Black Panther and was quickly defeated.
• The Third Raikage ordered Darui and Dodai imprisoned and placed Kumogakure on Level One Alert as he prepared to fight Konoha.
• Obito watched with satisfaction as the Third Raikage stirred up conflict, while Orochimaru decided not to suppress the Raikage’s will after reanimating him.
• Two days earlier, Obito told Madara that Konoha was attacking Hidden Cloud and that the Nine-Tails and One-Tail were there; Madara decided to join the fight.

Otsutsuki Meishiki sent Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki to investigate Kaguya’s silence and recover the Chakra Fruit, but Urashiki split off to scout ahead. Near Kumogakure, Naruto grew impatient for battle while Sasuke warned him against rushing in.

• Otsutsuki Meishiki ordered Momoshiki and Kinshiki to investigate Kaguya and retrieve the Chakra Fruit, then assigned Urashiki to join them.
• Momoshiki insulted Urashiki, who used Yomotsu Hirasaka to travel ahead and look for something interesting.
• Momoshiki dismissed Kinshiki’s concerns about Urashiki’s motives and declared that all would kneel when they arrived.
• Naruto Uzumaki waited with Konoha’s army near Kumogakure and complained that the battle was taking too long.
• Uchiha Sasuke warned Naruto not to rush into battle, and Naruto angrily insisted that he was strong enough.

Jiraiya warned Naruto and Sasuke that the Third Raikage had taken control of Kumogakure after a coup and that Obito was there. Konoha launched its attack on the village, while Obito marked Yugito Nii as his target and Madara dismissed the opposing forces.

• Jiraiya told Naruto and Sasuke that the Third Raikage had imprisoned Darui and Dodai and taken control of Kumogakure, with Obito also present.
• Jiraiya cautioned Naruto against charging in recklessly and urged a careful advance to limit casualties.
• The Third Raikage welcomed Yugito Nii back to Kumogakure and rallied the Hidden Cloud ninja to defend the village.
• Jiraiya ordered Konoha's forces to attack, and Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke advanced with the army.
• Obito spotted Yugito on the battlefield and decided to capture her, while Madara dismissed the fighting as beneath him.

The Third Raikage overwhelmed Konoha’s fighters, shattered Sasuke’s Susanoo, and survived Naruto’s Rasenshuriken. Naruto and Sasuke joined forces against him while Gaara continued defending against Yugito Nii.

• The Third Raikage charged through Konoha’s earth walls and defeated an elite jonin, then brushed off the other ninjas’ attacks.
• Sasuke used his Susanoo to attack the Third Raikage, but the Raikage stopped its punch and pierced it with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite.
• The Third Raikage struck Sasuke through his weapon and sent him crashing into a tree, then pursued him for a finishing blow.
• Naruto hit the Third Raikage with a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, but the Raikage emerged with only shallow marks and explained that his defense overcame Wind Release’s advantage.
• Naruto entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and joined the injured Sasuke in attacking the Third Raikage.
• Yugito Nii attacked Gaara with blue flames, but Gaara’s sand shield held firm despite being scorched into glass.

Gaara used Shukaku’s power to withstand the Two-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball, bury and seal Matatabi, defeating Yugito Nii. As Konoha celebrated, White Zetsu attacked the right flank, and Uchiha Shunichi led his clan in a fire-based counterattack.

• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Gaara, who stopped it with his tanuki-shaped sand shield.
• Gaara swept the Two-Tails into a sea of sand, trapped her between giant sand hands, and sealed Matatabi, leaving Yugito unconscious in a sand pyramid.
• Konoha’s ninja cheered Gaara’s victory while Naruto praised him from his fight against the Third Raikage.
• White Zetsu erupted from underground and tore through Konoha’s right flank.
• Uchiha Shunichi led hundreds of Uchiha to the right flank, where they burned through White Zetsu with Fire Release techniques.

Uchiha Yao rejected the Land of Iron’s apology and demand to remain neutral, ordering it to surrender and join the Land of Fire or face invasion. Jianwan left terrified with the ultimatum, while Yao reaffirmed his intent to unify the Shinobi World.

• An ANBU reported that Jiraiya’s army had reached the outskirts of Kumogakure and that Konoha had subdued surrounding territories.
• Jianwan entered the Hokage’s Office and apologized on behalf of the Land of Iron for joining the anti-Konoha Allied Forces.
• Jianwan offered to strip Mifune of his positions and hand him over, while asking Konoha to forgive the Land of Iron and preserve its neutrality in exchange for compensation and allegiance.
• Uchiha Yao rejected the offer and gave the Land of Iron two choices: surrender its authority and armed forces for incorporation into the Land of Fire, or face Konoha’s punitive march.
• Yao threatened to erase the Land of Iron, and ANBU dragged the terrified Jianwan from the office.
• Yao watched Konoha from his window and concluded that the Land of Iron would be annexed as part of the Shinobi World’s unification.

Uchiha Yao received the Six Paths Reincarnation Pool and used it to resurrect Hashirama Senju with his peak strength and a living body. Hashirama awakened, accepted Uchiha Yao as the leader the world needed, and showed no hostility toward him.

• The system announced that Uchiha Yao had completed the phased unification mission and upgraded the Yomi Reincarnation Pool to the Six Paths Reincarnation Pool.
• Uchiha Yao entered the Heavenly Imperial Space and broke the Crystal Pillar sealing Hashirama Senju.
• Uchiha Yao dropped Hashirama Senju into the Six Paths Reincarnation Pool, which reconstructed his body and restored him at his peak strength.
• Hashirama Senju awoke in a living body, sensed his enhanced Chakra, and recognized Uchiha Yao.
• Hashirama Senju praised Uchiha Yao's power and declared that he was the leader the world truly needed.

Uchiha Yao revived Hashirama Senju, who accepted Yao’s plan to unify the Shinobi World, and brought him toward the Hidden Cloud battlefield to confront Uchiha Madara and end the war. There, Naruto and Sasuke were still struggling against the Third Raikage’s overwhelming strength.

• Hashirama Senju praised Uchiha Yao’s plan to unify the Shinobi World and asked him to revive Tobirama Senju, but Yao said the reincarnation pool needed time to recover.
• Uchiha Yao told Hashirama Senju that Konoha’s army had surrounded Kumogakure and invited him to the Hidden Cloud battlefield.
• Uchiha Yao revealed that Uchiha Madara had survived the Valley of the End, awakened the Rinnegan, and pursued the Eye of the Moon Plan with Obito.
• Uchiha Yao and Hashirama Senju traveled through Konoha’s Hokage’s Office and then used Heavenly Might to head to the battlefield.
• The Third Raikage struck Sasuke with Liger Bomb, shattering his Susanoo as Naruto and Sasuke struggled to harm him.

Uchiha Madara joined the battlefield and overwhelmed the Konoha forces with his taijutsu and Fire Release. Mei Terumi and Chojuro stopped his flames, but Madara answered with Susanoo and knocked Chojuro away.

• Uchiha Shunichi led his clan against the White Zetsu army while Madara watched from a cliff with Obito.
• Madara leaped into the battlefield, swiftly defeated nearby Konoha ninja, and countered their Water Release with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Shunichi recognized Madara and rallied the Uchiha, but Madara's Majestic Destroyer Flame overpowered their combined Dragon Fire Technique.
• Mei Terumi and Chojuro arrived with the Mist Division and blocked the flames with Water Release: Water Wall.
• Mei attacked Madara with Lava Release, but he formed Susanoo and blocked the acid.
• Chojuro struck Susanoo with Hiramekarei, but Madara caught the blow and swatted him away.

Obito summoned five reanimated jinchuriki, who overwhelmed Konoha’s right-flank defenses. Naruto and Sasuke headed to confront them while Might Guy and Kakashi held off the Third Raikage.

• Naruto sensed Madara’s chakra, and Kurama warned him that Madara was on the battlefield.
• Obito used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Rōshi, Han, Utakata, Fū, and Killer B, then ordered them to attack.
• The five reanimated jinchuriki devastated the right flank, and Rōshi knocked Uchiha Shunichi down and prepared to finish him.
• Naruto and Sasuke tried to reach the right flank, but the Third Raikage blocked them.
• Might Guy and Kakashi arrived and took on the Third Raikage, allowing Naruto and Sasuke to continue toward the jinchuriki.
• Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate and struck the Third Raikage, driving his feet into the ground.