Chapter Summaries

The Allied Forces faltered as Yemu overwhelmed them, and Orochimaru revealed that his Impure World Reincarnation shinobi had been strengthened with Hashirama cells and White Zetsu vessels. The resurrected legends awakened and prepared to face Yemu, while Orochimaru watched from the battlefield.

• Kakashi Hatake questioned whether Naruto Uzumaki could still stop Yemu, and Naruto struggled to answer as he realized the gulf between them.
• Ōnoki learned that the Allied Forces had lost contact with the Akatsuki and told Kurotsuchi that they had no way back.
• Orochimaru told the Fourth Raikage that he had enhanced the reincarnated shinobi with Hashirama cells and White Zetsu vessels.
• Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, the Kage, and other legendary shinobi emerged from their coffins, while Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu complained about being summoned again.
• Madara Uchiha greeted Hashirama Senju and looked forward to seeing Yemu defeat him, while Tobirama Senju realized they had been resurrected as tools for the war.
• Orochimaru watched the awakened shinobi and challenged Yemu to face the warriors of the Shinobi World's past.

The reincarnated shinobi powerhouses arrived to face Yemu, whose immense presence overwhelmed the battlefield. As Hashirama challenged Yemu’s rejection of peace and Madara provoked him, Kinkaku and Ginkaku prepared to fight, insisting they would never bow to one man.

• Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and other reincarnated powerhouses surveyed the ruined battlefield and recognized Yemu as the enemy.
• Madara Uchiha told Hashirama Senju that he had fought Yemu three years earlier, while Tobirama Senju connected Yemu to the masked man from Konoha’s internal conflict.
• Minato Namikaze spotted his son Naruto Uzumaki among Konoha’s forces.
• Yemu descended before the reincarnated shinobi and told the dead to return to where they came from.
• Hashirama Senju urged Yemu to use his power to protect others, but Yemu rejected Hashirama’s idea of peace and declared that the shinobi world needed true rule.
• Madara Uchiha challenged Hashirama Senju to respond to Yemu’s rejection of his ideals, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku vowed not to bow to Yemu.

Yemu faced the resurrected legendary warriors as the Konoha group watched from the sidelines. He effortlessly crushed their coordinated assault and destroyed Tobirama, leaving the battlefield stunned.

• Tsunade warned the Konoha group not to interfere, while Kakashi asked Naruto whether he still intended to stop Yemu.
• Danzo realized he had been revived and blamed Hiruzen for the disaster, then found no sign of him.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and the Third Raikage launched a three-sided attack on Yemu.
• Yemu seized Tobirama, blasted the Third Raikage into a crater, and crushed Hashirama's flowering trees with repulsive force.
• Yemu shattered Tobirama into ash as Hashirama cried out and Madara watched with interest.

Yemu repelled the resurrected shinobi’s combined ninjutsu and revealed his strongest armored form, leaving the battlefield’s fighters terrified and Madara and Hashirama agreeing to fight together. He summoned the Silver Dragon Battle Blade and declared that the real battle was about to begin.

• Orochimaru ordered the resurrected shinobi to attack Yemu with everything they had and wear him down.
• Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, the Third Raikage, the Second Mizukage, and Mu unleashed powerful ninjutsu against Yemu.
• Yemu raised a golden barrier that repelled or absorbed the attacks, then released a towering surge of chakra and emerged in silver-white battle armor.
• Madara Uchiha urged Hashirama Senju to join forces, and Hashirama agreed that Yemu was beyond what either could face alone.
• Yemu shattered space and summoned the Silver Dragon Battle Blade as Danzo, Naruto, and Kakashi Hatake watched in fear and awe.
• Yemu declared that the real war was beginning and challenged the gathered fighters to dance.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha joined forces to attack Yemu, but he overwhelmed their strongest techniques with his Silver Dragon World-Ending Slash. The battlefield was left in stunned silence as Yemu’s power surpassed anything the shinobi could imagine.

• Hashirama Senju summoned a Wooden Giant, and Madara Uchiha wrapped it in Perfect Susanoo to form their combined warrior.
• Hashirama Senju used Sage Art: Gate of the Great God against Yemu, but Yemu shattered every sealing gate with a single slash.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Perfect Susanoo: Cross Slash while Hashirama Senju summoned the Thousand-Armed Buddha to strike Yemu.
• Yemu released Silver Dragon World-Ending Slash, destroying the Thousand-Armed Buddha and splitting Madara Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo as both men fell to the ground.
• Yemu descended onto the battlefield and declared their partnership amounted to nothing, while the allied shinobi stood frozen in fear.

Yemu’s overwhelming defeat of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha terrified the Allied Forces, prompting Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu to urge Ōnoki and Mei Terumi to retreat. Obito Uchiha then revealed a hundred thousand White Zetsu and sent them charging toward Yemu, while Naruto Uzumaki and Tsunade remained confident he could handle them.

• Yemu’s silver dragon slash shattered Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s attacks, leaving Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha, and the Allied Forces stunned.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku decided not to fight Yemu, while the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki feared his attack could wipe out the Allied Forces.
• Mu appeared before Ōnoki and urged him to withdraw Iwagakure, warning that Yemu was beyond the Allied Forces’ power.
• Hozuki Gengetsu told Mei Terumi to pull Kirigakure out of the battle, warning that continued fighting would destroy the village.
• Obito Uchiha appeared and revealed an army of a hundred thousand White Zetsu, which poured out of hiding and charged toward Yemu.
• Kakashi Hatake worried about the danger to the Land of Iron, but Naruto Uzumaki and Tsunade believed Yemu could defeat the White Zetsu.

Yemu annihilated the advancing White Zetsu army with a single attack, leaving Obito Uchiha shaken. Madara Uchiha released Impure World Reincarnation and headed for Nagato to return to life, while Obito Uchiha secretly resolved to prevent him from doing so for now.

• Yemu arrived above the Land of Iron and destroyed the hundred thousand White Zetsu, renewing the samurai's fighting spirit and shocking Obito Uchiha.
• The Fourth Raikage reacted to Yemu's overwhelming power, while Hashirama Senju urged Madara Uchiha to stop him.
• Madara Uchiha released Impure World Reincarnation and announced he would return to life to fight Yemu with his true body.
• Madara Uchiha's Susanoo carried him toward the rear of the Land of Iron to find Nagato and have him use Rinne Rebirth.
• Obito Uchiha received Madara Uchiha's instructions but secretly decided to stop his resurrection for now.

Obito Uchiha revealed himself to Kakashi Hatake and confessed that he caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage, killing Naruto Uzumaki’s parents. After declaring his intention to destroy Konoha, Obito used Kamui to pull Kakashi into another dimension for a one-on-one fight.

• Obito Uchiha appeared at the Allied Shinobi Forces Camp and removed his mask, revealing himself to Kakashi Hatake.
• Obito told Naruto Uzumaki that he had caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage and killed Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.
• Naruto and the Konoha ninja reacted with shock and anger as Obito mocked Minato and admitted he did not regret his actions.
• Obito declared that he would destroy Konoha, and Tsunade ordered the ninja to take him down.
• Obito used Kamui to pull Kakashi into his dimension, leaving the other Konoha ninja stunned by Naruto's parentage.

Madara Uchiha attacked Nagato and demanded that he use Rinne Rebirth to restore Madara to life, while Akatsuki learned Nagato was their true leader. Nagato fought Madara’s control and began breaking free, but his chakra surged violently as his mechanical supports shattered.

• Madara Uchiha arrived at the Land of Iron battle in a Perfect Susanoo and found Nagato’s hiding place by slicing through the mountain.
• Madara demanded that Nagato use Rinne Rebirth to bring him fully back to life, but Nagato refused and Konan attacked Madara unsuccessfully.
• Konan revealed that Nagato was Akatsuki’s true leader and the Six Paths of Pain were extensions of his will; Kisame attacked Madara and was hurled into a mountainside.
• Madara’s control forced Nagato to form the hand seals for Rinne Rebirth, while Nagato struggled to resist and Konan urged him to remember Yahiko and their vow.
• Nagato’s memories began loosening Madara’s hold, and his body convulsed as his chakra flared and his mechanical supports shattered.

Nagato sacrificed himself to resurrect Madara Uchiha, who then turned on the Akatsuki and overwhelmed its members. Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga left the battlefield prepared to fight, while Madara faced Sasori’s puppets and promised to prove Fire Release could kill shinobi.

• Nagato used Rinne Rebirth to fully resurrect Madara Uchiha, then collapsed and lost consciousness as Konan grieved beside him.
• Madara’s Rinnegan shattered after his resurrection, and he began slaughtering the Akatsuki members attacking him.
• Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga watched from the Land of Iron’s border, recalled the Akatsuki’s attacks on their allies, and left to prepare for the battle ahead.
• Hidan and Kakuzu attacked Madara together, but he trapped them in Chibaku Tensei and dismissed Hidan’s claim of immortality.
• Sasori summoned the Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets, and Madara prepared to demonstrate that Fire Release could kill shinobi.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the Akatsuki, took back his Rinnegan, and set off for the Land of Iron, where the allied shinobi forces’ Tailed Beast Bombs failed to hurt Yemu. Kakashi and his allies fought Obito, who escaped and decided to wait for Madara and Yemu to weaken each other.

• Madara Uchiha defeated Kakuzu, Sasori, and Hidan, then gouged a Rinnegan from Nagato and implanted it in himself.
• Madara Uchiha declared that his plan could no longer be stopped and headed toward the Land of Iron.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered the allied forces and tailed beasts to fire five Tailed Beast Bombs at Yemu, but the attacks left him unharmed.
• Yemu confronted Hashirama Senju as the allied forces and tailed beasts watched him from below.
• Kakashi Hatake emerged from the Kamui Dimension after piercing Obito Uchiha with Lightning Blade, but Obito fought back and escaped using Kamui.
• Obito Uchiha watched Yemu face the tailed beast alliance and resolved to wait for Madara Uchiha and Yemu to weaken each other.

Yemu declared that the Shinobi World would have only one voice, while Madara Uchiha absorbed Hashirama Senju’s senjutsu chakra and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The statue bound the tailed beasts and began draining their chakra as Yemu watched the escalating conflict.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju admitted they could not defeat Yemu, and Madara Uchiha offered a remaining plan that required Hashirama’s chakra.
• Hashirama Senju agreed to help Madara Uchiha, who drove Tobirama back and absorbed Hashirama’s senjutsu chakra to increase his power.
• Yemu declared that the Shinobi World would have only one voice—his—while Sasuke Uchiha sensed that Naruto Uzumaki had received the Sage of Six Paths’ power.
• Madara Uchiha used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to bind the tailed beasts with chakra chains and drain their power.
• The tailed beasts struggled against the statue’s chains as Hashirama Senju watched Madara’s plan unfold and Yemu observed from above.

Madara Uchiha began using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extract the tailed beasts while Yemu refused to intervene. Naruto broke free of the statue’s chains and challenged Madara, as the Konoha shinobi rushed to protect him.

• Obito watched Madara summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Black Zetsu feared that Yemu could defeat Kaguya if she were revived.
• Madara’s chains pierced Naruto and began dragging him toward the statue, but Naruto used a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken to sever them and escape.
• Naruto demanded that Yemu stop Madara, but Yemu said Naruto first needed to decide whether Yemu was an enemy.
• Naruto resolved to protect Kurama and the tailed beasts, then launched Rasenshuriken at Madara as Madara mocked his ideals and renewed the attack.
• The allied shinobi hesitated over whether to oppose Madara, but Konoha’s fighters charged to protect Naruto, and Minato Namikaze raced toward the battlefield with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Madara Uchiha absorbed the Eight-Tails, the Seven-Tails, and Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra as the Allied Shinobi Forces failed to stop him. Minato Namikaze rescued Naruto, while Madara prepared to evolve the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Ten-Tails and challenged Yemu to watch.

• Madara Uchiha drained the Eight-Tails and Seven-Tails, and Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to attack him.
• Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy charged Madara, but his five Shadow Clones unleashed devastating Fire and Wood Release attacks that overwhelmed the battlefield.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path extracted Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra, leaving him limp and seemingly near death.
• Minato Namikaze broke free of Impure World Reincarnation’s control, carried Naruto away with Flying Thunder God, and escaped the battlefield.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed Naruto’s escape and focused on Yemu as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path prepared to evolve into the God Tree.

Minato revived Naruto by transferring his remaining Nine-Tails chakra, while Yemu devastated the Ten-Tails and Madara absorbed it to become a Six Paths-level being. The Sage of Six Paths revealed that Naruto and Sasuke were the only ones who could seal Yemu, leaving Naruto determined to find Sasuke and stop Yemu.

• Sakura and Tsunade treated Naruto as his heartbeat and chakra faded, and Minato transferred his Nine-Tails chakra to revive him.
• The Ten-Tails awakened and attacked Yemu, who split its Tailed Beast Bomb and badly wounded the beast with his Silver Dragon: Sky-Rending Slash.
• Madara absorbed the damaged Ten-Tails and transformed into a Six Paths-level being as Obito and Orochimaru watched.
• Obito refused Orochimaru's suggestion that he abandon his humanity, while Orochimaru wondered whether Sasuke had chosen a side after transplanting Itachi's eyes.
• Minato's chakra helped Naruto recover, and the Sage of Six Paths told him that Sasuke had accepted power but disappeared, and that only Naruto and Sasuke could seal Yemu.
• Naruto gained the Sage's sun mark, rose with a chakra cloak, and vowed to stop Yemu and change Sasuke's mind.

Madara Uchiha awakened Six Paths power and tried to recruit Yemu into his Eye of the Moon plan, but Yemu refused and challenged him. Madara attacked with Limbo: Border Jail, only for Yemu to stop the clones effortlessly, and Madara began another assault.

• Madara Uchiha revealed his Six Paths power as Yemu prepared to face him, while Naruto and Minato joined the attack and Sasuke observed.
• Madara Uchiha erased Naruto's clones' Rasenshuriken and Minato's senjutsu attack with black fissures, while Yemu remained unharmed.
• Madara Uchiha offered to join forces with Yemu and use the Eye of the Moon plan to end suffering, but Yemu rejected the plan and declared he would reform the shinobi world.
• Madara Uchiha summoned four Limbo: Border Jail clones to surround Yemu, but Yemu's repulsive barrier stopped them from reaching him.
• Madara Uchiha roared in anger and began casting Sage Art: Yin Style Lightning Release.

Yemu overwhelmingly defeated Madara Uchiha with his speed, lightning attacks, and swordsmanship, leaving the watching ninja stunned. Madara questioned what Yemu was, and Yemu declared himself the future Madara could never overcome.

• Yemu used five afterimages to overwhelm Madara Uchiha and smashed him into a crater with a lightning spear.
• Yemu shattered Madara's Truth-Seeking Orb wall and blasted him through mountains with a punch.
• Madara attacked with Sage Art: Storm Release: Light Fang, but the beam passed through Yemu's illusion, and Yemu struck Madara down with his blade.
• The Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, Orochimaru, Obito Uchiha, and Black Zetsu watched in shock as Yemu dominated Madara.
• Madara rose from the crater and asked Yemu what he was, and Yemu replied that he was the future Madara could never overcome.

Yemu battled Madara Uchiha, deflected his Truth-Seeking Orbs, and cut through the God Tree as Madara unleashed Infinite Tsukuyomi. Yemu resisted the world-spanning genjutsu with his Tenseigan and prepared to strike at Madara with Silver Dragon: Divine Severance.

• Yemu deflected Madara Uchiha's Truth-Seeking Orbs, put a blade to his throat, and kicked him through boulders.
• Madara activated Six Paths Sage Mode, summoned the God Tree, and began draining chakra from shinobi across the battlefield.
• Yemu cut through the God Tree's attacking vines while Madara cast Infinite Tsukuyomi using the blood moon.
• Infinite Tsukuyomi trapped many shinobi, but Yemu revealed his Tenseigan and dispersed the genjutsu's red ripples.
• Yemu formed Silver Dragon: Divine Severance and declared that his turn had come.

Yemu attacked the God Tree as Kaguya awakened through Black Zetsu’s betrayal of Madara Uchiha, while Naruto and Sasuke confronted their opposing beliefs. Kaguya recognized Yemu as an Ōtsutsuki and recoiled under his bloodline suppression as he prepared to face her.

• Yemu hurled a compressed chakra bead at the God Tree, interrupting the opening of Kaguya’s source, while Naruto broke through the Infinite Tsukuyomi’s illusion.
• Naruto and Sasuke met in battle and argued over whether Yemu’s destruction could bring salvation to the shinobi world.
• Black Zetsu impaled Madara Uchiha and used him as a vessel to resurrect Kaguya, revealing that Madara had been a pawn in her return.
• Obito Uchiha escaped the Infinite Tsukuyomi through Kamui and realized that Black Zetsu had manipulated him and Madara.
• Kaguya emerged from Madara, recognized Yemu as an Ōtsutsuki, and trembled under the force of his superior bloodline as he confronted her.

Yemu pursued Kaguya across her dimensions and overwhelmed her with attacks, leaving her badly wounded despite the God Tree’s healing. As Kaguya and Black Zetsu searched for a way to escape, Yemu warned that his next strike would destroy the God Tree’s ability to save her.

• Kaguya sensed Yemu’s power and fled with Black Zetsu to the Snowfield Dimension without fighting him.
• Yemu tore through Kaguya’s dimensional barrier, entered the Snowfield Dimension, and shattered her All-Killing Ash Bones before punching her into the ground.
• Yemu declared that Kaguya had fallen and that the Shinobi World would face its reckoning as the Ice Dimension collapsed.
• Kaguya escaped to the Lava Dimension, but Yemu appeared behind her, seized her, and hurled her through a dimensional boundary.
• Yemu struck Kaguya with his Silver Dragon Slash, badly wounding her as the God Tree began healing her.
• Black Zetsu urged Kaguya to flee the planet, while Yemu warned that his next strike would prevent the God Tree from saving her.