Chapter Summaries

River overwhelmed Killer B and Eight-Tails Gyuki inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, forcing Killer B to abandon the fight and try to break through the barrier. The chapter ended with Killer B unleashing a barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs to clear a path.

• River trapped Killer B and Eight-Tails Gyuki in a forest of Wood Release branches that drained their chakra.
• Killer B broke free and charged River with a Lariat, but River countered with Daytime Tiger, and they clashed in midair.
• River opened all Eight Gates and struck Killer B with a blindingly fast kick that slammed his transformed body into the ground.
• Killer B realized he could not win alone and launched dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs, preparing to break out of the encirclement.

Killer B and the Eight-Tails fought River and Pain, breaking through the Four Violet Flames Formation before River subdued them with sealing chains. As Kumogakure’s reinforcements rushed toward the battle, Killer B realized River’s objective might be the village.

• Killer B unleashed a barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs that damaged the Four Violet Flames Formation while River and Pain countered the attacks.
• River struck Killer B and sent him skidding across the ground, then Pain used the Rinnegan’s gravitational pull to drag him forward.
• Killer B anchored himself with his tails and bombarded the weakened barrier until the Four Violet Flames Formation shattered.
• River pulled the Eight-Tails toward him with Banshō Ten'in and knocked aside Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb.
• River bound Killer B and the Eight-Tails with Adamantine Sealing Chains, while figures from Kumogakure rushed toward them.

River and his squad captured Killer B and the Eight-Tails, prompting Kumogakure to mobilize and surround them. River charged the village’s shinobi as Pain ordered the rest of the squad to break through the encirclement.

• Kumogakure’s villagers witnessed River’s group subdue and seal the Eight-Tails, and Fourth Raikage A ordered the village’s shinobi to capture the attackers.
• River taunted Killer B and announced that his squad would fight their way out by forcing Kumogakure to clear a path.
• Pain assigned Uchiha Itachi and Obito Uchiha to guard Killer B and directed the remaining members to break through the encirclement.
• River sprinted toward Kumogakure’s front ranks as the village’s shinobi charged to meet him.
• River plunged into the crowd and mocked the Raikage for sending only weak shinobi.

River and his companions overwhelmed a Kumogakure vanguard with powerful attacks, and River trapped its three thousand ninja in a Wood Release forest. As the group waited for Fourth Raikage A, he and his entourage spotted the forest and feared Hashirama Senju had returned to life.

• River used his Sharingan, taijutsu, Fire Style, and Water Release to attack the Kumogakure ninja while Nagato, Konan, and the others joined the battle.
• River used Wood Release to grow a vast forest that captured or incapacitated the three thousand ninja in Kumogakure's vanguard.
• Pain urged River to withdraw before Kumogakure's elite Jōnin arrived, but River chose to wait for the Fourth Raikage and further weaken Kumogakure.
• Fourth Raikage A and an elderly ninja saw the forest and recognized Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, wondering whether the First Hokage had come back to life.

The Fourth Raikage led Kumogakure's forces toward a forest created by an unknown wielder of Wood Release, where they found their captured ninja and Killer B. River and Pain emerged and prepared to unleash Super Shinra Tensei on Kumogakure.

• The Fourth Raikage rallied Kumogakure's elite ninja and sent a scouting squad into the forest, but screams soon came from within.
• River and Pain appeared with their cloaked allies, and the Fourth Raikage saw Killer B bound in golden chains.
• River declared that his group would bring peace by making the world experience pain, and the Fourth Raikage called him a lunatic.
• River and Pain rose into the sky as Konan, Sasori, Obito, and the others scattered, while Obito told Uchiha Itachi to watch.
• River and Pain declared, "Let the world feel pain!" and called out Super Shinra Tensei.

Pain and River devastated Kumogakure with two immense shockwaves, leaving the Fourth Raikage injured but alive. River declared that the age of ninja was over and began another attack with Tengai Shinsei.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure's ninjas to run as Pain and River unleashed two shockwaves that destroyed the village and killed many people.
• The Fourth Raikage emerged from the crater wounded, and the surviving ninjas rejoiced that he was alive.
• The Fourth Raikage demanded to know who Pain and River were and what they wanted.
• Pain and River claimed they sought peace, while River said the world had to be torn down and rebuilt and declared the age of ninja over.
• The Fourth Raikage prepared to fight, but River began Ninja Art: Tengai Shinsei, terrifying everyone in Kumogakure.

River used a second meteorite to shatter the first and strike the Fourth Raikage, devastating Kumogakure. With the village in ruins, Pain and River left to continue their mission.

• The Fourth Raikage leapt up and stopped the first meteorite with a powerful blow, but his arm began bleeding as cracks spread across the rock.
• River summoned a second, larger meteorite and sent it crashing into the first.
• The second meteorite shattered the first, broke the Fourth Raikage's arm, and pinned him beneath its impact.
• The meteorite struck Kumogakure, destroying the surviving buildings and leaving the village in ruins.
• Pain and River decided to leave and continue their mission.

After Akatsuki’s attack devastated Kumogakure, the shinobi found Fourth Raikage A alive beneath the meteorite and rushed to treat his severe injuries. Meanwhile, River’s group sheltered from a sandstorm on the way to capture the One-Tail, and River explained his plan to unify the Shinobi World to a skeptical Killer B.

• Kumogakure’s shinobi found Fourth Raikage A alive in the crater and carried him away for emergency treatment.
• The medical ninja reported that A had suffered eighty-five fractures and worked to keep him alive as the village began rebuilding.
• River led the Akatsuki group into a rock shelter to wait out a sandstorm while they traveled toward the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Killer B asked River why the group had captured him and Yugito Nii and was now pursuing the One-Tail.
• River told Killer B that Akatsuki intended to unify the Shinobi World, arguing that future generations could achieve lasting peace.

Obito Uchiha's group traveled through the desert while the hidden villages reacted to the Akatsuki's devastation of Kumogakure and capture of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails. Danzo and the Third Hokage planned to unite the great nations against Namikaze Sui, while the Akatsuki arrived at Sunagakure.

• Killer B questioned whether Namikaze Sui could unite the shinobi world and end hatred, then Obito Uchiha's group resumed its journey toward Sasori's hometown.
• The hidden villages received reports that the Akatsuki had devastated Kumogakure, left the Fourth Raikage comatose, and captured the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails.
• Uchiha Fugaku suspected Lord Sui was behind the attack and recognized the group's strength as an advantage for Konoha.
• Danzo convinced the Third Hokage that Sui led the Akatsuki and proposed joining forces with the other great nations and reviving the dead to defeat him.
• Fourth Kazekage Rasa worried that Gaara could be targeted after the Akatsuki captured the other Jinchūriki.
• The Akatsuki entered Sunagakure, and one of the cloaked figures remarked that the village had not changed.

River and the Akatsuki infiltrated Sunagakure to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara, but Fourth Kazekage Rasa had prepared a heavy defense. River led the group into battle and confronted a terrified Sand Shinobi as the attack began.

• Pain ordered the Akatsuki to find their target, and Zetsu located the young Gaara inside Sunagakure.
• Rasa ordered the village onto war footing and stationed shinobi around Gaara to protect him.
• River and the Akatsuki reached the defensive line, and River led them straight into the Sand Shinobi ranks.
• The Akatsuki attacked, cutting down Sand Shinobi as Rasa realized the enemy had breached his defenses.
• River struck down one Sand Shinobi and lifted another, asking him, "Do you want to dance too?"

River and his teammates overwhelmed the Sand Shinobi and confronted Fourth Kazekage Rasa, demanding that he surrender Gaara and the One-Tail. Rasa learned River was not acting for Konoha, leaving his allegiance unclear.

• River used Fire Style and Susanoo to blast through the Sand Shinobi, carving a vast ravine with a single slash.
• River's teammates attacked alongside him: one used Shinra Tensei, another trapped enemies in genjutsu, and Konan devastated them with explosive paper.
• The Sand Shinobi lost their will to fight, and River let the defeated warriors live as Susanoo strode past them.
• River confronted Rasa and demanded that he hand over Gaara and the One-Tail.
• Rasa invoked Hashirama Senju's agreement over the tailed beasts, but River said neither Hashirama's rules nor Konoha had anything to do with him.

River and the Akatsuki fought Rasa and Sunagakure to seize the One-Tail, while River claimed he sought lasting peace through a united world. Rasa refused to surrender, and after his strongest attack failed to stop River, River prepared to counterattack.

• River demanded the One-Tail, but Rasa refused and called on Sunagakure to defend their home.
• Rasa and the Sand ninja launched coordinated attacks, briefly breaking Susanoo’s barrier, but Rasa’s Gold Dust Spear passed through River harmlessly.
• River explained that he wanted to end war and create lasting peace, then repelled five Sand ninja with a burst of force.
• Rasa unleashed Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral, but River summoned Fivefold Rashomon to divert the massive wave.
• River emerged unharmed after the sand settled and announced that it was his turn to attack.

River and his allies defeated the Sand Village’s defenses, with River overwhelming Fourth Kazekage Rasa and Pain, Itachi, Obito, and the others subduing the One-Tail. They captured Gaara and left for their next destination after Sasori reunited with Chiyo and explained their goal of rebuilding a peaceful world.

• River summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and battered Rasa beneath its endless fists.
• Gaara transformed into the One-Tail, but Pain and the others subdued Shukaku with their powers.
• River intensified his assault until Rasa collapsed, then urged the Sand shinobi to stand down.
• Chiyo confronted River’s group, and River pinned Shukaku with Sage Art: Gate of the Great God before departing with Gaara.
• Chiyo recognized Sasori and questioned his motives, and Sasori said their destruction was meant to rebuild something better.

After Sunagakure mourned Rasa’s death, Granny Chiyo offered to revive him, while River recruited Gaara and explained Akatsuki’s plan to unite the shinobi world. The chapter ended with Itachi revealing that his father, Uchiha Fugaku, was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.

• Granny Chiyo declared that she knew a jutsu that might bring Rasa back to life, even if using it cost her own life.
• River stopped Kakuzu and Sasori from arguing and asked Gaara whether he wanted friends and companions.
• Gaara agreed to join River’s group, and River told him he would not kill him or take Shukaku’s power for his own use.
• Pain explained that Akatsuki planned to capture all nine tailed beasts, summon the Ten-Tails, and use its power to unite the shinobi world.
• Yugito Nii questioned how Akatsuki could defeat the Five Great Nations, so River had Itachi reveal that Uchiha Fugaku was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.

Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi approached the Fourth Raikage A to form an alliance against Namikaze Sui, proposing to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon fallen shinobi. The alliance was unsettled by news that the Akatsuki had attacked Sunagakure, captured the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and killed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.

• Killer B and Yugito Nii realized that River, an Uchiha and the Hokage’s son, was involved in the group’s mission.
• Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi disguised themselves as medical ninja and entered the Fourth Raikage A’s recovery room in Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen told A that Namikaze Sui was Minato Namikaze’s younger brother and the leader of the group that had attacked Kumogakure.
• Danzo proposed that they work with A to stop Namikaze Sui, and Hiruzen offered to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon deceased fighters.
• A agreed to provide the graves of Kumogakure’s fallen ninja, including the previous Raikage, if Hiruzen and Danzo promised not to exploit their remains afterward.
• A messenger reported that the Akatsuki had captured the One-Tail Jinchuriki and killed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa in an attack on Sunagakure.

Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to gather the remains of powerful shinobi while River and Akatsuki advanced on Kirigakure to capture the Three-Tails and Six-Tails. Yagura and Utakata faced River’s assault, and the chapter ended as Yagura narrowly dodged his attack.

• Danzo proposed an alliance against Akatsuki, and the Fourth Raikage authorized him and Hiruzen Sarutobi to take Kumogakure’s former powerhouses’ remains.
• Danzo said he would return to Konoha to gather more powerful shinobi’s remains, and Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly agreed.
• River and his companions sailed to the Land of Water, intending to capture the Three-Tails and Six-Tails in Kirigakure.
• Karatachi Yagura put Kirigakure on a war footing, summoned Utakata, and kept the Six-Tails jinchūriki close after learning Akatsuki was targeting jinchūriki.
• River’s group stormed Kirigakure, and River broke through the village’s defenses and reached the Mizukage Office Building.
• The Three-Tails warned Yagura about River’s power, and Yagura dodged as River crashed through the ceiling and struck where he had been standing.

River attacked Karatachi Yagura and Utakata to take the tailed beasts sealed within them, overwhelming the two jinchūriki despite their transformations and Tailed Beast Bombs. As the battle continued, River declared that justice belonged to the victor and unleashed golden chains.

• River confronted Karatachi Yagura and Utakata, saying he had come for their tailed beasts, and blocked their attacks with his arms.
• River battered Yagura and Utakata through taijutsu, forcing them out of the shattered Mizukage's office and into Tailed Beast Transformations.
• River blocked their transformed attacks, seized their claws, and hurled them away before using Kamui to erase parts of their bodies.
• Yagura and Utakata attacked together with Tailed Beast Bombs, but River sealed them and transported them elsewhere in Kirigakure.
• Yagura recognized River's use of Minato Namikaze's technique, and River revealed that Minato was his older brother.
• River rejected Yagura's distinction between kindness and evil, called justice the victor's word, and summoned golden chains.

River captured the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki while gathering tailed beast chakra, as the Five Great Nations formed an alliance against him. The Five Kage and their allies met to prepare for war, and they learned that even the resurrected First and Second Hokage had failed to defeat River.

• River subdued Karatachi Yagura and Utakata with the Gate of the Great God and Adamantine Sealing Chains, then withdrew with them as Pain’s squad ended its fight in Kirigakure.
• On the boat leaving the Land of Water, River told Obito Uchiha he rejected the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan and revealed that he was gathering tailed beast chakra to awaken the Ten-Tails’ power within himself.
• Ten days later, River’s group captured Kaede, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, in Takigakure, and River set his sights on the Land of Earth.
• Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure allied against River, while Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to use the villages’ dead through a forbidden jutsu.
• Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Mei Terumi, Fourth Raikage A, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Ōnoki of Both Scales gathered for a summit, where they discussed River’s strength and learned that resurrecting the First and Second Hokage had failed to defeat him.

The Five Kage agreed to unite against River’s group, while River learned that the four great nations planned to attack Konoha alongside them. After returning to Konoha, River and his allies learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were preparing to use Impure World Reincarnation.

• Ōnoki persuaded the other Kage to form a shinobi army and protect the two remaining Jinchūriki, whom he had secretly taken with him.
• River’s group found no Jinchūriki in Iwagakure, then received a message from Konoha revealing that the Five Kage had agreed to wipe them out.
• River decided to return to Konoha and declared that the alliance of the great nations would help him complete his mission.
• In Konoha, Doflamingo told Uchiha Fugaku that a man returning would provide as many troops as needed and predicted fighters would arrive from other worlds.
• River’s group returned to Konoha, where Fugaku warned them that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had obtained the bodies of powerful dead fighters and planned to use Impure World Reincarnation.

River prepared to bring the Pirate World’s army into the Naruto World to help secure its unification. After a million troops assembled, the first reinforcements began arriving near Konoha, where Crocodile encountered Donquixote Doflamingo and Uchiha Fugaku.

• Uchiha Fugaku warned River that the Four Great Nations could summon powerful dead fighters with Impure World Reincarnation, leaving Konoha at a severe disadvantage.
• River promised to summon enough reinforcements from the Pirate World, then returned there through a space-time passage three days later.
• Donquixote Doflamingo told Fugaku that the reinforcements would soon arrive from another world and urged him to witness their strength.
• River ordered Freya to mobilize Freedom’s forces, and a million troops and their Admirals assembled for the campaign.
• After half a month of preparations, River opened the Space-Time Passage, and Crocodile, Enel, and the other Admirals entered the Naruto World.
• Crocodile emerged near Konoha, greeted Donquixote Doflamingo, and told Fugaku that the rest of the army was coming.