Chapter Summaries

Itachi joined Naruto and confronted Nagato and Konan, defeating both with his Susanoo and Totsuka Blade. Naruto left with Killer B, while Itachi went to find Sasuke.

• Several crows gathered to form Itachi, and Nagato and Konan recognized him.
• Nagato questioned Itachi about saving the Shinobi World, and Itachi named Meihui Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki.
• Nagato prepared to train Naruto, but Itachi stopped him and activated Susanoo.
• Itachi countered Nagato's attacks and pierced him with the Totsuka Blade, sealing him.
• Itachi cut through Konan, ending the battle, and Naruto left with Killer B.
• Itachi turned back to find Sasuke.

Obito launched the reanimated forces against the Allied Shinobi Forces while Itachi and Sasuke sealed Deidara and Naruto fought Roshi. After Kurama persuaded the Four-Tails to cooperate, Naruto gained his chakra.

• Obito sent the reanimated jinchūriki and Akatsuki members to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Itachi and Sasuke encountered Deidara, and Itachi sealed him with the Totsuka Blade before the brothers continued toward Kabuto Yakushi.
• Naruto met Roshi, and Kurama urged him to attack the Four-Tails over his use of the name Son Goku.
• Naruto entered the Four-Tails' mental space, apologized to Roshi and the Four-Tails, and listened as Kurama persuaded the Four-Tails to cooperate.
• Naruto bumped fists with the Four-Tails and received his chakra.

Naruto fought the Third Raikage, whose Lightning Release Armor and Hell Stab overwhelmed Naruto’s Shadow Clones. Naruto used Sage Mode and the Raikage’s own attack to pierce his chest, allowing the Sealing Squad to seal him.

• The Third Raikage turned his attacks on Naruto and showed that his Lightning Release Armor could withstand Naruto’s Rasenshuriken and Rasengan.
• Naruto learned from a nearby shinobi that the opponent was the former Third Raikage, renowned for having the Strongest Spear and Strongest Shield.
• The Nine-Tails warned Naruto of the Raikage’s One-Finger Nukite, and Naruto narrowly dodged the attack with its help.
• Naruto recognized a scar on the Raikage’s chest and devised a plan to turn the Raikage’s spear against his shield.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode and used Frog Kata to redirect the Raikage’s One-Finger Nukite into his own chest.
• The Sealing Squad sealed the bewildered Third Raikage as Naruto collapsed from exhaustion.

Naruto gained some of the Four-Tails’ chakra before Obito summoned the tailed beast away, while Meihui waited in seclusion to grow strong enough for another stage of his sealing jutsu. On the battlefield, the revived former Kage clashed with Gaara and Ōnoki as reinforcements were needed, and one of Naruto’s Shadow Clones raced toward the fight.

• Naruto questioned Kurama after Obito used the Rinnegan’s Animal Path to summon away the Four-Tails, then continued his journey determined to gain more power.
• Meihui decided to remain in seclusion because his body could not withstand unlocking the Twelve Zodiac Signs’ Sealing Jutsu beyond Snake.
• Headquarters ordered reinforcements for Gaara and Ōnoki after the revived Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Third Raikage, Mu, and Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki appeared and overwhelmed Allied Shinobi Forces soldiers.
• Gaara rallied the frightened troops, then attacked Rasa with Sand Burial, but Rasa stopped the sand with his gold dust.
• Ōnoki and Mu exchanged Dust Release attacks while Gaara and Rasa fought, as the Third Raikage and Gengetsu tore through the Allied forces.
• One of Naruto’s Shadow Clones raced toward the battlefield.

Naruto and Gaara helped defeat the resurrected Third Raikage, Mu, and Second Mizukage, while Gaara confronted his father, Rasa, and received his remorseful apology. Naruto then helped the Allied Shinobi Forces expose infiltrating White Zetsu, turning the battle in their favor.

• Naruto rushed to help Gaara, but Gaara insisted on facing Rasa alone and explained that he had grown stronger without Shukaku.
• Rasa attacked Gaara, but Karura's sand protected him; Rasa apologized for his past actions, and Gaara forgave him.
• Naruto and Gaara joined Ōnoki against Mu, and Gaara sealed him, unaware that Mu had split off another half.
• Gaara saved Ōnoki from Hozuki Gengetsu, then sealed Gengetsu with a pyramid reinforced by Rasa's gold dust despite his explosive clone's attacks.
• Naruto sensed and defeated White Zetsu infiltrators among the Allied Shinobi Forces, helping the battle turn in their favor.

Meihui traveled toward the battlefield, where he defeated Sasori in one punch and passed Kakashi fighting the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Elsewhere, Kabuto Yakushi summoned Madara Uchiha, who overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces and called down a meteor as Ōnoki flew to intercept it.

• Meihui punched Sasori out of the battle after finding him fighting Kankuro, leaving Kankuro confused and hoping to apologize.
• Meihui met Kakashi carrying the Kubikiribōchō as Kakashi pursued the last of the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Kabuto Yakushi used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara Uchiha before the planned time, and Madara questioned him about Obito.
• Madara charged into the Allied Shinobi Forces, killed shinobi with taijutsu, and countered their attacks with Fire Style and Susanoo.
• Madara absorbed Naruto's Rasenshuriken with the Rinnegan and summoned a meteor, prompting Ōnoki to fly toward it.

Madara devastated the Allied Forces with two meteors and Wood Release techniques, while Naruto and the Nine-Tails held off his attacks until the Five Kage arrived. The Kage began fighting Madara together, and the chapter ended as Tsunade warned them to escape the poisonous forest he had summoned.

• Ōnoki and Gaara stopped Madara’s first meteor, but a second meteor crushed most of their Allied Forces and gravely injured Ōnoki.
• Madara’s Wood Release killed survivors, and Naruto used Sage Art: Rasengan Barrage before the Nine-Tails restored his strength to stop another attack.
• The Five Kage assembled on the battlefield, and Naruto dispelled his exhausted shadow clone as Tsunade took command.
• A, Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Ōnoki attacked Madara with lightning, lava, sand, and stone, but Madara broke free using Susanoo and destroyed Ōnoki’s stone golem.
• Madara unleashed Flowering Forest Emergence, and Tsunade warned everyone to get airborne to avoid its poison.

Madara overwhelmed the Five Kage with his full Susanoo, but Meihui Uzumaki arrived just before he could kill them. Meihui blocked Susanoo’s sword and staggered it with a punch, leaving Madara eager to fight him.

• Madara knocked the Five Kage down and set the forest ablaze, but Ōnoki awakened his will and used Dust Release to stop the fire and wound Madara.
• Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Technique, and the Five Kage combined their attacks to break Madara’s Susanoo skeleton, but Madara stabbed Tsunade and then absorbed Ōnoki’s Dust Release.
• Madara made Wood Release clones with Susanoo, then unveiled his complete Susanoo and sent the Five Kage flying with a sword swing.
• As Madara’s Susanoo prepared to kill the Five Kage, Meihui arrived and knocked its enormous sword off course with a punch.
• Meihui introduced himself as Meihui Uzumaki, vanished with the Body Flicker Technique, and punched Madara’s Susanoo hard enough to make it stagger.

Meihui fought Madara, punching through his Susanoo and overpowering his Wood Release with ice. The battle left Madara frustrated as Meihui challenged him to keep fighting.

• Madara invited Meihui to entertain him, and Meihui used the Ox Seal and a rapid series of punches to drive Susanoo backward.
• Meihui teleported past Madara's swords with Flying Thunder God and punched through Susanoo, sending Madara flying.
• Meihui replenished his chakra with the Rat Seal as Madara regenerated and attacked with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Meihui froze Madara's trees with Extreme Cold Storm, then released more seals and overwhelmed the forest with ice.
• Madara concluded that Meihui had more chakra than Hashirama and grew frustrated after losing their ninjutsu contest.
• Meihui smiled at Madara and asked whether he wanted to dance too.

Madara summoned two enormous meteors, but Meihui shattered them with a compressed, multi-nature Rasengan and fled with Ōnoki before the explosions. After taking the Five Kage to safety, Meihui returned to face Madara, and the two acknowledged each other’s strength.

• Madara used Tengai Shinsei to call down two meteors, prompting Ōnoki and the others to prepare to help Meihui stop them.
• Meihui created and compressed a Rasengan infused with several elemental techniques and the Rat Seal’s chakra, then threw it at the meteors.
• Meihui grabbed Ōnoki and ran as his attack cracked and detonated the meteors, sending debris and tremors across the battlefield.
• Tsunade led the others to safety while Madara was repeatedly destroyed and restored amid the explosions, and Kabuto Yakushi watched through an Impure World Reincarnation ninja.
• Meihui brought the Five Kage to safety, where Ōnoki vomited and Tsunade praised Meihui’s destructive attack.
• Meihui used Flying Thunder God to return to Madara, and they exchanged acknowledgments of each other’s strength.

Meihui overwhelmed Madara with ice and sealing techniques, but Madara broke free of Kabuto Yakushi’s control and prepared for a proper fight. Meihui summoned Kun Chicken to distract Madara while he charged a powerful attack.

• Meihui froze Madara with ice techniques and used sealing-infused needles to stop his body from regenerating.
• Meihui grabbed Madara by the throat with Dragon Pincer Hand, prompting Madara to order Kabuto Yakushi to remove the restrictions on his Impure World Reincarnation.
• Madara released himself from the summoning contract and attacked Meihui with Fire Release: Fire Dragon’s Song.
• Meihui summoned Kun Chicken and promised him dried fish to keep Madara busy.
• Kun Chicken charged Madara while Meihui moved aside to charge a powerful technique.

Kun Zhiyin relentlessly attacked Madara’s family jewels, forcing Madara to unleash meteors before Meihui borrowed the tiny sword and effortlessly destroyed them. Kun Zhiyin then vanished when his summoning time expired, leaving Madara’s pride wounded but his family jewels safe.

• Kun Zhiyin bypassed Madara’s Susanoo defenses and repeatedly slashed at his crotch, then taunted him about its size.
• Madara summoned meteors with Tengai Shinsei, and Kun Zhiyin called for Meihui’s help.
• Meihui borrowed Kun Zhiyin’s miniature sword and sliced the meteors into pieces with two sword techniques.
• Madara acknowledged Meihui’s swordsmanship, but Kun Zhiyin and the sword vanished when the summoning time ran out.
• Madara felt relieved that his family jewels were safe, though Kun Zhiyin’s taunt continued to wound his pride.

Meihui fought Madara with his Zodiac Seal powers, eventually destroying Madara’s Susanoo defenses and stopping his meteor, but he collapsed from chakra exhaustion. Tsunade carried the unconscious Meihui toward Naruto.

• Madara attacked Meihui with his complete-body Susanoo, and Meihui released the Tiger and Rabbit Seals to dodge and strike back.
• Meihui released the Dragon Seal and sent a golden dragon against Madara, tearing through the Susanoo and injuring him despite his Rinnegan defenses.
• Madara used Tengai Shinsei to create an opening to escape, while Meihui sent the golden dragon to intercept the meteor.
• The golden dragon destroyed the meteor, but its chakra drain caused Meihui to pass out before he could replenish his reserves.
• Tsunade checked Meihui, found that he had fainted from chakra exhaustion, and carried him toward Naruto.

Sasuke and Itachi tracked Kabuto Yakushi to his hideout and fought to stop his Impure World Reincarnation. Kabuto revealed his Sage Mode and powerful techniques, and the brothers began coordinating their attacks, but he was still escaping Sasuke’s strike.

• Sasuke and Itachi entered Kabuto Yakushi’s cave and found him playing a board game as the Impure World Reincarnation summons began to crumble.
• Sasuke attacked Kabuto with Susanoo, but Kabuto revealed his Sage Mode, gained through training at Ryūchi Cave.
• Kabuto used White Rage Technique and Chakra Scalpels, but Itachi protected Sasuke with Susanoo.
• Kabuto trapped the brothers with Tayuya’s Phantom Sound Chains, but Sasuke and Itachi broke the Genjutsu by casting it on each other.
• Kabuto unleashed Orochimaru’s Great Snake Command Technique and Kimimaro’s bone spikes, forcing Sasuke to retreat.
• Itachi reminded Sasuke of a childhood wild-boar hunt, and Sasuke struck Kabuto’s snake with Susanoo’s arrow, though Kabuto began slipping free using Hydrification.

Meihui interrupted Itachi before he could use Izanami and confronted Kabuto about losing his sense of self. After hearing Meihui explain the plans shaping the shinobi world, Kabuto stopped attacking and listened, though he remained unsure whether his past actions could be forgiven.

• Meihui teleported to Sasuke and Itachi and stopped Itachi from using Izanami against Kabuto.
• Kabuto attacked with Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation, but Meihui charged him with Sasuke's Kusanagi Sword and questioned who he was.
• Kabuto recalled his past, including Yakushi Nonō's death, his loyalty to Orochimaru, and his alliance with Obito.
• Meihui urged Kabuto to find his own purpose, and Kabuto stopped attacking to hear him out.
• Meihui explained the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Eye of the Moon Plan, then invited Kabuto to join them in protecting the future Konoha.

Kabuto Yakushi dispelled Impure World Reincarnation, ending the summons across the Shinobi World, while Meihui showed Sasuke, Itachi, and Kabuto a powerful new transformation. The transformation left Meihui panicking that he had lost his manhood, but he calmed down after changing back and finding it was still there.

• Kabuto Yakushi dispelled Impure World Reincarnation, and Asuma reunited with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio before departing.
• Dan Katō visited Tsunade, learned she was Hokage, and flew away in tears after she told him to leave.
• The Kage and other shinobi learned that one battlefield still needed reinforcements and hurried there.
• Meihui gave Itachi a healing potion and activated a new mode that transformed his body and gave him the Byakugan.
• Meihui panicked when he thought his manhood had disappeared, then deactivated the mode and found it was still there.

Meihui had Orochimaru retrieve the previous Hokage's souls from the Death Reaper, and Orochimaru escaped the sacrifice by exploiting a body-switching trick. After Orochimaru reincarnated the four Hokage, Meihui subdued Tobirama, while Black Zetsu sensed a familiar power and began searching for its source.

• Kabuto Yakushi revived Orochimaru through Anko's Cursed Seal after Meihui asked for his help.
• Orochimaru used the Death Reaper's mask to release four souls, then switched into a White Zetsu body to avoid losing his own soul and regain his missing hands.
• Meihui intimidated the Death Reaper into leaving, and Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze.
• Tobirama attacked the Uchiha brothers, but Meihui restrained him until Hashirama intervened and apologized.
• Black Zetsu sensed a power he associated with his mother and set out to find it, while Minato recognized Meihui after he returned to his usual appearance.

Meihui and Minato headed to the main battlefield with Hashirama after learning that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun and Madara had returned. There, Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces faced Obito and Madara as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path began absorbing the Tailed Beasts.

• Meihui told Hashirama and the others that Madara had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation, and Minato took Hiruzen aside before the group set off for the main battlefield.
• Black Zetsu found Orochimaru's shed skin at the Uzumaki Clan's ancestral shrine and wondered whether Orochimaru was connected to him.
• Naruto and Killer B fought the reanimated Jinchūriki until Obito arrived to capture Naruto and pulled the Tailed Beasts into the Kamui Dimension when Kakashi and Might Guy appeared.
• Obito fought Naruto and Kakashi, knocking both of them back before Madara arrived and ordered him to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue and made it absorb the Tailed Beasts.

Obito and Madara battled the assembled shinobi while the Hokage restrained the Ten-Tails. Madara forced Obito to use Rinne Rebirth, then seized both Rinnegan and cast Obito aside as he revived in a living body.

• Obito sealed the Tailed Beasts into the Demonic Statue, awakening an incomplete Ten-Tails, but Minato arrived and stopped Obito from grabbing Naruto.
• Meihui, Naruto, and the Hokage joined the fight; the Second Hokage and Meihui blocked Madara and Obito's flames, while Hashirama restrained the Ten-Tails.
• Sasuke, Itachi, and Tobirama fought Madara as Meihui, Naruto, Kakashi, and Might Guy confronted Obito; Obito dragged Kakashi into his Kamui Dimension.
• Madara summoned Obito and ordered him to use Rinne Rebirth, then activated Obito's heart seal and had Black Zetsu control him to complete the jutsu.
• Madara revived in a living body, took both Rinnegan, and threw Obito aside as Naruto demanded to know why he had betrayed his comrade.

Madara attacked Naruto and Sasuke while Obito, left near death after using Rinne Rebirth, found a way to return to the battlefield. Obito began absorbing the Ten-Tails to become its jinchuriki, but the process was agonizing and his memories of Rin were fading.

• Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to seize Sasuke, but Meihui rescued him with Flying Thunder God Guiding Spirit and attacked Madara with a Rasengan.
• Madara pinned Hashirama with black rods, absorbed his senjutsu chakra, and then struck Naruto down.
• As Obito neared death, Kakashi met Rin in their Couple Space, and Obito briefly appeared there before becoming furious and returning to life.
• Obito ordered Tobi to take him to the Ten-Tails and pierce his heart to destroy the seal, then began absorbing its chakra.
• Obito endured the Ten-Tails' corrosive power as his memories of Rin faded, until a head of white hair brought them rushing back.