Recaps

Obito Uchiha forced Orochimaru Kabuto to demonstrate Impure World Reincarnation and explain its secrets. After Kabuto revived a dead Root ninja using another captive as a sacrifice, Obito saw the jutsu’s power firsthand.

• Obito Uchiha demanded that Orochimaru Kabuto kill Anko Mitarashi, while Kabuto insisted on keeping her alive to absorb Orochimaru's chakra and strengthen the jutsu.
• Obito Uchiha challenged Kabuto to demonstrate Impure World Reincarnation and reveal how it could be stopped, threatening his life if he refused.
• Obito Uchiha released two captured Konoha Root ninja and killed the man wearing a black mask as the jutsu's sacrifice.
• Orochimaru Kabuto explained that the jutsu required the target's bodily tissue and a living human vessel, and that it could not summon souls sealed outside the Pure Land.
• Orochimaru Kabuto used the orange-haired captive as a sacrifice and successfully revived the man in the black mask.

The Shinobi Allied Forces began fighting the White Zetsu and reincarnated shinobi, while Lin Guang watched the desert battlefield where four former Kage were expected to appear. He stayed beside Gaara, determined to claim the Four Big Treasure Chests.

• The Allied Forces detected about twenty thousand White Zetsu traveling underground, and Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi used Earth Release to force them to the surface.
• Rose’s Surprise Attack Unit used sealing techniques and explosive tags, drawing Zabuza Momochi and Haku into battle against Rose, Sai, and Omoi.
• Haku attacked with Ice Release, but Rose countered with her own Ice Release and shattered his ice mirror.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Mitsuri Kanroji arrived, and Mitsuri knocked the Spiky-haired Ninja flying with one strike.
• The Second and Third Divisions entered the battle as the Fifth Division prepared to respond and the First and Fourth Divisions stayed on standby.
• Lin Guang watched the familiar desert battlefield beside Gaara, anticipating the arrival of four former Kage and the Four Big Treasure Chests.

Lin Guang and Gaara detected four reanimated former Kage, including Gaara’s father, Fourth Kazekage Rasa, while Orochimaru Kabuto prepared to let them fight freely. The Allied Shinobi Forces learned of the threat, but Headquarters then received word that Darui’s First Division was facing a large group of reanimated renowned ninja.

• Lin Guang sensed approaching enemies and prepared his forces as Gaara sensed them too.
• Orochimaru Kabuto revealed that he had summoned the Second Tsuchikage Mu, Third Raikage A, Second Mizukage, and Fourth Kazekage Rasa, intending to let them act freely.
• Mu summoned the other three Kage, and they discussed their deaths, Impure World Reincarnation, and Orochimaru.
• Lin Guang identified the four Kage with Gaara, sent warnings to the division captains and Headquarters, and told Gaara to prepare as Commander-in-Chief.
• Fourth Raikage A reacted to news that his father was among the enemies, while Ōnoki explained that Mu had concealed his presence from sensory ninja.
• The sensory unit reported that Darui’s First Division had encountered numerous renowned ninja revived through Impure World Reincarnation.

Shikaku Nara coordinated the Allied Forces’ response to the powerful Impure World Reincarnation enemies while Gaara, Lin Guang, and Ōnoki prepared to face the Former Four Kage. The chapter left Darui’s First Division fighting the enemy as Inori Yuzuriha’s guns overheated and White Zetsu charged her.

• Ao reported powerful Impure World Reincarnation enemies facing Darui’s First Division, including the Gold and Silver Brothers, and Fourth Raikage A recognized them.
• Shikaku Nara persuaded Fourth Raikage A to remain at headquarters, then presented a tactical plan that the Four Kage approved and Inoichi Yamanaka transmitted to the divisions.
• Lin Guang agreed to face the Third Raikage A and Second Mizukage, while Gaara and Ōnoki took responsibility for the Second Tsuchikage Mu and Fourth Kazekage Rasa.
• Ōnoki arrived at the Fourth Division, exchanged remarks with Gaara, and watched as Shikaku Nara led half the division to reinforce the First Division.
• Darui’s First Division battled the Impure World Reincarnation group and White Zetsu while Inori Yuzuriha shot down White Zetsu until her Golden Desert Eagles overheated.

Inori Yuzuriha and Shinobu Kocho devastated the White Zetsu with their unusual powers while Darui faced the resurrected Gold and Silver Brothers. Atsui charged Kinkaku and Ginkaku before Samui could finish explaining their legendary Ninja Tools, leaving Darui expecting trouble.

• Inori Yuzuriha cut through the White Zetsu with her Crystal Release and rescued nearby allies.
• Shinobu Kocho used her poisonous blade and powder to create a deadly zone, while her allies kept their distance.
• Darui confronted Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and Samui and Atsui joined him after recognizing the brothers’ four legendary Ninja Tools.
• Atsui burned the surrounding White Zetsu with Flame Slash and declared that his fiery Ninjutsu surpassed the tools.
• Atsui charged Kinkaku and Ginkaku as Samui hurried after him, and Ginkaku welcomed the chance to attack the talkative ninja.

Ginkaku and Kinkaku used their ninja tools to seize Samui and Atsui’s word spirits and began sealing them when they spoke their forbidden words. As Ginkaku held Samui, Inori Yuzuriha and Shinobu Kocho noticed Darui’s group was in trouble and considered going to help.

• Ginkaku and Kinkaku switched opponents, then used the Kohaku no Johei, Seven Stars Sword, and Benihisago to capture Samui and Atsui’s word spirits.
• Samui warned Darui and Atsui that repeating their most-used words would seal them inside the Benihisago.
• Kinkaku’s flames grazed Atsui, who said his forbidden words and was sucked into the Benihisago.
• Ginkaku grabbed Samui by the neck as Kinkaku and Ginkaku mocked Atsui for speaking carelessly.
• Inori Yuzuriha and Shinobu Kocho noticed Darui’s battle and discussed going to help.

Inori and Shinobu set out to help Darui, but he defeated Ginkaku using the Kokinjo, Shichiseiken, and Benihisago. With Ginkaku sealed, Kinkaku transformed into a six-tailed, Nine-Tails-like form and faced Darui.

• Inori agreed to go with Shinobu to help Darui after Shinobu reassured her about the past.
• Darui rescued Samui but was caught by the Kokinjo, and Samui and Darui were pulled toward the Benihisago.
• Darui escaped the Benihisago, seized the ninja tools, and used them to seal Ginkaku after learning his forbidden word was “Kinkaku.”
• Darui thanked Samui and Atsui and turned to face Kinkaku, who erupted with dark red chakra and six tails.
• Darui recognized Kinkaku’s transformed appearance as resembling a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Darui encountered Kinkaku after he transformed into a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Shinobu Kocho and Inori Yuzuriha stayed behind to hold him off while Darui searched for a way to seal him. As Kinkaku’s attacks began melting Inori’s crystal blades, Mana Ouma took control of her body and prepared to fight alongside Shinobu.

• Darui saw Kinkaku’s Tailed Beast Transformation, then Shinobu Kocho and Inori Yuzuriha arrived and offered to hold him off.
• Shinobu attacked Kinkaku with Poison Cloud and Poison Butterflies, but his Impure World Reincarnation body quickly recovered from the corrosive damage.
• Darui left to seek a sealing method, while Inori used her crystal blades to stop Kinkaku from striking him and then joined Shinobu against his six tails.
• As Kinkaku’s chakra began melting Inori’s crystal blades, Inori agreed to let Mana Ouma take control of her body.
• Mana Ouma blocked Kinkaku’s tail with a massive crystal, changed into a crystal gown, and agreed to fight alongside Shinobu.

Mana Ouma and Shinobu Kocho held off transformed Kinkaku until Darui sealed him with the Amber Purifying Pot. Lin Mei arrived to join Shinobu, and the group turned to the remaining enemies.

• Mana Ouma trapped Kinkaku with Apocalypse Virus crystals while Shinobu Kocho attacked him with poisonous bees and needles.
• The Shinobi Allied Forces Headquarters ordered Mabui to transport the Amber Purifying Pot to Darui, and Shikaku Nara decided to seal Kinkaku without waiting for the Ino-Shika-Cho team.
• Kinkaku weakened as one of his tails disappeared, and Darui appeared behind him with the Amber Purifying Pot.
• The pot sucked Kinkaku inside, and Darui closed its lid to seal him completely.
• Lin Mei arrived and embraced Shinobu Kocho, while Mana Ouma returned; Shinobu and Lin Mei then prepared to fight the remaining enemies.

As the first day of the war ended, Lin Guang learned about the battles on the other fronts and warned his companions about White Zetsu. He left the alternate space after Mana Ouma, controlling Inori Yuzuriha, unexpectedly spent the night with him, while Mana remained confused about how it happened.

• Lin Guang received Konan's message that she and Uchiha Itachi were investigating Obito Uchiha, but the former four Kage withdrew before he could fight them.
• Lin Guang returned to the alternate space and heard Lin Mei, Rose, and Mitsuri recount their battles, including encounters with the giant monster and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Lin Guang explained White Zetsu's ability to absorb chakra and transform into people, and Tamayo returned after tending to the war's casualties.
• Inori Yuzuriha's crystalline eyes revealed that Mana Ouma was controlling her, and Mana unexpectedly spent the night with Lin Guang.
• Lin Guang left the alternate space near dawn, while Mana sat up and wondered how her attempt to question him had turned into an intimate encounter.

Mana Ouma regained the full power of the Origin Stone and returned to the battlefield, while Lin Guang received reports about Naruto, Nagato, and Uchiha Itachi before joining Gaara and Ōnoki to face the Former Four Kage. The Fourth Division could retreat no farther, and the battle began with Gaara’s sandstorm, Rasa’s gold dust, and Lin Guang’s Ice Release.

• Mana Ouma realized her power had become whole and returned to the battlefield, intending to kill some White Zetsu.
• Lin Guang read Uchiha Itachi’s concealed letter, learned Naruto had left the Island Turtle and Itachi had found Nagato, then sent a Shadow Clone to warn Konan and seek Orochimaru Kabuto.
• Lin Guang, Gaara, and Ōnoki led the Fourth Division’s final retreat and prepared to fight the approaching Former Four Kage.
• The Former Four Kage discussed fighting their own villages as they advanced toward the Allied Forces.
• Gaara sent a vast sandstorm at the Former Four Kage, and Rasa slowed it with gold dust.
• Lin Guang unleashed Ice Release: Blizzard as wind and snow swept toward the Former Four Kage.

Lin Guang, Gaara, and Ōnoki confronted the resurrected Former Four Kage, while Gaara reunited with his father, Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and told him he no longer hated him. The former Kage learned that Gaara had become Kazekage and a commander of the Shinobi Allied Forces, and Rasa prepared to test his son in battle.

• Lin Guang froze the Four Kage with Ice Release, but the Third Raikage broke free while the other three escaped with Clone Technique.
• Ōnoki and Second Tsuchikage Mu clashed with Dust Release, carving a crater through Gaara and Rasa's sand and gold dust.
• Gaara told Fourth Kazekage Rasa that Shukaku had been extracted from him and that Granny Chiyo and his friends had saved him.
• Gaara said he no longer hated Rasa despite having nearly died at his hands six times, and revealed that he had become Kazekage.
• Lin Guang and Ōnoki told the Former Four Kage that Gaara commanded the Shinobi Allied Forces' main battle regiment.
• Rasa said he would personally test Gaara, while Second Tsuchikage Mu urged Ōnoki to stop him.

Lin Guang faced the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage while Gaara and the other Kage battled elsewhere. After revealing their abilities and weaknesses, the two Kage attacked Lin Guang, who resisted their strikes and declared that their genjutsu would not work on him.

• The Second Tsuchikage tested Ōnoki's resolve, and Ōnoki assured him that Iwagakure would not betray its allies after the war.
• Gaara used his sand to restrain the Second Mizukage, Third Raikage, and Fourth Kazekage, but the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage broke free under their controller's influence.
• Lin Guang blocked the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage, then attacked them with a barrage of ice spikes.
• The Second Mizukage summoned his Giant Clam and explained its wide-area genjutsu, while the Third Raikage described his Lightning Release and its counters.
• The Third Raikage struck Lin Guang's hardened neck, and Lin Guang used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to drive him back through his Lightning Release Armor.
• The Second Mizukage used mist to hide himself and said Lin Guang would have to find his real body, but Lin Guang insisted he was not vulnerable to genjutsu.

Lin Guang destroyed the Second Mizukage’s giant clam and fought the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage alone, using his speed and Hyōrinmaru to freeze and seal the Second Mizukage. He then turned his attention to the Third Raikage and vowed to break his defenses and seal him.

• Lin Guang froze the mist into thousands of ice swords, destroying the giant clam and revealing the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage.
• Lin Guang sent Gaara to help Ōnoki of Both Scales while he continued fighting the two Kage alone.
• Lin Guang narrowly missed the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage with a sword strike, and they commented on his swordsmanship and unusual techniques.
• The Second Mizukage attacked with the Water Balloon Technique, and Lin Guang summoned nine ice dragon pillars to counter him.
• Lin Guang used Shave Blade to cut and freeze the Second Mizukage, then sealed him with a Seal Talisman.
• Lin Guang faced the Third Raikage and declared that he would break his Strongest Spear and Strongest Shield and seal him.

Lin Guang defeated and sealed the Third Raikage after sealing the Second Mizukage, then joined Gaara and Ōnoki as the Fourth Division treated its wounded. He recognized Naruto beside him as a clone and asked if he was right.

• Lin Guang used the Ox Talisman, Wind Release, and his combat techniques against the Third Raikage, then knocked the Raikage’s soul from his body with the Sheep Talisman.
• Lin Guang returned the Third Raikage’s soul to his frozen body and sealed him with a sealing tag.
• Gaara and Ōnoki arrived, and Lin Guang told them he had already sealed the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage.
• Gaara ordered the Fourth Division to report the battle, while Ōnoki praised the troops and Lin Guang directed them to tend to the wounded and await orders.
• Lin Guang sent the injured Ōnoki to the Medical Team and asked Naruto whether he was a clone.

Lin Guang opened two Battlefield Gold Treasure Chests and gained Six Paths-level chakra, grandmaster-level close-quarters combat, and water affinity as the war turned in the shinobi alliance’s favor. Meanwhile, Orochimaru Kabuto summoned Madara Uchiha, who learned that he had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Lin Guang told Naruto Uzumaki to rest while he checked his treasure chest count and personal information.
• Lin Guang opened two Battlefield Gold Treasure Chests and gained grandmaster-level close-quarters combat, water affinity, and Six Paths-level chakra.
• Lin Guang anticipated fighting Madara Uchiha and hoped Orochimaru Kabuto would like the gift he planned to bring.
• Naruto Uzumaki’s arrival helped the shinobi alliance gain the upper hand as Obito Uchiha moved to intercept Naruto and Killer B with revived jinchūriki.
• Second Tsuchikage Mu summoned Madara Uchiha, who emerged from his coffin and learned that Orochimaru Kabuto had used Impure World Reincarnation.

Lin Guang and the Allied Shinobi Forces encountered the real Madara Uchiha alongside the split Second Tsuchikage Mu. Madara learned that Kabuto had revived him through Impure World Reincarnation and advanced toward the army, confident in his power.

• Lin Guang sensed another enemy as Mu returned after splitting himself, and he warned that Mu had brought a terrifying helper.
• Madara Uchiha appeared before the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Ōnoki recognized him while Gaara realized he had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Lin Guang explained that he and Tsunade had suspected the Masked Man was not Madara but lacked proof, and Ōnoki agreed they had to stop the enemy regardless.
• Kabuto took control of Mu and revealed himself as the collaborator who had prepared Madara's Impure World Reincarnation.
• Gaara attacked Madara and Mu with sand, but they dodged as Madara advanced toward the Allied Shinobi Forces and declared, "Very well!"

Lin Guang confronted Madara Uchiha and fought him head-on while the Allied Shinobi Forces withdrew. After Madara revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, Lin Guang announced that he could use Susanoo too.

• Lin Guang ordered Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara to watch for an opening, then charged ahead and stopped Madara Uchiha while ordering the Fourth Division to retreat.
• Lin Guang and Madara Uchiha exchanged close-range blows until Lin Guang struck Madara in the chest with the Ox Talisman's power.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Lin Guang countered it with Great Waterfall Technique and blocked Madara's follow-up fireballs with Water Formation Wall.
• Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki attacked Madara with sand and Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan while Ōnoki raised the ground, but Madara's Susanoo knocked Naruto away.
• Madara Uchiha formed Susanoo and drew two Chakra Blades, prompting Lin Guang to say that he could use Susanoo as well.

Lin Guang clashed with Madara Uchiha while Gaara and Naruto tried to capture and attack him, but Madara awakened the Rinnegan and absorbed Naruto’s Rasenshuriken. Madara then summoned a meteorite with Tengai Shinsei, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces in despair as Ōnoki moved to confront it and Lin Guang prepared to rely on the Space Stone.

• Lin Guang revealed his Susanoo and fought Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo, while Madara condemned him for wielding Uchiha power as an outsider.
• Ōnoki lightened Gaara’s sand, allowing Gaara to trap Madara and pull him from his Susanoo so Naruto could attack with a Rasenshuriken.
• Madara awakened the Rinnegan and absorbed Naruto’s Rasenshuriken, prompting Lin Guang to explain that it was the Sharingan’s ultimate form.
• Madara questioned Orochimaru Kabuto about his enhanced body, then dismissed Kabuto’s claim to have created his power.
• Madara summoned a meteorite with Tengai Shinsei, causing the Allied Shinobi Forces to despair as Ōnoki headed toward it and Lin Guang noted that the Space Stone could help him respond.

Lin Guang used the Space Stone to transfer Madara Uchiha’s two meteors away, saving the Allied Shinobi Forces. Madara then turned his attention to Naruto Uzumaki and began a Wood Release attack, which Lin Guang moved to counter.

• Lin Guang appeared beside Ōnoki and used spatial transfer to send Madara Uchiha’s first meteor to an uninhabited area.
• Lin Guang transferred the second meteor back into space, then helped Ōnoki reorganize the scattered Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Madara Uchiha discussed Lin Guang’s abilities and background with Orochimaru Kabuto, who revealed that Lin Guang had been known as a genius with Ice Release and the Sharingan.
• Madara Uchiha used the Summoning Technique to check for the Nine-Tails, then learned from Orochimaru Kabuto that Naruto Uzumaki was its Jinchūriki.
• Madara Uchiha began using Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, and Lin Guang responded with Ice Release: Ice Age.

Lin Guang confronted Madara Uchiha, matching his Wood Release and Susanoo clones with Ice Release and his own clones. As the allied forces prepared to support him and Naruto went after the Masked Man, Lin Guang and Madara resumed their clash.

• Lin Guang stopped Madara Uchiha's Wood Release with Ice Release and told Gaara and Ōnoki to retreat with the allied forces.
• Madara Uchiha created Wood Release clones protected by Susanoo, and Lin Guang answered with an equal number of Susanoo-protected shadow clones.
• Lin Guang's clone reassured Gaara and Ōnoki, then asked Naruto Uzumaki to fight the Masked Man; Naruto agreed and left.
• Ōnoki and Gaara joined Lin Guang's clone, and Third Raikage A, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and four Konoha ninja arrived to help confront the enemy.
• Lin Guang's real body and Madara Uchiha resumed their battle with Ice Dragon Technique and Wood Dragon Technique.

Lin Guang and Madara Uchiha escalated their battle from clashing ninjutsu to unveiling their Perfect Susanoo. The Five Kage withdrew the Shinobi Allied Forces, leaving Lin Guang and Madara Uchiha to fight without endangering ordinary ninja.

• Lin Guang used his Super: Ten Directions Sword Formation to destroy Madara Uchiha's flowering trees and several Wood Release Clones, prompting Madara Uchiha to reveal his Susanoo's pinnacle form.
• Madara Uchiha's Susanoo knocked the Third Raikage away, then transformed into a towering armored samurai with wings and swords.
• Lin Guang demonstrated Susanoo's stages before forming his own Perfect Susanoo, which deflected Madara Uchiha's sword strike with Hyōrinmaru.
• The Five Kage recognized they could not join the fight and began withdrawing the Shinobi Allied Forces after Lin Guang asked them to protect the ordinary ninja.
• Madara Uchiha welcomed the chance to fight Lin Guang seriously.

Lin Guang fought Madara Uchiha with his Susanoo, revealing its Bankai-powered transformation and overwhelming Madara’s attacks. As Madara charged through Lin Guang’s freezing techniques and fire, Lin Guang struck back with a vast Sun Breathing technique, leaving Madara’s fate uncertain in the darkness.

• Madara Uchiha eagerly attacked Lin Guang with his Susanoo, and Lin Guang’s Susanoo parried his four swords before countering with ice swords.
• Lin Guang used Daiguren Hyōrinmaru: Bankai, transforming his Susanoo into a powerful ice dragon and startling the Fourth Division and Five Kage.
• Orochimaru Kabuto noticed two intruders at his hideout, relinquished control of Second Tsuchikage Mu, and went to confront them.
• Madara Uchiha attacked through Lin Guang’s Ice Flower Funeral and extinguished the flames of his Fire Release: Hōka Messhitsu.
• Lin Guang used Sun Breathing: Second Form: Darkness in the Cold Night, plunging the sky into darkness as he told Madara that his era had passed.

Lin Guang battled Madara Uchiha, countering his attacks and rejecting his belief in Infinite Tsukuyomi while trying to seal him. After hours of fighting, Madara Uchiha’s Impure World Reincarnation body began to crumble, and Lin Guang suspected Uchiha Itachi had defeated Orochimaru Kabuto.

• Lin Guang survived Madara Uchiha’s surprise attack by opening a Space Gate around his body, then explained that he had investigated the Uchiha Clan and read its stone tablet.
• Madara Uchiha defended Infinite Tsukuyomi as the only path to absolute peace, while Lin Guang dismissed the tablet’s message as a deception.
• Black Zetsu fought Jiraiya while Obito Uchiha ordered him to abandon the attempt to capture the five nations’ daimyo after encountering Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B.
• Lin Guang unleashed his full strength and fought Madara Uchiha for hours, repeatedly suppressing him and nearly sealing him.
• Madara Uchiha’s soul separated from his Impure World Reincarnation body, which began to crumble, but he forced himself back into it and retreated from Lin Guang.

Madara Uchiha escaped Lin Guang’s sealing attempt and joined Obito Uchiha, who began the Ten-Tails’ revival before the allies could capture the tailed beasts. The Ten-Tails emerged in an incomplete form, and Mitsuri Kanroji revealed that devouring White Tree People had given her Wood Release.

• Madara Uchiha freed himself from Impure World Reincarnation’s control, left Lin Guang and Mei Terumi, and headed to Obito Uchiha’s battlefield.
• Lin Guang took Mei Terumi through a portal to Naruto Uzumaki’s battlefield, where the Five Kage and others were fighting Obito Uchiha and the tailed beasts.
• Obito Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and put the Benihisago and the Amber Purifying Pot into its mouth; Madara Uchiha then arrived.
• Obito Uchiha used the statue to draw in the tailed beasts, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path transformed into an incomplete Ten-Tails.
• Mitsuri Kanroji told Lin Guang that devouring the White Tree People had given her Wood Release, and Lin Guang said she would be one of their main fighters.