Chapter Summaries

Lin Guang tested the first two forms of Yin-Yang Breathing in the Land of Wind with Arisa Shūkyōin. After Gaara sensed the chilling attack and recognized Lin Guang, they left before he could discover them.

• Lin Guang learned that Yin-Yang Breathing had only two forms and decided to test them, taking Arisa Shūkyōin to the Land of Wind.
• Lin Guang used the First Form, Heavenly Light, Ten Thousand Flames, turning the surrounding sand into quartz and causing explosions across the desert.
• Gaara noticed the distant light and tremors, then sent a sand eye to investigate while Lin Guang unleashed the Second Form, Darkness in the Cold Night.
• The second form froze the sand eye, and Gaara recognized the familiar cold as Lin Guang's.
• Lin Guang judged the two forms to be as powerful as the strongest forms of Sun Breathing and Ice Breathing, then left with Arisa Shūkyōin before Gaara could find them.

Lin Guang returned to Konoha after training, then learned that the Five Kage Summit would address Sasuke Uchiha, Killer B, and the Akatsuki. He joined Tsunade for the summit and argued that the Akatsuki’s supposed Madara Uchiha might be an impostor.

• Lin Guang and Arisa Shūkyōin left before Gaara reached the area where Lin Guang had tested his sword techniques.
• Lin Guang returned to Konoha, told Tsunade he was going to train, and entered the alternate space.
• Tsunade received the Raikage’s request for a Five Kage Summit after Sasuke Uchiha abducted Killer B, and she worried the dispute could lead to war.
• After a week, Lin Guang received Tsunade’s message about the summit, left the alternate space, and volunteered to accompany her.
• Lin Guang told Tsunade that records described Madara Uchiha as lacking Space-Time Ninjutsu, leading her to suspect that the Akatsuki’s Madara was an impostor.

Lin Guang and Tsunade discussed the identity of the figure calling himself Madara Uchiha and prepared for the Five Kage Summit. After Tsunade asked whether Lin Guang wanted to become Hokage, he declined, then learned from Jiraiya's letter that his senior brother had gone to Mount Myōboku.

• Lin Guang suggested that someone might have inherited Madara Uchiha's desire to destroy Konoha, but Tsunade decided to use the name in their intelligence at the Five Kage Summit rather than share their speculation.
• Tsunade asked Lin Guang if he had considered becoming Hokage, and he said he preferred freedom to office work.
• Lin Guang asked where Jiraiya had gone, and Tsunade gave him a letter explaining that Jiraiya had left Konoha to visit Mount Myōboku.
• Lin Guang teased Tsunade about Jiraiya, dodged her punch with the Space Stone, and agreed to accompany her to the Five Kage Summit.
• After Lin Guang left the Hokage Office, he wondered what Danzo would do now that he had failed to take the Hokage position.

Danzo reconsidered his plans after Tsunade’s standing rose, while Tsunade, Lin Guang, and Shinobu Kocho traveled to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit. At the summit, Gaara condemned the Kage for ignoring Akatsuki’s threat until their own jinchūriki were captured, and Ōnoki dismissed his criticism.

• Danzo realized that Nagato’s Rinne Rebirth had ruined his plan to force Tsunade out and began considering what to do next.
• Lin Guang and Shinobu Kocho accompanied Tsunade to the Land of Iron, where Tsunade met Mifune and the three waited for the summit.
• Mifune opened the Five Kage Summit, and Gaara began speaking before Ōnoki interrupted him with mocking remarks.
• Gaara said Akatsuki was dangerous and criticized the Kage for ignoring his warnings until their own jinchūriki were taken.
• Ōnoki argued that the villages should recover captured jinchūriki in secret rather than ask other countries for help.

The Five Kage argued over the capture of a Jinchūriki, then clashed when Fourth Raikage A accused the hidden villages of using the Akatsuki as mercenaries. As the summit continued, Lin Guang noticed Danzo and Sasuke arriving at the venue.

• Ōnoki criticized the Mist for asking other nations for help after a Jinchūriki was captured, while Mei Terumi and Tsunade discussed how difficult Tailed Beasts were to control.
• Fourth Raikage A struck the table, prompting the Kage's guards to ready themselves; Lin Guang secretly told Rose and Lin Mei to pretend not to know him.
• Mifune called for restraint, and Tsunade, Gaara, Mei, Ōnoki, and A had their guards stand down.
• Fourth Raikage A accused the hidden villages of using the Akatsuki, and Ōnoki explained that the mercenary group had served as an inexpensive way to maintain wartime experience.
• Lin Guang noticed Danzo and Sasuke entering the summit venue.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders argued over the Akatsuki and learned that Madara Uchiha might be behind it. As the threat became clear, Lin Guang privately proposed that Tsunade form the Allied Shinobi Forces to protect the Nine-Tails and fight the Akatsuki together.

• Lin Guang spotted Danzo and Sasuke sneaking into the building with a White Zetsu, but chose to watch rather than intervene.
• Fourth Raikage A accused Sunagakure and Kirigakure of ties to the Akatsuki, while Mei Terumi revealed that the Fourth Mizukage may have been controlled.
• Tsunade told the Kage that Konoha's intelligence identified Madara Uchiha as the Akatsuki's likely leader, shocking the assembled leaders.
• Lin Guang sensed Zetsu approaching through the walls as the Kage struggled to decide how to face Madara Uchiha.
• Lin Guang used Mental Control to tell Tsunade that the enemy could be as strong as or stronger than Pain and proposed forming the Allied Shinobi Forces to stop the Akatsuki from taking the Nine-Tails.

Tsunade proposed forming Allied Shinobi Forces under joint command to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages against Akatsuki, and the other Kage considered the plan. White Zetsu disrupted the summit by warning that Sasuke Uchiha had infiltrated, then Fourth Raikage A left with C and Darui after C extracted information from him.

• Tsunade proposed a jointly commanded Allied Shinobi Forces, and Mei Terumi supported the idea.
• White Zetsu appeared at the summit and announced that Sasuke Uchiha had infiltrated.
• Lin Guang identified White Zetsu and warned that he was there to disrupt the summit.
• Fourth Raikage A grabbed White Zetsu and snapped his neck before he could reveal his hint.
• Mifune ordered a search for Sasuke and second-stage battle readiness, while C obtained information from White Zetsu.
• Fourth Raikage A broke through the wall and left with C and Darui.

Lin Guang deduced that Shimura Danzō intended to damage relations between Kumogakure and Konoha to undermine Tsunade, then left to watch the battle between Fourth Raikage A and Sasuke Uchiha. He brought Lin Mei along invisibly as Jūgo transformed and the Raikage charged into the fight.

• After Fourth Raikage A left the summit, Gaara departed to pursue Sasuke Uchiha, while Kurotsuchi also left to see the battle.
• Ōnoki refused to join the fight because of his back, and Akatsuchi stayed with him.
• Lin Guang reasoned that Shimura Danzō had contacted the Akatsuki to disrupt relations between Kumogakure and Konoha and weaken Tsunade's position.
• With Tsunade's permission, Lin Guang left the meeting room and used the Snake Talisman's power to watch the battle invisibly.
• Lin Guang brought Lin Mei to his side, concealed them both, and asked her to look for someone wearing a spiral-patterned mask.
• Jūgo transformed into a monster and lost his reason, and Fourth Raikage A charged at him.

Sasuke Uchiha battled the Raikage, who overwhelmed Jugo and nearly killed Sasuke with Liger Bomb before Sasuke awakened Susanoo. The Raikage prepared to continue fighting as Lin Mei noticed Sasuke’s purple Susanoo resembled Lin Guang’s technique.

• The Raikage knocked Jugo unconscious, while Sasuke Uchiha used his Sharingan to trap C in genjutsu and Hozuki Suigetsu fought Darui.
• Jugo fired chakra cannons at the Raikage, but the Raikage survived and knocked Jugo unconscious again.
• Sasuke Uchiha struck the Raikage with Chidori, but the Raikage seized him and slammed him into the ground with Liger Bomb.
• Lin Guang explained Nintaijutsu to Lin Mei while Sasuke’s Susanoo shielded him from the Raikage’s attack.
• Sasuke Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and continued defending himself with Susanoo as Darui helped C recover.
• Lin Mei told Lin Guang that Sasuke could use his technique too, though Sasuke’s Susanoo was purple.

Sasuke Uchiha fought the Raikage with Amaterasu and Susanoo until Gaara intervened to protect them and the samurai. Lin Guang stopped the Raikage from attacking Sasuke by offering information about Killer B, leaving the Raikage waiting for details until after the Five Kage Summit.

• Lin Mei teased Lin Guang, who then turned his attention to Sasuke Uchiha and the Raikage.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Amaterasu to shield his Susanoo, but the Raikage broke through and sent him flying.
• The Raikage leaped to finish Sasuke, but Gaara blocked his attack with sand and ordered the samurai to retreat.
• Temari and Kankuro helped rescue a samurai from the Amaterasu flames while Gaara said he wanted to speak with Sasuke.
• Lin Guang removed ice crystals protecting the Raikage's arm from the black flames, then offered news about Killer B to make the Raikage wait until after the summit.

Lin Guang stopped the Raikage from attacking while Gaara tried to persuade Sasuke Uchiha to abandon his path of revenge. Lin Guang confronted Sasuke, who demanded to know what had happened to Itachi’s body, and their fight began as Sasuke attacked with Amaterasu.

• Lin Guang revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and persuaded the Raikage to wait five minutes before taking action himself.
• Gaara urged Sasuke Uchiha to turn away from hatred, but Sasuke rejected his words, and Gaara prepared to fight.
• Lin Guang appeared beside Gaara, stopped him from rushing into battle, and approached Sasuke to ask why he had come.
• Sasuke recognized Itachi’s power in Lin Guang’s eyes and demanded to know where Lin Guang had hidden Itachi’s body.
• Sasuke attacked Lin Guang with Amaterasu, but Lin Guang’s ice blocked the black flames as Sasuke claimed his abilities countered Lin Guang’s Ice Release.

Lin Guang confronted Sasuke Uchiha at the Five Kage Summit, using his Ice Release to stop Sasuke’s Susanoo but allowing him to leave in pursuit of Danzo. Sasuke reached the meeting room after Danzo had secretly withdrawn, where Mei Terumi blocked his escape.

• Lin Guang’s Ice Release: Ten Directions Sword Formation prompted Sasuke Uchiha to protect himself with Susanoo, and Lin Guang answered with Ice Release: Water Lily Bodhisattva.
• Sasuke’s Susanoo cut through the pillars, but the Ice Crystal Bodhisattva stopped its strike; Sasuke left with Karin to search for Danzo and abandoned Jūgo and Suigetsu.
• Lin Guang refrained from pursuing Sasuke to protect the samurai, while Danzo secretly withdrew from the summit.
• Sasuke entered the meeting room and found Tsunade, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi, but Danzo was already gone; Mifune attacked him, and Karin pointed him toward Danzo’s location.
• Mei Terumi sealed the exit with lava as Sasuke tried to leave, confronting him over the Akatsuki’s treatment of Kirigakure and the Fourth Mizukage.

Mei Terumi fought Sasuke Uchiha, but White Zetsu spores interrupted the battle and Lin Guang rescued her. Sasuke escaped and recovered some chakra, then Ōnoki confronted him and prepared to kill him.

• Mei Terumi attacked Sasuke with Lava Release, and Rose followed with an Ice Release assault that drove him through a wall.
• Mei trapped Sasuke in a sealed space and used Boil Release to corrode his Susanoo, leaving him badly weakened.
• White Zetsu spores covered Mei and several of the Five Kage, but Lin Guang cut the spores from Mei and helped her up.
• White Zetsu transferred Mei's stolen chakra to Sasuke, who used Susanoo to break through the wall and escape.
• Ōnoki and Akatsuchi dealt with spore clones, then Ōnoki approached Sasuke and declared that he would kill him.

Ōnoki killed Sasuke Uchiha with Dust Release, but Obito Uchiha appeared claiming to be Madara Uchiha and rescued Sasuke before the Five Kage could decide what to do. He began explaining the Eye of the Moon Plan, leaving the Kage shocked by his claim that everything in the world would become one with him.

• Ōnoki disintegrated Sasuke Uchiha with Dust Release, and Karin realized Sasuke's chakra had vanished.
• Shinobu Kocho freed Mifune and his guards from White Zetsu's robe clones as Fourth Raikage A and Gaara arrived.
• Obito Uchiha appeared carrying Sasuke, claimed to be Madara Uchiha, and sent Sasuke and Karin into the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito Uchiha told the Five Kage that he had sent Sasuke to fight them so Sasuke could hone his dōjutsu and that he had considered taking them hostage.
• Obito Uchiha said he had been gravely injured fighting Hashirama Senju and explained that the Eye of the Moon Plan would make everything in the world become one with him.

Obito Uchiha explained the Sage of Six Paths’ history with the Ten-Tails and revealed his Eye of the Moon Plan to control the world with Infinite Tsukuyomi. The Five Kage rejected his plan, and Obito challenged them to stop him.

• Obito Uchiha told the Five Kage that an Uchiha stone tablet described the Sage of Six Paths and his connection to Obito’s goal.
• Obito Uchiha revealed that the Ten-Tails was formed from all nine tailed beasts, and that the Sage of Six Paths had sealed it within himself before dividing its chakra and casting its body into the sky as the moon.
• Obito Uchiha explained that he planned to gather the tailed beasts, revive the Ten-Tails, become its jinchūriki, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi over everyone.
• The Raikage, Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki condemned Obito Uchiha’s plan as an illusion that would rob the world of meaning.
• Obito Uchiha asked what the Five Kage could do and claimed they understood that hope did not exist.

Lin Guang failed to assassinate Obito Uchiha, who declared the Fourth Shinobi World War after demanding the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails. After Obito left, Lin Guang revealed that the Two-Tails and Three-Tails were still alive and brought Isobu before the Five Kage as they considered forming the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Lin Guang appeared unexpectedly and cut off Obito Uchiha's right arm, but Obito regenerated and demanded the remaining Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Lin Guang explained that Killer B had evaded capture, prompting the Raikage to realize his younger brother had left the village.
• The Five Kage refused to surrender Naruto Uzumaki or Killer B, and Lin Guang revealed that the Two-Tails and Three-Tails were still alive despite having lost most of their chakra.
• Obito Uchiha declared the Fourth Shinobi World War and vanished, unsettled by Lin Guang's warning that their next meeting might not be on a battlefield.
• Gaara proposed forming the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Lin Guang brought Isobu before the Five Kage to show that the Three-Tails had survived.

The Five Kage agreed to form the Shinobi Allied Forces against Madara Uchiha and debated whether Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B should join the fighting. They chose to keep the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails hidden for their protection, but the chapter ended with Ōnoki asking who would command the Allied Forces.

• Tsunade and the Raikage proposed forming the Shinobi Allied Forces, while Mei Terumi and Ōnoki debated how to handle the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Gaara argued that Madara might be trying to lure Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B onto the battlefield, and the Raikage, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi agreed they should be kept out of the war.
• Ōnoki accepted the plan to protect Naruto and Killer B, and the Raikage offered intelligence on Killer B to help the villages find him.
• Lin Guang warned the Kage about Kisame Hoshigaki and Samehada, while Mifune argued that the Allied Forces and samurai could challenge Madara without Naruto and Killer B.
• Ōnoki asked who would hold supreme authority and command the Shinobi Allied Forces.

The Five Kage agreed to place the Allied Shinobi Forces under the Raikage's command, while Lin Guang explained why Naruto and Killer B should be kept away from the front lines. After Tsunade and Shinobu Kocho returned to Konoha, Lin Guang stayed in Amegakure and waited for Obito Uchiha.

• Tsunade proposed that the Raikage command the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Mei Terumi and Gaara supported her.
• The Raikage accepted command and asked Ōnoki to share his knowledge of Madara Uchiha; Ōnoki agreed to help.
• Lin Guang explained to Tsunade that Naruto should train with Killer B to learn to control a tailed beast, and Tsunade chased him after he refused to become Hokage.
• Two days later, Tsunade and Shinobu Kocho returned to Konoha while Lin Guang remained in Amegakure.
• Lin Guang concealed his presence, located Konan and the bodies of Nagato and Yahiko, and waited for Obito while studying the Yin-Yang Breathing Style.

While Lin Guang continued studying the Yin-Yang Breathing Style in isolation, Obito Uchiha confronted Konan over Nagato’s body and Rinnegan. Konan attacked him, and Obito prepared to fight back as she tried to draw him into her countermeasure.

• Lin Guang remained immersed in his mental training as Konoha learned of Danzo’s assassination and the Five Kage agreed to unite against the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Tsunade and Raikage A agreed that Killer B would teach Naruto Uzumaki to control the Nine-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha arrived in Amegakure seeking Nagato’s body, and Konan led him to a remote spot over the sea.
• Konan revealed that she had been waiting to eliminate Obito, while he questioned why Nagato had sacrificed himself for Naruto Uzumaki.
• Konan defended the Akatsuki’s legacy and Nagato’s Rinnegan, but Obito claimed he had urged Yahiko to found the organization and given Nagato the Rinnegan.
• Konan attacked Obito with paper weapons and flew at him, while Obito recognized her attempt to exploit the moment he became tangible and accepted the fight.

Konan used a vast field of explosive tags to trap Obito Uchiha in a paper abyss, but he survived by using Izanagi and struck her from behind. As Konan faced death, Obito began explaining the origins of Izanagi and his own power.

• Obito Uchiha grabbed Konan and sucked her in with Kamui, but Konan detonated explosive tags hidden among her paper, severely injuring them both.
• Konan questioned Obito about why she and Nagato had believed in Naruto, then declared that Naruto had shown her Obito was darkness.
• Konan split the sea into an abyss of paper and used explosive tags to interrupt Obito’s attempt to escape with Kamui.
• Konan revealed that the abyss contained six hundred billion explosive tags set to detonate for ten minutes, and the blasts continued until her chakra ran out.
• Obito appeared behind Konan and pierced her with a Black Rod, revealing that he had survived through Izanagi.
• Obito explained that Izanagi linked illusion and reality and described the Sage of Six Paths’ use of Yin Release, Yang Release, and Yin-Yang Release to create life.