Arc 12Chapters 276–300

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Ch. 276Hashirama and Tobirama Battle Urashiki

Hashirama and Tobirama fought Urashiki to stop him from taking Shingetsu, using poison and teamwork to drive him into another dimension. Urashiki returned to Konoha and activated a mysterious turtle treasure, which caused Hashirama, Tobirama, Tsunade, Kagami, and Hiruzen to vanish.

  • Tobirama sent Hiruzen, Tsunade, and the unconscious Kagami away while he and Hashirama confronted Urashiki, who revealed he had come for Shingetsu.
  • Hashirama and Tobirama dodged Urashiki’s attacks, then used Wood Release and poisonous pollen to weaken him before Tobirama marked him with Flying Thunder God.
  • Urashiki escaped through Yomotsu Hirasaka, but the Senju brothers pursued him across dimensions until his chakra was nearly exhausted.
  • Urashiki chose to abandon the fight and used a Green-Shelled Turtle treasure to travel to the Uchiha Clan Compound, where the children had fled.
  • Hashirama and Tobirama rushed to protect Tsunade, Kagami, and Hiruzen as the turtle unfolded and engulfed all five in light, making them disappear.

Ch. 277The fantastical odyssey of Konoha's five

Tsunade, Tobirama, Kagami, and Hiruzen Sarutobi were scattered into an unfamiliar future after the time tunnel, where they encountered danger and evidence of a changed Konoha. The chapter ended with Hiruzen confronting an Iwagakure shinobi who was attacking two Konoha children.

  • Tsunade landed alone on a rocky cliff, encountered a many-tailed monster, and ran to Madara for help.
  • Tobirama revived Kagami in the Uchiha Clan Compound and suspected that Urashiki had sent them into the future.
  • Masked Anbu raised a barrier around the compound as attackers massacred the Uchiha civilians, and Tobirama intervened against Uchiha Itachi.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi woke in a primeval forest and discovered that his summoned Enma was now a towering adult who warned him that Konoha was at war.
  • Hiruzen followed the sound of a slap and found an Iwagakure shinobi beating two Konoha children, so he stepped in to protect them.

Ch. 278Countermeasures and the Scourge of the Fourth Shinobi World War

Urashiki returned to the Shinobi World searching for Shingetsu, while Konoha learned that Hashirama and four others had vanished. On the Fourth Shinobi World War battlefield, a living Hashirama with a Rinnegan appeared, rescued Tsunade, and reunited with Edo Madara, leaving everyone stunned by his claim that Madara had given him the eye.

  • Urashiki returned to the Shinobi World, found its many God Tree traces confusing, and resolved to locate Shingetsu alone.
  • Hōkaku and Tōka told Madara that Hashirama and four others attacked by the Ōtsutsuki had disappeared, and Shingetsu offered to draw Urashiki out.
  • On the war battlefield, Edo Madara grabbed Tsunade and mocked the Allied Shinobi Forces for sending a child to fight.
  • A mysterious Hashirama appeared, pinned down the Ten-Tails with Sage techniques, and began sealing it, prompting Edo Madara to attack the allied forces trying to stop him.
  • Tsunade escaped Edo Madara and reunited with the living Hashirama, revealing that she was his granddaughter and wore Uchiha clothes.
  • The living Hashirama joined Edo Madara instead of Konoha's shinobi, asked where Shingetsu and Izuna were, and said Madara had given him his Rinnegan.

Ch. 279Different experiences across three timelines

Hashirama confronted Edo Madara about the living Izuna and revealed Black Zetsu’s true identity, while Tobirama intervened in the Uchiha Clan Massacre timeline and rescued survivors from Itachi. In another timeline, Hiruzen Sarutobi rescued Team 7, learned that Konoha sent children to war, and turned on Minato in anger.

  • Hashirama’s mention of Izuna made Edo Madara realize that this Hashirama came from a world where Izuna was still alive, and Hashirama identified Black Zetsu as Kaguya Otsutsuki’s third son.
  • On the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Tobirama tried to stop Itachi, defeated him, and spared his life while taking his eyes.
  • Kagami Uchiha helped the survivors as the Uchiha blamed Konoha’s leaders, and Shimura Danzō ordered his forces to finish exterminating the clan.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi rescued Kakashi, Obito, and Rin from Stone Shinobi, then learned that the children were on a battlefield mission in a Konoha where Hashirama was dead.
  • When Minato returned to Team 7, Hiruzen punched him and demanded to know why Konoha was sending children to the battlefield.

Ch. 280Lady Shingetsu's whereabouts unknown

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Minato over sending children into battle, then demanded to know where Shingetsu was. In other timelines, Tobirama stopped Danzo’s attack on the Uchiha, while Hashirama exposed Black Zetsu’s deception and discovered that Edo Madara did not know Shingetsu.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi punched Minato, then condemned him for bringing Obito, Kakashi, and Rin onto the battlefield; the children defended Minato and insisted they had volunteered.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi asked where Shingetsu was, and Monkey described her as Hashirama’s niece, Madara’s disciple, and Hiruzen’s future wife.
  • Tobirama confronted Shimura Danzō during the Uchiha Clan Massacre, defeated Danzo and the Root shinobi, and demanded to know where Shingetsu was.
  • Sasuke returned to find his Uchiha clansmen dead and faced their hatred, while Fugaku and Mikoto silently accepted blame for their son’s actions.
  • Edo Madara restrained Black Zetsu after Hashirama revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated the Shinobi World for a thousand years to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
  • Edo Madara admitted he was not the Madara Hashirama knew, then said he did not know Shingetsu, leaving Hashirama shocked that Madara had forgotten his precious disciple.

Ch. 281Madara's fury and Minato's resolve

Hashirama described a peaceful, powerful Konoha where Madara had become Hokage, and Edo Madara attacked him after seeing memories of Shingetsu. On another battlefield, Minato resolved to become Hokage, reform Konoha, and end every war after hearing Sarutobi’s account of a better future.

  • Isshiki restrained his urge to kill Urashiki and decided to approach Shingetsu as a trusted friend.
  • Hashirama reunited with the other Hashirama and explained that his Konoha had overthrown the Daimyō, prospered, and made Madara its Second Hokage.
  • Edo Madara read Hashirama’s memories about Shingetsu and attacked him in anger over why she had not appeared at his side.
  • Minato asked Sarutobi to explain the reforms in his world, then vowed to become Hokage and give children a better future.
  • Minato declared that he would end every war and urged Sarutobi to tell him everything he knew.

Ch. 282The Senju's decline and the Mangekyō's awakening

Hiruzen Sarutobi reunited with Tobirama in the alternate timeline, where Tobirama learned how war and human experimentation had nearly erased the Senju Clan and awakened the Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan as he desperately tried to return to Shingetsu's timeline. After investigating the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Tobirama discovered Itachi had allied with a masked man posing as Madara, and the chapter left Tobirama condemning Itachi's choices while examining the case against him.

  • Minato and Team Minato learned that the remorseful man they had met was Hiruzen Sarutobi, disciple of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama.
  • Tobirama confronted Hiruzen at the ruined Uchiha compound, reprimanded him and the advisers, and demanded an account of their actions.
  • Hiruzen explained that war and failed Wood Release experiments had devastated the Senju Clan, leaving Tsunade as its only prominent shinobi.
  • Grieving over the Senju's decline, Tobirama awakened the Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan and failed to use it to return to Shingetsu's timeline.
  • Tobirama investigated the Uchiha Clan Massacre and learned that Itachi had joined forces with a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha.
  • Tobirama condemned Itachi for concealing the masked man's existence and helping him massacre the clan, then reflected on Itachi's young age as he reviewed the dossier.

Ch. 283The Negligent Third and the Innocent Sasuke

Tobirama condemned Itachi, Fugaku, and the Third for the Uchiha massacre, ordered the family imprisoned for public trial, and prepared to confront Danzo and the village elders. Sasuke was left isolated until Kagami took him in, while on the battlefield Sarutobi’s history books revealed startling claims about Kaguya and Black Zetsu to Elderly Madara.

  • Itachi and Fugaku begged Tobirama to spare Itachi, and Fugaku and Mikoto gouged out their own eyes in atonement.
  • Tobirama ordered Itachi, Fugaku, and Mikoto imprisoned for public trial, then called for Danzo, Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to be brought before him.
  • The surviving Uchiha ignored Sasuke, who grieved for his clan and Itachi until Kagami took him home and comforted him.
  • On the Third Shinobi World War battlefield, Sarutobi revealed history books to Minato and Team Minato after learning he would become the Third Hokage.
  • Uzumaki Zetsu brought Elderly Madara a stolen history book, which described Kaguya Otsutsuki’s sons, including Black Zetsu Otsutsuki.

Ch. 284A father-daughter reunion, and where was Shingetsu?

Shingetsu learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki claimed to be her father and revealed that Urashiki had used Kama to send Hashirama and the others through time and space. On the Fourth Shinobi World War battlefield, Edo Madara described the bleak history of a world without Shingetsu, while Tōka revealed that her child with Hōkaku had died young.

  • Shingetsu, Madara, Izuna, and Hōkaku returned to the Uchiha Clan Leader's Mansion and found Jigen waiting for them.
  • Jigen identified himself as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and told Shingetsu that she was his daughter, provoking Hōkaku to attack him.
  • Isshiki explained that Urashiki had attacked Konoha and that Kama had likely sent Hashirama and the others to another time and space.
  • On the battlefield, Edo Madara beat Hashirama and described how, in a world without Shingetsu, the Senju and Uchiha clans had been wiped out and wars had continued.
  • Tobirama resurrected Hōkaku and Tōka, and Hashirama demanded to know where Shingetsu was.
  • Tōka revealed that the child she had with Hōkaku had died young and that she had been unable to save her.

Ch. 285Fourth War Obito and Two Tobiramas

Tōka’s account of Shingetsu’s loss deepened the grief of Hōkaku, Naruto, and Minato as Obito returned to find the Ten-Tails sealed and Infinite Tsukuyomi impossible. In another world, Tobirama revived Hashirama and his counterpart, then decided to bring Madara back despite their warnings.

  • Edo Madara attacked Tōka, but Hōkaku and Hashirama shielded her, and Hōkaku demanded to know why she had never told him about their daughter.
  • Tōka explained that Shingetsu had never been born, and she and Hōkaku mourned while Naruto and Minato grieved for Kushina.
  • Obito returned to the battlefield and tried to begin the process for Infinite Tsukuyomi, but discovered that the Ten-Tails was gone.
  • Minato told Obito that Hashirama had sealed the Ten-Tails and that Black Zetsu had deceived him, leaving Obito stunned and angry.
  • After the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Tobirama used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Hashirama and another Tobirama in the bodies of Koharu and Homura.
  • Tobirama showed them his memories and announced that he would revive Madara, dismissing their objections and insisting the decision was final.

Ch. 286Tobirama versus Madara and the road to reform

Tobirama revealed to Edo Madara that Black Zetsu had deceived him about the Eye of the Moon Plan, then demonstrated his newly awakened Mangekyō abilities. After reading the history of Shingetsu’s world, Minato resolved to lead reform in his own Konoha, just as the battlefield began shaking and an enraged Madara reacted underground.

  • Shimura Danzō was sacrificed to resurrect Madara through Impure World Reincarnation, and Madara was shocked to find Hashirama and two Tobiramas waiting for him.
  • Madara fought Hashirama after rejecting the village’s call to join its new path, until Tobirama confronted him about the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
  • Tobirama told Madara that Black Zetsu had manipulated him for Kaguya’s sake, prompting Madara to attack Tobirama with Susanoo.
  • Tobirama used his Mangekyō abilities to evade Madara and send most of his Susanoo into hyperspace, then explained that he had gained Time Reversal and dimensional passage powers.
  • Minato, Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hiruzen read history books about Shingetsu’s world, and Minato vowed to pursue reform and peace in his own timeline.
  • The ground shook as an elderly Madara underground, having read the history book, erupted in fury.

Ch. 287Madara Uchiha's Self-Destruction

Madara Uchiha died after revealing that Black Zetsu had deceived him, and he entrusted Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi with killing Black Zetsu. On the Fourth Shinobi World War battlefield, Edo Madara confessed that he had arranged Rin Nohara’s death to manipulate Obito, who was then trapped by chakra rods and urged Kakashi to take his eyes.

  • After discovering Black Zetsu’s schemes, the elderly Madara slaughtered the White Zetsu and confronted Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi when they entered his underground lair.
  • The elderly Madara offered Minato his statue, White Zetsu, scrolls, and collection, then disconnected his life-support tubes and asked them to kill Black Zetsu before dying.
  • Uzumaki Zetsu left for the Land of Rain with some of Madara’s flesh and orders to have Nagato use Rinne Rebirth to resurrect him.
  • On the battlefield, Sasuke tried to kill Obito, but Kakashi and Impure World Reincarnation Minato stopped him and prepared to handle Obito themselves.
  • Edo Madara revealed that he had arranged Rin Nohara’s death to make Obito believe in the Eye of the Moon Plan, provoking Obito, Kakashi, and Impure World Reincarnation Minato.
  • Edo Madara’s chakra rods restrained Obito, who urged Kakashi to take his Rinnegan and Kamui and avenge Rin.

Ch. 288A Righteous Gang-Up and Shingetsu's Arrival

Minato, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Sakura, and the Allied Shinobi Forces overwhelmed Edo Madara in a chaotic battle, before Hashirama finally faced him in a decisive duel. Shingetsu and Izuna arrived from another world, and Hashirama tried to stop the fight by showing Madara that Shingetsu was there.

  • Minato struck Edo Madara with a Rasengan, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura joined the attack as Kakashi implanted Obito's Kamui eye with Sakura's chakra support.
  • Kakashi used both Kamui eyes to damage Edo Madara, prompting shinobi across the battlefield to join the assault.
  • Hashirama from Shingetsu's World mourned what he believed Madara had become, while Impure World Reincarnation Hashirama regretted failing to stop Madara's descent.
  • Impure World Reincarnation Hashirama confronted Edo Madara, and the two began a battle that drew the crowd's attention.
  • Shingetsu and Izuna emerged from a spatial rift beside Hashirama, and Hashirama embraced Shingetsu before carrying her toward Edo Madara.
  • Hashirama raised Shingetsu and shouted for the fighting to stop, telling Madara to look at who had arrived.

Ch. 289Brothers Reunited and the Tables Turned

Izuna reunited with Edo Madara, while Shingetsu reunited with her parents and became the focus of Edo Madara’s desperate hopes. As the fighting resumed, Shingetsu proposed using the sealed Ten-Tails as a sacrifice to revive the dead, and she and Hashirama restrained the combatants so everyone could gather the bodies.

  • Edo Madara abandoned his fight to rush to Izuna, but Team 7 attacked him during the reunion, and his Wood Release forest forced them to retreat.
  • Tōka and Hōkaku recognized Shingetsu, who reunited with her parents, while Edo Madara begged her to stay and tried to make Obito perform Rinne Rebirth.
  • Sasuke revealed that Obito’s Rinnegan was gone, foiling Edo Madara’s resurrection plan, and Obito died after cursing him.
  • Izuna joined Edo Madara against Team 7 and the Impure World Reincarnation Four Kage, and Shingetsu proposed using the sealed Ten-Tails to revive the dead.
  • Shingetsu and Hashirama bound the combatants with Wood Release and ordered everyone to gather the dead for a mass resurrection.

Ch. 290Subduing the Battlefield and Two Tsunades

Shingetsu stopped the battlefield fighters with her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and forced them to help restore order and resurrect the dead. As families reunited and the two Tsunades met, Kakashi lost the chance to bring Obito back, while Sasuke’s hatred of the shinobi world deepened.

  • Shingetsu disabled the fighters’ techniques, and she ordered everyone to help break the seal, restrain the Ten-Tails, repair bodies, and collect the dead.
  • Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Impure World Reincarnation Tobirama began gathering White Zetsu and corpses, and Kushina was resurrected and reunited with Minato and Naruto.
  • Sasuke burned Obito’s body with Amaterasu, preventing Kakashi from resurrecting him, while Kakashi accepted the loss and Sasuke remained hostile toward Madara’s return.
  • Izuna comforted Shingetsu as she recoiled from the mountains of corpses, while the older Tsunade met the younger Tsunade and learned she had loving parents.
  • The two Tsunades played Konoha Cards together, and Sakura and Shizune recognized the younger girl as Tsunade in childhood.

Ch. 291Settling old scores and reigniting conflict

Hashirama told Konoha’s rookies how Shingetsu’s arrival transformed another Konoha, while Izuna learned that this world’s Uchiha Clan had been massacred and confronted the reincarnated leaders over their praise of Itachi. As the battlefield’s old conflict threatened to reignite, Sasuke rejected reviving the Uchiha and the fallen shinobi, arguing that the village and its wars would kill them again.

  • Hashirama explained that Shingetsu’s childhood forced Madara to stay in Konoha and that her ideas later drove major reforms in the other world.
  • Hashirama learned that Shingetsu and Izuna had killed the Ōtsutsuki scout Urashiki, while Edo Madara realized that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would have invaded even if his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan had succeeded.
  • Izuna discovered that this world’s Uchiha Clan had been wiped out, viewed Sasuke’s memories, and had Shingetsu destroy the White Zetsu impersonating the Third.
  • Izuna confronted the reincarnated Hashirama and Tobirama over their praise of Itachi, while Edo Madara condemned Hashirama’s will for fostering darkness.
  • Shingetsu warned the other clans that Konoha had already destroyed both founding clans, and Sasuke refused to revive the Uchiha or the battlefield dead because they would be drawn into future conflicts.

Ch. 292Izuna and Sasuke's first meeting

Izuna welcomed Sasuke into his group and promised to resurrect the Uchiha Clan, while Shingetsu explained how shinobi depended on war and why reforming the world would be difficult. The group left Sasuke considering a new path, and Izuna insisted that he eat before continuing their discussion.

  • Izuna promised to bring back the Uchiha Clan and invited Sasuke to join his group, while Naruto and Sakura failed to persuade Sasuke to return to Konoha.
  • Sasuke asked Shingetsu what a shinobi was, and she explained that shinobi needed war to sustain their livelihoods.
  • Shingetsu said that reform would be harder in a world shaped by years of hatred, and Sasuke argued that the villages should be forced to accept change.
  • Shingetsu warned Sasuke that he lacked the strength to impose reform and would also need to learn how to govern.
  • Izuna brought food he had cooked himself and kept pushing it toward Sasuke until Sasuke finally began eating.

Ch. 293Claiming New Territory and the First Hokage's Recruitment Drive

Shingetsu and Hashirama seized the Daimyō’s Capital to establish a shinobi country and recruit people from Konoha. After Hashirama publicly invited the village’s residents to leave, the Izuno clan leader accepted his offer and agreed to bring his entire clan.

  • Shingetsu rejected war as the first solution and proposed making allies, claiming the Daimyō’s Capital as new territory, and building a shinobi country.
  • Tobirama and Hashirama discovered the mutilated remains of the Uchiha clan in Konoha’s hidden chamber, and Hashirama broke down in grief and regret.
  • Konoha’s residents worried about the village’s corruption and the dangers of staying, while the Rinnegan-bearing Hashirama arrived with Shingetsu, Sasuke, and Taka.
  • Hashirama announced that they had seized the Daimyō’s Capital and invited Konoha’s people to join them, but Tobirama threatened to brand anyone who left as a rogue ninja.
  • Shingetsu challenged Konoha’s claim to protect its people, and Hashirama urged Tobirama and the other Hashirama to leave the village behind.
  • The Izuno clan leader asked Hashirama to take his clan with him after Shingetsu showed him that the Izuno family prospered in her world and shared their traditional sweets.

Ch. 294Naruto chased them down, and troubled times called for harsh laws

Shingetsu and Hashirama led a mass departure from Konoha, freeing the Hyuga Branch Family and taking many disillusioned shinobi with them, while Naruto failed to persuade Sasuke or most of the crowd to stay. After recruiting shinobi from across the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Shingetsu sent them to help eliminate the Daimyō and Nobles, plunging the Shinobi World into turmoil.

  • Shingetsu broke the Hyuga Branch Family’s Caged Bird Seals, and Hashirama stopped them from attacking the Main Family while binding alleged offenders for trial under Konoha Law.
  • Shingetsu and Hashirama left Konoha with a vast crowd, and Hinata ran off to find Naruto as the procession departed.
  • Naruto pleaded with the departing shinobi to stay and urged Sasuke to return, but Sasuke rejected Naruto’s attempts to direct his life and left with Shingetsu’s group.
  • Shingetsu told Naruto to learn what Shimura Danzō had done, and Naruto returned to Konoha to question the Impure World Reincarnation Hashirama.
  • Izuna and Edo Madara returned from clearing out the Daimyō and Nobles of the Land of Fire, while Shingetsu and Hashirama brought recruits from all Five Great Shinobi Villages to the Capital.
  • Shingetsu assigned the new recruits to help kill the Daimyō and Nobles, beginning a campaign that threatened the hidden villages’ funding and missions.

Ch. 295The Run-Down Village's New Financial Backer

Shingetsu arrived in Konoha as its wealthy financial backer and demanded the village confront its abuses before she would provide money and missions. She left the Hokage facing her conditions, including publicly addressing Danzo's crimes and the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

  • Tsunade and the other Konoha leaders struggled to keep the village running after the Daimyō and missions disappeared, while Kushina pressed Minato about Naruto's situation.
  • Shingetsu entered Konoha dressed in stolen finery and told Tsunade and the villagers that she was a princess of the Konoha Shinobi Nation and ruler of the Land of Whirlpools.
  • Shingetsu told Kushina and Karin that Mito led the thriving Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki Clan, then gave them Mito's sealing scrolls and Suigetsu a Mustache Clone Doll.
  • Naruto challenged Shingetsu over the Daimyō's death, and she showed him scenes of commoners' suffering and condemned the nobles and shinobi system.
  • Shingetsu announced that she was Konoha's financial backer, showed the Hokage a scroll full of gold, and demanded that the village hold its leaders accountable, put Danzo on public trial, and reveal the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
  • Shingetsu withheld the money and a scroll of missions until Konoha met her demands.

Ch. 296Slapping Faces with Money and a New Life

Minato accepted Shingetsu’s demands, and Konoha began carrying out her sweeping reforms while she forced Tobirama to leave with her. Across the shinobi world, villages undertook civilian reconstruction work, Naruto confronted civilians’ hatred of Shinobi, and Konoha’s public trial began.

  • Minato accepted Shingetsu’s terms and agreed to complete her mission list within a week, despite Tobirama and Tsunade’s objections.
  • The Hokage read Shingetsu’s assignments, which included rebuilding the Land of Fire, training Civilian Shinobi, establishing healthcare, and eliminating the remaining Daimyō and noble forces.
  • Shingetsu ordered Tobirama to stop handling the Uchiha resurrection and come with her to the Capital, then persuaded him with the promise of two scrolls of gold.
  • Shingetsu and Izuna assigned reconstruction and farming work to Shinobi across the Five Great Villages, and many Shinobi reclaimed farmland and planted Shingetsu Crops.
  • Iruka struggled to teach adult Civilian Shinobi, while Naruto encountered civilians who rejected and cursed him because Shinobi had harmed their families.
  • Naruto persisted with his census work as Konoha’s young standouts tried to improve relations with civilians, and Konoha’s public trial began.

Ch. 297Shimura Danzō's public trial

Danzo was resurrected and put on public trial, where he blamed the Uchiha for Konoha’s suffering and exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s complicity in his actions. Shingetsu’s impersonation of Hiruzen drew out Danzo’s confessions, leaving Konoha’s leaders and reputation in disarray.

  • Sasuke Uchiha opened Danzo’s coffin, and Danzo tried to use Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan before Tobirama disabled it.
  • Tobirama announced that Danzo was on trial before a crowd of shinobi and villagers, and Danzo blamed the Uchiha Clan for Konoha’s disasters.
  • Former Root members contradicted Danzo’s claims, while Danzo demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi appear and face him.
  • Shingetsu disguised herself as Hiruzen, prompting Danzo to accuse him of approving Konoha’s crimes and reveal their secrets to the crowd.
  • Shingetsu revealed her deception as Danzo’s accusations damaged Hiruzen’s reputation, and she remarked that Danzo treated everyone else as disposable tools.

Ch. 298A twisted will and Danzo's nightmare

Sasuke exposed how Danzo had exploited Konoha’s faith in the Will of Fire, and the revelation drove most villagers to leave for the Shinobi Country. As Konoha emptied and Danzo’s defenses collapsed, Naruto struggled with the loss of his faith in Third and the village, while Minato and Kushina comforted him.

  • Sasuke condemned Danzo for exploiting the villagers’ love of Konoha, forcing Hashirama and Tobirama to confront their role in shaping the twisted Will of Fire.
  • The villagers denounced Danzo as Sasuke and the Shinobi Country group left, and Sasuke rejected Hashirama’s apology and declared that he would never forgive Konoha.
  • Most of Konoha’s villagers and some Shinobi followed the group to the Shinobi Country, while Danzo was left pinned and watched the village empty.
  • Tobirama told Danzo that Konoha was gone, and Danzo broke down as his power and ambitions lost their meaning.
  • Naruto asked Minato whether Third had been a bad person and what would become of Konoha, and Minato and Kushina held him and promised he would not be alone.

Ch. 299Naruto and his family leave Konoha

After Konoha dissolved, Naruto chose to leave with Minato, Kushina, and his friends, determined to learn about the shinobi world's suffering and forge his own path. Tsunade remained in the empty village with a small group of loyal residents, while Sasuke's effort to restore the Uchiha through Impure World Reincarnation advanced.

  • Kushina suggested that she, Minato, and Naruto travel together, and Naruto's friends and Konohamaru joined them after their clans departed.
  • Naruto resolved to explore the world and stop being kept in the dark, then led the younger generation out of Konoha after they said goodbye to the village.
  • Tsunade drank with Impure World Reincarnation Hashirama and Impure World Reincarnation Tobirama, but Shizune, Anbu members, elderly villagers, and youngsters chose to stay with her.
  • Impure World Reincarnation Hashirama thanked the villagers who remained and resolved to protect them.
  • Shingetsu was stunned by Konoha's collapse, while Sasuke remained focused on restoring the Uchiha as Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi repaired their reincarnated bodies.

Ch. 300The incompetent clan head and digging up Izuna's grave

Sasuke refused Fugaku’s pleas to revive Itachi or Mikoto and left him to atone while the Uchiha accepted Sasuke as their clan head. As Shingetsu and Izuna prepared to leave this world, they dug up Izuna’s remains, while Edo Madara quietly struggled with Shingetsu’s impending departure.

  • Sasuke told Fugaku he would not revive Itachi or disturb Mikoto, then sentenced Fugaku to remain in his reincarnated body and atone forever.
  • The Uchiha clan followed Sasuke from Fugaku’s room, accepting him as their new leader, while Sasuke’s clenched fists bled.
  • Shingetsu and Izuna secretly located Izuna’s grave, and Izuna opened it and gathered his bones so they could revive this world’s Izuna.
  • Edo Madara proposed that Sasuke take the position of Daimyō, while he stayed behind to protect the Shinobi Country.
  • Shingetsu worried about their delayed departure and fell asleep; Edo Madara watched her, briefly rested a hand on her neck, then withdrew it and covered her with a blanket.
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