Chapter Summaries

Su Yu turned the White Snake Sage’s attempt to threaten him with Naruto and his companions against her, overwhelming her with his killing intent and freeing the captives. The White Snake Sage remained pinned and terrified as Su Yu looked back at her.

• The White Snake Sage threatened to kill Sakura unless Su Yu agreed to receive natural energy, but Su Yu stayed calm and mocked her.
• The White Snake Sage tried to make the spear against Sakura’s chest move, then realized she had lost control of it.
• Su Yu’s killing intent swept through Ryūchi Cave, leaving its inhabitants trembling and the White Snake Sage overwhelmed by fear.
• Su Yu’s pressure forced the White Snake Sage to the ground, and his gaze left her unable to move.
• Su Yu freed Naruto and his companions by turning their stone restraints and the spears to powder, and they gathered behind him.
• The White Snake Sage shuddered when Su Yu turned his gaze back to her.

Su Yu rejected the White Snake Sage’s pleas for mercy after she apologized for threatening Naruto and his companions. When she attacked and tried to detonate herself, Su Yu stopped her and set her soul on fire, leaving her writhing in agony.

• The White Snake Sage apologized and offered to infuse Naruto and his companions with natural energy, but Su Yu showed no sign of forgiving her.
• The White Snake Sage asked to pay another price, then went berserk and sent stone spikes at Su Yu, Naruto, and the others.
• The White Snake Sage used Sage Art: White Rage Technique and secretly gathered natural energy to detonate herself.
• Su Yu expanded a force that stopped the spikes, the vibrations, the light, and the White Snake Sage’s gathering energy.
• Su Yu told the White Snake Sage to feel the pain, then ignited her soul and left her howling and smoking.

Su Yu killed the White Snake Sage, then used her memories to help Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura master Sage Mode from Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest. After returning to Konoha, they were visited by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who finally gathered the courage to knock on Naruto’s door.

• Su Yu crushed the White Snake Sage’s last surviving body, killing her permanently, and the Toad Sage and Katsuyu Sage sensed her death.
• Su Yu extracted the White Snake Sage’s Senjutsu memories, allowing Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to master Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode ten days later.
• Su Yu took the three to Shikkotsu Forest, where they learned its Sage Mode in ten days, though they could only use one of their three Sage Modes at a time.
• Su Yu returned the three to Konoha, where Anbu reported their return to Hiruzen Sarutobi with two days remaining until the Five Shinobi Summit.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi went to Naruto’s home to see Su Yu, knocked nervously, and saw a young face appear in the doorway.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Su Yu to accompany Tsunade to the Five Kage Summit and help her gain support, but Su Yu declined. At the summit, the other Kage questioned Tsunade about why Konoha had escaped Akatsuki’s attacks, and she prepared to explain what had happened.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Su Yu to accompany Tsunade to the Five Kage Summit and bolster her standing.
• Su Yu questioned what Konoha would offer him and then refused, saying the alliance and its supreme commander would matter little after the war.
• Two days later, Tsunade attended the summit in the Land of Iron as Hokage, while the other Kage noted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s absence.
• The Raikage asked whether the other villages had also lost their Jinchūriki, then challenged Tsunade over Konoha’s lack of Akatsuki attacks.
• Tsunade stayed composed under the Kage’s scrutiny and decided to tell them what had happened rather than invent a story.

The Five Kage argued over Tsunade’s explanation for why Konoha had escaped the Akatsuki’s attacks, then agreed to form an alliance against the Akatsuki. Their meeting was interrupted when a pale man emerged from the floor.

• The Raikage and Ōnoki challenged Tsunade’s claim that a powerful person had protected Konoha, while Mei Terumi suggested Hashirama Senju would have appeared if the Akatsuki had attacked.
• Tsunade insisted she was telling the truth and said the person had warned Konoha about the Akatsuki’s plan to destroy the world and had recently beaten them.
• The Five Kage set aside their doubts and began arranging an alliance, with each major village contributing personnel and the strongest candidate to command them.
• A pale man emerged from the floor and mockingly asked the Five Kage whom they planned to fight.

White Zetsu appeared at the Five Kage Summit, survived the Raikage breaking his neck, and was finally erased by the Tsuchikage. A masked Akatsuki member then appeared, and the Raikage discovered his attack passed through him before asking Ōnoki to test him with Dust Release.

• The Raikage seized White Zetsu and demanded to know who he was and why he had come to the summit.
• White Zetsu claimed that killing one of him would cause countless more to rise, so the Raikage snapped his neck; White Zetsu stood up again and twisted his neck back into place.
• The Raikage broke White Zetsu's neck a second time and crushed his head, then Ōnoki erased his body with Dust Release.
• As the Five Kage prepared to resume their discussion about Akatsuki, a masked Akatsuki member appeared, and the Raikage demanded to know where Killer B was.
• The Raikage charged the masked man, but his hand passed through him, so he retreated and asked Ōnoki to attack with Dust Release.

Obito, posing as Madara Uchiha, survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release and told the Five Kage he had come to make peace. After Tsunade refused to hand over Naruto, Obito declared the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Ōnoki hit Obito with Dust Release, but Obito emerged completely unharmed.
• Obito introduced himself to the Five Kage as Madara Uchiha and claimed he had survived his battle with Hashirama.
• Tsunade mocked Obito, who replied that he was still alive while Hashirama was dead.
• Obito offered peace in exchange for Tsunade handing over Naruto, and Tsunade refused.
• Obito declared that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun.

Obito declared war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and both sides spent five days preparing their forces. The Allied Shinobi Forces met an army of one hundred thousand White Zetsu, whose first assault darkened the sky.

• Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War and gave the Five Kage five days to muster their forces.
• Tsunade reasoned that Obito had to become tangible to attack, giving the Kage a chance to strike.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages assembled nearly ninety thousand shinobi while Obito prepared an army and captured the remaining Jinchūriki apart from Naruto.
• After five days, the Allied Shinobi Forces saw one hundred thousand White Zetsu charging toward them and began attacking.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces initially found their attacks effective, but then the sky went dark.

The Third Kazekage and Third Raikage devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces, forcing them to call for reinforcements, while Naruto arrived on the battlefield with Sasuke and Sakura. A flashback revealed the Raikage’s opposition to Naruto joining the war and the Five Kage’s visit to Naruto’s home to confront Su Yu.

• The Third Kazekage unleashed a massive Iron Sand attack against the Allied Shinobi Forces as the White Zetsu attacked their distracted front line.
• The Third Raikage rampaged through a battlefield near the Land of Wind, and the overwhelmed shinobi called for reinforcements.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura arrived on the battlefield through a Flying Thunder God Formation operated by three Konoha Jonin.
• Five days earlier, the Raikage and Ōnoki opposed Naruto joining the war, while Tsunade warned that he was close to Su Yu.
• The Five Kage visited Naruto’s home to meet Su Yu, and the Raikage forced his way through the door.

The Raikage and the other Kage arrived at Naruto’s home to forbid him from joining the war, but Su Yu backed Naruto and defied the Raikage. Enraged, the Raikage attacked Su Yu with his One-Finger Nukite, while Tsunade watched with pity for him.

• The Raikage told Naruto he could not join the war, and Tsunade explained that the Akatsuki would target him as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Naruto insisted he was strong enough to fight and refused to stay behind.
• Su Yu appeared, and Naruto asked him for support; Su Yu told him he could join the war.
• The Raikage demanded that Su Yu keep Naruto off the battlefield and threatened to use force if they refused.
• Su Yu insulted the Raikage, who lost his temper and charged at him with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.

Su Yu effortlessly blocked the Raikage’s strongest attack and overwhelmed the Five Kage with his killing intent. After the Raikage admitted he had been the one acting out of line, the Kage agreed to let Naruto take part in the war and hurried away.

• The Raikage attacked Su Yu with One-Finger Nukite, but Su Yu stopped it with one hand and crushed the Raikage’s finger.
• Su Yu’s killing intent terrified the Raikage, Mei Terumi, Tsunade, Ōnoki, and Chiyo, while Naruto remained unaffected.
• Su Yu withdrew his killing intent and asked the Raikage whether he had meant himself by the insult about a brat who did not know his place.
• The Raikage admitted he had been talking about himself and yielded to Su Yu.
• Su Yu asked whether anyone objected to Naruto taking part in the war, and the Five Kage agreed before leaving his house.

The Five Kage discussed why Su Yu had not eliminated the Akatsuki, while Tsunade guessed he wanted Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to grow through the war. At the Land of Wind’s border, Naruto and Sasuke confronted the Third Raikage as Sakura annihilated the White Zetsu army with a massive Sage Mode attack.

• The Five Kage recalled Su Yu’s overwhelming power and asked Tsunade why he had not destroyed the Akatsuki.
• Tsunade guessed that Su Yu was letting Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura gain experience because he had trained them.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura arrived at the Land of Wind’s border, where the Third Raikage was rampaging through the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Naruto entered Mount Myōboku Sage Mode and struck the Third Raikage with a huge sphere, but the Raikage remained unharmed and Naruto was thrown back.
• Naruto sent Sakura to deal with the White Zetsu while he and Sasuke faced the Third Raikage.
• Sakura entered Sage Mode and unleashed a devastating attack that wiped out more than ten thousand White Zetsu in ten seconds.

Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke struggled against the Third Raikage, whose Strongest Shield withstood their attacks and whose speed and strength overwhelmed them. Sasuke finally wounded him with Susanoo, but paper began repairing the Raikage’s arms as the three prepared another coordinated attack.

• Sakura recognized the Third Raikage’s Strongest Spear and used her Illusion Technique Domain, but his Lightning Release Cloak left him unharmed.
• The Third Raikage charged Naruto and Sasuke, but Sasuke changed the ground beneath him and made him veer into a huge rock, which shattered against his body.
• Sasuke summoned Susanoo and struck the Third Raikage with a powerful arrow, leaving holes in both of his arms.
• Paper scraps appeared around the Third Raikage’s wounds and began repairing them, so Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura exchanged glances and unleashed their signature skills.

The Third Raikage regenerated after Sasuke and the others nearly defeated him, while the arrival of Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura turned the battle against the Allied Shinobi Forces. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura fought off the enemy copies, but two powerful copies charged toward the ordinary forces.

• Sasuke and the others damaged the Third Raikage and called for the Sealing Squad, but Yagura killed the sealing ninja before they could act.
• Yagura appeared beside the Third Raikage, who finished regenerating, and created water-mirror copies of the Allied Shinobi Forces and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Hundreds of copies unleashed a massive Fire Release attack, but Sakura stopped the flames with a powerful Water Release technique.
• Naruto sent his clones against the copies while Sasuke attacked with Susanoo, and the Allied Shinobi Forces marveled at their strength.
• Two copies of Naruto and Sasuke bypassed them and charged toward the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Sakura saved the Allied Shinobi Forces from the duplicates of Naruto and Sasuke, while the real Sasuke and Naruto faced Yagura’s repeated Tailed Beast Bombs. Naruto transformed into his golden chakra form and joined Sasuke in protecting the forces.

• Sakura entered Sage Mode and impaled Naruto and Sasuke’s duplicates, triggering an explosion that destroyed them.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces watched in awe as Sakura saved them and the blast carved craters into the ground.
• Yagura transformed beneath a Tailed Beast Cloak and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that Sasuke deflected into the distant rock forest.
• Yagura launched five more Tailed Beast Bombs, and Sasuke deflected three while staying in place to shield the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Naruto transformed into his golden chakra form and swatted away the two remaining Tailed Beast Bombs.

Naruto and Sasuke defeated and sealed the Third Raikage and Yagura, securing a victory for the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Land of Wind. Obito considered how to exploit the team’s absence, while Nagato’s devastating Super Shinra Tensei struck the forces in the Land of Earth.

• Naruto entered Perfect Jinchuriki mode and formed a Complete Tailed Beast Transformation as he and Sasuke charged the Third Raikage and Yagura.
• After an hour-long battle, Naruto and Sasuke weakened the Third Raikage and Yagura enough for the Sealing Squad to seal them.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces celebrated their victory and cheered for Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke.
• Obito learned of the defeat and decided to find a powerful opponent for the front in the Land of Wind, while continuing to wait until the captured Tailed Beasts were sealed before targeting Naruto.
• In the Land of Earth, Nagato opened the battle with Super Shinra Tensei, creating a vast crater and killing or injuring a large portion of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The Allied Shinobi Forces faced overwhelming attacks from Akatsuki’s reincarnated shinobi, while Might Guy confronted Hashirama and Tobirama Senju. Guy broke Hashirama’s wooden hands and challenged both Hokage as the White Zetsu army charged, but Hashirama’s Deep Forest Emergence threatened to engulf the battlefield.

• The Six Paths of Pain joined the orange-haired attacker and launched a barrage against their stunned opponents.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces alongside more than ten thousand White Zetsu.
• Might Guy opened six of the Eight Inner Gates and attacked Hashirama, dodging his wooden hands and smashing them apart.
• Tobirama joined the fight and threw Flying Thunder God kunai at Guy, who shattered them with his punches.
• Guy told the Allied shinobi to fight the White Zetsu while he held off the Senju brothers.
• Hashirama unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, sending enormous roots surging toward Guy and the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Guy used the Seventh Gate and Daytime Tiger to devastate the sea of trees and batter Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, freeing them from the control behind the scenes. He ended the fight exhausted but gained the two Hokage as allies, while the Allied Shinobi Forces watched the sudden change.

• A shinobi warned his comrades that the spreading roots absorbed chakra, while Guy countered them with Morning Peacock.
• Guy opened the Seventh Gate and struck Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with Daytime Tiger, destroying the surrounding trees and leaving both Hokage mangled.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju repaired their bodies and used hand seals to break free of the control after Guy's attack disrupted it.
• Guy stopped preparing another attack, then released the Eight Inner Gates and struggled to catch his breath.
• Hashirama Senju praised Guy, who welcomed the Hokage as allies as the Allied Shinobi Forces looked on in confusion.

On the Land of Wind front, Mu summoned Madara Uchiha through Impure World Reincarnation as the Allied Shinobi Forces advanced. Madara learned that the Tailed Beasts had been captured and heard of a powerful fighter who had defeated Nagato and several Kage-level opponents.

• Mu summoned Madara Uchiha from a coffin, and Madara emerged with a terrifying presence.
• Madara questioned Obito about why he had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation instead of Rinne Rebirth.
• Obito explained that the Five Great Shinobi Villages had united against them and that all the Tailed Beasts except the Nine-Tails had been captured.
• Kurama recognized Madara's aura, and Naruto warned Sasuke and Sakura that they faced the legendary Uchiha.
• Madara asked whether Obito had summoned him to catch the Nine-Tails, but Obito said the other Tailed Beasts were still being sealed.
• Obito told Madara that a powerful man had defeated Nagato and several Kage-level fighters, prompting Madara's interest.

Madara Uchiha confronted the Allied Shinobi Forces and demonstrated the Rinnegan’s power by summoning a massive meteor. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura prepared to face it as it descended toward them.

• Obito withheld the details of Su Yu’s overwhelming victory, and Madara lost interest in their conversation and headed toward the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Madara praised Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for meeting his gaze, then unleashed a massive Fire Style attack that the Water Release ninja stopped.
• Madara revealed his Rinnegan, and Naruto warned Sasuke and Sakura that it could repel, attract, and absorb Ninjutsu.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura entered Sage Mode as Madara used Tengai Shinsei to summon a meteor above the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces panicked at the approaching meteor, while Naruto believed he could destroy it alone.