Recaps

Nagato used his absorbed Eight-Tails chakra and the Rinnegan to repel One-Tail’s Tailed Beast Bomb, while Gekkō Raito remained trapped underground as the Great Sage accelerated his tailed-beast chakra fusion. The chapter ended with the fusion forcing Seven-Tails’ and Eight-Tails’ chakra into Gekkō Raito at once, subjecting him to extreme pain as the battle continued to devastate Kirigakure.

• Nagato attacked Mei Terumi with Banshō Ten'in, absorbed her lava technique, and blasted Ying away with Shinra Tensei.
• Two-Tails Matatabi knocked Nagato aside, but he resisted its fire and struck it with black rods before it went on a rampage.
• Mei Terumi’s Water Dragon Bullet failed to stop One-Tail’s Tailed Beast Bomb, so Nagato repelled the bomb with Super Shinra Tensei.
• Gekkō Raito sensed Nagato’s success from underground while the Great Sage continued fusing the tailed beasts’ chakra into him.
• As One-Tail and Two-Tails wrecked Kirigakure and focused on Nagato, Gekkō Raito urged the Great Sage to speed up the fusion.
• The Great Sage forced Seven-Tails’ and Eight-Tails’ chakra into Gekkō Raito’s chakra pathways, sharply intensifying his pain.

Gekkō Raito fused Kurama’s chakra to form an embryonic Ten-Tails and began feeding it most of his Kekkei Genkai, causing a massive chakra surge beneath Kirigakure. Nagato attacked the village with Chibaku Tensei to draw Gekkō Raito out, devastating Kirigakure and pulling One-Tail Shukaku into the sky.

• Gekkō Raito merged Kurama’s chakra into an embryonic Ten-Tails, greatly strengthening his chakra and Six Paths power.
• Gekkō Raito accepted the Great Sage’s recommendation to extract most of his Kekkei Genkai and fuse them into the Ten-Tails, while keeping the Op-Op Fruit and his visual jutsu.
• The chakra erupting from beneath Kirigakure alarmed the village’s ninjas, and Nagato recognized Gekkō Raito’s presence.
• Nagato blasted the Two-Tails away with Shinra Tensei and challenged Gekkō Raito to come out and die.
• Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to tear up Kirigakure and draw its buildings and One-Tail Shukaku toward the black sphere.

Gekkō Raito destroyed Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei and stopped its falling debris from destroying Kirigakure. After confronting Nagato and rescuing Chisa and Ayaka, Raito seized Nagato and took him to the sea, where he prepared to test a new Water Release technique.

• Gekkō Raito emerged from the ground and pierced Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei with a golden beam, shattering the giant sphere.
• Raito shredded the falling boulders with a water-infused sword slash, saving Kirigakure from the meteor shower.
• Raito used ROOM to reach Nagato, then entrusted the unconscious Chisa and Ayaka to Mei Terumi.
• Nagato threatened Kirigakure after Raito revealed that Konan had lost her Tailed Beast and Yahiko’s body had been destroyed.
• Raito endured Nagato’s Shinra Tensei, grabbed him by the throat, and transported him to the sea with Shambles.
• Raito slammed his palm onto the sea and prepared to test a new Water Release technique.

Raito overwhelmed Nagato in a brutal battle, cutting apart his Tailed Beast Bomb and defeating him with a guided Getsuga Tenshō. He ordered Glutton to consume Nagato and recover the Eight-Tails and Rinnegan, while Obito woke in an underground cavern and learned he had survived.

• Raito trapped Nagato in a vast water cage and attacked him with water dragons, but Nagato escaped using Shinra Tensei and transformed with the Eight-Tails' chakra.
• Nagato fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Raito sliced it in half with Zangetsu.
• Raito froze the sea, wounded Nagato with Storm Release and Lava Release, and blasted him with Light Release before attacking with all five elemental releases.
• Raito launched Getsuga Tenshō and used Kotoamatsukami: Takamimusubi to steer the slash into Nagato, defeating him.
• Raito ordered Glutton to devour Nagato and retrieve the Eight-Tails and Rinnegan.
• Obito woke in a dark underground cavern, and Zetsu told him he had survived because Raito had not finished him off.

After attaining Six Paths Power and awakening new Rinnegan techniques, Gekkō Raito tested his abilities by restoring Kirigakure and resurrecting its dead. The village’s victims returned to life, while Mei Terumi and the revived Mist Ninja witnessed his power.

• Obito learned that Nagato and the Rinnegan had disappeared, leaving the Eye of the Moon Plan seemingly impossible.
• Gekkō Raito merged the Rinnegan’s pupil power with the Ten-Tails, equipped Six Paths Power, and awakened Limbo: Border Jail and Tengai Shinsei.
• Gekkō Raito traveled to ruined Kirigakure and used ROOM: Shambles and Kotoamatsukami: Ultimate to restore the village’s buildings and streets.
• Gekkō Raito used Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Chisa Yuki, Ayaka, and other dead villagers.
• Mei Terumi and the resurrected Mist Ninja reacted in disbelief as the dead returned to life.

After Gekkō Raito resurrected the dead in Kirigakure, Obito and Black Zetsu reconsidered their plans, while Hashirama Senju met Naruto Uzumaki and his team near Amegakure. The group recognized Hashirama as the First Hokage just as they learned Sasuke was being pursued by powerful enemies.

• Kirigakure’s witnesses hailed Gekkō Raito as a god, while Obito lamented Nagato’s death and the loss of the Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu left Obito and considered seeking help from the owner of the Tenseigan, while Obito decided he still had a chance to fight back.
• Uzumaki Ashina’s Impure World Reincarnation was released, and Hashirama Senju decided to head toward Konoha.
• Hashirama encountered Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura, and Sai, fought them briefly, and insisted he was the real First Hokage.
• Naruto recognized Hashirama and learned that Gekkō Raito had resurrected him; an explosion nearby revealed that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the Raikage were pursuing Sasuke.

Naruto asked Hashirama to help bring Sasuke back to Konoha while Gekkō Raito left Kirigakure for Amegakure. Meanwhile, Obito and Orochimaru agreed to summon Madara, and Sasuke learned the truth about Itachi before vowing to destroy Konoha.

• Naruto introduced himself to Hashirama and asked him to help retrieve the rogue ninja Sasuke Uchiha, and Hashirama agreed.
• Gekkō Raito left Mei Terumi in charge of Kirigakure and its tailed beasts as he headed for Amegakure to find Orochimaru.
• Obito reached Orochimaru’s cave, and they agreed to work together and use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara Uchiha.
• Sasuke heard Itachi explain the Uchiha massacre and rejected his defense of Konoha.
• Itachi vanished as his Impure World Reincarnation ended, and Sasuke swore to destroy Konoha.

Sasuke prepared to leave with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Naruto and his team confronted him, forcing a clash while Hashirama learned how Konoha had isolated the Uchiha. The chapter ended with Hashirama grieving Konoha’s betrayals as Sakura hoped Sasuke and Gekkō Raito might return.

• Kyuji and the other six Ninja Swordsmen arrived to escort Sasuke to Kirigakure, but Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Hashirama caught up with him.
• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged attacks, and Sasuke rejected Sakura’s plea to return, blaming Konoha for the Uchiha Clan’s destruction.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen stepped between Sasuke and the Konoha group, warning that harming him would mean war with Kirigakure.
• Sai revealed that the Second Hokage had assigned the Uchiha to the Military Police Force, and Hashirama realized the clan had been shut out of Konoha’s leadership.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought evenly in taijutsu as Hashirama lamented that Konoha had driven talented youths away.
• Sakura said Danzo had caused Gekkō Raito to leave Konoha and wished Sasuke and Gekkō Raito would return so Team 7 could reunite.

Hashirama Senju learned that Gekkō Raito, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki had once been teammates as Naruto confronted Sasuke. After Sasuke rejected Konoha and joined Kirigakure at Gekkō Raito’s invitation, Hashirama tried to stop Naruto from acting rashly.

• Sakura told Hashirama Senju that Gekkō Raito, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki had once been teammates on Team 7.
• Naruto and Sasuke clashed with Chidori and Rasengan before Gekkō Raito appeared between them.
• Gekkō Raito told Naruto that he had killed Nagato, leaving Naruto stunned and grieving the loss of his chance to confront him.
• Naruto demanded that Sasuke return to Konoha, but Sasuke rejected the village and agreed to join Kirigakure.
• Gekkō Raito declared that Kirigakure would protect Sasuke, and Kyuji and the other ANBU pledged their support.
• Hashirama Senju stepped forward and warned Naruto not to act rashly.

Naruto attacked Gekkō Raito, who warned that another assault could bring war between Kirigakure and Konoha. The Fourth Raikage arrived and learned that Gekkō Raito had accidentally revived Hashirama Senju, leaving Sasuke eager to ask whether the Uchiha dead could also be brought back.

• Naruto punched at Gekkō Raito, but Shinra Tensei repelled him, and Gekkō Raito warned that another attack could start a war with Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju stopped Naruto from letting his emotions lead him into conflict.
• Gekkō Raito realized his ocular technique could not erase Hashirama and considered the reaction his return would provoke in Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived with his men and was stunned to see Hashirama alive rather than reanimated through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hashirama revealed that Gekkō Raito had revived him, and Gekkō Raito confirmed it had happened accidentally while testing a new ocular technique.
• Sasuke recognized that Gekkō Raito might be able to revive the Uchiha dead, but suppressed his questions and suggested they return to the village.

After Raito claimed Kumogakure’s missing tailed beasts for Kirigakure, Hashirama returned to Konoha and learned from Tsunade about the village’s dark treatment of Naruto and the Uchiha. He ended the chapter furious at the leaders whose choices had damaged Konoha and erased one of its founding clans.

• Raito told the Fourth Raikage that the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails were in Kirigakure, then left with Sasuke and the others.
• The Raikage departed for Kumogakure with Darui, while Hashirama worried that Raito’s seizure of the tailed beasts would cause future conflict.
• Hashirama returned to Konoha with Naruto and the others and discovered that his granddaughter Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade told Hashirama how Hiruzen and Danzo had concealed Naruto’s identity and let the village hate him.
• Hashirama condemned Tobirama’s treatment of the Uchiha and Hiruzen’s continuation of that policy, then shattered a table in anger.

After learning that the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu could help him revive his clan, Sasuke discovered he would need their cells and feared they were lost. Raito suggested Danzo had preserved Uchiha Sharingan that could serve as a substitute, and Sasuke prepared to go to Konoha to find them.

• Tsunade warned Hashirama Senju that news of his resurrection had unsettled the Shinobi World, while Kirigakure held eight tailed beasts.
• Raito explained to Sasuke that reviving his clansmen required the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and their bodily cells.
• Sasuke despaired because he did not know whether Konoha had preserved his clansmen's bodies.
• Raito suggested that Danzo's stockpile of Sharingan could provide the cells needed for the jutsu.
• Sasuke resolved to go to Konoha, and Raito led him to a special-care ward in Kirigakure Hospital.

Gekkō Raito began surgery to give Sasuke the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as Madara Uchiha was revived under Obito and Orochimaru’s control. Madara learned that Raito had upended the Eye of the Moon Plan and prepared to free himself from Orochimaru’s jutsu.

• Gekkō Raito began replacing Sasuke’s eyes so he could awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan before confronting Konoha.
• Madara Uchiha emerged from his coffin while Obito told him that Gekkō Raito had killed Nagato and ruined their plans.
• Orochimaru introduced himself as the one who used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive Madara.
• Obito told Madara that Gekkō Raito was Kirigakure’s Sixth Mizukage, controlled eight Tailed Beasts, and knew the Eye of the Moon Plan’s secrets.
• Madara discovered that Orochimaru’s talisman still controlled his movements, then began forming hand seals to break free.

Madara Uchiha freed himself from Orochimaru’s control of Impure World Reincarnation, and he, Obito, and Orochimaru formed a wary alliance against Gekkō Raito. Meanwhile, Gekkō Raito prepared to take Sasuke to Konoha to obtain a sealing scroll, leaving their next move aimed at a village guarded by Hashirama Senju.

• Madara Uchiha broke the control contract of Impure World Reincarnation and learned from Obito that the Rinnegan might have been destroyed.
• Obito proposed awakening the Rinnegan in himself or having Sasuke Uchiha awaken it, and Madara agreed to keep Obito alive.
• Madara invited Orochimaru to join them, and the three formed a temporary alliance against Gekkō Raito.
• Gekkō Raito told Sasuke that his new eyes had greatly increased ocular power and removed the risk of blindness.
• Gekkō Raito planned to go with Sasuke to Konoha to obtain a sealing scroll, warning that Hashirama Senju guarded the village.

Gekkō Raito arranged for Sasuke to exploit his visit to Konoha to steal the Scroll of Seals and recover the Uchiha clan’s Sharingan from Danzo’s abandoned base. After Konoha agreed to meet him at the Valley of the End, Gekkō Raito ordered Kirigakure’s forces to prepare to depart and refused Mei Terumi’s demand to return the Tailed Beasts.

• Gekkō Raito told Sasuke he would draw Konoha’s strongest fighters away with a formal visit so Sasuke could steal the Scroll of Seals.
• Gekkō Raito urged Sasuke to search Danzo’s abandoned Root base for the Sharingan taken from the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke thanked him.
• Gekkō Raito revealed that he wanted the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon the Fourth Hokage and seize the other half of the Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Kyuji Kaguya reported that Konoha had accepted Gekkō Raito’s visit and chosen the Valley of the End for their meeting.
• Gekkō Raito ordered Kirigakure’s forces to prepare to leave, reassured Kyuji that the village’s barrier could defend it for three hours, and rejected Mei Terumi’s demand to return the Tailed Beasts.

Gekkō Raito prepared to visit Konoha with a powerful escort while Kirigakure assembled its Tailed Beast hosts. In Konoha, Naruto learned of the visit and wondered whether Gekkō Raito could bring his parents back, as Kakashi warned that the meeting might spark a war.

• Mei Terumi told Gekkō Raito that the Eight-Tails cooperated with her, and he reviewed Kirigakure’s new hosts for the One-Tail through Eight-Tails.
• Gekkō Raito planned to take the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and fifty elite shinobi to Konoha, while Sasuke sent Taka ahead as backup.
• Gekkō Raito set aside three days to develop new techniques before the delegation arrived.
• Kakashi told Naruto that Konoha suspected Gekkō Raito might be coming for the Nine-Tails or to claim the title of strongest shinobi village.
• Naruto wondered whether Gekkō Raito could resurrect his parents, while Kakashi explained that Konoha had to guard the Hokage without provoking Kirigakure.

Naruto learned that the Sixth Mizukage would appear in Konoha the next day, while Madara and Orochimaru speculated about Gekkō Raito’s motives and whether Kirigakure was vulnerable. Gekkō Raito continued toward the Valley of the End, noting that Kirigakure remained safe and Orochimaru and Obito had not taken the bait.

• Naruto recalled how his views of war and Sasuke’s departure had changed, then asked Kakashi when the meeting would take place.
• Kakashi told Naruto that the Sixth Mizukage would make a formal appearance in Konoha at noon the next day.
• Orochimaru reported Gekkō Raito’s trip to Konoha to Madara, who was overseeing experiments to find compatible Sharingan for Obito.
• Madara considered attacking Kirigakure while Gekkō Raito was away, but Orochimaru warned that the village likely had strong defenses and that the trip could be a trap.
• Gekkō Raito continued toward the Valley of the End and saw no messenger dove, confirming that Kirigakure remained safe and that Orochimaru and Obito had not attacked.

Gekkō Raito’s forces reached the Valley of the End, where Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed a massive Water Release to carry the Mist Ninja toward Konoha’s defenders. The new Seven Ninja Swordsmen and fifty trained Mist Ninja revealed themselves, leaving Tsunade and the assembled Konoha forces facing a formidable enemy.

• Kyuji told Gekkō Raito they were nearing their destination, and Raito ordered the group to begin their plan.
• Kisame Hoshigaki created a huge torrent with Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, sending it surging toward the Valley of the End.
• Konoha’s assembled defenders saw the wave approach and watched Mist Ninja leap out of it and land across from them.
• Seven ninja blades flew from the torrent, and Might Guy recognized them as the weapons of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Haku, Kyuji Kaguya, Yu Wucheng Ming, Ameyuri Ringo, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Zabuza Momochi assembled with fifty Mist Ninja behind them.
• Shikaku and Kakashi identified the Mist force as the new Ninja Swordsmen, trained in Gekkō Raito’s Water Breathing, while Tsunade watched them gravely.

Raito arrived in Konoha and demonstrated his overwhelming power, knocking many ninja unconscious with his aura. He greeted Tsunade and began arranging a seat and table from the water as she demanded to know why he had come.

• Shikaku told the Konoha ninja that Kirigakure had gathered numerous Kekkei Genkai clans, none of whose experts had joined the delegation.
• Raito’s presence stirred the sky and transformed the waterfall’s current into steps as he approached the platform.
• Raito’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out one Konoha Chunin, then caused more ninja to collapse as he drew nearer.
• Raito greeted Tsunade as Big Sister and noticed Lord First beside her, while the surviving Konoha ninja watched in fear.
• Tsunade asked Raito why he had come, and he shaped the water into a chair and table before inviting her to sit.

Raito met with Tsunade in Konoha and warned her that Kirigakure’s possession of eight tailed beasts would bring war to the shinobi world. He refused to compromise, urged Tsunade not to oppose Kirigakure if she had to choose a side, and the chapter ended with a Konoha guard caught in a high-level genjutsu.

• Raito formed a water chair without hand seals, then greeted Tsunade and said he had come to see old acquaintances.
• Tsunade suspected Raito wanted to take Ino from Konoha, but Raito said he had no particular agenda and wanted to see people one last time.
• Raito warned Tsunade that Kirigakure’s eight tailed beasts meant there would be no peace, and he rejected her suggestion to hand them over to avoid war.
• Raito assured Tsunade that he had no interest in the Nine-Tails inside Naruto and advised her not to stand against Kirigakure if forced to choose a side.
• A Konoha guard in front of the Hokage Building was shown trapped in a high-level genjutsu.

Sasuke stole the Scroll of Seals from the Hokage Building and broke into Root’s underground base, where he discovered Danzo’s collection of Sharingan taken from the Uchiha Clan. He began recovering the eyes as Konoha pursuers closed in, consumed by rage over the massacre.

• Sasuke incapacitated the Hokage Building’s guards with Sharingan genjutsu, took the Scroll of Seals, and escaped as Konoha’s alarm sounded.
• Sasuke turned toward Root’s former underground base, where Suigetsu and Jūgo had already fought through the defenders and cleared a path.
• Sasuke followed their markings to Danzo’s secret chamber and found a wall of Sharingan preserved in glass compartments.
• Sasuke realized Danzo had harvested the eyes of most Uchiha who awakened their Sharingan and blamed the massacre on a wider conspiracy.
• Sasuke packed the recovered Sharingan into a scroll as Konoha pursuers approached the chamber.

Raito used the theft of Konoha’s Scroll of Seals to keep Tsunade and the village’s leaders at the Valley of the End, then blocked their return when the theft was reported. Tsunade chose to avoid a fight and demanded to know what Raito wanted from the scroll.

• A Konoha messenger reported that a thief had broken into the Hokage Building and stolen the Scroll of Seals.
• Tsunade accused Raito of using their meeting to lure Konoha’s forces away, and Raito neither confirmed nor denied it.
• Shikaku Nara urged Tsunade to return to Konoha without provoking Raito, and she ordered everyone to defend the village.
• Raito insisted the meeting was not over, while Kisame Hoshigaki, Haku, and the other Kirigakure elites blocked the Konoha group from leaving.
• Tsunade weighed the danger of fighting Raito and Kirigakure’s forces, sat back down, and asked why Raito had stolen the Scroll of Seals.

Raito admitted that he wanted the Impure World Reincarnation technique but kept his reason secret from Tsunade. As Sasuke rampaged through Konoha after stealing the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan from Danzo's collection, Raito declared the eyes rightfully belonged to Sasuke and left with Kirigakure's forces.

• Raito told Tsunade that he wanted the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but refused to explain whom he planned to resurrect.
• Raito said he had tried to help people in Konoha live comfortably and did not blame them for staying in the village.
• A messenger reported that Sasuke was slaughtering Konoha pursuit squads instead of fleeing.
• Tsunade learned that Sasuke had broken into ANBU's underground base and stolen Danzo's secret collection of Uchiha Sharingan.
• Raito said the Sharingan belonged to Sasuke and left with Kirigakure's main force.

Gekkō Raito and Sasuke escaped Konoha with the Scroll of Seals, and news of the theft spread across the Shinobi World. The Fourth Raikage called for a Five Kage Summit to pressure Kirigakure, and Ōnoki recognized the timing as advantageous.

• Sasuke delivered the Scroll of Seals to Gekkō Raito, who read it before leading the Mist Ninja back to Kirigakure.
• Gekkō Raito reassured Kyuji that Konoha would not start an all-out war over the stolen scroll and said he could master its techniques.
• The Fourth Raikage learned of the theft and ordered Mabui to send letters convening a Five Kage Summit.
• The Fourth Raikage planned to unite the four great ninja villages to pressure Gekkō Raito into returning Kumogakure’s Tailed Beasts.
• Ōnoki heard the Fourth Raikage’s proposal and remarked that he had chosen the perfect moment.

The villages agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit as tensions with Kirigakure rose. Gaara planned to use the crisis to end Sunagakure’s Gold Dust Supply Treaty, while Tsunade confirmed Konoha’s attendance despite fearing the consequences.

• Ōnoki agreed to attend the summit, and Gaara confirmed Sunagakure’s attendance after learning the information was accurate.
• Gaara rejected reclaiming Shukaku and declared that abolishing the Gold Dust Supply Treaty mattered more than keeping a tailed beast.
• Ōnoki prepared to attend with Kurotsuchi and Deidara, while Deidara warned him not to provoke Gekkō Raito.
• Sunagakure and Iwagakure agreed to attend, leaving Tsunade under pressure to bring Konoha to the summit.
• Shikaku advised Tsunade that Konoha could not afford to stay away, and she confirmed its attendance.
• Tsunade asked whether to bring her grandfather, but Shikaku warned that doing so would make Konoha a target for resentment.