Recaps

Shihōin Naraku completed a ten-pull and examined rewards ranging from tailed-beast chakra to Truth-Seeking Orbs and the Drums of Liberation. He left eager to test his new abilities, while still needing Nine-Tails chakra to see whether he could form a Ten-Tails inside himself.

• Shihōin Naraku received one-thousandth of the Seven-Tails and Eight-Tails’ chakra, along with the remaining rewards from his draw.
• Shihōin Naraku considered whether collecting all nine tailed beasts’ chakra could create a Ten-Tails inside him, but worried that one-thousandth of each beast’s chakra might make it weak.
• Shihōin Naraku learned that his three Truth-Seeking Orbs could be touched safely only by him and could not neutralize senjutsu.
• Shihōin Naraku changed the Truth-Seeking Orbs into buttons and hid them inside his sleeve as a concealed weapon.
• Shihōin Naraku learned that the Drums of Liberation state could make sentient creatures obey him and greatly enhance his abilities.

Shihōin Naraku reviewed the latest rewards from his system draw, gaining mastery of an improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and considering the power of his new abilities. He discussed Allied Shinobi Forces preparations with Tsunade while waiting for the Senju Brothers to arrive.

• Shihōin Naraku learned that Drums of Liberation could influence sentient creatures and multiply his abilities, though its other effects remained unknown.
• Shihōin Naraku claimed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu reward and gained proficient mastery of an improved version.
• Shihōin Naraku assessed his Advanced Armament Haki and Observation Haki rewards and considered how his growing power might exceed Six Paths level.
• Shihōin Naraku reflected that the Fourth Shinobi World War might end before he could make another Ten-Pull, then waited for the Senju Brothers and Tsunade.
• Tsunade told Shihōin Naraku that the Allied Shinobi Forces numbered around seventeen thousand and could exceed twenty thousand by nightfall, while their ninja had behaved themselves in Konoha.

Shihōin Naraku brought Tsunade to meet Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, who had returned through Impure World Reincarnation. After confirming they had broken their contracts with Kabuto Yakushi, Naraku approved Tobirama Senju’s request to research the forbidden jutsu because the Akatsuki and Kabuto were building an army of resurrected dead.

• Shihōin Naraku asked Tsunade to wait in his office until his guests arrived.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju entered, and Tsunade was stunned to see her long-dead relatives; Jiraiya tried to tease her and was punched in the stomach.
• Tobirama Senju explained that he and Hashirama Senju had broken their contracts with Kabuto Yakushi and said they wanted to keep their identities from ordinary ninja and civilians.
• Tobirama Senju asked Shihōin Naraku for a laboratory to continue researching Impure World Reincarnation, drawing objections from Tsunade, Hashirama Senju, and Jiraiya.
• Shihōin Naraku agreed to the research, revealing that the Akatsuki and Kabuto Yakushi were assembling an army of resurrected dead.

Shihōin Naraku persuaded the others to let Tobirama Senju study the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu for ways to counter the enemy’s revived army. As the group discussed the Ten-Tails and the risks of attacking before the Allied Shinobi Forces were ready, Naraku received intelligence that made him look extremely serious.

• Shihōin Naraku explained that Tobirama Senju should research the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to find an effective counter, and Tsunade and the others stopped objecting.
• Naraku told Tsunade to brief the First and Second Hokage on the village and shinobi world, and he said he would explain the truth to the other Kage at their meeting.
• Tobirama Senju suggested attacking before the Ten-Tails was born, but Naraku said the enemy’s location was unknown and the Allied Shinobi Forces were not ready for war.
• Naraku said the Ten-Tails’ revival was now inevitable because the enemy had obtained the Nine-Tails chakra from the Fourth Hokage.
• An ANBU member delivered a message from the Intelligence Department, and Naraku read it as Tsunade and Hashirama Senju reproached Tobirama Senju.
• Jiraiya noticed that Naraku had become extremely serious and asked what was wrong.

Shihōin Naraku and the Allied Shinobi Forces’ leaders learned that Obito and the Akatsuki had amassed a hundred thousand White Zetsu, an Impure World Reincarnation army, and powerful fighters. They recognized the threat and resolved to speed up preparations for war, while Tobirama Senju warned that Madara Uchiha was behind the crisis.

• Shihōin Naraku shared intelligence about the enemy’s hundred thousand White Zetsu, and he sent Might Guy to rest after the Eight Gates Formation.
• Tobirama Senju revealed that some White Zetsu he fought in the Land of Whirlpools could use Wood Release, and Hashirama Senju recognized that they carried his presence.
• Tsunade proposed having Hashirama Senju fight the enhanced White Zetsu, but Naraku explained that Obito, Madara, and the Ten-Tails would require his attention.
• Tobirama Senju reminded the group that the enemy also had an army of Impure World Reincarnation troops, prompting Naraku to call for faster Allied Shinobi Forces preparations.
• Tobirama Senju insisted that Madara Uchiha was alive and orchestrating the crisis, with Obito serving as his pawn.

Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shihōin Naraku discussed Madara Uchiha's possible return and the enemies facing the Allied Shinobi Forces. Tobirama learned that Minato Namikaze specialized in the Flying Thunder God Technique and resolved to stop him in battle.

• Tobirama Senju warned Hashirama Senju not to fall for Madara Uchiha's tricks, but Hashirama argued that Madara was either unable to act or already dead.
• Tsunade suggested Madara might have preserved his strength, and Shihōin Naraku explained that Madara could be revived with Impure World Reincarnation or brought back using the Rinnegan.
• Naraku urged the group to focus on Obito Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi, the Impure World Reincarnation army, the White Zetsu, and Akatsuki rather than Madara for now.
• Jiraiya asked Naraku about rescuing the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze, and Naraku said the Intelligence Department would search for them but warned there was little hope.
• Tobirama Senju asked what Minato specialized in, learned he used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and vowed to stop him on the battlefield.

Tobirama Senju dismissed concerns about his Flying Thunder God Technique before the Allied Shinobi Forces received grim intelligence about the enemy’s strength. At the Mountain Graveyard, Obito Uchiha completed the sealing of the tailed beast chakra and planned to revive the Ten-Tails on the battlefield, while Minato Namikaze remained suppressed and useless to him.

• Tobirama Senju claimed his mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique would let him defeat Minato Namikaze, but Tsunade and Jiraiya doubted that his proficiency surpassed Minato’s.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hashirama Senju left the Hokage’s Office, with Jiraiya accompanying Hashirama around Konohagakure while Tobirama went to research Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shihōin Naraku relayed intelligence about the stolen Nine-Tails chakra and 100,000 White Zetsu to the other villages, prompting them to commit more personnel and supplies to the war.
• Obito Uchiha completed the sealing of the tailed beast chakra into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and confirmed that half of the Nine-Tails chakra was enough to awaken the Ten-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha decided to revive the Ten-Tails on the battlefield so its rampage would harm the Allied Shinobi Forces, then planned to become its Jinchūriki.
• Obito Uchiha kept Minato Namikaze unconscious with a Special Curse Mark and agreed with Black Zetsu to hand him over to Kabuto Yakushi.

Obito sent Minato Namikaze to Kabuto Yakushi to control for the coming war, then set the war’s start for seven days later. He left Black Zetsu overseeing the strengthened White Zetsu, whose role was to tie down the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Obito ordered White Zetsu to take Minato Namikaze to Kabuto Yakushi and reflected on his resentment toward his former teacher.
• Black Zetsu reported that the Allied Shinobi Forces had gathered roughly forty to fifty thousand ninja and that their base at the Mountain Graveyard had been exposed.
• Obito declared that the war would begin in seven days so he could finish his preparations.
• Obito noted that his forces faced fewer logistical difficulties than the Allied Shinobi Forces because the White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation army needed few supplies.
• Obito told Black Zetsu to leave Kabuto Yakushi in charge of the Impure World Reincarnation army and oversee the 100,000 White Zetsu strengthened by Akame.

Obito Uchiha rejected Black Zetsu’s urging to recover Madara’s remains from Kabuto Yakushi, while Black Zetsu abandoned plans to secretly influence him. Three days later, Shihōin Naraku awaited Mizukage Mei Terumi’s arrival in Konohagakure before the Allied Shinobi Forces’ final war preparations.

• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that Kabuto Yakushi would resurrect Madara Uchiha at the right time and dismissed the need to retrieve his remains.
• Black Zetsu considered secretly influencing Obito to recover Madara’s remains but abandoned the plan, wary that Obito might notice his control.
• Allied Shinobi Forces squads exchanged intelligence about the White Zetsu, sent reports to Konoha, and coordinated patrols and medical support.
• Three days later, Shihōin Naraku sensed more than seventy thousand ninja gathered in Konohagakure and assessed the approaching war.
• Shihōin Naraku waited for Mizukage Mei Terumi to arrive before holding a military conference to settle the Allied Shinobi Forces’ plans.

The Five Kage and their allies finalized the Allied Shinobi Forces’ structure and ordered all remaining preparations completed within three days. They then turned to the unresolved appointment of a commander for the Daimyo Guard, whose status required someone of exceptional standing.

• Shihōin Naraku, the Five Kage, Tsunade, and their advisers settled the Allied Shinobi Forces’ leadership, staff, intelligence, sensory, and combat units.
• Hyuga Hiashi was appointed commander of the First Division, while Ōnoki took nominal command of the Second Division and Kurotsuchi became its acting captain.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered Kakashi Hatake to return from Turtle Island to command the Third Division, leaving Tatami Iwashi in charge until Kakashi arrived.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to finish their preparations within three days, and Ōnoki accepted that he would need to help Kurotsuchi lead the Second Division.
• Dodai raised the need to appoint a commander for the Daimyo Guard, and Ōnoki argued that the position required someone with high standing as well as strength.

The Five Kage assigned Mei Terumi to protect the Daimyo while Shihōin Naraku warned them about the dangers posed by Kabuto Yakushi’s Impure World Reincarnation army. The meeting ended with the villages agreeing to prepare their shinobi for facing resurrected predecessors and to investigate which graves had been disturbed.

• The Five Kage ruled out Shihōin Naraku, Gaara, and Ōnoki from protecting the Daimyo, and Mei Terumi volunteered instead of Dodai.
• Shihōin Naraku appointed Mei Terumi to command the Daimyo Guard, then turned the meeting to the enemy’s Impure World Reincarnation army.
• Ōnoki questioned whether Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju had escaped Kabuto Yakushi’s control, and Tsunade said Tobirama had broken the contract.
• Shihōin Naraku warned that resurrected former Kage and other renowned Ninja could unsettle the Allied Shinobi Forces, and urged the villages to prepare their troops.
• Mei Terumi proposed tracking which graves had been dug up, and the Kage agreed to compile lists without spending too much effort.

Shihōin Naraku explained that sealing was the reliable battlefield counter to Kabuto Yakushi’s Impure World Reincarnation army, while other methods were not broadly useful. The meeting ended with uncertainty over whether Naruto Uzumaki could master the Nine-Tails’ power in time for the war.

• Shihōin Naraku told the leaders that Allied Shinobi Forces squads needed sealing specialists to capture reincarnated ninja during the brief periods when their bodies were damaged.
• Dodai and Gaara raised concerns about the preparation, materials, and time required for sealing techniques, and Naraku promised to arrange the supplies.
• Tsunade said Tobirama Senju was trying to find a counter to Kabuto Yakushi’s improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu but had made no progress.
• Shihōin Naraku asked Dodai about Naruto Uzumaki’s training on Turtle Island, and Dodai said he had no news of Naruto’s progress.
• Dodai said mastering a Tailed Beast’s power usually took years, leaving Gaara and Ōnoki concerned that Naruto would not be ready for the war.

After a war-preparation meeting, Shihōin Naraku headed to the laboratory to learn about Tobirama Senju’s research into breaking Impure World Reincarnation. Tsunade explained that Hashirama Senju had been spending his time at the Ninja Academy and shared how much strength the resurrected brothers could use.

• Shihōin Naraku urged the assembled leaders to continue preparing for war after a Konoha Ninja reported news from the laboratory.
• Shihōin Naraku declined Tsunade’s offer to accompany him to the laboratory and asked where Hashirama Senju had been staying.
• Tsunade told Shihōin Naraku that Hashirama Senju had been visiting the Ninja Academy and spending time with its students.
• Shihōin Naraku said Hashirama Senju could enjoy the remaining peace and asked Tsunade how much strength the resurrected brothers retained.
• Tsunade said Hashirama Senju could use about sixty percent of his former strength and Tobirama Senju about eighty percent, then reminded Shihōin Naraku not to rely too heavily on them.

Shihōin Naraku visited Tobirama Senju’s laboratory and learned that Tobirama had developed sealing talismans to immobilize reincarnated ninja by disrupting the bond between their souls and White Zetsu vessels. Naraku took the talismans and their manufacturing instructions to arrange mass production before the war, though the complicated process would limit how many they could make.

• Shihōin Naraku asked Tobirama Senju for his research results, and Tobirama gave him two sealing talismans.
• Tobirama explained that the talismans disrupted the compatibility between a reincarnated ninja’s soul and vessel, immobilizing ordinary targets with one talisman and powerful ones with several.
• Tobirama told Naraku that the talismans worked for only ten to fifteen minutes and required chakra to activate.
• Naraku concluded the talismans would help the Allied Shinobi Forces restrain reincarnated ninja and reduce the risks of battle.
• Tobirama handed Naraku detailed production instructions, and Naraku warned that the complicated process would limit production before the war.

Shihōin Naraku ordered sealing tags and viewed the coming war as a chance to test his strength, while his daily check-in brought him another draw. On Turtle Island, Kakashi learned of events in the outside world and chose to hide Minato Namikaze’s resurrection from Naruto as he prepared to leave.

• Shihōin Naraku sent orders to Shikaku and logistics to produce sealing tags, though he expected few to be ready before the war.
• Shihōin Naraku received a draw chance from his daily check-in and noted he was nearing another ten-pull.
• A Kumogakure hawk delivered a message to Turtle Island, and Kakashi learned that much had happened, including Shihōin Naraku becoming commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces' Third Division.
• Kakashi decided not to tell Naruto Uzumaki that Minato Namikaze had been resurrected and captured by Obito, fearing Naruto would abandon his training.
• Kakashi worried that Naruto’s training was progressing slowly without a Jinchūriki to guide him, though Naruto’s control over tailed beast chakra had improved.

Naruto continued training to control the Nine-Tails’ chakra on Turtle Island while Kakashi prepared to leave. Kakashi confirmed he would depart alone when Kumogakure’s transport boat arrived, leaving Yamato to supervise Naruto.

• Naruto emerged from the secret chamber and told Kakashi he had nearly beaten the Nine-Tails, then insisted he wanted to train again soon.
• Kakashi and Yamato urged Naruto to train carefully and reminded him that Shihōin Naraku had promised he could join the war only after controlling the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Motoi received a message from Owl Guard Gate and learned that Kakashi was leaving Turtle Island.
• Naruto excitedly asked whether he could leave with Kakashi, but Kakashi clarified that he would depart alone once Kumogakure’s boat arrived.

Kakashi left Turtle Island to command the Allied Shinobi Forces Combat Division, leaving Yamato to supervise Naruto’s training. Naruto learned that Kumogakure’s Killer B was a perfect jinchūriki who could control the Eight-Tails’ power, highlighting how Naruto had to master the Nine-Tails’ chakra on his own.

• Kakashi explained his new command and told Yamato he was leaving him in charge while Naruto had to finish his training before returning to the battlefield.
• Kakashi departed after reminding Naruto he would wait for him to complete his training, and Naruto immediately wanted to resume practicing.
• Motoi explained that Kumogakure had the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, whose jinchūriki were Yugito Nii and Killer B.
• Motoi told Naruto that Killer B was Kumogakure’s Fifth Raikage and a perfect jinchūriki who retained consciousness during a full tailed beast transformation.
• Naruto reflected on how the Nine-Tails’ negative emotions had once overwhelmed him and how the Waterfall of Truth had helped him accept his dark side.

Motoi told Naruto that becoming a perfect Jinchūriki required mutual understanding with the Tailed Beast, explaining that the Eight-Tails willingly shared chakra with Killer B. Naruto wondered whether the Nine-Tails also wanted acknowledgment, but when he tried to talk to it, it attacked him and Naruto prepared to fight.

• Motoi explained that Killer B was Kumogakure’s only perfect Jinchūriki and that Yugito Nii had not yet reached that state.
• Motoi recalled that Killer B said a Jinchūriki and their Tailed Beast needed to understand each other to become perfect partners.
• Naruto described how he had nearly been overwhelmed while taking the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and Motoi said the Eight-Tails now willingly gave chakra to Killer B.
• Naruto considered that the Nine-Tails might be lonely and might want acknowledgment, then entered the sealed space to talk to it.
• The Nine-Tails ignored Naruto, attacked him, and Naruto prepared to fight when he realized they could not talk calmly.

Naruto struggled to persuade the Nine-Tails in his seal until Kushina Uzumaki appeared and restrained the fox with Adamantine Sealing Chains. Meanwhile, Kakashi returned to Konohagakure and told Shihōin Naraku that Naruto’s training on Turtle Island was helping but had not yet let him control the Nine-Tails’ power.

• The Nine-Tails attacked Naruto with a Tailed Beast Bomb after recognizing that Naruto was holding back to try to reach an understanding.
• Kushina’s voice interrupted Naruto, and her Adamantine Sealing Chains bound the Nine-Tails and stopped its attack.
• Naruto turned to the red-haired woman and asked who she was.
• Kakashi returned to Konohagakure and observed that nearly a hundred thousand gathered ninja were tense but remained orderly under patrols and Shihōin Naraku’s authority.
• Kakashi told Naraku that Naruto could maintain his reason during Partial Tailed Beast Transformation but still could not truly control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Naraku decided Naruto would join the battlefield only after gaining Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

Shihōin Naraku told Kakashi that Obito had abducted the Third and Fourth Hokage and taken the Nine-Tails chakra, making the Ten-Tails’ revival likely and the war imminent. With three days left before the expected outbreak, Naraku briefed Kakashi on commanding the Allied Shinobi Forces’ Third Division and explained who would face the Ten-Tails.

• Shihōin Naraku reassured Kakashi that Naruto Uzumaki could remain on Turtle Island and revealed Obito had abducted the Third and Fourth Hokage.
• Naraku said Obito had obtained the Nine-Tails chakra from Minato and warned that the Ten-Tails was likely to be revived.
• Naraku told Kakashi that the war was expected to begin in three days and ordered him to prepare to command the Third Division.
• Naraku instructed Kakashi on coordinating the division’s sustained combat and reporting any signs of the Ten-Tails.
• Kakashi asked who would fight the Ten-Tails, and Naraku said he would lead the effort with support from the other Kage.
• Naraku reminded Kakashi that Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were in Konoha, giving their side additional powerful fighters.

Shihōin Naraku and the Five Kage reviewed the Allied Shinobi Forces’ strength and formation progress as preparations for war continued. Naraku set the official force count at one hundred thousand and revealed that he had ordered an Infiltration Reconnaissance Unit formed.

• Naraku told Kakashi Hatake to take over the Third Division and accelerate its formation, giving him three days to familiarize himself with the division.
• Shikaku Nara reported that the Daimyo and village ninja were in position, and Mei Terumi said she would protect the Daimyo once the Allied Shinobi Forces had assembled and war began.
• Shikaku reported 99,372 registered members, and Naraku and the Five Kage agreed to announce the force as one hundred thousand ninja.
• Shikaku reported that the five main combat divisions were between 72 and 100 percent formed, and Naraku explained that Kakashi’s late arrival had slowed the Third Division’s progress.
• Naraku revealed that he had ordered an Infiltration Reconnaissance Unit established, and Gaara asked whether it would conduct operations behind enemy lines.

Shihōin Naraku outlined plans for an infiltration team to find Kabuto Yakushi and discussed the Allied Shinobi Forces’ preparations, including Tsunade’s medical corps. He proposed placing a field hospital inside the Land of Fire for protection, leaving Ōnoki questioning whether it would be too far from the front lines.

• Shihōin Naraku said the infiltration team’s target would be Kabuto Yakushi, whose capture could disrupt the Impure World Reincarnation army, though locating him would be difficult.
• Dodai suggested assigning sensory ninja to the team, but Shihōin Naraku noted that other units also needed them and said the mission would mainly use Konoha ninja familiar with Orochimaru or Kabuto Yakushi.
• Shikaku reported on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ units, and Tsunade said the medical corps had assembled and was training newcomers in first aid and simple medical ninjutsu.
• The allied leaders welcomed Tsunade’s efforts, which could improve medical care in their villages after the war.
• Shihōin Naraku proposed establishing a field hospital inside the Land of Fire to protect wounded ninja and medical staff from enemy attacks.
• Ōnoki asked whether the proposed field hospital would be too far from the front lines for convenient treatment.

Shihōin Naraku rejected Ōnoki’s plan to move the field hospital closer to the front, while Kabuto Yakushi prepared reincarnated shinobi for the war. After removing Minato Namikaze’s curse mark, Kabuto lost control of him, and Minato freed himself from the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

• Shihōin Naraku told Ōnoki that the field hospital had to remain safely behind the front, with battlefield casualties receiving emergency treatment before transport.
• Kabuto Yakushi summoned dozens of reincarnated shinobi, then sealed the reincarnated Jinchūriki into a scroll and sent it to Obito through White Zetsu.
• Kabuto Yakushi removed the curse mark suppressing Minato Namikaze’s consciousness and began forming seals to control him.
• Minato Namikaze regained consciousness, recognized that the Nine-Tails chakra had been taken, and struck Kabuto Yakushi with a Rasengan.
• Minato Namikaze formed the seals to release the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and broke free of Kabuto Yakushi’s control.

Minato Namikaze escaped Kabuto Yakushi’s control and raced back to Konoha, where he was shocked by how much the village had changed. Shihōin Naraku sensed Minato’s arrival and disappeared from the Hokage’s Office to meet him.

• Kabuto Yakushi survived Minato Namikaze’s attack by shedding his ruined body, then sealed it away when Obito Uchiha appeared.
• Obito Uchiha learned that Minato Namikaze had escaped, but Black Zetsu stopped him and Kabuto Yakushi from fighting; Obito declared that the war would officially begin the next day.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Body Flicker Technique to reach Konoha, where he was startled by the missing outer walls and unfamiliar buildings.
• Shihōin Naraku sensed Minato Namikaze outside Konoha during a meeting with Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake, and Tsunade, then vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha and mistook its rebuilt appearance for damage caused by the Nine-Tails, fearing for Naruto’s safety. He met Naraku, learned that Naraku had become the Sixth Hokage, and heard how Konoha had been led after Minato’s death.

• Minato surveyed Konoha’s rebuilt village and worried that the Nine-Tails had gone berserk and endangered Naruto.
• Naraku and Minato raced through the forest using the Flying Thunder God Technique until Minato stopped and recognized Naraku.
• Minato praised Naraku’s speed and learned that Naraku had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato noticed Naraku’s Hokage robe and learned that he was the Sixth Hokage, after Tsunade had served as the Fifth.
• Naraku told Minato that Hiruzen had returned as Hokage after Minato and Kushina died, and Minato approved of Hiruzen’s choice to stabilize Konoha.