Recaps

Might Guy unleashed Morning Peacock against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, overwhelming them with a blazing barrage. Hozuki Mangetsu’s Hydrification Technique briefly resisted the attack, but Guy drove him back and left the reanimated swordsmen shattered as the Allied Shinobi Forces prepared to seal them.

• Might Guy dodged the swordsmen’s attacks and evaded Ringo Ameyuri’s lightning strikes.
• Might Guy leaped into the air and unleashed Morning Peacock across the battlefield, catching the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist in the barrage.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces prepared to seal the reanimated swordsmen and hold back the White Zetsu Army.
• Hozuki Mangetsu transformed into a water monster with the Hydrification Technique and withstood Morning Peacock’s physical attacks.
• Might Guy intensified his barrage, sent Hozuki Mangetsu flying, and left the reanimated swordsmen shattered.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces’ Sealing Squad advanced to seal the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Shihōin Naraku coordinated reinforcements as the Allied Shinobi Forces gained ground, expecting the main battlefield to face another attack. At the daimyo refuge, Mei Terumi’s quiet watch ended when White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja launched an assault.

• Shihōin Naraku learned that Might Guy and the Allied Shinobi Forces had defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and ordered reinforcements prepared for Kakashi Hatake’s main battlefield.
• Shihōin Naraku instructed the Surprise Attack Unit to leave the First Hokage and Second Hokage to face Nagato and Uchiha Itachi if necessary, while Jiraiya led the unit to support Kakashi Hatake.
• Shihōin Naraku told Shikaku Nara that he expected a change on the main battlefield as evening approached.
• Mei Terumi resolved to request assignment to the main battlefield if the situation worsened.
• White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja attacked the daimyo refuge, and Mei Terumi assessed the chaos while prioritizing the daimyo’s safety.

Mei Terumi stopped a White Zetsu attack on the daimyo’s safe room while coastal guards noticed unusual weather near the Land of Waves. Shihōin Naraku’s forces prepared a tsunami assault, with more than thirty thousand White Zetsu advancing underwater toward the Allied Shinobi Forces’ positions.

• Mei Terumi melted dozens of White Zetsu with her Boil Release and checked that the daimyo was unharmed.
• Mei Terumi reprimanded the sensor ninja for missing the infiltrators, and the attack was reported to Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters.
• Konoha ninja on the Land of Waves coast noticed dark clouds, stronger winds, and rougher waves, then alerted Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hyuga Hiashi used his Byakugan to scan the sea, found no enemy, and ordered the army to prepare for an attack.
• More than thirty thousand White Zetsu advanced beneath the seabed while Akame and the Impure World Reincarnation Ninja generated waves for a planned tsunami.
• Shihōin Naraku observed the preparations and wondered whether Hyuga Hiashi and the coastal guards had detected the approaching White Zetsu.

At Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters, Shihōin Naraku and the staff realized that enemy Impure World Reincarnation Ninja were manipulating the sea and weather near the First Division to prepare a surprise attack. After warning the division about the White Zetsu Army, Naraku and Shikaku Nara suspected that the simultaneous attacks on the Daimyo's secluded residence and the First Division were coordinated.

• A report said the Daimyo Guard had nearly defeated an attack by White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.
• The First Division reported extreme weather changes along the Land of Waves' coastline but had not detected the White Zetsu Army.
• Naraku explained that resurrected Kirigakure ninja could manipulate the sea and weather because they had expertise and effectively unlimited chakra.
• Naraku ordered the Liaison Unit to warn the First Division of a surprise attack and tell Hyuga Hiashi to watch the seabed.
• Shikaku asked whether the attacks on the Daimyo's secluded residence and the First Division were connected, and Naraku said the show was about to begin.

Shihōin Naraku prepared to leave headquarters for the front when the war reached its critical point, entrusting Shikaku Nara with command. After receiving headquarters’ warning, Hyuga Hiashi discovered thirty thousand White Zetsu beneath the sea and mobilized the First Division to prepare for a tsunami attack.

• Shihōin Naraku told Shikaku Nara he would join the fighting when the war reached a critical point and left headquarters in his hands.
• Hyuga Hiashi received intelligence about the unusual weather and realized the enemy might be preparing a sea-based assault.
• Hyuga Hiashi used his Byakugan to find thirty thousand White Zetsu lurking on the seabed off the Land of Waves.
• After headquarters warned that the enemy planned to create a tsunami, Hyuga Hiashi ordered the First Division to withdraw and prepare defensive trenches.
• Hyuga Hiashi stayed on a coastal rock to watch the increasingly turbulent sea as the First Division awaited the attack.

Hyuga Hiashi led the Allied Shinobi Forces through the tsunami’s assault from underground shelters, while Shihōin Naraku, controlling Akame, prepared the enemy force to advance on the Land of Waves. The tsunami subsided, and the invasion began as Akame’s White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninjas moved toward shore.

• Hyuga Hiashi learned that the flood channels were complete and ordered the coastal units to withdraw to their planned positions.
• The tsunami struck the Land of Waves, destroying everything aboveground as Hyuga Hiashi and hundreds of ninjas sheltered underground.
• Hyuga Hiashi kept his force in hiding while they waited for the tsunami to pass and watched for the enemy.
• Shihōin Naraku, controlling Akame, ordered the White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninjas to advance across the sea.
• Naraku observed the twenty-seven revived ninjas, including Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who carried some Nine-Tails Chakra.

The Allied Shinobi Forces ambushed the White Zetsu Army as it landed on the Land of Waves, inflicting heavy casualties before the uncommanded White Zetsu fell into confusion. As their opening assault weakened, the White Zetsu began advancing onto the island, and the ninja shifted to coordinated ranged attacks and close-combat defenses.

• More than ten thousand White Zetsu landed on the Land of Waves before over two thousand Allied Shinobi Forces ninja emerged and attacked with ninjutsu, projectiles, and explosive tags.
• The White Zetsu became trapped and disorganized along the coast because Akame, their commander, had not yet arrived.
• As the allied ninja’s chakra and opening barrage dwindled, White Zetsu began surging onto the island.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces coordinated attacks in waves and sent close-combat ninja forward to hold the line.
• Konoha’s Akimichi Clan ninja, Kumogakure’s lightning-wreathed fighters, and Kirigakure’s mist-shrouded fighters killed White Zetsu while delaying their advance.
• The close-combat ninja began falling back in order as they tried to slow the much larger White Zetsu Army and limit their own casualties.

The First Division fought to hold the coastline against a vastly larger White Zetsu Army, with Tenten and Hyuga Hiashi leading the defense as casualties mounted. Thirteen thousand Allied Shinobi reinforcements arrived and launched a counterattack, but Hyuga Hiashi spotted Impure World Reincarnation Ninja approaching over the sea.

• Tenten bombarded the White Zetsu with large numbers of summoned Ninja Tools, while her allies continued to retreat under Hyuga Hiashi's command.
• Explosive Tag traps planted by the Allied Shinobi Forces detonated beneath the White Zetsu, disrupting their advance.
• Hyuga Hiashi used Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm against the enemy and considered retreating to defend the Great Naruto Bridge as Allied casualties rose.
• Hyuga Hiashi spotted the main force of thirteen thousand Allied Shinobi returning from the rear, and the First Division began a counterattack.
• Hyuga Hiashi saw Impure World Reincarnation Ninja approaching over the sea as the battle intensified.

Shihōin Naraku received updates on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ battle at the Land of Waves while Jiraiya fought summoned beasts in the Land of Frost. The First Division held its position against Akame’s forces as Kurotsuchi’s reinforcements approached, and Jiraiya prepared to support the First and Second after dealing with the Multi-Headed Dogs.

• Shihōin Naraku learned that Kurotsuchi had led the Second Division toward the Land of Waves and that the First Division was still battling the White Zetsu Army.
• Shikaku Nara learned that Akame commanded the enemy and reviewed intelligence on her Wood Release, while Naraku warned the Liaison Unit to caution Hyuga Hiashi.
• Jiraiya and Gamaken defeated a Multi-Headed Dog and a giant rhinoceros during their fight in the Land of Frost.
• Jiraiya spotted explosions in the distance, realized the First and Second were fighting nearby, and urged Gamaken to speed up as three Multi-Headed Dogs closed in.

Tobirama Senju fought Uchiha Itachi, evading Amaterasu and countering his shuriken before Itachi revealed Susanoo. Tobirama escaped its attack and watched from a distant tree, wary of Itachi’s power and the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Itachi used Amaterasu, but Tobirama Senju evaded the black flames with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tobirama Senju tested Itachi with shuriken, and Itachi knocked them aside before melting a larger volley with his Great Fireball Technique.
• Tobirama Senju appeared beside Itachi and attacked with a kunai, but Itachi’s Susanoo broke the weapon and struck the ground.
• Tobirama Senju escaped the Susanoo’s strike and observed Itachi from a distant tree, reflecting on his power and distrusting the Uchiha.

Uchiha Itachi maintained his armored Susanoo against Tobirama Senju, who admired his talent but distrusted his extremism. After Tobirama’s severed arm regenerated, both prepared to resume the fight, and Itachi decided to lose quickly so Tobirama could aid the other battlefields.

• Uchiha Itachi expanded his Susanoo into its third form, and Tobirama Senju praised his skill while judging him too radical to trust.
• Tobirama Senju reflected on his efforts to integrate the Uchiha Clan into Konoha and contrasted Itachi with Kagami Uchiha, whom he had trained.
• Tobirama Senju dismissed Sasuke Uchiha as unlikely to threaten Konoha, unaware of how powerful he might become.
• Tobirama Senju’s severed arm regenerated, and he announced that he would now fight in earnest.
• Uchiha Itachi worked out how Tobirama had used a Flying Thunder God-marked shuriken to reach him, then resolved to lose quickly so Tobirama could support the other battles.

Uchiha Itachi tried to reveal his Susanoo’s spirit artifacts to Tobirama Senju, but Kabuto Yakushi stopped him and took control, causing his Susanoo to vanish. Tobirama seized the opening, and the two battled with taijutsu and ninjutsu as Tobirama pressed forward through the mist.

• Uchiha Itachi began describing the Totsuka Blade, but Kabuto Yakushi intervened to stop him from revealing information and destabilized his Susanoo.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Body Flicker Technique to attack Uchiha Itachi, who escaped the first strike with the Crow Clone Technique.
• Uchiha Itachi and Tobirama exchanged taijutsu, with Tobirama using his familiarity with Uchiha Clan fighting styles to gain an edge.
• Uchiha Itachi used Clone Great Explosion, but Tobirama escaped the blast and praised the technique.
• Uchiha Itachi and Tobirama traded fire and water ninjutsu; Tobirama’s Water Dragon Bullet overpowered Itachi’s, but Itachi destroyed it with shuriken carrying explosive tags.
• Tobirama surged through the mist and falling spray toward Uchiha Itachi.

Tobirama Senju exploited the flaws in Kabuto Yakushi’s control of Uchiha Itachi, then trapped Itachi and himself inside a massive water prison to restrict Susanoo. The battle continued with Kabuto struggling to command Itachi under the crushing pressure.

• Tobirama Senju charged through Uchiha Itachi’s Amaterasu with a shadow clone and struck him with Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade.
• Uchiha Itachi broke free of the water jutsu by manifesting Susanoo, though the attack left his reanimated body badly wounded before it repaired itself.
• Tobirama Senju realized Kabuto Yakushi’s control made Uchiha Itachi fight more decisively but less skillfully, reducing his combat strength.
• Kabuto Yakushi spoke through Uchiha Itachi and explained that he stayed hidden because the Allied Shinobi Forces would attack him if he appeared.
• Tobirama Senju unleashed Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, forming an enormous water prison around himself and Uchiha Itachi that restricted Susanoo and delayed Kabuto’s commands.

Tobirama Senju attacked Uchiha Itachi inside the water prison with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, destroying Susanoo and badly damaging both reanimated bodies. After the prison collapsed, Tobirama recovered first while scraps of Uchiha Itachi began to reform.

• Tobirama Senju swam through the water prison and evaded Uchiha Itachi's Totsuka Blade, which struck only his phantom image.
• Uchiha Itachi spotted Tobirama Senju beneath Susanoo and saw that Tobirama had attached explosive tags to its vulnerable underside.
• Tobirama Senju activated Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, triggering a chain of blasts that destroyed Susanoo and tore apart both fighters.
• The explosions caused the water prison to collapse, and the flood carried a surviving fragment of Uchiha Itachi's body away from the blast center.
• Tobirama Senju's reanimated body repaired itself fully as scraps of paper began rebuilding Uchiha Itachi around the surviving fragment.

Tobirama Senju tried to exploit a possible weakness in Impure World Reincarnation by destroying Uchiha Itachi’s Reanimated Body before it could recover. Kabuto Yakushi controlled Itachi to resist, and the chapter ended with Tobirama attaching sealing talismans while Amaterasu burned parts of his body.

• Tobirama Senju recovered from the explosion and saw that Uchiha Itachi’s body was regenerating much more slowly.
• Tobirama Senju decided to destroy Itachi’s Reanimated Body completely before it could recover, then approached with Sealing Talismans.
• Kabuto Yakushi controlled Itachi, who sat up and attacked Tobirama Senju with Amaterasu.
• Itachi used Amaterasu to form a ring of black flames, but Tobirama Senju charged through and attached two Sealing Talismans to him.
• The talismans took effect, but Amaterasu ignited Tobirama Senju’s left arm, lower legs, feet, and other parts of his body.

Tobirama Senju fought Uchiha Itachi, using the Flying Thunder God Technique and sealing talismans to gain the upper hand. Just as he began sealing Itachi, Sasuke Uchiha’s Susanoo fired an arrow that engulfed the battlefield in an explosion.

• Tobirama Senju shed the body parts burned by Amaterasu and continued attacking Uchiha Itachi.
• Kabuto Yakushi used Itachi’s Susanoo and Totsuka Blade to strike Tobirama, but Tobirama escaped with a shadow clone and cut through Susanoo with Water Severing Wave.
• Tobirama Senju used a Flying Thunder God Formula on Itachi’s back to launch repeated attacks and attach sealing talismans.
• Tobirama Senju attached a fifth sealing talisman and began forming a sealing jutsu.
• Sasuke Uchiha appeared with Susanoo and fired an arrow that exploded around Itachi and Tobirama.

Sasuke Uchiha interrupted Tobirama Senju’s attempt to seal Uchiha Itachi, forcing Kabuto Yakushi to relinquish control of Itachi. After Jiraiya attacked Sasuke, Tobirama survived the ensuing explosion and prepared to face the Uchiha brothers again.

• Sasuke Uchiha arrived during Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Itachi’s battle and stopped Tobirama’s sealing technique with a Susanoo arrow.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that he had deliberately led Sasuke to Itachi, then released his control over Itachi and turned his attention to the main battlefield.
• Sasuke approached the injured Itachi and Tobirama, but Jiraiya attacked him with Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Sasuke countered Jiraiya’s flames with Amaterasu, and their collision caused a massive explosion; Sasuke rescued Itachi and leaped clear.
• Tobirama Senju escaped the explosion with the Flying Thunder God Technique, and he and Jiraiya identified Sasuke as an enemy and prepared to finish the fight.

Tobirama Senju and Jiraiya prepared to defeat Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha quickly so they could reinforce the main battlefield, while Hashirama Senju remained occupied with Nagato. Sasuke demanded the truth about the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, and Itachi admitted that Obito Uchiha’s account was partly true and partly false.

• Tobirama Senju sensed that Hashirama Senju was still fighting Nagato and realized he could not count on his brother to join them soon.
• Jiraiya began preparing to enter Mount Myōboku’s Sage Mode, explaining that he needed time and the help of the two great sages.
• Tobirama Senju and Jiraiya prepared to attack Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha so they could reach the main battlefield.
• Sasuke demanded that Uchiha Itachi reveal everything about the clan’s destruction, Konoha, and the truth Obito Uchiha had told him.
• Uchiha Itachi said that some of Obito Uchiha’s account was true and some was false.

Sasuke demanded that Itachi reveal the truth behind the Uchiha clan’s destruction, and Itachi agreed to tell him after they defeated Tobirama Senju and Jiraiya. Sasuke fought Tobirama while Itachi stayed back, and Jiraiya abandoned his attempt to enter Sage Mode when he sensed Itachi had no intention of attacking.

• Itachi questioned Sasuke about how he learned Obito Uchiha’s identity, but Sasuke refused to answer.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi about the massacre, and Itachi agreed to explain the truth after they won the battle.
• Sasuke charged Tobirama Senju, and the two fought at close range before exchanging Water Release and Fire Release techniques.
• Itachi watched the fight without engaging Jiraiya, who wondered why Itachi was not attacking.
• Jiraiya sensed no fighting spirit or killing intent from Itachi and stopped trying to enter Sage Mode.

Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi fought while holding back, keeping their attention on Tobirama Senju and Sasuke Uchiha's battle. Elsewhere, Nagato attacked Hashirama Senju with lasers and missiles, then waited to see whether the explosions had defeated him.

• Jiraiya abandoned his attempt to enter Sage Mode after realizing Uchiha Itachi was not fully under Kabuto Yakushi's control.
• Uchiha Itachi attacked Jiraiya with shuriken, but Jiraiya blocked them with Needle Jizo and countered with Fire Release and a Rasengan.
• Uchiha Itachi used Susanoo to stop Jiraiya's Rasengan, and the two resumed fighting without either going all out.
• Nagato attacked Hashirama Senju with lasers and missiles while Hashirama raised trees to meet the barrage.
• Nagato watched the explosions and wondered whether he had defeated Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama Senju launched a full assault on Nagato, who used his Rinnegan and Chameleon summoning beast to counterattack and hide. Hashirama flooded the battlefield with rapidly growing trees, forcing the concealed Nagato to keep moving.

• Hashirama Senju ended his defensive probing and unleashed a forest of trees at Nagato.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei to blast the forest away, but Hashirama exploited its cooldown and struck him with a Wood Dragon, breaking his body apart.
• Nagato hid inside his Chameleon summoning beast and ambushed Hashirama with another Shinra Tensei before vanishing again.
• Hashirama used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to make the forest spread across the land, and Nagato directed the Chameleon to dodge the growing trees.

Nagato attacked Hashirama Senju through a sea of trees, but poisonous pollen weakened his Chameleon and Hashirama countered with overwhelming force. The two fought with Wood Release and the Rinnegan, and Nagato’s Strange Arm Rocket failed to overpower Hashirama.

• Hashirama Senju filled the battlefield with trees and red flowers that released poisonous pollen, weakening Nagato’s Chameleon until it vanished.
• Nagato escaped the Chameleon, but Hashirama struck him with a Wood Dragon and smashed through a Shadow Clone before Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull him close.
• Hashirama created Wood Clones to interrupt Nagato’s gravitational pull, and Nagato destroyed them with Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato attacked with a Black Rod, but Hashirama dodged it and countered with a powerful punch.
• Nagato launched his fist with Strange Arm Rocket, but Hashirama’s punch sent it flying away.

Nagato and Hashirama Senju continued their fierce battle, with Hashirama countering Nagato’s attacks using Sage Mode and Wood Release. Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi told Sasuke the truth about the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, leaving Sasuke struggling with whether to trust his brother as the battle’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Nagato unleashed missiles, a laser, and Shinra Tensei against Hashirama Senju, who regenerated and entered Sage Mode.
• Hashirama Senju used trees, vines, and roots to attack Nagato, who escaped with another Shinra Tensei before facing Hashirama atop a Wood Dragon.
• Uchiha Itachi stopped fighting Sasuke and recounted the full story behind the Uchiha Clan’s destruction to Sasuke, Jiraiya, and Tobirama Senju.
• Sasuke listened in silence and asked Itachi whether he should believe him; Itachi told him he could trust him now.
• Tobirama Senju reflected on his students’ role in the clan’s destruction, while Jiraiya remained unwilling to involve himself in the village’s dark history.

After learning the truth about the Uchiha Clan's destruction, Sasuke struggled to decide what to do and demanded answers about clans and villages before choosing a side in the war. When he said he might help Obito destroy Konoha, Tobirama Senju prepared to fight him, but Jiraiya offered to find someone who could explain things.

• Sasuke remained uncertain whether to seek revenge for the Uchiha Clan's destruction, while Itachi left the choice to him.
• Sasuke asked why Itachi had sacrificed the clan to protect Konoha and said he needed to understand what a village and a clan were.
• Tobirama Senju questioned Sasuke, but Sasuke distrusted him because of his hostility toward the Uchiha Clan.
• Jiraiya urged Sasuke to postpone his questions until after the war, but Sasuke refused and said he needed answers before deciding whether to support Obito or the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Tobirama Senju released his chakra and Sasuke reached for his Kusanagi Sword, while Itachi stood beside his brother.
• Jiraiya intervened and told Sasuke that the First Hokage could answer his questions.

Jiraiya took Sasuke Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi, and Tobirama Senju to meet Hashirama Senju so Sasuke could question him about villages and clans. They arrived as Nagato used Planetary Devastation, and the chapter ended with Tobirama appearing beside Hashirama as they were all pulled toward the forming sphere.

• Jiraiya persuaded Sasuke Uchiha to seek answers from Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju agreed to take them there.
• Sasuke asked whether Kabuto Yakushi could still control Uchiha Itachi, who said he could break free of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu's restraints through his own will.
• Tobirama Senju led Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Uchiha Itachi through the forest to the battlefield where Hashirama Senju was fighting Nagato.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation, and its gravitational force lifted the earth, trees, Hashirama, and the newly arrived group toward a huge sphere.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Hashirama Senju and asked whether they should leave.