Recaps

Obito watched as Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, and Kakashi Hatake fought the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, confident that they could not stop the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The statue struck Naruto down and forced Kakashi to counter its lightning until Minato rescued him, leaving the battlefield engulfed in lightning.

• Obito told White Zetsu to watch for reinforcements, then observed the battle while hoping Madara would keep Shihōin Naraku occupied.
• Naruto attacked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with a Big Ball Rasengan, but the statue remained standing and swung at him.
• Kakashi used Lightning Transmission to help Naruto evade the statue’s attack, while Minato unleashed a storm of shuriken at its head.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path fired lightning from its back, blasting Naruto into the ground and forcing Kakashi to counter the attack with Twin Lightning Shock.
• Minato rescued the nearly exhausted Kakashi as the statue’s lightning struck the earth and engulfed a vast area of the battlefield.

Naruto, Minato, and Kakashi coordinated their attacks to badly damage the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Obito remained confident it would recover. Minato rescued Naruto from the statue’s chakra chains, and the three regrouped to face it.

• Minato rescued Kakashi from the lightning while Naruto remained beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s attack.
• Naruto struck the statue with Nine-Tails chakra hands and two Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, damaging its shoulder and abdomen.
• Kakashi used Kamui to tear off the statue’s arms after its attempts to deflect Naruto’s attacks weakened them.
• Obito watched the statue’s injuries and sent chakra chains after Naruto as he prepared another Spiral Shuriken.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rescue Naruto from the chains, and Kakashi warned him about their danger.

Obito repaired the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and prepared to resume the battle against Minato, Kakashi, and Naruto. Might Guy and the freed Kage arrived as reinforcements, while the Fourth Raikage remained the last enemy still fighting elsewhere.

• Obito used his chakra to quickly heal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and regrow its severed arms.
• Minato warned Kakashi and Naruto that Obito might join the fight, and asked Naruto whether he could enter Tailed Beast Transformation again.
• Might Guy arrived and reported that the Impure World Reincarnation Ninja had been sealed except for Fourth Raikage A, whom Tsunade and General Mifune were fighting.
• Ōnoki, Gaara, and Mei Terumi joined the group after finishing their battles and saw the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Minato and the assembled ninja launched an all-out assault on Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, hoping to end the war before the Ten-Tails revived. The statue endured the attacks and began regenerating as Might Guy intensified his assault.

• Minato warned the gathered ninja not to underestimate the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Ōnoki voiced confidence in their strength.
• Obito taunted the assembled fighters and began the battle by moving the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path toward them.
• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Gaara, Might Guy, Minato, and Naruto attacked the statue and Obito with their strongest abilities.
• Kakashi held back because Kamui's Mangekyō Sharingan backlash had left him in pain.
• Naruto's Nine-Tails transformation and Gaara's sand and Mei's water restrained the statue, allowing Might Guy to bombard it with Morning Peacock.
• The statue's tough body began repairing itself, and Might Guy continued attacking with the intent to finish it off.

Might Guy, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Naruto coordinated an assault on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but its rapid regeneration undid their damage. Ōnoki realized they might have to exhaust the statue’s enormous chakra supply, leaving the allies facing a battle they could not win by attrition.

• Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate while the allies attacked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Mei Terumi corroded the statue’s joints as Ōnoki’s Dust Release damaged its arms, and Guy burned the arms away.
• Gaara restrained the statue’s legs with the Sand Sea, allowing Naruto to knock it off balance and topple it.
• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Guy, and the others bombarded the fallen statue, inflicting extensive damage.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path regenerated its wounds and arms, then blasted Mei Terumi and Guy away with a hurricane.
• Ōnoki wondered whether they had to exhaust the statue’s vast chakra to weaken its regeneration.

Gaara, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Might Guy, and Naruto Uzumaki worked together to badly injure the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. With Minato Namikaze keeping Obito Uchiha occupied, Obito abandoned his attempt to capture the remaining half of the Nine-Tails and moved to begin the Ten-Tails' resurrection.

• Gaara restrained the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with sand while Ōnoki and Mei Terumi helped keep it in place.
• Might Guy struck the statue with Daytime Tiger, cracking its wooden body and driving it backward.
• Naruto Uzumaki fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that blasted a huge hole through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito Uchiha realized that Minato Namikaze was preventing him from controlling the statue and that the allied attacks had badly wounded it.
• Obito Uchiha decided to give up capturing the remaining half of the Nine-Tails and appeared beside the statue to begin the Ten-Tails' resurrection.

Naruto and Kurama discussed how to free the sealed Tailed Beasts, but Obito began resurrecting the Ten-Tails before Naruto could share their plan. Minato struck Obito with a Rasengan, yet the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path smashed Minato into the ground as Obito’s plan proceeded.

• Naruto and Kurama agreed that defeating Obito or continually damaging the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path could free the sealed Tailed Beasts.
• Obito formed hand seals and announced that he was about to resurrect the Ten-Tails.
• Minato recognized Obito’s intention and rushed in to attack him with a Rasengan.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path brought its palm down toward Minato, but Minato struck Obito before the blow landed.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path slammed its palm onto Minato’s head and drove him into the ground.

Obito Uchiha began resurrecting the Ten-Tails through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Minato Namikaze warned the Allied Shinobi Forces that they still had a chance to stop it. The statue continued transforming as Obito defended it from their attacks.

• Minato Namikaze teleported away from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's strike, but lost the right half of his body while protecting himself and attacking Obito Uchiha.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path began convulsing and roaring as the Ten-Tails' resurrection started, and Obito declared that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was near.
• Minato told the gathered ninja that the Ten-Tails had not fully revived and urged them to destroy the statue before it was too late.
• Naruto Uzumaki fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the statue, but Obito raised a Uchiha Flame Formation that blocked the blast.
• Ōnoki, Might Guy, Gaara, and the other ninja launched attacks at the statue, while Obito charged out to stop them from disrupting its resurrection.

Obito Uchiha tried to hold off the allied fighters while they attacked the Uchiha Flame Formation protecting the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The barrier survived their first assault, but Kakashi could not use Kamui again, leaving the allies to press their attack while Naruto prepared to break through.

• Ōnoki, Gaara, Mei Terumi, Might Guy, and Naruto attacked the Uchiha Flame Formation together, but the barrier held against their combined assault.
• Obito Uchiha interrupted the fighters with Wood Release, and Naruto used the Nine-Tails to destroy the wooden spikes.
• Gaara urged the group to keep attacking Obito without pause, and Might Guy volunteered to lead the assault while Naruto targeted the barrier.
• Ōnoki asked Naruto to use Tailed Beast Bombs against the barrier, while Kakashi tried and failed to activate Kamui because of the pain in his eye.
• Minato Namikaze urged Kakashi to rest and seek medical help, but Kakashi remained on the battlefield.

Obito battled the Four Kage-level fighters while Naruto and Kurama attacked the barrier with a Tailed Beast Bomb. Obito bypassed Naruto’s defenses and pierced Gaara with a black rod.

• Mei Terumi, Gaara, Might Guy, and Ōnoki coordinated attacks that temporarily pressured Obito, though he pierced what he thought was Gaara before discovering it was a sand clone.
• Naruto sensed dangerous chakra gathering in the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and urged Kurama to destroy it, prompting the Nine-Tails to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at the barrier.
• Gaara and Mei Terumi trapped Obito with sand and water attacks while Guy and Ōnoki threatened him, preventing him from safely attacking Naruto.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb shook the barrier and threatened to bring it down, so Kurama began forming another one.
• Obito entered the Kamui Dimension, reappeared behind Gaara, pierced his sand defense with a black rod, and stabbed him.

Gaara was wounded by Obito, but Naruto, Guy, and Ōnoki kept Obito from stopping Naruto’s attack on the Uchiha Flame Formation. Naruto destroyed the barrier and struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but the Nine-Tails warned that the Ten-Tails might still revive, and a terrifying roar soon echoed across the battlefield.

• Obito stabbed Gaara with a black rod, disrupting his chakra, while Gaara’s sand surged toward Obito.
• Naruto charged Obito to protect Gaara, and Guy and Ōnoki joined the fight to keep Obito away from Naruto.
• Naruto and the Nine-Tails formed a massive Tailed Beast Bomb while Guy and Ōnoki repeatedly blocked Obito’s attempts to interfere.
• Naruto fired the Tailed Beast Bomb, shattering the Uchiha Flame Formation and striking the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Naruto sensed the statue’s activity had disappeared, but the Nine-Tails warned that the Ten-Tails might still appear.
• A sky-rending howl sounded, and an overwhelming pressure descended over the battlefield.

The Ten-Tails appeared on the main battlefield, and the Nine-Tails warned Naruto that it was beyond the Allied Shinobi Forces’ ability to defeat, urging him to warn everyone and look for Shihōin Naraku. In the Land of Frost, Hashirama finished telling Sasuke about his bond with Madara and waited for Sasuke to choose his own path.

• The Nine-Tails identified the newly revived Ten-Tails and showed fear of its power.
• The Nine-Tails asked Naruto where Shihōin Naraku was, and Naruto said he was still fighting Madara Uchiha elsewhere.
• Naruto insisted the Allied Shinobi Forces could defeat the Ten-Tails together, but the Nine-Tails told him to warn them to be careful.
• The Nine-Tails took control of Naruto’s body and began warning the nearby shinobi about the Ten-Tails.
• Hashirama Senju finished recounting his history with Madara Uchiha to Sasuke Uchiha and asked Sasuke what he would choose.

As Sasuke Uchiha weighed his response to Hashirama Senju’s account, the distant Main Battlefield erupted in a catastrophe that forced him to decide quickly. Sasuke said he would help the Allied Shinobi Forces, though Uchiha Itachi, Nagato, and the Senju Brothers sensed something unspoken in his answer.

• Tobirama Senju watched Sasuke Uchiha closely and prepared to attack if Sasuke chose to oppose the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Sasuke struggled to decide what he wanted after hearing Hashirama Senju explain the founding of Konoha.
• Violent tremors and a huge explosion shook the area as destruction engulfed the distant Main Battlefield.
• Hashirama Senju urged Sasuke to answer quickly because the battlefield was in critical danger.
• Sasuke said he had decided to help the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Jiraiya relaxed while Uchiha Itachi, Nagato, and the Senju Brothers sensed a hidden meaning in his words.

Nagato chose to return to the Pure Land after warning Jiraiya about Obito and Madara’s hidden motives, while Sasuke followed the others toward the Main Battlefield. There, Hashirama identified the distant blast as the Ten-Tails’ revival, and Naraku sensed a disturbance while fighting Madara.

• Sasuke declared his support for the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Tobirama and the others remained wary of Nagato and Itachi joining the Main Battlefield.
• Nagato decided to leave for the Pure Land and warned Jiraiya that Obito and Madara distrusted each other and pursued separate plans.
• Nagato’s soul departed, and Jiraiya, Tobirama, and Hashirama set out for the Main Battlefield, with Sasuke following behind them.
• Hashirama concluded that the immense blast and pressure came from the revived Ten-Tails, so the three men hurried toward the battlefield.
• Naraku sent Madara crashing into a huge crater, then sensed a disturbance from the distant Main Battlefield.

Shihōin Naraku and Madara Uchiha learned that the Ten-Tails had revived, and both considered whether Obito could control it. Black Zetsu urged Madara to keep Naraku away from the Main Battlefield until the Ten-Tails reached its complete body.

• Shihōin Naraku sensed the immense pressure from the Ten-Tails' revival and wondered whether Obito could control it without Madara's help.
• Madara Uchiha asked Black Zetsu what had caused the distant disturbance, and Black Zetsu confirmed that the Ten-Tails had revived.
• Black Zetsu assured Madara that Obito should be able to control the Ten-Tails, though Madara still needed to reach the Main Battlefield to become its Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu advised Madara to keep Shihōin Naraku occupied until the Ten-Tails reached its complete body, lest Naraku interfere with it.

Madara Uchiha hesitated to fight Shihōin Naraku because Naraku’s blade could damage his soul, but Black Zetsu convinced him that Obito had time to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and that Infinite Tsukuyomi could not be cast until the moon appeared. Madara renewed his resolve and resumed fighting Naraku, carefully dodging Kurikara’s slashes.

• Madara Uchiha worried that the resurrected Ten-Tails and Obito might disrupt his plans while he remained occupied fighting Shihōin Naraku.
• Black Zetsu reassured Madara that the Allied Shinobi Forces, including Naruto Uzumaki, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, could weaken Obito, and reminded him that Infinite Tsukuyomi required the moon.
• Madara realized that Obito could not cast Infinite Tsukuyomi during the day and regained his willingness to fight Naraku.
• Naraku teased Madara, and the two immediately resumed their battle in the sky, exchanging blows and powerful attacks.
• Madara used his Mangekyō Sharingan to track Naraku and dodged Kurikara’s slashes to avoid further damage to his soul.

Shihōin Naraku and Madara Uchiha continued fighting while each sought a way to leave the other, with Madara eager to reach the Main Battlefield. After discovering Madara and Black Zetsu’s plan to have Black Zetsu possess Naraku as a distraction, Naraku chose not to interfere and let Madara go.

• Naraku and Madara continued their drawn-out fight as explosions from the Main Battlefield grew closer.
• A Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb struck near them, and Black Zetsu and Madara concluded that Obito was struggling to control the Ten-Tails alone.
• Madara grew impatient to reach the Main Battlefield, and Black Zetsu proposed possessing Naraku long enough for Madara to escape.
• Naraku noticed Black Zetsu’s position and realized what they were planning.
• Naraku decided not to expose the plan and allowed Madara to head for the Main Battlefield.

Shihōin Naraku let Madara Uchiha escape to the Main Battlefield after Black Zetsu briefly restrained him. He then revealed that he knew Black Zetsu planned to use Madara to free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, leaving Black Zetsu terrified and wondering how Naraku learned his secret.

• Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu used a Tailed Beast Bomb and Black Zetsu's restraint to create an opening against Shihōin Naraku.
• Madara struck Naraku with Susanoo and fled toward the Main Battlefield while Naraku remained in the crater.
• Naraku emerged unharmed and allowed Black Zetsu to leave his arm, revealing that he had deliberately let Madara escape.
• Naraku named Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and identified Black Zetsu's plan to turn Madara into a puppet to free her.
• Black Zetsu panicked because he had never revealed his plan and could not understand how Naraku knew it.

Shihōin Naraku explained that he had revealed Black Zetsu’s secret plan only now because the Fourth Shinobi World War had already passed the point of no return. He said his original goal had been achieved, leaving Black Zetsu desperate to understand what Naraku was trying to accomplish.

• Black Zetsu was stunned that Shihōin Naraku knew his plan to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu told Naraku that he had investigated Naraku’s history and every possible source of information but found no connection to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu admitted he had stopped investigating because he could neither uncover Naraku’s secrets nor defeat him, and instead agreed to cooperate.
• Naraku taunted Black Zetsu about manipulating Madara Uchiha, while refusing to explain how he had learned the truth.
• Black Zetsu asked why Naraku had waited until the war was nearly irreversible to reveal the plan, and Naraku said his original goal had already been achieved.

Shihōin Naraku told Black Zetsu that he would not stop Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s resurrection, but warned that someone else might interfere. He asked Black Zetsu to have Madara kill fewer Allied Shinobi Forces ninja, then watched him leave, suspecting Black Zetsu had grown less wary of his knowledge.

• Black Zetsu questioned whether Shihōin Naraku would interfere with his plan to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Naraku said he wanted to see her return.
• Naraku declared that the war had to continue and warned Black Zetsu that someone might be waiting to act against the resurrection plan.
• Naraku refused to explain who might interfere, and Black Zetsu decided to hurry to the Main Battlefield.
• Naraku asked Black Zetsu to influence Madara into killing fewer Allied Shinobi Forces ninja if he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu agreed, then quickly sank underground and left, while Naraku suspected he had underestimated Naraku’s intelligence.

Madara Uchiha arrived at the Main Battlefield as the Allied Shinobi Forces fought the restrained Ten-Tails and a badly wounded Obito Uchiha. Hashirama Senju sent clones to intercept Madara while Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato moved to deal with Obito, leaving the battlefield facing both threats at once.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces defeated the Ten-Tails’ fission beings after Hashirama Senju’s Gate of the Great God and the Four Red Yang Formation restrained the beast.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from the Kamui Dimension gravely wounded after removing Madara Uchiha’s curse mark, and Madara recognized what he had done.
• Madara decided to take control of Obito and have him resurrect him, then rushed toward the battlefield’s center.
• Hashirama Senju sent five Wood Clones to intercept Madara and warned the others to deal with Obito before the two men could join forces.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha charged toward Obito, while Minato Namikaze moved to help eliminate him and Tobirama Senju went to stop Madara.

Madara let Obito complete the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal after Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato attacked him. Obito emerged as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces facing a newly awakened Six Paths-level enemy.

• Madara destroyed Hashirama's Wood Clones, then let Obito continue forming hand seals while Tobirama and the Allied Shinobi Forces blocked his path.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato ambushed the injured Obito, but Obito completed the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal as they attacked.
• The Ten-Tails broke free of the Gate of the Great God's suppression and was absorbed into Obito's body.
• Naruto told Sasuke and Minato that Obito had already become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and Sasuke learned there was no way to stop the transformation.
• Obito emerged from the shattered fleshy sphere with altered features and Six Paths-level power.

Obito Uchiha became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and Madara Uchiha watched closely, wondering whether Obito's humanity had been erased and studying his new power. Hashirama Senju's sealing technique failed to restrain Obito, while Madara chose to keep observing as he waited for Shihōin Naraku.

• Madara noticed that Obito's eyes showed no emotion and suspected the Ten-Tails had changed his consciousness.
• Madara decided to use Obito as an example of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's power, believing he would become one himself soon.
• Hashirama Senju attacked Obito with Sage Art: Gate of the Great God, pinning him beneath enormous red torii gates.
• Obito shattered the gates with ease, alarming the Allied Shinobi Forces and confirming his overwhelming strength.
• Madara held back from acting and continued watching Obito while waiting for Shihōin Naraku to appear.

Obito lost control of the Ten-Tails’ power and fought the Allied Shinobi Forces while his consciousness deteriorated. As the battle reached a dangerous stalemate, Shihōin Naraku rose from the ruins and prepared to join the Main Battlefield.

• Obito tore apart the Four Red Yang Formation and attacked Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato.
• Madara stopped Hashirama from going to support the others and challenged him to get past by force.
• Obito defeated Gaara, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Tsunade, Tobirama, and Minato, leaving several gravely injured.
• Obito’s body swelled as the Ten-Tails’ power went out of control, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato attacked him while he struggled to fight back.
• Obito’s consciousness began to fragment under the Ten-Tails’ influence as Shihōin Naraku awakened far from the battlefield and decided to join the fight.

Shihōin Naraku learned that Obito Uchiha had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and was fighting the Allied Shinobi Forces on the Main Battlefield. After assuring Shikaku that he had escaped Madara and Black Zetsu’s seal and would head there soon, Naraku warned that something seemed wrong with Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and the Eye of the Moon Plan; the chapter ended as Obito trapped the Allied Shinobi Forces in a barrier and prepared to attack them with Tailed Beast Bombs.

• Inoichi Yamanaka connected Naraku to Headquarters, where Shikaku reported that Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Madara had appeared on the Main Battlefield.
• Naraku told Shikaku that Madara and Black Zetsu had briefly sealed him, but that he had broken free and was preparing to head to the Main Battlefield.
• Shikaku reported that Obito had regained control of the Ten-Tails and taken on a new form, while Naraku explained that he lacked the chakra to use Flying Thunder God to travel there instantly.
• Naraku told Shikaku to investigate Black Zetsu and White Zetsu and said he suspected something was wrong with Madara and Obito’s Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Shikaku informed Headquarters that Naraku was safe, then received a report that Obito had trapped the Allied Shinobi Forces in a barrier and was preparing to unleash multiple Tailed Beast Bombs.