Recaps

Shikaku Nara learned that Obito Uchiha had trapped the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Six Red Yang Formation and fired four Ultra-Large Tailed Beast Bombs, but Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki saved everyone by teleporting them outside. As Naraku debated whether to intervene, Obito released the Ten-Tails and began unleashing the God Tree’s vines on the battlefield.

• Shikaku Nara ordered the front lines to destroy the God Tree, but the Allied Shinobi Forces could not stop the four Tailed Beast Bombs before they detonated inside the barrier.
• Shihōin Naraku saw the explosion from afar and wondered whether he should use the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the Main Battlefield before the God Tree appeared.
• Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki used their chakra connection and the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport tens of thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces out of the barrier.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Kurotsuchi arrived with reinforcements from the Land of Waves Battlefield as the fighting resumed.
• Obito Uchiha released the Ten-Tails, prompting Madara Uchiha to realize that Obito was preparing to plant the God Tree.
• Obito Uchiha dispelled the Six Red Yang Formation as the Ten-Tails’ flower bud bloomed and thick vines surged toward the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The God Tree’s vines overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Obito prepared to accelerate their destruction and Black Zetsu worried that Madara was letting him control Infinite Tsukuyomi. Shihōin Naraku arrived and unleashed a vast blaze that burned the God Tree’s vines to ash.

• The God Tree’s chakra-devouring vines attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces, especially the ninjas carrying Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra, forcing everyone to flee.
• Obito watched the battlefield become a shrinking cage of vines and considered killing Madara, but decided to focus on the Allied Shinobi Forces instead.
• Black Zetsu reached the battlefield, realized Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and set out to find Madara.
• Shihōin Naraku appeared on the battlefield and unleashed Flame Emperor, forming a blazing core that descended over the sea of trees.
• Naraku’s flames swept across the battlefield and burned the God Tree’s vines to ash.

Shihōin Naraku arrived on the battlefield and unleashed a massive eruption of flames that destroyed the sea of trees and saved the Allied Shinobi Forces. As the alliance recognized him, Madara moved to take Hashirama's senjutsu chakra before Naraku could defeat Obito.

• Shihōin Naraku's Flame Emperor attack blasted apart the sea of trees, leaving a vast crater and forcing Obito to shield the God Tree with the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Obito discovered that the flames could damage and heat the Truth-Seeking Orbs, but he kept them between the fire and the God Tree.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces saw Naraku above the flames, recognized their Supreme Commander, and gained confidence after he stopped the tree-vine threat.
• Madara decided he could no longer delay and rushed toward Hashirama to seize his senjutsu chakra before Naraku defeated Obito.

Shihōin Naraku confronted Obito, who had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and overwhelmed him in their opening exchange. Obito was driven from the sky and slammed into the ground, while Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju continued fighting nearby.

• Obito Uchiha noticed Naraku staring at him and steadied himself, declaring that he would end their conflict.
• Naraku surveyed the battlefield, noting that the Allied Shinobi Forces had survived the God Tree's attack and that Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze could not recover their injured arms.
• Naraku drew Kurikara and told Obito that becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki did not make him a match for Naraku.
• Naraku blocked Obito's Six Paths Staff with Kurikara, then forced Obito backward with his strength.
• Obito attacked with a Truth-Seeking Orb, but Naraku evaded it and struck Obito's neck through his orb shield, sending him crashing to the ground.

Naraku continued to overwhelm Obito despite his Ten-Tails power, provoking him into another attack. After Naraku explained that powerful taijutsu as well as senjutsu could hurt Obito, Minato and Naruto prepared to leave the fight to him.

• Naraku mocked Obito for still being outmatched despite becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and invoked Rin Nohara, enraging him.
• Obito attacked Naraku at high speed with the Six Paths Staff, but Naraku blocked and countered him with Kurikara.
• Naraku exploited Obito's defensive opening and kicked him away, but Minato and Naruto arrived before he could pursue.
• Naruto warned Naraku that only senjutsu could harm Obito, and Naraku clarified that sufficiently powerful taijutsu could hurt him too.

Naraku explained how the Allied Shinobi Forces could use Taijutsu against Obito, then led the next attack himself. Their clash ended with Naraku revealing Kurikara’s Rising Sun Blade, which erased part of Obito’s Six Paths Staff and forced him to retreat.

• Naraku warned Naruto and the others that only exceptional Taijutsu could threaten Obito, and Naruto revealed that he and the Nine-Tails had become friends and named him Kurama.
• Naraku asked whether Naruto and Minato could keep fighting, then took the lead and told them to watch for an opening.
• Naraku and Obito charged at each other and clashed with Kurikara and the Six Paths Staff.
• Naraku used Kurikara: Rising Sun Blade to cut through and erase part of Obito’s Six Paths Staff.
• Obito realized Naraku’s sword was too dangerous to block and tried to retreat.

Shihōin Naraku used Kurikara to destroy Obito Uchiha’s Truth-Seeking Orb defenses, while Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki struck Obito from behind. Naraku wounded Obito but did not erase him, and Obito counterattacked with Truth-Seeking Orb spikes.

• Obito Uchiha tried to block Naraku’s slash with a Truth-Seeking Orb shield, but Kurikara’s heat shattered it.
• Naraku knocked Obito away and left him open for Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki to hit him with a senjutsu-charged Rasengan.
• Naraku followed up with a barrage of blade light as Obito struggled to recover.
• Naraku slashed Obito across the chest, leaving a deep wound that continued to burn with dark red light.
• Obito launched two Truth-Seeking Orb spikes at Naraku, determined to injure him in return.

Naraku fought Obito, shrugging off Truth-Seeking Orb spikes with his elementalization while his blade badly wounded Obito. Obito retreated to protect the God Tree, then trapped Naraku between two exploding Truth-Seeking Orbs, convinced the blast had caught him.

• Naraku let Obito's Truth-Seeking Orb spikes pass through his elementalized body and struck Obito with Kurikara, inflicting a severe wound.
• Obito fled several hundred meters away and resolved to avoid close combat while protecting the God Tree until it absorbed more Chakra.
• Naraku noticed the God Tree and felt an instinctive urge to devour it, but told Obito he had no interest in it.
• Obito deflected Naraku's attention by launching Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Naraku knocked one aside with Kurikara.
• Obito caused the deflected orb to erupt behind Naraku as a second orb exploded in front of him, engulfing him in the blasts.

Naraku survived Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb explosion without injury and reappeared atop Kurama, reassuring Naruto. He then told Naruto to keep Obito occupied from a distance while he looked for an opening to strike, preserving his strength for the enemies still to come.

• Obito’s exploding Truth-Seeking Orbs erased the battlefield around them, and Naruto rushed into the blast to search for Naraku.
• Naruto used an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan to repel Obito’s attack, then searched unsuccessfully for Naraku and feared he had died.
• Naraku silently appeared atop Kurama, unharmed, and told Naruto he had avoided the explosion by concealing his movements.
• Naraku instructed Naruto to keep Obito occupied from a distance while he sought a chance to finish him, and Naruto prepared to agree when Kurama warned him.

Naraku agreed to Naruto and Kurama’s plan to rescue the Tailed Beasts from Obito, and joined Naruto and Sasuke in creating an opening. Their attack pushed Obito to reveal Amenonuhoko, the Sage of Six Paths’ divine weapon.

• Naruto explained that Obito’s control of the Ten-Tails could falter, giving them a chance to pull the Tailed Beasts from him, and Naraku agreed to the plan.
• Sasuke arrived, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Naraku agreed that Naruto and Sasuke would rescue the Tailed Beasts while Naraku led the attack.
• Naraku charged Obito, deflecting Truth-Seeking Orbs and using Amaterasu to press his assault.
• Obito expanded his Truth-Seeking Orbs in an explosion, but Naraku escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Obito revealed Amenonuhoko, a divine weapon once belonging to the Sage of Six Paths, and warned that their plan would fail.

Shihōin Naraku fought Obito Uchiha at close range after Naruto’s Ultra-Large Tailed Beast Bomb failed to stop him. Naraku and Obito’s weapons clashed without Amenonuhoko breaking, and the battle continued as Naruto and Sasuke watched for an opening.

• Naraku taunted Obito as he raised Amenonuhoko, then drew Obito’s attention while Naruto launched an Ultra-Large Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Obito emerged from the blast and attacked Naraku with Amenonuhoko, but Naraku parried it with Kurikara instead of cutting it apart.
• Naraku and Obito exchanged rapid blows across the battlefield, while Naruto and Sasuke struggled to find a chance to help.
• Naraku kicked Obito while his foot was wreathed in flames, and Obito blocked with a Truth-Seeking Orb shield that held against the impact.
• Obito wondered why Naraku’s foot was unharmed, unaware that Naraku had elementalized it with the Mera Mera no Mi.

Shihōin Naraku drove Obito Uchiha toward the God Tree and exposed his plan to wait for Infinite Tsukuyomi, but then deliberately let Obito strike him so Madara Uchiha could advance his own plan. As Obito attacked Naraku’s fallen position, Naruto and Sasuke intervened to protect him.

• Naraku pressured Obito with Kurikara, inflicted wounds that healed slowly, and forced him back toward the God Tree.
• Naraku revealed that he had deduced Obito’s plan to wait for the God Tree to bloom and unleash Infinite Tsukuyomi, then dealt him a grievous wound.
• Naruto and Sasuke prepared to attack Obito and rescue the Tailed Beasts, while the Nine-Tails warned Naruto that failure would make the rescue harder.
• Naraku deliberately let his aura falter and was struck by Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orbs, creating an opening for Madara, who had defeated most of the fighters opposing him.
• Obito continued attacking Naraku’s landing place, but Naruto and Sasuke arrived in the Nine-Tails’ armor and blocked his Amenonuhoko with a chakra blade.

With the Allied Shinobi Forces struggling against Madara and Obito, Tsunade set out to rescue the incapacitated Shihōin Naraku. Madara let her go so he could learn whether Naraku was truly down or luring him into a trap.

• Gaara lifted the injured Tsunade onto his sand cloud and asked her to rescue Naraku while he stayed to support Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya against Madara Uchiha.
• Tsunade agreed to go despite her injuries, and Gaara warned her to jump off if he could no longer keep the sand cloud together.
• Gaara sent Tsunade toward the place where Naraku had disappeared.
• Madara drove back Minato and Jiraiya, then considered attacking Tsunade but decided to let her reach Naraku so he could judge Naraku's condition.

Madara tested Tsunade while watching the Allied Shinobi Forces for signs of Shihōin Naraku’s condition, and Jiraiya’s group struggled to find a way to free the sealed Senju Brothers. Black Zetsu arrived with no reliable intelligence, then went to hide near Obito and prepare to resurrect Madara.

• Madara attacked Tsunade with Susanoo’s sword, devastating the battlefield as Jiraiya and the sages discussed rescuing the Senju Brothers.
• Jiraiya explained that the Black Rods disrupted chakra and that Madara was watching Minato too closely for him to free the Hokage safely.
• Black Zetsu appeared before Madara, who demanded intelligence about Shihōin Naraku and asked whether Naraku was truly injured.
• Black Zetsu admitted he could not confirm Naraku’s condition and agreed to hide near Obito, waiting for a chance to use Rinne Rebirth on Madara.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that White Zetsu had found his other Rinnegan and was holding it underground near the battlefield.

Jiraiya, Minato, Gaara, and Mei Terumi fought Madara as Black Zetsu escaped, but Madara’s Wood Release forced them to regroup. They suspected Black Zetsu had gone to help Obito while Naraku continued battling elsewhere.

• Jiraiya used Sage Art: Goemon to stop Black Zetsu from escaping, but Madara cleared a path with Susanoo and Black Zetsu burrowed underground.
• Minato struck Susanoo’s joint with a Sage Art: Rasengan, then evaded Madara’s counterattack with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Gaara’s Quicksand Waterfall Flow drove Susanoo back, but Madara answered with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, halting the sand and forcing the fighters to evade the trees.
• Minato, Jiraiya, Gaara, and Mei regrouped, and Minato warned that Madara’s Wood Release might absorb chakra.
• Minato asked about Black Zetsu, and Jiraiya confirmed that Madara had helped him escape and suspected he had gone to assist Obito.

Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, Gaara, and Mei Terumi struggled to fight Madara Uchiha after Black Zetsu escaped. Madara's poisonous forest forced them to retreat, and as Susanoo advanced, Ōnoki arrived to join the battle.

• Black Zetsu escaped while Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the group's attempt to stop him.
• Madara attacked Jiraiya and the others with Susanoo and unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, spreading poisonous pollen across the battlefield.
• Jiraiya, Gaara, and Mei Terumi used their techniques to hold back the forest, but its vines quickly replaced the parts they destroyed.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the group beyond the pollen, where Jiraiya warned them that inhaling too much could paralyze them.
• As Susanoo advanced and the group considered how to approach Madara, Ōnoki flew in and remarked on their predicament.

Ōnoki returned to the battlefield despite his lingering back injury as Madara approached, while Tsunade found Shihōin Naraku buried in a crater and began examining his injuries. The chapter ended with Tsunade preparing to treat Naraku, whose chakra was nearly gone and whose chest was bloodied.

• Ōnoki insisted on rejoining the fight after receiving treatment, despite Jiraiya and Gaara urging him to rest.
• Madara confronted Ōnoki, Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, Gaara, and Mei Terumi as they prepared to fight him.
• Tsunade made her way toward Shihōin Naraku while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha fought Obito Uchiha in their Susanoo-armored Nine-Tails form.
• Tsunade found Naraku buried in a crater, with only his head and one hand exposed.
• Naraku told Tsunade he had exhausted his energy, and she dug him out and began checking his bloodied chest for injuries.

Naraku pretended to be gravely injured so he could conceal his plans, but Tsunade believed his deception and treated him while the battle against Obito raged nearby. Tsunade continued despite Naraku’s protests, determined to restore his ability to move before the fight reached them.

• Tsunade examined Naraku and found what appeared to be severe injuries, then began healing him.
• Naraku told Tsunade that his recovery was strong and explained that his chakra and stamina had been depleted fighting Madara and Obito.
• Tsunade reproached Naraku for fighting Obito alone and continued treating him despite his attempts to stop her.
• An explosion nearby sent heat and debris toward them, and Tsunade shielded Naraku while keeping her hands on his wound.
• Tsunade hurried to restore Naraku’s ability to move, warning that the battle could reach them at any moment.

Tsunade treated Shihōin Naraku while explosions spread across the battlefield, and Naruto and Sasuke kept Obito from reaching them. Obito struggled with severe wounds from Naraku’s Kurikara as the God Tree neared completion, and he resolved to kill Naruto and Sasuke before finishing off Naraku and unleashing the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Tsunade continued treating Naraku, while nearby explosions convinced her that Obito was attacking to prevent Naraku from recovering.
• Naruto and Sasuke blocked Obito from approaching Naraku, leaving the fighters in a stalemate.
• Obito sensed Tsunade’s treatment helping Naraku recover and regretted not killing her earlier.
• Obito’s wounds from Kurikara continued to cause intense pain and threatened to overwhelm him despite his Ten-Tails Jinchuriki healing.
• Obito sensed that the God Tree was nearly ready and decided to kill Naruto and Sasuke before seeking a chance to kill Naraku and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Naruto and Sasuke exploited Obito’s pain to fight him together, breaking the Amenonuhoko and pulling the Tailed Beasts’ chakra from him. Naraku, recovering under Tsunade’s care, sensed their advantage as Naruto’s chakra connection with Obito linked their hearts and minds.

• Sasuke warned Naruto that Obito was gathering power for a final fight, and they agreed to give their all while trying to save the Tailed Beasts.
• Obito faltered from pain, allowing Naruto to strike him with a senjutsu-infused Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan before Naruto and Sasuke charged together.
• Naruto and Sasuke locked weapons with Obito, and their combined pressure made his resolve waver and the Amenonuhoko crack.
• Naruto and Sasuke destroyed the Amenonuhoko and slashed Obito, pulling the tailed beast chakra from his body.
• Naruto began pulling the chakra out with help from the Tailed Beasts’ chakra inside him, and his connection with Obito linked their hearts and minds.
• Naraku opened his eyes and told Tsunade that his recovering senses let him see Naruto and Sasuke gaining the upper hand.

Naruto and Sasuke defeated Obito and freed the Tailed Beasts, but Black Zetsu took control of Obito and used Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara Uchiha. Obito died after warning Naruto and Sasuke that Madara was truly resurrected and would become their next opponent.

• Naraku told Tsunade that Obito’s defeat would not end the war while Madara and the God Tree remained, while Tsunade exhausted herself helping heal Naraku.
• Naruto and Sasuke won the struggle against Obito, freed the Tailed Beasts, and left Obito unable to fight.
• Obito began using Rinne Rebirth to atone, but Black Zetsu took control of him and redirected the technique to revive Madara.
• Sasuke pierced Obito, but Black Zetsu completed the resurrection and escaped underground with Obito’s Rinnegan as Naruto and Sasuke attacked.
• Obito told Naruto and Sasuke that Madara had been truly resurrected, then died before he could explain Madara’s plan.

Madara Uchiha returned to life through Rinne Rebirth and began attacking the Allied Shinobi Forces, then received one Rinnegan from White Zetsu. He headed toward the sealed Senju Brothers to absorb Hashirama Senju's Senjutsu Chakra, while Jiraiya and the others pursued him.

• Minato Namikaze rescued Jiraiya from Madara's attack as Ōnoki and the Allied Shinobi Forces joined the battle.
• Madara Uchiha was revived by Rinne Rebirth, charged into the allied formation, and was struck by Minato and Jiraiya despite his blindness.
• Gaara ordered the allied ninja to retreat and sent a group toward the other battlefield as Madara's wounds healed.
• White Zetsu delivered Madara's Rinnegan, which Madara implanted and opened, restoring some of his power.
• Madara decided to absorb Hashirama Senju's Senjutsu Chakra and rushed toward the sealed Senju Brothers as Jiraiya and the others gave chase.

Madara used the Rinnegan’s Limbo: Border Jail to ambush and overwhelm the Allied fighters, leaving Minato pinned, Gaara and Mei Terumi unconscious, and Ōnoki dead. Gravely wounded and unable to escape, Jiraiya told the Toad Sages to return to Mount Myōboku, trusting Naraku and Naruto to defeat Madara.

• Jiraiya’s Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon struck Madara, but Minato’s attack was stopped by an invisible blow, and Madara pinned him down with black rods.
• Madara used invisible attacks to knock Jiraiya, Gaara, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi to the ground; Gaara and Mei Terumi lost consciousness.
• Jiraiya and Ōnoki defended themselves, but Madara pierced Ōnoki’s heart with a black rod and killed him.
• Minato deduced that Madara’s new invisible attacks came from the Rinnegan, while Jiraiya struggled unsuccessfully to stand.
• Jiraiya told Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima to return to Mount Myōboku, saying he trusted Naraku and Naruto to defeat Madara.

Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to overwhelm Jiraiya, but Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima spent their remaining senjutsu chakra to save him. Madara then reached Hashirama and began absorbing his senjutsu chakra, while Minato tried to devise a way to counter Madara’s unseen attacks.

• Jiraiya urged Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima to flee, believing Madara’s attack would kill him.
• Madara struck Jiraiya with Limbo: Border Jail and left to find Hashirama.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima used their remaining senjutsu chakra to save Jiraiya, and Sage Shima returned to Mount Myōboku.
• Minato, still pinned by black rods, worried over the injured Kage and guessed that Sasuke might be able to see Madara’s attacks.
• Madara confronted the immobilized Hashirama and began absorbing his senjutsu chakra.

Madara defeated Naruto and Sasuke, resealed the nine tailed beasts, and began extracting the remaining Nine-Tails chakra from Naruto. With the battlefield seemingly clear and Shihōin Naraku still far away, Madara prepared to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Madara absorbed Hashirama's senjutsu chakra, dismissed Obito as a tool, and left Hashirama restrained.
• Madara found Jiraiya unconscious and moved to kill him, but Sasuke and Naruto arrived with the nine tailed beasts and blocked his path.
• Madara summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from Obito's body and used Limbo: Border Jail to knock down the tailed beasts, Naruto, and Sasuke.
• Madara used the statue's chakra chains to capture all nine tailed beasts, and Naruto and Sasuke failed to free them with their attacks.
• Madara sealed the tailed beasts inside the statue, then kicked Naruto down and began extracting the remaining Nine-Tails chakra from him.