Chapter Summaries

Shihōin Naraku explained that the Ten-Tails could wield enough power to destroy a country, and the Kage discussed how to stop Akatsuki from creating it. He left them considering whether the Ten-Tails could be sealed into a person to create a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.

• Shihōin Naraku said the Ten-Tails could combine the Tailed Beasts’ power and unleash a Tailed Beast Bomb capable of destroying an entire country.
• Ōnoki urged the Kage to prevent Akatsuki from obtaining Konoha’s Nine-Tails, and asked whether Void’s Nine-Tails chakra could substitute for it; Naraku said he did not know.
• Dodai asked whether Akatsuki leader Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, and Naraku confirmed it was the Sage of Six Paths’ legendary eye.
• Shihōin Naraku pointed out that the Sage of Six Paths must have divided the Ten-Tails’ chakra to create the nine Tailed Beasts.
• Shihōin Naraku asked whether someone could be sealed with the Ten-Tails and become its Jinchūriki, stunning the Kage.

At the Five Kage Summit, Shihōin Naraku revealed information about the Ten-Tails and its jinchūriki, prompting the Kage to consider the Sage of Six Paths’ history and plan further research. As Mifune opened the summit, White Zetsu infiltrated and attacked the gathered leaders, but Naraku burned it to ash.

• Gaara asked whether the Sage of Six Paths had been the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and Naraku said the theory was plausible but unconfirmed.
• Ōnoki and the other Kage decided to gather information about the Sage of Six Paths after the summit.
• Mifune opened the Five Kage Summit and thanked Naraku and Konoha for sharing intelligence about Akatsuki’s plan to revive the Ten-Tails.
• White Zetsu appeared in the conference room and announced that Akatsuki would take over the discussion.
• Mifune cut White Zetsu with his sword, while its Spore Technique spread across the Kage and their guards, sparing Naraku.
• Naraku set White Zetsu ablaze, and it burned to ashes.

Shihōin Naraku and the Five Kage Summit attendees recognized White Zetsu when its growths appeared, then a masked figure claiming to be Obito Uchiha appeared in the conference room. After Naraku stopped the gathered ninja’s attacks from damaging the room, Mei Terumi launched a corrosive technique at the intruder.

• The ninja in the conference room destroyed White Zetsu growths, and Ōnoki recognized them as creatures captured by the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Shihōin Naraku explained that the villages had received White Zetsu and that Tsunade was using her research to develop a way to restore Jiraiya’s arms with Hashirama cells.
• Shihōin Naraku noticed a masked figure sitting in the corner, and Konoha security ninja attacked him with projectiles, blades, and Fire Release techniques.
• Shihōin Naraku gathered the flames into a cherry blossom and extinguished them, while suspecting the intruder was a substitute rather than Obito Uchiha himself.
• The masked figure applauded Naraku’s chakra control and declared war, and Mei Terumi attacked him with Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique.

Obito Uchiha declared himself to be Madara Uchiha and explained his Eye of the Moon Plan to the Five Kage Summit. After the Kage rejected his vision of peace through illusion, he declared the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Ōnoki's Dust Release failed to harm Obito, who revealed himself as Madara Uchiha.
• Obito claimed he had survived his battle with Hashirama Senju but had remained behind the scenes because of his injuries.
• Obito described the Eye of the Moon Plan, which would trap the shinobi world in Infinite Tsukuyomi and give people their dreams in an illusion.
• Gaara, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, Dodai, and Mifune rejected Obito's plan and challenged his motives.
• Obito declared that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun.

Obito Uchiha, posing as Madara Uchiha, declared war on the Shinobi World, but Shihōin Naraku quickly burned his apparent body. The Five Kage discovered the dead man was not Madara, while Naraku suspected Mei Terumi recognized him as a Kirigakure Ninja.

• Obito Uchiha declared war on the Five Kage in the name of Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki.
• As Obito began to escape with Kamui, Shihōin Naraku engulfed him in flames and stopped his struggle.
• Ōnoki asked Naraku to extinguish the flames so they could inspect the enemy's face, but the mask crumbled to ash when a guard touched it.
• Ōnoki confirmed the exposed man was not Madara Uchiha and said he did not recognize him.
• Naraku suspected Mei Terumi knew the dead man's identity and that he was from Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi redirected the Kage's attention to Madara Uchiha's declaration of war.

At the Kage summit, Shihōin Naraku persuaded the leaders that Naruto Uzumaki should stay off the battlefield because he could not control the Nine-Tails. Naraku then revealed that he knew about Kumogakure’s secret Turtle Island and drew Dodai aside to discuss using it for Naruto’s training.

• Ōnoki, Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Dodai debated whether to hide Naruto Uzumaki or send him to fight, while Shihōin Naraku argued that the Akatsuki must be stopped from obtaining the Nine-Tails.
• Shihōin Naraku told the Kage that Naruto could not control the Nine-Tails’ power and might go berserk, so Ōnoki agreed that Naruto should be kept away from battle.
• Dodai warned that Naruto’s hiding place would need strong secrecy and protection, and Shihōin Naraku responded by mentioning Kumogakure’s Turtle Island and its Waterfall of Truth.
• Dodai and the Kumogakure guards reacted tensely when Shihōin Naraku revealed his knowledge of Turtle Island, and Naraku explained that Konoha needed a secluded place for Naruto to master the Nine-Tails.
• Shihōin Naraku gestured for Dodai to speak privately and walked to a corner, where Dodai followed after ordering his guards to stand back.

Shihōin Naraku persuaded Dodai to let Naruto Uzumaki hide on Kumogakure’s Turtle Island, then became Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces. He declared the forces formed and promised to give his life to protect the Shinobi World.

• Shihōin Naraku negotiated with Dodai, who agreed to hide Naruto Uzumaki on Turtle Island.
• The Five Kage and Mifune agreed to form the Allied Shinobi Forces, with the Land of Iron’s samurai joining.
• Gaara, Dodai, Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, and Mifune supported Shihōin Naraku as commander, and Mifune confirmed his appointment.
• Shihōin Naraku received ten draw chances from the system after becoming Supreme Commander.
• Shihōin Naraku warned the leaders that they could lose the war, promised to give his life for the Shinobi World, and declared the Allied Shinobi Forces formed.

Shihōin Naraku defended Amegakure’s place in the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Five Kage settled plans for intelligence gathering and protecting the daimyo. The summit ended with the villages preparing for war and pressuring every faction to contribute troops.

• Shihōin Naraku acknowledged Amegakure’s ties to Akatsuki but argued that its intelligence and promised wartime support justified admitting it to the alliance.
• Naraku and the Four Kage agreed to form an intelligence unit to learn the enemy’s location and numbers.
• The Five Kage decided to gather the daimyo in one place and concentrate their protection there.
• The Five Kage Summit concluded, and the Kage returned to their villages to prepare for war.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages spread news of the Allied Shinobi Forces and warned other factions to contribute troops or be treated as enemies.

Shihōin Naraku oversaw the Allied Shinobi Forces’ preparations as ninja and supplies began converging on Konohagakure. He sent the first reconnaissance unit to locate Akatsuki’s base and ordered the intelligence unit to maintain contact and prepare for the arrival of the Five Great Nations’ forces.

• Small nations and factions sent ninja, materials, and supplies to Konohagakure as the Allied Shinobi Forces began to gather.
• Naruto Uzumaki watched the crowds from Hokage Rock until Sakura Haruno dragged him away to prepare for their departure the next day.
• Ao completed the roll call for the reconnaissance unit at Training Ground Number Fourteen, drawing hostile stares from Hyuga ninja because he carried a Byakugan from the Hyuga Main Family.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered the reconnaissance teams to find Akatsuki’s base and determine the enemy’s numbers, then sent them out.
• Shihōin Naraku instructed Inoichi Yamanaka and Ao to maintain contact with the reconnaissance unit and train additional intelligence personnel once the Five Great Nations’ ninja arrived.

Shihōin Naraku visited Tsunade’s laboratory, where she was nearing completion of a Hashirama-cell arm for Jiraiya, and briefed them on preparations for the Fourth Shinobi World War. At the Mountain Graveyard, Obito Uchiha learned that Naruto Uzumaki held only half of the Nine-Tails and urgently asked where the other half was.

• Shihōin Naraku went to Konoha’s new laboratory, where Tsunade worked on an arm made from Jiraiya’s cells and Hashirama cells.
• Tsunade said the final experiment should be complete within a few days and that Jiraiya could likely receive the arm after the data was checked.
• Shihōin Naraku told Tsunade and Jiraiya that Allied Shinobi Forces preparations were underway and other forces were gathering in Konoha.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that Tsunade would serve as chief staff officer and Jiraiya would command the Daimyo Guard.
• Black Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that Naruto Uzumaki contained only half of the Nine-Tails, and Obito demanded to know where the other half was.

Obito Uchiha learned that Minato Namikaze had sealed half of the Nine-Tails inside himself and wanted to retrieve it to advance the Akatsuki’s plan. Kabuto Yakushi explained that Minato’s soul was likely trapped in the Shinigami’s stomach, leaving them with the problem of how to reach it.

• Black Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that a resurrected Konoha ninja had revealed Minato Namikaze split the Nine-Tails and sealed one half inside himself.
• Kabuto Yakushi returned with White Zetsu and confirmed the details, and Obito decided to find Minato’s remains.
• Kabuto explained that Minato had used the Reaper Death Seal, which devoured the user’s soul.
• Black Zetsu recognized the Reaper Death Seal as an Uzumaki Clan sealing jutsu and described its cost.
• Kabuto argued that Minato’s soul must still be trapped by the Shinigami because the other half of the Nine-Tails had never reappeared.

Kabuto Yakushi bargained with Obito Uchiha for ten pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan in exchange for the method to undo the Reaper Death Seal. He secretly warned Shihōin Naraku that Obito was heading to the Land of Whirlpools, leaving Naraku to consider how to prevent the Akatsuki from taking the Hokage’s souls.

• Kabuto Yakushi demanded ten pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan from Obito Uchiha before revealing how to undo the Reaper Death Seal.
• Obito Uchiha gave Kabuto the Sharingan, and Kabuto explained that the solution involved the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple.
• Kabuto Yakushi summoned a small white snake and arranged for it to carry a message to Shihōin Naraku.
• Kabuto told Shihōin Naraku that Obito was preparing to go to the ruins in the Land of Whirlpools and warned that the Akatsuki might seize Minato Namikaze's and the other Hokage's souls.
• Shihōin Naraku considered whether the four Hokage could be useful in the war and worried that Kabuto might not be able to control Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

Shihōin Naraku weighed whether to stop Obito Uchiha from claiming the Four Kage, whose release could let Obito summon the Ten-Tails sooner. He chose to send a team led by Might Guy and Jiraiya, then went to make sure Tsunade could finish attaching Jiraiya’s new arm.

• Naraku considered how freeing Minato Namikaze and taking the Four Kage could accelerate Obito’s plans for the Ten-Tails.
• Naraku returned to Konoha as ninja from across the Shinobi World gathered there ahead of the war.
• Naraku decided to send a team to the Land of Whirlpools to interfere with Obito, despite doubting they could stop him.
• Naraku ruled out Kakashi and Yamato because they were protecting Naruto on Turtle Island, and selected Might Guy for the mission.
• Naraku decided other villages would contribute ninja and chose Jiraiya to lead the team alongside Guy.
• Naraku headed to the laboratory to ensure Tsunade completed attaching Jiraiya’s arm so he could join the mission.

Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade monitored Jiraiya’s recovery after he received a Hashirama-cell arm, while the Kage discussed Allied Shinobi Forces preparations. The meeting ended with Dodai confirming Naruto had reached Turtle Island, prompting Naraku to honor the promised benefits.

• Tsunade examined Jiraiya’s newly attached arm as it healed rapidly, and Naraku asked him to cooperate with further checks over the next few days.
• Naraku said he might assign Jiraiya a difficult mission after the Five Kage met, provided his recovery remained stable.
• The Four Kage met with Shihōin Naraku, Tsunade, and Jiraiya to discuss Allied Shinobi Forces personnel, supplies, and strategies.
• Dodai told Naraku that Naruto had reached Kumogakure and should have arrived at Turtle Island, reminding him that the promised benefits were now due.

Shihōin Naraku reassured Dodai that Konoha would honor its agreement to provide resources in exchange for allowing Naruto Uzumaki to train on Turtle Island. Before the leaders departed, Naraku introduced Konoha’s forbidden Reaper Death Seal and explained its deadly cost.

• Shihōin Naraku nodded to Dodai, easing his worries that Konoha would keep its promise and support Kumogakure in exchange for Naruto Uzumaki’s training on Turtle Island.
• Dodai reflected on Kumogakure’s internal opposition to the plan and prepared to return with Konoha’s resources and oversee the war effort.
• Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Ōnoki prepared to leave, but Shihōin Naraku asked them to stay and raised the death of Hiruzen Sarutobi during the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Shihōin Naraku explained that Orochimaru had lost the use of his hands after Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal, a forbidden jutsu that sealed an enemy’s soul at the cost of the caster’s own.
• Ōnoki admired the technique’s power, while Dodai and Mei Terumi showed that they recognized its name.

Shihōin Naraku revealed that the Fourth Hokage and half of the Nine-Tails' chakra were sealed inside the Shinigami, then warned the Kage that Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi might try to retrieve them. The Kage realized the enemy could gain several former Hokage through Impure World Reincarnation and agreed they had to stop them.

• Shihōin Naraku explained that the Fourth Hokage had sealed half of the Nine-Tails' chakra inside himself, leaving both his soul and the chakra sealed within the Shinigami.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that Kabuto Yakushi had joined the Akatsuki and might have mastered the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Shihōin Naraku suspected Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi planned to release the Fourth Hokage from the Shinigami's seal and revive him to obtain the other half of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
• Shihōin Naraku said Kabuto Yakushi was heading to the Land of Whirlpools and warned that the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Hokage could become the enemy's revived puppets.
• Ōnoki, Jiraiya, and Tsunade agreed that they had to stop Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi from reviving the former Hokage.

The Five Kage sent Jiraiya to the Land of Whirlpools to stop Obito from capturing the Fourth Hokage, while Kabuto Yakushi received Naraku’s secret order to delay the search. Obito’s White Zetsu found the Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Storage Temple, and Obito ordered Kabuto to go there.

• The Five Kage agreed to send forces to the Land of Whirlpools, and Shihōin Naraku assigned Jiraiya to lead the mission.
• Naraku told Jiraiya that preventing Obito from capturing the Fourth Hokage was the priority, and Jiraiya prepared to leave once Might Guy arrived.
• Kabuto Yakushi received a secret message from a White Zetsu ordering him to stall for time, and he inferred that Naraku had made his move.
• Obito searched the ruins with White Zetsu, ordered them to find the Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Storage Temple, and decided he would keep the First and Fourth Hokage under his own control.
• A White Zetsu found the Mask Storage Temple, and Obito ordered it to notify Kabuto Yakushi to go there immediately.

Kabuto Yakushi searched the Mask Storage Temple for a mask so he could help Obito Uchiha perform the Impure World Reincarnation, while Sasuke Uchiha fought Jiraiya and the other ninjas. The chapter left Jiraiya engulfed in Sasuke’s Amaterasu flames.

• Kabuto Yakushi examined the masks in the Mask Storage Temple while Obito Uchiha waited and watched him.
• After Kabuto Yakushi chose a mask, explosions struck nearby and the Mask Storage Temple collapsed.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Kabuto Yakushi to continue the Impure World Reincarnation ritual and relied on Sasuke Uchiha’s team to hold off the attackers.
• Sasuke Uchiha fired Susanoo arrows at the ninjas until Gamabunta deflected one with his short sword.
• Jiraiya restrained Susanoo with his hair, but Sasuke Uchiha set it ablaze with Amaterasu and Jiraiya fell from Gamabunta engulfed in black flames.

Jiraiya and Might Guy tried to break through the White Zetsu forces before Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi could seize the Four Konoha Kage. Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and charged ahead, while Sasuke Uchiha remained engaged with Jiraiya; Suigetsu, Karin, and Jūgo watched until an enormous tiger appeared nearby.

• Jiraiya recognized Sasuke Uchiha's Amaterasu and judged that Susanoo would be difficult to break through quickly.
• Jiraiya called Might Guy over and told him to break through the White Zetsu to prevent the Former Hokage from falling into enemy hands.
• Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and blasted a chasm through the White Zetsu, while Jiraiya attacked Sasuke Uchiha to draw attention away from him.
• Suigetsu, Karin, and Jūgo watched the battle and recognized Might Guy as the powerful Konoha ninja they had encountered before.
• A deafening explosion shook the battlefield, and an enormous tiger burst into view amid a howling hurricane.

Might Guy fought Obito Uchiha until Kabuto Yakushi revived the four former Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation. Guy knocked down three of them, but Hashirama Senju blocked his attack and then turned toward Kabuto, leaving the summoner alarmed.

• Might Guy attacked Obito Uchiha with Seventh Gate taijutsu, but Obito's Kamui and rapid regeneration let him evade and recover from injuries.
• Kabuto Yakushi used Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju.
• Obito Uchiha escaped into the Kamui Dimension, and Might Guy charged at Kabuto Yakushi instead.
• The four former Hokage moved to protect Kabuto, but Might Guy shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi's, Minato Namikaze's, and Tobirama Senju's bodies with a single punch.
• Hashirama Senju blocked Might Guy's fist, then turned to Kabuto Yakushi and cheerfully said he wanted to keep talking with the Konoha ninja.
• Kabuto Yakushi realized something had gone terribly wrong as Hashirama Senju failed to attack Might Guy.