Chapter Summaries

Shihōin Naraku unleashed an overwhelming force of will on the Allied Shinobi Forces, creating a storm and black-and-red lightning as the ninja struggled to remain standing. Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju recognized that Naraku had surpassed Hashirama and likely could defeat both him and Madara Uchiha together.

• Shihōin Naraku appeared behind the Allied Shinobi Forces and released a crushing pressure that shook the sky and ground.
• Ōnoki warned that the Allied Shinobi Forces might collapse, while Dodai, Mei Terumi, and Gaara considered Naraku's power and his restraint toward his allies.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju struggled against the hurricane as Tobirama concluded that Naraku was stronger than Hashirama at his peak.
• Hashirama Senju admitted that neither he nor Madara Uchiha could match Naraku, even if they joined forces.
• Tobirama Senju questioned how the era could produce a ninja as powerful as Naraku, but Hashirama Senju replied that every era had exceptional talents.

Shihōin Naraku used Conqueror's Haki to force the Allied Shinobi Forces to endure his pressure and unite, then addressed their resentment over past wars. He left them with a shared reason to fight: the Shinobi World's future and the peace to come.

• Shihōin Naraku carefully eased his Conqueror's Haki enough to keep the hundred thousand allied ninja standing while making them continue to endure its pressure.
• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Gaara, Dodai, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake, Kurotsuchi, Mifune, Hyuga Hiashi, and other leaders joined Naraku as he led the Allied Shinobi Forces forward.
• Shihōin Naraku mounted a platform and acknowledged the hatred, pain, and arguments caused by the villages' history of conflict.
• Shihōin Naraku declared that the Allied Shinobi Forces had gathered not to vent old grudges but to secure the Shinobi World's future and coming peace.

Shihōin Naraku used the Drums of Liberation and an impassioned speech to turn the Allied Shinobi Forces’ internal tensions toward opposition to the enemy’s illusion. The hundred thousand ninja embraced the fight for the real world as Naraku urged them to unite, leaving their forces rallied for the coming war.

• Shihōin Naraku invoked the enemy’s plan to trap everyone in an illusory world, and the Allied Shinobi Forces shouted their rejection of it.
• The leaders on the platform praised Naraku for redirecting the troops’ anger, while Tsunade silenced Jiraiya after he spoke too loudly.
• Naraku declared that the war was about defending everyone’s right to live in reality, and the troops roared their support.
• Naraku reflected that Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn its victims into White Zetsu and that Black Zetsu was using Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha to free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Naraku called on the Allied Shinobi Forces to unite for the future, reminding them that the entire world stood behind them.

Shihōin Naraku united the Allied Shinobi Forces with a rousing speech, then joined the Five Kage and their staff to respond to a new enemy movement. The chapter ended with the commanders revising their defenses as they sought to locate the enemy force crossing the sea toward the Land of Fire.

• Shihōin Naraku rallied the hundred thousand members of the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Jiraiya praised him before preparing to address the army.
• A report announced that thirty thousand White Zetsu and about a hundred Impure World Reincarnation ninja were moving from the Mountain Graveyard toward the eastern sea.
• Shikaku Nara and the Five Kage considered the enemy’s target, while Shihōin Naraku and Dodai ruled out Naruto Uzumaki on Turtle Island.
• Shikaku Nara concluded that the enemy was likely heading for the Land of Fire through the Land of the Moon or the Land of Hot Water, and the commanders ordered nearby countries to evacuate.
• Tsunade, the Five Kage, and the Staff Department began redirecting forces and ordered the Intelligence Unit to search northeast and east of the Land of Fire for the enemy’s route.

Shikaku Nara briefed the Five Kage on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ battle plan, including Jiraiya’s mission to confront the enemy’s surprise attack unit and the Third Division’s role against the following force. The Kage questioned whether Jiraiya’s unit and the infiltration squad could overcome Kabuto Yakushi’s likely defenses, leaving the threat of his Impure World Reincarnation Army unresolved.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces ordered their Intelligence Department to take position before the enemy arrived, while considering ways to counter White Zetsu’s infiltration and reconnaissance advantages.
• Shikaku Nara told the Five Kage that Jiraiya’s Surprise Attack Unit would meet the enemy force coming from the Mountain Graveyard, and Naraku confirmed that sealing preparations were ready.
• Shikaku explained that Kakashi Hatake’s Third Division would engage the enemy’s first official combat unit after Jiraiya’s team handled the initial attack.
• Ōnoki questioned why Jiraiya’s unit would not join the Third Division, and Shikaku explained that Jiraiya’s forces had to guard against further reincarnated ninja and support the squad searching for Kabuto Yakushi.
• Mei Terumi worried that Jiraiya’s unit and the infiltration squad might not be strong enough to defeat Kabuto and his elite guards, while the Kage recognized that stopping his Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was crucial to victory.

Shihōin Naraku and the Allied Shinobi Forces planned to use the Surprise Attack Unit and infiltration squads to support frontline intelligence and intercept enemy attacks before Kakashi's Third Division joined the main fighting. Shikaku revealed that the northern enemy army numbered more than fifty thousand, far above earlier estimates.

• Tsunade defended Jiraiya as dependable, and the others understood that he wanted to atone for his past by stopping the war.
• Naraku reminded the commanders that Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were allies and could be deployed against Kabuto Yakushi's Impure World Reincarnation Army.
• Shikaku explained that reconnaissance and surprise attack squads would assist the Intelligence Unit at the Mountain Graveyard, where enemy sweeps and staff transfers had hampered intelligence gathering.
• Gaara suggested leaving combat missions to Kakashi's Third Division, but Naraku and Ōnoki supported sending the Surprise Attack Unit first to respond quickly before Kakashi's larger force arrived.
• Shikaku reported that intelligence had confirmed the northern enemy army numbered a little over fifty thousand, correcting earlier estimates of twenty to thirty thousand.

The Allied Shinobi Forces discussed how to respond to the enemy’s unexpectedly large army, and Shikaku Nara explained a formation that guarded against attacks from multiple directions. Shihōin Naraku approved the plan, which positioned the divisions to counter the northern, western, and eastern threats.

• The Kage debated whether the frontline Intelligence Department had failed after the enemy force grew to more than fifty thousand, and Shihōin Naraku urged them to focus on a response.
• Shikaku Nara explained that the Third Division would hold the northern enemy while the Fifth Division under Mifune was placed far to the west and the Fourth Division under Gaara would support both.
• Shihōin Naraku and Ōnoki realized that the Fifth Division was guarding against roughly twenty thousand enemy troops still hidden in the Mountain Graveyard, and Shikaku confirmed the threat.
• Shihōin Naraku approved Shikaku’s plan, and Shikaku assigned the First Division under Hyuga Hiashi and the Second Division under Kurotsuchi to defend against the eastern enemy.

Shikaku Nara presented the Allied Shinobi Forces’ three-front formation, and the leaders approved it while discussing where the enemy might attack. Shihōin Naraku steered their attention toward the Land of Waves, where his secret control of the enemy commander ensured the White Zetsu army would advance as planned.

• Shikaku Nara explained that the First, Third, and Fifth Divisions would fight at the front while the Second and Fourth supported them, and the leaders approved the formation.
• Dodai and Mei Terumi proposed using remaining Kumogakure and Kirigakure personnel to search the sea for the enemy.
• Shihōin Naraku told Shikaku to deploy more intelligence personnel near the Land of Waves and its Great Naruto Bridge.
• Shikaku, Dodai, and Mei Terumi agreed to investigate the Land of Waves after concluding that the enemy might attack from there.
• Gaara worried about Naruto Uzumaki, who was cruising on Turtle Island, while Naraku recognized that he controlled Akame, commander of the enemy army.

Shihōin Naraku launched the Allied Shinobi Forces’ full-scale attack, sending its divisions toward their assigned battlefields. At headquarters, the Senju Brothers arrived as reports came in that Allied shinobi had been attacked by enemy forces and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.

• Shihōin Naraku ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to prepare for deployment after learning that the enemy’s surprise attack unit was approaching the Land of Frost.
• Shihōin Naraku declared a full-scale attack, and the hundred thousand shinobi set out under their commanders.
• Jiraiya’s Surprise Attack Unit led the march toward the Land of Frost, while the other divisions split off toward their assigned routes and battlefields.
• Mei Terumi left for her battlefield, and Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade returned to headquarters as Konoha grew quiet.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju went to the conference room and found Shihōin Naraku directing operations from intelligence reports.
• The Intelligence Department reported that Allied forces at the front had come under attack and that a reconnaissance squad had encountered Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.

The Allied Shinobi Forces received reports that Sasori and Deidara had attacked, followed by an unconfirmed sighting of Nagato. Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade discussed sending Hashirama and Tobirama to confront him, while Tsunade grew concerned that Jiraiya might encounter danger.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces learned that reanimated Sasori and Deidara had attacked the Infiltration Reconnaissance Squad.
• An intelligence report suggested that Nagato had appeared, but the squad that sent it lost contact.
• Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade recognized the urgency of the possible Nagato sighting, and Hashirama and Tobirama offered to fight him.
• Naraku proposed waiting for confirmation or asking Jiraiya's unit to identify Nagato near the Land of Frost.
• Tsunade changed her mind and urged Hashirama and Tobirama to set out to protect Jiraiya, prompting them to exchange knowing smiles.

As reports from the front lines dwindled, Shihōin Naraku sent Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to investigate the enemy's attacks on Allied Shinobi Forces intelligence personnel. The brothers teleported to the Land of Frost border, where Tobirama Senju triggered a hidden explosive-tag trap, and several revived figures appeared at the blast site.

• Shihōin Naraku concluded that the enemy was targeting intelligence personnel and ordered Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to the front.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport himself and Hashirama Senju to the Land of Frost border.
• The brothers found a dead Allied Shinobi Forces member with a Flying Thunder God Formula on his arm.
• Tobirama Senju examined the body and realized the ninja had died only moments earlier.
• Explosive tags hidden beneath the corpse detonated as Tobirama Senju pulled away.
• Several figures appeared at the blast site, declared the mission complete, and moved on to their next target.

Tobirama Senju ambushed and sealed three reanimated ninja sent to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces' Intelligence Unit. Kabuto Yakushi noticed that he had lost control of them and sent another powerful reanimated ninja to investigate.

• A projectile severed one reanimated ninja's lower leg, and the three enemies turned toward the bushes.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack the three reanimated ninja, inflicting severe wounds and blasting one away with an Explosive Tag.
• Tobirama Senju placed Sealing Talismans on all three enemies and sealed them into a scroll.
• Kabuto Yakushi sensed that he had lost three reanimated puppets and failed to regain control of them.
• Kabuto Yakushi concluded that something had severed his connection to the trio and sent another powerful reanimated ninja to investigate.

Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju prepared to face a new wave of Kabuto Yakushi’s forces after their previous battle drew the enemy away from the Allied Shinobi Forces’ intelligence personnel. Tobirama left Hashirama to hold off the attackers and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to find Jiraiya’s Surprise Attack Unit and restore contact with headquarters.

• Kabuto Yakushi sent nearby Impure World Reincarnation Ninja to investigate why he had lost contact with three of his controlled fighters.
• Tobirama Senju sensed thirty-two enemies approaching, including Impure World Reincarnation Ninja and White Zetsu, and realized their arrival had likely spared the intelligence personnel.
• Hashirama Senju criticized Tobirama Senju for inventing Impure World Reincarnation and experimenting with his cells, but Tobirama silenced him.
• Tobirama Senju decided to use the Surprise Attack Unit’s materials to reestablish communications with headquarters and asked Hashirama to draw the enemies’ attention and defeat them.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to Jiraiya’s location.

Hashirama Senju ambushed Kabuto Yakushi’s search party after sensing White Zetsu and approaching Impure World Reincarnation Ninjas. Kabuto recognized Hashirama and attacked him with White Zetsu and Storm Release: Laser Circus.

• Kabuto Yakushi searched the forest for traces of the battle using an Impure World Reincarnation Ninja, since his sensory-controlled subordinates were elsewhere.
• Hashirama Senju sensed twenty-seven White Zetsu approaching underground and waited until Kabuto’s forces gathered.
• Hashirama emerged from hiding, killed two White Zetsu, and faced the remaining swarm and Kabuto’s controlled ninja.
• Kabuto recognized Hashirama Senju and wondered whether Tobirama Senju was nearby and how the earlier Impure World Reincarnations had been severed from his control.
• Hashirama questioned Kabuto about joining the Akatsuki, but Kabuto said he wanted to test the former God of Shinobi’s power and unleashed Storm Release: Laser Circus.

Hashirama Senju effortlessly dodged Darui’s laser attack and fought off the White Zetsu while Kabuto Yakushi watched. Darui sought death to escape being forced to kill his former comrades, and Hashirama struck him down, leaving him split in two as his lower body was destroyed.

• Darui unleashed a barrage of laser beams at Hashirama Senju, who evaded every shot with simple movements.
• Kabuto Yakushi realized Darui and the White Zetsu could not make Hashirama reveal his abilities, and he let Darui fight freely.
• Hashirama Senju killed the White Zetsu attacking him while Darui waited for an opening and hoped Hashirama would end his reanimated existence.
• Hashirama Senju appeared in front of Darui and punched through his abdomen, splitting his body in two.
• Hashirama Senju stomped on Darui’s lower half and destroyed it before it could regenerate.

Hashirama Senju nearly sealed Darui before a coordinated attack by Impure World Reincarnation Ninja forced the battle to resume. At headquarters, Shihōin Naraku connected the scattered reports and realized a major enemy attack was imminent.

• Hashirama Senju began sealing Darui, who accepted his defeat and said he had not yet avenged himself on Shihōin Naraku.
• A large group of Impure World Reincarnation Ninja ambushed Hashirama Senju with a barrier and multiple attacks, interrupting the sealing.
• Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade received reports that the First, Fourth, and Third Divisions had reached their positions, while Kakashi Hatake reported small White Zetsu attacks at the Land of Frost Border.
• Frontline intelligence personnel confirmed that Uchiha Itachi and Nagato had attacked their positions and cut off contact with headquarters.
• After the intelligence personnel repaired their communication chakra antenna, Shihōin Naraku ordered support sent and concluded that a large enemy attack was about to begin.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered Kakashi Hatake to assemble his troops and prepare to respond to the coming attack.

Shihōin Naraku realized the Akatsuki had deployed only two armies and that a hidden force of White Zetsu was moving to attack Kakashi's Third Division from the flank. He ordered urgent reinforcements to Kakashi as the Allied Shinobi Forces changed their battle plans.

• Shihōin Naraku warned the Intelligence Department to alert Kakashi that a large enemy force might attack the Third Division and ordered him to hold until reinforcements arrived.
• Naraku identified the Frost Country Stone Bridge as the enemy's true target and explained that the apparent eastern force was meant to distract the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Naraku and Shikaku Nara concluded that the remaining White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja had left the Mountain Graveyard after the Intelligence Department was attacked and were heading for Kakashi's flank.
• Naraku ordered Shikaku to tell Kakashi to strengthen his flank and instructed Tsunade to have Gaara and Mifune send their forces to reinforce the Third Division.
• Tsunade and Shikaku relayed the revised battle orders to Kakashi's Third Division, Gaara's Fourth Division, and Mifune's Fifth Division.

Kakashi learned that fifty thousand White Zetsu had shifted to the Third Division’s flank and hurriedly redirected his forces. He left Tatami Iwashi with seven thousand ninja to defend against the twenty thousand White Zetsu at the front, while taking fifteen thousand to meet the flank attack.

• Kakashi received headquarters’ intelligence that the main White Zetsu force had moved to the Third Division’s flank, leaving only twenty thousand directly ahead.
• Kakashi ordered constant contact with headquarters and called Tatami Iwashi to the front line.
• Kakashi used three fireworks to summon the scattered Third Division squads, halting their unfinished defensive preparations.
• Tatami Iwashi learned the situation and agreed to Kakashi’s deployment plan.
• Kakashi assigned seven thousand ninja to Tatami Iwashi for the front line and prepared to take the other fifteen thousand to the flank.

Kakashi divided the Third Division’s forces, leaving Tatami Iwashi to defend against over twenty thousand White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja while he moved to face a larger enemy army. Shihōin Naraku arranged reinforcements for the Land of Frost, leaving the allied forces preparing to hold their lines until support arrived.

• Kakashi assigned Tatami Iwashi seven thousand ninja to defend the Third Division’s positions against over twenty thousand enemy troops, while Kakashi took fifteen thousand toward the Frost Country Stone Bridge.
• Kakashi told Tatami Iwashi that the First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Jiraiya’s Surprise Attack Unit could reinforce them once communications were established.
• Tatami Iwashi reported the situation to headquarters and had his ninja strengthen their positions and lay more traps.
• Shikaku told Shihōin Naraku that Kakashi was heading to the Frost Country Stone Bridge and that Mifune and Gaara had sent their forces to reinforce the Third Division.
• Shihōin Naraku estimated that nearly sixty thousand allied ninja would gather near the front and kept the Second Division in reserve while enemy forces threatened the eastern sea.

Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade discussed how to respond to the approaching White Zetsu army, and Naraku ordered Ōnoki to keep the Second Division ready as a reserve. At the eastern camp, Ōnoki explained to Kurotsuchi that the division might be sent to reinforce Kakashi’s Third Division because the main front was the priority.

• Shikaku assessed the battlefield deployment, and Shihōin Naraku and Tsunade discussed the threat of the enemy’s first attack.
• Tsunade suggested splitting the Second Division to support the First and Third Divisions, but Naraku held off on redeploying it until the intelligence was confirmed.
• Naraku ordered intelligence personnel to tell Ōnoki to prepare the Second Division to move if needed.
• Kurotsuchi brought Ōnoki a message from headquarters, and he told her the Second Division might reinforce Kakashi’s Third Division.
• Ōnoki explained to Kurotsuchi that protecting the main front against seventy thousand enemy troops took precedence over supporting the First Division.