Chapter Summaries

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.

After escaping Nagato’s Planetary Devastation, Hashirama Senju offered to explain Konoha’s founding and his history with Madara Uchiha to help Sasuke understand his doubts. He began recounting the Senju and Uchiha clans’ bitter rivalry during the Warring States Period.

• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rescue Hashirama Senju, Jiraiya, and the Uchiha brothers from Planetary Devastation.
• Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Itachi identified Nagato’s black sphere as the seal’s key and explained that destroying it quickly would break the technique.
• After Planetary Devastation’s pull stopped, Jiraiya went to meet Nagato while Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju stayed with Sasuke Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi.
• Tobirama Senju explained what had happened, and Hashirama Senju learned why Sasuke had come seeking answers.
• Hashirama Senju offered to tell Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi about Konoha’s founding and his relationship with Madara Uchiha.
• Hashirama Senju began describing the Warring States Period, when the Senju and Uchiha clans fought bitterly and both he and Madara lost brothers.

Nagato and Jiraiya put aside their past conflict to talk, while Kabuto Yakushi listened and began reflecting on his own uncertain path. At the Land of Waves, the First Division struggled against the White Zetsu Army and reanimated ninja, and Hizashi Hyuga disrupted a sealing attempt.

• Nagato admitted to Jiraiya that he was no longer lost, and the two began sharing stories from their pasts.
• Kabuto Yakushi realized Nagato and Uchiha Itachi were no longer bound by the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and listened to the battlefield conversations.
• After hearing Nagato and Hashirama Senju recount their histories, Kabuto Yakushi began to think about his own future.
• At the Land of Waves, Hyuga Hiashi's First Division fought the thirty-thousand-strong White Zetsu Army as casualties mounted and reanimated ninja resisted sealing.
• Hizashi Hyuga used Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin to break the Allied Shinobi Forces' formation and ruin their sealing ritual.

Choza Akimichi and Hyuga Hiashi confronted the resurrected Dan Katō and Hizashi Hyuga while trying to seal them. Hizashi learned that his son Neji had become a Konoha jonin but was not present, while Hiashi concealed that Neji might be on his way to reinforce them.

• Choza Akimichi recognized Hizashi Hyuga and Dan Katō, then signaled Allied Shinobi Forces ninja to surround them.
• Choza told Dan that Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage and that Shihōin Naraku now led Konoha as the Sixth Hokage, before launching an attack.
• Choza warned his allies about Dan's Spirit Transformation Technique and pressed him with attacks to prevent him from using it.
• Hyuga Hiashi intervened to stop Hizashi's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, and the brothers began fighting with the Gentle Fist.
• Hizashi asked about Neji, and Hiashi told him that Neji was a Konoha jonin but withheld that he might be coming to reinforce them.

Hizashi learned that Neji knew the truth about his death and had reconciled with Hinata, then resumed fighting Hiashi. Elsewhere, the Allied Shinobi Forces gathered intelligence on Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Six Paths Treasures and gradually forced the brothers onto the defensive.

• Hizashi asked Hiashi whether Neji knew the truth about his death, and Hiashi said Neji had learned it and made peace with Hinata.
• Hizashi felt relieved about Neji and Hinata, then asked Hiashi to defeat him and lead their forces to victory.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku rampaged through the Allied Shinobi Forces with the Six Paths Treasures, killing several ninja with the Banana Palm Fan.
• A Kirigakure jonin received headquarters’ intelligence about the treasures and sent ninja to probe their abilities.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces learned more about the treasures and attacked from range, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku weakened as their chakra dwindled.

Naraku watched the Eastern Battlefield through Akame as the Allied Shinobi Forces fought the White Zetsu Army and Impure World Reincarnation Ninja. Kinkaku and Ginkaku were defeated and sealed, while Naraku expected the fighting to continue until sunset.

• Akame stayed outside the battle and defeated the First Division ninja who tried to attack her, while Naraku used her vision to gather intelligence.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku retreated to the shore and called for Akame's help, but Naraku ignored them.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces separated Kinkaku from Ginkaku, took his Six Paths Treasures, and sealed him.
• The allied ninja kept Ginkaku under pressure until the Sealing Squad sealed him as well.
• Naraku estimated that many White Zetsu and fewer than ten Impure World Reincarnation Ninja would remain by sunset.

Shihōin Naraku concluded that the Allied Shinobi Forces would win in the Land of Waves once the Second Division arrived, while the battle in the Land of Frost ended in victory for Tatami Iwashi’s forces. Might Guy recovered after using the Eight Gates Formation and was summoned by Tatami Iwashi amid the battlefield cleanup.

• Shihōin Naraku judged that White Zetsu disguises could disrupt the Allied Shinobi Forces but would not change the war’s outcome, and he planned for Akame to leave the Land of Waves the next day.
• Tatami Iwashi’s seven thousand ninja defeated the ten thousand White Zetsu in the Land of Frost after sealing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the other Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.
• Might Guy recovered from using the Eight Gates Formation and learned from a medical ninja that the Allied Shinobi Forces had won the battle.
• Tatami Iwashi summoned Might Guy and praised him for defeating the reincarnated Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, which had prevented heavier losses.

After the battle against the White Zetsu Army, Tatami Iwashi divided the remaining Allied Shinobi Forces between an advance mission to reinforce the main battlefield and cleanup and medical duties. Sakura Haruno continued treating the wounded, earning recognition for her own medical skill.

• Tatami Iwashi ordered Might Guy to lead an advance force of elite troops toward the main battlefield while the main force prepared to follow.
• Might Guy selected dozens of battle-hardened ninja and set out after Tatami Iwashi told him to report enemies and retreat if they proved too strong.
• Tatami Iwashi assigned Nara Yanshui five hundred ninja to manage the cleanup, protect the wounded, and eventually escort them to the Land of Fire.
• Tatami Iwashi planned to rest before leading the remaining thirty-five hundred ninja to reinforce the main battlefield.
• Sakura Haruno treated wounded ninja in the field hospital, impressing others with her own medical abilities.

Sakura prepared to leave the temporary medical camp and join Tatami Iwashi’s force as it set out to reinforce Kakashi’s main battlefield. At headquarters, Shikaku Nara questioned whether the five hundred troops left behind could protect the wounded and clear the battlefield.

• Rock Lee told Sakura that Tatami Iwashi’s main force would leave in an hour to reinforce the main battlefield, and Sakura agreed to join them after confirming the wounded would be transferred to rear hospitals.
• Sakura packed her medical bag, rested briefly, and met Rock Lee at the assembly point when the hour was up.
• Tatami Iwashi gathered thirty-five hundred ninja and ordered them to move out, leaving Nara Yanshui to oversee the wounded and battlefield cleanup.
• At Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters, Shihōin Naraku ordered staff to plan a safe withdrawal route, arrange border support, and prepare field hospitals for the wounded.
• Shikaku Nara asked Shihōin Naraku whether the five hundred troops left behind would be enough to protect the wounded from a surprise attack.

Shihōin Naraku assessed the Allied Shinobi Forces’ movements and learned that Gaara’s Fourth Division was stalled by three reanimated former Kage. He decided to leave headquarters and reinforce the Fourth Division before leading it to the main battlefield.

• Shihōin Naraku outlined how four armies were converging on the main battlefield and ordered the Liaison Unit to check in with Nara Ryūsui regularly.
• Shihōin Naraku asked about Gaara’s Fourth Division and learned that the Third Hokage and Fourth Kazekage had been sealed, while the Second Tsuchikage, Second Mizukage, and Third Raikage remained.
• Shihōin Naraku read the Fourth Division’s intelligence and realized its forces were pinned down by the three remaining Kage.
• Shikaku Nara argued that the main battlefield could manage without the Fourth Division, but Shihōin Naraku decided to reinforce it himself.
• Shihōin Naraku left Shikaku Nara in charge of headquarters and prepared to move out.

Shihōin Naraku left headquarters to reinforce the Fourth Division, while Shikaku Nara relayed urgent orders to Kakashi Hatake as enemy forces appeared on the main front. Kakashi prepared his troops to hold their positions, and Naruto Uzumaki arrived asking where Sakura was.

• Shihōin Naraku told Shikaku Nara he would reinforce the Fourth Division to confront the reincarnated Kage and provoke Obito Uchiha into acting, while remaining ready to teleport to the main front.
• Shihōin Naraku used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave headquarters, and the Liaison Unit immediately reported enemy forces at the main front.
• Shikaku Nara ordered Kakashi Hatake to hold key positions, engage the enemy early, and prepare for reinforcements.
• Kakashi Hatake ordered the Sixth and Seventh Squads to attack the White Zetsu Army and told the Sealing Squad to prepare for Impure World Reincarnation Ninja.
• Naruto Uzumaki entered the defensive installation and asked Kakashi Hatake where Sakura was.

Naruto learned Sakura was absent and worried that Sasuke had become an enemy, but Minato encouraged him not to give up on saving his friend. After White Zetsu were detected near the front, the main battlefield erupted, while the Fourth Division struggled against Gengetsu Hozuki’s explosive clone.

• Kakashi told Naruto that Sakura had been assigned to another unit and would arrive later with reinforcements.
• Naruto admitted to Minato that he considered Sakura his girlfriend, and Minato joked warmly with his son.
• Naruto asked about Sasuke, and Minato encouraged him to keep believing he could bring his friend back to Konoha.
• A scout reported more than thirty thousand White Zetsu underground near the front, and Kakashi led the Allied Shinobi Forces to meet them.
• Gengetsu Hozuki mocked the Fourth Division’s attempts to seal him and summoned his explosive clone, leaving the allied ninja panicked by its repeated blasts.

The Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against Hozuki Gengetsu and his endlessly exploding clone until Shihōin Naraku arrived and destroyed the clone. Naraku then confronted Gengetsu, pierced him with a kunai, and destroyed his giant clam summon with a punch.

• Hozuki Gengetsu complained that the Allied Shinobi Forces were attacking his illusion instead of finding a way to seal or kill him.
• The Fourth Division's troops suffered heavy losses as Gengetsu's self-destructing clone repeatedly attacked their disorganized formation.
• Shihōin Naraku appeared, touched the clone, and transported it roughly ten kilometers away, where it exploded and was destroyed.
• Hozuki Gengetsu emerged beside a stone pillar and tried to identify the stronger fighter who had dealt with his clone.
• Naraku suddenly appeared before Gengetsu, pierced his chest with a kunai, and shattered Gengetsu's giant clam summon with a punch.

Shihōin Naraku defeated and sealed Hozuki Gengetsu, then put Shikamaru in charge of the battered Fourth Division. He left to confront the Second Tsuchikage and Third Raikage while the unit rested and treated its wounded.

• Shihōin Naraku destroyed Hozuki Gengetsu's clone and Giant Clam, then struck him into a crater and sealed him.
• Hozuki Gengetsu recognized Shihōin Naraku as the current God of Shinobi and was satisfied to have seen his strength before being sealed away.
• Shihōin Naraku ordered the Sealing Squad to take Hozuki Gengetsu away and asked Shikamaru about the unit's condition.
• Shikamaru reported that roughly a fifth of the ninja were casualties, and Shihōin Naraku appointed him acting captain of the Fourth Division.
• Shihōin Naraku declined Shikamaru's offer of reinforcements and left to deal with the Second Tsuchikage and Third Raikage.
• Shikamaru ordered the ninja to rest and the medical ninja to treat the wounded.

Shikamaru reorganized the Fourth Division after Shihōin Naraku defeated Hozuki Gengetsu, while headquarters prepared to send Naraku intelligence about the main battlefield. Shikamaru dispatched a messenger to reach Naraku, who was still fighting, and worried that the division’s remaining opponents would be difficult to defeat.

• Shikamaru took command of the Fourth Division, reorganized its squads, and ordered the Liaison Unit to report Shihōin Naraku’s arrival and victory over Hozuki Gengetsu to headquarters.
• At headquarters, Shikaku Nara decided against having Inoichi Yamanaka contact Naraku directly in case it interfered with his fighting, and instead ordered the main battlefield intelligence sent to the Fourth Division.
• After receiving the intelligence, Shikamaru sent a ninja to deliver it to Naraku, who was fighting about ten kilometers away.
• Shikamaru worried that the Fourth Division had been delayed too long to reinforce the main battlefield and that the Third Raikage and Second Tsuchikage would be difficult opponents.

Kabuto Yakushi concealed his knowledge of Shihōin Naraku’s arrival from Black Zetsu until Black Zetsu ordered him to summon a powerful reanimated fighter to confront Naraku. As Kabuto prepared the custom reanimated body, the battle between Gaara and Mu continued on the front lines.

• Black Zetsu startled Kabuto Yakushi in his cave and demanded to know why he had not reported Shihōin Naraku’s appearance.
• Kabuto Yakushi claimed he had only just received the news, hiding that he had known since Naraku sealed Hozuki Gengetsu.
• Black Zetsu ordered Kabuto Yakushi to summon a man who could defeat Shihōin Naraku and keep him from the main battlefield.
• Kabuto Yakushi prepared the custom reanimated body, doubting whether Lord Naraku could withstand the fighter and admitting he could not control him.
• Mu evaded Gaara’s sand attack, turned invisible, and forced Gaara to scatter sand in every direction to find him.