Chapter Summaries

Gaara fought Mu to a stalemate while Kabuto prepared to summon Madara Uchiha to keep Shihōin Naraku occupied, secretly planning to warn Naraku through Third Raikage A. Meanwhile, Tsunade and A clashed in a brutal battle, which ended with A striking her shoulder.

• Gaara warned the Allied Shinobi Forces' sensor ninja to watch for Mu, who had turned invisible.
• Kabuto controlled Mu and prepared to summon Madara Uchiha, whom Obito and Black Zetsu intended to use to hold Shihōin Naraku back.
• Kabuto decided to send Naraku a discreet warning through Third Raikage A while continuing the summoning.
• Tsunade and A exchanged powerful blows, neither gaining the upper hand as their speed, strength, and defenses kept the fight at a standstill.
• A attacked with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite, grazing Tsunade's ribs, then struck her left shoulder while she was off balance.

Tsunade fought Third Raikage A, enduring his powerful attacks until she tricked him into taking a devastating punch that cracked his defenses. Shihōin Naraku arrived as the battle was about to resume and helped Tsunade recover, leaving him to take over the fight.

• Third Raikage A struck Tsunade’s shoulder and warned her to stay focused as she dodged his increasingly powerful Nukite attacks.
• Tsunade used her injured left arm to bait A into a close-range strike, then punched his chest hard enough to crack his reanimated body and Lightning Release Armor.
• Shihōin Naraku appeared beside Tsunade and remarked that she should have released her Yin Seal for the punch.
• Naraku retrieved Tsunade’s severed arm and handed it to her so she could heal while he took over the battle.

Shihōin Naraku confronted the Third Raikage A after revealing that he had already sealed Hozuki Gengetsu. A struck Naraku with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite, but Naraku unleashed a firestorm that engulfed A and overwhelmed his reanimated body.

• Tsunade reattached her arm and urged Naraku to help the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Naraku told her he had already sealed Hozuki Gengetsu and that the forces were resting and regrouping.
• Naraku turned to face the Third Raikage A while Tsunade warned him about A’s speed and defense.
• Naraku told A he might end the fight instantly, and A answered by charging with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.
• A’s attack pierced Naraku, whose body swelled and exploded into a vast firestorm that sent Tsunade and the allied ninja flying.
• The firestorm contracted around A, consumed his lightning armor, and burned his reanimated body to ash faster than it could regenerate.

Tsunade ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to withdraw while Shihōin Naraku and A continued their battle. After A’s apparent defeat proved to be a Lightning Clone, the two fighters resumed their high-speed clash, which remained unresolved.

• Tsunade reassured the Ninja that her reattached arm was healing and ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat and rest.
• Tsunade realized that the burning Third Raikage had transformed into black lightning and exploded, revealing that the figure had been a Lightning Clone.
• Shihōin Naraku and A reappeared and charged at each other, colliding with enough force to shake the battlefield.
• Naraku blocked A’s One-Finger Nukite and countered with a Chakra Enhanced Strength punch, but A turned into lightning and escaped.
• Naraku pursued A, and the two collided again in midair as their battle continued.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Third Raikage A in a fierce taijutsu battle and left him badly damaged in a crater. As Naraku and Tsunade waited for the Sealing Squad, A suddenly opened his eyes and fixed his gaze on Naraku.

• Shihōin Naraku gradually gained the advantage over Third Raikage A by keeping up with his speed and relentlessly striking his reanimated body.
• Naraku dodged A’s One-Finger Nukite, blasted open his chest, and drove him into the ground with a crushing final attack.
• Naraku found A’s battered body still intact and decided to wait for the Allied Shinobi Forces’ Sealing Squad to seal him.
• Tsunade landed beside Naraku with her arm healed and praised how quickly he had defeated A.
• A suddenly opened his eyes in the crater and focused on Shihōin Naraku.

Kabuto Yakushi used A's body to warn Shihōin Naraku that he had prepared a surprise, then A broke free of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and vanished. Naraku left to support Gaara against the Second Tsuchikage while Tsunade stayed behind to regroup the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Tsunade warned Naraku when A opened his eyes, but Naraku recognized that Kabuto Yakushi was controlling him and told her to wait.
• Kabuto Yakushi spoke through A, claiming he had prepared a gift for the Sixth Hokage and urging Naraku to look forward to a surprise.
• After Kabuto Yakushi withdrew, A said he would not fight them again, broke free of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu through his will, and vanished.
• Naraku explained A's release to Tsunade, who wondered whether the method could help defeat other reanimated ninja.
• Naraku told Tsunade to regroup the Allied Shinobi Forces and rendezvous with the others while he went to support Gaara against the Second Tsuchikage.

Tsunade stayed with the Allied Shinobi Forces while Naraku pursued Kabuto Yakushi’s warning, and Kabuto prepared to summon Madara Uchiha. On the battlefield, Naraku arrived, used observation haki to locate the invisible Mu, and vanished toward him.

• Tsunade decided to remain with the allied forces in case Kabuto Yakushi’s surprise threatened them.
• Kabuto Yakushi prepared the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Madara Uchiha and planned to escape Obito and Black Zetsu’s surveillance afterward.
• Gaara and the allied ninja failed to locate the invisible Mu, whose concealment blocked their sensing abilities.
• Shihōin Naraku arrived and used observation haki to find Mu three kilometers to the southeast.
• Naraku vanished toward Mu, leaving the allied ninja astonished by his sensory abilities.

Shihōin Naraku quickly sealed Mu, then told Gaara that the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage had also been sealed. As Naraku and Gaara planned to reinforce the main battlefield, Mu reappeared and began summoning with Impure World Reincarnation.

• Shihōin Naraku rushed to Mu's position and sealed him after allowing Mu's clone to escape.
• Gaara arrived and helped restrain the sealed Mu with sand while they waited for the Sealing Squad.
• Shihōin Naraku told Gaara that the Second Mizukage and Third Raikage had also been sealed.
• Shihōin Naraku and Gaara planned to rest briefly before reinforcing the main battlefield.
• Mu suddenly appeared nearby, completed his hand seals, and used Summoning Technique and Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

Second Tsuchikage Mu used a clone to summon a powerful Impure World Reincarnation Ninja while the real Mu remained sealed. The coffin burst open to reveal Madara Uchiha, and Shihōin Naraku prepared to face him as Gaara dealt with Mu's clone.

• Mu's clone completed the Impure World Reincarnation ritual while Gaara and Shihōin Naraku watched, and Naraku explained that the real Mu remained sealed.
• Naraku told Gaara to fight Mu's clone and reserved the newly summoned ninja for himself.
• The coffin exploded, and Madara Uchiha emerged before Naraku, Gaara, and Mu.
• Naraku identified Madara Uchiha, leaving Gaara unsettled by the powerful presence he sensed.

Madara Uchiha was revived in an Impure World Reincarnation body and learned that Nagato was dead. After identifying Shihōin Naraku as Konoha's Sixth Hokage and the Allied Shinobi Forces' Supreme Commander, Madara prepared to face him.

• Madara Uchiha examined his reanimated body and learned from Kabuto Yakushi that he had been brought back using the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, not Rinne Rebirth.
• Kabuto Yakushi told Madara that Nagato was dead, prompting Madara to demand an explanation of what had happened.
• Kabuto Yakushi identified Shihōin Naraku and Gaara as enemies, and Madara focused on Naraku after sensing his threat.
• Naraku mocked Madara, and Kabuto Yakushi revealed that Naraku was Konoha's Sixth Hokage and the Allied Shinobi Forces' Supreme Commander.
• Naraku signaled the Allied Shinobi Forces to stop at a distance, while Madara dismissed them and declared that Naraku was not worthy to stand before him.

Shihōin Naraku provoked Madara Uchiha by rejecting his reputation and claiming to be the strongest in the Shinobi World. As Madara prepared to attack, Naraku moved too fast to follow and struck him in an instant.

• Shihōin Naraku mocked Madara Uchiha as a relic of the past, and Madara flew into a rage.
• Kabuto Yakushi told Madara that Naraku was honored as the new God of the Shinobi World, further enraging him.
• Naraku declared himself the strongest and ordered Gaara to handle Mu while he faced Madara.
• Naraku vanished from sight and struck Madara across the face before Madara could react.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Madara Uchiha with a devastating throw that created a vast crater, but Madara survived by cushioning the impact with Susanoo. Madara then retaliated with a massive four-armed Susanoo, while Tsunade hurried toward the battle.

• Shihōin Naraku carried Madara Uchiha through the air and hurled him into the ground, flattening the surrounding battlefield with the impact.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces watched the explosion from a distance and realized why Naraku had ordered them to stay away.
• Tsunade saw the mushroom cloud, instructed the allied ninja to remain alert, and rushed toward the battle.
• Naraku found Madara cracked but intact in the crater, unaware that Susanoo had cushioned his fall.
• Madara erupted in anger, stabbed Naraku from below with a Susanoo sword, and attacked with four longswords.

Madara Uchiha unleashed Susanoo in a furious attack after Shihōin Naraku humiliated him, but Naraku evaded and shattered Susanoo’s weapons. The battle ended with Naraku punching through Susanoo’s chest.

• Madara lost his composure over Naraku’s earlier humiliation and ravaged the battlefield with Susanoo.
• Naraku mocked Madara from the air, and Madara expanded Susanoo into its third stage.
• Madara attacked Naraku with Yasaka Magatama and Susanoo’s swords, but Naraku dodged the projectiles and smashed the blades.
• Madara unleashed waves of sword energy and challenged Naraku to stop hiding, while Naraku kept breaking Susanoo’s weapons.
• Naraku charged Susanoo, overwhelmed its defenses, and punched through its chest.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and countered his Wood Release with a devastating attack of his own. The Great Spiraling Ring detonated beneath Madara's forest, leaving the battlefield engulfed in an explosion.

• Shihōin Naraku punched a hole in Susanoo's chest, then shattered its head with a kick as Madara Uchiha escaped.
• Madara Uchiha unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, sending a vast, rapidly growing forest to attack Naraku.
• Naraku used Water Release: Water Severing Wave to slice through the trees, but Madara's Wood Release quickly regenerated.
• Naraku rose above the forest and dropped Great Spiraling Ring toward the ground.
• Great Spiraling Ring released its immense energy and exploded across the battlefield.

Shihōin Naraku’s Great Spiraling Ring unleashed a devastating explosion that made Madara Uchiha recognize Naraku as a serious rival. Gaara shielded the Allied Shinobi Forces and began organizing their retreat while searching for Mu, and Tsunade arrived beside him as the battle continued.

• Shihōin Naraku’s Great Spiraling Ring created a massive explosion that shocked Madara Uchiha and made him take Naraku’s power seriously.
• Gaara blocked most of the shock wave with a sand wall and ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat.
• Gaara used a Sand Eye to search for Mu’s clone so he could seal him.
• Tsunade appeared beside Gaara and asked what had caused the enormous explosion.

Tsunade learned that Madara Uchiha had been revived with Impure World Reincarnation and joined Gaara to seal Mu’s clone, confident Naraku would defeat Madara. After Naraku’s Great Spiraling Ring blast subsided, he realized his enormous chakra reserves had made it even more destructive than before.

• Gaara told Tsunade that Naraku was fighting Madara Uchiha, while he had been battling Mu’s clone.
• Tsunade learned that Madara had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation and concluded that Naraku would defeat him.
• Gaara and Tsunade went to find and seal Mu’s clone together.
• Naraku’s Great Spiraling Ring blast subsided, leaving immense destruction across the battlefield.
• Naraku attributed the blast’s extraordinary power to the vast chakra reserves he had accumulated.

Shihōin Naraku overwhelmed Madara Uchiha in close combat despite Madara’s reanimated body, leaving Madara battered and humiliated. Madara retaliated by summoning Tengai Shinsei, and the enormous falling meteor left the Allied Shinobi Forces terrified.

• Madara Uchiha used Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique against Shihōin Naraku, but Naraku emerged from the flames unharmed and seized him.
• Naraku threw Madara into the ground, cracking his body despite Susanoo’s protection, then kicked him through stone pillars.
• Madara rose and declared that he would kill Naraku and his companions, then formed hand seals with Susanoo.
• Madara summoned Tengai Shinsei, bringing a colossal meteor through the clouds toward the battlefield.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces stared in terror at the meteor and wondered how anyone could stop it.

Shihōin Naraku faced Madara Uchiha’s Tengai Shinsei as two enormous meteorites threatened the Allied Shinobi Forces. With the soldiers on the verge of despair, Naraku rallied them and unleashed a Kamehameha toward the falling celestial bodies.

• Tsunade, Gaara, and the Allied Shinobi Forces panicked as Madara Uchiha’s first meteorite descended.
• Madara taunted Shihōin Naraku, challenging him to choose between escaping alone and trying to save the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Shihōin Naraku appeared behind Madara and blasted him away before turning to confront the meteorite.
• A second, larger meteorite emerged behind the first, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces unable to flee.
• Shihōin Naraku shouted “Ka-me-ha-me-ha,” rallied the battlefield, gathered chakra, and fired a torrent of energy at the two meteorites.

Shihōin Naraku unleashed a Kamehameha that destroyed both falling meteorites, while Gaara and Tsunade prepared a sand barrier to shield the Allied Shinobi Forces from debris. Madara Uchiha watched the display and clung to his belief that the Eye of the Moon Plan would still bring him ultimate victory.

• Madara Uchiha saw Naraku's immense chakra and resolved to continue pursuing his plan despite the threat.
• Gaara asked Tsunade to lend him chakra so he could protect the Allied Shinobi Forces from meteorite fragments, and she agreed.
• Gaara raised a massive sand barrier as the allied ninja organized themselves to reinforce it and prepare for impact.
• Naraku fired a Kamehameha into the sky, shattering the first meteorite into countless fragments.
• Naraku's beam destroyed the second meteorite, scattering the clouds and leaving the sky clear for thousands of miles.

Shihōin Naraku’s attack reduced the meteorites to fragments, and the Allied Shinobi Forces survived the remaining bombardment with layered defenses. Black Zetsu arrived and told Madara Uchiha crucial information about Nagato, Kabuto Yakushi, the Rinnegan, Obito Uchiha, and Naraku, leaving Madara furious at Nagato’s death.

• Shihōin Naraku’s attack shattered most of the meteorites, while Gaara, Tsunade, and the Allied Shinobi Forces used sand, ninjutsu, and Earth Release defenses to withstand the remaining fragments.
• Shihōin Naraku sensed Black Zetsu approaching the battlefield and wondered why he had come without Obito Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu emerged beside Madara Uchiha, who demanded answers about Nagato, Kabuto Yakushi, the Rinnegan, Obito, and Shihōin Naraku.
• Black Zetsu gave Madara the crucial intelligence, and Madara condemned Nagato as foolish for dying carelessly.