Recaps

After reports revealed that Obito’s forces included resurrected Kage and tailed beasts, Tsunade explained that someone had stolen and perfected Impure World Reincarnation. She brought Itachi, the current Flying Thunder God user, to the meeting, and the allied Kage agreed to travel to Iwagakure and repel the coming attack.

• An Iwagakure shinobi reported that the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage had been spotted, and Ōnoki reacted with alarm to the reports of the dead Kage.
• Tsunade explained that her great-uncle Tobirama had developed Impure World Reincarnation but stopped before completing it, so someone must have stolen and perfected the technique.
• Ōnoki feared that Iwagakure could not withstand the enemy’s tailed beasts and Kage, until Tsunade hinted that Konoha could use Flying Thunder God to send reinforcements.
• Tsunade summoned Itachi through a Flying Thunder God mark on his sword and identified him as Konoha’s current wielder of the technique, with a mark already placed in the Land of Earth.
• Ōnoki asked the allied Kage to join him in defending Iwagakure, and A, Mei Terumi, Tsunade, and Rasa agreed to go.

Madara Uchiha attacked Iwagakure and used Susanoo to carve apart the mountain defenses, astonishing the shinobi watching. Han appeared with a Tailed Beast Bomb as a massive crack opened across Susanoo, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Itachi teleported Ōnoki, A, Itachi, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Rasa to the Land of Earth, where Ōnoki spotted Obito's White Zetsu army approaching Iwagakure.
• Obito and Madara reached the mountain before Iwagakure, and Madara overpowered the village's Fire Release Squad with his own flames.
• Madara revealed Susanoo and began cutting down the mountain defenses with its swords.
• Hozuki Gengetsu, Mū, and Third Raikage A discussed Madara's power and wondered how strong Hashirama Senju had been.
• Han appeared atop the rocks as an enormous horselike creature formed a Tailed Beast Bomb, and a massive crack appeared across Susanoo.

Madara tested Kokuō’s power by taking its Tailed Beast Bomb head-on, while Obito prepared to seize Iwagakure after Madara’s display. The blast damaged Susanoo, but Madara remained unharmed as the Iwagakure shinobi mistook the damage for a victory.

• Madara praised Kokuō’s resistance and repaired the hole in his Susanoo before the Five-Tails launched another Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Obito rejected Tagitsuhime’s offer to retrieve his eye and ordered the White Zetsu to spare civilians while binding or killing Iwagakure’s shinobi.
• Black Zetsu agreed to Obito’s orders and made an inappropriate remark while possessing Kabuto.
• Madara chose to meet Kokuō’s Tailed Beast Bomb head-on, and the blast swallowed Susanoo in a huge explosion.
• As the smoke cleared, Iwagakure’s shinobi saw Susanoo with its arms gone and its body riddled with holes, while Madara stood unharmed inside it.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed Iwagakure’s defenders with his complete Susanoo, while the Five Kage prepared to fight him using sealing jutsu. As Madara turned to attack the Five-Tails, he thought of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as a hungry child.

• Tobirama warned Itachi and the Five Kage that Madara was weakened but still extraordinarily dangerous, and advised them to use sealing jutsu.
• Tsunade and Ōnoki told Rasa to lead the sealing effort, while Ōnoki flew back toward Iwagakure.
• Han asked Kokuō if they could defeat Madara, and Kokuō warned him not to look at Madara or risk being controlled.
• Madara expanded his Susanoo into its complete armored form and launched Yasaka Magatama at Iwagakure’s defenders.
• Iwagakure’s Earth Release squad raised a massive Earth-Flow Wall, but Madara’s attack shattered it as he turned his attention to the Five-Tails.
• Madara thought of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as a hungry child waiting for tailed beasts, then recalled Hashirama coaxing him to eat.

Madara continued his assault on the Five-Tails’ forces, while Han escaped after his companion sacrificed himself. Ōnoki and the other four Kage arrived to confront Madara, who recognized Tsunade as Hashirama’s granddaughter and asked whether she had children.

• Han’s companion urged him to flee, and Han ran toward the Land of Rain while Madara’s slash killed the companion.
• Madara attacked the Fire Release squad, but Ōnoki intercepted his Susanoo’s sword with Dust Release.
• Ōnoki confronted Madara, who mocked him and said he wanted entertainment.
• The Five Kage appeared, and Tsunade challenged Madara to stop disturbing the living world.
• Madara recognized Tsunade as Hashirama’s granddaughter and asked whether she had children.

Madara Uchiha faced the Five Kage, who attacked him with a coordinated sealing jutsu and powerful techniques, while he treated their efforts as a game. Black Zetsu sent three reanimated Kage into the battle, and the Third Raikage attacked his son A against his will.

• Tsunade and Rasa coordinated an attack after Madara asked whether they intended to stop his plan for peace.
• Rasa unleashed gold dust while Mei Terumi and Ōnoki attacked from above, and Madara used Susanoo to resist the assault.
• Obito chose to wait rather than help Madara, but Black Zetsu dispatched Hozuki Gengetsu, Mū, and the Third Raikage as reinforcements.
• The Third Raikage attacked A with Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite, while Ōnoki countered with Dust Release.

A fought and restrained the Third Raikage while Mei Terumi and Ōnoki dealt with the other resurrected Kage. Rasa’s massive seal failed to hold Madara Uchiha, who broke free in his Susanoo as Itachi prepared to act.

• A realized the Third Raikage had been weakened by Impure World Reincarnation and overpowered him with Lightning Chakra Mode, pinning him beneath a mountain.
• Mei Terumi defeated Gengetsu’s Giant Clam with her Boil Release, while Ōnoki held Mū beneath the rocks.
• Rasa poured his chakra into successive layers of gold dust sealing techniques to trap Madara Uchiha, and Tsunade healed him as he weakened.
• Madara Uchiha shattered the enormous golden pyramid with his Susanoo and challenged the Kage to fight him.
• Itachi, having recovered his chakra, activated the Flying Thunder God Formula as he watched Madara’s Susanoo rise.

Mū and Hozuki Gengetsu watched the five Kage battle Madara, who challenged Tsunade before Itachi appeared to join the fight. Itachi attacked Madara with Flying Thunder God-marked shuriken and Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, leaving Tobirama pleased as the explosions continued.

• Madara broke through the seal, while Mū and Hozuki Gengetsu remained pinned beneath the mountain and watched the battle.
• The five Kage attacked Madara's Susanoo, but Madara dispelled it and challenged Tsunade to test her taijutsu.
• Itachi appeared beside Tsunade and told her he would join the battle.
• Madara recognized Itachi as an Uchiha who used Flying Thunder God and mentioned that Obito had told him about Itachi.
• Itachi threw Flying Thunder God-marked shuriken at Madara, then used Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags to bombard him with explosions.

Itachi used his crimson Susanoo and Totsuka Blade to nearly seal Madara, but Madara broke free with the Rinnegan and regenerated with Hashirama’s face on his chest. Tsunade demanded to know what Madara had done to her grandfather, and Itachi erupted in anger.

• Itachi bombarded Madara with Explosive Tags, then stabbed him with the Totsuka Blade as Ōnoki and Mei Terumi praised his attack.
• Obito recognized the Totsuka Blade’s sealing threat and tried to rescue Madara, but Madara blasted him away with Shinra Tensei.
• Madara used the Rinnegan to absorb some of the Totsuka Blade’s power and resist its sealing, leaving Itachi exhausted and bleeding from his eyes.
• Ōnoki attacked Madara with Dust Release, but Madara crushed it after revealing his Rinnegan and regenerating his body.
• Tsunade saw Hashirama’s face on Madara’s chest and demanded to know what he had done to her grandfather.
• Madara dodged Tsunade’s allies’ attacks, and Itachi erupted in anger and shouted Madara’s name.

Tobirama appeared in Itachi’s body, attacked Madara, and bound him with sealing chains while demanding to know what he had done to Hashirama’s corpse. Madara broke free with Susanoo, and Tobirama launched another attack as a distorted vortex appeared in front of Madara.

• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to strike Madara and bind him with sealing chains.
• Tobirama accused Madara of exploiting Hashirama’s death and stealing his body for research.
• Madara dismissed Tobirama’s accusations and guessed that Hashirama and Mito had also returned from the Pure Land.
• Madara expanded his Susanoo and shattered the chains binding him.
• Tobirama aimed Flying Thunder God Slash at Madara’s Rinnegan, but a distorted vortex appeared in front of Madara.

Obito stopped Tobirama from attacking Madara, then threw Obito toward the fleeing Five-Tails to pursue Han. As Obito caught up with Han, Tsunade released her Strength of a Hundred and struck Madara’s Susanoo from above, shattering its helmet.

• Obito used Kamui to intercept Tobirama, who retreated beside Tsunade and identified himself as her granduncle.
• Madara recognized Tobirama as the Second Hokage, and he and Obito discussed whether to attack their enemies or pursue the Five-Tails.
• Madara tossed Obito toward the Five-Tails’ trail, and Obito used Sage Mode and Shadow Clones to track Han.
• Han sensed Obito pursuing him and tried to escape, but Obito appeared in his path.
• Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred, and Tobirama sent her above Madara’s Susanoo.
• Tsunade struck Susanoo’s head with Heavenly Foot of Pain, shattering its helmet and surprising Madara.

Tobirama rescued Tsunade from Madara’s attack as the Five Kage struggled against Madara and Obito’s forces. He summoned backup by entering the sealing space to find Hashirama, interrupting his card game and demanding his attention.

• Madara broke Tobirama’s sword and burned his arm with Itachi’s Amaterasu while Susanoo forced Tsunade into a dangerous fall.
• Tobirama teleported beside Tsunade and rescued her before she could summon Katsuyu.
• Ōnoki warned Tsunade that White Zetsu and reanimated shinobi were attacking, while the Five Kage struggled to hold off Madara and their chakra dwindled.
• Tsunade told the others to hold on for reinforcements and identified Naruto Uzumaki, stationed in the Land of Iron, as another Konoha user of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tobirama emerged through the sealing-space screen, learned from Kurama that Hashirama was playing cards, and found him celebrating a winning streak.
• Tobirama confronted Hashirama and sliced the cards in his hands to pieces.

Naruto and Hinata joined the battle against Madara as reinforcements after A lost an arm and the Kage struggled to hold on. The chapter ended with A surprised to learn that the two young shinobi, not Minato, were there to help.

• Hashirama asked Minato to use Flying Thunder God, and Tobirama left the Sealing Space to return to the battlefield.
• Naruto told Hinata that trouble had arisen on Auntie's end, and she chose to go with him despite the danger.
• Minato transported Naruto and Hinata to the battlefield, where A was struck by Madara and lost his left arm.
• Tsunade stopped A's bleeding while Itachi waited for Tobirama and the reinforcements.
• Minato arrived briefly with Naruto and Hinata, then returned to the Sealing Space to recharge.
• Naruto told A that he and Hinata were the reinforcements, leaving A astonished.

Madara mistook Naruto for Hashirama’s reincarnation and rushed to find his old friend, but Naruto and Hinata intercepted him. After their first attack sent Madara flying, he challenged them and used Wood Release to counter Naruto’s Rasengan before trapping them among towering trees.

• A questioned why Konoha had brought Naruto, its Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, to the front lines, while Tsunade reassured him they could fight Madara.
• Madara recognized Hashirama’s chakra in Naruto and abandoned his Susanoo to fly toward the summit, calling out to Hashirama.
• Naruto and Hinata charged Madara with their powers, and their combined attacks sent him flying; Hashirama secretly took a screenshot from the Sealing Space.
• Madara demanded that Naruto bring out Hashirama, but Naruto said Madara would have to get past him and Hinata first.
• Madara attacked with Majestic Destroyer Flame, Hinata opened a path through it with Repulsion, and Naruto hurled a Sage Art Rasengan at him.
• Madara blocked Naruto’s Rasengan with Wood Release, then used Deep Forest Emergence to surround Naruto and Hinata with trees.

Tsunade and the other Kage left to reinforce Iwagakure while Naruto and Hinata battled Madara inside the Flower Tree World. As Hinata weakened under Madara’s attacks, Naruto transformed into a giant golden Kurama, leaving Madara stunned that Hashirama had not appeared.

• Tobirama ordered Tsunade to join the other Kage in reinforcing Iwagakure, where the White Zetsu Army and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi had begun attacking.
• Madara used Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame against the Flower Tree World, but Hinata broke through its wooden barriers with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Hinata and Naruto attacked Madara with golden rays and Senjutsu Rasengan, prompting him to summon his fourth-stage Susanoo.
• Madara struck back with Susanoo sword energy, and Hinata began to falter as she defended herself and Naruto.
• Naruto’s Golden Tailed Beast Cloak expanded into a giant golden fox, making Madara realize that Kurama had appeared instead of Hashirama.

Kurama and Naruto fought Madara’s Susanoo while the Five Kage helped turn the battle against the White Zetsu army and resurrected shinobi. After Tobirama noticed that the Five-Tails had been captured, he abandoned the idea of joining Naruto and went to confront the returning Obito.

• Kurama blocked Madara’s sword attacks, fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, and mocked Madara when he claimed the Nine-Tails was betraying its master.
• Naruto and Kurama donned wooden armor, summoned a Wood Dragon, and battled Madara after he transformed his Susanoo into its Perfect form.
• The Five Kage arrived and divided their efforts among the veiled woman, the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi, and the White Zetsu army.
• Tobirama spotted Obito returning and realized that the Five-Tails had been captured.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to reach the foot of the mountain and decided to fight Obito first.

Obito weighed retreating from Iwagakure as Tobirama tried and failed to stop him, while Madara and Naruto's Nine-Tails remained locked in battle. Obito reached Madara and urged him to withdraw, but Madara's response was left pending.

• Tobirama attacked Obito with an enchanted sword, but Obito sent Han into the Kamui Dimension and evaded Tobirama's follow-up strikes.
• Obito and Tobirama exchanged attacks without landing a decisive blow, and Obito decided that continuing the fight was pointless.
• Obito vanished, leaving Tobirama behind; Tobirama returned to the mountaintop after Itachi told him Obito had escaped.
• Tobirama found Madara and Naruto's Nine-Tails still battling, with neither side gaining an advantage.
• Obito appeared beside Madara and proposed retreating because Iwagakure had already been defeated.

Madara ended his battle with Naruto and spoke with Hashirama, rejecting Hashirama’s hopes for peace and inviting him to join his plan to save the Shinobi World. Madara escaped with Obito, while Hashirama was left to consider Tobirama’s more practical view of peace as the battle continued elsewhere.

• Madara accepted Obito’s offer to end the fight, then called out to Hashirama, prompting Hashirama to take control of Naruto’s body and answer him.
• Hashirama asked Madara to praise his student, but Madara instead revealed that he had faked his death and invited Hashirama to join his path to peace.
• Hashirama refused Madara’s invitation, and Madara withdrew with Obito despite Hashirama’s attempt to stop them with Flower Tree World and Gate of the Great God.
• Tobirama questioned Hashirama’s ideal of peace and urged him to focus on improving people’s lives, while Hashirama accepted that he had no answer.
• The White Zetsu army sank underground, and Impure World Reincarnation Shinobi blocked Iwagakure Ninja from pursuing them.

After the battle at Iwagakure, Tobirama warned that Obito and Madara would likely target Kumogakure next, forcing A to consider whether to send his Jinchūriki to Konoha. Back in the Land of Iron, A found Kakashi guarding Yugito Nii and left to discuss the situation with Mabui.

• Ōnoki rallied Iwagakure's survivors, while Tobirama told Tsunade and A that the enemy had been driven back but not defeated.
• Tobirama predicted that Kumogakure or Konoha would be the next target, and A concluded Kumogakure would be attacked first.
• Tobirama asked whether A would send Kumogakure's Jinchūriki to Konoha, and A said he would think about it.
• The Kage and their companions returned to the Land of Iron, while Ōnoki stayed behind to oversee Iwagakure.
• A learned that Yugito Nii was safe but found Kakashi in her room, assigned to protect her; after examining Kakashi's Lightning Release book, A left to speak with Mabui.

Obito and Madara discussed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Naruto, and Madara’s weakened Impure World Reincarnation body. Madara then exposed Black Zetsu’s control of Kabuto and confronted him.

• Obito sealed the Five-Tails from Han into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, opening another of its eyes.
• Madara claimed he could have defeated Naruto if his Impure World Reincarnation body had more of his former strength, and speculated about Naruto and Itachi’s identities.
• Obito asked whether Madara’s Susanoo could cover the Ten-Tails, then mocked Madara and vanished without agreeing to revive him.
• Madara told Black Zetsu that something about him seemed wrong and noticed Kabuto’s snake-like eye and the mark on his neck.
• Black Zetsu admitted he could not let Madara’s will control Kabuto forever, and Madara approached him.

Madara confronted Orochimaru, who had taken control of Kabuto, and agreed to answer one of his questions in exchange for Orochimaru improving the Impure World Reincarnation. After Orochimaru withdrew, Madara kept Kabuto bound and ordered Black Zetsu to study the technique as a backup.

• Orochimaru asked Madara about White Zetsu, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the Sage of Six Paths, and the origin of Madara’s Rinnegan.
• Madara threatened Orochimaru, but Orochimaru offered to perfect the Impure World Reincarnation, causing Madara to withdraw his killing intent.
• Black Zetsu warned Madara that Orochimaru had leaked their intelligence to Konoha and offered to improve the technique himself.
• Madara explained that he created White Zetsu through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and incorporated his research into Hashirama’s power.
• Madara released Black Zetsu from Kabuto but bound Kabuto with wooden shackles, then told Black Zetsu to research the Impure World Reincarnation as a precaution.

A reluctantly agreed to send Yugito Nii to Konoha for her safety, but Tsunade arranged for Kakashi, Naruto, and Hinata to visit Kumogakure instead. Yugito Nii revealed that Kakashi was coming with her because Tsunade had supposedly sold him for five hundred ryō.

• A told Yugito Nii she would stay in Konoha because Kumogakure was threatened by four Tailed Beasts, but she refused to leave her village.
• A said Killer B had refused to go, and Yugito Nii insisted she would stay too.
• Tsunade persuaded A to let Yugito Nii remain in Kumogakure and promised to send Naruto, Hinata, and Kakashi there for a few days.
• Yugito Nii left the conference room and told Kakashi that he was coming to Kumogakure with her.
• Yugito Nii claimed Tsunade had sold Kakashi to Kumogakure for five hundred ryō, and Kakashi protested that he was worth more.

Naruto reassured Karin that he and Hinata were safe, while Hashirama asked Tobirama to tell Izuna that Madara had returned. Tobirama agreed, though he worried about Izuna’s reaction, and the chapter ended with Izuna continuing Sasuke’s sword training without knowing the news.

• Karin contacted Naruto through the Bracelet, teased him about his date with Hinata, and asked whether they were safe.
• Karin told Naruto that Sasuke had been feeling strange, prompting Naruto to wonder whether Izuna sensed Madara’s return.
• Tobirama reviewed his Impure World Reincarnation research when Hashirama contacted him and asked him to tell Izuna about Madara.
• Tobirama agreed to speak with Izuna, then learned that Naruto, Hinata, and Kakashi were visiting Kumogakure.
• Izuna sneezed while guiding Sasuke’s sword practice, suspected Tobirama might be nearby, and continued the lesson.

Naruto, Hinata, and Kakashi set out with A and the Kumogakure group for Kumogakure, while Tsunade and Jiraiya saw them off. Along the way, Kakashi and Samui awkwardly reunited, and Kurama recognized Yugito Nii as the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki.

• A asked Tsunade whether the ANBU from her village had left Flying Thunder God Marks in Kumogakure, and Tsunade denied it.
• Naruto offered to have Minato leave a mark for A, but A refused and urged everyone to depart quickly.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya said goodbye to Naruto, and Naruto offered Tsunade his home while he was away.
• Naruto and Hinata joined Kakashi and the Kumogakure group, where Yugito Nii introduced Samui to Kakashi.
• Yugito Nii asked whether Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, and Kurama appeared and recognized her as the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki.

Matatabi introduced herself to Naruto and Yugito Nii, then reminisced with Kurama while Kakashi and the others listened. As A’s delegation stopped for the night, Naruto built a two-story villa with his chakra, leaving Yugito impressed by Kakashi’s unpredictable student.

• Matatabi jumped down from Yugito Nii and corrected Kurama after he gave her a nickname.
• Matatabi and Kurama chatted about the past while Kakashi, Naruto, Yugito Nii, and the others listened.
• Matatabi told Kakashi she had tried eating fish long ago but disliked the taste and stopped.
• A ordered the Kumogakure delegation to rest for the night after they had traveled roughly a third of the way to their destination.
• Yugito Nii questioned Kakashi about Naruto’s lack of wilderness experience, and Kakashi hinted that Naruto ran an inn on missions.
• Naruto surveyed a spot and used his chakra to create a large, detached, two-story villa, impressing Yugito Nii.