Chapter Summaries

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.

Naruto used Wood Release to build a luxurious duplex villa for A and the Kumogakure group, then went hunting with Hinata for more food. The others settled in to prepare dinner while Kakashi continued practicing his lightning technique before Yugito called him to grill fish.

• A and the returning ANBU and Kumogakure shinobi found Naruto’s duplex villa in the clearing and admired its construction.
• Yugito explained that she had brought Naruto to build everyone a place to stay, and Naruto used Wood Release to raise the villa.
• Naruto offered the rooms to the group and asked where Yugito planned to sleep; she said she would stay with them but visit his place for a while.
• Samui reported that they had caught a deer and fish, so Naruto went into the woods to find more food, and Hinata followed him.
• A assigned the group rooms and told them to start preparing dinner while Kakashi practiced with his lightning technique.
• Yugito called Kakashi to come grill fish, and he let the blue lightning in his hand disperse before answering.

Kakashi prepared fish with Yugito Nii while they waited for Naruto and Hinata to return. Naruto brought back colorful mushrooms that Yugito suspected were poisonous, and Hashirama admitted he had helped Naruto find them.

• Kakashi recalled his retired days as he cleaned and seasoned fish for the bonfire.
• Kakashi promised Yugito Nii he would cook for her again once they reached Kumogakure, and she agreed.
• Naruto and Hinata returned with a basket of mushrooms and a dead black bear, which Kakashi began preparing.
• Naruto showed Yugito Nii the mushrooms, and she questioned whether many of them were poisonous.
• Hashirama insisted the mushrooms were good based on his past experience, while Kushina told him to give up cooking.

Naruto and his companions continued their journey into the Land of Lightning, while Kakashi hoped to meet Darui to learn about Storm Release. In Kumogakure, Killer B’s noisy patrol ended with Darui telling him that the Raikage was due back that day.

• After dinner, Naruto played cards with Yugito Nii and sold Kakashi to her as an adviser for three hundred ryō.
• The next morning, Naruto and his companions left their villas behind as a traveler rest stop and continued toward Kumogakure.
• During the journey, Kakashi told Naruto and Hinata about Kumogakure and asked Yugito Nii whether he could meet Darui to study his Storm Release.
• Killer B rapped through Kumogakure while patrolling, prompting residents to report the noise to the Raikage’s building.
• Darui found Killer B and told him that the Raikage was expected back that day.

A brought Naruto, Hinata, Kakashi, and Yugito Nii into Kumogakure, where the sensory barrier flagged Kakashi as an intruder and startled the guards. A arranged lodging for Naruto and Hinata and sent Kakashi to his former home with Yugito Nii, while Naruto sensed that A’s feelings toward Kakashi were more complicated than dislike.

• Yugito Nii explained Kumogakure’s reinforced sensory barrier, and Kakashi reacted uneasily because it singled out his chakra.
• The barrier detected A’s return, then sounded an alarm upon sensing Kakashi and two unfamiliar tailed-beast-level chakra signatures, leading the guards to speculate that A had captured Konoha’s jinchūriki.
• A welcomed Naruto and Hinata to Kumogakure and arranged accommodations for them, then directed Kakashi to stay at his old place.
• Yugito Nii invited Kakashi to shop for ingredients and make her grilled fish, while A watched them leave with mixed feelings.
• Naruto asked A if he disliked Kakashi and said he sensed more conflicted emotions before joining Hinata and the others.

Itachi returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound with Izumi and Tenzo to visit his family, uncertain about facing them after years apart. When Mikoto opened the gate, he called her “Mother.”

• Itachi, Izumi, and Tenzo entered the Uchiha Clan Compound, where the Uchiha residents showed little hostility toward them.
• Itachi hurried ahead to the clan head's residence while Tenzo grumbled about his choice not to use Flying Thunder God to reach Sasuke.
• Tobirama reassured Itachi that family bonds endured, and Izumi told him that Mikoto and Fugaku often asked after him.
• Tenzo knocked on the courtyard gate, and Mikoto came outside to answer it.
• Mikoto opened the gate, recognized something familiar in the masked visitors, and heard Itachi call her “Mother.”