Chapter Summaries

Naruto's former companions confronted him in the desert, hoping to suppress the Nine-Tails and restore his consciousness. As Naruto's transformation grew more powerful, the group struggled to hold him back and awaited help from Konoha.

• Sasuke, Sakura, and their companions tried to persuade Naruto to return, while Sai sent a secret message to Konoha.
• The chapter recalled how Naruto's personality had changed six months earlier as the Nine-Tails' chakra overwhelmed him, leading him to attack Konoha's guards and desert the village.
• Ino used the Mind Body Switch Technique and discovered Naruto was asleep inside the Nine-Tails' chakra, but the beast's attack forced her to release the technique and left her injured.
• Naruto's transformation advanced to six tails as Sasuke and the others attacked, and Neji realized they could not stop him without help.
• Choji used the Super Multi-Size Technique and swallowed a red pill as chakra formed butterfly-like wings behind him.

The Konoha squad’s attacks failed to stop the Nine-Tails, and a Tailed Beast Bomb nearly struck them before the Later Akatsuki arrived. Muhan froze the Nine-Tails, but the group still could not find a way to seal or transport it without harming Naruto.

• Choji restrained the Nine-Tails while the others attacked, but it broke free and sent him crashing through a mountain peak.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the squad, but the Later Akatsuki arrived and protected them.
• Muhan froze the Nine-Tails with Ice Release, and Kisame reinforced the ice with a torrent of water.
• Ino told Uchiha Itachi that Naruto’s consciousness was imprisoned by the Nine-Tails, and the group decided to take Naruto back to Konoha for help.
• Muhan said she could only restrain the Nine-Tails, and Sai’s ink tigers dissolved when they tried to drag it into his sealing jutsu.

Muhan and the others faced the escaped Nine-Tails as it prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Uchiha Itachi's Amaterasu failed to stop it. Muhan froze time and absorbed the Nine-Tails' attack with Taotie's Gluttony, then turned to the other Tailed Beast Bombs threatening Naruto.

• The Nine-Tails broke free of Muhan's ice wall and began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb as Uchiha Itachi burned it with Amaterasu.
• The Nine-Tails shed the Amaterasu using its chakra, and Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan reverted to Three Tomoe from its side effects.
• The Tailed Beast Squad arrived, and the Tailed Beasts launched attacks that collided with the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb near Naruto.
• Muhan used Ice Release: Time Stop to halt the explosion, then touched the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb with Taotie's Gluttony and absorbed it.
• Muhan looked toward the other Tailed Beast Bombs to protect Naruto.

Muhan froze Kurama and drained the Nine-Tails’ chakra, allowing the Tailed Beast Squad to capture him and rescue Naruto. Naruto was near death, so the squad planned to return him to Konoha for treatment as the account explained how he had released the Nine-Tails and why Minato had sent the squad after him.

• Muhan used Ice Release to freeze Kurama and pressed her rose-red flame against his brow while Taotie's Gluttony drained his chakra.
• Kurama lost his remaining strength and fell into slumber, and Muhan caught Naruto as he dropped from the air.
• Sakura treated Naruto and wrapped him in gauze, but the squad concluded that only Tsunade might be able to save him in Konoha.
• The account recounted how the Masked Man had deceived Nagato, escaped Liumu, and taken one of Nagato's Rinnegan.
• Liumu organized the Tailed Beast Squad to oppose the Masked Man and Black Zetsu, while Muhan requested to join and Itachi joined the Akatsuki.
• Naruto's envy of Sasuke and fear of falling behind had made him vulnerable to the Nine-Tails' persuasion, and Minato had alerted the ninja villages when Naruto released the beast.

Liumu explained that the nine tailed beasts attacking the Shinobi Alliance were incomplete copies, then sent Konoha’s Susanoo Squad to confront them. The fight continued as the squad escaped Shukaku’s quicksand by taking flight.

• Liumu assured Minato that the copied tailed beasts were weaker than the originals and revealed nine mysterious figures behind him.
• Fugaku led Itachi, Sasuke, Haruna, and the other Susanoo Squad members into battle against the tailed beasts.
• Sasuke fired a Susanoo arrow at the Six-Tails, but Shukaku blocked it with sand defense.
• Itachi attacked Shukaku with Fire Release, while Son Goku shielded Shukaku from the fireballs.
• Fugaku ordered the Susanoo Squad to fly, and the members spread wings and escaped Shukaku’s quicksand.

The Masked Man challenged Liumu to join his plan for a world without war and revealed he could create nine Susanoo. Liumu summoned eight powerful beasts to fight the tailed beasts, and after several of them demonstrated their strength, Heavenly Fox prepared to attack.

• The Masked Man appeared with Six Paths power, invited Liumu to join his plan, and made nine Susanoo clones to attack Fugaku's squad.
• Liumu summoned Banqiu, Fuzhi, Lingxu, Tanghe, Dream Demon, Heavenly Fox, Hatsuri, and Zhi to fight the tailed beasts.
• Lingxu struck the One-Tail with Shadow Thunder and turned it to ash.
• Hatsuri trapped the Eight-Tails in mist and dissolved it with the corrosive power of weak water.
• Heavenly Fox announced his turn to fight, and the narration revealed that this male Heavenly Fox had different abilities from the first.

Liumu’s summoned beasts defeated the Tailed Beasts with overwhelming power, while he explained the origins of Tanghe and Banqiu to Minato. Five-Tails Saiken fled, and Fuzhi pursued him.

• The male Heavenly Fox entered Matatabi’s dream and killed her with wounds reflected in reality.
• Tanghe confronted Four-Tails, bound him with enormous hands, and cut him in half with a sword.
• Banqiu killed Seven-Tails with a lightning strike, and Liumu explained that Banqiu was a divine beast descended from Azure Dragon.
• Five-Tails Saiken tried to escape, and Fuzhi chased after him.

Liumu’s summoned allies defeated the Masked Man’s Six-Tails and counterfeit Nine-Tails, but the Masked Man unleashed Ten-Tails against the gathered ninja. Liumu summoned Taotie, whose appearance immediately crushed Ten-Tails into the earth.

• Fuzhi explained that it had been born in the Sea Abyss and had failed more than ten thousand times to cultivate the power of devouring before transforming into a Kongpeng and swallowing Six-Tails.
• Liumu gave Dream Demon a drop of blood, fulfilling their agreement, and Dream Demon absorbed the counterfeit Nine-Tails.
• The Masked Man summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which became Ten-Tails after receiving the Nine Tailed Beasts’ chakra.
• The Iwagakure squad and hundreds of ninja tried to bury Ten-Tails, but it swept through the crowd and took their souls.
• Liumu struck Ten-Tails, which reformed, then summoned Taotie; Taotie’s presence crushed Ten-Tails into a deep crater.

Liumu summoned Taotie to suppress the Ten-Tails and confronted the Masked Man, revealing that he knew the history behind Madara Uchiha’s plan. As fighting spread across the battlefield, the Masked Man explained that Kabuto had joined them and revived Madara through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Liumu summoned Taotie, whose presence suppressed the Ten-Tails and overwhelmed everyone nearby.
• The Masked Man considered using his space-time abilities, but Liumu warned him to stay still and said he would kill him.
• Fire Release erupted among the Kumogakure troops, and ninjas from the Land of Water raised a Water Formation Wall to defend against it.
• Liumu told the Masked Man that Madara Uchiha was the truly invincible force and revealed that Madara had been brought back with Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Masked Man explained that Nagato had used Rinne Rebirth to save Konoha, forcing Madara to appear in the war through Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Masked Man said Kabuto had approached them himself and offered Impure World Reincarnation, unexpectedly reviving Madara Uchiha as his first gift.

Liumu confronted the Masked Man’s God Tree and million-strong White Zetsu army by creating millions of powerful shadow clones, then learned the Masked Man’s history and how he had taken one of Nagato’s Rinnegan. Elsewhere, Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the Hidden Stone forces and faced Ōnoki on the battlefield.

• The Masked Man summoned the God Tree and a million White Zetsu, but Liumu created millions of shadow clones and used them to devastate the army.
• Liumu asked the Masked Man to reveal his identity, and the Masked Man removed his mask and recounted his past as a Uchiha ninja who had served the Second Hokage.
• The Masked Man explained that Madara had recruited him to help carry out the resurrection plan, and that he later ambushed Nagato and took one of his Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha fought through the Hidden Stone forces, avoided Ōnoki’s Detachment of the Primitive World Technique, and taunted Ōnoki for growing old.

Might Guy and Might Duy attacked Madara Uchiha, but he regenerated and revealed his complete Susanoo. As Madara’s power overwhelmed the battlefield, Guy prepared to open the Gate of Death, with Duy ready to join him.

• Might Guy and Might Duy opened the Gates and told Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, and Tenten to handle the White Zetsu while they fought Madara Uchiha.
• Might Guy kicked Madara Uchiha, and Might Duy struck him with Daytime Tiger, blasting apart half his body.
• Madara Uchiha reassembled himself, and Might Duy recognized that he had been revived through a secret technique that left him neither alive nor dead.
• Madara Uchiha manifested a fully formed Susanoo, terrifying the ninja as Liumu watched from the Konoha forces.
• Might Guy announced that he would open the Gate of Death, and Might Duy stepped forward, saying he would fight alongside him.

Might Guy and Might Duy opened the Gate of Death to fight Madara Uchiha, while Liumu sent Uchiha Fugaku and Dream Demon to capture the person behind the Impure World Reincarnation. Liumu created a battlefield with his Sea God Domain, and the two Might family fighters prepared a pincer attack against Madara.

• Might Guy and Might Duy opened the Gate of Death, and Liumu ordered Uchiha Fugaku and Dream Demon to find and capture the person behind the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Liumu switched to the Kizaru Template and went to the Iwagakure battlefield, where Rock Lee praised the two teachers’ resolve.
• Might Guy and Might Duy fought Madara Uchiha, while Ōnoki slowed Madara with the Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Liumu used Sea God Domain to give Might Guy, Might Duy, and Madara a battlefield without distractions, and Madara created a Susanoo clone to face the two fighters.
• After Susanoo repelled Might Duy’s attacks, Might Guy and Might Duy gathered their strength and formed a pincer attack against Madara.

Liumu contained Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu after Might Guy and Might Duy defeated Madara's Susanoo at the cost of their bodies, then arranged for the two men to receive medical care. Back with the Konoha forces, he encountered an Impure World Reincarnation who looked remarkably like him, and a ninja identified the stranger as Teacher Jinshi.

• Might Guy and Might Duy struck Madara Uchiha with Night Guy and Night Duy, cracking his Susanoo before their bodies collapsed from the Eight Gates.
• Liumu trapped Madara's scattered Impure World Reincarnation papers in seawater and forced Heluo tails into Guy and Duy to keep them alive.
• Black Zetsu emerged and tried to pull Madara underground, but Liumu imprisoned him in the water prison too.
• Liumu sent Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga to take Guy and Duy to Tsunade, then returned to the Konoha contingent with Madara and Black Zetsu contained.
• A strange ninja with a face resembling Liumu's appeared among the allied forces, and a Konoha ninja recognized him as Teacher Jinshi.

In Year 72 of Konoha, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura received a potentially dangerous investigation mission along the Land of Grass and Land of Lightning border, while Sasuke was assured he could still attend Itachi’s wedding. Liumu wandered into Uchiha territory and watched Obito training the young clan members.

• Minato assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to investigate strange tremors with Yamato leading, warning that the mission could reach S-rank and would involve Kumogakure.
• Sasuke worried he would miss Itachi’s wedding, but Minato clarified that the investigation squad had not yet been finalized and Sasuke would have time to attend.
• Minato told Liumu that Han was pregnant with their second child, and Liumu joked that Minato and Kushina should have another child too.
• Liumu strolled through Konoha and found Obito teaching Taijutsu to young Uchiha clan members near the Police Force headquarters.
• After training, Obito spotted Liumu, greeted him with a smile, and walked over.

Liumu spent the day talking with Obito, then joined Naruto at the Uchiha residence to discuss combining Nine-Tails Mode with Susanoo. With Itachi’s wedding approaching, Fugaku and the others listened as Liumu encouraged them to test Naruto’s idea.

• Liumu and Obito sat together in the Police Force courtyard, talking as the children played nearby.
• Rin arrived to see Obito, and Liumu left them together before meeting Naruto, who had come to find Sasuke Uchiha.
• Naruto told Liumu he wanted to combine Nine-Tails Mode with Sasuke’s Susanoo.
• Liumu accompanied Naruto to Fugaku’s home, where the Uchiha were preparing for Itachi’s wedding.
• Naruto explained his idea to Fugaku, Sasuke Uchiha, and Itachi, and Liumu urged them to try it, saying it might reduce the strain of using Susanoo.

Liumu took Naruto and Sasuke to the Hinterlands to test their combined Nine-Tails and Susanoo technique, then challenged them to combine Kagutsuchi with Rasenshuriken. After hours of practice, their chakra control began to improve, but they were nearly out of chakra when they attempted the combination again.

• Liumu brought Naruto, Sasuke, Shisui, and Fugaku to the Hinterlands and sealed off the training area with the Sea God Domain.
• Naruto and Sasuke successfully combined Nine-Tails Mode and Susanoo, creating an armored Nine-Tails that protected them both.
• Liumu proposed combining Sasuke's Kagutsuchi with Naruto's Rasenshuriken, but their first attempt failed and Liumu shielded them with waves.
• Naruto and Sasuke refused to give up and practiced for several hours while Liumu asked Shisui to tell Han and Muhan he would be home late.
• Naruto and Sasuke tried again with little chakra left, calling out Kagutsuchi and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

After Naruto and Sasuke successfully combined their powers to unleash a devastating attack, Liumu realized that his overwhelming strength made him feel out of place in a peaceful world. He asked Han to leave Konoha with him for Ice Island, and she agreed; they planned to depart the next day.

• Liumu, Sasuke, and Naruto combined Kagutsuchi with Naruto's Rasenshuriken and sent the attack crashing into the sea.
• Liumu reflected that his actions had changed the war and Konoha, but his unmatched power might become a source of fear now that peace seemed possible.
• Liumu returned home and told Han that he wanted to leave Konoha for Ice Island in the Land of Water.
• Han agreed to go with Liumu and said she would prepare, while he decided they would leave tomorrow.