Chapter Summaries

Deva Path Pain used Planetary Devastation to trap Shengu Xuan and pull Konoha’s ruins and survivors into a massive celestial body. Shengu Xuan broke its gravity core with the Ox Talisman, saved the falling ninjas, and turned his attention toward Nagato.

• Deva Path Pain spent Nagato’s remaining life force to create Planetary Devastation above Konoha, pulling the village’s ruins and survivors into the sky.
• Tsunade, Might Guy, Shikaku Nara, and the other surviving ninjas were pinned to the growing sphere as they watched Shengu Xuan get drawn inside.
• Protected by the Dog Talisman, Shengu Xuan battered the gravity core with the Ox Talisman’s strength until he shattered it with a final punch.
• The celestial body broke apart, and Shengu Xuan used Dai Gui’s Black Chi to guide the falling debris safely into the crater.
• Shengu Xuan located the paper-covered tree concealing Nagato and announced that he was coming to find him.

Shengu Xuan found Nagato’s real body and was about to kill him when Naruto arrived and tried to reach him through their shared connection to Jiraiya. The chapter ended as Shengu Xuan demanded Nagato choose between believing in Naruto’s vision of peace and facing certain death.

• Shengu Xuan broke into the Divine Paper Tree, defeated Konan’s paper attack, and found Nagato’s frail body inside the life-support machine.
• Shengu Xuan prepared to kill Nagato, but Naruto and Jiraiya arrived, and Naruto recognized Nagato as Jiraiya’s former disciple.
• Naruto confronted Nagato about his crimes and recounted his own hardships, arguing that peace could not be achieved through destruction and pain.
• Shengu Xuan gave Naruto three minutes to convince Nagato, and Naruto showed him Jiraiya’s book, Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Ninja.
• Nagato wept as Naruto spoke, but Shengu Xuan ended the time limit and demanded that Nagato choose between believing in peace or being killed.

Nagato chose to believe in Naruto and used Rinne Rebirth to restore the people killed in Konoha, dying in the process. Konan left with Nagato and Yahiko’s bodies as Shengu Xuan gained Hsi Wu’s Black Chi and began to float.

• Nagato rejected Shengu Xuan’s demand to choose between death and redemption, told Naruto he believed in him, and began using Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Nagato’s technique revived the Konoha shinobi and civilians killed during Pain’s invasion, and they credited Shengu Xuan with saving them.
• Nagato died after completing the technique, while Naruto and Jiraiya watched and Konan mourned over his body.
• Konan thanked Naruto and Shengu Xuan, declared that the Akatsuki no longer existed, and left Amegakure carrying Nagato and Yahiko’s bodies.
• Shengu Xuan gained Hsi Wu’s Black Chi and began floating as he realized it gave him the power to control the sky.

Shengu Xuan returned to Konoha after defeating Pain and was worshipped by the revived villagers as their savior. As Tsunade and the Konoha High Command grappled with his growing influence, envoys from the four great Shinobi Villages arrived demanding to see him.

• Shengu Xuan discovered that Hsi Wu's black chi let him fly and control the wind and clouds, then headed back to Konoha with Naruto and Jiraiya.
• Konoha's survivors greeted Shengu Xuan with fanatical worship, believing he had performed the miracle that brought them back to life.
• Shengu Xuan told the kneeling crowd to rebuild the village, and they eagerly obeyed as he went home.
• Tsunade questioned Jiraiya about the events in Amegakure and learned how Shengu Xuan had forced Nagato to revive the dead.
• An Anbu ninja told Tsunade that envoys from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure had arrived and demanded to see Shengu Xuan.

After the four great shinobi villages demanded an explanation for Konoha’s destruction and miraculous restoration, Shengu Xuan rejected their demands and declared that he would rule Konoha. He then confronted their envoys with a terrifying storm, leaving them to face his question from the sky.

• An Anbu Ninja told Tsunade and Konoha’s leaders that envoys from the four great shinobi villages wanted an explanation from Shengu Xuan.
• Shengu Xuan appeared and dismissed the envoys’ demands, then told Tsunade she was no longer Hokage and announced that he would control Konoha.
• Shengu Xuan turned his attention toward the envoys at Konoha’s entrance and unleashed a vast storm over the village.
• A bolt of lightning struck near the envoys, terrifying them as Shengu Xuan’s voice asked, “Were you looking for me?”

Shengu Xuan spared the four village envoys and agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron. At the summit, he crushed Raikage A’s finger bones, just as the masked Akatsuki figure appeared and introduced himself as Madara Uchiha.

• Shengu Xuan prepared to kill the four village envoys for insulting him, but Tsunade and Jiraiya urged him to spare them and attend the Five Kage Summit.
• Shengu Xuan accepted the invitation and said he would go to the summit on his own terms.
• Three days later, Tsunade, Shengu Xuan, Kakashi, Naruto, and two ANBU guards arrived at Mifune Castle, where the other four Kage had gathered.
• Raikage A confronted Shengu Xuan, who caught his punch between two fingers and crushed his finger bones.
• A masked Akatsuki member appeared in the meeting hall and introduced himself as Madara Uchiha.

Obito appeared at the Five Kage Summit as Madara Uchiha, announced the Eye of the Moon Plan, and declared the Fourth Shinobi World War. Shengu Xuan challenged him and exposed his true identity, cracking his mask.

• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha and confronted Shengu Xuan, who explained that Nagato had chosen to use his power to revive Konoha's dead.
• Obito told the Five Kage that he planned to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and demanded the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, threatening war if they refused.
• Obito declared war and revealed that he had a hundred thousand White Zetsu and an army of resurrected shinobi through Kabuto Yakushi's Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shengu Xuan mocked Obito's plan as an attempt to live in a dream with the girl he loved, making Obito visibly lose his composure.
• Shengu Xuan identified the masked man as Obito Uchiha and said his Sharingan belonged to him, causing a crack to split the mask.

Shengu Xuan exposed Obito Uchiha’s identity and memories, then overwhelmed his Kamui before declaring that he alone could handle the Fourth Shinobi World War. He left the Five Kage and their allies crushed by his aura, with no one daring to challenge his claim.

• Shengu Xuan revealed that the masked man was Obito Uchiha and recounted how Madara Uchiha had manipulated him over Rin Nohara’s death, shocking Kakashi and enraging Obito.
• Obito attacked Shengu Xuan with Kamui, but Shengu Xuan’s control over space nullified the technique and left Obito despairing.
• Shengu Xuan dismissed Ōnoki’s proposal to form the Allied Shinobi Forces and said the Five Kage were too weak to negotiate with him.
• Shengu Xuan released his Demon Black Chi aura, forcing Naruto to the ground and leaving the Five Kage and others struggling to stand.
• After easing the pressure, Shengu Xuan asked whether anyone still objected to his claim that he alone was enough.

Shengu Xuan crushed Raikage A and Ōnoki’s resistance, then forced the remaining Kage to submit before revealing that his Shendu Template had reached full progress. He turned his attention to Obito, exposed his identity, and left him terrified as the next target.

• Raikage A and Ōnoki defied Shengu Xuan, but he trapped the Raikage in agonizing gravity and dragged Ōnoki into the earth, overpowering even his Dust Release.
• Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Tsunade knelt in submission, and Shengu Xuan forcibly made them stand again while declaring they were not worthy to kneel before him.
• A notification informed Shengu Xuan that the Shendu Template had reached 100% and that the Rooster, Sheep, and Tiger Talismans were being issued.
• Shengu Xuan told Obito Uchiha that he knew his identity and called him by name, leaving Obito shaken and demanding to know what he wanted.

Shengu Xuan gathered all Twelve Talismans and became Shendu, then seized control of the Allied Shinobi Forces and transported several shinobi away for special training. The Five Kage Summit ended with Shengu Xuan gone and Mei Terumi left shaken in the ruined hall.

• Shengu Xuan crushed Obito with his power and integrated the Chicken, Sheep, and Tiger Talismans, completing the set of Twelve.
• The Twelve Talismans merged into Shengu Xuan, making him Shendu and granting him the combined powers of the Talismans and the Eight Demons' black chi.
• Shengu Xuan tested his new abilities, projecting his soul across the Shinobi World and discovering monsters emerging underground, a bespectacled man beside coffins, and villagers building a statue of him.
• Shengu Xuan declared the Allied Shinobi Forces established, named himself supreme commander, and ordered the Five Kage to prepare their villages for war.
• Shengu Xuan transported Naruto, Jiraiya, Killer B, Fourth Raikage A, Tsunade, Kakashi, Zetsu, and others away for special training.
• Mei Terumi collapsed in the empty hall, while Ōnoki and Mifune remained behind.

Shengu Xuan took Naruto, Killer B, and the others to Turtle Island and forced Naruto to train in controlling the Nine-Tails’ chakra for his entertainment. After Naruto achieved Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he sensed Kisame hiding inside Samehada, and Shengu Xuan forced the rogue ninja out.

• Shengu Xuan transported the group to Turtle Island, silenced Raikage A, and ordered everyone to watch Naruto and Killer B train.
• When Naruto protested, Shengu Xuan threatened Obito and the Nine-Tails, forcing Naruto to begin training under Killer B’s guidance.
• Naruto entered his Mindscape, where Kushina’s residual chakra appeared and helped him overcome the Nine-Tails’ hatred.
• Naruto used Sage Mode to pull out the Nine-Tails’ chakra and successfully entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Naruto sensed a hostile chakra source inside Samehada, and Shengu Xuan used telekinetic force to eject Kisame Hoshigaki from the sword.

Shengu Xuan defeated Kisame, kept him alive long enough to search his memories, and learned the Akatsuki had prepared a vast army of reanimated fighters. He announced that the war had begun and asked Naruto whether he wanted to go to the battlefield.

• Kisame attacked Shengu Xuan with the Great Shark Bullet Technique, but Shengu Xuan took control of the water and used the enlarged shark to crush him.
• When Kisame tried to kill himself, Shengu Xuan used the Rat Talisman's power to keep him alive and searched his memories.
• Shengu Xuan learned that Obito and Kabuto had prepared a hundred thousand white foot soldiers and nearly ten thousand reanimated warriors, including Nagato.
• Shengu Xuan told the shocked Naruto and Jiraiya that the war had begun, then asked Naruto whether he wanted to go to the battlefield.

As the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against reanimated enemies and a hundred thousand White Zetsu, Shengu Xuan refused to join the fight and went to sleep on Turtle Island. When the White Zetsu launched their full assault, he summoned all nine tribes of the Shadowkhan and sent them into battle.

• Naruto, Raikage A, Killer B, and the others decided to return to the battlefield, but Shengu Xuan opened a spatial gate and said he would sleep before considering a visit.
• Shengu Xuan made Turtle Island his vacation home and fell asleep while the Allied Shinobi Forces received reports of fierce battles and advancing reanimated fighters.
• Raikage A returned to headquarters and ordered sealing squads, medical units, and frontline troops into action.
• A hundred thousand White Zetsu erupted from the ground across the battlefields, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces in despair.
• Shengu Xuan woke to the noise and summoned all nine Shadowkhan tribes behind the Allied forces, ordering them to attack the White Zetsu.

Shengu Xuan unleashed the Shadowkhan, whose forces overwhelmed the White Zetsu and began turning the war around. On Turtle Island, he forced Tobi to send clones after the Impure World Reincarnation army, then told Obito he would send him to Rin immediately, leaving Obito terrified.

• Shengu Xuan opened the shadows beneath the battlefield and unleashed the Shadowkhan, who clashed with and steadily drove back the White Zetsu.
• Shikaku Nara ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces not to attack the black creatures after reports showed they were targeting the White Zetsu.
• Shengu Xuan threatened Tobi and ordered him to send clones to attack those reanimated through Impure World Reincarnation; Tobi complied.
• Shengu Xuan taunted Obito about the failure of his plans and said he would send him to join Rin in the real world, leaving Obito horrified.

Shengu Xuan used the Shadowkhan to turn the tide against the reincarnated shinobi, while capturing Obito and Kabuto Yakushi. He left the Allied Forces to continue the battle and promised to deal with the remaining enemies after he woke from a nap.

• Shengu Xuan refused Obito's plea for death and watched the Shadowkhan battle the reincarnated shinobi.
• Jiraiya recognized that the Shadowkhan were corrupting the reincarnated bodies, and Shikaku ordered the Allied Forces to support them and seal the weakened enemies.
• Shengu Xuan trapped Kabuto Yakushi with shadow arms as the Allied Forces regained their morale and joined the fight.
• Shengu Xuan announced that he had caught Kabuto Yakushi and the black-and-white lump, then vanished from Turtle Island.
• Tsunade, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Raikage A reacted in stunned silence as Shengu Xuan left them to face the remaining reincarnated shinobi.

The Allied Shinobi Forces and the Shadowkhan turned the war in their favor while Shengu Xuan slept on Turtle Island. Kabuto Yakushi was subdued and left dying, but the war continued as the alliance advanced to eliminate the remaining enemies.

• Raikage A, Tsunade, and Shikaku Nara ordered the alliance to target the White Zetsu and seal the weakened reincarnated shinobi, especially Nagato.
• Naruto and Killer B joined Kakashi, Might Guy, and other elite shinobi in battle, helping the Shadowkhan push back the enemy forces.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces advanced as White Zetsu retreated and the Sealing Squads captured and purified reincarnated shinobi.
• Inoichi Yamanaka questioned whether Shengu Xuan was truly asleep, and Shikaku Nara ordered the alliance to finish the war without relying on him.
• Shadow arms restrained Kabuto Yakushi and severed his control over the reincarnated shinobi; Shengu Xuan spoke to him remotely, and Kabuto's body went limp.
• Shengu Xuan rolled over and continued sleeping on Turtle Island while the war remained underway.

Madara Uchiha summoned a massive meteor and sent it crashing toward the battlefield, overwhelming the Allied Forces’ attempts to stop it. Shengu Xuan woke on Turtle Island, appeared above the meteor, and raised a hand to catch it.

• A messenger reported that Madara Uchiha had appeared after Kabuto Yakushi’s life signs vanished, and Madara summoned a meteor from another dimension.
• The meteor grew as it descended, while Allied Forces ninja panicked and Inoichi Yamanaka and Tsunade struggled to find a way to stop it.
• Naruto struck the meteor with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, and Killer B tried to divert it with the Eight-Tails’ tentacles, but neither succeeded.
• Shengu Xuan woke on Turtle Island, identified Madara beneath the meteor, and dismissed the Uchiha’s display as unimpressive.
• Shengu Xuan vanished from Turtle Island and appeared above the falling meteor, then raised his hand and drew on the Ox Talisman’s power.

Shengu Xuan stopped Madara Uchiha’s meteor with one hand, then hurled it back and devastated Madara and Kabuto Yakushi. He left the two enemies wounded in the crater and demanded a reason not to crush them.

• Shengu Xuan caught Madara’s falling meteor with his palm, leaving Naruto, Kakashi, Tsunade, and the allied shinobi stunned.
• Shengu Xuan mocked Madara and threw the meteor back at him, targeting Kabuto Yakushi as well.
• Madara’s Susanoo shattered in the impact, leaving him badly wounded and one eye ruined.
• Kabuto Yakushi was dragged out of invisibility, injured by the meteor, and cut off from the reincarnated bodies.
• Shengu Xuan landed beside the crater and demanded that Madara and Kabuto give him a reason not to crush them.

Madara Uchiha awakened his complete Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed Perfect Susanoo against Shengu Xuan, but Shengu defeated it with living rock and left Madara helpless. Shengu then spotted a fleeing black-and-white figure and vanished after it as the battle continued in the allies’ favor.

• Madara recovered enough to stand, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes, and summoned Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara’s Perfect Susanoo attacked Shengu Xuan with its chakra sword, but Shengu brought the rocky ground to life and blocked the strike with a gigantic fist.
• Shengu’s rocky fist disarmed Susanoo, then shattered into fragments that pierced and destroyed its armor, leaving Madara badly wounded on the ground.
• Madara wondered what Shengu was and then laughed in despair, reflecting that he had witnessed a true god before his chakra faded.
• Shengu noticed a black-and-white figure trying to escape and vanished in pursuit.

Shengu Xuan manifested the true forms of the Eight Demons and overwhelmed Madara Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi with their combined powers. He left Madara defeated on Turtle Island and disappeared to confront Black Zetsu about Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Madara asked Kabuto Yakushi to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon the Ten-Tails, believing he could draw on the Tailed Beasts' chakra through Obito.
• Shengu Xuan appeared above the battlefield with the eight demonic apparitions, alarming Naruto and the headquarters leaders with their immense power.
• The Eight Demons restrained Madara, increased gravity across the battlefield, and unleashed their destructive powers against him and Kabuto Yakushi.
• The eight powers shattered Madara's Perfect Susanoo, destroyed Kabuto Yakushi, and left Madara's body and soul severely damaged.
• Shengu Xuan pulled Madara out of the destructive torrent, asked whether he still believed power was the only truth, and heard Madara admit defeat.
• Shengu Xuan turned toward the fleeing Black Zetsu and vanished to question him about his true body and Kaguya Otsutsuki, while Madara closed his Sharingan on Turtle Island.