Recaps

Ning Feng and Orochimaru discussed researching the Box of Ultimate Bliss and whether Ryuzetsu’s clan technique could help revive Nagato, before Orochimaru privately warned that Kabuto might be plotting to become the Sage of Six Paths. The chapter left Ning Feng wondering whether Orochimaru was also scheming against him as Madara searched near the border of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

• Ning Feng concluded that Madara Uchiha had reason to investigate the Box of Ultimate Bliss and told Orochimaru to study it without rushing.
• Ning Feng asked whether Ryuzetsu’s Dragon Life Reincarnation technique could be taught to others, but Ryuzetsu explained that it was a clan-exclusive Kekkei Genkai and secret art.
• Orochimaru asked to study Ryuzetsu’s technique, but Ning Feng told him to wait because Ryuzetsu was reluctant.
• Orochimaru privately told Ning Feng that Kabuto Yakushi had mastered and improved Sage Mode and seemed to be preparing to make a move against Madara Uchiha.
• Orochimaru reported that Madara had been spotted near the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning and might be seeking something to use against Ning Feng.
• Ning Feng considered exploiting a conflict between Kabuto and Madara, then wondered whether Orochimaru was plotting against him as well.

Ning Feng warned Orochimaru against betrayal before turning his attention toward Madara Uchiha. In Konoha, Shisui Uchiha proposed using Kotoamatsukami to end the conflict and prepared to seek permission to travel to Amegakure.

• Ning Feng’s chakra pressure convinced Orochimaru to deny ever planning to betray him, and Ning Feng told him to continue his experiments.
• Ning Feng looked toward the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning as he considered Madara Uchiha.
• Uchiha Itachi told Shisui Uchiha that people in Amegakure said Ning Feng had driven Madara Uchiha back, and Shisui marveled at Ning Feng’s strength.
• Shisui Uchiha suggested using Kotoamatsukami on Madara Uchiha to end the battle, and Uchiha Itachi agreed the technique could prevent further casualties.
• Shisui Uchiha said he would go to Amegakure, but Uchiha Itachi reminded him they needed the Fourth Hokage’s permission; Shisui then challenged Itachi to a match.

Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha sparred, and Shisui discovered that Itachi’s shuriken skills, Fire Release, and chakra capacity had improved. The match was left unresolved when Shisui attacked Itachi from behind with Uchiha Style: Gale Sword.

• Shisui credited the Fourth Hokage with guiding him as his Sharingan developed the Three-Tomoe pattern.
• Uchiha Itachi opened the sparring match with a rapid barrage of shuriken, which Shisui countered with the Great Fireball Technique.
• Shisui used his Body Flicker Technique to create numerous figures, but Itachi answered with another Great Fireball that destroyed nearly half of them.
• Shisui noticed Itachi’s increased strength, which came from Ning Feng’s modified cells healing his ailments and improving his chakra reserves.
• Shisui launched the Great Dragon Fire Technique and sword attacks from both sides, then struck at Itachi from behind with Uchiha Style: Gale Sword.

After seeing Shisui arrive in Amegakure, Ning Feng realized Kotoamatsukami could help him control Madara Uchiha and end the war. Meanwhile, Madara pressed Kabuto about his research, as Kabuto secretly investigated White Zetsu and the Uchiha and Senju bloodlines.

• Shisui and Uchiha Itachi fought until Shisui called a halt, impressed by Itachi's faster hand seals and improved strength.
• Ning Feng learned Shisui was coming to Amegakure and realized Kotoamatsukami might let him control Madara Uchiha and achieve his war plan.
• Shisui entered the room, embraced Ning Feng, and promised to help end the war on the next battlefield.
• At the Underground Base in the Land of Lightning, Madara questioned Kabuto about his progress studying White Zetsu.
• Kabuto continued researching White Zetsu and Madara's samples, hoping to uncover the secrets of the Uchiha and Senju bloodlines and improve his own body.

Kabuto Yakushi experimented on White Zetsu to strengthen Madara Uchiha, while Madara worried that their forces were weakening and their allies might surrender. When Ning Feng learned that a mysterious man resembling Orochimaru was leading White Zetsu at the border, he suspected Kabuto and went to investigate with Shisui Uchiha.

• Kabuto Yakushi continued experimenting on White Zetsu to draw out the Hashirama cells in Madara Uchiha, but another test subject failed.
• Madara Uchiha warned Kabuto Yakushi that Iwagakure was considering peace and Kumogakure had learned its Raikage was being controlled.
• Kabuto Yakushi urged Madara Uchiha to keep Ōnoki fighting, fearing Iwagakure's surrender would prompt Kumogakure to follow.
• An Anbu member told Ning Feng that White Zetsu had appeared at the Kumogakure-Amegakure border under the command of a glasses-wearing man resembling Orochimaru.
• Ning Feng suspected the stranger was Kabuto Yakushi and hurried to the battlefield with Shisui Uchiha to investigate.

Kabuto Yakushi tried to use White Zetsu and reanimated Iwagakure ninja to stall Amegakure while Madara Uchiha integrated new cells. Ning Feng arrived before Kabuto could delay him, and Kabuto ordered a barrage of Earth Release defenses.

• Kabuto Yakushi assessed Amegakure’s approaching forces and chose to rely on reanimated Iwagakure ninja to set up defenses rather than attack.
• Kabuto Yakushi and Black Zetsu waited for Amegakure to make a move, hoping to buy Madara Uchiha time to integrate the cells.
• Ning Feng appeared before the White Zetsu army, alarming Kabuto Yakushi and Black Zetsu.
• Ning Feng searched the army for Madara Uchiha but found no sign of him and noted that he could reach any battlefield using Flying Thunder God marks.
• Kabuto Yakushi ordered the reanimated ninja to raise continuous Earth Release walls and prisons between Ning Feng and the army.

Ning Feng broke through Kabuto Yakushi’s massive earthen barrier and countered Kabuto’s Sage Art techniques with his Rinnegan ability, Void. He advanced on Kabuto unharmed, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Ning Feng used two lightning-infused sword slashes to cleave Kabuto Yakushi’s layered earthen wall in half.
• Ning Feng charged Kabuto, who activated Sage Art: White Rage Technique to attack him with vibrations, blinding light, and sound.
• Ning Feng used his Rinnegan ability, Void, to avoid the effects of White Rage Technique, shocking Kabuto.
• Kabuto used Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation to make the ground sprout spears at Ning Feng, but Ning Feng remained unharmed in his Void state.

Madara Uchiha arrived after fusing with Ning Feng’s cells, which dramatically increased his strength and let him trade blows with Ning Feng. Madara then attacked with Great Fire Annihilation, and Ning Feng prepared to absorb the chakra with his Rinnegan.

• Kabuto Yakushi tried to summon Tobirama Senju and retreat as Ning Feng ignored his attacks and advanced.
• Madara Uchiha appeared on a stone pillar, and Kabuto Yakushi withdrew while Ning Feng greeted Madara and noticed his familiar chakra.
• Madara Uchiha revealed his increased strength after fusing with Ning Feng’s cells and blocked Ning Feng’s Iaido attack with his tachi.
• Ning Feng and Madara Uchiha exchanged sword strikes evenly, and Madara began to counterattack as their physical strength proved comparable.
• Madara Uchiha leaped back and unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, while Ning Feng prepared to absorb the attack with his Rinnegan.

Madara Uchiha fought Ning Feng after gaining a major boost from Ning Feng's transplanted cells, matching him in strength and recovering chakra at an astonishing rate. Their duel continued to escalate, while Kabuto Yakushi and Black Zetsu watched from the sidelines.

• Ning Feng struggled to absorb Madara Uchiha's Great Fire Annihilation and realized Madara's strength had risen enough to threaten him.
• Madara Uchiha clashed blades with Ning Feng, coating his sword in Fire Nature Chakra and forcing Ning Feng to retreat with his Kusanagi Sword scorched.
• Kabuto Yakushi told Black Zetsu that Madara Uchiha had taken Hashirama Senju away to use as a vessel, while privately considering the potential of Ning Feng's cells.
• Madara Uchiha and Ning Feng traded powerful sword auras, and Black Zetsu concluded that Kabuto Yakushi had genuinely strengthened Madara.
• The surrounding White Zetsu withdrew as Ning Feng and Madara Uchiha continued their fierce duel in the empty center of the battlefield.

Ning Feng and Shisui Uchiha used Ning Feng’s battle with Madara Uchiha to create an opening for Kotoamatsukami. Shisui’s technique succeeded, and Ning Feng released the eight tailed beasts as Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi tried to understand what had happened.

• Ning Feng and Madara Uchiha paused after an exhausting clash, while Ning Feng talked to Madara and recovered chakra to distract him.
• Shisui Uchiha seized the opening and activated Kotoamatsukami on Madara Uchiha as his chakra ran low.
• Under Shisui’s control, Madara Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and told Ning Feng that Kotoamatsukami had succeeded.
• Ning Feng released the eight tailed beasts, which emerged meekly and waited for his judgment.
• Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi watched in confusion and wondered whether Ning Feng and Madara Uchiha had made a deal.

Ning Feng sealed all nine tailed beasts into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Madara Uchiha revealed he had only pretended to be controlled and used the statue to become the Sage of Six Paths. Ning Feng and Shisui tried to escape, but Obito Uchiha arrived just as they were preparing to leave.

• Ning Feng sealed the tailed beasts into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and ordered Madara Uchiha to cancel his summoning contract.
• Madara Uchiha resisted Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami, revealed he had been pretending to be controlled, and began sealing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Ning Feng realized Madara Uchiha was becoming the Sage of Six Paths and decided to flee with Shisui Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha emerged as the Sage of Six Paths, and Ning Feng used Flying Thunder God to reach Shisui Uchiha and prepare their escape.
• Obito Uchiha appeared through a spatial fluctuation and was shocked to learn that Madara Uchiha had already become the Sage of Six Paths.

Ning Feng escaped Madara Uchiha and encountered Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who passed his complete power and legacy to him. As Ning Feng became the third true Sage of Six Paths, Madara prepared to unleash the God Tree and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to escape after Ning Feng explained that Madara Uchiha had become as powerful as him.
• Ning Feng was transported to a lake, where Hagoromo Otsutsuki revealed himself as the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki passed his power to Ning Feng, awakening his nine-tomoe Rinnegan and mastery of Yin-Yang Release.
• Ning Feng gained the Sage of Six Paths' complete legacy and began creating Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Madara Uchiha prepared to make the God Tree bloom and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Black Zetsu watched approvingly.

Ning Feng confronted Madara Uchiha after reaching Six Paths Level and gaining the Mind’s Eye skill, which let him dodge and counterattack automatically. Their battle left Madara increasingly overwhelmed, while Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi watched in shock.

• Ning Feng appeared behind Madara Uchiha with Six Paths power and revealed that he had gained the Mind’s Eye skill from a system reward.
• Ning Feng attacked Madara Uchiha with the Wish Sword, and Madara blocked the strike with his Six Paths Staff.
• Ning Feng’s automatic dodges and relentless counters drove Madara Uchiha backward and left him struggling to understand Ning Feng’s fighting style.
• Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi spotted the battle and realized that Ning Feng was another Six Paths powerhouse.
• A figure was hurled out of the dust cloud as Black Zetsu wondered whether Ning Feng had turned Madara Uchiha’s scheme against him.

Ning Feng extracted the Ten-Tails from Madara Uchiha and sealed it inside himself, becoming its Jinchuriki. He defeated Madara and killed Black Zetsu, while Kabuto Yakushi remained nearby.

• Ning Feng overwhelmed Madara Uchiha and began extracting the Ten-Tails from his body.
• Ning Feng sealed the Ten-Tails inside himself, using his contracts with the tailed beasts to control it.
• Madara lost his Six Paths power after Ning Feng also extracted his own chakra and cells, and Ning Feng pierced Madara's vital points with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Black Zetsu tried to escape with Kabuto Yakushi and threatened Ning Feng, but Ning Feng killed him with Truth-Seeking Orbs.

Ning Feng surpassed the Sage of Six Paths, connected the real world to the Hokage World, and united the Shinobi World under a new Ninja Country. Two years later, he reunited with Minato Namikaze and his family, resurrected the First and Second Hokage, and invited everyone to drink.

• Ning Feng erased Kabuto Yakushi's power and ordered him to return to Amegakure to accept punishment.
• Ning Feng crossed into the real world through a spatial rift and told Professor Xue he could bring people into the Hokage World.
• Ning Feng took Professor Xue and Zhu Qin to the Hokage World, then united the Shinobi World and handed leadership of the Ninja Country to Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze visited Konan with Uchiha Itachi, Shisui Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha, but Konan and Zhu Qin did not know where Ning Feng was.
• Ning Feng arrived with the resurrected First Hokage and Second Hokage, transported everyone to the wilderness, and invited them to drink.