Chapter Summaries

Konan and Jiraiya left to reinforce the Fourth Division and protect Gaara’s sister, while Gaara stayed at headquarters. At the battlefield, Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and drove Madara Uchiha back, proving he could fight at Super Kage level.

• Shikamaru caught Obito Uchiha with the Shadow Imitation Technique, but the reanimated Jinchuriki knocked him and the other fighters away before they could attack.
• Inoichi Yamanaka’s Intelligence Division received calls for help from the First and Fourth Divisions, and Neji, Shino, and Yamato set out to reinforce the First Division.
• Gaara tried to go to the Fourth Division, but Konan stopped him, and Jiraiya volunteered to accompany her and handed Gaara the sealing scroll containing the Demonic Statue’s severed leg.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate, destroyed Madara Uchiha’s small Susanoo and Wood Style Clones, and shattered Madara’s repulsive-force barrier and Susanoo with his attacks.
• Kakashi told the Kage that Xia Mu had learned the Eight Gates and had once nearly beaten Orochimaru with the Sixth Gate, leaving Raikage Ai and Ōnoki hopeful about Xia Mu.

Xia Mu and Tenten joined the battle after Might Guy was forced to withdraw, and Xia Mu combined Flying Thunder God with the Eight Gates to pressure Madara Uchiha. The chapter ended with Tenten using her treasured weapons to curse Madara while Xia Mu kept him occupied.

• Might Guy fought Madara Uchiha with the Seventh Gate until the pain overwhelmed him, and Kakashi carried him back to Tsunade for treatment.
• Xia Mu and Tenten stepped forward to face Madara Uchiha, and Xia Mu opened the Sixth Gate while using Flying Thunder God to attack at tremendous speed.
• Xia Mu broke through Madara Uchiha's defenses with a laser-infused kick, but Madara escaped by using a Wood Style Clone.
• Tenten used the Kōkinjō to make Madara Uchiha spit out a Word Spirit, then cut it with the Shichiseiken and absorbed it into the Benihotaru to trigger a curse.
• Madara Uchiha realized Xia Mu and Tenten had coordinated the attack to curse him, while Raikage Ai and Ōnoki celebrated their success.

Xia Mu fought Madara Uchiha with Sage Mode while Tenten’s cursed Six Paths Tool failed to seal him. Elsewhere, Kabuto Yakushi revived Orochimaru and persuaded him to seek the Hokage’s Reanimated Bodies, while Shikamaru looked for a way to stall Obito’s forces.

• Madara Uchiha figured out that saying Hashirama Senju would trigger Tenten’s Word Spirit curse and avoided the phrase, while Xia Mu prepared to fight him.
• Xia Mu activated Sage Mode and used Flying Thunder God to strike Madara Uchiha with a powerful Vortex Boiling Water, but Madara survived by protecting himself with the Rinnegan and Sharingan.
• Xia Mu sent a Water Disc at Madara Uchiha and redirected it toward his waist as the fight continued.
• Kabuto Yakushi revived Orochimaru through Anko Mitarashi’s Heavenly Curse Mark and persuaded him with the prospect of studying the Rinnegan and pursuing Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga.
• Orochimaru agreed to help Kabuto Yakushi but first insisted on going to Konoha’s Uzumaki Shrine to restore his hands and retrieve Sarutobi-sensei’s soul.
• At the First Division’s defensive line, Shikamaru signaled Ino after realizing the Four Violet Flames Formation could help stall Obito Uchiha and the reanimated Jinchuriki.

Shikamaru and the others lured Obito Uchiha into a trap, then stalled him with a staged betrayal until Neji, Shino, and Yamato arrived. The group split up to fight the four Jinchuriki while Neji pinned Obito down with attacks designed to hit him when his phasing ended.

• Ino relayed Shikamaru's plan, and Darui, Asuma, Choji, and Ino activated the Four Violet Flames Formation around Obito Uchiha and the four Jinchuriki.
• Obito escaped with Kamui, but Shikamaru caught him with the Shadow Imitation Technique; Obito broke free with Shinra Tensei and prepared to attack the group.
• Shikamaru pretended to betray Naruto's location, while his companions acted outraged, buying time until Badora brought Neji, Shino, and Yamato to the battle.
• Obito realized he had been deceived and transformed the four Jinchuriki into Tailed Beasts; Neji assigned the others to restrain them and took Obito on himself.
• Neji used Gentle Fist: Continuous Divine Air Pointers to attack Obito while he phased, while Shino's insects enveloped the Four-Tails.

Shino and the Allied Shinobi gained the upper hand against Obito Uchiha’s reanimated Jinchuriki, while Ino briefly took control of Obito before his Mangekyo forced her out. At the Fourth Division’s line, Jiraiya defeated Rasa, but Konan then saw the reanimated Yahiko and Nagato approaching.

• Shino’s giant bugs swarmed the Four-Tails and began tearing out its Black Rods as Yamato and Choji struggled against the Six-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Mei Terumi and Chojuro arrived, and Chojuro’s Hiramekarei blast sent the Five-Tails flying while Mei Terumi helped turn the battle around.
• Obito Uchiha’s Shinra Tensei barrier failed against Neji’s Vacuum Palm, and Ino used Mind Transfer to control Obito and immobilize the reanimated Jinchuriki.
• The Allied Shinobi attacked the immobilized Jinchuriki and removed their Black Rods, but Obito’s Mangekyo forced Ino from his body and made her faint.
• Rasa drove back the Fourth Division until Jiraiya arrived and defeated him with his toads’ attacks.
• Konan and Jiraiya saw the reanimated Yahiko and Nagato approaching, and Konan began to cry.

Jiraiya and Konan fought the Reanimated Yahiko and Nagato, and called Tenten for help when Nagato proved too powerful to seal. After arriving on the battlefield, Tenten summoned the Amber Purifying Pot to face him.

• Yahiko and Nagato attacked Jiraiya and Konan against their will, and the two shinobi struggled to subdue them.
• Konan restrained Yahiko with paper and held him while Jiraiya fought Nagato, whose repeated Shinra Tensei kept sending him flying.
• Jiraiya and Tenten agreed to call Tenten for help, while Xia Mu and Madara Uchiha continued battling elsewhere.
• Kakashi brought headquarters' request for Tenten to assist Jiraiya, and she teleported to the Fourth Division's defensive line.
• Tenten arrived, heard that Nagato feared losing control, and summoned the Amber Purifying Pot instead of using her cursed Shichiseiken.

Tenten sealed Nagato and four reanimated Jinchuriki in the Amber Purifying Pot, restoring all nine Tailed Beasts to the Allied Shinobi Forces. Obito escaped, and the allies set out to reinforce Xia Mu’s battle against Madara Uchiha.

• Tenten used the Amber Purifying Pot to seal Nagato after he answered her call, ending the battle at the Fourth Division’s defensive line.
• Jiraiya sealed Yahiko away at Konan’s request, and Tenten rushed back toward the battle against Madara Uchiha.
• At the First Division’s coastal defense line, Yamato removed a Black Rod from Utakata, freeing the reanimated Jinchuriki from Obito Uchiha’s control.
• Tenten arrived and sealed Yugito Nii, Roshi, Han, and Utakata in the Amber Purifying Pot, then escaped with Flying Thunder God as Obito demanded the Tailed Beasts back.
• Neji and the others drove Obito away and headed to protect Tenten, while Kakashi gave the Amber Purifying Pot to Raikage Ai for safekeeping.

Xia Mu and the Allied Shinobi Forces won a temporary victory, capturing four reanimated Jinchuriki and driving Madara Uchiha to withdraw. Madara vowed to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi the next night, leaving the allies to consider how they could stop him.

• Raikage Ai, Tsunade, and Ōnoki agreed that the Kage would protect the four captured tailed beasts while Xia Mu continued fighting Madara Uchiha.
• Xia Mu used Flying Thunder God to redirect Madara Uchiha’s two meteors, and Madara Uchiha cut them apart with Susanoo.
• Black Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Tobi had lost all four reanimated Jinchuriki to Tenten’s Amber Purifying Pot, then escaped Xia Mu’s attack by fleeing underground.
• Raikage Ai revealed that he held the Amber Purifying Pot, and Madara Uchiha threatened to take the Jinchuriki before withdrawing until the following day.
• Madara Uchiha revealed that he planned to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi during the full moon, and Xia Mu suggested clouding the sky to block it.
• Neji and the returning shinobi learned that Madara Uchiha had retreated rather than been killed, and the Allied Shinobi Forces celebrated their temporary victory.

After the Allied Shinobi Forces planned for the coming full-moon assault, Gaara took the Amber Purifying Pot to Mount Myōboku to hide a tailed beast. Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha prepared their own attack, unaware that the Jinchuriki had already been moved.

• After the battle, Xia Mu brought everyone back to headquarters, then rested with Tenten while the Kage held a strategy meeting.
• Gaara suggested hiding on Mount Myōboku, and the Kage agreed that he should take the Amber Purifying Pot there.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima, who used Reverse Summoning to send Gaara to Mount Myōboku.
• Madara Uchiha rebuked Obito Uchiha for underestimating the Allied Shinobi Forces and losing the tailed beasts.
• Black Zetsu reported that the Jinchuriki might be on the Island Turtle, so Madara Uchiha ordered Obito Uchiha and himself to attack headquarters while Black Zetsu searched for them.
• Madara Uchiha asked where Kabuto Yakushi was, but Obito Uchiha said he did not know and blamed Black Zetsu for handling their dealings with him.

Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru revived the four Hokage and took them to join Madara Uchiha’s side in the Fourth Shinobi World War. The Allied Shinobi Forces faced Madara and Obito Uchiha, and the chapter ended as the Five Kage attacked Madara while Gamabunta struggled against his Susanoo.

• Orochimaru used the Uzumaki shrine ritual to recover his hands and summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kabuto Yakushi told the revived Hokage that he and Orochimaru served Madara Uchiha and would take them to fight the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces gathered around headquarters, while Xia Mu and Tenten ate sunflower seeds and the Kage prepared for battle.
• Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha arrived, and Madara demanded that the Allied Shinobi Forces surrender the Tailed Beasts before charging at Xia Mu.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces attacked Madara with Water and Lightning Release, but his Susanoo withstood their assault and his Fire Release forced the Five Kage to intervene.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta and attacked in Sage Mode, but Madara’s Susanoo overpowered Gamabunta’s blade.

Kakashi and the young shinobi forced Obito Uchiha onto the defensive while the Five Kage failed to overcome Madara Uchiha. Xia Mu took over and battled Madara Uchiha with his sword and techniques, ending the chapter as an Electromagnetic Cannon explosion swallowed Madara Uchiha.

• Kakashi led Neji, Shino, Kurotsuchi, Darui, Chojuro, and Tenten in attacking Obito Uchiha, whose Kamui and Rinnegan were countered.
• The Raikage A, Ōnoki, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Jiraiya attacked Madara Uchiha but could not defeat him, so they yielded the battlefield to Xia Mu.
• Xia Mu fought Madara Uchiha with the Thousand Blades Demon Blade, lightning, and Water Release, then struck him with Storm Release: Light Fang.
• Xia Mu evaded Madara Uchiha's Wood Release with Flying Thunder God and fired an Electromagnetic Cannon at him.
• Madara Uchiha met the Electromagnetic Cannon with repulsive force, but Xia Mu increased its power and caused a blast that engulfed him.

Tenten captured Madara Uchiha with Benihotaru after he forgot about her Word Spirit curse, while Kabuto Yakushi arrived with Orochimaru and the four Reanimated Hokage. As the Allied Shinobi Forces faced the newcomers, Xia Mu confronted Kabuto about the truth behind Yakushi Nonō’s death, leaving Kabuto shaken by the memory.

• Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru arrived with the four Reanimated Hokage as Obito Uchiha struggled against the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces recognized Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze, and realized they had been summoned as enemies.
• Madara Uchiha excitedly called out to Hashirama Senju, forgot Tenten still had Benihotaru aimed at him, and was pulled into the gourd.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces celebrated Tenten’s capture of Madara, while the Hokage learned that she was Xia Mu’s girlfriend.
• The two sides faced off, and Orochimaru admitted he had joined Kabuto Yakushi to study Neji Hyuga’s Tenseigan.
• Xia Mu told Kabuto that Danzo had arranged for Yakushi Nonō to kill him, causing Kabuto to recall the moment he had killed his adoptive mother without recognizing her.

Xia Mu and the Allied Shinobi Forces fought Orochimaru’s resurrected Hokage and Kabuto Yakushi’s allies in a chaotic battle. Xia Mu briefly trapped Hashirama Senju with a Wood Release ambush, but Orochimaru’s precaution let Hashirama escape before he could be sealed.

• Xia Mu provoked Kabuto Yakushi by reminding him of Yakushi Nonō, then attacked him, but Hashirama Senju blocked the finishing blow and resumed their fight.
• Orochimaru led Guren, Hozuki Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin against Neji, while Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata moved to protect him; Shino targeted Kabuto Yakushi.
• Tenten used the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Kakashi broke through Minato Namikaze’s defense to confront Obito Uchiha and Raikage Ai challenged Minato.
• Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Chojuro, and others fought Tobirama Senju as the Allied Shinobi Forces prepared to support the battles.
• Xia Mu distracted Hashirama Senju with a question about Tsunade’s boyfriend, bound him with Wood Release, and attempted to seal him in a coffin.
• A snake emerged from the coffin and pulled Hashirama Senju free, prompting Xia Mu to accuse Orochimaru of ruining his plan.

The Allied Shinobi Forces lost their advantage when Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God to reach Mount Myōboku and bring Gaara back with the scroll containing the Amber Purifying Pot. Obito Uchiha used the pot to restore four Tailed Beasts to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, turning the battle in the enemy’s favor.

• Hashirama Senju escaped Xia Mu’s Evil Sealing Wave, while Tsunade attacked Tobirama Senju and Neji split Orochimaru apart, only for Orochimaru to emerge from his corpse again.
• Shino’s insect swarms pushed Kabuto Yakushi into danger, and Hozuki Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin joined the fight to help him.
• Orochimaru revealed that Minato Namikaze could reach Mount Myōboku, and Obito Uchiha forced Minato to travel there and capture the hidden Jinchuriki.
• Minato returned with Gaara, but Black Zetsu seized the scroll containing the Amber Purifying Pot and threw it to Obito Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and fed it the pot, restoring the Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails as the statue targeted Gaara.

The Allied Shinobi Forces faced a worsening crisis after Obito Uchiha revealed that Black Zetsu had found the Island Turtle, while Hashirama Senju fought Gaara and Xia Mu. The chapter ended with Ōnoki urging Xia Mu to conserve his strength and remain ready to evacuate the Jinchuriki.

• Tenten and Jiraiya sealed Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Benihotaru after he declared himself Hokage over Danzo.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that Madara Uchiha had been sealed, and Black Zetsu revealed he had located the Island Turtle.
• Raikage Ai sent Darui, Samui, Atsui, and Akatsuchi to target Black Zetsu, while Gaara joined the fight against Hashirama Senju.
• Hashirama Senju summoned a giant Wood Release Buddha, and Xia Mu used his own Wood Buddha to fight him as Gaara attacked with Shukaku.
• Ōnoki joined Xia Mu and Gaara, then told Xia Mu to conserve his strength in case he needed to evacuate the Jinchuriki.

Xia Mu’s side pressed the battle while Tenten, Jiraiya, and Konan moved to test whether the Benihotaru could seal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Obito Uchiha sent Minato Namikaze toward the Island Turtle to establish a Flying Thunder God mark, and Xia Mu vanished in pursuit as Obito moved to stop Tenten’s team.

• Neji and the Hyuga Clan overwhelmed Orochimaru, while Shino’s insects drained Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo of their Chakra and drove Kabuto Yakushi to flee toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Tenten convinced Jiraiya and Konan to prioritize survival and outlined a plan to test the Benihotaru and, if needed, mark the statue with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu Formula.
• Tenten’s attack delayed Kabuto Yakushi, but he escaped the statue’s Black Rods by shedding his skin and reaching its top beside Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu decided to send Minato Namikaze to the Island Turtle to place a Flying Thunder God mark, while postponing their attempt to capture Gaara.
• Orochimaru ordered Minato Namikaze to go, and Minato escaped Raikage Ai with the Flying Thunder God Technique; Xia Mu then disappeared as well.
• Obito Uchiha moved to block Tenten’s team, Shino confronted him with insects, and Obito used Shinra Tensei to scatter Tenten’s Sealed Kunai.

Tenten temporarily restrained the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Xia Mu brought the hidden Jinchuriki to the battlefield and assigned them to support the Allied Shinobi Forces. The fight continued on multiple fronts, with Xia Mu facing Hashirama Senju and Neji overpowering Orochimaru.

• Tenten used the Kōkinjō to make the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path spit out the Word Spirit, but Kabuto Yakushi knocked away her attack and Obito Uchiha drove her back.
• Xia Mu retrieved Naruto, Sasuke, Killer B, and the other Jinchuriki, warned them about the enemy’s strength, and brought them to the battlefield.
• Shikamaru assigned Killer B to fight alongside Raikage Ai, Naruto and Sasuke to attack the Demonic Statue, and Fuu to join Shino.
• Xia Mu returned to face Hashirama Senju while Gaara and Ōnoki went to assist the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Neji lifted Orochimaru with gravity and blasted him apart with repulsive force after Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi stopped Guren.

Tenten used one hundred million Explosive Tags to blow off the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s remaining leg, prompting the Allied Shinobi Forces to regroup for another attack. Black Zetsu returned to find the statue crippled and learned that Tenten could seal it with the Six Paths Tools, leaving him wary as the battle continued.

• Neji discovered that Orochimaru had escaped inside an empty shell and went to assist the others.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto joined Obito to stop Tenten from cutting off the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s Word Spirit.
• Tenten teleported one hundred million Explosive Tags to the statue’s thigh and detonated them, destroying its remaining leg while Obito escaped unharmed.
• Tenten and Konan resolved to bomb the statue further, while Kakashi, Jiraiya, Shino, and Konan formed a squad to attack it again.
• Tobirama praised Tenten’s attack, and Tsunade revealed that Tenten had learned his Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tag Technique.
• Black Zetsu returned with Minato and learned that Tenten had crippled the statue and could seal it with the Shichiseiken, making him wary of her.

The Allied Shinobi Forces seized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's severed leg and attacked the statue with four Tailed Beasts. As Tenten's team withdrew and Jiraiya faced Minato Namikaze over Benihotaru, Shikaku Nara's forces began trapping the statue in a pit filled with lime.

• Darui's assassination squad attacked Black Zetsu, but Minato Namikaze arrived to protect him while Neji and Kabuto Yakushi struggled over the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's severed leg.
• Neji sent the severed leg to Sasuke and Naruto, and Sasuke sealed it in a scroll that Shikamaru carried to the Allied Shinobi Forces' rear.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then Fuu and Gaara joined them and helped knock it back.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Minato Namikaze to seize Benihotaru, but Minato warned Tenten's team instead, prompting Tenten, Jiraiya, and Konan to protect it.
• Shikamaru ordered Tenten's and Darui's teams to retreat, and Jiraiya stayed behind to face Minato Namikaze as the Allied Shinobi Forces advanced.
• Under Shikaku Nara's command, Earth Release shinobi dug a massive pit beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and filled it with lime.

The Allied Forces’ attempt to trap the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path failed, and the statue transformed into the Ten-Tails after absorbing four Tailed Beasts. As the battle continued, Xia Mu confronted Hashirama Senju over the harm caused by capturing and sealing the Tailed Beasts, then resumed attacking him.

• The Allied Forces encased the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in concrete, but it broke free, so Shikamaru rallied the troops and Shikaku ordered Kirigakure and Sunagakure ninja to create and clear a mist screen.
• Neji attacked Obito Uchiha while Hyuga Hiashi and other fighters engaged Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi; Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze fought while Minato deliberately kept Jiraiya occupied.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, and Fuu fired Tailed Beast Bombs at the statue, but it batted them away, transformed into the Ten-Tails, and let Obito take control through a tube connected to his head.
• Xia Mu told Hashirama Senju that humans’ capture and sealing of the Tailed Beasts had fueled their resentment, then struck Hashirama and attacked him with Water Discs.