Chapter Summaries

White Zetsu and Obito Uchiha disrupted the Five Kage Summit, and Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War after the Kage rejected his Moon Eye Plan. Tsunade then revealed a scroll describing the hidden history behind the plan, leaving the assembled leaders stunned.

• White Zetsu appeared at the summit and demanded the remaining Jinchuriki, but Raikage Ai killed him; Xia Mu and Ao warned the others about the parasitic spores and helped them remove them.
• Obito Uchiha entered with a Rinnegan and repelled Raikage Ai and Killer B's Double Lariat, then absorbed Ōnoki's Dust Release and blasted him away.
• Xia Mu challenged Obito Uchiha, who explained the Moon Eye Plan and tried to persuade the leaders to support it.
• Gaara, Mei Terumi, Raikage Ai, and Xia Mu rejected the plan, so Obito Uchiha declared the Fourth Shinobi World War and disappeared.
• After Mei Terumi questioned Tsunade, Tsunade presented a scroll revealing the history of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, Black Zetsu, and the manipulation behind the Bloody Mist Incident.
• Raikage Ai, Ōnoki, Gaara, and the others reacted with disbelief as they read the scroll's revelations.

Konan watched Nagato die after Obito Uchiha stole his Rinnegan, then vowed to seek Jiraiya and atone for their mistakes. As Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi prepared their plans, the Five Kage Summit turned to strategy, and Xia Mu urged the Kage to take the initiative against their enemies.

• Konan carried Nagato to safety, where he regretted their pursuit of peace through absolute power and asked her to find Jiraiya and stop Obito Uchiha.
• Nagato died, and Konan buried him before promising to survive and make amends for their mistakes.
• Obito Uchiha planned to build his forces and create a new Six Paths of Pain, while realizing that Madara Uchiha would need to deal with Xia Mu.
• Kabuto Yakushi implanted the Rinnegan and, after discovering it drained his Chakra, decided to target Sasuke Uchiha for Uchiha blood.
• At the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade and Raikage Ai stressed protecting the Jinchuriki, and Xia Mu recommended killing or sealing Black Zetsu, sealing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and defeating Madara Uchiha.

The Allied Shinobi Forces formed a unified command and organized their divisions while Xia Mu and Tenten accelerated preparations by transporting people, messages, and supplies. At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage confirmed the truth about Kaguya Otsutsuki but could no longer foresee who would save the world, leaving Jiraiya to make his own choices.

• Xia Mu outlined the five priorities for preventing the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the leaders agreed to form the Allied Shinobi Forces under Raikage Ai's command.
• Xia Mu and Tenten used Flying Thunder God techniques to speed up preparations, then asked for the Amber Purifying Pot as their reward, but Raikage Ai refused.
• The leaders assigned commanders to the forces and planned to protect Killer B and Sasuke on the Island Turtle while keeping Naruto and Fuu at Mount Myōboku.
• Jiraiya brought Xia Mu's recorded account of the world's history to the Great Toad Sage, who confirmed that its details about Hagoromo, Hamura, and Kaguya Otsutsuki matched his memories.
• The Great Toad Sage said he could no longer see the future and urged Jiraiya to make his own decisions, leaving Jiraiya feeling lost as he departed.

Jiraiya returned from Mount Myōboku with Naruto and Fuu, only to learn that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun and that Akatsuki had appeared at Konoha. Konan arrived seeking Jiraiya and revealed that Nagato had died, leaving Jiraiya grieving and the others wondering what had happened.

• Jiraiya agreed to return to Konoha with Naruto and Fuu, despite Fukasaku and Shima's warnings.
• An Anbu member told Jiraiya, Naruto, and Fuu that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun.
• Jiraiya learned that Konan had arrived at Konoha's main gate, while Naruto and Fuu slipped away to meet her.
• Konan told Naruto and Fuu that she had left Akatsuki and come to find her teacher, Jiraiya.
• Konan revealed that Nagato had died and that he had sent her to make amends with Jiraiya, who broke down in grief.
• Jiraiya brought Konan to the Hokage's Office and explained to Naruto and Fuu how he had once taught her, Nagato, and Yahiko in the Land of Rain.

Konan told Jiraiya how Nagato died and learned that Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Black Zetsu had manipulated them to pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After Xia Mu brought Jiraiya, Konan, Naruto, and Fuu to Kumogakure with fifty bowls of ramen, Konan agreed to lead Xia Mu and Jiraiya to seal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Konan recounted Nagato's death and asked Jiraiya to let her join the fight against Obito Uchiha; Jiraiya agreed, while Naruto and Fuu also wanted to fight.
• Jiraiya shared a scroll revealing that Madara Uchiha had given Nagato the Rinnegan and that Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu had used the Akatsuki to pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Tsunade learned Jiraiya had brought Naruto and Fuu back to Konoha and ordered Xia Mu to bring them to Kumogakure.
• Xia Mu appeared at Ichiraku Ramen, ordered fifty deluxe bowls for the Kage, and persuaded Jiraiya to pay for them.
• Konan told Xia Mu that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path should still be at the Akatsuki headquarters, and she and Jiraiya agreed to lead the mission to seal it.

Xia Mu helped Jiraiya assemble a team to seal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then took Naruto and Fuu to the Island Turtle for their safety and training. After Anko reported Kabuto Yakushi’s location, the Allied forces formed a surprise attack squad to eliminate him.

• Xia Mu used Ichiraku Ramen to calm Tsunade and the other leaders while Jiraiya introduced Konan and explained his plan to seal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Jiraiya selected Shino, Akatsuchi, and Samui to accompany him and Konan on the sealing mission, and the five departed for the location Konan marked.
• Tsunade and the other leaders decided to send Naruto and Fuu to the Island Turtle, and Xia Mu persuaded Naruto to train at the True Waterfall before taking them there.
• Xia Mu introduced Naruto and Fuu to Killer B, who befriended Fuu and explained how the True Waterfall could help Naruto become a perfect Jinchuriki.
• Shikamaru reported that Anko had found Kabuto Yakushi in a hidden laboratory in the Land of Sound, and the leaders formed Neji, Atsui, Kurotsuchi, Chojuro, Tenten, and Kankuro into a surprise attack squad.

Jiraiya led Konan, Shino, Samui, and Akatsuchi to Akatsuki’s stronghold, where they attacked the White Zetsu and found the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Obito Uchiha confronted them, and the battle inside the stronghold began with Jiraiya and Gama Bunta fighting the statue while Samui and Konan faced Obito.

• Xia Mu warned Neji about Kabuto Yakushi’s danger and promised to track the squad with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu Formula.
• Jiraiya led Konan, Shino, Samui, and Akatsuchi through the Land of Rain, where Shino’s insects detected White Zetsu and guided them around the patrols.
• The squad attacked Akatsuki’s stronghold, and Akatsuchi and Shino held back the White Zetsu while Jiraiya, Konan, and Samui reached the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito Uchiha appeared and confronted Konan, who declared that she would stop him from using the Tailed Beast weapon.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path attacked, so Jiraiya summoned Gama Bunta and joined him in setting the statue ablaze with the Toad Oil Flame Bullet.
• Samui and Konan attacked Obito Uchiha, and Samui tried to keep him occupied until his intangibility ran out.

Jiraiya, Samui, Konan, and Shino fought Obito Uchiha and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Obito ultimately summoned the statue away. Neji’s squad then ambushed Kabuto Yakushi’s laboratory, where the teams began fighting.

• Samui used Shadow Clones to pressure Obito Uchiha, while Konan and Shino helped hold him back with paper bombs and insects.
• Jiraiya used sealed Amaterasu flames against the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Obito Uchiha repelled them with Shinra Tensei.
• Akatsuchi toppled the statue with Earth Release, and the group considered using Six Paths Tools to seal it.
• Obito Uchiha ordered the statue to attack, but it vanished when someone summoned it away.
• Neji refused Anko Mitarashi’s request to join the surprise attack squad and led his team to Kabuto Yakushi’s laboratory.
• Neji assigned the others to fight Kabuto’s allies, and Atsui and Hozuki Suigetsu clashed while Chojuro faced Suigetsu’s interest in Hiramekarei.

Neji and his teammates fought Kabuto Yakushi and his allies until Kabuto summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which Neji damaged with a new Tenseigan technique. Neji then vowed to destroy Kabuto and the statue, threatening to ruin the Moon Eye Plan.

• Atsui battled Hozuki Suigetsu, while Neji, Kurotsuchi, and the others fought Kabuto Yakushi's forces.
• Kabuto Yakushi struggled against Neji's Tenseigan and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which drained Kabuto's Chakra before attacking Neji.
• The team attacked the statue, but Chojuro's and Tenten's strikes failed to break its defenses.
• Neji used Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Divine Empty Palms to send the statue flying, crack its shell, and damage it internally.
• Neji told Kabuto Yakushi that he and the statue would be destroyed and that the Moon Eye Plan would fail.

Neji and his team confronted Madara Uchiha after Kabuto Yakushi revived him with Impure World Reincarnation, but Xia Mu arrived and took over the fight. Xia Mu battered Madara Uchiha and began trying to seal him as Kabuto warned him of the danger.

• Kabuto Yakushi summoned Madara Uchiha, who challenged Neji after learning about his Tenseigan.
• Neji damaged Madara Uchiha with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Divine Empty Palms, then shielded his teammates from Susanoo and ordered a retreat.
• Xia Mu arrived with ramen, sent Neji and the others away from the fight, and clashed with Madara Uchiha using swordsmanship, ninjutsu, and taijutsu.
• Xia Mu used Storm Body Flicker, a Light Speed Kick, and Iron Sand to blast apart Madara Uchiha's shoulder and sever his legs.
• Xia Mu summoned a coffin and aimed to seal Madara Uchiha, prompting Kabuto Yakushi to warn him that the move could seal Reanimated...

Xia Mu tried to seal Madara Uchiha, but Madara escaped and the two fought with giant constructs. After Xia Mu failed to defeat or seal Madara, he turned his attention to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Xia Mu used the Demon Sealing Method on Madara Uchiha, but Madara broke the coffin with a skeletal Susanoo arm.
• Xia Mu shattered Madara's Susanoo and tried to mark him with Flying Thunder God, but Madara escaped using a Wood Style Clone and refused Xia Mu's offer to abandon his plan.
• Madara summoned a massive Susanoo, and Xia Mu answered with a Thousand-Armed Buddha as their giant constructs clashed.
• Xia Mu restrained Susanoo with Wood Release, then attacked with a Stone Giant and an Iron Sand Giant, destroying Susanoo and injuring Madara.
• Madara restored his Rinnegan and used repulsive force to destroy Xia Mu's constructs and coffin, while Kabuto Yakushi fled with the Substitution Technique.
• Unable to kill or seal Madara, Xia Mu focused on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and prepared to claim something from it.

Xia Mu escaped Madara Uchiha by blasting the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and brought the surprise attack squad back to the Allied Forces headquarters. He then took Ōnoki and Mei Terumi to attack the statue, while Obito Uchiha summoned six reanimated Jinchuriki to fight Jiraiya’s squad.

• Xia Mu struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with an Electromagnetic Cannon, blasting off its leg and forcing it to cancel its summoning before he teleported away with Neji and the others.
• Neji’s squad reported that Kabuto Yakushi had a Rinnegan and that Madara Uchiha had been reanimated, prompting the Allied Forces leaders to discuss attacking the statue.
• Xia Mu chose Ōnoki and Mei Terumi for the mission and used Flying Thunder God to take them to Jiraiya’s sealing squad.
• At Akatsuki headquarters, Jiraiya followed Konan’s advice to attack Obito Uchiha while the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was gone.
• Obito Uchiha summoned six reanimated Jinchuriki as a new Six Paths of Pain, including Yugito Nii.

Jiraiya and his allies battled Obito Uchiha’s new Six Paths and seized an opening to seal the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s severed leg. Xia Mu, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi arrived as reinforcements, and the fight continued with the allies splitting up to hold off Obito Uchiha and the reanimated shinobi.

• Jiraiya’s group struggled against the new Six Paths, whose attacks injured Gamabunta and forced him to end his summoning.
• When the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path returned missing a leg, Jiraiya directed his allies to hold back the enemy while he sealed the severed limb.
• Samui and the others fought off the new Six Paths, and Jiraiya sealed the leg just as Pakura threatened him; Xia Mu arrived and kicked Pakura away.
• Ōnoki and Mei Terumi joined the battle, but Obito Uchiha used Kamui to divert Ōnoki’s Dust Release while Mei Terumi’s Lava Release corroded the statue’s leg.
• Xia Mu and Mei Terumi engaged Obito Uchiha while Ōnoki attacked the statue, and Shino, Akatsuchi, Konan, and Samui held off the new Six Paths.
• Shino’s insects overwhelmed Yugito Nii and Roshi by devouring their Tailed Beast Chakra, while Konan fought Pakura, Akatsuchi faced Utakata, and Samui continued battling Han.

Xia Mu and the Allied Shinobi Forces failed to destroy the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but damaged it and drove Obito Uchiha's forces away. As the allied troops prepared for war, Obito, Madara, and Kabuto argued over their losses and broken trust.

• Xia Mu, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki fought Obito Uchiha, who escaped with the badly damaged Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after White Zetsu repaired his injuries.
• Xia Mu treated Samui while Konan and Shino exterminated White Zetsu, then Konan destroyed the former headquarters and Xia Mu returned the group to the Allied Shinobi Forces meeting room.
• Raikage Ai and the other leaders assigned units and prepared the shinobi for battle, while Xia Mu rested with Tenten.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu reunited with Kabuto Yakushi and Madara Uchiha in the Land of Sound, where they argued about the Demonic Statue's injuries and the failed operation.
• Obito Uchiha accused Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi of betraying him, while Kabuto warned that killing him would make the Reanimated Bodies disappear.

Madara Uchiha sent the White Zetsu army against the Allied Shinobi Forces, and battles erupted across the Land of Lightning. When Kakashi’s division struggled against reanimated members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Tenten arrived and used her ninja tools to seal them inside the Benihotaru.

• Madara Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to find the Jinchuriki and the Demonic Statue’s severed leg, while Obito Uchiha proposed attacking the Daimyo.
• Madara Uchiha sent the White Zetsu army toward the Land of Lightning, where Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi blasted underground White Zetsu out of the earth and the Second Division engaged them.
• Kakashi’s Third Division faced White Zetsu and reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen, so Kakashi organized a sealing team and sealed Ringo Ameyuri.
• Xia Mu sent Tenten to reinforce Kakashi after she confirmed that her Chakra Battery was fully charged.
• Tenten used the Kōkinjō to draw out the reanimated swordsmen’s Word Spirits, then cut and sealed them with the Shichiseiken and Benihotaru.

Tenten helped the Allied Forces destroy many reanimated enemies, then collapsed from exhaustion in Xia Mu’s arms after the first day of battle. As the army dealt with White Zetsu infiltrators, Xia Mu was sent to reinforce the daimyo’s guard unit, where Obito Uchiha faced Neji, Ōnoki, Shino, and Yamato.

• Tenten used the Six Paths Tools to defeat reanimated enemies across the Third and First Divisions, giving the Allied Forces a major advantage.
• After returning to the rear, Tenten fell asleep in Xia Mu’s arms, while the leaders discussed conserving strength and postponing a direct assault on Kabuto Yakushi.
• White Zetsu infiltrated the logistics area and caused fires and deaths, but Ibiki Morino and the Interrogation Department exposed and removed the spies.
• Tsunade assigned Xia Mu to transport Neji, Ōnoki, Shino, and Yamato to support Mei Terumi and Chojuro at the daimyo’s guard unit.
• Xia Mu delivered the team and returned to headquarters, leaving Neji, Ōnoki, Shino, and Yamato to face Obito Uchiha and the New Six Paths of Pain.

The defenders fought Obito Uchiha and his New Six Paths, using Shino’s Kikaichū and Ōnoki’s Dust Release to break Obito’s control over Karatachi Yagura and Pakura. Obito then transformed the four remaining Jinchuriki into their Tailed Beasts to continue the battle.

• Shino’s insects pressured Yugito Nii and Roshi while Ōnoki and Yamato attacked the other Paths, and Neji confronted Obito Uchiha with the Tenseigan.
• Yamato and Shino struggled to remove Karatachi Yagura’s Black Rods until Shino’s Kikaichū overwhelmed his body and bit one Rod in half, freeing him from Obito’s control.
• Obito tried to stop Shino from targeting Pakura, but Neji’s attack and Ōnoki’s Dust Release let Ōnoki destroy her body and eliminate her Black Rods; Mei Terumi sealed her after she regenerated.
• Obito Uchiha transformed the four remaining reanimated Jinchuriki into complete Tailed Beasts rather than retreating.

Neji reflected four Tailed Beast Bombs and forced Obito Uchiha to retreat, bringing fame and renewed morale to the Allied Shinobi Forces. Madara Uchiha then decided to enter the battle himself and arrived at the Third Division, where Kakashi and Might Guy stayed behind as the others withdrew.

• Neji used his Tenseigan-powered Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to repel four Tailed Beast Bombs, and Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Shino attacked the weakened Jinchuriki.
• Obito Uchiha retreated, while Ōnoki tried to match Neji with his granddaughter Kurotsuchi and argued with Mei Terumi.
• News of Neji's feat spread through the armies, raising morale and delighting Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata.
• Madara Uchiha criticized Obito Uchiha's defeat and announced that he would personally attack the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Madara Uchiha arrived at the Third Division, and Kakashi ordered the troops to withdraw while he and Might Guy remained behind.

Madara Uchiha fought Kakashi and Might Guy until the Three Kage and Xia Mu arrived at the Third Division’s position. The Three Kage confronted Madara, who dismissed them and demanded that Xia Mu face him.

• Madara Uchiha dodged Kakashi and Might Guy’s attacks, escaped Kakashi’s sealing attempt, and fought back with Wood Release and Rinnegan powers.
• Kakashi and Might Guy coordinated their attacks, using Kakashi’s Kamui to bypass Madara Uchiha’s repulsive barrier and land a powerful Morning Peacock strike.
• Madara Uchiha recovered as a Reanimated Body, knocked Kakashi and Might Guy away, and declared that his warm-up was over.
• Raikage Ai, Tsunade, and Ōnoki arrived with Xia Mu and Tenten, and their attacks shattered Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo strike.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed the Three Kage as unworthy opponents and told them to stand aside so he could fight Xia Mu.

The Five Kage fought Madara Uchiha, while Xia Mu learned that their plan to stop his Reanimation depended on finding Kabuto Yakushi. Across the battlefields, Anko encountered Kabuto, Rasa confronted the Fourth Division, and Obito Uchiha’s Jinchuriki devastated the First Division as they advanced.

• Raikage Ai, Tsunade, and Ōnoki broke Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo and damaged him, but he recovered, trapped Tsunade with Wood Release, and attacked with flames before Ōnoki’s Dust Release rescued her.
• Xia Mu learned from Kakashi that the Kage were buying time for a team to find Kabuto Yakushi and end the Reanimation, though Xia Mu knew Madara Uchiha could release the technique himself.
• Madara Uchiha created six Wood Style Clones with miniature Susanoo, overwhelming the three Kage until Might Guy and Kakashi joined the fight.
• Anko’s reconnaissance squad found Kabuto Yakushi’s lair; Anko stayed to confront him while her squad fled, and Kabuto planned to use her curse mark to revive Orochimaru.
• Rasa attacked Baki and Tenten’s Fourth Division with Gold Dust, forcing the Allied Shinobi forces to flee while Tenten tried to counter with Wind Release.
• Obito Uchiha and four reanimated Jinchuriki reached Darui’s First Division, where their Tailed Beast Bombs devastated the position before Obito continued forward.