Chapter Summaries

Naruto met his mother Kushina in the mindscape, agreed to fight alongside the Nine-Tails, and returned to the battlefield with golden chakra. The battle against Six Paths Nagato continued as Hashirama destroyed Nagato’s falling lava-coated meteors.

• Kushina comforted Naruto, urged him to work with the Nine-Tails, and said goodbye before her chakra vanished.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to merge chakra with Naruto temporarily, and Naruto promised to earn his recognition through his actions.
• Naruto emerged cloaked in golden chakra and reunited with Minato, Tsunade, and Jiraiya on the battlefield.
• Naruto fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Six Paths Nagato, who stopped it with repulsive force and sent ten lava-coated meteors toward the earth.
• Hashirama used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to smash the meteors, scattering lava across the sky.

Naruto helped Hashirama recover enough to attack Six Paths Nagato while attempting to enter Sage Mode himself. In Konoha’s ruins, Izumi revealed the truth behind the Uchiha massacre to Sasuke, who broke down and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan before Orochimaru attacked him.

• Naruto shared the Nine-Tails’ Chakra with Hashirama, who recovered, entered Sage Mode, and launched a barrage of Senjutsu-coated Shuriken at Six Paths Nagato.
• Naruto sat down to gather Natural Energy and attempt to enter Sage Mode as Jiraiya, Fukasaku, Sennin Saku, and Shima watched.
• Izumi told Sasuke that Konoha High Command had ordered Itachi to massacre the Uchiha Clan and explained that Itachi had spared Sasuke out of love.
• Sasuke broke down over the truth, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and warned Sakura not to touch him.
• Orochimaru emerged and attacked Sasuke, binding Izumi with snakes before lunging for Sasuke’s eyes.

Sasuke fought Orochimaru, whose Eight Branches Technique nearly overwhelmed him before Itachi’s Totsuka Blade forced Orochimaru to retreat. Naruto mastered Sage Mode but failed to breach Nagato’s defenses, and Nagato threatened to destroy the Five Great Shinobi Villages as Jiraiya urged Tsunade not to provoke him.

• Sasuke awakened Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan power and used Susanoo to battle Orochimaru, who attacked with snakes, Wood Release, and Triple Rashomon.
• Orochimaru transformed into the Eight-Headed Serpent and nearly crushed Sasuke, but Sasuke used the Totsuka Blade to seal its heads.
• Orochimaru blocked Sasuke’s sealing strike with his Kusanagi Sword, fled underground, and left Sasuke unconscious; Sakura treated him.
• Naruto absorbed natural energy and mastered Sage Mode, then attacked Nagato with Sage Art: Multiple Ultra-Big Ball Spiralling Serial Spheres, but Nagato repelled the assault with Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato declared that resistance would bring the destruction of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and Jiraiya warned Tsunade not to provoke him.

Madara used Wood Release, fire, and multiple Susanoo clones against Aoki Tsuki, who escaped with Kikuno Momo and reunited with Konan. The three joined their powers into a towering combination form and crushed Madara’s Susanoo clones with a massive palm strike.

• Madara unleashed Wood Release and a Wood Dragon, but Aoki Tsuki shattered them with compressed-air attacks before Madara set the area ablaze.
• Madara created Wood Clones and surrounded Aoki Tsuki’s Thousand-Armed Kannon with Susanoos, then combined Deep Forest Emergence and Great Fire Annihilation to engulf the battlefield in flames.
• Aoki Tsuki and Kikuno Momo escaped into the sky, where Konan arrived; Aoki introduced Kikuno as his subordinate and explained that Madara was the mastermind behind Tobi.
• Aoki proposed that he, Konan, and Kikuno connect their Chakra, and both women agreed to combine their strength against Madara.
• Aoki and Konan formed an eight-hundred-meter-tall armored Thousand-Armed Kannon, which struck the ground with Buddha’s Divine Palm and crushed Madara’s surrounding Susanoos.

Aoki Tsuki, Konan, and Kikuno Momo fought Madara, who exposed a weakness in their combined technique and trapped Kikuno Momo in a genjutsu before Aoki freed her. As Madara struggled, Black Zetsu told Obito that Madara had orchestrated Rin’s death and recruited him to the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Obito agreed to go help Konoha against Nagato.

• Aoki Tsuki, Konan, and Kikuno Momo attacked Madara with their Thousand-Armed Kannon, but he used his Susanoo, fire, and a genjutsu on Kikuno Momo to weaken their combination technique.
• Aoki Tsuki freed Kikuno Momo and fought Madara in a mental battle that ended without either gaining the advantage.
• Black Zetsu decided Madara was failing and approached Obito about becoming allies, while White Zetsu apologized for mocking him.
• Black Zetsu revealed that Madara had engineered Rin’s death and Obito’s injury to make Obito awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and serve the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito asked how to remove Madara’s binding curse seal, and Black Zetsu urged him to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki before directing him to aid Konoha against Nagato.
• Obito resolved to go help Konoha, despite his shame about facing his former teacher.

Nagato overwhelmed the reanimated Hokage, killed Hashirama, and nearly destroyed Konoha before Obito appeared and diverted Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb. Obito admitted his role in the conflict and joined Minato, Naruto, and Tobirama against Nagato, but the two former Akatsuki allies began fighting as the chapter ended.

• Nagato subdued Hashirama with black rods, extracted his soul, and fed it to the King of Hell, ending Hashirama’s Impure World Reincarnation.
• Naruto launched a Senjutsu-infused Tailed Beast Bomb, and Nagato detonated it to threaten everyone and the hidden villagers of Konoha.
• Obito teleported away the explosion, revealed himself to Minato, and confessed that Madara planned to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Obito said he intended to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, defeat Madara, and then die, while Tobirama demanded that he fight alongside them rather than act alone.
• Nagato recognized Obito and accused him of switching sides to pursue the Ten-Tails power for himself.
• Obito activated Kamui and attacked Nagato.

Nagato fought Naruto, Obito, and the reincarnated Hokage, defeating their combined attacks and destroying Tobirama Senju's body. Aoki Tsuki and his companions arrived as Nagato confronted Madara, the last obstacle to peace.

• Nagato used Bringer-of-Darkness to blind the battlefield, killed Minato's reincarnated body, and injured Obito before Naruto and Tobirama freed Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Obito and Naruto combined Susanoo and Nine-Tails powers to attack Nagato, while Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to help set up strikes.
• Nagato targeted Tobirama with flaming Senbon and burned away his Impure World Reincarnation Body; Tobirama entrusted Tsunade with protecting the children as his soul departed.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched the battle and met Madara, who dismissed Obito as his puppet and headed toward the battlefield.
• Aoki Tsuki arrived with Kikuno Momo, Konan, and Mimoto, and Nagato went to meet Madara, calling him the last obstacle to peace.

Aoki Tsuki pressured Tsunade and Jiraiya to accept Pain’s rule while Naruto left to stop Sasuke from attacking Konoha. As Nagato and Madara fought, Tsuki exposed Madara’s control over Obito and revealed that Zetsu had manipulated Madara to resurrect the Ten-Tails’ master.

• Aoki Tsuki demanded that Tsunade and Jiraiya accept Pain as the Shinobi World’s ruler and privately urged them to preserve Konoha’s survivors.
• Sakura told Naruto that Sasuke planned to kill everyone in Konoha, and Naruto left with her to confront him after Jiraiya and Obito agreed to handle the battle.
• Aoki Tsuki blamed Obito and Madara for the war, then taunted Madara as Nagato fought him and warned Nagato not to trust Madara’s claims about the Rinnegan.
• Madara used the Cursed Seal to make Obito collapse and demanded that he help bring Madara back to life, but Obito accused Madara of arranging Rin’s death.
• Aoki Tsuki revealed that Zetsu had manipulated Madara and explained that the God Tree and Infinite Tsukuyomi would resurrect the Ten-Tails’ ancient master.
• Madara rejected Tsuki’s explanation, then erupted in rage and called for Zetsu to appear so he could kill him.

Sasuke battled Konoha’s shinobi and, after learning that Neji had destroyed the Hyuga Clan, fought Naruto over his revenge. Naruto awakened a new level of Nine-Tails power and forced Sasuke to retreat, but vowed to stop him again if he returned.

• Sasuke used Amaterasu and Susanoo to overwhelm Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, Rock Lee, Kiba, Shino, and Hinata, though their attacks damaged Susanoo’s defenses.
• Naruto rescued Hinata, who revealed that Neji had killed the Hyuga Main Family and the Branch Family members who remained in the village, leaving only her and Hanabi alive.
• Naruto told Sasuke he would bear his hatred and protect the village, while Sasuke rejected his plea to stop taking revenge.
• Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and fought Sasuke’s Susanoo, matching his attacks until both were exhausted.
• Sasuke vanished after warning that no one would stop him when he returned, and Naruto promised to wait for him and stop him again.

Aoki Tsuki and the Akatsuki fought Madara, wearing down his Izanagi and sealing his soul with Nagato’s help. Obito died disrupting Madara’s resistance, and a White Zetsu clone sealed Black Zetsu as dawn broke.

• Nagato trapped Madara with the Preta Path and Chibaku Tensei, but Madara broke free and attacked with his Perfect Susanoo.
• Aoki Tsuki, Konan, and Kikuno Momo combined their powers to battle Madara, and Aoki Tsuki countered his massive Tomoe attack with the Great Vajra Lightning Sphere.
• Madara survived Nagato’s imitation Truth-Seeking Orb with Izanagi, so Aoki Tsuki used the Thousand-Armed Kannon’s attacks to exhaust the technique.
• Nagato summoned the King of Hell to drag out Madara’s soul, while Obito used Kamui to tear apart Madara’s lower body and was killed by Madara’s curse.
• Nagato pulled Madara’s soul into the King of Hell, and a White Zetsu clone used Kotoamatsukami and the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to trap Black Zetsu.
• Aoki Tsuki regained consciousness as Konan and Kikuno Momo confirmed the battle was over and watched the sun rise.

After Pain’s victory ended the war, the Akatsuki disbanded and Aoki Tsuki retired from leading the Jashin Cult, settling his affairs with his family. He then took Neji to the moon to fulfill their agreement, leaving the next era to the younger generation while he planned to live quietly in Amegakure.

• Naruto returned to the devastated village and learned from Jiraiya and Tsunade that the war was over and Pain had become the Shinobi World’s god, while Kakashi received word of the Allied Shinobi Forces’ defeat and Obito’s fate.
• Pain disbanded the Akatsuki, kept White Zetsu as an intelligence gatherer, and heard his report on the war’s casualties and the daimyō’s plans to cut ninja-village budgets.
• Pain freed Killer B from his Jinchūriki status and set out to travel, while the surviving Akatsuki members went their separate ways.
• Aoki Tsuki returned to the Land of Hot Water, appointed Kikuno Momo leader of the Jashin Cult, and told her to keep the group low-profile after the Akatsuki’s dissolution.
• Aoki Tsuki met Neji, clarified that Might Guy had died fighting him, and took Neji to the moon to fulfill their agreement.

Aoki Tsuki helped Neji settle Hinata’s marriage contract with Toneri, then returned to the Rain Village as the Akatsuki’s victory ushered in peace. Konan became village head, and a year later she and Aoki Tsuki welcomed their son, Aoki Minami.

• Neji signed the marriage contracts with Toneri for Hinata and the Hyuga Clan, while Aoki Tsuki explained Pain’s plans to protect the peace.
• Aoki Tsuki met Kabuto, who decided to return to Konoha as a medical ninja and open an orphanage, then found Sasuke waiting to ask for his help.
• Orochimaru spoke with Aoki Tsuki about peace and time as Aoki Tsuki revealed that the Akatsuki had disbanded and he planned to return to the village.
• Amegakure celebrated the end of the war, and Konan was officially appointed village head.
• Konan became sick during a meal with Aoki Tsuki, and they suspected she was pregnant; Aoki Tsuki served as acting village head while she rested.
• A year later, Aoki Tsuki and Konan took a family portrait with their son, whom Aoki Tsuki named Minami.