Chapter Summaries

Kōki transplanted Uchiha Seika’s Mangekyō Sharingan into Uchiha Ryuko and observed it develop into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Just as he prepared to remove the new eye, Ryuko attacked with its ocular power, but Kōki drained Ryuko’s chakra and stopped him.

• Kōki arrived after arranging for his Wood Release clone to manage the Kumogakure battlefield, and he and Aizen began the experiment on Uchiha Ryuko.
• Kōki explained his theory that the origins of related Mangekyō Sharingan would complement each other, then transplanted Uchiha Seika’s eyes into Ryuko, starting with one eye.
• Over the following days, Kōki observed Ryuko’s chakra growing and waited to learn more about the awakening process.
• On the fifth day, Ryuko’s transplanted eye became an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then unleashed ocular power that struck Aizen and Jörmungandr before targeting Kōki.
• Kōki resisted the attempted control, recognized that Ryuko had broken through his seal, and used Wood Release to drain his chakra, causing the Eternal Eye to revert to an ordinary eye.

Kōki revealed to Uchiha Ryuko that he controlled the Light Organization and explained that he was preparing for a future catastrophe. After Ryuko resisted, Kōki incapacitated him while preserving the nerves needed to form the Eternal Eyes, then tested the transplanted eyes in a clone and found that the clone could not control them perfectly.

• Uchiha Ryuko realized that Kōki Itō controlled Aizen and Jörmungandr and asked why Kōki had formed the Light Organization.
• Kōki said he wanted to become strong enough to face a future catastrophe, while Ryuko explained that he had resisted because he trusted only himself to protect his younger brother.
• Kōki drugged Ryuko and severed many of his nerves, leaving him unable to move or use chakra while preserving the pathways around his eyes.
• Five days later, the second Eternal Eye formed, and Kōki told Jörmungandr to dispose of Uchiha Seika.
• Kōki transplanted the Eternal Eyes into a clone of Ryuko and tested them; the clone reported a slight difference after activation, prompting Kōki to consider researching souls.

Kōki tested whether his special clone could use the Eternal Eye and discovered that its ocular power cut off when the clone tried to strengthen Susanoo. He planned further research and a way to locate Madara Uchiha so the Light Organization could confront him.

• Kōki watched his clone use Chigaeshi no Ōtama no Mikoto and summon a hundred-meter Susanoo through Takeminakata no Kami.
• When the clone tried to enhance Susanoo further, the Eternal Eye's ocular power cut off and the clone fell, revealing that he could use only about eighty percent of its power.
• Kōki reassured the clone and planned to investigate Nagato and the soul with Aizen and Orochimaru while preparing to end the Shinobi World war.
• Aizen warned Kōki that drawing attention could alert Madara Uchiha, and Kōki proposed having Aizen wear Madara down.
• Kōki said the Light Organization could follow White Zetsu after Obito got into trouble to find Madara's hiding place and attack him together.

Kōki and his allies divided their duties to pursue Madara Uchiha while keeping their connection to Kōki hidden from Black Zetsu. After returning to Konoha’s position in the Land of the Moon, Kōki attended an urgent meeting where Orochimaru announced that Kirigakure had attacked.

• Kōki assigned the Eternal Eye clone to watch Obito with Jörmungandr, sent Setsugetsu to Rōran to prepare the Dragon Vein, and planned to approach Nagato himself.
• White Zetsu reported the Light Organization’s activities to Madara Uchiha, who dismissed the group and ordered him to intensify attacks on Obito.
• Madara told White Zetsu to make Obito suffer more so that he would awaken his Sharingan.
• Kōki returned to Konoha’s position in the Land of the Moon and reviewed his Wood Clone’s memories of the past ten-odd days of limited clashes with Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru summoned the camp’s Jonin to a meeting and announced that Kirigakure had attacked Konoha.

Orochimaru learned that Kirigakure was preparing to invade the Land of Fire, forcing Konoha to seek a quick advantage against Kumogakure. Kōki offered to use his Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode to defeat Kumogakure’s two Jinchūriki, and Orochimaru accepted his claim as they prepared to revise their battle plan.

• Orochimaru told the Jonin that Kirigakure was gathering troops and would reach the Land of Bears in roughly ten days.
• Orochimaru explained that the Hokage wanted Konoha to gain an advantage against Kumogakure before sending ninja to reinforce the Land of Bears.
• Kōki offered to use a secret technique he had learned in Shikkotsu Forest to defeat Kumogakure’s two Jinchūriki, asking the troops to clear space for his wide-ranging attacks.
• Orochimaru recognized that Kōki was referring to Sage Mode and asked whether he had mastered it completely.
• Kōki confirmed that he had mastered Sage Mode, and Orochimaru believed him and began discussing a revised battle plan.

Kōki Itō used Special Sage Mode to withstand Kumogakure’s massive attack and overwhelm its forces with Wood Release. He captured Yugito and the Two-Tails, then turned his attention to the Eight-Tails.

• Kumogakure’s ninja unleashed a combined attack on Kōki, but his Wood Golem regenerated from the damage.
• Kōki used Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence Technique to crush many Kumogakure ninja.
• Killer B and Yugito brought out the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails to confront Kōki.
• Matatabi’s flames failed against the Wood Golem, and Kōki’s Wood Dragon broke free of the Eight-Tails’ grasp and bit Matatabi.
• Kōki used the Wood Golem to pin Matatabi and capture Yugito, then considered capturing the Eight-Tails as well.

Kōki overwhelmed the Eight-Tails with his Wood Golem while A held back to protect Kumogakure’s forces from Orochimaru. A eventually intervened to save Killer B, allowing Orochimaru to attack the Kumogakure troops, but an arriving fighter intercepted him and dealt with his snakes.

• Killer B and the Eight-Tails chose to keep fighting Kōki rather than retreat without A’s order.
• The Eight-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Kōki’s Wood Golem redirected toward Kumogakure’s troops before Killer B pushed it away with a second bomb.
• Kōki’s Wood Golem and Wood Dragon drove the Eight-Tails back, and the Wood Dragon bit his shoulder while the Golem battered his head.
• A struck Kōki and freed Killer B, then Orochimaru launched an attack on the Kumogakure forces with two enormous snakes.
• A revealed he had arranged for a powerful fighter to arrive, and the newcomer intercepted Orochimaru and defeated the snakes.

Kōki used Sage Art: Wood Release: Flower: Advent of a World of Trees Technique, releasing paralyzing pollen that began incapacitating Kumogakure’s troops. Killer B started gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb to stop the technique while A rushed to intercept Kōki’s Wood Golem.

• Dodai appeared on the front lines, ending Orochimaru’s chance to exploit A’s absence and rout Kumogakure.
• Kōki entered Sage Mode and unleashed Sage Art: Wood Release: Flower: Advent of a World of Trees Technique.
• The flowers bloomed and released golden pollen, which caused a quarter of Kumogakure’s ninja to collapse unconscious.
• The Eight-Tails explained that the pollen could paralyze anyone exposed to it and that the trees had to be destroyed to stop it.
• Killer B began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb despite the Eight-Tails’ warning, and Kōki sent his Wood Golem to attack him.
• A understood Killer B’s plan and charged toward the Wood Golem.

Killer B destroyed Kōki’s sea of flowers with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Konoha’s advance forced A to retreat and endure repeated attacks. A learned that the Raikage was negotiating a joint assault with Ōnoki and resolved to hold the front until the plan was ready.

• A struck the Wood Golem and gave Killer B time to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed the flowers and cleared the pollen.
• Orochimaru ordered Konoha’s forces to attack, and A ordered the battered Kumogakure ninja to retreat.
• Konoha pursued the retreating Kumogakure troops and continued launching attacks over the following days, forcing them to request reinforcements.
• Blue B told A that the village had sent only a thousand reinforcements while the Raikage negotiated a joint attack with Ōnoki.
• A agreed to hold off Konoha until the alliance plan was ready and anticipated a chance to counterattack.

The Third Raikage led a thousand Kumogakure shinobi to the Land of Earth, planning to join forces with Iwagakure against Konoha. Ōnoki revealed that he intended to ambush Kumogakure as well, leaving the Third Raikage and his troops surrounded.

• The Third Raikage learned that A’s forces were struggling against Konoha and blamed his son for Kumogakure’s losses.
• The Third Raikage ordered his troops to prepare for a surprise attack on Konoha after they reached the Land of Earth.
• An Iwagakure official led the Third Raikage and his troops to meet Ōnoki on an open plain.
• Kumogakure sensory shinobi detected chakra signatures around the plain, alerting the Third Raikage to a trap.
• Ōnoki admitted that he wanted Kumogakure weakened and ordered the concealed Iwagakure troops to attack.

After the Third Raikage died, A withdrew Kumogakure’s forces while leaving a small elite unit behind. Konoha chose not to pursue them and prepared to face Kirigakure, leaving Kōki to reflect on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s cautious leadership.

• A told Kumogakure’s officers that the Third Raikage had been killed by Iwagakure and ordered a rapid withdrawal to stabilize the village, with elite troops left to harass Konoha.
• After learning why Kumogakure was retreating, a Konoha ninja urged Orochimaru to pursue and crush them, but Orochimaru said Konoha would instead move to the Land of Bears to stop Kirigakure.
• Orochimaru considered Hiruzen Sarutobi old and weak for refusing to pursue Kumogakure, then prepared Konoha’s forces to depart.
• Kōki wondered why Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen caution, unaware that Hiruzen wanted to end the war and protect Konoha amid growing turmoil.
• Kōki concluded that Hiruzen’s changed nature would not alter the promise he had made to help make Konoha greater.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan struggled to protect the villages they were developing from bandits and worried they were relying too much on Yusuke. When Yusuke arrived in the Land of Rain, he agreed to join their group, the fledgling Akatsuki, and began helping it grow.

• Yahiko and Nagato discussed how repeated bandit attacks were disrupting their village development and considered asking Yusuke for a lasting solution.
• Nagato urged Yahiko to solve more problems on their own so they could earn Yusuke’s approval, and Yahiko agreed that they should invite him to join them.
• Konan brought Yahiko and Nagato to their residence, where they were surprised to find Yusuke waiting.
• Yusuke praised Yahiko’s work and offered to join their group, and Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan welcomed him into the Akatsuki.
• Yusuke began guiding the Akatsuki, which grew more powerful and transformed more villages.

In the second year of the Third Shinobi World War, Team Minato set out to destroy Kannabi Bridge, Iwagakure’s crucial supply route. As Kakashi, Obito, and Rin headed toward their target, Iwagakure ninja laid a trap, while hidden observers watched from the shadows.

• Konoha assigned Team Minato to infiltrate the Land of Grass and destroy Kannabi Bridge to disrupt Iwagakure’s supplies.
• Obito and Kakashi argued on the way to the mission, and Rin stepped in repeatedly to calm them.
• Iwagakure ninja Kakkō and Taiseki watched Team Minato and said they had prepared a trap ahead.
• A white figure revealed that Lord Madara’s plan was underway, then sank into a tree.
• An unknown hunter remained concealed behind a rock after the white figure departed.

Obito defied Kakashi’s mission-first order to rescue Rin, and his words shook Kakashi’s convictions. Kakashi joined Obito at the enemy’s hideout, where they prepared to face an Iwagakure ninja who had vanished using a concealment technique.

• Iwagakure ninja ambushed Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, then abducted Rin while Kakashi fought one of the attackers.
• Obito punched Kakashi for refusing to pursue Rin and left to rescue her, condemning Kakashi’s disregard for comrades and praising the White Fang.
• Obito tracked Rin to a cave but hesitated, knowing he would struggle against two Iwagakure Jonin alone.
• An Iwagakure ninja sneaked up behind Obito and attacked, but Kakashi appeared and wounded the attacker.
• Kakashi said he had come because he was responsible for his squad, and the wounded Iwagakure ninja vanished with the Camouflage Concealment Technique.

Obito awakened his Sharingan after saving Kakashi from an invisible Iwagakure ninja, then set out with him to rescue Rin. Meanwhile, Setsuna and Jörmungandr tracked White Zetsu to Madara's hiding place and waited for a chance to act.

• Kakashi shoved Obito out of the way of an invisible Iwagakure ninja's attack and lost his left eye.
• Obito resolved to save Kakashi, awakened his Sharingan, and killed the ninja with a kunai.
• Obito and Kakashi treated Kakashi's wound and hurried toward the cave where Rin Nohara was being held.
• A white figure watched Obito leave and remarked on his talent before vanishing into a tree branch.
• White Zetsu took Obito away after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, while Setsuna and Jörmungandr tracked them to Madara's forest hideout.
• Setsuna sensed White Zetsu throughout the forest and told Jörmungandr to wait for the right moment to act against Madara.

Obito woke in Madara Uchiha’s hideout and struggled to leave despite his injuries, while Madara tried to make him stay. Meanwhile, Jörmungandr, Setsuna, Aizen, and Setsugetsu prepared to attack Madara and debated whether to summon the original for support.

• Obito woke in Madara’s cavern, learned that the old man was Madara Uchiha, and doubted his identity at first.
• Madara told Obito he had saved him because he might be useful, but Obito refused to give up his Sharingan and tried to return to his comrades.
• Obito collapsed when he attempted to leave, and Madara urged him to stay and work for him.
• Jörmungandr reported that Madara and Obito were underground and that White Zetsu guarded the area.
• Aizen said his Mirror Robe genjutsu could control the White Zetsu and identified Madara as the main threat.
• The group considered summoning the original to help defeat Madara, despite the risk of exposing the connection to the Light Organization.

Kōki joined Aizen’s group as a hidden contingency while they confronted Madara Uchiha in his underground hideout. Madara restored his youthful body, leaving Aizen to assess how much of his strength had returned before the battle began.

• Kōki arrived to support Jörmungandr and agreed to intervene only as a last resort, so the group could keep their connection concealed.
• Madara tried to persuade Obito to embrace his vision of a world without suffering, but Obito only wanted to return to Kakashi and Rin.
• Aizen and three companions appeared in Madara’s cave, claimed they had found it by chance, and challenged the elderly Madara.
• Madara grew angry at Aizen’s mockery but became interested when Aizen offered him a dignified death in battle.
• Madara’s body rejuvenated, and Obito recognized the visitors as members of the Light Organization and warned Madara about them.

The Light Organization attacked Madara Uchiha, who easily countered their opening techniques and survived their combined assault with Susanoo. Setsuna’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan shook Madara and gave Aizen a chance to present the Light Organization as a hidden force opposing Madara’s Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Jörmungandr surprised Madara with taijutsu and Dark Release, but Madara deflected the storm with his Gunbai and returned its force with Uchiha Reflection.
• Aizen ordered the Light Organization to attack together, and Setsugetsu, Setsuna, and Jörmungandr struck Madara with ice, lightning, and Dark Release techniques.
• Madara used Susanoo to withstand their combined attack and hurled Yasaka Tomoe at Jörmungandr.
• Setsugetsu raised an ice wall, but the Yasaka Tomoe pierced it, so Setsuna used his Susanoo to shield Jörmungandr.
• Madara recognized Setsuna’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and questioned the Light Organization about its identity and its knowledge of his plans.
• Aizen described the Light Organization as hidden reformers seeking peace, while Madara suspected they had learned about him from the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet.

Aizen revealed to Madara Uchiha that the Uchiha and Senju descended from Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and that the Ōtsutsuki Clan still observed the Shinobi World from elsewhere. Madara accepted much of the account but challenged the Light Organization, then attacked Aizen's group with a Fire Style technique.

• Aizen claimed the Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, Kaguya, Hyūga, and other clans originated from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and explained that Indra and Asura were Hagoromo Otsutsuki's sons.
• Obito rejected Aizen's claims and interrupted him, so Aizen dropped a blade near Obito and warned him to behave.
• Aizen cited Madara's Rinnegan, the Six Paths Stone Tablet, the Three Great Sage Lands, and the Tailed Beasts as support for his account, convincing Madara that the Uchiha and Senju shared an ancestor.
• Aizen said the Ōtsutsuki Clan still existed outside the Shinobi World and observed it, while refusing to explain the Light Organization's own origins.
• Madara threatened to capture Aizen and questioned whether the group could exploit his dependence on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara formed hand seals and attacked with Fire Style: Dragon Flame Singing Technique.

Aizen and his allies fought Madara Uchiha’s Wood Clones, while Aizen waited for an opening to attack Madara’s mind. Setsugetsu’s ice mirror enabled Aizen’s Mirror Light genjutsu, which dispelled the clones and trapped Madara in a vision of his loved ones and a life as Hokage.

• Jörmungandr absorbed Madara Uchiha’s five flame dragons with Dark Release.
• Madara used Wood Clones to surround Aizen and the others while his real body remained unable to move.
• Aizen defeated the Wood Clone that approached him with genjutsu, and Madara recognized him as the squad’s leader and a serious threat.
• Setsugetsu defeated a Wood Clone with Ice Release, then created a reflective ice mirror at Aizen’s command.
• Aizen cast Genjutsu: Mirror Light, making Madara’s Wood Clones vanish and forcing Madara to see his dead father, Izuna, his clansmen, Hashirama Senju, and himself hailed as Konoha’s First Hokage.