Chapter Summaries

Ayato joined Gaara and Ōnoki on the Fourth Division’s battlefield to face four reincarnated Kage, taking on the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage himself. After testing the Third Raikage with a Rasenshuriken, Ayato challenged him with Lightning Release, seeking to explore a new path toward Kekkei Mōra.

• Gaara spotted Rasa and three other past Kage approaching, and he and Ōnoki ordered the Fourth Division to retreat before Ayato arrived and told them to stand their ground.
• Ayato assigned Gaara to fight Rasa, Ōnoki to face the Second Tsuchikage, and claimed the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage for himself.
• At the Operational Base, the Fourth Raikage questioned Ayato about appearing on the battlefield, while Ayato argued that he was better suited to face the Third Raikage.
• Rasa stopped Gaara’s sand wave with Gold Dust, and Ōnoki and the Second Tsuchikage clashed with their Dust Release techniques.
• Ayato’s Rasenshuriken damaged the Third Raikage but failed to overcome his reincarnated body, and Ayato revealed that he intended to seal both him and the Second Mizukage.
• Ayato activated Lightning Release and challenged the Third Raikage at full strength, hoping to discover a new path toward Kekkei Mōra.

Ayato defeated and sealed the Third Raikage after their strongest Lightning Release techniques collided, then faced the Second Mizukage and his endlessly regenerating Steaming Danger Tyranny. The Second Mizukage summoned his Giant Clam and created a mirage, while Ayato prepared to fight him with Water Release.

• Temari and Shikamaru told the Allied Shinobi Forces to observe while Ayato fought the Third Raikage and the Second Mizukage.
• Ayato drew on natural lightning to strengthen his Lightning Release Armor and defeated the Third Raikage's One-Finger Nukite with Sage Art: Lightning Release: Lightning Blade.
• Ayato sealed the Third Raikage, then evaded the Second Mizukage's Steaming Danger Tyranny using Flying Thunder God.
• Temari left Shikamaru to speak with her father, Rasa, while Ayato faced the Second Mizukage's repeatedly reforming explosive clone.
• The Second Mizukage summoned his Giant Clam to create a mirage and challenged Ayato to counter it with Water Release.

Ayato defeated and sealed the Second Mizukage with Water Release techniques, then joined Ōnoki against the Second Tsuchikage. He ended the fight by cutting through Dust Release and the Second Tsuchikage with Dimensional Blade.

• Ayato used a Great Waterfall to expose the Second Mizukage’s position, then restrained Steaming Danger Tyranny and destroyed Giant Clam with Hard Vortex Water Blade.
• Ayato defeated the exhausted Second Mizukage with Water Release Rasengan and sealed him for Shikamaru.
• Gaara sealed Rasa, leaving only Ōnoki’s battle with the Second Tsuchikage unfinished.
• Ayato arrived to help Ōnoki and faced the Second Tsuchikage’s Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.
• Ayato used Space-Time Ninjutsu: Dimensional Blade to cut through the Dust Release technique and the Second Tsuchikage.

Ayato sealed the Second Tsuchikage, only for Orochimaru to reveal himself and summon five powerful figures through Impure World Reincarnation. With Ōnoki departing at Ayato’s order, Ayato prepared to face the five alone as the Sixth Hokage.

• Ayato used Space-Time power to keep the Second Tsuchikage’s body from rejoining, then sealed him.
• Ayato sensed the Second Tsuchikage’s hidden split body, but Orochimaru took control of it and summoned Hatake Sakumo, Might Duy, Uzumaki Mito, Fugaku Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha.
• Orochimaru erased Itachi Uchiha’s consciousness to prevent him from breaking free of the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Ayato introduced himself as Konoha’s Sixth Hokage and ordered Ōnoki to take the Fourth Division away.
• Ayato declared that he would face the five alone and appeared in white ceremonial robes marked with Sixth Hokage.

Ayato battled five reanimated Kage-level opponents, using Flying Thunder God to evade their coordinated attacks before unleashing Kirin and a barrage of Railguns. After sending Uzumaki Mito to Tsunade, he finally counterattacked Hatake Sakumo with a slash that cut him in two.

• Uzumaki Mito, Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Might Duy, and Hatake Sakumo attacked Ayato together, forcing him to rely on Flying Thunder God to escape.
• Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate and dispersed Ayato's concealment dust while Hatake Sakumo targeted Ayato's Flying Thunder God Marks.
• Ayato rose into the sky and unleashed Sage Art: Lightning Release: Kirin, then followed it with a Railgun barrage and Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique that destroyed the Adamantine Sealing Chains and shattered both Susanoo.
• Ayato used a fallen Flying Thunder God Mark to reach Uzumaki Mito and struck her with a Rasengan before sending her to Tsunade.
• Hatake Sakumo attacked Ayato again, but Ayato countered with Wind Release: Shattering Void Slash, broke Sakumo's sword, and cut him in two.

Ayato defeated the resurrected Hatake Sakumo, Itachi Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, and Might Duy, then arranged for Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy to see their sons. After the battle, Ayato faced the recovering Orochimaru and declared his victory.

• Ayato sent Hatake Sakumo to meet Kakashi after telling him about Kakashi's life, then sealed Itachi Uchiha and sent Fugaku Uchiha to see Sasuke.
• Might Duy opened the Eighth Gate and attacked Ayato with Evening Elephant, but Ayato used Dimensional Blade to split the attack and a Flying Thunder God Mark to strike back.
• Ayato defeated Might Duy with Wind Release: Space Shatter, and Might Duy said his son Guy had surpassed him in taijutsu.
• Ayato sent Might Duy to the Operational Base so the Intelligence Division could notify Might Guy.
• Ayato turned to the recovering Orochimaru and declared that he had won.

Ayato reassured the Fourth Raikage that his Spiritualized Shadow Clone could handle five Konoha legends, then arranged to send Tsunade, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Might Guy to the battlefield. After Kakashi and his allies defeated the revived Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kakashi learned that his father had been fighting Ayato and was being sent to him.

• Ayato explained the limits and abilities of his Spiritualized Shadow Clone, then asked Shikaku Nara to notify Tsunade, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Might Guy and summon Shizune.
• Kakashi and Zabuza Momochi fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while Zabuza shared information about their abilities and joined White against two Kekkei Genkai ninja.
• White used Ice Release - Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, and Kakashi's side sealed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and their allies.
• The Intelligence Division told Kakashi that his father had been revived with Impure World Reincarnation, fought Ayato, and was being sent to him.
• Kakashi saw his father arrive in two halves and struggled with how to face him.

Kakashi reconciled with Hatake Sakumo, who departed after his regrets were resolved, and committed to marrying Shizune after the war. Might Duy reunited with Might Guy and left after advising him about the Eighth Gate, while Tsunade continued treating the wounded and reunited with Uzumaki Mito.

• Kakashi welcomed Hatake Sakumo’s apology, introduced Shizune as his future wife, and assured his father that he understood his choices and had lived well.
• Hatake Sakumo thanked Kakashi and disappeared in white light, and Kakashi told Shizune they would marry after the war.
• Might Duy told Might Guy to use the Eighth Gate only when there was no other choice, then departed after their tearful reunion.
• Zabuza joined Kakashi and remarked on the family reunions after Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy had disappeared.
• Tsunade kept treating the wounded, summoned Uzumaki Mito to the medical headquarters, and nearly cried when she finally looked at her grandmother.

Tsunade said farewell to Uzumaki Mito while treating wounded, and the Masked Man launched an early assault after Naruto and Sasuke overwhelmed the battlefields. He summoned nine reanimated Jinchuriki, including Naruto’s mother Kushina, and left Naruto and Sasuke struggling against them as Sasuke formed an ominous Susanoo.

• Uzumaki Mito praised Tsunade’s growth and disappeared as Tsunade continued treating the wounded.
• Naruto and Sasuke’s success across the battlefields forced the Masked Man to replace one eye with a Rinnegan and head into battle.
• The Masked Man summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and nine reanimated Jinchuriki, including Uzumaki Kushina.
• Naruto recognized Kushina, controlled his anger, and fought the nine Jinchuriki in Sage Fox Mode until he was driven back.
• Sasuke arrived and attacked the Masked Man with Chidori, but the attack passed through him.
• Naruto asked Sasuke to hold off the Jinchuriki while the Nine-Tails gathered Chakra, and Sasuke formed a purple Susanoo covered in black lines.

Sasuke and Naruto combined Susanoo with Naruto’s Nine-Tails to fight the nine Tailed Beasts, while the Nine-Tails revealed how the Masked Man controlled them. As Naruto continued the battle, Fugaku Uchiha appeared before Sasuke for a long-awaited meeting.

• Sasuke used his complete-body Susanoo to evade the Tailed Beasts, but the Masked Man threatened the Allied Shinobi Forces and forced him to descend.
• Naruto recovered and formed a golden Nine-Tails, which Sasuke covered in Susanoo armor to create the Susanoo-Armored Nine Tails.
• The Nine-Tails took control of Naruto’s body, led the armored Nine-Tails against the enemy beasts, and showed Naruto how to fight them.
• Naruto regained control and told Sasuke he had spotted black rods controlling the Tailed Beasts; Sasuke agreed to keep fighting while Naruto tried to free them.
• After receiving Shikaku Nara’s message, Sasuke met Fugaku Uchiha, who had come to see him.

Sasuke confronted Fugaku over his failure to resist during the Uchiha Clan massacre, then learned that Fugaku had left something beneath a bookcase in their old house before sealing him away. Meanwhile, Naruto fought to free the Tailed Beasts from the Masked Man’s control and entered their inner world, where the Nine-Tails recognized him as the person the Sage of Six Paths had told them to await.

• Sasuke accused Fugaku of giving up during the massacre and failing to save Uchiha Clan members, and Fugaku apologized.
• Sasuke told Fugaku he would revive the Uchiha Clan in his own way, and Fugaku revealed a final gift hidden beneath the bookcase in his old room.
• Naruto used Frog Kata to knock a Black Rod out of the Four-Tails, but the Masked Man pulled the beast into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The Nine-Tails urged Naruto to grab all the Tailed Beasts, and Naruto’s tails seized them while his Shadow Clones began pulling out their Black Rods.
• Naruto entered the Tailed Beasts’ inner world, where the Nine-Tails explained how he had reached it and recognized him as the person the Sage of Six Paths had told them to await.

Sasuke returned to Konoha to retrieve his father’s hidden ocular power and found letters from his parents, which renewed his grief and resolve. By forcing himself past the limits of his Mangekyō Sharingan, he awakened the Rinnegan and prepared to return to Naruto.

• Naruto freed the Tailed Beasts from the Black Rods, and Sasuke left the battlefield using the Kunai Naruto had kept for him.
• Sasuke found Fugaku Uchiha’s hidden box beneath a floorboard, containing One-Tomoe Sharingan infused with his father’s ocular power and letters from his parents.
• Sasuke read his parents’ letters, cried over their love and concern, and reaffirmed that he could not forgive Itachi Uchiha.
• Sasuke absorbed Fugaku Uchiha’s ocular power despite reaching his Mangekyō Sharingan’s limit and suffering intense pain.
• Sasuke awakened the Rinnegan, sensed that its ability could work with his Space-Time power, and left home to return to Naruto.

Ayato defeated the Second Tsuchikage and faced Orochimaru’s enormous White Zetsu army alone. He unleashed an Exploding Truth-Seeking Ball that obliterated the army and left a vast basin, then confirmed the battlefield was clear before leaving.

• Ayato told Orochimaru he had won and explained that he had avoided physical clashes with the resurrected fighters because of their dangerous techniques and hidden abilities.
• Orochimaru revealed a vast White Zetsu army and challenged Ayato, believing the Allied Shinobi Forces’ withdrawal had left him exhausted and outnumbered.
• Ayato secretly replaced his depleted Shadow Clone with a fresh one, then rose into the sky and blocked the White Zetsu’s attacks with a wind wall.
• Ayato created and launched an Exploding Truth-Seeking Ball into the White Zetsu army, then retreated as the blast engulfed Orochimaru and devastated the battlefield.
• Shinobi on other battlefields learned that Konoha’s Sixth Hokage had caused the explosion and felt encouraged, though some worried about Konoha’s power after the war.
• Ayato found a massive basin with no surviving White Zetsu and no sign that the Second Tsuchikage had regenerated, then left the battlefield.

Orochimaru summoned Uchiha Madara among the Allied Shinobi Forces, hoping to draw out Kamitachi Ayato and test his power. Madara began fighting the alliance, leaving the shinobi barely able to block his massive Fire Release.

• Orochimaru realized Ayato's attack had destroyed the Second Tsuchikage's Impure World Reincarnation body and changed his plan to summon Uchiha Madara near the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Orochimaru summoned Madara and explained that Ayato was the Sixth Hokage, the war's commander, and a powerful opponent who could arrive using Flying Thunder God.
• Ōnoki, Gaara, Temari, and Kitsuchi recognized Madara and realized that the masked man fighting Naruto Uzumaki was an impostor.
• Madara charged the Allied Shinobi Forces, dodging their attacks and sending many shinobi flying until Temari struck him with Wind Release from a blind spot.
• Madara used Great Fire Annihilation, and Kirigakure shinobi combined Water Formation Wall to barely stop the flames.

Uchiha Madara overwhelmed the Allied Shinobi Forces with his Rinnegan and Tengai Shinsei, but Sixth Hokage Kamitachi Ayato arrived and made both falling meteorites vanish. Ayato faced Madara while Orochimaru explained why he had summoned Madara in that location.

• Gaara and Ōnoki used sand, earth, and Dust Release to locate and attack Uchiha Madara, who absorbed the Dust Release and revealed his Rinnegan.
• Orochimaru questioned Madara about his body and asked to see the Rinnegan’s power, so Madara summoned a Susanoo and unleashed Tengai Shinsei.
• Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Gaara worked together to hold up the first meteorite, but Madara sent a second one down and broke their defense.
• Kamitachi Ayato appeared in the sky and made both meteorites disappear, prompting the Allied Shinobi Forces to cheer.
• Ayato confronted Madara and asked Orochimaru why he had chosen the battlefield, and Orochimaru said he wanted to avoid Ayato’s power against Impure World Reincarnation.

Ayato fought Uchiha Madara, using senjutsu-enhanced Fire Release as a feint before battering him with Flying Thunder God-assisted attacks. Uchiha Madara escaped the mark by burning away his Impure World Reincarnation body, and Ayato prepared to continue the fight despite the Rinnegan making ninjutsu difficult to use against him.

• Ayato and Uchiha Madara clashed with Great Fire Annihilation, and Ayato's senjutsu-enhanced flames narrowly overpowered Madara's before his Rinnegan absorbed them.
• Ayato used the flames as cover to strike Madara with a lightning-charged punch, shattering his hastily formed Susanoo and sending him flying.
• Ayato repeatedly teleported to Madara with Flying Thunder God and struck him with punches, kicks, and a hammering blow, while the watching ninjas realized how strong the Sixth Hokage was.
• Madara repelled Ayato with Shinra Tensei, then set his body ablaze to remove Ayato's Flying Thunder God Mark and regenerate through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Ayato assessed that Madara's Rinnegan could absorb his ninjutsu, leaving him to seek another opening in the fight.

Ayato fought Uchiha Madara, protecting the Allied Shinobi Forces from the poisonous pollen of Madara’s Wood Release before facing his Complete Body Susanoo. He revealed that he could create Susanoo through Yin Release and manifested a flaming giant larger than Madara’s.

• Uchiha Madara used Wood Release: Tree World Advent, and Ayato burned the poisonous flower buds and pollen before Madara recovered inside his Complete Body Susanoo.
• Uchiha Madara struck at Ayato with Susanoo’s sword, but Ayato escaped using Flying Thunder God.
• Ayato told Uchiha Madara that an Uchiha had awakened Mangekyō Sharingan without killing someone he loved, but Madara dismissed the revelation.
• Ayato explained that he had used an Uchiha descendant’s body to experience Susanoo and that Sharingan abilities could be recreated through Yin Release.
• Ayato formed a flaming Susanoo larger than Uchiha Madara’s and declared, “This is... Susanoo!”

Ayato and Uchiha Madara fought with their Susanoo, and Ayato won their final clash by turning the battlefield’s magma into a devastating attack. Their battle was interrupted by a Ten-Tails-powered Cataclysmic Change, which Ayato used to study natural forces as Uchiha Madara went to investigate; Ayato then asked Kurama for help in the battles ahead.

• Ayato and Uchiha Madara clashed with their Susanoo while the Allied Shinobi Forces withdrew from the battlefield.
• Ōnoki used the Light-Weight Rock Technique on Gaara so he could sweep through the area and help clear the remaining Impure World Reincarnation bodies.
• Ayato and Uchiha Madara unleashed their final attacks, with Ayato’s Magma Phoenix drawing on the surrounding magma and leaving Uchiha Madara badly damaged.
• Ayato prepared to finish the battle, but lightning, gales, floods, earthquakes, and magma erupted in a Cataclysmic Change that Uchiha Madara identified as the Ten-Tails’ power.
• Uchiha Madara left to investigate while Ayato sensed the natural forces and then asked Kurama to help him in the battles ahead.

Ayato retrieved the Fourth Hokage’s soul and the Yin Nine-Tails while testing whether the Shinigami could kill Hidan. With the war’s final battle approaching, Ayato prepared to send his Spiritualized Shadow Clone to intervene without relying on the Sage of Six Paths.

• Ayato went to the Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Storage Temple with Hidan and used the Shinigami mask and Dead Demon Consuming Seal to release the Fourth Hokage’s soul.
• The Shinigami consumed Hidan’s soul, killing his supposedly immortal body, while Ayato regretted that he could not obtain the Shinigami’s soul-cutting blade.
• Ayato spoke with Minato Namikaze, learned the situation in the shinobi world, and took the Yin Nine-Tails into a Tailed Beast space inside himself.
• The Fourth Raikage left the command center for Naruto’s battlefield, while Ayato watched the final battlefield and considered his Spiritualized Shadow Clone’s limits.
• Ayato resolved to end the Fourth Shinobi World War without help from the Sage of Six Paths.

The Allied Shinobi Forces unmasked Obito and learned why he had turned against them, but the Ten-Tails lost control and unleashed Cataclysmic Change. After Naruto exhausted Kurama’s chakra protecting the army, Uchiha Madara arrived and the Ten-Tails prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving the forces facing another deadly threat.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces arrived and helped Naruto break Obito’s mask, severing his connection to the Ten-Tails.
• Obito told Kakashi that he blamed him for Rin’s death, while Kakashi recovered from the shock and resolved to stop him.
• The Ten-Tails unleashed Cataclysmic Change, and Kurama shared his chakra through Naruto to protect the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Obito pulled Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension as Kakashi tried to attack the Ten-Tails, leaving Naruto to face it without him.
• After the disasters subsided, Naruto collapsed from chakra exhaustion, and Uchiha Madara arrived and declared Ayato the strongest person of the era.
• Madara turned the Ten-Tails toward the Allied Shinobi Forces, and it began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb while Naruto was still recovering.