Chapter Summaries

The Allied Shinobi Forces worked together to shield themselves from the Ten-Tails’ first Tailed Beast Bomb, with Shikamaru directing the defense and Tsunade replenishing Ōnoki’s chakra. They survived the blast, but Madara revealed that a second bomb was ready, and the exhausted shinobi faced it without a plan.

• Mei Terumi and the Fourth Raikage attacked the Ten-Tails with a Lightning Water Dragon Bullet, but it caused no damage, and Madara absorbed Ōnoki’s Dust Release with the Preta Path.
• Shikamaru organized the Allied Shinobi Forces into layers of Earth Walls, defensive ninjutsu, Mei’s magma, and Gaara’s sand to block the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The bomb smashed through the defenses, and Gaara, Mei, Kitsuchi, Kurotsuchi, and Ōnoki struggled to stop its explosion.
• Tsunade used the Strength of a Hundred Sealings to supply Ōnoki with chakra, allowing his Dust Release to withstand the blast until it ended.
• Madara announced that the Ten-Tails was preparing a second Tailed Beast Bomb, and the exhausted Allied Shinobi Forces watched as it fired again.

Sasuke Uchiha arrived on the battlefield and deflected the Ten-Tails’ second Tailed Beast Bomb with Shinra Tensei, then faced Uchiha Madara while Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces handled the Ten-Tails. Sasuke used his Rinnegan and a mysterious space-swapping ability to pierce Madara’s heart with Amaterasu Chidori.

• Sasuke Uchiha appeared where Naruto had been recovering and deflected the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb into the sky with Shinra Tensei.
• Sasuke ordered Shikamaru to move most of the Allied Shinobi Forces to safety, while Naruto drew the Ten-Tails’ attention.
• Uchiha Madara questioned Sasuke about awakening the Rinnegan and explained why he had left Konoha, but Sasuke refused to listen.
• Sasuke and Uchiha Madara fought hand to hand, and Madara initially gained the advantage.
• Sasuke used a Kunai and an unknown swapping ability to strike Madara with Amaterasu Chidori, piercing his heart.

Sasuke and Uchiha Madara struggled to find a way past each other’s defenses as Madara learned the limits of Amenotejikara and Sasuke’s ocular power dwindled. The chapter ended with both fighters stalled, neither able to attack effectively, while Sasuke weighed whether to leave and help Naruto.

• Sasuke pierced a Wood Release clone instead of Uchiha Madara, and Madara used Tree World Advent to block Sasuke’s view and hinder Amenotejikara.
• Uchiha Madara deduced that Amenotejikara relied on sight, could not be used repeatedly without cost, and might have a limited range.
• Sasuke assessed Amenotejikara’s different uses and their ocular-power costs, concluding that he could not afford to use it freely against Madara’s clones.
• As Madara’s Wood Release clones attacked, Sasuke used Planetary Devastation to destroy the forest and expose Madara’s true body at a distance.
• Madara resisted the technique’s pull, while Sasuke realized Amenotejikara could not reach him; both recognized that ninjutsu and close combat offered no reliable way to win.
• Sasuke considered leaving to help Naruto but feared that Madara would remain a threat to the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Kakashi defeated Obito in the Kamui Dimension, but Obito escaped and became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Naruto and Sasuke faced Obito's transformed Six Paths form as Uchiha Madara watched from the sidelines.

• Kakashi and Obito fought with taijutsu and ninjutsu in the Kamui Dimension, then pierced each other with Lightning Cutter and a Black Rod.
• Obito escaped the Kamui Dimension after Kakashi won their duel, and Naruto learned Kakashi had survived.
• Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails, overcoming Uchiha Madara's control and becoming its Jinchuriki.
• Sasuke left Uchiha Madara to join Naruto after Madara promised not to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Obito emerged from an egg-like shell with his chest wound healed and a transformed body, appearing as Six Paths Obito.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Six Paths Obito, whose unstable Ten-Tails power made him far stronger than they expected. After Obito mastered that power and overwhelmed their combined form, Ayato left Madara to intervene, while a black-and-white figure emerged beneath Madara.

• Sasuke and Naruto attacked Obito with Amaterasu and a Truth-Seeking Orb, then used Amenotejikara to evade its destructive blast.
• Obito lost control of the Ten-Tails, so Naruto and Sasuke struck him with an Amaterasu-infused Rasenshuriken, but he emerged with his power fully controlled.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined Kurama's chakra with Sasuke's Susanoo, while Ayato explained to Madara that Obito was stronger because he possessed more of the Eight-Tails' and Nine-Tails' chakra.
• Ayato left Madara to assist Naruto and Sasuke after their Susanoo-Armored Nine-Tails was repeatedly beaten apart.
• A black-and-white figure with a Rinnegan emerged from beneath Madara as Madara prepared to act.

Ayato arrived on the battlefield and saved Naruto and Sasuke from a Truth-Seeking Orb after Six Paths Obito overwhelmed their Susanoo-Armored Nine Tails. Ayato sent Naruto and Sasuke to safety, then faced Obito alone as Obito prepared four Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bombs.

• Naruto and Sasuke exhausted their strength fighting Six Paths Obito, and the Susanoo-Armored Nine Tails collapsed after its Tailed Beast Bomb lost to the Ten-Tails' attack.
• Ayato appeared beside Naruto and Sasuke and made the incoming Truth-Seeking Orb vanish by touching it.
• Six Paths Obito raised the Ten-Tails Tree, formed a Six Red Yang Formation, and prepared to attack Ayato.
• Ayato and Naruto touched fists, allowing the Yin Nine Tails and Yang Nine Tails to meet and discuss sharing Chakra.
• Ayato sent Naruto and Sasuke to Tsunade with Flying Thunder God, then confronted Uchiha Obito as Obito prepared four Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bombs.

Ayato joined forces with the Yin Nine-Tails and entered Sage Fox Mode, then destroyed the Ten-Tails’ four Tailed Beast Bombs and fought Six Paths Obito. The chapter ended with Ayato breaking Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb shield with a Great Flame Rasengan and smashing him toward the ground.

• Tsunade and Sakura restored Naruto and Sasuke while the Allied Shinobi Forces watched Ayato face four Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Ayato synchronized with the Yin Nine-Tails’ Chakra and transformed into Sage Fox Mode.
• Ayato made the four Tailed Beast Bombs disappear, though their explosions over the sea sent a gale toward the battlefield.
• Six Paths Obito emerged and confronted Ayato, who used Godspeed and Wind Release attacks to pressure him.
• Ayato used a Flying Thunder God Mark and a Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Flame Rasengan to shatter Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb shield and knock him toward the earth.

Ayato battled Six Paths Obito, using a Water Prison and Rasengan combination to severely injure him before finishing him with the Dimensional Blade. As Six Paths Obito died, he realized Kamitachi Ayato had anticipated and controlled the events leading to his rise.

• Six Paths Obito detonated his Truth-Seeking Orbs to drive Ayato back and heal himself, but Ayato evaded the blast.
• Ayato and Six Paths Obito clashed with their weapons and chakra appendages until Ayato used his transformed tail appendages to form seals and trap Obito in a Water Prison.
• Ayato combined the Water Prison Technique with Water Release - Rasengan, shredding Obito's body, but Obito detonated his Truth-Seeking Orbs again to escape.
• Ayato attacked the badly wounded Obito with the Dimensional Blade, which passed through his defenses and cut him in half.
• Six Paths Obito wondered why Ayato was so strong, and Ayato revealed that he had kept Obito's plans and power within his grasp before Obito died.

Ayato defeated Six Paths Obito, but Uchiha Madara revived himself, took the Ten-Tails, and became Six Paths Madara. Ayato used the remaining Six Paths Power to create a stable Truth-Seeking Orb, then faced Madara as their second battle began.

• Ayato defeated Six Paths Obito and learned that the Yin Nine Tails sensed something strange about his body.
• Black Zetsu seized part of Obito's corpse, and Ayato discovered that Uchiha Madara had revived himself.
• Madara absorbed the Ten-Tails and took back his Rinnegan, becoming its new jinchuriki with both Rinnegan.
• Ayato extracted the remaining Six Paths Power from Obito's corpse and used it to create a stable Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Madara transformed into Six Paths Madara, praised Ayato's strength, and charged at him to begin their second battle.

Ayato transformed into Susanoo - Armed Attire and fought Six Paths Madara in a fierce battle, while Orochimaru watched and saw a path to power beyond becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Orochimaru facing Jiraiya as Ayato and Madara continued fighting.

• Ayato used Flying Thunder God to escape Six Paths Madara's Limbo: Border Jail, but Madara absorbed Sage Art Chakra from three of Ayato's severed tail appendages.
• Ayato sensed Madara's four Limbo shadows and formed Susanoo - Armed Attire, a powerful form he estimated could last five minutes.
• Ayato and Six Paths Madara charged at each other and clashed, while the distant spectators watched their battle shake the surroundings.
• Orochimaru watched the fight in Sage Mode and concluded that Ayato's power offered a more hopeful path than becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Jiraiya found Orochimaru and challenged him, and the two began fighting as Ayato and Six Paths Madara continued their battle.

Kamitachi Ayato fought Six Paths Madara in the sky, using a concealed Truth-Seeking Orb explosion to nearly kill him. Madara survived and restored his Limbo: Border Jail shadows, leaving Ayato too exhausted to finish the fight.

• Ayato and Six Paths Madara clashed in the air as Ayato's Feather Blades battled Madara's Limbo: Border Jail shadows.
• Ayato used Dimensional Slash to force Madara to switch places with a shadow, then attacked him with Space Shatter, but Madara blocked the Feather Blades with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Ayato revealed a hidden Truth-Seeking Orb attached to Madara's orbs and detonated it, catching both fighters in the explosion.
• Madara used a Truth-Seeking Orb to shield himself, losing nearly half his body, while Ayato's armor cracked and his power neared its limit.
• Madara's three Limbo: Border Jail shadows reappeared after he recalled them into his Rinnegan, preventing Ayato from pressing his attack.
• Madara praised Ayato for nearly killing him and laughed as the exhausted fighters faced each other.

Ayato unleashed his final Sage Art, Flame Release: Phoenix, against Six Paths Madara’s Limbo-enhanced Susanoo. When the clash ended, Madara remained standing and had pierced Ayato’s heart with his Six Paths Staff.

• Ayato judged that his remaining plans were unlikely to kill Six Paths Madara, but resolved to spend his last strength on one final attack.
• Ayato gathered his chakra and formed a gigantic flaming Phoenix that engulfed the sky.
• Six Paths Madara summoned four complete Susanoo and combined three of them into his swords before charging the Phoenix with Limbo - Susanoo - God's Two Swords.
• The Phoenix and Madara’s sword attacks collided, unleashing an explosion that shook the battlefield while Naruto and Sasuke shielded the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• As the light faded, Ayato and Six Paths Madara were the only ones left standing in the sky, and Madara’s Six Paths Staff had pierced Ayato’s heart.

Ayato’s Spiritualized Shadow Clone lost to Six Paths Madara and was pierced through the heart, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces in despair as Naruto and Sasuke began to go berserk. Ino revealed that Ayato had told her he was only a Shadow Clone, and Madara learned the truth when Ayato dispersed and the Yin Nine-Tails appeared.

• Six Paths Madara defeated Ayato’s Spiritualized Shadow Clone, and Ayato accepted his loss before telling Madara they would meet again.
• Naruto flew into a rage over Ayato’s apparent death, while Sasuke’s grief awakened a sinister aura around him.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, the sages, and the Allied Shinobi Forces despaired at Ayato’s defeat; Orochimaru released the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shikamaru discovered that Ino was not grieving, and Ino explained that Ayato had told her he was only a Shadow Clone.
• Ayato stopped sustaining his clone with Yin Release, dispersed before Madara, and left the Yin Nine-Tails behind, revealing that Madara had fought a clone.

Ayato revealed that the fighter who had nearly defeated Six Paths Madara was his Shadow Clone, then arrived in person and calmed Naruto’s rampage. After preparing for a rematch with Madara, Ayato restored Kakashi and gave him a pair of controllable Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Six Paths Madara absorbed the Yin Nine Tails after binding it, while the Allied Shinobi Forces realized that Ayato’s fighter had been a Shadow Clone.
• Ayato appeared before the Allied Shinobi Forces, stopped Naruto’s transformed Nine-Tails form, healed him, and asked the Yang Nine Tails to help Naruto control himself in the future.
• Ayato explained to Sasuke and Naruto that he wanted a worthy opponent, and he told Sasuke to remember the higher power he had sensed beyond the Rinnegan.
• Ayato pulled Kakashi from the Kamui Dimension, healed him, and told him that Obito was dead.
• Ayato retrieved Six Paths Obito’s corpse, transferred its remaining eye power to Kakashi, and modified Kakashi’s eyes so he could activate or deactivate his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ayato revealed his true strength, restored Kakashi’s eyes, and arranged for the Three Great Sages to protect and heal the Allied Shinobi Forces. He then faced Six Paths Madara and opened their rematch with a lightning attack.

• Ayato restored Kakashi’s eyes, and Kakashi resolved to repay the favor.
• Ayato reassured Ino, then summoned the Toad Sage, White Snake Sage, and Slug Sage to protect and treat the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Slug Sage healed the injured, while Jiraiya and the two toad sages attacked Orochimaru after he taunted them.
• Ayato met Six Paths Madara, who had recovered, and discussed Ayato’s surprising Shadow Clone and his own true strength.
• Six Paths Madara used Limbo: Border Jail and challenged Ayato to show his power, so Ayato answered with Sage Art: Lightning Release: Kirin.

Ayato unveiled Six Paths Sage Art, summoning five elemental divine beasts to battle Six Paths Madara. Madara survived their assault with exploding Truth-Seeking Orbs and then launched Planetary Devastation at Ayato.

• Ayato transformed the battlefield and summoned the Lightning Kirin, Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger to fight Madara's five Complete Body Susanoo.
• The five divine beasts attacked Madara, while Ayato watched and assessed their strength.
• Madara recalled his shadows and Susanoo, then detonated five Truth-Seeking Orbs to destroy the divine beasts and shield himself.
• Ayato gathered the beads left by the defeated beasts, and Madara emerged from his protection and prepared Planetary Devastation.
• Uchiha formed a one-handed seal and hurled black spheres into the sky, initiating a meteor shower against the Sixth Hokage.

Ayato used the true Dimensional Slash to destroy Six Paths Madara’s defenses, cut him in half, and slice through the God Tree. Madara then absorbed the fallen God Tree, restored his body, and awakened a crimson Rinnegan with six tomoe, ready to fight Ayato again.

• Six Paths Madara created dozens of Planetary Devastations to stall Ayato while he waited for the God Tree’s flower to bloom.
• Ayato entered Super God Speed and used Dimensional Slash, destroying the Planetary Devastation cores, Madara’s Susanoo, Truth-Seeking Orbs, and four Limbo shadows.
• Ayato’s slashes cut through Six Paths Madara and severed the God Tree at its base, while space itself split apart.
• Madara fell with the upper half of his body intact, then heard a voice urging him to absorb the God Tree and Ten-Tails.
• Madara absorbed the God Tree, regenerated his body, and revealed a crimson Rinnegan with six tomoe before challenging Ayato to continue the battle.

Six Paths Madara activated Infinite Tsukuyomi and trapped nearly every living creature in the God Tree, leaving Ayato as the only one unaffected. As Madara absorbed Chakra from the captives and attacked, Ayato prepared for their final battle to save them.

• Six Paths Madara flew to the Blood-Red Moon and opened the Eye of the Moon, while Ayato enclosed himself in Truth-Seeking Orbs to avoid Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Infinite Tsukuyomi put Naruto, Sasuke, the Three Great Sages, and nearly every other creature in the world to sleep.
• Six Paths Madara used God-Tree World Advent to bind the sleeping creatures in bundles and hang them from the God Tree.
• Ayato emerged after the moon's light faded and confronted Six Paths Madara, who dismissed the possibility that Black Zetsu or other beings might remain.
• Six Paths Madara absorbed Chakra drawn from the captives and charged at Ayato, beginning their battle anew.

Ayato and Six Paths Madara traded powerful attacks while Black Zetsu hoped they would weaken each other enough for Kaguya Otsutsuki to resurrect and prevail. Madara’s body began absorbing more Chakra than it could contain, and Ayato seized the opening to attack with the Vermilion Bird.

• Black Zetsu hoped Ayato would defeat Six Paths Madara and leave himself exhausted for Kaguya Otsutsuki to kill.
• Ayato used a Railgun carrying a Truth-Seeking Orb to mark Madara with Flying Thunder God, then nearly struck him with a Great Flame Rasengan, but Madara escaped using a Limbo shadow.
• Madara trapped Ayato between himself and his shadows and fired Storm Release Light Fang, but Ayato blocked the lasers with Truth-Seeking Orbs and teleported away when they cracked.
• Madara sensed that his body had reached its Chakra limit while the God Tree continued feeding him Chakra, then tried to release the excess with a Tailed Beast Ball and a Fire Release technique.
• Ayato countered Madara’s sixteen fire dragons with Scorch Release: Vermilion Bird and sent the flame emperor charging toward him.

Ayato faced Six Paths Madara as the God Tree overwhelmed Madara with Chakra and Black Zetsu revealed that he had manipulated Madara’s dream of peace to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki. Rather than let Madara die as the vessel for Kaguya’s return, Ayato challenged him to fight, and Madara summoned a monstrous Susanoo beyond its limits.

• Six Paths Madara used four Complete Body Susanoo to unleash Shinra Tensei from every direction, destroying Ayato’s Vermilion Bird and injuring Ayato before he escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Ayato realized the God Tree was pouring Chakra into Six Paths Madara, whose body was swelling under the strain, and told him he was becoming Kaguya Otsutsuki’s vessel.
• Black Zetsu confessed that he had altered Hagoromo’s stone tablet and manipulated Madara into using Infinite Tsukuyomi, which turned its victims into White Zetsu.
• Six Paths Madara faltered as he learned his ideals had been manipulated, but Ayato urged him to fight rather than die under Black Zetsu’s scheme.
• Six Paths Madara gathered his remaining power, overcame the Chakra consuming him, and formed a gigantic, bestial Susanoo with three heads and six arms.