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The Ten-Tails fires its enormous Tailed Beast Ball at the Allied Shinobi Forces. Shikamaru, with the help of Ino's technique, devices a last-minute plan to counter its powerful attack by creating a barrier and at the same time have B shoot Tailed Beast Balls to change its trajectory. However, the ball manages to pierce through barriers created by the Alliance and B quickly blocks the ball on his own. The ball suddenly disappeared as John and Minato arrives, telling the Alliance that they teleported the ball to the sea. The other revived Hokage soon arrive and were quickly confronted by Madara, but he was told to wait by Hashirama since he and the other Hokage had to stop the Ten-Tails first. The Hokage proceeds to create a special barrier to block the Ten-Tails, and Hashirama makes several Torii to pin it down. Then Sasuke and Jūgo arrives, much to the shock of the Konoha when Sasuke proceeds to tell them that he has decided to protect the village and aspires to become Hokage someday. Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and John prepare themselves against the Ten-Tails. Meanwhile, in the Kamui dimension, Obito continues to berate Kakashi about the failing reality in this world and value of comrades but Kakashi tells Obito that people who lose the feelings of his comrades are much worse than trash and he believes that his comrades will fill the hole inside his heart.

Hashirama warns the Alliance due to another round of Tailed Beast Ball attacks from the Ten-Tails. The ball launches to the barrier but is unsuccessful. Hashirama creates five clones of himself. Four of them will open the barrier to create access and allow the Allied Shinobi Forces to make attacks on the Ten-Tails. The other wood clone confronts Madara, but he demands the real Hashirama because using a clone is not "fun". As the Alliance goes inside the barrier, the Ten-Tails creates an army of monsters to defend itself from attack. other shinobi of the Konoha 11 resolve themselves to become stronger as well. but Ten-Tails constantly creates bigger and more powerful monsters as noted by Hashirama. Sai, who is also determined to become capable and stronger, decides to attack Ten-Tails' head but is unsuccessful and is saved by John. Sai discloses his worries and Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto summons their corresponding beasts to accompany them on the battlefield.

Naruto jumps high into the air over the beasts' guards and fends off attacks while Sakura uses her summoning to heal the wounded shinobi. Meanwhile, Sasuke easily slips and cuts through all guards and defense with the aid of his summoning and Susanoo. Once he has a clear view of the Ten-Tails, he aims his Amaterasu bow and arrow at the same time Naruto readies his giant Rasenshuriken from above. Naruto recalls to the time of his Rasenshuriken training during which he stated to Yamato that he and Sasuke are compatible not because his wind beats the latter's lightning, but because his wind can power up the former's fire. As a result of the wind powering the flames, a spiraling mass of black flames is created and hits the beast as a slightly tearful Sakura and their classmates cheer them on.

As the Ten-Tails burns, Naruto instructs Sasuke to put out the flames once the beast is weakened so that he and Kurama can extract the tailed beasts but Sasuke refuses, as he intends to burn them all down and create a new system. Sai questions Sakura about her views on Sasuke's return but believes that her smile over the situation is fake. The Ten-Tails then easily separates its burning flesh from its body. Meanwhile, in Kamui's dimension, Kakashi and Obito pierce each other with a Lightning Cutter and a Fūma Shuriken respectively. Deciding to quit using genjutsu, Kakashi and Obito begin their real battle while thinking back to the time they sparred as children. Kakashi reminisces about the young Obito's similarities to Naruto and decides that he must kill the current Obito. He impales Obito's heart with a lightning-infused kunai, but Obito declares that he will not concede the war and teleports to the Ten-Tails' head. Easily dispatching Hashirama's wood clone,

Madara notices Obito's return and causes black receivers to emerge from Obito's right half. Realising Madara is controlling Obito in order to revive himself, Hashirama tells Naruto and Sasuke to deal with Obito while he and Tobirama produce clones to attack Madara as a contingency plan. As Obito's hair turns white from overexertion, Sasuke attempts to attack him in vain, but Minato's shadow clone teleports to him and cuts him down. Shocked to learn that he was the masked man, Minato questions Obito, but he doesn't answer as the Ten-Tails is suddenly absorbed into his body. Naruto informs Sasuke and Minato that Obito had resisted Madara's control, and the three observe his transformation into the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

As the Shinobi Alliance wonders about the Ten-Tails disappearing from the battlefield, Sakura asks Hinata to explain what happened, and it is explained that the beast's body and chakra were completely absorbed by the enemy. Naruto explains to Sasuke and Minato that Obito never tried to revive Madara from the beginning, but was actually making himself the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki. Hashirama and Tobirama soon realize how big of a threat just appeared, and the First Hokage pins Obito, only for the new jinchūriki to destroy both the restraints and the barrier with chakra arms. As Minato tries to call out to his former student, who barely recognizes his own name, the other reincarnated Hokage start attacking the enemy, using their immortality to study the enemy's power. His predecessors being easily knocked out, with Hashirama forced to take on Madara, Minato goes on the front trying to exploit Obito's inability to suppress the Ten-Tails. In his mind, Obito gets his consciousness ripped by the Ten-Tails but ultimately manages to take control of the monster, gaining a new form and making an attempt to kill the enemies in one single blow.

Tobirama saves Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato by teleporting the Truth-Seeking Ball about to explode back at Obito, having previously tagged him for his Flying Thunder God Technique. Naruto praises Tobirama for using his father's technique so well, and Tobirama explains that the technique is his. Elsewhere, Madara and Hashirama battle, leaving other Allied shinobi struck in awe by their powers. Shikamaru raises the shinobi's morale, assuring them they will be needed. Madara declares to Hashirama that this battle will have a different outcome from their last battle. Minato intends to create an opening with his technique, and Tobirama berates him on his technique naming. Sasuke uses Amaterasu, but Obito deflects the attack, having sensed the chakra gathering in Sasuke's left eye. Tobirama and Minato mark each other. John and Sasuke charge at Obito, combining their Rasenshuriken and Kagutsuchi. Tobirama teleports behind Obito and Minato teleports in front of John and Sasuke's attack. They switch positions, and John and Sasuke's attack connects with Obito, who is left without his Truth-Seeking Balls. Sakura sees the black flames from the attack and asks Hinata what happened, and she tells the latter John and Sasuke are smiling. However, the Truth-Seeking Balls return to Obito, dispelling the attack and revealing Obito with no lasting damage. Tobirama notices Minato's arm isn't regenerating, and Obito's comments lead him to believe the orbs employ Yin–Yang Release to nullify ninjutsu. Naruto needs more time to enter his Tailed Beast transformation. With the summoning time nearly over, Gamakichi launches one last attack at Obito, who defends himself. Minato tries to appeal to Obito's dream of becoming Hokage, but Obito decries his previous dream, saying that Minato's failures made it easy to give up on it. Naruto tells Obito, that as someone who didn't become Hokage, he has no right to make fun of someone who did. He readies a Rasengan and Tobirama teleports Naruto behind Obito, landing a senjutsu Rasengan, which damages Obito, confirming their hypothesis based on Gamakichi's last attack. Minato observes Naruto's Sage Mode, comparing it to Jiraiya's,

Obito makes notice of his new vulnerability and creates a giant flowering tree. Each of the four flowers begins charging a Tailed Beast Ball. The Allied Shinobi wonder how they can escape those, and John, Minato, and Tobirama each able to teleport only one of them away. Hashirama wants to help them but is impeded by Madara, who reminds him that their reincarnated bodies will regenerate. Obito sends out chakra receivers and erects a barrier trapping the Alliance with the tree. Naruto fist-bumps with Minato for a new strategy, connecting both halves of Kurama. Obito wraps himself in a protective cloak, still berating Minato, reminding him that its his and Kushina's death anniversary the next day. Naruto instead remembers it's his birthday. Minato marvels at his grown-up son. Minato and Naruto meld their halves of Kurama's chakra, Jūgo arrives at their location and tells Sasuke they need to escape via reverse summon. John shares his chakra with them as well. Obito fires the Tailed Beast Balls. The Alliance appears unharmed, having been teleported out of the barrier by Minato, by proxy of John's chakra. Tobirama notes the similarity with the Shadow Clone Technique regarding chakra distribution, impressing Naruto with the knowledge of the technique, revealing himself as its creator. Minato wishes to talk to Naruto, but Naruto says it's not necessary, having already met his mother's chakra.

Sentimentally lost in thought, proud of his son's growth, Minato notes that Naruto's presence gives off a sense of confidence that with the two of them side by side, there's nothing that couldn't be accomplished. Familiar sensation indeed, reminiscent of the times spent together with his late wife. On the verge of tears, mumbling his desire to spend more time together with his son, as there's much more to tell him, Minato is pulled back into reality by his son's words, assured that true men know each others' feelings without verbal exchange. As Minato mans-up, the gravity of the situation once again becomes apparent, when John enters Tailed Beast Mode, rushing in carelessly, only for Tobirama to sarcastically confess his confidence in John's mental capability, Matatabi tells John that it now possible to combine Sage Mode with Two-Tails Chakra Mode. Minato enters Tailed Beast Mode as well, to provide powerful support for John. Thanks to Tobirama's mark, John and Minato manages to land an attack on Obito, who barely defends against it through a combination of chakra arms and black substance. In order to destroy the black matter, John and Minato prepares a natural energy-infused Tailed Beast Ball, while Obito decides to kill two birds with one stone by releasing the Ten-Tails, both defending himself from their attack and further progressing the plan. but it's too late Obito gets hit by the Tailed Beast Ball and is smashed into dust. meanwhile, Naruto aims to take down Madara, creating a Big Ball Rasenshuriken. large enough to illuminate the footsteps of his comrades.

As Naruto executes his finishing blow, Hashirama uses his Wood Dragon to immobilize Madara, which also drains his chakra at the same time. With Naruto throwing his attack, the Shinobi Alliance march towards Madara's location. John and Sasuke rejoins the battle, but not before Hashirama transfers to them his own chakra, and gives them a "technique" to counter Madara's senjutsu. As they arrive at Madara's location, Sasuke, and John find themselves suspended in midair before they could land a blow, and they are stabbed mercilessly by Madara. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and his group take cover to plan a surprise attack while Karin bursts into tears after sensing John's predicament. if both John and Sasuke don't get medical attention soon they will die
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