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Naruto Uzumaki

Because the nine-tailed beast was sealed inside him at birth, Naruto’s life hasn’t been easy. But with determination and guidance, his powers have grown to unimaginable heights. Now he must stop a mysterious masked shinobi from gathering all the tailed beasts in an attempt to control the world. Making matters worse, legendary dead shinobi have been resurrected and now battle the living! It is the Fourth Great Ninja War!

Just as the tide is turning and the Allied Forces think they have a chance to win the Fourth Great Ninja War, the masked man who claims he’s Madara ups the ante and unleashes a massive Gedo statue! This mammoth stone statue, fueled by the power of the six jinchûriki, tailed-beast hosts, it’s absorbed, wreaks devastation and brings the battle back under his control.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Killer Bee (the jinchûriki of the eight-tailed beast), eager to join the battle, face opposition from Lady Tsunade (the Hokage, leader of the Leaf Village) and Killer Bee’s brother, the Raikage (leader of the Cloud Village). Fearing that they’ll fall into Madara’s hands and complete his plan to absorb all the tailed beasts, the Raikage is determined to stop them. A fearsome battle erupts as Naruto and Killer Bee take on the Raikage. As the fight heats up and the stakes go higher, Lady Tsunade steps in and decides to trust Naruto and let him join the battle. After Naruto dodges the Raikage’s attack, being only the second to do so since Naruto’s father, the Raikage decides to let them join the fight.

Killer Bee	Lady Tsunade	Current Raikage	Tobi/Madara

On the battlefield, a fight takes place between the current Kage (leaders of all the ninja villages) and dead shinobi resurrected by Madara’s ally, Kabuto. Gaara, the Kazekage of the Village Hidden in the Sand, and Ohnoki, the Tsuchikage of the Village Hidden Among the Stones, face Gaara’s father the Fourth Kazekage, Mu the Second Tsuchikage, the Third Raikage and the Second Mizukage!

On the way to join the fight, resurrected Itachi and Pain stop Naruto and Killer Bee. As the two sides clash, a crow Itachi had planted in Naruto’s mouth earlier comes out and breaks Kabuto’s control! The combined might of Naruto, Itachi and Killer Bee proves too much for Pain, and he is defeated. Naruto and Killer Bee continue on their journey to join their allies.

Kabuto	Gaara	Current Tsuchikage	Fourth Kazekage	Second Tsuchikage
Third Raikage	Second Mizukage	Uchiha Itachi	Pain

Just when things are looking grim for Gaara and Onoki, Naruto appears on the battlefield and single-handedly defeats Mu, the Second Mizukage. From there the team continues to take down the resurrected Kage one-by-one. Meanwhile, Naruto’s numerous shadow doppelgangers are helping to turn the tide once again in the Allied Forces favor.

But suddenly, the reanimated corpse of the legendary Uchiha Madara appears on the field! Everyone is shaken by the appearance of this legend among legends. And not only does he have his own abilities, Kabuto’s given him the godlike power of the Sage of the Six Paths. Madara drops two asteroid-sized rocks from the sky causing devastating damage to the Allied Forces.

Edotensai Madara

The troops are shaken by the arrival of Uchiha Madara, and just when it looks like the war is hopeless—enter the Gokage, the five most powerful leaders of the ninja world! With their incredible powers, Tsunade, Raikage, Onoki, Gaara and the Mizukage launch an attack! Using their high-level jutsu in tandem, they actually begin to put Madara on the defense.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Killer Bee clash with the man behind the mask thought to be Madara! But he’s not alone, he’s got a group of jinchûriki with him. They’ve been given a Sharingan in one eye and a Rinnegan in the other, and can see through each other’s eyes! Naruto and Killer Bee realize that if they have any chance of winning they must pull out the black sensory rods in each one that connects their vision.

Current Mizukage	Two-Tails Jinchûriki	Three-Tails Jinchûriki	Four-Tails Jinchûriki	Five-Tails Jinchûriki
Six-Tails Jinchûriki	Seven-Tails Jinchûriki

Killer Bee uses the Eight Tails’ tentacles to grab the jinchûriki, and just when he’s about to pull out the rods, they transform into their tailed-beast forms. With their power levels increased dramatically, it doesn’t look good. But suddenly, Kakashi and Might Guy show up!

The fight escalates even further when each of the tailed beasts go into full biju mode! The battlefield is filled with giant monsters! During the fight, Naruto is eaten by the four-tailed beast! But because Naruto has a tailed beast already inside him, he’s able to talk to four tails. He finds out the biju don’t like being controlled by Madara and tells Naruto if he takes the chains off of him, he’ll help him.

Kakashi	Might Guy

Will four tails go through with his promise? And even if he does, is it enough to turn the tide? How will the Fourth Great Ninja War end in Naruto? Find out by becoming an Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha member!

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by Urian Brown