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Part II (Shippuden) · right after the Kage Summit

Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown, Vols. 52–55

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The villages unite for war and Naruto faces the Fox inside him; collects chapters 484–515

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

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Quick recap

The five great villages form the Shinobi Alliance and hide Naruto and Killer B on an island that's actually a giant turtle. There, Naruto confronts his own hatred, faces the Nine-Tails and meets his mother, Kushina, who left some of her chakra in the seal. She tells him about the night he was born and why his parents gave their lives for him. With her help, Naruto seizes the Fox's chakra. Sasuke asks Tobi for Itachi's eyes to gain new power. Kabuto offers Tobi an army of resurrected legendary ninja. The arc ends with the Alliance in position and the war under way.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesA war with hope

    Kishimoto said Hiroshima's wartime history shaped the war arc, and that he wanted it to carry hope, unlike his grandfather's war stories.

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  2. ReferenceTaming the Fox

    Naruto learns to control the Nine-Tails with Killer B's training and help from his mother, Kushina, who left some of her chakra in the seal.

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  3. ReferenceThe Birth of Naruto

    VIZ's volume 53 is titled The Birth of Naruto: it's where the manga tells the story of the night Naruto was born.

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  4. ReferenceA boat in between

    The anime padded this stretch with a 20-episode filler arc, Paradise Life on a Boat (episodes 223–242).

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