War rages on, and the fighting becomes increasingly desperate as Madara begins to seem unbeatable! Tsunade joins the battle against him as Sasuke and Itachi go after the reanimated Kabuto! With his new powers, Kabuto is stronger than ever and an even match for them. During the fight, his tragic past is revealed, and Sasuke learns the final truth about Itachi, the wound between them healed at last. Then Kakashi finds himself fighting an impossible, long-lost foe from his past!