Chapter 515 moves every side into position as Naruto trains on the Island Turtle, the Allied forces size up the White Zetsu Army, and Kabuto and Tobi march their reanimated legion toward war.
Summary
Ōnoki guides the drifting Island Turtle safely to Kumogakure, where Killer B takes charge of Naruto's lessons in harnessing tailed beast chakra. Somewhere else, Sasuke asks whether he may finally remove the wrappings covering his eyes, only for Zetsu to refuse and urge him to hold out a while longer.
The Allied Shinobi Forces get their first real measure of just how vast Akatsuki's White Zetsu Army is and start drawing up strategies to meet it. Meanwhile Kabuto unveils the remainder of the fighters he has raised through the Impure World Reincarnation, and together with Tobi and the Zetsu horde he sets the advance toward battle in motion.
Key Events
Killer B begins instructing Naruto in controlling tailed beast chakra on the relocated Island Turtle. Zetsu denies Sasuke's request to uncover his eyes. The Allied Shinobi Forces learn the scale of the White Zetsu Army and plan their response.
Kabuto reveals more of his reincarnated soldiers, and he, Tobi, and the Zetsu army begin marching to war.
Notes
This chapter belongs to the Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown arc and was collected in volume 55. Viz Media titled it The Great War Begins! It appeared in issue 49 of 2010.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who begins training Naruto in tailed beast chakra in this chapter?
Killer B begins instructing Naruto in harnessing tailed beast chakra after Ōnoki guides the drifting Island Turtle safely to Kumogakure.
Why won't Zetsu let Sasuke remove his eye wrappings?
When Sasuke asks whether he can finally remove the wrappings covering his eyes, Zetsu refuses and tells him to hold out a while longer.
What does the Allied Shinobi Forces learn about their enemy in this chapter?
The Allied Shinobi Forces get their first real measure of just how vast Akatsuki's White Zetsu Army is, and they begin drawing up strategies to meet it.
What does Kabuto do in this chapter?
Kabuto unveils more of the fighters he has raised through the Impure World Reincarnation, and together with Tobi and the Zetsu horde he sets the advance toward war in motion.
What arc does 'The Great War Breaks Out!' belong to?
This chapter belongs to the Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown arc and was collected in volume 55 of the manga.
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