Chapter Summaries

Ōnoki refused to declare war on Konoha, but ordered Iwagakure to target Uchiha Chisen and seek the Akatsuki Organization’s help in assassinating him. After killing around thirty thousand people while purging the Land of Water, Chisen decided to establish a police force there to keep evil in check.

• Ōnoki rejected a full-scale war with Konoha and decided Iwagakure would send ninja against Uchiha Chisen and ask the Akatsuki Organization to assassinate him.
• Rasa ignored the Land of Wind’s Daimyo’s demands while he focused on prospecting for gold to support Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Chisen completed his bloody purge of the Land of Water’s cities, bringing his death toll there to around thirty thousand.
• Kijiro worried that Chisen had killed too many people, but Chisen said he remained determined to pursue absolute justice.
• Uchiha Chisen told Kijiro he would establish a police force in the Land of Water despite their shortage of personnel.

The Uchiha Clan accepted Uchiha Chisen’s plan to build a Military Police Force in the Land of Water and agreed to recruit beyond their clan, while Sarutobi Hiruzen worried that Chisen might leave Konoha. Hiruzen summoned Tsunade, hoping that the choice of Konoha’s next Hokage would bring Chisen back.

• After learning that Uchiha Izumi had become captain of the Land of Water Military Police Force, Uchiha clan members praised Uchiha Chisen’s ambition.
• Three Uchiha who had joined Chisen’s mission argued that the Military Police Force should recruit anyone who believed in absolute justice, not only Uchiha.
• The Uchiha Clan agreed to intermarry with righteous recruits and accepted that the clan might lose its separate identity if justice endured.
• The Uchiha Clan sent Sarutobi Hiruzen a proposal to open Konoha’s Military Police Force to new recruits.
• Utatane Koharu interpreted Chisen’s plans as a sign of ambition, while Hiruzen worried that Chisen, the Uchiha Clan, and Naruto might leave Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Tsunade, hoping that discussing the next Hokage would persuade Chisen to return.

Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to bring Uchiha Chisen back to Konoha before the Hokage election, but Tsunade refused to contact him. Chisen returned to Kirigakure after finishing his tour of the Land of Water, where his campaign of justice had improved public safety and attracted merchants.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Tsunade to summon Uchiha Chisen back so he could take part in the Hokage election and help deter the neighboring nations.
• Tsunade refused, arguing that Chisen should continue testing whether absolute justice could improve the Land of Water.
• Utatane Koharu suggested preventing Uchiha clan members from leaving Konoha to pressure Chisen into returning, and Sarutobi Hiruzen considered the idea.
• Uchiha Chisen finished cleaning up the last city in the Land of Water and returned to Kirigakure with Kijiro.
• Juzo Biwa praised Chisen's growing reputation and said civilians had begun reporting evildoers themselves.
• Mei Terumi reported that merchants were flocking to the Land of Water and that civilians seemed more hopeful as absolute justice took root.

Uchiha Chisen laid out plans to build justice into the Land of Water’s Ninja Academy and Police Force as merchants and Kirigakure’s mission work prospered. In Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s ban on ninja leaving the village sparked a growing protest that Utatane Koharu saw as an attempt to force him out.

• Kijiro explained to Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa that Uchiha Chisen’s purge of evildoers had lowered costs for merchants and increased trust in Kirigakure, bringing more business and missions.
• Uchiha Chisen proposed recruiting students from across the Land of Water, teaching them justice, and selecting committed graduates for its Police Force.
• Uchiha clan members protested outside the Hokage Building because Sarutobi Hiruzen had forbidden them from leaving Konoha to join the Land of Water’s Police Force.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke discussed the Land of Water’s absolute justice and hoped to see it after graduating.
• Kakashi saw more ninja joining the protest and sent Yamato to find Tsunade while he went to maintain order.
• Utatane Koharu warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that ninja supporting Tsunade were using the unrest to force him out as Hokage.

Tsunade watched Konoha respond to Uchiha Chisen’s campaign for absolute justice and recognized its potential to reshape the Shinobi World, though she expected powerful opposition. In the Land of Rain, the Akatsuki Organization rejected a bounty to kill Chisen, while Uchiha Obito planned to pursue the Eye of the Moon and prepare another scheme.

• Tsunade told Shizune she would leave Sarutobi Hiruzen to handle the public unrest, and explained that Konoha’s civilians increasingly admired Chisen because his justice improved their safety.
• Tsunade considered how Chisen might transform the Shinobi World by establishing Police Forces across the Five Great Nations, but worried the villages would resist him.
• Kakuzu challenged the Akatsuki Organization’s refusal of the Land of Earth’s three-hundred-million bounty, but Nagato ordered the organization to decline because it could not defeat Chisen.
• Uchiha Obito blamed Chisen for exposing his identity and Kamui’s weaknesses, then rejected taking Nagato’s Rinnegan by force.
• Uchiha Obito ordered the Akatsuki Organization to capture the tailed beasts and said he would prepare another plan alongside the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Obito and Black Zetsu planned to use Impure World Reincarnation to revive Uchiha Madara if Uchiha Chisen threatened the tailed beasts. Meanwhile, Kabuto reached the White Snake Sage’s new cave and urged her to focus on someone else.

• Obito ordered the White Zetsu army to search for Orochimaru’s research bases and Kabuto so they could perfect Impure World Reincarnation and revive Uchiha Madara.
• Black Zetsu spoke through the Flames of Judgment and told Obito to ignore Uchiha Chisen and stay focused on the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito worried that Uchiha Chisen might target the tailed beasts, and Black Zetsu said they would revive Uchiha Madara if that happened.
• The White Snake Sage hid in a new cave after Uchiha Chisen’s rampage, while Kabuto continued failing to master Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode.
• Kabuto used Reverse Summoning to reach the White Snake Sage and suggested that someone else deserved her attention more than he did.

Kabuto was forced to remain in Ryūchi Cave, while Uchiha Chisen prepared to leave the Land of Water and Konoha sent more than a hundred ninja there. Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted that Tsunade would likely become Fifth Hokage and that his era was ending.

• The White Snake Sage refused Kabuto's request to leave Ryūchi Cave, insisting he was suited to become its successor.
• Uchiha Chisen appointed Juzo Biwa captain of the Land of Water Military Police Force and said he planned to return to Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen allowed over a hundred Konoha ninja to depart for the Land of Water.
• Utatane Koharu tried to reassure Sarutobi Hiruzen that the departing jonin's votes could help him remain Hokage, but he warned that Chisen and the absolute-justice faction might split Konoha if he stayed in office.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said he would accept Tsunade as Fifth Hokage and serve as her advisor, while Utatane Koharu reluctantly faced the end of their era.

Uchiha Chisen left the Land of Water after arranging for Juzo Biwa and Uchiha clansmen to continue building its police force. Meanwhile, Obito learned that Nagato had sent him to gather intelligence on Chisen and reluctantly prepared to monitor a possible clash between Chisen and the Akatsuki Organization.

• Utatane Koharu decided she could no longer rely on Hiruzen and hoped the Akatsuki Organization would eliminate Uchiha Chisen so she could preserve her power.
• Uchiha Chisen left the Land of Water with Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro, explaining that Juzo Biwa would work with three Uchiha clansmen to establish a police force.
• Uchiha Chisen reflected that the justice taking root in the Land of Water was advancing his water contract, which would let him turn water into chakra.
• White Zetsu and Obito appeared along Chisen's route, and White Zetsu questioned why Nagato had sent them to investigate Chisen despite saying the Akatsuki would avoid a clash.
• Obito concluded that Nagato and Konan had been influenced by Chisen and suspected Nagato had recruited Hidan in preparation for a fight.
• Obito said he would watch the battle and take the Akatsuki members away if Chisen crippled them, though he feared facing Chisen's Flames of Judgment.

The Akatsuki Organization prepared to ambush Uchiha Chisen, intending to use Hidan’s immortality and Konan’s explosive tags to kill him. Pain’s rain revealed that Chisen had entered the trap, and he recognized that Nagato had come to fight him.

• Hidan complained about being sent to fight Uchiha Chisen, while Kakuzu and Sasori focused on the bounty and the chance to obtain Chisen’s body.
• Konan warned the Akatsuki members not to underestimate Chisen, and Pain assembled all Six Paths to confront him.
• Konan explained that the group planned to draw Chisen’s blood for Hidan, while Kakuzu learned that her one billion Exploding Tags had the force of roughly three hundred million normal tags.
• A White Zetsu reported that Chisen had arrived as Pain’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique covered the area.
• Chisen sensed chakra in the rain and realized that Pain had set an ambush to kill him.

Uchiha Chisen and his companions were ambushed by the Akatsuki Organization, but he protected them with Susanoo and launched a devastating counterattack. Pain repelled the strike with Shinra Tensei and prepared to face Chisen himself.

• Uchiha Chisen ordered Kijiro to take Izumi away by another route as he confronted the Akatsuki Organization.
• Pain and the others detonated an enormous blast, but Uchiha Chisen shielded Kijiro and Izumi inside Susanoo.
• Hidan panicked at the sight of Susanoo, and Pain decided to attack Chisen himself.
• Uchiha Chisen swung Susanoo's sword at the Akatsuki Organization, carving a vast scar into the earth.
• Pain used Shinra Tensei to redirect Chisen's slash into a mountain and declared that Chisen could not understand a god's power.

Pain tried to recruit Uchiha Chisen into the Akatsuki Organization, but Chisen challenged him to kill the Akatsuki members beside him first. As the two sides faced off, Black Zetsu emerged from Kamui and was horrified to see Chisen’s Perfect Susanoo.

• Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro watched Pain deflect Chisen’s Susanoo strike, and Kijiro identified Pain’s eyes as the Rinnegan.
• Chisen warned Kijiro to take Izumi away, while Pain called himself God and offered Chisen a place in the Akatsuki Organization.
• Pain deflected Chisen’s second flying slash, which veered off and destroyed a distant mountain peak.
• Chisen agreed to join the Akatsuki Organization if Pain killed the members beside him, unsettling Hidan and tempting Nagato with the prospect of Chisen’s strength.
• Uchiha Obito watched the battle with White Zetsu as Black Zetsu asked to leave Kamui so he could confirm something.
• Black Zetsu saw Chisen’s Perfect Susanoo and wondered whether Chisen had the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Hashirama cells, or a connection to Asura and Indra.

Uchiha Chisen fought Pain and the Akatsuki with his Susanoo, Wood Style, and overwhelming chakra. Pain’s Six Paths joined the battle, and Deva Path’s repulsive force halted the Susanoo as the others prepared to exploit the opening.

• Black Zetsu and Obito discussed whether Obito could ambush and kill Uchiha Chisen during his fight with Pain.
• Pain summoned the other five paths of the Six Paths while Uchiha Chisen advanced in his Susanoo and sent a Wood Dragon after Hidan, Kakuzu, and Sasori.
• Kakuzu attacked the Wood Dragon with Fire Style, and Konan detonated Exploding Tags on it before escaping in sheets of paper.
• The Animal Path summoned three giant beasts, but Uchiha Chisen cut them in half with his Susanoo’s katana.
• The Naraka Path revived two of the severed beasts with the Yama effigy, while Deva Path Pain used repulsive force to stop Uchiha Chisen’s Susanoo.
• Uzumaki White Zetsu exclaimed that the immobilized Susanoo gave them a chance.

Obito and Black Zetsu assessed Nagato’s chances against Uchiha Chisen, while Obito decided to exploit Chisen’s concern for his allies. As the Six Paths struggled to break through Chisen’s Susanoo, Chisen anticipated that Nagato might summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Black Zetsu estimated that Nagato had only a sixty-to-seventy-percent chance of defeating Uchiha Chisen, and Obito said those odds were not enough.
• Obito chose to capture Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro, then entered the Kamui Dimension with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
• Nagato’s Six Paths attacked Uchiha Chisen with summons, missiles, chakra absorption, and gravitational techniques, but they could not overcome his Susanoo.
• Konan realized Nagato might have to use forbidden jutsu as the Akatsuki members supporting her struggled against Chisen’s Wood Dragon.
• Uchiha Chisen concluded that Nagato’s best chance was summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Obito attacked Izumi and Kijiro, but Kijiro blocked his surprise strike and drew his fury. After sensing Obito’s attack, Chisen unleashed Lava Release through Susanoo, devastating Pain’s forces and driving Deva Path Pain onto the defensive.

• Kijiro sensed danger and shielded Izumi from Obito’s surprise attack, then taunted him about Kakashi and Rin.
• Obito grew enraged and used Kamui to pressure Kijiro, abandoning his plan to capture him and Izumi.
• Chisen sensed chakra near the battlefield and covered Susanoo in lava, turning the battlefield into a sea of magma.
• Chisen’s magma destroyed the Naraka, Animal, Human, and Preta Paths and their summoned beasts, while Deva Path Pain stayed airborne and repelled the lava.
• Chisen’s lava-armored Susanoo advanced on Deva Path Pain as Kakuzu and Hidan watched in disbelief.

Uchiha Chisen’s magma killed Hidan, forcing Konan and Nagato to abandon their fight and retreat. As Chisen turned toward the battle with Obito, Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension with Black Zetsu and Uzumaki White Zetsu.

• Konan and Kakuzu noticed the rising temperature and fled with Sasori, leaving Hidan behind as magma swallowed him.
• Konan told Pain that Hidan had died, and Nagato chose to retreat rather than risk Konan and Yahiko’s body.
• Uchiha Chisen let Pain and Konan escape because his Susanoo could not fly, but he resolved to pursue the Akatsuki Organization later.
• White Zetsu warned Obito that Pain and Konan had fled, while Black Zetsu alerted him that Uchiha Chisen was approaching.
• Obito abandoned his fight with Kijiro and escaped with Black Zetsu and Uzumaki White Zetsu into the Kamui Dimension.

Uchiha Chisen learned that Uchiha Obito had injured Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro, and he planned to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch him. As Tsunade’s support for Hokage grew, Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Utatane Koharu over her attack on Chisen, and she accused Hiruzen of growing weak.

• Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro told Uchiha Chisen that Uchiha Obito had attacked them, and Chisen said he would seek permission to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Uchiha Izumi, Kijiro, and Katsuyu discussed Tsunade’s growing support as Konoha’s next Hokage.
• Jiraiya lamented that Tsunade was likely to become Hokage while Shima and Sage Fukasaku criticized his reputation and habits.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Utatane Koharu about sending people to attack Uchiha Chisen and ordered her back to prison.
• Utatane Koharu accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of growing weaker as Tsunade approached the Hokage position.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Utatane Koharu back to prison while the defeated Akatsuki argued over their losses and Uchiha Obito’s failure to capture Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro. After Nagato assigned Obito to obtain a forbidden jutsu for Konan, Uchiha Chisen discovered that Hidan’s death had greatly strengthened his Yang Release.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen rebuked Utatane Koharu for hiring the Akatsuki to kill Uchiha Chisen and ordered her back to prison.
• Uchiha Obito confronted Deva Path Pain for abandoning the battle, and Pain explained that Hidan had died and four of the Six Paths’ bodies had been destroyed.
• Konan and Kakuzu mocked Uchiha Obito’s claim to be Uchiha Madara after he failed to defeat Uchiha Izumi and Kijiro.
• Nagato told Obito to obtain Tobirama Senju’s Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags for Konan, and Obito agreed.
• Uchiha Chisen noticed that Hidan’s death had increased his Yang Release power enough that he might survive having his heart pierced.

Uchiha Chisen discovered that his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was beginning to develop a Rinnegan-like ring after gaining power from Hidan and Nagato’s destroyed Six Paths. As Konoha’s forces uncovered the Land of Earth’s role in the ambush, Nagato prepared to draw the great nations into a war to keep Chisen occupied.

• Uchiha Chisen realized that Hidan’s Yang Release and the destruction of Nagato’s other Six Paths had strengthened his eye, revealing a faint purple ring around his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kijiro complained about Obito’s attack while Uchiha Izumi carried him back and apologized for his injuries.
• Uchiha Akira, Uchiha Zenda, and the Konoha reinforcements surveyed the battlefield and encountered scouts from the Land of Earth.
• Konoha’s ninja captured the scouts and extracted information that the Land of Earth had paid the Akatsuki Organization three hundred million to ambush Uchiha Chisen.
• Konan worried that Chisen knew too much about the Akatsuki Organization, and Nagato told her to leave if Chisen came to the Land of Rain.
• Nagato decided to pressure Chisen by provoking the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind, hoping to spark a fourth great ninja war.

Uchiha Chisen returned to Konoha as the Hokage election approached, while his new ability and the village’s unrest drew attention. His return gave Naruto and Sasuke hope, and Hinata and Neji considered asking him to address the Hyuga Clan’s worsening crisis.

• Uchiha Chisen, Uchiha Izumi, and Kijiro returned to Konoha, and Chisen sensed he could combine Yin Release and Yang Release to create things like black rods.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen worried that Chisen’s return would help Tsunade win the Hokage election, while Tsunade accepted his return and reflected on his potential to bring peace.
• Jiraiya remained troubled by Naruto and Sasuke’s devotion to absolute justice, while Sage Fukasaku sensed that natural energy feared Chisen.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke celebrated Chisen’s return, and Hinata hoped to ask him for help with the Hyuga Branch Family.
• Hyuga Neji resolved that the Hyuga Clan’s worsening crisis had to be dealt with and considered seeking Chisen’s help.

Uchiha Chisen returned to Konoha and found Mitaraishi Anko pressuring Uchiha Izumi to take over patrols after her exhausting month of keeping Absolute Justice running. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu searched for Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation and suspected the White Snake Sage had taken Kabuto to Ryūchi Cave, where Kabuto discovered his talent for Sage Mode.

• Mitaraishi Anko confronted Uchiha Izumi at her door, recounted her exhausting patrol duties, and refused to let Izumi go until she agreed to patrol.
• Uchiha Chisen appeared and volunteered to go on patrol, leaving Anko sheepish.
• Black Zetsu learned that White Zetsu had found Orochimaru’s main base in the Land of Rice Fields but no records of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Black Zetsu asked about Kabuto and reasoned that the White Snake Sage may have taken him to Ryūchi Cave.
• Kabuto, training in Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode, realized he was exceptionally suited to it.