Chapter Summaries

Kakashi briefed the Kage on the Rinnegan and its Six Paths, while Mei Terumi revealed that the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by a hidden Mangekyō Sharingan user. The Kage agreed to share intelligence on Akatsuki as they concluded that it was waiting for the Three-Tails to revive.

• Tsunade asked Kakashi to explain what he knew about the Rinnegan, and he described its true body's meteor ability and the Six Paths of Pain.
• Chiyo asked whether the Rinnegan could absorb Tailed Beast Chakra, and Kakashi said Akatsuki's goal was to collect the Tailed Beasts and that Hinata believed its true body possessed all the puppets' abilities.
• Mei Terumi explained that the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled for years by a hidden Mangekyō Sharingan user, whom Ōnoki and Tsunade suspected was Madara Uchiha.
• Ōnoki said Akatsuki was in hiding and likely waiting for the Three-Tails to revive, then proposed that the villages share what they knew about the organization.
• The Raikage agreed to share intelligence on Akatsuki, while the Kage recognized that a deeper alliance was not yet possible.

Kakashi explained Orochimaru’s two uses of Impure World Reincarnation and described how Hinata defeated the Second Tsuchikage, Third Raikage, and Third Kazekage. The other villages recognized Hinata as a threat capable of destroying any village and worried about Konoha’s power after Akatsuki was defeated.

• Ōnoki asked Tsunade to share Konoha’s intelligence on Akatsuki and Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation, and Tsunade told Kakashi to explain.
• Kakashi explained that Orochimaru’s first Impure World Reincarnation summoned mindless fighters, while the later version created intelligent, powerful, immortal bodies with infinite chakra.
• Kakashi recounted how Hinata defeated the three revived Kage, leaving Chiyo, the Raikage, and Ōnoki troubled by her strength.
• Ōnoki learned that Hinata’s Byakugan could detect the invisible Mū and realized she could likely defeat him quickly.
• The gathered leaders concluded Hinata could destroy even a major shinobi village and wondered whether reconciling with Konoha had been wise.

Hyuga Hiashi warned Hinata that the Hyuga Clan’s growing strength could create a dangerous rift with Konoha’s leadership, even without either side seeking conflict. He urged the clan to lie low and build its power quietly, and Hinata asked whether he truly meant to do so.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata discussed how the other Shinobi Villages were preparing for Konoha’s growing power despite the official agreement to oppose Akatsuki.
• Hinata explained that Hyuga Hiashi could now use his Rinnegan freely, though revealing it might make others mistake him for Akatsuki’s mastermind.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata that the Hyuga Clan had become too strong for the authority it held, risking conflict with the Hokage’s faction.
• Hyuga Hiashi said he trusted the Fifth Hokage but could not guarantee how the Sixth or Seventh Generation would react to the clan’s influence.
• Hyuga Hiashi urged Hinata to let the Hyuga Clan lie low and accumulate strength before pursuing its greater ambitions, and Hinata asked if he truly intended that plan.

Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi that Sasuke would likely kill Danzo, while Hiashi urged her to keep any involvement discreet. In the Land of Grass, Sasuke decided to challenge Orochimaru after one day of rest and pursue strength to take revenge on Konoha and the Masked Man.

• Hyuga Hiashi warned Hinata that Danzo might give the Hyuga Clan control of the Konoha Military Police Force and urged her to restrain the clan.
• Hinata told Hiashi that Sasuke, not she, would kill Danzo once she gave him information, and Hiashi accepted that this could benefit the Hyuga Clan.
• Sasuke reflected on how much stronger he had become after absorbing Urashiki's chakra, though he still had only a Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Sasuke decided to fight Orochimaru to the death after resting for one day, then search Orochimaru's classified documents for ways to grow stronger.
• Sasuke resolved to target Konoha and the Masked Man, and wondered whether ninja could truly reach the level he had heard about from Future Sasuke.

Orochimaru studied Hinata’s theories about Natural Energy and considered using Ryūchi Cave’s snakes to pursue immortality after failing to learn Sage Mode. Sasuke confronted him and declared that Orochimaru was too weak to deserve his body, leaving them poised for a fight.

• Orochimaru reread Hinata’s paper and reasoned that consuming creatures nourished by Natural Energy might improve his own energy and extend his life.
• Orochimaru recalled how Kinkaku and Ginkaku gained Nine-Tails chakra by eating its flesh, then considered experimenting with the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru sensed Sasuke approaching and wondered why he had come.
• Sasuke pierced Orochimaru’s door with a Chidori Sharp Spear and slashed it apart with the Kusanagi Sword.
• Sasuke told Orochimaru that he had nothing left to teach him and refused to give him his body, prompting Orochimaru to threaten him.

Sasuke confronted Orochimaru over his methods and challenged him in the stone chamber. He revealed formidable new power and drove Orochimaru away, but remained wary and considered leaving.

• Sasuke accused Orochimaru of targeting him after failing to capture Itachi and condemned his treatment of people as experiments.
• Orochimaru mocked Sasuke's abilities by comparing him with Itachi and Hinata, and Sasuke answered with a genjutsu that appeared to kill a clone.
• Orochimaru attacked Sasuke from the ceiling with a Kusanagi Sword, but Sasuke deflected the strike and shocked him with his powerful chakra.
• Sasuke unleashed Chidori Current, shattering the stone chamber and forcing Orochimaru to vanish.
• Alone in the chamber, Sasuke recognized that defeating Orochimaru was premature but considered leaving because he could no longer endure the prisoners' suffering.

Sasuke fought Orochimaru and Hashirama Senju, revealing rapid healing that astonished Orochimaru. He escaped the collapsing underground base with Explosive Tags, leaving Orochimaru vowing not to underestimate him again.

• Sasuke challenged Orochimaru, who summoned Hashirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation to restrain him.
• Hashirama Senju trapped Sasuke with Wood Release and struck him, but Sasuke's wounds healed rapidly.
• Orochimaru suspected Sasuke had acquired Hashirama Cells and became eager to claim his body.
• Sasuke realized he could not defeat Orochimaru and used Explosive Tags to collapse the stone chamber.
• Sasuke escaped to the surface while Orochimaru emerged from the rubble and cursed his failure to capture him.

Hinata learned that Sasuke had escaped Orochimaru and vanished, complicating Black Zetsu’s plans to revive Madara and Kaguya. She agreed to deal with Orochimaru if necessary and considered recruiting Sasuke, while Black Zetsu left Konoha to continue their plans.

• White Zetsu told Hinata that Sasuke had escaped Orochimaru’s base and disappeared after growing much stronger.
• Black Zetsu explained that Orochimaru’s survival threatened their plans and asked Hinata to kill him after he revived Madara.
• Hinata agreed to handle Orochimaru and ordered White Zetsu to find Sasuke, while Black Zetsu planned to have Obito use Sasuke’s strength.
• Hinata offered to meet Sasuke herself and try to bring him over if Obito failed, and Black Zetsu agreed that Sasuke could remove obstacles to their plan.
• Hinata and Black Zetsu refined their plans, then Black Zetsu left Konoha as Hinata continued developing sealing and puppet techniques.

Hinata completed and launched Chang'e-1, a puppet-based artificial satellite that linked its telescope to her Tenseigan for long-distance surveillance. After confirming that it could sharply observe the Shinobi World, she returned to test the maximum range of their chakra connection.

• Hinata built Chang'e-1 using chakra-conductive wood, a telescope, sealing formulas, and Tenseigan-powered movement.
• After three days of work, Hinata finished the satellite and planned to test how far its chakra signals could reach.
• Hinata sealed Chang'e-1 in a scroll, slipped beyond Konoha's sensory barrier, and carried it into space in Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
• Hinata released Chang'e-1 in orbit and linked her Tenseigan vision to its telescope, allowing her to see fine details on the ground.
• Hinata briefly spotted her father, Hyuga Hiashi, in his room, then turned away and headed back toward the Shinobi World while testing the connection's range.

Hinata tested the Tenseigan’s long-range control through Chang'e-1 and discovered Sasuke near Konoha, guessing that he intended to attack Danzo. Sasuke had indeed chosen Danzo and two Konoha elders as targets, and planned to seek Hinata afterward to learn about the power she had gained in the future.

• Hinata found that Chang'e-1 could survey about half the Land of Fire, and planned to build chakra-signal relay stations in more Artificial Satellites to monitor the Shinobi World.
• While surveying through Chang'e-1, Hinata spotted Sasuke near a cave and wondered whether he was returning to Konoha to assassinate Danzo.
• Hinata decided to look for records of the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique so she could communicate through the satellites, then prayed for overwhelming power.
• Sasuke reflected that, after half a month of searching unsuccessfully for Itachi Uchiha and the Masked Man, Danzo was the only revenge target he could locate, alongside Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Sasuke planned to meet Hinata after his revenge because he wanted to pursue the immense, immortal power Future Sasuke had said she possessed.

Hinata monitored Sasuke as he traveled toward Konoha and considered how he might find and attack Danzo. After Tokuma gave her an embarrassing gift, Hinata returned to her room and continued watching Sasuke’s progress.

• Hinata woke early and used the Tenseigan to watch Sasuke eat, wash, train, and set out for Konoha.
• Hinata wandered around the Hyuga residence, where Tokuma mistakenly guessed she needed a gift related to puberty.
• Hinata waited at Konoha’s Back Mountain for Sasuke, then realized he would not arrive until evening and went home.
• Tokuma handed Hinata a small package, and she discovered its contents and angrily vowed to kill him.
• Hinata read and checked Sasuke’s location while reasoning that he would need to recover before searching for Danzo, who stayed in the Root base.

Hinata met Sasuke outside Konoha and offered him intelligence about Danzo and the village, but he wanted to understand her motives. She began explaining her encounter with an ancestor in the spiritual world.

• Hinata decided she could justify killing Danzo because he was ugly, then secretly left Konoha after checking Sasuke's location.
• Hinata found Sasuke by a river and revealed her evolved Tenseigan when he challenged her strength.
• Hinata offered Sasuke information about Root, Konoha's defenses, and patrols, but he said he would investigate Danzo himself.
• Sasuke asked about Hinata's purpose, and she decided to explain her unusual past.
• Hinata began telling Sasuke how she had met an old man claiming to be her ancestor in the spiritual world.

Hinata convinced Sasuke of her fabricated account linking the Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the Uchiha clan's history. As Sasuke struggled with the roots of the Uchiha Clan Extermination, Hinata invited him to leave the limits of the ninja world and explore the universe with her.

• Hinata recounted her invented miraculous experience, and Sasuke summarized her claims about the Sage of Six Paths, the Tailed Beasts, and Akatsuki's goal of unifying the Shinobi World.
• Sasuke pieced together Hinata and Black Zetsu's version of events, concluding that Indra's stone tablet and Kaguya Otsutsuki's White Zetsu army were part of a plan to oppose the rebel forces of the Otsutsuki clan.
• Sasuke reflected that Shimura Danzō, Obito Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha had been executioners, while the deeper cause of the Uchiha Clan Extermination was the inherited conflict between the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Hinata told Sasuke to focus on restoring the Uchiha clan rather than seeking revenge against everyone involved in its destruction.
• Hinata declared that she would lead the Hyuga Clan beyond the ninja world and asked Sasuke to join her in exploring the universe.

Hinata explained the power of the Otsutsuki and her plan to revive Kaguya, prepare the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, and eventually confront the wider clan. Inspired by the prospect of exploring the universe with Hinata, Sasuke agreed to accept her help with his revenge against Danzo.

• Hinata told Sasuke that the chakra from his future self came from another God Tree and that Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki had traveled through time.
• Hinata explained that their world’s Natural Energy made it an ideal place for God Trees and warned that the Otsutsuki clan’s inherited power could produce far stronger beings.
• Hinata said she planned to revive Kaguya and lead their clans in strengthening themselves before fighting the Otsutsuki clan.
• Sasuke suspected his future self regretted being left behind while Hinata and Kaguya went into the universe.
• Sasuke asked Hinata to provide intelligence for his planned revenge on Danzo and showed that he was willing to join her cause.

Hinata told Sasuke about Danzo’s role in the Uchiha Clan Extermination and gave him intelligence on Root, while warning him against attacking Konoha’s other leaders. The next day, Shikamaru reported that Sasuke had infiltrated the village, fought off Anbu, and escaped, leaving Hinata to wonder what he was planning.

• Hinata explained Danzo’s Sharingan implants, Hashirama cells, and Izanagi technique to Sasuke.
• Hinata gave Sasuke a map of Root’s base and information about Konoha’s defenses, then warned him that the Hokage and she would oppose an attack inside the village.
• Sasuke asked about the Hokage Advisors, but Hinata urged him to investigate before targeting them.
• Hinata met Sasuke until late at night, then returned to the Hyuga compound and slept.
• Shikamaru told Hinata that Sasuke had infiltrated Konoha, defeated the Anbu who found him, and fled as village ninja pursued him.
• Hinata suspected Sasuke’s escape might be a feint or part of a larger plan.

Hinata realized Sasuke had exposed his return to create a chance to attack Danzo, so she left the Hyuga residence and infiltrated Root. She watched Sasuke force Danzo to confirm the village leadership's role in the Uchiha massacre, then kill him.

• Shikamaru told Hinata that Konoha had sent Jonin and Anbu to pursue Sasuke, but she pretended she was going back to sleep.
• Hinata reasoned that Sasuke had deliberately been discovered so his intelligence about Danzo would seem credible, and she suspected he planned to assassinate Danzo.
• Hinata left a Shadow Clone in her room, activated the Tenseigan, and sneaked into Root while Sasuke fought Danzo.
• Sasuke asked Danzo whether Konoha's leaders had ordered Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha clan, and Danzo's response confirmed Sasuke's suspicion.
• Sasuke cut Danzo's throat with the Kusanagi Sword.

Hinata watched Sasuke battle Danzo and used Natural Energy to help Sasuke enter Sage Mode, allowing him to inflict a serious wound. Danzo reached for Shisui's right eye, leaving the threat of Kotoamatsukami unresolved.

• Danzo revived with Izanagi after Sasuke killed his first body, but Sasuke stayed wary and attacked again.
• Hinata recognized that Danzo's right Sharingan was using Shisui's Kotoamatsukami to influence Sasuke's will.
• Hinata secretly sent Natural Energy into Sasuke, who recognized her aid and cooperated.
• Sasuke entered Sage Mode and slashed a deep wound across Danzo's abdomen.
• Danzo knelt with the wound and reached toward his right eye, claiming it was already too late.

Hinata and Sasuke confronted Danzo beneath Konoha, with Hinata nullifying his Kotoamatsukami and weakening him while Sasuke repeatedly killed him. Sasuke finally killed Danzo for good and took Shisui's eye, as Hinata defended the Hyuga Clan's right to survive.

• Danzo activated Kotoamatsukami on Sasuke, but Hinata resisted its influence and told Danzo his right eye's power was useless against them.
• Hinata challenged Danzo over the Uchiha tragedy and argued that a clan's survival mattered more than the village when the village threatened it.
• Hinata let Sasuke fight Danzo to avoid leaving evidence of her Gentle Fist, and Sasuke used Sage Chakra-enhanced Chidori Current to paralyze and kill him repeatedly.
• Hinata drained Danzo's chakra with the Tenseigan, leaving him unable to use Izanagi or the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
• Sasuke stabbed Danzo in the chest, slit his throat with the Kusanagi Sword, and prepared to take Shisui's eye.

Hinata left Sasuke after he vowed to kill the Hokage advisors and steal the Scroll of Seals, but he infiltrated Konoha that evening and fought Tsunade and the village shinobi. Just as Hinata moved to strike him, an unknown user of space-time ninjutsu rescued Sasuke, and Tsunade put Konoha on wartime alert.

• Hinata warned Sasuke against attacking Konoha, then left him at Danzo’s corpse and returned to the Hyuga residence.
• Hinata made Shadow Clones to sleep while she studied Puppet Technique, dismissing them one at a time to enjoy their rest.
• Tokuma Hyuga told Hinata that Sasuke had killed Danzo and the two advisors, then been discovered stealing the Scroll of Seals and fighting the Hokage.
• Hinata flew to the Back Mountain and joined the battle, but Sasuke vanished in a space-time distortion just before her Gentle Fist struck him.
• Tsunade ordered a village lockdown and called an immediate Jonin meeting as Hinata followed her back toward the Hokage Building.

Hinata learned that Sasuke had infiltrated Konoha, assassinated Danzo and two Hokage Advisors, and attempted to steal the Scroll of Seals. At a Hokage meeting, Tsunade questioned how Sasuke had become so powerful while Hyuga Hiashi misinterpreted Hinata’s connection to Sasuke and worried she might act recklessly.

• Hinata met Hyuga Hiashi and learned that Sasuke had killed Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura before trying to enter the Hokage Building.
• Hinata considered how Sasuke had spent several unexplained hours in Konoha and wondered whether he had met Obito Uchiha or planned to go undercover.
• Hinata attended a meeting where Tsunade reviewed Sasuke’s infiltration and proposed investigating the source of his unusual strength.
• Hyuga Hiashi suspected Hinata had given Sasuke his power and had helped him kill Danzo, then worried she might do something foolish over Sasuke.