Chapter Summaries

Hinata and Kakashi reached Shikamaru’s group as Kakuzu and Hidan attacked, and Kakashi used Kamui to remove both Akatsuki members from the battlefield. Hinata secretly left their fate to Obito while Kakashi prepared to deal with Kakuzu’s remaining threat.

• Hidan cursed Asuma and began his ritual, but Shikamaru restrained him with Shadow Jutsu while Hinata criticized Shikamaru’s tactics from the air.
• Hinata and Kakashi flew toward the battle, and Hinata transferred chakra to Kakashi to ease the strain of activating his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakuzu launched a sea of flames at Shikamaru, Asuma, Izumo, and Kotetsu as Hinata and Kakashi arrived.
• Kakashi used Kamui to suck Hidan away, then swallowed Kakuzu’s flames with another Kamui.
• Hinata urged Kakashi to deal with Kakuzu and secretly entrusted Obito with Kakuzu and Hidan’s fate.

Hinata and Kakashi arrived to support Asuma’s team, and Kakashi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to tear off Kakuzu’s arm and drive him into the Bounty Hunter’s Guild. Kakuzu feared for Hidan and prepared to face the attackers as they gathered outside.

• Kakashi’s ocular technique chased Kakuzu and tore off his right arm, forcing him to take shelter inside the Bounty Hunter’s Guild.
• Kakashi landed with Hinata beside Shikamaru and Asuma, explaining that the Hokage had sent them to help.
• Asuma asked whether Kakashi was all right, while Kakashi wondered about the similarities between his ocular technique and Obito’s space-time ninjutsu.
• Hinata told the others that Kakuzu was hiding inside the guild and that they could capture him if they rushed in.
• Inside the guild, Kakuzu reflected on his loneliness and worried about Hidan’s unknown fate.

Kakashi, Hinata, and Asuma drove off Kakuzu, who escaped after losing four hearts and leaving two boxes behind. As they returned to Konoha, Kakashi began suspecting that his Kamui might be connected to the Masked Man’s space-time ninjutsu.

• Kakashi swallowed Kakuzu’s waterspout attack with Kamui and destroyed his four Earth Grudge Fear clones.
• Hinata and Asuma searched the Bounty Hunter's Guild, but Kakuzu had escaped underground and left two boxes behind.
• Kakashi sent Asuma to continue tracking Kakuzu while he and Hinata returned to report to the Hokage.
• Kakashi told Hinata that his ocular technique seemed similar to the Masked Man’s ninjutsu, and Hinata suggested their eyes might be a pair.
• Hinata picked up one of Kakuzu’s boxes and flew Kakashi back toward Konoha.

Hinata returned Kakuzu’s stolen box and hid its thirty million ryo before helping Naruto calm the Nine-Tails during Rasenshuriken training. At Akatsuki’s base, Pain assigned Kisame to capture the Three-Tails, while Hidan unexpectedly appeared alive after Orochimaru called him dead.

• Hinata threatened Kakashi into pretending he had never seen her box, and they returned to Konoha to report the mission to Tsunade.
• Hinata hid the thirty million ryo beneath her bed and went to Konoha’s Back Mountain, where Naruto trained with Yamato.
• Hinata entered Naruto’s Sealed Space and dispersed the Nine-Tails’ chakra, then asked Kurama why it would not acknowledge Naruto.
• Naruto calmed down, and Kakashi praised the progress of his new technique.
• Pain said the Two-Tails would take three more days to seal and assigned Kisame to capture the wild Three-Tails.
• Hidan appeared alive at the Akatsuki base and shouted at Orochimaru for saying he was dead.

Orochimaru steered Akatsuki’s discussion of Hidan’s escape toward the suspicious similarities between Kakashi’s and Tobi’s space-time ocular techniques, while Pain explained his plan to use the Tailed Beasts to wage and dominate wars. The chapter left Orochimaru convinced that Pain’s vision was outdated and that Obito’s identity was at risk of exposure.

• Hidan recounted being trapped in a mysterious space before waking in a forest, and Pain said he had tracked Hidan through the Akatsuki ring.
• Orochimaru reminded the group that Kakashi’s left eye had belonged to Obito and drew attention to Tobi’s similar spatial ability, prompting Pain to suspect a connection.
• Hidan complained that Akatsuki’s work had nearly gotten him killed and that he had personal goals of his own.
• Pain explained that Akatsuki would establish a war-focused organization, use the Tailed Beasts to collapse the Shinobi Village systems, and conquer the world amid the resulting chaos.
• Orochimaru dismissed Pain’s plan as out of step with the era and looked forward to seeing how Obito would respond to the scrutiny.

Hinata, Naruto, and Jiraiya were assigned to help Kirigakure secure the wild Three-Tails while Akatsuki and Sasuke converged on the area. Before leaving, Hinata contacted Itachi, who questioned Akatsuki’s plan, and she asked whether he was ready to face Sasuke.

• Hinata woke Naruto and brought him to meet Tsunade and Jiraiya at the Hokage Building.
• Tsunade told Hinata and Naruto that Akatsuki had sent Itachi and Kisame to capture the Three-Tails, and Sasuke had been seen nearby.
• Hinata asked whether Konoha would kill the wild Three-Tails, but Tsunade explained that Kirigakure wanted to capture and seal it, so Konoha would assist.
• Tsunade ordered Hinata, Naruto, and Jiraiya to gather at Konoha Gate in one hour for the mission.
• Hinata used the Tenseigan’s shared satellite vision to contact Itachi, who said Akatsuki had sent only him and Kisame and wondered why they were attempting to seize the Three-Tails directly.
• Hinata suggested that the masked man might still have influence in Kirigakure, then asked Itachi if he was ready to encounter Sasuke.

Hinata discussed Itachi’s choice to spare Sasuke before setting out with Jiraiya and Naruto. On the way, she challenged Jiraiya over Konoha’s treatment of the Tailed Beasts, leaving him to consider whether their old ideas of peace had caused harm.

• Itachi agreed that he was ready to face Sasuke after waiting eight years.
• Hinata left the Hyuga residence and met Jiraiya at Konoha Gate.
• Hinata argued that the villages and Akatsuki treated the Tailed Beasts as property, and Jiraiya admitted that shinobi had committed wrongs in the name of peace.
• Hinata asked Jiraiya how he would respond if their paths diverged, then laughed it off and said she wanted to live comfortably.
• Naruto arrived at the gate, Jiraiya scolded him for suggesting he had bullied Hinata, and the group set off.

Jiraiya, Hinata, and Naruto waited in the Land of Water while Kirigakure prepared to seal the Three-Tails, but chakra-filled rain obscured the area and signaled an imminent attack. Jiraiya led the others toward the lake as an explosion erupted in the distance.

• Jiraiya told Hinata and Naruto that Kirigakure was preparing to seal the Three-Tails and that their mission was to guard against an Akatsuki ambush.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya about Orochimaru, and Jiraiya comforted him while Hinata ate their grilled fish.
• Hinata and Jiraiya sensed chakra in the rain, and Hinata's Byakugan could not see through it.
• Jiraiya concluded that the rain was blocking the Byakugan and warned that Akatsuki was about to act.
• Jiraiya rushed toward the lake with Hinata and Naruto, and a distant explosion sent Water Release into the air.

Hinata, Naruto, and Jiraiya tried to stop Akatsuki from capturing the Three-Tails, but Pain's Six Paths confronted them and blasted them away with Shinra Tensei. As the three faced Akatsuki, Jiraiya asked Hinata to communicate with the Nine-Tails, leaving her ready to draw on its power.

• Hinata used Natural Sensing to track the battle, sensing Kisame and Itachi fighting the Three-Tails while she and Jiraiya headed toward it.
• Six chakra signatures suddenly appeared ahead, and Pain struck Hinata, Naruto, and Jiraiya with Shinra Tensei.
• Hinata shielded Jiraiya with a chakra hand and used Eight Trigrams—Consecutive Palm Strikes to clear the debris trapping them.
• Hinata, Naruto, and Jiraiya faced Pain and the other Akatsuki members, and Jiraiya warned them to be careful.
• Jiraiya asked Hinata whether she could communicate with the Nine-Tails, and Hinata reacted eagerly to the idea.

Hinata enlisted the Nine-Tails’ help while hiding her true strength, then joined Jiraiya and Naruto as Pain’s forces attacked. The battle began with a clash between the summoned beasts, and Animal Path charged Hinata’s group.

• Hinata entered Naruto’s Sealed Space and persuaded the Nine-Tails to lend its power against the Rinnegan user.
• Hinata returned to Jiraiya and signaled that she had secured the Nine-Tails’ agreement.
• Animal Path summoned five beasts to surround Hinata’s group, while Jiraiya and Naruto summoned giant toads.
• The summoned beasts charged into battle as Asura Path fired a missile at Hinata’s group.
• Hinata shattered the missile with an Air Palm, and Animal Path emerged through the smoke and rushed toward her group.

Hinata and Jiraiya countered Pain’s layered ambush, but a second Animal Path and the Six Paths’ coordinated attacks disrupted their plan. After Hinata rescued Jiraiya, he recognized a familiar face among Pain’s puppets.

• Hinata warned Jiraiya about Pain’s attack and destroyed the airborne Animal Path, but the Asura Path’s laser struck Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone.
• Hinata blasted the destroyed Animal Path into dust to prevent the Hell Path from reviving it, then attacked the remaining Pains with Chakra Rays.
• The Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to move the Pains out of Hinata’s attack, and Jiraiya descended with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
• The Preta Path absorbed Jiraiya’s Rasengan, and the Deva Path attacked him with a black iron rod before Hinata pulled him out of danger.
• Jiraiya recovered beside Hinata and stared in disbelief after recognizing one of the Six Paths of Pain.

Jiraiya confronted Deva Path Pain about his transformation and learned that Pain intended to end war through fear and overwhelming weapons. As Hinata launched a Spiral Chakra Beam through Pain’s Shinra Tensei, Jiraiya flew into danger and wondered if he would die.

• Jiraiya asked Pain what had happened to Yahiko, and Pain explained that suffering had made him a god who would end war by making the world experience pain.
• Pain revealed that he planned to use the Tailed Beasts’ power to create weapons that would deter nations through fear.
• Jiraiya rejected Pain’s ideals, and Hinata nodded at him before throwing him toward Pain and firing a Spiral Chakra Beam.
• Jiraiya declared the sunlight breaking through the clouds to be a light of hope, while Pain called it Akatsuki’s light.
• Hinata’s beam pierced Pain’s Shinra Tensei, while Jiraiya was caught in the repulsive force and feared he would die.

Jiraiya survived Pain’s Shinra Tensei and nearly struck Deva Path Pain alongside Hinata, but Pain used a hidden replacement Animal Path to regroup and capture Naruto. Hinata and Jiraiya realized the attack was part of a plan that could let Nagato absorb the Nine-Tails’ chakra and restore his body, with Obito possibly manipulating events for his own benefit.

• As Shinra Tensei struck, Jiraiya recalled his life and awakened when he remembered Hinata demanding repayment for the meals he owed her.
• Jiraiya pushed through Pain’s repulsive force with an azure chakra shell and formed an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan as Hinata fired a Spiral Light Ray at Deva Path Pain.
• The Animal Path summoned the Pains away, and Hinata’s attack destroyed the replacement Animal Path while its shockwave sent Jiraiya flying without injuring him.
• Jiraiya realized Pain had hidden a spare path ability and shouted that Pain’s true target was Naruto, whom Preta Path Pain had restrained.
• Hinata feared that the Preta Path would absorb the Nine-Tails’ chakra and restore Nagato, and she suspected Obito was manipulating Nagato to use him against her and Black Zetsu.

Hinata and Jiraiya confronted Pain after Akatsuki captured Naruto, and Hinata threatened to sabotage Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast plan if Pain took him away. Pain agreed not to make an enemy of them yet, but Jiraiya warned that Akatsuki might be targeting Hinata or using Pain to keep them occupied while Sasuke was nearby.

• Jiraiya realized Pain had targeted Naruto, while Hinata suspected Akatsuki had brought backup puppets and worried about the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Pain demanded that Jiraiya and Hinata stay out of the Three-Tails operation or Naruto would die.
• Hinata threatened to destroy Akatsuki’s plans by killing or claiming a Tailed Beast, making Pain reconsider fighting her.
• Pain recalled that Itachi Uchiha had claimed Hinata had reached Gentle Fist’s limits and blamed him for misleading Akatsuki about her strength.
• Pain agreed to wait while Akatsuki captured the Three-Tails, and Hinata told Jiraiya that the battle had stopped and Akatsuki was moving the beast.
• Jiraiya warned Hinata that Akatsuki might be targeting her or using Pain to hold them there while Sasuke remained nearby.

Sasuke confronted Itachi in the storm, demanding an explanation for the Uchiha Clan Extermination. After Itachi described his fears that a coup would plunge the Land of Fire into war, Sasuke agreed to fight him, leaving the brothers poised to battle.

• Sasuke waited in the rain until Itachi's fight with the Three-Tails ended, then followed him into the forest.
• Itachi sent Kisame away and met Sasuke in a clearing, where both brothers activated their Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Sasuke demanded to know why Itachi had exterminated the clan despite other possible choices.
• Itachi explained that a coup could have weakened Konoha and triggered a wider war, and that he had acted to prevent suffering across the Land of Fire and other nations.
• Sasuke's anger eased, and he drew the Kusanagi Sword to begin the long-awaited fight with Itachi.

Hinata realized she had to save Itachi before Sasuke’s battle ended, but Pain’s standoff kept her from leaving. As Sasuke and Itachi’s fight reached its final stage, Hinata prepared to use a secret move to break through the stalemate.

• Hinata remembered that rescuing Itachi was crucial to keeping Sasuke from falling into darkness, and sensed that their battle was nearly over.
• Hinata and Jiraiya considered attacking Pain to reclaim Naruto, but Jiraiya hesitated because Pain might escape with him.
• Hinata concluded that Obito’s real target was Sasuke and that Itachi’s death could drive Sasuke to seek revenge against Konoha.
• Hinata assessed that she had an eighty percent chance of rescuing Naruto with a sudden attack, but Jiraiya said he could not coordinate with her.
• As Sasuke and Itachi’s battle entered its final stage, Hinata announced that she would use a secret ultimate move she had kept hidden for years.

Hinata used Sage Art Genjutsu to daze the Six Paths of Pain, then attacked Preta Path and sent Naruto to Jiraiya. She defended herself from Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei with a new Heavenly Spin and was blasted toward the forest, leaving Pain behind.

• Hinata prepared her secret move while Jiraiya and the Six Paths of Pain watched her warily.
• Hinata used Natural Energy to cast Sage Art Genjutsu on the Six Paths of Pain.
• Hinata threw Jiraiya into the air, charged the Pains, shattered Preta Path with a palm strike, and tossed Naruto to Jiraiya.
• Hinata ordered Jiraiya to retreat with Naruto, then used an Air Palm to redirect him as he fell toward the battle.
• Deva Path Pain unleashed Shinra Tensei, and Hinata protected herself with her new spinning chakra sphere.
• The repulsive force blasted Hinata toward the distant forest, and she smugly left Pain behind.

Hinata escaped Pain, rescued Naruto, and teleported to watch Sasuke and Itachi’s battle while Nagato began to suspect Obito’s identity. As Sasuke unleashed Kirin, Hinata sensed Itachi raise Susanoo, leaving the brothers’ fight unresolved.

• Pain realized Hinata had escaped and Nagato considered whether she had gone to help Jiraiya or Sasuke.
• Nagato recalled his growing doubts about Obito and used the Animal Path to summon a chameleon to monitor Sasuke and Itachi.
• Hinata rescued Naruto, teleported near Sasuke and Itachi, and sensed that Pain was watching the battle rather than intervening.
• Hinata concluded that Nagato suspected Obito and planned to keep guiding events toward exposing his identity.
• Sasuke unleashed Kirin at Itachi, and Hinata sensed Itachi raise Susanoo to defend himself.

After Sasuke defeated Itachi, Obito abandoned his plan to take the brothers, but Hinata used her power to whisk Itachi away for treatment. Sasuke pursued Obito, while Hinata began healing Itachi in a cave.

• Sasuke defeated Itachi and urged him to live peacefully, but Itachi revealed that his body was terminally ill and he had little time left.
• Obito decided not to intervene after seeing Sasuke and Itachi's bond and realizing Hinata was nearby.
• When Itachi collapsed, Hinata used All-Knowing, All-Powerful to take him away before Sasuke could reach him.
• Sasuke recognized the space-time ninjutsu, blamed Obito, and raced after him with his Mangekyo Sharingan activated.
• Hinata laid Itachi in a cave and placed her green, healing hand on his head, hoping to restore his life.

Hinata healed Itachi Uchiha, who confronted her about acting against Konoha and using Sasuke. Hinata defended the Hyuga Clan’s choices and left Itachi with a declaration that she arranged fate.

• Hinata waited outside the cave while Itachi Uchiha woke, then offered to send Sasuke to see him.
• Itachi thanked Hinata for saving him and asked why she and the Hyuga Clan were turning away from Konoha.
• Hinata argued that Konoha had failed to protect clans such as the Uzumaki and said the Hyuga did not want the same fate.
• Itachi said Konoha’s darkness should be changed rather than embraced, but Hinata stood by her choice.
• Hinata declared that she arranged fate and privately celebrated delivering a dramatic line.