Chapter Summaries

The battle between Konoha and Sunagakure continued as Yugito and Hozuki Mangetsu fought, until Obito arrived and used Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to leave Mangetsu vulnerable. Yugito finished Mangetsu with a Tailed Beast Bomb, and the chapter ended with his elimination.

• Yugito and her Kumogakure squad confronted Hozuki Mangetsu, and Yugito outmaneuvered him with her speed.
• Hozuki Mangetsu aimed his Water Gun Technique at Cee and Samui, but Obito blocked the attack with Wood Release.
• Samui identified genjutsu as the way to defeat Hozuki Mangetsu, and Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to immobilize him.
• Yugito struck the immobilized Hozuki Mangetsu with a Tailed Beast Bomb, eliminating him.

Obito and his allies dealt with Sunagakure’s forces as Gaara surrendered control to the One-Tail and threatened Konoha. Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan sealed the beast and restored Gaara’s seal, leaving Temari relieved that he would not go berserk again.

• Obito thanked Samui after Yugito defeated Hozuki Mangetsu, then returned to the battlefield.
• Mei Terumi tried to avoid fighting Kakashi and explained her friendship with Rin, while Rasa of Sunagakure was eliminated.
• Gaara fell asleep and allowed the One-Tail to emerge, prompting Shikaku Nara to evacuate civilians and send elite ninja to confront it.
• Naruto tried to reach Gaara but was overpowered, and Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan arrived to seal the One-Tail.
• Nagato trapped the One-Tail with Chibaku Tensei, then used the Four Symbols Seal to strengthen Gaara’s seal, while Konan caught Gaara and Temari expressed relief.

Orochimaru’s mission ended after his future self defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Inventory System returned the gathered shinobi to Konoha and distributed their rewards. Orochimaru received Cursed Seal research, while Obito showed off his Gunbai and Kakashi felt jealous of his reward.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru but lost both arms and died without sealing him.
• Kakashi questioned Orochimaru about why his future self had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Orochimaru could not give him an answer.
• Orochimaru and the others were teleported back to Konoha, where the Inventory System announced the mission results and rewards.
• Orochimaru received Cursed Seal research, and he assured Hiruzen Sarutobi he would not harm Konoha, prompting a tense exchange with Uchiha Fugaku and Danzo.
• Obito showed Rin his Gunbai, while Kakashi felt jealous that Obito had received a weapon instead of more Chakra.

Orochimaru warned Fugaku that Danzo was still a threat and urged him to improve the Uchiha Clan’s standing, while revealing Minato’s future as Hokage and his death. The Inventory System then ranked Itachi sixteenth among Kage Level fighters, leaving Fugaku proud and Orochimaru curious about Itachi’s strength.

• Orochimaru told Fugaku that Danzo had secretly experimented on the Sharingan and argued that the Uchiha Clan’s arrogance had fueled prejudice against them.
• Fugaku considered befriending other clans to improve the Uchiha Clan’s reputation, but Orochimaru warned that this alone would not make an Uchiha Hokage.
• Orochimaru revealed that Minato would become the Fourth Hokage but that he and his wife would die within a few years, worrying Fugaku about the village’s future leadership.
• Orochimaru said he would share important intelligence with Fugaku despite not openly joining forces against Danzo.
• The Inventory System ranked Uchiha Itachi sixteenth among Kage Level fighters, delighting Fugaku as Itachi practiced Ninjutsu with Shisui and prompting Orochimaru to wonder how Itachi outranked him.

The ranking of Uchiha Itachi prompted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo to argue over recruiting him, while Uchiha Fugaku learned that Shisui had died and watched the Uchiha Clan’s anger escalate. The chapter ended with the clan’s Jonin setting out to confront Itachi and Fugaku insisting to Hiruzen that the Uchiha Clan had never intended to rebel.

• Mei Terumi praised Uchiha Itachi’s looks, while Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested recruiting him into the Anbu and Danzo argued that he belonged in Root.
• Uchiha Fugaku watched a future clan meeting where Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Tekka, and other hawks called for a coup after Shisui’s death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Homura, Koharu, and Danzo as Konoha grew alarmed about the Uchiha Clan’s unrest.
• Fugaku and other Uchiha leaders reacted to the footage, questioned Shisui’s apparent suicide, and gathered to discuss what they had seen.
• Uchiha Tekka led several Uchiha Jonin to find Itachi after the clan meeting ended without him, and Fugaku followed them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Fugaku whether the village and clan were headed for conflict, and Fugaku denied that the Uchiha Clan wanted to rebel.

Uchiha Itachi confronted Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi over their suspicion that he had killed Uchiha Shisui, then challenged the Uchiha Clan’s narrow concerns. Uchiha Fugaku stopped the conflict from escalating, but Itachi secretly looked at him with killing intent and a Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Fugaku denied that the Uchiha Clan would betray Konoha while Tsunade mocked the village advisers for pressuring him.
• Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi questioned Itachi about Shisui’s death and handed him Shisui’s suicide note to take to the Anbu for investigation.
• When the three men implied Itachi had killed Shisui, Itachi attacked them and beat them bloody.
• Itachi criticized the clansmen for fixating on the clan, then threw a kunai past Fugaku and declared that his measure had left him despairing of the clan.
• Sasuke’s arrival prompted Itachi to apologize, and Fugaku prevented Yashiro and the others from arresting him.
• As Fugaku went inside with Sasuke, Itachi remained kneeling and secretly watched his father with a Mangekyō Sharingan and killing intent.

Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku reacted to footage of Itachi’s future, while Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s plan to recruit Uchiha prodigies into Root. In the chat, Tokuma Hyuga provoked the Uchiha, and Hiashi finally silenced him.

• Hiashi complained to Hizashi that Hyuga elders had grown arrogant and difficult to manage.
• Fugaku watched Itachi’s future behavior with dismay, while Mikoto defended their son and berated Inabi for criticizing him.
• Itachi and Shisui wondered whether Shisui’s death had contributed to Itachi’s future conflict with the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to bring Uchiha geniuses into Root, but Hiruzen asserted his authority and refused.
• Mei Terumi praised Itachi’s appearance, then Tokuma Hyuga criticized the Uchiha and was silenced by Hiashi.

After Itachi chose to summon his future younger brother, an adult Sasuke appeared in the past and used his overwhelming power to punish those who threatened the Uchiha and his brother. Sasuke was returned to his own time before he could speak with Itachi.

• Tokuma refused Itachi’s challenge and insulted him, but Itachi declared that he cared about his family and chose the reward that summoned Sasuke.
• Adult Sasuke arrived from the future, recognized young Itachi, and learned through Genjutsu that he had only three minutes in the past.
• Sasuke summoned a massive Susanoo and killed Yashiro and two other Uchiha who had advocated for a coup, warning the clan not to betray Konoha.
• Sasuke destroyed Root’s headquarters and warned Konoha not to target the Uchiha Clan; Danzo fainted upon hearing the news.
• Sasuke killed Tokuma Hyuga for bullying Itachi, then was transported back before he could speak to his brother.

After Sasuke effortlessly destroyed Root, Danzo sought funds to rebuild it while the shaken Hyuga Clan decided to apologize to the Uchiha. The elders agreed that Hizashi’s future child would not receive the Caged Bird Seal, and Hizashi prepared to deliver the apology.

• Sasuke’s attack left Fugaku, Hiruzen, Hiashi, and Danzo stunned, and Danzo asked Hiruzen for funds to rebuild Root.
• Hiruzen declined to commit the money Danzo wanted, and Danzo left the Hokage’s office to deal with Root’s destruction.
• Hiashi gathered the Hyuga elders and Hizashi to discuss apologizing to the Uchiha Clan for their treatment of Tokuma.
• Hizashi volunteered to explain the situation to Fugaku, and Hiashi demanded that the elders protect Hizashi from humiliation if the apology failed.
• The elders rejected removing Hizashi’s Caged Bird Seal, but agreed that his future child would not receive one.

After the mysterious future son left, Fugaku revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and described the strength of his Susanoo to the ninja villages. The conversation then turned to Obito receiving an Akatsuki uniform, while Jiraiya decided it was time to return home.

• Fugaku confirmed to the Uchiha clan that the powerhouse who had defeated three Elite Jonin was his future second son, summoned by Itachi.
• Fugaku revealed that the Sharingan had a higher form than the Mitsudomoe and explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan could summon a Susanoo.
• Fugaku told the ninja villages that he could fight more than a dozen Jonin without Susanoo and hold off thirty or forty with it active.
• Obito asked whether he could use Susanoo, and Fugaku confirmed that Obito also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yahiko offered to send Obito an Akatsuki uniform through Jiraiya, who agreed to deliver it and decided to return to Konoha.

As the Uchiha Clan prepared to stage a coup, Itachi learned that Danzo planned to crush the clan and chose to join forces with the masked Obito to massacre it himself. The operation began, with Itachi accepting that he would join Obito’s Akatsuki afterward.

• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and use him to spark a riot that night.
• Itachi informed Hiruzen and Danzo that the Uchiha planned a coup, but Hiruzen favored negotiation while Danzo urged an immediate strike.
• Danzo privately gave Itachi the choice of joining the rebellion or helping slaughter the Uchiha to protect Konoha and spare Sasuke.
• Itachi sought out masked Obito and agreed to join the Akatsuki in exchange for Obito’s help.
• Obito and Itachi began the operation to annihilate the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Itachi massacred the Uchiha Clan, killed his parents, and forced Sasuke to witness the slaughter through Tsukuyomi before Sasuke awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan. After the events were shown, Hiruzen Sarutobi detained Danzo and promised the Uchiha Clan it would be safe if it abandoned its coup, while Mei Terumi and Rin wondered whether they recognized the masked man.

• Uchiha Itachi killed Uchiha Clan civilians and confronted a Shadow Clone of Uchiha Fugaku, who showed him the future he had foreseen.
• Uchiha Itachi returned home and killed Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto after Fugaku asked him to protect Sasuke.
• Sasuke found his parents dead, and Uchiha Itachi used Tsukuyomi to make him relive the clan's slaughter and urged him to grow strong enough to kill his brother.
• Sasuke awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan and collapsed from exhaustion.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to detain Danzo and promised the Uchiha Clan that Konoha would not target them if they abandoned their coup.
• Mei Terumi and Rin both said the masked man looked familiar.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and was welcomed by villagers who admired her reputation and medical corps proposal. When Obito, Kakashi, and Rin came to see her, Obito called her an auntie and earned a painful blow.

• Fugaku decided to stop hiding his Mangekyō and use it to deter the village from acting against the Uchiha Clan.
• Tsunade and Shizune arrived at Konoha, where villagers gathered to welcome Tsunade back.
• Hiruzen learned of Tsunade’s return and hoped she could help shoulder the village’s pressures as he considered stepping down.
• Rin brought Obito and Kakashi to see Tsunade, and Obito blushed when he noticed her figure.
• Kakashi explained that Tsunade’s youthful appearance came from her Ninjutsu, prompting Obito to call her an auntie.
• Tsunade struck Obito for the insult, and he ended up with another large bump on his head.

Tsunade returned to Konoha to gather gold coins for resurrecting Nawaki and borrowed twenty thousand from Orochimaru, then joined him for a meal with Minato, Kushina, and the children. The Shinobi World ranking revealed Jiraiya as the fifteenth Kage-level combatant and introduced him as the Toad Sage and Heroic Sage.

• Tsunade asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for gold coins, but he refused to give her any.
• Tsunade visited Orochimaru and borrowed the twenty thousand gold coins he had left.
• Tsunade took Orochimaru to a grilled meat restaurant, where they ran into Minato Namikaze, Kushina, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin.
• Tsunade joined Kushina and the others for a meal and drinks, bringing Orochimaru along.
• The Shinobi World ranking named Jiraiya as the fifteenth Kage-level combatant and called him the Toad Sage and Heroic Sage.

Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure to investigate Pain, unaware that Nagato had already detected him. While seeking information at a club, he learned that Hanzō had been killed and that Pain’s rain could reveal anyone’s location and activities.

• Jiraiya entered Amegakure and began looking for information about Pain, not knowing Nagato’s rain had detected his powerful Chakra.
• Nagato noticed that someone had blocked his rain and asked Konan what was happening.
• Jiraiya went to a local club and requested Shukō, a hostess who resembled Tsunade, drawing criticism from Tsunade and others watching the footage.
• Jiraiya asked Shukō about Hanzō, and she warned him not to mention the name because Lord Pain had killed Hanzō and used the rain to monitor the village.

Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure to investigate Pain and fought Konan, discovering that Pain was likely either Yahiko or Nagato. Konan defended her choices and Akatsuki’s actions, and an unfamiliar man appeared as Jiraiya tried to persuade her.

• Tsunade feared that Jiraiya would die while investigating Pain in Amegakure.
• Jiraiya disguised himself to infiltrate Amegakure’s tallest building, where Konan attacked him.
• Jiraiya used oil and his white hair to restrain Konan, then deduced that Pain was probably Yahiko or Nagato.
• Konan told Jiraiya that she and the others had chosen to follow Pain’s ideas, while Jiraiya insisted that Akatsuki’s actions were wrong.
• An unfamiliar man appeared and told Jiraiya that Akatsuki had arrived at its answer on its own.

Jiraiya confronted Pain in Amegakure, believing him to be Nagato, and tried to learn what had changed his former student. The Animal Path explained that Akatsuki planned to use the Tailed Beasts to create a weapon capable of destroying a great nation, while the others reacted to the revelation.

• Jiraiya questioned Nagato about his past and asked where Yahiko was, while the Animal Path dismissed Yahiko as someone who had died long ago.
• The Animal Path summoned a giant crab that washed the Toad Oil off Konan, allowing her to escape Jiraiya’s restraints.
• Jiraiya bound the crab with his Wild Lion's Mane Technique, then restrained the Animal Path and pressed him for answers.
• The Animal Path claimed that pain had made him a god and that he intended to end war by creating a forbidden weapon from the sealed Tailed Beasts.
• The Fourth Raikage warned against harming Killer B, while Yahiko and Obito questioned Akatsuki’s plan and Obito was struck for mentioning the Sharingan.

Jiraiya clashed with Nagato’s Animal Path, summoning Gamaken and preparing to enter Sage Mode while Nagato used a chameleon summon to hide. Jiraiya spread a detection barrier to locate the invisible opponent, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Nagato escaped Jiraiya’s Wild Lion’s Mane Technique on a summoned beast, and Jiraiya summoned Gamaken in response.
• Jiraiya began entering Sage Mode and asked Gamaken to hold off Nagato while he summoned the two great sages.
• The Animal Path vanished with its chameleon summon, whose camouflage made it difficult to see but did not prevent it from being sensed.
• Jiraiya formed hand seals and spread a large barrier that could detect anyone caught within it.

Jiraiya and Gamaken fought Nagato’s endlessly splitting summoning hounds, but the battle exhausted Gamaken and left him unable to continue. Jiraiya was still surrounded by the hounds as the chapter ended.

• Nagato summoned a three-headed hound to attack Jiraiya, and Gamaken pinned it against a wall with his weapon.
• The hound split into multiple dogs that regenerated and multiplied whenever Gamaken struck them.
• Gamaken led the hounds toward a narrow alley, where Jiraiya trapped them and detected an attack from above.
• Jiraiya and Gamaken tried to escape the swarm, but the relentless hounds wore Gamaken down until he collapsed.

Jiraiya used the Rock Lodging Toad to swallow Nagato’s summoned dogs and lure Nagato into revealing himself, then fought him with summons and Shadow Clones. The battle ended with Nagato’s summoned rhinoceros charging at what proved to be another clone, while Jiraiya’s true position remained unknown.

• Jiraiya summoned the Rock Lodging Toad, which swallowed Nagato’s summoned dogs and hid Jiraiya inside its stomach.
• Jiraiya drew Nagato out of hiding and attacked the Animal Path, but Nagato used a Shadow Clone and another summoning to counter him.
• Gamaken blocked an attack for Jiraiya as Nagato’s summoned bird dropped explosive eggs, forcing Jiraiya to flee into a pipe.
• Jiraiya’s apparent escape turned out to be a Shadow Clone, and his Fire Style destroyed the summoned bird.
• Nagato sent a giant rhinoceros charging at Jiraiya, but that target also vanished as a Shadow Clone, prompting others to debate the tactic.