Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure and tested how much his students had improved in a battle, overwhelming them with his Silent Mist Concealment Technique. He praised the students’ progress and encouraged Kurokawa, Fuyun, and Mitaro to keep building a solid foundation as they prepared for the Chunin Exams.

• In Konoha, Shimura Danzō and the Third Hokage regretted missing their chance to take control of Kirigakure.
• Ye Liangnai returned to the training ground and fought Natsume Yuki, Saki Mirako, and Nakamura Shota, who used their new techniques to challenge him.
• Ye Liangnai used the Silent Mist Concealment Technique to defeat all three students, then said their teamwork could hold its own against Zabuza for a while.
• Yagura arrived with Kurokawa, Fuyun, and Mitaro, and Ye Liangnai praised their improvement and encouraged them not to be discouraged by the gap between them and Natsume Yuki’s group.

Ye Liangnai and Yagura traveled to Amegakure to confront the Akatsuki Organization and demand that it abandon its plans to capture the Tailed Beasts, especially Kirigakure’s. Deva Path Pain refused, and the chapter ended as both sides prepared to fight.

• Ye Liangnai invited Yagura to join him in visiting the Akatsuki Organization, and Yagura agreed after learning it might lead them to the person who had controlled him.
• Mei Terumi prepared to attend the Chunin Exams in Konoha with Yugito and Reiko as guards, while four Kirigakure teams were set to participate.
• Ye Liangnai and Yagura reached Amegakure, where Konan confronted them before Deva Path Pain appeared and allowed them into the village.
• Ye Liangnai told Deva Path Pain to abandon his Tailed Beast plans and leave Kirigakure alone, but Pain refused.
• Konan entered her combat form as Deva Path Pain prepared to fight Ye Liangnai and Yagura.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed Deva Path Pain in battle, then used a sealing technique to sever Nagato’s control of Yahiko’s body. He offered Nagato a choice: accept his proposal or watch him destroy Yahiko’s body.

• Deva Path Pain and Konan attacked Ye Liangnai and Yagura, but Ye Liangnai badly damaged Deva Path Pain with his sword and water techniques.
• Ye Liangnai taunted Deva Path Pain and revealed that he knew about the Six Paths of Pain and Shinra Tensei’s limitations.
• Deva Path Pain unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, but Ye Liangnai’s Flash Erasure cut through it.
• Ye Liangnai struck Deva Path Pain with lightning and used Binding Karma Curse to sever Nagato’s connection to the body.
• Ye Liangnai told Nagato that he had lost and demanded that he accept the proposal or risk Yahiko’s body being destroyed.

Ye Liangnai defeated Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain and rushed toward Nagato’s hiding place. Tobi arrived to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan, but Ye Liangnai confronted him as Nagato fought back.

• Nagato restored the Deva Path Pain and summoned the other five Paths to fight Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai created five Five Ghost Water Clones and trapped the Six Paths of Pain in a mist that blocked Nagato’s senses.
• Ye Liangnai and his clones defeated the Six Paths of Pain, leaving the Deva Path intact and the others mostly reduced to heads.
• Ye Liangnai charged toward the building where Nagato was hiding, and Konan broke away from Yagura to pursue him.
• Tobi appeared before Nagato and tried to take his Rinnegan, but Nagato used Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in against him.
• Ye Liangnai arrived and confronted Tobi, who admitted he had misjudged Ye Liangnai’s strength.

Ye Liangnai defeated Obito Uchiha and Nagato, took the Rinnegan, and took control of the Akatsuki Organization. After revealing the conspiracy behind Obito’s plan, he later killed him and kept his Sharingan and Hashirama Cells.

• Ye Liangnai used the Hidden Mist Technique to disrupt Obito Uchiha’s intangibility, captured him, and took Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Ye Liangnai gave Nagato a token, claimed leadership of the Akatsuki Organization, and preserved Yahiko’s corpse for Konan.
• Kakuzu, Itachi Uchiha, and Hidan accepted Ye Liangnai as leader, while Sasori of the Red Sands and Deidara challenged him and Zetsu fled.
• Ye Liangnai told Obito Uchiha that Zetsu and Madara Uchiha had manipulated him, then later killed him and sealed away his corpse.
• Ye Liangnai kept Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan and extracted some of his Hashirama Cells to prevent his body from being used for Impure World Reincarnation.

Ye Liangnai arrived in Konoha during Orochimaru’s attack and announced that he had come to stop the war. After striking Orochimaru and freeing the Third Hokage, he demanded that the fighting end, leaving Orochimaru to answer him.

• Ye Liangnai and Yagura defeated Sasori and Deidara, who then submitted to Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai arrived in Konoha as the Konoha Crush Plan began, and the gathered leaders and nobles reacted nervously to Kirigakure’s strength.
• Jiraiya confronted Ye Liangnai about his intentions, and they clashed when Ye Liangnai drew his sword.
• Ye Liangnai pierced Orochimaru through the chest, freeing the Third Hokage from their stalemate.
• Ye Liangnai demanded that the Konoha, Sand, and Otogakure forces end the war, and Orochimaru questioned whether Ye Liangnai would stop his plans.

Ye Liangnai stopped the attack on Konoha, took Sasuke Uchiha to Kirigakure, and arranged a year of training to prepare him for Itachi Uchiha. He then told Mei Terumi about Black Zetsu’s schemes and his plan to preserve peace in the ninja world.

• Orochimaru retreated from Konoha after Ye Liangnai intervened, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the Anbu from pursuing him.
• Ye Liangnai took Sasuke Uchiha with him, leaving Danzo disappointed and Konoha’s leaders humiliated.
• Ye Liangnai told Sasuke Uchiha to train with Natsume Yuki and the others for half a year, then train with him for another half year before facing an expected challenger.
• Ye Liangnai explained to Sasuke Uchiha that he had made a deal to help capture someone in exchange for training him, and Sasuke guessed that the deal involved Itachi Uchiha.
• Ye Liangnai told Mei Terumi about taking over the Akatsuki Organization, Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan, Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu’s plan to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, and his own strategy for maintaining peace.
• Mei Terumi was shocked to learn about Black Zetsu’s role in the conflicts and Ye Liangnai’s plan for world peace.

Ye Liangnai expanded his plans to deter war and bring the shinobi world under an economic system while Sasuke Uchiha finished training and prepared to confront Itachi Uchiha. The chapter ended as the brothers began their fight in the former Kaguya Clan territory.

• Mei Terumi allowed Ye Liangnai to continue his peacekeeping research as long as it did not threaten Kirigakure.
• Itachi Uchiha captured and sealed Black Zetsu, while Sasuke Uchiha completed his training and prepared to train under Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai sent the Akatsuki Organization members he had subdued to guard the Land of Water's allied nations and advance his economic system.
• In September of Year 61 of Konoha, Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha agreed to fight to the death in the former territory of the Kaguya Clan.
• Itachi Uchiha provoked Sasuke Uchiha, who awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and vowed to avenge his family.

Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi Uchiha, using his Mangekyō Sharingan and lightning techniques to gain the upper hand. Itachi escaped Sasuke’s attacks by repeatedly transforming into crows.

• Sasuke Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Itachi Uchiha with Chidori.
• Itachi Uchiha dodged Sasuke’s charge and countered with shuriken and a kick, but Sasuke blocked and struck him with Chidori.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha clashed with swords and broke each other’s genjutsu.
• Itachi Uchiha struck Sasuke with a kick after launching shuriken, but Sasuke used a substitution log to set up a counterattack.
• Sasuke Uchiha stabbed and kicked Itachi Uchiha, then pierced him with Chidori Sharp Spear, but Itachi turned into crows and escaped.

Itachi Uchiha overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha in their fight, mocking his weakness even after he had trained under Ye Liangnai. Sasuke finally used Void Break to destroy Itachi’s body, which dispersed into crows.

• Itachi Uchiha attacked Sasuke Uchiha with fire-enhanced shuriken, then closed in and drove him back with close combat.
• Zabuza, Kisame Hoshigaki, Juzo Biwa, Kimimaro, and Yuki Haku arrived and watched the fight.
• Itachi Uchiha used Illusion Technique: Binding to immobilize Sasuke Uchiha, pinned his hand with a kunai, and broke his breastbone.
• Sasuke Uchiha unleashed Void Break, turning Itachi Uchiha’s chest to dust before Itachi dispersed into crows.

Sasuke Uchiha attacked Itachi Uchiha with Chidori and Kirin, but Itachi’s Susanoo withstood both strikes. As Sasuke faltered, Itachi caught him in Amaterasu’s black flames.

• Sasuke Uchiha pierced Itachi Uchiha with Chidori Sharp Spear, then charged again with Chidori.
• Itachi Uchiha summoned Susanoo, whose skeletal defense stopped Sasuke’s attack.
• Sasuke Uchiha summoned a Lightning Tiger and unleashed Kirin, while Ringo Ameyuri shielded Zabuza and the others from the blast.
• Itachi Uchiha’s Susanoo withstood Kirin and revealed its Yata no Kagami and Totsuka Blade.
• Itachi Uchiha used Amaterasu, covering Sasuke Uchiha in black flames.

Sasuke Uchiha broke free from Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi with Void Break, impressing the onlookers with his strength. Ye Liangnai revealed that Itachi was near death and said only a handful of people could suppress him at his peak.

• Itachi Uchiha trapped Sasuke Uchiha in Tsukuyomi and repeatedly stabbed him in its blood-red world.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Void Break to shatter Tsukuyomi, leaving Itachi Uchiha clutching his eye and kneeling.
• Hozuki Suigetsu, Zabuza, Juzo Biwa, Ringo Ameyuri, and Kimimaro discussed Sasuke Uchiha’s strength and Itachi Uchiha’s reputation.
• Ao said Itachi Uchiha’s body was failing and his Sharingan’s ocular power was nearly exhausted.
• Ye Liangnai arrived and said that only a handful of people could suppress Itachi Uchiha at his peak.

Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi Uchiha, who brutally crushed him with Susanoo, but Sasuke survived and revealed a third-stage Susanoo of his own. The two brothers faced off with matching forms as Itachi questioned how much power Sasuke could unleash.

• Ye Liangnai said only he and Jiraiya could suppress a full-strength Itachi Uchiha, then predicted Sasuke Uchiha would win the fight.
• Itachi Uchiha used Susanoo to catch Sasuke Uchiha and smash him into a crater before Sasuke could escape with Void Break.
• Hozuki Suigetsu feared that Itachi Uchiha had killed Sasuke, while Zabuza, Juzo Biwa, and the others watched with interest.
• Sasuke Uchiha emerged from the crater and formed a third-stage Susanoo with a bead in its left hand and a spear in its right.
• Itachi Uchiha recognized that Sasuke had reached the same Susanoo stage as him and asked how much of its power Sasuke could use.

Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha fought with their Susanoo, and Sasuke damaged Itachi with Void Break before Itachi countered with the Yata no Kagami, Yasaka Jade, and Amaterasu. Itachi’s illness forced him to release Susanoo, and the chapter ended with Sasuke charging at him with Chidori.

• Itachi Uchiha overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha’s Susanoo with his sword and shield, slamming it into the ground.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Void Break to disintegrate Itachi’s Susanoo sword and badly damage his Susanoo.
• Itachi Uchiha blocked Sasuke’s spear with the Yata no Kagami, struck him with a Yasaka Jade, and covered his Susanoo in Amaterasu.
• Itachi Uchiha grabbed Sasuke and declared that he had lost, but then coughed blood and could no longer maintain Susanoo.
• Sasuke Uchiha broke free, dodged around Itachi’s counterattack, and drove forward with Chidori in his right hand.

Itachi Uchiha overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha and sealed his Sharingan, leaving Sasuke unable to fight back. Just before Sasuke believed he would die, Itachi touched his forehead, told him to forgive him, and collapsed dead, leaving Sasuke stunned with new power and memories.

• Itachi Uchiha repeatedly battered Sasuke Uchiha until he was badly injured and unable to fight.
• Sasuke Uchiha tried to use Void Break, but Itachi Uchiha reached him and sealed his Sharingan.
• Itachi Uchiha raised a kunai over Sasuke Uchiha, then touched his forehead and told him to forgive him one last time.
• Itachi Uchiha collapsed onto Sasuke Uchiha and stopped breathing, while power and memories entered Sasuke's eyes.
• Sasuke Uchiha regained movement and his Sharingan, but stared blankly into the rain.

Ye Liangnai carried away Itachi Uchiha after the duel, intending to revive him and use him to help Sasuke Uchiha. The chapter left Ye Liangnai anticipating Sasuke Uchiha's coming battle with Danzo.

• Ye Liangnai knocked Sasuke Uchiha unconscious, picked up Itachi Uchiha's corpse, and left while medical ninjas took Sasuke away.
• Ye Liangnai reflected that Itachi Uchiha had chosen to die and give Sasuke his Mangekyō Sharingan, though Ye Liangnai believed Itachi had failed to consider his younger brother's feelings.
• Ye Liangnai planned to revive Itachi Uchiha with Wood Release so he could secretly guard the ninja world and later help Sasuke resolve his grief.
• Ye Liangnai anticipated Sasuke Uchiha's future fight with Danzo and wondered how quickly Sasuke could master the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

After Sasuke Uchiha defeated Itachi Uchiha, the ninja world celebrated Itachi’s death without understanding his sacrifices for Konoha. Two days later, Ye Liangnai revived Itachi, who suspected he had done so for a reason, leaving Ye Liangnai frustrated at being mistrusted.

• People across the ninja world reacted with disbelief to news that Sasuke Uchiha had defeated Itachi Uchiha, then praised Sasuke for killing a menace.
• Ye Liangnai reflected that no one understood Itachi’s suffering or his devotion to Konoha, which he felt had not deserved him.
• Two days later, Itachi Uchiha asked Ye Liangnai why he had revived him.
• Ye Liangnai said Itachi was still useful to the ninja world, but Itachi suspected he would be made to repay the effort.
• Ye Liangnai complained that Itachi thought so poorly of him despite his having revived him out of kindness.

Ye Liangnai released Itachi Uchiha after asking him to secretly safeguard peace and advise Sasuke Uchiha to learn the truth. After Itachi said goodbye to Sasuke, Mei Terumi told Ye Liangnai that Konoha had invited them to the new Fifth Hokage’s inauguration and proposed business cooperation, and Ye Liangnai agreed to attend.

• Ye Liangnai asked Itachi Uchiha to secretly safeguard peace in the ninja world and later resolve Sasuke Uchiha’s inner conflict by telling him the truth.
• Itachi Uchiha agreed to remember Ye Liangnai’s advice and asked to see Sasuke Uchiha before leaving.
• Itachi Uchiha visited the unconscious Sasuke Uchiha at the hospital, gave him one last look, and left without leaving any final words.
• Mei Terumi told Ye Liangnai that Konoha had chosen a new Fifth Hokage and invited them to the inauguration ceremony to discuss business cooperation.
• Ye Liangnai agreed to attend Konoha’s inauguration ceremony.

Mei Terumi told Ye Liangnai that the new Fifth Hokage had been chosen, and he concluded that Shimura Danzō had lost the position again. After Yugito defeated Sasuke Uchiha, Ye Liangnai warned him that he still lacked the strength to avenge Itachi Uchiha and described the power Sasuke’s eyes could eventually reach.

• Mei Terumi told Ye Liangnai that Tsunade or Shimura Danzō had become the new Fifth Hokage, and Ye Liangnai inferred that Danzō had been passed over.
• Sasuke Uchiha woke and tried to challenge Ye Liangnai, but Yugito beat him first.
• Yugito told Sasuke Uchiha that several people in the village could defeat him and that he needed more training before challenging Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai told Sasuke Uchiha that he could not yet use his eyes’ true power or avenge Itachi Uchiha.
• Ye Liangnai said Sasuke’s eyes could eventually let him match Madara Uchiha and wield power that could change terrain and shatter mountains, leaving Sasuke resolute.

Sasuke Uchiha learned that Itachi was alive and agreed to visit Konoha with Ye Liangnai before beginning his life in the ninja world. Three days later, they arrived at Konoha, where Jiraiya welcomed the Kirigakure group.

• Ye Liangnai told Sasuke Uchiha that Itachi was alive and urged him to keep training so he could catch up with his brother.
• Sasuke Uchiha agreed to visit Konoha and say goodbye to friends, though he denied wanting to see Naruto.
• Yugito and Reiko called Sasuke Uchiha deadweight, prompting him to vow to grow stronger and earn their recognition.
• Ye Liangnai's group traveled for three days and reached Konoha for the Fifth Hokage's inauguration ceremony.
• Jiraiya welcomed the group at Konoha's gates and asked why the Mizukage had not come.