Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kei visited Deidara after capturing the Six-Tails and told him about the Tsuchigumo Clan’s Wrathful Hair Heaven technique. Deidara eagerly asked to learn it, and Hyuga Kei transplanted its gemstone medium into him, leaving Deidara excited to develop new art and making him part of Hyuga Kei’s plan.

• Hyuga Kei found Deidara experimenting with clay and shared takoyaki while recounting how he captured the Six-Tails and obtained the Tsuchigumo Clan’s secret technique.
• Hyuga Kei described Wrathful Hair Heaven’s destructive power and showed Deidara the gemstone medium he had modified to gather natural energy and strengthen ninjutsu.
• Deidara begged Hyuga Kei to teach him the technique, and Hyuga Kei agreed after pretending to hesitate.
• Hyuga Kei fused the gemstone into Deidara’s back and explained how to use natural energy and Wrathful Hair Heaven.
• Deidara felt newly empowered and promised to create greater art as Hyuga Kei left, satisfied that his plan had succeeded.

Hyuga Kei brought Sasuke to Akatsuki to replace Itachi, while Konoha learned that Akatsuki had captured Utakata and Hotaru after defeating Asuma Squad. The chapter ended with Orochimaru arriving at Konoha to deliver urgent intelligence, leaving Tsunade, Kakashi, and Naruto to confront the implications.

• Hyuga Kei gave Sasuke Itachi's Suzaku Ring and brought him to Akatsuki, where Pain accepted him and Kisame greeted him with hostility.
• Tsunade learned that Obito had attacked the Tsuchigumo Clan and that Asuma had died in a battle with Akatsuki.
• An Anbu reported that Kakashi's Twilight Squad had returned with Utakata and Hotaru, but Kakashi explained that Pain and Hyuga Kei had taken both the Six-Tails and Wrathful Hair Heaven.
• Tsunade praised the squad for defeating two Akatsuki members and sent them to rest.
• An Anbu reported that Orochimaru had arrived to share urgent intelligence, and Naruto persuaded Tsunade to let him stay and hear what Orochimaru had to say.

Orochimaru told Tsunade and the others that Jiraiya had died while helping him escape and revealed Hyuga Kei’s connection to Chiba Kishu and the Akatsuki Organization. Naruto was devastated by the news and rushed out, while Tsunade and Kakashi considered Orochimaru’s offer and the truth of his account.

• Naruto demanded to know Sasuke’s whereabouts, while Tsunade questioned Orochimaru about Jiraiya and the Federation.
• Orochimaru said Jiraiya had probably died fighting Hyuga Kei and offered information about the Federation in exchange for refuge and an end to Konoha’s pursuit.
• Tsunade agreed to hear Orochimaru’s information before considering his terms, and he recounted his capture, rescue by Jiraiya, and what Hyuga Kei had revealed about his dual personalities and Chiba Kishu.
• Naruto rejected Orochimaru’s claim that Chiba Kishu belonged to the Akatsuki Organization, then broke down over Jiraiya’s death and Kishu’s role in the tragedies.
• Tsunade took responsibility for sending Jiraiya on the mission, and Naruto ran out of the office.
• Kakashi judged Orochimaru’s account plausible because Hyuga Kei’s childhood and the stark differences between his personalities could support the claim.

Naruto reunited with the supposedly dead Jiraiya, who revealed that Obito had rescued him and wanted to join forces against Hyuga Kei and the Akatsuki Organization. In the Hokage’s office, the group planned to reach Hyuga Kei through his lingering second personality while preparing for an attack on Konoha.

• Naruto grieved at Ichiraku Ramen and beneath an old tree until Jiraiya appeared alive and comforted him.
• Jiraiya told Naruto that Obito had rescued him and intended to help fight Hyuga Kei and the Akatsuki Organization.
• Tsunade treated Jiraiya’s reopened wound, and the group gathered in the Hokage’s office to compare intelligence from Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Shikaku Nara suggested that Chiba Kishu might still exist in Hyuga Kei’s subconscious and proposed seeking help from the Yamanaka clan and Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Hanabi.
• Tsunade said Konoha’s defenses were being prepared, and Naruto vowed to fight alongside everyone with his newest ultimate move.

Jiraiya explained that Obito had saved him to expose Hyuga Kei and Chiba Kishu’s schemes and seek Konoha’s help, while revealing Madara Uchiha’s influence behind the conflict. He left the group facing the realization that Nagato and Hyuga Kei had allied to pursue the Ten-Tails’ power and that their situation was worse than they had imagined.

• Jiraiya urged Naruto to train in Sage Arts at Mount Myōboku so he could defeat Hyuga Kei and evade Akatsuki’s pursuit, and Naruto agreed.
• Jiraiya revealed that Obito had saved him to retaliate against Hyuga Kei and cooperate with Konoha, explaining how Hyuga Kei and Chiba Kishu had manipulated events.
• Shikaku concluded that Hyuga Kei’s two personalities could cooperate, while Naruto struggled to reconcile Obito’s past crimes with his rescue of Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya revealed that Madara Uchiha had prepared events from behind the scenes and had entrusted his eyes and ambitions to Nagato and Obito.
• Jiraiya said Nagato had allied with Hyuga Kei to use the Ten-Tails’ power, and that Obito had brought him back to Konoha and was at the Memorial Stone.
• Shikaku concluded that the situation Konoha faced was even more severe than they had imagined.

Tsunade organized Konoha’s response to Akatsuki’s threat, sending Naruto to learn Sage Jutsu and Kakashi to question Obito. At Rin’s grave, Kakashi urged Obito to oppose Hyuga Kei, but Obito left without answering.

• Naruto vowed to fight and agreed to learn Sage Jutsu at Mount Myōboku while cooperating with the Nine-Tails.
• Tsunade ordered Jiraiya to recover, sent Kakashi to speak with Obito, and told Shizune to recall mission teams and seek aid from other villages.
• Kakashi confronted Obito at the Memorial Stone and condemned his actions, arguing that Rin would not forgive him.
• Kakashi urged Obito to join Konoha against their true enemy, but Obito accused him of trying to extract information.
• Obito placed bellflowers at Rin’s grave and walked past Kakashi without giving an answer.

Kakashi secured Obito’s promise to give Konoha intelligence on Pain while the Five Great Shinobi Villages gathered to plan against Hyuga Kei and Nagato. Tsunade revealed that Chiba Kishu was Hyuga Kei’s second personality, and Temari joined the team hoping to awaken it.

• Obito promised Kakashi that he would give Konoha intelligence on Pain, though he denied caring about Konoha or the shinobi world.
• Kakashi reported his meeting to Tsunade, while Naruto trained in senjutsu, Jiraiya recovered in the hospital, and Shizune recalled Konoha’s shinobi and sought help from other villages.
• Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki agreed to support Konoha, and representatives from the villages gathered in Tsunade’s office to review intelligence on Pain and Hyuga Kei.
• Tsunade revealed that Chiba Kishu was Hyuga Kei’s second personality and proposed trying to awaken it as part of their plan.
• Temari volunteered to join the team tasked with awakening Chiba Kishu’s personality, and Gaara and Tsunade supported her.

Shikamaru told Hinata and Hanabi that Chiba Kishu was Hyuga Kei’s second personality and that the personalities had fused, asking them to try to persuade him if he appeared. The sisters agreed to help, and they joined Temari in the Hokage’s Office to discuss how to reach him.

• Shikamaru visited Hinata and Hanabi and revealed that Chiba Kishu was Hyuga Kei’s second personality, now fused with him.
• Hinata and Hanabi struggled to accept that Kishu was also the enemy who had killed their loved ones.
• After hearing about Hyuga Kei’s persecution and Konoha’s suspicions, Hinata and Hanabi agreed to try to bring Kishu back.
• Shikamaru took the sisters to the Hokage’s Office, where they met Temari, who also hoped to awaken Kishu.
• Temari, Hinata, and Hanabi began sharing their memories and experiences with Chiba Kishu.

Hyuga Kei and the Six Paths Pain advanced toward Konoha as the village and its allies prepared for battle. The chapter ended with Gaara appealing to Hyuga Kei’s former dream of peace.

• Pain ordered the Akatsuki to attack Konoha and Kumogakure simultaneously and capture the last two Tailed Beasts.
• Sasuke asked to attack Konoha, but Hyuga Kei told him to follow his orders and leave revenge for another time.
• Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasuke departed for Kumogakure while Hyuga Kei sent a Shadow Clone with them.
• Hyuga Kei and Konan brought Nagato near Konoha, where Nagato summoned the Six Paths Pain and began the plan.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s civilians evacuated and assembled the allied forces to confront Hyuga Kei and Pain.
• Gaara asked Hyuga Kei whether he had forgotten his dream of preserving peace and ending oppression.

Hyuga Kei summoned four Kage from the dead with Impure World Reincarnation and forced them to fight the Allied Forces. The battle began as Gaara faced his father Rasa and Jiraiya tried to stop Minato.

• Hyuga Kei demanded Naruto and summoned Minato Namikaze, Hozuki Gengetsu, Rasa, and Mu from four coffins using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hyuga Kei threatened Minato through his son, and Minato asked Jiraiya to stop him as the revived Kage prepared to fight.
• Tsunade and Kakashi rallied the Allied Forces while Gaara vowed to protect the village from his father.
• Gaara and Rasa clashed with sand and gold dust, while Minato attacked the Allied Forces and Jiraiya confronted him with Fire Style: Flame Bullet.

The Allied Forces attacked Hyuga Kei and Six Paths Pain, but Deva Path Pain unleashed Planetary Devastation and devastated their ranks. As his comrades were swept into the growing sphere, Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate.

• Hozuki Gengetsu and Mei Terumi clashed with water techniques while Mu and Ōnoki fought with Dust Release.
• Tsunade led the Allied Forces against Hyuga Kei and Six Paths Pain, but Hyuga Kei repelled their attacks and drove back Kakashi and Might Guy.
• Tsunade’s assault drew Six Paths Pain apart, allowing six combat squads to counter the individual Paths and defeat Human Path and Naraka Path.
• Deva Path Pain used the chakra freed by their defeat to unleash Planetary Devastation, pulling ninja and rubble into a growing sphere despite the Allied Forces’ counterattack.
• Might Guy watched his comrades die, recalled his father’s words, and opened the Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death.

Might Guy shattered Deva Path Pain’s Attraction Sphere and injured Hyuga Kei with Evening Elephant, but Hyuga Kei rewound his wounds with his Mangekyō Sharingan. The battle continued as Hyuga Kei challenged Guy to use his strongest attack.

• Might Guy broke through Hyuga Kei’s Truth-Seeking Orb defenses, destroyed the Attraction Sphere’s core, and sent Hyuga Kei and Deva Path Pain flying.
• Hyuga Kei killed Kakashi, prompting Might Guy to attack him in a fury while Tsunade fought Deva Path Pain.
• Might Guy’s Evening Elephant strikes broke through Hyuga Kei’s defenses and sent him crashing into the ground, badly injured.
• Hyuga Kei healed himself by rewinding time around his body with his Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Might Guy to use his strongest strike.

Hyuga Kei survived Might Guy’s Night Guy strike after sustaining a devastating wound, then recovered chakra with Uchiha Hikari’s help. He stood over the unconscious Guy and prepared to finish him.

• Hyuga Kei unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Might Guy answered with Night Guy and struck him through the battlefield.
• The impact left Might Guy unconscious and Hyuga Kei kneeling with a hole through his stomach, though his Sage Body and medical ninjutsu began healing him.
• Hyuga Kei summoned Uchiha Hikari, who used Yachihoko to gather chakra from ninjas across the Sound Village and Federation and restore his reserves.
• Hyuga Kei sent Uchiha Hikari away with Flying Thunder God, then faced the unconscious Might Guy and fired a Truth-Seeking Orb at him.

Naruto arrived on the battlefield and joined forces with Kurama, entering Sage Fox Mode to oppose Hyuga Kei. After the reanimated Kage were sealed, Hyuga Kei summoned Minato to face Naruto in a father-son showdown.

• Naruto used Frog Kumite to divert a Truth-Seeking Orb and arrived as Might Guy faced danger.
• Minato urged Naruto to connect with the Nine-Tails, but Naruto rejected Hyuga Kei's offer and refused to hand over Kurama.
• Kurama agreed to join forces with Naruto, revealed his name, and helped him enter Sage Fox Mode.
• Gaara, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Jiraiya, and their allies sealed Rasa, Mu, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Minato Namikaze.
• Six Paths Pain overwhelmed Tsunade and the allied ninja forces, leaving them with heavy casualties and dwindling morale.
• Hyuga Kei snapped his fingers and declared that it was time for a father-son showdown.

Hyuga Kei stripped Minato Namikaze of his consciousness and forced him to fight Naruto as a perfect Jinchuriki. As the two clashed, Naruto struggled to reach his father and finally managed to make Minato show signs of resisting Hyuga Kei's control.

• Hyuga Kei freed Minato Namikaze from the sealing chains and took control of him, turning him into a perfect Jinchuriki.
• Minato attacked Naruto, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, Gaara, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi tried to stop him; Minato overwhelmed their combined assault.
• Naruto and Minato exchanged Tailed Beast Bombs, then fought with Rasengan, Flying Thunder God Technique, and other attacks as Naruto tried to awaken his father.
• Naruto and Minato transformed into enormous golden Nine-Tails and battled away from the Allied Forces.
• Naruto drew on Kurama's power, seized Minato, and pleaded with him until the struggle in Minato's eyes grew stronger.

Hyuga Kei held off the Twilight Squad and then pretended to accept Temari as an ally while Hinata and Hanabi confronted him. The chapter ended when Temari suddenly attacked him with her fan.

• Pain and the Six Paths fought Jiraiya, Gaara, Ōnoki, and Mei Terumi while Hyuga Kei walked toward Naruto and Minato's battlefield.
• Shikamaru led the Twilight Squad in an attempt to stop Hyuga Kei and awaken Chiba Kishu, but Kei knocked them unconscious without killing them.
• Hinata, Hanabi, and Temari confronted Hyuga Kei, and Temari claimed she supported his plan for a new world.
• Hyuga Kei welcomed Temari to his side, but she suddenly struck at him with her fan.

Hyuga Kei agreed to give Hinata, Hanabi, and Shikamaru a chance to prove that the world could change, while Minato regained control and reunited with Naruto before returning to the Pure Land.

• Hyuga Kei knocked Temari unconscious and challenged Hinata and Hanabi to continue the cycle of revenge, but they urged him to let go of hatred and reminded him of their family bond.
• Shikamaru told Hyuga Kei that the Five Great Nations had united and offered to prove their commitment to peace through their actions.
• Hyuga Kei agreed to trust them for now, and Shikamaru said he would handle the battle ahead.
• Naruto's calls helped Minato break free of Hyuga Kei's control, and father and son embraced after Minato regained his senses.
• Minato urged Naruto to guide Hyuga Kei and Nagato, protect the village, and tell Kushina he was doing well before Minato's soul vanished.

Naruto and Jiraiya confronted Nagato and persuaded him to use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive those killed in the battle. Obito then stole Nagato’s corpse to take his Rinnegan and escaped, leaving Naruto furious and Jiraiya warning of a greater crisis.

• Naruto reached the battlefield, defeated the Six Paths Pain, and used a Black Receiver to locate Nagato; Jiraiya insisted on accompanying him.
• Naruto and Jiraiya met Nagato and urged him to abandon his extreme pursuit of peace, and Naruto shared his own suffering and showed him Jiraiya’s novel.
• Nagato believed Naruto might find a path to peace and used the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive those who had died, sacrificing his own life.
• Obito appeared, took Nagato’s corpse to obtain his Rinnegan, and mocked Naruto, Jiraiya, and Konan.
• Naruto, Jiraiya, and Konan attacked Obito, but he phased into the ground with Kamui and escaped; Naruto vowed never to forgive him.

Hyuga Kei joined Naruto, Jiraiya, and Konan after agreeing to pursue peace, then outlined plans to reform the ninja world and warned that Obito, Sasuke, and Kabuto might become enemies. He revealed the truth behind the Uchiha massacre and Sasuke’s departure from Konoha, leaving Naruto furious and the group facing several potential threats.

• Shikamaru explained that Hyuga Kei had agreed to give the ninja world a chance to pursue peace, and Naruto welcomed him as a comrade.
• Hyuga Kei proposed ending feudal rule, establishing a Council Meeting, developing technology, and counterattacking the alien clans.
• Hyuga Kei warned that Obito might have reached Kumogakure and explained that Deidara, Kisame, and Sasuke had attacked Cloudy Thunder Gorge.
• Hyuga Kei told Naruto that Itachi had asked him to take Sasuke away and train him, then revealed the truth behind the Uchiha massacre and Itachi’s plan for Sasuke.
• Hyuga Kei explained that Sasuke had learned the truth, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and might become their enemy, while Kabuto could also turn against them with the power to revive powerful figures.

Hyuga Kei learned that Kabuto had released his Impure World Reincarnation shinobi and hurried toward Kumogakure with Jiraiya, Naruto, and Shikamaru. The chapter ended with Kei confronting Raikage A in a devastated Kumogakure while Sasuke and Kisame pursued Killer B elsewhere.

• Kabuto dispelled the Impure World Reincarnation, and Hyuga Kei sent Konan back to the Land of Rain before taking Naruto, Jiraiya, and Shikamaru toward Kumogakure.
• Hyuga Kei and his companions arrived to find Kumogakure reduced to a vast crater and its remaining shinobi moving among the ruins.
• Hyuga Kei's Shadow Clone discovered that Kumogakure had hidden Killer B in Cloudy Thunder Gorge and left elite shinobi in the village as bait.
• Hyuga Kei ordered Deidara to attack Kumogakure while Sasuke and Kisame went to capture Killer B.
• Deidara bombed the village, and Hyuga Kei reflected Kumogakure's lightning arrows before striking Raikage A with powerful taijutsu.
• Raikage A rose from the rubble and vowed to keep Hyuga Kei from running wild in Kumogakure.