Chapter Summaries

Kurenai Yuhi contacted Ingetsu, who learned that Akatsuki had trapped her group and promised to rescue them within four hours. At the Capital Fortress, Ingetsu entrusted Hikari with guarding the village and began extracting the Nine-Tails from Naruto, leaving Kurama face to face with a young man whose Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan frightened it.

• Kurenai Yuhi used the Eight Thousand Spears Imprint to contact Ingetsu and reported that Akatsuki had surrounded her group in the Land of Rivers.
• Kabuto relayed that Kakuzu and Hidan were immortal, and Ingetsu told Kurenai Yuhi to hold out until he arrived.
• Ingetsu asked Hikari to protect the ninja village while he was away, and she agreed.
• Ingetsu began extracting the Nine-Tails from Naruto as Kushina watched, causing Kurama to emerge in a huge red phantom above the Flying Fortress.
• Kurama threatened Konoha, then recognized Ingetsu's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and cried out in alarm.

Ingetsu absorbed the Nine-Tails and its Tailed Beast Ball into the alternate space within his Perfect Jinchuriki Body, ending the attack on Konoha. Naruto survived, and the Uchiha elders celebrated Ingetsu as their clan’s greatest ancestor.

• The Nine-Tails recognized Ingetsu’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Hikari arrived and offered to help him deal with it.
• Ingetsu let the Nine-Tails form its body, and it gathered Chakra to launch a Tailed Beast Ball at the Capital Fortress.
• Ingetsu opened a dark vortex in his abdomen and absorbed the Tailed Beast Ball, then drew the Nine-Tails into his alternate space.
• Kushina checked Naruto and confirmed he was alive, while civilians realized Ingetsu had sealed the Nine-Tails.
• The Uchiha Great Elder praised Ingetsu and sent people to reassure the civilians, while the Third Elder regretted doubting him.

After sealing the Nine-Tails, Ingetsu sent the Capital Fortress west to rescue the migrating main force, while Akatsuki members gathered around Konoha. Kurenai’s group was cornered by Hidan and Kakuzu as the chapter ended.

• Ingetsu reassured Izumi, Tamao, and Nanfeng that he had sealed the Nine-Tails, then decided to use the powered Capital Fortress to rescue the migrating main force.
• Ingetsu sent Kushina to rest and meet her clansmen before the Capital Fortress rose into the sky and headed west.
• Orochimaru learned that Sasori and another Akatsuki member had arrived, and he warned the Uchiha Great Elder against confronting them for now.
• Sasori and Zetsu entered Konoha’s outskirts while Kisame and Tobi walked openly through the village, and Deva Path Pain arrived with three other Akatsuki members.
• Ingetsu used the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball to supply the Capital Fortress with energy and prepared to join the Star Map.
• Hidan attacked Kurenai’s fleeing group, Kimimaro confronted him, and Kakuzu launched a Fire Release attack from a nearby tree.

Kurenai and the fleeing shinobi were overwhelmed by Kakuzu and Hidan until Ingetsu remotely supplied Chakra, letting Kurenai and Kimimaro escape with the group. Ingetsu then learned that Akatsuki had infiltrated the ninja village and asked Orochimaru to identify which members had arrived.

• Kakuzu's Fire Release split the battlefield, while Hidan pressed Kimimaro and Kabuto struggled to find a way out.
• Kurenai and the Uzuki, Tsuchigumo, and Sound shinobi charged Kakuzu, but he defeated Kurenai and prepared to take her heart.
• Ingetsu's ocular jutsu transferred Chakra to Kurenai and Kimimaro, allowing Kurenai to trap Kakuzu and Hidan in genjutsu while the group fled into a valley.
• Ingetsu contacted Kurenai and Kimimaro, told them to keep delaying their pursuers, and revealed that he would arrive soon.
• Ingetsu brought Orochimaru into the mental group chat, where Orochimaru reported Akatsuki's infiltration and said he was leaving the ninja village.
• Ingetsu asked Orochimaru to have his intelligence ninja identify the Akatsuki members who had arrived.

Uchiha Ingetsu brought the Capital Fortress to the Land of Rivers to rescue the besieged migration groups and ordered them to break through toward it. As the Reanimation Army engaged the White Zetsu, Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng launched an aerial operation against Kakuzu and Hidan.

• Orochimaru agreed to identify the intruder and report back to Ingetsu while moving alone through the forest.
• Kakuzu and Hidan intercepted Kurenai’s group at a river crossing, and Hidan charged at Kimimaro and the others.
• Black Sword Dark Moon struck the river beside Hidan as the Capital Fortress appeared overhead, and Ingetsu told the marked migrants to break through and gather beneath it.
• The Konoha Reanimation Army descended from the fortress and attacked the White Zetsu, allowing the migration groups to regroup.
• Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng took flight with powered equipment and Kunai Guns, then began their aerial assault on Kakuzu and Hidan.

Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng pursued Kakuzu and Hidan with chakra-powered Kunai Guns until Ingetsu intervened with his Complete Body Susanoo. Hidan and Kakuzu faced the giant’s attack, and Kakuzu unleashed a desperate final technique as its hand bore down on them.

• Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng bombarded Hidan and Kakuzu with Kunai, forcing Kakuzu to tear open their barrage with Earth Grudge Fear and flee toward a valley with Hidan.
• Kimimaro helped the injured Kabuto while Kurenai organized the group’s withdrawal, and Sarutobi reanimated ninja rescued Elder Uzumaki China and the migration group from White Zetsu.
• Ingetsu asked Hikari to control the White Zetsu, and she descended in her Complete Body Susanoo and marked them with the Eight Thousand Spears Imprint.
• Ingetsu summoned his own Complete Body Susanoo and flew toward the valley, while Hidan charged back and threw his scythe at the giant.
• Ingetsu’s Susanoo caught Hidan’s scythe and reached for him and Kakuzu, who answered with a combined fire-and-wind attack that filled the valley with flames.
• Kakuzu saw the Susanoo’s hand break through the flames and shouted for Hidan to dodge before unleashing Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot.

Ingetsu defeated Kakuzu and Hidan, rescued the migrating troops, and brought the survivors and captured White Zetsu to the Capital Fortress. After learning that Pain and other Akatsuki members had infiltrated Konoha, Ingetsu decided to strike the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain.

• Kakuzu unleashed a combined three-nature attack, but Ingetsu's Complete Body Susanoo absorbed it and seized Kakuzu and Hidan.
• Ingetsu returned to the Capital Fortress, where the clans and Konoha allies discussed their losses and thanked him for the rescue.
• Hikari reported that more than four thousand White Zetsu had been confined in the fortress, and Ingetsu told Kurenai about her identity and background.
• Orochimaru informed Ingetsu that Sasori, Zetsu, Kisame, an unknown newcomer, and Pain had infiltrated Konoha, and Ingetsu told him to lie low.
• Ingetsu questioned the captured Kakuzu and Hidan, then revealed that he planned to invade the Land of Rain, shocking Kakuzu.

Ingetsu arrived in Amegakure aboard the Flying Fortress and confronted Obito, Itachi, and Konan. He took Itachi’s Sharingan, sent Obito and Itachi into the Kamui Dimension, and brought Konan with him, claiming they shared a path toward the future she wanted.

• Hidan asked Kakuzu to help them escape the sealed energy chamber, but Kakuzu said they could not get out without outside help.
• Konan watched over Amegakure and worried that Nagato had not returned from his mission to attack Konoha.
• Obito brought Itachi to Amegakure, where the Flying Fortress appeared above the village and Ingetsu’s arrival frightened Obito and Itachi.
• Ingetsu controlled Konan, who attacked Obito and Itachi with the Dance of the Shikigami, then told Obito to leave.
• Ingetsu plucked out Itachi’s Two-Tomoe Sharingan and hurled him into the Kamui Dimension with Obito before taking Konan aboard a flying stone.
• Ingetsu told Konan that he understood her group’s aims and was walking the same path toward the ending she desired.

Ingetsu brought Konan to the Flying Fortress and showed her evidence that someone behind the Akatsuki was secretly manufacturing White Zetsu and manipulating the organization. As Konan grappled with the hidden threat, Orochimaru came under attack in the Land of Fire.

• Konan returned to the Rain Ninja and ordered them to maintain order, while the cautious jonin led his men to flee Amegakure, believing an outside force had invaded.
• Ingetsu took Konan to the Flying Fortress, where she saw its gathered shinobi, including Impure World Konoha shinobi and Sound Ninja, and found Kakuzu and Hidan captive.
• Ingetsu showed Konan warehouses full of White Zetsu and explained that they had been used to drive Otogakure, Tsuchigumo, and Uzumaki shinobi toward the Land of Rain during the Akatsuki's mission.
• Konan realized Nagato could not have created the White Zetsu, while Ingetsu suspected Black Zetsu knew their origin and had been manipulating the Akatsuki from behind the scenes.
• Ingetsu told Orochimaru through the group chat that he had reached Amegakure, and Orochimaru realized the captured Konan was a crucial Akatsuki member.
• As Orochimaru hurried through a forest in the Land of Fire, black specks fell around him and the Third Kazekage's puppet attacked.

Sasori, Hiruko, Kisame, and Pain trapped Orochimaru in an iron-sand barrier while Pain prepared to destroy the Leaf Village. As Pain rose above the village, Ingetsu ordered an evacuation and had the Great Elder reveal that Konan had been captured, leaving Pain’s reaction unresolved.

• The Third Kazekage and Kisame attacked Orochimaru, who shed his pierced body with the Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique.
• Tobi lured Orochimaru into Sasori’s iron-sand trap, where the barrier began closing around him.
• Pain arrived and assigned Hiruko to finish Orochimaru before leaving to destroy the Leaf Village.
• Ingetsu instructed the Great Elder to evacuate the village’s ninjas and told Orochimaru to hold on while he prepared to save him.
• As Pain rose above the village, the Great Elder shouted that Ingetsu had captured Konan.

Nagato learned through Ingetsu that Konan was safe after being invited to join him, and he called off Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha. The chapter left Orochimaru trapped inside a solidifying Sand Iron Metal Barrier, though the departing Akatsuki members had stopped pursuing him.

• The Great Elder announced that Konan had been captured, prompting Deva Path Pain to confront him at the Hokage Building.
• Human Path Pain read the Great Elder’s memories and connected Nagato with Ingetsu, who brought Konan into their conversation and let Nagato confirm she was safe.
• Ingetsu warned Nagato that Konan would remain with him and suggested there was danger within Akatsuki; Nagato suspected Zetsu and severed the connection.
• Nagato crushed the Great Elder’s body, then ordered the Akatsuki members to return to their base instead of continuing the attack on Konoha.
• Nagato blasted Zetsu away for withholding information, while the Great Elder reformed and blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō for Konoha’s troubles.
• Orochimaru sensed that Sasori and the others had left and began searching for a way out of the solidifying Sand Iron Metal Barrier.

Orochimaru escaped the sealed space, while Nagato began reconsidering his ties to Ingetsu and the Akatsuki after learning Black Zetsu had manipulated him. In Amegakure, Ingetsu rescued Ajisai from the Snake Organization and took her to meet Konan.

• Orochimaru escaped by summoning a giant snake and using Reverse Summoning, then warned Ingetsu that Pain was heading to the Land of Rain.
• Black Zetsu blamed Ingetsu for exposing the Land of Rain and left to find Obito, while Nagato realized Black Zetsu wanted to turn him against Ingetsu.
• Nagato considered using Ingetsu to remove the dangers within the Akatsuki instead of fighting him.
• Ingetsu, Tamao, and Nanfeng caught Ajisai's cat and discovered the Snake Organization had drugged it to lure her into an abduction.
• Tamao and Nanfeng defeated the Snake Organization members, and Ingetsu told Ajisai he was taking her to meet her Angel-sama.

Ingetsu and his companions took Ajisai to meet Konan, while she tried to buy grilled fish as a gift and received kindness from the shop owner. Konan accepted the fish at the Capital Fortress and learned that Ajisai admired her ideals, but she grew suspicious of what Ingetsu had done with the girl.

• Ajisai left the alley to retrieve her mother's jewelry box and tried to trade it for grilled fish as a gift for Konan.
• The grilled-fish owner gave Ajisai a fish for free and protected her from a drunk; Tamao then defeated the drunks and promised to cover the meal.
• Ajisai admitted she had wanted to give Konan a gift, and the owner prepared three more fish for Ingetsu, Nanfeng, Tamao, and Ajisai.
• Ingetsu brought Ajisai and the grilled fish to the Capital Fortress, where Konan accepted the food after Ingetsu warned her not to waste it.
• Ingetsu told Konan that Ajisai admired her speeches and ideals, then called Ajisai forward to meet her, prompting Konan to suspect he had taken the girl for her potential.

Ingetsu occupied Amegakure, brought Ajisai to meet Konan, and ordered his forces to seize the village’s resources and recruit promising ninjas. As he strengthened the fortress with the Uzuki Clan’s barrier plans, he took Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng back to Amegakure to search for more loot.

• Ajisai met Konan and gave her grilled fish, while Ingetsu told Ajisai to stay by Konan’s side.
• Kurenai Yuhi returned with boxes of ninjutsu scrolls taken from the Akatsuki’s base, and Ingetsu instructed his ninjas to focus on recruiting candidates rather than searching for money.
• Uzumaki China proposed building a fortress-wide sensing barrier, and Ingetsu revealed that the Core Energy Chamber could draw on three Tailed Beasts, including the Six-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Ingetsu agreed to let the Uzuki Clan construct the barrier and encouraged them to develop new Sealing Techniques.
• Ingetsu descended to Amegakure with Tamao, Izumi, and Nanfeng, and explained that Ajisai had a talent for space-time ninjutsu.

Ingetsu and his companions searched Amegakure’s Mass Grave for Hanzō of the Salamander’s remains, using Orochimaru’s Corpse Eating Insect to track the strongest shinobi buried there. Meanwhile, Obito learned that Nagato had discovered Ingetsu took Konan and decided to form his own Akatsuki; the search for Hanzō continued as the insect flew deeper into the grave.

• Ingetsu chose to investigate the Mass Grave first, despite Izumi’s recommendation to start with the mountains.
• Obito urged Itachi to endure his anger, then learned from Zetsu that Nagato had discovered Ingetsu took Konan and had seriously injured them.
• Obito decided to form his own Akatsuki and personally pursue the capture of the Tailed Beasts while keeping Nagato under supervision.
• Ingetsu’s group reached the Mass Grave and found countless human bones scattered through the muddy terrain.
• Ingetsu released Orochimaru’s Corpse Eating Insect, which could seek the remains of the strongest shinobi, and followed it into the grave.

Ingetsu and his team searched the Mass Grave and found remains they identified as Hanzō of the Salamander, then continued their hunt for his legacy. At a swamp near the mapped river area, Garaga recognized the scent of Hanzō’s former summoning beast, Salamander Ibuse.

• The corpse eating insect led Ingetsu, Izumi, Tamao, and Nanfeng to a bone pile, then died after finding what it sought.
• Ingetsu found Hanzō of the Salamander’s distinctive mask, and the team collected the bones they believed were his remains.
• Tamao buried the dead insect, and the exhausted team stopped in Amegakure to bathe and recover before setting out again.
• Ingetsu summoned Garaga to carry the team to the river area, where they found nothing unusual.
• Garaga detected a familiar scent in a nearby swamp and identified Salamander Ibuse as Hanzō of the Salamander’s former summoning beast.

Ingetsu subdued Salamander Ibuse and returned to Amegakure to prepare for Hanzo’s Impure World Reincarnation. While he was away, Obito and Zetsu infiltrated the fortress and moved to kill Konan.

• Garaga entered the swamp to capture Ibuse, but Ibuse ambushed it and rushed toward Ingetsu and his companions.
• Ingetsu connected with Ibuse through Yachihoko, spoke with it about Hanzo, and signed its Blood Contract; Ibuse then absorbed the poison gas trapping Garaga.
• Ingetsu declined to bring Ibuse back, returned to the fortress, and prepared Izumi to perform Hanzo’s Impure World Reincarnation using White Zetsu as sacrifices.
• Obito and Zetsu infiltrated the fortress while Ingetsu was away, and Obito used Kamui against Konan with the intent to kill her.

Obito tried to assassinate Konan at the Flying Fortress, but she evaded him until Ingetsu’s Impure World Reincarnation brought Hanzo into the battle. The attack failed, the White Zetsu were left behind, and Ingetsu summoned Hanzo’s missing partner, Ibuse.

• Obito and Black Zetsu attempted to kill Konan and frame Ingetsu, while Konan dodged Obito’s attacks with paper clones and explosive tags.
• Black Zetsu discovered that Ingetsu was inside the fortress, where White Zetsu were imprisoned, and realized the assassination plan was in danger.
• Ingetsu’s Impure World Reincarnation brought Hanzo to the battlefield, and Hanzo blocked Obito’s attack on Konan before retreating with her to the fortress wall.
• Black Zetsu abandoned the White Zetsu and withdrew, while Obito vanished after the assassination attempt failed.
• Hanzo tried to summon Ibuse but failed, so Ingetsu summoned the giant salamander and revealed it to Hanzo.

Ingetsu revived Hanzo and set him against the Six Paths of Pain as Nagato returned to the fortress, while Obito tried to provoke Nagato by lying about Konan. After Ingetsu sent Hanzo and Ibuse into battle, he flew with Konan toward the place she believed Nagato was hiding, leaving the fight between god and demigod underway.

• Hanzo reunited with Salamander Ibuse and learned that Ingetsu had revived him to face the Six Paths of Pain, the foes who had killed him.
• Obito told Nagato that Ingetsu had likely harmed Konan, but Konan denied the claim and revealed that Obito and Zetsu had tried to assassinate her.
• Ingetsu confronted Pain over the casualties among Otogakure's migration group, and Pain charged at him after their dispute could not be settled peacefully.
• Ingetsu's Complete Body Susanoo and Hanzo with Ibuse drove the Six Paths of Pain and their summons away from the fortress as the battle began.
• Ingetsu carried Konan north to find Nagato, suspecting that Obito planned to take Nagato's Rinnegan while he was left unprotected.
• Hanzo and Ibuse prepared to fight the Six Paths of Pain in the lake, seeking revenge for Hanzo's death.

Hanzo and Salamander Ibuse fought the Six Paths of Pain while Obito and Zetsu tried to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan. After Nagato drove them off, Ingetsu brought Konan to him, and Nagato sent her to the safer fortress while he remained in Amegakure.

• Yatagarasu cut Hanzo in half, and Deva Path Pain later blasted his Impure World Reincarnation Body into fragments with Shinra Tensei.
• Salamander Ibuse fought Yatagarasu and Hell Crab, poisoning both before Animal Path withdrew them.
• Obito and Zetsu revealed that White Zetsu had been hidden in Nagato’s mechanical chair, but Nagato destroyed them and summoned the Six Paths of Pain to protect himself.
• Ingetsu and Konan arrived at the wooden house, where Nagato explained that he had cooperated with Ingetsu to investigate the mastermind behind the White Zetsu’s actions.
• Nagato told Konan to stay at Ingetsu’s fortress for her safety, and Ingetsu turned over her name plaque before taking her away.