Chapter Summaries

Senya and Qianyue trapped Madara while Hikari stopped Obito from rescuing him, but Obito escaped underground. Black Zetsu released Impure World Reincarnation, sending the reanimated shinobi back to the Pure Land after they exchanged final words with their descendants.

• Senya angered Madara by telling him Hashirama had given Kurama to Mito and that Kurama hated Madara, making Madara's chakra turn chaotic.
• Qianyue transformed into iron chains, and Senya used them to bind Madara's Susanoo and drain its chakra.
• Hikari followed Obito into the Kamui Dimension and struck him, so Obito fled underground with Tobi instead of rescuing Madara.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to release Impure World Reincarnation, freeing the reanimated shinobi from their puppet bodies.
• Mu spoke with Ōnoki, Hozuki Gengetsu spoke with Mei Terumi, and the Third Kazekage told Rasa to protect Sunagakure and consider joining Konoha if needed.
• The former Kage returned to the Pure Land, and A felt sad that he had not been able to say goodbye to his father.

Senya failed to capture Madara’s soul before it returned to the Pure Land, while Orochimaru became inspired to research ways to keep or capture souls. After the battle, the surviving leaders discussed the Akatsuki’s threat and the losses Konoha had suffered.

• Senya used King Yama’s Soul Absorption Technique in an attempt to capture Madara, but Madara’s soul escaped the Impure World Reincarnation vessel and returned to the Pure Land.
• Hikari tried to comfort Senya, who admitted he regretted not capturing Madara to make him work.
• Orochimaru became excited by Senya’s attempt to capture Madara and rushed to his laboratory to pursue a new idea involving souls.
• Senya and Tsunade organized the surviving ninjas to clear the battlefield and divide the White Zetsu remains between Orochimaru and Kabuto.
• Tsunade mourned the more than one hundred Konoha ninja deaths as Ōnoki, A, and Rasa called for a Five Kage Summit to address the Akatsuki Organization.
• Rasa warned Tsunade to protect Konoha’s predecessor Hokage remains, and Tsunade reassured Mei Terumi that Konoha would welcome her if Kirigakure faced danger.

Senya announced the twenty-six ninja advancing to the final matches, while Maruboshi Kosuke withdrew and the other examinees complained about Hikari and her companions forcing them to pay for stolen scrolls. After Senya set the finals for a week later, Sakura faced being left behind by Naruto and Sasuke and considered becoming a Medical Ninja.

• Senya announced the twenty-six ninja advancing to the final round, and Maruboshi Kosuke withdrew to retire.
• Kurotsuchi and the other examinees accused Hikari, Kisame, and Maruboshi Kosuke of stealing their scrolls and charging them for replacements.
• Senya warned the examinees to train or recover and announced that the final matches would take place in Konoha's arena one week later.
• Senya took Hikari away for barbecue, and Kisame hurried to leave before he could be held accountable.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued about who would become captain of Team 7 while Sakura recovered from her disappointment and considered becoming a Medical Ninja.

Shiro, Yome, and Senya discussed the separate paths they planned to take after the Chunin Exams, each hoping to improve Hidden Sand. Meanwhile, Nagato learned that his Rinnegan had belonged to Madara, and Obito tried to draw him into an alliance against Senya by revealing his account of the Rinnegan’s history and the Ten-Tails plan.

• Shiro told Yome and Senya that he planned to guard Hidden Sand’s borders so he could care for his mother and protect their home.
• Yome decided to join Shiro in defending Hidden Sand, while Senya planned to travel with a Konoha trade caravan and bring supplies back to the village.
• Nagato brooded over Konan’s intelligence, blamed Madara and Obito for exploiting him, and grieved over Yahiko’s death.
• Obito returned to the Akatsuki hideout with Black Zetsu, who urged him to check whether Nagato remained under their control and said reviving Madara might take two or three years.
• Obito confronted Nagato, admitted his identity, and recounted the history of Kaguya, the Rinnegan, Madara, and his own loss of Rin.
• Obito urged Nagato to join forces with him and defeat Senya, claiming the Ten-Tails was necessary for their goals.

Obito persuaded Nagato to trust him by sharing a painful story and claiming that Madara had manipulated them both. Nagato agreed to join forces with Obito, then sent Konan a scroll with several brief messages.

• Nagato questioned Obito about why he could not deactivate the Rinnegan, and Obito attributed it to a possible transplant or incomplete bloodline inheritance.
• Obito told Nagato a story about a child who could not bring himself to follow a feared path, prompting Nagato to recognize his own inability to kill himself.
• Nagato decided to keep Obito's secret from Konan and dismissed her suspicions that Obito had been involved in Yahiko's and Great Buddha's deaths.
• Nagato agreed to help Obito gather the Tailed Beasts and summon the Ten-Tails, intending to force peace on the Shinobi World and help Obito achieve his dream.
• After Obito left, Nagato spoke to Yahiko's corpse, wrote several messages on a scroll, and sent it to Konan with Reverse Summoning Jutsu.

Ajisai thanked Konan for the Explosive Tags that helped her pass the second test, while Konan received Nagato’s warning that Obito had proposed working with them against Senya Uchiha. Searching Konoha for Senya to investigate the familiar Chakra she sensed from him, Konan found him at a hot spring with Hikari and followed the couple after they left.

• Ajisai returned to the inn and thanked Konan for the Explosive Tags that helped her advance, and Konan reminded her to call her Lady Chiori in Konoha.
• Konan received Nagato’s message that Obito had approached him and that Nagato had agreed to his proposal for the time being.
• Konan wondered why Senya’s Chakra felt familiar despite the mismatch in their ages and decided to test him that night.
• Senya relaxed at a hot spring with Hikari, while Konan watched them from a nearby tree in her white dove form.
• Senya and Hikari left the hot spring and walked toward Kageyama, and Konan followed them through the sky.

Senya revealed that he knew Konan’s identity and explained that Nagato’s Rinnegan had been transplanted by Uchiha Madara. Konan bargained for more information about the Moon Eye Plan, and Senya asked for an alliance, trade agreement, and an orphanage in Amegakure in exchange; Konan left convinced Senya was the son of the Masked Brother and Masked Sister.

• Senya called out Konan, who had followed him and Hikari in disguise, and explained how he recognized her.
• Konan asked whether Nagato’s Rinnegan had been transplanted, offering to hand Obito and Black Zetsu over to Konoha in exchange for the truth.
• Senya confirmed that Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato and showed Konan his own Eternal Eye as evidence.
• Konan asked what the stone tablet said about the Moon Eye Plan, and Senya demanded another bargaining chip for the information.
• Senya asked Amegakure to form an alliance with Konoha, sign a trade agreement, and allow Konoha to build an orphanage there.
• Konan accepted Senya’s modest demands and became convinced that he was the son of the Masked Brother and Masked Sister.

Senya Uchiha explained that Konoha wanted to exchange support and resources with Amegakure, but Konan suspected his real goal was to make the smaller villages Konoha's vassals. When Senya encouraged her to make an even bolder guess, Konan concluded he meant to take over Amegakure and Kirigakure and tried to deter him by invoking Nagato's Rinnegan.

• Konan questioned whether Senya's offer to improve life in Amegakure concealed Konoha's ulterior motives.
• Senya traced the shinobi wars to competition for resources and proposed exchanging Konoha's aid for the Land of Rain's mineral resources.
• Konan worried that Amegakure would become dependent on Konoha like Kirigakure and asked whether Konoha intended to expand its territory.
• Senya told Konan that her guess could be even bolder, leading her to suspect he wanted to swallow up both Amegakure and Kirigakure.
• Konan warned Senya that Nagato's Rinnegan could threaten Konoha, then demanded that Senya reveal the contents of the stone tablet.

Senya and Hikari revealed their identities to Konan, who struggled with the age gap and the sudden reunion before accepting that their bond had not changed. Senya then explained their first meeting, the stone tablet records, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, leaving Konan informed about the Moon Eye Plan.

• Senya and Hikari showed Konan their familiar masks and revealed that they were the people she had met years earlier.
• Senya recounted their old mission and details of their first meeting, convincing Konan of his identity by nearly revealing what underwear she had worn.
• Hikari reassured Konan and teased her about wanting to marry Senya when she was young.
• Senya embraced Konan and Hikari on the cliff of Kageyama and told Konan that time had not changed their feelings or shared experiences.
• Senya explained the stone tablet records and the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, and Konan learned what the Moon Eye Plan was.

Konan accepted Senya’s request, grew closer to him and learned about his life while the three shared a late-night meal. She asked Senya to meet Nagato and help take down Obito after the Chunin Exams, and Senya agreed to travel with her to Amegakure.

• Konan agreed to Senya’s earlier request, and the three talked together about their experiences and the possibility of having children once the Shinobi World was peaceful.
• Hikari told Konan that she, Shizune, Kurenai, Tsunade, and Konan would each have a child with Senya, prompting Konan to feel more confident about her chances with him.
• Senya caught fish and grilled them by a stream while Konan asked Hikari about his preferences and learned that Hikari thought he had no hobbies of his own.
• As they ate beneath the stars, Konan told Senya that Nagato had reported Obito’s approach and asked Senya to accompany her to Amegakure after the Chunin Exams.
• Senya agreed to meet Nagato and help him defeat Obito, joking that he would team up with his future brother-in-law.

Konan told Senya about Obito Uchiha’s five-minute limit and her stockpile of Explosive Tags, then discussed how to deal with the rest of the Akatsuki Organization. Senya proposed recruiting its other members into Amegakure before ambushing Obito and Black Zetsu in two or three years, while Hidan remained a difficult problem.

• Konan explained that Obito’s ocular technique could remain active for only about five minutes and described her plan to trap him with Explosive Tags.
• Konan worried that the other Akatsuki members might scatter and cause trouble if they moved against Obito and Black Zetsu.
• Senya suggested recruiting or controlling the Akatsuki’s other members and listed ways to win over Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu, and Juzo Biwa.
• Senya proposed first bringing the other members into Amegakure, then ambushing Obito and Black Zetsu after they believed victory was near.
• Konan agreed that she and Nagato would pressure and persuade Sasori, Deidara, Juzo Biwa, and Kakuzu, while Senya would handle Hidan.
• Konan told Senya that Nagato’s Human Path could not extract Hidan’s soul, leaving Senya wondering whether supernatural powers existed in the Shinobi World.

Konan returned to the inn and found Ajisai had left her a note and rice balls with grilled fish inside, then tucked the sleeping girl into bed. The next morning, Senya and Hikari went to the Hokage Building, where the Five Kage awaited Senya for a meeting after witnessing his strength.

• Konan found Ajisai asleep at the table beside a note and three rice balls, one filled with grilled fish.
• Konan gently carried Ajisai to bed, covered her with a blanket, and went to sleep beside her.
• Senya asked Hikari to take charge of improving Sasuke's strength during the coming week.
• Tsunade, Ōnoki, A, Rasa, and Mei Terumi waited at the Hokage Building for Senya to arrive.
• Senya arrived five minutes before the scheduled meeting, and Mei, A, Rasa, Ōnoki, and Tsunade each greeted him in their own way.

At the emergency Five Kage Summit, the leaders discussed Akatsuki’s rogue ninja and clashed over Iwagakure’s past dealings with the organization. Senya confronted Ōnoki about his former disciple Deidara, leaving the Tsuchikage under everyone’s scrutiny.

• Senya presented intelligence on Akatsuki, and the Kage reviewed the rogue ninja from their villages.
• Rasa accused Ōnoki of supporting Akatsuki mercenaries, while Ōnoki defended his actions during the Third Shinobi World War.
• A apologized to Rasa for Kumogakure’s earlier incursion into the Land of Wind and offered one hundred million ryo in compensation, bringing the two leaders together against Ōnoki.
• Mei praised Konoha for rescuing Kirigakure from the Bloody Mist and declared Kirigakure its staunch ally, leaving Ōnoki isolated.
• Senya asked Ōnoki to explain how his disciple Deidara had betrayed Iwagakure and joined Akatsuki, as the other leaders turned to watch him.

Senya presented a joint bounty plan targeting Akatsuki, alarming Rasa with the prospect of funding it. Tsunade then introduced a proposal that offered Rasa hope and advanced Senya’s Commercial and Cultural Invasion Plan.

• Ōnoki explained how Deidara had escaped Iwagakure and agreed that the villages should show the rogue ninja no mercy.
• Senya had Shizune distribute a list of Akatsuki members and their bounties, which the villages would jointly fund and increase if needed.
• Rasa worried that Hidden Sand could not afford its share, while Ōnoki focused on the higher reward for capturing Deidara alive.
• Senya said the villages could add their own rogue ninja to the list but would have to fund those bounties themselves.
• Tsunade presented a thick proposal connected to Senya’s Commercial and Cultural Invasion Plan.

Tsunade and Senya proposed a Konoha-led Ninja Association to organize missions and share profits across the Shinobi World, winning support from the great villages. The chapter ended with Senya announcing that Amegakure also intended to join.

• Tsunade explained the Ninja Association’s mission system, funding, and profit-sharing plan to the village leaders.
• Ōnoki asked how branches would divide jurisdiction and profits, and Senya illustrated how villages could use the association to exchange goods through missions.
• Ōnoki, A, Rasa, and Mei Terumi each agreed to represent their villages in joining the Ninja Association.
• Konan arrived with a letter, and Senya announced that Hanzō and Amegakure also intended to participate.

Senya secured Amegakure’s place among the Ninja Association’s six founding villages, and the leaders spent three days and nights setting its rules. After the meeting, Tsunade and Shizune returned with Senya to the Senju Clan compound, where Qianyue revealed her original form and joined them.

• Senya announced that Amegakure would join the Ninja Association, and Ōnoki confirmed that only the six founding villages could approve future members unanimously.
• Ōnoki proposed that the Five Great Nations eliminate the Bounty Brokerages, and Senya and the other leaders agreed to discuss the plan alongside the Association’s rules.
• The village leaders spent three days and nights deciding the Ninja Association’s ranks, logistics, personnel, squad limits, and benefits.
• Senya returned to the Senju Clan compound with Tsunade and Shizune after the meeting, and Tsunade coaxed Shizune into drinking red wine.
• Qianyue followed Senya into the bedroom, revealed herself as a black ninja blade, and told Tsunade that she had come before her.

After failing the Chunin Exams, Sakura shut herself away at home until her parents confronted her and comforted her. Her mother’s suggestion that she become a doctor inspired Sakura to resolve to become a Medical Ninja.

• Sakura stayed in bed for days and refused to come out to eat after failing the Chunin Exams.
• Haruno Yashiro tried to coax Sakura out, but Mebuki went into her room and pulled open the curtains.
• Mebuki scolded Sakura for giving up, and Sakura broke down in tears over feeling weaker than her classmates.
• Mebuki hugged Sakura and assured her that her parents would support her even if she stopped being a ninja.
• After hearing her mother mention becoming a doctor, Sakura decided to become a Medical Ninja and headed out to eat with her parents.

Senya handled Tsunade’s paperwork while she and Shizune slept, then approved thirty million ryo for Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage. Nonō left in better spirits and hoped Senya would visit the children again.

• Senya went to the Hokage Building and worked through the paperwork for the Ninja Association while Tsunade and Shizune rested.
• Yakushi Nonō arrived with a meal and explained that the orphanage needed funding to care for forty-two newly orphaned children and expand its cramped rooms.
• Senya approved thirty million ryo for the orphanage and encouraged Nonō to buy the children books and toys.
• Nonō invited Senya to visit the children, then reflected on her growing feelings for him and the children’s teasing about them being a family.

Senya visited A at the Cloud delegation’s temporary residence, bringing Baijiu so they could drink together. As they began a drinking contest, Senya appeared to be plotting something, leaving the reason for his visit unresolved.

• After helping Tsunade with paperwork, Senya returned home, took three jars of liquor, and headed to A’s residence.
• Senya brushed off Shi’s chakra probe and told Mabui he had come to drink with A.
• A told Senya that Killer B was at Konoha Square, singing and dancing with the elderly.
• Senya gave A three jars of Baijiu, and A kept two to take back to the village.
• Senya and A opened the remaining jar and began a drinking contest, agreeing not to use chakra.

Senya and A shared his carefully brewed wine until Killer B returned and confronted A for drinking without him. Senya offered wine to the others, and Samui drank a cup before becoming tipsy and leaning against him.

• A and Senya drank together as Senya explained that only ten jars of his wine existed and that Kisame had tended it for three years.
• Mabui served snacks while A and Senya continued drinking and talking.
• Killer B returned with Omoi, Samui, and Darui, then charged at A over being left out of the drinking.
• A and Killer B locked arms and argued while Senya offered a cup of wine to the others.
• Samui took the cup from Senya, drank it, and swayed into the chair beside him.