Chapter Summaries

Trapped in the Kamui Dimension, Sasuke rejected advice to surrender to Obito and gained a clearer sense of what he wanted to protect. Meanwhile, Konoha’s delegation learned he had disappeared, and the chapter ended with Neji asking where Kimimaro was.

• Xin Ping urged Sasuke to kowtow to Obito for an S-Rank Scroll, but Sasuke refused and explained that revenge mattered less than the people and values he would not abandon.
• Ye Bofeng reasoned that Obito would likely keep Sasuke alive as a bargaining chip and advised him to wait for Obito to return before negotiating.
• Kirigakure held a funeral for Karatachi Yagura, formed a new leadership centered on Elder Genji, and postponed naming a Fifth Mizukage while Mei Terumi and Elder Genji disputed whether to reveal the village’s history.
• After arriving in Kirigakure, Naruto learned from Shikamaru Nara that Sasuke had disappeared and angrily confronted him at the welcome banquet.
• Nara Shikaku calmed the situation and led the Konoha delegation away; later, Neji Hyuga asked where Kimimaro was.

Shikamaru recounted Sasuke’s disappearance as Neji pressed him for details, while Sasuke endured captivity in Obito Uchiha’s space and tried to manipulate his captor into feeding him. Obito fled after Sasuke accidentally revealed how much he supposedly knew, and Kisame and Uchiha Itachi confirmed that something had happened in Kirigakure.

• Shikamaru described the mission and Sasuke’s disappearance, while Neji questioned his decisions and Shikaku defended the tactical plan.
• Alone in Obito Uchiha’s space, Sasuke used Water Style to ease his thirst and weighed whether to use his Heavenly Eye of God experience card.
• Obito returned with water and meat buns, questioned Sasuke about the mission, and learned that Sasuke claimed Uchiha Itachi had told him about Obito.
• Sasuke revealed that he knew Obito was an Uchiha, prompting Obito to assume Itachi had exposed his secrets and flee, though he later tossed Sasuke water and another bun.
• At Karatachi Yagura’s grave, Kisame Hoshigaki confirmed that something had happened in Kirigakure, while a crow delivered a message to Uchiha Itachi.

Konoha and Kirigakure negotiated Sasuke’s disappearance, and Shikaku demanded that Kirigakure honor Sasuke as a hero while continuing the search. Trapped in the Kamui Dimension, Sasuke sought advice on using his one Heavenly Eye of God, but learned that revealing the crow carrying it could let Obito escape.

• Shikaku asked Mei Terumi to find Sasuke and proposed discussing his disappearance separately from the broader peace talks.
• Shikaku demanded a statue, textbook lessons, and a Liberation Day memorial honoring Sasuke; Mei asked for time to consult Kirigakure’s leadership.
• Shikamaru argued that Sasuke deserved lasting recognition whether he returned alive or not, and Shikaku gave Kirigakure two days to respond.
• Sasuke posted from the Kamui Dimension asking how to use his Heavenly Eye of God against Obito.
• Zhe Da Shu warned Sasuke that Obito might escape with Kamui if Sasuke revealed the crow carrying the technique.

Sasuke learned from Six Paths Know-It-All how Heavenly Eye of God could influence a target’s existing thoughts and considered how to use it against Obito Uchiha. After Sasuke fell asleep in Obito’s hideout, a strange spiral-bodied visitor appeared, while Obito met with Zetsu and then faced Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki.

• Six Paths Know-It-All explained that Heavenly Eye of God amplified thoughts the target already had and could be broken if the target learned the truth, changed their mind, or found the command absurd.
• Sasuke reconsidered using Heavenly Eye of God on Obito Uchiha, then chose to sleep rather than continue analyzing his situation while hungry.
• A spiral-bodied white creature woke Sasuke in Obito Uchiha’s secret base and asked whether he was Second Pillar.
• Obito Uchiha questioned Zetsu about activity in the Land of Waves and Konoha, dismissed Zetsu’s advice, and refused to report Tobi’s whereabouts.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki entered the Princess’s quarters, and Itachi demanded to know whether Obito had taken his younger brother.

Obito Uchiha confronted Uchiha Itachi over Sasuke’s capture and learned that Itachi still considered Sasuke his own to protect, while Obito insisted the boy belonged to him. After feeding Sasuke in the Kamui Dimension, Obito reassessed Akatsuki’s position and worried that the incident would delay the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Kisame Hoshigaki left Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi alone after sensing their disagreement, telling them that the final moment would reveal who they truly were.
• Uchiha Itachi asked whether Sasuke was alive, and Obito confirmed that he was before refusing to give him up.
• Uchiha Itachi left without fighting, and Obito returned to the Kamui Dimension where White Zetsu Tobi had been pestering Sasuke.
• Obito brought Sasuke food from the Daimyo's Residence, and Sasuke ate everything before objecting that Obito had caused his hunger in the first place.
• Obito ordered Akatsuki to stay cautious and lie low, then worried that Itachi's betrayal and the nations' heightened vigilance would delay the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Obito Uchiha reflected on Sasuke as a possible successor to the Eye of the Moon Plan while Konoha and Mist Hidden Village negotiated Sasuke’s disappearance and memorialized him as a hero. As Naruto reluctantly left the village to report back, Obito told Sasuke that Itachi had been waiting for his revenge and claimed to know why Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha Clan.

• Obito Uchiha considered Sasuke as a backup successor to the Eye of the Moon Plan and reflected on his first major failure.
• Ao asked Nara Shikaku to support his bid to become Mizukage, but Shikaku rejected his request to interfere in Mist Hidden Village’s affairs.
• Konoha and Mist Hidden Village agreed to blame Yagura for the village’s past tyranny, commemorate Sasuke as a hero, and accept Konoha’s conditions over his disappearance.
• Naruto refused to leave without finding Sasuke, but agreed to return to Konoha to report to Jiraiya before coming back.
• Obito told Sasuke that Itachi had been waiting for Sasuke’s revenge and questioned whether Sasuke believed Itachi’s stated reason for the massacre.
• Obito told Sasuke that he knew why Itachi had slaughtered the Uchiha Clan.

Obito Uchiha told Sasuke that Itachi had massacred the Uchiha Clan under Konoha’s influence to protect his younger brother, leaving Sasuke devastated and questioning the meaning of his revenge. Sasuke steadied himself by remembering his friends, rejected Obito’s worldview, and walked away with his Sharingan returned to normal.

• Obito Uchiha described the village’s persecution of the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku’s planned coup, and Shisui’s failed attempt to avert conflict.
• Obito said Danzo stole Shisui’s eyes, Shisui killed himself before Itachi, and Itachi agreed to massacre the clan while sparing Sasuke.
• Sasuke vomited and broke down as he rejected the claim that Itachi had killed their family out of love.
• Obito urged Sasuke toward despair, and Sasuke’s Sharingan evolved from two tomoe to three before a remembered voice and thoughts of his friends steadied him.
• Obito offered Sasuke his vision of a world without conflict, but Sasuke ate an orange, rejected Obito’s ideals, and said he wanted nothing to do with him.
• Sasuke let go of the burden of deciding who was to blame for the clan’s tragedy and recognized that he was only thirteen.

Second Pillar rejected the life and purpose imposed on him, while Naruto and the Konoha delegation fought Kisame Hoshigaki at sea after he attacked their ship. Kisame captured Naruto, but Shikamaru restrained him and Ino began a mind-transfer attack.

• Second Pillar decided to live by his own choices and offered Obito Uchiha a banana as another option, but Obito knocked it away and left with White Zetsu Tobi.
• Kisame Hoshigaki ambushed Naruto on the sea and battled his Shadow Clones, but Neji Hyuga rescued Naruto and brought him back to the ship.
• Naruto refused to abandon the chance to learn about Sasuke, and Neji Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and Shikamaru Nara joined him as Nara Shikaku prepared for battle.
• Naruto attacked Kisame with a large group of Shadow Clones, but Kisame summoned sharks that overwhelmed them and captured the real Naruto.
• Shikamaru Nara revealed himself in disguise and used the Shadow Imitation Technique to restrain Kisame while Ino Yamanaka began the Mind Body Switch Technique.

Ino Yamanaka’s attempt to capture Kisame Hoshigaki failed when Uchiha Itachi appeared, and Kisame and Itachi escaped with Naruto. Later, Obito Uchiha met Itachi at a cave, where Itachi offered a deal and began revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan’s secrets.

• Ino Yamanaka took control of Kisame Hoshigaki, but Uchiha Itachi suddenly attacked, forcing Ino to return to her own body.
• Itachi and Kisame left with Naruto after Kisame spared the Konoha shinobi, and Nara Shikaku stopped Neji Hyuga from pursuing them.
• Naruto awoke while Kisame carried him and learned from Itachi that Shikamaru and the others were alive and that he might soon see Sasuke.
• Kisame told Obito Uchiha that the group had captured Naruto, and Obito went with him to meet Itachi at a cave.
• Itachi blocked Obito from entering the cave, dismissed Kisame, and began explaining that the Mangekyō Sharingan gradually loses its sight.

Obito Uchiha heard Itachi’s account of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and considered trading Naruto for Sasuke, but instead learned that Naruto was Sasuke’s most important bond. After Kisame began driving Naruto toward Konoha, Obito offered to release Sasuke, who prepared to go after him with White Zetsu Tobi’s help.

• Itachi claimed that Madara Uchiha gained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by taking his younger brother’s eyes and asked Obito to exchange Naruto for Sasuke.
• Obito asked Itachi who mattered most to Sasuke, and Itachi identified Naruto as the child in the mountain cave.
• Obito proposed helping Sasuke awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Itachi said he had a plan for it.
• Obito returned to the Kamui Dimension with White Zetsu Tobi and told Sasuke that Kisame was driving Naruto toward Konoha to release the tailed beast and destroy the village.
• Obito decided to let Sasuke leave rather than risk making him resentful, and Sasuke urgently agreed to go after Naruto.
• Obito warned that Kisame and possibly Itachi could threaten Sasuke, then said White Zetsu Tobi could help him reach them.

Obito sent Sasuke toward Konoha with White Zetsu Tobi, while Itachi brought Naruto into his inner world and removed the Nine-Tails’ sealing talisman so Naruto could use its power to save Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke met at the Valley of the End, but after Naruto recognized Sasuke, Naruto’s eyes turned brutal.

• Obito had White Zetsu Tobi possess Sasuke and used Kamui to send them away from the Kamui Dimension.
• Itachi told Naruto that Sasuke was heading for Konoha and that Naruto needed the Nine-Tails’ power to stop him.
• In Naruto’s inner world, Itachi tore down the Nine-Tails’ sealing talisman despite warning Naruto that the fox might take control of his body.
• Sasuke let Tobi take greater control to find Naruto, and Tobi led him to the Valley of the End.
• Naruto attacked the masked Sasuke with Shadow Clones, and Tobi wounded Naruto’s left shoulder with Wood Release before Sasuke broke free and revealed himself.
• Naruto recognized Sasuke and approached him, but his expression shifted from joy to brutality.

Obito’s genjutsu drove Naruto into a tailed-beast transformation, and Sasuke fought to hold him off while a Contact Toad summoned Jiraiya. Jiraiya set out for the Valley of the End, where Sasuke’s battle with Naruto escalated until Naruto reached his Four-Tails form.

• Obito had secretly sealed an automatic genjutsu into Sasuke’s eyes, causing Naruto to lose control when he encountered him.
• Sasuke summoned Gamako Kosuke and sent him to bring Jiraiya to the Valley of the End as Naruto began transforming into the Nine-Tails.
• After learning Naruto and Sasuke had been captured, Jiraiya decided to resign as Hokage and search for his missing disciples, but the Contact Toad alerted him to the crisis.
• Zetsu appeared in Jiraiya’s residence and warned that the Sharingan-controlled Nine-Tails was headed toward Konoha, then vanished.
• Sasuke fought Naruto’s growing tailed-beast forms with Moon Shadow, Fire Release, the Cursed Seal, and Chidori Blade, but Naruto’s transformation advanced to Four-Tails.

Kimimaro and Kisame Hoshigaki joined the battle at the Valley of the End as Uchiha Itachi freed Naruto from Obito’s genjutsu and tricked him into demanding that Sasuke kill him. Sasuke attacked Itachi instead, and Naruto began transforming again, reaching six tails as the chapter ended.

• Kimimaro intercepted Naruto’s Four Tails charge to protect Sasuke, then Kisame Hoshigaki drove Kimimaro away from the fight.
• Uchiha Itachi suppressed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, released Obito’s genjutsu, and convinced Naruto that he had to die to protect Konoha.
• Naruto returned to his senses and told Sasuke that he would soon lose control again, urging Sasuke to kill him.
• Sasuke charged Naruto with Chidori but struck Uchiha Itachi instead, who escaped by dispersing into crows.
• Naruto transformed again, and Sasuke counted six tails emerging behind him.

Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi watched Naruto’s rampage, hoping Jiraiya’s death would push Sasuke toward darkness, but Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and stopped Naruto. The chapter ends with the danger passed as Konoha welcomed the New Year and Mei Terumi’s appointment as Fifth Mizukage was finalized.

• Obito Uchiha accepted White Zetsu’s suggestion that Naruto might die by Jiraiya’s hand, worsening Sasuke’s despair.
• Jiraiya arrived in Sage Mode and fought Naruto in his Six-Tails form while Sasuke, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Kimimaro watched.
• Jiraiya trapped Naruto with Sage Art: Impenetrable Prison but hesitated to kill him, and Naruto broke free and attacked.
• Mei Terumi secured the appointment as Fifth Mizukage after Elder Genji approved the document, and Sasuke received a Sharingan upgrade from his system.
• Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and ordered Naruto to sit down, stopping his attack and saving Jiraiya.
• Konoha celebrated the New Year with fireworks as Jiraiya, Sasuke, Naruto, Sage Shima, and Fukasaku survived the battle.

After surviving the Valley of the End, Sasuke and Naruto returned to Konoha, where their friends welcomed them and Sasuke reassured Shikamaru that he was not to blame for Sasuke’s disappearance. As Sasuke and Naruto headed back to the Hokage Residence that night, a flock of crows blocked their path.

• Obito Uchiha learned that Naruto and Jiraiya had survived and that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he angrily blamed the failed plan.
• Jiraiya, Sasuke, Naruto, and their companions returned to Konoha, and Kimimaro accepted Sasuke’s invitation to start over there.
• Sasuke and Naruto reunited with Kiba, Hinata, Shino, and the other villagers; Neji punched Sasuke and demanded to know whether he remembered his promise.
• Ino embraced Sasuke, and Sasuke told Shikamaru that the Masked Man had targeted him because he was an Uchiha, easing Shikamaru’s guilt.
• Sasuke and Naruto visited Sakura and Lee, learned that Kakashi was away and Shizune, Older Sister, and Izumo Kamizuki were nearing their wedding, then walked back toward the Hokage Residence.
• A flock of crows gathered and blocked Sasuke and Naruto’s path beneath the moonlight.

Sasuke and Naruto encountered Uchiha Itachi, who invited Sasuke to meet him for a final battle at the Uchiha Clan hideout. After advice from the system forum left Sasuke weighing whether to avoid Itachi, kill him, or use Heavenly Eye of God to gain his respect, Sasuke woke to a welcoming breakfast with his family.

• Uchiha Itachi told Naruto he had targeted him to awaken Sasuke's eyes, then invited Sasuke to meet him at the Uchiha Clan hideout the next afternoon.
• Sasuke dismissed Itachi as mentally ill, and he and Naruto bickered as they walked home.
• Sasuke asked the system forum whether he should accept Itachi's challenge, and users suggested killing Itachi, controlling him with Heavenly Eye of God, or making him respect Sasuke.
• Sasuke read Zhe Da Shu's explanation of Heavenly Eye of God's potential and learned that Itachi had supposedly prepared the technique for him too.
• Sasuke woke to a meal prepared by Saitō Kiyoshi, and Naruto began telling Jiraiya that they had encountered Uchiha Itachi again.

Jiraiya brought Sasuke before Konoha’s council and proposed three possible roles for him after he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Sasuke confronted Danzō. Back home, Sasuke examined a System reward that could enhance Sharingan abilities and worried about how his current two-tomoe foundation might affect future events.

• At breakfast, Sasuke dismissed Itachi’s challenge for the time being, and Jiraiya sent Naruto to test his Chakra nature with Asuma before taking Sasuke to the Hokage Building.
• Sasuke kicked the council table at Danzō after Danzō insulted his parents, splashing hot tea over him and prompting Danzō to storm out.
• Jiraiya proposed making Sasuke an Anbu captain, an Appointed Jonin leading the new generation, or the leader of a new organization called Branch; the councillors delayed deciding after Sasuke showed them his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Jiraiya told Sasuke his Jonin promotion would be announced after the council chose a proposal, and suggested he study his Sharingan with Kakashi when he returned.
• At home, Sasuke opened the B-Rank Scroll reward, received Sharingan Enhancement, and worried that his two-tomoe foundation might only advance to peak Three Tomoe.

Uchiha Itachi waited in vain for Sasuke, who had forgotten their arranged meeting while training and cooking in Konoha. Sasuke later discussed Jiraiya’s proposed career paths with Neji, chose the Anbu route, and reaffirmed his ambition to become Hokage and change the world.

• Uchiha Itachi waited more than thirty hours at the clan stronghold for Sasuke, who never came.
• Sasuke trained with Moon Shadow, discovered how Fire and Lightning Chakra suited different swordsmanship styles, and sparred using Shadow Clones.
• Naruto told Sasuke he had tested as a Wind Release user, and Sasuke teased him by listing other Wind-nature ninja.
• Sasuke told Neji about Jiraiya’s proposals, and Neji explained how becoming an Appointed Jonin could help Sasuke’s path to Hokage.
• Sasuke said he wanted to become Hokage to free Neji from the Caged Bird fate and prevent tragedies, inspiring Neji to support his ideal world.
• The author announced that Sasuke would pursue Anbu training first, while the other paths would come later.

Sasuke explained to Neji how the Will of Fire could be used to justify sacrificing the weak, while arguing that Konoha needed a better accepted alternative before it could be replaced. After learning that Kakashi’s old friend was Obito Uchiha, Sasuke suspected that Obito might still be alive.

• Neji explained how an Appointed Jonin could shape a future Hokage’s beliefs and earn his trust during adolescence.
• Sasuke argued that the Will of Fire could serve as a weapon for the strong to exploit the weak, and Neji recalled his father’s sacrifice and felt disgusted by the praise it received.
• Sasuke said Konoha needed to find an accepted replacement for the Will of Fire before openly opposing it, and Neji praised his Hokage-like perspective.
• Naruto and Sakura found Sasuke and Neji, then led Sasuke to Kakashi, who had returned from a mission and was visiting his friend’s grave.
• Kakashi named his friend as Obito Uchiha, and Sasuke told him that Obito might not be dead.

Obito Uchiha struggled to understand Uchiha Itachi’s stalled plans and agreed to help force the brothers’ final battle. In Konoha, Kakashi Hatake returned and insisted on confronting Obito, while Jiraiya worried the meeting could be dangerous.

• Obito Uchiha questioned Black Zetsu and White Zetsu about Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, and Kisame Hoshigaki as he fretted over the stalled plans.
• Black Zetsu proposed exploiting the brothers’ final battle to kill Uchiha Itachi and capture Sasuke, and Obito agreed.
• Jiraiya reflected on how little he knew about Obito and focused on studying the Mangekyō Sharingan with Kakashi and Sasuke.
• Kakashi Hatake told Jiraiya he wanted to find Obito and ask why he had not returned to Konoha.
• Jiraiya warned Kakashi that confronting Obito could get him killed.