Recaps

Allen’s negotiations brought the Akatsuki closer to cooperating against Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, while Sasuke struggled with the truth about Itachi. Meanwhile, Obito deceived Black Zetsu about his defeat and began planning to reclaim Kakashi’s Sharingan.

• After Nagato and the Akatsuki members left, Allen asked Sasuke whether he still intended to kill Itachi, and Sasuke admitted he was unsure.
• Allen warned Sasuke to prepare for Orochimaru’s attempt to devour him, then continued toward Waterfall Ninja Village.
• Black Zetsu followed Kakashi and Might Guy’s squad into the Land of the Falls, where Obito appeared and claimed Allen had destroyed his eye and defeated him.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that Nagato had recruited Allen into Akatsuki and proposed recovering Kakashi’s Sharingan while testing whether Allen could be drawn into their plan.
• Black Zetsu agreed to help Obito take Kakashi’s eye, and a White Zetsu sacrificed itself to repair Obito’s body.

Obito reclaimed his Sharingan from Kakashi while Allen’s group captured Fū and took the Seven-Tails from Waterfall Ninja Village. The village’s leader let them leave rather than risk Allen destroying the village.

• Obito fought Kakashi, reclaimed his Sharingan, and escaped with Black Zetsu to investigate Nagato’s plans.
• Might Guy found Kakashi missing an eye, abandoned the mission, and hurried back to Konoha with him.
• Neji subdued Fū while Karin and Sasuke fought off Waterfall Ninja’s defenders.
• Allen warned the Waterfall Ninja leader against resisting and revealed he knew about the village’s Water of Life.
• Neji used his Nen ability to control Fū, and Allen’s group left with her and the Seven-Tails as the leader chose not to pursue them.

Allen and his allies extracted the Seven-Tails from Fū, who survived and was told to leave, while the Tailed Beasts accepted their new situation and began playing cards inside Allen’s seal. Allen planned to capture the One-Tail and another Tailed Beast next, but Fū refused to leave and decided to follow the group.

• Karin and Neji extracted the Seven-Tails from Fū and sealed it inside Allen, where it joined the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Muo.
• Chōmei reacted angrily to being sealed, but Muo and the Four-Tails explained Allen’s overwhelming power, and the three Tailed Beasts began playing cards.
• Fū woke up, discovered the Seven-Tails was gone, and learned from Allen that he had extracted it but spared her life.
• Vilnalasath estimated that Allen could seal five Tailed Beasts besides the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails, so Allen chose the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja as his next targets.
• Sasuke claimed the mission to capture Gaara, while Karin mocked him and Neji urged Fū to leave.
• Fū ignored Neji’s warning and declared that she would follow the group, and Allen allowed her to come along.

Sand Village faced Allen’s approach as Jiraiya sought an alliance against him, but Allen’s squad arrived before the village could prepare. Sasuke defeated Gaara and pinned him to a wall, leaving the One-Tail Jinchuriki in their hands.

• Chiyo and Ebizo discussed Konoha’s warning that Allen was heading toward Sand Village, apparently targeting Shukaku, while Jiraiya urged them not to confront him directly.
• Jiraiya proposed an alliance among the remaining great nations to stop Allen and destroy the Sound Ninja Village, and Chiyo agreed on the condition that Shukaku would remain in Sand Village.
• A masked Anbu member announced Allen’s arrival, and the Sand Ninja leaders and Konoha envoys saw Allen’s young squad approaching the village as Sasuke killed the defenders who tried to stop them.
• Sasuke mocked the Sand Ninja, and Gaara attacked him with sand to defend the village.
• Sasuke pierced Gaara’s Sand Armor with his sword and pinned him to a wall, leaving Gaara stunned by Sasuke’s speed and strength.

Sasuke wounded Gaara, causing him to unleash the One-Tailed Shukaku and devastate the Sand Village. As the battle escalated, Karin fought Chiyo while Allen’s group faced the Sand Ninja leaders.

• Sasuke easily wounded Gaara, who responded by releasing the One-Tailed Shukaku.
• Chiyo ordered the Sand Ninja to evacuate civilians as Shukaku bombarded the village with Wind Style—Vacuum Sphere.
• Allen spotted Chiyo, Ebizo, Jiraiya, and Naruto, and Chiyo launched an attack against his group.
• Karin smashed Chiyo’s two puppets and challenged her to protect Allen.
• Chiyo deployed the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, but Karin’s strength and defenses overwhelmed them.
• Allen explained that Puppet Technique was limited and that Karin’s abilities made her a natural counter to Chiyo.

Allen defeated Chiyo’s puppets and confronted Jiraiya, arguing that the ninja defended the interests of elites while rebels fought for ordinary people. He forced Jiraiya to halt by threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Konoha, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff.

• Chiyo’s puppets failed to harm Karin, whose Nen and Earth Style defenses let her destroy them.
• Jiraiya intervened to prevent Chiyo’s defeat and warned Allen that his actions against the Tailed Beasts had crossed the ninja villages’ bottom line.
• Allen accused Jiraiya and the ninja villages of protecting powerful elites and ignoring the suffering of civilians.
• Jiraiya summoned the Toad Sages to prepare for battle, but Allen copied a nuclear bomb and threatened to detonate it over Konoha.
• Jiraiya froze and asked if Allen truly intended to destroy Konoha, while Allen warned him to keep the village from provoking him.

Allen forced the Sand Ninja to surrender Shukaku by threatening to detonate a nuclear weapon in the village, then extracted the One-Tail from Gaara while keeping him alive. He left the Sand Village with Shukaku and demonstrated the weapon by detonating it in a distant desert.

• Jiraiya urged Chiyo to surrender Shukaku rather than risk a nuclear detonation, and Ebizo persuaded her to accept defeat.
• Allen promised to spare Gaara, and Sasuke defeated Shukaku and brought the unconscious Gaara to him.
• Neji and Karin extracted Shukaku from Gaara in front of the Sand Ninja, while Allen sealed the beast inside himself.
• Ebizo found Gaara alive and asked Allen how he had survived the extraction, and Allen explained that he had injected life force at the right moment.
• Allen flew the nuclear bomb into a distant desert and detonated it, leaving the Sand Ninja and Konoha visitors stunned.

After Allen displayed a weapon capable of devastating a village, Jiraiya learned that Mount Myōboku would no longer help him oppose Allen. As Allen headed toward the Land of Water, the Mist Ninja concluded that he was likely coming for the Six-Tails and prepared to submit rather than risk destruction.

• Chiyo and Ebizo recognized that Allen had many weapons powerful enough to destroy the great nations, and Ebizo warned that the ninja world was entering Allen’s era.
• Allen threatened Shima and Fukasaku against revealing information about him, and they agreed that Mount Myōboku could no longer help Jiraiya fight him.
• Shima explained that Allen believed the toads were improperly influencing human affairs and might view Jiraiya as their representative.
• Ninja villages received detailed reports estimating the nuclear bomb’s destructive range, though they remained unaware of its radiation effects.
• Mei Terumi told the Mist Ninja elders that Allen was probably targeting the Six-Tails, and she recommended accepting his demands because the village could not resist him.

Obito and Nagato pretended to argue over Akatsuki’s plans while Black Zetsu pushed to continue collecting the tailed beasts. Obito secretly plotted against Black Zetsu and sought to draw Allen into the Moon Eye Plan, while Akatsuki’s members revealed they had overheard everything.

• Obito confronted Nagato over inviting Allen into Akatsuki, and Nagato declared that Akatsuki would aid the resistance and eliminate Rain’s Daimyo and nobles.
• Black Zetsu urged Nagato to continue collecting tailed beasts, but Nagato said Allen’s weapon offered enough deterrence and claimed he had already made arrangements.
• Obito persuaded Black Zetsu to wait and discussed using Kabuto to prepare for Madara’s resurrection, while secretly plotting to betray Black Zetsu and Madara.
• Obito left to meet Allen and planned to share information about the Ten-Tails to enlist his help in collecting the tailed beasts.
• Kisame, Deidara, and Akatsuki’s other core members emerged after Black Zetsu left, revealing they had heard the conversation.

Nagato united Akatsuki against the great nations and entrusted Konan with the organization’s future if he fell. Meanwhile, Allen took Obito’s Kamui eye, recreated Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan with Yin-Yang Release, and prepared to use Obito’s plan to deceive Black Zetsu.

• Nagato confirmed that Akatsuki would support the rebels, and Itachi declared that he no longer served as a Konoha spy.
• Nagato sent Sasori, Deidara, Kisame, Itachi, and Kakuzu to intercept the great nations’ suppression forces, then told Konan to join Allen if he died.
• Allen demanded Obito’s other Kamui Sharingan, and Red Dragon devoured and analyzed the pair of eyes.
• Allen used Yin-Yang Release and life energy to create Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan matching Obito’s Kamui eyes, which Obito replaced with Karin’s help.
• Obito vowed to make Madara and Black Zetsu pay, while Allen asked him to obtain White Zetsu for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito planned to fool Black Zetsu by claiming Allen wanted to revive the Ten-Tails, and Allen laughed at the idea.

Allen returned to the Land of Waves with Karin and Sasuke, explained how Konoha’s policies led to the Uchiha clan’s downfall, and encountered Mei Terumi, who wanted to discuss the Six-Tails jinchūriki, Utakata. As Mei left with Allen for a meal, Sasuke insulted Karin and was punched through two walls.

• Allen, Karin, and Sasuke arrived in the Land of Waves and saw how much its trade and prosperity had grown since Gato’s defeat.
• Sasuke demanded to know why Allen had beaten him during Team 7’s earlier mission, and Allen revealed that Danzō had ordered it as part of his effort to eliminate the Uchiha clan.
• Allen explained how Konoha’s suspicion and suppression of the Uchiha, along with Itachi’s decision to protect Sasuke, had led to the clan’s downfall.
• Sasuke asked how Allen gained the Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan, and Allen said his abilities let him absorb and manipulate other people’s genes and bloodlines.
• Mei Terumi approached Allen and said she had come to discuss Utakata, the Six-Tails jinchūriki, so Allen invited her to a restaurant.
• Mei hooked her arm through Allen’s and left with him, and Sasuke mocked Karin before she punched him through two walls.

Allen demanded information about Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, from Mei Terumi and explained his plan to gather the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten-Tails. Black Zetsu overheard him and decided Allen was the ideal tool for gathering the beasts, while planning to revive Madara Uchiha before the Ten-Tails returned.

• Fū clung to Neji after seeing Sasuke's beating, while Sasuke had to pay for the damaged wall.
• Allen told Mei Terumi he would leave the Mist Ninja alone if they surrendered their Tailed Beast and Jinchuriki, and she gave him a scroll containing information about Utakata.
• Mei Terumi asked Allen why he was collecting Tailed Beasts, and he claimed he wanted to revive the Ten-Tails and study the beasts' bloodline limits.
• Black Zetsu eavesdropped on Allen's explanation, judged him a suitable tool for collecting the Tailed Beasts, and planned to revive Madara Uchiha before the Ten-Tails was revived.

Allen sent Mei Terumi back to inform the Cloud and Konoha of his plan while preparing to capture Utakata, study the tailed beasts, and forge a weapon capable of killing Kaguya. Meanwhile, Akatsuki entered the war by helping resistance forces in the Land of Fire and devastating Konoha’s troops.

• Mei Terumi left to report Allen’s plan to the Cloud and Konoha, while Allen discussed his research, the capture of Utakata, and the need for a weapon to kill Kaguya with Vilnalasath.
• In the Land of Fire, Shikaku Nara and Shikamaru faced a resistance force whose captain and wounded members refused to surrender.
• Shikamaru questioned what Konoha was fighting for as the people of the Land of Fire openly hated its ninjas, and Shikaku admitted he had no answer.
• Deidara attacked Konoha’s forces from the air with clay bombs, killing nearly a third of the ninjas and breaking their formation.
• Akatsuki revealed itself in the war by supporting resistance forces against Konoha across the Land of Fire.

Tsunade learned that the Akatsuki Organization was aiding the rebels and attacking multiple nations, so she ordered Konoha to gather intelligence and seek alliances. As Obito and Allen prepared to counter Black Zetsu’s plans, Obito vowed to atone for his past mistakes with his life.

• Tsunade received reports that Deidara, Sasori, Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha, and an unidentified Akatsuki member had attacked several nations while helping the rebels.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha to deal with the Akatsuki Organization and sent ninjas to gather intelligence and form alliances with other villages.
• Black Zetsu and Obito discussed using the Akatsuki to distract the major ninja villages while Allen collected the tailed beasts, and Black Zetsu revealed he had infiltrated the Sound Ninja Village.
• Allen appeared after Black Zetsu left, and Obito told him their plan to retaliate against Black Zetsu had been settled.
• Allen said Black Zetsu exploited people’s resentment to create turmoil and that they had to eliminate the Ancestor of Chakra.
• Obito touched his new Kamui Sharingan and vowed to atone for his past mistakes with his life.

Allen urged Obito to pursue revenge rather than atonement, then joined Neji, Karin, and Sasuke as they extracted the Six-Tails from Utakata. When Might Guy’s team arrived to retrieve Hotaru, she demanded they rescue her teacher, but Allen warned them not to interfere.

• Allen rejected Obito’s wish for atonement and told him to use hatred to start a war across the ninja world.
• Allen warned Obito to watch Black Zetsu and notify him if Black Zetsu tried to revive Madara with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Allen arrived as Neji and Karin extracted the Six-Tails from Utakata, and he told them to hurry before Konoha arrived.
• Allen explained to Sasuke that Hotaru’s Earth Spider Clan could wield a forbidden jutsu powerful enough to destroy a major ninja village.
• Might Guy, Tenten, Rock Lee, Naruto, and Sakura arrived, and Allen ordered Sasuke to hand Hotaru over to them.
• Hotaru demanded that Might Guy’s team rescue her teacher, while Allen threatened to release Naruto’s Nine-Tails if they interfered with the extraction.

Might Guy decided to retreat with his team, but Sasuke attacked Hotaru and clashed with Naruto when Naruto challenged his hatred of Konoha. While their allies joined the fight, Allen explained to Guy that he had spread Nen to awaken the oppressed and argued that the great nations were doomed; Guy responded by opening the first six Inner Gates and charging him.

• Might Guy ordered his team to retreat, but Hotaru refused to leave Utakata, so Sasuke kicked her away and told her to get lost.
• Naruto confronted Sasuke over his cruelty and his desire to destroy Konoha, and they began fighting.
• Naruto was badly wounded by Sasuke, so Tenten, Rock Lee, and Sakura rushed in to support him.
• Might Guy asked Allen why he was collecting Tailed Beasts, and Allen said he sought greater power and had already done what he intended to do.
• Allen argued that Nen had given commoners the strength to resist an unjust ruling class, and Guy understood why the rebel armies fought so fiercely.
• Might Guy opened the first six of the Eight Inner Gates and charged at Allen.

Allen defeated Might Guy in a taijutsu battle while Sasuke took down Naruto and the others. After Guy asked about Utakata, Allen promised to release him after extracting the Six-Tails and allowed Guy to watch, leaving Naruto furious and Sasuke questioning his own feelings toward him.

• Allen and Might Guy fought using the Eight Inner Gates, and Allen gradually gained the advantage before knocking Guy into a crater.
• Sasuke used Lightning Style Armor to defeat Naruto, Tenten, Rock Lee, and Sakura.
• Guy asked what Allen would do with Utakata after extracting the Six-Tails, and Allen said he would release him.
• Allen let Guy stay and watch the extraction, but warned him to keep Naruto from charging at him.
• Naruto vowed to defeat Allen, while Allen taunted him about eventually extracting the Nine-Tails.
• Allen and Sasuke discussed Naruto's behavior, and Sasuke admitted that Naruto was becoming increasingly annoying.

After extracting Saiken and returning to the Sound Ninja Village, Allen revealed that Orochimaru had altered himself by absorbing bloodlines and offered to help Sasuke awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan. The chapter ended with Sasuke discovering that Allen’s wolves already possessed Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Might Guy stopped Rock Lee and Tenten from speaking to Neji, then led Hotaru and Utakata toward the Earth Spider Clan's fortress.
• Allen returned to the Sound Ninja Village with Sasuke and Neji, where Orochimaru asked whether he had obtained what he wanted.
• Sasuke noticed that Orochimaru's presence had changed, and Allen explained that Orochimaru had been fusing the genes of Bloodline Ninja into himself.
• Allen warned Sasuke that Orochimaru might be preparing to act against him, and Sasuke admitted he had not awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Allen summoned Lupos and Lupos II, revealing that both wolves had Mangekyo Sharingan and shocking Sasuke.

Allen helped Sasuke awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan and revealed that Itachi was terminally ill, leaving Sasuke to decide how quickly to pursue his brother. Allen then prepared to take Karin and Neji into the Dungeon to uncover the ninja world's greatest secret.

• Allen recorded Sasuke asking for help, then punched him when Sasuke attacked the phone with Chidori.
• Allen stimulated Sasuke's optic nerves with Yin Release Chakra, causing him to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Allen warned Sasuke that Mangekyo use could lead to blindness and described ways to prevent it, recommending that Sasuke take Itachi's eyes.
• Allen revealed that Itachi was terminally ill and had around three years left, shocking Sasuke.
• Sasuke thanked Allen and left through the underground tunnels as Allen asked Karin and Neji to prepare for their next mission.
• Karin and Neji agreed to follow Allen, who teleported the team into the Dungeon.

As Allen remained hidden, rebel forces gained ground and Orochimaru prepared a cloned body for his final plan. When Konoha, the Sand Ninja, and the Cloud Ninja formed an alliance to attack the Sound Ninja Village, Orochimaru chose to pursue Sasuke Uchiha’s bloodline while Kimimaro led the defense.

• With the Akatsuki Organization supporting the rebels, several rebel groups secured territory and began forming provisional governments.
• In his underground laboratory, Orochimaru examined a cloned younger version of himself, which had been enhanced with rare bloodline limits.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto that Allen would not interfere with experiments on ninjas, and he questioned why Pain’s Akatsuki Organization had joined the rebels.
• Kimimaro reported that Konoha, the Sand Ninja, and the Cloud Ninja would attack the Sound Ninja Village within five minutes.
• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to activate the village’s defenses and told Kimimaro to delay the allied forces while he obtained the Uchiha Clan’s bloodline.

The Allied Forces attacked the Sound Ninja Village while Black Zetsu and Obito watched, intending to exploit the aftermath. Underground, Sasuke fought Orochimaru, whose attempt to take Sasuke’s body was interrupted by Sasuke’s Mangekyo Sharingan and its black flames.

• The Allied Forces overwhelmed Kimimaro and the Sound Ninja Village’s defenses, while Jiraiya led the assault.
• Black Zetsu revealed that he had engineered the attack, and Obito said Itachi had infiltrated the village to protect Sasuke and deal with Orochimaru if necessary.
• Sasuke confronted Orochimaru underground and drew the powerful sword Allen had arranged to have forged.
• Sasuke damaged Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword in their first clash, and Orochimaru tried to take Sasuke’s body with help from his Ouroboros Nen Beast.
• Orochimaru transformed into a White Scale Serpent and seized Sasuke, but Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and engulfed Orochimaru in black flames.

Sasuke fought Orochimaru, whose Nen ability let him regenerate from nearly any injury, and used Sage Mode and a combined attack to destroy every cell in his body. Orochimaru died, leaving Sasuke victorious.

• Sasuke repeatedly struck Orochimaru with Amaterasu, but Orochimaru used his Ouroboros Nen ability to erase the flames and heal himself.
• Orochimaru revealed that Ouroboros could restore devoured cells and make him effectively immortal, and he explained that he wanted Sasuke’s Sharingan to perfect himself.
• Sasuke activated the Curse Mark of Heaven and entered a basic Sage Mode he had learned from Allen.
• Sasuke combined Amaterasu with Lightning Release Chidori and drove his sword through Orochimaru’s White Scale Serpent, destroying his organs and every cell before he could regenerate.

Sasuke told Itachi he no longer needed his protection after killing Orochimaru, while Itachi asked to speak with Allen and offered Sasuke his eyes as a final gift. After Orochimaru’s death, Kabuto accepted Black Zetsu’s offer to join Akatsuki on the condition that he inherit Orochimaru’s research and reanimated fighters.

• Itachi watched Sasuke kill Orochimaru, then met him and offered his eyes while asking him to choose when and where they would settle their conflict.
• Itachi asked Sasuke where Allen was, but Sasuke said Allen had disappeared months earlier; Itachi urged Sasuke to leave before the Ninja Alliance found him.
• Sasuke told Kabuto that Orochimaru was dead and left the underground tunnels, while Kabuto found Orochimaru’s charred remains and despaired over what to do next.
• Black Zetsu offered Kabuto a place in Akatsuki, and Kabuto agreed on the condition that he inherit Orochimaru’s research and the powerful people revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Black Zetsu agreed and said he would help Kabuto revive a man who could rival Hashirama Senju.

After the Ninja Alliance destroyed Orochimaru’s Sound Ninja Village base, Allen, Neji, Karin, and their wolves emerged from a Dungeon and confronted the allied leaders. Allen denied working with the rebels but demanded compensation for the destruction, leaving the ninjas furious and blaming him for the upheaval threatening their villages.

• After Orochimaru died and Kabuto joined the Akatsuki, the Sound Ninja Village’s defenses collapsed, and Kimimaro led a few elites to another base while others delayed the Alliance.
• Jiraiya, Gaara, and Darui found the underground laboratory stripped of valuable materials and concluded that the operation had failed to capture Orochimaru or the rebel leaders.
• Allen, Neji, Karin, Lupos, and Lupos II emerged from a room and found the Ninja Alliance occupying the wrecked base.
• Allen told Jiraiya that he had never left, denied responsibility for Orochimaru’s fate, and demanded compensation for the Sound Ninja Village’s destruction.
• Gaara and Darui accused Allen of causing the ninja world’s unrest, while Allen blamed the ninja villages, nobles, and Daimyo for its problems.
• The allied ninjas resented how rebel Nen users were taking over markets and drawing merchants away from the ninja villages.

Allen forced Jiraiya to accept terms for the Allied Forces’ actions in the Land of Rice, while Neji killed Cloud Ninja who attacked. Darui withdrew with the surviving Cloud Ninja, and Allen left the Konoha and Sand Ninja confronting the villages’ unpopularity among ordinary people.

• Allen demanded that the Allied Forces withdraw from the Land of Rice, release their prisoners, and pay to rebuild the Sound Ninja Village.
• Several Cloud Ninja attacked Allen, but Neji killed them with a powerful technique he had developed.
• Allen warned Darui that he would destroy the Cloud Ninja Village if the Cloud Ninja retaliated, and Jiraiya stopped Darui from escalating the conflict.
• Darui led the surviving Cloud Ninja away after threatening to settle the score with Allen.
• Allen told Karin and the gathered Konoha and Sand Ninja that ordinary people hated ninja villages for serving the interests of daimyo and nobles.