Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Onoki negotiated peace in the Land of Grass while Allen provoked Kurotsuchi and the Stone Ninja. After the agreement was signed, Hiruzen secretly arranged for Allen to be alone near the border, giving Iwagakure five minutes to act; Allen remained unaware as a figure appeared at the entrance.

• Allen recognized Kurotsuchi as Huang Tu's daughter and provoked her after she glared at him with hatred.
• Kakashi tried to restrain Allen, but Allen insulted Huang Tu and the Will of Stone until the accompanying Stone Ninja grew hostile.
• Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed terms, and Hiruzen offered Iwagakure five minutes to ambush Allen during a border reconnaissance mission.
• Onoki accepted the offer, and the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire signed a peace agreement.
• Allen sat listening to Kakashi until a figure appeared at the entrance, drawing Kakashi's wary attention.

Shibi Aburame approached Allen on Danzō’s orders, revealed that Hiruzen had used the Stone Ninja ambush to test him, and tried to recruit him into Root. Allen demanded access to ninjutsu and forbidden-technique research, demonstrated his concealment ability, and left Shibi to report his terms to Danzō.

• Shibi Aburame ordered Kakashi to leave so he could speak with Allen alone, and Kakashi complied.
• Shibi showed Allen intelligence portraying Hiruzen’s handling of the Stone Ninja ambush as a test of Allen’s strength and urged him to join Root.
• Allen asked what Root could offer and requested reference materials on ninjutsu and forbidden techniques in exchange for serving Danzō.
• Allen used God's Alibi to appear behind Shibi and press a kunai to his jaw, demonstrating his power and willingness to serve whoever paid him.
• Shibi agreed to pass Allen’s conditions to Danzō and departed to report what he had learned.

Danzō decided to recruit Allen into Root and sent Shibi Aburame to accept his conditions. Allen received a Two Tomoe Sharingan and Lightning Style techniques, then prepared to study the eye and face the coming ambush from Iwagakure.

• Shibi Aburame reported Allen’s abilities and conditions to Danzō, who decided Allen’s talent made him worth recruiting.
• Danzō sent Shibi Aburame to Allen with a Sealing Scroll as a gift and confirmed Allen’s membership in Root.
• Allen opened the scroll and found a Two Tomoe Sharingan and a scroll of Lightning Style Ninjutsu.
• Allen said he would kill the attackers sent by the Tsuchikage and threatened Kurotsuchi, earning Shibi Aburame’s approval.
• Allen refused help and explained that he intended to use the Chimera Ant’s ability to extract the Sharingan’s genetic material rather than transplant the eye.

Allen gained a Two-Tomoe Sharingan after Vilnalasath consumed an eyeball, then distanced himself from Hiruzen Sarutobi after learning hidden truths from Shibi Aburame. As Allen prepared for a dangerous mission, Danzō celebrated his break with the Hokage faction and sent a Root subordinate to protect him.

• Allen let Vilnalasath consume an eyeball, and she modified his genes, awakening his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Vilnalasath said Allen could evolve his Sharingan further by consuming higher-grade eyes or a living Uchiha, while Allen considered the few Uchiha still alive.
• Allen teleported into the Dungeon to study Lightning Style Ninjutsu and seek ideas for improving Thunderbird.
• When Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Allen a special mission scroll, Allen confronted him about whether he would feel guilty if Allen died and declared that he would ask no more questions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that Danzō and Root had alienated Allen, while Danzō rejoiced at Allen's break with the Hokage faction.
• Danzō sent his finest subordinate to ensure Allen survived the Stone Ninja ambush, authorizing them to act before the five-minute agreement if necessary.

Allen visited Karin before traveling to the Land of Grass, where he knowingly entered the Stone Ninja’s ambush and revealed his improved Lightning Style Armor. As Kurotsuchi attacked with Lava Style, Allen prepared to fight the squad before reinforcements arrived.

• Allen reassured Karin that he would recruit her into Root later and gave her a scroll on close-quarters combat.
• Allen reached the Land of Grass and continued toward the Land of Earth, intending to defy the mission’s plan and confront Onoki.
• Stone Ninja led by Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi trapped Allen in a narrow valley and revealed that they had prepared an ambush.
• Allen activated his improved Lightning Style Armor, alarming the Stone Ninja with its resemblance to the Third Raikage’s technique.
• Kurotsuchi used Lava Style: Lime Transformation Technique to try to trap Allen before the five-minute ambush limit ended.

Allen killed Kurotsuchi and the Stone Ninjas who ambushed him, revealing that his improved Lightning Style Armor created an electric field that paralyzed everyone in range. He left Onoki with a warning that he would continue taking revenge on what the Tsuchikage treasured.

• Allen shattered Kurotsuchi's rock-covered fist with his lightning-charged punch, paralyzed her, and pierced her heart.
• Allen ordered Vilnalasath to burn Kurotsuchi into a cocoon and devour her, then threatened to destroy the Stone Village and everything Onoki treasured.
• Akatsuchi ordered the Stone Ninjas to attack Allen, but Allen's electric field paralyzed two attackers and let him kill them.
• Allen explained that his improved Lightning Style Armor disrupted the nervous systems of everyone within its electric field.
• Allen paralyzed and killed the remaining Stone Ninjas, had Vilnalasath devour them, and taunted Onoki about hearing the news.

After joining Root, Allen returned to Konoha and demonstrated his improved Lightning Style Armor to Danzō. He left Danzō impressed by the technique and its potential, while handing over a scroll describing how to practice it.

• Allen declared his allegiance to Danzō, and Shibi Aburame took him back to Root despite Kakashi and the others’ objections.
• Kakashi concluded that Allen’s choice could disrupt Konoha’s power structure and returned to the village with Might Guy and the others to report it.
• After reaching Konoha, Allen went directly to Root’s underground base, where Danzō praised his return and Shibi reported the defeat of Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, and eight other Stone Ninja.
• Allen activated Lightning Style Armor and explained that he had mastered it in two days.
• Allen expanded the technique into an electric field that paralyzed everyone in the room, then gave Danzō a scroll explaining how to practice it.

Allen joined Root and gave Danzō two powerful ninjutsu, while Danzō promised to reward him if he helped remove Hiruzen Sarutobi. After Allen reported his mission to the Hokage, Hiruzen and Kakashi worried that Danzō would turn him into a weapon and planned to use his friends to reach him.

• Danzō decided to observe Allen as a potential successor and ordered him to report to the Hokage without trusting Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen learned that Allen had firmly joined Root, and Kakashi warned that Allen’s decision seemed deliberate.
• Allen reported killing ten Stone Ninja on the border patrol mission and deflected Kakashi’s questions about their missing bodies by referring him to Danzō.
• Kakashi worried that Allen was becoming trapped in slaughter, and Hiruzen asked him to help bring Allen back from Danzō’s influence.
• Kakashi proposed involving Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji, while Hiruzen acknowledged that Root had regained strength despite his earlier attempt to disband it.

Allen learned how Root operated and encouraged Danzō to exploit Orochimaru’s planned attack on Konoha to advance his bid for Hokage. Danzō sent Allen to the Sound Ninja Village to monitor the plan and kill Orochimaru if he made a hostile move.

• Allen learned that Root operated as an independent secret police force with broad authority and unquestioning loyalty to Danzō.
• Shibi Aburame brought Allen to meet Danzō, who revealed Orochimaru’s letter proposing an attack on Konoha during next year’s Chunin Exam with the Sand Ninja.
• Danzō asked Allen what he thought of the plan, and Allen urged him to use the attack to weaken Konoha’s leadership and boost Root’s influence.
• Danzō assigned Allen to travel to the Sound Ninja Village and monitor Orochimaru’s plan, ordering him to kill Orochimaru if he acted maliciously.

Allen brought Karin to the Sound Ninja Village to meet Orochimaru and demonstrate Nen. He impressed Orochimaru with Nen’s power, and the chapter left Orochimaru eager to test it further.

• Allen explained to Karin that Orochimaru’s Sound Ninja Village paid a bribe to the Land of Rice’s Daimyo rather than receiving his support.
• Allen delivered Danzō’s letter to the Sound Ninja Village, and Orochimaru came out to meet him.
• Orochimaru recognized Allen as the one who had defeated Iwa ninja and asked him to demonstrate his bloodline limit.
• Allen activated Nen Mode, released a powerful aura, and explained how Nen differed from Chakra.
• Orochimaru attacked Allen with venomous snakes, but an invisible force stopped them just short of Allen’s body.

Allen demonstrated Nen to Orochimaru and proposed cooperating to make Nen and Chakra coexist. Orochimaru agreed to research with him, and Allen promised access to valuable secrets and abilities.

• Allen explained Ken and used Nen to destroy Orochimaru's summoned snakes, then defended against Orochimaru's attacks during a spar.
• Orochimaru stopped fighting and asked Allen to cooperate on Nen research, while Allen revealed that he was acting for himself as well as Root.
• Allen declined to join the Sound Ninja Village until he had gained everything he wanted from Danzō, including Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Allen told Orochimaru that he wanted to make Nen and Chakra coexist, and Orochimaru agreed to work with him and asked to study the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Allen demonstrated his ability to copy lifeless objects, prompting Orochimaru to recognize its value for research.

Allen and Orochimaru experimented with combining Chakra and Nen, and Karin volunteered to undergo the dangerous process. Karin survived the initial transformation, but Orochimaru warned that mastering the power and adapting to its effects was only beginning.

• Allen and Orochimaru examined a replicated corpse and concluded that a powerful constitution was needed to withstand converting Chakra into Nen.
• Allen suspected Orochimaru wanted to experiment on Karin, but Karin volunteered, and Allen agreed while promising to protect her.
• Allen opened Karin’s aura nodes, causing her Chakra to surge and injure her as she struggled to retain the life energy becoming aura.
• Allen and Orochimaru argued over whether subordinates should be treated as people or expendable tools.
• Karin restrained her Chakra and formed a protective aura, surviving the initial transformation.
• Orochimaru said Karin still needed training and monitoring as her body adapted, and Allen arranged for Red Dragon to watch her condition.

Karin continued training to control Nen and Chakra under Orochimaru, while Allen returned to Konoha and plotted with Danzō to exploit the Scroll of Seals theft and undermine the Third Hokage. Allen set out to copy the scroll’s forbidden techniques for Root as the graduation exam ended.

• Karin sparred with Tayuya, and Orochimaru ended the fight after observing Karin’s progress and her limits in balancing Nen with Chakra.
• Orochimaru asked whether Karin had developed a Nen ability, and Karin said Allen had forbidden her from testing her affinity or creating one before he returned.
• Allen told Danzō that Mizuki would incite Naruto Uzumaki to steal the Scroll of Seals after the graduation exam.
• Allen proposed letting the theft damage the Third Hokage’s reputation, then having Root recover the scroll and copy its contents.
• Danzō approved Allen’s plan, and Allen disappeared while Sasuke Uchiha received his forehead protector.

Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the Scroll of Seals while Allen watched from the shadows. When Mizuki attacked and revealed the truth about Naruto, Allen intervened, took the scroll, and killed Mizuki, leaving Naruto shocked by the killing.

• Naruto practiced the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the Scroll of Seals and mastered it after using it repeatedly.
• Mizuki attacked Naruto and Iruka, demanding the scroll and revealing that Naruto had the Nine-Tails sealed inside him.
• Allen appeared, stopped Mizuki's shuriken with his sword, and identified Naruto as the village's Jinchuriki.
• Allen took the Scroll of Seals, tossed Naruto toward Iruka, and ordered Mizuki to surrender or die.
• Mizuki tried to flee, but Allen ran him through the chest and pinned him to a tree, shocking Naruto.

Allen returned Naruto and the Scroll of Seals to Konoha, then used Mizuki’s theft to force the Third Hokage into a damaging choice. In Root, Danzō celebrated the copied scroll and his prospects for becoming Hokage while Allen prepared to exploit the coming chaos.

• Allen copied the Scroll of Seals twice, brought Naruto and Iruka back to Konoha, and reported Mizuki’s execution to Danzō and the Third Hokage.
• Danzō accused the Third Hokage’s people of negligence and warned that the elders might need to intervene, then left with Allen.
• The Third Hokage let Naruto go after learning he had been deceived, and an Anbu member told him Naruto had learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• The Third Hokage learned that Root had not opened the scroll and realized Danzō’s demand for punishment had put him in a difficult position between protecting his allies and upholding the village’s rules.
• Danzō praised Allen for creating the dilemma and promised him control of Root if he became Hokage; Allen reported that Fourth Kazekage Rasa had joined Orochimaru’s plan and offered to monitor it.
• Allen privately planned to use the Konoha Collapse Plan’s chaos to seize Danzō’s First Hokage cell-and-Sharingan arm and Shisui’s Mangekyo.

Allen defended his alliance with Danzō to Kakashi, then recruited Neji by offering to remove his Caged Bird curse mark. Neji accepted Allen’s plan to leave Konoha, drank the Nourishing Potion, and watched the curse mark vanish.

• Kakashi confronted Allen over exposing the Third Hokage, and Allen criticized the village leadership while explaining why he had sided with Danzō.
• After Kakashi left, Allen copied forbidden techniques from the Scroll of Seals before Neji arrived.
• Allen offered to remove Neji’s Caged Bird curse mark if Neji joined his team and left Konoha with him.
• Neji agreed to become a rogue ninja in pursuit of freedom and revenge, then drank the Nourishing Potion.
• The curse mark faded from Neji’s forehead, restoring the Byakugan’s visual blind spot.

Allen removed Neji’s Caged Bird seal and gave him techniques to help him grow stronger before Allen left the village. He then began learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, whose dangerous teleportation required precision and a strong sense of space.

• Allen removed Neji’s Caged Bird seal, freeing him from the Hyuga Main Family’s control.
• Allen warned Neji to hide the seal’s disappearance and gave him a scroll of improved ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques, urging him to abandon the Gentle Fist.
• Neji left to process his new freedom and the possibility of becoming a rogue ninja.
• Allen studied the Scroll of Seals and chose to learn Multiple Shadow Clones and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• With Vilnalasath monitoring his Chakra, Allen began practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique and nearly exhausted his health points after several dangerous attempts.
• Allen realized the technique’s second step depended on experience and spatial awareness because a failed teleport could cause severe injury.

Allen developed an unconventional way to use the Flying Thunder God Technique and visited Orochimaru to discuss Karin’s progress and trade knowledge. He sought the complete Impure World Reincarnation and Ryūchi Cave’s summoning scroll in exchange for further information about Nen.

• After struggling to sense space and distance, Allen used a Lightning Release electric field to locate, paralyze, and attack enemies with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Allen left a technique mark at home, then went to the Sound Ninja Village to continue Danzō’s surveillance mission and gave Orochimaru his copied notes from the Scroll of Seals.
• Orochimaru deduced that Allen had learned a forbidden jutsu, and Allen revealed that he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Orochimaru told Allen that Karin’s meridian changes were nearing their limit and explained their effects on ninjutsu power and Chakra consumption.
• Allen began having the Red Dragon modify his body using his Uzumaki Clan genes, then demanded the complete Impure World Reincarnation and Ryūchi Cave’s summoning scroll in exchange for more Nen knowledge.

Allen learned Impure World Reincarnation and obtained the Ryūchi Cave Contract Scroll from Orochimaru in exchange for knowledge about Nen. After Danzō ordered him to target Sasuke during Team 7’s mission to the Land of Waves, Allen left with Karin while Orochimaru began testing Nen on Kimimaro.

• Allen traded advanced Nen knowledge to Orochimaru for the Ryūchi Cave Contract Scroll and the method for using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Allen told Orochimaru that Danzō had ordered him to kill Sasuke and frame Orochimaru or someone else while protecting Naruto, but he planned only to pretend to obey.
• Allen left for the Land of Waves with Karin, saying he would stay away from Konoha until Orochimaru’s plan began.
• Orochimaru reassured Kimimaro that Nen might cure his illness and took him to the laboratory for further experiments.

Allen and Karin reached the impoverished Land of Waves and targeted Gato, the merchant who monopolized its sea trade. After Karin subdued his men, Allen and Karin became Gato’s bodyguards and began learning the details of his business and hidden wealth.

• Karin asked why the Land of Waves was poor, and Allen explained how Gato’s control of maritime transport let him exploit the country.
• Allen decided to approach Gato before Kakashi and Team 7 arrived, and Karin knocked out dozens of Gato’s guards.
• Allen agreed to Gato’s offer of two hundred thousand ryo per month for protection.
• Gato dismissed his injured and dead guards after Allen argued that they were useless and costly.
• Allen and Karin accompanied Gato through his business operations, and Allen used hypnosis and genjutsu to discover where Gato hid his money.