Chapter Summaries

Tsunade gathered Konoha’s clan representatives for a meeting, while Chiyue admitted to Shikaku that he had helped push the clans toward cooperating with her. The Hiruzen and Shimura Clans feared that revealing their forces would expose buried secrets, and the chapter left them waiting as Tsunade took her seat to begin the meeting.

• Mikoto spent a sleepless night worrying about teaching her disciples and considered asking Chiyue to help look after them.
• Chiyue arrived at the Hokage Office Building for Tsunade’s meeting with Konoha’s clan representatives and sat opposite Koharu and Homura.
• Shikaku accused Chiyue of influencing Tsunade’s plans, and Chiyue acknowledged that the Ino-Shika-Cho clans had little choice but to cooperate.
• Fugaku remained unconcerned about the other clans’ reactions, while the Hiruzen and Shimura Clans worried that revealing their ninja forces would expose their hidden resources.
• Tsunade arrived, sat at the main seat with Shikaku serving as her secretary, and prepared to address the assembled clans.

Tsunade introduced a village-wide census of shinobi, and Chiyue argued that every clan should register its members. Most clan representatives hesitated to cooperate, while Uchiha Fugaku raised his hand in agreement.

• Tsunade announced a shinobi census and had Nara Shikaku distribute the reform documents.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura objected that Tsunade had not consulted them, and Chiyue defended the census as a basic registration requirement.
• Hyuga Hiashi opposed the census on behalf of his clan, and Tsunade left the response to Chiyue.
• Chiyue asked the clans to raise their hands if they agreed to cooperate, and Uchiha Fugaku was the only representative to do so.

After most clans refused to cooperate with Tsunade’s shinobi census, Chiyue decided to publicize the meeting and let public pressure work on them. He then headed to meet representatives from the other villages to discuss perfect Jinchuriki.

• The Uchiha Clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, and Hatake Sakumo agreed to cooperate with Tsunade, while the other clans withheld support.
• Chiyue ended the meeting and told Tsunade to investigate the willing clans rather than force the others.
• Chiyue advised Tsunade to make the meeting’s contents public, expecting villagers to criticize the clans that refused to cooperate.
• Nara Shikaku organized the meeting’s contents into a public notice and anticipated that villagers would condemn the noncooperating clans.
• Chiyue collected his grilled flatbread and went to meet representatives from Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Takigakure.

Chiyue hosted representatives from the great villages as they traded barbs and revealed suspicions about Iwagakure's troop deployments. He ended the exchange by setting prices for Konoha's method of cultivating perfect Jinchuriki.

• Chiyue entered the meeting room, calmed the representatives' insults, and asked A about his injury.
• A revealed that Iwagakure had gathered over a thousand shinobi in the Land of Grass, but Chiyue showed little reaction.
• A then reported Iwagakure's deployment to the western canyon, prompting Chiyo to angrily confront Kitsuchi over the threat to Sunagakure.
• Chiyue stopped the representatives from trading further insults and announced prices of two hundred million for Iwagakure and Kumogakure and one hundred million for Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Takigakure.

Chiyue demanded steep payments in supplies for Konoha’s Jinchuriki-related intelligence, charging Kumogakure and Iwagakure double the price of the other villages. When A and Kitsuchi objected, Chiyue left without negotiating, and the villages returned to report the offer to their leaders.

• Chiyue explained that Konoha’s allies and Takigakure would pay half price, while Kumogakure and Iwagakure would each owe two hundred million in food or military supplies.
• A and Kitsuchi protested the unequal prices, but Chiyue ended the meeting and walked out when they called the offer unreasonable.
• Yagura and Chiyo left the conference room, while A and Kitsuchi stayed behind and argued about Chiyue’s terms.
• A complained to Dodai, who advised that Konoha’s intelligence could still be worth buying if it was genuine.
• A, Kitsuchi, Chiyo, Yagura, and Takigakure’s representative sent reports to their respective leaders, while Chiyue went home and the Third Hokage sighed after hearing the news.

Tsunade pressed ahead with a public census of clan ninja despite opposition from Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and several clans. As village anger mounted, she challenged the two elders to focus on managing the Medical Department instead of interfering with clan affairs.

• The Third Hokage refused to meet Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura and told them to negotiate with Tsunade.
• The Hokage's Office Building announced the census, and villagers and civilian ninja criticized clans that refused to cooperate.
• Civilian ninja began targeting clan ninja, while the Uchiha Clan Police Force and Anbu no longer sided with the elders' preferred factions.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged Tsunade to cancel the census, warning that it could divide the village.
• Tsunade defended the reforms, reminded them of the Senju Clan's history, and ordered them to manage the Medical Department rather than interfere with the clans.

Tsunade let the elders leave with a warning, then learned that Chiyue planned to sell supposed perfect Jinchuriki intel to other villages for enormous sums in supplies. Meanwhile, Konoha’s clan census notices improved the Uchiha Clan’s public image and pressured smaller clans into cooperating.

• Tsunade warned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura not to give her reason to investigate them, and they left without replying.
• Chiyue told Tsunade she had stalled the elders and set prices of two hundred million in supplies for Kumogakure and Iwagakure and one hundred million for the other villages.
• Tsunade questioned whether the intel existed, but Chiyue insisted they had it, and Tsunade put her in charge of the deal.
• The Uchiha Clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, and Hatake Clan census notices revealed their forces and improved the clans’ standing with Konoha’s villagers.
• The Hyuga Clan came under pressure as villagers compared them with the Uchiha Clan, and some smaller clans began cooperating with the village.

Chiyue admitted that Akatsuki faced a dangerous potential enemy in the Land of Rain, though he left Minato without an explanation. After Chiyue told Nawaki that the girl he liked already had someone, Nawaki left in distress, and Minato asked who threatened Akatsuki.

• The Akatsuki members followed the Land of Rain's daimyo back to the Land of Rain, and Chiyue told Minato he wanted to help them because they were in danger.
• Chiyue implied that Akatsuki faced a potential enemy more terrifying than Hanzō, then refused to explain further as Minato followed him.
• Minato gathered Nawaki, Pakura, and others before Chiyue could reveal his secret, and Pakura told Chiyue that their mission was over.
• Chiyue told Nawaki that the girl he liked already had someone, prompting Nawaki to leave in distress.
• Chiyue explained that the girl only preferred to find a partner within her family, then Minato asked who the powerful enemy in the Land of Rain was.

Chiyue revealed that Nagato had been implanted with Sage Eyes powerful enough to threaten the Five Great Shinobi Villages, then realized he needed to act quickly. He sent Minato to stop Nagato’s group and Pakura to summon the other villages for a meeting.

• Chiyue told Minato and Pakura that Nagato’s eyes were Sage Eyes implanted by someone else, and that Nagato could control only some of their power.
• Chiyue warned that the Sage Eyes could crush the Five Great Shinobi Villages, though using them could cost Nagato his life.
• Chiyue suddenly told Minato to catch up with the Land of Rain delegation and ask Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to wait for him.
• Chiyue instructed Pakura to summon Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Takigakure to discuss intelligence about perfect Jinchuriki.

Chiyue arranged for Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato to return to Konoha, then firmly negotiated with the major villages over the price of intelligence about perfect Jinchuriki. The meeting ended with Sunagakure and Kirigakure explaining that they could not easily pay in supplies.

• Pakura went to notify the villages Chiyue had named, while Minato left Konoha to intercept the Rain daimyo’s party.
• Minato found Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato escorting the daimyo and told them Chiyue wanted to see them; he left a Kunai and returned to Konoha for arrangements.
• Chiyue asked Tsunade to send an escort for the daimyo, and Tsunade assigned Maruboshi Kosuke; Minato then brought Konan and the others back to Konoha.
• Chiyue refused requests from the Takigakure representative and A to lower the fixed price for intelligence about perfect Jinchuriki, offering a discount only in exchange for a non-aggression treaty.
• Chiyo and Yagura said that Sunagakure and Kirigakure could not readily provide the required supplies, though Iwagakure and Kumogakure had more resources.

Chiyue negotiated payments for intelligence from the visiting villages, then told Tsunade he planned to use Nagato’s Rinnegan to draw Iwagakure and Kumogakure into a confrontation and expose Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu. He left Tsunade with many questions as he prepared to force the hidden enemies out of the shadows.

• Chiyue accepted money instead of supplies for the intelligence, with Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Takigakure paying seventy million ryō and Iwagakure and Kumogakure paying one hundred and twenty million ryō.
• Chiyue gave Tsunade five Sealing Scrolls and explained that he wanted to turn Konoha’s passive position into an initiative against the coming war.
• Tsunade pulled Chiyue back into her office and demanded to know what he planned to use to draw in the two great shinobi villages and reveal a powerful enemy.
• Chiyue said the legendary Sage Eye on Nagato could attract the villages and force its hidden owner to act.
• Chiyue identified Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu as the enemies he intended to expose, while Tsunade struggled to grasp the full situation.

Chiyue revealed to Tsunade that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to the surviving Uchiha Madara, who had used Izanagi to escape death, and said he wanted to force Madara out of hiding. After Tsunade refused to cooperate, Chiyue returned home, where Konan, Yahiko, and the others were waiting.

• Chiyue showed Tsunade his evolving eyes, identified them as the Rinnegan, and explained that the eyes in Nagato belonged to an Uchiha.
• Chiyue suspected Uchiha Madara had survived the Valley of the End by using Izanagi and had implanted his Rinnegan in Nagato.
• Chiyue said he wanted to draw Madara out because an enemy hidden in the shadows was difficult to anticipate, and Tsunade asked how she could help.
• Tsunade smacked Chiyue several times instead of agreeing to cooperate, and Chiyue left the Hokage's Office Building with reddened handprints.
• Minato accompanied Chiyue to his home, where Pakura and Kushina were with Konan, Yahiko, and the others; Konan excitedly greeted Chiyue.

Chiyue revealed to Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to Uchiha Madara, who had been watching them and planned to use Nagato’s power to revive himself in a young, strong body. Chiyue asked them to cooperate in forcing Madara out, leaving them shaken by the threat.

• Chiyue kept Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato at the villa and arranged for Pakura, Minato, and White to guard against eavesdroppers.
• Chiyue explained that Nagato’s Rinnegan was the final evolution of the Sharingan and that its owner had been watching them from the shadows.
• Chiyue revealed that his own eyes were evolving toward the Rinnegan and that, unlike Nagato, he owned them and could switch between eye states.
• Chiyue identified the hidden enemy as Uchiha Madara and explained that Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato to nurture it and use its power to revive himself.
• Yahiko angrily smashed Kushina’s coffee table, and Konan scolded him for taking his anger out in front of Chiyue.

Chiyue arranged to protect Nagato by sending him back to the Land of Rain while keeping Yahiko and Konan in Konoha for training. Hatake Sakumo then told Chiyue that Danzo was in the Land of Rain and Orochimaru had secretly left the village.

• Chiyue told Nagato that they needed to draw out whoever was controlling him before removing his eyes, and promised to keep him safe.
• Chiyue arranged for Minato to take Nagato back to the Land of Rain while Yahiko and Konan stayed in Konoha to strengthen their fundamentals.
• Chiyue rested at home as Pakura massaged his head, while Kushina accompanied Konan and Nawaki took Yahiko.
• Hatake Sakumo reported that the Anbu had discovered Danzo in the Land of Rain, and Chiyue decided to kill him there.
• Hatake Sakumo also reported that Orochimaru had secretly left the village, leaving Chiyue wondering where he had gone.

Uchiha Madara captured and controlled Orochimaru after he entered the underground chamber, while Danzo persuaded Hanzō to cooperate by offering him a lucrative human experimentation project. The chapter ended with Hanzō agreeing to provide people for the experiments as Danzo sought to build an alliance and develop the Land of Rain.

• Uchiha Madara revealed that Orochimaru had entered his underground chamber searching for White Zetsu and had fallen under Madara's Genjutsu control.
• Uchiha Madara wondered how much Chiyue knew and whether he should begin his plan ahead of schedule.
• Hanzō considered claiming Danzo's bounty when Danzo arrived in Amegakure seeking cooperation.
• Danzo gave Hanzō a scroll detailing human experimentation research and argued that it could bring Amegakure wealth.
• Hanzō accepted Danzo's offer, agreeing to provide people for the experiments while Danzo supplied materials and handled the rest.

Chiyue set out for the Land of Rain with Minato, Pakura, and two Anbu squads while reminiscing about their troublesome teachers and childhood. In Konoha, Tsunade refused to give A and Dodai Kumogakure’s intelligence even after they brought the full payment, leaving them demanding an explanation.

• Chiyue ordered two Anbu squads to conceal the team’s tracks and scout ahead as they traveled to the Land of Rain.
• Chiyue and Minato shared embarrassing stories about Jiraiya and Orochimaru abandoning their students to handle odd jobs, while Pakura listened in disbelief.
• Minato left ahead to find Nagato, leaving Chiyue and Pakura to follow at their own pace.
• A and Dodai arrived at Tsunade’s office with Kumogakure’s payment for the intelligence on perfect Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade refused to hand over the intelligence, and A accused her of breaking her word.

Tsunade made the five villages wait until they had all raised the money before selling them intelligence about a perfect Jinchuriki. When the representatives opened their scrolls and found only eight words, Chiyue began explaining their meaning.

• Tsunade told A and Dodai that Konoha would not sell the intelligence until all interested villages had gathered the funds, preventing them from secretly sharing the cost.
• Kitsuchi reported that Sunagakure had secretly approached Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure, while Yagura had also spoken with Kitsuchi.
• Chiyo, Yagura, and the other village representatives gathered the money, joined Takigakure, and came to the Hokage's Office to buy the intelligence together.
• The representatives opened their scrolls and found the same eight words: integrity, tolerance, care, and acceptance, prompting A to accuse Tsunade of cheating them.
• Chiyue arrived as a Shadow Clone and said the eight words described intelligence about a perfect Jinchuriki, then began explaining what integrity meant.

Chiyue explained that choosing a Jinchuriki with integrity and treating them kindly could help earn a Tailed Beast’s recognition and prevent it from going berserk. The Nine-Tails backed up his advice, though it hinted that its own cooperation depended on more than gentle treatment.

• Chiyue told the village representatives that Jinchuriki needed integrity, tolerance, and compassion to gain a Tailed Beast’s recognition.
• Chiyue cited Sunagakure’s Bunpuku as someone recognized by Shukaku, then warned Chiyo against letting Rasa choose a Jinchuriki.
• Chiyue praised A’s brother as a suitable candidate to interact with the Eight-Tails, prompting A to suspect that Konoha had a spy in Kumogakure.
• Chiyue explained that communities should treat Jinchuriki kindly, since fear and hatred could drive them toward resentment and make their Tailed Beasts try to break free.
• Chiyue summoned the Nine-Tails, which endorsed his advice while saying that each Tailed Beast had a different personality.

Chiyue briefed the village representatives on how to help their Jinchuriki gain tailed-beast acknowledgment, then returned to the Land of Rain to set a plan with Nagato. As word of Nagato’s Rinnegan was about to draw the ninja world’s attention, Chiyue stayed behind and tasked Minato with watching Amegakure for Danzo.

• The Nine-Tails finished explaining the Jinchuriki information, received permission from Chiyue to seek a one-million-ryo wage advance, and left eager to gamble with Kushina and Nawaki.
• Chiyue’s Shadow Clone ended the briefing before the representatives could ask questions, and Tsunade advised Yagura that he could try sealing the Three-Tails inside himself.
• The village representatives left to address their Jinchuriki problems, while Yagura decided he needed to capture the Three-Tails.
• Chiyue met Nagato in the Land of Rain and confirmed that their plan could begin, warning that news of the Rinnegan would draw enemies into the country.
• Chiyue refused to send Minato to protect Nagato, explaining that it could expose Konoha, and ordered him to take two people to Amegakure to watch for Danzo and his movements.

Nagato exposed his Rinnegan while the Akatsuki Organization attacked a group of wandering ninja, and the story left off with Danzo realizing the eyes might be the legendary Sage Eye. Hanzō learned about Nagato’s strange eyes as Danzo considered turning Amegakure against the Akatsuki Organization.

• Nagato ordered the Akatsuki Organization to attack wandering ninja planning to assassinate a figure at the Land of Fire's Daimyo Residence.
• When several wandering ninja attacked him, Nagato used Shinra Tensei to repel their weapons and expose his ring-patterned Rinnegan.
• The Akatsuki Organization defeated the wandering ninja, and Nagato allowed its members to discuss his strange eyes so the news would spread.
• A subordinate told Hanzō that Nagato had strange eyes, and Danzo considered persuading Hanzō to destroy the Akatsuki Organization.
• Danzo recognized Nagato’s purple, concentric-ringed eyes as possibly being the legendary Sage Eye.