Chapter Summaries

Soji, disguised as Mizuki Ember, fought the Pain Six Paths, defeating three paths and the Animal Path’s Yata Crow before facing the Deva Path alone. Nagato countered Soji’s ambush with a powerful Shinra Tensei, leaving Soji shaken but unharmed as he realized Nagato had read his intentions.

• Black Zetsu warned Pain that Mizuki Ember might possess the Yuki and Kaguya clans’ bloodlines, and Nagato chose to face him without Madara’s help.
• Soji defeated the Human Path while fighting the Deva, Human, and Preta Paths, bringing his total to three defeated Pain paths.
• Soji trapped the Yata Crow with Ice Release—Yin-Yang Two Forms and froze it, eliminating the Animal Path’s remaining summon.
• Nagato withdrew the Preta and Hell Paths so the Deva Path could use its full strength, and Soji fought it in close combat.
• Soji used Ice Surface Shift to appear behind the Deva Path and attack, but Nagato blasted him away with an enhanced Shinra Tensei.
• Soji softened the impact by turning his back into ice and realized Nagato had anticipated his ambush.

Soji revealed more of his Byakugan abilities and exploited the Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei cooldown to land a powerful strike, though Nagato’s modified corpse showed no visible injury. The Deva Path questioned how Soji knew Pain’s secret, but Soji feigned ignorance as Nagato prepared to continue the fight with heightened caution.

• Nagato anticipated Soji’s displacement attack and used Shinra Tensei to blast him away when Soji exposed an opening.
• Soji decided Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku were insufficient, then used Ten Finger Bullet to bait out Shinra Tensei and struck the Deva Path during its cooldown with Mountain Breaker Strike.
• Soji followed with Ice Dragon Twin Kill, but the Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to shatter the dragons before they reached the crater.
• Obito and Zetsu realized Soji had uncovered the Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei cooldown, and Obito recognized that Soji had been holding back against him.
• The Deva Path emerged from the crater without visible injury and asked Soji how he knew Pain’s secret; Soji denied knowing it, while Nagato raised his guard and continued the battle.

Soji used modified Ice Release techniques and carefully timed attacks to trap Nagato’s Deva Path, then revealed his attraction technique and struck it with Eight Trigrams Palm: Return to One. He believed the Deva Path could no longer use Chakra, leaving him to face the remaining Paths and the observers as the battle continued.

• Soji surrounded the Deva Path with mobile ice mirrors and Extreme Deep Cold, attacking through the mirrors and freezing it even when his strikes missed.
• The Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to destroy many mirrors and Banshō Ten'in to pull a giant stone sphere from the ground, but Soji blocked the sphere with an ice wall.
• Soji attacked from behind with his bone whip and bone spikes, while Nagato restrained his use of Shinra Tensei to avoid giving Soji an opening.
• After the Deva Path repelled him with Shinra Tensei, Soji used Absorbing Palm to pull it toward him, making Nagato mistake the technique for Banshō Ten'in.
• Soji struck the Deva Path with Eight Trigrams Palm: Return to One, then used Repulsion Palm to cancel the remaining force and land safely.
• Soji believed the Deva Path could no longer mobilize Chakra and turned his attention to the Preta Path, the Hell Path, Obito, and Black Zetsu.

Soji discovered that Deva Path Pain could still use Chakra because Nagato controlled the puppet through black receivers, making Soji’s chakra-point sealing and Byakugan Mind Reading ineffective. He fused Ice Release with Shikotsumyaku to create an ice-blue Bone Blade and launched a freezing attack on Pain.

• Deva Path Pain used Shinra Tensei at close range and blasted Soji into the stone forest despite Soji believing he had sealed Pain’s chakra points.
• Soji used his evolved Byakugan to learn that Pain was a puppet receiving Nagato’s Chakra through black receivers, so sealing his chakra points and reading his mind had failed.
• Soji concluded that many of his Byakugan abilities were ineffective against Pain and decided to fuse Ice Release with Shikotsumyaku.
• Pain pulled Soji toward him with Banshō Ten'in, but Soji sent his ice-blue Bone Blade through Ice Mirrors to attack from behind.
• Soji caught the blade in midair and struck at Pain, spreading ice spikes and freezing the battlefield within a hundred-meter radius.

Soji overwhelmed Deva Path Pain, then used the ice Pain destroyed to trap him while Shinra Tensei was on cooldown. Obito rescued Pain, and Nagato accepted that he had lost and planned to join forces with the man claiming to be Madara Uchiha against Mizuki Ember.

• Soji fought Deva Path Pain for over half an hour, using Ice Release and his icy blue Bone Blade to wear him down while remaining nearly unharmed.
• Soji unleashed Dance of the Emerging Ferns, but Deva Path Pain escaped into the air just before the bone forest erupted.
• Deva Path Pain used Super Shinra Tensei to destroy the surrounding ice, while Obito and Zetsu fled the blast.
• Soji revealed that he had created the ice to make Pain destroy it, then used Ice Release—Ice Prison Cataclysm to trap Deva Path Pain during Shinra Tensei’s extended cooldown.
• Obito appeared and offered to take Deva Path Pain away; Nagato accepted his rescue and resolved to join forces with the man claiming to be Madara Uchiha to kill Mizuki Ember.

Soji fought Obito and Deva Path Pain, revealing that he could fly and overpowering their coordinated attacks. After the other Pain Paths returned, Soji prepared to attack them all, but his Byakugan suddenly underwent an anomaly.

• Obito rescued Deva Path Pain from Soji's Ice Prison Cataclysm and joined him against Soji.
• Soji evaded their first attack by flying with his Ice Wings, then survived Obito's Violent Wind Dance without injury.
• Obito and Deva Path Pain combined Wood Release and Banshō Ten'in to draw Soji toward thorny trees, but Soji destroyed the attack with Six Styles of Void Strike.
• The Hell Path revived the destroyed Pain Paths, while the Animal Path summoned Deva Path Pain out of Soji's strike.
• Soji welcomed the return of all six Pain Paths and prepared to attack, but his Byakugan suddenly underwent an anomaly.

Soji’s Byakugan began stirring toward its final evolution into the Tenseigan during his battle with Nagato and Obito. After promising to take it to the Hyuga ancestral land once the fight ended, Soji attacked the other Paths but was caught by Obito and struck by Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei, leaving him injured and low on Chakra.

• Soji sensed his Byakugan pulse twice and realized the Rinnegan’s pressure had triggered its desire to evolve into the Tenseigan.
• Soji calmed his Byakugan and planned to visit the Hyuga Clan’s ancestral land after delivering the Yuki and Kaguya clans to the Land of Snow.
• Obito and Nagato sent the Asura Path’s tracking missile at Soji, but Soji cut it apart and raised an ice wall to separate the attackers.
• Soji disabled the Hell Path with his bone blade and then incapacitated the Preta Path when it tried to absorb his Chakra.
• Obito caught Soji with a chain scythe from underground, allowing Deva Path Pain to hit him with Shinra Tensei and hurl him into rubble.
• Soji climbed from the rubble injured, with about forty percent of his Chakra remaining, and recognized the threat posed by Obito and the Deva Path working together.

Soji fought Obito and the remaining Pain bodies for nearly five hours, then turned the tables when Obito’s attempt to control him with genjutsu trapped Obito in an illusion instead. Obito escaped, leaving Soji and the weakened enemies still facing off.

• Soji defeated the remaining Pain bodies one by one until only Deva Path Pain and Obito remained.
• Obito persuaded Nagato to break Soji’s Ice Mask so Obito could use visual genjutsu to control him.
• Nagato used Obito’s intangibility to land a Chakra Receiver strike that shattered part of Soji’s mask, but Soji countered with Void Strike and severely damaged Deva Path Pain.
• Obito cast Sharingan Genjutsu on Soji, but Soji’s golden eye pulled Obito into an illusion depicting the traumatic death of Rin.
• Obito broke free from Soji’s genjutsu, and Soji acknowledged that Obito had escaped quickly.

Soji and Obito were caught in Nagato's Planetary Devastation after Nagato secretly turned on Obito and tried to seal them both. As they were pulled skyward, Obito begged Soji to cooperate, while Soji hinted that he had already prepared a countermeasure.

• Obito asked how Soji's yellow-glowing Dojutsu had blocked his Sharingan Genjutsu, but Soji refused to explain and attacked him again.
• Nagato launched Planetary Devastation at Soji and Obito, intending to seal both men while they were distracted fighting.
• Nagato told Konan to retrieve the Deva Path and admitted that he did not know whether Planetary Devastation would seal Soji, while Konan revealed she had been preparing six hundred billion Explosive Tags.
• As gravity lifted them into the sky, Soji repeatedly struck at Obito's Kamui vortex and prevented him from escaping into the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito asked Soji to help them escape and promised to settle their grudge later, secretly intending to trap Soji in the Kamui Dimension once they were safe.
• Soji teased Obito by claiming he had no way to resist the technique, though he had already begun preparing a countermeasure.

Soji shattered Nagato’s Planetary Devastation with his ultimate technique, Eight Trigrams Palm: Air Quake, and prevented Obito from escaping through Kamui. The attack devastated the surrounding area and left Soji’s right arm badly injured, while he and Obito fell free from the collapsing sphere.

• Obito tried to persuade Soji to trust him and escape Planetary Devastation together, but Soji rejected his offer.
• As Planetary Devastation pulled them toward its core, Soji revealed he could escape without Space-Time Ninjutsu and gathered Chakra into his fist.
• Soji struck the air with Eight Trigrams Palm: Air Quake, shattering the half-formed Planetary Devastation and devastating everything within ten kilometers.
• Obito tried to enter the Kamui Dimension, but Soji’s shockwave disrupted the vortex and sealed off nearby space-time abilities.
• The attack left Soji with a severely burned, trembling right arm and only a fraction of his Chakra, as he and Obito fell from the sky.

Soji defeated the Pain Six Paths and grievously wounded Obito, but Obito escaped after revealing that Karatachi Yagura was pursuing the Yuki Clan and Kaguya Clan. Soji turned to protect the clans, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu saved Obito and Nagato regrouped with Konan.

• Soji’s Air Quake devastated the battlefield, destroyed the Pain Six Paths, and left Obito critically injured.
• Obito warned Soji that Karatachi Yagura was hunting the Yuki Clan and Kaguya Clan, then escaped through Kamui while Soji was distracted.
• Soji chose not to pursue Konan and flew toward the clans, while Konan escaped with Deva Path Pain’s corpse.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu found Obito and fused a White Zetsu Clone’s body to him, stabilizing his condition.
• Black Zetsu reported that Soji had gone after the clans, and Obito recalled Karatachi Yagura because he still needed him.
• Konan returned to Nagato, who learned that Soji had overwhelmed Planetary Devastation and interrupted Obito’s Space-Time Ninjutsu.

After Nagato and Konan fled the battlefield, Soji discovered young Haku’s Ice Release awakening in a village. He offered Haku a new family, and Haku accepted, leaving Soji with a gifted new companion as he continued toward the Yuki and Kaguya clans.

• Nagato told Konan to hide with him until he recovered, then leave Kirigakure because Mizuki Ember was too powerful to confront.
• Soji flew toward the retreating Yuki and Kaguya clans, worried that Karatachi Yagura might cause them heavy casualties.
• Soji sensed Ice Release beneath him and found a frozen house as snow fell over the village.
• Young Haku emerged from the house after his awakening had frozen his father, the villagers, and his home, and Soji recognized him.
• Soji showed Haku his ice wings and offered to become his family; Haku accepted and told Soji his name.

Soji rushed to save the Yuki and Kaguya clans as their rearguard fought off Kirigakure, but Karatachi Yagura suddenly withdrew while the clans were still under pressure. During the retreat, Kaguya Sora learned more about his nephew Kimimaro, whose Shikotsumyaku talent and Bloodline Disease made his future depend on reaching the Land of Snow and receiving Soji’s serum.

• Soji took Haku toward the retreating clans while Karatachi Yagura ordered the pursuit intensified and returned to the village.
• Mizuki Fuukaze, Kaguya Sora, and Kaguya Mei led around four hundred clan ninjas in a rearguard stand against the pursuing Mist forces.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived with Anbu, badly injured the clan leaders and Golden Eagle, and turned the battle against the retreating clans.
• Karatachi Yagura unexpectedly withdrew, but the exhausted rearguard continued fighting as more Mist shinobi joined the pursuit.
• Kaguya Mei told Kaguya Sora that six-year-old Kimimaro had awakened the Shikotsumyaku and developed Bloodline Disease, and that he hoped Soji’s serum could treat it in the Land of Snow.
• The chapter revealed that Kimimaro had been bullied and neglected for being an illegitimate mixed-blood child, but Soji’s intervention could spare him the imprisonment and fate he suffered in the original story.

Soji arrived to rescue the wounded Yuki and Kaguya Clan rear guard, whose leaders had prepared to die holding back Kirigakure's pursuit force. He faced the thousand-plus ninja alone and drove them into retreat with a three-count, leaving the clans alive but Karatachi Yagura's whereabouts uncertain.

• Mizuki Fuukaze and Kaguya Sora rallied their fewer than one hundred wounded clansmen to defend their families and clans against Kirigakure's approaching force.
• As the Kirigakure ninja prepared to attack, Soji arrived with Haku, and the surviving clansmen's morale rose while their pursuers hesitated.
• Soji warned the Kirigakure ninja to leave, relying on his reputation and concealing his injuries and depleted Chakra.
• Soji counted to three, and the thousand-plus Kirigakure pursuit ninja turned and fled without attacking.
• The Yuki and Kaguya clansmen watched Soji in amazement as the immediate threat to their rear guard ended.

After Kirigakure abandoned its pursuit, Soji led the surviving Yuki and Kaguya clans aboard ships to leave the Land of Water. The clans began their uncertain recovery at sea, while Soji relaxed with Haku attending him.

• Mizuki Fuukaze and Kaguya Sora realized Kirigakure had fled, and the survivors of both clans celebrated their safety.
• Soji dismissed the injured Golden Eagle to recover after it helped hold off Kagura Yagura.
• Soji led the survivors carrying their fallen companions to twenty waiting ships, where their clans welcomed them aboard.
• The ships departed, and Mizuki Fuukaze and Kaguya Sora watched Kirigakure’s coastline recede as they reflected on leaving the village.
• Soji teased the wounded clan heads for standing in the wind, then relaxed under a parasol while Haku chilled his tea.

Soji asked Kaguya Sora to let him train Kimimaro, and Sora agreed, bringing the boy to join Soji and Haku. The children began to bond, while Soji planned to teach them after returning to Konoha.

• Soji asked Kaguya Sora to entrust Kimimaro to his training, and Sora readily agreed.
• Sora brought Kimimaro to Soji and told him to obey and stay by Soji’s side.
• Soji gently reassured Kimimaro and patted his head, earning the boy’s trust; Haku watched and received a head pat too.
• Mizuki Fuukaze and Sora left to tend to their injuries, leaving Soji with Haku and Kimimaro.
• Soji introduced Haku and Kimimaro as friends and rivals, and Kimimaro learned that Haku was a boy.
• Haku and Kimimaro began playing together, while Soji planned to train them after they returned to Konoha.

Soji reunited the Yuki and Kaguya clans with Pakura, revealing that he led the Land of Snow and had brought it under his power. The group began its long journey to the Land of Snow, while the Five Great Shinobi Villages watched but did not interfere.

• Haku and Kimimaro grew close during the voyage, trained to control their abilities, and strengthened Soji’s resolve to take them as disciples.
• The ships reached the Land of Hot Water, where Pakura and more than a hundred Snow Ninja were waiting to escort the clans.
• Mizuki Fuukaze, Kaguya Sora, and Kaguya Mei questioned Pakura’s presence and learned from Soji that she served under him in the Land of Snow.
• Soji explained his position in the Land of Snow, surprising the clan leaders, who accepted that it was their best refuge.
• The next morning, Pakura led the roughly three thousand members of the two clans toward the Land of Snow, with over six hundred ninja among them.
• The Five Great Shinobi Villages sent scouts to follow the group but allowed it to travel without interference.

After arriving in the Land of Snow, the Yuki and Kaguya clans were astonished by its advanced trains and airships, which made their new home seem far more powerful than they had expected. Kaguya Mei revealed that his injuries had ended his days as a frontline fighter and asked to join the research team.

• Pakura led the exhausted group of more than three thousand people into the Land of Snow after over two months of travel.
• Pakura explained that trains had come to collect the clans, and five enormous Snow Country Trains arrived, followed by three airships.
• Pakura credited a recently discovered mineral vein and the king's support for the Land of Snow's technological advances, while Soji praised her work.
• The clans boarded the trains and airships and marveled at the country's technology as they traveled toward the capital.
• Kaguya Mei asked Soji to let him join the research team, explaining that his injuries and age prevented him from returning to intense combat.

After the Yuki and Kaguya clans settled in the Land of Snow, Mizuki Fuukaze called Soji to a clan meeting and announced that he would become the Yuki Clan’s next head. The news spread throughout the Land of Snow, leaving Kaguya Sora and Kaguya Mei astonished by the clan’s choice.

• Soji and the two clans arrived in the Land of Snow, where Kazahana Sōsetsu welcomed them and arranged their new homes.
• Soji told Kazahana Sōsetsu that he would leave after the clans settled because he had other plans and needed to return to his duties in Konoha.
• Kaguya Sora retired from leading the Kaguya Clan to train Snow Ninja, Kaguya Mei joined the research team, and Kaguya Ran became clan head.
• Mizuki Fuukaze summoned Soji to a Yuki Clan meeting and announced that Soji would be the clan’s next head.
• Yuki Clan members celebrated Soji’s appointment as Clan Head Ember, while Kazahana Sōsetsu, Kazahana Koyuki, Pakura, Kaguya Sora, and Kaguya Mei reacted to the news.

Soji accepted Mizuki Fuukaze’s offer to become the Yuki Clan Head and spent a month integrating the clan into the Land of Snow. As his Byakugan’s increasingly frequent disturbances forced him to act, he left for the Hyuga Clan’s ancestral grounds to awaken the Tenseigan early.

• Kaguya Mei and Kaguya Sora concluded that Mizuki Fuukaze had made Soji the Yuki Clan Head to bind the clan to his growing power.
• Mizuki Fuukaze persuaded Soji to accept the position, and Soji agreed while warning that he would not remain in the Land of Snow often.
• Soji organized the Yuki and Kaguya clans’ roles in the Land of Snow as its people and institutions settled into place.
• Soji realized his Byakugan’s increasingly frequent throbbing meant he could no longer postpone its evolution.
• Soji informed Kazahana Sōsetsu and the others that he was leaving, then set out for the Hyuga Clan’s ancestral grounds to awaken the Tenseigan.