Chapter Summaries

Obito and Nagato fought over control of the Akatsuki Organization until Zetsu intervened and urged them to focus on the threat from the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Nagato agreed to yield the leadership if Obito eliminated Orochimaru and captured the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, while Black Zetsu followed Nagato and Konan to make a proposal.

• Zetsu arrived during Obito and Nagato’s clash, and Konan explained that Obito was trying to seize the Akatsuki Organization’s leadership.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito and Nagato that the Five Great Shinobi Villages might soon attack, persuading them to stop fighting for the moment.
• Nagato offered to give Obito the leader’s position if he killed Orochimaru and brought back the missing Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and Obito accepted the challenge.
• Obito left to carry out the tasks, while Nagato and Konan prepared to move their hiding place.
• Konan blocked Zetsu from following them with Explosive Tags, but Black Zetsu said he wanted Nagato’s opinion and insisted that Nagato remained the only leader in his heart.

Black Zetsu offered to restore Nagato's crippled legs with Hashirama Senju's Cells, hoping to strengthen him and counterbalance Obito's growing dominance. Nagato and Konan became cautiously hopeful as Black Zetsu explained the proposed treatment.

• Black Zetsu decided to bolster Nagato after Obito's Dual Kamui upset the balance between them.
• Black Zetsu claimed he had spent years seeking a way to restore Nagato's legs, exciting Konan and stirring hope in Nagato.
• White Zetsu nearly revealed that Black Zetsu had known a treatment method for a long time, but Black Zetsu silenced him.
• Nagato asked what treatment Black Zetsu proposed, wary after years of failed attempts.
• Black Zetsu suggested Hashirama Senju's Cells, and Nagato asked whether they could heal his legs.

Black Zetsu offered Nagato Hashirama Cells to heal his crippled legs, and Nagato accepted despite suspecting that Zetsu had an ulterior motive. Three days later, Nagato emerged restored to health and near his peak condition.

• Black Zetsu told Nagato and Konan that he had Hashirama Cells and claimed they could restore Nagato's legs.
• Nagato agreed to the treatment after Black Zetsu cited Madara Uchiha's research, while Konan stayed to guard him.
• Black Zetsu extracted Hashirama Cells from White Zetsu Clones and injected them into Nagato's legs before Obito returned.
• Nagato's legs regenerated over the next three days, and the treatment also restored the strength he had lost sustaining the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato, Konan, and Zetsu emerged from the cave, with Nagato healthy and muscular again.

Nagato regained the use of his legs with Hashirama Senju's cells, and Black Zetsu used the recovery to urge him and Madara Uchiha to avoid conflict. The Akatsuki Organization learned that Hiruko had arrived seeking membership and offering Konoha intelligence in exchange for a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan, leaving Nagato and Konan unsure whether he was a spy or a madman.

• Nagato celebrated his restored legs with Konan and thanked Zetsu, while Black Zetsu privately viewed the recovery as necessary to keep Obito in check.
• Black Zetsu asked Nagato and Madara Uchiha to avoid fighting, and Nagato agreed as long as Madara Uchiha did not provoke him.
• A White Zetsu Clone reported that a stranger had come to the Land of Rain asking to join the Akatsuki Organization.
• The White Zetsu Clone said the stranger offered intelligence on Konoha in exchange for a pair of Sharingan with at least Three Tomoe.
• The White Zetsu Clone identified the stranger as Hiruko, a former Konoha rogue ninja who still looked like a teenager, and Konan recalled that he had once been an ordinary jonin.

Hiruko sought to join the Akatsuki Organization, hoping to obtain a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but Kakuzu challenged him to prove his strength. The chapter ended as Hiruko faced Kakuzu’s water cannon without dodging, leaving Nagato, Konan, and Zetsu wondering how he planned to stop it.

• Nagato and Konan accepted that Hiruko was not a spy and sent a White Zetsu Clone to bring him to the Land of Rain checkpoint.
• Hiruko told Deva Path Pain that he wanted to join the Akatsuki Organization and obtain a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kakuzu challenged Hiruko to demonstrate his strength, and Pain and Konan allowed them to fight.
• Kakuzu attacked Hiruko with Water Style: Water Curtain Canopy, but Hiruko calmly raised his palm and did not evade.

Hiruko revealed his Kekkei Genkai abilities while fighting Kakuzu, countering his ninjutsu and overpowering him in close combat. After displaying Dark Release, Steel Release, and Swift Release, Hiruko unveiled Storm Release as his fourth Kekkei Genkai, leaving Kakuzu and the Akatsuki stunned.

• Hiruko absorbed Kakuzu's Water Release with Dark Release and explained that he could also reuse absorbed ninjutsu.
• Hiruko used the stolen Water Release against Kakuzu, who then charged with his arms strengthened by Earth Release.
• Hiruko strengthened his arms with Steel Release and won their punch exchange, injuring Kakuzu's arm.
• Hiruko used Swift Release to move behind Kakuzu and strike him, while Nagato identified the ability as another Kekkei Genkai.
• Hiruko revealed Storm Release: Lightning Cloud Cavity Wave as his fourth Kekkei Genkai.

Hiruko defeated Kakuzu during a test of strength and was accepted into the Akatsuki Organization. Nagato agreed to help him obtain a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Pain led him toward the organization’s base to meet its members.

• Hiruko used Storm Release in the rain to blast Kakuzu through the stone bridge and into the river.
• Konan, Nagato, and Black Zetsu discussed Hiruko’s four Kekkei Genkai and suspected he could steal others and preserve his youth.
• Kakuzu resurfaced with Hero Water ready, but Deva Path Pain stopped the fight and declared that Hiruko had passed the strength test.
• Nagato welcomed Hiruko into the Akatsuki Organization and promised to help him obtain a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Hiruko explained that he needed a balanced fifth Kekkei Genkai for his Chimera Technique and that the Rinnegan would not suit him.
• Deva Path Pain led Hiruko and the others deeper into Amegakure to meet the Akatsuki Organization’s companions.

Hiruko joined the Akatsuki Organization, which discussed attacking Konoha and obtaining Three-Tomoe Sharingan for him. Shisui volunteered to go to Konoha and seize the eyes, secretly intending to stop Hiruko from harming the Uchiha Clan.

• Pain and Konan introduced Hiruko as the Akatsuki Organization's newest unofficial member, and Pain assigned him to work alone for now.
• The Akatsuki Organization discussed intelligence from the Kage Summit and plans to capture tailed beasts in Konoha.
• Pain asked the members to obtain a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan for Hiruko, prompting Shisui to worry that Uchiha Clan elders would be killed.
• Shisui decided to target Hiruko and suggested obtaining the Sharingan before the attack on Konoha.
• Shisui volunteered to go to Konoha and seize a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan for Hiruko.

Shisui volunteered to help Hiruko obtain a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then coordinated with the Uchiha Clan to stage a convincing battle and secure the eyes. He returned to the Akatsuki base with Hiruko, who received the Sharingan and prepared to gain his fifth Kekkei Genkai before the coming war.

• Shisui promised Nagato that he would get Three-Tomoe Sharingan for Hiruko before the Akatsuki Organization went to war, and Nagato sent him and Hiruko to Konoha while Kisame stayed behind.
• Shisui contacted Itachi Uchiha, and Fugaku Uchiha agreed that the clan would help Shisui carry out his plan to protect Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• Itachi led Uchiha Clan members to the agreed location, where Shisui and Hiruko staged a battle; Shisui took the eyes of a cooperating Three-Tomoe Uchiha without killing anyone.
• Shisui and Hiruko escaped the Land of Fire and returned to the Akatsuki base in under three days, astonishing the other members with their success.
• Shisui handed the Sharingan to Hiruko, and Nagato urged Hiruko to transplant them quickly and prove himself in the coming war.

Hiruko completed the Chimera Technique and fused the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, gaining five strengthened Kekkei Genkai and an immortal body. As the altar crumbled, Shisui’s hidden Kotoamatsukami activated and secretly changed Hiruko’s will, making him a spy loyal to Konoha.

• Nagato approved Hiruko’s preparations, and the Akatsuki Organization helped him build an altar for the fusion ritual.
• On Friday at noon, Hiruko performed the Chimera Technique and fused the Three-Tomoe Sharingan without rejection.
• Hiruko’s five Kekkei Genkai were sublimated, and he gained an immortal body.
• The altar collapsed after the ritual, and Shisui revealed that he had sealed Kotoamatsukami into the Sharingan using Transcription Seal.
• Kotoamatsukami altered Hiruko’s will without anyone noticing, compelling him to infiltrate the Akatsuki Organization and protect Konoha.

Obito infiltrated Orochimaru’s base to find and kill him, unaware that Orochimaru was training Fū, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and caring for Rin Nohara under the codename Zero. The chapter left Obito exploring the base while Orochimaru and the girls remained unaware of his presence.

• Obito entered the Land of Fire and used Kamui to bypass the Sound Four’s guards and infiltrate Orochimaru’s base.
• The Sound Four noticed a brief Chakra fluctuation outside but found no intruder and resumed their guard duty.
• Orochimaru trained Fū with help from Guren and Ohm while Zero treated her injuries, and he wondered why she could not match Naruto’s strength.
• Fū told Zero that she missed Takigakure and her brother Shibuki, while Zero silently thought of Konoha and Obito.
• Obito continued deeper into the base, using Kamui to scout as Orochimaru remained unaware that he had entered.

Zero encountered Obito after being revived but left with Fū to preserve Soji’s plan to bring him back. Obito then attacked Orochimaru, Ohm, and Guren, revealing his intangibility before Orochimaru escaped his grasp by shedding his body into snakes.

• Obito appeared at Orochimaru’s base and identified himself as Madara Uchiha, alarming Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru ordered Fū and Zero to leave, and Fū pulled Zero away before she could call out to Obito.
• Obito let Fū and Zero go, intending to capture Fū after killing Orochimaru.
• Guren’s Crystal Release and Ohm’s Wood Release attacks passed harmlessly through Obito, who vanished using his vortex ability.
• Obito appeared behind Orochimaru and touched his shoulder, but Orochimaru shed his body into Little White Snakes, which bit an arm that had turned into wood.

Obito used Dual Kamui to overwhelm Orochimaru, Guren, and Ohm, while Orochimaru rejected calling Konoha for help. Unable to counter Obito’s intangibility, Orochimaru ordered Ohm to release Clone Number One, leaving Guren and Orochimaru to hold Obito off.

• Obito used Kamui to tear apart Guren and Ohm’s crystal and wood dragons, then brushed off their attacks and escaped Guren’s crystal prison with his intangibility.
• Orochimaru attacked with Shadow Many Snake Hands while Obito burned the snakes with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Guren suggested asking Konoha for support, but Orochimaru refused because he did not want to expose his secrets or rely on Konoha again.
• Orochimaru decided Clone Number One could be the answer to Obito and asked Ohm how the clone was doing.
• Ohm agreed to release Clone Number One, and Orochimaru and Guren prepared to buy him time as Obito let him leave.

Ohm brought Clone Number One, a young man grown in a cultivation tank, to help Orochimaru and Guren fight Obito. The tank shattered, and the newly awakened young man looked at the others in confusion and asked where his father was.

• Obito toyed with Orochimaru and Guren while they waited for Ohm to bring Clone Number One.
• Ohm failed to awaken Clone Number One in the laboratory, so he carried the entire cultivation tank toward the battlefield.
• Obito badly injured Guren and wore down Orochimaru as he taunted them about waiting for Ohm.
• Ohm arrived with the cultivation tank and explained that Clone Number One had not awakened.
• The cultivation tank cracked and shattered, and the young man stepped out and asked, "Where is my father?"

Clone Number One awakened in Orochimaru’s laboratory and repeatedly asked where his father was. After revealing extraordinary speed and ice powers, he rejected Orochimaru’s claim that he was his father and became distressed over the vague figure in his memories.

• Clone Number One emerged from the cultivation tank and asked Orochimaru and the others where his father was.
• Obito mocked Clone Number One and swung his Chain Scythe at him as Orochimaru ordered Ohm and Guren to escape.
• Clone Number One dodged Obito’s attack and covered the hall in ice, blocking Orochimaru’s group from leaving.
• Orochimaru realized the experiment was successful and approached Clone Number One while Obito watched.
• Orochimaru claimed to be Clone Number One’s father, but Clone Number One rejected him and demanded to know who his real father was.
• Clone Number One recalled a vague figure in his mind and struggled with the pain of being unable to see his father clearly.

Orochimaru deceived Clone Number One into fighting Obito by promising to take him to his father afterward. Clone Number One revealed formidable Ice Release and Wood Release abilities and held his own against Obito, leaving Orochimaru excited by the experiment’s success.

• Orochimaru sensed Ice Release, Wood Release, and serpent-based chakra within Clone Number One, then claimed he knew where the clone’s father was.
• Orochimaru convinced Clone Number One that Obito threatened his father and promised a meeting if the clone killed him.
• Clone Number One approached Obito and interrupted his attempt to pull him into the Kamui Dimension with a fast spinning kick.
• Clone Number One blocked Obito’s Chain Scythe with an Ice Spear, and the two used matching Wood Release techniques that canceled each other out.
• Clone Number One fought Obito with Ice Release and Wood Release, while Orochimaru watched with delight at the clone’s strength.

Clone Number One revealed that he could use techniques associated with Mizuki Ember, Orochimaru, and Hashirama Senju before entering a Sage Mode that combined traits from three different sages. His newfound speed and strength overwhelmed Obito, who could only evade the attacks with his intangibility.

• Obito’s fight with Clone Number One continued, and he grew alarmed by the young man’s Ice Release techniques and snake-like traits.
• Obito summoned a skeletal Susanoo and smashed Clone Number One into a rock wall, but Frost Armor protected him from serious injury.
• Clone Number One said he would eliminate Obito before meeting his father, then began drawing in Natural Energy.
• Orochimaru recognized that Clone Number One had entered Sage Mode as scales, a horn, facial markings, long white hair, and snowflake marks appeared on his body.
• Clone Number One’s Sage Mode displayed traits associated with Ryūchi Cave, Hashirama Senju, and Soji, while his Chakra took the forms of snakes and branches.
• Clone Number One attacked at tremendous speed, forcing Obito to rely on intangibility as the young man’s strikes destroyed a stone pillar and passed through him.

Clone Number One used Sage Mode and a series of powerful techniques to pressure Obito, who fought back with Susanoo and Yin-Yang Release Black Rods. When Clone Number One’s abilities and Ice Release began matching Mizuki Ember’s, Obito’s fear of his former opponent undermined his fighting strength.

• Clone Number One trapped Obito’s third-stage Susanoo with Sage Art: Wood Style Jutsu—Tree Binding Eternal Burial and cracked its armor with Sage Art: Great Snake Lightning.
• Obito broke free, then formed two Chakra Receivers from Yin-Yang Release Black Rods as Clone Number One summoned an Ice Spear.
• Clone Number One used Sage Art: Ice Release—Extreme Deep Cold and charged Obito’s Susanoo, freezing its Chain Scythe when their weapons clashed.
• Obito recognized Clone Number One’s Ice Release techniques as ones used by Mizuki Ember and began holding back, ready to escape with Kamui.

Clone Number One used Sage Art: Ice Release—Ice Snow Great World to overwhelm Obito and the others with freezing snow, then vanished with the Snow Concealment Technique. Unable to locate him and running low on Chakra, Obito prepared one last risky attempt to kill him.

• Clone Number One unleashed Sage Art: Ice Release—Ice Snow Great World, filling the enclosed hall with freezing snowflakes that froze Guren's palm.
• Orochimaru, Ohm, and Guren defended themselves with layered Ninjutsu, while Obito used Susanoo to shield himself from the snow.
• As the snow accumulated and threatened to freeze Susanoo, Obito charged at Clone Number One, who concealed himself with the Snow Concealment Technique.
• Obito failed to find Clone Number One, destroyed the surrounding area in search of him, and spent more than half his Chakra keeping Susanoo from freezing.
• Obito decided to make one final risky attempt to kill Clone Number One before retreating.

Obito tried to expose Clone Number One by melting the snow, but his own Uchiha Flame Formation and a hidden Ice Clone left him badly injured. As Obito escaped with Kamui, he made one last attack by sending a Kamui-infused Chakra Receiver at Clone Number One.

• Obito used Uchiha Flame Formation on himself to melt the snow and expose Clone Number One, burning himself in the process.
• Clone Number One defended against the flames with Ice Crystal Barrier, while Obito used Kamui to appear inside it and attack.
• Obito struck an Ice Clone, which exploded and froze half his body as Clone Number One escaped using Orochimaru's Body Replacement Technique.
• Obito admitted he had underestimated Clone Number One and began retreating with Kamui.
• As he departed, Obito hurled a Yin-Yang Release Chakra Receiver infused with Kamui toward Clone Number One.