Chapter Summaries

Senyo ordered the injured and dead taken to Orochimaru, then turned his attention to the village’s battles and the Barrier Division. Deep underground, Kakashi followed Rin into Passage Seventeen and learned she believed her mission was to die.

• Kabuto reported Hiruko’s infiltration, the village’s evacuation, and the fighting caused by Shukaku, and Senyo sent three people to Orochimaru before leaving to assess the situation.
• Senyo monitored the battles through his clones and reflected on how he had arranged Fugaku and Itachi’s deaths to awaken Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo teleported to the Barrier Division while sending a Dojutsu Clone elsewhere.
• Kakashi sensed danger when he and Rin reached the unguarded entrance to Passage Seventeen, but Rin ignored his warning and hurried deeper underground.
• Rin angrily rejected Kakashi’s questions, and when he grabbed her wrist to stop her, she declared that her mission was to die.

Rin acted heartbroken to pressure Kakashi into admitting his feelings, following Senyo’s instructions while Senyo’s group monitored the corridor for Obito or Black Zetsu. Kakashi began trying to explain himself, but Senyo warned Rin that Obito was approaching.

• Kakashi released Rin, who fell and shoved him away when he tried to catch her.
• Rin told Kakashi she no longer liked him and wanted to end their friendship, then pretended to cry and ordered him not to come closer.
• Senyo’s clone sent lines to Rin through Yamanaka Inoichi and a formation while Minato and Karin watched for chakra nearby.
• Kakashi believed Rin’s distress and hurried to her, saying he did like her but struggling to explain himself.
• Senyo warned Rin that Obito was heading her way.

Karin detected an approaching Chakra signature, and Minato realized Obito was closing in on Kakashi and Rin. Obito struck Rin despite Minato severing his neck, but his attack veered from her heart and struck her chest instead.

• Karin detected a new Chakra point approaching Kakashi and Rin, and Minato identified the intruder as Obito through a fleeting Flying Thunder God Mark.
• Minato warned Rin to push Kakashi away and run, and Rin shoved Kakashi aside as Obito burst from underground and attacked her with a Black Rod.
• Kakashi charged at Obito and slashed, but his blade passed through Obito because of his intangibility.
• Minato appeared behind Obito with the Flying Thunder God Technique and struck his neck as Obito chose to thrust the Black Rod toward Rin.
• Obito's conflicting emotions disrupted his aim, so the Black Rod struck Rin's chest rather than piercing her heart.

Kakashi and Minato saved Rin after Obito impaled her, but seeing Kakashi and Rin together awakened Zero-Tails within Obito’s corpse. Obito returned to life in an intangible state, while his adult and young selves confronted each other inside his mind.

• Minato stopped Rin’s bleeding, and Kakashi gave her the Water of Life mouth-to-mouth after she refused to drink it herself.
• Minato pulled the black rod from Rin’s chest, and Kakashi pressed down on her wound as the Water of Life healed her.
• Zero-Tails absorbed Obito’s negative emotions, broke free from its cocoon, and transformed his corpse with black Chakra.
• Minato moved Kakashi and Rin out of danger, but his strike missed when Obito became intangible and rejoined his severed head.
• Inside Obito’s mind, adult Obito mocked young Obito over Rin and Kakashi, while young Obito said he would not be erased.

Obito gained dual Kamui after young Obito vanished into him, then confronted Minato and summoned Susanoo. Minato entered Golden Body Mode, broke through the Susanoo with a Rasengan, and struck Obito with a Rasenshuriken.

• Young Obito shattered into fragments that flew into adult Obito, awakening his dual Kamui as his neck healed.
• Obito tore the Flying Thunder God Mark from his back and told Minato he planned to kill Rin to erase someone who could stop him.
• Obito summoned an azure Susanoo while Minato activated Golden Body Mode and formed a Rasenshuriken.
• Minato blasted a hole through the Susanoo with a Rasengan and threw the Rasenshuriken into the opening, striking Obito.

Minato overwhelmed Obito with Sage Mode Rasenshuriken attacks, but Obito escaped through the Kamui Dimension. At the Barrier Division, Kakashi and Rin were accidentally teleported there in an intimate pose, and Kakashi hurt Rin’s recovering injury as he scrambled away.

• Minato shattered Obito’s Susanoo with a Rasenshuriken and left him gravely wounded, but Obito survived with the Zero-Tails’ dark Chakra.
• Minato attacked Obito again with a senjutsu-enhanced Rasenshuriken, destroying his Susanoo, but Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the Barrier Division and report Obito’s escape to Senyo.
• Kakashi and Rin arrived at the Barrier Division while kissing, drawing amused reactions from Karin, Senyo, and Yamanaka Inoichi.
• Kakashi accidentally pressed Rin’s injured chest as he tried to get up, causing her pain, and hurriedly checked on her.

Kakashi confessed his love to Rin, and they kissed as Minato, Karin, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Senyo watched. Senyo discovered that Natsuki had left thoughts in his eyes to influence him to enjoy pairing couples, and he wondered if he would embrace the hobby.

• Kakashi told Rin he liked her and pulled her into a kiss.
• Rin returned Kakashi's kiss, and the two embraced as Minato, Karin, and Yamanaka Inoichi watched.
• Senyo saw an image of a younger Kakashi and Rin and realized the thoughts accompanying it were stored in his eyes.
• Natsuki's messages revealed that her thoughts had been meant to help Senyo develop an interest in shipping couples.
• Senyo understood why Natsuki had wanted him to pair Tenten with Neji and admitted he enjoyed watching Kakashi and Rin together.

Kakashi and Rin reunited, while Minato told Senyo that Obito had escaped and Senyo considered what Obito might do next. At the city wall, Fudō separated Suigetsu and Anko, then attacked Suigetsu, who countered with a deadly slash.

• Minato interrupted Kakashi and Rin's kiss and urged Kakashi to take the weakened Rin to the hospital for an examination.
• Minato apologized to Senyo because Obito had escaped, and Senyo wondered what Obito would do without the Rinnegan or Rin's support.
• Senyo said he and Itachi would kill Obito next time, then smiled after checking in with his clones.
• At the city wall, Fudō moved a section of wall to separate Suigetsu from Anko as Kazuma, Fuen, Fudō, and Fūfū tried to enter the inner city.
• Fudō attacked Suigetsu through a crack in the rock wall, and Suigetsu countered by slashing at Fudō's neck.

Anko unleashed her Sage Mode against Kazuma, Fuen, and Fūfū, overwhelming their coordinated attack. Fūfū was poisoned and Kazuma was dragged from underground, while Fuen remained in the fight.

• Fudō hardened his body and struck Suigetsu, but Suigetsu used the Water Transformation Technique to avoid the blow.
• Kazuma, Fuen, and Fūfū attacked Anko with earth techniques and Kazuma’s chain whip.
• Anko entered Sage Mode and unleashed a cyclone that swept away their attacks.
• Kazuma fled underground, Fuen raised an earthen wall, and Fūfū used Wind Release to retreat.
• Anko pursued Fūfū with venomous snakes, which bit him and left him collapsed from poison.
• Anko sent two White Snakes underground, and they seized Kazuma and dragged him back to the surface.

Anko used Sage Art: Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique to burn Kazuma to charcoal, then pursued the fleeing Fuen and Fūfū. Fuen and Fūfū split up, and Anko caught up to Fūfū as she turned to attack.

• Anko's sage flames overwhelmed Kazuma's Flame Seal and burned him to charcoal in three seconds.
• Fūfū's mud body collapsed while her true form, a mass of long hair, fled; Fuen also ran from the battlefield.
• Anko pursued the fleeing enemies and signaled to approaching Konoha ninja reinforcements.
• Fuen and Fūfū split up to escape, and Anko chose to chase Fūfū.
• Fūfū turned and attacked Anko with her hair, which swept toward her like venomous snakes.

Anko defeated Fūfū with a Sage Art fireball while a white-haired Konoha Anbu killed Fuen and freed Suigetsu from a rock wall. As Konoha reinforcements entered the fight, Fudoshin realized the battle had turned against him and began considering retreat.

• Anko incinerated Fūfū with Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu and resolved to record the battle for Orochimaru.
• Fuen reshaped the ground to slow the pursuing Konoha forces, but the white-haired Anbu pursued her and cut off her head.
• The white-haired Anbu signaled two other Anbu, who broke open the Earth Release rock wall trapping Suigetsu.
• Suigetsu continued battling Fudō, whose taijutsu and Earth Release attacks were ineffective against Suigetsu's Water Transformation Technique.
• Fudoshin suspected his teammates had been defeated and began considering retreat.

Fudō escaped Suigetsu’s earth trap but was killed by White Fang, who then advised Suigetsu on swordsmanship. As Shukaku’s rampage erupted beyond the city wall, White Fang and the Anbu moved to respond.

• Fudō used Earth Release: Ant Hell against Suigetsu, but Suigetsu transformed into water and escaped underground.
• White Fang burst through Fudō’s rock wall and fatally wounded him with two swift strikes.
• Suigetsu asked White Fang how he had broken through Fudō’s defense, and White Fang explained that swordsmanship required spirit as well as strength and technique.
• White Fang told Suigetsu to focus on mastering basic techniques.
• An explosion and Shukaku’s cries came from beyond the city wall, so White Fang signaled the Anbu and rushed toward the damaged section.

Shukaku attacked Gaara after blasting through Sunagakure’s city wall, and Gaara fought back while Haku and Kimimaro stood by. The battle continued as Gaara unleashed specially reinforced sand to counter Shukaku’s devastating attacks.

• Shukaku blasted a massive hole through the city wall and took control of Rasa’s body while Rasa remained asleep.
• Gaara arrived with Haku and Kimimaro on a Sand Mat, and Shukaku recognized him before attacking.
• Gaara blocked Shukaku’s barrage with a sand wall, while Haku and Kimimaro moved aside to guard him.
• Gaara dodged Shukaku’s Vacuum Bullet as it tore through the ground and nearby houses.
• Gaara’s gourd burst apart, releasing specially reinforced sand in every direction.

Gaara and Shukaku fought with sand, each demonstrating their control and destructive power. Gaara evaded Shukaku’s attacks, but Shukaku launched a barrage of compressed air cannonballs at him, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Gaara pierced Shukaku’s head with a sand whip, but the attack missed Rasa and did not harm Shukaku.
• Shukaku turned the surrounding land into a desert, disrupted Gaara’s control over some of his sand, and repaired the hole in its head.
• Shukaku sent a massive wave of sand crashing down, but Gaara seized control of part of it and escaped through a gap.
• Shukaku inhaled Gaara’s Sand Mat with a powerful suction, forcing Gaara to use the Sand Body Flicker Technique to escape.
• Shukaku inflated its belly and fired a series of Wind Release, Chain Vacuum Bullets at Gaara.

Gaara evaded Shukaku’s Vacuum Bullets and was caught in the tailed beast’s sealing sand, but Shukaku suddenly collapsed as Rasa broke free of Obito’s control. In the dust storm, Gaara sensed Rasa and launched a wave of sand at him.

• Gaara dodged Shukaku’s Vacuum Bullets by using sand walls to reveal their paths, but the rapid evasions began to exhaust him.
• Shukaku caught Gaara in a tidal wave of sand marked with sealing runes, but the runes receded and Shukaku’s body collapsed.
• Gaara closed his eyes and used sand tentacles to sense movement through the thick dust.
• Rasa regained control of his body and began turning the scattered sand into gold dust to prepare for escape.
• Gaara found Rasa and sent a torrent of sand sweeping toward him.

Rasa tried to escape Gaara by unleashing a massive Gold Dust wave, but Haku trapped them both inside a senjutsu ice-mirror domain. Rasa and Gaara then fought fiercely within the prison, with neither gaining the upper hand.

• Rasa raised a huge Gold Dust wave to attack Gaara and rode a Gold Dust Sand Mat toward the breach in Konoha’s defenses.
• Gaara blocked the wave with a reinforced sand barrier, pursued Rasa, and battered him with sand whips.
• Haku used Sage Art, Ice Release, Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal Domain to trap Rasa and Gaara inside a wide field of ice mirrors.
• Rasa’s Magnet Release: Gold Dust World Law struck the mirrors but failed to damage them.
• Gaara attacked Rasa with sand spikes, and Rasa defended himself inside a Gold Dust sphere before counterattacking with golden spikes.
• Gaara’s sand and Rasa’s Gold Dust clashed in a fierce battle, with both fighters pouring Chakra into their attacks.

Gaara confronted Rasa, who tried to provoke him by calling him Konoha’s lapdog, but Gaara regained control of his anger and mocked Rasa’s failures with Shukaku. Their sand and gold dust clashed, and as Gaara’s sand began to retreat, Haku pointed out that Gaara remained calm and determined.

• Rasa insulted Gaara to provoke him, and Gaara’s rage unleashed a massive surge of sand.
• Kimimaro reminded Gaara of the important intelligence he had brought back, and Gaara calmed himself by remembering his allies and support in Konoha.
• Gaara revealed that he had witnessed Rasa lose control of Shukaku and be hunted by Sunagakure’s people, then mocked Rasa for being less capable than the child he had called a failed product.
• Rasa erupted with Chakra and sent a wave of gold dust at Gaara, who answered with a huge wave of sand.
• As their attacks collided, Gaara’s Chakra dwindled and his sand began retreating, but Haku told Kimimaro to look at Gaara’s eyes, where Kimimaro saw no panic.

Karura sent sand to Gaara, awakening his power as he fought Rasa. Gaara drove Rasa into an aerial chase through the Ice Mirror encirclement, leaving Rasa struggling to defend himself.

• Karura sent a golden ribbon of sand from the Uchiha Clan Compound toward Gaara, and she told Temari that Gaara had grown up.
• Gaara sensed Karura's power, and his Chakra and control over sand surged as he repelled Rasa's Gold Dust.
• Rasa regretted making Gaara Shukaku's Jinchuriki and changed tactics, using an explosion of sand and Gold Dust to escape upward.
• Rasa attempted to find a gap in the Ice Mirror encirclement, but figures emerged from the mirrors and attacked him with ice spikes.
• Gaara pursued Rasa through the air, and their fast-moving battle left Rasa barely able to defend himself.

Senyo observed Mayumi and Shisui battling Hiruko and Hidan at the forest edge outside the Uchiha Clan Compound. Mayumi and Shisui struggled to overcome Hiruko’s defenses and Hidan’s immortality as the fight continued.

• Senyo used the Shadow Movement Technique to reach the battlefield and recognized Hiruko and Hidan among the intruders.
• Shisui used Phantom Clone Technique to evade Hidan’s scythe and land attacks, while Hiruko’s Dark Release helped protect Hidan from genjutsu and Fire Release.
• Mayumi blocked Hiruko’s Storm Release with a Susanoo arm, dispelled it to conserve ocular power, and escaped Hiruko’s punch with Crow Substitution Technique.
• Mayumi formed a Susanoo Bow and fired a crimson-black arrow at Hiruko, who evaded it with Swift Release.
• Hiruko repeatedly countered attacks with Steel Release, Susanoo, and Swift Release, keeping the battle unresolved.

Senyo identified Black Zetsu beneath Hiruko’s appearance and fought him alongside Mayumi and Shisui. Black Zetsu unleashed a lightning attack on the Uchiha Clan Compound, but a massive purple barrier rose to protect it.

• Senyo used his Mind's Eye of the Kagura to identify Black Zetsu, then used Amaterasu to force him into Susanoo and underground.
• Senyo struck Hidan with Amaterasu, and Mayumi blasted him into fragments with an energy arrow while Shisui’s Susanoo sealed Black Zetsu’s escape routes.
• Black Zetsu formed a Storm Release technique and used his Sharingan to call lightning down on the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• A massive purple formation expanded over the Uchiha Clan Compound and shielded it from the lightning.