Chapter Summaries

Victor gave Pakura twenty wireless reconnaissance drones on credit, promising Sunagakure more military technology as the war continued. After Victor reported to Jigen, Jigen approved further support to keep Konoha from dominating the Shinobi World.

• Victor demonstrated a wireless reconnaissance drone to Pakura and Baki, explaining its range, flight time, and surveillance capabilities.
• Victor offered Sunagakure a loan to buy military products, and Pakura accepted all twenty drones in exchange for repaying double after the war.
• Pakura signed the sales contract, while Victor left his attendant Luke in Sunagakure to teach the shinobi how to use the drones.
• Pakura arranged drone training and discussed Elder Kazuo's suspected betrayal with Baki, who agreed to use the traitors to spread false intelligence.
• Victor reported to Jigen that the drones had reached Sunagakure and said the village might soon fall; Jigen approved sending it more supplies to prevent Konoha from dominating the Shinobi World.

Konoha consolidated its control of Suna City by restoring it and providing supplies, while Rasa remained imprisoned aboard Ancor Vantian under Obito’s control. Obito released Rasa and challenged him to a taijutsu fight, giving Rasa and Shukaku a chance to attempt an escape.

• Konoha and Iwagakure restored Suna City’s water supply, and Konoha offered food, housing, and drought-resistant crops to residents who joined the Land of Fire.
• Konoha strengthened its defenses around Suna City as Sunagakure withdrew from confrontations and surveillance.
• Rasa and Shukaku discussed Sunagakure’s fate while Rasa remained trapped aboard Ancor Vantian, controlled by Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito released Rasa’s control, struck him, and challenged him to defeat him in taijutsu to earn his freedom.
• Rasa and Shukaku seized the opportunity, and Rasa transformed into a sand-man to fight Obito.

Obito overwhelmed Rasa with taijutsu, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make him return to his holding room. He met Black Zetsu in the Land of Wind and learned that Black Zetsu wanted to target Konoha’s rising generation.

• Obito dodged Rasa’s sand attacks and beat him down with repeated punches until Rasa’s sand body collapsed.
• Obito mocked Rasa, used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control him, and sent him back to his holding room.
• Obito traveled to the Graveyard of Mountains, learned from a White Zetsu that Black Zetsu was at the Land of Wind battlefield, and went to find him.
• Black Zetsu explained that Konoha was cultivating a powerful younger generation and introduced White Zetsu copies transformed into Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, Shion, and others.

Obito and Black Zetsu planned to exploit Sunagakure’s anger at Konoha and target Uchiha Senyo’s allies, including his fiancée Karin. In Sunagakure, Pakura confronted Black Zetsu over Obito’s crimes as he tried to propose an alliance against Konoha.

• Black Zetsu showed Obito White Zetsu copies of Konoha’s young talents, including Sasuke, Shion, Gaara, Kimimaro, Haku, and Karin, and revealed that Karin was Uchiha Senyo’s fiancée.
• Black Zetsu reminded Obito of Senyo’s past revenge and encouraged him to use Karin as leverage, then proposed involving Sunagakure to lure Konoha’s elite squad into an attack.
• Obito agreed to let Black Zetsu make the arrangements after learning that Black Zetsu had studied Konoha’s mission patterns.
• Baki told Pakura that Victor’s reconnaissance devices had helped Sunagakure avoid Konoha patrols and uncover Elder Kazuo’s contacts with Konoha.
• Black Zetsu arrived at the Kazekage’s Office, and Pakura accused him of seeking an alliance despite Obito kidnapping Rasa and killing Sunagakure’s people.

Black Zetsu proposed working with Pakura and Baki to exploit a suspected informant and capture Konoha operatives, while Keima told Tsunade that Elder Kazuo planned to defect from Sunagakure. Senyo planned a cautious rendezvous outside Sunagakure territory, assigning Sasuke and his team to receive the defectors.

• Black Zetsu told Pakura and Baki that Konoha was preparing its next generation and suggested using a staged informant escape to capture Konoha personnel and negotiate with them.
• Keima told Tsunade that Pakura was investigating an informant and that Elder Kazuo planned to flee Sunagakure with about fifty followers.
• Tsunade agreed to receive Kazuo's group and sent for Minato, who arrived with Senyo.
• Senyo studied the escape route and proposed receiving the defectors only after they passed beyond Sunagakure territory.
• Senyo recommended that Sasuke and the others handle the rendezvous, since Karin's Sensory Ability suited the task.

Elder Kazuo and his followers fled Sunagakure to surrender to Konoha while Pakura prepared to pursue them. Karin detected that White Zetsu was following her and suspected a trap, prompting Tsunade to send reinforcements.

• Pakura ordered Sunagakure's scouts to follow Elder Kazuo's teams from a distance and told them not to act without her permission.
• Elder Kazuo's group crossed the desert toward Arasuna City, believing Konoha would protect them and warning his followers to stay alert.
• Karin and the others waited at separate reception points, and Karin used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to detect White Zetsu following her.
• Kurama Yakumo sent Karin's warning to Tsunade, who ordered the nearby reinforcements to move out.
• Tsunade had Uchiha Kiyohiko send Itachi a message that Black Zetsu's people might be involved in the operation.

Konoha’s teams moved to support the mission as Sunagakure and Obito’s forces watched and prepared to intervene. Sasuke sensed an ambush and fought back, but his opponent absorbed his Chidori Flow with Dark Release.

• Kurama Yakumo told Karin that she had notified their allies, then rested and recovered while Karin insisted that Master Senyo cared for her.
• Fugaku received a message through a summoned crow, and Itachi sent Konoha’s allies to support Sasuke, Kimimaro, Light, and Gaara, leaving Karin without a teammate.
• Sunagakure monitored Konoha’s people with Victor’s drones, and Kazekage Pakura ordered her forces to wait and keep watch for more arrivals.
• Black Zetsu headed underground toward Sasuke while Obito used the Mayfly Technique to approach Karin, planning to capture them alive.
• Sasuke sensed a disturbance behind him, evaded an attacker emerging from the sand, and sent lightning down steel wires, but the opponent absorbed it with a square-patterned palm.

Sasuke fought Black Zetsu, using his Mangekyō Sharingan, Susanoo, and Sage Mode to counter Black Zetsu’s speed and defenses. Black Zetsu broke through Sasuke’s Susanoo with his own and struck him with Storm Release, leaving Sasuke weakened as his Sage Chakra ran out.

• Sasuke recognized Black Zetsu and drew him away from the Konoha outpost before launching a feint, striking with his sword, and setting him ablaze with Amaterasu.
• Sasuke fired a Signal Flare, then used his Susanoo and a Yasakani no Magatama explosion to obscure the battlefield.
• Sasuke attacked Black Zetsu with a Sage Chakra-infused sword, causing Black Zetsu’s body to swell after he absorbed the natural energy.
• Sasuke activated Sage Mode and used Chidori Sharp Spear, but Black Zetsu blinded his senses and blocked the attack with Susanoo.
• Black Zetsu’s Susanoo damaged Sasuke’s Susanoo, and Black Zetsu hit Sasuke with Storm Release as Sasuke’s Sage Chakra faded.

Itachi rescued Sasuke from Black Zetsu and then set out with him to check on Hotaru. At the same time, Karin stopped Obito’s ambush with repeated sonic attacks, forcing him to escape into the Kamui Dimension.

• Black Zetsu shattered Sasuke’s Susanoo and nearly grabbed him, but Amaterasu erupted from Black Zetsu and Sasuke escaped.
• Itachi arrived, blasted Black Zetsu with Susanoo, and drove him off with Amaterasu.
• Itachi reunited with Sasuke, told him to help the others, and headed with him to check on Hotaru.
• Karin woke Kurama Yakumo and used loud sonic blasts to disorient Obito as he attacked from underground.
• Obito tried to pass through Karin’s physical attacks with Kamui, but her repeated sonic attacks incapacitated him and forced him to retreat to the Kamui Dimension.

Karin lured Obito into an ambush, allowing Uchiha Senyo to reappear and rescue her and Kurama Yakumo while fighting Obito. Senyo mocked Obito over his loyalty to Black Zetsu, and Obito launched a rapid physical assault against Senyo’s Susanoo.

• Obito used the Kamui Dimension to close in on Karin, who restored Kurama Yakumo’s hearing and revealed that Senyo was waiting in the shadows.
• Senyo emerged and grabbed Obito, while a Dojutsu Clone rescued Karin and Kurama Yakumo and swapped in another Senyo, who struck Obito and knocked him down.
• Senyo summoned a powerful Susanoo arm and forced Obito back when Obito attacked with his own Susanoo.
• Senyo taunted Obito about surviving Rin’s attack and serving Black Zetsu, provoking Obito’s anger.
• Obito decided to attack Senyo with his enhanced speed and strength, rapidly striking Senyo’s Susanoo as Senyo tracked him with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Senyo overwhelmed Obito in the Kamui Dimension, using taijutsu and ninjutsu to identify himself as the fighter who had impersonated Itachi. Obito escaped back outside, and Senyo tracked him with his Dojutsu Clone as fifty Shadow Clones spread across the stone platforms.

• Obito pulled Senyo into the Kamui Dimension, where Senyo's Dojutsu Clone ambushed him and proved unaffected by the transfer's disorientation.
• Senyo battered Obito with taijutsu, disarmed him, and sent him crashing through the stone platforms.
• Obito healed his injuries with black smoke and recognized Senyo's Banshō Ten'in, then realized Senyo had impersonated Itachi.
• Obito escaped the Kamui Dimension, and Senyo created fifty Shadow Clones while his Dojutsu Clone searched for Obito with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

Senyo ambushed Obito through the Kamui Dimension, severely wounded him, and forced him to escape using Izanagi. Sunagakure’s scouts spotted Senyo and the other threats, so Pakura ordered a retreat while Itachi led Elder Kazuo’s group away.

• Senyo used flames and Shadow Clones inside the Kamui Dimension to pierce Obito, then struck him through his Susanoo after switching places with his Dojutsu Clone.
• Obito used Izanagi to survive Senyo’s attack and fled, while Senyo’s Shadow Clones were expelled from the Kamui Dimension.
• Sunagakure’s scouts reported Black Zetsu attacking Sasuke and Obito targeting Karin, then spotted Senyo fighting Obito.
• Pakura recognized the danger and ordered Sunagakure’s forces to withdraw and prepare for Kazuo’s defection.
• Elder Kazuo’s group met Itachi and Sasuke, and Itachi led them away from the area.

Senyo brought Karin and Yakumo back to his home, praised Karin for her growth, and shared an intimate moment with her. He then told Orochimaru that Obito had attacked Karin and recognized his disguise, so they agreed it was time to use their contingency plan.

• Senyo's Dojutsu Clone teleported Karin and Yakumo to his home, where Karin reunited with Senyo and Yakumo hurried away.
• Senyo told Karin she could stay home for safety, but she insisted she was capable and wanted to keep going to the battlefield.
• Senyo kissed Karin and promised to reward her more now that she was no longer a child; Karin also asked to stop wearing glasses and have surgery.
• Senyo sent a clone to Orochimaru and reported that Obito had attacked Karin, recognized Senyo's disguise as Itachi, and seemed stronger after taking the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Senyo told Orochimaru he wanted to activate their contingency plan, and Orochimaru agreed that it was ready.

Senyo visited Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Orochimaru used Hidan’s restored body to prepare him for a new sacrifice. The chapter ended as Orochimaru revealed a ruined eyeball and hinted at the sacrifice’s identity.

• Senyo and Orochimaru discussed the dwindling supply of prisoners for experiments and plans to capture bandits and later use White Zetsu.
• Orochimaru had Tayuya attach Hidan’s hands and feet with a Chakra-powered tool, then forced him to quiet down.
• Orochimaru warned Hidan that his body would rot again without sacrifices and claimed the next offering would satisfy his evil god.
• Hidan asked who the sacrifice was, and Orochimaru produced a ruined eyeball with a grayish-white iris and pupil.

Obito recaptured Rasa after the Jinchuriki broke free from his control and tried to flee Ancor Vantian. Just as Obito prepared to return Rasa to the prison, a mysterious force pierced Obito’s heart.

• After Obito’s death caused his genjutsu to vanish, Rasa escaped his prison and fled Ancor Vantian on a Sand Mat.
• Obito pursued Rasa, blocked his defenses, and used Kamui to pull him into the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito attacked Rasa with Susanoo, battered him, and restored control over his mind.
• Obito returned with Rasa to Ancor Vantian, where a mysterious force pierced his heart.

Senyo and Orochimaru used Hidan’s ritual to curse Obito, but Obito survived by unleashing the Zero-Tails and using Izanagi. Still linked to Hidan and barely conscious, Obito captured Rasa again and noticed the Box of Ultimate Bliss nearby.

• Hidan stabbed himself with a spear to curse Obito through the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Senyo realized Obito’s altered body made him difficult to kill.
• Obito suffered the ritual’s injuries and unleashed the Zero-Tails, but collapsed after intense pain struck through both eyes.
• Hidan’s ritual ended and his skin returned to normal, but Senyo warned him to wait, and the curse resumed.
• Obito used Izanagi to escape death, then captured Rasa again despite the strain and the pain transmitted from Hidan.
• Obito’s control over Rasa began to weaken as they both suffered, and Obito spotted the Box of Ultimate Bliss nearby.

The Box of Ultimate Bliss drained Rasa and Shukaku until they fell into eternal slumber, while Obito suffered accumulating injuries. In Orochimaru’s laboratory, Hidan’s ritual and repeated recoveries ended with Senyo using Amaterasu to burn him.

• Obito used the Box of Ultimate Bliss to drain Rasa’s Chakra, forcing Shukaku to surrender most of his own to prevent the box from absorbing him.
• Rasa died with Shukaku, and the Box of Ultimate Bliss fell still after radiating black-red light and releasing a pillar of white light.
• Orochimaru wounded Hidan with wind blades until Hidan’s ritual finished and his body began to heal.
• Hidan turned gray-white again and suffered as the Lord of Evil Gods grew angry, despite his recovery.
• Senyo stopped Orochimaru and used Amaterasu to set Hidan’s foot ablaze.

Burning from Amaterasu, Obito used the Box of Ultimate Bliss to survive, but its power tore the White Zetsu half from his body and released a fragment of Juushi. The Zero-Tails swallowed Juushi and restored Obito, while White Zetsu Obito escaped toward Konoha and the Zero-Tails began to awaken to Obito’s identity as an heir of Indra.

• Obito, with his Sharingan exhausted and Amaterasu burning through him, opened the Box of Ultimate Bliss and wished for the damage to be negated.
• The Box’s power and the Zero-Tails’ dark Chakra began healing Obito, while a fragment of consciousness tore the White Zetsu half from his body and tried to attack him.
• Obito’s dark Chakra shielded him, and White Zetsu Obito fled underground toward Konoha using the Mayfly Technique.
• Juushi emerged from the Box of Ultimate Bliss and tried to seize Obito, but the Zero-Tails knocked him back and swallowed him.
• The Zero-Tails absorbed the Box’s accumulated resentment, restored Obito’s body and Mangekyō Sharingan, and began to awaken as it recognized him as an heir of Indra.

Amaterasu failed to complete Hidan's sacrifice, and the evil god's backlash killed him. Senyo and Orochimaru prepared a new body for Sasori and an eye operation for Karin, while Sasori chose a child-sized body to resemble himself when his mother left.

• Amaterasu burned Hidan, but the markings and formation failed, and Hidan exploded after pleading with the evil god for forgiveness.
• Orochimaru suspected the evil god had sensed the deception and killed Hidan; Senyo said Obito might still appear later.
• Senyo planned to accelerate the battle in Sunagakure, and Karin asked to join him on the front lines.
• Senyo and Orochimaru took Sasori to the cultivation room, where he chose a four- or five-year-old body because it matched his age when his mother left.
• Senyo asked Orochimaru whether he wanted to collect Sasori's data before they began.

Senyo and Orochimaru restored Sasori to his child body, then prepared Karin for eye surgery. Karin fell asleep before the operation, while Orochimaru planned to stay in the laboratory to work on his new body and Nagato’s eyes.

• Jugo prepared Laboratory Seven, and Orochimaru moved Sasori’s child body there with Senyo and Karin.
• Senyo used the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique to draw Sasori’s soul into his child body after Orochimaru destroyed Sasori’s core.
• Sasori woke in his child body and said he could do design work while he adjusted to it.
• Orochimaru examined Karin’s eyes and said they had stabilized enough for a minimally invasive surgery.
• Senyo gave Karin Water of Life, and she fell asleep while Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi prepared the operating room.
• Orochimaru told Senyo he would begin making his new body and asked him and Minato not to visit while he worked.