Recaps

After the Land of Grass battle, Shisui sought to join the Eye Organization and investigate Setsuna, while Itachi suspected Sasuke had a mysterious connection to Setsuna’s Mangekyō. The chapter ended with Hinata telling Naruto she planned to leave Konoha.

• Zabuza accepted Nagato’s offer to join the organization as an outer member after losing to Hiruko.
• Shisui visited Setsuna to learn about his standing in the Eye Organization, but Setsuna dismissed his chances of joining.
• Shisui told Itachi about the Land of Grass battle and his plan to enter the Eye Organization, while Itachi shared his suspicion that Sasuke’s hostility toward Setsuna was connected to Indra’s Eye.
• Naruto complained about Sasuke’s better theory grades before Hinata quietly told him she wanted to leave Konoha.
• Naruto realized Hinata’s plan amounted to defection and asked if that was what she meant.

Naruto urged Hinata to stay in Konoha and grow stronger after she revealed her wish to escape the Hyuga Clan, while Sasuke questioned the Uchiha Clan’s strained ties with the village. Shisui was recruited as the Eye Organization’s sixth official member and assigned to assist Shin.

• Hinata told Naruto she wanted to leave Konoha, and Naruto examined the Caged Bird seal on her forehead before advising her to stay and become stronger.
• Neji and Sasuke arrived, and Neji warned that Hinata should not discuss defecting in public while Sasuke and Neji argued about their clans’ abilities and members in the Eye Organization.
• Sasuke fought Neji and returned home bruised, then asked Fugaku about the Uchiha Clan’s relationship with Konoha before visiting Genitsu for answers.
• Genitsu reassured Sasuke that the Uchiha situation would not spiral out of control and began teaching him Lightning Release.
• Hitomi brought Shisui to the Eye Organization’s base at the Valley of the End and named him the official member codenamed Monster.
• Shin emerged from a failed cloning experiment and told Shisui to follow him on a mission.

Shin and Shisui met Orochimaru to negotiate cloning technology and the revival of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, while Shisui learned more about the Ōtsutsuki and the Eye Organization. Orochimaru proposed a trip to Konoha to seek the Uchiha Gunbai, as Nagato separately decided to return to Konoha to read the Uchiha stone tablet with his Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan.

• Shin told Shisui they were going to meet Orochimaru and revealed that Indra and Asura were the ancestors of the Uchiha and Senju and Uzumaki clans.
• Shin and Shisui entered an underground chamber, where Orochimaru offered to negotiate for Shin's help as a laboratory assistant.
• Shin asked Orochimaru for advanced cloning technology and the revival of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and Orochimaru warned that cloning Sharingan was extremely difficult.
• Orochimaru proposed that the three of them infiltrate Konoha to obtain the Uchiha Gunbai, and Shin showed interest in the weapon.
• Nagato decided to return to Konoha and read the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet using his Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan.

Nagato infiltrated Konoha and read the Uchiha stone tablet, learning about the Sharingan’s progression and the Eye of the Moon Plan. After revealing his own Sharingan and Mangekyō to Fugaku, Nagato tried to leave the shrine, but Fugaku blocked him.

• Nagato set out for Konoha with Konan and Hiruko, dismissing the danger they might face there.
• Itachi sparred with Sasuke, then warned him to avoid the increasingly arrogant Uchiha and spend more time with Naruto and the others.
• Nagato, Konan, and Hiruko entered Konoha through a passage Black Zetsu opened in the barrier and went to Naka Shrine.
• Nagato read the stone tablet and questioned the origins of his Rinnegan after discovering its accounts of the Sharingan and the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Fugaku confronted Nagato in the shrine, and Nagato revealed that he could use both the Sharingan and Mangekyō before threatening to kill Fugaku if he did not move.
• Fugaku stood in Nagato’s way, refusing to let him leave the shrine or endanger the village.

Nagato attacked Fugaku at Naka Shrine, and their Susanoo battle drew the Uchiha and Konoha forces. Kazue and Setsuna joined Fugaku against Nagato’s stronger Fourth-Stage Susanoo, leaving the four fighters poised for a desperate clash.

• Fugaku confronted Nagato at Naka Shrine, but Nagato’s Shinra Tensei began collapsing the chamber and forced Fugaku to activate his Susanoo.
• Nagato and Fugaku fought with their Susanoo as Uchiha clan members, ANBU, and Root agents gathered to watch.
• Fugaku used Future Sight to evade Nagato’s attacks, but Nagato advanced to a Fourth-Stage Susanoo and pinned Fugaku down.
• Kazue and Setsuna joined the fight with their own Susanoo, surrounding Nagato with three third-stage giants.
• Kazue drew the Sword of Totsuka and Kusanagi Sword as Fugaku explained Nagato’s power seemed abnormal, and Nagato challenged the three Uchiha to face him.

Nagato fought Fugaku, Kazue, and Setsuna while Akatsuki’s other attackers threw Konoha into chaos. Hiruko captured Sasuke, and Itachi awakened Tsukuyomi as he faced him.

• Fugaku, Kazue, and Setsuna attacked Nagato with their Susanoo, but Nagato grew two more arms and countered them.
• Setsuna used Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi to shield himself from Nagato’s magatama, while Kazue struck Nagato’s Susanoo with her Kusanagi Sword and was blasted back by Shinra Tensei.
• Kazue used Izanagi and Setsuna used Amaterasu to tear open Nagato’s Susanoo, then Kazue launched the Sword of Totsuka toward him.
• Konan attacked Konoha with explosive tags, but Jiraiya and Shibi stopped them and learned that Hiruko had also invaded.
• Hiruko confronted Itachi and Sasuke, then swallowed Sasuke with his Chimera Technique after Itachi wounded him.
• Itachi saw Sasuke captured, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and used Tsukuyomi against Hiruko.

Uchiha Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan while trying to save Sasuke and used Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu against Hiruko. After the Third Hokage intervened and Hiruko retreated, a colossal blue Susanoo appeared, leaving Itachi and the Third Hokage facing a new threat.

• Uchiha Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped Hiruko in Tsukuyomi, torturing him through repeated deaths for seventy-two hours.
• Hiruko endured Tsukuyomi, entered Sage Mode, and attacked Itachi with Scorch Release, forcing Itachi to use Susanoo and Amaterasu.
• Hiruko tried to seize Itachi with the Chimera Technique, but the Third Hokage arrived and protected Itachi while Itachi freed Sasuke from the purple matter.
• The Third Hokage and Hiruko fought until Hiruko retreated as more Konoha shinobi approached.
• A colossal blue Susanoo, one or two hundred meters tall, appeared before Itachi and the Third Hokage.

Nagato unveiled his Perfect Susanoo and overwhelmed Konoha’s defenders until Genitsu arrived and transformed into Planet Godzilla to face him. As the two giants prepared to fight, Nagato’s eyes changed into the Rinnegan, revealing a possible link between the Uchiha clan and the Sage of Six Paths.

• Nagato summoned the Perfect Susanoo after Kazue, Setsuna, and Fugaku failed to break through his defenses.
• Jiraiya, Shibi, the Third Hokage, Itachi, and other shinobi attacked Nagato, but he easily repelled them.
• Genitsu arrived, stopped the Third Hokage from attempting the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and ordered the others to stand back.
• Nagato and Genitsu transformed into enormous blue giants and clashed in the middle of Konoha.
• Shinobi and Uchiha clan members saw Nagato’s Mangekyō Sharingan become the Rinnegan and speculated that the Sage of Six Paths belonged to the Uchiha clan.

Genitsu fought Nagato’s Perfect Susanoo in and around Konoha, overpowering its defenses with his Godzilla Mode while Nagato tried to destroy the village. As their battle continued, Konoha’s Uchiha debated the Rinnegan’s origins, and a two-tailed cat suddenly appeared amid the destruction.

• Nagato attacked Genitsu with Susanoo, and their first clash wrecked buildings across Konoha before Genitsu hurled Susanoo into the forest.
• Genitsu damaged Susanoo with his claws and External Radiation Technique, while Nagato attempted to repair it and insisted he would destroy Konoha.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei at close range, but Genitsu resisted, tore open Susanoo’s chest, and fired Spiral Atomic Breath into its wound.
• Fugaku, Kazue, Setsuna, and Itachi discussed Nagato’s Rinnegan as Uchiha clansmen speculated that the Mangekyō Sharingan could evolve into it.
• Itachi argued that Nagato and Hitomi were more likely born with their eyes, while the Third Hokage worried that Uchiha ambitions could lead to civil war.
• As villagers wondered where the Fourth Hokage and Kakashi were, a huge two-tailed cat appeared in a ruined part of Konoha.

Orochimaru, Shisui, and Shin infiltrated Konoha’s ANBU base to steal the Uchiha Gunbai, where Minato and Kakashi confronted them. Shin’s fight with Minato ended without a clear victor, while Kakashi transformed into the Two-Tails and faced Orochimaru.

• Orochimaru led Shisui and Shin into an ANBU base, where he unsealed the Uchiha Gunbai and Shin marked it with his eye technique.
• Minato appeared to stop the theft, and Kakashi joined him as Shin and Orochimaru fought the Konoha ninja.
• Minato revealed that Shin was not an Uchiha and suggested Orochimaru had captured him for experiments, enraging Shin.
• Guy kicked the gunbai away, and Shin unleashed a barrage of ninja tools that drew ANBU into the battle.
• Shin and Minato traded attacks, with Minato marking the gunbai and Shin marking Minato’s kunai, but neither gained a decisive advantage.
• Kakashi completed his Two-Tails transformation and confronted Orochimaru.

Orochimaru escaped Konoha with a fragment he had stolen and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Tobirama Senju, asking where Madara Uchiha's corpse was. As Orochimaru described the transformed Shinobi World and his plans, Tobirama learned that the Uchiha's standing remained poor and struggled to make sense of the new era.

• Kakashi fought Orochimaru as the Two-Tails while Minato defeated Shin's ninja-tool storm, but Shin escaped with Shisui after Minato wounded him.
• Orochimaru gathered fragments from the ruins and escaped Konoha by splitting into countless snakes, while Shin recovered the Blast Sword and Shisui led him away.
• Orochimaru captured a civilian and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Tobirama Senju, then demanded to know where Madara Uchiha's corpse was hidden.
• Orochimaru told Tobirama about the Rinnegan users, the Ōtsutsuki Clan, the Mangekyō Sharingan users, and the poor relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha.
• Orochimaru revealed that Hashirama Senju and two Madara Uchihas were active in the Shinobi World, and Tobirama questioned whether they were fakes.

Orochimaru brought Tobirama to the battlefield, where Tobirama recognized Madara’s Susanoo and learned about Genitsu’s role in protecting Konoha. As Genitsu defeated Nagato, Black Zetsu stole one Rinnegan and escaped, but Genitsu took Nagato’s remaining eye and killed him.

• Orochimaru escorted Tobirama to the devastated Konoha Forest and identified Nagato and Genitsu as the two fighters.
• Tobirama recognized the blue Susanoo as Madara Uchiha’s and questioned how Madara’s power had appeared in Nagato’s battle.
• Genitsu overwhelmed Nagato’s Susanoo, and Black Zetsu tried to flee while stealing one of Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu escaped underground with the stolen eye after using Shinra Tensei to resist Nagato’s pull.
• Genitsu seized Nagato, removed his remaining eye, and snapped his neck before cutting off his head.

Genitsu killed Nagato, claimed one Rinnegan, and confronted Orochimaru, who escaped with Tobirama after reviving him. Genitsu returned to Konoha as the village learned of his victory, while Kazue remained certain he would not lose and wondered about the Rinnegan’s connection to ocular power.

• Genitsu held Nagato’s severed head and one Rinnegan while White Zetsu fled and Black Zetsu’s betrayal left the Rinnegan divided between them.
• Orochimaru arrived with the resurrected Tobirama and tried to bargain for Nagato’s remains, but Genitsu rejected him and attacked.
• Genitsu shattered Tobirama with White Hot Light, but Tobirama later used Flying Thunder God to block Minato and escape with Orochimaru.
• The Third Hokage and Minato arrived, acknowledged Genitsu’s victory, and discussed his right to keep Nagato’s body and the Rinnegan.
• Konoha’s ninjas argued over whether Genitsu could defeat Nagato, while Kazue assured the Uchiha that Genitsu would not lose.
• A villager announced that Genitsu had returned and won.

Genitsu killed Nagato, preserved one Rinnegan, and exposed Obito’s attempt to retrieve it before reviving Nagato in a new body. Nagato awakened without his eyes, and Genitsu confronted him about the revival plan he had prepared.

• Genitsu returned to the village with Nagato’s head while the Uchiha debated Nagato’s motives, and Fugaku ordered a search for Konan, Hiruko, and Orochimaru’s group.
• Minato, the Third Hokage, Fugaku, and Jiraiya discussed Nagato’s invasion and Orochimaru’s revival of the Second Hokage.
• At the Root base, Genitsu preserved Nagato’s Rinnegan and told Kabuto that Nagato was an Uzumaki descendant rather than a reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths.
• Obito arrived to demand the Rinnegan, and Genitsu revealed that Black Zetsu had taken the other eye before creating a new body for Nagato.
• Nagato awakened with empty eye sockets and found himself unable to control his new body, while Genitsu challenged him to explain whether he had prepared Izanagi, the Naraka Path, or Rinne Rebirth as a way out.

Genitsu defeated Nagato, who used Izanagi to escape death, while Orochimaru and Tobirama uncovered a White Zetsu disguised as Madara’s corpse and Orochimaru claimed its body. After Nagato’s supposed death reached the Akatsuki, Konan challenged the claim that their leader was dead.

• Genitsu revealed that Nagato had prepared Izanagi, took Nagato’s Rinnegan for Kabuto, and watched Nagato vanish as the technique rewrote his death.
• Genitsu told Minato that Nagato had survived, then warned Kazue that the Akatsuki might target her eye-restoring dōjutsu.
• Orochimaru and Tobirama opened Madara’s sealed coffin, discovered that White Zetsu had been posing as Madara’s corpse, and discussed how Madara might have survived using Izanagi.
• Orochimaru used Living Corpse Reincarnation to take over White Zetsu’s body, and Tobirama departed with him using Flying Thunder God.
• The Akatsuki members questioned Hiruko and Konan after news spread that Nagato had died, and Konan asked who had said their leader was dead.

Nagato revealed that Izanagi had revived him, but Black Zetsu had stolen his other Rinnegan and left him severely weakened. As the Akatsuki went into hiding and Obito and Void began searching for Black Zetsu, Shin met Orochimaru to begin the promised work on cloning technology.

• Nagato appeared before the Akatsuki in a Pain puppet and ordered the organization to lie low, gather funds, and search for Orochimaru while planning future Tailed Beast captures.
• Nagato told Konan that Izanagi had cost him a Rinnegan and that he needed to restore his remaining eye or find Black Zetsu, who had stolen the other one.
• Obito and Void visited Nagato, agreed that Black Zetsu had to be found, and later suspected he intended to resurrect Madara Uchiha.
• Obito and Void decided the Akatsuki would secretly search for Black Zetsu while remaining dormant, and Obito considered asking Kazue to restore Nagato's eye.
• Shin met Orochimaru, claimed their transaction was complete, and asked him to fulfill his promise; Orochimaru began the process of perfecting cloning technology.

Black Zetsu sought to join the Eye Organization after taking Nagato's Rinnegan, but Setsuna tried to seize the eye for himself. Their fight began in the Uchiha Clan Compound, with Black Zetsu trying to finish the battle before Genitsu arrived.

• Black Zetsu used a White Zetsu clone to gather intelligence on the Eye Organization and searched for its base, while the Shinobi World remained quiet after Nagato and Genitsu's destructive battle.
• Setsuna told Uchiha clan members that he would obtain the Rinnegan, then met Black Zetsu in his courtyard.
• Black Zetsu asked to join the Eye Organization and revealed that Nagato had survived by using Izanagi with a Rinnegan.
• Setsuna refused to take Black Zetsu to the leader and decided to kill him and take his Rinnegan.
• Setsuna attacked with Amaterasu and Susanoo, but Black Zetsu used Almighty Push to scatter the flames and began using the Preta Path to absorb Setsuna's defenses.

Black Zetsu sought refuge with the Eye Organization after stealing Nagato’s Rinnegan, but Hitomi recognized him, restrained him, and investigated his nature. Black Zetsu survived and decided to try to recruit Hitomi to help resurrect Kaguya.

• Setsuna drove Black Zetsu away from the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Fugaku reported that Nagato’s Rinnegan had been stolen.
• Setsuna secretly went to the Eye Organization’s base at the Valley of the End, where Hitomi awaited him.
• Black Zetsu entered the base and met Hitomi, who revealed that he knew Black Zetsu had taken Nagato’s eyes and recognized his unusual nature.
• Hitomi immobilized Black Zetsu with God of Reversal, examined him, and concluded that he was a living Karma containing part of Kaguya’s will.
• Hitomi said he wanted to master the world’s strongest power system, then left Black Zetsu alive.
• Black Zetsu decided to find a way to bring Hitomi to Kaguya’s side and support her resurrection.

Black Zetsu searched for information about the Eye Organization while its members looked for descendants of the Ketsuryūgan and Red Eye. In Konoha, Genitsu discussed Hinata’s treatment under the Hyuga Clan’s rules and watched Naruto and Sasuke’s fierce rivalry as two years passed.

• Setsuna warned Black Zetsu not to betray the Eye Organization, and Black Zetsu later learned that members were searching for descendants of the Ketsuryūgan and Red Eye.
• Black Zetsu praised Smaru’s talent and told him that Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha could rival him.
• Iruka told Genitsu that Hinata had grown cold after receiving the Caged Bird seal, and Genitsu said the village could not interfere in the Hyuga Clan’s internal affairs.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought at the Ninja Academy, using shadow clones, Sharingan, and powerful ninjutsu while teachers and students watched.
• Two years passed as Naruto and Sasuke continued growing stronger through their rivalry.

During two years of peace, Genitsu prepared for Ōtsutsuki Urashiki’s coming and trained Sasuke in the Thunder Godzilla Technique. He promised to take Sasuke to Giant Island if he made progress, leaving Sasuke eager to master the technique and defeat Naruto.

• Two years after the war, Genitsu reflected on his growing reputation and the rumors that his Forbidden Techniques consumed his lifespan.
• Genitsu anticipated Ōtsutsuki Urashiki’s arrival and prepared for a battle that might require his full strength.
• Sasuke visited Genitsu and admitted he was struggling to shape his Lightning Release technique into Godzilla’s form.
• Genitsu explained the Thunder Godzilla Technique and encouraged Sasuke, then promised to take him to Giant Island once he improved.
• Sasuke eagerly imagined summoning a Godzilla to defeat Naruto and resolved to master the technique.

Naruto discussed Hinata’s hidden strength and possible defection before learning that the Akatsuki was targeting him as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Void used Genitsu Cells to begin developing Naruto’s Wood Release, while Orochimaru and Shin made a breakthrough with a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Naruto told Hinata he would not stop her from defecting but warned her to resolve the Caged Bird Seal, then parted from her without exposing her plans.
• Naruto asked Void why he could not appear openly, and Void revealed that the Akatsuki was watching Naruto because he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The Nine-Tails told Naruto that his strange Chakra reflected his lack of a path of his own, while Naruto offered to ask Void to spare it.
• Naruto asked to learn Wood Release, and Void decided to use his own cells after abandoning the Divine Tree approach.
• Void implanted Genitsu Cells in Naruto during a back-mountain training session, leaving Naruto unconscious and uncertain whether he had gained Wood Release.
• Orochimaru and Shin achieved a major cloning breakthrough, and Orochimaru celebrated discovering a way to use a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

After Shin obtained the cloning technology from Orochimaru, Orochimaru pursued a secret plan to use Godzilla tissue and a powerful organism as the foundation for an experiment. He reached the Godzilla Sanctuary and prepared to collect living tissue from a young Godzilla.

• Shin collected the completed cloning technology from Orochimaru and reminded him to find Kinkaku and Ginkaku so he could obtain the remaining Six Paths Ninja Tools.
• Orochimaru considered using Nine-Tails Chakra or Godzilla as the powerful life force needed for his experiment, then decided to target Godzilla.
• Guren complained that Orochimaru favored Shin, while Jūgo reminded her that many young ninja were more accomplished than she was.
• Orochimaru left Jūgo and Guren in charge of the base and village, then sailed toward the Godzilla Sanctuary.
• Orochimaru reached the island through its radiation cloud and prepared to scrape living tissue from a young Godzilla.

Shin gathered money and equipment to clone Sasuke’s Sharingan, while Orochimaru secretly harvested Godzilla tissue for a new experiment. Genitsu realized what Orochimaru was attempting and decided to secretly help him, intending to take over the results.

• Shin extorted ninja tools from the Iron Country and traded them to the Ninja Cat Clan for experimental equipment, while Sasuke narrowly avoided him at Cat Castle.
• Shin began cultivating Sharingan from Sasuke’s blood, and Hitomi realized Orochimaru was researching a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Orochimaru attacked young Godzillas on Godzilla Giant Island and collected their tissue before fleeing the island.
• Genitsu deduced that Orochimaru was combining Godzilla biology with a Demonic Statue fragment to create a powerful mechanical monster.
• Genitsu decided to secretly help Orochimaru overcome the experiment’s genetic conflicts so he could claim the finished creation.

Sasuke made progress learning the Thunder Godzilla Technique while Genitsu considered taking action against the Giant Tenseigan and Ōtsutsuki Urashiki. Nagato, unable to restore his Rinnegan quickly, created six new Pains and planned to reach the moon using a vehicle connected to Hyuga Kaimon.

• Sasuke practiced Lightning Release through his chakra sword, and Itachi learned that he had encountered someone from the Eye Organization at Cat Castle.
• Itachi and Shisui discussed the Eye Organization’s activity and the Naka Shrine tablet, while Sasuke managed to unleash his transformed Lightning Release in one burst.
• Genitsu decided to stop watching the younger generation and considered acting against the Giant Tenseigan as he prepared to take Ōtsutsuki Urashiki seriously.
• Nagato rejected Konan’s proposal to take Uchiha Kazue’s eyes by force and asked Obito for Ōtsutsuki Toneri’s corpse, but Obito refused.
• Nagato had Obito bring him six White Zetsu and six Sharingan, then made them into new Six Paths of Pain with Rinnegan in their left eyes and Sharingan in their right.
• Nagato decided to restore his strength and reach the moon by using a vehicle, recalling that Hyuga Kaimon would return to the Shinobi World in two days.

Nagato sent the Six Paths of Pain to recruit Hyuga Kaimon and seize his wooden platform for traveling to the moon, but Kaimon refused and fought back. As the battle escalated, Genitsu decided to use Kaimon to test something and pulled Toneri's soul free.

• Nagato told Konan he planned to find Hyuga Kaimon and use his wooden platform to reach the moon in search of a way to restore his Rinnegan.
• White Zetsu led the Six Paths of Pain to Kaimon, who refused Nagato's offer to join the Akatsuki and would not surrender the platform.
• The Six Paths of Pain attacked Kaimon, who used the ocular power stored in his scroll to strengthen his Byakugan and repel their assault.
• Kaimon identified the Naraka Path's ability to repair the other Pains, while White Zetsu mocked him and the Six Paths prepared to press their attack.
• Genitsu learned of the fight and decided to use Kaimon to test something, then opened Takamagahara and pulled Toneri's soul free.