Chapter Summaries

Naruto told the assembled leaders that he came from another world where an empire had unified the Shinobi World and maintained peace for twenty years. He argued that the empire’s peace rested on its systems and shared ideals rather than any single ruler, leaving the audience to weigh his claims.

• A small-country shinobi representative grew worried when he could not find the Third Hokage or the usual diplomatic staff and feared his village would lose the Leaf’s support.
• Naruto said he and his companions came from another world where there was no war, poverty, or hunger, and Tsunade could not confirm his claims to the Fire Daimyo.
• Naruto announced that a wise Emperor had unified his world twenty years earlier and established the Shinobi Empire.
• Several people in the audience doubted that twenty years of peace was extraordinary or could last after the Emperor died.
• Naruto said the empire’s institutions and shared ideals, rather than the power or will of one ruler, sustained its peace.

Naruto Uzumaki used the Chunin Exams to urge the Shinobi World’s people to join his Empire, promising pardons, advancement, knowledge, and even immortality. He began arguing that civilization and development could solve the resource shortages driving war, but the chapter ended before he explained what his Empire could offer.

• Naruto Uzumaki told the gathered crowd that the Empire intended to liberate the Shinobi World from the Shinobi Village System and bring peace and prosperity.
• Naruto promised nobles and officials opportunities to hold powerful positions in the Empire, making people with little authority feel hopeful while the Daimyo grew wary.
• When a noble questioned his promises, Naruto said the Empire would share information about itself and pardon those who pledged allegiance.
• Naruto promised loyal followers powerful ninjutsu, Sage Jutsu, knowledge, and the possibility of immortality, drawing skepticism from shinobi and excitement from others.
• Naruto explained that primitive technology and agriculture left people with plunder and war as their main ways to obtain resources, then began to contrast their situation with the Empire's.

Naruto defended the Empire’s invasion by describing its peaceful, technologically advanced civilization, where ninjas developed skills beyond warfare. Konan challenged his claims, and Naruto insisted the Empire’s conquest would bring peace and prosperity.

• Naruto condemned the Shinobi World’s use of young Genin in war and described how technology and education could improve life across the world.
• Naruto claimed that the Empire’s vast population and research could make immortality possible, shocking civilians and ninjas.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade noticed Orochimaru reacting with excitement to the prospect of immortality, and Orochimaru said he would pursue it through his own research.
• Konan challenged Naruto by pointing out that the supposedly advanced Empire had still chosen war and had invaded their land despite its abundant resources.
• Naruto dismissed Konan’s objections and declared that the Empire’s invasion was meant to bring eternal peace and prosperity.

Naruto gave the leaders of the Shinobi World a month to accept the Empire's rule, then subdued Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru with chakra-draining chains. In the Rain Village, Nagato mourned Yahiko and contacted the man behind his third backup plan.

• Naruto told the assembled leaders they had one month to surrender and asked Sasuke about the Empire's forces, which Sasuke said included millions of ninja and more than ten fighters stronger than them.
• Orochimaru suspected the Empire's claims were true but believed crossing worlds had come at a cost, while Tsunade and Jiraiya remained wary.
• Naruto said the Empire would stay in the Hidden Leaf Village and welcome surrender, then approached Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Naruto's chains pierced the three and sealed their power; Tsunade aged as her chakra was drained, so Naruto restored her appearance and apologized.
• In the Rain Village, Nagato mourned Yahiko, judged his first two backup plans useless against Naruto, and contacted the man connected to his third plan.

Naruto explained how the Empire’s Orochimaru conducted regulated research and saved Yamato, but the local Orochimaru rejected the offer and attacked before Sasuke cut him down. As the Empire’s group assembled to seize the Hidden Leaf, Kakashi considered going with Guy to join the opposing forces.

• Naruto described the Empire’s approach to human experimentation and how Orochimaru used Hashirama Cells to save Yamato.
• The local Orochimaru declared that he would obtain what he wanted by his own power and lunged at Naruto, but Sasuke sliced him apart; Orochimaru escaped by turning into snakes.
• Jiraiya reminded Tsunade that Orochimaru was not easily killed and recalled their plan for him to join their teacher and use Impure World Reincarnation if things went badly.
• Naruto summoned Gaara, Kankuro, Neji, Rock Lee, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Aburame Shino as the Empire’s team prepared to take control of the Hidden Leaf.
• Guy told Kakashi that the Third Hokage had asked him to join their side, and Kakashi considered using the opportunity to go behind enemy lines.

Naruto organized an intelligence-gathering operation in Konoha and sent Gaara to transport Jiraiya and Tsunade to the Empire. Neji then killed Ao and wounded Chōjūrō as they fled toward the Hidden Mist Village, leaving Chōjūrō convinced Konoha had silenced them.

• Kakashi and Guy decided to summon a small group of Elite Jonin to support the Third Hokage without drawing attention.
• Naruto had Gaara take Jiraiya and Tsunade to the Hidden Sand Village for transport to the Empire, sealed inside Kankuro's puppets.
• Naruto assigned Ino, Shikamaru, Neji, Shino, and Sasuke to gather intelligence, sway public opinion, and deal with resistance in Konoha.
• Naruto sent Shadow Clones across Konoha to gather information while Neji climbed Hokage Rock and spotted Ao fleeing toward the Hidden Mist Village.
• Neji fired a finger bone that killed Ao and struck Chōjūrō, who regained control of his body and ran toward the Land of Water to warn the Hidden Mist Village.

Nagato searched the Hidden Waterfall Village for the missing Seven-Tails, but the villagers told him that black-robed people had taken it. After learning the strangers wore red-cloud clothing and one spoke of the Evil God, Nagato left to pursue them and promised to avenge the village.

• Nagato descended into the Hidden Waterfall Village and demanded to know what had happened to its Jinchuriki.
• The villagers accused Nagato of already taking the Seven-Tails and killing Fuu, but he realized someone else might have taken it.
• An elder asked if Nagato belonged to the Evil Church, and the villagers described black-robed strangers wearing red clouds, including one who spoke of the Evil God.
• The villagers said the strangers had arrived three days earlier and left in a hurry less than a day before Nagato appeared.
• Nagato promised to avenge the villagers, then flew away as they watched in awe.

Nagato, Obito, Rasa, and Sasuke exchanged intelligence about black-robed Scarlet Cloud attackers and the capture of the Tailed Beasts. Meanwhile, Neji and Shino uncovered a secret Root laboratory beneath the Hidden Leaf, where Neji found evidence of human experimentation and stolen Sharingan and Byakugan.

• Nagato questioned Obito about the Tailed Beast hunt and reported that an evil religious group in black Scarlet Cloud robes had taken the Seven-Tails.
• Rasa, Sasuke, and Naruto described Scarlet Cloud attackers in the Hidden Sand and Hidden Leaf, including variants of Deidara and Sasori, a shark-like figure, and Itachi Uchiha, whom Sasuke said was already dead.
• Naruto sent Nagato to hold down the Hidden Sand Village and said Rasa might be overburdened guarding the teleportation passage; Rasa reacted angrily, then reflected on his sacrifices for the Empire.
• A Jonin told Rasa that Chiyo had developed injected nutrient solution for Deidara and a Chakra greenhouse for Sasori.
• Neji and Shino located a concealed Root base underground and discovered hundreds of child specimens, stolen Sharingan and Byakugan, and a head cloned from Hashirama's cells.
• Neji condemned the Hidden Leaf's leadership as he and Shino continued searching the laboratory, and Shino called him over after finding something else.

Hyuga Neji discovered Danzo’s report describing his plan to exterminate the Uchiha Clan and raising doubts that Uchiha Madara was still alive. As Sasuke and Obito reacted to the revelation, Nagato learned that Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast captures had largely failed, and Obito took him, the Ten-Tails, and the Seven-Tails into his Kamui Dimension.

• Danzo’s report revealed that he had planned to use the Nine-Tails’ attack as justification to exterminate the Uchiha, obtained Uchiha Shisui’s eye, and recruited Uchiha Itachi while suspecting that a masked man claiming to be Uchiha Madara had interfered.
• Hyuga Neji uploaded the report to the group and warned that Uchiha Madara might still be alive and threaten their mission.
• Sasuke Uchiha questioned why a supposed Madara would wear a spiral mask but remained convinced that Itachi’s participation did not excuse his crimes.
• Obito Uchiha read Neji’s message and reflected that the man who had helped build the Uchiha’s prestige had become their killer.
• Nagato told the Masked Man that the Tailed Beast capture plan had failed, while Hidan announced that he and Kakuzu had captured the Seven-Tails.
• Obito took Nagato, the Ten-Tails, and the Seven-Tails into his Kamui Dimension, keeping Nagato out of sight.

After Pain’s defeat, Obito took charge of the weakened Akatsuki and ordered the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Konan returned with news of the Empire and urged Nagato to unite the Shinobi World against it.

• Nagato told Obito that two Uchiha had killed several of his Paths of Pain and that a powerful outsider had captured Deidara and Sasori.
• Obito told Nagato to seal the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then declared himself the Akatsuki’s leader to Hidan and Kakuzu.
• Konan confronted Obito and demanded to know what he had done to Nagato, so Obito brought Nagato to her with Kamui.
• Nagato explained to Hidan and Kakuzu that Pain had been his friend and clone, while Konan reported that the Empire claimed to come from another world and intended to conquer the Shinobi World.
• Konan urged Nagato to contact the Shinobi World and form an alliance against the Empire.

Obito proposed extracting the Tailed Beast into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Kakashi met Hiruzen Sarutobi and the former Hokage's allies on Southern Red Island. Kakashi described the Empire's claims and intentions, leaving Hiruzen's gathered forces to confront the scale of the situation.

• Obito told Nagato and Zetsu to extract the Tailed Beast into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Kakashi sent the coordinates of the underground gathering on Southern Red Island to the group and did not answer Naruto Uzumaki's message.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi met Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai and asked Kakashi to explain the situation in the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Kakashi described the Chunin Exams and recounted the Empire's claims about its prosperity, power, and plans to bring their world under its rule.

Kakashi’s account of the Empire made many clan leaders and Jonin consider submitting rather than fighting, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to rally them against the outsiders. Hiruzen ordered every major and minor ninja force to attend a summit at Southern Red Island within three days.

• Kakashi persuaded Guy that his praise of the Empire was meant to expose internal dissent and unite the village against an external threat.
• Shikaku Nara argued that the Hidden Leaf Village should consider temporary submission and gather intelligence, and many attendees supported the idea.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned that the Empire might be using its promises to divide the Shinobi World, but many people still longed for peace.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called for every village, country, and mercenary group to join a conference at Southern Red Island to discuss how to fight the Empire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to summon all factions to Southern Red Island within three days, and Jonin departed with the invitations and information about the Empire.

After Mei Terumi and Ao were killed and the Six-Tails was captured, Chōjūrō became the Fifth Mizukage as the Five Great Nations prepared to respond to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s summit invitation. Obito and Uchiha Setsuna discovered that the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails had been extracted, but their Chakra still could not revive the Ten-Tails.

• Chōjūrō told the Hidden Mist elders that Mei Terumi and Ao had died, that another world had invaded, and that the Hidden Leaf had captured the Six-Tails; the elders appointed him Fifth Mizukage.
• A declared he would attend Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Five Kage Summit invitation, while Ōnoki decided to go himself and named Kurotsuchi as his successor if he failed to return.
• Rasa decided to attend the summit and planned to support the Empire.
• Obito met Uchiha Setsuna in the Land of Water, learned that Setsuna could not find the Six-Tails or Three-Tails, and told him what had happened.
• Obito sensed a powerful spatial fluctuation and went with Uchiha Setsuna to investigate.
• Obito reported that the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails had been extracted, but their Chakra was still insufficient to revive the Ten-Tails.

Orochimaru offered to cooperate with Akatsuki and revealed that he could help retrieve the Yin Nine-Tails, while Obito disclosed that he was not Madara. Obito then went to capture the Three-Tails, whose attack passed through him.

• Orochimaru arrived at Akatsuki’s hideout and proposed joining forces, offering a Nine-Tails to help revive the Ten-Tails.
• Konan reported that the Third Hokage had invited Akatsuki to the Five Kage Summit, but Nagato refused to attend.
• Orochimaru summoned four coffins, prompting Obito to remove his mask and admit that he was Madara’s representative, not Madara himself.
• Orochimaru explained that they needed to retrieve the Yin Nine-Tails from the Death God in the Land of Whirlpools, and Nagato agreed to go with him.
• Obito set out to capture the Three-Tails in the Land of Water, and its attack passed through his body.

Obito and Uchiha Setsuna investigated the Three-Tails and mistook Obito for Madara Uchiha, while another mysterious Uchiha took the beast. Obito discovered that the intruders were targeting Tailed Beasts, then found himself caught by Obito Uchiha’s strange attack.

• Obito lay on the Three-Tails and resolved to create a world where Rin would live forever through Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Obito and Uchiha Setsuna sensed the masked man’s Uchiha presence, and Setsuna guessed he might be Madara Uchiha.
• Uchiha Setsuna attacked Obito and the Three-Tails, mistaking Obito for Madara and demanding to know why he had slaughtered the clan.
• A second mysterious figure appeared on the Three-Tails and made it vanish, prompting Obito to realize the intruders were after Tailed Beasts.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Obito with Monkey Steals the Peach, and Obito’s intangibility failed to stop him from being grabbed.

Obito fought Obito over a ringing wristband, mistaking its call from Rin for an attack on something precious to his opponent. When Rin’s voice came through, Obito suspected genjutsu while the other Obito braced for trouble, and the chapter ended with him trying to adjust the wristband to see what was happening.

• Obito’s damaged wristband flew away and began playing its special notification music, making Obito panic about missing Rin’s call.
• Obito focused on taking the wristband, while Obito interpreted his desperation as grief and attacked him with Kamui Slash.
• Obito seized the wristband and tried to crush it, but the call connected before he could destroy it.
• Rin asked why Obito had taken so long to answer and complained that he had ignored her messages and calls.
• Obito desperately searched for signs of genjutsu, while the other Obito feared Rin would blame him for what he said.
• After Rin called for Grandma, Obito turned toward the other Obito, who began adjusting the wristband to investigate the voice.

Obito saw Rin and Grandma on the bracelet call and, overwhelmed by the sight, began questioning his path and whether he was trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. After Rin comforted him, he broke down and confessed how exhausted and lonely he had been since losing her.

• Obito's mask shattered as he saw Rin and Grandma, and he demanded to know when he had fallen under a Genjutsu.
• Obito questioned whether he was experiencing the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Rin returned to the phone and grew worried by his distressed appearance.
• Rin apologized for joking and pleaded with Obito to tell her what was wrong as Grandma stood beside her, concerned.
• Obito's defenses collapsed, and he confessed that he had killed many people and endured the mission's pressure to create a happy world with Rin.
• Obito wept and told Rin that he missed her and had been living in pain without her.

Uchiha Obito argued with Uchiha Setsuna after the alternate Obito escaped through his Kamui, then tried to figure out how to enter the other Obito’s dimension. Inside that dimension, Rin asked to see Obito’s face, and he slowly moved away from the bracelet despite fearing her reaction.

• Uchiha Setsuna accused Obito of slaughtering the Uchiha and threatened to report him to Clan Head Fugaku, while Obito insisted the alternate version was responsible.
• The alternate Obito used Kamui to escape, leaving Uchiha Obito furious and worried that Rin would blame him for the other man’s actions.
• Uchiha Obito suppressed Setsuna and began working out how to use his Kamui to enter the alternate Obito’s dimension.
• Obito admitted he had been deceived about being a hero and worried about how he would explain everything to Rin.
• Rin told Obito that she missed him and asked to see his face, while Obito slowly moved away from the bracelet, afraid to show her his damaged appearance.

Obito spoke with Rin over the phone, struggling to understand whether what he saw was real while learning about the Empire and Rin’s plans for their future. The conversation ended when Grandma told him Rin was pregnant and urged him to return and settle down.

• Obito saw Rin crying at the sight of his injured face and tried to convince himself that the conversation was only a nightmare.
• Rin worried about Obito’s injuries and learned that he had given his eye to Kakashi during a dangerous mission.
• Rin told Obito that she missed him and wanted to marry him when he returned from the mission.
• Grandma interrupted their conversation and told Obito to give up on surpassing Double Star and becoming the Burning Sun because he was going to be a father.

Obito tore open a path into another Obito’s Kamui Dimension and confronted him over Rin, then overwhelmed him with his Susanoo. Obito ended the chapter restraining his counterpart and preparing to take his eyes.

• Obito used blood-marked formations and Kamui to tear open space and enter another Obito’s dimension, where Rin was with the other Obito.
• Obito accused the other Obito of taking Rin and activated Susanoo, while Uchiha Setsuna agreed to help seize the bracelet.
• Obito split his Susanoo into three, attacking the other Obito, restraining him, and destroying the surrounding space.
• Obito beat the other Obito, locked him in a chokehold, and declared that he would take his eyes.