Chapter Summaries

Nagato used his Adamantine Sealing Chains and Preta Path to restrain Gyūki and Killer B and absorb their chakra. He survived Gyūki pouring all of its chakra into him, then demanded that the Cloud Village’s strongest fighters submit to the Empire.

• Nagato bound Gyūki and Killer B with Adamantine Sealing Chains, then transformed the chains into tubes to drain their chakra.
• Gyūki urged Killer B not to fear Nagato and decided to overwhelm him by sending its chakra through the chains.
• Gyūki gradually increased its chakra output, then poured all of its remaining chakra into Nagato, expecting his body to burst.
• Nagato absorbed all of Gyūki’s chakra without harm, drawing on his Uzumaki Body, Sage Eyes, and the Six Paths Elixir.
• Nagato declared that the Empire could accelerate its advance and ordered Gyūki and Killer B to submit.

Nagato extracted Gyūki from Killer B and sealed the Tailed Beast inside himself, then restrained A and Killer B and sealed their Chakra. A faced the consequences of resisting the Empire as Nagato unleashed Super Almighty Push.

• Nagato used the Outer Path: Tailed Beast Extraction Technique to pull Gyūki from Killer B, leaving him alive but devastated and powerless.
• A watched Killer B lose the Eight-Tails and vowed to call a Four Kage Summit to unite the villages against the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Gyūki struggled against Nagato’s seal as Nagato imprisoned him inside his own body.
• Nagato decided to keep A and Killer B alive until the Empire’s army arrived, then sealed their powers with golden chains.
• Nagato announced that resistance would be punished and used Super Almighty Push on A and Killer B.

Nagato tried to force A to accept the Empire’s rule by demonstrating his overwhelming power. After A refused to reveal the Two-Tails Jinchuriki’s location, Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei on the Hidden Cloud Village, leaving A overwhelmed with regret and fear.

• Nagato argued that the village’s leaders had to feel pain and recognize their weakness before they would accept peace and the Empire.
• Nagato gave A one last chance to reveal the Two-Tails Jinchuriki’s location, but A refused.
• Nagato rose into the sky and unleashed Shinra Tensei, sending a devastating repulsive force through the Hidden Cloud Village.
• The force shattered buildings and ground across the village, throwing people into the air as A watched in despair.
• A regretted his choices as Nagato disappeared into the distance, and the experience left him branded with fear and powerlessness.

Nagato deliberately devastated the Hidden Cloud and injured its people to make them depend on the Empire’s aid, then fought Yugito Nii when she arrived as the Two-Tails’ Jinchuriki. He extracted the Two-Tails and informed the Empire Vanguard group that he had captured both the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.

• Nagato left the ruined Hidden Cloud, intending for the Empire’s relief efforts to win the survivors’ loyalty.
• Yugito Nii confronted Nagato and attacked him with Matatabi’s power, but he deflected her strikes with Shinra Tensei.
• Yugito Nii fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Nagato, but it exploded before reaching him.
• Nagato restrained Yugito Nii with Adamantine Sealing Chains and extracted the Two-Tails, which reunited with the Eight-Tails inside him.
• Nagato departed on the Giant Bird and messaged the Empire Vanguard group that he had captured the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.

Obito and Uchiha Setsuna argued over how to earn merit by capturing Tailed Beasts, then split up to hunt the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. When Obito found the Five-Tails' Jinchuriki in the Hidden Stone Village, he spotted a woman with the Rinnegan.

• Uchiha Setsuna persuaded Obito to lie to Nagato that they had captured the Tailed Beasts in the Land of Earth and were heading to the Land of Water.
• Nagato told Obito he had captured the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, then said he would search the Hidden Waterfall Village for the Seven-Tails.
• Uchiha Setsuna and Obito agreed to hunt the Four-Tails and Five-Tails separately and meet at the Hidden Mist Village, or the Hidden Sand Village if they lost contact.
• Obito searched for two days, found the Five-Tails' Jinchuriki in the Hidden Stone Village, and approached him to ask him to release the Tailed Beast.
• Obito noticed a woman nearby who possessed the Rinnegan.

Uchiha Setsuna ambushed Roshi and used his Mangekyo Sharingan to bind and attack his soul, but Son Goku awakened Roshi before Setsuna could take control of the Four-Tails. Roshi counterattacked with Lava Release and a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, while Setsuna summoned two purple arms to meet his charge.

• Uchiha Setsuna caught Roshi alone and bound him with Soul Shackles before using Underworld Judgment to torment his soul.
• Son Goku's spiritual force resisted Setsuna's attack, and Setsuna struck Roshi with Blaze Release: Incinerating Fire Dragon Bullet.
• Roshi emerged in Lava Release Chakra Mode, realized Setsuna had attacked him, and charged with Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique.
• Setsuna shattered Roshi's lava projectiles with Flame Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, but Roshi resisted the flames and began a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Roshi lunged to seize Setsuna, and Setsuna summoned two thick, purple, illusory arms.

Uchiha Setsuna captured Roshi and controlled Son Goku, but four Rinnegan-wielding Paths appeared and attacked him. He fought them with Complete Body Susanoo and shadow clones, destroying one Path before the others revealed their ability to revive.

• Uchiha Setsuna crushed Roshi with Susanoo until Roshi's Lava Release Chakra Mode dispersed, forcing Son Goku to emerge.
• Uchiha Setsuna used his Sharingan to control Son Goku, then sensed hidden enemies and called them out.
• Four figures bearing the Rinnegan revealed themselves as Paths, and Uchiha Setsuna recognized their Black Receivers and challenged them with Complete Body Susanoo.
• The Asura Path attacked with weapons, but Uchiha Setsuna used shadow clones and Susanoo to pulverize it while Son Goku knocked back the Human Path.
• The Preta Path drained one of Uchiha Setsuna's clones, and another Asura Path summoned the Hell King to revive the destroyed Path.
• Uchiha Setsuna faced the Paths' revival ability without fear and declared that he was witnessing the Uchiha Clan's ultimate power.

Uchiha Setsuna destroyed Nagato’s four Paths with Susanoo while Obito watched Ziyang Hua’s Animal Path devastate Hidden Stone Village. Obito took the Five-Tails and used Kamui to absorb the Animal Path’s Summoning Animals as she pursued him, leaving only Panda to face him.

• Uchiha Setsuna unleashed Susanoo: Blazing Flames and destroyed the four Paths of Pain, prompting Nagato to curse from Rain Village.
• Ziyang Hua’s six Summoning Animals ravaged Hidden Stone Village and suppressed Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, while Obito watched.
• Obito controlled Kokuō and sealed the Five-Tails in his Kamui Dimension, then fled as the Animal Path demanded his life.
• The Animal Path pursued Obito and summoned her animals, but he used Kamui to remove the Split Dog, Hell Crab, Chameleon, Yatagarasu, and Fighting Bull.
• Obito used Kamui against Panda after it turned into a stone statue.

Nagato watched Uchiha Setsuna destroy his Paths while Obito defeated the Animal Path’s summons, leaving him to consider using his contingency plans. In Shinobi World No. 7, Uchiha Madara summoned himself to Mount Myōboku, where Gamabunta’s resistance led Fukasaku to invite him to meet the Sage.

• Nagato realized that splitting his attention between the Chunin Exams, Obito, and Uchiha Setsuna had left his Paths vulnerable, and he blamed the timing for the crisis.
• Obito used Kamui to evade the Animal Path’s attack, then burned the five Rinnegan-bearing figures with Wild Storm Dance.
• Nagato spat blood after the Paths were destroyed and considered the contingency plans that “Madara” had left him.
• Uchiha Madara repeatedly used the Summoning Technique until he arrived at Mount Myōboku.
• Gamabunta taunted Madara and resisted his Mangekyo Sharingan, while Gamaken called for the Sage.
• Fukasaku appeared and invited Uchiha Madara to go up and meet the Sage.

Naruto and Sasuke challenged the gathered shinobi elites, offering their powers to anyone who could defeat them. Ōnoki and then Mei Terumi attacked Sasuke, and the chapter ended as Mei’s corrosive Lava Release threatened to hit him while Itachi watched nervously.

• Naruto and Sasuke halted their Chunin Exam match and challenged the assembled elites, with Naruto offering his Sage Jutsu inheritance and Uzumaki Body and Sasuke offering his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Jiraiya confirmed the challenge, and Ōnoki entered the arena and attacked Sasuke with Earth Release techniques.
• Sasuke shattered Ōnoki’s stone fist with his bare hand and sent the Tsuchikage flying.
• Mei Terumi covered the arena in mist, and Sasuke’s Great Fireball evaporated it but collided with her Lava Release: Dissolving Monster Technique.
• Mei’s corrosive lava surged toward Sasuke as Kisame noticed that Itachi seemed nervous.

Sasuke fought the Kage-level opponents at the Chunin Exams and killed Darui with a single Susanoo strike, alarming the gathered delegates. Mabui accused the Hidden Leaf of provoking war, while Jiraiya ordered medical ninja to save Darui and tried to contain the crisis.

• Itachi suspected that Sasuke had been possessed and grew angry at the Hidden Leaf, though he again suppressed doubts about his own past choices.
• Mei Terumi's Lava Release began melting Sasuke's Susanoo, but Sasuke endured the attack.
• Darui combined Water and Lightning Release against Sasuke, who transformed the lightning into a Lightning Susanoo and cut through Darui's Storm Release lasers.
• Sasuke killed Darui with a slash, and Naruto protested after seeing his friend cut down an opponent.
• Mabui confronted Jiraiya and accused the Hidden Leaf of wanting war with the Hidden Cloud Village.
• Jiraiya ordered the medical ninja to save Darui and tried to manage the diplomatic fallout.

Tsunade confronted Mabui over Darui’s injury, then used the Slug Sage and her Medical Ninjutsu to save him. Meanwhile, Naruto faced challengers with Shadow Clones and overwhelmed Kitsuchi, who cried out for his father to save him.

• Jiraiya disowned the examinee and told Mabui she could seek revenge, but Tsunade arrived and challenged her accusations.
• Tsunade identified herself as Hashirama Senju’s granddaughter and took charge of the dispute.
• Tsunade summoned the Slug Sage and healed Darui, then warned Mabui against provoking another incident.
• Naruto created Shadow Clones to fight the challengers one-on-one, drawing attacks from shinobi who wanted his Sage inheritance and Uzumaki body.
• Naruto’s Shadow Clone destroyed Kitsuchi’s Earth Dragon Bullet and pierced his Earth Style Wall with a storm of shuriken, prompting Kitsuchi to shout, “Father, save me!”

Sasuke overwhelmed the Kage until Itachi intervened to save Ōnoki, revealing himself as Sasuke’s hated target. The brothers prepared to fight, while Itachi remained confused about the source of Sasuke’s hatred.

• Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Orochimaru attacked Sasuke, but Ōnoki diverted his Dust Release to save his son and destroyed Naruto’s Shadow Clones.
• Sasuke grew furious at Naruto’s complaint and transformed his Susanoo into its complete form, coating it in Amaterasu flames.
• Sasuke attacked Ōnoki, but Itachi appeared and deflected the Susanoo Flame Blade with Yasaka Beads.
• Sasuke accused Itachi of slaughtering the Uchiha and disgracing their clan, while Itachi sensed Sasuke’s genuine hatred and wondered what had caused it.

Sasuke confronted Itachi over the Uchiha massacre and believed his brother had spared him to take his eyes. Their Susanoo clashed as Itachi demanded to know where Sasuke was.

• Sasuke rejected Itachi's claim that he was his little brother and vowed to punish him for the Uchiha clan's deaths.
• Sasuke expanded his purple Susanoo, while spectators speculated that Itachi had returned to steal Sasuke's eyes.
• Kimita spread rumors that Itachi had left Sasuke alive to use his eyes as a replacement for his own failing Sharingan.
• Itachi and Sasuke summoned their Susanoo, with Sasuke wielding an Amaterasu-wreathed katana and Itachi drawing the Sword of Totsuka and raising the Yata Mirror.
• Itachi told Sasuke that his Susanoo was useless against his Divine Treasures and demanded to know where Sasuke was.

Itachi and Sasuke fought fiercely with their Susanoo, while stray Amaterasu flames killed Kimita and several Hidden Leaf hooligans. Sasuke struggled against Itachi’s legendary weapons and attacks from the other Kage, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Itachi used the Yata Mirror and Yasaka Beads to deflect Amaterasu, but some flames escaped and killed Kimita and the Hidden Leaf hooligans near him.
• Enraged, Itachi attacked Sasuke with his Susanoo’s Sword of Totsuka as Sasuke countered with lightning-charged sword strikes.
• Itachi and Sasuke clashed in the air, exchanging powerful sword attacks as flames and lightning tore through the sky.
• Sasuke realized his Amaterasu and Ninjutsu were being countered by Itachi’s Yata Mirror and grew frustrated that he lacked Six Paths Power.
• Sasuke also had to contend with Wind Kage, Mei Terumi, and Lord Ōnoki, who attacked him while Itachi kept fighting.

Sasuke fought Itachi while revealing that the Empire had sent him to conquer their world and that his counterpart had gone to another world. Itachi refused to surrender, and Sasuke called on Naruto to seal him as the battle continued against the other Kage.

• Itachi overused his Divine Treasures and life force, while Sasuke judged that he was nearing death and warned that his ocular power would eventually blind him.
• Sasuke told Itachi that his counterpart had gone to another world and that the Empire had sent its forces to conquer their world.
• Sasuke explained that his world had been unified under an Emperor, but Itachi rejected his talk of peace and resumed attacking.
• Sasuke called on Naruto to seal Itachi, then struck with Amaterasu, killing Mei Terumi and leaving Ōnoki near death after he sacrificed his lower body.
• Orochimaru escaped by scattering into countless white snakes, and Sasuke turned his attention to the remaining opponent.

Kisame flooded the battlefield and attacked Naruto with sharks, but Naruto adapted to the water and summoned the Toads of Mount Myōboku to fight back. The Toads defeated the sharks, and Sasuke called on Naruto to stop playing and seal Kisame.

• Kisame unleashed a massive Water Release technique, flooding the area and merging with Samehada.
• Naruto transformed his body to grow gills and move freely underwater, surprising Kisame.
• Kisame summoned a swarm of sharks, and Naruto summoned Gamabunta and the other Toads of Mount Myōboku.
• The Toads battled the sharks and gradually gained the upper hand, defeating them.
• Jiraiya regretted Naruto's contract with the Toads, and Sasuke shouted for Naruto to seal Kisame.

Naruto and Sasuke defeated Itachi and Kisame, but Itachi implanted a command in Naruto before Pain killed both captives. Naruto then fought Deva Path Pain, leaving Sasuke and Naruto facing the Rinnegan user in battle.

• Sasuke overwhelmed Itachi's Susanoo with Extreme Lightning Chidori while Naruto captured Kisame and Itachi with sealing chains.
• Itachi used a crow bearing Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan to implant the command to protect the Hidden Leaf Village in Naruto's mind.
• Deva Path Pain killed the captured Itachi and Kisame with iron nails, prompting Sasuke to attack him.
• Naruto protected Sasuke and struck Deva Path Pain with Sage-enhanced Kunai and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto shattered Pain's Truth-Seeking Orb rods and attacked him with Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan.

Naruto struck Pain with a Sage-powered Great Ball Rasengan and discovered that Pain was controlling a corpse puppet, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru chose to wait and observe. Sasuke and Naruto regrouped, and Sasuke accepted Naruto’s claim that their training could help them detect altered thoughts as they prepared to reveal themselves to the world.

• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru debated attacking the newcomers but decided to stay on standby and wait for an opportunity.
• Naruto’s Great Ball Rasengan severely damaged Pain, and his Seven Orifices Sealing revealed that Pain was a corpse puppet whose controller had withdrawn his consciousness.
• Konan watched Yahiko’s body and resolved to endure for Yahiko’s ideal and peace in the Shinobi World.
• Nobles in the stands praised the spectacle, discussed the dead Kage, and showed contempt for the shinobi fighting below.
• Sasuke checked Naruto for signs of Kotoamatsukami, and Naruto explained how their training taught them to question their own reasoning.
• Naruto and Sasuke prepared to announce their existence to the world.

Guy told Kakashi that Neji and Rock Lee seemed like their memories had been replaced, while Kakashi urged him to follow the Hokages’ plan. After Jiraiya announced the Chunin Exams were over, Naruto revealed that he and his companions came from a more advanced parallel Hidden Leaf, leaving the visitors demanding to know what had happened to the Third Hokage.

• Guy told Kakashi that Neji and Rock Lee had changed so much that he feared someone had taken their memories and replaced them.
• Kakashi persuaded Guy not to act rashly and to follow the Hokages’ arrangements.
• Jiraiya ended the Chunin Exams, but Naruto began addressing the uneasy spectators.
• Naruto revealed his identity as a variant of Minato Namikaze’s son and introduced Sasuke as a variant whose power had reached the threshold of the Rinnegan.
• The spectators argued over whether Naruto’s group came from the Hidden Leaf, and one demanded to know where the kind and benevolent Third Hokage was.