Chapter Summaries

Asuka told Uchiha Ryoichi that the Eye of the Moon Plan had begun and argued that Konoha should use it to weaken every village with a Tailed Beast, especially Kumogakure, before the next war. Ryoichi accepted the strategy but grew suspicious about why Asuka had changed his mind.

• Asuka met his new neighbor, Uchiha Mikoto, and later asked Ryoichi why the clan head had agreed to her divorce so readily.
• Ryoichi speculated that Fugaku might marry multiple women to secure allies for the Uchiha clan.
• Asuka revealed that the Eye of the Moon Plan had begun, and Ryoichi realized it could provoke a major war over the Tailed Beasts.
• Asuka argued that Konoha should carry out the plan while attacking every village with a Tailed Beast, with special attention to Kumogakure.
• Ryoichi agreed that weakening all the villages could narrow the gap with Konoha, then wondered why Asuka now supported carrying out the plan.

Asuka joined the Eye of the Moon Plan after learning it could begin soon, then tried to help Ryoichi fulfill his regret about a woman from his past. He went to the Hyuga Clan Grounds to find her, leaving Hiashi and Hizashi pretending to search for her while Hiashi avoided going home.

• Ryoichi warned Asuka that taking too many tailed beasts could unite the villages, and Asuka reassured him that he would survive the coming war.
• Asuka learned from Black Zetsu that the Eye of the Moon Plan's preparations were complete and decided to join rather than risk waiting for Naruto and Sasuke to grow up.
• Asuka asked the system about his strength and whether it could bring back Naruto at his peak, but it could not travel to the future.
• Ryoichi admitted that he regretted losing contact with a woman he loved, after separating from her when he planned to travel with Madara.
• Asuka went to the Hyuga Clan Grounds to find Hiashi's second wife, prompting Hiashi and Hizashi to stage a search while Hiashi avoided returning home.

Asuka learned that the Great Elder wanted the Uchiha to have more descendants and planned to use fertility medicine to help fulfill his wish. By nightfall, the clan grounds were filled with suspicious activity, and Saburo realized someone was plotting against the Uchiha.

• Asuka and Hyuga Meng Meng failed to persuade Linghua to leave, and she teased Ryoichi about Asuka’s claims that he missed her and wanted to give her cucumbers.
• Asuka told Uchiha Saburo about Ryoichi and Linghua, then asked the Great Elder whether he had a wish to fulfill.
• Saburo said he wanted the Uchiha to have more descendants, prompting Asuka to plan to secretly add fertility medicine to married couples’ meals.
• Fei Fei suggested using many clones, and Asuka hurried off to enlist his Good Brother and its hundred thousand brothers.
• That night, Saburo heard sounds from across the clan grounds and concluded that someone was plotting against the Uchiha.

In Rain Country, Konan worried that Nagato was rushing the Eye of the Moon Plan, which was set to begin in three days, while Pakura looked forward to its promised peace. In Konoha, Asuka tried to fulfill a wish for the system by taking over Teuchi’s pancake stall, then Mikoto visited Kushina and was left confused by Kushina’s apparent closeness with Asuka.

• Konan overheard villagers speculating that she was unhappy because of marriage, then told Pakura that Nagato’s plan would begin in three days and admitted she distrusted the secretive Uchiha Madara.
• Pakura asked who would help capture One-Tail, and Konan said Zetsu had been sent to steal a child instead.
• Asuka reasoned that fulfilling the wishes of Uchiha Clan members could satisfy the system, so he took over Teuchi’s pancake stall for the day.
• Mikoto bought a badly made pancake from Asuka, threw it at him, and went to visit Kushina after realizing he had stolen her plates.
• Kushina told Mikoto she had met the resurrected Minato in a mysterious world, then invited Mikoto to climb over the wall and eat at her home, leaving both women awkwardly wondering about Kushina’s relationship with Asuka.

Uchiha Asuka completed eight wishes for deceased Uchiha and received system rewards before bringing Spiral Zetsu an improved Impure World Reincarnation scroll. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu began its plan to capture tailed beasts but injured itself underground after colliding with an unseen obstacle.

• Asuka finished fulfilling eight wishes, claimed a Sharingan progress boost, a Copy Scroll, and Otsutsuki blood, and saw that the blood would arrive after a countdown.
• Black Zetsu set out to capture the tailed beasts, but crashed into something underground, developed a bump on its forehead, and discovered part of its body was missing.
• Asuka visited Spiral Zetsu's Meatball Shop, where Spiral Zetsu told him that White Zetsu were monitoring it on Black Zetsu's orders.
• Asuka gave Spiral Zetsu a scroll containing an improved Impure World Reincarnation that he had obtained from Yakushi Kabuto in the future.

Asuka persuaded Spiral Zetsu to research an improved Impure World Reincarnation and revive Madara, while Black Zetsu arrived with a mission announcing that the Eye of the Moon Plan had begun. The chapter ended with Asuka and Spiral Zetsu ordered to capture the first tailed beast in Sunagakure, despite Spiral Zetsu suspecting Black Zetsu’s sudden change of plans.

• Asuka explained that the original Impure World Reincarnation had revived Madara in his old body and entrusted Spiral Zetsu with researching the improved version.
• Asuka told Spiral Zetsu that the research needed living sacrifices, and Spiral Zetsu volunteered to handle it using White Zetsu as experimental materials.
• Black Zetsu crashed into the shop with a swollen bump on its forehead, and Asuka and Spiral Zetsu questioned how it had been injured.
• Asuka offered to take over the research and asked Spiral Zetsu for White Zetsu, but Spiral Zetsu insisted it could find the right approach.
• Black Zetsu announced that the plan had begun and ordered Asuka and Spiral Zetsu to go to Sunagakure and capture the first tailed beast.
• Spiral Zetsu recalled that Black Zetsu had planned to capture the beast itself and wondered whether its new mission was a feint.

Asuka and Spiral Zetsu traveled toward Sunagakure to capture the One-Tail, worrying about the village’s defenses and realizing Black Zetsu may have shifted the dangerous mission onto them. The chapter ended with a Sunagakure teacher giving children a sarcastic lesson about the village’s harsh desert life and rivalry with Konoha.

• Asuka and Spiral Zetsu discussed how difficult it would be to capture a Jinchuriki inside a village without provoking the entire village.
• Spiral Zetsu explained that Nagato and Obito had easier targets, while Asuka and Spiral Zetsu were left to face the Five Great Ninja Villages for the One-Tail.
• Asuka questioned why Black Zetsu had volunteered to capture the One-Tail before diverting to Konoha, and Spiral Zetsu suspected it had only been trying to appear powerful.
• Asuka and Spiral Zetsu discussed the Fourth Mizukage’s control and hurried on toward Sunagakure.
• A Sunagakure teacher told children that the desert’s harsh conditions made the village stronger than Konoha, then privately admitted that nobody actually liked eating sand.

Teacher Ozeki vented about his new students before meeting Uchiha Asuka and Spiral Zetsu in a tavern, where they lamented how difficult it would be to abduct Sunagakure’s Jinchuriki. Asuka rejected a direct attack and mocked Tobi’s plan to kidnap the Fourth Kazekage, leaving Spiral Zetsu unsure whether the alternative was too arrogant.

• Teacher Ozeki complained that his freshmen could not explain why Sunagakure lived in the desert, then left the Ninja Academy to drink.
• Teacher Ozeki found Uchiha Asuka and Spiral Zetsu drinking in the tavern, unaware that they were discussing their mission to abduct Sunagakure’s Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Asuka reflected that Karura’s survival had helped make Gaara unusually well protected and concluded that taking him from Sunagakure would be difficult.
• Spiral Zetsu proposed kidnapping the Fourth Kazekage to force Sunagakure to surrender the tailed beast and let them escape.
• Uchiha Asuka sarcastically suggested that Tobi lead an assault on all Five Great Ninja Villages, and Spiral Zetsu hesitated over whether that plan was too arrogant.

Asuka wandered through Sunagakure and learned about the village’s upcoming Festival Day, where residents burned offerings for their departed loved ones. After buying a set of paper Kage from a persuasive merchant, he met Ninja Academy teacher Da Guan, whose story about Kazekage Rasa’s youngest son ended with the Kazekage Building’s windows exploding.

• Asuka emerged from the weakened sandstorm and found Sunagakure’s streets crowded with vendors selling Festival Day offerings.
• A merchant persuaded Asuka to buy a set of paper figures called the Twelve Strongest Kage by claiming his grandfather needed protection in the Pure Land.
• Da Guan recognized Asuka from the tavern and explained how different villages honored their dead during Festival Day.
• Da Guan’s students found him, and he kicked Kankuro away after the boy insulted his paper figures.
• Da Guan said the Kazekage’s youngest son had exceptional ninja talent, and Asuka saw the Kazekage Building’s windows shatter as a small figure flew out.
• Da Guan explained that Lord Kazekage was being attacked by his youngest son, while hinting that the Kazekage was regularly beaten by his wife.

Rasa and Karura argued over whether their two-year-old son Gaara should be pushed to control Shukaku, while their family reunited over dinner. Seeing Gaara eager to make friends, Kankuro took him and Temari out on a nighttime adventure, and Rasa let them go with a warning not to return too late.

• Karura confronted Rasa at the Kazekage Office for expecting Gaara to control Shukaku so young, while Rasa argued that Sunagakure could not afford to wait.
• Rasa and Karura returned home to a dinner prepared by Yashamaru and welcomed Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara.
• Rasa noticed that Gaara showed no signs of Shukaku's disturbance and considered him a promising candidate to become a perfect Jinchuriki.
• Gaara told his family he had no friends yet, and Temari explained that one child had traded pebbles for his lollipop.
• Kankuro took Gaara and Temari out for a nighttime adventure, and Rasa told them not to come home too late.

Uchiha Asuka enlisted Spiral Zetsu in a plan to rob graves in Sunagakure and test an improved Impure World Reincarnation technique ahead of capturing the One-Tail. As they set out at midnight, Asuka also discovered that the Otsutsuki blood fusion countdown had barely advanced.

• Asuka wondered why Gaara showed no signs of sleep deprivation despite hosting Shukaku, then rejected Spiral Zetsu's suggestion to capture him immediately.
• Asuka persuaded Spiral Zetsu to accept a mission by promising it would impress Madara's will, then revealed that the mission was to dig graves.
• Asuka noticed the blood-fusion countdown had barely changed after seventy-two hours and saw it decrease by only one second.
• In Konoha, Mikoto's bedroom ceiling collapsed, while Tsunade and Hashirama fell into a large pit and Hashirama recalled Tobirama blaming the Uchiha for such mishaps.
• Spiral Zetsu arrived with an iron shovel, and Asuka explained that they would rob graves in Sunagakure to practice and improve Impure World Reincarnation before they captured the One-Tail.

Uchiha Asuka and Spiral Zetsu used Impure World Reincarnation to bring deceased relatives back across Sunagakure on Festival Day, leaving villagers and leaders confronting the returned dead. As the reunion spread through the village, Asuka summoned a tiny creature and ordered it to attack the Kazekage Building as a distraction.

• Da Guan and Uchiha Asuka attended Festival Day at the cemetery, where they discussed using the villagers’ grief to launch their plan.
• Da Guan recited his father Da Sen’s name three times and was shocked when Da Sen appeared at his door, scolding him for remaining unmarried.
• Chiyo opened her door to her returned parents, recognized the situation as an enemy’s scheme, and chose to stay with them while Ebizo urged her to put the village first.
• Villagers throughout Sunagakure discovered their deceased relatives had returned, while Uchiha Asuka asked Spiral Zetsu how many people he had revived.
• Uchiha Asuka summoned a palm-sized tea kettle creature and ordered it to wreck the Kazekage Building, leaving Spiral Zetsu dumbfounded.

Asuka and Spiral Zetsu used Shukaku to draw Sunagakure’s attention while Spiral Zetsu captured Gaara. Asuka proposed that Tobi become Gaara’s replacement Jinchuriki so he could escape with him, leaving Spiral Zetsu to realize the plan would cost him his life.

• Asuka loosened the seal on Shukaku, who grew giant and appeared in Sunagakure while Rasa mobilized the village’s ninja.
• Rasa attacked Shukaku with Sand Gold Grand Funeral, but Shukaku taunted him instead of resisting.
• Spiral Zetsu entered Gaara’s bedroom and carried the unconscious child away while Sunagakure focused on Shukaku.
• Da Guan stayed home with his resurrected father, Da Sen, while Chiyo and Ebizo remained with their resurrected family members.
• Asuka told Spiral Zetsu that he should become Gaara’s Jinchuriki to help them escape, and Spiral Zetsu realized the plan meant he would be sacrificed.

Asuka used Shukaku and Spiral Zetsu to transfer the One-Tail from Gaara into Spiral Zetsu, then left Gaara alive in Sunagakure. Rasa discovered Gaara was safe but became furious after recognizing the infant Asuka had left behind, and Asuka escaped over the village wall.

• Asuka summoned Shukaku and had Spiral Zetsu prepare to receive the One-Tail from the unconscious Gaara.
• Asuka told Shukaku he would not seal it inside himself, and Shukaku agreed to help transfer the Tailed Beast into Spiral Zetsu.
• Rasa ordered the revived dead to be handled and went to release the gold-dust seal around Gaara.
• Karura found Gaara missing inside the pyramid, but an Anbu soon brought the unharmed child back to Rasa.
• Rasa saw the infant and erupted in anger, while Asuka escaped Sunagakure and wondered at the Kazekage's reaction.

Rasa and the Sand jonin debated who had revived the dead and stolen Shukaku, with Konoha and Orochimaru both considered possible suspects. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu celebrated Spiral Zetsu’s capture of the One-Tail by giving away anko soup, then bought out a neighboring shop when his own ran low.

• Villagers surveyed the damage and discussed the tailed beast’s rampage and the strange return of the dead.
• Rasa questioned Chiyo, and Ebizo explained that they had pretended to welcome their revived relatives while searching for the mastermind.
• Chiyo identified Impure World Reincarnation as the technique used to revive the dead, prompting Sand jonin to debate whether Konoha, Orochimaru, or another village was responsible.
• Rasa hesitated to accuse Konoha, recalling that Sunagakure’s earlier suspicion of Konoha had helped trigger the Third Shinobi World War.
• Black Zetsu read Spiral Zetsu’s report that the One-Tail had been captured and gave its anko soup away to children for free.
• When customers kept asking for soup, Black Zetsu went next door and bought the shop’s entire supply.

Spiral Zetsu returned to Konoha and discovered Black Zetsu had been giving away anko soup, then revealed that he and Asuka had transferred Shukaku into his own body. After Black Zetsu’s shock and anger subsided, Spiral Zetsu said he was going to die, and the two shared their names before sinking underground.

• Spiral Zetsu joined the line outside the Meatball Shop and realized Black Zetsu was serving free anko soup to villagers.
• Black Zetsu learned that Spiral Zetsu had not brought the Fourth Kazekage’s son back from Sunagakure and angrily accused him of letting the soup giveaway continue.
• Spiral Zetsu revealed that he and Asuka had transferred Shukaku from the Jinchuriki into his own body, making himself the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu confirmed the tailed beast’s energy inside Spiral Zetsu and told him he had done well.
• Spiral Zetsu said he was going to die and told Black Zetsu his name was Tobi.
• Black Zetsu named himself Otsutsuki Zetsu, and the two sank into the ground and disappeared from the shop.

Uchiha Asuka returned to Konoha and learned that the Uchiha elders were trying to match Tsunade with Uchiha Fugaku. He left the Hokage Building unaware that Tsunade had approved holding a wedding, then found Uchiha Saburo bruised after Tsunade beat him.

• Asuka returned to Konoha, filed his return form with Tsunade, and noted that Sunagakure had made no visible moves after its tailed beast was stolen.
• Tsunade told Asuka that Uchiha elders had visited the Senju Clan Land to arrange her marriage to Uchiha Fugaku, and said she had beaten them and would never marry.
• Tsunade told Asuka that the village wedding could be held in the next few days, but he left without realizing she meant his wedding.
• Asuka returned to the clan land and found Uchiha Saburo sitting bruised at the entrance.
• Asuka deduced that Tsunade had beaten Uchiha Saburo, and the Great Elder reacted with dismay over the younger generation's resistance to marriage.

Asuka tried to persuade Uchiha Saburo to seek compensation from Tsunade, but Saburo left after realizing his matchmaking failure might not be final. In Amegakure, Akatsuki gathered to seal the One-Tail and discovered that its willing Jinchuriki was Spiral Zetsu, a bizarre man obsessed with watching people use the toilet.

• Asuka teased Uchiha Saburo about his defeat by Tsunade, and Saburo initially refused to visit her.
• After Asuka pointed out that his matchmaking success rate depended on choosing likely matches, Uchiha Saburo abruptly left the clan grounds.
• Black Zetsu gathered Akatsuki in Amegakure to prepare for sealing the One-Tail, but the Jinchuriki was absent because he had gone to the toilet.
• Black Zetsu explained that the Jinchuriki wanted to watch someone defecate before he died, leaving Nagato, Konan, and the others speechless.
• Spiral Zetsu emerged from the toilet, confirmed his identity with the seal on his navel, and accepted that extracting the tailed beast would kill him.
• When Konan asked about his last wish, Spiral Zetsu asked Kakuzu whether he defecated and asked Orochimaru what the urge felt like.

Asuka returned to Sunagakure and found Mikoto chatting with Shukaku, then clashed with her over the divorce and her children. Mikoto confronted him about his past behavior toward Itachi and suggested he had learned the Uchiha Clan’s future, but Kushina interrupted after mistaking their close conversation for an intimate moment.

• Asuka entered the courtyard and found Mikoto listening to Shukaku boast about its past, then flung the kettle-shaped tailed beast into the sand.
• Asuka asked Mikoto where Sasuke was and wrongly concluded that she had left her children with Fugaku to improve her chances of remarrying.
• Mikoto grew furious when Asuka accused her of hurting Sasuke by leaving him behind, and she reminded him that he had repeatedly advocated divorce.
• Mikoto confronted Asuka about his interest in sterilization, his efforts to instill clan loyalty in young Itachi, and his repeated hostility toward Itachi.
• Mikoto suggested Asuka’s past actions made sense if he had known the Uchiha Clan’s future, but Kushina arrived and mistook their closeness for an intimate encounter.

Uchiha Asuka joined Akatsuki’s sealing of the One-Tail and learned that another member had already been sent after the second Tailed Beast. As the sealing began, Spiral Zetsu asked Asuka to look after his shop, leaving Asuka uncertain about the man’s fate and worried about how quickly Akatsuki was moving.

• Uchiha Saburo visited Asuka’s home to investigate rumors about Kushina and Asuka, but found the courtyard silent and left without speaking to them.
• Shukaku broke the tense silence between Asuka, Kushina, and Mikoto with gossip about the Senju and Uchiha clan heads, then Mikoto kicked him out when he suggested Asuka marry both women.
• Asuka noticed his Akatsuki ring warming and used it to reach the organization’s meeting place, where he reunited with Pakura and encountered Orochimaru and Konan.
• Nagato began the sealing of the One-Tail, and Spiral Zetsu entered the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after asking Asuka to handle the flour at his Meatball Shop.
• Pakura told Asuka that another member had already been sent to capture the second Tailed Beast, prompting him to wonder whether Uchiha Obito had gone.