Chapter Summaries

Yei began experiments to restore Shisui’s ocular power while Akatsuki launched an assault on Kirigakure. Konan offered Kisame a place in Akatsuki in exchange for Samehada, and Kisame appeared to have little choice but to accept.

• Yei praised Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan control, promised to restore his ocular power, and began cultivating his cells for experiments with First Hokage Cells.
• After receiving a mission, Yei left a clone to monitor his experiment and departed.
• Deva Path Pain led the Six Paths of Pain into Kirigakure, where they began attacking and the Fourth Mizukage ordered the village to evacuate civilians and mobilize its ninja.
• Konan found Kisame during the attack and invited him to join Akatsuki, recalling that a masked man had previously approached him with the same offer.
• Kisame agreed to consider joining if Akatsuki obtained Samehada, which he revealed was in Konoha, and Konan said she would report the demand to the leader.
• Konan warned Kisame to choose between joining Akatsuki and dying, and Kisame said it seemed he had no choice.

Deva Path Pain overwhelmed Kirigakure’s defenders and revealed the Akatsuki’s plan to use the Tailed Beasts to create an ultimate weapon. He unleashed a massive Shinra Tensei that devastated more than half the village, leaving the Fourth Mizukage and Pain missing.

• Deva Path Pain repelled the Mist ninja’s attacks, killed several of them, and confronted the arriving Fourth Mizukage.
• The Fourth Mizukage recognized Pain’s Rinnegan as he explained the Akatsuki’s plan to gather the Tailed Beasts and create an ultimate weapon.
• Pain rose above Kirigakure and gathered chakra while Nagato told Konan he would use the technique to become stronger and prepare to defeat Whirlpool Nameless.
• The Fourth Mizukage released the Three-Tails’ seal and transformed as Mist ninja prepared defensive and offensive ninjutsu.
• Pain unleashed a massive Shinra Tensei that erased the incoming attacks, devastated more than half of Kirigakure, and killed countless people.
• Survivors and reinforcements found the area in ruins, with Pain and Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi missing.

Obito maintained control over Mist while Akatsuki captured the Fourth Mizukage, prompting the other great ninja villages to consider another Five Kage Summit. In the Land of Rice Fields, Danzo advanced his experiments with the First Hokage Cells and continued searching for Orochimaru, suspecting he had ties to Akatsuki.

• Obito kept Mist's elder marshal under genjutsu to help track the Six-Tails' rebirth, and learned that Kisame had agreed to join Akatsuki in exchange for Samehada.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki decided to contact Akatsuki and target its wielder of the Reincarnation Eye, hoping to use him as a vessel and gather the Tailed Beasts for his Ten Tails.
• News spread that Akatsuki had conquered Kirigakure, captured Yagura Karatachi, and suffered no casualties, leading the Tsuchikage and Kazekage to propose another Five Kage Summit.
• Danzo learned that Subject B had accepted the First Hokage Cells without rejection and that his Sharingan had evolved to three tomoe, so he ordered further research into safe transplantation.
• Danzo ordered his subordinates to monitor the Five Great Ninja Villages and keep searching for Orochimaru, then wondered whether Orochimaru had colluded with Akatsuki during the Nine-Tails Uprising.

Yei, Kakashi, Gai, and Shisui infiltrated the Hidden Rain Village to investigate the Akatsuki and discovered it remained active there, including the newly recruited Hiruko. While Yei considered the Akatsuki's attack on Mist and his interest in Hiruko's Kekkei Genkai-fusing technique, Hiruko sensed that someone had disturbed his Puppet Curse Technique.

• Kakashi led Yei, Gai, and Shisui to the Hidden Rain Village, where they found its usual rain-based sensory technique was not active and speculated that the Akatsuki might have left.
• Yei received word from Mui that the Akatsuki had attacked Mist and captured the Fourth Mizukage, then kept the news from the others as they entered the village through an underground waterway.
• The team split up to investigate, and Yei subdued three people in an izakaya and read a ninja's memories, learning that the Akatsuki's base remained in the village.
• Yei learned that Scorpion, Kakuzu, and Hiruko were among the Akatsuki members in the village and became interested in Hiruko's Kijutsu Fusion Technique.
• Hiruko worked in his laboratory to acquire the remaining Kekkei Genkai needed for his technique and sensed that his Puppet Curse Technique had been disturbed.

Hiruko tracked Kakashi to the Hidden Rain Village using the Puppet Curse Technique and tried to capture him for his bloodline. Yei, Shisui, and Gai arrived to help Kakashi escape, but Kakuzu and Sasori blocked their retreat alongside Hiruko.

• Hiruko sensed the Puppet Curse Technique on Kakashi and found him in the Hidden Rain Village.
• Hiruko revealed that he had marked Kakashi with the curse, then attacked when Kakashi tried to signal his companions.
• Hiruko absorbed Kakashi's Lightning Blade with Dark Release and counterattacked, but Yei struck him with White Lightning and rescued Kakashi.
• Yei and Kakashi prepared to withdraw, and Shisui and Gai arrived after seeing the signal flare.
• Hiruko, Kakuzu, and Sasori surrounded the four Konoha shinobi and recognized Shisui and Yei.

Kakashi's team was ambushed by Kakuzu, Scorpion, and Hiruko, who each claimed Shisui as their target. The four tried to break through the attackers' assault, but the enemies surrounded them and demanded that they surrender.

• Hiruko recognized Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan and decided he wanted to take Shisui's body.
• Kakashi warned his team to avoid a direct fight and look for a chance to escape, while Yei signaled Shisui to hold back.
• Kakuzu, Scorpion, and Hiruko argued over who would claim Shisui, then agreed to let the first to capture him have him.
• Kakashi's team used smoke bombs to rush through the encirclement, but Kakuzu, Scorpion, and Hiruko attacked them with ninjutsu, puppets, and a fused Summoning Animal.
• Kakuzu's monsters, Scorpion's puppets, and Hiruko's Summoning Animal blocked the team's escape, and Hiruko ordered them to surrender.

Kakashi, Gai, Shisui, and Yei were surrounded by Hiruko, Kakuzu, and Scorpion, but Kakashi found a way to turn the battle and lead his team out. After Yei sealed Kakashi’s curse and Shisui shielded them with Susanoo, Kakashi summoned Kirin, and the group escaped amid the destruction.

• Hiruko activated the Puppet Curse Technique on Kakashi, but Yei restrained it with the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style.
• Kakuzu, Scorpion, and Hiruko attacked Shisui, while Kakashi, Gai, and Yei fought to hold them back and find an escape route.
• Shisui unleashed Susanoo to protect the group from Kakuzu’s Composite Ninjutsu, while Yei kept Hiruko occupied.
• Kakashi used Gai’s attacks and the gathered storm clouds to prepare Kirin as Shisui and Yei drove back their opponents.
• Kakashi unleashed Lightning Release: Kirin, and Shisui’s Susanoo shielded the group from the shockwave.
• Kakashi led Yei, Shisui, and Gai away from the devastated battlefield.

Kakashi, Gai, Shisui, and Yei escaped Hidden Rain Village after fighting Hiruko, Kakuzu, and Scorpion, then returned to Konoha with intelligence about the Akatsuki. Kakashi reported to the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, while Yei recognized that Shisui’s eyesight was worsening and needed to act soon.

• Kakuzu, Hiruko, and Scorpion emerged from the battlefield ruins and discussed their failed attempt to capture Kakashi’s Sharingan and Shisui, as well as the threat posed by the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Yei confirmed that no one was pursuing the group, and Kakashi ordered everyone to rest; Yei treated Gai and examined Shisui, whose eyesight had grown dim from using his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Yei resolved to speed up his research into transplanting First Hokage Cells into Shisui, and the four continued their journey the next day.
• Kakashi, Gai, Shisui, and Yei returned to Konoha three days later, and Kakashi went to the Hokage Building to report while the others dispersed.
• Kakashi told the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade about the Akatsuki members they had encountered but withheld information about his Puppet Curse Technique and Yei’s sealing knowledge.
• Jiraiya criticized Kakashi for infiltrating Hidden Rain Village, and the Third Hokage explained that Jiraiya had previously encountered Hiruko before dismissing Kakashi to rest.

Yei continued her laboratory research, developing a possible chakra battery for Shisui while investigating the origins of Goku’s chakra. She then removed Kakashi’s Puppet Curse Technique, and Kakashi offered to take responsibility if her sealing knowledge drew scrutiny.

• Yei inspected her Byakugan and Shisui–First Hokage cell experiments and decided to try combining Cell Sprout No. 2 with Samehada cells to create a chakra battery for Shisui.
• Yei made backup Cell Sprout No. 2 specimens and planned separate Byakugan cell sprout experiments using non-elemental chakra and Goku’s chakra.
• Yei visited Hyuga Tsuki, shared a meal with her, and helped guide her ninjutsu studies.
• Kakashi came to see Yei, who released her Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and removed the Puppet Curse Technique from his forehead.
• Kakashi chose not to question how Yei had learned the sealing technique and offered to claim he had taught it to her if the higher-ups found out.

Yei showed Kakashi how his chakra control let him guide lightning and suggested Kakashi might awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan. Later, Yei defeated Yosuke Uchiha while secretly sensing Obito and Black Zetsu, and Yosuke headed to make a deal for First Hokage Cells as Obito prepared to confront Yei over Samehada.

• Yei demonstrated how he could reconnect with scattered chakra and use it again, prompting Kakashi to wonder if better chakra control would perfect his Lightning Release: Kirin.
• Yei suggested Kakashi develop his Sharingan toward the Mangekyo level, and Kakashi kept the suggestion in mind before leaving.
• Yosuke Uchiha challenged Yei with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but Yei dodged his Great Fireball Technique and sealed his chakra points with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• After losing, Yosuke’s Sharingan activated again as his ocular power grew, and he resolved to find Madara Uchiha and bargain for First Hokage Cells.
• Obito and Black Zetsu watched Yosuke approach and discussed Yei, Samehada, and whether Yei could help their plans.
• Obito left to deal with Yosuke and said he would seek out Yei afterward.

Yei secretly followed Yosuke Uchiha to a meeting with Obito, where he learned of their plan involving First Hokage Cells and the Uchiha Clan. After resisting Obito’s genjutsu, Yei was captured and sent into Kamui, where he recognized the space as Obito’s refuge from reality.

• Obito mocked Yosuke Uchiha for losing to Hyuga Yei, and Yosuke accepted Obito’s offer to transplant First Hokage Cells in exchange for changing the Uchiha Clan’s situation.
• Yei revealed himself after secretly following Yosuke and overheard their discussion about the transplant and the Uchiha Clan.
• Obito tried to trap Yei in genjutsu, but Yei broke free and asked whether the Uchiha Clan had been behind the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Obito attacked Yei with Fire Release and Wood Release, then used Kamui to pull him into his spatial dimension.
• Yei revealed that he had deliberately let Obito capture his clone and observed the stone platforms inside Kamui, identifying the space as Obito’s escape from reality.

Yei used a clone to enter Obito’s Kamui dimension and prepared to attack when Obito reappeared, while his main body fought Obito outside. Their battle escalated as Yosuke Uchiha awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Yei ended the chapter smiling after forcing Obito to become intangible.

• Yei realized he could escape the Kamui dimension with Black Coffin and waited there for Obito to appear.
• Obito dismissed Yei’s clone and attacked Yosuke Uchiha, but Yei’s main body returned and struck at him with lightning.
• Obito used Wood Release against Yei, who dodged and countered with lightning and redirected wooden spikes.
• Yei and Obito exchanged rapid Taijutsu blows while Yosuke watched and awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Yei forced Obito to turn intangible with One Bone, then fired Lightning Release: Lightning Howl Cannon and smiled as the attack passed through him.

Yei wounded Obito inside the Kamui dimension and forced him to use Izanagi to escape death, but Obito returned and faced the growing Konoha response. As the Uchiha gathered, Yosuke Uchiha’s anger awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Yei’s clone pierced Obito’s chest inside the Kamui dimension, and Yei attacked him again when Obito was injured.
• Obito used Izanagi to survive Yei’s strike through his head, sacrificing the Sharingan in his right eye before returning to the battlefield.
• Yei confronted Obito as Kakashi, Uchiha clan members, and Konoha’s leaders arrived; they recognized Obito as the man who had controlled the Nine-Tails and saw his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Yosuke Uchiha erupted in anger over being ignored, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Yosuke Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, then Obito exposed his identity as Madara Uchiha and revealed the village’s concealed knowledge of the Nine-Tails Uprising. The Uchiha Clan grew furious at the village, but the Third Hokage defended the secrecy by arguing that Madara’s identity had not been confirmed.

• Yosuke Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan after the emotional strain of being defeated and looked down on, breaking Yei’s seal in the process.
• Obito confirmed Yosuke Uchiha’s awakening and encouraged his confidence, while Kakashi reported Yei’s discovery of their secret dealings to the village leaders.
• Jiraiya questioned Obito, who claimed to be Madara Uchiha and revealed that the Akatsuki had sought the Nine-Tails during the earlier attack.
• The Uchiha Clan realized the village had concealed its knowledge of Madara Uchiha’s role in the Nine-Tails Uprising and reacted with anger and suspicion.
• The Third Hokage argued that the village had lacked proof of Madara Uchiha’s identity, easing some Uchiha anger, though Fugaku Uchiha remained suspicious.

Yosuke Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, defected from Konoha, and fought its ninja while Obito manipulated events from the sidelines. Obito and Yosuke escaped toward the Forest of Death, and the Third Hokage halted the pursuit after Konoha's forces failed to stop them.

• Fugaku Uchiha questioned Yosuke about his alleged collusion with the enemy, but Obito provoked Yosuke into declaring that he was defecting from Konoha.
• Yosuke activated Susanoo and attacked Yei and Shisui before battling Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Konoha ninja who rushed to subdue him.
• Obito attacked with Wood Release, then urged Yosuke to leave; Yosuke refused Obito's offer to take him and departed on his own.
• Obito used Fire Release combined with Kamui to cover their escape, while Yosuke taunted Shisui and Yei and fled from the village.
• Konoha and Uchiha forces pursued Yosuke and Obito toward the Forest of Death, but the Third Hokage ordered everyone to stop when they could not intercept them.

After Yosuke Uchiha defected, Konoha questioned Yei and ordered him, Shisui, and Kakashi to investigate whether Yosuke had joined the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Obito recruited Yosuke by warning him that using the Mangekyo Sharingan would eventually make him blind.

• The Third Hokage summoned Fugaku Uchiha to a high-level meeting and questioned Yei, Shisui, and Kakashi about Yosuke Uchiha's defection and the encounter with Madara Uchiha.
• Shisui said Yosuke had been deceived and offered to bring him back, while the Third Hokage assigned Shisui, Kakashi, and Yei to track Yosuke and capture him if possible.
• Tsunade questioned whether Shisui and the Uchiha Clan could be trusted, and the leaders discussed Madara Uchiha's identity, age, and Sharingan abilities.
• Konoha's leaders held a meeting about the incident, leaving Fugaku Uchiha concerned about the consequences for his clan.
• Black Zetsu met Obito and Yosuke Uchiha after secretly erasing traces of Yosuke's movements, and Obito invited Yosuke to join the Akatsuki.
• Yosuke challenged Obito to explain what the Akatsuki could offer him, and Obito warned that prolonged Mangekyo Sharingan use would gradually destroy his vision and leave him blind.

Obito persuaded Yosuke Uchiha to join the Akatsuki in exchange for First Hokage Cells, while Yei secretly followed them to attack Obito. Yei revealed himself as Whirlpool Nameless and shattered Yosuke’s Susanoo with a single punch, leaving the confrontation with Obito unresolved.

• Yosuke Uchiha deduced that First Hokage Cells might counter the Mangekyo Sharingan’s vision loss and agreed to join the Akatsuki if Obito transplanted the cells into him.
• Obito told Yosuke that he would need to meet Pain first, and Yosuke asked to fight Obito after they returned to the organization.
• Yei secretly followed Obito, Black Zetsu, and Yosuke away from Konoha, then ambushed them as Whirlpool Nameless.
• Yosuke attacked Yei with Susanoo, but Yei caught its strike and flung Yosuke into the forest.
• Yosuke strengthened his Susanoo and charged again, but Yei dodged and shattered it with one punch, sending Yosuke crashing to the ground.

Yei defeated Yosuke Uchiha and confronted Obito, using a feigned explanation about Kamui to lure him into an attack. After striking Obito inside the Kamui space, Yei left him gravely wounded, but alive, as Black Zetsu moved to save him.

• Yei shattered Yosuke Uchiha's Susanoo with a single blow and left him seriously injured.
• Obito tried to recruit Yei into the Akatsuki, but Yei rejected the offer and challenged him.
• Yei described the limits of Obito's Kamui and threatened Yosuke Uchiha to provoke Obito into using it.
• Yei followed Obito into the Kamui space and struck him with Hollow Flash, severely wounding him before he escaped.
• Black Zetsu moved to save Obito, and Yei returned and admitted that he had used his talk about Kamui to lower Obito's guard.

Yei tried to kill the wounded Obito, but Black Zetsu saved him with a Truth-Seeking Orb and used Kaguya Otsutsuki’s remaining power to restore and strengthen him. Obito attacked Yei with enhanced Wood Release, and their battle continued as Yei sought to counter his abilities.

• Yei fired a Hollow Bullet at Obito, but Black Zetsu shielded him inside a black sphere that withstood the blast.
• Black Zetsu’s power repaired Obito’s injuries, restored his left Sharingan, and greatly increased his strength.
• Black Zetsu claimed the power came from Madara Uchiha, while Obito remained suspicious and turned his attention to Yei.
• Obito charged Yei, then unleashed Wood Release: World of Trees Descent, but Yei destroyed the advancing forest with Hollow Bullets.
• Obito emerged from Kamui and attacked Yei with a black rod, but Yei evaded and sent a shadow clone into Kamui’s space to counter his intangibility.
• Obito stopped using intangibility and clashed directly with Yei, collapsing the ground beneath them.

Yei overwhelmed Obito with Sage Mode and Flash Cry, then pinned him with Adamantine Sealing Chains until Black Zetsu used Izanagi to save him. Black Zetsu escaped through Kamui after stealing Yosuke Uchiha’s Mangekyo, discovering its “Divine Strike” dojutsu could multiply an attack’s power.

• Yei entered Sage Mode, activated Flash Cry, and struck Obito with a series of powerful attacks.
• Yei bound Obito with Adamantine Sealing Chains, which stopped him from using Kamui or other techniques.
• Black Zetsu took control of Obito’s body and used Izanagi to survive Yei’s attack.
• Black Zetsu dispelled Yei’s clone in the Kamui dimension and escaped Yei’s next strike by using Kamui.
• Black Zetsu stole Yosuke Uchiha’s left eye, replaced Obito’s left eye with it, and discovered its “Divine Strike” dojutsu.