Chapter Summaries

Black Zetsu used Obito's Mangekyo abilities to fight Yei and flee toward the Land of Rain, but Yei outmatched it and trapped it with a seal. Black Zetsu abandoned Obito just before Yei's lightning blade cut him in half, leaving Obito dead and Black Zetsu alive.

• Black Zetsu amplified Obito's Wood Release with Divine Strike, but Yei's Five Dragon Destruction overwhelmed the attack and forced Obito to escape with Kamui.
• Yei pursued Obito into the Kamui dimension, where their taijutsu clash ended with Black Zetsu being driven back and choosing to flee toward the Land of Rain.
• Yei intercepted Obito repeatedly with Black Coffin and Adamantine Sealing Chains, then pierced his intangible body by attacking through a spatial rift into the Kamui dimension.
• Yei secretly placed a sealing technique inside Obito during an earlier strike, then activated it to restrain Black Zetsu and disable its ocular techniques.
• As Yei swung his lightning blade, Black Zetsu separated from Obito, and Yei's strike cleaved Obito's body in two.

Yei pursued Black Zetsu into the Kamui dimension and across the battlefield toward the Land of Rain, where Black Zetsu used Yosuke Uchiha’s Mangekyo abilities to escape. Black Zetsu reached the Akatsuki headquarters, drawing Nagato, Kisame, and Sasori of the Red Sand toward the fight as Yei faced the arriving Akatsuki members.

• Black Zetsu escaped into the Kamui dimension after Obito died, taking Obito’s and Yosuke Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan and taking control of Yosuke Uchiha’s body.
• Black Zetsu discovered Yosuke Uchiha’s Divine Strike and Instant Flash abilities, then used them alongside Kamui and Susanoo to flee Yei.
• Yei pursued Black Zetsu toward the Land of Rain, broke through his defenses, and blasted him into a crater outside the gates.
• Nagato sensed Yei’s Chakra, summoned the Six Paths of Pain, and prepared for the threat while Konan reacted with concern.
• Kisame and Sasori of the Red Sand sensed the disturbance and headed toward the gates as Yei saw several Akatsuki members arrive.

Yei fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain after arriving at the Akatsuki’s gathering, defeating three Paths before his Sage Mode and Flash Cry began to strain his body. He warned Nagato that the Akatsuki’s “Madara Uchiha” was dead and that a more dangerous figure was manipulating him, then unleashed Hado No. 99: Five Dragon Destruction.

• Nagato, Sasori of the Red Sand, and Kisame confronted Yei, while Black Zetsu escaped into the Kamui space.
• Deva Path Pain attacked Yei with Shinra Tensei, but Yei blocked it with Severing Void and countered the Six Paths of Pain.
• Yei restrained the Summoning Animals and destroyed Human Path, Asura Path, and Animal Path in quick succession.
• Yei noticed that prolonged Sage Mode and Flash Cry were burdening his body, so he decided not to kill Nagato and the Akatsuki.
• Yei told Nagato that he had killed “Madara Uchiha” and discovered someone even more dangerous who was using Nagato as a pawn.
• Yei rose into the air and began casting Hado No. 99: Five Dragon Destruction as a test for Nagato.

Yei overwhelmed the Akatsuki with his chanted Five Dragon Destruction, leaving them injured before departing. Nagato questioned the disguised Black Zetsu about Yei’s accusations, but accepted its explanation and heard its proposal to transplant First Hokage Cells.

• Yei unleashed five enormous Lightning Dragons, and Nagato, Konan, Kisame, Sasori, and Black Zetsu combined their techniques to resist them.
• The attacks collided and devastated the Land of Rain, injuring the Akatsuki members, while Yei praised their defense and vanished through a spatial rift.
• Konan found Nagato weakened and bleeding, and Nagato asked her to bring Madara Uchiha to him.
• Black Zetsu appeared disguised as Yosuke Uchiha and claimed Yei had failed to kill it, leaving Nagato wary but unconvinced of Yei’s accusations.
• Black Zetsu suggested that Nagato try transplanting First Hokage Cells.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki observed the clash in the Land of Rain and decided to wait for the Akatsuki and the Five Great Ninja Villages to weaken each other. Yei gained new skills, advanced his cell-fusion research, and began a clone-body experiment as news of the attack spread and a Five Kage Summit was scheduled.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched the battle in the Land of Rain, then vanished while planning to learn more about the Akatsuki and the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Yei spent 1,500 points on draws and gained Healing Path: Withered Tree in Spring and Destructive Path #90: Black Coffin.
• Yei reflected on the Cheat Ability Orb’s recovery and investigated a viable embryo made from Reina’s cells and his Byakugan cells.
• Yei began the Giga Clone experiment by combining his own cells with Reina’s cells to grow another body.
• Yei secretly switched places with his mission clone and continued tracking Yosuke Uchiha with Kakashi, Gai, and Shisui.
• Reports of the attack on the Land of Rain spread through the Shinobi World, and the Five Kage Summit was set for one month later.

Yei completed his Giga Clone, then began transplanting First Hokage Cells into Shisui, aiming to balance them with Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan. The transplant became critical as the cells spread through Shisui’s body, and Yei left the final effort to control them to Shisui.

• Yei gave his Giga Clone a portion of his soul, awakening its Byakugan and confirming it could use his abilities and Uzumaki sealing techniques.
• Yei prepared Shisui for a First Hokage Cell transplant and explained how his Sharingan might balance the cells’ Yang Release.
• Yei implanted a highly vital First Hokage Cell sprout into Shisui, whose body was overwhelmed by pain as the cells spread and formed branches.
• Yei summoned Shisui’s fading consciousness, healed his wounds with Kido, and replenished his Chakra with the cellular clone.
• Yei withdrew his help and left Shisui to control the First Hokage Cells, ready to intervene only if Shisui could not survive.

Yei successfully transplanted First Hokage Cells into Shisui, whose Yin and Yang Release Chakra fused and stabilized his Mangekyo Sharingan. After studying the resulting Power of All Creation, Yei planned to pursue Hiruko’s Kijutsu Fusion Technique and ordered Grass Country’s Anbu to search for him.

• Shisui endured the First Hokage Cells’ rampage as his Yin Release Chakra and Yang Release Chakra clashed, then fused into the Power of All Creation.
• Yei confirmed that the transplant had succeeded, and Shisui recovered consciousness before falling asleep from exhaustion.
• Yei recorded his observations and speculated that the Power of All Creation might enable Perfect Susanoo or eventually help Shisui awaken the Reincarnation Eye.
• Yei decided to find Hiruko and obtain the Kijutsu Fusion Technique, while also considering using Kotoamatsukami to plant Hiruko as a spy in the Akatsuki.
• Yei ordered Grass Country’s Anbu to search for Hiruko, then advised the recovered Shisui to rest and avoid using Chakra before taking him away through a Black Coffin.
• Shisui told Yei that he felt better than ever and that his vision was beginning to recover.

Yei taught Hyuga Yue to use Yang Release Chakra and Rejuvenating Touch, and she eventually healed an injured kitten and adopted it as Little White. Shisui recovered fully after his First Hokage Cells transplant, while the chapter ended with Konoha’s Medical Ninja struggling to save a critically injured child as they waited for Tsunade.

• Yei returned from helping Shisui and warned him to stay out of sight and avoid using Chakra for a while.
• Yei explained Yang Release Chakra and taught Hyuga Yue Rejuvenating Touch, which she began using after half a day of practice.
• Hyuga Yue healed an injured stray kitten with Rejuvenating Touch, and she and Yei adopted it as Little White.
• Shisui’s transplant recovery finished, restoring his eyesight and greatly increasing his physical strength, Chakra reserves, and ocular power.
• Hyuga Yue practiced advanced Medical Ninjutsu at Konoha Ninja Hospital and discussed her progress with Tamako.
• Medical Ninja brought in a gravely injured child, but they could only try to stabilize him while waiting for Tsunade or Shizune to perform surgery.

Hyuga Yue saved a critically injured child by using Rejuvenating Touch while operating, with Yei secretly replenishing her Chakra. Tsunade mistook the technique for a newly awakened medical Kekkei Genkai and decided to train Yue, giving Yei a chance to observe Tsunade’s secret techniques.

• Hyuga Yue volunteered to operate on the dying child, using her Byakugan to remove bone fragments while her Shadow Clone sustained the patient with Rejuvenating Touch.
• As Yue’s Chakra ran low, Yei secretly replenished it so she could continue the surgery.
• Tsunade and Shizune arrived and watched as Yue completed the operation and saved the patient.
• Tsunade asked Yue about Rejuvenating Touch, tested it on her own arm, and concluded it was a medical Kekkei Genkai.
• Tsunade promised to cultivate Yue and teach her more ninjutsu, while Yei welcomed the chance to observe her secret techniques.

Tsunade asked Hyuga Tsuki to treat the unconscious Fourth Hokage couple, but Yei sensed that the Fourth Hokage’s soul and body had not fully rejoined and could not yet repair him. When Tsuki entered Kushina’s mindscape and encountered the sealed Nine-Tails, Yei confronted the beast over its refusal to help Kushina and attacked it with Black Coffin.

• Tsunade brought Hyuga Tsuki to the room where the unconscious Fourth Hokage couple was being cared for and asked her to try treating them.
• Yei sensed that the Fourth Hokage’s soul and body were separated by a barrier, but his fragment within Tsuki could not use enough power to heal him.
• Hyuga Tsuki failed to treat the Fourth Hokage, then entered Kushina’s mindscape when their Chakra touched and saw the sealed Nine-Tails.
• Yei sent Tsuki back and told the Nine-Tails that Kushina needed its cooperation to awaken, but the beast refused to help.
• Yei challenged the Nine-Tails and trapped it inside a black structure by casting Hado #91: Black Coffin.

Yei subdued Nine-Tails with the soul-attacking Black Coffin and warned it that Akatsuki planned to gather the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten Tails. After Yei left, Nine-Tails connected its Chakra to Kushina's, beginning the process that could restore her and help her awaken.

• Yei trapped Nine-Tails in the Black Coffin, where it endured a day of soul-wracking torture in the space-time-distorted illusion before the technique vanished moments later.
• Yei told the weakened Nine-Tails that Akatsuki intended to gather the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten Tails, which could kill them, and warned that it should help Kushina awaken.
• Yei invoked the Cheat Ability Orb's overwhelming aura, silencing Nine-Tails' questions and compelling it to obey his warning not to reveal Yei's existence.
• Yei told Nine-Tails to awaken Kushina without demanding anything further, then disappeared after warning it of the consequences of defiance.
• Nine-Tails began connecting its Chakra with Kushina's to establish a balance, while Yei returned to Hyuga Yue and concluded that Kushina could now recover and awaken.

Hyuga Tsuki awakened Kushina with her newly developed medical ninjutsu, while Yei investigated Hiruko and the Akatsuki’s plans. Orochimaru revived in a weakened state with stolen First Hokage Cells and Sharingan, and set his sights on gaining power for a future confrontation with Yei.

• Hyuga Tsuki successfully healed Kushina, then left to rest while Tsunade and Shizune discussed her Kekkei Genkai.
• Kushina woke and asked Tsunade and Shizune where Minato and Naruto were.
• Yei learned that Hiruko and Kakuzu had clashed with Kumogakure, and suspected the Akatsuki was helping Hiruko pursue his Kiryuga Technique rituals.
• Yei ordered Mui to send elite Grass shinobi to monitor the Land of Rain and report unusual Akatsuki activity.
• Orochimaru revived inside a moving relic, discovered that he was weakened, and recalled how Yei had nearly killed him.
• Orochimaru summoned equipment, First Hokage Cells, and Sharingan stolen from Danzo’s base, then resolved to analyze those powers and learn what had happened in the Shinobi World.

Kushina's awakening lifted Konoha's spirits as the Five Kage Summit prepared to address the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Kakuzu and Hiruko returned to the Hidden Rain Village with captured bloodline users, and Black Zetsu prepared Yosuke Uchiha to impersonate Madara Uchiha.

• Kushina's awakening raised Hyuga Yue's standing, and Tsunade began teaching her the Yin Seal and planned to give her the Shikkotsu Forest summoning contract.
• Jiraiya led Konoha's delegation to the Five Kage Summit, while Yei anticipated that the villages would act against the Akatsuki.
• Kakuzu and Hiruko captured a Storm Release user and a Sand ninja, then discussed the Five Great Ninja Villages' plans and the mysterious Whirlpool Nameless as they arrived at Hidden Rain Village.
• Black Zetsu deceived Yosuke Uchiha into believing Madara Uchiha needed him to impersonate Madara while recovering from a battle with Whirlpool Nameless.
• Yosuke agreed to receive Madara Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan and First Hokage Cells in exchange for acting as Madara's stand-in.

Yosuke Uchiha agreed to impersonate Madara Uchiha and underwent surgery to receive Madara’s Mangekyo Sharingan and the First Hokage Cells. Meanwhile, Hiruko asked the Akatsuki to help him capture Shisui Uchiha, and Nagato planned to use Madara for the mission; the chapter ended with Hishou approaching Hidden Rain Village as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched.

• Yosuke Uchiha agreed to the transplantation, and Black Zetsu summoned a special White Zetsu to disguise him and help guide his control of the First Hokage Cells.
• Hiruko told Deva Path Pain that he needed a final Dojutsu Bloodline for his Kiryuga Technique and named Shisui Uchiha as his target.
• Deva Path Pain declined to commit to the capture, then told Konan he intended to have Madara Uchiha deal with Shisui.
• Hishou prayed to the Evil God, received a divine decree, and set off toward Hidden Rain Village to join the Akatsuki.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched Hishou, intending to learn more about Nagato’s strength, then left through a spatial vortex.

At the reconvened Five Kage Summit, the leaders agreed that the Akatsuki threatened every village, and Jiraiya revealed that a masked attacker who called himself Madara Uchiha had released the Nine-Tails in Konoha. The Kage connected earlier attacks and the mysterious Uzumaki user to a wider plot, while Jiraiya was left confused by their references to a Byakugan theft in the Land of Rice Fields.

• The Raikage, Kazekage, Tsuchikage, Elder Yuan-shi, and Jiraiya discussed the Akatsuki's threat and agreed that the villages needed to unite against it.
• The Raikage challenged Jiraiya over Hiruko's attack on Kumogakure, and Elder Yuan-shi demanded an explanation for an Uchiha member's role in the attack and the control of Yagura Karatachi.
• Jiraiya revealed that a masked Uchiha had released the Nine-Tails in Konoha and had called himself Madara Uchiha, though Jiraiya said Konoha could not confirm his identity.
• The Kazekage connected the mysterious Uzumaki user who invaded the Akatsuki to earlier attacks in the Land of Rice Fields, and the Kage realized those incidents had preceded the war.
• The Raikage and Elder Yuan-shi concluded that the Akatsuki had helped provoke the war to weaken the villages, while the Tsuchikage warned that the mysterious Uzumaki could also be a threat.
• Jiraiya asked what they meant by the earlier Land of Rice Fields incident and the theft of Ao's Byakugan.

The Five Great Ninja Villages agreed to launch a separate but coordinated assault on the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain one month later. Meanwhile, Yosuke Uchiha took the name Madara Uchiha after gaining new powers, and Black Zetsu ordered Tobi to cultivate a massive number of White Zetsus.

• Jiraiya explained what Konoha knew about Whirlpool Nameless and warned that all Five Great Ninja Villages could become his enemies because of Whirlpool Country's destruction.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages agreed to send elite forces and their Kage to attack the Akatsuki, with each village fighting under its own command.
• After a day and night of talks, the villages returned home to mobilize for an assault on the Land of Rain one month later.
• Yosuke Uchiha awakened after his First Hokage Cells transplant, declared himself Madara Uchiha, and used Kamui to leave the laboratory and test his strength.
• Black Zetsu told Tobi to cultivate as many White Zetsus as possible, and Tobi sank into the ground to begin the task.

Nagato recovered from his injuries and awakened a Sage Body after receiving the First Hokage Cells, while preparing the Akatsuki to face the Five Great Ninja Villages. Yosuke Uchiha joined Hiruko on a mission to capture Shisui Uchiha, eager to confront his rival.

• Black Zetsu told Deva Path Pain that the Five Kage Summit had ended, and Deva Path Pain ordered him to send Madara Uchiha to capture Shisui Uchiha and gather intelligence on the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Nagato's injuries and legs healed, and the First Hokage Cells transformed his body and gave him a Sage Body.
• Nagato told Konan he planned to face the Five Great Ninja Villages and saw their attack as a chance to advance Yahiko's dream of peace; he also approved Hishou's membership in the Akatsuki.
• Hiruko waited outside Hidden Rain Village to learn who would accompany him to capture Yosuke Uchiha, while hoping for a powerful partner.
• Yosuke Uchiha arrived under the name Tobi, mocked Hiruko, and revealed his interest in the mission because Hiruko was targeting Shisui Uchiha.

Yosuke Uchiha used his Mangekyo Sharingan to force Hiruko to follow his commands, while Black Zetsu worried about Yosuke’s growing ambition and sent him to Nanga Shrine. After infiltrating Konoha, Yosuke sensed Shisui training with Itachi but continued toward the shrine, while Shisui detected his presence and went to investigate.

• Yosuke Uchiha revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and made Hiruko agree to follow his commands in exchange for help obtaining Shisui Uchiha’s body.
• Black Zetsu watched Yosuke and worried he might try to seize control of Akatsuki, then reflected that Nanga Shrine might increase his ambition further.
• Yosuke and Hiruko reached Konoha, and Yosuke used space-time ninjutsu to infiltrate the Uchiha compound while Hiruko waited outside the village.
• Yosuke found Shisui training with Itachi, sensed them from a cliff, and continued toward Nanga Shrine without confronting them.
• Shisui sensed space-time ninjutsu and a hostile gaze, sent Itachi to inform Senior Yei, and headed toward the cliff to investigate.

Yosuke Uchiha read the Naka Shrine stone tablet and learned that the Nine Tailed Beasts came from the Ten Tails, whose power had once made the Sage of the Six Paths a god. After suspecting that Akatsuki sought to revive the Ten Tails and that Madara Uchiha was using him, Yosuke left the shrine and confronted Shisui.

• Yosuke Uchiha entered Naka Shrine, controlled its two Uchiha guards with genjutsu, and examined the stone tablet with his Sharingan.
• With Mangekyo-level ocular power, Yosuke read records about the Sage of the Six Paths, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the Ten Tails, and concluded that Akatsuki intended to revive it.
• Yosuke suspected Madara Uchiha had brought him to the shrine to use him, but trusted his own ocular techniques and resolved to gather intelligence while impersonating Madara.
• Shisui followed a space-time ninjutsu trace to Naka Shrine, found the guards alive but trapped in genjutsu, and encountered Yosuke as he emerged.
• Yosuke addressed Shisui and invited him to demonstrate the strength of the Uchiha Clan's greatest genius.

Yosuke Uchiha, impersonating Madara Uchiha and wielding Yosuke's transplanted Mangekyo Sharingan, fought Shisui outside Konoha. After overpowering Shisui's attacks, he revealed his Perfect Susanoo and prepared to capture him.

• Yosuke Uchiha attacked Shisui with a Great Fireball, forcing Shisui to use Susanoo to protect two unconscious clansmen.
• Yosuke Uchiha revealed his matching Susanoo and Mangekyo pattern, claimed that Yosuke was dead, and provoked Shisui.
• Shisui and Yosuke Uchiha escalated to their third-stage Susanoo and traded powerful attacks, while Shisui recognized the enemy's unusual ocular techniques.
• Shisui resolved to hold Yosuke Uchiha there until Itachi and Senior Yei could arrive, intending to eliminate the threat to the village and clan.
• Yosuke Uchiha announced that he would capture Shisui and transformed his Susanoo into a colossal, winged Perfect Susanoo over a hundred meters tall.