Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed Nagato Uzumaki’s sudden refusal to cooperate and the death of Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki. They sought to identify who killed the Jinchuriki, while Kirigakure remained under Obito’s control and Yagura’s revived Bloody Mist policies.

• The chapter described how Obito controlled Yagura and restored Kirigakure’s brutal Bloody Mist policies, including the slaughter of ninja with Kekkei Genkai.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Nagato Uzumaki had stopped cooperating, threatening Madara Uchiha’s plans.
• Obito angrily vowed to deal with Nagato and Konan for abandoning their agreement.
• Obito asked whether Zetsu had discovered who killed Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki, since they wanted to identify the killer despite knowing the Tailed Beast would be reborn.

Obito Uchiha planned to rebuild his forces and tighten his control over Kirigakure while remaining wary of a mysterious killer. He ordered the controlled Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, to eliminate Mei Terumi before her following could grow.

• Black Zetsu urged Obito Uchiha to focus on rebuilding their forces, and Obito agreed to seek Hidan, Kakuzu, Itachi, and Kisame while pursuing control of Kirigakure.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Karatachi Yagura's office, where Yagura reported that he had prepared the requested money.
• Obito Uchiha told Yagura that he suspected Mei Terumi and her supporters of plotting against Kirigakure.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Karatachi Yagura to kill Mei Terumi before she became powerful.

Mei Terumi and her allies discussed Yagura’s sudden collection of Kirigakure’s funds and the village’s return to the Bloody Mist Policy. The chapter recounted how Yagura fell under Obito Uchiha’s control, while Obito decided to kill Mei and crush her plans.

• Obito Uchiha and Zetsu refocused on Kirigakure and discovered Mei Terumi’s unusual nature.
• Obito Uchiha ordered that Mei be killed to stop her schemes.
• Mei Terumi and Ao discussed Yagura’s sudden collection of village funds and wondered what he intended to do with the money.
• The chapter recounted how Yagura once reformed Kirigakure, became Isobu’s Perfect Jinchuriki, and won Zabuza Momochi’s support.
• Yagura reinstated and intensified the Bloody Mist Policy, prompting Zabuza to attempt to assassinate him.
• Yagura wiped out the Hozuki, Kaguya, and Yuki clans and seized control of Kirigakure, leaving it in Obito Uchiha’s hands.

Mei Terumi gathered Kirigakure’s reformers after Yagura began appearing publicly and imposing more taxes, and they considered advancing their plan to overthrow him. They assessed the opponents they would need to face, but still needed to work out how to deal with Ringo Ameyuri and Yagura’s Shadow Guard Squad.

• Mei Terumi called together the reformers after Yagura’s new taxes stirred public outrage.
• The Byakugan Assassin urged them to move up their reform plans before Yagura imposed another disastrous policy.
• Mei Terumi assessed the matchups, saying she could fight Yagura to a draw while Chojuro expected to draw against Ringo Ameyuri.
• Chojuro expressed reluctance to fight Ringo Ameyuri, who had remained loyal to Yagura despite his strange decisions.
• Mei Terumi outlined a plan for Ao’s team to defeat Yagura’s Shadow Guard Squad while she and Chojuro held off Yagura and Ringo Ameyuri.

Yagura ordered Ringo Ameyuri and the Shadow Guard Squad to move against Mei Terumi, claiming she had concealed a Bloodline Limit and was building a rebellion. Ringo obeyed despite doubting the accusation, troubled by how far Yagura had changed.

• Yagura ordered Ringo Ameyuri to gather the Shadow Guard Squad and prepare to act against Mei Terumi.
• Ringo questioned whether Mei could be a rebel and whether Yagura's intelligence was reliable.
• Yagura claimed Mei had secretly built up her forces and said Kirigakure could not allow Bloodline Limit clans to emerge again.
• Ringo recalled Yagura's past explanations for the Bloody Mist Policy and his campaign against Bloodline Limit clans, then agreed to lead the squad out.
• Ringo wondered inwardly whether Yagura had become someone she could no longer recognize.

Yagura’s Shadow Guard Squad discovered Mei Terumi and her allies’ meeting and launched a pursuit. Mei Terumi fled toward the mountains, but a blazing fire serpent suddenly blocked her path, leaving her facing an attack.

• Ao received intelligence that Yagura and Ringo Ameyuri had taken the Shadow Guard Squad out of Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi ordered everyone to scatter after Ao detected the squad closing in on them.
• Yagura assigned Ringo Ameyuri to pursue the others and went after Mei Terumi himself.
• Mei Terumi fled toward the mountains’ outskirts, determined to survive and eventually return to Kirigakure.
• A massive flaming serpent attacked Mei Terumi, and she used Water Release: Water Formation Wall.

Obito Uchiha attacked Mei Terumi with Fire Release, then tested her defenses while waiting for Yagura. Mei Terumi countered his attacks and recognized his weapon as the Uchiha Gunbai, questioning whether Konoha was interfering in Kirigakure’s affairs.

• Mei Terumi used a rotating Water Release barrier to defend against Obito Uchiha’s fire serpent, but the heat evaporated the water.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from the forest and attacked Mei Terumi with Phoenix Sage Flower flames concealing shuriken.
• Mei Terumi extinguished the flames with Water Surge Wave and sent a Water Dragon Bullet at Obito Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha used the Uchiha Gunbai to absorb the water Chakra and reflect it back as Wind Release.
• Mei Terumi blocked the reflected attack with Exploding Water Surge Wave and asked Obito Uchiha why he carried the Uchiha Gunbai.

Mei Terumi fought Obito Uchiha, using her Boil Release and Lava Release Bloodline Limits to attack him. Obito survived and threatened to kill her next.

• Obito Uchiha revealed his Sharingan and claimed he had founded Konoha, leading Mei Terumi to suspect he was Madara Uchiha.
• Mei Terumi used Boil Release: Clever Mist Technique to spread a cloud of concentrated acidic mist around Obito Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha used the wind-nature Chakra of his Uchiha Gunbai to blow away the mist.
• Mei Terumi used Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique to engulf Obito Uchiha in corrosive liquid.
• Obito Uchiha reappeared nearby and praised Mei Terumi's two Bloodline Limits before threatening to kill her.

Mei Terumi fought Obito Uchiha, who revealed that he controlled Yagura with Genjutsu and considered Kirigakure his own village. As Mei attacked him alone, Obito called on Yagura to join the fight.

• Obito Uchiha rushed Mei Terumi, phased through her kunai, and restrained her with chains before striking with Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Mei Terumi escaped the fire by using a Water Clone, then reappeared at a distance, exhausted from their exchange.
• Mei Terumi asked why Obito was interfering in Kirigakure, and he revealed that Yagura was a toy under his ocular power.
• Mei Terumi realized Obito had controlled Yagura with Genjutsu and attacked him with ninjutsu.
• Obito said Mei lacked a third Bloodline Limit and called on Yagura, who had arrived, to take action.

Mei Terumi attacked Obito Uchiha in a fury after learning he controlled Karatachi Yagura, but Yagura blocked her technique and insisted he was not under Genjutsu. Obito remained confident that his control over the Fourth Mizukage could not be broken.

• Mei Terumi confronted Obito Uchiha and attacked him with the Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique.
• Karatachi Yagura intercepted the attack with the Water Mirror Technique, copying Mei Terumi’s shark-shaped water bullet and causing the two techniques to collide.
• Obito praised Yagura’s Water Mirror Technique, and Yagura bowed respectfully to him.
• Mei Terumi urged Yagura to wake up and told him Obito was controlling him with Genjutsu.
• Yagura rejected Mei Terumi’s claim, saying that a Perfect Jinchuriki of the Three-Tailed Isobu could not fall under Genjutsu.

Mei Terumi tried to convince Karatachi Yagura that Madara Uchiha controlled him with Genjutsu, but Yagura remained loyal to Madara and attacked her. After Yagura overwhelmed Mei, he transformed completely into Isobu.

• Karatachi Yagura explained that a Tailed Beast could usually help its Perfect Jinchuriki dispel Genjutsu, while Mei Terumi insisted Madara Uchiha had manipulated him.
• Yagura rejected Mei's warning and declared that he would purge her as a traitor to Kirigakure.
• Yagura used Tailed Beast Bomb Barrages, destroying the forest and blasting Mei away after she dodged several attacks.
• Mei shouted that Yagura was the one betraying the village and urged him to break free of the Genjutsu, but Obito Uchiha's influence kept him attacking.
• Yagura's Tailed Beast Chakra surged, and he transformed completely into Isobu.

Mei Terumi was about to die when Lin Feng appeared with Uchiha Sasuke and another companion, redirecting Yagura’s Tailed Beast Ball. The group survived the blast, and Sasuke complained that Lin Feng should warn them before teleporting them into a fight.

• Yagura transformed into the Three-Tailed Isobu and formed a powerful Tailed Beast Ball aimed at Mei Terumi.
• Mei Terumi accepted that she could not escape and closed her eyes, despairing over her inability to save Kirigakure.
• The Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the distance, leaving Mei unharmed and revealing Lin Feng and Uchiha Sasuke before her.
• Mei Terumi admired Lin Feng’s appearance and wondered if he had saved her.
• Uchiha Sasuke planted Samehada on the ground and complained that Lin Feng had teleported them into danger without warning.
• Lin Feng had used the Flying Thunder God Array to bring his two young disciples to Mei Terumi and redirect the Tailed Beast Ball.

Lin Feng and his disciples arrived in time to save Mei Terumi, then faced Obito Uchiha and the two remaining enemies. Obito questioned Sasuke about Kisame and Itachi, and Sasuke challenged him while mocking his claim to be Madara Uchiha.

• Mei Terumi asked who Lin Feng and his disciples were, and Lin Feng introduced himself as the Whirlpool Clan head who had saved her.
• Sakura interrupted Lin Feng's staring, and he teased her by recommending Naruto's Female Transformation Technique as a way to change her body.
• Obito Uchiha recognized Sasuke and guessed that he had killed Kisame Hoshigaki, then asked where Itachi was.
• Sasuke claimed he had killed both Kisame and Itachi, and Obito called himself Sasuke's great-grandfather's generation.
• Sasuke raised Samehada and called Obito a pathetic one-eyed poser who was pretending to be Madara Uchiha.

Lin Feng stopped Yagura’s Tailed Beast Ball and left Three-Tails badly injured, while Obito Uchiha challenged him. Sasuke then taunted Obito by questioning his claim to be Madara Uchiha.

• Obito Uchiha ordered Yagura to attack Sasuke with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Sasuke boasted that he would not even blink at the attack, and Lin Feng punched the forming Tailed Beast Ball apart inside Yagura’s mouth.
• Lin Feng’s blow left Three-Tails battered and forced Yagura back into human form, prompting Sasuke to complain that his master had damaged the Tailed Beast he wanted to use.
• Obito Uchiha dismissed Yagura’s injuries and challenged Lin Feng, while revealing his interest in collecting wanted criminals.
• Sasuke mocked Obito Uchiha for pretending to be Madara and pointed out that Madara and Rin Nohara were long dead.

Lin Feng stopped Sasuke from revealing more secrets and confronted Obito after Sasuke exposed his connection to Rin. Obito admitted he knew Madara’s plan but intended to take control of the Rinnegan and Ten Tails himself to create a perfect world with Rin.

• Sasuke revealed Obito’s secret and mentioned Rin, prompting Lin Feng to seal Sasuke’s mouth.
• Obito removed his mask and demanded to know how they knew about Rin.
• Lin Feng told Obito that Madara had treated him as a pawn, then restrained Sasuke when he tried to reveal more.
• Obito said he had already understood Madara’s intentions and would replace him as the Ninja World Asura.
• Obito explained that he planned to control Nagato’s Rinnegan and the Ten Tails to gain Six Paths power and create an imagined perfect world with Rin.

Lin Feng revealed to Obito Uchiha that Madara Uchiha had sealed the Three-Tailed Isobu inside Rin Nohara to make Obito witness her death and fall into darkness. Obito broke down over learning that Madara had manipulated him, while Sakura looked tenderly at Sasuke.

• Lin Feng reminded Obito Uchiha that the caster of the Eye of the Moon could not enter its illusion, and explained Madara Uchiha had planned to remain outside it.
• Obito Uchiha accused Lin Feng of making up the Eye of the Moon plan, and Sasuke nodded as if he had told Lin Feng about it.
• Lin Feng revealed that Madara Uchiha had sealed the Three-Tailed Isobu inside Rin Nohara to make Obito witness her death and become his pawn.
• Obito Uchiha repeatedly denied the revelation and blamed himself for dragging Rin Nohara into the tragedy.
• Sakura pitied Obito Uchiha, then gazed tenderly at Sasuke, who responded with a cold snort.

Lin Feng offered to help Mei Terumi free Yagura from Obito Uchiha’s control and restore Kirigakure in exchange for three future promises. Mei Terumi agreed to consider his conditions, which he guaranteed would not harm the ninja world, endanger Kirigakure, or violate her conscience.

• Obito Uchiha erupted in anger after Sakura pitied him and ordered Yagura to attack Lin Feng and the others.
• Yagura began gathering his remaining Tailed Beast Chakra to transform again.
• Mei Terumi begged Lin Feng to spare Yagura and remove the Genjutsu controlling him.
• Lin Feng offered to save Yagura, restore Kirigakure, and help Mei Terumi become the Fifth Mizukage in exchange for three future promises.
• Sasuke and Sakura reacted with surprise to Lin Feng’s proposal, while Mei Terumi blushed and imagined offering herself to him.
• Lin Feng clarified that his future requests would not harm the ninja world, endanger Kirigakure, or go against Mei Terumi’s conscience.

Lin Feng subdued Yagura and turned to confront Obito Uchiha, claiming he would eliminate him to protect peace in the ninja world. Mei Terumi admired Lin Feng and stood behind him as the battle continued.

• Mei Terumi readily agreed to Lin Feng's condition, while his disciples watched their warm exchange in disbelief.
• Yagura completed his transformation and prepared another Tailed Beast Ball, as Obito Uchiha planned to wear Lin Feng down before attacking.
• Mei Terumi retreated behind Lin Feng and entrusted Yagura to him.
• Lin Feng used Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind Yagura and suppress his Chakra.
• Lin Feng addressed Obito Uchiha and declared he would eliminate him to protect the ninja world, earning even greater admiration from Mei Terumi.

Lin Feng effortlessly countered Obito Uchiha’s Wood Release and Fire Release, impressing Mei Terumi, Sakura, and Sasuke. He challenged Obito to use Kamui’s Hollowfication ability and fight him up close.

• Obito Uchiha attacked Lin Feng with Wood Release: Hell Disturbance, but Lin Feng froze the thorn-covered trees with his Absolute Zero Domain.
• Mei Terumi warned Lin Feng about Obito’s next attack as Obito used Kamui and Fire Release to send a spiraling torrent of flames at him.
• Lin Feng turned away from the flames, which curved around him, then snapped his fingers and made them burst like fireworks.
• Mei Terumi admired the fireworks, while Sakura and Sasuke wished Lin Feng would teach them the technique.
• Lin Feng told Obito to stop probing from a distance and use Kamui’s Hollowfication ability to fight him up close.

Lin Feng used his knowledge of Obito Uchiha’s abilities to unsettle him during their fight. Obito was left shaken when Lin Feng revealed he knew about Izanagi as well.

• Lin Feng vanished and slashed at Obito Uchiha, who evaded the attack with Hollowfication.
• Obito asked how Lin Feng knew about his eye’s ability and recognized Lin Feng’s technique as the Leaf Village’s Flying Thunder God.
• Lin Feng explained the limits of Obito’s Hollowfication and Kamui Space, making Obito suspect Kakashi had revealed the secrets of his eye.
• Obito claimed the Uchiha Clan’s foundations would let him survive, but Lin Feng guessed he meant using Izanagi.
• Obito was astonished and demanded to know how Lin Feng knew about Izanagi.