Chapter Summaries

Tang Ping’s Poison Pill Plan sent Sasuke into Akatsuki while Itachi was recovered, and Hinata Cang Yue attacked Team 7 under a disguise. The chapter ended with Hinata crushing Sai and Yamato in midair as Naruto faced her.

• Naruko reported that Obito had taken Sasuke, and Tang Ping confirmed that Sasuke’s capture was part of the Poison Pill Plan.
• Izumi summoned Gray Sickle and sent the cat to carry Itachi away with a bottle of Matatabi.
• Tang Ping headed west to watch Hinata Cang Yue fight Team 7, where she had blasted a crater and captured Yamato.
• Sai drank a Healing Potion, coordinated with Sakura, and used his ink creatures to attack Hinata and free Yamato.
• Hinata stopped Sai’s strike, blew apart his Nine-Headed Serpent, and used a force field to crush both Sai and Yamato while Naruto prepared to fight her.

Hinata Cang Yue overwhelmed Naruto and Team 7, killing Sai and forcing Naruto to choose between saving Yamato and Sakura. Naruto protected Yamato from her attack, but the chapter ended before he learned Sakura’s fate.

• Naruto charged Hinata Cang Yue in his Five-Tails state, but she blasted him away and held Yamato and Sai in her force field.
• Sakura attacked Hinata Cang Yue with kunai and an explosive-tagged wooden stake, but Hinata detected and deflected her trap.
• Hinata Cang Yue crushed Sai after he had exhausted his Chakra, provoking Naruto to erupt into Eight-Tails.
• Hinata Cang Yue positioned Yamato and Sakura apart, then attacked both to force Naruto to choose whom to save.
• Naruto chose Yamato and blocked Hinata Cang Yue’s Godly Vacuum Attack, then saw a sight that stunned him.

Hinata Cang Yue killed Yamato after wounding Sakura, and Yamato left a final clue identifying the Hyuga before he died. Sakura and Naruto recovered Yamato and Sai’s bodies, while Tang Ping’s group returned to Heaven's Guard Pavilion with the spoils from their completed mission.

• Hinata Cang Yue wounded Sakura, drew Naruto away, and pierced Yamato’s throat with a Dong Dong Wave.
• As he died, Yamato recognized Hinata Cang Yue as the hidden threat and carved the words “Hyuga” into the dirt.
• Sakura found Yamato’s clue, suspected the identity of the Kara member, and urged Naruto to retreat with Yamato and Sai’s bodies.
• Obito arrived after Naruto and Sakura had left, saw “Hyuga” in the dirt, and departed using Kamui.
• Tang Ping and his group returned to Heaven's Guard Pavilion with Orochimaru’s bases and experiments, three Chakra Cannons, and the Undead God they had captured.

Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku and confronted Itachi after the Blazing Sun Country had taken in tens of millions of refugees. He revealed that Itachi’s suspected culprit had caused Nine Tails Night, leaving Itachi shaken by the truth behind the Uchiha Clan’s tragedy.

• The Blazing Sun Country absorbed a massive influx of refugees while Tenshukaku grew into a busy transit and recruitment hub.
• Tang Ping brought Itachi to the Blazing Sun Building, where Uchiha Mei, Cang Yue, and Izumi awaited them.
• Izumi doused Itachi with ice water, and Tang Ping exposed his feigned unconsciousness.
• Tang Ping mocked Itachi for helping slaughter the Uchiha Clan and asked who had been responsible for Nine Tails Night.
• Tang Ping told Itachi that the person he had suspected was responsible, and condemned him for killing his clan alongside that culprit.

Tang Ping ordered Itachi to atone for slaughtering the Konoha Uchiha by fathering descendants to rebuild the clan. Itachi accepted the punishment with relief, and Uchiha Mei took responsibility for him and planned to raise his descendants in Blazing Sun Country.

• Tang Ping told Itachi that he had to rebuild the Konoha Uchiha and proposed that he father a thousand children with help from fertility medicine and refugee mothers.
• Itachi laughed and cried as he accepted the arrangement as punishment, while Hinata Cang Yue explained that it freed him from years of guilt.
• Uchiha Mei agreed to the plan because Itachi's descendants could replenish her clan and grow up loyal to Blazing Sun Country.
• Tang Ping assigned Itachi to Uchiha Mei, noting that his Bloodline Disease was cured, his strength was gone, and he no longer had his Mangekyo.
• Uchiha Mei had guards escort Itachi to the Uchiha Clan, and the group moved on to discuss who would receive the Mangekyo.

Tang Ping and his allies debated who should receive Itachi’s Mangekyo before deciding to give them to Izumi, then began her eye-fusion surgery. With the decisive battle approaching, they also committed Blazing Sun Country’s resources to drawing refugees into their territory to increase the Faith Energy needed for Tang Ping’s godhood plan.

• Uchiha Mei proposed giving Itachi’s Mangekyo to Uchiha Sho, but Hinata Cang Yue objected that the eyes’ abilities did not suit him.
• Tang Ping suggested Izumi receive the eyes so she could gain Eternal Mangekyo and help in the decisive battle, and Uchiha Mei agreed.
• Tang Ping ordered his allies to intensify the Currency War and grain dumping, create a refugee tide, and prepare to transport refugees toward Konoha.
• Tang Ping explained that Blazing Sun Country needed more people to generate the Faith Energy required for his plan, and Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei pledged resources and manpower.
• Tang Ping took Izumi to the laboratory and used Fusion Liquid to transplant and fuse the Mangekyo; afterward, he told her to let the eyes fuse and regularly take Life Potion.
• Izumi left the laboratory with her eyes bandaged, and Tang Ping turned to work with the Undead God’s materials.

After emerging from the laboratory, Tang Ping learned that Nawaki had escaped to Konoha and decided to retrieve him while preparing to exploit Akatsuki’s coming attack on the village. Two days later, he woke to find Izumi in his arms and learned that Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue were waiting for him.

• Tang Ping told Izumi that his research on a god's corpse had strengthened his spiritual-power path toward God Level, and he planned to break through during battle to draw out the Sage of Six Paths.
• Izumi reported that Nawaki had escaped his guards using the Earth Style: Underground Submarine Technique and was believed to be hiding in Konoha.
• Tang Ping stopped Izumi from pursuing Nawaki immediately and said he would go with her after resting, since Akatsuki was expected to attack Konoha for the Nine-Tails.
• Tang Ping ordered Izumi to summon Mei and Cang Yue, then slept for two days to recover from his laboratory work.
• Tang Ping woke with Izumi in his arms, and she told him that Mei and Cang Yue were waiting in the living room.

Tang Ping presented Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue with three types of elixirs refined from the Undead God, explaining their effects and limitations. They considered giving Soul Elixirs to Uchiha Shizuka and Sho, and Tang Ping suggested the older pair could use Eternal Elixirs instead.

• Tang Ping opened a secured case and showed Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue the elixirs he had made from the Undead God.
• Tang Ping explained that the fifty Undead Elixirs could restore the body after death if taken within three days, but could not heal mental or genjutsu damage.
• Tang Ping described the ten Eternal Elixirs, which greatly increased physical potential and multiplied a person's lifespan limit, though they could not be taken repeatedly.
• Tang Ping explained that the five Soul Elixirs could raise a person's talent or soul by a level, except for those at Super Kage Level.
• Hinata Cang Yue proposed that Uchiha Shizuka and Sho use Soul Elixirs to overcome their Mangekyo bottleneck, and Tang Ping agreed they could be considered.
• Uchiha Mei worried that Uchiha Shizuka and Sho were too old to benefit, but Tang Ping suggested they could exchange for Eternal Elixirs.

Tang Ping discussed using the Land of Lightning as a testing ground for cultivating gods, then traveled to Konoha with Izumi to find Nawaki before Nagato could capture him. At Konoha’s gate, he noticed the Land of Fire Daimyo’s convoy and the Twelve Guardian Ninja, whose unexpected presence suggested trouble.

• Tang Ping explained that actual gods were scarce and proposed letting them develop faith in the Land of Lightning, while Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue urged expanding the plan.
• Tang Ping insisted they use only the Land of Lightning for now, then left with Izumi while Hinata Cang Yue stayed to guard the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping headed for Konoha to find Nawaki before Nagato could capture him and considered, then rejected, going after Sora first.
• Tang Ping and Izumi encountered the Land of Fire Daimyo’s convoy, escorted by the Twelve Guardian Ninja, entering Konoha through the VIP passage.
• Tang Ping told Izumi that Konoha had been less affected by the Cold War than weaker villages and entered the village while thinking about how to locate Nawaki.

Tang Ping and Izumi entered Konoha disguised as merchants to seek Kakashi’s help finding Nawaki, while Tang Ping reflected on how war had transformed the village and its young ninjas. Ino was chosen for a plan to infiltrate Tang Ping’s side, as Naruto sensed something unusual when Tang Ping passed nearby.

• Tang Ping noted that Konoha had adopted Blazing Sun Country’s aerial tactics and technologies, and that its young ninjas were training intensely under the threat of war.
• Tang Ping and Izumi headed to the Commercial Street to ask Kakashi for help locating Nawaki.
• Sakura and Naruto carried white chrysanthemums toward the Memorial Stone, and Naruto briefly sensed something behind him as Tang Ping and Izumi passed.
• Tang Ping wondered whether Naruto’s sudden reaction came from the Nine-Tails or Asura’s Chakra, then noticed Ino thinking inside the Flower Shop.
• Utatane Koharu selected Ino for a plan to infiltrate Tang Ping’s side and steal intelligence, possibly attacking him if the opportunity arose.

Ino accepted Utatane Koharu’s mission to infiltrate Blazing Sun Country as a spy, while Tang Ping asked Kakashi to locate Nawaki Senju and leave Konoha with trusted subordinates. After learning the Land of Fire envoy was working with Root, Tang Ping set out at night to approach Konoha’s clans and investigate Root.

• Utatane Koharu’s group chose Ino for a beauty-trap spy mission, and Ino decided to go to Blazing Sun Country after settling her personal affairs.
• Tang Ping met Kakashi at a barbecue restaurant and asked him to find Nawaki Senju and take trusted subordinates out of Konoha for a while.
• Kakashi agreed and told Tang Ping that the Land of Fire Daimyo had sent something to Konoha under escort to pursue cooperation with the village, with Root handling the matter.
• Tang Ping suspected the Land of Fire and Root were plotting something and decided to investigate them while trying to win over wavering ninja clans.
• Tang Ping left Izumi behind to cover for him and went out into the night to visit Konoha’s ninja clans and Root.

Tang Ping visited wavering shinobi clans in Konoha and won pledges from more than half to join the Blazing Sun Country. He then infiltrated Root, discovered its Chimera Technique experiments, and reached the core laboratory, where he saw a familiar figure.

• Tang Ping reassured more than a dozen wavering clans that he had come only to watch, and more than half pledged allegiance to the Blazing Sun Country.
• Tang Ping urged the clans to send promising ninja away to broaden their horizons before Nagato attempted to resurrect the dead.
• Tang Ping infiltrated Root's underground headquarters and passed its traps and sentries without difficulty.
• Tang Ping discovered Root's experiments to fuse Kekkei Genkai and noted that it had produced unstable subjects with two Kekkei Genkai.
• Tang Ping reached Root's core laboratory and saw a familiar figure on the testing grounds.

Tang Ping witnessed Konoha and the Guardian Ninja cooperating to train Sora as a weapon against Blazing Sun Country, then discovered Root’s plan to infiltrate him with Ino. After Izumi found Nawaki hiding at Ichiraku Ramen, Tang Ping went there to take him away before Nagato’s group attacked Konoha.

• Sora displayed combat strength comparable to an Elite Jonin, while Kazuma insisted that he return to Kyoto after training with Konoha.
• Tang Ping watched the Guardian Ninja and Konoha cooperate over Sora, then dismissed him as no threat to Blazing Sun Country.
• At Root’s mission center, Tang Ping found a plan to have Ino infiltrate him, seduce him, steal intelligence, and poison him.
• Izumi told Tang Ping that Kakashi had found Nawaki hiding at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Knowing Nagato’s group was coming to capture the Nine-Tails, Tang Ping and Izumi headed to Ichiraku Ramen to take Nawaki away.

Tang Ping found Nawaki working at Ichiraku Ramen and discovered that he had fallen for Ayame. He confronted Nawaki and planned to move the shop to the Tenshukaku, leaving Nawaki alarmed when he claimed Ichiraku Ramen would otherwise be destroyed.

• Tang Ping and Izumi recognized Nawaki working at Ichiraku Ramen, where Ayame watched him affectionately.
• Tang Ping decided to bring Nawaki back by relocating Ichiraku Ramen and its owners to the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping summoned Nawaki outside and threatened to move the shop, prompting Nawaki to agree to return if Ichiraku and Ayame were spared.
• Tang Ping insisted the relocation would give Nawaki a better chance with Ayame and said the shop would be destroyed otherwise.
• Nawaki asked Tang Ping what he meant by saying Ichiraku Ramen would be destroyed.

Tang Ping arranged for Nawaki, Ichiraku, and Ayame to leave Konoha for the Tenshukaku before Nagato’s impending attack. As he surveyed Konoha, he saw Rock Lee training and spotted a familiar ninja squad.

• Izumi used genjutsu to stop Nawaki from alerting Ichiraku and Ayame, and Tang Ping promised Nawaki freedom if he obeyed orders.
• Nawaki agreed to cooperate after Tang Ping said he could meet Ayame and her father at the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping told Izumi and Nawaki to arrange Ichiraku and Ayame’s relocation, then left them to handle it.
• Izumi and Nawaki secured permission to leave Konoha and sold their house to the Sarutobi Clan.
• Tang Ping walked through Konoha, reflected on its waning status ahead of Nagato’s attack, and saw Rock Lee training before noticing a familiar ninja squad.

Team 10 discussed their missions as Konoha investigated Hinata Cang Yue as a possible member of the Shell Organization, while Ino hinted that she was preparing to leave on a solo mission. Tang Ping learned that Nagato and Konan would attack Konoha the next day and took Izumi to watch from Hokage Rock.

• Shikamaru connected Hinata Cang Yue's ability to escape notice with the Shell Organization's attacks and suspected she could be its nine-tailed member.
• Ino told Choji and Shikamaru that she would undertake a long-term mission alone, hinting that they would understand once news of her defection reached them.
• Tang Ping overheard Ino's plan and later learned from Izumi that Ichiraku and Ayame had reached Tenshukaku safely.
• Tang Ping received confirmation that Nagato and Konan would attack Konoha the next day, with an extra dose of something fierce prepared for the assault.
• Tang Ping and Izumi concealed themselves atop Hokage Rock to watch the coming attack while a reception team waited nearby.

Five unmarked airships approached Konoha, prompting Asuma to mobilize the village’s defenses. Konan intercepted Konoha’s Flying Corps with explosive paper techniques while the airships continued toward the Wooden Wall.

• Asuma learned that the airships had not been arranged by the elders or the major clans and ordered Konoha’s Flying Corps to shoot them down.
• Asuma, the elders, and Konoha’s ninja gathered at the village’s outer wall as the village went on alert.
• Konan volunteered to stop the approaching Wind Release ninja and attacked them with explosive paper.
• Konan used Paper Cranes carrying Exploding Tags to destroy gliders and hold back the Flying Corps.
• Konan continued fighting as the airships approached Konoha’s Wooden Wall.

Asuma led Konoha’s defense against the Six Paths of Pain and their airships, while Tang Ping watched from Hokage Rock and trusted Konan had prepared a surprise. Konoha’s anti-air weapons struck the airships, which began leaking a familiar black liquid over the village.

• Asuma and Akimichi Choza organized Konoha’s ninjas to attack the airships, but Asura Path Pain’s tracking rockets and Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei devastated their defense.
• Animal Path Pain summoned Yatagarasu, and the Paths of Pain prepared to assault Konoha as Mitokado Homura called for Jiraiya.
• Tang Ping watched the battle with Izumi and said Konan’s preparations would give Konoha a surprise.
• Five airships entered Konoha’s airspace, where hidden Chakra-powered anti-air weapons fired explosive metal fragments at them.
• The damaged airships began leaking black, pungent liquid, and Tang Ping recognized it as an old acquaintance.

Konan’s airships poured refined Black Oil over Konoha, setting much of the village ablaze as villagers struggled to escape. Gamabunta brought down the airships, while Naruto and Jiraiya rushed to the South Gate to confront the Six Paths of Pain.

• Konan’s five airships released refined Black Oil over Konoha, igniting fires across nearly half the village and trapping many civilians.
• Konoha’s understaffed Military Police Force failed to guide villagers to safety as the flames spread.
• Gamabunta crushed the falling airships, but the Black Oil they carried erupted into towering pillars of fire when they hit the ground.
• Naruto and Jiraiya watched the burning village, then set off for the South Gate to help Konoha’s shinobi fight the Six Paths of Pain.
• Asuma struggled to hold back Deva Path Pain while Konoha’s shinobi faced the other Pains, and Naruto and Jiraiya arrived as reinforcements.

Jiraiya and Naruto joined the fight against the Six Paths of Pain, while Asuma was injured and became more determined to pursue the Hokage position. Nagato challenged Jiraiya over Konoha’s past destruction of Amegakure, and the chapter ended with Jiraiya gathering Natural Energy as Naruto sent chakra-cloaked shadow clones against Pain.

• Jiraiya and Naruto destroyed two Large Summoning Beasts, while Deva Path Pain knocked Asuma into a ruined building.
• Shikamaru and Choji rushed to Asuma, who refused Shikamaru’s Healing Potion and charged back into battle.
• Jiraiya and Naruto fought the Six Paths of Pain at the South Gate, where Jiraiya confronted Nagato over the destruction of Konoha.
• Nagato argued that Konoha had inflicted the same suffering on Amegakure and invoked Tang Ping’s saying that truth was only within kunai range.
• Jiraiya began gathering Natural Energy as Naruto created chakra-cloaked shadow clones to cover his entry into Sage Mode.