Chapter Summaries

Itachi Uchiha confronted Kakashi Hatake’s team to stop them from rescuing Anko Mitarashi, while secretly using the battle to pass intelligence about Obito Uchiha to Kakashi. Itachi revealed that the masked man was Kakashi’s former comrade, and Kakashi demanded to know whether the information was true.

• Itachi Uchiha and the Mysterious Masked Man blocked Kakashi Hatake’s team from pursuing Anko Mitarashi’s kidnapper.
• Kakashi Hatake assigned Tenzō to fight Itachi Uchiha while Kurenai Yuhi and Might Guy tried to reach Anko, but Itachi defeated Tenzō and Kurenai with genjutsu.
• The Mysterious Masked Man battled Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy, while Itachi Uchiha joined them and used Tsukuyomi on Kakashi.
• Inside the Tsukuyomi World, Itachi Uchiha told Kakashi Hatake that the masked man was Obito Uchiha.
• Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan reacted to the revelation, and he asked Itachi Uchiha whether the information was true.

Itachi Uchiha revealed Obito Uchiha’s abilities and hinted at the truth behind the Uchiha clan’s destruction, prompting Kakashi Hatake to uncover that the masked man was his former teammate. The battle continued with Obito exposed, while his classmates’ old gossip left him visibly irritated.

• Itachi Uchiha told Kakashi Hatake that Obito Uchiha had Mangekyo Sharingan and Wood Release abilities, and explained how Kamui worked.
• Kakashi Hatake questioned Itachi about the Uchiha clan’s destruction and Anko Mitarashi’s kidnapping, but Itachi ended the Tsukuyomi without answering.
• Kakashi Hatake revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, whose pattern matched the masked man’s, and stayed behind to face him while Might Guy went to check on Kurenai Yuhi and Tenzō.
• Kakashi Hatake used Storm Release: Kunai Lightning Blade and Kamui to break the masked man’s mask, then recognized him as Obito Uchiha.
• Might Guy and Kurenai Yuhi recalled Obito’s school days, irritating Obito as he asked Itachi whether their cover mission was complete.

Obito Uchiha confronted Kakashi Hatake over Rin Nohara’s death, leaving Kakashi overwhelmed with guilt before Obito and Itachi Uchiha departed. Kakashi led his team back to Konoha to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Shirou Emiya continued manipulating Anko Mitarashi and Orochimaru into cooperating with Akatsuki.

• Obito Uchiha accused Kakashi Hatake of killing Rin Nohara and condemned the shinobi world that had led to her death.
• Itachi Uchiha urged Obito Uchiha to leave and told Kakashi Hatake and the others to withdraw; Kakashi stopped Might Guy from confronting him.
• Kakashi Hatake collapsed in distress and coughed up blood, then decided his team should leave and discuss the situation elsewhere.
• Kurenai Yuhi suggested seeking help from Asuma, but Kakashi Hatake rejected the idea and chose to return to Konoha to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Shirou Emiya continued playing Anko Mitarashi and Orochimaru against each other to draw both into working for Akatsuki.

Shirou Emiya assigned Anko Mitarashi to monitor Orochimaru and ordered Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha to do the same while Akatsuki prepared for Konoha’s response. In Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Kakashi Hatake’s report and decided to issue an S-Rank Missing-nin Wanted notice for Obito Uchiha.

• Shirou Emiya brought Anko Mitarashi to meet Orochimaru and arranged for her to monitor him while Orochimaru sought to contact Shimura Danzo for intelligence.
• Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha returned from their mission, and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu reported that Kakashi Hatake had discovered Obito’s identity.
• Shirou Emiya discussed the consequences of Obito’s exposure, ordered Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to search for recruits and Tailed Beasts, and assigned Obito and Itachi to monitor Orochimaru.
• Kakashi Hatake reported Obito Uchiha’s survival and identity to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who reassured Kakashi that Obito’s choices were not his fault.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to issue an S-Rank Missing-nin Wanted notice for Obito Uchiha and recalled the Nine Tails Riot and the Mysterious Masked Man.

Sarutobi Hiruzen told Kakashi Hatake that Obito Uchiha caused the Nine Tails Riot and revealed how the Uchiha Clan’s destruction unfolded with Itachi Uchiha acting under Konoha’s orders. Meanwhile, Shirou Emiya claimed his SSSSS-Rank mission reward and summoned the Ten-Tails into his Kamui Dimension.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained to Kakashi Hatake that the masked man who attacked Kushina Uzumaki during childbirth and unleashed the Nine-Tails was Obito Uchiha.
• Kakashi Hatake asked to continue the mission to bring back Anko and told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Itachi Uchiha had passed him information and might not have been the true culprit behind the Uchiha Clan’s destruction.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen led Kakashi Hatake to the Uchiha compound and revealed that Itachi Uchiha destroyed his clan to stop a coup, then defected as a spy to investigate Obito Uchiha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Kakashi Hatake to keep their conversation secret and took him to meet Minato Namikaze’s child.
• Shirou Emiya received the Ten-Tails and related sealing techniques as his mission reward, then summoned the Ten-Tails into his Kamui Dimension and set barriers to keep it hidden.

At Orochimaru's base, Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha discussed the crimes that had driven them from Konoha while Orochimaru plotted to exploit his ties with Danzo and pursue a new form of immortality. Shirou Emiya chose to intervene in Yakushi Kabuto's growing uncertainty by showing him Yakushi Nonou's rescued soul.

• Obito Uchiha admitted that he had caused the Nine Tails Riot to obtain the Nine-Tails and destroy Konoha, then challenged Itachi Uchiha over the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Anko Mitarashi asked Yakushi Kabuto to bring dango from Konoha and joked that he should tell the Third Hokage about Danzo's ties to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru told Yakushi Kabuto to retrieve Kimimaro and Jugo from the Northern Outpost and explained that he would stay until he completed his new Curse Mark.
• Orochimaru rejected the idea of reporting Shirou Emiya to Danzo and planned to let Danzo's agent discover the Akatsuki and Shirou on his own.
• A White Zetsu Clone reported Orochimaru's plans to Shirou Emiya, who decided to handle Yakushi Kabuto's confusion himself.
• Shirou Emiya opened a scroll depicting Yakushi Nonou's soul and recalled promising her that Kabuto would escape his suffering and that someone would care for her Orphanage.

Yakushi Kabuto returned to Konoha’s Orphanage, where Shirou Emiya had arranged funding and promised to protect the children. Kabuto rejected the idea of staying there and warned that the ninja world could not be changed, but Shirou asked him to join him anyway.

• Yakushi Kabuto secretly returned to the Orphanage and learned that a friend of Yakushi Nonō had donated enough money to keep it running for ten years.
• Kabuto found Shirou Emiya treating the children and realized Shirou had expected him to come.
• Shirou told Kabuto that Yakushi Nonō’s children would be safe and asked whether Kabuto would stay at the Orphanage.
• Kabuto said he could not stay because his ties to Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo could endanger the Orphanage.
• Kabuto argued that conflict was inevitable as long as ninja and humanity existed, but Shirou said his own actions had their reasons.
• Shirou asked Yakushi Kabuto, “Will you come with me?”

Shirou Emiya recruited Yakushi Kabuto and gave him a powerful Curse Mark before heading to confront Shimura Danzo over the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyo Sharingan. Danzo, still plotting to regain power and control Shirou, received a visitor claiming to be Orochimaru’s contact.

• Shirou Emiya invited Yakushi Kabuto to join him in changing the world and completing his goal of eternal peace.
• Shirou Emiya received complete versions of the Impure World Reincarnation, Body Modification, and Cell Transplantation techniques as mission rewards.
• Shirou Emiya marked Yakushi Kabuto with a Curse Mark enhanced with Natural Energy and told him to learn to master it.
• Shirou Emiya decided to meet Shimura Danzo and destroy his Kotoamatsukami Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Shimura Danzo reviewed his plans to exploit Shirou Emiya and use his Sharingan, while resenting his loss of authority in Konoha.
• A young ninja told Shimura Danzo that a visitor claiming to be Orochimaru’s contact had come to see him, and Danzo ordered Fū to guard the base.

Orochimaru met Shimura Danzo in Konoha and bargained for his Kotoamatsukami Sharingan, offering him a Rinnegan and threatening to expose his secret. Danzo agreed to help Orochimaru deceive Shirou Emiya, but Orochimaru hinted that his new biotechnology and Shirou’s Curse Mark energy would force Danzo to surrender the eye.

• Orochimaru disguised himself as a messenger and revealed himself to Shimura Danzo in the Root Base.
• Orochimaru told Danzo that Nagato had rebuilt Akatsuki and that the Rinnegan could surpass the First Hokage’s power.
• Danzo recognized that Orochimaru had revived Shirou Emiya with Impure World Reincarnation and demanded that Orochimaru hand him over.
• Orochimaru revealed that he knew Danzo possessed Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami Sharingan and offered Danzo a Rinnegan in exchange for it.
• Orochimaru explained that he needed Danzo to keep vouching for his supposed loyalty to Konoha so he could continue deceiving Shirou Emiya.
• Danzo agreed to give Orochimaru the Kotoamatsukami eye but kept one Sharingan for Izanagi, and Orochimaru suggested his new biotechnology could make Danzo surrender the eye willingly.

Shirou Emiya arranged for Shimura Danzo to receive an experimental arm while secretly destroying Danzo’s Kotoamatsukami Sharingan and claiming mission rewards. After giving Yakushi Kabuto instructions, Shirou recognized Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki by the lake and prepared to pursue separate plans against Black Zetsu and the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Shimura Danzo praised Orochimaru’s new arm, paid him research funding, and agreed to strengthen his body for the Rinnegan.
• After leaving Root, Shirou Emiya revealed himself and burned the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyo Sharingan, completing his mission and gaining several of Shisui Uchiha’s abilities.
• Shirou gave Danzo’s funding to Yakushi Kabuto and told him to prevent Orochimaru from contacting Danzo while delaying Danzo’s demands for a Rinnegan.
• Shirou identified Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki by the lakeshore, telling Kabuto that both children would become powerful and that Sasuke should be protected.
• Shirou used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave Konoha with Kabuto, who headed for Orochimaru’s Northern Base while Shirou planned to return to the Rain Country and deal with Black Zetsu.

Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru secretly allied to plan against Shirou Emiya, while Itachi Uchiha reported their scheme to Shirou. Shirou prepared to begin Akatsuki’s plan soon, and remained wary of Itachi’s loyalties.

• Obito Uchiha bluntly proposed that he and Orochimaru work together to escape Shirou Emiya’s control and reclaim Akatsuki’s authority.
• Orochimaru explained that sealing an Impure World Reincarnation was the only known counter, and proposed gathering more revived fighters to oppose Shirou.
• Obito Uchiha planned to send Itachi Uchiha to the Rain Country to investigate how soon Akatsuki’s plan would begin.
• Itachi Uchiha overheard the alliance and reported Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru’s plot to Shirou Emiya.
• Shirou Emiya said Akatsuki’s plan would begin before the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki matured, and told Itachi he could act as he wished until Black Zetsu returned.
• After Itachi left, Shirou Emiya reflected that Itachi’s loyalty to Konoha could lead him to interfere.

Itachi Uchiha warned Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru that Lord Shirou was about to advance the Akatsuki’s plan, prompting them to plot ways to buy time and prepare against him. After Obito arranged an assassination in the Hidden Mist, Lord Shirou learned of the scheme and sent Yakushi Kabuto a scroll, then prepared to strengthen the White Zetsu Clone carrying it.

• Itachi Uchiha returned to Orochimaru’s base and told Obito Uchiha that Lord Shirou was about to begin the Akatsuki’s plan.
• Obito Uchiha proposed delaying the Ten-Tails’ revival while Orochimaru perfected the Impure World Reincarnation and obtained powerful corpses.
• Yakushi Kabuto suggested sharing Lord Shirou’s plans with other villages, but Obito rejected the idea and ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to assassinate Fourth Mizukage Yagura.
• Obito revealed that he controlled Yagura with his Sharingan and planned for Kisame to become an S-Rank Missing-nin and join the Akatsuki after the assassination.
• A White Zetsu Clone reported the conspiracy to Lord Shirou, who gave it a scroll for Yakushi Kabuto and told it to keep following him.
• Lord Shirou recalled the scroll to add an instruction and said he would transplant Hashirama’s cells into the White Zetsu Clone and place a Curse Mark on it.

Yakushi Kabuto traveled to the Hidden Mist Village under Shirou Emiya’s instructions, mastered the Impure World Reincarnation, and revived the Second Mizukage using a White Zetsu Clone as a sacrifice. He found Kisame Hoshigaki, but discovered Kisame had only recently learned that Obito Uchiha had deceived him by posing as Madara Uchiha.

• A White Zetsu Clone delivered Shirou Emiya’s scroll to Yakushi Kabuto, who learned to master the Impure World Reincarnation and was ordered to contact Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Yakushi Kabuto used the White Zetsu Clone as a sacrifice to revive Gengetsu Hozuki, the Second Mizukage, and sealed him in a coffin.
• Kisame Hoshigaki questioned whether Obito Uchiha had deceived him again after learning that Obito had impersonated Madara Uchiha.
• Yakushi Kabuto met Kisame Hoshigaki and revealed that Obito had sent him, prompting Kisame to confirm that the masked Madara was Obito Uchiha.
• Yakushi Kabuto realized Kisame’s loyalty to Obito was uncertain and took comfort in having already revived Gengetsu Hozuki.

Kisame Hoshigaki assassinated Fourth Mizukage Yagura, ending the Bloody Mist Policy, then met Obito Uchiha and learned that Shirou Emiya had taken control of Akatsuki. Obito sent Kisame to stay active outside the organization until Akatsuki recruited him so he could monitor it from within.

• Kisame Hoshigaki agreed to assassinate Fourth Mizukage Yagura and join Obito Uchiha's organization to investigate Akatsuki.
• Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Yagura by the coast, while Yakushi Kabuto watched and took one of the Mizukage's hands for a future Impure World Reincarnation.
• Genshi issued a warrant for Kisame Hoshigaki but abolished the Bloody Mist Policy to stabilize Hidden Mist Village.
• Kisame Hoshigaki met Obito Uchiha at Orochimaru's base and learned that Shirou Emiya had taken over Akatsuki.
• Obito Uchiha told Kisame Hoshigaki to remain active outside Akatsuki until its members invited him to join.

Shirou Emiya and Black Zetsu discussed the Three-Tails’ death and adjusted Akatsuki’s plans while recruiting members and tracking tailed beasts. Shirou headed toward the Land of Hot Springs, where Hidan and Tsunade had been identified as possible teammates for Kakuzu, but he rejected recruiting Tsunade.

• Black Zetsu blamed Obito Uchiha after learning Kisame Hoshigaki had killed Yagura, and Shirou proposed waiting for the Three-Tails to revive while continuing to recruit and gather intelligence.
• Shirou chose to visit Kisame in the Land of Hot Springs, and Black Zetsu agreed to monitor Naruto Uzumaki and Itachi Uchiha’s younger brother.
• White Zetsu reported that the clone monitoring Orochimaru had gone missing, and Black Zetsu ordered a replacement sent to watch him.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu told Shirou they had found Hidan and Tsunade as possible teammates for Kakuzu.
• Shirou rejected recruiting Tsunade, saying she should continue healing people, and White Zetsu added that she had accumulated gambling debts.

Tsunade met Karin’s mother and learned that Kakuzu wanted to see her about the enormous debt she owed him. After a day of treating patients and winning big at the casino, Tsunade worried that her sudden good luck meant trouble was coming.

• Karin’s mother thanked Tsunade for teaching Karin Medical Ninjutsu and explained that Kakuzu had asked to meet her.
• Tsunade hurried away to avoid facing Kakuzu over her debt, while Karin learned that her mother’s friend owed him a lot of money.
• Tsunade and Shizune treated a patient using the Medical Record Scrolls Shirou Emiya had left behind.
• Tsunade won a huge sum at the casino, then feared her good fortune would bring a disaster like the one that followed her previous win.
• Tsunade wondered whether Kakuzu might kill her over the debt, then invited Shizune to find a tavern and drink.

Tsunade learned that a mysterious man in a conical hat had comforted her while she was drunk, prompting her to hurry back to Konoha to investigate a suspicion involving Orochimaru. Meanwhile, Shirou Emiya and Kakuzu recruited the immortal Hidan, who claimed to worship Shirou as an Evil God and had gained immortality through his favor.

• While Tsunade slept drunk in a tavern, Shirou Emiya stroked her hair, and she grabbed his arm as he left; Kakuzu collected her money without charging interest.
• The next morning, Shizune told Tsunade what had happened, and Tsunade went to Kakuzu's Orphanage, where she learned he had already left.
• Tsunade left Kakuzu a message and set off with Shizune for Konoha, suspecting Orochimaru might have stolen her things and learned Tobirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shirou Emiya told Kakuzu that they had come to the Land of Hot Springs to recruit Hidan, and Kakuzu doubted Hidan would be useful without a bounty.
• Hidan attacked Shirou Emiya and Kakuzu, but Shirou severed his head from his body; Hidan survived and agreed to consider joining Akatsuki if they helped spread Shirou's teachings.
• Hidan claimed that the Evil God Shirou Emiya had granted him immortality, leaving Shirou to wonder whether someone was committing evil in his name.

Shirou Emiya captured Hidan and learned that the Evil God Sect had created him through human experimentation. He then recruited Kisame Hoshigaki into Akatsuki and paired him with Itachi Uchiha, leaving both spies ordered to monitor each other while Obito Uchiha remained unaware of Itachi’s defection.

• Kakuzu beat Hidan until Hidan revealed that the Evil God Sect had created him as an immortal test subject who worshipped Shirou Emiya.
• Shirou Emiya ordered Kakuzu to take Hidan back to the Akatsuki Base so he could study Hidan’s immortality.
• Kisame Hoshigaki killed the Hidden Grass Village Leader and the Land of Grass Daimyo, drawing Shirou Emiya to recruit him into Akatsuki.
• Shirou Emiya exposed Kisame Hoshigaki’s existing connection to Obito Uchiha and assigned Itachi Uchiha to monitor him.
• Obito Uchiha separately ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to monitor Itachi Uchiha, and the two spies met at the Akatsuki Base knowing their mutual roles.

Shirou Emiya left the Akatsuki to pursue his plans and return to Konoha, while Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen grew concerned that Orochimaru had revived and might be exploiting him. The chapter ended with Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto continuing their experiments after Orochimaru forgot his agreement with Shirou.

• Shirou Emiya told Black Zetsu he would protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha and refused to let Nagato revive him.
• Shirou Emiya revealed that returning to Konoha was part of a plan he had prepared since impersonating Orochimaru and abducting Anko Mitarashi.
• Tsunade told Sarutobi Hiruzen she suspected Orochimaru had revived Shirou Emiya with the Impure World Reincarnation and said she would investigate him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Tsunade that Orochimaru could exploit Shirou Emiya and urged her to seek Jiraiya's help if she could not find Orochimaru.
• Yakushi Kabuto brought children from the Northern Base to Orochimaru's base, where they continued their experiments and sealed Anko Mitarashi's memories again.
• Orochimaru continued working with Obito Uchiha and forgot the agreement he had made with Shirou Emiya.

Orochimaru returned Anko Mitarashi to Konoha, where Shirou Emiya used the reunion to gain a legitimate place in the village and spoke with Sarutobi Hiruzen about Orochimaru and Madara Uchiha's plan. Shirou settled in Konoha and befriended Naruto Uzumaki, while Hiruzen secretly listened to their conversation.

• Orochimaru ordered the White-Haired Youth to leave Anko Mitarashi at the Land of Fire Border, and Obito Uchiha criticized Orochimaru for keeping her as a piece on the board.
• Shirou Emiya woke Anko at the border and escorted her back to Konoha, where Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized him and secretly brought him into the Hokage Building.
• Shirou told Hiruzen that Orochimaru had deceived him and revealed information about Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and the Impure World Reincarnation, but refused to disclose Madara's secret plan.
• Hiruzen invited Shirou to remain in Konoha, and Shirou began wandering the village while looking for chances to meet Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Shirou treated Naruto to ramen and listened as the boy talked about his dream of becoming Hokage rather than a medical ninja.
• Shirou agreed with Naruto's dismissal of medical ninja, while the eavesdropping Hiruzen nearly toppled over.