Chapter Summaries

Minato and the other Hokage overwhelmed Nagato and exposed that Deva Path Pain was the dead Yahiko, controlled as a puppet by Nagato. As Orochimaru revealed that Nagato was not Akatsuki’s true master, the real leader appeared, struck Tsunade, and shattered the Four Red Yang Formation.

• Minato defeated Deva Path Pain, and Nagato used King Yama to restore him while Konan tried to protect Nagato from the Hokage.
• Hashirama and the other Hokage drove Nagato back, while Minato realized that Pain was a puppet controlled through black Chakra receivers.
• Nagato insisted that Yahiko was still alive, but Hashirama defeated Pain again and exposed the receiver, leaving Nagato despondent.
• Tobirama considered killing Nagato, but Orochimaru revealed that the true Master of Akatsuki had always been controlling the organization.
• The real Akatsuki master appeared beside Tsunade, struck her down, and caused the Four Red Yang Formation to collapse.

Shirou Emiya revealed himself as the Master of Akatsuki and attacked Tsunade, shattering the Konoha shinobi’s belief in the man they had known. As Shirou summoned a creature to heal Nagato and Konan and prepared to finish Tsunade, Hashirama Senju realized Tobirama Senju might know why Shirou had changed.

• Naruto Uzumaki, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, and Tsunade reacted in shock when Shirou Emiya attacked Tsunade and revealed his allegiance to Akatsuki.
• Tsunade approached Shirou to seek an explanation, but he pierced her chest with a Chakra Scalpel and told her she had mistaken one leaf for the whole tree.
• Shirou used Tsunade’s blood to summon a creature, ordered it to heal Nagato and Konan, and identified them as his companions while refusing to save Tsunade.
• Jiraiya attacked Shirou with a Rasengan, but Shirou defeated him and dismissed Tsunade as someone who could not understand his true thoughts.
• Hashirama Senju grieved over Shirou’s betrayal and asked Tobirama Senju why Shirou had changed, then noticed Tobirama’s troubled silence and asked what he knew.

Hashirama Senju learned that Tobirama Senju’s conflict with Shirou Emiya helped push Shirou toward Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki’s pursuit of Eternal Peace. Shirou explained that Tobirama’s actions convinced him the Shinobi World was beyond saving, and he left Tobirama’s apology unanswered with apparent indifference.

• Hashirama Senju pressed Tobirama Senju about Shirou Emiya’s ties to Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama admitted Madara had influenced Shirou after Hashirama’s death.
• Shirou Emiya denied being deceived by Madara and said he had guided Madara toward Eternal Peace after losing faith in Hashirama’s path.
• Orochimaru suggested Tobirama had used Shirou’s power for war while Madara helped end the First Shinobi World War.
• Tobirama Senju apologized to Shirou Emiya and revealed that he had tried to seal Shirou inside the Death Reaper before his own death.
• Hashirama Senju and the others reacted with shock and disapproval, while Shirou said Tobirama’s actions had shown him the world was beyond saving.

Shirou Emiya prepared to leave Konoha with Nagato and Konan, but Jiraiya and Minato blocked their path after hearing the Great Toad Sage’s warning. Orochimaru exposed Akatsuki’s plan to use a devastating weapon to force peace, and Shirou’s admission turned the standoff into an imminent battle.

• Hashirama Senju apologized to Shirou Emiya, who said they were now enemies and prepared to leave with Nagato and Konan.
• Jiraiya blocked Shirou’s group, citing the Great Toad Sage’s warning, and Minato joined him.
• Orochimaru revealed Akatsuki’s plan to gather the Tailed Beasts and build a weapon capable of destroying a country.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Shirou whether Akatsuki intended to use the weapon to impose peace, and Shirou admitted that was more or less the plan.
• Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha watched Konoha’s forces turn against Shirou, while Shimura Danzo and Black Zetsu waited for their own chances to act.

Shirou Emiya fought Konoha’s strongest shinobi to protect Nagato and Konan, revealing his use of the Flying Thunder God Technique. As Hashirama Senju joined the battle to defend Konoha, the fight remained unresolved.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Enma and attacked Shirou Emiya with Jiraiya’s support, but Shirou disarmed Hiruzen and drove Jiraiya back with a seal-less fire technique.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to pressure Nagato, but Shirou appeared beside them and severed Minato’s arm before he could land a Rasengan.
• Shirou tried to take Nagato and Konan away, but Hiruzen struck him back with Enma’s staff, which Shirou had marked with a Flying Thunder God Seal.
• Shirou used the mark to appear beside Hiruzen and attack, but Tobirama Senju pulled Hiruzen out of danger.
• Hashirama Senju intercepted Shirou’s next strike and declared that he would fight to protect Konoha.

Shirou Emiya fought Konoha’s Hokage while Nagato and Konan escaped, defeating Tobirama Senju and pinning him down with a black rod. Hashirama Senju eventually trapped Shirou beneath the Myriad Divine Gates, but the seal could only restrain him temporarily.

• Shirou Emiya ordered Nagato and Konan to retreat, then clashed with Hashirama Senju and the other Hokage as Tobirama Senju’s Water Style filled the battlefield with mist.
• Shirou Emiya outmaneuvered Tobirama Senju’s Flying Thunder God attack, cut him in two, and pinned his regenerating body down with a Yin Yang Release Black Rod.
• Minato Namikaze entered Sage Mode and attacked Shirou Emiya to buy Hashirama Senju time, while Hashirama used Wood Release to bind Shirou.
• Hashirama Senju entered Sage Mode and summoned the Myriad Divine Gates, pinning Shirou Emiya to the ground and suppressing his Chakra.
• Hashirama Senju warned the others that the seal would hold Shirou only temporarily, while Shirou appeared unconcerned beneath the gates.

Nagato and Konan were cornered by Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, and Shimura Danzo as they fled Konoha. Danzo used Izanagi to steal one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, then a Transcription Seal genjutsu forced him to implant it; Black Zetsu planned to use Danzo’s Curse Mark to make Wei Yuan revive himself.

• Black Zetsu left to find Nagato and have him use the Rinnegan to revive Wei Yuan.
• Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru blocked Nagato and Konan outside Konoha, while Shimura Danzo arrived to claim Nagato’s eyes for Konoha.
• Nagato killed Danzo repeatedly with Shinra Tensei and Konan’s attacks, but Danzo used Izanagi to survive and steal one of Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Danzo fled with the Rinnegan as Nagato and Obito Uchiha continued fighting; he then released Izanagi and a Transcription Seal genjutsu compelled him to implant the eye.
• Black Zetsu realized Danzo had taken one Rinnegan and planned to use Wei Yuan’s Curse Mark on him to revive Wei Yuan.

Konoha’s leaders debated sacrificing Sarutobi Hiruzen to force Shirou Emiya’s soul back to the Underworld, while Jiraiya questioned Shirou about his past and his plans for peace. The chapter ended with a report that Shimura Danzo had taken Nagato’s Rinnegan.

• Tobirama Senju said ordinary seals could not stop Shirou and proposed using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, so Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to sacrifice himself.
• Jiraiya urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to name Tsunade the Fifth Hokage, arguing the responsibility could help her recover, and Sarutobi considered the proposal.
• Shirou Emiya told Jiraiya that he had once tried to kill everyone with Chakra in the Ancient Era, but Ashura persuaded him to revive the people he had killed and let Chakra spread again.
• Tobirama Senju realized the Rinnegan could revive the dead, just as a Yin-Yang Black and White Faced Monster reported that Danzo had taken Nagato’s Rinnegan.

Shirou Emiya learned that Shimura Danzo had stolen one of Nagato’s Rinnegan and decided to use Danzo’s Curse Mark to revive himself. He returned to his original body and unleashed overwhelming Chakra in Konoha, catching Hashirama Senju’s punch with ease.

• Black Zetsu told Shirou Emiya that Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, and Shimura Danzo had ambushed Nagato, stolen one of his Rinnegan, and left him near death.
• Black Zetsu urged Shirou Emiya to revive himself, and Shirou Emiya silently agreed by raising a finger.
• Tobirama Senju’s Curse Mark took control of him, making him use Water Release: Water Severing Wave to destroy the Myriad Divine Gates.
• The Curse Marks spread across Tobirama Senju and Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Tobirama realized Shirou Emiya intended to use Danzo to revive himself.
• Shirou Emiya’s body transformed from an Impure World Reincarnation into his original body, releasing Chakra that swept across Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju struck at Shirou Emiya, but Shirou Emiya caught his punch effortlessly as his former power returned.

Shirou Emiya demonstrated overwhelming power after his resurrection, defeating Hashirama Senju and resisting the Hokage brothers’ attacks. He then entered Six Paths Sage Mode and began forcibly undoing Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze’s Impure World Reincarnation, leaving the living shinobi facing his rule.

• Shirou Emiya caught Hashirama Senju’s attack and slammed him into the ground, then defeated his Wood Release and shattered his Myriad Divine Gates with Dust Release.
• Minato Namikaze resealed the Curse Marks controlling Tobirama Senju and Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Tobirama formed a Flying Thunder God strategy with Minato.
• Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze attacked Shirou Emiya with alternating Flying Thunder God flashes, but their kunai and Rasengan could not harm him.
• Shirou Emiya entered Six Paths Chakra Mode and used his power to forcibly undo the Impure World Reincarnation, making Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze’s souls leave their bodies.
• As his soul drifted away, Minato Namikaze looked toward Naruto Uzumaki and worried about leaving him in a world ruled by Shirou Emiya.

Minato Namikaze, Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Hashirama Senju failed to stop Shirou Emiya, who left Konoha with Black Zetsu after defeating them. Black Zetsu worried Shirou had become powerful enough to threaten its plan to revive Kaguya and suggested bringing Madara back.

• Minato Namikaze encouraged Naruto Uzumaki to stop Shirou before his soul ascended to heaven.
• Tobirama Senju used the Spiritualization Technique but could not reach Shirou and was forced to leave the mortal world.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned the Death Reaper with the Reaper Death Seal, but Shirou frightened it away and Hiruzen died.
• Hashirama Senju attacked Shirou with the Wood Dragon Technique, but Shirou shattered his body and sent his soul away.
• Shirou left Konoha with Black Zetsu, whose fear of Shirou's new power led it to suggest reviving Madara.

Shirou Emiya restored Nagato with Yang Power after Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru fled, then reassured Nagato that the Rinnegan could be recovered or recreated. In Konoha, Shikamaru Nara explained Shirou’s history and goal to the young ninja, and Naruto Uzumaki vowed to stop him.

• Shirou Emiya ordered Black Zetsu to recover Danzo's Rinnegan and flew to save Nagato and Konan.
• Shirou used Yang Power to heal Nagato, restore his life energy, and create a new pair of eyes.
• Nagato apologized for losing the Rinnegan, but Shirou said Black Zetsu was searching for one and that another pair might be created.
• Konoha's ninjas and Chunin Exam participants discussed Shirou's defeat of the four Hokage and his plan to force peace on the Shinobi World.
• Shikamaru Nara summarized Shirou's history and motives, and Naruto Uzumaki vowed to stop him.

Naruto Uzumaki befriended Gaara and then left Konoha with Jiraiya for intensive training to prepare for Shirou Emiya. Meanwhile, Shirou ordered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to bring Sasuke Uchiha to him, despite Black Zetsu warning that they were Obito’s spies.

• Naruto Uzumaki defeated Shukaku and reached Gaara by sharing their similar loneliness and telling him that his mother and uncle had loved him.
• Gaara befriended Naruto and began considering how to become the Fifth Kazekage; the Hidden Sand Village’s leaders made him a candidate and started training him.
• Tsunade became Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, while Jiraiya told Naruto that he needed to leave Konoha for intensive training against Shirou Emiya.
• Naruto asked to bring Sasuke Uchiha along, but Jiraiya refused and said Sasuke should remain in Konoha with Kakashi Hatake.
• Black Zetsu reported that he had not found Shimura Danzo or the missing Rinnegan, and Shirou Emiya ordered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to bring Sasuke to him.
• Black Zetsu warned Shirou that Itachi and Kisame were Obito Uchiha’s spies and that Obito might target Sasuke; Shirou wondered whether Itachi might kill his brother.

After the Chunin Exams, the Five Great Nations reacted to Shirou Emiya’s revelation as Akatsuki’s mastermind and his power to defeat Konoha’s four Hokage. Back at Akatsuki, Shirou ordered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha, whom he named as a potential future leader.

• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki learned that Shirou Emiya had taken control of Akatsuki and ordered Hidden Stone Village to stop hiring the organization and monitor its plans.
• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki told Huang Tu that Madara Uchiha had once been defeated by Shirou Emiya, while insisting Deidara would eventually return to Hidden Stone Village.
• The Fourth Raikage decided Hidden Cloud Village would monitor Akatsuki but focus on strengthening itself internally.
• Akatsuki’s members discovered that Pain had vanished and that they could no longer use the Rinnegan for long-distance communication.
• Shirou Emiya ordered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to infiltrate Konoha and bring Sasuke Uchiha to Akatsuki.
• Shirou Emiya explained that Sasuke could become Akatsuki’s future leader because a Rinnegan wielder would be required, then told Itachi he could compete with his brother for the position.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki learned that Obito Uchiha and Orochimaru planned to take Sasuke Uchiha, while Sasuke grew uncertain about how to gain strength after Naruto Uzumaki left to train with Jiraiya. Shirou Emiya waited for Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to locate the stolen Rinnegan, and Black Zetsu revealed that Yakushi Kabuto had it and had discovered Madara's corpse.

• Kisame Hoshigaki suggested that Itachi Uchiha kill Sasuke Uchiha, but Itachi stalled while fearing Obito Uchiha might target his brother.
• Obito Uchiha considered killing Sasuke Uchiha, and Orochimaru proposed luring him away so he could take Sasuke's body and potentially gain the Rinnegan's power.
• Naruto Uzumaki left Team 7 to train with Jiraiya, leaving Sasuke Uchiha worried that he had no path to become strong enough to defeat Itachi Uchiha.
• Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha watched Sasuke Uchiha in Konoha and planned to exploit his confusion, while Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki prepared to stage trouble and let them take him.
• Black Zetsu told Shirou Emiya that Yakushi Kabuto had secretly obtained the Rinnegan stolen by Shimura Danzo, mastered Impure World Reincarnation, and discovered Madara's corpse.

Yakushi Kabuto pledged himself to Shirou Emiya, revealed that Madara Uchiha was the Rinnegan’s true owner, and negotiated to help bring Sasuke Uchiha to Shirou in exchange for studying the creation of a pair of Rinnegan. After Kabuto left, Black Zetsu recognized Shirou as the resolute figure from the Ancient Era, prepared to pursue his plans alone.

• Black Zetsu introduced Yakushi Kabuto to Shirou Emiya, and Kabuto said he had joined Shirou because of his strength and his willingness to save individuals.
• Kabuto revealed that the Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha, and Shirou allowed him to keep the eye until Madara requested it back.
• Shirou asked Kabuto to bring Sasuke Uchiha from Konoha and offered him the chance to witness the creation of a pair of Rinnegan.
• Kabuto requested a jonin-level sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation, and Shirou created a White Zetsu Clone to help restore Madara’s strength.
• After Kabuto departed, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed Shirou’s changed resolve, and Black Zetsu declared that this was the Shirou they needed.

Mu and Gengetsu approached Konoha under Kabuto’s control while Obito and Orochimaru planned to take Sasuke amid a clash with the village. Kakashi arrived at the sweet shop just as Sasuke appeared, unaware that Itachi and several enemies were inside.

• Mu and Gengetsu discussed their mission to bring Sasuke back and complained about being paired together.
• Obito told Itachi he would not kill Sasuke, then ordered Kisame and Itachi to cause a clash with Konoha so he and Orochimaru could abduct him.
• Obito argued that taking Sasuke would force Shirou to compromise, and Orochimaru agreed that Sasuke’s potential required time and other conditions.
• Itachi silently resolved that Konoha, not either Akatsuki, was the right place for Sasuke.
• Kakashi arrived at the sweet shop, where Sasuke joined him and complained about meeting at a place that served sweets.

Kakashi Hatake learned that Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki had been sent to bring Sasuke Uchiha to the Akatsuki while Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha also targeted him. After Kakashi rushed back to the training ground, he found Sasuke missing and feared that Sasuke had willingly defected to Orochimaru for power.

• Kakashi Hatake spotted rogue ninjas in Konoha's sweet shop, then gathered Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi to pursue Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha.
• Kakashi Hatake's group encountered Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, and the two Akatsuki members began fighting them.
• Inside Tsukuyomi, Itachi Uchiha told Kakashi Hatake that Shirou Emiya had ordered the Akatsuki to take Sasuke, while Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha had also moved to seize him.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki retreated after Kakashi Hatake revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, and Kakashi hurried back to Sasuke's training ground.
• Kakashi Hatake found Sasuke missing with only faint signs of a struggle and suspected that Sasuke had chosen to follow Orochimaru; he sent Asuma Sarutobi to request reinforcements while he tracked Sasuke.

Sasuke Uchiha left Konoha with Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha, but their escape was interrupted by Kabuto's resurrected Kage. Orochimaru revealed his own resurrected Kage and prepared to fight while Sasuke watched from a safer distance.

• Sasuke Uchiha chose to defect from Konoha and followed Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha, who planned to make him stronger.
• Obito Uchiha stayed behind to fight Kakashi Hatake while Orochimaru led Sasuke away.
• Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki ambushed Orochimaru with the Water Gun Technique and revealed that he had been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru deduced that Kabuto had summoned Gengetsu, and Second Tsuchikage Mu appeared behind him and stabbed him.
• Orochimaru escaped with his Orochi-ryū Substitution Technique and summoned Fourth Mizukage Yagura and Fourth Kazekage Rasa to face Gengetsu and Mu.
• Orochimaru told Sasuke to stay back as the Kage-level battle began.

Yakushi Kabuto used his Impure World Reincarnation to send the Second Tsuchikage Mu and Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki after Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha. Orochimaru escaped their attacks long enough to seal Gengetsu, while Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki intervened to protect Sasuke, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Mu destroyed Rasa with Dust Release, while Gengetsu defeated Yagura, leaving Orochimaru stunned by Kabuto's mastery of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kabuto revealed that he was acting for Akatsuki and demanded Sasuke, but Orochimaru grabbed Sasuke and fled.
• Orochimaru called for Itachi and Kisame to stop Kabuto, and the two emerged from hiding as Mu and Gengetsu cornered him.
• Orochimaru used a Shadow Clone and an Earth Clone to deceive Kabuto, then sealed Gengetsu after the Mizukage's attack left him vulnerable.
• Itachi blocked Mu from reaching Sasuke, and Kisame drove Mu back with Samehada as Orochimaru mocked Kabuto's combat skill.