Chapter Summaries

Mimi surveyed the Underworld, reunited with Mito, and announced that Konoha would govern the realm and control access to reincarnation. The other villages’ dead faced a choice between joining Konoha and submitting to its laws, and the chapter ended with the Second Mizukage surrendering.

• Mimi discovered that animal spirits from the parasitic outbreak had gathered in the Underworld, then found Mito among the dead and promised to take her home.
• The dead learned that Mimi had destroyed their villages, while Kage and clansmen reacted to the news and the three Aburame grandfathers praised her achievements.
• Mimi restrained the Second Mizukage and declared the Underworld Konoha territory, subject to Konoha Law and overseen by a new Spirit Magistrate.
• Mimi announced that approved Konoha residents could apply for reincarnation and invited others to join Konoha, but warned that criminals would face punishment.
• Mimi exposed a wandering ninja’s crimes and described his sentence, then asked the Second Mizukage whether he would join Konoha or be stewed.
• The Second Mizukage surrendered, and the other Kage accepted that their situation was hopeless.

After the Sand Hidden Village’s Iron Sand Puppet offensive collapsed, Nami questioned the many Orochimarus, learned how the Chakra Stones trapped souls, and put them to work in a shared laboratory. To handle the Underworld’s growing population and staff shortage, Nami decided to connect souls to the Insect Swarm Network, then sent Minato away while Six Paths hid inside the Rinnegan.

• The Sand Hidden Village’s Iron Sand Puppets went berserk and its advance stalled, leaving its operation in disarray.
• Nami confronted the Orochimarus, exposed one’s betrayal, and learned that breaking the many Chakra Stones would release the souls trapped inside them.
• The Orochimarus competed for Nami’s approval, and she ordered them to choose leaders, establish a laboratory, and work normal shifts for normal pay.
• Chiri proposed building a larger Demon Country in Nami’s mental space, and Nami agreed to use the Insect Swarm Network to manage souls and ease the Underworld’s staff shortage.
• Nami called for Minato, who used the Flying Thunder God to leave, while Six Paths hid inside the Rinnegan and hoped Nami would not find him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, unnamed, is recuperating in a hospital after an unspecified illness or injury.
• He is visited by his wife, who brings him a newspaper and expresses concern about his health.
• The protagonist's boss calls, asking him to return to work, but he declines, stating he needs more time to recover.
• The protagonist's wife reveals she has been offered a job in another city, which would mean they would have to move.

Character Developments

• The protagonist is shown to be independent and assertive in his decision to take more time off work despite his boss's request.
• The protagonist's wife is portrayed as caring and supportive, but also ambitious, as she considers a job offer in another city.

Significant Themes

• Health and illness: The protagonist's hospitalization highlights the theme of health and the importance of recovery.
• Work-life balance: The tension between the protagonist's boss's demands and his own need for rest raises questions about work-life balance.
• Ambition vs. stability: The potential move for the protagonist's wife's job offer contrasts with the stability of their current life, raising questions about ambition and its impact on personal and familial stability.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and his wife: Their interaction is caring and supportive, with the wife showing concern for her husband's health and the protagonist being understanding about her job opportunity.
• The protagonist and his boss: Their interaction is brief but tense, with the boss trying to pressure the protagonist to return to work and the protagonist firmly declining.

Minato’s team broke into the temple and destroyed the shrine barrier while the Sand Hidden Group’s Iron Sand Army struggled under the strain of its abducted human “Meat Chickens.” After Mōryō awakened and the mission was declared complete, Minato’s team retreated as Sasori fled.

• Minato, Yahiko, Konan, and Jiraiya transferred to the temple with Sasori, then confronted Chiyo and her Iron Sand guards.
• Konan took to the air for support while Minato rushed past the Iron Sand defenses and used the Law Breaking Seal to destroy the shrine barrier.
• The Iron Sand Army collapsed, and Minato’s team watched as Mōryō fought the Sand Hidden Village members for control of it.
• Minato recalled Mimi’s explanation that the Sand Hidden Group used abducted people as processing power, and that Mōryō and the Sand Hidden Group acted as competing terminals.
• After Mōryō awakened, Chiyo’s Iron Sand figure collapsed, Mimi declared the mission complete, and Minato transferred his team away.
• Sasori looked at the place where the team had vanished, then ran.

Mimi and Tsunade discussed the aftermath of the Iron Sand Army’s paralysis as the cleanup operation continued and the final conflict in Demon Country remained unresolved. With the Third Ninja World War nearing its end, Mimi prepared to revive selected souls and named the technique she had taught Tsunade Rinne Rebirth.

• The Ninja Magistrate’s forces swept up the disabled Iron Sand, recovered the Chakra Stones containing souls, and sent those souls to Mimi’s Underworld.
• Mimi told Tsunade that the Iron Sand could rise again after the battle in Demon Country, so they would wait for its victor before sealing Mōryō or destroying or sealing the Sand Hidden Village’s core.
• Mimi said the Third Ninja World War should soon end and encouraged Tsunade to lead through her fairness and respect for life.
• Tsunade accused Mimi of bullying her and said she would lock Mimi up if she had crossed her principles, while Mimi privately admitted she had lied to her.
• Mimi told Tsunade that the Underworld was running smoothly and that a list of souls to revive was nearly finalized.
• Tsunade said she had mastered Mimi’s revival technique, and Mimi named it Rinne Rebirth.

Mimi negotiated the resurrection of Hashirama, Tobirama, and the Third Hokage while confronting Tobirama over his hostility toward the Uchiha and his past experiments. The three agreed to follow Konoha’s current rules, and Mimi left them with an invitation to ask her for help.

• Hashirama said he wanted to explore Konoha after being resurrected, while Tobirama scrutinized Mimi and insulted Chiri.
• Mimi warned Tobirama to use her full name and said the Konoha Military Police Force could arrest him for defaming the Uchiha.
• Mimi confronted Tobirama with evidence of his past experiments and reminded him that resurrection depended on following her rules; Tobirama said he still wanted to return.
• Mimi told Tobirama he was now an ordinary citizen without political authority and told the Third Hokage he could not reclaim his former position.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and the Third Hokage had no questions and privately hoped to speak with Tsunade instead of Mimi.

Mimi explained how the dead would be resurrected and discussed the limits of restoring their abilities with the First, Second, and Third Hokage. She then asked Hyuga Ten-nin to restrain resurrected clan members and helped reunite Hitomi and Chiri with their families.

• Mimi told the three Hokage that she could rebuild bodies from a Gene Map when cellular samples were missing, while warning that Hashirama might not regain Wood Release.
• The Third Hokage asked to be resurrected at eighteen, but Mimi warned him to consider Biwako’s feelings and suggested he ask whether Biwako wanted to become young herself.
• The Second Hokage agreed to join Mimi’s Ninjutsu research after they discussed using techniques to improve life as well as fight.
• Mimi asked Ten-nin to keep the resurrected Hyuga and Uchiha from fighting, and he agreed to restrain his clan with his own strength.
• Mimi told Ten-nin that the Caged Bird seal had been removed and that he could choose Hyuga clan members for resurrection; Ten-nin thanked her and went to reunite Hitomi with her mother.
• Mimi sent Chiri to meet her parents and address the Uchiha elders, and Chiri agreed.

Mimi reunited with her resurrected father, who struggled to act like her parent while facing her authority and teasing. Mimi told him Yumi had remarried, then revealed she had been joking and urged him to treat Yumi well; her father accepted that he was stuck with his formidable daughter.

• Mimi told her nervous young father to act normally and reminded him of how he had treated her when she was a baby.
• Mimi teased her father for forgetting her age and birthday, then explained that he needed to understand his place in the family.
• Mimi told her father that Yumi had remarried, and he broke down in grief over losing her.
• Mimi revealed that Yumi had been waiting for him and warned him to treat her well and not leave family responsibilities to her.
• Mimi threatened to break her father's legs if he tried to leave, and he begged her to let him go.

Mimi finished lecturing her resurrected father and sent him away, then received Shion, Shiki, and Shiho in her office. The elders reminisced about Mimi’s childhood before she moved on to the matter that had brought them there.

• Mimi told her father to help Yumi with the dishes and Hot Spring Inn, then suggested he and Yumi have another child after his resurrection.
• Mimi’s father fled her office and encountered Shion, Shiki, and Shiho on their way to see her.
• Shion, Shiki, and Shiho entered Mimi’s office, where she greeted them with different levels of affection.
• Shiki asked Mimi to recognize him as her grandfather, but she reminded him that his training had been part of a deal and recalled his attempts to beat her.
• Shion praised Mimi as the Clan Head he had chosen, and Mimi cut off the reminiscing to discuss the reason for their meeting.

Mimi explained to Mito why she intended to restore the dead, while Mito warned her that breaking the boundary between life and death could cause serious problems. They discussed the gradual relocation of the Underworld and the need to make resurrection conditional on social contribution, leaving Mito to help Mimi address the urgent details.

• Mito asked Mimi whether she should go so far as to break the boundary between life and death, and Mimi said the work mattered to her too.
• Mimi explained that a destroyed body was not true death for a ninja and said she would not allow Mito to leave again.
• Mito teased Mimi about her relationships with Chiri, Hitomi, and Tsunade, and Mimi admitted she wanted them all.
• Mimi said she needed to relocate the Underworld and build a city for souls while preserving the boundary between life and death.
• Mimi proposed making resurrection difficult and tying access to social contributions and appropriate punishment, and Mito told her she had outdone herself.

Mimi persuaded Mito to manage the Underworld, promising to revive her in an eighteen-year-old body. Their discussion revealed that dead shinobi from earlier generations were disappearing, and Mito learned that Hashirama might vanish if he stayed in the Underworld much longer.

• Mimi asked Mito to manage the Underworld, explaining that her feared reputation made her unsuitable for negotiating with its residents.
• Mito considered Hashirama, Tobirama, the Third Hokage, and Tsunade, but Mimi rejected each as either too approachable, too harsh, or too busy.
• Mito agreed to take the job after Mimi offered to revive her in an eighteen-year-old body, and she welcomed living apart from Hashirama.
• Mito complained about Hashirama's obsession with finding Madara, then learned Mimi planned to revive Hashirama.
• Mimi told Mito that shinobi who died within the past hundred years had disappeared, and warned that Hashirama might also truly die if he remained in the Underworld.

Hashirama woke in Konoha First General Hospital after nearly a week in a coma and learned he had returned to life in an unfamiliar world. When Izuna and Tobirama nearly fought in his ward, Chiri arrived and took Izuna home.

• Hashirama woke up, asked about Mito and Tsunade, and was scolded by the nurse for shouting and moving around.
• Tobirama returned to the ward on a crutch, followed by the limping Izuna, who challenged him to fight after they left the hospital.
• The nurse warned Izuna and Tobirama not to fight, but Izuna argued with her and threatened her.
• Chiri twisted Izuna’s ear and ordered him to come home, while the Uchiha elders watched.
• The nurse complained to Chiri that Izuna had bullied her, and Hashirama and Tobirama kept out of the dispute.

Chiri took the returned Uchiha elders sightseeing before leading them home to a clan feast, where they began to accept their place in the clan again. The reunion took an unexpected turn when Izuna saw Madara eating and broke down in disbelief.

• Chiri brought the Uchiha elders through the village to shop, and the merchants welcomed them enthusiastically.
• Chiri made Izuna carry her bags, and Tajiri and the other elders pressured him into calling her Sister Chiri.
• Shisui told Chiri that the clan was ready, so she led everyone home for a feast attended by thousands, including Madara.
• Izuna spotted Madara eating, cried out in disbelief, and hugged him, but Madara kicked him away so he could keep eating.

At the Uchiha clan meeting, Chiri and the elders explained how Madara abandoned the clan, helped start two Shinobi World Wars, and was eventually beaten into an idiot by Insect Princess. Chiri also revealed that Madara awakened the Rinnegan and that it had been transplanted into Tsunade’s disciple for safekeeping.

• The Uchiha clansmen agreed to keep Madara’s condition secret from outsiders, while Tajiri and the elders reacted with disbelief and anger.
• The former Clan Head recounted how Madara formed an alliance with the Senju, later tried to lead the Uchiha out of Konoha, and then left the clan after they refused.
• The former Clan Head revealed that Madara sought to start a war against Konoha, and Tajiri sprang up to attack him before being stopped.
• Chiri said Insect Princess had beaten Madara into an idiot, and she warned Izuna not to seek revenge.
• Chiri explained how Madara awakened the Rinnegan by combining Senju and Uchiha powers, then revealed that the eyes had been transplanted into Tsunade’s disciple.

Chiri recounted how she and Mimi confronted Madara over his schemes against Konoha and later drove him away, while explaining his plan to trap humanity in a dream world. She left Madara’s care to his returned relatives and instructed the Uchiha to conceal his identity as Uchiha Sasuke.

• Chiri said her first mission to assassinate Hanzo failed when Madara blocked the way, and she and her team withdrew rather than fight him.
• Chiri and Kagutsuchi revealed how Kagutsuchi’s negotiations with Madara helped Chiri defeat the Pro-War Faction and take control of Uchiha affairs.
• Chiri explained that Madara’s schemes and the village’s distrust had made the Uchiha a threat to Konoha, then described how she forced him to flee after the battle at the Valley of the End.
• Chiri revealed that Madara sought to trap everyone in a dream world, and Tajiri tried to attack him before Izuna restrained his father.
• Chiri assigned Madara’s care to his returned relatives, warned them to keep him away from the First and Second Hokage, and told the Uchiha to call him Uchiha Sasuke and deny that Madara remained in the clan.

Manki took her adopted daughter Dinessa across Konoha to bring some people back, while Dinessa worried about adjusting to life as a Konoha shinobi and pursuing Explosion Release. After struggling with Konoha’s confusing transit system, they reached Konoha Hospital and went inside.

• Manki told Dinessa to prepare to accompany her on a trip to bring some people back.
• As they walked through Konoha, Dinessa talked about turning her Explosion Release research into a fireworks business, and Manki warned her to stop making explosives.
• Dinessa asked how Manki learned so much while staying home, and Manki became angry rather than admitting she browsed online while waiting for Insect Princess.
• Manki and Dinessa took several trains, got lost, and eventually reached Konoha Hospital General Hospital Station.
• Dinessa guided Manki into the hospital, where Manki insisted she had known the way despite relying on her adopted daughter.

Manki came to the hospital to pick someone up but found the Second Kage brawling in the corridor. After they stopped, Tobirama accused the other four Seconds of ganging up on him and urged the doctors to seize them, leaving Manki furious and one person short.

• Manki arrived at the hospital to pick someone up, while the nurses discussed the unusual clans and their recent arrivals.
• The Second Tsuchikage and Second Mizukage provoked each other, then attacked Tobirama, and the Second Kazekage and Second Raikage joined in against him.
• Hashirama cheered the brawl on as Sarutobi tried to signal for help, while Manki watched helplessly and other shinobi looked on.
• Doctors rushed in and ordered the Seconds to stop, and the fighters separated while pretending nothing had happened.
• Tobirama told the doctors the fight was only fooling around, then pointed to the other four Seconds and accused them of ganging up on him.
• Manki realized she had come to pick someone up but now had one fewer person to take, and she grew furious.

The Four Villages’ revival and integration into Konoha proceeded in small batches while their terms were negotiated. Tobirama was jailed after a mutual assault, and he and the other Second Hokage learned about Konoha’s detention system before Jiraiya’s student Nagato arrived to confront him.

• Mimi required the revived members of the Four Villages to merge into Konoha, while Mito oversaw the negotiations and integration.
• Tobirama was detained after a fight, and Hashirama failed to get him released or devise a way to retaliate without being caught on surveillance.
• Hashirama visited Tobirama in jail, where Tobirama explained that Konoha’s streets were monitored and urged him not to make matters worse.
• The other Second Hokage mocked Tobirama when he returned to the detention center, and they discussed Konoha’s crime and welfare system with their cellmates.
• Tobirama recognized the white-haired middle-aged inmate as Jiraiya, who insisted to Nagato that his latest arrest had not been his fault.

Nagato confronted Jiraiya about being arrested overseas, and Jiraiya admitted he had been detained after a dispute at a brothel. Nagato ordered him to serve fifteen days, while Tobirama grew furious upon learning Jiraiya was Hiruzen’s disciple.

• Nagato angrily demanded to know why Jiraiya had been arrested overseas, threatening to cut ties unless he explained.
• Jiraiya tried to hide behind classified-mission rules, but Nagato kept walking away until Jiraiya agreed to tell him what happened.
• Jiraiya claimed he had tried to help unemployed women at an establishment, then fought them after they tried to extort him.
• Nagato checked the case record, found Jiraiya had been detained for attempted solicitation, and ordered him to serve fifteen days.
• Tobirama was shocked and humiliated to learn Jiraiya was Hiruzen’s disciple, while Jiraiya joked with Tobirama about them sharing the same offense.

Minato began the decisive attack on the Sand Hidden Village’s Iron Sand core, using a barrier and the Corpse Insect Seal to sever the souls’ connections to the Iron Sand. As the Iron Sand Puppet finally responded, Yahiko prepared to defend Minato while he maintained the taxing technique.

• Ninja Magistrate soldiers buried Chakra Stones so Tunneling Insect mycelia could connect the souls inside them to the New Underworld.
• Minato confirmed that his soul-extraction preparations were complete, then began the attack on the Sand Hidden Village core in Demon Country.
• Minato raised the Insect Pot Barrier around the city and sent a swarm of Dead Soul Insects through the Iron Sand, severing its connections to the souls within.
• Yahiko watched the Iron Sand shrink as Minato struggled to control the exhausting swarm and summoned more Dead Soul Insects.
• The Iron Sand Puppet roared at Konoha, and Yahiko activated Sage Mode and Haki to defend Minato while he maintained the technique.