Chapter Summaries

Hidezawa and the Konoha team explored Hamura Shrine, found the Tenseigan and a hidden record from the Sage of Six Paths, and learned why Indra and Asura’s descendants had fought for generations. After the moon’s power triggered disasters across the shinobi world, Hidezawa identified a lead to the one who had divided the brothers and said they had three years to prepare for the enemy’s return.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara feared Tsunade and Hidezawa had attacked another village until an Anbu ninja reported Chakra on the moon.
• A golden pillar of Chakra erupted from the moon, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and tsunamis across the shinobi world.
• Hidezawa led Tsunade and the team through Hamura Shrine, where they found the Tenseigan and a silver-haired Otsutsuki Toneri who had survived the battle.
• Tsunade and the Uchiha used their abilities to read a record from the Sage of Six Paths, learning that someone had turned Indra and Asura against each other and that the Sage had allowed the conflict to prepare the shinobi world for the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Hidezawa suspected the culprit remained connected to the Uchiha and said Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha might act in three years, giving him time to prepare for his Kekkei Mōra.

After three years of preparation, Hidezawa prepared to return to Konoha as the Akatsuki began targeting Sunagakure and its One-Tail Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Madara Uchiha revived through Impure World Reincarnation in the transformed Wind Country, where he questioned Orochimaru’s claim about their location.

• Hidezawa and Konan discussed the Akatsuki’s coming moves, while Konan refused to leave the Rain Country and Nagato.
• Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed the Akatsuki’s likely return to action and Hidezawa’s absence; an urgent report arrived from the Wind Country.
• Orochimaru successfully revived Madara Uchiha, and Black Zetsu proposed sending him to Sunagakure as a test while Akatsuki pursued the One-Tail.
• Kakuzu and Sasori traveled toward Sunagakure, with Sasori recalling his knowledge of a route into the village.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin after a two-month mission, and Karin stopped Naruto and Sasuke from arguing.
• Madara Uchiha realized Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation and challenged his claim that the lush oasis was in the Wind Country.

Team 7 pursued Gaara’s kidnappers while Hidezawa learned of Orochimaru’s plans to revive Madara Uchiha. Madara defeated Team 7 and waited for Hidezawa, who arrived with Hikari and recognized him.

• Kakashi, Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin set out to rescue Gaara, while Hidezawa told Tsunade that Orochimaru might revive Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha learned how Konohagakure had changed and decided to challenge Hidezawa after hearing about his power and partnership with Hikari.
• Akatsuki captured Gaara and extracted Shukaku’s Chakra as Nagato warned Hiruko about Hidezawa’s strength.
• Kakashi’s team encountered Madara, who swiftly defeated them and waited for the person they summoned for help.
• Hidezawa and Hikari arrived at the oasis, and Hidezawa identified Madara Uchiha.

Hidezawa battled the resurrected Madara Uchiha across the desert, matching his Susanoo and Wood Release with increasingly powerful techniques. As Madara unleashed his full power and demanded that Hidezawa use True Several Thousand Hands, Hidezawa revealed his own understanding of the Power of Myriad Phenomena and brought down the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Kakashi identified Madara Uchiha as Konoha's legendary founder, while Madara challenged Hidezawa and Hikari over their resemblance to Hashirama and himself.
• Hidezawa fought Madara with Wood Release, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and taijutsu, while Hikari escorted Kakashi and the others away from the battlefield.
• Madara escalated the fight with Susanoo, Wood Release, and Fire Release as Naruto and Sasuke sensed a strange reaction in their Chakra and Guy's team arrived nearby.
• Madara revealed his Power of Myriad Phenomena by combining Wood Clones, Armored Susanoo, and a descending meteor, then urged Hidezawa to use True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hidezawa entered a Six Paths-like form, revealed that the Senju Clan had received a separate gift from the Sage of Six Paths, and unleashed Yin-Yang Release: Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Hidezawa defeated Madara Uchiha in the Wind Country, but their battle devastated several lands and left Gaara badly weakened. Back in Konoha, Hidezawa learned that his reward was insight into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which could help complete his Kekkei Mōra, and revealed that he had also acquired the One's Own Life Reincarnation, a resurrection technique.

• Hidezawa's battle with Madara Uchiha caused torrential rain in Konoha, earthquakes and disasters across several countries, and severe destruction in Sunagakure.
• Hidezawa met Hikari, Kakashi, Guy, and Chiyo after the battle and sent Kakashi's team to search the devastated area for Gaara.
• Orochimaru examined the defeated Madara Uchiha, while Madara ordered Black Zetsu to investigate Hidezawa and the Senju Clan's hidden relic.
• Kakashi's team returned to Konoha with Gaara, who had survived but lost most of his Tailed Beast Chakra, and Tsunade confronted Hidezawa over the destruction.
• Hidezawa explained Madara's Rinnegan and Nagato's likely connection to the Uzumaki Clan, then urged Konoha to watch Akatsuki closely.
• Hidezawa received Demonic Statue of the Outer Path Insight as a mission reward and revealed that he had obtained the One's Own Life Reincarnation, a resurrection technique.

Hidezawa brought Chiyo’s Rebirth Regeneration technique to Konohagakure and planned to investigate whether it could restore the dead to life, while Obito Uchiha assigned Akatsuki members to gather more Tailed Beast Chakra. After a lantern festival outing with Tsunade, Hidezawa returned to the Moon Passage and set off to complete his Kekkei Mōra.

• Hidezawa revealed that he had taken Chiyo’s Rebirth Regeneration scroll from Sunagakure, and Tsunade accepted it for Konohagakure to study.
• Pain questioned Obito Uchiha about the failed operation, and Obito assigned Itachi Uchiha, Biwa Jūzō, Hiruko, Shinno, and Orochimaru to pursue Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Hidezawa and Tsunade traveled to Hot Water Country, where Tsunade spoke about the Senju Clan’s expectations and kissed Hidezawa on their boat.
• Kabuto returned from the moon and learned from Hidezawa that Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha had become active again.
• Hidezawa told Kabuto to monitor Akatsuki, Iwagakure, and Cloud Village and to steer Sasuke toward revenge against Itachi Uchiha.
• Hidezawa entered the Moon Passage to complete his Kekkei Mōra, leaving Kabuto to help guard Konohagakure while he was away.

Hidezawa merged with the Tenseigan’s power and transformed into a Six Paths-level being with Kekkei Mōra. His new power drew attention across the Shinobi World and from Momoshiki and Kinshiki, while he finally sensed Kaguya Otsutsuki on the moon.

• Tsunade recalled her drunken encounter with Hidezawa and struggled to discuss it with Shizune.
• Hidezawa used the Tenseigan and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to comprehend Chakra and evolve his body.
• Kabuto told Sasuke that Itachi might soon target a Jinchuriki and proposed that Sasuke confront him, with Shisui secretly following for protection.
• Hidezawa’s transformation sent strange Chakra across the world, stopping the rain in the Rain Country and alarming Nagato, Konan, Black Zetsu, Madara Uchiha, and Orochimaru.
• Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki detected the power and set out to investigate it.
• Hidezawa completed his transformation, gained Kekkei Mōra, and sensed Kaguya Otsutsuki watching him on the moon.

After returning from the moon, Hidezawa showed Tsunade how his new mastery of Chakra could strengthen Yang Release and might allow him to revive people summoned through Impure World Reincarnation. Meanwhile, Akatsuki members pursued Tailed Beasts and Sasuke reached Itachi Uchiha, ready to confront him.

• On the moon, Hidezawa sensed Kaguya Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, examined his emerging Six Paths Mode and growing forehead horn, then noticed two meteors approaching the Shinobi World.
• Obito targeted Sora at a temple in the Land of Fire, while Hiruko and Shinno captured Fū in Takigakure, Biwa Jūzō and Itachi Uchiha traveled to find the former Fourth Mizukage, and Orochimaru and Black Zetsu headed for the Six-Tails in Kirigakure.
• Hidezawa returned to Konohagakure after a month away and told Tsunade that his Chakra had caused the recent phenomenon across the Shinobi World.
• Hidezawa used his improved Chakra control to strengthen Tsunade's Yang Release and proposed testing Rebirth Regeneration to revive people brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, including Sakumo Hatake and the Fourth Hokage and his wife.
• Sasuke raced through Whirlpool Country toward the Fourth Mizukage mission, sensed a burst of Chakra among the ruins, and confronted Itachi Uchiha.

Kakashi and Asuma sought permission to investigate the massacre at Fire Temple, while Hidezawa revealed that Akatsuki had targeted Sora and prepared to confront Obito Uchiha. Hidezawa freed Minato Namikaze from the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and revealed that he was Naruto’s father, while Sasuke fought Itachi Uchiha under the watch of Shisui and the Uchiha.

• Kakashi tried to stop Naruto from arguing about Sasuke’s solo mission, but Hidezawa insisted Sasuke had to handle it alone.
• Asuma reported that Fire Temple had been slaughtered and asked to investigate; Hidezawa explained that Akatsuki sought Sora, whose father had sealed Nine-Tails Chakra inside him.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi in Whirlpool Country, and their battle intensified as Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Sasuke’s emotions drove his Sharingan toward a change.
• Hidezawa used the Death God Mask and a death-row prisoner to undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, then summoned Minato Namikaze through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Minato learned that sixteen years had passed and that Naruto was his son, but Naruto rejected the revelation when Kakashi explained that Minato had sealed the Nine-Tails inside him.

Hidezawa showed Naruto and Minato Namikaze the memories of Naruto’s birth, helping them understand each other before they left on a mission to confront Obito Uchiha. Meanwhile, Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, overpowered Itachi Uchiha, and watched as Shisui and the surviving Uchiha confronted Itachi over his actions.

• Hidezawa revived Minato Namikaze and showed him, Naruto, and the others his final memories, revealing what happened the night the Nine-Tails attacked.
• Minato Namikaze, Naruto, Kakashi, and their companions set out to confront Obito Uchiha while Naruto learned his parents’ final words and reconciled with Minato.
• Sasuke broke Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and used its power to fight Itachi with Susanoo.
• Sasuke shattered Itachi’s Susanoo, but Shisui arrived and stopped Sasuke from delivering the final blow.
• Shisui and the surviving Uchiha revealed themselves, condemned Itachi for betraying and slaughtering the clan, and declared that he would die for his actions.

After Sasuke killed Itachi Uchiha, Shisui took Itachi’s eyes for him and the Uchiha vowed to pursue Obito. Obito was ambushed by Kakashi, Asuma, Naruto, and Minato Namikaze, then rebuked by Nagato and Konan after retreating to Rain Country; meanwhile, Hidezawa explored the Fire of Life’s power with Yugao, and Jiraiya asked to lead an investigation in Rain Country.

• Sasuke accepted Itachi Uchiha’s eyes so he could gain power against Obito, and Shisui burned Itachi’s corpse.
• Obito Uchiha was ambushed in Rain Country by Kakashi, Asuma, and Naruto, then Minato Namikaze struck him with a Rasengan and greeted him.
• Nagato and Konan reprimanded the injured Obito for bringing Konohagakure’s attention to Rain Country, then learned that the Three-Tails had been captured and Itachi Uchiha was dead.
• Hidezawa showed Yugao the Fire of Life and discussed using its power to preserve her, while the two agreed to face the future together.
• Jiraiya reunited with Minato Namikaze at the Hokage Building, and Hidezawa arrived for a meeting about Rain Country.
• Jiraiya asked Hidezawa to support his request to lead the investigation in Rain Country.

Hidezawa briefed Jiraiya and the others on Obito Uchiha’s role in the Rain Country and the Nine-Tails attack, then arranged for Jiraiya to confront Nagato and Konan. Before setting out, Hidezawa hinted that someone might soon be truly resurrected, leaving Jiraiya wondering who it could be.

• Hidezawa agreed to support Jiraiya’s investigation in the Rain Country and suggested that the dead Shimura Danzō had leaked Kushina’s delivery location and helped lead Nagato astray.
• Hidezawa explained that Akatsuki was gathering Tailed Beast Chakra and that Naruto was a likely target, then proposed summoning Kushina and Mito to train him to control the Nine-Tails.
• Hidezawa visited Nagato and Konan, warned them that Jiraiya was coming, and persuaded them to reveal themselves and stage a battle that would show Jiraiya how much they had changed.
• Hidezawa told Nagato he might be able to exchange his Rinnegan for Yahiko’s true resurrection, leaving Nagato and Konan stunned.
• Jiraiya woke Hidezawa before dawn, but Tsunade struck him for shouting; afterward, Jiraiya thanked Hidezawa for reuniting Naruto with his parents through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hidezawa and Jiraiya set out for the Rain Country, and Hidezawa said Jiraiya might soon learn who would be brought back to life.

Hidezawa met Konan and discussed their plan to revive Yahiko as Jiraiya searched the Rain Country for Akatsuki. Jiraiya found Nagato and Obito Uchiha in an abandoned underground passage and began fighting the Six Paths of Pain, until Hidezawa arrived at the battle’s climax.

• Hidezawa told Konan that reviving Yahiko would require finding a White Zetsu, and explained that Nagato’s Rinnegan had evolved from the Sharingan and that Nagato was likely descended from the Uzumaki Clan.
• Jiraiya spoke with an elderly Rain Country resident, who described how the alliance with Konohagakure had brought prosperity, then directed Jiraiya to a hidden abandoned site.
• Nagato sensed Jiraiya’s search and prepared to fight with Obito Uchiha, while deciding that reviving Yahiko might make giving up his Rinnegan worthwhile.
• Jiraiya entered the underground passage and found Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain alongside Obito Uchiha and Yahiko’s body; Nagato rejected Jiraiya’s appeals and declared his intention to change the world.
• Jiraiya fought the Six Paths of Pain and Obito Uchiha, summoned Gamaken, and struggled to survive as Obito pressed his attack.
• Hidezawa arrived in a flash of rosy light just as Obito Uchiha was about to strike Jiraiya.

Shihara Hidezawa trapped Obito Uchiha in a sealed space and overwhelmed him while Jiraiya fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain. Nagato used Planetary Devastation against Jiraiya, but Hidezawa rescued him and revealed that Nagato and Konan had joined their side, leaving Jiraiya stunned by Hidezawa and Konan’s closeness.

• Shihara Hidezawa arrived and stopped Obito Uchiha’s attack, then challenged Obito while Jiraiya fought Nagato.
• Nagato sent all Six Paths of Pain against Jiraiya, who entered Sage Mode and battled back with help from Fukasaku and Shima.
• Obito Uchiha repeatedly attacked Hidezawa, but Hidezawa manipulated the space around them, kept him trapped, and began tearing him apart when time ran out.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to trap Jiraiya, Fukasaku, Shima, and Gamaken, and Jiraiya believed he was about to die.
• Hidezawa rescued Jiraiya and healed him, then revealed that Nagato and Konan had chosen to join their side.
• Jiraiya realized Hidezawa and Konan were intimately close, and said he understood why Hidezawa had kept the truth from Konohagakure.

Naruto enjoyed breakfast with Minato Namikaze and Kushina as they began training him, while Hidezawa revived Yahiko using White Zetsu and Chiyo's technique. Obito Uchiha returned gravely injured, prompting Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu to plan their next moves, and Hidezawa confronted Jiraiya before turning to his growing list of tasks.

• Naruto ate breakfast with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, and Minato promised to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique while Kushina urged him to train so they could stay together longer.
• Hidezawa explained to Nagato why he and Konan had kept their relationship secret, then asked Nagato to let him use White Zetsu to restore Yahiko.
• Hidezawa used White Zetsu and Chiyo's technique to rekindle Yahiko's life, and Yahiko awoke to find Konan, Nagato, and Jiraiya beside him.
• Obito Uchiha escaped to an Otogakure base badly injured, where Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha learned that Hidezawa had found Nagato and discussed searching for him and preparing their forces.
• Hidezawa defended Nagato's choice to remain in the Rain Country and rebuked Jiraiya for his past decisions, then considered his upcoming plans for Sasuke, Naruto, Konan, Tsunade, and Yugao.

Hidezawa received rewards for his Rain Country mission, returned to Konoha, and told Tsunade that Obito and Akatsuki threatened the coming peace before growing intimate with her. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu found the weakened Nagato and arranged a diversion as Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju approached Konoha, where they broke the village barrier and appeared atop Hokage Rock.

• Hidezawa received doubled Free Points and the White Zetsu Cultivation Technique, then threatened Jiraiya into keeping quiet about Konan.
• Black Zetsu found Nagato hidden inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; Nagato learned Konan was safe and headed for Konoha, while Black Zetsu planned to divert the search teams with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.
• Tsunade drank at home until Hidezawa returned, explained Obito's influence over Nagato and the approaching threat of the Ten-Tails, and embraced her.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki explored a barren planet before Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki arrived.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju neared Konoha as the Sensory Team sounded an alarm; Jiraiya watched them shatter the village barrier and land on Hokage Rock.

Hidezawa confronted the Impure World Reincarnations of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at Final Valley and easily overwhelmed them. He revealed that the Sage of Six Paths had warned of a shadow manipulating the Uchiha and Senju, then asked Madara to guess what the shadow wanted.

• Tsunade told Hidezawa that attacks and disappearances had thrown the Shinobi World into chaos, and alarms sounded when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha arrived in Konohagakure.
• Jiraiya questioned Madara about Nagato's Rinnegan and the Senju Clan's roots, so Madara attacked him and used genjutsu until Hidezawa and Tsunade intervened.
• Hidezawa transported Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to Final Valley, where Madara and Hashirama fought him together using Susanoo and Wood Release.
• Hidezawa activated a platinum-white version of his power, broke through Madara's Susanoo, and defeated both Impure World Reincarnations.
• Hidezawa told Madara that the Sage of Six Paths had described a shadow manipulating the Uchiha and Senju and asked what the shadow intended to do.

Hidezawa returned from defeating Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while Akatsuki prepared to absorb the Tailed Beasts and Obito Uchiha decided to ignite the Fourth Great Ninja War. After upgrading his Kekkei Mōra on the moon, Hidezawa awakened a nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan in his forehead.

• Hidezawa explained that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had come seeking information about the Rain Country and the Senju Clan's tree roots, then urged his allies to accelerate their plans.
• Madara Uchiha questioned Hashirama Senju about how to fight Hidezawa and revealed that he sought true peace and wanted to investigate the tree roots for answers about the Eye of the Moon.
• Black Zetsu, Nagato, and Orochimaru began preparing to absorb the Tailed Beasts, while Nagato noticed that Obito Uchiha was being excluded from Akatsuki's plans.
• Obito Uchiha, frustrated by being kept in the dark, decided to personally start the Fourth Great Ninja War to create chaos.
• Hidezawa trained his allies on the moon, then spent 91 Free Points to upgrade his Kekkei Mōra and awakened a scarlet Rinne Sharingan with nine tomoe.

Hidezawa awakened the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, restored the Tenseigan and the moon after draining its energy, and sensed powerful outsiders approaching the Shinobi World. As Obito Uchiha announced that the Ten-Tails was nearly ready and called for the Fourth Great Ninja War to begin, the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki faced the coming conflict.

• Hidezawa used his new eye to perceive Kaguya Otsutsuki sealed in a space crack and recognized that his hunger for Chakra could drain life and energy.
• Hidezawa infused the damaged Tenseigan with Chakra, restoring the eye and the moon, but his forehead eye grew tired and began to close.
• The Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki discussed their alliance with the Akatsuki before a vast pillar of light appeared across the Shinobi World and in space, drawing the attention of Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki Otsutsuki, and Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• The moon began to wither and collapse when Hidezawa drew too much Chakra from the Tenseigan, but Jiraiya led Minato Namikaze and the others to find him, and the moon later recovered.
• Hidezawa told Jiraiya that Tsunade would likely finish her improvements within a week, ordered Shisui to prepare the other Uchiha and Sasuke, and urged Jiraiya to help Naruto adapt to the Nine-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha told the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki that the Ten-Tails was nearly formed, ordered them to draw Konohagakure's ninja onto separate battlefields, and declared the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War.

As the villages prepared for war, Hidezawa planned to exploit the divisions between Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha while Konohagakure readied its forces. Madara Uchiha overheard Konan warn Nagato that he was being manipulated, then brought Hashirama Senju to Konohagakure to investigate the Senju Tree Roots.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Hidezawa that Cloud Village and Iwagakure were mobilizing, and Hidezawa promised to return to Konohagakure within a week.
• Hidezawa told Konan and Yahiko that Obito Uchiha might be acting independently, and proposed letting him take Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan to turn the two against each other.
• Madara Uchiha reviewed Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation forces, including revived Kage and Itachi Uchiha, then grew concerned about what the Senju Tree Roots might reveal.
• Konan returned to Nagato and warned him that the Rinnegan might belong to Madara Uchiha and that Akatsuki had been used; Madara Uchiha overheard her call him a clown who had been played.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi coordinated with Sunagakure and Kirigakure as the villages prepared for war, while Hidezawa and his companions planned to return from the moon.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju traveled toward Konohagakure to investigate the Senju Tree Roots.