Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo and Team 6 faced Deidara’s final attack, C0, after his Explosive Clay techniques failed. Deidara’s self-destruction devastated the Land of Rice Fields, but Hagoromo and Mirai survived behind a barrier while Haku and Kimimaro escaped; Hagoromo finally acknowledged Deidara’s power.

• Hagoromo countered Deidara’s Spirit Manipulation Technique by trapping its clay constructs in a Water Formation Wall infused with Chidori Current.
• Deidara began C0, turning his body and chakra into a bomb, and declared that his self-destruction would have a ten-kilometer blast radius.
• Hagoromo arranged Mirai, Haku, and Kimimaro in a Swastika Formation and had them unleash Team 6’s combined Lightning Release: Four Symbols against Deidara.
• Deidara’s C0 overwhelmed the four Kirin and devastated the surrounding area, leaving a vast crater in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Hagoromo and Mirai emerged alive from protective barriers, while Haku and Kimimaro had escaped by reverse summoning.
• Hagoromo checked that Mirai was safe and said he would write the character for “convinced” in recognition of Deidara’s destructive power.

Hagoromo and Team 6 survived Deidara’s massive self-destruction and found what was likely Sasori’s destroyed remains. A message from Itachi revealed that the Akatsuki attack had been bait for a separate operation, so Hagoromo turned toward Amegakure.

• Hagoromo recalled Kimimaro and Haku after the explosion, and Mirai criticized the failed first combat use of Lightning Release: Four Symbols.
• Mirai sensed Sasori beneath the ground, then smashed and electrocuted the puppet-like remains until Hagoromo and Mirai concluded he was probably dead.
• Hagoromo led Team 6 away from the blast site to avoid the ninja who would soon arrive.
• A Crow with Three Tomoe eyes delivered Hagoromo a scroll from Itachi explaining that Sasori and Deidara had been bait while Akatsuki carried out another major operation.
• Hagoromo told Team 6 to move faster and redirect their journey to Amegakure.

Hagoromo learned that Akatsuki was targeting the Three-Tails and Six Tails in the Land of Water, so he led Team 6 to attack the undermanned Amegakure instead. After Mirai detected the village’s rain-based sensory technique, she summoned Katsuyu and unleashed Susanoo as the team’s siege weapon.

• Akatsuki used Sasori and Deidara as bait while most of its members moved to seize the Three-Tails and Six Tails in the Land of Water.
• Hagoromo took advantage of Amegakure’s weakened defenses and brought Mirai and the other Team 6 members there on the Yata Crow.
• Mirai sensed chakra mixed into the rain, and Hagoromo identified it as Amegakure’s detection technique.
• Hagoromo told Mirai to take the lead, and she summoned Katsuyu, which had been sealed inside her and carried Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Mirai used her Mangekyo Sharingan and Uzumaki chakra to manifest Susanoo, which strode toward Amegakure through the rain.

Hagoromo’s preparations allowed Mirai to use Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan through a modified Katsuyu body reinforced with Hashirama’s cells. As Team 6 invaded Amegakure, Mirai’s enormous Susanoo cut through the village’s outer buildings and sent waves crashing into it.

• Hagoromo had kept Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan and arranged for Orochimaru to modify a detached Katsuyu body with First Hokage’s Cells before linking the eyes to it for Mirai.
• Mirai used the Sharingan to manifest an azure Susanoo, whose size and power came with heavy chakra use and mental strain.
• Team 6 advanced toward Amegakure, with Haku and Kimimaro moving ahead of Mirai’s Susanoo and Hagoromo following behind.
• Haku formed a towering ice sword from the lake, and Mirai’s Susanoo seized it as it charged toward the village.
• Mirai’s Susanoo slashed through several Amegakure buildings, and the falling debris and waves overwhelmed the village’s defenses.

Nagato and Konan confronted the consequences of Hagoromo's invasion of Amegakure, and Nagato chose to face him despite Konan's warnings. Hagoromo found Nagato waiting alone, where Nagato revealed he had turned himself into a puppet so he could use Six Paths United.

• Nagato and Konan suspected that Hagoromo's precisely timed invasion might have been enabled by a leak, but they prioritized confronting him.
• Nagato refused Konan's suggestion to withdraw and ordered her to handle the other intruders while he faced Hagoromo alone.
• Hagoromo crossed the chaotic village as Team 6 fought elsewhere, with Mirai, Kimimaro, and Haku drawing much of the enemy response.
• Hagoromo found Nagato waiting in a remote part of Amegakure and greeted him calmly.
• Nagato exposed his arm, covered in Black Rods, and revealed that he had turned himself into a puppet to enable Six Paths United.

Hagoromo confronted Nagato, who had modified his injured body to wield the Rinnegan and believed he could defeat him. Their fight began when Hagoromo interrupted Nagato's technique and hurled him into a tower.

• Hagoromo judged Nagato responsible for his actions and wanted him dead, despite knowing how he had been manipulated and injured.
• Nagato revealed that Black Rods let him control his body and use the Rinnegan's full power, though his health was failing.
• Nagato said Konan had gone to fight Team 6's three companions as explosions sounded in the distance.
• Nagato asked why Hagoromo targeted the tailed beasts and what he had done to the Seven-Tails, but Hagoromo refused to answer.
• Hagoromo pierced Nagato's raised palm with a lightning-wreathed blade, then seized him and threw him into a tall tower.

Hagoromo fought Nagato and revealed that he could not use his strongest Lightning Release techniques. To counter Nagato’s chakra absorption, Hagoromo released his Yin Seal and entered Sage Mode, making absorption dangerously risky for Nagato.

• Hagoromo’s strike sent Nagato crashing into a tower, but Nagato emerged unharmed and noted Hagoromo’s increased speed.
• Nagato attacked Hagoromo with a Black Rod and used the Asura Path’s strength alongside the Preta Path’s chakra absorption, forcing Hagoromo to disengage.
• Nagato questioned why Hagoromo had not used his stronger Lightning Release or Railgun, and Hagoromo said he could not use them for now.
• Hagoromo released his Yin Seal and entered Sage Mode, preventing Nagato from safely using Sealing Technique Absorption Seal.

Hagoromo used Sage Mode to counter Nagato’s summons and destroy his Chibaku Tensei before it could delay the pursuit. Nagato then revealed a lethal chakra form that could destroy anyone who touched it, and used Universal Pull to draw Hagoromo toward it.

• Hagoromo caught Nagato’s summoned lizard by its tongue, slammed it down, and cut the tongue while Katsuyu engulfed the creature.
• Nagato retreated through Amegakure’s towers and activated Chibaku Tensei, but Hagoromo destroyed its core with Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique.
• Hagoromo sensed danger and dodged Nagato’s translucent dragon-shaped attack before Nagato emerged wrapped in a chakra form with ten dragon heads.
• Nagato revealed that his form fused the Human Path’s Soul Devouring, the Preta Path’s Preta Strike, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s Chakra Dragon into a touch-based killing technique.
• Nagato used Universal Pull to draw Hagoromo toward his lethal chakra form.

Hagoromo escaped Nagato’s Sealing Extinction Technique by sacrificing his Sage Mode, then revealed his identity and charged back into the fight after activating his eyes. He cut through one of Nagato’s dragon pillars and severed Nagato’s right arm.

• Nagato dragged Hagoromo toward his chakra cloak with Universal Pull, but Hagoromo used a thousand Shadow Clones to escape the Sealing Extinction Technique’s range.
• Hagoromo recognized that Nagato’s technique sealed both soul and chakra on contact, and the mass use of clones exhausted his Sage Art Chakra and dispelled Sage Mode.
• Hagoromo announced that he would run, then retreated while keeping Nagato close enough to pursue him.
• Hagoromo introduced himself as Kamishiro Hagoromo, Kushina Uzumaki’s disciple, and declared that Nagato deserved to die.
• After his eyes appeared, Hagoromo charged an incoming dragon pillar and cut it in two before it could touch him.
• Hagoromo crossed the distance to Nagato and cleanly severed his right arm at the shoulder.

Hagoromo used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to dismantle Nagato’s chakra cloak and defeat him, then killed him despite Nagato refusing to repent. Nagato’s Rinnegan vanished through a Kamui seal after his death, but Hagoromo sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path nearby and headed toward it.

• Hagoromo cut through Nagato’s sealing technique and chakra cloak with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, while Nagato realized the eyes could erase ninjutsu, abilities, and life.
• Nagato defended his actions and ideals, and Hagoromo continued attacking until Nagato’s chakra weakened and he fell.
• Hagoromo asked Nagato for last words, then pierced his heart with the Chakra Blade and killed him.
• Nagato’s Rinnegan vanished as a Kamui seal activated, and Hagoromo inferred that the seal had been set to trigger on Nagato’s death.
• Hagoromo sensed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and walked toward an underground space where a large ornament awaited.

Team 6 faced Konan as she prepared to destroy Amegakure after learning Nagato had died. Mirai stopped her with Kotoamatsukami, then collapsed from exhaustion as Haku and Kimimaro set out to reunite with Hagoromo.

• Haku urged Mirai to retreat as Konan's attacks intensified and Exploding Tags gathered across the village.
• Mirai dismissed her Susanoo and led Haku and Kimimaro through Konan's attacks to close the distance.
• With Konan poised to detonate the tags, Mirai used Kotoamatsukami to make her accept her own death, and Konan stabbed herself in the throat.
• Mirai lost consciousness from the strain of using Susanoo and Kotoamatsukami, and Haku caught her.
• Haku carried Mirai while he and Kimimaro moved to rendezvous with Hagoromo before Amegakure's ninja surrounded them.

Hagoromo destroyed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and burned the immature White Zetsu that emerged from beneath it. After he left, one White Zetsu survived with a middle finger taken from the statue.

• Hagoromo entered the underground headquarters and inspected the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Hagoromo used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and Chidori Sharp Spear to shatter the statue.
• Immature White Zetsu surged from beneath the floor, and Hagoromo burned them with Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Hagoromo confirmed that the statue had been completely erased and left the underground space.
• A surviving White Zetsu emerged with one middle finger from the statue to report to the main body and Black Zetsu.

Hagoromo rescued Mirai from Amegakure after she overstrained herself using Kotoamatsukami, while Akatsuki returned from capturing the Three-Tails and Six Tails to find its base destroyed and Nagato and Konan dead. Obito revealed himself as Madara Uchiha, took charge of the remaining members, and led them away with the Tailed Beasts.

• Hagoromo found Mirai unconscious and carried her out of Amegakure with Haku and Kimimaro, leaving the village amid its ongoing unrest.
• Haku and Kimimaro explained that Mirai had used Kotoamatsukami against Konan and suffered the strain of wielding her Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, Hidan, and Kakuzu returned to Amegakure with the Three-Tails and Six Tails and discovered the village in ruins.
• Zetsu and Uchiha Obito found Nagato and Konan dead and learned that the White Yaksha had attacked, the Akatsuki headquarters was exposed, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was gone.
• Obito appeared before the remaining Akatsuki members, identified himself as Madara Uchiha through Zetsu, and led them away with the Tailed Beasts.

After Akatsuki lost the tailed beasts and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Zetsu searched for a way to revive their plan and decided to deceive Obito with a new explanation. Hagoromo returned to Konoha with injured companions, where Tsunade confronted him for conquering Amegakure during her preparations for a Five Kage Summit.

• Black Zetsu reasoned that the tailed beasts might revive if the conditions preventing their return could be broken, but Akatsuki still lacked the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Black Zetsu decided to devise a new plan and give Obito a new explanation, while considering whether Madara Uchiha could still be used.
• Hagoromo brought Kimimaro, Haku, and Mirai to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade treated Mirai and learned that Hagoromo had conquered Amegakure.
• Tsunade angrily told Hagoromo that his invasion undermined Konoha's credibility as she prepared to call a Five Kage Summit.
• Hagoromo tried to reassure Tsunade that the situation could still be managed, though he did not believe his own words.

Hagoromo told Tsunade that he had defeated Akatsuki’s leader in Amegakure, but the Rinnegan had escaped and Akatsuki’s plans remained unresolved. The invasion of Kirigakure and mounting attacks across the shinobi world threatened to deepen tensions, and Konoha’s proposed Five Kage Summit faced an unexpected first response.

• Hagoromo told Tsunade that he had dealt with Akatsuki’s leader in Amegakure, but the Rinnegan had been moved away through Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Hagoromo revealed that Akatsuki had invaded Kirigakure, likely capturing the Three-Tails and Six Tails Jinchuriki, and explained why he had attacked Amegakure while its forces were weakened.
• Tsunade prepared to leave the hospital to respond to the crisis, while Hagoromo learned that Naruto and Jiraiya were at Mount Myōboku for training.
• The growing number of attacks and deaths heightened distrust among the shinobi villages as Konoha’s proposed Five Kage Summit took on greater importance.
• Sunagakure was expected to support the summit, but the first village to respond was not Sunagakure.

After Amegakure and Kirigakure were attacked, Tsunade proposed a Five Kage Summit to discuss the tailed beasts and wider threats. Kirigakure agreed unusually quickly, and Tsunade explained that the summit would be held in the neutral Land of Iron.

• Mirai recovered enough after Tsunade treated her to leave the hospital, while Hagoromo became Tsunade’s informal adviser.
• News spread that Hagoromo had invaded Amegakure and an unknown enemy had entered Kirigakure, apparently taking two tailed beasts.
• Konoha called on the Five Great Shinobi Countries to attend a summit focused on the tailed beasts, peace, and potential worldwide crises.
• Kirigakure’s Mizukage firmly agreed to attend, prompting Tsunade and Hagoromo to suspect the village knew more about Akatsuki’s attack.
• Tsunade told Hagoromo that Five Kage Summits were generally held and organized in the neutral Land of Iron.

Tsunade prepared Konoha for the Five Kage Summit, hoping to resolve the tailed beast crisis, while Hagoromo warned that the villages’ competing demands could lead to war. Tsunade decided to summon Jiraiya as a guard, and Hagoromo sent him an enticing message to hurry his return.

• Tsunade finalized plans for the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, where Konoha would seek agreement on eliminating the remaining tailed beasts.
• Hagoromo told Tsunade that Iwagakure and Kumogakure would not surrender their tailed beasts and that the dispute could lead to war.
• Tsunade recognized that the conflict could not be avoided and decided to call Jiraiya back to Konoha.
• Hagoromo went to the Communications Team and sent Jiraiya a scroll saying Tsunade would attend a Five Kage Blind Date Meeting.

Hagoromo told Jiraiya that Nagato was dead, then briefed him on the shinobi world's affairs and asked about Naruto's senjutsu training. Five days before the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade left Konoha with Jiraiya and Hagoromo, whose teasing about her Hokage hat earned him a murderous glare.

• Hagoromo told Jiraiya that Nagato was dead and explained the situation in Amegakure, Kirigakure, and the upcoming Five Kage Summit.
• Jiraiya reported that Naruto was progressing quickly in senjutsu training and that Fukasaku-sama would continue teaching him after Jiraiya returned to Konoha.
• Hagoromo and Jiraiya planned to meet Tsunade as she prepared to attend the Five Kage Summit.
• Five days before the summit, Tsunade left Konoha secretly with Jiraiya and Hagoromo for the Land of Iron.
• Hagoromo teased Tsunade about her Fire hat and suggested it would suit her if she returned to her older appearance, prompting her to glare at him.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hagoromo met Mei Terumī’s delegation in secret before the Five Kage Summit to discuss Konoha and Kirigakure’s positions. As the Kage began their talks, White Zetsu discovered Orochimaru’s lair in the Land of Rice Fields and considered recruiting him back into Akatsuki.

• Three days after leaving the Land of Fire, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hagoromo reached a secluded meeting place in the Land of Iron.
• Mei Terumī arrived with Ao and Momochi Zabuza, and Hagoromo answered her demand for Kirigakure’s ninja swords by raising Konoha’s missing Byakugan.
• Mei Terumī asked how much Konoha knew about Akatsuki, and Hagoromo said Konoha probably knew far more than Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumī passed Hagoromo and went to speak with Tsunade as the Hokage and Mizukage began their private meeting.
• White Zetsu investigated the Land of Rice Fields, confirmed Deidara and Sasori were dead, and found Orochimaru’s lair.
• Black Zetsu proposed inviting Orochimaru back to Akatsuki, while White Zetsu warned that he would not be easy to persuade.

Obito and Zetsu prepared a three-pronged operation against Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Kabuto after Obito failed to locate the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails in Kumogakure. The chapter ended as Kabuto walked through Orochimaru’s underground base, unaware that danger was approaching.

• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu monitored Orochimaru’s underground base while waiting for Obito.
• Obito arrived and reported that he had failed to find Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails because the village had hidden them.
• Obito assigned himself to deal with Orochimaru and ordered Zetsu to handle Sasuke, while Black Zetsu planned to persuade Sasuke using Itachi as bait.
• Obito, Zetsu, and Tobi set out to target Orochimaru, Sasuke, and Kabuto inside the base.
• Kabuto walked through the underground corridor carrying a tray of medicine, unaware that danger was near.