Chapter Summaries

Rinto reassured Itachi about Sasuke’s Cursed Seal and arranged for Izumi to watch over him in Konoha. In Yugakure, Tsunade quit a casino to meet Jiraiya, then learned that Sarutobi had died and the village wanted her to become Fifth Hokage.

• Itachi told Rinto that Sasuke refused to have his Cursed Seal removed and that he wanted to stop guarding him so closely.
• Rinto told Itachi not to worry and offered to send Izumi to Konoha to watch over Sasuke, or kill Orochimaru if needed.
• Tsunade grew bored of her unbroken winning streak at the Golden Casino and left with Jiraiya, Naruto, and Shizune when Jiraiya arrived.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Sarutobi had died in battle, and Tsunade learned that Orochimaru had killed him.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that the village’s leaders wanted her to return and become Fifth Hokage.

Tsunade agreed to become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage after Jiraiya explained that the village lacked suitable candidates. A week later, she departed Amegakure with Jiraiya and Naruto, while Rinto saw them off with instructions and conspicuously avoided her invitation to come along.

• At dinner, Tsunade asked Jiraiya why he had refused the Hokage position, and he said he still had a mission and preferred freedom.
• Tsunade weighed her loyalty to Konoha against her concerns about its leadership and talent pool, then agreed to take the Fifth Hokage position.
• Jiraiya prepared to return to Konoha with Tsunade, while Tsunade decided to bring Shizune and take her savings with her.
• A week later, Tsunade drove a construction vehicle out of Amegakure with Jiraiya and Naruto squeezed beside her.
• Rinto gave Tsunade a stream of advice and pretended not to hear when she invited him to come with her.

After learning that Jinchuriki across the villages had been attacked, Tsunade told Jiraiya that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan might still be alive, sending him to investigate in Takigakure. In Amegakure, Rinto prepared to use Impure World Reincarnation on Sakuta Mizuguma, but the ritual failed to produce the expected reaction.

• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Naruto and Jinchuriki from several villages had been attacked, and that Gaara had lost Shukaku.
• Tsunade recounted meeting Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in Amegakure years after Jiraiya had heard they were dead, and Jiraiya decided to investigate.
• Rinto refused Fugaku's invitation to drink and returned home to his underground laboratory.
• Rinto performed Impure World Reincarnation using blood and Sakuta Mizuguma's corpse, but Mizuguma remained motionless as the patterns spread across the floor.

Rinto failed to resurrect Sakuta Mizuguma with Impure World Reincarnation and confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who claimed Mizuguma did not want to be disturbed. Rinto challenged Hagoromo to a desperate all-or-nothing wager over whether he would unleash a monster and risk destroying the Shinobi World.

• Rinto failed to summon Mizuguma, sealed his teacher's clone body in a scroll, and waited in his study.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared before Rinto in Amegakure during a rainstorm.
• Rinto demanded to know why Hagoromo had stopped the Impure World Reincarnation, and Hagoromo said Mizuguma wanted peace in the Pure Land.
• Rinto mocked Hagoromo for allowing his sons' souls to reincarnate as Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, while Hagoromo said they needed to erase their resentment.
• Rinto recognized Hagoromo's attempt to corner him and challenged him to an all-or-nothing wager that could unleash a monster and destroy the Shinobi World.

Rinto suspected the Sage of Six Paths was manipulating him, then left Amegakure to meet Jiraiya near Takigakure. As they infiltrated the village, Jiraiya embraced Rinto’s teacher’s lecherous philosophy and decided to include his own theory in the Ninja Training Manual.

• Rinto recalled his agreement with Hagoromo Otsutsuki and wondered whether the Sage of Six Paths had been watching and using him.
• After learning Jiraiya had set off for Takigakure, Rinto left Amegakure and met him by a lake outside the village.
• Rinto and Jiraiya ate grilled fish together, then entered Takigakure in the rain.
• Jiraiya explained his theory that lustful men were good, and Rinto described his late teacher’s philosophy of earning money and visiting young ladies.
• Jiraiya decided to write his theory into the Ninja Training Manual, while Rinto told him to find a wife instead.

Jiraiya and Rinto confronted Konan and Nagato’s Paths in Takigakure, where Rinto captured Asura Path and blocked Nagato’s attempt to summon him back. Nagato sensed that Asura Path’s presence had vanished.

• Konan attacked Jiraiya and Rinto with paper shuriken, but they used the Substitution Technique, and Jiraiya countered her paper attacks.
• Konan summoned a red crab, which Jiraiya bound and broke apart with the Lion Combo Technique.
• Jiraiya recognized Nagato and demanded to know where Yahiko was, but Nagato declared that Yahiko had become a god.
• Nagato summoned the two-headed Hell Hound, and Jiraiya summoned Ken to shield them from its attack.
• Asura Path grabbed Rinto and drained his Chakra, but Rinto broke free and seized Asura Path by the head.
• Rinto used Space-Time Ninjutsu to stop Nagato from summoning Asura Path back, and Nagato sensed that the Path had disappeared.

Nagato sent Pain's Six Paths into battle against Jiraiya and Rinto, who faced a swarm of summoned beasts. Rinto unveiled a magnetic-powered weapon and destroyed the charging rhinoceros, leaving Jiraiya stunned by the force of his technology.

• Nagato decided to send all of Pain's Six Paths against Jiraiya and Rinto.
• The Animal Path summoned a rhinoceros, a Yatagarasu, and a lizard while Hell Hounds attacked Gamaken.
• Rinto shattered the Yatagarasu's metallic beak with a single strike as Jiraiya prepared his ultimate technique.
• Rinto mounted Gamaken and unpacked a collection of mechanical components while Gamaken carried him away from the Hell Hounds.
• Rinto used magnetic force to assemble a weapon on his body and charged its cannons.
• Rinto fired metal spikes that exploded the rhinoceros's head, leaving Jiraiya dumbfounded.

Rinto and Jiraiya fought Pain’s Six Paths with Sage Arts, forcing Nagato to assess their abilities and target Rinto. The attack ended with Rinto accidentally crushing the Asura Path after stumbling into him.

• Rinto used his Gatling gun to destroy Pain’s Summoned Beasts while Jiraiya prepared to enter Sage Mode.
• Fukasaku and Shima joined Jiraiya, and they combined their Sage Arts with Rinto’s oil to unleash a blazing sea of Toad Oil.
• The Asura Path tried to absorb the oil, but Rinto’s Sage Chakra surge made the oil tsunami overwhelm Pain’s defenses.
• Deva Path Yahiko used Shinra Tensei to blast away the burning oil and devastate the surrounding ground.
• Nagato decided to eliminate Rinto first, and Deva Path used Banshō Ten'in to pull him in as Jiraiya attacked with a Super Giant Ball Rasengan.
• The Asura Path’s chainsaw broke against Rinto, who stumbled over a stone and knocked the Asura Path down, flattening him.

Rinto and Jiraiya survived Nagato's ambush in Takigakure, and Nagato retreated after Rinto's soul corrupted the Human Path and the Black Rods. Rinto and Jiraiya searched the village's central tower but found nothing.

• Nagato ordered the Six Paths of Pain to attack Rinto and Jiraiya, while the Asura Path restrained Rinto and the Human Path began extracting his soul.
• Rinto's soul corrupted the Human Path and spread a grotesque influence through Nagato's Black Rods, so Konan severed the rods and urged Nagato to retreat.
• The Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to blast Rinto and Jiraiya away, then disappeared with the other Paths of Pain.
• Jiraiya and Rinto escaped the ruins, and Jiraiya complained that Pain had gotten away while Rinto said they had already gained enough from the trip.
• Fukasaku invited Rinto to dinner on Mount Myōboku, but Rinto declined after imagining a meal of bugs.
• Rinto and Jiraiya searched the high tower at the center of Takigakure and found nothing.

Rinto returned to Konoha with Jiraiya, where Sakumo sought his help over his twitching eyelid and Kakashi's apparent resentment. Sakumo later revealed that Konan had ordered them to infiltrate Konoha within five days, and Rinto eagerly anticipated Pain's arrival.

• Rinto declined to accompany Jiraiya to the Hokage's Office and headed to Ichiraku Ramen, but Sakumo stopped him to ask about his twitching eyelid.
• Rinto advised Sakumo to ask Tsunade to let him follow Kakashi constantly, and Sakumo said another man had come to Konoha seeking news about his two sons who had left to train.
• After eating ramen and sleeping until nightfall, Rinto found Sakumo fishing in his courtyard and learned Kakashi had started dating a girl and was angry that Sakumo had seen them.
• Rinto reassured Sakumo that Kakashi dating was good news for the Hatake Clan, cheering Sakumo up with the prospect of a grandson.
• Sakumo told Rinto that Konan had ordered them to reach Konoha within five days and infiltrate it, prompting Rinto to anticipate Pain's arrival.

Rinto joined Pain's attack on Konoha disguised as Hidan, while Sakumo and Kakashi fought the Paths of Pain using the Little Flying Stick Type 3 Assault Rifle. The battle left the Asura Path badly damaged, the Deva Path still standing, and Kakashi firing after reloading the weapon.

• Rinto followed Konan and the Paths of Pain toward Konoha, then chose to stay with the Deva Path instead of protecting the Animal Path.
• The Paths of Pain attacked Konoha, and Rinto headed toward the Hokage Building while the village descended into chaos.
• Sakumo faced the Deva Path and Asura Path with a Little Flying Stick Type 3 Assault Rifle, then handed it to Kakashi and showed him how to reload.
• The Deva Path pulled Sakumo toward him with Banshō Ten'in, but Sakumo used a Convex Square Iron Disc to blast the Asura Path full of holes.
• Kakashi reloaded the Little Flying Stick with a spare scroll and resumed firing while Sakumo was thrown into the ruins.

Nagato’s Deva Path confronted Tsunade over a bad rice purchase and unleashed a devastating attack on Konoha. Rinto escaped the ruined village, while Tsunade recovered her strength after protecting its people.

• Sakumo stopped Kakashi from pursuing the Deva Path, telling him to focus on rescuing people while he secretly had no idea where Rinto was.
• The Deva Path landed on the Hokage Building and accused Tsunade of selling him bad rice three years earlier, demanding a refund.
• Tsunade refused at first, then promised to refund Pain’s money, but he ignored her and used Shinra Tensei to devastate Konoha.
• Rinto was swept along by the destruction, crawled out of the rubble, and left Konoha to avoid harming its residents while wearing the Akatsuki uniform.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to protect the villagers and used her replenishing Chakra to refill her Yin Seal and regain her combat strength.

Jiraiya and Naruto returned to a ruined Konoha and joined the battle against Nagato, while Rinto and Sakumo planned to recruit Konan. After Nagato revived Konoha’s fallen, Rinto and Sakumo left, and Tsunade set off for the Five Kage Summit as the crisis spread.

• Jiraiya and Naruto arrived in devastated Konoha, where Tsunade was fighting the Asura Path and the Mount Myōboku group clashed with Akatsuki.
• Rinto persuaded Tsunade to let Naruto fight, then told Sakumo he planned to recruit Konan as an exclusive writer for Shueisha.
• Naruto and Jiraiya defeated Nagato, who revived the people killed during the battle in Konoha.
• Rinto and Sakumo told Tsunade they were leaving, then set out to find Konan in Takigakure.
• A Kumogakure squad arrived in Konoha, and Tsunade left with Shizune and Rin for the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.

The Five Kage gathered at the Land of Iron, where Tsunade’s reunion with Mei Terumi briefly disrupted the summit before they discussed the Akatsuki. Obito appeared as Madara Uchiha, demanded the remaining Tailed Beasts, and declared war after the Kage refused, leaving the Shinobi World bracing for conflict.

• The Five Kage arrived at the summit, and Tsunade recognized Mei Terumi, grabbed her revealing outfit, and scolded her before returning to her seat.
• Under Mifune’s direction, the Kage shared intelligence and concluded that Nagato was not the true leader of the Akatsuki.
• Obito appeared on the platform, introduced himself as Madara Uchiha, and explained his plan to use the Tailed Beasts to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• The Raikage, Gaara, and Ōnoki rejected Obito’s plan, and the Raikage learned that the Akatsuki had failed to capture the Eight-Tails.
• Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War after the Kage refused to surrender the remaining Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• News of Madara Uchiha’s declaration spread throughout the Shinobi World, while Konoha began hearing more about Madara and Hashirama.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and learned from Rinto's Shadow Clone that the masked man was not Madara Uchiha and was based at the Graveyard of Mountains. As the Five Great Nations assembled for war, Obito went to Takigakure to retrieve Nagato's Rinnegan and found Konan discussing writing with Sakumo while Rinto watched in disbelief.

• Tsunade claimed the lead for the coming fight against the man calling himself Madara Uchiha, and the other Kage hinted that she should bring Rinto along.
• Back in Konoha, Tsunade questioned Rinto's Shadow Clone, who said the masked man was not Madara Uchiha and identified the Graveyard of Mountains as his base.
• Tsunade informed the villages and set the Land of Fire–Land of Iron border as the main force's assembly point while the nations prepared for war.
• Obito left the Graveyard of Mountains after making one hundred thousand White Zetsu and arranging cooperation with Kabuto, then headed to Takigakure to retrieve Nagato's Rinnegan.
• At Takigakure, Obito found Konan and Sakumo discussing writing, while Rinto struggled to react to their awkward conversation.

Konan fought Obito over Nagato’s corpse and unleashed a massive Explosive Tag trap across Takigakure. After surviving the explosions, Obito tried to attack her from behind, but Kakuzu stopped his iron rod as Hidan asked them to listen.

• Obito emerged from hiding and demanded Nagato’s corpse, but Konan attacked him with Paper Shuriken.
• Hidan briefly interrupted the fight, then Konan and Obito resumed battling while Sakumo and Rinto held back.
• Konan’s paper attack concealed Explosive Tags that blasted Obito, destroying part of his mask and right arm.
• Konan transformed Takigakure into six hundred billion Explosive Tags and trapped Obito in ten minutes of explosions.
• After the explosions ended, Obito lunged at Konan with a black iron rod, but Kakuzu caught it while Hidan tried to speak.

Rinto and Sakumo confronted Konan after Madara’s forces stole Nagato’s Rinnegan, then revealed their identities and tried to persuade her to leave with them for Amegakure. Konan refused for now so she could handle Nagato and Yahiko’s final affairs, leaving Rinto and Sakumo arguing beneath a waterfall.

• Rinto and Sakumo joked about food while Konan and Obito watched, until Zetsu reported that Nagato’s corpse had been found.
• Konan discovered Nagato’s body desecrated and his Rinnegan stolen, but Rinto stopped her from pursuing Madara.
• Rinto and Sakumo dispelled their transformations, revealing themselves to Konan as the Daimyo of the Land of Rain and the White Fang of the Leaf.
• Rinto offered to take Konan to Amegakure, while Sakumo apologized and explained that he admired her writing.
• Konan thanked Sakumo but declined, saying she needed to take care of Nagato and Yahiko’s final affairs.
• Beneath the waterfall, Rinto criticized Sakumo for failing to persuade Konan, and Sakumo rejected Rinto’s suggestion that they take her by force.

As the Fourth Great Ninja War began, Rinto and Sakumo stayed in peaceful Amegakure and planned to wait until the combatants were exhausted before intervening. On the battlefield, reanimated Kage recognized Rinto’s influence and discovered that the Third Kazekage was his father.

• The Shinobi Alliance organized its units and command, while Obito emerged with Kabuto and a hundred thousand White Zetsu to begin the war.
• Rinto told Sakumo that the Sage of Six Paths had asked him to support the Alliance, but he planned to let both sides fight first.
• After three days of battle, the Second Unit fought White Zetsu, the First Unit encountered White Zetsu and reanimated shinobi, and Gaara’s Fourth Unit met reanimated Kage.
• Gengetsu Hozuki punched Mu, then complained that Rinto had made Mu’s reanimated body too durable for him to beat properly.
• The Third Kazekage asked about Rinto, and Rasa explained that Rinto had returned and gained control of most of Sunagakure during his time in office.
• Kabuto held back from controlling the reanimated Kage and listened with interest to their discussion of Rinto.

The reanimated Kage exposed Rinto’s crimes as Kabuto sent them to attack Gaara’s unit, while Ōnoki headed to support the battlefield. Hozuki Gengetsu tricked Kabuto into loosening his control and released himself from Impure World Reincarnation.

• Rasa and Hozuki Gengetsu told the Third Kazekage about Rinto’s misdeeds, including his crimes against Sunagakure and other villages.
• Kabuto ordered the reanimated Kage to attack Gaara’s Fourth Long-Range Firepower Unit, and the five Kage-level fighters charged in three groups.
• Ōnoki left Alliance Headquarters to support Gaara after Tsunade agreed that he could not hold off the reanimated Kage alone.
• Hozuki Gengetsu asked whether any Amegakure ninjas were present, then used the distraction of the Second Tsuchikage’s battle to break free of Kabuto’s restraint.
• Kabuto realized Hozuki Gengetsu had deceived him as the Second Mizukage celebrated his release from Impure World Reincarnation.

Hozuki Gengetsu freed himself from Impure World Reincarnation and left to find the one responsible while battles continued across the warfront. At Amegakure’s gate, Madara Uchiha and Nagato arrived, and Rinto, Kagami, and Shisui confronted them.

• Hozuki Gengetsu explained that he had released himself from Impure World Reincarnation, then departed to seek out the one controlling the war.
• Gaara struggled to hold off the Third Kazekage and Fourth Kazekage until Mu attacked him with Dust Release and Ōnoki countered with the same technique.
• Obito led the Rinnegan-equipped Jinchuriki against Naruto and Killer B, while planning for Madara Uchiha to retrieve the Two-Tails.
• Rinto stayed at Amegakure’s gate with Kagami and Shisui as Madara Uchiha and Nagato approached through the rain.
• Kagami recognized Madara Uchiha, but Rinto prompted him to pretend Madara was Senju Madara, and Kagami played along.