Ch. 682Obito Appears

Obito arrived in Kirigakure to investigate, while Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya discussed traveling to Otsutsuki Star. The chapter ended with Gigue detecting Obito's Kamui vortex and forcing him out of it.

  • Obito decided to investigate Kirigakure and left after Zetsu appeared beside him.
  • Kaguya practiced her water style and offered to guide Gigue to Otsutsuki Star, despite the danger there.
  • Kaguya reflected on Gigue's trustworthiness and resolved to prove she would never betray him.
  • Gigue took Kaguya's hand and promised to keep her safe.
  • Gigue sensed Obito's approaching vortex, tore it open, and sent Obito flying out.

Ch. 683Obito's Defeat

Gigue defeated Obito and trapped him in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then stored him away. Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya prepared to travel to Iwagakure to capture its two Jinchuriki.

  • Gigue seized Obito, blocked his Kamui, broke his Yin-Yang Release rod, and struck him so severely that he could no longer fight.
  • Obito used Izanagi to restore himself at the cost of one Sharingan, but Gigue caught him again and shattered his mask.
  • Gigue revealed his Rinne Sharingan and placed Obito under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, leaving him unconscious and cocooned.
  • Kaguya explained that the technique would drain Obito's life energy to nourish Gigue, and Gigue stored Obito using Daikokuten.
  • Gigue announced that they would go to Iwagakure next to capture its two Jinchuriki, and Kaguya bowed in agreement.

Ch. 684Ōnoki

Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya entered Iwagakure to seize the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, and confronted Ōnoki in the Tsuchikage Building. Gigue easily survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release, captured him, and overpowered Han and Kurotsuchi, leaving all three in his grasp or under his control.

  • Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya arrived above Iwagakure, and Kaguya sensed Han inside the Tsuchikage Building.
  • Ōnoki spoke with Han and Kurotsuchi before Gigue and his companions emerged inside the building.
  • Ōnoki attacked Gigue and the others with Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, but they emerged unharmed.
  • Gigue pulled Ōnoki toward him, shattered his Rock Fist Technique, and seized him by the throat, leaving him unable to use chakra.
  • Kurotsuchi and Han attacked Gigue together, but Han was pinned down by gravity and Gigue lifted Kurotsuchi by the ankle.

Ch. 685The Merciful Gigue

Gigue defeated Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi, extracted Han’s Tailed Beast, then revealed that he had kept Han alive. As Iwagakure’s reinforcements confronted him, Gigue used Shinra Tensei to drive them back.

  • Gigue restrained Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi while Kaguya extracted the Five-Tails Kokuō from Han.
  • Kurotsuchi escaped Gigue’s grasp and attacked him, but he sent her crashing into a wall.
  • Gigue restored Han’s life after extracting the Tailed Beast and told him he had one chance to reclaim its power.
  • Kitsuchi arrived with Iwagakure ninja, learned what had happened, and threatened Gigue.
  • Gigue pressured the Iwagakure group, teased Kurotsuchi, and unleashed Shinra Tensei.

Ch. 686Friendly Visit

Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya attacked Iwagakure and then traveled to Kumogakure in search of tailed beasts. Ōnoki began investigating their identities and possible attacks elsewhere, while the chapter ended with the Fourth Raikage’s strike failing to harm Gigue’s group.

  • Gigue’s repulsive force destroyed the Tsuchikage Building and blasted Iwagakure’s ninjas aside before he, Lily, and Kaguya left.
  • Ōnoki recovered, ordered Iwagakure’s news sealed and its wounded treated, and told intelligence ninjas to search for traces of the attackers.
  • Kitsuchi warned Ōnoki that the attackers might target other villages with tailed beasts, and Ōnoki agreed to investigate.
  • Gigue’s group appeared outside the Raikage Building, where Samui confronted them as Kaguya sensed the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails nearby.
  • The Fourth Raikage, A, attacked Gigue, but he emerged from the smoke unharmed, leaving A with a grave expression.

Ch. 687The Powerless Raikage

Gigue overpowered the Fourth Raikage and captured Yugito, demonstrating strength far beyond the Raikage’s expectations. The Raikage’s lightning chakra then weakened, leaving him feeling powerless.

  • Gigue dismissed the Raikage’s strength and ignored the Kumogakure ninja as he sensed Yugito approaching.
  • Kumogakure ninja threw shuriken at Gigue, but an invisible barrier deflected them.
  • Gigue used Banshō Ten'in to pull Yugito to him and caught her by the throat.
  • The Raikage charged Gigue, who stopped his attack and struck his elbow with enough force to crack the Raikage’s bone.
  • The Raikage’s lightning chakra became sluggish and weakened, leaving him unable to maintain his Lightning Armor.

Ch. 688The Trio of Despair

Gigue overpowered the Fourth Raikage, captured Yugito, and nullified Kumogakure’s attacks. Matatabi identified Kaguya as the Rabbit Goddess and mother of the Sage of Six Paths, leaving Yugito and Matatabi convinced that no one could resist the trio.

  • The Raikage used Raikage's Bomb on Gigue, but could not move him despite pouring all his strength into the attack.
  • Gigue covered the Raikage in purple radiance and pressed him flat against the ground with overwhelming force.
  • Gigue pulled Yugito away from Kumogakure’s ninja and absorbed the ninjutsu they launched at him.
  • Matatabi told Yugito that Kaguya was the Rabbit Goddess and the mother of the Sage of Six Paths.
  • Yugito and Matatabi realized that Kaguya, Gigue, and their companion were powerful enough to threaten the entire Ninja World.

Ch. 689Killer B Appears

Killer B arrived to save Yugito and fought Gigue, but the Eight-Tails warned him that Gigue and the woman with him were beyond defeat. Killer B stopped attacking and asked what it would take to spare Kumogakure, while Gigue said he had come to reclaim two Tailed Beasts and needed no permission.

  • The Raikage urged Yugito to release her Tailed Beast power, but she had lost the will to fight and could not use her chakra.
  • Killer B arrived and attacked Gigue, but Gigue caught his strike and nearly crushed his arm.
  • Killer B’s tentacle attack was forced down by Gigue’s gravity and struck the pinned Raikage, who told B to save Yugito.
  • Killer B attacked Gigue with his Eight-Sword Style, but Gigue effortlessly parried every strike with Muramasa.
  • The Eight-Tails told Killer B that Gigue was beyond their power and identified the woman with him as the Rabbit Goddess.
  • Killer B asked Gigue what it would take to spare Kumogakure, and Gigue replied that he had come to reclaim two Tailed Beasts.

Ch. 690Killer B and the Eight-Tails

Killer B and Yugito surrendered their tailed beasts to Gigue and Kaguya to spare Kumogakure, but Gigue allowed them to live. Killer B rejected the offer, choosing to die with the Eight-Tails.

  • The Eight-Tails told Killer B that Kaguya would reclaim its power and offered to leave chakra behind to protect him and Kumogakure.
  • Gigue told Killer B to hand over the Eight-Tails, and Killer B laid down his weapons and approached him to save the village.
  • Kumogakure's ninja attacked Gigue, but he repelled them with Shinra Tensei, then reminded the Raikage of Kumogakure's past treatment of Konoha over a Byakugan bearer.
  • Kaguya extracted the Two-Tails from Yugito, and Yugito survived without discomfort.
  • Kaguya extracted the Eight-Tails from Killer B after Gigue signaled that he should be spared, but Killer B refused to live without Little Eight.

Ch. 691Mini Tailed Beasts

Gigue asked Kaguya to preserve the tailed beasts’ consciousness while reclaiming their chakra, and she left the Eight-Tails inside Killer B as a miniature creature. The chapter ended with Kaguya creating a miniature Two-Tails for Yugito at Gigue’s request.

  • Gigue asked Kaguya whether she could preserve a tailed beast’s consciousness inside its Jinchuriki, and she agreed to try after reclaiming her power.
  • Kaguya drained most of the Eight-Tails’ chakra from Killer B but left the Eight-Tails alive inside him in a miniature form.
  • Killer B and Yugito remained healthy after their tailed beasts’ chakra was extracted, while the Raikage and the people of Kumogakure recognized how outmatched they were.
  • Killer B celebrated the Eight-Tails’ survival by rapping about Gigue’s mercy, then fell silent when Lily questioned him.
  • Gigue asked Yugito whether she wanted to keep a little Two-Tails, and Kaguya created a miniature Matatabi for her.

Ch. 692Powerless Reality

Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya left Kumogakure after taking its tailed beasts, while the Raikage learned they had also taken beasts from Kirigakure and Iwagakure. After they vanished, the Eight-Tails warned the village that the trio were beyond human strength and revealed Kaguya was the Rabbit Goddess and Progenitor of Chakra.

  • Gigue stopped Lily from attacking the Raikage, who asked whether other villages had lost their tailed beasts.
  • Gigue said they had taken the Three-Tails from Kirigakure and the Five-Tails from Iwagakure, and that the One-Tail was next.
  • Yugito thanked Gigue for allowing Matatabi to help her, and Gigue led Lily and Kaguya through a spatial portal.
  • The Raikage demanded that Killer B and Yugito explain who the visitors were, but a Mini Eight-Tails appeared on Killer B's shoulder.
  • The Eight-Tails called the trio gods, identified Kaguya as the Rabbit Goddess, and said Gigue was even more powerful than her.

Ch. 693Descends Upon Sunagakure

Nagato and Konan chose Utakata as the Akatsuki Organization’s first Jinchuriki target, and Nagato decided to lead the mission himself. Meanwhile, Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya arrived at Sunagakure and confronted the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who cautiously asked their purpose.

  • Nagato concluded that Madara Uchiha was likely injured and decided to postpone targeting Jinchuriki protected by the great ninja villages.
  • Konan selected Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, as the Akatsuki Organization’s first target, and Nagato chose to accompany her.
  • Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya descended on Sunagakure, where Gigue’s force field shielded them from the sand and wind.
  • Gigue incapacitated the Sunagakure ninja who surrounded them at the Kazekage Building.
  • Rasa arrived with more ninja, assessed the visitors’ strength, and politely asked who they were and why they had come.

Ch. 694Maso No Jutsu

Gigue attacked Sunagakure to take the One-Tail from Gaara, defeating Rasa and overcoming the sand that protected Gaara. Chiyo offered to let Gigue take the Tailed Beast if he spared Gaara, and he revealed that saving Gaara would cost Chiyo her life.

  • Gigue demanded that Rasa send Gaara to him so he could take the tanuki, and Rasa attacked with Gold Dust.
  • Gigue blocked Rasa's attack with Daikokuten's black cube, then dropped it on Rasa and left him severely wounded.
  • Chiyo arrived with Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara, but Gigue used Dark Gravity to pull Gaara toward him.
  • A sand sculpture protecting Gaara blocked Gigue and made Rasa recognize it as Karura's love, but Gigue devoured it with Darkness Power and seized Gaara.
  • Chiyo agreed to let Gigue take the One-Tail if he spared Gaara, and Gigue identified her life-sacrificing plan as the Reanimation Jutsu.

Ch. 695Sunagakure Compromises

Chiyo accepted that she might die to save Gaara, but Gigue spared Gaara after extracting Shukaku and left Sunagakure intact. Gigue departed for the next Jinchuriki, while Sunagakure's leaders and children were left to reckon with their defeat.

  • Chiyo chose to sacrifice herself for Gaara, but Rasa objected because Sunagakure could not afford to lose a Kage-level expert.
  • Gigue subdued Rasa, and Chiyo stopped Kankuro from attacking while Temari questioned whether they would let Sunagakure be slaughtered.
  • Gigue revealed that he had already collected the Six-Tails, Three-Tails, Two-Tails, and Eight-Tails from other villages, and Sunagakure gave up resisting.
  • Kaguya extracted Shukaku from Gaara but left a small Shukaku inside him, sparing his life; Gigue accepted her choice and praised Temari.
  • Gigue released Rasa, then opened Yomotsu Hirasaka to leave for the next Jinchuriki as Chiyo bowed to him.

Ch. 696Six Paths of Pain

The Six Paths of Pain defeated Utakata and captured the Six-Tails, but Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya arrived to stop them. Gigue overpowered Deva Path Pain and struck Nagato with his Tenseigan, leaving Nagato badly injured.

  • Utakata tried to target the Hell Path, but the Asura Path caught him and blasted him, leaving him gravely wounded.
  • The Six Paths of Pain captured Utakata and prepared to leave when Gigue, Lily, and Kaguya appeared.
  • Gigue identified Nagato and challenged the Six Paths of Pain to release Utakata.
  • Deva Path Pain's Banshō Ten'in failed against Gigue, whose own Banshō Ten'in pulled Deva Path Pain into his grasp.
  • Gigue's Tenseigan overwhelmed Nagato from afar, and Nagato collapsed after Deva Path Pain was dealt with.

Ch. 697Akatsuki

Gigue defeated the Deva Path, returned Yahiko’s body, and revealed that Obito, whom the Akatsuki called Madara Uchiha, was dead while Kaguya reclaimed the Six-Tails’ chakra from Utakata. Nagato summoned the Akatsuki to question Black Zetsu, and the chapter left the Deva Path confronting him with the news of Madara’s death.

  • Gigue restored the Deva Path and let Nagato’s Paths of Pain retreat with Yahiko’s body.
  • Gigue told Nagato that Obito was dead and that the Ten-Tails could not bring lasting peace by force.
  • Gigue had Kaguya extract the Six-Tails from Utakata and told Nagato to ask Black Zetsu about Kaguya and the truth behind the tailed beasts.
  • Nagato asked Konan to summon the Akatsuki and brought the Paths of Pain to the organization’s cave.
  • The Deva Path arrived with Konan and told Black Zetsu that Madara Uchiha was dead.

Ch. 698Your Mom Is Out

Akatsuki learned that a Tenseigan wielder had killed Madara and defeated Deva Path Pain, prompting Black Zetsu to explain the eyes’ origins. Pain then revealed a cryptic message from the victor: “your mother is out.”

  • Deva Path Pain told the Akatsuki that a powerful enemy had killed Madara and taken a captured Jinchuriki, and admitted that he had lost to him.
  • Pain described the enemy’s golden eyes, and Black Zetsu identified them as the Tenseigan.
  • Itachi Uchiha recognized the Tenseigan as valuable intelligence he needed to send back to Konoha.
  • Black Zetsu explained the Tenseigan’s connection to Hamura, the Sage of Six Paths’ younger brother.
  • Konan asked whether the Akatsuki could oppose the Tenseigan, but Pain interrupted Black Zetsu by relaying the enemy’s message: “your mother is out.”

Ch. 700Nagato's Resolve

Nagato decided to revive Yahiko, believing his weakened body and the arrival of the Tenseigan made his own Rinnegan less valuable. Konan tried to stop him, and the chapter left Nagato coughing as his health deteriorated further.

  • Nagato remembered Yahiko and considered reviving him while the Akatsuki members discussed their next move after the defeat.
  • The Deva Path ordered the Akatsuki to suspend missions, then left with Konan as the Human Path and Asura Path carried off Black Zetsu.
  • Itachi considered the revelations about Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Tenseigan, and Madara Uchiha, and decided to seek an opportunity to visit Konoha.
  • Nagato told Konan that Black Zetsu was imprisoned and joked about Otsutsuki Kaguya, unsettling Konan with his unusual smile.
  • Nagato announced that he wanted to revive Yahiko, but Konan objected and warned that the technique would kill him.
  • Nagato said Akatsuki needed Yahiko as its guide, then began coughing violently as Konan realized how close he was to death.

Ch. 704The Five Kage Under Pressure

The Five Kage discussed Gigue’s sage-like power and agreed that provoking him was unwise. Gigue appeared in their council chamber, confronted Jiraiya, Ōnoki, and the Raikage, and left the assembled leaders wary of challenging him.

  • A asked Ōnoki whether he could stop a meteor, and Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Gigue could likely summon one without much effort.
  • A told the council that Killer B had described Gigue as a being like the Sage of Six Paths, and Jiraiya advised the Kage not to make Gigue an enemy.
  • Gigue appeared above the conference table, and the Five Kage and their Jonin guards prepared themselves but did not attack.
  • Gigue questioned Jiraiya about returning, and Jiraiya said Hiruzen Sarutobi had summoned him to help stabilize the village.
  • Gigue challenged Ōnoki and the Raikage, who both held back and denied wanting to fight him.

Ch. 705The Abducted Mizukage

Gigue invited Mei Terumi to leave the Five Kage meeting with him, and she agreed despite her Kirigakure companions’ alarm. After they vanished through his spatial portal, the Third Hokage warned the remaining Kage not to provoke Gigue while he was in Konoha, and Ōnoki left with the Iwagakure delegation.

  • Mei Terumi told Gigue she had only come to find out why the other Kage thought they could defeat him, and admitted her curiosity had been unnecessary.
  • Jiraiya urged the Third Hokage to bring Naruto to meet Gigue, but Gigue said Naruto was Konoha’s greatest treasure and told them to keep an eye on him.
  • Gigue invited Mei Terumi to take a walk, and she entered his spatial portal with him as the Kirigakure ninja watched in dismay.
  • A questioned whether Mei Terumi had come only to meet Gigue, and Ao challenged Ōnoki for criticizing Kirigakure after Gigue had left.
  • The Third Hokage warned the Kage to address any objections to Gigue directly and said Konoha might not help if they started a fight.
  • Ōnoki snorted and left the meeting room with the Iwagakure delegation.
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