Chapter Summaries

Feng Ye overcame the three snake sages’ trials in Ryūchi Cave through overwhelming strength, then reunited with Rin and met the White Snake Sage. The White Snake Sage awaited him at the top of the temple stairs.

• Ichikishimahime told Tagorihime that Feng Ye’s Chakra exceeded Isobu’s and urged her to let him through.
• Tagorihime lured Feng Ye into her palace illusion, but he destroyed it and seized her in his lightning-clad hand.
• Feng Ye hurled Tagorihime into a mountain until she admitted he had passed the trial.
• Tagitsuhime asked Feng Ye whether he was ready, then declared that he had passed and vanished with the mist.
• Rin met Feng Ye outside the temple and told him she had left the mist using Isobu’s Chakra.
• Feng Ye climbed the temple stairs and found the White Snake Sage waiting in her great white snake form.

Feng Ye learned the basics of Ryūchi Cave senjutsu while Rin trained her Tailed Beast Mode. Ten days later, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen tracked them down and prepared to seize the Three-Tails by killing Feng Ye.

• The White Snake Sage explained Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu to Feng Ye and directed him to a training area.
• Feng Ye told Rin to continue training her Tailed Beast Mode because she was not ready to practice senjutsu.
• Ten days later, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist searched the mountains north of Ryūchi Cave for the Three-Tails' location.
• Suikazan Fuguki and Juzo Biwa discussed the Swordsmen's plan to reclaim the Three-Tails from Rin Nohara, who was traveling with Feng Ye.
• Suikazan Fuguki reviewed their tactics for trapping Feng Ye, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen expressed confidence in their planned ambush.

Feng Ye trained alone in Ryūchi Cave and achieved an initial Sage Transformation after repeatedly controlling the Nature Energy that threatened to turn him into a stone snake. He discovered that Ryūchi Cave's Sage Techniques altered his body and greatly expanded his life-sensing ability, while the White Snake Sage and the three snake sages recognized his success.

• Feng Ye spent fifty days training in Ryūchi Cave's Sage Techniques and repeatedly stopped Nature Energy from causing snakefication.
• Feng Ye concluded that Ryūchi Cave and Mount Myōboku's Sage Techniques might need to be balanced, with Shikkotsu Forest's techniques serving as a neutralizer, to create a Sage Body.
• Feng Ye achieved initial Sage Transformation and noticed that his body had become unusually flexible.
• Feng Ye sensed life across nearly half of Ryūchi Cave and could detect living targets within a thousand meters.
• The White Snake Sage, Ichikishimahime, Tagorihime, and Tagitsuhime sensed Feng Ye's success and called him a monster.

After mastering Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode, Feng Ye learned that Rin had been attacked outside the cave by Mist Shinobi. He arrived in time to interrupt Suikazan Fuguki's assault, but Juzo Biwa and another swordsman ambushed him in thick fog.

• Feng Ye decided to leave Ryūchi Cave after initially mastering its Sage Mode.
• Ichikishimahime told Feng Ye that the White Snake Sage had sensed Rin was in trouble to the north.
• Rin defended herself against Suikazan Fuguki, whose Samehada devoured her Three-Tails Chakra and forced her back.
• Feng Ye arrived and struck Suikazan Fuguki, who vanished as a stream of water.
• Juzo Biwa and a second swordsman attacked Feng Ye from behind, then disappeared as dense white fog covered the area.

Feng Ye fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen inside their Ghost Mist Barrier while Rin waited in the fog, unable to locate him. As the mist cleared, Rin found the swordsmen dead and discovered Feng Ye had pinned Hozuki Mangetsu with his lightning-wreathed Kusanagi Sword.

• Feng Ye used Wind Release to clear the Hidden Mist, but the fog returned and Suikazan Fuguki revealed the enemy’s Ghost Mist Barrier.
• Feng Ye told Rin to stay still, then charged into the mist and disappeared from her senses.
• Rin waited as she heard fighting and screams, and the mist gradually thinned to reveal Suikazan Fuguki and Juzo Biwa dead.
• Rin found the bodies of Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinin Akebino, and other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen scattered through the area.
• Rin followed the sound of thunder and found Feng Ye pinning Hozuki Mangetsu’s water-transformed body to a boulder with his lightning-wreathed Kusanagi Sword.
• Hozuki Mangetsu wondered how Feng Ye had found the swordsmen inside the barrier as he struggled against the lightning.

Feng Ye annihilated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and gave Rin Nuibari before taking her to Mount Myōboku. In Kirigakure, the Third Mizukage died after receiving news of the defeat, and the Shinobi World fell silent.

• Feng Ye killed Hozuki Mangetsu, completing the annihilation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and told Rin to collect their swords.
• Rin sealed the swords, kept Nuibari, and joined Feng Ye as he set off for Mount Myōboku.
• Yagura delivered a report to the Third Mizukage, who collapsed and died after reading it.
• Yagura saw the intelligence scroll fall as the Third Mizukage's medical team rushed to treat him.
• News that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been annihilated and the Third Mizukage had died spread across the Shinobi World.

Obito Uchiha completed his Perfect Susanoo under Madara Uchiha’s guidance and was tasked with overseeing Nagato until he could use the Reanimation Jutsu. Meanwhile, Feng Ye and Rin reached Mount Myōboku, where Fukasaku welcomed Feng Ye on the Great Toad Sage’s instructions.

• Obito Uchiha unleashed his Perfect Susanoo, and Madara Uchiha judged that he had reached roughly the strength Madara possessed in his youth.
• Madara Uchiha told Obito Uchiha to oversee Nagato’s growth until he could use the Reanimation Jutsu and warned him not to rush into a fight with Hatake Feng Ye.
• Madara Uchiha disconnected himself from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and became still, leaving Obito Uchiha to depart with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
• Kirigakure detected the Perfect Susanoo’s Chakra from its Sensory Barrier, but Mist Shinobi found only traces of destruction and left the incident unresolved.
• Feng Ye led Rin through Mount Myōboku’s maze, where Fukasaku greeted him and invited him to come along at the Great Toad Sage’s instruction.

Feng Ye visited Mount Myōboku to learn its sage art, and the Great Toad Sage revealed that Feng Ye had disrupted its prophecies. After five days of training, Feng Ye mastered Sage Mode, astonishing Fukasaku and Shima.

• Fukasaku led Feng Ye through Mount Myōboku after noticing he had used Ryūchi Cave's sage art to pass the outer maze.
• The Great Toad Sage told Feng Ye that his presence had interfered with its prophecies and approved his request to learn Mount Myōboku's sage art.
• Fukasaku gave Feng Ye the Sage Mode cultivation scroll and brought him to the training area.
• After Feng Ye left, the Great Toad Sage sensed a terrifying power in him and warned itself not to provoke him.
• Five days later, Feng Ye achieved an initial mastery of Sage Mode, stunning Fukasaku and Gama Shima.

Feng Ye mastered the sage arts of Shikkotsu Forest and used them to fuse the three Holy Lands’ sage arts into Perfect Sage Mode. He realized the combined Sage Chakra was tempering his cells and transforming his body toward a Sage Body.

• Feng Ye failed to combine the Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave sage arts directly, then left Mount Myōboku with Rin for Shikkotsu Forest.
• Feng Ye and Rin arrived at Shikkotsu Forest, where Feng Ye learned Katsuyu’s sage arts in three days of surface time.
• Feng Ye discovered that Shikkotsu Forest’s sage arts could mediate between the other two, then fused all three with Cell Activation and the Hundred Healings Jutsu.
• Feng Ye entered Perfect Sage Mode and sensed its rotating sage Chakra tempering his cells and changing his constitution.

Feng Ye combined the three Holy Lands’ Sage Arts into an embryonic form of Six Paths Mode and trained in Shikkotsu Forest until his Sage Body took shape and he opened the Sixth Gate. He prepared to return, having reached the strength of a strike from Perfect Susanoo and come within one step of the Six Paths realm.

• Feng Ye stayed in Shikkotsu Forest to cultivate his Sage Body and grow strong enough to face enemies near the Six Paths level without drawing the Sage of Six Paths’ attention prematurely.
• Rin wondered whether to confess her feelings to Feng Ye, then sensed a powerful Chakra surge and hurried to his training site.
• Feng Ye appeared in a golden Sage Art Cloak after combining the Sage Arts of the three Holy Lands, and Katsuyu recognized his state as the basic form of Six Paths Mode.
• Over the next two months, Feng Ye completed the initial tempering of his Sage Body and opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates.
• Feng Ye decided it was time to return, having reached the power of a strike from Perfect Susanoo and needing only one more step to reach the Six Paths realm.

Feng Ye and Rin returned to Konoha after months of training, where they met Orochimaru as he left to pursue his research. Feng Ye took custody of Orochimaru’s records and agreed to look after Anko, then introduced her to Kakashi at home.

• Feng Ye and Rin left Shikkotsu Forest after Rin formed a contract with Katsuyu and advanced her Medical Ninjutsu and strength through training.
• Feng Ye and Rin encountered Orochimaru near Konoha, and he said he was leaving for an extended search and entrusted his base and Anko to Feng Ye.
• Feng Ye told Orochimaru about survivors with Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku before Orochimaru departed.
• Feng Ye searched Orochimaru’s base and took his research records, including notes about souls.
• Kakashi returned home and met Anko, whom Feng Ye introduced as Orochimaru’s disciple and his charge.

Feng Ye set strict dietary and training rules for Anko and tested her against Itachi and himself. After Anko lost to both, she saw Feng Ye's finger strike damage the Third Hokage's statue from far away, leaving her stunned by his strength.

• Kakashi returned from reporting on Rōran and deliberately gave Rin the impression that Feng Ye and Queen Sara had a relationship beyond appearances, leaving him responsible for the household chores.
• Feng Ye told Anko to control her diet, keep a regular schedule, join Kakashi's squad, and train with him every day when she was not on a mission.
• Anko challenged Feng Ye's claim that she could lose to a five-year-old, but Itachi defeated her by secretly planting Explosive Tags around her during their fight.
• Feng Ye offered Anko a chance to win by taking a Shuriken from his palm, then stopped her attacks using only his left index finger.
• Anko tried a Dragon Fire Technique to make Feng Ye move, but he sliced through the flames with a lightning-charged flick that cut a corner of the Third Hokage's statue on Hokage Rock.

Feng Ye continued his life in Konoha without being told about Naruto’s impending birth, and he chose to honor his promise not to interfere. When Obito attacked and took control of the Nine-Tails, Minato confronted him as Feng Ye anticipated the crisis.

• Feng Ye watched over Sasuke Uchiha’s birth, learned Fugaku Uchiha had named him Sasuke, and noted that Naruto would be born five months later.
• As Naruto’s birth approached, Feng Ye realized Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi had not informed him, and he decided to stand aside.
• On the fifth evening, Feng Ye stopped the mahjong game, told Rin to protect Kurenai Yuhi and Anko, and ordered Kakashi to remain inside and not act.
• Obito appeared outside Konoha controlling the Nine-Tails and considered what to do next.
• Minato Namikaze confronted Obito, who identified himself as Madara Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tails and confronted Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi while claiming to be Madara Uchiha. His Susanoo and the Nine-Tails overwhelmed their attacks, leaving Konoha’s defenders shaken by the scale of his power.

• Minato Namikaze attacked Obito Uchiha with a Rasengan, but Obito blocked it with Susanoo and sent the Nine-Tails’ Chakra claws after him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi joined the fight and unleashed the Five Releases: Great Barrage Technique, cracking Obito’s skeletal Susanoo before Obito formed its armored third stage.
• Obito used the Nine-Tails to destroy Hiruzen Sarutobi’s clones and blast him backward while driving Minato Namikaze around the battlefield.
• Minato Namikaze told Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu that Obito called himself Madara Uchiha, and Hiruzen recognized the name and was shaken.

Obito Uchiha used the Nine-Tails and Susanoo to attack Konoha, forcing Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya to fight together. Their combined assault knocked Obito and Susanoo off the Nine-Tails’ head, giving Minato an opening.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze agreed to stall Obito Uchiha and try to sever his connection to the Nine-Tails.
• Obito had the Nine-Tails fire a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Minato transferred to a distant mountain range with Flying Thunder God.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma and attacked Obito, but Susanoo repelled him and sent him crashing across Konoha.
• Minato struck Susanoo with a Senjutsu Great Ball Rasengan, but it did not damage the armor.
• Jiraiya joined the fight in Sage Mode, and he, Minato, and Hiruzen struck Susanoo and the Nine-Tails together.
• Their combined attacks tilted the Nine-Tails’ head and knocked Obito and Susanoo into the air, prompting Minato to seize the opening.

Obito Uchiha used the Nine-Tails and Susanoo to overwhelm Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya as he advanced on Konoha. Might Duy then unleashed the Eight Gates Released Formation and shattered Susanoo with one punch, leaving Minato to realize they finally had a chance to win.

• Obito Uchiha disrupted Minato Namikaze's sealing formula and explained that Madara Uchiha's safeguard let him maintain control of the Nine-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha attacked with Susanoo and the Nine-Tails, repeatedly driving back Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya.
• Might Duy stepped in to block Obito Uchiha as the Nine-Tails advanced toward Konoha.
• Might Duy released the Eight Gates and punched apart Obito's Susanoo, sending Obito and the Nine-Tails flying.
• Minato Namikaze recognized that Might Duy's ability to break Susanoo gave them a chance to win.

Might Duy’s Eight Gates attacks failed to harm Obito, while Minato Namikaze severed Obito’s connection to the Nine-Tails and teleported it away. Obito then revealed that losing control of the Nine-Tails freed his ocular power and summoned Perfect Susanoo, leaving Konoha’s defenders facing a vastly stronger threat.

• Might Duy attacked Obito, but his punches passed through the intangible body, and Minato Namikaze recognized the space ninjutsu as Obito’s ability.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze assumed Madara Uchiha was controlling Obito’s body, and Minato planned to sever Obito’s link to the Nine-Tails while Duy distracted him.
• Minato Namikaze used black formulas to break Obito’s control of the Nine-Tails, then teleported the beast to a distant mountain range.
• Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Obito after he lost the Nine-Tails, but Obito explained that controlling it had restricted his ocular power.
• Obito unleashed an enormous mass of azure Chakra and formed it into Perfect Susanoo, horrifying Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Konoha’s watching ninja.

After severing Obito's control of the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze faced Obito's Perfect Susanoo, which overwhelmed Konoha's defenders and threatened to destroy the village. Minato entrusted the Nine-Tails' power to Feng Ye, who rushed toward Konoha as Minato succumbed to the Reaper Death Seal.

• Minato Namikaze severed Obito's connection to the Nine-Tails, allowing Obito to manifest the Perfect Susanoo.
• Might Duy attacked Obito, but Obito used Kamui to absorb his strike, and Jiraiya caught Duy as his strength faded.
• Obito's Susanoo slashed through Konoha's outer walls and sheared the tops off two distant mountains, leaving Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi shaken.
• Obito raised his blue tachi over Konoha and warned that the village would be destroyed if its defenders sealed the Nine-Tails.
• Minato Namikaze entrusted the Nine-Tails' power to Feng Ye, who vanished toward Konoha, while Minato collapsed as the Reaper Death Seal took his soul.

Feng Ye reached Minato Namikaze as he used the Reaper Death Seal to restrain the Nine-Tails, then accepted its Chakra to become its Jinchuriki. He returned to Konoha and stopped Obito Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo blade with one hand, leaving the village stunned.

• Feng Ye left Rin, Kakashi, and the others at home and raced to Minato Namikaze’s location after sensing the Nine-Tails crisis.
• Minato Namikaze explained that he could not become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and asked Feng Ye to take its Chakra so he could stop 'Madara Uchiha.'
• Feng Ye accepted the Nine-Tails’ Chakra under the Reaper Death Seal and used his Flying Thunder God mark to return to Konoha.
• Feng Ye rose into the sky in Perfect Sage Mode and confronted Obito Uchiha’s descending Perfect Susanoo blade.
• Feng Ye pressed his palm against the blade, shattered it into motes of light, and left Konoha completely silent.

Feng Ye protected Might Duy and confronted Obito Uchiha, whose Perfect Susanoo could not withstand Feng Ye’s time-based defense or his sword strikes. The battle continued as Feng Ye unleashed the Sixth Gate and began breaking through the Susanoo with overwhelming force.

• Feng Ye’s Time Domain shattered the section of Obito Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo that entered its range, leaving Obito to speculate about Feng Ye’s strange ability.
• Feng Ye landed beside Might Duy and restored much of the life force Duy had nearly burned away.
• Feng Ye asked whether Madara was dead and challenged Obito about Rin; Obito said he intended to create a world without war and could revive Rin if she died.
• Feng Ye opened the Sixth Gate and slashed at Obito with his Kusanagi Sword, cracking the head of the Perfect Susanoo.
• Jiraiya and the others watched in shock as Konoha’s people celebrated Feng Ye’s power, comparing him to Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.