Chapter Summaries

Feng Ye countered Obito’s Kamui Slash with his Rewind Sword and shattered the Perfect Susanoo, forcing Obito to flee. Feng Ye pursued him into the distance while the Konoha ninja remained stunned by the destruction.

• Obito used Kamui to block Feng Ye’s sword strikes until the damaged Perfect Susanoo exposed his true body.
• Obito infused the Susanoo’s broken blade with Kamui and aimed a Space Slash at Feng Ye and Konoha.
• Feng Ye formed the Rewind Sword and reversed the Kamui Slash, making its spatial distortion disappear.
• White Zetsu told Obito that Minato had sealed the Nine-Tails and urged him to retreat.
• Obito struck at Konoha, but Feng Ye shattered the Susanoo with a barrage of punches and pursued Obito as he fled.

Feng Ye returned to Konoha after Obito Uchiha escaped and took charge as the shinobi increasingly regarded him as the village’s next Hokage. He visited the dying Kushina Uzumaki, who named her infant son Naruto Namikaze.

• Feng Ye concluded that Obito Uchiha had escaped using Kamui and Reverse Summoning Jutsu, then returned to Konoha.
• Konoha’s shinobi learned that the enemy had escaped and looked to Feng Ye as their new leader after Minato Namikaze’s sacrifice.
• Feng Ye ordered the shinobi to treat the wounded, assess the damage, and strengthen the village’s defenses.
• Feng Ye visited Kushina Uzumaki and the infant at Minato Namikaze’s home.
• Kushina Uzumaki recognized Feng Ye and named her son Naruto Namikaze.

Feng Ye saved Kushina after telling her that Minato had given him the Nine-Tails, then returned to the living room after resolving the danger outside. He revealed that Obito had caused the attack, leaving Kakashi and Rin shocked.

• Feng Ye told Kushina that Minato had used the Reaper Death Seal and made him the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Kushina begged him to protect Naruto.
• Feng Ye initially refused Kushina's request but stopped her life force from draining away, saving her after she lost the Nine-Tails.
• Kushina realized Feng Ye had healed the damage caused by losing the tailed beast and wept with relief while holding Naruto.
• Feng Ye returned to the living room, where Kakashi, Rin, Kurenai Yuhi, and Anko Mitarashi had been preparing for danger.
• Feng Ye told Kakashi and Rin that Obito had caused the crisis and marveled at how powerful Obito had become.

Feng Ye entered his sealing space, subdued the Nine-Tails, and began treating Kurama more like a pet than a prisoner. Two months later, Kurama was taking food from Konoha shops while Might Guy and Genma Shiranui returned to the village and struggled to believe what they saw.

• Feng Ye visited the Nine-Tails in his sealing space and announced that it would have to follow him.
• Feng Ye beat the Nine-Tails into agreeing to a truce and called it his fox, though Kurama insisted on its name.
• Feng Ye offered to take Kurama for a walk, but Kurama chose to rest after their fights.
• Two months later, Kurama used its tail to collect pastries from shops near Konoha while Feng Ye reminded it not to damage anything and stopped it from eating more.
• Might Guy and Genma Shiranui returned from a mission, saw Feng Ye with Kurama, and decided they must be hallucinating.

Feng Ye discussed the Nine-Tails’ place in Konoha and his own paths toward reaching Six Paths-level strength. At a council meeting, Konoha’s leaders debated the Nine-Tails’ upkeep, and Feng Ye suggested Utatane Koharu discuss cutting its food budget with the fox itself.

• Feng Ye watched the tamed Nine-Tails mingle with Konoha’s villagers and reflected on his strength and possible routes to the Six Paths level.
• A ninja summoned Feng Ye to a meeting at the Hokage Building.
• Shikaku Nara presented the Nine-Tails’ expenses and recommended maintaining its ten-million-ryo daily budget.
• Utatane Koharu questioned the cost of feeding the Nine-Tails and suggested reducing its expenses.
• Feng Ye told the council to send Utatane to discuss the budget cut directly with the Nine-Tails.

Fugaku Uchiha nominated Feng Ye to become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, and the village’s clans and ninjas largely supported him. Feng Ye exposed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura’s mishandling of Konoha funds, and they were taken away for interrogation as Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the decision.

• Fugaku Uchiha proposed Feng Ye as the candidate for Fifth Hokage, and Hyuga Hiashi, Shikaku Nara, Shinku Yuhi, and other leaders backed the nomination.
• Mitokado Homura suggested Feng Ye serve as Hokage Assistant first, but Shikaku Nara and Shinku Yuhi argued that no delay was needed.
• Feng Ye handed Hiruzen Sarutobi a document detailing billions of ryo taken from Konoha’s economic funds by Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read the accusations aloud, and Feng Ye ordered the Interrogation Department to investigate the funds and take the two advisors away.
• Feng Ye struck Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura with an air bullet when they resisted, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to let the interrogation proceed.

Feng Ye consolidated his position as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage by dismantling Hiruzen Sarutobi’s power base and assigning key posts to clan members. At Hinata’s full-month feast, he chose her name and showed favor to the Hyuga Clan, though the Uchiha Clan remained more influential.

• Feng Ye disbanded the Anbu and purged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s loyalists, leaving Hiruzen with no choice but to retire.
• Feng Ye appointed Shikaku Nara as Hokage Assistant and Shinku Yuhi as head of the Finance Department, while filling other vacancies with talented clan members.
• Feng Ye attended Hinata’s full-month feast, held her without making her cry, and recommended the name Hinata to Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hyuga Hiashi welcomed Feng Ye’s support for the Hyuga Clan, which gained control of Konoha’s inspection department.
• The Uchiha Clan retained greater influence than the Hyuga Clan through its control of the Military Police Force and its new Personal Guard under Feng Ye.

Feng Ye dealt with another White Zetsu spy and arranged for the Nine-Tails to shrink while guarding Konoha. In Amegakure, Obito and Black Zetsu decided to keep spying and seek a way to capture the remaining tailed beasts before Feng Ye could stop them.

• Hizashi Hyuga looked toward the room where Hiashi's newborn daughter was, while Hiashi noticed his gaze and hid his reaction until Feng Ye left.
• The Nine-Tails killed another White Zetsu outside Konoha, and Feng Ye burned its body to ashes.
• Feng Ye made the Nine-Tails shrink by half and arranged for Hyuga Clan watchtowers to help cover the reduced sensing range.
• The Nine-Tails told Feng Ye that it had sent Jiraiya flying after he teased it.
• Obito and Black Zetsu discussed capturing the other tailed beasts, but Black Zetsu warned they could not secure them all before Feng Ye reacted.
• Obito told White Zetsu to continue investigating Konoha for useful information.

Feng Ye prepared for and attended his inauguration as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, with the village gathering to witness him take office. The ceremony began amid cheers, and Feng Ye regarded the new position as only the start of what he planned to accomplish.

• Feng Ye’s new Hokage Building was described, including its departments, surveillance room, guarded office, private living quarters, and unused basement levels.
• Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi finished preparing Feng Ye for the ceremony while Kakashi teased them from outside.
• Feng Ye threatened to have Shikaku Nara inspect Kakashi’s room for prohibited books, then pulled Kakashi along to the ceremony.
• Shikaku Nara welcomed Feng Ye at the inauguration plaza, and Feng Ye walked onto the platform before Konoha’s assembled ninja.
• Konoha’s ninja and especially the girls cheered for Feng Ye as he began his tenure as Fifth Hokage.

During Feng Ye’s inauguration as Fifth Hokage, Pain and Konan launched an attack on Konoha to create chaos and capture the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails warned Feng Ye about the falling Explosive Tags, and Feng Ye intercepted them with a powerful aerial strike.

• Feng Ye began his Fifth Hokage inauguration speech while Deva Path Pain, the Human Path, and Konan watched Konoha from above.
• Deva Path Pain and Konan prepared their attack, intending to distract Konoha and give White Zetsu and the Human Path a chance to seize the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Konan scattered paper covered in Explosive Tag formulas over Konoha as the Nine-Tails sensed Chakra in the sky and alerted Feng Ye.
• Feng Ye absorbed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, entered Sage Mode, and flew above Konoha as the Explosive Tags descended.
• Feng Ye unleashed Divine Air Strike, detonating the falling Explosive Tags in a chain of explosions above the village.

Feng Ye effortlessly destroyed Deva Path Pain and Human Path Pain after stopping Konan’s Explosive Tags, then sent two shinobi toward Amegakure with Flying Thunder God Kunai. Obito Uchiha learned the assault had failed and said he would meet Nagato after he returned to discuss their next move.

• Konan told Nagato that Feng Ye had destroyed the Explosive Tags, and she sensed his Chakra was stronger than Nagato’s and Madara Uchiha’s.
• Feng Ye warned Hyuga Hiashi that White Zetsu were approaching underground, then flew up to confront Deva Path Pain and Human Path Pain.
• Feng Ye broke through Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei, snapped its neck, and split Human Path Pain in half before Nagato and Konan decided to retreat.
• Feng Ye sent a Jonin and a Special Jonin toward Amegakure with Flying Thunder God Kunai, confirmed the White Zetsu had been cleared, and lifted Konoha’s alert.
• Obito Uchiha learned from the Animal Path Puppet that the attack had failed and that Nagato was returning, then vanished through a black vortex.

On his seventh day as Hokage, Feng Ye handled Kirigakure’s demands and drafted a new Shadow Guard structure, assigning future captains and planning their training. The chapter ended with Kurenai bringing him tea as he considered adding a division to attend to his personal needs.

• Feng Ye ordered Kirigakure to return Nuibari and provide the summoning contract scroll before Konoha would sign an agreement.
• Feng Ye drafted a Shadow Guard Training Program modeled on the Thirteen Court Guard Squads and left the Captain-General position vacant because Kakashi was too weak.
• Feng Ye named Shisui Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and Might Guy among his planned division captains, while reserving other posts for candidates including Kimimaro Kaguya and Itachi Uchiha.
• Feng Ye planned a Nine-Tails-linked fox-raising unit for Hinata Hyuga and considered Sasuke Uchiha and Inoichi Yamanaka for other divisions.
• Kurenai Yuhi brought Feng Ye tea and snacks, and he considered creating a division to handle the Hokage’s personal care.

Feng Ye attacked New Rain Village after tracing Nagato and Obito, revealing himself as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage. He overwhelmed Konan, but Pain arrived to confront him.

• Obito and Nagato discussed capturing the tailed beasts and agreed to provoke a war while waiting for an opening against Konoha.
• Feng Ye descended on New Rain Village and split the central tower with a golden sword strike, while Obito escaped with Nagato.
• Feng Ye identified himself as the Fifth Hokage and confronted Konan over the Explosive Tags sent to his inauguration.
• Feng Ye cut down Konan and resisted her explosive paper attack, while Obito vanished through a spatial vortex.
• Pain emerged with five other bodies and used Shinra Tensei to block Feng Ye’s sword strike before challenging him to stay.

Feng Ye overwhelmed Pain’s Six Paths in Amegakure and destroyed Deva Path Pain despite Nagato drawing on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Nagato and Obito remained in the Kamui Dimension, while Feng Ye caught up with Konan as she tried to flee.

• Feng Ye swiftly destroyed five of Pain’s Six Paths, overcoming Deva Path Pain’s Banshō Ten’in and the other Paths’ attacks.
• Deva Path Pain sent Konan away and concentrated Pain’s power in himself to confront Feng Ye with Shinra Tensei.
• Feng Ye forced Deva Path Pain into a massive crater, destroying him and fracturing Amegakure.
• Nagato suffered a backlash through the Rinnegan, while Obito warned him that they could not rescue Konan or face Feng Ye.
• Feng Ye cut through Amegakure’s ruined buildings and Konan’s paper body, then appeared in front of her and told her she could not escape.

Feng Ye defeated Konan and brought her to Konoha, where he sealed most of her Chakra and put her to work making tags. He then sent Konoha shinobi to take control of the Land of Rain, while planning to restrict Nagato and Obito's movements.

• Feng Ye passed through Konan's Explosive Tags, overwhelmed her with Chakra, and knocked her unconscious.
• Kurenai Yuhi, Rin, and Kakashi discovered Konan had appeared at the Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Feng Ye ordered a high-grade seal for her Chakra.
• Feng Ye sealed ninety percent of Konan's Chakra and made her work in Konoha producing Explosive Tags and Sealing Tags.
• Feng Ye sent Elite Jonin to occupy the Land of Rain's Daimyo residence and force the Daimyo to submit to the Land of Fire.
• Feng Ye told Konan that the Land of Rain could not defend itself and that taking control of it would serve peace, while he intended to limit Nagato and Obito's hiding places.

After the Rain Shinobi Village fell, Feng Ye’s forces secured the Land of Rain and began incorporating it into the Land of Fire while Iwagakure tried to seize territory and Sunagakure withdrew. With order established, Feng Ye faced growing attention from grateful villagers and teased Kakashi about finding a girlfriend.

• Sunagakure learned that Konoha had crushed the Rain Shinobi Village and was moving into the Land of Rain, so Rasa ordered his forces to retreat rather than risk clashing with Feng Ye.
• The Third Tsuchikage sent an elite force into the Land of Rain despite his reluctance to fight Konoha, seeking gains after his assistant died there.
• Over three months, Feng Ye sent more than six thousand Konoha shinobi to occupy towns, control the Daimyo, suppress resistance, and bring the Land of Rain under Konoha’s rule.
• Konoha’s protection of towns and its propaganda that the Land of Rain had become a dependency gradually reduced local resistance, though full assimilation would take years or decades.
• A young female shinobi gave Feng Ye a gift from the Land of Rain, and he complained to Kakashi about the gifts and invitations he had begun receiving.
• Kakashi teased Feng Ye about becoming overwhelmed by attention, and Feng Ye asked when Kakashi would bring home a girlfriend.

Feng Ye suspended stalled negotiations with Iwagakure and reflected on his nearly completed Sage Body and plans to reach the Six Paths level. He left the story preparing to seek the Tenseigan on the moon, while anticipating future clashes with the Ōtsutsuki.

• Feng Ye heard that Ōnoki demanded one billion ryo for Iwagakure's withdrawal from the Land of Rain and suspended negotiations for three days.
• Feng Ye ordered Kakashi to secretly arrange delivery of a Flying Thunder God Kunai to the new negotiation site.
• Feng Ye assessed that his Sage Body was nearly complete and that his abilities would soon peak below the Six Paths level.
• Feng Ye ranked powerful Six Paths-level figures and concluded that Momoshiki Otsutsuki could defeat him with Time Freeze in his current state.
• Feng Ye planned to visit the moon for the Tenseigan and considered awakening his Sharingan if he could not obtain it.
• Feng Ye anticipated that Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki, and an early-arriving Isshiki Otsutsuki would eventually threaten the world.

During negotiations between Konoha and Iwagakure, a disguised or controlled shinobi provoked both sides into fighting and tried to trigger a war. Feng Ye arrived, destroyed Ōnoki’s Dust Release, and exposed the attack as sabotage, though the culprit remained unidentified.

• Ōnoki pressured Shinku Yuhi to make concessions, but Shinku held to Feng Ye’s uncompromising position.
• A Stone Shinobi reported that Konoha forces were charging the tower, while Shinku’s subordinate suddenly attacked Ōnoki and claimed the Hokage had ordered it.
• Ōnoki counterattacked and used Dust Release: Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu against Shinku and the other Konoha shinobi.
• Feng Ye appeared and tore apart Ōnoki’s Dust Release, then questioned the gathered shinobi about the fighting.
• The suspicious subordinate attacked Feng Ye, and Shinku disarmed and kicked him away, realizing someone was trying to sabotage the negotiations and provoke a war.

Feng Ye stopped an attack meant to sabotage peace talks between Konoha and Iwagakure, then used the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword to cut down distant peaks and impress Ōnoki into completing their agreement. After Konoha incorporated the Land of Rain, Feng Ye focused on preparing to reach the Six Paths level while the Akatsuki Organization remained hidden.

• Feng Ye halted the fighting, exposed the disguised attackers, and captured one for interrogation while Ōnoki used Dust Release to eliminate others.
• Feng Ye cut down two distant peaks with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, then urged Ōnoki to finalize the negotiations.
• Feng Ye returned to Konoha and confirmed it was safe; Konoha and Iwagakure signed an agreement for Iwagakure to withdraw from the Land of Rain and pay compensation.
• Konoha learned that hired shinobi had tried to sabotage the talks, though the suspected Kumogakure connection was denied and Feng Ye found no proof of Obito Uchiha's involvement.
• Over the following month, Konoha took control of the former Iwagakure territory and the Land of Rain became part of the Land of Fire, while the Akatsuki Organization disappeared from view.
• Feng Ye devoted himself to training and researching higher-level powers as he prepared to break through to the Six Paths level.

Hamura sent his chakra to stop an outsider from obtaining Six Paths power, despite the Sage of Six Paths choosing not to interfere. Tsunade and Shizune returned to Konoha and found children playing on the Nine-Tails while ninja groomed it.

• Hamura warned the Sage of Six Paths that the outsider seeking the Rinnegan threatened the Shinobi World.
• The Sage of Six Paths argued that the outsider’s changes might help bring peace, but Hamura decided to stop him.
• Hamura sent out his chakra to prevent the outsider from obtaining Six Paths power, and the Sage of Six Paths let him act.
• Tsunade and Shizune returned to Konoha after Tsunade’s gambling debts forced them to lie low.
• Shizune and Tsunade spotted the Nine-Tails near Konoha, with children climbing on its tails and ninja grooming its fur.