Chapter Summaries

Sasuke completed Sage Chakra training and formed a team with Suigetsu, Karin, and Jugo, while Shen Fei pursued leads on the Lightning Flash Gang. Shen Fei reached Bamboo Village and rescued Chino and Fūshin from Hidden Mist Anbu, but discovered Fūshin had already died.

• Sasuke asked whether he could defeat Itachi, and Shen Fei warned that he still needed more training before challenging him.
• Shen Fei used a sealing technique on Jugo, who joined Sasuke's team, then sent the team to recruit Raiga Kurosuki.
• Shen Fei learned the Lightning Flash Gang had suffered heavy casualties after an assassination attempt on the Land of Water's daimyo and traveled to Bamboo Village.
• Shen Fei found Chino and Fūshin surrounded by Hidden Mist Anbu and killed the six attackers.
• Shen Fei offered to treat Chino and Fūshin, but found that Fūshin was already dead.

Shen Fei rescued Chino after the Lightning Flash Gang was destroyed, then traveled with her through the Land of Hot Springs. After hearing about Doctor Shinnō and an epidemic in Mita Village, Shen Fei investigated and discovered that Shinnō had caused it himself.

• Shen Fei buried the Hidden Mist Anbu and Fūshin, then showed Chino Fūshin’s grave as she vowed revenge against Bamboo Village.
• Chino returned from taking revenge and asked to travel with Shen Fei, who agreed to take her along.
• Shen Fei and Chino toured the Land of Hot Springs, where Shen Fei heard that Doctor Shinnō was treating an epidemic in Mita Village.
• Shen Fei learned that Shinnō was connected to Hidden Sky Village and became interested in finding its aerial fortress, Angkor Fortress.
• Shen Fei and Chino secretly entered Mita Village, where Shen Fei examined the residents’ bodies and concluded that Shinnō had manufactured the epidemic.

Shen Fei confronted Shinnō, uncovered his plan to use Angkor Fortress and the Zero-Tail to destroy Konoha, and destroyed the unfinished creature. After modifying the fortress and freeing its prisoners, Shen Fei transported it to an island near his southern base.

• Shen Fei and Chino blocked Shinnō on a mountain road, and Shen Fei overpowered him after Shinnō revealed his rejuvenated strength.
• Shen Fei searched Shinnō’s memories and learned that he was a Hidden Sky Village survivor who planned to power Angkor Fortress’s cannon with the Zero-Tail and attack Konoha.
• Shen Fei found Amaru and Angkor Fortress, then destroyed the Zero-Tail despite Shinnō’s pleas, causing Shinnō to die.
• Shen Fei modified Angkor Fortress’s power systems with a large Arc Reactor and raised the fortress from underground behind a veil of fog.
• Shen Fei released the prisoners after the fortress was airborne, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport it to an island near his southern base.

Sasuke’s Snake Team clashed with Konoha shinobi, and Sasuke revealed his Wood Release before escaping, leaving Shikamaru worried that Konoha faced a grave threat. At Angkor Fortress, Shen Fei brought Sasuke together with Chino to address their clans’ history, then examined Ranmaru and turned his attention to meeting Nagato and Konan.

• Sasuke refused Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura’s pleas to return to Konoha, declaring that he intended to claim the Hokage position for the Uchiha Clan.
• Naruto attacked Sasuke with a Rasengan, but Sasuke overpowered him; Sasuke then used Wood Release to stop the Konoha shinobi and warned them not to pursue him.
• Sakura and Naruto insisted they would bring Sasuke back, while Shikamaru argued that Sasuke’s hatred could not be settled with a few words and feared Orochimaru’s forces could destroy Konoha.
• Shen Fei brought Sasuke to Angkor Fortress and introduced him to Chino, explaining that the Uchiha Clan was not the true culprit behind her clan’s destruction and telling them not to fight.
• Shen Fei examined Ranmaru and told Raiga Kurosuki that the boy’s condition would gradually improve with proper nutrition, then considered meeting Nagato and Konan.

Shen Fei equipped Suigetsu with a newly crafted Kubikiribocho and forged a sword for his own shadow clone to practice with. He then used the Mirror Dimension to bypass Amegakure’s surveillance and brought Nagato and Konan to meet him, ending by proposing they discuss Madara Uchiha.

• Shen Fei gave Suigetsu a replica Kubikiribocho with the original’s ability to repair itself using iron from blood, and Suigetsu left to test it.
• Shen Fei forged an alloy sword inscribed with divine characters for his sword-practicing shadow clone.
• Shen Fei watched a film in Angkor Fortress and reflected on using scientific knowledge to expand ninjutsu applications.
• Shen Fei entered Amegakure through the Mirror Dimension, examined its defenses, and found Nagato and Konan in a hidden chamber.
• Shen Fei expanded the Mirror Dimension around Nagato and Konan, separating them from the other Paths of Pain.
• Shen Fei reassured Nagato and Konan that he meant no harm, then suggested they talk about Madara Uchiha.

Shen Fei revealed Madara Uchiha’s scheme to Nagato and Konan, then healed Nagato and proposed a new path to peace through unifying the Five Great Nations. Nagato and Konan agreed to hear him out, leaving Akatsuki’s future direction uncertain.

• Shen Fei told Nagato and Konan that Madara Uchiha had implanted his Rinnegan in Nagato and manipulated events surrounding Yahiko’s death.
• Nagato and Konan learned that Obito Uchiha was the fake Madara Uchiha and that Black Zetsu was monitoring the plan; Shen Fei also warned them about their predicted deaths.
• Shen Fei revealed that he wanted Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan and the Nine Tailed Beasts, then demonstrated his strength by binding Konan and the Deva Path Pain and knocking Nagato unconscious.
• Shen Fei treated Nagato’s injuries and fused him with First Hokage Cells, restoring his body and giving him the potential to use Wood Release.
• Shen Fei discussed Akatsuki’s original and current ideals with Nagato and urged him to pursue peace by unifying the Five Great Nations.

Shen Fei explained how the Shinobi World’s feudal system and narrow economy kept shinobi dependent on missions and war, then turned to stopping Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu. He exposed Obito’s identity and struck him with a Rasengan, but Obito escaped into Kamui’s dimension; Shen Fei opened an Arcane Gate to pursue him.

• Shen Fei told Nagato and Konan that shinobi villages, feudal lords, and scarce work trapped shinobi in a cycle that encouraged wars, and he urged them to study the issue later.
• Shen Fei asked Konan and Nagato to lure Obito to the steel tower while Nagato recovered, and Konan summoned Obito with a paper butterfly.
• Konan confronted Obito with the names Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara, and Shen Fei revealed that he knew Obito’s identity before trapping him in the Mirror Dimension.
• Shen Fei anticipated Obito’s Kamui tactics, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to strike him with a Rasengan, and left a mage’s mark on him.
• Obito escaped into Kamui’s dimension despite Shen Fei’s attempt to learn more about Rin’s death, and Shen Fei opened an Arcane Gate into the dimension to follow him.

Shen Fei captured Obito, exposed Madara Uchiha's role in Rin Nohara's death, and left Obito in Nagato and Konan's hands. He then trapped Black Zetsu and began deceiving him with a fabricated story about being Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's clansman and the Ōtsutsuki Clan's impending arrival.

• Shen Fei interrupted Obito's Kamui, took his Mangekyo Sharingan, and subdued him with chakra-suppressing needles.
• Shen Fei told Obito that Madara Uchiha had arranged Rin Nohara's death, leaving Obito devastated and asking to die.
• Shen Fei handed Obito over to Konan, who brought him to Nagato, and later agreed to handle Black Zetsu himself.
• Nagato summoned Black Zetsu by claiming to have information about Madara Uchiha's corpse, and Shen Fei sealed Black Zetsu, Deva Path Pain, and Konan inside the Mirror Dimension.
• Shen Fei sent Konan and Deva Path Pain away, then posed as Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's clansman and used fake Rinnegan to convince Black Zetsu of his story.
• Shen Fei claimed the Ōtsutsuki Clan would pursue the God Tree and warned Black Zetsu that his plan to unseal Kaguya could not stop them.

Shen Fei defeated Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, then forced Black Zetsu to reveal the location of the White Zetsu army and Madara Uchiha's corpse. After gathering them, Shen Fei returned to Amegakure and began preparing Nagato, Konan, and Obito for the next phase of his plan.

• Shen Fei demanded Black Zetsu hand over control of the hundred thousand White Zetsu and Madara Uchiha's corpse, then defeated him and White Zetsu Afei when they attacked.
• Shen Fei threatened to leave Kaguya Ōtsutsuki sealed unless Black Zetsu cooperated, and Black Zetsu agreed to reveal what he knew.
• Shen Fei found the sleeping White Zetsu army and Madara Uchiha's frozen corpse, took samples from Madara, and brought ten White Zetsu away to research bio-armor.
• Shen Fei returned to Amegakure, showed Nagato and Konan material for them to study, and played Obito Uchiha a recording of Black Zetsu mocking him.
• Shen Fei visited Obito in prison with another purpose: to obtain Madara Uchiha's weapon.

Shen Fei recovered Obito's Uchiha war fan and spare Sharingan, then pushed Nagato and Konan to address Rain Village's agriculture, education, and infrastructure. Akatsuki's members gathered in Rain Village for a meeting, where Shen Fei revealed that he had replaced Zetsu, but the assembled members noticed that one person was missing.

• Shen Fei questioned Obito about Madara Uchiha's weapon, provoked him by bringing up Rin Nohara, and learned where the weapon was hidden.
• Shen Fei found the Uchiha war fan and a collection of spare Sharingan at the location Obito named.
• Shen Fei criticized Nagato and Konan for neglecting Rain Village's agriculture and education, and told them to gather agricultural experts and stop the constant rain.
• Nagato told Shen Fei that Akatsuki's members would arrive in the next few days, and Kisame, Uchiha Itachi, Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, and Kakuzu traveled toward Rain Village.
• Shen Fei welcomed Akatsuki's members to the meeting hall and told Uchiha Itachi that he had replaced Zetsu.
• Sasori left Hiruko to attend in his true form, and Kakuzu and Hidan arrived, where Kakuzu noticed that only nine members were present.

Shen Fei explained that the shinobi wars were driven by daimyo control and the limits placed on shinobi, then persuaded Akatsuki to pursue unifying the Shinobi World. The chapter left Akatsuki preparing to establish the Land of Akatsuki and assign its members government roles.

• Shen Fei welcomed Kakuzu and Hidan as Nagato, Konan, and the Six Paths of Pain arrived, and Itachi identified Nagato as Akatsuki’s true leader.
• Shen Fei argued that daimyo and mission restrictions caused repeated wars, and proposed unifying the Five Great Nations and Five Great Shinobi Countries under Akatsuki.
• Shen Fei presented a masked Shadow Clone posing as Madara Uchiha, whose display of power silenced Akatsuki’s doubts about the plan.
• Shen Fei announced that the Hidden Rain Village would become the Land of Akatsuki, with the daimyo abolished and shinobi assigned civilian work.
• Shen Fei appointed Kisame to lead the gendarmerie, Kakuzu Minister of Finance, and Sasori Minister of Industry, then told Kakuzu to sell bicycles and suppress counterfeiters.

Shen Fei and Nagato began transforming the Hidden Rain Village into the Land of Akatsuki, preparing to challenge the old order and prevent the Fourth Shinobi World War. After Akatsuki’s envoys delivered invitations and accusations to the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Jiraiya, Shikamaru, and Kakashi were chosen to visit the new nation.

• Shen Fei accepted Nagato and Konan’s decision to establish the Land of Akatsuki and began planning its laws, military reforms, and defenses.
• Nagato declared that he would oppose Jiraiya if his former teacher stood in the way of peace, while Shen Fei identified the Land of Fire’s daimyo as a target for intimidation.
• Shen Fei equipped the Land of Akatsuki’s shinobi with Scientific Ninja Tools and organized them into trained armies.
• The Land of Akatsuki spread leaflets accusing the daimyo and Five Great Shinobi Countries of using wars to consume lower-ranking shinobi, while proclaiming Nagato the Child of Prophecy.
• A Land of Akatsuki envoy told Tsunade and Jiraiya that Nagato had found a way to bring peace and invited them to the founding celebration.
• Tsunade approved Jiraiya and Shikamaru’s visit, and Kakashi volunteered to accompany them.

Tsunade and the other Kage learned that the Five Great Nations and the Land of Iron were preparing to oppose the Land of Akatsuki, while Shen Fei and Orochimaru discussed the danger of confronting them. The chapter ended with Shen Fei rejecting the idea of using nuclear weapons recklessly.

• Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane told Tsunade that the Rain Village envoy had left and that the daimyo wanted the villages to address the Land of Akatsuki, so Tsunade agreed to release Danzo and told Shikaku to prepare.
• The Fourth Raikage A nearly struck the Land of Akatsuki's envoy, then received a message from his daimyo.
• Gaara became the acting Fifth Kazekage, and the Kage convened a video summit to discuss the Land of Akatsuki; the Third Tsuchikage urged them to plan carefully while the Fourth Raikage A argued for an attack.
• Mifune joined the summit and announced that the Land of Iron would participate in the campaign on behalf of the five daimyo.
• At his southern base, Orochimaru guessed that Shen Fei had shaped the Land of Akatsuki's ideals and warned that the Five Great Shinobi Countries would try to destroy it.
• Orochimaru suggested using nuclear weapons against the Five Great Shinobi Countries, but Shen Fei said they could not be used recklessly.

Shen Fei prepared the Land of Akatsuki for a looming conflict by seeking Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation materials and weighing which villages and factions might join them. After learning that the Land of Iron and other daimyo-backed forces were mobilizing, he chose the Land of Iron as their first target and urged Nagato to lead Akatsuki in a coordinated team operation.

• Shen Fei discussed nuclear weapons, the Three Great Sage Locations, and the Sage of Six Paths with Orochimaru before asking for his Impure World Reincarnation materials and Uzumaki Kushina’s DNA.
• Shen Fei recruited Karin and Chino for the Land of Akatsuki, then sent Zabuza and Haku to urge Mei Terumi to choose whether the Hidden Mist Village would oppose or support them.
• Konan reported that the Five Great Nations had blockaded the Land of Akatsuki and that the Land of Iron, several temples, and shinobi clans were preparing to fight them.
• Shen Fei decided the Land of Iron would be their first target and asked Nagato to take part in a team operation.
• Nagato rejected the proposal to coordinate with Akatsuki, and Shen Fei reminded him that Akatsuki had become a nation.

Shen Fei prepared the Land of Akatsuki to fight the Land of Iron, whose samurai threatened to restore their power over shinobi. Akatsuki invaded Three Wolf Mountain and began its assault, where Mifune confronted Nagato but was driven back by the modified Asura Path.

• Shen Fei warned Akatsuki that the Land of Iron had gathered powerful samurai, including Mifune, Chusuke, and Rikaku, and ordered the group to prepare for war.
• Nagato led Akatsuki toward the Land of Iron on Deidara’s giant birds, and Deidara attacked Three Wolf Mountain from the air before the others arrived.
• Hidan and Kakuzu killed patrolling samurai as Akatsuki advanced, then the group rushed toward the headquarters after Deidara’s explosions revealed their approach.
• Nagato struck Mifune’s group with Almighty Push and ordered Akatsuki to attack, while Kakuzu, Kisame, Sasori, Itachi, and Konan unleashed their abilities against the samurai.
• Mifune sped toward Nagato with a sword strike, but the modified Asura Path blocked the blade and fired missiles at him as he retreated.

Akatsuki overwhelmed the Land of Iron’s samurai, while Shen Fei headed for the Land of Iron’s warehouse to seize supplies for Akatsuki. He defeated an old samurai who challenged him along the way and reached the guarded warehouse.

• Nagato and the other Akatsuki members inflicted heavy losses on the samurai, while Mifune struggled to hold them back.
• Nagato used Fire Style against Mifune’s group, and the resulting flames caused more casualties among the samurai.
• Akatsuki’s fighters defeated the Land of Iron’s experts, and the surviving samurai fled as Shen Fei made his way toward Three Wolf Mountain.
• Shen Fei encountered an old samurai who explained that he had come because he felt obliged, then challenged Shen Fei with Niten Ichi-ryū.
• Shen Fei defeated the old samurai and continued to the Land of Iron’s warehouse, where guards discovered him.

Shen Fei led Akatsuki in destroying the Land of Iron, seizing its supplies and striking at its symbol, while preparing raids against nearby daimyo. The Five Kage learned of the Land of Iron’s fall and gathered to discuss how to stop Akatsuki.

• Shen Fei killed the samurai guarding the Land of Iron’s warehouse and took its weapons, supplies, treasures, and letters from the daimyo.
• Deidara destroyed Three Wolf Mountain, and Shen Fei stopped the resulting avalanche before Hidan killed Mifune.
• Shen Fei stripped armor from the battlefield corpses for Akatsuki’s use, then assigned teams to attack the daimyo of the Land of Earth, Land of Lightning, and Land of Fire.
• Shen Fei returned to the Land of Akatsuki, deposited the spoils, and used Alchemy to build a steel bridge.
• The Five Kage learned that the Land of Iron had been destroyed and convened to discuss Akatsuki’s growing threat.

The Five Kage agreed to launch a coordinated attack on Amegakure in seven days, but Gaara’s question exposed how little they trusted one another. Granny Chiyo revealed the agreement to Madara Uchiha’s Shadow Clone, having helped undermine the alliance in exchange for the revival of Sasori’s parents.

• The Third Tsuchikage proposed that the five villages attack Amegakure from separate directions, and the Fourth Raikage, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Gaara agreed to join the attack.
• The Kage set the strike for seven days later, but Gaara asked what would happen if one village failed to act, exposing the risk that some might hold back and let others fight first.
• A shinobi delivered urgent news to the Third Tsuchikage, Fourth Raikage, and Fifth Hokage, prompting them to end the meeting before the issue was resolved.
• Ebizō confronted Granny Chiyo, suspecting she had sabotaged the alliance because of Sasori, but she denied knowing what he meant.
• Granny Chiyo contacted Madara Uchiha’s Shadow Clone and reported the Kage’s plans; he confirmed he would revive Sasori’s parents as promised.

The Five Great Shinobi Countries agreed to join forces after attacks on their Daimyo, while Shen Fei prepared to crush Kusagakure for resisting the Land of Akatsuki. The chapter ended as Shen Fei’s group arrived and spotted a strange cube-shaped box among Kusagakure’s defenders and prisoners.

• Onoki sent Kitsuchi to investigate the attack on the Land of Earth’s Daimyo and ordered Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi to visit the Land of Akatsuki and assess its strength.
• Deidara and Sasori failed to kill the Land of Earth’s Daimyo, Kisame failed to kill the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo, and Nagato and Konan destroyed the Land of Fire’s Daimyo residence while stealing its supplies.
• The Fourth Raikage urged the other Kage to act, and four Kage agreed to unite against the Land of Akatsuki, with Tsunade pressured into joining.
• Shen Fei learned that Kusagakure had brought Hozuki Castle’s prisoners into the village to resist the Land of Akatsuki’s demand for surrender.
• Shen Fei led his group to Kusagakure, where they saw the village’s shinobi, the prisoners, and a strange cube-shaped box.

Shen Fei and Akatsuki attacked Hidden Grass Village after it unleashed Satori from the Box of Paradise, and Nagato defeated the monster while Shen Fei captured the reformist Ryūzetsu. Shen Fei destroyed the Box of Paradise, then noticed three approaching figures whose forehead symbols did not identify them as Hidden Stone shinobi.

• Shen Fei recognized the Box of Paradise as an ancient sealed monster, and Hidden Grass Village opened it to release Muku, who transformed into Satori.
• Nagato repelled Satori with Almighty Push while Akatsuki fought and overwhelmed Hidden Grass Village.
• Shen Fei knocked Ryūzetsu unconscious so she could survive the conquest and later help the Land of Akatsuki govern the village.
• Shen Fei tested the Box of Paradise's durability, carried it into the mountains, and smashed it into fragments before burying them with Earth Release.
• Shen Fei sensed three figures approaching and found that their foreheads bore symbols resembling the numbers one, two, and three rather than Hidden Stone Village forehead protectors.