Chapter Summaries

Shen Fei tracked Hiruko to a hidden laboratory in the Kinrin Mountains and attempted to recruit him for the Land of Akatsuki. After learning the limits of Hiruko’s Demon Bud Technique, Shen Fei questioned whether living Homunculi could solve its fusion problems.

• Three of Hiruko’s subordinates investigated a massive crater and reported back to him, while Shen Fei recognized Hiruko’s name and followed them to the Kinrin Mountains.
• Shen Fei entered Hiruko’s secret laboratory, incapacitated the three subordinates, and invited Hiruko to join Akatsuki.
• Hiruko demanded Akatsuki’s leadership and attacked Shen Fei, but Shen Fei restrained him with Wood Release.
• Hiruko reacted with excitement to Shen Fei’s Wood Release, while Shen Fei revealed that he knew about the Demon Bud Technique and exposed Hiruko’s aged face.
• Shen Fei examined Hiruko’s research and concluded that the technique’s failure to address souls made its promise of immortality unreliable.
• Shen Fei wondered whether Homunculi could be used as living subjects for the Demon Bud Technique.

Shen Fei expanded the Land of Akatsuki’s influence, recruiting the Kamizuru Clan and moving to take control of the Land of Birds. During a ceremony in the Hidden Rain Village, the Guardian Twelve attacked with Sora, an artificial Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and trapped the village inside a barrier.

• Shen Fei killed Hiruko after taking his memories of the Demon Bud Technique, then left the Hidden Grass Village’s new administration to Konan and the Grass shinobi.
• Shen Fei persuaded Kurobachi, Suzumebachi, and Jibachi of the Kamizuru Clan to join the Land of Akatsuki.
• Shen Fei confronted the young daimyo of the Land of Birds and gave him three days to submit before the Land of Akatsuki proceeded with its plan to take control.
• A rampaging Nine-Tails appeared in the Hidden Rain Village, and Shen Fei discovered that its Jinchuriki was Sora rather than Naruto.
• Shen Fei attacked Asuma Sarutobi and the Guardian Twelve, restraining Sora with the Wood Dragon Technique as they raised an Eight Gates Closed Formation barrier around the village.

Shen Fei fought the Guardian Twelve’s forces in the Hidden Rain Village, defeating Chiriku’s monks and killing Chiriku while sparing Asuma but severing his right arm. As the lightning sphere of Raimu Rairu grew overhead, Shen Fei explained Akatsuki’s goal of ending shinobi wars and learned that Itachi remained unwilling to discuss peace beyond Konoha.

• Shen Fei recognized Raimu Rairu overhead and countered Asuma’s Fire Release, burning Asuma’s hands as the Wood Dragon restrained Sora.
• Asuma tried to free Sora, but the Wood Dragon knocked him away; Shen Fei struck Fakū and killed several Wind Temple monks with Tempest Kick.
• Chiriku summoned the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, but Shen Fei destroyed it with Daytime Tiger and grabbed Chiriku to examine his technique.
• Asuma attacked from behind, but Shen Fei caught his Chakra blade and used it to kill Chiriku, then severed Asuma’s right arm.
• Shen Fei told Asuma that Nagato could absorb Chakra and described Akatsuki’s aim to end shinobi wars, while leaving Asuma alive for Shikamaru’s sake.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared after Shen Fei questioned him about peace, then vanished without answering and left Shen Fei doubting that he would join Akatsuki.

Shen Fei investigated the daimyo-led assault on the Hidden Rain Village, discovered the invaders had raised a horde of corpses, and confronted several members of the Guardian Twelve. He captured Fudo, Fuyuan, and Kazuma, then learned their identities and abilities through their memories.

• Shen Fei learned from Konan and Nagato that the attackers were commanded by the daimyo and led by the Guardian Twelve and samurai.
• Shen Fei found corpse-puppet zombies in the village and summoned Shadow Clones to record them for public exposure.
• Shen Fei broke through the Azure Dragon Gate, paralyzed Fudo and Fuyuan, and identified her as a trap master.
• Shen Fei pulled Kazuma from the water and immobilized him with Lightning Senbon.
• Shen Fei examined the captives' memories and learned Fudo, Fuyuan, and Fufū's origins and abilities.

After the invasion of the Hidden Rain Village was defeated, Shen Fei planned retaliation against the Great Nations and traveled to Rouran to investigate the Ryuumyaku. He used its power to reach the past and found Kushina, but she attacked after he claimed he was from the future.

• Shen Fei learned that the barrier had fallen, then watched Nagato and Konan eliminate the remaining invaders as some escaped through the lake.
• Shen Fei ordered compensation demands and propaganda reports sent to the Great Nations, then assigned Deidara and Sasori to the Wind Temple and Kisame, Hidan, and Itachi to the Fire Temple.
• Shen Fei traveled with Sasori to Rouran, broke the Fourth Hokage's seal, and used the Time Stone to calm and absorb the Ryuumyaku's power.
• Shen Fei discovered that Rouran's time travel came from its powerful Chakra interacting with the local terrain, then traveled to the past during the Third Shinobi World War.
• Shen Fei found Kushina in Konoha and pulled her into the Mirror Dimension; when he said he was from the future, Kushina rejected his claim and attacked him with a massive Chakra hand.

Shen Fei obtained the Uzumaki sealing inheritance from Kushina and arranged for Loulan’s people to escape the desert before absorbing the Dragon Vein. After returning to the present, he tested a new time-stop ability that froze his surroundings for twenty seconds.

• Shen Fei broke Kushina’s attack, demonstrated his techniques, and persuaded her to hand over two scrolls containing the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing inheritance.
• Kushina agreed to let Shen Fei use her blood to summon her later, then became furious when he described her son’s mistreatment in Konoha.
• Kushina recognized Shen Fei’s questions about the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, so he sent her away through an Arcane Gate.
• Shen Fei defeated the Hidden Sand ninjas near Loulan and learned they had come to seize the town.
• Shen Fei moved Queen Saran and Loulan’s residents to a lush island, then returned and absorbed the Dragon Vein’s power.
• Shen Fei tested his new time-stop technique and found that it froze an area about thirty meters wide for twenty seconds.

Shen Fei invited Koyuki Kazahana to join the Land of Akatsuki and help reclaim the Land of Snow, while Konoha debated how to respond to Akatsuki’s growing power. He sent Sasuke’s team to the Land of Snow to deal with its enemies and investigate its chakra armor, as he prepared for a coming war.

• Tsunade confronted Danzo and the Land of Fire envoy over reports of civilian deaths, then learned Akatsuki had destroyed the Fire Temple, the Wind Temple, and several ninja clans.
• Shen Fei noted that Akatsuki’s news efforts were calming occupied territories and helping prepare them for future governance.
• Shen Fei offered Koyuki Kazahana the chance to reclaim the Land of Snow as part of the Land of Akatsuki, and Koyuki agreed to give up the Daimyo position.
• Shen Fei sent Sasuke’s team to the Land of Snow to eliminate its enemies and bring back information about its chakra armor.
• Shen Fei warned Sasuke that a great war might begin soon and that Itachi would likely side with Konoha.

Shen Fei summoned Kushina Uzumaki with Impure World Reincarnation, explained the state of the Shinobi World and Obito’s role in her and Minato’s deaths, then brought her to Konoha to see Naruto. Kushina saw Naruto’s poor living conditions and the villagers’ continued insults, and her anger at Konoha grew.

• Shen Fei learned that Hidden Sand Village’s leaders intended to sacrifice Gaara during their attack on the Hidden Rain Village and considered capturing the Tailed Beasts.
• Shen Fei used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Kushina Uzumaki and briefed her on Akatsuki, the Uchiha Clan’s extermination, Obito Uchiha, and the Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Kushina accepted that Obito had been responsible for her and Minato’s deaths, and Shen Fei explained why Akatsuki planned to destroy Konoha.
• Shen Fei took Kushina to Naruto’s apartment, where she saw his neglected room and angrily blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Shen Fei and Kushina disguised themselves and walked through Konoha, where Kushina heard villagers call Naruto the Demon Fox.

Kushina learned more about Naruto’s lonely childhood and set out to undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal so she could question Hiruzen Sarutobi and reunite with Minato. Shen Fei reanimated Madara Uchiha and proposed cooperation, but challenged Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan by arguing it would eventually leave humanity extinct.

• Kushina watched Naruto train the Wind Release Rasenshuriken and grew emotional as she saw him grown, then decided to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi about his treatment of Naruto.
• Kushina led Shen Fei to the Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Storage Temple and took a Reaper mask to undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
• Kushina examined Orochimaru’s research at his southern base while Shen Fei discussed reanimating the former Hokage and letting them witness Konoha’s fall.
• Shen Fei reanimated Madara Uchiha on an uninhabited island and told him that Black Zetsu was sealed, Obito was captured, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan had been canceled.
• Madara questioned why Shen Fei had summoned him, and Shen Fei proposed creating a peaceful Shinobi World together.
• Shen Fei challenged Madara’s reliance on the Infinite Tsukuyomi, arguing that people could not reproduce in its illusion and humanity would go extinct within a century.

Shen Fei exposed the truth behind Madara Uchiha’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan and fought him to prove his strength. Madara’s Rinnegan powers failed to defeat Shen Fei, who remained in control as the island collapsed around them.

• Shen Fei told Madara Uchiha that Black Zetsu had deceived him, that Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn humanity into White Zetsu, and that Black Zetsu served Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Madara Uchiha challenged Shen Fei, who summoned the Wood Golem and True Several Thousand Hands to overwhelm Madara’s Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha used the Rinnegan’s Almighty Push, splitting the island, but Shen Fei pressed his attack and drove Madara to summon two meteors with Heavenly Obstacle Star.
• Shen Fei used Room: Takt to split the meteors into fragments before they struck.
• Madara Uchiha used Planetary Devastation to pull Shen Fei and the Wood Golem skyward, but Shen Fei shattered its center of gravity and sent the gathered objects falling back down.

Shen Fei defeated Madara Uchiha and tried to persuade him that lasting peace required ending the use of shinobi as mission tools and uniting the Shinobi World. After showing Madara the prosperity of the Land of Akatsuki and explaining his own goals, Shen Fei asked for Madara’s Rinnegan, and Madara questioned why he had been summoned.

• Shen Fei destroyed Madara’s Susanoo, struck him down, and persuaded him to stop fighting so they could talk.
• Shen Fei argued that shinobi missions and the division between shinobi and ordinary people caused recurring wars, then showed Madara the rebuilt Hidden Rain Village and other territories.
• Shen Fei explained that he came from another continent and sought chakra knowledge, the Nine Tailed Beasts, and the God Tree, while claiming he wanted peace through equivalent exchange.
• Shen Fei asked for Madara’s Rinnegan, and Madara asked why Shen Fei had summoned him with Impure World Reincarnation.

Shen Fei prepared to reanimate the four Hokage and told Nagato about the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Senju Clan’s destruction. As Jiraiya confronted Nagato in the Rain Ninja Village, Nagato defended his plan to unify the Shinobi World and declared that they would be enemies the next time they met.

• Madara Uchiha agreed that seeing Hashirama and the other Hokage witness Konoha’s destruction would be satisfying, and Shen Fei introduced him to Nagato and Konan.
• Shen Fei explained that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and that the current reincarnations were Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.
• Shen Fei told Nagato that the Senju Clan had been nearly wiped out in the wars and that Tsunade was its only surviving descendant.
• Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Shikamaru arrived in the prosperous Rain Ninja Village, where Shikamaru recognized that its systems surpassed Konoha’s.
• Jiraiya met Nagato and Konan, learned that Yahiko had died in a trap set by Hanzo and Danzo, and challenged Nagato over the Land of Akatsuki’s conflicts.
• Nagato cited records of Konoha’s covert attacks and rejected Jiraiya’s view of peace before declaring that they would be enemies at their next meeting.

Shikamaru and Kakashi explored the Land of Akatsuki’s new phones and watched reports of its growing influence. Meanwhile, Orochimaru recovered his sealed hands, and Shen Fei revived the four Hokage and asked them to destroy Konoha, leaving Kushina confronting Hiruzen Sarutobi over Naruto’s treatment.

• Shikamaru and Kakashi bought phones, tested their long-distance calls, and discussed how widespread communication might help bring peace to the Shinobi World.
• Shikamaru and Kakashi watched Akatsuki News report Konan’s inspection, Sasori’s Thunder Chariot, Kisame’s arrests, and Kakuzu’s planned schools.
• Shen Fei welcomed En Oyashiro and arranged for Chino to negotiate with him over his assistance and the Land of Akatsuki’s future production rights.
• Kushina told Orochimaru that the Dead Demon Consuming Seal could be undone, and Orochimaru used the ritual to recover his hands in a White Zetsu body.
• Shen Fei used Impure World Reincarnation to summon the four Hokage and asked them to destroy Konoha, prompting Tobirama to erupt with Chakra.
• Kushina confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Naruto’s circumstances, while Minato Namikaze urgently asked what had happened to his son.

Kushina, Minato, and Shen Fei confronted Konoha’s leaders over Naruto’s mistreatment and the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan, while Shen Fei exposed the Third Hokage’s political maneuvering. Hashirama stopped Tobirama from attacking, but ultimately agreed to oppose the group as the conflict over Konoha continued.

• Kushina said she wanted Konoha destroyed because of what it had done to Naruto, and Minato defended her when Tobirama attacked.
• Minato used Nine-Tails Mode to stop Tobirama’s Water Severing Wave, and Hashirama intervened before Tobirama could attack again.
• Shen Fei directed Hashirama’s attention to Sasuke, who revealed that the Uchiha Clan had been reduced to its last descendant and that the Senju Clan had only Tsunade left.
• Kushina explained Naruto’s mistreatment and the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction, while Shen Fei accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of protecting his own power and allowing the Sarutobi Clan to prosper.
• Shen Fei argued that Hiruzen had arranged Minato’s election to keep power and had used Orochimaru’s exposed experiments to eliminate a stronger rival; Orochimaru mocked his former teacher.
• Hashirama rejected Hiruzen’s pleas and told the group that he would be their opponent.

Shen Fei brought Madara Uchiha before the Hokage, and Madara challenged Hashirama while declaring his plan to place Sasuke and the Uchiha Clan in control of Konoha. The battles split across the battlefield, with Shen Fei’s group facing Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hashirama and Madara clashed nearby.

• Madara Uchiha revealed himself and mocked Hashirama Senju, while Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi realized their side was outmatched.
• Madara told Tobirama that he would rewrite Konoha’s history, destroy the Senju Clan, and make Sasuke the first Hokage of a reborn Konoha.
• Hashirama and Madara agreed to move their fight elsewhere, while Shen Fei stopped Sasuke from confronting Tobirama and left Minato Namikaze and Kushina to fight the other Hokage.
• Hiruzen launched a Fire Style attack as Tobirama charged through the flames, but Shen Fei used spatial displacement to move his group clear of Tobirama’s explosive attack.
• Kushina attacked Hiruzen and Minato fought Tobirama as Hashirama’s Wood Golem and Madara’s Susanoo began a giant battle in the distance.
• Madara’s Susanoo cut Hashirama’s Wood Dragon apart, while Shen Fei repeatedly displaced Tobirama as he tried to reach him.

Kushina defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi while Minato Namikaze and Shen Fei subdued Tobirama Senju, leaving the two Hokage sealed and unable to fight. Madara Uchiha departed with Hashirama Senju, and the remaining characters were left at the battlefield.

• Minato Namikaze sided with Kushina and attacked Tobirama Senju, while Shen Fei reflected on the difficulty of breaking free from the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kushina rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi's pleas and vowed to revive the Uzumaki Clan and destroy the Sarutobi Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Five Great Combo Technique, but Kushina overcame his clones with Adamantine Sealing Chains and trapped him in a Four Red Yang Formation.
• Minato Namikaze entered Nine-Tails Mode and fought Tobirama Senju, while Shen Fei froze the lake and sealed Tobirama Senju.
• Kushina brought the sealed Hiruzen Sarutobi to Shen Fei, and she sealed his mouth when he tried to speak to Minato Namikaze.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed Shen Fei's criticism, then left with Hashirama Senju.

Shen Fei secured a secret arrangement with Orochimaru, discussed Konoha’s submission with Minato and Kushina, and captured Isobu, the Three-Tails. Minato and Kushina went to see Naruto, but found him restrained and surrounded by Konoha’s High Command, Anbu, and Root.

• Shen Fei agreed to secretly fund Orochimaru’s research in exchange for cooperation and learned where Isobu, the Three-Tails, was hiding.
• Shen Fei told Minato Namikaze to negotiate Akatsuki’s rule with Konoha’s High Command, then sent Minato and Kushina through an Arcane Gate to see Naruto.
• Shen Fei and Sasuke Uchiha discussed Konoha’s plans for the coming celebration, and Shen Fei began considering the risks of cultivating a God Tree.
• Shen Fei drew Isobu from its lake, subdued it with Wood Release, and stored it away.
• Minato and Kushina went to the Training Grotto to find Naruto and discovered him restrained beside Konoha’s High Command, Anbu, and Root members.

Tsunade confronted Danzo and Konoha’s advisors after they seized Naruto, but Kushina and Minato rescued him and Minato punished the advisors. As the Five Great Shinobi Countries prepared to attack Akatsuki during the festival, Shen Fei readied Akatsuki’s defenses, and the chapter ended as he drew the festival crowd into the Mirror Dimension.

• Tsunade threatened to fight Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado unless they released Naruto.
• Uzumaki Kushina and Minato Namikaze appeared, rescued Naruto, and Minato severed Homura Mitokado’s right arm.
• Minato told Tsunade about Akatsuki’s strength and departed after Kushina took Naruto away from the war.
• Shen Fei briefed Akatsuki on the Five Great Shinobi Countries’ planned attack and confirmed Sasori’s and Deidara’s preparations.
• Shen Fei inspected Sasori’s puppet mechs and prepared to defend the Hidden Rain Village during the festival.
• When massive Chakra fluctuations appeared around the Hidden Rain Village, Shen Fei pulled everyone in the festival square into the Mirror Dimension.

Shen Fei moved to secure the representatives of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, accepting Kurotsuchi’s surrender while capturing Gaara’s group and taking Kakashi’s Sharingan. The chapter leaves Shen Fei discovering that Danzo and Root had unleashed the Tsuchigumo Clan’s forbidden technique near the Hidden Rain Village.

• Shinobi evacuated civilians from the Mirror Dimension as Portals expelled the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Mist representatives, leaving the Hidden Sand, Konoha, and Hidden Stone groups behind.
• Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, and Buntan surrendered to Deidara and Akatsuki, and Shen Fei allowed Kurotsuchi to accompany Deidara after their guards were bound.
• Gaara refused Shen Fei’s offer to surrender, and Kakashi also rejected it; Shen Fei used the Op-Op Fruit to remove Kakashi’s Sharingan.
• Shen Fei captured Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro with Wood Release, then took the groups through an Arcane Gate to the Iron Tower.
• Shen Fei sensed a massive Chakra disturbance and recognized the Tsuchigumo Clan’s forbidden technique; Danzo arrived at a valley where Root members stood among corpses and poisonous insects.

Jiraiya fought Nagato but was rescued by Minato before Nagato could kill him. Shen Fei recognized that the Five Great Shinobi Countries were preparing attacks to annihilate the Hidden Rain Village and assigned his allies to turn their forbidden techniques against them.

• Danzo ordered the Aburame Clan to prepare the Jar Poison Technique to destroy the Hidden Rain Village and pursue his broader ambitions.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta to fight Nagato, but Nagato severely wounded the toad and pierced Jiraiya with a chakra-disrupting black rod.
• Minato Namikaze rescued Jiraiya with the Flying Thunder God Technique and left the battlefield with him.
• Shen Fei sensed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and learned that Minato had saved Jiraiya, while Nagato and Konan discussed the enemy's intent to destroy the Hidden Rain Village.
• Shen Fei assigned himself to deal with the Hidden Sand Village and Hidden Mist Village, Konan to the Hidden Cloud Village, and Nagato to Konoha's forces.
• Shen Fei planned to redirect the Tsuchigumo Clan's forbidden technique toward the Hidden Sand Village and turn the other villages' attacks back on them.