Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha went to Kirigakure to ask Hyuga Matsuba about the Five-Tails, but was struck unconscious and questioned at Matsuba’s home. Matsuba said he would not interfere with the beast’s affairs, and Obito left Kirigakure after his abilities returned.

• Nagato agreed to let Obito Uchiha seek Hyuga Matsuba’s advice about capturing the Five-Tails, then set out to find candidates for his Six Paths.
• Nagato questioned Obito Uchiha’s identity, but Obito refused to reveal it and left the Akatsuki Organization.
• Obito Uchiha entered Kirigakure and was knocked unconscious by lightning just before reaching Hyuga Matsuba’s home.
• Hyuga Matsuba questioned Obito Uchiha, who asked whether Matsuba would interfere in the Five-Tails’ affairs.
• Hyuga Matsuba told Obito Uchiha to handle the Five-Tails however he wanted, and Obito left Kirigakure after his abilities returned.
• Hyuga Matsuba offered to spar with Anko, but Anko ran away.

Obito Uchiha asserted his authority over the organization, captured the Five-Tails, and began sealing it. Meanwhile, Second Pillar led Snake Team toward Kirigakure to attack Hyuga Matsuba, while his teammates worried about the mission.

• Obito Uchiha used his Fire Style: Wild Dance of the Storm against Kakuzu and Nawaki after they challenged his authority, and Kakuzu agreed to follow his orders.
• Obito Uchiha ordered the organization to capture the Five-Tails and personally completed the capture without Kakuzu's help.
• Obito Uchiha returned to base and began sealing what they had captured, leaving the organization unable to make major moves for a while.
• Second Pillar, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo set out for Kirigakure to kill Hyuga Matsuba, whom Second Pillar considered one of his enemies.
• Hozuki Suigetsu questioned whether their small team could attack the village, but Second Pillar threatened him and Jugo defended him.
• Second Pillar led Snake Team onward toward Kirigakure, while Hozuki Suigetsu secretly resolved to flee if the mission went wrong.

Sasuke, Jugo, and Hozuki Suigetsu stormed Kirigakure and fought the village ninja who tried to stop them. Ao ordered Chojuro to face Sasuke as the clash continued.

• Sasuke killed a gate guard with Chidori Sharp Spear, and Jugo pulled a reluctant Hozuki Suigetsu into the village.
• Kirigakure ninja surrounded the trio, and Sasuke killed a Jonin before demanding they bring Hyuga Matsuba to him.
• Ao confronted the intruders, while Hozuki Suigetsu taunted him and then attacked his subordinates with Water Style: Water Gun Jutsu.
• Ao decided not to alert Mei Terumi and assigned Chojuro to fight Sasuke.
• Hozuki Suigetsu recognized Chojuro's Twin Swords Hirazakari as the weapon his older brother had once possessed.

Second Pillar struggled against Chojuro, Ao, and their Kirigakure forces, then tried to escape after realizing he was outmatched. Anko easily knocked him down, leaving Jugo to treat him while Suigetsu held off the attackers.

• Chojuro attacked with Hirudora Release, and Second Pillar dodged while Suigetsu and Jugo survived the strike with their abilities.
• Ao ordered Lightning Release attacks against Second Pillar, but Second Pillar pierced Ao with Chidori Sharp Spear and began looking for a way to retreat.
• Ao dodged Second Pillar's surprise attack and countered with a water dragon, while a subordinate wounded Second Pillar and Second Pillar cut off the Jonin's arm.
• Second Pillar's fire attack was blocked by Kirigakure's Water Formation Wall, and Anko and Nohara Rin arrived after hearing that intruders had killed several men.
• Second Pillar tried to take Anko or Rin hostage, but Anko kicked him away, and her subordinates moved in as she and Rin headed home.
• Jugo treated Second Pillar while Suigetsu held off the attackers and Ao glared at them.

Hyuga Matsuba’s household bickered while preparing lunch until Nohara Rin reported that Second Pillar and two companions had caused trouble at the village entrance. Matsuba went to investigate and found the trio beaten and surrounded, while Second Pillar prepared to fight him with his remaining Chakra.

• Anko taunted Kushina, who threatened to punish her, and the household watched as Kushina eventually caught and dragged Anko away for a beating.
• Kushina, Tsunade, and Hyuga Matsuba argued over who was laziest, while Anko begged Matsuba to protect her from Kushina.
• Nohara Rin told Hyuga Matsuba that Second Pillar’s group had appeared at the village entrance, so Matsuba went there with Hanabi.
• Matsuba found Second Pillar, Jugo, and their companion nearly surrounded after Anko had kicked Second Pillar down, and Ao explained that Second Pillar seemed to be looking for Matsuba.
• Second Pillar glared at Matsuba and gathered his remaining Chakra, preparing to use his strongest Lightning Release technique.

Hyuga Matsuba confronted Second Pillar after the rogue Uchiha attacked Kirigakure, easily blocking his Kirin technique. Using his Zanpakuto Kyouka Suigetsu, Matsuba left Second Pillar trapped in an illusion as the story ended with him believing he had killed his enemies.

• Hanabi taunted Second Pillar and hit him with a stone, drawing his anger.
• Second Pillar unleashed Lightning Release: Kirin, but Hyuga Matsuba blocked it without harm.
• Second Pillar attacked with his Chidori Blade while Hyuga Matsuba drew his Zanpakuto Kyouka Suigetsu.
• Under the sword's illusion, Second Pillar believed he killed Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo, and celebrated his supposed revenge.
• Ao identified the sword's illusion as the cause of Second Pillar's distorted perceptions, and Hyuga Matsuba explained that it controlled all of an enemy's senses.

Hyuga Matsuba defeated Second Pillar after he killed two of his own comrades, then forced him to beg for mercy and cut off his right arm. Second Pillar lost consciousness without awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Second Pillar returned to his senses and realized he had killed two comrades, then attacked Hyuga Matsuba.
• Hanabi struck the wounded Second Pillar with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, knocking him down.
• Hyuga Matsuba taunted Second Pillar and urged him to stay alive to seek revenge on Uchiha Itachi.
• Second Pillar reluctantly begged for mercy, but Hyuga Matsuba cut off his right arm with Hanabi's sword.
• Second Pillar lost consciousness, and Hyuga Matsuba noted that he had not awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Hyuga Matsuba and Hanabi returned home late after dealing with Second Pillar, where Mikoto scolded them and made Matsuba reheat dinner. The family’s meal turned into a fierce food fight, leaving Hanabi determined to become stronger so she could claim her favorite dish.

• Hyuga Matsuba ordered Ao to throw the injured Second Pillar and the two dead men out, then took Hanabi home.
• Mikoto confronted Hyuga Matsuba and Hanabi for arriving late, and Matsuba made her prepare hot food again.
• Hyuga Matsuba teased Tsunade into massaging his back while Kushina avoided getting involved.
• Hanabi tried to claim the sweet and sour pork, but Hinata reprimanded her until Matsuba gave her a piece.
• Tsunade took a fish from Anko, but Kushina snatched it from Tsunade, and Matsuba added food to the younger children’s plates.
• Hanabi vowed to study hard after discovering her sweet and sour pork had been taken.

Kushina and Tsunade prepared to fight after a quarrel, while Second Pillar awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and Obito Uchiha decided to use him to replace Uchiha Itachi. Obito left the area with Zetsu, wary of Hyuga Matsuba and focused on capturing the tailed beasts.

• Kushina finished her meal after Mikoto scolded her for wasting food, then argued with Tsunade and went outside to fight.
• Second Pillar woke outside Kirigakure, burned the nearby corpses, and discovered that his injured arm left him able to use only one hand.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Second Pillar, who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and tried Amaterasu and Susanoo before fainting.
• Obito Uchiha sealed Second Pillar’s black flames and told Zetsu he planned to replace Uchiha Itachi, expecting Itachi to die soon.
• Obito Uchiha and Zetsu left because Hyuga Matsuba was nearby, while Obito focused on capturing the tailed beasts and preventing Madara Uchiha’s revival.

Kushina and Tsunade fought for hours on a frozen sea, matching each other’s powers without finding a winner. After Sara teased them with a suggestion that Hyuga Matsuba could decide who was better, the women returned home and discovered that Hyuga Matsuba and Mei Terumi had disappeared.

• Tsunade and Kushina fought across the frozen sea while Konan, Otsutsuki Kaguya, and Mikoto worked to control the waves and damage.
• Tsunade and Kushina activated Sage Mode and wielded Truth-Seeking Orb weapons, but neither gained the upper hand.
• After several hours, Tsunade and Kushina stopped fighting, then nearly started again before Sara interrupted them with a teasing suggestion.
• Kushina and Tsunade pinned Sara down and tickled her after she joked that Hyuga Matsuba could judge which of them was better.
• Kushina and the others returned home and found that Hyuga Matsuba and Mei Terumi were missing.

Kushina and the others searched for Hyuga Matsuba and Mei Terumi, who had only gone into the system to play. In a dim cave, Obito Uchiha gave Second Pillar a White Zetsu arm and manipulated him into an alliance, leaving Second Pillar excited to discover Obito had the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Kushina and the others realized Hyuga Matsuba and Mei Terumi had disappeared, then learned they had gone into the system to play with the little sprites.
• Second Pillar woke in a cave and attacked Obito Uchiha, only to discover his missing arm had been replaced with a White Zetsu arm.
• Obito Uchiha proposed that he and Second Pillar ally against their common enemies, but Second Pillar accused him of wanting to use him.
• Obito Uchiha provoked Second Pillar by questioning whether he could defeat Hyuga Matsuba, persuading him to consider working together.
• Obito Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Second Pillar became excited at the prospect that another Uchiha had survived.

Obito Uchiha manipulated Second Pillar into believing Uchiha Itachi wanted his eyes, hoping to use him to delay Hyuga Matsuba. Second Pillar stayed to recover before pursuing Itachi, while Obito turned his attention to capturing the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure.

• Second Pillar threatened to kill Obito Uchiha if he was not from the Uchiha Clan, and Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
• Obito told Second Pillar that Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Izumi had survived and were with Hyuga Matsuba.
• Obito said Uchiha Itachi was weak and claimed he had spared Second Pillar because he wanted his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito explained that combining a brother's Mangekyō Sharingan with one's own could create the Eternal Mangekyo, and Second Pillar demanded to know where Uchiha Itachi was.
• White Zetsu emerged and offered to lead Second Pillar to Uchiha Itachi, but Second Pillar agreed to recover first.
• Obito left to deal with the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure, whose defenses and the world's attention made the operation difficult.

The Akatsuki Organization captured the Eight-Tails and attacked Kumogakure, bringing the group to the world’s attention. As Nagato prepared to target Konoha and capture the Nine-Tails, Uchiha Itachi left to find Sasuke, while Obito Uchiha went ahead to observe him and Second Pillar.

• Nagato led the Akatsuki Organization in a frontal assault on Kumogakure, capturing the Eight-Tails and destroying more than half the village.
• Nagato and Obito Uchiha discussed the attack’s consequences and planned to move quickly against Konoha to obtain the Nine-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha told Uchiha Itachi that Sasuke was recovering from his injuries in the Land of Water, and Uchiha Itachi left to find his younger brother.
• Nagato told Kisame Hoshigaki and Nawaki to prepare for the coming operation, while Nawaki said he would personally kill Danzo.
• Second Pillar waited on a deserted island in the Land of Water, killed a White Zetsu clone, and warned Obito Uchiha to stop secretly watching him.
• Obito Uchiha appeared before Second Pillar and acknowledged his improved abilities after secretly helping train him with the Sharingan.

Uchiha Itachi confronted Second Pillar on a deserted island, where the brothers fought with their Sharingan abilities. The battle left both injured, and Second Pillar ended the chapter struggling with the effects of Tsukuyomi.

• Second Pillar emerged from hiding and challenged Uchiha Itachi, who noticed his replaced right arm.
• Second Pillar's attack failed, and Uchiha Itachi's taunts drove him to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Second Pillar slashed at Uchiha Itachi, but the apparent kill was a crow illusion, and Uchiha Itachi struck back with Amaterasu.
• Second Pillar escaped the black flames using Orochimaru's Substitution Technique and demanded to know why Uchiha Itachi had acted as he did in the past.
• Uchiha Itachi used shuriken and then Tsukuyomi, but Second Pillar broke the illusion with his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving both brothers injured.

Hyuga Matsuba interrupted Obito Uchiha’s plans to charge him for the Uchiha brothers’ fight on his wife’s island, then watched Itachi and Second Pillar battle. He left the fight behind to visit the system interface, where Ralts pounced on him for not staying to play.

• Hyuga Matsuba appeared on the island, broke Obito Uchiha’s arm, and demanded payment for the fight.
• Obito Uchiha handed over his few hundred thousand ryo, and Hyuga Matsuba and Hanabi collected the money.
• Obito Uchiha asked Hyuga Matsuba about his final plan, but Matsuba said he was only watching from the sidelines.
• Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar fought with their Susanoo until they ran out of chakra and dismissed them.
• Hyuga Matsuba agreed to let Hanabi keep watching, then returned to the system interface and found Ralts upset that he kept leaving so quickly.

Hyuga Matsuba and the others watched as Uchiha Itachi fought Second Pillar, then intervened when Orochimaru appeared to claim Second Pillar’s body. Uchiha Itachi killed Orochimaru’s serpent and removed the cursed seal, but Orochimaru escaped and Itachi died; Obito Uchiha took the unconscious Second Pillar away.

• Hyuga Matsuba stopped Hanabi from roughing up Ralts, and the group turned their attention to the fight between Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar.
• Second Pillar asked whether Uchiha Itachi had spared him to take his eyes, and Itachi claimed that was his reason.
• Orochimaru appeared and transformed into an eight-headed serpent to attack Second Pillar, while Uchiha Itachi summoned Susanoo to fight him.
• Uchiha Itachi killed Orochimaru’s serpent, removed the cursed seal from Second Pillar, and died, but Orochimaru escaped.
• Obito Uchiha took the unconscious Second Pillar and Uchiha Itachi away, planning to recruit Second Pillar and use him against Konoha.

Obito Uchiha delayed the Akatsuki's attack on Konoha and introduced the unconscious Second Pillar as a potential helper, but Hyuga Matsuba's unexpected arrival exposed doubts about Obito's identity and plans. Second Pillar woke up and rejected Obito, leaving the organization's next move uncertain.

• Obito Uchiha persuaded Nagato to wait two days before attacking Konoha and revealed Second Pillar and Uchiha Itachi's corpse to the organization.
• Nagato questioned whether Second Pillar could be trusted, but Obito Uchiha claimed he would control the boy by telling him the truth about the Uchiha Clan.
• Hyuga Matsuba appeared at the base and said he had come to join the attack, while denying that he had agreed to cooperate with Obito Uchiha.
• Zetsu admitted that he had informed Hyuga Matsuba, prompting Obito Uchiha to suspect Zetsu and Nagato to doubt that the masked man was Madara Uchiha.
• Second Pillar woke up, cursed Obito Uchiha, and said he no longer wanted to cooperate after dealing with Uchiha Itachi.

Hyuga Matsuba revealed that Danzo, Konoha's two advisors, and the Third Hokage had ordered Itachi to destroy the Uchiha Clan, then urged Second Pillar to gain power by replacing his eyes with his brother's. Second Pillar received his brother's eyes but could not open them yet, and he continued to vow revenge against Matsuba.

• Second Pillar attacked Obito Uchiha, but Obito's space-time ability made the blade pass through him, and Obito kicked the injured Second Pillar away.
• Hyuga Matsuba intervened and told Second Pillar that the Masked Man had been Itachi's accomplice in destroying the Uchiha Clan.
• Second Pillar attacked Obito, and Hyuga Matsuba explained that Konoha's leaders had ordered Itachi to eliminate the clan.
• Hyuga Matsuba named Danzo, Konoha's two advisors, and the Third Hokage as the people responsible, and Second Pillar memorized their names.
• Hyuga Matsuba told Second Pillar that transplanting his brother's eyes could give him the Eternal Mangekyo, so Second Pillar replaced his own eyes with them.
• Second Pillar could not open his newly replaced eyes and accused Hyuga Matsuba of lying, while Matsuba said they needed time to adjust.

The Akatsuki Organization attacked Konoha, where Nagato confronted his former teacher Jiraiya and demanded the Tailed Beasts. The fighting exposed Obito Uchiha’s identity, and Sarutobi Asuma charged at him for revenge.

• Nagato and the Akatsuki Organization reached Konoha, and Nagato shattered the village’s barrier before ordering the attack.
• Nagato recognized Jiraiya as his former teacher and offered to withdraw if Jiraiya handed over the Tailed Beasts.
• Jiraiya refused to abandon his duty to protect Konoha, but Nagato absorbed his Giant Rasengan and attacked him.
• Might Guy fought Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakashi fought Second Pillar, and Kakuzu fought Sarutobi Asuma.
• Hyuga Matsuba revealed that the Masked Man was Obito Uchiha, prompting Obito to remove his mask.
• Obito stopped Second Pillar from stabbing Kakashi, and Sarutobi Asuma charged Obito to avenge Hiruzen Sarutobi and himself.

Konoha's battle turned deadlier as Nagato killed Jiraiya and Obito Uchiha's side killed Sarutobi Asuma. Orochimaru arrived with the revived Hokage, while Naruto confronted Nagato and Hyuga Matsuba remained a spectator as a disturbance at Danzo's base drew attention.

• Obito Uchiha kicked Sarutobi Asuma into the air, allowing Second Pillar to stab him through the heart, while Kakashi Hatake tried to stop Second Pillar.
• Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Yamanaka Inoichi teamed up against Kakuzu as Konoha's clan heads attacked Obito Uchiha.
• Nagato and Deva Path Pain killed Jiraiya, and Orochimaru arrived to find Jiraiya's body.
• Orochimaru brought back Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Namikaze Minato through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Nagato seized Uzumaki Naruto, but Namikaze Minato rescued him; Naruto declared he would avenge Jiraiya.
• Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed a Wood Release disturbance near Danzo's base as Hyuga Matsuba arrived to watch.