Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami confronted the dying Danzo and revealed that he had orchestrated Danzo’s attempt to obtain the Rinnegan to test the ritual’s dangers. After sending Shisui and Itachi back to Konoha, Hyuga Kagami prepared to finish Danzo off.

• Hyuga Kagami explained that the Truth-Seeking Orb’s damage was spreading through Danzo’s body and could not be healed without Six Paths power or Senjutsu chakra.
• Danzo realized Hyuga Kagami had avoided his vital points to keep him from using Izanagi and destroying Flame Demon’s Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
• Danzo deduced that Flame Demon had let him absorb her ocular power as bait, and Shisui said they followed Hyuga Kagami because he could save Konoha and the Uchiha.
• Hyuga Kagami sent Shisui and Itachi back to the village and said he would treat Blaze himself.
• Hyuga Kagami revealed that he had arranged for Wind Chime to sell Danzo the Chimera Technique and for Flame Demon to guide him through the ritual, using him to test the path to godhood.
• Hyuga Kagami told Danzo that the truth was his reward and prepared to make him disappear with the Truth-Seeking Orbs.

Hyuga Kagami killed Danzo with the Truth-Seeking Orbs, then arranged for Karatachi Yagura to make it appear that Danzo had fled toward the Land of Wind. Mei Terumi and the Kirigakure shinobi arrived after Bird Crossing Island sank and followed Yagura in pursuit.

• Danzo tried to activate the Reverse Four Symbols Seal and threatened to expose Hyuga Kagami and the God Organization, but Hyuga Kagami interrupted him with the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Hyuga Kagami disintegrated Danzo, confirming that the orbs had destroyed his spiritual body as well as his physical body.
• Hyuga Kagami checked the area, collected the Fire Clone Technique, and ordered Karatachi Yagura to stage a southwest escape into the Land of Wind.
• Bird Crossing Island collapsed and sank beneath the waves, taking the battle's traces with it.
• Mei Terumi's group reached the island's former location, and Yagura told them Danzo had fled southwest after their fight.
• After Ao confirmed Yagura was not under genjutsu, Mei Terumi joined the Kirigakure shinobi in pursuing Danzo.

Hyuga Kagami examined his damaged Fire Clone Technique and the weakened Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan he had recovered from Danzo. After discovering that his Water Clone Technique could not tolerate the eyes, he decided to implant them in Karin so they could recover and she could prepare for a future Rinnegan transplant.

• Hyuga Kagami found that Danzo’s extraction of ocular power had severely damaged the Fire Clone Technique, which he placed in a nutrient tank to recover.
• Hyuga Kagami inspected the depleted Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and realized that nutrient fluid alone could not restore their ocular power.
• Hyuga Kagami transplanted the eyes into his Water Clone Technique, but severe rejection forced him to remove them soon afterward.
• Hyuga Kagami chose Karin as a compatible host, planning to use her Uzumaki physique to restore the eyes and prepare her for a future Rinnegan transplant.
• Hyuga Kagami estimated that the eyes would recover within several months, allowing him to create a pair of Rinnegan in roughly eight or nine months.

After Karin and Gaara trespassed near the damaged dome of the Aerial Fortress, Hyuga Kagami doubled their training and brought Karin to his laboratory. Karin accepted his offer to receive the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and the chapter ended with her keeping the glasses he had first given her.

• Karin and Gaara explored the damaged dome, and Hyuga Kagami caught Karin when she fell through the breach.
• Hyuga Kagami doubled Karin and Gaara's daily training as punishment for sneaking away.
• Hyuga Kagami asked Karin to decide whether she wanted the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and she agreed to the transplant.
• Hyuga Kagami transplanted the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan into Karin, who found that she could see clearly without her glasses.
• Karin retrieved her glasses from the trash because they were the first gift Hyuga Kagami had given her.

Hyuga Kagami transplanted the dormant Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan into Karin and warned her to focus on training while the eyes recovered. Meanwhile, Akatsuki searched for Danzo, but Zetsu identified the God Organization member Jizo as Deidara, and Nagato ordered the group to Iwagakure.

• Hyuga Kagami explained to Karin that her transplanted Sharingan were dormant and depleted, and told her not to stimulate them while they recovered.
• Hyuga Kagami received a message from Karatachi Yagura describing Danzo’s feats and the pursuit into the Land of Wind, and realized Akatsuki had joined the hunt.
• Nagato’s team investigated Danzo’s trail in the Land of Hot Water, concluded he was likely headed for the Land of Water, and prepared to search there.
• Zetsu reported that the God Organization’s Jizo was Deidara of Iwagakure, and Nagato ordered Akatsuki to set out for Iwagakure.

Nagato redirected Akatsuki to Iwagakure after Zetsu identified Deidara as Jizo, a member of the God Organization, and the group began preparing to capture him and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. As Shinichi infiltrated the village, Deidara revealed that he had learned Dust Release, shocking Ōnoki.

• Zetsu told Nagato that Deidara was Jizo because he used Explosive Clay and could use Dust Release, convincing Nagato and Konan.
• Akatsuki traveled to the Land of Earth and learned that Deidara and Ōnoki were in one of the Tsuchikage's training grounds, while Rōshi was under house arrest and Han's whereabouts were unknown.
• Nagato sent Shinichi and Zetsu to locate Deidara and assigned Jūzō's Mist Team to capture Rōshi when the fighting began.
• Shinichi infiltrated Iwagakure and used the Summoning Technique.
• Deidara showed Ōnoki a glowing sphere formed with Dust Release, leaving the Third Tsuchikage stunned.

Deidara demonstrated that he could use Dust Release, but Fortune-Bringer arrived with a warning that Akatsuki had infiltrated Iwagakure and Deidara's identity was exposed. As Shinichi faced Han and Iwagakure forces closed in, explosions signaled that the other Akatsuki members had begun attacking the village.

• Deidara showed Ōnoki that he could use Dust Release, and Ōnoki urged him to keep training.
• Fortune-Bringer mocked Deidara, collected ten thousand from Ōnoki, and warned them that Akatsuki had infiltrated Iwagakure and exposed Deidara's identity.
• Ōnoki questioned Deidara about joining the God Organization as an explosion sounded near Han's secret training ground.
• Uchiha Shinichi realized that he had run into Han while searching Iwagakure for Deidara, and Han attacked him on sight.
• Shinichi sensed Iwagakure ninja converging on him as more explosions revealed that the other Akatsuki members had started their assault.

Akatsuki attacked Iwagakure, where Kisame fought the rampaging Four-Tails and Konan confronted Deidara, who was astonished that she knew he had mastered Dust Release. Meanwhile, Konoha prepared to host a Five Kage Summit about Danzo as news of the attack on Iwagakure arrived.

• The Four-Tails went berserk in Iwagakure, throwing the village into chaos, and the Mist Team arrived nearby.
• Kisame charged at the Four-Tails alone while the rest of the Mist Team moved to handle Iwagakure's ninja.
• Nagato and Konan spotted Deidara circling Iwagakure on a Clay Bird, and Konan went to confront him.
• Konan called Deidara Jizo and revealed that she knew he had mastered Dust Release, shocking him.
• Konoha accepted the plan to host a Five Kage Summit about Danzo, then received news that Akatsuki had attacked Iwagakure.

Konoha’s leaders discussed Danzo’s schemes and the growing threat from Akatsuki after the attack on Iwagakure. Kakashi suspected the assault was connected to the God Organization’s new member, Jizo.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade concluded that Danzo had faked his injury to lure a powerful target, while Fugaku demanded to learn how Danzo obtained his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shikaku reported that Danzo had fled into the Land of Wind’s desert after the Fourth Mizukage defeated him, and Sunagakure was searching for him.
• Inoichi said Kumogakure wanted the Five Kage to join forces against Danzo, but Tsunade and the Third Hokage worried that the villages could not afford to divert their strength.
• The leaders learned that Akatsuki had devastated Iwagakure, captured Rōshi and Han, and left Ōnoki severely injured and missing.
• Kakashi argued that Akatsuki’s attack on Iwagakure might be connected to the God Organization’s new member, Jizo.

Kakashi identified Deidara as the God Organization member Jizo and explained that Danzo’s schemes may have distracted the organization during Akatsuki’s attack on Iwagakure. With the God Organization unreachable and Akatsuki growing stronger, Hyuga Kagami proposed a practical combat exercise for Ninja Academy students to strengthen the next generation.

• Kakashi told Konoha’s senior officials about Jizo’s clash with Obito and distributed the village’s findings on Deidara.
• Fugaku and the other officials concluded that Deidara was Jizo, and Kakashi suggested Danzo had distracted the God Organization from Akatsuki’s attack on Iwagakure.
• Hiashi asked the Third Hokage to contact the God Organization, and the Third Hokage revealed that the village had lost contact with Wind Chime and Flame Demon.
• The Third Hokage ordered the village to use the Five Kage Summit to eliminate Danzo’s threat and search for the missing Tsuchikage and Deidara.
• Hyuga Kagami asked the Third Hokage to support a practical combat exercise for Ninja Academy students, and the Third Hokage agreed.

Hyuga Kagami discussed Konoha’s concerns about Akatsuki and Itachi’s failing eyesight with Shisui before discovering that Naruto had placed last in the Ninja Academy’s taijutsu assessment. Naruto challenged Sasuke and Neji, who ignored him, and rejected Rock Lee’s attempt to console him.

• Hyuga Kagami told Shisui that Itachi should undergo an eye transplant soon and that Akatsuki was unlikely to make another move in the short term.
• Hyuga Kagami and Shisui saw the posted taijutsu assessment results and found Naruto Uzumaki at the bottom after he lost all five matches.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke, but Sasuke called him a dead last and walked away.
• Naruto challenged Neji, who ignored him and walked away.
• Rock Lee encouraged Naruto to work hard, but Naruto insisted he was a rare genius and not a dead last.

Hyuga Kagami planned a practical combat assessment and told Neji it would take place before the Five Kage, reigniting Neji’s determination after his loss to Sasuke. Sasuke celebrated his victory with Itachi and Shisui, while Kabuto worried about Orochimaru’s silence before Naruto asked him for taijutsu training.

• Neji apologized to Hyuga Kagami for losing to Sasuke in the taijutsu assessment, and Hyuga Kagami urged him not to dwell on one defeat.
• Hyuga Kagami told Neji the next assessment would be a difficult practical combat exercise held during the Five Kage Summit, inspiring Neji to prepare.
• Sasuke told Itachi and Shisui that he had defeated Neji and vowed to remain first in his year, while Shisui warned him to prepare for the practical combat assessment.
• Kabuto worried because Orochimaru had missed their scheduled communication for two days.
• Naruto visited Kabuto and asked him to teach him taijutsu.

After Akatsuki destroyed Iwagakure, Ōnoki’s preparations helped preserve the village’s people and vital resources, while Danzo remained missing and Akatsuki went into hiding. Hyuga Kagami continued his work and announced the Ninja Academy’s team-based practical exercise, leaving the students reacting to their assigned groups.

• Investigations revealed that Nagato had overwhelmed Iwagakure’s forces, captured Han, and nearly taken Deidara before Ōnoki intervened and fled with him; Ōnoki had already moved the village’s vital supplies and arranged shelters for its displaced people.
• The shinobi world searched the Land of Wind for Danzo without finding him, and Akatsuki hid again after its attack on Iwagakure.
• Hyuga Kagami focused on training and Academy preparations while the village clans pushed their children to perform well before the Five Kage Summit.
• Hyuga Kagami announced that the practical exercise would use team matches, and Iruka revealed the groups, including the familiar teams of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura and of Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten.
• Naruto protested being grouped with Sasuke, and the two began fighting while Neji expressed relief that he had avoided being teamed with Naruto.

Hyuga Kagami trained in the Eight Inner Gates, then prepared the Ninja Academy students for a combat exercise in the Forest of Death. He defended the harsh assessment as necessary in a dangerous shinobi world and hinted that the instructor team was only the beginning.

• Hyuga Kagami adapted to keeping the first three gates open and noticed improvements in his speed, endurance, and reflexes.
• Shisui told Hyuga Kagami that Iruka, Mizuki, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane had arrived for their briefing.
• Hyuga Kagami explained that the students would compete in teams in the Forest of Death, while the four Chunin instructors hunted them and took their prop Scrolls.
• Iruka questioned whether the assessment was too harsh for students who had been at the Academy for less than half a year, but Hyuga Kagami said the threat of Akatsuki left little time.
• Shisui asked whether the instructor team made the exercise too difficult, and Hyuga Kagami called it only an appetizer and hinted at further arrangements.

Kurenai and Kakashi questioned whether Deidara was the God Organization's Jizo, but Deidara and Ōnoki denied it during the Five Kage Summit. The Kage turned to threats from Danzo and Akatsuki, then agreed to watch Konoha's combat drill the next day, where the Nine-Tails and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki would participate.

• Aboard Ōnoki's clay dragon, Kurenai asked Deidara about Wind Chime, and Ōnoki insisted Deidara was not the God Organization's Jizo.
• Kakashi told Kurenai that confirming whether Deidara had mastered Dust Release could reveal whether he was Jizo.
• At the summit, Ōnoki vouched for Deidara, who admitted he had mastered Dust Release but denied being Jizo.
• The Third Hokage ended the debate about Jizo, and the Kage agreed to search for Danzo and discuss Akatsuki and the remaining Jinchuriki.
• The Third Hokage adjourned the summit, and the Fourth Kazekage asked about Konoha's combat drill featuring the Nine-Tails and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Hyuga Kagami organized a practical exercise outside the Forest of Death as the Five Kage and a large crowd gathered to watch. The students entered the Forest of Death, while Obito watched from afar and learned that Konoha was still hiding Deidara.

• Hyuga Kagami and Shisui observed the growing crowd, which had gathered because of the Academy’s public assessment rankings.
• Sasuke and Neji saw their families in the audience and each resolved to bring glory to his clan, while Tenten and Rock Lee promised to support Neji.
• Shikamaru guessed that all Five Kage were attending, and the students became excited when the Kage arrived.
• Hyuga Kagami warned the students that the exercise could be deadly, then sent their teams into the Forest of Death.
• Kakashi asked Hyuga Kagami why Asuma and the others had been summoned, but Hyuga Kagami told him to wait and see.
• Obito watched the grounds as Zetsu reported that they still could not find Deidara and suspected Konoha had hidden him.

Obito and Zetsu considered abducting Naruto during Konoha’s practical exercise but decided to investigate first. Hyuga Kagami prepared safeguards for the participating Jinchuriki and ordered four Jonin to pose as Akatsuki and frighten selected teams, insisting the young shinobi needed to face the threat of death.

• Zetsu suggested that Obito use the exercise to abduct Naruto, but Obito worried it might be a trap set by the God Organization and recalled Yama’s strength.
• Obito and Zetsu decided to approach the Forest of Death and make a move if they found an opportunity.
• Hyuga Kagami arranged extensive camera and Anbu surveillance and had Kakashi place Flying Thunder God Formulas on Naruto and Fū for emergency evacuation.
• Hyuga Kagami gave Akatsuki cloaks and intelligence dossiers to Asuma, Kurenai, Hayate, and Yugao, ordering them to impersonate Akatsuki members and target six teams.
• Asuma worried about Naruto losing control and the children being endangered, but Shisui offered to handle Naruto if he went berserk.
• Hyuga Kagami insisted the young shinobi needed to experience the pressure of death before facing the dangers of their future.

Hyuga Kagami prepared Asuma, Kurenai, Hayate, and Yugao to pose as Akatsuki members in the Forest of Death combat exercise, while the students began competing for item scrolls. Sasuke refused to surrender a scroll when an instructor team confronted his group, and Neji and Tenten watched nearby as the clash began.

• Hyuga Kagami gave the four disguised shinobi special masks that could block Byakugan perception and explained that the instructors did not know the exercise was a setup.
• Shikamaru advised Ino and Choji to hide and protect their scrolls, while Sasuke's and Neji's teams hunted other students and collected scrolls.
• The visiting Kage watched Sasuke defeat another opponent, then noticed an instructor team heading toward his group.
• Sakura said Sasuke's team had seven scrolls, but Sasuke stopped her from handing one over when Mizuki demanded it.
• Sasuke challenged the instructor team, and Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane prepared to fight him while Neji and Tenten watched from nearby.

Sasuke challenged Iruka’s four-Chunin instructor team alone, using a surprise attack to trap them in smoke and fight them to a standstill. As other students watched for a chance to intervene, Asuma’s group decided to enter the battle and help the instructors.

• Sasuke refused to let Naruto and Sakura join him against the instructor team, while Iruka warned him against arrogance.
• Sasuke opened the fight by throwing wire-linked shuriken that released explosive smoke, then rushed into the haze to attack the four instructors.
• Naruto and Sakura realized the battle had begun as nearby students, including Neji, Rock Lee, Shion, Yakumo Kurama, Sai, and Fū, watched Sasuke hold his ground.
• Asuma, Kurenai, Hayate, and Yugao watched the fight from a secret monitoring room and decided to intervene before the instructor team lost to Sasuke.

Asuma's team appeared in Akatsuki disguises during the practical exercise, alarming spectators before they learned the impostors were Konoha Jonin. In the Forest of Death, Sasuke escaped the instructors' trap and put Izumo at kunai-point, while Obito and Zetsu decided to follow the disguised team.

• The spectators learned that the Akatsuki-clad figures were Konoha Jonin testing the students, and Mikoto worried about Sasuke's safety.
• The Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Raikage reacted with interest while the Third Hokage admitted the academy had kept the plan from him until it was underway.
• Obito and Zetsu saw Asuma's disguised team and, after confirming they were not their faction's people, decided to follow them.
• Kotetsu trapped Sasuke with glue, and Izumo summoned a shell-like war hammer and swung it at him.
• Sasuke revealed that Izumo had struck a Shadow Clone, then stood behind Izumo and held a kunai to his neck.