Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze joined the special operations team assigned to eliminate the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure. The team chose the Asura Path and Animal Path as their first targets while remaining wary of the Deva Path and its devastating abilities.

• Minato Namikaze joined the Third Raikage, Third Mizukage, Rasa, and Hatake Sakumo on the special operations team in the Land of Rain.
• Minato Namikaze warned that the Asura Path was a major threat because it could absorb Ninjutsu and the Six Paths shared their Rinnegan vision.
• The Third Mizukage argued that the team should target the Asura Path and Animal Path first because they caused heavy losses among the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The team planned to eliminate the Six Paths of Pain one by one since they could not locate Nagato, while saving the powerful Deva Path for last.

Minato Namikaze noticed that the Animal Path’s Summoned Beasts were luring the Allied Shinobi Forces toward areas rigged with Konan’s Explosive Tags. The first blast devastated the forces, and more explosions erupted across Amegakure as the survivors tried to withdraw.

• The Third Raikage agreed with the Third Mizukage to target the Asura Path and Animal Path first.
• Minato Namikaze noticed the Summoned Beasts were steering the Allied Shinobi Forces toward specific locations and warned that Akatsuki had laid a trap.
• A huge explosion detonated Konan’s Explosive Tags, killing many Allied Shinobi Forces before Minato Namikaze could warn them.
• The commanders ordered the forces to stop pursuing the Summoned Beasts and withdraw, while Black Zetsu taunted them from the darkness.
• More Explosive Tags detonated throughout Amegakure, killing and injuring Allied Shinobi Forces as they attempted to escape.

Akatsuki’s massive use of Explosive Tags inflicted heavy casualties on the Allied Shinobi Forces, while the leaders of the Five Great Shinobi Villages reacted to the expense and debated their next move. Mifune insisted that the Six Paths of Pain had to be eradicated.

• Akatsuki’s Explosive Tags caused severe casualties among the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Third Raikage and Third Mizukage lamented how recklessly Akatsuki had spent its money, while Rasa reacted especially strongly because Sunagakure was poor.
• Hatake Sakumo redirected the discussion toward the Allied Forces’ losses and asked whether they should continue with the plan.
• Mifune declared that the Six Paths of Pain had to be eradicated.

The Allied Shinobi Forces’ six-person squad prepared to eliminate the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure. Minato Namikaze persuaded the Third Raikage and Hatake Sakumo to target the Naraka Path first, leaving the squad ready to begin its mission.

• Minato Namikaze assessed Akatsuki’s weakening position as the squad prepared to attack the Six Paths of Pain.
• The Third Raikage assigned Rasa, the Third Mizukage, and Mifune to restrain the Deva Path while he, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze targeted the others.
• Minato Namikaze proposed killing the Naraka Path first because it could repair or revive the other Paths.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed with Minato Namikaze, and the Third Raikage approved the revised target.
• The Third Raikage, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze set off to begin their mission.

Hiko saw that the Allied Shinobi Forces’ plan against the Six Paths of Pain could leave them vulnerable to a devastating Deva Path attack, so he headed to the battlefield to prevent people he cared about from dying. As he considered whether to hasten Uchiha Madara’s resurrection, he remained unsure how far to intervene.

• Hiko criticized the Allied Shinobi Forces for splitting their fighters instead of overwhelming the Six Paths of Pain together.
• Mikoto Uchiha asked Hiko whether the Allied Shinobi Forces were in danger, and he left to protect certain people from dying.
• While traveling to the battlefield, Hiko sensed his power growing and wondered whether Black Zetsu would accelerate his plans because Nagato was not invincible.
• Hiko weighed helping Black Zetsu bring forward Uchiha Madara’s resurrection against staying out of the conflict, since he wanted to protect Hatake Sakumo and Minato Namikaze.
• Hiko feared the Allied Shinobi Forces’ strategy might let Nagato concentrate his power into the Deva Path and unleash a massive Shinra Tensei.

The Allied Shinobi Forces began their assault on Amegakure and targeted the Naraka Path first, hoping to prevent it from repairing or reviving the other Six Paths of Pain. Hatake Sakumo, the Third Raikage, and Minato Namikaze attacked from separate directions as the battle against Akatsuki began.

• The Allied Shinobi Forces decided to attack the Six Paths of Pain despite not knowing Nagato's location, since neither side could stop the war.
• The Third Raikage, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze chose the Naraka Path as their first target to prevent it from restoring the other Paths.
• The Six Paths of Pain fought Allied Shinobi Forces across different areas of Amegakure while the allied shinobi pushed farther into the village.
• Hatake Sakumo drew the Naraka Path's attention with a lightning-coated White Fang blade as the Third Raikage and Minato Namikaze approached from other directions.

Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and the Third Raikage defeated the Naraka Path with surprising ease. The Third Raikage explained that the Six Paths of Pain were much more dangerous together, especially the Deva Path, just as the enemy began changing tactics.

• Hatake Sakumo attacked the Naraka Path, leaving it off balance after it blocked his Lightning War sword.
• Minato Namikaze used the opening to appear behind the Naraka Path and sever its head with a Kunai.
• The Third Raikage crushed the Naraka Path's corpse to make sure it could not rise again.
• Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo questioned why the fight had been so easy, and the Third Raikage explained that the Six Paths were strongest together and the Deva Path was especially formidable.
• The Third Raikage sensed that the Six Paths of Pain had begun changing their tactics.

The allied fighters regrouped after killing the Naraka Path, but Nagato’s remaining Pains returned to the Deva Path, forcing them to prepare for a coordinated battle. Minato Namikaze outlined a plan to isolate the other Pains while Rasa restrained the Deva Path, and the chapter ended as the Third Mizukage launched the first attack.

• The Deva Path blasted Mifune away, and Nagato recognized that the allied fighters had tried to eliminate the other Paths before confronting him.
• The Third Raikage, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze discovered that the surviving Pains were converging on the Deva Path and moved to join the others.
• Minato Namikaze told the group that they could defeat the Pains with his help, while Rasa agreed to restrain the Deva Path with his Gold Dust.
• The Third Mizukage attacked with the Water Dragon Bullet Technique as the allied fighters prepared to strike when the Asura Path absorbed it.

The special group tried to exploit the Deva Path’s recovery interval after Shinra Tensei, but the Deva Path used Banshō Ten'in to disrupt the Third Raikage’s attack. Minato Namikaze continued his attack as the chapter ended.

• The Asura Path absorbed the Third Mizukage’s Ninjutsu while Mifune and Hatake Sakumo charged the Deva Path.
• The Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to repel Mifune and Hatake Sakumo, injuring Hatake Sakumo.
• The Third Raikage charged the Animal Path while Minato Namikaze changed his target mid-attack.
• The Deva Path used Banshō Ten'in to pull the Third Raikage off course, causing his punch to miss and sending him crashing into a building.
• Minato Namikaze continued the group’s attack as the others realized the fight was not over.

Minato Namikaze killed Animal Path and secretly marked Deva Path with his Flying Thunder God Technique before being hurled into rubble. As the fighters regrouped and Rasa kept Deva Path occupied with Gold Dust, Nagato faced growing pressure from the remaining attackers.

• Minato Namikaze struck Animal Path with his Kunai and marked Deva Path before Human Path and Asura Path blasted him into a stone pillar.
• Animal Path fell, joining Naraka Path among the destroyed bodies, while Hatake Sakumo and the Third Raikage recovered from the fighting.
• Minato Namikaze emerged from the rubble and asked the others to buy him time so he could exploit the mark on Deva Path.
• Rasa repeatedly pressed Deva Path with Gold Dust, preventing Pain from repelling the sand without endangering his allies.
• Nagato recognized that Rasa's harassment and Minato Namikaze's arrival had left the Six Paths of Pain under mounting pressure.

The Allied Shinobi Forces attacked Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, and Minato Namikaze helped them destroy the Asura Path and Animal Path. Cornered, Nagato began a dangerous technique to make the Five Great Shinobi Villages feel his pain, while Konan watched helplessly as the Deva Path rose above Amegakure.

• The Third Mizukage joined the assault, but the Deva Path blasted the attackers back with Shinra Tensei.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the Deva Path and helped the attackers bring down the Asura Path.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces destroyed the Animal Path and surrounded the remaining Deva Path, Asura Path, and Human Path.
• The Third Raikage sensed danger and ordered everyone to retreat as Nagato prepared to unleash a life-shortening technique.
• Konan tried to stop Nagato, but he refused to listen, blaming the Five Great Shinobi Villages for his suffering and Yahiko’s death.
• The Human Path and Asura Path collapsed as the Deva Path’s chakra grew more powerful, and it rose high above Amegakure.

As the Deva Path rose into the sky and gathered immense Chakra, Minato Namikaze recognized the danger and ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat. The Deva Path unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei, leaving the trapped shinobi to brace for its shockwave.

• Hatake Sakumo and the Third Mizukage sensed the Deva Path preparing a powerful attack and urged the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat.
• Minato Namikaze ordered everyone to flee Amegakure, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hatake Sakumo away.
• The Deva Path glowed like a second sun as the Third Raikage shouted for everyone to defend themselves.
• The Third Raikage, Third Mizukage, and Rasa built a fortified shelter around themselves and Mifune, while the Allied Shinobi Forces formed defenses or ran for the village outskirts.
• The chapter ended as the Allied Shinobi Forces faced the approaching shockwave of Shinra Tensei.

Nagato unleashed an enormous Shinra Tensei from Deva Path, destroying Amegakure and leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces stunned. Hiko arrived after the attack and warned Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo about the Six Paths of Pain's power.

• Deva Path gathered an immense amount of Chakra as Nagato relived painful memories of his past.
• Nagato used an enormous Shinra Tensei, flattening Amegakure and leaving a massive sinkhole amid the ruins.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces, including the Third Hokage and Ōnoki, stared in shock as the smoke cleared and Amegakure vanished.
• Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo reacted to the devastation, and Minato recognized why Hiko had told him to flee if the Six Paths of Pain showed signs of danger.
• Hiko appeared behind Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo, called the Six Paths of Pain a freak, and said Nagato had destroyed his own base because he could not fully control the Rinnegan.

After Nagato’s Shinra Tensei destroyed Amegakure and devastated the Allied Shinobi Forces, Hiko watched the Deva Path escape and warned that Nagato was only a high-level enforcer. He told Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo that Uchiha Madara might return and that the war had only just begun.

• The Third Raikage, the Third Mizukage, Mifune, and Rasa emerged from underground after surviving Shinra Tensei, though Rasa fainted from exhaustion.
• Hiko let the Deva Path depart while the Allied Shinobi Forces searched the ruins for survivors and recovered the dead.
• Hiko asked Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo whether they thought Nagato was the ultimate enemy, then warned that a legendary Uchiha still awaited them.
• Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo realized Hiko meant Uchiha Madara and asked how he could return after dying.
• Hiko explained that complete revival was possible and warned them that their understanding of the world would be overturned.

Hiko discussed Nagato’s power with Minato Namikaze as the Allied Shinobi Forces struggled to recover after Akatsuki vanished from Amegakure. The Third Hokage acknowledged that the forces had underestimated the Six Paths of Pain, while Jiraiya continued to keep a low profile to avoid creating trouble.

• Minato Namikaze asked Hiko to compare his strength with Nagato’s, and Hiko said Minato could surpass Nagato because the Rinnegan did not truly belong to him.
• Hiko warned that Akatsuki would cause the Five Great Shinobi Villages further trouble, while dismissing other possible opponents as inexperienced.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces found Amegakure destroyed and Akatsuki gone, leaving them uncertain whether the war had ended and shaken by the Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei.
• Hiko returned to the command center and told Ōnoki and the Third Hokage that he did not know where Akatsuki had gone.
• The Third Hokage lamented that the forces had underestimated the Six Paths of Pain, while Jiraiya kept to his assigned duties to avoid causing suspicion or trouble.

Hiko warned the Third Hokage and Ōnoki that Akatsuki would pursue the Tailed Beasts, then left them to protect the Nine-Tails. As Akatsuki searched Kumogakure for the hidden Eight-Tails, Killer B escaped Turtle Island and headed out to sea, where he was about to cross paths with Nagato and Konan.

• Hiko drank Uchiha Clan fruit wine during the Allied Command Center briefing, then warned the Third Hokage and Ōnoki that Akatsuki would target the Tailed Beasts.
• The Third Hokage told Hiko to leave the wine behind as he departed to watch over the Nine-Tails.
• Akatsuki infiltrated Kumogakure and searched for Killer B, while the Third Raikage believed the hidden jinchūriki was safe elsewhere.
• Killer B grew bored on Turtle Island, slipped past his guards, and escaped into the sea between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water.
• Nagato and Konan headed toward Kumogakure to capture the Eight-Tails, putting them on a collision course with Killer B.

Nagato and Konan captured Killer B after he escaped from Turtle Island, leaving Akatsuki with only the Nine-Tails to obtain. Black Zetsu planned to prevent the Five Great Shinobi Villages from interfering, while Danzo and Jyuuzou Biwa argued over the dangerous mission ahead.

• Killer B escaped Turtle Island by water and ran into Nagato and Konan, who had been traveling toward Kumogakure.
• Nagato and Konan overwhelmed Killer B, and Nagato reported his capture to the stunned Akatsuki members.
• Black Zetsu noted that only the Nine-Tails remained, but recognized that taking it from Hiko in Konoha would be extremely difficult.
• Black Zetsu decided to stir up the Five Great Shinobi Villages' allied forces so they would not interfere with Akatsuki's plans.
• Danzo frowned at the prospect of going to Konoha, and Jyuuzou Biwa mocked him before asking about his preparation for a technique.

Akatsuki prepared to capture the Nine-Tails, with Nagato set to confront Hiko while the Allied Shinobi Forces remained unaware that Killer B had been captured. Hiko left Konoha to wait with the Nine-Tails, which dreaded the Ten-Tails’ return.

• Jyuuzou Biwa promised Akatsuki would surprise the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and Nagato agreed to pursue the Nine-Tails while the others fought the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Hiko considered telling the Third Hokage and Ōnoki that Killer B had fallen, but decided to stay silent and let Kumogakure discover the loss itself.
• Hiko left Konoha to meet Nagato outside the village, where the Nine-Tails was resting safely away from the battlefield.
• Hiko lay atop the Nine-Tails and wondered if it looked forward to the final battle, while the Nine-Tails feared the Ten-Tails’ return and the loss of its freedom.

Akatsuki launched a nighttime assault on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ camp in the Land of Rain, using the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive powerful shinobi. Senju Hashirama and Tobirama Senju emerged among the attackers, and Hashirama began unleashing Wood Style against the defenders.

• Akatsuki approached the Allied Shinobi Forces’ camp while Nagato and Konan were away pursuing Nine-Tails.
• Jyuuzou Biwa used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon coffins and revive a group of formidable shinobi.
• The revived Senju Hashirama and Tobirama Senju killed a sentry and were recognized by an older Konoha patrol captain.
• Allied Shinobi Forces ninja rushed to surround the attackers, but Hashirama used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence.

Akatsuki attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces with Senju Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, Jinchuriki, and other dead shinobi revived through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. The Third and Ōnoki recognized the forbidden technique and prepared to respond, while the Third wondered how Hiko had predicted its use.

• Senju Hashirama used Wood Style to trap the Allied Shinobi Forces and drain their Chakra.
• Revived Jinchuriki and other powerful dead shinobi joined the assault, slaughtering allied troops.
• The Third and Ōnoki received reports of the resurrected shinobi and recognized the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• The Third questioned how Akatsuki had learned the technique and obtained the necessary bodies.
• The Third remembered Hiko's advice to prepare a sealing force and wondered how Hiko had anticipated the attack.