Chapter Summaries

Mingren confronted Sarutobi Ryo and Sarutobi Chie as they tried to take Hizashi Hyuga, overwhelming their opening attack with his speed and power. With Enma summoned and transformed into the Adamantine Nyoi-Bō, Sarutobi Ryo prepared an all-out strike against Mingren.

• Mingren warned the two ANBU not to touch Hizashi Hyuga, and they revealed themselves as Sarutobi Ryo and Sarutobi Chie.
• Mingren challenged Sarutobi Ryo's claims about his clan's strength, and Ryo attacked with a giant shuriken and Chie's Great Flame Technique.
• Mingren unleashed a barrage of air punches that destroyed the shuriken and extinguished the flames, leaving Ryo and Chie unable to fight him conventionally.
• Sarutobi Ryo summoned Enma and explained that Mingren's strength and speed made him difficult to defeat.
• Enma advised Ryo to combine his explosive strength with Enma's transformation for one decisive blow, and Ryo took hold of the Adamantine Nyoi-Bō.

Mingren killed Sarutobi Chie and Sarutobi Ryo after overpowering their attacks, then asked Hizashi Hyuga to choose a side. Enma departed to report the deaths to the Third Hokage, while Fugaku Uchiha waited at the Konoha–Kumogakure border and questioned whether the Uchiha could ignore the Hyuga Clan’s crisis.

• Sarutobi Ryo and Sarutobi Chie attacked Mingren with Enma and the One-Line Lantern Formation, but Mingren broke free and struck back.
• Mingren killed Sarutobi Chie with a focused kinetic beam, then Sarutobi Ryo charged him in a furious burst.
• Mingren blocked Sarutobi Ryo’s strike with his enchanted katana and beheaded him after the burst exhausted Ryo.
• Enma reverted to his original form, acknowledged Mingren’s overwhelming power, and left to inform the Third Hokage.
• Mingren asked Hizashi Hyuga what he would choose, while Fugaku Uchiha waited at the border and worried about Konoha’s refusal to support the Hyuga Clan.

Fugaku Uchiha taunted Kumogakure and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to kill its challengers, turning the battle’s morale in Konoha’s favor. As Fugaku’s power began to wear on him, Shisui Uchiha took over and used Kotoamatsukami to make Kumogakure’s last Ninja Leader kill himself.

• Fugaku Uchiha accused the Raikage and Kumogakure of hypocrisy over the abduction of the Hyuga heir, then challenged their ninja to fight him one-on-one.
• Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan pulled a charging Ninja Leader into his left eye and killed him instantly.
• Fugaku Uchiha killed several more Kumogakure Ninja Leaders and Jonin, intimidating their forces and raising Konoha’s morale.
• Shisui Uchiha urged Fugaku Uchiha to rest and stepped forward to face Kumogakure’s remaining Ninja Leader.
• Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to command the Ninja Leader to die, and the man slit his own throat with a Kunai.

Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha forced Kumogakure's army to retreat, while Konoha's leaders learned that Amakawa Mingren had intercepted Hizashi Hyuga's squad and left Hizashi missing. Several days later, Hizashi was living in Amegakure, where Mingren promised to protect him and eventually free the Hyuga Branch Family.

• Fugaku Uchiha killed several Kumogakure leaders, and Shisui Uchiha used his Sharingan to make a Ninja Leader commit suicide, prompting Kumogakure's forces to withdraw.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Utatane Koharu's demand to recall Fugaku Uchiha, but new intelligence reported that Amakawa Mingren had intercepted Hizashi Hyuga's squad and Sarutobi Ryo and Sarutobi Chie had died.
• Konoha found Sarutobi Ryo and Sarutobi Chie's bodies, but Hizashi Hyuga was missing, leaving the leaders uncertain whether he was alive and why Amakawa Mingren had intervened.
• Several days later, Mingren spoke with Hizashi in Amegakure and explained that Asuka's Sealing Law Seal could suppress Hizashi's Caged Bird Seal.
• Mingren promised to remove the Caged Bird Seal with Yin-Yang Release once he reached Six Paths power and to free the Hyuga Branch Family.

Mingren received the latest Chakra Armor from the Land of Snow as political and technological changes reshaped the Ninja World. Itachi’s rift with the Uchiha deepened, Obito approached Fugaku with an offer to join forces, and the new armor traded some defense for improved flexibility and flight resistance.

• Guren reported that the Land of Snow had opened diplomatic channels and that Konoha and Kumogakure had avoided war after Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha displayed their Mangekyo abilities.
• Itachi Uchiha became a Chunin, opposed the Uchiha’s revolutionary plan, joined the ANBU, and was later suspected and monitored by the clan.
• The Land of Snow and the Land of Rain strengthened their alliance, while the Land of Snow’s Geothermal Generator brought spring to Fuhua City and its Chakra Armor underwent further development.
• Itachi Uchiha spotted the Masked Man using Kamui in Konoha and recalled that the man had caused Tenma’s death years earlier.
• Obito Uchiha, claiming to be Madara Uchiha, offered to join Fugaku Uchiha’s plan to overthrow Konoha High Command.
• Mingren inspected Yukigakure’s fifth-iteration New Model Armor, which was lighter and more flexible but less protective after its crystals were dispersed through the fabric.

Mingren approved a prototype Chakra Armor and ordered Amegakure to keep pressuring the Land of Rain’s dignitaries while sending Asuka and Pakura to aid the Land of Demons against Moryo. As the pair prepared to depart, Mingren treated the crisis as a test of how the Five Great Nations would respond, while Konoha and its allies mobilized to face Moryo’s army.

• Mingren approved the prototype Chakra Armor for further testing and possible mass production.
• Asuka reported that the Land of Rain’s dignitaries opposed increased military funding, but Mingren ordered the demands raised again to keep pressure on them.
• Asuka reported the Land of Demons’ request for help after Moryo awakened, and Shennong explained the demon’s recurring threat and the priestesses’ sealing sacrifice.
• Mingren sent Asuka and Pakura to support the Land of Demons, instructed them to wear Chakra Armor, and warned them to contact him if trouble arose.
• Konoha and the other Great Nations mobilized to intercept Moryo’s Terracotta Army and help the priestess seal Moryo.
• Shisui Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Itachi as Itachi stood watch.

Shisui Uchiha took Itachi to the Land of Demons, where Danzo prepared to seize Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Asuka and Pakura reached the shrine maiden’s palace and joined ninja from several villages preparing to face Moryo, while Konoha’s team openly threatened the Amegakure ninja over personal grudges.

• Shisui Uchiha asked Itachi to accompany him on the mission to intercept Moryo, but Itachi refused to return to the clan’s side and said he would stand with the village if the clan rebelled.
• Aburame Ryoma told Danzo that Shisui Uchiha and Itachi had left for the Land of Demons, and Danzo set out to take Shisui’s eyes and test Itachi’s loyalty.
• Asuka and Pakura crossed the Land of Earth into the Land of Demons, then found that Moryo’s Terracotta Army revived after attacks and sealing attempts.
• Asuka and Pakura reached the shrine maiden’s palace, where Miroku gathered teams from Amegakure, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure to help seal Moryo.
• Shisui Uchiha warned Miroku not to interfere if Konoha’s team fought the Amegakure ninja, and Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi also declared their grudges against them.

The shrine maiden revealed that the Daimyo of the Land of Demons was Moryo’s vessel, and Pakura and Asuka attacked him and his forces. Pakura wiped out the Land of Demons ninja, while Asuka’s strike failed against the daimyo’s purple-black chakra.

• The shrine maiden warned Shisui Uchiha about the danger, and the next morning Moryo’s Terracotta Army and Land of Demons ninja attacked the mountain hall.
• The shrine maiden revealed that the Daimyo of the Land of Demons, her husband, had become Moryo’s vessel and wanted her to join him in conquering the Ninja World.
• Pakura and Asuka charged down the mountain to fight the daimyo, while Shisui Uchiha and the others held back.
• Pakura used Scorch Release to destroy the Land of Demons ninja, and Han said they should stay clear of her wide-ranging attack.
• Asuka tried to stab the daimyo with her toxin-coated katana, but his purple-black chakra repelled her blade and engulfed the ground where she had stood.

Pakura destroyed the Land of Demons barrier and pursued the Daimyo, while the priestess’s group followed Moryo to the Swamp Shrine. As Mingren prepared Amegakure’s defenses, the teams arrived at the volcano and entered the shrine as Danzo’s hidden watchers observed them.

• Yomi trapped Pakura in a barrier, but she used Dark Scorching Release Chakra Mode to shatter it and kill the three Land of Demons ninja.
• The Daimyo fled toward the Swamp Shrine, and the priestess’s group set out after him while Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, and Shisui Uchiha chose their targets.
• Mingren reached Strength 66, received Guren’s report on Amegakure’s spherical barrier project, and continued adjusting the Aerial Fortress.
• The group reached the volcano, fought through the Terracotta Army, and split up as Shisui Uchiha’s squad escorted the priestess into the shrine.
• Pakura and Asuka headed toward the mountain passage, while hidden observers reported to Lord Danzo that the group had entered.

At the Sealing Shrine, Shisui Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, then fought Pakura and Asuka while the Daimyo of the Land of Demons tried to recruit Miroku. Shisui evaded their attacks and appeared to use the Body Flicker Technique in midair, leaving Pakura startled as the battle continued.

• Hyuga Hiashi joined Shimura Danzō and Root outside the cave, where Danzō watched the fighting and coveted Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Demons urged Miroku to join him in conquering the world, but Miroku asked the others to help seal Moryo's power.
• Pakura rejected Shisui Uchiha's demand to cooperate, and Shisui declared his hatred for Amegakure before awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoning an emerald Susanoo ribcage.
• Shisui charged at Pakura and Asuka, whose Scorch Release and Earth Style attacks failed to break Susanoo's defense.
• Pakura and Asuka deduced that Shisui's feet were vulnerable and combined a feint with fireballs launched through the earth, but Shisui dodged in midair using the Body Flicker Technique.

Asuka and Pakura struggled against Shisui Uchiha in the Sealing Shrine until Asuka summoned Ibuse to seek help. In Amegakure, Mingren learned they were in danger and prepared to launch himself toward them using Ankbandian’s main cannon.

• Shisui Uchiha evaded Pakura’s Scorching Release Fireball and attacked with a skeletal Susanoo claw, while Asuka saved Pakura and had her scorched hand restored with Dark Chakra Jutsu.
• Pakura and Asuka summoned Ibuse for reinforcements, and Guren reported Ibuse’s disappearance to Mingren in Amegakure.
• Mingren concluded that human ninjas had endangered Pakura and Asuka and decided to support them despite the distance.
• Mingren gathered Dark Chakra from his allies and instructed Shennong to help power Ankbandian’s main cannon.
• Mingren entered the main cannon as Shennong explained that he planned to fire himself toward the Land of Swamps using the fortress cannon.

Mingren rode the Aerial Fortress’s compressed Chakra cannon across several countries, enduring severe pressure with Dark Chakra Mode and Chakra Armor. He arrived at the Land of Swamps and burst out of the beam near the sealing shrine, where Shisui and the others were waiting.

• Shennong fired Ankbandian’s charged main cannon with Mingren inside its compressed Chakra sphere.
• At the sealing shrine, Asuka told Shisui Uchiha and the others that Mingren would arrive within minutes, and Shisui questioned whether he would really come.
• Amegakure’s upper ranks learned that Mingren was heading to the Land of Swamps after the cannon lit the night sky.
• Mingren endured crushing pressure during the cannon’s flight, relying on Dark Chakra Mode, Chakra Armor, and the Body Regeneration Jutsu to repair his injuries.
• Mingren crossed the Land of Rain, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Demons before reaching the Land of Swamps.
• Mingren burst out of the cannon in a platinum-white explosion, drawing the attention of Han, Kitsuchi, Baki, and the others fighting the Terracotta Army.

Amakawa Mingren reached the sealing shrine in minutes by firing himself from Ankbandian's main cannon and found Asuka and Pakura injured but alive. He knocked out Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, while Danzō sent Aburame Ryoma into the cave and Itachi realized how vast the gap between him and Mingren was.

• Amakawa Mingren crossed roughly two thousand kilometers in around four minutes and crashed into the cave entrance as Han, Kitsuchi, and Baki watched.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Shimura Danzō witnessed Mingren's arrival, and Danzō ordered Aburame Ryoma to burrow into the cave and find a way inside.
• Amakawa Mingren checked on Asuka and Pakura, learned Asuka had suffered a minor injury, and told them the cave might collapse or erupt.
• Asuka and Pakura left the cave, followed by Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, but Amakawa Mingren struck Asuma and Kurenai unconscious with two Air Fists.
• Itachi recognized that Amakawa Mingren's strength far surpassed theirs.

Mingren killed the Daimyo of the Land of Demons for ordering the Terracotta Army to destroy villages, then faced Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo in the Sealing Shrine. Shisui’s powerful strike left Mingren standing unharmed, and the battle continued.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Demons shouted that he would rule the Ninja World, and Mingren killed him with a punch before anyone could react.
• Mingren explained that the daimyo deserved to die for sending the Terracotta Army to trample villages and kill ordinary people.
• Shisui Uchiha vowed to kill Mingren for his parents, Yuji, and peace in the Ninja World, then transformed his Susanoo into its second stage.
• Shisui Uchiha attacked Mingren with the Susanoo’s Katana, and the strike engulfed him in dust and shattered stone.
• Mingren emerged unharmed, leaving Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Yomi, Aburame Ryoma, and the Shrine Maiden shocked.

Amakawa Mingren overwhelmed Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo with his strength and mocked Uchiha power as trash. Shisui responded by using Kotoamatsukami, leaving Mingren facing the dangerous genjutsu.

• Mingren caught Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo with one hand and provoked him by invoking his parents and friends.
• Shisui’s fury pushed his Susanoo into an armored form wielding a Spiral Sword, but Mingren kicked it into a cave wall.
• Mingren explained his strength and declared that Susanoo, the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Uchiha bloodline were nothing but trash.
• Shisui recovered and sent his Susanoo rushing toward Mingren with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami against Mingren.

Mingren blocked Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami with his armor, then defeated him and shattered his Susanoo. As Itachi mourned Shisui and retrieved his Mangekyō Sharingan, the grief awakened power in both of Itachi’s eyes.

• Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami on Mingren, but Mingren’s armor blocked the Genjutsu.
• Mingren mocked Shisui’s reliance on bloodline powers and said his armor could be mass-produced.
• Shisui Uchiha attacked Mingren with Susanoo, but Mingren shattered its spiral sword and tore Susanoo apart with his Katana.
• Mingren killed Shisui Uchiha with a punch that exploded his head.
• Itachi mourned Shisui, recovered his Mangekyō Sharingan, and awakened power in both eyes.

Mingren fought Moryo inside the Sealing Shrine and discovered that temporarily killing the monster let him absorb its Negative Mental Energy. Itachi escaped with the Shrine Maiden while the collapsing volcano forced the others to retreat.

• After killing Shisui Uchiha, Mingren discussed sealing Moryo with the Shrine Maiden, and Moryo burst from the dead Daimyo’s corpse to attack him.
• Itachi rescued the Shrine Maiden and escaped the cave, while Mingren knocked out Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi as they tried to flee.
• Mingren punched through Moryo’s body and declared that he would destroy it himself, while Asuka and Pakura returned to Amegakure aboard Ibuse.
• Han questioned Itachi outside the shrine as the volcano began collapsing, forcing Kitsuchi, Baki, and the others to retreat.
• Mingren sliced Moryo apart from within, causing it to explode and raising his power to 67.6 as he absorbed its Negative Mental Energy.

Mingren repeatedly killed Moryo to increase his strength, then began testing his Dark Chakra Jutsu on the immortal demon. Outside, Danzo obtained Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan while Hyuga Hiashi agreed to stay silent, and the collapsed cave left Han and the others unable to reach Pakura.

• Mingren slaughtered Moryo over a hundred times, raising his strength to 69.0000002.
• Aburame Ryoma delivered Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Danzo, and Hyuga Hiashi promised to say nothing.
• Mingren branded Moryo with his Dark Chakra Jutsu and began conducting painful experiments on it.
• The cave entrance collapsed, leaving Han, Maki, and Itachi unable to reach Pakura or see what had happened inside.

Mingren erased Moryo by extracting its Negative Emotions, then reflected on his goals as a dark phantom began to take shape behind him. After defeating the revived Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, he emerged from the shrine cave and found the Shrine Maiden and the others gone.

• Mingren removed Moryo's Negative Emotions, causing the unique entity to dissipate and his power to stabilize at 69.9.
• Mingren examined the dark phantom forming behind him and reaffirmed his aims to challenge Bloodline Theory, prevent tragedies like Neji's, and help Amegakure rise.
• Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi woke and attacked Mingren, but he knocked Asuma unconscious and overpowered Kurenai Yuhi.
• Mingren emerged from the cave after Moryo's death and found the Terracotta Army disintegrated and the Shrine Maiden, Han, Kitsuchi, and Baki gone.

Mingren confronted the Shrine Maiden over her role in using Amegakure during the conflict with Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure. He accused her of lying and raised the suspicious circumstances surrounding her husband’s death, leaving the Land of Demons facing a leaderless period of chaos.

• Mingren left Kurenai Yuhi alive as a Dark Weapon, and she emerged from the hole and washed herself in a stream before Asuma found her.
• Kitsuchi and Baki left the Shrine Maiden’s hall after confirming the crisis was over, while Itachi returned to Konoha under Danzo’s instructions.
• The Shrine Maiden reunited with Shion and worried about whether Mingren had survived the clashes with Konoha and the other villages.
• Mingren arrived at the Shrine Maiden’s hall and accused her of summoning aid despite knowing Amegakure was at war with Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure.
• The Shrine Maiden claimed she had hoped the villages would unite against Moryo, but Mingren said her expression exposed her lie and accused her of using Amegakure.
• Mingren questioned the Shrine Maiden’s apparent happiness over her husband’s death and noted that the Land of Demons would be left without a leader.