Chapter Summaries

Mingren forced the Shrine Maiden to make her daughter Shion the daimyo of the Land of Demons and secured the country as an ally of the Land of Rain. Meanwhile, Itachi returned to Konoha, where Danzo ordered him to hide the truth about Shisui’s death.

• Mingren demanded the Shrine Maiden compensate Amegakure with her lineage’s Sealing Jutsu and urged her to consider Shion’s future as the rightful heir.
• Mingren promised to remove threats to Shion and made the Land of Demons an ally of the Land of Rain in exchange for his help.
• Mingren persuaded the daimyo’s relatives to confirm Shion as daimyo, and Shion agreed to rule in return for his help becoming a powerful ninja.
• Mingren arranged for Shion’s coronation and planned to develop the Land of Demons as a resource-providing vassal state.
• Itachi returned to Konoha and reported to Danzo, who ordered him to disguise Shisui’s death as a suicide.

Itachi concealed Shisui’s death and was pressed by Danzo to sacrifice the Uchiha if they rebelled, while his clash with clan leaders left Sasuke shaken by the Sharingan pattern he saw. In the Land of Demons, Mingren accepted Yomi and the Ninja Corps’ pledge of loyalty ahead of Shion’s enthronement.

• Danzo explained that revealing Amakawa Mingren’s role in the Daimyo of the Land of Demons’ death would endanger the ninja villages’ authority, and Itachi agreed to conceal the truth about Shisui’s death.
• Danzo told Itachi that if the Uchiha coup could not be stopped, he would have to sacrifice someone from the clan, and he named Itachi as the best choice.
• Uchiha Yashiro and two other clan leaders confronted Itachi, and Itachi fought them until Fugaku arrived; Sasuke saw an unfamiliar Sharingan pattern in his brother’s eyes.
• Yomi and the Ninja Corps of the Land of Demons pledged loyalty to Mingren before Shion’s enthronement, and Mingren accepted them while declaring his goal of uniting the Ninja World.

Mingren consolidated his rule in the Land of Demons, directed Yomi’s research, and confronted the Shrine Maiden after she tried to kill him. As the Land of Demons developed under Shion, the story shifted to Root agents secretly impersonating Uchiha Kawahara in Konoha.

• Mingren ordered Yomi and the surviving ninja to study ordinary human limits and Dark Medical Ninjutsu, while forbidding harm to civilians, and summoned Shennong to work with them.
• Shion was crowned daimyo in a ceremony led by the Shrine Maiden, while Yomi’s group became her ninja guard.
• At the late daimyo’s grave, the Shrine Maiden attacked Mingren with a powerful beam trap, but he recovered from the burns and restrained her.
• Mingren forced the Shrine Maiden to perform mourning rites at her husband’s grave and later made her a Dark Weapon under his control.
• Shennong joined Yomi in the Land of Demons, Shion began learning to become a ninja, and the country developed under Mingren’s plans.
• In Konoha, Root twins Gozu-Meizu continued impersonating Uchiha Kawahara and collecting intelligence on the Uchiha Clan.

Itachi confronted the Uchiha Clan’s leaders beneath Naka Shrine, arguing that their planned coup would fail and urging them to abandon it. Fugaku defended the revolt as the clan’s only way to force change, and the argument ended in angry shouts calling Itachi a traitor.

• Gozu-Meizu discussed how Shisui Uchiha’s death had delayed the Uchiha coup and described the clan’s plan to abduct Konoha’s leaders and present its demands.
• Itachi arrived beneath Naka Shrine and told Fugaku, Yashiro, and the gathered Uchiha that the coup was foolish and they would lose.
• Fugaku explained that the Uchiha faced exclusion and persecution, and said the revolt aimed to change the village and protect the clan’s future.
• Itachi argued that the villagers’ fear and the clan’s isolation made the plan ineffective, while Fugaku blamed the village’s leaders for propaganda and political persecution.
• As Itachi began to challenge Fugaku’s claim that the coup served the clan’s future, the Uchiha shouted, “Traitor!”

After the Uchiha Clan chose a coup, Itachi learned that Konoha’s leaders had wasted the chance Shisui’s sacrifice had bought and that the Third Hokage had no solution. Danzo offered to spare Sasuke if Itachi massacred his clan and took the blame, and Itachi accepted.

• Itachi left the Uchiha meeting despite Izumi’s pleas, then heard Meizu and Gozu report that the clan had chosen to launch a coup.
• Itachi reported the decision to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, who discussed exterminating the Uchiha and asked Itachi to delay them.
• Danzo told Itachi that the Uchiha had no future after choosing a coup and argued that the village would defend itself when threatened.
• Danzo offered to spare Sasuke if Itachi killed the Uchiha Clan, became a rogue ninja, and carried the blame for the massacre.
• Itachi silently considered the bargain, then nodded in acceptance.

Danzo and Itachi considered how to overcome Fugaku’s overwhelming Mangekyō abilities, while Mingren recognized Konoha’s invitation as a scheme to eliminate him and the Uchiha Clan. At Naka Shrine, Itachi confronted Fugaku but held back from attacking him with Amaterasu.

• Itachi warned Danzo that Fugaku’s unknown Mangekyō abilities could make him impossible to defeat, and Danzo devised a plan that might involve Uchiha Madara.
• Mingren completed his Dark Chakra harvest and learned that Konoha had invited him to discuss making the Land of Rain the Sixth Great Nation and recognizing him as Rain Kage.
• Pakura, Asuka, Hizashi Hyuga, and the others opposed Mingren attending the meeting, while Jūzō Biwa said he would follow him.
• Mingren said Konoha’s real goal was to eliminate both him and the Uchiha Clan.
• At Naka Shrine, Fugaku asked Itachi if he had something to say, and Itachi decided against using Amaterasu because Fugaku could detect and evade it.

Itachi revealed Shisui’s death and Amakawa Mingren’s alleged crimes to Fugaku, persuading him to postpone the Uchiha coup and try to kill Mingren for a chance at becoming Hokage. Meanwhile, Danzo and the elders planned to exploit the ensuing fight, while Obito confronted Fugaku over his change of plans.

• Fugaku read Itachi’s memories of Shisui’s death and saw Itachi awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi warned Fugaku that Mingren might interfere with the coup and described the village’s plan to lure Mingren with an offer to make him Rain Kage.
• Fugaku agreed to consider killing Mingren, hoping to gain enough prestige to become Hokage and prevent the coup.
• Danzo told Koharu and Homura that they would secretly attack after Fugaku and Mingren fought, while relying on Itachi to clear the way.
• Obito confronted Fugaku beneath Naka Shrine, but Fugaku said he would deal with Mingren first, and Obito ultimately backed down.

Fugaku Uchiha rejected Black Zetsu and White Zetsu’s approach, while Mingren set out alone for Konoha to face a trap. After arriving, he brought Orochimaru along as a diplomatic representative and met the Konoha High Command.

• Black Zetsu explained that Fugaku Uchiha had accepted Itachi’s proposal out of love for his children, and the Zetsus decided to wait for the confrontation’s outcome.
• Mingren declared that he would face the danger in Konoha and flew there wearing his new Chakra Armor.
• Mingren landed on Konoha’s commercial street beside Orochimaru, who greeted him as a resident of the Land of Rain.
• Mingren invited Orochimaru to accompany him to meet the Konoha High Command, while Aburame Ryoma recognized Orochimaru and set out to contact Danzo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura met Mingren in the Hokage Building’s conference room, where Mingren cut off Hiruzen’s formal welcome.

Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Mingren to Konoha while Orochimaru, disguised as a woman, secretly planned to infiltrate Amegakure. Mingren invited Fugaku Uchiha to bring his clan to Amegakure, but Fugaku questioned whether their blood-soaked hatred could be overcome.

• Orochimaru concealed her identity from Hiruzen Sarutobi and attended the talks as a visitor from the Land of Rain.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hosted a lavish dinner for Mingren and arranged for Shikaku Nara and the Uchiha Police Force to oversee his lodging.
• Orochimaru privately celebrated that Mingren had not recognized her and planned to use her new identity to infiltrate Amegakure and find Mingren's weakness.
• Mingren asked Fugaku Uchiha to consider bringing the Uchiha Clan to develop in Amegakure.
• Fugaku Uchiha said the hatred between their sides made reconciliation unlikely, then thanked Mingren for sparing his son, Itachi.

Fugaku Uchiha refused to let the Uchiha leave Konoha, while Mingren challenged his faith in the Sharingan and trained his body with Dark Chakra and Dark Medical Ninjutsu. The next morning, Mingren encountered Mikoto Uchiha and declined the meal Konoha had offered him.

• Fugaku Uchiha told Mingren that he would not abandon Konoha because he wanted to protect his sons' dreams.
• Mingren dismissed Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan and offered to let him strike first, but their conversation ended without a fight.
• Mingren trained by tearing off and regenerating his arm using Dark Chakra and Dark Medical Ninjutsu.
• The next morning, Orochimaru greeted Mingren outside the annex, and Mikoto Uchiha brought Fugaku a lunch box.
• Mingren watched Mikoto Uchiha, then declined Konoha's offer of a meal.

Mingren toured Konoha with Orochimaru while Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha considered how to attack him under a defensible pretext. After sending Orochimaru away with a letter of introduction to Amegakure, Mingren asked Mikoto to invite him to the Uchiha home for a meal.

• Fugaku Uchiha mistook Mingren's compliments about Mikoto and their children for threats, then discussed with Mikoto how to attack him publicly and justify it as revenge for Shisui Uchiha's family.
• Mingren asked Shikaku Nara for permission to tour Konoha, and Orochimaru claimed to be from a war-destroyed town in the Land of Rain.
• Mingren offered Orochimaru work in Amegakure and later gave him a letter of introduction, urging him to leave Konoha because he suspected the village planned to harm him.
• Orochimaru left after taking the letter, while Mingren greeted Fugaku and Mikoto and asked Mikoto to invite him to the Uchiha home for a meal.

Fugaku Uchiha challenged Amakawa Mingren in public and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to pull him into his left eye, then announced that Mingren had died. Konoha’s onlookers were stunned, while Kurenai Yuhi grieved that she could no longer take revenge herself.

• Fugaku Uchiha brought Mikoto and Amakawa Mingren to the crowded streets beneath Hokage Rock, where Konoha’s ninja and security forces watched.
• Fugaku Uchiha publicly framed a duel as a way to end the Uchiha Clan’s hatred of Amegakure, and Amakawa Mingren accepted.
• Amakawa Mingren promised to stand still and not dodge, declaring that an ordinary person could surpass bloodlines and defeat Bloodline Theory.
• Fugaku Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and used his dojutsu to draw Amakawa Mingren into his left eye.
• Fugaku Uchiha announced that Amakawa Mingren had died, leaving the crowd shocked and Kurenai Yuhi devastated.

Fugaku Uchiha appeared to kill Amakawa Mingren with a mysterious Mangekyō ability, alarming Konoha's leaders and prompting Obito to reconsider his plans. Mingren survived in a strange world connected to Fugaku's power, while Amegakure learned of his apparent death and resolved to protect the country until he returned.

• Fugaku Uchiha's apparent victory over Amakawa Mingren convinced Itachi, Shikaku Nara, and the Uchiha Police Force of Fugaku's strength, while Konoha's leaders feared his growing bid for Hokage.
• Orochimaru decided to infiltrate Amegakure and take it over, and Obito Uchiha considered joining forces with Itachi and making the Uchiha Clan his top target.
• Fugaku told Konoha's high-ranking officials that he had killed Mingren during their agreed life-or-death spar, and they held back from challenging him until they understood his ocular technique.
• Mingren awoke in a silent black, white, and blood-red world and recognized the Hokage faces carved into a distant monument, including Fugaku Uchiha as the Fourth Hokage.
• Orochimaru brought news of Mingren's apparent death to Amegakure, but Shennong concluded Mingren was alive because the Dark Chakra Jutsu remained in their bodies.
• Asuka urged everyone to protect Amegakure until Mingren returned, and Pakura accepted Orochimaru, who used the name Sound, as trustworthy because she carried Mingren's handwritten letter.

Asuka activated Amegakure’s Spherical Sensory Barrier and vowed to protect the village until Mingren returned. In Konoha, the High Command worried that Fugaku Uchiha’s killing of Mingren had strengthened his position, and Koharu urged Hiruzen to raid the Uchiha compound.

• Asuka ordered Guren to prepare the Spherical Sensory Barrier and inspected the Sensory Room before activating it.
• Asuka used Ankbandian’s power source to activate the barrier, which enveloped Amegakure before briefly vanishing from sight.
• Orochimaru recognized the barrier as identical to Konoha’s and concluded that Amegakure had obtained intelligence from Uzumaki Kushina.
• Asuka examined the barrier’s controls and the larger inactive technique, then promised to protect Amegakure until Mingren returned.
• Konoha’s four top officials discussed Fugaku Uchiha’s growing influence while keeping Mingren’s death secret from other villages.
• Utatane Koharu urged Hiruzen to launch a nighttime raid on the Uchiha Clan compound.

Fugaku Uchiha celebrated his return to the Police Force and planned to pursue the Hokage position openly, while secretly preparing to use his eye technique against Amakawa Mingren. Meanwhile, Mingren explored a strange space divided between Konoha and an endless road beyond it.

• Danzo considered using Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami to influence Fugaku Uchiha.
• Fugaku Uchiha returned home to celebrate with Mikoto and Itachi, then told Itachi he would pursue the Hokage position through an open campaign instead of a secret coup.
• Itachi visited Shisui's grave, returned home for dinner, and dreamed of becoming the Sixth Hokage.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Mikoto that Amakawa Mingren was not dead and prepared to confront him using his eye technique.
• Mikoto went to bed, while Amakawa Mingren explored a strange space with Konoha on one side and an endless road beyond it.

Mingren entered the Mangekyō Sharingan world created by Fugaku Uchiha and met Ringo Ameyuri, who explained how the trapped arrivals became hunted and eventually turned into guards. The chapter left Mingren inside the eerie Konoha, studying the place as he learned that its enemies endlessly revived.

• Mingren entered the pale, enclosed world and recognized its Konoha as the village from before the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Ringo Ameyuri appeared and greeted Mingren, then grew confused when the usual danger did not arrive to kill him.
• Mingren questioned whether Ringo Ameyuri was genuine, but she explained that no one in this world could kill themselves or be killed by companions.
• Ringo Ameyuri told Mingren that Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō technique pulled people into the world, where Konoha's forces hunted them and their dead became guards.
• Ringo Ameyuri explained that the guards revived endlessly and that the trapped residents did not need food, while Mingren calmly surveyed Konoha.

Mingren explained Fugaku Uchiha’s pocket dimension and defeated the puppet Troy with a single blast. He headed for the heavily guarded Hokage Building, suspecting Fugaku was there.

• Ringo Ameyuri said the dimension held only its guards, converted victims, herself, and Mingren, and revealed she had been trapped for fifteen years.
• Mingren identified the Hokage Building as the likely most heavily defended place and explained that Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan created the dimension from his desire to become Hokage.
• Mingren told Ringo Ameyuri he was extremely strong as the puppet Troy approached.
• Mingren blasted Troy’s head apart, shocking Ringo Ameyuri.
• Mingren gave Ringo Ameyuri his name and walked toward the Hokage Building to investigate his suspicion that Fugaku was there.

Asuma decided to leave Konoha to grow stronger after Kurenai rejected him and Kakashi admitted he could not say whether Amakawa Mingren was dead. In the Mangekyo's alternate dimension, Mingren discovered he could draw in Dark Chakra, recruited Ringo Ameyuri to Amegakure, and encountered ninja who had returned to life.

• Asuma drank with Kakashi and others, but Kurenai refused his offer to walk her home and told him they were not suited for each other.
• Asuma told Kakashi that he planned to leave Konoha, grow stronger, and prove himself without relying on his Hokage father.
• Asuma asked whether Amakawa Mingren could really have been killed, and Kakashi said he could not be sure.
• Kurenai trembled as Dark Chakra smoke emerged from her body and drifted away, while the same phenomenon occurred in several other lands.
• Mingren realized he could draw Dark Chakra from outside the Mangekyo's alternate dimension and offered Ringo Ameyuri a place in Amegakure.
• Ringo Ameyuri learned that Mingren controlled Amegakure, and a group of ninja appeared, including the resurrected Troy.

Mingren faced a hundred Jonin sent to kill him and slaughtered them, absorbing their Negative Emotions to break through Strength 70 and awaken the Seventh Gate: Gate of Shock. He returned to Yuriyuri and asked whether she would accept his invitation.

• Yuriyuri warned Mingren that Fugaku Uchiha had assembled a hundred elite Jonin, including many Kekkei Genkai users, but Mingren dismissed the danger.
• Mingren killed Toroi with a single punch, then began fighting the assembled Jonin while Yuriyuri watched.
• Mingren crushed the attackers with his punches, including Kari of Explosion Release, and killed all hundred Jonin.
• The Jonin's Negative Emotions pushed Mingren's Strength to 70, breaking his bottleneck and granting him the Seventh Gate: Gate of Shock.
• Mingren demonstrated his new speed and shockwave power, then returned to Yuriyuri and asked for her answer.

Mingren revealed the source of his power to Ringo Ameyuri and branded her with Dark Chakra, while Fugaku Uchiha plotted to become Hokage and use war to trap Mingren. Fugaku’s plan stalled when Kirigakure agreed to a truce, leaving him panicked and the Konoha leadership intent on delaying his bid for power.

• Mingren explained that Dark Chakra came from collective mortal wisdom, then branded Ringo Ameyuri so she could survive as his Dark Weapon.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Mikoto that Mingren had defeated one hundred Jonin and planned to become Hokage so he could escalate conflict with Kirigakure.
• Fugaku Uchiha confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders, demanding they choose a new Hokage.
• Danzo presented Kirigakure’s diplomatic order agreeing to a truce with Konoha, disrupting Fugaku’s plans for war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Fugaku to wait, and the meeting ended with Fugaku leaving in alarm as Danzo and Utatane Koharu resolved to delay his ambitions.