Chapter Summaries

Mingren watched Sasuke struggle against Naruto and blamed Sasuke’s disadvantage on unequal mentors and village resources, not a lack of talent. After Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke challenged Naruto on Konoha Hospital’s rooftop, leaving their fight underway as Mingren considered how much stronger Sasuke could have become with Jiraiya as his teacher.

• Tsunade returned to Konoha and took office as the Fifth Hokage without a public vote.
• Mingren watched Sasuke recover and grow frustrated by Naruto’s progress, which he attributed to Naruto’s superior training resources.
• Sasuke went to the hospital rooftop to spar with Naruto and prove himself.
• Naruto taunted Sasuke about making no progress, and the two began fighting as Mingren watched from a nearby rooftop.
• Mingren imagined Sasuke trained by Jiraiya and concluded that Sasuke could have gained powerful techniques and resources.

Kakashi and Jiraiya tried to persuade Sasuke to abandon revenge, while the Sound Four urged him to leave Konoha and seek Orochimaru’s power. Sasuke chose to depart, and after Sakura offered to understand and help him, he thanked her and knocked her unconscious.

• Kakashi separated Sasuke and Naruto, then reprimanded Sasuke and later told him to give up revenge.
• Sasuke spent the day questioning himself as Naruto assured Sakura that Sasuke would not leave for Orochimaru.
• The Sound Four appeared, defeated Sasuke, and urged him to leave Konoha to gain power and avenge his clan.
• Sasuke decided to leave Konoha and met Sakura while packing at night.
• Sakura confessed that she wanted to help Sasuke and would leave with him if he insisted on going.
• Sasuke thanked Sakura and knocked her unconscious.

Tsunade sent Shikamaru and a small team after Sasuke, while Mingren arranged reinforcements to ensure Sasuke reached Orochimaru. As the Sound Four prepared to take Sasuke away, Ying discovered two Konoha observers nearby.

• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane found Sakura collapsed, and Tsunade learned Sasuke had left the village.
• Tsunade ordered Shikamaru to retrieve Sasuke, rejected his request for a squad of Jonin, and named Naruto as a teammate.
• Shikamaru formed a pursuit squad with Kiba, Akamaru, Naruto, Choji, and Rock Lee.
• The Sound Four explained that Sasuke would take the Awakening Pill and be sealed in a barrel for the journey to Otogakure.
• Ying and five other reinforcements joined the Sound Four to guard Mingren's plan, and Ying spotted Genma Shiranui and another hidden observer.

Shizune returned to Konoha to request reinforcements after Sasuke was taken, while Shikamaru’s team pursued the Sound Four and Amegakure squad. Haku stopped Choji’s battle with Jirobo before Choji could risk his life, and Shizune arrived at Tsunade’s office to find Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari there.

• Ying and Tayuya let Genma Shiranui and Namiashi Raidō retreat after Sasuke was sealed in a barrel and the Sound Four continued onward with the Amegakure squad.
• Shizune met Genma Shiranui, Namiashi Raidō, and Iwashi Tatami, then used their Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha for reinforcements while Shikamaru’s five-person team resumed the pursuit.
• Shizune arrived at the Hokage Building and entered Tsunade’s office, where she found Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari speaking with Tsunade.
• Jirobo trapped Shikamaru’s team behind a barrier, and Choji stayed behind to fight him as the others continued after Sasuke.
• Choji used the Akimichi Clan’s three secret pills and transformed into his butterfly-winged form, but Haku pulled Jirobo into a Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal before Choji could make a life-threatening final attack.

Rock Lee fought Kidomaru during the pursuit, but Ajisai rescued Kidomaru with her new Space Talismans. Later, Mingren visited Otogakure and collected the revived Nohara Rin from Orosuke Hime, intending to use her as leverage against Obito Uchiha.

• Rock Lee overwhelmed Kidomaru and his summoned spiders with the Eight Inner Gates until Ajisai used a Space Talisman to teleport him away.
• Ajisai dragged the exhausted Kidomaru away, and Genma Shiranui's team found the injured Rock Lee and sent him back to Konoha with Flying Thunder God.
• Mingren visited Orosuke Hime at Otogakure, where she used Impure World Reincarnation to fulfill her promise to revive someone for him.
• Mingren took possession of Nohara Rin's revived body and planned to use her to thwart Obito Uchiha's plans and prevent him from finding her in the Underworld.

Mingren took Nohara Rin’s coffin and discussed his interest in Naruto Uzumaki, while Orosuke Hime prepared to claim Sasuke Uchiha. During the pursuit of Sasuke, Kankuro arrived to help Kiba, and Ying and Tayuya trapped Naruto and Shikamaru, leaving Shikamaru facing Tayuya’s kunai.

• Mingren confirmed that Nohara Rin’s memories ended at the moment of her death and took her coffin to bring her back to the Aerial Fortress.
• Mingren told Orosuke Hime that he despised Naruto Uzumaki for pretending to be ordinary, while Orosuke Hime remained focused on obtaining Sasuke Uchiha.
• Kankuro arrived as Kiba and Akamaru struggled against Sakon and Ukon, and Oboro, Kagari, and Yumebi used illusions to rescue the brothers and retreat.
• Ying took Sasuke in a wooden bucket and rose into the air as Naruto and Shikamaru confronted her and Tayuya.
• Tayuya trapped Naruto and Shikamaru with sound-based Genjutsu, then overwhelmed Shikamaru in State Two and thrust a kunai toward him as Ying watched from above.

Temari, Gaara, and Ying defeated Tayuya’s attack, but Haku rescued her as Sasuke emerged from the barrel and fled toward Otogakure. Ying entered Dark Sage Mode and began fighting Gaara, sending him flying through his defenses.

• Temari used her Great Sickle Weasel Technique and summoned Kamatari to unleash a devastating wind attack, while Ying countered with Natural Energy and cleared the forest around them.
• Naruto Uzumaki broke free of the illusion, but Haku appeared through an ice mirror, grabbed Tayuya, and vanished.
• Sasuke emerged from the barrel with renewed power and raced toward Otogakure, prompting Naruto Uzumaki to chase him.
• Ying entered Dark Sage Mode and challenged Gaara, while Temari and Shikamaru retreated from the fight.
• Gaara attacked Ying with Sand Shower and Flowing Sand Waterfall, but Ying pierced through his sand defenses and knocked him backward.

Ying defeated Gaara while protecting Sasuke’s defection, and Mingren invited the rescued Sound Four to join Amegakure. The chapter left the Sound Four pledging themselves to Mingren as Naruto and Sasuke began their final showdown at the Valley of the End.

• Ying broke through Gaara’s defenses with her eight-ton katana and warned him not to pursue her.
• At the Valley of the End, Mingren watched Naruto and Sasuke’s battle as Haku, Ajisai, Oboro, Kagari, Yumebi, and the rescued Sound Four joined him.
• Mingren invited the Sound Four to join Amegakure, explaining that Orosuke Hime had abandoned them.
• Haku assured the Sound Four that Amegakure treated its members as companions rather than disposable tools.
• Sakon, Tayuya, Jirobo, and Kidomaru pledged loyalty to Mingren.

Ying interrupted Naruto and Sasuke’s battle at the Valley of the End and accused Naruto of never truly wanting to bring Sasuke back. Her questions exposed Naruto’s failure to summon Gamabunta or understand Sasuke, leaving Naruto enraged and transformed into a two-tailed cloak.

• Ying blasted Naruto and Sasuke apart with Sage Chakra and confronted them at the Valley of the End.
• Ying pointed out that both Naruto and Sasuke had been holding back, then accused Naruto of not genuinely wanting Sasuke to return.
• Ying questioned why Naruto had never summoned Gamabunta during the pursuit of Sasuke, despite the danger to Choji, Kiba, and the others.
• Ying challenged Naruto’s claim of friendship by asking whether he understood Sasuke’s pain, goals, or favorite food, and criticized him for feeling superior to Sasuke.
• Naruto could not answer Ying and screamed in humiliation as the Nine-Tails Chakra around him grew from one tail to two.

Naruto Uzumaki lost control and transformed into his four-tailed state as Mingren faced him at the Valley of the End. Mingren punched Naruto away, while Kakashi and Pakkun hurried toward the battle.

• Ying taunted Naruto Uzumaki about the people he had failed to save, driving him into a four-tailed transformation.
• Mingren arrived beside Sasuke and told Ying he would take over, then Naruto Uzumaki charged at him.
• Naruto Uzumaki unleashed a devastating attack that cratered the Valley of the End, shocking Sasuke and the gathered fighters.
• Ying explained to Sasuke that the Nine-Tails resided within Naruto Uzumaki and gave him his power.
• Mingren caught Naruto Uzumaki's claw and punched him backward.
• Kakashi and Pakkun saw the scarlet pillar of light and rushed into the Valley of the End.

Amakawa Mingren effortlessly defeated Four-Tails Naruto by catching and returning the Tailed Beast Bomb, then left him unconscious with four years to grow stronger. Kakashi arrived after the battle, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu discussed waiting for Obito to obtain the Rinnegan.

• Kakashi and Might Guy fought Obito’s Reanimated Jinchuriki, while Mingren overwhelmed Naruto’s partial Tailed Beast transformation.
• Naruto formed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Mingren caught it with one hand and threw it back at him.
• The returned Tailed Beast Bomb knocked Naruto unconscious and ended the battle.
• Mingren departed for Otogakure with Sasuke, Ying, and the others, leaving Naruto four years to improve.
• Kakashi arrived to find Naruto unconscious, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu discussed waiting for Obito to obtain the Rinnegan.

Naruto returned to Konoha after Sasuke left, while Orosuke Hime discussed the failed mission and Sasuke’s departure. At an Akatsuki meeting, the members welcomed Deidara and reviewed footage of Amakawa Mingren’s power, leaving them wary of confronting him.

• Kakashi brought Naruto back to Konoha, where Naruto learned that the other Genin were recovering and told Sakura he would bring Sasuke back.
• Orosuke Hime suggested Sasuke might have stayed in Konoha if Naruto had summoned Gamabunta, then sent Sasuke away with Kabuto Yakushi.
• Pain introduced Deidara as Akatsuki’s newest member, and the group discussed Amakawa Mingren’s plans and strength.
• Black Zetsu showed the Akatsuki members footage of Amakawa Mingren overpowering Naruto, prompting even Scorpion to fall silent.
• Orosuke Hime and Konan noted that Amakawa Mingren seemed uninterested in the Tailed Beasts, and Pain concluded that he trusted his own Kekkei Tōta.

Itachi asked Pain how the Akatsuki Organization should deal with Amakawa Mingren, and Pain ordered them to avoid him. In Amegakure, Mingren prepared for his ascension and freed Nohara Rin from Orosuke Hime's control, then began experimenting on her Reanimated body.

• Itachi asked Pain what the Akatsuki Organization should do if they encountered Amakawa Mingren, and Pain said they should avoid him because their goals did not conflict.
• In Amegakure, Mingren's followers prepared to remove the Land of Rain's Daimyo and stage his ascension ceremony the following month.
• Mingren led Tayuya to a sealed room and ordered her to use her flute to make the person in a coffin perform the Impure World Reincarnation release seals.
• Tayuya's music compelled Nohara Rin to release herself from Orosuke Hime's control, leaving her free of the caster's command.
• Mingren opened the coffin and pressed the Dark Chakra Jutsu against Nohara Rin's lower abdomen to begin his experiment.

Mingren revived Nohara Rin as an Impure World Dark Weapon and told her about Obito’s crimes, leaving her grieving for the victims of the Nine-Tails Attack. As Mingren prepared to become emperor, Jiraiya formally took Naruto as his disciple and began a three-year training plan.

• Mingren revived Nohara Rin, gave her an ANBU identity, and explained what Obito Uchiha had done, leaving her devastated by the deaths caused by the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Mingren told his advisers that he planned to change the entire Ninja World after his enthronement, and they accepted his authority.
• Amegakure’s television reported that Shion and Kazahana Koyuki would attend Mingren’s enthronement and that he planned to establish a major Ninja Academy.
• Jiraiya formally took Naruto as his disciple and told him he would train him for three years.

Naruto left Konoha with Jiraiya to train for three years, determined to return stronger and face Sasuke’s path, Akatsuki, Orosuke Hime, and Amakawa Mingren. As Mingren prepared for his coronation in Amegakure, he learned that a massive tsunami threatened the Land of Fire and asked his followers what they should do.

• Jiraiya told Naruto that Akatsuki might come for him in three years and that Amakawa Mingren planned to destroy Konoha in four, then agreed to train Naruto while Tsunade trained Sakura.
• Tsunade withheld the truth behind the Uchiha Clan massacre as Jiraiya took Naruto away to begin training.
• Naruto said goodbye to Sakura, Iruka, Kakashi, and the others, then left Konoha with Jiraiya, vowing to return after three years and defeat his enemies.
• As Amegakure prepared to broadcast Mingren’s coronation, Guren told him that a tsunami caused by an undersea volcanic eruption would soon strike the Land of Fire.
• Mingren reviewed the tsunami intelligence and asked his followers for their opinions, while they questioned whether Amegakure should help the Land of Fire.

Amakawa Mingren announced during a live interview that he would stop the tsunami threatening the Land of Fire, while declaring his plans to conquer the Ninja World and destroy Konoha. He flew off to rescue people, as Naruto and Jiraiya headed for the eastern coast and Tsunade prepared to address the public.

• Mingren agreed to stop the tsunami and began a live interview that drew attention across the Ninja World.
• Mingren said he wanted to conquer the Ninja World, accused the ruling elites of hoarding wealth, and promised to destroy Konoha in four years.
• Mingren postponed his coronation and flew toward the Land of Fire's eastern coast to rescue its people.
• Naruto grew furious at Mingren's criticism of Konoha, while Jiraiya planned to train Naruto and later assassinate Mingren.
• Naruto and Jiraiya set out for the eastern coast, while Tsunade prepared to give a televised statement.

Tsunade rallied Konoha’s ninjas with patriotic slogans while Mingren challenged Konoha’s treatment of ordinary people and prepared to stop a tsunami threatening the Land of Fire. After speaking on a live broadcast, he leapt from an airship toward the enormous wave.

• Tsunade accused Amakawa Mingren of seeking to conquer the Land of Fire and rallied Konoha’s ninjas to defend their homeland.
• Mingren arrived at the eastern coastline aboard a Gato Corporation airship carrying Zabuza and Haku.
• Mingren questioned a Land of Fire broadcaster about stranded residents and rejected Konoha’s accusations, saying he acted from empathy for ordinary people.
• Mingren told the broadcaster that the truth about the Will of Fire would become clear in four years.
• Mingren jumped from the airship as the crew filmed a tsunami over five hundred meters tall approaching the coast.

Amakawa Mingren prepared to use his power to stop a massive tsunami while the Ninja World watched his response. The chapter ended as he gathered strength and weighed different attack methods against the wave.

• A live broadcast showed a tsunami over 500 meters high and 40 kilometers wide approaching the coastline as Zabuza declared Amakawa Mingren the Strongest in the Ninja World.
• Shennong and the Five Great Nations watched the broadcast as Amegakure and the rest of the Ninja World awaited Mingren’s actions.
• Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki observed the tsunami from a coastal cliff, and Jiraiya considered how Mingren’s display might reveal his abilities and weaknesses.
• Mingren floated before the approaching wave and began gathering strength through his connection with Dark Chakra.
• Mingren considered using Hard Fist, an enhanced physical attack, or a pure Chakra technique to counter the tsunami.

Mingren used a series of devastating Chakra punches to destroy a massive tsunami, stunning witnesses across the Ninja World. The broadcast spread widely, while the Land of Fire and some other nations suppressed the news.

• Mingren unleashed a compressed Dark Chakra attack that obliterated the first section of the tsunami.
• Mingren raced across the sea and fired more than a dozen attacks, breaking apart the tsunami across its forty-kilometer width.
• Tsunade and other leaders of the Five Great Nations watched in shock as Mingren's power was compared to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
• Mingren judged the display insufficient for his goals and considered how to achieve greater destruction through physical strength alone.
• The broadcast of Mingren stopping the tsunami spread throughout the Ninja World, but the Land of Fire and certain other nations blocked the news.

After destroying a tsunami and becoming emperor, Amakawa Mingren secured the support of smaller nations and announced that he would destroy Konoha in four years. As Akatsuki considered how to respond, Mingren began sweeping reforms in the Land of Rain, leaving a fairer new order taking shape.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Birds and leaders of other small nations joined the Land of Rain Allied Forces after witnessing Mingren destroy the tsunami.
• Mingren announced that he would destroy Konoha in four years and establish a new regime there.
• Naruto Uzumaki grew angry at the survivors praising Mingren, while Jiraiya urged him to master the Nine-Tails' power and defeat Mingren someday.
• Akatsuki watched White Zetsu's footage of Mingren's strength, discussed countermeasures, and Pain ordered Kakuzu and nearby members to recruit Hidan.
• Mingren expanded the Land of Rain's reforms by establishing a Ninja Academy, opening civil service jobs through public examinations, and abolishing aristocratic privileges.