Chapter Summaries

Naraku and Bao Ji learned from Xu Yue that Uchiha Yue had killed Fujiwara Kensei and the other lords, and they decided to preserve their Konoha cover and seek Uchiha Yue’s protection. Konoha won the battle after the Sand Ninja withdrew, leaving the attacking Reincarnators devastated and Naraku intent on exploiting his connection to Uchiha Yue.

• Naraku and Bao Ji paused their covert resistance after Zhang Zuolin returned to the battlefield, then heard from Xu Yue that Uchiha Yue had killed Fujiwara Kensei and the other lords.
• Xu Yue warned Naraku and Bao Ji to keep their Konoha identities and protect themselves, and they followed his advice.
• Zhang Zuolin, Uchiha Yue, and Jiong Jiong helped Konoha overwhelm the enemy forces.
• The Fourth Kazekage ordered the Sand Ninja to withdraw and surrender after revealing Orochimaru’s scheme, while Hiruzen Sarutobi called for the Sand Ninja to be spared.
• Most of the attacking Reincarnators were wiped out, severely weakening the Far East Governor’s Mansion, Japan’s Shogunate, and the other legions.
• Naraku and Bao Ji considered seeking Uchiha Yue’s protection, and Naraku resolved to maintain or exploit his connection to him.

After Konoha’s victory over the Sand and Sound forces, its leaders met to arrange the village’s recovery and choose a Fifth Hokage. Hiruzen backed Xu Yue, but Xu Yue supported Danzo instead; the meeting ended with Jiraiya tasked with finding Tsunade and persuading her to take the position.

• The Sand Village surrendered unconditionally and signed a treaty, while Konoha began rebuilding after the battle’s severe damage.
• Hiruzen said his injuries prevented him from continuing as Hokage and proposed Xu Yue as his successor.
• Jiraiya and Hiruzen endorsed Xu Yue, but Xu Yue backed Danzo, whose candidacy the clan heads rejected.
• Homura and Koharu proposed Jiraiya, who refused and suggested Tsunade instead.
• The leaders agreed that Jiraiya would find Tsunade and persuade her to become Hokage, or take the position himself if he failed.

After Konoha chose Tsunade as Naruto’s successor, Jiraiya agreed to take Naruto on a training trip while Xu Yue finished settling affairs in the village. Naraku and Bao Ji sought Xu Yue’s help and offered gifts, then revealed that Uchiha Itachi would soon return to Konoha.

• Konoha’s leaders chose Tsunade as Naruto’s successor, with Jiraiya as the backup, and Jiraiya asked Xu Yue to let him take Naruto on a training trip.
• Naruto objected to traveling with Jiraiya but reluctantly agreed after Xu Yue approved the plan.
• Xu Yue focused on collecting Might Guy’s secret techniques and preparing for Uchiha Itachi’s return while waiting for settlement rewards.
• Naraku and Bao Ji asked Xu Yue to protect them from Zhang Zuolin, and Xu Yue arranged a staged confrontation before accepting their gifts and assigning them missions.
• Naraku told Xu Yue that Uchiha Itachi would soon return to the village, hoping to enlist him in a plan to obtain Itachi’s Four-Tomoe Sharingan.

Naraku and Bao Ji predicted that Uchiha Yue would pursue Itachi to protect Konoha’s secrets, while Itachi and Kisame entered the recovering village and fought Kurenai, Asuma, and Naraku. Kakashi arrived to face Itachi and Kisame, leaving the battle poised to continue.

• Naraku told Bao Ji that Yue had sided with Konoha after the Uchiha Clan massacre and would likely seek out Itachi to keep the truth hidden.
• Itachi and Kisame discussed Yue’s absence from Akatsuki before Asuma and Kurenai confronted them near a lake.
• Itachi overwhelmed Kurenai, but Naraku intervened with tentacles and special glasses designed to prevent eye contact.
• Naraku fought Itachi using chained ninjutsu and Shadow Clones but struggled to hold his own.
• Kakashi arrived, countered Kisame’s Water Dragon Bullet, and stepped in front of Itachi.

Xu Yue intervened when Kisame attacked Kakashi, then pursued Itachi and Kisame with Naraku. After revealing that Naraku had led him to them, Xu Yue cut off Naraku’s remaining arm.

• Itachi trapped Kakashi in Tsukuyomi, and Kisame struck at him with Samehada.
• Xu Yue appeared, knocked Samehada away, and accidentally severed one of Naraku’s arms as Naraku tried to block the weapon.
• Itachi and Kisame withdrew, and Xu Yue pursued them while Naraku hurried after him.
• Xu Yue stopped outside Konoha after dealing with nearby White Zetsu and spoke with Itachi and Kisame as though he had been gathering intelligence for Konoha.
• Itachi told Xu Yue that Naraku had given him information about their arrival, and Xu Yue cut off Naraku’s remaining arm when he tried to explain.

Naraku escaped after learning that the Fourth Hokage led Akatsuki, while Xu Yue manipulated Sasuke’s understanding of the Uchiha massacre and returned toward Takigakure. Xu Yue’s plans for a quiet break faltered when he spotted Tsunade entering a casino.

• Naraku used an Escape Scroll to leave the scenario with his intelligence about Akatsuki and the Fourth Hokage.
• Xu Yue explained Akatsuki’s situation to Itachi and revealed his paired Sharingan to Sasuke, stopping Sasuke from attacking him.
• Xu Yue gave Sasuke an altered account of the Uchiha massacre, persuaded him to trust Itachi’s mission, and directed him toward Orochimaru to gain strength.
• Xu Yue departed for Takigakure with Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang after receiving his Chunin appointment.
• Xu Yue decided to rest instead of taking more missions, but saw a blonde woman marked with the character "Gamble" enter a casino.

Tsunade confronted Xu Yue and his companions, then questioned him about Konoha’s situation over tea. Meanwhile, six Elite Reincarnators who had abandoned the Konoha Collapse Plan joined forces in Short Coral Street and planned to recover their losses.

• Tsunade punched Huang Qiang away after he and Zhang Tao stared at her and made lewd comments.
• Xu Yue stopped Tsunade from attacking Zhang Tao and warned his companions that she was Senju Tsunade, a dangerous Konoha Sannin and future Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade recognized the Takigakure forehead protectors and took Xu Yue and his companions to a teahouse to hear about Konoha’s recent circumstances.
• Xu Yue explained Konoha’s situation while Huang Qiang and Zhang Tao quietly backed him up, and Tsunade healed Huang Qiang.
• Six Elite Reincarnators who had fled the Konoha Collapse Plan gathered in Short Coral Street and decided to join forces on missions to make up for their losses.

Tsunade drunkenly tried to match Xu Yue with Shizune, but Xu Yue explained that he was seeking a woman with Senju-related blood to purify his own. The next day, Orochimaru and Kabuto appeared before Tsunade to ask for treatment, and Kabuto offered to revive her loved ones in exchange; Orochimaru left without speaking after noticing Xu Yue.

• Tsunade got drunk and urged Xu Yue and Shizune to become a couple, embarrassing Shizune.
• Xu Yue told Tsunade he was looking for an Uzumaki girl because he wanted to purify his mixed bloodline.
• Tsunade took Xu Yue, Shizune, Zhang Tao, and Huang Qiang toward a casino, where Orochimaru and Kabuto appeared on a giant snake.
• Kabuto asked Tsunade to heal Orochimaru's arms, but Tsunade refused.
• Kabuto offered to revive the two people Tsunade cherished if she treated Orochimaru, then left with Orochimaru.

Yamada led five other Reincarnators in planning to ambush the weakened Sannin, while Tsunade agreed to meet Orochimaru with Jiraiya and Xu Yue’s group. The Reincarnators followed them, targeting Tsunade and dismissing her companions as harmless genin.

• Yamada told the other Reincarnators that Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru would clash while weakened, and urged them to seize the chance to kill one of the Sannin.
• Naruto encountered Xu Yue and Tsunade, called Tsunade an auntie and then a granny, and was flicked away after provoking her.
• Tsunade agreed to Jiraiya’s request to become Hokage after glancing at Xu Yue, then told him Orochimaru had visited and invited him to meet Orochimaru.
• Tsunade brought Jiraiya, Naruto, Xu Yue, and the others along to confront Orochimaru.
• The six Reincarnators watched Tsunade’s group depart and decided to target Tsunade, while underestimating her companions.

Orochimaru and Tsunade met on the open plain, where their allies clashed and Kabuto exploited Tsunade’s fear of blood to incapacitate her. As Naruto fought Kabuto to protect her and Xu Yue waited for her to recover, six Reincarnators suddenly surrounded Tsunade to claim her as their target.

• Orochimaru arrived with Kabuto to meet Tsunade, and Naruto learned that Kabuto had been working for the Hidden Sound Village.
• Tsunade chose to face Orochimaru, and Jiraiya fought him while Kabuto used blood to trigger Tsunade’s hemophobia and defeated Shizune, Zhang Tao, and Huang Qiang.
• Naruto attacked Kabuto with a Rasengan but was badly wounded by his Chakra Scalpel while refusing to give up protecting Tsunade.
• Xu Yue watched Tsunade gradually overcome her fear of blood, then prepared to confront Kabuto after Naruto was left struggling to breathe.
• Six Reincarnators suddenly surrounded Tsunade, intending to defeat her and secure their reward.

Xu Yue used his AT Field to crush the six Elite Reincarnators who attacked Tsunade, then turned his attention to Kabuto. Jiraiya and Orochimaru ended their fight, while two of the attackers died from their injuries.

• Six Elite Reincarnators attacked Tsunade in the dust cloud, but she had begun recovering and struggling to stand.
• Xu Yue swept an AT Field over the attackers, killing four outright and badly injuring the IS Battle Suit user and the Bleach.
• Xu Yue identified Kabuto as still useful and walked toward him, while Kabuto realized who Xu Yue was and apologized.
• Jiraiya stopped fighting Orochimaru, and Orochimaru accepted Tsunade's refusal and considered asking Xu Yue to treat his arms.
• The IS Battle Suit user and Yamada died from their injuries.

Xu Yue returned to Konoha with Tsunade and learned more about the Reincarnation Space’s ranks and powerful figures from Zhang Yulin. As Tsunade took office as the Fifth Hokage, Xu Yue considered how much remained hidden and how many missions he still had before the Space might interfere with him.

• Orochimaru offered Xu Yue the Curse Mark’s principles and a piece of Juugo’s flesh in exchange for help healing his arms, and Xu Yue considered adapting the Curse Mark to strengthen others.
• On the journey back to Konoha, Naruto asked Xu Yue about his fight with Kabuto, while Zhang Tao and Huang Qiang chose to follow the group after earning Tsunade’s Recognition bond.
• Tsunade declared herself the Fifth Hokage, and Zhang Yulin arranged for Genma Shiranui and Aoba Yamashiro to notify the nations’ Great Names.
• Xu Yue reflected on Zhang Yulin’s Space Ability and learned that powerful Reincarnators were classified as Intruders, with Veteran and Elite ranks above ordinary Intruders.
• Zhang Yulin confirmed that figures such as Li Shuizhang and Yuan Shijia had become difficult to return to the real world, leading Xu Yue to infer that the Reincarnation Space restricted the strongest from intervening freely.

After Sasuke left Konoha with the Sound Four, Xu Yue joined the pursuit squad to protect the genin and ensure Sasuke reached the Valley of the End. Three surviving Reincarnators followed the squad, planning to exploit their secret intelligence and attack after Naruto and Sasuke were wounded.

• Tsunade forced Xu Yue's Wood Clone to help with the Hokage paperwork while Sasuke waited for Naruto and decided to leave for Orochimaru.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought, and Sasuke realized Naruto had grown stronger; the Sound Four then beat Sasuke and carried him away in a wooden barrel.
• Xu Yue received a mission to ensure Sasuke arrived safely and no Konoha genin died, and he identified the interference as likely coming from an Elite Reincarnator.
• The Sound Four defeated Genma Shiranui and Aoba Yamashiro's team, while three surviving Reincarnators watched and agreed to cooperate using one member's secret intelligence.
• Shikamaru assembled the pursuit squad, and Xu Yue joined with the Hokage's approval as the group set out after Sasuke.
• The three Reincarnators followed the squad from the shadows, intending to wait until Naruto and Sasuke were badly wounded at the Valley of the End before intervening.

The Sound Four trapped Shikamaru’s pursuit team in Jirobo’s Earth Prison Dome, but Xu Yue helped them find a way to break out. Jirobo was unnerved by Xu Yue, then stayed behind to duel Choji while the others continued after Sasuke.

• After defeating the Special Jonin, Sakon, Tayuya, Kidomaru, and Jirobo discovered Shikamaru’s pursuit team and trapped them inside Earth Prison Dome.
• Jirobo stayed behind to drain the trapped Genin’s Chakra while Sakon, Tayuya, and Kidomaru continued onward with Sasuke.
• Xu Yue pointed out that one section of the prison wall repaired more slowly, and Shikamaru directed the team to attack it together until the barrier collapsed.
• Jirobo froze and began crying when he saw Xu Yue, but Xu Yue’s Sharingan startled him into fighting and delaying the pursuit team with wide-range attacks.
• Choji volunteered to hold Jirobo off, and Jirobo accepted him as his sole opponent while the rest of the team continued after Sasuke.

Shikamaru's team pursued the Sound Ninja while three hidden observers tracked them, believing events were matching their intelligence. As Kimimaro blocked Naruto and Xu Yue and Sasuke went ahead alone, the observers prepared for what they expected to be their final obstacle.

• Three observers watched Choji battle Jirobo, then followed the pursuing team outside Neji's Byakugan range.
• Shikamaru disguised himself as Jirobo to exploit the Sound Ninja's carelessness, but Kidomaru exposed him and stayed behind to fight.
• Kidomaru withdrew with Neji, and Shikamaru's team continued after Tayuya and Sakon while the observers again judged events an exact match for their intelligence.
• Sakon charged at the pursuing team while Tayuya continued onward with Sasuke's barrel.
• Kimimaro arrived and blocked Naruto and Xu Yue, while Sasuke headed off alone in search of Orochimaru.

Xu Yue stopped Kimimaro from pursuing Naruto and revealed that he possessed Shikotsumyaku, leaving the two to fight while Naruto chased Sasuke. Nearby Reincarnators misjudged the situation because their intelligence had expected Rock Lee and Gaara to intervene.

• Naruto used Multi Shadow Clone Technique against Kimimaro, but Kimimaro destroyed the clones and nearly struck him with a bone blade.
• Xu Yue broke Kimimaro’s blade, told Naruto to pursue Sasuke, and deflected Kimimaro’s Ten Finger Drilling Bullets with shuriken.
• Xu Yue confronted Kimimaro and formed a bone blade with his own Shikotsumyaku.
• Three Reincarnators discussed their inaccurate intelligence, which had predicted Rock Lee would hold Kimimaro back and Gaara would arrive as support.
• The Reincarnators saw Xu Yue use Shikotsumyaku and assumed he had obtained the bloodline through an unusual, lucky route.

Xu Yue tested Kimimaro’s Shikotsumyaku while three Reincarnators planned to capture Gaara and pursue the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Gaara arrived and fought Kimimaro, but the Reincarnators ambushed Kimimaro after he nearly killed Gaara.

• Three Reincarnators watched Xu Yue and Kimimaro fight, then decided to wait for Gaara and target both him and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Xu Yue copied Kimimaro’s ordinary Shikotsumyaku techniques and deliberately backed away when he sensed someone approaching.
• Gaara arrived on a cloud of sand, warned Xu Yue not to interfere, and challenged Kimimaro.
• Kimimaro endured Gaara’s Sandstorm Funeral and nearly pierced him with Tessenka no Mai: Hana.
• As Gaara escaped with a serious wound, the three Reincarnators attacked Kimimaro, intending to join forces with Gaara before capturing him too.

Gaara was badly wounded by Kimimaro, but Xu Yue and two Reincarnators intervened, and their fight with Kimimaro exposed the danger of his Willow Dance. Kimimaro, growing weak, transformed into Curse Mark Second State as the Reincarnators prepared to fight again.

• Kimimaro pierced Gaara with a powerful attack, but a sniper shot and Xu Yue's group arrived before he could finish him off.
• Xu Yue joined Gaara while the burly man and the intelligence expert attacked Kimimaro from opposite sides.
• Kimimaro unleashed Corpse Bone Pulse Willow Dance, damaging the burly man's heavy blade and badly wounding the intelligence expert.
• A sniper shot disrupted Kimimaro, allowing both Reincarnators to retreat and prepare their items for another assault.
• Kimimaro felt his strength waning and transformed into Curse Mark Second State.

Kimimaro unleashed his Bracken Dance, badly injuring Gaara before the Reincarnators captured and sealed him. Xu Yue received a mission to rescue Gaara and revealed his strength when the Reincarnators tried to kill him, ending by offering to introduce them to the Ten-Tails.

• Kimimaro erupted a forest of bone blades, and Gaara used sand to lift two Reincarnators out of danger.
• Kimimaro struck Gaara through the shoulder, and Xu Yue healed the unconscious Kimimaro while leaving Gaara trapped and badly injured.
• The Reincarnators hypnotized Gaara and sealed him inside a Cross-shaped coffin, while Xu Yue received missions for rescuing Kimimaro and Gaara.
• Xu Yue asked whether the Reincarnators wanted to pursue the other Jinchuriki, and they ordered their sniper to kill him.
• Xu Yue caught the sniper's bullet between two fingers and offered to let the Reincarnators get to know the Ten-Tails.

Xu Yue revealed his overwhelming power and killed the three Elite Reincarnators who had come for the Jinchuriki. At the Valley of the End, he met Sasuke after Sasuke defeated Naruto, let him leave for Orochimaru, and carried Naruto back toward Konoha.

• Xu Yue transformed into a Six Paths form and killed the three Reincarnators, who realized too late that they could not challenge him.
• Naruto and Sasuke clashed above the Valley of the End and fell to the ground, with both left unconscious and injured.
• Sasuke prepared to leave Naruto behind and pursue Orochimaru, but Xu Yue appeared and Sasuke mistook him for a Takigakure ninja who had defeated Orochimaru's subordinate.
• Xu Yue trapped Sasuke in Tsukuyomi, revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, and spoke with him about his choice to leave and pursue power.
• Xu Yue released Sasuke, who thanked him and departed; Xu Yue picked up Naruto and headed back toward Konoha.