Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan fought Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi after facing the Akatsuki group, and the chapter left their battle ongoing as Kisame unleashed a massive water attack.

• Chen Fan exchanged sword strikes with Hoshigaki Kisame, forcing him to retreat.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared behind Chen Fan and attacked with a kunai, but Chen Fan countered with a kick and made Itachi withdraw.
• Itachi sent spiraling water pillars at Chen Fan, who cut them apart with the Kusanagi Sword.
• Kisame used Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique to send a giant water shark at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan answered with Grudge Blade, Fearless Sky: Katana Style.

Chen Fan defeated Kisame's clone and survived Deidara's clay bomb ambush without injury. He pursued Deidara into the sky with Moonwalk and caught up beside him.

• Chen Fan split Kisame's shark, broke through his Water Prison Technique, and pierced his heart.
• Kisame and Zetsu discussed their defeats and the limits of the clones' chakra, while Konan revealed that Mei was the Fifth Mizukage.
• Deidara detonated clay bombs beneath Chen Fan, but Chen Fan emerged unharmed and said he would deal with Deidara first.
• Chen Fan used Moonwalk to chase Deidara's flying bird, then accelerated with whirlwinds and caught up beside him.

Chen Fan killed Deidara's clone after pursuing him through the air and dodging his clay bird bombs. He landed before Pain and Itachi, leaving the two of them as his remaining opponents.

• Chen Fan chased Deidara through the air while Pain and Itachi discussed his speed, sword, and resistance to illusions.
• Deidara launched two clay bird bombs at Chen Fan and detonated them with the last of his clone's Chakra.
• Chen Fan survived the explosions, caught up to Deidara, and cut him in half, killing the clone.
• Deidara awoke in the cave and vowed to make Chen Fan experience his true art.
• Chen Fan landed before Pain and Itachi and asked whether they would fight him separately or together.

Chen Fan overcame Pain's gravitational techniques and helped turn the battle against the Akatsuki clones, while Mei Terumi and Chiyo went to find Gaara and disrupt the One-Tail sealing. Pain stayed behind to fight Chen Fan, and the chapter ended as they clashed.

• Chen Fan broke free of Pain's gravitational pull and cut Uchiha Itachi's clone in half, but Itachi's crows revealed that the attack had only slightly misdirected Chen Fan's judgment.
• Itachi's exhausted clone transformed into another person and collapsed, while Itachi returned to the cave and learned that Mei Terumi and Chiyo had defeated Sasori's clone.
• Mei Terumi and Chiyo joined Chen Fan, who sent them to find Gaara and interrupt the One-Tail sealing while he faced Pain alone.
• Pain asked Chen Fan how he had resisted the Rinnegan's gravity, and Chen Fan refused to explain his power.
• Pain used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Chen Fan, who swung his Kusanagi Sword at him.

Chen Fan fought Pain, countering his Almighty Push by redirecting the force acting on himself. Pain summoned a meteor to threaten two others, but Chen Fan cut him down, and Zetsu watched from a distance.

• Pain used Substitution Jutsu to escape Chen Fan's sword strike, then blasted the area around him with Almighty Push.
• Chen Fan redirected the repulsive force into the ground, escaped underground, and charged back at Pain.
• Pain realized Chen Fan could control forces acting on himself and used Almighty Push again, but Chen Fan continued his attack.
• Pain summoned a flaming meteor and challenged Chen Fan to protect two others from it.
• Chen Fan cut Pain in half, while Zetsu observed and commented on the Rinnegan's power.

Chen Fan used his vector manipulation to shatter Pain’s Chibaku Tensei with one punch, saving Mei Terumi and Chiyo from being crushed. Zetsu and the others were left stunned by his strength.

• Pain told Zetsu to watch the battle and explained that Chen Fan could redirect forces, making ordinary physical attacks ineffective.
• Mei Terumi and Chiyo reached Chen Fan as Pain’s Chibaku Tensei descended, and he told them to raise a Defense Barrier while he handled it.
• Chen Fan activated his AIM Field and automatic reflection, then punched the Chibaku Tensei.
• The Chibaku Tensei cracked apart and exploded into fragments, which struck the barrier as Mei Terumi and Chiyo reinforced it.
• Zetsu and the others inside the cave heard the explosion and believed the Chibaku Tensei had landed.

Chen Fan recovered after destroying Pain’s meteor and joined Chiyo and Mei Terumi at the cave where Gaara was being held. Mei Terumi began corroding the barrier on the stone door with her Lava Release.

• Zetsu reported that Chen Fan had destroyed Pain’s meteor with one punch, and Pain ordered the sealing of the One-Tail to continue while Zetsu monitored Chen Fan.
• Mei Terumi checked on Chen Fan, who said he needed three hours to recover, so she and Chiyo guarded him.
• After resting, Chen Fan set out with Chiyo and Mei Terumi to rescue Gaara and found a barrier sealing the cave door.
• Chiyo explained that the barrier’s five seals had to be removed simultaneously, but Chen Fan said he could open the door without that process.
• Mei Terumi used her Lava Release: Lava Monster Jutsu to corrode the barrier.

Chen Fan and Mei Terumi entered the cave as Akatsuki extracted Shukaku from Gaara and Chen Fan tried to seize the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Pain drove them out with lightning and summoned the statue away, leaving Chen Fan to realize he would have to confront Pain in Amegakure to obtain it.

• Chen Fan and Mei Terumi entered the cave, where they found Akatsuki extracting Shukaku from an unconscious Gaara.
• Mei Terumi reacted with shock to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Chen Fan moved toward it and planned to cut its chains.
• Pain recognized Chen Fan's goal and ordered the others to stop him as the white dragons attacked.
• Pain unleashed a barrage of lightning, and Chiyo caught Gaara with Chakra threads and carried him out of the cave.
• Chen Fan and Mei Terumi escaped the collapsing cave, but Pain summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path away.

Chen Fan prepared to kill Deidara and Sasori despite his injuries, while Akatsuki members assessed the threat he posed. The chapter left Chen Fan and the two Akatsuki members facing off, with Mei Terumi volunteering to fight Sasori.

• Pain told Konan that he was fine, though Nagato's true body trembled and sweated from the strain of using his techniques.
• Kisame and Itachi discussed Chen Fan's role in Akatsuki's losses and feared Deidara and Sasori would fight him.
• Deidara challenged Chen Fan, while Sasori argued that art should be eternal and Chen Fan declared that true art was death.
• Mei Terumi told Chen Fan that she would handle Sasori.

Chen Fan fought Deidara while Mei Terumi faced Sasori, and he survived Deidara’s powerful aerial bombs before striking him with the Kusanagi Sword. Deidara revealed that the attack had triggered his secret C4 technique, leaving Chen Fan confronting a gigantic humanoid bomb.

• Chen Fan respected Mei Terumi’s decision to fight Sasori and told her not to get hurt before Deidara and Sasori threatened to add them to their collections.
• Deidara split off on a clay bird and attacked Chen Fan with a powerful C3 bomb, but Chen Fan emerged from the explosion unharmed.
• Deidara released more clay bombs as he flew, while Zetsu followed underground and recorded the battle for the Akatsuki.
• Chen Fan outpaced Deidara in the air and thrust the Kusanagi Sword through his chest.
• Deidara grabbed Chen Fan’s sword arm and activated C4, expanding into a gigantic humanoid bomb after Chen Fan identified the technique.

Chen Fan killed Deidara after surviving his C4 attack, then hurried to check on Mei Terumi's battle with Sasori. Zetsu recovered Deidara's ring and reported the fight to Pain, who ordered him to keep observing.

• Deidara detonated C4, but Chen Fan appeared unharmed and mocked him.
• Deidara tried to self-destruct, but Chen Fan stabbed him from behind and explained that Deidara had exhausted his Chakra.
• Deidara asked how Chen Fan had resisted C4, and Chen Fan said the bombs had never entered his body before pulling out his sword and killing him.
• Chen Fan rushed toward the battle between Sasori and Mei Terumi.
• Zetsu took Deidara's ring and reported his death and failed C4 attack to Pain, who told him to continue observing and record the battle.

Chen Fan returned to help Mei Terumi and fought Sasori, who used the Third Kazekage puppet and its Magnet Release to try to trap him. Chen Fan reflected Sasori’s flame attack into the puppet and cut off Sasori’s arm, leaving White Zetsu questioning the limits of Chen Fan’s ability.

• Chen Fan returned after killing Deidara, and Sasori vowed to avenge him.
• Chen Fan told Mei Terumi to rest and took over the fight against Sasori.
• Sasori used Magnet Release to pin Chen Fan’s sword and restrain his feet, then prepared a close-range flame attack.
• Chen Fan redirected Sasori’s flame into the Third Kazekage puppet, slicing it in half.
• Chen Fan rushed Sasori and cut off one of his arms, while White Zetsu wondered whether Chen Fan had reversed the Ninjutsu.

Chen Fan destroyed Sasori’s puppets and overcame the Hundred Puppets assault with his sword techniques. Sasori recognized that his puppets had reached their limit against Chen Fan, who remained overwhelmingly stronger.

• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu debated whether to approach Chen Fan, but neither went closer.
• Sasori summoned more than a hundred puppets and attacked Chen Fan with his Secret Red Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets.
• Chen Fan used Tempest Kick to smash Sasori’s puppets and sever their Chakra threads.
• Sasori attacked Chen Fan with concealed poison-coated senbon and flanking puppets, but Chen Fan’s Sword Domain destroyed the attackers.
• Chen Fan pursued Sasori and shattered his remaining puppets, prompting Sasori to acknowledge the limit of his strength against Chen Fan.

Chen Fan killed Sasori, prompting Akatsuki to plan an assault on Konoha, while the rescue of Gaara succeeded and strengthened the alliance between Hidden Sand Village and Kirigakure. Back in Konoha, Chen Fan warned Tsunade to prepare for war and vowed to unite the remaining ninja nations.

• Chen Fan pierced Sasori's core, and Sasori died after warning that Akatsuki would retaliate against Konoha.
• Zetsu reported Sasori's death to Pain and Obito, who watched footage of Chen Fan's battle.
• Pain declared that he would go to Konoha to capture the Three-Tails and Nine-Tails, kill Chen Fan, and destroy the village.
• Chiyo revived Gaara, and the rescue operation ended successfully with limited losses for Hidden Sand Village.
• Gaara and Mei Terumi signed an alliance agreement, and Chen Fan returned to Konoha with Mei to warn Tsunade of Akatsuki's coming attack.

After escorting Mei Terumi back to the Hidden Mist Village, Chen Fan resumed training in Konoha and met the returning Naruto and Jiraiya. He invited Jiraiya to drink with him, where Jiraiya asked how Chen Fan had won Tsunade over.

• Chen Fan escorted Mei Terumi back to the Hidden Mist Village, and they spent the journey together while she reflected on what she had learned in Konoha.
• Back in Konoha, Chen Fan spent time with Kurenai and continued training because he believed he needed greater strength to protect his family and pursue the Rinnegan and tailed beasts.
• Chen Fan encountered Uzumaki Naruto and Jiraiya, and Naruto teased Jiraiya about delaying their return because Tsunade had married Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan invited Jiraiya to have a drink with him and Tsunade, and Jiraiya agreed after remembering that Tsunade was now the Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya asked Chen Fan how he had pursued Tsunade, and Chen Fan said she had beaten him many times.

Jiraiya reunited with Tsunade and Chen Fan, thanked Chen Fan for supporting Tsunade, and faced the pain of seeing her happy with someone else. He described Naruto’s progress and warned that the Nine-Tails’ power could make Naruto dangerous, showing Tsunade the wound Naruto had inflicted when he reached four tails.

• Jiraiya thanked Chen Fan for becoming someone Tsunade could rely on and for helping Konoha prosper.
• Tsunade joined Chen Fan and Jiraiya for drinks, and Jiraiya complained about seeing the woman he loved flirting with Chen Fan.
• Tsunade asked Jiraiya whether he would become the Sixth Hokage, but he refused and said he still hoped to find love.
• Chen Fan agreed not to tell Jiraiya how he had won Tsunade over after she threatened to keep him out that night.
• Jiraiya said Naruto had learned to control some of the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, but four tails could make him lose control.
• Jiraiya showed Tsunade the chest wound Naruto had inflicted while under the Nine-Tails’ influence.

Chen Fan told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Akatsuki was likely to target Konoha and revealed that he had already killed four of its members. Jiraiya planned to investigate Akatsuki’s base in Amegakure, but Chen Fan warned him that timing and strength mattered more than intelligence, leaving the meaning of the timing unclear as three people appeared amid injured soldiers in another country.

• Jiraiya said Naruto needed to become stronger to avoid capture by Akatsuki, and Chen Fan suggested killing all its members.
• Chen Fan revealed that he had killed four Akatsuki members and explained that their attacks made a confrontation inevitable.
• Jiraiya agreed Akatsuki had broader ambitions and asked whether it might target the Hidden Sand Village or the Hidden Mist Village.
• Chen Fan said Konoha was the likeliest target because Akatsuki had fewer members and might want revenge on him.
• Jiraiya said Akatsuki’s base seemed to be in Amegakure and proposed investigating it before coordinating an attack.
• Chen Fan cautioned Jiraiya against investigating alone and said timing and strength mattered most, while three people appeared in a country among wounded soldiers.

Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto, and Uchiha Sasuke discussed Sasuke’s growing strength and their enemies, Chen Fan and Uchiha Itachi. Orochimaru led Sasuke to another base to train, while Chen Fan’s teasing sparked an argument with Tsunade.

• Orochimaru praised Uchiha Sasuke’s strength, but Sasuke said his only concern was becoming strong enough to kill Uchiha Itachi.
• Orochimaru tried to convince Sasuke that they shared a hatred of Chen Fan, but Sasuke warned that even the two of them together could not defeat him.
• Orochimaru withdrew his threatening aura and took Sasuke and Yakushi Kabuto toward another base where Sasuke could grow stronger.
• Chen Fan sneezed after showing off, then Tsunade accused him of flirting with other women and pinched him while Jiraiya watched.

Chen Fan asked Jiraiya to investigate Orochimaru and allowed Naruto to search for Sasuke, despite the danger posed by Akatsuki. The chapter ended with Naruto and Sakura whispering about Chen Fan and Tsunade’s relationship.

• Chen Fan asked Jiraiya to gather information on Orochimaru, and Jiraiya described the missing bases and cruel experiments he had found while tracking him.
• Naruto arrived with Kakashi and Sakura, demanding to know where Sasuke was before the three-year deadline made him Orochimaru’s vessel.
• Chen Fan told Naruto to go find Sasuke and assured Jiraiya that Naruto would be safe while he remained in Konoha.
• Naruto thanked Chen Fan, while Tsunade complained that Chen Fan had made the decision without consulting her.
• Naruto whispered to Sakura that he wondered whether Tsunade was an older woman pursuing Chen Fan, and Sakura was surprised by his conclusion.

Chen Fan and Tsunade discussed his unchanged appearance and their relationship before he carried her home. The next day, Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto prepared to investigate Orochimaru's latest location and Sasuke's reported victory over an entire country's army.

• Chen Fan claimed he was over two hundred years old, and Sakura and the others questioned how he could still look unchanged.
• Kakashi took Naruto and Sakura to Training Ground 3 to test their training, while Chen Fan, Tsunade, and Jiraiya drank together.
• Jiraiya warned Chen Fan to protect Tsunade and to be wary of Danzō, and Chen Fan carried Tsunade away after Jiraiya left.
• Tsunade admitted she felt guilty about making Jiraiya wait, and Chen Fan reassured her before carrying her into her room.
• The next day, Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto prepared to investigate Orochimaru's latest reported location, where Sasuke had allegedly defeated an entire country's army.