Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan defeated Deva Path Pain after reaching Level 5 and tracked Nagato to his hiding place. He entered Nagato’s cave with the defeated Pain, leaving Nagato and Konan face-to-face with him.

• Chen Fan destroyed the core of Pain’s planet-like ninjutsu, blasted Deva Path Pain away, and emerged unharmed.
• Chen Fan explained that he had recovered some of his strength and revealed that he had recently reached Level 5.
• Chen Fan sensed Nagato’s location, blocked Deva Path Pain’s Almighty Push, and disabled him by crushing the black rods in his body.
• Chen Fan carried Deva Path Pain to Nagato’s cave, where Konan stopped her attack to avoid hitting Pain.
• Chen Fan entered the cave and saw Nagato, crippled and emaciated, seated in a machine with black rods embedded in his back.

Chen Fan confronted Nagato and Konan in Amegakure, revealed that Uchiha Madara had planted the Rinnegan in Nagato to use the Rinne Rebirth Technique, and demanded the eyes and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The negotiations faltered when Nagato said only he could summon the statue, leaving Chen Fan ready to resort to force.

• Nagato asked Chen Fan why he claimed the Rinnegan did not belong to him, while Konan warned Nagato not to trust Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan revealed that Uchiha Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato so Nagato could revive him with the Rinne Rebirth Technique.
• Nagato questioned Chen Fan's motives, and Chen Fan demanded that Nagato surrender the Rinnegan and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Konan refused to hand over the Rinnegan, so Chen Fan threatened Nagato and pressed his Kusanagi Sword against the Deva Path Pain's neck.
• Nagato told Chen Fan that only he could summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, undermining Chen Fan's threat and his hope of settling the matter peacefully.

Chen Fan forced Nagato to surrender one Rinnegan and summon the Gedo Statue, while warning Konan that Nagato was being used by others. Zetsu learned that Chen Fan had taken both prizes and alerted Uchiha Obito.

• Chen Fan threatened Yahiko's corpse, and Nagato agreed to hand over one Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue if Konan could leave with Yahiko's body.
• Nagato removed one Rinnegan and gave it to Konan, who handed it to Chen Fan before leaving with Yahiko.
• Chen Fan told Nagato that he was a pawn in others' plans, and Nagato questioned him about the Rinnegan and their true goals.
• Konan used a seal and Nagato's black rods to make Yahiko summon the Gedo Statue for Chen Fan.
• Zetsu's clone saw Chen Fan and Nagato with the Gedo Statue, then Zetsu warned Uchiha Obito that Chen Fan had seized it and the Rinnegan.

Uchiha Obito learned that Chen Fan had defeated Nagato and taken one of his Rinnegan, while Nagato prepared to confront Obito himself. Obito planned to provoke the other shinobi nations by spreading claims that Konoha intended to gather the Ten-Tails and dominate the ninja world.

• Uchiha Obito asked Zetsu to confirm that Nagato still had one Rinnegan, since it would be enough to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato refused to give Chen Fan his remaining eye yet and asked him to protect Konan in exchange for help with other matters.
• Nagato exposed and destroyed Zetsu's hidden clones, then said he would seek out Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Obito decided to fight Nagato, while Black Zetsu judged that Nagato's failing body could be worn down despite his Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Obito ordered White Zetsu to spread rumors that Chen Fan had obtained nearly all the tailed beasts and that Konoha planned to seize the Eight-Tails and control the ninja world.

Chen Fan took the unconscious Konan and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path toward Konoha while rumors cast him as Akatsuki’s leader and accused him of seeking the tailed beasts. As other villages prepared to pressure Konoha, Tsunade defended Chen Fan at a meeting with the village’s senior leaders.

• Obito learned from Zetsu that Sasuke and Itachi were still fighting, and Chen Fan warned Nagato that Konan might seek revenge on him.
• Nagato left an unconscious Konan behind, and Chen Fan decided to take her with him rather than let her risk her life.
• Chen Fan carried Konan on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and headed toward Konoha as rumors spread that he planned to gather the tailed beasts and secretly led Akatsuki.
• Other ninja nations began coordinating plans to demand that Konoha surrender its tailed beasts and to turn the village against Chen Fan.
• Konoha’s senior leaders met before Chen Fan returned, and Tsunade rejected Utatane Koharu’s suggestion that she had been controlled and defended Chen Fan’s contributions to Konoha.

Tsunade defended Chen Fan after Utatane Koharu warned that Konoha’s prosperity and the balance between ninja nations were at risk. Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed Chen Fan was not an Akatsuki spy and considered how Konoha could respond to demands for the tailed beasts without losing its alliance network.

• Utatane Koharu warned Tsunade that other ninja nations might attack Konoha and questioned whether Chen Fan’s safety could destabilize the balance.
• Tsunade smashed the table in anger, and Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuked Utatane Koharu before Mitokado Homura asked whether Chen Fan was an Akatsuki spy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi vouched for Chen Fan and said Akatsuki had spread the claim after Chen Fan obtained the tailed beasts.
• Mitokado Homura asked how Konoha should answer other nations demanding the tailed beasts, while Hiruzen Sarutobi weighed the danger to Konoha’s alliances.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Chen Fan’s plan to bind smaller villages to Konoha through shared interests and recognized that the crisis could undermine the system’s influence.

Tsunade told Konoha’s leaders that Chen Fan expected the conflict with the other ninja villages to become a one-sided slaughter rather than a war. As the leaders debated his plans and Konoha’s response, Tsunade defended her authority and Danzō offered to send his men to support Chen Fan.

• Danzō urged Konoha to welcome a war and use it to demonstrate its strength, while Tsunade suspected he had ulterior motives.
• The Third Hokage asked what Chen Fan had said, and Tsunade explained that he expected no war, only a one-sided slaughter.
• Tsunade said Chen Fan could find another solution but considered it too troublesome, prompting Utatane Koharu to condemn his disregard for lives.
• Tsunade warned the elders not to overstep their authority and said they could handle the problem themselves if they thought they could do better.
• Danzō offered to send all his men to support Chen Fan, claiming he wanted to protect him and secure the benefits of the tailed beasts.

Chen Fan carried the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path toward Konoha while assassins watched in fear. When they finally attacked, he reflected their ninjutsu and weapons back at them, leaving his true abilities a mystery.

• The Third Hokage stopped the argument and asked Tsunade whether Konoha should send people to help Chen Fan.
• Tsunade refused, saying Chen Fan could handle everything because he was her man.
• Chen Fan walked toward Konoha carrying the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with one hand, while more than a hundred attackers failed to stop him.
• The assembled ninjas launched a coordinated assault with ninjutsu, kunai, and shuriken.
• Chen Fan stopped the attacks just before they hit him and reflected them back, blasting craters into the surroundings and killing or injuring the attackers.

Chen Fan faced the Allied Shinobi Forces, who demanded the tailed beasts and threatened his family. He killed the ninja who made the threat and attacked the surrounding forces with Finger Pistol.

• Allied Shinobi Forces demanded that Chen Fan hand over the tailed beasts and threatened Konoha and his family.
• Chen Fan shattered the ground beneath his feet, sending many ninjas tumbling into the cracks.
• Chen Fan struck the airborne ninja who had threatened his family with Finger Pistol, piercing his heart.
• Chen Fan said that anyone who threatened his family had to die, and the wounded ninja died.
• Chen Fan fired Finger Pistol repeatedly into the surrounding ninjas, killing many as the survivors watched in horror.

Chen Fan continued toward Konoha after killing the ninjas who tried to stop him, while Zetsu watched and considered his plans. In the Hidden Sand Village, Gaara argued that Chen Fan had saved the ninja world and did not need the tailed beasts to conquer it.

• Chen Fan dismissed the threat of a ninja world war, buried the ninjas who confronted him, and continued toward Konoha, convinced that unification was the only way to secure peace.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu watched Chen Fan and discussed his strength, his schemes, and the need to prepare other plans.
• News of Chen Fan’s killings spread across the ninja world, and the Hidden Sand Village’s leaders debated demanding the return of One-Tails Shukaku from Konoha.
• Gaara said Chen Fan had destroyed Akatsuki and taken the tailed beasts only along the way, arguing that he had saved the ninja world and did not need them to conquer other villages.

Gaara and Mei Terumi pledged Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist support for Konoha and Chen Fan, shifting the ninja world into three opposing alliances. As rival factions sent representatives to demand the tailed beasts, repeated attempts to ambush Chen Fan ended in total annihilation, turning their conflict into a vendetta against him.

• Gaara rejected waiting for Konoha to ask for help and ordered Hidden Sand to offer its entire army in support of Konoha, making the announcement public.
• Mei Terumi and the surviving elder agreed that Hidden Mist would also commit its forces to Konoha, despite the village's recent suffering from war.
• Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist's declarations surprised the ninja world and Konoha's leaders, while the Land of Earth and Hidden Cloud formed rival alliances, creating a three-way standoff.
• The rival alliances sent negotiators to Konoha to demand the tailed beasts, but Chen Fan had not returned, making the talks premature.
• Ninja villages repeatedly ambushed and tried to assassinate Chen Fan, but he killed every attacker, and their goal shifted from seizing the tailed beasts to killing him.

Chen Fan returned to Konoha with Konan and the Ten-Tails' husk, rebuffed demands to surrender the tailed beasts, and reassured Kurenai that war would not harm his loved ones. He attended a tense meeting with representatives of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, who intended to pressure Konoha over his actions.

• Chen Fan returned to Konoha, where the villagers cheered him, and beat envoys who demanded that he uphold the First Hokage's tailed-beast treaty.
• Chen Fan secured the Ten-Tails' husk in a barrier and brought the sealed, unconscious Konan home to wait for her seal to release.
• Chen Fan reassured Kurenai that he would protect his women and said unifying the shinobi world was the right course.
• Chen Fan arrived at a meeting with representatives of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, who suspected his ties to Akatsuki and sought to weaken Konoha.

Chen Fan confronted the Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village representatives over Akatsuki and the tailed beasts, refusing to surrender either. The meeting ended with Tsunade and Konoha openly backing him and declaring they would fight if challenged.

• The Hidden Sand Village and Hidden Mist Village representatives pledged their support to Chen Fan.
• The Hidden Rock Village representative accused Chen Fan of leading Akatsuki and demanded an explanation, while Chen Fan mocked his concerns.
• Chen Fan released his killing intent, threatened the representatives, and declared that he would keep the tailed beasts and kill anyone who came for his life.
• The Hidden Cloud Village representative asked for Akatsuki information and the return of Two-Tails Matatabi, but Chen Fan refused.
• Tsunade declared that Konoha supported Chen Fan, and the Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist representatives reaffirmed their backing.
• Tsunade threatened war if the other villages challenged Konoha's stance.

Tsunade rejected the Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud representatives’ pressure to abandon Chen Fan, declaring Konoha would not yield to threats of war. The Third Hokage emerged and backed her authority, pledging to follow her decisions even if he had to fight on the battlefield.

• The chapter described how other nations spread rumors portraying Chen Fan as a would-be ruler of the ninja world and sent assassins to stop him, but he killed them all.
• The Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village representatives confronted Tsunade over her protection of Chen Fan, and she said they were the ones threatening war.
• Tsunade declared that Konoha’s alliance was stronger than the two villages and that Chen Fan was her man.
• The Hidden Rock Village representative demanded to see the Third Hokage, who emerged and said Tsunade’s decisions as Hokage were absolute and that he would follow her into battle.

Konoha rejected Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village’s demands to reclaim their tailed beasts, leaving the villages to decide whether to risk war. Chen Fan warned that the Akatsuki Organization had cultivated around a hundred thousand clones and would intervene, while Danzō secretly sent Anbu on a mission.

• Third Hokage refused to return the tailed beasts and told the representatives that Konoha feared neither war nor its consequences.
• The Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village representatives left Konoha after Tsunade told them the choice between war and peace was theirs.
• Chen Fan advised Konoha to prepare for battle and revealed that the Akatsuki Organization had created around a hundred thousand clones using Hashirama Senju's cells.
• Chen Fan explained that the clones could disguise themselves as shinobi but that he could trace and intercept their signals.
• Danzō watched the departing representatives and ordered a group of Anbu to carry out their missions.

Danzō ordered Root to kill the Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud representatives, triggering the war Chen Fan had anticipated. After the deaths reached their villages, the Tsuchikage and Raikage sent troops to invade the Land of Fire, leaving the story poised for the war to begin.

• The Hidden Rock representative tried to secure an alliance with the Hidden Cloud representative, but Danzō’s Root ambushed them and killed both delegations.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu saw Konoha’s internal division as an opportunity and discussed contacting its conspirators to learn the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s location.
• Tsunade learned of the killings, and Chen Fan suspected Danzō; the Third Hokage explained Danzō’s ambition to unify the ninja world through force.
• Chen Fan called for preparations for war and argued that unifying the divided ninja world would require bloodshed.
• The Tsuchikage and Raikage ordered their forces to invade the Land of Fire and destroy Konoha.

Uchiha Obito returned to the ruins of Amegakure to search for Nagato, while war spread across the borders of the Land of Fire. In Konoha, Konan woke after more than ten days and feared Nagato had died, but Chen Fan told her Nagato had left to confront someone.

• Uchiha Obito returned to Amegakure, where six figures appeared and surrounded him.
• Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud ninja occupied border villages, looting and killing civilians as war began.
• Konan woke in Chen Fan's room and recognized the heart-piercing sensation of Nagato's Forbidden Jutsu, which suggested he had died.
• Chen Fan caught Konan's paper crane and told her Nagato had asked him to look after her before leaving to question someone.
• Konan insisted on finding Nagato, while Kurenai urged her to eat and wait for the rain to stop.

Chen Fan warned Konan not to act rashly and discovered that the Rinnegan’s power had transformed his AIM Field into a domain that could sense and control objects. Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito survived his battle with Nagato and escaped Amegakure carrying Yahiko’s body.

• Chen Fan told Konan that Nagato had likely met with misfortune and advised her to go collect his body, while warning her not to threaten Kurenai.
• Konan restrained her anger, realizing she still needed to retrieve Nagato and Yahiko’s bodies and that Chen Fan had protected Kurenai from her killing intent.
• Chen Fan sensed that the Rinnegan’s power had merged with his AIM Field, creating a domain that let him see everything within its range and control objects.
• Chen Fan considered seeking stronger Rinnegan and decided to gather the tailed beasts before consuming the Ten-Tails.
• Uchiha Obito was left badly injured after his battle with Nagato, then escaped beneath Amegakure carrying Yahiko’s body.

After Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village attacked the Land of Fire and killed civilians, Chen Fan planned to confront the Land of Earth alone while Konoha prepared to fight the Land of Lightning. Chen Fan took Konan with him, and they headed toward the Land of Earth, where he spotted its shinobi attacking a village.

• Obito took Nagato’s Rinnegan and vanished, saying he would fulfill Akatsuki’s wish.
• Konoha’s reconnaissance unit reported that Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village had attacked the Land of Fire and demanded its tailed beasts and Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan proposed that the allied countries concentrate their forces against the Land of Lightning while he went alone to the Land of Earth.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha to contact the Land of Wind and the Land of Water and prepare to attack the Land of Lightning.
• Chen Fan told Konan to travel with him, and they flew from Konoha toward the Land of Earth.
• Chen Fan saw shinobi from the Land of Earth attacking a village near the Land of Fire’s border.

Chen Fan arrived in a Land of Earth village and questioned its ninjas about the forces still active in the Land of Fire. After they recognized him and refused to cooperate, he used his Gravity Domain to immobilize them, then began tormenting one with a falling kunai.

• Chen Fan landed in the village and asked the surrounding Land of Earth ninjas how many of their squads were active in the Land of Fire.
• A ninja attacked Chen Fan, and Chen Fan killed him with Finger Pistol.
• The surviving ninjas recognized Chen Fan as the user of the Six Powers, but refused to reveal where their other forces were.
• Chen Fan used Tenfold Gravity to pin the ninjas down and crush the surrounding houses.
• Chen Fan kicked one immobilized ninja onto his back and dropped a kunai beside his temple, then claimed he had missed.