Chapter Summaries

Kakashi tried using his Mangekyo on Obito, but it had no effect, and Obito escaped after telling Nohara Rin he had acted for her sake. Nohara Rin chose to stay in Konoha for a few days and go to Uchiha Jin’s home, while Jin went to discuss Obito and Uchiha Madara with the village.

• Kakashi used Kamui on Obito’s arm at Uchiha Jin’s request, but it did not hurt Obito.
• Kakashi and Nohara Rin urged Obito to stay, but Obito said his actions had been for Rin and escaped through space-time ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Jin told the others he had blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen for political reasons and ordered them to keep the matter confidential.
• Nohara Rin chose to stay in Konoha for a few days and go to Uchiha Jin’s home rather than stay with Kakashi.
• Uchiha Jin sent Kakashi to the Hokage Office and took Nohara Rin to his home.

Uchiha Tsuki told Nohara Rin how Uchiha Jin had struggled against the old village and ultimately established New Konoha, changing Rin’s view of him and Sarutobi Hiruzen. At the Hokage Office, Jin began briefing the assembled leaders on Uchiha Madara’s plans, Nagato, Obito, and the Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast Capture Plan.

• Uchiha Jin left Nohara Rin in Uchiha Tsuki’s care and went to the Hokage Building to handle unfinished matters.
• Uchiha Tsuki explained Jin’s hardships, his parents’ arrest, and how he brought the clans and villagers together to establish New Konoha and remove Sarutobi Hiruzen’s former leadership.
• Nohara Rin struggled to accept what Tsuki told her, then reflected on Jin’s past and asked to hear more about his life.
• Uchiha Jin told everyone in the Hokage Office that the secrets he was about to share must remain there, and they agreed.
• Uchiha Jin explained how Uchiha Madara gained the Rinnegan, entrusted it to Nagato, and arranged for Obito to carry out his plans through the Akatsuki and its Tailed Beast Capture Plan.

Uchiha Jin explained Uchiha Madara’s Moon Eye Plan and reassured Konoha’s leaders that he had the Akatsuki Organization under control. He left them with orders to strengthen themselves and accelerate Orochimaru’s research while keeping his wider plans secret.

• Uchiha Jin described how Uchiha Madara planned to use the Akatsuki Organization, Obito, Nagato, and the Rinnegan to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Senju Hashirama vowed to stop Madara, while Senju Tobirama condemned the plan and Tsunade called for the Five Kage Summit.
• Senju Tobirama argued that the other villages would not unite against the Akatsuki Organization unless they faced a crisis.
• Tsunade asked Uchiha Jin for his plan, and he said the Akatsuki Organization posed no immediate concern and that Obito remained within his calculations.
• Uchiha Jin told everyone to focus on becoming stronger and to hasten Orochimaru’s research, while withholding further details.

After learning that the Shinobi World faced a looming war, Konoha’s leaders began training and Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama decided to remain in the Mortal Realm and prepare to revive Konoha’s powerful dead. Back home, Uchiha Jin admitted to Nohara Rin that he had knowingly allowed her to become a sacrifice in Obito’s path to awakening his eyes.

• Tsunade and Kakashi went to train, while Senju Hashirama asked Senju Tobirama whether prolonged use of Impure World Reincarnation would harm their souls.
• Senju Tobirama explained that the damage would be limited, promised to develop a soul-repair technique, and advised reviving Konoha’s powerful dead before Akatsuki could control them.
• Senju Hashirama agreed to remain in the Mortal Realm, and Konoha’s high-ranking officials began training and urged others to strengthen themselves.
• Nohara Rin told Uchiha Jin that Sister Tsuki had revealed Konoha’s hidden history, including the troubles faced by the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, Kakashi’s father, Namikaze Minato, and the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Jin said he had known Uchiha Madara planned to use Obito and that Nohara Rin would become Obito’s sacrifice, but had watched events unfold without intervening.

Nohara Rin's sincere words unsettled Uchiha Jin and made him question whether he was as cold as he believed. After she left, he considered whether to revive her, confident he could use Nagato to accomplish it but unsure whether he truly wanted to.

• Nohara Rin told Uchiha Jin that his concern over her past showed he was gentle, leaving him to question his own nature.
• Uchiha Jin invited Nohara Rin to visit Old Konoha the next day and speak with Kushina and Kakashi, and warned her not to return to the Pure Land while Obito could summon her.
• Nohara Rin accepted Uchiha Jin's suggestion, said goodbye, and went to her guest room.
• After Nohara Rin left, Uchiha Jin considered reviving her and thought he could achieve it through his plans involving Nagato.
• Uchiha Jin remained conflicted over whether he truly wanted to bring Nohara Rin back to life.

Uchiha Jin and the Konoha higher-ups visited Old Konoha, where the former residents revisited places filled with memories. Jin accompanied Nohara Rin to their old homes, and Rin reflected on how much her loved ones had changed; the chapter left them together as they continued their visit.

• Uchiha Jin led the Hokage, Konoha Higher-ups, clan leaders, and reincarnated figures through Old Konoha, stirring memories of their former home.
• The visitors split up to explore their old residences, while Nohara Rin chose to accompany Uchiha Jin instead of visiting her home alone.
• Uchiha Jin showed Nohara Rin his childhood courtyard and told her about the fears and plans he had kept secret as a child.
• Uchiha Jin and Nohara Rin visited her home, where she recalled her parents, Team 7, Teacher Minato, Kakashi, and Obito, and reflected on how everyone had changed.

Nohara Rin told Uchiha Jin she had never been romantically interested in Kakashi, leaving him to wonder whether events had changed from his memories. As New Konoha prospered, Obito returned to Mountain Graveyard enraged and warned Black Zetsu that Uchiha Jin had exposed both their identities; Black Zetsu chose to stay away from Konoha and said Nagato was preparing to act.

• Nohara Rin recounted her past to Uchiha Jin and insisted that she had admired Kakashi but never liked him romantically.
• Uchiha Jin and Nohara Rin visited Namikaze Minato's home, where they met Uzumaki Kushina, before going their separate ways.
• Old Konoha's restored ruins drew visitors, while New Konoha prospered and its ninja trained in secret.
• Obito returned to Mountain Graveyard furious that Uchiha Jin had brought Rin back and revealed that his identity was known.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that Uchiha Jin also knew about him, while concealing that Madara and Black Zetsu had watched him since the Ninja Academy.
• Black Zetsu decided to avoid Konoha and said Nagato was preparing to make a move.

After Akatsuki’s plans were exposed, Obito and Black Zetsu agreed to move their base to the Land of Snow and accelerate the Tailed Beast capture plan. Pain gathered Akatsuki and assigned targets, leaving the organization poised to begin its rushed operation.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Nagato planned to relocate Akatsuki to the Land of Snow and begin capturing Tailed Beasts before the Five Kage Summit.
• Obito and Black Zetsu cursed Nagato’s reckless disclosures and Orochimaru’s defection, while Black Zetsu resolved to keep Nagato alive for his Rinnegan.
• The next afternoon, Obito and Black Zetsu arrived at Akatsuki’s gathering in the Land of Rain, where Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Kisame were present.
• Pain announced that Akatsuki would act ahead of schedule because Konoha might convene the Five Kage Summit and form an alliance against them.
• Pain assigned Sasori and Deidara the One-Tail, Kakuzu and Hidan the Two-Tails, himself and Konan the Eight-Tails, Obito the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, Kisame the Seven-Tails, and Zetsu intelligence.

Pain assigned Akatsuki’s members to capture the Tailed Beasts and ordered them to abandon their base in the Land of Rain for a new one in the Land of Snow. After Akatsuki’s attacks devastated several villages, Tsunade was shocked by its strength, and Uchiha Jin called Konoha’s leaders and reanimated allies to a meeting.

• Pain assigned Akatsuki members their targets, ordered them to move to the Land of Snow, and watched Obito leave after demonstrating Kamui.
• Half a month later, Kakashi reported to Uchiha Jin that Akatsuki had captured the Two-Tails, One-Tail, Four-Tails, and Seven-Tails, while severely injuring the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage.
• Kakashi reported that Ōnoki had suffered minor injuries while protecting the Five-Tails, and that Kirigakure’s two Tailed Beasts appeared to have died.
• Tsunade reacted with horror to Akatsuki’s victories and asked Uchiha Jin to summon her grandfather and the other reanimated fighters.
• Uchiha Jin ordered Shisui to notify the reanimated powerhouses and Konoha’s leaders, then gathered them for a meeting in the Small Conference Room.

Uchiha Jin rejected the proposal to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages against Akatsuki and instead chose to use the crisis to carry out his plan to eliminate the daimyo and nobles. The meeting ended with the others questioning his decision while Senju Tobirama wondered what Jin had considered that they had missed.

• Kakashi presented intelligence about Akatsuki, and the attendees reacted with alarm at the organization's strength.
• Senju Tobirama proposed convening a Five Kage Summit to unite the villages against Akatsuki and warned that finding its relocated base would be difficult.
• Uchiha Jin declared that Konoha should first use the turmoil to kill the daimyo and nobles, expecting Akatsuki to take the blame.
• Tsunade, Kakashi, Senju Hashirama, Hatake Sakumo, and others challenged Jin's priorities, while Senju Tobirama stayed silent and considered his reasoning.

Uchiha Jin rejected Senju Hashirama’s offer to take the blame and assigned squads to eliminate daimyo and nobles across several countries. Five days later, Shisui’s team prepared to attack the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion.

• Senju Hashirama urged Uchiha Jin to focus on Akatsuki and offered to bear the blame for killing the daimyo and nobles, but Uchiha Jin refused.
• Uchiha Jin assigned Fugaku, Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi, Senju Tobirama, Tsunade, and Shisui to lead squads against targets in different lands, while excluding the Land of Demons.
• Uchiha Jin’s trusted Anbu squads assembled and departed Konoha, with orders to strike their targets simultaneously at midnight five days later.
• Five days later, Shisui led his Anbu squad to the forest near the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion and ordered them to move.

Shisui led the assault on the Land of Fire’s Daimyo's Mansion, while shinobi attacked daimyo and nobles across several lands. The campaign ended with Senju Tobirama destroying the Land of Water's Daimyo's Mansion alone, leaving the Anbu stunned by his power.

• Shisui controlled the guards and attendants at the Daimyo's Mansion, killed the daimyo, and slaughtered his descendants, officials, and Guardian Shinobi.
• Shisui left the mansion and headed toward the other nobles as the Capital City erupted into fire and bloodshed.
• Fugaku and the Anbu attacked the Land of Earth's Daimyo's Mansion after Iwagakure withdrew most of its guards.
• Shinobi in the Land of Wind and Land of Lightning also attacked their daimyo and nobles, discovering how easily they could kill them.
• Senju Tobirama used a series of Water Release techniques to destroy the Land of Water's Daimyo's Mansion by himself, then ordered the Anbu to return.
• The Anbu recognized Senju Tobirama's overwhelming strength and questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen's claim to be the Strongest Hokage.

After the daimyo and nobles across the Great Nations were reported dead, Uchiha Jin publicly ordered Konoha to investigate the attacks while concealing that he had orchestrated them. Kakashi reluctantly sent the Anbu out on the impossible mission, then headed back to Jin to ask what he was actually supposed to do.

• Nara Shikaichi reported that the Land of Fire’s daimyo and nobles had been killed and that similar attacks had struck the other Great Nations.
• Uchiha Jin feigned outrage and ordered Kakashi to send every Anbu member to investigate across the nations.
• Kakashi accepted the order, knowing he had helped carry out the attacks, and left the Hokage Office.
• Kakashi gathered the Anbu and assigned them an S-rank mission to find the mastermind behind the killings.
• After the Anbu began preparing to depart, Kakashi went back toward the Hokage Office to ask Uchiha Jin for a clear objective.

Uchiha Jin instructed Kakashi to make Konoha’s investigation into the daimyo and nobles’ murders conspicuous while waiting for the other Shinobi Villages to act. After Kakashi left, Tsunade asked whether Konoha should take control before the samurai did, and Jin argued that the village should wait until the other Kage recognized their new freedom to rule and tax directly.

• Uchiha Jin told Kakashi to stage a sweeping investigation and wait for the other Shinobi Villages to begin their own inquiries.
• Kakashi left the Hokage Office and directed the Anbu to conduct the investigation and gather evidence.
• Tsunade warned Uchiha Jin that officials and samurai might choose a new daimyo or seize power if Konoha did not act.
• Uchiha Jin said Konoha should remain still to avoid becoming a target while the major Shinobi Villages adjusted to the deaths of their daimyo and nobles.
• Tsunade agreed that the samurai lacked the foundations and military strength to rule against the Ninja.

After the daimyo and nobles across many countries were massacred, Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure to launch an investigation and urged the other villages to meet. The chapter leaves the crisis unresolved as the villages mobilize, with Ōnoki back in his office to hear Kitsuchi’s report.

• Fourth Raikage ordered Mabui to investigate the massacre, deploying a third of Kumogakure’s ninja and all its Anbu.
• Kumogakure’s leaders noted that the killings had affected multiple countries and suspected a connection to Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast hunt.
• Fourth Raikage warned that other villages might blame Kumogakure, so he ordered an immediate investigation and proposed a Five Kage Summit.
• Kumogakure mobilized ninja throughout the Land of Lightning to search for the culprit.
• Ōnoki left the hospital and returned to his office, where Kitsuchi began a solemn report.

Ōnoki and Kitsuchi argued over how Iwagakure should respond to the deaths of the Land of Earth's daimyō and nobles. Ōnoki ordered a conspicuous investigation and a Five Kage Summit to keep other villages from blaming Iwagakure before the village addressed the country’s turmoil and wealth.

• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that the Land of Earth was panicking and urged him to stabilize the country and investigate the nobles’ deaths.
• Ōnoki connected the deaths to the Akatsuki’s recent attacks and questioned their aims, while Kitsuchi dismissed his speculation as a distraction.
• Kitsuchi proposed seizing the nobles’ assets and restoring control of the Land of Earth before hunting the murderer or convening a summit.
• Ōnoki warned that taking the wealth without investigating could make Iwagakure look guilty and serve as the mastermind’s scapegoat.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to investigate openly and convene a Five Kage Summit so the villages could agree on a response and find someone to blame.

Ōnoki persuaded Kitsuchi to focus on Iwagakure’s future rather than worry about the nobles’ wealth, while privately fearing the village lacked capable successors. In Kirigakure, Mei Terumī and Genji considered how to respond to the deaths of the daimyo and nobles, deciding to wait and watch other villages, especially Iwagakure.

• Ōnoki explained to Kitsuchi that military strength would let Iwagakure recover any wealth taken by officials and samurai, and urged him to think like a future Kage.
• Kitsuchi accepted Ōnoki’s advice and left to make arrangements, while Ōnoki worried that Iwagakure had no strong successor besides himself.
• The chapter described how Obito’s control of Karatachi Yagura had devastated Kirigakure, leaving the village without the Three-Tails and with many dead and ruined buildings.
• Mei Terumī asked Genji how Kirigakure should react after learning that the daimyo and nobles across countries had been killed.
• Genji advised Mei Terumī to take no action yet, send scouts, and watch what other villages did, paying special attention to Ōnoki’s Iwagakure.

Mei Terumī followed Genji’s advice to let Ōnoki lead while Kirigakure gathered intelligence, especially on Iwagakure. In Sunagakure, desperate poverty overwhelmed Chiyo’s warnings about a possible conspiracy, and Rasa ordered the village to seize the dead daimyo and nobles’ wealth by force.

• Genji told Mei Terumī he sought no power and advised her to follow Ōnoki’s lead to keep Kirigakure safe.
• Mei Terumī agreed and ordered the Anbu to send more scouts, focusing on Iwagakure.
• Sunagakure’s leaders argued over whether to investigate the daimyo and nobles’ deaths or take their wealth to save the starving village.
• Chiyo warned that the deaths likely concealed a conspiracy, but the other leaders insisted Sunagakure needed money immediately.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to raid the Daimyo’s Mansion, take all the accumulated wealth, and kill anyone who resisted.

As the Shinobi World descended into chaos after the daimyo and nobles died, Uchiha Jin told Kakashi and Tsunade that he intended to let the turmoil continue until people abandoned their old loyalties and accepted Konoha’s new order. Tsunade challenged his plan, and Jin explained that prolonged chaos was necessary for lasting stability.

• Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure investigated the upheaval while Sunagakure looted the Daimyo's Mansion, and lawlessness spread across the nations.
• Kakashi reported the worsening situation to Uchiha Jin, who said the chaos would help prepare the Shinobi World for a new order led by Konoha.
• Kakashi was stunned by Uchiha Jin's plan but remained silent and prepared to obey him.
• Tsunade objected to prolonging the suffering and asked Uchiha Jin what benefit the chaos served.
• Uchiha Jin explained that daimyo and nobles remained deeply rooted in people's minds, so prolonged chaos was needed to weaken their influence and secure the new order.

Uchiha Jin persuaded Tsunade and Kakashi that prolonged chaos and temporary sacrifices were necessary before Konoha could establish a lasting new order. Ten days later, Kumogakure called a Five Kage Summit, and Konoha agreed to attend.

• Uchiha Jin explained that Konoha had to let the Shinobi World’s turmoil continue until people were ready to accept a new order.
• Tsunade and Kakashi reflected on Konoha’s founding and agreed that Jin’s ruthless approach was necessary for lasting peace.
• Ten days later, Nara Shikaichi reported that Kumogakure had called a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron for five days later, with Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and the Land of Iron agreeing to attend.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Jin recognized that the other villages, especially Kumogakure and Iwagakure, could no longer tolerate the chaos.
• Uchiha Jin ordered Nara Shikaichi to inform Kumogakure and the Land of Iron that Konoha would attend the summit.