Chapter Summaries

Shisui questioned why the Senju Clan would not face the same suspicion as the Uchiha, and Uchiha Jin explained how the Senju’s power, Hokage leadership, and future intermarriage could prevent that conflict. After Fugaku and Shisui left, Jin prepared to use Konoha’s official voice to declare the Akatsuki organization the shinobi world’s public enemy.

• Shisui reflected on the Uchiha Clan’s dangerous position in old Konoha and asked why the Second Generation had not anticipated a future clash with the Senju Clan.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the Senju could suppress the Uchiha while holding the Hokage position, but had no need to guard against them as Sarutobi Hiruzen did.
• Uchiha Jin told Shisui that intermarriage among shinobi clans would gradually mix their bloodlines and reduce clan divisions over generations.
• Fugaku returned to the Konoha Military Police Force, and Shisui began supervising the clan members’ training.
• Uchiha Jin prepared to announce that the Akatsuki organization was responsible for seizing Tailed Beasts and killing daimyo and nobles.

After the Five Great Shinobi Nations announced Akatsuki’s threat, people across the shinobi world increasingly favored the villages as a source of order. Konoha began reorganizing into a military government and established five war zones under Uchiha Jin’s plan.

• People across the shinobi world reacted to the announcement and many considered joining Konoha as chaos spread.
• Konoha abolished the Mission Hall, reorganized its ninjas as salaried soldiers, and introduced internal promotion regulations.
• Kakashi, Orochimaru, Shisui, and Tsunade led forces to establish Konoha’s eastern, southern, western, and northern war zones.
• Fugaku and elites from the major ninja clans took control of the Daimyo’s Mansion and established the central war zone.
• Uchiha Jin set a two-tax system, with war zones retaining thirty percent for local needs and Konoha receiving the remaining national tax.

Nara Shikaichi worried that Konoha’s expansion into the Small Nations would provoke the other Shinobi Villages, but Uchiha Jin explained why they were unlikely to act soon. Shikaichi recognized Jin’s preparations and the weakened state of Konoha’s rivals, though he left exhausted by the Hokage’s ability.

• Nara Shikaichi warned Uchiha Jin that Konoha’s seizure of the Small Nations could prompt the other Shinobi Villages to attack.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the other villages would first struggle to divide the spoils within their own countries, giving Konoha time to stabilize its war zones.
• Uchiha Jin said Akatsuki would continue to distract the other villages and buy time for Konoha’s plans.
• Nara Shikaichi considered the injuries and losses suffered by Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure, and concluded they were unlikely to challenge Konoha soon.
• Nara Shikaichi acknowledged Uchiha Jin’s foresight and left feeling overwhelmed by the Hokage’s capabilities.

Rasa rejected Chiyo and Ebizo’s demand to seize the Small Nations, citing Sunagakure’s weakness and its need to rebuild the Land of Wind. Meanwhile, Fourth Raikage A accepted that Kumogakure was too weakened to challenge Konoha and abandoned talk of an attack.

• Rasa told Chiyo and Ebizo that Sunagakure lacked the manpower to seize the Small Nations and needed to focus on rebuilding the Land of Wind.
• Chiyo and Ebizo left after recognizing that Rasa’s assessment of the other villages’ weakness was accurate.
• After they left, Rasa planned to use Sunagakure’s new resources to strengthen his faction and eventually settle accounts with Chiyo and Ebizo.
• Fourth Raikage A smashed his desk in anger over Konoha’s position, but Mabui reminded him that Kumogakure was too weakened to intervene.
• Fourth Raikage A recalled Akatsuki’s devastating attack and gave up on attacking Konoha.

Ōnoki decided that Iwagakure could not interfere with Konoha’s actions, then suspected Uchiha Jin had orchestrated the chaos surrounding the deaths of the daimyos and nobles. He saw Konoha’s expansion as an open conspiracy the other villages could not stop, and worried about Iwagakure’s future and lack of a successor.

• Ōnoki told Iwagakure’s furious higher-ups that the village would not get involved because Uchiha Jin knew the other villages were powerless to stop Konoha.
• After the higher-ups left, Ōnoki wondered whether Uchiha Jin had masterminded the killings of the daimyos and nobles to keep the villages from uniting against Konoha.
• Ōnoki feared Konoha would annex the Small Nations, consolidate its power, and eventually move against the other Shinobi Villages.
• Ōnoki concluded that the villages could not challenge Konoha while they struggled to govern their newly controlled countries and competed for resources.
• Ōnoki slumped with worry over Iwagakure’s future and its lack of a qualified successor.

The major Shinobi Villages struggled to govern their newly seized territories, while Konoha’s system of using former officials and samurai helped it stabilize and was copied by the others. In the Land of Snow, Akatsuki maintained a brutal, oppressive base, where Black Zetsu arrived to report a major development.

• Kirigakure ignored events on the mainland and focused on crushing rebels in the Land of Water.
• Rebellions spread as the major Shinobi Villages struggled with taxation and governing, until they learned that Konoha used former officials and samurai to handle local affairs.
• The other Shinobi Villages copied Konoha’s approach and gathered former officials and samurai to help stabilize their territories.
• Akatsuki ruled the Land of Snow through brutal force while Nagato and Konan focused on Akatsuki’s plans and affairs.
• Black Zetsu rose from the ground at Akatsuki’s base and told Nagato, Konan, and Obito that something major had happened in the Shinobi World.

Black Zetsu warned Nagato and the others that Akatsuki had been blamed for the Shinobi World’s upheaval and had little time before the nations could unite against them. Nagato decided to capture the remaining Tailed Beasts while the nations were distracted, and the chapter ended with him assigning the Akatsuki members to target the Eight-Tails and Five-Tails.

• Black Zetsu told Obito, Konan, and Nagato that Akatsuki had become the enemy of the Shinobi World and could not rely on Orochimaru or Kabuto Yakushi to help summon powerful dead fighters.
• Nagato proposed that Akatsuki split up to capture the remaining Tailed Beasts before the Five Great Shinobi Nations stabilized their countries, and the others agreed.
• Black Zetsu advised Akatsuki to avoid the Nine-Tails for now because Uchiha Jin and Konoha’s revived former powerhouses made Konoha too dangerous to attack.
• Black Zetsu revealed that he had stolen the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and suggested that Akatsuki revive Madara, but Nagato postponed discussing it until after the operation.
• Nagato assigned himself, Konan, and Madara to capture the Eight-Tails, while the rest of Akatsuki would target the Five-Tails.

After Akatsuki left the Land of Snow, Uchiha Tadayuu warned Uchiha Jin that the organization was mobilizing and might threaten their hidden escape route. Jin received the warning in Konoha and urgently summoned the Core Leadership, leaving the chapter before he explained what he had learned.

• Akatsuki left the Land of Snow as Nagato's snow-monitoring technique ended.
• Uchiha Tadayuu summoned a Ninja Cat and sent a warning letter to Jin about Akatsuki's movements.
• Tadayuu recalled how Jin had once arranged for Uchiha members to fake their deaths and establish an escape route through the Land of Snow.
• Jin received Tadayuu's letter and ordered Nara Shikaichi to gather Konoha's Core Leadership immediately.
• The Core Leadership assembled in the Meeting Room, and Jin began to explain the situation.

Uchiha Jin asked Konoha’s leadership to decide how to respond to Akatsuki’s mobilization, while privately reflecting on the comrades he trusted most and Akatsuki’s choice of the Land of Snow as a hideout. Senju Tobirama proposed letting Akatsuki target the Fourth Raikage and killing him themselves if Akatsuki failed.

• Uchiha Jin told Konoha’s leadership that Akatsuki was on the move and might target Kumogakure or Iwagakure to capture Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Jin asked whether Konoha should warn the other villages or exploit Akatsuki’s operation for its own benefit.
• Uchiha Jin reflected on his trusted comrades from the Third Shinobi War and kept them in reserve as a fallback if his plan to unify the Shinobi World failed.
• Uchiha Jin realized Akatsuki had chosen the Land of Snow as a hideout, the same location he had selected as his own fallback.
• Senju Tobirama proposed secretly killing the Fourth Raikage, letting Akatsuki act first and having Konoha finish the job if it failed.

Senju Tobirama and Konoha’s leaders backed a plan to betray the other villages and pursue unification, while Namikaze Minato objected on grounds of propriety. Uchiha Jin watched silently as Senju Tobirama challenged Minato, leaving Minato’s political immaturity exposed.

• Senju Hashirama agreed that the current chaos and Konoha’s united clans made Shinobi World unification feasible.
• Senju Tobirama proposed turning against the other villages despite their recent agreement to fight the Akatsuki, and the other leaders supported him.
• Namikaze Minato objected that betraying the villages so soon after the Five Kage Summit was inappropriate.
• Uchiha Jin silently smiled as he considered how Minato’s concern for appearances had undermined trust in him as Hokage.
• Senju Tobirama could no longer hold back after Minato voiced his objection.

Uchiha Jin argued that Konoha should unify the Shinobi World to end recurring wars and spare future generations from the battlefield. His speech won unanimous support from Konoha’s core leadership, making unification their official goal.

• Senju Tobirama criticized Namikaze Minato for letting reputation and other nations’ interests constrain Konoha’s decisions.
• Uchiha Jin supported Senju Tobirama and argued that unification would end the cycle of Shinobi World Wars, even if achieving it required bloodshed.
• Uchiha Jin declared that he wanted children to grow up without being sent to fight and vowed to destroy the existing order.
• Senju Hashirama stood and applauded Uchiha Jin, and the others in the Small Conference Room joined him.
• Konoha’s core Higher-ups unanimously adopted unification as their goal and pledged to give everything to achieve it.

Uchiha Jin organized a covert mission to eliminate the Fourth Raikage after Akatsuki departed, and Senju Tobirama was chosen to lead it. After the lineup was finalized, Jin became troubled by the absence of Maruboshi Kosuke and Chen Baojun during his earlier conflict with Old Konoha.

• Uchiha Jin set out the mission’s requirements and asked everyone to recommend personnel.
• Senju Hashirama volunteered, but Senju Tobirama refused because Hashirama’s Wood Release would reveal Konoha’s involvement; Tobirama offered to lead instead.
• The group selected Senju Tobirama as captain, with Hatake Sakumo, Maruboshi Kosuke, and Chen Baojun on the team.
• Uchiha Jin wondered why Maruboshi Kosuke and Chen Baojun had not appeared when he fought Old Konoha’s leaders and established New Konoha.
• Two hours later, Hatake Sakumo, Chen Baojun, and Maruboshi Kosuke reported to Uchiha Jin, and Senju Tobirama greeted his former student Kosuke.

Uchiha Jin learned of Chen Baojun’s frugal retirement and asked Maruboshi Kosuke why he had stayed neutral during the conflict with Sarutobi Hiruzen. After Kosuke explained that he was loyal to Konoha rather than any faction, he and Chen Baojun departed with Senju Tobirama for a mission whose details left them stunned but resolute.

• Uchiha Jin reviewed Chen Baojun’s history and learned that he had created the Konoha Dragon God, bought two commercial properties, and retired on rental income.
• Uchiha Jin asked Maruboshi Kosuke why he had not intervened during the Uchiha’s conflict with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Maruboshi Kosuke said he valued Konoha itself, had stayed neutral in the internal factional struggle, and approved of the current New Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin accepted Kosuke’s answer and dismissed the team from the Hokage Office.
• At Konoha’s gate, Senju Tobirama explained the operation to Maruboshi Kosuke and Chen Baojun, who recovered from their shock and resolved to complete the mission.

Nagato sent the Six Paths of Pain and Obito to Kumogakure to capture the Eight-Tails while Konan stayed behind to guard him. As Konan doubted their plan and Nagato’s strength, he told her to seek refuge with Jiraiya and Konoha if Akatsuki failed.

• Nagato ordered Konan to protect his Main Body and sent the Six Paths of Pain and Obito to capture the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure.
• The Animal Path breached Kumogakure’s Barrier, summoned the other Paths, and the Six Paths split up to begin the operation.
• Obito left through Kamui after Nagato dismissed his objections and insisted Konan remain behind.
• Konan questioned whether Akatsuki could succeed against the united Five Great Shinobi Nations, but Nagato remained confident in his plan and his power.
• Nagato told Konan that if the plan failed, she should seek refuge with Jiraiya and join Konoha, leaving Konan stunned.

Konan rejected the idea of seeking protection from New Konoha and resolved to die alongside Nagato if the Akatsuki fell. Meanwhile, the Six Paths of Pain attacked Kumogakure to find the Eight-Tails, and the injured Fourth Raikage tried to make them withdraw rather than risk another battle.

• Konan told Nagato she would rather face death than rely on New Konoha, and resolved to join him and Yahiko in the Pure Land if the Akatsuki was destroyed.
• Nagato reassured Konan that defeat was only a worst-case possibility, then began controlling the Six Paths of Pain.
• The Six Paths of Pain wreaked havoc in Kumogakure as the Human Path searched for the hidden Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived with Kumogakure's elite forces and ordered Deva Path Yahiko to hand over the Eight-Tails.
• The Fourth Raikage threatened the Akatsuki but hoped to persuade them to leave, knowing Kumogakure was badly damaged and unlikely to win another fight.

Deva Path Yahiko and Obito attacked Kumogakure, overpowering the Fourth Raikage and his forces until Killer B arrived and struck down the Preta Path. The Naraka Path restored the Preta Path, and Yahiko turned his attention to capturing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Deva Path Yahiko rejected the Fourth Raikage’s words about peace, and the Raikage attacked him with One-Finger Nukite.
• Deva Path Yahiko repelled the Fourth Raikage with Shinra Tensei, then pulled him back with Banshō Ten'in as Kumogakure’s fighters attacked.
• The Preta Path absorbed the Kumogakure ninjutsu, while Obito appeared and used Fire Release and Kamui to attack the village’s fighters.
• Killer B rushed in to save the Fourth Raikage, cut the Preta Path in half, and broke Yahiko’s control over the Raikage.
• The Naraka Path restored the Preta Path, and Deva Path Yahiko declared that the Akatsuki Organization would capture Killer B.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer B fought Deva Path Pain to protect Kumogakure, but Pain overwhelmed them with his abilities. Killer B released Gyuki to save the Fourth Raikage, giving Pain the chance to begin Chibaku Tensei.

• The Fourth Raikage agreed to fight alongside Killer B, and Deva Path Yahiko blasted them away with Shinra Tensei.
• Deva Path Pain repelled the A-B Combination’s Black Bull Lightning Scythe Hot Knife, then used Banshō Ten'in to pull the Fourth Raikage toward a Chakra Black Receiver.
• Killer B asked Gyuki to help him save the Fourth Raikage, and Gyuki agreed despite warning that Pain possessed the Sage of Six Paths' eyes.
• Killer B transformed into Gyuki, who swept the Fourth Raikage out of danger and announced Killer B's farewell message.
• The Preta Path absorbed Gyuki's Tailed Beast Ball, and Deva Path Pain created a black sphere and began Chibaku Tensei.

Deva Path Pain used Chibaku Tensei to seal the Eight-Tails Gyuki, leaving Kumogakure in ruins before the Akatsuki Organization departed. Senju Tobirama and his team emerged from hiding and headed toward the Fourth Raikage to carry out their mission.

• Nagato exhausted himself to power Chibaku Tensei, drawing Gyuki, buildings, and people into the sky until the Eight-Tails was sealed.
• Deva Path Pain left Kumogakure with the sealed Eight-Tails, and Obito withdrew using his Mangekyo.
• Senju Tobirama sensed Deva Path Pain glance toward the team's hidden barrier, but Pain left without investigating it.
• Tobirama told Hatake Sakumo, Chen Baojun, and Maruboshi Kosuke that Kumogakure had fallen and the Fourth Raikage was seriously injured.
• Tobirama put on an Akatsuki Organization robe and led his team into the ruins of Kumogakure.
• Tobirama located the Fourth Raikage and led the team toward the mountains behind the village, ignoring the surviving Kumogakure residents.

Senju Tobirama and his group attacked Kumogakure, and Tobirama cut through the village’s defenders before confronting the Fourth Raikage. Tobirama’s surprise attack failed when the Raikage escaped with the Substitution Technique and fled toward the village to protect Kumogakure.

• Senju Tobirama blocked Kumogakure’s attacks with Water Release, then scattered and killed defenders with two more water techniques.
• Senju Tobirama led Hatake Sakumo and the others toward the rear mountain, where the wounded Fourth Raikage was mourning Kumogakure’s losses and planning to rally the other villages.
• The Fourth Raikage saw Tobirama’s group approach in Akatsuki robes and tried to avoid provoking them because Kumogakure was too weakened to risk another fight.
• Senju Tobirama launched a Water Severing Wave at the Fourth Raikage, but the Raikage used the Substitution Technique to escape the strike.
• The Fourth Raikage activated Lightning Style Chakra Mode and fled toward Kumogakure, determined to survive for the village’s sake.

Senju Tobirama and his disguised squad ambushed the Fourth Raikage, killing him after Hatake Sakumo, Maruboshi Kosuke, and Chen Baojun weakened him. Tobirama sealed the corpse to prevent its use in Impure World Reincarnation and led the squad away from Kumogakure.

• Hatake Sakumo severed the Fourth Raikage's left arm, while Maruboshi Kosuke and Chen Baojun joined the attack.
• The wounded Fourth Raikage recognized the attackers' Konoha techniques and accused Konoha of betraying Kumogakure.
• Senju Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind the Fourth Raikage and destroy his heart with a kunai.
• Senju Tobirama revealed his identity as the Second Hokage and watched the Fourth Raikage die.
• Senju Tobirama sealed the Fourth Raikage's corpse in a Storage Scroll to prevent its use in Impure World Reincarnation.
• Senju Tobirama and the others transformed back into their disguises and left Kumogakure.