Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin ordered the creation of a Shinobi Alliance and demanded that the Four Great Shinobi Villages send their elites to Konoha within seven days, using Akatsuki’s attacks as justification. Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama warned him that the move was premature, but Jin’s plan to unify the Shinobi World was already underway.

• Uchiha Jin convened Konoha’s leaders and announced a full-scale war against Akatsuki through a new Shinobi Alliance.
• Uchiha Jin ordered Nara Shikaichi to draft proposals compelling the Four Great Shinobi Villages to send their elites to Konoha, and assigned Uchiha Tadashi to protect the mission.
• Nara Shikaichi and Uchiha Tadashi promised to carry out their assignments, and Uchiha Jin dismissed them to prepare.
• Senju Tobirama objected that Jin was acting too hastily, while Senju Hashirama urged him to seize the opportunity without repeating the mistakes of the past.
• Hatake Sakumo remained silent as he monitored Konoha’s leadership for the sake of Kakashi’s future.

Uchiha Jin explained why Konoha should move now to unify the Shinobi World, arguing that the people distrusted the other villages and Akatsuki had weakened them. Senju Tobirama asked how Jin planned to handle villages that accepted or rejected a Shinobi Alliance, leaving Jin’s next steps unresolved.

• Uchiha Jin dismissed Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama’s concerns as rooted in traditional thinking and argued that the current moment was the best chance for unification.
• Uchiha Jin said people across the nations distrusted the major Shinobi Villages because their efforts to govern had worsened the chaos.
• Uchiha Jin argued that Akatsuki had weakened the villages, especially Kumogakure, and suggested Sunagakure and Iwagakure could also be targeted.
• Senju Hashirama and Hatake Sakumo realized Jin had assembled favorable conditions for unification, while Senju Tobirama asked what he would do if the other villages joined or refused to join a Shinobi Alliance.

Uchiha Jin explained that political maneuvering meant dividing opponents and concentrating strength to bully the weak, then outlined how Konoha could use justifications to absorb or attack the other Shinobi Villages. Senju Tobirama recognized the logic behind Jin’s rise but questioned whether Konoha could avoid a united enemy coalition and still deal with Akatsuki.

• Uchiha Jin told the Reanimated shinobi that political maneuvering boiled down to bullying the weak while presenting a banner of justice to the common people.
• Uchiha Jin proposed that Konoha absorb the other villages if they joined willingly, or attack them under accusations of siding with Akatsuki or threatening peace.
• Uchiha Jin said Kirigakure could wait until Konoha unified the Shinobi World's core regions.
• Senju Tobirama traced Uchiha Jin’s rise through Konoha to his strategy of dividing opponents, exploiting rivalries, and concentrating force against weaker factions.
• Senju Tobirama asked whether the other Shinobi Villages might unite against Konoha and how Konoha could maintain order and face Akatsuki after a costly war.

Uchiha Jin explained how he would use Root agents, factional rivalries, and Akatsuki to bring Kumogakure and Sunagakure closer to Konoha before confronting Iwagakure. Senju Tobirama, Senju Hashirama, and Hatake Sakumo accepted the plan, while Akatsuki discussed how long the remaining Tailed Beasts would take to revive.

• Uchiha Jin told Senju Tobirama that Root agents and Akatsuki could manipulate factions in other Shinobi Villages and outlined a plan targeting Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure.
• Senju Tobirama accepted Uchiha Jin's plan, and Senju Hashirama and Hatake Sakumo also agreed to help with unification.
• Uchiha Jin summoned Uchiha Seiichi and ordered Root's covert agents to begin their operations.
• Pain announced that Akatsuki had completed its mission and asked Black Zetsu when the remaining Tailed Beasts would revive.
• Black Zetsu estimated that the Six-Tails would revive in about five months and the Three-Tails in two or three years, leaving Nagato anxious about the delay.

Nagato and Black Zetsu worried that Akatsuki could not withstand the Shinobi Alliance, while Black Zetsu debated whether to revive Uchiha Madara. Akatsuki’s members failed to devise a plan and turned to Pain for guidance.

• Nagato worried that his weakened body and Akatsuki’s small forces could not withstand an assault by the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
• Black Zetsu reported that another group in Akatsuki uniforms had killed the Fourth Raikage, prompting Konoha to announce a Shinobi Alliance.
• Black Zetsu considered using Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Uchiha Madara, but feared Madara would discover his deception and that Nagato’s Rinnegan was not ready for the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Black Zetsu failed to recognize Uchiha Jin’s true purpose and weighed whether the looming threat justified using Madara as his trump card.
• Akatsuki members argued over the news, then looked to Pain to decide how they would face the Shinobi Alliance.

Nagato ordered Akatsuki to attack the forces working to form the Shinobi Alliance, hoping to delay the alliance until the Three-Tails and Six-Tails revived. Black Zetsu felt relieved by Nagato’s decision but still intended to use him as a sacrifice to revive Uchiha Madara.

• Nagato regretted rushing Akatsuki into the Tailed Beast Capture Plan and struggled to find a way forward.
• Pain claimed that hidden actors had killed the Fourth Raikage and framed Akatsuki, then argued that the Shinobi Alliance posed the greater threat.
• Pain ordered Akatsuki members to split into pairs, infiltrate the ninja, and target powerful fighters and forces supporting the alliance.
• Black Zetsu asked whether Akatsuki should disguise its members or act under its own name, and felt relieved that Nagato had devised a plan.
• Black Zetsu resolved that Nagato would still have to sacrifice himself to revive Uchiha Madara, who alone could cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Pain ordered Akatsuki to openly challenge the Five Great Shinobi Nations and assigned its members targets, reserving Konoha for himself and Konan. After Uchiha Tadayuu reported Akatsuki’s movements to Uchiha Jin, Jin wondered whether Konoha was their next target.

• Pain declared that Akatsuki would not hide and ordered its members to work in pairs against the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
• Pain assigned Konoha to himself and Konan, while Deidara and Sasori chose Iwagakure as their target.
• Kakuzu proposed checking the Underground Gold Exchange before choosing a destination, while Obito avoided committing to a target because he feared Konoha’s strength.
• Akatsuki’s members discussed their own interests after Pain and Konan left, then departed the Land of Snow.
• Uchiha Tadayuu reported Akatsuki’s movements to Uchiha Jin, who wondered if the organization planned to attack Konoha.

Uchiha Jin prepared Konoha and the Five Great Military Regions for a possible Akatsuki attack, then the Six Paths of Pain appeared in Konoha. As Senju Hashirama tested Deva Path Pain, Namikaze Minato teleported him away from the central district.

• Uchiha Jin warned Konoha's leaders about Akatsuki and spread Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai across the Five Great Military Regions.
• Two days later, the Barrier Team spotted the Six Paths of Pain in Konoha's central district, and Uchiha Jin and Konoha's core fighters confronted them.
• Deva Path Pain declared himself a god and condemned Konoha for reviving the dead.
• Uchiha Jin asked Senju Hashirama to test Deva Path Pain and told Namikaze Minato to move the fight away from Konoha's center.
• As Deva Path Pain grew complacent during his fight with Senju Hashirama, Namikaze Minato seized him and teleported them both away.

Senju Hashirama and Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain moved their battle from Konoha to the Valley of the End, where Hashirama overwhelmed Nagato with Wood Release. Nagato lost control of the Human Path as Hashirama’s trees absorbed its chakra.

• Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama moved Deva Path Pain and the remaining Pain puppets away from Konoha to the Valley of the End, along with Konoha’s fighters.
• Senju Hashirama urged Nagato to abandon his path and offered him a chance to choose again, but Nagato rejected the advice and attacked with a full-power Shinra Tensei.
• Senju Hashirama blocked most of Shinra Tensei with Five Layered Rashomon, then trapped the Six Paths of Pain with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Deva Path Pain repeatedly used Shinra Tensei to destroy Hashirama’s trees, but the trees regrew and bound the Six Paths of Pain again.
• Hashirama’s branches bound the Human Path and absorbed its chakra, causing Nagato to lose control of it.

Nagato used Deva Path Pain to unleash Chibaku Tensei against Senju Hashirama, but Hashirama shattered it with his Wood Release techniques and revealed his Sage Art. As Deva Path Pain stood stunned, Uchiha Jin noted that Nagato still had one ultimate move he had not used.

• Nagato struggled to free the Human Path from Hashirama's vines, then gathered his puppets and focused his strength on controlling Deva Path Pain.
• Deva Path Pain used Chibaku Tensei to draw Hashirama and the surrounding forest into the sky, but Hashirama's Wood Dragon tore the sphere apart.
• Nagato forcibly drained his cells to rebuild Chibaku Tensei, but Hashirama activated Sage Art and summoned Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hashirama's Wood Release Great Buddha shattered Chibaku Tensei with its fists, leaving Deva Path Pain stunned.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Nagato could not fully use Madara's Rinnegan and wondered whether Nagato would use his remaining ultimate move.

Uchiha Jin explained the Rinnegan’s devastating abilities and warned that forcing Akatsuki could prompt Black Zetsu to revive Uchiha Madara. He urged the others to prioritize unifying the Shinobi World while he sought to grow stronger.

• Uchiha Jin described the Rinnegan’s Tengai Shinsei, Limbo: Border Jail, revival technique, and ability to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Senju Tobirama asked whether Uchiha Jin could awaken the Rinnegan, and Jin said he could not do so yet but believed he could eventually follow a path to awaken it.
• Senju Tobirama asked if they could prevent Uchiha Madara’s revival through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Uchiha Jin said it was impossible while Black Zetsu held Madara’s corpse.
• Uchiha Jin warned that pressuring Akatsuki could make Black Zetsu revive Uchiha Madara, so he proposed using Akatsuki for their purposes while they unified the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Jin resolved to use the time to strengthen himself, acknowledging that political schemes would not be enough against Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Jin reassured the revived Kage that he would handle the threat of Nagato and promised resurrection to those who performed well. Meanwhile, Nagato rejected Konan’s suggestion to retreat and tried to prove himself the true god by empowering Deva Path Pain.

• Uchiha Jin told the Kage to focus on their duties and strength, promised to consider resurrecting them, and left to speak with Nagato.
• Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, and Hatake Sakumo resolved to work hard for a chance at resurrection and to help their loved ones.
• Konan urged Nagato to retreat after sensing his disadvantage against Senju Hashirama, but Nagato refused and declared himself the true god.
• Nagato poured his chakra into Deva Path Pain, which slammed its hand into the ground and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Senju Hashirama defeated Nagato’s Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, exposing Nagato’s weakness against a skilled opponent. As the Deva Path collapsed and an explosion sounded nearby, Uchiha Jin found Nagato and Konan’s hiding place.

• Deva Path Pain summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and attacked Hashirama with lightning and a Chakra Dragon.
• Hashirama used the Gate of the Great God and Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands to seal and suppress the statue.
• Nagato’s Deva Path collapsed, and Hashirama rushed with the others toward an explosion in a nearby mountain hollow.
• Uchiha Jin used Konoha’s Ninja to locate Nagato’s hiding place and cornered him and Konan.

Uchiha Jin found Nagato and Konan by tracking the traces they had carelessly left near their hideout, then faced Konan’s attack. Nagato used Shinra Tensei to blast Jin out of the cave and began retreating with Konan and the Pain Puppets, but Jin had no intention of letting them escape.

• Uchiha Jin revealed that he had found Nagato and Konan by following the traces they had failed to conceal.
• Konan attacked Uchiha Jin with explosive paper, but his Susanoo withstood the barrage.
• Nagato abandoned control of Deva Path Pain and used Shinra Tensei to blast Uchiha Jin out of the cave.
• Konan released the five Pain Puppets, and Nagato summoned Deva Path Pain to lead their retreat.
• Nagato told Konan to retreat if they could not win, and Uchiha Jin refused to let them leave.

Uchiha Jin failed to instantly defeat Nagato with his Mangekyo and revealed his complete Susanoo to intimidate Konoha while keeping Akatsuki useful. After Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi arrived with Susanoo of their own, Senju Tobirama ordered Konoha’s forces to attack Konan and defend the village’s reputation.

• Uchiha Jin’s attempt to break Nagato with his Mangekyo drained most of his Dojutsu Power without defeating him, so he chose to fight openly instead.
• Uchiha Jin summoned his two-hundred-meter complete Susanoo and attacked Nagato, Konan, and the others to demonstrate his strength to Konoha.
• Namikaze Minato watched Uchiha Jin’s Susanoo and realized how far its power exceeded his own.
• Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi arrived with Mangekyo Susanoo and trapped Nagato and Konan alongside Uchiha Jin.
• Senju Tobirama ordered Konoha’s forces to attack Konan and show that the village could not be humiliated.

Konoha’s strongest fighters overwhelmed Nagato and Konan, forcing Nagato to unleash Super Shinra Tensei so Konan could escape. Namikaze Minato captured her with the Flying Thunder God Technique and a sealing jutsu, and Nagato offered to surrender in exchange for her release.

• Konoha’s Kage-level fighters attacked Nagato and Konan, quickly overwhelming the Six Paths of Pain and injuring Konan.
• Nagato used Super Shinra Tensei to blast the attackers away and urged Konan to flee while he stayed behind.
• Konan tried to escape, but Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Eight Trigrams Seal to capture and seal her Chakra.
• Namikaze Minato brought Konan back to Konoha’s fighters and celebrated securing a major contribution toward a resurrection slot.
• Nagato offered to exchange himself for Konan and begged Konoha to release her.

Uchiha Jin refused Nagato’s offer to trade the Rinnegan and his life for Konan, keeping her in Konoha as leverage. He proposed that Nagato use the Rinnegan to revive Nohara Rin, leaving Nagato to consider Jin’s demand while Jin planned to stall for time.

• After the battle ended, Nagato sat in his wheelchair and tried to negotiate with Konoha, while its people looked to Uchiha Jin for a decision.
• Uchiha Jin concluded that Konoha’s strength could contain Nagato and considered how keeping him alive would help delay Black Zetsu’s plans.
• Uchiha Jin reasoned that Black Zetsu might send Obito to rescue Nagato, and decided to keep Konan in Konoha as leverage.
• Uchiha Jin rejected Nagato’s proposed deal, declaring that Konan would remain in Konoha and that neither Nagato’s life nor his Rinnegan mattered to Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin offered to improve Konan’s life in exchange for Nagato using the Outer Path Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Nohara Rin.

Nagato agreed to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Nohara Rin in exchange for Uchiha Jin’s promise to protect Konan and let her move freely in Konoha. Nagato revived Nohara Rin, and Uchiha Jin sent her back to the Uchiha Compound to speak with him later.

• Nagato hesitated over Uchiha Jin’s demand, then agreed to revive Nohara Rin after Uchiha Jin promised that Konoha would not mistreat or restrict Konan.
• Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take the group back to Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin gathered Nagato, Konan, Nara Shikaichi, and others in the Hokage Office and summoned Nohara Rin.
• Nagato performed the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, restoring Nohara Rin to life.
• Uchiha Jin told Nohara Rin to return to the Uchiha Compound and said they would speak privately that night.

Uchiha Jin revived Nohara Rin and persuaded the reanimated powerhouses to remain invested in Konoha’s changing future, while Nagato’s transaction with Konoha ended with both sides still enemies. Obito took Nagato into the Kamui Dimension, and Konan remained in Konoha under seal, where Jin offered her a role making Explosive Tags.

• Nohara Rin left the Hokage Office, and Hatake Sakumo, Senju Hashirama, Tobirama, and Namikaze Minato became more hopeful about their futures in Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin recognized that the reanimated powerhouses were tempted by his vision of a united, peaceful Shinobi World, while Konoha and Nagato returned to being enemies after their transaction ended.
• Uchiha Obito appeared and took the exhausted Nagato into the Kamui Dimension after Nagato asked him to save Konan.
• Uchiha Jin told Obito that Namikaze Minato had sealed Konan’s Chakra with the Eight Trigrams Seal, and Obito left without taking her.
• Uchiha Jin reassured Konan that Konoha would not punish her, offered to have Minato open a small gap in her seal, and asked her to make Explosive Tags as his secretary.

Konan realized Uchiha Jin was trying to make her work as his secretary and produce Explosive Tags for free, despite already owing her protection under his agreement with Nagato. Jin argued that working in Konoha would help her adjust and offered her a way to survive Akatsuki’s inevitable defeat, leaving the choice to her.

• Konan questioned how she had become Uchiha Jin’s secretary and been told to make Explosive Tags for Konoha for free.
• Konan recalled Jin’s agreement with Nagato and accused Jin of exploiting her, since he had to guarantee her lawful rights regardless.
• Uchiha Jin claimed that work would ease Konan’s loneliness and help her make friends in Konoha.
• Jin told Konan that Akatsuki could not defeat Konoha and advised her to stay in Konoha as a safeguard for herself and Nagato.
• Jin said their agreement with Nagato still stood and left Konan to choose between staying in Konoha and remaining an ordinary prisoner.