Chapter Summaries

At the Five Kage meeting, the Raikage and Tsuchikage accused Nanfeng and Konoha of conspiring with the Akatsuki, but Nanfeng produced Killer B to show that the Cloud shinobi had not been captured. Killer B revealed he had used a trick to leave and was never in danger of being taken away.

• Land of Iron samurai warned Nanfeng not to fight, and he examined Hiramekarei before warning a man to conceal his Byakugan.
• The Raikage and Tsuchikage discussed Nanfeng and Mei Terumi, then the Five Kage meeting began.
• The Tsuchikage questioned Nanfeng about the Akatsuki and his history as a Jinchuriki, while the Raikage accused Konoha of a secret deal.
• Nanfeng sent a messenger hawk, and Killer B arrived with Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.
• The Raikage reacted in shock, and Killer B said he had used a trick to go out and that the Akatsuki could not take him away.

At the Five Kage Summit, Nanfeng confronted the Tsuchikage and had Killer B recount what he had learned about the Akatsuki Organization, Danzo, and the Ten-Tails. The meeting was interrupted by Danzo, Tobi, and Kabuto Yakushi, and Nanfeng refused Danzo’s request to kill the Kage.

• Nanfeng invited Killer B to explain his experience with the Akatsuki Organization, but the Tsuchikage accused him of controlling Killer B with Genjutsu.
• Nanfeng intimidated the Tsuchikage with his aura and warned the Kage to consider the whole ninja world rather than their villages’ interests.
• Killer B told the Kage that the Akatsuki sought to summon the Ten-Tails and that Danzo had regained his peak strength and possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Gaara and Mei Terumi questioned what Danzo and Kabuto Yakushi were planning as the Kage absorbed Killer B’s account.
• Nanfeng sensed Danzo, Tobi, and Kabuto Yakushi nearby and called them out; Danzo said he wanted to kill the Kage, but Nanfeng told him not to.

At the Five Kage Summit, Kabuto warned Nanfeng that Orochimaru’s research into his soul could have dangerous consequences, while Obito arrived and declared the start of the Fourth Ninja World War. The Five Kage faced the threat as Nanfeng prepared to deal with the battle.

• Danzo activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kabuto hinted that he could control it at will and offered his research results to Nanfeng.
• Kabuto revealed that Orochimaru was alive and researching his soul, prompting the Tsuchikage to question Nanfeng about Orochimaru.
• Nanfeng told the Tsuchikage that Orochimaru would not be allowed to die and ordered Anko to tell Orochimaru to stop researching Kabuto’s soul.
• Obito appeared before the Five Kage and Nanfeng, and Killer B identified him as the man behind the Moon Eye Plan.
• Obito declared the start of the Fourth Ninja World War, and Mei Terumi questioned whether his group could carry out the threat.

Danzo copied Obito’s space-phasing ability and confronted the Five Kage, while Kabuto Yakushi attacked the meeting room with Sage techniques. Nanfeng rescued Mei Terumi and went after Kabuto Yakushi as Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke faced Danzo, who trapped Itachi in his own former Genjutsu.

• The Raikage charged Obito with Lightning Blade Hot Sword, but his attack passed through Obito as Danzo enhanced Obito’s ocular jutsu.
• Mei Terumi flooded the meeting room with lava, but Obito and Danzo let it pass through them while Kabuto Yakushi launched Sage Art: White Fierce Technique and Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
• Nanfeng rescued Mei Terumi from Kabuto Yakushi’s attacks, then left to deal with him as Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke prepared to fight Danzo.
• Danzo summoned a Susanoo armored with Wood Release and a dim Yata Mirror, while Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke coordinated a Genjutsu-and-arrow attack.
• Danzo trapped Itachi Uchiha in a Genjutsu resembling Itachi’s own technique, pinning him to a cross with chains.

Itachi broke Danzo’s illusion and joined Sasuke in attacking him, while Nanfeng confronted Kabuto in the White Fierce Technique. Kabuto’s soul trapped Nanfeng’s, forcing the system to purge it and leaving Nanfeng’s eyes bloodied and purplish red.

• Itachi realized Danzo’s ability analyzed techniques they had used, then shattered Danzo’s illusion with his mental energy.
• Itachi and Danzo both suffered injuries from their genjutsu clash, and Sasuke fired an arrow at Danzo as Itachi called for him to act.
• Nanfeng confronted Kabuto, who revealed he had collected Naruto’s chakra and enhanced it with Hashirama Senju’s cells.
• Nanfeng examined Kabuto’s soul and discovered that part of Orochimaru’s soul was inside it.
• Kabuto’s soul fragmented around Nanfeng’s soul and trapped it, prompting the system to begin a Level One Purge.
• Nanfeng endured severe pain and opened his eyes to find them purplish red and flooded with blood.

Nanfeng faced Kabuto Yakushi, whose fragmented soul and transformed body made him difficult to overcome. Nanfeng unleashed his perfected Poisoning Technique, enveloping Kabuto in a corrosive green light as nearby vegetation withered away.

• Nanfeng recovered from Kabuto Yakushi's soul assault and revealed the concentric circles of his Rinnegan.
• Kabuto Yakushi's body transformed into a monstrous form, and Nanfeng recognized the influence of Jugo of the Scale's bodily fluids.
• Kabuto Yakushi warned that his mind was unstable and unleashed a powerful spiritual assault on Nanfeng.
• Nanfeng converted his Rinnegan's power and used his perfected Poisoning Technique to erase incoming attacks.
• Nanfeng enveloped Kabuto Yakushi in dark green poison, which drained the surrounding vegetation of its life.

Nanfeng overwhelmed Kabuto Yakushi with a corrosive poison that eroded his body and triggered a backlash from Jugo of the Scale’s power. When Kabuto warned him that Anko was in danger, Nanfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach her, determined to save her.

• The Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Gaara were shocked by the poison’s ability to corrode chakra and life force, while Tsunade said she had not taught Nanfeng the technique.
• Kabuto Yakushi’s body crumbled and reformed under the poison, and Nanfeng explained that Kabuto had not mastered the powers he had fused into himself.
• Jugo of the Scale’s power turned against Kabuto Yakushi, covering his body in black symbols and causing severe pain.
• Kabuto Yakushi pointed toward the direction Anko had gone, warned Nanfeng that his sensory abilities were lacking, and let his body collapse while his mind endured.
• Nanfeng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rush toward Anko, shocking the Raikage, Tsunade, and the Tsuchikage.
• Nanfeng focused on saving Anko and vowed not to let her die.

After finding Anko nearly dead in a White Zetsu cocoon, Nanfeng returned her to Tsunade for treatment and went to confront Danzo. He overwhelmed Danzo and crushed him, leaving the Uchiha brothers to witness his death.

• Anko was captured in a White Zetsu cocoon that drained her chakra and mental energy while Nanfeng fought Kabuto Yakushi.
• Nanfeng separated the cocoon from Anko and brought her back, but her mind was almost entirely gone, so Tsunade began treating her.
• Nanfeng's arrival frightened Temari and Kankuro, whose puppet had been cracked by his presence.
• Danzo drank a battle potion and struck down Itachi Uchiha, but Nanfeng appeared and treated Itachi with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Nanfeng saw through Danzo's plan to use a Sealing Technique and trapped him in a chakra barrier.
• Nanfeng crushed Danzo as Izanagi's cooldown coincided with the barrier's attack.

Nanfeng warned Mei Terumi against manipulating him and left with Sasuke and Itachi. He then reassured Sasuke that Naruto was safe and Anko was receiving treatment, while Itachi grew curious about Nanfeng’s connection to Anko.

• Nanfeng told Mei Terumi that her survival depended on her usefulness and her attitude after their mission.
• Mei Terumi tried to sway Nanfeng with a pleading look, but he held a kunai to her throat and warned her not to use the trick on him.
• Nanfeng left with Sasuke and Itachi, while Mei Terumi watched him with renewed curiosity.
• Sasuke asked about Naruto, and Nanfeng explained that Naruto had been sent to the prison for his safety and that the others had only made the decision easier to justify.
• Nanfeng said Anko was in poor condition but should recover under Tsunade’s care, prompting Itachi to ask about their relationship.

Nanfeng and the others prepared to return to Konoha after Anko’s condition stabilized, but Mei Terumi asked Tsunade for permission to visit the village. Tsunade made Nanfeng decide whether to let her come, leaving him caught between the two women.

• Sasuke told Itachi Uchiha about Nanfeng and Anko’s history, and both brothers privately thought the Uchiha Clan’s revival depended on the other.
• Nanfeng relaxed after Tsunade said Anko’s condition had stabilized and decided to return to Konoha to help her recover.
• Kakashi and the Land of Iron agreed that the visitors should leave soon.
• Mei Terumi asked Tsunade if she could visit Konoha to learn about its management, and Tsunade countered that they could visit Kirigakure instead.
• Tsunade asked Nanfeng to decide whether Mei Terumi could visit, while Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha turned away from the dispute.

Mei Terumi joined Nanfeng and the others on their journey back to Konoha, while Kabuto Yakushi and Obito discussed reviving Danzo and preparing for war. The chapter ended with Kabuto studying his data and gathering red chakra around himself.

• Mei Terumi produced Kirigakure's official seal and drafted a formal document, leaving Tsunade unable to refuse her request to travel with Nanfeng and the others.
• Mei Terumi explored the Land of Fire and told Nanfeng about the hardship and isolation she had faced in Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi expressed concern that peace between the ninja villages might not last once they no longer shared a common enemy, and Nanfeng had no answer.
• Obito told Kabuto Yakushi that Danzo was dead and ordered him to bring Danzo back while Obito accelerated the cultivation of the White Zetsu.
• Kabuto Yakushi explained that only one of Danzo's bodies had died because Danzo had split his soul, then studied his data as red chakra appeared around him.

Kabuto revived Danzo in a new body and continued studying Tailed Beast chakra while Tsunade worked to restore Anko's spiritual energy. In Konoha, Nanfeng accompanied Mei Terumi through an embarrassing official welcome, where Shikamaru Nara asked her about the upcoming Five Kage Summit.

• Kabuto revived Danzo in one of the prepared bodies and offered to implant a Sharingan.
• Danzo asked Kabuto to restore his body to peak fighting condition, while Kabuto kept the seal's failure from him.
• Nanfeng and the others returned to Konoha, where Tsunade began restoring Anko's spiritual energy.
• Nanfeng accompanied Mei Terumi to a grand welcome ceremony, and the two traded quiet remarks about the fuss.
• Shikamaru Nara greeted Mei Terumi and asked what she thought about the upcoming Five Kage Summit.

Mei Terumi and Shikamaru Nara reached a trade agreement between Kirigakure and the Land of Fire, while Nanfeng warned Mei about Danzo possibly surviving and the Ten-Tails’ threat. The chapter ended with Mei questioning whether the Sage of Six Paths was truly the strongest being in the world.

• Mei Terumi and Shikamaru Nara negotiated a trade agreement that gave the Land of Fire access to Kirigakure’s resources and helped Kirigakure lower its food costs.
• Mei Terumi asked Nanfeng to show her around Konoha while Shikamaru Nara handled Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha’s missing-nin status.
• Nanfeng told Mei Terumi that Danzo might still be alive because his death had felt like killing a clone.
• Nanfeng explained that the Ten-Tails would consume the world’s living beings through the Divine Tree once it fully recovered.
• Mei Terumi questioned whether the Sage of Six Paths was truly the pinnacle of the world, and Nanfeng looked at her with a strange light in his eyes.

Nanfeng learned from Orochimaru that Kabuto Yakushi's soul attack had cost him part of his soul, and that Orochimaru had secretly recovered fragments. Orochimaru also revealed the price of learning Soul Script and warned that Anko's condition involved a continuous drain that simple treatment could not stop.

• Mei Terumi asked how they could fight their terrifying enemy, and Nanfeng urged her to keep his warning secret and preserve everyone's hope.
• Nanfeng visited Orochimaru and found him exhausted and mentally strained after his encounter with Kabuto Yakushi's soul attack.
• Orochimaru explained that Kabuto had used his soul as bait, allowing Orochimaru to clear part of the attack and take a few soul fragments unnoticed.
• Orochimaru showed Nanfeng and Mei Terumi his soul research blueprint, whose Soul Script caused Mei to vomit and left her dizzy.
• Orochimaru explained that Soul Script required its learner to give their soul to the Shinigami and become its slave after death.
• Orochimaru told Nanfeng that Anko's condition was more complicated than they had thought because Kabuto Yakushi continued consuming whatever she recovered.

Nanfeng and Orochimaru used Soul Probe to find and destroy the seal Kabuto Yakushi had hidden in Anko's mind. Anko was expected to recover, though she might suffer temporary memory loss before returning to normal in about a week.

• Orochimaru explained that Kabuto Yakushi's hidden attack was consuming Anko's restored mental energy, and Nanfeng took him and Mei Terumi to Tsunade's laboratory.
• Tsunade confirmed that Anko's mental energy kept disappearing, and Orochimaru found a special seal in her mind but lacked the strength to break it alone.
• Nanfeng linked his mental energy with Orochimaru's and used Soul Probe to reach Anko's consciousness.
• Nanfeng dismantled the seal, and Orochimaru said Anko could recover but might have temporary memory loss or other aftereffects.
• Nanfeng told Tsunade that Anko's wounds had healed and that the medical team only needed to wait for her to wake up.

Mei Terumi taunted Tsunade about her age, sparking a tense exchange that Nanfeng escaped by fleeing the lab. After spending time with Hinata, Nanfeng learned that Haku and the others had found traces of Kabuto Yakushi's group and that Jiraiya had gone missing, so he teleported toward the Land of Waves.

• Mei Terumi teased Tsunade by calling her Auntie and mocking her age, and Tsunade retaliated by making Nanfeng address Mei as Auntie.
• Nanfeng fled the lab to avoid being caught between Tsunade and Mei Terumi, whose hostile gazes clashed.
• Nanfeng went to see Hinata, who worried about his safety and urged him to be careful on missions.
• Nanfeng learned that Haku and the others had found traces of Kabuto Yakushi's group and that they had lost contact with Jiraiya.
• Nanfeng worried that Jiraiya had fallen into danger and teleported toward the Land of Waves.

Nanfeng investigated Jiraiya’s disappearance near the Land of Rice and found the country sealed off, its people controlled by a large-scale Genjutsu. Jiraiya awoke in a hidden cave with an unfamiliar woman tending to him, but his situation remained uncertain.

• Haku told Nanfeng that Jiraiya had missed two days of regular calls and that tracking teams had found strange beings with identical chakra signatures near the Land of Rice.
• Nanfeng ordered reinforcements and asked Haku to notify Tsunade that the search was an assignment from the Land of Waves.
• Nanfeng traveled to the Land of Rice, found that his Flying Thunder God marks had been destroyed, and entered the sealed country while suppressing his chakra signature.
• Nanfeng saw that the people in the Land of Rice were moving like puppets under a large-scale Genjutsu, but he found no trace of Jiraiya and left to reconsider his search.
• Jiraiya woke in a hidden cave, where an unfamiliar woman had bandaged his arm and was giving him water.

Jiraiya recovered in a cave after being rescued by Tanaka Takeuchi, a fugitive princess of the Land of Rice. He used Nanfeng’s emergency medicine to treat his severe injuries, despite its painful side effects.

• Jiraiya asked Tanaka Takeuchi about her identity, and she explained that she had received ninja training but knew little about the wider ninja world.
• Tanaka Takeuchi gave Jiraiya rations and revealed that she belonged to the Daimyo’s family in the Land of Rice.
• Jiraiya explained that he had been ambushed while investigating people settling in the Land of Rice, and Tanaka Takeuchi told him to focus on recovering.
• Jiraiya opened his blood-sealed scroll and retrieved Nanfeng’s emergency medicine, which could heal his wounds and damaged chakra pathways.
• Jiraiya steeled himself against the medicine’s painful side effects and took it.

Jiraiya recovered enough to contact the Land of Waves, and Nanfeng joined him after learning he had been badly wounded by Yūki Aburame. Nanfeng discovered that Jiraiya’s rescuer was Tanaka Takeuchi, a princess of the Land of Rice who recognized his role in a past conflict, and asked her to help them fight their enemies.

• Jiraiya endured the medicine’s intense pain as it restored his chakra, then secretly left the cave and contacted Haku in the Land of Waves.
• After Haku relayed Jiraiya’s location, Nanfeng found him near the cave and learned that Yūki Aburame had defeated him with greatly enhanced abilities.
• Jiraiya described Yūki Aburame’s strange power, and Nanfeng suspected Kabuto Yakushi had combined the Cursed Seal with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s power.
• Nanfeng and Jiraiya identified their rescuer as Tanaka Takeuchi, a princess of the Land of Rice, and she realized Nanfeng had been involved in events three years earlier.
• Nanfeng asked Tanaka Takeuchi to share what she knew and help them defeat the people threatening the Land of Rice.

Nanfeng discovered that Kabuto Yakushi used Tailed Beast Chakra to control the Land of Rice’s people as living puppets. He offered Tanaka Takeuchi a way to seek Konoha’s help, while Kabuto secretly prepared to sell them a loophole and watch the result.

• Nanfeng and Jiraiya discussed the barrier around the Land of Rice, and Tanaka Takeuchi described how its people had been controlled.
• Nanfeng used Genjutsu on Tanaka Takeuchi to compare the sensation, then realized her body had been controlled along with her mind.
• Nanfeng surveyed the barrier and found Tailed Beast Chakra at its Formation Eyes, which Kabuto Yakushi had used to remotely control the people.
• Nanfeng told Tanaka Takeuchi that Konoha could help restore the people, but she would have to swallow her pride and negotiate with the Hokage.
• Kabuto Yakushi watched through Tanaka Takeuchi’s eyes and decided to offer Nanfeng’s group a loophole to test his experimental subject.