Chapter Summaries

Nanfeng investigated Obito’s traces in the Land of Rice and concluded that Kabuto Yakushi’s underground operation was likely near the Red Jade Mountain Range. Tanaka Takeuchi led Nanfeng and Jiraiya there to investigate.

• A fluctuation in the barrier caused the residents of the Land of Rice to fall asleep, allowing Tanaka Takeuchi and Nanfeng to enter.
• Tanaka Takeuchi showed Nanfeng where the palace had first been attacked, and Nanfeng recognized faint traces of Obito’s Kamui.
• Nanfeng told Jiraiya that Obito was somewhere in the Land of Rice, then reasoned that Kabuto Yakushi would build underground to stay hidden.
• Nanfeng asked Tanaka Takeuchi about recent earthquakes, and she recalled one near the Red Jade Mountain Range.
• Nanfeng estimated that the operation was likely near the range, and Tanaka Takeuchi led them there.

Nanfeng, Jiraiya, and Tanaka Takeuchi found Kabuto Yakushi’s hidden cave and confronted him, but Tanaka Takeuchi stabbed Nanfeng from behind. Nanfeng was left wounded and poisoned as Kabuto revealed that he had planned the betrayal.

• Nanfeng found a fissure near the red jade deposits and estimated that the earthquake’s source lay one or two kilometers underground.
• Nanfeng located the barrier’s Formation Eye in a hidden cave concealed with the scent of large beasts.
• Nanfeng, Jiraiya, and Tanaka Takeuchi followed the cave’s maze to a room where Kabuto Yakushi waited.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that Tanaka Takeuchi was another controlled ninja, and Tanaka stabbed Nanfeng from behind.
• Nanfeng struggled to his feet with a poisoned wound as Kabuto Yakushi admitted he had planned the betrayal.

Nanfeng exposed Kabuto Yakushi’s deception and learned that Kabuto had turned Tanaka Takeuchi into a patchwork monster with Tailed Beast chakra and a Cursed Seal. Kabuto challenged Nanfeng to die, while Tanaka attacked and her unstable transformation threatened to make her explode.

• Nanfeng revealed that he had never trusted Tanaka Takeuchi, healed his wound, and questioned Kabuto Yakushi about what he had done to her.
• Kabuto triggered Tanaka Takeuchi’s transformation with a chakra sound frequency, unleashing violent Tailed Beast chakra that overwhelmed her body.
• Nanfeng recognized that Tanaka’s congested chakra pathways made her an unstable walking bomb, while Kabuto admitted he had transformed her to demonstrate his power.
• Kabuto declared that he could kill Nanfeng and uncover his secrets, briefly becoming a half-man, half-snake before regaining his refined appearance.
• Kabuto ordered Nanfeng to die as Tanaka attacked, revealing herself as a lethal patchwork of special organs and First Hokage cells.

Nanfeng fought Tanaka Takeuchi, a Cuirass-family puppet controlled by Kabuto Yakushi, while revealing his precise control over multiple chakra natures. He launched a hidden kunai wrapped in flames, leaving Tanaka Takeuchi with little time to react.

• Nanfeng recognized that Tanaka Takeuchi could absorb and temporarily retain his chakra, but continued fighting her.
• Nanfeng shifted his chakra between wind, lightning, and water natures, drawing Kabuto Yakushi's intense interest in his ability.
• Jiraiya sensed nearly thirty hidden, controlled puppets around them and observed that Kabuto Yakushi's borrowed Senjutsu Chakra was held in a precarious balance.
• Nanfeng prepared oxygen and hydrogen through electrolysis, then fired an enhanced Great Fireball as a feint.
• Nanfeng's clone hurled a specially made kunai wrapped in flames, catching Tanaka Takeuchi off guard as she tried to block the attack.

Nanfeng tried to delay Kabuto Yakushi and get Jiraiya out of the collapsing cave, but Kabuto revealed he had exploited a loophole in the Reaper Death Seal to command the Shinigami. Nanfeng escaped the first attacks, yet the Shinigami marked him and continued tracking him as he fled.

• Nanfeng detonated the gases in a kunai, damaging the cave and forcing Kabuto Yakushi to use Inorganic Reincarnation to keep it standing.
• Nanfeng told Jiraiya to take the gravely injured Tanaka Takeuchi beyond Kabuto Yakushi's control, and Jiraiya left in Sage Mode.
• Nanfeng confronted Kabuto Yakushi, who explained that his dispersed soul had let him exploit the Reaper Death Seal and make the Shinigami serve him.
• Kabuto Yakushi sent the Shinigami's scythe at Nanfeng, who dodged it and used lightning speed and Flying Thunder God to evade further attacks.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that the Shinigami's mark could track Nanfeng despite Flying Thunder God, and Nanfeng fled through the wilderness searching for a countermeasure.

Kabuto Yakushi pursued Nanfeng using a Shinigami tag embedded in his soul, but the system shielded Nanfeng and began removing it. To counter the Shinigami, Nanfeng considered making a deal that would cost him his power for two and a half months, while the system revealed it needed energy to upgrade.

• Kabuto Yakushi chased Nanfeng and tracked him through a Shinigami tag in his soul.
• Nanfeng called the system, which activated soul shielding for half an hour and started removing the tag.
• Unable to sense Nanfeng, Kabuto Yakushi waited nearby and used White Zetsu and Shadow Clones to monitor the area.
• The system told Nanfeng it needed two and a half hours to remove the tag and recommended a deal to counter the Shinigami's pursuit.
• Nanfeng learned that his own power could serve as the deal's price, temporarily leaving him without it for two and a half months.
• The system said an upgrade would provide more advanced power and a more realistic presentation of the world.

Nanfeng accepted the system’s deal, trading away his own power for temporary protection that made him immune to attacks in the shinobi world. He used his new ability to locate Kabuto Yakushi and appeared before him to confront the threat.

• Nanfeng asked the system about bloodline evolution and learned that he might not be strong enough to face Madara Uchiha or Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• After viewing Madara Uchiha’s peak combat stats, Nanfeng agreed to a deal that would cost him his power for two and a half months.
• Nanfeng read and signed the system’s golden contract, binding himself to the transaction.
• The system drained Nanfeng’s power and replaced it with a temporary force that made him impervious to attacks from the shinobi world.
• Nanfeng used his perception to locate Kabuto Yakushi and appeared directly in front of him.

Nanfeng used a deal with the world to make the Shinigami disappear and then returned to Konoha, where he collapsed from the cost of his victory. He left Tsunade to handle matters while he recovered, and Jiraiya was on his way back with information about Kabuto Yakushi’s hideout in the Land of Rice.

• Nanfeng told Kabuto Yakushi that he had made a deal with the world, then used it to make the Shinigami disappear, severely damaging Kabuto’s soul.
• Nanfeng vanished, leaving Kabuto to speculate that the deal had cost him his body.
• Nanfeng used Space Ninjutsu to send Jiraiya back to Konoha and told him to seek Tsunade’s help.
• Nanfeng appeared in the Hokage Office and told Tsunade that Kabuto Yakushi and his allies were hiding in the Land of Rice.
• Nanfeng explained that he had defeated the Shinigami but paid a heavy price, then lost consciousness from exhaustion.

Tsunade examined Nanfeng after he woke and learned his strength would be gone for two and a half months. To keep his condition secret while he went out, Nanfeng asked Tsunade to disguise him, then proposed dressing him as a girl in a skirt; Tsunade refused but found the idea hard to stop imagining.

• Tsunade carried the sleeping Nanfeng to her office sofa, examined him, and found no injuries despite his vanished strength.
• Tsunade returned to her Hokage paperwork and thought about telling Hinata that Mei Terumi had returned to Kirigakure.
• Nanfeng woke from a short nap, told Tsunade his strength would be gone for two and a half months, and asked her not to tell Hinata and the others.
• Nanfeng asked Tsunade to disguise him so he could go out while weakened.
• Nanfeng suggested that Tsunade turn him into a pretty girl wearing a skirt, but Tsunade refused and tried not to imagine the result.

Nanfeng disguised himself and stayed in Tsunade's office until night while she arranged a new home for him. As Tsunade took him there and asked him to cook, Nanfeng reflected on enjoying an ordinary day and said he wanted to farm after the Fourth Great Ninja War.

• Tsunade disguised Nanfeng with makeup, and they told people he was away on a mission.
• Sasuke worried when he couldn't contact Nanfeng, so he visited Tsunade, who told him Nanfeng could not be reached because of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
• Nanfeng stayed in the Hokage Office until late while Tsunade worked and arranged a new home for him.
• Tsunade offered to take Nanfeng to his new home and asked him to make dinner, which he agreed to do.
• Nanfeng told Tsunade that he had enjoyed a leisurely, ordinary day and wanted to ask for land to farm after the war; Tsunade said they would discuss it then.

After Tsunade left, Nanfeng learned that his unusual thoughts had come from suppressed feelings and lingering tailed-beast influence, while he recovered from the transaction. Meanwhile, scouts discovered that Kabuto Yakushi had turned the Land of Rice into a dead country, and Kabuto continued healing his injured soul as Danzo reassured him that their plans remained intact.

• Tsunade enjoyed Nanfeng's ramen, promised to bring him supplies, and left after arranging to visit for another meal.
• Nanfeng questioned the system about his erratic thoughts and learned they were his own suppressed feelings, slightly influenced by the tailed beasts, while his body recovered for two and a half months.
• Tsunade coordinated Konoha's response as scouts found that everyone in the Land of Rice had died from a Genjutsu barrier meant to turn them into Living Puppets.
• Kabuto Yakushi used refined soul essence taken from the Land of Rice's victims to repair his damaged soul, enduring extreme pain and growing more covetous of Nanfeng's eyes.
• Danzo visited Kabuto Yakushi, dismissed the exposure of their abandoned base, and learned that Kabuto had erased Tanaka Takeuchi's relevant memories and restored his body.

After dinner with Tsunade, Nanfeng learned that his strange thoughts were partly caused by the Tailed Beasts’ power and faced a two-and-a-half-month recovery period. Meanwhile, scouts discovered that the Land of Rice had been wiped out, and the Kage suspected Kabuto Yakushi’s involvement.

• Tsunade shared a meal with Nanfeng, promised to bring him supplies, and said she would return to mooch another meal.
• Nanfeng questioned the system about his erratic thoughts, and the system said his suppressed feelings and the Tailed Beasts’ influence were responsible.
• The system explained that Nanfeng needed two and a half months to recover from the trade’s side effects, and Nanfeng accepted the wait.
• Tsunade coordinated Konoha’s response as the village tightened security and executed captured spies from other villages.
• Scouts found that everyone in the Land of Rice had died from brain death linked to a Genjutsu barrier intended to turn them into Living Puppets.
• Mei Terumi and the other Kage suspected Kabuto Yakushi, who was hiding while recovering from his injuries and expected to recover in three months.

Kabuto Yakushi endured the painful repair of his damaged soul using purified soul energy, then reported to Danzo that Nanfeng had exposed their abandoned base in the Land of Rice. Danzo remained confident that the group’s secrets were safe, while Kabuto said Nanfeng’s team would learn nothing from the missing test subject, Tanaka Takeuchi.

• Kabuto Yakushi used extracted soul essence to repair his soul, enduring intense pain while remaining conscious.
• Kabuto Yakushi changed bodies after the repair and spoke with Danzo in the laboratory.
• Kabuto Yakushi told Danzo that Nanfeng had found their Land of Rice base, but their equipment and research had already been moved.
• Danzo explained that the abandoned base held no useful evidence and that countermeasures would prevent anyone from learning secrets from the bodies.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed that Tanaka Takeuchi had been taken by Nanfeng, but said he had erased Tanaka Takeuchi's memories and restored his body.
• Danzo praised Kabuto Yakushi and left, assuring him that Nanfeng would not be able to extract anything from him.

Kabuto considered how to obtain more of Naruto’s chakra while keeping his own Nine-Tails chakra secret. In Amegakure, Obito approached Hidan and Kakuzu with Akatsuki expense records, beginning a pitch to recruit them.

• Kabuto thought about using Danzo to help him get deeper into the prison and reach Naruto’s chakra.
• Obito stayed hidden in Amegakure while planning to obtain the Rinnegan and meet former Akatsuki members Hidan and Kakuzu.
• Obito left Amegakure using Kamui after Genjutsu concealed his presence from the tavern’s patrons and Rain Tiger At Will Technique.
• Obito met Hidan and Kakuzu dressed as Tobi and asked where their Akatsuki mission payments had gone.
• Obito showed Hidan and Kakuzu expense records and claimed they were genuine orders from other countries.

Obito persuaded Kakuzu and Hidan to betray the Akatsuki by revealing that Konan had secretly spent their money on three million Explosive Tags. They joined him in targeting Nagato and Konan, and the chapter ended as they arrived in Amegakure and Kakuzu killed a bar owner.

• Obito showed Kakuzu and Hidan receipts proving Konan had secretly bought three million Explosive Tags and told them where she hid them.
• Kakuzu and Hidan agreed to side with Obito, who proposed killing Nagato and Konan.
• Konan noticed Kakuzu and Hidan had left the Akatsuki’s range, alerted Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke, and prepared with Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain.
• Obito, Kakuzu, and Hidan arrived in Amegakure and went to Obito’s usual bar.
• Kakuzu killed the bar owner to take his heart as civilians fled in panic.

Obito Uchiha burned down a tavern and confronted Itachi Uchiha, revealing that Hashirama Senju’s cells had transformed his Sharingan. As the Six Paths of Pain and Konan arrived, Kakuzu rejected their offer to rejoin because Konan had spent their hard-earned money on three million Explosive Tags.

• Obito Uchiha left the tavern after killing its occupants and set the building ablaze, while Itachi Uchiha rescued nearby civilians.
• Obito Uchiha showed Itachi his purplish-red Sharingan and explained that tissue grown from the First Hokage’s cells had strengthened him.
• The Six Paths of Pain and Konan arrived and offered Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha a chance to return to their side.
• Kakuzu refused the offer, saying Konan had used their earnings to buy three million Explosive Tags.
• Obito Uchiha claimed his ability could counter the Six Paths of Pain.

Obito Uchiha disrupted the chakra of the Six Paths of Pain and confronted Nagato directly, while Kakuzu and Hidan attacked Konan and Itachi Uchiha. Nagato used the Asura Path’s mechanical body to bind Obito as a missile targeted him.

• Obito Uchiha’s ability disabled the Six Paths of Pain, and Konan wrapped their fallen bodies in paper and sent them away.
• Nagato emerged from the tallest building, but Obito revealed that his ability had also made Nagato’s chakra surge wildly.
• Itachi Uchiha failed to form the Great Fireball Technique, while Kakuzu and Hidan remained unaffected by the chakra interference.
• Obito Uchiha ordered Kakuzu and Hidan to fight Konan and Itachi Uchiha, then challenged Nagato for the Rinnegan.
• Obito Uchiha vanished toward Nagato, who activated the Asura Path, bound him with mechanical arms, and aimed a huge missile at him.

Nagato fought Obito Uchiha with powerful Rinnegan techniques while the other Akatsuki members battled Kakuzu and Hidan. Sasuke guarded Naruto in prison and spotted Danzo, who had returned unharmed.

• Nagato attacked Obito Uchiha with a chakra missile, then used a prepared trap and an Animal Path summon, surprising Obito with how freely he wielded the Rinnegan.
• Konan was assigned to counter Hidan, while Kakuzu struggled to fight Itachi Uchiha and keep Hidan from losing body parts.
• Sasuke guarded Naruto from a distance on Tsunade's orders and found the prison surroundings suspiciously quiet.
• Sasuke saw Danzo, whom he had believed dead, and concealed himself to observe the returned opponent before acting.

Sasuke secretly followed Danzo into the prison to investigate how he had returned from the dead and to watch his movements. After Danzo bypassed the prison’s chakra restrictions and entered, Sasuke used a sealing item from Nanfeng to sneak in and warn Naruto that Danzo had come for Kurama.

• Sasuke watched Danzo and reflected that Kabuto considered him a failed experiment because his chakra perception had improved only slightly.
• Danzo created a seal that fooled the prison’s detection system, then transformed his body to resemble Zetsu.
• Sasuke used Nanfeng’s sealing item to blend his chakra with the prison’s surroundings and slip inside.
• Sasuke moved through the filthy prison and contacted Naruto, who learned Danzo had come to target Kurama.
• Naruto told Kurama that he expected compensation for helping with the trouble Danzo had brought.

Naruto and Sasuke reunited in the prison and prepared to confront Danzo, who had returned despite Nanfeng killing him once. The chapter ended as the brothers unleashed their chakra and summoned two gigantic figures above the prison.

• The Nine-Tails reflected on Nanfeng's mysterious nature and Naruto's shameless landlord-like demands for rent.
• Naruto sent Sasuke map information and tidied his hidden place in the prison while awaiting his brother.
• Sasuke arrived with matching Sealing Technique formulas, restoring Naruto's access to chakra.
• Naruto and Sasuke sensed Danzo approaching and discussed how he could return from the dead.
• The brothers challenged Danzo and unleashed their chakra, causing two gigantic figures to appear above the prison.