Chapter Summaries

Haku used the Ice Realm Mirror Technique to escape the Konoha shinobi, while the rescue party gathered around Itachi and Kimimaro. Obito grew uneasy about Pain’s lack of progress and tried to break away from Shisui to check on him.

• Haku created the Ice Realm Mirror Technique, evaded the Wood Golem and Itachi’s attacks, and escaped as Yamanaka Santen failed to locate him.
• Itachi abandoned the pursuit, and Kimimaro reflected on his changed feelings toward Orochimaru and his decision not to offer him his body.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha arrived with Fugaku Uchiha after being rescued, and the group planned to escort them to Shisui.
• Obito Uchiha grew frustrated that Pain had sent no word and decided to escape Shisui so he could check the situation.

Obito Uchiha abandoned the mission and escaped, allowing Shisui to rescue Naruto and Sasuke and return the injured survivors to Konoha. As Sōken’s battle with Pain continued, Obito and Black Zetsu judged that Pain’s superior Chakra gave him the advantage if he could endure the Uchiha’s attacks.

• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to escape Shisui, then Deidara fled on his giant bird while Haku had already withdrawn.
• Shisui gathered Naruto, Sasuke, the injured survivors, and Jirobo, then transported them back to Konoha in several trips.
• Shisui told Fugaku Uchiha that they had no further instructions and suggested they would learn what came next from Sōken.
• Black Zetsu summoned Obito Uchiha and told him he feared Pain might lose to Sōken, who also possessed the Rinnegan.
• Obito Uchiha argued that Pain’s vast Chakra gave him the advantage and outlined how he and Black Zetsu could delay reinforcements.

Sōken’s Deva Path Clone summoned the Three-Tails against Pain, revealing a hidden advantage that overturned Uchiha Obito’s belief that time favored Nagato. Obito urged Nagato to fight at full strength while Sōken’s true body continued a secret operation beneath Amegakure.

• Black Zetsu accepted Uchiha Obito’s plan to wait and intercept any Konoha shinobi who joined the battle.
• Sōken’s Deva Path Clone struggled to maintain Susanoo against Pain’s attacks and chose not to recall Samehada from Uchiha Chihaya.
• Sōken activated a hidden summoning seal, and the Three-Tails appeared before Pain and the watching shinobi.
• Jiraiya and Kabuto discussed the Three-Tails’ presence and whether Kirigakure would object to Sōken controlling it.
• Uchiha Obito realized the Three-Tails could supply Sōken with Chakra and ordered Black Zetsu to tell Nagato to go all out.
• The narration revealed that Sōken’s true body had activated the summoning seal from beneath Amegakure, fooling Pain, Uchiha Obito, and Black Zetsu.

Sōken used the Three-Tails to pressure Pain, while Nagato recognized that attrition would cost him and decided to unleash a major attack. Obito Uchiha learned Nagato’s location and went to find him as the battle’s stakes rose.

• Sōken directed the Three-Tails to attack Pain, and Pain used Earth Release to trap its forefoot before the Asura Path fired a laser at its eye.
• The Three-Tails endured the laser and retaliated with Water Style: Iron Cannonball, forcing Pain to defend with Water Wall.
• Nagato sensed that Sōken and the Three-Tails were sharing chakra and realized Konoha’s other fighters could soon join the battle, so he decided to try something big.
• Nagato warned Konan to prepare for an impact and gathered his chakra while she worried about his plan.
• Obito Uchiha asked Black Zetsu to locate Nagato, then learned Nagato was directly beneath them and began sinking underground to reach him.

Sōken secretly watched Obito Uchiha approach an abandoned shelter in search of Nagato, while Nagato’s Paths shifted tactics and attacked Konoha’s allies. The chapter left Uchiha Chihaya falling after her Susanoo collapsed under the Paths’ assault.

• Sōken searched Amegakure’s underground but found neither his target nor Nagato, then hid when he sensed someone approaching.
• Obito Uchiha arrived with White Zetsu, confirmed Nagato was hiding nearby, and detonated an Explosive Tag to draw him out.
• Konan spoke through a paper butterfly and told Obito that Nagato already knew Uchiha Sōken was a powerful threat, while Sōken watched them from hiding.
• The Naraka Path used Hell King Yama to restore itself and the damaged Asura Path, while Pain and the Preta Path continued fighting Sōken’s clone and the Three-Tails.
• Pain summoned several Paths to attack Uchiha Chihaya’s Susanoo, and the Preta Path drained its Chakra as the Asura Path bombarded it with rockets.
• Chihaya’s Susanoo collapsed, and rockets struck at her as she fell while clutching Samehada.

Shisui rescued Uchiha Chihaya from Pain’s attack, while Sōken’s clone revealed that the battle on the ground had involved only a clone. Pain then confronted Obito Uchiha and explained why he had abruptly withdrawn, leaving Obito to fear that his arrival had exposed Nagato’s real location.

• Uchiha Chihaya’s disrupted Chakra left her unable to fight effectively, and Samehada deflected the first rocket barrage before being knocked from her hand.
• Pain used Banshō Ten'in to pull Chihaya toward the Animal Path as another rocket attack began, but Shisui arrived and blocked the pull with Susanoo.
• Shisui struck the Preta Path and Asura Path, then discovered that Pain and the other Paths had vanished; Sōken’s Animal Path clone caught Chihaya and told Shisui the real battle was only beginning.
• Pain emerged to confront Obito Uchiha and revealed that the Uchiha Sōken he had fought was a clone controlled by consciousness rather than a soul.
• Obito realized his arrival might have led Sōken to Nagato’s hidden location, so Pain had recalled his Paths to protect his immobile real body.

Uchiha Sōken found Nagato’s underground hideout and revealed that his Rinnegan did not originally belong to him before the two began fighting. Nagato defended against Sōken’s attacks, and the chapter ended with Sōken countering an attempted ambush by Obito Uchiha.

• Nagato’s Animal Path and Naraka Path were turned to stone by Sōken’s surprise attack, while Obito Uchiha escaped into the Kamui Dimension.
• Sōken destroyed the disguised wall with his Uchiha Style: Sword of Fire, revealed Nagato behind it, and identified himself as his real body.
• Sōken told Nagato that the Rinnegan belonged to the Uchiha Clan and that Nagato was only a vessel, but Nagato rejected the claim and attacked.
• Nagato used the Asura Path’s Machine Light Shield Seal to block Sōken’s Ishanagihime, then struck him with an underground wooden spike that his Hardening Technique resisted.
• Sōken drove a lightning-wreathed black rod into the ground to counter Obito Uchiha’s attempted ambush.

Sōken fought Nagato, Konan, and Obito underground, using a lack of oxygen to gain an advantage while Black Zetsu remained unaware of the battle. Obito broke through the earth with a Wood Golem, and Black Zetsu realized a fierce fight was raging below as others rushed toward the shaft.

• Obito's ambush and Konan's paper attack failed, while Nagato's laser cannon forced Sōken to defend with Susanoo and the Gunbai.
• Sōken sealed the air vents with the Bashosen after Nagato absorbed his flames, leaving himself breathing from an oxygen tank while Nagato, Konan, and Obito struggled for air.
• Sōken kept Nagato occupied with Bashosen flames, while Konan tried to blast open an escape route and the Deva Path Clone remained down.
• Obito summoned a Wood Golem that smashed through the earth and struck Black Zetsu, flattening his body into a lump of flesh before he recovered into liquid form.
• Black Zetsu saw the battle raging in the shaft, and Shisui, Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Uchiha Chihaya, Jiraiya, Kabuto, and others rushed toward it as Orochimaru and Sasori disappeared.

Sōken and Nagato resumed their battle after Obito Uchiha’s Wood Golem vanished, and both escalated their powers until their giant forms devastated the area around Amegakure. The battle continued as Sasori was left badly damaged in the ruins and realized the Orochimaru who had been with him was a Shadow Clone.

• Sōken used hidden chameleons to observe the fight, but Konan’s explosive paper rain killed them as Nagato and Sōken countered each other’s Shinra Tensei.
• Konan’s attack left Sōken unharmed inside Susanoo, and Nagato explained that the Explosive Tags’ force had been spread too widely.
• Sōken expanded Susanoo into its Complete form while Nagato summoned the giant humanoid with nine closed eyes and black shackles.
• The two giants’ appearance shattered the surrounding land, and Uchiha Shisui used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evacuate the Konoha shinobi.
• Black Zetsu was knocked into liquid form, while Sasori was smashed apart and discovered that the Orochimaru beside him had been a Shadow Clone.

Sōken fought Nagato and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, using his Crimson Susanoo’s scorching greatsword to devastate Amegakure. Nagato’s chakra dragon failed to absorb the Susanoo, and the battle was turning against him as Sōken pressed his attack.

• Sōken escaped the Great Hollow in his Crimson Susanoo and confronted Nagato’s summoned Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• The statue blasted the Susanoo with lightning, but Sōken counterattacked with a fiery greatsword slash that tore through the clouds and flattened much of Amegakure.
• The statue regenerated its wounded arm, while the slash’s intense heat severely injured Nagato, leaving him unable to endure another direct hit.
• Nagato sent a chakra dragon to devour the Susanoo, but Sōken repelled it with Shinra Tensei and struck at Nagato again.
• Sōken continued slashing, forcing the slow-moving statue to defend itself while Nagato struggled to keep the fight from turning further against him.

Orochimaru intervened in Nagato and Sōken’s battle, using the eight-headed White Snake and Haku to ambush Nagato. Haku took Nagato’s Rinnegan and escaped, leaving Obito furious and Sōken still motionless.

• Nagato struggled to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path against Sōken and called for Obito to intervene.
• Orochimaru attacked with the regenerative eight-headed White Snake, and Nagato recognized him and struck him with Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato tried to destroy Orochimaru with the statue’s attacks and Chakra dragon, but Orochimaru countered with the Kusanagi Sword while Haku approached through ice.
• Haku emerged behind Nagato, pierced his chest, and removed both of his Rinnegan eyes.
• Obito arrived too late to stop Haku, who escaped through an ice mirror, while Sōken remained motionless.

Sōken took control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and extracted Orochimaru’s soul, defeating him for now. With Obito Uchiha escaped and Nagato still alive, Sōken prepared to recover the Rinnegan.

• Obito Uchiha attacked Orochimaru, but Orochimaru escaped the Wood Style: Forest Spear Technique and revealed that he had only been stalling to help Haku get away.
• Sōken arrived inside the White Snake’s mouth and confronted Orochimaru, who refused his offer to stop opposing him.
• Sōken used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to jolt Orochimaru within reach, then extracted Orochimaru’s soul with the Human Path.
• Obito Uchiha escaped using Kamui as Sōken defeated Orochimaru, while Nagato remained alive beside the statue.
• Sōken explained that he had used Knight of Owner to take control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and decided to recover Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan.

Obito Uchiha realized he needed to find Haku and recover the Rinnegan before Uchiha Sōken could claim it. Haku returned to find Orochimaru dead, fought Sōken with powerful Ice Style Senjutsu, and was left reeling when Sōken easily overcame his strongest technique; the chapter ended with someone claiming they knew how to revive Orochimaru.

• Obito Uchiha decided to find Haku before Uchiha Sōken and secure the Rinnegan for the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Haku returned to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, found Orochimaru dead, and rejected Sōken's invitation to join Konoha.
• Haku entered Sage Mode and attacked Sōken with Frost Bird, but Sōken countered it with Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Haku used Snow Prison Ice Heaven and Ten Thousand Year Ice while Konan shielded Nagato, but the Demonic Statue unleashed flames that melted the ice and left Sōken unharmed.
• Haku realized he could not defeat Sōken, then heard someone claim they knew how to bring Orochimaru back to life.

Sōken fought Haku and Obito Uchiha atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Obito helped Haku escape with the Rinnegan. The battle ended with Konoha victorious over the Akatsuki Organization, while Sōken anticipated further enemies.

• Obito Uchiha called out that he could revive Orochimaru, while Kamui let him evade Sōken’s attacks and he urged Haku to flee with the Rinnegan.
• Haku regained his resolve to survive and attacked Sōken with Sage Art: White Rage Technique, but Sōken countered and trapped him with a modified Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal.
• Sōken nearly struck Haku with a vacuum blade, but Obito Uchiha protected him with Uchiha Flame Formation.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path destroyed the Wood Golem, and Obito Uchiha vanished into another dimension as Haku escaped with the Rinnegan.
• Sōken watched the ruined village as the fighting ended, with Konoha victorious and the Akatsuki Organization crushed.

After Amegakure’s defeat, Sōken confronted Nagato and killed him while Jiraiya and Konan watched. Meanwhile, Obito tried to recruit Haku to use the stolen Rinnegan to revive Orochimaru, as Black Zetsu reconsidered his plans.

• Konan held the dying Nagato as Jiraiya arrived, and Nagato admitted he had failed to protect Yahiko and their dream.
• Sōken told Jiraiya that Obito Uchiha and Haku had escaped with the Rinnegan and that he had killed Orochimaru, though Orochimaru might return.
• Sōken subdued Konan with an illusion and killed Nagato by piercing his throat, then summoned Kabuto to handle the body.
• Karin reported Nagato’s death to Obito, Haku, Zetsu, and Black Zetsu in their hideout.
• Obito offered to teach Haku to use the Rinnegan to revive Orochimaru, while Haku said he would try other methods first and keep the Rinnegan as a last resort.

After returning to Konoha with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Sōken brought Jiraiya to see the captive Konan and had Kabuto use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. Nagato and Yahiko were summoned, and Sōken restrained Nagato as he awakened and recognized Yahiko.

• Obito agreed to Haku's reasoning, then stayed with Zetsu near Amegakure to consider how the Akatsuki could recover after its defeat.
• Haku left with Karin and Jugo for Sound Village to evacuate its documents, supplies, and trusted people before Konoha destroyed the base.
• Sōken returned to Konoha with Shisui, secured the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in a prepared underground base, and went to the Anbu dungeon to see Konan.
• Sōken reassured Jiraiya that he could persuade Konan to cooperate, then ordered Kabuto to begin his contingency plan.
• Kabuto used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Nagato and Yahiko, shocking Jiraiya and provoking Konan to struggle against her restraints.
• Nagato awakened and moved toward Konan, but Sōken pinned him with black rods; Nagato then recognized Yahiko beside him.

Uchiha Sōken revived Yahiko with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, hoping he would persuade Konan to cooperate with Konoha. After hearing Nagato and Konan’s account of the years since his death, Yahiko began confronting them about their actions.

• Konan recognized the revived Yahiko, who was confused about Nagato’s condition and asked whether Hanzo of the Salamander had killed him.
• Uchiha Sōken introduced himself as Konoha’s Sixth Hokage and explained that they were in Konoha’s dungeon.
• Kabuto led Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan to an office, and Sōken removed the black rods restraining Nagato.
• Sōken told Jiraiya that he hoped Yahiko would persuade Konan to make Amegakure friendly toward Konoha.
• Jiraiya and Sōken arrived at the office and heard Yahiko say that he had learned what Nagato and Konan had done since his death.

After Konoha announced that it had destroyed Akatsuki’s Amegakure base and claimed both its leader and Sixth Hokage Uchiha Sōken possessed the Rinnegan, Iwagakure and Sunagakure weighed the uncertain intelligence. Ōnoki ordered a search for Deidara to verify the report, while Rasa chose to keep Sunagakure out of the conflict.

• Ōnoki dismissed Konoha’s claim that Akatsuki planned to gather the Tailed Beasts, but grew concerned when he read that Akatsuki’s leader and Sōken possessed the Rinnegan.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure’s Anbu to find Deidara and report his location so he could confirm the Rinnegan intelligence directly.
• Kurotsuchi realized Deidara might be able to verify whether Akatsuki’s leader had the Rinnegan, and Ōnoki warned that even unlikely intelligence could prove true.
• Baki confirmed to Rasa that the report came from Sasori because the returning Genin’s body showed Sasori’s Human Puppet technique.
• Rasa decided Sunagakure would take no action against Konoha or Akatsuki for now, and told Baki to inform the village’s two advisors about Sasori.

A and Dodai discussed intelligence that the Sixth Hokage had encountered the Rinnegan and failed to eliminate the Akatsuki, while Mei Terumi sought Genji’s counsel about Konoha’s power. The chapter ended with Genji warning that Konoha’s rumored invitation to every village to attend the Chunin Ninja Exams could conceal the Sixth Hokage’s larger ambitions.

• A summoned Dodai to read a top-secret report about the Rinnegan and the Sixth Hokage’s failed effort to wipe out the Akatsuki Organization.
• Dodai urged A not to lose hope, arguing that Konoha’s power could draw opposition from other villages and the Akatsuki; A decided Kumogakure would avoid the current conflict while it recovered.
• Mei Terumi visited Genji and voiced concern that the Sixth Hokage might use force to unite the Shinobi World and threaten Kirigakure.
• Genji advised Mei Terumi to remain cautious without acting rashly, and vowed to fight if Konoha threatened Kirigakure’s existence.
• Mei Terumi told Genji that Utakata had reported a rumor that Konoha planned to invite every village and its leaders to an unprecedented Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Genji interpreted the rumored event as a larger-scale Five Kage Summit and warned Mei Terumi that the Sixth Hokage likely had greater ambitions.

Sakura visited Kakashi in the hospital and told him a rumor that the Hokage planned to invite every ninja village to an unprecedented Chunin Exam. Kakashi warned her not to spread unconfirmed information, then wondered what the Hokage intended as Guy overheard the rumor.

• Sakura visited Kakashi and asked when Naruto and Sasuke would return, then worried they might miss the Chunin Exams.
• Kakashi said he had heard nothing about an exam, and Sakura explained that Toka had heard the Hokage planned to invite every ninja village.
• Sakura admitted she had already told the Kirigakure envoy, Utakata, about the rumor, and Kakashi warned her to be careful with information.
• Sakura left the hospital, and Kakashi wondered what purpose the Hokage had for holding such a large exam.
• Guy appeared at Kakashi’s window, repeated the rumor, and Kakashi told him not to spread it.