Chapter Summaries

Naruto and Jiraiya visited Mount Myoboku, where the Great Toad Sage revealed a prophecy of four Children of Prophecy and a future that could still change. Jiraiya concluded that he had to guide Nagato away from his wrong path, and Naruto took him to the Land of Rain.

• Sage Fukasaku welcomed Naruto and Jiraiya and led them to the Great Toad Sage after announcing a new prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage dreamed of four Children of Prophecy, including someone who should have died, and said Jiraiya would guide one who had gone down the wrong path.
• Naruto concluded Yahiko was the fourth Child of Prophecy, while Jiraiya suspected Nagato was the one he needed to guide.
• Jiraiya told Sage Fukasaku that he and Naruto would leave for the Land of Rain to reach Nagato.
• Jiraiya refused Sage Fukasaku's offer of an insect feast, and Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them to the Land of Rain's border.

Obito rallied the Daimyo to hold a remote conference against Konoha and Dawn Shipping, but news of Minato and the Nine-Tails’ chakra in Kirigakure sent him there to investigate. Meanwhile, Naruto and Jiraiya arrived near Amegakure and captured two Rain ninja as they approached the village.

• Obito returned to Amegakure after securing the Daimyo’s agreement to meet remotely, with the conference expected to begin in at least two days.
• White Zetsu reported sensing Minato Namikaze’s and the Nine-Tails’ chakra in Kirigakure, so Obito left to investigate.
• Naruto and Jiraiya reached the outskirts of Amegakure, where Naruto explained that Nagato’s chakra-infused rain would reveal any infiltration.
• Naruto and Jiraiya vanished when they sensed two nearby Rain ninja, then immobilized the pair as they tried to counterattack.

Naruto and Jiraiya entered Amegakure to confront Nagato, learning that the two ninja they encountered were remnants of Hanzo’s forces. Naruto sent Jiraiya toward Nagato’s tower to try to persuade him, then faced Konan and the Six Paths of Pain alone, leaving Nagato confused by Jiraiya’s disappearance.

• Naruto restrained two Amegakure ninja with the Shadow Possession Jutsu, and they revealed that they served Hanzo and sought revenge on Pain.
• Naruto explained that Hanzo’s surviving loyalists kept their original forehead protectors, then released the two ninja and warned them to stay out of the coming upheaval.
• When the rain stopped, Naruto told Jiraiya that Nagato had noticed them and that his real body was in the village’s tallest tower.
• Naruto sent Jiraiya to persuade Nagato while he stayed behind to stop Konan and the Six Paths of Pain and revive Yahiko.
• Konan and the Six Paths of Pain surrounded Naruto, and Deva Path Pain questioned him after realizing Jiraiya was gone.

Naruto confronted the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure, revealing that he knew Nagato’s real body was in the tower and that Jiraiya had gone to meet him. Naruto overwhelmed Pain with Shadow Clones and precise counters, then struck Deva Path Pain as Shinra Tensei’s interval was about to end.

• Naruto told Deva Path Pain and Konan that Jiraiya had gone to the tower to speak with Nagato, and declared that he could handle all seven of them alone.
• Animal Path and Asura Path attacked Naruto, but his Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak blocked the wrist rocket and restrained the summoned three-headed dog.
• Deva Path Pain sent Konan to stop Jiraiya at the tower, while Naruto created thirty-five Shadow Clones and surrounded the Six Paths of Pain.
• Naruto’s golden chakra arm broke the pull of Banshō Ten'in, and a Shadow Clone revealed that Shinra Tensei had a five-second interval before being blasted away.
• Naruto used his speed and the timing of Shinra Tensei’s interval to appear beside Deva Path Pain and land a fierce side kick.

Naruto defeated the Six Paths of Pain and destroyed Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei with a Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken. As Jiraiya confronted Konan outside Nagato’s tower, Naruto severed the Deva Path’s connection to Nagato.

• Naruto removed a black rod from the Deva Path, while his Shadow Clones defeated the Asura, Animal, Human, Naraka, and Preta Paths.
• The Deva Path used Chibaku Tensei to pull Naruto, his clones, and the other Paths toward a growing sphere of rock.
• Naruto gathered his clones’ Chakra and shattered the Chibaku Tensei core with a Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken.
• Jiraiya demanded that Konan let him into the tower, and Konan refused, saying she would not let him destroy Nagato and Yahiko’s dream.
• While Nagato’s control wavered, Naruto appeared before the Deva Path and pulled out its remaining black rods, cutting off its connection to Nagato.

After defeating Pain in Amegakure, Naruto found Tobi hiding nearby and used it as a vessel to perform Life Reincarnation on Yahiko’s corpse. The resurrection began smoothly, leaving Yahiko’s return underway.

• Naruto sensed a malicious Chakra signature beneath the ruins and uncovered Tobi, a special White Zetsu.
• Naruto restrained Tobi with Puppet Technique and infused it with Nine-Tails Chakra to strengthen its life force.
• Naruto controlled Tobi’s hands to form the seals for Life Reincarnation and press them against Yahiko’s corpse.
• The forbidden technique began summoning Yahiko’s soul while Naruto watched calmly.

Naruto revived Yahiko using Tobi’s life force and told him how Nagato had turned their dream of peace into a plan to rule the world through fear. Yahiko resolved to confront Nagato and was transported with Naruto to the tower where Jiraiya was trying to reach him.

• Yahiko regained his life and awoke with confused memories of his death.
• Naruto released Tobi, who died after using nearly all his life force to revive Yahiko.
• Naruto told Yahiko that Nagato had become Pain, killed Hanzo, and planned to use the Tailed Beasts to create a weapon that would control the world.
• Yahiko grieved that Nagato’s actions betrayed the Akatsuki’s original ideals of peace through dialogue and mutual aid.
• Yahiko thanked Naruto and resolved to meet Nagato and Jiraiya in the tallest tower.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God mark on Jiraiya to transport himself and Yahiko into the tower.

Jiraiya confronted Nagato and Konan after the Six Paths of Pain were defeated, exposing Uchiha Madara’s Moon Eye Plan and urging Nagato to choose Naruto’s vision of peace instead. Nagato’s resolve began to waver, and Jiraiya offered hope that Naruto could revive Yahiko.

• Konan blocked Jiraiya from entering Nagato’s room, but Nagato told her to let his teacher in after admitting the Six Paths of Pain had been defeated.
• Jiraiya warned Nagato and Konan that Uchiha Madara had deceived them and planned to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, turning humanity into White Zetsu.
• Nagato insisted he could still control the Tailed Beasts and create peace through fear, citing Yahiko’s death and the suffering of the shinobi world.
• Jiraiya described Naruto’s plans to unite the Shinobi World and change the system that treated shinobi as tools.
• Jiraiya reminded Nagato of his former promise to break the curse of hatred, weakening Nagato’s resolve.
• Jiraiya urged Nagato to help build Naruto’s future and revealed that Naruto had said he would revive Yahiko.

Naruto revived Yahiko and reunited him with Nagato and Konan, then Yahiko urged Nagato to accept Naruto’s vision of peace. Nagato abandoned the Ultimate Weapon Plan and agreed to make the Land of Rain part of Naruto’s unified nation, while vowing to atone for his mistakes.

• Naruto appeared with the revived Yahiko, astonishing Nagato and Konan.
• Naruto explained how he used a White Zetsu sacrifice and Pain’s Deva Path as a medium to revive Yahiko.
• Yahiko’s familiar manner convinced Nagato and Konan that he was truly alive, and Konan embraced him as Nagato broke down in tears.
• Jiraiya told Yahiko about Naruto’s plans and the Daimyo Purge Plan.
• Yahiko asked Nagato whether he would keep opposing Naruto, and Nagato gave up the Ultimate Weapon Plan and agreed to unite the Land of Rain with Naruto’s nation.
• Nagato declared that he would atone for his past mistakes.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki arrived in the Land of Water to support Momochi Zabuza’s plan to purge the daimyo and unify the country with Kirigakure. Minato revealed himself to Zabuza at the harbor, leaving the harbor master and his staff stunned.

• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God to take Kushina Uzumaki to the Land of Water and wait for Dawn Shipping’s fleet.
• Momochi Zabuza arrived aboard the fleet and presented the harbor master with a manifest for goods supposedly destined for the daimyo and nobles.
• Zabuza tried to dismiss the harbor staff, but Minato and Kushina appeared and stopped them from leaving.
• Minato introduced himself to Zabuza as the Fourth Hokage and said Naruto had sent him to assist with the Daimyo Purge Plan.
• Zabuza lowered his guard and pledged to follow Minato’s instructions, while the harbor master and his staff struggled to believe the Fourth Hokage was alive.

Minato ordered Dawn Shipping to seal the Land of Water’s ports and began an operation against Kirigakure, while Obito learned that Zabuza had arrived and tightened his control over Yagura. The chapter ended with Kirigakure placed on alert to meet the approaching force.

• Minato ordered Zabuza to secure the port, prevent anyone from leaving the Land of Water, and prepare the Daimyo Purge Plan while the main force headed to Kirigakure.
• Zabuza deployed Dawn Shipping’s fleet to blockade the coast and ordered the aerial fortress Ancor Vantian to advance toward Kirigakure in combat readiness.
• After the port was secured, Minato sensed his Flying Thunder God mark on Obito and declared that the operation was beginning.
• Obito returned to Kirigakure and questioned Yagura about changes in the village, but Yagura reported no unusual intelligence.
• A Kirigakure Anbu reported that Zabuza had arrived at the village gates with a large group, briefly stirring Yagura’s resistance to the Genjutsu.
• Obito strengthened the Genjutsu on Yagura, who ordered the village to enter a state of alert and prepare to meet the enemy.

Obito ordered Yagura to mobilize Kirigakure’s forces while keeping the Mizukage out of danger, then was ambushed atop the Mizukage Building by Minato Namikaze. Convinced Minato had faked his death and secretly manipulated events, Obito faced the revived Fourth Hokage, who vowed to end things.

• Obito ordered Yagura to gather Kirigakure’s jōnin and Anbu and guard the village’s entrances, while forbidding him from showing himself.
• Obito used Kamui to travel to the Mizukage Building and survey the village.
• Minato Namikaze attacked Obito with a Rasengan, but Obito activated Kamui and let the attack pass through him.
• Obito recognized Minato and guessed that he had faked his death and secretly orchestrated events around Naruto and Akatsuki.
• Minato faced Obito and declared that it would end there.

Zabuza confronted Kirigakure at its gates and claimed that a hidden mastermind had controlled Yagura, driving the village into bloodshed. Mei and Zabuza rallied the gathered ninja to demand that Yagura appear, and Anbu rushed to the Mizukage Building to report the standoff.

• Zabuza arrived at Kirigakure's gates with Dawn Shipping's elite ninja and accused Yagura of being controlled by a mysterious mastermind.
• Zabuza cited Yagura's changed behavior and the Bloody Mist policy, prompting many Kirigakure ninja to question the Mizukage.
• Mei asked Zabuza for evidence and steered the confrontation toward having Yagura answer the accusations in person.
• Mei and Zabuza led the gathered ninja in demanding that Yagura appear and explain himself.
• Kirigakure Anbu sent several members to the Mizukage's office to report the standoff and request Yagura's decision.

Minato confronted Obito on top of the Mizukage Building, but Obito rejected his pleas to abandon his plan for a peaceful world. Kushina then appeared and challenged Obito over his betrayal, leaving him facing both former teachers as Minato condemned his crimes.

• Minato identified the masked man as Obito and urged him to stop, but Obito insisted that the boy who had been buried at Kannabi Bridge was gone.
• Obito accused Minato of failing to save Rin, while Minato argued that Rin would not have wanted him to inflict suffering on innocent people.
• Obito declared that he planned to destroy the shinobi system and create a peaceful world with Rin in it.
• Kushina appeared behind Obito using Nine-Tails Chakra, shocking him as he recognized his former teacher's wife.
• Kushina demanded to know why Obito had attacked Konoha and endangered Naruto, while Obito insisted that his path was necessary for peace.
• Minato confronted Obito with his role in the Nine-Tails Attack and his later alliance with Itachi against the Uchiha clan.

Minato and Kushina cornered Obito on the Mizukage Building, using their knowledge of Kamui and his emotional ties to Rin to keep him under pressure. Obito remained intangible, but his resolve and Chakra began to wear down as they continued their attacks.

• Kushina condemned Obito's plan and attacked him with Adamantine Sealing Chains, but Kamui let him avoid them.
• Minato revealed that Kamui's intangibility lasted at most five minutes and that his Flying Thunder God mark remained on Obito after his death.
• Minato repeatedly used the mark to attack while Kushina formed a golden net around Obito, leaving him unable to flee or safely materialize.
• Kushina and Minato invoked Rin to shake Obito, whose anger caused his focus and Chakra to weaken.
• Minato tracked the duration of Obito's intangibility as he and Kushina continued attacking and wearing him down.

Minato and Kushina defeated Obito in Kirigakure, sealing him and taking his Sharingan before Minato transported him to Konoha. Kushina stayed behind to dispel the genjutsu on the Fourth Mizukage and assist with Kirigakure's unification.

• After the five-minute limit expired, Minato marked Obito with a Flying Thunder God strike while Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains bound him.
• Minato shattered Obito's mask, removed both Sharingan, and declared that he had lost.
• Minato told Obito that he had been defeated before and that his crimes would face judgment, while Kushina urged him to live and confront what he had done.
• Minato and Kushina sensed Kirigakure Anbu approaching and prepared to support Zabuza's operation after capturing Obito.
• Kushina strengthened the seal on Obito, and Minato used his Flying Thunder God mark to transport him to Konoha.

Yagura ordered Kirigakure to prepare for battle rather than appear before Zabuza, but Kushina broke into his office and confronted him. After Genjutsu briefly faltered at the sight of her, Yagura rejected her offer to save him and ordered the Anbu to attack.

• Yagura resisted an inner struggle and ordered the Anbu to prepare Kirigakure for battle instead of appearing before Zabuza.
• Kushina smashed through the Mizukage Building office window, and an Anbu cut off her arm before it regenerated from scraps of paper.
• Yagura recognized Kushina and briefly regained clarity, but Genjutsu quickly took hold again.
• Kushina told Yagura she had come to save him, but he rejected her and ordered the Anbu to take her down.
• Kushina unleashed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and swiftly defeated the attacking Anbu, while Yagura rushed to seize his Coral Club.

Kushina freed Yagura from the Genjutsu controlling him, and he admitted his actions had harmed Kirigakure. Though Yagura apologized to Zabuza and offered to restore his status, Zabuza rejected returning to the village and declared that Kirigakure and the Land of Water should cease to exist as part of Naruto’s plan to unite the ninja world.

• Kushina used her Chakra to break the Genjutsu controlling Yagura, who thanked her and hurried with her to Kirigakure’s gates.
• Yagura arrived at the gates and apologized to Kirigakure’s ninja, explaining that a mysterious person had controlled him and that Kushina Uzumaki had freed him.
• Yagura recognized Kushina as a Konoha ninja, prompting older Kirigakure ninja to realize she was the former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki they believed had died.
• Yagura apologized to Momochi Zabuza and offered to restore his status and honor as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Zabuza refused to return to Kirigakure and declared that the village and the Land of Water should cease to exist under Naruto Uzumaki’s plan for a unified ninja world.

Zabuza declared that he intended to unify the shinobi world and erase Kirigakure, provoking the village's furious opposition. Minato Namikaze appeared beside Kushina and explained that Konoha sought to unite the world for peace, while Kirigakure's elder Genji arrived to reject their plan and threaten a wider war.

• Kirigakure's shinobi condemned Zabuza's proposal to abolish their village, and Mei, Chojuro, and Yagura reacted with alarm.
• Yagura noticed Minato Namikaze beside Kushina, and Kirigakure's shinobi recognized the resurrected Fourth Hokage.
• Yagura questioned Zabuza's reliance on Konoha's undead, and Zabuza challenged him to witness their strength.
• Minato told Yagura that the Fifth Hokage had reincarnated him to help unite the world and bring peace.
• Genji arrived with Gonbei and declared that Kirigakure would never compromise, warning that the other great nations could join forces against Konoha.

Genji rallied Kirigakure against Minato and Zabuza, but Minato declared that their operation would target both Kirigakure and the Land of Water’s ruling Daimyo and nobles. As Zabuza prepared to begin the operation, Kirigakure’s leaders remained tense and Genji reacted with shock to Minato’s plan.

• Genji rejected Minato and Zabuza’s statements, urging Kirigakure shinobi to defend the village and condemning Zabuza.
• Mei Terumi called for calm and asked Zabuza to explain why the Fifth Hokage sought unification through war.
• Minato said the Impure World Reincarnation was meant to prevent greater bloodshed, then revealed plans to unify Kirigakure and replace the Land of Water’s Daimyo and nobles.
• Minato signaled Zabuza, who pressed a button on his Dawn communication device as Yagura demanded to know what they intended to do.
• Minato clarified that the operation targeted the Daimyo rather than Kirigakure, leaving Genji shocked and afraid.