Chapter Summaries

At the Daimyo summit, Uchiha Akira confronted the four Feudal Lords as they argued over dividing the Land of Fire. He used Kotoamatsukami to make them his loyal servants, preparing to end the old Daimyo system.

• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Wind proposed that the four remaining Feudal Lords each take a quarter of the Land of Fire.
• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Earth challenged the Feudal Lord of the Land of Water's claim to the spoils and argued that the Land of Wind deserved only an eighth.
• Uchiha Akira appeared in the summit hall and objected to the Feudal Lords dividing his territory without permission.
• The Feudal Lords united against Uchiha Akira, insisting that the Land of Fire was not his to claim.
• Uchiha Akira declared that the Feudal Lords were relics of the old era and used Kotoamatsukami to make them his loyal servants.

Uchiha Akira ended the four Daimyo’s control over their samurai and resolved to abolish the Daimyo system. Back in the Land of God, he met Sasori of the Red Sands, who asked him to put his parents’ souls into puppets, and Akira eagerly considered the idea while raising unsettling questions about their lives as puppets.

• Uchiha Akira used Kotoamatsukami to subdue the four Daimyo, then watched them dismiss the samurai who had rushed in after hearing cries for help.
• Uchiha Akira decided that killing the Daimyo would not be enough and that he wanted the Daimyo system abolished.
• Shisui told Uchiha Akira that a new recruit to the God Organization had specifically asked to meet him, and Akira teased Shisui about Shimura Danzō’s attempt to kill him.
• Uchiha Akira met Sasori of the Red Sands, who asked him to place his parents’ souls into two puppets and offered eternal loyalty in return.
• Uchiha Akira welcomed Sasori’s idea but asked whether his parents would recognize him or their puppet bodies as their son, and how they could have a happy life together.

Uchiha Akira persuaded Sasori to reconsider his puppet body and recruited him into the Land of God, then began compulsory schooling to improve its people. As the Land of Fire's schools opened, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and agreed to join the Land of God.

• Uchiha Akira asked Sasori whether his revived parents would want to hug his puppet body, leaving Sasori deep in thought.
• Uchiha Akira assigned Shisui to teach Sasori about the Land of God and put him to work, and Shisui took Sasori out for barbecue.
• Uchiha Akira ordered Itachi to recruit teachers and established six years of compulsory education, writing elementary school textbooks himself.
• Uchiha Akira had Shisui distribute the textbooks, and schools opened across the Land of Fire.
• Akimichi Chōza, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Uchiha Akira, and all agreed to his arrangements.

Uchiha Akira rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s appeal for an alliance unless Konoha paid a fee, then tried to recruit Ino-Shika-Cho by warning that Konoha was doomed. Nara Shikaku asked what Akira had in mind, leaving him ready to press his advantage.

• Uchiha Akira dismissed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s talk of old bonds and demanded an alliance fee from Konoha.
• Uchiha Akira invited Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Chōza to bring their clans to the Land of God.
• Uchiha Shisui trapped Hiruzen Sarutobi in an illusion after Akira ordered him to silence the Hokage.
• Nara Shikaku refused to abandon Konoha, but Akira warned that Konoha would fall without the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire’s funding and faced hostility from other villages.
• Nara Shikaku cautiously asked Uchiha Akira what he had in mind.

Uchiha Akira persuaded the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to defect from Konoha to the Land of God, while Hiruzen Sarutobi mistakenly believed they had come to rescue him. After discovering their defection and learning Konoha was doomed, Hiruzen confronted Uchiha Akira, who threatened to destroy the village himself.

• Nara Shikaku questioned Uchiha Akira about Konoha’s danger, and Akira revealed Konoha’s remaining forces before declaring he would destroy it himself.
• Uchiha Akira showed off Sasori of the Red Sands, Kakuzu, and Juzo Biwa, then arranged for Minato Namikaze to guide the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to the Land of God.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi woke after spending five days trapped in Shisui’s Illusion Technique and went to the Land of God’s entrance to await Nara Shikaku and the others.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi mistook the arriving Ino-Shika-Cho clans for a rescue party, then realized they had defected to the Land of God.
• Nara Shikaku warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Konoha was doomed, and Uchiha Akira threatened to destroy Konoha unless Hiruzen disbanded it.

Uchiha Akira turned Chiyo and Rasa’s attempt to bring Sasori back into a recruitment pitch for the Land of God, then used its farming benefits to tempt Sunagakure’s ninja. After Itachi began farming near Sunagakure’s border, Orochimaru revealed that the Scroll of Seals contained the Spirit Transformation Technique, but he could not learn it himself.

• Chiyo and Rasa asked Uchiha Akira to hand over Sasori, but Akira had Sasori publicly explain why he wanted to remain in the Land of God.
• Sasori described the Land of God’s offer of land and a peaceful life, exciting Sunagakure’s ninja and making Chiyo and Rasa fear they would defect.
• Uchiha Akira announced larger land allotments and a ten-million salary for Kage-level experts, then ordered Itachi to farm near Sunagakure’s border.
• Rasa returned to Sunagakure with his distracted ninja, and Sunagakure’s leaders held a meeting about building the village despite lacking land.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Akira that the Ino-Shika-Cho clans had brought the Scroll of Seals, which contained the Spirit Transformation Technique, but admitted he could not learn it.

Uchiha Akira and Orochimaru revived Kushina Uzumaki and Sasori’s parents, then used the resurrections to attract recruits to the Land of God. As Kushina set off to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi over Naruto’s mistreatment, Akira prepared to undermine Sunagakure by targeting Chiyo and Ebizo.

• Orochimaru explained the reverse Spirit Transformation Technique, and Akira chose Kushina Uzumaki and Sasori’s parents as the first people to revive.
• Orochimaru used his own soul to guide Kushina’s soul into a cloned body, successfully bringing her back to life; he then revived Sasori’s parents as well.
• Akira held a banquet and announced that the Land of God would offer limited resurrection vouchers to members who completed 300 missions, drawing a surge of interest.
• Shisui reported that Chiyo and Ebizo were preventing Sunagakure ninja from defecting, and Akira said he would find a way around their influence.
• Akira gave Kushina a video of Naruto’s childhood, which enraged her at Hiruzen Sarutobi; Sasori agreed to write to Chiyo and invite her to visit his revived parents.
• Kushina charged toward Konoha to confront Hiruzen, while Akira told Minato he planned to undermine Rasa by removing Chiyo and Ebizo from the picture.

Chiyo and Ebizo visited the Land of God and reunited with Sasori, Qingshan, and Liuyue, whom Uchiha Akira had revived. Chiyo failed to persuade Sasori to return to Sunagakure and left after her allotted forty-five minutes, grateful for the reunion.

• Chiyo and Ebizo entered the Land of God, where Uchiha Itachi guided them to Sasori.
• Chiyo recognized her family emblem and heard Qingshan and Liuyue inside Sasori's home.
• Chiyo reunited with Sasori, Qingshan, and Liuyue, and the family shared tears of joy.
• Chiyo urged Sasori to return to Sunagakure with his parents, but Sasori said he wanted to protect the Land of God and condemned Sunagakure's leadership.
• Uchiha Akira ordered Itachi to remove Chiyo and Ebizo when their forty-five-minute visit ended.
• Chiyo and Ebizo returned to Sunagakure, and Chiyo reflected that the visit had passed quickly.

Chiyo and Ebizo repeatedly visited Sasori in the Land of God, while Uchiha Akira arranged for Itachi to carry out a plan against Sunagakure. Rasa believed Chiyo and Ebizo were keeping Sunagakure stable until he learned they had secretly gone to the Land of God and rushed after them.

• Chiyo complained that Uchiha Shisui had cut short her visit, and Ebizo warned her not to provoke Uchiha Akira.
• Chiyo and Ebizo visited their grandson every few days, and Chiyo discovered that telling Sasori to defect cost her fifteen minutes of visiting time.
• Uchiha Akira accused Chiyo of using him for experiments and ordered Itachi to execute the plan against Sunagakure.
• Rasa and Baki discussed how nearly four hundred Sunagakure ninjas had surrendered and how Chiyo and Ebizo were helping prevent further defections.
• A Sand ninja told Rasa that Chiyo and Ebizo had secretly headed to the Land of God, so Rasa panicked and ran after them.

Baki and Fengsha learned that Chiyo and Ebizo had defected to the Land of God, but Sunagakure’s ninja had already heard the news and rushed after them. As Rasa arrived and discovered Chiyo happily staying with her reunited family, Uchiha Akira warned Ebizo not to provoke him, leaving Ebizo to face a reunion night with Chiyo while Sunagakure’s fate hung in the balance.

• Baki and Fengsha left the Kazekage Building to spread the news of Chiyo and Ebizo’s defection, only to find Sunagakure’s ninja already fleeing toward the Land of God.
• Rasa raced ahead of the pursuing Sunagakure ninja and found Chiyo, Ebizo, Sasori, Qingshan, Liuyue, and Uchiha Akira together.
• Chiyo thanked Uchiha Akira for letting her reunite with Qingshan and Liuyue, then followed her family toward the Land of God.
• Ebizo realized that Rasa and the Sunagakure ninja had witnessed the reunion and understood that the gathering could look like Chiyo and Ebizo had betrayed their village.
• Uchiha Akira warned Ebizo not to interfere and told him to go find Chiyo, calling the night a reunion for the two of them.

Uchiha Akira exploited Rasa’s iron-fisted rule to persuade thousands of Sunagakure ninja and their families to move to the Land of God, leaving Sunagakure severely depleted. After Chiyo and Ebizo learned what had happened and urged Rasa to treat Gaara as his son, Akira approached Gaara with an offer to resurrect his mother and uncle in exchange for his Tailed Beast.

• Rasa tried to confront Chiyo and Ebizo, but found thousands of Sunagakure ninja preparing to defect and killed one who attempted to explain himself.
• Uchiha Akira arrived, restrained Rasa with Wood Release, and encouraged the Sunagakure ninja to register as residents of the Land of God.
• Akira and his staff registered and housed more than six thousand ninja and nearly twenty thousand family members, while Rasa remained bound until dawn.
• Chiyo and Ebizo returned to Sunagakure and discovered the mass defection; after Rasa explained what had happened, they realized Akira had manipulated all three of them.
• Ebizo urged Rasa to abandon harsh policies and treat Gaara as his child, and Rasa resolved to visit him.
• Uchiha Akira offered Gaara his mother and uncle’s resurrection in exchange for the Tailed Beast, prompting Rasa to rush in and oppose him.

Uchiha Akira took Gaara from Sunagakure after defeating Rasa, then prepared the Land of God for an alliance of enemy villages by promising generous rewards and support for its ninja. He left his allies to manage the coming war and went to Kirigakure, where Mei Terumi sought his help uncovering who controlled the Fourth Mizukage.

• Gaara chose to leave with Uchiha Akira after confronting Rasa about Yashamaru, and Akira defeated Rasa with Sage Art: Gate of the Great God before taking Gaara and the One-Tail.
• Rasa ordered Chiyo and Ebizo to seek Iwagakure's aid against Akira, while Chiyo agreed to remain confined in Sunagakure and Ebizo questioned whether Rasa could escape Wood Release.
• Akira housed Gaara near Naruto Uzumaki and had Naruto befriend him; Gaara soon became cheerful and began eating regularly.
• Shisui informed Akira that Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure had allied to destroy the Land of God, and Akira announced battlefield rewards, injury payments, death compensation, and family support.
• Akira left Minato Namikaze, Shisui, and Itachi in charge of the Land of God and told them to seek help from the Raikage or Hanzo of the Salamander if needed.
• In Kirigakure, Mei Terumi told Akira that Ao had confirmed the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, was under an Illusion Technique and that they needed to find the culprit.

Uchiha Akira advised Mei Terumi on restoring Kirigakure and accepted Chojuro as his son after Ao proposed a family alliance. When Akira sensed the person behind Kirigakure’s Bloody Mist era returning, Mei Terumi prepared to confront him.

• Uchiha Akira teased Mei Terumi, and Ao interrupted their flirtation to ask what Kirigakure should do next.
• Uchiha Akira outlined three recovery strategies, and Mei Terumi praised his advice while Ao protested that he had suggested the first two plans before.
• Uchiha Akira proposed strengthening ties through marriage alliances, and Ao encouraged him to take Chojuro as a disciple and father figure.
• Uchiha Akira intimidated Chojuro with his Susanoo until Chojuro called him father, while Mei Terumi blushed.
• Uchiha Akira sensed the person behind the Mizukage’s control returning, and Mei Terumi vowed to confront him.

Uchiha Obito confronted Mei Terumi, Ao, Chojuro, and Uchiha Akira after his control of the Mizukage was exposed. Akira unnerved Obito by revealing his Rinnegan and guessing at his identity, while Mei launched an attack that engulfed the area.

• Mei Terumi and the others discovered Obito in the Mizukage's office, where Ao dispelled the control technique and Chojuro caught the unconscious Mizukage.
• Mei, Ao, and Chojuro surrounded Obito as Uchiha Akira watched, and Mei recognized Obito's Sharingan.
• Obito reacted with shock when Akira revealed his Rinnegan and began guessing that Obito was an Uchiha who had left the clan during the Third Ninja World War.
• Akira named Obito as a possible identity and bluffed that his Rinnegan had predicted Obito's thoughts, then said he would investigate Uchiha corpses in Konoha.
• Obito tried to regain his composure, but Mei Terumi formed hand seals and unleashed her Lava Style: Lava Monster Technique.

Uchiha Akira disrupted Uchiha Obito’s attack on Mei Terumi, survived Zetsu’s Wood Release, and forced Obito to retreat. Obito returned to argue that his plan could bring lasting peace and tried to recruit Akira as his companion.

• Chojuro and Mei Terumi’s attacks failed to harm Uchiha Obito, who used his intangibility to approach Mei Terumi and attack her.
• Uchiha Akira used Soul Absorption Technique to catch Obito off guard and began pulling out his soul.
• Zetsu attacked Akira with Wood Release vines, but Akira’s body recovered instantly as he continued the technique.
• Uchiha Obito escaped with Izanagi and fled underground while trading insults with Uchiha Akira.
• Obito reappeared after Akira mocked his inability to find a wife, argued that his plan could end war, and invited Akira to become his companion.

Uchiha Akira drove Uchiha Obito away from Kirigakure and warned Mei Terumi about the Moon Eye plan, prompting her to consider an alliance with the Land of God. Obito then raged over Akira’s strength, relationships, and friends, and swore to exclude him from his ideal world.

• Uchiha Akira mocked Uchiha Obito for failing to win over a woman and threatened to fill his Kamui Dimension with Explosive Tags once Kakashi agreed to hand over the Kamui Dojutsu.
• Mei Terumi thanked Uchiha Akira for saving her, and he explained Obito’s Moon Eye plan and warned that Kirigakure could be targeted for its Tailed Beast.
• Ao suggested some people might accept a perfect dream, but Mei Terumi rejected the plan as an illusion that betrayed real bonds and loved ones.
• Mei Terumi agreed Kirigakure needed to prepare for future threats and considered an alliance with the Land of God to protect the Three-Tails.
• After leaving Kirigakure, Uchiha Obito raged about Uchiha Akira, but Zetsu taunted him by listing Akira’s loved ones, close friends, and power.

Uchiha Akira continued overseeing the Land of God's revival examinations while enjoying his domestic life with Tsunade. Minato reassured Kakashi that reviving Rin and Obito would matter more than Kakashi's guilt over Obito's Sharingan, leaving Kakashi to reconsider what his friends would want.

• Uchiha Obito vowed to carry out the Moon Eye Plan quickly and exclude Uchiha Akira from the world he planned to create with Rin.
• Uchiha Akira returned to the Land of God, where Minato explained he had fought Iwagakure before coming back and had left Flying Thunder God kunai with Shisui.
• Uchiha Akira welcomed Tsunade and the two went home together, where Tsunade later urged him to find other women because she was exhausted.
• Kakashi watched the revived people with their families and wondered whether his life was being manipulated and whether Rin and Obito could be revived.
• Minato told Kakashi that Rin and Obito would not blame him for giving away Obito's Sharingan and would want to reunite with him.

Kakashi agreed to revive Rin Nohara first and resolved to be honest about his feelings for her, while Uchiha Akira mastered Kamui. Akira then went to the war against Iwagakure, where Ōnoki of Both Scales unleashed Dust Release against Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.

• Kakashi asked Uchiha Akira to revive Rin Nohara first because Uchiha Obito's body was missing, and agreed that his Sharingan would be needed to revive Obito later.
• Uchiha Akira used Myriad Laws Revered to master Kakashi's Kamui and teased him about his feelings for Rin Nohara.
• Kakashi admitted that he did not want Rin to marry anyone else and asked Uchiha Akira to revive her in an eighteen-year-old body.
• Uchiha Akira left to check on the war between the Land of God and Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki of Both Scales used Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique against Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi attacked Ōnoki of Both Scales, but Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi’s Earth Release protected him. The fight ended with Ōnoki sealed inside Akatsuchi’s fortified stone giant, while Shisui’s attacks failed to break through.

• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi survived Ōnoki of Both Scales’s Dust Release, which destroyed their Susanoo, and decided to fight without calling Minato back.
• Uchiha Itachi drew Kitsuchi’s attention from the air while Uchiha Shisui used his speed to slip past him and attack Ōnoki of Both Scales.
• Kitsuchi raised a giant stone statue to block Itachi’s Ten-Tails Sword, but Shisui reached Ōnoki’s position.
• Akatsuchi used Earth Release: Rigid Form Technique to create a stone castle giant that protected himself and Ōnoki, then swallowed Ōnoki inside it.
• Akatsuchi covered himself in stone armor and repelled Shisui’s attacks, leaving Shisui unable to reach Ōnoki.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi battled Ōnoki of Both Scales and his guards but failed to force Iwagakure to surrender. Uchiha Akira arrived as Ōnoki prepared to face him.

• Shisui struck Akatsuchi and breached the castle giant's defenses, exposing Ōnoki of Both Scales.
• Ōnoki concealed a Dust Release attack inside the Earth Release giant, but Shisui used afterimages to avoid being caught along with Kitsuchi.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique to destroy eight of Shisui's figures, while Itachi appeared beside the real Shisui.
• Shisui warned Ōnoki that the Land of God had more powerful forces, but Ōnoki insisted his Dust Release could defeat Uchiha Akira.
• Akira arrived above Iwagakure, and Shisui and Itachi greeted him as Ōnoki prepared to confront him.