Chapter Summaries

Tsunade asked Feng An to take her place as acting Hokage so she could pursue Jiraiya, but Feng An refused the position and agreed to bring Jiraiya back himself. Before leaving for Amegakure, Feng An promised Hinata he would stay safe and worried about protecting her and Hanabi from Otsutsuki Toneri.

• Tsunade told Feng An she cared about Jiraiya as family despite feeling disgust toward him, and asked Feng An to become acting Hokage while she went after Jiraiya.
• Feng An said Tsunade was best suited to remain Hokage and offered to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch up to Jiraiya in Amegakure.
• Hinata served Feng An and Tsunade dinner, and Tsunade watched the affectionate couple and remembered her losses in love.
• Tsunade thanked Feng An and urged him to prioritize his own safety, while Hinata said she would protect herself and Hanabi if he was away.
• Feng An prepared to leave for Amegakure and worried that Hinata might endanger herself protecting Hanabi if Otsutsuki Toneri appeared.

Feng An sent a Wood Release clone to rescue Jiraiya while keeping his real body with Hinata to protect her from Toneri. Meanwhile, Ōnoki consolidated Iwagakure’s rule over Cloud Village and challenged the authority of the great nations’ daimyō.

• Feng An left his real body with Hinata and sent a Wood Release clone to Amegakure to rescue Jiraiya.
• Matatabi offered to help Feng An, but he told her to stay behind, and the two bickered as Hinata watched.
• Otsutsuki Toneri noticed Feng An’s Chakra had dropped and chose to keep observing before making his move against Hanabi.
• Ōnoki forced the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning from office after Iwagakure occupied Cloud Village, then announced Kitsuchi as the First Tsuchikage.
• The four other great nations’ daimyō discussed the upheaval, while the Daimyo of the Land of Water panicked and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire worried that Konoha might follow Ōnoki’s example.

Feng An and Hinata discussed Iwagakure’s rise and Jiraiya’s mission to investigate Amegakure, where he discovered Pain had killed Hanzo. Konan confronted Jiraiya and attacked him, declaring she had come by God’s command to kill him.

• Tsunade reviewed the report that Ōnoki had taken control of Cloud Village and judged that Konoha remained secure.
• Feng An regretted not sending Kakashi to become the Fifth Raikage while Hinata told him his clone was nearing Amegakure.
• Jiraiya entered Amegakure and learned that Pain had killed Hanzo, then sent Gama Tora away and possessed a genin to gather information.
• Konan trapped the genin in paper, forcing Jiraiya to reveal himself and face her.
• Konan declared that she had come by God’s command to kill Jiraiya and launched paper shuriken at him.

Jiraiya confronted Konan and the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure, realizing that Pain’s Deva Path resembled Yahiko and that the Animal Path was connected to Nagato. As Jiraiya began gathering Natural Energy to enter Sage Mode, Gamaken fought off the Paths and their summons but was caught by the Split Dogs.

• Jiraiya subdued Konan with toad oil and his hair, then questioned her about Pain and the organization’s purpose.
• The Animal Path identified himself as Pain and summoned the other five Paths, leaving Jiraiya shocked to see six people with identical Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya recognized the Deva Path as Yahiko and demanded to know where Nagato was, but Pain attacked with the other Paths and their summons.
• Gamaken appeared to shield Jiraiya from Pain’s pull and the Asura Path’s missiles while Jiraiya prepared to enter Sage Mode.
• Pain blasted Gamaken away with Shinra Tensei, and Gamaken noticed that two Paths had disappeared and that the Split Dogs had multiplied.
• Gamaken severed the Chameleon’s tongue after it trapped his foot, but the three Split Dogs bit down on him.

Jiraiya fought Pain's Six Paths but lost an arm, failed to enter Sage Mode, and watched Gamaken suffer a grave wound. As Pain moved in to kill him, Jiraiya was stopped above a mass of green branches, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Jiraiya destroyed Asura Path with a Rasengan after Asura Path ambushed him and severed his left arm.
• Pain's Deva Path used Banshō Ten'in to pull Gamaken and Jiraiya toward him, while Jiraiya detected Human Path carrying Asura Path away.
• The Pains impaled Gamaken with black rods, and Preta Path absorbed Jiraiya's Rasengan.
• Deva Path struck Gamaken's neck, so Jiraiya canceled the Summoning Jutsu and sent the wounded Gamaken back to Mount Myōboku.
• Pain's Deva Path approached the falling Jiraiya, but Jiraiya found himself suspended above a dense tangle of green branches.

Feng An arrived to help Jiraiya confront Pain and discovered that Nagato controlled the Six Paths of Pain. After Nagato began Planetary Devastation, Feng An moved to evacuate Jiraiya.

• Feng An appeared beside Jiraiya, who realized he was not Yamato, while Obito refused to help Pain and Nagato dismissed Feng An as a threat.
• Feng An urged Jiraiya to return with him, and Jiraiya agreed to consider abandoning Paradise Publishing.
• Nagato grew angry at being ignored, and Feng An recognized that Pain’s Six Paths were controlled by one person.
• Nagato stopped the other Pains and formed a black Chakra sphere, then announced Planetary Devastation as Feng An used Body Flicker to reach Jiraiya.

Feng An escaped Nagato’s Planetary Devastation with Jiraiya, but Obito Uchiha intercepted them at sea. Feng An revealed that he knew Obito’s identity and his role in killing his teacher and his teacher’s wife, leaving Obito alarmed and demanding to know how Feng An knew.

• As Nagato began Planetary Devastation, Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape with Jiraiya before the attack could finish.
• Feng An and Jiraiya appeared over the sea, where Jiraiya started to accept Feng An’s proposal before a Black Vortex appeared.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from the vortex, and Feng An stopped Jiraiya from attacking while the two exchanged remarks about Feng An’s age and abilities.
• Obito praised Feng An’s growth by comparing it to his own at fourteen, and Feng An responded by mentioning Obito’s teacher and teacher’s wife.
• Obito’s expression darkened as he realized Feng An knew his true identity and demanded to know who Feng An was and how he had learned the truth.

Feng An confronted Obito Uchiha, who was enraged when Feng An accused him of killing his teacher and the teacher’s wife. Feng An struck Obito into the sea with a single punch, then challenged the still-living former top-ranked bastard.

• Obito Uchiha demanded to know who Feng An really was and attacked him after Feng An pressed him about killing Minato Namikaze and his wife.
• Feng An told Jiraiya to escape with Reverse Summoning if he could, while Jiraiya leaped away and maintained a Sensory Barrier.
• Obito reached for Feng An, but Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind him.
• Feng An opened the first six gates of the Eight Inner Gates and punched Obito into the sea, leaving Jiraiya stunned.
• Feng An watched the sea and asked the surviving Obito whether he was dead, calling him a former top-ranked bastard.

Feng An outmaneuvered Obito with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then avoided Black Zetsu’s surprise attack thanks to Jiraiya’s Sensory Barrier. As Feng An dropped his Eight Inner Gates state, Obito invited him to join the Akatsuki Organization and help create a new ninja world.

• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to strike Obito, who admitted Feng An’s strength but threatened to defeat him.
• Obito approached Feng An while keeping his body intangible, and Feng An threw kunai at him to test his defense.
• Jiraiya sensed Black Zetsu hiding underwater and warned Feng An, who leapt aside as Black Zetsu emerged.
• Feng An realized Obito had been distracting him so Black Zetsu could take control of his body, then ended his Eight Inner Gates state.
• Obito believed Feng An’s Chakra was nearly exhausted and asked him to join the Akatsuki Organization to create a new ninja world.

Obito tried to recruit Feng An into the Akatsuki by promising a peaceful world, but Feng An demanded help fighting the Otsutsuki instead. Feng An escaped Obito’s attack, and Obito decided he might need to reclaim the Rinnegan despite Black Zetsu’s warning that Nagato was still useful.

• Obito offered Feng An a place in the Akatsuki and described his plan to create a world without war, but Feng An dismissed the promise.
• Feng An asked Obito to help him fight the Otsutsuki, and Black Zetsu reacted with alarm when Feng An named them.
• Feng An hinted that Black Zetsu knew about the Otsutsuki, but Black Zetsu denied knowing anything.
• Obito admitted he could not fight enemies he knew nothing about, so Feng An refused to join the Akatsuki and returned to Jiraiya.
• Obito trapped Feng An and Jiraiya inside the Uchiha Flame Formation, but Feng An escaped with his Gana technique.
• Obito told Black Zetsu he would need to reclaim the Rinnegan to deal with Feng An, and Black Zetsu objected that Nagato was still useful.

Obito ordered Black Zetsu to advance the plan and have Nagato act before disappearing, while Itachi returned and learned that Kisame had been held up by Konoha ninja. At the border of the Land of Fire, Feng An and Jiraiya escaped Amegakure, leaving Jiraiya stunned by how casually Feng An used high-cost techniques.

• Obito told Black Zetsu to move the plan forward and have Nagato take action, then vanished.
• Itachi returned without Kisame and told Black Zetsu that Konoha ninja had likely held him back.
• Black Zetsu told Itachi that Jiraiya and Feng An had infiltrated the Akatsuki base but escaped after he and Afei failed to stop them.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Jiraiya to a mark at the border of the Land of Fire, exhausting most of his clone's Chakra.
• Feng An suggested they walk or use the Body Flicker Technique to continue, and Jiraiya was left numb by Feng An's apparent ease with Chakra-intensive techniques.

Pain told the Akatsuki that Konoha shinobi had attacked Amegakure and that Feng An had rescued Jiraiya, so the organization would advance its plan ahead of schedule. He paired Itachi Uchiha with Tobi and ordered the members to begin capturing Tailed Beasts.

• Itachi Uchiha announced that Kisame was dead, drawing suspicion and accusations from Deidara and others.
• Pain reported that Jiraiya had come to Amegakure and escaped with help from Feng An.
• Pain said Konoha’s provocation and the threat of a new Ninja World War meant the Akatsuki’s plan could not wait.
• Pain assigned Itachi Uchiha to team up with Tobi, despite Deidara questioning the choice.
• Pain ordered the teams to pursue Jinchuriki who had left their villages and to alert one another when they encountered difficult situations.

Obito learned that Nagato wanted him to act with Itachi and worried that the Three-Tails might not have been reborn yet. In Konoha, Feng An reunited with Hinata and Hanabi for a family meal, while Hyuga Hiashi found an excuse to join them.

• Black Zetsu told Obito about Nagato's plans, and Obito decided to meet his old teammate Itachi.
• Obito and Black Zetsu discussed whether the Three-Tails had been reborn after Yagura's death.
• Feng An told Hinata that Jiraiya had been rescued and asked her to make dishes she enjoyed, then offered to learn to cook them.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to fetch Hanabi from her training ground, where Hyuga Hiashi also greeted him.
• Feng An invited Hanabi to eat Hinata's egg fried rice, and Hyuga Hiashi insisted on joining so they would not waste any rice.

Feng An returned from Amegakure with Jiraiya, who had lost his left arm, and wrestled with the pressure of preparing for future threats while protecting Hinata and her family. Jiraiya reported that the children he had once taken in had formed the Akatsuki Organization, leaving Tsunade with grave intelligence about the group.

• Feng An and Jiraiya returned to the Hokage's Office, where Tsunade thanked Feng An for saving Jiraiya's life and learned that Jiraiya had lost his left arm.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Feng An had saved him from death, while Feng An privately blamed his cautious preparations for failing to save Jiraiya's arm.
• Feng An worried about Otsutsuki Toneri and the possibility that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might awaken, but he hesitated to seize the tailed beasts because Hinata and her family lived in Konoha.
• Tsunade noticed Feng An seemed unusually tired, and Jiraiya questioned whether Naruto was truly the child of prophecy after witnessing Feng An's power and influence.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that the three children he had taken in during the war had formed the mysterious Akatsuki Organization.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha with one arm missing and told Tsunade about Akatsuki, prompting Naruto to insist on beginning sage training at Mount Myōboku while Tsunade tried to arrange treatment for Jiraiya. Naruto left to prepare, determined to surpass Feng An and Sasuke, while Feng An shopped for desserts for Hinata and Hanabi.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Yahiko controlled six figures with Nagato's special eyes, that the Masked Man belonged to Akatsuki, and that Pain had killed Hanzo.
• Naruto rushed into the Hokage's office, saw Jiraiya's missing arm, and learned that Feng An had saved him using sage arts.
• Jiraiya encouraged Naruto to learn sage arts, and Naruto insisted on going to Mount Myōboku while Tsunade treated Jiraiya's arm.
• Naruto agreed to travel by Reverse Summoning Jutsu and left to pack, vowing to surpass Feng An and Sasuke.
• Feng An's Wood Clone bought desserts on Commercial Street for Feng An, Hinata, and Hanabi.

Feng An returned with desserts after learning that his Wood Clones could open the Eight Inner Gates up to the Gate of View. At dinner, Hanabi embarrassed Hyuga Hiashi with a remark about Feng An and Hinata sleeping together, and the family ended with Hiashi escaping to the kitchen while Hinata shared a Cinnamon Roll with Hanabi.

• Feng An dispelled his returning Wood Clone and learned it had opened the Gate of View, giving him another powerful combat option.
• Hanabi smelled the desserts Feng An had brought, but Hyuga Hiashi told her to wait until after dinner.
• Feng An teased Hanabi by saying the desserts were for Hinata, and Hanabi threatened not to let Hinata sleep with him anymore.
• Hyuga Hiashi grew embarrassed and scraped at his egg fried rice until Hinata asked if he was still hungry.
• Hyuga Hiashi hurried to the kitchen, and Feng An joked with Hanabi before Hinata shared her Cinnamon Roll with her.

Feng An, Hinata, and Hanabi shared a meal with Matatabi while Hyuga Hiashi struggled to hide his curiosity about the Tailed Beast. As Hiashi left, Feng An sensed Otsutsuki Toneri watching him from the moon.

• Hanabi argued with Feng An over the food and threatened him with Gentle Fist until Hyuga Hiashi scolded her.
• Hinata brought Matatabi a bowl of egg fried rice and invited her to join the family downstairs.
• Matatabi joined them for dinner, and Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi stared at her until Hinata asked them to stop.
• Hyuga Hiashi left for home after telling Hanabi to return soon, and Feng An offered to walk him back.
• Otsutsuki Toneri watched Feng An from the moon, but Feng An looked up and made Toneri feel as if their eyes had met.

Tsunade received Sunagakure’s warning that the Akatsuki Organization was moving to capture tailed beasts and decided Konoha had to help protect the One-Tail. Might Guy and Kakashi accepted the rescue mission to Sunagakure.

• Tsunade read Sunagakure’s report that the Akatsuki Organization had mobilized and that its members had entered the Land of Wind.
• Tsunade called an emergency meeting and explained that Sunagakure’s intelligence was also a request for Konoha’s help.
• Asuma Sarutobi objected to helping Sunagakure because of the village’s past betrayal, but Tsunade argued that the Akatsuki’s threat endangered every village.
• Aburame Torune reminded Asuma that Hiruzen Sarutobi would have put Konoha’s interests first, and Asuma fell silent.
• Might Guy volunteered himself and Kakashi for the mission to rescue Sunagakure, and Tsunade assigned it to them.

Tsunade visited Feng An to warn him that Akatsuki was moving to capture the Tailed Beasts, putting Kaede at risk. After misreading Feng An’s concern as romantic involvement with Kaede, she confronted him, and he denied it while asking her not to tell Hinata.

• Tsunade went to Feng An’s home to share intelligence about Akatsuki’s mobilization and Kaede’s danger.
• Feng An guessed that Tsunade wanted him to help Kaede, and Tsunade mistakenly took this as a plan to use her order as an excuse.
• Tsunade warned Feng An not to hurt Hinata by pursuing Kaede, then realized she might have misunderstood their relationship.
• Feng An said Kaede was only a friend and declared that Hinata Hyuga was the only woman he would marry.
• Feng An asked Tsunade to keep the conversation from Hinata because he knew she would overthink it.

Feng An discussed Kaede’s danger and the Akatsuki Organization’s hunt for the tailed beasts with Hinata while Matatabi watched for Toneri. Hinata encouraged him to help Kaede, and Feng An began considering how to protect her from future attacks.

• Tsunade told Feng An that the Akatsuki Organization was launching a full-scale hunt for the tailed beasts, then left.
• Feng An returned to Hinata, and Matatabi joined them to keep watch for Toneri while they tried to rest.
• Feng An asked Hinata whether he should help someone who had once aided him, and she said he should if the danger was manageable.
• Feng An told Hinata about meeting Kaede, the events involving Yugito Nii, and the Akatsuki Organization’s mobilization.
• Hinata urged Feng An to save Kaede, but Feng An worried that she would remain a target after returning to her village.
• Hinata suggested that they wipe out the Akatsuki Organization.