Chapter Summaries

Feng An and Hinata considered a possible lunar passage in the Land of Frost, while Matatabi sensed something unusual about Hinata beyond Hamura’s power. After dinner, Feng An revealed that Hinata’s Chakra reserves had greatly increased and offered to teach her the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

• Hinata guessed the lunar passage might be in the Land of Frost, and Feng An agreed they might travel there.
• Hinata cooked Hyuga Clan cuisine for Feng An and Matatabi, while Matatabi said she sensed something unusual about Hinata’s power.
• Feng An sensed Hinata’s Chakra but detected no change, then wondered whether Hamura might have left her a Karma mark.
• Feng An and Hinata shared dinner with Matatabi, and Feng An used a Shadow Clone to prepare soup and rice.
• Feng An asked why Hinata had not learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Hinata discovered that her Chakra reserves had grown enormously.
• Feng An said Hamura had resolved Hinata’s low Chakra and offered to teach her the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Feng An taught Hinata the Shadow Clone Jutsu, then prepared to leave with her and Matatabi for the moon to find the person who took Hiashi’s eyes. After informing Tsunade, Feng An and Hinata departed, promising to protect each other.

• Hinata quickly learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu and decided to use her clones to help with household chores.
• Matatabi asked to accompany Feng An and Hinata, then entered Hinata’s consciousness as Chakra.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hinata to Tsunade’s office and told her they were going to the moon to find the person who took Hiashi’s eyes.
• Tsunade warned Feng An and Hinata to protect each other and run if they encountered danger.
• Feng An and Hinata departed, and Tsunade invited Shizune to buy shochu.

Feng An and Hinata told the Hyuga clan they were leaving to reclaim Hiashi’s eyes, while Jiraiya explained to Tsunade why he wanted to investigate Nagato and revealed how the First Hokage’s cells had strengthened him. The chapter left Jiraiya demonstrating that he could enter Sage Mode in under a minute.

• Feng An and Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi they were preparing to leave, and Feng An promised to protect Hinata as they went to reclaim Hiashi’s eyes.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Hanabi Hyuga, and Hyuga Kō agreed to look after the clan, while Hyuga clansmen called out their support for Hinata and Feng An.
• Feng An departed with Hinata using the Flying Thunder God Technique and thought about finding a solution to the Caged Bird Seal.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade he wanted to learn why Nagato had become Pain and revealed that the First Hokage’s cells had greatly increased his Chakra.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode in less than a minute, astonishing Tsunade.

Feng An and Hinata used the Moon Tunnel in the Land of Frost to reach the moon, where they planned to find Otsutsuki Toneri and destroy the massive Tenseigan. Toneri learned that humans had arrived and revealed that he had awakened a Tenseigan, suspecting Hinata was among the intruders.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade he would investigate the Akatsuki Organization again, and left despite her doubts about his promise to retreat if necessary.
• Pain ordered Tobi, Zetsu, and Itachi Uchiha to capture the Four-Tails, investigate the Seven-Tails in Takigakure, and then pursue the One-Tail.
• Feng An used a Shadow Clone to test the Moon Tunnel, then took Hinata through it after the clone confirmed the route led safely to the moon.
• Feng An and Hinata arrived before a huge palace beneath an artificial sun, evaded an approaching puppet army with the Mist Concealment Technique, and began searching for Otsutsuki Toneri or the massive Tenseigan.
• Otsutsuki Toneri learned that humans had been spotted on the moon, revealed his newly awakened Tenseigan, and wondered whether Hinata Hyuga had arrived through the passage.

Feng An and Hinata found the Giant Tenseigan, and Hinata shattered it with her Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist, cutting off Toneri’s connection to it. Toneri arrived as it broke apart and claimed Hinata was destined to live with him, but Hinata vowed to protect Feng An.

• Toneri ordered the puppet army to search for the intruders while Feng An and Hinata explored the palace under the Mist Concealment Technique.
• Hinata sensed the Giant Tenseigan and led Feng An to its room, where a puppet spotted them and alerted Toneri.
• Feng An told Hinata that her Hamura bloodline made her the only one who could destroy the Giant Tenseigan, and she attacked it with Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist.
• The Giant Tenseigan cracked and exploded into countless Byakugan, severing Toneri’s connection and causing the puppet army to fall.
• Toneri entered the room, recognized Hinata’s Hamura Chakra, and declared she was destined to live with him while Feng An was merely their past to sever.
• Hinata angrily vowed that she would never let Toneri hurt Feng An as purple Chakra erupted around her.

Feng An used Susanoo to destroy Otsutsuki Toneri’s puppet army and overpower the Tenseigan’s repulsive force. Toneri escaped Susanoo’s stomp and summoned something of his own.

• Hinata’s Chakra erupted with Matatabi’s power, and Toneri briefly thought she might awaken the Tenseigan.
• Feng An trapped Toneri with Wood Release, but Toneri blasted the trees apart with his Tenseigan.
• Feng An summoned a towering Susanoo and protected Hinata as the puppet army attacked.
• Feng An used Susanoo’s Spiral Sword to tear apart the puppets, while Toneri pushed the weapon aside with repulsive force.
• Feng An forced Susanoo’s foot through Toneri’s repulsive force, but Toneri escaped the stomp and used Summoning Jutsu.

Feng An and Hinata fought Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon, where Hinata unexpectedly halted the Tenseigan’s stone statue and Toneri entered Tenseigan Mode. Feng An trapped Toneri with a giant Sage Mode Wood Golem, but Toneri escaped and unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Otsutsuki Toneri summoned a colossal stone statue, but Hinata briefly stopped it, allowing Feng An’s Spiral Sword to badly damage it.
• Otsutsuki Toneri activated Tenseigan Mode and repelled Feng An’s Susanoo sword strike as Feng An leapt away.
• Matatabi caught Hinata after the Susanoo vanished, while Feng An emerged in Sage Mode atop a giant Wood Golem and seized Toneri.
• Feng An summoned a Wood Dragon to absorb Toneri’s green light-wave barrage, but Toneri escaped the Wood Golem’s grip with repulsive force.
• Otsutsuki Toneri formed a green halo around his Chakra Infused Orbs and fired Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at Feng An.

Feng An revealed his Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands and towered over Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon. The chapter ended as Toneri unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion against Feng An’s Buddha Manifestation.

• Otsutsuki Toneri attacked Feng An’s Wood Human with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but Feng An calmly endured the tornado and the palaces it swept up.
• Feng An pressed his hands together and stopped defending, allowing Toneri’s attack to damage the Wood Human without destroying it.
• Otsutsuki Toneri fired faster Chakra Infused Orbs at Feng An as the moon began to tremble.
• Feng An’s Wood Human rose into a thousand-meter-tall Kannon, and Feng An revealed Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Otsutsuki Toneri swung his Golden Chakra Sword and unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion as Feng An invoked Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands: Buddha Manifestation.

Feng An overwhelmed Otsutsuki Toneri with Buddha Manifestation after Toneri’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosions failed to stop him. He found Toneri barely alive in a crater and considered using Kotoamatsukami on him.

• Toneri launched two Golden Chakra Swords, but the Thousand-Armed Kannon shattered them and drove him into a desperate retreat.
• Feng An unleashed the Kannon’s remaining arms in a massive barrage that pulverized the moon’s palaces and surface.
• Hinata watched the attack and reflected that the gap between her and Feng An had only widened, while Matatabi reassured her that she was strong in the ninja world.
• After the bombardment, Feng An used Mind’s Eye of the Kagura to sense Toneri’s faint Chakra, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach his crater.
• Feng An found Toneri barely alive and considered using Kotoamatsukami now that Toneri’s spiritual strength had been weakened.

After Otsutsuki Toneri’s defeat, Feng An noticed a violet glow in Hinata Hyuga’s Byakugan and helped her test her newly emerging Tenseigan abilities. Hinata successfully used repulsive force and then pulled Feng An into her embrace.

• Hinata Hyuga checked that Feng An was unharmed after his fight with Otsutsuki Toneri, while Matatabi returned to Hinata’s consciousness space.
• Feng An noticed a faint violet glow in Hinata’s eyes and asked her to activate her Byakugan to check for changes.
• Hinata examined Feng An’s Chakra pathways and became embarrassed when Feng An teased her about looking at him.
• Feng An asked Hinata to try pushing or pulling him with her Byakugan’s power.
• Hinata used repulsive force to push Feng An back a step, and Feng An recognized the violet glow as a sign of her Byakugan evolving toward the Tenseigan.
• Hinata used the power again to pull Feng An into her embrace.

Feng An used Kotoamatsukami to overwrite Otsutsuki Toneri’s will, making him a loyal servant assigned to guard the moon against extraterrestrial visitors. Feng An then recovered Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan and followed Toneri to retrieve Hyuga Kō’s eyes.

• Hinata tested her emerging Tenseigan abilities, though she could not yet use its Mind Sphere or locate Hamura’s statue.
• Feng An bound Otsutsuki Toneri and used Kotoamatsukami to make him his servant and guardian of the moon.
• Toneri gave Feng An Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan, which Feng An stored in nutrient solution.
• Feng An left a Flying Thunder God Mark on Toneri and used Kagura’s Mind’s Eye to teleport after him.
• Toneri found Hyuga Kō’s Byakugan inside a container hidden in a maid puppet, and Feng An arrived as he retrieved them.

Feng An learned that the moon’s most important secret was the seal beneath it, then returned to the Land of Frost with Hinata. He brought her high above the snow to confess his love, and Hinata confessed that she loved him too.

• Feng An took Hyuga Kō’s Byakugan from Otsutsuki Toneri and learned that Toneri’s clan guarded the seal beneath the moon.
• Feng An left Toneri on the moon and returned with Hinata Hyuga through the teleportation passage.
• Hinata used her repulsive force to clear the ruins covering the passage, and Feng An warmed their cave with the Ghost Lantern Technique.
• Feng An raised Hinata high above the Land of Frost on a wooden platform and confessed that he wanted to spend his life with her.
• Hinata told Feng An that she loved him too, and they embraced and kissed beneath the moon.

Feng An and Hinata returned to Konoha, where Feng An restored Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan. Tsunade then shared intelligence about Akatsuki’s hunt for Roshi, leaving Feng An wondering whether they would intervene.

• Feng An and Hinata returned to the Hyuga Residence, where Hanabi said she would protect Feng An while she trained to become the clan head.
• Feng An gave Hanabi the scroll containing Brother Kō’s Byakugan, then teleported with Hinata to the Hokage Building.
• Feng An handed Hyuga Hiashi his Byakugan, and Hiashi fitted it back into place and regained his sight.
• Feng An asked Tsunade about Jiraiya’s arm, and Tsunade explained that Tono Katazuke had helped research an arm made with Hashirama Cells.
• Tsunade told Feng An and Hinata that Akatsuki had collected two Tailed Beasts and was searching for Roshi, the Four-Tails Tailed Beast Host.
• Feng An asked whether they would stop Akatsuki from capturing Roshi.

Tsunade told Feng An that Ōnoki had found Cloud Village’s Chakra Cannon, making Iwagakure the strongest village and raising the threat of war. In Cloud Village, Akatsuki confronted Ōnoki over the Four-Tails, then offered to help him unify the shinobi world in exchange for the Jinchuriki.

• Tsunade explained that Ōnoki had discovered Cloud Village’s Chakra Cannon and warned Feng An that the villages might have to fight using the Tailed Beasts if he attacked.
• Feng An left Tsunade’s office with the others, and Tsunade slumped over her paperwork and regretted becoming Hokage.
• Ōnoki confronted Pain’s Deva Path and the Akatsuki members who had come for the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, but Obito Uchiha checked Pain before he attacked.
• Pain’s Deva Path proposed cooperation, and Ōnoki asked Kitsuchi to let him handle the negotiations.
• Pain’s Deva Path offered to help Ōnoki unify the shinobi world if Iwagakure handed over the Four-Tails.

Ōnoki agreed to cooperate with Akatsuki after Pain promised to help unify the shinobi world, and he demanded that they destroy a major village before he handed over Roshi. Meanwhile, Hiashi returned home with his sight restored, and as the family celebrated, Feng An reflected on how Hinata had given him a sense of belonging in this world and on the family he had left behind on Blue Star.

• Pain's Heavenly Path argued that unifying the shinobi world would bring peace, and Ōnoki agreed to cooperate with Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki demanded that Akatsuki destroy a major shinobi village before he handed over Roshi and the Four-Tails.
• Pain's Heavenly Path chose to destroy one of the four major villages, and Ōnoki accepted Mist Village as the target.
• Itachi Uchiha considered telling Feng An about the plan to attack Mist Village, but decided not to because Sasuke was safe.
• Hanabi Hyuga embraced her father after seeing that Hiashi Hyuga's sight had been restored, and Hiashi offered to cook a family meal.
• Hinata offered to help Hiashi cook while Feng An reflected on how saving Hinata had given him a sense of belonging and wondered whether his parents on Blue Star had stopped searching for him.

Nagato and the Akatsuki Organization reached Mist Village, where Pain’s Deva Path declared himself a god and attacked a Mist ninja who tried to strike him. The ninja was blasted away by Pain’s Shinra Tensei as the group continued its approach to the village.

• Nagato, Obito Uchiha, Black and White Zetsu, Itachi Uchiha, and Pain’s Deva Path arrived at the Land of Water after a slow four-day journey, while Konan stayed hidden with Nagato to maintain the connection.
• Itachi Uchiha asked whether Konan was acting with the group, and Pain replied that she had gone on a secret mission.
• Pain’s Deva Path and the others reached Mist Village, where two Mist ninja challenged them for entering the closed-off Land of Water.
• Nagato used Pain’s Rinnegan to intimidate the Mist ninja, but one of them overcame his fear and attacked Pain with a kunai.
• Pain stopped the attack with an invisible force and used Shinra Tensei to blast the Mist ninja away.

Obito Uchiha’s group continued toward Mist Village after he killed a Mist ninja who had survived their first encounter. Inside the village, Mei Terumi argued that its exhausted residents needed relief from constant combat readiness, but an explosion interrupted the discussion and sent her, Ao, and Chojuro to investigate.

• Obito Uchiha killed the surviving Mist ninja from a distance, explaining to Black Zetsu that the man would die sooner or later as their group continued toward Mist Village.
• Mei Terumi urged Genji to ask the Daimyo of the Land of Water to let villagers rotate shifts, but Genji said the frightened Daimyo would not listen.
• Ao criticized the Daimyo for leaving the burden of protecting the nation to the ninja, while Mei Terumi insisted she would confront him if necessary.
• An explosion sounded outside the Mizukage’s office, and Mei Terumi rushed to investigate with Ao and Chojuro.

Mei Terumi confronted Akatsuki after its members attacked Mist Village, but Pain launched an assault despite her warning. Mei, Ao, and Chojuro prepared to fight by shrouding the area in dense mist, and Itachi activated Susanoo.

• A wounded Mist Village ninja told Mei Terumi that an attacker with strange eyes had overwhelmed their squad, and Chojuro carried him away.
• Mei Terumi questioned the approaching group, and they identified themselves as Akatsuki and claimed they had come to bring peace.
• Mei told Akatsuki that Mist Village had no tailed beast, but Pain used Banshō Ten'in against her, and she dodged.
• Mei signaled Ao and Chojuro to fight; Ao activated his Byakugan, and Chojuro drew Hiramekarei.
• Mei, Ao, and Chojuro used the Hidden Mist Technique to cover the area in dense fog, and Itachi activated Susanoo.

Itachi cleared the mist with Susanoo as Pain took to the air and attacked Mei Terumi’s team with Shinra Tensei. Mei and Chojuro were blasted away, while Ao saw the expanding force rushing toward him.

• Itachi used Susanoo’s Totsuka Blade to sweep away the mist, then reduced Susanoo to its skeletal form.
• Pain rose into the air, prompting Mei Terumi to attack him with Lava Release: Lava Monster Technique.
• Pain repelled Mei’s lava and shattered her Water Dragon Bullet with Shinra Tensei, sending the lava back toward her team.
• Mei used Boil Release to melt the returning lava, but Shinra Tensei struck her from behind and blasted her away.
• Chojuro released Twin Swords: Hiramekarei and fired Chakra blades at the force, but Pain’s attack knocked them aside and sent Chojuro flying.
• Ao saw the force continuing toward him and realized it would not weaken for at least another dozen meters.

Pain's group overwhelmed Mei Terumi, Chojuro, and Ao while taking control of the Mist Village. Ao attacked Obito Uchiha and was killed by expanding wooden spikes, leaving Mei Terumi and Chojuro to face the Akatsuki.

• Pain blasted Mei Terumi, Chojuro, and Ao away with Shinra Tensei and dispersed the mist around them.
• Mei Terumi noticed the Mizukage's Office Building had collapsed, and Ao used his Byakugan to confirm Lord Genji was not inside.
• Black Zetsu said he had sensed Lord Genji but considered him a frail old man, prompting Ao to charge the Akatsuki.
• Ao used explosive kunai as a diversion, then launched Water Release: Water Colliding Wave at Obito Uchiha's Fire Release, but the flames evaporated the water.
• Wooden spikes pierced Ao and expanded inside his body, killing him as Mei Terumi and Chojuro watched.