Chapter Summaries

Feng An rejected Orochimaru’s offer of immortality and revealed detailed knowledge of Orochimaru’s body-seizing technique. Alarmed by Feng An’s knowledge and apparent power, Orochimaru began to suspect that the person before him was not truly the young Feng An.

• Orochimaru recognized Feng An’s Hashirama Cells and Sharingan and decided he would make an ideal vessel.
• Feng An questioned Orochimaru’s confidence and dismissed his promise of immortality, pointing out the flaws in Impure World Reincarnation.
• Feng An described how Orochimaru’s technique required greater spiritual power than its target, or the target’s willingness to be devoured.
• Orochimaru realized Feng An knew the technique’s hidden mechanics and wondered whether it had existed before he developed it.
• Orochimaru suspected Feng An’s body had been seized by someone far older and demanded to know who he really was.

Feng An warned Orochimaru that the Akatsuki Organization might approach him to discuss destroying Konoha, then offered him a chance to return to Konoha and continue his immortality experiments there. Orochimaru considered the offer and asked whether Konoha would overlook his past crimes, and Feng An confirmed it.

• Orochimaru mistook Feng An for a user of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but Feng An denied it and said he had come for another reason.
• Feng An warned Orochimaru that the Akatsuki Organization might seek his cooperation in another plan to destroy Konoha.
• Orochimaru claimed he could continue his Konoha Crush Plan, while Feng An pointed out that Konoha now had three tailed beasts.
• Feng An said he had fought the Akatsuki's leader at Amegakure because they had bothered him.
• Feng An asked whether Orochimaru wanted to return to Konoha and continue his immortality experiments there.
• Orochimaru asked whether Konoha would hold him accountable for his past actions, and Feng An said it would not.

Feng An tried to persuade Orochimaru to return to Konoha by revealing that Akatsuki wanted his Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to invade the village. Orochimaru questioned the plan’s cost, asking whether Akatsuki intended to sacrifice the entire Cloud Village.

• Orochimaru doubted Feng An had the authority to promise him a safe return to Konoha, and Feng An explained that his wife, Hinata Hyuga, controlled Matatabi with him.
• Orochimaru recalled Hinata’s Chunin Exam match against Feng An and was surprised she was his wife; Feng An insisted she was both strong and gentle.
• Orochimaru said he would return if Feng An could resolve his problems, but he remained uneasy about Feng An’s motives.
• Feng An revealed that Akatsuki wanted Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon an army of the dead for an invasion of Konoha.
• Orochimaru asked where Akatsuki would obtain the living sacrifices needed for the jutsu and wondered if they planned to sacrifice the entire Cloud Village.

Feng An told Orochimaru that Akatsuki had nearly ten thousand human vessels for the Impure World Reincarnation and predicted that a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha would soon seek Orochimaru’s cooperation. Orochimaru doubted Feng An’s claims, and Feng An vanished, leaving Orochimaru to wonder why he had shared the warning.

• Orochimaru suggested sacrificing Cloud Village to obtain lives for the Impure World Reincarnation, but Feng An argued that Ōnoki would never agree.
• Feng An said Akatsuki had nearly ten thousand humanoid vessels, startling Orochimaru, who had never heard of the group gathering people for that purpose.
• When Orochimaru asked how Feng An knew, Feng An claimed he could see the future and said a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha would soon approach Orochimaru about cooperation.
• Orochimaru doubted the prediction and questioned whether Tobi could represent Akatsuki’s leader or fight him alone.
• Feng An vanished, and Orochimaru recognized the movement as the Flying Thunder God Technique before returning to his underground chamber and wondering why Feng An had warned him.

Orochimaru sent Kabuto Yakushi to Ryūchi Cave in hopes that he could become a Sage Body and a suitable vessel. Feng An returned to Konoha with Kurenai’s corpse, prompting Matatabi to mistake her for a lover before realizing she was dead.

• Orochimaru told Kabuto that Kurenai had been killed by someone who could easily kill them both and ordered him to find another vessel.
• Orochimaru sent Kabuto to Ryūchi Cave to seek his true self, hoping he might become a Sage Body and a future vessel.
• Orochimaru reflected that the White Snake Sage’s disapproval kept him from training at Ryūchi Cave himself.
• Feng An returned to Konoha and brought Kurenai’s corpse home so Obito Uchiha could not recover it.
• Matatabi questioned Feng An about bringing a woman home, then realized Kurenai was dead and remarked that he even brought dead women home.

Feng An explained to Matatabi that he had brought Kurenai, Orochimaru’s dead vessel, home because her Kekkei Genkai might be useful for future research. When Hinata returned, Matatabi immediately told her Feng An had brought a dead woman into the bedroom.

• Matatabi accused Feng An of bringing Kurenai home to use her, and Feng An insisted she was useful because of her Kekkei Genkai.
• Matatabi revealed that Hinata’s memories of reading erotic storybooks had influenced her way of speaking, and Feng An asked her to keep the secret from Hinata.
• Feng An told Matatabi that Kurenai was Orochimaru’s new vessel and that he wanted to keep her from Obito Uchiha.
• Matatabi left Feng An alone with Kurenai, still suspicious that he might do something to her body.
• When Hinata returned home, Matatabi announced that Feng An had brought a dead woman into the second-floor bedroom.

Feng An explained to Hinata Hyuga that the woman he brought home was Kurenai's corpse, and Hinata confirmed it with her Byakugan after briefly suspecting the worst. After they made up, Hinata began explaining why she had been away from home.

• Matatabi told Hinata Hyuga that Feng An had brought a dead woman home, making Hinata fear he had brought home another woman.
• Feng An admitted he had brought home a dead woman, then explained that she was Orochimaru's vessel and that he had accidentally killed her.
• Hinata activated her Byakugan and saw Kurenai's corpse, realizing she had misunderstood Feng An.
• Feng An teased Hinata for getting jealous over a corpse, then asked why she had not been home.
• Hinata said Hanabi had come to see her not long after Feng An left, and began explaining what happened.

Feng An asked Hinata to open a passage between Earth and the Moon so he could send Kurenai’s corpse there, and Hinata succeeded with her Tenseigan. After Hinata warned that the passage might be unsafe, Feng An tested it with a Shadow Clone and confirmed the trip worked.

• Feng An asked Hinata whether she could use the Tenseigan to open a transportation passage between Earth and the Moon, and she said she thought she could.
• Hinata activated her Tenseigan and created a passage between Earth and the Moon, using nearly half her Chakra.
• Feng An returned to the bedroom with the Flying Thunder God Technique and brought Kurenai’s corpse outside, intending to send it to the Moon.
• Hinata warned Feng An that the passage might fail, so he sent a Shadow Clone through first.
• Feng An sensed his connection with the Shadow Clone and told Hinata that the passage had worked.

Feng An and Hinata Hyuga arrived on the moon, where he assigned Otsutsuki Toneri to carry Kurenai's corpse to the palace before taking Hinata to explore. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha managed the Akatsuki Organization's growing reserve ranks in Cloud Village and used Kamui to seek Nagato, leaving the recruits convinced he had vanished through a stealth technique.

• Feng An and Hinata Hyuga arrived on the moon, and Otsutsuki Toneri greeted them as master and master's wife.
• Feng An ordered Otsutsuki Toneri to take Kurenai's corpse to the rebuilt palace, then discussed Shisui Uchiha and Kotoamatsukami with Hinata.
• Feng An and Hinata strolled across the moon, admired the craters left by his Buddha Manifestation, and decided to return when they grew tired.
• In Cloud Village, the Akatsuki Organization expanded to more than fifty reserve recruits, most of them Black Ghost Ninja driven by national hatred and family grudges.
• Obito Uchiha ignored a recruit asking when they would attack Konoha Village, then used Kamui to enter the Kamui Dimension and find Nagato.
• The Black Ghost Ninja saw Obito disappear and decided he must have used a stealth Ninjutsu.

Obito Uchiha visited Nagato and Konan, learned that their assault on Konoha would begin in three days, and concealed his own plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi. After Obito left, Nagato insisted he would attack even if doing so required the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s power, leaving Konan worried for his life.

• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to find Nagato and Konan and asked when they would attack Konoha.
• Nagato told Obito that his talks with Ōnoki had concluded and the attack would begin in three days.
• Obito privately resolved to manipulate Nagato, Ōnoki, and Black Zetsu while pursuing Infinite Tsukuyomi to reunite with Rin.
• Konan reached for Paper Release: Paper Shuriken when Obito showed killing intent, but Nagato stopped her.
• Obito vanished through Kamui, and Nagato told Konan he would reclaim the three Tailed Beasts and use the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path if necessary.

Obito Uchiha sought Orochimaru’s help with Impure World Reincarnation and promised him immortality through the Moon Eye. Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha wrestled with whether to warn Konoha about the planned attack, and the chapter ended with Orochimaru questioning how many sacrifices Obito could provide.

• Obito Uchiha headed to Sound Village, hoping to recruit Orochimaru and preserve Nagato’s usefulness in the coming war against Konoha.
• Itachi Uchiha considered whether to warn Konoha about the planned assault, then rose after deciding what to do.
• Obito Uchiha met Orochimaru in a secret base and asked him to return to the Akatsuki Organization and join the attack on Konoha.
• Orochimaru challenged Obito Uchiha to prove his identity and questioned whether he could trust the masked man.
• Obito Uchiha promised Orochimaru immortality through the Moon Eye, and Orochimaru asked how many living sacrifices he could provide for Impure World Reincarnation.

Obito Uchiha recruited Orochimaru to improve the Reanimation Jutsu and prepare for the assault on Konoha, while Orochimaru suspected the masked man was not Madara Uchiha. Back in Cloud Village, Obito confronted Black Zetsu and revealed he planned to use White Zetsu as sacrifices for the Reanimation Jutsu.

• Obito Uchiha offered Orochimaru nearly a hundred thousand bodies for experiments and promised protection from Akatsuki, and Orochimaru agreed to cooperate.
• Obito gave Orochimaru one day to move his research and told him to prepare the Reanimation Jutsu for the coming assault on Konoha.
• After Obito left, Orochimaru reasoned that the masked man could not be Madara Uchiha because Madara had never used Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito about the sealing jutsu on his heart and urged him to revive Madara so he could see Rin again.
• Obito said he had already partnered with Orochimaru and announced that White Zetsu would be used as sacrifices for the Reanimation Jutsu, shocking Black Zetsu.

Obito Uchiha hid in the Kamui Dimension to mourn Rin Nohara, while Feng An and Hinata Hyuga returned to Konoha. Hanabi Hyuga brought them to see Hyuga Hiashi, whose eyes felt as if they were moving on their own, and Feng An suspected they might be showing signs of Tenseigan development.

• Obito Uchiha suggested using White Zetsu as sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation, and Black Zetsu eagerly approved the idea.
• Obito Uchiha visited Rin Nohara’s body in the Kamui Dimension and vowed to give her a happy life in his envisioned world.
• Black Zetsu realized Obito had retreated into the Kamui Dimension and left after insulting him.
• Feng An and Hinata Hyuga returned to Konoha while Otsutsuki Toneri stayed on the moon to monitor the aliens.
• Hanabi Hyuga told Feng An and Hinata that Hyuga Hiashi had a foreign-body sensation in his eyes and sometimes felt his eyeballs moving on their own.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hinata and Hanabi to the Hyuga Residence, where he suspected Hiashi’s symptoms might indicate Tenseigan development.

Feng An told Hyuga Hiashi that the strange movement in his recovered eyes might be a sign that he was nearing a Tenseigan awakening. The conversation ended with Hinata misunderstanding Feng An’s explanation and Hyuga Hiashi hinting that her room might be torn down.

• Feng An and Hinata visited Hyuga Hiashi, who complained that they had returned unnecessarily and teased them about having a child.
• Hyuga Hiashi described his eyes trembling in his sleep and feeling as if they were not his own.
• Feng An said the movement was probably Tenseigan fetal movement and that Hyuga Hiashi might awaken the legendary eye.
• Hyuga Hiashi questioned how Feng An knew about the phenomenon, and Hinata mistook Feng An’s mention of learning more “afterward” as a reference to their intimacy.
• Hyuga Hiashi noticed Hinata blushing and suggested she rest in her room, adding that it had not been torn down yet; Hinata asked if he planned to tear it down.

Feng An explained to Hiashi Hyuga how he obtained his Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving Hiashi stunned to learn that Feng An could use Susanoo too. Feng An said he rarely used it because he found his Wood Golem Technique more useful.

• Feng An told Hiashi Hyuga that his eyes were already Mangekyo Sharingan when he obtained them after the battle on the moon.
• Hiashi Hyuga worried that Feng An had killed the original owner, but Feng An clarified that he had only obtained the eyes and that Lord Hokage already knew.
• Hiashi Hyuga asked whether Feng An had fought a hundred-meter-tall Susanoo, and Feng An said he had not faced one.
• Hinata Hyuga told her father that Feng An could defeat Susanoo and could activate it himself.
• Feng An confirmed that he could use Susanoo but preferred his Wood Golem Technique.

Feng An explained Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan and the possible link between Hyuga Hiashi’s eyes and the Tenseigan. He then revealed that Hinata Hyuga had already awakened the Tenseigan, leaving Hiashi stunned.

• Feng An argued that the Wood Human was at least as powerful as Susanoo, and Hyuga Hiashi accepted that Feng An’s admiration for Hashirama Senju might color his view.
• Feng An told Hyuga Hiashi that the eyes belonged to Shisui Uchiha and said he had learned about the Tenseigan from Otsutsuki Toneri using Shisui’s Mangekyo ability.
• Feng An warned that Toneri’s use of Hiashi’s eyes might explain why they felt as though they could leave him, though he could not say whether they would return to Toneri.
• Hiashi imagined that awakening the Tenseigan could make the Hyuga Clan Konoha’s strongest clan, and Feng An replied that Hinata Hyuga had already awakened it.
• Hyuga Hiashi reacted with shock when Feng An revealed Hinata’s Tenseigan had awakened.

Hinata revealed that she had awakened the Tenseigan, thrilling Hiashi and easing his fears about the Hyuga Clan’s eyes. Hiashi left to inform the Hokage, while Feng An distracted Hanabi with a joke about her father mutating.

• Hiashi asked Hinata whether Feng An’s claim that she had awakened the Tenseigan was true, and Hinata confirmed it.
• Hinata opened her Tenseigan for Hiashi, who celebrated and told her he was proud of her.
• Feng An interrupted the emotional moment and led Hinata away, while Hiashi accepted that the Hyuga Clan’s Tenseigan belonged to his daughter.
• Hiashi told Feng An and Hinata he planned to inform the Hokage about the Tenseigan, and they agreed.
• Hanabi asked what Hiashi had said, and Feng An told her their father was asking whether Byakugan could mutate, making Hanabi wonder if Hiashi would mutate.

Feng An and Hinata Hyuga joked around with Hanabi Hyuga, who pretended to cry to trick him. When Hanabi tried to hitch a ride on Feng An’s Flying Thunder God Technique, he teleported away with Hinata and left her behind.

• Feng An panicked when Hanabi Hyuga seemed to cry, then realized she had been pretending and that Hinata Hyuga had been in on the joke.
• Feng An and Hinata Hyuga said goodbye to Hanabi and prepared to leave together.
• Hanabi grabbed Feng An’s pant leg, convinced his Flying Thunder God Technique would take her along.
• Feng An activated the technique and teleported away with Hinata, leaving Hanabi holding nothing.
• Hanabi wondered why his pants had teleported without her, then went to Hyuga Natsu’s room to ask for food.

Hyuga Hiashi told Tsunade that Hinata Hyuga had awakened the Tenseigan, and Tsunade ordered the news kept secret. As Obito Uchiha waited for Orochimaru in Cloud Village, Orochimaru arrived in Konoha and revealed himself at the village gate.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Tsunade that Hinata Hyuga had awakened the Tenseigan and that only a few people knew.
• Tsunade ordered Hiashi to keep the news secret and told Elephant not to let their conversation get out.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu waited in Cloud Village for Orochimaru, who had not arrived as promised.
• Orochimaru came to Konoha disguised in wrappings and asked the gate guards to find Feng An.
• Mizuki Izumo and Kotetsu Hagane recognized Orochimaru after he revealed himself, and Kotetsu told Izumo to alert Tsunade.

Orochimaru returned to Konoha and asked for Feng An, prompting Tsunade to bring Feng An and Hinata to meet him. At the village entrance, Orochimaru revealed that he had come with intelligence about a planned surprise attack on Konoha.

• Mizuki Izumo told Tsunade that Orochimaru had appeared in Konoha and was looking for Feng An.
• Tsunade went to Feng An's house, where Hinata wondered if Orochimaru wanted the Kusanagi Sword back, but Feng An dismissed the idea.
• Feng An used teleportation to take Hinata and Tsunade to the village entrance, while Two-Tails Matatabi wondered how Yugito Nii was doing.
• Orochimaru questioned why Elephant had arrived instead of Feng An, then greeted Tsunade when the three appeared.
• Orochimaru told Tsunade that he had come to deliver intelligence about someone planning a surprise attack on Konoha.