Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru subdued Jugo and Karin and brought them into the village, while Feng An identified them and prepared to test his Rinnegan on the moon with Hinata. Elsewhere, Obito encountered Kabuto before leaving the Land of Fire and demanded to know what he was doing there.

• Orochimaru restrained Karin and Jugo, then used Triple Rashomon and a giant snake to stop Jugo's rampage.
• Orochimaru threatened Mizuki Izumo and Kotetsu Hagane with becoming experimental subjects, and they let him enter the village with Karin and Jugo.
• Feng An recognized Karin and Jugo from Hinata's description and said Orochimaru was unlikely to experiment on them.
• Feng An asked Hinata to accompany him to the moon to test his Rinnegan, and she opened a Moon Tunnel.
• Obito Uchiha found Kabuto Yakushi before leaving the Land of Fire and asked why he was there.

Obito Uchiha manipulated Kabuto Yakushi’s despair over Orochimaru joining Konoha into a desire to destroy the village, then took him toward Cloud Village to collect corpses and research the Reanimation Jutsu. After they left, Black Zetsu revealed that Obito and Madara Uchiha were both pawns in his plan.

• Kabuto Yakushi declared that Orochimaru’s joining Konoha had taken away the meaning of his life, and Obito Uchiha recognized his devotion to Orochimaru.
• Obito Uchiha redirected Kabuto’s anger toward Konoha, claiming the village had destroyed the meaning of his life by accepting Orochimaru.
• Kabuto Yakushi vowed to destroy Konoha, agreed to research the Reanimation Jutsu, and headed toward Cloud Village with Obito Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu watched them depart and revealed that he had deceived Madara Uchiha by altering the Uchiha clan’s stone tablet and considered both Madara and Obito his pawns.

Itachi Uchiha entered Konoha to check on Sasuke, then met Feng An and challenged him over how well he had protected his younger brother. Itachi left the conversation unresolved, still troubled by Sasuke’s safety and the Uchiha Clan’s past.

• Itachi Uchiha used his Sharingan Illusion Technique to pass Kotetsu Hagane and Mizuki Izumo at Konoha’s entrance.
• Itachi Uchiha watched Sasuke through a crow, and Sasuke drove it away before striking himself and resuming taijutsu training.
• Itachi Uchiha reflected on his brother, the Uchiha Clan’s future, and his despair over the ninja world.
• Feng An appeared before Itachi Uchiha, who admitted he knew about the attack on Konoha.
• Itachi Uchiha criticized Feng An for not staying beside Sasuke during the battle, and Feng An asked whether he had any other requests.

Feng An agreed to teach Sasuke Ninjutsu after Itachi explained why he wanted his younger brother to become stronger. Feng An then suggested that Itachi return to Konoha, leaving Itachi uncertain whether the villagers and his family could ever understand or forgive him.

• Itachi asked Feng An to teach Sasuke, and Feng An agreed to teach him Ninjutsu but not Sage Arts.
• Itachi argued that Sasuke needed to protect himself if Feng An could not reach him, while Feng An insisted he could save Sasuke and Hinata Hyuga at the same time.
• Feng An asked Itachi what he would do now that the Akatsuki Organization was effectively gone.
• Feng An suggested that Itachi return to Konoha and explain his double-agent role, noting that his status might still be recorded in Konoha's files.
• Itachi wondered whether Konoha's villagers, the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke could understand or forgive him.

Itachi Uchiha decided he wanted to stay in Konoha and asked Feng An to help him meet the Fifth Hokage. Feng An apologized to Tsunade for their conflict, then brought her fruit and shochu, prompting Shizune to burst in and scold her for drinking at work.

• Itachi Uchiha told Feng An he wanted to stay in Konoha and asked him to help arrange a meeting with the Fifth Hokage.
• Feng An explained that his conflict with Tsunade began after he befriended the leader of the Akatsuki Organization and killed people he considered parasites.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave Itachi and went to the Commercial Street to buy fruit for Tsunade.
• Feng An visited Tsunade's office, apologized for killing people inappropriately, and Tsunade accepted his apology.
• Feng An gave Tsunade shochu, and Shizune stormed in carrying a pet pig to reprimand Tsunade for drinking during work hours.

Feng An brought Tsunade to meet Itachi Uchiha, who asked to return to Konoha and revealed that the Uchiha massacre involved two high-ranking village leaders. Tsunade took Itachi aside to hear more, while Kakashi and Might Guy followed and Feng An stayed behind, planning to teleport.

• Shizune accidentally called Feng An an insider, and Feng An told Tsunade that Itachi Uchiha wanted to discuss returning to Konoha.
• Tsunade agreed to meet Itachi after Feng An said his wish to return was ninety percent credible, then Feng An teleported her away from her paperwork.
• Feng An used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to find Itachi, and he and Tsunade arrived to find Kakashi and Might Guy confronting him.
• Itachi asked to rejoin Konoha, and Tsunade challenged him over the Uchiha massacre.
• Itachi said the massacre had involved two high-ranking Konoha leaders, so Tsunade led him away to speak privately while Kakashi and Might Guy followed.

Itachi Uchiha revealed that Danzō Shimura ordered him to stop the Uchiha coup and that Hiruzen Sarutobi later sent him to the Akatsuki as a double agent. Tsunade could not verify his account yet, so she ordered him to stay in Konoha under surveillance while she searched for records.

• Itachi named Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura as the Konoha officials involved in the Uchiha massacre, prompting Tsunade, Kakashi, and Might Guy to question his claim.
• Itachi explained that Fugaku Uchiha planned a coup and that Danzō instructed him to thwart it, leading him to work with a masked man to exterminate the clan while sparing his younger brother, Second Pillar.
• Itachi said Hiruzen told him Danzō had acted without authorization, then ordered him to become a rogue ninja and spy on the Akatsuki Organization.
• Tsunade said she could not confirm Itachi's account because both officials were dead, but she would search Konoha's Inventory Room for records of his double-agent mission.
• Tsunade ordered Itachi to remain in Konoha and submit to surveillance until she found proof, warning that she would not forgive him if he was not a double agent.

Itachi Uchiha accepted Tsunade’s conditions and agreed to remain under surveillance in Konoha, while Feng An left and went to find Uchiha Sasuke. Feng An brought Sasuke to a secluded forest and offered to teach him Ninjutsu, leaving Sasuke wondering why.

• Itachi Uchiha agreed to stay in Konoha and accept monitoring, so Tsunade allowed him to remain in the village after telling him to change clothes and remove his forehead protector.
• Tsunade sent Kakashi and Might Guy away and arranged for the Anbu to watch Itachi Uchiha in secret.
• Itachi Uchiha used a Crow Clone to go to Commercial Street and change clothes, alarming the Anbu before a sensory-type ninja located him.
• Feng An used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Uchiha Sasuke’s residence, then grabbed Sasuke and took him to a secluded forest.
• Feng An offered to teach Uchiha Sasuke Ninjutsu, and Sasuke asked why.

Feng An reluctantly agreed to teach Sasuke, who wanted a deadly technique to trade his life for Itachi Uchiha’s. Feng An refused to teach him the Reaper Death Seal and told him he was too weak to use it against Itachi.

• Feng An offered to teach Sasuke Ninjutsu for free, but Sasuke suspected a catch before agreeing to learn.
• Sasuke tried to give Feng An a kunai as a student gift and resisted calling him Teacher until Feng An threatened to sabotage his lessons.
• Sasuke asked Feng An to teach him the Reaper Death Seal, then requested another indiscriminate technique that could kill an enemy outright.
• Feng An realized Sasuke wanted to die with Itachi Uchiha to avenge their parents and explained that he could not teach him a life-for-a-life technique.
• Feng An told the furious Sasuke that he was too weak to use the Reaper Death Seal against Itachi and urged him to improve gradually.

Feng An confronted Sasuke about wasting two years worrying that he was too weak, then restrained him when he started smashing trees. After learning Feng An had Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke asked to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Feng An explained the abilities it required.

• Feng An reminded Sasuke that he had spent nearly two years complaining about running out of time instead of focusing on improving.
• Sasuke broke a tree with his fist, and Feng An pinned him down before he could smash another.
• Sasuke noticed Feng An’s Mangekyo Sharingan and learned that Feng An had taken Shisui Uchiha’s eye after Danzō Shimura drove Shisui to his death.
• Sasuke demanded the eye back, but Feng An refused and told him to take Itachi Uchiha’s eye if he wanted one.
• Sasuke asked to learn Feng An’s strongest Ninjutsu, and Feng An offered to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Feng An said the technique required strong sensory abilities, a good sense of space, and substantial Chakra reserves, so Sasuke asked to learn Sensory Ninjutsu first.

Feng An taught Sasuke a range of techniques, and Sasuke mastered a Lightning Release Rasengan within a week. After Feng An ended their lessons, Sasuke revealed he had only pretended to regard him as a teacher, so Feng An’s Wood Clone restrained him and challenged him to break free.

• Feng An refused to teach Sasuke Sensory Ninjutsu and handed him a notebook of Wood Release techniques when Sasuke asked for his second-strongest Ninjutsu.
• Feng An chose Sasuke’s lessons himself and began with the Darkness Manipulation Technique.
• A week later, Sasuke threw a Rasengan enhanced with Lightning Release Chakra at a tree, and Feng An praised his progress.
• Sasuke complained that his Rasengan was weak, while Feng An explained that he needed more practice and greater Chakra reserves.
• Feng An ended their teacher-student relationship after teaching Sasuke dozens of techniques, and Sasuke admitted he had only pretended to be his student to lower Feng An’s guard.
• Feng An summoned a Wood Clone to restrain Sasuke, then left with the Flying Thunder God Technique as the clone challenged Sasuke to break free without Ninjutsu.

Obito coordinated with Kabuto over the Impure World Reincarnation research while Black Zetsu urged him to recover Nagato and the Rinnegan. After Feng An spent the day with Hinata, Sasuke returned to Konoha from training and ran into someone who shocked him.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Nagato had not returned and urged him to reclaim the Rinnegan, but Obito waited for White Zetsu to find Nagato.
• Obito gave Kabuto two corpses for his Impure World Reincarnation experiments and agreed to look for the Sound Six's corpses.
• Sasuke's training ended when Feng An's Wood Clone dismissed itself, and Feng An invited Hinata to go shopping and visit the Land of Hot Water the next day.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha on foot, grumbling about Feng An and the Rasengan, then collided with someone and exclaimed, "You... One versus Seven?!"

Itachi Uchiha told Sasuke that he was returning to Konoha as a ninja, then provoked him by claiming his parents had chosen to die by Itachi’s hand. As Sasuke’s Sharingan neared its next evolution, Itachi reversed his story and drove Sasuke into despair, leaving Sasuke’s eyes transforming.

• Itachi Uchiha told Sasuke he was returning to Konoha and showed him proof that Tsunade had agreed to let him join the village.
• Sasuke demanded to know why Itachi had killed their parents, and Itachi claimed they had trusted his future vision and willingly died.
• Sasuke’s anger shook his Three Tomoe Sharingan, so Itachi claimed he had lied and said he had threatened to kill Sasuke if their parents resisted.
• Itachi told Sasuke that their parents had loved Sasuke most and that he had tortured him out of jealousy.
• Sasuke doubted everything he had believed, shed a tear, and his Sharingan spun as powerful eye power emerged.

Second Pillar awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and fought Itachi Uchiha, demonstrating techniques Feng An had taught him. The chapter ended as Second Pillar summoned Kirin from the storm clouds to attack Itachi Uchiha.

• Second Pillar awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and challenged Itachi Uchiha to a fight.
• Second Pillar used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, then struck at Itachi Uchiha with a Spiraling Sphere enhanced by Amaterasu.
• Itachi Uchiha defended himself with Susanoo, blocking the attack and revealing its power to Second Pillar.
• Second Pillar combined Fire Release: Fire Dragon with Lightning Style: Chidori to create Lightning Style: Kirin.
• Civilians watched the sky darken as Kirin descended toward Itachi Uchiha.

Sasuke's attempt to kill Itachi failed when Itachi blocked his Kirin, and Feng An arrived as Sasuke begged him to finish the job. Tsunade restricted Itachi's movements in Konoha, while Feng An refused to kill him and tried to leave.

• Itachi blocked Sasuke's Kirin with the Yata Mirror, leaving Sasuke doubting his strength.
• Feng An arrived and reminded Sasuke that he had trained for only a week, then rejected Sasuke's offer of his Mangekyo Sharingan in exchange for killing Itachi.
• Tsunade arrived with an Anbu ninja and reprimanded Sasuke for fighting Itachi while still a genin.
• Tsunade ordered Itachi to stay in designated areas unless he accepted Konoha missions, and Itachi agreed to take a commission.
• Feng An said he would not kill Itachi and tried to leave, but Sasuke grabbed him and pleaded for help.

Feng An refused to help Sasuke kill Itachi Uchiha and returned home to rest, while Sasuke later went to ask for training. Hinata Hyuga confronted Sasuke outside and revealed her Tenseigan, prompting him to challenge her to a duel.

• Sasuke clung to Feng An and begged for help against Itachi, but Feng An vanished and returned home.
• Feng An told Hinata Hyuga that Sasuke had asked him to help kill Itachi, then fell asleep on the sofa.
• Sasuke arrived at Feng An's home and shouted for him, so Hinata used a barrier to keep the noise from waking Feng An.
• Hinata told Sasuke to leave Feng An alone, then revealed her Tenseigan when Sasuke tried to push past her.
• Sasuke recognized the Tenseigan's power and challenged Hinata to a duel.

Hinata Hyuga defeated Sasuke in a sparring match, and Sasuke asked Feng An to teach him after they returned from the Land of Hot Water. Feng An woke from the commotion and upheld his promise to teach him later, while Obito Uchiha brought the Sound Ninja Five’s bodies to Kabuto Yakushi.

• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and challenged Hinata Hyuga to fight as an enemy who wanted to kill Feng An.
• Hinata used the Otsutsuki Hamura stone statue and her Tenseigan abilities to evade Sasuke’s Amaterasu and seize him.
• Sasuke admitted defeat and asked Hinata to tell Feng An he wanted to continue studying under him.
• Feng An woke after the tremors and said he would teach Sasuke after they returned from the Land of Hot Water.
• Obito Uchiha delivered the Sound Ninja Five’s bodies to Kabuto Yakushi and said he had not found Kimimaro.

Obito Uchiha visited Ōnoki and proposed another joint attack on Konoha, revealing that he was Akatsuki Organization’s true leader and could withstand Dust Release. He said he was researching the Impure World Reincarnation with someone, leaving Ōnoki shocked by the prospect of the forbidden technique.

• Kabuto Yakushi told Obito Uchiha that he would need three days to a week to prepare, then began placing the Sound Ninja Five’s corpses on a bed to choose an ability to transplant.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Ōnoki’s office and proposed cooperating to attack Konoha Village again.
• Ōnoki insulted Obito Uchiha, then attacked him with Dust Release: Primal World Decomposition Technique.
• Obito Uchiha reappeared unharmed, warned Ōnoki, and revealed that he was Akatsuki Organization’s true leader and Pain had been a decoy.
• Obito Uchiha urged Ōnoki to reorganize his forces and said he was researching Tobirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation with someone.
• Ōnoki reacted with shock when Obito Uchiha named the forbidden technique.

Obito Uchiha brought Ōnoki to see Kabuto Yakushi’s improved Impure World Reincarnation, which had revived the Seven Ninja Swordsmen as controllable fighters. Ōnoki agreed to cooperate against Konoha, while Obito said they would wait until they had gathered more powerful fighters before attacking.

• Obito Uchiha persuaded Ōnoki to consider joining him and brought him to the Akatsuki Organization’s research facility in Cloud Village.
• Kabuto Yakushi showed Obito Uchiha and Ōnoki the seven reincarnated Ninja Swordsmen, explaining that he had improved Impure World Reincarnation and could control over a hundred fighters at once.
• Kabuto Yakushi revived Zabuza Momochi, who briefly regained consciousness and attacked Kabuto before Kabuto stopped him and suppressed his awareness.
• Ōnoki was impressed by the technique and agreed to cooperate with Obito Uchiha against Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha said they would gather cells from powerful figures before launching their final assault and warned Ōnoki that underestimating Feng An had caused his previous defeat.

Obito agreed to use Mu’s body for Impure World Reincarnation, while Itachi’s identity as a Konoha double agent was verified by Tsunade. Feng An teased Sasuke during training before sensing a strange presence outside the village.

• Ōnoki offered his teacher Mu’s body for Impure World Reincarnation, and Obito agreed to retrieve it.
• Tsunade showed Itachi a classified document confirming his mission as a double agent, then verified his identity as a Konoha ninja.
• Itachi refused missions and opposed making his past public, and Tsunade agreed not to announce it for now.
• Feng An ended Sasuke’s training early and told him he could defeat Itachi only when Itachi was too old to fight.
• Feng An sensed an unwelcome presence outside the village that seemed unlike a living person.