Chapter Summaries

Hanzō the Salamander destroyed Shimura Danzō’s Baku and fought Danzō and the Root Ninja in a fierce battle. Hanzō killed two Root Jonin but suffered a pierced shoulder, and the chapter left him trading blows with Danzō.

• Hanzō the Salamander turned Danzō’s Vacuum Serial Waves into a sea of fire that burned the Baku and stopped it from devouring the poisonous mist.
• Danzō attacked Hanzō with a Wind Blade, then charged him with his tachi, but Hanzō’s Dituo struck Danzō’s chest and broke at least two ribs.
• Root Ninja with Antidotes joined the fight, and Danzō ordered three Jonin to help him restrain Hanzō while the others went after Salamander Ibuse.
• Hanzō used Water Wave to create an opening, then killed two Root Jonin, but the last Jonin pierced Hanzō’s shoulder with a lightning-wreathed kunai.
• Hanzō’s poisonous blood corroded the last Jonin’s body, and Hanzō blocked Danzō’s next tachi strike as their battle intensified.

Hanzō the Salamander gained the upper hand against Shimura Danzō, using poison and Salamander Ibuse’s Poison Spray to corner him and the remaining Root Ninja. When Danzō revealed that the two escaped brats were in danger, Hanzō abandoned the fight and rushed toward them.

• Shimura Danzō pressed his attack, but realized Hanzō was stalling while the Root Ninja struggled to defeat Salamander Ibuse.
• Hanzō poisoned Danzō with toxins from his blood, and Danzō cut off his wounded right arm to avoid dying from the poison.
• Salamander Ibuse unleashed Poison Spray, forcing the Root Ninja to retreat and leaving Danzō surrounded by Hanzō and the poisonous mist.
• Danzō prepared to use the Inner Four Symbols Seal and told his remaining Root Ninja to hold Hanzō back.
• A sensory Root Ninja reported fighting near the escaped brats, and Danzō used their danger to make Hanzō leave.
• Hanzō hurried toward the brats, while Danzō’s aura weakened and he ordered his forces to head for Konoha Camp.

Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu watched Hanzō turn against Shimura Danzō's supporters and debated why he would choose that course. After realizing Nagato at the valley was a Shadow Clone, they decided to follow Yahiko and Konan toward the Akatsuki Camp.

• Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu watched Nagato and Yahiko arrive, expecting Hanzō to use Konan to push Nagato toward despair.
• Uchiha Obito was baffled when Hanzō attacked Shimura Danzō's supporters instead of targeting Nagato and Yahiko.
• Black Zetsu reasoned that Hanzō opposed Shimura Danzō because Konoha's leadership might become weaker under Sarutobi Hiruzen and a Minato Namikaze Hokage.
• Uchiha Obito learned from Black Zetsu that Sarutobi Hiruzen likely supported Minato Namikaze as a controllable Puppet Hokage.
• Black Zetsu noticed Nagato disperse into smoke, and Uchiha Obito concluded that Nagato's real body was probably at the Akatsuki Camp.
• Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu decided to follow Yahiko and Konan.

Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu caught up with Yahiko and Konan, and Obito decided to kill Yahiko while disguising himself as a Root Ninja. He attacked the pair and left Yahiko trapped in a barrage of flames.

• Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu learned that Nagato was not nearby and considered using Yahiko and Konan's deaths to turn Nagato against Hanzō.
• Uchiha Obito decided to disguise himself as a Root Ninja, kill Yahiko, and leave Konan alive to report back to Nagato.
• Uchiha Obito fused with White Zetsu and used the Impersonation Technique to disguise himself as a masked Root Ninja.
• Uchiha Obito attacked Yahiko and Konan with a Great Fireball Technique, overpowering Yahiko's Water Style and forcing them apart.
• Uchiha Obito trapped Yahiko with a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, and Yahiko wondered if he was going to die.

Konan protected Yahiko from Uchiha Obito, but Obito captured her and forced Yahiko to choose between her and Nagato. Konan sacrificed herself to spare Yahiko the choice, leaving him devastated as Obito watched.

• Konan used paper techniques to help Yahiko escape Obito's flames and kunai attacks.
• Yahiko told Konan to flee while he held Obito back, but she refused to abandon him.
• Obito offered to spare Yahiko if he revealed Nagato's location, then seized Konan and threatened her life.
• Obito demanded that Yahiko choose between Konan and Nagato, and Yahiko froze in anguish.
• Konan deliberately impaled herself on Obito's Black Iron Rod and died, leaving Yahiko to collapse in grief.

After Uchiha Obito killed Konan, he tried to convince Yahiko that the world was beyond saving and that Yahiko should join him. Yahiko rejected Obito’s ideals and called him a coward, prompting Obito to attack him in anger.

• Yahiko recognized the disguised Uchiha Obito as the Masked Man who had tried to tempt Nagato.
• Obito argued that Konan’s death proved Yahiko’s ideals were wrong and urged him to help create a new world.
• Yahiko attacked Obito with a water technique and kunai, but Obito dodged his blows and kicked him down.
• Obito blamed the world’s cycle of hatred for Konan’s death and again invited Yahiko to join him.
• Yahiko defended the good he had found in the world and denounced Obito as a coward who refused to face reality.
• Obito flew into a rage and reached out to grab Yahiko.

Uchiha Jin saved Yahiko and revealed that Konan was still alive, then confronted Uchiha Obito and tried to remind him of his former self. He left Obito stunned by calling him Uchiha Kenji.

• Uchiha Jin stopped Uchiha Obito from attacking Yahiko and revealed that Konan had only suffered a superficial wound.
• Yahiko joyfully took Konan from Uchiha Jin and thanked him for saving her.
• Uchiha Jin recalled how Yahiko’s words had stirred Obito’s buried former self and decided to reveal his identity to him.
• Uchiha Jin urged Obito to turn back and called him the hero of Konoha, but Obito insisted he was Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Jin suddenly called Obito Uchiha Kenji, leaving Obito dumbfounded.

Uchiha Jin outmaneuvered Uchiha Obito by using flames to exploit the limits of Kamui intangibility, then drew him into a harmless illusion to talk. Obito agreed to listen, believing he could escape the illusion whenever he wanted.

• Uchiha Obito realized Uchiha Jin was mocking his low intelligence score and charged at him in anger.
• Uchiha Jin used Flame Ring to cover the area, forcing Uchiha Obito to rely on Kamui intangibility as he attacked.
• Uchiha Obito withdrew after Uchiha Jin's flames burned him despite his intangibility, and he asked what Uchiha Jin wanted.
• Uchiha Jin said the question was what Uchiha Obito wanted and pulled him into a safe Illusion Space.
• Uchiha Obito allowed the illusion to take hold, confident that his Mangekyō Sharingan could break it.

Uchiha Obito blamed Minato Namikaze, Konoha’s leaders, and the world’s endless wars for the tragedies that shaped him, but Uchiha Jin challenged his understanding of what had really happened. The chapter ended with Jin claiming Obito’s suffering would likely have occurred even without the Third Shinobi World War because Obito did not know the truth.

• Uchiha Obito lashed out at Uchiha Jin and admitted he resented Minato Namikaze for repeatedly arriving too late to protect Team 7.
• Uchiha Obito shifted blame to Konoha’s leaders, arguing they had put him and Nohara Rin in danger by assigning them to Minato’s high-risk team.
• Uchiha Obito declared that the world’s constant wars were the root cause of his suffering and vowed to correct everything.
• Uchiha Jin mocked Obito’s reasoning, then acknowledged that war had caused many tragedies while insisting Obito’s own experiences had little to do with it.
• Uchiha Jin told Obito that his tragedies would probably have happened even without the Third Shinobi World War because he still did not know the truth behind them.

Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito that Uchiha Madara had engineered the tragedies that turned him against the world, and claimed his Mangekyō Sharingan had revealed the plan. Obito accepted the explanation but angrily demanded to know why Jin had let Rin die and Madara manipulate him.

• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito that Minato was not to blame and named himself, Uchiha Madara, and the being who deceived Madara as responsible for Obito's suffering.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Uchiha Madara had orchestrated Obito's injuries at Kannabi Bridge, Rin's death, and Minato's repeated delays.
• Uchiha Jin described how White Zetsu could impersonate people and help Madara keep his plans on course, prompting Obito to reconsider how he had been found and manipulated.
• Uchiha Jin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and claimed its ability, Kuni no Tokotachi, had shown him the future and exposed Madara's plan.
• Uchiha Obito accused Uchiha Jin of standing by while Madara toyed with him and Rin died.

Uchiha Jin explained Uchiha Madara’s history and how his pursuit of peace turned extreme, challenging Uchiha Obito to examine the world for himself. He left Obito questioning the Eye of the Moon Plan after learning that it would trap humanity in illusions and ultimately cause it to die out.

• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito that the world had repeatedly ignored what Obito wanted and that changing the world itself was necessary to break its cycle.
• Uchiha Jin said he disagreed with Uchiha Madara’s plan despite considering his ideas good, then offered to explain Madara’s life and Heart's Journey.
• Uchiha Jin recounted how Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama founded Konoha, then fell out over their opposing approaches to peace and Madara’s unfulfilled promise to become First Hokage.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Uchiha Madara’s clan’s refusal to leave Konoha with him and his later travels convinced him that conflict was inevitable.
• Uchiha Obito asked why the Eye of the Moon Plan was extreme, and Uchiha Jin explained that it would trap people in separate illusions and eventually end humanity by preventing new births.

Uchiha Jin challenged Uchiha Obito’s plan to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, arguing that people who suffered still had reasons to live and that Obito had no right to destroy their world. He exposed a contradiction in the Uchiha Clan’s Inheritance Stone Tablet, leaving Obito stunned as Jin revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated Uchiha Madara and him.

• Uchiha Obito declared that he would carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan because he believed it was the only way to end the world’s suffering.
• Uchiha Jin argued that people endured hardship because they hoped to improve their lives and those of their descendants, and he challenged Obito’s right to destroy their hopes without asking them.
• Uchiha Obito insisted that the Sage of Six Paths’ supposed endorsement on the Uchiha Clan’s Inheritance Stone Tablet proved the plan was right.
• Uchiha Jin pointed out that if the Infinite Tsukuyomi worked, the Sage of Six Paths could have used it himself as the former Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Obito was left stunned by the contradiction, and Uchiha Jin said Black Zetsu had spent thousands of years waiting for fools like Uchiha Madara and Obito.

Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito that Black Zetsu had manipulated Uchiha Madara and falsified the Uchiha Clan's Inheritance Stone Tablet on behalf of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. He explained Kaguya's connection to the Sage of Six Paths and claimed Black Zetsu was her third child, leaving Obito struggling to absorb the revelation.

• Uchiha Jin revealed to Uchiha Obito that Black Zetsu served Ōtsutsuki Kaguya rather than Uchiha Madara and had deceived the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Jin identified the Sage of Six Paths as Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, Kaguya's eldest son, and Ōtsutsuki Hamura as her second son and the Hyuga Clan's ancestor.
• Uchiha Jin claimed his eyes could trace the past and examine possible futures, then said he had seen only one future in which Obito defeated Kakashi among 14,000,604 possibilities.
• Uchiha Jin told Obito that Kaguya had a third child, Black Zetsu, who was the Sage of Six Paths's biological brother.

Uchiha Jin explained Ōtsutsuki Kaguya’s arrival on the planet, her betrayal of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and her creation of the White Zetsu army. He revealed that Kaguya’s sons sealed her inside the moon and that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was needed to free her, leaving Uchiha Obito confronting the truth behind his plan.

• Uchiha Jin explained that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki brought the Ten-Tails to the planet so it could become a God Tree.
• Uchiha Jin said Ōtsutsuki Kaguya betrayed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by sacrificing him to the Ten-Tails, then ate the immature Chakra Fruit and prepared for the arrival of other Ōtsutsuki.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya used the Infinite Tsukuyomi to turn people who resisted her into White Zetsu, shocking Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura opposed their mother after discovering her actions and sealed her inside the moon.
• Uchiha Jin said Ōtsutsuki Kaguya created Black Zetsu before her sealing and that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was necessary to break the seal.

Uchiha Jin revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito, then challenged Obito’s belief that ending war would end suffering. Jin argued that unity across the Ninja World, including unity of understanding, positions, and classes, was the best path to reducing conflict.

• Uchiha Jin explained that Black Zetsu had secretly guided Uchiha Madara to awaken the Rinnegan and had lied about the Eye of the Moon Plan being the Sage of Six Paths’ will.
• Uchiha Obito struggled with the revelation, feeling both pain and relief that the plan he had trusted was a lie.
• Uchiha Jin described the world’s historical progress and argued that poverty persisted in both war and peace because of class conflict, not war alone.
• Uchiha Obito asked Jin how he would change the world, and Jin said the answer was unity.
• Uchiha Jin explained that unity meant more than unifying territory: it meant unifying understanding, positions, and classes to reduce conflict.

Uchiha Jin explained his vision for unifying the Ninja World and turning its conflicts toward the Ōtsutsuki Clan, provoking Uchiha Obito’s anger over Rin’s death. The chapter ended with Jin revealing that Rin was alive and that he had saved her, leaving Obito stunned.

• Uchiha Jin argued that unification could overcome opposition by offering people tangible benefits and said the united Ninja World could unite against the Ōtsutsuki Clan and explore the universe.
• Uchiha Obito rejected Jin’s vision because Jin had allowed Rin to die and vowed to destroy his plan.
• Uchiha Jin clarified that he had not saved Obito from Uchiha Madara’s scheme but had saved Rin.
• Uchiha Obito insisted that Rin had died after her heart was crushed, and Uchiha Jin challenged his certainty by pointing out that Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama had once mistakenly believed Uchiha Madara was dead.

Uchiha Jin told Obito that Rin had survived through Izanagi and explained why he had concealed the truth and allowed Obito to inherit Uchiha Madara’s teachings. Obito chose to turn away from darkness and asked Jin to tell him more about his plans.

• Uchiha Jin revealed that he had placed an Izanagi Transcription Seal in Rin, allowing her to survive, and that even Kakashi did not know she was alive.
• Uchiha Jin explained that his intervention had changed the future, and that Obito had chosen not to kill Yahiko and instead turned toward a brighter path.
• Obito asked why Uchiha Jin had watched events unfold, and Jin explained his concerns about Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, and the dangers of rescuing Obito too soon.
• Uchiha Jin said he had believed Madara’s guidance could help Obito reach his full potential while preserving his original intentions, and hoped Obito would become a light for the world.
• Obito removed his Vortex Mask, regained his resolve, and asked Uchiha Jin to explain more of his plans.

Uchiha Jin trapped Uchiha Obito inside a blazing Fire Domain, forcing Black Zetsu to reveal himself and help Obito plan an escape. Obito then turned on Black Zetsu and sealed him, revealing that he and Jin had staged the confrontation to lower Zetsu’s guard.

• Uchiha Jin attacked Uchiha Obito as he tried to escape with Kamui, then used flames to seal the surrounding area and force Obito out of the ground.
• Uchiha Jin sent Yahiko and Konan beyond the Fire Wall and confronted Black Zetsu, who had been driven out of hiding.
• Uchiha Obito warned Black Zetsu about Uchiha Jin’s Genjutsu-based Mangekyō Dōjutsu, while Black Zetsu concealed his resistance to Genjutsu.
• Black Zetsu proposed that he and Uchiha Obito escape the Fire Domain and reach the White Zetsu outside.
• Uchiha Obito pierced Black Zetsu with a Black Iron Rod and used the Sealing Binding Array to restrain him, revealing that he and Uchiha Jin had deceived Zetsu together.

Uchiha Jin and Uchiha Obito trapped Black Zetsu, and Jin layered several seals on him to prevent his escape. Black Zetsu explained why Uchiha Madara had once dismissed Jin as a successor, while Obito rejected Madara’s plans and vowed to repay them.

• Black Zetsu used the Imprisonment Curse Seal to force Uchiha Obito to reach for the sealing talismans, but Obito resisted his control.
• Uchiha Jin appeared and sealed Black Zetsu with the Four Symbols Seal, Seal: Blazing Red Lotus, and a reinforced Binding Array.
• Black Zetsu revealed that Uchiha Madara had considered Jin as a successor but rejected him for having mediocre Uchiha talent.
• Black Zetsu explained that he had meant Jin lacked the intense emotions and bonds needed to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Obito had the emotional intensity of a true Uchiha genius.
• Uchiha Obito said he would repay Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara, though he admitted that his state of mind had changed and he was no longer the boy he had been.

Uchiha Jin helped Uchiha Obito destroy the Imprisonment Curse Seal, and Obito used Izanagi to survive without restoring the seal. Obito then revealed that he knew Black Zetsu served Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and had manipulated Madara’s plans, leaving Black Zetsu stunned.

• Uchiha Jin pierced Uchiha Obito’s chest with Fire Spear, destroying the Imprisonment Curse Seal in his heart.
• Uchiha Obito used Izanagi to return to the moment after the seal was destroyed, though he remained injured.
• Uchiha Obito asked Uchiha Jin whether they should kill Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Obito told Black Zetsu that he knew Black Zetsu served Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and had used Uchiha Madara as a pawn.
• Uchiha Obito explained that Black Zetsu altered the Uchiha Clan’s Inheritance Stone Tablet and created the Eye of the Moon Plan to save Kaguya, leaving Black Zetsu shocked.