Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, and Kakashi confronted Karatachi Yagura after Uchiha Obito’s attack on Kirigakure, and they agreed to share intelligence against the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Obito learned that his own carelessness had led them to Kirigakure and became more determined to kill Makoto, while Black Zetsu warned him against acting rashly.

• Karatachi Yagura thanked Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, and Kakashi for stopping the attack, then identified Uchiha Obito and two Akatsuki accomplices in black cloaks with red clouds.
• Jiraiya and Hyuga Makoto explained that the organization was called the Akatsuki, revealed that Kirigakure defector Juzo Biwa was among its members, and urged Yagura and Mei Terumi to cooperate against it.
• Hyuga Makoto received Three-Tails Chakra and Six-Tails Chakra as mission rewards.
• Obito returned to a hidden cave and raged that Makoto had convinced Kakashi that Obito had arranged Nohara Rin’s death to obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Makoto could track his Chakra and that attacking Makoto’s friends could drive him to retaliate, while Obito admitted that Makoto’s group had followed Minato Namikaze’s mark on him to Kirigakure.

After the Kirigakure mission, Karatachi Yagura handed leadership over to Genji and prepared to pursue the people who had controlled him. Back in Konoha, Hyuga Makoto received leave and access to selected Second Hokage techniques, then absorbed chakra from two Tailed Beasts and wondered what Otsutsuki name he should take.

• Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito reeled from the consequences of Obito's actions in Kirigakure and Hyuga Makoto's growing strength.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered Genji to prepare a new Fifth Mizukage, establish an intelligence alliance with Konoha, and arrange for Kisame to handle contact with the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, and Kakashi's report, then granted Makoto leave and agreed to screen Second Hokage techniques for him.
• Hyuga Makoto asked Hiruzen for more money, complained about the small reward, and reviewed the techniques he had received.
• Hyuga Makoto absorbed chakra from two Tailed Beasts into the Ten-Tails shell and felt his body grow stronger.

Hyuga Makoto’s chakra and Otsutsuki transformation advanced after absorbing the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, while Kakashi brought Uchiha Izumi to join their Anbu squad and Sasuke came along to train. Makoto considered how to strengthen his bloodline and decided to make the Nucleus Organization more notorious.

• Hinata, Neji, and Naruto noticed Makoto’s paler skin, lighter hair, and changed presence as he trained them at a Konoha ground.
• Makoto joked about shinobi valuing money and described a brutal Anbu interrogation routine before Kakashi arrived and challenged his claims.
• Kakashi introduced Uchiha Izumi as a new member of Makoto’s squad and asked Makoto to take charge of her, while Sasuke asked to train with them.
• Kakashi privately questioned whether Obito had manipulated the events surrounding Rin, but resolved to confront him rather than dwell on it.
• Makoto checked his status and saw his Moon Ōtsutsuki bloodline at 40 percent and Tenseigan at 20 percent, with the Ten-Tails Husk’s third and sixth eyes beginning to open.
• Makoto considered taking an Ōtsutsuki name and decided he should make the Nucleus Organization’s reputation spread further.

Hyuga Makoto joked and cheated his way to victory in a fishing bet with Kakashi, Asuma, and Might Guy. Later, he and Shisui went looking for Kakuzu, who was intrigued by their offer to make money together.

• Hyuga Makoto fished with Kakashi, Uchiha Izumi, Asuma, and Might Guy, trading jokes with Kakashi about their supposed uncle-and-big-brother relationship.
• Hyuga Makoto secretly had Naruto and Sasuke hang fish on the others’ lines, won the bet, and offered to pay for a barbecue.
• At the Land of Hot Water laboratory, Uchiha Shisui asked Hyuga Makoto about Uchiha Obito’s joint wanted notice from Konoha and Kirigakure.
• Shisui suggested seeking information from Kakuzu, and Hyuga Makoto agreed to go find him.
• Kakuzu studied Obito’s bounty notice and decided he wanted the reward before Hyuga Makoto and Shisui approached him with an offer to make a fortune together.

Hyuga Makoto arranged a midnight alliance with Kakuzu to pursue Uchiha Obito, while Kakuzu’s questions about Akatsuki’s finances unsettled Pain and the others. After dinner with Konoha shinobi and children, Makoto advised Uchiha Izumi to be patient about the Uchiha’s reintegration; the chapter ended with Kakuzu spotting Obito at an Akatsuki meeting and demanding his bounty.

• Hyuga Makoto proposed that Kakuzu help pursue Uchiha Obito, and Kakuzu agreed to report the plan and meet them at midnight.
• Hyuga Makoto teased Kakuzu about whether Akatsuki had taken the money he earned, then told Shisui that he intended to draw the group out and test his strength.
• Hyuga Makoto treated Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, Jiraiya, Tenzo, Uchiha Izumi, and the children to barbecue, then complained about the bill.
• Hyuga Makoto told Uchiha Izumi not to rush the Uchiha clan’s return to Konoha, and she left with Sasuke after listening to his advice.
• Kakuzu confronted Pain and the others about Akatsuki’s missing financial records, then spotted Uchiha Obito and demanded that they kill him for the bounty.

Hyuga Makoto and Shisui faced the Akatsuki, who had gathered to confront the Nucleus Organization, and Makoto overwhelmed them with Wood Release. Pain intervened to shield Orochimaru’s group, and a mysterious observer revealed that he had noticed Pain’s Rinnegan.

• Kakuzu challenged Uchiha Obito over his identity and the bounty, but Pain stopped their argument so the Akatsuki could focus on the Nucleus Organization.
• Hyuga Makoto waited with Shisui, then sensed the Akatsuki surrounding them, including Pain, Obito, Kakuzu, Orochimaru, and Scorpion.
• Orochimaru, Scorpion, Kakuzu, and Obito attacked, but Makoto countered with Wood Release and protected himself and Shisui inside Susanoo.
• Makoto unleashed a massive Wood Release: Rasengan Tailed Beast Bomb at the attackers, forcing Pain to use Shinra Tensei to repel it.
• A voice from the sky called Pain an inferior creature who had acquired the Rinnegan.

Hyuga Makoto confronted Nagato and the others beneath the moon, using the Lunar Tenseigan’s power to overpower Pain’s Rinnegan abilities. He revealed that the Rinnegan’s power came from a stolen God Tree fruit and ended by spotting someone hiding nearby.

• A masked figure appeared above the battlefield, questioned where Nagato had gotten his eyes, and overwhelmed everyone with his golden eyes and pressure.
• Nagato called himself the god of the world and used Banshō Ten'in to try to drag the figure down, but Hyuga Makoto remained suspended in the air.
• Hyuga Makoto’s clone told Shisui to protect his body before losing control, while Makoto countered Pain’s Shinra Tensei with a powerful repulsive force.
• Hyuga Makoto intensified his attack until Pain’s Shinra Tensei shattered and forced Nagato, Orochimaru, Obito, and the others to the ground.
• Hyuga Makoto explained that the Rinnegan carried power stolen from the God Tree’s fruit, then turned toward a hidden figure and called them a lower life-form.

The Moon Otsutsuki elders struggled to keep the Tenseigan from Hyuga Makoto’s extraction, while Makoto overwhelmed Nagato and the Akatsuki members on the battlefield. Nagato’s Planetary Devastation failed to contain him, and Makoto appeared to destroy Nagato and Obito with a golden strike.

• The Great Elder told the Moon Otsutsuki elders to protect the Tenseigan and prioritize Toneri’s training rather than risk a desperate attack.
• Hyuga Makoto continued drawing power from the Tenseigan as his pressure pinned Orochimaru, Scorpion, Kakuzu, Obito, Black Zetsu, and the others to the ground.
• Nagato revealed his location and used Planetary Devastation to trap Makoto in a growing sphere of rock and debris.
• Makoto pierced and split the sphere with a golden attack, causing its debris to rain down and injuring Nagato through the backlash.
• Obito used Kamui to pull the Akatsuki members away as Shisui shielded himself and Makoto’s unconscious Clone from falling debris.
• Makoto struck at Nagato as Obito tried to rescue him, and golden light swallowed both of them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Fourth Raikage investigated a massive chakra surge in the Land of Hot Water, while Hyuga Makoto assessed the new powers he had gained after his battle. The chapter ended with Orochimaru asking what the Otsutsuki were after the group witnessed Obito and Nagato survive devastating injuries.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Konoha's troubles and prepared to sleep before an Anbu reported a huge chakra surge in the Land of Hot Water.
• The Fourth Raikage and Dodai discussed the surge and decided it required investigation.
• Hyuga Makoto lamented the damage to his laboratory, then considered the limits of Tenseigan Chakra Mode and his new techniques.
• Hyuga Makoto urged Shisui to improve his Susanoo and joked about combining it with Kurama.
• In the Land of Rain, Orochimaru and the others emerged battered from warped space and saw Obito and Nagato recover from severe injuries.
• Orochimaru asked what the Otsutsuki were.

Black Zetsu recounted the Sage of Six Paths’ account of Kaguya, the Divine Pillar, and the Ten-Tails, while the Akatsuki considered the threat posed by the still-recovering Person from the Heavens. The group began planning to recruit allies and investigate him, and White Zetsu’s crude theory about Kaguya left Black Zetsu furious before the scene shifted to Hyuga Makoto meeting two visitors in Konoha.

• Orochimaru and the others demanded answers about the Otsutsuki, Kaguya’s descendants, and the God Tree, so Black Zetsu agreed to share what was recorded on the Uchiha stone tablet.
• Black Zetsu explained that Kaguya entered the Divine Pillar, gained Chakra, and ended the wars before the Ten-Tails went berserk; her son, the Sage of Six Paths, stopped it and became the ancestor of ninjas.
• Orochimaru, Scorpion, and Kakuzu speculated that Kaguya had made a promise or deal with the Otsutsuki inside the God Tree, while Black Zetsu encouraged the theory to distance Kaguya from blame.
• Black Zetsu warned that the Person from the Heavens might seek the Tailed Beasts, and Obito, Nagato, Orochimaru, and the others resolved to prepare while the enemy recovered.
• White Zetsu jokingly suggested that Kaguya had offered herself to the Otsutsuki, enraging Black Zetsu; in Konoha, Hyuga Makoto asked two visitors why they had come.

Hyuga Makoto met Kirigakure’s new intelligence liaisons, Kisame Hoshigaki and Lian, and discussed the earthquake caused by the recent battle and the threat posed by Uchiha Obito. After Makoto left the Hokage’s office with Uchiha Izumi, he considered his experiments with Yin-Yang Release, Wood Release, and a possible path to Kekkei Mōra, while Obito confronted Black Zetsu in the Land of Rain.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced Kisame Hoshigaki and Lian as Kirigakure’s intelligence liaisons and asked Hyuga Makoto to look after them in Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kisame, Lian, and Makoto discussed the earthquake and agreed to investigate whether Uchiha Obito or the Akatsuki Organization were involved.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Makoto that Kakashi was training to adapt to his eye and the Flying Thunder God, and that Danzo was investigating the orange-haired and blue-haired figures Kirigakure had reported.
• Makoto offered to end his vacation and said Uchiha Izumi could join missions; outside the office, he told her to prepare for a possible departure after the investigation results came in.
• As he walked with Izumi, Makoto considered improving his Wood Release Clone and developing Dust Release as part of his pursuit of Kekkei Mōra.
• In the Land of Rain, Uchiha Obito demanded that Black Zetsu explain why he had withheld information.

Black Zetsu convinced Obito to focus on investigating the Nucleus Organization and considered giving Nagato White Zetsu tissue to help him recover. After dining with Kisame, Lian, and Uchiha Izumi in Konoha, Hyuga Makoto tested Yin-Yang Release and discovered he could finally see the Flame of Life.

• Black Zetsu blamed Obito for ignoring warnings about the Person from the Heavens and urged him to investigate the Nucleus Organization.
• Black Zetsu proposed giving Nagato a small amount of White Zetsu tissue to speed his recovery and help restore the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito asked whether Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths were connected to the theory he had heard, and Black Zetsu reacted with alarm.
• Hyuga Makoto treated Kisame, Lian, and Uchiha Izumi to seafood in Konoha and encouraged them to adapt to the village.
• Hyuga Makoto used his Tenseigan to combine Yin Release and Yang Release, then activated his Byakugan and saw the Flame of Life.

Hyuga Makoto reflected on his growing influence and newly completed Karma Stage Two while fishing with Jiraiya and Kakashi, then persuaded Jiraiya to visit the Land of Rain and remember his former students. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi learned Tsunade was in the Land of Hot Water, but Danzo prioritized pursuing the Akatsuki Organization after Orochimaru contacted him.

• Hyuga Makoto’s system evaluation showed his growing reputation and influence, and his Yin-Yang Release fusion increased his Moon Ōtsutsuki and Tenseigan progress while completing Karma Stage Two.
• Hyuga Makoto teased Jiraiya about his former students and urged him to visit the Land of Rain, prompting Jiraiya and Kakashi to consider visiting places tied to their own regrets.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Danzo’s report that Tsunade was in the Land of Hot Water and asked Danzo to arrange for her return.
• Danzo declined to pursue Tsunade because Orochimaru had contacted him and he wanted to investigate the Akatsuki Organization, while Hiruzen Sarutobi resolved to pay closer attention to its Konoha rogue ninja.

Hyuga Makoto set out with Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi on a mission to the Land of Rain, where Nagato recovered from his injuries and reaffirmed his commitment to peace. As the team crossed into the rain-soaked country, a new mission warned of an Akatsuki and Kumogakure offensive.

• Hyuga Makoto met Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Neji after leaving Ino's flower shop, then questioned them about whether they would rather win or lose and privately sensed Indra and Asura's Chakra within Naruto and Sasuke.
• Nagato reflected on his encounter with the Otsutsuki and Black Zetsu's explanation of Indra and Asura's powers, while Konan warned him about the white material on his wounds.
• Nagato told Konan he intended to visit Yahiko's grave and pursue their peace plan, and Konan promised to support him.
• Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi prepared to leave Konoha, and a new side quest warned them to survive an Akatsuki and Kumogakure offensive or flee Konoha.
• Hyuga Makoto and Jiraiya explained to Uchiha Izumi why Hanzo had fought for the Land of Rain and discussed how right and wrong depended on one's perspective.
• The four traveled toward the Land of Rain as Hyuga Makoto considered Uchiha Izumi's eyes and Dust Release, then noticed torrential rain ahead as they reached the country's border.

Hyuga Makoto and his team visited the ruins of Jiraiya’s former home in the Land of Rain, where Makoto urged Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi to honor the dead by moving forward. Nagato and Konan sensed Jiraiya’s presence, while Obito and Black Zetsu learned the team was heading toward the Land of Hot Water and planned to follow them.

• Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi reached the ruined house where Jiraiya had lived with Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
• Hyuga Makoto placed flowers by the door and encouraged Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi to live well and carry on the dead’s will.
• Jiraiya agreed that they should look ahead, then joked with Hyuga Makoto about using his words in a book and paying him royalties.
• Nagato and Konan sensed Jiraiya nearby and decided to have Uchiha Obito investigate the team’s purpose.
• Obito and Black Zetsu suspected the team was bound for the Land of Hot Water, so Obito ordered White Zetsu to send a clone after them.

The Fourth Raikage and Obito’s forces investigated the devastating ruins in the Land of Hot Water as Hyuga Makoto’s group arrived to find Tsunade. Obito attacked Makoto’s team, while Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage heard the clash and moved to investigate.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered Dodai and the others to keep investigating the enormous destruction, then learned that Konoha ninja were approaching.
• Obito and Black Zetsu discussed the ruins, identified Tsunade as a possible target, and decided to bring Uchiha Itachi, Orochimaru, and Kakuzu into the conflict.
• Black Zetsu considered whether Hyuga Makoto’s rapid growth came from Karma’s unsealing through intense battles.
• Jiraiya, Hyuga Makoto, Uchiha Izumi, and Kakashi traveled through the ruins, and Makoto sensed that Uchiha Obito was following them.
• Makoto accused Obito of manipulating Kakashi into killing Chunin Rin, and Obito erupted from hiding and attacked with Fire Style: Gale Storm Dance.
• Tsunade investigated reports of Wood Release at the ruins, then headed toward the flames after hearing Makoto’s name; the Fourth Raikage also reacted to the clash.

Hyuga Makoto and Konoha’s allies fought Obito, Orochimaru, Itachi, and Kakuzu while the Fourth Raikage watched for a chance to steal Makoto’s Byakugan. Makoto anticipated the Raikage’s ambush, caught him, and absorbed Kakuzu’s flames as he prepared to settle their score.

• Jiraiya raised an Earth Release Wall against Obito’s flames, but Orochimaru and the others emerged as reinforcements.
• Uchiha Izumi confronted Uchiha Itachi over the clan massacre, while Kakashi challenged Obito and Hyuga Makoto taunted him about his plans for a new world.
• Jiraiya fought Orochimaru, Kakashi fought Obito, and Izumi attacked Itachi as Hyuga Makoto battled Kakuzu.
• Kakuzu used his masked monsters and a compound fire-and-wind technique against Makoto, while the Fourth Raikage waited nearby for an opening to seize his Byakugan.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Makoto from behind, but Makoto caught his wrist, revealed he had anticipated the ambush, and drew the flames into his hand as he promised to settle their score.

Tsunade watched as Hyuga Makoto fought the Fourth Raikage and Kakuzu, recognizing that Makoto had developed the Yin Seal into a technique that could absorb ninjutsu and greatly strengthen him. After Makoto sent the Fourth Raikage flying, he appeared beside him and struck at both him and Kakuzu.

• Tsunade told Shizune to stay back after identifying Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and Orochimaru among the dangerous fighters.
• Tsunade noticed Makoto’s altered Yin Seal as he absorbed Kakuzu’s Fire Release and caught the Fourth Raikage’s attack.
• Makoto clashed with the Fourth Raikage, matching his speed and strength while the Raikage tried to claim Makoto’s Byakugan.
• Dodai ordered the Kumogakure ninjas to support the Fourth Raikage, but Makoto soon sent the Raikage flying toward Kakuzu.
• Makoto appeared beside the Fourth Raikage and attacked him and Kakuzu with a lion-like surge of Chakra, triggering a deafening explosion.

Hyuga Makoto tested the power of Yin-Yang Release against the Fourth Raikage, while Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Uchiha Izumi fought Orochimaru, Obito, and Itachi. After deciding the Raikage could be useful for a prisoner exchange, Makoto unleashed his newly named Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack: First Form, leaving the battlefield engulfed in a rising mushroom cloud.

• Jiraiya questioned Orochimaru about the Akatsuki and learned his cryptic hints about the Otsutsuki before Orochimaru distracted him with news of the Fourth Raikage.
• Kakashi challenged Obito over his choices and attacked him, while Uchiha Izumi pressed Itachi about the massacre until Itachi awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Hyuga Makoto battered the Fourth Raikage and Kakuzu with enhanced power, Flying Thunder God, and Gentle Fist, breaking the Raikage's arm and driving Kakuzu toward escape.
• The Fourth Raikage severed his own injured arm to avoid Makoto's mark, then charged him again as Makoto decided he could use the Raikage in an exchange for Hizashi's remains.
• Makoto gathered his remaining Yin-Yang Release and struck with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack: First Form, producing a vast explosion that sent Black Zetsu tumbling through the air.

Hyuga Makoto and the others survived the battle in the Land of Hot Water, but the Fourth Raikage was critically wounded after trying to steal the Byakugan. Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha with them, while the Akatsuki regrouped in the Land of Rain and learned how powerful Makoto had become.

• Tsunade kept the badly injured Fourth Raikage alive and scolded Jiraiya and Hyuga Makoto for their reactions.
• Jiraiya proposed writing to their teacher about the Raikage, while Kakashi explained that the Akatsuki had ambushed them and that they were searching for Tsunade because of reports of Wood Release.
• Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha after hearing about the mission and praised Makoto's strength and unusual improvements to the Yin Seal.
• Kakashi and Uchiha Izumi described how Makoto's battle had disrupted their fights with Obito and Uchiha Itachi, and Makoto's system rewarded him with knowledge of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Uchiha Obito regrouped with Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, Kakuzu, and Zetsu in the Land of Rain, where Kakuzu described Makoto's power and the attack that destroyed three of his hearts.
• Black Zetsu silently focused on Hyuga Makoto as the Akatsuki wondered about the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.