Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Lingren hesitated over Hyuga Riwo’s plan to crush the Branch Family, while Hyuga Yoto was attacked in his room and left blind. Yoto accused Hyuga Takashi, and Lingren’s grief and rage overwhelmed his doubts as he held his grandson.

• Hyuga Lingren struck Hyuga Yoto and confined him to his room for provoking the Branch Family.
• Hyuga Riwo urged Hyuga Lingren to purge rebellious Branch Family members and use the Caged Bird Cursed Seal against Hyuga Yunchuan.
• Hyuga Riwo warned that the Branch Family’s growing defiance threatened the Main Branch, but Hyuga Lingren remained undecided.
• Hyuga Lingren and Hyuga Riwo rushed to Hyuga Yoto’s room after hearing his scream and found his eyes gouged out and part of his ear severed.
• Hyuga Yoto blamed Hyuga Takashi for the attack, and Hyuga Lingren’s suspicion gave way to fury as he held him.

Yomi, Orochimaru, and Obito entered the Land of Demons to reach Moryo’s seal, each intending to claim the demon’s power for different purposes. Yomi broke the seal, and Moryo’s soul emerged from the darkness.

• Orochimaru, Obito, and Yomi killed the four guards outside the forbidden building, and Orochimaru transformed their bodies into tiny objects and swallowed them.
• Orochimaru and Obito recalled their uneasy alliance and their competing plans for Moryo while Yomi led them into the underground passage.
• The three reached the sealing chamber, where Yomi discovered that Moryo’s soul was already growing stronger behind the sealed door.
• Moryo spoke to Yomi and ordered him to open the seal, and Yomi recited an incantation that shattered the stone door.
• Moryo’s purple-black mist flooded the chamber, and its freed soul emerged before Yomi, Orochimaru, and Obito.

Moryo seized Obito’s captured Hollow and began transforming within a cocoon, then empowered Yomi, Orochimaru, and Obito while ordering an attack on the Five Kage. Orochimaru realized Hyuga Yunchuan was likely among them and resolved to confront him.

• Moryo restrained Obito’s space-time ninjutsu and forced him to reveal the Hollow he had captured.
• Moryo recognized the Hollow as a perfect creation and declared that it no longer needed Miroku’s body to break free from the Shrine Maidens.
• Moryo cocooned itself with the Hollow and ordered Yomi to lead its army against the Five Kage in the Land of Demons.
• Moryo pierced Yomi, Orochimaru, and Obito with tentacles, gave them power, and caused bone masks to grow over their faces.
• Yomi awakened the Ghost Army, and Orochimaru concluded that Hyuga Yunchuan was likely with the Five Kage.

The Five Kage gathered at the Land of Demons for a summit amid a crisis caused by Hollows. Miroku revealed that Moryo had become an Espada-class Hollow, and the meeting began with Sarutobi Hiruzen expected to answer the Kage’s questions.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hyuga Yunchuan, and Hatake Kakashi arrived late at the shrine, where the other four Kage and their guards were waiting.
• Hyuga Yunchuan recognized several powerful Ninja Tools among the Kage’s guards, while Yugito Nii glared at him over his capture of her and Samui.
• Ōnoki asked Miroku to explain the moving stone statues threatening the Land of Demons.
• Miroku revealed that Moryo had escaped its seal and become an Espada-class Hollow, shocking the assembled Kage.
• Miroku directed the Kage to Sarutobi Hiruzen for answers, then formally opened the Five Kage Summit.

At the Five Kage Summit, Sarutobi Hiruzen urged the nations to unite against Hollows and shared Konoha’s intelligence on their origins and weaknesses. The Kage then wondered whether Espada No. 2 and No. 3 had once been shinobi they knew, turning their attention toward Rasa’s side of the hall.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed a joint response organization, shared intelligence, and coordinated plans to fight Hollows.
• The Fourth Raikage accused Konoha of possibly creating the Hollow crisis, and the Kage’s guards prepared to fight before Miroku’s bell calmed the shrine.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen had Hatake Kakashi distribute Konoha’s Hollow research to the other Kage and Miroku as a gesture of cooperation.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained that Hollows arose from souls twisted by negative emotions and that powerful souls could become Gillians or Espada.
• Karatachi Yagura asked whether the remaining Espada had once been familiar shinobi, prompting the Kage to consider Espada No. 2, White Fang, and No. 3, Puppeteer.

At the Five Kage Summit, Rasa rejected the accusation that Espada No. 3: Puppeteer was Sunagakure's Chiyo and turned the discussion toward whether Espada No. 2: White Fang was Hatake Sakumo. Rasa's taunts enraged Kakashi and Sarutobi Hiruzen, leaving the already strained summit on the brink of conflict.

• Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage accused Rasa of concealing that Espada No. 3: Puppeteer was the deceased Chiyo, and demanded he answer for the Puppeteer's attacks.
• Rasa denied the claim, arguing that the Puppeteer looked too young to be Chiyo and that many other puppeteers could manipulate Chakra threads.
• Rasa pointed to Espada No. 4: Fierce Eye and the Kaguya Hollow as examples of deceased shinobi becoming Hollows, then suggested White Fang was Hatake Sakumo.
• Behind the curtain, Kakashi reacted furiously, but Hyuga Yunchuan restrained him and insisted Sakumo had died in the line of duty and returned to the Pure Land.
• Rasa cited Shadow and Death's words about a lord returning and taunted Konoha about the resentment and despair Sakumo might have felt before his death.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen angrily ordered Rasa to stop, while Ōnoki mocked him, and the Five Kage Summit's tense atmosphere grew more dangerous.

The Five Kage learned that Hollows were corrupted fusions of souls, and the Ghost Army breached the Land of Demons’ final defenses. As the Kage rushed to meet the threat, Miroku told Hyuga Yunchuan that he was destined to defeat Moryo and asked him to accept her power.

• Miroku’s bell calmed the shrine’s occupants, and Sarutobi Hiruzen urged the Kage to focus on stopping the Hollows rather than assigning blame.
• Kakashi feared that Espada No. 2, White Fang, was his father, and Hyuga Yunchuan reassured him that they would win.
• Karatachi Yagura emphasized the danger of dead ninja becoming Hollows, while the Fourth Raikage compared their desecration of souls to Impure World Reincarnation.
• A guard warned Miroku and the Kage that the Ghost Army had breached its final defense, and the Fourth Raikage and the other Kage hurried out to confront it.
• Miroku asked Hyuga Yunchuan to stay, declared that he would kill Moryo and save the Ninja World, and asked him to accept her power.

Deva Path Pain and Ooyashiro En began attacking Sunagakure’s border outposts as they headed to capture the One-Tail. Naraka Path Pain tortured a surviving ninja for the Jinchuriki’s location, and the chapter ended with him demanding an answer from the last captive.

• Deva Path Pain and Ooyashiro En killed Junji and Kenta at a Sunagakure outpost and continued toward the One-Tail.
• A transformed attacker disguised as Junji infiltrated the outpost and detonated a flesh bomb, destroying it and killing several Sunagakure ninja.
• Naraka Path Pain crushed a survivor’s wrist and seized him and another ninja before demanding to know where the One-Tail Jinchuriki was held.
• The King of Hell tore out the tongue of a captive who lied, killing him.
• Naraka Path Pain asked the remaining captive again where the One-Tail Jinchuriki was being held.

Kakuzu and Mui attacked Kumogakure while searching for the Two-Tails and Gyuki, but the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was away at the Five Kage Summit. Meanwhile, Miroku explained the shrine maiden's spiritual power and Moryo's origin to Hyuga Yunchuan, who considered using that power to create a Hogyoku-like object that could help him evolve.

• Mabui spotted a gigantic headless winged monster in the storm clouds, and its crimson beam destroyed the Raikage Building despite Dodai shielding her, Shi, and himself with a rubber sphere.
• Kakuzu appeared behind the survivors, captured Shi, and asked Mui whether he had found the Jinchuriki.
• Mui told Kakuzu that the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had gone to the Five Kage Summit with the Fourth Raikage and that Gyuki was hidden elsewhere, so Kakuzu ordered an attack to search Kumogakure for Gyuki.
• At the shrine, Miroku told Hyuga Yunchuan that Moryo had been formed from the first shrine maiden's negative emotions and that she wanted to pass her power to him so he could defeat Moryo and the Hollows.
• Hyuga Yunchuan considered using shrine maiden power to create a Hogyoku-like object that could absorb spiritual energy and let him evolve.

Hyuga Yunchuan devised a way to manifest a Hogyoku-like ability that could evolve him by absorbing spiritual energy, then agreed to receive Miroku’s Shrine Maiden power so he could kill Moryo. Outside the shrine, the Fourth Raikage struck Moryo’s Ghost Army with a devastating attack, but the army’s ability to reassemble remained a threat.

• Hyuga Yunchuan discovered that he could manifest a gradually evolving Hogyoku-like ability for 20,000 Reality Points and planned to use it to advance his life’s hierarchy by absorbing spiritual energy.
• Miroku urged Hyuga Yunchuan to accept the Shrine Maiden’s power, explaining that her prophecy said he could use it to kill Moryo completely.
• Hyuga Yunchuan agreed to receive the power, asked about the Hokage and the other Kage, then followed Miroku deeper into the shrine.
• The Shrine Guards’ arrows and siege weapons shattered Moryo’s advancing Stone Statue Soldiers, but the statues reassembled and continued forward.
• The Fourth Raikage leaped into the Stone Statue Army and unleashed a powerful lightning-charged strike that shattered the soldiers and cratered the battlefield.

The Allied shinobi discovered that destroying Moryo-powered Stone Statue Soldiers strengthened certain Ninja Tools, turning the battle into a scramble to absorb their spiritual energy. The frenzy was interrupted by two masked figures appearing behind Yugito Nii and the Fourth Raikage, and Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized one as Orochimaru.

• Deidara bombed the Stone Statue Soldiers, but the statues reassembled until Ōnoki used Dust Release to erase some of them.
• Kitsuchi and Yugito Nii shattered statues with their enchanted Ninja Tools, which absorbed purple mist from the remains.
• The Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, and Sarutobi Hiruzen realized the mist was Moryo's spiritual energy and joined the others in attacking the statues to strengthen their weapons.
• Two hooded figures appeared behind Yugito Nii and the Fourth Raikage, who turned to strike at the one behind him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized the masked figure and exclaimed, “Orochimaru?!”

Uchiha Obito and Orochimaru attacked the gathered shinobi, and their abilities wounded Yugito Nii and forced the Fourth Raikage to sever his own arm. Orochimaru confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Hyuga Yunchuan and ended by calling his former teacher blind.

• Uchiha Obito ambushed Yugito Nii with Kamui, but the Two-Tails' flames burned his arm and Hatake Kakashi's warning helped her avoid Obito's genjutsu.
• Uchiha Obito attacked Hatake Kakashi with Kamui, then fought Karatachi Yagura, whose Tailed Beast Chakra tails were stopped by Obito's Susanoo.
• Ōnoki identified the masked attacker as Uchiha Obito, while Sarutobi Hiruzen demanded to know why Orochimaru was allied with him.
• Orochimaru's mutation technique began twisting the Fourth Raikage's body, so the Fourth Raikage severed his left arm and cauterized the wound with lightning.
• Orochimaru lamented that Hyuga Yunchuan was absent and laughed at Sarutobi Hiruzen, calling the old man blind.

Orochimaru and Uchiha Obito stayed behind to face the Fourth Raikage and the others while Ōnoki led a group toward Moryo’s sealing site. After Kakashi wounded Obito, Orochimaru unleashed his Zanpakuto and merged with the stone statue remains to create a giant statue, forcing Kakashi and the others to respond.

• Orochimaru taunted Sarutobi Hiruzen, but the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki divided the group, sending nine fighters toward Moryo’s sealing site and leaving five to fight Orochimaru and Obito.
• Orochimaru attacked Darui, but the Fourth Raikage caught his wrist and smashed him into the ground before the others departed.
• Kitsuchi and Karatachi Yagura attacked Obito while Kakashi emerged from underground and slashed his chest with his Wakizashi.
• Orochimaru recovered his crushed wrist, drew a Snake-Shaped Blade from his throat, and stabbed himself with it, causing blue nerves to spread through the ground and stone statue remains.
• Orochimaru’s power raised a giant half-bodied stone statue, and Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura transformed into their Tailed Beasts as Kakashi activated Envy: Fake Mirror.

Orohime, a rational female counterpart of Orochimaru from a parallel world, appeared through Kakashi’s connection and protected him and the Tailed Beasts from the Rock Giant. She left Orochimaru’s giant shattered after revealing the devastating weapon hidden in her hairpin.

• Orochimaru’s Rock Giant struck Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura, but Kakashi’s barrier shielded them as Orohime appeared.
• Orohime introduced herself as Orochimaru’s counterpart from another world and identified Kakashi’s blade as the link sustaining her projection.
• Orohime dismissed Orochimaru’s rock fusion as inefficient and ugly, then explained how her Water Release barrier absorbed the Rock Giant’s attacks.
• Orohime estimated that the barrier could last about an hour and thirty-two minutes and revealed that her wooden hairpin was her only portable offensive device.
• Orohime’s hairpin pierced the Rock Giant and released spikes that blew apart half its body, leaving Orochimaru horrified.

Gaara languished in Sunagakure’s underground prison until Ooyashiro En and Naraka Path Pain arrived to extract Shukaku. As Pain began the extraction, Gaara learned that the sand protecting him might come from a soul within his gourd, not Shukaku.

• Gaara sat imprisoned before the sealing Tea Kettle while Shukaku taunted him in the Sealing Space.
• Gaara told Shukaku that he was lonely, silencing the taunts before an explosion shook the prison.
• Ooyashiro En and Naraka Path Pain entered the prison and killed the two Sunagakure guards with Chakra arrows.
• Ooyashiro En bound Gaara with water ropes, broke the cell bars, and Pain moved to seize him.
• Gaara’s gourd released a sand hand that attacked Pain, but Pain destroyed it with a Black Rod and suggested the gourd held a soul.
• Pain lifted Gaara as the King of Hell appeared and extended its tongue into Gaara’s abdomen to begin extracting Shukaku.

Naraka Path Pain and Ooyashiro En extracted Shukaku from Gaara and left him to die, but Karura’s soul joined with his hatred and transformed him as a sandstorm engulfed Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Akatsuki attacked Takigakure, where Hiruko found the Earth Grudge Fear scroll and decided to secretly obtain living Black Threads from Kakuzu.

• Naraka Path Pain and Ooyashiro En sealed Shukaku in the black Tea Kettle, leaving Gaara gravely weakened and near death.
• Gaara’s hatred erupted, and Karura’s soul embraced him and merged into his body, triggering his transformation into a masked creature.
• Ooyashiro En, Deva Path Pain, and Naraka Path Pain sensed Gaara’s power and saw a vast sandstorm ravaging Sunagakure, but Deva Path Pain ordered them to continue to Konoha.
• Biwa Juzo and the summoned creatures devastated Takigakure while Fu fought the Two-headed Giant Snakes with her Scale Powder Concealment technique.
• Hiruko searched Takigakure’s archives, found the Secret Technique: Earth Grudge Fear scroll, and resolved to obtain living Black Threads from Kakuzu without his knowledge.

Orohime taunted Orochimaru by contrasting their lives and choices, but Orochimaru broke through her barrier and attacked. Just as Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura moved to protect her and Kakashi, Hyuga Yunchuan arrived and severed the Rock Giant’s arm.

• Orohime explained that Orochimaru had pursued immortality out of fear and compared his bloodstained path with her ethical scientific achievements.
• Orochimaru rejected Orohime’s accusations, attacked the Fourth Raikage and Kitsuchi, then demanded that Uchiha Obito switch opponents; Obito refused.
• Orochimaru relentlessly struck the barrier until it burst, then swung the Rock Giant’s arm at Orohime and Kakashi.
• Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura transformed into Tailed Beasts and moved to block the attack.
• Hyuga Yunchuan flew in and severed the Rock Giant’s remaining arm with Wind Blades, making Orochimaru scream in pain.

Hyuga Yunchuan confronted Orochimaru, who rebuilt the Rock Giant and attacked him with powerful Earth Style techniques. Trapped amid the giant’s assaults, Yunchuan tested his newly enhanced power and unleashed a Wind Style sword strike against Orochimaru’s stone staffs.

• Hyuga Yunchuan confronted Orochimaru and condemned him for joining Konoha’s enemies against his former comrades.
• Orochimaru used blue nerve strands to rebuild the Rock Giant, free it from the earth, and attack Yunchuan with a storm of stone cannonballs.
• Orochimaru raised rock pillars to imprison Yunchuan, then hurled enormous stone staffs at him.
• Hyuga Yunchuan saw his Otsutsuki bloodline rise from 21% to 31.2% and decided to test the power of his initial-form Hogyoku.
• Hyuga Yunchuan drew his Ring-Pommel Saber and unleashed Wind Style: Crescent Moon Wind Wheel against the incoming stone staffs.

Hyuga Yunchuan overwhelmed Orochimaru’s Rock Giant and nearly killed him, but Uchiha Obito rescued Orochimaru with Kamui. Yunchuan learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others had gone after Moryo and hurried to join them, intending to claim the power of darkness for his Shadow.

• Hyuga Yunchuan sliced through the Rock Giant’s attacks, then repeatedly struck its core until he broke through the stone protecting Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru fused modified humans into a monstrous mouth, but Hyuga Yunchuan escaped, cut him in half, and forced him to call for Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Obito used Kamui to interrupt Yunchuan’s attack and sent Orochimaru to the Kamui Dimension, then escaped after Yunchuan wounded him.
• Hyuga Yunchuan asked Hatake Kakashi what had happened, and Kakashi said Orochimaru and Uchiha Obito had appeared alongside Moryo while Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others went after it.
• Hyuga Yunchuan told Hatake Kakashi they had to hurry, intending for his main body and Shadow to obtain the powers of light and darkness.

Hyuga Takashi woke in the hospital with severe injuries, but Hyuga Homura arrived with Main Branch guards and accused him of attacking Hyuga Yoto and murdering other Main Branch members. Neji resisted the arrest, and Homura presented a jar containing a pair of Byakugan as evidence against Takashi.

• Hyuga Takashi woke in Konoha Hospital and learned from Neji that his arm and meridians were badly damaged.
• Hyuga Iroha reassured Takashi that he had not caused trouble, while warning that Hyuga Yoto might not let their conflict end.
• Hyuga Homura and Main Branch guards burst into Takashi's room, incapacitated Iroha, and announced an order to arrest Takashi.
• Neji struck down two guards who moved to seize Takashi and denied that the hospitalized boy could have attacked Yoto.
• Hyuga Homura accused Takashi of using Wind Style to attack Yoto and showed the group a jar containing a pair of Byakugan found in Takashi's basement.