Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Yunchuan protected Naruto Uzumaki from a bombardment that Ooyashiro En had called down on the shelter. As the blast threatened to engulf them, Naruto’s restraint broke and Kurama Chakra erupted from him.

• Naruto Uzumaki rushed to Hyuga Yunchuan, who greeted him warmly and checked on the shelter’s survivors.
• Hyuga Yunchuan asked Shizune to count the injured and missing supplies, then began reassuring everyone.
• Ooyashiro En revealed that his Black Rod was transmitting a signal and warned that the shelter would be bombarded.
• A blazing pillar of energy tore through the shelter’s dome, and Hyuga Yunchuan pulled Naruto into his arms to shield him.
• Naruto recalled Kurama urging him to embrace his instinct to crush enemies, then unleashed Kurama Chakra as golden chains burst from him.

Kakashi’s summoned mirror image revealed himself as Yahiko from another world and confronted Nagato about his use of pain and hatred. Nagato rejected Yahiko’s hopes for peace and attacked him, while Kakashi engaged Naraka Path Pain.

• Yahiko recognized Deva Path Pain as Nagato, entered Sage Mode, and asked why Nagato had changed and whether he had destroyed the street.
• Yahiko explained how his Akatsuki had pursued peace through trust, dialogue, and practical aid, while Nagato argued that such ideals could not withstand the world’s hatred and violence.
• Nagato declared that Yahiko understood nothing and used Banshō Ten’in to drag him toward Pain.
• Yahiko fired a Sage Art: Water Release: Wild Water Wave at Nagato as he was pulled forward.
• Kakashi intercepted Naraka Path Pain as it tried to shield Nagato, and Nagato countered Yahiko’s water attack with Shinra Tensei.

Kakashi, Yahiko, Jiraiya, and the Konoha ninja failed to stop Deva Path Pain, whose Shinra Tensei had become far stronger and faster. Pain turned toward Kage Rock as Shinno fired the Sky Fortress’s main cannon at it, leaving the attack’s impact unresolved.

• Kakashi urged Yahiko to use a trump card, but Yahiko explained that he could not summon help and had limited Chakra.
• Kakashi and arriving Konoha ninja attacked Deva Path Pain, while Yahiko and Jiraiya tried to exploit the interval after Shinra Tensei.
• Deva Path Pain unleashed a powerful Shinra Tensei that destroyed Jiraiya’s Super Great Ball Rasengan and sent Kakashi crashing into ruins.
• Deva Path Pain noticed Kage Rock, and Jiraiya realized that Nagato’s true target was there.
• Shinno used his Zero-Tails Jinchuriki power to charge the Sky Fortress’s cannon and fire a blazing beam at Kage Rock.

Sasuke and the shelter’s survivors were caught in a devastating blast, but Hyuga Yunchuan shielded them with his wings while Naruto unleashed Kurama’s chakra and Adamantine Sealing Chains. The survivors lived, though Yunchuan was badly injured, Naruto fainted, and the ruined shelter revealed the Sky Fortress overhead.

• A sudden blast struck the shelter, hurling Sasuke into a wall and leaving him badly injured.
• Hyuga Yunchuan spread enormous white wings to shield the survivors and Naruto from the explosion.
• Naruto transformed under Kurama’s chakra, grew four tails, and unconsciously formed five golden chains into a protective barrier.
• The chains and Naruto’s chakra faded as Naruto passed out, while Hyuga Yunchuan coughed up blood and folded away his wings.
• Falling debris exposed the shelter’s destruction and revealed the Sky Fortress floating above the distant horizon.

Hyuga Yunchuan protected the shelter’s survivors from Shinno’s Chakra Cannon and ordered Konoha’s ninjas to evacuate civilians, while another blast devastated the Hokage Building and Kage Rock. After Yunchuan emerged from the smoke and wiped out the Sky Ninjas, he faced Deva Path Pain in the air.

• Hyuga Yunchuan handed the unconscious Naruto Uzumaki to Shizune, checked the survivors, and ordered the ninjas to move civilians and tend to the wounded.
• Shinno fired the Chakra Cannon at Konoha, destroying the Hokage Building and Kage Rock while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade watched in shock.
• Jiraiya roared at Deva Path Pain, who questioned Shinno through the Black Rod after learning Ooyashiro En was going to die.
• Hyuga Yunchuan emerged from the smoke with White Feather Wings and destroyed the Sky Ninjas with a storm of arrow-feathers.
• Hyuga Yunchuan met Deva Path Pain’s gaze across the battlefield.

Hyuga Yunchuan saved Konoha’s civilians from the devastating attack, while Sasuke took the intruder’s longbow and Sarutobi Hiruzen began to suspect the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family might no longer control Yunchuan. New explosions sent Yunchuan after the cloaked intruder, and Might Guy’s warning about Hyuga Neji and the Espada was cut short by a previously unseen Espada appearing before him.

• Survivors emerged from the smoke, and Sasuke pulled the intruder’s longbow from a rock wall and sensed Chakra respond to him.
• Ino reunited with Yamanaka Inoichi and told him Hyuga Yunchuan had saved them; Sarutobi Hiruzen also saw that Naruto had survived.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen wondered whether the Hyuga Clan Main Family still held control over Yunchuan and realized he had received no news from the team sent to the compound.
• Explosions broke out, and Hyuga Yunchuan sped toward the cloaked intruder as Might Guy emerged from the Hyuga Clan compound and warned that Hyuga Neji was an Espada.
• A previously unseen Espada appeared before Might Guy, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen shocked.

Hyuga Yunchuan used rapid, repeated attacks and the Earth Style walls to overwhelm Deva Path Pain, eventually hurling him into the ruins. Pain then revealed Chibaku Tensei as Shadow and a Hollow appeared elsewhere, leaving the battlefield facing a new threat.

• Hyuga Yunchuan charged Deva Path Pain, whose Shinra Tensei deflected his first strike but failed to break his Ring-Pommel Saber.
• At Yunchuan’s call, Kakashi passed the signal to Yahiko, and Yahiko and Jiraiya raised Earth Style walls around Pain.
• Yunchuan used the walls as footholds to launch successive attacks, building enough force to break through Shinra Tensei and send Pain crashing into a wall.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Yunchuan’s facial markings signaled Sage Mode, while a black sphere rose from the dust where Pain had fallen.
• The sphere began drawing up rocks and people as Shadow emerged beside Pain, and Jiraiya and Kakashi spotted a white figure near Might Guy.
• Pain clasped his hands and shouted “Chibaku Tensei” as Yunchuan charged him again.

Might Guy fought Espada Seven above the Hyuga Clan grounds, but Deva Path Pain interrupted their battle by using Chibaku Tensei. The Konoha forces, Hyuga Yunchuan, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Yahiko Mirror Image were pulled toward the forming sphere of rubble with no clear way to escape.

• Might Guy opened the Gate of Life and struck Espada Seven, but its palm dissipated his force and sent frigid energy into his arm.
• Espada Seven crushed Might Guy under a powerful Gravity Field, forcing him to use Gluttony and open the Gate of Wonder.
• Might Guy prepared to unleash Daytime Tiger, but Deva Path Pain called Chibaku Tensei and Espada Seven withdrew its Gravity Field.
• The black sphere drew up rubble, buildings, trees, and Konoha ninja as a massive sphere of rock formed above the battlefield.
• Hyuga Yunchuan, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Yahiko Mirror Image struggled against the suction, clinging to rubble or beating their wings as they were pulled toward the sphere.

As Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei pulled the survivors toward a growing mass of rock, Jiraiya recognized the starry change in Hyuga Yunchuan’s eyes as matching the prophecy of the Child of Prophecy. The group remained in danger as Jiraiya urged Yunchuan to discover whether his new eyes held extraordinary power.

• Yahiko explained that Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei burned his life force and sealed its victims inside the rocks.
• Jiraiya used Sloth’s Time Domain to slow the pull, while he and Yahiko struggled against the technique.
• Jiraiya and Hyuga Yunchuan agreed that attacking the core might be their best chance, but Jiraiya noticed Yunchuan’s eyes had changed.
• Hyuga Yunchuan recalled becoming angry and grieving over the destruction of the Hyuga Clan and Konoha before his eyes began to hurt.
• Jiraiya recognized Yunchuan’s starry eyes from the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and declared him the Child of Prophecy.
• Jiraiya pressed Yunchuan to think about what his eyes could do as Kakashi watched the approaching celestial body in alarm.

Hyuga Yunchuan’s unfamiliar Sage Mode puzzled Jiraiya and Fukasaku as they struggled to understand his evolved eyes. Jiraiya’s hidden Shadow Clone struck Deva Path Pain, but Naraka Path Pain revived him, leaving the expanding Chibaku Tensei to continue destroying Konoha.

• Jiraiya questioned Hyuga Yunchuan about his new abilities, while Fukasaku wondered whether his Sage Mode and possible Sage Body marked him as the Child of Prophecy.
• Jiraiya’s concealed Shadow Clone burst from the ground and hit Deva Path Pain with a Big Ball Rasengan as Pain’s attention was focused on Chibaku Tensei.
• Deva Path Pain was badly damaged, but Chibaku Tensei continued pulling Konoha’s buildings, debris, and people into its growing mass.
• Naraka Path Pain used the King of Hell to restore Deva Path Pain, who then vanished with Naraka Path before Jiraiya and the others could attack again.
• Jiraiya realized their last chance was to deal with the Chibaku Tensei itself.

Jiraiya and the Konoha forces tried to break the fully formed Chibaku Tensei by attacking its core, but their attacks barely damaged it and risked killing the people trapped inside. Hyuga Yunchuan then charged into the crater with his saber, leaving everyone to wonder whether he was sacrificing himself.

• Jiraiya ordered the Konoha ninja to attack Chibaku Tensei’s core and used a Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan to carve a crater into its outer rock layers.
• Sage Fukasaku, Sage Shima, Yahiko, and the remaining Konoha ninja concentrated their attacks on the crater, but they failed to reach the core.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to join the attack but collapsed after his old wound disrupted his Chakra, while Tsunade protected the Ninja Academy children with Katsuyu.
• Jiraiya urged Hyuga Yunchuan to use his Wind Style to pierce the sphere, but Hyuga Yunchuan said there was another way.
• Hyuga Yunchuan accelerated toward Chibaku Tensei with his wings and Ring-Pommel Saber, then plunged into the crater as the Konoha forces watched in alarm.

Konoha’s defenders watched in despair as Deva Path Pain strengthened Chibaku Tensei and the Sky Fortress prepared a final attack. Just as Might Guy prepared to open the Gate of Death, a holy aura erupted inside the rocky sphere and a golden blade cut through it from within.

• Hyuga Yunchuan and Might Guy damaged Chibaku Tensei, but Deva Path Pain poured in more Chakra and sealed the cracks with a surge of rock.
• Konoha’s survivors lost hope as they were dragged into the sky, while civilians cursed Sarutobi Hiruzen and the village’s leaders.
• The Sky Fortress charged its cannon for a final strike, and Might Guy resolved to open the Gate of Death after witnessing Yunchuan’s apparent death.
• A majestic aura erupted inside Chibaku Tensei, and a golden blade burst through the rock and clouds as Yunchuan unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Nagato used Chibaku Tensei against Hyuga Yunchuan, but a golden slash split the massive sphere and cut through the Sky Fortress. The fortress exploded as its crew faced the attack in terror.

• The Sky Ninja watched Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei and feared its overwhelming power.
• Nagato told Konan that Hyuga Yunchuan’s eyes had triggered a warning from his Rinnegan, and Konan ordered Shinno to prepare another strike.
• The Sky Fortress gathered chakra for its main cannon, but a golden slash pierced Chibaku Tensei and cleared a gap in the clouds above Konoha.
• The golden slash continued toward the Sky Fortress, and the Sky Ninja Captain tried to order the crew to turn or take cover.
• The golden light sliced through the Sky Fortress, setting off explosions that scattered metal fragments and severed limbs.

Hyuga Yunchuan saved Konoha from the collapsing Chibaku Tensei and was acclaimed by its survivors, while Nara Shikaku saw the rescue as a turning point for the village’s leadership. As Pakura and the surviving Sunagakure ninja approached the Land of Fire, they discovered its capital under attack and wondered whether to continue to Konoha.

• Jiraiya, Yahiko, and the surviving Konoha ninja caught falling people and broke apart rubble after Yunchuan split the Chibaku Tensei.
• Konoha’s survivors caught the unconscious Hyuga Yunchuan, and his display of power earned him Reality Points.
• Nara Shikaku concluded that Yunchuan had become the people’s hoped-for protector and anticipated a change in Konoha’s leadership.
• Pakura, Ebizo, and the surviving Sunagakure ninja reached the Land of Fire and saw the capital besieged by Sky Ninja.
• Pakura reasoned that Konoha was likely the attackers’ main target, while the Sunagakure survivors debated whether to continue to Konoha.

Pakura led the surviving Sunagakure ninja toward the Land of Wind's Daimyo, while Kazuma and Ensho plotted to bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the Fire Capital. At the ruins of Sunagakure, Orochimaru revealed that he had killed Rasa and offered the survivors a chance to preserve their village in a transformed form.

• Pakura decided the defeated Sunagakure survivors would seek refuge with the Land of Wind's Daimyo rather than go to Konoha.
• The Sky Ninja withdrew from the Fire Capital, and Kazuma reported their retreat to Ensho, who ordered him to lure the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the city for his experiments.
• Pakura allowed the survivors to detour toward Sunagakure's ruins, where they encountered a figure they mistook for the living Kazekage.
• Orochimaru revealed half of Rasa's face, admitted that Rasa was dead, and displayed the Kazekage's Gold Dust.
• Orochimaru presented a multitude of White Zetsu transformed into the faces of the survivors' dead comrades and family, then asked whether they would let Sunagakure vanish or continue in another form.

The Fourth Raikage, Darui, and Yugito Nii returned to Kumogakure and found it devastated by an Akatsuki attack. Learning that Killer B was fighting the intruders at Cloud-Thunder Gorge, the Raikage raced to support him while Mabui organized the village's response; the battle continued as Gyuki launched a spinning attack against Satoru.

• The Fourth Raikage, Darui, and Yugito Nii returned to the Land of Lightning and discovered Kumogakure in ruins.
• Mabui told the Fourth Raikage that two Akatsuki intruders had attacked and gone to Cloud-Thunder Gorge to target Killer B.
• The Fourth Raikage rushed toward Cloud-Thunder Gorge, while Mabui organized the remaining Kumogakure ninja and rescue teams.
• At Cloud-Thunder Gorge, Killer B and Gyuki fought Satoru, whose ability to sense hostile attacks let it evade their strikes.
• Gyuki coiled its tentacles around itself, then released them and began spinning at extreme speed in its Tailed Beast Eight Twists attack.

Gyuki trapped Satoru, but Kakuzu’s surprise attack and Mui’s sealing technique forced Killer B out of his Tailed Beast transformation. The Fourth Raikage struck Kakuzu down, then faced Satoru’s Hollow Flash and prepared to counter it with his Metal Arm Guard.

• Gyuki seized Satoru in the vortex and began forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Kakuzu emerged from Satoru’s mouth and blasted Gyuki at close range, wounding it and knocking it off balance.
• Mui and Satoru sealed Gyuki, forcing Killer B back into human form and suppressing his Chakra.
• Kakuzu struck Killer B and dragged him close, but the Fourth Raikage descended and smashed Kakuzu into the ground.
• Satoru fired a Hollow Flash at the Fourth Raikage, who raised his charged Metal Arm Guard and declared, “Slay them, Thunder!”

The Fourth Raikage drove off the attackers who had taken Kakuzu and a severed tentacle, then ordered contact with the other villages after suspecting they were also under attack. In Tanzaku Town, Hyuga Neji encountered a masked man named Kohinata Mujie, who claimed he would be Neji’s teacher.

• The Fourth Raikage’s Lightning Colossus clashed with the Hollow Flash, but a monster escaped with the wounded Kakuzu and a severed octopus tentacle.
• Darui and Mabui arrived with Kumogakure ninja, and the Fourth Raikage told Mabui to contact the other villages about possible attacks on their Tailed Beasts.
• The Fourth Raikage recalled Hyuga Yunchuan’s warning and considered exploring the Underground Palace for more power.
• In Tanzaku Town, a customer read a bounty notice identifying Hyuga Neji as an S-rank Missing-nin, while a masked Neji watched from a quiet corner.
• A masked man with white eyes approached Neji, drank his sake, introduced himself as Kohinata Mujie, and said he should be Neji’s teacher.

Kohinata Mujie revealed to Hyuga Neji that Hyuga Yunchuan had arranged for him to become Neji’s guide, then demonstrated his power by killing two men who followed them. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen left Hyuga Yunchuan’s bedside and invited the waiting figures into the hospital ward.

• Kohinata Mujie told Hyuga Neji that Hyuga Yunchuan had sent him to guide Neji after his defection and warned him not to underestimate Yunchuan.
• Neji chose to follow Kohinata Mujie out of the izakaya, while two Black Robes secretly trailed them.
• Kohinata Mujie killed one Black Robe with his palm and used his Byakugan to split the other man’s Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
• Kohinata Mujie killed the surviving Black Robe by tearing out his heart, then told Neji to make full use of his eyes and power.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen visited the unconscious Hyuga Yunchuan in Konoha Hospital, then opened the ward door and invited the waiting figures inside.

Hyuga Yunchuan remained unconscious in the hospital as his friends and allies visited, while Sarutobi Hiruzen grew afraid and suspicious of his motives. Shimura Danzō believed Yunchuan was pretending and planned to use him to gain power; afterward, Sarutobi summoned Hyuga Aoi.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade examined Hyuga Yunchuan and reflected on how his final outburst had saved many lives.
• Kakashi visited Yunchuan, and Might Guy wept against Kakashi's shoulder.
• Hyuga Takashi and Hyuga Iroha regretted their choices, while Uchiha Shisui told Sasuke that he still could not understand Yunchuan.
• Naruto calmly said Yunchuan would wake, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen to wonder about Yunchuan's role in recent events and fear what he might become.
• Shimura Danzō visited Yunchuan's room and resolved to support him as a puppet, but a night nurse arrived before Danzō was seen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen read Anbu intelligence in the temporary Hokage Office, then received Hyuga Aoi after summoning her.