Chapter Summaries

Takigawa Hyuga and Kakuzu traveled through the Land of Rain while Obito warned Pain about Shisui’s dangerous Genjutsu. At an Akatsuki meeting, Pain arranged safeguards for Shisui’s recruitment and approved Takigawa’s request to switch partners to Orochimaru.

• The White Zetsu Clone gave Takigawa sunglasses that concealed his Byakugan, allowing him to travel with Kakuzu into the Land of Rain.
• Obito warned Pain that Shisui’s Genjutsu could control anyone who met his eyes, prompting Pain to summon Akatsuki’s members for a meeting.
• Pain ordered the members to stay out of Amegakure and assigned Zetsu to relay missions and payments while Sasori became Shisui’s partner.
• Takigawa warned that Shisui might be a Konoha spy, then asked to leave Kakuzu’s team and join Orochimaru’s; Pain approved the change.
• Takigawa and Kakuzu returned from the meeting, and Takigawa put on a straw hat and went out into the rain.

Takigawa Hyuga met Orochimaru and proposed working together to seal the Caged Bird Seal, offering knowledge of Konoha’s secrets as leverage. Orochimaru reacted with killing intent when Takigawa mentioned Impure World Reincarnation, while a separate scene followed Obito and his friends enjoying a barbecue together.

• Takigawa Hyuga asked White Zetsu to take him to Orochimaru, while Sasori was sent to contact Shisui.
• Orochimaru evaded White Zetsu’s surveillance and returned to his Northern Hideout, where Tosu Zhan reported that Kimimaro was keeping Jugo under control.
• Takigawa found Orochimaru, passed his test by countering his attack with the Gentle Fist, and proposed teaming up to seal the Caged Bird Seal.
• Takigawa refused to let Orochimaru study the seal directly and suggested using Uzumaki sealing techniques to suppress it.
• Takigawa revealed that he knew about Impure World Reincarnation, and Orochimaru’s killing intent flared.
• Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and their companions went out for barbecue, then returned home for the night.

Takigawa Hyuga struck a deal with Orochimaru to help summon the Uzumaki clan’s dead and obtain sealing techniques, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu learned of the plan and sought Impure World Reincarnation for Madara. After waiting nearly twenty days for the Rogue Ninja Organization, Shisui was finally confronted by Sasori.

• Takigawa Hyuga told Orochimaru that Danzo had provided information about Impure World Reincarnation and offered to do three favors in exchange for help sealing the Caged Bird Seal.
• Orochimaru agreed to focus on mastering the jutsu if Takigawa handled Akatsuki missions and searched an island east of the Land of Fire for Uzumaki remains and cells.
• White Zetsu reported the plan to Black Zetsu, who ordered him to spy on Orochimaru and obtain Impure World Reincarnation without telling Pain or Obito.
• Nearly twenty days after defecting, Shisui waited in the forest, wondering whether the Rogue Ninja Organization had found him or discovered the spy plan.
• Sasori, speaking from inside Hiruko, confronted Shisui and declared that he would avenge their past pursuit; Shisui activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan for the fight.

Shisui fought Sasori of the Red Sands, who revealed the Third Kazekage Puppet, before a White Zetsu Clone interrupted and invited Shisui to join Akatsuki. After pretending to consider the offer, Shisui accepted, fulfilling his mission to infiltrate the organization.

• Shisui attacked Sasori's Hiruko with fire and wind techniques, then used clones and wire to restrain it and strike with a fire dragon.
• Sasori emerged from Hiruko and revealed the Third Kazekage Puppet, while Shisui realized Sasori had been involved in the Third Shinobi World War.
• Shisui used the Clone Technique and Body Flicker Technique to confuse Sasori as the White Zetsu Clone appeared and tried to stop their fight.
• The White Zetsu Clone introduced Akatsuki and invited Shisui to join, while Sasori dispelled his Iron Sand Giant Needles.
• Shisui pretended to consider the invitation, waited ten minutes by the campfire, and accepted Akatsuki's offer.

Hanfu reached the former Land of Whirlpools, had White Zetsu dig up Uzumaki remains, and learned that Shisui had joined Akatsuki. He left with the bones but found that the ship he had arrived on was gone.

• Hanfu crossed the snowy wilderness while training his Gentle Fist, then hired a ship to reach the former Land of Whirlpools.
• Hanfu found the Uzumaki Clan burial ground and persuaded White Zetsu to dig up bones while he tested his Byakugan's ability to see underground.
• White Zetsu told Hanfu that Body Flicker Shisui had joined Akatsuki and hinted that he wanted to learn Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hanfu promised to ask Orochimaru about reviving White Zetsu's parents, sealed the recovered bones in a scroll, and searched the island for valuables.
• Hanfu turned to leave and discovered that the ship was missing.

Minato assigned Kakashi and Tenzo to watch Utatane Koharu and investigate whether she contacted Danzo or Root. Kakashi’s surveillance led them to Danzo’s home, where Root shinobi were hiding, and he ended the mission after confirming Koharu had gone there.

• Koharu and Homura urged Minato to act against the Uchiha Clan, but he refused and sent them away.
• Minato placed Tenzo in Kakashi’s Anbu division and ordered the two to watch Koharu, especially for contact with Danzo or Root.
• Kakashi and Tenzo followed Koharu to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home, then tailed her when she left that night.
• Kakashi used Ninja Dogs to track Koharu after he stopped following her directly.
• Tenzo detected Root shinobi at the residence Koharu entered, and Kakashi recognized it as Danzo’s home and called off the mission.

Hanfu returned to the Land of Fire and learned that Orochimaru was in the Land of Waterfalls. In Konoha, Namikaze Minato and Shikaku Nara saw through Danzo’s plan to provoke the Uchiha into a coup, and Minato secretly reached an agreement with Fugaku Uchiha to bring Danzo down.

• Hanfu and the White Zetsu Clone crossed the sea and reached the Land of Fire, where Hanfu learned Orochimaru was in the Land of Waterfalls.
• Namikaze Minato asked Shikaku Nara to analyze Danzo’s secret meeting with Utatane Koharu.
• Shikaku Nara reasoned that Danzo might provoke the Uchiha into a coup so the village leadership would be too occupied to target him.
• Namikaze Minato sent a sealed letter to Mikoto Uchiha through Kushina, and Mikoto later met with Kushina again.
• Namikaze Minato and Fugaku Uchiha secretly agreed to bring down Danzo.

Hanfu joined Orochimaru in a village in the Land of Waterfalls, where Orochimaru abducted villagers to experiment with Impure World Reincarnation. Orochimaru’s latest attempt briefly revived a dead Takigakure shinobi, but Hanfu’s Collection Technique failed, leaving the success of the jutsu uncertain.

• Hanfu found the Uzumaki Clan Remains and reunited with Orochimaru, who had been stealing villagers for sacrifices while testing Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru killed a Takigakure shinobi who discovered them, and Hanfu took the shinobi’s appearance to infiltrate the village.
• At midnight, Hanfu watched Orochimaru test Impure World Reincarnation on three sacrifices, but the first attempts failed as the summoned souls quickly vanished.
• Orochimaru used flesh from the dead Takigakure shinobi in another experiment, and the shinobi’s body opened its eyes after being reincarnated.
• Hanfu tried Collection Technique on the reincarnated shinobi, but it failed, and he noticed fear and wariness in the shinobi’s eyes.

Hanfu and Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to collect a Water Release technique and make a resurrected Uzumaki demonstrate sealing techniques, though Hanfu regretted losing his chance to collect more. In Konoha, Namikaze Minato approved a plan to relocate the Uchiha Clan, furthering a scheme to heighten tensions between the clan and the village.

• Orochimaru controlled the resurrected Hidden Waterfall ninja Longshan Ichiro, demonstrated Water Release: Water Whip, and Hanfu collected the technique.
• Orochimaru resurrected an Uzumaki Clan member, forced him to demonstrate his sealing techniques, and released his soul after Hanfu and Orochimaru memorized them.
• Namikaze Minato ordered the arrest of a Uchiha ninja after the ninja injured seven civilians, while rumors spread through the Uchiha Clan that the village was targeting them.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged Namikaze Minato to punish the Uchiha Clan, and Koharu proposed relocating the entire clan.
• Namikaze Minato agreed in principle to the relocation and asked Koharu to provide compensation, hoping the operation would go smoothly.

Hanfu collected powerful Uzumaki Sealing Techniques and the Uzumaki Clan Constitution from Ashina Uzumaki, while Orochimaru concealed two techniques and buried Ashina for later use. In Konoha, the Uchiha faced a forced relocation, and Itachi considered joining Anbu to investigate Shisui’s defection despite the risk of turning against his clan.

• Orochimaru reincarnated Ashina Uzumaki, and Hanfu collected the Chain Tail Seal, Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and Uzumaki Clan Constitution while Ashina demonstrated his techniques.
• Hanfu challenged Orochimaru after noticing that his second demonstration omitted two Sealing Techniques, but Orochimaru threatened to end their partnership and Hanfu left without breaking it off.
• Orochimaru ordered a wooden coffin for Ashina, sealed him inside with a Summoning Formula, and buried him underground for later use.
• Hanfu reviewed the collected Uzumaki Sealing Techniques and considered having Karin learn them so he could collect them from her.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura ordered the Uchiha Clan to relocate, prompting the clan to gather angrily at Naka Shrine.
• Itachi considered joining Anbu to investigate Shisui’s defection but hesitated because it could isolate him from the Uchiha Clan.

Hanfeng escaped Orochimaru and the White Zetsu Clone while they traveled to recruit Kisame Hoshigaki, then headed for the Land of Grass to look for Karin. The chapter left him on his way to find her, believing she might have joined Kusagakure.

• Hanfeng watched an Uzumaki Clan ninja demonstrate Sealing Techniques but failed to find a way to remove the Caged Bird Seal.
• The White Zetsu Clone assigned Hanfeng and Orochimaru to recruit Kisame Hoshigaki, and the group set out for the Land of Water.
• Hanfeng secretly used a Flying Thunder God-marked Shuriken and a Shadow Clone to escape the ship and return to the Land of Fire.
• After recovering his Shadow Clone's memories, Hanfeng traveled toward the Land of Grass to search for Karin.

Hanfu traveled to Kusagakure to find Karin, only to discover that the village was exploiting her as a source of healing. After killing the ninja who tried to keep her, he took her away and told her he was bringing her to Konoha.

• Hanfu buried Flying Thunder God Stones along his route to Kusagakure and arrived in the village after two days in the Land of Grass.
• Hanfu searched Kusagakure’s ninja archives for Karin, then realized she was too young to have a file and posted a mission asking the locals to find her.
• Three Kusagakure Ninja found Karin at the orphanage but lured Hanfu away and refused to let him take her, saying she was valuable to the village.
• Hanfu defeated the three ninja, killed two, and forced the last to reveal that Karin was at the hospital, where he found her being used as a human blood bag.
• Hanfu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Karin outside Kusagakure and told her he was bringing her to Konoha, where members of the Uzumaki Clan lived.

Hanfu brought Karin to Konoha and introduced her to his old friends, while tensions between the Uchiha Clan and the village grew and Danzō urged Fugaku to cooperate against the Fourth Hokage. Itachi applied to join Anbu to investigate Shisui’s defection, and Minato asked him to confirm his resolve.

• Fugaku calmed the angry Uchiha gathered at Naka Shrine, then met Danzō, who blamed the Fourth Hokage for the clan’s troubles and proposed cooperation.
• Itachi told Sasuke he wanted to join Anbu to uncover the truth about Shisui, and Sasuke promised to support him.
• Itachi formally applied to Minato to join Anbu, explaining that he wanted to investigate Shisui’s defection; Minato asked if he was sure.
• Hanfu arrived at Konoha with Karin, who feared the village would use her as a blood bag.
• Hanfu reunited with Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane at the gate and introduced Karin as his little sister.

Hanfu brought Karin to Konoha, protected her as his younger sister, and reported to Namikaze Minato that he had infiltrated the Abyss. He left the Hokage with information about the Abyss's research and Hozuki Ran's membership in Akatsuki, while keeping other intel to himself.

• Hanfu told Karin that calling her his sister would keep people in Konoha from bullying her, then took her to Ichiraku Ramen for a meal.
• Hanfu brought Karin to the Hokage Building, where Namikaze Minato agreed to arrange her Villager ID Card.
• Hanfu told Namikaze Minato that he had joined the Abyss through a member named Shoutianlie, who served as his handler.
• Hanfu reported that Hozuki Ran was using the name Yuki Kanpyo and had joined Akatsuki, but said the organizations were not allied.
• Hanfu explained that the Abyss aimed to fuse and enhance Kekkei Genkai, and Namikaze Minato ordered him to keep their conversation confidential.

Hanfu brought Karin home to live with his family, where she found a room of her own and joined them for dinner. Meanwhile, Naruto learned that Hanfu had returned, and Itachi began investigating Shisui’s defection after joining Anbu, while Fugaku left him uncertain about his own role in the affair.

• Hanfu brought Karin to the mansion, let her choose a bedroom, and put her name on its plaque.
• Karin happily explored her room and the garden, then joined Hanfu, Keiko, Gekko Hoshino, and Hayate for dinner.
• Kushina worried about Naruto starting the Ninja Academy, and Minato told her Hanfu had brought home a young Uzumaki descendant.
• Itachi told Fugaku he had joined Anbu to uncover the truth behind Shisui’s defection, and Fugaku asked what he would do if Fugaku had ordered Shisui to attack the Fourth Hokage.

Naruto came to Hanfu’s home with Kushina, who met Karin and learned how she and her mother had been exploited in Kusagakure. Hanfu showed Kushina a notebook of Uzumaki sealing techniques, and the chapter ended with him wondering whether the Nine-Tails’ chakra inside him let him hear the Nine-Tails in Kushina’s seal.

• Naruto woke Hanfu and demanded that he teach him Shadow Clone and Teleportation, so Hanfu asked how many characters he had learned to read.
• Hanfu gave Naruto his Flying Thunder God Kunai and claimed it had earned him battlefield merits, and Naruto eagerly vowed to go to war.
• Kushina thanked Hanfu for taking in Karin and promised to visit, while Naruto and Karin began arguing over whose hair color was prettier.
• Kushina asked Hanfu what had happened to Karin in Kusagakure, and Hanfu explained that Karin and her mother had been used as medical blood banks.
• Hanfu showed Kushina a notebook of Uzumaki sealing techniques and claimed he had obtained it by interrogating Missing-nin, making Kushina furious.
• Kushina demanded to know where the Missing-nin were, and Hanfu said he had burned them to ashes before wondering whether his own Nine-Tails chakra let him hear the beast inside her seal.

Hanfu gave Karin Uzumaki sealing techniques and developed a plan to use a Sharingan Shadow Clone to steal Impure World Reincarnation research notes and First Hokage Cells. After confirming that Minato and Fugaku were secretly cooperating, he returned home, where Gekko Kemuri confronted him for neglecting his clan duties.

• Hanfu promised Karin the Uzumaki sealing techniques, and Kushina offered to guide her training before leaving after breaking up Naruto and Karin's argument.
• Hanfu considered how to obtain a Senju constitution and devised a plan to use a Sharingan Shadow Clone to steal the Impure World Reincarnation notes and First Hokage Cells.
• Hanfu learned that Minato and Fugaku were cooperating behind the strained public relations between the village and the Uchiha Clan, and he grew more confident about carrying out his plan.
• Hanfu took Karin to lunch for okonomiyaki, then found her studying the sealing techniques at home.
• Gekko Kemuri confronted Hanfu for being away for more than three months, and Hanfu tried to appease her with a gift of Konoha-Style Kenjutsu.

Hanfu awakened his Sharingan by recalling the tragedy of CLANNAD, then trained it through a grueling fight with five Shadow Clones. After helping Karin seek a Villager ID Card, he met Kakashi, who questioned him about Shisui’s infiltration mission and told him to meet a new team member the next morning.

• Hanfu went to the Forest of Death at midnight, awakened his one-Tomoe Sharingan, and practiced using it against five Byakugan Shadow Clones.
• After hours of training, Hanfu returned home exhausted and went with Karin to find Kushina, but Namikaze Minato’s family was away on a mission.
• Hanfu took Karin to obtain her Konoha Villager ID Card and then ran into Kakashi, who asked him to meet at the Third Changing Room.
• Kakashi privately asked whether Hanfu had joined Shisui’s mission to infiltrate the Rogue Ninja Organization, but Hanfu denied being involved.
• Kakashi accepted Hanfu’s explanation and told him to meet at eight the next morning because their team had a new member.

Hanfeng returned to the Anbu, reunited with Tenzo and Itachi, and evaded Itachi’s attempt to discuss Shisui’s defection. Meanwhile, Danzo pressed Fugaku about Itachi’s Anbu membership and warned that the Uchiha clan would turn against him.

• Hanfeng went to the Sixth Division’s changing room, where he learned that Tenzo had joined and planned to collect Tenzo’s Wood Release and search for the First Hokage’s remains and Impure World Reincarnation research.
• Hanfeng greeted Tenzo and Itachi, then Kakashi assigned Tenzo to teach Itachi the Anbu’s rules and structure.
• After training, Itachi tried to speak with Hanfeng, but Hanfeng refused and left for the Forest of Death to train his Sharingan with Shadow Clones.
• Danzo met Fugaku outside Naka Shrine and questioned why Itachi had joined the Anbu, suggesting that the Fourth Hokage’s decision was not a gesture of goodwill.
• Fugaku denied agreeing to cooperate with Danzo, who warned that the Uchiha clan would soon blame him for Itachi’s Anbu membership.

Itachi struggled to investigate Shisui’s Defection while being ostracized by both the Uchiha Clan and Anbu. Meanwhile, Hanfu advanced his Sharingan training and sent Uchiha Great Madara to steal a scroll of Sharingan genjutsu from Itachi’s home.

• Itachi ignored angry Uchiha clan members and asked Hanfu to help investigate Shisui’s Defection, but Hanfu refused to get involved.
• Over the following weeks, Itachi made no progress as the Sixth Division excluded him and Namikaze Minato forbade Anbu members from discussing Shisui’s Defection.
• Hanfu reached Two-Tomoe Sharingan and created a Sharingan Shadow Clone that called itself Uchiha Great Madara before Hanfu dismissed it.
• Uchiha Great Madara transformed into Itachi and searched the Uchiha home while Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha were away.
• Uchiha Great Madara found a scroll containing Kasegui no Jutsu and Kyōten Chiten, then escaped with it as Sasuke searched for his vanished brother.