Chapter Summaries

Kushina spent the night at Qingshui's apartment, where she and Mikoto joined Qingshui for an indulgent morning before they went their separate ways. Qingshui then headed to Tsunade's Research Base.

• Pain Hiruko arrived with a two-headed serpent he had created by merging Garaga and Manda with the Chimera Technique.
• Kushina spent the night at Qingshui's apartment after Honoka, Yumiko, and Tsunade left Konoha on missions, and she woke beside him the next morning.
• Qingshui and Kushina began a morning workout, and Mikoto joined them after bringing out breakfast.
• Mikoto and Kushina competed to feed Qingshui during breakfast, then each left to attend to her own responsibilities.
• Mikoto went to work at the MP, Kushina returned to the Senju Clan Compound to train, and Qingshui went to Tsunade's Research Base.

Qingshui developed a Wood Style Serum and sent it to Danzo for testing while Danzo tightened his control over Kirigakure and plotted against Genji. The chapter ended with Qingshui encouraging Yūhi Kurenai, Nohara Rin, and Shizune before their practical exams at Konoha Hospital.

• Qingshui used Tobi's cells and Tsunade's research materials to make a Wood Style Serum, then sent Pain White Zetsu to deliver it to Danzo for testing.
• Danzo learned that Genji was making moves against him and decided to kill him, but White Zetsu said Genji was too well protected to attack directly.
• Danzo arranged for Terumi Mei's graduation exam to take place on an uninhabited island, hoping Genji would leave Kirigakure and expose himself.
• Danzo planned to seek an alliance with Hanzo of the Salamander, then received Qingshui's serum from Pain White Zetsu.
• Qingshui encouraged Yūhi Kurenai, Nohara Rin, and Shizune before their practical exams and promised to treat them to barbecue if they all passed.

Yūhi Kurenai and two other trainees excelled in their medical ninja assessment, prompting Konoha to establish an official medical ninjutsu training class. Obito, Asuma, and Tobitake Tonbo graduated and were assigned to Minato's team, where Minato began their bell test.

• Yūhi Kurenai and the two other trainees passed their assessment with outstanding marks, and Nonō approved teaching them the B-Rank Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Ninja Academy to open a medical ninjutsu training class, completing Konoha's Medical Ninja training system.
• Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu were assigned to Team 4, while Sarutobi Asuma, Uchiha Obito, and Tobitake Tonbo were assigned to Team 6.
• Minato collected Asuma, Obito, and Tonbo, and they introduced themselves at his training ground.
• Minato hung two bells from his belt and told the three Genin to take them or return to the Ninja Academy.

Minato began a bell test for Obito, Asuma, and their teammate while Terumi Mei faced Kirigakure’s deadly graduation exam. Terumi Mei headed for a hiding place Elder Genshi had mentioned, but Kaguya Kotaro attacked her before she could reach it.

• Minato told Obito, Asuma, and their teammate that they had to take two bells from him or risk elimination, and the three hid to look for an opening.
• Kirigakure’s proctors announced that graduating students had to kill one another and that everyone still alive by the next day would become Genin.
• Terumi Mei remembered Elder Genshi’s directions and set out for a coastal cave, dodging an ambush and other students without pursuing or killing them.
• Terumi Mei encountered Kaguya Kotaro, who attacked her with Shikotsumyaku, and she countered with her corrosive Yoton.

Terumi Mei and Kaguya Yukitaro fought with their Kekkei Genkai during Kirigakure’s graduation exam, then turned on the students who attacked them. Terumi Mei escaped to a hidden cave on the island’s southeastern shore, where she found Genji and greeted him.

• Terumi Mei used Yoton and Futton against Kaguya Yukitaro, whose Shikotsumyaku bones blocked some of her attacks but could not protect him from the acidic mist.
• Students gathered and attacked Terumi Mei and Kaguya Yukitaro together, hoping to take down the exhausted Kekkei Genkai users.
• Terumi Mei raised a Water Wall against the crowd while Kaguya Yukitaro charged in with bone armor and killed several attackers.
• Terumi Mei unleashed Yoton on the students before using the Body Flicker Technique to escape toward the island’s southeastern shore.
• Terumi Mei found the hidden cave and greeted Genji beside its pool.

Elder Genshi tried to send Terumi Mei out of Kirigakure so she could survive and one day restore the village, but the Third Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, and Suikazan Fuguki arrived to stop them. Terumi Mei escaped through a pool while Elder Genshi and his aides stayed behind and were killed.

• Elder Genshi removed Terumi Mei's Mist Ninja Forehead Protector and told her to leave Kirigakure as a Missing-nin.
• The Third Mizukage arrived with Karatachi Yagura and Suikazan Fuguki and accused Elder Genshi of betraying Kirigakure.
• Elder Genshi told Terumi Mei to escape through the pool and return when she was strong enough to restore the village.
• The Third Mizukage attacked Elder Genshi, while Yagura and Suikazan Fuguki fought his aides and Samehada drained their Chakra.
• Terumi Mei used Body Flicker to escape through the pool, and the Third Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, and Suikazan Fuguki killed Elder Genshi and his aides.

Terumi Mei escaped Kirigakure through a passage prepared by Elder Genshi, but Danzo sent a Hunter-nin Squad to capture her alive. As the squad cornered the injured Terumi Mei, a mysterious man in a black coat emerged and sent them flying.

• Terumi Mei escaped through an underwater passage and destroyed its entrance before fleeing across the sea.
• Danzo ordered Elder Genshi's death announced as illness and sent the Hunter-nin Squad to bring Terumi Mei back alive.
• After Terumi Mei stopped to eat, the Hunter-nin Squad tracked her down and attacked her.
• The Hunter-nin Squad countered Terumi Mei's Kekkei Genkai and injured her right arm, preventing her from forming Hand Seals properly.
• As the Hunter-nin Squad charged to capture Terumi Mei, a man in a black coat emerged from the ground and sent them flying.

Pain White Zetsu rescued Terumi Mei from Kirigakure’s Hunter-nin Squad and offered her a chance to gain the power to take revenge. Terumi Mei accepted his offer and left with him.

• Pain White Zetsu stayed in Kirigakure after delivering the Wood Style Reagent and learned that Danzo was targeting Genji and Terumi Mei.
• Pain White Zetsu used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to defeat and kill the Hunter-nin Squad sent to capture Terumi Mei.
• Pain White Zetsu told Terumi Mei that his lord valued her talent and offered to help her gain the strength to take revenge.
• Terumi Mei accepted Pain White Zetsu’s offer to join them, and he led her away.

Danzo ordered Kirigakure to investigate the missing Hunter-nin and made capturing Terumi Mei a long-term mission as the village prepared for war. After Konoha learned of the threat and strengthened its defenses, Terumi Mei asked Qingshui to take her as his student, and he agreed.

• Danzo learned that the Hunter-nin Squad had gone missing, ordered an investigation, and made capturing Terumi Mei a long-term mission.
• Danzo directed Kirigakure to eliminate the remnants of Elder Genshi’s faction and prepare for war against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Torifu Akimichi concluded that Kirigakure was preparing for war, so Hiruzen ordered Konoha to reinforce its borders without starting a conflict.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha for a meeting while Qingshui attended using a Shadow Clone and his real body went to the Secret Base.
• Terumi Mei recognized Qingshui and asked him to take her as his student, and Qingshui accepted.

Qingshui healed Terumi Mei and accepted her as his student, while the villages began preparing for a likely war with Kirigakure. Danzo secretly entered the Land of Rain to seek an alliance with Hanzo of the Salamander and recognized Yahiko and his companions fighting wandering Ninja.

• Qingshui healed Terumi Mei, accepted her as his student, and took her to the Training Ground to assess her abilities.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Konoha's leaders to prepare for war, and the village left the meeting under the shadow of conflict.
• The Third Raikage agreed with Dodai to wait for Konoha and Kirigakure to fight before joining an attack on Konoha.
• Yahiko and his two companions fought wandering Ninja who were trying to rob civilians in the Land of Rain.
• Danzo entered the Land of Rain with New Root and went to identify the three young Rain Ninja, recognizing them as Yahiko and his companions.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan fought a group of rogue Ninja, but Yahiko tried to settle matters peacefully until their leader betrayed him. Watching the fight, Danzo decided to capture the three young Rain Ninja and turn them into Ne Ninja to spite Hirakawa Aosui.

• Yahiko urged the ten rogue Ninja to talk, while Konan and Nagato stayed ready to defend themselves.
• The Red-scarf Man attacked Yahiko with Fire Release, and Nagato extinguished it and retaliated with Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet.
• The Bearded Man cut down Nagato's water dragon, pretended to accept Yahiko's offer of help, and then threatened the group.
• Danzo watched Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan fight and recognized their talent as Jiraiya's former students.
• Danzo ordered his subordinates to capture the three Rain Ninja and make them Ne Ninja.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan drove off the Bearded Man’s group, but three New Root Ninja attacked them immediately afterward. Yahiko and Konan were wounded or struck by their opponents, while Bear appeared behind Nagato and thrust a Kunai toward his vital spot.

• The Bearded Man tried to kill Yahiko, but Yahiko’s Water Clone took the blow, and the attackers fled after Nagato absorbed their combined fire-and-wind attack.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan accepted the villagers’ thanks, but Konan knocked aside an explosive Kunai thrown at them.
• Three masked New Root Ninja named Eagle, Cat, and Bear attacked, and Yahiko warned Nagato and Konan before engaging Eagle.
• Eagle used Shikotsumyaku and Finger Bullet Drill, grazing Yahiko and drawing blood.
• Cat used the Hozuki Clan’s Hydrification Technique to withstand Konan’s Paper Shuriken, then struck Konan with Water Gun Technique.
• Bear dodged Nagato’s Wind Style: Gale Palm and appeared behind him, thrusting a Kunai toward his vital spot.

Nagato used the Rinnegan to repel Danzo's Root squad while Danzo recognized the eyes and coveted them. As Nagato unleashed another Shinra Tensei to protect Yahiko, he killed Bear and sent Cat and Eagle flying.

• Bear struck at Nagato, but Shinra Tensei snapped his kunai and hurled him into a cliff.
• Danzo recognized Nagato's Rinnegan and decided the eyes should belong to him, while staying back to observe their abilities.
• Pain Kakuzu watched secretly and suspected Danzo would rely on Hanzo to deal with Nagato rather than attack himself.
• Konan used the Dance of the Shikigami to survive Cat's Water Gun, but neither fighter gained the upper hand.
• Eagle disarmed Yahiko and drove his Bone Blade toward him, prompting Nagato to unleash Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato's repulsive force killed Bear, sent Cat flying despite her Hydrification Technique, and shattered Eagle's Bone Blade as it hurled him away.

Nagato’s Shinra Tensei killed Bear and forced Eagle and Cat to retreat, while Yahiko and Konan escaped unharmed. Danzo then met Hanzo in Amegakure and offered to help Amegakure rise among the Five Great Ninja Villages by joining Kirigakure’s war against Konoha, revealing that he knew Konoha’s intelligence inside out.

• Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei, killing Bear and injuring Eagle and Cat, while Yahiko and Konan avoided the attack.
• Eagle and Cat fled with Bear’s body, and Yahiko and Konan checked on Nagato before continuing their journey.
• Danzo spared Eagle and Cat after their failed mission and led his group to Amegakure.
• Danzo asked Hanzo to join Kirigakure in attacking Konoha in exchange for helping Amegakure become one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Hanzo questioned Danzo’s ability to deliver, and Danzo removed his disguise and claimed he knew Konoha’s intelligence inside out.

Danzo persuaded Hanzo to cooperate against Konoha and convinced him to target Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato by claiming they had killed a Kirigakure Ninja. Hanzo led a squad to ambush them, and the chapter ended with Yahiko recognizing Hanzo as their attackers appeared.

• Danzo revealed himself to Hanzo and persuaded him that Amegakure and Kirigakure could bring down Konoha together.
• Danzo argued that Jiraiya's students might betray Amegakure, then used Bear's body to convince Hanzo they had provoked Kirigakure.
• Hanzo agreed to go after Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, and he left Amegakure with trusted Rain Ninja and Danzo.
• Yahiko and his companions accepted food from villagers they had helped and started back toward their base.
• Yahiko blocked a shower of Kunai with Water Release: Water Wall, while Konan took to the air to search for their attackers.
• A unit of Ninja appeared on the surrounding mountaintops, and Yahiko recognized Hanzo at their head.

Hanzo and Danzo ambushed Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, leaving Yahiko and Konan badly injured. Nagato awakened the Rinnegan’s power to protect them and faced Hanzo as Konan fled with Yahiko.

• Hanzo triggered an Explosive Flame Formation that severely burned Yahiko and Nagato’s legs.
• Konan attacked Hanzo and Danzo with paper and Explosive Tags, but exhausted her Chakra and was wounded fighting their forces.
• Nagato erupted in anger and used the Asura Path’s missiles to devastate the Rain Ninja and New Root Ninja.
• Danzo urged Hanzo to kill Nagato before matters worsened, and the two attacked together.
• Nagato told Konan to retreat with Yahiko, then used Universal Pull to drag Hanzo toward him.

Nagato fought Hanzo and Danzo, whose Water Style and Wood Style techniques briefly countered his Rinnegan abilities. He unleashed Planetary Devastation and left a massive stone sphere crashing toward the fleeing fighters.

• Danzo used Wood Release to interrupt Nagato's attempt to seal Hanzo's Chakra, and Nagato repelled both men with Shinra Tensei.
• Hanzo and Danzo coordinated against Nagato, but Nagato used the Asura Path to seize them before their clones and Danzo's Wood Release counterattack exposed that Nagato had used a Water Clone.
• Hanzo summoned Ibuse, whose poisonous mist Nagato blew back with Wind Release before sending the creature flying with Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato formed a black sphere and used Planetary Devastation, lifting the surrounding ground, mountains, and Ibuse into the air.
• Hanzo released Ibuse from the Summoning Jutsu and fled with Danzo and the Rain Ninja as Nagato formed a fifty-meter stone sphere and sent it crashing toward them.

Qingshui watched Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei and sent Pain Kakuzu after the fleeing Hanzo and Danzo while he went to treat Nagato’s group. Pain Kakuzu defeated Hanzo, who died after his heart was torn out, while Danzo escaped with the New Ne members.

• Qingshui reasoned that Uchiha Madara had prevented Nagato from summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then sent Pain Kakuzu after Hanzo and Danzo.
• Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei devastated the battlefield, and Hanzo and Danzo fled as Qingshui headed to help Nagato’s group.
• Pain Kakuzu caught up with Hanzo and Danzo, killed the Rain Ninja who tried to stop him, and fought Hanzo while Danzo used Wood Style to intervene.
• Pain Kakuzu struck Danzo with Tentacle Fist, and Danzo escaped with the New Ne members while Hanzo continued fighting.
• Pain Kakuzu pursued the weakened Hanzo and tore out his heart, killing the famed demigod.

Pain Kakuzu killed Hanzo and took his body for Qingshui’s plan to make him the Fifth Pain. Qingshui rescued and treated Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, gaining new techniques and Uzumaki Lineage as the chapter ended.

• Pain Kakuzu placed Hanzo’s heart inside himself, took Hanzo’s corpse, and left to support Qingshui’s plan to make him the Fifth Pain.
• Qingshui found Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, then carried them to their base so he could treat them.
• Qingshui healed Konan and gained Dance of the Shikigami.
• Qingshui treated Yahiko’s legs and told him to rest for half a month, gaining Water Release: Water Shockwave.
• Qingshui healed Nagato and gained Uzumaki Lineage.

Qingshui reunited with Konan, accepted her confession, and discovered that his new Uzumaki Lineage had greatly increased his Chakra. After gaining the Byakugan from a system scroll, he considered finding the moon-dwelling Otsutsuki to evolve it into the Tenseigan.

• Qingshui told Yahiko and Long Door to rest and left them with Konan.
• Konan confessed that she loved Qingshui, and he returned her feelings.
• Konan went to make dinner while Qingshui checked his Uzumaki Lineage and saw his Chakra exceed three million.
• Qingshui opened his third treasure chest, used its Kekkei Genkai Scroll, and received the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan.
• Qingshui considered pursuing the moon Otsutsuki's Chakra to evolve his Byakugan into the Tenseigan.