Chapter Summaries

Sasuke fought Deva Path Pain, Kisame Hoshigaki, and the Lightning Release Quartet, displaying the growing power of his newly transplanted Sharingan and his Susanoo. After Pain’s strongest ordinary Shinra Tensei failed to stop him, Sasuke revealed a powerful armored Susanoo, while Uchiha Obito decided Sasuke had become too dangerous and prepared to act.

• Sasuke shattered Deva Path Pain’s Black Receivers and broke through his defensive force field with the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword.
• Kisame Hoshigaki warned Pain about Sasuke, then attacked with the Great Shark Bullet Technique as Sasuke used a flaming serpent to counter it.
• Kazuma directed the Lightning Release Quartet’s Four Raging Thunder Tigers at Sasuke, whose purple lightning serpent destroyed them.
• As Sasuke’s transplanted Sharingan merged with his chakra, his Susanoo grew and he charged Pain, who answered with a powerful Shinra Tensei.
• Sasuke’s attack overwhelmed Pain’s repulsive force and struck him with an explosive blast, after which Sasuke transformed his Susanoo into a towering armored warrior.
• Uchiha Obito judged Sasuke a threat to his plans, vanished through spatial distortion, and decided to make his move.

Sasuke overwhelmed Pain’s allies while taunting Deva Path Pain into unleashing Super Shinra Tensei, then met the attack with an enormous Susanoo slash. As their powers collided, Uchiha Obito rescued the badly injured Kisame Hoshigaki, and a massive shockwave consumed the battlefield.

• Sasuke reversed Kazuma’s Sixteen-Pillar Binding Jutsu, destroyed the Lightning Release Quartet, and forced Kazuma to flee underground.
• Sasuke pierced Kisame Hoshigaki with Purple Electricity, then subdued Samehada after it attacked him.
• Sasuke urged Deva Path Pain to use more power, and Pain unleashed Super Shinra Tensei.
• Sasuke expanded his Susanoo and slashed at Pain’s repulsive force as their attacks collided.
• Uchiha Obito appeared through a spatial vortex and rescued Kisame Hoshigaki before an enormous explosion engulfed the surrounding mountains and valleys.

Kakashi’s group hurried toward the valley as Sasuke survived Pain’s Super Shinra Tensei and confronted Deva Path Pain. Sasuke feigned weakness to lure in Uchiha Obito, then revealed his forehead eye and activated Yomotsu.

• Kakashi’s group saw the distant destruction, and Shion sensed that the person causing it was fighting someone but predicted their journey would be safe.
• Kazuma fled the valley as Pain’s Super Shinra Tensei blast devastated the area.
• Deva Path Pain believed Sasuke had been killed, but Sasuke emerged from the dust uninjured and explained that the attack’s force had been spread too widely.
• Nagato accepted defeat and considered how to protect Deva Path Pain’s body while Sasuke taunted his opponent.
• Sasuke pretended to weaken as Uchiha Obito appeared and tried to pull him into the Kamui Dimension.
• Sasuke turned on Obito, said he had caught him, and activated the forehead eye’s Dojutsu—Yomotsu.

Sasuke used Yomotsu to counter Obito’s Kamui, then exploited the timing of Obito’s intangibility to kill Deva Path Pain before Nagato could reverse-summon him. He sealed Pain’s body and Black Receiver rods, leaving Obito stunned and Nagato enraged.

• Sasuke’s Yomotsu trapped Obito in a world of resentful spirits, forcing him to abandon his Kamui capture and retreat.
• Obito posed as Uchiha Madara and repeatedly used Wood Release to delay Sasuke as Deva Path Pain waited for Nagato to summon him back.
• Sasuke timed Obito’s intangibility and charged after Deva Path Pain, piercing him with Futsu-no-Mitama just as the Reverse Summoning Jutsu began.
• Nagato suffered the backlash of Deva Path Pain’s fatal wound and swore to kill Sasuke after losing Yahiko’s body.
• Sasuke sealed Deva Path Pain’s corpse and Black Receiver rods, then mocked Obito for being fooled again.

Sasuke outmaneuvered Obito by predicting where Kamui would take him, then trapped and brutally humiliated him while Izanagi kept him alive. Obito remained pinned in the ground as Sasuke prepared to continue tormenting him.

• Obito's attacks passed harmlessly through Sasuke as he taunted him and tried to learn about his powers.
• Obito teleported to a mountain after his intangibility reached its limit, where Sasuke's prepared Purple Electricity clones ambushed and pinned him.
• Sasuke explained that he had memorized Obito's locations and placed Flying Thunder God kunai at likely teleport destinations.
• Obito claimed Izanagi would undo anything Sasuke did to him, and Sasuke replied that this made the torture more interesting.
• Sasuke smashed Obito's legs and drove him headfirst into the ground, forcing him into a kneeling position as Obito realized Sasuke was humiliating him.

Sasuke subdued Obito and tormented him while Izanagi kept him from suffering lasting harm. After exposing Obito’s face and revealing that he knew his identity, Sasuke asked whether he was Uchiha Obito.

• Obito tried to use Kamui, but Sasuke gouged out his right Sharingan just before he could escape.
• Sasuke briefly restrained the eye with Yin Release chakra, but Izanagi turned it to ash and made it disappear.
• Sasuke whipped Obito repeatedly, pinned him to a wall with lightning blades, and taunted him while Obito remained under Izanagi’s effects.
• Sasuke threatened to humiliate Obito further, then shattered the rest of his mask and mocked his scarred face.
• Sasuke called him Uchiha Obito, and Obito asked whether Sasuke knew him.

Sasuke used Earth Release: One Thousand Years of Death to torment Uchiha Obito before Obito escaped, then celebrated his newfound strength. Naruto arrived in a Nine-Tails chakra cloak and charged Sasuke with a devastating crimson dragon attack.

• Sasuke recognized Uchiha Obito and mocked his claim to be correcting the world.
• Sasuke struck Obito with Earth Release: One Thousand Years of Death, and Obito recovered through Izanagi but was left humiliated.
• Obito threatened Sasuke and vanished in a swirl of spatial distortion.
• Sasuke declared himself invincible after recounting his recent victories and recovered spoils.
• Naruto rushed toward Sasuke in a red chakra cloak, and his attack escalated into the Sixth Gate and the Konoha Super Crimson Dragon God.
• Sasuke recognized the attack as resembling Night Guy and abruptly stopped boasting.

Sasuke defeated Naruto after Naruto combined the Eight Inner Gates with the Nine-Tails’ power, then left the Konoha group and returned to Otogakure. He learned that some of his companions had returned and prepared to inject Naruto Cells.

• Sasuke countered Naruto’s blood-dragon attack with Susanoo and overpowered him despite Naruto’s Four-Tails transformation and six gates.
• Naruto lost control as the Nine-Tails urged him on, but Sasuke entered the sealing space and blasted away part of the Nine-Tails with Yin Release.
• Sasuke knocked Naruto unconscious and handed him to Kakashi when the Konoha group arrived.
• Sasuke told the Shrine Maiden that the crisis was over, then flew away as Sakura called after him and Shion realized he had taken the demon’s power.
• Sasuke returned to Otogakure, learned that Kimimaro, Honoka, and others had come back, and went deeper into the base to inject Naruto Cells.

Sasuke analyzed the power and sealing weakness of Izanami-no-Mikoto, then began preparing to inject himself with enhanced Naruto Cells. Meanwhile, Obito and Nagato vowed to find Sasuke, while Black Zetsu pushed Obito to summon Madara and warned that Itachi was close to death.

• Sasuke concluded that Izanami-no-Mikoto could revive him but could be countered by powerful Sealing Jutsu, then began an enhanced Naruto Cell injection in his laboratory.
• Obito told Nagato and Konan that he had failed to capture Second Pillar, and Nagato ordered their forces to search the Shinobi World for him.
• Black Zetsu confronted Obito about losing to Second Pillar and urged him to summon Madara, but Obito refused and asked for Madara's weapons and for Tobi to be awakened.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that Itachi was unconscious and likely to die within half a year, then urged him to abandon his bonds and reclaim what belonged to him.

After injecting Naruto’s cells, Sasuke accelerated the growth of his Sage Body cells and studied the Yata Mirror and Black Receivers. He concluded that he could reverse-engineer the Rinnegan by strengthening all five nature transformations before Yin-Yang Unification, and began considering divine weapons to develop his weaker releases.

• Sasuke injected Naruto’s cells, noticed improved recovery and faster Sage Body cell growth, and awakened Wind Release chakra after only one day.
• Sasuke studied the Yata Mirror and reasoned that its defenses came from its five elemental transformations and Yin Release, while reflecting attacks also harmed its user.
• Sasuke fused the Yata Mirror vessel with Black Receivers, briefly creating an unstable Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Sasuke concluded that Creation of All Things referred to the five basic chakra nature transformations, and that he could pursue the Rinnegan by strengthening them before achieving Yin-Yang Unification.
• Sasuke identified the Gunbai and Grim Reaper Scythe as suitable wind-attribute divine weapons and realized Uchiha Obito likely possessed them.

Sasuke planned to fuse future divine artifacts with his body, identified Hiruko’s Chimera Technique and the rumored Land of Redaku as potential leads, and arranged to relocate Orochimaru’s base. He traveled to Ryūchi Cave to pursue senjutsu, where the White Snake Sage recognized him as an honored guest and sensed that his past was strangely unclear.

• Sasuke considered how to fuse divine artifacts with his body and decided to seek Hiruko’s Chimera Technique as a model for modifying the process.
• Sasuke recalled legends of the Land of Redaku and its Rain-Bringing Artifact, then resolved to have his intelligence network investigate whether the country and its Water Release artifact existed.
• Sasuke confirmed with Yakushi Kabuto that Orochimaru’s base would be evacuated to a site in the Land of the Sea to protect its personnel and resources from Akatsuki.
• Yakushi Kabuto prepared a Reverse Summoning Array, and Sasuke used it to travel to Ryūchi Cave in search of senjutsu training.
• The White Snake Sage sensed Sasuke’s arrival, sent the Three Great Snake Princesses to welcome him, and saw his past become blurred and confused after the night of the Uchiha massacre.

Sasuke visited Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu and discovered the White Snake Sage’s ancient ties to the conflict surrounding the Otsutsuki Clan. The Sage told him that despite his exceptional talent, he lacked the affinity needed to cultivate Senjutsu, and Sasuke turned to leave before she stopped him.

• Sasuke arrived at Ryūchi Cave and was escorted by Tagitsuhime, Tagorihime, and Ichikishimahime, who showed him the Seven-Branched Sword, Ryūchi Cave’s supreme treasure for killing.
• Tagitsuhime explained that the White Snake Sage alone could lift the Seven-Branched Sword, which contrasted with Mount Myoboku’s treasure for saving people.
• The White Snake Sage greeted Sasuke and said she knew his purpose because she could see the past, though his strength and identity made his past difficult to perceive.
• Sasuke asked the White Snake Sage to teach him Senjutsu, but she said his severe yin-yang imbalance and lack of affinity made cultivation impossible.
• Sasuke accepted that he could not learn Senjutsu and began to leave, but the White Snake Sage called out to stop him.

Sasuke left Ryūchi Cave with a book about Buddhist Senjutsu and the White Snake Sage’s green Dragon Ball, despite having no current fate with Senjutsu cultivation. After he departed, the White Snake Sage explained that she saw him as a guide to Ryūchi Cave’s future Child of Destiny and a key ally against the approaching Millennium Calamity.

• The White Snake Sage gave Sasuke a book left by an old friend who had combined Senjutsu with Buddhist cultivation, and said he might still have a chance to learn Senjutsu if he resolved his yin-yang imbalance.
• Sasuke asked for the green jewel on the White Snake Sage’s chest, and she overruled the Three Great Snake Princesses to give it to him.
• The White Snake Sage urged Sasuke to keep the Dragon Ball safe, and he promised to answer her call if she needed him.
• After Sasuke left, Tagorihime questioned why the White Snake Sage had given him a Dragon Ball despite his not being Ryūchi Cave’s Child of Destiny.
• The White Snake Sage said Sasuke would guide the future Child of Destiny, might help Ryūchi Cave achieve its transformation into a dragon, and would be a pillar against the Millennium Calamity.

After returning from Ryūchi Cave, Sasuke tested the Senjutsu chakra stored in the White Snake Sage’s jewel and failed to absorb it, then decided he needed another way to master Senjutsu. He left the laboratory and tasked Yakushi Kabuto with finding Hiruko after the move to the Land of the Sea.

• Sasuke removed the cord sealing the green jewel and discovered it held a vast amount of Senjutsu chakra, roughly two-fifths of Moryo’s.
• Sasuke touched the released chakra, but natural energy began petrifying his arm, so he resealed the jewel and restored his arm with Yin Release chakra.
• Sasuke recalled that the White Snake Sage had judged him unfit to cultivate Senjutsu for now and had told him to return after resolving his Yin-Yang imbalance.
• Sasuke concluded that Senjutsu might help him merge Otsutsuki and God Tree bloodlines, and decided to seek another path to learning it.
• Sasuke told Yakushi Kabuto to find Hiruko after they moved to the Land of the Sea.

Kazuma received the Impure World Reincarnation technique and powerful Kirigakure corpses from Black Zetsu to prepare for another attempt on Second Pillar. Meanwhile, Konan learned that Uchiha Itachi had only months to live, and Black Zetsu decided Itachi still had a role to play.

• Kazuma dissected Hanzo's corpse and resolved to avoid fighting Second Pillar directly.
• Black Zetsu gave Kazuma the Impure World Reincarnation technique and urged him to use it against Second Pillar.
• Black Zetsu supplied Kazuma with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, four former Mizukage, and a bottle of white tissue to strengthen his reincarnated fighters.
• Black Zetsu promised Kazuma another corpse if his progress and performance pleased him, and Kazuma suspected the corpse would be Uchiha Madara.
• Konan learned that Uchiha Itachi could live only three to six more months without treatment from Tsunade.
• Black Zetsu visited the unconscious Itachi and insisted that Itachi could not die yet because he still had a use in the plan.

After moving Otogakure’s base to Kikai Island, Sasuke canceled Isaribi’s mission and promised to restore her body, then received two chakra-rich sea specimens from Amachi. He left for Grass Lizard Swamp to investigate whether it was a cultivation holy land.

• Sasuke reflected on sending Yakushi Kabuto to search the mainland for Hiruko, despite wanting to keep the spy at the base.
• Sasuke met Isaribi, canceled her ship-investigation mission, and promised to have Amachi restore her original body.
• Amachi brought Sasuke Sea-Monster Coral and a Lightning Shell, which Sasuke stored after deciding their chakra was insufficient for his needs.
• Sasuke used a Reverse Summoning Technique to travel to Grass Lizard Swamp.

Sasuke explored the Shouki Lizard's birthplace beneath Grass Lizard Swamp and discovered murals revealing that two unknown Otsutsuki had planted the God Tree long before Otsutsuki Kaguya arrived. He opened a sealed door and found two radiant jewels, identified as Dragon Balls.

• Sasuke followed a Shouki Lizard clone through the swamp to the crimson ground where Shouki had been born, then descended underground using Earth Release: Hiding in Rock Technique.
• Sasuke explored an ancient underground lizard city, found an amber stone infused with Earth Release energy, and reached a giant dragon statue and sealed gate.
• Sasuke studied ten relief murals showing Grass Lizard Swamp's history as a Senjutsu cultivation ground and its destruction after a God Tree took root.
• Sasuke realized the two beings shown emerging from the God Tree were earlier Otsutsuki, not Otsutsuki Kaguya, and inferred that they had planted the tree thousands of years ago.
• Sasuke considered the Otsutsuki Clan's thousand-year cycles and the danger of their return, then opened the gate and saw two glowing jewels he recognized as Dragon Balls.

Unable to make progress with Senjutsu or safely use the Star Meteorite, Sasuke set aside his Artificial Ten-Tails Plan and decided to pursue the remaining Hagoromo bloodline. He flew toward the Land of Lightning to obtain Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s corpses, reminding himself not to fight.

• Sasuke failed to learn Snake or Lizard Sage Mode and remained unable to use the immortal technique White Snake Sage had given him.
• Sasuke discovered that the Star Meteorite contained an indestructible Vessel belonging to Otsutsuki Kaguya, which could replace a user’s consciousness and allow her to descend.
• Sasuke decided he could not safely proceed with his Artificial Ten-Tails Plan or retrieve the God Tree Remains while the Vessel’s danger remained unresolved.
• Sasuke chose to pursue the Rinnegan path by obtaining Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s cells, though he planned to study them and wait before using them.
• Sasuke flew from Kikai Island toward the Land of Lightning, intending to collect corpses without fighting.

Sasuke disguised himself and infiltrated Kumogakure to locate Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s bodies, using Mabui to learn where they were buried. He also discovered the Third Raikage’s burial site, then left Kumogakure with all three bodies.

• Sasuke disguised himself as a middle-aged traveler and entered Kumogakure after studying its defenses.
• Sasuke spotted Mabui and decided to question her about Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s bodies after nightfall.
• Sasuke hypnotized Mabui with Genjutsu, and she revealed that Kinkaku and Ginkaku were buried in the village cemetery and described the Third Raikage’s burial site.
• Mabui told Sasuke that the Second Raikage had no body because he had been sealed in the Crimson Gourd, while the First Raikage’s burial place was known only to Dodai and the Raikage.
• Sasuke left Mabui’s residence and stole the bodies of Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the Third Raikage from Kumogakure.

The Fourth Raikage discovered that Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the Third Raikage had been stolen from their graves, and Mabui convinced him that Orochimaru was responsible. Back at his base, Sasuke studied the brothers’ cells, uncovered the Hagoromo Clan’s chakra-devouring traits, and prepared to train against the Third Raikage before using their cells.

• The Fourth Raikage found the Third Raikage’s grave empty and ordered Mabui to identify the culprit.
• Mabui reasoned that Orochimaru had stolen the bodies to replace the First and Second Hokage he had lost, and the Fourth Raikage ordered the village to search for him.
• Sasuke left Kumogakure with the stolen bodies, unaware that Orochimaru had become the village’s prime suspect.
• After a week of research, Sasuke discovered that Kinkaku and Ginkaku belonged to the Hagoromo Clan and that their cells could devour chakra, especially from Tailed Beasts.
• Sasuke planned to inject Hagoromo Clan cells in a month and summoned the Third Raikage to spar using only Taijutsu and Lightning Release.