Chapter Summaries

Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara prepared to test Kiyohara by sending Mū after him, while Black Zetsu grew wary of Kiyohara’s unusual Chakra and infiltrated Konohagakure. Kiyohara detected Black Zetsu underground and ordered him to come out.

• Uchiha Madara made Senju Hashirama wear Akatsuki robes and explained that he planned to use Mū to probe Kiyohara’s strength.
• Kiyohara returned home to Nohara Rin, and the next morning he offered to teach her a safer method similar to the Yin Seal.
• Black Zetsu realized that Kiyohara possessed Asura’s Chakra despite Naruto Uzumaki also being born with it, and he considered Kiyohara an unpredictable threat and a potential vessel for Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu infiltrated Konohagakure using the Mayfly Technique and approached Kiyohara’s residence, but Kiyohara sensed him beneath the ground.
• Kiyohara confronted Black Zetsu from above and told him to come out, offering him one chance to bathe in the Will of Fire.

Kiyohara captured Black Zetsu with senjutsu-enhanced Earth Release and revealed that he knew Black Zetsu’s identity and plans. He persuaded Black Zetsu to cooperate by falsely claiming to be an Ōtsutsuki ally of Kaguya, then sent him to gather intelligence on two Iwagakure jinchūriki.

• Black Zetsu fled underground, but Kiyohara trapped him with senjutsu-enhanced earth and hauled him to the surface in a giant hand.
• Black Zetsu briefly tried to break free with the Mayfly Technique, but Kiyohara struck him and stopped his escape.
• Kiyohara revealed Black Zetsu’s identity and mission to revive Kaguya, then demanded information about the Ōtsutsuki and Kaguya.
• Kiyohara claimed he was an Ōtsutsuki ally of Kaguya and said Isshiki had watched Black Zetsu’s schemes from the shadows.
• Black Zetsu agreed to cooperate, and Kiyohara ordered him to keep the Akatsuki stable and locate the Four-Tails and Five-Tails jinchūriki.
• After Black Zetsu left, Kiyohara reflected that he had lied about being an Ōtsutsuki and had manipulated Black Zetsu using his knowledge.

Kiyohara celebrated Hinata's birthday, arranged Pakura's return to Sunagakure for revenge, and ordered a new Jonin selection conference. After Tsunade came home drunk and fell asleep beside him, he caught Shizune eavesdropping outside the bedroom.

• Kiyohara gave Hinata a crystal bracelet for her birthday, then watched her successfully perform the Clone Technique.
• Kiyohara told Pakura to return to Sunagakure as Konoha's envoy and publicly confront its leaders over their attempt to kill her while he handled Shukaku.
• Kiyohara ordered the Ninja Academy principal to organize a Jonin Selection Conference and seek the Nara Clan's help designing its assessments.
• Tsunade came home drunk, crawled into bed beside Kiyohara, checked his scent for signs of infidelity, and fell asleep.
• Kiyohara found Shizune crouched outside the bedroom with a tray, and she fled after he caught her eavesdropping.

Pakura asked Konan what Kiyohara liked and learned that he preferred women in pretty clothes, especially black stockings. Meanwhile, Kiyohara confronted and defeated Mū, learned Dust Release from his techniques, and sealed him away, leaving Uchiha Madara astonished by Kiyohara’s abilities.

• Pakura questioned Konan about Kiyohara’s preferences, and Konan told her he liked women wearing pretty clothes and black stockings.
• Uzuki Yugao reported strange damage outside Konoha, and Black Zetsu warned Kiyohara that Uchiha Madara had sent Mū to test him.
• Kiyohara drew Mū into an uninhabited forest and used Tenseigan Chakra Mode to reveal him through Dustless Camouflage.
• Kiyohara overwhelmed Mū’s Earth Release attacks, evaded his Dust Release, and copied Dust Release after observing it.
• Kiyohara blocked Mū’s strongest Dust Release attack and sealed the Impure World Reincarnation body inside a scroll.
• Uchiha Madara watched from underground and wondered what kind of eye Kiyohara’s left eye was.

Kiyohara defeated Han and took a portion of the Five-Tails’ Chakra while letting him live, then returned to Konoha to consider how to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki. Earlier, Pakura accepted Kiyohara’s offer to use his cells to heal her injuries and strengthen her.

• Uchiha Madara learned that Kiyohara had defeated Mū, while Orochimaru reported a sixty percent success rate for his Hashirama Cells fusion experiment.
• Pakura asked Kiyohara about a shortcut to greater strength, and he proposed transplanting his cells; she accepted his terms.
• Black Zetsu reported that Han was at Earthfold Mountain, and Kiyohara traveled there to claim some of the Five-Tails’ flesh and blood.
• Han refused Kiyohara’s request and fought him, transforming into the Five-Tails before Kiyohara defeated him with gravity and Tenseigan Prayer Beads.
• Kiyohara sealed one of the Five-Tails’ forelimbs into a scroll, released Han, and told him to inform Ōnoki that Konoha did not seek war.
• Back in Konoha, Kiyohara considered using more materials to create a weakened Ten-Tails capable of reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Kiyohara traveled to Sunagakure and confronted Gaara, using kindness and overwhelming strength to reach the isolated child. He agreed to handle the One-Tails' seal the next day, while Pakura prepared to confront Rasa and received a boost of Tailed Beast Chakra from Kiyohara.

• Kiyohara brought Kurenai Yuhi, Konan, and hooded Pakura to Sunagakure, where Juanmei escorted them to meet Rasa.
• Gaara attacked Kiyohara with sand, but Kiyohara effortlessly repelled it and then reassured Gaara that he could become better.
• Kiyohara told Rasa he would deal with the One-Tails' seal the next day, then left with his companions for their lodgings.
• At the guesthouse, Konan noted that Kiyohara treated Gaara differently from other Jinchuriki, and Kiyohara said he believed Gaara could still be set straight.
• Pakura went to Kiyohara at night, and he gave her Tailed Beast Chakra that greatly increased her power and strengthened her Scorch Release.

Pakura returned to Sunagakure with Chakra from Kiyohara and led a public challenge against Rasa for his betrayal. She defeated him, and Chiyo arranged for him to face a public trial, leaving Sunagakure on the brink of upheaval as Kiyohara awoke beside Kurenai Yuhi.

• Pakura left Kiyohara and traveled to Sunagakure, where she reunited with her disciple Maki and revealed that Rasa had betrayed her.
• Pakura gathered Maki and dozens of former comrades and led them openly toward the Kazekage Building.
• Rasa ordered the village forces to assemble, confronted Pakura, and fought her with Magnet Release while she used Scorch Release empowered by Kiyohara's Chakra.
• Pakura overwhelmed Rasa with Scorch Release: Scorching Sun and prepared to kill him, but Chiyo intervened and demanded he receive a public trial.
• Pakura agreed to spare Rasa for now, bound him, and had Maki escort him to the underground cells as Sunagakure's shinobi realized the village was about to change.
• The next morning, Kiyohara woke with Kurenai Yuhi asleep in his arms.

Kiyohara took part of Shukaku’s Chakra from Gaara and promised Sunagakure an oasis in exchange for taking Gaara to Konoha and holding its Tailed Beast in custody. After awakening the Ryūmyaku beneath the Land of Wind and transforming desert into grassland, he secured a permanent alliance with Sunagakure and returned to Konoha.

• Pakura told Kiyohara that Rasa was imprisoned and awaiting a public trial, and Kiyohara spoke with Gaara about his father’s attempts to test him.
• Kiyohara entered Gaara’s mental space, used his Tenseigan to tear part of Shukaku’s Chakra into physical flesh and blood, and arranged for Gaara to study in Konoha.
• Kiyohara told Pakura he would restore part of the Land of Wind’s desert in exchange for taking Gaara to Konoha and temporarily holding Sunagakure’s Tailed Beast in custody.
• Konan reflected on how she had adapted to life in Konoha while overhearing Kiyohara and Kurenai Yuhi through the wall.
• Kiyohara activated the Ryūmyaku and used Wood Release to turn the desert near Sunagakure into a green oasis, prompting Chiyo to order a permanent alliance treaty with Konoha.
• Kiyohara returned to Konoha, where Kurenai Yuhi delivered Sunagakure’s alliance draft, confirmed Gaara’s residency, and gave him the Jonin selection exam report.

Kiyohara learned where the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was hiding and worked to draw Konan closer while proposing a new village for the Land of Rain. After discovering Uchiha Kosuke’s unusual tolerance for Hashirama Cells, Kiyohara traveled to Mount Ape Nine to find Roshi.

• Black Zetsu reported that Roshi was cultivating inside an active volcano near Mount Ape Nine, and Kiyohara demanded Utakata’s location within two days.
• Konan brought Kiyohara an Anbu report and said she felt guilty staying in Konoha while Yahiko and Nagato needed her in Amegakure.
• Kiyohara gave Konan a secretary uniform, kissed her, and proposed that the Land of Rain’s native shinobi split from Akatsuki and establish Akatsuki Hidden Village with Konoha’s support.
• Uchiha Itachi told Kiyohara that Uchiha Kosuke had stabilized Hashirama Cells at a five-percent fusion rate, and Kiyohara ordered a full medical examination.
• A week later, Kiyohara stood beside the lava river at Mount Ape Nine, where Roshi was training as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

Kiyohara defeated Roshi and acquired a portion of the Four-Tails’ chakra, while Black Zetsu celebrated the possibility of using Kiyohara’s approach to revive his mother. Elsewhere, Akatsuki planned to create reanimated Zero-Tails Jinchuriki, and Kiyohara learned that Uchiha Kosuke’s body might help make Hashirama Cells into a vaccine.

• Roshi attacked Kiyohara with Lava Release, but Kiyohara froze the battlefield, sealed the Four-Tails, and copied Roshi’s Lava Release after analyzing its chakra.
• Kiyohara extracted a mass of the Four-Tails’ chakra from Roshi and sealed it in a scroll.
• Black Zetsu reported Kiyohara’s growing collection of Tailed Beast chakra to Uchiha Madara, then privately rejoiced that Kiyohara might help him revive his mother.
• Orochimaru proposed implanting Zero-Tails into Impure World Reincarnation bodies, and Shinnō agreed to begin preparing reanimated Jinchuriki.
• Obito joined Orochimaru, Shinnō, and Deva Path Pain in the laboratory as Shinnō vowed to make Kiyohara and Konoha pay.
• Konan told Kiyohara that Yahiko supported Akatsuki Hidden Village while Nagato had not responded, and Kiyohara reviewed Uchiha Kosuke’s examination report, which suggested Hashirama Cells could be used like a vaccine.

Kiyohara planned a gradual Hashirama Cells vaccination program, then tested his growing Nine-Tails power and failed to stabilize an Artificial Tailed Beast embryo. He told Tsunade he intended to establish the Akatsuki Hidden Village in the Land of Rain, and she accepted his decision as Hokage despite her concerns.

• Kiyohara proposed using inactivated Hashirama Cells to develop a vaccine, starting with experiments on Uchiha Kosuke before expanding inoculations across Konoha.
• Kiyohara visited Konan’s home, found her cooking preparations in disarray, and grilled her a silver-scaled fish before leaving her alone with her growing thoughts of him.
• Kiyohara tested a Tailed Beast Bomb and Kurama Mode in the Land of Wind, demonstrating his immense power and sensing that his Chakra was nearing the Ten-Tails’ volume.
• Kiyohara’s attempt to fuse multiple Tailed Beast Chakras in an Artificial Tailed Beast embryo failed when the biological vessel cracked and lost vitality.
• Kiyohara told Tsunade he planned to establish the Akatsuki Hidden Village in the Land of Rain, and Tsunade accepted his decision while warning that the location could provoke the great nations.

Kiyohara accepted Naruto and Sasuke as his disciples and brought them and Hinata to Ryūchi Cave to obtain summoning contracts. There, the White Snake Sage tried to recruit Kiyohara into her plans for dragon transformation, but Kiyohara declared that Tagitsuhime would become Ryūchi Cave’s new master, provoking the Sage.

• Kiyohara accepted Naruto and Sasuke as his disciples after Naruto asked him directly and Sasuke confirmed Itachi had spoken to him.
• Kiyohara summoned Tagitsuhime and took Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Ryūchi Cave to find them summoning beasts.
• Tagorihime welcomed the children and led them deeper into the cave while Naruto introduced himself to Hinata.
• The White Snake Sage sensed Kiyohara’s chakra and summoned him, hoping to take his Tailed Beast Chakra and use it to complete her dragon transformation.
• Kiyohara asked Tagitsuhime if she was ready to rule Ryūchi Cave; she agreed, and he told the White Snake Sage it was time for a new master.
• The White Snake Sage accused Tagitsuhime of betrayal and released her intimidating aura as Kiyohara prepared to challenge her.

Kiyohara defeated the White Snake Sage, installed Tagitsuhime as Ryūchi Cave’s master, and had Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata sign summoning contracts with young snakes. After developing plans to study natural-energy storage and the Tailed Beasts’ regenerative chakra, he traveled to Takigakure with Tsunade to pursue the Seven-Tails.

• Kiyohara crushed the White Snake Sage, sealed her away, and declared Tagitsuhime the new master of Ryūchi Cave while allowing a fleeing white snake to escape.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata chose red, black, and pink snakes respectively and signed summoning contracts with them.
• Kiyohara took Tagitsuhime to Konoha, explained his plan to develop natural-energy storage scrolls, and placed an enhanced Cursed Seal on her.
• Kiyohara decided to investigate Chomei, the Seven-Tails, and traveled to Takigakure with Tsunade several days later.
• Shibuki, Takigakure’s leader, greeted Kiyohara nervously, and Kiyohara stated that he had come for the Seven-Tails.

Kiyohara fought Kaede, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and obtained a sample of the Seven-Tails’ flesh before trading Chakra Armor to Takigakure for Hero’s Water. After learning that Shinnō had completed a floating fortress for the Akatsuki, Kiyohara sent Konan to investigate it and ask Nagato and Yahiko about their plans for an Akatsuki Hidden Village.

• Kiyohara negotiated with Shibuki to duel Kaede for a portion of the Seven-Tails’ chakra, then defeated her and took flesh from Chomei inside her spiritual space.
• Kiyohara traded Chakra Armor to Shibuki for half of Takigakure’s Hero’s Water.
• Shinnō showed Orochimaru the completed Land of Sky floating fortress, and Orochimaru reported its capabilities to Deva Path Pain.
• Uzuki Yugao reported the fortress near Konoha’s northwestern border, and Kiyohara identified it as Shinnō’s work.
• Kurenai Yuhi left Kiyohara’s office after he proposed trying a new sexual act, and Konan arrived to receive orders to investigate the fortress and question Nagato and Yahiko about the Akatsuki Hidden Village.

Kiyohara expanded Konoha’s influence, approved a Hashirama Cells vaccine, and learned that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was preparing to act against him. He reached the Land of Waves to meet the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, who emerged from his hideout and asked what Konoha’s Hokage wanted.

• Kiyohara adapted to Chomei’s Chakra, signed Pakura’s trade agreement, and tasked Kakashi with building railways from Konoha.
• Black Zetsu told Kiyohara that he had found the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, while Nohara Rin and Shizune reported that the Hashirama Cells vaccine was safe for wider use.
• Kurenai Yuhi warned Kiyohara that Shinnō had built multiple floating fortresses, and she gave him a roster of temples across the Ninja World.
• Nohara Rin overheard Kiyohara and Kurenai Yuhi together and left jealously, while Black Zetsu was ambushed by Amado Sannin and escaped after discovering that Jigen knew about him.
• Jigen decided to strengthen ties with Akatsuki because Kiyohara’s power was growing too quickly.
• Kiyohara traveled to the Land of Waves, found the Six-Tails’ bubbles near the cliffs, and was approached by the missing-nin.

Kiyohara defeated Utakata and obtained a portion of the Six-Tails’ flesh and blood, then rescued Hotaru from Shiranami and brought her to Konoha. After consuming the Six-Tails’ flesh, he began assimilating its Chakra, bringing him closer to creating the Ten-Tails.

• Kiyohara fought Utakata, entered his inner spiritual space, and persuaded Saiken to surrender a portion of its flesh and blood.
• On his way back to Konoha, Kiyohara sensed Hotaru in danger and defeated Shiranami, who had killed her grandfather and sought the Tsuchigumo Clan’s forbidden technique.
• Kiyohara calmed the Fury technique within Hotaru and invited her to come with him to Konoha.
• Kiyohara introduced Hotaru to Kurenai Yuhi, who agreed to arrange a place for her near the Anbu dormitories.
• Kiyohara swallowed the Six-Tails’ flesh and began assimilating its Chakra, leaving only the final step toward creating the Ten-Tails.

Kiyohara planned to revive a weakened Kaguya Otsutsuki and win her over while pursuing his own evolution through the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts. As Kiyohara prepared to revive her, Uchiha Madara concluded that he needed a new body and the Heavenly Spear to oppose him.

• Kiyohara reviewed Nohara Rin’s successful Artificial Tailed Beast fusion experiments and decided that Kaguya Otsutsuki could be a valuable ally against the extraterrestrial Ōtsutsuki.
• Uchiha Madara read reports showing that Kiyohara had obtained chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts and suspected that he was trying to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kiyohara planned to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki in a weakened body and gain her trust by understanding her fears while keeping control of the situation.
• Konoha began vaccinating Anbu with the Hashirama Cells Vaccine, and early reports showed manageable side effects and increased chakra reserves among recipients.
• Tagitsuhime became convinced that Kiyohara could help her achieve Dragon Transformation and sought his favor.
• After the Gelel Mine samples and the container tests met Kiyohara’s requirements, he decided to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki; meanwhile, Uchiha Madara and Obito searched Hozuki Castle for the Box of Ultimate Bliss and Madara resolved to seek a new body and the Heavenly Spear.

After mastering all nine Tailed Beasts’ Chakra, Kiyohara discovered that his Artificial Tailed Beast vessel could not withstand their combined power and decided to use the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as its base material. He built the Akatsuki Hidden Village, reunited with Yahiko and Konan, and met Nagato, who summoned the statue so Kiyohara could take part of it.

• Kiyohara finished integrating Saiken’s Chakra and found that the Artificial Tailed Beast shell cracked under the force of all nine Tailed Beasts’ Chakra.
• Kiyohara told Black Zetsu he needed part of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then traveled to the Land of Rain to meet Nagato.
• Kiyohara used Wood Release to build a village among the ruins for Yahiko’s followers, and Yahiko thanked him for his help.
• Yahiko explained his growing split with Nagato, and Kiyohara asked him to arrange a meeting with Nagato.
• Kiyohara spent the night with Konan in the new village, then learned from Yahiko that Nagato would meet him alone.
• Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Kiyohara prepared to take part of one of its limbs.

Kiyohara resurrected Kaguya Otsutsuki using the Artificial Tailed Beast and the Chakra of the nine tailed beasts, prompting reactions from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Hamura Otsutsuki, and the Sage of Six Paths. Kaguya awakened in a weakened body and, after sensing Kiyohara’s Ōtsutsuki nature, regarded him with surprise before becoming wary.

• Kiyohara severed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s right arm, sealed it, and left Nagato, who wondered why Kiyohara was collecting Tailed Beasts.
• Kiyohara returned with Konan to the Akatsuki Hidden Village, then took her back to Konoha as a bridge between the villages.
• Naruto mistook Haku for a girl, but Sasuke told him Haku was a boy; the three headed toward the Hokage Office Building together.
• Kiyohara combined fragments of the statue’s arm, the Artificial Tailed Beast, and the Chakra of all nine tailed beasts, while Black Zetsu supplied his Chakra to awaken Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sensed Kaguya’s resurrection and ordered Amado Sannin to show him the cyborg and a potential vessel; Hamura Otsutsuki warned the Great Elder to protect the Ninja World, and the Sage of Six Paths realized his mother had returned.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki awakened weakened, sensed Kiyohara’s Ōtsutsuki nature, and became wary of him.

Kiyohara defeated and restrained Kaguya Otsutsuki, then convinced her to cooperate against the threats hidden in the Ninja World. After fulfilling Jōgan Kiyohara’s final wish and awakening the complete Jōgan, Kiyohara concealed Kaguya’s chakra and brought her to Konohagakure as a closely guarded secret.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki attacked Kiyohara with her strongest techniques, but he evaded her strikes until her chakra began to run low.
• Kiyohara bound Kaguya with sealing chains and warned her that Isshiki and other threats made cooperation necessary; Black Zetsu confirmed the danger.
• Jōgan Kiyohara’s spirit fulfilled its last wish and merged into Kiyohara, completing his Jōgan and increasing his chakra.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki agreed to cooperate, and Kiyohara sealed her chakra fluctuations before taking her to Konohagakure.
• Kiyohara introduced Kaguya Otsutsuki to Kurenai Yuhi at the Hokage’s Office and ordered that her identity remain a secret.