Recaps

Simu fought Minato Namikaze in Naruto’s spiritual world, overcoming the Fourth Hokage’s Flying Thunder God and Rasengan with his unusual abilities. Minato’s chakra ran out before he could reinforce Naruto’s seal, while Simu survived the Rasengan and remained standing.

• Minato refused to let Naruto undo the Nine-Tails’ seal until he learned the truth about Naruto’s suffering.
• Simu attacked Minato with steel feathers and scarlet tentacles, while Minato used Flying Thunder God to evade and counterattack.
• Minato caught Simu in a Rasengan, but Simu survived the chest wound because of his unusual body and the spiritual world’s effects.
• With his remaining chakra depleted, Minato tried to reinforce Naruto’s seal, but Simu’s tentacle caught him before he could reach the Nine-Tails.
• Simu acknowledged Minato’s strength after defeating the remnant of chakra, while the Nine-Tails remained imprisoned.

Simu loosened Naruto’s seal, triggering the Nine-Tails’ transformation, while Danzo and Hiruzen arrived to contain the crisis. Danzo’s new Wood Release could not stop Naruto, Hiruzen struck him back, and Simu engaged Danzo as Naruto grew a fifth tail.

• Simu removed the talisman restraining the Nine-Tails, whose Chakra surged as Naruto began transforming.
• Root and ANBU ninja attacked Naruto, while Simu put on a spiral-patterned mask and stayed out of the fight.
• Danzo used Wood Release to strike and suppress Naruto, but Four-Tails Naruto broke the tree and overwhelmed Danzo’s defenses.
• Hiruzen arrived and knocked Naruto away with his staff, then took responsibility for sealing the Nine-Tails while Danzo confronted Simu.
• Simu dodged Danzo’s Vacuum Sphere and taunted him as Naruto rose from the ruins with five tails.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fought Naruto as the Nine-Tails’ power grew, while Kakashi and Guy redirected their efforts toward the Uchiha rebellion and the Jashin Cult. Itachi exhausted Fugaku’s Chakra and trapped him in a field of explosive tags, leaving the father-son battle engulfed in flames.

• Naruto’s Five-Tails form attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, who used Shadow Clones and two composite techniques to strike back, but Naruto’s power grew and he reached a six-tailed form.
• Simu dodged Danzo’s Wind Release attacks after challenging him about why Hiruzen had become Hokage.
• Hiruzen ordered the shinobi to withdraw so he could use a Sealing Technique against the Nine-Tails, while Kakashi urged Guy to trust him and pursue the Uchiha rebels and Jashin Cult members.
• Itachi confronted Fugaku over the Nine-Tails’ unsealing, then drew out Fugaku’s Chakra while fighting his Susanoo.
• Itachi used Genjutsu to conceal Kibaku Fuda across the ruins, detonating them and engulfing Fugaku and his Susanoo in flames.

Itachi’s fight with Fugaku escalated as Fugaku revealed two Mangekyō abilities: a devastating lightning attack and a time-loop technique that restored his condition. After Itachi was left exhausted and Fugaku regained his strength, Fugaku chose not to kill his son and instead let Itachi stab him, leaving Itachi to carry the Uchiha Clan’s pain and protect Sasuke.

• Itachi’s explosive-tag trap weakened Fugaku’s Susanoo, but Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō technique, Lightning: Thunder God, and unleashed a lightning strike that carved a vast ravine through Konoha.
• Itachi survived the strike by awakening his own Susanoo, but his Chakra ran dry as Fugaku’s Susanoo also disappeared.
• Fugaku revealed that his other Mangekyō ability, the Time Ring, had restored his Chakra and healed his injuries by returning his body to its earlier state.
• Fugaku overwhelmed the exhausted Itachi, but stopped his blade short of Itachi’s neck, allowing Itachi’s Ninja Blade to pierce his abdomen.
• Fugaku told Itachi to take his eyes and protect Sasuke, then transferred his Chakra to his son as he died.

After killing Fugaku, Itachi chose to protect Sasuke and the village, leaving Akatsuki to recover his father's body as he fought through the Uchiha coup. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi struck Naruto's Six-Tails form with a five-nature composite technique and prepared to continue the battle with Enma.

• Fugaku died after asking Itachi to take care of Sasuke, but a white worm swallowed his body before Itachi could retrieve his eyes.
• Black and White Zetsu offered to recover Fugaku's body, and Itachi left them to pursue the worm while he returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Itachi fought through the coup, killing Uchiha clansmen who believed he had come to help their rebellion and ordering Konoha ninja to leave the battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi diverted Naruto's Six-Tails attack into the Forest of Death, then trapped Naruto and struck him with a five-nature composite technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Enma if he was ready, and Enma answered, "Go, Sarutobi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi used Enma and several sealing techniques to force the Nine-Tails back into Naruto, though both he and Naruto were badly injured. As Konoha celebrated, Simu left Danzo to choose between pursuing him and exploiting Hiruzen’s weakened condition, then vanished.

• The Nine-Tails survived Hiruzen Sarutobi’s five-nature bombardment, grew more powerful, and attacked the battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma trapped the Nine-Tails with the Three-Way Seal and the Gate of the Great God, then Hiruzen used the Five Elements Seal to return its chakra to Naruto.
• The Nine-Tails was sealed inside Naruto again, leaving Naruto burned and Hiruzen’s arm nearly ruined; Konoha’s ninja cheered Hiruzen’s victory.
• Simu warned Danzo that Hiruzen’s injuries created an opportunity, forcing Danzo to weigh capturing Simu against moving against Hiruzen.
• Simu wished Danzo success and vanished before Danzo could act.

Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha Clan, told Arima he would take the blame and leave Konoha, then killed his parents and used Tsukuyomi to awaken Sasuke’s Sharingan. Elsewhere, Obito defeated Uchiha Inabi’s repeated Izanagi escapes, but Inabi transformed with a surge of Natural Energy.

• Itachi killed a woman and two children hiding in the Uchiha Clan Grounds, then continued killing the remaining residents.
• Arima told Itachi he was worried about his choice, and Itachi said he would leave Konoha as a rogue ninja and entrusted Sasuke to him.
• Itachi found Mikoto waiting with a meal; she revealed that she and Fugaku had chosen to support him, then died from a dagger wound.
• Itachi told Sasuke that their parents were dead and used Tsukuyomi to make him relive their deaths, awakening Sasuke’s One-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Obito killed Uchiha Inabi repeatedly as Inabi used up eleven Sharingan with Izanagi, then Inabi transformed and released an aura Obito recognized as Natural Energy.

Obito and Itachi fought Uchiha Inabi, whose Senjutsu and Izanagi let him repeatedly recover from fatal injuries until Itachi exhausted his Sharingan and killed him. As Obito and Itachi prepared to leave, a young boy confronted Itachi and demanded to know why he had betrayed the Uchiha.

• Obito recognized Inabi’s mutation as likely connected to Kamizuki Simu and the Jashin Cult, then used explosives to blast Inabi away.
• Itachi arrived and joined Obito, identifying Inabi as a likely Jashin Cult member and declaring that he would protect the village.
• Inabi attacked Itachi, but Itachi’s Susanoo endured his Senjutsu-enhanced flames and repeatedly killed him as he used Izanagi to revive himself.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that White Zetsu had pursued the creature that stole Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō, and that Hiruzen Sarutobi had sealed the Nine-Tails but was severely injured.
• After Inabi’s final Sharingan went blank, Itachi killed him with Susanoo; a young boy then threw a shuriken at Itachi and demanded to know why he had betrayed the Uchiha.

Simu interrupted Itachi’s attempt to break Sasuke with Tsukuyomi and offered Sasuke power through the Jashin Cult in exchange for becoming its God Child. As Itachi fought Simu, Simu began transferring Uchiha Inabi’s curse power to Sasuke and used a three-headed snake to blast Itachi’s Susanoo backward.

• Itachi explained that he had killed the Uchiha Clan to protect the village, and Sasuke demanded to know whether Itachi would abandon him too.
• Itachi confirmed that he could abandon Sasuke and cast Tsukuyomi on him again, but Simu arrived and drove Itachi’s Eye Power out of Sasuke.
• Simu announced that he planned to make Sasuke the Jashin Cult’s God Child, and Sasuke agreed to join if Simu gave him the power to kill Itachi.
• Itachi attacked Simu with the Great Fire Dragon Technique and shuriken, but Simu blocked the flames with a water wall and repelled the shuriken with a hurricane.
• Simu made Sasuke close his eyes, drew Uchiha Inabi’s curse markings into a Cursed Seal, and directed the resulting energy toward Sasuke.
• Itachi rushed to stop Simu, but a three-headed Evil-Faced Ghost Snake struck his Susanoo with a combined lightning, flame, and wind attack, sending him flying backward.

Simu forced Sasuke into a Jashin ritual that turned him into a black cocoon and demanded that Itachi choose between killing his brother or letting Konoha face destruction. As Itachi hesitated and Obito held back from intervening, another Jashin Cult member arrived over the Nine-Tails battlefield with the Apostle of Desire.

• Simu branded Sasuke with Jashin’s mark while Itachi fought to stop the ritual, and Sasuke accepted the power despite the cost.
• Itachi escaped Simu’s chakra-draining tentacles and returned to Susanoo, but the Cursed Seals spread until Sasuke became a black cocoon.
• Simu revealed that Sasuke would become Jashin’s vessel and challenged Itachi to kill him or betray Konoha to protect him.
• Obito objected to Simu’s treatment of Itachi, but he refused to attack and risk Akatsuki’s plans.
• A masked Jashin Cult member descended over the Nine-Tails battlefield and summoned the Apostle of Desire.

Simu and the Apostle of Desire devastated Konoha’s battlefield, forcing Shikaku, Danzo, and Hiruzen to coordinate a defense. After Might Guy’s attack failed against Simu’s Susanoo, Hiruzen began considering how to draw the enemy outside the village.

• The Apostle of Desire crashed into the battlefield, creating a massive crater and trapping Hiruzen Sarutobi and Naruto beneath it.
• Shikaku organized Konoha’s response, sending Earth Release ninjas to rescue Hiruzen while urging Danzo to act.
• Danzo used Wood Release to lift the Apostle of Desire, allowing Hiruzen to escape with Naruto, but Simu attacked again and Earth Release ninjas shielded Hiruzen.
• Simu made the Apostle’s thousands of faces chant for Jashin, driving Konoha ninjas into a frenzy and prompting Shikaku to recognize a large-scale Genjutsu.
• Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate and struck with Daytime Tiger, but Simu’s Susanoo protected the Apostle of Desire from serious damage.
• Hiruzen warned that the fight had to move outside Konoha and began thinking of a method he had used during Nine-Tails Night.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo joined forces to fight Simu’s Apostle of Desire outside Konoha after Danzo invoked the Will of Fire to keep Kakashi and Guy in the village. The battle escalated as Simu unleashed powerful attacks, and the chapter ended with Danzo severing the Apostle’s legs and bringing its huge body crashing down toward him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi used Enma’s Adamantine Wish-Fulfilling Staff to shove the Apostle of Desire out of the village, then set out with Danzo to confront it.
• Danzo invoked their teacher’s Will of Fire and persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to leave Kakashi and Might Guy behind to protect Konoha.
• Simu attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo with hundreds of chakra-coated palms, but Danzo’s Wood Release and Hiruzen’s counterattack disrupted the assault.
• Simu used the Apostle’s genjutsu-filled voice, wind blades, and a vast sea of fire, while Hiruzen and Danzo fought back with ninjutsu.
• Simu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Jashin Cult had attacked Konoha in retaliation for Konoha’s assault in Yugakure.
• Danzo used Wind Release: Blade of Wind to sever the Apostle of Desire’s legs, causing its massive body to crash toward him.

Simu lured Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo into a battle before escaping by reverse summoning the Apostle of Desire, which exploded over Konoha and unleashed a devastating blood-red pillar of evil. After Itachi attacked Simu with Amaterasu, Simu shed the burning body and emerged unharmed.

• Simu killed Danzo with Chakra arrows, but Danzo survived by using Izanagi and exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked Simu together, but Simu used a prepared Reverse Summoning Technique to escape from the Apostle of Desire.
• The Apostle of Desire expanded and exploded, sending a blood-red pillar into the sky and spreading terror throughout Konoha.
• Shikaku Nara rallied the frightened ninja to support Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Itachi watched the destruction and grew furious at the Jashin Cult.
• Simu provoked Itachi, who struck him with Amaterasu, but Simu escaped the black flames by crawling out of his burning body.

Simu forced Itachi to choose between stopping Sasuke and attacking his own brother, then used the Uchiha dead to transform Sasuke into the Hatred Apostle. Sasuke awakened with the clan’s collective hatred and trapped the battlefield in a powerful genjutsu.

• Itachi repeatedly attacked Simu with Amaterasu, but Simu escaped each time, while Obito and Black Zetsu chose not to help.
• Simu taunted Itachi for sparing Sasuke, and the Uchiha corpses released resentful bone worms that flew toward Sasuke.
• Itachi tried to stop the worms, but Simu blocked his crows with iron sand and trapped his Susanoo as the worms merged into Sasuke.
• Sasuke emerged from the cocoon transformed, with four wings covered in Sharingan eyes, and told Itachi to atone for his actions.
• Sasuke’s genjutsu engulfed the clan grounds and ensnared Itachi, while Obito broke free and carried Black Zetsu away.

After Sasuke’s awakening sent an ominous aura across Konoha, Danzo used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to seize control of the gravely injured Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen then named Danzo as his successor before appearing to die.

• Obito and Black Zetsu worried about Kamizuki Simu’s power and decided they should find out where he stood.
• Shikaku Nara sensed trouble at the Uchiha Clan Grounds, deduced that Itachi might be fighting the Jashin Cult, and led Konoha’s ninja toward the Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi survived the Apostle of Desire’s explosion because Enma shielded him, but the blast left him badly injured.
• Danzo approached Hiruzen alone and used Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami to alter his memories and perceptions.
• When Shikaku’s group arrived, Danzo concealed the genjutsu, and Hiruzen told them to make Danzo the Fifth Hokage before coughing up blood.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi died, Danzo took up the mantle of Fifth Hokage while Shikaku investigated whether he had secretly stolen Sharingan. Tsunade returned to a devastated Konoha, learned her mentor was dead, and prepared to join Jiraiya in confronting the Jashin Cult.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi named Danzo as his successor, then died from his injuries, and Danzo declared himself the Fifth Hokage.
• Shikaku had a Hyuga Clan ninja inspect Danzo with the Byakugan, confirming that Danzo had ordinary Sharingan on his arm but no sign of Shisui's green Chakra.
• Danzo rallied Konoha's ninjas by declaring that they would strike the Jashin Cult and avenge Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tsunade won a hundred million ryo at a casino before ANBU delivered an emergency message about Konoha's crisis.
• Tsunade used Katsuyu's Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Konoha and saw the destruction around the village.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Hiruzen Sarutobi had died and that they needed to support the fight against the remaining Jashin Cult member at the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Sasuke’s assault on Itachi revealed the power and hatred of the Uchiha souls bound within him, while a fleeting, godlike aura emerged from inside Sasuke and then vanished. Simu rescued Sasuke as Jiraiya and Tsunade arrived to confront him.

• Sasuke battered Itachi’s Susanoo with lightning attacks, while Itachi realized Sasuke had become a vessel for the Uchiha Clan’s hatred and tried to stop him from falling under the Jashin Cult’s influence.
• Itachi covered his Susanoo with Amaterasu, then used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke, causing the bound souls in Sasuke to erupt and torment him.
• A cold aura from within Sasuke silenced Itachi and the souls, and Sasuke’s wings and altered body receded into a single Cursed Seal before he collapsed.
• Simu sensed the aura in Sasuke, while Obito recognized a resemblance to Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu reacted with fear.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade arrived with Gamabunta and attacked; Obito escaped with Itachi, while Simu rescued Sasuke and retreated from Tsunade’s punch.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade confronted Simu, blaming the Jashin Cult for plotting something terrible.

Simu escaped Konoha after battling Jiraiya and Tsunade, using Iron Sand and a false death to evade Jiraiya’s Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan. As Danzo organized Konoha’s response, Simu flew toward a hideout in the Land of Fire with Sasuke, nearly out of Chakra.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya attacked Simu, but he evaded them and countered with iron feathers before retreating into the air.
• Tsunade released the Yin Seal and smashed through Simu’s Iron Sand, while Jiraiya used Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro to launch a surprise attack.
• Jiraiya struck Simu with Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, but Simu used Izanagi to survive and reappeared unharmed.
• Simu escaped toward Konoha’s outskirts as Danzo arrived, then Danzo ordered Tsunade to treat the wounded, Jiraiya to guard the village, and Kakashi to track the enemy without engaging.
• Simu broke through Konoha’s barrier and flew toward a hideout in the Land of Fire with Sasuke.

Kakashi's pursuit team failed to track Simu, and Danzo tried unsuccessfully to recruit Kakashi as Root's leader. As Konoha assessed its devastating losses and Danzo tightened his control, Jiraiya questioned why Hiruzen had chosen Danzo and wondered whether his own absence had contributed to the disaster.

• Kakashi and his team found Jashin Cult hideouts but lost Simu's trail after barely surviving repeated dangers.
• Kakashi reported the failed mission to Danzo, who offered him leadership of Root, but Kakashi declined.
• Shikaku reported Konoha's enormous casualties to Danzo, who refused to pull troops from the borders and ordered Jiraiya and Tsunade to remain in the village.
• Shikaku told Jiraiya that Hiruzen had explicitly named Danzo as his successor and that observers had found no sign Hiruzen was under Genjutsu.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Hiruzen would still be alive and Konoha less damaged if he had never left the village.

Danzo consolidated his position as the Fifth Hokage by distributing resources to Konoha’s clans, blaming the Uchiha Clan and Jashin Cult for the devastation, and promising retaliation. After Hiruzen Sarutobi’s funeral, Konoha launched raids against suspected Jashin Cult strongholds, while Ōnoki and Kitsuchi reacted to the cult’s attack on Konoha.

• Danzo settled compensation and business interests with Konoha’s clans, then designated Itachi Uchiha and the Jashin Cult members called Tobi as S-Rank Rogue Ninja and ordered targeted raids against the cult.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade watched the clan leaders leave the Hokage Building and discussed why Danzo was the only practical choice for Hokage, with Tsunade explaining how her fear of blood kept her from serving.
• Danzo praised Hiruzen Sarutobi at his funeral, condemned the Uchiha Clan and Jashin Cult, and won public support for his succession as Fifth Hokage.
• Konoha sent reconnaissance ninja throughout the region and dispatched ten elite squads to purge suspected Jashin Cult strongholds.
• In Iwagakure, Ōnoki and Kitsuchi discussed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death and the Jashin Cult’s terrifying attack on Konoha.

Ai and Rasa responded to Konoha’s devastation by preparing to exploit its weakness and cooperate against the Jashin Cult, while Simu reviewed his gains and watched Sasuke and Gaara fight at his base. Sasuke remained trapped by Gaara’s sand as Simu praised Gaara’s progress.

• Mabui reported Konoha’s losses to Ai, who ordered Kumogakure to probe the Land of Fields and seek out surviving Uchiha.
• Baki delivered Danzo’s request for Sunagakure’s cooperation against the Jashin Cult, and Rasa agreed after Kawanishi endorsed an alliance.
• Simu examined his increased reputation, new research progress, captured genetic material, and stolen techniques, and anticipated a war that would spread across the Shinobi World.
• An explosion alerted Simu to Sasuke and Gaara fighting in the base, with Hidan urging them on.
• Sasuke attacked Gaara while Gaara was distracted, but Gaara evaded the strike with sand and buried Sasuke up to his head.

Simu brought Sasuke into the Jashin Cult’s care and confirmed that Sasuke was determined to gain strength and take revenge. At Akatsuki’s meeting, Itachi and Biwa Juzo joined as new members, and Itachi later escaped Orochimaru’s attempt to seize his eyes with a Genjutsu.

• Simu stopped Sasuke’s Cursed Seal from spreading, introduced himself as a Jashin Cult member, and told Sasuke he planned to make him a vessel for Lord Jashin.
• Sasuke agreed to accept anything for the strength to take revenge, and Simu left Gaara to look after him while he and Hidan went to Akatsuki’s headquarters.
• Tobi brought Itachi to the Akatsuki meeting, while Konan introduced Biwa Juzo; Itachi chose the Vermilion Bird codename and Juzo chose Southern Dipper.
• Pain assigned Itachi and Juzo to work together and told Akatsuki to prepare for capturing the Tailed Beasts.
• Itachi asked Simu about Sasuke and learned he was training to kill him.
• Orochimaru tried to restrain Itachi with snakes and steal his Sharingan, but Itachi revealed the captive was a Genjutsu and left him behind.

Danzo coordinated Konoha’s response to the Jashin Cult and other nations while arranging a mission to secure the Daimyo’s reconstruction funds. He left for the capital to meet the Daimyo, as Arima prepared to protect him and hunt Ghouls.

• Danzo ordered Konoha to prepare for threats from the Land of Earth and Land of Lightning, appointed Jiraiya to lead the Land of Rivers operation, and asked Tsunade to train medical shinobi.
• Jiraiya persuaded Kakashi to join the operation with the promise of a new Make-Out Paradise, then departed for the Land of Rivers with elite squads.
• Shikaku told Danzo that the Daimyo would fund Konoha’s reconstruction if Kishou Arima and Dr. Fang Zhu accompanied Danzo to the capital and remained as guards.
• Danzo accepted Shikaku’s advice to secure the Daimyo’s support while having Ryoma handle the Quinque issue.
• Arima received orders to protect the Daimyo and eliminate Ghouls, hoping to grow strong enough to help Itachi take Sasuke back.
• Two days later, Danzo set out for the Land of Fire’s capital to meet the Daimyo and receive his investiture.

Jiraiya and Ebizo formed an alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure to destroy the Jashin Cult in the Land of Rivers. In the Cult’s capital, Sasuke, Gaara, Xianai, Jugo, and Uzumaki Rii learned that Jiraiya had entered Divine Kingdom, and Rii trusted that Simu’s plan would proceed.

• Jiraiya negotiated with Ebizo, and Konoha and Sunagakure agreed to form an Allied Shinobi Force against the Jashin Cult, with Ebizo commanding and both sides dividing the spoils.
• Jiraiya left Nara Touya to coordinate the alliance and infiltrated the Land of Rivers to gather intelligence.
• Divine Kingdom’s followers held a frenzied ceremony in the former capital, where a crowd killed nobles as a priest denounced them and their shinobi protectors.
• Sasuke watched the executions with disgust, while Xianai reminded him that his desire to kill Itachi resembled the believers’ fanaticism.
• Uzumaki Rii reported that Jiraiya had entered Divine Kingdom, and Jugo voiced concern before Rii assured the group that events would follow Simu’s plan.

Jiraiya infiltrated the Jashin Cult’s territory and found its towns unusually peaceful, its believers devoted, and its officials seemingly honest. After uncovering that the cult provided abundant food during wartime, he used the sages’ Senjutsu Chakra to reveal that his meal was actually insects and tree bark.

• Jiraiya disguised himself as a farmer and entered a town in the Land of Rivers with a caravan of refugees.
• He observed that the Divine Guards treated the refugees fairly and that the town was peaceful, then learned about Jashin, the Three Apostles, the Three High Priests, and two God Children.
• Jiraiya realized the cult’s food supply might explain its influence and visited a church to inspect the statues of Jashin and the Apostles.
• He summoned Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima and asked them to examine a meal he had received from the cult.
• Fukasaku released Senjutsu Chakra, revealing that the meal was made of insects and tree bark, leaving Jiraiya horrified about what the believers ate.