Chapter Summaries

Kou confronted Itachi, who came seeking death after learning from Minato that the Uchiha clan could once have cleared its name. Kou blamed Itachi’s arrogance for the clan’s fate.

• Kou suspected Itachi had come to use Kotoamatsukami on him and demanded to know his purpose.
• Itachi said he had come to seek death, and Kou demanded an explanation.
• Itachi revealed that he had secretly watched Sasuke in Konoha and that Uzumaki Naruto’s inner Namikaze Minato had discovered him.
• Itachi said Minato had spoken with him about Sasuke and the Uchiha, and Kou inferred that Itachi had learned the clan could have cleared its name.
• Kou explained that the Uchiha might have avoided conflict and returned to Konoha’s core if Itachi and Shisui had listened to him, then declared Itachi’s arrogance the greatest culprit behind the clan’s fate.

Kou confronted Itachi over the Uchiha clan's extermination, but learned that Itachi had already told Sasuke the truth and accepted Sasuke's judgment. Itachi entrusted his Mangekyō Sharingan to Kou for Sasuke, then Kou killed him.

• Kou rebuked Itachi for seeking death without telling Sasuke the truth about the Uchiha clan's extermination.
• Itachi revealed that he had told Sasuke everything after speaking with the Fourth Hokage, and that Sasuke had chosen to leave judgment to Kou.
• Itachi thanked Kou for guiding Sasuke and offered his Mangekyō Sharingan for Sasuke to use in protecting Naruto.
• Itachi told Kou that he would stand by him in another life, and Kou replied that he would rather not know him again.
• Kou took the vial and killed Itachi with Firebirth.

Naruto packed gifts for his trip to the Land of Rice while Minato tried to persuade the Nine-Tails to join forces against the still-living Uchiha Madara. Kakashi returned to find his home in disarray, and Naruto hinted that Sasuke was too troubled to care about the gifts taken in his name.

• Naruto packed gifts from his friends but made room for the limited-edition ramen Hinata had given him.
• Minato warned the Nine-Tails that Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan threatened humans and tailed beasts alike, and asked it to cooperate against him.
• The Nine-Tails rejected Minato's appeal at first, then fell silent to consider it.
• Naruto listened to Minato and the Nine-Tails while eating ramen, but snapped back to attention when Kakashi came home.
• Kakashi scolded Naruto for leaving the house in a mess, and Naruto said Sasuke had given him permission to handle Sasuke's gifts because Sasuke was not in the mood to care about them.

Kakashi resolved to protect Naruto from Obito, then helped Naruto sort belongings for a move to the Land of Rice. On the rooftop, Sasuke revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and learned from Kou that Itachi was dead and that Sasuke had killed him.

• Kakashi thought about Obito’s apparent alliance with Madara and resolved to protect Naruto, even if it meant becoming Obito’s enemy.
• Naruto called Kakashi over to help sort belongings and discussed using Flying Thunder God to transport them to the Land of Rice.
• Sasuke looked at the moon on the rooftop, and Kou noticed the Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes.
• Sasuke told Kou he already understood that Itachi had paid for his actions and asked whether Itachi was dead.
• Kou confirmed that Uchiha Itachi was dead and that Sasuke had killed him.

Kou confirmed Itachi’s final wish to Sasuke and promised to transplant Itachi’s eyes when they reached the Land of Rice. After saying goodbye to Kakashi, Kou prepared to take Sasuke and Naruto there for training ahead of the battles to come.

• Sasuke accepted Kou’s confirmation about Itachi and agreed to have Itachi’s eyes transplanted in the Land of Rice.
• Naruto discovered test papers Kakashi had hidden in his luggage and chased him around the living room.
• Naruto teased Sasuke, and the two began chasing and fighting while Kou and Kakashi watched.
• Kakashi chose to stay in Konoha to protect it and planned to attend the Six Nations Summit as a guard with Jiraiya.
• Kou stopped Naruto and Sasuke’s brawl, grabbed them by their collars, and announced their departure for the Land of Rice.

Kumogakure had transformed into a prosperous entertainment hub under the Doujinshi Association, but a letter from the Land of Rice prompted Fourth Raikage A to prepare for a serious meeting with Uchiha Kou. He left Mabui and Samui in charge of the village and chose Darui and C to accompany him, despite their excitement about meeting their teacher.

• Kumogakure's Doujinshi Association built a dominant entertainment empire that reshaped the village's economy and helped make it the Ninja World's richest village.
• Fourth Raikage A reviewed an urgent letter from the Land of Rice and summoned Mabui, Samui, Darui, and C to his office.
• A entrusted Kumogakure's affairs to Mabui and Samui while he traveled to the Land of Rice.
• A ordered Darui and C to accompany him and warned them not to rush at Uchiha Kou when they met him.
• C asked A why he had chosen him and Darui for the trip despite their enthusiasm for Teacher Kou.

A tried to keep Killer B from learning about the Land of Rice conference and Teacher Kou, but B burst into the office to pitch his new Galgame project and caught the letter revealing the plans. The chapter ended with B freezing after reading it, then roaring in shock.

• A rejected bringing Mabui and Samui to the Six Nations Conference, partly to avoid further damage to his reputation.
• A asked Darui whether Killer B would remain in seclusion, and Darui assured him B would not emerge for at least ten days or half a month.
• A ordered Darui and C to prepare to leave for the Land of Rice the next day.
• Killer B stormed into the office and presented A with a proposal for a new game combining doujinshi, novels, music, illustrations, and voice acting.
• A's punch sent the Land of Rice letter flying, and Killer B caught it despite A's attempt to stop him.
• Killer B read the letter and let out a piercing roar.

Ōnoki decided Iwagakure would attend the Six Nations Summit in the Land of Rice, while Sunagakure’s elders rejected the invitation. Chiyo took up the letter to seek a meeting with Uchiha Kou about her grandson’s fate.

• Ōnoki ordered Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi to accompany him to the Land of Rice and left Kitsuchi in charge of Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki wondered whether Deidara was in Uchiha Kou’s hands and resolved to bring him back.
• Sunagakure’s elders argued against attending the Six Nations Summit unless Konoha returned the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Chiyo and Ebizo entered the council chamber, and Chiyo condemned the elders’ handling of Sunagakure.
• Chiyo picked up the Land of Rice’s invitation and said she wanted to speak with Uchiha Kou about her grandson.

Sasuke trained to control Amaterasu with Kagutsuchi while Naruto, Gaara, and Fu arrived with lunch. Naruto explained that his father could help Kou in the coming battle, though he himself lacked the experience to contribute much.

• Sasuke used Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi to form a black-flame blade, but his attempt to control a slash failed and he extinguished the flames.
• Naruto, Gaara, and Fu came to the training ground with lunch after Kou had formed a temporary alliance between them and their tailed beasts.
• Sasuke urged the three Jinchuriki to train and master their new power before the coming battle.
• Naruto said that his father could help Kou, even though Naruto himself did not think he could contribute much.

Naruto explained his plan for Minato to use his body in the coming battle against Madara, while Sasuke resolved to master his ocular technique to protect those he cared about. In Kou’s laboratory, Itachi returned with White Zetsu, and Kou used them to resurrect Hashirama and Tobirama through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Naruto told Sasuke that Minato would temporarily take over his body and use Nine-Tails Chakra to help fight Madara.
• Sasuke questioned Naruto’s motives, learned of his friendship with Gaara, and decided to master his ocular technique for Itachi’s sake.
• Kou inspected his failed attempt to cultivate a Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from a fragment and welcomed Itachi back with White Zetsu.
• Itachi reported finding White Zetsu near Konoha and the Land of Rice, then departed to search for more and locate Madara.
• Kou used Impure World Reincarnation on two White Zetsu, summoning Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

Uchiha Kou summoned Hashirama and Tobirama from the Pure Land with an improved Impure World Reincarnation, and the brothers awoke in his laboratory. Tobirama remained wary of Kou’s power, while Hashirama sensed no malice, and Kou introduced himself by name.

• Hashirama and Tobirama awoke in a laboratory and realized they had been brought back to the living world.
• Tobirama accused the young man before them of profaning the dead, while Hashirama scolded him for inventing Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama sensed the Rinnegan in Kou’s eyes and found he could neither gauge Kou’s strength nor escape the jutsu’s control.
• Hashirama admitted he also could not break free, but reassured Tobirama that Kou harbored no malice.
• Kou told Hashirama and Tobirama that he had summoned them and introduced himself as Uchiha Kou.

Kou confronted Tobirama’s hostility and explained that he had revived the Senju brothers with Impure World Reincarnation. He told them Konoha was safe for now but the Uchiha Clan had been wiped out, leaving Hashirama grief-stricken and demanding an explanation.

• Tobirama recognized Kou as an Uchiha and angrily questioned how he had obtained Impure World Reincarnation and what he had done to Konoha.
• Kou rebuked Tobirama, and Hashirama calmed the exchange by insisting Kou meant them no harm.
• Kou said he had revived Hashirama and Tobirama for a reason and suggested they discuss the matter.
• Hashirama asked whether Konoha and the Uchiha were still well.
• Kou said Konoha was safe for the time being but the Uchiha Clan had been wiped out.
• Hashirama’s chakra erupted with grief and anger, and he asked Kou to explain what had happened.

Kou explained that Uchiha Madara had survived and was preparing a disaster for the Ninja World, then asked Hashirama and Tobirama to help stop him. Hashirama agreed, while Kou used his Mangekyō Sharingan to examine the chakra phantom of Asura behind him and realized Hashirama could be even more useful than expected.

• Hashirama confronted Tobirama over the Uchiha clan’s destruction, and Tobirama regretted the tragedy but could not change what had happened.
• Kou told Hashirama and Tobirama that he had revived them because the Ninja World faced an approaching disaster and needed their strength.
• Kou revealed that Uchiha Madara was alive and might be stronger than Kou, then recounted Madara’s scheme, the Eye of the Moon Plan, and the Uchiha clan’s role as its sacrifice.
• Hashirama accepted the need to act against Madara and asked Kou what they could do.
• Kou’s Rinnegan changed to Mangekyō Sharingan, and he saw Asura’s chakra phantom behind Hashirama, concluding that Hashirama was exceptionally useful.

Madara and Obito had Orochimaru release the Box of Ultimate Bliss and extract Black Zetsu as the final material for Madara’s preparations. Orochimaru’s technique erased Black Zetsu’s consciousness, leaving behind an empty shell.

• Obito arrived with Orochimaru, who had developed a technique for Madara’s final preparations.
• Orochimaru released the Box of Ultimate Bliss and drew the monster Gū’s dark energy into its fragments.
• Madara used Susanoo and the Totsuka Blade to release Black Zetsu from its gourd.
• Orochimaru’s curse markings dragged Black Zetsu into the Box’s fragments and erased his consciousness despite his pleas.
• Black Zetsu’s will vanished, leaving a pure, empty shell made from Otsutsuki Kaguya’s Yin–Yang Release.

Madara fused Black Zetsu and the Box of Ultimate Bliss fragments into powerful armor and prepared to confront Uchiha Kou. He set out with Obito for the Land of Rice, determined to capture the tailed-beast hosts and meet Kou himself.

• Madara's armor fused Black Zetsu with the Box of Ultimate Bliss fragments, granting him Yin–Yang Release power and the ability to form a Long Halberd.
• Madara explained that the armor could erase Flying Thunder God marks and that taijutsu was the best way to fight Kou's chakra-absorbing Inari God technique.
• Obito reported that the Five Great Nations and the Eight-Tails and Three-Tails Jinchuriki had arrived in the Land of Rice.
• Madara transformed part of his armor into a black warhorse, mounted it, and set out with Obito toward the Land of Rice.
• Madara declined Orochimaru's offer to accompany him and vowed to clear every obstacle before meeting Uchiha Kou for the first time.

Kou visited Tobirama’s laboratory to learn that growing a new Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was possible but would take at least three years. Newly empowered by Asura’s chakra, Wood Release, and Sage Mode, Kou planned other ways to prepare for Uchiha Madara and left to meet representatives from the Five Great Nations.

• Kou noticed that Tobirama had discovered how to cultivate another Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from its tissue.
• Tobirama explained that creating even a prototype would take at least three years, so the research could not help against Madara soon.
• Kou considered combining the Demonic Statue’s chakra with chakra from the Nine Tailed Beasts to imitate the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki’s power.
• Kou weighed whether to use Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru or Uchiha Madara.
• Kou asked Tobirama to continue the research, then left to meet the people from the Five Great Nations.

Tobirama worried about Uchiha Kou’s coming battle with Uchiha Madara and what Kou might do afterward. In the Land of Rice, Kou welcomed news that the Five Great Nations’ representatives had arrived and began considering a future with Mei Terumi after the conflict ended.

• Tobirama watched the tissue in his laboratory and decided he had to trust Uchiha Kou to defeat Uchiha Madara.
• Utakata told Kou that the Five Great Nations’ representatives had arrived, with Chiyo representing Sand Village and Mei Terumi receiving them.
• Kou learned that Utakata and Saiken were getting along well and teased Utakata about his date with Hotaru.
• Utakata teased Kou about Mei Terumi before fleeing the hall, prompting Kou to reflect on their shared history and her acceptance of him.
• Kou decided that after everything was over, he would return to Mist Village and consider the life he wanted with Mei Terumi.

The Five Nations delegations arrived in the Land of Rice for Kou’s Six Nations Conference, where Killer B, C, and Darui embarrassed A and sparked a clash with Ōnoki. Watching the disorder and hearing A question his ties to Mei Terumi, Kou regretted calling the meeting and wondered if he should cancel it.

• Killer B, C, and Darui marched through the Land of Rice in doujin shirts, loudly celebrating their devotion to Teacher Kou.
• A caught the three Kumogakure men acting foolishly and smashed them into the street, damaging the road.
• Ōnoki mocked A, and Mei Terumi intervened before their argument could escalate further.
• A paid Mei Terumi for the road repairs and wondered whether the Mist Village was secretly cooperating with Uchiha Kou.
• A complained that Kou had not appeared, and Mei Terumi said she had sent someone to notify him.
• Kou watched the delegations leave and the three Kumogakure men stuck in their pits, then regretted holding the meeting.

Killer B woke to find Uchiha Kou at the Six Nations Conference, but his fanatical excitement was cut short by A. Kou invited the gathered leaders into High Heaven Palace, promising to answer their questions once the meeting began.

• In his consciousness space, the Eight-Tails woke Killer B and told him that the Teacher Kou he admired had appeared.
• Killer B opened his eyes and saw Kou standing beside Mei Terumi, while A, Ōnoki, and Chiyo regarded Kou’s Rinnegan with shock and wariness.
• Killer B charged toward Kou in ecstatic admiration, but A struck him unconscious before he could reach him.
• A demanded that Kou explain the purpose of the meeting, and Kou said he would answer once the meeting officially began.
• Kou gestured toward High Heaven Palace and invited the leaders to join the people of Konoha in the conference room.

Kou explained Uchiha Madara’s survival and the Eye of the Moon Plan to the gathered leaders, urging them to cooperate and protect the Jinchuriki. The meeting ended with the Raikage and Ōnoki accepting the danger, while Chiyo revealed she had come to see the person who killed her grandson Sasori, not to seek revenge.

• A accused Kou of inventing the threat to weaken the Five Great Nations and refused to hand over Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• Killer B confirmed that the Ten-Tails and Eye of the Moon Plan were real, based on what Little Eight had told him.
• Ōnoki urged A to cooperate against Madara, and Chiyo noted that Kou’s strength and the existing agreement between Konoha and Mist Village left the others little choice.
• Chiyo challenged Jiraiya over Konoha’s control of the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and Jiraiya defended Konoha’s actions after Sand Village’s invasion.
• Chiyo admitted she had come because of Sasori and said she wanted to see the person who killed him, not avenge him.