Recaps

Obito briefed the Akatsuki on Uchiha Genya’s vast array of powers, prompting Deidara to eagerly challenge him and Nagato to assess the threat. The members were left stunned by Genya’s seemingly unmatched abilities, while Nagato remained confident in the Rinnegan.

• Pain stopped Deidara’s mockery of Tobi and ordered Obito to continue describing Uchiha Genya.
• Obito revealed that Genya had developed a destructive Kekkei Genkai rivaling or surpassing a Tailed Beast Bomb, exciting Deidara and provoking an argument with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Pain silenced Deidara and Hiruzen, while Nagato considered Genya’s destructive power and trusted the Rinnegan to counter him.
• Obito listed Genya’s Magnet Release, Ice Release, Lightning Release, suspected Storm Release, powerful Susanoo, and Mangekyō abilities.
• The Akatsuki members were left dismayed by the breadth of Genya’s abilities and wondered whether anyone could match him.

The Akatsuki Organization discussed Uchiha Genya’s overwhelming strength and the threat he posed to their plans against Konoha. Nagato agreed that they should attack Konoha while Obito placed his hopes in the Rinnegan, leaving the group committed to act before Konoha grew stronger.

• Obito described Uchiha Genya’s defeat of Kirigakure, and the Akatsuki members feared they had little chance against him.
• Sasori of the Red Sands volunteered to fight Genya, but Deidara mocked his strength and the two began arguing.
• Pain used Shinra Tensei to throw Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands apart, then ordered them to focus on Konoha.
• Nagato decided that attacking Konoha could secure the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Nine-Tails for the Akatsuki Organization.
• Obito claimed the Rinnegan could defeat Genya, while Black Zetsu concluded they had to act before Konoha grew stronger.

Pain ordered the Akatsuki Organization to launch the Konoha Crush Plan, and the group assembled outside Konoha to assess its defenses and search for Uchiha Genya. Black Zetsu briefed them on the village’s powerful fighters as the Akatsuki prepared to enter, while Biwa Juzo dreaded facing old enemies again.

• Pain ordered Kabuto and Hidan to join the mission and named it the Konoha Crush Plan.
• The Akatsuki Organization assembled outside Konoha, with Pain leading the attack and Konan staying behind to guard Nagato’s true body.
• Black Zetsu explained that the members would enter in pairs through barrier nodes and first determine whether Uchiha Genya was in the village.
• Black Zetsu warned the group about Konoha’s fighters, including Uchiha Fugaku, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Kakashi, Kakuzu, and the green spandex-wearing ninja.
• Biwa Juzo trembled at the prospect of facing Konoha and entered despite his fear, while Tobi appeared using his space-time ability and drew the rogue ninjas’ contempt.

Obito and the Akatsuki planned an invasion of Konoha while Sarutobi Hiruzen convinced himself that Uchiha Genya was evil. After Kabuto leaked the Akatsuki’s plans, Orochimaru used Konoha’s surveillance network to monitor them and began evacuating the village.

• Obito vowed to prove his worth during the invasion after Black Zetsu stopped him from claiming responsibility for the Night of the Nine-Tails.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Konoha’s strength and blamed Uchiha Genya and the Uchiha for his own past failures.
• The Akatsuki Organization assigned roles and planned its attack, unaware that Kabuto had already sent their information to Konoha.
• Orochimaru’s miniature camera drones recorded the Akatsuki’s teams and routes around Konoha.
• Orochimaru began evacuating villagers and ninja below Chunin rank to underground shelters while monitoring the planned invasion.

Xuanye put Orochimaru in charge of defending Konoha from the Akatsuki Organization, and Orochimaru prepared to confront the attackers while considering summoning the Second Hokage. The Akatsuki teams infiltrated Konoha to target its Tailed Beasts, but Biwa Juzo sensed that the village's apparent ease of entry was suspicious.

• Xuanye ordered Orochimaru to command Konoha's defense, test its strength, and avoid excessive losses, then left using the Flying Thunder God.
• Orochimaru reviewed the Akatsuki members' intelligence, recognized his former classmate Hiruko, and decided to prioritize his orders and interests over Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Orochimaru prepared to summon the Second Hokage rather than the First, then assigned Konoha's fighters to face the incoming Akatsuki members and asked them to capture the attackers alive if possible.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hiruko, Deidara, Biwa Juzo, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasori of the Red Sands split into squads and infiltrated Konoha to pursue its Tailed Beasts.
• Deidara mocked how easily the group entered Konoha, while Biwa Juzo warned him that the village seemed strange.

Uchiha Hikari confronted Deidara and Biwa Juzo in an apparently deserted Konoha street, with Might Guy arriving to support her. As Deidara dismissed her as a child, Hikari revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan and activated Yachihoko.

• Biwa Juzo noticed the ambush and shielded Deidara as Uchiha Hikari taunted them from around a corner.
• Deidara mocked Hikari for looking like a child, while Biwa Juzo warned him not to underestimate an Uchiha.
• Might Guy arrived and blocked Deidara and Biwa Juzo's retreat, frightening Juzo with the memory of the Eight Gates.
• Orochimaru explained through Hikari's earpiece that Guy was there to help capture the intruders and joked about sending Tsunade, prompting Hikari to crush the earpiece.
• Deidara prepared to use explosive clay, but Hikari revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan and activated Yachihoko.

Kakashi confronted Sasori of the Red Sands while Itachi kept Kisame Hoshigaki occupied. Sasori unleashed his hundred puppets, but Kakashi cut through them with lightning-enhanced speed and swordsmanship.

• Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasori of the Red Sands entered Konoha by another route and encountered Kakashi and Itachi.
• Sasori recognized Kakashi as the son of the man who had killed his parents and attacked him, while Kisame faced Itachi.
• Kakashi provoked Sasori by saying his parents had died because they were not strong enough, but Sasori embraced the same belief and challenged him to settle their grudge.
• Sasori summoned the Human Puppets with the Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets.
• Kakashi used Lightning Release Chakra Mode and his White Fang Short Sword to evade the puppets and destroy many of them.

Kakashi fought through Sasori of the Red Sands’s Puppets and forced him to reveal his Human Puppet body. Kakashi provoked Sasori by invoking his parents, and Sasori prepared to unleash another weapon.

• Sasori of the Red Sands fired poisoned needles at Kakashi, but Kakashi’s Shadow Clone vanished and Kakashi trapped Hiruko behind an Earth-Style Wall.
• Kakashi emerged from the ground, shocked Hiruko with lightning, severed its tail, and destroyed dozens of Puppets with Chidori and his blade.
• Kakashi confronted Hiruko, and Sasori of the Red Sands emerged from its shell as a Human Puppet.
• Sasori vowed to turn Kakashi into a work of art, while Kakashi challenged him and reminded him that White Fang had killed his parents.
• Sasori’s anger flared, and he drew a scroll marked with the character “Three.”

Kakashi fought Sasori, who revealed the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and attacked with Iron Sand, while Itachi confronted Kisame and captured him in Tsukuyomi. Kisame failed to break free from the illusion, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and sent a wave of Iron Sand toward Kakashi.
• Kakashi and Sasori fought with powerful ninjutsu, damaging nearby houses.
• Kisame unwrapped Samehada and challenged Itachi, who identified him and said The Shogun had ordered him captured alive.
• Itachi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and trapped Kisame in Tsukuyomi.
• Kisame tried to release himself from the illusion but remained trapped and realized Itachi was formidable.

Itachi used Tsukuyomi on Kisame Hoshigaki, hoping to recreate the terror Uchiha Genya had once inspired in him and Shisui. Meanwhile, Orochimaru confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hiruko, mocking Hiruzen for joining the Akatsuki Organization after rejecting chances to leave with dignity.

• Itachi trapped Kisame Hoshigaki in Tsukuyomi and reflected on how Uchiha Genya had once made him doubt whether reality was real.
• Itachi cast Tsukuyomi on Kisame a second time and continued pouring power into the illusion despite a bloody tear running down his cheek.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hiruko encountered Orochimaru, who appeared before them in a flamboyant kimono.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assumed a fighting stance and asked whether Uchiha Genya had sent Orochimaru to stop him.
• Orochimaru reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen that he had tried to help him before and mocked him for refusing the chance to die with dignity.

Orochimaru visited Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hiruko, rejecting Hiruzen’s claims of innocence while offering Hiruko a chance to join Konoha. The chapter also revealed how Tsunade took Ryuzetsu from Orochimaru and how Xuanye settled their dispute by letting Ryuzetsu choose her teacher after graduating from the Ninja Academy.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen insisted that he had been framed, but Orochimaru’s silence made him accuse his former students and allies of betraying him.
• Orochimaru decided that Hiruzen would become an old leaf whose death could help Nawaki live again.
• Orochimaru praised Hiruko’s talent and invited him to join Konoha’s Research Department.
• Tsunade persuaded Xuanye to make her Konoha’s acting Hokage while he was away.
• Tsunade took Ryuzetsu from Orochimaru, and Xuanye ruled that Ryuzetsu would attend the Ninja Academy before choosing her teacher.

Orochimaru summoned Senju Tobirama with Impure World Reincarnation to fight Sarutobi Hiruzen, then claimed that Hiruzen had betrayed Konoha. Tobirama was left stunned by the accusation against the Third Hokage he had appointed.

• Hiruko considered Orochimaru's offer but stepped back from the duel after Sarutobi Hiruzen warned that Konoha would never accept him back.
• Orochimaru revealed that he would not fight Hiruzen himself and summoned Senju Tobirama with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama recognized the forbidden technique and asked Hiruzen why he had been summoned.
• Orochimaru introduced himself to Tobirama and accused Hiruzen of leading invaders into Konoha by helping them bypass its defensive barrier.
• Tobirama was shocked that his former student and appointed Third Hokage might have betrayed the village.

Senju Tobirama learned that his former student Sarutobi Hiruzen had become a rogue ninja and joined an attack on Konoha, and he condemned him as a traitor. The chapter ended with Tobirama using the Flying Thunder God Technique to launch a lethal attack on Hiruzen.

• Orochimaru exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen's slashed Forehead Protector as proof that Hiruzen had become a rogue ninja.
• Senju Tobirama erupted in anger when he realized Hiruzen had brought another Konoha rogue ninja into the village.
• Hiruko began edging away from Hiruzen as he anticipated Tobirama's ruthless response to betrayal.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent, knowing that his Forehead Protector and Hiruko's presence left him no convincing defense.
• Senju Tobirama praised Konoha's prosperity, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Hiruzen and strike at his head.

Senju Tobirama attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen over his betrayal of Konoha, and Hiruzen removed the Flying Thunder God Mark from his armor before preparing to fight his former teacher. Tobirama condemned Hiruzen for killing the Daimyo and turned against him, while Orochimaru watched and Enma reluctantly aided Hiruzen.

• Senju Tobirama used a Flying Thunder God Mark on Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor to ambush him, but Hiruzen blocked the attack and retreated.
• Tobirama revealed that he had marked his students' armor to protect them and said he now intended to kill Hiruzen for bringing outsiders into Konoha.
• Hiruzen drove Tobirama back with an Earth Dragon Bullet Technique, sensed the mark on his armor, and tore away the marked section.
• Tobirama threatened to deal with Orochimaru after killing Hiruzen, while Orochimaru chose to watch the fight.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma, who apologized to Tobirama and transformed into the Ruyi Staff to help Hiruzen fight his former teacher.
• Tobirama condemned Hiruzen for betraying Konoha, and Hiruzen asked his teacher to forgive him.

Senju Tobirama and Sarutobi Hiruzen fought through powerful Water, Earth, and Fire Release techniques while Orochimaru warned them to avoid damaging Konoha. Tobirama turned the battlefield to his advantage with Flying Thunder God marks and attacked Hiruzen from the side.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen struck Tobirama with the Ruyi Staff, but the target vanished as a Shadow Clone.
• Tobirama unleashed multiple Water Dragon Bullet attacks, and Hiruzen defended with the Adamantine Prison Wall before countering with a combination of Earth and Fire Release.
• Tobirama blocked Hiruzen’s counterattack with Water Wall, which tore through two nearby houses as Hiruzen dodged.
• Orochimaru urged Tobirama to protect Konoha, and Tobirama chose a narrow, high-pressure Water Severing Wave rather than a broader attack.
• Tobirama used his Shadow Clones to place Flying Thunder God marks around the battlefield, then appeared beside Hiruzen and attacked.

Tobirama hesitated when Sarutobi Hiruzen called him “Teacher,” but Hiruzen struck him with the Ruyi Staff and forced him to fight at full strength. Meanwhile, Orochimaru confronted Hiruko, who rejected his offer to surrender and attacked him.

• Tobirama faltered at Sarutobi Hiruzen’s cry of “Teacher,” and Hiruzen knocked him through several houses with a point-blank Ruyi Staff strike.
• Tobirama returned with a hole in his chest that healed, then resolved to fight Sarutobi Hiruzen without hesitation.
• Orochimaru blocked Hiruko’s escape and offered him the chance to surrender, saying Tobirama no longer controlled Konoha.
• Hiruko appeared tempted by Orochimaru’s offer, then attacked him with Storm Release: Light Fang.
• Hiruko vanished behind Orochimaru and cut through his neck, but Orochimaru’s body turned out to be a decapitated venomous snake.

Orochimaru overwhelmed Hiruko with his enhanced strength, revealing that diluted Otsutsuki Cells had made him a Little Otsutsuki. Meanwhile, Uchiha Hikari defeated Deidara and Biwa Juzo with Yachihoko and took control of their minds and Chakra.

• Hiruko revealed that he had come to Konoha to steal Uchiha Genya's Mangekyō Sharingan and complete his Chimera Technique.
• Orochimaru outpaced Hiruko's Swift Release and shattered his bones with a single punch, despite Hiruko's Steel Release.
• Orochimaru explained that experiments with diluted Otsutsuki Cells had transformed him and left him far stronger than a normal human.
• Orochimaru approached the helpless Hiruko to demonstrate the results of the Super Soldier Project.
• Uchiha Hikari marked Deidara and Biwa Juzo with Yachihoko, then seized control of their minds and Chakra.

After helping Uchiha Hikari awaken the Eternal Mangekyō, Xuanye watched her use Yachihoko to defeat Deidara and Biwa Juzo. Meanwhile, Kakashi’s battle with Sasori intensified as his Chakra ran low.

• Uchiha Hikari’s Sharingan evolved into the Eternal Mangekyō, strengthening Yachihoko and consuming her other ocular techniques.
• Hikari used Yachihoko to drain Deidara and Biwa Juzo of their strength, then ordered Guy to take them to the Sealing Squad.
• Hikari watched Kakashi fight the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and Senju Tobirama fight Sarutobi Hiruzen, deciding not to interfere yet.
• Sasori attacked Kakashi with the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand and sneak attacks, while Kakashi relied on White Fang’s Chakra Metal blade to defend himself.
• With his Chakra nearly exhausted, Kakashi considered trying a move he had been developing, and Sasori told him he looked close to losing.

Kakashi used his new Flying Thunder God: Spatial Slash to destroy Sasori’s Third Kazekage Human Puppet, but the technique left him nearly out of Chakra. As Sasori’s remaining puppets closed in, Kakashi prepared to call Itachi for help.

• Itachi defeated Kisame with an Illusion Technique and watched as Kakashi and Sasori fought.
• Kakashi used Flying Thunder God: Spatial Slash to cut the Third Kazekage’s Human Puppet to pieces.
• Sasori reacted with anger and envy, then sent his remaining puppets after the exhausted Kakashi.
• Kakashi realized the Spatial Slash consumed too much Chakra for repeated use and considered seeking Orochimaru’s strengthening procedure.
• As Sasori’s puppets surrounded him, Kakashi remained calm because he was ready to ask Itachi for help.

Kakashi and Itachi defeated Sasori after Itachi's Amaterasu destroyed his Human Puppets, and Kakashi captured his true body. Itachi stunned Sasori's Regeneration Core while the team prepared to secure him and Kisame Hoshigaki.

• Itachi used Amaterasu to burn Sasori's Human Puppets and sever their Chakra Threads, leaving Sasori with few ways to fight or escape.
• Sasori hesitated to deploy the Puppets sealed in his father-and-mother scroll, and Itachi set the scroll-holding hand ablaze.
• Sasori cut off his burning right arm to protect the scroll, and Kakashi seized the opening to remove his remaining limbs and destroy the mechanism in his head.
• Kakashi tore Sasori's Regeneration Core from his chest, revealing his true body, while Itachi arrived with the unconscious Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Itachi struck Sasori's Regeneration Core with Lightning Release after it tried to control Kakashi.

Kakashi and Itachi subdued Sasori and Kisame, but a masked man attacked Kakashi and tried to take his eye. After Itachi exposed the stranger as the man who had posed as Uchiha Madara, Obito weighed the danger against his need to reclaim his eye.

• Sasori of the Red Sands stopped resisting, and Kakashi intended to capture him alive for leverage and to put him to use.
• Kakashi noticed that Itachi's right eye was clouded, but Itachi dismissed the injury as overuse of ocular power.
• Obito emerged from the ground and reached for Kakashi's left eye, but Itachi's Amaterasu forced him to use Intangibility and miss.
• Kakashi recognized the masked man's appearance as Danzo's, while Obito angrily denied being Danzo.
• Itachi identified Obito as the man who had posed as Uchiha Madara, warned him that Kamui had limits, and told him to leave.
• Obito saw Kisame trapped under an Illusion Technique and decided he needed to reclaim his eye and complete his Mangekyō pair to face the battles ahead.

Obito abandoned his attempt to reclaim Kakashi’s Sharingan and joined the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Senju Tobirama. As Tobirama’s Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags overwhelmed Hiruzen’s defenses, Hiruzen prepared to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, but a space-time distortion interrupted him.

• Obito decided he could not face Kakashi and Itachi together, vanished with Kamui, and headed to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s battlefield.
• Senju Tobirama found a flaw in Hiruzen’s defenses and used Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags to blast through the Adamantine Prison Wall.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen resolved to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal rather than let Uchiha Genya exploit Tobirama’s power.
• Tobirama considered escaping with Flying Thunder God, but a vortex-like distortion appeared beside Hiruzen and interrupted his hand seals.

Obito rescued Sarutobi Hiruzen from Tobirama, while Orochimaru captured Hiruko and refused to let Tobirama kill him. Tobirama learned that Uchiha Genya had become Hokage and vowed to confront him.

• Obito pulled Sarutobi Hiruzen into the Kamui Dimension before Tobirama could finish him off.
• Orochimaru returned with Hiruko captured, his limbs broken and chakra sealed.
• Tobirama demanded that Orochimaru kill Hiruko, but Orochimaru cited Uchiha Genya's order to capture talented enemies alive.
• Tobirama learned that Uchiha Genya had become Hokage and accused him of taking the position through despicable methods.
• Orochimaru warned Tobirama to restrain himself around Uchiha Genya, but Tobirama insisted he would confront him.

Nagato launched the Six Paths of Pain in an open assault on Konoha after his earlier invasion teams were defeated, determined to make the village experience pain. As giant Summoning Beasts rampaged through Konoha, Uchiha Hikari and the others rushed to confront them.

• Nagato learned that his invasion teams had failed and rejected Konan's plea to retreat, relying instead on his remaining plans and incoming allies Kabuto and Hidan.
• Nagato sent Deva Path Pain into the air and declared that Konoha would learn what true pain was.
• The Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha openly, and Animal Path summoned enormous beasts to sow chaos while the Paths searched for the Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Hikari, Might Guy, Kakashi, and Itachi raced toward the village gate and encountered Orochimaru and Tobirama.
• Tobirama prepared to respond to the beasts, but Uchiha Hikari eagerly stepped forward to fight them.

Uchiha Hikari discovered that her Yachihoko could not affect the Rinnegan-powered Six Paths of Pain and their Summoning Beasts. She summoned a Complete Body Susanoo, demolished buildings, and tore a Chameleon apart as she laughed, leaving Konoha and Pain facing her overwhelming power.

• Uchiha Hikari tried to control Pain’s Summoning Beasts with Yachihoko, but the technique failed.
• Itachi noticed that the Summoning Beasts and orange-haired people had Rinnegan in their eyes, explaining why Yachihoko could not affect them.
• Uchiha Hikari abandoned Yachihoko and unleashed blood-red Chakra, forming a fully armored Complete Body Susanoo hundreds of meters tall.
• Tobirama recognized the Susanoo’s power, while Orochimaru and Pain worried about the destruction it could cause.
• Uchiha Hikari’s Susanoo crushed two buildings, tore a Chameleon apart, and she laughed maniacally from its head.