Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki completed their Class Changes and opened Level 3 Chests with Gato’s funds. As they pursued their new powers, Shen Mo put Otsutsuki Toneri back to sleep, and Itachi won the skill Shoot to Kill, Shinso!

• Uchiha Itachi completed his Class Change and became a sword, while Kisame Hoshigaki celebrated their shared connection as teammates.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki spent their funds on 150 Level 3 Chests each, intending to grow stronger for the future.
• Shen Mo found Otsutsuki Toneri asleep on the moon and used Trading Points to keep him asleep so the Otsutsuki Clan would remain hidden.
• Kisame Hoshigaki chose the Ghost Cry path, resolving to conquer the Ghost God and fight alongside it.
• Uchiha Itachi opened a Grand Prize and gained the Zanpakuto skill Shoot to Kill, Shinso!

Shen Mo watched Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki finish opening their chests, while Itachi dwelled on his plans for Sasuke. After Shen Mo dismissed them, the two fell from the sky toward the ground, where Nagato and Konan looked up.

• Nagato and Konan searched the site where Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki had last been seen, but found no trace of them or Zetsu and decided to wait for news.
• Itachi Uchiha opened two more Grand Prizes, including a Bloodthirsty Bead, while Kisame Hoshigaki opened none and grew increasingly frustrated.
• Itachi Uchiha worried about how he would explain his plans to Sasuke, and Shen Mo warned him that a weapon needed to understand its wielder.
• After neither Itachi Uchiha nor Kisame Hoshigaki found another Grand Prize, Shen Mo told them to put away their Badges and return.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki fell from the sky toward the ground as Nagato and Konan looked up.

Nagato heard Itachi and Kisame describe the mysterious merchant who had brought them to the sky and dropped them near the Akatsuki, then grew furious at the merchant’s promise of power and a chance to defy fate. The encounter left Itachi questioning the Akatsuki leader’s true goals after seeing Nagato display anger and claim that the world could be changed.

• Nagato and Konan found Itachi and Kisame alive in craters after they fell from the sky, and Itachi said a mysterious gentleman had thrown them down.
• Kisame and Itachi recounted their encounter with the merchant, while Itachi concealed their private mental conversations to protect his cover in the Akatsuki.
• Nagato saw the Destiny Stage through Kisame’s Badge and became enraged by the merchant’s offer of wishes and power, which he believed undermined his plan to bring peace through pain.
• Nagato accused the merchant of turning people against one another, but Itachi challenged him by asking whether people had already been killing for their own desires.
• Konan called Nagato’s name, and Itachi noticed the leader’s unusual anger and wondered about his true purpose.

Nagato tested the new powers of Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha through Pain, but their abilities made him wary despite his attempts to assert his authority. The confrontation continued when Pain summoned a winged hound to attack Itachi.

• Nagato used Pain to challenge Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha to show the powers they had gained.
• Pain pulled Kisame toward him with Banshō Ten'in, but Kisame countered with Mountain Crusher Strike.
• Pain repelled Kisame's shockwave with Shinra Tensei, blasting Kisame through trees and forcing Nagato to consider the technique's cooldown.
• Itachi Uchiha used Shoot to kill, Shinso to pierce Pain's Asura Path, revealing his weapon-like transformed form.
• Nagato insisted that Itachi and Kisame were still too weak, and Pain's Animal Path summoned a winged hound to charge at Itachi.

Itachi Uchiha demonstrated the overwhelming power of his new Frost Fang Pain skill, freezing Pain’s summoned beasts and warning that Akatsuki needed to keep up with the power from the jars. Nagato rejected that power and prepared to show his own strength, determined to defeat the man behind the jars and pursue the Tailed Beasts if necessary.

• Itachi Uchiha froze Pain’s Hellhounds and other summoned beasts with Frost Fang Pain, revealing one of his newly acquired skills.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki told Pain that their new powers gave them confidence they could defeat the Six Paths of Pain, and Kisame warned that Akatsuki would be left behind if it did not keep up.
• Nagato, watching from Amegakure, decided to accelerate his plan to obtain the Tailed Beasts rather than give up.
• Pain, the Heavenly Path, rose into the air despite Konan’s concerns, while Nagato insisted that he must prove he was still the leader.
• Nagato recalled his past and resolved to defeat the man behind the jars, collecting the Tailed Beasts and reviving the Ten-Tails if needed.
• Pain, the Heavenly Path, announced his true power and used Super Almighty Push.

Nagato unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei, but Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki made clear that even this power was inadequate against the forces Shen Mo had revealed. Nagato suspended Akatsuki missions to gather information, while the chapter ended with Konan telling him that Minato Namikaze had apparently been resurrected.

• Pain Heavenly Path used Shinra Tensei to devastate the forest, and Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki emerged from underground in shock.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki told Nagato that his power still could not compare with the world Shen Mo had shown them.
• Nagato suspended Akatsuki missions and decided to recall the members while he gathered information and sought advice from Uchiha Madara.
• Shen Mo returned to his room with Ikaros and Hikari, tucked Hikari into her nest, and went to sleep as the ninja world held emergency meetings.
• Nagato and Konan sat in the rain at Amegakure to remember Yahiko, and Konan told Nagato that Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, seemed to have been resurrected.

Nagato and Konan learned that Yahiko had been revived and resolved to support Nagato’s effort to seize the power behind the mysterious man. Obito Uchiha investigated the reports, heard Kisame Hoshigaki’s warning, and set out for Konoha after several years away.

• Nagato questioned Konan about Yahiko’s revival and decided he would seize the power that had brought Yahiko back so they could be together again.
• Konan agreed to help Nagato, and Obito Uchiha arrived and asked what they knew about the events in Konoha.
• Nagato told Obito about the mysterious merchant from another New World and the power gained by Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Obito ordered Nagato to take no action until he reported back, then vanished using his Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Obito met Kisame, who warned him that neither he nor Itachi could resist the mysterious man and confirmed their power came from other New Worlds.
• Obito Uchiha began his return to Konoha to investigate.

Shen Mo upgraded Ikaros with the Disboard Mechanical Race’s analytical abilities and strengthened his own mental power and reality-altering abilities. After considering how to expand the Merchant Guild, he spotted Obito Uchiha sneaking toward Konoha’s gates.

• Ninja villages investigated rumors about Konoha’s supposed resurrection jutsu, while Shen Mo slept until Hikari woke him.
• Shen Mo decided to give Ikaros a sleep function and planned to enhance her with the Disboard Mechanical Race’s analytical abilities.
• Shen Mo used his Trading Points to modify Ikaros with energy conversion and Chakra Mode, allowing her to analyze and learn Ninjutsu.
• Shen Mo upgraded his mental power to Stellar Level and acquired a beginner-level reality-altering ability, spending more than one hundred and twenty million Trading Points.
• Shen Mo turned his attention to expanding the Merchant Guild and noticed Obito Uchiha sneaking toward Konoha’s gates.

Shen Mo visited Kakashi and Rin, learned that Rin wanted to become a member by buying Jars, and invited them to guide him and Ikaros around Konoha. As they walked through the streets, villagers recognized Kakashi and teased him about Rin.

• Shen Mo decided to give events involving Obito, Rin, and Kakashi a push and went to Kakashi and Rin’s apartment with Ikaros.
• Shen Mo found Kakashi refusing to let Rin buy Jars, while Rin insisted she wanted to help after witnessing Kakashi’s fight.
• Shen Mo told Kakashi that pain could surpass death, then asked Kakashi and Rin to guide him and Ikaros around Konoha.
• Kakashi and Rin followed Shen Mo onto the main street, where villagers recognized Kakashi and teased the pair about Rin being his girlfriend.

Rin enjoyed exploring Konoha with Kakashi after her resurrection, while Obito watched from hiding and struggled with seeing her happy beside him. Obito decided he wanted Rin to recognize the darkness of the world and choose him, and he continued following the group as they strolled through the village.

• Rin thanked Shen Mo for the chance to be resurrected, then grabbed Kakashi’s wrist and led him away from the villagers teasing them.
• Obito saw Rin alive beside Kakashi and was shaken by her happiness and her lack of resentment toward the man who had killed her.
• Obito brooded that the shinobi world could never bring Rin happiness and considered making her see its cruelty so she would accept him.
• Shen Mo realized Obito wanted to change Rin’s view of the world rather than take her away or simply protect her.
• Shen Mo, Ikaros, Rin, and Kakashi continued sightseeing while Obito followed behind them, consumed by jealousy and hatred.

Shen Mo let Obito confront Kakashi and Rin, then watched from the sky while Ikaros analyzed Obito’s Wood Release. With help from the system, Ikaros grasped the life-giving power behind it and began to seem more like a living person.

• Shen Mo stopped the group and revealed that Obito had come for Rin, then vanished with Ikaros to watch from above.
• Obito told Kakashi that he could not protect Rin and attacked them with Wood Style: Silent Killing Bind Technique.
• Kakashi shielded Rin and retreated as Obito’s branches burst from the ground.
• Shen Mo asked Ikaros to analyze Obito’s Wood Release and used the system to supply her with information.
• Ikaros analyzed the nature of the power behind Wood Release, and Shen Mo sensed that she had begun to seem like a living person.

After Ikaros began showing signs of life, Obito abducted Rin to draw Kakashi away from Konoha and demanded the village’s secrets in exchange for her. Kakashi agreed immediately, while Rin urged him not to risk himself.

• Shen Mo sensed that Ikaros’s consciousness and power were spreading through her body, which he recognized as a sign of life.
• Obito bound Kakashi and Rin with Wood Release, took Rin, and fled as Kakashi used Forbidden Jutsu to break free and pursue him.
• Obito and Kakashi escaped Konoha before Minato Namikaze received word, while pursuing ninjas failed to stop them.
• Obito bound Rin in thorned branches and demanded Konoha’s intelligence, including information about the Jars and Minato’s revival, in exchange for her.
• Kakashi accepted Obito’s demand without hesitation, but Rin told him not to reveal the secrets or endanger himself.

Rin escaped after nearly killing herself to avoid being used against Kakashi, while Obito turned his attention to Kakashi and trapped him in a powerful Uchiha barrier. Kakashi prepared to fight despite realizing Obito’s abilities were far more dangerous than he had expected.

• Obito withdrew the spikes when Rin tried to impale herself, giving Kakashi time to free her and urge her to run.
• Rin fled, resolving to seek more power so she would not become a burden to Kakashi again.
• Obito hesitated to pursue Rin, and Kakashi landed a powerful punch that sent him crashing into a tree.
• Obito decided to use Kakashi as leverage against Rin, while Kakashi attacked with a Dragon Head Arm and flames but passed through Obito’s body.
• Obito unleashed the Uchiha Flame Formation, trapping Kakashi inside a blazing barrier.

Kakashi fought Obito inside the barrier while Minato Namikaze rushed to support him. As Obito’s attack closed in, Kakashi drew the Rampaging Copying Eyes Card.

• Obito told Kakashi that his battle with Hashirama Senju had left him weakened, then attacked with Wood Release: Hellish Rampage.
• Kakashi used his Dragon Head Arm to burn the thorn-covered trees, but the attack kept advancing and trapped him against the barrier.
• Minato Namikaze left Konoha alone to support Kakashi after the elders warned that the village might face a diversionary attack.
• Obito tried to make Kakashi despair by taunting him about his failures and the deaths of those he loved.
• Kakashi rejected Obito’s taunts and took out the Rampaging Copying Eyes Card.

Kakashi used a dangerous one-time power that transformed him into a destructive, demonic personality, then attacked Obito with abilities that could dispel ninjutsu and pulverize the earth. The battle continued as Obito relied on his Phasing ability to avoid Kakashi’s red lightning.

• Kakashi activated the Card, losing control of his body as a destructive second personality took over while he remained conscious.
• Kakashi’s eyes changed, blue magic circles appeared around him, and he floated into the air as his clothes and mask shattered.
• Obito attacked Kakashi with Fire Style: Exploding Wind Dance, but Kakashi used Analyze Existence: Dispel to erase the flames.
• Kakashi fired red lightning at Obito, who phased through it as the attack turned a large area of earth to dust.
• Kakashi extended his palm again and invoked Analyze Existence.

Kakashi’s red lightning disintegrated Obito’s arm and unleashed a destructive rampage that left Obito terrified and unsure how to stop him. Minato Namikaze arrived, but his inactive Badge led him to suspect the danger was not what it appeared to be, and he confronted Obito instead.

• Kakashi’s red lightning pierced Obito’s arm, and the arm began crumbling despite Obito’s Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Obito severed and burned the arm, but Kakashi unleashed crimson destruction that overwhelmed Obito’s barrier and devastated the area.
• Obito feared Kakashi might destroy the world and realized he had underestimated the Jars’ power.
• Shen Mo explained that Kakashi had not analyzed Obito’s technique and that the ability destroyed energy, causing Chakra-based Ninjutsu to collapse.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, noticed Kakashi’s destruction, and drew his Noble Phantasm to confront Obito.
• Minato checked his Badge, saw that it had not reacted, and appeared to infer that Kakashi’s rampage was not as dangerous as it seemed.

Minato Namikaze tricked Obito into helping him get a Flying Thunder God Kunai near Kakashi, then used the opening to attack Obito. Obito was left gravely injured and used Izanagi to survive.

• Minato Namikaze proposed working with Obito to stop Kakashi, and Obito agreed because he feared Kakashi's rampage.
• Minato Namikaze persuaded Obito to transport a Flying Thunder God Kunai toward Kakashi, claiming that only he could stop him once he got close.
• As Obito's Space-Time Ninjutsu activated, Minato Namikaze unleashed his Noble Phantasm and struck him repeatedly while Obito could not phase.
• Obito survived the lethal injuries with Hashirama Senju's cells and prepared to use Izanagi, sacrificing the Three Tomoe Sharingan in his left eye.

Minato Namikaze shattered Obito’s mask and recognized his former student, but Obito escaped after accusing Minato of repeatedly failing to protect those he loved. Minato and Tsunade saved Kakashi with Level 3 Medical Series Chests, and Kakashi then asked to open a Level 3 Forbidden Series Chest.

• Minato Namikaze shattered Obito’s mask, recognized him, and confronted him about his actions.
• Obito escaped through his vortex and blamed Minato’s failures as Hokage for giving up on becoming Hokage himself.
• Minato found Kakashi unconscious with severe injuries and brought Tsunade to treat him.
• Tsunade bought ten Level 3 Medical Series Chests, and Minato found two Red Potions that helped stabilize Kakashi.
• Kakashi woke, learned that Rin was safe, and asked to open a Level 3 Forbidden Series Chest.

Kakashi explained why he was determined to grow stronger, and Minato Namikaze said Kakashi had the qualities to become Hokage. Back in Konoha, Minato proposed barring Genin and Chunin from combat missions, arguing that Shen Mo's Jars could address the plan's intelligence and funding problems.

• Tsunade warned Kakashi that repeatedly pushing himself into severe injuries could damage him mentally, and Kakashi said he wanted to give everything he had to protect his companions.
• Minato Namikaze told Kakashi that his willingness to give everything made him suited to becoming Hokage, though Kakashi said he only wanted to protect his companions.
• Minato Namikaze brought the group back to Konoha, where the meeting room learned Kakashi was safe but the masked man had escaped.
• Minato Namikaze proposed that only elite ninja carry out combat missions, prompting Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to challenge the plan over battlefield intelligence and village funding.
• Minato Namikaze said Shen Mo's Jars could solve both the intelligence problem and the funding gap.

Minato Namikaze proposed using Jars to protect ordinary ninjas from being sidelined or killed as Chest Openers became more powerful. Shen Mo confirmed Jars could address the problem, warned the leaders not to overlook the weak, and hinted that the future role of ordinary ninjas and the cost of the plan remained uncertain.

• Minato Namikaze argued that Jars could fulfill a wish to keep Genin out of war and proposed addressing the danger that Chest Openers posed to weaker fighters.
• Tsunade contacted Shen Mo, who appeared in the conference room and confirmed that Jars could solve the problem if the buyers could pay and were lucky.
• Shen Mo warned that his unusually long stay and large number of customers in this world might not be fortunate for them, and advised them not to overlook the weak.
• Shen Mo said sensory abilities, clones, remote Puppets, and insect control could help ordinary ninjas contribute, while hinting that their future role might change.
• Shen Mo asked Tsunade whether she knew the source of funding, referring to a Jar Series Danzo had purchased.