Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng argued with Tsunade over the Six-Tails mission and the money he had obtained, then arranged to leave Hidden Mist while secretly staying behind to pursue the Three-Tails. His Shadow Clone confronted Tsunade and Shizune as the original entered the Kamui space.

• On the way back from their meeting, Mei Terumi and Kimimaro separated from Uchiha Qingfeng, Tsunade, and Shizune because Mei Terumi was angry with Uchiha Qingfeng.
• At lunch, Tsunade questioned Uchiha Qingfeng about the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and accused him of lying about the alliance, while he insisted he would fulfill his mission.
• Tsunade offered to split the fifty million ryo with Uchiha Qingfeng in exchange for her silence, but he refused and returned to his room.
• Uchiha Qingfeng created a Shadow Clone, entered the Kamui space, and sent the clone downstairs to tell Deidara to pack for their departure.
• The Shadow Clone argued with Tsunade and Shizune, criticizing Tsunade's gambling and Shizune's failure to stop her.

Uchiha Qingfeng tried to leave the Hidden Mist while Tsunade decided to follow him for Konoha’s sake. Shizune confronted him after Tsunade’s taunts led Mei Terumi to misunderstand what had happened at the inn.

• Uchiha Qingfeng offered Tsunade a wager involving Shizune, and Tsunade blurted out that she wanted to know how much money he had.
• Uchiha Qingfeng left the Hidden Mist with Deidara, while Tsunade decided to pack and catch up with him.
• Mei Terumi and Kimimaro watched Uchiha Qingfeng leave, and Tsunade mocked Mei Terumi and claimed Shizune had rejected his advances.
• Shizune shouted for Uchiha Qingfeng to stop, and he slowed before turning to face her, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi.
• Shizune accused Uchiha Qingfeng of offering to buy her, leaving him unable to explain himself.

Uchiha Qingfeng left Mei Terumi after apologizing, then directed his real body toward the suspected underground base where the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was hiding. His Shadow Clone continued toward the Land of Fire with Deidara while Tsunade and Shizune argued for a ride.

• Uchiha Qingfeng left Mei Terumi after apologizing, and Tsunade and Shizune departed after advising her to consider what she truly wanted.
• Mei Terumi chose to return rather than chase Uchiha Qingfeng, while Kimimaro silently followed her.
• Uchiha Qingfeng asked Little Eight-Tails to guide him toward the suspected underground base where the Three-Tails Jinchuriki might be located.
• Uchiha Qingfeng's Shadow Clone hurried onward with Deidara to avoid arousing suspicion, but Tsunade and Shizune caught up with them.
• Tsunade and Shizune argued with Uchiha Qingfeng's Shadow Clone and asked him to take them to the Land of Fire, but he mocked their lack of money and Tsunade's gambling habits.

Uchiha Qingfeng infiltrated the Fourth Mizukage’s underground base while Hidden Mist watched his decoy team leave, then confronted Yagura Karatachi in disguise. Yagura recognized the masked intruder, and Qingfeng said he had come to take back something he had left on him.

• Genshi ordered Hidden Mist’s Anbu to track Uchiha Qingfeng’s team until it left the Land of Water and to strengthen the Fourth Mizukage’s guards for two more days.
• Uchiha Qingfeng used a Shadow Clone as a decoy and secretly stayed behind, entering the Fourth Mizukage’s residence through the Kamui Space.
• After failing to find an opportunity to place a Flying Thunder God Mark at the entrance, Uchiha Qingfeng bypassed it through the Kamui Space and entered the underground base.
• Uchiha Qingfeng asked the Eight-Tails to locate the Three-Tails, then used his Sharingan to put the resting Ninja in a deeper sleep.
• Uchiha Qingfeng knocked on Yagura Karatachi’s door, slipped into his room, and told him the Anbu were safe before confronting him.
• Yagura Karatachi said Qingfeng should not have come, and Qingfeng replied that he had come to take back something he had left on him.

Uchiha Qingfeng confronted Yagura Karatachi and demanded a small portion of the Three-Tails, threatening Hidden Mist if Yagura resisted. He took Yagura through a passage to the Kamui Space, where several other Tailed Beast fragments were kept, and prepared to extract the Three-Tails.

• Yagura Karatachi begged Uchiha Qingfeng to spare Hidden Mist, even offering his life, but Qingfeng said he wanted part of the Three-Tails instead.
• Qingfeng threatened to turn Hidden Mist into a battlefield if Yagura resisted, and Yagura agreed to cooperate.
• Qingfeng opened a passage to the Kamui Space and led Yagura inside.
• Yagura saw six Tailed Beast fragments in the Kamui Space and realized Qingfeng had gathered an extensive collection.
• Qingfeng told Yagura to release the Three-Tails, and Yagura began transforming under its chakra.

Uchiha Qingfeng tried to take a portion of the Three-Tails’ body, but Yagura Karatachi turned against him and attempted to self-destruct with the Tailed Beast. Qingfeng stopped the Three-Tails with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and cut away some of its Chakra, but the unstable Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the Kamui Space, leaving him injured and fearing he had gone blind.

• Yagura Karatachi transformed into the Three-Tails and gathered Chakra to form a Tailed Beast Ball against Uchiha Qingfeng.
• The Three-Tails warned Qingfeng that Yagura Karatachi was controlling its body and trying to make it self-destruct.
• Qingfeng used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to freeze the Three-Tails, then used Instant Slash to cut away part of its Chakra.
• Qingfeng took control of the Three-Tails and spat its unstable Tailed Beast Ball into the distance, where it exploded in the Kamui Space.
• The blast left Qingfeng bleeding and unable to see, and he worried that his eye had gone blind and he might be trapped in the Kamui Space.

After Uchiha Qingfeng’s injury freed the Three-Tails from his control, the beast refused to fight and blamed Yagura Karatachi for the attack. Qingfeng named the Three-Tails Antuen and revealed that he knew the Tailed Beasts’ real names, leaving them to wonder whether he was the Sage of Six Paths’ reincarnation.

• Uchiha Qingfeng’s injury released the Three-Tails, which backed away and refused Yagura Karatachi’s order to attack.
• The Three-Tails refused to let Yagura retrieve the little Three-Tails, which wanted to reunite with the other Tailed Beasts.
• The Tailed Beasts noticed Qingfeng was badly hurt, and he warned that he might boil the Three-Tails for soup.
• The Three-Tails claimed it was innocent and urged Qingfeng to blame Yagura, while the little Three-Tails hid behind the Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Qingfeng renamed the Three-Tails Antuen and identified the One-Tail as Shukaku, startling the Tailed Beasts.
• The Eight-Tails said Qingfeng’s strength explained his knowledge, and the Tailed Beasts agreed they could only watch what he did.

Uchiha Qingfeng subdued Yagura Karatachi and erased his memories of the confrontation, leaving Hidden Mist unharmed. He escaped with the Little Three-Tails and planned to reunite with his Shadow Clone before pursuing the Six-Tails.

• Uchiha Qingfeng recovered from the eye pain and confronted Yagura Karatachi, who begged him to spare Hidden Mist.
• Uchiha Qingfeng had the Three-Tails return control of its body to Yagura Karatachi, who recognized him as the Konoha envoy.
• Uchiha Qingfeng trapped Yagura Karatachi in Sharingan genjutsu and used Hiko-tsu-kami to erase his memories of the encounter.
• Uchiha Qingfeng carried Yagura Karatachi back to bed, escaped through Kamui Space, and headed to meet his Shadow Clone.
• Uchiha Qingfeng planned to leave Hidden Mist with the Little Three-Tails and pursue the Six-Tails next.

Uchiha Qingfeng revisited his old breakfast shop in Hidden Mist while disguised, hoping to leave quietly, but Mei Terumi arrived and sat across from him. He pretended to be mute to avoid being recognized, while Mei Terumi kept trying to talk to him.

• Uchiha Qingfeng transformed his appearance, cleaned the blood from his face, and visited his usual breakfast shop before leaving Hidden Mist.
• Mei Terumi went to the same shop after spending the night thinking about Uchiha Qingfeng’s apology.
• Mei Terumi recognized the owner but did not recognize the disguised Uchiha Qingfeng, who avoided speaking when she sat nearby.
• Mei Terumi scolded Uchiha Qingfeng for not thanking the owner, so he pretended to be mute and replied only, “Ababa, ababa.”
• Mei Terumi decided the mute stranger was someone she could talk to and moved to sit directly across from him.

Uchiha Qingfeng’s disguise as a mute led Mei Terumi to mistake his responses for advice about her feelings, until he accidentally revealed he could speak. After she recognized him and embraced him on a rooftop, Qingfeng escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Mei Terumi sent the Anbu searching for an injured spy.

• Mei Terumi interpreted Uchiha Qingfeng’s repeated “ababa” responses as encouragement about her feelings for someone from another village and the possibility of uniting the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Qingfeng dropped his mute act, explaining that Mei Terumi’s interpretations had made him so anxious that he suddenly learned to speak.
• Mei Terumi questioned Qingfeng’s identity and tried to capture him when he refused to give his name and address.
• Mei Terumi recognized Qingfeng by the way he climbed onto a rooftop, then embraced him from behind instead of attacking.
• Qingfeng apologized and vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique as Hidden Mist Anbu patrol Ninja approached.
• Mei Terumi told the Anbu that an injured spy had escaped, prompting them to search while she remained the one who was hurt.

Uchiha Qingfeng returned to the Land of Water border after his Shadow Clone spent the day with Tsunade and the others. Tsunade discovered that the clone had been hiding his real mission and confronted him, but he refused to explain himself.

• Uchiha Qingfeng flew through the night in Susanoo and reached the seaside town where his Shadow Clone and the others were staying.
• Tsunade argued with the Shadow Clone over their long stop, while Deidara remained content to stay beside Uchiha Qingfeng.
• Tsunade secretly followed the Shadow Clone out of town and saw Uchiha Qingfeng's original body descend in Susanoo.
• Tsunade deduced that the figure traveling with them was a Shadow Clone and that Uchiha Qingfeng had stayed behind in Hidden Mist to target the Three-Tails inside the Fourth Mizukage.
• Uchiha Qingfeng sensed Tsunade, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to intercept her, and argued with her when she accused him of concealing his mission.
• Uchiha Qingfeng dismissed Tsunade's questions and said he was going back to sleep.

Uchiha Qingfeng confronted Tsunade with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and warned her not to provoke him again. Back at the inn, Tsunade learned he had secretly returned from Hidden Mist and wondered whether he had met Mei Terumi, while Qingfeng went to bed thinking about marrying into her family.

• Uchiha Qingfeng revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to Tsunade and warned that he would punch her if she provoked him again.
• Tsunade swallowed her anger and returned to the inn with Qingfeng, then stopped herself from punching a table when she remembered his threat.
• Shizune asked where Tsunade had gone, and Tsunade complained that Qingfeng had used a Shadow Clone while his real body stayed behind in Hidden Mist.
• Shizune speculated that Qingfeng had secretly met Mei Terumi, and Tsunade considered the possibility before telling her to sleep.
• Uchiha Qingfeng returned to his room, rested after two sleepless days, and wondered whether Mei Terumi wanted him to marry into her family.

Uchiha Qingfeng tried to leave Tsunade and Shizune behind after bringing them to the Land of Fire, but Tsunade refused to let him go without help. The chapter ended with Tsunade clinging to his Susanoo for food money as he cautiously lowered it.

• Uchiha Qingfeng told Tsunade and Shizune that he would not travel with them and claimed he was heading to Cloud Village for his mission.
• Tsunade offered to accompany Qingfeng to the Land of Lightning, but he refused and blocked her from entering his Susanoo.
• Tsunade punched Qingfeng's armored Susanoo without damaging it, and he mocked her before preparing to leave with Deidara.
• Shizune signaled that she and Tsunade had no money for food, so Tsunade leaped up and grabbed the Susanoo's leg.
• Qingfeng warned Tsunade that climbing the Susanoo was dangerous and slowly lowered it.

Uchiha Qingfeng escaped Tsunade and Shizune, then headed for the Land of Rain to reach the Akatsuki base and find the Little Nine-Tails. Meanwhile, Ōnoki waited in Konoha for Minato, while Tsunade planned to gamble away her new money.

• Tsunade climbed Susanoo to confront Uchiha Qingfeng, but jumped down when its hands reached for her, and he tossed her a hundred thousand ryō before fleeing.
• Tsunade demanded a share of the fifty million ryō from the acting Mizukage and asked whether Uchiha Qingfeng planned to capture the Six-Tails, but he refused to answer and flew away with Deidara.
• Uchiha Qingfeng told Deidara they were going to the Land of Rain to prevent the Akatsuki Organization from falling into chaos and then find the Little Nine-Tails.
• Ōnoki waited in the Hokage Building for Minato Namikaze, growing angry that the Fourth Hokage had not appeared, while Akatsuchi accompanied him in Konoha.
• Tsunade told Shizune they would take their hundred thousand ryō to the casino, despite Shizune warning that Tsunade always lost.

Minato Namikaze refused Ōnoki’s demand to hand over Uchiha Qingfeng without evidence and stood firm against Iwagakure’s threat of war. After Ōnoki left, Minato told Kakashi Hatake that the Tsuchikage had come to negotiate and that firmness was the only way to handle him.

• Minato Namikaze met Ōnoki in the Hokage Office and asked what had brought him to Konoha.
• Ōnoki accused Uchiha Qingfeng of abducting his disciple and two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, then demanded their return.
• Minato rejected Ōnoki’s claims without evidence, said Konoha would wait for Qingfeng to return, and warned that Konoha would fight if Iwagakure chose war.
• Ōnoki asked after Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Minato said the retired Third Hokage had been wandering the Land of Fire and dismissed Ōnoki from the office.
• After Ōnoki left, Kakashi Hatake entered, and Minato said Ōnoki had come to negotiate and respond only to force.

Obito infiltrated Konoha to learn why Ōnoki had come, then visited Rin's grave and used an improved Earth Release technique to sneak through the martyrs' cemetery with a shovel. While he searched for Rin, he discovered the First Hokage and Second Hokage's graves were empty; meanwhile, Uchiha Qingfeng arrived in the Land of Rain to inspect the Akatsuki Organization's base.

• Obito followed Ōnoki and learned that his dispute with the Hokage concerned Uchiha Qingfeng and the missing Iwagakure Jinchuriki.
• After Ōnoki and Akatsuchi prepared to leave Konoha, Obito waited for night and visited Rin Nohara's grave.
• Obito hesitated to discard the flowers already placed at Rin's grave, then used an improved Earth Dragon Hiding Technique to enter the cemetery without leaving a pit.
• Obito searched the cemetery for Rin and found that the First Hokage's and Second Hokage's graves were empty.
• Uchiha Qingfeng arrived in the Land of Rain to see what had become of the Akatsuki Organization's base.

Uchiha Qingfeng arrived at the Akatsuki Organization’s base as Orochimaru used the Reanimation Jutsu to resurrect Sasori’s parents. After the reunion, Nagato questioned Orochimaru about the technique, and Uchiha Qingfeng followed, intent on seeing what Nagato would do about resurrecting Yahiko.

• Uchiha Qingfeng and Deidara reached the Akatsuki Organization’s empty rooftop, and Uchiha Qingfeng hurried toward the chakra he sensed.
• Uchiha Qingfeng found Orochimaru preparing to use the Reanimation Jutsu and agreed to wait until the ceremony was finished.
• Orochimaru reanimated Sasori’s parents, and Sasori embraced them after they recognized that they had returned.
• Nagato led Orochimaru away to ask about the Reanimation Jutsu, while Uchiha Qingfeng, Deidara, and other Akatsuki members followed.
• Orochimaru explained that reanimated bodies could recover from injuries but could still be sealed, and that the limits of other ninjutsu were still unknown.

Orochimaru explained the limits and risks of the Reanimation Jutsu, and Uchiha Qingfeng revealed his plan to use it to build the Akatsuki Organization’s strength. The members embraced the plan, while Zabuza Momochi’s enthusiasm cooled when Qingfeng dismissed him as unfit to lead troops.

• Orochimaru explained that Reanimated people remained under his control, were weaker than in life, and could retain at most about sixty percent of their original strength.
• Uchiha Qingfeng said his Sharingan genjutsu might override Orochimaru’s control, and Kisame volunteered to go first.
• Uchiha Qingfeng announced that the Akatsuki Organization would revive powerful dead Ninja and ordered members to search for their burial sites after half a month.
• Kisame and most of the others cheered the plan to make the Ninja World tremble, while Zabuza Momochi offered to bring back the Mizukage’s head.
• Juzo Biwa confirmed that Zabuza Momochi and Haku were provisional members, and Uchiha Qingfeng said Zabuza was suited to assassination, not leading troops.

After the Reanimation Jutsu revived several people, the Akatsuki members celebrated and discussed bringing back loved ones, while Nagato grew suspicious of Uchiha Qingfeng’s influence. The revived Sasori’s parents tried to leave, and Pain confronted them as Sasori pleaded with the leader.

• Orochimaru offered the Akatsuki members half a month to ask him to revive their relatives, friends, or brothers.
• Nagato realized that most of the organization trusted Uchiha Qingfeng and suspected he might have his own agenda, then ordered Qingfeng to see him before leaving.
• Hidan asked whether Reanimation Jutsu victims could be sacrificed to Lord Jashin, and Qingfeng explained that their bodies had no blood for his ritual.
• Sasori’s parents argued with him about returning to the Sand Village, while Sasori refused and said he could never go back.
• Pain stopped Sasori’s father at the doorway and challenged the revived couple for trying to leave, while Sasori insisted they would stay.

Pain ordered Orochimaru to control Sasori's resurrected parents so they could not leave or reveal the organization's secrets. Orochimaru resurrected Miru for Kisame, and Uchiha Qingfeng attempted to free her from the Reanimation Jutsu's control.

• Pain told Orochimaru to keep Sasori's parents confined and prevent them from sharing information about the base.
• Orochimaru placed talisman kunai into Sasori's parents, controlling them, and Pain assigned Sasori to show them around and find them a room.
• Orochimaru used the Reanimation Jutsu to bring back Miru, whom Kisame had killed, and Kisame told her she could live peacefully rather than return to being a ninja.
• Pain asked Uchiha Qingfeng to test whether genjutsu could free Miru from the Reanimation Jutsu's control.
• Uchiha Qingfeng used Hiko-tsu-kami to conceal the jutsu's core in Miru's mind and said Orochimaru would need to test whether it had worked.