Chapter Summaries

Shiraha found Shion safe with Orochimaru in Water Mist City, learned how she had ended up there, and gave Orochimaru some of her blood in thanks for rescuing her. After taking Shion home, Shiraha planned to return and punish Iwagakure, while Kodama set out to intercept the Kumogakure delegation.

• Shiraha tracked Shion to a Hot Spring Hotel in Water Mist City and burst into a room where she and Orochimaru were eating.
• Shion admitted she had gone out because she was lonely, and Shiraha warned her not to put herself in danger again.
• Orochimaru explained that he had rescued Shion and revealed that the hotel belonged to Hiruko; Shiraha gave him some of Shion’s blood as thanks.
• Shiraha learned through Uchiha Issei that Kumogakure’s shinobi were taking Hizashi Hyuga away from the Land of Fire, where Hizashi would use the Caged Bird Seal to destroy his Byakugan.
• Shiraha took Shion back to Demon Country and resolved to teach Iwagakure a lesson, while Kodama left the Akatsuki base to intercept the Kumogakure delegation.

Kumogakure ninja tried to escape after fighting Iwagakure ninja, but Han arrived and blocked them. Yagami Shiraha let the Kumogakure team leave, then challenged Han and overwhelmed him in a direct clash before Han prepared a Tailed Beast Ball.

• Four Iwagakure ninja trapped six Kumogakure ninja in a ravine, but the Kumogakure team fought back and defeated two of them.
• Han arrived and stopped the Kumogakure ninja from leaving, but Yagami Shiraha appeared and ordered them to go, then announced that he had come for Ōnoki.
• Han drew on the Five-Tails' Chakra, sent the wounded Iwagakure ninja away, and charged Shiraha.
• Shiraha used Acid Arrow to corrode Han's Tailed Beast Cloak, then punched him through the forest and broke several ribs.
• Han entered a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and began forming a Tailed Beast Ball, while Shiraha raised a special radiation force field.

Shiraha used an improved Antimagic Array to sabotage Han’s Tailed Beast Ball, defeat him, and seize the Five-Tails’ Chakra. He then confronted Ōnoki and negotiated Han’s release for 1.5 billion Ryo, leaving Iwagakure’s Tsuchikage humiliated.

• Shiraha’s Antimagic Array disrupted Han’s Tailed Beast Ball, causing it to explode and leaving Han unconscious after Shiraha struck him.
• Shiraha sealed Han’s Chakra and carried him away, planning to use him to secure compensation from Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki confronted Shiraha and accused the Uzumaki Clan of attacking Iwagakure, but Shiraha blamed Iwagakure for kidnapping his daughter, Shion.
• Ōnoki prepared Dust Release, but Shiraha threatened to kill Han if Ōnoki attacked.
• Shiraha demanded 1.5 billion Ryo, and Ōnoki agreed to pay 500 million in cash and the rest in stone and minerals.
• Shiraha returned Han to Ōnoki and departed, leaving the arriving Iwa Ninja puzzled by Ōnoki’s expression.

Kodama rescued Hizashi Hyuga from the Kumogakure escort and offered him a chance to escape the Caged Bird Curse Seal, leaving Hizashi to begin a new life under a mask. Meanwhile, the Shinobi World reacted to the disappearance of the Hyuga prisoner and to Ōnoki’s costly settlement with Yagami Shiraha.

• Kodama used Wood Release and an expanded darkness genjutsu to kill the three Kumogakure Jōnin escorting Hizashi Hyuga near the Land of Fire border.
• Kodama urged Hizashi to seek freedom by helping remove the Caged Bird Curse Seal, and Hizashi agreed after Kodama invoked Neji’s future.
• Kodama gave Hizashi a white spiral mask and medicine; Hizashi drank it, put on the mask, and suffered intense pain as Kodama concealed the scene.
• Konoha’s outpost ninja found bloodstains but no bodies, and Konoha and Kumogakure later settled the incident after Konoha made trade concessions.
• Ōnoki apologized for Iwagakure’s kidnapping of Shion and offered the Uzumaki Clan compensation and supplies, while rumors spread that he feared Yagami Shiraha.

Shiraha isolated Hizashi Hyuga’s Caged Bird Seal and negotiated with Hiruko for the Chimera Technique in exchange for blood and a future pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He left with the technique, unaware that Hiruko had omitted crucial details, and began considering how his warlock arts could improve bloodline fusion.

• Shiraha brought the unconscious Hizashi Hyuga to the Demon Country and used seals to block the Hyuga Main Family’s control over his Caged Bird Seal.
• Shiraha examined Hizashi Hyuga in the new laboratory beneath his palace, then received Orochimaru’s message that Hiruko wanted to meet.
• Shiraha met Hiruko in Water Mist City and learned that his Chimera Technique had fused three Kekkei Genkai and a Summoning Beast, but the resulting powers were damaging his body.
• Shiraha refused to trade Kimimaro’s life for the technique, then agreed to exchange Kimimaro’s blood and a future pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan for the complete Chimera Technique.
• Hiruko handed Shiraha an incomplete scroll, concealing key details that would cause Shiraha’s bloodline fusions to develop similar problems.
• Shiraha began considering how to combine the Chimera Technique with Spirit Summoning Warlock arts to advance his bloodlines.

Shiraha studied how to combine bloodlines and plan the growth of his avatars, then spent six months in Demon Country guiding Shion’s training. After returning to the Uzumaki Clan, he worked through Kushina’s backlog of documents until she arrived late at night to reward him.

• Shiraha examined a clone’s Wind affinity and recorded his theories about chakra attributes, Kekkei Genkai, and bloodline fusion.
• Shiraha planned to develop different chakra attributes through himself, Kodama, and Uchiha Issei, and considered bloodlines he might acquire for future fusion experiments.
• Shiraha spent six months in Demon Country guiding Shion, who reached the level of a Second-Class Apprentice, and later arranged for Kakuzu and Sasori to protect her and the Serpent Spirit Corporation.
• After returning to the Uzumaki Clan, Shiraha gave the Deep Blue Potions to his children and spent several days handling the documents Kushina had left for him.
• Kushina brought food to Shiraha’s office late at night, appeared in a revealing nightgown, and kissed him after he pulled her into his arms.

Shiraha considered using bloodline fusion to treat Kimimaro’s illness and received an invitation from Hiruzen Sarutobi to attend Konoha’s Chunin Selection Exam. He accepted and decided to bring Taichi and Hikari, setting up a visit where he could approach the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.

• Shiraha studied bloodline relationships and considered whether Hyuga blood could help Kimimaro overcome the Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Disease.
• Shiraha read Hiruzen Sarutobi’s invitation to Konoha’s Chunin Selection Exam and decided to use the visit to make contact with the Uchiha Clan.
• Shiraha wrote back to Hiruzen, confirming that he would attend the exam in eighteen days.
• Shiraha returned home and woke Hikari and Taichi for training, telling them he planned to bring them to Konoha.
• Taichi quickly got out of bed after Shiraha threatened to take only Hikari to Konoha.

Shiraha developed the Uzumaki Clan’s school and training program while guiding its children, then invited Haku and Kimimaro to enter Konoha’s Chunin Selection Exam. He planned to use the exam to demonstrate the Uzumaki Clan’s strength, depending on how Uchiha Itachi performed.

• Shiraha brought Taichi and Hikari to the Training Ground, where Uzumaki children gathered to watch him teach.
• Haku and Kimimaro fought, showing their advanced ice and bone techniques, and Kimimaro won after Haku hesitated to strike him.
• Haku cleaned Kimimaro’s bones and treated him with care, while Shiraha healed Haku’s cheek wound.
• Shiraha praised Haku and Kimimaro, then invited them to join Taichi and Hikari in next month’s Chunin Selection Exam in Konoha.
• Shiraha decided the exam could showcase the Uzumaki Clan’s education and strength, depending on Uchiha Itachi’s performance.

Shiraha arrived in Konoha for the Chunin Selection Exam with his family and disciples, reuniting with Nawaki and Tsunade before watching the Second Exam from the Central Tower. Kimimaro and Haku reached the tower in record time, while Uchiha Itachi was forced to give up his scroll after they and Meteor joined forces against him.

• Shiraha arrived at Konoha's East Gate with Taichi, Hikari, Kimimaro, and Haku, where Nawaki greeted him and joked with the children.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha with Shizune and reunited with Nawaki and Shiraha, then discussed Shiraha's reason for calling her back.
• Shiraha entered the Death Forest's Central Tower to watch the Second Exam with Hiruzen Sarutobi and said he expected Uchiha Itachi to pass quickly.
• Kimimaro and Haku arrived at the tower less than two hours after the exam began, breaking the record and drawing attention from the observers.
• Meteor reached the tower soon after, and Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that he had joined Kimimaro and Haku in forcing Itachi to surrender his Earth Scroll.

Kimimaro, Haku, and Meteor passed the Second Exam ahead of Uchiha Itachi, while Shiraha’s presence unsettled Konoha’s leaders and exposed growing tensions with the Uchiha clan. After spending two days gathering Katsuyu cells with Tsunade, Shiraha returned to the hotel, where Kakashi came to see him.

• Kimimaro, Haku, and Meteor passed the Death Forest exam, and Shiraha praised them as they waited for the remaining candidates.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Shisui, and Chiho arrived to observe, and Shiraha’s warm greeting to Chiho and handshake with Shisui made Hiruzen and Fugaku uneasy.
• Fugaku learned that Itachi had surrendered his scroll after encountering Kimimaro, Haku, and Meteor, while Shiraha revealed that Kimimaro and Haku were his disciples.
• Inuzuka Hana, Aburame Muta, and Hyuga Takashi passed before Itachi reached the tower at dawn the next day; the exam continued until its fifth-day preliminary round.
• Shiraha went with Tsunade to Shikkotsu Forest and obtained enough Katsuyu cells, then returned to the hotel and was visited by Kakashi.

Kakashi asked Shiraha for a way to grow stronger and agreed to prepare for an Uchiha blood transplant after learning he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. At the Chunin Selection Exam, a new preliminary round began, and Uchiha Itachi defeated Haku in the opening match.

• Kakashi told Shiraha he wanted to become stronger, and Shiraha offered further training, cell transplantation, or Uchiha blood to help him master his Sharingan.
• Kakashi chose to pursue the Uchiha blood transplant, and Shiraha told him to visit the Uzumaki Clan while he prepared.
• Oshima Shuichi announced that the seventy-six successful examinees would face a one-on-one preliminary round, prompting many to withdraw until forty-one remained.
• The match draw paired Haku against Uchiha Itachi, and Haku used senbon, Ice Style, and Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal while Itachi countered with powerful Fire Style.
• Itachi shattered Haku's ice crystals with Great Dragon Fire Technique, and Haku conceded the match.
• Shiraha told Haku not to hold back in every fight after he apologized for losing.

Meteor defeated Akimichi Yuto by draining his Chakra with the Mysterious Peacock Method. Kimimaro then defeated Hyuga Takashi, revealing that his Shikotsumyaku could withstand the Gentle Fist.

• Meteor used the Mysterious Peacock Method to absorb Akimichi Yuto’s Chakra and won after Yuto was left too weak to stand.
• Kimimaro and Hyuga Takashi entered the arena for the seventeenth match.
• Kimimaro drew a bone from his arm to form a sword, revealing his Shikotsumyaku and his Kaguya Clan heritage.
• Hyuga Takashi struck Kimimaro repeatedly with the Gentle Fist, but Kimimaro remained unaffected and grew bone spikes through his body.
• Kimimaro injured Hyuga Takashi’s hands and won the match after Oshima Shuichi stopped the fight.

Kushina signed Konoha’s treaty while missing Shiraha, and Obito discovered that Rin was alive and living with the Uzumaki Clan. Half a month later, Obito and Nagato approached the clan to negotiate with its Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, while Obito concealed Rin’s survival from Black Zetsu.

• Kushina signed the treaty from Konoha and resolved to make Shiraha pay when he returned.
• Nohara Rin delivered hospital and Serpent Spirit Corporation documents, and Kushina reflected on Rin’s strength and hoped she would marry Kakashi.
• Obito infiltrated the Uzumaki Clan grounds, saw Rin alive, and realized she had become the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki; he wavered over whether to take her away and kept the discovery from Black Zetsu.
• At the Akatsuki base, Obito ordered Black Zetsu to monitor Shiraha and the Uchiha Clan while he investigated a suspected Infinite Ring Organization base near the Uzumaki Clan.
• Obito and Nagato arrived near the Uzumaki Clan grounds, sensed its barrier and Kurama’s Chakra, and decided to try negotiating with the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.

Nagato attacked the Uzumaki Clan grounds to demand cooperation with Akatsuki, but Kushina drove him away from the civilians and met him in a valley. After Kurama joined her and she unleashed Crimson Dragon Calamity, her punch overwhelmed Nagato’s Shinra Tensei, leaving him battered and Kushina unharmed.

• Nagato flew to the Uzumaki Clan grounds, blasted apart the gate post, and injured the guards when they refused to summon Kushina.
• Kushina sensed Nagato’s powerful Chakra, ordered civilians into shelters, and confronted him in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Nagato repelled Kushina’s attack and sent her crashing through a building, but she protected the injured shinobi with Kurama’s Chakra.
• Kushina rejected Nagato’s demand that the Uzumaki Clan cooperate with Akatsuki and lured him away from the clan grounds to fight.
• Kurama merged with Kushina in the valley, and Kushina activated Crimson Dragon Calamity before striking Nagato with a devastating punch.
• Nagato unleashed a powerful Shinra Tensei, but the explosion left him battered while Kushina remained unharmed, and Obito fled to find Rin.

Kushina defeated Uzumaki Nagato by letting him absorb an overwhelming flood of Kurama’s Chakra, then sealed him and planned to bring him back for Shiraha. Meanwhile, Obito infiltrated Whirlpool Hospital and watched Rin care for the wounded, unsure whether he could face her or ask her to leave with him.

• Nagato introduced himself as Uzumaki Nagato and rejected Kushina’s offer to rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, insisting that he wanted to become a god and establish a new order of peace.
• Kushina used Crimson Dragon Armor to attack Nagato, who blocked her with the Asura Path and began absorbing her Chakra with the Preta Path.
• Kushina opened her seal and let Kurama pour an overwhelming torrent of Nine-Tails Chakra into Nagato, causing him severe pain and disrupting his body and mind.
• Kushina knocked Nagato unconscious, and Kurama reclaimed the rampaging Chakra while Kushina bound him with three layers of seals and Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Obito infiltrated the Uzumaki Clan grounds and found Rin treating the wounded at Whirlpool Hospital, but hesitated to approach her because of his scars and the things he had done.

Meteor defeated Aburame Muta in the opening match of Konoha's Third Exam by flying beyond the reach of his insect swarm. As Kaguya Kimimaro and Uchiha Itachi prepared to fight, Shiraha learned that Uzumaki Nagato had attacked the Uzumaki Clan and been captured, then noticed another snake and contacted Kimimaro.

• Kakashi began the Third Exam as chief examiner, and Meteor faced Aburame Muta in the opening match.
• Meteor used the Mysterious Peacock Method to fly and evade Aburame Muta's Kikaichū, while the insects consumed his Chakra beast.
• Aburame Muta collapsed from Chakra exhaustion, and Kakashi declared Meteor the winner.
• Kakashi announced that Kaguya Kimimaro would fight Uchiha Itachi as the third match.
• The White Serpent told Shiraha that Uzumaki Nagato had attacked the Uzumaki Clan and had been captured alive by Kushina and Kurama.
• Shiraha noticed another small snake near the stands and used Message to contact Kimimaro.

Kimimaro surrendered his Chunin Selection Exam match against Itachi when Shiraha learned that Kushina had defeated and captured Nagato. Shiraha returned to the Uzumaki Clan grounds and decided to take one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, while Obito realized that losing the eye could ruin the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Kimimaro overwhelmed Itachi with Shikotsumyaku, but surrendered before Itachi could counterattack, and Kakashi declared Itachi the winner.
• Shiraha received word that an attacker had struck the Uzumaki Clan grounds, withdrew from the Chunin Selection Exam, and left with Haku, Kimimaro, Meteor, Taichi, and Hikari.
• Shiraha returned to the clan grounds and learned that Kushina and Kurama had defeated Nagato, with only minor injuries and property damage among the clan.
• Shiraha decided to take one of Nagato’s Rinnegan and placed Nagato in the Giant Culture Dish.
• Obito watched from outside the Uzumaki Clan grounds and feared that Kushina might receive Nagato’s Rinnegan, leaving the Eye of the Moon Plan impossible to carry out.

Obito and Black Zetsu discussed how to recover the Rinnegan after Kushina captured Nagato, settling on using White Zetsu and negotiation to pressure the Uzumaki Clan. Two days later, Shiraha studied Nagato’s Rinnegan and prepared to test its power through his Wood Spirit Avatar, Uchiha Issei.

• Obito returned to Akatsuki headquarters and told Black Zetsu that Nagato had been captured after attacking Kushina at the Uzumaki Clan grounds.
• Black Zetsu proposed using White Zetsu to isolate the Uzumaki Clan and negotiate for the Rinnegan, while Obito agreed to hide the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in his Kamui dimension.
• Reports of the devastating battle outside the Uzumaki Clan spread, though other forces did not learn who had fought or what had happened.
• Shiraha learned through Kodama that Akatsuki was discussing countermeasures and had sent Kodama to arrange communication with the Uzumaki Clan.
• Shiraha examined Nagato’s Rinnegan, could not absorb its power, and decided to test it by having his Wood Spirit Avatar, Uchiha Issei, come to the Uzumaki Clan grounds.

Shiraha transplanted one of Nagato’s Rinnegan into his Wood Spirit Avatar and discovered that its Eye Power greatly increased his bloodline purity while draining his lifespan. After returning to his original body, he received Akatsuki representative Kodama and began transplanting Nagato’s other Rinnegan into him, while Obito and Black Zetsu waited outside with tens of thousands of White Zetsu.

• Shiraha used the improved Spirit Transformation Jutsu to enter his Wood Spirit Avatar, Uchiha Issei, and successfully transplanted a Rinnegan into its left eye.
• When Shiraha channeled Chakra into the Rinnegan, its Eye Power overwhelmed him, but absorbing some of it raised his bloodline purity from 74.5% to 78.6% and reduced his lifespan by nearly a hundred years.
• Shiraha returned his soul to his original body and noticed that Uchiha Issei’s right-eye Sharingan seemed close to evolving, but it remained unchanged through the night.
• Kushina told Shiraha that Kodama had arrived as Akatsuki’s representative, and Shiraha agreed to meet him.
• Shiraha brought Kodama into the underground laboratory and began transplanting Nagato’s other Rinnegan into him, while Obito and Black Zetsu waited outside with tens of thousands of White Zetsu.

Shiraha absorbed power from Nagato’s Rinnegan while negotiating with Akatsuki through Kodama. Akatsuki rejected the Uzumaki Clan’s initial terms, but Kodama proposed a compromise that would return Nagato and one Rinnegan, leaving negotiations unresolved.

• While Black Zetsu and Obito waited outside, Shiraha used Kodama’s body to study the Rinnegan and absorb some of its power, strengthening his bloodline and soul.
• Shiraha removed the Rinnegan from Kodama and sent him out to tell Black Zetsu, Obito, Yahiko, and Konan that Yagami Shiraha demanded one billion ryo and both Rinnegan in exchange for Nagato.
• Black Zetsu rejected the terms, and Kodama explained that Akatsuki had little chance of rescuing Nagato by force, even with Obito’s help.
• Yahiko asked Kodama to seek help from the Infinite Ring Organization’s Dragon King, who was away in the Outer Sea and could take ten days to half a month to arrive.
• Kodama proposed seeking Nagato and one Rinnegan in exchange for the other Rinnegan, while Shiraha planned to use the delay to drain power from one eye before returning it to Nagato.