Chapter Summaries

Hashira escaped Kisame’s Water Prison by growing a giant tree through it, then tried to leave with Kimimaro after spotting Xuanyu and Shisui. Itachi trapped Hashira in a genjutsu, leaving him bound by vines and unable to move.

• Hashira realized Kisame’s Water Prison moved with him and tried to escape by swimming upward, but Kisame attacked and wounded him underwater.
• Xuanyu watched the fight while Itachi told Orochimaru that Kisame would lose because Hashira was a Wood Release Ninja.
• Hashira grew a giant tree inside the Water Prison until its canopy broke through and the prison shattered, flooding Orochimaru’s base.
• Hashira spotted Xuanyu and Shisui, then controlled vines to carry Kimimaro and another person toward them.
• Itachi and Kisame blocked Hashira’s path, and Itachi’s genjutsu made Hashira mistake vines binding him for vines trapping his opponents.

Xuanyu and Shisui arrived as Kisame prepared to unmask Hashira, and Shisui freed Hashira from Itachi’s Tsukuyomi. Xuanyu challenged the others to keep fighting, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Itachi trapped Hashira in Tsukuyomi, and Kisame approached to remove Hashira’s mask.
• Xuanyu and Shisui arrived, prompting Itachi, Kisame, and Orochimaru to turn toward them.
• Hashira recognized Xuanyu as his young master and became overwhelmed with emotion.
• Xuanyu ordered Shisui to free Hashira, and Shisui used Space Jump to reach him and dispel the genjutsu.
• Itachi suspected Shisui was an Uchiha, while Orochimaru and Kisame were shocked by Shisui’s abilities.
• Xuanyu told everyone that he and Shisui would fight them anytime if they still wanted to continue.

Xuanyu demonstrated his repelling power and Chakra-devouring Black Flames against Kisame, alarming Itachi and Orochimaru. As Kisame charged again and Orochimaru joined the attack, the confrontation escalated.

• Kisame charged Xuanyu, but Xuanyu used Shinra Tensei to blast him away, prompting Itachi and Orochimaru to recognize the ability as Pain Tendo's.
• Kisame attacked again with Samehada, which drained only a tiny fraction of Xuanyu's Chakra before Xuanyu punched Kisame back.
• Xuanyu covered Kisame, Itachi, Orochimaru, and Samehada with Black Flames that absorbed Chakra, and Samehada failed to swallow them.
• Kisame charged Xuanyu again with Samehada as Orochimaru attacked and urged Itachi to join him.

Xuanyu dominated Kisame while studying Samehada, as Shisui confronted Orochimaru and Itachi to protect Wood Bull. Itachi recognized Shisui beneath the Phantom Tiger mask just as Shisui launched an attack on them.

• Xuanyu used the Black Flames to drain Kisame while observing how Samehada absorbed Chakra.
• Shisui trapped Orochimaru with his Mangekyō Genjutsu, and Itachi dispelled it before Orochimaru and Itachi questioned the masked fighter’s identity.
• Shisui declared that he was Akatsuki Phantom Tiger and warned Itachi and Orochimaru to let them take Wood Bull.
• Orochimaru proposed attacking Shisui together and taking off his mask, so Shisui accepted their challenge.
• Shisui created eight Shunshin figures, and Itachi concluded that he was Shisui before all eight figures charged at them.

Shisui and Itachi fought until Itachi trapped them in Tsukuyomi, where they argued over the Uchiha Clan Massacre. Shisui rejected Itachi’s justification and insisted that he and the clan head had other choices.

• Shisui’s clones and phantom bodies battled Itachi and Orochimaru, while Itachi repeatedly used Amaterasu to destroy several of them.
• Itachi recognized Shisui and called for them to talk, but Shisui attacked him and said their chance to discuss things had passed.
• Orochimaru realized that the masked fighter was Uchiha Shisui, whom he had believed dead.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to draw Shisui into a mental space and pleaded with him to listen.
• Itachi defended the massacre as necessary to protect Konoha and described his guilt over killing his parents.
• Shisui said Itachi and the former clan head could have led the Uchiha away from Konoha, and declared that their choices were wrong.

Shisui confronted Itachi over his role in the Uchiha Clan massacre, but Itachi refused to return to Konoha. Outside their mental battle, Xuanyu stopped Orochimaru from attacking and subdued Samehada; Itachi and Shisui then awoke together.

• Shisui accused Itachi of choosing Konoha over the Uchiha Clan and urged him to return to the clan grounds to atone.
• Itachi refused to return, and the Mental Space trembled as his emotions surged.
• Orochimaru escaped Tsukuyomi and tried to strike Shisui, but Xuanyu blocked his Kusanagi Sword with Samehada.
• Orochimaru backed down after realizing Xuanyu had defeated Kisame, while Xuanyu waited for Shisui and Itachi to finish talking.
• Samehada tried to devour Xuanyu's Chakra, but Xuanyu kicked it and ordered it not to consume its owner's Chakra without permission.
• Itachi and Shisui opened their eyes as spiritual power rippled through the Spiritual World.

Xuanyu confronted Orochimaru after Itachi and Kisame fled, then asked to take Kimimaro and Jugo as part of Orochimaru’s lost bet. The chapter ended with Orochimaru telling Kimimaro and Jugo that they would leave with Xuanyu’s group.

• Shisui urged Itachi to return to Konoha and atone, but Itachi refused and escaped with the injured Kisame.
• Xuanyu stopped Shisui from pursuing them and explained that he had spared Itachi because of a favor and Kisame out of pity.
• Orochimaru deduced that Xuanyu wanted something from him, and Xuanyu asked to take Kimimaro and Jugo.
• Hashira released Kimimaro and Jugo from their Wood Release seals, but Jugo charged Xuanyu and was bound again.
• Orochimaru told Kimimaro and Jugo that they had lost the bet and would leave with Xuanyu’s group.

Xuanyu secured Kimimaro and Jugo’s agreement to leave with him, then proposed an alliance with Orochimaru to research cursed seals and help overthrow Konoha by exposing Hiruzen and Danzo. Orochimaru questioned Xuanyu’s ability to deliver, and Xuanyu offered to stake the Uchiha Clan’s glory on the cooperation.

• Kimimaro agreed to leave with Xuanyu, and Jugo agreed to follow Kimimaro despite his reluctance.
• Xuanyu asked Orochimaru to cooperate, offering technical support for cursed-seal research, cell-fusion techniques, and Akatsuki’s aid.
• Xuanyu proposed helping Orochimaru overthrow Konoha and expose Hiruzen and Danzo’s hidden crimes.
• Orochimaru doubted that evidence could overcome Hiruzen’s trusted image among Konoha’s civilians.
• Xuanyu said he would stake the Uchiha Clan’s glory on the alliance, prompting Orochimaru to demand proof of his authority and sincerity.

Xuanyu revealed his identity as Uchiha Xuan Yu and confirmed that he had founded the Akatsuki Organization, convincing Orochimaru that he could represent the Uchiha Clan. He introduced Shisui and Hashira as Uchiha Shisui and Senju Hashirama, then asked Orochimaru whether he was now qualified to cooperate.

• Orochimaru demanded that Xuanyu remove his mask, while Wood Bull and Shisui objected to exposing the young master's identity.
• Xuanyu removed his mask and revealed his Double Pupils, identifying himself as Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• Xuanyu admitted that he had personally founded the Akatsuki Organization and used the name Zhatian—Qitian.
• Xuanyu asked Shisui and Hashira to unmask, and they introduced themselves as Uchiha Shisui and Senju Hashirama.
• Xuanyu offered to cooperate with Orochimaru as the Uchiha Clan's Young Clan Leader and asked if he was qualified to represent the clan.

Xuanyu and Orochimaru agreed to become partners, with limits on experiments involving innocents and plans to exchange research. Their cooperation was set to begin after the Uchiha Clan had more time to recover, and Xuanyu asked Orochimaru for a new address because their current location might be exposed.

• Xuanyu warned Orochimaru not to use innocent people for experiments, and Orochimaru said he currently experimented on wanted rogue ninja.
• Orochimaru asked when they would begin their plan against Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Xuanyu said the Uchiha Clan needed time to rebuild its strength.
• Xuanyu proposed exchanging cellular cultivation technology for Orochimaru's Cursed Seal research methods, including research into the Caged Bird seal.
• Xuanyu offered to let Hashira assist Orochimaru, then warned Orochimaru not to harm him; Orochimaru agreed to the terms.
• Xuanyu said someone would contact Orochimaru after Hashira returned with Kimimaro and another person, and asked Orochimaru for a new address because their location might have been exposed.

Xuanyu took Kimimaro and Jugo from Orochimaru after Hashira’s display of Wood Release helped secure their cooperation. During the journey toward the Land of Hot Springs, Xuanyu lent Jugo Samehada to drain the excess Chakra that triggered his berserk transformations.

• Xuanyu saw Hashira’s enormous tree and heard Orochimaru agree to notify him when he found a new base.
• Xuanyu had Hashira release Jugo, then told Kimimaro and Jugo to follow him; Orochimaru approved the arrangement.
• Hashira thanked Xuanyu for intervening against Orochimaru’s genjutsu, and Xuanyu advised him to train in the Spirit Transformation Technique.
• After traveling together for three days, Jugo began to mutate and warned the others to get away.
• Samehada devoured Jugo’s excess Chakra until he returned to normal, and Xuanyu lent it to him until he could control his Chakra.

Xuanyu lent Samehada to Jugo, relieving his chakra-related suffering and winning the trust of Jugo and Kimimaro. After parting ways with them, Xuanyu and Uchiha Shisui traveled toward Yugakure Village to find Hidan and the Evil God Sect; they arrived at the peaceful village, where Xuanyu wondered whether he might encounter Jiraiya.

• Jugo thanked Xuanyu for lending him Samehada, which could absorb chakra and help control his condition.
• Kimimaro pledged that he and Jugo would cooperate with Xuanyu, who offered to strengthen them and possibly help them join Akatsuki.
• At a fork in the road, Xuanyu sent Hashira, Kimimaro, and Jugo toward Konoha and instructed them to meet Hua Yu and Owuya Bai at the Experiment Base.
• Xuanyu and Uchiha Shisui continued toward the Land of Rivers to search for Hidan and the Evil God Sect.
• Two days later, Xuanyu and Uchiha Shisui reached Yugakure Village and admired its peaceful, prosperous atmosphere.
• Xuanyu wondered whether he would encounter Jiraiya in Yugakure Village.

Xuanyu and Shisui explored a lively village, where Xuanyu teased Shisui about its bathhouses while waiting for a powerful ninja he hoped was Jiraiya. Their meal was interrupted when two men claiming to represent the Evil God Sect dragged away a crying little girl.

• Xuanyu and Shisui walked through the village, and Shisui offered to hide them with genjutsu when people stared.
• A woman invited them into a bathhouse, and Xuanyu teased the embarrassed Shisui as they continued down the street.
• Xuanyu stopped at a ramen restaurant across from a hot spring, saying he had sensed a ninja with abundant Chakra and hoped it was someone he knew.
• While Xuanyu and Shisui ate in a private room, two men dragged away a struggling little girl and threatened the onlookers in the name of the Evil God Sect.

Xuanyu and Shisui watched Evil God Sect members try to abduct a little girl, while her mother desperately pleaded for her release. Xuanyu learned that the Uchiha Merchant Guild once restrained the sect on this street, but its protection had weakened since the Uchiha adult who established the rules returned to Konoha.

• Evil God Sect members tried to take a little girl, and the onlookers backed away in fear.
• The girl's mother rushed in, offered to go with the men instead, and was kicked aside before they dragged her daughter away.
• The mother got up and pleaded again, but the men attacked her and threatened her for defying the Evil God Sect.
• Xuanyu and Shisui watched from a noodle shop, and Xuanyu questioned a shop attendant about the Evil God Sect and the Uchiha Merchant Guild.
• The attendant explained that an Uchiha adult had once barred the sect from committing crimes on the street, but the stationed Merchant Guild members were now too weak to protect everyone.
• The mother clutched a man's leg and begged him to release her daughter, but he sneered that it was too late.

Shisui and Xuanyu intervened when Evil God Sect disciples attacked a mother and daughter, then punished the attackers and challenged the sect's leader. A white-haired man emerging from a pleasure house recognized Shisui's technique as a genjutsu designed to torture.

• An Evil God Sect disciple beat the Dust Woman and threw her daughter aside after the girl bit him.
• Shisui used his short-range space jump to stop the disciple from cutting the mother and daughter, then broke his wrist.
• Xuanyu blocked the two disciples' escape and ordered Shisui to kill one and torture the other.
• Shisui used Ultimate Punishment on one disciple and sent the other back to deliver the challenge from Akatsuki Qi Tian and Phantom Tiger.
• A white-haired, middle-aged man with a toad-like head emerged from a pleasure house and identified the technique as genjutsu torture.

Xuanyu and Shisui rescued a mother and daughter from an Evil God Sect disciple, whom Shisui tortured with an illusion until he killed himself. Xuanyu declared that the Akatsuki Organization would destroy the Evil God Sect, and the chapter ended as a Uchiha Merchant Guild representative arrived and recognized the masked pair.

• Shisui trapped the Evil God Sect disciple in an illusion of prolonged torture, then released him to kill himself.
• Xuanyu praised Shisui and told the crowd that the Akatsuki Organization would maintain peace and destroy the Evil God Sect.
• Jiraiya heard Xuanyu's declaration and wondered whether the Akatsuki Organization could change the Shinobi World's future, though he still believed Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
• The rescued mother warned Xuanyu and Shisui about Hidan and urged them to seek safety with the Uchiha Merchant Guild.
• Xuanyu said the Akatsuki Organization had connections to the Uchiha Merchant Guild, prompting a representative to challenge him and then fall silent upon seeing the masked pair.

Xuanyu and Shisui prepared to confront the Evil God Sect, while Uchiha Fuling took charge of protecting the village and helping an injured mother and daughter. Jiraiya followed them to the outskirts, where the cultists soon arrived.

• Uchiha Fuling recognized Xuanyu, who ordered the Akatsuki Organization to wipe out the Evil God Sect and asked Fuling to guard the village and help the injured mother and daughter.
• Xuanyu sent Shisui to drag the dead cultist outside the village, and Jiraiya followed them there.
• Jiraiya offered to help Xuanyu and Shisui fight but agreed to watch from the side, privately imagining that they would become his disciples.
• Xuanyu spotted Jiraiya hiding behind a tree, and Shisui recognized him as one of the Konoha Three Ninja.
• A one-armed cultist leading a group spotted Xuanyu and Shisui at the village entrance and called out to the others.

Uchiha Xuan Yu and Shisui confronted the Evil God Sect at its village, where Xuanyu denounced its abuses and challenged its faith. The cultists attacked, and Shisui instantly killed their leading jonin, leaving Jiraiya stunned by his speed.

• The red-robed cultist confronted Xuanyu and Shisui over the deaths of Evil God Sect disciples, and Xuanyu declared the sect unworthy of respect.
• Xuanyu accused the sect of abusing commoners and children, while the red-robed cultist claimed the children were chosen to receive the Evil God's power.
• The red-robed cultist ordered his followers to attack Xuanyu and take a drop of his blood.
• Shisui drew his short sword and appeared before the charging jonin, cutting his throat before anyone could react.
• The surviving cultists halted in fear, and Jiraiya wondered whether Shisui had used Shunshin or Space Jump.

Shisui and Xuanyu fought the Evil God Sect ninjas while Jiraiya watched and tried to identify their abilities. The red-robed cultist survived a slash to the throat and grabbed Shisui, revealing his apparent immortality as he prepared to bite him.

• Shisui fought off the cultists with clones and Genjutsu while they charged at him and Xuanyu.
• Xuanyu erased three attackers with a glowing cube, then used Dust Release to wipe out more enemies and frighten the survivors.
• Jiraiya watched Xuanyu use Dust Release and wondered what kind of force the Akatsuki Organization was.
• The red-robed cultist joined the battle and promised the ninjas Evil God Baptism if they injured their opponents.
• The red-robed cultist survived a slash across his throat, grabbed Shisui, and moved to bite his arm.

Xuanyu and Shisui defeated the Evil God Sect fighters and captured the red-robed cultist, whose incomplete Undying Body healed wounds but could still be killed. After Shisui broke his resistance with genjutsu, the cultist explained the sect’s body-modification experiments and described himself as a Walking Corpse; Xuanyu asked who had the Perfect Undying Body.

• Shisui’s Shadow Clones confused the red-robed cultist as they fought, while the cultist’s wounds healed despite his injuries.
• Xuanyu and Shisui slaughtered the Evil God Sect fighters, leaving only the red-robed cultist alive; Jiraiya watched and recognized the Akatsuki Organization’s power.
• Xuanyu approached the cultist, and Shisui trapped him in genjutsu, inflicting soul-deep pain until he agreed to answer questions.
• The cultist said the Evil God Codex inspired experiments that modified people’s bodies, and that he had received an incomplete Evil God Baptism.
• The cultist revealed that his Walking Corpse body lacked pain but would die if its heart were removed, and Xuanyu asked who possessed the Perfect Undying Body.