Chapter Summaries

After Konoha retreated, Hiruko’s forces celebrated but chose to advance cautiously while Konoha’s allied villages splintered and Tsunade struggled to keep her troops together. Uchiha Yū ordered the newly seized territory consolidated and delayed capturing the tailed beasts, leaving Konoha slowly surrounded.

• Hiruko asked whether to pursue Konoha, but Pakura warned that traps and the head start made a chase too risky, so he ordered scouts to clear the abandoned camp and occupy nearby areas.
• Small villages allied with Konoha began fleeing and killing Konoha ninja to win favor with Dawn Hidden Village; Tsunade suppressed the revolt, but one-sixth of her force disappeared.
• Uchiha Yū ordered the war’s scale reduced and directed his forces to consolidate their new territory and eliminate the nobles in the Land of Fire.
• Kakuzu proposed demanding Konoha’s tailed beasts, but Uchiha Yū refused and ordered a gradual encirclement while allowing it to be known they wanted the beasts.

Jiraiya received a prophecy from the Great Toad Sage that the shinobi world would be unified before falling into endless wars, and that someone among Konoha's upper ranks would betray the village. He returned to Konoha to warn Minato Namikaze, who secretly knew the prophecy pointed to him and resolved to investigate Jiraiya's suspicions while concealing his own dealings with Uchiha Yū.

• The Great Toad Sage summoned Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku and prophesied the unification of the shinobi world, future wars, and a traitor among Konoha's upper ranks.
• The Great Toad Sage fell asleep before revealing the traitor's identity, and Jiraiya suspected the person might be connected to Uchiha Yū.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha and told Minato Namikaze about the prophecy, emphasizing the traitor within the Hokage's upper ranks.
• Minato Namikaze told Jiraiya to keep the matter secret and promised to investigate anyone with ties to the Dawn Hidden Village.
• Minato Namikaze privately recognized that the prophecy implicated him because he had secretly contacted Uchiha Yū, and considered detaining Jiraiya if he uncovered the truth.

Uchiha Yū sent a letter to the White Snake Sage proposing a plan against the Great Toad Sage, despite knowing the danger of its prophecies. Ryūchi Cave agreed to cooperate but demanded time to prepare, while Uchiha Yū continued plotting attacks on Mount Myōboku.

• Uchiha Yū summoned Black Snake and asked it to deliver a letter personally to the White Snake Sage.
• Uchiha Yū told Konan that the White Snake Sage would agree to his request because she wanted to use his help against the Great Toad Sage.
• The White Snake Sage punished Black Snake after reading Uchiha Yū's letter, and Black Snake returned to Ryūchi Cave battered and furious.
• Tagorihime arrived as Ryūchi Cave's envoy and told Uchiha Yū that the White Snake Sage accepted his request, but they needed time to mislead or keep the Great Toad Sage drowsy.
• Uchiha Yū dismissed Tagorihime's warning and said he would reduce the frequency and power of his attacks before sending Dawn Hidden Village shinobi to besiege Mount Myōboku.

Chiyo completed her research on Life Transfer Reincarnation, a technique that could revive the dead at the cost of another life. Uchiha Yū began a laboratory experiment to test the technique and investigate how the soul worked.

• Chiyo told Uchiha Yū that Life Transfer Reincarnation was ready, but warned that the deceased's body had to remain intact and that performing the technique cost a life.
• Uchiha Yū studied Chiyo's research and explained that the technique guided a soul back to its body using a coordinate and transferred life force.
• Uchiha Yū said he wanted to try the technique, and he brought Chiyo to an underground laboratory to test it on White Zetsu.
• Orochimaru, Muichiro Tokito, and other researchers gathered as Uchiha Yū outlined an experiment to revive a White Zetsu and restore it without memory loss or deterioration.
• Uchiha Shisui prepared to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the White Zetsu's chakra as it performed One's Own Life Reincarnation.

Uchiha Yū tested whether Life Transfer Reincarnation could revive a dead person, using White Zetsu to transfer vitality and Shisui to maintain genjutsu control. The prisoner awakened, and White Zetsu returned through Izanagi at the cost of one Sharingan, leaving Uchiha Yū and the others convinced they had defeated death.

• Uchiha Yū began the experiment while Orochimaru, Muichiro Tokito, and Chiyo watched and the ninjas recorded the procedure.
• White Zetsu used Life Transfer Reincarnation on the dead prisoner as Shisui controlled him with genjutsu, though White Zetsu's body began to crack and Shisui's control weakened.
• The monitor registered signs of life, and the prisoner woke up; Uchiha Yū checked him for toxins and confirmed he had survived.
• White Zetsu died, then returned through Izanagi as his Sharingan turned grayish white.
• Uchiha Yū ordered White Zetsu restrained and declared the experiment a success, while Orochimaru applauded his achievement.

Uchiha Yū tested the limits of Life Transfer Reincarnation and revived Kushina, using Izanagi to restore himself after the process drained his life force. Kushina awoke in an unfamiliar laboratory and learned that Yū had brought her back.

• Uchiha Yū asked Orochimaru whether Life Transfer Reincarnation could revive someone with a fatal heart wound, and Orochimaru explained its limits and proposed using a cloned body part to replace the damaged heart.
• Uchiha Yū entrusted Rin’s corpse to Orochimaru for cloning and prepared to revive Kushina in his private laboratory.
• Uchiha Yū used Life Transfer Reincarnation on Kushina and recorded the process as his life force dwindled.
• Izanagi restored Uchiha Yū to his intact state, and he concluded that its power could compensate for Life Transfer Reincarnation.
• Kushina awoke, mistook Uchiha Yū for someone who had also died, and learned that he had revived her.

Uchiha Yū brought the resurrected Kushina through Dawn Hidden Village and revealed that he had founded it and arranged the Nine-Tails' Attack. He left her with Orochimaru to keep her identity hidden while she waited for Minato and another Konoha ninja.

• Kushina learned she had been dead for two years and could not return to Konoha yet.
• Uchiha Yū showed Kushina Dawn Hidden Village's advanced laboratories and told her he had betrayed Konoha but had not joined the village; he had founded it as the First Akatsuki Shadow.
• Kushina met Orochimaru, who had been dissecting a mass of black flesh and considered studying Kushina's resurrected body.
• Uchiha Yū revealed that he and another person had arranged the Nine-Tails' Attack, with him helping the Uchiha Clan defect and the other person taking the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Yū left Kushina in Orochimaru's care, explaining that her return would destabilize his conflict with Konoha and that another Konoha ninja would soon arrive.

Minato Namikaze learned from Hyuga Reiko that Uchiha Yū’s letter announced Kushina’s resurrection and arranged a meeting. After realizing Reiko was the traitor Jiraiya had been investigating, Minato promised to protect her while both considered how to end the war.

• Hyuga Reiko confronted Minato Namikaze about secretly contacting Uchiha Yū and showed him an intercepted letter.
• Hyuga Reiko told Minato that Kushina had been resurrected, startling him.
• Minato recognized Hyuga Reiko as the traitor Jiraiya had been searching for and promised to cover up her actions.
• Minato read the letter, learned the time and place for meeting Kushina, and noted that Naruto should come with him.
• Minato told Hyuga Reiko that Konoha’s clans were increasingly calling for peace talks and warned her to be careful around Jiraiya.

Uchiha Yū reunited Kushina with Minato Namikaze, then took Naruto aside and reinforced the seal containing the Nine-Tails. He left the Nine-Tails trapped inside Naruto, planning to release it later as part of his Tailed Beast recovery plan.

• Uchiha Yū and Kushina waited at the border until Minato Namikaze arrived with Naruto.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina reunited, and Uchiha Yū took Naruto away while promising not to extract the power inside him yet.
• Uchiha Yū entered Naruto’s inner world and confronted the full Nine-Tails, which tried to provoke him into weakening the seal.
• Uchiha Yū used the Five Elements Seal to strengthen Naruto’s seal and block the Nine-Tails’ escape.
• Uchiha Yū told the Nine-Tails he would release it later, after it remained inside Naruto until the right moment.

Uchiha Yū gave Naruto a pendant and promised to remove the Nine-Tails from him, then secured Minato Namikaze’s permission to take Naruto and the beast. Minato asked about Yū’s plans for the tailed beasts, and Yū revealed that the Two-Tails held in the village was only a White Zetsu disguised as Yugito Nii.

• Uchiha Yū woke Naruto, gave him Tsunade’s pendant and a sealing scroll containing money, and told him he had named him and been there at his birth.
• Uchiha Yū explained that the Nine-Tails inside Naruto was why villagers feared him and promised to remove it without causing pain, delighting Naruto with the prospect of making friends.
• Minato Namikaze thanked Uchiha Yū for reviving Kushina and agreed to let him take Naruto and the Nine-Tails, provided Naruto remained safe.
• Minato Namikaze questioned why Uchiha Yū was collecting tailed beasts, and Yū said he intended to use their power to end resistance in the ninja world.
• Minato Namikaze asked when Yū would retrieve the Two-Tails, and Yū revealed that the supposed Yugito Nii in the village was a White Zetsu impostor.

Uchiha Yū arranged for Kushina and Naruto to stay safely in Dawn Hidden Village while Minato secretly searched for Killer B. He then ordered Uchiha Obito to mislead and monitor Black and White Zetsu as the tailed-beast collection plan approached its crucial stage.

• Uchiha Yū proposed that Minato Namikaze send ninjas to find Killer B and deceive him into seeking Konoha's help against their supposed enemies.
• Minato Namikaze agreed to search for Killer B, and Uchiha Yū promised to return Naruto to Konoha within two weeks.
• Uchiha Yū brought Kushina and Naruto to Dawn Hidden Village, where he directed Kushina toward the Uzumaki Clan gathering and told her he would take Naruto to meet someone important the next day.
• Uchiha Yū summoned Uchiha Obito and ordered him to watch Black and White Zetsu and direct its attention toward Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū promised Uchiha Obito a gift after the task, while Obito understood that they might also be preparing to trap and kill Black and White Zetsu.

Uchiha Yū and Nagato extracted the Nine-Tails from Naruto and fed it to the Ten-Tails, triggering a violent revival underground. Uchiha Yū restrained the beast as Nagato’s failing body left them needing to act quickly.

• Uchiha Yū led Naruto through the underground passage to Nagato, who warned that his body was failing as they collected the tailed beasts.
• Nagato recognized the Nine-Tails’ chakra inside Naruto and was shocked that Uchiha Yū had brought him out of Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū made Naruto unconscious and weakened the Five Elements Seal, but the Nine-Tails retreated when it sensed the underground space’s suppression.
• Nagato used the Ten-Tails to pull the Nine-Tails from Naruto and return it to its original body.
• The Ten-Tails revived violently and cracked the underground chamber, so Uchiha Yū struck and pinned it while Nagato’s condition worsened.

Uchiha Yū and Nagato contained the awakening Ten-Tails, but its accelerated resurrection threatened Nagato’s life within a year. Uchiha Yū revived Naruto after removing the Nine-Tails, then left Nagato underground while promising to find a way to preserve his Rinnegan and restore his body.

• The Ten-Tails’ struggle broke Nagato’s control rods and damaged the cavern, while Uchiha Yū helped suppress it.
• Nagato said his body could last at most another year because the Nine-Tails had accelerated the Ten-Tails’ resurrection.
• Uchiha Yū revived Naruto after removing the Nine-Tails and promised Nagato that Orochimaru would examine his body and eyes.
• Nagato said the Rinnegan should be destroyed if it could not be preserved, so Uchiha Madara could not reclaim it.
• Uchiha Yū led Naruto out and told him to keep the encounter secret, while Nagato smiled at Naruto’s offer to visit.

Tsunade confronted Minato Namikaze over his refusal to reinforce the front lines and his plan to negotiate peace, then left the meeting with Jiraiya. Jiraiya suspected Minato might be the traitor among Konoha’s leadership and decided to investigate secretly.

• Tsunade barged into the Hokage’s meeting and demanded to know why Minato Namikaze had withheld support from the front lines.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that he wanted to negotiate peace and redeem Hiruzen Sarutobi, splitting the clan heads into peace and hardline factions.
• Jiraiya stopped Tsunade from escalating the dispute, and she agreed to discuss the matter privately before leaving the meeting.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Minato had changed since returning and questioned his actions during the rescue operation and his seizure of power.
• Jiraiya connected Minato’s conduct to the Great Toad Sage’s warning about a traitor and said he would investigate in secret.

Uchiha Yū and Tagorihime discussed the White Snake Sage’s plan to poison the Great Toad Sage, and Uchiha Yū proposed using Netherworld Gate to reach Mount Myōboku. He planned to exploit the alliance to destroy both Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, leaving him to consider whether to rescue Black Snake before the attack.

• Uchiha Yū received Tagorihime at Dawn Hidden Village and learned that the White Snake Sage had prepared venom meant to put the Great Toad Sage into a deep sleep.
• Uchiha Yū proposed using Netherworld Gate to bypass Mount Myōboku’s defenses, while admitting that getting close to the Great Toad Sage might depend on luck.
• Uchiha Yū kept the vial of venom despite Tagorihime demanding it back, and she warned him that the White Snake Sage would end their cooperation if he jeopardized the plan.
• After Tagorihime left, Uchiha Yū revealed that he intended to use Mount Myōboku to weaken Ryūchi Cave before eliminating the White Snake Sage as well.
• Uchiha Yū prepared to send one force to attack Mount Myōboku and another to secretly attack Ryūchi Cave, then wondered whether to bring Black Snake out before the encirclement.

Uchiha Yū infiltrated Mount Myōboku to poison the Great Toad Sage while Orochimaru’s forces prepared to attack Ryūchi Cave. After Uchiha Yū contaminated the surrounding land and slipped past investigating toads, a falling stone shattered his poison vial, revealing that the Great Toad Sage was awake.

• Orochimaru agreed to send Uchiha Yū to Mount Myōboku and arranged for Dawn Hidden Village ninja to support him, while another force moved toward Ryūchi Cave.
• Uchiha Yū arrived at Mount Myōboku and spread deadly radioactive contamination through its land and waterways.
• Gamabunta questioned fleeing toads and learned that the contamination had killed creatures and was still spreading.
• Uchiha Yū avoided the toads investigating the destruction and reached the Great Toad Sage with a vial of poison.
• A falling stone smashed the vial before Uchiha Yū could inject the poison, and he confronted the Great Toad Sage for pretending to sleep.

Uchiha Yū confronted the Great Toad Sage over fate and killed him, rejecting his warning that ruling the ninja world would lead to greater war. Sage Fukasaku summoned Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku, where he arrived to find the Great Toad Sage dead and Uchiha Yū standing nearby.

• The Great Toad Sage told Uchiha Yū that his arrival had altered the futures he had seen and warned that ruling the ninja world would bring another, crueler war.
• Uchiha Yū asked what would happen if he did not rule the ninja world, and the Great Toad Sage recalled a prophecy about a blue-eyed boy ending the war.
• Uchiha Yū challenged the Great Toad Sage to wager his life on his prediction that he would survive, then killed him with a purple chakra blade.
• Sage Fukasaku and Shima arrived too late to save the Great Toad Sage, and Sage Fukasaku used Reverse Summoning to bring Jiraiya from Konoha.
• Jiraiya arrived and saw Uchiha Yū radiating chakra beside the Great Toad Sage's body.

Uchiha Yū escaped Mount Myōboku after attacking the Great Toad Sage, believing he had prevented the sage from delivering a prophecy. The Great Toad Sage survived through a hidden token, while Jiraiya and the toad sages prepared for a possible invasion as Uchiha Shisui’s group hurried toward the rendezvous point.

• Jiraiya fought Uchiha Yū with Sage Mode and the toad sages’ help, but Uchiha Yū retreated after completing his mission.
• Sage Fukasaku revealed that the Great Toad Sage’s Sage-Character Token had healed his fatal wounds, though he remained unconscious.
• Jiraiya agreed to protect the Great Toad Sage, and the toad sages chose to defend Mount Myōboku while sending some young toads away.
• Uchiha Yū used a device to send his location to his allies and worried that the toads might evacuate before the attack.
• Uchiha Shisui received the transmitted image and urged his group, accompanied by the White Snake Sage, to hurry to the rendezvous point.

The White Snake Sage joined Uchiha Yū’s forces and offered Ryūchi Cave’s assistance in attacking Mount Myōboku. Uchiha Yū prepared to assault the sacred land despite uncertainty about the Great Toad Sage’s death, and a terrifying vortex began forming overhead.

• The White Snake Sage asked Uchiha Shisui to help Ryūchi Cave obtain advanced technology after the war, and he said he would relay her request to Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū observed Mount Myōboku and concluded that its defenders were confident they could repel the attack.
• Uchiha Shisui brought the modified ninja to Uchiha Yū, who said Mount Myōboku was prepared to fight rather than evacuate.
• The White Snake Sage asked whether Uchiha Yū had used her venom on the Great Toad Sage, and Uchiha Yū said he had killed him with a Chakra Scalpel.
• The White Snake Sage shared a map and suggested poisoning Mount Myōboku’s water, but Uchiha Yū revealed he had already contaminated nearby water sources with radioactive kunai.
• Uchiha Yū prepared to attack Mount Myōboku by force, while a terrifying vortex formed overhead and absorbed natural energy.

Uchiha Yū launched an invasion of Mount Myōboku alongside the White Snake Sage and watched as the battle escalated. The White Snake Sage clashed with Iwasuku the Great Toad, who could hold her off for now despite suffering poison-inflicted wounds.

• The White Snake Sage summoned a serpent of natural energy and led the attack on Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Yū vaporized a lake with Atomic Fission, then sent the Dawn Hidden Village's modified ninjas forward with the giant snakes.
• Uchiha Yū held Uchiha Shisui back, intending to test the White Snake Sage's resistance to genjutsu before using their one opening.
• Gamabunta confronted the White Snake Sage, while Iwasuku the Great Toad appeared and swallowed two giant snakes.
• Iwasuku the Great Toad and the White Snake Sage collided in a battle that shook Mount Myōboku, and the White Snake Sage wounded it with natural-energy-infused poison.