Ch. 281Kumogakure, the Jashin Cult

After the Raiga Squad was wiped out in the Land of Crafts, Darui planned a retaliatory invasion, but news of Uchiha Feng destroying the Jashin Cult with Susanoo forced him to cancel it. The chapter ends with Darui deciding to contact Konoha and Iwagakure about joining forces against Uchiha Feng.

  • Darui learned that Uchiha Feng had publicly announced the Raiga Squad's destruction in the Land of Crafts and called a high-level meeting.
  • Darui proposed attacking the Land of Crafts, then invading the Land of Whirlpools by sea and through the Land of Fire.
  • Samui urged Kumogakure to seize the Land of Crafts' forging techniques and avoid occupying the Land of Whirlpools.
  • An Anbu reported that Uchiha Feng had destroyed the Jashin Cult's headquarters and everything within five kilometers using Susanoo.
  • Darui canceled the invasion plan, warned Kumogakure's leaders to restrain their subordinates, and agreed to contact Konoha and Iwagakure.

Ch. 282Feng Strikes Again

After nobles pressured the great ninja villages to wage war against Uchiha Feng, Feng learned of their schemes and struck back by destroying powerful nobles’ estates. His attacks spread panic among the ruling class, which feared that ninja would realize nobles’ status did not reflect their true power.

  • After the Jashin Cult’s destruction, nobles formed an alliance and pressured the daimyos and great ninja villages to prepare for war against Feng.
  • The Lord of Kōtoku Castle proposed using hired ninja disguised as village shinobi to provoke attacks on Feng’s territories, while Feng’s spies reported the nobles’ plans.
  • Feng told Izumi to gather skilled looters and announced that he would challenge the nobles’ authority through displays of strength.
  • Feng descended on the Lord of Kōtoku Castle’s banquet in a giant Susanoo, killed everyone at the estate, and had his crew carry away its valuables.
  • Feng destroyed the Lord of Iwasaki Castle the next day and left messages declaring that status and rank meant nothing before strength.
  • As reports of the attacks spread, nobles and daimyos panicked and tried to suppress Feng’s messages before ninja could learn of them.

Ch. 283Feng's Demonic Whispers

Ōnoki began pulling Iwagakure forces away from the daimyo’s border patrols after hearing about Feng’s attacks on noble families. Feng then destroyed the Sawaguchi Trading Company’s headquarters, defeated its hired ninja force, and urged the survivors to target the nobles who exploited them.

  • Ōnoki recalled three ninja forces from the borders and quietly redirected them toward the territories of nobles who opposed Iwagakure, despite Kitsuchi’s concerns about the daimyo’s military budget.
  • Feng traveled to the Land of Lightning to attack the Sawaguchi Trading Company, whose leaders had evacuated their personnel and property and hired more than a thousand ninjas to ambush him.
  • The hired ninjas’ attacks failed to damage Feng’s Susanoo, and Feng teleported among them and killed over a hundred, causing the alliance to scatter.
  • A terrified noble offered ten times the bounty to anyone who killed Feng, prompting some ninjas to attack again; Feng destroyed the noble and the surrounding area.
  • Feng told the ninjas they could rob the nobles more easily than they could fight for their rewards, then killed every noble within his sight.

Ch. 284Jiraiya, Repeatedly Misled by Mount Myōboku

Feng spared the surviving ninja after making them remember his three questions, hoping they would spread them among the ninja population. Jiraiya learned that Mount Myōboku’s new prophecy named Feng as the savior’s guide, and watched him leave without attacking.

  • Feng killed groups of fleeing ninja with Susanoo and let the survivors go if they could repeat his three questions.
  • Jiraiya had joined the coalition to ambush Feng, believing the Uchiha Clan would destroy Konoha based on the Great Toad Sage’s earlier prophecy.
  • Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima and prepared to enter Sage Mode, but the toad sages stopped him from attacking Feng.
  • Fukasaku and Shima told Jiraiya that a new prophecy made Feng the savior’s guide and invalidated the prophecy about Jiraiya’s disciple becoming the savior.
  • Jiraiya stayed hidden while Feng questioned the surviving ninja, then watched Feng depart.

Ch. 285Kakuzu Began to Reflect

Jiraiya told Tsunade the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy that Uchiha Feng would guide the savior, and urged Konoha to deepen its cooperation with the Land of Whirlpools. Meanwhile, Kakuzu reflected on Feng’s words about how the strong treated the weak, sensing that understanding them could make him far more money.

  • Jiraiya rushed into the Hokage’s office to tell Tsunade about the prophecy and was punched through a wall for entering through the window.
  • Jiraiya repeated the prophecy and proposed expanding Konoha’s exchange program with the Land of Whirlpools so Uchiha Feng could guide the savior.
  • Tsunade rejected Jiraiya’s proposal, warning that closer ties to Feng could cost Konoha its funding and her the Hokage’s position, but agreed to consider it.
  • Kakuzu and Hidan returned to Akatsuki headquarters after fleeing the battle without engaging Feng, and Hidan vowed to sacrifice him to Jashin.
  • Kakuzu recalled Feng’s question about the strong bowing to the weak and considered why he treated powerful elites more politely than powerless people.

Ch. 286Ōnoki Took the Lead

Nagato sought to understand why Uchiha Feng’s alliance prospered while Amegakure remained bleak, but Feng was too busy attacking powerful families to meet him. Inspired by Feng’s example, Ōnoki’s forces looted and destroyed noble estates, and the Land of Earth’s Daimyo backed down rather than confront Iwagakure.

  • Nagato admitted to Konan that Feng’s success had shaken his confidence in his ability to govern and asked her to arrange a meeting with him.
  • Feng continued destroying powerful families, and his actions emboldened ninjas to question the nobles’ authority.
  • After learning Feng had destroyed the seventh and eighth families without being stopped, Ōnoki sent three ninja forces to attack noble estates and plunder their wealth.
  • The Land of Earth’s Daimyo grew furious at Ōnoki’s actions but, recognizing that his decree might carry no weight, chose not to challenge him.
  • The Samurai Corps captain realized the Daimyo feared resisting ninjas, and the thought that he might also be able to threaten the Daimyo took root in his mind.

Ch. 287Ninjas Begin to Awaken

Feng’s actions and the examples set by Iwagakure and Kusagakure inspired ninjas across the Ninja World to challenge the nobles and daimyo, dividing the shinobi between rebels and those still loyal to their masters. The Five Great Shinobi Villages faced pressure to choose sides as the old order neared collapse.

  • Kusagakure robbed wealthy nobles in the Land of Grass, while a rogue ninja in the Land of Stone defeated the border troops and looted a noble’s home without meaningful retaliation from the daimyo.
  • A rogue ninja in the Land of Forests killed a local lord and took over his manor, while nobles and daimyo across the Ninja World continued to endure similar uprisings in silence.
  • Awakened ninjas argued that daimyo and nobles had no right to command them, but others clung to the belief that ninjas were tools and must obey orders.
  • Sunagakure and Kirigakure stood against the nobles, while Tsunade faced pressure to choose between Konoha and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
  • Kumogakure remained conflicted because of its close ties to the Land of Lightning, while Ōnoki prepared another list of nobles to target in the Land of Earth.

Ch. 288Nagato's Rendezvous (1)

Feng met the Six Paths of Pain in the Valley Country and fought them after Deva Path demanded that he prove his strength. He destroyed Jigokudō and Chikushōdō, while the remaining Pains regrouped around Deva Path and Shuradō continued its pursuit.

  • Feng arrived in the Valley Country and found only the Six Paths of Pain waiting for him.
  • Deva Path said Feng had to defeat the Six Paths before they could discuss peace, and Feng sent the Steel-Wing Dragon away before beginning the fight.
  • Feng used shadow clones and Perfect Susanoo to engage the Pains, then baited Deva Path into using Shinra Tensei.
  • Feng teleported behind Jigokudō and destroyed it with Sage Art: Spiral Stars.
  • Feng overwhelmed Chikushōdō, splitting it in two and making its summoned beasts vanish.
  • Preta Path and Human Path moved toward Deva Path as Shuradō pursued Feng in its three-headed, six-armed mode.

Ch. 289Nagato's Invitation (2)

Feng defeated the Six Paths of Pain by exploiting their abilities and destroying their bodies one by one. After crushing Deva Path Pain, he addressed Nagato through the Chakra Rods and secretly collected fragments from the corpse.

  • Deva Path Pain used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei, but Feng escaped with Flying Thunder God and later wounded himself in the blast before recovering.
  • Feng charged Deva Path Pain, fed Senjutsu Chakra to the Preta Path until it exploded, and destroyed the Human Path and Shuradō during the chaos.
  • Deva Path Pain unleashed Planetary Devastation, but Feng used Perfect Susanoo to destroy its core and escaped the resulting blast with Flying Thunder God.
  • Feng returned while Deva Path Pain was drained and crushed him in Susanoo's hand.
  • Feng mocked the defeated Pains so Nagato could hear him through the Chakra Rods, then secretly collected fragments from Deva Path Pain's corpse.

Ch. 290Nagato's Invitation (3)

Feng discussed peace with Nagato, explaining how improved lives and hope had won people’s support for his cause. Nagato agreed that they would develop separately and let time prove whose approach worked, then left with Konan after offering Feng his Rinnegan if he died unexpectedly.

  • Nagato and Konan arrived beside Feng after Feng defeated Deva Path Pain, and Konan asked Feng to explain his ideals in exchange for three hundred billion Explosive Tags over three years.
  • Nagato explained his plan to create peace through fear and asked why Feng’s people remained hopeful despite war; Feng said his wars brought benefits and hope, unlike Nagato’s wars, which brought only casualties.
  • Nagato argued that Feng’s peace depended too much on Feng himself, so he would not abandon his Ultimate Weapon plan; Feng proposed that they develop separately without interfering with each other.
  • Nagato accepted Feng’s proposal and said he hoped Feng’s approach could fulfill Yahiko’s dream of peace.
  • Nagato thanked Feng, promised him his Rinnegan if he died unexpectedly, and departed with Konan; Feng then teleported toward Uchiha Izumi.

Ch. 291Shira

After Deva Path Pain's Shinra Tensei exposed a weakness in Feng's internal organs, Feng issued a call for techniques to strengthen them. Shira brought his Seven Heavens Breathing Method, and Feng summoned Might Duy to help develop it into a method for training the entire internal organ system.

  • Feng reflected on the internal injuries he suffered from Deva Path Pain's full-power Shinra Tensei and sought a way to strengthen his organs.
  • Nearly twenty allied nations announced rewards for methods to train the five viscera and six bowels, prompting a search across the Ninja World.
  • Shira came to Feng with the Seven Heavens Breathing Method, which boosted lung capacity and could increase speed and strength, and proposed developing it to train all the internal organs.
  • Feng summoned Might Duy, who agreed to help Shira research and improve the breathing method.
  • Feng sent Shira and Duy to Orochimaru in the Land of Waves for assistance with their research.

Ch. 292The Situation in the Ninja World

As shinobi across the Ninja World rose against the nobles, Konoha and Kumogakure secretly discussed adopting reforms inspired by Uchiha Feng. Darui pushed A to consider Kumogakure’s interests, while Tsunade left the meeting increasingly inclined to follow Feng’s example.

  • Shinobi revolts spread across the Ninja World, and Ōnoki seized control of key cities and strongholds in the Land of Earth while the daimyo stayed silent.
  • Tsunade told Darui, A, Dodai, and Nara Shikaku that Genin were leaving Konoha for Uchiha Feng’s territory because their families could not afford to live on shinobi wages.
  • Dodai explained Feng’s division of shinobi into Combat Ninja and Technical Ninja, while Shikaku and A criticized the reforms and Kakashi pointed to the Land of Wind’s improvements.
  • Darui urged Tsunade and A to consult their villages about change, then left the meeting after making clear that Kumogakure could not afford to fall further behind.
  • Tsunade remembered the First’s wish for children to grow up smiling and felt more strongly that Konoha should learn from Feng and act against the nobles.

Ch. 293Naruto: Shippuden Begins, Troubles Follow One After Another

Two years after the villages took control of their lands, Feng learned of a Northern Pact planned by Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, then refused Black Zetsu’s demand for the One-Tail Jinchūriki. When the Three-Tails was discovered near a former Orochimaru base, Feng ordered the area sealed off and considered how to use it.

  • Ōnoki, Tsunade, and Kumogakure’s leaders brought their lands and powerful families under ninja control, while the daimyos remained in place.
  • Feng learned that Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure would announce a Northern Pact at a joint Chunin Exams in the Iron Country.
  • Uzumaki Ayaka and White Zetsu asked Feng to hand over the One-Tail Jinchūriki, but Feng cut off White Zetsu’s arm and demanded that Black Zetsu find the Earth-Moon Passage first.
  • Mei Terumi told Feng that the Three-Tails had been reborn near a former Orochimaru base in the Land of Water.
  • Feng ordered Uchiha Bosawa to seal off the area and considered using the Three-Tails to gain leverage, but could not decide whom to approach.

Ch. 294Black Zetsu's Frustration with the Earth-Moon Passage

Black Zetsu struggled to breach the Earth-Moon Passage and decided to seek Uchiha Feng’s help, believing their past deals made Feng a trustworthy choice. Before he could reach Feng, he learned Feng would trade the One-Tail only after Black Zetsu found the passage, which he had already done.

  • Black Zetsu watched Battle Puppets destroy another group of White Zetsu guarding the Earth-Moon Passage and recalled that his Shadow Clone had discovered only two living descendants of Hamura on the Moon Base, protected by countless puppets.
  • Black Zetsu considered asking Obito, Nagato, Kisame Hoshigaki, the other Akatsuki members, and Madara Uchiha for help, but rejected them because they might discover the Eye of the Moon Plan’s true purpose.
  • Black Zetsu decided to seek help from Uchiha Feng, whose reliable past dealings and knowledge of the passage made him seem like the best option.
  • A White Zetsu with a missing arm complained that Uchiha Feng had refused to hand over the One-Tail Jinchūriki and would give Black Zetsu the One-Tail only after he found the Earth-Moon Passage.
  • Black Zetsu realized he had already found the passage and smiled at the coincidence.

Ch. 295Feng and Black Zetsu's Conversation

Feng met with Black Zetsu after learning he had found the Earth-Moon Passage, and the two negotiated over the passage, the moon, and the One-Tail. Black Zetsu demanded ownership of the passage and moon, but Feng refused, leaving their deal unresolved.

  • Kurama warned Feng that Black Zetsu was approaching, and Feng confronted him at a training ground.
  • Black Zetsu said he had found the Earth-Moon Passage but needed Feng's help overcoming the Battle Puppets guarding it.
  • Feng agreed to give Black Zetsu the One-Tail in three days in exchange for being taken to the passage.
  • Black Zetsu demanded ownership of the Earth-Moon Passage and the moon, but Feng rejected the condition.
  • Black Zetsu reconsidered his options and wondered whether to approach Obito or bring Madara back from the Pure Land.

Ch. 296Feng's Calculations

Feng negotiated with Black Zetsu for control of the Earth-Moon Passage and the moon in exchange for helping him free Kaguya Otsutsuki within three years. After Black Zetsu agreed to meet the next day, Feng ordered his allies and clan members to assemble for the move to the moon.

  • Feng offered to help Black Zetsu free Kaguya Otsutsuki within three years if Black Zetsu let him claim the moon and the Earth-Moon Passage.
  • Black Zetsu negotiated permission to monitor the moon, and Feng agreed while forbidding him from approaching the settlement of Hamura's descendants.
  • Feng changed their meeting from three days later to the next day, and Black Zetsu accepted before leaving.
  • Feng ordered Uchiha Izumi to gather the Uchiha on Takera Island and arrange for them to travel inside the chameleon Tokatsu.
  • Feng also ordered Izumi to gather Uzumaki sealing specialists, Kirigakure's sealing unit, and Yakushi Nonō for the coming expedition.

Ch. 297Attack on the Moon (1)

Feng entered the Moon Base through the Earth-Moon Passage with Black Zetsu and destroyed its puppet army and Chakra Cannons. He used a damaged puppet to make Black Zetsu guide him toward the palace where Hamura's descendants lived, while a Shadow Clone returned to bring Uzumaki Ayaka and the others.

  • Feng ordered Uzumaki Ayaka and the sealing squads to guard their retreat, then made Black Zetsu lead him through the Earth-Moon Passage.
  • Feng and Black Zetsu emerged into the Moon Base, where its defenses identified them as intruders and attacked.
  • Feng summoned his Perfect Susanoo and destroyed more than a thousand Combat-Type Puppets and nearly a hundred Chakra Cannons in under five minutes.
  • Feng preserved a damaged puppet and made Black Zetsu take control of it so they could use it to reach the palace.
  • Feng created a Shadow Clone and sent it back through the passage to bring Uzumaki Ayaka and the others to the Moon Base.

Ch. 298Attack on the Moon (2)

Feng and his companions entered the moon palace and confronted Otsutsuki Toneri and his father, the descendants of Hamura. After Feng taunted them over their lineage, Toneri’s father unleashed an army of combat puppets against the intruders.

  • Feng summoned the Steel-Wing Dragon and brought Uzumaki Ayaka and the others toward the Artificial Sun.
  • Black Zetsu opened an entrance in the Artificial Sun, and the group entered the palace without encountering the expected puppet army.
  • Feng recognized the blind Otsutsuki Toneri and introduced himself to Toneri’s father as Uchiha Feng.
  • Feng mocked Toneri and his father over Toneri’s missing eyes and their descent from the branch family, angering them both.
  • Toneri’s father ordered Toneri to retreat, summoned countless combat puppets, and sent them to attack Feng and his companions.

Ch. 299Attack on the Moon (3)

Uchiha Feng fought Toneri's father's puppet army and watched him enter Tenseigan Chakra Mode, but dismissed Susanoo after it was shattered by a repulsive force. Feng then used Shadow Clones and Flying Thunder God to reposition himself and prepare a stronger counterattack, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

  • Uchiha Feng used Perfect Susanoo to cut down the puppets while protecting Uzumaki Ayaka and the others.
  • Toneri's father drew chakra from the Tenseigan, entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and hurled meteors at Feng's group.
  • Uchiha Feng shattered the meteors, but Toneri's father pulled Susanoo close and destroyed it with a repulsive force.
  • Uchiha Feng created two Shadow Clones and used Flying Thunder God to move himself and one clone away from Toneri's father's attacks.
  • Uchiha Feng empowered the Steel-Wing Dragon with Susanoo, then activated Sage Art: Super Saiyan Mode and Yin Nine-Tails Chakra Mode before drawing the Horse-Cutting Sword.

Ch. 300Attack on the Moon (4)

Uchiha Feng fought Toneri's father on the lunar surface, using Flying Thunder God and sword techniques to break through his defenses. Toneri's father survived Feng's attacks and summoned a gigantic statue to block Spiral Stars.

  • Uchiha Feng drew Toneri's father away from the castle and scattered Flying Thunder God Kunai around him.
  • Toneri's father charged Feng, but Feng used Flying Thunder God to strike him with the Horse-Cutting Sword and followed with Sage Art: Formless Sword Intent.
  • Toneri's father blocked Feng's next sword-energy slash with a shield formed from meteorites and Tenseigan chakra, then healed his wounds.
  • Feng launched Sage Art: Spiral Stars at Toneri's father, who summoned a gigantic stone statue to absorb the attack.
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