Chapter Summaries

Yugito and Killer B brought the unconscious Uchiha Yōya back to the Cloud Village camp after encountering Utakata and Hibaku. At the Mist Village encampment, Hibaku warned that Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore could undermine the Rainbow Ore trade and ordered the Mizukage to be called over.

• Yugito picked up the unconscious Yōya, then made Killer B carry him back to camp.
• Killer B told Gyuki he wanted to prove himself against Hibaku, and Gyuki warned him to be careful.
• Hibaku met Naoya, Utakata, and Ken at the Mist Village encampment and praised Utakata’s progress.
• Hibaku explained that Cloud Village’s new Seven-Colored Ore vein threatened the Rainbow Ore trade and could lead to another invasion.
• After learning the Mist Village planned to buy back Rainbow Ore at the merchants’ purchase price, Hibaku told them to call the Mizukage over.

After recovering, Yōya confessed his feelings to Yugito, who admitted she liked him but asked for time to think about dating. In the Kamui Dimension, Obito searched Yōya’s memories, uncovered a confusing web of Uchiha dealings, and left with Hiruko.

• Yōya thanked Yugito for saving him and explained that he had come to clear up their earlier misunderstanding.
• Yōya confessed that he liked Yugito and asked whether she felt the same; Yugito admitted she did, then left to think about dating him.
• Obito examined Yōya’s memories and learned that the Uchiha Clan had secretly dealt with Mist Village and Stone Village, while Deidara had survived and returned to Stone Village.
• Obito found that Yōya’s memories linked Minato Namikaze to Natsuki, but he could not make sense of the Uchiha Clan’s relationships and plans.
• Obito decided his intelligence was too muddled to use effectively, grabbed Hiruko, and continued onward.

Hibaku shared intelligence about Hiruko and Obito with the Mist Village group and arranged to meet Mei Terumi the next day. In the Cloud Village camp, Yugito returned from an encounter still flustered, listened to her companions discuss romance, and left to stand watch.

• Hibaku told Utakata, Naoya, and the others to ask Mei Terumi to come in person to discuss buying Rainbow Ore, then left the tent.
• Natsuki learned his Shadow Clone’s plans, transformed into Hibaku, and returned to report that Hiruko had attacked Uchiha Yōya for his Sharingan and that Obito had rescued Hiruko.
• Hibaku explained that Hiruko was connected to the disappearances of Kekkei Genkai users across four great ninja villages and urged Naoya to release the intelligence.
• Naoya told Hibaku that Mei Terumi had agreed to arrive the next day, and Hibaku asked for a place to stay so he could speak with her.
• Yugito returned to the Cloud Village tent flushed and listened as Jiasi Yi and the other women discussed Omoi’s love letters.
• Yugito left the tent to stand watch, leaving Jiasi Yi wondering why she had come back at all.

Yōya reflected on his new Mangekyō Sharingan and asked Yugito to see where things went; she agreed. Meanwhile, Obito read Hiruko’s memories, learned about his Chimera Technique and its plans, then offered him Sharingan in exchange for joining Obito’s organization.

• Killer B reassured Yugito that Hidden Light Village’s limited population meant its new Mangekyō Sharingan user posed little threat.
• Yōya considered his Mangekyō abilities and asked Yugito if she was willing to pursue a relationship with him; Yugito agreed.
• Obito read Hiruko’s memories and learned that Hiruko planned to create a Perfect Immortal Ninja and had placed a Puppet Curse on Kakashi.
• Obito decided to keep Hiruko alive and offered to provide the Three Tomoe Sharingan needed to complete the Chimera Technique.
• Hiruko told Obito the technique had to be completed soon, and Obito demanded that Hiruko work for his organization afterward.

Mei Terumi sought Hibaku’s help against Cloud Village’s scheme involving Rainbow Ore, and he advised her to counterbid while preparing to renegotiate with the Land of Porcelain. Hibaku then explained that Mist Village’s reliance on a narrow transport trade had left it vulnerable, and Mei Terumi asked whether they should share the Land of Rainbow’s business with others.

• Mei Terumi arrived at the Mist Village encampment with Zabuza and Hozuki Suigetsu, greeted Hibaku, and thanked him for coming to assist.
• Hibaku explained that Cloud Village had engineered the Rainbow Ore crisis to pressure Mist Village into sending Utakata, and urged Mei Terumi to step outside its plan.
• Hibaku proposed that Mist Village bid against Cloud Village under set limits, buying the ore if the rival offer stayed manageable and giving up if the price became too high.
• Hibaku told Mei Terumi that Mist Village could compensate the Land of Porcelain if it could not fulfill its order, and promised to warn the small country against acting recklessly.
• Hibaku said Mist Village’s concentrated transport trade had made it vulnerable, and Mei Terumi asked whether it should bring others into the Land of Rainbow’s business.

Hibaku advised Mei Terumi to prioritize steady trade and partnerships, then agreed to discuss becoming an honorary elder after the current dispute was resolved. As Mist Village and Kumogakure prepared to negotiate over the Land of Water’s merchants, the Raikage chose to send Darui rather than risk a confrontation.

• Hibaku told Mei Terumi that Mist Village should seek stable income and use its ties with the Uchiha Clan to reduce risks.
• Zabuza suggested the Uchiha Clan might attack Kumogakure, but Hibaku explained that Kumogakure’s debt to the Uchiha Clan would restrain it.
• Mei Terumi invited Hibaku to become an honorary elder, and Hibaku deferred his answer until after the dispute was settled.
• Hibaku arranged for Mist Village to announce that the Mizukage would meet the Land of Water’s merchants alongside Kumogakure’s representatives.
• The Raikage considered confronting Mist Village but chose to send Darui to negotiate after Dodai warned that Uchiha Yōya and other powerful shinobi could turn the dispute into a battle.
• The Raikage ordered Kumogakure to secure the Seven-Colored Ore Vein, search for Toroi, and issue a wanted notice for Hiruko.

Cloud Village and Mist Village met with the Land of Water’s merchant guilds to negotiate the purchase of Rainbow Ore after its price collapsed. Hibaku imposed a bidding process, and Darui made Cloud Village’s first bid at the ore’s original price.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Mud invited Cloud Village, Mist Village, and the merchant guilds to negotiate, while keeping his own people away from the meeting.
• Darui said Cloud Village would buy the guilds’ Rainbow Ore to compensate for losses after the discovery of the Seven-Colored Ore Vein, and Mei Terumi blamed Cloud Village for blocking Mist Village’s trade routes.
• Hibaku stopped Mei Terumi from escalating the argument and proposed that the two villages make three bids, with the guilds choosing whom to sell to.
• Oraw and the merchant guilds accepted Hibaku’s bidding rules, and Oraw told Darui that Mist Village had already made its first bid.
• Darui wrote down a bid of twenty-five thousand per ton, the ore’s original price, and handed it to Oraw.

Mist Village outmaneuvered Cloud Village in the Rainbow Ore auction, then Hibaku’s overwhelming Chakra forced Cloud Village to back down. Darui signed the purchase contract, while Hibaku warned that he would visit Cloud Village to settle their grudge.

• Darui raised Cloud Village’s offer, but the Land of Water merchants unanimously agreed to sell their goods to Cloud Village after Mei Terumi permitted the deal.
• Yugito read Mist Village’s bid scroll and realized Mist Village had deliberately offered less than Cloud Village and withdrawn from the final bid.
• Killer B angrily confronted Mist Village, and Hibaku released Tailed Beast-level Chakra that frightened the Cloud Village delegation.
• Hibaku threatened to visit Cloud Village, and Killer B backed down while Darui agreed to sign the contract.
• Darui signed the purchase contract, and the Land of Water merchants thanked Mei Terumi and Hibaku.

Uchiha Akira, Kōto, and Yuta received news that Yōya had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and discussed warnings about Hiruko and Obito hunting Uchiha with Three Tomoe. Meanwhile, Obito brought Hiruko to Mount Sumeru, where Hiruko prepared to perform the Chimera Technique experiment.

• Akira, Kōto, and Yuta checked messages from their Ninja Crows while camping on an exploration mission near the Land of Fire and Land of Iron border.
• The three learned that Yōya had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Akira vowed to catch up and fight him again.
• Akira, Kōto, and Yuta discussed the warning that Hiruko and Obito were targeting Uchiha with Three Tomoe and agreed to keep the information confidential.
• Obito returned with Hiruko to Mount Sumeru in the Golden Wheel Mountain Range, where Hiruko explained his plan to balance five Kekkei Genkai under the special sunlight and become a perfect Immortal Ninja.

Hiruko prepared a formation for his Chimera experiment while Obito went to find a Three Tomoe Sharingan. Obito’s ambush was thwarted by Natsuki’s contingency plan, leaving him facing Itachi alone.

• Hiruko told Obito that he needed the final Sharingan to complete his plan, and Obito agreed to wait until the experiment was ready.
• A White Zetsu reported an Uchiha squad nearby, so Obito left Hiruko and went to intercept them.
• Akira, Kōto, and Yuta investigated an Illusionary Realm at the Land of Fire border and uncovered a grave, then Obito emerged from underground and attacked Kōto.
• Yuta used Natsuki’s Reverse Summoning Scroll to summon Itachi, who ordered Akira, Kōto, and Yuta to withdraw and send word back.
• Itachi confronted Obito, and both considered testing how much the other had improved.

Itachi and Obito tested each other’s abilities in a five-minute battle, with Itachi focusing on studying Obito’s Rinnegan and avoiding a decisive fight. Itachi vanished after provoking Obito, who realized he would have to use the Sharingan on Tobi’s body and hurried to the Graveyard of Mountains.

• Itachi summoned crows to attack Obito and watched how Obito used Shinra Tensei and his Rinnegan.
• Obito brought out modified puppets, but Itachi used Amaterasu to burn them, while Obito repelled the flames with Shinra Tensei.
• The two fought with half-body Susanoo, and Obito used Kamui and Banshō Ten'in while Itachi evaded and set Amaterasu on Obito’s Susanoo.
• Itachi measured how long Amaterasu took to burn through Obito’s Susanoo, extinguished the flames after nearly five minutes, and called Obito a lapdog who was truly ugly.
• Itachi disappeared in a puff of smoke when the five minutes ended, and Obito realized he had revealed more than he learned.
• Obito decided to use the Sharingan on Tobi’s body and opened a passage to the Kamui Dimension to hurry toward the Graveyard of Mountains.

Obito gave Hiruko a Sharingan implanted in a White Zetsu, whose unusual body proved ideal for Hiruko’s ritual. As the Golden Ring Solar Eclipse began, Hiruko started the ceremony to absorb the test subjects’ Kekkei Genkai.

• Obito returned to Tobi, took his remaining Sharingan, and replaced Tobi’s eye with a White Zetsu eyeball.
• Obito brought the White Zetsu to Hiruko, who examined it and found that its all-attribute, regenerative body needed only minor adjustments for the ritual.
• Hiruko confirmed the ritual could proceed during the next day’s Golden Ring Solar Eclipse.
• As the eclipse approached, Hiruko injected the bound test subjects with a blood-boiling drug and positioned them around the altar.
• Hiruko formed hand seals beneath the eclipse and began the ritual to unite the test subjects’ Kekkei Genkai with his own.

Hiruko completed the Chimera Technique during the Golden Ring Solar Eclipse, gaining enhanced powers from the five absorbed Kekkei Genkai. He attacked Obito, who retaliated with Susanoo and smashed him with a blow.

• Hiruko merged with the five Kekkei Genkai materials under the Golden Ring Solar Eclipse, and his body was broken down and rebuilt by the Chimera matter.
• Hiruko absorbed the eclipse’s final energy, regained a powerful adult form, and demonstrated enhanced Sharingan, Steel Release, and Storm Release abilities.
• Obito proposed discussing their cooperation, but Hiruko attacked him with Steel Release and Swift Release.
• Obito remained intangible as Hiruko’s punch passed through him and struck the mountain wall.
• Obito pulled Hiruko toward him with Banshō Ten'in and struck him with Susanoo.

Obito defeated Hiruko and forced him to cooperate, while Itachi’s encounter with Obito yielded intelligence about the Rinnegan and Kamui. After Cloud Village signed a contract, Mei Terumi persuaded Hibaku to lend his name to Mist Village, though he refused to settle there.

• Obito used Kamui and Shinra Tensei to maim Hiruko, whose damaged body regenerated, then demanded that Hiruko talk and put on clothes.
• Itachi shared information he had gathered about Obito’s abilities, and Natsuki considered the strengths and limitations of Itachi’s Amaterasu.
• Cloud Village signed a contract, and the grateful merchant guilds thanked Mei Terumi and promised benefits to Mist Village.
• Mei Terumi asked Hibaku to join Mist Village, and he agreed to lend his name but refused to live there.
• Mei Terumi asked whether Hyōri and Kyōkotsu would also join, while Natsuki privately wondered whether they were all using him.

Hibaku left to investigate Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore mine while Mei Terumi sent representatives to negotiate with the Land of Porcelain and assess the Land of Rainbow. Before returning to their respective countries, Yōya and Yugito fought, acknowledged their feelings, and Yugito asked what he would do if their countries became enemies.

• Mei Terumi gave Hibaku three Mist Village Elder Tokens, and he said he would seek her cooperation if needed during his trip to Cloud Village.
• Hibaku advised Mei Terumi to send representatives to negotiate in the Land of Porcelain and inspect the market in the Land of Rainbow, then left for Cloud Village.
• Yōya and Yugito fought until their weapons broke, revealing that Yōya’s Mangekyō Sharingan had greatly enhanced his physical abilities.
• Yōya retrieved the Danzō Blade, and he and Yugito sat together before their separate departures from the encampment.
• Yugito agreed to give her relationship with Yōya a chance after he confessed that he liked her.
• Yugito asked Yōya what he would do if their countries became enemies and they had to fight to the death.

Yōya and Yugito confessed their feelings while acknowledging that their villages might eventually make them enemies. After Yugito kissed him and left, Yōya arranged to return home, determined to grow stronger before they meet again.

• Yōya told Yugito that if their villages went to war, he would fight her and capture her alive, and Yugito teased him about his confidence.
• Yōya and Yugito held hands and shared stories about their childhoods and missions as they spent the day together.
• As night fell, Yugito and Yōya parted, uncertain when they would meet again because they served different forces.
• Yugito turned back, kissed Yōya, and told him to remember what he had promised before disappearing into the night.
• Yōya summoned his Ninja Cat to request Reverse Summoning, then vanished after waiting for it to respond.

Natsuki surveyed Cloud Village’s heavily guarded Seven-Colored Ore Vein, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to visit Minato and ask about Transparent Release. The chapter left Natsuki waiting for Gekko Hayate to demonstrate the technique.

• Natsuki observed the mine’s Investigation Barrier, guards, and machinery, then left a Shadow Clone to keep watch.
• Natsuki teleported to Minato’s office and reviewed reports about growing resentment toward the Sarutobi Clan.
• Minato explained that the Sarutobi Clan had split into the smaller Dove Faction and the larger Eagle Faction, whose members had grown increasingly influential and arrogant.
• Natsuki asked whether Gekko Hayate was in the Anbu, and Minato said Tsunade and Orochimaru had cured his illness and that he had married Uzuki Yugao.
• Natsuki asked Minato to summon Hayate and demonstrate Transparent Release, and Minato sent an Anbu to fetch him.

Obito introduced Hiruko to the Moon Organization and reviewed the group’s growing forces and plans. He assigned Hiruko to research Summoned Beasts and ordered Sasori and Tobi to act on intelligence linking the Uchiha Clan to Mist Village and revealing Deidara was alive.

• Obito introduced Hiruko, who boasted that he possessed five Kekkei Genkai, including the Sharingan.
• Obito questioned Yomi, Muku, and Sasori about their forces; they reported twenty thousand Stone Golems, ten thousand Living Corpse Puppets, and two thousand Humanoid Puppets.
• Obito explained that the organization needed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to break the Fossil Seal and gain control of Mōryō and the Stone Golems.
• Obito assigned Hiruko to research Summoned Beasts at Mount Sumeru and told the members to bring him suitable specimens.
• Obito told Sasori that Deidara was alive and ordered him to try recruiting Deidara.
• Obito ordered Tobi to tell Cloud Village that the Uchiha Clan had ties to Mist Village and had operated undercover, and to report that Deidara was alive.

Natsuki examined Gekko Hayate’s Transparent Release and discussed Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore with Minato before leaving to investigate it. Back in Radiant Hidden Village, he met with Yōya, learned about his newly awakened Mangekyo abilities, and advised him on using them safely.

• Minato summoned Gekko Hayate to demonstrate Transparent Release, and Natsuki tested how its optical camouflage worked.
• Gekko Hayate explained that Transparent Release could be maintained with Chakra and was harder for large Investigation Barriers to detect.
• Natsuki gave Minato a scroll containing the remaining Ninja Love Swords and said he would investigate Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore.
• Natsuki returned to Radiant Hidden Village and summoned Yōya after watching him spar against seven Uchiha Clan members.
• Yōya demonstrated his Mangekyo abilities, which could slow or accelerate time, and Natsuki explained their tactical uses and the risks of Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Yōya asked Natsuki for a favor.

Natsuki advised Yōya that his Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu could control Tailed Beasts, then arranged weapons and portal materials while reviewing Cloud Village’s growing grip on the ore trade. After learning that Obito had recruited Hiruko, Natsuki funded Kakuzu to obtain the Chimera Technique and turned his attention to investigating Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore Vein.

• Yōya asked Natsuki whether he could be the only one sent to fight Yugito if their villages became enemies, and Natsuki reminded him that Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu could control Tailed Beasts.
• Natsuki reviewed reports showing Cloud Village had captured the Land of Porcelain and Land of Crafts markets while the Land of Rainbow’s Rainbow Ore sales collapsed.
• Natsuki instructed Iori to commission a hundred Flying Thunder God markers and have the Voyage Department search for suitable forging metals.
• Natsuki learned from Kakuzu’s intelligence that Obito had recruited Hiruko, who had become a perfect Immortal Ninja.
• Natsuki credited Kakuzu ten million and sent him forty million in operational funds to obtain Hiruko’s Chimera Technique.
• Natsuki considered the report and decided to investigate Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore Vein first.