Chapter Summaries

Yuun battled Nan and the Paths of Pain while the Konoha Jonin fought back, then slipped away toward Nagato to attack the source controlling the Six Paths. As he neared the tower, Yuun realized Nagato’s chakra reserves were so vast that his plan to win by exhausting him might fail.

• Itachi smiled in relief and collapsed after Sasuke unleashed a Blaze Release attack, while Yuun evaded the Human and Asura Paths and Nan.
• Nan took to the sky, and the Animal Path summoned a bird to carry the three Paths of Pain aloft, where the Asura Path bombarded Yuun with rockets.
• Yuun deflected the rockets with Gentle Fist and escaped Nan’s explosive paper attack, while the Paths of Pain and Konoha Jonin traded long-range attacks.
• Yuun ran toward the tower, reasoning that defeating Nagato would end the threat more effectively than fighting the Six Paths of Pain.
• As he approached Nagato, Yuun recognized the immense chakra reserves that had powered the Paths of Pain and Nagato’s devastating techniques, and doubted he could exhaust him.

Yuun realized Nagato’s immense chakra made his plan to exhaust him unreliable, so he redirected toward Jiraiya to combine their strength against Pain. The two sides raced to preserve or eliminate the Naraka Path before the Six Paths could reunite.

• Yuun reassessed Nagato’s chakra reserves and abandoned his plan to wear him down.
• Yuun turned toward Jiraiya while Nan and the Human Path pursued him, and the Animal Path and Asura Path joined the chase from the air.
• Yuun used his speed to shake off his pursuers and reached Jiraiya’s battlefield, where Jiraiya was pressuring the Naraka Path and Preta Path.
• The Konoha ninja restrained the Deva Path so Jiraiya could target the Naraka Path, while Nagato’s forces tried to keep that Path alive until the Six Paths reunited.

Yuun arrived as Jiraiya and the Konoha ninja pressured the Paths of Pain, and Pain summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Jiraiya ordered the Jonin to search for Nagato’s real body, but the Human Path and Nan blocked their route.

• Konoha Jonin defeated the first Amegakure reinforcements, but continuing arrivals pinned them down.
• Jiraiya, Naruto’s Shadow Clones, and the Jonin exploited Shinra Tensei’s cooldown to keep the Paths of Pain under pressure.
• As Yuun approached, the Deva Path used a wider Shinra Tensei to push back the Konoha ninja and regrouped with the Preta and Naraka Paths.
• The Deva Path summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Yuun told Jiraiya it was the body of the Ten-Tails.
• Jiraiya ordered the Jonin to split into two groups and search for Nagato’s real body while he and Yuun dealt with Pain’s puppets.
• The Human Path and Nan arrived and blocked one group of Jonin.

Yuun and Jiraiya fought Pain’s Paths while the Deva Path summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and prepared to use its sealing power. The chapter left Jiraiya facing nine chakra dragons as Sage Shima prepared to retaliate.

• Yuun explained that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was the Ten-Tails’ body, and Jiraiya sent the Konoha Jonin to search for Pain’s real body.
• Yuun took on the Naraka Path and Preta Path while Jiraiya fought the Deva Path, and a black mass crawled through Amegakure’s underground drains toward its tallest tower.
• Yuun battered the Naraka Path and Preta Path with Gentle Fist attacks, interrupting Nagato’s attempts to repair them, while Jiraiya used Sage Art: Goemon against the Deva Path.
• The Deva Path climbed onto the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and performed the Illusory Dragon Nine Consuming Seals, sending nine chakra dragons toward Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya asked Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima to return to Mount Myoboku if the battle became dangerous, but Sage Shima refused and prepared to face the dragons.

Daoye completed the Illusory Dragon Nine Consuming Seals while Kisame and Zabuza ended their battle in a draw, both badly wounded. After Sasuke revealed he had killed Itachi, Kisame left, and Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion.

• Daoye summoned nine chakra dragons from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to attack Jiraiya.
• Kisame and Zabuza called their fight a draw after sustaining severe injuries, and Zabuza lost consciousness.
• Haku treated Zabuza while Kisame tended to his wounds and frostbite.
• Sasuke returned and told Haku and Kisame that he had killed Itachi.
• Kisame departed after Sasuke declined to stop him, and Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion.

After Sasuke killed Itachi, he collapsed from exhaustion while Kisame left the battlefield. Jiraiya and the sages trapped Deva Path Pain with Genjutsu, giving Yuun a chance to cripple the other Paths, but Nagato unexpectedly regained a healthy body and Yuun realized he had become stronger.

• Sasuke confirmed that he had killed Itachi, and Kisame left after Sasuke declined to stop him; Sasuke then collapsed.
• Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima used their Sage Art Genjutsu to trap Deva Path Pain, allowing Jiraiya to stab him with an ancient greatsword.
• Yuun struck the Naraka Path with Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, destroying its chakra receivers, while the Preta, Animal, and Asura Paths were also disabled.
• Nan found a black mass enter Nagato's chest and watched his withered body become healthy and ordinary-looking.
• Yuun told Jiraiya that Nagato had become stronger, leaving them facing a far greater threat.

Yuun and Jiraiya abandoned the failed mission and evacuated the surviving Konoha ninja, while Jiraiya left Naruto behind to assist Yuun. Yuun and Naruto set off to support the separated group, carrying the Naraka Path’s head as proof of their victory.

• Yuun declared the mission failed, and Jiraiya agreed to evacuate the surviving ninja while leaving Naruto with Yuun.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamaken, who carried the Konoha ninja in his mouth back toward Mount Myoboku.
• Jiraiya explained that Naruto needed to stay because he could summon the giant toads, and Naruto swore to follow Yuun’s orders.
• Yuun twisted off the Naraka Path’s head to take back as evidence, then rushed off with Naruto to support the others.

Yuun and Naruto Uzumaki led the exhausted Konoha ninja through their retreat plan after Jiraiya returned to Konoha. They escaped inside Gamabunta, while Nagato regained control of the Six Paths of Pain and the Rain ninja found the battlefield empty.

• Jiraiya vanished back to Konoha, and Yuun explained that Naruto Uzumaki had to stay behind because he could summon the giant toads of Mount Myoboku.
• Nagato's body and legs recovered, and Nan urged him to retrieve Yahiko's body before the Hidden Leaf Village could take it.
• Nagato reactivated four of the Six Paths of Pain, while the Rain ninja pressed the Konoha forces and Yuun returned to help them.
• Yuun asked Naruto Uzumaki to summon Gamabunta, who initially refused to carry the Konoha ninja because they were dirty.
• Rain from the Deva Path's Rain Tiger at Will Technique soaked the Konoha ninja, and Gamabunta agreed to carry them away in his mouth.
• The Six Paths of Pain arrived after Gamabunta disappeared and realized the Konoha forces had escaped using the Summoning Technique.

After the Konoha ninja escaped, Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain assessed the losses and arranged the aftermath in Amegakure. Nagato then prepared to replace the Naraka Path using an Amegakure ninja who had volunteered to visit Konoha, while he and Nan wondered how Jiraiya had found them.

• The Six Paths of Pain arrived after Gamabunta vanished and concluded that the Konoha ninja had escaped with the Summoning Technique.
• An Amegakure ninja reported that his father had fought Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War, and Nagato acknowledged his background.
• The Amegakure ninja offered to travel to Konoha as an envoy, and the Deva Path told him to come along.
• Nagato ordered his subordinates to bury the dead and treat the wounded, then led the Amegakure ninja toward the tower.
• Nan asked how Nagato had regained his vitality, and Nagato admitted that he did not understand why the Evil Entity had restored him.
• Nagato said the Konoha ninja had taken the Naraka Path's head and identified the Amegakure ninja as a replacement; he and Nan then considered how Jiraiya had found them.

Deidara and Tobi searched the Land of Water for the wild Three-Tails and found it in the sea. Deidara began fighting Isobu, while Tobi was left falling toward the water and Deidara faced the beast alone.

• Nagato told Nan he had mistaken a strange man for someone unimportant, and Nan urged him to create the Naraka Path.
• Deidara and Tobi searched the sea for the Three-Tails, which roamed freely after Yagura's death.
• Tobi broke the Clay Bird's neck and fell, while Deidara caught him after Isobu rose from the seafloor.
• Deidara and Tobi spotted Isobu, and Deidara deflected its water cannon with an explosive Clay Bird.
• Deidara stunned Isobu with another explosion, then dropped Tobi from their flying mount and prepared to fight alone.
• Isobu sent a towering column of seawater toward Deidara, who countered with another explosive Clay Bird.

The Three-Tails attacked Deidara with a huge pillar of seawater, prompting him to threaten a junior with a new taijutsu move. The scene ended with a piercing scream.

• The Three-Tails swept its tails and sent a massive pillar of seawater toward Deidara.
• Deidara said he would train his junior in taijutsu and try out a new move on them.
• Someone screamed as the scene ended.

After returning to Konoha, Yuun cleaned himself up and reported the failed mission against Nagato to Hiashi. He explained Nagato’s immense chakra and vitality, then faced the task of writing the mission report himself.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, who spat Naruto Uzumaki, Yuun, and the other Jonin out before angrily returning to Mount Myoboku.
• Jiraiya sent Yuun to clean up and reminded him to visit Tsunade and submit a mission report, while he took Naruto Uzumaki to the hot springs.
• Yuun returned to the Hyuga Estate, washed repeatedly, and reported the mission to Hiashi.
• Yuun told Hiashi that Nagato’s Uzumaki heritage gave him chakra reserves and vitality comparable to a Tailed Beast.
• Hiashi offered to have clan members help write the report, but Yuun decided to complete it himself.

Yuun warned Hiashi that the Akatsuki Organization might retaliate and proposed protecting the Hyuga Clan’s heirs, texts, and vulnerable relatives. Hiashi revealed that preparations were already underway, and Yuun reunited with Hinata and Hanabi at home.

• Yuun urged Hiashi to move talented children, clan texts, and less combat-capable relatives to safety in case the Akatsuki Organization attacked.
• Hiashi approved Yuun’s concern and said preserving the Hyuga Clan’s legacy came first, then told him to visit the worried Hinata.
• Yuun found Hinata watching Hanabi practice Gentle Fist and greeted them after returning from his secret mission.
• Yuun embraced Hinata, then let her go when he noticed the smell from his unwashed mission; Hinata offered to clean him up.
• Yuun praised Hanabi’s rapid progress, and she smiled at his compliment.

Yuun explained his retreat from Amegakure to Tsunade and warned that the Akatsuki Organization might retaliate while capturing the Tailed Beasts. After the Akatsuki captured Yugito Nii, the Raikage agreed to the Five Kage Summit, while the Akatsuki continued sealing the Two-Tails and Nagato blasted Tobi for disrupting the ritual.

• Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi teased Yuun after he returned, and he escaped their awkward company when Tsunade summoned him.
• Yuun told Tsunade that Nagato had suddenly recovered and become too powerful for them to fight safely, and he estimated that the Akatsuki Organization would avoid major retaliation until it gathered the Tailed Beasts.
• Tsunade learned that the Kazekage and Mizukage had agreed to the Five Kage Summit, then received word that the Akatsuki had captured Yugito Nii and the Raikage had accepted the proposal.
• The Akatsuki Organization sealed the Two-Tails while Deidara complained about the dwindling membership and Kisame noted that Raiga had joined under the codename Three Platforms.
• Tobi teased Nagato and Nan during the ritual, so Nagato used Shinra Tensei to blast him away and ordered him back to continue sealing.

Pain's forces captured Roshi and began sealing the Four-Tails while Kisame and Raiga prepared to pursue their assigned Tailed Beasts. In Konoha, Tsunade learned that Sasuke had killed Itachi and summoned Hyuga Yuun ahead of the approaching Five Kage Summit.

• The Six Paths of Pain subdued Roshi, drained his Tailed Beast chakra, and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to begin sealing the Four-Tails.
• Kisame, Deidara, Tobi, and Raiga discussed their targets, and Pain assigned Raiga to capture the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shizune told Tsunade that Iwagakure's Tsuchikage had agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit and delivered reports on Konoha's meridian research.
• Tsunade told Shizune that intelligence indicated Sasuke had killed Itachi in the Land of Hot Water.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to bring Hyuga Yuun to her before the Five Kage Summit.

Pain assigned Kisame and Raiga to capture the Five-Tails and Six-Tails while Tsunade prepared for the Five Kage Summit and summoned Yuun. Yuun agreed to accompany her, and Mei Terumi set out for the summit with Ao and Chojuro.

• Deva Path assigned Kisame to hunt the Five-Tails and Raiga to capture the Six-Tails as Pain continued extracting the Tailed Beasts.
• Tsunade told Shizune that Sasuke had killed Itachi and ordered her to summon Yuun before the Five Kage Summit.
• Yuun accepted Tsunade's request to accompany her, while Hinata asked when they would have a baby and urged him to return quickly.
• Tsunade explained that the elders demanded Yuun attend the summit, and Yuun looked forward to the Five Kage gathering.
• Mei Terumi departed for the Land of Iron with Ao and Chojuro, promising to protect her subordinates.

Nagato found Killer B in Cloud Lightning Gorge and attacked him, revealing the Rinnegan’s powers. The Eight-Tails warned Killer B about Nagato’s abilities, and the two prepared to continue their fight.

• Nagato entered Cloud Lightning Gorge, subdued a Cloud Shinobi, and destroyed the dwelling where he sensed the Eight-Tails’ chakra.
• Killer B burst from the rubble and attacked Nagato, who repelled him with Shinra Tensei.
• The Eight-Tails recognized Nagato’s Rinnegan and warned Killer B, while Nagato summoned a winged dog that multiplied after Killer B cut it apart.
• Killer B transformed further and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Nagato absorbed it.
• The Eight-Tails explained that Nagato could control attraction and repulsion, absorb chakra, and command strange creatures, warning Killer B not to let Nagato touch him.

Nagato fought Killer B in Cloud Lightning Gorge, absorbing his Tailed Beast Bomb before the Fourth Raikage and Cloud Shinobi joined the battle. After Nagato revealed his Rinnegan abilities and summoned the Six Paths of Pain, both sides prepared for a larger fight.

• Killer B transformed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Nagato, who absorbed it, while the Eight-Tails warned Killer B about the Rinnegan's powers.
• Killer B attacked again, but Nagato repelled him with Shinra Tensei; Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and knocked away Nagato's summoned dogs.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived and attacked Nagato, but Nagato's repulsive force sent him flying; Killer B explained the Rinnegan's abilities to his brother.
• Darui and Samui joined the Raikage and Killer B, and Nagato dodged their attacks before using Universal Pull against the Raikage.
• The Raikage struck Nagato's Shadow Clone, while the real Nagato appeared on a cliff and summoned the Six Paths of Pain to face the four Cloud Shinobi.

The Raikage and Killer B fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, learning that the Naraka Path could revive the others and that Nagato controlled them from behind. They launched a coordinated attack that destroyed the Naraka Path, but the Asura Path’s missile blast badly burned the Raikage.

• The Raikage and Darui attacked the Six Paths of Pain, while the Preta Path absorbed Darui’s lightning and the Deva Path blasted both men away.
• The Raikage broke through the Deva Path’s defenses and slammed him toward the ground, but Nagato pulled him away, and the Naraka Path revived both the Deva Path and the Preta Path.
• Darui trapped the Animal Path’s rhinoceros between cliffs and destroyed it with a joint Lightning Release attack from himself and his Shadow Clone.
• Samui realized the Naraka Path was reviving the fallen Pains, while the Eight-Tails warned Killer B that Nagato was the real target and that looking at him could prove fatal.
• The Raikage and Killer B bumped fists, then charged Nagato; the Animal Path summoned Nagato away, but the pair smashed the Human Path, Deva Path, and Naraka Path.
• The Asura Path struck the Raikage and Killer B with successive missile attacks, shattering the Raikage’s Lightning Release Armor and badly burning him.

The Akatsuki defeated the Raikage and Killer B at Cloud Lightning Gorge, taking Killer B while Darui pursued them and Samui organized help. In Konoha, Tsunade prepared to leave the village in Jiraiya’s care and departed with Yuun.

• The Raikage and Killer B destroyed several Paths, but the Asura Path’s explosion badly burned the Raikage and left Killer B missing.
• Darui sensed Killer B’s chakra and pursued the captors while Samui carried the Raikage out of Cloud Lightning Gorge.
• Samui handed the Raikage to Omoi and ordered Karui to alert the village and mobilize reinforcements.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya to oversee Konoha while she was away, then Yuun arrived late with a large backpack.
• Tsunade waved goodbye to the Konoha ninja and set off with Yuun.