Chapter Summaries

Tianyi received reports of suspicious attacks along the Leaf Village’s borders and suspected White Zetsu was impersonating shinobi from other villages. He set out to investigate, intending to find whoever was behind the incidents and collect the Seven-Tails.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Tianyi how to overcome his training bottleneck, and Tianyi gave him a scroll containing the Cell Activation Technique.
• An ANBU summoned Tianyi to the Hokage Office, where Tsunade and Nara Shikaku showed him reports of strange border attacks.
• Tianyi learned that the attackers’ bodies had been identified as shinobi from Iwagakure and other great villages, though their actions made no sense.
• Tianyi suspected White Zetsu had fabricated the attackers and volunteered to investigate the border with a mission team.
• Tianyi used Flying Thunder God to leave the Hokage Office, planning to collect the Seven-Tails as well.

Tianyi selected four border transport missions as bait and sent ANBU squads to respond if they were attacked, then flew toward Takigakure to investigate the Seven-Tails. In Amegakure, Pain and White Zetsu discussed how the border chaos would help the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts, while Black Zetsu warned that Hyuga Tianyi could become a problem.

• Tianyi reviewed recent border missions at the Mission Center and chose four C-rank transport missions with remote routes near the other nations.
• Tianyi assigned an extra Flying Thunder God Kunai to each of four ANBU squads and instructed their leaders to activate them if attacked.
• Tianyi contacted the Thunder Squad for a satellite map and live route to Takigakure, then flew toward the Land of Waterfalls.
• White Zetsu reported to Pain that the Five Great Nations suspected one another and were on edge along their borders.
• Pain said the growing distrust would keep the nations from interfering with the Akatsuki's plans, while Black Zetsu cautioned him to watch Hyuga Tianyi.
• Pain ordered White Zetsu to keep monitoring the borders and report new developments.

Tianyi infiltrated Takigakure to locate the Seven-Tails and learned it was sealed in the Takikage’s secret chamber. After interrogating a guard, he flew toward the Takikage’s residence.

• Tianyi used his Byakugan and Magnet Release Sensory to find a powerful energy source beneath the Hero Tree in Takigakure.
• A guard caught Tianyi in a Spider Woman web and revealed that Takigakure had no jinchuriki.
• Tianyi broke free, incapacitated the guard, and used genjutsu to learn that the Seven-Tails was sealed in a Hero Tree gourd with the Hero Water.
• The guard explained that his spiders had detected Tianyi near the Hero Tree and revealed that the Takikage was at the center of the village.
• Tianyi left the guard and flew toward the Takikage’s residence.

Tianyi overwhelmed the Takikagure forces and forced the Takikage to reveal the Seven-Tails release formula. After retrieving it from the Hero Tree gourd, Tianyi left Takigakure with the village’s fate in his hands.

• The Takikage confronted Tianyi and drank Hero Water to boost his chakra after Tianyi’s presence forced the guards to their knees.
• Tianyi used the metal plates from the guards’ forehead protectors to kill them, then pinned the Takikage to the ground with Metal Spears.
• Tianyi launched a metal pillar at Takigakure’s entrance, setting off a devastating blast, and demanded the Seven-Tails release formula.
• The Takikage revealed that the formula was carved into the bottom of the Hero Tree gourd in a secret chamber and was an Uzumaki Clan Sealing Technique.
• Tianyi retrieved the gourd and took the Hero Water bottle before leaving the secret chamber and climbing onto a branch of the Hero Tree.

Tianyi discovered that Takigakure’s Hero Tree was a broken fragment of the God Tree and expelled the White Zetsu Clones hidden inside it. He uprooted the tree and carried it into the sky, while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu realized he had targeted the God Tree and suspected he was collecting the Tailed Beasts.

• Tianyi examined the Hero Tree and concluded that it was a broken fragment of something far larger, possibly the God Tree.
• Tianyi used Magnet Release to force the White Zetsu Clones out of the trunk and sealed them in a scroll.
• Tianyi lifted the Hero Tree from the ground and flew away with it, shocking the residents of Takigakure.
• White Zetsu recognized Tianyi and complained that he had killed many of his clones.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Tianyi had taken the God Tree’s broken branch and might be gathering Tailed Beasts to create the Ten-Tails, so he and White Zetsu withdrew underground.

Obito told Pain that Hyuga Tianyi had captured the Seven-Tails and taken Takigakure’s Hero Tree, which Black Zetsu identified as a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Pain sensed the fragment in the Land of Whirlpools, but its presence vanished, so Obito sent Zetsu to search the land.

• Obito arrived in Amegakure and told Pain that Hyuga Tianyi had captured the Seven-Tails and dug up Takigakure’s Hero Tree.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Hero Tree was a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and said Hyuga Tianyi’s Sage Mode had detected and killed his clones.
• Obito urged Pain to use his Rinnegan to track the statue’s presence, and Pain rose above Amegakure to search for it.
• Pain sensed the fragment in the Land of Whirlpools, but its presence disappeared before he could locate it.
• Obito ordered Zetsu to search every part of the Land of Whirlpools, and Zetsu sank into the ground.

The Nine-Tails won a huge mahjong hand against Shukaku, but the victory and their game were destroyed when Rabbit Nation’s staff released Chōmei from a sealing gourd. The Nine-Tails erupted in fury as the Seven-Tails’ rampage overturned the table and scattered the tiles.

• Shukaku mocked the Nine-Tails during mahjong, boasting about his winning streak and his nearly complete hand.
• The Nine-Tails won Shukaku’s discarded tile with a Pure Suit Nine Gates hand and demanded 176 fish crackers.
• Shukaku panicked over losing his month’s supply of fish crackers, while Gyūki and Isobu guarded their own chips.
• Rabbit Nation staff brought a sealing gourd into the desert containment zone and released Chōmei, the complete Seven-Tails.
• Chōmei roared and unleashed his chakra, overturning the mahjong table and scattering the tiles and chips.
• The Nine-Tails realized his winning hand and fish crackers were gone, then raised all nine tails and erupted in fury.

Tianyi calmed the Nine-Tails after the Seven-Tails arrived, then incorporated the Seven-Tails into life at the base and used its chakra with that of four other tailed beasts to feed the God Tree fragment. As the fragment began forming a miniature Ten-Tails, Obito and Zetsu discovered the base and set out to investigate Tianyi’s secrets.

• Tianyi stopped the Nine-Tails from attacking the Seven-Tails, explained its new surroundings, and helped it settle into life on Blue Star.
• The staff installed a chakra collection device, and the One-Tail, Three-Tails, Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails fed their chakra into the Hero Tree fragment.
• The research team confirmed that the Hero Tree fragment was changing and projected that chakra from all ten tailed beasts could create a miniature Ten-Tails.
• White Zetsu spotted the base in the Land of Whirlpools and went to report it to Obito.
• Obito and Black Zetsu investigated the base, identified its connection to the missing God Tree fragment, and decided to gather intelligence on Tianyi and the Seven-Tails.

Tianyi discovered Akatsuki had staged attacks along the borders to provoke distrust among the villages, then proposed a Chunin Ninja Exam as a cover for bringing them together to share intelligence. The chapter ended with Tsunade and Shikaku asking Tianyi to explain his idea of a battle royale.

• Tianyi confirmed the border attackers were White Zetsu and sealed their corpses after sending the ANBU away.
• Tsunade discussed Akatsuki's border attacks and the other villages' suspicions with Shikaku in the Hokage Office.
• Shikaku proposed sharing intelligence about Akatsuki with the other great ninja villages.
• Tianyi suggested holding a Chunin Ninja Exam to invite the other villages and their Kage to Leaf Village.
• Tianyi proposed a battle royale for the exam, leaving Tsunade and Shikaku confused by the unfamiliar term.

Tianyi proposed replacing the Chunin exam’s practical stage with a three-day battle royale in the Forest of Death, and Tsunade approved the plan. She ordered Tianyi and Shikaku to finalize the rules and prepare the Leaf Village to showcase the event.

• Tianyi outlined a three-day Forest of Death contest in which Genin teams would begin at randomly assigned locations and compete for survival supplies.
• Tianyi explained that the forest would shrink every two hours as more than fifty Leaf Jonin drove teams toward the center, and the last ten surviving teams would earn promotion to Chunin.
• Tianyi described aerial filming, live broadcasts, medical and ANBU rescue teams, and strict penalties for deliberate killing.
• Shikaku recognized the contest as a simulated battlefield designed to identify elite ninja, and Tsunade welcomed it as a way to display the Leaf Village’s strength.
• Tsunade ordered preparations to begin and assigned Tianyi and Shikaku to develop the detailed rules.

White Zetsu infiltrated the outpost by parasitizing a worker, but Wang Qiang and the Thunder Squad exposed and killed him. Obito appeared at the base and, seeing their prepared countermeasures, suspected they had dealt with White Zetsu before.

• Workers collected mineral samples near the outpost while White Zetsu secretly observed them.
• White Zetsu parasitized a worker and gathered information as the team returned to the base.
• The security scanner detected the infected worker, and Wang Qiang identified White Zetsu using a code phrase.
• The Thunder Squad trapped White Zetsu in a membrane and dissolved him with a white mist before sealing the remains.
• Obito emerged from a black vortex and watched the outpost personnel collect White Zetsu's remains.

Obito attacked the Rabbit Ninja Village base, but Wang Qiang resisted his genjutsu with a countermeasure before Tianyi arrived and drove him off. After Obito discovered the base and vowed to uncover Tianyi’s secrets, Tianyi ordered its evacuation within three days.

• Wang Qiang shot at Obito, but the bullets passed through his body, and Obito demanded to know where the Seven-Tails was hidden.
• Wang Qiang claimed the Rabbit Ninja Village wanted no part in the outside world’s conflicts and denied knowing about the Seven-Tails.
• Obito trapped Wang Qiang in genjutsu, but a device at Wang Qiang’s waist jolted him free before he could reveal anything.
• Tianyi arrived beside Wang Qiang, and Obito withdrew through his vortex after saying he would uncover Tianyi’s secrets.
• Tianyi ordered Wang Qiang to evacuate the base and move all equipment, documents, and supplies back to Blue Star within three days.

Rumors that Hyuga Tianyi and the Leaf Village were collecting tailed beasts spread as the Leaf invited the other four great villages to a Chunin Ninja Exams attended by all Five Kage. Despite suspicion and resentment, all four villages agreed to participate, and Tsunade received their replies.

• Ōnoki discussed the Leaf's invitation with Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi, then decided Iwagakure would attend and bring capable ninja.
• A summoned Darui, Samui, and Dodai to discuss the rumors and decided to go, sending Darui and Samui while keeping Dodai and Killer B in Kumogakure.
• Yagura ordered a ship prepared so he could attend the Chunin Ninja Exams in the Leaf Village.
• Chiyo and Ebizo persuaded Rasa to accept the invitation despite his reluctance to face Hyuga Tianyi.
• Several days later, Tsunade received replies confirming that all four villages would participate.

Konoha announced that the Five Kage would attend the largest Chunin Ninja Exams ever, stirring excitement across the village. Shisui and Itachi trained together, and Itachi prepared to enter the exams while Shisui reassured him that others had found a solution for his eyes.

• Paperboys announced that the Five Kage would gather in Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams in three months, and villagers celebrated the news.
• Shisui and Itachi exchanged kunai and ninja-blade attacks at the Uchiha Training Ground, using clones and explosive-tag traps against each other.
• Shisui remarked that Itachi had become increasingly cautious, and Itachi explained that Hyuga Tianyi had taught him to fight like the Leaf Village Ghost.
• Itachi said he would enter the exams to show the Ninja World the strength of the Uchiha Clan.
• Itachi asked about Shisui's eyes, and Shisui reassured him that his master and the clan leader had found a solution.

Tianyi and the defenders fought off a massive White Zetsu attack at the Rabbit Nation Base, where Uchiha Obito tried to assassinate him. Obito killed Li Rongbing during his escape, and Tianyi evacuated the base after vowing revenge, leaving with a plan to confront Obito in front of Rin.

• Tianyi sensed more than ten thousand White Zetsu surrounding the base, and Wang Qiang led the defenders in repelling their assault.
• Obito attacked Tianyi through Kamui, but Tianyi severed his arm and forced him to retreat after countering his attacks.
• Obito reappeared and dragged a squad member into Kamui, but the squad member detonated explosives hidden in his goggles and died before Obito could take him.
• Tianyi identified the fallen squad member as Li Rongbing, promised to honor him by killing Obito, and asked that Li Rongbing's son be named Li Rongyong.
• Tianyi ordered the squad to burn the base supplies and return to the Rabbit Nation through the portal.
• After the evacuation, Tianyi looked toward the Land of Rain and resolved to confront Obito in front of Rin.

Tianyi visited Rin Nohara’s grave to collect a bone, then met Orochimaru at a hidden research facility and explained how genetic programming could stabilize White Zetsu cell integration. He offered to help Orochimaru in exchange for a ninjutsu and requested Impure World Reincarnation.

• Tianyi removed a bone from Rin Nohara’s grave and sealed it in a scroll.
• Tianyi met Kabuto at the research facility and was led to Orochimaru’s operating room.
• Orochimaru examined White Zetsu cells and found that their compatibility with human cells declined after six divisions.
• Tianyi explained that a self-calibrating genetic sequence could correct the cells’ communication frequencies.
• Tianyi told Orochimaru they could each get what they wanted, then asked for Impure World Reincarnation.

Tianyi traded genetic programming materials to Orochimaru for the Impure World Reincarnation scroll, then visited Uchiha Fugaku to reveal that Obito was alive and was the masked man calling himself Madara. Tianyi explained the Akatsuki’s plans and the connection between Obito and Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then asked Fugaku for a favor.

• Tianyi offered Orochimaru genetic programming in exchange for Impure World Reincarnation, and Orochimaru handed over the jutsu scroll.
• Orochimaru studied Tianyi’s genetic programming materials as Tianyi left the operating room.
• Tianyi told Fugaku that Obito was alive and was the masked man calling himself Uchiha Madara.
• Tianyi confirmed that the Seven-Tails was in his hands and said he was preventing the Akatsuki from gathering all nine Tailed Beasts.
• Tianyi explained that Kakashi and Obito had the two Mangekyō Sharingan from the same pair, which could resonate when brought close.
• Tianyi asked Fugaku to do him a favor.

Sakumo took Kakashi to the Uchiha Clan Grounds so Tianyi could reduce the chakra burden of Obito’s Sharingan and help Kakashi adapt to it. As Kakashi was anesthetized, Tianyi removed the Mangekyō Sharingan and prepared to replace it with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan from the Uchiha reserves.

• Sakumo noticed Kakashi’s chakra was constantly draining and told him they were going to the Uchiha Clan Grounds to address his Sharingan.
• Kakashi feared the Uchiha would take back Obito’s eye, but Sakumo explained they would adjust it so Kakashi could use it without hindering his growth.
• Fugaku welcomed Sakumo and Kakashi and led them to Tianyi’s hidden operating room.
• Tianyi anesthetized Kakashi and explained that the procedure would help his body adapt to the Sharingan and reduce its chakra drain.
• Tianyi removed Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and placed it in a culture dish, while Fugaku supplied a Three-Tomoe Sharingan as its replacement.

Tianyi transplanted a sealed Sharingan into Kakashi and injected him with White Zetsu cell culture fluid to improve his recovery and chakra capacity. After the successful operation, Tianyi prepared Fugaku to adapt to the Mangekyō Sharingan and secretly marked it with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Fugaku confirmed that the eye Tianyi had obtained was a Mangekyō Sharingan and praised Sakumo's son.
• Tianyi transplanted an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan into Kakashi's left eye and injected him with White Zetsu cell culture fluid.
• Tianyi sealed Kakashi's new eye, completing the operation and explaining that Kakashi would need several days to adjust.
• Sakumo thanked Tianyi as Kakashi rested, while Tianyi told Fugaku to master the Mangekyō so they could capture the returning Uchiha Madara.
• Tianyi secretly placed a Flying Thunder God Technique mark inside the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Sunagakure delegation arrived in Leaf Village for the Chunin Ninja Exams and saw how much the village had prospered under Hyuga Tianyi’s plans. Rasa and Granny Chiyo settled into their accommodations, with talks between the Kage scheduled for three days later.

• Rasa led Granny Chiyo, Baki, Pakura, and the Sunagakure Genin into Leaf Village, where a Nara Clan reception officer welcomed them.
• Granny Chiyo and Rasa surveyed Leaf Village’s busy, orderly streets and heard that Hyuga Tianyi had planned many of its developments.
• The reception officer explained Leaf Village’s annual assembly and described how its projects supported the village’s economy.
• The reception officer led the Sunagakure delegation to its courtyard residence and said arrangements for talks with the Hokage and other Kage would be made in three days.