Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha agreed to let Nagato keep the Rinnegan while he began hunting Tailed Beasts in secret. In the Land of Earth, Uchiha Setsuna challenged Rōshi, the Four-Tails' Jinchūriki, and brought out a powerful ocular technique as their fight continued.

• Black Zetsu explained that Nagato had split their plan, and Obito Uchiha decided to let him keep the Rinnegan while Akatsuki hunted Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Setsuna brought Uchiha Shūichi, Dunyi, and Uchiha Nanyi to the Land of Earth to find Rōshi outside Iwagakure.
• Uchiha Setsuna attacked the volcano with Fire Release: Dragon Flame Bullet, drawing Rōshi and the Four-Tails into battle.
• Rōshi released all four tails and fired Lava Release at Uchiha Setsuna, but Susanoo blocked and dispersed the magma.
• Uchiha Setsuna used his ocular technique to project a figure from the past, then launched Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique at Rōshi.

Uchiha Setsuna fought Rōshi, the Four-Tails’ Jinchūriki, and overwhelmed his attacks with Susanoo. Rōshi transformed completely into Sun Wukong, who met Setsuna’s second Ninety-Nine Magatama with a flaming mountain of lava, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Rōshi drew on the Four-Tails’ power and clashed with Uchiha Setsuna, while Sun Wukong warned him about genjutsu and Susanoo.
• Rōshi used Lava Release: Scorching Flow Great River, but Setsuna’s third-stage Susanoo carved a ravine that stopped the attack.
• Setsuna hurled Ninety-Nine Magatama, and Rōshi transformed completely into Sun Wukong to catch them and throw them into the sky.
• Two Uchiha left their vantage point to attack a nearby Iwagakure squad before it could report the fight.
• Sun Wukong used Lava Release: Flame Mountain, and Setsuna answered with another Ninety-Nine Magatama, whose collision with the lava unleashed a devastating shockwave.

Uchiha Setsuna defeated the Four-Tails by projecting Susanoo from his past and trapping the beast in a genjutsu built from its happiest memories. Rōshi regained control of his body, but stood lifeless as Setsuna declared the Uchiha superior to a Jinchūriki.

• Uchiha Setsuna and another Uchiha killed the Iwagakure ninjas who had tried to escape.
• The Four-Tails attacked Setsuna's Susanoo with a magma-coated boulder, prompting Setsuna to project a second Susanoo from the past.
• Setsuna's two Susanoo struck the Four-Tails with Ninety-Nine Magatama, while a third projection blocked its escape and left it badly wounded.
• Setsuna dismissed the past projections and used his Sharingan genjutsu to trap the Four-Tails in its happiest memories.
• The Four-Tails' transformation subsided, Rōshi regained control of his body, and Setsuna taunted him about the Uchiha's superiority.

Fugaku Uchiha led the Uchiha in an attack on Takigakure to seize its Seven-Tails Jinchūriki. After Suien brought them the child Fu, Fugaku made him the village leader and a subordinate of the Uchiha.

• Fugaku Uchiha accepted Suien’s offer to guide the Uchiha to Takigakure in exchange for help overthrowing its leader.
• The Uchiha attacked Takigakure, and Fugaku demanded that Aoki hand over the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Fugaku overpowered Aoki and promised the village leader’s position to anyone who found the Jinchūriki.
• Suien raced to the village’s hidden shelter and returned with Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Fugaku declared Suien Takigakure’s new leader and made him a dog of the Uchiha.

Fugaku Uchiha and his clan members were ambushed by Jūzō Biwa and the masked Obito Uchiha as they left Takigakure with the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki. Obito concealed his future from Fugaku’s eyes and attacked him while Jūzō kept the other Uchiha occupied.

• Suien sent Fugaku Uchiha and the others out of Takigakure after they captured the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Jūzō Biwa ambushed the group with Kubikiribōchō, but Fugaku Uchiha blocked the strike with Susanoo.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from the Kamui Dimension, and Fugaku identified the attackers as members of Akatsuki.
• Fugaku Uchiha attacked Jūzō Biwa, who escaped with a Water Clone and engaged the other Uchiha instead.
• Fugaku Uchiha realized he could not see the masked Obito Uchiha’s future, while Black Zetsu concealed Obito with Yin–Yang Release.
• Obito Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and charged Fugaku Uchiha with an iron chain.

Obito and Black Zetsu attacked Fugaku to take his powerful eyes, and Fugaku fought back using his ability to glimpse the future. Obito eventually stole one of Fugaku’s eyes, and Black Zetsu killed him as the Uchiha rushed to summon reinforcements.

• Obito attacked Fugaku with Kamui and chains, but Fugaku used his future-seeing eyes to evade the strike.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito about Fugaku’s ocular power, and Obito unleashed a combined Kamui and Fire Release technique that Susanoo easily stopped.
• Obito merged with Black Zetsu, then used Wood Release as Fugaku’s glimpses of the future were disrupted.
• Obito bypassed Fugaku’s defenses with Kamui, gouged out one of his eyes, and dragged him to the ground while Wood Release blocked the other Uchiha.
• An Uchiha summoned Nekotarō to carry news of the attack to the clan and request reinforcements.
• Black Zetsu pierced Fugaku’s heart and lungs with black spikes, killing him.

Uchiha Setsuna arrived too late to save Fugaku Uchiha and drove the masked Obito Uchiha away, while Obito escaped with Fugaku’s eyes and Fū. Back in the Land of Whirlpools, Uchiha Jobu told Sasuke the killer had called himself Uchiha Madara, and Sasuke vowed to avenge his father.

• The Ninja Cat summoned Uchiha Setsuna to the battlefield, where Setsuna attacked Obito Uchiha with Susanoo but Obito escaped using Kamui.
• Obito took Fugaku Uchiha’s eyes and Fū into Kamui Space, then planned with Black Zetsu to seize the Three-Tails before the Uchiha could collect more Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Setsuna reconstructed part of the battle, learned Jūzō Biwa had gravely injured two clansmen, and returned to the Land of Whirlpools with Fugaku’s body sealed in a scroll.
• Uchiha Jobu identified the masked man as Obito Uchiha and told Sasuke Uchiha that the killer had called himself Uchiha Madara.
• Sasuke vowed to avenge Fugaku, and Uchiha Jobu recommended that he train under Tekka.

Itachi Uchiha fought off a Konoha Anbu squad led by Kakashi as he fled toward the Land of Whirlpools. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Danzo’s crimes and Konoha’s need to bring powerful shinobi back, hoping Itachi’s plan would make the Uchiha Clan an ally.

• A four-man Anbu squad found Itachi Uchiha at the Land of Fire’s border and received orders to capture him alive if possible.
• Itachi Uchiha escaped the squad’s swamp and tracking shackle techniques with his Crow Clone Technique, then counterattacked with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Kakashi charged Itachi Uchiha, and the two clashed with a short blade and kunai as Itachi warned Kakashi he was no match for him.
• Mitokado Homura told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Danzo had secretly worked with Orochimaru, conducted forbidden experiments, and committed other crimes.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Konoha needed Orochimaru and other powerful ninja to return, and hoped Itachi Uchiha’s plan would bring the Uchiha Clan into an alliance with the village.

Itachi Uchiha accepted Obito Uchiha’s invitation to join the Akatsuki so he could learn the organization’s plans, while Uchiha Jobu prepared his clan for the coming war. Jobu then strengthened Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi by giving them Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan with inexhaustible ocular power.

• Itachi Uchiha defeated Kakashi Hatake and the other members of the Anbu pursuit squad, who sent up a flare for help.
• Obito Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha, and Itachi agreed to join the Akatsuki to gather intelligence for Konoha.
• News of Itachi Uchiha’s defection spread, as Uchiha Jobu reviewed the clan’s groups and warned that war was approaching.
• Uchiha Jobu discussed the Tailed Beast hunt and said he would capture a jinchuriki from Konoha or Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Jobu gave Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi Ten-Tails Chakra and Otsutsuki Blood, awakening Eternal Eyes with greatly increased ocular power.

Uchiha Setsuna attacked Kumogakure with two Susanoo, demanding that the village surrender the Eight-Tails. Raikage A and Kumogakure’s ninja failed to stop him, though the Swift Release Clan head managed to crack one Susanoo’s brow.

• Kumogakure’s clan heads confronted Raikage A over losing the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki and questioned his leadership.
• Uchiha Setsuna arrived in Kumogakure in a towering Susanoo and declared that he had come to reclaim the Eight-Tails.
• Raikage A attacked the Susanoo while Setsuna warned Kumogakure to hand over the Eight-Tails.
• Mabui rallied Kumogakure’s forces, but their attacks could not drive Setsuna’s Susanoo away.
• Setsuna summoned a second Susanoo and began trampling Kumogakure as Raikage A failed to stop him.
• The Swift Release Clan head struck a Susanoo between the brows and cracked it, prompting Setsuna to mock him.

Uchiha Setsuna learned that Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was away recovering from injuries and unleashed two powerful Fire Release techniques against the village. Raikage A fought back, but the flames consumed him and Kumogakure.

• Uchiha Setsuna used his ocular technique to learn that the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was absent from Kumogakure and still recovering from injuries.
• Raikage A rallied Kumogakure’s ninja and led their attacks against Setsuna’s Susanoo.
• Setsuna summoned a Susanoo Projection to withstand the village’s barrage of Lightning Release attacks.
• Setsuna cast Majestic Destroyer Flame and Uchiha Flame Formation, engulfing Kumogakure in fire.
• Raikage A charged out of the flames, but Setsuna caught him in a genjutsu and the fire consumed him along with his village.

With the Ninja World in crisis after the Fourth Raikage's death and the hunting of Jinchūriki, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Konoha's failures and convened a Five Kage Summit. Konoha's teams set out to invite the other villages, including the surviving forces of Kumogakure.

• Shikaku Nara urged Konoha to bring the Uchiha Clan back, while Hyuga Hiashi and Kakashi Hatake doubted the clan would return.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed himself for Konoha's predicament and proposed resigning as Hokage, but the assembled leaders persuaded him to stay.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that he would convene a Five Kage Summit to address the crisis in the Ninja World.
• Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Gekko Hayate departed for Sunagakure with Hiruzen's letter.
• Mitaraishi Anko's team headed to Iwagakure, while Kurenai Yuhi's team set out for Kirigakure with summit invitations.
• Ino-Shika-Cho went to Kumogakure to invite its surviving forces, whose Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was considered a candidate for Raikage.

Himiko attacked the Swift Release Clan and sought Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan while the Five Kage Summit invitation reached the other villages. Kirigakure chose Mei Terumi as its new Mizukage, and Konoha pressured Ōnoki to attend despite Iwagakure’s anger over Kitsuchi’s death.

• Himiko defeated the Swift Release Clan’s defenders, captured a shinobi to absorb his Kekkei Genkai, and planned to take Kakashi Hatake’s eyes in Sunagakure.
• Kiryu Kima fled with several clansmen toward the Land of Fields, where the Five Kage Summit was to be held.
• Kurenai Yuhi delivered Konoha’s summit invitation to Kirigakure, and Genji said the village would attend despite the Mizukage’s absence.
• Mei Terumi learned that the Mizukage had been controlled by genjutsu and was named Kirigakure’s Fifth Mizukage.
• Ōnoki demanded that Konoha answer for Kitsuchi’s death, but Konoha’s messengers blamed Iwagakure for attacking the Uchiha Clan and warned that it would receive no assistance if it skipped the summit.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders discussed Akatsuki and the mysterious Masked Man while explaining why new Kage had taken the place of their predecessors. Hiruzen Sarutobi argued that the Masked Man might be Uchiha Madara, leaving Ōnoki firmly opposed and the summit considering how Madara could have survived.

• Ōnoki questioned the new Kazekage, Mizukage, and acting Raikage, and each described their abilities and qualifications.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said the Masked Man had captured the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, while Mifune warned that war might be approaching.
• Ōnoki insisted that the Masked Man was not Uchiha Madara and said Uchiha Jobu resembled Madara more closely.
• The Underground Gold Exchange leader linked the Masked Man's single Mangekyō Sharingan to Izanagi and revealed that Shimura Danzō had traded away Konoha's interests.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Madara might have used Izanagi to survive his battle with Senju Hashirama, prompting the summit to consider that the Masked Man could be Madara.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders discussed Akatsuki and the hunt for the Jinchūriki while Obito Uchiha and his allies ambushed Killer B in the Land of Lightning. As Obito’s Kamui began pulling B in, Eight-Tails Gyūki took control of his body.

• The Five Kage and former Kage debated how to respond to Akatsuki, the Masked Man, and the Uchiha Clan’s hunt for Jinchūriki.
• Killer B returned to the ruined Land of Lightning and learned that Raikage A had died and the head of the Swift Release Clan had become acting Raikage.
• Jūzō Biwa attacked Killer B’s group with the Kubikiribōchō, and the Masked Man emerged from a spatial distortion.
• Obito Uchiha and his allies attacked Killer B and the Kumogakure ninja, with Himiko targeting the sensory ninja.
• Obito overwhelmed Killer B’s Eight-Sword Style with his Gunbai and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito activated Kamui to pull Killer B into a spatial vortex, and Gyūki forced a switch in consciousness to take control of B’s body.

Obito and Akatsuki launched an assault on the Uchiha Clan to seize its Tailed Beasts, but Uchiha Jobu confronted Obito and Pain. Jobu’s words unsettled Obito and enraged Nagato, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Obito brought Killer B to Amegakure, and he and Deva Path Pain decided to target the Uchiha Clan before Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Setsuna told Uchiha Jobu that the Masked Man and Akatsuki were pursuing the Tailed Beasts, and Jobu chose to defend the village rather than attack first.
• Deva Path Pain repelled Uchiha Setsuna’s Susanoo while Obito used the Gunbai and Kamui to counter the Uchiha brothers’ attacks.
• Jobu ordered Setsuna to handle the rogue ninja and Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi to face Akatsuki’s officers, then confronted Obito and Pain himself.
• Jobu mocked Obito for using Uchiha Madara’s name and called Nagato a puppet controlling puppets, making Obito fear Nagato might turn against him and leaving Nagato furious.

Nagato and Obito attacked Uchiha Jobu, but Jobu easily repelled Nagato’s Rinnegan technique as Obito set the battlefield ablaze. After the flames died down, Nagato summoned several beasts while Obito hid in the void, and Jobu revealed his complete Susanoo.

• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in against Jobu, who dispersed the pull with his Tenseigan ability, Pressure.
• Obito unleashed Uchiha Flame Formation across the battlefield, forcing several Akatsuki members to flee or take cover while the Uchiha fought on.
• Setsuna pursued Sasori with two Susanoo, while Himiko considered targeting the Uchiha Clan for their Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Nagato summoned Loli Path and several Rinnegan-eyed beasts after the fire died down.
• Obito concealed himself in the void, and Jobu manifested his complete Susanoo with wings.

Uchiha Jobu overwhelmed Nagato Uzumaki and Obito Uchiha, demonstrating that his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan could use powerful ocular abilities without the cost Nagato endured. The fight continued as Obito escaped Jobu’s Susanoo strike into the Kamui Dimension.

• Uchiha Jobu killed or repelled Nagato Uzumaki’s summoned beasts, then blasted Obito Uchiha away with Shinra Tensei.
• Uchiha Jobu revealed his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan and told Nagato that his eyes were his own, sending Nagato into a delusion that he was the Sage of Six Paths reincarnated.
• Uchiha Jobu unleashed Divine Air Strike, while Nagato used Shinra Tensei to repel the blows at the cost of his life force.
• Uchiha Jobu countered Nagato’s repulsion with his own ocular power and explained that he had not used Shinra Tensei.
• Obito Uchiha attacked with distorted flames, but Uchiha Jobu’s armored Susanoo withstood them and swung at him.
• Obito Uchiha escaped the Susanoo’s strike by entering the Kamui Dimension.

Uchiha Jobu used his Byakugan and space-shattering power to pursue Obito Uchiha through the Kamui Dimension while fighting Nagato Uzumaki. Obito escaped into the Ninja World, but Jobu continued attacking him, leaving him fleeing from another devastating strike.

• Uchiha Jobu opened a Byakugan on his forehead and tore a passage into Obito Uchiha's Kamui Dimension, but Obito sealed it.
• Uchiha Jobu opened another passage and reached for Obito Uchiha, while Nagato Uzumaki blasted Susanoo away with Super Shinra Tensei.
• Obito Uchiha escaped back to the Ninja World, where Uchiha Jobu struck him with Susanoo and sent him flying.
• Uchiha Jobu attacked Deva Path Pain with Tensu Bō Ryūseimei: Dragon Claw, but Nagato Uzumaki countered with Super Shinra Tensei.
• Obito Uchiha tried to ambush Uchiha Jobu with Fire Release, then fled into Kamui Space as a wave of purple energy crushed the spot where he had stood.

Uchiha Jobu destroyed the Six Paths of Pain with a devastating purple energy blast, but Nagato Uzumaki unleashed Super Shinra Tensei and shattered Jobu’s counterattack. As Nagato weakened, Obito used Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan to examine possible futures, while Konan urged Nagato to retreat.

• Obito Uchiha feared that Uchiha Jobu’s Susanoo would pull him out of Kamui Space, while Jobu dismissed Obito as an unambitious Konoha Genin.
• Deva Path Pain summoned the other five Paths, but Jobu’s purple True Dragon released an enormous blast that destroyed the Uchiha-built village and reduced the Six Paths of Pain to dust.
• Nagato Uzumaki was gravely harmed through his chakra link to the destroyed Paths, while Obito watched from Kamui Space and recognized the attack’s immense power.
• Nagato used the loss of the Six Paths to free himself and wield their abilities directly, then released Super Shinra Tensei, which shattered Jobu’s purple energy eagle.
• Obito implanted Fugaku Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and used its power to view possible futures, deciding not to attack Jobu’s Susanoo.
• Konan urged Nagato to retreat after he showed signs of weakness, but Nagato insisted he would continue fighting to fulfill Yahiko’s wish for peace.