Chapter Summaries

Fugaku Uchiha infiltrated the Land of Rain to investigate its conditions, but Yahiko and Nagato found and attacked him. As Nagato began extracting Fugaku’s soul, Fugaku’s Mangekyo had shown him that he would die in the battle.

• Fugaku Uchiha secretly entered the Land of Rain and recorded observations about its struggling economy.
• Nagato sensed Fugaku, and Yahiko, Nagato, and Kenji set out to confront him; Kenji asked to keep Fugaku’s eyes.
• Fugaku sensed he was being watched and confronted Yahiko and Nagato near a sewer entrance.
• Nagato used gravitational techniques to repel Fugaku’s Great Fireball and smash him into the ground, prompting Fugaku to summon Susanoo.
• Fugaku used his Mangekyo to deduce the battle’s outcome and saw that he would die, but Nagato trapped him with a chameleon and began extracting his soul.

Kenji killed Fugaku Uchiha and took his Sharingan while Obito Uchiha advanced plans to use the Five Kage Summit to provoke a war. At Three Wolf Peaks in the Land of Iron, Obito angered Raikage A, who activated his Lightning Release Armor despite Mifune's plea for peace.

• Kenji took Fugaku Uchiha's Sharingan after Fugaku died in the Land of Rain.
• Obito Uchiha learned of Fugaku's death and ordered White Zetsu to infiltrate the Land of Iron, while reassuring Tekka Uchiha and Yashiro Uchiha that the clan was safe.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Minato's Team, including Obito Uchiha, to protect him at the Five Kage Summit, and Hyuga Hiashi noticed that Obito seemed unusually cold.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Ōnoki, A, Rasa, and Yagura gathered with their guards at Three Wolf Peaks for the summit.
• Obito Uchiha taunted Raikage A about his dead father and missing arm, prompting A to activate his Strongest Lightning Release Armor as Mifune urged everyone not to fight.

Ao exposed that Obito Uchiha was a white Zetsu using Shisui Uchiha’s eye to control Hiruzen Sarutobi. Obito killed Hiruzen, captured Yagura and the Three-Tails, then moved to attack Killer B as Gyuki urged him to transform.

• Ao used his Byakugan to uncover Obito Uchiha’s disguise and identify Shisui Uchiha’s Chakra in the eye controlling Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Obito Uchiha escaped Ao’s accusation with the Mayfly Technique and unleashed Sage Art: White Rage Technique as a red dragon appeared amid blinding light.
• Obito Uchiha stabbed Hiruzen Sarutobi through the chest and beheaded him while the other Kage watched.
• Obito Uchiha controlled Yagura with his Mangekyo Sharingan and sent him and the Three-Tails into a mysterious space.
• Obito Uchiha charged at Killer B, and Gyuki warned him to assume his complete Tailed Beast form; Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails.

Minato Namikaze learned that Obito Uchiha had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi and taken the Fourth Mizukage, then found Obito with Rin. Obito admitted to both crimes, leaving Minato shocked and Rin pleading for him to explain.

• Minato Namikaze arrived at the ruined site, where the Kage accused Konoha and learned from Onoki that Obito had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Kakashi confirmed that Obito had murdered the Third Generation, and Minato used his sensory abilities to search for him.
• Obito appeared behind Rin in the lounge and asked what kind of relationship they shared; Rin said they were friends.
• Minato arrived before Obito could act and asked whether he had killed Lord Third.
• Obito admitted that he had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi and taken the Fourth Mizukage, while Minato struggled to accept the truth.
• Rin urged Obito to explain himself to Minato, insisting that someone must have controlled him.

Obito Uchiha refused Minato Namikaze’s plea to surrender and escaped with Rin Nohara as a hostage. Minato was left facing the death of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Obito’s betrayal, and the threat of war as rival nations watched Konoha weaken.

• Minato Namikaze confronted Obito Uchiha and offered to spare him if he surrendered, but Obito insisted he had acted for his own interests.
• Obito held a blade to Rin Nohara’s throat and warned Minato not to approach.
• Obito vanished with Rin, leaving Minato unable to stop them.
• A the Raikage, Killer B, Ao, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki arrived and demanded to know where Obito had gone.
• Ōnoki saw Konoha’s crisis as an opportunity for Iwagakure, while Minato wondered whether he could shoulder the burden of becoming Hokage.

Obito Uchiha fled with Rin to the Valley of the End, where Kakashi confronted him and tried to bring him back to the village. Their fight escalated into a clash between Rasengan and Chidori as Rin pleaded for them to stop.

• Obito Uchiha carried Rin through the forest to the Valley of the End, where Kakashi confronted him and said he would take him back to the village.
• Kakashi urged Obito to return as a comrade, but Obito refused, fearing execution or lifelong imprisonment for his crimes.
• Kakashi and Obito fought atop the statues, trading taijutsu and Ninjutsu after Kakashi opened the Gate of Life and revealed he had learned Flying Thunder God.
• Obito formed a Rasengan as Kakashi unleashed Chidori, while Rin watched helplessly and begged them to stop fighting.

Obito Uchiha defeated Kakashi and took Rin to the Kamui Dimension after she agreed to go with him to save Kakashi. There, Obito revealed his threatening intentions toward Rin and cornered her, leaving her trapped on the bed.

• Obito Uchiha defeated Kakashi, but Rin shielded Kakashi and begged Obito to spare him, offering to go with Obito instead.
• Obito Uchiha slashed Kakashi's Headband with a Kunai and left with Rin, and Kakashi later woke to find the damaged Headband.
• Obito Uchiha brought Rin into the Kamui Dimension and tossed her dry clothes before leaving.
• When Rin began changing, Obito Uchiha returned through a vortex and embarrassed her by watching and making a mocking remark.
• Obito Uchiha threatened Rin, threw her clothing aside, and advanced as she backed into a bed and fell onto it.

Obito Uchiha joined the Akatsuki after capturing Mizukage Yagura, while Kenji retrieved Kotoamatsukami from Tobi. In the Kamui Dimension, Rin rejected Obito’s attempt to care for her, and he responded by striking and chaining her.

• Obito Uchiha left Rin in the Kamui Dimension and arrived at the Akatsuki meeting with Mizukage Yagura.
• Yahiko welcomed Obito Uchiha as a new member and assigned the Akatsuki’s pairs, leaving Obito to work alone.
• Kenji confronted Tobi, found him hiding pork, and removed Kotoamatsukami from his eye.
• Obito Uchiha brought Rin red-bean porridge, but she knocked it away and called him a demon.
• Obito Uchiha struck Rin and chained her after she rejected him.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi was killed at the Five Kage Summit, Danzo Shimura chose to wait while Minato Namikaze faced political pressure and Konoha prepared for the fallout. Obito Uchiha traveled to the ruins of Loulan to investigate the Dragon Vein mission and found a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

• A Root member told Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane that Obito Uchiha had killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, abducted Yagura, and left Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara missing.
• Danzo Shimura urged patience rather than returning to Konoha, while Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane worried that Minato Namikaze might become Hokage.
• News of the summit spread, the Hidden Mist Village descended into civil war, and Iwagakure and the Hidden Cloud Village demanded that Konoha take responsibility.
• Minato Namikaze faced blame from other nations and within Konoha while arranging Hiruzen Sarutobi's funeral.
• Obito Uchiha reached Loulan to investigate the sealed Dragon Vein mission and entered a temple-like structure where he found a Flying Thunder God Kunai on a platform.

Obito Uchiha used the Dragon Vein to travel through time with Rin and discovered that he had arrived in the era of Kaguya Otsutsuki, near a gigantic, chakra-rich God Tree. He built a cabin on a mountain and brought Rin out of the Kamui Dimension, where he threatened her and told her they would live there for a while.

• Obito Uchiha removed the sealing technique from the platform and used the Dragon Vein to travel through time and space with Rin.
• Obito Uchiha woke in a dark forest, confirmed Rin was still in the Kamui Dimension, and searched the unfamiliar surroundings.
• Obito Uchiha spotted a colossal tree with chakra stronger than the Nine-Tails and concluded he had arrived in ancient times.
• The tree's branches tried to absorb Obito Uchiha's chakra, but he escaped with Kamui and went to a nearby mountain.
• Obito Uchiha built a cabin, released the chained Rin, and told her they would live there while threatening her when she refused to respond warmly.

Obito Uchiha appeared before Hagoromo and Hamura, warning them that the God Tree was draining the land and urging them to explore beyond the ridge. The brothers chose to obey their mother for now, but their curiosity about what lay beyond the wall remained.

• Hagoromo and Hamura wondered why the land around them was barren despite their mother's claim that the great tree nourished the world.
• Hagoromo and Hamura confronted a black-robed stranger, and Hamura discovered with his Byakugan that he had no physical body.
• Obito Uchiha claimed to be a sage and told the brothers that the God Tree drained the earth, then vanished in a swirl.
• Hagoromo and Hamura considered exploring beyond the ridge but decided not to defy their mother.
• Obito Uchiha watched the brothers from nearby as their curiosity about the unknown persisted.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura investigated a water shortage and found the black-robed person clearing a boulder blocking the river with a Rasengan. The brothers witnessed the stranger’s power, while Gamamaru wondered why the jutsu seemed to have a snake-like quality.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura discussed their mother’s secrecy about the towering tree and the villagers’ deadly sacrifices there.
• Haori told the brothers that the irrigation ditches had run dry and asked them to investigate.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura followed the dry river upstream and found a huge boulder blocking its flow, with the black-robed person beside it.
• The black-robed person used a Rasengan to smash the boulder, restoring the river’s flow.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura stared in surprise at the black-robed person’s power, while Gamamaru wondered why the jutsu had a snake-like quality.

Obito Uchiha caught Rin after she escaped down the mountain and brought her back unconscious, then stayed up caring for her. The next morning, he kissed her despite her resistance, and Rin slapped him.

• Obito Uchiha discovered that Rin had broken her chains and escaped, then set out after her.
• Rin struggled down the mountain while exhausted and in pain, until a Giant Python confronted her.
• Obito Uchiha appeared and frightened the Giant Python away, then seized Rin as she tried to flee.
• Rin told Obito Uchiha she would rather be eaten by a snake than endure his cruelty, then fainted.
• Obito Uchiha brought Rin back, noticed her bleeding, and spent the night watching over her.
• The next morning, Obito Uchiha kissed Rin, and she struggled before slapping him.

Obito Uchiha abused Rin and trapped her in an isolated place, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki tried to stop a sacrifice after seeing Haori in the procession. Kaguya Otsutsuki rejected his questions and kept the truth about the Otsutsuki Clan and her plans to herself.

• Obito Uchiha struck Rin, threatened her, and left her with medicine after sealing her chakra and placing a curse seal in her heart.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki recognized Haori in a sacrificial procession and rushed to ask why she was going to the sacrifice.
• Haori gave Hagoromo her necklace and continued with the procession despite his concern.
• Hagoromo confronted Kaguya Otsutsuki about the sacrifices and argued that people did not need the God Tree to live well.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki warned Hagoromo not to trust humans and refused to explain why she needed the God Tree.

Obito Uchiha overwhelmed Ryūchi Cave’s snakes and demanded their submission, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura discovered Haori’s lifeless body beneath the God Tree. After awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Hagoromo appeared before Obito and accepted his conditions, asking to learn the power to oppose his mother.

• Obito Uchiha defeated Ryūchi Cave’s snakes with Sage Art and ordered them to submit or disappear, and the snakes prostrated themselves before him.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Hamura Otsutsuki that Kaguya Otsutsuki had refused to answer his questions, so the brothers set out to investigate the God Tree.
• Hamura Otsutsuki used the Byakugan and discovered strange objects in the God Tree’s branches, leading the brothers to rows of massive cocoons.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki opened a cocoon and found Haori’s lifeless body, then awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan as he grieved.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared before Obito Uchiha and accepted his conditions, asking him to teach the power to deal with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Obito Uchiha brought Hagoromo Otsutsuki to Ryūchi Cave to learn Sage Art, then returned to the Kamui Dimension to study an Otsutsuki Cell. Hagoromo quickly entered Sage Mode, while Obito considered fusing the cell into himself and prepared to rely on Izanagi if the power proved fatal.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki gave Obito Uchiha a piece of his flesh, which Obito stored in the Kamui Dimension before leading him to Ryūchi Cave.
• Obito explained Sage Chakra and warned Hagoromo about the dangers of absorbing natural energy, then left the White Snake Sage to guide his training.
• Hagoromo balanced the three energies and entered Sage Mode almost immediately, shocking the White Snake Sage.
• Obito examined the Otsutsuki Cell in the Kamui Dimension and wondered whether fusing it into himself could awaken the Rinnegan.
• Obito feared the cell's power might kill him but reminded himself that he could use Izanagi to survive.

Kaguya Otsutsuki confronted Hamura Otsutsuki about Hagoromo’s whereabouts and overwhelmed him with her power. After Hagoromo gained enormous strength, he went to confront his mother, while Obito Uchiha and Gamamaru watched as Hagoromo and Hamura clashed.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki demanded that Hamura Otsutsuki tell her where Hagoromo had gone, then forced him to his knees with her Byakugan’s pressure.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki tested his enhanced senses and strength by leaping from a mountain and creating a huge crater with one punch.
• Gamamaru gave Hagoromo an amulet said to bring people back from the dead, and Hagoromo entered Kaguya’s house as Obito Uchiha watched from a tree.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki sensed Hagoromo’s killing intent and questioned his sudden change when he appeared before her.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki clashed in combat as Gamamaru watched from a high vantage point and Obito Uchiha appeared beside him.

Hagoromo freed Hamura from Kaguya’s control, and the brothers joined forces against their mother and the Ten-Tails. Their battle unleashed widespread destruction, and the chapter ended as the fighting continued.

• Hamura attacked Hagoromo while controlled, but Hagoromo pierced him with Sage Art: Lightning Pierce and used a talisman to heal him once he regained control.
• Kaguya attacked the brothers with black Chakra, while the God Tree transformed and released the Ten-Tails.
• Hagoromo and Hamura fought the Ten-Tails together, blocking its destructive beam with a Yin-Yang shield.
• Hagoromo summoned Susanoo and used Gate of the Great God to restrain the Ten-Tails as Hamura and Kaguya clashed with palm techniques.
• Hagoromo struck Kaguya with Sage Art: Sixty-Four Palms, and their battle devastated the surrounding land, setting forests ablaze and sending a tsunami toward people fleeing for safety.

Obito Uchiha used Kamui to sever and collect a Ten-Tails tentacle before intervening in Kaguya Otsutsuki’s battle with Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki. He tore off Kaguya’s arm, leaving her and the brothers shocked as they confronted the mysterious robed man.

• Obito Uchiha and Gamamaru retreated from the spreading destruction as Kaguya Otsutsuki drew power through the Ten-Tails’ tentacles.
• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to snap off a Ten-Tails tentacle and sent it to his Kamui Dimension.
• Gamamaru wondered about Obito Uchiha’s identity and prophetic abilities, and Obito warned him not to cause trouble.
• As Kaguya Otsutsuki became increasingly overmatched by Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, she prepared to use All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Obito Uchiha appeared and used a powerful vortex to wrench off Kaguya Otsutsuki’s arm.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki suspected Obito Uchiha had been sent by the Otsutsuki Clan, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki stared at him in astonishment.

Obito Uchiha helped Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki seal Kaguya Otsutsuki on the moon, then used Otsutsuki cells, Kaguya’s cells, and Ten-Tails Chakra to transform himself and awaken the Rinnegan. He left the Kamui Dimension eager to test his new power.

• Obito Uchiha struck Kaguya Otsutsuki as she tried to escape, allowing Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki to seal her on the moon with Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki divided the Ten-Tails' Chakra into nine portions, while Hamura Otsutsuki chose to stay on the moon and guard Kaguya.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki discovered that the black-robed man had vanished and decided to remain on the planet, heal its damage, and watch for the mysterious figure.
• Obito Uchiha transplanted Otsutsuki cells and injected Ten-Tails Chakra and Kaguya's cells into his body, enduring excruciating pain as he transformed.
• Obito Uchiha awakened a blood-red Rinnegan, developed white skin and a horn, and then left the Kamui Dimension to try out his new power.