Chapter Summaries

Nagato and Konan turned the Third Raikage, A, into a new Pain body despite his extraordinary toughness. After naming him Pain A, they prepared to leave for a hot spring and secured three captives with the Animal Path’s summoning contract.

• Nagato and Konan opened A’s coffin and found his body well preserved, with a lightning-shaped scar on his chest.
• Nagato’s Black Rod snapped against A’s tough body, so he used the Asura Path’s Adamantine Drill to make holes and collect blood.
• Nagato implanted Black Rods in A and used the Naraka Path to create Pain A, the Third Raikage’s body as an Asura Path.
• Nagato and Konan discussed candidates for the remaining Pain bodies and decided to leave the three captives behind without a guard.
• Pain Rin pressed the captives’ handprints onto the Animal Path’s summoning contract so he could retrieve them wherever they went.
• Nagato and Konan set out for a nearby town to soak in a hot spring.

Minato led a meeting to assess Konoha’s invasion, revealing that six and a half forbidden techniques had been stolen and gathering reports on the attackers. Danzo challenged the Uchiha’s silence about two invaders, but Fugaku began sharing what his clan had learned; meanwhile, Nagato and Konan stopped at a mixed-bath hot spring inn, where Konan chose to stay.

• Minato told the clan heads and jonin that the invaders had stolen six and a half techniques from the Scroll of Seals and apologized for failing to protect it.
• Might Guy and Minato described the attackers, while Inoichi suggested Kakashi’s prolonged unconsciousness came from severe mental trauma.
• Danzo accused the Uchiha of withholding information about two invaders and questioned how Shisui had lost an arm, but Minato redirected the meeting to the invasion.
• Fugaku began explaining what his clan members had learned about the invaders, though he had not witnessed the events himself.
• Nagato and Konan arrived at a mixed-bath hot spring inn in the Land of Rice, and Konan insisted they stay.

At the hot spring, Nagato and Konan discussed how he had changed and reaffirmed their trust and shared goal of bringing peace to the world. Konan left to wait for him at their usual place.

• Nagato nervously bathed behind a hot spring rock while Konan reflected on their month away from Amegakure.
• Konan told Nagato she had come to appreciate his wisdom and responsibility beyond the Rinnegan and the expectations placed on him.
• Nagato asked whether his strange expressions meant he had become a different person, and Konan assured him he was still Nagato.
• Nagato told Konan that saving the world and bringing it peace were his heartfelt wishes, and she said she was honored to accompany him.
• Konan reassured Nagato that he could rely on her, then dressed and said she would wait for him at their usual place.

Konoha's leaders analyzed the attack and Shikaku deduced that one person had remotely controlled six corpses, while Hiruzen suspected the enemy came from Amegakure. Nagato returned to the Jizo Temple and chose to stay awake beside Konan as she continued her dangerous Night Netherworld Spider Lily training.

• Shikaku told the meeting that the intruders were likely corpses carrying one person's consciousness and that their controller had probably acted remotely.
• Shikaku reasoned that the attacker who fought the Uchiha clan may have had a separate goal from stealing the Scroll of Seals.
• Minato ended the meeting by urging Konoha to strengthen its defenses and sensory detection, while Hiruzen suggested the enemy might have ties to Amegakure.
• Nagato returned to the Jizo Temple and learned from Konan that Darui, Samui, and C had left while they were away.
• Nagato sat beside Konan and kept her company as she entered her third sleepless night of Night Netherworld Spider Lily training.

Nagato and Orochimaru met in the Land of Rice to reveal the results of their work on a White Zetsu. Orochimaru demonstrated a way to secretly turn White Zetsu into Nagato’s spies, leaving Nagato eager to use them against Obito.

• Nagato summoned Orochimaru and Kabuto to the Jizo Temple, where Pain A showed Orochimaru the completed masterpiece.
• Nagato and Orochimaru found a hidden White Zetsu near Orochimaru’s base, and Orochimaru captured it before it could report their alliance.
• Orochimaru used a modified Impure World Reincarnation talisman to rewrite the White Zetsu’s loyalty to Nagato.
• Orochimaru explained that his White Zetsu could send false soul thought waves to stay hidden in the shared network while secretly transmitting information through a private network.
• Orochimaru revealed that the White Zetsu Mother could assimilate others of its kind into Nagato’s camp, and Nagato eagerly considered using it against Obito.

Nagato and Orochimaru discussed the remaining requirements for the Second Body Plan, choosing Uchiha Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan as its final eye and sending two White Zetsu after Hashirama Artificial Body cells. The chapter ended with Nagato asking how they could obtain Obito’s blood.

• Orochimaru explained that White Zetsu Assimilation could not be used on the enemy White Zetsu’s main body, while Nagato wondered whether it could separate Tobi from Obito.
• Konan left the room for a walk, and Nagato and Orochimaru resumed discussing the Second Body Plan.
• Nagato chose Uchiha Obito’s Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan as the plan’s fifth eye, while privately deciding he would rather free Uchiha Hikari than take her Yachihoko eyes.
• Nagato assigned White Zetsu Number 0 and Number 1 to sneak into Obito’s lair and seek Hashirama Artificial Body cells.
• Nagato asked how they could obtain Uchiha Obito’s blood.

Nagato and Orochimaru planned to obtain genetic material from the blood Obito left at Kannabi Bridge, while No. 0 and No. 1 were sent to retrieve a small amount of Hashirama cells from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Kabuto volunteered to investigate the bridge, and Nagato began arranging an insurance policy for him.

• Nagato asked Orochimaru whether genetic material could be extracted from old, clotted blood, and they discussed Obito’s blood possibly remaining beneath rubble at Kannabi Bridge.
• No. 0 and No. 1 warned that approaching the bridge could expose them to enemy White Zetsu, so Nagato ordered them to retrieve a small amount of Hashirama cells from the Demonic Statue instead.
• Orochimaru explained that a small amount of high-purity cells would be enough, and No. 0 and No. 1 promised to complete the mission and departed.
• Nagato refused to go to Kannabi Bridge himself or send Konan, and Kabuto volunteered to face the risk of Obito discovering him.
• Nagato reminded Kabuto that he had entrusted him with making the Rinnegan truly belong to Nagato’s body, then asked Orochimaru to provide Kabuto with an insurance policy.

Obito ordered the White Zetsus to watch Orochimaru’s bases because he feared Orochimaru might become connected to Nagato and threaten his control of the Rinnegan. When a White Zetsu was caught tampering with the Hashirama Artificial Body, news that Yakushi Kabuto had appeared near Kannabi Bridge drew Obito’s attention, and he set out to kill him.

• Obito explained to White Zetsu that he suspected Nagato’s connection to Sasori could lead to contact with Orochimaru, so he ordered surveillance of every known Orochimaru base and a search for the rest.
• A White Zetsu playing tag climbed onto the Demonic Statue and secretly took a piece of the Hashirama Artificial Body, but Obito called it down to inspect it.
• A White Zetsu reported that Yakushi Kabuto had been found near Kannabi Bridge, searching the place where Obito had once been crushed by a rock.
• Obito declared that he would go kill Yakushi Kabuto.

Kabuto excavated the ruins of Kannabi Bridge to retrieve Obito’s blood, but Obito caught him and used the Sharingan to interrogate him. At the Land of Rice headquarters, Orochimaru and Nagato watched the interrogation as Kabuto revealed that Orochimaru had dealt with the White Zetsus monitoring the area.

• Kabuto used Earth Release to excavate the ruins and sent small snakes to find Obito’s blood on the boulders.
• Kabuto sealed the blood from the correct boulder into a scroll, while White Zetsus spotted him and alerted Obito.
• Obito appeared, phased through Kabuto’s attack, tore off his hand, and took the Blood-Sealing Scroll.
• Obito put Kabuto under Sharingan genjutsu and learned that Orochimaru was at his headquarters in the Land of Rice.
• Orochimaru urged Nagato to summon Kabuto back, but Nagato told him to wait.
• Obito asked why the White Zetsus had not reported Orochimaru’s location, and Kabuto revealed that Orochimaru had dealt with them.

Obito discovered Orochimaru’s plan to test his survival with Impure World Reincarnation and rushed to eliminate him, while Kabuto escaped with the real blood scroll and Hashirama cells. Kabuto reached a White Zetsu blind spot to be summoned away as Obito raced toward Orochimaru’s base.

• Obito interrogated Kabuto, learned Orochimaru wanted his blood to test Impure World Reincarnation, and killed him before destroying a fake blood scroll.
• Kabuto revived using Izanagi, a safeguard Orochimaru and Nagato had arranged, then escaped as White Zetsu clones attacked.
• Kabuto learned that Number One had obtained Hashirama Artificial Body Cells and confirmed that he had kept Obito’s blood scroll safe.
• Number One asked Kabuto to kill it rather than risk exposing Nagato’s involvement, and Kabuto cut its throat before fleeing to a White Zetsu blind spot.
• Nagato summoned Kabuto away while Obito raced toward Orochimaru’s base in the Land of Rice.

Nagato, Konan, Orochimaru, and Kabuto escaped Obito’s assault on the Land of Rice hideout, though Konan’s traps failed to kill him. As they prepared to begin Nagato’s Second Body plan, Hanzo awoke in Amegakure with a sense of dread and decided to answer Danzo’s encrypted letter.

• Kabuto returned with what Nagato needed, and Nagato mourned White Zetsu Number 1 as Obito arrived at the hideout.
• Nagato chose to retreat rather than fight Obito, and Konan planted a concealed Explosive Flame Formation before they escaped.
• Obito broke into the hideout, triggered Konan’s trap, and survived the explosion with Tobi’s help as the underground base collapsed.
• A White Zetsu reported that Kabuto had escaped using an ability resembling Izanagi, and Obito left the ruins.
• Orochimaru told Nagato that the elements for the Second Body plan were in place, while Nagato recognized they needed a safe base for Konan and his research.
• Hanzo woke from a nightmare, killed a guard who entered without permission, and decided to respond to Danzo’s encrypted letter.

Nagato gave Kabuto a mechanical prosthetic arm and planned to seize Amegakure from Hanzo while Orochimaru gathered equipment and test subjects from his scattered bases. Konan traveled separately with Pain Rin and took her hand, asking whether Nagato could feel the warmth of her palm through it.

• Nagato used the Asura Path to create a mechanical prosthetic arm for Kabuto, who marveled at its nerve connections.
• Nagato told Orochimaru and Kabuto to gather valuable equipment and test subjects before their bases were discovered, then announced he would take Amegakure back from Hanzo.
• Orochimaru warned Nagato that Hanzo was a formidable fighter who might learn Nagato's secrets from Danzo, but Nagato believed his upgraded Six Paths of Pain could meet the threat.
• Nagato told Konan he had moved the campaign forward for her, and she asked to travel alone with Pain Rin.
• Konan and Pain Rin took a separate route from Nagato and the other Paths, and Konan held Pain Rin's hand and asked if Nagato could feel its warmth.

Pain Rin and Konan encountered Kakuzu in the forest as he killed a Hidden Sand ninja and recognized Konan from a black-market bounty. Kakuzu attacked them, and Pain Rin prepared to fight him.

• Pain Rin and Konan heard an explosion on the road to the Rain Country and ran toward the fighting.
• Kakuzu killed Yujie, a Hidden Sand ninja and fellow disciple of Baki, after surviving Yujie's Wind Release attack with Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique.
• Kakuzu used Earth Grudge Fear to stitch his wounds closed, then discovered Pain Rin and Konan hiding nearby and attacked them with Tentacle Fist.
• Kakuzu recognized Konan from a twenty-five-million-ryo bounty and declared that he would claim both women for the money.
• Pain Rin rejected Kakuzu's threat and used the Summoning Technique.

Nagato’s Six Paths defeated Kakuzu and turned him into a temporary Pain, planning to revive him later as Amegakure’s financial steward. Meanwhile, Hanzo resolved to destroy Akatsuki, and Nagato and Konan reached Amegakure three days later.

• Deva Path Pain pulled Kakuzu in with Banshō Ten'in, Pain A struck him with lightning and Black Rods, and Human Path Pain extracted his soul.
• Nagato made Kakuzu the Naraka Path’s temporary replacement, named him Kakupai, and ordered Konan to collect his blood so Orochimaru could revive him later.
• Nagato replaced the Human Path with a nameless Hidden Stone shinobi and had the fallen shinobi’s remains burned.
• Hanzo read Danzo’s warning about Nagato, recalled how Danzo had turned him against Akatsuki, and still resolved to eliminate Nagato and Konan.
• Nagato and Konan arrived in Amegakure three days later, and Nagato opened his umbrella beneath the rainy sky.

Nagato and Konan launched a direct assault on Amegakure, where Hanzo used his rain technique to detect them and sent his loyalists and guard captain Xia You to attack. After Pain Rin evaded Xia You’s strike with a substitution, she prepared to use a secret technique against him.

• Nagato sensed that Hanzo had reversed the Rain Tiger at Will Technique and concluded that Danzo had given him intelligence about the Six Paths of Pain.
• Nagato ordered a direct assault, and Hanzo sent hundreds of loyalists into the rain to confront Akatsuki.
• Pain Rin bombed the advancing loyalists from the Yata Crow, wiping out the vanguard before Xia You pursued her on a summoned Turtledove.
• Xia You used Hanzo’s Rain Dragon’s Chant to obscure vision and stabbed Pain Rin, but her body turned out to be a substituted log.
• Pain Rin revealed her Beast Secret Technique: Summoning Thousand Years of Death and prepared to use it on Xia You.

Pain Rin and Deva Path Pain fought Hanzo and his forces, wiping out the suicide soldiers before Hanzo struck down Pain Rin. The chapter left Hanzo injured by Shinra Tensei as Deva Path Pain challenged him to reveal the strength behind his title as the Demigod.

• Xia You survived Pain Rin’s technique long enough to detonate explosive tags on himself, destroying the Yata Crow and sacrificing his life.
• Pain Rin summoned Deva Path Pain, who used Shinra Tensei to repel Hanzo’s suicide soldiers and wipe them out.
• Hanzo unleashed Water Release: Rain Dragon’s Chant, but Deva Path Pain repelled the rain dragon while Pain Rin summoned more Paths and beasts.
• Hanzo judged Pain Rin the greater threat and cut off her head with an Iai Slash, causing her summoned beasts to vanish.
• Hanzo attacked Deva Path Pain, but Shinra Tensei hurled him into a stone pillar.
• Deva Path Pain used Banshō Ten'in and called on Hanzo to show the power worthy of the title Demigod.

Hanzo used his combat experience and Chakra Disruption Technique to disable Deva Path Pain and identify the abilities of the other Paths, then attacked them with poison and long-range strikes. As he moved to finish Pain Rin, she completed a summoning and a lightning-fast attacker severed Hanzo’s arm.

• Hanzo bound Deva Path Pain with his chain and disrupted Nagato’s chakra control, temporarily disabling Deva Path Pain’s attraction and repulsion.
• Pain Rin revived Deva Path Pain, and Hanzo deduced the abilities of the Paths before killing Pain’s Human Path and escaping Kakupai’s ambush.
• Hanzo used explosive tags to apparently destroy Pain’s Preta Path, then summoned Salamander Ibuse and poisoned Pain Rin and the other summoned creatures.
• Hanzo pierced Kakupai’s heart with a rain spear, then rushed Pain Rin as she recovered from the poison and completed a summoning.
• A flash of lightning struck as Pain Rin’s trump card appeared, severing Hanzo’s arm and sending his broken scythe flying.

Hanzo fought Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain but was defeated after losing his arm, leg, and salamander summon. Before dying, he accepted Nagato’s leadership of Amegakure, and Nagato and Konan set out to begin a new era.

• The Third Raikage appeared and severed Hanzo’s arm, while Kakupai revealed he had survived and the black-threaded monster emerged from his body.
• Hanzo escaped Pain A’s explosions underground, but A’s Earthshaking Cannon destroyed his lower leg, and Deva Path Pain blasted Salamander Ibuse away.
• The Preta Path caught Hanzo as he tried to reclaim his chakra; Hanzo killed it and wounded the Human Path before Yujie’s Wind Blade critically injured him.
• Hanzo tried to lure Nagato to him with a concealed poison sac, but Deva Path Yahiko exposed the plan, and Hanzo accepted his defeat and asked Nagato to lead Amegakure.
• Kakupai took Hanzo’s heart and revived the Preta Path and Human Path; Nagato honored Hanzo’s final stand as he and Konan walked forward through the rain.

After consolidating control of Amegakure, Nagato and Konan shared a tender moment in the tower before deciding it was time to bring Darui, Samui, and C back. The three Cloud ninja reached the Land of Lightning, where an explosion abruptly interrupted their celebration.

• Nagato eliminated Hanzo’s former associates and had Konan announce that Pain was a god who would bring peace to Amegakure.
• Exhausted from a month of training and work, Konan asked Nagato to sit beside her and rested her head on his shoulder.
• Konan and Nagato watched the rain from the tower and agreed it was time to reel in Darui, Samui, and C.
• Darui, Samui, and C reached the Land of Lightning and celebrated their return before a sudden explosion struck.

Darui, Samui, and C fought Pain Rin after she transported them to Amegakure, then escaped together. Nagato revived Pain Rin and prepared to begin his plan with Orochimaru and Kabuto.

• Pain Rin trapped Darui, Samui, and C in Amegakure, where Darui and Samui attacked her while C searched for other enemies.
• Darui used Storm Release: Laser Circus to knock Pain Rin down, and Samui struck her through the heart.
• Darui, Samui, and C left together after C confirmed that no other enemies were nearby.
• Nagato told Konan that the three had potential and that he wanted to train them as the future Amegakure Three Ninja.
• Kakupai revived Pain Rin, and Nagato summoned Orochimaru and Kabuto before leaving the tower with Konan.