Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Satoru transplanted Hashirama Cells into Shisui, while Nagato prepared the Akatsuki Organization to protect Hiruko’s Kido Tensei ritual. The chapter ended with Hyuga Satoru learning of the ritual and finding it interesting.

• Hyuga Satoru told Uchiha Rin that Shisui had done better than expected, then asked Rin to leave so he could speak with Shisui.
• Hyuga Satoru injected Hashirama Gene Fluid into Shisui, whose Mangekyo Sharingan cooldown was greatly reduced after the transplant.
• Zero reported to Nagato that the Land of Rice Fields had become a lifeless dead zone, and Nagato set that matter aside to discuss another mission.
• Nagato told Zero that Hiruko would perform a ritual with five bloodline-limit shinobi during a celestial phenomenon in half a month, and that the Akatsuki Organization would mobilize to protect him.
• Nagato blamed Hyuga Satoru for the Akatsuki Organization’s troubles and vowed to face him again.
• After Shisui left Root, Hyuga Satoru learned about the Kido Tensei ritual and called it interesting.

Hyuga Satoru told Orochimaru that Akatsuki member Hiruko planned to use the upcoming solar eclipse for a Kimeira Technique ritual, and he hinted that he had a plan to stop it. In the Rain Country, Hiruko prepared the ritual while Nagato revealed that he had secretly ensured Hiruko would remain under his control.

• Hyuga Satoru explained to Orochimaru that Hiruko’s Kimeira Technique could absorb Kekkei Genkai and that the solar eclipse in half a month would aid his ritual.
• Orochimaru, now Hokage, asked how Satoru planned to stop the ritual, and Satoru hinted that he would use light to tear through darkness.
• Pain inspected the completed ritual platform in the Rain Country, where five unconscious ninjas were bound to crosses.
• Hiruko told Pain he was eager to complete the ritual and prove himself more outstanding than Orochimaru.
• Konan questioned Nagato’s decision to support Hiruko, and Nagato revealed that he had tampered with the captured ninjas to keep Hiruko under his control.

Hiruko began the Kijin Transformation Technique ritual, using five captured kekkei genkai ninja as the sun started to be obscured. As the ritual proceeded, an enormous object quietly approached high in the sky.

• Nagato used Rain Tiger at Will Technique to sense the area around the mountaintop and found no suspicious ninja nearby.
• Zero examined Hiruko’s five captives, including a Magnet Release ninja, and warned Hidan to keep his distance when the ritual neared success.
• Pain told Hiruko that the area was clear, and Hiruko began the ritual as the sun was obscured.
• Hiruko’s purple tentacles engulfed the five ninja, who screamed in agony before their cries weakened.
• An enormous object silently drew near high in the sky while the ritual continued.

Hyuga Satoru ordered Yi to fire Damocles’s Judgment system at Hiruko as Hiruko completed his ritual and gained five Kekkei Genkai. The pillar of light struck the mountaintop, leaving Hiruko’s fate uncertain as Kakuzu fled.

• Yi located the target and prepared Floating City Damocles’s Judgment system in orbit.
• Kakuzu asked Nagato to let him check on Hidan, and Sasori left with him while Zero stayed behind.
• Hiruko completed his ritual, absorbed the Purple Gel, and celebrated gaining the power to use five Kekkei Genkai.
• A pillar of light descended from the sky and struck the mountaintop as Kakuzu ran from the blast.
• Before losing consciousness, Hiruko heard a voice declare, “Hiruko, rogue ninja of Konoha. This is your judgment...”

After Hiruko’s death and the destruction in the Rain Country left Nagato overwhelmed with despair, Konan helped him regain his resolve. Hyuga Satoru then told Orochimaru that the time had come to begin a revolution against the Ninja World’s corrupt system.

• Scouts discovered that a pillar of light had pierced through a mountain in the Rain Country, and Orochimaru recognized it as the power Hyuga Satoru had described.
• Nagato grieved Hiruko’s death and the Akatsuki’s injuries, doubting that he could still fulfill their dream of peace.
• Konan reminded Nagato of Yahiko and the organization’s members, and Nagato recovered enough resolve to lead them again.
• Hyuga Satoru arrived at Orochimaru’s office and clarified that the darkness he meant was the Ninja World’s corrupt system.
• Hyuga Satoru told Orochimaru that the time had come to begin their revolution for a new world.

Orochimaru proposed reforming the Land of Fire and dismantling the one country, one village system, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders opposed him. After Hyuga Satoru challenged their claims, Orochimaru showed them how far the Hidden Leaf Village had changed and urged them to join the new era.

• Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane objected to Orochimaru's plan to reform the Land of Fire and target the daimyo.
• Orochimaru defended reform, arguing that the one country, one village system had become outdated.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Orochimaru, citing the system's role in protecting Konoha and its children.
• Hyuga Satoru rebuked Hiruzen for sending children to war and accused the village's leaders of corrupting the Will of Fire for their own interests.
• Orochimaru opened the curtains to reveal the Hidden Leaf Village's modern development and urged the gathered leaders to join the new world.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire sought samurai and mercenary support after Konoha rebelled, while daimyo across the Ninja World condemned the uprising. On Hokage Rock, Hyuga Satoru told Orochimaru he wanted the nobles to kindle the flames of a wider upheaval, and Orochimaru affirmed his commitment to that goal.

• The daimyo of the Land of Fire learned that Konoha had seized nearby cities and ordered Tokugawa Ieyasu to seek support from the Land of Iron.
• A noble advised the daimyo to hire Akatsuki through the underground black market, and the daimyo agreed while freezing Konoha's funds and resources.
• The daimyo of the Land of Iron promised to send samurai, and the daimyo of the Land of Lightning called for a conference to condemn Konoha.
• Orochimaru joined Hyuga Satoru on Hokage Rock and asked why he had not personally attacked the capital.
• Hyuga Satoru said he wanted the nobles to ignite real flames that would eventually engulf the Ninja World, and Orochimaru declared that goal was why he followed him.

Konoha’s three Revolutionary Armies advanced through the Land of Fire, overwhelming samurai forces and taking control of a town. As Kakashi led Root’s operation against nobles and enemy fighters while protecting civilians, Kimimaro and Yamato displayed their brutal and unusual combat abilities.

• Unryu Hyuga ordered the First Revolutionary Army to fire its guns and cannons, routing the samurai attacking the city.
• Kakashi instructed the Root Squad to target nobles and isolated samurai without harming civilians, then sent the members into the town.
• Kakashi used his Byakugan to find and kill a ninja disguised as a samurai, and noted that the Daimyo had hired Black Market and rogue ninjas.
• Kimimaro charged into a group of samurai and slaughtered them with blades protruding from his body.
• Kabuto and Uchiha Shisui watched Kimimaro’s attack as Yamato unleashed his Iron Tree Blooming Technique and released invigorating pollen.

As Konoha's Revolutionary Army advanced on the capital, the Land of Fire's daimyo hired Kakuzu and the Akatsuki Organization to stop them. Kakuzu secretly kept most of the negotiated payment, while the Akatsuki set out for the battlefield and Kakuzu began selling protection to the nobles.

• A servant warned the daimyo that Konoha's Revolutionary Army had captured two-thirds of the Land of Fire and was nearing the capital.
• Kakuzu demanded ten billion Ryo for the Akatsuki Organization to take the job, and the daimyo agreed to pay one hundred billion Ryo.
• After Kakuzu rejoined Pain and the other Akatsuki members, he claimed the daimyo had paid only two billion Ryo, though Zero knew the actual sum was one hundred billion.
• Pain ordered the Akatsuki to attack Konoha's scattered forces, and the members left for the battlefield.
• Kakuzu and other Red Cloud Robe-wearing ninjas offered the major nobles paid protection through Kakuzu Insurance.

Nagato and Konan led the Six Paths of Pain toward the Hyuga camp, only to be caught in an ambush by Electromagnetic Cannons and a Railgun. Hyuga Satoru arrived as the battle turned against Pain, leaving only three Paths standing and Konan badly weakened.

• Konan spotted the Hyuga camp as Pain approached, and Hyuga Unryu prepared the camp’s weapons for the ambush.
• The Hyuga ninja unleashed a barrage of Electromagnetic Cannons, destroying two Paths of Pain while Deva Path protected Hell Path.
• Hyuga Unryu ordered the Railgun to fire at Konan, and its beam pierced her paper body.
• Beast Path summoned a Hellhound and an Ironhide Rhino, which charged toward the camp despite the bombardment.
• Hyuga Satoru appeared, stopped the rhino with one hand, and confronted the battered Pain as Konan reformed nearby.

Hyuga Satoru confronted Pain and drew him away from the Hyuga army, leaving Konan to face the camp’s weapons. In the Land of Fire’s capital, Obito ignored Zetsu’s warning to flee and disappeared into a vortex after the person he was waiting for arrived.

• Pain and Konan faced Hyuga Satoru, and Pain used Shinra Tensei against him.
• Hyuga Satoru made Asura Path attack Pain’s forces, then distorted the surroundings and led the pursuing Paths away from the Hyuga camp.
• Konan remained behind as Hyuga Unryu ordered the Hyuga forces to aim their cannons at her.
• Obito watched the capital descend into chaos as Zetsu warned that Hyuga Satoru and the Revolutionary Army were approaching.
• Obito said he was waiting for someone, recognized several figures arriving in the capital, and vanished into a twisting vortex.

Kakashi led Root members into the chaotic capital, but Obito appeared and challenged him. Kakashi unleashed his Sixth Gate and Lightning Thunderclap, then attacked Obito’s Susanoo as their fight escalated.

• Kakashi ordered Kimimaro, Yamato, and the Root squad to begin their operation in the capital.
• Obito appeared behind Kakashi and challenged him to a fight.
• Kakashi opened the Sixth Gate and combined it with Lightning Release Chakra to use Lightning Thunderclap.
• Kakashi taunted Obito about his kidney injuries, then attacked him while Obito remained intangible.
• Obito summoned his Second Form Susanoo, and Kakashi lunged at the emerald-blue giant with lightning-wreathed claws.

Hyuga Satoru trapped Pain in a fabricated illusion and began eliminating the Paths, while revolutionary forces advanced on the capital and fought its defenders. The chapter ended with Kakashi recovering from Obito’s devastating attack as Kimimaro and Yamato overwhelmed the samurai.

• Hyuga Satoru used distorted light and fabricated sounds to lure Pain far from the Hyuga army and trap the Paths in an illusory canyon.
• Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei failed to affect the illusion, and the Human Path and Naraka Path were struck down by unseen attacks.
• Hyuga Unryu let Konan escape and ordered his forces to advance on the capital as the First and Second Revolutionary Armies formed a pincer attack.
• Kakashi damaged Obito’s Susanoo with Hyuga Satoru’s modified steel claws, but Obito struck him into a wall and inflicted a serious wound.
• Kakashi healed rapidly and confronted Obito again, while Kimimaro and Yamato used metal blades and pollen to rout the samurai.

Hyuga Satoru defeated Pain and celebrated the Second Revolutionary Army’s imminent victory by turning a small hydrogen-bomb blast into crimson fireworks. As the Hyuga forces charged into the capital and Obito withdrew, Zetsu realized Obito had stayed to watch Nohara Rin, who continued treating the wounded.

• Hyuga Unryu ordered the Second Revolutionary Army to fire its cannons, breaking the defenders outside the capital.
• Hyuga Satoru defeated the Six Paths of Pain and held the Deva Path while speaking of a peaceful new world.
• Hyuga Satoru gave Pain a small fusion sphere, escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique, and transformed its blast into red fireworks across the sky.
• Hyuga Unryu rallied the Hyuga forces, who charged toward the capital as Obito and Kakashi witnessed the crimson sky.
• Zetsu warned Obito that the capital had fallen, and Obito escaped after telling Kakashi he would let him go.
• Nohara Rin treated wounded people in the capital while Zetsu watched Obito and realized he had come to see her.

Hyuga Satoru’s Revolutionary Armies captured the capital, ending the daimyo’s rule and the one-country, one-village system. He announced the Fire Federal Republic as the first step toward a future Ninja Federation, and the chapter ended with the new constitution’s promulgation shaking the Ninja World.

• Unryu Hyuga, Kakashi, and Uchiha Rin led the three Revolutionary Armies into the capital and advanced on Daimyo Manor.
• Kakuzu looted the daimyo’s treasury, leaving the daimyo without the protection he had paid for.
• Hyuga Hiiragi shot the daimyo from outside the manor, and a servant announced the daimyo’s death.
• The new authorities hanged nobles guilty of severe exploitation and sent those with lesser crimes to the mines.
• Hyuga Satoru told Orochimaru that the Land of Fire would become the Fire Federal Republic and that he envisioned a future Ninja Federation exploring the stars.
• The former Konoha Village promulgated the Will of Fire Constitution in November, officially establishing the Fire Federal Republic.

After the Land of Fire became the Fire Federal Republic, the four other great nations’ daimyos formed an alliance against Konoha and discussed preventing other villages from joining the federation. Pakura left the conference worried about the alliance and considered secretly contacting Konoha for help.

• The Lightning Country daimyo learned that the Land of Fire’s nobles and daimyo were gone and called a Four Nations Conference.
• The Lightning Country, Land of Earth, Land of Wind, and Land of Water daimyos agreed to form the Four Nations Alliance against Konoha.
• The Land of Wind daimyo warned that Kusagakure might try to join the Fire Federation and urged the alliance to make an example of it.
• Pakura questioned the Land of Wind daimyo’s decision to join the alliance, but he told her that international affairs were beyond her influence as Kazekage.
• Pakura stopped Maki from discussing Sand Village’s strained relationship with its daimyo and considered secretly contacting Konoha about its technology.

Hyuga Satoru oversaw the Fire Federation’s rapid development but wanted to hand off its routine affairs so he could focus on research. He asked Minato to become acting Federation Leader and tried to persuade him by invoking Naruto’s education.

• Orochimaru gave Hyuga Satoru reports that Kusagakure and the River Country ninja village wanted to join the Federation.
• Hyuga Satoru reviewed the Federation’s departments and political structure, then told Orochimaru he wanted someone else to handle his work.
• Orochimaru refused to take on Federation duties, so Hyuga Satoru went to Minato’s house to offer him the acting Federation Leader position.
• The Nine-Tails inside Naruto and Kushina panicked when Hyuga Satoru arrived, remembering their previous encounter with him.
• Minato hesitated over the offer, and Hyuga Satoru urged him to accept by asking whether he wanted Naruto to lose at the starting line.

Konoha opened its reformed Ninja Academy, now called Konoha First Middle School, with expanded admissions and a broader education system. Minato, Naruto, Fugaku, and Sasuke waited outside for the ceremony, where Naruto teased Kushina and renewed his rivalry with Sasuke.

• Konoha welcomed students to its first Ninja Academy opening since the Fire Federation was founded, with new reforms that expanded admissions and education.
• Minato waited in line with Naruto, who teased him about being the acting leader and the work Hyuga Satoru had given him.
• Naruto and Sasuke spotted each other in the crowd and immediately traded insults as Minato and Fugaku laughed.
• Kushina told Naruto to get along with Sasuke, but Naruto called her a violent maniac and revealed that she chased and pinned Minato at home.
• Mikoto watched the families joke together and remembered Kushina's fiery temperament from their school days.

Hyuga Satoru sent Kimimaro to the Ninja Academy to discipline the students and help ease his increasingly cold, war-shaped personality. On the Academy’s opening day, Naruto met Hinata, whose quiet manner and pure white eyes left him curious about her.

• Hyuga Satoru ordered Kimimaro to enroll at the Ninja Academy and explained that his presence would motivate the students and help him adjust.
• Hyuga Satoru reflected on troubled young shinobi and the weekly mental health classes he had added to the reformed Academy.
• Kushina reminded Naruto to get along with Sasuke, but Naruto rushed into the classroom before she could finish.
• Naruto greeted his deskmate, Hinata, and discovered her Hyuga eyes when she raised her head.
• Hinata quietly reminded herself to be obedient at school and not disgrace Lord Wu.

At Konoha First Middle School, Aizawa Kona introduced her students to the Federation’s New Era Will of Fire and taught them that ninjas must help overthrow the aristocracy by developing society beyond combat. Sasuke brought the lesson home to Itachi, whose long-held understanding of the Will of Fire was shaken by the new teachings.

• Aizawa Kona began the school year’s first lesson by presenting the New Era Will of Fire and its twenty-four-word maxim to the class.
• Aizawa showed the students images of daimyo and nobles, and Neji identified them as the decaying aristocratic class that the Federation aimed to overthrow.
• Aizawa urged the students to become successors of the New Era Will of Fire, while Hyuga Satoru’s reforms were described as preparing ninjas to build the Federation’s productive industries.
• Sasuke returned home and recited the New Era Will of Fire to Itachi, including its calls to develop productivity and end aristocratic oppression.
• Itachi listened to Sasuke’s account and found his long-held understanding of the Will of Fire increasingly unsettled.