Chapter Summaries

Ren attended the one-month celebration for White Fang’s son and privately discussed White Fang’s investigation into Hiruzen and Danzo’s plot against the Hatake Clan. White Fang agreed to lead the ANBU, and Ren later finished putting Konoha’s affairs in order, leaving himself and Shikaku able to rest.

• Ren and Tsunade visited the Hatake Clan to celebrate the one-month birthday of White Fang’s son, Kakashi.
• Ren noticed Jiraiya’s resentment over Hiruzen’s death, while Tsunade reunited with Orochimaru.
• Ren and White Fang discussed the plot against the Hatake Clan, which White Fang had investigated in secret without joining the fighting.
• Ren asked White Fang to take charge of the ANBU, and White Fang agreed.
• Ren handed the finished documents to Shikaku, and they agreed that Konoha’s affairs were organized enough for them to rest.

Ren returned to his dying grandfather, who revealed that their clan descended from Asura and had its bloodline abilities sealed until Uchiha blood broke the seal in Ren. After his grandfather died, Ren awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and withdrew into silence.

• Ren gave Shikaku a shadow sphere to study, then rushed away when Tsunade said his grandfather was near death.
• Ren listened as his grandfather explained their clan's sealed bloodline, its distant ties to the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, and how Uchiha blood had broken the seal in Ren.
• Ren's grandfather urged him not to forget his original heart, then died peacefully as Ren watched.
• Ren awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, told Tsunade and the others that his grandfather had passed away, and returned to his courtyard in silence.

After his grandfather died, Ren arranged the funeral and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara sent Black Zetsu to test Ren’s new eyes, while Ren sensed Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watching him and chose not to investigate.

• Ren sat in silence through the night, then instructed Tsunade and the others to arrange his grandfather’s funeral.
• Madara learned that Ren had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and ordered Black Zetsu to test its abilities using the Third Mizukage as a trial subject.
• At his grandfather’s gravesite, Ren’s Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, revealing a black Solar-eye pattern before he turned and left.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu emerged from the ground after Ren departed, and Black Zetsu recognized that Ren’s eyes were unusually powerful.
• Ren sensed White Zetsu and Black Zetsu with his enhanced spiritual power and decided not to investigate them for now.

Mikoto transformed her Chakra after absorbing Seastone and awakened a powerful Kekkei Genkai that let her create and control seawater. Ren named her new ability Sea Release, but Mikoto's limited Chakra reserves remained a weakness.

• Kushina announced that Mikoto had successfully created a Kekkei Genkai, and Ren used his Mangekyō Sharingan to examine the changes to her Chakra and physique.
• Mikoto used Water Dragon Jutsu, and Ren took her and the summoned dragon to a training ground to test its power.
• Mikoto's Water Dragon struck the river and unleashed a devastating surge that shattered the ground, destroyed trees, and collapsed hills.
• Ren discovered that Mikoto's water was seawater with extreme salinity, making each drop weigh a hundred jin.
• Mikoto explained that she could summon seawater with little Chakra and might draw power from the sea, while Ren named her new ability Sea Release.

Ren investigated new trash that appeared after his Mangekyō Sharingan awakened and discovered it came from the Shrouding the Heavens World. When he approached the decaying stones from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, their aura connected to his eyes and caused him severe pain.

• Ren sensed new trash in the distorted vortex and watched ancient stones, black creatures, bones, and armor fall out.
• The central screen identified the trash as coming from the Shrouding the Heavens World and showed people entering the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.
• The people and their Dragon Horses became skeletons and died, while a beautiful woman appeared and examined the vortex devouring the corpses.
• Ren recognized the woman’s terrifying aura and grew excited to investigate the trash from her world.
• Ren approached the stones, causing his Mangekyō Sharingan to activate as a decaying aura entered his eyes and made them bleed black blood.

Ren discovered that the decay in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone was an aura that drained vitality, and its influence began evolving his life-and-death eyes into a special dojutsu. He collected remains from the zone, then found that a skeleton’s bones were strong enough to crack his Stellar Katana.

• Ren’s eyes absorbed the Forbidden Zone’s decaying aura and evolved as he realized it drained vitality rather than altering time.
• Ren opened his eyes, sensed the decay in the stones, and found that his eyes could restrain his loss of vitality.
• Ren crushed a stone, stored the dried Dragon Horse in his Amethyst Ring, and gathered the damaged weapon fragments.
• Ren failed to lift a black broken blade that weighed at least a dozen tons.
• Ren struck the jade-like Jiang Family skeleton with his Stellar Katana, and the impact cracked the weapon.

Ren recovered armor, bones, and three pieces of Source from a dead Jiang Family member, but he could not figure out how to absorb the Source. While dismantling the armor, he found a Jiang Family rulebook and discovered the words “Hengyu Fist” at its end.

• Ren struck the armor with the Stellar Katana, shattering the weapon, then stored the bones and armor in the Amethyst Ring.
• Ren moved away from the decaying aura and placed the dangerous remains in the Trash Station for inspection.
• Ren found an unreadable parchment and three pieces of Source hidden in the armor, but his Chakra could not penetrate the Source.
• Ren dismantled the armor and read a Jiang Family rulebook written in characters he recognized.
• Ren spotted “Hengyu Fist” at the end of the book and focused on the fist technique.

Ren found the Hengyu Fist among the belongings of a Jiang Family guard and began practicing it the next morning. Its first form exhausted his energy and made him vomit blood as the technique started refining his bloodline, so he replenished himself with a large meal.

• Ren read that Hengyu Fist could strengthen the body and refine the Jiang Family Bloodline, then carefully stored the manual.
• Ren found a jade pendant marked with "Jiang" among the guard's remains and decided to leave the dangerous trash in the Trash Station until he could build a secure chamber in Konoha.
• Ren studied the manual's thirty-six forms and breathing methods, then stored it in the Amethyst Ring for the night.
• At sunrise, Ren practiced the first form and felt his blood surge as the technique consumed his energy and drew scorching energy into his body.
• Ren vomited blood filled with impurities, realized his bloodline refinement was incomplete, and ordered the servants to prepare energy-rich food.

Ren replenished the energy drained by practicing Hengyu Fist and found that it had made his Chakra purer. After receiving a suspicious letter bearing a whirlpool symbol, he went to investigate, while Madara planned to test Ren and weaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Ren ate much of the Magical Beast meat to restore his depleted energy and noticed that his Chakra had become purer.
• Ren gave Tsunade more Demon Oars flesh to study, then received a confidential letter delivered by Kurama Yun.
• Ren explained that he had arranged an information exchange with Yagura and decided to investigate the letter despite Kurama Yun warning it was a trap.
• Ren suspected Madara had sent the letter and traveled outside Konoha to find out what he intended.
• Madara learned that Ren was likely coming and ordered Black Zetsu to test Ren's strength and make his Mangekyō Sharingan lose its light.

Ren and Kurama Yun reached the Land of Whirlpools, where Ren confronted Madara’s controlled Third Mizukage as Yagura and his Mist Ninja followed. Madara used the Third Mizukage to test Ren, and the chapter left them exchanging attacks.

• Madara sent White Zetsu and Black Zetsu to watch Ren, while dismissing Yagura as a pawn.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu learned that Yagura was approaching the Land of Whirlpools with Mist Ninja intending to confront the Third Mizukage.
• Yagura concluded that Madara controlled the Third Mizukage after seeing his Sharingan, and rejected the claim that Ren was responsible.
• Ren arrived with Kurama Yun and several Root members, recognized the Third Mizukage’s aura, and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Third Mizukage challenged Ren on Madara’s behalf, then attacked; Ren dodged and multiplied a thrown kunai, but the Third Mizukage raised a water wall to block them.

Ren battled the Third Mizukage, who displayed Hozuki and Yuki techniques and summoned the Second Mizukage’s Giant Clam. Yagura arrived to watch, but Kurama Yun and Root kept him away as Ren and the Third Mizukage’s fight continued.

• The Third Mizukage froze Ren’s kunai with Ice Release and shattered an ice wall into shards, prompting Ren to recognize techniques associated with the Yuki and Hozuki clans.
• Ren told Kurama Yun to watch the figures behind them, then used black flames to burn through the incoming ice shards and attack the Third Mizukage.
• The Third Mizukage summoned the Giant Clam and cast Demonic Illusion—Mirage, but Ren saw through the visual Genjutsu and charged forward.
• The Third Mizukage appeared and unleashed Water Release—Exploding Water Shock Wave, and Ren countered the torrent with Six Powers—Thunderclap Burst.
• Yagura arrived and watched Ren’s battle, but Kurama Yun blocked him and revealed Root members as a warning to stay back.

Ren fought the Third Mizukage with powerful techniques, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched and tried to test his Mangekyō Sharingan. As the rain cleared the battlefield’s mist, the Third Mizukage gathered and froze the falling water to attack Ren.

• The Third Mizukage sent ice sharks and a massive ice whale at Ren, who countered with Geppo and his Flame Dragon technique.
• Ren’s Flame Dragon collided with the white whale, causing a huge explosion that scattered ice and gathered dark clouds overhead.
• Yagura and Kurama Yun watched in shock as Ren fought without using his Mangekyō Sharingan’s abilities.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu revealed that a Spore Clone was supplying the Third Mizukage with Chakra to keep the battle going.
• Rain dispersed the mist around Ren and the Third Mizukage, who then seized the falling water and began freezing it into Ice Shuriken.

Ren fought the Third Mizukage, who was controlled by Madara Uchiha, and unleashed Kirin to destroy the falling ice shuriken. The Third Mizukage survived by sacrificing a giant clam, and Ren’s follow-up attack revealed that he had struck an Ice Clone.

• The Third Mizukage turned the rain into countless ice shuriken, while Ren answered with Lightning Release—Kirin.
• Ren’s Kirin destroyed the shuriken and devastated the battlefield, but the Third Mizukage escaped serious injury by using a giant clam as a substitute.
• Ren challenged the Third Mizukage over how many giant clams remained and gathered lightning at his fingertips.
• Ren charged the Third Mizukage with Finger Pistol—Lightning Swordbeam and split him in two.
• Ren realized that the figure he had severed was an Ice Clone.

Ren battled the Third Mizukage, who used an enormous Ice Release technique to freeze the surrounding land and unleash attacks across the ice field. Ren prepared a powerful Black Flame Rasengan while White Zetsu and Black Zetsu worked to keep the Mizukage supplied with Chakra and force Ren to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan ability.

• Ren sensed the Third Mizukage gathering Chakra and evaded his massive Water Release attack.
• The Third Mizukage used Ice Release—Ice Age, freezing the ocean, ground, and air across several thousand meters.
• The Third Mizukage attacked Ren with ice spears, Ice Tigers, and an Ice Dragon, while Ren dodged and tried to strike him with Kunai.
• Ren saw that the ice field was controlled by the Third Mizukage and formed a Black Flame Rasengan called Flame Emperor.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu discussed replenishing the Third Mizukage's Chakra to prolong the battle and draw out Ren's Mangekyō Sharingan ability.

Ren and the Mizukage unleashed enormous attacks that devastated the frozen battlefield, leaving both fighters drained. Ren replenished his Chakra by taking the Three-Tails’ Chakra from Yagura, but White Zetsu appeared and restored the injured Mizukage.

• Ren expanded and hurled a hundred-meter Black Flame Rasengan as the Mizukage gathered Chakra from White Zetsu’s Spore Clones.
• The Mizukage countered with Super Exploding Water Shock Wave and Thousand Feeding White Whale Technique, and the white whales collided with the Rasengan in a massive explosion.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu compared the battle to Madara’s fights, while Yagura, Mangetsu, and Kurama Yun watched and worried about Ren.
• Ren appeared beside Yagura and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to drain the Three-Tails’ Chakra from him.
• The injured Mizukage returned to the battlefield with his aura restored as White Zetsu transferred Chakra into him.

Ren unleashed his Mangekyō Sharingan and rapidly evolved Susanoo into its third form while facing the Mizukage’s ice giant. His Susanoo manifested a Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar and a ghost-faced sword, leaving Ren stunned by their resemblance to the Ruthless Emperor’s symbols as the two giants prepared to clash.

• White Zetsu revealed that Madara had ordered the test to see Ren use his eyes after he consumed the Three-Tails’ Chakra.
• The Mizukage transformed into an ice giant, and Ren released Yagura before summoning Susanoo.
• Ren’s Susanoo quickly advanced through its forms and reached the third form, shocking Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
• Ren recognized Susanoo’s mask-like face as resembling the Ruthless Emperor’s symbol and wondered whether the aura in his eyes had shaped it.
• Ren’s Susanoo manifested the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar in its left hand and a ghost-faced black sword in its right as it faced the Mizukage’s ice giant.

Ren battled the Mizukage’s Ice Giant with his strange Susanoo and discovered that the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar could consume the Frozen Tsunami and convert living creatures into energy. He turned the jar on the Ice Giant, causing it to collapse as its ice was devoured.

• Black Zetsu and Madara watched Ren’s unusual Susanoo clash with the Mizukage’s Ice Giant.
• Ren cut through the Ice Giant’s attacks, and the Mizukage launched a Frozen Tsunami at him.
• Ren summoned the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar, which swallowed the tsunami and the seawater around it.
• Ren discovered that the jar replenished his Chakra by converting consumed creatures into pure energy, and tested it on a Magical Beast corpse.
• Ren aimed the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar at the Ice Giant, whose form began collapsing as its ice was consumed.

Ren defeated the Mizukage by destroying his Ice Giant, then confronted him and Yagura as the Mizukage lay near death. The Mizukage urged Yagura to escape Madara and warn the other villages, while Ren prepared to kill him.

• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to bring Ren to him and revealed he could merge with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to regain strength using the Six-Tails' Chakra.
• Ren's Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar consumed the Ice Giant after Ren severed its arm, and the Mizukage fell as Ren's mental strength gave out.
• Ren spoke with the recovering Mizukage, who said Madara had controlled him, and Yagura arrived with Kurama Yun.
• The Mizukage entrusted Kirigakure to Yagura and warned him that Madara was nearby.
• Ren announced that he would kill the Mizukage and claim his abilities, while Yagura objected.
• The Mizukage told Yagura to flee, stay wary of Madara, and convene a Five Kage Summit to spread the warning.

Ren captured the Mizukage and demanded that Black Zetsu take him to Madara. He found Madara with the Six-Tails and watched him absorb it and regain his youth, leaving Ren wary as the two faced each other.

• Ren drained the Mizukage’s vitality and handed him to Kurama Yun for safekeeping.
• Black Zetsu immobilized Yagura and his forces, while Mangetsu escaped into the water and White Zetsu went after him.
• Ren traveled with Black Zetsu to Madara’s hideout, intending to kill him and claim his power.
• Ren found Madara beside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the captive Six-Tails.
• Madara absorbed the Six-Tails into the statue and merged with it, restoring his youthful appearance and peak strength.
• Madara asked Ren why he had come, and Ren remarked on the power of Madara’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ren and Madara struck a bargain: Ren gave Madara stolen vitality in exchange for Madara releasing the Indra Chakra within him. Madara regained several years of life, while Ren left with the chance to subdue the released Chakra and a promise to help Madara once when needed.

• Madara decided he could neither manipulate nor control Ren and listened when Ren proposed a deal.
• Ren offered vitality from the Mizukage to restore Madara's youth and asked for the Chakra within Madara's body.
• Madara agreed to release the Chakra in exchange for Ren's vitality and one favor, provided the favor did not harm Ren.
• Ren warned Madara that he could resist or escape with the Flying Thunder God, then sent the vitality into Madara.
• Madara absorbed the vitality, released his restraints on the Chakra, and told Ren that subduing it was up to him.