Chapter Summaries

Ren joined a suspicious mission to the Land of Rain and changed his squad’s route toward the Land of Earth. Meanwhile, Konoha launched the next stage of its plan against Amegakure and sent an army toward the Land of Earth.

• Ren learned that Konoha had increased its supply purchases and ordered Gu Bian to prepare thirty thousand Explosive Tags and ten thousand Kunai and Shuriken.
• At Training Ground 4, Ren met Shikaku and agreed to cooperate after noticing that the mission had gathered many reconnaissance specialists.
• Ren recognized Dan Katō, and Shikaku and Nawaki warned that Dan sought to use the Senju Clan to restore his own clan.
• Ren’s team of nine left Konoha for the Land of Rain, but Ren diverted them toward the road to the Land of Earth.
• Orochimaru explained that Konoha intended to use the mission to test its new generation against Amegakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered White Fang to advance the army toward the Land of Earth.
• Shikaku told the team to slow down and asked Inoichi to sense for nearby enemies.

Ren and his team rescued Konoha ninja from a bandit attack and confronted a Sand Ninja Village puppeteer. Ren’s powerful Fire Release and Stellar Katana overwhelmed the attackers, and he located the puppeteer hiding in the forest.

• Ren sensed that Konoha ninja ahead had encountered enemies, and he led his team toward them after an injured ninja dog arrived seeking help.
• Ren and Minato charged into the bandits surrounding Inuzuka and Aburame ninja, while a trapped Inuzuka warned that rogue ninja were among the attackers.
• A Jonin-level Sand Ninja Village puppeteer sent three puppets to attack, but Ren’s purple-tinged Fireball Jutsu burned most of the bandits and destroyed one puppet.
• Ren assigned Kushina and Mikoto to handle the surviving bandits, while Shikaku and Might Duy followed him toward the hidden puppeteer.
• Ren cut apart and crushed another puppet, then used his sensory ability to identify the puppeteer’s hiding place and ordered him to come out.

Ren captured a Sand Ninja Village puppet master and learned that Amegakure had prepared for Konoha’s mission along the Land of Rain border. During the night watch, he comforted Mikoto’s worries about her strength by giving her a Seastone bracelet, leaving her with a new means to grow stronger.

• Ren defeated the puppet master with a Flame Bullet, severed both his arms, and ordered Might Duy to take him back alive.
• Ren and Shikaku discussed whether the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind had joined forces, then learned from Inoichi’s interrogation that the captive had pledged loyalty to Amegakure.
• Shikaku explained that Amegakure had stationed ninja along the border and that Konoha’s clans were participating in the mission; Ren recognized the situation as a prelude to war.
• Ren took the first watch before dawn, then entered the tent where Mikoto and Kushina were sleeping.
• Mikoto told Ren she felt weak beside him and Kushina, so Ren gave her a Seastone bracelet and encouraged her to embrace her Water Chakra.

Ren and his companions were ambushed by Roshi and three Rock Ninja, and Mikoto was wounded while shielding Ren. Enraged, Ren awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and charged the attackers, ending the chapter as he met a boulder with Chidori.

• Ren gave Mikoto a bracelet, then confronted Roshi when he burst into the camp holding Inuzuka Gaku hostage.
• Ren offered Roshi five tons of grain, and Roshi released Inuzuka Gaku in exchange.
• Three Rock Ninja ambushed Ren; Mikoto and Kushina deflected two kunai, but Mikoto suffered a shoulder wound.
• Ren healed Mikoto and unleashed a slaughter Genjutsu that awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Ren charged the three Iwagakure Jonin as one launched Earth Release—Rock Iron Cannon Jutsu, and Ren answered with Lightning Release—Chidori.

Ren discovered that he could increase his speed and defeated three Iwagakure Jonin with his new Purple Flame Rasengan. Roshi chose to retreat after Ren, Might Duy, and Kushina warned that they could defeat him.

• Ren used Shave to strike down the Rock Ninja who had summoned an Earth Dragon, realizing the technique could increase his speed.
• Ren infused a Big Ball Rasengan with purple flames and detonated it, killing the other two Rock Ninja and creating a huge, lava-filled crater.
• Shikaku and the others surrounded Roshi while Ren leaned on Kushina and Mikoto after using his powerful attack.
• Ren accused Roshi of being monitored by Ōnoki and threatened to kill him; Might Duy and Kushina backed Ren up with warnings of their own abilities.
• Roshi backed away and disappeared into the night, saying he would return to Iwagakure and ask about the situation.

After escaping Roshi, Ren’s group hid in a tree hollow, recovered, and prepared to wait out the nearby ninja. Ren discovered his Sharingan had awakened with two Tomoe and sensed that new trash had appeared at the Trash Station, which he planned to investigate after nightfall.

• After Roshi left, Ren urged Shikaku and the others to flee the area before the explosion attracted more Rock Ninja.
• Ren’s group hid in a huge tree hollow, where Nawaki and the others learned a barrier technique while Ren treated his injuries and recovered using jerky and Lightning-Nature Chakra.
• Inoichi sensed Rock Ninja, Rain Ninja, and Konoha ninja nearby, so the group decided to rest behind the barrier and make plans.
• Ren examined his newly awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan and his father’s ocular technique, which still had two uses remaining.
• Ren sensed new trash had appeared at the Trash Station because his Sharingan had awakened, and decided to wait until night to investigate.

Ren left the hidden camp to investigate and collect trash, while Mikoto told him that her Seastone bracelet had changed her Chakra. At the Trash Station, Ren identified a huge haul of wreckage and corpses as debris from Fenlai City in the Panlong World.

• Mikoto told Ren that her Chakra had grown purer and taken on an ocean-like aura from her Seastone bracelet.
• Ren asked Aburame Shibi to open the barrier so he could investigate outside, and Shibi warned him to be careful.
• Ren reached the Trash Station and collected a massive haul that included a black bear, corpses, ruined buildings, Magical Beast remains, and a plaza marked Radiant Temple.
• Ren found a book mentioning Yulan Continent and Fenlai City, and recognized the trash as remnants of the city’s destruction in the Panlong World.

Ren and the Dog Clan sorted a huge haul of trash from the Panlong World, finding dangerous Magic Cores and books containing magic spells and a Meditation Technique. They had cleared only a third of the pile when the sled dog warned that the work would take a long time.

• Ren used the Reversal Summoning Technique to return to Beast King Mountain and told the sled dog that the new trash could help the Dog Clan grow stronger.
• Ren rode the Blood-Colored Demon Dog to the plain where the Panlong World trash appeared, and warned the Dog Clan to watch for danger.
• Magical Beast and human corpses, treasures, gold, jewels, and Magic Crystal Cards poured onto the plain, and the Dog Clan began sorting through the haul.
• A bulldog brought Ren an energy-filled gemstone, and Ren ordered the dogs to collect the Magic Cores without Devouring them recklessly.
• Ren found sixth-rank fire spells and memorized a Meditation Technique, which he planned to test later.
• The sled dog told Ren that the pile was so large they had cleared only one-third of it.

Ren prepared to trade a vast supply of grain to Roshi in exchange for compensation, revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan to prevent the Four-Tails Jinchuriki from seizing it by force. Roshi backed down, and the two were left to negotiate the terms.

• Ren ordered Beast King Mountain to Devour human corpses and damaged buildings, then considered whether a Meditation Technique could help him sense Natural Energy and cultivate Sage Mode.
• Ren returned to the forest, where Roshi confronted him and demanded grain after finding the scroll Ren had left behind.
• Ren told Roshi he had secretly accumulated enough grain to sustain the Land of Earth for a year, but required compensation in return.
• When Roshi moved as if to capture him, Ren revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned that he could destroy the grain and disrupt trade with the Land of Earth.
• Roshi abandoned his attempt to seize Ren and asked what Ren wanted.

Ren traded grain to Roshi for Iwagakure techniques, then led his squad toward the Land of Rain after uncovering Konoha’s plan to attack Amegakure. The chapter left Ren’s group encountering a malnourished girl named Konan in an abandoned village.

• Ren gave Roshi a month’s worth of grain as a deposit and asked for Iwagakure’s Dust Release, Explosion Release, and other ninjutsu training methods.
• Ren and Shikaku concluded that Orochimaru planned to use a supposed attack on Iwagakure as cover for an assault on the Land of Rain.
• Ren rejected fighting behind enemy lines and ordered the squad to infiltrate Amegakure during the coming battle.
• Ren warned Inoichi, Inuzuka Gaku, and Shibi to sense for chakra in the rain, which Amegakure could use to monitor its village.
• The squad reached an abandoned village, where Inoichi and Shibi detected a lone girl, and she told Ren her name was Konan.

Ren brought the war orphan Konan along and abandoned plans to infiltrate Amegakure immediately after discovering Hanzo’s chakra-infused rain could detect intruders. He proposed waiting for Konoha’s attack to draw Amegakure’s forces away, while he began testing whether the Panlong World’s Meditation Technique could help him sense and cultivate Natural Energy.

• Ren refused Shikaku’s suggestion to silence Konan, gave her jerky, and entrusted her to Mikoto and Kushina.
• Ren and his companions learned that chakra-infused rain around Amegakure would reveal anyone who entered, so Nawaki created an underground chamber for the group.
• Ren proposed raiding Amegakure once its forces were drawn into battle, and Kurama Yun agreed that the risk could give his clan a chance to rise.
• After the group rested in the chamber, Ren began practicing the Panlong World’s Meditation Technique and sensed Natural Energy gathering around him.
• Ren cautiously guided a small amount of Natural Energy toward his glabella, unsure whether the technique’s method for refining magical power would work safely on it.

Ren fused Natural Energy into the space between his brows, gaining Sage Mode and heightened senses as he prepared for the war. After sensing a battle and recognizing Tsunade among the pursuing Konoha forces, he attacked the fleeing Rain Ninja and unleashed a Natural Energy-enhanced Majestic Destroyer Flame.

• Ren endured the pain of fusing more Natural Energy into the space between his brows and realized he had gained Sage Mode.
• Ren sensed fighting three kilometers away, led his group out of their hideout, and left Konan with Kushina's Shadow Clone.
• Ren and his companions encountered fleeing Rain Ninja and saw Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya pursuing them.
• Ren dismissed Shikaku's concerns, drew the Stellar Katana, and cut a Rain Ninja in half.
• Ren used Natural Energy to enhance Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame against the Rain Ninja.

Ren used an enhanced Majestic Destroyer Flame to stop several hundred Rain Ninja, killing dozens and leaving the survivors trapped between his group and Orochimaru. He fought the remaining Rain Ninja with his Stellar Katana, Rasengan, and enhanced speed before Tsunade reached him and scolded the group for blocking them.

• Ren's purple Majestic Destroyer Flame engulfed the Rain Ninja, and their Water Release attacks failed to extinguish it.
• After the flames faded, the scorched ground had become lava and dozens of Rain Ninja lay dead.
• The remaining Rain Ninja charged at Ren, who cut down several with his Stellar Katana and killed another with a Rasengan.
• Ren dodged the Rain Ninja's Water Release attacks with a Shave technique and a Substitution Technique.
• Tsunade joined Ren and rebuked him and the others for daring to block several hundred Rain Ninja.

Ren and his companions fought the Rain Ninja until Hanzo the Demigod arrived, forcing them to withdraw and confront the Amegakure leader. Hanzo faced Ren and the Sannin as poison filled the battlefield, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Ren sensed a powerful figure approaching, warned his allies through Inoichi, and sent Nawaki to bury ten thousand Explosive Tags at the one o'clock position.
• Ren used Sharingan genjutsu to control Rain Ninja and severed their right arms before ordering his companions to fall back.
• Hanzo attacked Ren with poisonous mist, but Ren escaped with Six Powers—Shave and regrouped beside Tsunade.
• Hanzo arrived with Ibuse, praised Ren's strength, and turned his attention to Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.
• Hanzo's poison gas killed Konoha ninja who had remained on the battlefield, while the confrontation between him and the Sannin remained tense.

Ren coordinated a plan to attack Hanzo and Ibuse while building a massive Rasengan infused with several kinds of energy. The strike began, but Hanzo remained confident he could avoid Ren’s technique.

• Hanzo demanded that Konoha hand over Ren, but Orochimaru refused and declared that Konoha would abandon no one.
• Hanzo attacked with Ibuse’s poisonous gas, and Orochimaru and Jiraiya countered with a combined Wind and Fire Release technique.
• Ren used Inoichi’s secret technique to coordinate with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, directing them to drive Ibuse toward the explosive tags Nawaki had planted.
• Ren explained that the ten thousand explosive tags would set up a follow-up strike, then formed a three-meter purple Rasengan infused with fire chakra and natural energy.
• Tsunade called for the attack, and Orochimaru summoned a giant python to charge Ibuse while Hanzo tried to stop them from creating an opening for Ren.

Ren and the Konoha team trapped Hanzo in a field of Explosive Tags, then Ren struck him with a Purple Flame Rasengan that devastated the battlefield. Ren lost his ability to fight, and Inoichi detected Hanzo’s presence near a charred corpse.

• Hanzo escaped Jiraiya’s Yellow Springs Swamp with a Water Clone, then used Ibuse to block Tsunade’s stone attack.
• Nawaki detonated the Explosive Tags beneath Hanzo and Ibuse, engulfing them in a massive blast.
• Ren used Shave to reach Hanzo as he emerged from the explosion and launched a Purple Flame Rasengan at him.
• Ren’s Purple Flame Rasengan created a vast blast that melted the ground into lava, while Ren exhausted his Chakra and injured his feet.
• Inoichi searched for Hanzo and reported that he was still alive, then pointed toward a charred corpse.

After injuring Hanzo, Ren recovered in the camp and learned that his clash had drawn attention. A mysterious message led him to a hidden meeting, where an aged voice greeted him.

• Hanzo escaped with Ibuse's poison sac after acknowledging Ren as the strongest of the new generation.
• Tsunade treated Ren's injuries and warned him not to use Shave recklessly again.
• Dan Katō brought medicine, but Ren declined it and used a Healing Pill from another world to recover quickly.
• Ren learned that Konan was recovering and that her unusual Chakra might be a Kekkei Genkai.
• Ren followed a scroll's signal out of camp and entered a hidden opening in a nearby village, where an aged voice welcomed him.

Ren traded food to Roshi for Iwagakure’s ninjutsu and arranged a wider deal to develop the Land of Earth in exchange for some of the Four-Tails’ Chakra and protection for his merchants. After leaving Roshi, Ren encountered several Konoha ninja in a ruined village and heard a scream.

• Ren received Roshi’s scroll of Iwagakure ninjutsu, including Explosion Release and Dust Release, and gave him enough food to feed the Land of Earth for a year.
• Ren proposed developing the Land of Earth through mineral and food trade, asking Roshi for some of the Four-Tails’ Chakra and protection for his merchants.
• Roshi gave Ren a sealed portion of the Four-Tails’ Chakra, and Ren thanked Goku before leaving the secret chamber.
• Ren reflected that Roshi would be bound to him through food, mineral, and seed trading, backed by crops his subordinates had cultivated.
• Ren noticed several Konoha ninja staggering through a ruined village and heard a scream as he was about to leave.

Ren discovered Nagato awakening the Rinnegan and considered taking it, but sensed Madara Uchiha nearby and left without acting. Madara recognized Ren as Qing Yu’s grandson, ordered the Zetsu to protect him, and Ren returned to camp by morning.

• Ren sensed an unusual presence in a ruined village and found Nagato standing among dead Konoha ninja and two adults.
• Ren realized Nagato had awakened the Rinnegan and considered stealing it, but his Sharingan warned him that Madara Uchiha was nearby.
• Ren abandoned the idea of taking Nagato’s eyes and fled the village.
• Madara told Black Zetsu and White Zetsu that Ren was Qing Yu’s grandson, forbade them from harming him, and ordered them to protect him.
• Ren returned to camp and, after waking beside Mikoto and Kushina the next morning, left the tent.

Ren saved an amnesiac woman from the Uzumaki Clan whom he recognized as Nagato’s mother, then left on a solo mission to investigate Amegakure and uncover what had happened to Nagato. The chapter ended with Ren searching a deserted village using his Sharingan.

• Minato and Nawaki brought an injured red-haired woman to Ren, who healed her and recognized her as Nagato’s mother.
• The woman woke with no memories, and Ren had Nawaki prepare medicinal herbs for her.
• Ren told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru that Hanzo was badly injured as they discussed attacking Amegakure before Iwagakure could send reinforcements.
• Tsunade assigned Ren to investigate Amegakure, and he set out alone to learn more about Nagato’s mother and Nagato.
• Ren reached a quiet, dilapidated village and activated his Sharingan to search for traces.