Chapter Summaries

Deva Path Pain shattered Itachi’s Susanoo with a devastating punch, but Itachi survived through Ren’s technique, Existence-Nonexistence Shift. Ren recognized that Obito and Black Zetsu might interfere, so he sent Itachi to keep Obito occupied while the battle continued.

• Deva Path Pain destroyed Itachi’s Fourth-Stage Susanoo and Yata Mirror, but the attack’s recoil also shattered his own right arm.
• Naraka Path Pain and Asura Path Pain restored Deva Path Pain’s arm while the others searched for Itachi beneath the wreckage.
• Itachi appeared beside Ren unharmed, and Ren explained that Existence-Nonexistence Shift had made Itachi intangible and left only a Void Clone exposed to the punch.
• Ren said the enhanced Six Paths of Pain were stronger than expected, and Deva Path Pain vowed that Itachi would not escape next time.
• Ren warned that Obito and Black Zetsu could interfere, then ordered Itachi to keep Obito occupied without trying to kill him.

Ren stepped forward to challenge Deva Path Pain, but Nagato summoned Deva Path away before they could fight. Ren then launched Asura Path into a distant mountain with a single blow, leaving the battlefield stunned by his raw speed and strength.

• Ren approached Deva Path Pain and declared that it was his turn to fight, while Nagato sensed the pressure through his puppet.
• Nagato ordered Animal Path to summon Deva Path back, preventing Ren from facing him alone.
• Nagato sent Asura Path and Preta Path to attack Ren together.
• Asura Path fired rockets and lunged at Ren with a concealed Chakra Cannon blade, but Ren struck him away with one hand.
• Asura Path crashed into a distant mountain and split its cliff face, while observers realized Ren had moved through raw speed rather than a technique.

Ren used pure physical strength to devastate the Asura Path and Preta Path, revealing that he had reached the Quasi-Six Paths Early Stage. As Itachi confronted Obito, Nagato summoned a soul-draining phantom dragon and sent it toward Ren.

• Nanami revealed that Ren had reached the Quasi-Six Paths Early Stage after his body transformed following his fight with Madara Uchiha.
• Ren struck the Asura Path with a punch, crushing half its body and leaving it unable to recover immediately.
• Ren's second punch overwhelmed the Preta Path's Absorption Seal, destroyed the King of Hell, and badly damaged the Preta Path.
• Obito and Black Zetsu watched Ren's strength, while Itachi appeared and challenged Obito to fight him.
• Nagato used Rinnegan Soul-Seizing through the Human Path to summon a phantom dragon of soul power and launch it at Ren.

Ren countered the Human Path’s soul-seizing attack with Uchiha’s Majesty, destroying the Soul Dragon and injuring Nagato through the Rinnegan connection. As the remaining Paths moved to support the Human Path, Ren vanished at the speed of light and struck its skull before it could attack again.

• The Human Path launched Rinnegan Soul-Seizing at Ren, and Ren answered with Uchiha’s Majesty, unleashing a Mangekyō pressure that suppressed souls across the battlefield.
• The Mangekyō Sharingan trapped and shattered the Soul Dragon, causing the Human Path’s eyes to bleed and transmitting pain to Nagato.
• Nagato ordered the other Paths to support the damaged Human Path and planned to overwhelm Ren before he could use his soul technique again.
• Ren challenged Deva Path Pain about the speed of light, vanished, and appeared before the Human Path.
• Ren punched the Human Path’s skull before it could complete another soul attack.

Ren used overwhelming physical speed and strength to defeat all six Paths of Pain before they could use their abilities. Nagato, Konan, Obito, and Itachi watched as Ren stood unharmed among the fallen bodies.

• Ren struck Human Path Pain so quickly that the Rinnegan could not track him, sending him crashing into a mountainside.
• Ren broke Naraka Path Pain's body and crushed Animal Path Pain into the ground before the two could complete their techniques.
• Ren evaded Deva Path Pain's Shinra Tensei, then overwhelmed him and defeated the remaining Pains with rapid attacks.
• Nagato watched through Deva Path Pain as Ren defeated all six bodies without using Deification Technique, Susanoo, or his forbidden soul technique.
• Konan trembled at the defeat, while Obito judged that Ren had grown stronger and warned Itachi that the Rinnegan might not suppress him if he kept growing.

Nagato arrived on the battlefield with his legs restored and unleashed a devastating Super Shinra Tensei that destroyed the surrounding area. Ren remained unharmed by becoming intangible, then realized Obito had altered Nagato with Hashirama's and Madara Uchiha's cells.

• Itachi challenged Obito, but Obito said help had arrived to deal with Ren.
• Nagato descended onto the battlefield and announced he would clear it and fight Ren.
• Nagato unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, blasting away fighters and flattening the battlefield into a vast crater.
• Obito used Kamui to escape with Itachi, while the Six Paths of Pain and others were swept away.
• Ren remained unharmed by turning intangible and recognized the technique as Existence-Nonexistence Shift.
• Ren sensed Hashirama's and Madara Uchiha's cells within Nagato and concluded that Obito had transformed him.

Nagato explained how Hashirama's and Madara's cells restored his legs, stabilized the Rinnegan, and let him wield its power directly. Ren then revealed Nagato's Uzumaki heritage and described the destruction of Uzushio Village, leaving Nagato shocked by how much Ren knew about his past.

• Nagato told Ren that Hashirama's cells restored his legs and awakened the Rinnegan, but caused the eyes to drain and destroy his body.
• Nagato explained that Madara's cells balanced Hashirama's cells and stabilized the Rinnegan, allowing him to survive and use its power through his own body.
• Nagato demonstrated a modified Shinra Tensei and said he could now alter how the Six Paths Techniques worked.
• Nagato challenged Ren over their shared ancestry, but Ren said distant blood ties did not make Nagato an Uchiha.
• Ren called Nagato a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, startling Nagato and Konan by revealing the surname Nagato had kept secret.
• Ren described Uzushio Village as the Uzumaki clan's homeland and recounted its destruction and the clan's scattering.

Ren told Nagato that Madara Uchiha had transplanted his Rinnegan into him and planned to use him for Rinne Rebirth. Nagato questioned Ren’s claim that Madara was still alive and asked why he had not reclaimed his eyes.

• Nagato argued that his Rinnegan could have awakened under extreme circumstances after he lost his parents and home.
• Ren explained that the Rinnegan required the powers of the Uchiha and Senju, and that Nagato could not have awakened it on his own.
• Ren revealed that Madara’s Rinnegan had been transplanted into Nagato, who had been chosen as a vessel because of his Uzumaki life force.
• Ren said Obito and Black Zetsu intended to make Nagato perform Rinne Rebirth so Madara could return to life, leaving Nagato without his eyes or life force.
• Nagato recalled the Rinnegan draining his body and challenged Ren to explain why Madara had not returned to reclaim the eyes.
• Ren answered that Madara was waiting for Nagato to complete his task and would not reveal himself while Nagato still had the Rinnegan.

Nagato attacked Ren with Yin–Yang Senbon that could unravel techniques, forcing Ren to release his Intangibility and dodge. Nagato then trapped him with Planetary Devastation, suppressing his speed and leaving him surrounded by crushing gravity and whirling boulders.

• Nagato launched black Senbon infused with Yin–Yang Chakra, and Ren released his Intangibility to avoid having the technique damaged.
• Ren dodged the Senbon as they tore through the cliff, while a Hyuga ninja identified their power to destroy ninjutsu structures.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to draw the crater’s rubble, water, and earth toward a black sphere, trapping Ren in its pull.
• Ren tried to escape with Idaten, but the growing gravity suppressed his speed and boulders blocked his path.
• Nagato declared that Ren’s Intangibility and speed had been countered, then began forming Hand Seals.

Nagato attacked Ren with a Black Light Blade that countered his Intangibility, but Ren awakened the Rinnegan and absorbed the weapon. The chapter ended with Nagato demanding to know how Ren had obtained those eyes.

• Nagato forged Repulsion into a Black Light Blade with Yin–Yang Release to counter Ren’s Intangibility.
• Nagato launched the blade at Ren while Thirtyfold Gravity pinned him down, leaving Kasumi, Itachi, and the others unable to intervene.
• Ren’s Mangekyō Pattern vanished, and six purple rings appeared in his eyes as he awakened the Rinnegan.
• Ren raised a curtain of light that absorbed Nagato’s Black Light Blade and its power.
• Nagato stared at Ren’s Rinnegan and asked how he had obtained it.

Ren revealed that his Rinnegan was his own, shocking the battlefield and exposing Nagato as the person controlling Pain’s six puppets. The Uchiha Family’s fortune surpassed one hundred thousand, raising its level to four and granting Ren four upgrade rewards.

• Ren broke free of Thirtyfold Gravity with his Rinnegan and declared that his eyes belonged to him, unlike Nagato’s, which came from Madara Uchiha.
• Scouts spotted Ren’s Rinnegan and sent word that a second wielder had appeared in the Shinobi World.
• Konan revealed that the six Paths of Pain were puppets powered by Nagato, the true leader of the Akatsuki Organization.
• The Akatsuki Organization members and Uchiha Shrine members reacted to Ren’s Rinnegan and recognized that the Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan could evolve into it.
• The Uchiha Family’s fortune passed one hundred thousand, raising its family level to four and awarding Ren Intermediate Alchemy, an Intermediate Bloodline Tempering Potion, a Talent Skill Upgrade Card, and the Rinnegan Replenishing Heaven Technique.

Nagato challenged Ren after discovering that Ren had awakened the Rinnegan through his own bloodline, and the two fought with weapons forged from Yin–Yang Release. Ren cracked Nagato’s Black Rod, but Nagato insisted that his unified Six Paths Power left him without weaknesses.

• Nagato asked how Ren had obtained the Rinnegan, and Ren said the Uchiha bloodline could awaken it without outside power.
• The watching ninjas reacted with shock as Ren’s claim spread the possibility that other Uchiha could awaken the Rinnegan.
• Nagato charged Ren with a Black Rod, and Ren formed a Black Longsword to meet his attacks.
• Nagato used attractive and repulsive forces to pressure Ren, but Ren rode Banshō Ten'in forward and struck a weak point in the Black Rod.
• Nagato repaired the crack in his Black Rod and declared that his united Six Paths Power had no weaknesses.

Ren outmaneuvered Nagato in close combat and broke his Black Rod, proving he could control Yin–Yang Release more precisely. Nagato refused to concede, and the battle remained unresolved as Obito pinned his hopes on Black Zetsu.

• Ren exploited Nagato's movement and the Black Rod's weak points, repeatedly damaging the weapon while Nagato's wounds healed.
• Nagato gathered the Six Paths' power in himself and pressed Ren with repulsive and attractive forces, but Ren kept striking the rod.
• Ren hit a freshly repaired fracture, then overwhelmed Nagato with repeated blows until the Black Rod snapped.
• Konoha scouts recognized Ren's advantage, while Obito concluded Nagato was likely to lose if he continued fighting at close range.
• Obito asked where Black Zetsu was and hoped he would intervene before Ren defeated Nagato.
• Nagato turned the broken rod back into Yin–Yang Release Chakra and insisted the fight was not over, while Ren agreed it was still underway.

Ren and Nagato fought with their Rinnegan powers while Black Zetsu waited for an opening. Black Zetsu then infiltrated the Uchiha Inner Court unnoticed and crossed its defenses toward Madara Uchiha’s Stone Statue.

• Nagato attacked Ren with Black Rods, repulsive force, and attractive force, but Ren evaded his attacks and criticized Nagato’s control.
• Ren detected Black Zetsu and Obito watching from hiding, then clashed with Nagato in a close-quarters battle using their Rinnegan powers.
• At the Uchiha Inner Court, Uchiha Jian Zhen’s clan guarded Madara Uchiha’s sealed Stone Statue with barriers, patrols, and sensing defenses.
• Black Zetsu entered the Inner Court concealed on a clan member and evaded its sensors by moving through shadows and underground.
• Black Zetsu crossed a second barrier with a food delivery, while an Uchiha guard inspected the food box and found nothing amiss.

Black Zetsu infiltrated the defenses around Madara’s Stone Statue and stirred his sealed consciousness by reminding him how the Uchiha had used him. Madara’s will began to awaken, though Ren’s Petrification Seal remained intact.

• Black Zetsu slipped through Uchiha Jian Zhen’s Space-Time Barrier by creeping along its Jutsu Formula without triggering the alarms.
• Black Zetsu reached Madara’s Stone Statue and found that Ren’s reinforced Petrification Seal was beyond his power to break.
• Black Zetsu contacted Madara’s suppressed will and taunted him about being sealed and used as a power source by the Uchiha.
• Madara’s Chakra surged and briefly cracked the seal, prompting Uchiha guards to investigate before they found no apparent anomaly.
• Black Zetsu reminded Madara of his past and urged him to open his eyes as his mental fluctuations grew stronger.

Madara Uchiha broke free of the Petrification Seal and confronted the Uchiha Clan for draining his chakra and displaying him as a source of energy. Black Zetsu warned him that his weakened state made a fight with Ren unwinnable, leaving Madara to consider how much stronger Ren had become.

• Madara shattered the Stone Statue and emerged on the platform as Uchiha Jian Zhen and the clan members gathered around him.
• Madara accused the Uchiha Clan of sealing him, draining his chakra, and using his name to intimidate the Shinobi World, then threatened to destroy them.
• Black Zetsu emerged from Madara and warned him that chakra depletion and soul damage had left him far below his peak.
• Black Zetsu reminded Madara that Ren could return using Tobirama Senju's hidden Flying Thunder God Formula and defeat him in his current condition.
• Madara recalled Ren's overwhelming power and asked how far the young man had progressed in training.

Black Zetsu helped Madara escape the Petrification Seal by bypassing the Uchiha’s barriers, and Madara began destroying the clan’s defenses. Jian Zhen set out to bring Ren back while, on the Land of Rain battlefield, Nagato struggled to keep up with Ren.

• Jian Zhen discovered that Black Zetsu had infiltrated the Uchiha compound and freed Madara, who was protected from the barriers because he was not an ordinary life-form.
• Madara summoned his Third-Stage Susanoo and smashed through the Sealing Barriers as the Uchiha guards retreated.
• Jian Zhen activated the Flying Thunder God Formula and left to bring Ren back, while Black Zetsu urged Madara to destroy the remaining restrictions before Ren arrived.
• Madara used Repulsive Force and Attractive Force to collapse the remaining barriers and tear apart the Inner Court.
• On the Land of Rain battlefield, Nagato grew exhausted after hours of fighting, while Ren remained steady and unharmed.

Ren defeated Nagato’s overwhelming Rinnegan assault and immobilized him with the Hand of the Heavens, then moved to take back Nagato’s eyes. Obito Uchiha appeared to rescue Nagato but was also caught by Ren’s ability.

• Nagato unleashed repeated Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, and Yin–Yang Release attacks, but Ren remained unharmed.
• Nagato’s chakra became unstable, and Ren froze him with the Hand of the Heavens, explaining how the Rinnegan technique bound him.
• Ren lifted Nagato toward him as Konan attacked, but Uchiha Shrine members blocked her and forced her back.
• Ren said he would take back the Rinnegan, and Nagato failed to break free despite unleashing more power.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from a space-time vortex to attack Ren and seize Nagato, but the Hand of the Heavens pinned him in midair.

Ren restrained Obito’s Kamui Projection and seized one of Nagato’s Rinnegan after overpowering him. The chapter ended with Ren reaching for Nagato’s remaining eye as Nagato warned that the Rinnegan belonged to no one.

• Ren used the Hand of the Heavens to lock Obito’s Projection and its spatial coordinate, preventing him from reaching Nagato or escaping into the real world.
• Nagato attacked the restraints with Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten’in, but his depleted body could not break free.
• Ren pulled Nagato toward him and told him that using the Rinnegan against the Uchiha had made its loss inevitable.
• Ren tore Nagato’s left Rinnegan from its socket while Konan and the others watched.
• Ren reached for Nagato’s remaining Rinnegan as Nagato protested that the eyes belonged to no one.

Ren took both Rinnegan from Nagato and forced Obito to retreat, secretly attaching his intent to Obito’s spatial connection so he could track him. As Konan surrendered rather than risk Nagato’s life, she asked Ren what he intended to do with them.

• Ren removed Nagato’s second Rinnegan, leaving him powerless, while Obito watched from the Kamui Dimension and withdrew.
• Ren attached a thread of intent to the lingering spatial connection, giving him a way to track Obito whenever he used Kamui.
• Ren considered the Uchiha Family’s future growth and the threat of the Ōtsutsuki Clan beyond the Shinobi World.
• Konan filled the sky with Explosive Tags and demanded that Ren return Nagato’s eyes, but Ren threatened to kill Nagato if she attacked.
• Nagato urged Konan to escape, but she refused to abandon him and asked Ren what he planned to do with them.