Chapter Summaries

Konan learned Obito Uchiha’s true plan and her own fate, then received a major power boost from the Diary. She asked Naruto about the Masked Man’s abilities, and he identified him as Obito Uchiha and showed her a scroll about him.

• Konan and the others learned that Obito Uchiha planned to revive the Ten-Tails and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Nagato would attack Konoha and Konan would eventually die fighting Obito.
• Naruto Uzumaki’s Diary revealed that he intended to protect Konan and mentioned her six hundred billion Explosive Tags, earning her doubled Chakra and Physical Fitness.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Konan to return home with him, but she said she needed to go back to Amegakure and asked for help learning about Obito Uchiha.
• Konan described the Masked Man’s right Sharingan, and Naruto Uzumaki identified him as Obito Uchiha, who had given his left eye to Kakashi Hatake during the Third Shinobi World War.
• Naruto Uzumaki used Kamui to take Konan to the Archive Room and showed her a scroll containing information about Obito Uchiha.

Konan learned Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags from Naruto and returned to Amegakure, where she told Nagato the truth about the conspiracies surrounding the Rinnegan, Obito, and Zetsu. Nagato absorbed the revelations in stunned silence.

• Naruto taught Konan Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags as a counter to Obito's Kamui and gave her a summoning contract and a kunai to call for help.
• Konan embraced Naruto and admitted she did not want to leave, and Naruto stayed with her a few more days.
• Nagato summoned Konan to Amegakure and asked how she had obtained her reports about the conspiracy.
• Konan explained that Nagato's Rinnegan had belonged to Madara, that the masked man was Obito, and that Obito and Zetsu had caused the Akatsuki's deaths and pursued the Infinite Tsukuyomi for their own plans.
• Nagato listened as Konan revealed Zetsu's connection to Otsutsuki Kaguya and the plan to free her, then fell silent in shock.

Nagato rejected Konan’s call to cooperate with Naruto and reaffirmed his own vision of peace, then attacked Zetsu when he arrived with news. Obito Uchiha feared Naruto’s power and decided to target White Tiger instead of Nagato.

• Konan told Nagato that Naruto was the Child of Prophecy and urged him to join forces with Naruto for true peace.
• Nagato recalled signs that his Rinnegan did not belong to him, but decided he could still overturn the plans of those who had manipulated him.
• Zetsu arrived to tell Nagato that the Four-Tails Jinchūriki had escaped from Iwagakure, and Nagato struck him with Almighty Push.
• White Zetsu reported Nagato’s attack to Obito Uchiha, who suspected Konan had influenced Nagato and considered killing him.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito Uchiha that Naruto was too dangerous to face, so Obito agreed to target White Tiger and leave Nagato alive.

Konan defeated Hidan after he attacked her, then warned Kakuzu to follow Pain alone as Akatsuki’s leader. Obito Uchiha and Zetsu watched their plan fail and decided they had to act sooner.

• Hidan attacked Konan, but she defeated him with Paper Release and pinned him to the ground.
• Konan questioned Hidan, dismembered him, and decided to send him to Konoha as research material.
• Konan warned Kakuzu that Pain was Akatsuki’s only leader, and Kakuzu agreed to follow her orders.
• Konan told Kakuzu to operate alone for a while, then vanished in scraps of paper.
• Obito Uchiha and Zetsu realized their attempt to kill Konan had failed and resolved to act sooner.

Naruto welcomed Tenten into the Uzumaki Clan Compound and later received Hidan’s dismembered body from the Nine Masked Beasts. He took the immortal Akatsuki member to Orochimaru’s experimental base, where Hidan still refused to recognize his predicament.

• Tenten asked Naruto if she could live in the Uzumaki Clan Compound, and Ino revealed that Tenten wanted to become one of Naruto’s wives.
• Naruto welcomed Tenten into the family and took over her family’s businesses.
• Naruto received a message saying Nagato refused to abandon his plan and that Obito Uchiha and Zetsu had attacked the messenger.
• Naruto opened the bags delivered by the Nine Masked Beasts and found Hidan’s dismembered but living body.
• Naruto used Kamui to take Hidan to Orochimaru’s Experimental Base, where Hidan threatened his captors.

Naruto delivered the captured Hidan to Orochimaru for experimentation, then went to meet Nagato and challenged him to a battle over whether Nagato would submit. Naruto’s summoned beasts overwhelmed Animal Path’s creatures, and he faced Asura Path as Nagato tried to end the fight quickly.

• Naruto handed Hidan over to Orochimaru, who eagerly took him away for experiments.
• Naruto decided to find Nagato and protect Konan, then used Kamui to travel to her location.
• Konan concealed Nagato’s real body and arranged for him to meet Naruto for a sparring match.
• Naruto challenged Nagato: if Naruto lost, Nagato could take the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails’ power; if Nagato lost, he had to submit.
• At a mountain battlefield, Naruto’s Nine Masked Beasts and Gō overwhelmed Animal Path’s summoned beasts.
• Asura Path fired missiles and charged Naruto, who enveloped himself in a golden Chakra Cloak and rushed forward.

Naruto overwhelmed Deva Path Pain with Wood Release and fire, forcing Nagato to unleash his strongest attacks. Naruto destroyed Planetary Devastation with Susanoo Kamui Shuriken and stood over the exhausted Nagato in Perfect Susanoo.

• Naruto rapidly destroyed four of Pain's bodies, forcing Nagato to concentrate his power in Deva Path Pain.
• Deva Path Pain tried to pull Naruto close and strike him with a Black Rod, but Naruto evaded the attack and countered with Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Naruto set the forest ablaze with Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame, and Deva Path Pain escaped with Super Shinra Tensei, leaving Nagato injured.
• Deva Path Pain used Planetary Devastation to trap Naruto, but Naruto summoned Susanoo and erased the black sphere with Kamui Shuriken.
• Naruto appeared in Perfect Susanoo above the exhausted Deva Path Pain.

After defeating Nagato, Naruto Uzumaki persuaded him to join Akatsuki and ordered the group to spread chaos across the shinobi world. A Diary reward then caused Naruto’s Dōjutsu Power to surge, and his Mangekyō Sharingan activated on its own.

• Naruto Uzumaki told Nagato that their fight had only been a warm-up, and Nagato accepted defeat and agreed to follow Naruto’s orders.
• Nagato offered Naruto his Rinnegan, but Naruto refused, saying his own eyes would evolve into the Rinnegan.
• Naruto ordered Akatsuki to cause chaos across the shinobi world, then used Life Reincarnation to heal Nagato’s legs.
• Naruto took Konan into the Alternate Dimension, while his Diary entry described his plans to bring Akatsuki’s remaining members into his campaign to unify the shinobi world.
• The Diary reward increased Naruto’s Yin-Yang Release Chakra, and his Dōjutsu Power continued growing until his Mangekyō Sharingan activated by itself.

Naruto Uzumaki’s Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into the Rinnegan, and he demonstrated its powers to Nagato and Konan. He then set out with Konan to gather Akatsuki’s members, while Kakuzu collected a bounty in the Black Market.

• Naruto Uzumaki meditated for three days, awakened the Rinnegan, and tested its abilities on a boulder.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Nagato and Konan that his eyes had changed while he was meditating, leaving them stunned.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Konan to take him to Akatsuki’s members so he could ensure they followed his plan.
• Kakuzu collected two million ryō at the Bounty Office, counted the money twice, and left to eat a dry ration.

Naruto Uzumaki and Konan recruited Kakuzu under Akatsuki’s new goal of unifying the Shinobi World, but Kakuzu challenged Naruto to prove his strength. Naruto absorbed Kakuzu’s combined fire and wind attack, then used Banshō Ten'in to pull him in.

• Konan told Kakuzu that Naruto Uzumaki was Akatsuki’s new leader and that Pain had agreed to the change.
• Kakuzu said he only cared about making money, so Naruto gave him the choice to obey or die.
• Kakuzu challenged Naruto to a fight outside Chaos City, and Konan agreed not to interfere.
• Naruto mocked Kakuzu’s failed attempt to assassinate Hashirama Senju, provoking Kakuzu into attacking.
• Kakuzu combined Fire Release and Wind Release to engulf Naruto in flames, but Naruto made the fire vanish.
• Naruto used Banshō Ten'in to drag Kakuzu toward him, leaving Kakuzu horrified.

Naruto defeated Kakuzu and made him submit, while Konan promised to help him recover and find a partner. At Amegakure, Obito revealed his identity and the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan to Kisame, who was left stunned.

• Naruto used Shinra Tensei and Black Rods to defeat Kakuzu, then spared him in exchange for his obedience.
• Konan told Kakuzu that Naruto's Rinnegan had evolved on its own and promised to help replace his hearts and later assign him a partner.
• Naruto advised Kakuzu never to take off his coat, leaving Kakuzu and Konan puzzled.
• Tobi and Zetsu met Kisame outside Amegakure, and Zetsu ordered him to capture Naruto and take the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Obito revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and claimed to be Madara Uchiha, the true leader behind Dawn.
• Obito explained that he intended to revive the Ten-Tails and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a world without war, leaving Kisame stunned.

Kisame Hoshigaki agreed to help Obito Uchiha pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Naruto Uzumaki awakened the Rinnegan and received Limbo: Border Jail. After spending the night with Konan, Naruto agreed to seek out Sasori and Deidara near the Land of Wind.

• Kisame Hoshigaki accepted Obito Uchiha's plan and agreed to keep the truth from Itachi.
• Tsunade and the other women read Naruto Uzumaki's diary entry announcing that he had awakened the Rinnegan and teased him in their group chat.
• Naruto Uzumaki received Limbo: Border Jail as a reward and tested its four shadows.
• Konan visited Naruto Uzumaki, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Konan told Naruto Uzumaki that Sasori and Deidara were near the Land of Wind, and Naruto agreed to find them first.

Naruto Uzumaki and Konan encountered Sasori and Deidara in the Land of Wind, where Konan announced Naruto as Akatsuki’s new leader. Sasori and Deidara challenged him, and their fight began with Naruto deflecting Sasori’s attacks before Deidara’s explosive spiders engulfed him.

• Sasori and Deidara traveled across the desert toward Sunagakure to capture the One-Tail, while Deidara boasted about his explosive art.
• Deidara spotted Konan and Naruto Uzumaki approaching, and Konan introduced Naruto as Akatsuki’s new leader.
• Sasori rejected Konan’s explanation and demanded that Naruto prove his strength before he would accept him as leader.
• Naruto activated his Rinnegan and Sage Kurama Mode, then invited Sasori and Deidara to attack together.
• Sasori’s poisoned senbon and scorpion tail failed to hit Naruto, who deflected the weapons and flung Sasori away.
• Deidara detonated a swarm of explosive spiders around Naruto, engulfing him in blasts.

Naruto Uzumaki easily defeated Sasori and trapped Deidara in a powerful genjutsu, then demanded that both Akatsuki members choose between surrender and death. Deidara surrendered, but Sasori refused to pledge loyalty to Naruto.

• Naruto used gravitational forces to destroy Hiruko and expose Sasori, who summoned the Third Kazekage puppet and attacked with Iron Sand.
• Naruto absorbed the Iron Sand, dismantled Sasori, and seized his Regeneration Core before ordering him to stand aside.
• Deidara prepared his C0 self-detonation technique, but Naruto trapped him in a genjutsu that made him see Naruto's gigantic Rinnegan in an endless darkness.
• Naruto subdued Deidara with black iron rods and offered Sasori and Deidara a choice between surrender and death.
• Deidara surrendered, while Sasori refused to pledge loyalty to Naruto.

Naruto Uzumaki impressed Sasori with Susanoo and a new idea for powering giant puppets, convincing him to abandon Madara Uchiha and work for him. Naruto also won Deidara over by praising his art, and Konan sent both recruits to Amegakure Base to meet Pain.

• Naruto Uzumaki summoned a towering Susanoo and explained that a giant puppet could use coal, electricity, or oil instead of relying on Chakra alone.
• Sasori reconsidered his approach to puppet-making and agreed to work for Naruto Uzumaki, revealing that there was a mole in the organization.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Sasori that he would deal with Madara Uchiha and Zetsu, and Sasori realized Naruto already knew about the threat.
• Naruto Uzumaki praised Deidara's art and suggested that he set off explosions in the night sky after getting permission from local authorities.
• Konan directed Sasori and Deidara to go to Amegakure Base, where Pain would guide them through the next stage of the plan.

Naruto Uzumaki received Amenotejikara as a diary reward and tested its ability to swap people and objects across space. Meanwhile, Kisame Hoshigaki questioned Uchiha Itachi about the massacre of his clan as they stood outside a cave in the rain.

• Naruto Uzumaki wrote out his plans for the Akatsuki and the Shinobi World, then received Amenotejikara from the system.
• Naruto Uzumaki tested Amenotejikara, discovering it could swap places with a target or move two other objects within about a hundred meters.
• Naruto Uzumaki used Amenotejikara to pull Konan into his arms, startling her with the power's implications, then carried her into a wooden house.
• Outside a cave in Amegakure, Kisame Hoshigaki asked Uchiha Itachi whether he was sad and what he thought after killing his clan.

Naruto Uzumaki visited Sunagakure and agreed to see Gaara, who had become violent and been locked in the Dungeon. After hearing Gaara explain that Shukaku's sand kept him alive despite his wish to die, Naruto told him he had misunderstood something, leaving Gaara waiting for an explanation.

• Kisame attacked Itachi as a final goodbye, but Itachi escaped by turning into crows and Kisame admitted he had only been saying farewell.
• Zetsu told Kisame to begin the plan to capture Naruto Uzumaki in the Land of Wind.
• Naruto Uzumaki visited Sunagakure with Temari and agreed to meet Gaara after she pleaded with him for help.
• Gaara greeted Naruto Uzumaki excitedly and begged him to hurt him, explaining that Shukaku's sand protected him from harm and kept him from dying.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Gaara that he had misunderstood things, and Gaara asked what he meant.

Naruto removed Shukaku from Gaara and revived him, then showed him memories proving that his mother Karura’s love—not Shukaku—had made the sand protect him. Gaara learned that Yashamaru’s final words had been a lie arranged by Rasa, though the memory ended as young Gaara broke down in grief and rage.

• Gaara rejected Naruto’s claim that love protected him, so Naruto extracted Shukaku, sealed the beast inside himself, and revived Gaara with Rinne Rebirth.
• Gaara discovered that the sand still automatically shielded him after Shukaku was gone.
• Naruto used his Rinnegan to show Gaara Karura’s final moments, including her promise to protect her newborn son.
• Naruto showed Gaara that Rasa had ordered Yashamaru to attack Gaara and provoke him as a test of his worth as a jinchūriki.
• Gaara watched Yashamaru falsely claim that he and Karura had hated him, and young Gaara cried out in anguish.

Gaara learned that his mother and Yashamaru had loved him, thanked Naruto, and left to visit their graves. Naruto and Temari spent time together in Sunagakure, where Gaara later tried to thank Naruto, and Temari took Naruto to the Desert Eye.

• Gaara realized his mother and Yashamaru had loved him after Naruto showed him the truth, and he thanked Naruto before leaving to visit their graves.
• Temari asked Naruto how he had changed Gaara, and Naruto teased her about visiting his room that night.
• The women reading Naruto's Diary discussed Temari's closeness with Naruto, while Temari smugly told them Naruto had not bullied her.
• Temari invited Naruto to tour Sunagakure, but Gaara stopped them to offer Naruto a meal, which Naruto declined before leaving with Temari using Kamui.
• Temari brought Naruto to the Desert Eye, Sunagakure's only lake, to show him around.

Naruto Uzumaki confronted Kisame Hoshigaki by a lake and killed him with a sudden attack after revealing his Rinnegan. Temari witnessed Naruto’s overwhelming power as he ended Kisame’s attempt to capture him.

• Temari saw Kisame Hoshigaki approach Naruto Uzumaki with Samehada and recognized him as an Akatsuki member.
• Kisame challenged Naruto, rejected his offer to join him, and prepared to fight beside the lake.
• Naruto revealed his Rinnegan, shocking Kisame, who believed Naruto had just begun fighting seriously.
• Naruto suddenly transported Kisame in front of him and inflicted several severe wounds without moving.
• Naruto demanded Kisame submit or die, then pierced Kisame’s heart with a black chakra rod and killed him.