Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yufeng battled Ōnoki of Both Scales in Iwagakure, revealing his Rinnegan and a Susanoo that absorbed Dust Release. The fight ended with Yufeng’s Susanoo growing into a towering warrior and drawing its blade before the terrified Iwagakure ninja.

• Uchiha Yufeng formed a Susanoo around himself and Uchiha Izumi, escaping Ōnoki of Both Scales’s Earth Release attack through the Tsuchikage’s building.
• Ōnoki of Both Scales created a rock giant and used Added-Weight Rock Technique to strengthen its punch, but Yufeng’s Susanoo struck it back.
• Uchiha Yufeng transformed his Susanoo, fired an arrow, and pierced through Ōnoki of Both Scales’s rock giant.
• Ōnoki of Both Scales attacked Yufeng with Dust Release, but Yufeng’s Rinnegan absorbed it, and he absorbed a second Dust Release attack as well.
• Uchiha Yufeng’s Susanoo grew into a towering warrior, drew a long blade, and swung it before the terrified Iwagakure ninja.

Uchiha Yufeng overwhelmed Iwagakure with his Susanoo and incapacitated Ōnoki, forcing Kurotsuchi to step forward and offer to negotiate. With Iwagakure’s shinobi backing her, she went to meet Yufeng with the alliance agreement, while he warned that Iwagakure would be destroyed if its terms failed to satisfy him.

• Uchiha Yufeng sheared the peaks off several mountains with his Susanoo, making Ōnoki realize his Dust Release could not challenge him.
• Ōnoki recalled the First Tsuchikage’s words about preserving his will, but Yufeng subdued him with a Rinnegan genjutsu.
• Kurotsuchi caught Ōnoki as he fell, and Kitsuchi confirmed that a genjutsu specialist could free him.
• Kurotsuchi offered to accept any condition for an alliance, and Kitsuchi and Iwagakure’s shinobi declared their support for her.
• Yufeng accepted Kurotsuchi as Iwagakure’s representative and told her to bring the alliance agreement, warning that Iwagakure would otherwise have no reason to exist.
• Kurotsuchi retrieved the agreement from the Tsuchikage Building’s ruins, urged the shinobi to care for the injured, and went alone to negotiate with Yufeng.

Uchiha Yufeng pressured Kurotsuchi into reversing Iwagakure’s proposed alliance terms and learned that Akatsuki’s spies had left. He told Uchiha Hikari to stop investigating Akatsuki and teased her about having his child, leaving her asking whether she really could.

• Kurotsuchi brought Uchiha Yufeng the alliance document and begged him not to destroy Iwagakure.
• Uchiha Yufeng demanded that Kurotsuchi reverse the alliance terms and warned her not to go back on the agreement.
• Uchiha Hikari reported to Uchiha Yufeng that Akatsuki’s spies had left.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Kurotsuchi to prepare the revised document, and she went to inform Iwagakure’s higher-ups.
• Uchiha Yufeng urged Uchiha Hikari to stop investigating Akatsuki and focus on her safety.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Uchiha Hikari to take care of herself and give him a child, and she asked if she really could.

At the border of Iwagakure, Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi fought after Kisame questioned Itachi about killing his clan and exposed his own past. Kisame realized the apparent fight had been a genjutsu, but the chapter left unclear when it began or where the real Itachi was.

• Kisame Hoshigaki shared intelligence about Uchiha Yufeng’s defeat of Iwagakure’s Tsuchikage, and Uchiha Itachi read the report.
• Kisame Hoshigaki asked why Uchiha Itachi had killed his kin, and Itachi cut into Kisame’s painful history as a Kirigakure ninja forced to kill comrades.
• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Uchiha Itachi with Water Release techniques, but Itachi evaded his strikes with crows and counterattacked.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared to use the Mangekyō Sharingan and trap Kisame Hoshigaki, but Kisame revealed he had substituted a Water Clone.
• As Kisame Hoshigaki called off the fight, a distant voice sounding like Uchiha Itachi said the battle had never been the one he wanted, and Kisame realized he was caught in a genjutsu.

Kisame Hoshigaki defeated Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, and captured him while Uchiha Itachi watched. As Kisame and Itachi prepared to leave with Roshi, attackers ambushed them, and an emerald-green fighter launched a kick at Kisame.

• Kisame Hoshigaki told Uchiha Itachi to leave Roshi’s capture to him, and Itachi sat aside.
• Roshi attacked Kisame with Lava Release, but Kisame countered with Water Release and absorbed Roshi’s Chakra.
• Kisame trapped Roshi in a water prison, drained his Chakra, and knocked him unconscious.
• Kisame carried Roshi to Itachi, and the two discussed resting before sealing him.
• Explosive-tagged shuriken struck at Kisame and Itachi, and Kisame blocked the blast with a Water Wall.
• An emerald-green figure appeared before Kisame and attacked him with a flying kick.

Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi fought Might Guy, Kakashi, and Uchiha Obito while trying to recover Roshi. Obito rescued Guy from Kisame’s Water Shark Bomb Technique, and Itachi ordered Kisame to retreat.

• Might Guy and Kakashi confronted Kisame Hoshigaki while Uchiha Obito used his space-time ability to take Roshi away.
• Uchiha Itachi identified the masked figure as Uchiha Obito, and Kisame targeted him as the key to recovering Roshi.
• Might Guy knocked Kisame’s greatsword away, and Kisame flooded the battlefield with his Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
• Kakashi attacked Uchiha Itachi, but Itachi evaded him with a crow transformation and a Water Clone while the two exchanged attacks.
• Kisame launched a Water Shark Bomb Technique at Might Guy, but Uchiha Obito transported Guy out of its path.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared beside Kisame and told him to retreat.

Uchiha Yufeng told Ōnoki that Akatsuki had targeted Roshi and the other Jinchuriki, then learned Roshi’s whereabouts from Iwagakure. The chapter ended when an Anbu reported that three Konoha ninja had arrived outside the village.

• Kakashi, Might Guy, and Uchiha Obito abandoned the pursuit after Amaterasu blocked their path and set off to return Roshi to Iwagakure.
• Uchiha Yufeng explained Susanoo to Uchiha Izumi while she massaged his shoulders in Ōnoki’s office.
• Ōnoki confronted Uchiha Yufeng, who provoked him by refusing to leave Iwagakure and claiming he wanted to stay several more days.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi that Akatsuki had targeted Roshi and every other Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki gave Uchiha Yufeng a scroll with Roshi’s last known location, and Uchiha Yufeng said Akatsuki had likely already captured him.
• An Anbu ninja reported that three Konoha ninja had arrived outside Iwagakure.

Kakashi and the others returned Roshi to Iwagakure, where Uchiha Yufeng pressed Kurotsuchi into guiding him around the village. Meanwhile, Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure to investigate Akatsuki and its leader, his former disciple.

• Might Guy mistook Uchiha Yufeng, seated in the place of honor, for the Tsuchikage before noticing Ōnoki of Both Scales and the others.
• Uchiha Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to bring Roshi before Ōnoki of Both Scales, and Kakashi explained that Akatsuki members Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi had captured him.
• Kakashi presented Roshi's return as proof of Konoha's sincerity in forming an alliance, while Ōnoki of Both Scales objected to the unequal treaty.
• Uchiha Yufeng ordered Kurotsuchi to guide him around the village, and she agreed after recognizing his threat.
• Jiraiya emerged from a pond in Amegakure, then headed toward the village to investigate Akatsuki and his former disciple.

Jiraiya gathered intelligence in Amegakure and confirmed that Pain’s rain technique could monitor people throughout the village. After Konan confronted him, he concluded that Pain was probably Nagato and demanded that she take him to Nagato.

• Jiraiya questioned Tazuna at a tavern and learned that Lord Pain’s rain technique let him track anyone caught in the rain.
• Jiraiya summoned a Scroll Toad and set a Transfer Seal to send it to Minato if Jiraiya died.
• Jiraiya used a subdued Amegakure ninja as a decoy, then attacked Konan when she appeared.
• Jiraiya recognized Konan and, remembering Uchiha Yufeng’s information, concluded that Pain was likely Nagato.
• Jiraiya asked Konan to take him to Nagato.

Jiraiya confronted Konan and Deva Path Pain, discovering that Nagato planned to end war by creating a weapon powerful enough to destroy a great nation. As Pain used Shinra Tensei against him, Jiraiya’s clash with his former students began in earnest.

• Konan attacked Jiraiya with paper projectiles, but he blocked them with Fire Release, covered her in oil, and bound her with his hair.
• Jiraiya asked Konan about Nagato, and she said they had already begun acting according to his ideals and warned Jiraiya to stay away.
• Deva Path Pain arrived, and Jiraiya recognized the Rinnegan and asked whether he was Yahiko or Nagato.
• Jiraiya bound Deva Path Pain with the Lion's Mane Hair Technique and asked whether Yahiko had died in the war; Pain confirmed it and said suffering had made him grow.
• Pain declared that he had become a god and planned to use the Tailed Beasts to create a forbidden weapon that would destroy nations and make people fear war.
• Pain told Jiraiya that no one could stop him and attacked with Shinra Tensei.

Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima to fight Nagato’s Deva Path Pain, but Pain’s abilities overwhelmed their attacks. The chapter ended with Jiraiya impaled by a Chakra Receiver Rod and his chakra thrown into disarray.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamaken and then called Fukasaku and Shima to help him enter Sage Mode.
• Deva Path Pain summoned three other bodies with Rinnegan eyes, and Jiraiya attacked them with Sage Art: Goemon.
• The Preta Path Pain absorbed the attack, and Deva Path Pain blasted Jiraiya away with Shinra Tensei.
• Jiraiya and the Toad Sages realized Pain’s bodies shared vision and decided to retreat, but Deva Path Pain pulled Jiraiya back with Banshō Ten'in.
• Deva Path Pain pierced Jiraiya’s shoulder with a Chakra Receiver Rod, disrupting his chakra, and Fukasaku and Shima prepared to use a special move.

Jiraiya was surrounded by Pain in Amegakure and summoned Uchiha Yufeng for help. Yufeng confronted Nagato and Konan, destroyed Asura Path Pain, and fought off Pain’s summoned beasts, while Deva Path Pain continued to challenge him.

• Deva Path Pain pierced Jiraiya with a Chakra Receiver Rod and surrounded him with three additional Pains.
• Jiraiya summoned Uchiha Yufeng through a White Snake, and Yufeng recognized the situation and promised Jiraiya would survive.
• Deva Path Pain used Banshō Ten'in to pull Yufeng toward him, but Yufeng shattered the Chakra Receiver Rod and called out to Konan.
• Konan appeared on a platform, while Deva Path Pain declared that none of them would leave alive.
• Uchiha Yufeng shattered Asura Path Pain with one punch and used Amaterasu to burn Pain’s summoned beasts.
• Deva Path Pain dispersed the flames with Shinra Tensei and used Banshō Ten'in on Uchiha Yufeng again.

Uchiha Yufeng battled Nagato’s Pain bodies, protecting Jiraiya, Fukasaku, Shima, and Konan while waiting for Black Zetsu to reveal himself. After Black Zetsu failed to appear, Yufeng transformed into Perfect Susanoo and prepared to strike down the Pains.

• Deva Path Pain tried to restrain Yufeng with Banshō Ten'in and a Chakra Receiver Rod, but Yufeng redirected the attack and fought him with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Pain unleashed Almighty Push, so Yufeng used Amenotejikara to bring Jiraiya and the others to him, then sent Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima into the Kamui Dimension and shielded Konan with Susanoo.
• Pain used Chibaku Tensei, but Yufeng expanded Susanoo and destroyed the rising mass with an Amaterasu-infused arrow.
• Yufeng used Amenotejikara to place Deva Path Pain in the path of Susanoo’s falling blades, severing one of Pain’s arms.
• After failing to sense Black Zetsu, Yufeng evolved Susanoo into its Perfect form and swung its long blade at the assembled Pains.

Uchiha Yufeng defeated Nagato and explained that his Rinnegan had been transplanted and that Nagato had been manipulated as part of someone else’s plan. Nagato realized he had been used and vowed to destroy the eyes.

• Uchiha Yufeng caught the unconscious Konan, then found the weakened Nagato in an underground chamber.
• Nagato questioned why Uchiha Yufeng was so powerful, and Uchiha Yufeng told him he came from beyond their world and that Nagato had been used as a weapon.
• Uchiha Yufeng showed Nagato how the Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan and explained its connection to the Otsutsuki Clan, the Sage of Six Paths, and the Uchiha and Senju clans.
• Uchiha Yufeng revealed that someone had secretly transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato because his Uzumaki and Senju blood made him useful to the plan.
• Nagato realized he had been manipulated, became enraged, and vowed to destroy his Rinnegan.

Nagato gave Uchiha Yufeng his Rinnegan and entrusted Konan to him before killing himself. Konan vowed to avenge Nagato and Yahiko, while Yufeng returned to the Kamui Dimension and discussed the forces behind Nagato’s fate with Jiraiya.

• Nagato explained that he believed someone had manipulated him and his companions, removed his Rinnegan, and gave the eyes to Uchiha Yufeng while asking him to care for Konan.
• Nagato stabbed himself in the heart and died, and Uchiha Yufeng extracted the powers from the Rinnegan before destroying them.
• Uchiha Yufeng healed Konan, who mourned Nagato and questioned whether peace in the Ninja World could ever be achieved.
• Konan vowed to avenge Yahiko and Nagato, then stayed behind to bury Nagato as Uchiha Yufeng entered the Kamui Dimension.
• Uchiha Yufeng told Jiraiya that Nagato’s upheavals had been caused by people and that Uchiha Madara was not the true culprit, then asked about Sasuke and Naruto’s training at Mount Myōboku.

Uchiha Yufeng returned to Mount Myōboku and learned that Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto could absorb Natural Energy only with the help of the local oil. He suggested Naruto relax before testing his progress in a fight with Second Pillar, but Shima called everyone to eat first.

• Second Pillar told Uchiha Yufeng that he could absorb Natural Energy using Mount Myōboku's oil, but not without it.
• Jiraiya praised Second Pillar's progress, then introduced himself to him as the Toad Sage and a former Sannin of Konoha.
• Second Pillar woke Uzumaki Naruto, who proudly announced that he could absorb Natural Energy after training with Shadow Clones.
• Fukasaku explained that the oil only helped Naruto learn the technique and would vaporize outside Mount Myōboku's environment.
• Uchiha Yufeng suggested Naruto relax before fighting Second Pillar to demonstrate his progress.
• Shima invited everyone to eat human food before their planned fight.

Uchiha Yufeng supervised a spar between Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto, stopping their escalating clash before either could win. He judged Naruto’s skills and announced that both would begin comprehensive training the next day, with two and a half years to meet his expectations.

• Uchiha Yufeng ordered Second Pillar and Uzumaki Naruto to spar while Fukasaku watched over them.
• Naruto and Second Pillar traded attacks, using Shadow Clones, Rasengan, Natural Energy, and Manipulated Shuriken Jutsu to gain the advantage.
• Naruto and Second Pillar prepared to collide with Rasengan and Chidori, but Uchiha Yufeng intervened, absorbed both jutsu, and knocked them apart.
• Uchiha Yufeng assessed Naruto’s taijutsu, Natural Energy use, and poor Chakra control, then ordered both boys to begin comprehensive training the next day and meet his expectations within two and a half years.

Uchiha Yufeng returned to Konoha and stopped Kazahana Koyuki and her companions from riding recklessly through the streets, then left her in the Police Force’s custody. After Uchiha Shisui arranged secret protection for Koyuki, Yufeng ran into her again at a tavern.

• Uchiha Yufeng returned to Konoha after the alliance with Iwagakure succeeded and noticed villagers discussing Princess Gale’s Great Adventure.
• Uchiha Yufeng used Shinra Tensei to knock Kazahana Koyuki and the riders pursuing her off their horses, then handed them to the Konoha Police Force.
• Kazahana Koyuki told Uchiha Yufeng she was actress Yukie Fujikaze and tried to speak with him, but Uchiha Shisui stopped her and took the group in for questioning.
• After the riders paid bail and were released, Uchiha Shisui recognized Koyuki as the princess of the Land of Snow and ordered Jonin to protect her in secret.
• Yuhi Kurenai sent Uchiha Yufeng to buy alcohol for a gathering with Uzuki Yugao, and he encountered Kazahana Koyuki at the tavern.

Kazahana Koyuki brought Uchiha Yufeng a scroll from Sara and asked for his help, so he promised to meet her the next morning and brought her to a safe place. He then returned to Yuhi Kurenai’s home, where he and Uzuki Yugao joined him for an intimate night.

• Kazahana Koyuki paid for Uchiha Yufeng’s drink and asked him for help, but he initially refused because he had plans that night.
• Kazahana Koyuki showed Uchiha Yufeng a scroll from Sara, and he agreed to help her the next day.
• Uchiha Yufeng spotted a suspicious figure and had three Police Force ninja capture him.
• Uchiha Yufeng brought Kazahana Koyuki to his former home and told her to wait there until morning.
• After an hour of rest, Kazahana Koyuki looked at her pendant and recalled painful memories.
• Uchiha Yufeng returned to Yuhi Kurenai’s home, where Yuhi Kurenai and Uzuki Yugao joined him for a passionate night.

Kazahana Koyuki confronted Uchiha Yufeng after he kept her waiting, then set out with him on an A-rank escort mission to the Land of Snow. The chapter ended with Yufeng asking whether she wanted to visit her film crew or travel alone with him.

• Kazahana Koyuki waited for Uchiha Yufeng, then found him relaxing with Yuhi Kurenai and Uzuki Yugao and complained that he had stood her up.
• Kazahana Koyuki explained that she had hired Uchiha Yufeng through a Konoha mission request, and Yuhi Kurenai scolded him for being late.
• Uchiha Yufeng identified the escort job as an A-rank Mission, and a Police Force ninja delivered him information about the person captured the previous night.
• Uchiha Yufeng reassured Yuhi Kurenai and Uzuki Yugao before leaving with Kazahana Koyuki for the outskirts of the village.
• Uchiha Yufeng asked Kazahana Koyuki whether she wanted to go to her film crew or travel alone with him to the Land of Snow.