Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yin told Isobu he was not the Sage of Six Paths and had come to reinforce Isobu’s seal. He used the Gate of the Great God to pin Isobu in place.

• Isobu suspected Uchiha Yin was the Sage of Six Paths reincarnated because he knew the Tailed Beasts’ names.
• Uchiha Yin denied being the Sage of Six Paths and said the Sage was dead.
• Isobu asked Uchiha Yin who he was and whether he planned to release him.
• Uchiha Yin said he had come to reinforce the seal and summoned the Gate of the Great God.
• The red torii gates pinned Isobu down and prevented him from moving.

Uchiha Yin sealed Isobu inside Rin and suppressed his senses so the Tailed Beast could not perceive everything outside her body. Rin stopped fearing Isobu and felt sorry for him as he struggled helplessly beneath the Gate of the Great God.

• Isobu roared at Uchiha Yin after he sealed him inside Rin.
• Uchiha Yin explained that he had to suppress Isobu's senses and offered to teach Rin to use Isobu's abilities if they got along.
• Isobu realized Uchiha Yin's Gate of the Great God restricted his senses as well as his movements.
• Isobu struggled against the Gate of the Great God but could not escape.
• Rin felt sorry for Isobu, and Uchiha Yin explained that the seal kept Isobu from sensing everything she did.

Uchiha Yin gave Rin the power to open and close the Gate of the Great God and made Isobu’s freedom depend on helping her. Back in his tent, he began placing another seal on Rin, after telling her there were two ways to proceed.

• Uchiha Yin transferred the power to control the Gate of the Great God to Rin and offered her Isobu as a companion.
• Isobu objected to being controlled, but Uchiha Yin threatened to keep him trapped unless he helped Rin.
• Uchiha Yin took Rin back to his tent, where he placed his hand on her stomach and began setting another seal.

Uchiha Yin sealed the cage inside Rin to block Isobu’s senses, adding a safeguard to help her control the cage and the Gate of the Great God. Rin kissed him and began confessing her fear and regret over the moment Kakashi’s Chidori was about to kill her.

• Uchiha Yin filled the gaps in the cage inside Rin, sealing Isobu off from the outside world.
• Uchiha Yin gave Rin Chakra to help her control the iron cage and the Gate of the Great God.
• Rin leaned closer to Uchiha Yin and kissed him.
• Rin embraced Uchiha Yin and described how helpless and frightened she had felt before Kakashi’s Chidori struck.
• Rin admitted that although she had thrown herself into Kakashi’s Chidori, she regretted it as memories of her life flashed before her.

Rin recovered enough to get out of bed, but soreness made her stumble when she tried to embrace Uchiha Yin. After she refused his offer to heal her, a system quest and its rewards transformed both of them.

• Uchiha Yin tucked Rin into bed and cleaned up after their night together, and Rin fell asleep in his arms.
• The next day, Rin tried to sneak up behind Uchiha Yin but stumbled from her soreness, so he caught her and set her on the bed.
• Uchiha Yin offered to heal Rin, but she refused and said she wanted to remember how she felt.
• Rin and Uchiha Yin heard the system announce a unique quest for Rin to become Uchiha Yin's woman, along with its rewards.
• The system awarded Rin and Uchiha Yin increased attributes and proficiency, and a strange energy transformed their bodies.

Rin hesitated when Uchiha Yin offered to heal her, still remembering the pain and pleasure of the previous night, but agreed after making him close his eyes. She remained embarrassed as he teased and touched her, while privately admitting she liked him.

• Rin felt tempted by Uchiha Yin's offer to heal her but feared repeating the previous night's pain.
• Rin agreed to let Uchiha Yin heal her after asking him to close his eyes.
• Uchiha Yin pretended he could not see while deliberately touching Rin and teasing her.
• Rin called Uchiha Yin a scoundrel and jerk, then privately acknowledged that she liked him.

Uchiha Yin healed Rin’s wound while reassuring her after she reacted intensely to his touch. Once she calmed down, he explained her supposed exceptional gift and experienced it for himself.

• Rin guided Uchiha Yin’s hand to her wound and reacted with heightened sensitivity.
• Uchiha Yin opened his eyes, reassured the distressed Rin, and healed her wound with Chakra.
• Rin tried to hide the soaked bedsheet, but Uchiha Yin told her that her reaction meant she was exceptionally gifted.
• Uchiha Yin explained Rin’s gift and experienced its effects for himself.

Uchiha Yin’s allies discussed Rin’s prolonged absence while the ninja villages remained locked in tense conflicts. After Pakura and Karura called for him, Uchiha Yin appeared in Sunagakure to see what was wrong.

• Tu Susu asked why Rin had not returned, and Shizune told her to ask Rin herself when she came back.
• Anko and Kurenai grew resentful and anxious as Rin remained away for a day.
• The chapter described the shifting battles between Konoha, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yin sensed Pakura and Karura calling him and appeared in Sunagakure.

Uchiha Yin reunited with Pakura and Karura, who told him that their plan to make Pakura Kazekage had run into resistance from elders loyal to Rasa. They asked for his help resolving Sunagakure’s internal conflict.

• Uchiha Yin used Space-Time Ninjutsu to visit Pakura and Karura.
• Pakura and Karura told Uchiha Yin that Rasa’s supporters were blocking Pakura from becoming Kazekage.
• Karura and Pakura explained that Sunagakure’s elders had blamed uninvolved people for betraying them.
• Uchiha Yin noted that Rasa had built up years of influence and loyal followers throughout Sunagakure.

Uchiha Yin urged Pakura and Karura to end Sunagakure’s political deadlock by crushing their opposition, then accompanied them to the Kazekage Building. The entrance guard recognized Yin as the man who had killed Rasa and Ebizo, leaving his next move unclear.

• Uchiha Yin told Pakura and Karura that the simplest way to resolve the conflict was to crush their opponents.
• Uchiha Yin, Pakura, and Karura walked through the peaceful streets of Sunagakure toward the Kazekage Building.
• Pakura identified herself to the guards and entered the building with Uchiha Yin and Karura.
• A guard recognized Uchiha Yin as the killer of Previous Kazekage Rasa and Elder Ebizo.

Uchiha Yin arrived in Sunagakure with Pakura and Karura, alarming the guards and the leaders who had conspired to abandon the two women in Kirigakure. The leaders panicked as they realized Yin had come to seek justice, while their betrayal threatened to leave the village divided.

• A Sunagakure guard recognized Uchiha Yin and trembled in fear at his arrival.
• Pakura and Karura entered the Kazekage's building with Yin, who joked that the guard was timid.
• News spread through the building that Yin had come to Sunagakure, prompting the conspiratorial leaders to panic.
• The leaders argued over their failed plan to keep Pakura and Karura in Kirigakure and regretted backing Rasa.

Uchiha Yin sensed that the Sand Ninja leader confronting Pakura and Karura was an impostor. He identified the culprit as White Zetsu, who had infiltrated the meeting by disguising himself as one of Sunagakure’s leaders.

• A Sand Ninja leader accused the others of agreeing to leave Karura and Pakura in Kirigakure and urged them to focus on surviving Uchiha Yin.
• Pakura and Karura entered the meeting, and the leader demanded to know why they had barged in.
• Uchiha Yin noticed something familiar about the leader and activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
• Uchiha Yin recognized the leader as White Zetsu in disguise.

Uchiha Yin exposed White Zetsu, who was disguised as Luo Ji, during the confrontation over Pakura becoming the Fifth Kazekage. The Sand Ninja officials watched as Yin severed White Zetsu’s arm, revealing his true nature.

• Uchiha Yin told Pakura that Black Zetsu and Madara had left White Zetsu behind as part of their plan.
• Pakura confronted Luo Ji and questioned what he had done to the real Luo Ji.
• White Zetsu denied being an impostor and demanded proof before Sunagakure’s senior officials.
• Uchiha Yin swiftly severed Luo Ji’s right arm, which crumbled into white fluff.
• Uchiha Yin identified the impostor as White Zetsu, frightening the White Zetsu Clone.

Uchiha Yin killed White Zetsu, who had impersonated Luo Ji, shocking Sunagakure’s leaders and exposing how easily they had been manipulated. Pakura then led Uchiha Yin and Karura toward Elder Luo Ji’s office, with the leaders following in silence.

• White Zetsu briefly wondered whether provoking an enemy was wise, then dismissed the thought and remained devoted to Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Yin recognized what White Zetsu was thinking and killed him, revealing that Maji had been White Zetsu in disguise.
• Sunagakure’s leaders realized an impostor had replaced one of their own and feared that other familiar faces might also be impostors.
• The leaders were intimidated by Uchiha Yin’s speed and strength, especially those involved in the plot against Pakura and Karura.
• Pakura led Uchiha Yin and Karura toward Elder Luo Ji’s office, and the leaders followed without objecting.

Pakura and Sunagakure's senior officials discovered Elder Luo Ji's corpse and realized he had been dead for over a month. With the village in chaos, Pakura nominated herself as the Fifth Kazekage, and her commanding presence stirred a senior official's memory.

• Pakura led Sunagakure's senior officials to Elder Luo Ji's office and found his corpse slumped in a chair.
• Yashamaru said Luo Ji had been dead for over a month and demanded to know who their enemy was.
• Pakura and Karura said selecting the Fifth Kazekage and ending the chaos were more urgent than identifying the enemy.
• Pakura nominated herself as the Fifth Kazekage and made the officials lower their eyes with her forceful presence.
• A senior Sand Ninja official recognized the feeling of Pakura's vitality as familiar.

Pakura spoke directly to Sunagakure’s leaders about becoming Kazekage, stirring memories of their youthful ideals. Uchiha Yin killed the leaders who still bore malice toward her, leaving the others to decide whether to support her.

• Pakura addressed the leaders without courting their favor, reminding them of the ideals they had held as children.
• The leaders were briefly moved by Pakura’s words but soon returned to their calculating ways.
• Uchiha Yin used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense the leaders’ feelings toward Pakura and Karura.
• Uchiha Yin summoned branches that pierced and killed the leaders who harbored malice.
• Pakura remained calm, knowing Uchiha Yin had acted for her sake.

Pakura was appointed the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure, then tried to persuade Uchiha Yin to stay and help her. Yin prepared to leave, urging Pakura and Karura to consolidate their power and make peace with Konoha.

• Pakura declared herself the Fifth Kazekage, and the people of Sunagakure cheered her appointment.
• Pakura reflected that Uchiha Yin’s elimination of those who opposed her had cleared the way for her nomination.
• Karura pleaded with Uchiha Yin to stay in Sunagakure longer.
• Pakura asked Uchiha Yin to remain and support her as she took office.
• Uchiha Yin told Pakura and Karura to secure control of Sunagakure and the Land of Wind, then make peace with Konoha.

Uchiha Yin and Pakura became intimate in the Kazekage's Office while Karura looked on. In Iwagakure, Ōnoki weighed whether to proceed with a plan to intercept the Third Raikage after learning Konoha had suffered few losses.

• Pakura tempted Uchiha Yin by invoking her new position as Kazekage, and he carried her onto the office desk.
• Karura blushed and closed the office door, then wondered whether to join them.
• Ōnoki read reports about Uchiha Yin killing the Third Mizukage and helping Pakura become the Fifth Kazekage.
• Ōnoki reconsidered his plans after Sunagakure's defeat and Kirigakure's withdrawal left Konoha largely unweakened.
• Ōnoki studied a report revealing the Third Raikage's route to the front lines and considered intercepting him.

Ōnoki weighed whether to attack the Third Raikage and Kumogakure, wary that the battle could reshape the war. He ordered an emergency assembly and mobilized nearly all of Iwagakure's forces, leaving the army advancing behind its vanguard.

• Ōnoki considered the potential cost of ambushing the Third Raikage and decided not to act rashly.
• At dawn, Ōnoki sent up Iwagakure's emergency Signal Flare.
• Iwagakure's organized units woke the troops, and the village's forces gathered.
• Ōnoki mobilized nearly all of Iwagakure, and the army began moving forward behind its vanguard.

Ōnoki brought ten thousand Stone Ninja to the coast by sea, keeping the reinforcements hidden as they prepared to ambush Kumogakure. The Stone Ninja surrounded a small group of trapped ninja, while the wider world remained unaware of the army’s arrival.

• Ōnoki led ten thousand combat ninja across the highlands and plains toward the Land of Lightning in two days.
• The Stone Ninja traveled by sea for the latter part of the journey to avoid detection and reach Iwagakure’s coastal frontline camp.
• The Stone Ninja on the front lines celebrated the arrival of the secret reinforcements, whose news had not yet spread.
• The Stone Ninja formed a ring around the handful of ninja trapped in their midst.