Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha provoked Nagato by making him fear for Yahiko, causing Nagato's Chakra to spiral out of control. Yahiko reached him and Nagato forced the Chakra away, but his eyes turned bloodred.

• Obito Uchiha warned Nagato that Yahiko could be hurt, and Nagato's grief sent his Chakra raging wildly.
• Yahiko arrived and tried to calm Nagato, whose Chakra began to settle as he saw him.
• Obito Uchiha reminded Nagato of Yahiko's past injuries, reigniting Nagato's distress.
• Yahiko walked through Nagato's cutting Chakra to reach him, suffering bloody wounds.
• Nagato tried to restrain his Chakra, then roared and forced it all away as his eyes turned bloodred.

Yahiko stopped Nagato from falling for Obito Uchiha’s manipulation, and Obito fled when his plan failed. As Nagato carried the wounded Yahiko to a Medical Ninja, the two apologized and reassured each other.

• Yahiko broke free and fell, and Nagato caught him as he urged Nagato not to believe Obito Uchiha.
• Nagato accepted Yahiko’s reassurance, turned on Obito Uchiha, and threatened to kill him.
• Obito Uchiha warned Nagato he would regret his choice, then escaped with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Nagato carried Yahiko toward a Medical Ninja, and Yahiko apologized for acting rashly.
• Nagato apologized for doubting Yahiko, and Yahiko told him to trust himself and protect their home.

Yahiko reassured Nagato, frustrating Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu's plans to turn Nagato against him. Uchiha Yin left Anko's house to visit the Uchiha Clan, but awkwardly ran into Kurenai outside Anko's door.

• Yahiko patted Nagato's head, reopened his wounds, and reassured those around them with their renewed closeness.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu watched from above, and Obito Uchiha vowed Nagato's beliefs would collapse and Nagato would join them.
• Uchiha Yin coaxed Anko out of her temper, then decided to visit the Uchiha Clan for information and take precautions against Obito Uchiha.
• Uchiha Yin ran into Kurenai outside Anko's house and asked if she had come to see Anko.

Uchiha Yin escaped an awkward encounter with Kurenai and returned to the Uchiha residence to seek news of Obito Uchiha. He learned that Obito had gone to Amegakure, Konan’s village.

• Kurenai gave Uchiha Yin a chance to leave after he used Anko as an excuse for his presence.
• Uchiha Yin fled to the Uchiha residence using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Yin asked his subordinate for information about Obito Uchiha.
• The subordinate reported that Obito had left Kirigakure and gone to Amegakure.
• Uchiha Yin narrowed his eyes when he heard Obito was in Konan’s village.

Uchiha Yin learned that Obito was likely pursuing Nagato and decided to play along. Meanwhile, the Raikage and Ōnoki discussed how to stop Uchiha Yin, who then visited Orochimaru's laboratory.

• Uchiha Yin reassured a man who had failed to track Obito, then decided to play along with Obito's apparent plans.
• The Raikage recovered from Uchiha Yin's lightning injury after more than ten hours, while Ōnoki rested in Kumogakure after their battle.
• The Raikage called Uchiha Yin a serious threat, and he and Ōnoki began discussing how to eliminate him.
• Uchiha Yin arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory and startled Orochimaru, who had been absorbed in an experiment.

Uchiha Yin arranged a difficult task for Orochimaru as part of his spy plan, then went to seek Hiruzen Sarutobi’s cooperation in giving Orochimaru a convincing reason to defect. The chapter left Uchiha Yin standing before Hiruzen’s desk, ready to explain his request.

• Uchiha Yin told Orochimaru about a dangerous task, and Orochimaru agreed to carry it out.
• Uchiha Yin awkwardly encouraged Orochimaru, who was startled and grateful.
• Uchiha Yin decided his spy plan needed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s cooperation to make Orochimaru’s defection convincing.
• Uchiha Yin entered the Hokage building and appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi, who asked what he needed.

Uchiha Yin warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Obito was reaching out to a new faction and proposed sending Orochimaru undercover. Hiruzen reluctantly agreed to help stage Orochimaru’s defection.

• Uchiha Yin told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Obito had been making moves and contacting a new faction.
• Uchiha Yin proposed that Orochimaru pretend to defect and infiltrate the faction.
• Uchiha Yin told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Orochimaru had already agreed to the plan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked what he should do, and Uchiha Yin told him to pretend to discover Orochimaru’s research and give him a chance to defect.

After assuring Hiruzen Sarutobi that Orochimaru would face consequences, Uchiha Yin returned to Konoha and reunited with Kushina. They shared a tender moment as Kushina teased him about Mei Terumi and welcomed him back.

• Uchiha Yin let Hiruzen Sarutobi believe that Orochimaru would be punished, then left.
• Uchiha Yin used Space-Time Ninjutsu to return to Kushina.
• Kushina relaxed when Uchiha Yin embraced her from behind and reproached him for staying away.
• Uchiha Yin told Kushina that he had missed her, and she hugged him.

Uchiha Yin and Kushina reunited and gave in to their desire after being apart for a long time. The chapter ended with them spending the night together.

• Uchiha Yin held Kushina close, but his desire grew as they embraced.
• Kushina blushed when she felt his arousal, then playfully pressed against him.
• Uchiha Yin carried Kushina to the bed and kissed her.
• Uchiha Yin and Kushina spent the night together.

Uchiha Yin spent the morning with Kushina, then Hiruzen Sarutobi went to visit Orochimaru's laboratory to discuss his research. Hiruzen reached the laboratory entrance, knowing only that Orochimaru's work concerned eternal life.

• Kushina asked Yin to go for a walk with her, and he agreed.
• Yin and Kushina went to the Forest of Death and spent time talking together on a tree branch.
• Hiruzen decided to seek out Orochimaru about his research and headed for the laboratory.
• Hiruzen found the laboratory entrance after some searching, having never visited it before.

Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Orochimaru to help him find a reason to defect, as Uchiha Yin had requested. Orochimaru proposed human experimentation, and Hiruzen accepted it as a convincing reason.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered Orochimaru's laboratory and asked whether he had come up with a reason to defect.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted Uchiha Yin had left him to find a reason and threatened to ask Yin for help.
• Orochimaru called Hiruzen Sarutobi back and said he wanted to conduct human experiments.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed that human experimentation would serve as a good reason, and Orochimaru nodded without explaining further.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru began sparring in the laboratory, each demonstrating powerful techniques that damaged the room. Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Orochimaru’s progress and prepared to continue the fight.

• Orochimaru decided he had everything important with him and agreed to begin the sparring match.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked with Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, and Orochimaru dodged the flames.
• Orochimaru used Evil Snake Arm Explosion, and Hiruzen Sarutobi escaped the exploding snakes.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Orochimaru’s improved techniques and began forming hand seals for his next move.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru began fighting with their summoned creatures, Enma and Manda, while Orochimaru pressed Hiruzen with the White Phosphorus Snake. The chapter ended with Hiruzen summoning Enma to transform into the Adamantine Staff as the snake cornered him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma, who greeted him before turning alert at Orochimaru’s presence.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda, and the two creatures clashed evenly.
• Orochimaru sent the White Phosphorus Snake after Hiruzen Sarutobi, who dodged with the Body Flicker Technique and appeared behind Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru evaded Hiruzen Sarutobi, causing the White Phosphorus Snake to strike at Hiruzen’s position.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called Enma to become the Adamantine Staff, and Enma transformed into a weapon in his hand.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru fought inside Orochimaru's laboratory, destroying much of it. They remained facing each other as the battle continued.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi struck the White Phosphorus Snake with the Adamantine Staff, sending it away in a puff of smoke.
• Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi and followed with a shuriken, which Hiruzen deflected.
• Orochimaru stretched his neck toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and tried to bite him, but Hiruzen lodged the Adamantine Staff between his jaws and escaped.
• Orochimaru drew back his neck as Manda returned to his side.
• Their exchanges left Orochimaru's laboratory in ruins, with Orochimaru standing atop Manda and Hiruzen facing them with disbelief.

Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi staged a confrontation as part of Orochimaru’s mission, but the Third’s attack caught him off guard. The fight began with Orochimaru restrained and trapped in a triangular formation.

• The Third berated Orochimaru for experimenting on human bodies and turning himself into a monster.
• Orochimaru kept a straight face and declared that the age of science had begun.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi threw the Adamantine Staff and formed Hand Seals.
• Orochimaru caught the staff, but two hands emerged from it and seized his arm.
• The Third used the Clone Technique, and two clones joined him to trap Orochimaru in a triangular formation.

Hiruzen confronted Orochimaru in his laboratory, but Orochimaru escaped when Manda swallowed him and vanished in a cloud of smoke. After hearing that the fight had begun, Uchiha Yin prepared to go to the laboratory while Kushina watched him.

• Orochimaru ordered Manda to move, and Manda swallowed him as Hiruzen's Barrier formed.
• Manda and Orochimaru vanished in a cloud of white smoke, leaving Enma to remark that Hiruzen had let the brat escape.
• Enma returned to his original form and left after Hiruzen thanked him.
• The Yamanaka Clan informed Uchiha Yin that the Third had found Orochimaru conducting experiments and had started fighting him.
• Uchiha Yin prepared to visit the laboratory, and Kushina recognized that he wanted to say something to her.

Uchiha Yin checked that the Third and Orochimaru had left no clues after their staged fight, while Orochimaru escaped and prepared to flee Konoha. Orochimaru headed for Amegakure to join Akatsuki.

• Kushina told Uchiha Yin to go, and he left to check on the aftermath of the fight.
• Uchiha Yin found the Third at the ruined laboratory and asked whether they had left any clues.
• The Third assured Uchiha Yin that they had left none, and they went their separate ways.
• Orochimaru escaped the Third's fatal blow inside Manda's mouth and crawled out in a forest outside Konoha.
• Orochimaru realized Konoha would hunt him and set off for Amegakure with an explanation prepared.

Nagato trained Amegakure's orphaned children while Yahiko watched happily. When a sensory ninja reported an exceptionally powerful person approaching, Yahiko left the village with only two companions to confront them.

• Nagato trained the village children in ninjutsu, and Yahiko was pleased to see him happy and confident.
• A sensory ninja hurried to Yahiko and warned him that an extremely powerful person was heading toward Amegakure.
• Yahiko questioned the sensory ninja about the approaching person but learned that their identity was unknown.
• Yahiko left the village with the sensory ninja and one other companion to meet the threat, while Nagato continued training the children.

Yahiko confronted Orochimaru outside Amegakure to learn why he was approaching and protect his village. Orochimaru challenged Yahiko’s ability to stop him, and Yahiko offered to escort him through the village as the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Yahiko and a sensory ninja stopped outside Amegakure to prepare for Orochimaru’s arrival.
• Orochimaru sensed Yahiko’s group and hurried toward them without slowing down.
• Orochimaru confronted Yahiko and asked whether he meant to block his way.
• Yahiko asked Orochimaru’s intentions and explained that his passage through Amegakure concerned the village’s safety.
• Orochimaru questioned whether Yahiko could stop him, and Yahiko offered to accompany him through the village.

Orochimaru claimed he had nowhere to go, then revealed to Yahiko that he was a rogue ninja. After Orochimaru knocked out Yahiko’s companions, Yahiko attacked him with a Water Release technique.

• Orochimaru told Yahiko he was wandering without a destination, and Yahiko asked if he had lost his home.
• Orochimaru revealed that he was a rogue ninja, making Yahiko tense and wary.
• Yahiko began forming hand seals, but Orochimaru summoned a White Phosphorus Snake that knocked out the two people beside Yahiko.
• Believing Orochimaru had no intention of talking peacefully, Yahiko charged at him and unleashed Water Release: Water Wave Chaos.