Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yin comforted Kurotsuchi after she felt discouraged when Uzuki Yugao easily walked along a tree trunk. The three sat down to share the food Uzuki Yugao had brought, and Kurotsuchi resolved to bring her own lunch next time.

• Kurotsuchi fell from the tree trunk and watched Uzuki Yugao walk along it with ease.
• Uzuki Yugao visited Uchiha Yin and brought lunch for him and Kurotsuchi.
• Uchiha Yin noticed Kurotsuchi was dejected, apologized for forgetting her, and carried her up beside him.
• Kurotsuchi thanked Uzuki Yugao and resolved to bring her own lunch next time.

Uzuki Yugao completed her system task and received a new challenge to get a kiss from Uchiha Yin. While Uchiha Yin and Kurotsuchi ate lunch, Yugao began considering how to succeed.

• Uchiha Yin caught Uzuki Yugao when she jumped down carelessly, then brought her and Kurotsuchi down to eat lunch.
• Uzuki Yugao completed her task and received an All Attributes boost from the system.
• The system assigned Uzuki Yugao a side task to get a kiss from Uchiha Yin, with rewards for success and an attribute penalty for failure.
• Uchiha Yin and Kurotsuchi reached for the last piece of rolled omelet at the same time, and Kurotsuchi offered it to him.

Kurotsuchi received an attribute reward but was assigned a mission to kiss Uchiha Yin in front of someone else, with losing half her Chakra as the penalty for failure. She considered acting while Uzuki Yugao was present, but the chapter ended before she made a move.

• Uchiha Yin fed Kurotsuchi a piece of rolled omelet, completing her mission and granting her All Attributes +1.
• Kurotsuchi received a new mission to kiss Uchiha Yin in front of someone else or lose half her Chakra.
• Kurotsuchi worried that Uzuki Yugao would stop her, then considered taking the plunge while they sat together.
• Uchiha Yin noticed their strange expressions but decided not to ask about them.

Kurotsuchi surprised Uchiha Yin by kissing his forehead, leaving him stunned and unsure how to respond. Kurotsuchi remained too flustered to explain herself as Uzuki Yugao watched.

• Kurotsuchi nervously asked Uchiha Yin to close his eyes, and he agreed.
• Uchiha Yin used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense Kurotsuchi approaching him.
• Kurotsuchi touched her lips to Uchiha Yin's forehead, startling him into opening his eyes.
• Kurotsuchi blushed and struggled to explain herself while still holding Uchiha Yin's face.
• Uzuki Yugao watched in bewilderment as Uchiha Yin and Kurotsuchi remained speechless.

Kurotsuchi kissed Uchiha Yin to thank him, then grew disappointed when he dismissed her actions as youthful misunderstanding. Uchiha Yin noticed her mood had changed.

• Uchiha Yin removed Kurotsuchi's hands from his face, and she realized how intimate their position looked.
• Kurotsuchi explained that her kiss was meant to thank Uchiha Yin, while Uzuki Yugao watched them closely.
• Uchiha Yin told Uzuki Yugao not to misunderstand because Kurotsuchi was still young and did not understand what her actions meant.
• Uzuki Yugao agreed that Kurotsuchi was too young to know what it meant and said Uchiha Yin could teach her later.
• Kurotsuchi hid her disappointment behind a forced smile, and Uchiha Yin noticed that her mood was different.

Uchiha Yin sent Kurotsuchi away so he could speak privately with Uzuki Yugao, who had watched Kurotsuchi kiss him. Yugao then made a serious request for him to consider.

• Kurotsuchi completed a system task and received one point in All Attributes, then questioned whether she had kissed Uchiha Yin for love or for the reward.
• Kurotsuchi left after Uchiha Yin told her to rest, hiding her disappointment behind a smile.
• Uchiha Yin used Divine Mind's Eye to make sure Kurotsuchi had gone some distance before asking Uzuki Yugao what she wanted.
• Uzuki Yugao asked whether Uchiha Yin was free, then solemnly told him she had an unreasonable request.

Uzuki Yugao confessed her admiration to Uchiha Yin and asked him to kiss her. She suddenly knocked him to the ground, leaving him struggling to maintain his composure as she hovered over him.

• Uzuki Yugao formally asked Uchiha Yin to kiss her.
• Yin questioned why she had made the request, and Yugao said it was because she admired him.
• Yugao interpreted Yin's thoughtful silence as a sign that he might be moved by her feelings.
• Yugao suddenly threw herself at Yin and knocked him onto his back.
• Yugao hovered over Yin as he noticed her features and struggled to control himself.

Uchiha Yin responded to Uzuki Yugao’s advances, but stopped after kissing her. Yugao wondered whether she had just experienced her first kiss, leaving Yin feeling guilty.

• Uchiha Yin teased Uzuki Yugao when she blushed and could no longer meet his intense gaze.
• Yugao followed Yin’s commands and closed her eyes as he kissed her.
• Yin drew back and sat up, using his self-control to stop himself from going further.
• Yugao touched her lips and wondered aloud what kissing felt like, making Yin suspect it had been her first kiss.

Uzuki Yugao completed her system task after Uchiha Yin refused to stay and vanished. The system then assigned her a new mission to go on a mission with Uchiha Yin.

• Uzuki Yugao asked Uchiha Yin to repeat their encounter, but he resisted and left using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• The system told Uzuki Yugao she had nearly earned another turn and awarded her one point to All Attributes and one point of charm.
• Uzuki Yugao dismissed the system's teasing and asked it to disappear if it had no more tasks.
• The system assigned Uzuki Yugao a mission with Uchiha Yin, offering Iaido Swordsmanship and one point to All Attributes as the reward.

Uzuki Yugao became eager to master Iaido after learning about a task that could teach her its secrets. Uchiha Yin found Kurotsuchi crying because she missed home, while a crisis unfolded in Amegakure.

• Uzuki Yugao resolved to pursue the Iaido task and watched Uchiha Yin leave with confidence that she would succeed.
• Uchiha Yin returned home to check on Kurotsuchi because he was worried about her.
• Kurotsuchi cried into her pillow as she missed home after several days away and the excitement of her new surroundings had faded.
• Uchiha Yin found Kurotsuchi crying, asked if she missed home, and fell into an awkward silence with her.
• A crisis began in Amegakure.

As battles between Raion Village and Iwagakure repeatedly devastated Amegakure, Nagato grew increasingly consumed by anger and doubt. After another fight, he asked Yahiko whether they would live to see a world without war, and Yahiko silently felt his own convictions weakening.

• Raion Village ninjas repeatedly attacked Iwagakure, and the clashes brought further destruction and hardship to Amegakure.
• Orochimaru saw Yahiko losing his optimism and accepted Uchiha Yin's warning that Akatsuki would eventually change.
• Yahiko and Nagato led villagers to the Shelter as another battle began, while Yahiko watched Nagato anxiously for signs of losing control.
• After the fighting ended, Nagato asked Yahiko whether they would live to see a peaceful world without war.
• Yahiko felt uncertain too but hid his doubts from Nagato.

After another clash left Amegakure’s people unharmed, Yahiko and Nagato released them from the shelters. Villagers questioned the Akatsuki’s motives, deepening the strain between Yahiko and Nagato as Orochimaru watched.

• Yahiko told Nagato they would keep protecting the villagers and live to see peace.
• Yahiko and Nagato let the villagers leave the shelters after the warring groups departed Amegakure.
• Yahiko noticed the villagers’ gratitude had faded into numbness.
• Villagers muttered that the Akatsuki should drive off their attackers instead of making them hide.
• Nagato looked hurt, then turned away from Yahiko and returned without speaking.
• Orochimaru watched from the bell tower, while Yahiko and Nagato continued to trust him despite his amusement.

Nagato left Amegakure after villagers’ words left him troubled, then met Black Zetsu beyond the village border. As Black Zetsu tried to start a conversation, Nagato sensed the Masked Man’s familiar Chakra and reacted with outrage.

• Orochimaru teased Nagato and Yahiko after the operation, and Yahiko warned him not to manipulate Nagato.
• Nagato rushed out of Amegakure in the rain, and Yahiko failed to catch up with him.
• Nagato’s sorrow vanished at the border, and he changed direction after sensing someone to the east.
• Nagato confronted Black Zetsu, who emerged from a tree and proposed a proper talk.
• Nagato sensed a powerful Chakra like the Masked Man’s and angrily challenged the newcomer.

Obito Uchiha confronted Nagato, using the destruction in Amegakure to challenge his belief that refusing to fight would protect the village. He left after warning Nagato to protect Yahiko, while secretly deciding to eliminate him.

• Obito Uchiha appeared before Nagato and pointed to Amegakure as proof that his warning had come true.
• Nagato attacked Obito with Wind Release: Gale Palm, but Obito vanished and reappeared unharmed.
• Obito argued that Nagato's refusal to fight had allowed Amegakure to become a battlefield, leaving Nagato unable to answer.
• Nagato threatened to kill Obito if he did not leave, and Obito decided that he would have to get rid of Yahiko to break Nagato's resolve.
• Obito retreated into a dark vortex, warning Nagato to protect Amegakure's sunshine, while Black Zetsu slipped into a tree and fled.

Konan sensed that Yahiko and Nagato were in danger and sent Uchiha Yin a message with a paper bird. After receiving it, Uchiha Yin left Kurotsuchi at the training ground to handle the matter.

• Nagato and Yahiko found each other at the border of Amegakure and returned to the village together.
• Konan felt anxious, used Dance of the Shikigami to send Uchiha Yin a note, and watched the paper bird fly away.
• Uchiha Yin received Konan’s note while watching Kurotsuchi train, and Kurotsuchi saw the paper bird transform into white flowers.
• Uchiha Yin told Kurotsuchi he had to leave for a while and asked her to keep practicing on her own.

Uchiha Yin visited Konan and comforted her after realizing he had neglected her. When she touched his arm, he suspected she wanted to tell him something and asked what was wrong.

• Kurotsuchi promised Uchiha Yin she would keep working, and he left using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Yin found Konan picking up a broken cup with a bleeding finger and pulled her to her feet.
• Uchiha Yin apologized for being absent, wiped Konan’s tears, and made her smile.
• Uchiha Yin sat with Konan on his lap, and she touched his arm.
• Uchiha Yin noticed Konan’s hesitation and asked what was wrong.

Uchiha Yin agreed to take Konan to Amegakure after she worried about Nagato and the others. The next morning, he brought her to the outskirts of the village using Space-Time Ninjutsu.

• Konan told Uchiha Yin she feared something terrible would happen and wanted to see him.
• Konan asked to visit Nagato and the others in Amegakure.
• Uchiha Yin hesitated because Amegakure was in dire straits, but agreed to accompany Konan.
• Uchiha Yin took Konan to Amegakure the next morning using Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Konan returned to Amegakure and reunited with Yahiko and Nagato, while Uchiha Yin waited outside the village and encountered Orochimaru. The chapter ended with Uchiha Yin asking Orochimaru why he had left his post.

• Uchiha Yin chose to wait outside Amegakure while Konan entered alone.
• Konan saw how badly the village had deteriorated and flew toward Nagato and Yahiko's home using Dance of the Shikigami.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and the others recognized Konan, and she told Yahiko she had come back to see them.
• Orochimaru appeared before Uchiha Yin outside the village and asked what had brought him there.
• Uchiha Yin said he had brought Konan for a visit and asked Orochimaru why he was away from his post.

Uchiha Yin tracked Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko as they walked through Amegakure, while Orochimaru rushed toward the clock tower after learning they had gone there. Konan learned that Kumogakure and Iwagakure shinobi had been fighting in the village, and Nagato asked when she planned to return.

• Uchiha Yin told Orochimaru that Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko had headed to the clock tower, and Orochimaru hurried after them.
• Uchiha Yin continued tracking Konan with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura and a Flying Thunder God shuriken he had placed in her tool pouch.
• Konan asked about the ruined houses, and Yahiko explained that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had been fighting in Amegakure.
• Nagato grew angry at the damage but calmed when Konan expressed concern for him.
• Nagato asked Konan when she was going back, and Konan teasingly asked if he was trying to send her away.

Nagato insisted that Konan return to Konoha because Amegakure was dangerous, and she reluctantly agreed. Though Yahiko reassured her that nobody had been hurt in the collapse, Konan wanted to check for herself as they continued toward the village.

• Nagato asked Konan when she would return to Konoha and urged her to stay by his side there.
• Konan offered to remain and help Akatsuki, but a nearby dilapidated house collapsed as she spoke.
• Nagato told Konan to leave that night, warning that she could be hurt in Amegakure.
• Konan agreed to go after seeing Nagato's concern.
• Yahiko said the collapse had damaged only buildings and that no villagers were hurt.
• Konan asked to check on the villagers herself, and Yahiko and Nagato continued toward the village with her.