Chapter Summaries

Obito learned from Black Zetsu that Minato Namikaze might be the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and decided to attack Uchiha Yin while the opportunity remained. The chapter ended with Obito and Black Zetsu disappearing as Uchiha Yin celebrated in Konoha, tipsy among the women around him.

• Black Zetsu reported that Minato Namikaze seemed to be the long-awaited Jinchūriki after watching him at Uchiha Yin's inauguration ceremony.
• Obito decided to target Uchiha Yin instead of focusing solely on extracting the Nine-Tails' Chakra.
• Obito and Black Zetsu carefully checked their equipment, wary of Uchiha Yin and uncertain about Minato Namikaze.
• Obito and Black Zetsu vanished, while Uchiha Yin celebrated in Konoha and drank until his words began to slur.

Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu infiltrated Konoha and headed toward the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki at Haihui Temple. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze took on the Hokage's duties, and Kakashi Hatake felt lonely watching other squads spend time together.

• Obito Uchiha used Kamui to take Black Zetsu through Konoha's Barrier.
• Obito Uchiha expressed resentment toward the cheerful village and asked where the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki was.
• Black Zetsu said the Jinchūriki at Haihui Temple was an old acquaintance of Obito Uchiha, then led him away.
• Minato Namikaze took over a pile of work from the Third and accepted that he would have to handle the Hokage's duties.
• Kakashi Hatake sat alone in a tree, feeling lonely after seeing other squads spend the day together.

Obito Uchiha returned to Konoha and spotted Kakashi, but left without speaking to him as he continued toward a more important mission. He later watched Minato Namikaze from within his own space, unnoticed by the crowd.

• Kakashi sensed an ominous presence while searching the area where memories of Obito had resurfaced.
• Obito spotted Kakashi as he flew overhead but turned away, murmuring, "Wait for me."
• Black Zetsu watched Obito leave and concluded that he had put the past behind him.
• A Konoha ninja watched Minato Namikaze near the Hokage Office while others gathered around Minato.
• Obito hid in his own space behind the crowd and observed Minato, unnoticed by those present.

Obito Uchiha infiltrated the Hokage’s office and confronted Minato Namikaze, threatening to make him cooperate while focusing on his stomach. Minato recognized something familiar in Obito’s voice, leaving Obito uneasy as Minato scrutinized him.

• Obito Uchiha used Black Zetsu to communicate with White Zetsu, who sensed Obito’s chakra among the crowd.
• Obito Uchiha entered the Hokage’s office through Space-Time Ninjutsu while Minato Namikaze was distracted by his work.
• Obito Uchiha demanded Minato Namikaze’s cooperation and looked at his stomach, prompting Minato to warn him to leave.
• Obito Uchiha challenged Minato to fight and mocked his abilities as acting Hokage.
• Minato Namikaze heard a familiar note in Obito’s voice and studied him, making Obito instinctively consider avoiding his scrutiny.

Obito Uchiha confronted Minato Namikaze, who suspected an unseen third person was nearby. The standoff ended when Obito called Black Zetsu out of hiding.

• Minato Namikaze questioned why Obito Uchiha had come, recognizing that he wanted the Nine-Tails inside him.
• Minato remained wary, sensing an unseen presence despite detecting no breathing or Chakra.
• Obito Uchiha revealed his Sharingan while Minato continued searching the area for the third person.
• Obito Uchiha called for Black Zetsu to come out, ending his attempt to remain hidden.

Minato faced Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha, who threatened the children near White Zetsu to prevent him from leaving. As Minato stalled for time in the Hokage Office, Kakashi arrived nearby, still sensing the faint presence that had drawn him there.

• Minato summoned a Flying Thunder God kunai as Madara Uchiha recognized his plan to escape.
• Obito Uchiha threatened the children near White Zetsu, stopping Minato from leaving.
• Minato questioned Obito about his goal, but Obito refused to answer.
• Kakashi followed the citrus to a spot near the Hokage Office, where the faint sensation still lingered.

Kakashi sensed something wrong at the Hokage Office and found Minato confronting Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu. Obito declared that he had come to take the Nine-Tails inside Minato, while Kakashi began to suspect that he and Obito knew each other.

• Kakashi felt uneasy and went to warn Minato at the Hokage Office.
• Kakashi sensed multiple Chakra signatures inside the silent office and entered on alert.
• Kakashi found Obito Uchiha and charged Lightning Nature Chakra in his hand.
• Obito told Minato that he had come to take what was inside his body, and Kakashi recognized that he meant the Nine-Tails.
• Kakashi asked Obito whether they knew each other, and Obito replied that he knew Kakashi but could not say whether Kakashi knew him.

Minato Namikaze bargained with Obito Uchiha, demanding that the person hidden among the crowd come forward while pretending to consider surrendering the Nine-Tails. Obito’s remark to Kakashi stirred painful memories, leaving Kakashi increasingly suspicious of the masked man as the standoff continued.

• Minato Namikaze threatened that Uchiha Yin would stop Obito and demanded that his hidden accomplice come to him.
• Kakashi played along with Minato’s act, protesting that the Nine-Tails was too important to Konoha.
• Obito watched Kakashi and remarked that he was as obedient as ever.
• Kakashi asked how Obito knew that, then backed down after Minato signaled him to stay calm.

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha arranged for White Zetsu to return, but Minato and Kakashi used the opportunity to attack. Kakashi was trapped by White Zetsu’s chakra-draining growths, and Minato’s Flying Thunder God shuriken reached him as he struggled.

• Obito Uchiha agreed to let White Zetsu return after warning Minato Namikaze to behave.
• Minato Namikaze approached Obito Uchiha while signaling Kakashi to attack White Zetsu.
• Kakashi struck at White Zetsu with Chidori, but White Zetsu used the Robe Technique to surround him with chakra-draining growths.
• Minato Namikaze threw a Flying Thunder God shuriken to Kakashi, who caught it and felt a surge of chakra and wind.

Minato Namikaze stayed to protect Kakashi while fighting Obito Uchiha, despite being able to escape. The chapter ended with Minato dodging Obito’s deceptive attack as Obito emerged from the flames with a vortex-shaped object in his hand.

• Minato Namikaze freed Kakashi from the white substance draining his chakra, and Kakashi burned it away with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• Obito Uchiha threatened to use any means necessary and charged at Minato, who threw a Flying Thunder God Shuriken out the window as an escape route.
• Minato chose not to flee because leaving Kakashi to face three opponents alone would likely get him killed.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Minato with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, but Minato sensed its weakness and dodged aside.
• Obito Uchiha burst from the flames holding a vortex-shaped object.

Obito Uchiha revealed himself and took Kakashi Hatake hostage, rejecting Minato Namikaze and Kakashi’s appeals to their former bond. He demanded that Minato come quietly, confident he could claim the Nine-Tails.

• Minato prepared to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Obito vanished and seized Kakashi from the ground.
• Obito appeared behind Kakashi with a dagger, and Kakashi recognized his familiar Ninjutsu and called him Obito.
• Obito removed his mask, revealing his damaged face, and accused Minato of owing him.
• Kakashi told Obito they had been waiting for him to return, but Obito refused to believe him and warned that Kakashi could not defeat him with the Sharingan.
• Obito ordered Minato to come quietly or watch Kakashi die, believing the Nine-Tails was within his grasp.

Obito Uchiha abducted Minato Namikaze after Minato approached him to protect Kakashi. Kakashi escaped Black Zetsu and White Zetsu and hurried to find Uchiha Yin.

• Minato signaled Kakashi to seek Uchiha Yin as soon as he could get away.
• Obito seized Minato and vanished with him into his own space.
• Kakashi realized Obito had broken his promise and attacked Black Zetsu with Lightning Blade.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu escaped, and Kakashi set off to find Uchiha Yin.

Obito Uchiha took Minato Namikaze to another dimension and began trying to undo the seal containing the Nine-Tails. Minato remained trapped as the Nine-Tails suddenly grew frantic inside him.

• Obito Uchiha fled far from the Fire Hidden Village while holding Minato Namikaze captive in his dimension.
• Minato Namikaze warned Obito that he would fail and mentioned that Lord Yin was still in the village, angering Obito.
• Obito Uchiha stopped after nearly five minutes, pulled Minato out of his dimension, and pinned him to the ground.
• Obito Uchiha saw the Four Symbols Seal on Minato's stomach and began working to undo it.
• Minato Namikaze heard what seemed like a lock opening as the Nine-Tails began violently battering the Barrier Seal from within.

Uchiha Yin sensed that someone had tampered with Minato Namikaze’s Sealing and waited for the approaching Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi arrived with a solemn report that something had happened to Minato, leaving Yin demanding to know what.

• Uchiha Yin detected a disturbance in Minato Namikaze’s Sealing and found no trace of Minato nearby.
• Uchiha Yin sensed someone approaching rapidly and waited for them to arrive.
• Kakashi Hatake reached Uchiha Yin and reported that something had happened to Minato.
• Uchiha Yin asked Kakashi what had happened, and Kakashi struggled to answer.

Uchiha Yin learned that Obito Uchiha had kidnapped Lord Minato to obtain the Nine-Tails and set out to find him. Rin Nohara and Kakashi joined him, while the others stayed behind to watch over Konoha.

• Kakashi told Uchiha Yin that Obito Uchiha had kidnapped Lord Minato and wanted the Nine-Tails.
• Rin Nohara was shocked to learn that Obito was alive and asked Uchiha Yin to take her with him.
• Uchiha Yin agreed to bring Rin Nohara and Kakashi along to find Obito.
• Kakashi warned Uchiha Yin that a black and a white figure had accompanied Obito and were difficult to fight.
• Uchiha Yin told the women to stay in Konoha and keep watch discreetly while he left to find Obito.

Uchiha Yin tracked down Obito Uchiha as he extracted the Nine-Tails from Minato Namikaze and arrived with Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake. Obito failed to escape with Minato, leaving the two sides facing off.

• Uchiha Yin set out with Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake to find Minato Namikaze at a barren mountain east of Konoha.
• Uchiha Yin sensed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and teleported the group to Minato and Obito Uchiha.
• Rin Nohara was shocked to see Obito, who hurriedly put his mask back on.
• Obito tried to use Kamui to take himself and Minato, whose Nine-Tails had been half released, into his space, but he lacked the energy.
• Uchiha Yin confronted Obito, who said he had waited until Uchiha Yin was busy before acting.

Uchiha Yin stopped Obito Uchiha from releasing the Nine-Tails and rescued Minato Namikaze, who was critically injured. As Rin Nohara treated Minato, Yin faced Obito, who remained eager to fight.

• Uchiha Yin attacked Obito with a Rasengan infused with five types of Chakra, forcing Obito to flee and lose control of Minato Namikaze.
• Yin rescued Minato and handed him to Kakashi, telling Rin Nohara to treat him.
• Rin found tiny wounds throughout Minato's organs and began treating him as he hovered near death.
• Yin confronted Obito about targeting the Nine-Tails, while Obito insisted he still had a chance to succeed.
• Obito grew resentful as he watched Yin with Kakashi and Rin, then fixed his gaze on Yin.

Uchiha Yin faced Obito Uchiha while Rin Nohara treated Minato Namikaze. Obito attacked with Kamui and the Dragon Fire Technique, but Rin remained confident Yin would be fine as Kakashi stayed to guard them.

• Rin Nohara continued healing Minato Namikaze while Kakashi and Uchiha Yin faced Obito Uchiha.
• Uchiha Yin taunted Obito and invited him to attack.
• Obito used Kamui to appear behind Uchiha Yin and unleashed the Dragon Fire Technique.
• Kakashi started to rush toward the flames, but Rin told him to stay and guard them from the black- and white-clad figures.
• Kakashi stopped and agreed to Rin's request.

Uchiha Yin emerged unharmed from Obito's flames inside a complete Susanoo and faced him down. Kakashi and Rin were reassured by Yin's safety as he continued the battle.

• Kakashi focused on keeping watch after realizing that Black and White Zetsu could endanger Minato and Rin.
• Uchiha Yin's complete Susanoo dispersed the flames, leaving him unharmed.
• Obito admitted he had been testing Yin and declared he would fight with everything he had.
• Kakashi recalled his past with Obito, then realized how dependable Rin had become.
• Rin felt relieved that Yin was safe and returned her full attention to treating the wounded.

Obito Uchiha tried to unleash the Nine-Tails by disrupting Minato Namikaze’s seal, forcing Rin Nohara to call for help. Uchiha Yin sent a Shadow Clone to protect them while his Susanoo blocked Obito, leaving Rin to continue treating Minato.

• Obito Uchiha taunted Debang and claimed he had prepared a real gift for him.
• Obito Uchiha called on the Nine-Tails, and Minato Namikaze convulsed as the beast’s Chakra leaked from his stomach.
• Rin Nohara recognized that Minato Namikaze’s sealing was failing and admitted she could not repair it or control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Uchiha Yin sent a Shadow Clone toward Rin Nohara and used his Susanoo to block Obito Uchiha from reaching her.
• Uchiha Yin told Rin Nohara to keep treating Minato Namikaze while she moved aside to make room for him.