Recaps

Yongye opened a public trial for Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others accused of crimes against Konoha. As Shisui Uchiha testified against Hiruzen, he revealed that he had helped Yongye capture the conspirators.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya watched the crowded square from among villagers in disguise as Yongye opened the trial.
• Zhan Zhao led Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, Kimimaro, Asuma Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Aburame Ryoma before the platform.
• Yongye accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of involvement in the Shimura clan massacre, missing villagers, and a new conspiracy with Orochimaru.
• Yongye called Shisui Uchiha as a witness, surprising the crowd.
• Shisui Uchiha testified that Hiruzen had asked him to help poison Yongye, but that he had instead helped Yongye capture the conspirators.

At the public trial, Hiruzen Sarutobi denied the charges and accused Shisui and Uchiha Yongye, but Orochimaru testified that Hiruzen had led the Shimura Clan massacre. Yongye had Hiruzen beaten for disrupting the court, rejected Asuma's offer to take his place, and left Jiraiya preparing to act.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi called Shisui a traitor and accused Uchiha Yongye of wiping out the Shimura Clan and masterminding Konoha's crimes.
• Yongye called Orochimaru as a witness, and Orochimaru claimed Hiruzen had led him and Uchiha Itachi to destroy the Shimura Clan after Danzo caused Konohamaru's death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi lunged at Orochimaru, so Zhan Zhao and Wang Chao restrained him while Yongye ordered the guards to beat him.
• Asuma Sarutobi tried to take his father's place, but Yongye refused and warned that he would have Asuma beaten too.
• Jiraiya glared toward Kurenai and began gathering Chakra.

Yongye ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s beating paused for treatment while Orochimaru continued accusing him of betraying Konoha and committing other crimes. The crowd turned against Hiruzen again, and Yongye gained two voice-transmission abilities as Asuma suffered a mental breakdown.

• Yongye stopped the Execution Rod beating long enough for Zhan Zhao to heal Hiruzen Sarutobi, then ordered Orochimaru to continue his accusations.
• Orochimaru claimed Hiruzen had sent Pain to destroy Konoha, and Hiruzen suppressed his denials to avoid another charge and beating.
• Orochimaru accused Hiruzen of spying on female ninja and supporting cloning experiments, then claimed Rin Nohara had once been resurrected before admitting she could not testify.
• Hiruzen called Orochimaru’s claims nonsense, but Orochimaru listed specific cases of Hiruzen embezzling money and abusing his people, turning the crowd against him again.
• Yongye received Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission and Secret Voice Transmission after Asuma suffered a severe mental breakdown.

Yongye secretly forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to choose between preserving his reputation and saving Asuma. Hiruzen confessed to his crimes in detail, leaving the crowd in an uproar and Jiraiya shaken.

• Yongye used Secret Voice Transmission to offer Hiruzen Sarutobi a deal: confess and implicate the two elders, and Asuma would be spared.
• Hiruzen weighed his reputation against Asuma's life and chose to confess.
• Hiruzen admitted to the accusations against him and gave detailed accounts of corruption and other crimes.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura protested, then collapsed in despair as Hiruzen continued exposing their dealings.
• Tsunade taunted Jiraiya about whether he still wanted to save Hiruzen, while Jiraiya stood trembling and listened.

Yongye sentenced Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and their accomplices, while Asuma was exiled from Konoha. After Asuma killed himself in front of his father, Hiruzen’s spirit broke, allowing Yongye to obtain a Divine Flame Kindling tied to Hiruzen.

• Yongye declared Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and their accomplices guilty, and Koharu and Homura were beaten with Execution Rods.
• Yongye sentenced Asuma to exile, and Zhan Zhao freed him and returned his Flying Swallow blades and confiscated belongings.
• Asuma used Flying Swallow to cut his own throat after telling Hiruzen Sarutobi he would go to Hell with a father like him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi screamed and struggled toward Asuma’s body as Zhan Zhao restrained him.
• Yongye received an Ultimate Blind Box after Hiruzen’s spirit broke and obtained a Divine Flame Kindling bearing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s name.

Uchiha Yongye’s public trial ended with four senior Konoha officials executed, while Orochimaru and Kimimaro remained in custody with a chance to atone. Shisui then confronted Itachi, who accused Yongye of forcing confessions and vowed to oppose the disaster he believed Yongye would bring.

• Yongye declared Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Aburame Ryoma guilty and ordered their immediate public execution.
• Wang Chao and the Security Force led the four condemned officials to the Dog-Head Guillotine, where they were executed one by one.
• Zhan Zhao lined up the four heads beside the platform as the crowd accepted that Konoha had entered Uchiha Yongye’s era.
• Shisui left the Military Police Force Building and encountered Itachi’s Crow Clone in an alley on his way to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Shisui defended his loyalty to Konoha and urged Itachi to surrender, but Itachi cited the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and called Yongye a devil.
• Itachi claimed Yongye had forced him to confess to wiping out the Shimura Clan and insisted that Yongye, not he, had committed the massacre.

Shisui revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan ability, Justice Judgment, and Itachi urged him to use it on Uchiha Yongye before disappearing. At his New Manor, Yongye received cloning equipment, arranged an offer to meet Konan, and used Yin-Yang Release to grow Rin Nohara’s body in a culture tank.

• Shisui revealed that Justice Judgment had judged everyone executed that day guilty, and Itachi urged him to use it on Uchiha Yongye.
• Itachi dispersed into a flock of Crows, leaving Shisui alone to consider what had happened.
• Yongye arrived at the New Manor, where Yamatsuki Yako told him that Mechuan Riko had delivered the cloning equipment.
• Mechuan Riko reported that a ninja called Conan offered two hundred million Explosive Tags for Pain’s corpse, and Yongye said he would agree if she was pretty enough.
• Yongye and his Shadow Clones assembled the equipment, then used his blood and Yin-Yang Release to grow Rin Nohara’s body in the culture tank.

Yongye agreed to work with Obito and Akatsuki, proposing to use a Five Kage Summit to capture the Five Kage and plunge the Great Nations into war. He then revealed that he had resurrected Rin Nohara and asked Obito and Kakashi whether they would pay to ransom her.

• Yongye revived Rin Nohara in a newly formed body, then immobilized her as she tried to cover herself.
• Obito and Kakashi arrived at Yongye's manor in disguise and were led to a strange, brightly lit side room.
• Obito asked whether Yongye still supported the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Yongye said he wanted to take revenge before carrying it out.
• Yongye proposed having Tsunade call a Five Kage Summit, defeating the Five Kage, and provoking war so Akatsuki could hunt the Tailed Beasts amid the chaos.
• Obito agreed that Akatsuki would cooperate, and Yongye asked him and Kakashi whether they wanted to pay to ransom Rin Nohara.

Yongye used Obito and Kakashi’s denial of any attachment to Rin to hurt her before casting Kotoamatsukami on her. Outside Konoha, Konan and the others assessed Yongye’s power and discussed using his fondness for beautiful women against him.

• Obito and Kakashi denied caring about Rin, then discussed an alliance with Yongye to bring disaster upon the Five Kage and hunt the Tailed Beasts.
• After Obito and Kakashi left, Yongye released Rin from the Immobility Technique, and she recognized her former classmates and despaired at their plans.
• Yongye cast Kotoamatsukami on Rin while she was vulnerable.
• At Konoha’s crater, Konan, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Hidan discussed how Yongye had defeated Pain and destroyed the village.
• Kakuzu proposed using a honey trap against Yongye, and the others turned their attention toward Konan.

After learning that Uchiha Yongye might be too powerful to defeat through ordinary tactics, Konan agreed to use a honey trap and flew to Konoha. She entered a special hot spring house to ask its proprietress for advice on dealing with men.

• Konan received a message, and Kakuzu concluded that only a honey trap could work against Uchiha Yongye if he had reached the First Hokage’s level.
• Hidan urged Konan to sacrifice herself for Akatsuki, and Konan decided she would do anything for Nagato, Yahiko, and their dream.
• Konan asked Sasori for his deadliest poison, and Sasori warned that obtaining Yongye’s blood might be safer.
• Konan flew to Konoha and entered a hot spring house, where the proprietress mistook her for someone seeking work.
• Konan paid the proprietress to teach her how to deal with men, treating the lesson as intelligence gathering before a fight.

Kabuto Yakushi interrogated Orochimaru and Kimimaro in the Konoha Military Police Force prison, where Orochimaru pressured Kabuto into appearing to accept his offer. Outside, Kabuto confronted Uchiha Itachi, who exposed his Root spy past before escaping as a flock of Crows.

• Kabuto told Orochimaru and Kimimaro that he was handling their interrogation on Lord Yongye’s behalf.
• Orochimaru taunted Kabuto about being a Root spy and urged him to join him; Kabuto eventually gave a slight nod.
• Kabuto encountered Uchiha Itachi in an alley and attacked him with a Chakra scalpel while calling for help to capture him.
• Itachi evaded the strike by scattering into Crows and told Kabuto that he knew Kabuto was a Root spy.
• Kabuto lowered his hand and continued down the alley as a Crow watched him before flying away.

Nagato learned that Konan had gone alone to deal with Uchiha Yongye and, after admitting he could not defeat Yongye as he was, accepted Zetsu’s offer to heal his disability. After merging with Tobi, Nagato regained his strength and awakened Limbo: Border Jail.

• Zetsu told Nagato that Konan had split off from Kakuzu and Hidan and might be trying to seduce Uchiha Yongye.
• Nagato flew into a jealous rage, then admitted that Yongye had defeated him even when Nagato used Chibaku Tensei.
• Nagato told Zetsu he trusted him and demanded that White Zetsu heal his disability so he could kill Yongye himself.
• Zetsu summoned Tobi and explained that merging with him would restore Nagato’s body to its peak.
• Nagato merged with Tobi, regained his physical strength, and awakened the new ability Limbo: Border Jail.

Nagato tested his new Rinnegan powers and flew toward Konoha, while Yongye ordered Uchiha Fugaku to guard Orochimaru as punishment for Itachi’s crimes. Konan arrived seeking to buy Pain’s body, and Yongye took her to his Mangekyo Space to inspect it.

• Nagato demonstrated his Wood Release and new shadow ability, then summoned the Archaeopteryx and flew toward Konoha.
• Yongye ordered Uchiha Fugaku to guard the Prison District and watch Orochimaru because Fugaku had failed to raise Uchiha Itachi properly.
• Mechuan Riko brought Konan to Yongye, and Konan asked to see Pain’s body before buying it.
• Yongye transported Konan to his Mangekyo Space and led her into an underground ice chamber, where Pain’s wounded body lay on a stone platform.

Yongye restored Yahiko’s body in exchange for Konan’s Explosive Tags, then demanded a billion for the stained couch, leaving her furious and humiliated. Meanwhile, Wang Chao sensed Orochimaru and Kimimaro rapidly recovering in the Konoha prison and warned Fugaku they might escape.

• Konan asked Yongye to restore Yahiko without a scratch, and he healed the body with Yin-Yang Release.
• Yongye and Konan left the ice chamber, and Konan followed the proprietress’s advice while trying to pay him with Explosive Tags.
• Yongye demanded a billion from Konan for the stained Tencel silk quilt, and she reacted with anger and killing intent.
• Fugaku waited impatiently in the Military Police Force prison duty room while Wang Chao sensed the cells.
• Wang Chao detected Orochimaru and Kimimaro rapidly recovering their Chakra and urged Fugaku to stop them from escaping.

Uchiha Itachi helped Orochimaru and Kimimaro escape by persuading Uchiha Fugaku to let them go, leaving Fugaku worried about the consequences. Itachi then approached Orochimaru, saying they shared an enemy in Uchiha Yongye and asking for his help with something.

• Uchiha Fugaku used his Mangekyo Sharingan to stop Orochimaru from escaping, then attacked him and Kimimaro.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared and pleaded with Fugaku to show mercy, giving Orochimaru and Kimimaro time to escape underground.
• Uchiha Fugaku let them go and worried about how Uchiha Yongye would react, while Wang Chao feared being blamed for the escape.
• Kabuto Yakushi met Orochimaru and Kimimaro and urged them to leave, but Orochimaru noticed Uchiha Itachi nearby.
• Uchiha Itachi told Orochimaru they shared an enemy in Uchiha Yongye and that he needed Orochimaru's help with something.

Uchiha Itachi asked Orochimaru to transplant Hashirama Cells into him so he could try to defeat Uchiha Yongye, while Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto considered how to avoid punishment for Orochimaru's escape. Outside Konoha, Hidan and Sasori were about to fight when a huge shadow crossed the sky.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Orochimaru to transplant Hashirama Cells into him, and Orochimaru agreed to help him fight Uchiha Yongye.
• Orochimaru and Kimimaro left through the ground, Kabuto Yakushi vanished into the darkness, and Itachi departed as a flock of crows.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Mikoto that Orochimaru had escaped and that Itachi had asked him to go easy; they worried Uchiha Yongye would punish them.
• Uchiha Fugaku suggested begging Uchiha Yongye again, and Uchiha Mikoto blushed and went inside to prepare.
• Outside Konoha, Hidan and Sasori argued over food and threatened to fight while Kakuzu watched.
• A huge shadow swept across the sky as Hidan and Sasori were about to come to blows.

Nagato arrived at the Akatsuki hideout and ordered Kakuzu, Sasori, and Hidan to attack Konoha and kill Uchiha Yongye so he could bring Konan back. The group entered Konoha after killing its two gate guards, while Kakuzu and Sasori followed Nagato reluctantly.

• Nagato arrived on Archaeopteryx and demanded to know where Konan was; Hidan said she had gone to seduce Uchiha Yongye.
• Nagato wounded Hidan with Wood Release and ordered the group to attack Konoha, kill Uchiha Yongye, and bring Konan back.
• Kakuzu stitched Hidan's wounds, retrieved his scythe, and dragged him after Nagato and Sasori toward Konoha.
• At Konoha's gate, Kakuzu attacked Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane with Fire Release while Sasori shot them with poisoned needles.
• Nagato walked into Konoha as Kakuzu and Sasori followed, and Hidan finished off the fallen gate guards.

Tsunade and her assistants suspected Uchiha Yongye had arranged Orochimaru’s escape to target Uchiha Fugaku, but their discussion was interrupted by an attack on Konoha. Nagato led summoned beasts through the village as Tsunade and the others rushed to respond.

• Tsunade asked Jiraiya, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka what Orochimaru’s escape meant, and Shikaku suspected Yongye had set a trap for Uchiha Fugaku.
• Inoichi urged Tsunade to protect Fugaku because he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and could serve as a target in Yongye’s plans.
• Shizune reported that a powerful attacker in a Red Cloud Robe had entered Konoha and that ANBU had suffered heavy losses.
• Tsunade rushed to confront the attacker, followed by Jiraiya, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Shikaku Nara.
• Nagato advanced through the ruined main street while his summoned rhinoceros and three-headed Hellhound rampaged through Konoha.

Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan slaughtered Konoha Ninja as Tsunade and reinforcements reached the battle. Nagato repelled successive attacks from Ino-Shika-Cho and Jiraiya, then Guy and Tsunade struck him simultaneously.

• Sasori used the Third Kazekage puppet's Iron Sand to scatter Konoha Ninja while Kakuzu's Masked Monsters unleashed devastating Ninjutsu and Hidan attacked the survivors.
• Tsunade and the others arrived as the Ino-Shika-Cho team launched a coordinated attack on Nagato.
• Inoichi's Mind Body Switch Technique failed, Nagato punched Choza's Human Bullet Tank through a house, and Shikaku's shadow control vanished.
• Jiraiya's Big Ball Rasengan shrank away in Nagato's palm, and Shikaku warned that Ninjutsu did not seem to work on him.
• Might Guy kicked Nagato's ribs as Tsunade struck his back with Monster Strength Heavy Punch.

Tsunade and Might Guy wounded Nagato but failed to keep him down, and he recovered almost immediately. After Nagato absorbed Jiraiya’s fire attack, Shisui attacked with Susanoo, only for Nagato to repel his barrage of Chakra arrows with Shinra Tensei.

• Nagato’s Wooden Thorns pierced Tsunade and Might Guy, but Tsunade treated their wounds while they regrouped.
• Nagato rose from the Ruins and healed a cut on his cheek as Jiraiya ordered him to surrender.
• Jiraiya’s Great Flame Bullet, strengthened by Shisui’s Wind Release, vanished when it reached Nagato.
• Jiraiya concluded that Ninjutsu would not work and began preparing to enter Sage Mode.
• Shisui formed Susanoo, dodged Nagato’s counterattack, and fired a rain of Chakra arrows.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei to shatter Shisui’s arrows and sweep away their fragments.

Nagato overwhelmed Shisui and Tsunade while demanding that Uchiha Yongye appear, as Shisui collapsed and Jiraiya arrived after preparing something. The chapter ended with Tsunade realizing Nagato had known Jiraiya was preparing and asking why he had allowed it.

• Nagato used a greatly strengthened Shinra Tensei to shatter Shisui's Susanoo repeatedly while pretending to bait Uchiha Yongye.
• Shisui restored his Susanoo five times before collapsing from exhaustion and blood loss.
• Shizune told Tsunade that Uchiha Yongye, Fugaku, and Fugaku's wife had disappeared after meeting late the previous night.
• Tsunade unleashed her Yin Seal and fought Nagato, but he dodged her attacks, blasted her away, and wounded her with Wooden Thorns.
• Nagato demanded that Uchiha Yongye appear, while Tsunade tried to provoke him into leaving an opening.
• Jiraiya approached as frogs croaked, and Nagato asked whether he had finished preparing; Tsunade realized Nagato had known about it and asked why he had let him continue.

Nagato broke free of Jiraiya’s auditory Genjutsu, defeated him and the two Sages, then threatened to destroy Konoha unless Uchiha Yongye appeared. The chapter ended as Nagato began counting down from three, with the threat still hanging over the village.

• Jiraiya trapped Nagato with Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant and attacked him with Wild Lion's Mane Technique.
• Nagato shattered the Genjutsu with a surge of Chakra and escaped Jiraiya’s hair.
• Nagato caught Jiraiya with an attraction force, while his abilities made Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima’s attacks vanish.
• Nagato struck Jiraiya and the two toads with Shinra Tensei, leaving Jiraiya badly wounded and the toads incapacitated.
• Nagato rose above the Ruins and demanded that Uchiha Yongye appear, threatening to destroy Konoha and kill every survivor as he counted to two.

As Nagato threatened Konoha, Uchiha Yongye ignored the villagers’ pleas and arrived with a dramatic entrance led by the Uchiha Iron-Blooded Youth Corps. The villagers’ curses triggered a system reward, and Yongye left Tsunade’s pleas unanswered while focusing on his Mindscape.

• Konoha’s villagers and ninja cursed Yongye for failing to appear, while Kakuzu, Sasori, and Hidan paused their attacks to watch.
• Nagato hesitated to use Super Shinra Tensei, and Tsunade claimed Yongye was unaware of the invasion and challenged Nagato to fight him another time.
• Nagato turned to attack Tsunade, but music began as eighteen young Uchiha appeared and announced the Uchiha Iron-Blooded Youth Corps’ arrival.
• Yongye descended onto a roof, greeted Tsunade, and mocked the wounded Konoha forces, prompting another wave of curses.
• The system announced that Konoha had completely lost faith in Yongye, awarding him an Ultimate Blind Box and declaring that he had seized Konoha’s fortune.
• Yongye laughed and focused on his Mindscape, while the chapter revealed that he had spent the morning discussing business with Uchiha Mikoto in the Spatial Villa.

Yongye gained Konoha as fuel for his Divine Flame after his entrance triggered a village-wide spiritual collapse, then faced Nagato’s demand to hand over Konan. As Nagato prepared to rescue her, Itachi watched from hiding and planned to recruit Shisui against Yongye.

• Yongye opened the Ultimate Blind Box and gained Divine Flame Kindling for all of Konoha, then reviewed his expanded abilities and items.
• Yongye looked across the battlefield and faced Nagato, who demanded to know where Konan was.
• Yongye told Nagato that Konan was alive and resting after their fight, while Tsunade reacted to his remark about Lightning Release.
• Itachi watched Yongye from hiding, concluded that he was dangerous to Konoha, and hoped to persuade Shisui to help him strike Yongye.

Uchiha Yongye used Perfect Sage Art and eleven Shadow Clones to overwhelm Nagato with a rapid volley of kicks. Nagato was left battered and unable to fight back, while the onlookers stared in shock and Sasori searched for a way to escape.

• Tsunade listed Pain's abilities and warned everyone to prepare for a fight to the death.
• Uchiha Yongye activated Perfect Sage Art, and Nagato waited while hoping to lure him into using Susanoo.
• Uchiha Yongye summoned eleven Shadow Clones and declared the start of the Invincible World Cup.
• The Shadow Clones kicked Nagato between them at high speed, while Nagato used Shinra Tensei to destroy some clones but could not stop the assault.
• Jiraiya, Hidan, and Kakuzu watched in disbelief as Sasori searched for an escape route.