Chapter Summaries

Naruto met Granny Chiyo, who revealed Sasori was her grandson and brought Naruto to Sunagakure’s leadership meeting. He explained that the Akatsuki was targeting all nine tailed beasts, then proposed asking the Shinobi World Dream Ambassador where Gaara had been taken.

• Chiyo showed Naruto a photograph of Sasori, confirmed he was her grandson, and said Konoha had helped make him a rogue ninja.
• Chiyo brought Naruto to Sunagakure’s leadership meeting and silenced the arguing elders by threatening to investigate their misconduct.
• Chiyo set the meeting’s priority as bringing back the Kazekage and asked Naruto why the Akatsuki had abducted Gaara.
• Naruto explained that the Akatsuki intended to capture all nine tailed beasts and that Gaara was a target because he held the One-Tail.
• Naruto admitted he did not know where the Akatsuki had taken Gaara, then suggested asking the Shinobi World Dream Ambassador for the answer.

Naruto received the Akatsuki hideout’s coordinates from the Shinobi World Dream Ambassador and set out to rescue Gaara with Chiyo, while Tetsuya watched events unfold. At the hideout, Obito persuaded Nagato to send others after the remaining tailed beasts as Gaara’s extraction continued.

• Naruto posted on the Shinobi World Dream Ambassador’s Forum asking for Gaara’s location, and an anonymous user sent him coordinates.
• Naruto announced he would leave to rescue Gaara, and Chiyo chose to accompany him despite the others’ doubts.
• Tetsuya revealed that he had asked Nagato for Deidara’s group’s coordinates and noted Naruto’s team might take more than a day to reach them.
• Obito urged Nagato to send others to capture the remaining tailed beasts while they continued extracting the One-Tail from Gaara.
• Nagato agreed to stay at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and watch over the sealing, while Obito left through Kamui and checked messages from Darkness of the Shinobi World.

Obito used intelligence supplied by Danzo to guide Hidan toward Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchūriki while arranging Root's help to blame Tsunade for provoking a war. He planned to connect Konoha to the Akatsuki's crimes through Uchiha Itachi.

• Obito reviewed Danzo's intelligence about Jinchūriki and Tsunade's squads, then wondered whether the Three-Tails had revived.
• Hidan told Obito the Akatsuki had orders to capture Jinchūriki but admitted he had forgotten their locations, so Obito led him toward Kumogakure.
• After Hidan fell asleep at their camp, Obito secretly met a Root Ninja who relayed Danzo's offer of support in exchange for framing Tsunade as a warmonger.
• Obito accepted Danzo's condition and planned to make the other villages believe Konoha controlled the Akatsuki.
• Obito decided to use Uchiha Itachi to link Konoha to the Akatsuki's actions.

Dodai suspected that Konoha was directing the Akatsuki after Yugito was attacked and recalled that Konoha visitors had arrived before attacks on Sunagakure and Kumogakure. He proposed watching other villages for the same pattern while A prepared to respond to the attack.

• After peace talks with Konoha ended without agreement, A and Dodai discussed exploiting the unrest to seize the Chiba Commerce Association.
• A Kumogakure Jonin reported that Akatsuki had attacked Yugito while she led a mission, and A prepared to pursue them.
• Dodai stopped A and connected the attack on Yugito to the Akatsuki's abduction of Sunagakure's Kazekage.
• Dodai pointed out that Konoha's delegation had visited Sunagakure and Kumogakure before the Akatsuki attacks, and suggested the Akatsuki might be Konoha's subordinates.
• Dodai noted that Naruto had been in Sunagakure but had not been captured, and proposed monitoring other villages for a similar sequence of Konoha visits and Akatsuki attacks.

The Akatsuki attacked multiple villages while Tsunade’s sudden run of good luck warned her that trouble was coming. After learning that Gaara had been abducted and the Two-Tails jinchūriki attacked, Tsunade worried that Naruto and his team were in danger.

• Dodai advised the Raikage to remain in Kumogakure and send an ANBU squad and a jonin squad to deal with the two Akatsuki members.
• Tsunade broke a cup, won several scratch-card jackpots, and ordered Konoha to strengthen its defenses.
• Jiraiya recognized Tsunade’s unusual luck as a warning and prepared to notify the village and its ninja on missions.
• Shizune reported that the Akatsuki had abducted the Fifth Kazekage and attacked Kumogakure’s Two-Tails jinchūriki.
• Tsunade learned that Naruto, Kakashi, and others had gone to rescue the Fifth Kazekage and worried that they might be in danger.

Obito and Hidan defeated Yugito and withdrew with the unconscious Two-Tails jinchūriki after Obito stopped her rampaging chakra. At the Akatsuki hideout, Gaara had died after the One-Tail was sealed, and Naruto arrived demanding his return.

• Yugito lured Hidan and Obito away from her teammates and fought them using Matatabi's power.
• Obito used his Landmine Plains Technique to blast Yugito, then Hidan used his ritual to cripple her.
• Obito subdued the Two-Tails' chakra, and he and Hidan left with the unconscious Yugito.
• The Akatsuki completed sealing the One-Tail, and Gaara died after its extraction.
• Deidara asked what to do with Gaara's body, while Sasori said he had a superior puppet already.
• Naruto burst into the hideout and demanded that the Akatsuki give Gaara back.

Obito and Hidan captured Yugito while Nagato prepared to seal the Two-Tails, and Obito learned that Kisame and Uchiha Itachi were already fighting Roshi. Kisame defeated Roshi, and Itachi stayed behind to face the arriving Iwagakure ninja, seeing a chance to pass intelligence to Konoha.

• Naruto learned that Gaara was dead and accused Deidara and Sasori of killing him.
• Obito and Hidan brought Yugito to the temporary hideout, where Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue and began sealing the Two-Tails.
• Obito planned to target Roshi, but Nagato told him that Kisame and Uchiha Itachi had already found the Four-Tails' jinchūriki.
• Kisame fought Roshi with Water Release and defeated him, while Itachi considered how to warn Konoha about the Akatsuki.
• Iwagakure ninja arrived to rescue Roshi, and Itachi told Kisame to take Roshi away while he dealt with them.

After Akatsuki captured Roshi, Ōnoki discovered that Uchiha Itachi had used a sophisticated genjutsu to deliver a warning about Akatsuki’s plan to capture the tailed beasts. The warning left Ōnoki suspecting Konoha’s involvement and calling the Fourth Raikage, while Tsunade wondered whether Konoha had secretly planted a spy.

• A messenger told Ōnoki that Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi had captured Roshi for Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki suspected that Uchiha Itachi had placed the returning Iwagakure ninja under genjutsu and ordered the Sealing Squad to investigate.
• Under genjutsu, an Iwagakure ninja delivered Akatsuki’s plan to capture the nine tailed beasts to the Konoha delegation, then forgot what he had done.
• Ōnoki confirmed that the ninja had been genjutsu-controlled, ordered him released and watched, and suspected Konoha was behind Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki called the Fourth Raikage, while Tsunade questioned whether the old man had secretly planted a spy.

Nagato considered whether becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki could make him stronger than Tetsuya as Obito paused the tailed-beast hunt. Deidara returned injured and reported Sasori's death, while Sakura confirmed Gaara could not be saved and Naruto grieved until Chiyo silenced him.

• Nagato wondered whether the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki could match Tetsuya's power, and Obito said the Akatsuki would rest after sealing three tailed beasts.
• Obito planned to use Uchiha Itachi's head and reveal the agreement between Itachi and Hiruzen Sarutobi to turn the shinobi world against Konoha.
• Deidara returned to the Akatsuki base injured and said Kakashi had severed his arm and Sasori was not coming back.
• Obito comforted Deidara with the promise of reuniting with the dead through Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Nagato sent Obito to recover Sasori's ring.
• Sakura examined Gaara at the destroyed hideout and determined he was beyond saving, prompting Naruto to mourn until Chiyo shouted at him.

Tetsuya stopped Madara Uchiha and Tobirama from fighting and discovered that a viral Forum post had enraged Madara. The post blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for manipulating Uchiha Itachi into slaughtering the Uchiha Clan and portrayed Itachi as plotting to take Sasuke Uchiha’s eyes.

• Izuna told Tetsuya that Madara Uchiha had gone berserk after reading a Forum post, and Madara summoned his complete Susanoo.
• Tetsuya persuaded Madara Uchiha and Tobirama to sit down, where they argued over the Senju Clan, the Uchiha Clan, and Uchiha Itachi.
• Tetsuya opened the Forum and found a post by False World at the top of Trending Searches, claiming Konoha had infiltrated the Akatsuki.
• Tetsuya read the post’s account of Hiruzen Sarutobi brainwashing Uchiha Itachi into killing his clan and using Sasuke Uchiha to obtain the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

After a post about the Uchiha Clan’s destruction reignited Madara and Tobirama’s argument, surviving Uchiha gathered at Tetsuya’s residence seeking permission to hunt Itachi. Tetsuya went to meet them, while Tobirama left after Shinada warned him that the survivors’ emotions were unstable.

• Tetsuya and Madara argued with Tobirama over his role in the Uchiha Clan’s downfall and Konoha’s succession.
• Shinada told Tetsuya that Shisui, Sasuke, and the other surviving Uchiha had arrived to request permission to leave the Land of Grass and kill Itachi.
• Tetsuya set out for the Detached Residence with Madara and Izuna, while Shinada warned Tobirama that the Uchiha might lose control and put Tetsuya in a difficult position.
• Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave after promising not to make things difficult for Tetsuya.
• Tetsuya arrived to find the Uchiha gathered quietly, many with newly upgraded Sharingan but none with Mangekyō.

The Uchiha survivors asked Tetsuya for permission to leave the Land of Grass and execute Uchiha Itachi, but he challenged them to consider how they would find and defeat him without relying on Madara and Izuna. After they chose to seek revenge with their own strength, Tetsuya suggested that Sasuke should be the one to kill Itachi.

• The Uchiha survivors bowed to Tetsuya, Madara, and Izuna as they entered the courtyard.
• Shisui and Izumi told Tetsuya the clan wanted permission to leave the Land of Grass and execute Itachi.
• Tetsuya asked how they would locate and defeat Itachi and the Akatsuki, and the survivors realized they had no plan.
• The survivors rejected borrowing Madara and Izuna's strength and declared they would take revenge themselves.
• Tetsuya said Sasuke hated Itachi more than the others and proposed that Sasuke be the one to kill him.

Tetsuya persuaded the Uchiha to stop blaming Sasuke for Itachi’s massacre and proposed using Sasuke to lure Itachi out. The clan accepted Sasuke, who agreed to challenge his brother publicly so he could kill him himself.

• Tetsuya argued that Sasuke had suffered from Itachi’s betrayal as both a Uchiha and Itachi’s younger brother, and deserved the chance to take revenge.
• Tetsuya proposed a plan to make Itachi appear, and Shisui worried that using Sasuke as bait would put him in danger.
• Sasuke declared his hatred for Itachi and asked the Uchiha to let him end the feud himself.
• Izumi and the Uchiha reassured Sasuke that he was a victim, then accepted him and supported his pursuit of Itachi.
• Tetsuya revealed that Sasuke would publicly challenge Itachi online, betting that Itachi would come after learning Sasuke was alive.

Tetsuya arranged for Sasuke’s public challenge to Uchiha Itachi and asked Nagato to make sure Itachi saw it. Over tea, he explained to Izuna and Madara how the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan had grown into an inevitable path toward rebellion.

• Sasuke vowed to fight Uchiha Itachi even if it cost him his life, and Tetsuya published Sasuke’s challenge to a duel in seven days.
• Tetsuya messaged Nagato to show Uchiha Itachi the post, then went to the Tea House and joined Madara and Izuna.
• Izuna asked Tetsuya what the Uchiha Clan’s destruction looked like from Itachi’s perspective, and Tetsuya said its causes reached back to Konoha’s founding.
• Madara recalled that the clan had refused to leave Konoha with him, and Tetsuya described how the Uchiha’s pride and Konoha’s other clans’ suspicion deepened their conflict.
• Tetsuya concluded that the mounting conflict made an Uchiha rebellion inevitable from Itachi’s perspective.

Tetsuya explained why Uchiha Itachi chose Konoha over his clan and sacrificed the Uchiha to prevent a wider war. Izuna realized Itachi had planned for Sasuke Uchiha to survive and eventually defeat him, confirming Tetsuya's prediction that Itachi would appear.

• Tetsuya explained that Itachi loved peace and saw himself as a person of Konoha before a member of the Uchiha Clan.
• Tetsuya argued that the Uchiha rebellion was unlikely to succeed and would leave Konoha vulnerable to attacks from other shinobi villages.
• Tetsuya said Itachi chose to sacrifice the clan to prevent civil war and greater loss of life.
• Madara Uchiha condemned Itachi, while Tetsuya pointed out that Madara was judging him from the clan's perspective.
• Izuna reasoned that Itachi had planned to bear the blame for the massacre, let Sasuke Uchiha grow stronger, and eventually be defeated by him.
• Tetsuya confirmed Izuna's conclusion and said Sasuke would survive and win their final duel.

Sasuke confronted Itachi beneath the abandoned Naka River Shrine and fought him with the Kusanagi Sword and ninjutsu. Sasuke appeared to pin Itachi, but Itachi revealed the apparent victory was a trick and allowed Sasuke to ask one final question before Sasuke stabbed him from behind.

• Sasuke waited in the shrine's underground chamber with Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword as Itachi arrived.
• Sasuke and Itachi exchanged taunts and fought with swords, kunai, fire techniques, and lightning.
• Sasuke pinned Itachi to the floor with his sword, but Itachi's body became crows and revealed he was sitting in Sasuke's former seat.
• Itachi invited Sasuke to ask his question, and Sasuke appeared behind the stone chair and stabbed him from behind.

Sasuke confronted Itachi about the masked Sharingan user who attacked Uchiha clan members and learned that Itachi identified him as Madara Uchiha. After their genjutsu duel revealed both brothers had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, they began a direct battle, which ended with Sasuke preparing to counter Itachi’s attempt to use Amaterasu.

• Sasuke demanded to know who had attacked Uchiha clan members outside the compound, and Itachi named Madara Uchiha.
• Sasuke rejected the possibility that the masked attacker was Madara and insisted that his eyes could see through illusions.
• The genjutsu ended, revealing Sasuke and Itachi with their Mangekyō Sharingan activated, and Itachi warned Sasuke that the eyes would eventually go blind.
• Sasuke and Itachi exchanged a barrage of shuriken, and Sasuke used a white snake to block Itachi and his Shadow Clone.
• Sasuke launched a lightning-charged Fūma Shuriken that sliced through Itachi’s clone, while Black Zetsu predicted Itachi would use Amaterasu.
• Sasuke recognized Itachi’s intention and prepared a Fūma Shuriken with Chidori Stream to stop him.

Tetsuya explained to Rin that he was waiting by the Naka River to intercept Itachi’s accomplice, who would benefit from Itachi’s death and might recruit Sasuke. Meanwhile, Sasuke and Itachi’s battle intensified, and Sasuke overwhelmed Itachi’s Amaterasu with Kagutsuchi, declaring that he had surpassed his brother.

• Tetsuya told Rin that Itachi’s accomplice was an old acquaintance of hers and would wait until the battle ended before acting.
• Tetsuya explained that Itachi believed he had helped Konoha as an undercover agent, though others had been manipulating him.
• Itachi unleashed Amaterasu against Sasuke, who countered with the same Mangekyō Sharingan ability.
• Sasuke used Kagutsuchi to overpower Itachi’s flames and announced that he had surpassed him.
• Sasuke’s vision blurred after using his Mangekyō Sharingan, then briefly returned to normal as he wondered whether the battle was over.

Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi revealed their Complete Body Susanoo and prepared to settle their fight. While watching, Rin wondered why the Masked Man could not use Susanoo, and Tetsuya explained that he had only awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan with one eye.

• Uchiha Itachi survived Sasuke's black flames by using Susanoo, then revealed the power of his Complete Body Susanoo.
• Sasuke manifested his own Complete Body Susanoo, and the brothers faced each other at equal height.
• Tetsuya told Rin that she could match Susanoo by drawing on Isobu's power and using Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Rin realized the Masked Man had only one Sharingan and guessed that he might have taken it from a dead Uchiha rather than being one himself.
• Tetsuya explained that the Masked Man's unusual Mangekyō awakening with only one eye prevented him from using Susanoo.
• Sasuke drew his bow while Itachi summoned Yasaka Magatama, and the two prepared to end their battle.

Sasuke defeated Itachi and rejected his attempt to use Shisui’s Sharingan to control his will, declaring that he would return to Konoha with the Uchiha as conquerors rather than as a bridge. After Itachi died, Obito appeared and tried to draw Sasuke into his own plans by offering unknown truths about Itachi.

• Sasuke defeated Itachi, who fell dying in the rain and admitted that he had expected death.
• Itachi sent a crow carrying Shisui’s Sharingan toward Sasuke, but Sasuke seized the crow, crushed it, and removed the eye.
• Sasuke accused Itachi of betraying Shisui’s will and rejected his plan to send Sasuke back to Konoha as a mediator.
• Sasuke declared that he, Shisui, Izumi, and the others would return to Konoha to reclaim the Uchiha’s place, then told Itachi he would be excluded from their future clan records.
• Itachi died, and Sasuke felt relieved as he began tending to his body.
• Obito appeared and tried to befriend Sasuke, then caught his attention by offering to reveal something he did not know about Itachi.