Chapter Summaries

Yemu Hyuga arrived in Kumogakure as the Third Hokage died, and the Fourth Raikage warned his forces not to attack him. The Cloud Ninja charged anyway, but Yemu effortlessly defeated their attacks and began forming a brilliant golden sphere in midair.

• The Fourth Raikage identified the black-robed figure as Yemu Hyuga and warned that Kumogakure had few fighters capable of challenging him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected the Raikage’s accusation, succumbed to his life-burning exertion, and died; Yemu stored his corpse in the Space Scroll.
• Darui and other Cloud Ninja confronted Yemu, but he knocked aside their first attackers, while the injured Fourth Raikage failed to stop his troops from advancing.
• The Cloud Ninja formed a combined Lightning Release attack, and Yemu destroyed its lightning serpent with Almighty Push.
• Yemu rose into the sky amid green chakra flames and began forming a radiant golden sphere as the battlefield fell silent.

Yemu Hyuga unleashed Golden Wheel-Reincarnation Explosion and split Kumogakure with a single strike, terrifying the Cloud Ninja and alarming observers across the battlefield. As Pain reconsidered the threat Yemu posed and Killer B struggled to reach his village, Jiraiya recognized Yahiko among the approaching figures.

• The Fourth Raikage and Samui watched Yemu's golden power gather above Kumogakure, while Ino, Shikamaru, and Neji suspected the Yemu with their squad was a Shadow Clone.
• Yemu formed a colossal golden sword and struck Kumogakure, splitting the village and overwhelming its defenders.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi witnessed the destruction, and Itachi realized Yemu had grown beyond anything he could match.
• Deva Path Pain saw Yemu's attack and decided he needed to reassess the mysterious powerhouse and his faction.
• Killer B tried to break free from the Nine-Tails and rush to Kumogakure, but its tails held him back.
• Jiraiya watched the battlefield, then recognized Yahiko among the figures approaching through the mountain mist.

Deva Path Pain repelled Killer B and sealed the Eight-Tails in Chibaku Tensei, then tried to leave after driving Jiraiya away from Naruto. Yemu Hyuga appeared to confront him, while Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki watched from nearby.

• Killer B sent Gyuki to attack Deva Path Pain, but Pain repelled the Eight-Tails and Killer B transformed into Gyuki's complete tailed beast form.
• Pain used Chibaku Tensei to pull Gyuki into a growing sphere of rock and seal him.
• Jiraiya and the Konoha squad regrouped as Shikamaru Nara and Sakura Haruno learned that Pain belonged to the Akatsuki.
• Pain repelled Jiraiya when he tried to stop Pain from approaching Naruto, who remained in his Six-Tails state.
• Yemu Hyuga struck the ground with a Lightning Release spear, and Pain turned to face him as Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki watched.

Yemu let Deva Path Pain escape, then entered Naruto Uzumaki’s consciousness and forced the Nine-Tails to behave. After Naruto returned to normal, Jiraiya led the group in retreat as the Cloud Ninja pursued them, and Yemu reunited with Qingxue Uchiha.

• Yemu chose not to pursue Deva Path Pain, who sped away, while Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki also left the area.
• Yemu entered Naruto Uzumaki’s consciousness and lifted the Nine-Tails with his power, making the beast surrender and agree to stay inside Naruto.
• Naruto emerged from his Nine-Tails state and told Choji Akimichi and Jiraiya that the Mysterious Cloaked Man had suppressed the Nine-Tails.
• Jiraiya spotted the approaching Cloud Ninja Army, and the group retreated toward the Land of Fire.
• Yemu returned to his real body near the Rocky Forest and exchanged teasing words with Qingxue Uchiha.

Yemu, Qingxue, and Jiraiya escaped a massive Kumogakure force and returned to the Land of Fire as the Fourth Raikage called for a Five Kage Summit to launch a campaign against the Akatsuki. Jiraiya told Naruto that the Third Hokage had fulfilled his final wish, while his suspicions about Yemu’s connection to the White Mask grew.

• Yemu, Qingxue, and Jiraiya fought through thousands of Kumogakure ninja and escaped across the border with a combined fire attack.
• The Fourth Raikage learned that the Akatsuki had taken Killer B and ordered Samui to arrange a Five Kage Summit against the Akatsuki.
• The Fourth Raikage tasked Darui with tending to the wounded and repairing Kumogakure, vowing to repay Konoha for its humiliation.
• After Yemu’s team reached the Land of Fire, Naruto asked Jiraiya where the Third Hokage was, and Jiraiya said the old man had fulfilled his final wish.
• Jiraiya recalled hearing that Yemu Hyuga was connected to the mysterious White Mask and began reassessing Yemu’s strength and threat to Konoha.

After the Third Hokage’s funeral, Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and accepted the Raikage’s invitation to a Five Kage Summit to discuss exterminating the Akatsuki. Jiraiya confirmed Yemu’s identity as the mysterious masked man from Kumogakure and invited him to guard Tsunade at the summit, which Yemu agreed to attend.

• Yemu and the Konoha 12 returned to Konoha, where the village learned that the Third Hokage had fallen in battle.
• Konoha mourned the Third Hokage at his funeral, with Yemu and the Konoha 12 standing among the mourners.
• Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and vowed to lead Konoha out of its grief.
• Jiraiya gave Tsunade the Raikage’s invitation to a Five Kage Summit, where the Kage planned to discuss a joint campaign against the Akatsuki, and Tsunade decided to attend with Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya interrupted Yemu and Qingxue Uchiha during a nighttime walk, then asked Yemu whether he was the masked man from Kumogakure; Yemu confirmed it.
• Jiraiya invited Yemu to accompany Tsunade to the summit, and Yemu agreed.

Yemu faced Sasuke in a late-night fight, overwhelming him despite Sasuke’s demand that he use his full strength. Sasuke left Konoha to pursue power and answers about his brother and clan, while Yemu watched without stopping him.

• Sasuke challenged Yemu to a real fight because he wanted to understand the gap between them.
• Yemu dodged Sasuke’s attacks, then kicked him down when Sasuke left an opening.
• After Sasuke activated his Sharingan and attacked again, Yemu subdued him with a single motion, leaving Sasuke shocked and humiliated.
• Sasuke told Yemu he was leaving Konoha because he needed power and could find no answers about his brother or clan in the village.
• Yemu acknowledged Sasuke’s choice and warned him to bear its consequences, then watched him walk away.

Yemu agreed to bring Qingxue and Hinata with him to the Five Kage Summit after both insisted on joining him. Tsunade authorized their departure, leaving Kakashi surprised by the special trust Yemu had earned.

• Qingxue and Hinata confronted Yemu in the Bamboo Forest and insisted they would accompany him to the Five Kage Summit.
• Yemu returned home with Qingxue and Hinata and reluctantly agreed to take them, warning them not to cause trouble.
• Yemu, Qingxue, and Hinata met Tsunade and Kakashi in Konoha's Eastern Forest before setting out.
• Tsunade told Kakashi she had personally authorized the two girls to accompany Yemu because she trusted him.
• Kakashi was shocked that Tsunade granted Yemu such an exception to the rules.

The Five Kage prepared for the summit in the Land of Iron as the villages weighed the Raikage’s intentions and Konoha’s growing strength. When Tsunade’s group arrived, the samurai greeted Qingxue as their leader, revealing that she had taken control of the Land of Iron.

• Ōnoki suspected the Raikage had called the summit for reasons beyond peace and recognized that Konoha remained dangerous after Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death.
• Baki and the Sunagakure elders discussed the invitation, with Baki warning that Konoha was more frightening than they imagined.
• Mei Terumi concluded that the Raikage feared Konoha and expressed interest in meeting the Masked Man.
• Yemu, Tsunade, Kakashi Hatake, Hinata, and Qingxue reached the Land of Iron’s capital in sable coats.
• The samurai welcomed Qingxue as their leader, and Qingxue reproached them for revealing her identity instead of keeping things low-key.

Yemu arrived in the Land of Iron with Tsunade, Kakashi, Hinata, and Qingxue, whose position as the country's leader shocked the Konoha delegation. At the Five Kage Summit, the Raikage recognized Yemu and fell silent, while Yemu left Tsunade's question about whether he would leave Konoha unanswered.

• The Land of Iron samurai knelt to Qingxue, revealing to Kakashi and Tsunade that she was their leader.
• Qingxue said she had gained her position for Yemu, leaving Hinata troubled by the strength of Qingxue's devotion and influence.
• Tsunade asked Yemu whether he intended to leave Konoha, and he replied that he did not know.
• Yemu and the others entered the Five Kage Summit, where the Raikage protested their lateness before recognizing Yemu.
• The Raikage stopped challenging Tsunade after spotting Yemu, and the summit's attendees reacted to his presence.

Qingxue Uchiha took the presiding seat at the Five Kage Summit and revealed that she was the Land of Iron’s leader, not Konoha’s envoy. Mifune and the samurai defended her authority against the Raikage, leaving the summit tense but under Qingxue’s control.

• Qingxue Uchiha entered the summit hall and announced that the Five Kage Summit would begin.
• The Raikage objected to Qingxue presiding, accusing Konoha of sending an Uchiha to arbitrate.
• Tsunade revealed that Qingxue was the current leader of the Land of Iron, and Qingxue presented proof of her succession and warned the Raikage to watch his words.
• Mifune and the Land of Iron samurai backed Qingxue, while Mifune recounted how she had reformed the country and defeated an attack by neighboring nations.
• The other Kage reassessed Qingxue as the Land of Iron’s leader as Yemu watched calmly from nearby.

The Five Kage agreed to form an allied army against the Akatsuki, but the Raikage exposed Yemu as the White-Faced Man who attacked Kumogakure. Tsunade and Baki defended Yemu, and the chapter ended with Ōnoki quietly urging the Raikage to oppose Konoha’s growing power.

• The Raikage proposed an allied army, and the Five Kage unanimously approved the campaign against the Akatsuki.
• The villages named their troop contributions and commanders, while Tsunade included Yemu and Kakashi in Konoha’s forces.
• As the summit ended, the Raikage revealed that Yemu Hyuga was the White-Faced Man who had attacked Kumogakure.
• Tsunade vouched for Yemu, and Baki challenged the Raikage to confront him directly, leaving the Raikage to back down.
• Ōnoki urged the Raikage to join Iwagakure in checking Konoha’s power, and the Raikage hesitated while insisting he would fight only for his village.

After returning to Konoha, Yemu upset Hinata by revealing that Qingxue already knew his real identity, and Hinata walked away hurt. Meanwhile, Tsunade’s advisers chose Yemu to lead a strike team against the Akatsuki and began discussing a fiancée to keep him tied to Konoha, with Inoichi proposing his daughter Ino.

• Hinata learned that Qingxue had known Yemu’s real identity and left in distress, feeling that Yemu did not trust her.
• Naruto and Sakura asked about Sasuke, and Yemu told them that Sasuke had defected.
• Hinata confronted Yemu about his secrecy and her efforts to grow stronger, then returned to the Hyuga Clan Compound.
• Qingxue warned Yemu that Hinata might lose control after deciding she could not catch up with him.
• Tsunade and the Konoha High Command discussed the village’s response to the Akatsuki and chose Yemu to captain the strike team.
• Tsunade proposed arranging a fiancée for Yemu, and Inoichi volunteered his daughter Ino as a candidate.

Tsunade, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka discussed bringing their clans’ young people together to plan, while the Akatsuki learned the Five Great Nations were preparing a joint extermination and Pain ordered its members to return. At home, Yemu found Hinata in a distressed, self-destructive state, and Qingxue watched them from outside.

• Inoichi Yamanaka suggested leaving a match involving Yemu to the young people, and Tsunade called for Hyuga Hiashi, Ino Yamanaka, and the other young people to help make a plan.
• Zetsu informed Konan and Pain that the Five Great Nations had agreed to launch a Joint Extermination against the Akatsuki.
• Pain sent chakra signals summoning Kakuzu, Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Uchiha Itachi back to the headquarters.
• Yemu returned home and found Hinata mechanically chopping the air with a kitchen knife while offering to cut herself up for him.
• Yemu used the Body Flicker Technique to take the knife from Hinata, and she confessed her jealousy of Qingxue and begged him not to leave her.
• Qingxue Uchiha watched Yemu comfort Hinata through the window and remarked that the situation was getting more interesting.

Yemu stopped Hinata and Qingxue Uchiha from fighting over him, then threw them out of his house. He found them facing off on a rooftop, where they prepared to settle their rivalry for him.

• Hinata clung to Yemu and insisted that she wanted him all to herself.
• Qingxue Uchiha entered through the window, drew her katana, and suggested splitting Yemu in half with Hinata.
• Yemu used his Turning Eye to restrain both women and ordered them to stop fighting, but neither agreed to share him.
• Yemu threatened to lock them in the Little Black Room, then threw them out of his house when they welcomed the idea.
• Yemu found Hinata and Qingxue Uchiha still facing off on a rooftop, and Qingxue challenged Hinata for coveting her man.

Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata fought over Yemu until he stopped them and confined them both in the Little Black Room. He left them to cool off for three days, but their unsettling fixation on him persisted.

• Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata clashed on the rooftop, trading attacks as they argued over who belonged at Yemu's side.
• Qingxue trapped Hinata in the Crimson Lotus Dream Prison, but Yemu arrived and pulled Hinata out of the genjutsu.
• Qingxue tried to attack the unconscious Hinata, and Yemu immobilized her with Repulsive Force.
• Yemu confined Qingxue and Hinata in separate blue barriers inside the Little Black Room and ordered them to spend three days cooling off.
• Qingxue and Hinata remained fixated on Yemu as the barriers sealed and the room went dark.

Yemu was summoned to the Hokage Building, where Tsunade revealed that Konoha had selected three potential fiancées for him. Qingxue, Hinata, and Ino reacted to the proposal, leaving Yemu convinced the village had set him up.

• Kakashi visited Yemu and told him that the Hokage urgently wanted to see him, so Yemu released Qingxue and Hinata from the Little Black Room.
• Qingxue and Hinata competed for Yemu's attention until he used Repulsive Force to throw them off and ordered them to get dressed for the meeting.
• Tsunade explained that Konoha had named Hinata, Qingxue, and Ino as potential fiancées for Yemu to secure the village's future fighting strength.
• Ino arrived, admitted she would not refuse Yemu, and drew hostile reactions from Qingxue and Hinata.
• Yemu suspected that Konoha had deliberately set him up in a romantic battle.

After Tsunade officially appointed Yemu supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, he led the assembled shinobi toward the Akatsuki’s base near Amegakure. The army set out for the Land of Rain, with Yemu determined to win and begin his war against the shinobi world.

• Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga confronted Yemu over his romantic prospects, while Tsunade redirected the discussion toward attacking the Akatsuki.
• A week later, Tsunade appointed Yemu supreme commander of the joint forces and told him the Allied Shinobi Forces were ready to advance on Amegakure.
• Yemu announced that the forces would depart at dawn, then addressed the shinobi gathered at Konoha’s eastern gate and vowed to defeat the Akatsuki.
• Yemu ordered all forces to move out, and the Allied Shinobi Forces began marching toward the Land of Rain.
• Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Hinata Hyuga, and Shikamaru Nara expressed confidence in Yemu as he declared that victory was their only possible outcome.

Pain prepared the Akatsuki to face the allied forces of the Five Great Nations, while Yemu led Konoha’s contingent into the Land of Rain. The allied forces assembled near Amegakure, where the Raikage challenged Konoha’s decision to send Yemu instead of its Hokage.

• Pain told the Akatsuki that the Five Great Nations had joined forces and planned an all-out assault, then resolved to draw them together and destroy them in one stroke.
• The Akatsuki members argued among themselves before Pain ordered them to head for the battlefield.
• Yemu led Konoha’s contingent, including Qingxue Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Naruto Uzumaki, into the Land of Rain.
• The other nations’ contingents arrived at the rendezvous with their Kage; Baki recognized Yemu and voiced his support for him.
• Raikage A questioned why Konoha’s Hokage had not come in person and directed his intimidating presence toward the assembled forces.

Yemu led the allied shinobi forces toward Amegakure to confront the Akatsuki, drawing attention with his strength and ability to fly. The battle began with the Raikage charging ahead while Yemu assigned the Konoha 12 to deal with Rain Ninja and prepared to join the main fight.

• Yemu faced the Raikage, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki, while Qingxue Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga voiced their suspicion of Mei.
• Yemu ordered the allied forces to maximum alert, then led them toward the Akatsuki gathered near central Amegakure.
• The Akatsuki and the assembled shinobi forces faced each other as the Raikage ordered an attack and Ōnoki followed.
• Yemu told Shikamaru Nara to keep the Konoha 12 out of the main battle and fight the Rain Ninja, then rose into the air with Kakashi and the others.
• Choji Akimichi and Rock Lee watched Yemu fly and realized how much strength he had concealed.