Chapter Summaries

Zhou Cheng fought the allied forces at Iwagakure, using Raikage A and Killer B’s attacks to devastate the village before confronting Pain and Obito. He ended the chapter by splitting Iwagakure with a Susanoo slash and declaring that the Shinobi World would learn the cost of crossing him.

• Zhou Cheng teleported the Konoha 15 back to Konoha, then activated Azure Dragon Mode and trapped Raikage A inside a mountain that he blew apart.
• Killer B transformed into Gyuki and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Zhou Cheng, who dodged and redirected the blast into Iwagakure, destroying a third of the village.
• Killer B fired another Tailed Beast Bomb into Iwagakure, reducing half of it to ruins before Raikage A emerged alive but badly injured.
• Raikage A urged Ōnoki to attack together, and Pain assembled the Six Paths to fight Zhou Cheng.
• Zhou Cheng identified Pain as a corpse controlled like a puppet and accused Obito of turning to darkness after a comrade died.
• Zhou Cheng summoned a senjutsu-infused Susanoo and split Iwagakure in half with a slash, then vowed to show the Shinobi World what happened when people crossed him.

Zhou Cheng confronted the Six Paths of Pain and summoned powerful beasts from all Three Great Sage Lands to fight the Animal Path's summons. After targeting the Animal Path, he petrified the Preta Path with senjutsu chakra but struggled against the Six Paths' shared vision, leaving him preparing another attack.

• Zhou Cheng unleashed a golden-flamed Susanoo slash, but Pain repelled the flames with Shinra Tensei.
• The Animal Path summoned eight beasts, so Zhou Cheng summoned four toads, three giant snakes, and Katsuyu from the Three Great Sage Lands.
• Manda recognized Zhou Cheng and submitted to him, while Zhou Cheng ordered the toads and snakes to attack the Animal Path's beasts and Katsuyu to heal them.
• Zhou Cheng attacked the Animal Path with a senjutsu-charged Rasengan, which the Preta Path absorbed and turned him to stone.
• The Deva Path pulled Zhou Cheng toward him, and the Asura Path struck Zhou Cheng with weapons and a laser, but Zhou Cheng's stone armor held.
• Zhou Cheng hurled two Rasenshuriken at the Naraka Path and another target, but the Six Paths dodged them, and he prepared a different ninjutsu.

Zhou Cheng sealed the Naraka Path and defeated Obito's Susanoo, but Akatsuki used the battle to capture the Two-Tails and Six-Tails jinchūriki. Pain unleashed Super Shinra Tensei before Akatsuki withdrew, and Zhou Cheng left for Konoha after warning Raikage A that Kumogakure was next.

• Zhou Cheng sealed the Naraka Path inside a pyramid and sent it to the Alternate Dimension.
• Zhou Cheng shattered Obito's Susanoo and attacked Pain, while Ōnoki regretted the destruction of Iwagakure.
• A Kumogakure shinobi reported that Akatsuki had captured Yugito, and a later report confirmed the Six-Tails Jinchuriki had also been captured.
• Obito and Pain withdrew after Pain used Super Shinra Tensei, which Zhou Cheng and the other shinobi endured with Earth Formation Walls.
• Zhou Cheng told Temari to protect Gaara, then threatened Ōnoki and Raikage A before leaving for Konoha.

The Konoha 15, Tsunade, and Jiraiya feared Zhou Cheng was fighting alone in Iwagakure and struggled to find a way to help him. Zhou Cheng returned unharmed and revealed that he had wiped Iwagakure off the map, leaving everyone stunned.

• The Konoha 15 debated rushing to Iwagakure, but Shikamaru and others concluded they could not reach Zhou Cheng in time.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived, and Karin, Ino, and Hinata tried to leave to save Zhou Cheng before Tsunade stopped them.
• After half an hour of waiting, Zhou Cheng returned through a swirling vortex, and the girls rushed to embrace him.
• Zhou Cheng said he was fine but that Iwagakure was not, then announced that he had demolished the village.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Itachi reacted with relief or shock as they considered Zhou Cheng's overwhelming strength.

Zhou Cheng revealed that Akatsuki was hunting the tailed beasts and warned Konoha that Naruto was in danger, prompting Tsunade to forbid him from leaving the village. That night, Haku, Karin, Hinata, and Ino each pushed themselves to become stronger, while their families urged them to rest.

• Zhou Cheng told Tsunade and the others that Pain was controlled through the Six Paths’ Black Rods and that Akatsuki had captured the Two-Tails and Six-Tails jinchūriki.
• Tsunade ordered Naruto to stay in Konoha indefinitely, and Zhou Cheng encouraged him to grow strong enough to control the Nine-Tails.
• Haku asked Zhou Cheng to teach him Sage Mode at Ryūchi Cave, and Zhou Cheng agreed to begin the next day.
• Zhou Cheng found Karin training Taijutsu late at night and told her to rest before she harmed herself.
• Hyuga Hiashi stopped Hinata from overtraining, and Inoichi Yamanaka removed Ino’s mental-training device before she could injure herself.
• Ino told Inoichi what had happened in Iwagakure, leaving him astonished by Zhou Cheng’s strength.

Inoichi Yamanaka found Choji training himself to exhaustion and joined Choza in urging him to rest, then the two clan heads discussed arranging a meeting with Zhou Cheng. As Zhou Cheng's victory at Iwagakure became widely known, the battered village debated rebuilding and repairing relations with Konoha, and Ōnoki named Kurotsuchi as an envoy and possible successor.

• Inoichi Yamanaka stopped Ino from insisting on training, then went to the Akimichi residence and found Choji pushing himself at the Training Ground.
• Inoichi Yamanaka told Choza Akimichi that the children who had traveled to Iwagakure with Zhou Cheng were overtraining, and Choza scolded Choji before agreeing with Inoichi to meet Zhou Cheng with Shikaku.
• In Amegakure, Obito and Pain discussed Zhou Cheng's strength, the difficulty of capturing the jinchūriki, and sending more people after the tailed beasts.
• Two days later, news of Zhou Cheng's victory spread across the Shinobi World as Iwagakure began rebuilding under Ōnoki's leadership.
• Roshi argued that Iwagakure needed to improve its relationship with Zhou Cheng, but Ōnoki insisted the village had to rebuild its defenses first.
• Kurotsuchi volunteered to go to Konoha with Kitsuchi to seek forgiveness and aid, and Ōnoki declared that success would make her the next Tsuchikage.

The Fourth Raikage learned that the Akatsuki had abducted Yugito, while Chojuro asked Zhou Cheng to help Kirigakure rescue the Six-Tails. Mei Terumi’s note persuaded Zhou Cheng to visit her, where she admitted she would pursue him if he were older.

• The Fourth Raikage heard that three powerful Akatsuki members had taken Yugito and set out with Killer B to pursue them.
• Chojuro asked Zhou Cheng to help Kirigakure recover the Six-Tails, but Zhou Cheng refused until he knew what he would receive in return.
• Chojuro gave Zhou Cheng a sealed note from Mei Terumi, which promised that she would be his if the mission succeeded.
• Zhou Cheng used Phasing to take Chojuro to Kirigakure and sent him out of Mei Terumi’s office.
• Mei Terumi confirmed she had written the note and told Zhou Cheng she would give up everything to pursue him if he were a few years older.

Zhou Cheng refused to exploit Mei Terumi’s predicament, promised to rescue Utakata, and hurried toward the rescue site after arranging protection for Naruto. He reached the Ten-Tails’ body, fought Deepa, and broke through his armor, but Deepa survived as Zhou Cheng continued onward.

• Mei Terumi confessed that she had fallen in love with Zhou Cheng, and Zhou Cheng promised to rescue Utakata before returning to her.
• Zhou Cheng returned to Konoha, briefed the Xiaoqiang group, told Tsunade to watch Naruto, and asked Itachi to keep an eye on him.
• Zhou Cheng raced toward the rescue site while considering how to obtain the Rinnegan and more Sharingan, including through Nagato and Uchiha Shin.
• Zhou Cheng spotted the Ten-Tails’ body and realized that Obito and the others were extracting tailed beast chakra there.
• Deepa intercepted Zhou Cheng, but Zhou Cheng struck him with a Rasenshuriken that shattered his armor and severely injured him.
• Deepa survived the attack, and Zhou Cheng continued running toward the Ten-Tails.

Zhou Cheng failed to stop Pain from extracting the Six-Tails and Two-Tails, but saved Utakata and Yugito by healing them in his Alternate Dimension. He returned Yugito to Kumogakure and Utakata to Kirigakure, leaving the two former jinchūriki alive but without their tailed beasts.

• Deepa tried to delay Zhou Cheng while the Ten-Tails absorbed the Six-Tails and Two-Tails, and Pain summoned the Six Paths after the Ten-Tails vanished.
• Zhou Cheng fought Pain, caught Yugito and Utakata when Shinra Tensei sent them flying, and took them into his Alternate Dimension.
• Zhou Cheng used Yang release chakra to restore Yugito and Utakata, and Yugito woke up and punched him after finding his hand on her chest.
• Yugito and Utakata learned Zhou Cheng had saved them and thanked him, then Yugito chose to return to Kumogakure and swore not to oppose Zhou Cheng or Konoha.
• Zhou Cheng took Yugito to Kumogakure and brought Utakata back to Kirigakure at the Mizukage's request.

Yugito and Utakata returned to their villages after Zhou Cheng saved them from dying when the Akatsuki extracted their tailed beasts. The news left Kumogakure and Kirigakure reeling, while Zhou Cheng returned home lamenting a missed romantic opportunity.

• Yugito returned to Kumogakure, where Killer B revealed that the Two-Tails was no longer inside her.
• Yugito confirmed that the Akatsuki had extracted the Two-Tails and said Zhou Cheng had saved her after it happened.
• Kumogakure's elders focused on losing the Two-Tails, while Killer B, Mabui, and Samui comforted Yugito.
• Utakata told Mei Terumi that the Akatsuki had extracted the Six-Tails and Zhou Cheng had only been able to save his life.
• Mei Terumi sat alone in her office, wondering whether Kirigakure was finished and whether she and Zhou Cheng were not meant to be.
• Zhou Cheng returned to Konoha and brooded over missing his chance to taste a ripe peach.

Zhou Cheng learned that Gaara had been attacked and rushed to rescue him, only to be blocked by Boro of Kara while the Akatsuki began extracting Shukaku. The chapter ended with Zhou Cheng attacking Boro as Gaara screamed and the extraction continued.

• Zhou Cheng received word in the Hokage Office that Gaara had been attacked and might be dead, then used his marker to teleport to him.
• Zhou Cheng found the unconscious Gaara with Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara, but Boro of Kara intercepted him and revealed Kara’s interest in the Ten-Tails.
• Zhou Cheng activated Wind God Mode, and the Ten-Tails appeared as Gaara’s body rose into the air.
• Boro released poisonous gas from vents in his body, forcing Zhou Cheng to retreat while Gaara’s tailed beast extraction began.
• Zhou Cheng hurled a Rasenshuriken at Boro as Gaara screamed during the extraction.

Zhou Cheng rescued Gaara after the Akatsuki extracted Shukaku, then returned him safely to Sunagakure. As the Akatsuki prepared to capture more tailed beasts, Zhou Cheng resumed refining his talents and set his sights on acquiring Dust Release.

• Zhou Cheng used Susanoo to disrupt the battle, found Gaara near death after Shukaku's extraction, and healed him in the Alternate Dimension.
• Gaara worried that his capture would undermine his authority, but Zhou Cheng reassured him and brought him back to Sunagakure, where the villagers welcomed their Kazekage's return.
• Zhou Cheng left Sunagakure to protect Naruto, while Gaara reaffirmed his commitment to Sunagakure's alliance with Konoha.
• Pain assigned Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara to capture Takigakure's Seven-Tails and sent Kisame, Konan, Zetsu, Madara, and Ao after Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• After two peaceful days in Konoha, Zhou Cheng received twelve drops of talent original liquid and decided to pursue Dust Release.

Zhou Cheng failed to fuse the chakra nature needed for Dust Release and decided to pursue stronger eyes by finding Uchiha Shin and Obito. After enlisting Kakashi’s ninja dogs to help search, he asked whether they could locate someone using only their appearance.

• Zhou Cheng tried to fuse wind, earth, and fire chakra for Dust Release, but the attempt failed.
• Zhou Cheng decided to seek Uchiha Shin’s Sharingan and target Obito to pursue the Rinnegan.
• Zhou Cheng asked the Three Great Sage Lands for news of Uchiha Shin, but their summoned beasts had found nothing.
• Zhou Cheng visited Kakashi and signed the ninja dog Summoning Scroll so he could search without continually troubling Kakashi.
• Zhou Cheng summoned a giant ninja dog, forced it to submit, and asked if it could find someone based only on their appearance.

Zhou Cheng went to Takigakure seeking Chōmei’s chakra, but arrived during an Akatsuki attack on Fū, the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki. As Chōmei fought Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara, Zhou Cheng watched and waited for a chance to act.

• Zhou Cheng failed to locate Uchiha Shin with the ninja dogs and left Kakashi’s home using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Zhou Cheng invited Isobu to visit Takigakure and see Chōmei, but Isobu refused to leave his pond.
• Zhou Cheng traveled to Takigakure and found the village burning under attack by Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara.
• Zhou Cheng watched as the Akatsuki surrounded Fū, who transformed into Chōmei and charged her attackers.
• Chōmei fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed much of Takigakure, and Kakuzu ordered his companions to attack.

Zhou Cheng stole a piece of Chōmei’s wing during the Akatsuki’s battle to capture the Seven-Tails, then drew Obito out and replicated his abilities. He returned to his Alternate Dimension to use the wing to create a new Seven-Tails, leaving only three tailed beasts for him to obtain.

• Zhou Cheng sliced off part of Chōmei’s wing and stored it in the Alternate Dimension while Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara attacked the Seven-Tails.
• Deidara’s C4 badly wounded Chōmei, but the tailed beast regenerated, allowing Fū to return to human form before the Akatsuki captured and bound her.
• Zhou Cheng confronted Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara, demanding that they leave Fū behind, and Kakuzu summoned Obito for support.
• Zhou Cheng used the Purple-Gold Gourd to replicate Obito’s perfect Sharingan and Kamui, then let Obito take the others away with Fū.
• Zhou Cheng returned to the Alternate Dimension and used the stolen wing to form a new cage for a Seven-Tails, noting that only the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Nine-Tails remained.

Zhou Cheng awakened a four-tomoe Sharingan, gained a powerful Perfect Susanoo and combined Kamui, then returned to Iwagakure to demand that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails fight him. He activated his Susanoo when Iwagakure refused, leaving the village’s shinobi terrified by his overwhelming power.

• Zhou Cheng awakened a four-tomoe Sharingan and summoned a Perfect Susanoo that stood over two hundred meters tall.
• Zhou Cheng used the Susanoo’s Futsunomitama to unleash a lightning-charged slash, but he could not draw the second sword on its back.
• Zhou Cheng combined Obito’s Intangibility and Kamui with his own chakra reserves, then demonstrated Kamui’s power by tearing apart Mushroom Mountains.
• Zhou Cheng appeared at the ruins of Iwagakure and demanded that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails undergo Complete Tailed Beast Transformation and fight him.
• Ōnoki questioned whether Zhou Cheng had joined the Akatsuki, and Zhou Cheng activated his Susanoo when Iwagakure refused his demand.

Zhou Cheng learned that Orochimaru had established a new base in the Land of Waves and set out to find him. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki discussed their remaining tailed-beast targets and planned to lure Kakashi from Konoha to recover an item Obito said could restore his strength.

• Zhou Cheng left Iwagakure after using Kamui to injure Roshi and Han, then planned to let the Akatsuki capture tailed beasts while keeping the Nine-Tails protected in Konoha.
• Zhou Cheng learned that the Akatsuki had captured the Four-Tails and that a Ryūchi Cave summon had located Orochimaru's trail in the Land of Waves.
• A summon reported that Kabuto was helping Orochimaru rebuild a base, so Zhou Cheng immediately traveled to the Land of Waves.
• Pain listed the One-Tail, Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails as captured, while the Akatsuki discussed the missing Three-Tails and the difficulty of capturing the remaining beasts.
• Obito proposed luring Kakashi out of Konoha to recover an item that could restore his strength and help him deal with Zhou Cheng.
• Zhou Cheng emerged from a vortex onto the bridge leading to the Land of Waves.

Zhou Cheng tracked Orochimaru’s hidden base to a construction site in the Land of Waves and discovered Uchiha Shin among Orochimaru’s group. When Orochimaru revealed that Zhou Cheng was searching for Shin’s Sharingan, Shin dismissed the threat, but Zhou Cheng’s sudden cold snort startled everyone.

• Zhou Cheng teleported onto the bridge in the Land of Waves, startled the civilians, and bribed a guard captain to find him work at a construction site.
• Zhou Cheng sensed Orochimaru, Kabuto, Jugo, Hozuki Suigetsu, Guren, and Uchiha Shin in the Land of Waves.
• Zhou Cheng hid among the laborers as Orochimaru’s group inspected the site and discussed the slow construction of their underground base.
• Kabuto questioned whether they should hire shinobi, while Uchiha Shin argued that the villages were distracted by the Akatsuki.
• Orochimaru warned Uchiha Shin that Zhou Cheng was searching for him and his Sharingan, but Shin confidently welcomed the chance to fight.
• Zhou Cheng let out a cold snort that rang out like a thunderclap and shocked the group.

Zhou Cheng defeated Uchiha Shin and persuaded Orochimaru to cooperate by offering resources and protection in exchange for priority access to new technologies. The chapter ended with Zhou Cheng demanding the blueprints for Orochimaru’s enhanced Chakra Cloak.

• Zhou Cheng overpowered Uchiha Shin with Pressure and demanded that he surrender all but one pair of Sharingan.
• Orochimaru offered Zhou Cheng a Chakra Cloak that was twice as powerful as Konoha’s version, causing Zhou Cheng to release Uchiha Shin.
• Zhou Cheng followed Orochimaru to his residence and proposed exchanging resources, research, and Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode for priority access to Orochimaru’s future technologies.
• Orochimaru accepted the deal, and Zhou Cheng asked him to hand over the enhanced Chakra Cloak blueprints.

Zhou Cheng forced Uchiha Shin to promise the Sharingan within five days, then spent two quiet days before visiting the construction site. After using Earth Release to prove he was a Shinobi, he gave money to the bridge guard captain and a worker, then vanished, leaving them convinced they had met a god.

• Orochimaru offered Zhou Cheng a scroll in exchange for blood, but Zhou Cheng refused and agreed to find the person in a photograph instead.
• Zhou Cheng exposed Uchiha Shin's secret cloning base and demanded all his Sharingan except one pair of Mangekyo, giving him five days to deliver them.
• Zhou Cheng stayed at Orochimaru's building for two days, then visited the construction site, where the bridge guard captain scolded him for missing work.
• Zhou Cheng gave the captain money and used Earth Release to prove he was a Shinobi; he then gave the money to the captain and a worker before vanishing in a vortex.
• The workers believed Zhou Cheng was a god, and the captain and worker used his money to start businesses and eventually became lords of the Land of Waves.