Chapter Summaries

Toru Kujyo and Team 8 departed on an S-Rank mission to the Land of Rain as Kumogakure launched an assault on Amegakure with two Tailed Beast Bombs. Pain countered the attacks, and the chapter ended with the Fourth Raikage ordering Mabui to send another strike.

• Tsunade ordered Toru Kujyo to protect Team 8, keep his Wood Release hidden, and retreat if the danger became too great.
• Team 8 left Konoha for the Land of Rain, with Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame ready for the mission.
• White Zetsu reported that Kumogakure's attack on Amegakure was imminent, while Black Zetsu revealed that two attacks were already underway.
• Pain summoned the Preta Path beneath one Tailed Beast Bomb and used Shinra Tensei to destroy the other.
• At the Land of Rain's border, the Fourth Raikage learned that both Tailed Beast Bombs had disappeared and ordered Mabui to send another attack.

A ordered Yugito Nii and Killer B to collide their Tailed Beast Bombs above Amegakure, but a Four Red Yang Formation contained and reflected the blast. A concluded that the Akatsuki had attacked both Kumogakure and Konoha.

• Mabui used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send Yugito Nii and Killer B's Tailed Beast Bombs to Amegakure, but both attacks vanished in midair.
• A dismissed Darui's warning and ordered Yugito Nii and Killer B to collide their bombs above Amegakure.
• The two Tailed Beast Bombs collided inside a massive red barrier that contained the explosion and reflected its force toward the Kumogakure ninja.
• Darui raised an earthen wall to shield the group from flying rubble as the rocky mountain cracked beneath them.
• A recognized the Four Red Yang Formation and declared that the Akatsuki had attacked both Kumogakure and Konoha.

A concluded that Konoha and the Akatsuki were allied and ordered an all-out assault on Amegakure. As the Akatsuki launched its first open battle against Kumogakure, planted pawns began attacking their comrades, plunging the force into chaos.

• A identified the Four Red Yang Formation as proof of Konoha’s involvement and ordered Kumogakure to raze Amegakure and capture the Akatsuki.
• Deva Path Pain learned from Zetsu that pawns had been planted within the Kumogakure force and invited the Akatsuki members to join the battle.
• Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, Obito Uchiha, Kakuzu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Uchiha Itachi accepted the call to fight.
• Deva Path Pain and the other Akatsuki members flew toward the Kumogakure force after the Four Red Yang Formation dispersed.
• Planted Kumogakure shinobi began stabbing their companions, and Darui told A that they appeared to be under someone’s control.

A led the Kumogakure force against Akatsuki after White Zetsu clones infiltrated their ranks, then watched in shock as the Preta Path absorbed Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb and Deva Path Pain unleashed Shinra Tensei. Though the blast devastated the mountaintop, the Cloud ninja held formation and charged to surround Akatsuki.

• A ordered the controlled ninja killed, and their bodies transformed into White Zetsu clones.
• Darui used an identification code to expose the impostors, and the Cloud ninja destroyed them with Lightning Release Chakra Blades.
• A ordered Killer B and Yugito Nii to attack Akatsuki, and Mabui used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Preta Path absorbed the Tailed Beast Bomb, and A suspected its power came from the Rinnegan.
• Deva Path Pain used Shinra Tensei to blast the Kumogakure force across the mountaintop.
• A rallied the battered Cloud ninja, who charged forward and surrounded Akatsuki in a crescent formation.

Black and White Zetsu unleashed five thousand White Zetsu Clones against the Kumogakure troops, turning the battlefield into a massive fight. A and Killer B attacked the Preta Path together, but B lost his left arm escaping its chakra absorption, and Deva Path Pain then targeted A.

• Black and White Zetsu split into five thousand White Zetsu Clones, who swarmed the Kumogakure troops and threatened to surround them.
• A ordered the Cloud ninja to kill the attackers as the Akatsuki members joined the battle against the clones and the troops.
• Yugito Nii transformed into Matatabi and burned through the clones until the Animal Path summoned a multiheaded dog to pin her down.
• A and Killer B attacked the Preta Path with lightning and a Tailed Beast Bomb, but it absorbed B's chakra and trapped his arm.
• Killer B severed his left arm to escape the Preta Path's absorption, and Deva Path Pain used Banshō Ten'in on A, who resisted the pull with his lightning chakra.

A broke through Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei and charged at him, determined to seize his Rinnegan. Across the battlefield, the Cloud Ninja fought the White Zetsu Clones and Akatsuki, while C and Samui closed in on Sasori.

• A endured Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei and rushed toward him, deciding he wanted the Rinnegan.
• White Zetsu Clones overwhelmed the Cloud Ninja, and Darui ordered them to use Lightning Release Chakra Blades to stop the clones from regenerating.
• Deidara’s clay bombs failed to detonate when struck by lightning or after landing, and Darui’s Laser Circus pierced Deidara’s Clay Giant Bird.
• Sasori sent the Third Kazekage Puppet’s iron sand against the Cloud Ninja, but their speed and Lightning Release damaged its defenses.
• C disrupted Sasori’s vision with Genjutsu while Samui advanced toward him.

The Akatsuki battled Kumogakure’s forces across the battlefield, with the Cloud Ninja adapting to Hidan and Kakuzu while Kisame and Itachi overwhelmed their opponents. A’s fight with Deva Path Pain continued to devastate the battlefield, as Obito watched from the Kamui Dimension.

• Samui doubted the Cloud Village Incident intelligence but continued following the Raikage’s orders and attacking the human puppets.
• Cloud Ninja identified the conditions of Hidan’s curse and coordinated attacks to interrupt him, forcing Kakuzu to use more of his hearts to protect him.
• Kisame unleashed a vast torrent and transformed into a shark-like chakra form, while Itachi used Sharingan and genjutsu to kill and incapacitate Cloud Ninja.
• A attacked Deva Path Pain with lightning-fast strikes, and Pain countered with Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in as their clash devastated the surrounding ground.
• Obito watched the battle from the Kamui Dimension and observed Kisame and Itachi’s strength, while the shock waves from A and Pain’s fight began affecting nearby battles against White Zetsu.

A and Killer B fought Deva Path Pain and the other Six Paths of Pain, while Yugito Nii battled Konan in the rocky mountains. The AB Combination launched a coordinated attack but failed to break through Pain’s defenses, leaving both brothers’ assaults thwarted.

• A drew Deva Path Pain away toward the rocky mountains, and Killer B, Yugito Nii, and Konan followed as the battlefield split.
• Konan sent explosive paper birds against Yugito Nii, stalling her Matatabi form with repeated blasts.
• A attacked the Preta Path, but Deva Path Pain intercepted him with Shinra Tensei and blasted him into a cliff.
• Killer B blocked the Human Path and Naraka Path’s Black Rods, then was pulled toward the Six Paths of Pain by Banshō Ten'in.
• A and Killer B coordinated a pincer attack, with Killer B redirecting the pull toward Deva Path Pain and A targeting the Preta Path.
• The Asura Path blocked A’s strike, while Deva Path Pain deflected Killer B’s Lariat and sent him crashing into a rock face.

A and Killer B struggled against Pain’s Six Paths, whose abilities repeatedly countered their strongest attacks. After B transformed into the Eight-Tails, A exploited Deva Path’s brief immobilization to destroy Preta Path, while Toru Kujyo watched and identified Deva Path’s limitation.

• Pain repelled Killer B’s compressed Tailed Beast Bomb and stopped A’s lightning-fast punch with a barrier that sent him flying.
• Killer B caught A, then transformed into the Eight-Tails to withstand Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei.
• A used the opening after Shinra Tensei to strike Preta Path with Lightning Release: Double Lariat, destroying it.
• Nagato sensed Preta Path’s defeat, severed its chakra connection, and sent Naraka Path to retrieve its body for repair.
• Toru Kujyo watched through a Wood Clone and noted that the brothers had not yet recognized Deva Path’s limitation.

Toru Kujyo drained the Six-Tails chakra from Utakata, summoned his Danzo Human Puppet, and used the Tenseigan’s Heavenly Transfer Technique to move the sealed scroll. He then arrived above the Land of Rain battlefield and revealed overwhelming chakra, provoking A as Pain and the others watched.

• Toru Kujyo drained the Six-Tails chakra from Utakata until his corpse crumbled to ash.
• Toru Kujyo summoned his Danzo Human Puppet and teleported its sealing scroll away with the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
• Toru Kujyo arrived above the battlefield in the Land of Rain, where A, Killer B, Pain, Konan, Yugito Nii, and the fighters sensed his immense chakra.
• Toru Kujyo rose into the air and unleashed an emerald and deep-blue chakra display that stunned the combatants.
• Pain questioned Toru Kujyo’s identity, but Toru Kujyo ignored him and spread his arms in provocation.
• A flew into a rage at Toru Kujyo’s gesture.

Toru Kujyo’s original body faced a combined assault from Pain, Konan, Yugito Nii, and the AB Combination, while another Toru watched from the forest with Hinata and Shino. The attacks vanished harmlessly against his chakra aura, leaving the battlefield stunned and drawing wary reactions from Obito and the Akatsuki.

• Pain and Konan joined forces with Yugito Nii, A, and Killer B to attack Toru Kujyo in the sky.
• Another Toru Kujyo watched from the forest with Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame, explaining that the figure above was his original body.
• Toru Kujyo’s emerald-green and deep-blue aura silently swallowed the Tailed Beast Bomb, Pain’s attacks, and the AB Combination’s lightning.
• The battlefield’s fighters froze in fear, while Obito Uchiha sensed Toru’s chakra inside the Kamui Dimension and questioned his plans.
• Kisame Hoshigaki, Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Itachi reacted to Toru’s power as White Zetsu and Tobi watched from a hidden corner.

Toru Kujyo confronted Pain and the gathered ninja, dismissing the Rinnegan as a failure and revealing his own eyes as the Tenseigan. He identified himself as Otsutsuki Toneri, leaving everyone stunned by his connection to the Sage of Six Paths.

• Black Zetsu ordered someone to record Toru Kujyo’s chakra and investigate his spatial passage after the battle.
• Pain recognized Toru’s eyes as the legendary second pair of Sage Eyes, but Toru mocked Pain and called the Rinnegan a failed creation.
• Gyuki told Killer B that the Sage of Six Paths had created the Tailed Beasts by separating them from the Ten-Tails’ chakra, making Toru’s claims seem credible.
• Toru removed his mask and revealed his Tenseigan, whose power made Nagato’s Rinnegan feel pressured.
• Toru named himself Otsutsuki Toneri when Pain asked who he was.

Otsutsuki Toneri demanded the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and overwhelmed Pain’s Six Paths in battle. As Nagato faced a desperate choice, Obito Uchiha appeared before him.

• Toneri announced that he was Hamura Otsutsuki’s descendant from the moon and demanded the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Black Zetsu recognized Toneri’s connection to the Tenseigan and ordered Tobi to warn Obito.
• Toneri used gravity and repulsive force to blast Deva Path Pain away, then rapidly defeated the Preta Path and Naraka Path.
• Toneri killed the Human Path and destroyed the Animal Path and its summoned beast, leaving most of Pain’s bodies defeated.
• Nagato considered summoning the Demonic Statue or gathering the Akatsuki, then prepared a desperate attack.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from a space-time vortex in front of Nagato.

Obito offered Nagato a way to gain Hashirama Senju’s power by merging the First Hokage’s cells with his body, arguing that Nagato’s Rinnegan, Uzumaki heritage, Tobi, and connection to the Demonic Statue would make the procedure possible. Nagato remained suspicious as Obito presented the transformation as a path to wielding Wood Release and approaching the Sage of Six Paths.

• Nagato questioned whether Obito had planned for Otsutsuki Toneri’s arrival, while Obito admitted that events could exceed anyone’s plans.
• Obito told Nagato that his Six Paths of Pain could not defeat Toneri and offered him a choice to reclaim his strength.
• Obito summoned Tobi and revealed a test tube containing Hashirama Senju’s cells as the medium for Nagato’s transformation.
• Nagato recognized the danger of Hashirama cells and questioned whether Obito wanted him to risk becoming a failed experiment.
• Obito explained why Nagato’s Rinnegan, Uzumaki vitality, Tobi, and link to the Demonic Statue could help him control the cells, promising that the fusion could grant him Wood Release.

Nagato accepted Obito’s offer to restore his body and gain Wood Release, then absorbed Tobi’s Wood Release chakra in a forbidden fusion. He became a young, healthy man with immense vitality and heightened Rinnegan power, and sensed Toru Kujyo’s ocular power from afar.

• Obito persuaded Nagato to accept the treatment by appealing to his desire to protect Konan and fulfill Yahiko’s dream.
• Tobi began merging with Nagato and gave him the tube of Green Liquid to absorb.
• Nagato used the Preta Path to absorb Tobi’s Wood Release chakra as the liquid’s life force surged through him.
• Nagato’s body transformed from a withered, disabled old man into a strong young man with red hair.
• Nagato sensed his new Wood Release power and heightened Rinnegan, including Toru Kujyo’s ocular power from afar.

Nagato gained a powerful new body through Tobi, stood on his own again, and declared he would become the true god of a new world. He arrived on the battlefield with Wood Release and immense chakra as Toru Kujyo faced the shinobi, while Obito Uchiha recognized Nagato as a variable he could not control.

• Tobi gave Nagato his strength, causing the Chakra Receiver Rods and wheelchair to break as Nagato stood unaided.
• Nagato closed Yahiko’s eyes and vowed to protect Yahiko and Konan and fulfill their shared dream.
• Obito Uchiha offered to escort Nagato out, but Nagato refused and vanished to test his new power.
• Toru Kujyo sensed Nagato’s changed chakra as Fourth Raikage A and Killer B attacked him, but his repulsive force repelled them and their attacks.
• Nagato reached the battlefield in Tobi’s white armor, discovered he could use Wood Release, and heard Tobi ask how his new power felt.

Nagato used Tobi's armor to regain his strength and arrived on the battlefield, where he ordered the Akatsuki and most Cloud Ninja to retreat. He then targeted Killer B to obtain Eight-Tails chakra before facing Toru Kujyo, who claimed to be Otsutsuki Toneri.

• Tobi explained that he needed Yang Release, Wood Release, or tailed beast chakra to replenish his energy and keep empowering Nagato.
• Nagato blasted through the tower roof and flew to the battlefield, overwhelming everyone with his chakra.
• Nagato reunited briefly with Konan and ordered the Akatsuki to withdraw from the battlefield.
• Fourth Raikage A ordered nonessential Cloud Ninja to evacuate, leaving himself, Killer B, and Yugito Nii behind.
• Nagato targeted Killer B and used Banshō Ten'in.

Nagato defeated Killer B and challenged A and Yugito Nii to leave, then faced Toru Kujyo as Tobi forced him to attack. Toru countered Nagato’s Wood Release with a powerful repulsive force, and their clash remained unresolved.

• Nagato used Wood Release to bind Killer B and absorbed more than half of the Eight-Tails’ chakra, knocking Killer B unconscious.
• Nagato warned A and Yugito Nii to leave, but A refused to retreat.
• Nagato focused on Toru Kujyo, whose System Panel identified Nagato as a powerful fusion of several abilities.
• Nagato questioned Toru Kujyo about his lunar origin and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Tobi urged him to attack.
• Tobi controlled Nagato into using Deep Forest Emergence against Toru Kujyo, who met the advancing trees with a concentrated repulsive force.

Nagato and Toru Kujyo unleashed opposing repulsive forces that devastated the battlefield, leaving the Fourth Raikage badly injured. Nagato then tested Toru with an Asura Path laser, but Toru countered with a water blade and pulled Nagato into a renewed clash.

• Nagato and Toru Kujyo's repulsive forces collided, creating a spreading dome that destroyed the forest and nearby mountains.
• The dome struck Fourth Raikage A and hurled him into the distance, while Killer B watched helplessly.
• A crawled from the rubble badly injured and admitted that Nagato and Toru were both monsters.
• Nagato questioned Toru about his similar repulsive power, then used Banshō Ten'in to pull him close and fired the Asura Path: Zero Style laser.
• Toru pulled Nagato toward himself with Banshō Ten'in and countered the laser with Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade.
• Nagato cut off his laser and used Shinra Tensei against the incoming water blade.

Nagato and Toru Kujyo traded attacks in midair, testing their abilities and countering each other with absorption and repulsive force. Nagato then launched Planetary Devastation to seal Toru, who answered by releasing a powerful repulsive force at its core.

• Nagato recognized that Toru Kujyo could use repulsive force, and both fighters charged into close combat.
• Toru Kujyo dodged Nagato’s punch and wooden spikes, then attacked with Chidori Sharp Spear, which Nagato absorbed with the Preta Path.
• Nagato fired a barrage of wooden spikes, but Toru Kujyo shattered them with Shinra Tensei and blasted Nagato away.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to draw rubble around Toru Kujyo and attempt to seal him.
• Toru Kujyo raised his hand and unleashed a concentrated repulsive force at the black gravitational core.