Chapter Summaries

Oguri Hayashi’s forces fought the remaining Reincarnators, and Minato Namikaze evaded a deadly Purple Lightning Talisman before killing its owner. Oguri explained his strategy of capturing or killing powerful Reincarnators while sparing weaker ones, leaving the ninja world focused on wearing down the Infinite Hall.

• Minato Namikaze baited an opponent into using the Purple Lightning Talisman, escaped its attack with the old Third Hokage, then used a Flying Thunder God marker to kill the opponent and seal his body.
• The Fourth Raikage and other Kage fought the Reincarnators as the threat to their villages and world gave them reason to return to battle and grow stronger.
• Oguri Hayashi judged that the Kage could overcome their political disputes when faced with the greater danger posed by the Reincarnators.
• Oguri Hayashi ordered his forces to capture or kill powerful Reincarnators for their threat, research value, and the cost their deaths imposed on the Infinite Hall.
• Oguri Hayashi’s forces were willing to spare weaker Reincarnators unless they acted recklessly and tried to kill them.

Oguri Hayashi and the allied Kage defeated the remaining Reincarnators, including Shinigami Ye Tian, whose Hyōrinmaru was countered by the Raikage’s Lightning Release. After the battle, Oguri spoke with Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke, then vanished after tempting Sasuke with the promise of becoming as strong as Naruto.

• Shinigami Ye Tian used Hyōrinmaru’s freezing aura to keep the Fourth Raikage and Killer B from approaching him.
• The Fourth Raikage and Killer B used Lightning Release to dispel the ice, then decapitated Shinigami Ye Tian with a Liger Bomb.
• Oguri Hayashi kicked the Nine-Tails’ head and noted that Naruto had allowed the fox to emerge, while Gaara and Shukaku’s bond was expected to improve after their battle.
• Oguri Hayashi quietly offered to send someone to help Sasuke become as strong as Naruto, then disappeared before Sasuke could answer.
• Sasuke considered whether he would have to go to Takigakure to grow stronger, while Oguri Hayashi planned to use him in the next stage of the Sasuke retrieval mission.

After Konoha repelled the Reincarnators, Oguri Hayashi and the Five Kage planned how to handle the captured enemies and prepare for future expeditions into new worlds. Oguri also arranged for Sasuke to stage a defection to Takigakure, while the victorious ninja celebrated.

• Naruto and the other Genin returned to a devastated Konoha, where the ninja had killed the Reincarnators responsible for deaths in the village.
• Naruto looked for his father, but Minato Namikaze had gone to Takigakure with the spoils of war to meet the Five Kage.
• Oguri Hayashi ordered the high-level Reincarnators' bodies frozen for half a year and proposed organizing another exploration of new worlds.
• Oguri told Minato that Sasuke would likely leave Konoha and study in Takigakure, and they agreed to make the departure look like a real defection.
• The ninja gathered to eat, drink, and boast about their victory over the Reincarnators.

Sasuke trained with his Three Tomoe Sharingan and learned from Fugaku that he and Itachi possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. After reading the clan scroll’s history, Sasuke realized how rare the Mangekyō was and wondered whether he could awaken it himself.

• Sasuke exhausted his Chakra after using six Great Fireballs and reflected on the advantages of his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Sasuke remembered Fugaku giving him a revised clan scroll that explained the Sharingan’s secrets and the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Fugaku told Sasuke that he and Itachi both possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke read about the Mangekyō’s powers and learned that it could control the Nine-Tails with Genjutsu.
• Sasuke discovered that only ten people in Uchiha history had awakened the Mangekyō and wondered whether he could become one of them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with the protagonist, Lin Qiao, waking up in her apartment, feeling strange and disoriented.
• She discovers she has a new ability to sense and manipulate spiritual energy, which she initially dismisses as a dream.
• Lin Qiao decides to return home early the next morning to attend to some personal matters.

Character Developments

• Lin Qiao: She awakens to her new ability, suggesting a shift in her powers and understanding of her world.
• No significant developments in other characters as they are not present in this chapter.

Significant Themes

• Awakening: Lin Qiao's newfound ability signifies a shift in her powers and understanding of her world, hinting at a larger awakening to come.
• Change: The chapter introduces a change in Lin Qiao's life, suggesting that more changes are on the horizon.

Character Interactions

• There are no character interactions in this chapter as Lin Qiao is the only character present.

Kabuto Yakushi approached Sasuke and revealed his Sharingan and knowledge of the Uchiha eyes’ higher forms, tempting Sasuke with a way to gain power. Three days later, Sasuke agreed to leave with Haku, Kimimaro, Jugo, and Karin.

• Sasuke worried that Naruto’s rapid progress would leave him behind, then encountered Kabuto Yakushi in Konoha.
• Kabuto showed Sasuke his Three Tomoe Sharingan and used a Mangekyo Sharingan to stop Sasuke’s flare from reaching the sky.
• Kabuto told Sasuke about the Mangekyō, Eternal Mangekyo, and Rinnegan, and offered to reveal the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan secrets.
• After Kabuto left, Sasuke considered the promise of power and the threat of blindness, and resolved to find a way to protect his family’s eyes.
• Three days later, Sasuke agreed to go with Haku, Kimimaro, Jugo, and Karin.

After Sasuke defected with Haku and the others, Minato sent Naruto’s team to pursue him and ordered Naruto to kill Sasuke if he could not bring him back. The squad followed Sasuke’s trail and found a woman with an enormous amount of Chakra waiting in the forest.

• Haku smiled at Sasuke and urged their group to leave Konoha’s outskirts before the village sent a pursuit squad.
• Minato told Naruto that Sasuke had defected and assigned Naruto to lead a squad with Shikamaru as his deputy.
• Minato ordered Naruto to bring Sasuke back or kill him, leaving Naruto burdened with responsibility for his companions and the mission.
• Shikamaru’s squad followed Sasuke’s detour through the forest, with Kiba and Akamaru tracking his trail.
• Akamaru alerted the squad to someone ahead, and Neji used his Byakugan to spot a woman with an enormous Chakra level.

Naruto’s team encountered Karin Uzumaki and Yuki Haku, who let the others pass after Neji and Sakura, then Kiba and Choji, stayed behind to face them. Naruto and Shikamaru continued onward, frustrated by their weakness, until an orange-haired man blocked their path.

• Neji told the team that the enemy’s chakra was comparable to Gaara’s, and Shikamaru and Naruto chose to keep pursuing Sasuke.
• Karin Uzumaki revealed she was a sensory-type ninja and ordered Neji and Sakura to stay behind with her while the others went on.
• Naruto became confused by Karin’s resemblance to his mother and wondered why his father wanted Sasuke dealt with so harshly.
• Yuki Haku stopped the team and asked two people to stay; Kiba and Choji volunteered, leaving Naruto and Shikamaru to continue.
• Naruto and Shikamaru lamented that their weakness forced their friends to hold off powerful enemies, then encountered an orange-haired man blocking their way.

Karin Uzumaki challenged Neji Hyuga and Sakura Haruno, overwhelming them with her strength as the spar became a lesson in the gap between their abilities. After Neji saved Sakura from a fatal punch, Sakura awakened to a new resolve, and Karin moved in to push her further.

• Karin Uzumaki challenged Neji Hyuga and Sakura Haruno, then smashed the ground with a punch that scattered them.
• Karin rushed Sakura, and Neji used Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to knock Sakura out of the way of Karin's attack.
• Sakura rose after her near-death experience with a new resolve, while Karin decided to force out her potential.
• Kiba had already begun regretting his own fight against an opponent he had assumed was gentle.

Haku trapped Kiba and Choji with his ice techniques while Jugo overwhelmed Naruto and Shikamaru. Rock Lee intervened to face Jugo, allowing Naruto and Shikamaru to leave and pursue Sasuke.

• Kiba and Choji struggled against Haku, who had frozen the forest and ground around them.
• Choji used his Super Expansion Jutsu to clear the frozen trees, but Haku used Ice Walls to redirect Choji and Kiba's attacks.
• Jugo overpowered Naruto and Shikamaru, whose abilities could not stop his strength and speed.
• Naruto considered relying on Kurama, but Rock Lee arrived and told Naruto and Shikamaru to pursue Sasuke.
• Naruto and Shikamaru left as Rock Lee took a stance and challenged Jugo.

Gaara and the Sand Ninja joined Rock Lee’s reinforcements, allowing Naruto and Shikamaru to continue pursuing Sasuke while their allies fought. Gaara stayed to face Kimimaro, and Shikamaru confronted Kabuto Yakushi so Naruto could press ahead.

• Kankuro and Temari joined the fights to support Konoha’s companions while the battle around Rock Lee remained evenly matched.
• Gaara caught up with Naruto and Shikamaru, introduced himself to Naruto, and explained that he and the Sand Ninja had come to reinforce them.
• Gaara told Naruto and Shikamaru to detour around a powerful enemy, then faced Kimimaro with his sand strengthened by Gold Sand.
• Kabuto Yakushi appeared in Naruto and Shikamaru’s path and asked Shikamaru to stay behind with him.
• Shikamaru urged Naruto to continue, and Naruto left after telling Shikamaru to stay alive.

Kabuto told Shikamaru that Konoha and Takigakure had staged the battle to draw out the Reincarnators, and Shikamaru realized Naruto had been used as bait. As the fighting continued, Karin, Haku, Jugo, and Kimimaro sensed that the Reincarnators had arrived.

• Kankuro and Temari joined Konoha’s rookies but struggled to survive against Takigakure’s powerful ninja.
• Shikamaru asked Kabuto about the setup, and Kabuto explained the Reincarnators and the long conflict against them.
• Shikamaru deduced that Naruto had been used as bait, while Kabuto revealed he had persuaded Sasuke to defect without invoking Itachi.
• Kabuto and Shikamaru waited for Infinite Hall’s response, knowing any new arrivals would be Reincarnators.
• Karin announced that the Reincarnators had arrived, and Haku, Jugo, and Kimimaro prepared to face them.

Karin Uzumaki, Yuki Haku, Kimimaro, Rock Lee, Kabuto Yakushi, and Shikamaru faced Reincarnators who had been assigned plot rewards for capturing or defeating them. The chapter ended with a sleazy priest summoning a golden corpse from an old dog, followed by an author’s note about moving back to a house under renovation.

• A woman wielding Ice-Dragon Slayer Magic attacked Karin Uzumaki with sharp, bird-shaped ice constructs after deciding to test her strength.
• A Reincarnator drew his sword to fight Yuki Haku, while Haku planned to kill him by surprise.
• A delighted Reincarnator approached Kimimaro, whom he believed was the ideal opponent for his abilities.
• A man with black flames targeted Rock Lee for a B-rank plot reward.
• A sleazy priest approached Kabuto Yakushi and Shikamaru, then summoned a golden corpse from an old yellow dog.
• The author explained that his parents had urged him to return home but then told him the newly renovated house was uninhabitable because of formaldehyde.

Oguri Hayashi watched Kabuto’s team fight the Reincarnators and trusted their strength, while the ninja leaders took the continued arrivals as evidence that the Infinite Hall could be understood and countered. At White’s battlefield, Hayashi recognized one opponent as a rare Treasure Flow contestant.

• Reports from the Sound Four reached Takigakure, where Oguri Hayashi and the Kage saw the Infinite Hall’s continued deployment of Reincarnators as good news.
• Mizunashi Yuki worried that Kabuto, Karin, and the others were too young to face intermediate Reincarnators, but Oguri Hayashi reassured her before going to the battles himself.
• Oguri Hayashi arrived at Karin Uzumaki’s fight and judged that she would defeat the Ice Dragon Slayer, while Neji, Sakura, and Temari watched from outside the battlefield.
• Oguri Hayashi went to White’s battle and saw White fighting Choji Akimichi, Kiba Inuzuka, and Kankuro at close range.
• Oguri Hayashi recognized White’s short-ponytailed opponent’s enchanted boots and sword as signs that he was a rare Treasure Flow contestant.

Oguri Hayashi assessed Haku’s battle against a Treasure Flow opponent, then arrived at Kimimaro’s battlefield and exposed the limits of his enemy’s weapon-stealing skills. After Oguri told Kimimaro to use taijutsu, Kimimaro struck the man down, while Oguri left the outcome unresolved.

• Oguri Hayashi studied the Treasure Flow opponent’s equipment and judged that Haku could still defeat him, though the opponent revealed a battle axe that caused an earthquake.
• Oguri Hayashi left Haku’s battlefield and found Kimimaro fighting a red-haired Scotsman whose skills let him seize and enhance nearby weapons.
• Oguri Hayashi realized the Scotsman could take Kimimaro’s weapons but not his body, and told Kimimaro to attack with taijutsu.
• The Scotsman turned toward Oguri Hayashi, giving Kimimaro an opening to punch him hard and send him crashing to the ground.
• The author announced that updates would be posted at seven and eight in the evening.

Oguri Hayashi reminded Kimimaro that his opponent had an information advantage, then watched the trials without interfering. He rescued Rock Lee from Jugo’s battlefield and checked on Kabuto before finding Naruto and Sasuke facing off at the Valley of the End.

• Oguri Hayashi reminded Kimimaro that his opponent knew his abilities while Kimimaro knew nothing about theirs, then left him to fight alone.
• Jugo struggled against a man surrounded by black flames while protecting Rock Lee, so Oguri Hayashi took Rock Lee away and let Jugo fight without that burden.
• Oguri Hayashi found Kabuto Yakushi controlling the priest with Tsukuyomi beside a silent golden giant, praised Kabuto, and told him to send the priest to Nagato as material for the Six Paths.
• Shikamaru and Rock Lee questioned what had happened, and Kabuto confirmed that Oguri Hayashi was their teacher before questioning the priest.
• Oguri Hayashi reached the Valley of the End as Naruto caught up with Sasuke, who said he had left Konoha because Naruto had grown too strong for him to catch up.

Naruto and Sasuke fought at the Valley of the End, where Sasuke tried to measure himself against Naruto’s rapid growth. Naruto unleashed a thousand Shadow Clones, and Sasuke prepared a follow-up to his Pinwheel Shuriken attack.

• Sasuke said he had left Konoha because he refused to lose and challenged Naruto to show how strong he had become.
• Naruto invoked the Fourth Hokage’s orders and prepared to fight Sasuke without holding back.
• Sasuke used shuriken, taijutsu, and the Great Fireball Technique to gain the advantage over Naruto.
• Naruto used a Shadow Clone to escape the Great Fireball and summoned more than a thousand Shadow Clones.
• Sasuke unsealed and threw a Pinwheel Shuriken, cutting through several clones as Naruto watched for his next move.

Sasuke used Chidori and a wired Pinwheel Shuriken to clear Naruto’s Shadow Clones, but Naruto outmaneuvered him and later overwhelmed him with the Nine-Tails’ Chakra. Kabuto Yakushi arrived and immobilized Naruto with his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Shikamaru’s whereabouts unknown.

• Sasuke sent Chidori through wires attached to his Pinwheel Shuriken, wiping out Naruto’s Shadow Clones.
• Naruto emerged from underground and struck Sasuke, but Sasuke kicked him back and the two continued fighting strategically.
• Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, defeated Sasuke, and pinned him down while demanding that he return.
• Kabuto Yakushi arrived with the sleazy daoist and the golden-skinned giant, while Shikamaru and Rock Lee were missing.
• Naruto challenged Kabuto about Shikamaru, but Kabuto’s Mangekyō Sharingan left him unable to move as Kurama recognized the eyes as Madara’s.

Kabuto subdued Naruto and led Sasuke away after Sasuke renounced Konoha. Naruto reunited with his companions, while Kabuto revealed that Sasuke was heading to Amegakure to join the Akatsuki.

• Kabuto immobilized Naruto with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and left with Sasuke.
• Sasuke slashed his Konoha forehead protector and told Naruto he was no longer a Konoha ninja.
• Naruto broke free, found Shikamaru and Rock Lee, and rejoined the other defeated Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas.
• Sasuke questioned why Kabuto was taking him toward Amegakure rather than Takigakure.
• Kabuto told Sasuke that he would be joining the Akatsuki.

Oguri Hayashi visited Amegakure and saw how Yahiko and Nagato had developed the village into a prosperous transit hub. Yahiko proudly showed him the village’s new roads and infrastructure.

• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan welcomed Oguri Hayashi to Amegakure, and Yahiko introduced his young daughter.
• Yahiko led Oguri Hayashi into the village and explained how Oguri’s guidance had helped him and Nagato pursue peace without feeling that he had interfered in their affairs.
• Yahiko showed Oguri Hayashi Amegakure’s wide asphalt road, built to serve travelers and merchants passing between neighboring lands.
• Oguri Hayashi praised Yahiko for how much he had accomplished in developing Amegakure.