Chapter Summaries

Satoru reunited Itachi with Shisui and revealed that Shisui had helped fake the Uchiha Clan's relocation. Itachi said he could not stay because he could not forgive the choice he had made, leaving Shisui to find a way to reach him.

• Satoru opened the coffin and revealed Itachi, who was stunned to see Shisui alive.
• Satoru told Itachi that Shisui had used genjutsu to help the Uchiha Clan escape surveillance during the relocation.
• Itachi realized Shisui and Satoru had concealed the plan from him, but said he was only disappointed that they had not trusted him.
• Satoru blamed Shisui for organizing the plan, then teased him about their old drinking days as Itachi listened with a faint smile.
• Itachi said he did not intend to stay because he could not forgive himself for choosing Konoha over the Uchiha, even though the massacre had been genjutsu.
• Satoru left Shisui to handle the situation, and Shisui was bewildered about how to help Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi reflected on Uchiha Satoru’s achievements and realized he had been wrong to believe his own choices were the only possible path. At the Akatsuki base, Pain prepared to declare war on the Five Great Nations, while Obito Uchiha learned that Wu Chiwu had taken Itachi away and grew suspicious.

• Sasuke Uchiha and Wu Chiwu kept Itachi tied up in the Uchiha Clan Compound while Itachi listened to Sasuke recount Satoru’s accomplishments.
• Itachi recognized that Satoru had forged a path beyond the choices Itachi had considered and admitted to himself that his confidence in his own decisions had been self-deception.
• Itachi realized Uchiha Satoru had rescued him from the Masked Person and smiled at the youth beside him as they talked into the night.
• Pain told the Akatsuki that the organization would advance its second phase by declaring war on the Five Great Nations at the upcoming Five Kage Summit.
• Sasori reported that Wu Chiwu had taken Itachi away, and Obito Uchiha became alarmed and wondered what Wu Chiwu was plotting.

Obito Uchiha, Pain, and Orochimaru each considered Wu Chiwu’s interference and growing influence as they pursued their own plans. Orochimaru decided to attend the Five Kage Summit and turned his attention to Kakashi Hatake as a possible source of information about Wu Chiwu.

• Obito Uchiha reasoned that Wu Chiwu’s captures of Black Zetsu and Uchiha Itachi might be connected, and decided he would still need to start with Kakashi.
• Pain said the Akatsuki would settle its score with Wu Chiwu after dealing with its current affairs.
• Kabuto Yakushi questioned why Orochimaru would help Danzo, and Orochimaru explained that he wanted to watch Danzo struggle and fail as prey.
• Orochimaru said he would attend the Five Kage Summit and asked Kabuto Yakushi for news about Wu Chiwu.
• Kabuto Yakushi reported that Wu Chiwu had left the Akatsuki, helped Team Kakashi defeat Hidan and Kakuzu, and taken Uchiha Itachi.
• Kabuto Yakushi suggested Kakashi Hatake could tell Orochimaru more about Wu Chiwu, and Orochimaru repeated Kakashi’s name while looking into the darkness.

Kakashi visited Uchiha Satoru’s grave, where Orochimaru and Kabuto attacked and captured him. Naruto and Jiraiya headed toward the Memorial Stone to find Kakashi, and Jiraiya hurried forward after hearing a suspicious sound.

• Kakashi placed flowers at Uchiha Satoru’s grave and reflected on his death.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto approached Kakashi and claimed they had come to ask him something.
• Kabuto attacked Kakashi, and Orochimaru joined the fight after Kakashi defeated Kabuto.
• Orochimaru bound Kakashi with Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands and ordered Kabuto to take him away.
• Naruto and Jiraiya made their way toward the Memorial Stone, where Kakashi usually visited on the anniversary of Uchiha Satoru’s death.
• Jiraiya heard a suspicious sound and quickened his pace with Naruto.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi captured Kakashi to question him about Wu Chiwu, but Obito Uchiha intercepted them while seeking the same person. Kakashi escaped the barrel as Kabuto fled, leaving Orochimaru and Obito still fighting.

• Kabuto Yakushi anesthetized Kakashi, put him in a barrel, and explained that Orochimaru wanted information about Wu Chiwu in exchange for information about the Akatsuki.
• Orochimaru disguised himself as Kakashi and left with Kabuto Yakushi carrying the barrel, while Naruto and Jiraiya arrived at the scene and Jiraiya pursued them.
• Obito Uchiha, disguised as Tobi, blocked Orochimaru and asked where Wu Chiwu was, then recognized that Orochimaru was not Kakashi and attacked him.
• Orochimaru signaled Kabuto Yakushi to flee, and Kakashi broke out of the barrel as the two opponents fought.
• Kabuto Yakushi escaped without fighting Kakashi, who stayed behind to face the unfinished battle between Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha.

Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Obito Uchiha converged in Konoha, each seeking information about Satoru Gojo from Kakashi. Orochimaru and Obito escaped, leaving Kakashi to face Konoha’s suspicions about his supposed connection to Gojo.

• Jiraiya found Orochimaru disguised as Kakashi fighting Obito Uchiha, and Orochimaru revealed himself while claiming he had come to speak with a junior.
• Obito announced that he, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were all there for Kakashi, prompting Jiraiya and Naruto to wonder what Kakashi had done.
• Naruto and Kakashi confronted Orochimaru as Jiraiya attacked Obito, while Konoha’s barriers rose and its ninja gathered.
• Orochimaru escaped with a substitution and said he would question Kakashi about Satoru Gojo another time.
• Obito vanished after telling Kakashi he would return to ask about Satoru Gojo, and Konoha’s ninja questioned Kakashi about his connection to him.

Kakashi recounted what he knew about Wu Duwu, prompting Jiraiya to take a renewed interest in him. As the Five Kage Summit began, the nations gathered to intimidate the Land of Beautiful Eyes, but its representative had not yet arrived.

• Kakashi told Jiraiya and the others what he knew about Wu Duwu, and Jiraiya wondered why Orochimaru took him so seriously.
• Wu Duwu found that his roleplay points had increased, spent them to raise his template unlock progress to 75%, and gained the incomplete Unlimited Void domain.
• The Five Great Nations prepared to pressure the newly recognized Land of Beautiful Eyes, whose representative was late to the summit.
• The Raikage and Tsuchikage complained about the absent representative and insulted the new villages, angering Gaara's and Mei Terumi's attendants.
• Tsunade calmed the Kage, while Danzo suggested they stop waiting; the assembled shinobi turned their attention to the entrance.

Wu Guanwu and Sasuke arrived late to the Six Kage Summit and provoked the Raikage and Danzo. Wu Guanwu openly targeted Danzo, leaving the other Kage watching to see how their confrontation would unfold.

• Wu Guanwu and Sasuke entered the summit venue late after getting lost, and Wu Guanwu explained that he had wandered off the road of life.
• The Raikage confronted the newcomers, and Wu Guanwu mocked him as a talking orange while Sasuke blocked attacks from C and Darui.
• Tsunade ordered the representatives to stop fighting, while Danzo questioned why the Sweet Ninja Village had been invited.
• Wu Guanwu admitted that he and Sasuke had come to cause trouble for a rotten orange, then singled out Danzo.
• Wu Guanwu told Danzo that he and Sasuke wore bamboo hats to avoid scaring him into tripping to his death, as the other Kage watched.

Gorō Satoru revealed himself as the supposedly dead Uchiha Satoru and confronted Shimura Danzō at the meeting, while Sasuke stood openly beside him as a ninja from Sweet Ninja Village. After Danzō attacked, Satoru vanished, leaving Danzō terrified that he knew about the secretly transplanted Sharingan.

• Gorō Satoru and Sasuke removed their bamboo hats, revealing Sasuke's Sharingan and drawing the meeting's attention.
• Shimura Danzō recognized Gorō Satoru as Uchiha Satoru, whom he believed had died years earlier.
• The gathered ninja, including Tsunade, reacted with shock as they realized another Uchiha had appeared alongside Sasuke.
• Danzō accused Satoru of being a rogue ninja and considered silencing him to protect Konoha's secrets.
• Satoru mocked Danzō's weakness, then vanished as Danzō lunged at him.
• Danzō panicked, suspecting Satoru knew he had secretly transplanted Sharingan.

Wu Chiwu reappeared above Danzo and crushed him with a rapid barrage of attacks, stunning the Kage and guards. Danzo recognized Wu Chiwu as the masked man who had taken Sharingan from him, while Wu Chiwu sent Sasuke to fight him next.

• The guards recalled Wu Chiwu's reputation as the undefeated White Shinigami, while the Kage questioned his claims about the Sharingan and Tsunade suspected Danzo's involvement in its enhancement.
• Tsunade resolved to stop Danzo from silencing the two Uchiha and expose his hidden dealings.
• Wu Chiwu appeared above Danzo and overwhelmed him with a flurry of attacks, leaving him pinned beneath rubble.
• The Kage and guards marveled at Wu Chiwu's strength, while Tsunade worried about the damage his actions were doing to Konoha's reputation.
• Danzo recognized Wu Chiwu as the masked man who had stolen Sharingan from him and began searching for a way to escape.
• Wu Chiwu told Sasuke to use Danzo to stretch his muscles, and Danzo saw the opening as a chance to turn the fight around.

At the Five Kage Summit, Gorō Satoru blocked Tsunade from stopping Sasuke and Danzo’s fight, then challenged the Kage after accusing them of targeting the Sweet Ninja Village. The Raikage and Tsuchikage accepted, but both ended up embedded in a wall, leaving everyone stunned.

• Danzo fixed his killing intent on Sasuke, and Tsunade tried to stop their fight by smashing the ground between them.
• Gorō Satoru appeared in Tsunade’s path, mocked her, and refused to let her interfere with Sasuke and Danzo.
• Gorō Satoru called the gathering a Six Kage Summit and threatened to beat everyone if they disturbed the fight.
• Tsunade and the Raikage attacked Gorō Satoru, but he dodged both of them with ease.
• Gorō Satoru accused the Kage of conspiring to put the Sweet Ninja Village in its place and challenged them all to attack together.
• The Tsuchikage accepted the challenge, and the Raikage and Tsuchikage were suddenly embedded in a nearby wall.