Recaps

Meihui used Flying Thunder God and shadow clones to outmaneuver Pain's Paths, then teamed up with Shizuku to unleash a massive composite ninjutsu. Deva Path survived the blast but was badly damaged and furiously vowed revenge against Konoha.

• Meihui scattered marked kunai and used shadow clones and Rasengans to defeat Naraka Path while evading the other Paths.
• Meihui tricked Deva Path into striking a shadow clone, then escaped with Jiraiya using Flying Thunder God.
• Outside Amegakure, Meihui asked Shizuku to help stabilize his chakra as he prepared a composite ninjutsu.
• Meihui returned and unleashed Spiraling Flash Super Round Phantom Dance Roar Four Beasts Style, then fled with Flying Thunder God.
• Deva Path blocked most of the attack with Shinra Tensei but suffered heavy damage and angrily threatened Konoha.

Meihui returned to Konoha with Jiraiya and Shizuku, where Tsunade reunited with Jiraiya and learned about Pain and the Rinnegan. As Konoha prepared for the Akatsuki’s likely attack, Nagato ordered the capture of the Nine-Tails despite his failing health.

• Meihui mocked Jiraiya on the way back to Konoha with Shizuku, then brought him to Tsunade in the Hokage’s Office.
• Tsunade struck Jiraiya, then embraced him and warned him not to risk his life like that again.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Amegakure’s leaders were his former students, controlled six Rinnegan-wielding bodies called Pain, and that the Akatsuki was targeting tailed beasts.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha to prepare defenses, while Jiraiya proposed taking Meihui and Naruto to Mount Myōboku; Meihui refused to flee or learn Senjutsu.
• Nagato coughed up blood and told Konan to prepare to capture the Nine-Tails, saying he had little time left.

Meihui prepared for Nagato’s expected attack on Konoha while Jiraiya and Tsunade discussed protecting Naruto. At the Akatsuki base, Nagato chose to target Konoha for the Nine-Tails, while Obito declined to help and planned to capture the other tailed beasts.

• Jiraiya warned Tsunade that the Akatsuki would come and offered to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku, but Tsunade refused to abandon Konoha.
• Meihui prepared for Nagato’s attack and sent a clone to tell Sasuke and the others to provide backup.
• Obito questioned Nagato about the destroyed base, and Nagato explained that Meihui had caused the damage with powerful composite ninjutsu.
• Nagato said he would target Konoha and capture the Nine-Tails, while Obito offered to capture the other tailed beasts instead of joining the operation.
• After Obito left, Nagato angrily complained about him, then accepted that splitting up would make their work more efficient.

Pain launched an attack on Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails, while Meihui and the village’s ninja prepared to defend it. The Six Paths of Pain fought inside the village as the Deva Path arrived overhead and began his devastating Shinra Tensei.

• Nagato and Konan moved near Konoha, and Nagato sent the Six Paths of Pain to capture the Nine-Tails.
• Tsunade shared Jiraiya’s intel and arranged for civilians to evacuate, while the Animal Path slipped into the village.
• Meihui waited at Konoha’s gate with a welcoming banner, but a blast inside the village revealed that the attack had begun.
• Meihui fought the summoned Paths of Pain with a Clone Explosion, then stopped Naruto from rushing into battle before the Deva Path appeared.
• Konoha’s jonin fought the Paths of Pain while Jiraiya’s toads defeated their summoned beasts.
• The Deva Path rose above Konoha and unleashed Shinra Tensei.

Pain and the other five Paths arrived in the ruins of Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails, while Tsunade and Jiraiya confronted Nagato. Meihui sent Naruto to fight the Pains, leaving Deva Path furious about being treated as a training target.

• Pain's Deva Path destroyed Konoha with Shinra Tensei, then descended with the other five Pains.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Guy, Naruto, and Meihui faced the Pain Boy Band, and Jiraiya confronted Nagato about his choices.
• Deva Path demanded that Konoha hand over the Nine-Tails, but Tsunade punched Naraka Path instead.
• Meihui taunted the Pains and told Naruto to fight them, promising to rescue him if he could not win.
• Kakashi objected to Naruto fighting, but Jiraiya and Tsunade supported the idea, angering Deva Path.

Naruto fought Pain’s Six Paths in Sage Mode while Meihui watched, and Sasuke arrived before the battle was settled. The chapter ended with Naruto stopping to ask why Sasuke had come.

• Meihui urged Naruto to retreat if he could not defeat Pain, while Pain silently resented being ignored.
• Naruto entered Sage Mode and attacked Pain with a Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan, which the Preta Path absorbed.
• Naruto tried a shadow-clone feint, but the Asura Path struck him with its head-mounted cannon.
• Naruto continued trading attacks with the Six Paths of Pain as Meihui considered the danger of introducing firearms to the shinobi world.
• Sasuke arrived wearing Golden Chelsea boots and carrying the Kusanagi Sword, prompting Naruto to stop fighting and ask what he was doing there.

Naruto and Sasuke teamed up against Pain, using their knowledge of the Six Paths to eliminate the Preta Path and pressure the remaining enemies. As rain fell over the battlefield, Sasuke climbed onto a platform Naruto made and began charging a powerful jutsu.

• Naruto excitedly welcomed Sasuke, who wiped dirt from his face, before Pain attacked them with Shinra Tensei.
• Sasuke sent a Great Dragon Fire into the sky while Naruto distracted Pain, then Sasuke charged the Preta Path with Chidori.
• Naruto burst from underground and struck the Preta Path with a Big Ball Rasengan, leaving Pain unable to absorb their ninjutsu.
• Naruto and Sasuke battled the remaining Pains while Jiraiya's toads kept the Loli Path's summons at bay.
• Naruto used Earth Release to raise Sasuke onto a tall platform, where Sasuke gathered power and announced his ultimate jutsu.

Sasuke devastated the Pains with Lightning Release: Kirin, but Deva Path transformed into Super Deva Path. Meihui warned Naruto and Sasuke that the stronger opponent posed a deadly threat, leaving them facing a difficult fight.

• Sasuke summoned a Kirin made of lightning and struck the Pains, overwhelming them despite Deva Path's Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto praised Sasuke, who boasted while Deva Path struggled in the wreckage.
• Meihui noticed Deva Path's clothes burst apart as he transformed into Super Deva Path.
• Naruto and Sasuke recognized the change in Deva Path's aura and moved away.
• Meihui warned Naruto and Sasuke to take the fight seriously, then knocked Naruto on the head for brushing off her warning.

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke fought Super Deva Path, whose Shinra Tensei grew faster and stronger as the battle went on. After Sasuke used Amaterasu and Naruto drew Super Deva Path's attention, Meihui intervened, leaving Pain pressured by their teamwork and Meihui's sudden appearances.

• Super Deva Path blasted Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke away with Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto and Sasuke charged him again, but he repelled them with faster, stronger attacks.
• Meihui ordered Naruto and Sasuke to attack together, but Super Deva Path dodged Sasuke's kick and threw him into Naruto.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and used Amaterasu, forcing Super Deva Path to repel the black flames with Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto tried to sneak attack during the opening, but Super Deva Path dodged and thrust Black Rods at him.
• Meihui intervened with a Shuriken and Rasengan, forcing Super Deva Path to abandon his attack and evade.

Meihui, Naruto, and Sasuke used Flying Thunder God and coordinated attacks to strike Super Deva Path, damaging Yahiko’s body. Nagato retaliated by casting Planetary Devastation, creating a growing meteor.

• Meihui teleported around Super Deva Path with Flying Thunder God to evade Shinra Tensei and set up an opening.
• Meihui used Flying Thunder God Mutual Instantaneous Rotation Technique to bring Super Deva Path into Naruto and Sasuke’s prepared attacks.
• Naruto and Sasuke struck Super Deva Path, then retreated before he could counterattack.
• Nagato lamented the damage to Yahiko’s body and unleashed Planetary Devastation, forming a gravitational sphere that began drawing in surrounding objects.

Nagato used Planetary Devastation against Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui, while Jiraiya tried to help and was sent away by the younger fighters. Meihui teleported the massive meteor away, leaving the battle against Super Deva Path unresolved.

• Tsunade ordered Jiraiya to check on Naruto, Sasuke, and Meihui, but the three told him to fall back.
• Jiraiya returned to Tsunade, lamenting that Konoha's younger generation had dismissed him.
• Meihui asked Naruto and Sasuke to hold off Super Deva Path while she prepared to teleport away the meteor.
• Naruto and Sasuke fought Super Deva Path as Naruto questioned him incessantly.
• Meihui placed marked kunai around the meteor and used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to teleport it away.

Meihui teleported away the meteor, while Naruto and Sasuke continued fighting the exhausted Super Deva Path. Sasuke's Sharingan Genjutsu failed against the Rinnegan, and Meihui returned to see him glaring at it.

• Meihui used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to teleport away the meteor, foiling Nagato's plan to detonate it.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Super Deva Path with a Great Fireball and a Rasengan, but he repelled them with Shinra Tensei.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded taijutsu and weapon blows with Super Deva Path as all three fighters grew battered and tired.
• Sasuke tried to use Sharingan Genjutsu on Super Deva Path, but it had no effect because he possessed the Rinnegan.
• Naruto caught Sasuke's sword and blocked Super Deva Path's black rod, then scolded Sasuke for spacing out.
• Meihui returned and laughed when she saw Sasuke glaring at Super Deva Path's Rinnegan with his Sharingan.

Meihui joined Naruto and Sasuke in their battle against Super Deva Path, restraining him so Sasuke could land a strike while Naruto struggled to master the Spiral Shuriken. Super Deva Path broke free and blasted Meihui and Sasuke away, leaving Naruto frustrated and guilty over his repeated failures.

• Meihui told Naruto and Sasuke that Super Deva Path was only a puppet and urged them to finish the fight quickly.
• Meihui joined Naruto and Sasuke, turning the battle against Super Deva Path into a one-sided assault.
• Meihui used the Three-Way Seal to pin Super Deva Path down, and Sasuke pierced his chest with the Lightning Release-infused Kusanagi Sword.
• Naruto failed several times to use the Spiral Shuriken that Meihui had taught him.
• Super Deva Path broke free and unleashed a Great Shinra Tensei that blasted Meihui and Sasuke away, while Naruto blamed himself for missing their chance.

Naruto struggled to master a technique while Meihui and Sasuke fought Super Deva Path. Meihui left Naruto with Sasuke to prepare a new ice technique, then unleashed it against their enemy.

• Naruto failed repeatedly to control the violent chakra and blamed himself for being unable to help Meihui and Sasuke.
• Meihui comforted Naruto, then created a clone and ordered him and Sasuke to hold off Super Deva Path while he prepared a powerful move.
• Meihui decided to combine Water Release with the Ice-Ice Fruit power he had received from his system.
• Meihui and seven clones took positions around Super Deva Path and used Water Dragon Bullet before freezing the dragons into ice.
• Meihui launched his Eight Trigrams Azure Dragon Ice Spiral, sending eight enormous ice dragons spiraling toward Super Deva Path.

Meihui froze Super Deva Path with his new ninjutsu but held back from shattering the ice, wary of provoking Nagato. After Nagato sensed Yahiko’s body had been sealed, Itachi and Meihui arrived at his hideout, where Nagato realized he had no chance against Meihui.

• Meihui froze Super Deva Path with Eight Trigrams Azure Dragon Ice Spiral and decided not to shatter the ice, fearing Nagato’s response.
• Naruto admired Meihui’s strength while Sasuke grumbled about how powerful he had become.
• Nagato coughed up blood and told Konan that Yahiko’s body had been sealed.
• Nagato sensed a visitor, and Itachi entered his hideout and revealed that someone from Nagato’s clan had told him about Nagato’s identity.
• Meihui arrived at the hideout, and Nagato recognized him as the fellow clansman Itachi had mentioned and accepted that he could not defeat him.

Meihui tried to negotiate with Nagato by claiming an old man with the Rinnegan had told him about Akatsuki and the shinobi world's future. Nagato briefly lowered his guard, but attacked Meihui after mistaking his smile for a smirk, leaving Meihui furious.

• Itachi found Nagato's hiding place, and Meihui arrived and asked Nagato to talk while Itachi left them alone.
• Meihui offered to return the body Nagato had been using, but Nagato stopped Konan from responding and demanded to know who Meihui was and what he knew.
• Meihui claimed an old man with eyes like Nagato's had revealed the future and Akatsuki's secrets to him in a dream.
• Nagato considered that the old man might be his great-uncle and lowered the hand holding a mechanical missile.
• Nagato saw Meihui smile, assumed he had smirked, and struck him in the stomach with the missile.
• Nagato explained that he had attacked because Meihui had smirked, and Meihui angrily protested.

Meihui challenged Nagato's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts and cast the world into Genjutsu, reminding him of Akatsuki's original purpose. Nagato began doubting his path and whether Madara Uchiha had manipulated him.

• Nagato asked Meihui who had taught him about the Rinnegan, and Meihui suggested it was the Sage of Six Paths.
• Meihui questioned whether Nagato's plan to create peace through imposed suffering was right.
• Meihui reminded Nagato that Akatsuki had been founded to bring hope, not spread darkness.
• Meihui suggested Madara Uchiha might have used Nagato as a pawn.
• Nagato recalled Yahiko and began doubting his plan and the power he had trusted.

Meihui released Nagato and Konan after challenging Nagato’s convictions, then left with Konoha victorious. Back in Amegakure, Nagato confronted Obito about his identity and goals and attacked him, revealing that he had turned against him.

• Meihui took the frozen Super Deva Path to Nagato, thawed him, and left after Nagato chose not to attack.
• Nagato questioned his beliefs after seeing Yahiko’s corpse, while Konan comforted him and the two departed with Yahiko’s body.
• Meihui returned to Konoha, which had won a decisive victory, unaware that Nagato planned to confront Obito.
• Obito confronted Nagato in Amegakure and claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but Nagato called him a liar and questioned his vision of peace.
• Nagato summoned a clone to attack Obito, who evaded it by turning intangible and realized Nagato had discovered the truth.

Nagato and Konan confronted Obito, and Nagato gambled his life on a desperate attack after Konan's Explosive Tags failed to finish him. The chapter ended with the Chakra Dragon striking Obito again, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Nagato and Konan attacked Obito, with Konan using Explosive Tags to keep him from reaching Nagato.
• Konan exhausted her chakra detonating hundreds of billions of Explosive Tags, but Obito survived with one arm lost and his mask shattered.
• Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's Chakra Dragon, but Obito evaded it by revealing he had deliberately ended his intangibility early.
• Nagato recalled Yahiko and the Akatsuki's beginnings, then roared as the dissipated Chakra Dragon suddenly reformed and passed through Obito.

Obito survived Nagato’s final attack, killed Konan, and took Nagato’s Rinnegan. Kabuto Yakushi then proposed an alliance with Obito using his improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, which left the shinobi world on the verge of chaos.

• Nagato died after his chakra dragon struck Obito, leaving Konan grieving beside his corpse.
• Obito reappeared, killed Konan, and took both of Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Kabuto Yakushi emerged from Ryūchi Cave after mastering Senjutsu and later approached Obito with a partnership proposal.
• Kabuto Yakushi showed Obito coffins containing powerful resurrected shinobi, including Nagato, the Third Raikage, and Deidara.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed Madara Uchiha in another coffin, and Obito agreed to discuss the alliance.

Meihui returned to Konoha with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sasuke’s companions, while Itachi stayed behind because of Danzo. At the village gate, Sasuke rejected Sakura’s advance and showed concern for Karin, as Danzo watched Meihui from the shadows and Meihui began planning to deal with him.

• Meihui found Itachi waiting with Naruto and Sasuke, but Itachi decided to stay behind because of Danzo.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha with Meihui, Naruto, Suigetsu, Jūgo, and Karin, while Itachi remained behind.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and others welcomed the group at Konoha’s gate.
• Sakura rushed to embrace and kiss Sasuke, but Karin pulled her away.
• Sasuke told Sakura not to do that again because he did not want Karin to misunderstand, and Sakura apologized and stepped aside.
• Danzo watched Meihui from the shadows with murderous intent, and Meihui resolved to come after him in a few days.

Meihui plotted to deal with Danzo and sent him a taunting letter, while Tsunade warned Meihui not to take his plans too far. Danzo's Root operatives went after Meihui at home, where Shizuku defeated them, and Meihui returned to find them sprawled on the floor.

• Danzo raged over Hiruzen's departure and coveted Sasuke and Naruto for his own purposes.
• Meihui discussed getting rid of Danzo with Sasuke, who agreed to help, then sent Danzo a letter meant to provoke him.
• Danzo ordered Yamanaka Fū to take several Root members and teach Meihui a lesson.
• Tsunade summoned Meihui, scolded him for stirring up trouble, and warned him not to go too far.
• Root members found Shizuku at Meihui's house and tried to capture her, but she beat them.
• Meihui returned home and found the Root members defeated while Shizuku calmly drank tea.

Meihui returned home to find Shizuku had beaten Danzo’s Root operatives, then sent them away with a threat for Danzo. Yamanaka Fū delivered the message, leaving Danzo furious and wondering who Shizuku was.

• Shizuku beat the Root operatives Danzo sent to capture Meihui, then pretended to be a frightened, helpless young woman when Meihui returned.
• Meihui kicked Yamanaka Fū awake and ordered him to leave with the others, warning him to tell Danzo to prepare for his grave.
• Yamanaka Fū reported the mission’s failure and Meihui’s threat to Danzo.
• Danzo flew into a rage, beat Yamanaka Fū, and wondered who the powerful woman at Meihui’s home was.

Danzo punished Yamanaka Fū for the failed mission, then ordered Torune Aburame to investigate Meihui Uzumaki. Meihui barged into Root and confronted Danzo about visiting his house.

• Danzo whipped Yamanaka Fū for failing his mission, but Fū interpreted the punishment as proof of Danzo’s care and gratitude.
• Danzo dismissed Fū, ordered Torune Aburame to investigate Meihui Uzumaki’s protection, and told Torune to reapply Fū’s Root Cursed Seal.
• Danzo reflected on his rivalry with Hiruzen and planned to deal with Meihui, control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and take control of Sasuke.
• A Root member told Danzo that Meihui Uzumaki had arrived and demanded to see him.
• Meihui entered Root carrying a Root member, and Danzo’s people rushed to protect him.
• Meihui tossed the Root member aside and asked Danzo why he had been at Meihui’s house.

Meihui confronted Danzo about Root agents entering his home, then unsettled him by quoting a private oath Danzo had shared only with Hiruzen. Danzo spent the night trying to discover how Meihui knew the words and decided to have him killed, while Torune Aburame reported that no one was secretly protecting him.

• Meihui accused Danzo of sending Root agents to his house, and Danzo denied knowing about it while promising an explanation.
• Danzo accused Meihui of invading Root headquarters and injuring his subordinates, but Meihui mocked Root and praised it as Konoha’s sword.
• Meihui repeated Danzo’s private words about being leaves in sunlight and roots in darkness, then vanished with Flying Thunder God when Danzo demanded to know who he was.
• Danzo brooded over the words all night and concluded that Meihui had to die, despite the Hokage’s protection.
• Torune Aburame reported that no one was secretly protecting Meihui, and Danzo resolved to move against him.