Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya fought Pain with Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders, but the Preta Path absorbed his strongest attacks. The chapter ended with the Loli Path summoning Panda to block Jiraiya’s hair attack.

• The Human Path rushed Jiraiya, but Jiraiya kicked him away while Fukasaku and Shima bickered on his shoulders.
• Jiraiya used Sage Art: Goemon, but the Preta Path absorbed the attack.
• Jiraiya struck the Preta Path with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, which the Preta Path absorbed before belching.
• The Human Path tried to ambush Jiraiya, but Fukasaku warned him and created an opening with a smoke bomb.
• Jiraiya used Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon, but the Loli Path summoned Panda to block the attack.

Jiraiya and Fukasaku realized Pain’s bodies shared vision, so they fled and discussed how to counter them. Shima proposed using a genjutsu that required her and Jiraiya to sing a duet, leaving Jiraiya surprised.

• Jiraiya’s attacks failed against the summoning panda, and he realized the Pains could anticipate attacks from their shared vision.
• Jiraiya and Fukasaku fled while discussing the Pains’ identical Rinnegan and the body that absorbed ninjutsu.
• Fukasaku advised Jiraiya to stay calm and focus on defeating the Pains one at a time.
• Shima suggested using a genjutsu that Jiraiya’s enemies did not know about.
• Shima complained that using the technique meant singing a duet with Jiraiya, who reacted with disbelief.

Jiraiya and the Toad Sages trapped three Pains with a song-based genjutsu and defeated them, but the Naraka Path ambushed Jiraiya as he walked away.

• Jiraiya asked Fukasaku and Shima to use their song-based genjutsu while he fought the Pains in the passage.
• Jiraiya used a Great Fireball to force the Preta Path, Human Path, and Animal Path out of position, trapping the Human Path in an Underworld Swamp and kicking the Animal Path into a wall.
• Fukasaku and Shima completed their song and caught the three Pains in the Golden Binding Technique genjutsu.
• Jiraiya finished off the three trapped Pains, and Fukasaku and Shima rested after straining their throats.
• The Naraka Path appeared behind Jiraiya and ambushed him while he was distracted.

Jiraiya fought Pain’s newly revealed Paths, but their attack burned off his hair and their numbers kept growing. When the Deva Path appeared, Jiraiya recognized the face of his former student Yahiko.

• Fukasaku scolded Jiraiya after the Naraka Path’s attack sent him flying, but Jiraiya stood up unharmed in Sage Mode.
• Pain summoned the King of Hell, and the Animal Path joined the fight by firing a laser that burned off the top of Jiraiya’s hair.
• Jiraiya joked that Nagato should bring out all his Paths at once and declared he could fight ten of them.
• The Deva Path arrived with dramatic music and greeted Jiraiya, who stared at him and murmured, “Yahiko?”

Jiraiya discovered that all six Pains shared the Rinnegan and was overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks. Just as Pain moved to kill him, Meihui arrived using Flying Thunder God and confronted the Pains.

• Naraka Path used the King of Hell to restore the three Pains Jiraiya had defeated, and all six gathered to face him.
• Jiraiya learned that the six of them called themselves Pain and claimed to be God.
• The Pains overpowered Jiraiya, pinned him to a wall with a Black Rod, and separated him from Fukasaku and Shima.
• As Deva Path Pain thrust a Black Rod toward Jiraiya's heart, Meihui appeared and knocked it aside with a harpoon-shaped Kunai.
• Meihui formed a Rasengan, told Jiraiya he was strong, and challenged the Pains.

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.