Chapter Summaries

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.

After Meihui escaped Danzo’s assassination attempt, Danzo searched for him and several others, then went looking for Tsunade but found Jiraiya handling the Hokage’s paperwork. Back at Root, Danzo received a visit from a strange summoning beast claiming to bring a message from Meihui.

• Meihui left Danzo frustrated and went home to sleep while Danzo brooded through the night and decided to have him killed.
• Torune Aburame led Danzo’s men to Meihui’s home, but the sleeping target was only a Shadow Clone, and Torune found no trace of him.
• Danzo learned that Meihui, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha were missing and suspected they had left the village.
• Danzo went to reprimand Tsunade but found Jiraiya working in the Hokage’s Office while Tsunade was away, so he left without delivering his complaint.
• A messenger told Danzo that a beast claiming to be Meihui Uzumaki’s Summoning Beast had come to deliver a message, and Danzo noticed its unusual appearance and chicken feet.

Danzo received Meihui Uzumaki’s challenge to fight at the border of the Land of Fire and planned to use the confrontation to seize power in Konoha. Meihui prepared Naruto and Sasuke to face Danzo while he and Itachi handled the rest, leaving Shizuku worried about the limited time remaining.

• A Chicken Summoning Beast delivered Meihui Uzumaki’s challenge to Danzo, mocked his tea, and named the border of the Land of Fire as the meeting place.
• Danzo dismissed the possibility that Meihui could defeat him and imagined using him to control Naruto, take Sasuke’s Sharingan, and become the Sixth Hokage.
• Meihui discussed Danzo’s likely move with Naruto and Sasuke and assigned them to fight Danzo while he and Itachi dealt with the rest.
• Shizuku privately worried that there was little time left, while Meihui fretted about Danzo’s Shisui Mangekyo Sharingan and his own safety.

Meihui laid traps to humiliate Danzo’s advancing Root squad, while Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto watched. Danzo fell into a trap filled with feces and furiously called for Meihui to come out.

• Meihui buried traps containing nails, glass shards, and skunks as Itachi and Sasuke questioned how far he was going.
• Danzo dismissed Yamanaka Fū’s concerns, spotted the traps, and ordered Root members to dismantle them.
• Root members triggered the skunk traps, and Meihui explained how the traps were designed to catch them off guard.
• Danzo stepped into a hidden trap, found his foot covered in feces, and shouted for Meihui Uzumaki to come out.

Meihui Uzumaki humiliated Danzo, then ambushed him when the two clashed. The fight left Danzo flying after Meihui struck before he could undo the seal on his right arm.

• Meihui made Danzo wash off dog droppings and mocked him.
• Danzo ordered the Root members to capture Meihui, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Itachi joined the fight against them.
• Meihui used Flying Thunder God to block Danzo's escape and force him to fight.
• Danzo announced he would undo the seal on his right arm, but Meihui punched him before he could act.

Meihui and Sasuke fought Danzo and his Root guards, and Sasuke discovered Danzo's arm was covered in stolen Sharingan. Danzo survived Sasuke's Amaterasu and nearly took Sasuke's eyes, but Meihui intervened and broke his hand.

• Meihui surprised Danzo with a punch, then watched as Danzo removed the seal covering his Sharingan-filled arm.
• Sasuke saw Danzo's arm, realized what it meant, and charged him with Chidori, but Danzo stopped him with Wind Release: Vacuum Wave.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu on Danzo, while Meihui struck Yamanaka Fū with a Rasengan when Fū and Aburame Torune became distracted.
• Danzo reappeared unharmed and reached for Sasuke's eyes, but Meihui used Flying Thunder God to arrive in time and break Danzo's hand.

Meihui tried to protect Sasuke from Danzo while Torune Aburame kept him from intervening. Meihui teleported Sasuke away from Danzo’s Wood Release attack, but branches had already pierced Sasuke, leaving him wounded.

• Meihui intercepted Danzo’s attack on Sasuke and crushed Danzo’s hand, then tried to stop Sasuke from rushing back into the fight.
• Torune Aburame blocked Meihui and exposed his body’s poisonous insects, preventing Meihui from reaching Sasuke safely.
• Sasuke charged Danzo with Chidori as Danzo pretended to be recovering, but Danzo transformed his broken hand into a tree that blocked the attack.
• Danzo used Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs against Sasuke, and Meihui teleported behind him and tried to bring him to safety.
• Meihui moved Sasuke to the kunai’s location, but branches had already pierced Sasuke’s body and blood ran down them.

Danzo attacked Sasuke, prompting Itachi and Naruto to retaliate with powerful techniques. Danzo used Izanagi to survive their assaults, but his forces were nearly wiped out and he was left facing both enraged opponents.

• Danzo impaled Sasuke and revealed that Itachi had helped him obtain the Sharingan on his arm.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to torture Danzo, but Danzo escaped by activating Izanagi.
• Itachi attacked Danzo with Clone Explosion, using up another of Danzo's revivals.
• Naruto predicted Danzo's reappearance and struck him with Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, costing Danzo another revival.
• Itachi incapacitated Torune with genjutsu, leaving Danzo nearly without troops as he faced Itachi and Naruto.

Meihui healed Sasuke after Danzo wounded him, then Naruto and Sasuke attacked Danzo while Meihui watched from the sidelines. After Danzo revived and realized he could not defeat them directly, he summoned Baku and prepared to take the initiative.

• Meihui removed the projectiles from Sasuke and healed him with a Senzu Bean.
• Naruto and Sasuke charged Danzo with Rasengan and Chidori, blasting him to ash.
• Danzo revived, checked his Sharingan wristwatch, and realized Naruto and Sasuke would wear him down.
• Danzo spotted Torune Aburame on the ground and summoned Baku.
• Meihui decided to keep watching as Danzo began to take the fight seriously.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Danzo, whose Baku and revival armor failed to stop them. Sasuke awakened Susanoo and continued confronting Danzo while Meihui watched and joked with Naruto.

• Meihui backed away as Danzo summoned Baku, which sucked in Sasuke’s Great Dragon Fire and was killed.
• Naruto and Sasuke combined Rasenshuriken with Kagutsuchi, using up another charge of Danzo’s revival armor.
• Sasuke manifested Susanoo, seized Danzo, and demanded to know why he had mistreated the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzo revived after Sasuke crushed him, then sneaked up and broke his kunai against Sasuke’s Susanoo.
• Meihui laughed at Danzo’s failed attack and reassured Naruto that he could become powerful too.
• Naruto teased Meihui about his wife, and Meihui told him to get lost.

Sasuke fought Danzo after his Susanoo failed to finish him, while Danzo plotted to use Torune’s poisonous insects against Sasuke. Torune woke and disrupted the plan, only for Danzo to admit he had aimed the attack at him.

• Sasuke struck Danzo with Susanoo, badly tearing his face and making Danzo realize Sasuke intended to kill him.
• Danzo charged Sasuke with a wind-infused kunai after Susanoo vanished, and the two fought with their blades.
• Danzo edged closer to Torune while fighting, hoping to use an attack on Torune’s insect-filled body to spread poison.
• Torune woke, dodged Danzo’s Vacuum Sphere, and rushed to help Sasuke by forcing him back.
• When Torune asked if Danzo was all right, Danzo angrily admitted that he had aimed the attack at Torune.