Ch. 161Have I Really Grown Old?

Meihui and Itachi removed Torune Aburame from the fight while Sasuke battled Danzo, whose dwindling chakra and Sharingan left him struggling to keep up. Danzo unleashed Wood Release: Tree Root Burial, but Meihui rescued Sasuke and Danzo was caught by his own attack.

  • Danzo ordered Torune Aburame into the battle, so Meihui told Itachi to stop him.
  • Itachi used genjutsu and Susanoo to capture Torune Aburame, and Meihui used Flying Thunder God to take them away.
  • Sasuke pierced Danzo, who used a substitution to survive and realized his chakra and Sharingan were running low.
  • Danzo used Wood Release: Tree Root Burial against Sasuke, but Meihui teleported Sasuke out of danger.
  • Danzo was swallowed by his own tree and reappeared furious, feeling that he had grown old and could no longer keep up.

Ch. 162Danzo's last words (I)

Meihui beat Danzo while questioning him about the rumors he spread against Meihui and Naruto as children. Danzo used another resurrection and had three left as Meihui continued the interrogation.

  • Danzo realized he was losing and vowed to take Uchiha down with him, but Meihui called Sasuke back.
  • Meihui dodged Danzo's ninjutsu and gouged out his eye, causing him to use another resurrection.
  • Meihui attacked Danzo and asked why he had spread rumors that Meihui and Naruto were Demon Foxes.
  • Danzo claimed he had acted to protect the Jinchūriki and the Fourth Hokage's children, but Meihui challenged his excuses and beat him further.

Ch. 163Danzo's Last Words (Part Two)

Meihui killed Danzo after overpowering him and preventing his final attempt to take everyone down with him. He sealed Danzo’s body, took Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and left Sasuke impressed and uneasy about his swordsmanship.

  • Danzo charged Meihui with a Vacuum Blade, but Meihui used the Kusanagi Sword to cut off Danzo’s head.
  • Danzo revived for his final life, and Meihui gouged out his right eye again.
  • Danzo used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, but Meihui stopped it with Sealing Sword Art: Frost Draw and froze him.
  • Meihui placed Danzo’s corpse in the Scroll of Seals and took Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Naruto teased Sasuke about his chances against Meihui, and Sasuke admitted he could not match Meihui’s sword techniques.

Ch. 164Petty clowns

Meihui returned to Konoha and faced Tsunade and the elders over Danzo’s death, denying any involvement while Tsunade shielded him. He intimidated Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura into resigning, leaving them under his control.

  • After Meihui returned to Konoha, ANBU summoned him to meet Tsunade, who confronted him about attacking Danzo.
  • Meihui pretended not to know what had happened to Danzo, and Tsunade said she had wrongly accused him.
  • Utatane Koharu demanded that Meihui’s memories be examined, but Tsunade refused and reminded the elders that she was Hokage.
  • Meihui overwhelmed Koharu and Mitokado Homura with his chakra and told them to kneel and retire.
  • Koharu and Homura agreed to relinquish their authority, surprising both Meihui and Tsunade.

Ch. 165The Raikage Suddenly Stirred Up Trouble

Killer B held a concert until Fourth Raikage A ordered him to stay in Kumogakure, then sent a scroll to Konoha to take advantage of its weakened state. Tsunade assigned Meihui Uzumaki to handle the Raikage’s move, and Meihui set off with Kakashi and Might Guy, only to realize he had forgotten Yamato.

  • Killer B performed for an enthusiastic crowd, but Fourth Raikage A interrupted and ordered him to train and remain in the village.
  • After hearing that the Akatsuki had attacked Konoha, A sent a subordinate there with a scroll.
  • Tsunade summoned Konoha’s Special Jōnin and Meihui Uzumaki, then asked them to respond to the Fourth Raikage’s demands.
  • Meihui chose Kakashi and Might Guy to accompany him and left after briefly explaining matters to Naruto.
  • Meihui realized during the journey that he had forgotten to bring Yamato.

Ch. 166An unwise choice

Meihui and his companions arrived at Kumogakure after the Raikage learned Konoha shinobi were approaching. Meihui provoked A upon meeting him, and the chapter ended with A attacking under his Lightning Armor.

  • A heard that suspected Konoha shinobi were nearing the Land of Lightning and went to Kumogakure's entrance with Killer B to meet them.
  • A grew impatient as Meihui and his companions traveled leisurely, then sent a messenger to bring them in.
  • Meihui marked the messenger and used Flying Thunder God to appear before A with Kakashi and Guy.
  • A recognized Meihui's jutsu, but Meihui insulted and taunted him until A flared his Lightning Armor and charged.

Ch. 167Damn It, Is This Genjutsu?

Meihui used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade Raikage A and Killer B, then attacked with an enchanted short sword that pierced A’s Lightning Armor. The chapter ended with A’s arm severed and the onlookers wary of Meihui.

  • Meihui evaded Raikage A’s attacks with the Flying Thunder God Technique and struck at him with a Rasengan, but A’s Lightning Armor held firm.
  • Meihui attacked A again, but Killer B blocked the kunai with a tentacle and marked its severed tail with the Flying Thunder God mark.
  • Meihui enchanted a short sword with sealing, Wind Release, Lightning Release, and ice techniques to overcome A’s defenses.
  • Meihui cut through A’s Lightning Armor and severed his arm, leaving the onlookers wary of him.

Ch. 168Dig, dig, dig

Meihui defeated A and Killer B with a freezing technique after A lost an arm. Meanwhile, Kabuto was exposed as the person who dug up Konoha's cemetery, though he fled before anyone could catch him.

  • Meihui cut off A's arm, and A resolved to fight him with Killer B despite B's attempt to calm him down.
  • A and Killer B attacked Meihui together, but he froze them with Ultimate Icebound Super Time Capsule Spiral Roar, Form Four.
  • Tsunade ordered an investigation after someone dug up Konoha's cemetery.
  • Kabuto was revealed as the grave robber, and he fled after an angry man learned his father's grave had been dug up.

Ch. 169Baffled Fruit on a Baffled Tree

Meihui froze Raikage A and Killer B despite the Eight-Tails’ attempt to break them free, then demanded that Kumogakure pay a ransom for their return. He waited with Kakashi as a Kumogakure ninja hurried off to deliver the demand.

  • Gyuki warned Killer B that Meihui’s sealing technique was too powerful and urged him to escape with A.
  • Killer B and Gyuki gathered chakra to break the ice, but their blast left it completely unmarked.
  • Meihui stopped watching the trapped A and Killer B and summoned a Kumogakure ninja.
  • Meihui told the ninja to inform Kumogakure’s leaders that he held the Raikage and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and would demand a ransom.
  • The ninja rushed away to report, while Meihui told Kakashi to wait for the payment.

Ch. 170A Shameless Man

After Meihui captured Raikage A and Killer B, Kumogakure's leaders agreed to negotiate their release rather than risk another fight. Meihui secured rare ninjutsu and unusual items, along with a promise of one thousand taels of gold, before leaving with Kakashi and Might Guy.

  • Kumogakure's senior officials held an emergency meeting and decided to ransom Raikage A and Killer B rather than challenge the Konoha ninja.
  • Salem led officials to the village gates and asked Meihui what conditions he wanted for the captives' return.
  • Meihui asked for two thousand taels of gold, then accepted rare ninjutsu and unusual items when Kumogakure could not pay, leaving the village owing one thousand taels of gold.
  • Salem called Meihui shameless, and he departed with Kakashi and Might Guy carrying Kumogakure's spoils.

Ch. 171Returning to the Village

Meihui returned to Konoha with Kakashi and Might Guy after forcing Kumogakure to pay for its captives, unaware that the village was locked down over a grave robbery. At the Hokage's Office, Tsunade told him Konoha's cemetery had been dug up, and Meihui suspected Kabuto Yakushi was responsible.

  • Meihui handed Kumogakure its captives in exchange for money, then removed the ice encasing the two men.
  • Meihui, Kakashi, and Might Guy hurried back to Konoha and passed through the gate guarded by Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki.
  • Meihui told Tsunade he had secured the agreement by beating up and threatening Kumogakure's strongest fighters.
  • Tsunade revealed that someone had dug up Konoha's cemetery, and Meihui suspected Kabuto Yakushi had robbed the graves.

Ch. 172Undercurrents stirring

Kabuto Yakushi joined Obito Uchiha in preparing to start a war against the Shinobi World, while Meihui stayed in Konoha and returned home to Shizuku. The chapter ended with Shizuku scolding Meihui for being away and refusing to hear his explanation.

  • Kabuto Yakushi met Obito Uchiha after digging up graves and reported that he had gathered almost everything needed for the war.
  • Obito told Kabuto Yakushi to use White Zetsu as the sacrifices for Impure World Reincarnation, then left to prepare his declaration of war.
  • Meihui chose not to act against Kabuto Yakushi because the war had not started and Naruto and Sasuke were growing stronger.
  • Meihui returned home and found Shizuku upset that he had been away.
  • Shizuku grabbed Meihui by the ear, demanded that he admit what he had done wrong, and covered her ears when he struggled to answer.

Ch. 173Kabuto Yakushi's arrogance

Kabuto Yakushi grew arrogant after robbing graves in Konoha, while the other major ninja villages connected the grave robberies to the forbidden technique that could revive the dead. Tsunade received an invitation to a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, just as Meihui had predicted.

  • Kabuto Yakushi boasted that he would soon catch up to Orochimaru after successfully robbing graves in Konoha.
  • Elders in several major ninja villages suspected the grave robberies were linked to Konoha's forbidden technique and arranged a joint meeting in the Land of Iron.
  • Tsunade scolded the drowsy Meihui Uzumaki for not taking the crisis seriously.
  • Meihui predicted that the villages would organize a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.
  • An ANBU messenger delivered the summit invitation, and Meihui claimed credit for predicting it.

Ch. 174The Five Kage Summit (Part One)

The Five Kage gathered in the Land of Iron to discuss grave robberies and the possibility that Konoha’s forbidden resurrection technique was involved. As suspicion fell toward Konoha, Obito and Kabuto prepared to use the summit as the moment to begin the Shinobi World War.

  • Kabuto told Obito that the Five Kage Summit was underway and said it was time to start the Shinobi World War, but Obito left without discussion.
  • Meihui and Tsunade joined the summit in the Land of Iron, where Mifune presided over the gathered Kage and their guards.
  • Meihui surveyed the attendees, recognized Gaara as Kazekage, and drew Mei Terumi’s attention with his staring.
  • A asked Tsunade whether Konoha possessed a forbidden technique to resurrect the dead, and Tsunade admitted that it did.
  • A questioned whether Konoha was behind the grave robberies, while the other Kage recognized his attempt to shift suspicion onto the village.

Ch. 175Five Kage Summit (Part Two)

At the Five Kage Summit, Meihui intimidated the Raikage A after Tsunade identified Kabuto Yakushi as the one robbing the villages’ graves. The other Kage watched A’s humiliation and began considering how to draw closer to Konoha.

  • Tsunade tried to calm the Kage and said Kabuto Yakushi, a former subordinate of Orochimaru, had been robbing their villages’ graves.
  • A criticized Konoha and boasted that Kumogakure had produced no rogue ninja, prompting Meihui to mock him.
  • Meihui’s pressure reminded A of their earlier confrontation, and A realized he could not stand up to him.
  • Meihui continued to taunt and pressure A until the Raikage sweated and nervously asked what Meihui planned to do.

Ch. 176Five Kage Summit (Part Three)

Meihui eased his pressure on Raikage A and helped Tsunade respond to Ōnoki’s demand for Konoha’s secrets. The summit discussed how to counter Impure World Reincarnation before an orange-masked figure appeared.

  • Meihui released Raikage A from his pressure, then complained that he had missed a chance to get another payout.
  • Ōnoki urged Konoha to reveal how to counter Impure World Reincarnation, blaming the village for producing a rogue ninja.
  • Meihui whispered a suggestion to Tsunade, who calmed down and agreed to it.
  • Meihui identified Kabuto Yakushi as the likely grave robber and said Impure World Reincarnation was weakened by Sealing Jutsu.
  • A figure in a Red Cloud Robe and an orange Spiral Mask appeared through a ripple in space and asked to join the summit.

Ch. 177Five Kage Summit (IV)

Meihui mocked the man claiming to be Madara Uchiha at the Five Kage Summit and revealed that he knew the man’s real identity was Obito. After Obito declared war and left, the Five Kage began organizing the Allied Forces while Obito mourned Rin in hiding.

  • Obito presented the Eye of the Moon Plan and demanded that the Five Kage hand over the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, but they refused and challenged his vision of peace.
  • Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Meihui mocked him and called out the name Obito, rattling him before he left the conference room.
  • Ōnoki asked Meihui who the intruder was, and Meihui said the man was using Madara Uchiha’s identity as a disguise.
  • Tsunade praised Meihui, then punched him out of the conference room after he called her an old lady.
  • The Five Kage began organizing the Allied Forces while Obito hid and grieved for Rin, and White Zetsu and Black Zetsu discussed his distress.

Ch. 178Five Kage Summit (Part Five)

The Five Kage organized the Allied Shinobi Forces and assigned Meihui Uzumaki and others to protect the two jinchūriki on Turtle Island. Meanwhile, Obito recovered from his breakdown, and Black Zetsu informed Kabuto Yakushi that Obito had an army of a hundred thousand White Zetsu.

  • The Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Land of Iron formed the Allied Shinobi Forces and arranged their troops into special units and four frontline divisions.
  • The Kage decided to shelter the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails jinchūriki on Turtle Island and sent Meihui Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Yamato, Omoi, and Karui to protect them.
  • After the summit ended, the five Kage returned home to prepare for war.
  • Obito emerged from his isolation, punched White Zetsu into a wall, and left using Kamui.
  • Black Zetsu told Kabuto Yakushi about Obito's army of a hundred thousand White Zetsu, and Kabuto joked about giving Obito emo literature.

Ch. 179Setting out for Turtle Island

Naruto and his companions traveled to Kumogakure to meet Killer B and continue their mission to build friendly relations between the villages. After Meihui inspired Killer B to start writing new rap lyrics during the journey, the group reached Turtle Island.

  • Tsunade sent Naruto to Kumogakure to learn from Killer B, with Meihui, Kakashi, Yamato, and Might Guy assigned to accompany him.
  • Meihui and Shizuku joined the party and openly showed affection on the way, irritating the other travelers.
  • Killer B greeted the group with Omoi and Karui, and Naruto introduced Meihui and Shizuku as his older brother and sister-in-law.
  • While they traveled on a flying summoning beast, Meihui rapped along with Killer B's song and gave him inspiration for new lyrics.
  • Killer B went into his mental space to write songs while Gyuki watched, and the group reached Turtle Island before nightfall.

Ch. 180Special Training Begins

After landing on Turtle Island, Meihui had Yamato build a wooden house while Killer B arrived to begin Naruto’s special training. Killer B challenged Naruto’s brother, Meihui, to a fight, then hurried away with Naruto after recognizing him as the man he had failed to defeat before.

  • Killer B arrived with a new song, but found that everyone had gone off to do their own things.
  • Meihui led Yamato to a suitable spot, where Yamato used Wood Release to build a house.
  • Killer B announced that he would teach Naruto how to become a perfect jinchuriki.
  • Naruto asked whether Killer B could beat his brother, and Killer B confidently accepted the challenge.
  • Meihui stepped forward, and Killer B recognized him as Naruto’s brother and quickly left with Naruto.
  • Naruto’s special training began.
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