Chapter Summaries

Yechen destroyed Danzo’s Impure World Reincarnation with soul-devouring ghost flames, then caught Orochimaru after he tried to escape. He broke Orochimaru’s arms and prepared to take him back, while Orochimaru tried to recruit him with a promise of immortality.

• Danzo charged Yechen, but Yechen blasted half his body away with a shuriken as Orochimaru watched in shock.
• Yechen used the Soul-Devouring Ghost Flame Technique to destroy Danzo’s soul and end his reanimation.
• Orochimaru fled, but Yechen caught up and kicked him through the trees into a crater.
• Orochimaru used the Snake Molting Technique to hide as a white snake, but Yechen exposed him with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yechen shattered both of Orochimaru’s arms and ordered him to come back, while Orochimaru offered to help Yechen achieve immortality.

Yechen used Kotoamatsukami to bring Orochimaru under his control and appointed him an Elder of the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace. He sent Orochimaru back to Konoha to regain Hiruzen Sarutobi’s trust and keep watch on the village elders while his laboratory was prepared.

• Yechen decided Orochimaru was too useful to discard but too untrustworthy to leave uncontrolled, so he used Kotoamatsukami on him.
• Yechen brought Orochimaru to the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace, showed him its wonders, and appointed him an Elder.
• Yechen assigned Orochimaru a research area and funding, with the condition that experiments cost no lives and human subjects consent.
• Orochimaru asked what he should do next, and Yechen told him to return to Konoha and regain Hiruzen Sarutobi’s trust.
• Orochimaru offered to act against Konoha’s elders, but Yechen told him to wait because they still served a purpose.

Yechen returned Orochimaru to Konoha and learned that Kushina Uzumaki was likely pregnant. While cultivating, he evolved his Gold Release and gained two powerful new techniques.

• Yechen teleported Orochimaru into Konoha, handed him over to Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya, then went home.
• Yechen visited Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, sensed Nine-Tails energy leaking from her, and suspected she was pregnant.
• Minato Namikaze told Yechen that Orochimaru would be confined for a month while the village publicly denied his defection.
• Yechen focused on cultivation and discovered that Advanced Three Body Technique could not evolve beyond level 99 until he advanced his cultivation.
• The system evolved Yechen's Gold Release: Ten Absolute Dominions into Golden Spear Formation Breaker, unlocking Earth-Splitting Golden Spear and Golden Thorn Forest.

After two months of secluded training, Yechen reached the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan stage and emerged to check on his allies and review the information his Shadow Clone had gathered. He learned that Konoha had released Orochimaru and that Orochimaru was now conducting experiments for the Gods Alliance.

• Yechen evolved Uchiha Flame Formation into Uchiha Great Fire Flame Formation, then continued training until his Mangekyō Sharingan became the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yechen ended his secluded training and reviewed his improved abilities, while his Byakugan remained at the four-turn stage.
• Yechen visited the four little ones in the Summoning Hall, found them content with their lives, and promised to take them out when he had time.
• Yechen emerged from the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace and absorbed the memories of his Shadow Clone.
• Yechen learned that Konoha had ended Orochimaru's confinement and imposed only token restrictions on him.
• Yechen learned that Kakuzu had supplied Orochimaru with laboratory equipment, and that Orochimaru had begun experiments to benefit the Gods Alliance.

After learning that Obito Uchiha had escaped a brief clash with Konoha, Yechen took a day off and went out for lunch. On the outskirts of the village, he caught and identified White Zetsu, who had been following him, and the chapter ended with White Zetsu confirming his identity.

• Yechen reviewed his Shadow Clone's memories of Obito Uchiha escaping Konoha's attempt to catch him and reasoned that Minato Namikaze would guard Kushina Uzumaki more carefully.
• Yechen slept in, ate ramen at Ichiraku, and wandered through Konoha.
• Yechen sensed someone following him and led the pursuer to a forest on the outskirts of the village.
• Yechen confronted the disguised figure and recognized him as White Zetsu through his mental perception.
• White Zetsu revealed his true form, praised Yechen for seeing through the disguise, and confirmed Yechen's guess.

Zetsu and Obito Uchiha approached Yechen to assess him and proposed cooperating to capture the Nine-Tails. Yechen neither accepted nor rejected their offer, and Obito and Zetsu departed.

• Zetsu appeared before Yechen, and Yechen called Obito Uchiha out of hiding.
• Obito Uchiha threatened to expose Yechen's secrets, including his control over the tailed beasts, after Zetsu's investigation uncovered evidence on Danzo's corpse.
• Obito Uchiha proposed working together to capture Kushina Uzumaki and said an opportunity would arise in a few months.
• Yechen pointed out the protection Minato Namikaze provided and gave no answer to Obito's offer.
• Obito Uchiha left using Kamui, and Zetsu sank underground beyond Yechen's perception.

Yechen told Minato Namikaze that the masked man intended to target Kushina Uzumaki and gave him a Child God Token, hoping to recruit him when he faced a difficult choice. Seven days later, the Gods Alliance discussed Kushina’s approaching childbirth and supported Yechen’s effort to gather the tailed beasts.

• Minato Namikaze arrived after the village barrier detected the masked man, and Yechen explained that the man wanted to seize the Nine-Tails.
• Minato questioned Yechen’s account but accepted a Child God Token after Yechen offered to help him in a future crisis.
• Minato recalled reports that Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki had received similar tokens and later gained Kage Level combat strength.
• Yechen spent the next seven days resting while the Gods Alliance held a meeting.
• The Gods Alliance discussed Kushina Uzumaki’s pregnancy and agreed to support Yechen’s efforts to gather the tailed beasts.

Yechen reviewed the Gods Alliance’s recruitment and support for Mei Terumi’s planned coup, then returned to secluded cultivation. Three months later, his skills and combat power had improved, though his cultivation technique remained at its second layer.

• Kakuzu recruited over a hundred low-ranking bounty hunters as peripheral members, while Elder Lei recruited Kumogakure shinobi for assessment as potential inner disciples.
• Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki gathered forces for a coup in Kirigakure, and Yechen promised support from the Gods Alliance, including money, manpower, and combat aid.
• Yechen resumed secluded cultivation as the Primordial Chaos Devouring Heaven Technique expanded his qi sea and brought him closer to a breakthrough.
• Over three months, Yechen evolved his genjutsu into Myriad-Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and advanced Wind Release: Wind Realm Freedom into Sky Domain: Aerial Realm.
• Yechen used up the energy converted by the Summoning Hall, raising his combat power to 5475 while remaining at the second layer of his cultivation technique.

Yechen returned to Konoha and learned that Obito Uchiha’s recent clashes with Anbu had prompted the village to tighten security ahead of Kushina Uzumaki’s childbirth. That night, Obito visited Yechen, who trapped him in the Myriad-Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and demonstrated the gap between them.

• Yechen entered Konoha and noticed heightened patrols and Anbu searching the village.
• Yechen learned from his Shadow Clone’s memories that Obito Uchiha had fought Anbu, prompting Konoha to increase security as Kushina Uzumaki’s delivery approached.
• Yechen suspected Obito would involve Zetsu in his plan and decided to prepare for the coming attack.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Yechen’s home late at night, and Yechen used a genjutsu to transform their surroundings into a sunlit meadow.
• Obito failed to escape Yechen’s Myriad-Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and realized Yechen had defeated him with a single look.

Obito Uchiha visited Yechen and proposed working together to capture the Nine-Tails, while Yechen realized the visit was meant to make Konoha distrust him and complicate its preparations. After Obito left, Shisui Uchiha and Konoha’s patrol squad came to Yechen’s home investigating the intrusion, and Shisui searched the courtyard before leaving with the patrol.

• Obito Uchiha asked Yechen to join him in taking the Nine-Tails during the Jinchuriki’s childbirth, and Yechen asked for a few days to decide.
• Obito Uchiha left using Kamui, and Yechen inferred that he had deliberately appeared at his home to arouse Konoha’s suspicions and keep Yechen away from guard duty.
• Konoha’s patrol squad and the Konoha Military Police Force arrived at Yechen’s gate after the Barrier Team detected an intruder nearby.
• Yechen claimed he had seen nothing, but Shisui Uchiha entered and searched the courtyard to show the patrol squad that no one was hiding there.
• Shisui Uchiha left with the others, and Yechen kicked him in the rear as he went.

Yechen learned that Kushina Uzumaki was close to giving birth and prepared to wait for Obito Uchiha to trigger Konoha’s traps before capturing the Nine-Tails. The Uchiha Clan agreed to help defend the village, and Uchiha Fugaku asked Yechen to stay behind after the meeting.

• Yechen received word from his Konoha Shadow Clone that Kushina Uzumaki was likely about to give birth.
• Yechen located Kushina Uzumaki at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s residence and found that his marked Anbu and Sarutobi Clan ninja were gathered at a different underground site.
• Yechen suspected Konoha had set up decoy and backup locations, and decided not to investigate so he would not draw the village’s attention.
• Uchiha Fugaku summoned Yechen to a meeting about cooperating with Konoha to prevent an attack during Kushina Uzumaki’s childbirth.
• The Uchiha Jonin unanimously agreed to work with the Konoha Patrol Unit, and Uchiha Fugaku called Yechen back after the meeting.

Yechen questioned Uchiha Fugaku about the village chaos, then sent a Shadow Clone to help defend Konoha while searching for Kushina Uzumaki. Obito Uchiha attacked a decoy hiding place and escaped after Zetsu confirmed that Kushina was not there.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Yechen whether he was connected to the chaos and warned him not to endanger the clan or its improving relations with the village.
• Yechen left the Meeting Room, sent a Shadow Clone to the village center, and went to Kushina Uzumaki’s hiding place at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s residence.
• Yechen found signs of a fight and used his Byakugan to confirm that Minato Namikaze had moved Kushina to another secluded location.
• Obito Uchiha invaded an underground decoy chamber, using his Mangekyo Sharingan and Wood Release to overpower the Anbu Ninja there.
• Zetsu searched the chamber while Obito’s attack distracted the Anbu, confirmed that the jinchūriki was absent, and escaped with Obito.

As Naruto was born, the weakened seal allowed the Nine-Tails to erupt, while Yechen waited nearby for Obito Uchiha to arrive. Kushina Uzumaki and the Anbu tried to contain the Nine-Tails as he fought against being sealed again.

• Minato Namikaze pursued Obito Uchiha through Konoha but could not locate him, while Obito attacked secret locations searching for Kushina Uzumaki.
• Yechen concealed himself near Kushina Uzumaki, waiting for Naruto's birth and planning to act when the Nine-Tails emerged.
• Naruto was born, and the seal weakened enough for the Nine-Tails' energy to surge out.
• The Anbu raised a barrier around Kushina Uzumaki, but the Nine-Tails' power made it tremble as Kushina began restoring the seal.
• The Nine-Tails roared and struggled fiercely as Kushina Uzumaki drew his energy back into the sealed space.

Obito Uchiha attacked Kushina Uzumaki and stole newborn Naruto, forcing Minato Namikaze to face him while protecting his family. The chapter ended with Kushina urging Minato to save their child.

• Obito Uchiha arrived as Kushina Uzumaki struggled to suppress the Nine-Tails and quickly defeated the Anbu Ninjas guarding her.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to stop Obito from reaching Kushina, thanks to the mark Yechen had reminded him to place.
• Obito Uchiha feinted toward Kushina, then used genjutsu to immobilize the medical ninja and snatched Naruto from her arms.
• Minato Namikaze attacked Obito and tried to reclaim Naruto, but Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to evade him.
• Obito Uchiha retreated with Naruto as Minato Namikaze guarded Kushina, who called out to Minato and urged him to save their child.

Obito Uchiha kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki, but Minato Namikaze followed using a Flying Thunder God Mark and confronted him. Yechen took Naruto from Genma Shiranui and headed toward Kushina, while Minato tried to learn more about Obito as he looked for a chance to save his wife.

• Obito Uchiha threw Naruto toward the doorway with an Explosive Tag on his blanket, but Minato Namikaze removed the blanket and teleported to safety with the baby.
• Obito Uchiha grabbed Kushina Uzumaki and vanished with her using Kamui, while Minato handed Naruto to Genma Shiranui before teleporting after Kushina.
• Yechen emerged from the shadows, put Genma Shiranui under an illusion, took Naruto, and headed through a passage to find his mother.
• Minato Namikaze arrived where Obito Uchiha had taken Kushina Uzumaki and questioned him while keeping his distance to protect her.

Obito Uchiha extracted the Nine-Tails from Kushina, leaving Minato desperate to save her. Minato disrupted the space around them to stop Obito from escaping, but Obito released the Nine-Tails, whose colossal form loomed over Konoha.

• Obito Uchiha used a sealing formula to pull the Nine-Tails from Kushina while Minato tried to attack and rescue her.
• Minato realized Kushina would die unless he returned the Nine-Tails to her, and Obito used Kamui to try to escape with it.
• Minato activated Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder and tore open spatial rifts to destabilize the area, making Kamui dangerous to use.
• Obito abandoned his escape attempt and released the Nine-Tails, which grew into a colossal beast visible across Konoha.

As Obito Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tails and battled Minato Namikaze, Yechen waited for Minato to activate the Child God Token. Minato activated it to save Kushina Uzumaki, summoning Yechen to appear over Konoha and challenge the invaders.

• The Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha after Obito Uchiha placed him under Sharingan Genjutsu, while Obito fought Minato Namikaze.
• Yechen emerged from the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace and left Naruto with Five-Tails Kokuō as he watched the battle.
• Zetsu and several White Zetsu held Hiruzen Sarutobi back, while Minato struggled to fight Obito and stop the Nine-Tails before Kushina Uzumaki died.
• Minato Namikaze activated the Child God Token, and Obito Uchiha rushed to stop it as spatial fluctuations spread across Konoha.
• Yechen appeared in the sky under immense pressure and demanded to know who dared invade Konoha.

Uchiha Ye Chen used Wood Release to restrain the Nine-Tails and drive Obito Uchiha and Zetsu from the battlefield. Shikaku Nara then ordered Hyuga Hiashi and the other squads to keep watch on Ye Chen, the Nine-Tails, and the Uchiha shinobi.

• Uchiha Ye Chen unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, surrounding the battlefield with trees and binding the Nine-Tails in vines.
• Ye Chen formed a Wood Dragon and confronted Obito Uchiha and Zetsu, who escaped using Kamui and underground movement.
• Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka arrived and were stunned by Ye Chen's Wood Release.
• Shikaku asked Inoichi to locate Hyuga Hiashi, and Inoichi found him directing the Hyuga shinobi.
• Shikaku told Inoichi to warn Hiashi to watch Ye Chen and protect the Nine-Tails, and ordered other squads to monitor the Uchiha shinobi.

Yechen subdued the Nine-Tails and took it and Kushina Uzumaki through a space passage, leaving Minato Namikaze desperate to follow. Minato and Jiraiya entered another passage using the Child God Token to pursue them, while Hiruzen Sarutobi remained behind in Konoha.

• Yechen restrained the Nine-Tails with Wood Release and sealed its power with a Wood Dragon.
• Minato Namikaze demanded that Yechen hand over the Nine-Tails, while Shikaku Nara and nearby Konoha ninja confronted him.
• Jiraiya asked Minato where the baby was, and Minato realized Yechen had taken his son.
• Yechen pulled Kushina Uzumaki to his side, then disappeared through a space passage with her and the Nine-Tails.
• Minato Namikaze activated the Child God Token, and Jiraiya joined him as they entered the passage to pursue Yechen.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave instructions to the Anbu ninja and left.

Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya arrived at the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace and were greeted by Orochimaru, who revealed he had joined the Gods Alliance. Orochimaru led them toward the Hall of Gods after learning Kushina Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails were there, while warning them not to cause trouble.

• Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya entered the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace and marveled at its vastness and abundant natural energy.
• Orochimaru appeared to escort them, revealed he was an elder of the Gods Alliance, and invited Jiraiya to join.
• Jiraiya argued with Orochimaru, then demanded that Uchiha Ye Chen return Kushina Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails.
• Orochimaru excitedly learned that Kushina Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails were in the palace and showed interest in studying them.
• Orochimaru led Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya toward the Hall of Gods and warned them that acting out there could put them beyond his protection.