Chapter Summaries

Chinatsu escaped Yugito with Kakuzu and Hidan using Flying Thunder God, then ordered them to claim they had failed to capture the Jinchūriki and stall the Akatsuki. She planned to use the delay to resolve Itachi’s situation and recruit Kisame while Nagato waited for the Tailed Beasts to return.

• Chinatsu teleported Kakuzu and Hidan dozens of kilometers away from Yugito, and Kakuzu recognized her use of Flying Thunder God.
• Hidan apologized to Chinatsu and stabbed himself dozens of times as punishment before she ordered him to stop.
• Chinatsu told Kakuzu and Hidan to report that Yugito had defeated them and to delay their return without testing Pain’s patience.
• Chinatsu planned to use the delay to settle Uchiha Itachi’s situation, recruit Kisame, and eventually subdue Nagato and capture Obito.
• Nagato told Konan that he expected the Akatsuki to return with the Tailed Beasts so they could capture Naruto and bring about peace.

Yugito secured permission from Raikage A to travel to Konoha as a diplomatic envoy, while A mistakenly believed she would recruit Konoha’s shinobi for Kumogakure. In Konoha, Chinatsu learned that Sasuke had found traces of Itachi and was preparing to avenge the Uchiha clan, leaving her worried that he might turn to darkness.

• A struggled through paperwork in the Raikage’s office when Yugito arrived and asked to go to Konoha as a diplomatic envoy.
• A approved Yugito’s request and mistakenly assumed she planned to infiltrate Konoha and recruit shinobi for Kumogakure.
• Yugito left for Konoha without packing any luggage.
• Chinatsu chatted with Naruto and Sasuke at her home and tried to steer the conversation away from herself.
• Sasuke told Chinatsu he had found traces of Itachi during recent missions and hoped to kill him to avenge their clan.
• Chinatsu feared Sasuke might go over to the dark side despite the years she had spent raising him.

Chinatsu reassured Sasuke about his revenge while secretly adding safeguards to protect him, then left Konoha with Naruto to inspect the ruined Land of Whirlpools as a possible new base. Sasuke went after Uchiha Itachi, with Chinatsu’s Wood Release Clone covertly following him.

• Chinatsu promised Sasuke she was on his side, created a long-term Wood Release Clone to watch over him, and placed a Flying Thunder God Mark on his neck.
• Sasuke said he intended to make Uchiha Itachi pay slowly, while Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki split up on the road to the Four-Tails.
• Chinatsu forced Sasori to listen to Granny Chiyo, then released him after his obsession began to ease.
• Chinatsu packed to inspect the Land of Whirlpools as a possible base and chose to leave the search for Kisame Hoshigaki to someone else.
• Chinatsu and Naruto left Konoha for the Land of Whirlpools while Sasuke pursued Uchiha Itachi under the covert protection of Chinatsu’s Wood Release Clone.

Chinatsu and Naruto traveled to the Land of Whirlpools to assess the ruined island, search for Uzumaki scrolls, and look for surviving clan members. After arriving, Chinatsu sensed someone nearby just as an enchanted kunai flew toward her.

• Chinatsu pushed Naruto to keep pace with her as they used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the coast.
• Chinatsu and Naruto built a wooden boat, and Naruto powered it across the sea with his Rasengan.
• Chinatsu and Naruto arrived at the devastated Land of Whirlpools, and Chinatsu comforted Naruto as he stared at the ruins of his clan's homeland.
• Chinatsu and Naruto headed inland to scout for a possible base, Uzumaki scrolls, and surviving clan members.
• Chinatsu detected someone to her left, and an enchanted kunai flew toward her.

Chinatsu and Naruto encountered suspicious Uzumaki clansmen in the ruins, who mistook Chinatsu for an invader and tried to take Naruto from her. After she and Naruto overwhelmed them with shadow clones, the clansmen surrendered, leaving Chinatsu to begin explaining their intentions.

• Chinatsu blocked a kunai thrown by several Uzumaki clansmen, while Naruto defended her and rebuked the group for attacking them.
• Chinatsu broke the kunai with a finger flick and intimidated the clansmen into leading her and Naruto to their shelter.
• More Uzumaki clansmen surrounded Chinatsu and Naruto, demanding that Chinatsu release Naruto and leave.
• Chinatsu used her divine skill "Wait!" to stop the clansmen from attacking and quietly told Naruto to prepare his best ninjutsu.
• Chinatsu and Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to outnumber the clansmen, who surrendered.
• Chinatsu dispelled her clones and assured the Uzumaki clansmen that she and Naruto were good people, then offered to explain further.

Chinatsu persuaded the surviving Uzumaki to let her rebuild their home and help restore their clan. As she began preparing the settlement, she felt a surge of emotion from her Wood Release Clone and realized Sasuke had encountered Itachi.

• Chinatsu used Wood Release to build a furnished villa and offered to take over the Land of Whirlpools, promising money and better defenses for the Uzumaki.
• The Uzumaki leader questioned what Chinatsu expected in return, and Chinatsu told the clan to recover their strength and have children to rebuild their numbers.
• The Uzumaki accepted Chinatsu's proposal, and Naruto proudly vouched for her as she built more villas for them.
• Chinatsu said she would send Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū with workers and food, then suddenly swayed after sensing her clone's emotions.
• Chinatsu realized Sasuke had finally encountered Itachi.

Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi at the hideout and overwhelmed him with Tobirama's techniques, then countered his Mangekyō abilities and fought back with Chidori. As Sasuke's Sharingan awakened its third tomoe, Chinatsu's Wood Release Clone watched from nearby.

• Sasuke found Uchiha Itachi's hideout but sent four shadow clones around the building instead of rushing inside.
• Sasuke and his clones unleashed five of Tobirama's techniques, destroying the building and forcing Uchiha Itachi to protect himself with Susanoo.
• Uchiha Itachi attacked with Amaterasu, but Sasuke redirected the flames onto a shirt and sent shadow clones to pressure him.
• Sasuke kept his real body outside Tsukuyomi's effective range while his clones approached Uchiha Itachi.
• Sasuke and his clones struck Susanoo with Chidori, and Sasuke's Sharingan changed from Two-Tomoe to Three-Tomoe.
• Chinatsu's Wood Release Clone watched the fight and regretted not bringing sunflower seeds.

Sasuke defeated Itachi, learned the truth behind the Uchiha massacre, and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan with Chinatsu supporting him. Meanwhile, Chinatsu and Naruto cleared the ruins in the Land of Whirlpools, giving the Uzumaki Clan hope of rebuilding.

• Sasuke shattered Itachi’s Susanoo and stabbed him, leaving Itachi defeated.
• Itachi conveyed the truth about his actions to Sasuke through genjutsu before collapsing.
• Chinatsu embraced Sasuke and encouraged him to release his grief, and Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• In the Land of Whirlpools, Chinatsu created hundreds of shadow clones to clear the ruins with Rasengan.
• Naruto made hundreds of clones to help, while the Uzumaki Clan watched and shyly remembered their assignment to have children.

Chinatsu and Naruto helped clear the Land of Whirlpools, then returned to the confrontation where Sasuke had killed Uchiha Itachi. Chinatsu preserved Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan for Sasuke’s future use and cremated his body with Amaterasu.

• Chinatsu and Naruto cleared a third of the Land of Whirlpools and promised the Uzumaki Clan funding and labor to finish the work.
• Chinatsu asked Naruto if he felt lonely after leaving his relatives, and he said he did not.
• Sasuke asked Chinatsu if she had known the truth about Uchiha Itachi, and she admitted that she had known for a long time.
• Chinatsu removed Uchiha Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and told Sasuke she would keep the eyes for his future Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chinatsu used Amaterasu to burn Uchiha Itachi’s body.

Chinatsu discovered that her Replication eye could copy ocular techniques and used it to reproduce Amaterasu. Meanwhile, Hidan and Kakuzu tracked down Roshi in the Land of Earth, where they encountered him outside his home.

• Chinatsu realized she could replicate ocular techniques after copying Itachi’s Amaterasu and returned to Konoha with Sasuke.
• Chinatsu reunited with Naruto and dispelled her Wood Release Clone, then wondered why Kakuzu and Hidan had not reported back about Kisame.
• Kakuzu and Hidan searched for Roshi in the Land of Earth, hoping to find Kisame by locating his target, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Hidan resolved the conflict between his loyalty to Chinatsu and his faith in Jashin by deciding that Chinatsu was Lord Jashin.
• Kakuzu and Hidan reached Roshi’s secluded residence, and Roshi appeared behind them and asked if they were looking for him.

Kakuzu and Hidan were caught by Roshi and forced into a fight until Kisame Hoshigaki intervened. Roshi transformed into the Four-Tails, while Kakuzu and Hidan planned to let the battle wear down both opponents before acting.

• Roshi spotted Kakuzu and Hidan, attacked them, and activated Lava Release Chakra Mode.
• Kakuzu tried to make Roshi wait, but Roshi knocked him away and drove Hidan back with a Lava Release technique.
• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Roshi with the Water Shark Bullet Technique and proposed capturing him alongside Kakuzu and Hidan.
• Roshi summoned the Four-Tails, Son Goku, while Kakuzu and Hidan secretly agreed to wait for both sides to tire.
• Kisame Hoshigaki sensed something was wrong as Kakuzu and Hidan stood behind him.

Roshi and the Four-Tails fought Kisame, whose Water Release and Samehada gave him the advantage, until Hidan and Kakuzu accidentally turned the tide against him while trying to help. Kisame was battered but insisted on facing the Four-Tails alone.

• Roshi transformed into the Four-Tails, who fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Kisame, Hidan, and Kakuzu.
• Kisame fought the Four-Tails with powerful Water Release techniques while Samehada drained his chakra.
• Kakuzu gave Hidan Explosive Tags, and Hidan charged into the fight, accidentally crashing into the Four-Tails instead of Kisame.
• The Four-Tails punched Kisame through the smoke from Hidan's explosion and pinned him to the ground.
• Kakuzu attacked the Four-Tails with elemental ninjutsu, but the Four-Tails lifted his fist, causing the attacks to hit Kisame instead.
• Kisame told Hidan and Kakuzu to stay out of the fight and turned back to face the Four-Tails alone.

Kisame Hoshigaki was defeated after Hidan revealed himself as an undercover agent, while Chinatsu spent a quiet day with Sasuke and considered his future. After receiving a message, she headed to the Uchiha storehouse to collect bonuses for two outstanding employees.

• Kakuzu knocked Roshi down while Hidan carried the injured Kisame Hoshigaki away, then stabbed him and claimed he was an undercover agent.
• Chinatsu watched Sasuke practice controlling his first-stage Susanoo and considered whether Naruto might be able to use Wood Release.
• Chinatsu teased Sasuke about his future sister-in-law, learned he was only thirteen, and warned him not to become a simp.
• A messenger pigeon delivered Chinatsu a letter, prompting her to go to the Uchiha storehouse to collect bonuses for her two employees.

Chinatsu learned that Hidan and Kakuzu had captured Kisame Hoshigaki and Roshi, the Four-Tails’ jinchūriki, and went to reward them. She used Kotoamatsukami on Kisame, leaving him unconscious and ready to join her side.

• Chinatsu praised Hidan and Kakuzu for capturing Kisame Hoshigaki and Roshi, then took a large bonus to them in the Land of Earth.
• Kisame accused Hidan and Kakuzu of betraying the Akatsuki, while Kakuzu claimed Chinatsu was far stronger than their supposed lord.
• Roshi secretly consulted the Four-Tails, who judged that Hidan and Kakuzu were focused on Kisame and were unlikely to harm Roshi for now.
• Kakuzu told Kisame that Chinatsu would arrive soon and that they would become colleagues, but Kisame refused to consider changing sides.
• Chinatsu entered and confronted Kisame, who recognized her as the dangerous woman Itachi had warned him never to provoke.
• Chinatsu activated Kotoamatsukami on Kisame, and he passed out.

Chinatsu freed Roshi and recruited Kisame Hoshigaki, then rewarded Kakuzu and Hidan for their help. She began planning to lure Nagato Uzumaki to Konoha by sending her recruits back to the Akatsuki with a false report.

• Chinatsu used Kotoamatsukami to brainwash Kisame Hoshigaki, then had Hidan and Kakuzu untie Roshi.
• Hidan hurt himself to share the pain with Roshi until Roshi opened his eyes and asked who they were.
• Chinatsu told Roshi that she was protecting the tailed beasts and their jinchūriki, and Roshi and Four-Tails believed her and gave her some chakra.
• Kisame Hoshigaki completed his brainwashing, and Kakuzu and Hidan received sacks of money as bonuses.
• Chinatsu told Kakuzu, Hidan, and Kisame Hoshigaki to return to the Akatsuki and blame Chinatsu Uchiha for their failed captures, so Nagato Uzumaki would attack Konoha.

Nagato learned that Chinatsu Uchiha had repeatedly thwarted Akatsuki's tailed-beast captures and killed Uchiha Itachi. He sent the Six Paths of Pain to Konoha to confront her and capture Naruto.

• Hidan and Kakuzu returned bruised and claimed Chinatsu Uchiha had beaten them and taken their tailed beast.
• Deidara and Sasori came back injured and reported that Chinatsu had defeated them and insulted Pain.
• Kisame Hoshigaki reported that Uchiha Itachi had been killed and gave no news of the tailed beast.
• Nagato suspected a spy among his subordinates, then decided to confront Chinatsu himself.
• Pain assembled the Six Paths and led them toward Konoha to face Chinatsu and capture Naruto.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Naruto, and Sasuke confronted the Six Paths of Pain outside Konoha as the Akatsuki members arrived. Deva Path Pain realized his allies might have betrayed him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked the Six Paths of Pain outside Konoha, but Preta Path absorbed his Five Release: Great Combo Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke arrived and struck the Six Paths of Pain with a Chidori and an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, though none of the Pains fell.
• Deva Path Pain prepared to use Shinra Tensei, but Kakuzu shouted for him to wait, and Pain involuntarily stopped.
• Kakuzu arrived with Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, and Kisame Hoshigaki, and they took positions around the Six Paths of Pain.
• Deva Path Pain asked whether the Akatsuki members had all betrayed him.

Nagato Uzumaki’s Six Paths of Pain were overwhelmed by eight opponents who knew their abilities, while Chinatsu Uchiha infiltrated his hidden base. Chinatsu confronted Nagato and prepared to persuade him to stop fighting, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Nagato Uzumaki accused his Akatsuki members of betraying him and sent the Six Paths of Pain to attack the eight-person team.
• The eight fighters exploited their knowledge of the Six Paths’ abilities and battered them, preventing Deva Path Pain from using Super Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato Uzumaki realized Chinatsu Uchiha was missing and ordered Konan to flee with him.
• Chinatsu blasted her way into the hideout inside a hollow tree and confronted Nagato Uzumaki and Konan.
• Chinatsu urged Nagato to disconnect from the Six Paths of Pain and said she had come in peace.

Chinatsu confronted Nagato Uzumaki and challenged his belief that fear could bring peace, while Konan tried to defend his dream. After Nagato spent the night wrestling with Chinatsu’s words, he became willing to talk again, but found Chinatsu asleep.

• Chinatsu offered Nagato Uzumaki a place under her command and agreed that fear could suppress the desire for war, but told him true peace did not exist.
• Nagato Uzumaki muttered about peace as Chinatsu restrained Konan with Paper Ninjutsu and waited.
• The Eight-Person Group removed the remote-control devices from the Six Paths of Pain, leaving them motionless.
• After a night of inner struggle, Nagato Uzumaki began to question whether true peace could exist and said he was ready to talk again.
• Nagato Uzumaki found Chinatsu asleep against the wall instead of waiting for him.

Nagato Uzumaki reconsidered his belief that true peace could be achieved, and Chinatsu urged him to keep working toward reducing war instead of losing hope. After Chinatsu restored his health with her chakra, Nagato asked who she really was.

• Nagato Uzumaki admitted that true peace might not exist and felt lost without his old purpose.
• Chinatsu urged Nagato Uzumaki to keep trying to reduce wars and protect others from suffering.
• Chinatsu slapped Nagato Uzumaki to stop his muttering and told him to follow her lead.
• Chinatsu freed Konan, who collapsed asleep after Nagato's muttering wore her out.
• Chinatsu transferred chakra to Nagato Uzumaki, restoring his red hair and healthy appearance.
• Nagato Uzumaki asked Chinatsu who she was, while she wondered why her chakra had such powerful effects.