Chapter Summaries

Chinatsu persuaded Nagato to return to Konoha with Konan and reflected on the dangers still ahead after the current Naruto storyline. There, Nagato discovered that the former Akatsuki members had become fiercely loyal to Chinatsu.

• Chinatsu told Nagato to carry Konan and follow her back to Konoha, while she considered the remaining threats and worried about the Boruto-era Otsutsuki.
• Nagato helped Konan up and decided to keep trying to pursue peace before following Chinatsu.
• Chinatsu's seven companions regrouped with her, and Kakuzu realized she had brought Nagato and Konan into the fold.
• Hidan greeted Nagato with a handshake and warned him not to challenge his place as Chinatsu's most loyal servant.
• Nagato saw how devoted the others were to Chinatsu and wondered whether they had served her even before joining the Akatsuki.

Obito Uchiha returned to the Akatsuki hideout, found it deserted, and went to Konoha believing Chinatsu had died. The former Akatsuki members celebrated their new allegiance over ramen while Chinatsu rested, and Obito’s attempt to attack her ended with him escaping through Kamui.

• Obito Uchiha discovered the Akatsuki hideout was empty and concluded Chinatsu had defeated Nagato Uzumaki and died in the process.
• The former Akatsuki members wore clothes Chinatsu had bought them and chose to celebrate at Ichiraku Ramen, where they enjoyed the food and ordered more bowls.
• Chinatsu rested at her residence after spending the night at Nagato Uzumaki’s place.
• Obito Uchiha entered Konoha and found Chinatsu asleep in her residence, then decided to eliminate her with Kamui.
• A strong sense of danger made Obito redirect Kamui onto himself and vanish, while a vine appeared where he had stood; Chinatsu woke and lamented that Kamui was troublesome.

Chinatsu replicated Obito Uchiha’s Kamui but found it incomplete and decided she would need Kakashi’s other half of the ability. Meanwhile, Obito resolved to reclaim the Rinnegan, and Yugito Nii set out for Konoha on a diplomatic visit.

• Chinatsu tested Kamui, found it severely draining, and realized she needed Kakashi’s version to complete the ability.
• Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension, recalled Chinatsu’s growth, and resolved to get the Rinnegan back.
• Kakuzu and the Akatsuki Style Squad left Ichiraku Ramen and headed to the Uchiha Residence, where Kakashi spotted them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Kumogakure’s diplomatic visit application naming Yugito Nii as its representative.
• Yugito Nii raced toward Konoha as a Konoha ninja carried the approved application back to Kumogakure.

Yugito Nii entered Konoha as Kumogakure’s social ambassador and went looking for Chinatsu, but a misleading direction led her into a confrontation with Hidan and Kakuzu. A red-haired man stepped forward to handle the encounter, and Yugito Nii sensed she was badly outmatched.

• Yugito Nii raced to Konoha ahead of the messenger pigeon carrying the Raikage’s application and was admitted as a social ambassador from Kumogakure.
• Yugito Nii asked an older woman where the Uchiha Residence was, and the woman deliberately sent her in the wrong direction.
• Yugito Nii ran into Hidan and Kakuzu, recognized them, and accused them of hiding Chinatsu.
• Hidan prepared to fight Yugito Nii, but a red-haired man stopped him and stepped forward to handle her.
• Yugito Nii sensed that the red-haired man was extremely dangerous and that she could not match him.

Nagato Uzumaki captured Yugito Nii by extracting her soul and brought her to Chinatsu, who explained that her faked death had haunted Yugito for years. Yugito broke down in tears rather than showing the hatred Chinatsu feared, leaving Chinatsu and the Akatsuki unsure how to comfort her.

• Nagato Uzumaki used the Human Path to remove Yugito Nii's soul and told Kakuzu to take her to Chinatsu.
• Kakuzu carried Yugito Nii to the Uchiha Residence, where Chinatsu mistook her for dead until Nagato Uzumaki returned her soul to her body.
• Chinatsu answered Yugito Nii's questions and learned that her faked death had caused Yugito years of trauma and changed her demeanor.
• Chinatsu braced herself for Yugito Nii to hate her, but Yugito cried with relief instead.
• Chinatsu asked the Akatsuki members for help comforting Yugito Nii, but none of them knew what to do.

Chinatsu calmed Yugito Nii by explaining what had happened between them, and Yugito asked to become her friend. After Yugito left, Chinatsu learned that her beauty had given Yugito a nosebleed and questioned Hidan about his devotion.

• Chinatsu used melodramatic words to calm Yugito Nii, while Naruto and Sasuke argued about who she had comforted as a child.
• Yugito Nii apologized for what happened in the past and asked Chinatsu to be friends with her.
• Yugito Nii revealed she would stay in Konoha as a Social Ambassador, then hurried away with a nosebleed.
• Konan told Chinatsu that her looks had caused the nosebleed, but Chinatsu doubted her.
• Chinatsu asked Hidan what he thought of her, and he declared her the incarnation of the Evil God before she stopped him.

Yugito Nii arrived in Konoha and asked to live beside the Uchiha Residence, while Obito Uchiha and Zetsu began plotting ways to recover from their setbacks. As Chinatsu celebrated the Akatsuki members’ new lives with a barbecue, she sensed an ominous threat but resolved to face it.

• Yugito Nii met Hiruzen Sarutobi, who approved her request to live beside the Uchiha Residence.
• Obito Uchiha returned to the abandoned Akatsuki base and decided to seek a way to revive Madara Uchiha with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Zetsu began acting secretly, determined to adapt his plans and revive his Mother.
• Chinatsu joined the former Akatsuki members for a barbecue at the Uchiha Residence and felt an ominous premonition.
• Chinatsu decided she would deal with any threat and continued eating grilled beef.

Orochimaru survived Chinatsu's World Nuclear Peace Technique and sought help from the Akatsuki to capture her, but found the base deserted. He witnessed Obito revive Madara Uchiha with Impure World Reincarnation, and the chapter ended with Madara and Obito stunned to learn that Chinatsu could use Wood Release.

• Orochimaru recovered from his injuries and decided to enlist the Akatsuki to help him take Chinatsu's body.
• Orochimaru arrived at the empty Akatsuki base and followed a powerful Uchiha presence to a hidden chamber.
• Obito completed the Impure World Reincarnation ritual, and Madara Uchiha awakened and asked whether their plan had succeeded.
• Obito told Madara that Chinatsu had derailed their plan, and Madara reacted furiously.
• Orochimaru warned Madara and Obito that Chinatsu could use Wood Release, leaving them stunned.

Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha entered Konoha to reclaim Madara’s Rinnegan, which he sensed were with Nagato Uzumaki. Madara attacked Nagato in the street, and the chapter ended as a space-time vortex appeared behind him.

• Madara suspected Chinatsu’s Wood Release came from Hashirama’s cells, while Orochimaru concealed what he knew and refused to join the trip to Konoha.
• Madara and Obito arrived near Konoha, and Madara sensed the location of his Rinnegan.
• Nagato Uzumaki and Konan left the Uchiha Residence to get breakfast and encountered Madara at an intersection.
• Madara reached for Nagato’s eyes, but Nagato repelled him with Shinra Tensei and Konan struck him with an Explosive Tag.
• Madara regenerated from the explosion, noted Nagato’s Shinra Tensei cooldown, and a space-time vortex appeared behind Nagato.

Obito stole Nagato’s right Rinnegan, but Chinatsu intervened when Madara attacked Konoha and fought him with her Complete Body Susanoo. She carried Madara outside the village to continue their Gundam-like battle, leaving her next move uncertain.

• Obito took Nagato’s right Rinnegan, and Nagato used Shinra Tensei and summoned a giant Multi-Headed Dog to buy time.
• Madara manifested his Susanoo and split the summoned beast, while Hiruzen attacked him with the Five Release Great Combo Technique.
• Nagato suddenly disappeared, and Obito suspected Kakashi had used Kamui to transport him.
• Chinatsu restrained Madara with a Wood Dragon and struck his Susanoo’s crotch with her own Complete Body Susanoo.
• Chinatsu carried Madara away from Konoha, and the two continued fighting on an empty stretch of land.

Chinatsu powered up her Perfect Susanoo with Katsuyu's senjutsu chakra and fought Madara Uchiha without gaining the upper hand. She unleashed her Sage Art: World Nuclear Peace Technique and escaped with Flying Thunder God Technique as the blast formed a mushroom cloud.

• Chinatsu summoned Katsuyu and used the slugs' natural chakra to strengthen herself and give her Susanoo two katanas.
• Chinatsu and Madara Uchiha clashed with their Susanoo, but Madara retained the advantage of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Chinatsu told Madara she had a special ninjutsu to show him and gathered the slugs' stored senjutsu chakra.
• Madara sensed danger and charged Chinatsu, warning that she would be caught in her own blast.
• Chinatsu hurled her Sage Art: World Nuclear Peace Technique at Madara and escaped with Flying Thunder God Technique as an enormous mushroom cloud rose.

Chinatsu used the World Nuclear Peace Technique to make Madara Uchiha suffer, then seized an opening to remove Obito’s Rinnegan. Obito escaped, while Madara fled the irradiated blast zone to recover.

• Chinatsu entered the Kamui Dimension and found Konan using six hundred billion Explosive Tags against Obito while Kakuzu lamented the expense.
• Chinatsu chased Obito, grabbed him, and removed his Rinnegan before he escaped into the Kamui Dimension.
• Nagato Uzumaki taunted Obito, who fled through the Kamui Dimension and emerged in a grove outside Konoha.
• Chinatsu chose not to pursue Obito because Madara Uchiha remained an unpredictable threat.
• Madara Uchiha recovered from the blast but suffered nausea and dizziness from radiation, then flew away in his Susanoo to find fresh air.

Chinatsu convened her officers to plan for Madara Uchiha’s return and keep the Rinnegan out of his hands. The meeting ended when she sensed that Isobu was in trouble and could not contact him.

• Madara Uchiha recovered from the Nuclear Blast Zone and vowed to kill Chinatsu after recalling Tobirama Senju’s fatal attack on Uchiha Izuna.
• Chinatsu held a Round Table Meeting with her allies, warned them that Madara would pursue the Rinnegan, and kept one eye in her custody after Nagato declined to take it back.
• Chinatsu told Kakashi that Obito was alive and explained Obito’s role in the Nine-Tails’ attack and Rin’s death.
• Chinatsu reasoned that keeping the Rinnegan from Madara could prevent him from reviving Kaguya through the Ten-Tails.
• Chinatsu sensed Isobu’s chakra shudder and failed to reach him, leaving her worried that something had happened to him.

Chinatsu realized Kinshiki and Momoshiki had arrived in the Shinobi World decades early after Zetsu deliberately drew them there. The two Otsutsuki attacked Isobu, and Momoshiki sensed two unusual presences as they prepared to continue.

• Chinatsu suspected the Otsutsuki had arrived early, and Zetsu admitted he had drawn Kinshiki and Momoshiki to the Shinobi World.
• Kinshiki and Momoshiki landed above the Giant Lake in the Land of Water and sensed that another member of their clan had been there.
• Isobu attacked the Otsutsuki with a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Momoshiki absorbed it with Takami Musubi and returned an amplified version.
• The amplified blast overwhelmed Isobu and erupted across the lake while Kinshiki and Momoshiki remained unharmed.
• Momoshiki sensed two unusual presences and paused before continuing to collect nourishment for the God Tree.

Momoshiki and Kinshiki encountered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who explained Kaguya’s sealing and proposed freeing her. They identified Chinatsu Uchiha as the likely Ten-Tails Jinchuriki needed for the plan, while Chinatsu sensed that the Otsutsuki might be targeting her.

• Momoshiki and Kinshiki traveled to the Land of Fire to investigate the presences they had sensed.
• Momoshiki confronted Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who revealed how Kaguya had betrayed him and how he survived using Karma.
• Momoshiki laughed at Isshiki for being left in a weak body after Kaguya was sealed by her sons.
• Isshiki proposed freeing Kaguya by using a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Momoshiki and Isshiki identified Chinatsu Uchiha as the person with the Otsutsuki bloodline needed to control the Ten-Tails.
• Chinatsu sneezed at the Uchiha Residence and wondered whether the Otsutsuki had set their sights on her.

Chinatsu weighed ways to fight Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Momoshiki, but hesitated to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. In her mindscape, she encountered the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

• Chinatsu doubted her strength against the Otsutsuki and decided she did not regret changing the original story.
• Chinatsu nearly crushed the jar holding the Rinnegan and considered becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, but could not commit to the plan.
• Chinatsu decided to find Might Guy the next morning and fell asleep.
• Chinatsu entered her mindscape and found the Sage of Six Paths, whom she recognized as Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
• Chinatsu stroked Hagoromo's beard, and he opened his eyes and introduced himself.

Chinatsu learned from the Sage of Six Paths how his soul fragment had become her source of power and received a last-ditch technique for a future crisis. After waking, she decided to pursue the Eight Gates and asked Might Guy to train her.

• The Sage of Six Paths explained how his soul and power had entered Chinatsu after her soul arrived in the Shinobi World and took over Chinatsu Uchiha's body.
• The Sage of Six Paths taught Chinatsu a risky technique to use if she faced a desperate crisis.
• Chinatsu woke at five in the morning and decided that training in the Eight Gates was preferable to relying on the Sage's technique.
• Chinatsu found Might Guy circling Konoha and asked him to teach her the Eight Gates.
• Might Guy agreed to train Chinatsu, and she asked to begin immediately.

Chinatsu trained with Might Guy to learn the Eight Gates while Momoshiki and Kinshiki hunted tailed beasts to gather chakra for their plan to free Kaguya. After targeting the remaining beasts in Konoha, the Otsutsuki prepared to move, unaware that a third faction could disrupt their plans.

• Might Guy taught Chinatsu the Eight Gates as Sakura watched them train and then resumed her morning run.
• Chinatsu opened the first gate and trained with Might Guy from sunrise until sunset to learn the next gates.
• Tenten grew stronger after following Chinatsu's advice, obtained the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags scroll from Hiruzen Sarutobi, and began spending time with Deidara.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki hunted the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails, then defeated Gyuki and took some of the Eight-Tails' chakra.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki planned to collect chakra from the One-Tail, Two-Tails, and Nine-Tails in Konoha, while Obito and Madara reacted to being overlooked as a third faction.

After their plans collapsed and their search for the Tailed Beasts failed, Madara and Obito asked Black Zetsu for a new strategy. Meanwhile, Chinatsu mastered the basics of the Eight Gates in three days, then sensed a powerful pressure coming from her house.

• Madara and Obito reunited, resolved to strengthen themselves, and set out to find the Tailed Beasts.
• Madara and Obito searched across the Shinobi World but discovered that someone had already taken the Tailed Beasts.
• Madara summoned Black Zetsu and asked how he saw the situation, and Black Zetsu offered Madara and Obito a new idea.
• Chinatsu learned how to activate the Eight Gates Released Formation from Might Guy and opened the Seventh Gate.
• Chinatsu sensed an intense pressure coming from her house and turned toward it.

Madara and Obito sneaked into Konoha to steal Nagato’s Rinnegan, while Chinatsu realized her home was under attack and Konoha was surrounded. Might Guy held off the invading forces as Chinatsu raced home to confront the two intruders.

• Obito and Madara used Kamui to sneak into the Uchiha Residence, where Obito spotted Nagato and others gathered around a mahjong table.
• Madara opened a Kamui vortex and launched a Susanoo attack to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan, but the group noticed him.
• Chinatsu sensed Madara’s presence near her home and discovered that one hundred thousand White Zetsu and reincarnated ninja had surrounded Konoha.
• Might Guy told Chinatsu to leave the invasion to him, opened the Seventh Gate, and attacked the enemy forces with Daytime Tiger.
• Chinatsu used the Body Flicker Technique to rush home and confront Madara and Obito.