Chapter Summaries

Kumogakure and Iwagakure attacked Konoha, which countered on two fronts as Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discovered how to defeat the mysterious shinobi supporting the invasion. The battle left the Fourth Raikage facing Konoha’s Sannin while Han’s forces were being overwhelmed by four Susanoo.

• Nagato wondered why Konan and Madara Uchiha had not returned while Obito Uchiha avoided meeting him.
• Kumogakure and Iwagakure attacked Konoha, which divided its forces between Tsunade and Uchiha Ryunen’s front and Uchiha Fugaku’s front.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought Kumogakure’s forces, and Orochimaru warned them that the mysterious shinobi could recover from ordinary attacks.
• Hyuga Hiashi identified that one shinobi linked to each group of seven was sustaining them, and Tsunade defeated the linked shinobi to make the others collapse.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya confronted the Fourth Raikage after clearing their battlefield, while Han’s forces struggled against four Susanoo.

Rasa led Sunagakure’s forces in battle against Kirigakure in the Land of Whirlpools while Kisame confronted Karatachi Yagura, who had transformed into the Three-Tails. Kisame appeared to overpower Isobu, and an unidentified voice asked Mei Terumi whether Kirigakure would continue advancing.

• Chiyo urged Rasa to stop fighting Kirigakure and join them in attacking Konoha, but Rasa ordered her to follow his command.
• Kisame flooded the battlefield and attacked Karatachi Yagura, prompting Yagura to use Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Mei Terumi led Kirigakure’s shinobi out of the water and decided to wait while Kisame fought Yagura.
• Isobu broke free of the water sphere and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Kisame and Samehada absorbed chakra and trapped him again.
• Kisame’s Great Shark Bullet Technique swallowed Isobu’s Tailed Beast Bomb and struck the Three-Tails, stunning the watching shinobi.
• Rasa ordered his forces to withdraw, and an unidentified speaker asked Mei Terumi whether Kirigakure would keep advancing.

Uchiha Kazama arrived after Kisame defeated Karatachi Yagura and negotiated Kirigakure’s withdrawal with Mei Terumi in exchange for Utakata coming to Konoha as a hostage. He then freed Rasa from Orochimaru’s genjutsu and revealed what had happened, leaving Rasa deeply conflicted.

• Kisame dragged the unconscious Karatachi Yagura from the rubble as Uchiha Kazama arrived at the battlefield.
• Mei Terumi feared Kazama had come to destroy Kirigakure, but he offered her a choice between fighting and accepting his proposal.
• Mei Terumi agreed to send Utakata to Konoha as a hostage for ten years, and Kazama allowed the Kirigakure shinobi to leave with Karatachi Yagura’s body once Utakata arrived.
• Chiyo urged Rasa to attack Kazama, but Kazama used his pupillary power to dispel Orochimaru’s genjutsu on Rasa.
• Kazama explained recent events to Rasa, who regained his clarity but was left deeply troubled.

Uchiha Kazama forced Rasa to withdraw Sunagakure from the war and accept his terms, then killed Chiyo and Sasori when they attacked him. He left Rasa to return with the surviving shinobi and took Gaara with him.

• Uchiha Kazama made Rasa agree to take the jinchūriki, return to Sunagakure, preserve its strength, and eliminate those hostile to Konoha.
• Chiyo attacked Uchiha Kazama with her puppets, but he severed their chakra threads and destroyed one with Amaterasu.
• Sasori arrived and unleashed his Performance of a Hundred Puppets, but Uchiha Kazama used shadow clones and Kurama's chakra to destroy the puppets and tear out Sasori's core.
• Chiyo sent ten more puppets at Uchiha Kazama, but he destroyed them with Lightning Release and killed her with his short sword.
• Uchiha Kazama gave the surviving puppets to Rasa and told Gaara to come with him.

Uchiha Kazama took Gaara toward Konoha after Rasa abandoned him, explaining that Naruto also lived as a jinchūriki. When Gaara’s unconsciousness let Shukaku emerge, Kazama overpowered the One-Tail and secured his cooperation with Gaara’s training.

• Rasa ordered Gaara to go to Konoha with Uchiha Kazama, then led the Sunagakure shinobi back to the village.
• Uchiha Kazama told Gaara that Naruto was a jinchūriki who had endured the villagers’ hatred, and Gaara became curious about him.
• At their night camp, Uchiha Kazama knocked Gaara unconscious after telling him to sleep, triggering Shukaku’s partial tailed beast transformation.
• Shukaku emerged and attacked Uchiha Kazama, who cut apart his Wind Release and subdued him with Susanoo.
• After Kazama beat him repeatedly, Shukaku agreed to cooperate with Gaara’s training and stop rampaging.

Gaara learned that Uchiha Kazama had removed his seal and subdued Shukaku, while Konoha devastated Iwagakure’s forces and captured Han. As the Fourth Raikage struggled with whether to continue fighting, a sinister voice claimed the Uchiha would not act again and asked if he was confident.

• Gaara woke beside Uchiha Kazama and learned that Shukaku had come out during the night but had been beaten into submission.
• Uchiha Kazama told Gaara he had removed the seal, and Gaara found Shukaku calm and unwilling to leave his inner world.
• Konoha repelled Iwagakure, captured Han, and reduced its invading force to fewer than five hundred shinobi.
• The Fourth Raikage raged that Kirigakure and Sunagakure had failed to arrive, then admitted his forces could not safely launch another charge.
• A sinister voice told the Fourth Raikage that the Uchiha would not take action next and asked whether he was confident.

Obito told the Fourth Raikage that the Uchiha would not fight in the next battle and that Sunagakure and Kirigakure would not join, prompting the Raikage to order one final assault on Konoha. In Konoha, Tsunade and the Uchiha planned to conceal the clan’s readiness and ambush Kumogakure, then the Uchiha returned to Fugaku’s home.

• Obito evaded the Fourth Raikage’s attack and told him the Uchiha would sit out the next battle, while Sunagakure and Kirigakure would stay away.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure to assemble for one final assault, as Killer B worried that the fighting would devastate their village.
• Konoha villagers praised the Uchiha for their recent victories, and Tsunade asked the gathered leaders how to limit further losses.
• Rimoku Uchiha offered to have the Uchiha lead or handle the fighting, while Uchiha Fugaku proposed claiming the clan was temporarily unable to fight before ambushing Kumogakure.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru agreed to continue leading Konoha’s forces, and the meeting ended after three hours.
• The Uchiha returned to their clan grounds and gathered at Uchiha Fugaku’s home.

Uchiha Fugaku showed four Mangekyō Sharingan users the hidden stone tablet at Naka Shrine and urged them to capture all the tailed beasts in pursuit of Infinite Tsukuyomi. Black Zetsu continued manipulating Fugaku, who concealed the tablet’s message from Kazama and was left with growing unease.

• Uchiha Fugaku led Uchiha Ryunen and three others into a secret chamber beneath Naka Shrine, where their Mangekyō Sharingan revealed the tablet’s prophecy and Madara Uchiha’s notes about Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed letting Tsunade’s forces handle the fighting before capturing the tailed beasts, but Uchiha Nagasawa deferred to the patriarch and Uchiha Ryunen and the others left to consider the plan.
• Black Zetsu encouraged Uchiha Fugaku’s belief that the tablet and his supposed inner voice had put him on the right path.
• Uchiha Fugaku returned home and watched Sasuke Uchiha train, trusting Black Zetsu because its yin power had helped heal his Mangekyō damage.
• Uchiha Kazama returned with Konan, Kisame, Yugito, and Gaara, and Uchiha Fugaku told him about the battle arrangements but concealed the tablet and Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Fugaku felt a growing sense of unease as Uchiha Kazama left.

Uchiha Kazama returned to Konoha, reunited with Tsunade, and took charge as Kumogakure's forces approached. He led Konoha into battle with his complete Susanoo, leaving the Fourth Raikage facing his attack.

• Uchiha Kazama returned with Gaara, Yugito Nii, and Isobu, then told Tsunade that Sunagakure and Kirigakure had withdrawn and become allies.
• Uchiha Kazama reunited with Tsunade and Kurenai while Konan waited in the Conference Room.
• Jiraiya told Uchiha Kazama that Kumogakure's shinobi were approaching, and Kazama ordered the force to prepare for battle while Tsunade rested.
• Uchiha Ryunen and three other Uchiha declined to join Uchiha Nagasawa and discussed carrying out their own plans.
• Uchiha Kazama rallied Konoha's shinobi and led them toward Kumogakure's army in his complete Susanoo.
• The Fourth Raikage saw Uchiha Kazama charging at him, and Kazama's blade began to descend.

Uchiha Kazama overwhelmed Kumogakure’s forces and forced the Fourth Raikage to concede after Killer B urged him to protect the village. The Fourth Raikage accepted defeat but asked Kazama to fight him one-on-one.

• Uchiha Kazama and Uchiha Nagasawa appeared after Kazama’s Susanoo attack incapacitated many Kumogakure shinobi.
• Killer B stopped the Fourth Raikage from provoking Kazama and asked him to state his terms.
• Kazama demanded that Killer B stay, Kumogakure return the seized mines and forests, and pay one billion ryō in compensation.
• When the Fourth Raikage refused, Kazama slashed his chest and gave Kumogakure three minutes to concede.
• Killer B convinced the Fourth Raikage that Kumogakure could not win and urged him to surrender for the village and its shinobi.
• The Fourth Raikage admitted defeat but challenged Kazama to a one-on-one fight, and Kazama mocked the request.

After the war ended, Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed their plan to gather the Tailed Beasts. Uchiha Nagasawa and four other Uchiha captured Black Zetsu clones and brought them to Uchiha Kazama, who agreed to handle the clan’s next steps and prepared to leave for the Land of Rain.

• Uchiha Kazama drove the Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure’s Shinobi away after the battle, while Killer B stayed behind.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed whether their deception had worked and noted that the Tailed Beasts were close to being gathered.
• Uchiha Nagasawa, Rimoku Uchiha, Uchiha Roy, Uchiha Natsume, and Uchiha Ryunen sealed the Hokage’s Office and showed Uchiha Kazama five captured Black Zetsu clones.
• Uchiha Kazama told the Uchiha to follow Black Zetsu’s instructions and said he would handle Department Head Fugaku.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Kazama that Orochimaru had taken the White Monsters from the battlefield, and Kazama said he would leave for the Land of Rain after staying a few days.
• Konan entered the Hokage’s Office and interrupted Uchiha Kazama and Tsunade.

Uchiha Kazama arranged for Gaara to train and attend school in Konoha, then sealed the Three-Tails inside Kakashi. He also took essence from Gyuki and Matatabi, who discovered that several other tailed beasts already lived inside him.

• Kazama welcomed Naruto and Sasuke, called Gaara over, and told him he would train in Konoha and attend school with Naruto.
• Kazama offered Kakashi the Three-Tails, explaining that its chakra could strengthen him and that the beast was not responsible for Rin's death.
• Kakashi accepted the Three-Tails, and Kazama extracted it from Karatachi Yagura and sealed it inside him.
• Kazama subdued Isobu, after which Kakashi began communicating with the Three-Tails.
• Kazama entered a mental space with Killer B and Yugito and persuaded Gyuki and Matatabi to give him portions of their essence.
• Gyuki and Matatabi realized that Shukaku, Isobu, Kokuō, and Kurama were already inside Kazama.

Uchiha Kazama let Killer B return to Kumogakure, then pushed Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara through increasingly demanding training at the Uchiha Training Ground. After three days of battles, he left Kakashi in charge of their continued practice.

• Uchiha Kazama released Killer B, who left Konoha after confirming Yugito would stay.
• Naruto used the Harem Technique during sparring, and Jiraiya sketched while Kakashi bonded with Isobu.
• Uchiha Kazama arranged a match between Sasuke and Gaara, then had Naruto and Sasuke fight Gaara together.
• Sasuke recognized weaknesses in his speed, strength, and chakra control after facing Gaara's sand defense.
• After three days of intense training, Uchiha Kazama told the exhausted Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara to continue practicing and assigned Kakashi to supervise them.

Uchiha Kazama restored Orochimaru’s damaged body and asked him to take several Uchiha to Ryūchi Cave to undergo its trials. After leaving the village with Konan, Kazama stopped at a cliff to watch the stars until dawn, while Konan misunderstood what he meant.

• Orochimaru explained that White Zetsu cells had helped his research and revealed that he had once passed Ryūchi Cave’s trials but could no longer practice Senjutsu because his body was damaged.
• Kazama promised to restore and strengthen Orochimaru’s body, and Orochimaru agreed to take Uchiha clan members to Ryūchi Cave.
• Kazama used a Body Restoration Card to heal Orochimaru, who felt his body had returned to its peak.
• Kazama gave Orochimaru a list of Uchiha and left the village with Konan for the Land of Rain.
• At a cliff beneath the stars, Kazama suggested they wait until dawn, and Konan mistakenly feared he meant they would have sex until then.

Uchiha Kazama and Konan shared an intimate night beneath the stars, then continued their journey together. At a village restaurant, Kazama let Konan discover that their food had been poisoned, and he killed the three assassins who thought they had successfully taken him down.

• Konan mistook Kazama’s suggestion to stay outdoors overnight as a romantic invitation, and the two spent the night together before she fell asleep beside him.
• At dawn, Kazama and Konan resumed their journey and stopped in a village to eat.
• Konan noticed poison in the restaurant food, but Kazama interrupted her before she could warn him, and they ate.
• Three assassins emerged after the meal, believing their poison had killed Kazama and Konan and boasting that they had assassinated Konoha’s Hokage.
• Kazama revealed himself and swiftly severed all three assassins’ heads.

Uchiha Kazama and Konan reached the Land of Rain after fighting off repeated Black Market assassins, and Kazama offered to restore Nagato’s body in exchange for his Rinnegan. Konan explained the choice to Nagato and left the decision to him.

• Kazama found a bounty notice offering two billion for his capture and told Konan to investigate the Black Market after more assassins attacked them.
• Kazama received a God-Tier Purification Technique and the Blade of the Dark Moon from the system.
• Kazama and Konan arrived in the Land of Rain, where Nagato sensed them and Konan led Kazama to him.
• Kazama offered to heal Nagato if he surrendered his Rinnegan, explaining that it would otherwise continue damaging his body.
• Konan told Nagato that Kazama could heal him and said Yahiko would have wanted him to stop living in hatred, then left the decision to Nagato.

Uchiha Kazama defeated Nagato and took the Rinnegan, then restored Nagato’s body and returned his own eyes. After Kazama left, Konan welcomed Nagato home and urged him to let Yahiko rest and face the coming era with her.

• Nagato questioned the Akatsuki’s path after Konan and Uchiha Kazama challenged his motives and reminded him of their debts to the great villages.
• Nagato summoned the Six Paths of Pain and accepted Kazama’s challenge, promising to agree to Konan’s demands if he lost.
• Kazama destroyed the Naraka Path and the Animal Path’s summons, then overwhelmed the remaining Paths and battered Nagato with shadow clones.
• Kazama took Nagato’s Rinnegan but used two Cards to restore Nagato’s body and return his own eyes.
• Kazama left the Land of Rain to pursue Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Obito Uchiha, and Black Zetsu, while Konan led Nagato to Yahiko and urged them to begin anew.

Nagato and Konan buried Yahiko and discussed Konan’s decision to remain in the Land of Rain for its reforms. At the border, Kazama was ambushed by three members of the Jashin Cult, and he trapped them in an illusion after they threatened Konoha.

• Nagato and Konan carried Yahiko to a wooden hut, buried him, and said goodbye.
• Nagato encouraged Konan to choose her own path, and she said she would stay to help reform the Land of Rain.
• Kazama reviewed his growing strength at the Land of Rain’s border before three hooded attackers ambushed him.
• Kazama recognized the attackers as members of the Jashin Cult after they revealed their Cursed Seals and claimed immortality.
• One attacker threatened Konoha’s people and tried to use a blood ritual, so Kazama activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and transformed the surroundings into an illusion.

Uchiha Kazama defeated three Jashin Cult members, purified their curse-bound shadows, and discovered he had gained divine art chakra. In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage rejected Obito Uchiha’s attempt to manipulate him again and accepted that his village could not presently match Konoha.

• Uchiha Kazama trapped three Jashin Cult members in a genjutsu space, destroyed their bodies, and sealed and purified the shadows powering their curse technique.
• Uchiha Kazama examined his system panel and found that he had gained divine art chakra, though he did not know how to use it.
• The Fourth Raikage reviewed Kumogakure’s losses and grieved that Killer B and Yugito had been taken by Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha tried to persuade the Fourth Raikage to continue opposing Konoha, but the Raikage accused him of causing the village’s losses through manipulation.
• The Fourth Raikage acknowledged that Kumogakure was no match for Konoha, and Obito Uchiha angrily vanished into the ground.

Killer B returned to Kumogakure and persuaded the Fourth Raikage to let him handle relations with Konoha. Outside the Land of Rain, Uchiha Kazama captured Kakuzu and forced him to explain how to find the Black Market and what had happened when he encountered Hashirama Senju.

• Killer B warned the Fourth Raikage against accepting Obito Uchiha's proposal and urged him to build a partnership with Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage handed village affairs to Killer B and left to train in the Forest of Thunder.
• Konan met Uchiha Kazama outside the Land of Rain and told him that Nagato would handle affairs there.
• Uchiha Kazama spotted Kakuzu, bound him with the Golden Binding Technique, and demanded that he lead him to the Black Market.
• Kakuzu explained that Black Market contacts gave him changing locations and admitted that he had only thrown a kunai at Hashirama Senju before fleeing.