Recaps

Jiraiya learned that Konan had died and tried to go to Amegakure, but Naraku refused to help her and revealed plans to force Amegakure into submission or attack it. Tsunade supported Naraku, arguing that Konoha’s losses demanded compensation.

• Naraku told Jiraiya that Amegakure had fallen into chaos and that Konan was dead.
• Jiraiya hurried to leave for Amegakure, but Naraku warned that going there would mean certain death and refused to send help.
• Naraku explained that he had sent investigators to Amegakure and planned to crush it or make it pledge loyalty and compensate Konoha.
• Jiraiya objected to starting another war while Konoha was still rebuilding.
• Tsunade arrived, backed Naraku’s decisions, and said Akatsuki and Amegakure had to answer for Konoha’s losses.

Tsunade reviewed her proposed experiment to give Jiraiya new arms, but Naraku warned that Hashirama cells were far more invasive than her data suggested. The chapter ended with Tsunade deciding to proceed with the arm experiment despite Jiraiya’s objections.

• Tsunade scolded Jiraiya for suggesting he might visit Amegakure to check on Konan.
• Naraku reviewed Tsunade’s experiment plan and said it was too optimistic to succeed safely.
• Naraku explained that Hashirama cells had let Danzo suppress the power of eleven Sharingan, but could rapidly consume him when his chakra weakened.
• Tsunade agreed that they needed more experiments to observe rejection reactions, while Jiraiya pleaded for puppet prosthetics instead.
• Naraku said Konoha lacked skilled puppet makers and that they could not reveal Jiraiya had lost his arms, so Tsunade chose to continue with the original plan.

Shihōin Naraku told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Konan had vanished after a battle in Amegakure, and they suspected someone had attacked her to seize the Rinnegan. He then revealed that Sasuke Uchiha had killed Uchiha Itachi, leaving Tsunade and Jiraiya astonished by Sasuke’s strength.

• Shihōin Naraku reported that Konan had disappeared after explosions and signs of battle near Amegakure, with her fate unconfirmed.
• Tsunade reasoned that someone had attacked Konan to take the Rinnegan and that the Akatsuki had a hidden mastermind.
• Jiraiya concluded that Konan likely had not survived the conflict because she had left no warning for Amegakure’s officials.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that Uchiha Itachi was dead and that Sasuke Uchiha had killed him in a fight between the brothers.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya reacted with surprise and considered how quickly Sasuke Uchiha’s strength had grown.

After the system update, Shihōin Naraku learned that holding positions in Konoha could earn him occasional draw chances through an automatic check-in function. Though the daily odds were low because he could still gain positions elsewhere in the Shinobi World, Naraku expected his strength to keep growing as the Allied Shinobi Forces formed.

• Jiraiya asked whether Sasuke Uchiha might return to Konoha, but Tsunade said it was unlikely because of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Shihōin Naraku said Sasuke was a valuable pawn for anyone who wanted to exploit his hatred of Konoha, and Jiraiya regretted that Naruto Uzumaki would be disappointed.
• The system announced that its update was complete and that it had installed a new Position Check-In function.
• After Tsunade took Jiraiya away, Naraku returned to his temporary office and asked the system to explain the new function.
• The system told Naraku that holding any position in Konoha could automatically give him a chance at one draw per day, with higher chances for more important positions, regardless of whether he worked or took time off.
• The system revealed that Naraku's daily odds were very low because he could still gain positions in the Shinobi World, and Naraku resolved to grow stronger as the Allied Shinobi Forces formed.

After becoming Hokage, Shihōin Naraku learned that his final promotion in Konohagakure had earned him ten draw chances and began his seventh ten-pull. He reviewed the rewards, pleased with two powerful shock-wave abilities and several other prizes.

• Shihōin Naraku asked the system why becoming Hokage had given him ten draw chances, and learned that it was his final promotion within Konohagakure.
• Shihōin Naraku considered remaining in office to earn future rewards and decided to proceed with his seventh ten-pull.
• The system awarded Shihōin Naraku Conqueror's Country, Conqueror's Sea, a portion of Six-Tails Saiken's chakra, Sage Mode, and several other rewards.
• Shihōin Naraku recognized Conqueror's Country and Conqueror's Sea as powerful shock-wave abilities that the system had adapted for the Shinobi World.

Naraku examined his new rewards, including powerful attacks and chakra from Six-Tails Saiken, then began fusing the Sage Modes of the Three Great Sage Lands. The chapter ended with him discovering that his final reward was Saitama’s Serious Punch.

• Naraku mastered Conqueror's Country and Conqueror's Sea and judged that he could use either about five times before risking serious injury.
• Naraku absorbed kidney enhancement and obtained Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, which the system had adapted so it did not require the Byakugan.
• Naraku agreed to fuse his three Sage Modes after the system assured him their abilities would be retained and enhanced.
• Naraku reviewed rewards including one hundred million Special Explosive Tags, a three-color dango recipe, and an Ichiraku Ramen discount coupon.
• Naraku discovered that his final reward was Serious Punch, the attack used by Saitama.

Shihōin Naraku examined Serious Punch and learned that its overwhelming power came with a nine-day cooldown and the permanent loss of over three thousand hairs per use. Confident in his other abilities, he resolved to save the move for emergencies as the coming war approached, while a black figure waited near Konoha and Kabuto Yakushi awoke in Ryūchi Cave.

• Shihōin Naraku asked the system about Serious Punch's effects and learned he could normally use it only once every nine days, while repeated use could severely harm his body.
• The system told Shihōin Naraku that each Serious Punch permanently cost him more than three thousand hairs, and that no method could restore them.
• Shihōin Naraku decided to avoid using Serious Punch unless absolutely necessary because he already had other powerful moves and did not want to lose his hair.
• Shihōin Naraku clenched his fist, crushed the surrounding air, and declared he was ready for the war to begin.
• A pitch-black figure arrived near Konoha and waited, while Kabuto Yakushi opened his eyes during Sage Mode training in Ryūchi Cave.

Shihōin Naraku met Black Zetsu outside Konoha after making a Fire Clone to cover his absence. They moved away before a patrol could find them, while the patrol detected traces of chakra but found no one and continued searching.

• Shihōin Naraku sensed Black Zetsu near Konoha and created a Fire Clone to stand in for him.
• Shihōin Naraku used his speed to appear before Black Zetsu, who was shaken by his ability to arrive unnoticed.
• Black Zetsu began to explain why he had come, but Shihōin Naraku stopped him and said they should move because a patrol was approaching.
• Shihōin Naraku vanished, and Black Zetsu followed by sinking into the ground.
• A patrol of Konoha ninja detected faint chakra traces but could not locate anyone, so they split up to search and later doubled back before resuming their patrol.

Black Zetsu told Shihōin Naraku that the Nine-Tails was the last tailed beast needed for the Ten-Tails plan and tried to persuade him to cooperate. Naraku rejected Black Zetsu’s insinuation that he would hand over Konoha’s jinchūriki, leaving Black Zetsu to argue that the plan served Naraku’s own ambitions.

• Shihōin Naraku and Black Zetsu went to a cliff overlooking Konoha and discussed their uneasy alliance.
• Black Zetsu told Naraku that Sasuke Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that Obito had persuaded him to become a pawn, but Naraku already knew.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the Nine-Tails was the only tailed beast not sealed inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Naraku scoffed at the idea that he would hand over Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Black Zetsu argued that without the Nine-Tails, the Ten-Tails plan and Naraku’s own ambitions would fail, and offered to handle the capture without affecting him.

Shihōin Naraku refused to help Black Zetsu obtain Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but revealed other sources of Nine-Tails chakra. Black Zetsu realized he could use Void and the resurrected Gold and Silver Brothers to advance the plan to gather chakra.

• Shihōin Naraku rejected Black Zetsu’s request concerning the Nine-Tails and offered intelligence instead.
• Shihōin Naraku revealed that the apprentice monk Void had been implanted with Nine-Tails chakra and had become a counterfeit Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shihōin Naraku explained that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had gained Nine-Tails chakra after surviving inside the beast and could manifest six tails.
• Black Zetsu noted that the Gold and Silver Brothers had been dead for a long time, but Shihōin Naraku pointed out that Impure World Reincarnation could summon them again.
• Black Zetsu realized he could combine the brothers’ Nine-Tails chakra with Void’s and planned to have Obito pursue those sources instead of Konoha’s Jinchuriki.

Black Zetsu learned from Shihōin Naraku that Obito needed Orochimaru’s improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive the Gold and Silver Brothers, then hurried back to plan with him. Obito sent Sasuke to the Fire Temple and ordered White Zetsu to search Orochimaru’s former bases for the technique.

• Shihōin Naraku told Black Zetsu that Konoha only had Tobirama Senju’s initial version of Impure World Reincarnation and urged him to find Orochimaru’s improved technique or someone who had mastered it.
• After Black Zetsu left, Naraku considered whether the chakra in Void and the Gold and Silver Brothers would be enough for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to become the Ten-Tails, and decided to wait for Kabuto Yakushi’s Sage Mode training.
• Black Zetsu reported Naraku’s information to Obito Uchiha, who ordered White Zetsu to search Orochimaru’s former bases for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito assigned Sasuke to deal with the Fire Temple, explaining that its Ninja Monks included capable fighters.
• Obito and Black Zetsu concluded that Orochimaru could not help them because Uchiha Itachi had sealed him inside the Totsuka Blade.

Obito sent Sasuke and his team to the Fire Temple while warning them not to draw Konoha’s attention, then prepared for the possibility of confronting Shihōin Naraku. He weighed whether to use a Three-Tomoe Sharingan or a Rinnegan, leaving his choice unresolved.

• Obito asked Black Zetsu to investigate Orochimaru’s subordinates and warned Sasuke to avoid provoking Konoha or Shihōin Naraku.
• Obito found Sasuke at the training ground with Jūgo and Suigetsu, and Sasuke told Karin to pack for a trip to the Fire Temple.
• Karin worried about returning to the Land of Fire but quickly packed, while Suigetsu teased her.
• Obito watched Sasuke’s group leave, then returned to his base and considered how to prepare for a possible clash with Shihōin Naraku.
• Obito took a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and a Rinnegan from storage and hesitated over which one to use.

Obito Uchiha replaced his damaged eye with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and scouted the Fire Temple, where he found Void, a boy carrying Nine-Tails chakra. In Konoha, Shihōin Naraku realized that Sasuke Uchiha’s group would likely be sent to attack the temple.

• Obito Uchiha sealed away the Rinnegan, implanted a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and took a spare Sharingan before heading toward the Fire Temple.
• Obito observed the quiet Fire Temple and decided to search it for the ninja monk carrying Nine-Tails chakra.
• Obito found Void and confirmed that he possessed Nine-Tails chakra, then kept his sensory perception focused on him after leaving.
• Shihōin Naraku finished handling Hokage paperwork with help from his assistant, a chunin from the Shihōin Clan.
• Naraku reasoned that Sasuke Uchiha’s group would attack the Fire Temple and inferred that Sasuke would be sent there.

Shihōin Naraku detected Obito and Sasuke’s group approaching the Fire Temple and sent Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Naruto, and their subordinates to reinforce the Ninja Monks. Naruto learned Sasuke had joined the Akatsuki, and the assembled teams set out to confront them.

• Shihōin Naraku used Observation Haki to spot Obito near the Fire Temple and decided to send reinforcements when Sasuke’s group arrived.
• Naraku detected Sasuke and his group approaching, then summoned Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Naruto and told them the Akatsuki was attacking the Fire Temple.
• Naraku revealed that Sasuke Uchiha had joined the Akatsuki, and Naruto immediately insisted on bringing him back.
• Naraku ordered Kakashi, Guy, and Naruto to reinforce the Fire Temple and protect its Ninja Monks, allowing them to gather their subordinates.
• Kakashi and Guy assembled their teams with Naruto; with Sasuke and Neji absent, the group set out toward the Fire Temple.

Sasuke’s team attacked the Fire Temple to capture its target, while Suigetsu and Jūgo initially overwhelmed the ninja monks. Chiriku appeared and turned the fight around, battering Suigetsu until the Kubikiribōchō broke.

• Kakashi briefed Naruto and Sakura that their mission was to protect the Fire Temple’s ninja monks.
• Sasuke and his team burst through the temple gates, and Karin sensed that their target was approaching from the back mountain.
• Suigetsu and Jūgo charged the monks, but Chiriku struck them with golden fists and revealed himself as the target.
• Chiriku manifested the Thousand-Armed Guanyin and then a Wrathful Vajra as Suigetsu attacked him with the Kubikiribōchō.
• Chiriku’s barrage of red fists drove Suigetsu back and snapped the Kubikiribōchō in two.

Sasuke intervened when Chiriku injured Suigetsu, then faced Void after the monk lost control of his Nine-Tails chakra. Sasuke attacked Void with his Mangekyō Sharingan and lightning techniques as Obito watched, leaving the battle ongoing while Void’s chakra surged.

• Sasuke rescued Suigetsu from Chiriku’s attack, losing an arm in the exchange, and Suigetsu rose from a puddle with his sword broken.
• Void arrived at the Fire Temple, saw the injured monks and Chiriku, and lost control as the Nine-Tails chakra enveloped him in a four-tailed cloak.
• Sasuke sent Jūgo and Suigetsu to fight Chiriku and chose to face Void himself, awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke dodged Void’s charge, struck him with a fireball, and pierced him with a Chidori Sharp Spear, but Void’s chakra rapidly healed his injuries.
• Void’s Nine-Tails chakra erupted into a blood-red pillar as Obito watched without intervening, testing Sasuke’s strength.

Sasuke and his allies defeated the Fire Temple’s defenders, and Obito took the genjutsu-bound Void into the Kamui Dimension. As Konoha reinforcements approached, Karin identified their leader as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Sasuke ordered the group to retreat.

• Sasuke knocked Void unconscious with genjutsu while Jūgo and Suigetsu overwhelmed the wounded Chiriku.
• Obito took Void into the Kamui Dimension and stopped Suigetsu from killing Chiriku, ordering the group to withdraw before Konoha’s reinforcements arrived.
• Obito warned Sasuke that genjutsu was not always effective against Jinchūriki, and Sasuke realized a tailed beast could wake its host from genjutsu.
• Karin sensed six approaching Konoha ninja and recognized the leader’s chakra as belonging to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Sasuke led the group out of the Fire Temple rather than fight the incoming reinforcements.

Kakashi Hatake and the others pursued Sasuke after finding the Fire Temple devastated, while Sakura and Tenten stayed behind to treat the wounded. Naruto confronted Sasuke, who declared his intent to destroy Konoha, as Shihōin Naraku suspected Obito had concealed his own role in the Uchiha Clan’s slaughter.

• Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, and their team arrived at the ruined Fire Temple, where Sakura and Tenten began treating the wounded.
• Kakashi summoned Pakkun, who tracked Sasuke’s scent and led Kakashi, Naruto, Might Guy, and Rock Lee after him.
• Sasuke’s group ambushed the pursuers with hidden weapons and Explosive Tags, but Kakashi protected everyone with an Earth-Style Wall.
• Kakashi demanded to know why Sasuke had attacked the Fire Temple, while Naruto urged him to return to Konoha.
• Sasuke rejected Naruto’s plea and declared that he wanted revenge on Konoha for the Uchiha Clan’s destruction.
• Shihōin Naraku reasoned that Obito had blamed Konoha for the massacre and suspected Sasuke did not know Obito had taken part in it.

Shihōin Naraku watched the clash near the Fire Temple while considering the villages’ plans for another Five Kage Summit and deciding to share intelligence about the Ten-Tails. Outside the temple, Naruto and Sasuke began fighting, with Sasuke destroying Naruto’s first wave of Shadow Clones before Naruto surrounded him with another.

• Shihōin Naraku watched the battle from afar and judged that Might Guy could quickly overwhelm Sasuke if he entered the fight.
• Shihōin Naraku reviewed the Kage’s letters about another Five Kage Summit, which the villages had postponed because Konoha was being rebuilt and he could not leave.
• Shihōin Naraku decided to share intelligence about the Ten-Tails with the Kage to encourage the formation of a true Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Naruto charged Sasuke with a wave of Shadow Clones, but Sasuke used Chidori Sharp Spear, Chidori Stream, and his Chidori Blade to destroy them.
• Naruto sent another stream of Shadow Clones to surround Sasuke, who used his Sharingan to read their movements.

Kakashi recognized how much Sasuke and Naruto had surpassed him as Might Guy and Rock Lee prepared to intervene in their fight. Obito launched a surprise attack, but Kakashi absorbed it with Kamui before Guy counterattacked Obito with relentless taijutsu.

• Kakashi watched Sasuke fight and accepted that Sasuke could have defeated Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee prepared to fight Jūgo and Suigetsu, while Kakashi stayed back to avoid interfering with Naruto and Sasuke.
• Obito Uchiha appeared behind Kakashi and unleashed Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance at Kakashi, Might Guy, and Rock Lee.
• Kakashi used Kamui to absorb Obito's fire attack, injuring his left eye and leaving him dizzy.
• Might Guy attacked Obito, but his punches and kicks passed through Obito as he continued his relentless assault.

Might Guy and Kakashi battled Obito while Rock Lee fought Jūgo and Suigetsu, but the fiercest clash was between Naruto and Sasuke. After their Chidori and Rasengan collided, Sasuke declared his intent to destroy Konoha, and Naruto entered Sage Mode as Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Might Guy pressured Obito with Kakashi's support, and the two dodged Obito's Great Fireball Technique.
• Rock Lee charged at Jūgo and Suigetsu while Naruto and Sasuke continued their intense fight.
• Karin sensed a strange connection between Naruto and Sasuke as they exchanged attacks.
• Naruto and Sasuke's Chidori and Rasengan collided, sending them both flying back.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and vowed to destroy Konoha, while Naruto entered Sage Mode using natural energy gathered by shadow clones.
• Sasuke dismissed Naruto's transformation and trusted that his Mangekyō Sharingan would win the fight.

Shihōin Naraku watched the battles outside the Fire Temple and judged that neither side had an easy path to victory. The fights remained evenly matched, but the Fire Temple was left in need of complete reconstruction.

• Shihōin Naraku watched Naruto and Sasuke clash and expected them to remain evenly matched.
• Shihōin Naraku assessed Rock Lee's battle against Jūgo and Suigetsu, noting that Lee would likely need to open the sixth gate to defeat them quickly.
• Shihōin Naraku watched Kakashi tire while fighting Obito and considered how Obito's modified body gave him powerful recovery and stamina.
• Shihōin Naraku concluded that Might Guy could protect Kakashi, while Kakashi's Kamui could prevent Obito from escaping easily.
• Shihōin Naraku surveyed the damaged Fire Temple and realized it would have to be rebuilt.

Naruto and Sasuke's battle escalated when Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan to form Susanoo, while Naruto remained determined to defeat him and bring him home. As Sasuke pushed his ocular power toward a complete Susanoo, Kakashi recognized the danger, but Obito watched without intervening because he planned to give Sasuke Itachi's eyes.

• Naruto's Amaterasu-coated arrows and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken collided, unleashing a massive explosion that forced fighters nearby to retreat.
• Kakashi watched Naruto and Sasuke's battle from afar, and he told Might Guy that Naruto would be fine without their help.
• Naruto emerged from the dust and vowed to defeat Sasuke and bring him back, while Sasuke admitted through his actions that Naruto's progress had made him a serious opponent.
• Sasuke raged over Itachi's death and Naruto catching up to him, then recklessly consumed more ocular power to strengthen Susanoo.
• Kakashi worried that Sasuke would lose his eyesight, while Obito watched because he intended to replace Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan with Itachi's.

Sasuke pushed his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan beyond its limits while fighting Naruto, but survived the Spiral Shuriken by sacrificing his failing Susanoo and escaping through the blast. Obito carried off the exhausted Sasuke and considered taking Naruto as well, but withdrew when Kakashi and the others arrived.

• Sasuke drove his Susanoo into its third form, while Obito welcomed his unstable emotions as a way to control and strengthen him.
• Naruto attacked with a Spiral Shuriken, and Sasuke countered with Amaterasu before his Mangekyō pain left him unable to fight.
• Sasuke abandoned his collapsing Susanoo and used its final lunge and the resulting blast to escape the Spiral Shuriken, then collapsed against a boulder.
• Obito used Kamui to appear beside Sasuke and carry him away as Karin, Jūgo, and the other companion retreated.
• Naruto tried to reclaim Sasuke, but Kakashi, Might Guy, and Rock Lee arrived, and Obito abandoned his plan to capture Naruto and withdrew.

Obito escaped with Sasuke to the Kamui Dimension, leaving Naruto and Kakashi to consider the consequences of Sasuke’s plans against Konoha. Back at the Fire Temple, Chiriku revealed that the Akatsuki had come for an apprentice monk named Void.

• Obito used Kamui to take Sasuke away before Naruto could reach them.
• Kakashi stopped Naruto from pursuing them and explained that Sasuke intended to take revenge on Konoha, while Naruto insisted he could bring Sasuke back.
• Naruto worried about Sasuke’s place in Konoha and how to explain what happened to Sakura, while Kakashi brooded over Obito’s crimes and grief.
• Kakashi learned that Sakura had revived Chiriku and reattached his severed arm.
• Chiriku told Kakashi that the Akatsuki had specifically targeted the Fire Temple’s apprentice ninja monk, Void.