Chapter Summaries

After the Uchiha joined Amegakure, the great nations reacted cautiously while Obito and Black Zetsu argued over Uchiha Fengyao. Black Zetsu saw Fengyao as a possible ally for Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Obito agreed to cooperate only if Fengyao returned Rin’s body and his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• The Fourth Raikage A ordered Darui to capture Uchiha if possible, told him to retreat if necessary, and sent Killer B with the group while Yugito stayed behind.
• Ōnoki decided Iwagakure would watch Amegakure closely, while Kirigakure and Sunagakure also chose not to act against the Uchiha.
• Obito rejected the news that Nagato had brought the Uchiha into Amegakure and blamed Fengyao for taking his Mangekyō Sharingan and Kamui.
• Black Zetsu recalled seeing Fengyao use Perfect Susanoo and take the altered stone tablet, and concluded Fengyao might support Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Obito agreed to work with Fengyao only if Fengyao returned Rin’s body and Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and Black Zetsu said he would ask him.

After learning that the Uchiha had defected, Naruto was bullied for being close to Sasuke and Feng Yao, until Jiraiya rescued him and promised to train him. Jiraiya told Naruto that his parents were away on a secret mission, leaving Naruto hopeful and under Jiraiya’s care.

• Naruto heard that the Uchiha clan had defected and searched the crowd for Sasuke.
• Villagers accused Naruto of being an Uchiha spy, and several boys beat him after he defended Sasuke.
• Jiraiya stopped the fight, checked Naruto’s injuries, and hid the truth about Konoha’s actions against the Uchiha.
• Jiraiya told Naruto that he needed to grow stronger before he could understand the misunderstanding involving Feng Yao and Sasuke.
• Jiraiya revealed that he had been Minato’s teacher and told Naruto that his parents were away on a secret mission.
• Jiraiya offered to take Naruto as his student, and Naruto called him the Pervy Sage, embarrassing Jiraiya and the watching Third Hokage.

After Naruto became Jiraiya’s student, the Third Hokage worried about Konoha’s weakened position and Feng Yao’s power. In Amegakure, Feng Yao delegated clan affairs, checked in to gain Hanzō’s peak strength, and recruited Ibuse as his summon.

• Jiraiya took Naruto as his student, while the Third Hokage reflected on Konoha’s losses and feared Feng Yao’s strength.
• Feng Yao left Setsuna, Fugaku, and the other elders to organize the Uchiha clan, then reassured Itachi that the clan would accept him in time.
• Feng Yao checked in at Amegakure and gained Hanzō’s peak strength, greatly improving his swordsmanship and Water Body Flicker.
• Feng Yao summoned Ibuse in the Kamui Dimension and told him that Hanzō was dead.
• Feng Yao asked Ibuse to sign a contract with him, and Ibuse agreed.

Feng Yao left the Kamui Dimension, reunited with Izumi, and shared a date with her before Karin arrived in search of the man who had saved her and Xiang Nai. Karin met Feng Yao with Ajisai, but seeing Izumi beside him left her disappointed.

• Feng Yao left the Kamui Dimension with Crow and Ibuse as his summon beasts, and Uchiha clansmen greeted him enthusiastically.
• Izumi thanked Feng Yao for protecting the Uchiha Clan, then shared dango with him as the clansmen and Setsuna gave them space.
• In Amegakure, Karin told Ajisai that Feng Yao had come to the village, and Xiang Nai agreed to let the girls visit him.
• Feng Yao told Izumi about Karin and Xiang Nai's ordeal, and Izumi condemned the Grass Ninja who had harmed them.
• Karin arrived with Ajisai and saw Izumi beside Feng Yao, leaving her disappointed and upset.

Feng Yao showed Pain and Konan the future of the Shinobi World, including Akatsuki’s downfall and Amegakure’s worsening condition. The vision ended with the Ōtsutsuki threat still looming, leaving Konan shaken and uncertain whether Feng Yao had deceived them.

• Feng Yao reunited with Karin and met Ajisai, then introduced them to Izumi, who shared dango with the girls.
• Feng Yao asked Karin about life in Amegakure, and she eagerly told him about her experiences there.
• Konan arrived and escorted Feng Yao to meet Pain, who agreed to see the future through Feng Yao’s genjutsu.
• Feng Yao showed Pain and Konan visions of Akatsuki capturing Tailed Beasts, Nagato’s death, Konan’s death, and the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Feng Yao showed them that Amegakure remained neglected and chaotic decades later, then revealed the coming Ōtsutsuki invasions.
• Konan emerged from the vision deeply troubled by the threats and the destructive power of the figures in the future.

Feng Yao explained to Nagato and Konan that the ninja and noble systems perpetuated war and hatred, and proposed unifying the Shinobi World under a new nation. His vision stirred them, and they wondered whether he resembled Yahiko.

• Nagato broke down after learning that his life and Rinnegan had been manipulated, then lost faith in Jiraiya and Naruto’s vision of peace.
• Feng Yao urged Nagato to stop pursuing extreme methods and argued that peace required changing thought, power, and institutions.
• Feng Yao explained that the ninja system made ninja tools of nobles and trapped them in cycles of hatred, while the One Country, One Village System turned national conflicts into village conflicts.
• Feng Yao declared that he intended to unify the Shinobi World, dismantle the noble and ninja systems, and establish a new nation.
• Nagato and Konan were moved by Feng Yao’s vision and asked whether he was Yahiko.

Feng Yao won Nagato and Konan’s trust and took charge of Amegakure and Akatsuki, while they agreed to keep watch on him. When Kumogakure’s team entered the Land of Rain, Feng Yao confronted them, and Gyuki sensed that he was terrifyingly powerful.

• Feng Yao persuaded Nagato and Konan that education should be the first step toward changing the Land of Rain, and Nagato entrusted Amegakure and Akatsuki to him.
• Feng Yao said Akatsuki should keep building its strength and revealed that he had taken Obito’s Mangekyo; Konan asked to join when Obito was killed.
• Nagato and Konan discussed whether to trust Feng Yao, then agreed that Konan would serve as his deputy and monitor his actions.
• Nagato sensed lightning-nature chakra from intruders in the Land of Rain, and Feng Yao identified them as Kumogakure shinobi before leaving to confront them.
• Darui led Yugito, Killer B, and more than a dozen Kumogakure elites through the rain, where Feng Yao appeared behind Darui and let Killer B’s shuriken pass through him.
• Gyuki warned Killer B to retreat, sensing that Feng Yao’s chakra and presence resembled Madara Uchiha’s.

Feng Yao overwhelmed Killer B and the Kumogakure ninja with his Mangekyo Sharingan and a devastating gale. Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails to protect his comrades and attacked Feng Yao, whose fate remained uncertain.

• Gyuki recognized Feng Yao’s immense chakra and warned Killer B to retreat, but Feng Yao used the Mangekyo Sharingan to place Killer B under genjutsu.
• Feng Yao summoned a gigantic tornado with the Uchiha Gunbai, scattering the Kumogakure ninja and knocking Killer B unconscious.
• Killer B awakened, remembered being controlled, and transformed into the Eight-Tails so his comrades could escape.
• Darui led the Kumogakure ninja away while the Eight-Tails attacked Feng Yao with all eight tails.
• The Kumogakure ninja watched from a distance as dust billowed, while Darui suspected Feng Yao had survived the attack.

Feng Yao used Perfect Susanoo and genjutsu to defeat Killer B, then took him into the Kamui Dimension. Darui’s Kumogakure squad was left to report the capture to the Fourth Raikage.

• Feng Yao revealed Susanoo and expanded it into its Perfect form, stunning Killer B, Gyuki, Darui, and the other Kumogakure ninja.
• Darui ordered his squad to retreat as he recognized the golden giant from reports about Feng Yao’s previous destruction.
• Killer B charged Perfect Susanoo, but Feng Yao caught his fists and placed him under genjutsu.
• Feng Yao confronted Darui, who admitted the Fourth Raikage had sent them to invite the Uchiha to Kumogakure.
• Feng Yao demanded Kumogakure offer enough in exchange for Killer B, then used Kamui to take him away.
• Darui and the remaining ninja decided to notify the Fourth Raikage.

Feng Yao demonstrated his power by defeating the Eight-Tails, then accepted Nagato’s decision to hand him leadership of the Akatsuki. The members unanimously approved Feng Yao as their new leader, while the Fourth Raikage raged over the Uchiha.

• Feng Yao controlled the Eight-Tails in the Kamui Dimension, cut off one of its tentacles, and left Killer B unconscious.
• Nagato watched the fight and agreed to commit fully to Feng Yao’s cause, then summoned the Akatsuki for a meeting.
• Obito sent Black Zetsu to the meeting and urged him to investigate Feng Yao’s intentions toward Rin’s body.
• Pain announced that he was stepping down and naming Uchiha Fengyao as the Akatsuki’s new leader, and Sasori, Kakuzu, Orochimaru, Jūzō, and Black Zetsu agreed.
• Feng Yao became the Akatsuki’s leader and said the organization would continue as usual, with Pain and Konan handling everyday matters.
• Fourth Raikage A smashed his desk in anger and accused the Uchiha of going too far.

The Fourth Raikage learned that Uchiha Fengyao had defeated Killer B with the Mangekyō Sharingan and prepared to confront him. Elsewhere, Obito reacted furiously to Fengyao becoming Akatsuki’s leader, then tried to kill Spiral White Zetsu for provoking him.

• Mabui gave the Fourth Raikage Darui’s report about Uchiha Fengyao defeating Killer B and explained that the Mangekyō Sharingan seemed especially effective against Tailed Beasts.
• The Fourth Raikage concluded that Konoha had driven the Uchiha away and learned that Uchiha Fengyao, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Itachi possessed the Mangekyō.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Mabui to notify Samui and Dodai that he would confront Uchiha Fengyao himself.
• Obito learned that Fengyao had become Akatsuki’s leader and raged that Nagato had allowed it.
• Obito attacked Spiral White Zetsu with the Wooden Spike Technique, but Spiral White Zetsu escaped underground and Black Zetsu intervened.

Feng Yao visited Amegakure’s new laboratory and learned that Shin had safely integrated Hashirama cells, gaining the ability to use Wood Release and the Sharingan. Orochimaru reported that White Zetsu cells had reduced transplant rejection enough for Fugaku and Itachi to receive Hashirama cells, and Feng Yao ordered the procedure to proceed.

• Obito asked Black Zetsu whether he had contacted Feng Yao, and Black Zetsu promised to do so soon.
• Feng Yao visited the Amegakure laboratory, where Shin reported no rejection from his Hashirama cell treatment and agreed to become Feng Yao’s bodyguard.
• Kabuto told Feng Yao that White Zetsu cells had greatly reduced Hashirama cell rejection, and Orochimaru returned from scouting the Land of Rice Fields for another research base.
• Orochimaru reported that Uchiha recipients had several times less rejection than ordinary shinobi and that Fugaku and Itachi could now receive transplants.
• Feng Yao ordered Kabuto to inform Elder Setsuna that Fugaku and Itachi were ready for Hashirama cell transplants.

Feng Yao checked in at Otogakure and obtained a perfect Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then ordered Orochimaru to secure the Land of Rice Fields’ support for the village. After Guren reported finding Kidomaru, Sakon, and Ukon, Orochimaru invited Feng Yao to see them and the cultivation of the Eight-Tails’ chakra.

• Orochimaru assured Feng Yao that taking Shin as his guard would not interfere with his research, and Shin promised to protect Feng Yao.
• Orochimaru used Reverse Summoning to bring Feng Yao, Shin, and himself to Otogakure in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Feng Yao checked in at Otogakure and received the Perfect Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, which required no living sacrifice and allowed full control of reincarnated targets.
• Feng Yao told Orochimaru that the Land of Rice Fields would support Otogakure without the daimyo’s approval, and Orochimaru agreed with his plan.
• Guren reported that she had found Kidomaru, Sakon, and Ukon in Laboratory Eight, and Orochimaru invited Feng Yao to see them and the cultivation of the Eight-Tails’ chakra.

Feng Yao left Otogakure and checked on Itachi’s Hashirama Cells transplant at the Amegakure research base, where Fugaku’s Mangekyo eye power was already recovering. He arranged for Yashiro to take Uchiha elites to control the Land of Rice Fields through its daimyo, leaving the clan to prepare for a gradual expansion.

• Feng Yao declined to accompany Orochimaru and left Otogakure with Shin using Kamui.
• Fugaku reported that Hashirama Cells were restoring his Mangekyo eye power, while Feng Yao explained that the transplant had not yet awakened Wood Release.
• Feng Yao announced his plan to control the Land of Rice Fields’ daimyo rather than conquer the country outright.
• Setsuna, Yashiro, and the elders agreed that Yashiro would lead Uchiha elites to the Land of Rice Fields and learn to govern it.

Feng Yao secretly brought the Land of Rice Fields under Uchiha control and continued opening Amegakure to trade, with Konan managing the resulting reforms. He visited Konan’s office and revealed that the Hashirama cells were ready for Nagato’s transplant.

• Feng Yao and Yashiro used the Sharingan to control the daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields, then Feng Yao assigned the country to Elder Danzo and told him to support Orochimaru.
• Feng Yao left the daimyo’s mansion with Kamui and returned to Amegakure, where Konan handled a heavy load of administrative documents.
• Feng Yao’s reforms opened Amegakure to foreign trade, lifted restrictions, moved Nagato’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique to the border, and established low-interest business loans.
• Feng Yao reminded Konan that their work fulfilled the goal she, Yahiko, and Nagato had once shared of saving the Land of Rain.
• Feng Yao told Konan that the Hashirama cells were ready to be transplanted into Nagato.

Feng Yao told Konan that Hashirama Cells could replenish Nagato’s lost life force and that White Zetsu limbs could restore his ability to walk. Nagato learned that the Rinnegan and the Black Receivers still threatened him, but Feng Yao said he had a solution in development and asked for Nagato’s help with the new world.

• Feng Yao explained to Konan that Hashirama Cells could replenish Nagato’s life force and White Zetsu limbs could replace his damaged legs.
• Konan thanked Feng Yao and agreed to repay him, while he teased her before taking her through a Kamui passage to Nagato.
• Konan told Nagato about the proposed treatment, and Feng Yao confirmed that Hashirama Cells and White Zetsu limbs could help him.
• Feng Yao warned Nagato that the Rinnegan would keep consuming his life force and that the Black Receivers had fused with his body.
• Nagato reflected on how the Rinnegan had shaped his life, and Feng Yao said he had a solution for the eyes and Black Receivers that was not yet mature.

Feng Yao helped Nagato regain the use of his legs and then learned that Kumogakure had proposed a hostile hostage exchange. He led a group to the border, where Fourth Raikage A’s forces ambushed and surrounded them.

• Feng Yao brought Kabuto to Nagato, who received Hashirama Cells and White Zetsu legs, allowing him to stand again.
• Feng Yao received A’s letter proposing a hostage exchange at the Land of Lightning border, and Amegakure’s leaders agreed to respond.
• Feng Yao set out with Kakuzu, Jūzō, Itachi, Shin, and Uchiha elites to meet Kumogakure’s forces.
• A prepared an ambush with Darui and Yugito’s hidden troops, then threatened Feng Yao and demanded the hostage.
• Yugito led the concealed Kumogakure ninja in surrounding Feng Yao and his companions.

Feng Yao controlled Killer B and watched the Kumogakure forces battle his allies, but a sudden Fire Release attack broke his control. He turned his attention toward Yugito, who was overpowering Kakuzu.

• Feng Yao used his Mangekyo to summon a controlled Killer B with three-tomoe Sharingan and sent him to fight A.
• Jūzō and Itachi battled Darui and the Kumogakure ninja, while Itachi used Susanoo to protect Jūzō from their combined attacks.
• Shin and the Uchiha elites fought several opponents each as Kakuzu struggled against Yugito in her cat-demon form.
• A and the seven-tailed Killer B fought in a stalemate despite A's efforts to snap his brother out of Feng Yao's control.
• An enlarged Fire Release Bullet exploded near A and Killer B, breaking Feng Yao's genjutsu control, and Feng Yao focused on Yugito.

Feng Yao fought A and Killer B with Kamui, then faced them alongside Yugito as the battle escalated. After the three Kumogakure fighters transformed into the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, Feng Yao summoned his Crow Tengu Susanoo and left the fight poised for a decisive clash.

• A and Killer B regrouped after breaking free of Feng Yao's control, then teamed up to attack him, but Kamui let him evade their blows.
• Feng Yao counterattacked with his blade, while A and Killer B coordinated to defend against his strikes.
• Yugito left her clone to hold Kakuzu back and joined A and Killer B, putting further pressure on Feng Yao with swordsmanship and Fire Release.
• Feng Yao unleashed a Great Fireball that forced the surrounding fighters to stop and swept the battlefield with flames and shockwaves.
• A and Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, and Feng Yao formed a towering Crow Tengu Susanoo.

Feng Yao's Perfect Susanoo overwhelmed the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, leaving Killer B, Yugito, and the Kumogakure forces defeated. As Feng Yao descended, A and Killer B faced the possibility that Kumogakure might not survive the loss.

• A realized he could not help against Feng Yao's Perfect Susanoo and warned Killer B and Yugito to be careful.
• Killer B and Yugito attacked Feng Yao, but Susanoo dodged their Tailed Beast Bombs, cut the Eight-Tails' tentacles, and struck both beasts down.
• A, Darui, and the Kumogakure ninja rushed to help as Killer B and Yugito returned to human form in the ruins.
• Killer B told A to take the survivors back, and A admitted that Kumogakure had lost.
• Feng Yao's Susanoo dissipated, and Feng Yao descended toward the defeated Tailed Beasts.