Chapter Summaries

At Konoha’s meeting, Danzo argued that the village should exploit Kumogakure’s debt and Kirigakure’s unrest to oppose Feng Yao. The room was impressed by his proposal to ally with the Fourth Raikage and help Yagura reclaim Kirigakure, while Danzo imagined Tobirama praising him.

• Kakashi reported that Anbu had seen Uchiha En in Kirigakure, alarming the assembled leaders.
• Danzo explained that Yugito had been forced to Amegakure and that Kumogakure was heavily indebted to Feng Yao, making the Fourth Raikage a potential ally.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed sending an envoy to persuade the Fourth Raikage to join Konoha.
• Danzo said Konoha should help Kirigakure’s opponents and revealed that Yagura was alive and serving as an elder.
• Danzo proposed winning Yagura over with aid so he could regain the Mizukage position, leaving the room impressed.

Konoha's leaders debated who should lead a mission to save Kirigakure, while the clan heads avoided putting themselves at risk. Danzo volunteered after Jiraiya and Kakashi hesitated, leaving the others alarmed at the prospect of him leading the team.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Danzo's plan, though Tobirama Senju still doubted that Uchiha Fengyao would spare a removed Kage's life.
• Utatane Koharu asked who would lead the Kage-level team, and the gathered ninja clans looked to Hyuga Hiashi.
• A Hyuga Elder said Hiashi could not risk himself and promised that the Hyuga Clan would send elite members instead.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans also offered support while keeping their strongest fighters out of the mission.
• Tsunade declined to lead, Jiraiya recommended Kakashi, and Kakashi hesitated when Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him.
• Danzo volunteered to lead the team, prompting everyone present to frown at the idea.

Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Danzo to lead a mission to Kirigakure, with Kakashi and Obito Uchiha joining the team, while Mitokado Homura was tasked with arranging an alliance with four other nations. In Amegakure, Konan and the village learned that Granny Chiyo was coming in person to seek an alliance, leaving Sasori visibly affected but focused on his research.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Danzo's offer to lead the Kirigakure mission after Danzo argued that his knowledge and leadership made him the best choice.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi and Obito Uchiha to accompany Danzo, while Danzo secretly plotted to kill Obito and take his Sharingan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi tasked Mitokado Homura with pursuing an alliance with the other four nations.
• Granny Chiyo left Sunagakure for Amegakure to seek an alliance, and Konan called a meeting to inform the village.
• Amegakure residents noticed Sasori's complicated reaction to news of his grandmother's visit, while he continued researching mecha theory.
• Karin and Ajisai proudly told Yugito and Izumi that Granny Chiyo was coming to Amegakure.

Feng Yao hosted a hot pot meal as Amegakure’s reforms strengthened the village and earned recognition from other great ninja villages. When Chiyo’s Sunagakure delegation arrived to negotiate a secret alliance, Konan brought them to meet Feng Yao at an underground base.

• Feng Yao told Yugito, Izumi, Karin, and Ajisai that Chiyo was secretly coming to form an alliance with Amegakure, then introduced them to hot pot.
• Over the following days, Feng Yao checked the progress of his policies, while Konan and Nagato welcomed Amegakure’s growing influence and recognition.
• Konan notified Feng Yao that Chiyo’s party was near Amegakure, and she went to receive them with Kakuzu, Fugaku, and several ninja.
• Konan brought Chiyo and her Sunagakure delegation to an underground base, where Feng Yao waited to meet them.

Feng Yao met with Chiyo, who proposed a secret alliance between Sunagakure and Amegakure against Konoha. He agreed and, taking advantage of Sunagakure’s mistaken beliefs, claimed Konoha had secretly resurrected powerful figures from its history.

• Konan introduced Feng Yao to Chiyo, who proposed an alliance on Sunagakure’s behalf.
• Feng Yao invited Chiyo and several guards into a negotiation room with Konan and Fugaku.
• Chiyo said Sunagakure needed allies because Konoha was too powerful and had hidden strength, including Wood Release and a Uchiha traitor.
• Feng Yao agreed to unite against Konoha, while Konan and Fugaku recognized that Chiyo had misunderstood the recent events.
• Feng Yao told Chiyo that Konoha could resurrect the dead and had secretly brought back powerful figures from its history, leaving Chiyo and her companions pale.

Feng Yao took Fugaku, Itachi, Izumi, and Yugito to Shikkotsu Forest to begin training in Senjutsu. The Katsuyu Sage welcomed them and warned that learning Sage Mode was difficult and dangerous.

• Chiyo left Amegakure with the Sunagakure group to report Konoha's supposed ability to revive the dead, while Baki and two other ninja hurried ahead to Sunagakure.
• Fugaku and Itachi visited Feng Yao, who announced that he would take them to Shikkotsu Forest; Izumi was excited to join them.
• Feng Yao used the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring Fugaku, Itachi, Izumi, and Yugito to Shikkotsu Forest.
• The Katsuyu Sage welcomed Izumi and agreed to guide all four visitors' Senjutsu training.
• The Katsuyu Sage cautioned them that learning Senjutsu was difficult and dangerous before beginning their training.

Feng Yao sent Fugaku, Itachi, Izumi, and Yugito to Shikkotsu Forest to learn Sage Mode, then returned to Amegakure and arranged for Tekka to take over Fugaku’s duties and for Itachi to leave his Anbu post. After teasing Konan about being jealous, Feng Yao left for Otogakure’s Underground Base in the Land of Rice Fields.

• Feng Yao urged Fugaku, Itachi, Izumi, and Yugito to learn Sage Mode without putting themselves in danger, and Fugaku and Itachi offered to give up their positions.
• Feng Yao left Shikkotsu Forest using Kamui and returned to his courtyard in Amegakure.
• Feng Yao visited Konan, reviewed Amegakure’s administrative report, and told her he had sent the others to learn Sage Mode.
• Feng Yao teased Konan for sounding jealous, then instructed her to appoint Tekka to Fugaku’s duties and remove Itachi from his Anbu squad leader position.
• Feng Yao used Kamui to leave Amegakure and arrived at Otogakure’s Underground Base in the Land of Rice Fields.

Feng Yao had Orochimaru transplant tissue containing Indra's chakra into his left shoulder, beginning the process that might eventually awaken his Rinnegan. The tissue fused quickly, and Feng Yao saw his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan evolution progress rise slightly before Orochimaru's intense scientific curiosity made him wary.

• Feng Yao visited Orochimaru's underground laboratory and asked about extracting Sasuke's chakra.
• Orochimaru showed Feng Yao a rice-sized piece of tissue containing Indra's chakra, derived from Madara's remains.
• Orochimaru transplanted the tissue into Feng Yao's left shoulder, where it rapidly fused with his body and introduced a faint trace of unfamiliar chakra.
• Feng Yao checked his system panel and saw his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan progress increase from 3.16% to 3.17%.
• Orochimaru stared at Feng Yao with intense curiosity, and Feng Yao warily questioned his motives.

Feng Yao told Orochimaru about Karasuki and the Dragon Vein, prompting them to plan an operation to seize the Dragon Vein at the ruins of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran. Before Feng Yao left, Orochimaru said he would study the improved Impure World Reincarnation and prepare to face the powerful enemies ahead.

• Feng Yao told Orochimaru about Hashirama and Madara being revived, Sasuke's time travel, and Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Orochimaru became fascinated by Karasuki, and Feng Yao said it had been salvaged from underwater ruins but did not know where they were.
• Feng Yao told Orochimaru about the Dragon Vein and how Minato had sealed the memories of those who traveled through time to protect history.
• Feng Yao and Orochimaru planned to seize the Dragon Vein and establish a base at the ruins of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.
• Orochimaru told Feng Yao that he would study the improved Impure World Reincarnation after learning that Hashirama and Madara had been beyond Feng Yao's power to defeat.

Feng Yao explained to Orochimaru how the reincarnated Hashirama and Madara had broken free of Impure World Reincarnation, while asserting they still could not stop him. At the Land of Rain’s border checkpoint, a red-clad figure approached as Rain Ninja inspected travelers and cargo.

• Feng Yao told Orochimaru that reincarnated people who knew the hand seals could reverse Impure World Reincarnation and free themselves from control.
• Feng Yao confirmed Hashirama, Madara, and the Third Hokage had all broken free, and Orochimaru warned that weak sacrifices could not sustain powerful reincarnated bodies.
• Feng Yao said Hashirama and Madara could not stop him and asked Orochimaru to focus on his research projects, which excited Orochimaru.
• At the Land of Rain–Land of Hot Water border, Rain Ninja checked documents and cargo as merchants and travelers entered the prosperous Land of Rain.
• A red-clad figure headed straight toward the checkpoint, seemingly ignoring everything around him.

After failing to find White Zetsu and Black Zetsu, Madara traveled to the Land of Rain and was astonished by how much Amegakure had developed under Feng Yao. He decided to enter the country and see its changes for himself, but at the border he learned that outsiders needed travel papers.

• Madara searched across the Shinobi World for White Zetsu and Black Zetsu, then headed toward Amegakure when he found no clues.
• Madara's clones investigated the busy border area and reported that Amegakure's prosperity had resulted from a year of reforms and development under Feng Yao.
• Madara recalled Feng Yao's ideas about unifying the Shinobi World and achieving peace, and decided to inspect the Land of Rain in person.
• A Chunin captain stopped Madara at the border and told him outsiders needed travel papers to enter the Land of Rain.
• Madara said he had no travel papers and vanished with a Body Flicker Technique, telling the Rain Ninja to report him to their superiors.

Konan learned that Madara Uchiha, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, might have infiltrated Amegakure and summoned Akatsuki for an urgent meeting. The members prepared to respond, while Feng Yao’s earlier removal of Madara’s Cursed Seal from Nagato’s Rinnegan meant one of Konan’s fears was unfounded.

• A Chunin captain sent Xuanjie and his squad to report a suspicious man to Amegakure, and Konan identified the description as Madara Uchiha.
• Konan activated the Magic Lantern Body Technique after failing to find Feng Yao at his courtyard, and Nagato granted her permission.
• Feng Yao and Orochimaru discussed the wireless communications project while Akatsuki members sensed Konan’s summons.
• Konan told the assembled Akatsuki members that Madara Uchiha, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, might have infiltrated Amegakure.
• Nagato reflected on his hatred of Madara and the truth behind his past, while Konan worried Madara might seek the Rinnegan or have left a contingency in it.
• Feng Yao had already removed the Cursed Seal Madara placed on Nagato’s Rinnegan.

Feng Yao’s allies identified Madara Uchiha as a threat in the Land of Rain, and Feng Yao said he would meet him himself. Kisame also reported Konoha’s offer to help restore Yagura and the Daimyo Mansion’s growing influence, prompting Feng Yao to plan a fight with Konoha and the Daimyo.

• Konan shared intelligence describing Madara Uchiha, and Deva Path Pain confirmed his identity from what Nagato had seen.
• Konan asked whether to send people to track Madara, but Feng Yao refused and said he would meet him himself.
• Konan felt safer with Feng Yao handling Madara and decided she wanted to obtain Konoha’s Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
• Kisame reported that Konoha had invited Yagura to join forces against the Uchiha and regain power, and Feng Yao told Yagura to accept as the defeated party.
• Kisame warned that the Daimyo Mansion was expanding its influence and drawing close to the Land of Fire, and Feng Yao ordered his allies to watch it before killing the Daimyo.

Danzo prepared to lead Root and other Konoha ninja to Kirigakure after Yagura sent a letter seeking their support against Feng Yao. As the force gathered to depart, Obito joined them, while Tobirama’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Kakashi delivered Yagura’s letter to Hiruzen and Danzo, who celebrated Yagura’s refusal to surrender the Mizukage position and agreed to move against Kirigakure.
• Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to gather the Anbu, while Danzo insisted on acting quickly to unite the Five Great Nations against the Uchiha and Amegakure.
• Obito visited Rin’s grave and vowed to pursue his plan, then considered whether his Three-Tomoe Sharingan could control Yagura and the Three-Tails.
• Sasuke and Tobirama overheard Obito’s words from behind the cemetery wall, and Tobirama dismissed him as an inherently evil Uchiha.
• Danzo assembled a large force to depart for Kirigakure, and Hiruzen urged him to secure the alliance; Obito arrived and was told success could help him make amends.
• Danzo asked Hashirama where Tobirama was, but Hashirama said he did not know.

Danzo led more than five hundred ninja to join Zabuza’s Kirigakure force and the Land of Water Daimyo Mansion’s troops for an operation to take Kirigakure. After Oda Nobutora displeased him, Danzo arranged for Oda to be killed and his death reported as an accident.

• Danzo sent Aburame Torune and Obito to verify the passwords with Zabuza, while Kakashi remained uneasy about the Kirigakure ninja.
• After the passwords matched, Danzo boarded Zabuza’s tanker and outlined a plan to meet the Daimyo Mansion’s forces at Pingjiang River before entering Kirigakure.
• Danzo’s force reached Pingjiang River and met Yamada Ban and Oda Nobutora, whose several-hundred-strong troops included samurai.
• Oda Nobutora took offense at Danzo’s dismissive manner, and Danzo decided that the ordinary man without chakra had given him cause to kill him.
• That night, news spread that Oda Nobutora had slipped into a swamp and vanished without a trace.

Danzo’s forces marched toward Kirigakure and were caught in a mist ambush while Tobirama and Sasuke confronted Feng Yao. Feng Yao escaped their combined attacks by appearing outside the explosions, leaving Tobirama and Sasuke stunned by how difficult he was to defeat.

• Yamada Ban concealed his suspicions about Danzo killing Oda Nobutora and planned to report the killing after returning to the Daimyo, while Aburame Torune secretly placed a Kikaichū on him.
• Danzo arranged to attack Kirigakure with Zabuza and demanded the names of its Uchiha, becoming eager when Zabuza listed Uchiha En and Uchiha Fenghuo.
• The following night, Danzo’s force advanced through the forest, but increasingly thick mist surrounded them and shinobi began disappearing despite the Hyuga ninja reporting no ambush.
• Tobirama and Sasuke realized Danzo’s force had entered Kirigakure’s trap, but Feng Yao appeared behind them and attacked them first.
• Tobirama used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags while Sasuke unleashed Amaterasu, but Feng Yao appeared outside the blast, making them suspect his apparent target had been a clone.

Feng Yao broke Tobirama’s Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and fought off Tobirama and Sasuke with his intangibility, leaving them unable to harm him. Elsewhere, Kirigakure attacked Konoha’s forces in the mist, while Danzo’s betrayal and Yagura’s assault left Obito trapped and badly injured.

• Feng Yao broke free of Tobirama’s Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and deflected Tobirama’s and Sasuke’s attacks with his intangibility.
• Sasuke and Tobirama regrouped, recognizing that Feng Yao could attack while intangible and had no obvious weakness.
• Kisame led Kirigakure ninja through the mist as they slaughtered Konoha’s forces, and a Root ninja reported that the Hyuga Clan had joined Kirigakure.
• Danzo ordered the forces to retreat in separate groups, then arranged for Root ninja to surround and kill Obito.
• Obito’s attempt to control Yagura with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan failed, and Yagura blasted him with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Yagura created a Water Mirror duplicate and charged Obito alongside the Root ninja, leaving the wounded Obito fearing he would not survive.

Obito was trapped between Root and Kirigakure forces, with Yagura relentlessly attacking him. Black Zetsu intervened just before Yagura could kill him, and Obito ended up underground with Black Zetsu and Tobi.

• Root and Kirigakure ninja surrounded Obito, and Yagura’s attacks and the encircling forces left him badly wounded.
• A Root blade pierced Obito’s heart, but he survived by using Izanagi, which left his left eye grayish white.
• Yagura broke through Root’s resistance and pursued Obito, whose attacks and attempts to flee failed to stop the Mizukage.
• Obito called out to Black Zetsu for help, and a huge tree blocked Yagura’s fatal strike before enclosing Obito in a wooden fortress.
• A Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed the fortress, but Obito vanished; Yagura then ordered the Kirigakure ninja to kill the remaining Root forces.
• Underground, Black Zetsu confronted the wounded Obito alongside Tobi and demanded that he explain himself.

Black Zetsu accepted Obito’s offer to help revive Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and had Tobi carry him away from Feng Yao. Meanwhile, Kakashi and Danzo’s forces were ambushed by Kirigakure, leaving Danzo trapped and vowing revenge.

• Black Zetsu tested Obito’s resolve, then spared him after Obito argued that reviving Kaguya could fit within the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Aloe White Zetsu warned that Feng Yao was nearby, so Black Zetsu ordered Tobi to carry Obito away.
• Kakashi’s group encountered Zabuza, and the two clashed with their swords as their forces met.
• Kisame ambushed Danzo’s Root force with a Water Shark Bullet Technique, killing or swallowing several ninja and prompting Torune and Kaede to defend Danzo.
• Fū helped Danzo retreat from the surrounded Root ninja, and Danzo swore to destroy Kirigakure.

Kakashi and Danzo’s forces broke through Kirigakure’s ambush, though Aburame Torune was captured and killed while holding off Kisame. Sasuke went to aid Kakashi, and Tobirama fetched Hashirama to confront Feng Yao as the chapter ended with Sasuke facing the Kirigakure forces.

• Zabuza used the Hidden Mist and water clones to delay Kakashi while Kirigakure ninja overwhelmed Kakashi’s teammates; Kakashi struck back with Chidori and opened a path for them to escape.
• Danzo fled under Yamanaka Fū’s protection and left Aburame Torune to hold off Kisame, who trapped Torune in a Water Prison after his men killed the remaining Root ninja.
• Aburame Torune’s Reverse Summoning failed because Kirigakure had erected a Chakra Barrier, and Kisame’s forces killed him.
• Feng Yao sensed Black Zetsu while Sasuke and Tobirama noticed Kakashi and Danzo’s group being pursued; Sasuke hurried to help, and Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to bring Hashirama to Feng Yao.
• Sasuke appeared between Kakashi and Danzo’s fleeing group and Kisame and Zabuza’s forces, while fewer than one in ten of the Land of Water Daimyo Mansion’s ninja and samurai remained.